The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-25 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, May 25.

The Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia arrived
here last night. They were received at the railway
station by General R. illy, the aide-de-camp of the
Emperor, Count Von Goltz, and the entire personnel
of the Prussian Embassy were present, and their
Royal Highnesses were conducted to the hotel of the
embassy in an imperial carriage.
The Crown Prince and Princess will be received
to-day by the Emperor and Empress.

English, Swedish, Danish, and Prussian squadrons
are expected at Cherbourg.

PARIS, May 25.

The Moniteur of to-day publishes an account of a
return banquet given at Brest, by the pupils of the
Russian instruction frigate Svetlana, to the pupils
of the Naval School

The healths of the Emperors of Russia and of the
French were proposed respectively by the com-
mandants of the two schools, and received with loud

cheers.

A dinner was given yesterday at the English
Embassy in hOnour of Queen Victoria's birthday.
The Duke of Edinburgh was present, and all tilt
guests were English. Covers were laid for 40.
All the French Ministers and the foreign Am-
bassadors in Paris attended the soirée which was
given by Lady Cowley in the evening.

BOURSE, May 24, Two o'clock.—Dullness con-
tinues to prevail. Stocks and shares are dealt ill
at lower quotations. Threes have declined 71c.,
to 69f. 70c. ; Italian Fives 45c., to 51f. 90c.
Among the credit companies Credit Foncier have
fallen 17f. 50c., to 1,455 f. ; whilst Credit Mobilier
shares have a slight advance of 2f. 50c., at 391 f.
25c. Comptoir d'Escompte are offered at 785 f., a
decline of Bf. 75c. Paris Gas shares have lost sf.
Railway shares are also lower, with a loss generally
of sf. a share. Mexican Bonds are again firm ;
bonds at 150 f., and Six per Cents. at 21f.
Three o'clock.
_Quotations have slightly re-
covered towards the close, which has taken place as

follows :-
44 per Cents 98 35
Do. end month —
3 per Cents. 69 70
Do. end month 0 824
Credit Mobilier
D. end month

Credit Fancier...... --:
Do. end moath ...... 1461 20

Bank Shares 3500
Italian Loan 52 15
Do. end month 52
Mexican Loan —
Do. Bonds —
Spanish Threes
Home Debt
Deferred
sYs.

For Account.
Orleans
Northern 1212 50
Lyons and Mediterranean 9lO ......
Southern
577 50
Western
565
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard
387 a
North of Spain —
Saragosea
--
Ditto to Barcelona
Roman,

TVORK AND WAGES IN QUEENSLAND.

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The following is an extract from a letter of an
emigrant to a friend in Edinburgh, dated " Bris-
bane, Queensland, March 19, 1867 My expec-
tations regarding this colony have been sadly dis-
appointed. Work has been very scarce, and money
even more so. About ten months ago there was a
general complaint among the unemployed, and Go-
vernment was forced to open what are called' relief
camps,' and employ between 400 and 500 men in
making roads and bridges, paying them at the rate
of 2s. 6d. per day. Men were obliged to accept this
wage or starve, and it yielded them but a scanty
subsistence..,This state of things continued till about
January last, when Government funds fell so low
that it was impossible to keep the men working even
at that reduced wage, and about half of them were
paid off ;
and now they are nearly all thrown idle.
I do not think there are above 30 or 40 at work out
of the 500. It is really too bad to announce in the
home newspapers that wages average from 10s. to
12s. per day for mechanics, and from 6s. to Bs. for
labourers. I can assure you that I have seen first-
class mechanics—blacksmiths, engineers, masons,
joiners, &c.--as well as several highly educated
men, working on the roads with pick and
shovel, and even breaking stones, at 2s. 6d.
per day. It is cruel to mislead people by pub-
lishing imaginary accounts of the prosperity
of the colony, and cause many to break up com-
fortable homes in the old country and come out here
to be scorched under a tropical sun, as well as
starved from want of work. The colony is in a very
unsatisfactory condition. Almost every article of
consumption has to be imported, and the exports
are only wools and hides. Some people talk of its
growing cotton and sugar, but one season is too
wet, another too dry, and the heat so intense that
the crops are burnt up. The land has also de-
creased very much in value. For example, an allot-
ment, with a house upon it, which could not have
been bought under £lOO about 18 months ago, can-
not now realise £2O ; and an allotment for which I
have seen £25 refused cannot now find a purchaser
at £4."—Scotsman.

APOTHECARIES' 11ALL.--The following are the
names of the gentlemen who passed their examination in
the science and practice of medicine, and received certifi-
cates to practise, on Thursday, May 23:—Frederick Wal-
lace, 243, Hackney-road ; John Amos Woodhams, Bourn,
Lincolnshire. As au assistant: Edward Owen, Newtown,
ltontgomeryslaire.