The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-03 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

FRANCE.
PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING.
The Emperor yesterday morning gave an au-
dience to Count Kisseleff, the Russian Ambassador,
who delivered a letter from his Sovereign, an-
nouncing the birth of the Grand Duke Sergius,
his son. Lord Cowley afterwards had an audience,
to take leave prior to his departure for London ;
and the• Baron de Paiva, the Portuguese Minister,
on his return from Lisbon. In the course of the
day, the Emperor received Baron de Cetto, the
Bavarian Minister in London, presented by the
Baron de Wendland, Minister of Bavaria in Paris;
as well as Dr. Kern, the Swiss Minister Plenipo-
tentiary, who is about to return to Switzerland.
"Prince Napoleon," says a Paris letter in the
Nord of Brussels, " will visit Manchester about
the end of June."

The ltioniteur contains a long report from Mar-
shal Valliant, the Minister of War, on the state of
the Arab population of Algeria. The general con-
clusion is, that the Arabs are improving in their
moral and material condition, but Marshal Vail-
lant admits that much yet remains to be done be-
fore they can be considered as completely attached
to French civilisation.

The King of Bavaria Will prolong his stay in
Paris, it is said, to the 12th inst. On the sth his
Majesty will be present at a grand ball, which is to
be given at the palace of St. Cloud.
Lord Brougham was present yesterday at the
meeting of the scientific section of the Institute,
and read a paper of great research, " On Paradoxes
imputed to the Integral Calculus."
The solemn inauguration of the Louvre, com-
pletely terminated, will take place, it is said, on
the 15th August, the fete day of the Emperor.
Their Majesties, the great dignitaries of the em-
pire, the ministers, &c., will be present at this
great solemnity, to which will be invited the artists
who by their works have assisted in th s great com-
pletion.

This evening, in all probability, will be decided
the question of the Republican candidates coming
forward at the approaching elections. Of General
Cavaignac's persistence in his resolution not to pre-
sent himself nothing new is knoWn, but it is pretty
certain that M. Ravin, the principal editor of the
Siecle, will be proposed as a candidate in the third
arrondissement of Paris. The question of taking
the oaths of allegiance is still under discussion.
BOURSE, June 2.—The following were the last
quotations

Cash. fr. c.
44 per Cents
3 per Cents 69 10
Bank Shares 4,500
Credit Mobilier 1,257 50 Roman
Do. Account 1,247 50 Austrian
Belgian 4i
Piedmontese (5) 9l 25 Home Debt

End of Month.
—fr. —c.
69 35

RAILWAYS--FOR CASH.

fr. c. fr c,
Orleans 1,4621 Western
Northern
Lyons 1,475 New Ditto
Mediterranean 1,900 Grand Central 1—
Geneva
Midi

Grand Duke-has now ordered the release of these
gentlemen, without any petition for grace having
been sent in on their part.

The Dresden, Gazette publishes a royal decree in-
terdicting the circulation of foreign bank notes in
the kingdom of Saxony. The government is here-
after to publish certain exceptions, made in favour
of banks affording desirable guarantees before the
new law comes into rigour in September next.
The intention is that only such foreign banks shall
be considered safe as have offices at Leipsic and
other large towns, in which their notes can at any
time be exchanged for money.

The Zeit of Berlin, in copying the Count de
Buol's despatch of the 20th ult. to the Austrian
charge d'affaires at Copenhagen, states that Baron
de Manteuffel on the same day sent a similar docu-
ment to the Prussian representative in the Danish
capital.

Accounts from Vienna state that the number of
political prisoners released in consequence of the
recent amnesty amounts to about 400.

The Terana Gazette announces that, up to the
evening of the 29th ult., Marshal Radetsky was
progressing favourably.

AUSTRALIA.

BRISTOL, JUNE 2.
The Morning Star, Capt. Allen, arrived in King-
road this afternoon, from Melbourne, from wuicn
port she sailed on the 12th of February. Her ad-
vices have, of course been anticipated by the over-
land mail. She brings 1,500 bales of wool, 31
bales of sheepskins, 19 bales of leather, 453 bags
of gum, 250 tons of copper ore, 30 tons black sand
(tin ore), 46,500 ounces of gold-dust, and 12 pas-
sengers. A steam-packet has been despatched
from Bristol, on board which the gold will be
transferred, and on its arrival here it will be imme-
diately forwarded to London.

The following is an abstract of the log of the
Donald M'Kay, whose arrival we mentioned yes-
terday

" Weighed ansbor in Hobson's Bay at 3 a.m. on the
27th of Febreary; and Port Philip Heads at 1 p.m. ..same
day. Tnp.wind being easterly, proceeded on the West
side of Van Diemen's Land to the southward, and on
March 7th were on the meridian of Port Philip
again. Oa the 9th we had a very heavy westerly
gale, with. a heavy sea ; split a new maintopsail,
and nearly lost the port quarter-boat ; squalls ter-
rific. To the 30th March we had a succession of S.S.W.
to N.N.W. winds, and at 11 p.m. we rounded Cape
Horn, being 23 days from the meridian of Port Philip.
Saw no ice during the run. Were never further south
than 57 41 5.,, and the thermometer never below 36.
We bad now S.S.E. and S.E. winds for five days, one
day westerly, and again easterly winds until the 11th,
in lat. 32 22 S., 31 32 W. ; we had then a succession of
light northerly and N.E. winds until the 25th, having
only progressed to 16 34 S., long. 18 43 W., where we
got the S.E. trade, which we lost again on the 29th, in
lat. 3 54 S., long. 25 23 W. when we got the wind from
the north-east. Crossed the equator in long. 27 30 W.
Carried a light N.E. trade until May 13, in lat. 25 23 N.,
44 36 W. To the 19th we had winds from N.E. to
S.E., being then in lat. 32 42 N., long. 40 23 W. On
the 25th, in lat. 45 42 N., long. 25 30 W., experienced
a tremendous gale of wind from the N.N.W. to N., ac-
companied with violent squalls, which continued 45
hours, and was the worst weather we had on the voyage,
splitting two topsails, one topgallantsail, a mainsail, a
jib, a foretopmast staysail, and a rnaintoprnast staysail.
The wind continued from the north until the 28th inst.,
when it suddenly veered round to the S. and S.S.E.
The Donald McKay tacked off Fastnet on the 29th of
May, at 7.30 a.m., nautical time, but 28th May civil
time. The wind light and variable from the S.E.
THE SEAMEN OP THE NoRTH-EAST PORTS.—The sea-
men of the Tyne and Wear are signing a petition to
Parliament wherein they state various facts with regard
to the loss of life and property in the North Sea. They
assert that during the last five years the shipwrecks
have amounted to 5,128, and during the same period
4,148 persons have lost their lives by casualties at sea.
The petitioners pray the Legislature to afford them
protection by compelling owners to submit their vessels
for survey before departure, and to see that the place
set apart for seamen is sufficient for health and cleanli•
ness, the better enabling the seamen to do their duty ;
and that a harbour of refuge be forthwith constructed
on the north-east'coast of England.