The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-20 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, Sept. 20.
The Moniteur of this morning contains the fol-
lowing :—" The President of the Mexico Finance
Committee at Paris informs the holders of Mexican
renter and obligations that no remittance having
been made to him by the Mexican Government for
the payment of the arrears and coupons due on the
Ist October next this payment will be deferred."
The 211oniteur of this morning says in its bulletin :
—" The revolutionary attempt at Palermo has been
made by men belonging to the Republican party,
seconded by bands of rioters."

The driver of a brewer's dray was thrown from
his seat on to the ground yesterday, in the Rue
Racine, in consequence of his vehicle coming into
collision with a waggon, and the man being squeezed
between one of the wheels of his own dray and the
kerbstone, received such injuries that he died shortly
after.

A curious attempt at murder took place at
Besancon (Doubs) three days back. The would-be
murderer, a medical man, had been on terms of im-
proper intimacy with the wife of a journeyman
turner ; the husband having discovered their guilty
intercourse, sent the woman home to her friends,
and the doctor, being thus thwarted in his amours,
attempted to kill the husband by way of revenge.
He stabbed him with a bistouri. The wounded
man is lying in a dangerous state. •

Murder and robbery seem rampant in Algeria.
Two Jaw pedlars were set upon a few days since
near Oran by a gang of Arabs, who, after mer-
cilessly beating them about the head with
bludgeons, made an ineffectual attempt to cut
their throats. The Jews miraculously recovered,
and the Arabs have been arrested. A scuffle took
place at Constantina in the garden of the Peniten-
tiary. A patrol of Zouaves came upon a gang of
marauders who were robbing the fruit trees. The
Zouaves shot one of them, and his companions car-
ried him off. The wounded man has been arrested.

The large flour mill of M. Lcpetit, near Dijon,
was destroyed by fire three nights back. The loss
is estimatad at 250,000 fr., only 130,000 of which
was covered by insurance.

BOURSE, Sept. 19.—Two o'clock.—Although the
amount of business transacted continues very re-
stricted the improved feeling in the market which
was exhibited yesterday has continued, and prices
have 'again advanced. French Threes were done at
69f. 50c., or a rise of 15c.; Italian Fives at 58f. 5c.,
or 25c. higher ; Mobilier at 682 f. 50c., or an im-
provement of 7f. 50c. ; Credit Foncier at 1,390 f.,
or 15f. higher; Comptoir d'Escompte at 927 f. 50c.,
or a rise of 7f. 50C. Rail Ways remain firm, but the
advance has been very slight.
Three o'clock.—A slight reaction has taken place
the closing prices being as follows:-
4 per Cents 96 50

Co: end month

Bank Shares 3550
Italian Loan 5B 10
Do. end month 57 80
Mexican Loan —
Do. Bonds —
Spanish Threes
Homo Debt —
Deferred -
'AUL

3 per Cents. 69 421
Do. end month 69 523
Credit Mobilier 630
Do. end month

Credit Foncier
Do. end month 1385

For Account.
Orleans BB7 50
Northern 1176 25
Lyons and Mediterranean 9OO
Southern 570
Western 570
Eastern
Sardinian —
Austrian
Lombard 423 75
North of Spain l2O
Saragossa 156 25
Ditto to Barcelona
Roman.

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A Day at Upsala.

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin,—lt appears that one of my letters, being No. 2,
called " A Plea for Swede n," has "missed stays," to use a
nautical expression ; and, in conclusion, therefore, I beg
to offer the following remarks. My note (No. 2) was for-
warded from Upsala, so well known on account of its uni-
versity, and house of Linnoaus, th 3 botanist, who was a
professor in the university. His house, with its shady old
trees in the adjacent gardens, are still shown, and the
cathedral contains his mortal and honoured remains.
R. I. P. This cathedral well deserves close inspection, on
account of its antiquity and general character. It has
well-toned bells, which are apt to remind the visitor that
he or sheis in a cathedral town, especially during my visit,
when several funerals occurred, and from morn until dewy
eve the well-toned but rather melancholy peal was
audible.

Upsala also contains a large and ancient castle, mo-
dernised, which, placed upon a high hill, reminded me of
Heidelberg. Not far off is a delightful botanical garden,
having shady walks and well trimmed hedges. Here is an
elegant building, which, viewed from the road at a distance,
has the appearance of a Grecian temple. It contains a
fine marble bust of Linnams, or Carl Linne, as he is called
in S weden.

The library at Upsala— a large building on the hill, re-
stored in the year 1819—I visited, where I saw a goodly
selection of books in various languages, including English
books —" Napier's Peninsular War," "Sammes' Britannia,"
Lord Mahon's "Spanish Succession," and Mr. John Lub-
bock's recent work on Antiquity, which the librarian
pointed out to me as containing the view of the three mys-
terious mounds at Old Upsala, about two miles distant to-
wards the north. These I visited, as well as the adjacent
church and the famous Mara Stones, now enclosed in a
small building six miles south-west of Upsala. They form
three sides of an oblong, and are composed .of a few stones
—oblong, and round, and square—some of which are
marked with engraved characters more or less illegible.
The longest stone is some 3 ft. long and i j ft. deep. They
are interesting in connection with Sweden, but the natives
do not seen to care much for them. English literature is
respected and popular at Upsala, but the language is read
rather than spoken.
I attended when there was a funeral. The mourners
and clergyman all attended at the grave, not in mourning
with hat-bands, but dressed in black, when the service
was performed, consisting of a psalm, exhortation, and
psalm by way of conclusion. During the early part
of the service a handful of earth was thrown
into the open grave by the priest, the coffin having been
previously deposited therein, with a silver cross and fir
bough deposited on it, and fir boughs having been placed
round the grave. No part of the service was performed
within the church, and the cemetery reminded me of the
beautiful one described by Dr. Mackay as being near
Savannah, in America. There are some delightful walks
in and around Upsala, and it is an enjoyable place to visit.
The birthplace of Linnaeus is also shown near the rail-
way between Jonksping and Malmco, a plain red house.
At Upsala, Celsius, the astronomer, also flourished during
the last century.
Gothenburg contains a goodly selection of articles at
the Museum, near the Canal-bridge, including specimens
of native birds, &c., and portraits of Linnaeus, Jenny
Lind, dm ; also specimens of British manufacture, includ-
ing a model of Jerusalem by Smith of Sheffield. This
museum deserves a visit certainly.
My return voyage illustrated the truth of astro-meteoro-
logy. We sailed with Saturn and the moon in Scorpio !
It was the longest voyage experienced by the captain, and
much rough weather occu-red ; yet on last Saturday, when
the sun came to the trine aspect of Jupiter, we had a bright
and calmer day, and the sea was far less rough, with rising
barometer.-1 am, Sir, yours faithfully,
Loudon, Sept. 19, 1866.

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