The Sun. — 1866-01-06 (London, England)

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.  (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Friday Evening.  The Moniteur publishes letters from Mexico to the 3d December which completely confirm the news of the dispersion of the bands who had endeavoured to invest Matamoras. Repulsed from that point, some of the fugitives marched upon Monterey, which they hoped to surprise at the moment when the town should be almost destitute of troops. They entered the faubourgs, bat the Mexican garrison held out until the arrival of reinforcements, which rendered Monterey secure.  Financial matters for the moment have the ascendancy over mere politics. The Bank of England and the Bank of France have just raised the rate of discount. The weekly return of the Bank of France, issued yesterday, exhibits such various changes as to require some words of explanation. There is a decline of 25 millions in the metallic reserve, and the discounts have increased to nearly 70 millions, viz., 39i in Paris, and 30i in the various branch banks. There is an increase in the advances in bullion in Paris of four millions, but a decline of one million in the departments. There is not, however, much change in the advances on Rente and Railway Securities. The amount of the liabilities of the Bank shows an increase of 68} millions, which is about the sum advanced on commercial bills. The current account of the Treasury has declined 51 millions, but a great deal of money is now paid for the quarterly dividends. Private accounts have advanced more than nine millions. The total amount of the metallic reserve in the Bank of France at present is 418} millions, and there are notes in circulation to the amount of 956} millions. These apparent financial difficulties have no unfavourable effect upon the Bourse, because confidence in the policy of the Go, vernment is daily increasing. The Journal des Debats of this morning says—" The pacific hopes expressed in the reply of the Emperor to the Diplomatic Body have produced an immense impression upon the public. The feeling, in fact, is everywhere in favour of peace, and the assurance that it will not be interrupted is one of the first conditions of general prosperity. It is only necessary to look at the present state of Europe to be convinced that all the causes of perturbation which have for so long a time excited uneasiness have disappeared, at least for the present. The mysterious murder of a child at St. Denis, near Paris, has created a good deal of consternation in that town. About two o'clock in the afternoon a boy of four years old, named Antoine Sorel, was playing in the street with some children of his own age, when two individuals drew him aside upon some pretext or other, and he was found strangled in a lonely spot at the back of some houses. The child's head was afterwards broken to pieces with a stone.  The official tables of exports and imports for the month of November exhibit increasing commercial prosperity. The imports amounted to 243,473,000 f., the exports to 331,373,000 f. Total, 574,846,000 f. The imports and exports for the first eleven months of 1864 amounted to 5,007,112,000 f. There is, therefore, an increase for the same period of 1865 to the am•unt of 399,138,000 f. The increase of exports since the month of August has been very considerable.  M. Etienne D., an insurance agent, residing in the boulevard du Temple, met his death the day