The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-10 00:00:00

FRANCE.

Diplomacy is still at work in Paris to try to put
a stop to bloodshed, but, in the opinion of well-in-
formed persons here, no satisfactory result will be
obtained until such time as a pitched battle be
fought which shall decide the campaign. The con-
dition is, however, that the Russians shall not be
the vanquished, as a serious reverse on their side
would in all probability, only incite the Emperor
Nicholas to greater efforts, and indefinitely pro-
long the campaign.
A Council of Ministers has been held at St.
Cloud to-day.
A deputation from the metal founders of France
was received by the Emperor on Saturday last.
They impressed on his Majesty the necessity for
taking a prompt decision on the question of reducing
the duties on the importation of metals. They ob-
served in addition to other arguments, that it will be
absolutely impossible to prevent accidents on rail-
ways
until each road shall be furnished with a
double line of rails, and that France cannot fur-
nish
a sufficient supply of rails for that purpose.

It is said that the ironmasters will not longer op
pose a reduction of the duties payable on the im
portation of coal and cast iron, but that they are
inflexible on the subject of unwrought iron. The
other manufacturers insist on a reduction of the
duty payable on all metals. A commission has
been appointed, of which M. Morny is a member,
to reconcile those conflicting interests. It is ex-
pected that the Government will shortly adopt a
resolution on this subject.
It is said that the Russian Ambassador in Paris
expressed himself warmly, even angrily, during an
interview with the Minister for Foreign Affairs
on the general question of the East, but particularly
with reference to the articles in one or two of the
Ministerial papers which have recently assumed a
decidedly hostile tone when speaking of Russia.
The Ambassador reminded the Minister how sen-
sitive the French authorities were at the slightest
expression of disrespect in them, and how quickly
the papers received a warning when they ventured
to commit themselves, while, as he complained,
they were allowed to use disrespectful and offen-
sive language to the Emperor of Russia without
check or reprimand. M. Drouyn de Lhuys gave
the only explanation one could expect under the
circumstances, namely, that the Government was
not responsible for anything that did not appear in
its own official organ. The real cause of the angry
feeling which breaks out now and then is to be found
in the nomination of General Baraguay
to the Embassy at Constantinople.
The Union says :—" The invitations for the
stag-hunts at Fontainebleau have been distributed
among the corps diplomatique. MM. de Bisseleff
and Hubner, Russian and Austrian Ministers, who
had not been invited to Compiegne, have received
their letter of invitation for Fontainebleau."
The trial of the prisoners for a conspiracy to as-
sasinate the Emperor at the Opera Comique is
still going on, and appeared to excite a good deal
of interest in Paris.

The Independence, of Brussels, states that Vis-
count Serrurier, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary of France at the Court of Hesse
Cassel, is about to be married to Ma,dlle. Berth()
de Baillet Latour, daughter of the Count of that
name, and niece of the Duke de Bassano.
The telegraphic despatch announcing an obstinate
engagement between the Russians and Turks at
Oltenitza produced an unfavourable effect at the
Bourse yesterday, and Government securities de-
clined in the same proportion they rose yesterday.
The Three per Cents. opened at 73f. 85c., rose to
74f. 10c., and fell again to 73f. 80c. at which they
closed for the end of the month. The Four-and-a-
Half per Cents. closed at 99f. 85c. ; Orleans Rail-
way Shares, 1,152 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 1,037 f. 50c. ;
Havre, 490 f. ; Great Northern, 852 f. 50c. ; Paris
and Strasburg, 935 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 900 f. ;
Lyons to the Mediterranean, 732 f. 50c. ; Western
of Franee, 701 f. 25c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 587 f.
50c. ; Great Central, 512 f. 50c. ; Lyons and Ge-
neva, 490 f. ; Shares of the Bank of Credit Mobilier,
696 f. 25c.