The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 12, 1866

subject of Reform has been declared, have done five
times more harm to the cause than all the
speeches which have been made from the Tory
benches." There is a great deal of sound
sense and philosophical reasoning in this
speech before us, and it seems to look beyond the
mere prejudices of the moment to take note of
the real meaning of passing events, and their ulti-
mate tendency to affect the prosperity of the coun-
try. Mr. DUFF gives it as his opinion that it is not
desirable that " either of the two parties which alter-
nately rule the State should be too long in power,"
and he is quite right. What can be more true
than his remark concerning the pernicious effects
of this upon the late Government? It gives us,
as he says, back statesmen a class of which the
Liberal party boasts some conspicuous examples.
This is strictly correct ; and it will be for the good
of all sides if the change now come over the spirit
of the dream lasts a little longer. We do not be-
lieve that the country at large will feel any disap-
pointment at the exclusion of Earl RUSSELL from
office ; and the really honest and true Liberals will
rejoice if the question of Reform be settled next
session, or the one after, even if the boon is accorded
to them at the hands of a Conservative Govern-
ment. Mr. GRANT DUFF is rather a party man;
but he speaks fairly enough in debating thequestion
as to N; Nether the present Ministers have a chance
of passing such a measure. It is left to Mr. BRIGHT,
and others like him, to indulge in vehement expres-
sions, and to show that what they want is not real
Reform, but to have their own way. On the whole
we may safely declare that Mr. DUFF'S exposition
of public affairs is a clever resume of passing events;
and while it does him great credit, it may serve as a
warning to others to look at things in a straight-
forward manner and in an independent spirit.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

FRANCE.

PARIS, Oct. 12.
Yesterday the Emperor reviewed the troops sta-
tioned at Bayonne.

The Moniteur of to-day says:—"lntelligence
received here from Mexico states that several en-
counters have taken place between the Imperialists
and the Liberals. General Castogny had left
Durango, and had established his headquarters at
Leon. He was carrying out the general movement
of the troops in order to effect the concentration
ordered by the commander-in-chief, in accordance
with the plan which has been newly adopted."

The Loire continues to fall, but the meadows
bordering the river are still under water.
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week since, chiefly in the communes of Villeret,
Perreux, Riorges, Saint-Leger, and Pouilly. The
south wind which lately prevailed has been most
propitious in ripening the grapes. In the communes
mentioned the vine-crop has been more abundant
than last year." _ _

The ilioniteur du Calvados states that a peasant
who recently sold his wife for five francs has just
been arrested, as well as the purchaser, and both
lodged in prison at Caen.
We learn from the Commerce Brlon of Saint-
Malo that a few days ago M. Willemont, manager
of the Grand Café Parisien there, shot himself on
the sea-shore, whither he had driven for the pur-
pose. The motive for this act is not known.
We learn from Havre that the Floride is expected
to be refitted and ready to start with her numerous
emigrants on Thursday next.
The Saint-Laurent, a new steamer of the Trans-
atlantic Company left Havre this morning for Brest
and New York, with 426 passengers and a full
cargo.

A letter from Aups (Var) contains some further
details of the inundation in that town during the
night of the 3d. A violent storm broke over the
neighbouring heights, the Grave swelled up into a
torrent, burst its embankments, and flooded the
town, the streets of which were transformed into
rivers. A woman was swept away by the waters,
and her body was found some distance lower down
the stream on the following morning, covered with
bruises and quite stripped of its clothes. The walls
of several gardens bordering the torrent were thrown
down ; the waters thus became divided, and more
serious disasters were avoided. The promenade is
covered with stones, and at one extremity carts and
beams swept down had formed a sort of barrier.
The stables of the gendarmerie were inundated, and
the water rose to the horses' bellies. The church
was flooded, and at the cafe known as the Casino
one of the walls was burst in, and the tables ant
seats were all swept out and carried into some neigh-
bouring fields. The driver and passengers by the
mail diligence from Draguignan were in imminent
danger, and had to abandon the vehicle on the road.
The letters were however saved. Such an inunda-
tion had not occurred in that neighbourhood within
the memory of the oldest inhabitant.
The bulletin of the Paris Observatory gives the
following as the atmospheric situation yesterday :
" A storm is passing over the north of Europe,
blowing from the south-east on the Gulf of Finland
and Sweden, and strongly from the north-east over
Norway. In England, France, and Central Europe
the calm is only broken by
slight breezes from the
east ; the sky is partly clear and partly overcast.
Rain is falling at certain points in Spain and Italy,
and the wind is very variable, with squalls, chiefly
from between north-east and south-east.. The
barometer is falling in the south-west of Europe,
and especially in France. This morning the Bay of
Biscay was the centre of a barometrical depression."
Yesterday in Paris the weather was fine, but rather
chilly, with a tolerably clear sky. The thermometer
at three marked 13.5 Centigrade (56 Fahrenheit).

Be UIISE, Oct. 11.—Two o'clock.—The market
continues dull and depressed, and quotations have
undergone a further decline. Italian Fives have
fallen below 55f., and are now doing at 54f. 80c.,
or a loss of 35c. French Threes are 10c. lower, the
quotation being 68f. 70c. Credit Mobilier Shares
have declined 11f. 25c., to 620 f., and Credit Foncier
5f., to 1,355 f. Gas Shares are at 1,572 f. 50c., a
fall of 7f. 50c. Railway Shares likewise show mostly
a slight decline, A fall of i is telegraphed from
London.

Three o'clock.—The market has closed with the
following quotations :
if per Cents 96 50

Bank Shares 3575
Italian Loan 55 75
Do. end month 54 85
Mexican Loan —
Do. Bonds —
Spanish 'threes
Home Debt —
Deferred
'era.

Jo:end month —
3 p©r Cents. 6B 75
Do. and month 6B 63
__ _

Uredit 620
Do. end month 627 50

Credit Foncier

Do. end month 1335

For Account.
Orleans ................................ 857 a
Northern ....................••••......... 1162 50
Lyons and Mediterranean ........... 896 25
Southern ................................. 571 25
Western ......................... .......

Eastern M2 50
Sardinian —
Austrian • 375
Lombard 407 50
North of Spain
Saragossa,
Ditto to Barcelona —

Itomuu .................................... 65 --

BANK OF FRANCE.

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PARIS, OCt. 11.
The following is the return of the Bank of France
for the week ending to-day, together with the cor-
responding figur3s of the previous account :

lINIVERSITT INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, Thursday.
NEW COLLEGE.

Mr. H. P. Henderson, from Marlborough Col-
lege, and Mr. J. H. Bradley, from Cheltenham
College, were this day elected to the vacant scholar-
ships at this college. There were 21 candidates.