The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-04 00:00:00

FRANCE.

M. de Kisseleff was still in Paris, but he demand-
ed his passports on Thursday evening, and was to
quit France this morning for the Hague. On Thurs-
day he paid his visits of adieu to the members of
the diplomatic corps ; and yesterday morning he
had an audience of the Emperor, which-will pro-
bably be his last. It was first intended that a por-
tion of the personnel of the embassy should be left
behind, but that idea has been abandoned; and the
only Russian functionary to remain is the consul,
who will still attend to commercial affairs.
A serious disturbance broke out on the Ist Feb.,
at Perigeaux, in consequence of an augmentation
in the price of bread. Great crowds assembled in
the streets, and their appearance was so threaten-
ing that the authorities found it necessary to call
out the troops, and to arrest the principal ring-
leaders. When the last accounts left, the troops
were still under arms, and all the approaches to the
i mairie were guarded.
The ex-King Jerome gives a dinner on Sunday,
to which the members of the Diplomatic Corps have,
already received invitations, as well as the Minis-
ters and many other high dignitaries. A good deal
is said about the mission of his son, Prince Napo-
leon, who by the way, returned last night from
Brussels. According to one account the object
of his visit was to press on the King of the Bel-
gians the necessity-of using his influence to detach
Austria from a Russian alliance, or even from a
neutrality, and to ask a letter of him, Prince
Napoleon, to the Courts 'of Berlin and Vienna,
with the view of enabling him to bring his own
influence to bear on those Cabinets. This account
will have it that he has not succeeded so far as the
'latter is concerned, which would explain his not
continuing his journey to Berlin ; while another
states that he has returned to Paris with a treaty
of alliance between Belgium and France in his
pocket. It is true that the story'of his failure has
for its authority (and as yet the sole one) a letter
from one of the democratic refugees in Belgium,
and therefore not to be too much trusted. •
By an imperial decree, dated the 2d, the convo-
-11 cation of the Senate and of the Legislative Body,
fixed for the 27th inst., is adjourned to the 2d of
March.
His Imperial Highness Prince Napoleon, and his
Royal Highness the Duke de Brabant, on tiednes-
day visited together the different barracks of Brus-
sels. They wore the uniform of their respective
grades, and were accompanied by a numerous staff.
In the evening there was a grand dinner given at
the Palace by the Duke de Brabant in honour of
the Prince. The ball given by the King, on the
occasion of this visit, was very brilliantly attended,
and great attentions were paid to his Imperial
Highness, who opened the ball with the Duchess
de Brabant. On Thursday morning Prince Na-
poleon took leave of the King, and at three o'clock
left by the railroad for Paris. He was accompanied
to the station by the Duke de Brabant. On Wed-
nesday the King conferred the insignia of the
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold on Prince
Napoleon. At the same tithe Colonel Desmarests,
first aide-de-camp of the Prince, was made Com-
mander, and Captains Ferri-Pisani and Roux, also
aides-de-camp, M. David, orderly officer, and M.
Varcollier, the Prince's secretary, were made
Knights of the Order.

Prince Napoleon arrived in Paris on Thursday
night.

The Ocean, a Brest paper, announces that the
greatest activity prevailed in that port. Four
sailing vessels will be ready for sea in a short time,
and two steamers only await their engines. Levies
of seamen arrive from all parts. The Ocean
Squadron will soon be ready to sail, and the
Squadron of Reserve be in a condition to reinforce
it if necessary.
The organisation of the new battalions of
Chasseurs d'Afrique is going on with great activity.
Almost all the officers appointed to the 17th bat-
talion have arrived at Toulouse, and the different
detachments from infantry regiments which are to
be incorporated in the battalion are shortly ex-
pected there. The organisation of this battalion
will, says a Toulouse journal, be completed by the
end of this month. The battalions forming at
other places are equally if not even more advanced.

A report from the Minister of the Interior
in-
forms the Emperor that in consequence of the re-
commendation made on the 22d of November last,
when a credit of 4 millions was granted to assist
the poor, to the effect that the communes should
come forward in aid of the indigent within tieir
circumscriptions, a sum of -12 millions had been
so raised, making 16 millions in all. Still, the re-
port adds, further assistance is required, and in
consequence the Minister applies to the Emperor
for another sum of 2 millions for the above-named
purpose. An Imperial decree follows, according
the sum so asked for.

•The Moniteur contains a report from a commit-
tee appointed on the 23d Oct ob er last, with Marshal
Vaillaut at its head, for the purposet of examining
all the questions connected w the
view Observatory
of Paris and the Board of Longitude, with
to the better organisation of theseconjoined in s ti-
tu ti on s. The report of the committee is accompa-
nied by a report from the Minister of Public In-
struction to the Emperor, recommending the adop-
tion of the suggestions of the committee as calcu-
lated to place on better bases the scientific institu-
tions alluded to. Imperial decrees carry out the
recommendations of the report of the committee as
approved of by the Minister.
There was a considerable amount of business
transacted at the Bourse yesterday, and the prices
of public securities rose and fell according as the
reports circulated were favourable to• the main-
tenance of peace, or the contrary. The Three per
Cents. opened at 67f. 70c. and fell to 67f. 50c., but
on a report that the combined fleets had returned
to the Bosphorus they rose to 68f. 40c. They fell
subsequently to 67f. 80c., at which they closed for
the end of the month. The Four-and-a-Half per
Cents. closed at 97f. ; Orleans Railway Shares,
1,028 f. 75c. Rouen, 920 f. ; Havre, 425 f. ; Great
Northern, 725 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 703 f. 75c. ;
ditto, New, 560 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 808 f. 75e.
Lyons to the Mediterranean, 632 f, 50c, ; Bordena