The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-31 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, THURSDAY.
Marshal Castellane, whose retirement, on the
score of age, from the command at Lyons is said to
be certain, will probably be appointed Grand
Equerry to the Emperor, which post is vacant
since the death of Marshal St. Arnaud.

The Imperial yacht l'Aigle, 250 feet long and
600-horse power, :was launched at Cherbourg on
the 23d inst., amid not shouts of enthusiasm, but
torrents .of rain. The operation otherwise was
completely successful.

A letter from Brest, of the 27th December,
informs us that during several days a hurricane
prevailed on that coast. Masses of water like water-
spouts had fallen on the town of Brest, and turned
the streets into torrents. The winds shifted with
the greatest rapidity from south-west to west, and
from west to north-west and north. It was an-
nounced at Brest that an English ship of war was
in a dangerous position on the coast of Cape de la
Chevre, at the entrance to the Bay of Denarneney.
The Souffleur, of the Imperial Navy, got up her
steam on the 26th, and went to her assistance. The
trials of the frigate Danae have' ended in a satisfac-
tory manner, and she is preparing for sea. The
frigate Didon, under orders for the Chinese Seas,
and the screw transport Loire, likewise under
orders for the West Indies, sailed from Brest on the
28th, but were forced to return the same night in
consequence of the hurricane.

A report to the Emperor from the Prince
Minister of Algeria, states that in consequence of
the satisfactory--results which have (mimed from
the creation of Tribunals of Commerce at Algiers
and at Oran, he recommends the formation of a
similar institution at Constantina. The report is
followed by a decree carrying out the above
suggestion.

The Minister of the Interior has authorised ft

great number of political exiles in Algeria °
return to France, on their making their submiseier'
to the present Government.
The Moniteur publishes the rules and regoln'
tions for the exhibition of the works of 11
artists for 1839, which will open on the 15tr
April and close on the 15th June. The Ministes
of State has approved of the organisation of
lottery of the objects of art selected among the,,
exhibited. The administration of the civil 11-",,
will undertake the direction of this lottery ; 3 °ili'
mission will be appointed to select the articles and
to fix the prices to be offered to the artists. There
will be two drawings, the first on the loth 3f35.i
and the second on the day after the distribution tei
recompenses. The tickets, at 2fr. each, will be son'
at the Palace of Industry.
In the Moniteur is given the monthly return et
the average price of wheat in the different
markets by which the import and export duties.;
corn and flour are regulated. The highest P°
is 20fr. 31c. per hectolitre in the market of Or
seilles, and the lowest 13fr. 52c. in that of Cils°!'
ville. The highest average price is 16fr. 40e' 11:
the section composed of the markets of Toulons'
Gray, Lyons, and Marseilles, and the lowest l'hr'
23c., in that comprising the markets of Metz, Icel.;
dun, Charleville, and Soissons. The average
the whole of France is 15f. 49c., being 51e- lower
than in the preceding month.
The marriage of General Dautemarre with 3-"
la
Barral, daughter of the senator of that naive,
announced as shortly to take place.
tile
Some uneasiness is felt at present respecting r
health of the Duke of Plaisance, grand-chancalli
of the Legion of Honour. Vice-Admiral Hugo
also indisposed.
The Minister of the Interior has awarded one
first class gold medal, three second class ditto,
eleven first class silver, and two hundred and ha
e„
second class, for various acts of courage and 1,0
votedness performed during the third quarter of
present year.
BOURSE, Dec. 30.---The market continues get'
but prices have undergone but little variation'
Threes have been done at 73f. sc. and 72f. o'l
Mobilier, from 977 f. 50c. to 982 f. 50c. ; Austrian'
640 f. to 641 f. 25c. ; Lyons, 885 f. to 883 f. 75%1
Orleans, 1,387 f. 50c. to 1,390 f.; Southern, 586f7,
586 f. 25c.; and Northern, 1,002 f. 50c. to 1,003 -
75e'
The following were the last quotations
1f per Cents 97 50 Credit Foncier 67!Z
Do. end month 97 50 Belgian 4± •• • • 1„6?
3 per Cents 73 --Piedmonteso (5) ..
Do. end month 73 10 Roman 93
Bank Shares....... 3005 Austrian
Credit Mobilier 977 50 Spanish Threes
Do. Account 985 --Home Debt 43

_. t.
Cash. A.cc°o 75
Orleans
„,4 .• '
Northern
New ditto 845 .. 8•1" ,5
Lyons and MQditerranean BB3 75 .. 883
..,
New ditto - '
a
'leneva 620 .. 623 l

RAILWAYS.

Midi
Southern

Western . • --
607 50 607 :50
Eastern

..••
Grand Central
Sardinian
Austrian
elf
Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 14e. ; 111°-941,
25f. llic.; three months, paper, 24f. 971-e. ) • monemoney,"
•
95e.

The Madrid mail of the 25th, which was dueyesterday, and that of the 26th, due this morning;
have arrived, but the former day having .1:15
Christmas and the latter Sunday, only few journa,,
appeared, and their contents are not of any interes'

The Parma Gazette announces that the islana
called Santa Franca, formed by the Po, and f°l;
merly belonging to Austria, is, by an agreement
with that power, now annexed to the Duch`
Parma, the river having formed an alluvial deposition
between the said island and the Parmese bank, Eg
as to connect them permanently.