The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-24 00:00:00

FRANCE.

It was reported yesterday in Paris in diplomatic
circles that the Moniteur will .publish a despatch
from General de Castelbajac, giving an account of
the overtures made by Russia to France by the
Emperor Nicholas, similar to those made by that
monarch to Sir Hamilton Seymour, and now so
fully exposed in the last papers laid before Par-
liament.

We give in extenso the article published in the
Moniteur upon the " Secret Correspondence" with
Russia, published by the English Government :
" We have published the documents respecting the
overtures made to the Ehglish Government by Russia
during the first portion of last year. The views of the
latter Power are now confirmed by official proofs
emanating from the Russian Chancellerie, and from
the private Cabinet of the Emperor Nicholas,
and it is now sufficiently demonstrated that the
French Government was justified in characterising
the demonstrations made under the pretext of
protecting the sanctuaries of Palestine as de-
signs dangerous for Turkey and for Europe. It is
now known with.what precision of language the English
Cabinet refused to join with Russia in any attempt to
make a partition of the Ottoman empire, and it is not
necessary for us to indicate which of the two Govern-
ments has the advantage in this correspondence. If
there be in the propositions thus repudiated by England
proofs of excessive h.irdzhood, there are also instances of.
forgetfulness which will excite surprise. The Emperor
of Russia remodels the map of Europe without mention-
ing Prussia, and without taking any account of Austria.
It has been seen in what terms that Sovereign replies to
the expressions of astonishment which the silence preserved
respecting the latt erPo wer inspired the English Ministry.
It has indeed been asked what part Austria could take
when Russia appropriates to herself Moldavia, Walla-
chia, Bulgaria, and Servia. Equal attention has been
paid to what concerns Greece, to which country the
Emperor Nicholas interdicts not only the restoration of
the Byzantine empire, but 'all extension of territory
calculated to render it a powerful empire.'
" As to the Government of the Emperor Napoleon,
there is but one observation to make upon the studied
endeavour of Russia to leave it out of the question in her
plans of territorial remodification—which is, that Russia
came hack to the French Government after having failed
in London, and that France in her turn had to decline
advances more or less direct, which are not without re-
semblance to those which were first made to England."
The marriage of Prince Joachim Murat with the
Princess Wagram, grand-daughter of Marshal Ber-
thier, was celebrated yesterday in the Chapel of the
Tuilleries, in presence of the Emperor and Empress,
Princes Jerome and Napoleon, Princess Mathilde,
and the Grand Duchess of Baden. The ceremony
was performed by the Bishop of Nancy, Chaplain
of the Palace.
At the Bourse the Turkish loan was spoken of
as about to be negotiated by a London banking-
house. The amount to be taken was said to be
57 millions of francs, 6 per cent., at 85, reimbur-
sable in fifteen yearly payments.

Tile Three per Cents. opened yesterday at 64f.
900., and fell to 64f. 50c., the closing price for the
end of the month. The Four-and a-Half per Cents.
closed at 90f. 80c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,076 f.
25c. ; Rouen, 850 f. ; Havre, 442 f. 50c. ; Great
Northern, 725 f. ; Strasburg, 705 f. ; New shares,
537 t. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 800 f. ; Lyons to
the Mediterranean, 658 f. 75c. ; Western of France,
577 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux to Cette, 520 f. ; Great Cen-
tral of France, 415 f. ; Lyons to Geneva, 435 f. ;
Bank of Credit Mobilier, 535 f