The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-31 00:00:00

FRANCE.

The Gazette des Tribune— t— say;, "It is announced that
in the application of the family of
.Maria Capelle, (widow
of Laffarge) ;to the Royal clemency, his Majesty has
remitted that part of the sentence which condemned her:to
stand in the pillory."
The Journal des Debats announces that M. Cochelet,
Consul in Egypt, whose situation has become so difficult,
has asked for his recal.
The Courier de la Moselle says that cannon of large
calibre from the foundry at Strasburg, are arriving every
day at Mitz. They are deposited in the arsenal of the
artillery. Some detachments of horses also pass through
our city.—Le Constitutionnel.
The differences between Spain and Portugal seem
likely to be terminated by the mediation of England.
If this is so, the French Cabinet will have committed a
great fault, for after having lost its influence in the East,
it would endanger it likewise in the Peninsula, and all to
the advantage of the Power which tends again to become
its rival, instead of its ally, as it ought to be.l
A law has just been issued in Austria prohibiting games
of chance.
In Prussia the Government is having a civil code drawn
up for the whole Prussian monarchy. This measure is
Isteucied for a two-fold object—first to give to the kingdom
a unity--a political homogeneousness—without which it
would certainly not retain its rank; the second, to bring
back under this pretext the Rhenish provinces to the an-
cient German legislation, which is more conformable to
the views of absolutism. Hatred of the Revolution and of
the French laws, checks in this instance the progressive
tendency et a Cabinet, which shows so much ability in
many respects.—Le Temps.
General de Garraube has been re-elected Deputy for
Lalande, in the Dordogne, by 115 out of 150 votes ; and
M. Legrand has been re-elected Deputy for Clermont by

301 out of 353 votes.
rse iloniteur Parisien says—" M. Thiers is moat ac
live', employed on the report of the Bill for the fortifica-
tions of Paris, and will be able to lay it before the Com-
mittee in a few days. His decided intention is to comply
with the majority of his colleagues, in confining himself
within the main question, avoiding the points which have
lately occupied nine sittings of the Chamber."
Tue following, from Vienna, is given by the Commerce,
but requires coufirmation :—" In consequence of the
Council of Ministers having come to a resolution to march
40,000 men to the Rhine, Count Kollowrath, whose in-
fluence has hitherto counterbalanced that of Prince Met-
ternich, and who is for peace at any price, has demanded
leave of absence for eight months, which is considered as
amounting to a retirement. M. Eichhof, the Minister of
Finance, who coincides with Count Kollowrath, and has
maintained that the resources of the State were not suffi-
cient to support the proposed armaments, has received an
honourable dismission. This measure will probably be
carried into execution without delay. It is said to bays
been recommended by the l'russian General Grollman,
lent expressly by his Government to induce Austria to
take up arms in concert with the rest of the Germanic
Confederation. It is further reported that 30,000 men are
to be sent to reinforce the army of Italy. In wle.' to meet
these expenses a loan of 50,000,000 florins is talked of."
A Munich letter, in the Commerce, says that in the
spring a corps of 80,000 federal troops will be assembled
at Heilbronn under the command of the King of Wirtem-
berg, ostensibly for the purpose of making extensive exer-
lilies and manoeuvres. Among other changes introduced
nto the equipment of the Bavarian troops is that of sub
stituting a new sabre-bayonet, similar to that used by the
French corps of African tirailleurs, for the old kind of
bayonet. The sergeants are to carry a rifle like those used
by the Tyrolese, and all the men are to have percussion
muskets. The British Government having asked for in-
formation on the kind of percussion-lock adopted for the
Bavarian army, the King has ordered a complete set of
models of all kinds of arms to be sent to London.
The Basle Gazette mentions that the Council of State
of Berne has, in compliance with a demand frem the Vo-
rort, piped at the disposal of the Federal Government
fifty pieces of cannon in addition to its regular contingent.
It is said to be in contemplation to call out the Landwehr
in that canton.
Messrs. Visconti and Labrouste went to the Inval:des
yesterday to make arrangements for removing the decora-
tions used for the funeral of Napoleon, and for the transfer
of the coffin into the adjoining chapel of Saint Jerome,
t.ntil the tomb is erected. They gave orders for the im-
mediate breaking up of the catafalque in the boat lying
off the Esplanade. The statues and other ornaments
along the line of the procession will, it is believed, be left
feria month. The statue of Immortality, on the steps of
the Chamber of Deputies, is boarded up to save it from
damage by the works still going on at the pediment of
that edifice.
BOURSE.--Paills, TUESDAY, DEC. 29.
first Highest Lowest Last
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per Cents 96 75 IN; 75 ... 96 i 5 r 6 75
3 pee t 78 45 650 ... 76 40 ... 78 40
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3 per Ceuta 69 45 ... 89 35 ... 80 35 89 35
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