The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-15 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, Aug. 15.

rsstuoloan at 781,292, and
M. Magne, the Alinister of Finance,
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has ad-
dressed a report to the Empe,rfoirietroeupcohrit a
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the
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of rente, being equal to a capital of 15 milliards
francs, or little short of 34 times the amount called
to reduction amount
at Paris and in the
for.
Departments es u b sbceriinpgt subscriptions rseuebe
jieveetd
to 3,l4l,l7ofr.reute. The moneys deposted to insure
an allotment exceed the sum of 660 million francs.

The Moniteur of to-day publishes a list of per-
sons who have been decorated on the occasion of
the fetes NapolL on. Amongst these are 11 I. Schneider,
dela itoci
residentuoefttteh,ewChoorhpasyLeergeicselaivtiefd the Grand Cross, and M. Forcade
of the Legion of Honour ; and M. Pivard, who ig
appointed Commander.
In giving an account of the military review held
yesterday, the same paper states that the crowd of
spectators joined the soldiers and the National
Guard in greeting the Emperor with enthusiastic
cheers. The latter has authorised Marshal Canro-
bert to express to the troops his satisfaction at their
splendid appearance and discipline.

—Three o'clock.—The market
FRANCE.
closed as A
followsugust :1-4
per Cent.
End of month —
3 per Cent
End of month 7O 10
Credit Mobilier 276 --
End of month 273 75
Credit Foncior —1135
End of month — -
RAILWA

Bank Shares 3175
Ite.lian Loan
End of month —
Mexican Loan 22 50
Do. Bonds
Spanish Threes
Rome Debt —
Deferred 32 -
3.
Cash
Orleans
orthern ....................................... 1160
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern..... 572
Western
560
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain
65
Saragossa
40
Roman

The Enchantress, with the Lords of the Admi-
ralty, arrived iti Plymouth Sound yesterday after-
noon at 5 o'clock. The Channel Fleet, from port-
land, is expected at Plymouth to-day, and will pro-
bably leave again on Monday for an extensive tour
round the coasts of Ireland and Scotland. The
Enchantress may accompany the fleet down
Channel.

Mr. C. Pringle, of Her Majesty's Dockyard,
Woolwich, has been promoted to the appointment
of accountant of her Majesty's Dockyard, Pembroke,
and will be succeeded at Woolwich by Mr. Keys,
senior clerk at Pembroke.
The Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, Admi-
ral Sir T. S. Pasley, embarked on board the Fire
Queen yacht, Staff-Commander Paul, yesterday
morning, and proceeded to Spithead for the pur-
pose of inspecting the screw corvette Mgt-14er,
Capt. T. S. M. Pasley (son of the Admiral), prepa-
ratory to her coming into the harbour to be paid
off and put out of commission.

Iler Majesty's steam storeship
AlegfCra pro-
ceeded from her Majesty's Dockyard, Woolwich,
yesterday morning down the titer to try her engines,
which have just been repaired, and if the trial trip
proves satisfactcfry the vessel will return and go up
to Deptford to load with victualling stores for Rio
Janeiro and the Island of Ascension.

CHANGE RINGING.—On Thurslay, 13th inst., as
soon as the news spread in the parish of Kensington that
Princess Mary Adelaide of Teck had given birth to a
prince at Kensington Palace, by order of the churchwar-
dens the bells of the old tower of St. Mary Abbot's rang
out merry peals at intervals during the day till late in the
evening, in honour of the event.

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, FRIDAY, Auust 14.

The oracle has not spoken. The grand review of to-day
was simply a grand spectacle ; no speech was made, or
incident of any kind occurred. The disposition of the
troops was the same as I announced in my last. Splendid
weather, of course, attracted an immense crowd, and there
was, it must be allowed, some demonstration in favour of
the Imperial personages. The Emperor left the Tuileries
precisely at three o'clock, accompanied by the Prince
Imperial, the Empress preceding them in an open carriage.
The Emperor and his son rode down the line of troops,
and then stopped at the Palais de l'lndustrie to distribute
the decorations and witness the defile. That was aIL

M. Drouyn de Lhuys has gone to Lucerne, and has
engaged a villa situated close to that occupied by Lord
Stanley.
The French Ambassador to the Danish Court is now in
Stockholm, where he has been invited by the King of
Sweden. This movement on the part of the French diplo-
matist is generally considered as being in support of the
idea of a Scandinavian union.

The Liberle has received intelligence from Spain stating
that a confidential circular has just been addressed by the
Minister of the Interior to the governors of the provinces.
This circular recommen(ls them to rely chiefly upon the
civil guard and the ler& en mane. The Government has
no confidence in the regular troops. This is serious
news, but it adds nothing to our information. It has long
been known that the army is disaffected ; and it is now
more than ever clear that the arrest of the generals was
only just iu time to prevent the overthrow of the Govern-
ment.

M. Henri Rochefort will now, I presume, go to reside
at Florence, as he intended. His trial, for exciting to
hatred and contempt of the Government, has ended in a
sentence of twelve months' imprisonment and a fine of
£4OO. The printer of the journal has been condemned in
two months' imprisonment and a' fine of £BO. La Lanterns
is extinguished. There was some talk of printing it in
Belgium, but this idea has been abandoned. Had
it been carried out, there can be no doubt that it would
have caused much unpleasantness between the Govern-
ments of France and Belgium, and it was doubtless this
consideration that induced M. Rochefort to consent to
the disappearance of his journal. Like many others of
its kind, it will soon be forgotten. France is essentially
the land of ephemeral writing, and it is some tribute to
the popularity of La Lanterns that it should even now
continue to excite so much attention. The emblem of
the defunct paper is everywhere. Cigarettes have been
manufactured, with the wrappers of red paper, stamped
with the design of a lantern. These have been forbidden ;
but the notepaper most in fashion is that with a decoration
*eprezenting a lantern.

Many of the foreign ambassadors at the Court of the
Tuileries have returned to Paris to take their place at the
dinner of M. de Moustier and the reception at the
Tuileries.

General Frossard has made a report to the Emperor of the
Cavaignac incident at the Sorbonne. It has been remarked
that the Archbishop of Paris, who has regularly assisted
for several years at the distribution of prizes, was absent
on that occasion. This circumstance is explained by the
theory that a rnisundereanding exists betweel the Arch.
bishop and the Minister of Public Instruction.

It is stated that the result of the negotiations between
Italy and Rome on the subject of the division of the
Roman debt will be the evacuation of the French troops,
The Independance Beige has received positive information
that the Menabrea Ministry have given the French
Government the fullest assurances of the integrity of the
Papal dominions. The works executed by the French at
Rome and Civita Vecchia are so strong that, in case of
an invasion, it would be easy for the Pontifical troops to
hold out until the French could lend assistance.

The subscriptions for the loan has greatly pleased the
Emperor. The total amount applied for is from thirty to
forty times the sum required. Another million has been
added to the bullion in the bank.

On the same day that the drama of reality—the life of
Miss Menken—was played out, " The Pirates of the
Savannah" was reproduced at the Chatelet Theatre. The
piece was magnificently put upon the stage, and the place
of the deceased actress was taken by Mlle. Dowe, who,
though less favoured by nature, acquitted herself very
well. The famous steeple chase dos•a•dos on a wild horse
was very well performed, as was also the rest of
the pantomime of this " play." As for poor Miss
Menken, she is credited, after the manner of
civilised life, with virtues which her most reckless
flatterers would never have discovered in her whilst living.
One paper does not hesitate to say that "her theological
works are greatly esteemed by clergymer." The writer
has forgotten to mention the name of the sect to which the
clerical disciples of Menken belonged. L'Ablmc of Charles
Dickens continues to meet with public favour at the
Vaudeville.

l'IlE IT7 EA I'llEß DAY.

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OLO G ICA L 1 EroLTs.

Extreme Sea
Saturday, F. I ; I 1
August 15, B. T. ;,`' E W. ItoF. I D. IV R. to
8 a.m. r 12
- - ----•--
I 9
Nairn
Aberdeen
Leith
Shields
Scarborough 29 90r. 63 62 S. I 3 6 S. c. o'o9 3
Yarmouth l9'BBe. G 8 65 S.E. 2 3 S.W. o.c. 3
llelder —1 •
Cuxhaven I
Skudesmas
Ardrossan 29'8Gr. 591 58 E. 2 1 E.S.E. r.m 0-08 1
Greencastle 29 82r. 60 28 E. 3 4 S.E. c. I—
Holyhead 9
Liverpool
Valentia
Cape Clear 29'45r. 57 55 E. 2 3 S.S.W. 0.0.10'77 2
Roche's Pt. 29'51r. 59 ,59 S. S. E. 2 7 E. S. E. r. 0.10 *55 3
Penzance
Plymouth
Weymouth 2919 r. 64 61 S.E. 8 8 S.E. o.c. o'o6 5
Portsmouth 29 79r. 65 60 S. 4 5 S.W. c. 3
London
tYpe(irisNoz 29 BGr. 63 61 S.S.W. 3 4 S.W. c. —I 1
Brest
L'Orient. 29 75r. 63 61 S.W. 7 5 S.W. c. 0.55 4
Rochefort 29•845. 66 62 S.W. 5 5 S.W. c. 1
Biarritz
Corunna —
Brussels
Paris
Strasbourg —
Toulon
Heart's Con-
tent (6 a.m.
local time) ; 30'075. 59 58 S. 1 2 S. b. 2
EXPLANATION.

Barometer corrected and rtduccd to :2 deg. a sea level. Theletter
r., rising; f., falling ; s., ster.dy—indicate direction of motion of the
mercury within last 14 hours. Thermometer exposed in shade.
Extreme Force with its Direction during last 24 hours. Z.—calm
Weather: b.—blue sky; c.—clouds. detached; f.—fog; h.—hail;
I.—lightning : hazy ; o.—overcast, dull; r.—rain; s.— snow ;
t.—thundcr. Laiu-fall, snow or hail (melted) during last 24 hours.
Sea disturbance.