The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-03 00:00:00

THE FRENCH EMPIRE.

The Pays, in an article headed "1852," contrasts
the commercial activity of the year with the stag-
nation which had marked the time of the Republic,
and dwells upon the feelings of contentment which
have replaced the anxieties occasioned by the
threats of the Socialists, and which had been put
an end to by the coup d'etat. Certainly the re-
turns of the operations of the savings banks do
support this general view of things ; the lodgments
for the year, 33,705,578 f., surpassing those of the
previous year by 8,398,144 f. ; the reimbursements
for each year being about the same—some 19 odd
millions. The number of depositors, too, 194,954,
exceed by 18,957 those of the preceding year.
Besides the Nuncio, the Ministers of Portugal,
Sweden, and Greece, have presented their creden-
tials.

The Moniteur comes out with a shower of
new-year gifts. The newly-created members of
the Senate, have, according to the late decree,
30,000 f. a year each. There are in all 37 new ap-
pointments, of whom the majority are soldiers, a
number of others devoted placemen, with a slight
seasoning of Legitimists.
Three navy lieutenants, per contra are dismissed
for refusal to take the oath of fidelity. They are
M. Hilaire, M. Lecoat de Kerveguen, and M.
Lequellee.
The Moniteur, in reference to the rumour of an
intended fusion of the Centre, the Paris and Lyons,
and Lyons and Mediterranean railways assures
that the Government refused to allow so great a
concentration in the hands of a single company.
The only fusion allowed would be that of the Paris
and Lyons and Lyons and Mediterranean lines.
A tremendous fire had broke out at Malin's
great coach factory, near the Barriere de PEtoile,
by which 380 men are for the morinent thrown out
of employment. At this establishment were manu-
factured almost all the public carriages, wliether
for the road or the rail, diligences, omnibuses, and
railway carriages. The whole building, one of im-
mense extent, is destroyed. Happily there has
been no actual loss of life ; only one man is spoken
of as having been dangerously burned. The effect
of the fire is described by eye-witnesses as awfully
grand, columns of flame shooting up a couple of
hundred feet. The event has excited much sym-
pathy for the sufferers.

The Bourse and public offices were closed on
New-Year's-Day.

Prince Napoleon, the son of Jerome, whose po-
litical principles would seem to be so little in har-
mony with the present regime, becomes Prince
Francais by virtue of the Senatus Consulte, of the
7th November, and the decree of his Majesty of
the 18th December, 1852, has been named Grand
Cross of the Legion of Honour.
By decrees of the 31st December the Emperor
has named—

The Bishop of Nancy Chief Almoner of his House•

hold.

Marshal Count Valliant, Senator, is named
Grand Marshal of the Palace.
Colonel Baron de Bovine, First Prefect of the
Palace.

Duo de Bassano, Grand Chamberlain.
Count Baciocchi, First Chamberlain.
Marshal Saint Arnaud, Senator, Minister of
War, is named Grand Ecuyer.
Colonel Fleury, First Ecuyer.
Marshal Magnan, Senator, Commander in Chief
of the Army of Paris, is named Grand Veneur.
Count Edgar Ney, First Veneur.
Duo de Cambaceres, Senator, Grand Master of
the Ceremonies.
M. Bare is named General Treasurer of the
Crown.

The following nominations to high military com-
mands have taken place :

General Gram to the command of the third mili-
tary division ; head-quarters at Lisle.
General de Rostolan, to the ninth military divi-
sion ; head-quarters at Marseilles.
General de Riltrell, to the tenth military divi-
sion ; head-quarters at Montpellier.
General de Salles, to the 14th division ; head
quarters at Bordeaux.

General Gues-Vilier, to the 16th division (Ro-
ues).

General Dulae is named to the army of Paris, in
place of General Carrelet, who has been created a
Senator.

The Emperor received, on Saturday, the public
authorities, according to the order of ceremonial
previously announced. In reply to the felicita-
tions of the Papal Nuncio, his Majesty said—" I
hope, under Divine protection, to be able to de-
velope the prosperity of France, and to assure the
peace of Europe."
On Saturday, about half-past three, when the
receptions had concluded, the Emperor dressed
himself in plain clothes and went in an open car-
riage, accompf !d. by Colonel de Bovine, to the
Hotel des In,' des, to see his uncle King Jerome,
who had be( for three days confined to his bed
by influenza. His Majesty was received by the
Commandant, De Prebois, at the entrance of the
grand staircase, and immediately proceeded to the
room of his uncle, with whom he remained in con-
versation for some time. After leaving the Inva-
lides the Emperor took a drive along the Boule-
vards. He had no escort.

A decree has been published, modifying the
mode of proceedings of the great bodies of State.
All projects of law,
t resolutions of the Senate, &c.,
are to be presented to the Emperor, who causes
a
them to be remitted to the President of the Coun-
cil of State, and fter they have been discussed and
settled, are returned to the Emperor, with the
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ntlahatenamesio The Emperoer, decree, orderscomis tshioend.iscus-
sion, and appoints
may not order the laws sent
up
committee. It is by public and
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ordinaryate map
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not secret voting that the Senate declares its as-
sent, or the contrary, to the prom-ttlgation of the
proposed law, which it cannot, however, amend.
under certain restrictions,
propose oseraeissoelnutaitoonrs may,s.Tle dotation of the Senate,'
30,000 f. a-year each senator, is charged on the
budget.
With regard to the Corps Legislatif, members
may give in amendment to the committee for con-
sideration before the report on the law be read.
Secret voting is abolished. The messages and pro-
clamations of the Emperor carried to the Corps
Legislatif cannot be discussed unless containing a
proposition calling for a vote. The rules of debate
are rendered more strict ; a member speaks only
by leave of the President, and all sign of applause
or disapprobation is prohibited. The reports of
the proceedings take place under the surveillance
of a committee presided_ over by the President of

the Assembly, the latter regulating the mode of
transmission to. the but the ordinary
papers of the day mention no more than the pro-
positions discussed with the votes ; therefore a
member may, with leave of the house, publish his
speech at his cost, but violation of this rule would
bring on a member and printer fines of from 500 f.
to 5,000 f. The dotation of the Corps Legislatif
is, like that of the Senate, to be charged on the
budget.
The funeral of General Duvivier, member of the
Legislative. Body, took place on Thursday at one
o'clock, in the church of Saint Thomas d'Adquin.
Two companies of the 33d regiment of the line pre-
ceded the hearse, and a battalion of the 19th Light
Infantry brought up the procession. Marshal
Magnan, M. Billault, President of the Legislative
Body, General Levasseur, and a relative of the
deceased, held the corners of the pall. When the
funeral service was over, the body was taken to
Pere Lechaise, where military honours were paid
to it over the grave.
The following letter is published in the Debats :
"In speaking of the Bonaparte family and the re-
port of M. Troplong, who has divided the same
family into two categories, you make a division,
and, alluding to the children of Jerome and Lu-
cien, you say that these two brothers contracted a
first marriage, which had not been authorised by
Napoleon, and that, consequently, the issue of
those marriages could not be adopted, or form part
of the Imperial family. Thus, you say, are excluded
Princess Charlotte Bonaparte, daughter of Lucien,
the widow of the Roman prince Gabrielli, &c., &c.
Permit me, sir, to correct this error. In the first
place, the marriage of Lucien with his first wife,
Christine Boyer of Marseilles, took place long be-
fore the Empire. Madame Lucien died when under
20 years of age long before the Empire, consequently
the Emperor could not make any law relative to
that marriage. Napoleon besides would not have
made such a law, for everybody knows that he had
great affection for Madame Lucien Bonaparte, and,
to give you a convincing proof of it, Charlotte
Bonaparte, her daughter and my wife, was called
from Italy, where she was with her father, by Na-
poleon, who caused her to come to Paris, in 1810,
with the intention of marrying her to Ferdinand
VII., afterwards King of Spain. This shows clearly
that Napoleon recognised the children of the first
marriage of Lucien. You see also, sir, that my
wife is no longer a widow, having been married to
me these 12 years, and that I have a right to be
comprised among the members of the Bonaparte
family. " SEPTIMO CENTAMOR.

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40
25
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" Chevalier of the order of St. Louis
of France."

SPAIN.

We have journals and correspondence from Ma-
drid of the 28th ult. A magnificent ball was given
on the 26th by the Queen mother, at which the
Queen was present, and danced several times. At
the ball of the Queen Mother, the Queen Isabella
had for her partner in the first quadrille, General
Aupick, Ambassador of France, during which her
Majesty was most graciously pleased to speak in
the most flattering terms of the Emperor Napoleon
111. General Aupick expressed himself deeply
sensible of such distinguished marks of her
Majesty's approbation conferred upon the Sovereign
of France.

It is thought that the electoral committee of the
opposition will soon come to an understanding with
the Administration, and accept some slight altera-
tions in the constitution. A project of law, regu-
lating the liberty of the press, is daily expected to
be published.
The Cabinet is perfectly united. No modification
is now even spoken of. _ • _

Bourse.—Three per Cents., 441 ; Deferred 24g.
Exchange on London, 51.

PIEDMONT.

The sitting of the 28th ult. of the Piedmontese
Chamber of Deputies excited great interest. M.
Brofferio, the leader of the Left, addressed the
Ministers, pursuant to notice, enquiring what were
their further intentions with respect to the Civil
Marriage Bill, which had received so severe a check
in the Senate. He censured them for having with-
drawn the bill and not waiting till it was rejected,
and expressed his surprise that they had taken no
penal measures against the bishops for their pas-
toral letter against the Civil Marriage Bill. To
this the Minister of Justice replied, that the
Government was pledged to the measure, but must
at present consider the best course to be followed in
order to ensure its success, and therefore claimed
the right responsible Ministers have of not disclo-
sing their intentions prematurely. As for the pasto-
ral letter of the bishops, the Government highly dis-
approved of it, but after having consulted com-
petent men, was obliged to yield to the conviction
that there was no legal ground for proceeding
against them. The Minister added that every-
thing that was reprehensible was not always punish-
able by the laws, and that forbearance was the best
means of conquering the enemies of the constitu-
tional system. Count Cavour, President of the
Council, spoke in the same sense. After an ani-
mated discussion, in which several orators joined,
M. Garelli moved the following order of the day :
—" The Chamber, inviting the Cabinet to second
the universal desire of the nation, by completing
the reforms already becrun by the law of the 17th
of April, 1850, and to defend the independence of
civil power passes to the order of the day." To
this the Minister of Grace and Justice objected
that such an order of the day would be tantamount
to a vote of no confidence, after the declaration on
the part of the Government that it held itself
bound to forward the measure. The motion was
then rejected, only 16 members of the extreme left
rising to support it, and the subject dropped.

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