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London, England, 1856-03-19 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENINGi MARCH 19; 1f456.

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vice
to Mr. MAYHEW with reference to any further
investigations of this kind upon which he may here-
afteradventure—namely, not on any account, as he
is a conscientious searcher after truth, to be ovet-
credulous of the statements put forth or of the
statistics advanced by men whose oath upon the
gospel would not necessarily, and as a matter of
course, command anything like universal accept.*

ance.

LATEST NEWS.

HEALTH OF THE EMPRESS EUGENIE.

The following bulletin has been received from

Paris this morning :
PALACE OF THE TUILERIES, WEDNESDAY,

Half-past Eleven o'clock.

Her Majesty is going on as favourably as can

be wished.

(Signed) DR. H. CONNEAU, BARON PAUL

DUBOIS, RA.YEFL, JOBERT DE

LAMBALLE, P. DARBALDE.

MARSEILLES, TUESDAY.

The Languedoc has arrived with advices from
Constantinople of the 10th, and from the Crimea

of the Bth inst.

General Lerchey is about to return to France.

Omer Pacha has arrived at Constantinople.
The Russians takon prisoners by the French
have been sent to Odessa, and exchanged for

Turkish prisoners.
General Kokonowitch, 58 officers, and 1,800
soldiers taken prisoners at Kiubourn, have been
embarked on board the Christopho Colomb and
the Montezuma, to be conveyed to Anapa. The
weather in the Crimea continues cold, but the

health of the army is satisfactory.
The Russians are still working actively at the
fortifications of Nicolaieff.

VIENNA, -ARCH
17.

The money market here has been exceedingly
animated ; all kinds of securities having risen in
consequence of the news of the birth of the Prince
Imperial of France. That event has produced a
great sensation here.

MADRID, MARCH. 17.

Marshal Espartero went in person to congratu-
late the ambassador of France on the delivery of
the Empress Eugenie. The Cortes commenced
to-day tha discussion of the budget of receipts.
The Government will have the advantage in this
question.

FRANCE.
PARIS, TUESDAY, MARCH 18.

The Emperor received this day, at the Tuileries,
the felicitationsof the Senate, the Legislative Corps,
the Council of State, the magistracy, the Institute,
the clergy of every denomination in France, the
Municipal Corps, and the Deputations of the Na ional
Guard and of the Army and Navy. The reception
took place in the Throne-room, when the high func-
tionaries of the Crown and the deputations just
mentioned were successively admitted. The Sena-
tors, Deputies, Councillors of States, magistrates,
and General Officers were all in full costume. The
Emperor, who, as usual on such occasions, wore the
uniform of General of Division, with the grand
cordon of the Legion of Honour, remained during
the ceremony standing in front of the Throne. At
his right stood Prince Napoleon. The next place
of honour belonged to Prince Louis Lucien, but
his Highness is still confined to his apartment, and
was unable to be present at the ceremony. The.
Emperor replied to the addresses of the presidents
of the various corps in a few words, which were to
the purpose, and were, of course, loudly applauded.
Count de Morny, President of the Legislative
Corps, addressed his Majesty in the following
words :

" Sire,—Heavea has blessed your union. At the
dawn of a holy anniversary the Empress has given a
son to your affection, and to France a future Emperor.
This event has caused universal joy. It is not only be-
cause the country in its gratitude and attachment to you
shares in your happiness, but also because it hails that
child as a pledge of future security.
" On former occasions similar hopes were entertained,
and not realised. Why should the hopes we now indulge
in with so much effusion inspire us with such confidence?
It is because the two dangers which overturned thrones

conjured by your Majesty. You have conquered revo-
lution by force, diverted it by labour, and soothed it by
clemency. You have reconciled foreigners with France,
because, if your armies covered themselves with glory, it
was for the maintenance of justice and right, and that you
have exalted France without humbling Europe. Therefore,
when every Frenchman is indebted to vou for the secu-
rity of his family, the futurity of his children, and, above
all, for the right of being proud of his nationality, you
will conceive, Sire, his anxiety to give a hearty welcome
to that young Prince, and that he should rest such san-
guine hopes on the life of a child.

- "1 come then, Sire, in the name of the Legislative
Body, to congratulate your Majesty, and to pray you to
lay at the feet of the Empress our congratulations, our
wishes for her speedy recovery, and, finally, to renew
over that cradle the oath of allegiance and devotedness
we have already taken, and which we will keep for
ever."

The Emperor replied with emotion to that
speech, reminding the Deputies that the Napo-
leonian dynasty had sprung from the people, that
it had been tried by 40 years' adversity, and that
the Imperial Prince was born amid the hopes of
peace.

The various bodies were then successively intro-
duced into the apartments of the Pavillon Flore,
when they returned to those occupied on the
ground floor by the Prince. The Imperial infant
was sleeping in its cradle, and by it stood the
Princess d.'Essling, with the governesses and sub.
governesses. The child is, to all appearance, in a
robust state of health. The cortege soon after
retired.

The Emperor presided at a council of ministers
held yesterday at the Tuileries.
The following bulletin was issued to-day at the
Tuileries :

" 18tb, half-past eleven a.m.—The health of the Dm
press continues to be exceedingly favourable.
" The state of the Prince Imperial remains excellent.'

(Signed as usual.)
The following bulletin of the health of Prince
Jerome was issued this morning :

" 9 o'clock a.m.---The Prince has had but little sleep,
but the respiratory organs continue to improve."
Addresses of congratulation to the Emperor on
the birth of the Prince Imperial are being pre-
pared in all the principal towns in France. The
following is from the Imperial Court of Rouen :
" Sire,—Direct order in the Imperial dynasty is now
secured. At the first news of the happy event which
gives to the present a guarantee for the future, all French
hearts thrilled with joy. Your Imperial Court of
Rouen, after having offered up to God a cry of gratitude
and joy, hastens to lay at the foot of the throne its re-
spectful gratulations. We are with respect, Sire, &c."
(Signatures follow.)

The Imperial Court of Orleans has sent the fol-
lowing :--
"Sire,--Your Imperial Court of Orleans learns with
happiness of the birth of the Prince Imperial, destined
to continue your glorious dynasty. It appears that
Providence wished that this happy event should precede
the signature of peace, in order to teach attentive Europe
that the best guarantee of that peace is the consolidation
on the throne of the family of him whom France has
placed on it. May the august mother of the Prince
Imperial and your Majesty see in the expression of our
joy a fresh pledge of our love."
The Imperial Court of Amiens has thus expressed
itself :

" Sire—The Imperial Court of Amiens hastens to
offer you its congratulations on the happy event which
fills with joy the heart of your Majesty. The prosperity
of your family is that of France ; united in your hopes,
she takes part in your happiness. She, moreover, sees in
the birth of your son the consolidation of the institutions
which have guaranteed the repose and the grandeur of
the country, raised its glory to so high a degree, and
secured to her influence a just preponderance in the
councils of Europe. Before proceeding to the Sanctuary
to thank Divine Providence for this fresh blessin4, we
beg your Majesty to lay at the feet of the Empress the
homage of our wishes and of our respectful sentiments."
Similar addresses have been already received from
a number of towns in the neighbourhood of Paris.
On the occasion of the happy delivery of the Em-
press, the Emperor has granted numerous pardons
to military prisoners. In the establishments whore
the punishment of hard labour and the boulet are
inflicted, 669 soldiers have received total remission
of the punishment, and 86 have had partial remis-
sion. Pardons have also been granted to 20 con-
demned by court-martials for breaches of discipline.
In addition the Emperor, on the recommendation
of the Minister of Marine, has granted a full or par-
tial remission to 50 sailors for different offences. Full
and entire remission is likewise granted for all con-
demnations for infractions in the service of the Na-
tional Guard throughout the whole of the Empire
which have been already put into execution, and
also for all those infractions which have not yet been
decided oa, 11All pecuniary fines and imprisonments

incurred for offences against the customs re-
gulations, indirect taxes, or the forest, fishery, and
sporting laws are remitted. Likewise, 803 pardons'
granted to persons confined at the Bagnes, and in
the' prisons of the Empire, condemned for crimes
or common misdemeanours, and who have made
themselves remarked by their repentance and good
conduct. Numerous fines have also been remitted
to necessitous delinquents. And, lastly, full re-
mission has been accorded for all offences against
the police regulations connected with public
roads.
On the occasion of the birth of the Prince Im-
perial, the Emperor, on the proposition of the
Minister of the Interior and the recommendation
of the Superior Commission of the Mutual Benefit
Societies, has decided that a sum of 500,000 f. shall
be taken from the revenue of the dotation of those
societies to constitute pensions in favour of their
oldest members. The Minister of the Interior
has charged the commission to make the division
of this sum among the societies approved of, accord-

ing to the decree of the 26th March, 1852.
The women of the markets, or, as they are called,
Les Dames de la Halle, went yesterday to the
Tuileries to congratulate the Emperor on the birth
of the Prince-Imperial. A deputation of them,
carrying magnificent bouquets, were admitted to
the Emperor, and his Majesty received them with
marked kindness. After conversing a few minutes
with them, the Emperor led them himself to the
apartments of the Prince, and presented the in-
fant to them. All the corporations of workmen of
the capital also manifested a desire to be allowed to
present their congratulations to his Majesty, but
the Emperor, from regard for the health of the
Empress, and also on account of the bad weather,
charged the Prefect of Police to tell them that he
regretted not being able to receive them, but that
he would accept their visit at the moment of bap-
tism.

The Minister has granted three additional holi-
days at Easter to the pupils of the various colleges
and schools . on the occasion of the birth of the
Prince Imperial.
" Immediately after the happy delivery of the
Empress," says the Constitutionwl, " the Empe-
ror despatched the intelligence by telegraph to the
Queen of England, the King of Sardinia, the Queen
of Sweden, and to the Pope. By eight the same
morning his Majesty had received the congratula-
tions of these august personages."
Count Orloff was one of the first to congratulate
the Emperor on the birth of the Prince Imperial.
The Minister of the Interior has addressed the
following circular, dated the 17th, to the Pre-
fects :

" Monsieur le Prget—Providence gives to our coun

try a fresh pledge for the future of security and gran-
deur ; it hal just granted to the glorious and popular
dynasty of Napoleon that scion which France has called
for in her prayers, and for which eight millions of votes
have re-established in advance the Imperial inheritance.
On Sunday next in all our churches we will offer up a
solemn thanksgiving to God, who holds in his hands the
destinies of empires. Yon will arrange with the reli-
giou9, civil, and military authorities for this pious mani-
festation of joy and national gratitude.—Accept, &e.,
" BILLAULT."
The Minister of Public Instruction has addressed
the following circular, dated 16th, to the Bishops
of France :

" Monseigneur—God has granted the prayers of
France by giving a son to the Emperor. The Empress,
whose greatest happiness was in alleviating the suffer-
ings of all who were mothers, will henceforward share
in their joys. The nation hails with its acclamations a
fresh pledge of its future security and of the destinies of
that dynasty to which it owes its grandeur, and, at the
same time, its repose. The Emperor charges me to
announce to you the birth of the Prince-Imperial,
whets your prayers have called for. I only respond
to the feelings of gratitude with which you are in-
spirA, by requesting you to a qiemble the people at
the foot of the altars, and to have celebrated on Sun-
day next in all the churches of your diocese a so-
lemn Te Dcune and thanksgiving to Providence for
the blessings which it is pleased to shower down on their
Imperial Majesties and on the country.—Accept,
"H. FORTOUL."
The Minister of Public Instruction has also re-
quested the presidents of the consistories of the
recognised non-Catholic sects to offer up prayers
and thanksgivings in their different churches, on
the occasion of the birth of the Prince Imperial.
By •an imperial decree, dated the 16th, Dr.
Conneau, first physician to the Emperor, has been
promoted to the rank of Commander in the order
of the Legion of Honour.
The Totelonnais of the 14th contains the fol-
lowing :—" We are assured that all the vessels of
the State, now in this port, have received orders to
be ready for sea. The Mediterranean squadron,
under Vice-Admiral Trehouart, is immediately to
quit our port."

Bourse, March 18.—The following were the las
quotations

_
Cash. fr. e. End of Month.
4i per Cents VI —f. —O.
3 per Coats 72 50 72 85
New Loan 73
Bank Shares 3.450 Roman
Crean ,uo oilier 1,570 Austrian
Belgian Fives — Spanish Throes —
Piedm.ontese (5) 53 25 Home Debt 4O