The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-09 00:00:00

Jarvier.

ThA Havannah papers contain news from Vera
Cruz to the 5',,h April, confirming the statement
that Comonfor t, whilst en route to reinforce Gene-
ral Ortega, was defeated by General Berthier, and
that General. Forey had refused the offer of Ortega
to capitulate at Puebla.

CHINA.
(By Telegraph from Suez).
SHANGHAI, MARCH 25.

The new organization of the Ward force has
-caused dissatisfaction among the troops compoB-

ing it.
The bandit ti who menaced Tientsin have been
repulsed by the Chinese troops. The rebels have
evacuated Shaeu-S'ning.
No news has been received here from Admiral
Kuper's fleet.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
CANTON, APRIL 1,
Tea firm; total export to date, 106,125,000,135,
Exchange on London, 6s. 4d.
Freights, 755.

COCHIN CHINA.
POINT DI GALLE, APRIL 13.
News from Saigon states that maters in the in-
terior of Cochin China appear to be in eo far satis-
factory, as no complaints are made by Chinese
traders in the rice districts.
After April 5 all paments of the Treasury and
Commissariat, for either contract or freight were to
be made in francs at the rate of sf. 37c. per Mexi-
can dollar, is not otherwise stipulated.

THE POLISH INSURRECTION,
WARSAW, MAY 7.

Six hundred insurgents, who had come from
Gallicia, have been defeated near Slawko ; 31 of
their number being taken prisoners, among whom
were 14 Frenchmen and Italians. On the sth
inst. the insurgent chief Bonitza, with 800 men,
attacked the Russian infantry near Milzyrzecz,
but was defeated and taken prisoner.
CRACOW, MAY 8.

On the 6th inst. Minieweki suffered a defeat,
with considerable loss, at Krzejkawka. General
Nulle was killed. Yesterday the insurgents were
defeated and dispersed near Soyce and Wilko-
winne. A portion of them fought their way into
the interior, and 141 others have been conveyed
to this city.

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, MAY 9

In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies,
the Minister of Justice, on the demand of the Pro-
curator-General ofiPosen, asked the house to be
authorised to commence legal proceedings against
Count John Dzialynski for high treason. The
motion was referred to the Committee of Justice.

FRANCE.

PARIS, MAY 9,

Count de Persigny has addressed a circular to the
Prefects dated May 8, explaining the principles
which should guide the Protects in the approaching
elections.

The Minister says :

"The Prefects will not forget that the Empire is
the expression of the wants, feelings, and interests
of the masses, as it has united all the forces and
wishes of the nation. It was in the cottages of the
people that the Empire was brought forth."
M. de Persigny then recalls the degree of wealth
and prosperity which the nation has acquired since
the origin of the Empire, and continues ;--
"The Emperor therefore confidently asks of the
country a Legislative Assembly as devoted to him
as preceding Assemblies, and having no other care
than tne welfare of the Empire. If in France, as
in England, parties differed upon the conduct of
public affairs, but were all attached to the funda-
mental institutions of the country, the Government
might cot,fine itself to watching the struggle.
But in France this manoeuvring of parties
would be of a nature to prolong the revolution by
compromising liberty; because in our country there
are parties who yet remain political fractions, seek-
ing to attack the very heart of our institutions in
order to vitiate their principle, and who invoke
liberty in order to turn it against the State.

" The duties of the Prefects are, therefore, plainly
marked out. Penetrated with the democratic and
liberal spirit of our institutions, they will allow all
candidates to present themselves freely, and to
publish and distribute their political programmes
and voting tickets according to the prescriptions of
the law."

In conclusion, M. de Persigny urges the Prefects
to proclaim as publicly as possible the candidates
po3sessing the confidence of the Government.

BOURSE, May B.—The market continues heavy,
but without any further decline in prices. Threes,
for Account, are now at 69f. 65c. Railway Shares
quiet, and but little change in quotations. The
market closed as follows:

it per Cents 96 80
Do. end month — ---

Italian Loan 72 25
Do. end month 72 30
New ditto
Do. end month —
Russian
Austrian
Spanish Threes —
Home Debt

i per Cents
Do. end month 69 55
Credit Mobilier 1427 50

no, en's month.... 1426 25

Bank Shares 3380

Credit

oncier ....

RAILWAYS.
Cash. Account.
1013 75 .. 820
1030 .. 1037 50
1000 820
1056 25 .. 1065
465 .. 465
765 .. 772 50
.. 532 50
513 75 .. 516 25
455 .. 462 50
500 696 25
567 53 .. 575
575 576 75
760 .. 757 50
387 50 .. 387 50

Orleans
..........
Northern
New ditto
Lyons and Mediterranean
Geneva ..
Southern
Western
Eastern ....
Sardinian
Austrian ..
Lon.hard
North of Spain
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona

THE GENEROUS MISER !—Elwes, who auded to
his own fortune another inherited from his uncle,
both amounting to half a million sterling, would dine off a
hard-boiled egg, or a piece of pancake which he had kept
for two months in his pocket. But he would lose thou-
sands at play to men of fashion, pay his debts and never
ask for his winnings, which he thought would be ungen-
tlemanly. He would not lay out a penny on the education
of his two sons. He thought that "putting things into
their heads was taking money out of their pockets."
But when Lord Abingdon had made a match for seven
th usand pounds, Elwes, who knew he had not the money,
offered to lend it to him. He would walk from one end of
London to another in the rain to avoid paying a shilling for
a coach—would cat his meat putrid rather than order a
fresh joint; and sit in wet clothes rather than light a fire
to dry them. He wore a cast-off wig which he had picked
out of a ditch ; and having torn his only coat, took one
from the family chest which had belonged to an ancestor,
with slash sleeves made of green velvet. But to a merchant
who conciliated him with a present of wine he lent seven
hundred pounds—and a trifling present, or work done for
nothing, was tolerably sure to be followed by a lean of
money. Ho would let a poor man starve before he would
aid him; yet, in bonds to peers and others, and on some
American property, he is said to have lost one hundred
and fifty thousand pounds. There were occasional touches
of humour in him. At a shooting party, a bad shot firing
carelessly wounded him in the cheek, " I give you joy,,,
he said, "of your improvement—l knew you would by-
and-by hit something." At another time, having cut both
his legs deeply, he was with difficulty persuaded to employ
a surgeon. But he would only incur this expense in favour
of one leg. He would manage the other himself, and
Qffereil to bet that it wettld get well Ant ; and it did.

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, May 8•

The Queen, accompanied by Prince Leopold and
Princess Beatrice, drove out yesterday morning.
Lau A. Bruce and Lieutenant-Colonel Du Plat
ser.. in attendance.

Prince and Princess Leiningen visited her Majesty
The Hon. H. J. Elliot arrived at Osborne yester-
d Ay evening and left this morning.