The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-10 00:00:00

E FRENCH EMPIRE.

For some time past a modification in the French
Cabinet has been contemplated, but it has been
Postponed till now on account of the Emperor's
marriage it having been found that the retirement
of the Ministers at the period of the marriage might
he attributed to that event. The period appears,
however, to have now arrived when the change
will actually take place. Marshal de St. Arnaud
15 to leave the War Department in disgrace, but
,s fall is to be disguised under the plea of bad
_health, it having been determined that he shall
leave Paris for a time, and take up his residence at
the Hyeres. It is said that very probably
.the de- 1
tree will appear in the Moniteur of to-morrow, by
,which M. Ducos, the Minister of the Marine, will
°e appointed ad interim, Minister of War, till the
definitive successor of Marshal de St. Arnaud
shall be appointed. Marshal Valliant is still
spoken of as the next Minister of War, but there
appear to be some difficulties in the way of his
appointment. It is said that in the event of Mar-
shal Valliant ultimately declining to take office,
General Aupick, who' has been removed from tho
place of ambassador at Madrid, and whose nomina-
tion as a senator appears in the Moniteur of
Yesteaday, will probably be appointed Minister of
War. Several other Ministers are also to retire. M.
Bineau, the present Minister of Finance, is among
the number ; as well as M. de Maupas, the Minis-
ter of the Police. It is said that the Ministry of
Police will be abolished, and that M. de Maupas
will be recompensed by a foreign embassy. He
has been offered one of the secondary courts, but
he is said to aspire to that of London. All these
changes will be made under the inspiration of M.
de Morny and: M. Fould, who continue to have the
preponderating influence in the councils of Louis
Napoleon.
The affair of Madame de Solms is not yet finishe

it is to be brought forward in some other shape,
and it is said that the parties connected with the
case are in possession of some curious documents
relating to the Bonaparte family and the Emperor,
which they threaten to make public. •M. de Solms,
husband of Madame de Solms, who was recently
expelled from France, arrived at Havre yesterday.
He will embark at that port for the United States.
It appears that Madame de Solms, who with her
brother is now resident at Brussels, gives out that
the English Government has made strong repre-
sentations to the French Government on the sub-
ject of their expulsion. This, however, is hardly
possible, for it appears exceedingly doubtful if they
have any claim to the character which they assume
of English subjects. It is certain that Mr. Wyse,
the English Minister at Athens, whom they claim
as their father, disowns them, and has always done
so. He is undoubtedly the husband of their mo-
ther, but they were born long after their separa-
tion ; and as respects Madame de Solms herself, it
has never been pretended, even by her mother,
that she was Mr. Wyse's daughter. After receiv-
&lag the order of the Minister of Police—but be-
fore leaving France—both Madame de Solms and
her brother wrote a series of the most insulting
letters to the French Government, and the result
was a peremptory order for them to be sent to the
frontier at once.
The question of a reconciliation between' the
elder branch of the Bourbons and the Orleans
branch,
after having slumbered for some months,
,gins again to be spoken of. It is said that the
-Lung of the Belgians, who has hitherto taken no
tart in the affair, has written to the Duchess of
'leans, strongly urging the necessity of a "fusion,"
and declaring that the resistance of the Orleans
family was seriously injuring the future prospects
of the Comte de Paris. The exiled generals are all
become Fusionists.
Great surprise has been created, in Paris by the
appearance of the name of the Duke,de Trevise
the those who have recently been advanced to
'Lie dignity of senator. The Duke de Trevise not
.7,111 y held a high office in the household of the
Duchess of Orleans, but was one of the most inti-
raate among the friends of her royal highness. It
be recollected that as late as last autumn the
Juke actually accompanied the Duchess to Switzer-
land, and remained with her till her return to Eng-
-1 At the period of the Emperor's marriage, he
"as still so devoted a partisan of the Orleans family
thath he expressed the utmost indignation against
Is daughter, the Countess do Latour-Maubourg,
or the " treason" which she committed in accept-
ing place in the household of the new Empress ;
nd yet, within three short weeks, he not only
accepts7\ the place of senator, but his wife, the
"vachess of .Trevise, has consented to follow the
sesanple of her daughter, and to accept a place in
tie train of the new Empress. Another of the
senatorial
appointments which has excited general
,lirprise is that of the Marquis de Boissy. M.
-troplong, who has a lively recollection of the an-
hoyance to which Duke Pasquier was subjected
thefr from the eccentricities of the worthy Marquis in
of Peers, is in a state of veritable alarm.
It is said that the promotion of the Marquis is
owing to the influence of the Countess Bartolini,
the morganatic wife of the ex-King Jerome, who is
very intimate with the Marquise de Boissy, for-
rnerly the celebrated Countess Guiccioli.
M. Drouyn de Lhuys, who was so indisposed the
clay before yesterday that it was found necessary to
bleed him twice, is now considerably better, and
all uneasiness as to his health has disappeared.
It is now understood that the coronation of thell
Emperor Napoleon and the Empress Eugenie will
take place next month.
By an Imperial decree in the Moniteur, General
.8-11 pick, Ambassador at Madrid, M. Lebrun, mem-
ber of the Institute, and Baron Thieullen, deputy,
are appointed Senators.
A consulate is about to be established at Broussa,
thex. residence of Abd-el-Kader. Baron Rousseau,
formerly interpreter to the African army, is spoken
of for this post.
The Marquis de Lavalette, Ambassador at Con-
stantinople, has arrived at Marseilles.
The direct transmission of messages by the elec-
tric telegraph between Paris and London corni
-
tuenced on Monday. A singular circumstance took
Place on the occasion : a dispatch of forty words,
sent from Paris at nine in the morning, arrived in
London at two minutes before nine. This is ex-
Plained by the difference of time existing between
the clocks of Paris and London.
1, We read in the Constitutionnel :—" Capt. Cheva-
lier, of the. Port of Nantes, being last summer on
health,
western coast of Africa, where he was in weak
.?ealth, embarked as a passenger on board the Eng-
lish Steamer the Emerald, which left on July 5, for
England. The captain of the Emerald died a few
days after the departure, and his loss was felt the
Ore severely that none of the other officers were
capable of directing the vessel. In the emergency
the Passengers had recourse to Captain Chevalier,
v
notwithstanding the state of his health, con-
ited to take the command. The passage was a for-
tunate one, and on August 8 the Emerald cast an-
eaor before Plymouth. It would be difficult to give
_
idea of the gratitude expressed to Capt. Cheva-
(ter) both by the inhabitants of Plymouth and by the
tLinPany of Lloyd's of London, which had insured
accept
vessel. This latter company tried to make him
theePt some present, but not being able to overcome
° disinterestedness of the French captain, they
tieterrnined to send him a piece of plate to signify
chevalier
sense of his conduct. Accordingly, Captain
fiver
lately received from Lloyds a magnificent
teer cup, having on it an inscription mentioning
11',? motive of its being presented.. The form, or-
lirThents and chasing of this cup are fully equal to
)441at France' can "produce in the same kind. The
llglish steamer had on board a valuable cargo of
alnl oil, ivory, tortoiseshell, and gold dust."
28iviartinique journals have been received to the
4,,Lb. of January, and Guadalopue to Feb. 3. They
ounce agreat amelioration in the sanitary state
oen the islands. The crops presented a very satis-
t°rY appearance. The Bank of Martinique was
ti2tpletely organised, and had commenced opera-
t,s to the great satisfaction of the colonists, who
o long wished for such an establishment aslikely
render
great services to agriculture. The mea-
bie° of livrets which had at first excited considera-
as now begins to be better appreciated,
ee4l.,_e good effects of it are felt. On the 31st De-
la rr, 1852, the number of livrets delivered at
ble.„ll"hique amounted to 39,000, and the engage-
-4.t
for labour comprised 9,000 individuals.
get7e Stock Market was firm yesterday, and in
luisufral Prices have advanced. The Four-and-a-
tlf6 Per Cents. are 10c. lower, at 1041. 90c., and
Of pTrbree per Cents. 15c. higher, at 81f. 15c. Bank
rallce Shares are 15f. lower, and those of the
reZrgage Bank 12f. 50c. higher. Foreign Funds
the "V? nearly as they were, with , the exception of
olhriedinontese Fives, which are 75c. lower.
NvaY Shares are all higher, the difference being
-in ,
cAhervi• to 10f. a share. Exchange on London
)) 25f. 71c.; ditto • (90 days), 24f. 90c.

ITALY.
R'e1.,.11. Milan citizens are forbidden to approach the
th4,ulies• M. Bernardi, having failed to observe
senl:egulation, received a bayonet wound from a
Parliament° of the sth states that an Eng-
e.iLa °facer had been expelled from Tuscany for
Tlahliishing a revolutionary. committee.
a, proceedings of Austria have already effected
anareae,t change of opinion, not only in. Piedmont
acli:gSwitzerland, but in Lombardy itself. The
liation recently felt against Mazzini and his
Tllereilts is rapidly turning against the Austrians.
to2a6igil of terror which has been established,
-With the expulsion of many thousands of
-11.sive Tessinese, has excited commiseration