The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-12 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOURSE, Nov. 11.—The arrival of English Con-
sois with a rise of a has given buoyancy to the
market, and a fair amount of business has been
transacted at an improvement. Threes, for the
Account, after having been done at 65f. 5c., are
now at 65f. Mobilier are at 890 fr. Railway
Market firm. The market closed as follows :

4; per Cents. 92
Do. end month
3 per Cents
Do. end mouth 65 15
Credit Mobilier 9OO
Do. end month 896 25
Bank Shares 3390
Credit Fonder ll7O
Roman

Italian Loan 64 90
Do. end month 65 30
Ditto Threes ..
New Mexican .... 50 60
Russian
Austrian
Spanish Threes 47
Rome Debt

Deferrel

ell.
Cash.
Chioang 6, 000 aoo .. 838 75 d* -- --
Northern
Lyons and Medithrranean 880 .. 878 75
Southern 00000 •••.. • 4 • • 587 50 .. 687 50
Western
eastern
Sardinian
... ... 310 .. 313 75
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa 440 .. 440
Ditto to Barcelona

RAIL

Account.

LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE
ENSUING WEEK.—Monday—Royal Academy, at 8,
" Anatomy," Professor Partridge; Geegrapical, at 81, Pre-
sident's Address—" Present State of Knowledge respeo' ing
the Source of the Nile," Captain Burton —" Journey to the
Snowy Peaks of Kalima-majaro,". the late Mr Thornton,
and Letters from M. Du Chaillu and Baron Von der Decken,
Tuesday —Statistical, at 8, "Commercial Progress of Colo-
nies, '6B-'63," Mr Blakely; Civil Engineers, at 8, "Deeay
of Materials in Tropical Climates, and its Prevention," Mr
Mann ; Anthropological, at 8, a Viti and its Inhabitants,"
Mr Pritchard—" Astronomy of the Red Man," Mr B
illaret
—"Neanderthal Skull," Dr Barnard Davis. Wednesday—
Horticultural, Chrysanthemum Show ; Meteorological, at
7; Society of Arts, at 8, Opening Address, :alr Hawes,
chairman, 1 hursday—Lhaneau, at 8, "Movement of In-
sects over Polished Vertical Surfaces," Mr Blackwell—
" Huge Banyan-tree, S. India," Dr Shortt ; Zoological, at
4, General ; Chemical, at 8, " Brine of Salted Meat," Dr
Marcet—" Nature of Compound Ethers," Professor Wank-
ling ; Royal, at 81, " Spectra of some of the Nebula)," Mr
Huggins—" Composition of Sea-water," Dr G. Forchham-
mer ; Antiquaries, at 81, "Wall with Roman Foundations
in the East of London," Mr 'rite. Friday,—Philological, at
S.—Atheneum.
THE SHAKSPERE PENNY MEMORIAL—The com-
mittee have under their consideration a proposition
or having every street in the metropolis recognised and
(separately represented in the subscription list. To do this
effectually, it will be necessary to obtain the co-cperation of
two or three householders, who will collect for their own
street only, and at the close of the undertaking the amount
contributed in each street will be published, which will in
itself be a most interesting record of the event; and there
is but little doubt that the proposal will rouse all in favour
of the movement to a spirit of friendly competition for the
honour of their own street, court, or alley, as the case may
be, and as it is probable that a larger sum will be obtained
than will be required for the object in view, it is proposed to
divide the surplus among such of the dramatic institutions
as may be decided on.
A THEATRICAL MURDER INTERRUPTED.—Daring
the performance of " 0 Lhello" at the Lyceum Theatre,
Stafford, on Wednesday evening, just before the consumma-
tion of the deed, a young man named Greenwood, who was
seated in the pit, arose in an excited manner, and having re-
peated Desdemona's prayer for mercy,declared that he would
not remain to witness the perpetration of a murder. The be-
wildered youth then rushed frantically across the seats, and
over the heads of the audience towards the door, where his
further progress was stopped by the burly form of Police-
sergeant Carroll, whom he threatened to jump upon if he
did not allow him to pass. The crowded audience for the
moment were evidently taken aback by so unexpected an
escapade, but speedily recovering themselves, gave way to
the most boisterous laughter, in which Othello (Mr J. W.
Ennis) heartily joined. Order was in a short time restored,
and the immolation of the fair object of Othello's jealousy
and wrath, which had been temporarily interrupted, was
duly proceeded with.—Birmingham Post.
A VETERAN.—Last night a representative of a
bygone age, of the time when England was indeed
defended by " her wooden walls,"
appeared at No. 1 Police
station. An old man called at the station and asked for a
night's lodging, and on being questioned he told his history
in a few words, of which the following is the substance :
His name is John Taylor, and he is a native of Kent, Eng-
land. Me was born in 1770, and is consequently 91 years of
age. At an early age he entered the British navy, just at
the time when Nelson was at the height of his glory, and the
English sailors were sweeping the seas of their country's ene •
mks. lie served on board the 74 gun ship Northumberland,
under Admiral Cockburn, and after passing through several
engagements, he finally had the honour—and a glorious
honour he esteems it—of taking part in the great naval con-
flict in Trafalgar Bay, which conclusively proved England's
supremacy on the sea, though the great admiral of the day
and of the age there fell, The old sailor loves to talk of those
old days and glorious deeds, and even yet talk
o
forget
his hatred of the French. He was wounded at Trafalgar,
and as be shows the wound and talks of " noble old Nelson,"
of his shipmates, and of his battles, the tears run down hie
withered cheeks, and he says he soon will be with his great
admiral again, and with those who with him kept the French
invader from England's shore some 70 years ago. He has
one son in the American army, and three daughters living
in the United States, though he does not know in what
part, and therefore the poor old man is without friends. He
carries on his person papers that prove the correctness of his
story, and amongst them is one from the Admiralty-office
regarding a pension for him. At other interesting feature
about him is that he is a relation of Tom Sayers, the pugilist,
whom ho admires for his skill and pluck, and calls him a
smart little boy." It is a great pity to see a poor old man
like this wandering homeless and houseless over the land,
without a friend to aid or assist him. Ho will soon, as he
himself exprtases it, " be with his dear old Nelson ;" surely,
then, in his last days, some friendly hand should assist him.
—Toronto Globe, Oct. 22.
SAGACIOUS ANIMAL,—The donkey whom we
some time ago presented a sketch of while applying
for the situation of editor on the:B/anket, evidently obtained
the place. This week he brayed forth a whole column of
words about tho " World's Horse Fair." He is enthu-
siastic in its praise, and attempts to show his profound
knowledge of that noble animal the horse. Alas I though
ho may bray unal he is hoarse, he must still remain an ass.
A gentleman came out in an indignant card a few days
ago, complaining that, though " his Jack was the finest in
the State," the managers of the Horse Fair gave the prize
to another animal. The reason of this seeming injustice is
now explained ; the successful animal was the local editor
of the Blanket, and the prize awarded him for the strength
and length or his bray,--American paper.