The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-20 00:00:00

LATEST FOREIGN NE \V`-.

FRANCE.

It is stated that anapplication has just been made
to the French Government, in the name of the
Sultan for two General officers (one a General of
Division, the other a General of _Brigade) to be at-
tached to the Turkish armies—the former to
that of the Danube under Omar Pasha, the latter
to the army of Asia under Abdi Pasha ; and,
further, that two superior officers and three or
four captains of the staff, two or three superior
officers of Engineers, three or four majors of In-
fantry, shall be also attached to the staffs of the
two armies respectively. It is not known whether
that specific demand will be complied with.
On Sunday last, the 16th inst., the Emperor
gave an audience at the Palace of Compiegne to
the Chamber of Commerce of St. Quentin. M.
Picard, one of the directors of the Great Northern
Railway, and President of the Chamber of Com-
merce, presented the different members of the
Chamber of Commerce to his Majesty. In the
course of the interview, Louis Napoleon made some
particular inquiries as to the state of trade at the
present moment at St. Quentin ; to which M.
Picard replied that the trade of the place was
upon the whole in a satisfactory state as com-
pared with the last few years, but that
business would have been much more active this
season but for the state of political affairs. He
added that the incessant alarm in which the public
had for some time past been kept, by the threaten-
ing aspect of the Eastern question, had necessarily
had an unfavourable influence on commercial affairs.
The Emperor replied, " This is perfectly true, but
I have every reason to believe that the Eastern
question will be settled pacifically, and that within
a very short period." These words made a deep im-
pression on the members of the deputation, and no
doubt, in the present state of the question, they
are of importance. _ _ _

It has been remarked since the Emperor has been
at Compeigne that his Majesty, when driving out
with the Empress, when at the theatre, and on
other public occasions, places her on his right hand,
in place of on the left, where she generally sits.
According to one of the ancient usages of the
French monarchy, it was only when the Queen was
enciente that she was placed on the right hand of
the sovereign. That custom was restored by the
present Emperor a few months ago, when the
Empress Eugenie was in an interesting situation ;
and it is consequently concluded that her Majesty
is once more in a position to hold out to Louis
Napoleon an expectation of an heir to his throne,
It is also remarked that the Empress contrary
to ordinary habit, goes to the chase in a carriage,
and not. on horseback.

The Marquis de Lawcestine has received a letter
from Marshal Valiant, announcing that the Empe-
ror has placed 2,000 fr. at the disposal of the com-
mittee for erecting a monument to the memory of
Marshal Gerard.

On Friday the Dowager Grand Duchess Stephanie
of Baden is expected to arrive at Compiegne. Her
Imperial and Royal Highness will be accompanied
by the Countess de Kageneck and the Baroness de
Menzingen, her ladies of honour, and by Baron de
Schreckenstein.

Contrary to what was announced by the letters
from Constantinople of the evening of the sth, the
Friedland left on the morning of the 6th, in tow of
the Mogador, steam-frigate, to join the squadron at
Besika. The Gomer and the Magellan steam-fri-
gates, left on the same day, and the Sane two days
before, for the same destination. The only French
vessels remaining on the 6th in the Bosphorus were
the Chaptal corvette, the Ajaccio, and the Solon,
which arrived there on the 6th from Toulon, after
having touched at Besika Bay.
The Debats says that it is not true, as asserted by
the German journals, that Count Xavier Brawicki
has gone to Constantinople—he has not left Paris.
It was confidently reported at the Bourse yes-
day, that in consequence of the continued diminu-
tion of the metallic reserve the Bank of France has
resolved to raise its rate of discount to 41, and
probably to 5 per cent. The measure is expected
to be adopted to-day (Thursday).
The Bourse was heavy yesterday, with little busi-
ness doing, and no political news current. The
Three per Cents. opened at 72f. 20c., fell to 721.
10c., rose subsequently to 72f. 40c., and closed at
72f. 30c. for the end of the month. The Four-and-
a-Half per Cents. closed at 991. 50c. ; Orleans Rail-
way shares, 1,150 f. ; Rouen, 1,022 f. 50c. ; Havre,
; 480 f. ; Great Northern, 835 f. Paris and Stras-
burg, 906 f. 25c. ; Paris and Lyons, 887 f. 50c. ;
Western of France, 692 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and
Cette, 5801. • Great Central, 512 f. 50c. ; Lyons
and Geneva, ; Shares of the Bank of Credit
Mobilier, 692 f. 50c. The Credit Foncier de France
opened at 585 f., and closed at 5251.