The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-16 00:00:00

FRANCE.

An extraordinary boar hunt took place three days
since at Compiegne. As a part of the regiment of
cuirassiers in garrison at that town were returning
from a military promenade, a wild boar ran across
the road just before them. One of the officers
started in pursuit, and struck the animal several
times with his sabre, but without effect, owing to
its bristles and thick skin. The boar at last plunged
into the Oise, and swam across. On the opposite
bank the pursuit was taken up by a number of
peasants, and the boar at last took refuge in the
gardens adjoining the railway station, where it was
shot by M. Bouillon, a coffee-house keeper. The
carcase, weighing about 100 kilogrammes, was im-
mediately cut up and divided among the captors.

BOURSE, Nov. 14.—The market remains in the
same quiescent state, and prices are now rather
lower than yesterday, Threes, for the Account,
being at 67fr. 25c. Mobilier has also declined to
1,093 fr. 75c. The Railway Market is heavy, but
with little variation in quotations. The market
closed as follows

41 per Cents. 95 15
Do. end month
3 per Cents
Do. end month 67 25
Credit Mobilior 1091 25
Do. end month 1093 75
Bank Shares 3353 50
Credit Fancier 1285

Italian Loan 72 50
Do. end month 72 40
New ditto
Do. end month 72 15
Russian
Austrian .. —
Spanish Threes —
Rome Debt
Deferred
Cash. Account.
977 50 .. 980
982 5U .. 980

ROM=

RA IL

Orleans

Northern

.
New ditto
",yona and Mediterranean 972 50 .. 955
New ditto
Geneva .. 5OO ..
Southern 697 50 .. 697 50
Western ..
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Loirbard
North of Spain
Saragossa 630 .. 627 50
Ditto to Barcelona

had been only one brush with the Maories when, in
consequence of intelligence received, Gen. Cameron
and his staff embarked in the Avon and went up
the Waikato river. On arriving at Meremere he
found the Maories had formed a strong redoubt on a
spur of a hill commanding the river, with lines of
rifle pits 200 yards long. Two Armstrong shells
and rockets were, fired, and immediately after-
wards the Maories opened fire with cannon.
The steamer then dropped out of range.
The next day a large body of the military com-
menced the formation of a redoubt commanding a
portion of the Maori works, but the native posi-
tion was very strong, and admirably chosen. At
that time the Maories had abandoned the Iluana
ranges, and great efforts were being made to induce
the Aotea natives to join the insurgents, but it was
hoped the governor's intention to confiscate the
rebels' lands would deter them. William Naylor
still honourably maintained his allegiance to the
Crown, and refused to permit his tribe to take up
arm 3. At the commencement of the present month
we learnt by the Claud Hamilton, also from Auck-
land, that matters were still ill statu quo, the weather
having been altogether too boisterous to permit of
many operations. It was estimated that 2,000 Mao-
ries were at Meremere, and so skilfully entrenched,
that they were not attackable with any chance of
success till 2,000 soldiers were ready for the attack,
besides 1,000 for posts. It is stated that the cupola
ship could approach within 100 yards of the centre
of the Maori position. A slight skirmish had
taken place between 25 men of the 40th Regiment
and a party of Maories at the latter end of August.
The soldiers were out bush-felling in the neighbour-
hood of Drury, on the land adjoining the Great
South-road, taking no covering party with them,
and had piled up their arms, when a large party of
natives made a dash across the road, seized on the
piled arms, and immediately commenced firing on
the working party. They killed two at the first
discharge, when, being alarmed by an escort coming
in sight, they decamped, but not before they had
taken the meat out of some pots containing the men's
dinner, and partly stripped the dead. Capt. Cook,
who was in command of the escort, had his sus-
picions first amused by seeing a tall column of white
smoke rising above the trees, and then shortly after-
wards hearing the firing he pushed on with hismen,
and came in time to fall in with the enemy crossing
the road. Dashing into the bush after them, Cap-
tain Cook and the 40th, joined by a detachment of
the 18th horn the Razorback, under Ensign
Haynes, endeavoured to regain possession of the
arms, in which attempt, however, they were un-
successful, although they shot several and pre-
vented the enemy carrying away two of his
dead. One 18th man was wounded, although
not severely. One of the Maories, a very tall man,
received six shots before he dropped, and was at
last despatched with a bayonet thrust. A detach-.
ment of the 70th came up at the end of the engage-
ment, from the return Drury escort, but were too
late to render any assistance, the enemy having
made good his retreat.

" The next news we receive will doubtless be of
greater importance. Gen. Cameron had decided
on attacking Meremere on the 13th inst., having
established a cordon of troops round the Maories'
position. About 2,000 troops were available ter the
attack, and it is not improbable a blow may be in-
flicted which will terminate the war. It is certain,
however, that the perseverance and ingenuity of the
rebels have been much underrated. They are hard
pushed for powder, but somehow or another manage
either to procure it or else manufacture a substitute.
The latcst instance of their cleverness was dis-
covered when a native woman offered a sovereign
for a quantity of little brass eyelet-boles, such as
ladies use in :acing. Inquiries were made, and it
turned out that the Moaries required them for per-
mission caps, having found that the top of a com-
mon heifer match inserted in the centre of one of
these eyelet-holes answered every purpose.

The Projected European Congress.

PARIS, Nov. 15.

The Memorial Diplomatique of to-day, speaking of the
reply of Russia to the Emperor Napoleon's invitation to a
Congress, says :

" It is only known, and that by telegraph, that Prince
Gortschakoff,'on receiving from the French Charge d'Affaires
at St. Petersburg the missive addressed to the Czar, replied
that he would hasten to forward it to his Sovereign, who
had not yet returned from the Crimea, where he had gone
to visit the Empress. As soon as he received instructions,
the prince would make it his duty to communicate his
Majesty's resolution.
"The assent of Russia," continues the Memorial, " can-
not be doubted. It even appears that at London a suspi-
cion momentarily prevailed that the idea of a Congress had
only been 'entertained anew by France in consequence of a
secret understanding with the Court of St. Petersburg,
hence the hesitation of the English Ministers to pronounce
immediately in its favour. The explanations exchanged on
both sides have terminated by demonstrating the sincerity
and loyalty of the French policy."
The Memorial Diplomatique states that after the council
of English Ministers which took place on the 12th instant,
Earl Russell authorised the British Ambassador at Paris to
declare to the French Government that Great Britain de.
sired nothing better than to co-operate in the work under-
taken by Napoleon 111., of ensuring European order and
consolidating the peace of the world. But, in order that
the common efforts might be crowned with success, it ap-
peared indispensable to the Ministers of her Majesty Queen
Victoria that the Cabinets of England and France should
enter into a preliminary exchange of frank and cordial ex-
planations respecting the object of the imperial programme
and the means of attaining it.

The Memorial Diplomatique further denies the rumour,
published by the Augsburg Gazette, of the resignation of
Count Rechberg. _ _ . •

The Nation of this evening believes itself able to state
that the Emperor's Government has not yet received any
official communication relative to the reply of the Powers
to the invitation to a Congress.
Several Governments have, however, foreshadowed the
nature of the reply they are about to give, but state that
they will still allow some time to elapse before sending
their official reply.
The Nation also says —" Private letters from St. Peters-
burg state that the majority of the statesmen, the usual ad-
visers of the Emperor Alexander, favour the adhesion
a priori to the Congress project; such adhesion being, how-
ever, made dependent upon a preliminary understanding
upon the questions which might be raised and settled in
the Congress. on the other band, it is asserted that the
invitation addressed by the Emperor Napoleon to the Pon-
tifical Court was accompanied by certain propositions, ac-
cording to which the Emperor would reserve the presi-
dency of the Congress of the Pope, should his Holiness
assent.

It is even added, but this requires confirmation, that the
Emperor had requested from the Sovereigns a declaration
tending to guarantee to the Pepe his present possessions.
" In the event of any Sovereigns refusing to enter into
such an undertaking, the Emperor, it is said, would pass
over them and hold a Congress composed of Sovereigns ad-
hering to his views. But then the decision taken would
simply have the character of a manifestation. In such a
Conference the bases of a sort of league might be esta-
blished comprising all the Sovereigns whose interests
and principles might harmonise with those represented by
the Emperor Napoleon."

THE ACCIDENT TO THE ROYAL MAIL STEAMER
AFRICA.—A numerously attended meeting of the.
Council of the Liverpool Mercantile Marine Service Asso-
ciation was held on Saturday, for the purpose of taking into
consideration certain steps to be adopted in relation to the
decision of the Board of Trade to suspend the certificate of
Captain Stone, of the Royal Mail steamer Africa, for six
months. Resolutions were adopted, strongly condemning
the course pursued by the court of inquiry as unjust, and
pointing out the necessity of having the courts of inquiry
recougiituted, with the view of bringing to trial by-a jury
of nautical men, all captains against whom charges of mis-
takes in navigation might be brought. On Wednesday
next a public meeting will be held in
an Liverpool to protest
against the decision of Messrs. Baker d Burris, the two
" nautical" assessors. It is be
up Liverpool that there
was a good deal of animus mixedwith the decision of
these gentlemen. • •
This popular artist w:11, we
Mr. W. H. WEIRS.—"
understand, resume his professional duties at the Royal
English Opera to-night, for the first time since a serious
ailment; the rupture of a vein in the leg deprived the pub-
lic of his services about a fortnight ago. By some strange
accident Mr. Weiss 's name was retained in the daily bills
and announcements, while another gentleman pertormed
his part in Mr. Wallace's " Desert Flower." The truth is,
however, that our famous English basso has not sung at
Covent Garden Theatre since his illness, and will reappear
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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 14.
The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness
the Crown Princess of Prussia (Princess Royal)
drove in the grounds this morning.
Their Royal Highnesses Princess Louise and
Prince Leopold, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Grey,
Miss Grey, Hon. Harriet Phipps, Lieut.-General
Hon. C. Grey, and Mr. Buff, went to London yes-
terday evening and honoured the performance at
the Haymarket Theatre with their presence.
His Royal Highness Field-Marshal the Duke of
Cambridge, attended by Colonel Hon. James Mac-
donald, arrived at the Castle.
Viscount and Viscountess Sydney also arrived.
The dinner party at the Castle yesterday included
their Royal Highnesses the Crown Princess of
Prussia, the Princess Helena, and the Duke of Cam-
bridge, the Belgian Minister, hladame and his
Van de Weyer, Viscount and Viscountess Sydney'
Countess Howenthal, Baroness Dobeneck, Count
Fnrstenstein, Colonel the Hon. James Macdonald,
the Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor, and
the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting an her Ala"
jesty the Queen.
NoV. 15'

The Queen, their Royal Highnesses the Crown
Princess of Prussia (Princess Royal), Princess
Helena, Princess Louise, her Serene Highness Frio.
cess Hohenlohe, and the Ladies and Gentlemen
Waiting, attended Divine service this morning in
the private chapel. The Hon. and Very Rev. the
Dean of Windsor officiated, . _

The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood arrived at the
Castle yesterday evening, and has had an audience
of the Queen.

The Prince and Princess of Wales,
SANDRINGHAM, Nov. 15.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales walked in the grounds on Friday.
Lieutenant- Colonel Keppel left Sandringilsel
House on Friday morning for Lexham.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales, attended by Major Teesdale, Mr. 11'
Fisher, and the Countess of Morton, left Sandring"
ham House yesterday morning, driving to Westaere'
where their royal highnesses joined the West Nor:
folk hounds for a day's hunting. Their rola'
highnesses returned to Sandringham House in the
evening.
As above stated the gentlemen of the West liror•
folk Hunt had the honour of welcoming their Royal
Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales in the
hunting field. The " meet" was fixed at Westacre
High House, situate in a splendid hunting country,
at eleven o'clock. Their royal highnesses arrived
at eleven o'clock, and looked remarkably well. iree
prince graciously honoured Mr. A. Hammond by
accepting his invitation to partake of refreshment.
Shortly after eleven the " field," one of the largest
seen with the West Norfolk, numbering at least
200 to 250 horsemen, departed for the sport
of the day, which turned out to be very
enjoyable. The prince rode well to the
hounds, and evinced a keen appreciation of the
r
sport, as indeed did the princess, who, driving a Peld
of greys, proceeded in the direction the fog ha
taken, and came up with the field at Narford gall,
where a slight check had occurred. Her roys.:
highness, who was attended by the Countess °le
Morton, entered with evident gratification into tilt
exciting pleasures of the chase, and alighted
Narford Hall, the seat of Mr. A. Fontaine. 11h
.
hounds being again cast off, got into the right tract'
and the Prince of Wales, with the worthy master!
the hunt, Mr. H. Villebofs, were soon in hot pursou:
followed by the numerous field, which comprisehi
the leading gentry of the district. The Prince 00.4
Princess were received with the greatest possible
~
respect, whilst there was not the slightest attempt
at anything like demonstration.
•

The Crown Princess of Prussia.
Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess of
Prussia (Princess Royal) has graciously consented
to lay the foundation stone of the new district church
which is being erected at Windsor on the Lammas'
next Saturday, the 21st inst., the 23d anniversarl
of her royal highness's birthday. The cerem
which will take place about half ast 12 onY,
willwillbe attended by the Bishop of-p Oxford anodes
number of the local clergy, the mayor sod corpo
ia
aan-
tion, and the members of the Castle And tcl
lodges of Freemasons. o'clock,
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge!
attended by Colonel the Hon. James Macdonald, returned
to Gloucester House, Park-lane, on Saturday, from visitiog
her Majesty at Windsor Castle.
The Princess Clotilde has sent numerous valuable
presents to her godson, the infant Prince of Portugal.
PRINCE NAPOLEON AND THE PRINCE CLOTILO
had a narrow escape from a serious accident yester•
day week. When returning to the Palace Royal frota
Meudon, where they had been hunting in the forest with
party of friends, the carriage came into collision with
large omnibus, the pole of which penetrated the carriage and
inflicted a severe bruise upon the Prince's left side.
His Excellency Baron de Cetto returned to
toe
Bavarian Legation in Hill-streel on Friday evening, fr°rt)
111
visiting Lord and Lady Aveland at Normanton Cou

Lincolnshire.
The Duke and Duchess of Manchester aro erlter'
taming a large party at Kimbolton Castle, iluntil3lo°D-

shire. left
The Marquis and Marchioness of Kildare a
ke all
Trentham, where they had been visiting the M2-._ die
Duchess of Sutherland, on Saturday, for their seat w
county Wicklow, Ireland,
-11 receive a
The Earl and Countess of Derby wln ensuing
large party at Knowsley, Lancashire, early i the
week.
and Lady
Victoria Ashley arrived in town on Saturday
Giles's, their seat in Dorsetshfre.
The Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury from St.
their residence in Arlington-streat, Piccadilly,
thorn
Hall, day, from visiting Lord and Lady lienniker, at
the
es,
The Earl and Countess of Yarborough arrivsead:tt.
Hall, Suffolk, where there has been .a succession
11101,
ties on the occasion of the coming
ourable John Major Henniker, whichol2t.a.
the past week, iS
informed,
The Countess of Lineoln, we are
th.
It is pro.
daily improving in health, and regains stream
and fans
bable that the departure of the earl and countessfrtnight.
for Nice may be deferred for a week or forth t•
The Countess of Leicester has
Hotel for Holkham Hall, Norfolk.
left the Brunswick,
vaegee:tended over
Count Emanuel Salino has
Jermyn-street, for Italy.
toss
Palmerston received ft
Viscount and
Piccadilly. T elya and the Hon. Edith and
select party at d
Viscountess
' " rived at Lord Palmerston's residence
intVle:co7l3Saturday at Cambridge House,
lion. Alice Jocelyn arrived
from visiting Lord and LadY
in Piccadilly on Saturday,
or -square to-day to Lat' s nest
Hall,' Suffolk.
Lord Chesham are to be
1 e of
conveyedrom G Latimer s,
Chesham, Bucks. The fui2eral is to take place to-me:rev/4
The Right Hon. W. F. Cowper, M.P., and MO.
Henniker
oart
tTabio
remain
1 Cowper arrived in town on Saturday from Paris, whet°
they,made 'a brief sojourn on their way from Rome.
GARIBALDI'S SON is going to be married to °'
Genoese, a daughter of an officer of the army of blarsala.
THE QUEEN'S PRIVATE BAND Will not, rcii"b,jl9
be required to play at the Castle before the cornmenc,°"if
of the new year; even the Castle guar a. continues to b° r--
lieved without music.
SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE PRESENT IVE°O;
—This day, Royal Academy, 8, Anatomy, Pr°fess St
Partridge—British Architects, B—Tuesday, Statistical/ ,
Industrial Progress of Victoria, Mr. Chapman—Alltir:P°
logical, 8, The Negro, his Place in Nature, Dr. '7, at
Engineers, 8, Cornish Pumping Engines, Mr. 0:18;0703
jun.—Wednesday, Meteorological, 7—Geological, B,;,,ises,
Corals, West Indies, Mr. Duncan—Miocene 31.vnioel‘
Java, Mr. Jenkins—Geology of Japan, Captaillf7liwes--
Thursday, Chemical, 8, Vanadium,
—Society of Arts, 8, Opening Address, Mr. L'a.ironp
Mr. Riley—Quantitative Determination of Sulphur' $01"
curie Organic Radicles, Drs. Franland and Dui:lr_, A.,yl
phuretted Hydrogen Apparatus, Dr.:Phipson--BtA,Yes, ,-),-•
in English rig-i‘101.,-
Radules, Schorlemmer—Numismatic, 7-11-ntiqn,!rpl ods Of
Zoological, 4, general meeting—Linnean, Ela6tl',„%rea/e)
Leguminosae, Prof. Oliver—Royal, 81, Catalogue:Vote eS
ana Clusters of Stars, Sir J. F. W. Herschel ~,,,,,1 Pc.'
logic"
Kinone, Researches on Colouring Matters froaivio j
Aniline Yellow, Aniline Blue, Dr. Hofmann.
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GOUNOD'S " FAUST" has been given, with
8, English Genitive Case, Sergeant Manning.g.
Sanning.
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at the Pergola Theatre, Florence.