The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-29 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, JAN. 28.
It is considered probable that Senor Isturitz will
be appointed Spanish Ambassador at Paris.

Marshall O'Donnell has had a conference with
Senor Olozaga.
Many conjectures are afloat in reference to this
circumstance.

Marshal O'Donnell continues to enjoy the confi-
dence of the Queen.

FRANCE.

L' Opinion Nationale says that it has learned that
the Jews, who are extremely numerous in Poland,
have taken part with the insurgents. Another re-
markable fact in reference to the recent outbreak is
noticed. The German press, which has hitherto
shown itself so hard, so unjust, and even so insult-
ing towards Poland, has now become sympathetic.
The same journal announces among its latest
intelligence the arrival of Admiral hares at Hong
Kong on the 12th of December, where he had seve-
ral conferences with the English authorities, after
which he left on the 15th for Shanghae. It is said
that, from his instructions and from the result of
these conferences, it was decided by him, in concert
with the English officers, that the combined forces
should more vigorously assist the Imperial troops
against the rebels, and lay siege to Nankin.
Last night, about eight o'clock, as the train from
Paris for Cherbourg was expected at Poissy, several
oxen broke the barriers and got upon the lines.
The train soon arrived, and unfortunately the shock
was so great as to throw it off the lines, and occa-
sion serious delay and inconvenience. None of the
passengers were hurt, but one of the men had his
arm broken.

.Le Constitutionnel quotes the views of the Eng-
lish press on the Emperor's speech to the exhibi •
tors with great satisfaction.
.Le Pays conjectures that the distinguished young
Protestant Prince spoken of by the Morning Post
as a candidate for the throne of Greece to
be Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, and
observes somewhat satirically that this is the fourth
candidate (including Prince Alfred) patronised by
England, and probably not the last. Our Parisian
contemporary is, however, mistaken in his supposi-
tion.

BOURSE, Jan. 28.—Prices remain with but little
change, and a very limited amount of business
doing. Threes are now at 69:r. 80c. Railway
Shares quiet. The market closed as follows :

41 per Cents. .. 98 60 Bank Shares 3400
Do, end month.... Credit Fancier 1465
3 per Cents
Do. end month 69 75 Italian Loan 7O 45
New 3 per Cents .. RuPsian -
Do, end month.... Austrian
Credit Mobilier.... 1152 50 Spanish Threes
Do. end m0nth....1157 50 }Lome Debt
BAIL

'ATEI.
Cash. Account.
Orleans
Northern
New ditto . —.— ..
Lyons and Mediterranean 1156 25 .. 1157 50
Geneva....
Southern
Western - • • --
Eastern .... 527 60 .. 528 75
Sardinian — • •

Austrian
Lowbard
North of Spain
Saragossa ..
Ditto to Barcelona 32.5 .. 325

London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway,

HALF-YEARLY MEETING—(THIS DAY.)
The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of
this company was held to-day at the Bridge House Hotel.
LEO SCHUSTER, Esq., chairman of the board of directors,
presided.

The report, which has already appeared in The Sun,
having been taken as read,
The CHAIRMAN in moving the usual resolution for the
reception and adoption of the document, said it was
a matter of congratulation that notwithstanding
the high rate of interest, they had succeeded in
placing out a considerable amount of their debenture
stock, and the directors anticipate that the time would
shortly arrive when the whole of their mortgage debt would
become perpetual debenture stock. It was a matter of con-
gratulation that the gross increase of revenue for the last
year over that of 1861 amounted to £77,303, and although
the directors had made no increase in the dividend, the
reason was to be attributed to the interestand dividend pay-
able on the additional capital that had to be
raised to make the new lines upon which they
were then engaged. The traffic on the line had been also
highly satisfactory, for out of 13,600,000 passengers carried
during the year they had not had a single accident which
had been attended with lass of life. (Hear, hear.) The
gross receipts from passengers for the year amounted to
£1,025,423, but although their line was called " The
Brighton," yet that place contributed but one-fifth of that
sum. He mentioned this circumstance to show that their
great source of traffic was not the town of
Brighton. The directors had kept up their stock
of locomotives by the addition of twelve new
ones, and the permanent way was in the best possible con-
dition. The reduction that had been announced in the
fares of third• class passengers had taken place, and the
result had been satisfactory, That being the case, the
directors had determined to make a further reduction in the
charge for first-class passengers after the Ist of February
next. From that date the reduction would be at such a
rate that the holder of an annual ticket from Brighton
to the Victoria Station would be enabled to perform the
journey for is. lld„ instead of as now 2s. sd. Correspond-
ing reductions would be made in the second-class fares, but
the third-class were at present as low as they could rea-
sonably be expected. The reduction would extend to the
suburban lines, by which an immense number of residents,
such as clerks would be greatly benefited. The directors
had made more than two thousand alterations in
fares, but he would not trouble the meeting by going
into detail. In five years he confidently expected
that these reductions on their line would be quite as exten-
sive as that which occurred in postage when the charge
was reduced to a penny. The directors intended in the
summer to separate the London-bridge from the Victoria,
so that the journey, in either direction, would be per-
formed in an hour and five minutes. Having touched upon
the other subjects mentioned in the report, the chairman
concluded by moving the usual resolution.
Mr. SCOTT, the deput3 chairman, seconded the motion,
which was carried unanimously.
A resolution was then adopted, authorizing the payment
of a dividend of 3i per cent. for the half-year amounting to
£162,253, leaving a balance to the credit of the current
half-year of £8,360, and making the dividend for the year
1862 amount to 6 per cent.

It was then ordered that the dividend declared should be
payable on the 12th of February,

- The directors retiring by rotation, W. Coningham,
Esq., M.D., and P. N. Laurie were re-elected.

THE FRENCH MINT.—The presses at the Mint
of Paris are at the present moment working with
great activity. The coining of money by hand and with
dies has been discontinued for the last 25 years. The
operation is now effected by means of small presses,
scarcely larger than a man's head, moved by a steam en-
gine, of from 20 to 30 horse power.

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, Jan. 28.
The Queen drove out yesterday with Princess
Louis of Hesse.
Major-Gen. the Hon. A. Hood was in attendance.