The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-18 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, 18G4.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

LREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]

FRANCE.

LIMOGES, AUG. 18.
The number of houses destroyed hero in the great
fire is estimated at 200.

The cause of the coofligration is unknown.

The King of Spain arrived at St. Cloud last night
about nine. After the banquet at St. Sebastian, the
King continued his journey to France, and arrived
at Bordeaux at nine on Monday night. He was
received at the railway station by Count de Bon-
vine, Prefect of the Gironde, the general command-
ing the military division, the mayor, the municipal
council, and all the authorities of the city and de-
partment. His Majesty was accompanied by M. de
Isturitz, the Spanish ambassador; Gen. de \Vanbert
de Geniis, aide-de-camp to the Emperor; Baron
Teacher de la Pagerie, Mareohal de Logis of the
Palace; and Viscount de Laferriere, Imperial
Chamberlain, who had gone to receive the King
at the frontier. His Majesty proceeded at once
to the prefecture, where apartments had been pre-
pared for him, and afterwards held a reception in
the Grand Salon, and the evening terminates by a
grand supper of 50 covers. The King left Bordeaux
yesterday morning for Paris at half-past eight, and
was accompanied to the station with the same cere-
monial as on his arrival. On reaching the entrance

to the Park of St. Cloud, the King was received by
the Emperor in person; whilst at the foot of the
grand staircase of the palace the Royal visitor found
the Empress and the Prince Imperial, attended by
the Prince and Princess Lucien Murat, Prince
and Princess Joachim Murat, and Princess
Anne Murat. The grand officers of the
Crown, the Alarshal Commanding-in-Chief of
the Imperial Guard, the Adjutant-General of the
Palace, the Grand Mistress of the Empress, the
Gonvernante of the ehi:dren of France, the Lady of
Honour of the Empress, and the officers and ladies
of their Majesty's Household were also there, and
bad the honour of being presented to his Catholic
Majesty. The King, before retiring to his apart■
ments, presented the officers of his suite to their
Imperial Majesties. The Princess Mathilde, being
indisposed, was unable to be at the Palace of Saint
Cloud at the time of the King's arrival.
The Emperor has received replies from the Queen
of England and Prince of Wales to the letters noti.
fling the birth of Prince Napoleon.Louis-Joeeph-
Jerome.
BOURSE, Aug. 17.—N0 material change has taken
place in this market in prices or in the amount of
business doing. Threes, for the Account, are now
at 66f. 50c., and Mobilier 1,035 f. Railway Market
quiet, but firm. The market became rather heavy
towards the close, and left off as follows:--
4t per Cents .. 94 50 Italian Loan 6B 25
Do. end month.... Do. end month 6B 40
3 per Cents
Do. end month.... 66 40 New Mexican .... 561
Credit Mobilier.... 1025 Russian
Do. end m0nth....1023 75 Austrian
Bank Shares 3375 Spanish Threes....
Credit Fonder — Rome Debt
Roman

RAIL

'AYB.

..._...., ......_
Cash. Account.
Orleans B9O .. 890 --
Northern
Lyons and .1-leditarranean 930 .. 931 25
Southern 645 .. 645
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lornbard
North of Spain
Saragossa. .
Ditto to Barcelona