The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-18 00:00:00

ERE FRENCH EMPIRE.

ecmBtitutionne/ of yesterday contains an
Austria au (2n the fr
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to blame on the conduct o
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e preparationsln-
al . y. represented
great a wition
in Dublin, are proceeding
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with
°tivity and
On Saturday M.
success.
ninee3A 8 Minister of State, threw open his m_ag-
hum, ,841803 for the purpose of gratifying a few
With Thet` select and distinguished individuals
prepare 12,1ivate view of all the magnificent articles
tean:? at the Imperial manufactories of Sevres,
xilib"'s) and the Gobelins, not only for the Dublin
Ition
french but for that' of New York. The
miser t ‘lovernment has more than fulfilled its pro-
consi,°wards both countries. The Sevres collection
lar, L'S of several splendid china vases of the
v4eesst. size, richly decorated. The shape of these
with this oval, and they are finished. and i
long at beauty and delicacy for which Sevres has
Vii•Aueen without a rival. One of these vases,
trllvas placed in the centre of the room, at-
Raoee especial admiration by its beauty and ele-
-Ith • There were also several pieces of minor.
'°rtance, but all rivalling the larger objects in
tietitY and finish. It was mentioned by the gen-
t:427'4n in charge of the articles that several other
Jeets of a still grander character were also in
reparation for the Dublin Exhibition, which it
lias feared would not be completed by the opening
day, but which would certainly be forwarded so
ato arrive in Dublin almost immediately after-
t,rds• The selection of the manufactures of
e %both's and of Beauvais are wonderful
specimens of art, and are chosen with great
tajte and judgment. They consist of a series
4.'". Pieces showing the progress of these manufactures
"pin an early period to the present time, and thus
c°ovey at one view a graphic history of the art
itself, and a brilliant idea of the perfection to which
it has been brought by ages of application and im-
provement. Among the articles of Beauvais manu-
facture are two screens, one for each country, on
which are conspicuous the Imperial eagle, with the
cipher of the Emperor. Upon the whole, the pri-
vate view, which, by the by, was crowded all day
with people of distinction, gave the utmost satis-
faction, and the feeling expressed was that, even if
the Dublin Exhibition contained nothing else, it
would be worth the while cr to.

By the by, while speaking of the Dublin Exhi-
bition, we may mention that arrangements were on
Saturday completed between the managers of the
Dublin Exhibition and the directors of the rail-
ways, by which the system of return tickets, avail-
able for two months, will, on and after the Ist of
May next, be carried out between Paris and
Dublin rout Dover, Folkestone, and Holyhead.
This will enable our Gallican friends to visit the
Hibernian capital at a very moderate expense.
The übiquitous Mr. Roney, who arrived in Paris
from Hamburg on Thursday, left again last even-
ing for Antwerp, where he has made preparations
for shipping the Belgian produce for Dublin on
Tuesday morning.
The Moniteur announces that the grand cere-
taoliy for the inaugination of the Emperor's tomb,
Which was fixed for the 4th of May, will not take
Place. The only ceremony to take place at the In-
valides on the 4th of May is a funeral service for
the repose of the soul of " Napoleon the Great."
, A telegraphic dispatch announces that Marshal
de St. Arnaud, the Minister of War, left Marseilles
Yesterday for Avignon. He is to arrive this day at
valence and will be in Paris on Thursday.
The Minister of the Interior, in a circular ad-
dressed to the presidents of the statistical commis-
,l9.°lls, requests them to remove, as much as lies in
be* power, all apprehension which the agricultu-
!'ai..part of the population may feel of an augmen-
tation of taxes. The Government, on the contrary
(the Minister declares), would willingly alleviate
the charges now pressing on the agricultural inte-
r, should an opportunity be afforded them of
oing SO.
Lord Brougham has arrived in Parisfrom Cannes,
on hi
s way to England.
The trib
t,eunai of Rennes has given judgment in
n case of the Esperance du Peuple of Nantes. It
Sets aside the first two counts of the indictment,
144Ixt_ e.,lYa,nt_hatf of exciting. hatred against the Govern-
bylld ofalse signatures to articles published
6 journal ; but admits the third—that of

giving false news. The journal was condemned to
200 f. fine.

The Pays says that a convention relative to a
service of French steam-packets to the ports of
Greece has just been signed by the King of that
country.
The Patrie says :—" Dispatches have arrived in
Paris announcing that the expedition sent against
the pirates of the Bissagos Islands, on the western
coast of Africa, had taken place, and that they had
been chastised in an exemplary manner."
The Constitutionnel states that the death of a
French. political refugee in Jersey had been taken
advantage of by the other demagogues in that place
to make a demonstration. A most violent speech
was delivered, which was terminated by a cry of
" Vive la Republique universelle, dt mocratique et
sociale !" This speech was succeeded by another of
such violence, that all those who were only present
from curiosity left the place free to the actors in
this manifestation ; and M. Victor Hugo and M.
Pierre Leroux, who had been prepared to speak,
gave up the idea.
An improvement took pLace on Saturday in Go-
vernment securities, and the market was more
animated than for some days past. The closing
prices were thus stated :—For Cash—Three per
Cents., 80f. 35e. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,
103 f. 70c. For the Account--Three per Cents.,
80f. 30c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 103 f. 30c.
Bank Stock, 2,735 f. The demand.for railway shares
was moderately brisk, at an advance of 3f. 75c. on
the shares in the Northern line, and of If. 25c. in
Paris and Lyons. At the conclusion of business,
Paris and Rouens had declined 10f.; Orleans, 2f.
50c. ; and Paris and Strasbourgs, sf. Closing prices :
—Northerns, 908 f. 75c. ; Orleans, 1,040 f. ; Paris
and Strasbourg, 840 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 945 f ;
Paris and Rouen, 1,085 f; Lyons to the Mediterra-
nean, 807 f. 50c. ; Western of France, 770 f.