The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-08 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, July 8.
Prince Nicholas of Montenegro was received yes-
terday by their Majesties at the Tuileries.
The Prince Imperial arrived at Bayneres at 5 p.m
yesterday evening. _ _

ST. NAZAIP,E, July 8.

The steamer France has arrived here with 208
passengers and 500 tons of merchandise. Her dates
are—St. Thomas, 23 ; Havannab, 17 ; and Vera
Cruz, 13th June.

BOURSE, July 6, Two o'clock.—The tone of the
market is improved, and better prices are obtained
Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows :
per Cent 5......,.. 98 95
Do. end month
3 per Cent 5........,. 68 95
CreditCDDrooeldeeinnt drFnionoobennilittiehherri ... 33_666821 7 5_27 105
Do. end month. .....

Bank Shares 3320
Italian Loan 49 20
Do. end month
49 30
Mexican Loan
16 50
Do. Bonds 127 50
Spanish Threes
Home Debt — *
Deferred
rAYS.

For Account.
Orleans
Northern 1155
Lyons and Mediterranean BB7 50
Southern 647 50
Western 555
Eastena 535
Sardinian —
Austrian
Lombard 3BO
North of Spain 9O
SaragosEa lOO
Roman. —

MEXICO.
The following communication from the Emperor
Maximilian to Minister Lares is published in the
New York journals :

" Mexico, Feb. 9.
4, My dear Minister Don Teodosio Lares—Thrt
actual situation of Mexico deeply affects me. Every
plan that has been adopted with a view to end our
civil war only makes it rage the more ; and every-
where that an attempt is math) to consolidate our
empire: torrents of blood are poured out without
obtaining the least advantage therefrom. It was
hoped that when the empire got rid of the French
intervention, our course'of action would be felt in a
salutary manner in favour of the peace and well-
being of the whole people. Unfortunately the con-
trary has taken place, and the ever-lamentable de-
feats of San Jacinto and Monte de las Cruces, instead
of serving to undeceive us, fix indelibly two of the
bitterest recollections of the empire.
" Great advantages were promised to result from
the experience, tact, loyalty, and prestige of Gene-
rals Mejia, Miramon, and Marquez. The first has
left the service under the pretext that his health is
bad ; the second has in his first battle wasted, al-
most without fighting, all the resources placed at
his command; and the last, after having committed
extortions, accompanied by the most violent mea-
sures, upon all the industrious and peaceable classes
of the people, got up an expedition that was ill-
planned, and the bloody results of which will never
be sufficiently well weighed.

" Meanwhile, as the Treasury is empty, it becomes
necessary to raise forced loans so as to carry on cer-
tain branches of the public administration. These
forced loans become impracticable., even when ap-
pealing to vexatious processes and to decrees levy-
ing extraordinary taxes. These latter become more
odious than productive.

(4 on the other hand, the Republican forces,
which were wrongly represented as disorganised,
demoralised, and kept up solely by the hope of
pillage, convince people by their conduct that they
form a homogeneous army, whose stimulus is the
courage and perseverance of one chief, who are ani-
mated with the grand idea that they are defending
their national independence, which they believe to
be placed in jeopardy by the establishment of our
empire. In so critical a situation of affairs the re-
course to popular suffrage can no longer avail, be-
cause it wc,ald result in nothing but a vote from the
few inhabitants in places occupied by the imperial
arms. The opportunity for such an appeal has
passed, and we must now give it up altogether.
" I have contracted a solemn engagement with
Mexico, to the effect that I shall never be the occa-
sion of spilling any more blood. The honour of
my name, and theimmenseresponsibility that weighs
upon my conscience, both in the presence of God
and of history, have fixed my resolution not to de-
lay bringing evils so great to a stop at once. Hence,
then, I await, with the anxiety called for in this
case, your advice as to the measures that you may
deem opportune, so as to settle the existing crisis in
harmony with the ideas which I set forth in this
letter, and you must look solely to the welfare and
prosperity of the Mexican people, leaving entirely
out of the question all interest both of a political and
personal nature.—l remain, yours,

MAXIMILIAN."

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET—This Day.

Market unchanged.
10,000 bales.

Sales probably 8,000 or

NOVEL APPLICATION OF A MALLET.—The mallet
presented to Mr. Deputy Banister on the occasion of lay-
ing the south-east corner stone of the Meat and Poultry
Market has, without destroying its character as a mallet,
boon convened into a snuff-box, and presented by the
worthy Deputy to the Butchers' Company, with a silver
plate bearing the following inscription :—" This mallet,
made from a piece of the oak of the roof formerly over the
Guildhall of the City of London, was presented to the
Worshipful Company of Butchers, by Mr. Deputy Banister,
C.C., Past Master of this Company, and Deputy Master
for the last fourteen years.—July 4, 1867."
LAW OF STRIKES.—In. Scotland the law affecting
strikes is being put in force with rigour. A Scotch sheriff
has sentenced two members of an amalgamated shoemakers'
society to sevep days' imprisonment for molesting and ob-
structing a non-society man " by intimating to his em-
ployers that unless he contributed to the fund he must be
dismissed, otherwise the rest of the workmen, members of
an association, would leave their employment." Tho pro-
curator fiscal prosecuted, and the prosecution took place
1 under the 6th Gep. IV., c. 127 (An Act to Repeal the Com-
bination Laws). This is one of the benefits resulting from
the existence of a public proccutor.—kaw Times.