The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-07 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

LREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]

FRANCE.
PARIS, MAY 7.

Advices received here from Tunis state that the
French, English, and Italian squadrons have arrived
there. They have detached ships to guard the coast.

Tunis is quiet. The tribes are becoming satisfied
with the concessions they have obtained, and are
beginning to give in their submission.
The .21reto Glaris Journal recounts an affair which
has caused a certain sensation in Switzerland—the
abduction of five children in consequence of reli-
gious prejudices. Antoine Lauber, the father of a
family, living in a small town in the canton of
Lucerne, had his house lately invaded by an armed
force and his five children taken away by order of
the authorities. The father's crime consisted in not
having his last child baptised by an ecclesiastic of
the place. The Swiss journal does not state what
religious creed is in question, but that point does not
signify, as the wrong consists in the intrusion of
authority. Lauber has appealed to the Council.
The Mobacher states that the Governor-General
of Algeria has just ordered the establishment of
five Arab-French schools at Ammi-Moussa, Zem.
morab, Frenda, Saida, and Nedroma, in the pro-
vince of Oran. The Arabs, who begin to appreciate
benefits of instruction, will thus have an oppor-
tunity of getting their children taught the elements
of the French language without leaving home, and
those who wish for a more complete education can
afterwards go to the Arab French college, which
will scion be opened at Oran.
The Memorial de la _Loire relates the follow-
ing :—" Two or three days ago a respectably-
dressed man of about 50 called on a well-known
medical man at St. Etienne and said, lam a
builder by trade, and in making my contracts am
sometimes obliged to drink rather too freely.
Finding myself lately indisposed in consequence of
those excesses, I was advised to apply to M. X—
of Cana, who had, I was told, a secret of sovereign
efficacy in such cases. I followed the recommen-
dation and took the remedy, which consisted of a
white powder done up in small packets, init instead
of being cured I find I am poisoned, and was told
that the remedy is arsenic. ' Yes, sir,' continued the
speaker with great violence, 'I am poisoned, and
already to-day I have had one violent attack I'
While speaking his countenance changed, his
breathing became heavy, and throwing himself back
in a chair he exclaimed, I am going to have
another—l am dying—help ! help!' The doctor
went towards him and found that he was dead.
The body was conveyed to the Hotel Dieu, where a
post-mortem examination proved that the man died
from paralysis of the pectoral muscles, brought on
by violent emotion produced by a diseased imagina-
tion. No trace of poison existed. The white pow-
der was analysed and turned out to be, not arsenic,
but simply sugar of milk, a completely harmless
substance."

BOURSE, May 6.—The announcement of the Bank
of France having raised its rats of discount to 7 per
cent. has had an unfavourable effect on the market,
and the business done shows lower prices. Threes
for the Account are sow at 66f. 40c. Mobilier
have receded to 1,127 f. 50c. Railway Market quiet,
but with prices pretty well maintained up to the
present time. The
market closed as follows :

4t per Cents 93 50
Do. end month
3 per Cents . 66 20
Do. end month 66 45
Credit Mobilier 1130
Do, end month 1132 50
Bank Shares 3355
Credit Foncier 1230
Roman

Italian Loan 6B 30
Do. end month 6B 50
New ditto —
Do. end month —
Russian
Austrian -
Spenieh Threes 5l
Rome Debt
Deferred

10.11,\VANS.
Cash. Account.
Orleans 'ISO:. SO 875 875
Northern 975 972 50
Lyons and Neditcrranean 935 .. 935
New ditto BBO
Southern .... 640 .. 640
Western
Eastern .... 475 475
Sardinian i6s .. 362 60
Austrian
Lorybard
North of Spain
Saragossa ..
Ditto to Barcelona