The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-17 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOURSE, Feb. 16.—The market has been rather
buoyant, and prices have slightly improved.
Threes, for the Account, are now at 66f. 55c.,
and Mobilier at 1,050 fr. Railway Shares firm.
The market continued firm to the close; and left
off as follovv3:—

41 per Cent 5....... 95 50
1)0. end month....
3 per Cents ...... 66 60
Do. end month.... 66 65
Credit Mobilier., ..1057 50
Do. end m0nth....1055 50
Bank Shares ...,.. 3280
Credit F ancier 1205
Roman ..........

I Italian Loan GS
Do. end month —
New ditto —
Do. end month —
Russian
Austrian
Spanish Threes —
Home Debt
Deferred -
VATS.
Caqh. Account.
998 75 998 75
952 50 .. 955

ItA.IL

Orleans ...
Northern
New ditto
Lyons and Mediturrunean 940 --• • 940
ditto

Neer ..
Southern .. 670 -- .. 670
Western - e .
50
Eastern . 4Bl 25 .. 480
Sardinian.. .. 385 . .• 382
Austrian ........ 402 60 .. 406 25
Lombard .......... 522 50 .. 523 75
North of Slain ........ 505 .. 510
Saragossa 6OO .. 600
Ditto to Barcelona

The Annamite Ambassadors, who quitted Va-
lentia in the beginning of December to return to
Cochin China, did not arrive at Alexandria until the 27th
January, after having been forced by stress of weather to
seek shelter in the ports of Genoa, Civita Vecchia, and
Messina. The ambassadors embarked at Suez on the 29th
January on board the transport Japon, which was placed at
their disposal by the French Government to convey them
to their own country. They appeared to be perfectly satis-
fied with the accorumodatim prepared for them.
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.—Her Majesty has
nominated the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, M.P.,
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Dr. William
Sharpey, secretary of the Royal Society, to be fellows of
the University of London. The fellowship to which Mr.
Cardwell succeeds became vacant by the death of Sir George
Cornewall Lewis, Bart. As there were three vacancies
about the same time, the members of convocation were
summoned, according to the charter, to elect three gentle-
men, whose names were to be submitted to the Crown for
the selection of one of them to be a fellow. The gentlemen
selected by the convocation were Mr. P. Myles O'Reilly,
M.P., Mr. Walter Bagehot,M.A., and Mr. Robert Nicholas
Fowler, M.A. The choice of her Majesty has fallen
upon Mr. R. N. Fowler, who becomes a fellow of the
university.

Loss OF A LIVERPOOL SHIP OFF THE HUMBER.—
On Saturday a large ship called the Vaucluse, about
1,000 tons burden, and which hails from Liverpool, was
lost on the Hale Sand at the mouth of the Humber. The
Vaucluse, which was commanded by Captain Nelson, only
left Hull on Saturday morning for the north, laden with
salt. She got down the river and entered the North Sea
about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the wind blowing at the
time from W.N.W. Tho gale at this hour was raging
furiously, and as the ship was rather light, Captain Nelson
determined to return to the Humber. Tho vessel, however,
would neither wear nor stay, and drifted broadside on to the
Hale Sand. She was at once thrown on her beam ends, so
that her yard became embedded in the sand. The sea ran
very high, and broke constantly over the stranded ship.
Her perilous position was observed by the crew of the Donna
Hook lifeboat, and they at once put off to the rescue.
Eleven of the crew were taken off and safely landed, and
as it was found impracticable for the lifeboat to return, the
remainder of the crew, five in number, and the Humber
pilot, left iu the ship's boat. Great fears were entertained
for their safety, as they were seen to drift out into the
German Ocean. On Sunday morning nothing was to be
seen of the boat or any of the crew. On Monday afternoon,
however, the men arrived in Hull, having landed on the
Lincolnshire coast on Sunday. It is feared that the Vau-
cluse will become a total wreck. When she left Hu:l
Admiral Fitzroy's storm signal was hoisted.
EXETER HALL.—Mendelasohn's " Elijah" will
be performed for the last time this season on Wednesday,
March 2, by the National Choral Society, under the direc-
tion of Mr. G. W. Martin, with a band and chorus of 700.
Principal vocalists, Madame Rudersdorff, Miss Emma Hey-
wood, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. Santley. Organist, Mr.
John G, Boardroan.