The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-10 00:00:00

FRANCE.

The Emperor yesterday passed in review, on the
Place du Carrousel, several regiments of the gar-
rison of Paris under Generals Picard and Soumain.
His Majesty, who was attended by a brilliant staff,
.and accompanied by the Prince Imperial and the
Prince of Denmark, rode along the ranks and after-
wards distributed several decorations. The troops
then marched past cheering loudly for his Majesty,
the Empress, and the Prince.
" The incident of Auxerre," says the Independance
Beige, " seems to give the finishing-blow to all pacific
hopes, which still existed in spite of the symptom of
an imminent explosion. From Germany and Italy
news arrives of armaments, movements of troops,
and measures which immediately precede the com-
mencement of a campaign. There is a rumour, it
is true, of personal attempts which the Queen of
England and the Emperor of Russia have made to
induce the German Sovereigns to arrest hostilities
at the last hour ; but the situation seems too far
gone to allow the hope to be entertained that these
rather late efforts may be listened to.
The Senate met yesterday, M. Troplong in the
chair. Several bills adopted by the other Chamber
were allowed to be promulgated, only one of which
led to any discussion—that concerning mechanical
instruments of music—M. Delangle, M. Merimee,
M. Bonjean, Baron Brenier, and M. Chaix-d'Est-
, Ange being the speakers. The bill was agreed to
by 75 votes to 22. The Senate also made no ob-
jection to the promulgation of the bill for defini-
tively regulating the Budget of 1862.
The journals of the south of France announce the
death of Captain Magnan, known for his numerous
attempts to establish a line of French steamers on
the Danube. He expired, after a long illness, near
Marseilles, in the midst of his family.
The Academy of Floral Games of Toulouse has
just celebrated the 543 d anniversary of its founda-
tion. M. Fernand de Resseguier read a report on
the competition, after which the prizes were dis-
tributed.

The select ball given the evening before last by
the Empress was exceedingly brilliant. The Prince
of Denmark clAnced the first quAdrille with the

Duchess de Mouchy, having for vis-a-vis.the Duke
de Mouchy and the Princess de Metternich. About
one o'clock the supper was served, and shortly after
the company withdrew.

Mustapha Pacha, brother of the Viceroy of Egypt,
has arrived in Paris from Florence, and purposes to
visit the various seaports on the north of Europe.
The cure of Vernon (Eure) has just received as
a present from and Madame Schickler of the
chateau of Bizy a stained glass window from the
Sevres manufactory, representing a Holy Family,
and which will be placed in the Church of Notre
Dame of Vernon. The work of art in question is
taken from the chapel which Louise Philippe for-
merly had constructed at the chateau, but which is
now being rebuilt.

The Union Bretonne states that one of the accused
in the affair of the Fx,;eris Area, and named Mar-
rier, has just died in the prison of Brest from the
rupture of an aneurism.

An accident has happened at Bordeaux, the conse-
quences of which might have been serious. General
Daumas was examining, in his cabinet, a revolver
on a new principle, when the weapon exploded un-
pectedly, and wounded him in the hand ; the ball
passed near his secretary, but happily without doing
any injury.

Accounts from Lyons state that Lieut. Riquet has
died from the injuries received in a military steeple-
chase. Lieut. de Belfortes is doing well ; his leg is
found to be not so seriously hurt as was at first
believed.

A strange crime has just taken place at Mezire
(Haut-Rhin). A man and his wife, named Cordary,
who had obtained a judicial separation 18 months
back, recently formed a reconciliation, and, in order
to celebrate their return to a conjugal life, purchased
a cask of wine. From that time the husband was
constantly in a state of intoxication, and recom-
menced, as formerly, to beat and ill-use the woman.
Three nights back, while under the influence of
drink, ho snatched up a knife and threatened to
kill her, but she contrived to get out of the house
and obtained the assistance of her nephew, a
young man named Dumet. This last armed him-
self with a hatchet and accompanied the woman
back to her home ; then on entering the house,
without any provocation, he felled Cordary to the
ground by a blow on the head with the implement
he was carrying. The husband was killed on the
spot, but the wife, to make sure that the blow had
been effectual, crushed her husband's head with the
heel of her boot. The woman and nephew were
subsequently arrested, but the former is believed to
be insane, as she had previously been the inmate of
a lunatic asylum.
BOURSE, May 9, Three o'clock.—The market
has closed on the following quotations :

4} per Cents 92 25
Do. end month — --
3 per Cents. 63
Do. end month 62 90
Credit Mobilier
Do.. end month

Unis —
Do. end month —

Bank Shares — _

Italian Loan 37 50
Do. end month 37 50
Mexican Loan 33
Do. Bonds 246 25
Spanish Threes
Home Debt —
Deferred

For Account.
Orleans
Northern
Lyons and Mediterranean 785
Southern 520
Western 520
Eastern
Sardinian 77 50
Austrian
...

Lombard 287 50
North of Spain
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona
Roman.

160 -

60 -

Terrific Fire Last .Night.

Probably the most extensive fire that has taken place in
the neighbourhood of Bow-common for many years oast
happened at a late hour last night, and continued burn-
ng the whole of this morning, destroying in its progress
property roughly estimated at over £BO,OOO.
The scene of this terrible disaster was on the common
near the canal, and the discovery appears to have been
made by police-constable Joseph Swindon, No. 127, of the
K division, by seeing smoke pouring out of the factory of
Messrs. Tylor Pease, match-makers, adjoining which was
the paraffin oil factory of Mr. Crossley and the bone
crushing factory of Mr. Suttles. Owing to the highly
combustible nature of the goods in each building the
flames, before an engine had time to arrive, had taken
possession of the three factories before alluded to,
and the moment the fire reached the barrels of oil
a scone that can scarcely be described took place, for the
oil, in a thorough state of ignition, rolled out of the build-
ing into the canal, and fired three barges alongside of the
buildings. At that period the water in the canal was
covered with a huge shoot of flame, and it was feared that
the buildings on the opposite side of the water would also
fall a prey to the fury of the alarming element, for so high
did the fire rise that ail could be distinctly seen from Dul-
wich, Norwood, and Clapham, and many perscns ran off,
thinking the conflagration was in the Kent-road.

The engines fron-1 all parts of the metropolis came up in
rapid succession, as well as the Salvage Corps ; and, under
the direction of Capt. Shaw and other officials, the firemen
went to work at no little risk, for the blazing oil was run-
ning about in all directions, not only on to the surface of the
canal, but also along the towing-paths and main road. The
brigade, however, nothing daunted, carried the hose of the
land-steamers into the vessels in the canal, and by the
expedient they wore enabled to scatter sufficient water
into the barges on fire as to stop the ravages of the fierce
flames in their direction, but for hours the main body of
flame in the factories continued to shoot some considerable
height, rendering the neighbourhood as light as at noon
time.

Eventually, owing to the great discharge of water by the
steam-engines, the fearful element began to succumb, and
no further destruction of property occurred, although
at noon a large body of fire remained smouldering in the
ruins. The damage may be thus described :
Tylor and Pease's match factory, destroyed:: Crossley's
paraffine factory burnt out, and Suttles' bone factory
partly destroyed, and three barges burnt.
The Salvage Corps rendered great assistance in saving
many casks of oil and other property. The origin of the
fire is at present unknown.

MARKETS.—This Day.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

The supply of beasts here, to-day, was limited, but in
good condition. All breeds moved off slowly, and, in some
instances, prices had a drooping tendency. Scots sold at
from 4s. 10d. to ss. 2d. per 81bs. Sheep—the show of which
was very moderate—wore a dull inquiry, at 2d. per 81bs.
less money. Downs and half-breds in the wool, sold at
7s. to 75.4 d. ; out of the wool, ss. to 5s 10d. per 81bs. There
was an increased number of lambs on offer. The lamb
trade was heavy, at ls. per 81bs. less money. Prices ranged
from Gs. Bd. to Bs. per 81bs. Calves moved off slowly, at
about stationary prices, viz., from ss. 4d. to 6s. 4d. per
81bs. The supply was limited. Pigs sold heavily, on
former terms.

Per 81b to sink the offal.

s dad
Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 10 4 2
Second quality do ..4 4 4 8
I'rime large oxen ..4 0 5 0
Prime Scots, &c.... 5 0 5 2
Crse. and inf. sheep. 4 4 4 :0
Second quality do ..5 0 5 10

sd s d
Pme crs-wool sheep 6 2 6 8
Prime s'thdown a 0.7 0 7 4
Large coarse calves 5 4 5 :0
Prime small do 6 0 0 4
Large hogs
.4 0 4 4
Small porkers
4 10

1.amb....68 8d to 8, Oct.
Suckling calves, 218 to 238 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 30a
to 328 each. _ _ _

Head of stock on sale.
Total supply. Foreign supply.
Beasts 660 Beasts 39)
Cows. .. Cows.

Sheep
Calves 7O Ca ves 2
gigs 220 rigs