The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-10 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The grand dinner to be given by the Emperot to
the Plenipotentiaries will take place on the 12th
inst.

It has been decided that the proces verbaux of
the Congress shall be published.
The Minister of War has received the following
despAtch from Marshal Pelissier :
" Head-quarters, Sebastopol, March 25.
" Monsieur le Marechal—The army of the Eat wel-
comed with enthusiasm the news of the happy delivery
of the Empress, and the birth of the Prince
Imperial was hailed with numerous cheers. It
received both from our faithful allies and from ourselves
the most gracious, the most brilliant, and the most
enthusiastic welcome. The Russians themselves joined
in it, for, on the evening of the 23d, seeing our bon-
fires burning in the camps of the three armies, they
responded to it by immediately lighting fires along the
whole of their lines._ 0n the following day, in order
to follow up the rek)icings, some splendid horse
races took place on the banks of the Tchernaya.
Nothing could exceed the coup-d'ea'l prebented by this
magic scene. English, French, and Sardinians were
every moment seen exchanging congratulations on the
event which the thundering voice of the cannon of Sebas-
topol and of our camps had announced the previous day.
For my part, Monsieur le Marechal, in connecting this
great event with that of which your electric despatch of
the 14th March uo longer leaves any doubt, I am happy
to say that never did a star shine with more brilliancy
than that of the Emperor. Tbis peace, signed over the
cradle of a child, -will be the most happy augury for all.
If the Emperor and Empress will accept them, I beg
you, Monsieur le Marecbal, to offer to them the re-
spectful congratulations of the army with my own, and
to tell their Majesties that we have all offered up to
Heaven our most ardent prayers for the prosperity- .ef
the child now given to us, and which has just fixed the
destinies of France.—Accept, &c,

" PELISSIER."

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We also read in the Moniteur:—" The winter
continues to exercise its rigours in the Crimea.
In the night of the 29th March the thermometer
fell to 12 degrees below z ro centigrade (9.50 of
Fahrenheit), and stood at 10 degrees on each of
the following nights. On the sth there was
rather heavy-1411.a snow. Notwithstanding this
influence, the sanitary state of our troops has im-
proved so sensibly that the number of sick who•
entered the ambulances diminished one half dur-
ing the last month,, and there is reason to
hope that the end of the winter will also bring
about the close of the maladies under which the.
army in the East has been suffering. The telegra-
phic despatches from Marshal Pelissier are every day
more and more satisfactory, and thelast letters from
General Larchey point out the good effects pro,
duced by the measures lately taken at Constanti-
nople for the improvement of the hospitals there."
The Naval Commander of the French forces .in
the Black Spa has'also communicated the rejoicings.;
on board the fleet.

The ratifications of the telegraphic treaty con-
cluded at Paris on the 28th December last by
France, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, and Sardinia
were exchanged yesterday between the Minister of
Foreign Affairs and the representatives of the above-
mentioned countries. This treaty, which will come
into operation immediately after its promulgation,
will make important reductions in the charge for
telegraphic communications.

The silioniteur publishes the retux ns of the pro-
duce and consumption of beetroot sugar, since the
beginning of the season, from which it appears
that, on the Ist April, there were 274 manufacto-
ries in full operation, or 66 more than at the cor-
responding date of 1855. The sugar manufactured,
including 2,359,141 kilo. lying over since last year,
am )unted to 81,205,585 kilo., showing a difference
in favour of 1856 of 40,1b3,105 kilo. The quantity
sold for consumption, or deposited in the Govern-
ment bonded stores, was 64,425,901 kilo., or
29.285,788 more than last year.
BOURSE, April 9.—The following were the last
quotations :
Cash. fr. a. End of Month.
4i per Cents 94 —f. —a.
3 per Cents 73 45 74 5
New Loan 73 75
Bank Shares 4,000 Roman
Credit Mobilier l ,715 Austrian
Belgian Five 5......., Spanish Threes
Piedmontese(s). 93 50 biome Debt „.