The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-01 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, Nov. 30.
The usual monthly auction for the sinking fund
of the Passive Debt took place to-day,

The prices fired by the Government were as
follows :—For the let class, 41,25; 2d class, 25 ; 2d
class foreign, 33,25 ; personal debt, 22,25.
Tenders were made at 41 for the let class ; 23,99
for 2d class; and 23,50 for the personal debt. No
tender was made for the 2d class foreign.
MADRID, DEC. 1.

The Epoca of to-day says Spain cannot admit of
any mediation between herself and Peru in the
present state of the Hispano-Peruvian question.

AMERICA.
SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 1

The North German Lloyds steamer America,
from New York on the 19th November, arrived
here this morning with 156 passengers for this
port, Havre, and Bremen, also 151,380 dole. for
England, 184,393 dole. for France, and 2,110 dole.
for Bremen.

CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN

MAILS.

SUEZ, NOT. 30.
The Simla, with the above mails, reached Suez
at 7 a.m. to-day.

FRANCE.

Two theatrical represesentations have taken place
at Compeigne daring the last few days—the "Sal.
limbanque," performed by a number of the guests,
and an entertainment consisting of " Faute de
s'entendre, le Cheven blanc," and " Finesse du
Mari," by the company of the Theatre Francais.
On Saturday a hunt took place, the rendezvous
being the Etangs de Saint. Pierre. The Empress,
the Princess Anna Murat, and several other ladies
were present at the start on horseback, undeterred
bylthe heavy rain and hail which fell. A shooting
party, comprising the Emperor and a number of the
guests, assembled in the preserves on Monday, and
enjoyed excellent sport.
The France publishes the following, which is
conspicuous from its glaring exaggeration :—The
Russian Minister of Commerce is receiving repeated
complaints, from merchants especially, on the sub-
ject of the continued fall in the rate of exchange,
which is now so lo was 3.16. He is said to have
replied that the fault is not his if the Russian aris-
tocracy leave their homes in numbers for foreign
countries, carrying with them all the coin in the
country. It is certain there are now 200,000 Rus.
sian families abroad. Calculating four persons to
a family, and their daily expenses at three roubles,
which is very moderate, the total amounts to
2,400,000 a day, or 876,000,000 a year, equal to
3,501,000,000 francs !
" A private despatch from New York informs
us," says the Patrie, " that the steam transport
Ardeche had left on the 14th Nov. for France,
having on. board 1,000 men belonging to the Mexi-
can Expeditionary Corps; we also learn that the
steam transport Var had arrived at New York on
the 15th with 1,100 men. She was to continue her
voyage to Toulon after watering and coaling,
When the Var quitted Vera Cruz five other steam
transports had arrived there to embark troops."

The Journal de Bordeaux states that the wine
trade there is exceedingly active at present. The
sales effected during the last week amount in value
to about 25 millions of francs. It is said that one
amounted to 5,000 f. in a
single
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A detachment of the 19th of the line passed
through Lyons the day before yesterday for Mar-
eeilles, to embark for Algeria, Another detach-
ment of the 82d of 200 men and three officers have
left Rodee for the same destination, to join the
other batt aliens of that regiment.
The bulletin of the Paris Observatory gives the
following as the atmospheric situation of Europe
yesterday :—" The barometer, which for the last
few days has remained at 780 millimetres at St.
Petersburg, has this morning slightly fallen. In
the North of Russia the wind has gradually veered
to the South, and at St. Petersburg the thermometer
has risen materially. On the West of Europe the
barometer since yesterday morning has rapidly
risen from 15 to 20 millimetres. Under the influence
of that increased pressure, the rough weather which
on Monday prevailed in the Channel has rapidly
proceeded towards the North, and will shortly dis-
appear. The strong pressures which this morning
prevail on Western Europe, and the fall in the
temperature which accompany them, are an indica■
tion of some days of fl
—lle weather."
A considerable fraud on the oetroi of Paris has
just been detected. Three dealers in wine and
brandy, wishing to procure those articles at a cheap
rate, devised the following
terranean passage from the cellars of a house in the
lio plan :—They cut a sub,.
Rue de Jussieu, and the collars which they had at
the Entrepot. In this passage they placed two
pipes, one of which conveyed wine and the other
brandy, into vats
Planed for the purpose, and thence
by the aid of a forcing pump those commodities
were carried to the ground floor of the house, put
into casks, and afterwards carted off for their desti-
nation, thus escaping the payment of the proper
duties. Their plans have, however, been put a stop
to. The commissary of police of the quarter having
received information went to the house in the Rue
de Jussieu, and there discovered the ingenious fraud.
BOURSE, Nov. 30. The riponse des primes
(option) was made at 65fr 71c for the Threes per
Cents., which remain firm and without change at
65f sc. Mobilier are a shade lower, being now at
862 fr 50c. The Railway Market has been rather
heavy, but without any material change in quota-
tions up to the present time. The market improved
towards the close, and left off as follows :

4j per Cents. 92 75
Do. end
3 per Cents
Do. end month 65 20
Credit Mobilier..., 901 25
Do. end month B9B 75
Sank Shares 3490
Credit Fancier 1235
Roman

Italian Loan 65 25
Do. end month 65 35
Ditto Threes ..
New Mexican .... 60 60
Russian
Austrian
Spani,h Threes 4li
Rome Debt
Deferred

BAIL WAY%
Cash. Account.
.... 843 75 .. 842 50
Northern
Lyons and Mediterranean 875 872 60
Southern ..... ... .. 583 75 .. 582 50
Western
eastern ........... , 477 .. 472 50
8 srdinian .... ad, 307 50 .. 307 60
Austrian
1431f.bard
North of Spain
Saragossa 415 417 50
Ditto to Barcelona

THE GENERAL POST OFFICE.---Preliminary
notices have been issued informing the several free.
holders, householders, and occupiers of property and pre-
mises ;n Newgate-street,St.Martin's-le- Grand, Christopher-
court, King's Head-court, Three Doves-passage, Angel-
street, and Bath-street, Newgate-street, of the intention of
the Post-office authorities to make an immediate applica-
tion, in conformity with the standing orders of the House
of Commons, for a Bill to extend the General Post—office to
the west from St. Martin's-le-Grand to and inclusive of
75, Newgate-street, and Bath •street. The extension has
been rendered necessary by the pressing demands upon the
controllers for more space, and the growing importance of
the Sayings-Bank Department