The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-15 00:00:00

The Empress of the French.

We learn from Schwalbach that the Empress of
the French, whose name is entered in the list of
visitors as the Couatess of Pierrefcnds, visits the
Weinbrunnen every morning, in the most nncon■
strained and cheerful manner, most cordially re•
turning the salutations met on every side, and pro•
menading for some time among the visitors. Her
first care was, on observing the Nast,au gendarmes
posted in all directions, and in all the glory of their
State uniforms, to effect their removal, at
least from the walks. Her Majesty's toilette
is exceedingly tasteful, and yet simple. There
are no ornaments, lace, or ribbons flying
loose, and the same black, brown, or blue silk robe
is worn morning and evening, with always a round
hat. Her Majesty walks very quickly and grace-
fully, but with a strong kind of walking-stick. On
Saturday morning the Empress went to mass, walks
ing through the principal street, to the Roman
Catholic church, attended by her retinue. Shortly
before noon her Majesty was visited by the Queen
of Holland, who came post from the Rheingau.

The visit lasted till four in the afternoon. The
Duchess of Nassau, who was expected on Monday,
will probably remain for some time. The interview
with the King of Prussia was of more than an
hour's duration, and immediately afterwards her
Majesty visited the springs, although a greater
number of visitors than usual were present on DC"
count of its being Sunday. Many strangers arrived
in carriages, and amongst others were many Aus-
trian officers of high rank. On Thursday her
Majesty drove to Schlangenbad and visited the
springs and promenades, affAbly returning the salu-
tations of the numerous visitors. After a stay of
about two hours the Empress returned to Schwa'.
bath. A wish having been expressed by her Man
jesty to witness the gathering of the vintage, a visit
will be made to Johannisberg, where Prince Met-
ternich has made arrangements for a great festival
on the occasion.

The Marquis of Sligo has left the St. George's
Hotel.

Maria Marchioness of Ai!ebbury has left Bretby
Park on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Scarborough,
who are now entertaining company at their seat in York-

shire.

The Earl of Dalkeith, who arrived is town a
few days since 'from the cnntinent, will immLdiately pro-
ceed to Scotland, where the Countess and family are re-
siding.

The Esrl and Countess of Cardigan are now
sta3 ing at :iris's Hotel, Cowes, having returned to England
from a tour in Germany.

Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston will leave
Cambridge House, at the end of the week for Broadlands

Hants.

Sir Courtenay and Lady Honeywood have left
he St. George's Hotel.

Sir Philip and Lady Dancombe have left the St,
George's Hotel.
A NEW TORPEDO.—A Berlin letter states that
the military committee of Prussia has given it:
universal approval to the new submarine torpedoes, inventec
by the renowned Herr Bauer. In the opinion of the corn.
naittee they ate "a most valuable addition to the instru
meats of naval warfare," and in fact will tend to render at
attack of the coasts impossible. The torpedo is a submarin
ship, moving with considerable facility at any depth, allow
ing of bombs being fastened to other ships. As it is callec
Ifiigennbrancler, its application seems, however, to 1)1
limited to the coast. Herr Bauer, a Bavarian sergeant
whose name as a scif taught engineer of mark has been long
before the public, is the same gilltieman who some time ag(
had been employed for similar experiments in the bay o
Cronstadt, As far as the Russian Government allowed i
to transpire at the time the submarine ship he constructer
for them was no particular success ; returning to German:
public subscriptions were got up, and continued with sur
prising perseverance, which enables him to resume his ex
periments in Lake Constance, as well as in some of th
sheets of water surrounding Berlin. It Berlin military an
naval engineers are not mistaken, he has at length prove,
the discoverer he always pretended to be. The chief difE
culty he must have overcome in that case, and which I
combated in vain formerly, if Russian reports are to b
credited, is the disproportion between the power of the prc
pelling force and the corresponding weight of the ship. I
Finnish waters, whenever ho moved the ship with sufficien
rapidity to make it obey the rudder, the weight of the me
required for this purpose was too much for the capacity
the vessel, and thus vice versa.

EXTRAORDINARY STORY.—The following singe
ar story has been told to us upon the most reliabll
authority. Some years ago, a Bristol clergyman, of goo
means, died, leaving a young and rather interesting wider
with several children, in very good circumstances. T 1
lady, who was of a religious turn, felt that she was call(
upon to do what she could for the instruction of the workin
classes, and chose for her sphere of exertion a railroad i
connection with the city, and then in course of construction
She read and spoke to the navvies employed upon it at a
convenient times—when they were eating their meals an
after they retired from their labour, and was always treat(
with gnat respect and regard by the rough but goo(
natured fellows. One young man of the gang, however, an
who was by no means the most teachable of her hearers, sl
particularly endeavoured to improve,and with this view sl
rent him to school in the neighbourhood, charging horse
with his board and maintenance; but after he had bet
there some time, the master honestly informed her the
possibly, owing to his age and want of quickness, the:
was little chance of his ever learning much. Upon this, tl
lady declared that she herself would undertake his instru
tion, and, to this end, she had the man every evening
her house to teach him simple branches of education. As el
lives in a good part of our suburbs, and is well known by h
respectable, neighbours, the circumstance of the man's r
gular attendance at the place was soon noticed, and rumen
got abroad that Mrs --- was educating a navvy, with tl
view of ultimately marrying him. A lady with whom el
was acquainted, hearing these unpleasant reports, wrote
her, expressing her belief that it was coot true, but tinggeE
ing some more prudent and suitable arrangement than th
for the improvement of her protege. Upon which the de
gyman's widow wrote back that it was quite true she w
doing her utmost to educate and instruct So-and-so (nami:
the navvy), with what ultimate purpose she should not st
to state, seeing that that concernea herself alone, but trust
that his eternal well-being would be thereby secured, an
(the fair writer continued) " she had so many notes of i
quiry or remonstrance from her friends on the subject tb
she had a circular reply printed, one of which she begg
to enclose." And enclosed, sure enough, was a print
paper, couched in very much the same language as the s
companying note, and several copies of which have,
seemed, got into circulation amongst friends. We furtl
hear that the other navviee, the fellow workmen of t
fortunate man, recently waited upon their preceptress, a
whether it was really disapproving of the course taken
her or envious of their co-labourer, intimated that they b
no desire to receive any more of her instructions. So
matter stands, according to our informant, who has se
one of the printed circulars above alluded to—Brisk/ Ten
A PARROT TELLING 1115 MISTRESS WHO 111
ROBBED TER.—Henry Hill, gunmaker, Smit
street, and Henry Brockington, brushmaker, Hospit
street, were charged al the Public-office, yesterday, w
breaking into the house of William Freeman, coal deal
Summer-lane, and stealing les. and a silver watch.
Thursday morning last about eleven o'clock Mrs Freeni
went out to get some meat for dinner, and looked the ell
behind her. On her way down the passage leading In
the court in which the house is situated to the street, i
saw the two prisoners. On her return she again saw I
prisoners, who ran away. She found the door all rigl
but, on going inside, she discovered that the money drav
of her cabinet had been broken open, and that 108. ant
:diver watch had been taken away. The prosecutrix ha
parrot in the same room, and she stated, in answer to
Powell, who appeared for 13rockington, that when she ‘174
in the parrot said to her, " 0 miscue, you shouldn't ht
left the house, Block has been with another rogue a
stolen all the money." On hearing this she at once et
pected Brockington and his companion, and reported I
rubbery to the police, with her suspicions. Detecti,
sergeants Mountford and Spokes went immediately
search of the prisoners. They found them in the WI
Lion, Ludgate-nill, and on searching them found on lii;
person the watch and 10s, in money, less ld. The pro
eutrix identified a hall-crown among the money by the wt
state of the milling. It appears that the sauce house '
broken into by Brockingten about four years ago. The
was remanded till to-day, to summon a witness who t
the prisoners enter the public-house together alter the r 4
beryl—Bit ininyhant

XONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELTE O'CLOCK.
The Bank of England directors, at their weekly
3ourt, to-day, have not made any further alteration
in their discount quotation, and this fact, together
With the small demand now experienced for accom-
modation has engendered an easier feeling in
monetary circles. The general rate has been
owered to 81 per ceat. for bankers' acceptances of
that date, and 81 per cent. is the average for longer
Sated securities.

At an extraordinary general meeting to-day of
ihareholders of the London Joint Stock Bank, the
resolutions previously passed, increasing the capital
to £4,000,000 by the creation of 20,000 new shares
)f £3O each, were confirmed.
About £1,500 in gold was taken into the Bank
yesterday.

The last week's railway receipts ascertained up
to this day are in round figures as under :

1864. 1863,
treat Western
North-Western
South-Western
Brighton
Midland
South Eastern
treat Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire... 41,890 37,877
Bristol and Exeter
North Eastern
....... 65,246 58,131
I.lanchAster, Sheffield, and Linc01n...... 19,155 17,120
Ireat Eastern 33,363 31,304
These returns are in most instances of a satisfac-
ory character. On the Great Western there is an
increase of £5,565; North Western, £10,330;
South Western, £2,759; Brighton, £2,361 ; Mid-
,and, £5,448 ; South Eastern, £775 ; Great
Northern, /3,245 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
£4,013 ; Bristol and Exeter, £220 ; North Eastern,
£7,115; Manchester, Shtffield, and Lincoln,
62,035; and Great Eastern, £2,159.

Two o'CLocx.
At the Paris Bourse this day, according to
Eteuter,s telegram, the 3 per Cent. Reines were
Quoted 66f. 70c.

The market for English Stocks to-day has been
favourably influenced by the corrected accounts
respecting the Indian Exchanges. Yesterday
afternoon prices suffered rather considerably
through different telegrams giving different quota-
tions, and there was great fear that larger quan-
tities of silver would have been shipped, The
public mind, however, has since been calmed by
the knowledge that the exchanges are not so high
as was at first stated, and a general recovery in
prices has ensued. Consols for money are quoted
371, 88, and 88j, f for the account.
The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 861
the Annuities (1885), 14k; March Exchequer
ktills 53 die., and June do. 255. die,
In the Foreign Market there is not much animas
Lion, and prices are tolerably steady. Turkish 6
?et. Cents., 1862, are 691 70 ; ditto Consolides, 50}
; Mexican, 27} I; ditto New, 251 f ; Greek, 231
'4ll-; Spanish Passive, 32 ; ditto Certificates, 138
[4l-; Portuguese, 46i 47; and the Confederate
Loan, 83 84.

In the Railway Share Market there has not been
ouch animation, and prices have not varied to any
Eaportant extent. North Western have, receded
kbout 63., and South Eastern, 10a.; while Great
Torthern have improved 55., and Midland 15s.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings exhibit
rery little animation, and quotations are unaltered.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain in mode-
'ate request. Alliance realise 621 63 ; Bank of
British Columbia, 171; European, 121 ; lletropo-
itan and Provincial, 211 221 ; General Credit, 64 1 ;
London Financial, 23; and Peninsular and Oriental
Steam, 80 804. Credit Fancier and Mobilier of
England are quoted 23- 21 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
I per Cent, Consols
Co Account, Oct. 11
1 per Cont. Reduced B6l a
Sew 3 per Cent
gave 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891
Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 — tlnnuities, 30 yrs, expire ith Jan., 1880 —
Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l4l
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 —
March. Juno.
'lci(lequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3& 34 per Cent. 5 die L 5 dig
Do £500
, Do £lOO and £2OO
nank England S tk, 61 per Ct.: —
Do Account —
INDI IS.N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 2lO
Do Account
Bo 5 per Cent. July, 1570
Do 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888... —
.„ Do Certificates
1-10 Account
Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) —
Do 44 pet Cent
Do Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. —Do 51 per Cent., May, 1879 —
Bo 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 --
Du Bonds Zl,OOO 2O die
Do under £l,OOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
ti.ustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Brazilian 6 per Cent
Do 44 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do 1863 864
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent -
Cbilian 6 per Cent...
Do 41 per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent --
Cuba, 6 per Cent. -
~ bo 5 per Cent, 1864
vanish 3 per Cent., 1825 --
',„ Do 4 per Cent, 863
4.9_nador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent.. --
80, Provisonal Land Warrant --
YhYptian 7 per Cent -
~. Do, Second Issue
ureek 5
Ac c per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons —
Do
Do Coupons —
I)° Account
, Do 1839 and 1859
itlian 6 per Cent.(Haremmana Railway)
Mexican
3 per Cent ....
, rlo 1864 241
43., 0 Preach Scrip, Ex. 26f 200
Do 6 per Cent, Anglo. French
Ditto Scrip, £23 paid
Moorish Imperial ser Cent New Granada I)
.--
Do 2 per Cent.
Do Deferred
Do Land Warrants (Hectares)
Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 — r
eruvian 44 pro
Cent
Ang , 1866....
—Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)
..
Do Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Do Account
• •
Do 3 per Cent,, 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3.. 47
...Bo Account 461
It usian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Do 44 per Cent., 1850 ..
1)0
1860
Do 4 per Cent, 1862
D 0 A.nglo-Dutch ...
8 B 0 Scrip, £4O paid
Pm
ar linian 6 per Cent
b Ile Account
'Pfknieh 3 per Cent
.—. •
~ 0o Account
321 2
I„,lanish Cert. of Coup not funded
LiR Do Account
.. 145 14
'wettish, 4 per Cent
Scrip, £6O paid a.... tat
u.„'kish 6 per Cent. 18'54 .. --
-iii3O Account. —
1-1,,0 6 per Cent. 1858
"° Account —
Do
Do 6 100 er Cent, 1862
I& Aooount .. 611 i 70
'lO £l.OO Bonds 7O 691
1)° 1863 _
, c'o Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.... —
..., D 1863 Scrip £4O paid
v enozu. eplcaol32 per 'Cent. --
-
V, !,"I. i,l t
; u u Per Cent, 1882
.. .....
-7 0 Aceount..
• .......
bo 6 per Cont., 1881 .................
Dividends on the above in
payable London
Auat • nap,
5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins.
bo Account .
t ~g.an 4
,111,.1,
~ i per Cent., Ex. 25f —
b0n.,;21 liar Cent., Ex. 12 Guil
itliian't li„or Cent. Certificates ..............
iv ) o per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs..
F„ ' 'kenount ..
p rieh R,TI ps . : ..................... G 6
/,9ritvian I) .`-', 4 Per Cent ...........
P 1 ()Oar Bonds, 4i per Ct,Ex. 4s.
'-"nt4'se) 6 per Cent., Ex. `2sf ......
,
Co
THREE O'CLOCK.
~Rola mw)o
14 4000_1,
.3' ...................... 88 1
'47 t . ..................... 881 4
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..o.ivetpool Cotton Market—This Day,

There.
1. 18 more disposition to buy to.day at e
bces. of yestc.rday. Sales probably 4,000 or 5,000