The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-03 00:00:00

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FRANCE.
A correspondent writes from Paris that " there
is nothing of striking interest in the Paris journals
on the Eastern question, neither is there anything
very new in the information which they give us on
the subject. The statement of the Morning Post
seems to be received by them as positive, and the
inference which they draw from it is, that the Bri-
tish and French Governments will insist on the
immediate evacuation of, the Principalities. The
general impression appears to be that this sort of
ultimatum on the part of England and France will
not be rejected by Russia ; but if the account from
Constantinople of the Hospodar of Moldavia having
put an end to his relations with the Porte, and
having thus virtually refused to recognise any
longer the suzerainty of the Sultan, be true, a
new and important phasis of the question presents
itself ; for the invasion of the Principalities by
Russia will not in that case have been a mere

temporary occupation, but will have had the
effect of depriving the Sultan of a portion of
his territory to add it, at no distant period, to
the dominions of the Emperor of Russia, as it

is certain that Moldavia cannot exist long in a
state of independence. There can be no doubt
that the Hospodar of Moldavia has a right to
say to Turkey—" By treaty you are bound to pro-
tect me ; the protection which you promised was
the condition on which I recognised your suzerainty.
But you leave me without protection against an
invading army, and therefore I cease to be your
vassal." This would be very good reasoning under
ordinary circumstances, and even at present we do
not see what other reply the Sultan could make to
it than that he was unable to give the promised
protection, because the Great Powers who had
pledged themselves to cause the integrity of his
empire to be respected, had refused to enable him
to drive the Russians out of the principalities. It
must be evident, however, if what is reported of
the Hospodar of Moldavia be true, that this rejec-
tion of the suzerainty of the Porte has been effected
by the influence of Russia, and that the evacuation
of the principality will not in this case have the
effect of restoring to the Porte the portion of the
territory thus detached. France and England,
which have tolerated the occupation of the princi-
palities by Russia, will feel themselves bound to
repair the consequences of that occupation by
enabling the Sultan to place things on the former
footing, and whatever expense this may be attended
with must, of course, be chargeable on Russia, for
without the Russian invasion this new state of
things would not have happened.
The Prefect of the Basses Pyrenees has been of-
ficially informed that the journey of the Emperor
and Empress to Pau has been postponed, and will
not take place this season.
Letters from Brest of the 29th ult. state that a
certain activity is displayed in the arming of
vessels. The Duguesclin man-of-war and the Pro-
serpine frigate have arrived in the port, and the
Armide frigate, towed by the Souffiuer, left the
port on the morning of the 29th. Rear-Admiral
Charner was to hoist his flag on board the Hercule.
The French Government have instructed their
Consul-General at Bucharest to remove his flag.
The Prefect of Police has, in consequence of the
discovery of the conspiracies formed to attempt *Le
life of the Emperor at the Hippodrome and the
Opera Comique, adopted a regulation which will
render the sojourn of improper characters in Paris
more difficult. He has published an ordonnance
commanding that all servants residing in Paris
shall, within three months, under the penalty of
imprisonment, provide themselves with a livret at
the Prefecture of Police. Any servant not provided
with such a livret or certificate shall be expelled
from Paris, after an imprisonment of from eight
days to three months.
A reaction took place at the Bourse yesterday, and
public securities have somewhat recovered from the
fall they experienced on Monday, closing steadily.
The Three per Cents. for cash have regained 20c.,
and for the account, 15c. ; the Four-and-a-Half per
Cents. for cash, 25c., and for the account the
whole of the amount of the fall on that day, 10c.
Bank Stock has not participated in this improve-
ment, but has further given way 10f. The last
quoted prices are—For cash : Three per Cents.,
78f. 55c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 103 f. 50c.
For the account : Three per Cents., 78f. 55c. ;
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 103 f. 50c. ; Bank
Stock, 2,830 f. Northerns, 872 f. 25c ; Paris and
Orleans, 1,167 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasbourg, 933 f.
75c. • Paris and Lyons, 934 f. • Paris and Rouen,
I,llif. 50c. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 760 f.
50c. ; Western of France, 740 f. ; Rouen and
Havre, 503 f.