The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-22 00:00:00

THE SUE, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 22, 1E69.

SHARR LIST.

ORDINARY tiliAliN6 AND STOCKS.

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

,
Closing Busiuess
Share NAME. raid. Price. done.
10 Agra Limited, A all 1f,3 103 i (119 Do B lO 2ki 21
.50 Albion
00 Alliance, Limited
20 Anglo-Austrian
20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 3111 203 201
20 Anglo-Hungarian
20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 51 41
40 Australasian .........
20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13
20 Do issued at 2 pm....., 5 54 I
25 Bank of Egypt
20 Bank of Otago, lim.
25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32
50 Bank of Victoria, Australia '25 37 3 i
10 Bank of ACW Zealand all 'IA 1 3
50 British North American
20 Chartered of India, Austra-
lia, ,11,1 China all 13 19
25 Chartered Mere. of India.
London, and China all 303 31
20 City
100 C010nia1...... 25- 38 40
10 Consolidated, lint,
50 Delhi and Loudon, Bin
50 East London lim.
20 English and American, lim 10 ... ...
20 English Bank of Rio de Ja-
neiro. lira
20 English, :-cottish, and Ans.
tra.lian Chattered ...... • all 163 171
283 Houg Kong and Shanghai
Bank Corporation all 36 38
283 Do new 5l 23 23
100 Imperial, Inn
20 Imperial 0tt0man..........., 10 2 23 123
.5 lonian
25 Do new
20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 3! Si
100 Do .5 p. e. Debs.lB6l, 30 all 76 75 73 n
30 Loudon Beak: of Mexico
and South America, lim. 20 63 51
100 Loudon and Brazilian, lint. 45 30 27
20 Do new 73 51 43
100 London & River Plate, lim. 40 9 11
25 Do new 10 21 2;p 123
20 London Chart. of Australia all 213 25
20 London and County,,,,,, 2O 50 51 51
50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd. 11 ... ...
London Joint Stoak.„
London and South African al 83 91
00 London & S.-Western, lint, 20 13 U
150 London lk Venezuela, Bin_ 123 ... ... . -
100 London and Westminster. 20 611 621 611
100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm,, 2O
...
...
100 Merchant, lint
10 Metropolitan, Aim.,,, all 71 71
100 Midland, lint.—
5 National of Australia
25 National el Liverpool, lint ~ 15 1d lp
100 National Provine. of Eua,d- 42 ... ...
10 Do .... ......
10 National... ................... ... ..•
30 ... ..
20 New South Wa1e5,,,,,;,,,..: all 41 43
20 North-Western ...........
23 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 431 111
50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., liar lO 6 5
00 Provincial of Ireland 25 88 90
10 Do new.. all .. ... 353
22
50 Union of London l5 35 36 85+
11102005000
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a1112°5 487 461: 473

TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.

10 Anglo-American Tel., Um all 22 2/1 221 1
10 Anglo ilediter Tel., lira.... 10 121 13 3
st Atlantic Telegraph lO 2 t 13 20
st Do. 8 per cent.
st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint lOO 153 16 i
st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 233 233
10 Do. New 8 9 Ilp
25 Indo-European Tel., lira lO ...
...
5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lim all 21 3
1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent ill pr 12
10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lim all 3i 3/
25 Reuter's Telegram all 53 51
'..0 Societe Transatlaut., lint_ all 171 11
st Submarine Telegraph

1 Do. Scrip all
71
all
20 Telegraph Con. &
5 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., Inn. „Al 17;
5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 3 3• p

CORRESPONDENCE rnom PARIS,

(rnom our, OWN C-01111ESPONDENT.)

PARIS, FRIDAY, May 21.

Before this is in print the great contest will have
commenced throughout France. The Government has
apparently used the five days of silence to the best advan--
Inge. The efforts of the officials, aided by the Govern-
ment papers, to propagate statements and comments
anfavourable to the Opposition have been incessant.
As I mentioned before, these propaganda have been
by no means of an impartial character. Indeed,
there is no doubt that the zeal of the Emperor's subordi-
nates has led them into a great deal of hard swearing
which, to put it mildly, cannot be substantiated by fact.
Amongsts the newspapers the Patric is the most notorious
offender. It persists in assuring the electors of France
that a vast conspiracy, embracing-all the Reds of the
country and the political exiles, was planned for last week,
and that the disorders in Paris were intended to be the
signal for the first outbreak:. These affirmations have
been denied in several quarters, but the Patric repeats
them. It has received its orders, and its only business
is to obey. It does not mind being convicted of saying
what is not precisely the truth, provided that it can
frighten the electors. Therefore, though the report
of a projected revolution is utterly without foun-
dation, the Patric continues to spread it. The facts
speak for themselves. One hundred and thirty-
two persons have been retained in prison. Of these, more
than half are street boys, gamins under 20 years of age,
atid of the rest, twenty-three have been in prison before.
There remain but forty-seven persons, therefore,
against whom the charge of attempting to
overthrow the Imperial Government could be
raised with the slightest chance of proof. Thou-
sands of persons took part in the disturbances of
Wednesday and Thursday week. There were 20,000
in front of the Cirque Napoldon alone, and yet the all-
powerful police of Paris can implicate no more than
forty-seven who are not boys or Old offenders.
Though the elections in Paris are supposed to be pre-
determined against the Government, nowhere in France
will the contest be more interesting. • Moderate Radicals
sire opposed to uncompromising. Democrats, and the ques-
tion to be decided Will be whether Paris is disposed to effect
a coMproinise with the Emperor on the "Liberty without
Revolution" principle, or whether it is yet, as before,
irreconcileably hostile to Imperial rule. In the first
circumscription, Carnot, the deputy in the last Chamber,
is opposed by Gambetta, the rising Republican lawyer;
in the second, Thiers, the moderate Liberal, is
contested by D'Alton Shoe, the uncompromising Radical,
and Devinck, the chocolate maker, official candidate.
In the third, Emilb 011ivier, once a Republican, but now
an advocate of "Liberty under the Empire," is opposed
by Bancel, the uncompromising Republican ; in the
fourth, Ernest Picard is practically unopposed ; in the fifth,
Gamier-Pages. the Liberal who last represented the
division, is placed in sore jeopardy by "Raspail the
Red ;" in the sixth, M. Gueroult is menaced by Jules
Ferry ; iu the seventh, the Republican Jules Favre is
opposed by the still more Republican Rochefort ; and in the
eighth and ninth, Jules Simon and Eugene Pelletan are
virtually unopposed. In nearly every circumscription
a Government candidate has been brought forward, but in
scarcely one has the official supporter the slightest chance.
They have kept back until the last moment, and
With reason. None of them are men of mark ; one can
neither read nor write! Ycai will soon learn whether
hich represents all the intelligence of Frarez., will
be content with moderate reforms under the Empire, or
will pronounce for revolution. The question is one ,of
great importance.
Senor Gonzales Bravo, one of Isabella's last supporters,
is now in Paris. The Count de Cheste and General
Colonge have come with him. This influx of Isabellists
is regarded with as much curiosity as anything of foreign
news is during this election time. One paper says that
the Count de Cheste has had an interview with the
Emperor. Another states that a coup d'etat at
Madrid is contemplated. The Emperor, it says'
is alarmed at the prospects in Spain. Either
a Regency or Montpensier is inevitable—for a
telegram just announces that the Cortes haS voted
the monarchy—and either of these alternatives is distaste.
ful to the occupants of the Tuileries. An attempt will,
therefore, be made to place the young Archduke Louis of
Austria on the Spanish throne. But other journals
deny this. It has been repeatedly affirmed that the
French Government will not interpose in Spanish affairs;
and, moreover, it is not thought probable by some good
authorities that the Archduke would accept the throne,
especially from the French Emperor. We all know that
a crown in Mexico was bestowed by the Emperor on an
Austrian prince, and we all know, too, what came of it.
A telegraphic despatch frcm St. Etienne states that an
explosion of fire-daiep took place last night in the exd-
Pits of Monterrad. Fifteen perso: s are said to have
perished.

The Figar•o tells a particularly neat story of " klepto-
mania," a malady which has set in with c;ceptional
severity in this city. Madame X—, an elegantly,
dressed lady, entered a fashionable shop, the other day,
and requested to sec some Valenciennes lace, but after
some time, not finding any to suit her, withdrew without
making any purchase. She Lad, however, becu
observed by one cf the shopmen to slip a piece of the
goods under her shawl. Nevertheless, she returned home,
as it were, unnoticed, but on reaching the door of her
house, was accosted by a messenger, who handed her a
small parcel, and a letter which was thus worded :
" Madame,—l am afraid that the fifteen yards of lace
which you selected in my shop will not be sufficient
to trim your dress ; I therefore take the liberty of
sending' you a second piece of the same pattern. I beg to
be informed whether you accept it." The signature was
that of the master of the establishment. The lady was
very glad to avoid unpleasant consequences by promptly
paying for the whole.