The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-22 00:00:00

FRANCE.

The Emperor presided, on Wednesday, at a
Council of Ministers. All the members of the
Cabinet were present.
Rumours of Ministerial changes are again cur-
rent in Paris. It is said that M. de Persigny is to
be removed from the office of Minister of the Inte-
rior, and appointed Minister of State in place of
M. could, who retires. M. Pietri, the present
prefect of police, is spoken of as the probable Mini-
ster of the Interior. A plan is on foot by which
the prefectures of the Seine and the Police should
be united in the person of M. Collet-Meygret, the
present director of the department of the press in
the prefecture of police. In that case M. Hauss-
mann, the present prefect of the Seine, will become
a senator.

It was rumoured yesterday that the Russian
Ambassador in Paris was on the point of demand-
ing his passports. Vhen the news is officially com-
municated to him of the combined fleets entering
the Black Sea such a step on the part of M. de
Kis;eleff is not improbable, if the Emperor Nicho-
las still regards the entry of the fleets as tanta-
mount to a declaration of war. M. de Kisseleff has
already his instructions.
The war steam-frigates Montezuma and Chris-
tophe Colomb, lately fitted for sea, are to proceed,
one to Algeria, and the other to Senegal.

The Emperor has appointed Captain Bonard, of
the Imperial navy, Governor of French Guyana
and Commander of the naval forces in that colony.
in place of Rear- Idmiral Fourichon.
The IVloniteur says :—" It is by error that some
persons have applied to the high functionaties of
the State the title of Monseigneur. This title
belongs only to the French princes and to the
princes of the family of the Emperor."
The hotel of the ambassador of Russia was illu-
minated on Monday night on the occasion of the
fete of the Emperor Nicholas.
The Archbishop of Paris, in consequence of the
severity and insalubrity of the present season, has
given leave to have meat eaten on Friday in his
diocese, until further order 6.
The sale of meat in detail by auction at the four
new markets ordered to La re-established by the
Emperor commenced on Wednesday. They were
all well attended by the working classes.
A dealer in charcoal, living not far from the
Palais Royal, having found himself in great diffi-
culties from unforeseen misfortunes, took it into
his head to write to Prince Jerome, stating his un-
happy situation, and requesting his Imperial High-
ness to lend him 400 fr. The Prince, having had
the case inquired into, and learning that the writer
of the letter was an honest man with a family de-
pendent on him, at once sent the sum applied for
to the charcoal dealer, thus probably saving him
from ruin.

Government securities experienced a consider-
able decline at the Bourse yesterday in consequence
of the announcement that the English and French
fleets had entered the Black Sea: The Three per
Cents. opened at 75f., 15c., rose to 75f. 20c., fell
subsequently to 74f. 55c., and closed at 74f. 60c.
for the end of the month. The Four-and-a-Half
per Cents. closed at 101 f• • 30c•) • Orleans Railway
shares, 1,185 f.: Rouen, 1,060 f. ; Havre, 5001. ;
Great Norther', 877 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasburg,
835 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 018 f. 75c. ; Lyons to the
Mediterranean, 7751. ; Western of France, 6021.
50e. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 630 f. ; Great Central,
521 f. 25c. ; Lyons and Geneva, 520 f.; Shares of
the Bank Credit Mobilier, 760 f