The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-15 00:00:00

The Empress of the French.

We learn from Schwalbach that the Empress of
the French, whose name is entered in the list of
visitors as the Countess of Pierrefonds, visits the
Weinbrunnen every morning, in the most uncon"
strained and cheerful manner, most cordially re'
turning the salutations met on every side, and pro'
menading for some time among the visitors. Fier
first care was, on observing the Nassau gendarme!
posted in all directions, and in all the glory of their
State uniforms, to effect their removal, et
least from the walks. Her Majesty's toilette
is exceedingly tasteful, and yet simple. There
are no ornaments, lace, or ribbons flying
loose, and the same black, brown, or blue silk robe
is worn morning and evening, with always a round
hat. Her Majesty walks very quickly and grace'
fully, but with a strong kind of walking-stick. Oa
Saturday morning the Empress went to mass, walk'
ing through the principal street, to the Roman
Catholic church, attended by her retinue. Shortif
before noon her Majesty was visited by the Queen
of Holland, who came post from the Rheingau'
The visit lasted till four in the afternoon. The
Duchess of Nassau, who was expected on Monday,
will probably remain for some time. The interview
with the King of Prussia was of more than an
hour's duration, and immediately afterwards her
Majesty visited the springs, although a greater
number of visitors than usual were present on au:
count of its being Sunday.• Many strangers wife'
in carriages, and amongst others were many Aur
Irian officers of high rank. On Thursday her
Majesty drove to Schlangenbad and visited the
springs and promenades, affably returning the sale;
tations of the numerous visitors. After a stay e'
!bout two hours the Empress returned to Schwa!`
bach. A wish having been expressed by her Mu;
jesty to witness the gathering of the vintage, a vo"
will be made to Johannisberg, where Prince met'
ternich has made arrangements for a great festival
on the occasion.

The Marquis of Sligo has left the St. George's

Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury has left Bretbl
Park on a visit to tho Earl and Countess of Scarborough'
who are now entertaining company at their seat in York'

shire.

The Earl of Dalkeith, who arrived in town a
few days since from the continent, will immcdiately Pr°'
ceed to-Scotland, where the Countess and family are re'
siding.

The Earl and Countess of Cardigan are nOl4
staying at Aria's Hotel, Cowes, having returned to Englan
from a tour in Germany.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston will leafs
Cambridge House, at the end of the week for Broadlandiv

Hants.
Sir Courtenay and Lady Honeywood have left
the St. George's Hotel.
Sir Philip and Lady Duncombe have left the St.
George's Hotel.
A NEW TORPEDO.—A Berlin letter states that
the military committee of Prussia has given itAl
universal approval to the new submarine torpedoes, invente"
by the renowned Herr Bauer. In the opinion of the coot'
mittee they are " a most valuable addition to the inetrlV
ments of naval warfare," and in fact will tend to render s°
attack of the coasts impossible. The torpedo is a submarine
ship, moving with considerable facility at any depth, allow.'
ing of bombs being fastened to other ships. As it is call
Kiistennbrander, its application seems, however, to v"
limited to the coast. Herr Bauer, a Bavarian sergeant'
whose name as a self taught engineer of mark has been long
before the public, is the same gentleman who some time ago
had been employed for similar experiments in the bay
Cronstadt, As far as the Russian Government allowed )1'
(o transpire at the time the submarine ship he constructed
for them was no particular success; returning to Germany
public subscriptions were got up, and continued with Or
prising perseverance, which enables him to resume his ern
periments in Lake Constance, as well as in some of tlid-
sheets of water surrounding Berlin. If Berlin military °xi,
naval engineers are not mistaken, he has at length prey.,"
the discoverer he always pretended to be. The chief dit
culty he must have overcome in that case, and which :0
combated in vain formerly, if Russian reports are to
credited, is the disproportion between the power of the pin
pelling force and the corresponding weight of the ship. j•-$
Finnish waters, whenever he moved the ship with suffiejelto
rapidity to make it obey the rudder, the weight of the Wei
required for this purpose was too much for the capacity °
the vessel, and thus vice versa.
EXTRAORDINARY STORY.—The following sing/1°
ar story has been told to us upon the most reliable 4
authority. Some years ago, a Bristol clergyman, of gt,)°,if
means, died, leaving a young and rather interesting Wi'd,°/l 0
with several children, in very good circumstances. /iej
lady, who was of a religious turn, felt that she was c°l'
upon to do what she could for the instruction of the workin°
classes, and chose for her sphere of exertion a railroad °
connection with the city, and then in course of constructioali
She read and spoke to the navvies employed upon it at
convenient times—when they were eating their Meals
after they retired from their labour, and was always tree
,'
with great respect and regard by the rough but &I
natured fellows. One young man of the gang, however, he
who was by no means the most teachable of her hearers, Siie
particularly endeavoured to improve,and with this vie/ e
lf
sent him to school in the neighbourhood, charging bereeso
with his board and maintenance; but after he had be't
there some time, the master honestly informed her they
possibly, owing to his age and want of quickness, Oleo
was little chance of his ever learning much. Upon thief t
lady declared that she herself would undertake his inotrll-0
Lion, and, to this end, she had the man every evenitigjio
her house to teach him simple branches of education. As 1-,,,t
lives in a good part of our suburbs, and is well known by Pe",
respectable neighbours, the circumstance of the raan'll
gular attendance at the place was soon noticed, and rurn°lo
got abroad that Mrs --was educating a navvy' with the
view of ultimately marrying him. A lady with whom sip
was acquainted, hearing these unpleasant reports, wrote '"
her, expressing her belief that it was not true, but suggeero
ing some more prudent and suitable arrangement than It,
for the improvement of her protege. Upon which the we 0
gyman's widow wrote back that it was quite true she 4;,,0
t'
doing her utmost to educate and instruct So-and-so (110°7,,s
the navvy), with what ultimate purpose she should not t/"1
to state, seeing that that concerned herself alone, but trUetcd
that his eternal well-being would be thereby secured, an /
(the fair writer continued) she had so many notes of IS;
quiry or remonstrance from her friends on the subject then
she had a circular reply printed, one of which she begged
to enclose." And enclosed, sure enough, was a Pristec,
paper, couched in very much the same language as the s 0
companying note, and several copies of which
fa
baye/bee
seemed, got into circulation amongst friends. We tale
hear that the other navvies, the fellow workmen 19i. •
fortunate man, recently waited upon their preceptresol
whether it was really disapproving of the course taken e 4
her or envious of their co-labourer, intimated that the/ oe
no desire to receive any more J her instructions. s°.eest
matter stands, according to our informant, who has se
es.
one of the printed circulars above alluded to—Seises/ :I'.o
A PARROT TELLING HIS MISTRESS WU° ji.tio
ROBBED HER.—Henry Hill, gunmaker,
street, and Henry Brockington, brushmaker, 1.105P0,1
street, were charged as the Public-office, yesterdaY,
lert
breaking into the house of William Freeman, coal Oa ost
00
Summer-lane, and stealing 10s. and a silver watch.
Thursday morning last about eleven o'clock Mrs Vsesoost
went out to get some. meat for dinner, and locked the ;coo
behind her. On her way down the passage leading stie
the court in which the house is situated to the street, 00
saw the two prisoners. On her return she again ssW.ht
prisoners, who ran away. She found the door all 116160,0 e
but, on going inside, she discovered that the money dyad
of her cabinet had been broken open, and that 10s. j
silver watch had been taken away. The prosecutsis ;est
parrot in the same room, and she stated, in answer,„ welt
Powell, who appeared for Brockington, that when she 1,0
in the parrot said to her, " 0 missile, you should's t_ 004
left the house, Brock has been with another rogue 00,
stolen all the money." On hearing this she at once°, the
petted Brockington and his companion, and reporttive
rubbery to the police, with her suspicions. Pete
tell fij
sergeants Mountford and Spokes went immedis .00
search of the prisoners. They found them in the 001'0
Lion, Ludgate-hill, and on searching them found roe'
person the watch and 10s. in money, less ld. PotS
eutrix identified a half-crown among the money by the tae
state of the milling. It appears that the same 12°10 cose
broken into by Brockingt®n about four years ago. •/:
was remanded till to-day, to summon a witness rat'
the prisoners enter the public-house together alt" ,0
bery,—Bit iningham Test.

XONEY MARKET

AND

COMIVIMCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The Bank of England directors, at their weekly
court, to-Say, have not made any further alteration
in their discount quotation, and this fact, together
with the small demand now experienced for accom-
modation has engendered an easier feeling in
monetary circles. The general rate has been
owered to 8! per ceat. for bankers' acceptances of
that date, and 81 per cent. is the average for longer
fated securities.

At an extraordinary general meeting today of
lhareholders of the London Joint Stock Bank, the
resolutions previously passed, increasing the capital
Lo £4,000,000 by the creation of 20,000 new shares
)f £3O each, were confirmed.
About £1,500 in gold was taken into the Bank
yesterday.

The last week's railway reoeipts ascertained up
this day are in round figures as under :

1864. 1863.
heat Western
Vorth-Western
south-Western
3righton
Midland
South Eastern
heat Northern
,ancashire and Yorkshire... 41,890 37,877
3ristol and Exeter .. 7,479 7,2b9
!forth 'Eastern 65,246 58,131
danchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 19,155 17,120
heat Eastern
These returns are in most instances of a satisfac-
ory character. On the Great Western there is an
norease of £5,565; North Western, £10,330;
iouth Western, £2,759 ; Brighton, £2,361 ; Mid.
and, £5,448 ; South Eastern, £775 ; Great
qurthern, £3,245 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
E:4,013 ; Bristol and Exeter, £220 ; North Eastern,
07,115 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln,
2,035; and Great Eastern, £2,159.

Two o'CLocz.

At the Paris Bourse this day, according to
tenter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Itentes were
Noted 661. 70c.

The market for English Stocks to-day has been
avourably influenced by the corrected accounts
cspecting the Indian Exchanges. Yesterday
,fternoon prices suffered rather considerably
hrongh different telegrams giving different quota.
ions, and there was great fear that larger quan-
ities of silver would have been shipped. The
public mind, however, has since been calmed by
he knowledge that the exchanges are not so high
Was at first stated, and a general recovery in
Irioes has ensued. Consols for money are quoted
71, 88, and 881, f for the account.
The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 861
; the Annuities (1885), 141; March Exchequer
hills 5s die., and June do. 253, die.
In the Foreign Market there is not much anima.
ion, and prices are tolerably steady. Turkish 6
er Cents., 1862, are 691 70 ; ditto Cons9lides, 50f
; Mexican, 271 1; ditto New, 251 ; Greek, 231
41; Spanish Passive, 32 ; ditto Certificates, 131
4}; Portuguese, 461 47; and the Confederate
..oan, 83 84.

In the Railway Share Market there has not been
inch animation, and prices have not varied to any
nportant extent. North Western have receded
bout 55., and South Eastern, 10s.; while Great
forthern have improved 55., and Midland 15s.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings exhibit
Dry little animation, and quotations are unaltered.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain in mode-
►te request. Alliance realise 621 63 ; Bank of
ritieh Columbia, 171; European, 121 ; Metropo-
tan and Provincial, 211 221 ; General Credit, 8/ 1;
'ondon Financial, 23; and Peninsular and Oriental
team, 80 801. Credit Foncier and Mobilier of
;ugland are quoted 21 21 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
per Cent. Consols
Do Account, Oct. 11 ....
per Cent. Reduced
ew 3 per Cent. Bot I
ew 2} per Cent. Jan. 1h94
Do 6 per Cent., Jan. 1873
nullities, 30 yre, expire eth Jan. 1880 —
Do for 30 yre, expire sth April, 1885 146
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — _ _

- - Murch. June.
xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 35 per Cent. 5 dis 26 dip
Do £5OO
Do £lOO and £2OO
auk England Stk, 5} per Ct.: —
Do Account..
INDILN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
idle Stock, 105 per Cent., April 1874 2lO
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent. July, 1670 ....
Do 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 —
Do Certificates
Do Account —
Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) —
Do 4} per Cent.
Do Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ..
Do 65 per Cent., May, 1879 —
Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866
Do Bonds/1,1,000
Do under £l,OOO
. • • •
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
addict). Bonds, 5 per Cent ..
ruffian 6 per Cent
. . • • --
Do 45 per Cent., 1852-68-60
Do 1863
uenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Do Account......
hilian 6 per Cent.
Do 45 per Cent
olombian 6 per Cent --
üba, 6 per Cent.
Do 5 per Cent. 1864
knish 3 per Cent., 1826 -
Do 4 per Cent, 1863
quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent .--
Do, Provisonal Land Warrant.. ---.
gyptian 7 per:Cent ..
190, Second Issue
reek 6 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons —
Do Account —
Do Coupons —
De Account —
luatemala 6 per Cent.
Do 1839 and 1869
lalian 5 per Cent.(Marenimana Railway) --
lexican 3 per Cent
Do Account
° 1864..
Dopren St. An ch crip, Ex. 26f 200 —
6 per Cenglo-French
Ditto Scrip, £23 paid
loorish Imperial 5 per Cent
•--
Do 2 per Cent.....
Do Deferred —
Do Land Warrants (Hectares).
Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1864 —
Do do Aug., 1866 --
eruvian 45 per Cent
Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) —
Do 45 per Cent., 1862 ..
Do Account
'ortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Do Account —
Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62;3 47
Do Account 46j
tussian 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Do 4} per Cent., 1850 —
Do 1860
Do 3 per Cent 1859
Do .5 per Cent, 1862
Do Anglo- Dutch
Do Scrip, £4O paid
pm
lar linian 6 per Cent
Do Account —
Ipanieh 3 per Cent
Do Account 322 2
ipanish Cert. of Coup not funded —
7,14' Do Account 144 14
Swedish, 4 per Cent —
Do Scrip, £6O paid .. .-- pm
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1864 —
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858
Do Account —
Do £lOO Bonds
1)o 6 per Cent. 1862
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds.. 7O 691
Do 1863 ..
v!Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. —
ri)oezlB63 Scrip, £4O paid
uela 3 per Cent.
Do Account _
Do 6 per Cent 18'2
Po Account •'
Lo 8 per Cent., 186 t 455
Dividends on the above payable in Landon
Austrian,
5 per Cent., Ex, 10 Florins.
8
1)0 Account.
~51gian 45 per Cent., Ex. 25f... • —
Do'..)etch 25 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil — 4 per Cent. dertificates
Italian,
5 per Cent., 1861, E 25 francs x.
Do .I.ccount66
French, Renter, 2 per Cent.
ot (tuvian Dollar Bonds, 45 per Ct. Ex. 43.
1. lodreentese, 6 per Cent., Ex. 25f

THREE O'CLOCK.
-joneole Money
bo Account....

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day,

There is more disposition to buy to•day at e
decline of yesterday. Sales probably 4,000 or 6,000
b Ales.