The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-15 00:00:00

A FRENCH ,STORY.

The folk lowing story is told by the Paris corre-
spondent o f the Court ,Tournal :—" A romantic in-
cident occurred the other night at the Bouffes
Parisinnes. A gentlemen well known on the Bourse
of Paris was observed to enter the Turkish Ambas-
sador's box, and to converse in low and eager tones
for some few mon lents. We have since been assured
that the subject ot. the conversation was one which
had occupied all Pent for some weeks past—the
flight from her home of the lovely and accomplished
daughter of one of the first Christian bankers of
Constantinople with one of her father's clerks.
The loving pair had been traced to Paris, but here
no clue had as yet been obtained to the whereabouts
of the runaway couple. The second piece began,
1 anti as it proceeded, the Ambassador was observed to
gaze with most eager interest among the group of
figterantes gathered at the back of the stage. By a
curio 'is coincidence the prettiest and most showy of
the fair Agar antes was observed, at the same time,
to start cs she looked towards the box, and to scru-
tinise each countenance with a timid glance which
was appareaally satisfactory, for she quickly re-
sumed the boldness and desinvolture which have
already rende re d her a favourite of the public, and
concluded her part in the chorus with her usual
aplomb and gaiety. The curtain fell amid shouts
of applause, for the little lady bad succeeded to
perfection in the pirouette which accompanies the
burden of the song. In another moment a loud shriek
was heard to issue from the eoulisses. The piece
proceeded, but the A.'nbassador returned not to his
box, neither was he a een by the admiring crowd
waiting, when the performance was over, to
behold him get into his carriage. The long-
sought, long-mourned Rudoxie had been recog-
nised in the thinly-clad figurante of the Bouffes.
True to the Bohemian instinct which had induced
her to prefer a life of uncertainty and change to all
the respectability and security of her home, she
feigned to yield to the paternal reasoning by which
Vely Pasha endeavoured to prevail upon her to
accompany him to his hotel and accept the protec-
tion of one of the first ladies of the land, who
had offered to take charge of the prodigal in
case she were found. With tears of repentance
and vows of amendment, she begged but for one
moment's delay to bid farewell to those of
her companions from whom she had re-
ceived help and consolation it the troublous
days of her first engagement in the troupe.
This was, of course, granted immediately, and
Vely Pasha retired into the manager's
room to await her return. But she reappeared
no more. There was one who had been long
expecting this denouement, and who, in the few'
short moments allowed for the farewell which he
felt would be the last, breathed other words more
persuasive than those of Vely Pasha, and in an in-
stant the emotion inspired by the memory of home
and kindred was forgotten. Unperceived she had
fled once more, and again is the police set upon' her
track. It is generally believed that she is now in
London."

COUNTRY _MARKETS.

N b.,
BIRMINGHAM—Nov. 14.

At to-day's market there was a fair supply of English
wheat from the farmers, which barely found buyers at is
decline on this day week. Foreign descriptions nominally
at late prices. Now oats in retail sale. Beans, barley, and
peas a slow sale.