The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-17 00:00:00

Congress has fortified the position of the English
Ministry, and all parties are pleased to acknowledge
the high intelligence displayed by Lord Stanley,
who presided over the Congress, in a manner as
enlightened as impartial. The attitude assumed by
this statesman was as conformable to the dignity of
England as to her material interests. A. real,
moral, and material union has existed between the
subjects of the Emperor and those of Queen Vic-
toria since the treaty of commerce of 1860, and no
nation profits more than England by the guarantees
which contribute to strengthen the peace of the
Continent.

" Both Liberals and Conservatives, therefore,
approved of the initiative taken by the Cabinet,
and the part it played in foreign policy was not
unconnected with the success it has just obtained in
the diseussion of Parliamentary Reform.

" It is generally believed that this success is the
presage of the definitive triumph of Reform, which
uow becomes a compromise between the various
opinions represented in Parliament. The Ministry
understood that without a system of mutual con-
cession any result was impracticable, and that the
Tory party could not maintain itself in power with-
out giving such satisfaction to public opinion as
was considered indispensable. Thus, during the
course of the discussion, it abstained as much as pos-
sible, in order to leave to Parliament the greater
part of the initiative and the responsibility. The
supposed danger from attempts at agitation and ex-
ternal pressure, which for an instant caused alarm in
consequence of the Reform demonstration
of the 6th of May, was not realised. But
the state of things of .which these fears
were the symptoms rendered a prompt solution of
the difficulty still more desirable.
" Italy, admitted to the Conference of London,
has to congratulate herself at seeing Europe recog-
nise the importance of the new destinies of the Pen-
insula, in which she is called upon to take a part,
with a view to the general balance of power. The
financial question, the solution of which is expected
with legitimate impatience is the point with which
public opinion in Italy is chiefly occupied. Victor
Emmanuel has been received with great enthusiasm
at Venice. Venice will soon again become a port
of the first class, in a commercial as well as a mili-
tary point of view, and the Government will acquire
the glory of restoring the splendour of its ancient
days to the Queen city of the Adriatic."
A private telegram from Pesth announces that
the Emperor of Austria has sanctioned the law of
immunity in favour of the members of the Diet of
Croatia. If, in spite of this consent, the Diet of
Croatia should persist in its attitude of resistance,
the Coronation of the King of Hungary will take
place, even if
i the Diet of Croatia should not be re-
presented at t.

The Paris papers are again filled with articles
expressive of satisfaction at the Treaty, and with
the course adopted by the Conference. There are,
however, some insignificant exceptions which hardly
deserve notice. The Etendard, for example, affects
to see disagreeable complications in the substance
which may yet disturb the maintenance of peace.
" In the situation brought about by the London
Treaty," says the Journal des Debats, " the friends
of each of the two Governments may easily
feel congratulated at its success, and its
adversaries reproach it for a check." The
Gazette de l'Allemagne du .IVord seems to
doubt whether the Conference has brought about a
durable peace. It depends upon whether the stip-
ulations will be strictly carried out. The most
certain sign of peace is that France has suspended
her armaments.

In the French park of the Exhibition there is now
installed an object which is rather attractive, the fat
ox which figured during the Carnival procession
this year. The animal, la Lune, has been very skil-
fully stuffed by M. Deyrollejan, the naturalist, and
looks like life. It is a gigantic specimen. The
horns are gilt, as on the day of sacrifice, and the
head is ornamented with garlands. In another part
of the Exhibition are some splendid stuffed horses,
which you must almost touch before you find out
that they are not alive.
In a sort of shed are some machines which will,
no doubt, have their value if we should by chance
have any continuance of hot weather this summer.
The hope of this has vanished for the present, as to-
day it has been wet and cold like winter. The
machines in question, with the aid of chemical pro-
cess, furnish ice almost instantaneously, and there is
a vast store of decanters filled with ice, some em-
bedded in a mass of ice.

A well known publisher and editor, N. Gustave
Barba, has just died in his 63d year.

BANK OF FRANCE.

PARIS, May 16.

The following is the return of the Bank of France
for the week ending to-day, together with the cor-
responding figures of the previous account :

DEBTOR,
May 77166.02 May 9.
fr.
7,044,776 02 c, fr. C.
Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000
Profits in addition to
capital (Art. 8, Law,
June 9, 1857) 1 I
Reserve of the Bank
and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14
Reserve in landed pro-
4,000,000
perty ...................• 05.2
4,000,000
Notes in circulation 1,033,032,025 1,028,755,725
Banknotes to order and
2£,:45:329620:82190
0257
receipts payable at
290,650,550 25
sight 25,355,026 30 24,033,341 49
Treasury account , cur-
ren 75,604,674 20
Do. branch banks 36,255,170 35,274,267 i 63,532 75
Dividends payable 811,229 75
Discounts and sundry
Current accounts, ...........
8 758 75
830,903 47
Rediscounted the last
six months
interests ............. . 7 , 921
1,574,258 34 1,574,256 34
Surplus of receipts not
distributed —
--
Sundries

Total
CREDITOR.
May 16. May 9.
Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c
Branch banks
Commercial bills oyer-
duo
Commercial bills dis-
counted, not yet duo 256,429,409 37 257,656,243 GO
Do. branch banks 159,885,182.- 257,511,307
AdYances on deposit of
._

bullion 43,432,500 40,172,200
Do. branch ba.uks 7,927,600 7052 ,400
D. on French Public

13,263,900 13,210,600
Do. bybranch banks... 8,095,900 8,044,900
Do.•
37,687,400 37,574,400
Do. on Credit Fencier
Sa
bue oredanu
bles vi nta k
syi r e
.8! a.
......
26,723,750 —26,814,4 N

Bonds
833, 60 0 855,000
Do. branches
Do. to the State (Con-
727,660
vention, June 10,
1857) ........ ,:. ...