The Sun.
London, England, 1869-12-18 00:00:00

ANOTHER FRENCH MINISTRY.

The latest rumours of a change of Government for
France,_ although very definite, seem too good to be
true. It is now announced that a Cabinet will be
formed entirely from the members of the Left and Right
Centre—the moderate Liberals. Count Daru is spoken
of as the Minister of the Interior, and M. 011ivier as
Minister of Foreign Affairs ; Louvet, Finance ;
M. Segris, Justice ; the Marquis de Talhouet, Public
Instruction; and M. Buffet, Commercp. These names
embrace all the leading advocates of " a Liberal
Empire." Some of them, including M. 011ivier him-
self, will command no great confidence ; but it is
difficult to believe that such mon as Count Daru and
M. Buffet will tolerate any reactionary movement.
The former is ono of those deputies who impeached
Louis Napoleon for high treason on the occasion of
the coup d'etat. M. Buffet, too, is looked upon as
" a Dili " at the Tuileries.

BUDGET OF MISCELLANEOUS.—BaItimore is go-
ing to adopt the Philadelphia plan of numbering houses.
—The Supreme Court at Washington is said to be two
years behind in its business.—ln a steep rock, six miles
south of Dubuque, lowa, an eccentric Englishman has
excavated a dwelling. It has three rooms, with seats,
couches, fire-places, flues, and all the conveniences
carved in the living rock. The occupant spends his
time in studying botany and entomology. His museum
occupies one room.—ln Virginia a will " written wholly
by the testator" requires no subscribing witnesses.—A.
combination, known as the " Merchants' Protective
Union," is being organised in Dubuque, having a
capital of 200,000 dollars, its object being to " re-
lease Northern lowa from the extortions of rail-
road monopolies and Chicago commission men."--
The deposits of the San Francisco Branch Mint during
the month of November were 83,000 ounces of gold and
48,000 ounces of silver. Included in the latter amount
was a quantity of Japanese coins sent there for re-coinage.
Tho amount of coinage for the month was $1,648,000.—
The steamer Japon, for Hong Kong tics Yokohama, sailed
from San Francisco, Dec. 1, with 700 passengers and
$500,000 in treasure for Hong Kong.—The steamer Colo-
rado sailed from San Francisco for Panama, December
4, with $614,004 in treasure, of which $427,000 are
for England, $lO,OOO for France, $144,000 for South Ame-
rica, $17,000 for Central America, and $15,000 for Panama.
—A largo emigration is going through Now Orleans to
Texas.—The Missouri River at Kansas city was jammed
with ico November 22.—Main-street, Columbia, South
Declam lamps.
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nrcticut already reports 300 divorces this year, with seve-
ral counties to hear from.—An extensive Cubit' delega-
tion is gathering at Washington, getting ready to lobby
for recognition.--The total imports into tie% United States
during the last fiscal year ending Juno 30, 1869, were
Sl37' 309,863 gold va:ne. Of this, $295,117.682 came to
Note
NeY0rk,51.1,036,:t67 to Berton, 518,088,900 to San Fran-
cisco, $15,967,5,-)6 to Pinta lelpltia, and 815,863,032 to
Baltimore.

At this time, when the principles and practice of co-
operative societies engross so large a share of attention, it may
be well that Ilessrs. Parkins and Gotto should remind the no•
bulity and gentry that they have for the last twenty years adopted
the pract:ce of buying the best goods in large quantifies direct
from the manufacturers. marking every articki in plain figures,
and retailing them at the smallest possible profit for ready
money; and where, front istance or other causes, cash pa} -
ments have been impossible, they have never increased the price
of the articles delivered. They respectfully solicit an inspection
of tlie!r stock, consisting of portrait albums, writing-cases, dres-
sing-case;4, dressing -bags, despatch boxes,' envelope-care: and
blotting-books, inkstands, desks, stationery cabinets, ornaments
vods, purses, pocketbooks, cigar-cases, reticules, opera-glasses,
scent-cases, smelling-bottles, electro-gilt ant elegantly-mounted
articles—in.fact, an endless variety of articles to suit every taste.
purpose. and pocket.—Parkins and Gotto, 24 and 25, Oxford-
street, W.

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