The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-26 00:00:00

The new Emperoeis about to contract a matrimonial
alliance, and th'' atout of the. or.di-
f'lnary eonclitions FTril bece fhroeindenejneesidea.of expatiating
on the union which the chief of the ,t ate is to contract.
We have neither a right nor a desire to do so ; and
every one will understand the motives which prevent us
from making any comments on it. The marriage, how-
ever, of a crowned head is above all a political event.
If we could have forgotten this fact, the communication
of the Emperor to the constituted bodies, and the
language of the ministerial journals, would have re-
minded us of it. The Journal de l'Empire, in fact,
gives an account of royal alliances ; it goes back to
Clovis and Clotilde, and follows the second and the
third race. In this lesson of history it seeks for pre-
cedence or testimonies in favour of marriages de convers-
ance personelle,' and endeavours to prove that kings have
never thought of strengthening their alliances abroad by.
their union with sovereign families.' However contes-
table this thesis may be, there is another which the
Pays cannot prevent itself from bringing to light,
namely, that kings of the third race have constantly
had in view to reconstitute the national territory, to
possess it Without division, and to make it come within
the natural limits which mountains, rivers, and sea trace
out around it.' It thus renders homage to the perse-
vering work of that great House of France which,
uniting its private interests with those of its people, or
rather in yielding everything to the honour and power
of the country, formed, province by province, that fine
and glorious national unity of which we are so proud.
Think of what tire children of Hugh Capet were at first,
and see what an immense distance separated the Duke
de France, enclosed in some leagues of ground, and
the very Christian Monarch, King of France and
Navarre, marching at the head of Europe, and holding
the first rank in the civilised world. This magnificent
creation of monarchical France has been accompanied
by the policy of alliances as much as by the force
of arms, by skill in negociations, and by the majesty
of the laws. From Louis VII., who first united
G-uyenne, to Louis XII. and Francis I. annexing heroic
Brittany ; from Charles VII. driving out the English
to Louis XV. incorporating Lorraine and Alsace, and
acquiring that Island of Corsica by a treaty, without
which the Bonaparte family would never have been
French—it is an uninterrupted suite of marriages or of
conquests inspired by the same sentiment of patriotic
aggrandisement, and by the same idea of national power.
Was it not the same noble ambition which caused the
alliances with Scotland during the struggles with
England, and with Spain' during the rivalry against the
House of Austria ? Would it be possible to find a writer
of ever so little intelligence—were he even the editor of
the Pays—to dispute the influence which family policy
secured to the House of Bourbon, sitting at the same
time on the thrones of France, Spain, and Naples ? The
new Empire departs from these old traditions, and it
does so with the most resolute decision, and in the most
striking terms. Its language is addressed to France and
to Europe. We do not think we are wrong in saying
that never since the 2d December, has any event of such
importance taken place in governmental policy. The
speech of the Tuileries is more than a manifesto—it is a
complete programme. It is only necessary to reperuse
it with attention to be convinced of this, and it com-
mands the most serious meditation." _

prevailed in Montenegro. Polish and Hungarian
officers are said to be a the head of Turkish divi-
sions, " sufficiently experienced in war to conduct
the troops of the Porte, and unscrupulous enough
to fight against Christians." Ferik Pacha (says the
writer) impudently exclaimed, " Grahowo belongs
as little to the Montenegrins as Krivascie does to
the Austrians." However that may be (argues the
Ministerial organ), there can be only one opinion
as to the duty of Austria to guard the sacred in-
violability of her territory; anal the sanguinary
struggle now approaching cannot be viewed with
indifference by Austria. " Irrespective of the re-
ligious question, Montenegro has enjoyed an actual
independence for centuries—not indeed diploma-
tically recognised, but de facto undisputed by the
Porte." The frontier relations with Montenegro
have long been on a good footing, and the Austrian
borders respected by the inhabitants of Czernagora
(the Black Mountain), which is far from being the
case with the Bosnians, whose Turkish population,
some six years ago, made exactions of a nature that
the Ban of Croatia was obliged to punish with the
sword. But, in the eyes of the Austrian writer,
the real ground of provocation is the religious cha-
racter assumed by the present insurrection. Every
possible means is being taken to stir up the smoul-
dering flame of hatred against the Rajahs. "On
the night of January 5 (the Greek Christmas),
several shops in Mostar were set on fire by the
Turks, and all the endeavours of the Christians to
extinguish the flames were baffled by the Turkish
soldiery, and a regular plunder ensued."

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RAILWAYS,

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25
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Closing Price
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Do. Chesh. &
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Caledonian
Chester & Holyhead
Cork and Bandon
Cork, Blackrock and,
Passago .
Dublin&Belfast June
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dem Junction
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An Imperial decree declares thatitaldng into con-
sideration the high position of Prince Napoleon
Joseph Bonaparte near the throne, and that he
ought, as one of its firmest supports, to hold a high
rank in the army, the Emperor authorises him to
take the title and rank of, and wear the uniform
of, a general of division. •
M. Auber has been appointed Director of Music
and Maitre de Chapelle of the Emperor.
The Impartial of Boulogne states that the late
heavy rains had caused several parts of the cliff to
give way. The establishment of the Humane So-
ciety has been somewhat injured by one of the
landslips. The Hotel de Pavilion has suffered
more considerably, the kitchen and other outhouses
having been completely buried beneath the masses
of clay and earth which have fallen from the cliff.
The sum, received at the Paris Savings' Bank
during the past week was 804,499 f. from 6,440
depositors, of whom 1,063 are new, and the sums
reimbursed 478,951 f. The money received during
the same period for the Caisse de Retraite for the
Aged amounted to 1,499,467 f. for 1,292 accounts,
of which 876 are new.
The mean temperature of the month of Decem-
ber in Paris was 8 degrees and one-tenth above
zero. The highest temperature during that period
was on the 14th, when the glass marked 13 de-
grees above zero, and the lowest was on the 2d
and the 20th when it was 7-10ths of a degree above
zero. The quantity of rain which fell in the court
of the Observatory was 5 cent. 35, and on the ter-
race to the south 5 cent. 3.
The Phare de la Manche announces that the solu-
tion of the question of the Transatlantic French
packet station is approaching to a conclusion. The
Government Commission has concluded its inqui-
ries. It has likewise heard the opinion of the
Chamber of Commerce of Paris on a subject which
so seriously interests the commerce of France. It
is at present deliberating, and its opinion will be
shortly pronounced. If that opinion be in accord
with the highest naval authorities, there is no
doubt but the port of Cherbourg will be the point
selected for the departure and arrival of the packets.
The Bourse was greatly crowded yesterday, but
there was not much business transacted. A feeling
of uneasiness appeared to prevail amongst the spe-
culators, which was increased by a statement that
two Russian corps d'armee had been assembled in
Poland. The Three per Cents. which opened at
79f. 45c., fell to 79f. 25c., they rose subsequently
to 79f. 75c., and closed at 79f. 65c. for the end of
the month. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed
at 104 f. 70c.; Orleans Railway shares, 992 f. 50e.;
Rouen, 978 f. 75c.; Havre, 490 f.; Great Northern,
822 f. 50c.; Basle, 342 f. 50c.; Paris and Strasburg,
747 f. 50c.; Paris and Lyons, 845 f.; Lyons to the
Mediterranean, 717 f. 50c.; Western of France, 670 f.;
Bordeaux and Cette, 555 f.; Caen. to Cherbourg,
600 f.; Dijon to Besancon, 512 f. 50c.; shares of the
Bank of Credit Mobilier (issued at 500 f.), 715 f.
There was a rumour in Vienna on the 22d that
the Ban Jellachich, at the head of eight battalions
and artillery in proportion, has crossed the Turkish
frontier, near Cattaro, but things have probably
not yet gone so far.

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Newmarket

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Goole g. 5 p. c.
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THE SUN, LONDON WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 26, 1853.

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.

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Bedford anti Loudon &
131etchley....; N• West
Birm. & Oxfd.
guarantee....
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Birm. Wolv. &
Dudley guar.
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Buclighamsh.
Clydesdale Jc.
E. Lincoln gr.
6 per cent. '
Olstr.dr Du. Fr
Hrtlpl. Dk. &
Railway
Hull & Selby
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Lon.&Greenw,
Do. Preference
Lowestoft gr.
4 per cent.
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Janch. Bxtn.
and Matlock
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