The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-11 00:00:00

'HE FRENCH EMPIRE.

At the present moment the question of education
occupies a great space in public attention, not only
in England, but on this side of the Channel. The
only difference is, that while the English Govern-
'neat and Parliament are exerting themselves to
extend the tlessincrs of education to all classes of
the people, the Government of this country is em-
ploying all its ingenuity to restrict the system al-,
ady in use, and to discourage the pursuit of
knowledge among the middle and lower classes of
eeeietY. Our readers are aware that some of the
regulations introduced last year are so framed that
the knowledge of the classics will henceforth not be
absolutely necessary. There is now a proposition
by which the expenses of education in the colleges
and other establishments will be increased, so as to
he a great additional burden on the fathers of
,farailies. The SW/6 accuses the Government of
'laving brought forward this plan in the hope that
it would diminish the number of students in the
cees and other institutions connected with the
University, and increase the number of students in
of the clergy,
the petits seminaires, which are under the .control
measure. and which are not affected by the
The Debats, however, looks on the pro-
/Pi-tier' in a less unfavourable light, for, while it
its approves of the proposed measure, it thinks that
euect will be very limited.
A decree in the Moniteur states that from the
4-B.t of November of the present year all stamps used
will bear the new marks decided on in consequence
tof the change effected in the form of government.
he old stamps may, however, be used until July
1.,1 1854. The holders of papers stamped extraor-
qin, arily are allowed a delay of three months from
APril 1, 1854, to get them marked with the new
stam
----Ts) without any charge.
Th.e Tancrede steamer from Constantinople,
'which place she left on March 25, arrived at Mar-
seilles on Thursday night. The passage was a bad
one, rough weather prevailing the whole time. She
',was detained at Syra the whole of the 29th of March
sY the tempest which prevailed, and at Malta
iiin,ring the 3d and 4th of April. On March 30 she
acram.unicated with the. French fleet near Cal-
The Moniteur announces some further changes
among the Prefects, among which are two dismis-
aalsu ) namely, that ,of M. de Romand, Prefect of the
Cre
are and M. d Epercy, Prefect of Cautal, who
guageappelle d'autres fonctions, or, in plain lan-
, dismissed.
The Count de Rom
Grand- sell, nephew of the last
Master of the order of Malta, died two days
ago in the debtors' prison of Paris.
The Northern and Strasbourg Railroad Com-
pthe anies are to have conceded to them what is called
Ardennes line, which passes Mezieres, and
elites with the Northern line at Givet and Valen-
lon'les. The estimated cost of this enterprise is
'T°°l3,ooof.
and be Bourse of Saturday was active for Rentes
-ank Stock, and prices were not only steadily
aiam,',..ained, but an improvement effected of 35c.
Ac in. the Three, per Cents. for Cash, and the
ceeeentsnt, and of 30c. on the Four-and-a-Half per
to.
for the end of the month. Bank Stock rose
clod
745 f., but eventually closed at 2,740 f. Con-
Ac counting Prices :--Three per Cents., cash, 89f. 30c. ;
80f, 50c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,
10a. 45c. ; Account, 103 f. 75c. In the
able es
of the principal railways there was consider-
at I.°llsilless transacted, and, in nearly all cases,
bussnghtly improved prices. At the conclusion of
ness the quotations were :—Northern, 907 f. 50c. ;
84°r71fleans, 1,052 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasbourg,
and .Rs°e• ; Paris and Lyons, 951 f. 25c. • Paris '
Rouen, 1,052 f. 50c. ; Lyons to the Mediter-
ranean, 815 f. ; Western of France, 750 f.

SPAIN.
The following are the prices of stocks :—Three
Per Cents., 43g • ditto Deferred,
.24 9-16 ; Redeem-
-4014 Debt, first' class, 11; ditto second class, 5/.
'°llpon Certificates have fallen again, and are
(looted at 4/, sellers. Exchange on London, 5110.