The Sun.
London, England, 1870-08-27 00:00:00

AID TO THE SICK AND WOUNDED.

At a meeting held in Edinburgh yesterday, the Lord
Provost in the chair, it was unaniinously agreed to form
an auxiliary to the National Association for Affording Aid
to the Wounded in the Franco-Prussian war. A com-
mittee of influential citizens was nominated to take
immediate action in the matter.

At a meeting to express sympathy with France, and in
aid of the French wounded, held in Sligo yesterday, Dr.
Gildoly, Catholic Bishop, declared his dissent, and
t,,,ttened to close the doors. The meeting, however,
proceeded, and several speakers protested warmly against
the interference of the bishop.
Last night a meeting was held at Dudley in aid of the
sick and wounded in the war. Captain Wainwrigh-
moved the first resolution, which was—" That subscript
tions bo now entered into for the purpose of forming a
fund for the sick and wounded of both nations engaged in
the war." This being seconded, was carried unanimously.
The Rev. M. Gusson moved a resnl►itioh to the effect that,
considering the importance of help being promptly ren-
dered, the amount subscribed be entrusted to the
National Society for Affording Aid to the Sick and
Wounded. This was seconded by the Rev. G. G.
Osborne, and carried. A suhscription list was then
opened.

A young Irishman, named Peter Moran, was brought
up at the Birmingham Police Court yesterday, charged
with murdering John Walsh, at Tuam, on the Ist of
January last. He was remanded until Wednesday.
Large quantities of American preserved meats are being
daily shipped at Liverpool for French ports.

ME MONEY MARKET

AND

( )MM ERCIAL INTELLIG EN CE.

CITY. Two o'CLocK.
The tendency is downwards in the discount market, and
the rate for first-class bills is 3i per cent.
On the Stock Exchange business is very restricted.
Foreign Stocks are inactive, and Railway Shares are
neglected.

Consols are now 911 to 911 for money, and 91A to 01i
for account ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 911 to 91i ;
New Three per Cents., 91.1 to j ; Exchequer Lith, 5
prem.; India Five per Cents., 110} to 110; ditto Four
per Cents., looi to 101; Bank Stock, 232 to 234.
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Foreign Government securities are firmer. The pre-
sent prices are :—Seven per Cent. Egyptian (1864), 89
ditto (1868), 73* to 73i ; Six per Cent. Turkish (1862),
64 to 64* ; ditto (1865), 411 to 42; ditto (1869), 544 to 55 ;
Three per Cent. Spanish (1867), 26* to 264 ; ditto (1869),
25* to 25-1 ; Five per Cent. Quicksilver Mortgage, 72* ;
Six per Cent. Argentine (1868), 87 ; Six per Cent. Chili=
(1867), 98* ; Three per Cent. Portuguese (1869), 27* to
28 ; Seven per Cent. Danubian (1864), 80 to 83.
The fortitude with which the investing classes of
France regard the present position of the country, and
the confidence they entertain in the ultimate solidito-
of its resources. has been strikingly exemplified by' the
prices of the public funds. Up to tho present time,
when they have suffered a succession of almost
overwhelming disasters, and the ..enemy are reported
within 90 miles of the capital, the fall in Rentes has not
been greater than was experienced during the short and
brilliant war against Austria in 1859, while the Govern-
ment have been enabled to raise a loan of 30 millions upon
terms better than were then obtained for one of 20 millions.
On the Ist of January. 1859, the quotation of the
French Three per Cents. was 72f. 90c., and in the May
following they were down to 60f. 65c. On the Ist of
January this year they also stood at 72f. 90c., and, by a
remarkable coincidence, they have this week fallen to
60f. 75c., showing a depression almost precisely the same
as in 1859, such fractional difference as exists in the com-
parison being in favour of the present occasion. With re-
gard to the loan operations of the tw ) periods the figures
again are in some respects almost identical. In May,
1859, a subscription for 20 millions sterling was made at
the price of 60i or 59*. reckoning allowances, and this
week a subscription has been rapidly effected for 30 mil-
lions at 60'. 60c., or 60, reckoning allowances.

Advices from Halifax state that at a special meeting of
the shareholders of the Bank of Nova Scotia, on the 10th
instant, the defalcation of James Norman, cashier, to the
amount of $320,000, was made known. His property,
transferred to the bank, is estimated at $195,000. The
actual loss is $125,000. This will sweep away all surplus
assets, and $B,OOO capital stock. The bank is still
solvent.

COMIC WAR DIARY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SUN."

SIR,—In your edition of this morning you allude to the
" Comic War Diary," published in the London Figaro, in
a manner leading to an inference that it is a kind of bur-
lesque of the horrors of war.
Allow me to state that I should be the last man in the
world to encourage anything of the kind. The sole object
of the " Comic War Diary" is to ridicule the braggart charac-
ter of many of the special war letters published by the
English newspapers, and which certainly afford a fair
mark for Figaro's sarcasms.—l am, Sir, yours, &c.,
Aug. 27. THE EDITOR OF THE London Figaro.