The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-24 00:00:00

DIPLOMATIC NEWS IN ROME.

A correspondent in Rome, writing on the 12th, says
It appears certain that an ambassador froin the French
Government will be received by the (Ecumenical Council;
M. de Broglie and M. de la Tour d'Auvergne have refusal'
the office. M. de Corallis is again spoken of as thd
probable candidate. The Marquis Pepoli is about to
present his letters of recall as Italian ambassador et
Vienna, and will probably be replaced by General
Marmora. M. de Cetto, Bavarian Secretary of Legation
in Rome, is to be promoted to a representation at one qF
the European oourts. The Prince of Asturias has lt,
Rome to return to Paris. A conseil de famine of the,
exiled Bourbons is, it is said, to be held at Montres‘
in the course of the summer at which the Kinl
of Naples, Don Carlos, and the Duke of Parma, f.
assist. A marriage is to take place after Easter betweep.,
the Count Enrich de Leinningen and Mdlle. de Rile
court, the heiress of one of the noblest houses in Baru:ie.!
The Count de Leiningen is a captain in the Pontiff
Dragoons, and is closely allied with her Majesty
Queen of England through her Royal Highness thetie
Duchess of Kent, and has distinguished himself by
gallantry in the late campaign at Mentana, &c.

THE FRENCH PRESS ON THE EMPEROR'S

LETTER.

The Tonrnal des De6ats thinks that too much praise
zannot be given to the Emperor for having comprehended
the dangers which might arise from incomplete reform;
and measures which were only half carried out, en re",
jecting the counsels of those who would have had hiel,
turn a deaf ear to his Ministers, Napoleon has once more
shewn his determination to act in a Liberal spirit. Ile
has dispelled the last remaining doubts of those who still
hesitated to believe in a parliamentary empire. The
Senate must now realize that the reforms submitted to its
consideration are supported by the Emperor quite as much
as by his Ministers.
The Patrie remarks that the. Emperor's letter is another,
instance of that admirable political wisdom of which be
has lately furnished so many proofs. He has now ranget
himself with the Liberal party, who are the majority o
the Empire. All reactionery intrigues and pusillanimeit
suggestions have given way before the clairvoyance 01'
that master mind.
The IribcrM declares that all Frenchmen who sincerely
desire to have liberty and not revolution, will rejoice
the Emperor's letter to M. 011ivier. The Napoleel?,;
dynasty is from henceforth securely founded, and who
30 bold as to attack it ? No impartial mind can now enter
tain the least doubt as to the course which the Timper°r
means to follow.
The Siecle points out the political importance of 13"
letter in its ralation to constitutional power, and its Scia"
tion of the crisis raised by the resistance of the Senate'
The Emperor recognised the peril of the situation, el
once more he gave way. The pacific revolution of 18b',.
supposed by many to be consummated by the formai „
,
of the Cabinetlof the 2nd of January, pursues its irresistini.
course, and bears down all obstacles that impede its Prq
press. Personal power, official candidatures, the law
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general security, and the restrictive laws on the liberty
the press, have already fallen before it. The constituent
power of the Senate must now disappear in its turn 1 1:21
this will not be the last sacrifice ; the rising
will not abate until it has swept away all that remelw•
sxtant of the edifice of the 2nd of December'
The Constitutionnel exclaims that the work is now ca.?:
plete, and the Parliamentary system has become s tree
one. The patriotism of the Senate renders it certaiii that
no hindrance will be opposed to the Emperor's wiSnr:
The great reform which has been asked for since tin
12th of July has at last been carried out, and secure
in
oftheir freedom Frenchmen can now pursue their way
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TEE AECIII3ISIIOP OF PARIS,-51gr. Darboy, it
said, intends to ask permission from the Pope to return t?
Paris for Easter, following the examples of Mgr. Fore 6
and Mgr. Mathieu. the Emperor is very anxious stir
this movement as it will enable him to consult the Arch'
bishop, in whom he has great confidence, on the position
of affairs between Church and State.
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MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN BAVARIA,—A f4eBl:
Ministerial crisis is expected in Munich. The,inist4r ?'
War asked permission for ;Pi extraordinary Joan of 811 C
and a-half million florins 'AI carry out the reform of th 8
tdrrfpieucecysente
expenses,
sdetnstam,it:
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hbPe
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onseitiTahinenp'
of
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fittap ar.
en::
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nditehtrai4t.
ofu chamber inco
noTna
.only
have to resign, as the .41position 'Not confined
patriotic party.
IS THE iVr PARASITE scientific world
gays, "Se." A pare,site, you know, should subsist 0..51
the plant to which it is attached. Now, perhaps the tcV
wf!,s never known to subsist upon the bark of a livrat
0-3 e, however firmly it may clutch to it by its claw,
when well cemented to a bulky mass of ruin, the clavo
may become true roots, and, in fact, anyone may 0010
oaur nghytt
0, cove
the claws into true roots by a very simple process. 11111,_„
the month of May or June, when the first tender fleshy
claws or teeth are produced by new shoots, cut off the
new shoots and plant them in a horizontal pobition vilj,"!!
great care, and cover with bell-glasses, and ta°
teeth will
.push down and become roots presently
If much lute/feted in ivies, pay a visit to Fla'
leigh Castle, near Southend, and
yon will see great
bosses of ivy on that fine old ruin. Years and •years an
the old trunks were severed, yet the ivy lived on, and
now the noble masses live on the ruin solely, having lie
connexion with the earth. Another journey, fully of
You
may be made, to Knowle in Warwickshire.
You will find on the parish church near the tower, north
side, one slender shoot of ivy about a yard in length and
some seven feet above the ground, which has no visible
connexion with the earth at all. It appears as if a
thriving young plant had been mutilated, and the VOP,;
most end, being out of arm's reach, had been left. At all
events there is the one slender piece all alone as if y_2ll,
had cut a thong of a yard length and nailed it one-274"
Oardener's Ofagazine.

The very extensive Distillery now being erected
at Belfast, with all recent improvements for the manufacture of
Irish whisky, by Mesas. DUNVILLE & Co., who have gained
a world-wide celebrity f 'their fine old Irish whisky,
called "The Royal Irish istillery."

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Morning. Evening
THURSDAY... ...
FRIDAY - past
0 min past 8 .... .. 40 mm lO
SATURDAY 25 min past 9 10 min past it
SUNDAY 52 min past 10 35 min past
MONDAY
Trzgina„,. • 400
min past
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THE MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK

he usual weekly meeting in the Bank parlour to-
clay has terninated without any alteration b ing
made in the official rate of dis. Consols are firm at
the advance of yesterday, and in the Foreign market
a further use of 1 has taken place in Peruvian an 1
the Egyptian Debentures, and the Viceroy's Seven
Per Cents. ; and in Spanish, Italian, and Brazilian.
In railways Brighton and -Metropolitan shares are
drooping, and for American and Telegraph shares t he
demand is very dull. There have been a few trans-
actions in Banking and Miscellaneous shares, but the
prices paid have been no improvement on those al-
ready quoted. The rate of dis. is now generally 3
per cent. for first-class bills.

Consols are now at 94 to 938 for money •, ditto,
account, 938 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 911 1 ;
New Three per Cents., 911 1 ; Bank of England
Stock, 41 per cent., shut.
Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 21 per cent., March, 4
Prem. ; ditto £lOO, £3OO, and £5OO, —.
India Stock, 104 per cent., April, 1874, ;
ditto 5 per cent., July, 1880, 113 i 1121 ; ditto 4
Per cent., Oct., 1888, 100 ; ditto Enfaced Paper,
5 Per cent., 1031 ; Corporation of London, 44 per
cent., 1001.
In the Foreign Market prices are now quoted :
Brazilian, 884 to 881 ; Egyptian (1864), 93k to 941;
ditto Raih ay Debentures, 991 to 1001 ; ditto Nine
per Cents., 1001 to 1011 ; ditto Viceroy's Loan,
864
to ; ditto (1868), 811 to 82 ; Italian
°sl' to 551; Peruvian (1865), 821
to 831 ; Argentine,
501 to 91 ; Orel, 87 to 871; Nicolas, 69 to 69};
Moscow, 84 to 84k ; Charkof, 824 to 831 ; Spanish,
271 to 28 ; Turkish Five per Cents., 451 to 46 ; and
ditto Scrip, 21 to 24 prem.
In the Railway 'Market the prices are now :
Caledonian, 774 to 78 ; Great Eastern, 371 to 371 ;
Great Northern (A), 118 to 1184 ; Great Western,
67+ to 671,; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1254 to 126 ;
London and Brighton, 43f to 44 ; London, Chatham,
and Dover 15 to 15 London and North
Western, 12'31 to 1231 ; Metropolitan, 791 to 791 ;
Midland, 1241 to 1244 : South Eastern, 741 to 741 ;
and ditto Preferred, 1091 to 1091.
Anglo-American Telegraph Shares are 171 to 171 ;
French Cable, 151 to 151 ; China Submarine, 11 to
11 dis. ; British India Submarine is flat at 114 to
12; and Falmouth at 91 to 94. Construction and
Maintenance quiet at 374 to 374 ex div. ; Hooper's
at to 1 dis.
American Five-Twenty Bonds are 90 to 901 ;
the 29 Ten-Forty Bonds, 86 to 864 •, Erie Shares, 21
2ii ; and Atlantic and Great Western Bonds, 28
to

Lombardo-Venetian Railway Shares are 191 to 20 ;
Great Luxemburg, 12} to 124.
In Bank Shares London and Westminster are
Quoted 59} to 60} ; London and County, 474 to 485 ;
tnilliion of London, 36k to 37} ; Imperial Ottoman, 34
41 preen.; and Alliance, 13 to 13} • Agra (A), 114
'1°,12 ; ditto (B), 41 to 4; ; Anglo-Austrian, 18} to
er7ii Preen.; Chartered Mercantile of India, 32 to 33 ;
—tY Bank, 11 to 114 ; Consolidated, 5-16 to 7-16
Preto.
In Miscellaneous Shares Credit Foncier are 24
i 9 3; General Credit, dis. to par; Interna
tonal Financial, 14 to 14 dis. ; Berlin Water Works,
Italian 14i ; Hudson's Bay Company, 124 to 121
General
Irrigation Six per Cents., 63 to 64 ; London
];neral Omnibus Company, 2} to 24 ex div.; National
St'aeount, 11 to 118; Peninsular and Oriental
+ eatn, 424 to 434 ; and Royal Mail Steam, 55}
wo 564,
ttil!l€; gold. operations at the Bank in the week since
the last return there has been an influx of £48,000.
t. According to the Frankfort advices the subscrip-
-I,°a for the Turkish Railway Lottery Loan has not
een favourably received in that city. The issue of
five million dollars of Russian mortgage bonds by the
li
a ,thechilds, 5 per cent., at 814, has been successful,
I,l'l they command a premium of 21 per cent. ;
e the recent Russian-English Five per
eat• Loan sells well at 4 premium. Austrian
ta
gage bonds are in good demand, and
lions of stock sent for sale from Vienna are freely
t il
eaken. Credit shares have risen, the bank having
atracted for some more new railway and preference
erres. Austrian, French, and Lombard Railway
thaeres are in better demand, as there i 9 a revival in
s corn trade which may increase their traffic.
tPauish has also been in good request, the sales of
he contractors of the last loan having ceased, the
ewhole bang reported to be disposed of. The foreign
elehanges remain high, and money as plentiful as
clier• The Obers:thuriche Railway Company pay a
vidend of 134 per cent., Breslau-Fribourg 8 1-3 d
Percent.
r',ne directors of the Agra Bank (Limited) have
r,„
iecannnended a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent.
r annum for the half-year ended the 31st December,
tnak
7 i ng, with the ad interim dividend, at the rate of
imv,er Cent, per annum previously declared, a distri-
e;'lon for the year of 54 per cent. on the paid-up
account, The sum of £6,000 is carried to reserve
-Tunt, and £690 is carried forward.
thr-Lhe annual meeting of the certificate holders of
he 7 Foreign and Colonial Government Trust will be
'Ad on the 30th inst.
A/4'4 a meeting of the creditors of Messrs G. and R.
taortimer, manufacturers, held at Leeds, the credi-
aapresent resolved to accept a composition of 13s.
%In the pound.
b'l Petition for the winding up of the London
viAnsitory Company (Limited) is to be heard before
A ee'ehancellor James on the first petition day in
Prii next.
is 'With reference to the Varna Railway Company, it
tlie,°t'fied that the informal meeting convened for
thiotast inst., having for its object, among other
he ha, the removal of the present director will not
AZ, 111.,e following official memorandum relates to the
to ;
,rArgentine Company (Limited) :—" The direc-
'
ninrateaire to give notice to Scrip holders that a
president
interesting letter has been received from the
seenident of the Argentine Republic, which can be
Ra_ at the company's office. Printed copies of the
Thua_e will be forwarded to registered shareholders.
th: directors desire to impress upon the scrip holders
a 0,7 necessity for registering some portion of their
to? in order that the directors may be in a position
fer:!vvard them any information received with re-
ference to their property.
The London and North Western Railway traffic
bteat.u!,4 shows this week an increase of £6,478, com-
-I'l_7a...with the corresponding period of last year ;
aatAlidland, an increase of £5,750 ; the London,
Extensionban) and Dover, including the Metropolitan
e and branches, an increase of £1,238 ;
the Metropolitan Extension, separately, an in-
crease, decrease
of £463 ; the London and South Western,
creneerease of i. 935 ; the Great Eastern, an in-
crease of £2,065 ; the Great Northern, an increase
"£'3,409664! , and the Great Western, an increase of

BRITISH FI7NDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT ILIND S.
a par Cent. Consols ......................... 931 f
3 Ditto for Account .......................... 934
per Cent. Iteluced ........................... 9 I i
Now 3 per Cent .............................. nil I
Now 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 .................... --4 IF
Do. 5 per Con J5n.1873 ......................
Annuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan.,. 1i.80..,.
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 ..... .
Do (Rod Sea Telebraph). Aug.; 1908 . —...... ___
t toboluer Bills, £l,OOO, 2t p. Ct. March... 4
Do. 21 do. June... Pin
Do £lOO, £2OO & £500.........
"auk of England Stock, 4} per Cent ...... Shut
r, Do. opening
'tnada 4 per Cent. Bonds —
inter-Colonial Omni=
INDIAN JOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Rtock, 10+ per Cent., April 1874
D_
0. Ope ng, for Account
1151- 12i
1.10. 0 per Cont. July, 1880
r,°' 4 pet-Cent. Oct. 1888
Dlo3i' ). Enfaced Pape' 4 per 0Ant..,.....• •
); 5 por Cert., Jan. 1872 . ......:: ..
::
I) • 54 per Cent. May 1879
°. 5 per Cent., Rap. Dafl. 187') —
D' do 18---• H..--
DDo 1882 —
do.
ti_b., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 .....
°'l)°, nds; 4 per Cent., £l,OOO
under 1 000 — Pm
At FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
r°atino Republic 6 per Cent
41trialabo
4 Actountnd ' s
5 per cent -
bracila,sl)°. 1859
°. ti' 5 per Cent _
Do. I' Per Cont. 1852 —
o.i) do 1858 . —
N. (Au MO
Do, 5 de', 1863 BOl
11. be,
It. Per cent., 1.866
.., BEq f
,4408 ril List ...... .. .............. . .
0 1210 2 peY'e 6 Per Cent
nba, 6 r Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cont.' —
Per Cent.
................. 'II,

Catlian:,6 per Cent —
Do. 4} per Cent —
Do. 3 per Cent.,
Do. 7 per Cent., 1866
Do. 6 per cent. 1867
lo,nbian, 6 per Cent.
Danistt, 3 per Cent., 1825..
Dan ,hian Principalities, 7 ler Cent B6f
Do Account
Do 8 per Cent., 1867 —
Elualor New Consolidated, 1 per Cony ...
E ;Whin, 7 per Cent . ... 851
Jo Secood Issue
Do. .£51.0, Bonds ...
Do. 1864
Do. Account
Do. £501) Bonds
Do 1116 Bonds 95
Do. 7 per Cent., 1868
110. Account
Do. £lOO Bonds ... •••••
Government Railway Debentures .
,lreeit 5 per Cent., 1821 5, ex Coups —
Do. Coupons ... —
thirvemala 5 per Cent .. —
liondurasGov Rail.Losn.,lop. Ct.,all pd Bl
Do. Acc. ant
ltgiian 5 per Cent., 1865 —
Do. Aocount ~. - -
Do Ifitremmanft Itailwa) —
doxicar. 3 por Cent
Ditto for Account

Dn. 1864 --
Do 6 per Oent. Anglo-French —
If intevideau 6 per Cent. —
dccrish imperial 5 psz Cent
New Granada
Do 3 per Oen —
Do. Deferred
Do Land Warrants (Hectares)
Peruvian b per Cent. 1865
Do Account —

Do 41 per Cent. (131:harren)
Do 41 per Cent.. 1862
Portsguese 3 per Ct.,1853, '6, 7, 9,'60,'2,'1 334
Do. do. 1867 —
Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid —
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St
Do 44 per Cent 1850
Do 41 per Cent., 1860
Do 3 per Cent., 1859
Do 5 per Cent., 1862
........86i
Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds 934 411
4
Do. do. £B4 15s. do. .....
Do.. 1866, £lOO Bonds
Do. do £B4 15s. do
Do Nicolas Railway 694 4
Sar.linian b per Cent
Spanish 3 per Can .
Do. Account —
Do. 1867
Do. Account
Do. New Deferred —
Do. Passive —
Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded —
Do. Account
Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan -...
Do Government, 1864 —
Do do, 1868
Turkish 6 per Cent

Do Accoiint
Do 6 per Cent. 1858 —
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds —
Do 6 per Cent., 1862 : .. 71}
Do. Account

no £lOO Roads 72-1 11
Do. 5 per cent. 1865 44 61 E f
Do. Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1860 691 .1
Do Account
Da 4 por Cent., Guaranteed
Do do, Scrip
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
Do 6 per Cent. 1864
Do 6 per Cent.,1862
Dividends ou the above payable in London.
French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f.
I t‘itati 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f
Do Account
CLOSING PRICES.

Co Jew's, Money 43} i
Do. Account, April 7 931