The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-19 00:00:00

HUNGARY.

PESTH, Nov. 18.
The Chamber of Deputies passed to-day the
budgets of the six Ministerial Departments.

CROATIA.

AGRAM, Nov. 17.

The Imperial rescript regarding the final settle-
ment of the Fume question has been adopted with
only four dissenting votes.
The election of the Croatian delegations will take
place to-morrow.

THE BRAZILS.

RIO DE JANEIRO, OCt. 23.

Advices have been received from the seat of war
to the 10th instant. On arriving at Villeta the
Allies found the Paraguayans fortified in a very
strong position, where the natural defences of
miles of swamps, thick woods, and a deep river,
whose waters form a far more effective
barrier than any which the skill of military engi-
neers could construct. These difficulties preclude
the possibility of an attack from the south ; but as
the ironclads have passed beyond the batteries
erected on the river side, it is supposed that the
Marquis of Caxias will divide the forces under his
command, and send an army of 16,000 men over to
the Chaco, whence they will march up the right
bank of the river Paraguay, and recross near As-
sumption, to attack Lopez from that quarter, at the
same time that a force is to be sent to march round
the swamps, and thus hem in the Paraguayans on
every side. This course would immediately bring
the war to a close; but it is found that before these
measures can be taken they will have retired
to occupy some other position for a few days,
perhaps Villa Rica or Serra Leon in the interior.
At Villeta there was some hard fighting between
the advance guard of the Brizilian .armi and some
Paraguayan troops, who were defending a bridge
across a small river and a redoubt. Both, however,
were taken, and the Paraguayans forced to retreat,
leaving their colours and a quantity of arms ; the
Brazilians suffered severely, as they fell into
an ambuscade and received a tremendous
volley at a very short range, which threw
one of the infantry corps into such confusion
that they turned, and were fallen upon by cavalry
before they could rally. A court-martial was
held upon the Lieutenant-Colonel commanding,
who was acquitted, but the corps has since
been dissolved, and the officers and men dis-
tributed among the other battalions of infantry.
The Gold bonds of the New Loan have, as was
expected, gone up rapidly, and are eagerly bought
up at 73 mil reis premium, only 225 mil reis having
been as yet paid up. The conditions were too
favourable for speculators not to come into the
market immediately.

FRANCE.
BOURSE, Nov. 18.—Three o'clock.—The market
closed as follows :

4/, per Cent.
End of month --
3 por Cent
End of month 7l 80
Credit Mobilier
End of month.- 290
Credit Foncier 1517
End of month —

Bank Shares 3200
' Its Fan Loan
End of month —
Mexican Loan 21
Du. Bonds
Spanish Threes
Home Debt 321
Deferred —

RAILWAYS.

Orleans
Northern

Cash.
... 912
... l 200_

Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern.....

Western

Eastern .

977/
623

076}

Sardinian
Austrian 6l7f

Lombard 397i

North of Spain „„ BO

--.-... ....., 111.,."..

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 18.
The Queen, attended by the Duchess of Rox-
burghe, drove out yesterday afternoon.
Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Louise,
walked and drove in the grounds this morning.