The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-13 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, FRIDAY.
The Moniteur says that on the Bth of September,
being the anniversary of the capture of Sebastopol,
the Emperor invited the 35th Regiment of the line,
which is stationed at Biarritz, to a dinner. The
privates and subaltern officers were entertained in
front of the barracks, and the Emperor and Em-
press, who carried in her arms the Imperial Prince,
came suddenly among them. The officers after-
wards dined with their Majesties.
The Governments of England and France have
again called upon the King of Naples to grant an
amnesty which shall include Baron Poerio, M.
Settembrini, and those victims of the Constitution
who have been chained so many years. It has been
stated in some German journals, and especially in
the Independance Beige, that Ferdinand 11., an-
ticipating coercion, is likely to listen to the repre-
sentations of the allies, but a contrary conclusion
is expected here.

There is a rumour that both M. Billault, the
Minister of the Interior, and M. Rouher, the
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce, have
offered their resignations.
M. Rouher is the leader of the Prohibitionists,
and M. Billault of the Freetraders.

Prince Jerome made an excursion in an open
carriage yesterday from Havre to Etretat, at the
same time that the Princess Mathilde proceeded to
the same destination in the Ariel steamer. Their
Royal Highnesses returned to Havre in the
evening.
The following letter of the 10th, from a corre-
spondent at San Sebastian, gives an account of a
visit of their Majesties of France to that place :
"Yesterday afternoon, at half-past three o'clock the
French war steamers Newton and Pelican entered this
picturesque bay with the Emperor and Empress of the
French on board, attended by a numerous suite. About
half an hour before, the commandant-general of the pro-
♦ince received an express from the governor of the Pas-
sages (distant three miles from this place), informing
him that their Majesties were taking a look at that port,
and might be expected hourly at San Sebastian. Hasty
preparations were in consequence made, and the Empe-
ror and Empress received a thundering salute from
some of the 36-pounders which were mounted in such
haste upon the battlements of the citadel after the
late insurrection at Madrid, as they landed at the
stairs of the new mole, where the commandant-
general and civil governor of the province,
with the British vice-consul, commandant of ma-
rine, captain of the port, aicalde, and municipality re-
ceived their Majesties amidst the congregated population
of St. Sebastian, all of whom, gentle and simple, seemed
determined not to lose such an opportunity of taking a
good ♦iew of 'the man of the day,' and the 'graciosa y
amable Eugenia,' of whom we Spaniards are so proud.
The Emperor's simple blue frock coat, light waistcoat,
and dark trousers gave him the air of an English gentle-
man, to which contributes not a little a regular English.
built hat. The imperial cort6ze consisted of General
Ney, the Marquis de Lagrange, Duo de Cadore, Tascher
de la Pagerie, the prefect of the Basses-Pyrenees and
several ladies of honour, including the widow of M.
Ducos, the late Minister of Marine. On landing the Im-
perial party walked to the beautiful church of Santa
Maria, where the Empress prayed a few moments at the
altar, and then proceded to the town house in the Plaza
Nueva.' On appearing in the balcony, their Majesties
were cheered by the populace who filled the square be-
neath. Adjourning thence to the Municipal Library
their Majesties partook of refreshments in that apartment,
where Lieut. March, the British vice-consul here, had
the honour of ;being presented to the Emperor. This
was the only presentation, I believe, that took place.
A. tour of the hill upon which the citadel and the pie-
turesqne British cemetery are situated, including fn.•
spection of the citadel and a magnificent bird'seye4i4iv,
of the surrounding country, concluded the Imperial visit
to St. Sebastian. The Emperor read with evident inte-
rest the English inscription on the tombs of several
officers and men belonging to the old British auxiliary
legion, including a white marble tablet to the memory
of Sir R. Fletcher and the other engineer officers who
fell in 'the siege of St. Sebastian in 1813, and it was
remarked that his Majesty left for a moment the Em-
press's arm to decipher the letters better. Their Majes-
ties evidently enjoyed their visit and appreciated the
welcome which they received. The shadows of night
were stealing over the Atlantic when the Newton (what
an example the French set the English in honouring
merit and genius !) and the Pelican hoisting lights at
their mastheads stood out of the bay."
The Seine steamer, which was about to load at
Rouen for St. Petersburg, took her departure the
day before yesterday for her place of destination
on the receipt of a telegraphic despatch. This
vessel, which conveyed to the Russian capital part
of the staff horses and effects of the extraordinary
mission of Count de Morny, is now charged to
briar, them back to France. The Journal du
Havre on this subject says :—" It is not impos-
sible that the cqpnt may return in the Seine. Let-
ters have been received in Paris which state that

his stay in Russia will be shorter than was at first
intended, his health having been unable to with-
stand the fatigue of the almost continual exertion
which he has of late been forced to make."

BOURSE, Sept. 12.—The following were the lasi
quotations :

Cash. fr. s. End of Month.
4} per Cente (ad) 92 —f. —e.
3 per Cents 7O 70 70 90
New Loan 7O 50 _

Bank Shares 4,125 Roman
Credit Mobilier 1,675 Austrian
Belgian Fives. 99i— Spanish Threes
Piedmontese (5) 9O 50 Home Debt ........
RAILWAYS—NOB CASH.

fr. 0. fr. 0.
Orleans .. 1,345 Western 940
Northern 1,007 50 Strasburg
byons ......1,350 New Ditto
Mediterranean 1,781 25 Grand Central 672 50
Lyons Geneva 782 50 Testa —
Cette 740 Austrian Com. 877 50