The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-29 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, Aug. VS.—Two o'clock.—The important
rise which took place yesterday has been fully main-
tained, and a further improvement has been ma-
nifested. At the opening of the market prices were
higher than the close of yesterday, and have con-
tinued up to this hour to advance. French Threes
have been done at 69f. 85c., or a rise of 15c. ;
Italian Fives at 56f. 20c., or 85c. higher; Mobilier
at 667 f. 50c., or an advance of 13f. 75c. ; Credit
Foncier at 1,370 f., or an improvement of 10f. ;
Comptoir d'Escompte at 905 f., or a rise of sf.
Greater activity has likewise appeared in the rail-
way market.

Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows :

41 per Cents 99 25
Du. and month

Bank Shares
3600
Italian Loan
55 80
Do. end month
55 65
Mexican Loan
Do. Bonds 2B 50
168 ' 75 -
Home Debt
Deferred
'4ICB. -

3 per Cents. 69 75
Do. end month G9 Gzi
Credit Mobilier
Do. end month

Credit Foncier 1360
Do. end month 1352 50

For Account.
Orleans
Northern
Lyons and Mediterranean ..........• 885
Southern 535
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 406 25
North of Spain —
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona
Roman.

540 -

AMERICA.

NEW YORK, Aug. 17.

The papers publish extended accounts of the pro-
ceedings of the National Union Convention at
Philadelphia. The convention finally adjourned
on the 16th, after the adoption of the following de-
claration of principles :

" The convention now assembled in the city of Phila-
delphia, composed of delegates from every State and terri-
tory in the Union, admonished by the solemn lessons of the
last five years, which it nas pleased the Supreme Euler of
the universe to give to the American people, profoundly
grateful for the return of peace, desirous as a largo majo-
rity of their countrymen in all sincerity to forget and for-
give the past, revering the constitution as it comes to us
from our ancestors, regarding the Union in its restoration
as more sacred than ever, looking with deep anxiety to the
future as of instant and continuing trial, hereby issue and
proclaim the following declaration of principles and pur-
poses, on which they have with perfect unanimity agreed:
" 1. We hail with gratitude to Almighty God the end of
the war, and the return of peace to an afflicted and beloved
land.

"2. The war just closed has maintained tho authority of
the constitution with all the powers which it confers, and
the restrictions which it imposes upon the Government, and
it has preserved tho Union, with the equal rights, dignity,
and authority of the States, perfect and unimpaired.
" 3. The representation in the Congress of the United
States and in the Electoral College is a right recognised
by the constitution as abiding in every State, and is a
duty imposed on its people, fundamental in its nature, and
essential to the existence of our representative interests,
and confers no authority or power to deny this right to
any State, or to withhold its enjoyment under the consti-
tution from the people thereof.
" 4. That we call upon the people of the United States
to elect to Congress as members men hitherto known to
admit this fundamental right of representation, and who
will receive the loyal representatives from every State in
allegiance to the United States, subject to the constitu-
tional right of each house to judge of the election qualifi-
cation and returns of its own member.

"5. The constitution of tile United States and the laws
made in pursuance thereof are supreme law of the land,
anything in the constitution or law of any of the States to
the contrary notwithstanding ; all powers not conferred
by the constitution or the general Government are re-
served to the States and the people unrestrictedly. Among
the rights thus reserved to the States is the right to pre-
serve the qualifications for elective franchise therein,
which right Congress cannot interfere with. No State or
convention of States has the right to withdraw from the
Union, or to exclude, through their action in Congress or
otherwise, any State or States from the Union. The
Union of these States is perpetual.
" 6. Such amendments to the constitution of the United
States may be made by the people theoreof as they may
deem expedient, but only in the mode pointed out by its
resolution, and proposing such amendments, whether by
Congress or Convention ; and in ratifying the same all the
States of the Union have an equal and indefensible right
to a voice and vote thereon.
"7. Slavery is abolished, and for ever prohibited ; and
there is neither desire nor purpose on the part of the
Southern States that it should ever be re-established upon
the soil or within the jurisdiction of the United States ;
and the enfranchised slaves in all the States of the Union
should receive, in common with all their inhabitants, equal
protection in every right of person and property.
"8. While we regard as utterly invalid, and never to be
assumed or made of binding force, any obligation incurred
or undertaken in making war against the United States, we
hold the debt of the nation to be sacred and inviolable,
and we proclaim our purpose in discharging this, as in per-
forming all other national obligations, to maintain unim-
paired and unimpeached the faith of the Republic.
"9. It is the duty of the national Government to recog-
nise the services of the Federal soldiers and sailors in the
contest just closed, by meeting promptly and fully all their
just and rightful claims for the services they have rendered
the nation, and by extending to those of them who have
survived, and to the widows and orphans of those who
have fallen the most graciou; and considerate care.
"10. In Andrew Johnson, President of the United States,
who in his great office has proved steadfast in his devotion
to the constitution, the laws, and interests of his country,
unmoved by persecutions and undeserved reproach, we
tender to him our cordial and sincere support."

ANOTHER ALAR3IING FIRE IN GOSWELL-STREET
(THIS DAY).-`Phis morning, about one o'clock,
a very alarming fire, and had it not been so opportunely
discovered, would, no doubt, have been attended with the
loss of life to several human beings, broke out in the pre-
mises belonging to Mr. Crawfield, a furniture broker, car-
rying on business at No. 97, Lever-street, Goswell-street.
The discovery was made simultaneously by Police-con-
stables 97 and 197 of the G division, by noticing a lurid
glare in the front shop. At that time the whole of the in-
mates were asleep in their beds. The officers succeeded in
arousing them, and they happily effected their escape.
Conductors Burgess and Greathead quickly arrived,
with two of the Royal Society's escapes, and were followed
by head engineer Flinn, with one of Shand, Mason, and
Co.'s powerful laud steam fire engines, and several of the
Metropolitan Brigade from other stations. The New
River Company's mains having been drawn, they yielded
a plentiful supply of water, and the firemen went to work
and happily succeeded in extinguishing the flames, but
the whole of the stock in trade was destroyed, and the
lower part of the premises burnt out, and the upper part
severely damaged by heat, &O. The origin of the misfor-
tune is unknown. The sufferer, it is understood, was in-
sured,