The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-21 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, Sunday Evening.--The saloons of Mar-
shal Vaillant, Minister of War, were crowded on
Saturday evening with military men, who came to
congratulate him on the taking of Bomarsund.
Nearly all the generals and other superior officers
in Paris were present on the occasion.

It is said that the Emperor and the Empress
will leave Biarritz on the 27th, to return to St.
Cloud, where they intend passing a few days
before his Majesty takes his departure for the camp
of Boulogne.
• Paris on Saturday, about half-past one o'clock,
was thrown into commotion by the thunder of the
Invalides firing a salvo of 101 guns. Every one
naturally inquired what could have called forth
such a demonstration, and it soon began to be
supposed that some decided advantage had been
gained either in the Black Sea or in the Baltic. As
the latter seemed the more natural supposition, the
news of the taking of Bomarsund began to be ru-
moured about. And this proved to be the case,
as about two o'clock the following telegraphic
despatch, received by the Government, was posted
up at the Bourse :
% " Dantzic, Aug. 19, 25 min. past 8.
" The Consul of France to the Minister of
Foreign Affairs.
The Imperial yacht the Reine Hortense has ar-
rived. Bomarsund has surrendered at discretion.
2,000 prisoners, and 100 pieces of cannon, are in

the power of the allies. The loss of the assailants
is insignificant. (Signed) " BR:QAT."
This despatch was placarded in every part of
Paris on Saturday evening by order of the Prefect
of Police, and crowds of persons were everywhere
collected round the posting-bills, reading the news
and commenting in terms of the greatest satisfac-
tion on the success of the allied troops. The fol-
lowing are some of the opinions expressed on the
matter by the French journals. The Moniteur, in
publishing the telegraphic despatch says : .

"The expeditionary corps of the Baltic seconded by
the allied fleets, has commenced its operations. Only a
few weeks since our soldiers left the camp of Boulogne,
and after a passage as favourable as it was rapid, they
only took the time to reconnoitre the ground before they
marched on the enemy. In a few days they have carried
the position of Bomarsund, and thus conquered the
archipelago of Aland, the possession of which secures a
strategic basis for the ulterior movements of our squad'
runs and of our troops."
The Constitutionnel alludes to the capture in the
following terms :
" This brilliant success will be hailed as it deserves
by the whole of France. This prompt result, which
forms such a contrast with the check of the Russians
before Silistria, shows sufficiently what a difference
exists between the two armies as between the two
causes. It was thought that the formidable fortress of
Bomarsund would necessitate a regular siege. A con-
siderable materiel had in fact been landed, but the
petuous valour of our soldiers rendered long prepara-
tion useless. They carried the two principal towers by
scaling, and soon after the garrison of Bomarsund, menaced
by a general assault and unable to withstand the projec-
tiles of the two fleets, bad no other means of safety but
complete submission. This magnificent feat of arms is
a worthy commencement on the part of the French
troops, who only a few weeks back quitted Calais with
the cry, a thousand times repeated, of Vive l'Empereur
and who have already proved to the enemy that no ob-
stacle can arrest their daring. At the camp of Boulogne
the Emperor told them that they would know how to
equal in patriotism and courage their predecessors, the
combatants of Eylau, Friedland, and La Moskowa;
The event has justified that expression by this marked
swuhcToc eheseos ,nscwieehih i
ev leced does
haansd tththheee greatest
fsoollldoiwe
soldiers
who
honourhoobascehr
ive
avtteoidotnihtse leaders
. ,
•
on this
matter
"We do not want to exaggerate the importance of
this event, but we may certainly affirm that it will prO•
duce a powerful effect on the minds of the allied troops.
It was already something to have forced Russia for the
last three months to cease all navigation in the Baltic,
where her flag used to float predominant. Ris a great
honour to have obtained such a success, the very first
time that our seamen and troops have attempted a serious
attack ; it is certainly a brilliant opening of the can'
paign. It now remains for our brave soldiers and sailors,
in the Black Sea to respond to the victorious cannon o
Bomarsund. The enterprise against Sebastopol is esr!
taint y a difficult one, but the day on which that fortress,
by which is protected the unopposed victors of SinePde,
shall have fallen into the hands of France and Engl?'n
the cause of absolutism will have undergone
parable check. As Frenchmen, as declared enemies
the
despotism, we offer up our most ardent prayers that Wu
chastisement, so richly merited by the violater of every
right, shall not be long delayed.°
16th,
The Emperor and Empress assisted, on the
at the fete offered to them by the town of Barireci
Their Majesties arrived at the theatre, which lialo
been converted into an immense ball room, at
; tie
o'clock p.m. and were saluted with enthusiastic
cries of " Vive l'Empereur !" " Vive 1 'flyer ati"
The Emperor wore the uniform of a general office?,
and the Empress was dressed in white, and
an irre:
covered with diamonds. The Emperor danced r
first quadrille with Madame Jules Labat, the vi
of the sub-prefect, and the Empress with„teire
general commanding the military division.
Majesties retired at 1 o'clock. The Empress, wi-!°.„9,1
health was wonderfully improved since her arrtl",,f
at Biarritz, is to remain there until the 20tulti,e
September. The Emperor was to leave, en
21st, for Pau, and to be absent three days.
Finance The Marquis
nd
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MM.° i
osr, e
nfotrer
ex-Governor GMinister
r former
the Bank of San Fernando ; M. Benavides. form.°
Governor of Madrid ; and Colonel Luis
de Zaldivar, had arrived at Bayonne.
arte
The Princess Zanaide Charlotte Julie Bonap
who lately died at Naples, was the eldest daughlays
of Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain. She
born in Paris on the Bth of July, 1802, and um_
LL_
married her cousin Prince Charles, the eldest scin_
of Lucien Bonaparte, and gave him twelve children
of whom eight are still living. She inhabited
Italy, the climate of which country was deerael•
Surtad
necessary for her health, and she generally rega'
at Rome, e here her three married daughters and
her eldest son, Prince de Musignano, live. She
was a highly-educated and clever woman, speak-
ing Italian, German, and English equally well.
Her charity was inexhaustible, and the goodness
of her heart and general mental qualities rendered
her society most delightful. Her early death
causes a dreadful void in the circle in which she
was so much beloved.
An accident, which might have been attended
with serious consequences, happened on Friday. at
Tronville, to Prince Lucien Murat. After having,
taken his usual walk, on the beach, the prince had
just entered his carriage with the Baron de Chas*
siron, his son-in-law, and a little child, when the
horses, in turning the corner of a street, suddenl
started off, and the wheel coming in violent cell;
tact with a post, the postilion was thrown ?Li,.
•
The horses, thus left to themselves, dashed M..:
furious pace along the quay in front of the Cust°ol
House, the carriage being driven against pieces At
wood, barrels, &c., which flew in all directions• f 0
length aM. Pilare Hagenow, a partner in the he,.T..„
of G. IL Draper and Co., of Tronville, rushed 1.°1.3`;
ward to the head of one of the horses, and se the
the nose of the animal with one hand and two
bridle with the other, stopped its progress/ all the
other persons laying hold of the other horse atThe
same moment, the carriage was stopped.._ ear,
Prince during the affair preserved the utmost
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froid, constantly crying out, " Ndayez pdsalld all
mes amis • it ne faut jamaise avoir peur ;
his thoughts seemed to be to protect the c_test
whom he held close against him with the grt„ed
anxiety. The prince and his companions enija
unhurt. The carriage was much damaged' legs -
the horses were injured about the chest an" had,
by the pieces of wood against which they
struck. during the
The receipts of the Orleans Railway _or
week ending
more on the
than during h
12t hin st. werete 01r
1e,02.0e,ep22011e gi
Ist
137,470 f. t
week of last year. The gross receipts sine)
of January amounted to 25,625,538 f.,
ference of 5,333,641 f. in favour of 1854. 73f,
The Three per Cents. opened on SaturdaY,;o. for
40c., rose to 73f. 65c., and closed at 73f• per
the end of the month; and the Four-and-a-tt,iivray ,
Cents. closed at 99f. 90c. ; Orleans 170 f. ;
Shares, 1,220 f. ; Rouen, 970 f. ; Havre, 790%
Great Northern, 842 f. 500. ; StrashiliiyouS,
50c. ; New Shares, 627 f. 50c. ; Paris an 872f'
872 f.
being
963 f. 75c. ; Lyons and the IVediterranear,npaeso-
50c. ; Western 075 France, 647 f. ~-1)-oranc?!
and Cette, 628 f. c. ; Great Central oloi'oreal§
505 f. ; Lyons and Geneva, 510 f. ; Bank
Moldier, 723 f. 75c.

AIN. 1,
A despatch from Madrid
dated the ....16. '
';:cterir
nounces that M. Collado, the Finance
dinhs
theaul,rhreae:
tt
has resigned.
There were again rumours of differences
Espartero and 0:Donnell. eb tweea
The Boleti of Barcelona, of the 14th, s thilb
awnodr
hi ng c l aasns stateli to
30 orh 40 workmen, as representatives of all
oort
la ictoor support
iagovernmentiihotoenrdiioe ns
yesterday
of
fhethocf: :oil
eygt.:l: kingire
men,
to
offered, in the name of all the Doke de
mwaesna sort of--TV
We read in a Madrid letter of the lfith work-
employed in restoring the streets to tott
mformer state ; the cry was for higher xghes„ fa
thatore time of rest. The consideration of tP-vral• •
_all the streets had been unpaved in 0„,,,a
places, and the necessity of having theta 1131;eing
as soon as possible, had led to gangs of 1336111 ani
.employed, who were kept working with scsrce,,,i'o,ol
interval. Five or six reals a day was tV,:oriclecl,
paid by the corporation, but the men demo wit,'
seven reals. Many went outside the tovglrools
sticks, and compelled those employed 011- the 010
to leave off work, and others paraded the 00,110
hero. There were some hundreds in thew of
Atocha, but without any leader, app took 'PO'
fixed plan of any kind. The authorities
cautions against any serious outbreak. ,ereo
tional Guards were summoned to their ul'bers ;
quarters, and turned out in respective utlin bet
they patrolled the streets in various Pnri''',l4,ere
nothing serious took place. Some worloneriworiv
taken up. It seems to be thought that the ed hi
men are incited by parties who are orderinfinfo ox
political motives against the present oero
things, as was the case at Barcelona. Thereo told
some cries of " Down with the Governinent)
some for the republic. utati°ll
The Nacion, in advertina to the deP ci:n-
to 00
which went to Espartero, on Sunday last' g
plain of the preamble to the decree convolatt
Cortes, says that— itb his
" The Duke de la Victoria offered to confer wt of the
to
colleagues, and, in effect, scarcely had the buequeboot
press terminated, when the Ministers were. ee, vibeo
assemble in one of the rooms of the sarne eton, _,t'he
three commissions of the provincial deplitn sw.
corporation, and the national militia preseo.6 Cony
• dlioolol4
selves to the government, to offer their a the °AI°
plete and without reserve, in order to sustain
__.ooo
of public order, of the laws, of the political PreNi tbe
of tho Ministry, and of all the consequenc Ad
glorious rising of July." ' -11 l's"
oi!
Five officers of the Cordova Rego2
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