The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-05 00:00:00

711 E MUSICAL MA GA ZINES.

BOND -STIMET.—This justly popular magazine Or
the Eresent month is of more than ordinary excel-
lence, and shows very clearly that the publisher°
keep in view the promise made at starting. The
new number contains a very delightful ballad, en"
titled " Twilight steals softly," by E. Fox ; and a
very brilliant schottische, by Mr. Hobson, entitled
" Sea shells." The talented and original banal;
composer, Mr. Blamphin, contributes one e,
his choicest and newest productions, a ballad
of exquisite melody, entitled " I have tried 1364
not to love thee," which will find a place amongst
the best songs of the present day. The ever ready
composer Tinney adds a capital and spirited gallop,
entitled " The Rocket," and Minasi a very effeetiv,e,
and serio-comic song, " Call her back and kiss her.
The immense circulation this magazine has attaiaet,
and
is the most convincing proof of its excellence, 01
certainly the publishers deserve the thanks of al
the musicians out of the metropolis for the excelleyt
supply of new and really good music they now re-
ceive monthly through their local librarian. _

EXETER HALL.—This magazine, though differ'
ing essentillly from the former, is no less remarkci
able for the excellence of its contents. We bad
great pleasure in recommending it from its col'
mencement, and it continues to deserve the highest
praise. The number for March opens with a fine
ballad by one of our best composers, Mr. H. Smart;
and Immanuel Liebich contributes a very effectil;
pianoforte piece, " The Harp of David." Elizabe",,,
Philp adds a new sacred song, " Lord, help
and Mr. G. A. Macfarren a new hymn for East,er.
A beautiful composition for the harmonium ult
Rimbault makes up a number quite equal, if 13°
superior, in excellence to any that have yet been
published.

Messrs. Metzler have just published two 011.
beautiful compositions of Stephen Glover for 6,'0
pianoforte, entitled " Recollections of the Rhine'
which we have much pleasure in recommending;
Though not unnecessarily difficult they form Or'
effective pieces, and are really worth the time occu.
pied in their study, which is more than can be sal'
of a great deal of the new " music" lately publishet:;
They have also just published twelve piano:Y(o"a
pieces, in the form of exercises, by that accomplished
composer for the pianoforte, Mr. Kuhe, which vile
be most acceptable to all musical students. rill
uninteresting nature of the usual exercises to tul'
quire the shake, the staccato, grace notes, arpeggil
and octaves are too well known to need remark, bile
for the student to attain the facility in an attracti(r.f
and enjoyable manner has been the object of air.
Kuhe, and, according to our opinion, he has 5'16•
ceeded in his task in the most successful manner'
Mr. G. Emery, of Oxford-street, have just issued
two very beautiful ballads, both of which ,„
will 0"1.,
certain to be received with the greatest isT°linf
One is a remarkably melodious setting
some elegant lines by Longfellow, by Cl3rl;
bel, entitled " Resignation ;" and the °tile
" Sweet Mother," is by W. H. nella031;
the music being by W. H. Weiss. Apart froul the
peculiar merits of both compositions they will e3,bo
as both but
be regarded with the greatest interest,
music composers have passed from amongst us, Li.oa
the many delightful strains they have left belt,
will cause their names to be long remembered
the two ballads of which we now speak will, Wit

out doubt, add greatly to the fame of each.

ITALY.

ROME, March 4'
The Official Journal of to-day denies the eat'.
meut that Father Trullet, who had made a joure6
to Paris, had received a mission from the Goveril; v
went to treat with the French Bishops relative t
the CEcumenical Council. The same paper
denies that any dissension exists in the Congregtso
tion relative to the disciplinary articles for
organization of the Council.

FRANCE.
BOURSE, March 4.—Three o'clock.—The 03" rice
closed as follows :

Bank Shares ......206: 5-0
Ital!an Five 5....... 51 ...
End of month... ---
„, ..,
Mexican Loan ... -,,., ..,
Do. Bonds ...... I',',", .••••
Spanish Threes ... °' ..,
Home Debt...... -"*". .••••
Deferred ..•
Cash
Orleans
Northern ... ~60
.
/160
Lyons and Mediterranean ...
990
Southern..... 6171
Western
Eastern • • 585
Sardinian
Austrian 6621.
Lombard 4BBl
North of Spain
Saragossa
Roman s3i.

11 per Cont.
End of month —
3 per Cent
End of month 7l 421-
Credit Mobilier
End of month 293 75
Credit Foncier 1490 - -
End of month ,—

RAILWAY'

BANK OF FRANCE.

PARIS, Mareh 'to
The following is the return of the Bank of fll-ot'
for the week ending to-day, together with the c
responding figures of the previous account :---

DEBTOR.
Feb, 25. March 4' 0.
fr. 43. fr. nOO -
Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 --182,500'v
Profits in addition to
capital (Art. 8, Law, e 6 01
June 9, 1857) 7 014,776 02 71044'14
Reserve of the Bank '
and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105'750'4
Reserve of landed pro- n 000
perty 4,000,000 4,0t-,100 -•
Notes in circulation
Banknotes to order and
receipts payable at 1 013 971 63
sight 35,223,257 48 01- -'
Treasury account cur- 65° 1$
rent creditor 154,035126 48 156,001%90 59
Current accounts, Paris 258,251,168 89 241,075,761 -•-'
Do. branch banks 45,392,697 47,3ard,806
Dividends payable
1,458,941 11"
Discounts and sundry
interests
Rediscounted the last P 301790 86
six months
Surplus of receipts not
distributed
Sundries

,2R6 8 61
5,526,364 20 61u‘1-'6_-
__.--

Total
Feb. 25. fr. 890
Cash in hand and in
Coßranch banks
05
mmercial bills over- 298,171
dtie
Commercial bills dis- ~,3,.., _
counted, not yet due 282,724,130 06 286,61u,‘ no .---
253,705,701 250,51v''00 ~,
Do. branch banks
Advances on deposit of ~82..
~,,
286' ' 0
bullion 27,775,900 4,'08160
Do. branch banks 4,513,800
Do. on French Public -
Securities 13,609,900
Do. by branch banks 6,955,580
Do. on railway shares
and debentures
Do. branch banks
Do. on Credit Foncier
Bonds
Do. branches
Do. to the State (Con-
vention, Juno 10,
1857) 60,000,000 --
Government Stock re-
serve
Do. disposable
0:0;01
"5;1
itentes Immobalise"es 80,633,437 21
1;o ,
(Law, Juno 2, 1857) 1(0,000,000 .-.••
hotel and furniture of
the Bbnk and landed
property branches
Expenses of manage- 701,68'6-
went 521,069 49 8841,7
Sundries
A 6 62966 802 27 2,
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T otal
Certified by the Senator-Governor of tue
of France. go a"-
,i4P,
(Signed)

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929,900 -
940,300 --

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