The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-04 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. LATEST FOREIGN NEWS
(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.
The July sessions of the Central Criminal Court were
opened to-day before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder,
and Aldermen Sir C. Marshall and Sir R. W. Carden,
attended by the Sheriffs and Under-Sheriffs.
After the selection and swearing in of the grand jury,
The Recorder delivered his charge, and said he was
happy to state that there was no case which called for
particular observation. The only one to which he
thought it necessary to direct attention, was that of
woman named Fitzgerald, who was charged with at-
tempting to drown her child in the river. The child
was, fortunately, saved. He thought, on looking over
the depositions, that it would be better for them to find
a true bill, for the purpose of the case undergoing fur-
ther investigation before the petty jury.
The Grand Jury then retired to their private room.

FRAN CE.

The following note appears in the Moniteur:—
" The Government has several times already de-
clined all responsibility in the articles of the press
beyond those of the official journal. The importance
which appears to have been attached to some recent
publications renders a new declaration necessary.
It is useful to contradict and rectify the facts which
might give a false direction to public opinion.
Thus a journal has announced that the Government
had sold 50 or 60 thousand muskets to the Ottoman
Porte. There has, in fact, been a cession of
40,000 muskets ; but in that case the Government
has not gone beyond the usages invariably followed
with respect to Powers which are friendly to
France. It has also been said that French officers
had been authorized by the Minister of War to
take service in the Tnrkish army. The fact is
entirely untrue. When the Government has com-
munications to make to the public, it uses the
columns of the Moniteur exclusively.
The Constitutionnel says that, although the Rus-
sian Government has given orders for the passage
of the Pruth between the sth and 10th instant, it
has reason to believe that that period was antici-
pated, and that the order was carried into effect at
once. The news of this event has not been re-
ceived officially in Paris, but private letters worthy
of credit affirm that the passage of the Pruth has
been actually accomplished.
On the other hand, the Assemblee Nationale says
that " it begins to hope that the Emperor, of Russia
will give a striking proof of his moderation by
allowing his army to maintain the position they at
present occupy on the frontiers of the Principalities,
but without passing them." It adds, " that the
Emperor has given so many proofs of his love of
peace that he will perhaps recoil in presence of the
great risk even a simple occupation of those pro-
vinces would occasion to the security of Europe."
It is asserted that Admiral Hamelin has been
ordered to pass through the Dardanelles. A decree
has been published, convoking the Conseils Gene-
raux for the 22d of August next, and the Councils
of the Arrondissements for the Ist of August.
Marshal Santa Cruz presented a letter yesterday
to the Emperor at St. Cloud, from the President of
the Republic of Guatemala. His Majesty admitted
the Marshal to a private audience on the occasion.
The departure of the Emperor and Empress for
the Eaux-Bonnes is said to be fixed for a day be-
tween the 16th and 20th of July. The Emperor
proposes to return to Paris by the 15th of August,
the day of the fete Napoleon. Great preparations
have been made in the south to receive the Impe-
rial visitors. The chateau of Pau is magnificently
furnished with Imperial furniture from Paris.