The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-04 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, SUNDAY.
A Council of Ministers, at which the Emperor
presided, was held yesterday at St. Cloud. Prince
Jerome was present.

Prince Napoleon, on the day after his arrival at
Warsaw, was present at some cavalry manoeuvres,
commanded by the Emperor in person. T here was
afterwards a battue, followed by a dinner at Wil-
lanow, the residence of Count Auguste Polocki,
grand equerry to the Emperor. The evening was
concluded by a representation:at the Court Theatre
at Lazienski. On the 30th ult. his Imperial High-
ness was to be present at a grand review, and was
to leave in the evening, after dining with the Em-
peror. Prince Paskiewitch had been sent to the
frontier to meet Prince Napoleon.

The Moniteur publishes a very long report to the
Emperor from M. Roher, Minister of Agriculture
and Commerce, on the subject of the regional cattle
shows, and pointing out the great advantages which
have resulted from them in every part of the
country:—" The document commences by alluding
to the desire expressed by his Majesty that agricul-
ture should henceforth hold, among the great
interests of the country, the rank which belongs to
it, and of which it has been too long deprived.
The manner in which the wishes of the Emperor
are now carried out may be seen by the great change
which has taken place in the agricultural districts
of France during the last few years. In all parts
of the country, waste lands have been brought into
cultivation, and heath and furze have given place
to corn. The cultivation of wheat, which in 1846
only occupied 5,936,908 hectares (21 acres each),
extended in 1856 over a superficies of 6,468,236
hectares, and in the same period the average yield
has increased from 10 hectolitres to 18. The report
then goes on to point out the great advantages
accruing to agricultare from the establishment of
special schools, which have furnished skilful and
well-informed farmers ; and also from the creation
of regional cattle shows, which have tended mate-
rially. to excite emulation, and have led to many
improvements in the number and quality of
the animals. The report then alludes to the
great advantages derived from the measure decreed
by his Majesty, of throwing open the frontiers of
France to the admission of foreign cattle to the
different grand exhibitions. The report also alludes
to the different exhibitions of agricultural imple-
ments, and points out the important advantages
which have resulted from enabling farmers to
avail themselves of the various improvements in-
troduced. The report next enters into a detailed
list of the names of persons who have obtained
prizes at the regional exhibitions, and points out
the grounds on which the prizes have been
awarded. It then goes on to state that from 1860
the number of regional cattle shows will be
greatly extended, and the conditions of them
modified so as to bring them within the
range of a greater number of departments."
BOURSE, Oct. 2.—The market was heavy at the
opening, owing to the large deliveries of titles, but
afterwards rallied. The settlement of the Share
Account was heavy, but the rates of continuations
having been moderate, those securities afterwards
improved. Threes varied from 73f. 35c. to 73f. 60c.
Mobilier, 967 f. 50c. to 980 f. ; Orleans, 1,417 f. 50e.
to 1,425 f. ; Lyons, 875 f. to 882 f. 50e. ; Southern,
590 f. to 600 f. ; Northern, 980 f. to 987 f. 50c. ; and
Eastern, 942 f. 50c. to 947 f. 50c. The, following
were the last quotations :

4t per Cents. .... 96
Do. end month

Credit Foncier 660
Belgian 4} lOO 76
Piedmonteso (5) 92
Roman —
Austrian
--
Spanish Threes
Home Debt 4O 75

3 per Cents. 73 65
Do. end month 73 70
Bank Shares 3100
Credit Mobilier 985
Do. Account 9BB 75

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans
Northern ' 930 .. 987 50
New ditto. 832 50 .. 830
Lyons and Mediterranean BB2 50 .. 882 50
New ditto — • •
Geneva
Midi 595 .. 602 50
Western 642 50 .. 642 50
Eastern
Grand Central — ..
Sardinian
Austrian 667 50 .. 668 75

Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 20e. ; money,
25f. 15e. ; three months, paper, 25f. 21c. ; money, 25f,

SERVIA.

The Trieste Zeitung and the Augsburg Gazette
have received some information relative to the state
of affairs in Servia which is not devoid of interest.
According to the Servian Constitution the National
Assembly (Skouptschina) ought to meet once a year ;
but Prince Alexander and his partisans in the
Senate have managed to prevent its convocation
ever since the
.year 1848. The Skouptschina has
not only a right to examine into all the acts
of the Government, but no alteration of ifnportance
can be made in the legislation without its concur-
rence. Circumstances have recently come to light
which induces the belief that Prince Alexander has
been guilty of gross violations of the Constitution,
and that the conspiracy to take his life was a con-
sequence of them. Last month the proposition
made by Garaschanin to convene the National As-
sembly was rejected by a small majority of the
Senate. When the news of' the defeat of the
Minister of the Interior was known in the
" Okruschien" (districts or departments), the excite-
ment was tremendous, and it was seriously pro-
posed that the nation should of its own sovereign
will; convoke the Skouptschina. As the ferment
continually increased, the Ministers of the Interior,
of Finances, and of Justice, and M. Wutschitsch,
the President of the Senate, went to the Hospodar,
and gave him to understand that he must either
consent to the convocation of the Skouptschina or
permit them to retire from office. The Prince,
being greatly
.alarmed, gave the necessary hint to
his creatures in the Senate, and, on the 15th inst.,
that honourable body unanimously accepted the
proposition which it a few weeks previously,
had rejected. A Commission is now em-
ployed in making preparations for the approaching
elections.- Although Bosnia is now quiet great dis-
content prevails, as the Beys still pertinaciously
insist on the payment of the " tretina" or third.
They, however, treat the Rayahs less harshly, as
they are aware that the Porte is firmly resolved no
longer to allow its Christian subjects to be trodden
under foot. Another reason for their treating the
peasants less barbarously may, perhaps, be found
in the Turkish proverb, ‘• If the Rayah dies the
revenue dies with him."

ROYAL CREMORNE-GARDENS. Formally the
Chelsea Elysium will reach the close of its prosperous sea-
son to-night, when the farewell gala is announced to take
place, with all the attractions lof Marionettes two comic
ballets, dancing (professional and otherwise), fireworks, and
extra illuminations ; but the fineness of the weather post-
pones the actual shutting of the gates till the end of the
week.
THE LATE FIRE AT GREENWICH.—Mr. Roper
underwent another examination on Saturday, at the con-
elusion of which he was admitted to bail, himself in £2OO,
and two sureties of £lOO each. He will be brought up
again on Thursday next.
M. Mires, it is said in the Paris journals, has
bought of M. Paulir, the Paris publisher, 20,000 copies of
the History of the Consulate and the Empire,,, by M.
Thiers, in order to distribute the same, as prizes, to the sub-
scriber's of the CenzgitfttOnnfi Pad the ,Pays,