The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-15 00:00:00

Government.

FRANCE.

The Pays takes a far more sensible view of the
enthusiasm excited by Garibaldi's presence in Lon-
don than the great mass of the people; its reflec-
tions, which there is reason to suppose are due to
" official inspiration,' are worth quoting. Their
tone shows the 6mart aliquid which blends with the
consciousness that his reception is politically unim
portant. It says :
" Much ado about nothing'—such is the comedy
now performing in England, where Garibaldi is
being feted, through love of movement and agita-
tion, as so many heroes of the day have been lionised
before him, whose very names have been forgotten
on the morrow. lhose who are unacquainted with
public lite in England may easily be duped by these
ovations, which men of station in society and the
official world appear to encourage, and which they
teke a personal share in, with a facility that abun-
dantly proves they consider it as mere matter of course.
But those who know the peculiar manners and
customs of our neighbours are not deceived by these
demonstrations to the extent of attaching to them a
serious meaning, or supposing them actuated by any
political motive. This justice must be done to Gari.
baldi—that if he be destitute of all the qualities of
the politician, he is one of the most original and
characteristic types of our times. It is especially in
this respect that ho has the gift of interesting the
English, who are greatly taken by the romantic
side of his strange career. It is, in fact, in the na-
ture of peoples, as well as that of individuals, to be
seduced by contrasts. And what a contrast betw:en
the impulsive character of Garibaldi and the practical
character of the English. Moreover, all the world is
aware of the monotonous public and private life of
the British nation. The accidental presence of

this dramatic and rumantic hero on the soil of
Great Britain imparts an unusual movement to that
uniform existence, and relieves for a while the
shopkeeping and trading anxiety which habitually
absorb it. The English then give a triumphant
reception to Garibaldi, a little without knowing
why, a great deal because it affords them a diver-
sion. The Statesmen who consent to allow their
names and persons to be mixed up in this demon-
stration do as the world does. They go with the
stream in the interest of their own popularity,
thoroughly aware all the while of the political
value of this fancy ovation. The result, we need
hardly say, will be wholly negative. Garibaldi will
carry away with him the fumes of some recollections
which may one day cheer the leisure of his old age

—but that will be all. Ha will not even obtain a
moral and silent assent for any adventurous dream
that might compromise the future of Italy and the
peace of the world."
BOURSE, April 14.—The upward movement con•
tinues unabated. Threes, for the Account, are now
at 66fr. Toe., and Mobilier at 1,175 fr. Railway
Market firm, with higher quotations fur some of
the lines. The market closed as followf,
41 per Cents 93 35

Do. end month
3 per Cents
Do. end month 67 10
Credit Mobilier 1171 25
Do, end month 1177 50
Bank Shares 3300
Credit I' oncier 1325
Roman

Italian Loan G9 10
Do. end month GS 95
New ditto —
Do. end
Russian
Austrian
Spanish Threes 5l 75
Rome Debt .. —
Deferred

RA IL

Cash.

Orleans
Igorthern

Account.

900 - .. -
980 - .. 985 -

New ditto
Lyons and Mediterranean 952 50 .. 055
New, ditto 845
Southern 667 50 .. 670
Western
Eastern
Sardinian 372 50 .. 370
Austrian
LON' bard
North of Spain
Saragossa.. - .. 590
Ditto to Barcelona