The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-17 00:00:00

FRANCE.

A Council of Ministers was held yesterday after
noon at the Palace of Fontainebleau. The Moni-
teur states that there will be several Cabinet
Councils during the stay of their Majesties. The
same journal states that the health of their Majes
ties is excellent.

The fête day of the Empress was celebrated yes'
terday by the Imperial family at Fontainebleau•
The Bishop of Adras said mass in the chapel of the
palace in presence of their Majesties and. their
court, and the persons who are staying at the palace
on invitation.

The Siecle says :—" M. de Kisseleff, Minister
Plenipotentiary of Russia had been invited to the
stag-hunts at Fontainebleau ; but it is positively
stated that a sudden indisposition will confine this
diplomatist to his hotel. Vely Pacha, Ambassador
of the Sublime Porte, and who is not indisposed,
will be present at these hunts, for which he hao
also received an invitation."

By decree of the Emperor, Count Eugene Du;
bois, who has been appointed director general 0..
railways, is named Councillor of State in non-
activity, and M. de Calvimont, Prefect of the Dor-
dogne, is named Maitre des Requites of the first
class, in place of Count Dubois.
On Tuesday Vely Paella' the Ottoman ambassa-
dor in Paris, purchased forty thousand new
muskets and carabines de Vincennes, for which be
paid two millions of francs.

The police have seized a circular signed by Ledril
Rollin, and which has been extensively distributed
in the ateliers of Paris. A great number of per:
sons have been arrested in the departments, and
more especially at Dijon.
In consequence of the investigation in the affaire
Delescluze, 1,220 balls hiave been discovered at
Tours.

It is confirmed that the Bank will raise its rate
of discount to 5 per cent. It is feared that this
measure will cause a fall in the Funds.
A meeting of the principal British residents and
visitors was held yesterday at Meurice's Hotel, for
the purpose of testifying respect and admiration of
the late Lieutenant Bellot. His Excellency Lord
Howden presided, and in an eloquent speech
dwelt on the great merits of the late unfortunate
sailor. A series of appropriate resolutions were,
then proposed and carried unanimously.
The verdict in the trial of the conspirators
against the Emperor's life was pronounced yes-
terday evening. It was " not guilty" Tin the case
of six of the prisoners, and 22 were found guilty,
with attenuating circumstances. Of the latter,
seven have been sentenced to transportation, three
to eight years' exile, and the rest to terms of inl"
prisomnent varying from five to ten years.
There was scarcely any business transacted at the
Bourse yesterday. The speculators appeared t.,0
be apprehensive of engaging in any operations until
some more decisive news shall have arrived from
the seat of war. The Three per Cents. opened at,
73f. 45c., and closed at 73f. 40c. for the end 01,
the month. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed
at 99f. 85c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, I,lso;f.`;Rouen, 1,020 f. ; Havre, 485 f. ; Great Northern;
848 f. 75c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 810 f. ; Paris and
Lyons, 895 f. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 720 f.;
Western of France, 680 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette,
580 f. ; Great Central, 508 f. 75c. ; Lyons and Ge-
neva, 480 f.; Shares of the Bank of Credit Mobilier,
690 f.

SPAIN.
The Madrid Gazette of the 11th contains royal
decrees, accepting the resignation of M. Banavides
as governor of the province of Madrid, and aP'
pointing M. de Zarogoza, deputy to the Cortes? to
the post. The Heraido announces that it had,_
been definitively settled that the Cortes should D.°.
opened by commission : the Queen being unable to
attend on account of her interesting situation•
The Royal Council had rejected the demand of the
bank of San Fernando to be allowed to increase
the number of its notes, and to make them of lower
amount. The Council of Ministers was actively
engaged in preparing the budget for presentation
to the Cortes.
The Three per Cents. were done at 42i- • the
New Three per Cents. at 22'4 ; the Debt of the
First Class at 91, and that of the Second at 4i.

GERMANY.
The Archbishop of Friburg has excommunicate'l
M. Burger, who has been appointed by the go'
vernment of the Grand Duchy of Baden speczal
commissioner for ecclesiastical affairs.

MEDITERRANEAN MAILS.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRA.PH)

SOtITHAMPTON, Nov. 17.

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company's ship Indus, Captain John Soy, with the
heavy portion of the East India, China, and
Mediterranean, mails, has just arrived.
Her dates are—Alexandria, the 4th, Malta the
Bth, and Gibraltar the 12th inst. The Licht!
brings 45 passengors, and on freight 953 bales and
92 cases silk, and a miscellaneous cargo of opiunip
shawls, fruit, &c.
The Indus spoke her Majesty's ship Leopard on
the Bth, and the Terrible on the 12th instant ; the
latter off Cape Trafalgar.
Her Majesty's ship Queen, bound to Mediter•
ranean, passed. Gibraltar on the 11th inst., without
anchoring.

THE PENIN►SULAR MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16.

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam. Navigatiofl
Company's ship Iberia, Captain R. Roberts, ax*"
rived here this morning bringing the usual Perlin'
sular mails, and dates from Gibraltar the Btlll
Cadiz the 9th, Lisbon the 11th, and Vigo the 12t,,'
inst. She could effect no communication wit.
' Oporto in consequence of the heavy sea off the bar.
The bark Princess Sophia was signalled on the
15th, 50 miles S.W. of the Start.
Tte Iberia brings 27 passengers, and on freigll
h
specie value 1,1251. sterling, 548 half-chests. of
oranges, 58 boxes of dates, 250 boxes and 400 al!'i
boxes of raisins, 29 boxes of tomatoes, 2 boxes
grapes, 5 barrels of flour, 115 boxes of eggs, an
45 packages sundries.
the advices from Lisbon have been anticipateci
by the Royal mail steamer Severn.
From Gibraltar we have accounts to the Sth
inst. Her Majesty's steamer Leopard, six clar
0
from Cork, arrived on the Ist inst. with troops,
and left for Malta on the 3d.
The Neapolitan steamer Calabrese, eight c1a,1,11,
from Havre, arrived on the 31st ult., and proceed'
ed to Naples. The Peninsular and Oriental Cot
pany's screw-steamer Douro, five days from Sollth.
ampton, arrived on the Ist inst., and proceeded f°4
Malta and Constantinople. The screw-steal:lL
Orontes passed the Straits to the eastward on Ir.,
3d. The screw-steamer Tiber, five days from In
pies, arrived on the Bth inst., and sailed the 1415
day for Liverpool. The screw-steamer Livorno2L,
in the bay when the Iberia left, as also her 05.'

jesAtt's steam-friate Vesuvius. . •
y Gibraltar exchanges were quoted as follon:
—On London, 52* ; Paris, sf. 370.; Marseilles it: •
of
Genoa, Of. 39c.; Madrid and Barcelona, i 11:
Cadiz, Seville, and Valencia, f' dis.; Alicall'y
dis.; Malaga, par ; Spanish Pillared dollars,'

per cent. remium.
A screw- psteamer, supposed to be from Liv°ll3°°ll
was off Oporto on the 12th inst.

10.4
MAILS FOE AUSTRALIA.—The following notice,
issued by the Postmaster-General yesterday :--- vie-
tralia.—The next mails for New South Wales, will
toria, South Australia, and Van Dieman's Land obip
be despatched from Liverpool by the cliPPer coo'
on the 10th
Matilda Wattenbach on the 4th proximo, under
ogee
will authorities
b e
m adhe auvpe
ialso h given
General
enotice
Post-office thatshi p
tract with the Postmaster,Generil.” The POSO3.
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of January next for Melbourne and SydneY, er,becesus,
by the General Screw Company's steamer '-'1:, port
2,500 tons burthen, and also for Hobart Town of
hert
Phillip some time this month by the City of go
steamer. , hoe,
NEW DOCKS IN SOUTHWARK.—A comPa.-1_,,, or
just started, having for its object the construct,;th,
new docks, to be called the Wellington Docks,
_s'lte to
wark, the entrance to which will be nearly 01,1),"ti their
letter
..D(3l
the St. Katharine's Docks. The
ap companY!,;,nt theY
notices ot plication to aiament, stae.ou by
intend to aply for powers P
torl connect thet 't
a c'nd he
tramway or p
railway with the South-Eastern, d also London, Brighton, and South Coast RailwaYcsa,. 3
level an"
to make a new street, commencing on Jam ad
_ad.
terminating at Orange-lace,
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