The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-24 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, Dec. 24.

The Emperor received Senor Olozaga in private
yesterday. The latter presented his credentials as
Envoy Extraordinary of the Provisional ,Govern-
rnect of Spain.

BOURSE, Dec. 23.—Three o'clock.—The market
closed as follows :

I/ per Cent.
End of month... ItaFan Loan -
3 per Cent
End of mouth 69 87/ Mexican Loan ... 24/
Credit Mobilier
End of month... 287 5O Spanish Threes
Credit Foncier —15,12 504 Home Debt —
End of month... Deferred —
Cash
Orleans ................................ 915
Northern _
...
..... 3202

RAILWAYS.

Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern.....
Western
2
571.

Eastern ............ . 557k
Sardinian
Austrian 647

Lombard 416
North of Spain
Saragossa
Roman

COLLISION OFF THE EAST COAST.

CAISTER, NEAR GREAT YARMOUTH, Dec. 22.

The Caister large lifeboat of the National Life-
boat Institution was launched early yesterday
morning, while the wind was blowing strong from
the W.S.W., in reply to large signal lights seen in
the direction of the West Scroby Saud (says the
Rev. G. W. Steward), but after searching about for
some time she did not discover any vessel in distress,
as had been anticipated, and therefore returned
to shore. About half-past eight o'clock the
same morning a small ship's boat was
seen in the Wold drifting to the north-
ward; the lifeboat went out to her, overtook
her near Winterton, and rescued the crew of four
men, who gladly availed themselves of the aid
the aid of the lifeboat, as it would have been impos-
sible for them to have got to land in their own
boat. Had they not been thus saved they must
have drifted out further and further in the greatest
peril. They reported that they were the crew of the
schooner Pioneer, of Exeter, bound from Torquay
to Shields in ballast. During the night a
steamer hl.d come into collision with their
vessel, which had sunk in about 15 minutes. One
of the schooner's crew got on board the steamer,
and the others took to their small boat ; while
getting away the mainsail of the sinking ship fell
over the bows of the boat, and must have carried
her down had not one of the sailors cleared her
by cutting the roping of the sail. The master
of the steamer took the man as far as Winter-
ton, when they made for the Cockle light-
ship, got on board, and remained there until the
morning. They left the Lightship, hoping to reach
a fishing smack lying near, but the wind increasing,
and the tide being too strong for them, they failed
in their object, and were fast drifting out to sea
when they were fortunately overtaken by the life-
boat. The steamer is believed to be the Kenil-
worth, bound from Leith to Rotterdam, with a
cargo of pig iron.

The Crown Prince of Prussia and Prince Arthur
embarked yesterday morning from Osborne on
board her Majesty's paddle yacht Alberta, and
crossed over to Stokes Bay on a visit to the ad-
vanced chains of forts in the outer circle of the
Portsmouth works of defence. On landing from
the yacht on the shore of Stokes Bay the two
Princes were received by Lieut.-Gen. Sir George
Buller, Col. Haddon, R.E., Col. Wodehouse, R.A.,
and Col. Willis, Deputy-Quartermaster-General,
and accompanied by them over the forts in ad-
vance of Gosport, on the crest of Portsdown, at
Hilsea, &c. On the conclusion of their visit to the
fortifications, their Royal highnesses drove to
Portsmouth, and partook of luncheon at the Go-
vernment-house, with Sir George and Lady Buller.
They afterwards proceeded to the dockyard, where,
accompanied by Admirals Sir Thomas Pasley and
G. G. Wellesley, they went on hoard her Majesty's
screw Indian relief troopship Serapis, Captain H.
Soady, now lying alongside the great transport
jetty of the dockyard, and preparing for her out-
ward voyage. On leaving the Serapis, the Princes
embarked on board the Alberta and proceeded to
Osborne.