The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-12 00:00:00

THE FRENCH EMPIRE.

The Legislative Body held yesterday a short sit-
ting. After having adopted some bills of local in-
terest, it heard a report upon the. re-purchase of
preference shares in the canals, the calling out: of
80;000 conscripts,' and the postal communication
between Fiance and its western colonies, on which
it will conclude the discussion on Monday.
Marshal de Saint Arnaud, MiitiSter, of War, left
Paris on Thursday evening. for II ores. M. Du cos,
Minister of Marine is charged, a decree of the
Emperor, with the interim of th Ministry of War
iy
during the absence of the Marsh 4.
The Moniteur Algerien publish.,k-s the situation of
the Bank of Algeria on the 28th alt. 'On that day
the cash in hand amounted to 904,386 fr., and the
notes in circulation to 1,700,00( fr. In addition
to these • notes, the bank had iss ed acknowledg-
m
ents,
payable at sight, to the a unt of 70,639 f-r
The bills discounted, in han , amounted to
1,579,717 fr., and the credit of the accounts, -cur-
rent to 251,721 fr. During the mionth of February
the bank had discounted .1,241 bills, amounting
together te 766,341 ft;, and had received payment
of 1692 bills, of the total value o 1,384,046 fr.
We read in the Moniteur : • The officer in'
command of -the naval station. o .Newfoundland,
has just called the attention of the rench Govern-
iv
ment to the eourageons conduct eihibited on seve-
ral occasions by Jean Doure, an Paiglish subject,
guardian of the port of La Con (east coast of
Newfoundland.) Within the spa of two years,
from 1850 to 1852, Jean Doure saved from certain
death six sailors belonging to the crews of the
French trading vessels, the Caribpn, the Union,
i and the Suffren. The Government of the Em-
peror, wishing to acknowledge tliese repeated ser-
vices, has accorded to Doure a silver medal of the
first class."
The Moniteur announces that the Marquis de
Moustier has been appointed Envoy-Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary to' the Court of
Prussia, in the room of Baron de Varefmes) wh°
has been promoted to the dignity of SenatOr.
By a decree of the Emperor M. Flandin, Coun=
cillor of State, has been attached to the section of
Legislation,. Justice, and Foreign Affairs of the,
Council ; MM. Cornudet and Amedee Thierry,.
Councillors of State, to the section of Public
Works, Agriculture, and Commerce ; and MM.
Dubessey and Montaud, Councillors of State, to
the section of War and Marine. The decree also
designates the'following gentlemen to form pareof
the assembly of the Council of State deliberating
on disputed matters: M. Flandin, in the room of
M. de Thorigny, for the section of Legislation,
Justice, and Foreign Affairs ; M. Cochelet, in the
room of M, Vaisse, for the section of Pub-
lic Works, Agriculture, and Commerce ; M.
Amodee Thierry, in the room of M.'Fremy, who,
on his demand, ceases to form part of the As-
sembly ; and M. Montaud, in the room of M.
Dariste, for the section of War and Marine.
From the monthly returns of the Bank of France,
it appears that the metallic reserve has fallen 'off
11 millions in Paris, and increased 7i millions in
the branch banks. The discount accommodation
has decreased considerably, being not less than 191
millions in the Paris establishment, and 16 mil-
lions in the departments.
A long and very conspicuous article in the offi-
cial journal gives an elaborate defence of the new
Budget. and recites the plastic features of the
" Code Napoleon," ix justification of a correspond-
ing policy on' the part 'of his successor —" It is
enough to say, that in providing a budget for the
French people, it is the budget of the First Em-
pire."
It is now understood to be definitively settled
that the Pope will leave Rome for Paris soon
after Easter ; that the coronation is fixed for the
10th of May, and that more than one crowned
head in Europe will be present at the ceremony.
A decree by the Emperor appoints the opening
of the Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations
for the Ist of May, 1855, and directs its close in
the September following.
There was a good feeling displayed on the Bourse
yesterday, and the national securities would de-
cidedly have advanced but for an ltrtide in the
non-official portion of the Moniteur, ,which was at-
tributed to the Emperor's own pen. The Three
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