The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-02 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOURSE, Dec. I.—English Consols have arrived
with a decline of f„ which has rather Increased the
heaviness in this market. For the present Account,
Threes are now at 66f. 55e. Mobilier are also
slightly lower, being now quoted at 1,030 f. Rail-
way Market heavy, and several of the lines show a
further fall. The market improved towards the
close, and left off as follows:

41 per Cents .. 94 30
00. end month....
3 per Cents
Do. end month 66 90
Credit M obilier 1045
Do. end month 1047 i
Bank Shares 3360
Credit F onoier . . . 1220
Roman —

Italian Loan 7l 50
Do. end month — --
New ditto
Do. end month....
Russian
Austrian .. —
Spanish Threes.,, —
Rome Debt .
Deferred

BAIL'

Orloam;
Northern ....
New ditto
Lyons and Mediterranean
New, ditto
Geneva
&Althorn ..
Western
Eastern ....
Sardinian ..
Austrian
Lore bard
North of Spain
Saragossa..
Ditto to Barcelona ....

Cash. Account.
965 967 60
960 --- .. 960

915 - .. 915 -
870 - .. - -
493 75 .. 500 --
680 - .. 685 -
507 50 .. 510 -
470 - .. 470 -
392 50 .. 396 25
390 - .. 395 --
520 - .. 521 25
510 - .. 510 -
610 - .. 610 -
305 - .. 305 -

THE PROPOSED CONGRESS.

Subjoined is the answer which the King of
Sweden and Norway sent to the Emperor Napoleon
in reply to the invitation to take part in the Con-
gress at Paris. The reply was forwarded on the
day following the receipt of the invitation :

" My Brother and Friend—The letter which your Impe-
rial Majesty was pleased to write to me 'on the 4th inst.
has been delivered •by your Minister. I feel that I must
without delay reply to your proposition to take part in a
Congress, which your Majesty proposes should meet in
Paris, and the object of which is to secure the base for the
maintenance of gi•neral peace in Europe. All which can
contribute to an object so much to be desired can but meet
with my approval, and I therefore immediately inform your
Majesty that I accept your invitation, and that I certainly
shall not fail to come if the co• operation of the other
European Powers can be obtained. I can the less delay to
comply with the magnanimous views of your Majesty as the
United Kingdom, which cherishes no ambitious views, nor
has anything to fear, would not be actuated at such a Con-
gress by particular interests, and could therefore devote
itself with complete impartiality to the consideration of the
most secure means of promoting the general welfare of the
peoples. These are calculated to smooth away grievances
without injuring justly founded interests. Should the ob-
ject which your Majesty has proposed be attained, you will
have gained imper,shable honour by taking the initiative
in a work calculated to promote the welfare of ruler and
people. I should esteem myself fortunate should circum-
stances allow me to unite my exertions with those of the
other Sovereigns of Europa in promoting so useful an un-
dertaking, particularly as I shall thereby find an opportu-
nity to personally renew to you the assurance of my dig •
tinguished consideration and my unchangeable friendship,
with which I remain, my brother and friend, and your
Imperial Majesty's good brother, and friend,
" CHARLES."

LORD BROUGHAM AND THE NATIONAL SHAK-
SPERE COMMITTEE.—The pleasant but erroneous
story that Lord Brougham thought Shakspero an overrated
man has been effectually contradicted by the noble lord him-
self, who has expressed readiness to co-operate with the
promoters of the Shakepere Tercentenary celebration. The
laughter of the clubs is therefore at an end, as fur as the
ex-Chancellor's estimate of the poet is concerned. Having
thus joined the committee, his lordship will forthwith be
placed amongst the vice-presidents of the association as a
distinguished representative of literature, law, and science,
and as the official chief of a great national seat of learning.
DROPPING FROM A BALLOON.—One, yes, juts'
one cup of wine before the final plunge can do no
harm. I took off my shoes and other heavy clothing, leav -
ing them at the bottom of the car, and retaining only my
blue striped cotton shirt, my blue cloth trousers, and my
blue worsted socks. The money in my netted purse (one
shilling and sixpence only, a schoolboy's treasure), was so
trifling in weight as not to need discarding ; I strung the
empty full-blown bladders to my handkerchief, which I
teen tied round me beneath my arms and encircling InY
chest. I looked down again at the sea, and tried to per-
suade myself that it lay not very far below. I knelt in the
car and said a short heartfelt prayer. And then instantly,
fearing that a moment's delay might bring with it doubt.
and hesitation, I climbed over the car and hung by 1313
hands to its outside edge, with my feet crossed
ftogoemtheearnacsi
they dangled in the air. Once more I thought 0,5h.1 enwf,
onethe d possibilityeep inspiration.
of tiri not isto, d tom ys too eary
nude rsl-e,,t
or of the b illoon, I never saw anything- me .
car instantly slipped from my hold, and Navasregn.eceOmfbeitr,
6600 about
oh
CONSUMPTION
of _London ,Society.
amounted to the 0
quantity
of
at
d,O,
17,00:),0001bs. ; iu 1785, it was computes.
imported OF
in
he imports into this kingdom alone were
TtoEA Euro
Last year, t
114,787,4591b5-, while the United States consume dont
37,000,0001bs , and the continent of Europe nearly a similar
quantity.
THE POSTMAN.—WO cannot wonder at its being
calculated to blunt the feelings to have all the trouble of
other people's letters and none of the pleasure, and doing it
oftener in the mud and mizzle than not, and at a rate of
wages more resembling Little Britain than Great.—Mrs.
Lirriper's Lodgings in Dickens's Christincts Number of
" All the rev _Round,"

MISS BREWSTER, of Craig, the eilter of Sir
David Brewster, died tho other day, aged St,