The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-04 00:00:00

FEE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EV

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

FRANCE.

Notwithstanding the principal foreign Ministers
being absent (Prince Metternich and Count Goltz
are at Fontainbleau, Baron Budberg is
going to Kisaingen), M. Droupi de Lhuys, says
the Union, held yesterday (Thursday) his.weekly
diplomatic levee. Tne Minister for Foreign Affairs,
besides his receptions on the Wednesday evening,
gives audience every Thutsday, between three and
six o'clock, to such members of the diplomatic body
who have some communications to make to him or
some informations to ask either upon questions con-
cerning their respective governments or upon the
general situation of affairs. Each foreign Minister
is ushered in by turn, according to the date of
his arrival, but those who have the rank of Am-
bassadors, like the Pope's Nuncio, the representa-
tives of England, Austria, Prussia, or Russia, enjoy
the privilege of being admitted as soon as they pre-
sent themse yes. The result is that the envoys of
the minor States have often to wait a long time, or
even cannot on that day obtain admittance to the
closet of the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
The Thursday receptions are always numerously
attended, and the various representatives bold in
the waiting room conversations in which they ex-
change their informations.

If we are to believe what was said yesterday, the
pacific attitude assumed by England with regard to
the Danish war is considered a master piece of
policy ; and the London Cabinet, which was threat-
ened with a dangerous isolation, is now placed in a
position to join the German Powers and Russia.

The diplomatists beat placed to be well informed,
confirm the information which we published two
days ago respecting the great number of despatches
exchanged between London, Kissingen, and Carls-
bad with regard to the resolutions adopted by the
English Government.

The Danish question is considered at an end, and

the separation of the two duchies becomes a new
fait accompli. There is no occasion, therefore, for
my offer of mediation. England has come to an
understanding with the German Powers not to let
the principle of universal suffrage establish new
monarchies in the other European States. This
perhaps will explain the ill-humour our semi-official
prints have not had the tact of concealing, against
the attitude assumed by England after the rupture
of the Conference.

The informations transmitted to the principal
Foreign Ministers at Paris seem unanimous to state
that the most perfect understanding has been esta-
blished at Kissingen and at Crlsbad between the
Emperor of Austria, the Czir, and the King of
Prussia. We are assured that those Sovereigns do
not believe either in the opportunity or the useful-
ness of a Coogrms. If the Powers of Europe have
not succe,ded in coming t an understiinding in the
London Conference upon one soliltry question, the
Danish one, how will they bo able to agree better
to solve other questiors Much more complicated—
such as those of Italy, of Poland, and of the East ?

L' Union says : '1 It is generally believed tha

the new Alabima is a ship which has just been
constructed at Bordeaux in tbe yard of M. Armin,
and the destination of which, unknown to the pre-
-,ent day, has created a lively interes; in that toque.
Besides, Captain Semmes has signed a contract with
a large Prussian firm for the fabrication of cannon-
balls, which are not to weigh less tnan 220ib "
The Lfficial returns of the Customs receipts in
France for the first five months of the pr.-sent sear
demonstrate the continuation of tbe double move-
ment previously remarked—a certain stagnation in
tz..e imports and a very considerible augmentation
in the exports. The Constittetionnel makes the
subjoined observations on the suhiret :—"The im-
ports, in fact, only amount in round numbers to
883 millions of francs, instead of 894, for the
corresponding period of 1863; but if the item o,
corn is struck out on both sides, the imports of
1864 will be found to amount to 872 millions,
against 868 in 1863. We remark that the
importation of English castings has declined
from 9 millions to a little less than 2, and
that of iron to 610,000 fr. for the five months.
French exports, on the contrary, have reached an
enormous amount, previously unknown in the corn
mercial annals of France, as will be seen by the
following short tabie

First five months in 1861 .. 803 millions.
fl 1862 .. 894 ~
1863 .. 998 „
f 1864 .. 1,230
Thus, the five months of the year 1861 show an in-
crease of 24 per cent. on the preceding year, and of
50 per cent. over 1861. The principal elements of
this immense commercial movement are bilk and
woollen stuffs, of which the exportation has
increased in three years from seventy millions
to 138—that is to say, has simply doubled ;
hides and leathern go-)ds, tools and other metal
wares, wines and brandies, chemical produc-
tions, timber, resinous matters, &e, The icfi-J-
-ence of commercial liberty on the new markets
opened to the native industry of France has pro-
duced an unprecedented increase not only in silks
and woollen stuffs, but on divers articles which
were never supposed to be capable of such a deve-
lopment. Thus, in three years, the exports of
turnery ware and mercery increased from 36 mil-
lions to 62; of millinery and artificial flowers from
3 to 8 ; of furnirnre from 4 to 7; and of wearing
apparel and made up linen, from 32 millions to 45
A rather curious detail is that, whilst the exports
of French cutlery, which commenced in 1862 with
an importation of 193,000 francs, sack in 1863 to
89,001 francs, and in 1864 to 82,000 francs."
BOURSE, July 2.—Tne market is without anima-
tion, but previous prices maintained. Threes, for
the Accouut, are unval iel at 66f, se. Mobiiierhas
improved to 1,058t'. 750. Railway market quiet,
but firm. The following are the closing prices :-
41 per Cents .
93
85 I Italian L0an...... 70 60

1 ), 1

00. end month....

Do. end month....

3 per Cents
Do. end month.... 66 20
Jredit Mobiher 1067 50
on, end month lO7O
Bank Shares 3305
Credit I. owner 240
Roman

Ditto 111;ees. ••• • 6 25
N Mexicau •• • • 5
ttumel
ku,
........ 82
iii:tll3nrti.rk,iabrr;To,),lFee...,•••••••••'::
_54,1 25
Deferred ........5
v rt,

Orleans
Northern
Lyons and Mediterranean
New ditto
Suuttiern •
Western ........
Eastern
Sardinian ........
Austrian
Low hard
North of Spain
Saragossa..
Ditto to Barcelona

Cash. Acuolint.
860 860 --
99) .. 992 50
880 .. 885 --

• • -
645 -- 65) --
600 -- • . - -
460 -
465
365 •-• • . 362 50
407 60 .. 408 75
-- •• 535 -
640
430 -
430
565 660 -
250 -- -

PRTJssIA.

The latest ad‘'ices announce that Prussia is vigo
rously prosecuting the recoustruotion of the Z)li-
vertin on the basis of the Treaty of Commerce with
France. She has just signed conventions to that
effect with Saxony, Electoral Hesse, Brunswick,
and the free city of Frankfort. Ocher adhesions
are expected. The league of the South does not
seem likely to meet with much NUCCe".

THE PRINCE OF
WALEg.--rne London corre-
spondent of the .Llverpool AlLio9; writes—" We may expect
that stage of firemanshi
shortly to see the Prince of Wales, like the Duke of Suther-
land, with a fireman's helmet and coat. He has approached
morning he was busy at the headquarters of the brigade, in
Watling-street; and subsequently be, the Duke of Suther
land, and Captain Sbaw, chia of the brigade, drove through
the town on a fire-engine."
Opinions Nationale, more more than half way. On Friday
"Ciptain Winslow, of the Kearsarge," says the
"who two years ago, while
employed on the Mississippi' was attached by a complaint
in his eyes, has been for some days in Paris for the pur-
pose of taking medical advice. 'rhe Americans in Paris
the evening before lait invited him to dinner at Phi-
lippo's, at whichMr Dayton, the United States'
Minister and the Secretaries of the Legation, were
present. The surgeon and the
p 5
y master of the Kear.
serge were also among the coropany. At the close of
the dinner, and on the proposition of one of the guests, s
collection was made Tor et ecting a monument to tho Federal
sailor wbo has just died in 'he naval hospi al at Cnerbourp
of the wounds he received in the action with the Alibanaa,
The other two wouuded men are going on favourab'y
The naval combat of the 19th June will therefore have cost
the Federals the Wee of only 4410