The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-02 00:00:00

THE FRENCH EMPIRE.

In the non-official portion of yesterday's Moni-
teur there is the following announcement :—" Her
Majesty the Empress enciente since two months,
and who has been in a suffering condition for some
days past, has had a miscarriage during the even-
ing of yesterday, the 29th April. The health of
her Majesty is as satisfactory as possible under the
circumstances."
The Emperor, accompanied by Colonel de Beville,
went out the day before yesterday in an open
phaeton, which he drove himself, and visited the
works now being executed on the Quai du Louvre.
He next drove up the Champs-Elysees to examine
the works at the Bois de Boulogne. He then pro-
ceeded to the Elysee, and remained there a short
time, examining the works, and returned to the
Tuileries at half-past five o'clock.
In the Moniteur there is a decree of the Emperor
conceding the railway from Lyons to Genera, with
branches to Bourg and Macon, to the Duke of
Galliere, and Messrs. Bartholomy, Jar, Benedict
d'Asy, Blount and Co., Hely d'Oissel, Gladstone,
De Menicault, Kohler, and Gen. Dufour.
The Legislative Body of France has now only one
fortnight more to sit before it arrives at the end of
the session ; yet it has still the budget to vote, as
well as a considerable number of bills of minor
importance. The committee on the budget has
recommended some further reductions to be ef-
fected, amounting to about 4,000,000 f., and does
not despair of inducing the Council of State to
admit some, if not all of them. AS nothing has
yet been decided on the suggestions of the com-
mittee, and as the report has not even been pre-
sented, an idea may be formed of the railway speed
with which the remaining work of the session
must be gone through.
The Council of State'is at present, it is said, en-
gaged in examining the draft of a decree for afford-
ing a certain amount of annual assistance to the old
soldiers of the Empire. A credit of 2,700,000 f.
has been already accorded for that purpose, but it
is found insufficient. It is also said that, now that
the will of Napoleon I. has been brought to
France, and definitively placed amongst the ar-
chives, a petition has been presented to the
Senate, praying for the execution of all the codicils
appended to the document, and which contain
bequests of a- considerable amount to a number
of persons. Since the testament is now looked
on with such honour in France, the wishes
of the writer, it is argued, ought to be strictly'
complied -with.- It is also called to' mind
that a committee was named iu the time of
Louis XVIII. to come to an understanding with
M. Laffitte on the subject, in order to satisfy the
persons who claimed under the will. The reason
why M. Laffitte was thus selected was that the
Emperor, in leaving Paris before his exile, had left
the sum of 5,280,000 f. at M. Laffitte's bank. That
sum, with the interest on it, amounted in Louis
XVIII.'s time to nearly 7,000,000 f., and was em-
ployed in paying part of the sums 'bequeathed.
But Napoleon estimated his private fortune at
about 200 millions in money and real property,
accumulated from savings from his civil list. The
will disposed of one-half of that sum to the officers
and soldiers then living who had fought from 1792
to 1815, and an exceedingly large sum was be-
queathed to the towns and districts of Alsace,
Loraine, French-Comte, and Burgundy, which had
suffered most from the two invasions. He had
also set aside one million for Brienne, and one
million for the town of Meri. At present the per-
sons who claim under the will point to Art. 37 of
the document, which says that in case of death the
_legacies shall be paid to the wives or children of
such soldiers who petition to have the sums to
which they are entitled paid without further delay
We have not heard that the towns and country dis-
tricts have made any claim, but there appears to
be no doubt that the Senate has had a petition sent
to it from some of the persons alluded to above.
Marshal Vaillant is president of the committee to
which it has been referred, and M. Lefebvre Du-
rufie has been, it is said, appointed to report on it.
So the matter rests at present.
The French annual exhibition of the works of,
living artists is to open at Paris in a fortnight. The
jury of selection has shown more than usual seve-
rity in admitting works, in its desire to render the
exhibition superior to those of the last few years.
It appears that Louis Napoleon has undesignedly
been the cause of the exclusion of some pictures,
having expressed a dislike to have the exhibition
filled with works in which he should be the princi-
pal personage. It is thus that M. Lepaule, who
had painted a large picture representing the "Dis-
tribution of the Eagles in the Champs de. Mars,"
has seen his work set aside. In like manner, M.
Muller has not finished, as he would most easily
have done, his large painting of the " Ceremony of
taking the Oath by the Three Great Bodies of the
State." Louis Napoleon has -not, htlweirer, ex-
tended this proscription to what regards the Em-
press, as a portrait of her Majesty is to be exhibited,
from the pencil of M. Dubufe. Report declares
that MM. Ingres, Dela.roche, and Couture have
not sent any work for exhibition this year. The
number of pictures which the galleries of the Con-
servatoire can contain is not, it is said, more than
1,300.
At the Bourse yesterday the market for Govern-
ment securities was firm, though no improvement
took place in prices, there being at the conclusion
of business a decline of 15c. in the Three per
Cents., and of 10c. in the Four and a Half per
Cents. for the account ; the final quotation of the
Three per Cents. for cash also showed a decline of
10c. Bank Shares fell sf. Final quotations :
For money—Three per Cents. 80f. 50c. ; Four and
a Half per Cents., 103 f. 25c. For the end of the
month—Three per Cents., 80f. 45c., Four and a
Half per Cents., 103 f. 10c. Bank Stock 2,710 L
There were no transactions yesterday in Credit
Foncier Shares : those of the Credit Mobilier de-
clined 2f. 50c., closing at 935 f. In the Railway
Share Market prices have been well maintained,
with a decided upward tendency at the close of
business.

THE UNITED STATES.

ARRIVAL OF THE ANDES.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 30.

By the arrival at Liverpool on Saturday of the
screw steam-ship Andes, Hutchings commander,
we have advices from New York to the 18th inst.
The Andes sailed from New York at 4.50 p.m.
on the 18th ; at 11.50 a.m. on the 19th passed the
steam-ship Arabia, hence for New York ; and at
7 a.m. on the 27th passed the screw steamer Glas-
gow, from the Clyde for New York. She made
Cape Clear at 4 p.m. yesterday, and arrived in the
river at 7.30 this evening, after an excellent run
of 11 days and 22 hours mean time.
The United States' mail steamer Pacific arrived
at New York on the 17th, and the screw-steamer
City of Manchester arrived at Philadelphia on the
17th ; both from this port.
A man named Michael Reardon had been ar-
rested at New York, charged with the murder of
Henry Miller, on board the ship American Con-
gress, on her last passage from London to New
York. Warrants had been issued against John
Ferris, mate of the same ship, and also against a
man named Simpson, for assaulting and maiming
persons in the ship with dangerous weapons.
The New York Herald says it was rumoured at
Washington that time intention of sending a full
Minister to Central America had been abandoned,
and that a chargé would be substituted. It was
generally thought that Mr. Buchanan would con-
duct the Nicaragua and Central American negotia-
tions in Loudon.

From Havannah we have advices to the 12th
inst. On the 9th 45 of the prisoners who were
tried and convicted for alleged revolutionary at-
tempts against the Government were sent to Cadiz
to await the decision of the Queen of Spain. Among
them were those who had been condemned to be
" garotted " on the 6th, but reprieved by the Cap-
tain-General at the place of execution, as also
Count Posas Dolces, Joaquin Fortun, and other
distinguished persons in the island. Before sailing
they were allowed to receive the visits of their
friends and presents of money. The new British
Commissioner, Mr. Backhouse, had arrived at
Havannall in her Majesty's steamer Medea.
We have advices from the city of Mexico to the
6th, and from Vera Cruz to the 12th inst. General
Santa Anna arrived at Vera Cruz on the Ist in the
steamer Avon :

"He was received with the greatest enthusiasm' firing
of salutes and other demonstrations of joy. Theautho-
rities of the city and those recently arrived from the
capital went on board and conducted him to Vera Cruz
with great solemnity. The President disembarked,
leaning on the arms of the Commandant-General and of
the civil Governor. A triumphal arch was erected in
the grand plaza, through which he passed. On one side
of the arch were inscribed the words, 'To his Excellency
the President, Don Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, 17th
March, 1853;' on the other, 'Liberty, peace, and order.'
The cortege proceeded to the church, and after a solemn
Te Deunt conducted the President to the national Palace,
when Santa Anna received the commission charged with
presenting to him the credentials of hie having been
elected President of the Republic. Other commissions
of minor importance were afterwards presented. During
the night there were illuminations, iirowc4s, and nu-
merous serenades."
On the following day (the 2d) General Santa
Anna published a manifesto to the nation, of which
the following is a translation
"GENERAL ANTONLO LOPla DS SANTA ANNA. TO IS

COMPATRIOTS.
" Mexicans,—On placing my foot on the shore of my
country j sttlute them with the liveliest emotion. My

•
heart has palpitated with tenderness from the tune when
my eyes commenced to discover around our coast the
lofty mountains which indicate the proximity of a land
in which everything is dear to my heart, in which every-
thing brings to me the dearest reminiscences.
"You had called me, believing me useful to save you
from the state of anarchy and superstition into which
you had fallen, and I have not delayed in responding to
your summons. You already have me on your soil,
resolved to employ all my energies in an object of such
essential importance. But, if I have been quick to come
at your call, it is from reckoning upon your efficacious
operation. Of no use will be my firm resolution to con-
secrate myself entirely to the salvation of my country if
every one of you do not assist me, co-operating with all
his ability to the attainment of these ends.
" Far from me is the thought of avenging ancient
grievances. Those who have been my enemies may dis-
miss all fear. Everything is forgotten,' and in touching
the shores of my country I present to all the hand of
friendship, Neither do I come to make any party pre-
vail. I come only to raise the sacred standard of union,
summoning to follow it all Mexicans, whatever may be
their opinions. Every man whose heart swells and is
moved at the voice of his country, he is my friend, he is
my companion.
"Mexicans ! Too long have we permitted ourselves
to be deceived by chimerical ideas. We have lost too
much time in intestine dissensions. A sad reality has
come to drag us from such a deplorable deception. To
what have we arrived at the end of 30 years of inde-
pendence I Cast an eye over the map of your country,
and you will find that a great portion of your territory
has been lost. Examine the state of your finances, and
you will meet nothing but disorder, abuse, ruin. hat
is your credit abroad ? What is the opinion which you
enjoy in foreign nations ? Where is the army in whose
lines I had the honour to serve—that army which gained
your independence, of which I glory in having had no
small part—that army which I led through the deserts,
conquering difficulties which appeared insuperable, to
the frontier of the republic— at whose head I repelled
an inimical invasion, and with which I fought—with
little fortune, but not without honour—when your capi-
tal was occupied by the enemy. - •
" Mexicans ! Let us become ourselves again. Let us
improve the hard lessons of experience. Let us repair
the errors we have committed. Here you have me to
contribute my'share to this honourable reparation. Toil
with me in good faith in this glorious work, and we may
still have country, national honour, and a name which
we will not be ashamed to own. '

"Soldiers ! comrades in arms ! Behold anew at your
head your old general—him who has conducted you
some time with glory— him who has not abandoned you
in the moment of misfortune—him who bears on his
body an honourable mutilation, and who, with you' has
exposed his breast to the balls of the enemy' in thedays
of your misfortunes. Listen to a voice which is not
unknown to you. Follow your general and friend.
Let us restore,to our noble profession the lustre of which
it has been deprived; and although the relations of
friendship which exist with all nations, and which I shall
cultivate with all care, may not at present make your
gallantry necessary, let us be ready, should' national
honour require it, to prove in the face of all the world
what the Mexican soldiers have always sheltered in
their breasts. ,

" Mexicans of all classes ! Let the day of my return
to the country be the day of general reconciliation,' and
let the joy which 'it causes me to find myself among you
exhibit itself in all assembled around the national
standard ; and let us hear all shout with the same union
and enthusiasm as in 1821, 4 Tiva la putrid l Viva la
indepencletncia (Long live the country ! Long live
independence !) These are the wishes with which I
present myself at- your call—these the vows of your
compatriot and friend,
"ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA.
" Heroical Veri Cruz, April 2." •

Santa Anna proceeded to the city of Mexico on
the 6th, having been elected President of the Mexi-
can Republic for the fifth time. An escort of
1,000 men had left the city of Mexico .for Enrico,
to conduct him to the capital. Don Bernardo
Gavazas, one of the chiefs of Caravajal's band, had
been shot as a traitor. Don Ramon Prieto late
Governor of Tamaulipas had pronounced the
Legislature illegal which declared the recent votes
in favour of Don Juan Francisco Villa,sana: The
Supreme Government had appointed Don Manuel
Zeylata to visit the maritime custom-housei, of the
Pacific, to apprise them of the late reduction of
duties decreed on the 22d of January by the
Government of. Senor Cevallos. Senor Zanez,
Governor of Jalisco, bad declared against such
reforms, expressing himself in favour of the pro-
hibitory system. He had suspended the Ministry,
awaiting the resolution of the Government. A
treaty had been signed by the American Minister
at Mexico, by Judge Conkling on the part of the
United States, and by General Tornel and Costello
Lonza, Commissioners of the Mexican Govern-
ment, confirming the grant to the Sloo Company
of the Tehuantepec route. It appears, however,
that the Sloo Company does not pull well with the
other Mexican companies, which, united, concluded
the contract.

Governor Seymour, of Connecticut, had been
offered the position of Minister to Mexico, and, it
was understood, had accepted.

Late accounts from Venezuela state that Don
Joaquin Herrera had been elected Vice-President
of the Republic. A decree had been introduced by
the Senate to celebrate a treaty between New
Granada and Ecuador, on the limits of the two
countries, under the arbitration of the Queen of
Spain.
The transactions in the New York market had
been to a fair extent at firm prices. An activo de-
mand existed for money ; first-class business paper
was abundant at Bto 9 per cent. Exchange de-
pressed ; bills on London, 109 to 1091.

ARRIVAL OF THE EUROPA.

LIVERPOOL, IVL&Y I.

By the arrival of the steamer Europa we have
advices from New York to the 20th ult., two days'
later than by the Andes.
The Europa has brought 100 passengers and
200,000 dollars in specie on freight.
The steamer Arabia arrived at New York on the
20th ult., from Liverpool, and the screw steamer
Alps, from Liverpool and Boston, arrived on the
18th.

The Hon. William Rufus King, Vice-President
of the United States, expired at his residence, on
the 18th ult. He only reached that place on his
return from Cuba the day previous. He was in
the 68th year of his age.
The steamer Cherokee had arrived at New York
with Havannah advices to the 14th ult., two days'
later. General Canedo had left Havannah on a
vipit to Santiago de Cuba. General Camillo der
Alborney was acting as Captain-General during his
absence.
Advices from Cardenas of the sth ult. state that
the crops looked remarkably well, particularly the
second crop of sugar cane, which never presented
so favourable an appearance.
There was no alteration in the New York stock
market. Money in good demand at 6 to 7 per
cent. on call, and 7 to 9 per cent. on first-class
business paper. Exchange firmer ; bills on Lon-
don 1091 to 1091 ; Paris, sf. 12c. to sf. 131 c.
Cotton in good demand at full prices for all de-
scriptions. The flour market was active at former
prices. Wheat continued depressed, but without
change in price. Indian corn dull and heavy.
Pork active at 15 dollars 76c. to 16 dollars for
mess, and 13 dollars 62ic. to 13 dollars 75c. for
prime. Beef in good demand at full prices. Cut
meats more inquired for at better prices. Cheese
and lard also in good demand.
Freights to London :—Flour, 2s. 9d. to 3s. per
barrel ; grain, 7d. to 7id. per bushel ; measure-
ment goods, 255. to 30s. per ton.