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, H. Troplong in the
chair. M. Baroche, president of the Council of
State, 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 Gabillac 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, . PRIL

" Letters have been received from Constantinople to
the 31st ult. It was stated that the European Com-
missioners were to leave the Principalities before the
15th of April. Tile embarrassments of the Treasury
were increasing.
" The Sultan had nominated Safeti Pasha Minister of
Finance, in the room of Hassib Pasha, appointed to the
administration of religious property. Ali Ghalib Pasha
son of Redschid Pasha, who held the latter post, has
been appointed Minister of Commerce. The nomina-
tion of Safeti Pasha had produced a good effect.
"The Praise d' Orient states that it is not true, as re-
ported, that Austria bad opposed the disembarkati 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 wero the
closing quotations :

41 per Cents 92 50
Do. end month —
3 per Cent. .....
Do. end month 69 45
Bank Sh tres
Credit Mobilier
Do. Account 730

Credit Foncier
Belgian 4,,
Piedrnontese (5)
Roman B9
Austrian

Spanish Threes
Iloine Debt
- FOR CAW.

RAILWAYS.
Orleans
Northern
New Ditto
Lyon and Mediteran. 806 i
New Ditto 770
Genera

Midi
Western 6lO
Strasburg
Grand Central
Sardinian
Austrian

RUSSIA.

The St. Petersburg Gazette publishes an Imperial
decree, signed by the Emperor Alexander, estab-
lishing iu the districts of Kiew, Podolia, and Vol-
hynia a preparatory committee for carrying oui 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
landed 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 lois
habitation, 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 exists nce, and to provide him with the
means of fulilling his obliptions 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'sl police is under the proprietor.

" 3. The relations which are to be (;,,tablished between
the proprietors and the peasants must be such as to
guarantee regulate payment of the taxes to the State."
Similar Imperial reseripts have been sent to th©
authorities of Samara, Simbirsk, Orenbourg, and
Saratow.