The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-19 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOURSE, March 18—Three o'clock.—The market
closed as follows :-
41 per Cent.
End of month... Itxl4an Loan
3 per Cent
End of month 69 571 Mexican Loan ... 16 50
Credit Mobilier
End of month... 260 Spanish Threes
Credit Foncier —1472 50 Home Debt —
End of mouth— Deferred —
RAILwAYs• Account
Orleans
Northern

Lyons and hlediterraaean
Southern— 557f
Western
Eastern . —
Sardinian
Austrian 5531
Lombard 3Bu
North of Spain 75
Saragossa
Roman 45

NEW ROYALTY THEATRE.—The Prince and
Princess of Wales, attended by their suite, visited the New
Royalty Theatre last evening.
A meeting, convened by the mayor, was held in
the Council-chamber at Birmingham yesterday, to make
arrangements for the visit of the Social Science Associa-
tion in October next. His worship presided. A very
handsome subscription list was made up in the room.
THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION.--A private letter
from the camp at Zoula, dated Feb. 18, states :—Great acti-
vity still prevails here, and long trains of mules daily
start for Senafe, with forage, ammunition, and other
stores. B steel battery has not yet marched. They were
inspected on the 10th, and the inspecting-general ex-
pressed himself highly pleased with the appearance and
discipline of the battery. They are held in readiness to
proceed on short notice, and take only one change with
them, as they form part of the 2d brigade of the ad-
vanced division appointed to march on Magdala. It is
generally expected here that it will all be over by July.
Rumours are ver3 rife. The other day, when it was said
that Theodore had released the prisoners, great conster-
nation ensued amongst the men lest they should have
come to this place and have to go away again without
" having a slap at the King." Everything is very dear:
Butter, 3s. per lb.; cheese, 4s. per lb. ; jam, 3s. for a small
pot ; and I am sure the pound weights are not larger than
the half-pound weights in England. It has rained here
for the last two or three days, but not heavily. It is the
first rain, the natives assure us, that has fallen for four
years ; consequently the grass has commenced to shoot
up almost miraculously, and little wild flowers, such as
we often see growing in England, have made their ap-
pearance.
THE JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES DIRECTORY FOR
1867. —Among the many directories now published none
certainly can be of greater utility to tho large commercial
interests of the country than the Joint-Stock Com-
panies' Directory issued by Charles Barker and Co.,
of Birchin lane. The volume has been greatly en-
larged, thoroughly revised, and one of the great
features of it is that it contains a treatise on the
Companies Amendment Act, 1867, which has been spe-
cially prepared for the work, and the greatest care has
evidently been taken also to revise the whole of the sta•
tistics in order to bring down the information to the latest
possible period. Through the effects of the late crisis
numerous companies have been placed in liquidation.
These also will be found specially recorded. The ap-
pendix presents the principal loan and financial operations
which have been completed during the last few years,
together with a classified list of directors, from which it
will be at once seen that the book is a perfect volume of
reference for all matters connected with Joint-Stock
Convallier.