The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-30 00:00:00

FRANCE.

A nephew of Prince Demidoff has just opened a
" Napoleonic" museum at the island of Elba. It
consists exclusively of furniture, clothes, and jewel-
lery having belonged to Napoleon I. There is also
a curious autograph written by General Bonaparte
to Talma, the actor, at a time when the former was
vegetating in poverty in Paris. It runs thus :
" I have fought like a lion for the Republic, my
good friend Talma, and, as a reward, she lets me
starve ; that wretch Aubry leaves me on the pave-
ment when he might make something of me. I
feel myself more than a match for such generals as
Santerre and Rossignoll, and they won't find a
corner in -Vendee, or elsewhere, to employ me.
You, indeed, are fortunate ! Two hours on the
boardsC put you face to face with the public that
dispenses fame. We, soldiers, must purchase glory
at a higher price, on a larger stage, which we are
not always permitted to ascend. Do not, then,
regret your position ; remain on your stage. Who
knows whether I shall ever appear on mine again
" I saw Monvel (another actor) yesterday. He
is a true friend. Barras makes long promises.
Will he keep them ? That much I doubt. lam
reduced to my last farthing. Have you a few
francs (quelques ecues) at my service ? I won't
refuse them, and promise repayment out of the first
kingdom I may conquer. My friend, how happy
were the heros of Ariosto. They did not depend•
on a Minister of War. Adieu.—Yours,

" BONAPARTE."

Together with this curious document is another,
hich showed that Citizen Talma had lent quelques
ecues to Citoyen and Citoyenne Bonaparte—in the
shape of a " writ" for its recovery, delivered to
Citoyenne Bonaparte by " Citoyen" Ledorix, a
bailiff. Eheu !

BOURSE, July 28.—The market has been heavy,
owing to the arival of the English funds with a
slight fall, but prices have not receded. Threes,
which opened at 68f 30c, are now at 68f 25c; Mo-
bilier, 685 f ; Orleans, 1,368 f 75c ; Northers, 957 f
50c; Lyons, 886 f 25c; Lombard, 4981 75c; and
Austrian, 503 f 75c. The following were the last
quotations

41 per per Cents ... 97 35
Do end month.... 97 501

Credit Fancier .... 878 75
Belgian 41

....
3 per Cents _ 6B 35 Piedmontese Fives. 81
Do. end month 6B I Roman
Bank Shares 2810 —1 Austrian
Credit Mobilier.... 687 50 ~ Spanish Threes 47 75
Do. Account 687 501 Home Debt -
RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans
Northern
New ditto
Lyons and Mediterranean 887 50 .. 886 25
Geneva 365
Southern .. 502 50 .. 503 75
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard

AMERICA.

QUEENSTOWN, JULY 30.

The Royal mail steamship Etna, Capt. Anderson,
from New York on the 19th inst., has arrived here.
She brings 214,000 dols. in specie for England.
The Canada and Teutonia had arrived out.
10,000 persons visited the Great Eastern on the
18th inst.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, JULY 19 (EVENING).
Money steady. Stocks excited ; New York
Centrals, 83 to 831 ; Erie, 231 to 24 ; Illinois,'
69i to 70. Cotton, quiet and unchanged ; sales to-
day, 500 bales. Breadstuffs, heavy and cheaper;
sales of flour, 14,000 barrels.

CAPE OF GOOD ROPE.

PLYMOUTH, SUNDAY.

The Union Company's royal mail steamer Celt,
Captain Robert Brown, arrived here this morning
from Table Bay, June 21 ; St. Helena, July 1;
Ascension, sth ; and landed the usual mails, which
were forwarded to London by the mid-day train.
She brings 39 passengers, among whom are .Colonel
Smythe, D.Q.G. ; Captain Frazer, R.N., of the
Dockyard at the Cape ; Mr. H. Hall, Royal En-
gineers' Department; and the French and Austrian
Vice-Consuls for Port Elizabeth. Her cargo in-
cludes 123 pipes and 5 hhds. of wine.
At the Cape preparations were still being made
for the reception of Prince Alfred and Sir George
Grey, who were daily expected. On the evening of
the 'arrival of the Prince Cape Town was to be
illuminated. The Cape Parliament was still sitting,
and discussing the question of responsible govern-
ment. All the leading members of the house spoke,
and voted in favour of its introduction with the
least possible delay, the Attorney-General and
Colonial Secretary supporting the same opinion.
On a division the proposal was, however, nega-
tived by a majority of 20 to 18, who resolved that
no alteration should be made in the present form of
the constitution of the colony without an appeal
being made to the colonists.
A motion was brought forward for the separation
of the Eastern and Western Provinces, on the part
of the Eastern Province, but lost by a majority
of 29 to 14, and it appeared to be generally believed
that a large majority of the Eastern Province
colonists had no wish whatever for such a separa-
tion. The Colonial Secretary read a letter from the
Home Government, which intimated that if such a
separation was ever granted, a share of the cost of
the maintenance of her Majesty's troops on the
frontier must be borne by that province.

The Census Bill was rejected in the Upper House
on the ground of expense.

A liberal marriage law has been passed, which
provides for valid marriages being contracted
among the large Mahomedan population at the
Cape.

In church matters the voluntary principle is
gaining ground ; the annual motion proposing the
withdrawal of all state grants for ecclesiastical pur-
poses, the interests of present incumbents being
duly protected, was again brought forward. The
votes last year were 11 to 27, this year they were
16 to 22.

A committee of the house had reported favour-
ably on the prosecution of the breakwater, and
there was no doubt but that their recommendation
would be adopted. It was hoped that Prince Alfred
would lay the foundation stone.
There was no news from Dr. Livingstone.
The measles had spread very widely throughout
Cape Town, especially about the higher portion.

BERWICK ELECTION COMMISSION.—The com-
missioners appointed to inquire into the alleged electoral
corruption in Berwick. on-Tweed commence their sittings
this (Monday) morning, in the old border town. But, if a
general rumour is to be believed, there is a pretty good un-
derstanding among political parties in the borough to pre-
vent, if possible, any unpleasant disclosures.
FATAL ACCIDENT FROM LIGHTNING.—One of
the most violent thunderstorms ever experienced at
_lYlnd-
sor passed over the neighbourhood of Windsor and Slough
on Saturday afternoon, causing a considerable
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stantly. The same afternoon the lightning tore down the
electric telegraph on the Great "Western Railway, near
Slough, the wires being bent and twisted in an extraordi-
nary manner, the telegraphic communication being, of
course, intercepted. At Windsor the lightning injured the
roof of a portion of the infantry barracks in Sheet-street.
The storm of rain lasted the whole of Saturday evening,
doing great damage to the wheat over a considerable dis-
I trict.