The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-04 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES.

The advocates of financial honesty in the United State
may well be encouraged by the success of their elf"rt-g;
The Finance Bill, although it is not yet law, has produce'
a remarkable effect all over Europe. In England 01
announcement that the House of Representatives bad
passed it brought about an immediate rise in America°
bonds. The Senate then got the bill, and adopted
it in a still more perfect form. This more dew,
sive action has caused a rise at Frankfort t"
no less than 4 per cent., although the market was well
supplied. The transactions reached an immense araouat.
" All kinds of American stock, even Central Pacific Asli.
way Mortgage bonds, were taken at Sing prices to asY
amount offered." United States securities are now at
Price never before reached.
The Indian difficulty is likely to receive, in part, ul,
unexpected solution. The Choctaws desire to be achnittea
to the Union as a new State. They assert that they ore
thoroughly civilised, prosperous, and enjoying a Republicsa°
form of government, similar to that of the State Adgli"t.
tration. They are one of the most powerful tribes-30,7,
strong, and may yet flourish, whilst their belligereav
brethren are becoming extinct.

(From Punch.) ntt
" THE RATING OF WEEKLY TENANTS."—Wbat tney
when they dont't pay their rent.
MOTTO FOR PURCHASERS OF SHADWELL LIFE BELI"I.'
" I don't believe you my buoy."
Why are sedate old maids like some of the best 41°li
ties of the Spanish soldier ?—Because they are found

general Prim.
MUSICAL AND MELANCHOLY.—Q. What is the differellc.:
between a pitchfork and a tuning-fork ? A. The one
used to make hay with, and the other to make "A"
ICE EH !—ln the American news we find that "14° 'll
bridge has been formed near the Falls." shoal
imagine there would be a great many falls near the ie.
bridge.
AN ADMIRABLE FIRST LORD.—" Flying Childereill
or may not have been as swift as is commonly supposed, bti
there is a Childers fully able to keep pace with the tiol
Success to him in his arduous course ! Uphill work,ll°
if be perseveres, he is sure to win—public favour. cus
How TO TREAT A GUEST.—One Guest, a " respecto''' t
farmer, has been committed to prison for three week-o;
Sheffield, for selling a diseased cow for food. It to
to be hoped the fate of this Guest will be a warnia
the host who are carrying on or meditating the 01:13

rascally fraud.
w 0 GREAT WORKS. —The Dundee Advertiser WI t ere
since the ugly revelations in the great Rumble case I°,o
published, information of similar malpractices bas bv-r,
pouring in on the Admiralty from all sides, and thatSbie
Baxter, " the indefatigable Secretary," is giving 'IP, not
time and attention to routing out these rogues in anu
of the office, at the cost of much personal ee
Punch can say is, Bravo Baxter ! The member for
is determined that his great work shall not be 11°1'
Saints' Rest, but Baxter's Sinners' Disturbance.

RAILINGS FOR RAILINGS.
Say the semi officials who scribble in Gaul, go%
" Don't think, you brave Belgians, you make u°

small :
From your chemin-de-fer to expel us you fail,

For, by Tuileries orders, we're all on the rail."

(From Fun.)
PIECES D'OCCASION.—he park guns.
ilt
NOTICES OF MOTION.— TRadlway whistles. NI, 0...-
tb
somebody would agitate and alter their " pitch." erg
No GREAT SHAKES.— Mr. Booby (writing to the pa' t 1
about the late earthquakes) : "At this very wave.% 0
can feel a distinct vibration, and hear a distant ruinl:4llv
—[Bless his heart, it's only the children overhead !)
A HIT.—A clock is a sore puzzle to a pugilist' rs,
though it is up to time always, it only strikes at the Wilt
and takes a day in getting through a single rourici' fore
spars so badly too, always holding both its hands be
its face. tge
A TEARING RAGE.—(A frantic American destreYll3,7oD,
Alabama Treaty).—John Bull (to furious Yankee) 000
very well ! This gentleman and I haN e taken %elf
trouble in the matter, but now I don't consider X 901,,
called upon to do any more m—R*v*rdy rhnen:
it will be all right ; it's only his way !"

(From Judy.)
Can a great robbery be called a magnum bone-'OO
THE DEAD 'ART.—The art of writing original 1111 ev
A DEAD RECKONlNG.—Calculating one's fuller'.

penses.
ditto
ALL THE DIFFERENCE.—The ancients used to ven; tbo
the "ashes" of their departed friends. Men °'
present generation care more about the "dust" of the

(From the Tomahawk.) 04;
A FETTERED EXHALATION.—Watts to be done to - /00
Fillip him with a three-man beetle or a double-bre..f9'9-rt
Tarantula for producing such a piece ! A Dead otl
e
must be his only excuse, or he would not dare t° V'
" Not Guilty !"

The Price of Gold.
501
l'he quotation of gold at Paris is about at Pa', :,00.4*
the short exchange on London is 251. 15e. per £1 stem of
)n comparioLf these rates with the English Allot Prwtiot
£3 100. per ounce for standard gold, it apPe'vs r
gold at the above price is abut 1-10th per cent• deare
th.n in London.
The course of exchange at New York on London lot„ot•
0. net
at AO days' right was on the last date about 101 f gO.d
At this rate , here is no profit on the importation °
cool the Uni o -tales.

[ADVERTISEMENT.] Dyspepsia (Indigestion), COnSt CPlr:
.
Debility, Consumption, and all nervous, bilious, atoll o,ce'vo
liver complaints in every stage, are only aggravated ante Di, DI
rated by drugs of every description, but perfectly cur ovea,. to
Barry's health-restoring Revalenta Arabica Food, as P: sac. to,
thousands of cases which had hem considered hoPoles''•
-cough. asthma, also diarrhoea, hemorrhoids, liver couldipb&..
flatulency, nervousness, biliousness, fevers, sore throat,.rs,rll.l:,
ria, catarrhs, colds, influenza, noises in the head and fla
y., folioi
matism, gout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, neuralfilesdae its
bility, aleeplessnef 8, acidity, palpitation, heartburn, eel os
debility, dropsy, cramps, spasms, nausea, and sickne,sßlightntbd
pregnancy or at sea, sinking fits, bronchitis, scroftoal,..ea.
of the chest, pains at the pit of the stomach and be toted
shoulders, &c. We quote a few :—The Pope's health
Du Barry's Food. Cure No. 68,413—" Home, July 12, 1 i',0(14,
health of the Holy Father is excellent, especially 5i420•1.,, to
ing all other remedies, he has confined himself entire ,a pia;t
Barry's Revalenta. Arabic& Food, of which he consumes oes„ceot
ful at every meal. It has produced a surprisinglY os" re
• this Ca
effect on his health, and his Holiness cannot praise,. 25• lei,
food too highly.—From the "Gazette du Midi,' Fri set
No. 46,270—Mr. James Roberts, timber merchant.
Surrey, of thirty years' diseased lungs, spitting Ler- StUoia•
derangement, and partial deafness. Cure No. 1,771--", dyspePsio,
de Decies, Lord-Lieut. of Waterford, of many Years., dysp,Eoth
No. 49,832—" Fifty years' indescribable agony from spas
nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulenet.ution•.,o
sickness, and vomiting.—Maria July." Important ,aaiotiai.a,
Beware of the many unsavoury and more than slopP3l,st aut`
to which. without authority, Baron Liebig's name is IA
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225. ; 4 lbs, 40s, Also' DoßAßitY's REVALNTA ABA': /0., f°'
LATE POWDER is packed in tin canisters; for 12 cups 70" i 576 0;10
cups at 3s. 6d., for 48 cups at 65., for 288 cups at '138" od 551900
at being about one penny per cup. The 30s. and
post 1,0
are sent free of carriage in England on receipt 0 •
t treet'
of blood 110
Order BARRY DU BARRY and Co., No. 77, Begen--9
don; and all Groot rs and Chemists.

Births. +l,O
. Oa'
•
BYNo—On the 2d inst , at 20, Onslow-gardens, '-
Mrs. Francis Byng, of a son. Aft°'
DUNDAS—On the 27th ult., at Dundas Castle, the

Henry Dundas, of a daughter.
Marriages. -
ALCOCK—PARKER—On the 3d inst., ,-, 000
street, John Alcock, Esq., of Highfield, Bredbuiparkerl
shire, to Mary Ellen, second daughter of H. A•
Esq., of 41, Bedford-row. 0, JOll
LUDITT KILSIIY-0 n the Ist inst., at Virarkwor—cecoo-
Bennet Luditt, cf Banbury, to lizabeth AinrY' ;reel'
at Littl© -r°r-lie
daughter of Robert IVlsby, Esq.,of erriosburrp
Northamptonshire.

Deaths. ~, tbe
FORBES— On the Ist inst., at Ham, Surrey, g'ugncorbe°l
youngest daughter of the late General Gordon
aged 78. II Welt'
WALLBRIDGE —On the 2d inst.,Lee, Kent, —enrY
at
bridge, Esq. AV 11/t1
WRIGH.T—On the Ist lust, at Exeter, Capt. ThoB' - 11
of Londonderry, aged 48.
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