The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-28 00:00:00

FRANCE.

In regard to the Conferebse the Patrie says :
" We learn from London that the proposal for an
armistice emanating from the Cabinet at St. James's
has been rejected—in other words, referred to the
different Cabinets for consideration. This dilatory
proceeding is the utter ruin, ab initio, of Lord Pal-
merston's policy. How is it possible now to admit
that France can take up the refusal of the belligerent
Powers, and associate herself with the desires for
energetic action supposed to be entertained by the
Cabinet of St. James's ? The French Government
must say to itself to-day what public opinion loudly
proclaims—namely, that al: the misfortunes which
aiiict Denmark are owing to the hesitating policy
of the English Cabinet, and that it is not for France
to repair the faults of England. France cannot but
say, with everybody else, that if the English Go-
vernment had sincerely desired an armistice, Lord
Palmerston, who convoked the Confereace for April
12, before the taking of Duppel, would not have put
it off till the 20th, to give the Prussians time to in-
vade Jutland. In consenting to take part in the
Conference, France has signed no pact with Eng-
land; she has neither fettered her will nor her action.
She may have doubted of the success of the tardy
effort of British diplomacy, but would not, there-
fore, on that account refuse her participation—that
is all. The concurrence of France was given, but
the effort turns out to have been useless, and now
the Imperial Government cannot go further. Prus-
sian policy triumphs, and it triumphs by the aid of
England. This consideration may perhaps console
the. Cabinet of St. James's ; but it must impose upon
France a reserve all the more absolute that neither
Europe nor Denmark can now misapprehend the
entirely loyal conduct of the Emperor,"
BOURSE, April 27.—The market opened at a
decline on the closing rates of yesterday, but soon
afterwards recovered. Threes, for the Account,
which commenced at 66f. 70c., are now at 66f. 85c.
Mobilier, after having been done at 1,175 f., have
since advanced to 1,205 f. The Railway Market
has been heavy, and with prices in some cases lower.
The market continued buoyant to the close, and left
off as follows

41 per Cents. 93 50
Do. end month
3 per Cents
Do. end month 67 05
Credit Mather 1230
Do, end month 1237 50
Bank Shares 3375
Credit if oncier 1270
Roman

Italian Loan 69 10
Do. end month 69 15
New ditto ..
Do. end month....
Russian
Austrian .. B2
Spanish Threes 5l 73
Rome Debt
Deferred
vA.Ye.
Cash. Account.
890 887 50
975 .. 972 60
950 .. 952 50
887 50 ..
675 .. 672 50
505
480 .. 480
371 25 .. 367 60
415 ;. 417 60
555 .. 560 --
492 50 .. 493
575 .. 575
270 275

RAIL'

Orleans
Northern
LYOLIN and Mediterranean
New ditto
Southern
Western
Eastern
Sardinian ..
Austrian ..
Lon, hard
North of Spain
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona

DEATH OF MR. KERSHAW, M.P.—lntelligence
was received by electric telegraph yesterday, it;
Manchester, of the death, at Streatham, Surrey, of Mr. J.
Kershaw, one of the members for Stockport, and head of the
firm of Kershaw, Sidebottom, and Co., cotton spinners,
manufacturers, and calico printers, Portland-street, Man-
chester. Mr. Kershaw was born in 1795, and was one of
the successful men of the day. He started in life as a ware-
house lad, but showed such eminent business qualities that
at a tolerably early age he was made a partner in the mer-
cantile firm of Lees, Millington, and Cullender, of which
ultimately he became the leading partner, It was not till
some years after that ho became a spinner and manufac-
turer. As a liberal politician he took part in most of the
stirring events in Manchester from ]B3O forwards, includ-
ing the Reform and the Anti-Corn Law League agitations.
He was a member of the Council of the League, and sup-
ported the movement liberally with his purse as well as with
his voice and personal influence. He was a subscriber of
£l,OOO to the " Great Anti-Corn Law League Fund," as it
was termed, and about the same time he subscribed £l,OOO
towards purchasing public parks for the people of Manches-
ter. He was also a liberal supporter of schools and foreign
missions. So munificent was he in his desire to promote any
work which ho thought to be good that it is said in a single
year his name was down as a subscriber to three different
objects to the amount of £l,OOO each. He was an earnest
supporter of the movement for obtaining a charter of incor-
poration for Manchester, was elected an alderman of the
first Town Council under the charter, and was made Mayor
of Manchester in 1843, holding the office for two years. He
became a candidate for the representation of Stockport in
Parliamant with Mr. Cobden in July, 1847, but was de-
feated. In December of the same year, however, on Mr.
Cobden vacating his seat at Stockport to accept a seat for
the West Riding of Yorkshire, ho stood a second contest,
and was elected. Ho continued to hold the seat till his
death, He was held in high respect both in Stockport and
Manchester. He lost his only son some years ago, but seve-
ral daughters surriye him,