The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-16 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOURSE, Sept. 14, Two o'clock.—French Threes
are at 70fr., or 7c. lower than yesterday. There
are a great many sales of Italian Fves, which are at
491 r. 25c. or 10c. lower. Credit Mobilier shares
gain 3f. 75c., at 288 fr. 75c. Spanish Mobilier lose
3fr. 75c., at 185 fr. Credit Foncier is 1,362 fr. 50c.,
with a decline of 7fr. 50c. Comptoir d'Escompte
without change. Immobilier are quoted 130 f. No
remarkable feature in French railway shares.
Lombard lose 2f. 50c., at 387 f. 50c.

Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows :
Bank Shares 3360
Italian Loan 49 35
Do. end month 49 30
Mexican Loan
Do. Bonds —
Spanish Threes _ —
Home Debt

41 per Cents 9B
Do. end month —
3 per Cents. 7O 20
Do. end month 7O 10
Credit Mobilier 297 50
Do. end Month 296 25
Credit Foncier —

Da. end month 13G0 -
RAIL

Doferred
'AYS.

For Account.
Orleans
Northern
Lyons and Mediterranean 9OO
Southern —
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa .
no uan

387 50

Naval and Military Intelligence.

VALETTA, Sept. 9.—By the Marseilles mail, ar-
rived on Saturday night, I have received letters
from the squadron to Aug. 28. The Caledonia, and
the rest of the ships sailing under the command of
Lord C. Paget, remained at Spezzia until the 21st,
when they sailed at 6 p.m. for Porto Ferrajo, in the
island of Elba. The Tyrian joined them from Villa-
franca just as they were weighing, and brought the
mails and despatches to Aug. 16, with several pas-
sengers. Spezzia was very healthy when the ships
left. General leave was given to all the crews, and
they conducted themselves very well. Many of them
visited Pisa, Florence, and other places of interest.
An unfortunate man named Baxter, belonging to
the Prince Consort, was killed by falling over the
rocks near San Vincenzo. He was a most sober,
steady man, and all his money was found on him.
He was decently interred by the authorities of the
place. On the 22d the squadron practised at a
target, the Commander-in-Chief shifting the flag
temporarily to the Tyrian to witness the exercise,
after which she was sent in to Porto Ferrago. The
squadron kept at sea until the 27th, and anchored
in the evening. The Tyrian was to leave on the
28th for Villafranca with the mails. The Psyche
was expected on the 29th from Villafranca with the
mails. The squadron were in perfect health, and as
they have not visited any infected port, it is hoped
they will not meet with any difficulty in obtaining
pratique at Malta on their return about the end of
October, otherwise they will winter in some other
port. lam happy to state that no fresh cases of
sickness have occurred among the 11th Regiment
since my last report. 'i.ho public health generally
continues satisfactory, with the exception of one or
two cases of cholera within the last 48 hours. Deputy
Commissary-Gen. 11. B. Morse returned to Malta
in the Delta, having been telegraphed for by the
Governor. Major-Gen. Atherley left on the same
day in the Tanjore for Southampton. The tug
Prompt, of 52 tons, arrived here on the Bth inst.
from Glasgow, Lisbon, and Gibraltar, bound for
Alexandria, for service connected with the Abys
sinian expedition.

The following notice was posted at Woolwich on
Saturday, notifying an increase of pay to the
artificers of the fleet, as follows :-" The Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty have been pleased
to announce that the rates of pay have been in-
creased as underneath, to consecutive and non-con-
secutive service men :-Chief carpenters' mates, 3s.
and 2s. 9d. per day ; plumbers, 3s. and 2s. 9d. ;
carpenters' mates, 2s. 91. and 2s. Gd. ; caulkers,
2s. 9d. and 2s. 6d ; first class painters, 2s. 9d. and
2s. 6d. ; plumbers' mates, 2s. sd. and 2s. 2d. ;
coopers, 2s. 3d. and 2s. ; caulkers' mates, 2s. 3d.
and 2s. ; shipwrights, 2s. 3d. and 2s. ; and
plumbers' crews, is. Bd. and is. sd. By command
of their Lordship; H. G. LENNOX."

A serious accident happened to Major Holland,
Musketry Instructor to the Portsmouth Division
of Royal Marines, on Friday morning. On return-
ing, on horseback, from duty at Browndown, the
major's horse shied at something in crossing Haslar-
bridge, and the gallant officer was thrown violently
against a wall, sustaining very serious injuries to
the head, side, and one arm; but, according to the

latest accounts, he was going on favourably.
The armour-plated screw-steamship Lord Warden,
20, Capt. W. R. Rolland, tested her engines at the
measured mile outside Plymouth breakwater on
Friday last; wind, W.S.W. ; force, 3 ; a slight
ground swell; barometer, 29.95. The Lord Warden
burdens 4,080 tons, and has engines of 1,000-horse
power, nominal ; she is fully rigged, her armament
is complete, with stores for six months' consumption,
and 504 tons of coal ; draught forward, 23ft. Tin. ;
aft, 27ft. 9in. The engines are by Messrs. Mauds-
lay, Sons, and Field ; the propeller is four-bladed,
with an increasing pitch; diameter, 22 degs. 9 secs. ;
pitch, 21 degs. 4 secs. ; length, 11 degs, 8k secs. ;
immersion of the upper edge, 3 degs. 3 secs. Six
runs under full-boiler power produced a true mean
speed of 13.496, and four runs under half-boiler
power 11.777. The trial was considered in all
respects satisfactory. The condition of the distilling
apparatus and of, the engine-room telegraph was
good. Load on the safety-valve, 31.281 b ;
pressure of steam in boilers—full poWer, 28.11 b ;
half power, 301 b ; vacuum in condensers—for-
ward,% full power, 26in. ; half power, 26.81 in.;
aft, full power, 26in. ; half power, 27.81 in. ;
number of revolutions of engines—maximum, full
power, 63.8 ; half power, 53 ; mean, full power,
63.327 ; half power, 52.521. The mean pressure
in the cylinders under full power was 19.9, and
under half poWer 14.6 ; the indicated horse-power
under full power WAS 6,706 horses, and half power,