The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-29 00:00:00

FRANCE.

The attitude of the German Diet towards Den-
mark, says Le Constztutionnel, every day becomes
more menacing.
BOURSE, April 28.—The market has been rather
firmer, but without any material improvement in
prices, Threes, for the Account, being now at 69f.
25c. Mobilier have advanced. The Railway Share
Market has been well maintained, and with a slight
improvement on some of the lines. The market
closed as follows :---

it per Cents 69 50
Do. end month —
:3 per Cents 69 20
Do. end month 69 20
Credit Al 1400
on, end month 1395
Bank Shares 340
Credit k oncier 1470

Italian Loan 7l 65
Do. end month —
New ditto
Do. end mouth —
Russian
Austrian
Spani,h Threes —
flume Debt

RAILWAYs.

Orleans
Northern ....
dit*o
Lyons and Mediterranean
Geneva
Southern
Western
Eastern •••• 00000 ..,••
Sardinian
Austrian
I,orr.b.rd
North of Spain
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona

Cash. Account.
1012 50 .. 1015 --
10.2 50 .. 1031 25
1010 -- 1011 25
1153 75 .. 1155 --

- - • • -
765 - 765 -
525 - .. 527 50
530 - 530 --
452 50 .. 453 75
490 - .. 490 -
595 - 596 25
665 - 665 --
750 - -
370 - 371 25

THE CAPE MAIL.

The mail steamship Briton arrived at Plymouth
yesterday afternoon with the above mail and 35
passengers. Sce left the Cape on the 22d, St.
Helena on the 31st ult., and A-tension on the 4th
inst. The Cape Parliament was to meet on April
16. The measures which the Governor intended to
submit had not trunsp'red. The absentee policy had
been abandoned by Eastern members, and it was
expected that nearly all of them would attend
shortly after Parliament bad assembled. The ex-
penditure for the year 1862 had exceeded the re-
venue by .E 70,000. The colony was suffering under
very serious depression. Tt.ree years' drought and
the long winter had reduced the agricultural popu-
lation to great straits. Almost universal insolvenc3
pervaded ►arge farming districts, and the trade of
the towns had suffered severely through distress in
the country. Provisions were scarce and dear and
money dearer. 1t- was, however, hoped that the
depression would ultimately benefit the colony b 3
prompting to large improvements in farming and
commerce, Trade was very dull, and until after
next harvest much improvement was not expected.
Fine rains continued to fall in all parts of the
colony. The appearance of the country was beau-
titul, and there was great promise of abundant
winter crops. Cattle stealing by the natives still
prevailed to an alarming extent both in the colony
and in British Kaffraria. Otherwise ail was quiet
on the frontier. The President et Free State had at
length resigned. Every day's events were con-
sidered to show the necessity of,the re-extension of
British sovereignty to that country.
The Voiksraad had, on the ground of expense,
abolished its border police establish Lent. and de-
clined to constitute a supreme court of appeal
Seven miles more cf the Cape Town Railway
were open. The colonial railway engineer had
inspected the routes of the projected railways, and
approved of them.

Orders had been received for the recall and
breaking up of the Livingstone expedition.
The latest news from the missionary stations was
favourable. Messrs. Chapman and Baines had
effected their passage across from Waiwich Bay to
the Z mbesi, and cobfir med Di. Livingstone's glow-
ing description of the Victoria Falls.

On the 12th March the Federal corvette James
town, 20 guns, for China, put into Table Bay,
having damaged her rudder. She was suffered to
remain two days on a plea of effecting repairs.
During that time she shipped surreplitioP.sly about
20 seamen there.

S.vere retribution had been exacted of the Arabs
for murdering the Penguin's scan en.
The Briton arrived out March 12, and the
Himalaya Mural 18.

Messrs. Farm-r an (I Rlgt rs, of Regent-street,
have been appointed India Shawl Warehousemen to Her
Royal Highness the Princess of Wales.
THE COST OF OUR IRON CLADS.—From. a re-
turn issued yesterday morning we learn that the cost of the
iron-plated ships since the Warrior has been as follows :
The Black Prince. £373,899 ; the Resistance, £257,848 ;
and the Defi-nce, £252,898. We may here state that the
whole cost of the Warrior before being ready for sea is now
known—it amounts to £377,373; the principal difference
between the cost of the Wa,rior and that of the Black
Prince being in the item of masts and yards, rigging and
stores.

SOURCE OF CIIEERFULNESS.—CheerfuIness arises
half from personal goodness, half from a belief in the per-
sonal goodness of others,

PARIS, APRIL 29.
The Corps Lcgislatif has passed the whole Budget
by 240 against seven votes.
The Constitutionnel of to-day publishes an article
signed by its chief editor, M. Paulin Limayrac, con •
tradicting, the reports which have been circulated
by several newspapers relative to an alleged change
in the policy of the Court of Vienna.
The Constitutionnel says:—" In seeking in the
policy of Austria motives and combinations which
have no existence, her loyalty is outragsd. Austria
has freely adopted her line of conduct and has there-
fore no reason to change it. The three great
Powers first presented their observations to Russia
and after them other Powers did the same. The
reply of Russia will evidently be dictated by the
same feeling of moderaticn and courteiy and by the
desire to yield to the wishes of Europe. We expect
this reply with confidence."

1 Official despatches have been received here from
Vera Cruz, announcing that General Mirandol has
defeated Comonfort near Cholula, after a brilliant
engagement. The Mexic4n loss was 200 kilied Etna
SO prisoners, that of the French was 10 wen, two
of whom were killed. The disposition of the inha-
bitants towards the French is favourable. A French
corps has occupied the road between Puebli and
Mexico. During the night between the 23d and
14th, entrenchments were successfully opened be-
fore San Juan.

Le Pays announces that their Imperial High-
nesses Prince N .poleon and the Princess Clot tide
quitted Paris last evening at 8 o'clock fur Marseilles,
whence they will at once proceed on their tour
through Egypt end Pah stine.
L Opinion .A ationale comments significantly upon
the fact that while conflicting interests just now
retard the action of France and England In behalf
of Poland—leaving the Poles to support their rights
unaided upon the field of b.ttle—Sweden, on the
contrary, manite:ts its 83 mpa hy with ri mai kable
energy in favour of that fflicted country and
people !