The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-16 00:00:00

LREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]

SPAIN.

RUSSIA.

ST. PETERSBURG, JuNE 16.

DENMARK.

COPENHAGEN, JUNE 15, 11.22 A.M.

It also urges the raising of a foreign legion and
the acceptance of Garibaldi's offer.

THE BOMBAY MAIL.
MARSEILLES, JUNE 16.
The Ellora, with the above mail, arrived here at
1 a.m. this day.
The mail travels for London at 11.30 a.m.
The Baroda, with the Southampton portion of the
mail, left Malta at midnight on the 14th inst.

FRANCE.
THE DANISH QUESTION.

PARIS, JUNE 16.
The Constitutionnel of to-day, in an article
signed by M. Limayrac, states, that in case hostili-
ties be recommenced, England will be compelled

o participate in the Dano-German conflict by her

maritime interests in the Baltic, as well as by the
fact that 'a
family question is involved, and also

by a state of things which the English Cabinet
has created for itself, and which, already belong-
ing to history, it is useless to dissemble. None
of these necessities exist for France, and wo may
therefore congratulate ourselves, because, if even
with the intervention of England the war should
remain limited, it would become general should
France take part in it.
The writer continues—"lf Europe has not to
fear the scourge of a general war, it is to the

far-seeing wisdom and moderation of the Imperia
Government that it will be due."

The famous Polish General Dembinski, who has
resided in Paris for nearly 15 years, died yesterday
at the age of 73. He was till lately extremely
vigorous. I met him not many years ago in the
Champs Eiysees, dressed in the braided blue frock
coat which he habitually wore, rolling his eagle
eye, and with little of the old man about him except
his white beard.

BOURSE, June 15.—The market has been firm,
but with little improvement either in the amount
of business doing or in quotations. Threes, for the
Account aro now at 66f. 95c., Mobilier at 1,082 f.
50c. Railway Market quiet, but up to the present
time former quotations pretty well maintained.
Sales for realisation previous to the close produced
a little retrograde movement, and the mark) left
off as follows :

per;Cents .. 03 30 Italian Loan 69 50
Do. end month.... I
Do. end month 69 80

3 per Cents
Do. end month..., 66 85 New Mexican .... 67f
Credit Mobilier.... 1075 Russian
Do, end ru0nth....1075 Austrian
Bank Shares 3365 Spanish Threes.... 50j
Credit Fonder 1237 50 florne Debt .. 5O
Roman

BA ILWAYB.
Cash. Account.
870 ~. 867 50
990 .. 990
86:: 50 .. 865

Orleans
Northern
Lyons and Mediterranean
New ditto
Southern
Western
eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lon bard
North of Spain
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona

648 75 .. 647 60
4PB 75 .. 601 25
463 75 .. 465 --
365 - .. 367 50
405 - .. 407 50
528 75 .. 528 75
441 50 .. 442 50
565 - .. 567 50
257 50 .. 257 50

Mr„ John Bright and the Licensing System,

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In some of the reports of the late debate on Mr Lawson's
bill it did 1.,--c-o—` clearly appear whether Mr Bright, whilst
objecting to give power to the ratepayers to suppress all
licensing, was not in favour of investing town councils
with permission to do so; but from the following letter it
is clear that he only proposed to give town councils the
granting of any additional licenses, and
power to vet.? the
of withdrawing them where there were just grounds of
complaint :

"London, Jane 13.

"Dear Sir,—lf it is desired to put the licensing power
into the hands of the residents of any town or district, I
think the municipal corporations are the proper channels
for exercising that power, and they would give licenses
freely or not, as puclic opinion directed them. I did not
propose to give the power to shut up all the public-houses
and beer-shops, but only for the future to restrict the
granting of licenses ; they would also have power to suspend
or withdraw licenses in cases where there were just grounds
of complaint against those to whom they have already been
granted. Ido not urge this proposition with much confi-
dence—there is something to be said against it ; but I think
it better than the scheme of the friends of the Permissive
Bill. I cannot consent to the "rough and ready" way of
dealing with the cpiestion which many friends of tempe-
rance in their zeal seem disposed to advocate. I think they
would inflict a great injustio,2 in many cases, and might
create a strong reactionary feeling against their wit prin-
ciples. The case is full of difficulty, and I speak with
hesitation upon it.—l am, very respectfully, yours,
" JOHN BRIGHT.
"Mr Robert Martin, Warrington."

A letter from Constantinople, in the Augsbu;?
Gazette, says :—" Prince Mourad, eldest son of the late
Abdul Medjid, and heir presumptive to the throne, is kept
under close surveillance at Top. Kapou, and the other
princes, who were at their villas on the banks of the Boa-
phorus, have been recalled to Constantinople. The young
brothers of Mourad have been sent to the Dolma-Baktche
Palace. Rumours of all kinds are in circulation. A
conspiracy against the life of the Sultan is even
spoken of, and of a mine filled with gunpowder
having been discovered in the Summer Palace of Fhanar,
What is most probable is that the prodigality of the heir
to the throne led to violent explanations between him and
the Sultan, and that the nephew made use of not very
respectful language towards his uncle."
AGES OF AMERICAN GENERALS.—The following
list goes to prove that the beat of our military
leaders are by no means young men, but mostly men of
middle life, or beyond it :—" General Rosencranz is 44, and
General Grant 42; Stonewall Jackson died at 37. General
Banks is 48—General Hooker 45—General Beauregard 46
—General Bragg 49—General Burnside 40—General Gil-
more 39—General Franklin 41—General Magruder 53
General Meade 48—General Schulyer Hamilton 42—Gene-
ral Charles S. Hamilton 40—and General Foster 40.
General Lander, a man of great promise, died in his 40th
year. General Kearney was killed at 47, and General
Stevens at 45, General Sickles was in his 41st year when
he was wounded at Gettysburg, and General Reno was 37
when he died so bravely at South Mountain. General
Pemberton lost Vicksburg at 45, General T, W. Sherman
is 49, and General W. T. Sherman 44. General M'Clellan
was in his 35th year when he assumed command at Wash-
ington in 1861. General Lyon had not completed his first
month of his 43d year when ha fell at Wilson's Creek.
General M'Dowell was in his c'd year when he failed at
Bull Run, in consequence of the coming up of General
Joe Johnston, who was 51. General Keyes is 53—General
Kelley 57—General King 40—and General Pope 41. Ge-
neral A. S. Johnson was 49 when he was killed at Shiloh.
General Halleck is 48—General Longstreet is 40. The best
of the Southern cavalry leaders was General Ashby,
was killed at 38—General Stuart 39. On our side Gene-
ral Stanley is 30—General Pleasanton 40—and General
Averill about 40. General Phelps is sl—General Polk 58
—General S. Cooper 68—General J. Cooper 54—and Gene-
ral Blunt 38,-4merican Taper.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

MADRID, JUNE 15 (Evening).
The Council of Ministers was occupied yesterday
with the Peruvian question.
It is asserted that the Cortes will be closed on
Saturday next.

The _Deulsche Petersburger Zeitung publishes a
semi-official article pointing out the absurdity of
the assertions of the Augsburger Allgenzeine Zei-
tung, namely, that a personal union of the Duchies
with Denmark under the rule of a Prince of the
Oldenburg branch, was aimed at by Russia; and
this, it was stated, would be rendered possible by
the abdication of King Christian IX., and by pay-
ment of indemnity to the Duke of Augustenburg.

Dagbladet of to-day calls upon the Government,
at the resumption of hostilities, should assistance
from England and Sweden then be withheld, to
seek support from the revolutionary elements of
Europe instead of from legally constituted Govern-
ments, which have forsaken the cause of Denmark.