The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-19 00:00:00

THE FRENCH EMPIRE.

The ceremony of presenting the newly appointed Car-
dinal Morlot, Archbishop of Tours, with the cardinal's
hat, took place on Sunday, at the Tuileries. Two court
carriages conveyed the new cardinal and his suite to
the palace. He was accompanied by Mgr. the Ablegate
of the Pope, by one of the noble guards of his Holiness,
and by a master of the ceremonies ; and his suite con-
sisted of the Abbd Malmouche, First Grand Vicar of
his Eminence ; and of the Abbds Monceau, canon of
Tours ; Etienne, general superior of the seminary at
Tours ; Deguerry, curd of the Madeline ; Martin de
Noirlieu, curd of Saint Louis d'Antin ; Duplessy,
honorary canon of Nevers, curd of Pithiviers ; Mac
earthy, Chicollot, and Noirot, Inspector-General of
Public Instruction. The cortege alighted at the Pavil-
lion de Fiore. The cardinal proceeded to a room near
the chapel containing the ornaments of his dignity ; and
the Ablegate was conducted to the audience of the
Emperor, in the cabinet of his Majesty, where the
princes of the Imperial Family, the Ministers, and
the officers on service were assembled. The ceremony
was both gorgeous and impressive.
It appears that Louis Napoleon has once more ap-
plied to the Austrian Government for the remains of
the Duke de Reichstadt. His wish is that the remains
of the Emperor Napoleon and his son should be trans-
ported at the same time to the Cathedral of St. Denis.
It is probable that this new request will meet with the
fate of its predecessors. The Austrian Government has
steadily refused to give up the body of the Duke de
Reichstadt, which lies amidst the rest of the Imperial
family of Austria in the Church of St. Augustine, at
Vienna.

Every day adds to the number of persons arrested in
Paris and the departments. These measures are directed
exclusively against the Socialists, and have been caused
by a subscription for a loan which MM. Felix Piat,
Biochot, and Caussidibre have attempted to get up in
France. _Some of the subscription Este have been dis-
covered, and all the subscribers have been arrested.
The legislative body met yesterday ; M. Billault in
the chair. The Assembly then commenced the discus-
sion of the bill relative to the promotion of the superior
officers of the navy.
The Patrie says :—" The Chartists of London cele-
brated the anniversary of Robespierre on the 13th.
The French refugees were invited to attend, but only
Nadaud and a score of Socialists of the lowest class
were present."
The market for rentes continues to improve, and
prices have again advanced, exhibiting firmness, with
an upward tendency at the close of business. The
Three per Cents. for the account rose 30c., and the
Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 40c. ; in the Four-and•a-
Half per Cents, for cash no change occurred, but the
Three per Cents. advanced 25c. A decline of sf. again
took place in Bank shares. The closing prices were :
For Cash : Three per Cents., 801. 60. ; Four-and-a-Half
per Cents., 103 f. 70c. For the account : Three per
Cents., 80f. 60c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 103 f.
70c. Bank shares, 2,730 f. In the railway share mar-
ket to-day there was much activity, and an advance in
price took place in those securities : in Paris and Rouen
to the extent of 20f., and of 13f. in Paris and Stras-
bourg; most of the other principal lines improved from
sf, to 10f. each. The last prices were : Northerns,
917 f. 75c. ; Orleans, 1,050 f. ; Paris and Strasbourg,
853 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 949 f. ; Paris and Rouen,
1,105 f. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 812 f. 50c. ;
Western of France, 777 f. i Rouen and Havre, 532 f.
50c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 647 f, 75c. ; Caen and
Cherbourg, 635 f. ; Dijon and Besanon, 580 f.