The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-20 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOURSE, July 19.—The complete recovery of the
Prince Imperial's health has given strength to the
market, which opened with improved quotations,
though prices have again relapsed to yesterday's
closing quotations. The " Comptoir d'Escompte"
Shares are in great demand, and have advanced
from 915 f. to 940 f. on the strength of the report,
again circulated, that this Company will have the
concession of the Algerian works, as well as an in-
crease in the number of the shares of this Company.
Threes, for the Account, are now at 67f. 52ic.
Credit Mobilier shares, 726 f. 25c. Towards the
end the market became very weak, and prices left
off lower than yesterday :

4i- per Cents 96 65
Do. end month —
3 per Cents. 67 50
Do. end month 67 45
Credit Mobilier
Do. end month
Bank Shares 3580
Credit Fonder 1250
Italian Loan 6l 80
Do. end month 64 75
RAIL'

Ditto Threes —
Mexican Loan 47
Do. Bonds —
Russian —
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Home Debt -
Deferred
Roman —

WAYS.
Cash. Acct.
•.. 835
... 1046 25
•• • - - •.. 846 25
... 566 25

Orleans

Northern

Lyons and Mediterranean.

Southern
Western
Eastern

Sardinian ,
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona

... 282 50
... 417 50
... 480 -

... 185 -
... 326 25

THE BRAZILS.
RIO DE JANEIRO, JUNE 24.

The law granting an annual subsidy of two hun-
dred contos of rein to a company that shall es-
tablish direct steam navigation between Brazil
and the United States has passed the Senate, and
gone up for the imperial sanction. The coasting
trade bill with amendments in a still more liberal
sense has also passed in the Chamber of Deputies.
The first iron-clad gunboat built in Brazil, the
Tamandare, was launched yesterday, the Emperor
being present.

News from the River Plate refers mostly to the
movements of troops. From Buenos Ayres ad-
vices have been received to the 15th, and from
Montevideo to the 16th inst.

The expedition that went up the Parana in the
Brazilian squadron to surprise Corrientes landed
about 800 men, of which 240 were Brazilian troops,
and gained their object, driving out the Paraguayan
garrison, said to have been 1,600 strong ; the victors,
however, were forced to re-embark the next day as
supplies by land were cut off. This.useless victory
cost the allies about 250 men killed and wounded,
and the Paraguayans about 600 including prisoners,
besides two cannon, a large quantity of ammuni-
tion, 150 tons of coal, and their colours. The Ar-
gentinetroops engaged in this affair were their best,
and weresed almost exclusively of Belgian
cocomposed
and Italian veterans, commanded by Paunero.
This general effected his junction with Urquiza on
the 6th.

General Mitre was to leave Buenos Ayres on the
17th to assume the command-in-chief of the allied
army, which is being concentrated at Concordia,
about 80 miles north of Paysandu, and on the other
side of the river Uruguay ; and we may expect that
active operations will commence as soon as he arrives.
General Flores was expected there on the 16th with
his contingent.

The army at Concordia will consist of about
30,000 men, of which 18,000 are Brazilians under
Gen. Ozorio, 5,000 Montevideans under Gen. Flores,
and 7,000 Argentines.

The blockade is established by the Brazilian
squadron in the rivers Parana and Paraguay.
The Siglo of Montevideo says that the Para-
guayans at Corrientes fired into one of the boats of
the English gunboat Dotterel that was taking some
persons on shore, killing one of the officers and two
men ; it further says that, on the commander asking
for an: explanation, he was told to go and ask Lopes
for it at Assumption, if, he could get beyond the Hu-
matia.. The Dotterel had steamed up the Paraguay.

RUSSIA.

ST. PETERSBURG, JULY 15.

The Emperor, by a decree dated 14th June last,
has sanctioned a decision of the Council of the
Empire, permitting henceforth the smoking of to-
bacco 'in the public streets, squares, &c., of the
capital and other cities and localities. Smoking is,
however, prohibited in stables, haylofts, barns, and
generally in places where the practice is allowed to
be dangerous, the decision upon this point being
left to the superior local authorities. With regard
to railways, the prohibition against smoking will
rest with the general management department of
the lines.