The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-24 00:00:00

FRANCE.

It was rumoured very generally on Sunday and
Monday that M. de Kisseleff was to take his depar-
ture yesterday evening, after an interview with the
Emperor, and Brussels or the Hague was still men-
tioned as the place of his residence for some time.
That M. de Kisseleff's residence in Paris will not
be of long continuance is very likely, but it is said
he will not leave unless some fresh order reaches
him. He was invited to the ball at the Tuileries
last night, and would probably attend.
The Emperor has appointed Capt. Martin to the
command of the vessel Marengo, and Capt. De la
Garde Chambonos to that of the steam-frigate As-
modee.

The Emperor on Sunday received in public
audience, General Baron de Fagel, Envoy Extra-
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the
Netherlands, to present letters from his sovereign,
putting an end, on his demand, to the mission he has
fulfilled in France for forty years. His Majesty
also received M. Lightenvelt, who presented let-
ters accrediting him as Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary of the King of the Ne-
therlands.

The Emperor and Empress went on Sunday to
the Bois de Boulogne. The Emperor was on horse-
back, and the Empress in a carriage.
The Siecle says :—" It was rumoured yesterday
that the Turkish ambassadors at London and Paris
had demanded the assistance of an army from the
governments of France and England."
Mr. John Mason, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America, presented on Sunday his credentials i o
the Emperor.
An Imperial decree convokes the Senate and the
Legislative body for the 27th of February.
By a decision of the Minister of Finance the in-
terest on Treasury Bonds is fixed at 41 per cent.
for all bonds from 3 to 5 months of exchange ; at
5 per cent. from 5 to 11 months ; and at 5A per
cent. for bonds of one year.
The fog that enveloped Paris yesterday morning
was such as has not been known within the memory
of any resident. It was as thick as any that has
ever been felt in London, even in the month of
November. From about half-past 8 till near 11
o'clock it was thickest. Those residing on the
Boulevards could scarcely see the houses on the
opposite side, and candles had to be lighted. The
yellowish and thick mass of vapour continued for
nearly two hours, turning day into night.
.About
half-past 11 it gradually became less, though it did
not entirely clear away. Paris seems to have bor-
rowed for a while the atmosphere of London, and
may be considered as additional evidence of the un-
derstanding between the two countries.
The trade of Paris, which has been so long suf-
fering, received a fresh shock within the last few
days by the announcement that the D. 'rectors of
the Bank of France had unexpectedly raised the rate
of discount. This measure, though unavoidable in
consequence of the rapid decrease in the specie de-
posited in the coffers of the Bank, and which per-
haps had better been adopted at an earlier period,
must nevertheless seriously affect the struggling
tradesman. Business is nearly at a full stop in all
branches of manufactures. The more the danger
of a war with Russia becomes imminent the more
difficult it is to effect sales.
Tile Bank of France is showing a disposition to
restrict its discounts. It is stated, on good autho-
rity, that a first-rate commercial house had four-

fifths of the bills offered for discount on Monday,
23'1 inst., returned.
Toe State has just accoLded to the city of Paris
a sum of 3,666,000 fr. to pay, in part, for the da-
mage done in 1.843. The fallowing is the official
account of the said damage. In February : inhabi-
tants of Paris, 239,626 fr. ; rural communes,
6b1,889fr. ; special cases, 24,500 fr. ; printing-
offices, 19,770 fr. ; gunsmiths, 551,575 fr. ; arms
from private persons, 7,617 fr. ; octroi agents,
62,286 fr. ; army, 30,526 fr. ; municipal guard,
194,230 fr. ; persons connected with the civil list,
397,218 fr. ; railways, 2,523,376 fr. In June : in-
habitants of Paris, 772,656 fr. ; communes,
21,47 fr. ; army, 8,520 fr. ; octroi, 4,746 fr. ; sun-
dries, 49 000 fr. Making a total of 5,598,582 fr.
. .

The decree in the iWmitewr which raises the in—
terest on Treasury Bonds, produced a further
decline in the price of public securities, at the
Bourse yesterday, as compared with the ast quo-
tations of Saturday. The Three per Cents.
opened at 68f., fell to 67f. 75c., rose subsequently
to 38f. 50c., and closed at 68f. 25c. for the end of
the month. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed
at 96f. 90c. ; Orleans Railway shares, 1,030 f. ;
Rouen, 910 f. ; Havre, 417 f. 50c. ; Great Northern,
721. ; Paris and Strasburg, 707 f. 50c. ; Paris and
Lyons, 807 f. 50c. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean,
615 f. ; Western of France, 540 f. ; Bordeaux and
Cette, 530 f. ; Great central, 432 f. 50c. ; Lyons and
Geneva, 440 f. ; Shares of the Bank of Credit
Mcbilier, 607 f. 50c.

SPAIN.
MINISTERIAL COUP D'ETAT.

A telegraphic despatch from Madrid of Jan. 18?
says that several Generals had tendered their resig-
nation, which had been accepted by the Queen..

Generals Manuel Concha' and O'Donnell are
exiled to the Canaries.
General Jose Concha and Infante are exiled to
the Balearic Islands, and General Armera, to
Leon.

The Minister of Justice, the Marquis de Gerona,
has resigned, and the Minister of Finance, M.
Domenech, has been charged with the ad interim
administration of his department.

The Gazette contains a decree accepting the re-
signation of M. Jose de Zaragoza as Governor of
the province of Madrid, and appointing Count de
Quinto, who is Alcalde-Corregidor of Madrid, to
the ad interim administration of it.

A royal decree enacts that a credit of 975,000
reals opened some time ago to the Minister of
Public Works for a line of aerial telegraphs from.
Madrid to Barcelona, shall be employed in estab-

lishing an electric line : another decree exempts
corn for home consumption from import duty ;
another reduces one-half the tariffs on the railway
Aranjuez to Trembleque ; and another suppresses
the Tribunal of Justice of India and the colonies.
A letter states that General Armera, one of the
generals ordered to leave Madrid, had received
permission to remain for a few days to settle some
private affairs. It also asserts that M. Zaragoza
has resigned from ill health.

The 'count and Countess de Chambord have
arrived at Prague, and have hired a house with the
intention of stopping some time. _ _ _

The Judicial Committee of the Senate had been
suppressed, as the senators who belonged to it had
voted against Government.
Many other changes are announced as about to
be effected.

The Three per cents. were done at 40i; the New
Three per Cents, at 24 ; the Debt of the First
Class at 8i ; and that of the Second at 4g.

ITALY.

From Genoa, Jan. 17, we learn that the Pied-
montese Government gives tokens of war. The
magazines are filled with stores and every neces-
sary for the equipment of troops.
It is stated, in a letter from Rome, that the
Papal Government is preparing an article on the
subject of the Holy Places, which will be a reply,
supported by facts, to certain historical assertions
of the Government of St. Petersburg. It is to be
first communicated to the different allied courts,
and will probably be afterwards published in the
Civitta Cattolica. The Pontifical Court is appre-
hensive that, whatever may be the issue of the
struggle between Turkey and Russia, there will
result from it a fresh confiscation for the benefit of
the Greeks of the whole or a fresh portion of the
Holy Places, and it wishes beforehand to throw as
much light as possible on the question.
A letter from Pisa, in the Opinione of Turin, of
the 20th, states that the assassin of the Gonfalonier
of Leghorn has been discovered, as have also seve-
ral of his accomplices. Leghorn being in a state of
siege, the sentences which will be passed on them
will, the letter adds, have to be submitted to Mar-
shal Radetski.