The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-23 00:00:00

FRANCE.

The arrests continued in Paris yesterday. A
considerable number of refugees have been sent
away. The papers have received orders not to
speak of these arrests.

It is now said that Prince Napoleon has declined
the chief command of the expeditionary army to
Turkey, but that he will command the reserve.
The following is a translation of the Note ad-
dressed by M. Drouyn do Lliuys to M. Mercier,
accredited to the Kingdom of Saxony and the
Duchy of Saxe Gotha, with respect to the late
visit of Prince Napoleon to the Belgian Court :
" Sir,--The journey of Prince Napoleon to Brussels
will have the more attracted the attention of the Courts
of Dresden and Gotha, that they are connected by family
ties with the Belgian Court. The visit of his Imperial
Highness has no other object than to respond to
friendly advances on the part of King Leopold. Bis
Majesty had expressed the wish to see actual connexions
arise, which might permit the two Courts, as well as the
two countries, to entertain friendly relations, and the
Emperor has empowered the Prince Napoleon to become
the organ for the expression of the same sentiments on
his part. This step has, as you will perceive, no
political character, but the point of time at which it is
made gives it an importance which, I do not doubt, will
be recognized by the Courts of Dresden and Gotha,
and be hailed there with great satisfaction. This step
will serve to refute the reports, which malevolence or
error a few months back spread abroad, as to the nature
of our relations with Belgium, as well as to give an
earnest of the harmony which the Government of His
Majesty the Emperor cordially wishes to maintain unim-
paired with the neighbouriug States, and to prove that
the loyaute of its policy is appreciated in no quarter
better than by a Sovereign, the elevated sagacity of
whose views was never so thoroughly misunderstood
as when groundless insinuations were lately thrown
out concerning him. You are aware, Sir, that it
was falsely pretended that the King of the Belgians
had, during his late visit to London in consequence of,
suggestions from the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh, en-
deavoured to destroy the alliance between France and
England, and by his influence prevailed on an illustrious
person to second his endeavours. The Emperor esteems
himself happy in thus sending a Prince of his family to
Brussels to visit a Sovereign who, both by his position
and his age, is the real head of the Cobourgs, to declare
openly, that there is no member of this illustrious
House that he does not believe to be animated by the
most loyal sentiments tcwards himself."

The Bourse opened rather firm yesterday, and
the Three per Cents., first quoted at 66f. 95c.,
rose to 67f. A report was subsequently circulated
that the note in the Moniteur of yesterday was
intended by the Emperor as an indirect menace to
the Austrian Government. The Three per Cents.
then fell to 66f. 40c., and closed at 66f. 50c. for
the end of the month. The Four-and-a-Half per
Cents. closed at 95f. 60c. ; Orleans Railway
shares, 1,072 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 852 f. 50c. ; Havre,
430 f. ; Great Northern, 722 f. 50c. ; Paris and
Strasburg, 700 f.; ditto, New, 560 f. ; Paris and
Lyons, 801 f. 25c. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean,
645 f. ; Western of France, 557 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux
and Cate, 521 f. 25e. ; Great Central, 432 f. 50e. ;
Lyons to Geneva, 430 f. ; Shares of the Bank of
Cr6dit Mobilier, 580 f.