The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-13 00:00:00

FRANCE.

"M. Le Play, Commissioner-General of the Ex-
hibition of 1867," says a Paris letter in the Nouvel-
lisle of Rouen, " has determined on convoking the
editors of the Paris journals to invite them to con-
stitute a syndicate for the purpose of regulating the
conditions of the sale of journals inside the building.
He has, also, it is said, the intention of offering to
the journalists a handsome room for receiving
guests, in which they may do the honours to their
colleagues from foreign countries.
_ _ _

M. Delle Sedie has been named Professor of Sing-
ing at the Paris Conservatoire, iu place of M. Paulin
Espinasse, deceased.

The communal council of Brussels has just voted
a sum of 5,000 fr. to assist workmen in visiting Paris
during the approaching Exhibition.
The execution by the Juarists in Mexico of Mr.
Caraman, agent of the United States at Mazatlan,
is remarked on by the Patr ie in terms of horror and
disgust ; and that journal very naturally draws at-
tention to the dreadful situation of a country where
such acts seem to be considered as nothing un-
usual :

"It is hardly necessary for us," says the writer,
" to call attention to the frightful state of anarchy
to which this unfortunate land must be reduced, to
render such deeds possible. All circumstances com-
bine to give an exceptional gravity to the one before
us ; we see the partisans of Juarez, the pretender in
whose favour the United States exhausted all their
complaisance, putting to death, without respite or
delay, an American citizen protected by diplo-
matic impunity, but sheltered in vain by the Fede-
ral flag. What a people ! What a social state 1
Such is the barbarism to which our intervention
flattered ~itself ;to be able to put an end ! The
obstacles against which it had to struggle, and which
at last prevented its success, are now known to all
the world ; and in the first rank must be placed the
jealous animosity of the United States. We here
see the first fruits of that egotistical policy. If we
did not place the interests of humanity and civilisa-
tion above the satisfaction of our own self-love,
we might exult at this first scene in the drama
of Mexican anarchy, in which American pride
has received such an outrageous affront. As to
the rest, we see that the vengeance has been as
savage, as speedy, and as barbarous as the
wrong. Such doings are in the Roman fashion ;
this commander of a gunboat taking upon him-
self, immediately and without orders, to bombard a
town guilty of an outrage on his nation. The
Mexicans, so intractable in presence of the French
civilising and disinterested intervention, will very
shortly discover that they have lost by the change,
and that the inflexible and haughty protectorate of
America is far more severe than the other would
ever have become. But we are now, thank God,
about to abandon that devoted country We can
leave it shaking the dust off our feet ; but, to con-
fess the truth, we cannot be much displeased that
the Americans should undertake the task of making
us Es) soon regretted, and that the punishment of
that rude and ungrateful race should proceed from
the hard hand which its blind hatred invoked against
ourselves."

The Russian Correspondence of St. Petersburg
states that the Imperial Mineralogical Society has
just celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. After a Te
Deum had been celebrated, Prince Nicholas de
Leuchtenberg, the President, stated that he had
been honoured with a rescript from the Emperor,
in which his Majesty thanked the society for its
activity and useful labours. His Imperial Highness
afterwards announced the recompenses awarded by
the Emperor to the members, both Russian and
foreign.
BOURSE, Feb. 12.—Two o'clock.—The market to-
day is heavy, and quotations generally exhibit a
decline. Threes are at 69f. 75c. ; Italian Fives
have fallen per cent., viz., to 54f. 60c. Credit
Mobilier shares have receded 6f. 25c. —to 526 f.
25c. ; and Comptoir d'Escompte 2f. 50c. Credit
Foncier shares, however, continue in request, with
an advance of 2f. 50c.—at 1,525 f. There are no
fluctuations in the Railway Department. English
Consols are telegraphed with a decline of per
cent. _

Three o'clock.—The market has closed as fol-

lows :--

41- per Cents 99 50
Do. end month -
3 per Cents. 69 80
Do. end month 69 75
Credit Mobilier
Do. and month -

Bank Shares 3580
Italian Loan 54 GO
Do. end month 54 GO
Mexican Loan —
Do. Bonds -
Spanish Threes -
Home Debt —

Credit Foncier
Do. end month 1523

Deferred
UT,.

For Account.
Orleans
Northern I2US
Lyons and Mediterranean 9lB 75
Southern 571 25
western —
Eastern 547 50
Sardinian 9O
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain —
Saragossa —
Ditto to Barcelona —
Roman. 9O

REFORM DEPUTATION TO MR. GLADSTONE.—A
deputation, consisting of Mr. Beal, Mr. Howell, Mr.
Ernest Jones, Mr. Merr;man, Mr. Hawker, Mr. Greer, Mr.
Dell, and other gentlemen connected with the Reform
League, attended yesterday at the residence of Mr. Glad-
stone, to present him with an address emanating from the
League. The deputation was met by Mr. Bright, who in
a few words introduced them to Mr. Gladstone. Mr. Beal
then read the address, which was expressive of congratu-
lation on the hon. gentleman's return and restoration to
health. It further conveyed the confidence reposed in
Mr. Gladstone by the deputation ; and, while remarking
on the honesty of pw pose ever evinced by him, added
that the deputation looked forward with a belief that he
would continue to do them justice. Mr. Gladstone, in re-
ply, dwelt on the necessity of a settlement, but especially
of a prompt settlement, of the question of reform ; and
said that unfortunately the counter manifestations which
had taken place in the country of feeling and opinion op-
posed to that of the Parliament of last session, although
not only justifiable, but necessary, hal tended somewhat
to give the country the appearance of a divided nation in
the eyes of the world, and did in a certain degree tend in
that direction. It was desirable, he thought—and no doubt
every gentleman present agreed with that view—to re-
move such impressions, and to increase that tendency to-
wards union and good fooling which had been growing up
in England between all classes until lately. He said that
the address took far too favourable a view, not of his ser-
vices, but of his efforts, and that while ho hoped it would
not increase his own sense of them, he could asse-o the
deputation that they might rely upon his best services to
the community. The agitation gave him no ground for
apprehension. Ho of all things desired that tho problem
of reform might no worked through, and harmony restored
iu the nation. Mr. Beal then thanked Mr. Gladstone for
the courteous manner in which ho had received them, and
the interview, which lasted about ten minutes, was at an
end.