The Sun.
London, England, 1869-08-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14, 1869.

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

• Closing asinese
Share NAME. Paid. Price. done
10 Agra Limited, A all 10: 111
11 Do B lO 31 4
50 Albion
00 Alliance, Limited
20 Anglo Austrian
20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 221 231 p 241
20 Anglo-llungarian
20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 5 4
40 Australasian
20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 11
'0 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 5 4
25 Bank of Egypt
20 Bank of Otago, lint.
25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32
50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39
10 Bank of New Zealand all 151 101
50 British North American , all 501 511
20 Chartered of India, A ustra-
lia, .nd China all 13 10
25 Chartered Mere. of India.
London, and China all 321 :;f1 21 301
20 City l3 11y 12
100 Colonial 25 38 43
•10 Consolidated, lim.
50 Delhi and London, lint
50 East Loudon, lint 5 21 11
2U English and American, Hai 10 ... ..•
20 English Bank of Rio de Ja-
neiro . lint lO pr in
20 English, :cottish, and Aus •
tralian Chartered
2S; Hong Kong and Shanghai
Bank Corporation all 36 38
281 Do new II f 4 4
WU Imperial, lint
20 Imperial Ottoman lO 2/ 2/ 13.1
25 lonian all 19 '22
25 Do new 5 6 3
Lnd Mortgage Of India, lint 4 31 31
100 Do sp. c. Debs.lBo4, 30 all 76 76 b 0
100 London Bank! of Alexico
and South America, lint. 20 7 6
100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 30 27
20 Do new 71 5 41
100 London &River Plate, Bin. 40 6 8
25 Do new 10 11 2 p
20 London Chart. of Australia all '23s '2ll
20 London and County 2* in 501 491
50 Do new. iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... ...
Loudon Joint Stock 1 Vll 321
London and South African al S 9
100 London & S.-Western, lint, '2O 13 11
50 London & Venezuela, lira l2l ... ...
100 London and Westminster 23 571 5,1
100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pin 2O
100 Merchant, lint '2s 61 5 $
10 Metropolitan, lint all 74 71
00 Midland, 1int...... '2o 11 i
5 National of Australia
25 National of Liverpool, lint l5 3d a
lp
00 National Pro vine. of Eng'd 42 ... ...
10 Do
50 National.. 3O ... ..
20 New South Wales all 41 43
20 North-Western
25 Oriental Bauk Corporation all 41 42
50 Provinc. Bank.Corpo., hut lO 61 51
30 Provincial of Ireland 25 9J 92
10 Do new. all ... ...
100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, hut 25 14 I S
100 Do issued at 6 pin lO 8 6
'25 Union of Australia all 46 43 46 1
100 Union of lraland, lint
50 Union of London

COMIESPONDLIiCE FLOM PARIS,

(FROII OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PA is. FRIDAY, August 13.

The only result of yesterday's deliberations in the Com-
mission is the nomination of M. Devienne as reporter. M.
Devienne, who was the Liberal candidate, was elected by
eight votes against three, and among those eight, strange
to say, was to be found the name of M. Rouher himself,
who thus deserted his candidate, M. Bdhic. The pro-
ceedings of the day were, however, full of interest. M.
Rouland's amendment, objecting to the responsibility of
Ministers, M. do Saitiges's scheme fur a general delibera-
tion of the two Clambers in case of difference, and M.
Brcnnier's propoSal to submit the election of the President
of the Corin L6gislatif to the Emperor, have been succes.
sively disposed of. M. Bougeau's amendment for the
election of part of the Senators by means of the Cornelis
C6n6raux still stands over, waiting for the presence of
Ministers. It has, as I have told you, no chance of suc-
cess, but I understand it is thought possibl e that considerable
modifications may take place in Article 5, defining the
constitution of the Senate.

An animated discussion took place at yesterday's
sitting upon a proposal wade by one of the members to
restrain the right of amendment. Each of the commis-
sioners spoke in turn, and the liberal principle was only
triumphant through the support of—M. Rouher ! Pre-
parations are being made in the Senate itself for the
admission of the public. There will be in all two hundred
seats provided.

The painful story of the sudden mental aberration of a
newly-elected deputy is confirmed. The sufferer is a
deputy of Vosges.

Another press prosecution. The principal editor of the
Libert! Electorate, M. Felix Fraiche, has been sentenced
to a fine of 50f., and the printer of the offending journal
to 25f. Certainly this is very mild compared to two
months' sojourn at Mazas, and we must hope it is indica-
tive of greater leniency for the future,

M. Beust's speech has not been favourably received
here. The Austrian Minister is accused of speaking as
though a foreign Power had instigated his hostility to
Prussia. A letter from Hungary states that the same dis-
pleasure is felt in Pesth, and that efforts are being made
to open communications between the two sovereigns, inde-
pendently of the Chancellor of the Empire.
A story was current a day or two since to the effect
that M. Haussmann, who is bitterly opposed to the new
reforms, had asked the Emperor whether the new
street to the OpZra should be called the "Rue du
Senatus Consulte " or the " Rue de la Liberte." The
Emperor quietly replied to the satire that it should be
called the " Rue du Dix Decembre," the day on which he
was elected President, in 1848. It seems that there is,
after all, some truth in the anecdote, since the new part
of the Rue Rtlaumur is actually to bear the name of the
Rue du Dix Decembre.

The Dowager Countess of Montesquieu has just died at
her chateau of Fresne. The Countess was the daughter
of the wealthy M. Perron, whose life was as eventful as a
romance. M. Perron ran away from his father's house
at the age of 14, and secreted himself in a vessel,
sailing for the Indies. He was not discovered until the
ship was on the high seas. Arrived in India, M. Perron
was the hero of numerous adventures, and finally became
head of the armies of the great Mogul and master of a
nabob's fortune. He married a Portuguese lady
and lived in India until bur death in all the pomp
of an Oriental prince. Ile then returned to France,
where be died greatly esteeme(l, his children having formed
&linnets with some of the n01..1e families. Two of
his granddaughters I lye married the two brothers Be
Cessac, sons of the War Minister of Napoleon I.

The con inued postponement of the Emperor's visit to
Chtdons is supposed to he owing to indiposition. To the
same cause is attributed the non•reception of the senators
at St. Cloul. Some doubts are entertained as to the
Imperial visit to Chillous taking place at all just now, for
the health of the Emperor is most uncertain ; at any rate,
his Majesty will have to return by the 21st, to take leave
of the Empress, previous to her departure for the East,
Prince Napoleon Las not yet returned to Villers•sur-
lier. Ile comes every day to Paris. lie has seen not
only the Emperor but the Empress also, with whom he
was said to be, on bad terms, but this difficulty seems to
have been got ovtr.
Among the extraordinary rumours which have gained
ground of late has been the intimation that a secret treaty
had been made between Austria and Bavaria, which had
given great cause of offence to Prussia. A little investi-
gation will, doubtless, prove the falsity of this report,
which has obtained some little credence.

The Communal Council of Vienna has settled the ques-
tion of the convent; and rejected by 32 votes to 24 the
proposition tending to solicit from the Government the
absolute suppression of those houses. On the other
hand, a motion to exempt from the suppression
only those whose members devote themselves to
attendance on the sick was approved of by 31 to 30.
'As many as 10,238 persons in Austria have devoted
themselves to a religious life ; it is, therefore, most impor-
tant that there should be some mcw,ures adopted to ,•hard
their interests and to secure their liberty, so far as may be
consistent with the vows they have taken.
The advocates for women's rights will rejoice to hear
that a young lady of Lyons, Siebert, has just pre-
sented herself for examination to take the degree of
bachelor of letters, and passed with great ethit.