The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-31 00:00:00

TIM SUN', LONDON, TRIYRSD AY EVENING, MARCH ni, 18h8,

sident of the deputation, addressed the Emperor as
follows :

"Sire,—ln approaching your august throne, my first
duty is to tender to your Imperial Majesty the cordial
expression of the respectful gratitude of the directors of
the Atlantic and Pacific Junction Company for the
prompt kindness with which your Majesty has conde-
scended to grant an audience to their deputation. The
rapid increase of commercial navigation round Cape
Horn has now for some years attracted the practical at-
tention of men of business to that which had previously
been considered a merely speculative object of scientific
inquiry. I mean the necessity for a direct passage for
ships between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans across the
Isthmus which unites North and South America.
In the year 1851, my attention was directed by Dr.
Cullen, who had himself traversed the Isthmus to the
route across Darien, between Port Escoses and San
Miguel, whieh his experience has led him to consider the
best. On examining the Admiralty charts, which, as your
Imperial Majesty is well aware, are very detailed and ac-
curate, I was able to ascertain that the line proposed to me
was the only one which could enjoy the advantage of a suf-
ficient natural harbour at each end—that the length of
the passage would not exceed 60 kilometres, and that
the only question to be decided was whether the engi-
neering difficulties of the ground were such as to prevent
within a reasonable expenditure the construction of a
channel of sufficient width and depth to satisfy the re-
quirements of all nations. In conjunction, therefore,
with Mr. Brassey and several friends I commissioned
Mr. Gisborne and Mr. Forde, civil engineers, to examine
the Isthmus, and I have had the satisfaction to ascer-
tain from their report that it is perfectly possible to cut
a channel, 160 feet wide and 30 feet deep, without locks,
between the two harbours which I have mentioned, at an
expense by no means out of proportion to the object to be
attained and to the revenue which may reasonably be ex-
pected. We have accordingly formed a company to carry
out this object. At the outset of our investigations and
as soon as we had obtained the necessary concession
.from the local authority of New Granada, we deemed
it right as a matter of courtesy to offer to the United
States a share in the undertaking. We have throughout
received the cordial approbation of her Britannic Ma-
jesty's Government. Our next step is, with the full con-
sent of that Government, to solicit the patronage and
support of your Imperial Majesty. France, as one of
the great maritime powers, has an evident interest in
this great question of a junction between the two oceans.
France, who owes so much to your Imperial Majesty,
will, we believe, be grateful to you, Sire, for granting
your Imperial countenance and support to our under-
taking. And in the name of this deputation, and of the
company whom we have the honour to represent, I ven-
ture to hope for this support with perfect confidence, be-
cause we know that your Imperial Majesty, not only as
the chief of this great nation, but also by your personal
knowledge of the subject, is pre-eminently qualified to
appreciate the object which we have in view, and the
means which we have adopted."
The Emperor replied in English as follows :

" Gentlemen,—l received with the liveliest interest the
intelligence of the formation of a great company for the
junction of the two oceans. I have no doubt that you
will succeed in an undertaking which must render so
important a service to the commerce of the whole world,
since such eminent men are placed at the head of your
company. I have long appreciated all the advantages
of a junction between the two seas ; and when I was in.
England I endeavoured to draw the attention of scienti-
fic men to this subject. You may, therefore, rest as-
sured, gentlemen, that you will meet with all the sup-
port from me which such noble efforts deserve."
The company's reports, plans, and maps were
then laid before the Emperor, who examined them
with , particular attention. Sir Charles Fox pre-
sented the members of the deputation, and his Ma-
jesty addressed to each of them the most gracious
expressions. When the deputation withdrew, the
Emperor said—

" I am happy to have seen your honourable deputa-
tion the very day after having received the one which,
on the part of the merchants of London, expressed to
me the most friendly sentiments in favour of peace—
sentiments with which my own feelings have always
been in complete accord."
An Imperial decree, dated the 22d, promulgates
the treaty for the extradition of criminals recently
concluded between France and the Grand Duchy
of Hesse.
General Sauboul, Commandant of the Invalides,
has just published the following order of the day
on the occasion of the nomination of the new
Governor Count d'Ornano

"Invalid Soldiers and Functionaries of all ranks—His
Majesty the Emperor has just placed at our head Gene-
ral of Division Count d'Ornano. This general officer
gives up the post of Grand Chancellor of the Legion of
Honour to come among us. After the illustrious brother
of the Great Napoleon, who still remains governor and
guardian of the tomb of the Emperor ; after the Duke,
de Padoue, who died too soon for us, his Majesty could
not have given us a more evident mark of his kindness
than in naming General Count d'Ornano Governor of
this Hotel. It is not here that I shall recapitulate the
eminent services of our new governor. A great number
among us fought with him on the same fields of battle
from 1799 to 1815 ; several have served under his im-
mediate orders ; all of us know the brilliant manner in
which he has paid his debt to the country. His nomi-
nation to the high functions of Governor of the Imperial
Hotel des Invalides is therefore not only a recompence
for him, but it is also a benefit for us all."

The Consultative Committee of Public Health,
at the Ministry of the Interior, has just made the
following declarations :
" That the plague in a sporadical state does not exist
either in Turkey, Egypt, or Syria—that the sanitary
administration of Turkey and Egypt, although suscep-
tible of some improvement in detail, nevertheless pre-
sents to Europe sufficient guarantees that the existence
of the plague cannot escape their investigations—that
the reports from the French sanitary physicians in the
East put beyond any doubt the non-existence of the
sporadical plague in the Levant—and that, in the urgent
interest of international relations and maritime com-
merce, it would be very desirable that the European
governments should adopt, with regard to arrivals from
the East, a sanitary system in harmony with facts which
have been clearly demonstrated by science and by ob-
servations."

An order of the Minister of State in the Moni-
teur fixes the livery to be worn by the servants of
the Emperor, and another order from the Prefect
of Police prohibits all persons of whatever rank or
condition from adopting the same livery for their
servants. The Ministers, the Grand Officers of the
Crown, and the Presidents of the Senate, Legisla-
tive Body, and Council of State may give the
national cockade to their servants but without the
fleur d'or or braiding. ,
The Colonne of Boulogne says :—" On the 24th,
at six o'clock in the evening, the mayor was in-
formed, by electric telegraph, that the Emperor
would receive the deputation the day after at two
o'clock. The mayor and the delegates left for
Paris the same night, and attended at the Tuileries
at the hour appointed. The Emperor received the
deputation most graciously, and, in reply to the
address of the mayor, said •--' I feel a deep interest
in the welfare of Boulogne. I thank you, Monsieur
le Maire, as well as all your population, for the
sentiments which you have just expressed towards
me. If I visit the north of France this year, as I
think I shall, it will be with a real pleasure that I
shall stop at your town."
La Bellona frigate, of 52 guns, was launched at
Cherbourg on the 26th inst.
The Eurydice, corvette, has sailed from Toulon
for Valparaiso.

The Hospital frigate Armida has sailed from
Brest for the Antilles, and the steamer Duroc has
left Cherbourg for Tahiti.
The Corps Legislatif assembled yesterday. After
the adoption of the protocol, M. Billault an-
nounced that the Emperor, for himself and the Em-
press, instructed him to thank the Assembly for the
brilliant fete which had been given to their Majes-
ties on Monday last.

M. Billault then placed on the table several bills,
of which one related to the organisation of a ma-
rine force, while another treated of the railway from
Bordeaux to Bayonne.

The Assembly has unanimously adopted the bill
by which the postage of letters in Paris is reduced
to 10 centimes. The Savings Bank Bill has also
been voted.

- The Exchange was inactive throughout yester-
day.
Closing prices at the Bourse—For cash : 3 per
Cents., 79f. 25c.; 41 per Cents., 103 f. For the ac-
count : 3 per Cents., 79f. 30c.; 41 per Cents., 103 f.
10c. Bank Stock, 2,555.

rounded by three or four powerful men, but he
contrived to escape from them. A few months
since Major de Fivaz narrowly escaped being
poisoned by his servant, an Italian."

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THE SHARE MARKETS.

BRITISH RAILWAYS.

Paid! RAILWAYS.

t. 400 Aberdeen
CI 8• 'Ambg. Nottng. Bost
& Eastn. Junc
all Birmng. Wolverh.
Stour Valley
L 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. &
Cheshire Junct
all Do. Chesh. & Birk.,
£5O & £25 Cons
184 Do., £20......
100 Bristol & Exeter
. WO Caledonian.
all Chester & Holyhead
all Cork and Bandon
all Cork, Black. & Pass
45 Dublin&BelfastJunc
all Dundee Perth &Aber-
deen Junction
all Do. New
all East Anglian (£25 L.
& E. & L. & D.)
all Do., (£lB E. & H.)
all Eastern Counties
all Eastern Union, Class
A. late E. U. Sh
8i Do., d 0..... .......
all Do., B. & C
100 East Lancashire
all East & West Ind. Dk
& Birming. June
100 Edinburgh & Glasgow
1i Edinb. and Peebles
100 Edinb. Prth. &Dundee
100 Glasgow & S.'Western
100 Great Northern Stk
100 Do., A. Stock
100 Do., B. Stock 1

St. 100 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire.)
St. 100 Great Western........
12 11 Irish South-Eastern..
50 all Lancaster & Carlisle..
161 11i Do., Thirds
St. 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire
20 15 Do., Fifths
14 114 Do., Wst. Riding Un
50 all Leeds Northern
20 all Liv. Crsby. &So nthpt
11i all London & Blackwall
10 3 Lond. Tilb. & Sthend.
St. 100 Lond. Bright. & S.Cst.
St. 100 London &N. Western
20 12 Do. Fifths
10

1 D ~10/.5h.,M&8...0
100 London & S. Western
42i D £50........ ••••••
34 Do., .L4O
all Lndndrry.&Coleraine
all Lndndrry. & Ennisk.
100 nanch.Shef.&Lineln.
4i Do., Man. &Lin. Un.
100 Midland

100 Do. Birming.& Derby
47 Midland G.West.(lr.)
17 Do. Shares ..........
, all Newcastle & Carlisle..
100 Newmarket

$ Do. Bury Extension,
16 Newptaberg.drHtfd,
7i Newry dz Enniskillen
all Newry Warrenpoini

dz Rostrevor..
.00 1N0rf01k.........

all Do., New
3i Northn.Connties Un
100 (North British ,

13 North Devon, No.l
6i Do., No. 2.
all Do., A Deferred
5 Do., B Guaranteed
17i North Staffordshire
all North Western..
10 N. &S. Westrn. June.
100 Oxford Worcester &
Wolverhampton
100 Scottish Central
100 Scottish Midland 1

100 Shrewsbury & Birmg.
100 Do., L. &N. Westn.
Guaranteed Stock...
8 Shrewsby. & Herefd.
all Shrewsby. & Chester
(Nor. W.
all Do. Halves, d 0.......

all Do. Oswestry- ......
6} Shropshire Union...

all South Devon.

100 South Eastern
all South Wales
15 S. Yorksh. River Dun
5 Do.

16/ Stockton & Hartlepl.
19 Thames Haven Dock,
and
17 Vale of Neath.........

all Waterfd. do Kilkenny
all WaterforddrLimeriek
13 West C0rnwa11........

21s. !Wmbledon &Croydon
1 !Woodford

100 !York Newctl. & Berw.
20 Do. Extensions.......

11i Do. G.N.E. Purchase
100 York &N. Midland..

Closing Prices
this day.

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PREFERENCE SHARES.

1100 !Aberdeen ..

all Do., No. 2,7 p. e
100 Ms. dc Ex. 4p.c. St
5 Do. 4p. c. Shares
100 Caledonian £lO

all Chester & Holyhead
Guar. N per cent...
34 Cork &Bandon 5i p. c.
all Dundee Perth&Aber-
deen Junction .......
all EastAnglian (X 3 10s)
6 per cent.
all Do. (25) 7 per cent..
2 Do. (R,7 17s) 7 p. ct..
all Eastern Counties Ex-

tension, 5 p. c. No.
all Do., No. 2...........

all Do., New 6p. c. St..
all Eastern Union, Scrip,
Guar. 6 per cent....
100 EastLancash. 6 p.cts.
all Edinb. Pr th. &Dundee

54 per cent..
100 Glasgow & S.Westerni
guar. 5 per cent
100 Great Northn. 5 p.c
100 Do. sp. c., Redeem.,
at 10 p. c. prem
all Gt. Southn. &Westn.

(Ireland) Eighths...
6 Gt. Westn. (Barks &
Hants Ex. 5 p. c.)..
100 G. West. fixed 4. pc.
6 Lan. & York. F. £2O,
100 Do., 6 p. c., Stock...
100 London and Brighton
Guaranteed 5 p. c...
100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St.
all Do. Convertible, sp.
c., 1852..
100 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c.
5 London &S. Western,
Con. Thirds
10 Londonderry& Coler
Shares . ........
all Londy. &Ennis. •Sh
all Manch. ,Shef., dr Lin.,

Shares, No. 1......
all Do. Now, £10.........
3 Do., 20
all Marypt.&Carl. 4p. c.
all Do. 4i per cent.......
8 Do:

100'111fid.Consol. 6 p. c. St.
100 Do. Consol. Bristol &

Birm. 6 per cent....
5 Do. Pref. 4A per cent.
all Norfolk Extension...
all Do. Guar. 5A per ct..
all Do. Way. Val. 5 p c
100 North British
all North Staffordshire..
100 Oxford Worcester di

Wolverh. £15,6p. c.
9 D.

all Shrewsik Birm. N. G.
all Shrewsby. & Chester
(Nor. W. Min),B p. c.
10 Do. 5 per cent........

all South Devon .

141 Do. New

all' IS. Eastern (Reading

Ann.,) of Os.6d-.1
all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar.
3 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c.
MO York Newcastle and

Berwick,4p.c.Pref
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