The Sun.
London, England, 1869-07-23 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVEN INc, J ULY 23, 1869.

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

Share • NAME. Closing Business
Paid. Price. done
10 Agra Limited, A all 101 111
10 Du B lO 3/ 44
50 Albion
00 Alliance, Limited
20 Anglo Austrian
20 Anglo-Egyptian, lira alll 201 211 211 1
20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 11 2
20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 54 40 AuStralasian .. .. ...
20 Bank of British dolumbia all 101 111
20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 5 4
25 Bank of Egypt
20 Bank of Otago, lira.
25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32
50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39
10 Bank of New Zealand all 16 17
50 British North American
20 Chartered of India, Austra- •
lia, .nd China all 18 •19
25 Chartered 31erc. of India
London, and China all 32 33
20 City l4 11 12
100 Colonial 25 38 4U
10 Consolidated, lira. 4 1
50 Delhi and London, Kin
50 East London, lira 5 21 11
20 English and American, lira 10 ... ...
20 English Bank of Rio de Ja-
neiro, lira ~ lO pr 1p
20 English, :2eottish, and Aus..
tralian Chartered ; all 61 17
281 Hong Kong and Shanghai
Bank Corporation all 36 38
281 Do new 5l 2/ 21
100 Imperial, lira
20 Imperial Ottoman lO 21 21 131: 4
15 lonian. ............ .
25 Do new
Lnd Mortgage of India liin 4 ;11 ;%1
100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB64, 39' all 713 76 t 0
100 London Bank, of Mexico
and South America, lira. 20 7 6 16
IGO London and Brazilian, Rm. 45 30 17
20 Do new 74 5 41
100 London &Rivsr Plate, lira. 40 6 8
25 Do new 10 11 2 p 11 i
20 London Chart. of Australia all 23 tl4 2.:1 21
20 London and County 2O 41.11 501 51
50 Do new iss at 20 p.m,16 pd. 11 ... . .
Loudon Joint 5t0ck......... 1 311 321
London and South African al 8: 9
100 London & S.-Western, Um, 20 13 1.1
50 London it Venezuela, Rm l2l
100 London and Westminster. 20 61. 62 604 60
100 Do Scrip, iss at l 0 pm 2O
100 Merchant, lieu 25 6j 5
10 Metropolitan, lira all 71 7/
00 Midland, 1ira..... 2O 11 4
5 National of Australia
00 National of Liverpool, lira l5 3d
00 National Provinc. of L'ned 42 ... ...
10 Do . 42
50 National.. 3O ... ..
20 New South Wales all 41 45 394
20 North-Western
25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 41 42 424
50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim. 10... 61 51
30 Provincial of Irelanl 25 90 92
10 Do new. all ••• •••
100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lira 25 11 11
100 Do
all 45 46 451
... ... ~.
50 Union of London l5 25 36 3 -,1 5
10205
Uniontrnio n ooff AI
rueissliuna.:l id at 6 pm. 10 8 6
,alina

... ... 11

paid in 1823.

MAILS DUE.

P IRIS CORRESPONDENCE.
THURSDA.T.

We are told on all sides that the present Ministry is
only "provisional," and that another change will be
required immediately the reforms are settled by the
Senate. But there is no doubt that the Emperor made
an attempt to form a stable and definite Ministry out
of Liberal elements. It is said that the idea was enter-
tained of getting up a Ministry to consist of two members
of the Moderate Liberal party, two of the most advanced
members of the Senate, and two of the Council of State.
But this scheme Failed through what was thought to he
the exorbitant demands of the Moderates. For one
thing, Messrs. 011ivier and Co. wanted Ministe-
rial responsibility pure and simple, whereas the
concessions made by the Emperor do not
amount to quite so much. The fact is that the Moderates
think their best policy is to wait. If only two or three of
them had joined the CaLinet, they would have been in a
minority, and would have laid themselves open to the
reproach of taking office without being able to give effect
to their views. By holding back a little, they think that
the Emperor will find himself unable to do without them.
They are the authors of the reforms, and to them belongs
the task of completing the work.
Some allowance ought to bo made for the great dills-
(sullies which the Emperor has to face. Not only has he
td deal with the complaints of those who think his con-
cessions insufficient, but he has likewise to pacify those
who imagine that he has granted too much. Of the latter
mind is roost decidedly the Senate. This body, there can
be no doubt, looks upon the programme with great dis-
favour. The Senators will be obliged to vote the reforms,
lint it is quite on the cards that they may introduce a good
deal of modification.
Prince Napoleon seems to be anxious to let the world
know that he does not approve of the Emperor's pro-
gramme. His secretary has written a letter correcting a
statement that the Prince was a member of the Privy
Council. This letter states that the Emperor's relative
resigned his post as councillor in 1864, and for the last five
years he has taken no part whatever in the State delibera-
tions. If the Prince liked the reforms would he take so
much trouble to assert that he had personally nothing to
do with them ?
The unhappy Left does nit appear able to accomplish
anything. It lacks the unity without which there can be
no strength. More meetings have been held, but it seems
that Gambetta and others are too Red, and Thicrs and
others not Red enough. Thus no agreement seems pos-
sible. The Moderate Liberal and Imperialist papers are
exulting over this discord, but I think it lamentable. It
would be better that the Extreme Left should form a

united party, for then the milder section would modify
the extravagance of the irreconciliables. Isolated politi-
cians are always most violent and least useful, for they
have no responsibility.
The " Affaire Taillefer," or, in plain English, the trial
of the swindling cashier, of whom you heard so much
a little while ago, is coming off on the 28th. Meanwhile
we have had another "affaire " of this kind settled and done
with, that of a man named Gallet, a cashier in the service of

the Compagnie Lyonnaise. This gentleman was a very
able man, as are all of his race, and from 1855 to 1863 he
managed to appropriate something like £lO,OOO. The sum
would look miserably small in the eyes of a genius like
Higgs, but then our friend Gallet's success was propor-
tionate to his modesty. He falsified the books so cleverly,
and took such extraordinary precautions, that he was not
found out until five years after lie had left the company's
service to enjoy the fruits of his earnings and to spend a
green old age in retirement. His retirement for the next five
years will be more secluded and complete than he bar-
gained for, and in addition it will be his painful duty to
restore the sum embezzled.

The Rappel has been in court again, and to the utter
amazement of the civilised world has been acquitted. Its
editors and publisher were prosecuted on charge of pro-
mulgating false news, but though some inaccuracies were
found out, the sum total of error was not thought suffi-
cient far a conviction.

The Immobiliere Company is wound up, and disappeat.
from the commercial world amid the most poignant
sorrow—that it ever came into existence. This is the
company whose directors have been ordered to pay the
losses of the shareholders, because, like Overend, Gurney,
and Co., a false prospectus was published.
A man, who was years ago one of the notorieties of
Europe, and who may live in history, as does he who
burnt down the Temple of Diana, has just died at

Brussels. His name is Cantillon. He was a sergeant in
the Old Guard of Napoleon, and fought through the cam-

paign of Waterloo, quitting the army after the capture

of Paris. After the execution of Ney and Labddoyre,
thirty or forty at tba non-commissioned officers of the
Old Guard conceived the idea of _
asAl3sdiittathS °LetiLiLiPitlitt

a pistol shot was fired at the Duke in the streets of Paris,

but missed him. Cantillou was suspected, and tried ; but
the proof was not clear, and he was acquitted. It was to

this luau that Napoleon left a legacy of £4OO, which was

IMPERIAL E.ARLIA MEN

HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tms EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the cLair at two o'clock.
rHE IRISH CHURCH.

Mr. GLADSTONE said he rose with a deep
sense of the importance of the occasion to move
that this house do agree to the amendments made
iu this bill by the House of Lords without
exception or reservation. The Government assented
to the erasion of the words which were struck out
by the Lords in committee, but an alteration of the
6Sth clause which made certain directions with re-
spect to the ultimate distribution of the surplus
fund was agreed to. With respect to the date, the
reason for the tenacity of the Government for the
original date remaining was that it was the best
period that could be fixed, and although its
original date finally appeared in the bill, it did
not appear there as a token of victory, but as the
expression of the joint and harmonious opinion
of the two Houses of Parliament. With respect
to the neYe, amendment, that of the deduction for
curates from the stipends of the incumbents, alte-
rations had been made front the the original pro-
position, but they were such as would entirely avoid
any serious difference between the twu branches of
the Legislature. With respect to the surplus clause,
it would appear that after all the demands of the
act had been complied with the remainder should be
devoted to objects of unavoidable calamity—(Hear,
hear)—according to the direction of Parliament.
He had to say that the clause as it now stood met
with the approval of the Government, because it
would have been impossible to have carried tit,: bill
out if they had passed it as it came down first
amended from the House of Lords.
I LEFT SITTING. I

Foreign Mail Faciiet List.

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Ditto, via V:trseilles Aug. 9
Brasil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Aug 4.
Ditto, by French packet
Cape Verde. by Brazil packet . Aug....... 4.
Cape of Good dupe. Ascension. and St. flelena July
China, Penang, and Singapore. via Southampron July :31.
I,thrsitar. via Southampton..
India, via Southampton
vitt°, via Marseil.es
Malta, Egypt, Jim July
Ditto, Marseilles July 2
Newfoundlane ...... ........ July 2S

klat.ritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal. via
Scutharei ton
Ditto, Mareeilies Aug 1
Portugal .... Aug 4.
United States, l anada, California, &0., by British

July

rasa et
Ditto dittt (Baltimore)
Ditto, by l i.itcd ttatce packet
Ditto, by Inman packet........

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Wert Indies and razllic (except Mexico and Baha-

mos)
Met Coast 01 Africa. iladeira, and Ttmerlffe July
Cuba and Alexis°
Bermuda. via
Bahamas, via New York Aug. 11