The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-11 00:00:00

HE FRENCH EMPE;E.

At the present moment the question of education
occupies a great space in public attention, not only
in England, but on this side of the Channel. The
°ray difference is, that while the English Govern-
ment and Parliament are exerting themselves to
extend the blessings of education to all classes of
the people, the Government of this country is em-
ploying all its ingenuity to restrict the system al-
ready in use, and to discourage the pursuit of
knowledge among the middle and lower classes of
society. Our readers are aware that some of the
regulations introduced last year are so framed that
the knowledge of the classics will henceforth not be
absolutely necessary. There is now a proposition
by which the expenses of education in the colleges
and other establishments will be increased, so as to
be a great additional burden on the fathers of
families. The Siècle accuses the Government of
flpving brought forward this plan in the liope that
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would diminish the number of students in the
iTees and other institutions connected with the
tLiliversity, and increase the number of students in
me ,petits seminaires, which are under the control
of the clergy, and which are not affected by the
Measure. The Debats, however, looks on the pro-
Position in a less unfavourable light, for, while it
approves of the proposed measure, it thinks that
its effect will be very limited.
A decree in the Moniteur states that from the
Ist of November of the present year all stamps used
Will bear the new marks decided on in consequence
of the change effected in the form of government.
The old stamps may, however, be used until. July
1, 1854. The holders of papers stamped extraor-
dinarily are allowed a delay of three months from
April 1, 1854, to get them marked with the new
stamps, without any charge.
The Tancrede steamer from Constantinople,
Which place she left on March 25, arrived at Mar-
seilles on Thursday night. The passage was a bad
one, rough weather prevailing the whole time. She
was detained at Syra the whole of the 29th of March
by the tempest which prevailed, and at Malta
during the 3d and 4th of April. On March 30 she
had communicated with the French fleet near Cal-
amata.
• The Moniteur announces some further changes
among the Prefects, among which are two dismis-
sals, namely, that of M. de Rornand Prefect of the
Creuse, and M. d'Epercy, Prefect of Cautal, who
are appelle d d'autres fonctions, or, in plain lan-
guage, dismissed.
aThe Count de Hompesch, nephew of the last
rand-Master of the order of Malta, died two days
0 in the debtors' prison of Paris.
, The Northern and Strasbourg Railroad Com-
Liial'ies are to have conceded to them what is called
),2 Ardennes line, which passes Mezieres, and
n;"'tes with the Northern line at Givet and Valen-
,'ennes. The estimated cost of this enterprise is
.*u?„,000,000f.
-Lne Bourse of Saturday was active for Rentes
and,,_ Bank Stock, and prices were not only steadily
a'ap Jzitained, but an improvement effected of 35c.
"' 55e. in the Three per Cents. for Cash, and the
Lceount, and of 30c. on the Four-and-a-Half er
Zents• for the end of the month. Bank Stock ropse
21745 f., but eventually closed at 2,740 f. Con-
lilltung prices :—Three per Cents., cash, 89f. 30c. ;
pn.".,?lult, 80f, 500. ; Four-and-a-alf per Cents.,
cash It 45c. • Account, .Io3f. 75c. In the
able 7 ° he principal rail Ways there was consider-
atusitract, • and, in nearly all cases,
Blightly improved prices. At the conclusion of
,1181ness the quotations were:—Northern, 907 f. 50c.;
vleans, "1,052 f. 50c. ' Paris and Strasbourg,
84'7f. 50c. ; Paris. and Lyons, 951 f. 25c. • Paris j
and Rouen, 1,032 f. 50c. ; Lyons to the Mediter-
ronean, 815 f. ; Western of France, 750 f.