The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-31 00:00:00

THE BRAZILS.

The Rhone, with the outward Brazil mails of the
9th instant, arrived at St. Vincent on the 21st inst.

FRANCE.

BOURSE, Jan. 30.—Two o'clock.—Credit Mo-
biliers continue to absorb the almost exclusive at-
tention of speculators. The additional Shares, the
subscription to which will be opened on Thursday,
are to be issued at 516 f. 66c., and were yesterday
in active demand at a premium of from 145 f. to
150 f. The existing, or Old Shares, are to-day held
firmly at a further augmentation of 30f. The de=
port on these Shares, after varying yesterday from
115 f. to 135 f., has risen to-day to 140 f. Sellers (in
consequence of a heavy " bear" account) find them-
selves in considerable embarrassment to meet their
engagements. Immobiliere Shares likewise con-
tinue in favour, with an advance of 10f., the pre-
sent quotation being 540 f. Three per Cents. show
a fractional advance at 68f, 574 c. English Consols
are telegraphed with an advance of Three
o'clock—Realisation of profits have caused prices to
fall. The following are the last quotations:-
4i per Cents 9B Roman 69
Do. end month Ottoman Fives —
3 per Cents. 6B 60 Mexican Loan .. 47 25
Do. end month 6B 57k Do. 80nd5......... 326 25
Credit Mobilier
Do. end month ... 862 50 Austrian ..... 75 50

Bank Shares
3715

6p,
Home Debt —
Deferred

,anish Threes ...

Credit Foneier —
Italian Loan 62 30
Do. end month 62 15

40 75

rAYS.
Cash.

Orleans
Northern
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southarn
Western
Eastern
Sardinian .
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona
Roman

Acct.
- 855 -
- ... 1110 -
- 856 25
... 551 25

... 531 25

''''' • ••

- - ... 410 -
- -
... 417 50
- - ... 182 50
- -
... 226 25

... 1,50 -

The Jews in Persia.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin,—Believing that the subjoined communication
from the Foreign-office will be interesting to the
friends of humanity and civilisation, I respectfully
request that you will, with your usual kindness, give
it insertion in your columns. It is evident that the
grievances of which the Jews of Persia complained,
and which are happily now about to be remedied,
were unknown to the Shah. I cannot refrain on
this occasion from expressing my gratitude, to her
Majesty's Government, whose powerful intervention
has, under the blessing of the Almighty, been at-
tended with the happiest results.—l have, &c.,

MOSES MONTEFIORE.

Grosvenor-gate, Park-lane, Jan. 30.

"Foreign-office, Jan. 26.
" Sir, —I have much pleasure in informing you, by the
direction of the Earl of Clarendon, that it appears from 2,
report which has this day been received from her Majesty's.
Minister in Persia, that in consequence of his representa-
tions with respect to your petition to the Shah, his Majesty
has addressed an autograph letter to the Sipehsalar, in
which ho signifies to his Prime Minister that it has come
to his knowledge that his subjects suffer from oppression ;
and that being contrary to his wishes, the Sipehsalar is
strictly enjoined to see that the Jews are henceforward
treated with justice and kindness.—l am, &c.,
(Signed) "A. H. LAYARD.
" Sir Moses liontefiore, Bart., 7, Grosvenor-

gate, Park-lane."

PHRENOLOGY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—While reading, recently, the Journal and
Correspondence of the poet Moore, edited by the
present Premier, I found some interesting remarks
Qn this subject, which may be mentioned in connec-
tion with my letter in The Sun on the 20th inst.
In May, 1826, Moore attended at Mr. De Ville's, in
the Strand, with some friends, when the examina-
tions were " very interesting." " A mother came in
with her little boy, and De Ville told us he had had,
since he began, about seven hundred mothers in the
same way, bringing their children for the purpose
of ascertaining what course of education their
organs were best suited to." That "De Ville's
explanations of the principles of the art, and some
of the facts he produced, were very striking."
Sir Francis Burdett he described as a " lover of
justice, and impatient under oppression." De
Ville, not knowing Moore, stated him to be a great
lover of facts. Mr. Rogers was amused at this
" matter-of-fact " statement, but Moore believed
that De Ville was correct in his statement, as his
chief work of fiction, " Lalla Rookh" was founded
on a long and laborious collection of facts. "All
the customs, the scenery, every flower from which I
have drawn an illustration, were inquired into by me,
with the utmost accuracy," he stated. In the month
of August, 1835, Dr. Andrew Combe lectured at
the Royal Irish Academy upon Dean Swift's skull,
remarking upon his large animal propensities and
the depression of the frontal portion, which he attri-
buted to insanity. Moore was present at this lec-
ture, and he seems to have believed generally, upon
this occasion, and at other times, that the system of
phrenology was based upon truth, and consequently
that it deserves attention and respect.—Yours,
obediently, CHR. COOKE.
Jan. 30, 1866.

A NEW BARONET.—It is reported in South
Wales that Mr. Henry Hussey Vivian, one of the members
for Glamorganshire, is about to be made a baronet. Mr.
Vivian is the head of the wealthy copper smelting firm of
Vivian and Sons, and he has represented Glamorganshire
in Parliament for the last nine years, having previously
sat for Truro.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN LONDON.—The vestry of
St. James's held a meeting yesterday in the Vestry Hall,
Piccadilly, to receive delegates from other vestries and dis-
trict boards for the purpose of discussing several important
questions. Mr. Beall was called to the chair. The first re-
solution was moved by Mr. Lawford, churchwarden of St.
Pancras, to the effect " That the members of the several
vestries of London now present do form a committee, with
power to add to their number, to consider a proposed ap-
plication to Parliament for the purpose of founding muni-
cipalities in the several boroughs of the metropolis, and
that this committee report to their several vestries." The
resolution was seconded by the Hon. F. Byng, and car-
ried. The second resolution, proposed by Mr. D. Rogers,
was as follows :—" That it is desirable the vestries should
by joint committee consider the provisions of the Metro-
polis Gas Act Amendment Bill, or any other gas mea-
sure before Parliament, with a view to securing the right
for vestries, jointly or otherwise, to purchase existing
gas works, or establishing other works for supplying gas
to the consumers in the metropolis, and thus secure the
same powers sought to be obtained by the City of London,
and, with that view, that subscriptions be invited from
each vestry to secure support by counsel, and to defray the
requisite legal and other assistance. That the delegates be
invited to secure a continuance of their appointment, and
the assent of their several vestries to the above resolution.
That Mr. Rogers, Mr. Eldridge, and Mr. Fowler, of the
delegates present, be a sub-committee to prepare a report to
be sent to each vestry, and that the St. James's vestry be
requested to remit the same." The resolution was seconded
by Mr. Box, and carried. There was a very full attendance
of delegates. A vote of thinks was passed to the chair-
man at the conclusion of the proceedings.

LISBON, JAR. 30.
The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ship
Oneida has arrived here from the Brazils, and will
leave for Southampton at 1 p.m. to-day, with 50
passengers, 2,304 bales of cotton, 953 bags of
coffee, 610 rolls of tobacco, and 190 packages of
sundries.