The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-21 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOURSE, July 20.—Two o'clock.—The prospects
of an armistice, as shadowed forth in this morning's
Moniteur, have had their usual effect on the market.
Speculators, already building on the possibilities of
an early return to peace, have become eager pur-
chasers, and the quotations of all classes of Securi-
ties have, in consequence, experienced a consider-
able rebound. This buoyancy, however, may
probably be of short duration, as, according to the
terms of the Note in the official journal, the armis-
tice can only be signed if the reply of Austria to the
Prussian demand is in the affirmative, and if Italy
also gives her adhesion. Whatever may be the
result, the proposal of Prussia is regarded by specu-
lators as a step in the favourable direction ; and
Three per Cents., for the Account, have advanced
65c., viz., to 68f. 95c., whilst Italian Fives
have gone up to 54f. 45c., being a rebound

'rant. 50c. Credit Mobilier Shares have
mproved 28f. 75c., and are now doing at 656 f.
25c. Credit Fonder are 10f. higher, at 1,290 f. ;
and Comptoir d'Escompte 15f., at 860 f. The same
movement obtains in the Railway Department,
Orleans shares having advanced 10f. ; Northern,
sf. ; Lyons, 3f. 75c.; Austrian, 10f. ; and Lombard,
11f. 25c. From London Consols are telegraphed
with a rise of per cent.

Three o'clock.—The second telegram from Lon-
don comes with a decline of The market closed

as follows :

4 per Cents 96 75 Bank Shares 3510
Do. end month — Italian Loan 54 75
3 per Cents. 6B 70 Do end month 54 80
Do. end month 6B 70 Mexican Loan

Credit 3elobilier ... 647 50
Do. end month ... 650

Credit Foncier
Do. end month 1288 75

Do. Bonds
Spanish Threes

Home Debt
Deferred

For Account.
Orleans 855
Northern 1125
Lyons and Mediterranean 857 50
Southern 527 50
Western 550
Eastern
Sardinian .
Austrian
Lombard 390
North of Spain
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona
Roman
THE ATLANTIC CABLE.

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The following telegram was received by Reuter's
Telegram Company (Limited) at 7.35 p.m. yester-
day, from Mr. R. A. Glass, managing director of
the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Com-
pany (Limited)

" VALENTIA, July 20.
cc The following telegTam has been received from
Great Eastern this day :

".' CANNING TO GLASS.
ship's time, July 20.
" ' Lat. 51.36 N., long. 32 57 W. C ble payed
out 938.6 miles. Distance run, 830.4 miles. In-
sulation and continuity perfect. Weather fine.
Shifted from after to fore tank at 1.14 this morn-
ing without any difficulty.' "

ROYAL AUTHORS.— At the present moment
authorship seems to be the fashionable pastime at the
Courts of Europe. It is tolerably well known that our
Queen has boon for some time engaged upon a series of
compositions—of the essay,form, we believe—which are
to be published, or, at least, privately printed, when her
Majesty shall deem them sufficiently complete. The Crown
`Prince of Prussia is engaged upon a history of the Electo-
ral Princes of Brandenburg. The ex-King of Greece
(Otho,, of Bavaria) is translating the Iliad of Homer; and
his father, Louis, ex-King of Bavaria, is at Nice, giving
the last touches to a new volume of poems. King John,
of Saxony, has just issued the third and last volume of
Dante's "Divine. Commedia," translated by himself into
Germ• The literary labours of the Emperor and Em-
press of the French have been subjects for conversation
and criticism for a long time ; and only a week ago we
mentioned the fact that Omar Pacha is busy writing a
"Life of Alexander the Great."-i-Lonclo &rim

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OFDIVORCE.
(Before Sir J. P. Wilde and a Special Jury.)
BOARDMAN 'V. BOARDMAN-(THE QUEEN'S PROCTOR
INTERVENING).
The hearing of this case was resumed this morning,
when two medical witnesses were examined on behalf of
the petitioner to prove that to all appearances Mr. Bous-
field, with whom she was charged by the respondent with
having committed adultery, had no traces of having ever
been affected with any such disease as the respondent was
alleged to have communicated to her.
Sonic letters from the respondent to the petitioner at th•
period of her alleged adultery were read, which were
written in affectionate terms, and exhibited no feeling of
distrust in her conjugal fidelity, which closed the peti-
tioner's case.

l• The Learned Judge said that if Mr. Boardman was in
court ho might give evidence as to the charge of cruelty.
Mr. Boardman said he would avail himself of the privi-
lege, aed went into the witness-box. He swore that he
had never been affected with any infectious disease during
his married life, but admitted that he had connection with
a woman named Smith during his marriage. He denied,
however, that he had been living with her, or that their
intercourse had been frequent. He gave his wife alum and
water while she was suffering from illness, but it was not
for any loathsome disease, the existence of which he never
suspected in respect to her.

In cross examination he said that seven months after the
marriage his wife became cold and repugnant to him, and
she was disinclined to admit him to his marital rights. It
was in consequence of her manner that he was induced to
furm the connection with Smith. Shortly previous to her
leaving his house his wife kissed him, and he began to
hope that affection between them was restored, and he
had not any idea that she contemplated separating
from him.
The case was proceeding when we went to press.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--This Day.
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WESTMINSTER.
A LUNATIC.—A. G. Decie, James-street, Buckingham_
gate, " gentleman," was charged with using threatening
language to his wife.

The defendant, who is said to b 3 related to a noble
house, was the son of a gentleman, and originally intended
for the bar, but, suffering from lameness, his course in life
was differently taken. Ten years ago he married the pro-
secutrix, and they have issue by marriage one girl aged
nine. Shortly after marriage the defendant became intem-
perate, followed no occupation, and when his wife could
not find him drink, threatened her violently. By her own
industry, assisted by friends, she has furnished a lodging-
house, and is dependent on her lodgers for subsistence, but
by the conduct of the defendant her lodgers have often left
her. He had been four times before the magistrates at
this court, twice remanded for a week, and suffered three
months' and four months' imprisonment in default of find-
ing bail. After the last term of imprisonment he absented
himself from her for some time, and has lately returned.
On Thursday and Friday he drank a bottle and three •
shillings' worth of brandy, and when his wife would not
get more he said he would murder her and the child, and
have the house to himself. He also threatened the ser-
vant.
The charge was denied in toto.
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Mr. Arnold remanded the prisoner for a week, ordering
him to find a surety in £lOO for his appearance. Mean-
while he suggested that prisoner should think over the
matter and agree to a separation, as he has so often pro-
mised. He was locked up in default.