The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-04 00:00:00

THE FRENCH EMPIRE.

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In consequence of sonic false news having been lately
in cirulation at the Bourse of Marseilles, the Procureur-
Imperial, M. Guyho, has sent instructions to the central
commissary of police of that city to endeavour in all
such cases to discover the source of such rumours, and
not to hesitate to at once arrest the author and pub-
lishers of them. The same course is,to be adopted with
respect to any one who should circulate alarming intel-
ligence, even when believing it to be true. Should the
Commissary not be able to discover the parties in ques-
tion, he is to forward to the Procureur without any
delay, such indications as might appear likely to be of
use in a judicial investigation.
The Tribunal of Correctional Police has condemned a
man named Fontaine, alias Breton, to three months'
imprisonment, for having, on the 16th May last, made
use of seditious expressions in the public streets, in ex-
claiming, " I am faithful to the red flag ; I will never
change my opinion." He at the time wore a long
beard, and had on his head a red cap, similar to those
worn some time since by the members of certain revo-
lutionary clubs. When searched at the time of his
arrest, there were found in his pocket a file ground so
as to form a dagger, and a card of admissicrn to the de-
mocratic electoral committee, and at his lodgings were
found some demagogical pamphlets and songs, 4nd
portraits of Robespierre, Barl?es, and other revolutionary
personages.
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A further decline in the public securities occurred yes-
terday, combined with considerable inactivity in business
—in the Four-and-a-Half per Cents., for cash, to the
extent of 40c., and of 10c. in the Three per Cents. For
the account, the Three per Cents. fell 35c., and the
Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 25f. An improvement' of
10f, took place in Bank of France shares. The final
quotations were :—For cash : Three per Cents., 78f.
40c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 101 f. 50c. For the
account : Three per Cents., 78f. 15c. ; Four-and-a-Half
per Cents., 101 f. 50c. ; Bank Stock, 2,690 f. Shares of
I the Mortgage Bank declined 20. f., closing at 800f._; and
those of the Societ4 Mobiliere 7f., the final quotation
being slBf. Railway Securities experienced a still fur-
ther depreciation, yesterday, a considerable decline having
taken place in the shares of most of the principal lines
at the termination of business. Paris and Rouen Shares
fell 20f. ; and Western of France, Strasbourgs, Paris
and Lyons, and Rouen and Havres, 10f. each ; Lyons
to the Mediterranean, and Paris and Orleans remained
unchanged. Final quotations :—Northern, 881 f. ; Paris
and Orleans, 1,060 f. ; Paris and Strasbourg, 895 f. ;
Paris and Lyons, 910 f. ; Paris and Rouen, 1,045 f. ;
Lyons to the Mediterranean, 760 f. ; Western of France,
735 f. ; Rouen and Havre, 500 f.
AMSTERDAM.—Dutch Four per Cents., 941 ; Ditto,
Metalliques, 821 ; Ditto, Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
1851-52, 424 ; Ditto, Letter B, 93 11-16 ; Spanish One
per Cents., 23R ; Ditto, Three per Cents., 43 1-16 ;
Ditto, Certificate, 51 ; French Three per ents., 731 ;
Russian, Hope, 921 ' • Ditto, Steiglitz, Four pe; Cents.,
911 ; Mexican, 241 ; Granada, 214. Exchange on
London, two months, 11 774 ; Ditto, short, 11 85.