The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-14 00:00:00

service

Which leaves a surplus of receipts
amounting to
But as the payments made for the
extraordinary service are fixed
by the bill at

There remains in the end a surplus
of expenses 41,014,767 21
Which deficit on the budget of 1850 is to be set
down amongst the advances of the Treasury, and
will provisionally be placed to the charge of the
floating debt, in execution of the laws now in
force.
We read in the Moniteur

"France has just been put in possession of an histori-
cal monument, which is directly connected with the
most glorious, and at the same time the most melancholy
reminiscences of the present century, and which had
hitherto been wanting to our- national archives. The
will of Napoleon 1., written throughout with his own
hand, at Longwood, on April 15, 1821, had, after his
death, been deposited in the Prerogative Court of the
Archbishop of Canterbury, or Doctors' Commons, where
all wills are preserved in England ; and it was there
kept for 32 years, unknown to the greatest number, and
visited with a respectful eagerness by those who were
aware of its existence. The Emperor Napoleon 111.
desired to give to this precious deposit a place more
worthy of it and of imperial France, and to restore
to that French people, which the Emperor loved
so well,' the very pages on which his dying hand
traced the expression of that wish, since then ac-
complished, Let my ashes repose on the banks of
the Seine.' Towards the end of last year, and by
order of his Imperial Majesty, M. Drouyn-de-Lhuys,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, charged Count Walew-
ski, the French Ambassador at London, to apply to
the Government of her Britannic Majesty to have the
will of Napoleon I. given up to France. The Earl of
Malmesbury, then principal Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, received, in the name of the Govern-
ment of the Queen, and with the most cordial readi-
ness the overture of Count Walewski. He pro-
mised the Ambassador that he would apply to the
proper authorities at Doctors' Commons to induce
them, contrary to all precedent, to give up the Em-
peror's will ; and he pledged himself, in case the English
law did not warrant such a course, to present to Parlia-
ment a special bill to authozise them exceptionally to
take from their archives a document of that importance.
However, the exigencies of the law and of custom were
able to be conciliated with the readiness which the pre-
sent Ministry of her Britannic Majesty evinced in just
as great a degree as that of which Lord Malmesbury was
a member, and, on the requisition of the Proctor of the
Crown, the Court of Doctors' Commons issued, on the
16th of February last, an order to the effect that the will
and its codicils should be handed over to the judicial
authorities of France. In execution of that order, the
will with its annexes, which had been placed in the hands
of the Earl of Clarendon, principal Secretary of State of
her Britannic Majesty for Foreign Affairs, was delivered
up by him to Count Walewski, who charged M. Charles
Baudin, First Secretary of the French Embassy at Lon-
don, to take it to Paris. M. Charles Baudin, conducted
to the Emperor by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, had
the honour of presenting the will to his Imperial Ma-
jesty in the name of Count Walewski. By his Majesty's
orders it was then taken to the President of the Tri-
bunal of Premiere Instance of the Seine, who, according
to the prescriptions of the French law, registered and
signed it, and then handed it over to M. Casimir
Noel, notary to the Imperial family, after having had
all these formalities duly attested. The will and its
codicils, entirely written by the hand of the Emperor,
bearing his signature and sealed with his arms, do
not, however, contain any clause that has not bean long
since printed textually. An, authentic copy will remain
deposited in the office of M. Noel, and the original will,
by the Emperor's orders, be placed in the national
archives. The Emperor, wishing to testify to Lord
Clarendon the satisfaction which he felt at the restitu-
tion to France of so remarkable a document, and at the
readiness which the Government of her Britannic
Majesty had exhibited,. addressed a letter to that effect
to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Queen Victoria.
His Majesty, through his Ambassador at London, has
been pleased to present to Mr. Dyke, Proctor to the
Crown of England, a gold snuff-box, with the Imperial
cipher in diamonds on the lid, in return for the steps
which he had taken in the Court of the Archbishop at
Canterbury to obtain possession of the testament."
The Minister of Police has issued a circular to
prefects relative to the rules which are to guide
them in their conduct towards political refugees.
None of such persons can be permitted to reside in
or enter the department of the Seine, the Lyons
district, or Marseilles, without an authorisation
from the Minister of Police. The Spanish refugees
are not to be allowed, without express leave, to go
within sixteen rayriametres (one hundred English
miles) of the Pyrenees ; the Germans or Poles are
not to enter the departments adjoining Switzer-
land or Germany without a special authorisation,
and the same is to be the rule for the Italians with
respect to the departments next to Italy. When-
ever new political refugees enter France, they are
to be disarmed, and sent at once to a town at least
10 m3rriametres (62k English) miles from the fron-
tier, there to wait the orders of the Minister of
Police as to their destination. The circular further
declares that all the laws which had been in force
relative to political refugees having ceased to exist
under the new order of things, the Government
intends to act with respect to these persons in such
a manner as it may conceive to be best for the pre-
servation of the public peace.
A telegraphic dispatch announces that Marshal
de St. Arnaud's health is completely re-established,
and that he proposes quitting Marseilles on Satur-
day next, to return to Paris.
A ministerial journal of Rennes states that the
projected journey of the Emperor into Brittany
has been adjourned.
The demand for Rentes yesterday has been inac-
tive, with a downward tendency in prices, the
Four-and-a-Half per Cents. for cash having declined
25e. on Tuesday's quotations, and for the account
10c. ; the Three per Cents., however, at the close
of business had improved 15c. for money, and sc.
for the end of the month. There was also an ad-
vance of sf. in Bank Stock. The final quotations
were :—For cash—Three per Cents., 80f. 40c. ;
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 103 f. ; for the account,
Three per Cents., 80f. 50c. ; Four-and-a-Half per
Cents., 103 f. 35c. Bank shares, 2,740 f. The
shares of the Bank of Credit Foncier declined 5f.,
closing at 914 f., whilst those of the Credit Mobilier
advanced 2f., and were quoted at 932 f. at the con-
clusion of business. The market for Railway Secu-
rities was active, and a tolerable amount of busi-
ness was transacted.

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railways.
The SPAIN.
Spanish Senate assembled on the 7th, and
discussion on the question relative to
de Several. senators, and amongst them the
some length Yac);
Marquis
(pad General Figueras, spoke at
Pena y Atia iraflores the Duke de Rivas, M.
of them -went li with much warmth ; and some
nection with nto matters which had no thatcon-
nection before the house. Thus M. Pena
y Aguayo made a sletriattack on the Ministry for
trasting with his ordinary its conduct in the
aous, and his speech, con-
trasting moderation, produced
Marquis del Duero, on his
nnet for its proceedings
great sensation. The
Witlsie
part, attacked the Government
otahveides, Minister of
senators, and
respect to the
relative to the press.
Preparing a bill
the Interior, replied to both
Id but was
adm. that
defended the Government.
press, he said that the Cabinet was
on the subject. The Minister theiP-1
speak on the question before the Senateeceeded to
interrupted by the President, who told
the hour fixed by the regulations for the
ment had arrived. In the Chamber of DeputiesM-
leniTotil
the same clay, M. Bravo Murillo at great
replied to the attacks which had been made on
his Ministry for its interference in the elections.
What took place on the Bth is thus described
in a letter of that date :—" This morning every-
body talked of the suspension of the sittings of the
Cortes, and the Senators and Deputies hastened to
their respective chambers with extraordinary zeal
to learn what the Government would do. At
about two o'clock the sitting of the Chamber of
Deputies was opened. The President of the Coun-
cil appeared in his usual place in full uniform.
After the minutes had been read, several deputies
deinanded to be allowed to speak. Although the
President of the Council, according to the regula-

tions, having to make a communication from the
Government, had alone the right to speak, M.
Moron rose, and briefly declared that the Minister
had never had, had not then, and never wouldliave
the confidence of the Parliament. The President
of the Council immediately read a Royal decree by
which the sittings of the Cortes were suspended for
the session. The document was listened to in pro-
found silence, and the deputies immediately retired.
In the Senate the Royal decree was also read. The
Government has adopted this measure in consequence
of the violent attacks which have been made on it
and on distinguished personages in the Senate. Al-
though there is a talk of a modification of the Cabinet
in which General Roncald and MM. Llorente and
Benavides will remain, the statesmen who will be
called on to fill the departments of Justice, Marine,
and Public Works are not mentioned. A report is
current that General Lersundi, Captain-General of
Madrid, will unite to his functions the civil gover-
norship, in order to give greater force to the autho-
rities."—The journals give no news of interest ex-
cept what refers to the crisis, but the Gazette
contains a royal decree ordering new elections to
fill up vacancies in the districts of Casas, Hanez,
Cuenca, and the district of the Prado, in the pro-
vince of Pontevedra. General Aupick, the French
ambassador, was preparing to quit Madrid. His
departure will, say the papers, be much regretted.
On the night of the 9th the Ministers resigned in
a body. The Queen asked for 24 hours to decide
whether or no she would accept their resignation.
Before the expiration of that time, the Queen had
accepted the resignation of the Cabinet.
General Lersundi has been charged with the duty
of forming a new Cabinet.
The Cortes has resumed its session.
On the Bth the Three per Cents. were at 42
15-16.