The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-17 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING.
The to tear publishes the following bulletin
of the halth of his Imperial Highness Prince
Jerome :

SUNDAY,°3.3O A M.
" Dtariig the morning of Saturday the patient
was at eae, and had a short sleep at nine o'clock
at night.
"Duriig the rest of the day the Prince was
much beter."

A Paris letter, in the Independatice of Brussels,
says :—"Baron de Brunow, exhausted with fa-
tigue, fahted on Wednesday in the Cabinet of the
Minister )f Foreign Affairs, just as the plenipoten-
tiaries woe about to enter on their deliberations.
This incident, which caused great emotion amongst
the members of the Congress, had no painful re-
aults—M de Brunow having promptly recovered
and heel able to join his colleagues. Although
peace be not yet signed, the question as to who
will be We future Ambassador at St. Petersburg
has begin to be discussed. General do la Hitte,
the Maiquis de la Rochejaquelein, General Can-
robert, Baron de Bourqueney, and many others
are si-x.l;en of. It is said, however, that before
any nomination be made, Count de Morny, Presi-
dent of the Legislative Body, will be sent as Am-
bassador Extraordinary to Moscow, to attend the
coronation of Alexander II."

The rumours of peace do not diminish the pre-
parations for war. At the arsmal of Metz 60
women aro now employed daily in the making of
cartridges for the infantry.

The semi-official journal of Stockholm, in its
number of the 4th, announces that " his Majesty
the Emperor d the French had chosen her Ma-
jesty the Queca Josephine, his relative, as god-
mother of the child whose birth is expected by
France." The despatch of the French Government
containing the invitation to the Queen was pre-
sented by the French Ambassador on the 27th ult.
A letter declare: that both the court and the nation
feel flattered at her Majesty having been selected.
A letter from Rome, of the 6th, in the Piemonte
of Turin, says :—" The King of Naples has come
to a definitive understanding with the Holy See.
His Majesty consents that the celebrated privileges
of the Sicilian Monarchy shall be nearly all abo-
lished ; and has accepted the brief in virtue of
which the Holy Father destroys the secular prero-
gatives of the Ecclesiastical Tribunal of Sicily.

WILLIAM IT. AND ADMIRAL NAPIER !—Mrs. D.
showed me a letter from --, which says, " I went,
yesterday, with their Majesties to the private exhibition
at Somerset House. We were received by the president
of the Royal Society, who, among other portraits, pointed
out to the King that of Admiral Napier, who has been
commanding the fleet for Don P edro. His Majesty did
not hesitate to show his political bias on this occasion,
by. exclaiming immediately, Captain Napier may be
d—d, sir, and you may be d—d, air ' • and, if the
Queen was net here, sir, I would kick you down stairs,
sir I' "—Raikes's Journal front 1831 to 1847.
BOARD or REALTH.—A 'deputation from the Asso-
ciated Registrars' Society had a lengthened interview
on Saturday, with the Resident the Hon. Mr. Cowper,
relative to the onerous duties imposed upon the regis-
trars, by the present and proposed Vaccination Bills,
and the inadequate amount and unsatisfactory mode of
obtaining the contemplated remuneration,
The marriage of the Hon. Miss Thellasnu with M r
William Rose took place on Saturday, at St. George's,
Hanover-square, in the presence of Lord and Lady W al-
gingham, Lady Rose, Hon. Arthur and Mrs. Thalluson
and Miss Tbelluson, the Earl of Malreeebury, the Earl
of Euston, Viscount and Viscountess Milton, Hon. and
Rev. Dmizlas Garden and Lady Ellen Gordon, Mr. and
Mrs. Dawkins and Miss Dawkins, Lady Rose Pane,
and Lord Burghersb. After the ceremony, Lord and
Lady Walsinglram gave a dejeuner in Arlington-street,
arid subsequently the bride and bridegroom left Lolidon
for Tichford Park, one of Lord Ca.rringtou's seats, in
Buckinghamshire.

The Queen has appointed the Rev. A. Birch to the
Rectery of Middleham, Yorkshire, vacant by the decease
of the Rey. Dr. Wood.
THE ACCOUCHEMENT OF TEE EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH
—The Empress of the French, it will be seen from our
telegraphic despatches, was safely delivered of a Prince
yesterday morning, at a quarter past three o'clock. Our
readers are aware that, on Sunday, transactions take
place in the French Funds. The effect of the announce.
meat of an heir to the throne of France caused a slight
rise in the public securities of that country. —MO rning
A clv eraser.
RDIOICINGS AT THE FRENCH EMBISSY.—On receiv-
ing the happy intelligence of the birth of an Imperial
Prince, the Ambassador of France yesterday caused a
Te Dense of solemn thanksgiving to be sung at the
Frenclz Chapel, at the conclusion of High Mass. His
Excellency, all the members of the Embassy, and a great
number of French residents in London, were present at
the service. In the evening the Ambassador gave a
dinner to all the French of distinction at present in Lon-
don. His Excellency proposed as a toast A l'Ern-
pereur, h I'lmpdratrice, et au Prince Imperial. Puisse le
genie de Napoleon 1., la grace de Napoleon IL, et la
eagesse de Napoleon 111., e'xe un jour l'apage du futur
Napol6on IV."
THE NEW BISHOP OF CARLISLE.—It is expectel that
the consecration of the Hon. and Rev. Dr. Henry
Montague Villiers, who has been appointed to the
Bishopric of Carlisle, will take place in the Chapel
Royal, Whitehall, on Monday, April 13. Tho bishop
sleet has appointed Mr. Lee, of Queen Anne's Bounty
Office, Westminster, to be his secretary.
THE MURDERER BOUSFIELD.—The execution of Bons-
field, who was convicted at the last session of the Central
Criminal Court of the murder of his wife, and against
whom there are three other indictments for the murder
of his three children, is fixed to take place on Monday
the 31st inet. In the ordinary course the sentence of
the law would have been carried into effect on the 24th,
but that being Easter Monday, tho sheriffs considered
it advisable to postpone the event till the following Mon-
day. Since his conviction the criminal has been visited
by his father and mother, who are respectable persons
in humble life. His general demeanour has been most
apathetic. He has seldom alluded to his dreadful crime,
and appears to wish it to be thought that he is utterly
ignorant.of having been guilty of the act imputed to him.
It is understood that efforts have been made to obtain
a commutation of the punishment, on the ground that
the prisoner was not in a sound state of mind ; but the
Secretary of State has returned no answer to the appli-
cation that has been addressed to him.

THE CONDEMNED CRIMINAL, JOHN FOWSIDE.-We
understand that John Fowkes, upon whom sentence of
death was passed by Lord Campbell last week, will be
executed in frontlet the county gaol, Welford-road, next
Wednesday morning, at 8 o'clock. Fawkes has not
hitherto made any confession of his guilt, nor has his
demeanour altered since his convietion. He still seems
unimpressed by the responsibility of his position.
ALARMING ACCIDENT AT A LAUNCH OF GUN-BOATS.-
On Saeurilay, the Drake and the Janus, two of the
large gon-boats which the Government have in course of
consti uction at Pembroke were launched, and we are
sorry to say was attended with an alaming accident.
The boats are very powerful onee, as their measurement
will show. The Drake is 237 tons, and the Janus 228
tons, and they measure 110 feet between the perpendicu-
lar=, have 95 feet 3. inches keel for tonnage, 21 feet 114
inches extreme breadth, and 6 feet 6 inches depth f
hold, and they will be propelled by screws worked by
engines of 40-horse-power. As the beats were gliding
off the frame, amidst the loud huzzas of the shipwrights
and spectators, one of them unfortunately ran against
the beam of a platform, on which stood the storekeeper
of the docks and a number of ladies and chi.dren,
who had come to see the launch. The momentum of
the vessel carried away the sepports of the platform,
which with its living freight fell into the slips. A scene
of alarm and confusion ensued, but as soon as the parties
could be got out from amongst the debris of the plat-
form, it was found that one young lady, Miss Matthews,
had received a fracture of the collar bone and concussion
of the brain, and that the storekeeper andisome others
had received severe contusions. Miss Matthews re-
ceived speedy medical assistance, and it is hoped that
she will recover from the injuries.
THE EXPENsE OF A BARONETCY,-A return moved
for by Mr. Guinness, M.P., shows how dearly certain
dignities must be paid for in this country. Thus the
fees chargeable on a baronetcy in the Herald's-office are
reported by Sir C. G. Young, Garter King-at-Arms, to
amount to 211. 2e. 3d. (payable to the Herald's College),
besides which there is a sum of 151. 2s. 4d., "incidental
to the ereetion of a baronet," and payable by the for-
tunate dignitary for the necessary certificate of his
"arms and pedigree" registered in the college, so
that the sum total payable to the Herald's-office
is 361. 48. 7d. ; but this is a mere trifle. The
newly-created baronet, it would appear, is further
mulcted by the Crown-office in the sum total of 2571.
9s. ld., of which 1201. is for "stamps," nearly 58/. for
the "Royal household," and 211, for the heralds. We
next come to the dignity of "Knight Bachelor." The
knight is required to pay a fee of 9/. Bs. 3d. if the dig-
nity is conferred by the Sovereign, 9/. 13s. 6d. if it is
conferred by patent, and 181. 15s. 2d. when the knight-
hood is conferred prier to the admission into the Order
of the Bath as a G.C.B. This is in the Herald's-office.
Io the Crown-office a sum of 155/. 12'. 10(1. is exacted,
of which 301. is for stamps and 691. 12s. 41. for the
Royal household. Baronets have also to pay a demand
of 171. 16e. 61. to the Patent-office. As regards the
Order of the Bath, there are no fees chargeable by the
Herald's College, except on the preliminary grade of
common Knighthood, already described.