The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-17 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, June 17.

The Official Journal of this morning publishes a
telegram of yesterday's date from Saint Etienne,
stating that the troops had arrested a number of
miners who were trying to prevent others from
working.

As the troops were returning to Saint Etienne a
mob assailed them with stouts and pistol shots to
rescue the prisoners. The troops fired upon their
assailants, who took to flight, leaving 33 of their
number in the hands of the troops, by whom they
were conducted to Saint Etienne.
From six to ten of the rioters were killed, and
four or five soldiers more or less injured.

BOURSE, June IG.—Three o'clock—The market
closed as follows :

41 per Cent. .... 102 50
-End of month...
3 per Cent ..... 70 32
End of month._ 71 25
Credit Mobilier 250
End of month...
Credit Foneier _l5BO --
End of month._

Bank Shares 2895
Ital!an Fives 56 80
End of month —
Ottoman Loan
Do. Debt 44 75
Spanish Threes
Home Debt —
Deferred —
Cash
Orleans
,
Northern ... 10989
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern....
Western
Eastern
Sardinian • • —
50
Austrian 766}
Lombard 5139
North of Spain
Saragossa
Roman 6O

RAILWAY

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, WEDNESDAY, June 16.

The examination of the prisoners at Bicetre goes on
rapidly. Four hundred and eighty have already been
set at liberty, and the Patric expects that
the vast majority of the remainder will follow.
The semi-official paper remarks that the persons arrested
are easily separated into two classes, those who were
mixed up with the rioting mob, sight-seers, and the like,
who were arrested en masse ; and the really culpable dis-
turbers of the peace. When the wheat is thus separated
from the chaff, there will, says the Patric, be only about
200 left. As to the imprudent and foolish folk who, with-
out being rioters themselves, yet mingled with those who
were, the Patric thinks that the arrest and detention will
be sufficient punishment for their indiscretion. No doubt
it will. The board and lodging at Bicetre is so indiffe-
rent, not to speak of the inconvenience and ignominy of
several days' detenti on, that the more respectable portion of
the martyrs will beware of riotous crowds for the future.
The majority of the individuals arrested consists of the
dregsof the Parisian population ; almost all are under age,
and many have undergone previous condemnations. The
bar is greatly excited at the arrest of two of its
members, MM. Bocquet and Laferriere. A petition
has been drau,n up at the Palais de Justice, and receives
numerous signatures. The petitioners offer to become
bail for their fellow-barristers, and ask for their
provisional liberation. Some journalists who were incar-
cerated have been set at liberty ; but the press prosecu-
tions arising out of these disturbances will be very
numerous.

Meanwhile certain individuals have been reaping tue
reward of the folly of which they were guilty about a
month ago. Three students have been tried by the Cor-
rectional Tribunal for resisting the police during the
disorders of May 13th. One had thrown a leather case filled
with papers in the face of one agent, another had struck a
sergen t twice in the head, a third had incited his compa-
nions to rescue some students who had been taken prisoners.
They were very lightly dealt with, the highest penalty
inflicted being a fine of £4. Three workmen were likewise
charged with seditious proceedings. Their offence con-
sisted in posting up a song entitled " Nommons Itaspail,"
the name of which explains its Two of
Clem NI ere sentenced to a fortnight's imprisonment, and
the other, who was the author of the delightful production,
to two months'.

The strike in the neighbourhood of St. Etienne con-
tinues. The earlier accounts gave the impression that the
turn-out had been a riot provoked by the news that Paris
had risen and overturned the Government ; but the affair
has since developed into a regular strike. Very exten-
sive, too, are the demands of the miners, comprising both
a reduction of the hours of labour and an increase of
wages, besides lesser changes. The suspension of work
continues in all the region of the Loire, but some isolated
mines are recommencing business. These have to be pro-
tected by detachments of soldiers.

The Duc de Persigny is very little satisfied with the
reception accorded to his epistle. The journals of all
shades unite in condemning it, on the ground that it is
indefinite and purposeless, complaining of the present
situation, and yet suggesting nothing. The Duc promises
a second epistle, in which he will be much more explicit.
To make Paris a seaport has been one of the
hobbies of several French sovereigns. The only possible
means of realising this idea is by a ship canal, for the
Seine is so shallow that nothing with greater draught than
a barge can get up it. But still the Parisians like to
imagine that they are a seafaring people. They
have built a curious vessel with three masts,
entitled the Paris-Port-de-Mer. This ship, which of
course is of very small draught, has been lying some time
off one of the quays. Yesterday, however, she was towed
down the river, and is about to adventure with a full
freight of goods to China.
One of the most remarkable instances of religious
monomania I ever met with is recorded in a Rouen
paper. A working stove-fitter of ChAtean-Thierry
(Aisne), aged about 40, a married man and father of a
family, was found a few days back in his garret, lying on
a cross, which he had himself constructed out of old
rafters, and to which, in imitation of the death of
Jesus Christ, he had actually nailed his two feet and
one of his hands. He was removed to the hospital.
Lord Lyons has left Paris for London, to be present in
the House of Lords at the debate on the Irish Church
Bill.