The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-11 00:00:00

MAURITIUS.

The crops reached the unprecedented figure of
125,000 tons. Balance in treasury, 800,0001.
The revenue is flourishing. Cholera disappeared
June 28.

ARRIVAL OF THE SARDINIAN.

LIVERPOOL, w.. IiDNESDAY.

The Royal mail ship Sardinian, Capt. Sheridan,
belonging to the White Star line of Australian
packets, arrived off Kinsale this morning in 75
days from Melbourne, having left on the 27th of
June last, and landed her mails.
She has on board 130 passengers, and 64,000
oz. of gold, valued at 256,0001.
Her mails will most likely reach here to-morrow,
and she is likely to arrive to-morrow evening.
The Royal mail ship Joseph Tarratt, of the
Black Ball line, with the Australian mails of the
10th of June, and which sailed in company with
the Kent, from Melbourne, has not yet made her
appeal auce.

Two new gold fields aro announced. One is is
New South Wales, near Wellington. Large
quantities of gold hal already been extracted.
The other gold field is near Nelson, in New
Zealand.

The James Baines, from Liverpool, arrived on
the 24th.

The Ocean Monarch had been released from
quarantine. No new cases of cholera bad occurred.

The quantity of gold brought down the pre-
vious week by escort was 54,464 oz. ; the quan-
tity received
for the year ending June 21st was
1,329,874 oz. The amount shipped was
1,516,464 oz.

Exchange had fallen to 1 per cent. discount, the
banks' purchasing rate.
Electioneering affairs were in abeyance.
The Shalimar, from Liverpool, had arrived at
Melbourne.

ST. PETERSBURG, SEPT. 9.
An amnesty is granted in reference to the events
of 1825, 1827, and 1831.
The confiscations arising out of the same events
are to remain in force.

FRANCE.

PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

Emperor,
The Moniteux contains thus following :—" The
continue in the enjoyment .of excellent health.
the Empress, and the Prince Imperial
Their Majesties have received visits from several

persons of note, among others from Marshal Bos-
(pet and the Cardinal Archbishop of Bordeaux.
The Emperor and Einpress (says the Messagcr
de Bayonne) attended mass in the new chapel on
Sunday. In the afternoon his Majesty, accom-
panied by M. Laity, drove into atyonne in a light
Americaine. The Emperor alighted at the entrance
of the AilSes-Marines, and walked as far as the
bar, which ho examined with minute interest, and
directed particular attention to that part where
the new quays are about to be commenced. The
Emperor walked for a distance of upwards of three
miles on the sands and on the narrow extremity of
the jetties, and then got into one of the boats of
the Newton, which was in waiting near the Laza-
retto, and returned by water to the place where
the carriage bad been left. In the evening, after
the dinner, there was a reception, and dancing was
kept up until one o'clock in the morning. Their
Majesties gaily led off in a boulangere and a caril-
lon de Dunkerque.

The Moniteur contains two long reports ad-
dressed to the Emperor by Count Walewski, the
Minister of Foreign Affairs. The first relates to
the leaves of absence granted to the heads of di-
plomatic missions, and regulates the terms and
conditions on which they are given. The second
report relates to the re-organisation of the person-
nel of the different embassies abroad. The reports
are followed by decrees carrying out the recom-
mendations contained in them.

The Isly, steam-screw frigate, and the Primau-
guet, steam-corvette, are under orders to proeeed
to Cronstadt to await the arrival there of Count
de Morny on his return to France.

BOURSE, Sept. 10.—The following were the last
quotations : '

Cash. h. s. End of Month.
4a per Cents (ad) ... —92 --f. —O.
3 per Cents ±- 70 75 :70 285
is; ow Loan 7O 80 —

Banff Shares 4,125 Roman
Credit Mobilier 1,685 Austrian
Belgian Five 5........ 99i— Spanish Threes
Piedmontese(s) • 92 Home Debt

RAILWAYS-POE CASE.

88
88
44
40i

fr. e. fr. 0
Orleans ......« ...... 1,365 Western 936 25
Northern
Lyons ......1,352 50 New Ditto

Lyons Geneva — Testa -
Cate 742 N Austrian Com.. ..... 880