The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-01 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock.

LATEST FROM FRANCE.

The state of the weather considerably delayel
the delivery of the French mail to-day ; but, for-
tunately, the principal items of news which the
Paris papers of yesterday contain, had already been
anticipated by express. The Constitutionnel, how-
ever, publishes an article in the speech of General
Cass, in the American Senate, and does not scruple
to denounce, in strong terms, as unjust, impolitic,
and unwise, the course of policy which the General
recommends the American Government to take
with reference to the Clayton and Bulwer treaty.

- The Siecle returns to the question of the am-
nesty. It draws a distressing picture of the posi-
tion of the political exiles in Algeria, and calls for
the prompt exercise of clemency.
We have mentioned the, fact of an arrangement
boxing been come to between the French and Bel-
gian governments, by means of which luggage and
merchandise forwarded to Belgium may, by being
sealed with the seal of the Customs in France, ar-
Live at the place of destination without undergoing
a search on the frontier. The lifoniteur informs
us that this arrangement applies equally to Hol-
land, for all luggage or merchandise sent by rail-
road to that country. This will be a great ad-
vantage to travellers and persons trading with
Belgium or Holland.

The Spanish Government is actively engaged
with the question of the finances of the country.
Several capitalists have expressed their readiness
to renew their engagements with the Treasury at
the end of the month. The Bank of St. Ferdi-
nand will make its usual advances of 24 mil-
lions, and is negotiating other important transac-
tions with the Government.
In its sitting of the 27th the Piedmontese Se-
nate voted the Slave-trade Repression Bill, by 38
votes to 10. The Deputies passed the bill for the
re-organisation of the Chambers of Commerce by 84
votes to 27.

It was reported at Berlin on the 28th that the
Customs Conferences were'about to terminate, and
that a treaty of 12 years will be concluded be-
tween Austria and Prussia, leaving to the latter
the power of proposing any change in the tariffs.
The police of Berlin have issued an order for the
arrest, if found in any part of the Prussian terri-
tory, of Paul Darasz, a Pole, which has been at-
tempting at Posen, from which he fled to avoid
arrest, to raise money on the bonds of the revolu-
tionary committee of London.
Advices from Bosnia of the 20th, state that
Turkish troops and stores are constantly passing,
on their way to the frontiers of Montenegro: All
the cadis have received orders to have public
prayers offered up for five days to ensure victory
over the Montenegrins. Several Swiss officers
have joined the latter. Major Orelli, of Zurich, is
of the number, and has a distinguished grade in
the artillery.

TURKEY.

The Journal de Constantinople of the 14sh, pub-
lishes a circular of the directors of the Bank of Con-
stantinople, in which, after announcing that the
Government had decided, that the affairs of the
Bank should be wound .11p, they state that " the
bills in circulation, which six months ago amounted
to 1,500,0001. sterling, are now reduced to about
400,0001., and the funds necessary for payment of
them in Europe have been secured by a contract
between the Sublime Porte and five merchants of
Constantinople."
A letter from Constantinople of the 15th states
that itle winding up of the affairs of the Bank of
Constantinople was proceeding favourably, as the
Turkish Government hesitated at no sacrifices to
fulfil the engagements contracted in its name. A
new bank will, it is said, be established in March,
and at the same time various reforms will be intro-
. duced in the financial system of the Government
generally.
It has been decided, says a letter from Constan-
tinople, that in future every battalion of the Turk-
ish army shall have a company of chasseurs, but
without increasing the number of men. The most
active and intelligent young men are to be taken
to form the company of cbasseurs, and they are to
have percussion muskets.
The following details of Abdel Kader's visit to
the Turkish capital are given in the Journal de
Constantinople :—He arrived on the 7th in the
steam-frigate the Labrador, commanded by the
Marquis de Saint-Simon. He was attended by a
suite of 50 persons, and accompanied by Command-
ant Baron Boissonnet, Dr. Tyron, and two inter-
preters. When the Labrador entered the port, the
Marquis de Lavalette, ambassador of France, sent on
board M. Dauprat, dragoman of the embassy, to
compliment Abdel Kader on hishappy arrival. The
frigate saluted the city with 21 guns, and the salute
was returned by the batteries of Top-Hans ; it then
saluted the admiral's flag, and was replied to by the
Turkish corvette anchored in the port. On the
Bth, Abd-el-Kader disembarked, and went to the
mosque of Top-Hans, where he said a prayer. He
next, accompanied by three persons of his suite, by
Baron Boissonnet and Dr. Tyron, and by an inter-
preter, proceeded to pay a (visit to the Marquis de
Lavalette, by whom he was most kindly received.
Then he went to visit the Cheick 131-Islam, with
whom he remained a long time. He next pro-
ceeded to tne Porte to visit the Grand Vizir; he
was there joined by the Minister of War and the
President of the Council of State, and was treated
with marked attention. He afterwards waited
on the Minister of Foreign Affairs, by whom
also he was kindly received. The Emir
then returned on board the Labrador. In
the afternoon the Marquis de Lavalete, accom-
panied by the members of the Embassy, paid a visit
to Abd-el-Bader in that vessel . On the following
day the Ambassador gave a dinner to Abd-el-Kader,
his ex-Khalifat, Sidi-Kaddour-Ben-Embarek, the
Minister of Foreign Affrirs, several chiefs of Em-
bassies, and other personages of distinction. After
the dinner, M. de Lavalette gave a grand soiree,
which was attended by Abd-el-Kader, Sidi-Kad-
dour-Ben-Embarek, and Sidi-Mustapha-Ben-Abit-
aleb, his brother-in-law. Several foreign ministers
were presented to Abd-el-Kader, and he received
them with marked courtesy. A ball followed, and
at half-past ten o'clock he returned on board the
Labrador. On the 12th he was,conveyed in the
barge of the Minister of War to the imperial palace
of Tcheragan, where he was received in audience by
the Sultan. The Sultan displayed great couttesy
to him.

THE LONDON GAZETTE.

(THIS EVENING.)

FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 31.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Charles
Palgrave as Consul at Dublin, and of Mr. George Moss
as Vice-Consul at St. Helena, for his Majesty the King
of the Belgians.

Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Dorsetshire.
Lieut.-Colonel Sir Henry Bayly, K.H.; Rear-Admiral
Joseph Gulston Garland ; John Scott Bankes, Esq.;
John Tatchell Bullen, Esq.; Charles Parke, Esq.;
George Cartwright, Esq.; Robert Hagsell Swaffield,
Esq.; William Eliot, Esq.; and Herbert Williams, Esq.,
to be Deputy-Lieutenants, Jan. 27.
Commissions by the Loyd-Lieutenant of the County
_ _

Palatine of Lancaster,

Edward Parker, Esq.; William Earle, Esq.; John
Weid, Esq.; James Hardy Wrigley, Esq.; Edward
Janws Stanley, Esq.; Henry Master Feilden, Esq.;
John Rowlandson Marshall, Esq.; Thomas Dugdale,
Esq.; William Ainsworth, Esq.; and Peter Catterall,
Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenants,Jan. 25.
Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire.
Charles Spencer Lloyd, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieu-
tenant, Jan, 28.
Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire.
Prince Albert's Own Leicestershire Yeomanry Ca-
valry.—Francis Rawdon Hastings Lawrie, late Major
79th Highlanders, to be Cornet, vice W. H. Curzon,
promoted, Jan. 6.
Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire.
South Herts Corps of Yeomanry Cavalry.—Charles
Drape, Gent., to be Surgeon, vice William Lloyd
Thomas, Gent., resigned, •
d, Jan. 22.

Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of the Tower
Hamlets.

King's Own Light Infantry Regiment of IVlilitia
Thomas Parker Ricl;ford, Esq., late Captain in the 23d
Fusiliers, to be Captain of a. Company, vice Walker
promoted ; Charles Fishlake Cundy, Gent., Tilomas
Cundy, jun., Gent., Stapleton Cotton, Gent., William
Eykyn, Gent., Henry John Can non, Gent., William
Gonne March, Gent., and Frederick Robinson, Gent.
to be Lieutenants; Jan. 27.

Notificaation by the Lord-Lieutenant of the West Rid-
ing of the County of York, and of the City and County
of the City of York.

It has hereby notified, that her Majesty has been gra-
ciously pleased to direct that the 2d and 3d Regiments
of West York Militia shall respectively be formed into
Light Infantry Regiments.