The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-20 00:00:00

Three o'clock.—A slight reaction has taken place,
:he closing prices being as follows:

41 per Cents
96 50
Do. end month

Bank Shares 3550
Italian Loan 5B 10
Do, end month 57 80
Moxican Loan

3 per Cents.
Do. end month 69 521
Credit Mobilier 630
Do. end month

Do. Bonds
Spanish Threes
Home Debt
Deferred

Credit Fonder -.
Do. end month 1385

For Account.
Orleans
Northern 1176 25
Lyons and Mediterranean 9OO
Southern 570
Western 570
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 423 75
North of Spain l2O
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona
Roman

65 --

A Day at Upsala.

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TO TILE EDITOR OF TIIE SITN.

Sin,—lt appears that one of my letters, being No. 2,
called " A Plea for Sweden," has " missed stays," to use a
nautical expression ; and, in conclusion, therefore, I beg
to offer the following remarks. My note (No. 2) was for-
warded from Upsala, so well known on account of its uni-
versity, and houso of Linna3us, the botanist, who was a
professor in the university. His house, with its shady old
trees in the adjacent gardens, aro still shown, and the
cathedral contains his mortal and honoured remains.
R. I. P. This cathedral well deserves close inspection, on
account of its antiquity and general character. It has
well-toned balls, which are apt to remind the visitor that
he or she is in a cathedral town, especially during my visit,
when several funerals occurred, and from morn until dewy
eve the well-toned but rather melancholy peal was
audible.

Upsala also contains a largo and ancient castle, mo-
dernised, which, placed upon a high hill, reminded me of
Heidelberg. Not far off is a delightful botanical garden,
having shady walks and well trimmed hedges. Hero is an
elegant building, which, viewed from the road at a distance,
has the appearance of a Grecian temple. It contains a
fine marble bust of Linnams, or Carl Linne, as ho is called
in Sweden.

The library at Upsala-- a largo building on the hill, re-
stored in the year 1819—I visited, where I saw a goodly
selection of books in various languages, including English
books —" Napier's Peninsular War," " Sammes' Britannia,"
Lord Mahon's "Spanish Succession," and Mr. John Lub-
bock's recent work on Antiquity, which the librarian
pointed out to me as containing the view of the three mys-
terious mounds at Old Upsala, about two miles distant to-
wards the north. These I visited, as well as the adjacent
church and the famous Mara Stones, now enclosed in a
small building six miles south-west of Upsala. They form
three sides of an oblong, and are composed of a few stones
—oblong, and round, and square—some of which are
marked with engraved characters more or less illegible.
The longest stone is some 3 ft..long and lift. deep. They
are interesting in connection with Sweden, but the natives
do not seem to care much for them. English literature is
respected and popular at Upsala, but the language is read
rather than spoken.

I attended when there was a funeral. The mourners
and clergyman all attended at the grave, not in mourning
with hat-bands, but dressed in black, when the service
was porfolmed, consisting of a psalm, exhortation, and
psalm by way of conclusion. During the early part
of the service a handful of earth was thrown
into the open grave by the priest, the coffin having been
previously deposited therein, with a silver cross and fir•
bough deposited on it, and fir boughs having been placed
round the grave. No part of the service was performed
within the church, and the cemetery reminded me of the
beautiful ono described by Dr. Mackay as being near
Savannah, in America. There are some delightful walks
in and around Upsala, and it is an enjoyable place to visit.
The birthplace of Linnaaus is also shown near the rail-
way between Jonksping and Malmo; a plain red house.
At Upsala, Celsius, the astronomer, also flourished during
the last century.

Gothenburg contains a goodly selection of articles at
the Museum, near the Canal-bridge, including specimens
of native birds, &c., and portraits of Linnaeus, Jenny
Lind, &c. ; also specimens of British manufacture, includ-
ing a model of Jerusalem by Smith of Sheffield. This
museum deserves a visit certainly.
My return voyage illustrated the truth of astrc-metooro-
logy. We sailed with Saturn and the moon in Scorpio !
It was the longest voyage experienced by tho captain, and
much rough weather occurred ; yet on last Saturday, when
the sun came to the trine aspect of Jupiter, we had a bright
and calmer day, and the sea was far less rough, with rising
barometer.—l am, Sir, yours faithfully,
London, Sept. 19, 1866.

Cllr,. Coox.E.