The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-17 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOURSE, July 15.—The buoyancy of the market
has exhibited no symptoms of relaxation to-day,
and yesterday's improvement in quotations has been
generally well maintained. The shares of the
Cr&lit Mobilier continue particularly to attract
the attention of speculators, and a further advance
of 14f. 50c. has taken place since the opening—the
present quotation being 757 f. This rapid and con-
siderable augmentation is to be attributed to the
Company's having undertaken the emission of the
City of Paris Loan, to the amount of 250 millions,
which is to be issued in 600,000 bonds of 450 f. each,
bearing interest at the rate of 20f. per annum, with
1,140,000 f. to be drawn quarterly—giving 285,000 f.
at each drawing. The payments are to be made in
nine terms—from the 31st inst. to the 31st October,
1869. French Three per Cents. are firm at 67f.
75c., and Italian Loan at 65f. 15c. The Stock of
the Mexican Loans remain without any sensible
change. The following are the last quotations :-
41 per Cents 97
Do. end month

Ditto Threes —
Mexican Loan 4B
Do. Bonds —
Russian —
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Home Debt —

3 per Cents
Do. end month 67 60

Credit Mobilier 748 75
Do. end month 745
Bank Shares 3600
Credit Fonder 1260 7T

Deferred
Roman —

Italian Loan 65 20
Do. and month 65 50

'ATE!.

Cash. Amt.
Orleans
Northern 1042 50 ... 1043 75
Lyons and Mediterranean B5l 25 859
Southern 567 50 ... 579
Western 535
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 4BB 75 483 75
North of Spain l7O ...
Saragossa 325 830
Ditto to Barcelona

Result of the Elections.

OPINIONS OF OUR CONTEMPORARIES.

" THE OBSERVER" on the Ministerial side a
rautrance declares in a burst of exaggerated exultation that
—The most careful and critical analysis we can make of
the result gives a clear gain of 15 seats on the balance to
the Liberal side of the house. The gains to the Minister
iu England and Wales were nine. Strangely enough these
numbers have been increased within the last two days by
the gain of five borough seats in Ireland, and one county
in Scotland. Looking at what has still to be done in the
counties of England, of Scotland, and of Ireland, wo have
no doubt that the Liberals will, gain 20 seats—if not more
—making 40 votes on the balance. When these 40 are added
to the 20—in round numbers—recorded in the great trial
of strength last year, the Government will meet Parlia-
ment with a good working majority of 60.
" TILE SATURDAY REVIEW," with a little more dis-
passionate moderation, remarks that—Tho English borough
elections have given the Government an increased majo-
rity, and that there will be little alteration in the counties.
In Scotland there will bo comparatively few changes or
contests, and the only remaining doubt relates to Ireland.
On tho whole, it is nearly certain that the new Parliament
will display only personal traces of the dissolution which
separates the ensuing session from the last. As long as
the Government retains its present form, it will not be
worth the'while of the Opposition to make any struggle
for office ; but in the probable event of Mr. Gladstone's
accession to the post of First Minister before another ge-
neral election, political changes may perhaps produce new
party combinations.

" TILE EXAMINER" even more moderate in its
tone, observes—We like victory, but we do not like crying
victory before the rout of the enemy is beyond dispute.
Napoleon said that the moment of victory was the most
dangerous in war, for then it was that false confidence
came into play and committed its errors. We hold, then,
to the maxim respice finem, but having at the same time
no doubt what that end will be. At present there are the
usual ups and downs—success here, against which is to be
set off defeat elsewhere ; but generally this is to be ob-
served, that the gains are in large constituencies having
some opinions and will of their own, while the losses are
in places under the influences and subject to dictation
There is no rule without exception. Liverpool has just
given up its representation to the Tories, and discarded
its one Liberal member, Mr. Ewart.

The " LONDON REVIEW" remarks very sensibly—The
borough elections aro now all but over; the county elec-
tions are just commencing. Yet, though this stage has
been reached, it is impossible, as yet, to determine with
accuracy the results. The daily papers print statements
which in some cases are palpably wrong, and which are
not even on a subsequent day corrected. The summaries.
and party lists differ widely, and the discrepancy is not
confined to the assertions of opposing parties. The Herald,
of course, is jubilant ; the Times, supporting the Ministry,
is triumphant ; yet the testimony of the other organs of
each party does not agree with that of either of them. We
must wait for the calmer and more accurate judgment of
another week ere any precise assertion can be ventured.
But oven at present there are indications that the opinions
we have expressed on the prospects of the Liberal party
will be realised.

" THE SPECTATOR" assorts, however, with confidence
that—The new house of Commons will be the old one a
little reinvigorated. The elections are not yet over, but
this much may be said to be known from the results already
declared : the Liberal Government will gain somewhat in
the number and very greatly in the quality of its consis-
tent supporters. Despite most unusual slaughter, which
includes three subordinate members of her Majesty's Go-
vernment, Mr. Peel, Colonel Luke White, and Lord Bury,
and extraordinary changes of personnel, the total result in
the boroughs has been a gain of seven for Lord Palmerston,
giving with his majority in the last Parliament a working
majority of 27. This is exclusive of changes in the coun-
ties, which in Ireland especially will be considerable, and
may be relied on, we think, to yield at least seven more
Whigs, making a total gain in divisions of at least 28 votes,
a number amply sufficient to change a weak Government
into a strong one, and to enable one like that of Lord Pal-
merston to depart from its policy of inaction.
"Tars STANDARD" goes the length this morning of assert-
ing that-- T he result of tho English borough elections has been
favourable to the Conservative party ! It loses nominally
three or four seats, but the seats were occupied by luke-
warm friends who were little bettor than open enemies,
and the verdict of election committees will put the balance
of gain decidedly on its side. In Ireland, however, the
Government has been more successful. lir. Gladstone's
pronunciamento against the Irish Church, the Ministerial
support of the Oaths Bill, and the concession with respect
to the Catholic University, seem to have once again
cajoled the Roman Catholics to the service of the party
which has so often betrayed them.

[Not a word, here, it will be observed, on the
part of our Conservative contemporary, last
quoted, about Lord Derby's unlucky speech as to
" muzzling " the " dogs ! " To which inopportune
fling of the Ex-Premier's against the Catholics—
far more than to all the reasons, above enumerated,
put together—the Conservative Loss of seats in Ire-
land may, we feel certain, be quite surely attri-
buted.—Ed. SUN.]

GIUGLINI'S BENEFIT.—On Wednesday morning
a grand concert for the benefit of this great artiste and most
unhappy man will be given at Her Majesty's Theatre,
when all who love music and pity irreparable misfortune
will not fail to be present. At this concert a preghiora,
with chorus accompaniments, written expressly for the
occasion by Signor Arditi, will be sung, the solo parts by
Mdlle. Tiotjens.

THE FIRE WHICH OCCURRED AT THE BRITISH
MUSEUM on Monday last broke out in the binders'
workshops, in which a number of books and manuscripts
were under repair ; among others, the Anglo-Saxon ma-
nuscript known as Popo Gregory tho Groat's " Pastorale."
This very important MS. was given by Alfred the Great
to Plogmund, Archbishop of Canterbury. Every one will
be grieved to hear that it was destroyed by the fire.
Several other manuscripts were injured, but not, it is to be
hoped, beyond the power of repair.
WHOLESALE POISONING OF FISH.—The fish in
the River Brid, at Bridport, in Dorsotshiro, have been
poisoned by the refuse of some chemical works being poured
into the river. Dozens of dead trout hare been seen float-
ing- on the surface of the water.
THE FRENCH EDITION OF THE WORKS OF EDGAR
ALLAN POE is now complete. The work of translation has
been done by M. Charles Bandelaire. Michel I.6vy Freres
are, the publishers at Paris, who have just brought out the
last volume of the set entitled " Histories 'Grotesques et
S4ieuses,"