The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-30 00:00:00

PRANCE.

The 7oulonnais says—" The steamer Dix•
De',embre is preparing to leave this port at the
beginning of September to lay down the submarine
tlectric cable between Oran and Carthagena in
Spain. This submersion will be superintended by
M. Ploix, naval engineer. The steam despatch
boat Eclaireur, which is at present on the coast of
Algeria, will mist in the operation."
The Akhbar of Algiers records a lamentable

accident which caused the death of M. Purchet a
master well-sinker, who has been successfully en-
gaged for :some time past in making Artesian
wells in the colony. He was on the day of
the Emperor's fete, at Maison-Blauche, superintend-
ing the boring of a well, when he ascended a scaf-
folding about 30 feet high, in the hope of being
able to catch a sight of the fireworks at Algiers.
From some cause unknown, he became giddy and
fell from the platform, and was so severely injured
that he died a day or two afterwards.
" Baron Ayme d'Acquin, recently appointed
Minister of France in Morocco," says the Moniteur,
" arrived at Tangier on the 21st, on board the
steamer Jura, of the Imperial navy. After anchor-
ing, she fired a salute of 20 guns, which was imme-
diately returned by the fortress of the town. On
leaving the vessel the Hon. Minister was saluted,
according to established usage, with 17 guns, and
the cannon of the towel fired a similar salute when he
reached the shore. On landing the baron was re-
ceived by Siddi-Mohamed-Bargache, the Sultan's
Minister for Foreign Affairs, and by all the mem-
bers of the French Legation. At the gate of the
town, the Pacha governing the province awaited
tho baron's arrival, and accompanied him, with an
escort of honour, to the hotel of the Legation."
The Slide has the following :—"The secondary
States of the Germanic Canfederation appear still
to wish to strive with the two German Sovereigns,
Rho are prepared to sot themselves up as Suzerains
of the small kingdoms or principalities. By what
expedient will the small Powers be able to neutra-
lise the absorbing action of Prussia and Austria,
which countries are united in the same feeling of
ambition ? This question is asked with uneasiness.
The abandonment of Denmark by the Western
Powers has released William I. and Francis.
Joseph from the danger of a European war.
They are masters at home ; they may exercise a
sovereign empire over Germany, and in any
European question that may arise, they moreover
count on tho support of the Emperor of Russia, who
is quite decided, notwithstanding the deplorable
state of his finances, to march in case of need to the
aid of absolutism. The _Russian Correspondence of
St. Petersburg contains the most precise details of
the financial situation of tie Russian empire. There
is no difficulty at arriving at the conclusion that the
situation, instead of improving, is becoming more
and more critical. A few days back the rate of
exchange was thought to have reached its lowest
term ; the last price list, however, proves the con-
trary, and the .Russian Correspondence makes no
secret of the fact that the Treasury is now in a des-
perate state."

In consequence of orders sent from Paris, says the
Journal du Havre, " to the maritime authorities of
the different ports to hasten the departure of the ves-
sels selected to bring back from Mexico the troops
which are to return to France in October, three
transports sailed in the middle of last week, and
two others, the Eure Meuse, left Brest on Friday,
Four more are destined for the same service. All
these vessels are to rendezvous at Martinique. They
will arrive together at Vera Cruz, and begin to
embark the troops withcut delay."
The bulletin of the Paris Observatory gives the
following as the atmospheric state of Europe yes-
terday—" The fail in the barometer has made fresh
progress on the coasts of Portugal and on the
western coasts of France. The wind is strong from
the S.W. at Corunna, although it has remained
from the N.E. on the coasts of the Atlantic. The
probability is that the squall which has already
been felt at Corunna will soon reach the shores of
the Atlantic and the Channel. The sky is generally
fine, or only slightly cloudy."—Since Saturday
the barometer at Paris has slightly fallen ;
it has
again reached 763, without any tendency either
up or down.,

BOURSE, Aug. 29.--The market has been rather
more animated, and prices have slightly improved.
Threes, for the Account, are now at 66fr. 40c., and
Mobilier at 1,012 fr, 50c. Railway Market quiet,
but with previous quotations up to the present time
pretty well maintained. The market again became
heavy towards the close, and left off as follows :

41 per Cents .. 94 50
Do. end month....
3 per Cents
Co. end month 66 35
Credit Mobilier 1008 75
80. end month 1008 7a
Bank Shares 3395
Credit Fonder ....1220
Roman

Italian Loan 67 60
Do. end month 67 70
Ditto Threes —
New Mexican
Russian
Austrian
Spanish Threes — ....
H.ome Debt . . — _
Deferred

'Ate.
Cash. Account,
Orleans BBB 75 .. 890
Northern .... 986 25 ..
Lyons and Mediterranean 916 25 .. 915
Southern 635 .. 636 25
Western
Eastern .... 495 .. 495
Sardinian
Austrian
Lorpbard
North of Spain
Saragossa .... 500 .. 497 50
Ditto to Barcelona .... 215 .. 210

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