The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-20 00:00:00

FRANCE.

The bulletin of the Paris Observatory gives the
following as the atmospheric situation yesterday :
" Bad weather visited all the French coasts on Wed-
nesday night. In the Channel the wind blows
strong in the regions S.E. of Boulogne, very hard
on several points of the English coast, and rather
sharply at Havre, where the sea is quite rough. It
is the same at Penzance and Brest, and also south
of Bordeaux. Finally, the Mediterranean, stormy
on the coast of Provence and in the Gulf of Genoa,
runs high at Antibes, where the wind is strong, as
well as at Leghorn. There are no despatches from
Ireland, Portugal, or Spain. In Sweden, Norway,
and Russia, the wind is generally light, and the
thermometer marks 32 Fahrenheit at St. Peters-
burg."

BOURSE, Oct. 19.—Two o'clock.-1 certain feel-
ing of anxiety seems to pervade the market, and
transactions are in consequence very few. Quota-
tions are all lower, though from London a rise of
is telegraphed on Consols. French Threes are
doing at 68f. 62ic., with; a loss of 5c., and Italian
Fives at 551. 5c., a decline of 15c. Credit Mobilier
Shares have fallen 6f. 25c., the quotation is 616 f.
25c., and Spanish Mobilier 2f. 50c., at 310 f. Credit
Foncier are sf. lower, at 1,355 f., and Comptoir
d'Escompte if. 25c., at 875 f. Railway Shares con-
tinue to show greater firmness than other securities ;
nevertheless many of these arc quoted with a slight
decline.

Three o'clock.—Towards the end the marke
suddenly became more animated, and quotations ob
tained an advance. They closed as follows :

41 per Cents 96 60
Do. end month —

Bank Shares 3575
Italian Loan 55

3 per Cents. 6B 70 Do. end month 55 45
Do. end month 6B 671 Mexican Loan —
Credit Mobilier ... 620 Do. Bonds —
Do. end month ... 623 75 Spanish Threes

Credit Foncier

Homo Debt

Do. end month 1358

Deferred -

RAILWAYS.

For Account.
Orleans
Northern 1173 75
Lyons and Mediterranean.: 903 75
Southern 5BO
Western 552 50
Eastern
Sardinian

--
Austrian
Lombard 415
North of Spain
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona
Roman

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S AXONY.

LEIPZIG, Oct. 16.

The Town Council of this city has forwarded an
address to the King of Saxony, containing an urgent
representation of the present condition of the coun-
try, and asking for the speedy conclusion of peace.
The address begins by depicting the paralysis of the
productive power of the people, which feels itself
doubly burdened by the sacrifices the situation re-
quires. This evil is greatly increased by the uncor-
tainty as to the future weighing upon all material
transactions. The address then proceeds :
" But nothing is more calculated to paralyse the
strength of the people, to oppress the public
mind, and to annihilate all moral life, than
such a condition of uncertainty, such material
necessity for the cessation, or at least the alle-
viation, of which nothing is wanting in the
general opinion save a resolution of the sove-
reign, which, however, is awaited in vain. But
ocular demonstration irrefutably proves that Saxony
' finds herself in this state of distress through the war,
and the inevitable sufferings that have followed in
its train, and feels it daily more bitterly, notwith-
standing her constant readiness to make sacrifices.
Every day of the continuance of such a state of
affairs increases the aforesaid dangers therefrom
arising. But while we feel conscious that all our
actions hitherto have been guided solely by the most
faithful devotion and respect for your Majesty and
the entire Royal House by the warmest love
for our country, we also esteem it our duty
to represent these our opinions candidly and
truly to your Majesty, for we should be
wanting in fidelity were we longer to preserve
silence. It is our most sincere conviction that these
dangers and hardships can only be met by an un-
conditional recognition of the force of recent political
events, and we dare not therefore hesitate to entreat
your Majesty, with the full warmth of our hearts,
and in the deepest respect, to deign, in recognition
of these events, to conclude peace with the kingdom
of Prussia, with the closest connexion of Saxony
with the North German Confederation, in order to
be able to disband your army and allow it to return
home." _ _ .

The reply given by King John at Karisbad to
the deputation that waited upon his Majesty from
Zurckau with a similar address has now transpired.
Advocate Heubner, the President of the Zurckau
delegates, reports to that assembly as follows :
" The deputation entrusted with the presentation
of our address, Burgomaster Street and I, had an
audience of his Majesty upon the forenoon of the Bth.
The King followed the report given in the address
of the sufferings of the town of Zurckau with
visible sympathy, and at once replied in a long and
fluent speech. Although, of course, unable to
transmit his Majesty's exact words, my Colleague
and I are agreed that the tenour of the reply was to
the following effect. Alluding to the prayer of the
address for the speedy conclusion of peace, the
King first stated that he was glad of the oppor-
tunity of replying to the insinuations of the
press that the delay was any fault of his.
This was by no means the case. Immediately after
publication of the Nikolsburg preliminaries he had
himself written to the King of Prussia, and declared
his readiness to enter the North German Confede-
ration at any possible sacrifice, expiessing a hope
that such entry would be permitted upon moderate
terms. To this he had as yet received no reply. Ile
had there instructed his plenipotentiaries to nego-
tiate for peace in the sense of that letter. If the
negotiations had not as yet led to any result, this
fact was not attributable to him. He was himself
even now not acquainted with the Prussian demands.
So far as he was concerned, he should certainly do
everything in his power to bring about a conclusion,
for he had peace as much at heart as his people."

'rom

Mr. John Rolt, Q.C., M.P. for West Glouces-
tershire, will succeed to the appointment of Solicitor-
General, rendered vacant by the promotion of Sir W. Bovill
to the Attorney-Generalship. These changes are conse-
quent upon tho selection of Sir Hugh Cairns to fill the
9ffico of Lord Justice of .Appeal.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

BOW STREET.

STEALING A POLICEMAN'S WATCH.— The two young
women, named Leary and Harrison, were placed at the
bar, on remand, charged with robbing Police-constable
Edward Marks, 125 Y division, of his watch.
It will be recollected that the policeman was returning
from Lambeth to his station at Kentish Town, and had
got as far as Bloomsbury-street when ho met the two girls
and entered into conversation with them for a short time

lle was about leaving them when ho foUnd his watch and
Albert chain had been taken from his pocket. Both pri-
soners were taken into custody, but the watch not being
discovered they were ramandod until to-day from Satur-
day last.

Police-constable 177 F said ho had not succeeded in ob-
taining any trace of the prosecutor's watch, or, indeed, any
further evidence against the prisoners.
Harrison said she knew nothing of the constable's watch,-
and if he had had one it must have been taken from him
before he met her.

Leary said she knew nothing of the robbery. As she
was going home on the evening of the alleged robbery she
was passing along Bloomsbury-street, when she saw Har-
rison talking to the prosecutor. She said he had given
her some money to get some rum, and she went with her
to have a portion of it. On her return the prosecutor was
waiting for her outside the public-house. She, seeing Har-
rison and prosecutor were passing the time agreeably, said,
" Two was company and three was none," and then left.
She, however, returned across the road, and then she saw
the prosecutor holding Harrison by both hands. In his
evidence he said she (Leary) put her hands in his waist-
coat pocket and took his watch. She wished to know
why, if she did so, he did not seize her instead of Harrison.

Prosecutor—Harrison had put hex' hands into my trou-
sers pocket, and when she did so you put both into my
waistcoat pockets.

Leary—You must be a pretty kind of constable, indeed,
and a detective one, too—a pretty sort of man to catch
hold of the wrong woman, according to your own t§t ate-
ment, and let the right one go. (Laughter.) You deny
even giving Harrison the money to get the rum, but ycu
know you did do so. You are a pretty sort of
detective, indeed. (Laughter.) Your worship, if he
had had a watch it must have been found, for I never was
out of his sight, and Harrison never moved from where he
first caught hold of her. He is telling a pack of falsehoods.

Mr. Flowers said the evidence loft hint no alternative but
to send the case to the sessions, where Leary could explain
the matter to the jury.
Leary I shall have no one to plead my cause, and my
statement against the constable's won't go for much, be-
cause ho sticks to what ho has said.

Both prisoners were then fully committed for trial.

3IARLBOROUGII-STREET.

TIIE WAY STREET ACCIDENTS ARE CAUSED.—George
Hance, cabman, badge 10,961, was charged before Mr.
Knox with being drunk and furiously driving a horse and
cab.

The case was proved by police •constable Buckingham,
328 A, who last night about 12 o'clock saw the defendant
drive his cab into the Regent-circus at the rate of ifteeu
miles an hour, whipping the horse all the way. A con-
stable tried to stop the horse, and was nearly run over, and
subsequently Buckingham and another constable succeeded
in stopping it, and then found that the defendant was
drunk On asking the prisoner why ho was driving so
fast, he said that he was trying to catch a gentleman who
had not paid him his fare. The gentleman came up and
said that he engaged the defendant to drive him from St.
John's-wood, and finding that the defendant went the
wrong way and was not in a fit condition to drive, he told
him to go to tho police-station, and after leaving him, be-
causta he refused to pay, and got into another cab the do-
fondant followed him.
Fined 10s. or seven days.

WESTMINSTER.
POOR NEEDLEWOMEN.—Jano Lawrence, a poor care-
worn looking woman, was brought up in custody upon a
warrant, charged with unlawfully detaining four shirts
which had been given her to manufacture.
Mr. William S. Hague, of Charlotte-street, Pimlico, said
that on the 16th of July ho gave the defendant materials
fur fuur shirts, and could never get it back again from her.
When he applied he received a letter from her, which he
now produced.
The letter was handed to the magistrate, and stated that
the material was lost, but that the defendant would pay its
value by instalments as soon as she could.
Mr. Self—This woman is brought here upon a warrant
in consequence of disobedience of summons. Had you re-
ceived this letter, Mr. Hague, before you took out the
summons ?
Prosecutor—Yes I had, but she promised me to the last
that she would bring the shirts in.
Prisoner—l thought he would have taken the money
for them.
Mr. Self° —How was it you lost them ?
Prisoner—lt was uo fault of mine, and I could not help
it. I intrusted them to another party, and when 1 found
they were lost I wrote to Mr. Hague.
Mr. Selle—This woman has no right to be here. This
is not a case of detaining.
Prosecutor - She never returned them.
Mr. Selfe—She could not if they were lost. The Police
Act cannot be made to apply to a case like this, where there
is no evidence to show that the property is in the party's
possession at the time of granting the summons. She is
discharged, and you may sue for the value.