The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-18 00:00:00

AMERICA.

The royal mail steam-ship Scotia, from New
York, on the morning of the 9th inst., arrived at
5 a.m. to-day (18th inst.) with 182 passengers.
She landed 102 sacks of mails and 50 passengers,
and proceeded immediately for Liverpool. All well.
NEW YORK, AUG. 8.

President Johnson is better. The Executive
mansion, however, is considered an unhealthy
summer abode, and Secretary Harlan, of the Inte-
rior Department, has directed the selection of a tem-
porary residence for the President and his family in
some more salubrious position adjoining the capital.
Provisional Governor Hamilton, of Texas, has
issued a proclamation, instructing the people in the
measures necessary for the restoration of the State
to the Union, but has not yet ordered the conven-
tional revision of the State Constitution.

New Orleans despatches of the sth report serious
ravages upon the growing cotton in Wharton county,
Texas, by the army worm.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Gold, 1441. Exchange, 109 to I.

Sixes 1881, Coupons, 1061; Five-Twenties, Cou-
pons, 1051 ; .New York Central Railway, 97-1 ;
Erie, 85i ; Illinois Central, 125 i.
Cotton, 46c. ; dull.
Breadstuffs improved. Provisions unsettled.
Coffee quiet, and unchanged. Sugars dull.
AUG. 9, 7 a.m.
The President attended a Cabinet meeting yes-
terday.
The elections in Tennessee and Kentucky have
passed off quietly.
The Scotia brings no specie.
Sir Narcisse Belleau has been appointed to the
Canadian Premiership.
The Cuba arrived this morning.

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, AuG. 18.

The official Wiener Zeitung of to-day reprints an
article of the General Correspondenz, in which it is
stated that the understanding arrived at between
Herr von Bismarck. and Count Blome at Gastein
will very soon receive the Imperial sanction. " All
collision between the Powers has been avoided by
this understanding, in which the mutual reclama-
tions and the Federal rights have been vindicated,
and the union between the German Powers has
been insured."

SPAIN.

MADRID, AUG. 17.

It is stated that the Queen will shortly visit
Navarre and the Basque provinces. Her Majesty
will return to Madrid towards the end of September.

FRANCE.

PARIS, Aua. 18.

The Emperor and Empress arrived yesterday
evening at Strasbourg, and met with an enthusiastic
reception.

The Prince Imperial returned yesterday evening
to Fontainebleau.

FRANCE.

BOURSE, Aug. 17.—Two o'clock.—The advance
obtained yesterday is being disputed by speculators
to-day, and the struggle gives a little animation to
the market. Threec have been done at 68fr. 15c.,
and Credit Mobiliers at 805 fr. North of Spain
have realised 241 fr. 25c. 3,750 more North of
Spain are being discounted to-day, together with
1,750 Credit Mobiliers. The situation of the Bank
of France of nearly two millions on the encaisse
me'tallique, which now amounts to 488,070,183 fr.
57c. The portefeuille on the other hand, has dimi-
nished nearly fourteen millions. Three o'clock.—
The "bears" have had the advantage of the day,
Stock and Shares close below yesterday's prices.
The last quotations are as follows :

41 per Cents 97 25
Do. end month —
3 per Cents. 6B
Do. end month 6B 10
Credit Mobilier 795
Do. end month 792 50
Bank Shares 3610
Credit Fonder 1270
Italian Loan —
Do. end month 65 15
RAIL'

Ditto Threes —
Mexican Loan 47 25

Do. Bonds
Russian
Austrian
Spanish
Debt Threes
Home

Deferred
Roman —

MAYA.
Cash.

Amt.

Orleans
Northern ... 1072 50
Lyons and Mediterranean — 862 50
Southern ... 567 50
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona
Roman

526 25

-- - ... 270 -
- -- ... 405 -
- - ... 490 -
- - ... 237 50
- - ... 322 50

- -- ... 155 -
- - ... 222 50

BANK OF FRANCE.

PARIS, AUG. 17.

The following is the return of the Bank of France
for the week ending to-day, together with the cor-
responding figures of the previous account :