The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-05 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, Friday Morning.—An Imperial decree,
in the Moniteur, re-establishes the Imperial Guard.
It will form a mixed division, will be under the
immediate orders of the Marshal of the Palace, and
its service will consist in guarding the person of
the Emperor.
General St. Jean d'Angely is named Command-
ant of the Guard.
A picked corps of cavalry, to be called the
" Hundred Horse Guards," is also established.
The Emperor, it is said, has just decided that
considerable changes shall be effected in the
Champs Elysees. A large portion of the present
planted ground is to be built on, which act will
give a profit of 35 millions of francs, it is calculated,
to the city of Paris. A vast opening, surrounded
by lofty houses, is to be made in front of the Ex-
hibition Palace, and ornamented with fountains
and statues. It is also said that four fountains
are to be established on the Place de la Concorde,
in place of two; and that the obelisk of Luxor is
to be transported to the court of the Louvre.
A telegraphic despatch wi.s received on Wednes-
day in Paris, announcing that Giraud, the man
buried in the well at Ecully, near Lyons, had been
last night delivered from his most perilous position,
and that he is in as good health as could be ex-
pected. It is now nineteen days since the accident
by which he was buried underground occurred.
• The Moniteur says :
"It was on the 14th of April that the vice-admiral
commanding-in-chief the squadron in the Black Sea re-
ceived the official notification of the state of war between
France and England on the one hand, and Russia on
the other. Admiral Hamelin, after having come to
an understanding with Admiral Duudas, signalled this
new state of things to the vessels in the fleet, and caused
the signal to be saluted by three cries of Viva l'Empe-
reur !' by the crews, standing on the yards. The Eng-
lish admiral executed the same mano3uvre. Nothing
was more imposing than the spectacle of these 20,000
-alters making the air ring with their acclamations in
a c,Ltve wnieli, in the opinion of all, is that
of justice and of Lila indepood,:ne.:_, of ate naLionaliti,s
of Europe. At the top of the three masts of each
vessel floated the flags of France, England, and
Turkey, on whioh the enow fell in liaka—as if to give

a real couleur locale to this maritime scene. In de-
scending from the yards, the topmen grouped them-
selves around the mainmast, and sang a war-song com-
posed by one of them. The enthusiasm is very great
and unanimous in both fleets. It is manifested on every
occasion, and it has been singularly increased of late
by the perusal of the official documents which have so
clearly exposed the ambitious projects of Russia, and
her attempts to exclude France from any intervention
in the destinies of Turkey."
A telegraphic despatch is said to have been re-
ceived by the Government, announcing a victory
by the Turks, and that Omar Pasha had succeeded
in cutting in two the Russian army in the Do-
brudsch. The despatch, however, is not regarded
as sufficiently authentic, and therefore was not
published.

In the afternoon of Wednesday the police paid A
visit to the house of a Russian, who has been living
for years iu France, and who has been lately re-
siding at Auteuil, a short distance from Paris.
They made a strict search among his papers, which
they took off with them to the Prefecture of Police.
The papers were again examined, and the discovery
is said to have been made of a serious correspon-
dence with St. Petersburg. The police again
visited his house yesterday morning and arrested
the Russian. He is for the present detained at
the Prefecture.

The Moniteur de la Flotte says If we are
rightly informed, the English Admiralty has €l°-
cided on principle not to build any more sailing
or paddle-vessels, but to adopt the screw for ea
men-of-war without exception. Moreover, all the
existing ships in the navy susceptible of the trans'
formation, are to be converted into screws." _

For some days past unpleasant rumours, says the
Paris correspondent of the Times in his letter of
yesterday, have circulated on the state of rela- •
tions existing between the French Ambassador
at Constantinople and the Turkish Cabinet, or
rather the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The dis-
satisfaction does not, I believe, extend to the
French Government, but is confined to their
representative, though I believe they are perfectly
aware of the fact, and have been so for some
time. When General Baraguay d'Hilliers was
first appointed to his present post it was certainly
taken as a proof that the policy of France,
which, as well as that of England, had unjustly
been charged with weakness and dilatoriness, was
about to assume a more energetic character. The
substitution of a military man for a civilian in the
arduous and responsible duties of representative
to the Porte, would lead to such a conclusion,
though it does not follow that a man who is bold
and daring in the field must necessarily carry with
him into council the same qualities. However that
may be, the most favourable results were antici-
pated from the change, all the more so that the chief
and perhaps the only complaint made against M. de
la Cour was the want of the very quality for which,
his successor got so much credit. Energy and zeal
may, however, be carried to an excess ; and it ar
pears that General Baraguay d'Hilliers is the Opp)"
site extreme of the alleged feebleness of his pre-
decessor. We meet in our daily intercourse with
the world persons who think that great energy ,
mind and decision in council, as in action, must
invariably be connected with a bustling and noisy
exterior ; that the more manly qualities are only
shown by abruptness in demeanour and rudeness
in language ; and they have no idea that a man 01
placid manner and of quiet intercourse with his
fellows may possess more decision and strength
of character, a force of will more concentrated POW'
more fixed, than he whose energy wastes itself
violent gesticulation, roughness of manner, a 11,`
uncouth or rude language. Firmness of purpose 315
no doubt essentially necessary in such a situation I as
that of the French Ambassador at Constantino] ale'
but it is not incompatible with evenness of tem p er'
It cannot be doubted that the General's patitw
has been often tried severely since he entered on. ill
present functions. The Oriental character is c e 're"
monious and slow ; the General is quick and has tyd
and in some moments of extreme vivacity he is s
both in manner and in words to have grievol2 sly
offended' the susceptibility or the dignity of : t!A
Turkish Ministers. In fact, matters have read tn
such a point that the General is said to have mens 4 c'
the Turkish Minister for Foreign Affairs with a a'
pension of his relations with him. No BM
factory explanation is given of the cause of tit er'
hickerings ; they perhaps originate rather 111
matters of form than anything else, but at ~,31
events they tend to excite a goal deal of ill-wl'
The General complains, I believe, of apathy or
obstinacy on the part of the Government he f
an ' redited to and they in turn accuse hint of
brusquerie of language and unpardonable outbrea%
of temper. In such cases it often halve ns the
there are faults on both sides, but what iv ould
merely unpleasant on any other occasion hec°lll
es
most serious in circumstances like the preseut.
Some time since it was stated that General
Baraguay d'Hilliers was on the point of beinif
recalled, and that his letter of resignatio tt crossed'
the despatch announcing his removal. Th 143 matter,
however, died away, and it was believed that the
affair was settled. lam not aware that all
official complaints have been comnauni icated
the part of the Turkish Government, but I should
not be surprised if before long a friendlL r remon-
strance will be made on the subject.
The Bourse yesterday was rather animated, and
prices improved. The Three per Cents. o 1 )ened at
64f. 40c., rose to 65f., and closed at 64f. t Ze., for
the end of the month ; the Four-and-a-13 r.alf per
Cents. closed at 91f. ; and the New Loan at 64
85c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,055 f. ; Rouen'
852 f. 50c. ; Havre, 412 f. 50c. ; Great X. (other°,
7451. ; Strasburg, 717 f. 50c. ex div. ; New Shares'
546 f. 25c. • Paris and Lyons, 823 f. 75c. ; Lyons
to the Mediterranean, 672 f. 50c. ; Wesi ;ern ut
France, 560 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette 505 f. • Great
Central of France, 405 f. ; Bank of Creditdobilier/
510 f.