FRANCE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XI, Issue 648, 22 January 1859, Page 3

FRANCE.

: ! Paris*.. jPriday.-rrTheAMohiteur,' of this morning, ; contains decrees conferring military..ijiedal?,, and, nominations of,a^nts dfs.change. •. .'.'. ''.' '. 7" ," '. jt'Jis t genera|ly expected in JParis.that in a day or twj> .the,.QMgial; journal publish,; an.article ,on. t^e^ortaraJaffairVv,"."' '■'■' !.'..'.'".'1.".'!!'..'.'.'-''. *."'.';".'"' .'■' "THe! l 'prpvinm.i'Fress of France have taken up the AjbrtaraVcas^^ is~^itherefore inferredi ,t^at rth'e great, body-,,0f the. Catjiolic"cfergy ici; Eiranc^ do hot sEsire;. in the doc• trinVpiit forth by the 'Uhivers.' * '.'.' The; receipts ..from- telegraphs in France, h are in-. : creased!ftbm'>£2l,6s^, in^lßs2^ to^ i£]^3,320.|!n'1357. The.number.of stations is only 171.Z The';Parisl receipts', amoiuntio, £58,64Q, and the Marseille's receipts ; tc^iß t (w)oC'l"'."T"'-':.'" J '-'■"-:■'■"■'-? ■'■■'.". '■;■,'" ;'.;''.;■ ,The French Custorag returns show a falling-off during' the" "fiirst."nine ■ inohths of this year of 1415. vessels in¥af d; J and a 'decrease bf 319,542 tons. I^epartures . fvqm., Franch; ports present augmentation ■onS§s20ir4tonna^ '. ;The"decree <?f pctober 17tli, 1855, which;allowed wrought'^iron castirigs, nuts, bpltsj and any obj ects in iron "used ,ii£ siiipbiiilding, to "be admitted into Frarice duty'free for the space of three years, ceased to,^bQ ; in, ,lQrce Qn. the ; i 7tli iiistarit. 'the^ehactment' lias iiyt'beeti rehfewed. "There"still"exists an except !tion s to; ltfee.;'gettei;al /Customs; Td'^'-yiz.V'.th'at. rails, I chairs," and" other 'article's' in' 'iron" in tended 'for rait .. iways may be. imported proyisionaUy onVa special 'perinissidn giveh by the' Minister' of Public 'atan^ent^nceduty of.pnly .6f...f0r. the ,100 !lcillp-" gt^riimes^^^i'.'This'duty-'ii'a^put\We-Halfpf'.the'ayei;-*. ;a|e." .^"\'"''<\"J^..'\'['.\ '-■-;■•■■'•;■'■;;■_:-•-,'-■• ';■'■"; 'Paris, Friday Night.--The Three per Cents!! E'entes, have agaujed. declined, and were last quoted iat'72'Bß money, and" W9s' for "the account.^ Therer, iarerep.orts_that.Portugal is not disposed to concede 'to-the^'demands of FrariceY that' a serious revo-* Jlution has burst _ out; in the European provinces of jTurkey, and that Austria Will actively interfere.

■ Paris, October 21,—The f.Qonstitutionnel,' of this imqrxnng, states, that the. Minister,of the Interior, jarmpus. facilities^for' international iiritercourse^hasgiven orders to the Qonamiss&,ries of j |P(^icp at seaports and frontier towns.ito iconsider :pas,'s'pprt's ( TienCe'forw ard' as a title to the aid"of -the;; |authorities, and riot a cause for delays, or s a pretext ifor petty annoyances. Tne'Miriister is also bccu-' •pied in considering \rheth'er,^ia order ,to facilitate ioreigii travel^it'ivotild n^t; i be'yeU.\'i6:;all9k; ( 'sub-;.T 'prefects_on .the.frpntiers to grant'passports 'for :aferoa\l.v ' r'''[']''\.'"' .'.'" '." •■'•-•■■•■■■•'-;-— •: --"_