The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-06 00:00:00

FRANCE AND ITALY.

la Patrie has the following :—" It is asserted
that in consequence of the recognition of the king-
dom of Italy, the cities of Florence and of Naples
ceasing to be considered by us as capitals, France
will establish consuls-general there. French con-
suls and consular agents will be established in other
towns of the ancient kingdom of Naples. The exe-
quatur for these agents wit be granted by his Ma-
jesty King Victor Emmanuel."
BOURSE, July 5 —The animation which was ap-
parent in the market yesterday has been but of
short duration, and prices have again receded in
consequence of sales for realisation. Threes, for
the Account, are now at 671 80c. Railways are also
slightly lower.
The following were the last quotations :
ft per per Cents ... 97 50 Credit Foncier lOO2 50
Do end month.... 97 40 Belgian 41 lOO
3 per Cents
Do. end month 67 85 Roman
Bank Shares 2820 Austrian
Credit Mobilier.... 666 25 Spanish Threes 4B
Do. Account 667 50 Home Debt .. 46 50

RAILWAYS.
Cash. Account.
Orleans 1375 .. 1378 75
Northern
New, ditto
Lyons and Mediterainean 962 50 .. 963 75
Geneva 390 .. 390 --
Southern
Western
Eastern
Sardinian ..
Austrian
Lowbard 493 75 .. 495

THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF LONDON.

The Commercial Bank of London have issued the
following notice to their shareholders, proposing a
return of £lO per share of the paid-up capital of
£2O. It appears that strong hopes are entertained
that the liqielation will ultimately result in a return
of the whole amount. Should this be realised it will
afford proof, looking at the adverse -state of the stock
and money-markets that has prevailed ever since
the winding up was resolved upon, after the dis-
covery of Durdin's frauds in February, of the sound
position of the establishment at that time, and of
the absence of any imperative cause for a cessation
of its business :

" Commercial Bank of London, Lothbury, July 2.
" Referring to the meeting of the proprietors of this bank
held on the 19th of March last, and to the resolutions passed
at that meeting, the directors have now the pleasure of in-
forming you that they have paid off nearly the whole of
their banking liabilities.
" Under these circumstances, the directors are desirous of
making the earliest possible return to the proprietors of a
pm tion of their share capital. The realisation, however, of
the remaining assets of the bank will necessarily be attended
with some delay, and with the view therefore of accelerating
a payment to the shareholders, and of meeting the expressed
wishes of many of them, the directors have made an arrange-
ment with the London and Westminster Bank for such an
advance as will enable them to return at once a sum of £lO
per share.
" Should the shareholders generally sanction this ar-
rangement, the directors will be prepared to make a pay-
ment of £lO per share on the 31st day of July inst.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
" A. R. CUTBILL."

DORCHESTER GAOL.—On Thursday evening
Bruce, alias Carpenter, the convict who escaped from Dor-
chester Gaol the previous afternoon, was brought back by
police constable Byrnes, who had apprehended him in the
neighbourhood of Puddletown•.wood, about five miles off.
It was found that he had not sustained anything like the
injury which might be imagined from the desperate nature
of his leap, his foot only having been bruised in falling after
his summersault over the wall, and this he says he was
afraid would have prevented bis proceeding further. He
is a slight active man, and expresses his iuteiatiou of Mak-
ing kaether attempt,