The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-05 00:00:00

England is favourably disposed towards the
portion of the Polish emigrants represented by the
Prince and his nephew, whereas France, on the
contrary seems more inclined to support the frac-
tion of which General Vysocki may be considered
the head. In particular, Prince Napoleon-Jerome
warmly espouses the cause of the latter, and it is
pretty generally known that it was by his influence
that the necessary visa was given by Veli Pacha,
the Turkish ambassador, at Paris, to Gen. Vysocki
and his companions, when about to sail for the
Turkish capital.

Rumours have been again in circulation of an
intended modification of the French Ministry, tak-
ing its origin in the difference of views which are
known to exist amongst the present members of the
Cabinet relative to the question of peace or war.
The partisans of the last-named opinion appear at
present to be decidedly in the ascendant, and, in
consequence, were war once definitely decided on, the
change would be made in that sense. What is at
present said is, that M. de Persigny ould take
the office of Minister of State, in place of M.
Fould ; M. Pietrie would replace M. de Persigny
in the department of the Interior ; M. Collet
Meygret, now at the head of the department relat-
ing to literature and the press, would become Pre-
fect of Police ; and M. Fortoul, lately nominated
senator, would withdraw from the department of
Public Instruction, which is to be adjoined to that
of the Interior. It is said, also, that M. Fould is to
be made regent of the Bank of France. When
these changes are to be effected no one presumes to
say, but it is thought that whatever modification
may seem fit to the Emperor will not take place
until the question of war or peace be irrevocably
decided. •
Captain Laporte, who was recently tried by a
court-martial for the murder of General de Neuilly,
and acquitted, has been placed on the retired list.
The Toulonnais states that the Vauban and
Cacique steam-frigates, and the Caton steam cor-
vette, will shortly leave to reinforce the squadron
in the Levant. The Constitution and Montezuma
frigates have left that port for Senegal, with a body
of marines and a quantity of stores for that
colony.
The funeral service for the late M. Visconti, the
Imperial architect, was performed on Tuesday in
the church of St. Philippe du Roule, Faubourg
St. Honore, wiih extraordinary pomp.
The reported death of Lord Henry Seymour is
contradicted. The Constitutionnel says :—We an-
nounced, on the authority of the Societe, of Arras,
that Lord Edward Seymour, so well known in
racing circles in Paris, had died at Boulogne-sur-
Mer. We are happy to be able to contradict this
report. Lord Henry Seymour (and not Lord
Edward), so celebrated on the Parisian turf, does
indeed live at Boulogne, but a letter from him,
which arrived in Paris yesterday, proves beyond a
doubt that the Arras journal was misinformed.
The Moniteur of yesterday says :—" The mails
are at this moment retared on many points of
France by the accumulation of snow, which blocks
up the roads. Letters for Paris have, therefore,
necessarily had some delay ; but the Government
neglects nothing to re-establish and keep up the
communications, and these delays will only be ac-
cidental." The following appears in the Moniteur :
—" The public is informed that, by decision of the
Minister of the Interior, the telegraphic offices will
remain open during the night in the towns of Paris,
Lyons, Marseilles, and Bordeaux. Night des-
patches will also be accepted for Brussels, Berlin,
Vienna, and Trieste. The charge at night will be
double that of the day. The central office at the
Ministry of the Interior, No. 103, Rue de Grenelle
St. Germain, will alone be open to the public after
9 o'clock in the evening."
As in this notice nothing is said of the trans-
mission of telegraphic despatches by night to Eng-
land, inquiries have been made on the subject, and
it is stated that up to the present time arrange-
ments have been entered into only with the
countries above stated. It is to be hoped that
there will be no unnecessary delay in extending
the new facilities to the line with England.
The railway traffic between Havre and Paris was
on Monday completely obstructed by the snow, and
no train reached Paris from that place, but the
line from Rouen to Paris was open. The arrival
of the trains from Brussels and the north of France
have also been much retarded in their progress, but
the line was not completely obstructed. Between
Douai and Lille the snow was so deep on the line
that the directors of the company found it necessary
to apply for the assistance of the troops in garrison
at the former place, which was promptly given.
Dr. Bowring had a private audience with the
Emperor on Tuesday at the Tuileries. He left Paris
yesterday for London.
The non-arrival in Paris yesterday of the Lon-
don papers of Tuesday, and the absence of the quo-
tions from lithe London Stock Exchange, usually
transmitted by submarine telegraph, paralysed
business at the Bourse. The Three per Cents.
opened at 72f. 30c., and fell to 72f. 15c., at which
they closed for the end of the month. The Four-
and-Half per Cents. closed at 100f.20c. ; Orleans
Railway shares, 1,145 f. ; Rouen, 1,015 f. ; Havre,
485 f. ; Great Northern, 860 f. ; Paris and Stras-
burg, 790 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 890 f. ; Lyons to the
Mediterranean, 735 f. ; WeStern of France, 658 f.
75e. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 600 f. ; Great Central,
505 f. ; Lyons and Geneva, 500 f. ; Shares of the
Bank of Credit Mobilier, 696 f. 25c.