The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-03 00:00:00

THE FRENCH EMPIRE

The Emperor heard mass in the chapel of the Tuileries.,
at which a number of high functionaries were present.
After mass his Majesty received different deputations,
and gave several audiences.
M. Manjilla, general of the Argentine army, and
brother-in-law of Rosas, the late dictator,
rather a long residence in France, set out for Buenos
Ayres. His time in France was principally occupied 11;
studying her institutions with a view of introducing son
of them into his own country. the
The Moniteur contains the cattier des' charges of „.
concession just accorded for the railway from yonsi;
Geneva. It also gives a supplement nearly filled wile
the regulations to be observed in the examination for the
degree of bachelor of sciences.
There was considerable activity at the Bourse yestfl;
day in the market for Government securities, VI rd
has, afters
generally having been well maintained, with an urrnpr
tendency at the conclusion of business. The Three Pie.
Cents., for cash, advanced 20c whilst there was A aim
cline of 10c. in the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. .b.',.„11 -for.
provement of 30c. took p.ace in the Three per Cea"'-dA.
the end of the month, and of 10c. in the Four-al.
Half per Cents. In Bank Shares a fall again °Ow's-
of sf. Final quotations :—For cash, Three per Cealo'r
; Four 0
80f. 70c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 103 f. 15a•
u
Half per Cents., 103 f. 20c. ; Bank Stock, 2,705 E
-
the account, Three per Cents., 80f. 75c.

SPAIN.
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The Madrid journals of the 27th ult. contain 3,7 del
deal of angry correspondence between the Marqn",,u.
Duero and M. Jose de Salamanca, relative to the c`lo,
meet
rike cession of the Northern Railway. A hostile
was considered as probable, but the friends of both weft
employing all means in their power to prevent it. L.
was believed that the Cortes will not be assembled
'O4
fore the end of the summer. The Marquis de Tula
the new ambassador of France, had left for ArLiTers
to present his credentials ; and all the mini,
and great dignitaries had also left for the 'Zit
royal residence to attend the Queen's rece,-,Phiss-
for kissing hands on the occasion of Queen v";:di
tina's birthday. The Diario Espanol mentions a resp
which will be of a certain importance if true-413r° the
that General Santa Anna, the new President of
of
Mexican Republic, has demanded the protecti°,.ll
bl
Spain against a new invasion, considered imminen'..l
is
the United States. Some armed bands of insurg7,
are stated to have made their appearance in Catal°iitt-e
The Duke de San Augustin, son of the Queen Chrio
and the Duke de Rianzares, was about to embark Cadiz on board the frigate
.the Ferrolana, as a tnidsbir
man.
ero
Three per Cents., 43g ; Deferred, 24 5-16 ; -tl
cates, 4.

ITALY. 10
The Messaggere of 'Modena states from Rome of
ult., that the Papal Government has concluded the nto
loan at 8 per cent. for a sum of 26 millions of francol
be paid in 15 monthly instalments, commencing isto
the Ist of May. Copper money in large quantities itio
tinues to be struck both at Rome and Bologna, s°o)
the total amount prescribed (about 16 millions f frd'
will soon be completed. of
The Austrian Commandant of the port and city
Leghorn has, according to a letter of the 25th ult., eft
the Parlamento of Turin, sentenced an advocate, nab
Richard Franzi, to 5 months' imprisonment in irons'
having held subversive language calculated to cast haoeli
upon the Imperial troops, and having shown 11700
disaffected towards the legitimate Government 01
Grand Duke of Tuscany.

GERMANY.
The TVezer Gazette states from Hamburgh, 28th nolo
—"Our journals have announced that the Gel.lliiols
Diet had requested the Senate to dissolve the assoe'°' the
of workmen. The Senate, however, refused ell 'efi
eti
grounds that the dissolution of the existing loci
would lead to the formation of secret ones." •
The Ministerial Commission charged to prepare lirl!00,
Austrian States the execution of the Treaty of_A' It
merce, and of Austro-Prussian Customs tariffs,
is said, be permanent. It is composed of functic''''' cot
belonging to the departments of commerce and al'
under the Presidency of the Chevalier de Stock. of
The Voss Gazette has the following under 401.,n 3e
Vienna, 28th ult. :—The day before yesterday Illefrens
gian Ambassador delivered a letter to the Emperorboot,
his Sovereign, announcing that the Prince of J3llO i 4
his son, had attained his majority. King LeeP°l,oo
expected here on the 9th May, and preparations or
already been made for his reception. It has been bail
nounced that the Chevalier de la Torre d'Ayllon jot
refused the Ministry of Foreign Affairs whin' ig is
been offered to him by the Queen of Spain. Dd pro'
an error. M. d'Ayllon has accepted the post, an
begna
posed to leave on the Ist May, and he has alreadlo
to pay his visits of farewell. He will, it is said,
placed by the Count San Luis." 010
13
The marriage of Princess Agnes, of Dessau, witted at
hereditary Prince of Saxe-Altenburgh, was celebra of
Dessau on the 29th ult. The King and Pry
Prussia were present, aeftl
There are rumours in circulation at Berlin,_ of 3er
in the Ministry ; the Ultra-Conservative leader, '''Barne
de Garlach, was spoken of as likely to replace
Manteuffel, as Prime Minister.
# 'a and the
The treaty recently concluded with Austria'
most important portions of the Convention
„f
construction of Zollverein, have been approvek-,c' ;„.
the second Prussian Chamber. The debate on the ;(1,
crease in the duty on beet-root sugar was a.cijoUrll4
The Government is about to present a bill for redilo'
the import duty on iron.
for The Hanoverian Government has laid the budgetpi
for the re
1854 before the Chambers ; the expenses are estio"
at 8,351,771 dols., and the receipts at 8,004,601 dole'

TIIE MEDITERRANEAN.

SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY NIGIIfO,
The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Chnee
pany's ship Bengal, Captain H. W. Powbll, arrived vos
this morning, bringing the heavy portion of the •
India, China, and Mediterranean mails, in charge
Lieut. Sandom, R.N., Admiralty agent. ss
Her dates are Alexandria, April 19 ; Malta, 23 1, •
Gibraltar, 27. She brings on freight 6 packages olitpg,
cie value 12,0001. sterling, jewels value 40,0001. sterj2if
180 boxes of lemons, 159 barrels of gum, 16 bags of 61,
30 bags of madder-root, 294 bales of silk, 655 hal; of
flax, 72 bales of wool, 140 bales of cotton, 64 caw'
silks, and 69 packages of general merchandise. or.
The Bengal brings 170 passengers, among whclroOt
Colonel Holdham, from Madras ; Colonel Ramsay,
Calcutta ; Colonels Mainwaring and Simmondst
Hong-Kong ; Brigadier Green, Colonels Watson,
Farrel, Captain Clay (3d Dragoons), Major Iclutellwaf
Captain Morrison, &c., from Bombay ; Lord and Igor
Hay and Lady Jane Hay, from a tour in Egypt ;
tains Green and Baker, from Malta ; Captain Nieh.rog.
from Gibraltar ; Commodore Aulick, from Hong-0-°OO,
The passenger-list of this steamer also includes
name of General Sir Walter Gilbert, who, after 52 I it,.
active service in India, &c., returns in ill-health top)? ,
native country, accompanid by his son, Mr. F.gastst of'
Gilbert, who for the last five years has filled the P°olo
her Majesty's Consul at Alexandria. This gentle/ fill
left Alexandria with the regrets and good wishes ° OiS
those who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. -
sudden departure prevented a dinner intended to ire'
been given to him by the English residents from te'''re'
place, but a piece of plate is, we understand, to he Pit!'
sented to him on a future occasion. The Maltescor
habitants at Alexandria, in order to testify the ~n°o44
deration they have at all times experienced at the :Mai
of Mr. Gilbert, presented him with a very gr3Tthe
address, and subsequently escorted him on boar'Aess,
ship with two bands of music, and continued 7,t
demonstrations of respect till the Bengal steamed n"
the harbour.
The Bengal, on her homeward passage, expe"-I,oo'
from Malta to off Oporto a succession of strong
winds, or she would have arrived early yesterdal. ID
the 24th ult., while crossing the Gulf of Lyons, 811.,,e
with a strong N.W. gale, with a heavy cross sea, th,, to
which she steamed 9 and 10 knots. From 00700
Finisterre she had a fresh gale and thick weather,he
S.S.E. and across the Bay light variable winds. 19 ill
found to steam against a fresh head-wind 10 knc'bilel:,
smooth water with no wind 114 and 12 knots ; Wi_noo
fore and aft canvas she goes 12 and 13, and with nfer
set and a fresh breeze she goes 14 and 154- knots. oth
greatest run in 24 consecutive hours was 336
giving an average of 14 knots an hour, the latte;,',/
believe, nearly equalling the greatest run ever a DO
plished by any, ocean-going steamer. During thil
passage she has. not had six consecutive hours ewe
wind, so that her steaming qualities have been we Aier
satisfactorily proved. Her run from Malta to -"ilia
andria, 830 miles, was accomplished in 70 hours,icesh
back to Malta in 72 hours. Coming up Chamattgup
easterly winds prevailed, the sailing vessels boll
being under double-reefed topsails.
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The French fleet is reported by the Bengal tio „„ti
in Salamis-bay. At Alexandria, the usual -r4i4;•itis°
fleet and a7Turkish war steamer. At Malta the ." her
fleet, under Rear-Admiral Dundas. At Gibraltar'
Majesty's ships Furious and Antelope. hrte•
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's c feeleg
steamer City of London arrived at Malta on the eoutli"
of the 22d ult., and was to leave on the 23d for -
ampton. oet
From Gibraltar our accounts are to the 27th ilitn the
Majesty's ship Vengeance left that port for Malta barley'
23d. The Gibraltar Chronicle announces the e&nacli'
tion, on the 26th ult., of the Cameronians, for Ca pre-
The governor was present, and the regiment At h, 50'
ceded to the boats by the bands of the 13th, 4' of ape:'
and 92d Regiments, amid an immense concourrto
three
tators. The regiment was afterwards told off .`ll, nrcle`
separate divisions, and embarked in the followicrilea;
—The head-quarters, under Lieutenant-Coloirotevat,r
hill, with Captains Frend and Nicholson, LrteraissiTer
Wallace and Mosse, Dr. Grogan, and Q".
Kent, in the Thomas Arbuthnot ; a divist° captalo,
Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Hogarth, with nd h
Cameron and Andrews, Lieutenants Quartleqe Jose%
ville, and Assistant-Surgeon Douglas, a
under Cantle,.
ent
Somes ; and the remaining division, t Chit i
Carey, with Captain Longmore and Lieuten3ri
in the Santipore. On the arrival of the retich is /
o
Montreal, they will relieve the 20th Foot, w
cl since
return to England.
artere e
The 92d Highlanders, which had been V vier
their arrival in different parts of the garrison,aarvie
leo
occupy Town Range and Wellington's Front a
on the 20th. with pain
ID'
The Bengal spoke a large scresy-steamer
h, At 5a- 00
ports off the Rock of Lisbon, steering settatongtotl
of the 30th ult., the Bengal spoke the, li
wiles N,E, of Cape Finistorros otoorgig _Pdt--‘"