The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-30 00:00:00

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LATEST NEWS.

AUSTRALIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 23.
Sydney revenue continues on the increase.
Imports of gold dust amount to 10,407 oz 4.
for the Ist of October.

Markets steadier. Wool is firm. Tallow
quiet. Freights on wool id. to /4. per lb.
The Lands Bill; passed by the Melbourne As-
sembly, has been rejected by the upper house.
The ministerial scheme for railways has been sanc-
tioned by the House of Assembly.
Trade continues excessively dull. Wool in good
demand, at 2d. to 2s. 6d. per pound. Tallow,
501. to 521. per ton ; beef, 461. to 48/. Freights
unaltered.
The Marco Polo and Northumberland were
expected to leave for England about the end of
October with large cargoes.
Reported at Ceylon that Havelock and Outi am
were wounded.

FRANCE.

OPENING OF THE FRENCH LEGISLATIVE

BODY.

At the opening of the Legislative Corps on
Saturday, M. Fould, Minister of State, read the
following communication from the Emperor :

"Gentlemen Deputies,—According to the terms of
the 46th Article of the Constitution the Legislative
B.Klyelected after a dissolution must be convoked within
the term. of six months. It is in accordance with that
law that his Majesty calls you together to-day before it
was possible to complete the preparation of the bills
that will be brought before you.
" The Emperor has ordered me to inform you that
the verification of Powers and the constitution of the
Legislative Body will be the object of this first meeting.
The Legislative Corps will then be prorogued to the 18th
of January next for the despatch of public business.
"In the name of the Emperor I declare the session
of the Legislative Corps for 1858 opened." •
" Gentlemen,—l am happy at finding myself once
more among you, and proud at being again called to this
chair, especially if the choice his Majesty has made of
me meets with your approbation. What greater hap-
piness can there be than that of presiding over an
assembly which discusses freely and conscientiously the
laws of the omntry, and especially when that country is
France ? (Applause.) In like manner as the finest
buildings are best viewed at a certain distance, so i- is
in like manner, at a distance from France, one is best
enabled to judge how great is her position abroad; and
what admiration and respect the Sovereign who governs •
inspires to all men. (Loud applause.)
" The Liyal, and at the same time firm and moderate
policy which has been followed has replaced abroad the
old prejudice which were entertained towards us by
confidence and by sympathy, so that if absence has its
sorrows, consolation may yet be found while afar off in
that sentiment of national pride which every true
Frenchman in hie heart. (Applause.)
"At home, having so happily traversed severe trial,
when peace was estab ished, the series of bad harvests
over were about to give us repose and prosperity, ti e
reaction of an unexampled financial crisis has fallen
upon our labour and industry.
" The estabiishment of credit and French commerce
now prove their solidity and gather the fruit of their
prudence. France, after three successive loans, after
three years of scanty harvests, having followed up the
execution of public works, having endowed Paris with
wonderful monuments, is not touched by the disasters
which afflict so many other States. All this indicates
prodigious resource's, and must give to the who-le world
a high idea of her power.
"Let us hope that this crisis will be of short dura-
tion.

" The solicitude of the Emperor,for the popular inte-
rests cannot fail to dissipate alarm ; the Raperor must
also rely upon us. Was it not we who seconded leis
efforts i❑ days of difficulty I Did not we enthusiastically
vote all the measures of public interest brought forward
by hie Government, and did we not communicate to the
country the enthusiasm by which we ourselves were
animated ?

" Let us remain faithful to the principles which
guided the preceding Legislature ; let us not deviate
from that policy, the programme of which was that
real independence does not consist either in blind appro-
val or in constant opposition ; that harmony of the
great powers of the State is the primary condition of
public quiet, and that the most perfect constitution can-
not work without the wisdom of man. Gentlemen,
nations at times award moments of favour to those who
flatter them, but they only award lasting gratitude to
those who serve their true interests."

This speech (says the Moniteur) was followed
by repeated cries cf " Viva l'Empereur."
The Conference of the Maritime Powers will be
held in London, on the subject of the African emi-
gration and its bearing on the slave trade.
An accident has happened at Vincennes from the
falling of a tower, by which 32 persons have been
killed.

A son of General Lamorciere has just died in
Faris. As soon as the Emperor heard of his ill-
ness he at once ordered that passports should be
given to the General, and authorisation granted to
him to return to France, without any condition
whatever. Unfortunately, the boy died before the
father had time to avail himself of the permission.
The Afonitenr of yesterday announced the no-
mination of M. Dupin to the rank of senator.
M. Dupin will probably occupy in the Senate
the place left vacant by the Marquis de Pastoret,
who had been made administrator of the pr,perty
of the elder branch of the Bourbons, as M. Dupin
was of the younger, before he " modified" his
opinion and accepted office under the Imperial
regime.
M. Migeon, whose election as Deputy for the
Haut-Rhin has acquired a notoriety from the pro-
ceedings instituted against him in the beginning of
last month has sent in his resignation as member of
the Legislative Corps.