The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-15 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, Aug. 15.

The Moniteur of this morning announces several
appointments to the Legion of Honour, but con-
tains nothing in reference to the reforms which
some French journals had declared would be pro-
mulgated to-day.

BOURSE, August 14, Two o'clock.—No great
change has taken place in the state of the market ;
stocks and • shares display but slight variations.
Threes remain at 69f. 80c. ; whilst Italian Fives
gain 10c., at 491. 40c. Credit Foncier have also
slightly improved at 1,395 f., whereas Credit Mo-
bilier and Spanish Mobilier remain without change
at 331 f. 25c., and 217 f. 50c. The same may be
said of the railway department, which continues
unvaried in its quotations.
Three o'clock.—The following were the closing
prices :

4 per Cents _ 100 50

i 2): end month

3 per Cents. 69 85
Do. end month 69 80
Credit Mobilier 332 50

Do. end month 332 80

Credit Foncier 1397 50
Do. end month 1387 50

Bank Shares 3345
Italian Loan 49 50
Do. end month 49 45
Mexican Loan l4
Do. Bonds ll3 75
Spanish Threes
Home Debt
Deferred
rA.YB.
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For Account.
Orleans
Northern 1166 25
Lyons and Mediterranean ~ 895
Southern 555
Western 575
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 383 75
North of Spain —
Saragossa — - -
Roman. —

Brazil has strained every nerve, and, regardless of
men and means, will find her inability to conquer
small but brave Paraguay.
Paraguay is satisfied with its Government and
institutions ; and, notwithstanding all the slander-
ing and false accounts rendered of her by her Im-
perial enemy, cheerfully sacrifices everything to
sustain: its Government in the person of its Presi-
dent, Marshal Lopez.
If it be true that the Emperor of Brazil ever
dreamt to impose on the Paraguayans one of his
European sons-in-law, it is to be hoped, for his
Majesty's sake, he Will take a timely warning from
Mexico.

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HER MAJESTY, &e.

OSBORNE, Aug. 14.

The Queen and Princess Louise drove out yes-
terday afternoon, and her Majesty walked in the
grounds this morning, accompanied by her Royal
Highness.

The Prince of Wales presided, yesterday fore-
noon, at a meeting of the governors of the Welling-
ton College, at the New Palace, Westminster.
The Princess of Wales drove out in the after-
noon, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Hardinge.

THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES.—Their
Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales are
expected to leave Marlborough-house to-morrow for
Wiesbaden. The Prince and Princess will drive to Wool-
wich, where their Royal Highnesses will embark on board
the yacht and steam down the river en route for the Con-
tinent.

VISIT OF THE ARCHDUKE OF AUSTRIA TO WlND-
SOR.—Yesterday morning the Archduke Francis Charles
of Austria and attendants arrived at Windsor by the 10.30
a.m. train of the Great Western Railway from Paddington.
The Archduke was conducted over all the private and
State apartments of the Castle, and afterwards visited St.
George's Chapel. The Archduke having breakfasted at
the White Hart Hotel, was afterwards driven in one of her
Majesty's open pony carriages to the Prince Consort's
model farm at Frogmore, the Royal gardens in the Home
Park, and over several private drives in the Great Park.
Returning to Windsor at 3.15 p.m., the Archduke and suite
left immediately by the ordinary train for Paddington.

NON EY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTZLLIGENCB,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The directors of the Bank of England at their
weekly court to-day have found it unnecessary to
make any change in the minimum rate of discount.
In the general market the transactions are of mo-
derate extent, and the quotations continue steady.
There were no gold operations of importance at
the Bank of England yesterday. With regard to
the bullion market, Messrs. Sharps and Wilkins
state as follows : -" Since our last the silver market
has been exceedingly quiet with a gradually
weakening tendency, as the Continental Exchanges
continued to rise. The quotation to-day is ss. Id. per
oz. standard. Mexican dols. have fallen considerably
in price, more on account of the large actual and an-
ticipated supplies than from any absolute cessation of
the Eastern demand, which has, however, decidedly
slackened within the last few days. It appears
probable that some considerable amount of Mexican
dollars will still be taken for China, though the
future effect of this demand on the price will almost
entirely depend upon the extent of the arrivals of
these coins. The quotation to-day is 4s. 14d. per
oz. The inquiry for gold for export has been only
on a moderate scale, the large receipts from abroad
having allowed some parcels of importance to be
sold to the Bank of England. The supplies from
New York are not likely to continue extensive, the
exchange having declined to a point at which there
is little or no profit on the exportation."
The City of Boston has arrived from New York
with about £25,000 in specie.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round. figures as under :-
Mi. 1866.
Great Western ... 84,596 81,546
North Western ...141,171 133,134
South Western ... ... 31,274 29,414
Brighton 33403 29665
Midland 61,671 54,388
South Eastern 32,961 29,288
Great Northern ... ... 44,819 44,107
Lancashire and Yorkshire... 52,795 50,290
Bristol and Exeter... 9,454 8,719
North British ... •.• ... 31,426 30,591
North Eastern ... 82'064 76365
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lineoln 22,668 20,657
Great Eastern 40534 38,177
Metropolitan ••• ... 4,455 3,913
London, Chatham, and Dorer 17 192 14,667
Great Southern and Western of Ireland... 10'440 10,114
Midland and Great Western of Ireland 5,112 4,563
Glasgow and South Western ... ... 12,305 11,173
Notwithstanding the generally favourable results
thus exhibited, the market for shares opened this
Morning with a dull and depressed appearance. On
the Great Western the increase amounts to £3,050;
on the North-Western, to £8,037 ; on the South-
Western, to £1,860 ; on the Brighton, to £3,738 ;
oh the Midland, to £7,283 ; on the South-Eastern,
to £3,673 ; on the Great Northern, to £712; on the
Lancashire and Yorkshire, to £2,505; on the Bristol
and Exeter, to £740 ; on the North British, to
£835 ; on the North-Eastern, to £6,699 ; on the
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, to £2,017 ; on
the Great Eastern, to £2,357 ; on the Metropolitan,
to 8542 ; and on the London, Chatham, and Dover,
to £515.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
have declined 1, to 23 25 ; and the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds to 21 22.

Two O'CLOCK.

The market for the English Funds is still rather
unsteady, and the change in the weather is the
principal cause. Several "bull" accounts have been
closed, the speculators being anxious in many cases
to realise their profits at once now that the advance
aPPears to have received a decided check. But
there is no very important reaction, it merely
amounts to / per cent., which, after the recent
rapid rise, is just as might have been expected on
the appearance of any adverse symptom.. Consols
are, at the last moment, stronger than they were
early in the day, the latest prices being 941 for
transfer, and 941 for the account..
The New Threes are 94/ 1 ; Reduced Annuities,
941 ; Annuities (Red Sea Telegraph), 19j; Bank
of England Stock, 262 4 ; India do., 222 ; do.
5 per Cents., 1131 ; do. 4 per Cents., 991 ; do. En-
faced 4 per Cents., 87 ; and do. 51 per Cents.,
1071 81.
The Foreign Market has been rather dull.
Turkish 5 per Cents. have declined I, to 31i ;
Spanish Certificates 1, to 16/ ; but Italian have
advanced /, to 491 1; Mexican it, to 141 1;
Spanish Passive are unchanged, at 211 1 ;
Greek at 131 to 14 ; and Russian Scrip at 86 87.
The business officially marked was as follows :
Beraziliau 5 per Cents., 1865, 75 ; Danubian 7 per
801 ; Egyptian 7 per Cents., second issue,
•'l-130 Bonds, 88; do., 1864, 831 ; do. £lOO Bonds,
86
; do. General Railway Debentures, 821 ; Mexi-
eau Stock, 14i ; New Granada 3 per Cents., 301;
Portuguese 3 per Cents., 391 ; Russian 5 per Cents.,
822 88 ; do. 41 per Cents., 1860, 861 ; do., 1862,
87
861 ;do., 1864, 88} ; do. Anglo-Dutch,
66, 87 1; Spanish Certificates, 161 ; Turkish 6
Per Cents., 1862, 57/ ; do. £lOO Bonds, 581 58 ;
a 0°,,. 5 per Cents., 1865, 32 311 ; Dutch 4 per Cents.,
e°l ; and Italian 5 per Cents., 1861, 49/.
American Securities continue steady. Illinois
Shares are 77/ 78/, Erie Shares 45 46, and United
States 5-20 Bonds 73/ 74.