The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-09 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, THURSDAY.
A Council of Ministers, at which the Emperor
presided was held yesterday at the Tuileries.
The Senate met yesterday, K. Troplong in the
chair. M. Barocho, president of the Council of
Sate, M. Chaix-d'Est-Ange, M. Lestiboudois, and
M. A. Lefebvre, members of the same body, were
present as Government commissioners. The Pre-
sident of the Council of State read to the house the
expose des motifs and text of a senatus-consultum
relative to the competency of the High Court of
Justice. Ten bills voted by the Legislative Body
were brought up. The Marquis de Gabriac pre
sented a report on the bill relative to the Greek
Loan ; and M. E. Thayer one on the bill con-
cerning a local tax in the department of the Haute-
Saone. The Senate declared that it saw no reason
to oppose the promulgation of the bills to which
these reports related. Reports on petitions were
presented by M. Delangle, Count de Casabianca,
M. de Sivry, M. Herman, in the name of M. Bar-
baroux, absent from indisposition, Viscount de
Barral, and M. Mimerel. The proceedings then
terminated.

The following private telegram has been re
ceived

" MARSEILLES, APRIL 7.

" Letters have been received from Con,tantinople
the 31st ult, It was stated that the European Com.
miesioners were to leave the Principalities bef,re the
15th of April. Toe embarrassments of the Treasury
were increasing.
"The Sultan had nominated Safeti Pasha Minister of
Finance, in the room of Bassi') Pasha, appointed to the
administration of religious property. Ali Ghalib Pasha
son of Redschid Pasha, who held the latter post, has
been appoint6:l Minister of Commerce. The nomina-
tion of Safeti Pasha had produced a good effect.
" The Presse d' Orient states that it is not true, as re-
ported, that Austria bad opposed the disembarkati ,n of
the Turks at Kleck, and it affirms that she has offered
to allow the Turks to disembark at Ragusa, which is
the most direct route to Montenegro. The General-in-
Chief, Hussein Pasha, had issued a proclamation recom-
mending that prisoners should be spared."
BOURSE, April 8. The following were the
closing quotations :-
4i per Cents
Do. end month
3 per Cent. ..... 69 25
Do. end month 69 45
Bank Shares
Credit Mobilier
Do. Account 730

92 50

Credit Foncier ..... 593
Belgian 4
Piecimontese (5)
Roman B9
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Home Debt
- FOR CASH.

RAILWAYS.
Orleans
Northern
New Ditto 66d
Lyon and Mediteran. 8062
New Ditto 770
Geneva

Midi
Wostern 6lO
Strasburg
Grand Central
S3rtiinian
Austrian

RUSSIA.

The St. Petersburg Gazette publishes an Imperial
thcree, signed by the Emperor Alexander, estab-
lishing iu the districts of Kiew, Podolia, and Vol-
hynia a preparatory committee for carrying out the
emancipation of the serfs in those provinces. One
of the members of the local nobility is appointed
President. Each committee to consist of two mem-
bers of each district, selected from the landed
proprietors who have self's, and of two experienced
lauded proprietors designated by the head of the
local administration. _ _

The general committee is to consist of two mem-
bers of each of the three districts selected by the
landed proprietors, an experienced proprietor from
each district, and one member appointed by the
Minister of. the Interior.

The Imperial rescript contains the following
rules for the emancipation of the serfs :
"1. The proprietor retains his right of property over
the whole soil, but the peasant retains the enclosure of bis
habita. ion, of which he becomes owner by redemption
within a given time ; moreover, he has the use of the
quantity of land necessary according to local conditions
to assure his existence, and to provide him with the
means of fulilling his oblzations towards the State and
his landlord. For the use of this land the peasant must
either pay a rEnt or work for the landlord.
"2. The peasants are to be classed into rural districts ;
the domain al police is under the proprietor.

" 3. Tee relations which are to be established between
the proprietors and the pea4.4nts must be such as to
guarantee regulate payment of the taxes to the S ate."
Similar Imperial rescripts have 133 en sent to the
authorities of Samara, Simbirsk, Orenbourg, and
Saratow.