The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-08 00:00:00

same number of votes ; M. ' Jules Janin, 11, M.
Prevost-Paradol, 14, M. Autran, 2, Marmier, 2,
Geruzez, 1, Chasles, 1. Second ballot :M. Jules

Janin, 14, M. Prevost-Paradol, 14, Autran, and
others, 1 each. Third ballot : M. Jules Janin, 14,
M. Prevost-Paradol, 16, blank 1. In consequence,
M. Camille Doucet and M. Prevost Paradol were
declared to be elected.

The Minfster of Agriculture, Commerce, and
Public Works has just appointed M. Carron, for-
merly Consul-General at Edinburgh, to be Com-
missioner at Dublin, to watch over the interests of
the French subjects who have sent articles to the
Exhibition there.

The five academies of the Institute held a quar-
terly sitting the day before yesterday, under the
presidency of M. Ambroise Thomes, of the Beaux-
Arts, assisted by MM. Wolowski, Villemain, Egger,
and Decaisne, delegates from the other academies.
In this sitting the president laid before the assembly
the first volume of the " llistoire de Jules Cdsar,"
presented to the Institute by the Emperor Napo-
leon 111.

The Emperor and Empress arrived the afternoon
before yesterday in a private carriage at the St.
Lazare terminus, and proceeded to St. Germain by
rail to visit the works now going on for the restora-
tion of the palace. Their Majesties were recognised
at St. Germain and saluted with acclamations by
the people assembled on the Place du 'Chateau.
After having examined those portions of the build-
ing now restored to their original style of the period
of Francis 1., the Imperial visitors returned by train
to the Tuileries for dinner.

The Moniteur du Soir publishes the following
note :—" Several journals have disseminated the
rumour that the Empress was about to publish a
' Life of Marie-Antoinette.' That assertion is de-
void of all foundation."

M. Baroche, Minister of Justice, two days back
gave a grand dinner, at which were present the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Ambassadors of
Austria, Turkey, and Prussia, the Ministers of
Bavaria, Saxony, Portugal, Belgium, and Mexico,
and many other members of diplomatic corps, the
Duke de Bassano, Marshal Magnan, the Duke
d'Albufera, and the Prefect of Police, together with
several senators, deputies, members of the Council
of State and of the Court of Cassation. In the
evening there was a brilliant reception.
The annual sitting of the Society of the Prince
Imperial for Granting Loans to Working Men was
held yesterday at half-past one, at the Tuileries, in
the Salles des Mar6chaux, the Empress presiding,
and the young Prince by her side. The Archbishop
of Paris and several other distinguished personages
were present. M. Fremy, Vice-President of the
Superior Council, read the report of the year's pro-
ceedings, after which her Majesty spoke a few kind
words in reply, and the meeting separated with cries
of " Vive l'Empereur !" " Vive l'lmperatrice !"
" Vive le Prince Imperial !" During the three
years that the society has been in existence, it has
advznced in Paris and the departments nearly 5,000
loans, amounting to a total of 1,300,000 f.

A communication from Toulon has the following :
—" The Admiral commanding the experimental
squadron has received instructions from Paris to
hasten the repairs of the vessels under his orders,
and to hold himself ready to put to sea about
the 20th.

BoURSE, April 7.—The market is not very active,
and prices are somewhat variable. Threes, for the
Account, are now at 67f. 90c. Italian Loan 65f.
85c. Mobiher has been done at 832 f. 50c. In
Railway Shares there is no material change to note.
The following are the last quotations:—

41 per Cents 95 40
Do. end month
3 per Cents. 67 60'
Do. end month 67 95
Credit Mobilier
Do. end month
Bank Shares 3560
Credit Foncier —
Roman —

Italian Loan 65 80
Do. end month 65 95
Ditto Threes —
New Mexican
Russian
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Home Debt —
Deferred

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Acct.
Orleans
Northern 1057 50 ... 1066 25
Lyons and Mediterranean 9BO ... 982 50
Southern 6lO ... 612 50
Western 538 75 ... 537 50
Eastern
Sardinian — ...
Austrian
Lombard 551 25 ... 555
North of Spain 302 50 ... 306 25
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona — .o.

MARKETS—This Day.

COVENT GARDEN.

Our market is seasonably well supplied with fruit, and
the show of vegetables has increased. A fair business is
doing, as follows :

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S. d. s. d.
Pine apples 8 0 to 10 0
Foreign do., each 0 0 to 0 0
Grapes,per lb 10 0 to 16 0
Foreign do. 1 6 to 2 6
3lelons
Nectarines, per dz 0 0 to 0 0,
Apples, per hf-sv. 2 6 to 4 0
Pears, per do
Oranges, per 100..4 0 to 10 01
Lemons, per 100 3 6 to 7 0
Gooseberries hi OveJ 0 to 0 0
Strawberries pr pt 0 0 to 0 0

o. d. e d
Altiberries,prpt 0 oto 0
Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0
Foreign ditto, puno oto 0 0
Filberts, per lb .. L oto 2 6
Walnuts, per 100 1 6to 2 0
Cobnuts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0
Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0
Figs, per doz. .... 0 oto 0 11)
Peaches, per d 0... 0 oto 0 0
Currants, per b.sv 0 oto 0
Plums, per do. 0 oto 0 0
Damsons, pr d 0... 0 oto 0 0