The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-10 00:00:00

FRANCE.

A council of Ministers was held on Saturday at
the Tuileries, the Emperor presiding.
The fete given in the Garden of the Tuileries to
the youthful members of the Societe du Prince Im-
perial took place yesterday, and was favoured by
delightful weather. A long table, amply provided
with cakes and fruits of all kinds, was laid out along
the Allee de l'Orangerie, and attracted the marked
attention of the juvenile guests. The furnishers of
lemonade and other refreshing drinks were in great
requisition. Punch and Judy theatres, tumblers,
and other amusements commanded numerous
and delighted audiences. The two military
bands added to the gaiety of the scene by
playing lively morceaux. The Emperor, the
Empress, and the Prince Imperial came into the
garden a little after two; her Majesty leading the
young Prince, and the Emperor giving his arm to
the Princess Clotilda. The Imperial party, attended
by the ladies of the palace and the officers on duty,
walked down the middle alley. Their Majesties
had some difficulty in making their way, the dense
crowd saluting them with loud cheers. They re-
turned to the palace at half-past three, but the
Prince remained in the garden for another hour
in the midst of the youthful crowd. The Prince
enjoyed himself evidently with the children, and
when looking at the exhibitions appeared highly
delighted. The number of grown-np persons pre-
sent was exceedingly great.
BOURSE, May 9.—The favourable effect which
might have been produced by the arrival of English
Consols with a rise of I has been neutralised by the
announcement of a further advance in the rate of
discount by the Bank of France, The market has,
however, maintained Saturday's prices, Threes, for
the Account, being now unvaried at EV. 55e.
Mobilier, after improving to 1,155 f,, is now also
unchanged at 1,140 f. Railway Market quiet, but
firm. Lombard are quoted ex div. 20f. The mar-
ket closed as follows :

41 per Cents .. 93 20
Do. end month....
3 per Cents
Do. end month 66 60
Credit 1137 60
Do. end month 1142 50
Bank Shares 3350
Credit konoier 1270
Roman

Italian Loan 6B 70
Do. end month 6B 70
New ditto ..
Do. end month....
Rusaian

Austrian. ... .

Spanieh Threes -
Rome Debt

Deferred -
YAYB.

BA IL

Cash. Account.
Orleans ..... 872 50 .. 875
Northern
Lyons and Mediterranean 802 50 .. 890
New ditto BB5 .. _ .
Southern
Western
Eastern
Sardinian 367 50 .. 366 25
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa 557 50 .. 557 50
Ditto to Barcelona

GEORGE lII.'S OPINION OF SHAKSPERE.-" Was
there ever," said he to Miss Burney—" was there ever such
stuff as great part of Shakspere ? Only one must not say
so 1"

GARIBALDI.—To have done one tenth of what I
Garibaldi has done, a man must necessarily have
thrown aside scruples which he would never have probably
transgressed in his ordinary life. He must have been often
arbitrary, and sometimes almost cruel ; and yet, ask his
followers, and they will tell you that punishment scarcely
existed in the force under his immediate command—that the
most hardened offender would have quailed more under a
few stern words of reproof from "the General" than from a
sentence that sent him to prison. That, to effect his pur-
pose, he would lay hands on what he needed, not recklessly or
indifferently, but thoughtfully and doubtless regretfully, we
all know. I can remember an instance of this kind, related
to me by a British naval officer, who himself was an actor
in the scene. "It was off La Plata," said my informant,
"when Garibaldi was at war with Roses, that the frigate
I commanded was on that station, as well as a small gun
brig of the Sardinian navy, whose captain never harassed
his men by exercises of gunnery, and, indeed, whose ship
was as free from any `beat to quarters,' or any sudden
summons to prepare for boarders as though she had been
a floating chapel. Garibaldi came alongside me one day
to say that ho had learned the Sardinian had several tons
of powder on board, with an ample supply of grape, shell,
and canister, not to speak of twelve hundred stand of
admirable arms. I want them all,' said he ; my people
are fighting with staves and knives, and are totally out
of ammunition. I want them, and he won't let me have
them.' ' Ile could scarcely do so,' said I, seeing that
they belong to his Government, and are not in his hands
to bestow." For that reason I must go and take them,'
said Garibaldi. ' I mean to board him this very night,
and you'll see if we do not replenish our powder flasks.'
'ln that case,' said I, 1 shall have to fire on you. It
will be piracy; nothing else. You'll not do so ?' said he,
smiling. Yes, I promise you that I will. We are at peace
and ,on good terms with Sardinia, and 1 cannot behave
ether than as a friend to her ships :of war. ' There's no
help for it, then,' said Garibaldi, ' if you see the thing in
that light;' and good-humouredly quitted the subject, and
soon after took his leave." " And were you," asked I of
my informant, Captain S-- " were you perfectly easy
after that conversation ? I mean, were you fully satisfied
that he would not attempt the matter in some other way ?"
" Never more at ease in my life. I knew my man ; and
that, having left me under the conviction he had aban-
doned the exploit, nothing on earth would have tempted him
k to renew it in any shape,"—/3/ackwoecrs Alagwv'ine, ,