The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-04 00:00:00

TifE FRENCH EMPIRE.

Yeste
the r-aY the Emperor granted an audience to
'‘)enators Correlet and Marchant, and the
to1,a1111;_ill°r8 Dubessy and Villemain, who are about
ket.,_7s,.atour of inspection in the various depart-
/ France. His Majesty gave them instruc-
of 43 /or their important mission, part of the result
antnich Will be that the Emperor will receive
hentie information of the condition and the
whi of the country, and of the improvements
oen'l4.lu, aY be made for the public good.
still;:u,e 17th of April the French squadron was
pits moorings in the Bay of Salamis, and
va.: that date no movement whatever had taken
Au. Admiral Romain Desfosses was to hoist his
haclboard the Montebello. A mock battery
Sna,:een Constructed by the order of Admiral La
the stand the vessels were to have gun practice at
aPpe,-4,:e °f from five to six shots per gun. To all
tliiti-c'nee the squadron was not preparing to rq-
w to Toulon.
glivee read in the Moniteur :—" The Emperor
14,1,4,411 audience on Sunday to MM. Carrelet and
boi);ga88 nt, Senators, and MM. Villemain and
shout Y, Councillors of State, who are shortly
jest; (4) proceed into the departments. His Ma-
gave them his instructions for this important
to one of the happy effects of which will be
of th g under the eyes of the Emperor the wishes
for tfi e°lll/try and the ameliorations to be realised
gliaiespublic interest. The nature of this mission
sage tees to those who are about to fulfil it thehyte °-operation of the functionaries, and the
iatilies of the people."
kino,read in the _Memorial Bordelais :—" It is
to fik"meed that our Chamber of Commerce is about
kran;ve the memorable speech delivered by the
ettil.°/' at the time of his visit to Bordeaux
illteri'ved on tablets of marble and placed in the
This-Op of the Bourse, opposite the grand staircase.
to th'Alleech, it may be remembered, was addressed
Don, Members of the Chamber who had the
id
to receive the illustrious visitor in the large
the Id' the Bourse. We cannot too much applaud
her, ea,,, of the honourable members of the Chain-
Politiono speech of Bordeaux has had an immense
of tb7 Dearing ; it has been the whole programme
faeolifyi Empire. Europe, like France, might,
4ave have feared that this new Empire might
gloryitu inspired with the souvenirs of military
b 1324 dp,„, by the first. The speech of Bordeaux
.ciliroh:"r°Yed these apprehensions by teaching
At 7, what the second Empire would' be." _
deroittnllourae yesterday there has been a got
a' stead t" all descriptions of public securities, with
day's 2 maintenance throughout the day of Mon -
the
the bPrices, and closing with an advance of 40c. in
101. d
.q.a.:14 ree per Cents., and of 30c. in the Four-
/or th:4-41./ Per Cents., for cash ; in the quotations
the Tiirelld of the mouth, a rise occurred of 35c. in
tialf Ze Per Cents., and of 25c. in the Four-and-
have Jyr Cents. In Bank of France shares we
-4,064 in. to record a decline of sf. Closing prices :
and.a4r"as---Three per Cents., 81f. 10c. ; Four-
af Per
Cents. 103 f. 103 f. 50c. For the account
Per ceeiiebYer Cents.; 81f. 40c. ; Four-and-a-Half
Ilhares7f9„l°3f. 85c. ; Bank Stock, 2,700 f. In the
fall ot2f (2.eiety of Credit Mobilier there was
_vraeri.a.tio.,' ebaasterodaecy, they having declined, to 938 f.;
red from Monday's quotation
8. Foncier shares, which are still quoted at
tterciac,: a market for railway
.securities
transacted. 7 onsiderable amount of business . has
tvilitiv_t at a general advance in prices,
kttke4ad shown no tendency to recede when busi-
°tMuded.

The
h,r SPAIN.
Kenn,".advid Gazette of the 28th ult. contains an
of the reception by the Queex at Aranjuez ,
tia.is'e Marquis de Turgot to present his creden-
Q(44e° as the new Minister of France in Spain. The
ueen Was attended by the President of the °un-
til, and by some of the great dignitaries of the
thcrWn and the ambassador was introduced with
eusual ceremony. In presenting his creden-
li he spoke as follows :
kr:` Madame,—l have the honour to present to your
1,-'4)esty the letters of his Majesty the Emperor of the
`tneb, my august sovereign, which accredit me to you
o of ambassador. His Majesty the Emperor
4nl qualitysthe most ardent wishes for the happiness of Spain,
q for the glory and prosperity of the reign of your
Jesty' and charges me to express them in the warmest
litatills• Sincere friendship between France and Spain
b, Produced, Madame, in all times,_ happy results for
the
nations Your Majesty may be persuaded that
tit Sincere 'desires of my sovereign and my constant
orts will always tend to increase their good relations,
ti,4llkl to draw closer the ties which unite them. I shall
—iiksider myself very happy, Madame, if the zeal which,
°tll,lll,Y. Part,. I shall display in the accomplishment of
mission which has been confided to me can
me any claim to the royal favour of your Majesty."
14e Queen replied
receive with a great deal of pleasure, Monsieur le
a'
„4111118, the letter of the Emperor of the French, which
thLreuits you as ambassador to me. The wish which
elnanifest on the part of his Majesty for the felicity of
thek3npoarneish nation and the splendour of my reign, ars
agreeable to me, as I already possess numhe-
Zus proofs of his sincerity. On my part, I form tef
pille wishes for the prosperity of the Emperor and o
ear,„a'llee, and I will not let any opportunity escape for.
bac,"Bing the friendly relations established between this
th,„narcilY and the French empire to serve in promoting
eii-onoamon welfare of the two states. The enlightened.
11,e 'tee made of you for cultivating these relations causes
eotit:lt !slope that my desires will be realised. You may
4.vour.Tm this moment that you possess my esteem and
bye letter from Madrid, of the 30th ult., received
the,Pr, says—" The general impression that
ev,,,,,re:esseilt Ministry is only transitory appears to
butff'°rined. M. Bermudez de Castro, Minister
ence, has this day given in his resignation,
ever Queen has not accepted it. It is, how-
tit,,i,ept. certain that the Ministerial crisis con-
ttle The Cotes are to meet in July. On the 28th
e° per Cents, were at 44.

GERMANY.
answer -uranefort Journal states that a negative
his i."" 'will be received by M. de Bourqueney tofUr,
;eql-lest, addressed to the Austrian Government
Duke
eillission to remove the remains of the
An ie.hstadt into France.
lov.eararninitqtuediry has been instituted by the Austrian
trail ment, respecting the alarming news recently
Z 111341-8 „by telegraph from Trieste respecting
d 47 the East, which information has been sinceto
be incorrect. Measures will be taken
Tetb a similar occurrence in future.
hallt 7 gof the Belgians and the Duke of Bra-
are n'e't Brussels yesterday for Berlin, where
fthey
ahntPeeted to arrive on Thursday next. A ter
FltaY at Berlin, they intend proceeding to
ienna.
Peetece. Leopold and his three children are ex-
jug of ill En old
on the occasion of the christen-
Nue` the infant Prince, at which ceremony the
Presei7tand Princess Royal of Prussia will also be
The
Govern,:ss Gazette announces that the Austrian
'lawkirent has determined to put an end to
keati
rarkeo.o g of books in Hungary, by p
the adoption of
res similar to those which are now in vigour

The Tr PERSIA.
frlamb Correspondent has the following
eal St. Petersburg, dated the 21st ult. :—" The
,:j,(!rainent of Persia entertains the project of
ili`_`;llg a new expedition against Herat. Colon.
the Britisla ambassador, has declared that if
for' tvoject be carried into execution he will apply
passportz.,,

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ITALY.
anth 4 11limber of English, French, and Italian works
ave been forbidden to be read by Catholics, by.
tfacio at Rome, including Macaulay's His-
tor,
li of Engicund.
i• ,4-11 Austrian Embassy is about to be re-estab-
ett4t Itriiorne, in place of the Legation at present
-13* +he Rusian, Miniater, Count Boutenieff,
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