The Sun.
London, England, 1870-01-10 00:00:00

UDG ES' CILI MBERS.

An application was made to-day on behalf of the
liquidatorx ot the Credit Foncier Mobilier Com-
pany to 11tr El wards, Chief Clerk at Vice-Chan-
cellor Mar tu's Chambers, for an order to sanction a
compront ise that had been made with Mr. Valiance,
by whielb he consented to return a sum 0f1.10,000
in dischi .rge of a claim for £25,000. It was stated
on be' jail of the liquidators that the amount to be
Fetu- td by Mr. Valiance amounted to £5,000 in
me "'ley and £5,000 in debentures. The Chief Clerk
Ando the order.

PARIS CORRESPONDENVE.-
The Corps L6giElatif resumes its sittings to-morrow.
and the rumours which are everywhere current re
specting the schemes of the new Cabinet are in-
crcasing in interest. We are promised in ono
quarter a reduction of the army, in another,
an abrogation of the Lwv of Public Safety and the sup-
pression of Article 75. We have some right to be san-
guine, as some important concessions are already faits
accomplis.

The senate had a somewhat stormy sitting yesterday. The
subject of debate was the internal regulation of the Senate
itself, and an amendment was proposed giving to
each individual senator the right to propo 3 o
drafts of a Senatus Conanitum. Baron Brenier upon this
declared that he could not understand ih3 necessity
for requiring five members to make a parliamentary initia-
tive, and added, " unless we are to say that when one
enters the Senate one has arrived at an age
when the faculties are no longer very active."
This sally produced protests from all parts
of the Chamber ; and M. Rouher, who is by no means in-
clined to be relegated to his dotage, sprung up and de-
nounced the unlucky speaker. M. le Baron. thereupon
explained away his observations, and declared his respect
for his colleagues, who having thus vindicated their
energies, subsided into calm. Before the discussion began
M. 011ivier had paid a visit to M. Rouher, and had a con-
versation with him, which was apparently very cordial.
M. Rouher, in expressing his good wishes for the new
Cabinet, said that he regarded it as the result of the
militant policy, and consideredhis own work as completed.
To this M. 011ivier replied : M. le President,—Having
regard both to your talent and your past career, we
cannot condemn the country to deprive itself of your
services. This language on the part of the new Prime
Minister to a man in the position of M. Rouher is held to
be an act of courtesy and good taste.
The election of the Vice-Presidents who are to
replace MM. Daru, Chevandier de Valdrome, and Talhouet,
is a matter of great concern to the several divisions of the
majority. The Right intends to put forward its candi-
dates ; but the Ministry, I understand, mean to be entirely
neutral.

M. 011ivier has been receiving deputations. He paid high
compliments to the officials of the Court of Cassation,
quoting the words addressed by the great Roman juri-
consult to the praetor, " Viva vox juris civil/3."
In reply to the felicitations of the officials
of the Cour Imperiale, M. 011ivier declared that
he would always maintain intact the dignity of the
magistracy, and that above all things he would separate
justice from politics, so that their decisions might have the
more authority from never having the suspicion of being
inspired.

The Gazette de France refers to the statement which has
been made, that Tibaldi would be included in the decree
of amnesty, and asks why Ledru-Rollin was informed that
the decree was not applicable to him. The Libertd
remarks on this that the Ministry of July, 1869,
is not that of January, 1870, and that one of the advan-
tages of Parliamentary Government is that necessary
changes can be introduced from time to time. If the
Cabinet of the 2nd of January thinks that the amnesty of
August ought to be carried out without any exception, it
will have the glory of realising its ideas and removing the
stain which tarnished the Act.

On the proposition of M. Emile 011ivier, the Emperor
has accorded a free pardon to the miners who were con-
cerned in the riots of Aubin.

The new Ministry has granted permission to the Rappel
the Rereil, and the iTarseillaise, to offer their copies for
sale in the streets as the other journals are in the habit of
doing. They have done wisely in thus removing the °ppm-
si ve law which irritated the Opposition papers without effect-
ing any real purpose. Another improvement of the new
regime is that all prohibition of foreign journals has been done
away with, and therefore the 17:dependance Beige and the
Nord, which formerly came in the middle of the day, are
now delivered in the morning. The Gaulois says that the
Emperor and the Empress have be en to the Chatelet Theatre
to witness the representation of " Paris-Revue." It is
thefirst time that they have been to see a piece of the kind.
Some say that the Empress was anxious to watch the
effect of the Oriental costumes in the ballet of "Ismailia,"
but others declare that the Emperor wanted to know
how lie would be received in an assembly where the
popular clement prevailed, and that he had full cause to
be satinea with the result of his experiment.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

In accordance with the recommendation of the
Commission appointed to inquire into the state of
military education at the Royal Military College,
Sandhurst, and the Royal Military Academy, Wool-
wich, a number of important changes are about to be
made at the last-named institution at the commence-
ment of the next term. The following, we believe,
are a few of the most important : —The abolition of
the office of Inspector Second Commandant, which
has been held by Colonel G. T. Field, Royal Artil-
lery, since April, 1866 ; Lieut.-Colonel G. A. Mil-
man, Royal Artillery, is to be the Captain of the
Company of Gentlemen Cadets ; Major 0. R.
Stokes, Royal Artillery, of the A Division, and
Captain W. H. M'Causland, Royal Artillery, B
Division, being about to leave the Academy and re-
turn to their military dutie=, agreeably with the
introduction of the modifications in the organisation
recommended. Other changes, affecting the num-
ber of masters and other officers at the Academy,
will, we understand, shortly become known.
By the return to Portsmouth from Madeira of
Mr. John Coote, Trinity pilot, who piloted the
United States' corvette Plymouth down Channel
from Spithead on her sailing in company with her
Majesty's ship Monarch for Madeira and the United
States, we learn the following particulars as to the
voyage of the two ships to Madeira :—Steam was
kept on both ships until off the Eddystone, where
an attempt was made to send Mr. Coote on shore
by signalling in the usual manner to the fishing-boats
then in sight. All the boats, however, bad their
trawls down, and could pby no heed to the signal.
The pilot therefore had to remain on board, and as
the wind was freshening up astern of the ships steam
was shut off, sail made on the ships, and a course
taken for Cape Ushant and Madeira. On the
second day out the Nlonarch shifted her maintop-
sail, having apparently split it in the strong wind,
and the same night, in a strong squall of wind and
rain, the ships parted company, nor did they see
each other again until the Monarch arrived at
Madeira on the 30th tilt. During the squall the
Plymouth fired rockets and burnt blue lights to let
the Monarch know her position, but the turret ship
could not have seen the lights, as she made no re-
ply to them. The Plymouth carried the strong
north-east wind with her until within a few hours'
sail of the achorage at Madeira, when the wind fell.
Captain Macomb, being anxious for his ship to re-
join the Monarch again as early as possible, finished
the short distance into Madeira Roads under steam,
where the Plymouth anchored at 3 p.m. on Decem-
ber the 27th. The Monarch, as already announced
by telegram, arrived there on the 30th December.
The Plymouth is described as being a very fast ship
under sail alone, and necessarily, from her greater
lightness, a much swifter vessel under sail than the
Monarch.

At Aldershot, during the past week, the move-
ments of the troops, owing to bad weather, have
been confined to route marching. On Thursday
the 2d Infantry Brigade, under the command of
Colonel F. R. Elrington (4th Battalion Rifle Bri-
gade), Acting Brigadier, and consisting of the 2d
Battalion 13th (Prince Albert's) Light Infantry,
under Colonel T. Maunsell, the 4th Battalion 60th
Rifles, under Colonel Gordon, the 67th Regiment,
under Colonel J. W. Thomas, C. 8., and the 4th
Battalion Rifle Brigade, under Colonel Nixon,
formed up in line of contiguous columns in front
of the Centre Block, Permanent Barracks, and at
ten o'clock proceeded along the Farnham-road as
far as Hale Church, then turned to the left
through Weybourne to Tongham, and returned
to quarters, by the Ash-road, about half-past 12
o'clock.

The Himalaya, screw troopship, Captain S. B.
Piers, appointed to sail from Portsmouth on Satur-
day morning for Queenstown a•td Alexandria, was
detained in Portsmouth harbour by the heavy gale
prevailing in the Channel on Saturday until yes-
terday, when she sailed at about 10 a.m. The
western passage was taken from Spithead, and, as
the weather at the time still looked very unsettled,
this course would give the ship Yarmouth Roads or
Portland as anchorages' in the event of the gale
breaking out again. In addition to the draughts
of troops embarked at Portsmouth, the Himalaya
will receive on board at Queenstown the Ist Bat-
talion of the 17th Infantry. All the troops dis-
embark from the Himalaya at Alexandria for India.