The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-19 00:00:00

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state, that the President of the Republic promises
to direct his earliest efforts to the liquidation of
their claims. From Venezuela, on the contrary,
not the least hope is held out of anything
being done until the war is ended. Mexican.
Bonds have improved to 27 and 27i. Peru-
vian have been done at 84:12. The Accounts
from Valparaiso state that the republic was certain
speedily to triumph over Bolivia, the people of
which were not likely to support Belzu, their own
President. Brazilian New Five per Cents. have
been done at 1034. Chili= Stock is at 107.
Spanish Three per Cents. have been 47i. Dutch
Four per Cents are 981
The Railway Share Market is up nearly i-per
cent., but the transactions in the English lines
have not been of magnitude. Oxford and Wol-
verhampton have risen 11. Caledonian have been
better. A member of the Stock Exchange who
was a large Bear of French Shares, has failed, and
Central of France have gone up considerably in
consequence. The party was a clerk until within
about two years, and is not therefore out of his
securities. This does not cover more than 5001. of
the liabilities. Gold Mines, Banks, and Land
Companies are higher.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.
( From the Official List.)
Business done.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9B 4
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities .
New 34 per Cent. Annuities lOl4
India Bonds, £l000
Ditto, under £lOOO lB
Consols for Account Bth September 984 g 1
Exchequer Bills, id.
£IOOO
£5OO 1 p
Small 1 p
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto New, 1852, 44 per Cent 99i x d
Brazilian New Bonds, 1829 & 39, 5 per Cent 1034
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 65
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent.. .............
Danish Bonds, 5 per Cent lOB
Equador Bonds
Grenada Bonds, Deferred
Ditto 14 per Cent. 24
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Peruvian Bonds, 43 per Cent. • 844
Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent.
Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent. , 44i x d
Russian Bonds, 44 per Cent —
Ditto Small
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 47
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 23 per Cent.
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ......
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THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols 9B-A j
Ditto September Account 984 i

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

FRANCE.

Most of the Paris journals are without leading
articles. On the Eastern question they have
nothing in their original columns but summaries
of the debate in the House of Commons, here and
there interspersed with remarks of no importance.
The Constitutionnel and the Pays have both long
articles pointing out the advantages of the recent
institution of mortgage banks.
The preparations for the departure of the- Em-
peror and Empress for Dieppe are stated to be
countermanded, and on Wednesday a communica-
tion was received by the railway directors from the
Minister of State that their Majesties would not
leave Paris as had been decided. It does not ap-
pear that any other day is fixed for their departure.
The Journal de l'Oise states that the Emperor is
expected at Compiegne about the sth September.
The Council of State assembled on Wednesday,
M. Baroche in the chair, to deliberate on several
questions. In consequence of the greatest num-
beer of the members being about to take their de-
parture to attend the Councils-General, the
next meeting will not take place before September 8.
An Imperial decree, in the Moniteur, fixes the
vacation of the Court of Accounts for the present
year from September 1 to October 31, but directs
that there shall be established in that interval a
Chamber of Vacation, consisting of a President of
Chamber and 6 Councillors, to transact any urgent
business; another decree contains regulations for
the management of branch establishments to the
Bank of Algeria ' • a third authorises the establish-
ment of a branch bank at Oran ; a fourth extends
to the 25th of Sept., 1854, the collection of the
navigation dues, at present levied on the canals of
St. Denis, Manicamp, St. Quentin, on the part of
the Oise which is canalised, and at the locks of
-Fresnes and Iwuy ; and a fifth abrogates the duties
hitherto levied on bitumen when imported in a solid
state.

The Moniteut says :—" Ten Frenchmen residing
at Barcelona, were recently sentenced to four years'
imprisonment for belonging to a masonic lodge, the
Spanish kw assimilating lodges of masons to secret
societies. There being no other charge against them
the French Ambassador at Madrid was instructed
to solicit in their favour the clemency of the Queen,.
and her Catholic Majesty was pleased to grant their
pardon on thefete, day of the Emperor."
The Bourse opened. with much appearance of
firmness yesterday, and the Three per Cents.,
which were first called at 80f. 90c., rose to 80f. 95c.
Subsequently on an announcement that the Bank
of England had raised its rate of discount, a reac-
tion took place, and the Three per Cents. fell to
80f. 60c., at which they closed for the end of the
month ; the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed at
105 f. 51c. ; Orleahs Railway Shares, 1,250 f. ;
Rouen, I,llof. ; Havre, 522 f. 50c. ; Great North-
ern, 902 f. 50c.; Paris and Strasburg, 1,007 f. 50c.;
Paris and Lyons, 972 f. 50c. ; Lyons to the
Mediterranean, 831 f. 25c. ; Western of France,
765 f. ; Bordeaux and Cett, 655 f. ; Grand Cen-
tral, 560 f. ; Shares of the Bank of Credit Mobilier,
895 f.