The Sun.
London, England, 1831-04-11 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

(From tbe Messager des Chambres of Saturday, April 9.)

" PARIS, APRIL S.—There are vari,us reports in cir-
culation respccting the despatches said to hare been
brought by the last courier that arrived at the hotel of the
Russian legation. The followine is what is the most cre-
dited;—viz. that mitts received from the interior of the
empire hare caused the precipitate retreat of the Russian
army in Poland at all points. That serious occurrences
in the interior, and movements on the frontiers of Sweden,
Turkey, and Persia, are the cause of this retreat. We
rt grct that we cannot support by any certain information
this political rumour, which if it were wholly or in part
well founded, would have immense influence on future
events.

" The Afarquis de Custine and M. de St. Barbe (this
latter, an Englishman) arrived at Bayonne on Wednesday
evening. They are going to Madrid, each on a mission
from his Government.

" A letter from Montpellier of the 2d of April says—
' For nearly this month past cannons, raisons, &c., have
been passing through thin place night and day, on their
way to Grenoble, Auxonne, and Toulon.'
" It is still affirmed that there will be a Congress at
Rome to treat of the affairs of Italy, in which Great Bri-
tain would he represented by Sir Brook Taylor, brother
of Sir Herbert Taylor, private secretary of the King of
England. M. M indeville, secretary to the embassy, will
in that case, it is added, go very shortly to Rome, to per-
form the duties of secretary the English legation.
" EXCHANGE OF PARIS, AFRIL 7.—A considerable
rise took place to-day; it was so brisk and well supported
that it could hardly be occasioned by any thing but a po-
litical cause. The following is the news that was in cir-
culation, and which, whether true or false, gained much
credit among our speculators :
" France, England, and Austria, to form a coalition
against Prussia and Russia. Algiers to be given to Tur-
key, on t.:atlition of its declaring war against Russia.
France to renounce interference in the affairs of Italy, to
consent to the nomination of the Prince of Saxe Coburg
as King of Belgium, and to receive as an in,lemnity part
of her ancient territory on the banks of the Rhine, as well
as that part of Savoy which composed the old department
of Mount Blanc. We state this news as it was given,
without having to discuss the greater 'or less degree of
probability attached to it. Our office is merely to record
the effect which it produced. The Three per Cents. rote
If. 9.5 c. above the closing price of yesterday: the Five
per Cents., 2f. ; the Ducats, If. 50c. ; the Rents Per-
petuelle, ; Bank Stock rose to 1,400. Business wo;
extremely animated, and speculators seemed to have re-
covered all "their former confidence. After 'Change the
Three per Cents. remained at 50f."
(From the Gazette de France, dated Saturday.)

Paxts, Arita L7.-An extraordinary courier, despatched
front Ancona on the 30th of March, announces what fol-
lows:-
" On the 29th of March, at one o'clock in the after-
noon, the Imperial troops occupied the city and citadel of
Ancona, without experiencing the ~lightest resistance."
Furscli FUNDS, PARIS, APRIL 7.-Five per Cents., 771. 4.5 c.
40c. 30c. 25e. 40c. 25c. 40c. 34)e. 40c. 77f. 30c. 35c. 50c. GOc. 70c.
90c. SOc. 90e. 7Sf. 75f. 35e. 60c. 79f. 78f. 90c. 40c.: Four per
Cents., 66f.; Three per Cents., 4Sf. 30c. 25c. :30c. 40c, 30c. 45c.
50c. 40c. We. 4Sf. 75c. 49f. 49f. 40c. 30c. 50c. 70c. 50f. 50f. loc. ~)oe.
10c. 501. 49f. 55c. 50c. ; Bank Stock, 1,390 f. 1,400 f. ; Rente de
Naplea, 57f. 75c. 5Sf, 58f. 75c. nf. Rente d'Evagne, 12% ; Royal
Spanish Loan, 63 613!,2 Rente Perpetuelle d'Espagne, 144%
% !.; 45-4Achange on London, one month, paper, 25f. 10c.;
three months, paper, 24f 90c.-Cours Aufhentipe.

The lower classes in Sweden are much ad-
dicted to swearing. Their usual expression is the name
of his Satenic majesty ; if, however, the excitement he
great, a whole legion of dark angels are invoked—forin-
stance, a peasant who was along with me one day, breike
through tile ice and slightly wetted his feet; his first ex-
clainatl" was, << The d—l !" presently the water took
him half-way up the kg, when it was, •' One thousand
d—ls !" atlast, however, when he was immersed up to
the knees, it was, " Ten thousand d—ls !" I have oe•
ea.ionally heard one hundred thousand demons called to
their aid, and now and then even one million.—Voya's
Field Sports.