The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-23 00:00:00

FRANCE.

There are several articles in the Paris journals on the
Eastern question. The Pays continues to manifest a
belief that the negotiations which have been opened will
terminate favourably, and assigns as one of the grounds
of .ibis belief the conviction which, it says, the Emperor
of Russia must have of the impossibility of providing
the pecuniary means which would be required to carry
on a protracted contest with France and England, whose
credit would enable them to maintain a war without
brituring absolute distress upon the population as would
be the case in Russia.

On Wednesday, the 20th, the Emperor and Empress
made an excursion on the Seine, in the Eugenic, an ele-
gant steam-yacht, built by M. Schneider, expressly for
the Seine. On this occasion, M. Mathieu, the chief en-
gineer of Creuzot, who planned the yacht and directed
the work, received the decoration of the Legion of Hon-
our from the hand of the Emperor. The yacht was
commanded by Captain Excelmans.
An imperial decree of the 15th enacts that "the pro-
visions of the decree of 22d January, 1852 (Article 10),
and of the decree of the 25th of the same month, rela-
tive to the allowances of members of the Legion of
Honour, shall not be applicable to general officers of the
army and navy who have passed or may pass into the
reserve." The decree of the 22d January, referred to,
is that which regulated the disposal of the property of
the Orleans family, one portion of which, it may be re-
membered, was set apart for the Legion of Honour.
Intelligence has been received from Constantina (Al-
geria) to the 13th inst. The Cheriff Bou-Seba had in
vain attempted to induce the Ouled Moumem to rise,
and was at last obliged, after having lost 50 men in a
conflict with.Colo.ura he ifourviiie's tro,vs,--to -take-re=
fuge on the territory of Tunis. General de M`Mahon
bad returned to Constantina on the 13th, with six bat-
talions with which he had visited the district of the
Beni-Ider. All the tribes there had given him the most
satisfactory pledges of their good dispositions towards
France. As the great heat was approaching, orders had
been given to bring in the troops as promptly as possi-
ble under shelter in the various parts of the country.
The general situation of Algeria is described as satis-
factory.
The Correctional Police Court pronounced the deci-
sion yesterday in the affair of the Commune Revolution-
naire. Felix Pyat, Boichot, Avril, Caussidiere, and
Rougee, have been sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment,
6,000 f. fine, and 10 years' surveillance of the police.
Bordol, Bayard, Berlier, Genin, and Granier to 5 years'
imprisonment, 6,000 f. fine, and 10 years' surveillance.
Cordier, to 2 years' imprisonment, 5,000 f. fine, and 5
years' surveillance. The widow Libersalle, and Obin, hus-
band and wife, have been sentenced to six months' im-
prisonment, and 100 f. fin; for circulating printed papers
without the competent authorization ; and the woman
Foubert, for the same act, is sentenced to one months'
imprisonment and 16 francs fine. The Court of Cassa-
tion examined yesterday the appeallof MM. de Coetlogon
and Virmaitre. The appeal is founded on the Prefect
of Police having exceeded his powers in violating the
secrecy of correspondence.
The market at the Bourse was exceedingly firm yes-
terday, and a further improvement has taken place in
the public securities, the general impression evidently
being that the negotiations now in progress will result
in an amicable settlement of the Turkish question. The
following were the final quotations :—For cash—Three
per Cents., 78f. 80c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 103 f.
50c. For the account—Three per Cents., 78f. 80c. ;
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 103 f. 50c. ; Bank Stock,
2,735 f. Mortgage Bank Shares rose 15f., closing at
70f. ; the final quotation of Societe Mobiliere Shares
was 840 f., being an improvement of 10f. In the Rail-
way Share Market the amount of business transacted
was not very extensive. Closing prices :—Northern,
880 f. ; Paris and Orleans, 1,152 f. ; Paris and Strasbourg,
935 f.; Paris and Lyons, 937 f. ; Paris and Rouen, 1,100 f.;
Lyons to the Mediterranean, 765 f. 50c. ; Western of
France, 749 f. 75c. ; Rouen and Havre, 505 f. ; Bordeaux
and Cette, 640 f.