The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-18 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVE.NING, MARCH 18, 1869.

SHARE LIST.

,ti..a.Ao AND STOCKS.

P,Are fwd. Closing Business
Price. dens.
st Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 77 79
et Caledonian 11:0 80 81 SO 791 801
se C.ilubriati
20 Cornwall all 21 31
..et Dublin et Belfast June lOO 77 79
at Dun„Perth. Ab. June lOO 70 72
2j East London all 7 9
20 uo 16 -
2) Do 10
• Glasgow et S. Western lOO 97 99
at Great Eastern .. 'OO 37 371 37/
it Do. E. Angl. So. 100
Wrest orth of Scotland lOO 16 6
et Great Nortuern lOO 1071 1081
et
Dv. A 100 1051 061 106 1
e Diu. 11 stuci: lOO 123 125
st (its, and W. ox lrelaud lov 65 7
8, li t. 1V extern -original lOO 481 19 in 9
• Do. South Waled lOO 57 59
st Do. W. Aild.-W-torti lOO 27 20
it Do. Newrort lOO '29 21
.1 Lane.Lature.a Y orkatir lOO 123 124
el Lon., iirierh.,„:, S.Cvast lOO 4) 461 49/
0) Do Scrip - -
et 1 on., Chat., and Dover loe, 101 17 101
st Do. 33etrop. Ex. A iou -
st Lon. La :suriti 11 t Icru lOO 1:31 14 114 131
,t Lou. t Suutn W,sl:3-11 lOO 87 s 9
at Alan., Snel., Ico bll 53 531
st Metropolitan
st Do Exionsi.in
10 Do. .L.New rd .•
et Alo'•ropolttan District. all 48 52 5)
10 Metrop. at. John's oo 1 45 - -
st
st dirmin. Dep'by...
110000
5851 !i,e3;
st N,rth British
st Do. Ed., 1.1.11.,.5• Don .. log - -
st I,or.;e:astern---berwa:a.. 110 100 102 1021 1
25 Do. fl. purchase - -
st Do Leeds
st Do York . ICO 91 91 921
st Do Cara .ic . ...... 12'2 :25
at Do Stoe efiz Darling... KO 1;9 131
st North Lon ion
10 Du .NOW ,t,lB .. 2 11 11p
et North Staffordshire...... ICO 57 59
st North and S.-W. Junction 100 9i 101
lu Do Now £lO shares 7 -•

_ .
st Rhymney
at Shropshire Union l' 0 56 57
st South Devoe
st South Eastern lOO 75 751 761
st Staiues, Woleham, & Wok all 12 13
at
• -
Waterford & Kilkenuy -
10 Waterloo & Whiteha.l 6

RAILWAYS-PREFER6NCE SUARES AND STOCKS.

at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88
at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO
at Do. Scot. N.E., 4, per cent lOO ...
at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO
st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO
st Th. do. Ordinary lOO 80 82
st Do. Midland
st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100
20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gnu—. all
sta Dundee, Perth, and Aber-
deen Junction lOO 105 107
at Do. let Class preference lOO ...
at Glas. eL' S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO
st -it. Eastern, L.C. Ex. No. 1 100 97 100
st Do do No. 2 100 95 93
at Do do 6 per cent 100 109 112 109
at Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100
at Do do B 6 do. 100
st Do do 0 7 du. 100
at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100
st Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 70 75
st Du Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 ...
at Do do 5 p.e.Way.Va1.1647 100
st Great Northern, 5 per cent 10
at Du 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100
at Do 4, do do do 100
st Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100
st, Do Leeds, Bradford, and
Halifax, 6 per cent lOO
all Gt. N rth of Scotland, Ist pf 100
54 Great South. and Western
(Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97
atj Gt. W est.—Orig.& J nt.-ltent
chg., per gua.. p.c
100 10 : 103
st Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c. 100 95 100
at Do du 4a per cent. 1850— 100 88 9J
st Do du 4 do do lOO 78 8 )
st 1)o do 5 per cent. redem 100 95 97
st Do do Birmingham gua 100 65 70
st Do do do pref 100
st Do do Chester gun......... 100 b 0 83
at Do do du 8 per cent. 100
at Du do do 5 do 100 95 100
at Do South Wales, gun. 4 p.c. 100 ,a.
at Do do 4 p.c
st Do do 41 1859 lOO
at Do do 5
at Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g IOJ 115 116
st Do do 2d gua lOO 110 112
at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO do 9
at Do do 2d do 100 100 103 102
at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100
100 Lancaster & Carlisle 4 p.c. all
st Laucash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 0 135
st Du Barnsley, .65 3s 10t1 p.c. 100
st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135
st Do 41 (Blackburn pureh). 100 98 100
st Loudon & Brighton, sp. c.
guaranteed, No. 1 lOO
st Du 5 per cent. gua. Nu. 2 lOO
st Du 6 du do lOO
st Do 5 do Na, 4 lOO
at Do 7 per cent lOO
at Do 6 du (W .E. & C.P.) 100
at Do 4 do 1859 lOO ••• ..•
at London, Chatham, ei Dover
5 per cent lOO
al Lyndon and C. and
Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 10) 109
at Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO
at Do Shrewsb'y & Wele'up'l lOO
at London and 7 p,c
late 3d shares, lOO 145 150
2s 61 Do (Purism. perp aus.2s6d) all ...
st Man., Shef., & inuclu. 6 p.c lOO its 117:
6 Du £6 all par 1 pin
st Do 31 per cent lOO UU 65
10 Do redeem. 6 percent 5
_ _ _

;i ilia. Consolidated., 6p.c WU 135 140
st Do Bristol& Birin., 6p. e 100 133 136 1321
st Du 41 per cent. redeem 100 103 102
st, Du 41 per cent. irredecal 100 98 lOU
st Du Leicester& li'elm,4 p.c. 100 88 00
St North Uritish, 5 p.c. u.l 10U
st Do E. & L 4-. 4p.c.S. & 1) 100
st Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t 100
st Do Border Union, 5& p.c 100
st N.-Eastern—Cons. 4p c 100 86 si
st Dv 41 per cent. redeem 100 95 'J7
st Do ti N.E. 4 per cent., IOU
17 Du Berwick capital 8 13.4. ...
2 Do York, 11. &S. purchase lO 10 101
s Do Stelae & Drliug. A 5 p.c IOU 106 IL'S
st Du W, liartlepoul il. and 11 lOO 85 87
20 North Staffordshire
108 s. Devon Annuities, 1 S all VI 101
lOs Do Tavistuck Anus., 10s all 9 10
lOs Dv Fixed 43 per cent all 8 9
10.6. S. i.ast. (head. Nuns., 1.0.6) all 22 '23
St Do 41 percent lOO
st Du Fixed 41 per cent lOO
st Taff Vale No.l lOO 145 150
st Waterford &Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

Closing Business
Share NAME. Paid. Price. done
10 Agra Limited, A all 12 121
11 Do B lO 4 4/
50 Albion
00 Alliance. Limited
20 Anglo-Austrian
20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 191 '.2.,1 204
20 Anglo-Hungarian
20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 51 44
40 Australasian
20 Bank of British Columbia.. all 11 13
20 Do issued at 2 pm.....,... :5 5 4
25 Bank of Egypt ............... all 36 33 88
20 Bank of Otago, lint. .•, 10 5 4
25 Bank of South Australia... all 30 32
50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39
10 Bank of New Zealand...... all 17 18
50 British North American . all 50 52
20 Chartered of India, Austra-
lia, and China ............... all 214 22
25 Chartered Mere. of India.
London, and China ...... all 31 32
20 City lO 12 121
100 Colonial '2s 391 401 40
10 Consolidated, 1int............ 4 i 1 44
50 Delhi anti Loudon, lint
50 East London, Hut
20 English and American, lint 10
20 English Bank of ltio de Ja-
neiro. lira
20 English, :,,cuttish, and Aus .
tralian Chartered
1.81 Hong Kong and Shanghai
Bank Corporation all 81 35
281 Do new 5l 411
100 Imperial, lira ...... .
20 Imperial 0tt0man..........., 10 2/ 44 124
,5 lonianall 25 '2l
25 Do new
20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 3! 31
100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB6l, 30 all 76 75 76
30 London Bank; of Al exico
and South America, lint. 20 5 4
100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 32 28
20 Do new 74 61 51
100 London &River Plate, lint. 40 10 12
25 Do new 10 21 3p
20 Landon Chart. of Australia all 231 234 244
20 London and County
50 Do new. iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd. 11 ••• •••
London Joint 5t0ck......_ 1 32 33 321
London and South African al 91 134
00 London & S.-Western, lint, 20 ... ...
150 London & Venezuela, Jim_ 124
100 London and Westminster. 20 61 66 65 41
100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm...,,,,,. 20 59 61
100 Merchant, Jim
10 Metropolitan, Jim all 6/ 74
100 Midland, lint—
-5 National of Australia
25 National of Liverpool, lint l5 8 1 d
100 National Proviuc. of Ened 42 ... --
10 Do . ... 42
50 National. 3O 46 48
20 New South Wales all 42 43
20 North-Western 7l
25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 45 444
50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim lO 6 5
100 Provincial of Ireland 25 87 69
10 Do new.
100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 15 11
100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ...
25 Union of Australia all 47 48 47
100 Union of Ireland, lint
50 Union of Loudon

MISCELLANEOUS.

CORRESYONDENCE i aOAI

( FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, WEDNESDAY, March 17.

There is very little that is new in re the railway dispute,
and that little is contradictory. The Independence
Beige, the Public, and the Patrie all publish diverse
accounts of the progress of the negotiations. It is clear,
therefore, that we must wait until things are more deve
loped before forming any decisive conclusion as to the
result. But assurances and probabilities are as before on
the side of peace. One of the most interesting conse-
quences of this generally disagreeable complication is
that England's position in European politics has
been more keenly discussed than I have known
it for some time. The tone of opinion here,
and especially in tLe official papers, betray considerable
jealousy of England. It is thought that British policy is
generallyopposed to that of France, that British sympathy
mostly ranges itself on the side of Prussia, and that, even in
respect of events in Spain, Frencli interests arc very little
consulted on your side of the Chann,l. England supports,
or at leastaccepts, the candidature of the Orleanist Prince.
Now the fact is that England leaves Spanish affairs to
take their own caurse. When Dons Fernando was pro-
posed as King, there was, S.) far as I could observe, a
decided balance of opinion in England in favour of his
candidature. But Dons Fernando will not accept the
crown. The Spaniards have no prince except Montpensicr,
and England has clearly no interest in preventing his
accession. But the Imperial party of France dislikes
the crowning of an Orleanist, and hence Eng-
land's indifference is taken to mean diversity of
interest. Then, again, England's content, if not satis-
faction, at the mf ty of Germany is interpreted as an
unfriendly demonstration against France. And lastly,
there is a decided impression here that the British
Cabinet in interfering in the Belgian affair has
done so in the interests of Belgium. The truth, however,
seems now to be definitely ascertained that this
intervention has been confined within strictly prudent
limits. Lord Clarendon has sought to bring about a
reconciliation, but he has in no sense taken the part of
Belgium as against France. The discussion which has
arisen out of this Belgian affair may be summed
up thus: people here see, or think they see, a revival
of English interest in foreign affairs ; and in the present
isolated position of France they regard with the greatest
jealously any British sympathy on the opposite side of a
question in which France may be concerned. Only this
morning the Etendard comes out with a long article
on " England and France." The burden of this song
is that English supremacy is everywhere threatened—in
America Canada is at the mercy of America, Russia
is approaching the frontier of India, the Suez Canal injures
our position in the East, the Darien Canal, constructed by
America, must tell against our Pacific trade, &c. The
remedy for all this is alliance, strict alliance with France.
The Etendard is by no means one of the best representa-
tives of Parisian journalism, but it has advanced a step as
a semi-official paper, and as such is entitled to some consi-
deration in declarations of policy.
Mass was celebrated at the Tuileries yesterday in
honour of the birthday of the Prince Imperial. This
young gentleman now commences his fourteenth year, and
is becoming apolitical personage of some importance. It
is stated that he may probably make a tour through
France in the early summer, in order, I suppose, to gain
popularity, and to let the people see their future ruler. In
another two years the Prince will be " of age," and will
then probably have a separate establishment. His health
seems better than it was formerly.

An electoral amendment to the Budget has been pro-
posed. It is thought advisable to set apart a sum of £B,OOO
in order to provide a number of uniform envelopes. These,
it is hoped, will ensure strict secrecy at the coming elec-
tion, because every voter could place his bulletin under
cover before putting it in the urn.
The right of public meeting is producing some lively
consequences. A meeting at Belleville has just beenbroken
up because an orator delivered a eulogium on Brutus and
Cassius. These two historic personages, I need hardly
say, were chiefly instrumental in the assassination of
Caesar ; all the world knows who claims to be the modern
Caesar ; therefore, Q.E.D. The orator, in declaring that
the men who had killed Caesar had delivered their country,
excited the alarm of the commissioner, who put an end to
the gathering.
A dreadful disaster took place yesterday at the Place
de la Sorbonne. A loud explosion took place in the shop
of a manufacturing chemist's firm, and the building was
directly afterwards enveloped in flames. Assistance was
romptly procured, and the fire got under. The results of
.e explosion were then seen, presenting a terrible spec-
tacle. Human remains were found mingled with the ruins
and scattered around outside, a head being picked up atsome
distance from the spot. In the confusion which prevailed
during the evening no reliable accounts could be obtained
of the number of victims ; three persons are, however,
known to have perished, name'y, M. Bal, one of the part-
ners of the firm ; M. Bachimont, cashier ; and a third
person, who could not be identified in consequence of the
remains being so dreadfully disfigured ; he is, however,
believed to be an assistant in the laboratory ; a son of
another partner is also said to be missing, and several
persons are stated to have been injured while passing in
the street. All the windows in the neighbourhood were
broken, including those of the College St. Louis. The
shock was so great as to displace the furni-
ture in the -apartments of the adjoining houses.
After the explosion, and during the fire, the in-
habitalits of the upper part of the house were in
considerable danger, their retreat being cut off. Ladders
were, however, raised to the second-floor windows, and
those persons who occupied the upper storeys, having let
themselves down by knotted sheets to the lower balconies,
all were rescued in safety.
Medical learning is making progress amongst women.
A young lady named Doumergue has just passed a brilliant
examination in pharmacy at Montpellier. She has b n
admitted to the academy to follow the lectures on chemis-
try, botany, &c.