The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-16 00:00:00

instant.

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, JUNE 12.

The reigning Duke Ernest of Saxe-Coburg Gotha
has been in this city for the last few days. His
Highness has been received with much distinction
by the Imperial Court. The visit of the Duke
carries with it more political interest than would
at first sight appear. It is asserted that his High-
ness came to Vienna agreeably to an understanding
with his political friends, and that he is negotiating,
with very influential officials, upon matters of great
political importance. The party which formerly
strove so hard to found an united Germany under
the Coburg dynasty. and afterwards attempted to
establish a German empire, excluding Austria, under
the House of Hohenzollern, this same party has now
sent its princely representative to the Austrian
capital, and offers to ally itself with Austria.
From the position Austria has taken up on the
Polish question by joining the diplomatic action of
the Western Powers, and from the great and
striking contrast of her home policy with that
recently adopted by Prussia, she receives the
warmest sympathy of all Germany, and has now
the opportunity of leading Germany to the long-
looked-for reforms.

The Duke, in the name of the German National
Society (National-Verein), secures to Austria the
support of even the Minor German Party (Klein-
dentschen Partei), if she will only earnestly under-
take to carry out these reforms.
It appears that in Government circles here there
is a strong party no longer blind to the present
state of affairs. It is therefore easily explained
why the Duke in his political mission to Vienne
has met with so much sympathy and so warm a
reception.

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, JUNE 12.

The King and Queen are residing in the Palace
of Ajuda, but leave for Mafra in a few days. The
report that cases of measles have appeared at Cintra
has induced the Court to defer for the present its
visit to that favourable summer resort.
A motion is before the Cortes for the abolition
of capital punishment. The deputies are discussing
questions connected with the Marine Department;
in the Upper House the peers are occupied with
the project for the imposts on property.

The Commercial Association of Lisbon has ad-
dressed to the King a report on the projected
construction of docks on the banks of the Tagus.
There are two plans in view, one for making docks
opposite the city, and the other for making them in
Lisbon.

Councillor Joaquim Jose Falcao, honorary Mini-
ster of State and General Administrator of the
House of Braganza, is dead.
The Patriarch of Lisbon is labouring under a
severe attack of asthma.

The Chinese war steamer Keansoo has arrived
from Falmouth.

The American corvette St. Louis is lying in har-

bour.

The prospects of the vintage still continue very
encouraging.

FRANCE.

BOURSE, lane 15.—The market has been buoyant,
and a fair amount of business transacted at an
improvement on the closing rates of Saturday. For
the Account, Threes are now firm at 69f. 70c.
Italian Loan has been rather in demand, and shows
higher quotations, as also have the Credit Mobilier
and other securities. The Railway Share Market
quiet, but previous quotations pretty well main-
tained. The market closed as follows:
It per Cents .. 96 80 Italian Loan 73 30
Do. end month.... Do. end month 73 30
3 per Cents
Do. end month.... 69 70 Do. end month 74 30
Credit M0bi1ier....1250 Russian
Do, end m0nth....1246 25 Austrian
Bank Shares 3450 Spanish Threes.... 53 60
Credit Fonder l4OO Home Debt

BAIL'

-AYS.

Cash. Account.
998 75 .. 1002 50

Orleans ...

Northern
New ditto
Lyons and Mediterranean 1045 .. 1045
Geneva 455 .. 457 50
Southern
Western
)astern .... 505 .. 505
Sardinian -
Austrian
Lorrbard
North of Spain
Saragossa 730 .. 727 50
Ditto to Barcelona