The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-26 00:00:00

FRANCE.

The diplomatic 'relations between England and
Prance are more active than ever. Not a day
Passes without Lord Cowley being at the Ministry
!1 Foreign Affairs, in close conference with M.
urouyn de Lhuys.
The French Government has resolved to make a
;ell' large addition to the expeditionary army. On
riday evening a council of Ministers was held, at
Which it was resolved that the addition should be
Thule without delay, and it is said that the French
contingent alone will amount to 150,000 men.
, It is alio said that an additional loan is contem-
Nated by the French Government to the same
amount as the loan lately raised—namely, ten
trillions sterling.
The Moniteur publishes decrees approving of the
f
iron of the Strasbourg and Bale and the Stras-
bourg and Wissembourg Railways with the Eastern
s;)1 France Railway ; and that of the Dijon and
egaticon Railway with the Paris and Lyons Rail-
. way.
The Moniteur announces that M. de Lacour has
resented. his credentials as Minister Plenipoten-
?,lY to the King of Naples ; and the Baron de
8 adeyrand has presented his credentials in the
acne quality to the Grand Duke of Baden.
tb The following appointments have been made in
CI army of the East :—General (of Brigade) Thirey,
be commandant of artillery; General (of Brigade)
-ozot, to be commandant of the engineers; General
(°,,f Division) Morris is appointed to the command
-14 the division of cavalry of the army of the East ;
and General (of Brigade) Ney, Duke of Elchingen,
t° the command of the third brigade of cavalry.
Exequaturs have been granted to the following
consuls :—M. O'Brien, consul-general of the Mexi-
'ala Republic in Paris; M. Marco del Pont, consul-
general of Chili in Paris ; M. Bazile, consul of
Niuta at Cette and Montpellier ; M. Bernal de
clßeilly, consul of Parma at Nantes • M. Dutari
de Barrenechea, consul at Havre ; M. Chartier,
Venezuelan consul at Bordeaux ; M. Jollral, fils,
eollsul of Mecklenburg-Schwerin at Rouen.
Marshal St. Arnaud, on Friday last, reviewed
the troops now at Marseilles, intended to form part
~°f the army of the East. The troops were drawn
"13 in the Allees de Meilhan. The marshal arrived
the ground accompanied by Lord Raglan and their
respective staffs, and also by General Rotolan and a
floes,
of other officers. After passing along the
tnoes, the Marshal and Lord Raglan took their sta-
-° °PPosite the Lycee, and the filing off took place
aeltidst loud cries of " Vive l'Empereur In the
jenitg, Lord Raglan and his staff were present at
afra:td banquet given by Marshal St. Arnaud to
Bothe superior officers at Marseilles. Admiral
17 Was also present. The following order of
th°e may has been published
`; Soldiers—ln a few days you will embark for the
taLt ; You go to defend allies unjustly attacked, and to
to 0,- uP the gauntlet which the Czar has thrown down
to me mations of the West. From the Baltic to the Medi-
ce,r,,aueam, Europe will applaud your efforts and your sue-
li,rl You will fight side by side with the English, the
pan; and the Egyptians. You know what is due to
2eml in arms—union and cordiality in camp, absolute
devotednesstn to the common cause in action. France and
Thgland, formerly rivals, are now friends and allies.
th
.eY have learnt to esteem each other in fighting toge-
thy'. ;
whewt are masters of the sea ; the fleets will supply
e ith provisions, while scarcity will exist in the
bit'lY's camp. The Turks and the Egyptians have been
e to make head against the Russians since the coin-
eneement of the war. Single-handed they have beaten
helm in several combats. What will they perform when
thuutded by you battalions ? Soldiers ! the Eagles of
bet flipire resume their flight, not to threaten Europe,
:tm defend it. Carry them again, as your fathers did
Fine you. Like them let us all repeat, before quitting
vi
°e
the cry which so often led them to victory,
ve rEmpereur !'

"A. DE SAINT-ARNAUD,

" Marshal of France, Commander-in-Chief
The of the Army of the East."
Moniteur contains Imperial decrees, pro-
kulgating the convention concluded on the 22d
'august 1852, and the ratifications of which were
lehanged on the 12th inst., for the reciprocal
guarantee of literary and artistical property, and
4,410 of the commercial convention concluded and
1
-batified on the above dates between France and
t• Constitutionnel notices as follows the conven-
-I°ll between France and England :
ti The Monitenr has published the text of the conven-
-1;0 Of alliance between France and England, with the
kZtaef protecting in common the independence of the
b., and the integrity of Turkey against the unjus.
~,4 violent aggressions of Russia. The terms of this
vilo.svention of alliance will
.be for. the two Governments
b' have signed it a striking title to the gratitude. of
prid.r°l3°- Hitherto we have had only wars of which
e 4 was the source and ambition the motive. Until
ra„maY we have only seen the Powers unite in a senti-
ticl4 of selfishness and a desire of conquest. The na-
-18 which contracted treaties only thought of obtaining
6.
Th",, the union of their forces more considerable and
et—re certain personal advantages ; they only thought of
-I,li.chiog theselves and increasing their power at the
liilt',zl3° of theweak. France and England give at this
v"ent a sublime example of disinterestedness.
countries
'
takv,,ereigiss placed at the head of these two great
in the face of Governments and nations, an en-
liaement which proves, with the happy progress of
til4ll reason and the salutary influence of Christian
ads Of the grandeur of their character and the loft-
fo%B of their hearts. They renounce the right of deriving
Private advantage from the triumphs which their
rflaY obtain over the armies of the Emperor of
kt,ll-"a• It is not to share the spoil of another that the
4tecrer Napoleon and queen Victoria engage France
~ogland in a conflict which will require patriotic
tlefr'ucea• It is to assist the weak, to protect right, to
ppo,,nd
the cause of humanity and civilisation ; it is to
ect Europe, menaced in her independence and secu
th3' with their sailors and soldiers—it is to serve with
t eir blood and their gold the cause of all. This noble
t,l,lllPie of devotedness to the common interest will bear
• Other nations will applaud it with. enthu-
lii, ; the other Governments will follow it with zeal.
t„„"° is there who will not wish to imitate such chival-
li :B,eonduot, especially when prudence is allied to
roe,-„%4113, and when prudence counsels what justice de-
-1,-4"",8 ? The adhtsion of Europe to the alliance of France
q,, England will be for the Emperor Napoleon and
t 0 the
-Victoria the noblest of triumphs.
Di toe eternal honour of their reign, the imperishable
ZaBrY of their name will be registered by history with
Nvntniuch joy as pride, for it will mark a new era in the
-rni—the era of the m nre of right substituted for the
ohipire of force." e I
The (Currier de Marseille, of Saturday, gives
the following account of Lord Raglan's proceedings
while in that port
`
train`Laonrdd
tßooakotanp
his
arrived yesterday evening by the last
quarters at the Hotel de l'Orient,
Rwith his suite, consisting of Brigadier-General Lord de
(3s, Lieut.-Colonels Steele and Somerset, Major Wel-
tilolviey, and Capt. Blackwood. The lturricane, which has
I°,n here for some days having prevented the Caradoc
.."°nl putting to sea, his lordship and his staff were pre-
to-day at the grand review by Harechal de St.
Arllaud, in the All4es de M 'll the troops of the
ei lan, o
gL4rri'spn, and of the different corps awaiting their turn
°' embarkation for the East. An immense crowd was
on the ground!,
of At Paris winter has returned with a good deal
as!verity. On Monday a few flakes of snow fell,
rat midnight on Sunday the thermometer stood
4t 1
scale 10 degrees only above zero (of Reaurnur's
‘‘,"`sle). The high winds still continue. On Sunday,
Ile"11 the gardens of the Tuileries were full of
b:Ple, a sudden gust carried off one of the largest
~,,713ehes of a magnificent chestnut tree nearly op-
-4.l;ite the end of the Rue Castiglione. It fell
teTj_iigat violence, but happily nobody was hurt.
was a great concourse on Sunday to wit-
lv;ille!fittetirb:refda-opening of the Church of the Sorbonne,
been closed for Divine service for a
be raked
• decree augmenting the number of recruits to
this year from 80,000 to 140,000 men has
Even rise to litigation. Everoung nin
so without distinctmince, ion being y liayble to bed awn
the army, a number of insurance societies have
4prong hp, who for a premium undertake to provide
,rhittuan.stitute in the event of the party paying the
!!im being drawn. Th insurers bject,
jthat their contract must bee understood now
too apply
i"Y to the ordinary risk
and that now that the
loa_nicFs of being drawn' are nearly doubled it
~i1,,u11 be manifestly unjust to hold them respon-
I 'AT • The question has been brought before the
Tribunal of Commerce, which has decided
against the insurers. An appeal has been entered,
4e case will doubtless be carried to the court
o
the resort.
th
last
ttvoThe Orleans journals state that 625 hectares of
taxiu the domanial forest of Vierzon has been
ood
v"estroyed by fire. The loss will fall not
7 upon the state, but upon private individuals,