The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-23 00:00:00

F R ANCE.

" We have reason to know," says the France,
"that M. Drouyn de Lbuys a few days since ad-
dressed to the representatives of France at Vienna
and Berlin a despatch intended to be communicated
to Count de Rechberg and Count de Bismark. I❑
that document the French Government expressed a
wish that the two German Powers may, in the ne-
gotiations opened with Denmark, be actuated by
sentiments of moderation of a nature to render an
honourable arrangement easy, which course would
be suitable to the situation of Prussia and Austria."

Advices from the chestnut growing districts are
generally good. The trees blossomed well, and the
fruit is already abundant and well formed ; a fine
month of August is therefore all that is required to
produce a heavy crop.
BOURSE, July 22.—The market continues heavy,
and a further decline has taken place, Threes, for
the Account, being now quoted at 66f. 15c. Mo-
bilier have receded to 977 f. 50c. Little doing in
Railway Shares, and some of the lines are quoted
lower. The market closed as follows :

4t per Cents .. 94 50
Do. end
3 per Cents
Do. end month 66 15
Credit Mobilier 930
Do, end month 982 50
Bank Shares 3393 7.5
Credit k °lacier l2lO
Roman

Italian Loan 6B 10
Do. end month 6B 15
Ditto Threes ..
New Mexican .... 561
Russian
Austrian
Spanish Threes —
Home Debt
Deferred

RAILWAYS.
Cash. Account.
Orleans -
Northern 978 75 .. 977 50
Lyons and Mediterranean 900 .. 898 75
New ditto
Southern 6ll 25 .. 638 75
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lozrbard
North of Spain
Saragossa.. 526 25 .. 527 50
Ditto to Barcelona

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THE MOST BARREN SESSION ON RECORD, says
the Law Times of today, is about to close. Little
indeed has been attempted, but nothing has been done.
Not a single new law of the slightest importance will be
added to the statute 'book. There is no law reform, there
is no measure promoting social progress, there is no politi-
cal improvement. Legislation has come at last to a dead
lock. The few proposals that have been submitted to Par-
liament have been so erroneous in principle, or so ill-con-
structed, as to be incapable of amendment. A whole year
of precious time has been wasted, and promises often re-
peated have been again broken, without even a regret or
an apology. The Government lays the blame on the Par-
liament, and the House of Commons puts it upon the
people, and perhaps all are in fault. Apologists try
to console us with the impudent assertion that
we have too many laws already, and that a
cessation of law making for a few years would
be rather an advantage than otherwise, and reckless parti-
sans seize upon this folly, and parade it as if it were pro-
foundest wisdom. But it is a palpable fallacy. True, that
wZt have too many laws, and that it is most desirable to re-
duce their number ; but the object of all modern law reform
is to do this. The improvements required would not add to
the bulk of the statute book, but vastly diminish it. Every
reform substitutes one rational law for 50 laws that either
are irrational or have become obsolete, or are unfitted for the
requirements of modern society. To say, therefore, that by
a do-nothing session w© are merely preventing en uncles;r•
able addition to the laws that are already too numerous, is
almost worse than a fallacy, for those who use it cannot
have so imposed upon themselves. It is the device of un-
scrupulous partisans in the press who desire thus to excuse
the indolence of their patrons.
ANOTHER PATTI !—A contemporary says that a
brother of the world-famous songstresses has arrived in
, town who is a " very clever violinist. '