The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-10 00:00:00

FRANCE.

M. Fouray, the responsible edithr of the Opinion
Nationale, and M. Sauvestre, one of the writers in
that journal, appeared yesterday before the Tribunal
of Correctional Police to answer a charge of having,
on the 31st October last, published an article in
that journal containing false news respecting Si-
Lala's insurrection in Algeria, of a nature to trouble
the public neace. The defendants admitted that
their informants had grossly exaggerated the facts
of the case. The Tribunal declared the charge
fully established, and condemned each of the de-
fendants to one month's imprisonment, and each,
severally and conjointly, to pay 500 f. fine with all
the costs of the prosecution.
A communication from Nice gives the following :
—" The usual well-known faces begin to be seen on
the Promenade des Anglais, and the English visitors
are making their appearance. Great improvements
in the water-supply and sere erage have been effected
during the summer, and several new hotels offer in-
creased accommodation to travellers, while the
owners of apartments have materially lowered their
pretensions in consequence of the building mania
lately acted on. The consequence has been that
rents have fallen to a fair average rate. The Opera
and French companies are both performing, and the
season, although backward, promises fairly to be a
satisfactory one. Several distinguished families
have already secured villas for the season."
The bulletin of the Paris Observatory gives the
following as the atmospheric situation yesterday :
" A centre of depression shows itself over Europe,
at Haparanda, at the farther end of the Gulf of
Bothnia, where the barometer has fallen 12 milli-
metres since Tuesday, and marks 760. A second
centre exists in the south of Italy, at Naples, where
the barometer has also fallen 12 millimetres, and
marks 750. The winds are still moderate in that
peninsula, but on the coasts of Provence they have
gained force, coming from the east. The barome.-
ter remains high at -Valencia, Skudesnocr, Stock-
holm, and St. Petersburg, where it marks 770 milli-
metres. Rain is falling over all the south of
France." In Paris yesterday rain fell rather
heavily in the forenoon, and after a temporary ces-
sation recommenced after sunset. At three the
thermometer marked 9 5 Centigrade (49 Fahren-
heit).

Advices from Kiel state that the Prince of Augus-
tenburg has just purchased at Diesterbrook a pro-
perty composed of a house and a large garden for
130,000 marks (240,500 fr.).! Hitherto, he has been
inhabiting the New Villa. His wife, the Princess
Adelaide, will very shortly transfer her residence
from Nienstedten to Kiel. In becoming by right
of proprietorship a citizen of that town, the Prince
prevents any attempt at expulsion that might be
directed against him.

A letter from Foix (Ariege), of the sth, says :
" Snow has appeared on the mountains here. The
temperature has fallen greatly; a few degrees lower
and we shall be in full winter."

The second daughter of Count de Montalember
has just taken the vows at the noviciate of the Sacre•
Cour of Conflans.

A telegram from Belle-Isle announces the arrival
there this morning of the General Transatlantic
Company's steamer France, with 68 passengers and
a general cargo. She left Vera Cruz on the 14th
ult., and St. Thomas's on the 24th. Health on
board excellent.

M. Dupin is still lying in a critical state, and is
said to have received the Sacrament in extrenzis.
The following characteristic letter was recently
written by the Procurcur-Imperial in reply to an
invitation to dinner from M. Troplong sent with
the official notice of the ceremony on the opening
of the law -courts :—" The Saint-Chapelle is too
cold ; the sitting is too warm ; your dinner is too
good ; excuse me if I decline.—DLTlN." A new
edition of the Emperor's pamphlet on Algeria has
been sent to all the members of the Senate, Council
of State, and Legislative Body.
The Courrier des Alpes of the 7th has the follow-
ing :-44 At the moment of going to press we receive
the news of a frightful catastrophe. The powder
magazine of the tunnel through the Alps (Mont
Cenis) exploded this morning at ten o'clock. Four
men who were working at the moment of the acci- '
dent were hurried to a considerable distance, and
their corpses when found were shapeless masses. A
great number of workmen have also been wounded.
At Fourneaux and Modane, nearly a mile distant,
scarcely a single window in the houses remained
unshattered, and much damage was done to other
constructions. Details are still wanting. A letter
from Lans-le-Bourg states that the passing of the
Alps near Mont Cenis are extremely dangerous at
this moment from the snow which has fallen."
The Emperor arrived at Saint Cloud last night
about seven from his excursion to Brittany. The
accounts received state that the inhabitants of the
localities in the neighbourhood of Korn-er-Houet
collected in vast numbers, and made a sort of en-
campment for the night round the residence of the
Princess Baciocchi. They greeted the Emperor,
who more than once mingled amongst them, with
the loudest acclamations. His Majesty, on Tues-
day, twice visited various parts of the Princess
Baciocchi's domain, once on foot and again in a
carriage. The august visitor left Vannes yesterday
morning at nine, amidst the warmest demonstra-
tions from the whole population, and arrived at
Rennes at noon, where, notwithstanding the un-
favourable state of the weather, a complete ovation
was given him by the inhabitants. •
BOURSE, Nov. 9.—Two o'Clock.—The market
shows every disposition for an upward movement.
Threes, for the Account, have advanced 15c., and
are quoted at 68f. 15c. Italian Fives, so much
offered of late, have attained 65f., showing a rise of
15c. Credit Mobiliers are quoted 880 f., with an
advance of 6f. 25c., and Spanish Mobilier an im-

provement of 2f. 50c.—at 480 f. Lyons Shares are
in great demand at 826 f. 25c.—a gain of 10f. Con-
sols remain unvaried at 88, ex div. The weekly
returns of the Bank of France show a diminution
in the bullion account of nearly seven millions of
francs, as well as a diminution of more than 19
millions in the portefeuille.—Three o'Clock--Reali-
zations have caused a decline, the last quotations
being as follows :

41 per Cents 95 50
Do. end month —
3 per Cents 6B 40
Do. end month 6B 40
Credit Mobilier
Do. end month
Bank Shares 3695
Credit Foncier —
Italian Loan 64 95
Do. end month 65 10

Ditto Threes —
Roman 74
Mexican Loan 49
Do. Bonds 823 75
Russian .—
Austrian
Spanish Threes - -
Home Debt BB
Deferred

Orleans
Northern
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern
Western
Eastern
Sardinian.
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain...
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona
Roman
...

Cash. Acct.
•.. 820
• ... 1097 50
• 821 25
• 562 50

517 50
208 75

- - 408 75
- - 403 75
- - 187 50
- 215 -

157 50

THE GAS EXPLOSION AT NINE ELMS.--The in-
quest on the bodies of the poor fellows who lost
their lives in the gas explosion at Nine Elms was resumed
yesterday. Richard Harvey, the foreman stoker, was the
first witness examined. He said that when he went into
the meter-house before the explosion he noticed a large
volume of gas escaping from the side of tho tank into
which the governor went. The evidence of this witness
was given with great clearness. Several other witnesses
were examined, and Dr. Letheby presented a report upon
the matter. The cause of the accident was made clear.
One of the governors in the meter-house had got displaced
by some one treading upon it. The plasterers who were at
work in the place did not know how to put the governors
in order, and thus there was a great escape of gas, which
became ignited. The jury found a verdict of "Accidental
death," and suggested that there should be protectors to
the governors, so that inexperienced persona
_should be
kept from them.