The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-02 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOURSE, May I.—Prices have remained firm at
the closing rates of yesterday, but with only a
limited amount of business doing, speculators being
still almost exclusively
mr.vitra for the settlement. Threes are now 70f. 45c.
The Railway Share Market has been animated, and
some of the lines show a slight improvement. The
market improved towards the close, and left off as
follows:

It per per Cents 97 75
Do end month
3 per Cents
Do. end month 7O 45
New 3 per Cents
Do. end month 69 55
Credit Mobilier 845
Do. end month —

Bank Shares 3145
Credit lonelier 1520
Belgian 41
Piedmontest Fives .69
Italian Loan 69
Austrian
Spanish Threes 52
Home Debt .. 49
TAYS.

BAIL'

Cash. Account.
Orleans l3Ol 25 .. 1305
Northern ....
New ditto . 980 -- .. --
Lyons and Mediterranean 1148 75 .. 1147 50
Geneva.. 370 -- .. 370 --
Southern 835 -- .. 838 75

Western ..
Eastern .... ,.. 587 50 .. 585
Sardinian
Austrian
Lowbard 590 .. 588 67

THE CAPE OF GOOD BOPE.

PLYMOUTH, MAY 1, EVENING.

The Royal Mail steamer Date arrived here this
evening with the above mail and 35 passengers.
Among her cargo are several chests, cases, and
packages for the International Exhibition.
The Dane left the Cape on the 23d March, St.
Helena on the Ist ult., and Ascension on the 4th
ult. She has been delayed by contrary winds.
At the Cape the military head-quarters had been
advanced from Graham's Town to King William's
Town. The frontier was quiet.

Sir Waller Currie was beyond the Kie, in No
Man's Land, and was making arrangements for an-
hexing part of that territory to the colony.
Adam Kok, the Grimana. Chief, had sold his land
to the Orange Free State, and removed with all his
people. Territory had been granted to him in No
Man's Land.

Parliament was to meet on the 24th April. Rail-
way bills would be the great subject of discussion
The Paarl vintage had finished. The yield had
been diminished by the drought.
The Constantia vintage was not large, but very
good. The application of sulphur had saved all the
vines in the Constantia and most other wine
districts.

A great deal of opposition had been made by the
extreme partisans of the Evangelical Society
against the running of Sunday trains. The Go-
vernor and railway directors had been memorialised
on the subject, but refused to take the memorial
into consideration.

A separation meeting had been held at Port Eli-
zabeth, about two hundred persons being present.
The hopes of the Separationists had been greatly
revived by the Governor promising to introduce
measures into Parliament which he trusted would
satisfy both parties.
Very little improvement had tak(n place in trade.
The demand for money was great, and the rates of
discount had been raised.

Three, if not:more, were expected to be passed,
guaranteeing extensions or branch lines. The Go
vernor was about to start from Cape Town on a
tour through the Western Province before the meet-
ing of Parliament.
The keystone of the masonry of Mossel Harbour
Works had been laid by the Treasurer-General
amidst great rejoicings on the 3d March.
The headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief
and the Lieutenant-Governor were in future to be
at Cape Town. _ _

The drought still continued in the Western Pro-
vince.

Many farmers had moved to the Free State.
The Western Province Agricultural Society had
held a meeting at St. George on Feb. 26th, 27th,
and 28th. Notwithstanding the prevailing drought,
it was in every respect a complete success•