The Sun.
London, England, 1870-01-04 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, Jan. 4.

It is semi-officially stated that there is no foun-
dation whatever in the rumour that it was the in-
tention of the Emperor to proceed to Rome.

The Archduke Albrecht leaves to-day for the
South of France, where he intends to remain some
time to recruit his health.

SPAIN.

MADRID, Jan. 3.

In to-day's sitting of the Cortes the only business
transacted was the ballot for the members of the
bureaux, after which the House separated, none of
the Ministers being present.

Jan. 3, Evening.

The whole Ministry have resigned. This step
was taken after the news was received that the
Italian Government definitively declined to per-
mit the Duke of Genoa to accept the Crown of
Spain.

INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS.
GIBRALTAR, Jan. 2.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Tanjore arrived at 8 a.m. and leaves for Southamp-
ton at 6 p.m. to-day with the heavy portion of the
above mails, and taking the Delta's specie, cargo,
and passengers.

The Tanjore may be expected at Southampton
on Friday morning, the 7th inst.

The Delta leaves Gibraltar for Southampton on
Monday morning, the 10th instant, working one

engine.

THE BRAZILS.

LISBON, Jan. 4.

The Messageries Imperiales steamer Gironde
has arrived here direct from Rio de Janeiro. She
was delayed several days at Rio on account of an
accident to her machinery.

Count d'Eu was expected at Montevideo with a
portion of the troops returning from the seat of
war.

FRANCE.

PARIS, Jan. 4.

The Ogcial Journal of this morning announces
that M. Parieu has been appointed Minister and
President of the Council of State.

The members of the new Ministry, after taking the
oath to the Emperor, were yesterday presented to
the Empress :—" Her Majesty said that she wished
to avail herself of the opportunity to assure them
that Ministers when invested with the confidence
of the Emperor would always meet with her cor-
dial esteem."

BOURSE, Jan. 3.—Three o'clock—The markEt
closed as follows :

4i per Cent. lO3
End of month
3 per Cent
End of month 72 45
Credit Mobilier 207 50
Transatlantic 220

Credit Foncior 1722 50
Paris Gas 1640
RAILWA'

Orleans ,

Bank Shares 2840
ItaFan rives 56 60
Austrian Fives
Ottoman Loan
Do. Debt 45 35
Spanish Threes
Home Debt —
Deferred —
'B, Cash
957

Western
Northern ... 1125
Strasburg • 590
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern.-- 592i
Sardinian
Austrian B2O
Lombard 525
North of Spain 46
Saragossa
Roman 44

At a meeting of the directors of the Delhi and
London Bank (Limited) a resolution was passed
for reducing the capital of the company.
The annual meeting of the proprietors of the
National Bank is called for the 25th of January.
The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the
Consolidated Bank (Limited) will be held in Lon-
don on the 13th inst.

The directors of the Illinois Central Railway
Company announce a dividend of 5 per cent.
The South-Australian Company notify a half-
yearly dividend at the rate of 8 per cent.
A special meeting of the Pacific Steam Naviga-
tion Company will be held on the Ist of February.

rae very extensive Distillery now being erected
at Belfast, with all recent improvements for the manufacture of
Irish whisky, by Messrs. DUN VILLE & Co., who have gained
a world-wide celebrity for their tine old Irish whisky, is to be
called "The Royal Irish Distillery."

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