The Sun.
London, England, 1869-08-24 00:00:00

to-day.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
CLOSING PRICES.

Gold closed at 1321 ; the highest quotation dur-
ing the day was 1321 ; the lowest, 1311.
Sterling Exchange on London lO9l.
5-20 U. S. Bonds, 1889
" 1885 l2ll.
" 1867 l2Ol.
6 6
1384.
281.

10-40

Illinois
Erie

Cotton—Mid. upland 3sc.
Petroleum—Standard White
Flour, extra state, $6.70e. to $7 30e. Corn, old
mixed, $1.14e.

QUEBEC, August 22.
The Allan steamship Peruvian arrived out to-

day.

BOSTON, August 23.
The extra Cunard steamship Tarifa arrived here
at 10 a.m. yesterday. _ _

lIALIFAx, Aug. 23.

His Royal Highness Prince Arthur landed from
the City of Paris yesterday afternoon, and was cor-
dially welcomed by Sir John Young, Sir Hastings
Doyle, and other officials, and was escorted to the
Governor's house by the 78th Regiment of High-
landers. At the request of the Prince a formal
public reception was postponed on account of the
day being Sunday.

TURKEY.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 23.

Talahout Pasha, first Secretary of the Khedive
of Egypt, arrived here yesterday on board the
Egyptian steamer Famoum. He was accompanied
by the Grand Vizier's Aide-de-Camp, who had been
the bearer of the Minister's letter to the Khedive.

Talahout Pasha proceeded immediately to the
Grand Vizier's residence on the Bosphorus, and
the latter at once communicated the Khedive's reply
to the Sultan.

Ilis Ilighncss is stated to give therein ample
assurance of his loyalty to the Sultan.

INDIA, CEIINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAIL.
SUEZ, Aug. 23.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Nebua left at eight, and the Deccan at seven yes-
terday (Sunday) for Bombay and Calcutta respec-
tively.

FRANCE.
BOURSE, Aug. 23.—Three o'clock—The market
closed as follows :

Bank Shares 2890
Ital'an Fives .56 80
Austrian Fives
Ottoman Loan
Do. Debt 44 90
Spanish Threes 28 50
Home Debt —
Deferred

4 per Cent.
End of month —
3 per Cent
End of month 73 571
Credit Mobilier
Transatlantic 287 5C
Credit Foncier 1792 50
Paris Gas 1670
RAILIVA

Orleans
Western
Northern

Cash
... I'67}
6081
1115

Strasburg • • 597k
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern-- 615
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 5631
North of Spain 52
Saragossa
Roman 52

NAVAL AND MILIIARY IiVTELLIGENCL

The series of sham fights with flying columns
executed at Aldershott this season have afforded
good opportunities for the display of military
knowledge and tactics on the part of the different
commanders. It was indeed difficult to form a cor-
rect estimate of the qualities of generalship when
imaginary battles were fought against intangible
enemies always in accordance with pro-arranged
programmes, and with an unvarying monotony
that became positively wearisome. All this is
now changed, and the new system, although of
such recent introduction, has already been of
more real benefit as a method of military training
than dozens of ordinary field-days of a less practi-
cal kind. The tactics displayed by both com-
manders in the sham-fight of Fri lay were excel-
lent. The commander of the column handled his
force with great judgment. During his victorious
advance he showed scarcely any front, and while
his skirmishers were gaining ground he had his in-
fantry in open column of companies, so as to show
no front to the guns of the enemy until brought
into action to fire their volleys. In practical
field days of the kind commanders have something
to learn as well as the men—a point which has
hitherto been too much overlooked. All the condi-
tions now exist at Aldershott which should be
favourable to the growth of military skill of the
highest order, and if the nation should ever re-
quire the services of another Wellington its eyes
might be turned hopefully towards the great camp
of instruction.

The 9d Battalion 3d Buffs struck their camp on
Cove-common on Saturday, and occupied A, B,
and C lines, North Camp, vacated by the 34th
Regiment.
The troopship Simoom, Capt. Lethbridge, was
placed in No. 10 dock at Portsmouth on Friday,
for the purpose of having her bottom cleaned and
examined before going on further troop scrvic
The Ist Battalion Scots Fusilier Guards, under
the command of Lieut.-Col. R. Gipps, will leave
Aldershot Camp on the 30th inat. and return to
London, proceeding by march route via Chobham
and Hounslow. A baggage party, consisting of
two officers and GO men, will leave on the 27th
instant.

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worst headaches, sickness, skin, or biliary affections. Pleasant
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