The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-09 00:00:00

FRANCE.

The Moniteur of to-day (Monday) announces
that the Prince de Chimay had an audience of the
Emperor yesterday, to present a letter from the
King of the Belgians.

A rumour circulated on Saturday, in Paris,
which, though varying in some details, was substan-
tively that the Emperor of Russia had consented to

accept the Vienna Protocol, and that despatches had
been received in Paris to that effect. Again, it
was said
,that a despatch had been received from
Vienna announcing that the Russsan Ambassador
at that Court announced that his master had
agreed to send a Plenipotentiary to a conference,
the seat of which should be Berlin, with the
view of arranging the differences between Rus-
sia and Turkey. On the other hand it was
stated that M. Kisseleff the Russian Ambassador
in Paris, had all but made up his mind to take
his leave of absence, since the publication of the
circular in the Moniteur, but that on reflection lie
thought it better to remain at his post till such
time as an answer should be received from St.
Petersburg to the Vienna propositions.
Another report was that Namik Pasha has suc-
ceeded in contracting the Turkish loan in London,
and on favourable conditions.

is stated that an addition of 10,000 men will
be made to the French navy.
The Moniteur of yesterday (Sunday) contains a
decree for the organisation of the Bakers' Bank
lately established at Paris. M. de Montulle, Chef
de Section at the Ministry of State, is named its
director, and is to be aided in his functions by
a consulting committee orsix members, of which
Count d'Argout, Regent of the Bank of France, is
President.

The Marquis de Turgot has been raised to the
dignity of Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour,
and M. de Poujade, Consul-General in Wallachia,
to that of 0111Cer.

On Friday morning, at about nine o'clock, the
Emperor, accompanied by the Minister of State
and Gen. de Lourmel, aide-de-camp de service,
went on foot to inspect the barracks established in
the old Orangery, and the works that are going on
on the Quai du Louvre.

The Emperor afterwards presided at a Council
of Ministers. He then went out on horseback,
accompanying the Empress, who was in an open
carriage with postilions. The Imperial party re-
turned to the Tuileries about four o'clock.
According to a Cassel journal, the news given by
the Augsburg Gazette, that Prince Napoleon,
nephew of the King of Wurtemberg, will marry
the eldest daughter of the Margrave William of
Baden, uncle of the Prince Regent, is confirmed.
The Princess Sophia, in the month of April next
will attain her twentieth year.
The Bourse was more firm yesterday. It was
reported that a telegraphic dispatch had been re-
ceived from Vienna, announcing that Mayendorff,
the Russian Ambassador at that Court, had ex-
pressed his master's consent to send a plenipoten-
tiary to a conference to be held at Berlin for the
arrangement of the differences between Russia and
Turkey. The Three per Cents. opened at 70f.
70c., and rose to 70f. 75c. They fell subsequently
to 70f. 10c., but rose again to 70f. 60c., at which
they closed for the end of the month. The Four-
and-Half per Cents. closed at 98f. 75c. ; Orleans
Railway shares, 1,115 f. ; Rouen, 955 f. ; Havre,
; 465 f. Great Northern, 812 f. 50c.; Paris and Stras-
burg, 762 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 865 f. ; Lyons
to the Mediterranean, 700 f. ; Western of France,
635 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 580 f. ; Great Cen-
tral, 485 f. ; Shares of the Bank of Credit Mobilier,
647 f. 50c.

SPAIN. • •
ACCOUCHEMENT OF THE QUEEN.
Her Majesty, on Thursday the sth of January,
gave birth to a daughter,
Both the Queen and the young Princess were
doing well.
The President of the Council has completely re-
covered. He .4 ent on the Ist to pay his respects to
Queen Isabella, who received kim with marked
kindness.

It is expected that at a Cabinet Council, which
was to be held on the 2d, several functionaries
would be dismissed, and that their dismissals would
be a clear indication of the political line the govern-
ment proposed to follow.
All the Ministers, and especially those of War,
Marine, Finance, and Public Works, are resolved
to second by all their efforts the policy of the Pre-
sident of the Council. The ambassador of France
continues to go on well.
The Gazette of the 3d publishes the receipts of
the Treasury in November last, which exceeded by
1,700,000 reals those of the corresponding month
of 1852. The revenues of the 11 months of 1853,
ending on the Ist of December, amounted to
1,191,670,919 reals, or 22,000,00 G more than the
Minister of Finance had anticipated.
M. Borgo de Primo, Baron del Asilo, Minister
of Denmark in Madrid, and the senior member of
the Corps Diplomatique, had returned from his
journey to the north of Europe.
The last accounts from Puerto announced the
arrival in that island of the new Captain-General
of Cuba, the Marquis de la Pezuela.
The Three per Cents. were done at 411 ; the
New Three per Cents., at 21a ; the Debt of the
First-class, at 8 ; and that of the Second, at 41.

SWITZERLAND.
The Archbishop of Frieburg has suspended from
their functions six curates, who had disobeyed his
orders.

The Emperor of Austria, during his stay at Mu-
nich, has had laid before him by his ambassador the
details of the difference existing between the Go-
vernment of Baden and the clergy. Bis Majesty
has recommended that Government to make certain
concessions, at the same time that he blamed, it is
said, the rebellion of the clergy.