The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-02 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOUILSE, Oct. I.—Two o'clock.—The reponse des
primes (option) took place on Saturday, when the
primes were mostly abandoned. The liquidation of
the French Rente, for which this was the day, has
produced some little movement upon that Stock.
The settlement is being carried out without any par-
ticular difficulty. The cours de compensation has
been fixed at 69f. 50c. Securities other than the
Rente have generally retrograded. French Threes
were done at 69f. 50c., or a rise of sc. ; Italian
Fives have declined 25c., to 57f. 30c. ; Credit
Foncier and Mobiliev 2f. 50c., to 1,377 f. 50c., and
671 f. 25c. Railway Shares have shown a down.
ward tendency.
Three o'clock.—The market has still further de
clined, the closing prices being as follows :-
41 per Cents 97 Bank Shares
Do. end month — Italian Loan 67
3 per Cents. 69 40 Do end month 57
Do. and month 69 374 Mexican Loan
Credit Mobilier 668 75 Do. Bonds
Do. end month 668 75 Spanish Threes
Credit Foncier — Home Debt
Do. end month 1378 75 Deferred
ItAILWATEI.

For Account.
Orleans BB2 50
Northern 1175
Lyons and Mediterranean.....
Southern 586 25
Western 571 25
Eastern 547 50

Sardinian —
Austrian
Lombard 416 25
North of Spain ll3 75
Saragossa 152 50
Ditto to Barcelona —
Roman 6O

Agricultural Prospects.'

The week opened with a tolerably dry day, al-
though threatening; the wind from the S.E., and
with rain at night. Monday was wet up to mid-
day, when it cleared up, but no harvest work could
be performed. Tuesday opened with a dense fog,
which cleared off at 10 a.m., and the day proved a
splendid and brilliant one, finer than any experi-
enced for a long time past, and a good deal of corn
was hurried up, mostly in poor condition ; but the
farmers were determined to take advantage of the
sun and secure as much as they possibly could.
Wind S.S.W., thermometer 56 degrees, barometer
up to 30 inches. Our advices from the West Rid-
ing of Yorkshire stated—" We have had the wea-
ther very changeable for several days past ; but
notwithstanding the wet, we have very few
fields of grain out in our neighbourhood, as the far-
mers have availed themselves of pushing forward,
carrying whenever a fine day intervened. Last Sun-
day was very fine, as also to-day, but yesterday was
quite the reverse." From the East Riding our ad-
vice says :—" The weather continues unsettled, and
a great deal of rain has fallen during the week ; still
farmers, whenever they have had a chance of even
a few hours of dry weather, have hurried their corn
into stack, and the bulk of the wheat is now secured,
but in very poor condition. A good, quantity of
beans and oats still out in the fields." From Bed-

fordshire it was remarked—" Harvest work is com-
pleted in this part of the country. Wheat and
barley have been secured generally in good condition
as relates to that portion just carried. The little
standing out since the rain was much injured. Some
fields of oats have also suffered." From Monmouth-
shire the accounts run :—" The weather continues
wet, and farmers are beginning to give up
„shy g Vain" uut3 uagfiil g
cereal crops." From Northumberland our informa-
tion comes to this—" The weather since our last
report has been unsettled. Saturday and yesterday
were very wet; wind varying from S.W. to N.W.
and N.E." On Wednesday the morning was wet,
and the day was gloomy and showery, putting a
stop to harvest work. From the west coast of Scot-
land accounts were more favourable, stating—" We
have had several days of fine weather." From the
east coast, harvest work had gone on better, and
some new wheats have appeared at Edinburgh, of
very Various quality and condition, and such was the
case also with barley. From Norfolk it was remarked
—" We had much rain at the close of the week ; and
although all our corn is hereabouts housed, the
weather has had its effect on the minds of the buyers."
Thursday was a thick foggy day, but there were
gleams of sunshine occasionally, and with no rain
farmers carried zern in the late districts to some ex-
tent. Our a dvices from Warwickshire state—" Wea-
ther has again been very unfavourable for the com-

pletion of the corn harvest. A great quantity of rain
has fallen ; and although Sunday, Tuesday, and
yesterday were fine, the nights have been wet, and
we have not had 24 consecutive hours of fine weather
for upwards of a month. This fact alone will show
in what condition grain in this district must have
been gathered, and there yet remains in the fields a
considerable amount of barley and beans." From
Suffolk, near the coast, it was remarked : " During
the past week we have had heavy rains, either early
or late, almost daily, which prevent thrashing, and
although our prices have steadily improved our sup-
plies are very scanty for the season." On Friday
morning some slight rain fell, but the afternoon
was sunny and warm. Our advices from the West
Riding of Yorkshire stated : " The weather still
keeps very unsettled, and to-day is very wet." From
the East Riding : The weather for the past week
has been very unpropitious, much rain having fallen
at intervals ; and the crops, a great part of which
in this district are still in the fields, are in a critical
condition." Saturday was a close, muggy day, sunny
at times, and harvest work would go on generally
where there was yet any corn still out. On the
whole, in the Midland counties and northward, in-
cluding Scotland, more has been secured this week
than last. One week of fine weather would bring,
the harvest to a conclusion, and enable farmers to
make a beginning with the ploughing, now so very
backward, while the sowing must this season be
very late. The very high prices paying for barley
will somewhat make amends for the expensive time
of ingathering, and this corn may be thrashed in-
stead of wheat, so long as the present high rates
can be obtained. On 25 days in this month more
or less rain has fallen, and only four dry ones have
been experienced.—Mark-lane Express.

ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.—
On Sunday morning an accident of a rather serious nature
occurred to the express mail train of the South-Eastern
Railway at Tunbridge Junction. The train leaves Charing-
cross at 7.25, and London-bridge station at 7.38. It pro-
ceeded all right to the Tunbridge Junction, at which point
a portion of the train, containing the passengers for Tun-
bridge-wells and Hastings, is detached, the front portion
running on to Dover. By some misadventure the detached
portion of the train, consisting of four well-filled carriage's,
was sent into a siding, instead of forward on the main line
to the station platform. The passenger carriages ran with
considerable speed into a train of empties which was stand-
ing on the siding. A considerable number of the passen-
gers sustained rather severe injuries in scalp wounds,
bruises, contusions, and concussion, but the rumours afloat
this morning as to the number and severity of the injuries
sustained—of two persons having died of them, Ste., are,
we are glad to learn, greatly exaggerated. As far as we
can ascertain there were no broken bones, although throe
of the carriages were shivered to pieces. The accident is
supposed to be attributable to two causes—the pointsman
having sent the carriages on to the wrong line, and the
guard of the detached catnaps having been too late in
uncoupling, so that ho could not check the momentum.—
Express.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO CHINA AND JAPAN.—
Now York advices mention that the Colorado steamer will
open the line on Ist January from San Francisco to China,
to be followed by the Montanra and Rising Star, now on
the way from New York to San Francisco.—London cad
China Telegraph.

The Bros

(From the Times Correspondent)
BIARRITZ, Sept. 27.
On Friday afternoon it was given out that four
or five ships of war of the Brest squadron would
anchor next morning in the waters of Biarritz, and

be inspected by the Emperor. So unusual an occur-
rence excited intense interest ; and though the no-
tice was short, this place was crowded at an early
hour on Saturday morning. On Saturday morning
the sun was scorching; a hot south wind was blowing

fiercely; the Gulf of Gascony was greatly agitated,
and the surge was breaking so heavily as to make it
unsafe for vessels ou a coast where there are few or

no ports of refuge. The ships, one of which was said
to have damaged her bowsprit, had to put in to the
island of Aix, at the mouth of the Charente, and to
the general disappointment it was announced that
the arrival of the Brest squadron here was post-

poned until the weather should change. On Sun
day the wind blew with more violence, the rain
rushed down:in torrents, and the roar of the breakers
from Cape Breton to Socoa was heard far into the
interior. On Monday there was but little change for
the better, and the cold was like that of the month
of November. As the evening came on the weather
cleared somewhat ; the clouds got loose from each
other, and seemed about to break up ; but the sun
went down behind Cape Machichaco with a red and
angry glare that boded no good. On Tuesday the
wind lulled somewhat, but the breakers were still
heavy, the rain came down without ceasing, and we
began to give up all chance of the novel and excit-
ing spectacle every one longed to witness. As night
came on, however, the wind shifted and gradually
fell ; the sea became smooth, the rain ceased, and
by midnight the moon had all the heavens to itself.
The sun rose yesterday morning in a calm sky ;
and as it was spread about that during the night
orders were despatched to Aix or Re that the squa-
dron might now safely approach the coast, the
crowds that had come in by the pleasure trains from
Bordeaux and Toulouse were at length destined to
be geatffied by a site so new to many of them.
here was now a complete lull. As the morning
advanced there was hardly a breath to ripple the
broad bosom of the Adour ; and the mist that
covered the summit of the Pyrenees melted away,
and left their outline perfectly distinct. The signal
tower of the Atalaye, the bold headland of Biarritz,
announced that the ships were in sight, and in a
moment the whole country for miles round was up.
All business in Bayonne was suspended, offices were
closed, shops shut up, streets deserted, vehicles of
every size and form were put in requisition, and
horsemen and pedestrians thronged the road to
Bayonne on one side, and Guetary, Ste road
de
Luz, and Socoa on the other ; and in a few hours
the heights and slopes and rocks of this most
picturesque of all places were crowned with spec-
tators. The day was most propitious for all. A
veil of thin fleecy cloud spread over the sky just
enough to deaden the heat of the sun, and the
merest breath of wind kept the surface of the
gulf in a perpetual ripple. The ships rapidly
approached, and exactly at ten o'clock four it
the Magenta, the frigates Heroine,
Flandre, and Magnanime, and the steam corvette
Forbin cast anchor at regular distances some hun-
dred fathoms in front of the Imperial residence. A
little before 11 they saluted the tricolour which
floated from its roof, not at the same .time, but one
after the other and by
single guns.
The Rear-Admiral Baron de la Ronciere le Noury
soon came onshore, accompanied by his officers, and
proceeded to the Residence. It was arranged that
the Emperor with his porty should visit the ships at
2 o'clock. At half-past 1 the Admiral's barge, with
eight oars, his flag at the stern, and a large golden
eagle rising from the stem, left the Magenta, rowed
to the shore, and took its station under the huge
rock from which descends a wooden staircase to the
water's edge: A few persons had been invited to
accompany the Emperor to the ships ; among these
were Marshal O'Donnell and, I believe, Don En-
rique, brother of the King of Spain, who has been
here for the last few weeks. They reached the place
of embarkation in a smallopen carriage—O'Donnell
in a field-marshal's uniform, with the star and
riband of the Legion of Honour, out of compliment
clothes. Precisely at 2 o'clock the Emperor and
Empress left the Palace, followed by their attend-
ants, alighted from their carriage at the end of the
lawn, and proceeded on foot along the winding path,
which was thronged with people to the beach. The
Emperor, who wore his usual uniform of General of
Division, with the Star and Riband of the Legion of
Honour, walked through the crowd at his usual
pace, raising his hat in return to the salutations
which greeted him and the Empress, who was lean-
ing on his arm. He looked by no means so pale and
tired as on his arrival from Paris, having evi-
dently greatly gained by the change of air. His
appearance on the whole has much improved for the
last few days, and I had heard on good authority
an hour or two before that his health is much
improved. It was remarked, however, that his
features wore an expression of sadness, which is not
to be wondered at, as he had shortly before got
the news of the death of another of his oldest and
most devoted friends, who was also his principal
chamberlain, Count Baciocchi. When they reached
the foot of the stairs they were received by the Ad-
miral and his officers, and followed by O'Donnell,
whose lofty stature was remarked among the crowd,
by Prince Henry, and two or three other personages.
As the Emperor approached the sailors threw up
their oars, and gave him and the Empress their hear-
tiest cheers. The barge pushed off, followed by the
pinnaces belong:ng to the other ships, and by a crowd
of boats that had been rowing about all the morn-
ing. On reaching the Magenta the Emperor and
Empress were received by a salute from all the ships
and by cheering from the men, who manned the
yards, while the Admiral's band struck up, ,‘ Par-
taut pour la Syrie." The Emperor remained on board
the Magenta about an hour ; the officers were pre-
sented to him and the Empress, and received most
courteously. He then proceeded to the other ships,
on board one or two of which experiments in gun-
nery were made, and those on shore could see the
mass of water thrown up at a great distance by the
projectiles. It was 5 o'clock when the party left the
squadron under the same salute as when they ar-
rived, and received as they landed amid the greet-
ings of the spectators that thronged the beach and
the heights. The evening was most beautiful, and
many who had come on foot from a distance, having
brought their provisions with them, sat down on
the grassy slopes to eat their dinner.
Great things had been said about the illumina-
tions that were to take place on board the ships,
and even of a sham combat at midnight, and it was
not extraordinary that such a spectacle attracted
the thousands that continued to pour into Biarritz
long after sunset. Though there was much exagge-
ration in these rumours, yet the curious were not
destined to total disappointment. One or two of
the ships displayed electric lights and threw up
rockets, and front 10 till 11 o'clock fired salutes,
which, as the night was fine, were heard at a consi-
derable distance. As there was nothing more to be
seen, the crowds that thronged the streets began to
move off, and until 1 in the morning the roads to
Anglet and Bayonne were covered with vehicles,
horsemen, and foot passengers. During the night
the wind rose again, and the surge began to break
heavily. The Admiral had dined at the Imperial
residence, and the tide broke so strong on the beach
as to make it imprudent to bring in the pinnace to
the usual place of embarkation. He had conse-
quently to go further down on the coast-4 believe,
as far as St. Jean de Luz—to get on board. The
squadron left at 6 o'clock this morning on their
return to Brest, or to continue their cruise. It is
expected that next summer there will be a naval
display of a similar kind, perhaps on a larger scale,
in these waters.
The few days of unfavourable weather had drive.
away numbers, who thought that the winter had
actually set in. The wind, rain, and cold, however,
hate now passed away. Summer has again returned,
as lovely as before. The places of those that have
gone have been quickly filled up by new arrivals,
and more are expected every day. The visit of the
Brest squadron will be long remembered in the
annals of this most delightful bathing-place.