The Sun.
London, England, 1868-09-03 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BoURSE, Sept. 2.—Three o'clock.—The market
closed as follows :-
1} per Cent.
End of month... It&Fan Loan
3 per Cent
End of month 7O 70 Mexican Loan ... 23 50
Credit
End of month... 280 -- Spanish Threes
Credit Foncier ...1140 Home Debt 3l
End of month... Deferr©d —

Cash
Orleans
Northern 1177
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern.... 5BO

RAILWAX

Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 415
North of Spain
Saragossa
Boman 37

A SCOTCH EXPRESS TRAIN ON FIRE.

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday Midnight.

A serious and alarming accident has happened
to the Scotch express from King's-cross. At a
quarter to 11, when two miles north of Hunting-
don, the luggage on one of the composite carriages
was found to be on fire. This carriage was in the
centre of the train, which was proceeding at a rapid
rate, but the screams of the passengers attracted
the attention of the engine-driver. A 3 soon as
possible the train was brought to a standstill, and
the passengers in the burning carriage were rescued.
The luggage was destroyed. The train was detained
40 minutes by the accident.

NA FilL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE,

A general order issued by his Royal Highness the
Commander-in-Chief, and signed by Lieut.-Gen.
Lord W. Paulet, K.C.B , Adjutant-General, an-
nounces that the undermentioned medical officers
have been promoted to the ranks specified in con-
sideration of their valuable services with the Abys-
sinian expeditionary force:—Deputy Inspector-Gen.
of Hospitals Samuel Currie, M.D., C. 8., to be
Inspector-Gen. of Hospitals ; Staff Surg.-Major
Thomas Guy, M.D., to be Inspector-Gen. of Hos-
pitals ; and Surg. Charles Dodgson Madden, 4th
Foot; Surg. Neil Henry Stuart, 3d Dragoon Guards;
and Surg. James Sinclair, 33d Regiment, to be
Surg.-Majors. The above promotions are to bear
date the 15th of August, 1868.

Lieut.-Col. E. W. Ward, commanding Royal
Engineer for the Chatham district, has received the
appointment of Master of the Royal Australian
Mint, and will shortly proceed to Sydney to com-
mence his duties.

The infantry troops doing garrison duty at the
Isle of Grain are ordered to rejoin head-quarters at
Chatham, under the command of Capt. IV. Glas-
cott, 30th Regiment, and will be succeeded in the
charge of that• station by detachments from the
corps comprising the 31 Depot Battalion, Chatham.
The depot of the 48th Regiment, consisting of
five oflizers and 95 men, are under orders to pro-
ceed from Fermoy to Colchester, and on their arri-
val will be posted to the 4th Depot Battalion.
A detachment of No. 13 Troop Military Train is
under orders to proceed from Woolwich to Col-
chester.

Second Capt. D. S. Pemberton has been appointed
to the C Brigade Royal Horse Artillery at Norwicb,
vice Second Capt. W. R. Craster, who resigns the
horse Artillery and has been appointed to the 24th
Brigade.

The Constitutionnel has some severe remarks
on the unsteady proceedings which have at various
times marked Garibaldi's career For some time
past," the writer observes, " the Italian Radical
journals have recommenced informing their read-
ers of the acts and movements of Garibaldi. 'We
are not disposed to attach the importance to these
bulletins which the alarmists are inclined to as-
sign them ; because the friends of the General
speak of the agitator, the consequence must not
necessarily be drawn that he nourishes projects
dangerous to public tranquillity. We have an ex-
planation much more simple and probable to offer.
Garibaldi is one of those men who do not know
how to disappear from the political scene ; and it
is lost pains to attempt to prove to them that their
role is finished, and that their renown has nothing
further to gain, but all to lose. Nothing avails :
they must have the appearance of acting even if
they do nothing in reality. Garibaldi is especially
the man of false alerts ; he leaves the army, and
re-enters it ; he renounces politics, and issues
manifestoes ; he is Italian, and gets himself natu-
ralized as au American, and displays, as fancy
strikes him, the green, white, and red flag, or the
star-spangled banner. He solicits a seat in the
Chamber and then resigns. This last mance tyre,
if we are not mistaken, he has already practised
several times, and, according to what the journals
at present say, he has just again repeated it, sure
to yield shortly to the supplications of some elec-
tors, who will declare that, without him, the
Italian Parliament will be unable to effect anything
useful to public business. And thus it is that the
grotesque side dominates more and more in a per -
sonalty who can no longer even invoke patriotism
as an excuse for his eccentric follies."

A case of pluralism in the diocese of Manchester
is bringing out some angry remonstrances. The
Bishop, is appears, has appointed the archdeacon
(Durnford) to the vacant canonry in the cathedral,
worth £6OO a year, the same venerable gentleman
enjoying nearly £2,000 as rector of Middleton, and
£2OO a year from the archdeaconry, making a total
of nearly £3,000.

As soon as the proposed alterations in the
Church of St. Mary-le-Strand—which have caused
so much commotion amongst the parishioners—
are c trried out, Dr. Evans intends to commence a
daily choral evensong for city men, beginning
about half-past four. There will be Gregorian
music.

ALMOST A TRAGEDY .---A deliberate attempt to
murder two children and commit suicide was ma le on Sun-
day aLernoon, at Turnstall, Staffordshire, by the wife of a
!abouror, named Fanny Mills. She had had a eitt trrol with
her husband, and in a lit of passion loft the house with her
two children, a boy three years old, and a girl one year old,
and hurried to a neig,hbouring pool. In this she threw
her children an I then jumped in herself. All three were
rescue I, but not until life litl alave4t become extinct
Vigorous remedies in time rostered animation, but the
mother is not yet out of danger, although the ciildren aro
nearly recovered.
TILE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER.--In North and East
Yorkshire the anticipations of the partridges proved cor-
rect. Birds were plentiful and fine, but on comparing
notes at night few large b Igs had been made. After a few
shots the birds were very wild, the cornfields being all
cleared, and the turnips affording very little cover. Prices
run from 4s. 6d. per brace, starting. Some coveys aro re-
markably numerous.