The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-23 00:00:00

FRANCE.

A report, in the Ilioniteur, from M. Ducos, Mi-
nister of Marine, to the Emperor, recommends that
an allowance shall be made to the children of all
sailors called out to serve the State either at sea or
in the military ports. Art. 31 of the law of the
3d Brumaire, year 4, on the maritime inscription,
declares, he says, that " there shall be accorded a
monthly allowance to each of the children of both
sexes below 10 years of age of every sailor on active
service for the State." When a sailor is called out
the first time, the report observes, to serve for
the three years required from him, he is rarely
married, as his age scarcely ever exceeds 20
years. But when he is called to serve a second
time, it most frequently happens that he has a
family, whom his absence throws into misery. The
position of a sailor's family so situated is really
a melancholy one, and it is in order to alleviate it,
that the Minister recommends that an allowance of
3f. per month shall be made to each child under
ten years of age belonging to every sailor now
called on to serve the State on active service.
" Our brave sailors," says the honourable Minister,
" will then proceed gaily to meet all the chances of
their perilous life, because in taking their departure,
in place of leaving hunger in their dwellings, they
will carry with them the pleasing confidence that
their children are placed under the safeguard of
their Emperor, the august name of whom is for
them, on the day of combat, a glorious cry of war."
The allowance in question, which the honourable
Minister intends paying out of the savings of his
budget, he proposes to accord for three months,
but only to the children of sailors called out the
second time to serve the State. The signature of
the Emperor is affixed to the report as a mark of
the suggestions of M. Ducos being approved of.
The Constitutionnel, in remarking on the secret
correspondence between Russia and the English
Government on the subject of Turkey, says :—"
just sentiment of indignation will arise, both in
France and England, on reading these documents,
which attest, at the same time, the contempt of
Russia for right and equity, her pride, her audacity,
and her ambition, and the great precision of the
views and the perfect loyalty of sentiment which
for a long time past have inspired the conduct of
the British Government in its relations with ,Con-
tinental Europe on the subject of the Eastern
question."

- The Moniteur, speaking of the propositions
made by Russia for the partition of Turkey, and
the replies of the English Government, says :
" As regards the French Government, there is
only- one observation to make upon the care with
which Russia left her aside in its plans of territorial
rearrangement—it is, that it returned to her as
soon as it failed at London ; and that in her turn
Franco had to decline advances, more or less direct,
which are not without analogy with those first
made to England."
The Moniteur denies the rumour that the Go-
vernment intends to retain the amount of the sub-
scriptions, exceeding 250 millions fixed for the
loan, as an addition to the loan.
The Bourse experienced yesterday numerous
fluctuations. The Three per Cents. opened at 64f.
400., rose to Gsf., and closed at 64. 95c. for the
end of the month. The Four-and•a-Half per Cents.
closed at 91f. • Orleans Railway Shares, I,oBof. ;
Rouen, 855 f. ; Havre, 442 f. 50c. ; Great Northern,
730 f. ; Strasburg, 712 f. 50c. ; ew shares, 543 f.
75c. ; Paris and Lyons, 25c. ; Lyons to the

Mediterranean, 660 f. ; Western of France, 577 f.
50c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 520 f. ; Great Central
of France, 416 f. 25c. ; Lyons to Geneva, 440 f. ;
Bank of Credit IVlobilier, 545 f.

THE FRENCH EXPEDITION TO THE EAST.
The steam-frigate Ulloa arrived at Toulon on the
18th from Brest, whence she sailed on the sth inst.
She brought 750 of the marine infantry selected
from the garrisons of Cherbourg and Brest. They
were under orders for the East, and appeared to be
smart young men. They were billeted on the in-
habitants of Toulon, the barracks being all full.
Some housekeepers were alarmed, believing that
they should have to feed their new lodgers, and
were 4nuch relieved when inf rmed that they were
only bound to provide beds for their guests. 200
volunteers from the 18th Regiment of Infantry had
likewise arrived, to complete the battalions of the
74th Reginient, ordered for the East. They appeared
to be delighted at the prospect of service. The
71st Regiment of Infantry had sailed for Algiers on
board the steam frigate Canada, just come out of
dock. She is to take Zouaves on board at Algiers
and land them at Gallipoli. The ship of the line
Trident, now nearly ready for sea, is taking in her
stores, previous to sailing for the Baltic. The sea-
men appeared to be well fed, and at the same time
very strict discipline is observed. An unfortunate
naval conscript of the last levy, who neglected to
present himself within the given time, was de-
graded in the Champ de Bataille, in presence of
four companies of Marine Infantry. His sentence
was then read, inflicting the punishment of hard
labour in chains for five years. He was imme-
diately marched into the convict yard.