The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-21 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, TUESDAY,
The Moniteur contains the following notice :
"Different journals have announced that the Go-

vernment contemplates introducing material modi-
fications in the commercial regime of Algeria.
These pretended projects and the discussions to
which they have given rise have excited a certain
degree of uneasiness in the manufacturing districts.
To put an end to such a state of doubt, it suffices to
say that the Government has no idea of changing
the customs laws of Algeria now regulating the
relations of that colony with France."
A Paris letter, in the Nord, says :—" The text of

the French treaty with China cannot be officially
published until after the exchange of ratifications,
which will be necessarily some months dist9it, on
account of the distance between the two couhtries.
The French official journal will, however, give in
a few days an analysis coitaining the "principal
clauses of the treaty. This document is expected
every moment from Biarritz. As the treaty is
particularly favourable to the propagation of the
Roman Catholic religion, the Emperor felt desirous,
it is said, to pay the compliment to the Pope of
sending him one of the first copies. A person at-
tached to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to be
charged with this friendly mission, and convey at
the same time an autograph letter from the Em-
peror."

Accounts from Martinique and Guadaloupe
to the 28th ultimo state that the commercial
situation of the two countries was satisfactory,
though specie was so scarce that 10 or 11 per cent.
was paid for it. Owing to the scarcity of coin, a
number of planters of Martinique had brought an
action against the bank of that island to compel it
to pay its notes in specie ; but the action was
rejected, the bank having shown that it has been
authorised by the Government to offer in exchange
paper having a forced circulation. In the course
of a fortnight Guadaloupe had received 1,500 im-
migrants—half coolies, the other half Africans.
The French squadron was about to leave for
Venezuela, where serious complications had arisen.
BOURSE, September 20.—The market has been
flat, but prices of Rente without much change.
Shares have been in good request, and several lines

have advanced. Threes have been done from 73f.
sc. to T3r."l3c. ; Mobitier, 962 f. 50e. to 975 f. ; Or-
leans,
,1,440 f. to 1,445 f. ; Lyons, 882 f. 50c. to 887 f.
50c. ; Eastern, 757 f. 50c. to 760 f. ; Southern, 615 f.
to 620 f. ; and Northern, 1,005 f. to I,olof. The mar-
ket became heavy before the close, when the follow-
ing were the last quotations :

41 per Cents. .... 95 75
Do. end month .. 96
3 per Cents. 72 75
Do. end month.... 72 86
Bank Shares .. 3075
Credit Nobilior .. 965
Do. Account 958 75

Credit Fowler 680
Belgian 41 —
Piedmontese (5)
Roman 921
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Home Debt 4Ol

RAILWAYS.

Orkalif;

Cash. Account.
14321 1435.

Northern - 997/
New ditto. 8371 .. 8421
Lyons and. Mediterranean 8771 885
New ditto
Geneva
Midi
We4tern
Eastern
Grand Cential
Sardinian .
Austrian.

647} -
6111 -
6521 -
755 -

460 -
680 -

• 662 f
• 610 -
• • 650 -
.. 7561 -

AUSTRIA.

-462 f -
••
•• 6821 -

" It is again in contemplation," says a letter
from Vienna, "to reduce the Austrian army,
which is considered too large for the financial re-
sources of the country. It is even affirmed that the
Emperor has acquiesced in this measure, which
would lead to a saving of 10 million or 11 million
florins in the budget. Adding thereto the 65 mil-
lion florins which, it is said, is to be paid by MM.
de Rothschild for the purchase of the Southern
Railway, an equilibrium between the receipts and
expenses of the State could be soon effected."

Another letter from Vienna says :—" Some sur-
prise has been occasioned here by reading in
Vienna letters addressed to foreign journals that
Austria has thought right to make Aerious objec-