The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-14 00:00:00

FRANCE.

I have learned on excellent authority (says the
Paris correspondent of the Morning Herald, writ-
ing yesterday evening,) that M. de Bunsen is not
recalled from London, nor is there any intention
of removing his Excellency at present. There is
very little political news stirring. The papers of
this evening contain not a word. The public seem
pretty well satisfied with the general aspect of
things. They know well that had the Russians
achieved any real success, the news would
have been spread long ago ; and while the Mus-
covites are floundering in the marshes of the Do-
brudscha, the English and French are becoming
thoroughly cordial and united, while, whatever
may he the hesitation of the German Powers, the
tendency to combination with the Western Powers
must become stronger every day. That there is no
to9liag 9i I, ecwaly lilac; woo nil prand yesterday

in those cheerful and pleasant cheers wall whic,,
the Emperor and his English guests were liaileq!
by the army and by the people assembled in extra,
ordinary crowds. This is the Long Champ pm
cession day, and any one who looks at the lines
of carriages which are flowing down the Boulevards,
and up and down the Champs Elysees and Bois de
Boulogne, must feel convinced that the Parisians
are not weighed down with despondency or labour-
ing under much disquietude. It would do eve:
Nicholas himself good to have a peep at his merr2.
enemies. It is barbarism, we opine, that is look-
ing downcast, and civilisation that wears th(
hopeful face.

On Wednesday the Duke of Cambridge, Genera:
Lord Raglan, and the other distinguished militar
visitors, had again the honour, says Galignani
of an invitation to dine at the palace, whithe)
they were conducted in the Court carriages as 01
the previous day. In the evening the whole of the
guests proceeded to the Grand Opera to witnes
the representation of the Vestale and the ballet of
Jovita. On entering the Imperial box, they were
received with warm demonstrations of popular
favour. During the evening, the English nationa
air " God Save the Queen," was performed by the
orchestra, the audience standing uncovered. Ai
its termination the theatre resoudded with cries
for its repetition mingled with " Vivent le,
Anglais ! and Vive l'Enapereur !" The party re-
tnained to the close of the performance, whirl
,lid not take place till a late hour, and appeared.
Inuch pleased with the manner in which they had
been received.

The Pays has some cordial expressions of kind.
uess towards the British officers, which will as.
suredly be reciprocated. The review," ii
observes—

"At which the Duke of Cambridge was present yes-
terday, was more than a brilliant military manoeuvre :
it had a political importance, which did not escape the
notice of any of the numerous spectators who thronged
the Champ de Mars. English uniforms mingling with
French uniforms, were for every eye the visible sign of
that strict alliance which the same feeling of dignity
and civilisation, and the same interest, has ce
mented between France and England—an allianc(
so much the more serious and durable that it doe
not result from those personal considerations.
nor from those dynastic affinities which the slightest in-
cident compromises and overturns, but rests on mutual
sympathy and on a truly national policy. The presence
of the English officers has besides been the occasion o.
manifestations altogether spontaneous, which attest at
the same time the progress and the justice of public
opinion. The acclamations which broke out on then
passage have demonstrated in an undeniable mantler
that the union of the two nations is not less cordial that,
that of the governments. There remains at present
nothing of the ancient prejudices which aroused such
lively and such deplorable passion between Englae.
and France. All the classes of society in each of the.
two great countries are well aware that France and Eng
land are, in the whole world, the most worthy and the
most disinterested representatives of right, justice, an..
moral and material progress ; that they have the samt
interests to carry out and the same interests to defend .
hat, in fine, as their contests have shaken all stater,
so that their alliance confirm the general equili-
.rium, and guarantees the security of modern nation•.
The first effort of this new and generous al i Ince has
For its object to protect the right of Europe again:o
the ambition of Russia, to maintain respect for trea-
ties, to \arrest in their invading march the heirs of
Attila and of the Runs, and to oppose to the bar
earism of the races of the north the impassab:e ba,rriei
•f civilisation. The armies which march for the support
~f this noble cause may be proud of their mission ; thee
will obtain not merely that glory of a military characte.
which is sought for on the battle-field—they will also
have that still more useful glory which great service
merit, rendered to humanity by the triumph of principle-
which insure universal peace. Such were the sentiment-
and impressions which yesterday filled every mind i.
seeing a prince of England by the side of the &ripen)r
if the French, and the superior officers of Great Britain
and France confronted in the same ranks, at the sant-
moment when they are about to undertake the supreme
struggle of right against iniquity, and of the interest of
:ell against the ambition of a single one."
The following are some details of the journey ek"
Prince Napoleon. On his arrival at Lyons, not-
withstanding the incognito which he desired to
•,bserve, the population constantly thronged on his
passage, and greeted him with acclamations. The
Prince left Lyons for Valence on the 11th, at noon,
after having breakfasted with Marshal Castellano.
lie arrived at Valence at a quarter past five, and
was received by the Prefect of the Drome in pre-
s•ence of a va it crowd, who cried " Vivo l'Em-
pereur !" The Prince went at once to the prefec-
ture, and after having received the authorities,
visited the room which Napoleon I. bad occupied
when lieutenant of artillery. The Prince the next
clay continued his journey to Avignon, where he
spent part of the 12th, and was to arrive at Mar-
seilles in the evening of that day.
The Moniteur, in confirming the announcement
from Hamburg,. that by a decree of the Senate,
published on the 10th of this month, all exporta-
tion of articles of contraband of war for the States
of the belligerant Powers is severely prohibited,
says :—" Analagous decrees were to be put dished
at Lubeck and at Bremen. Tim French Govern-
ment feels confident that all neutral States will
imitate the vigilant solicitude of the Hanseatic
Towns. It is only that condition that the mari-
time powers can realise completely the generous
intentions s-1 hick they have manifested."
The ratification of the literary and commercial
treaty of the 22d August, 1852, and of the treaty
of commerce of Feb. 27, 1854, between France and
Belgium were exchanged yesterday at Brusse!s.
MARSEILLES, April 11.—The French Govern-
ment has decided on sending Admiral Bruat to
the Black Sea, to replace Admiral Hamelin. The
object of the change is to give Admiral Dundas the
superior command of the combined fleets, the
French General having that of the land forces. This
afternoon General Monet left us by the Thabor for
Constantinople. The Thabor embarked 55 French
officers and 19 horses. The transport Borneo is
embarking several pieces of artillery, cast on Cie
Napoleon principle. Prince Napoleon will reach
Marseilles to-morrow evening at nine o'clock, by
rail from Avignon. The city is to be illuminated.
The Vectis entered our port this afernoon, from
Alexandria, which place she quitted on the 6th,
thus performing the distance in fire days, and that
after remaining at Malta seven hours, coalin.;',
watering, and taking in 80 passengers. To give
1 you some idea of the great activity employed in
the arsenal of Toulon, it will be only necessary to
state that within the space of 11 weeks the follow-
ing vessels have armed and prepared for sea :
Six ships of the line, one •sailing frigate, five steam
frigates, two steam corvettes, and two steam
troop ships. Independent of this, the screw three-
decker Napoleon and line-of-battle ship Suffrnn
have been thoroughly repaired. Almost all of the
steamers now carrying troops have been overhauled,
and many repaired. The Prefect Maritime has
freighted several transports to carry coals to the
fleet. The steam-frigate Paudor, which was to
have left Toulon for the Baltic, has received coun-
ter orders. She will now carry troops for the East.
It is said that she will embark to-morrow a batta-
lion of the 7th Regiment of the Line. The Ful-
ton has left Toulon for Algiers, from thence to con-
vey tioops to Gallipoli.