The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-19 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, MAY 19,
The Crown Prince has been appointed to the
command of the second army corps.
Field Marshal Von Wrangel has been raised to
the rank of Count.

It is asserted upon good authority that Prince
Frederick Charles of Prussia has been appointed
Commander-in-Chief in the Duchies.

COPENHAGEN, MAY 18, 11.50 A.M.
The Prussian Commander at Kiel has prohibited
he departure of any ships from that port.

THE BOMBAY MAIL.
MALTA, MAY 18.
The Poonah leaves at 10 a.m. for Southampton,
where she may be expected about the 27th inst.
The Euxine leaves at midnight for I\larseilles.

THE OUTWARD MAILS OF 4TH-10Tli MAY.

The Syria (from Southampton) reached Malta on
the 13th, at two p.m., and Bann at eight p.m. for
Alexandria.

The Ripon, from Marseilles, left Malta at eight
p.m, on the 14th for Malta.

THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS.
The following telegram has been received at Mr.
Reuter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental
Steam Navigation Company :

SUEZ, MAY 19.
The Golconda, with the above mails, reached
Suez at 4 a.m. this day.

FRANCE.
PARIS, MAY 19.

The Moniteur of this morning says :—" The
journals, in circulating a rumour of an intended
modification of the Ministry, comment upon a letter
alleged to have been written by M. Rouher to the
Emperor, pointing out the necessity of a reorgani-
sation of the Government. Such a letter does not
exist, and there is no question of any change in the
Ministry."
M. de Beust is expected to arrive in Paris on
Friday next.
The Princess Clotilde has entered the seventh
month of her pregnancy. •
The Emperor yesterday inspected in the garden
of the Tuileries, under the trees along the grand
avenue, the three regiments of the Grenadiers of
the Guard, the regiment of the Empress's Dra-
goons, and two batteries of the Artillery of the
Guard. Before the filing off, his Majesty distri-
buted decorations and medals to several sub-officers
and soldiers. The Prance Imperial was present
dressed in the uniform of the Imperial Guard, and
went through the ranks riding on his pony.
During the inspection, the whole of the gates, in-
cluding those of the reserved garden, were thrown
open to the public. The Japanese ambassadors
witnessed the sight from the Pavilion de l'Horloge,
and seemed deeply interested.
The funeral of Baron Salomon do Rothschild took
place yesterday as announced, and was attended
by an immense concourse of persons, including the
principal celebrities in science, arts, and literature.
B Iron James de Rothschild, the father, and Barons
Alphonse and Gustave, brothers of the deceased,
were present as chief mourners. There were
also to be seen M. Fould, Minister of Finance;
Marshal Magnan ; the Dake de Morny ; the
Duke do Pasigny ; Count Walewski ; M. Vni-
try, Governor of the Bank ; M. Forcada de La
Roquette ; M. Thiers ; M. Berryer ; General
Changarnier, &c. All the persons belonging to the
firm of MM. de Rothschild and to the Northern and
Strasburg Railways, and the pupils of the Jewish
schools, followed in the cortege. At ten o'clock the
body was placed on a hearse drawn by two horses,
which proceeded along the Boulevard to Pere La
Chaise, followed by'a number of mourning carriages,
in which numerous friends of the family were seated.
After the usual prayers by the Grand Rabbi of the
General Consistory and the Rabbi of Paris, the
mortal remains of the deceased were deposited in
the family vault.
" The day for the departure of the Court to Fon-
tainebleau," says the Sport," is not yet fixed, The
hunting equipages have arrived there. The itine-
rary of their Majesties will, it is said, be nearly the
same as last year. They will stay at Fontainbleau
till the end of June. The Emperor will then go to
Vichy and the Camp of Chkons, and return to
St. Cloud; he will then proceed to Biarritz, where
the Empress and the Prince Imperial, who will
reside at St. Cl.iud during the Emperor's absence
will have preceded his Majesty by a few days."
The France argues from the case of Lesurques
that the punishment of death ought to be abolished
altogether. It says:—" We believe that, in gene-
rously responding to the desire of the Chamber, the Govern-
ment will honourably and legitimately satisfy the public
conscience. But something more solemn hung over this
debate. To rehatilitate the memory of the innocent man,
and indemnify his family, will that suffice? Will that be
repairing the error of human justice ? Will that bring
again to life him whose head was made to roll on the fatal
scaffold by the executioner's axe ? It is that which causes a
feeling of terror. Yes, M. Jules Fevre was right to say that
above the terrible Lesurques affair rises the fearful ques-
tion of capital punishment. What in our eyes increases
the importance of the vote just passed by the Legislative
Body is, that we look upon it with pleasure as a protest
against deuh punishments. We are pleased to think that
the public conscience in a French Chamber responds thus
to that universal movement which in all civilised countries
is produced and developed against the doctrine of extreme
punishments. The penalty of death was the arra of barbar-
ous societies; civilised societies reclaim tho guilty parties,
and raise the level of human morality towards the divine
ideal. They have no need to kill to preserve themselves. No ;
the punishment of death is not a divine law, for when the
first murder steeped the ground with blood, God did not
condemn the fratricide Cain to death, but abandoned him to
the avenging terror of remorse."

BOURSE, May 18.—The market has been heavy,
and owing to a decline in the English funds prices
are rather lower. Threes, for the Account, are now
at 66f. 70c., and Mobilier 1,160 f. Railway Shares
quiet, but in general the variation has keen trifling.
The markot continued heavy to the close, and left
off as follows

41 per Cents 93 25
Do. end month
3 per Cents
Do. end month 66 65
Credit Mobilier 1160
Do, end month 1157 50
Bank Shares 3367 60
Credit Fonder 1250
Roman
IL

Italian Loan 6B 95
Do. end month 69
New ditto 42
Do. end month —
Russian
Austrian
Spanish Threes —
Home Debt .. 49k
Deferred
PAYS.
Cash.
875

Account•

Orlearis O

Northern
Lyons a.nct Meditcrranean 885 .. 885
Now ditto BB2 50 ..
Southern 650 .. 652 50
Western

Eastern
Sardinian .. 367 50 .. 366 25
Austrian
Lotrbard
North of Spain
Saragossa..
:Ditto to Barcelona .... 270 -- .. 270