The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-29 00:00:00

THE VINTAGE IN FRANCE•

The demand for wine continues to be animated a
y, and a further rise of from 6f. to
cask was declared last week. The vintage has
greatly imroved in man -
Bercy, iof. the
been
3 p aces y ti i fe-
but taken altogether the produce will be mile,- -14,he
rior to that of last point of uantity. - 4.
oidium has caused year iii cl th-eaSv
much damage in the son
de-
and south-west of France. Hailstorms have
l b the late rains,
stroyed the vineyards at Blois, which the disease
had spared. The crop is reduced to almost nothieff
in the Sologne ; vineyards which produced from 3u
to 40 casks of wines the acre last year will not give
more than three or four this year. The malady is
said to be increasing every day on the high ground°
near Orleans, Tours, and_Beaugency; and the dr
weather has caused further injury. Some vin
yards will not produce more than two casks the-
acre ; and to make matters worse there is no olds
wine on hand. A considerable rise in prices i;
announced at Macaon. Wine of the Beaujohut
has risen 20f. the hogshead within a few days, and
The vine-
other wines in a similar proportion.
growers are in despair at seeing their chance of a
good vintage diminish daily. The vintage in the
neighbourhood of Lyons promises well as regard
.
quality. The grapes are beginning to ripen, and
will probably be gathered by the 15th Sepeternber;
A vintage commenced at that period alway
gives good wine. Some vineyards promise
good a vintage as that of last year, but they forin
the exception. Frequent hailstorms and the long:
continued dry weather have in many districts ruined
the hopes of the proprietors, but in others the as'
mage is not so, great. The variation in the apPear-
ance of the vineyards render it difficult to calculat
est.
e
the amount of the produce. It is generally
mated at one half the crop of last year. AccouTO
from Narbonne state that large purchases of wirl,er
have been made there lately at from 20f. to 27f. rue
hectolitre taken in the cellars. Holdiers of superifif
quality demand 30f. the hectolitre, and the an The
of purchasers make a further rise probable. Ji.',l
demand for home consumption, and the fear a' -a
-
bad vintage (which is calculated at only the th
rsir
of an ordinary crop), produces daily fresh orde.

SURREY GA.RDENS.—We hear that Mr. S
this place of amus
has purchased the remaining 11 • which tll i in: le
rsise 2
chief feature of whichenhllasbein order to convert the gardens into a ;ardin d'hirer. T
g on the
rary Gazette.
THE 0 : v7l 10
itesumlakofe..l,4• :7,7
—ONVICT BENNING.—George Bennings ~ to
was tried at the last Durham assizes, and sentence. ii_
has
for attempting to shoot his sweetheart, at SotLthvilefo7
uis had his pun':shment commuted to penal s.ersitue
15 years. MAC.
SHIPS' COMPASSES WITHOUT NEEDLES OR . u
NETS.—The Trinity yacht, Argus, arrived at 1i having
from London, at half-past nine p.r.n. on Saturday, ita„s.,
on board an exp erimental model a -A laillard's patent The
pass for steering; ships without needles or magnets. , ';',''',o
instrument was :merely lashed in the rudest manner w lif.s,
after part of the,•paddle-box, and notwithstanding.the Ern:
disturbing force thrown and acting on the steering' s_utile
which is immers, ed in the water, it worked and gaev:_,ire
ship's course wit' h sufficient accuracy to establish th. 7_
tos
skating
run,iieja forr s
success of the : principle on which the compass
_isi To
strutted. These . instruments are made to be usehde
ordi
stern of a vessel, and to stand on the deck where t
selected
nary compass s 6 ads at present, but the inventor
e__A
of
the position in N ihich his compass was placed on b al.
possible
test.
the Argus in order to put it to the severest po.

U
IL ICE AND CITY N_Ell'S.

The . CITY, Two o'CLocrc.
Pre
from the various manufacturing dis-
tricts
da d re a favourable account of the prospects of
u although very little activity has prevailed
ring the
past
week. At Manchester, prices were
Ts.lilte for all descriptions of cloths suitable to home
oil: but India goods were a shade cheaper. No
1,211/4° of importance has taken place in the wool-
`rade at Leeds, for a fair amount of business has
en transacted at fully late prices. At Bradford
operations have been in a great measure suspended
evelag to the musical festival ; manufacturers, how-
hoer' are well employed, and prices are steady. The
til_ierY trade at Leicester continues extremely ac-
k,
de, and there is every appearance of its continuing
South Staffordshire has shown little variation.
the : the Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday
Were was rather more demand, and 8,000 bales
iiiiere Sold at about Friday's rates. The railway
market presented a firmer appearance, and
illness was active.
Uro, ICangarao kas been announced from the
1,141 States with £18,066.
rtiarte_re is very little movement in the money
upr, Which continues easy, with an abundant
theP. Y. The commercial inquiry, notwithstanding
Pimprovement in trade, is still moderate ; the
01rements of the mercantile classes are readily
eeded, and
the terms charged for discount ac-
the °dation range from 21 per cent., according to
date and quality of the paper negotiated. To-
witzlhew payments have to be made in connexion
pre th'e Russian and Indian loans, but up to the
re seat time these financial operations have created
„P: little effect upon the tendency of monetary
112 e advices from New York received this morn-
learPort a diminished inquiry for money, and the
hi ,3 granted by the City banks consequently ex-
notited a falling off, although the movement was
r,el:llll)ortant. Commercial affairs had not yet
prop,,ked a prosperous appearance, and the steady
ivarss of trade, just the same as in this country,
ape insufficient to produce any important effect
ttell, the tendency of the discount market. The
hivanee on this country was about 1101 to t-, and
elPected that further shipments of gold will
Irported.
I,ness in the Stock Exchange markets continues
",‘, out the members are now- engaged with the
rahlt,idatinn of the account in foreign stocks and
latigaY securities. The recent tendency of specu-
pre:ln' and the changes in value, must render the
t'ent settlement comparatively limited and un-
th;u:tant ; but the necessary operations serve for
tintCb°'nent to give employment to both dealers
for :kers. Consols opened steadily, being 95,1
Pam, money and account. Notwithstanding a
14 chase of £15,000 New Three per Cents.,
lietri.'"'er, the market is flatter, the latest prices
Th;e1,,,95Z 1- for transfer as well as the 7th pros.
96 trs—gew Threes are 96 to 961, and the Reduced
ttaawi, 9Gt ; Exchequer Bills are quoted 21s. pm.
1,0 ullsiness has been recorded in the New Indian
(1 all
at 984- 1, or 12- to 11 pm. The Debentures
,1159) are 94'
mange
Foreign Market is quiet, and presents no
mange4° of importance. Turkish 6 per Cents. are
?"1,
40;ed 83. to 83 I, and the New 731 to 74—they are
PeW 821 831-, and 72 74 respectively ; Russian 5
plr, Cents. are rather flat, and the New Loan is
at'
,kexican Stock is steady, at 20-1 ; and 41 fonds have been dealt in at former rates.
Peru-
there has been less activity exhibited in the
114 a have shown a downward movement of about
cent. North-Western, Great-Western, South-
Letern, Eastern Counties, and North British have
ed os. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, Midland,
North-Eastern (Berwick) have improved ss.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings continue
Ie
innetive. Lombardo-Venetian old shares have
Eft
to 10-% ; Grand Trunk of Canada to 34;
„1 to
are steady at 1001, and Eastern Ben-
"tB
realise 41
J.°int •
Stcck Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have
-fla no
AO6l material variation. Canada Land rose to
; Berlin Water Works brought 4! I, and
4111sular and Oriental Steam declined to 76.

It TIR/TISII FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
44k Sto,•
~ pe, , ic.
4 13, Cent. Reduced Annuities
r o 961- 6
1\4,, 3 ent. consols Annuities
11(1,i4 A) or Cent. Annuities
bl4._ Mock
'44 Debentures, 1858
Dittbittc.
,Pitto, 1859
o i')/lets, .£1,090 .
,0„_ :tinder £l,OOO
kx`,'oll, for Avo t (Sept, 7)
-heti,i % ' uT)
oto • er Bids, iI,OUO, ltd ..
'Jilt, 4500 2l 24
").L,L1414 lf;d.
kt 'ORIII6AT FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
1'4144 3 per Cent.
bit" 4 per Cent 931 4
b t -
.011110 3 per Cent.
Itila[itlese, 153, 3 per Cent.
~, Di 4411, 822, 4 St., 5 per Cent lll
.9.l•di,_° 41- per Cent.
61) :'4341, 5 Cent 85,1 6k
ko, , per
~.bitto`%?, Per Cent. 451
..cillitio_rassive
b-4 6 per Cent B3 ±
li, 0 New Lean
't° Guaranteed, 4 pr Cent.
Dividends on the above payable in London.
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money 9s} i
Ditto Account
Zzi

41. a.
ALTA AND CORFU SUBMARINE
CABLE.

.th
4111)111! following relates to the Malta and Corfu
kine cable
" Alediterran can Extension Telegraph
tl g. Company (LiCiited), London, Aug. 27.
%is Sir
,_Company
to a p:kragraph in the Times of
beg t4„43-• headed The Malta and Corfu Cable,' I
this ,„"etlelose you an extract from a letter received.
You ',o9,l;uing from our officer at Corfu, from which
"n that the
/311spe 4- Perceive it is by no means certain
Ittly ilsiun of electrical communication is caused by
lueehillliture in the submarine cable, and I am very
lute disposed to think, from previous tenTorary
nen,""iPtions which have taken place on this por-
&Tile sego the company's line, and have always been
ethlrered to be in the land. line, that this will turn
pgutt same.—I am, sir, your most obedient ser-
" HENRY C. ORTON, Secretary.
-ht S• 1
exf may also inform you that the end of
ita cable has been lauded at Marsala, conse-
alt by the communication between London and
a is complete via Sicily."
Extract fi•
off', 6 (Itil Mr.lAyne's letter, dated Telegraph-
cois,,, ,Ang. 20 :
the f n the abseoce of Mr. Andrews from Malta, and
eilrr Eta that I get El very strong earth and no return
the nut, and from Mr, karwood informing me that
let e return current at Malta is as strong as ever, 1
der nd follow:mi.; the portion of cable running un-
of d from the hut at San Gordi to the margin
the sea (about 100 yards) as I think it possible
of t4},and may have shifted so as to allow the heat
last 'n sun (which has been something fearful the
ttiathre,, weeks) to penetrate to the gutta percha
d
°li melt it, and which did not materially affect
oe th
until the heavy rain which fell early
e morning of the 14th 5'
F,