The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-31 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Important despatches have reached Paris from
China. The authorities of Canton are preparing
for a defence. Proclamations have appeared order-
ing "all Christian and foreign dogs to be killed."
It is now said that the Conferences will not
take place in Paris before February. There are
many preliminary difficulties to settle, especially
about the navigation of the Danube.
The Governor of the Credit Foncier of France,
M. L. Fremy, announces to the shareholders the
payment of a provisional dividend of 6f. 25c. per
share for the second six months of 1857, which is
equivalent to 5 per cent. on the sum paid up.
" The final dividend for 1857, will be fixed at the
general annual meeting in the month of April next.
The payment of 6f. 25c. per share will take place
at the office of the Society, 19, Rue Neuve des
Capuciens, after Monday next, the 4th January."
The Moniteur contains a decree appointing a
commission of inquiry into the organisation of the
Imperial librtry. MM. Merimee, General Allard,
Lebut, of the Institute ; Marchand and Chaix
d'Este-Ange, Couneillors of State, and six other
savans, are named as members, of the commission.
The ceremonial of the Imperial receptions, on
the occasion of t. 4c Jour do PA/4 aro girtou wb
length in the ofticia paper.
The French papers contain the following facts :
"An affair, in a slight degree similar to that of
Jeufosse, has just taken place at Habouville, in the
Moselle. A young man, named Basset, not quite 18
years of age, made some time ago the acquaintance,
in a wood, of Mlle. P--, aged 16, daughter of the
mayor of the village of Saint-Ail, who resides at Habou-
ville. They had frequent meetings in the wood, and
at length, in October last, the girl began to admit Bas-
set to her chamber of a night. The c •nnexion between
them continued unknown to the girl's parents to the
25th, when these latter were told of it by two of their
nieces. The father said nothing; but at night, when
the hour for retiring to rest had arrived, he told his
daughter to go and sleep in her brother's chamber, and
the brother to sleep in his sister's room. She obeyed,
and he then went to the son, and handing him a
double barrelled gun which was loaded, told him
that his sister was dishonoured, that the man who
had ill-treated her would perhaps that very night
attempt to enter her chamber, and that if he
did so, be (the brother) must fire at him, The young
man placed himself oa the watch, and after a little while
he heard a noise as of a man climbing up to the window
by means dof the shutters ; presently he saw a man
standing on the shutter at the window,; on which he
opened the window, fired, and the man, who was Ba,set,
fell dead. The father at once sent for the gendarmerie,
and calmly related to them the preceding circumstances.
He was surprised when the gendarmes proceeded to
arrest his son and himself."

BOURSE, DEC, 30.—The money market con-
tinues buoyant, and securities were in demand at
the opening. After a slight reaction produced by
realisations, the tendency again became favourable,
though the English Consols had arrived with a fall
of Threes have been done at 68f. 35c. to 68f.
55c. ; Mobilier improved to 855 and 860 f. ; Aus-
trian, 745 f. and 750 f. 50c. ; Lyons, 880 f. ; Or-
leans, 1,3801. ; Southern, 560 f. ; Northern, 965 f. ;
Eastern, 792 f. 50c. ; and Geneva, 700 f. The up-
ward movement continued with increased rapidity
until just before the close, when it was checked
by sales for realisation, prices, however, closing
firm.