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

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 unira
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
pabiic life 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
take 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 he 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 between
the impulsive character of Garibaldi and the practice,
character of the English. Moreover, all the world is
aware of the monotonous public and p►ivate life of
the British nation. The accidental presence of
this dramatic and romantic hero on the soil of
Great Britain imparts an unusual movement to that
uniform existence, and relieves for a while the
ahopkeeping and trading an7):ety which habitually
absorb it. The then give a triumphant
reception to Ga':;oaldi, a little without knowing'
why, agre:.t 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,
thoro':,,ghly aware all the while of the political
aralue 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. Hs 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. 75e., and Mobilier at 1,175 fr. Railway
Market firm, with higher quotations for some of
the lines. The market closed as follows :

41 per Cents. .. 93 35 Italian Loan 69 10
Do. end month.... Do. end month 63 95
3 per Cents
Do. end month.... 67 10 Do. end month....
Credit Mobilier..., 1171 25 Russian
Do. end m0nth....1177 50 Austrian
Bank Shares 3300 Spanieh Threes.... 51 75
Credit F oncier ...,1325 Rome Debt
Roman
RAIL WAYS.
Cash.
900 -- •• --
980 985

Account.

Orleans
Northern

New ditto
Lyons and Mediterranean 952 50 .. 95)
New ditto
Southern 667 50 .. 670
Western
Eastern - ..
486 20
Sardinian
Austrian
Low bard
North of Spain *• .. 495 .. 495
Saragossa 590 .. 590
Ditto to Barcelona