The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-17 00:00:00

PRANCE.

In the Constitutionnel we meet with the follow-
ing remarks on the subject of Mr. Bright's dis-
course about Gibraltar :

Mr. Bright has spoken about Gibraltar in his
speech at Birmingham ; he said that the possession
of Gibraltar was of no benefit to England, except
for the introduction of contraband goods into Spain.
For a hundred years the tenure of Gibraltar has
exasperated Spain against us.' To this the Con:h.
tutionnel wisely subjoins that a Spaniard could not
have spoken otherwise than Mr. Bright, and hence
it opines that many of Mr. Bright's countrymen
will not share his ideas on this question of Gibraltar,
and that certainly England will not be in a hurry
to put these plans into execution."
In the same journal we meet with the following
paragraphs :
" The Imperial Military School of St. Cyr has
been dispersed in consequence of a fever breaking
out. Seventeen out of the 519 pupils have been
attacked, and three have expired. The school will
not be called together until the sanitary works
deemed necessary have been entirely completed.
" The subscription opened in the Imperial Guard
in favour of the cotton operatives will be very pro-
ductive. Already it has attained the sum of 5,000 f.
in one regiment of gendarmerie."
Le Siecle announces the death of M. Audryane,
the companion in captivity of Silvio Pellico, aged
sixty-five.
M. Charles Hugo's drama "Lea Miserables" is
published to-day, i❑ a handsome octavo volume, in
Paris, Brussels, and Leipsic, in all which cities it
has been performed with great success.
The works of the Bridge of Charenton are pro-
ceeding rapidly. The reconstruction of this bridge
is one of the principal undertakings of this kind in
France during the past year. The others are the
enlargement of the Bridge of Saint-Esprit, on the
Rhone ; the construction of the bridges of Belle
Croix and Perruil, on the Loire, at Nantes; and the
Bridge of Albi, on the Taur.
The works of the canal from the Seineto the Rhine,
in the part which traverses the communes of Saint
Maurice and Charenton, have been delayed by the
presence of a submerged rock, which it was necessary
to break. This obstacle has been at length con-
quered, but the high tides have compelled the la-
bourers to pause.

The Emperor and Empress attended the perform-
ance of the Fils du Gibozer the night before last.
This piece has recently excited much turmoil in the
dramatic world.

L'Opznion Nationale learns from the Gazette du
Midi that orders had been received tt the port of
Toulon to furnish three transport vessels for a fresh
mission to Mexico. The vessels St. Louis, L'lm-
perial, le Netvarin, and le Souverain, could be ready
by the end of the month. It is said a reserve of
6,000 men and 600 horses is to be sent.

BOURSE, Jan. 16.—The market continues heavy,
but without any further decline of consequence,
Threes, for the Account, being now at 69fr. 80c.
Railway Share Market quiet, but prices up to the
present time well maintained. The market slightly
improved towards the close, and left as follows :-
4t per Cents 9B 45
Do. end month 9B 30
3 per Cents
Do. end month 69 95
New 3 per Cents „
Do. end month
Credit M0bi1ter....1137 50
Do. end month 1140

Bank Shares —
Credit kancier 1465
Piedmontese Fives —

Italian Loan 69 90
Russian
Austrian .. B3
Spanish Threes, 52
Home Debt
'WAYS,

RA IL

Cash. Account.
Orleans ............... ICB7 50 .. 1087 50
Northern
New ditto .......... 1026 25 .. 1023 75
Lyons ...... •
Geneva .............
.....
..
............... 1310600
Southern
542 50
IVestern .............. 550 —• • Eaetern ....... .. 531 25 '530 Sardinian .......... 365 —• •
50— 1312
_5O
Austrian .............. 515 • • scg 75
Lon.bard .............. 596 25
526 25
1'5et0ria1gh0055fa5.P.a.h.1................ 5308
• 60
325 07 —5
Ditto to Barcelona 320
POLAND.
(PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

WARSAW, JANUARY 9.
The strengthening of the military garrisons in
this city and in all the chief towns of the kingdom,
as well as the extraordinary precautions taken with
a view to uphold public tranquillity, indicate plainly