The Sun. — 1865-11-15 (London, England)

SWEDEN.  STOCKHOLM, Nov. 14 (Evening)  A change in the views of the nobility in favour of the proposed reform of the Constitution has taken place, and several members of the House of Nobles, among whom is General Bjoernstjerna, formerly Minister of War, have withdrawn their opposition to the measure.  THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA LIVERPOOL, Nov. 15.  The steamship Ethiope, with the mails from the West Coast of Africa, Teneriffe, and Madeira, arrived here this morning. Her dates are :—Benin, Sept. 25 ; Cameroons, Sept. 20 ; Old Calabar, Oct. 2 ; Fernando Po, Oct. 3; Brass River, 5 ; Nun, 5 ; Bonny and Lagros, 8 ; Accra, 10 ; Cape Coast Castle, 12 ; Cape Palmas, 14 ; Sierra. Leone, 21 Bathurst, 25 ; Teneriffe, Nov. 1; and Madeira, 4th inst: She brings 3,530 oz. of gold dust, and 13,000 sovereigns in specie. Business was unchanged at the different points at which the Ethiope called. At Lagos communication with the interior remained closed. Native wars prevailed at Sierra Leone.  lose 2 colonels, 2 lieutenant-colonels, 2 majors, 52 chefs d'scadron, 104 captains, and double the num— ' ber of lieutenants and sub-lieutenants. As to the artillery, we do not know whether the suppressions will bear upon the number of batteries or upon whole regiments. We are also assured, and we readily believe, that the Emperor's Government, ever full of kindness for the army, in order to render so considerable a reduction less onerous to the officers, is studying the means of ameliorating the status of those affected by that measure who have reached the limit of age, by securing to them as far as possible positions in the civil service. The other officers would naturally be placed on the books of the regiments of their own arms, and would take rank therein according to the vacancies occurring ; but always under certain limits, and in a manner that would not cut short all advancement. The measure in question, when it shall have been completely executed, will present a saving of not less than 50 millions in the War Budget, especially if to these figures are added those resulting from a diminution of at least 6,000 or 7,000 horses."  An attempt at murder and a suicide have just taken place in the streets of St. Quentin (Aisne). A smith, named Lamy, on quitting the prison where he had been confined a fortnight for illtreating his wife, waited for the woman at a spot where he knew she was about to pass, and discharged the contents of a pistol at her, after which he blew out his own brains. The woman, although wounded in the cheek, is likely to recover. The Military Tribunal of Nantes last week  tried a soldier, named Besassier, of the 86th Regiment of the Line, charged with having been found asleep when on duty as sentinel, and with  having disobeyed and threatened his superior officers. It appeared from the evidence that on the night of the. 26th September the corporal of the guard at the central prison of Fontevrault did not receive the usual reply from one of the sentinels, and on going to ascertain the 'cause found the prisoner fast asleep on the ground, and his musket leaning against the wall. When wakened by the corporal, the prisoner started up, and used abusive language, for which the corporal at once ordered him two days' arrest. Irritated by this, the  prisoner became still more abusive, and refused to return to the guard-house when ordered by the sergeant, who had now arrived. He also wrested his musket from the hands of the sergeant, and threatened to bayopet or shoot any one who approached him. To avoid bloodshed the sergeant and his men left the prisoner to finish his watch. In due time he was relieved and returned to the guard-house, when he was immediately put under  arrest and committed for trial. All these facts  having been proved, the prisoner in his defence pleaded that he was intoxicated at the time, and knew not what he did. The Tribunal, considering intoxication no excuse, found the prisoner guilty, and condemned him to five years' hard labour, and to pay all the costs of the prosecution. The armour plated division of the Atlantic, commanded by Rear-Admiral Baron de la Ronciere Le Noury, has arrived at Cherbourg. On the Emperor Napoleon's recent visit to Arenenberg, in Switzerland, he admitted to an audience an engineer of Constance named Klein, who manufactured, in 1835, according to his Majesty's orders, the first rifled cannon. The Emperor has since conferred on him a large gold medal, accompanied with an autograph letter.  We have to announce the death at Paris of Prince de Castelcicala, Duke de Calvello, formerly Ambassador of the King of Naples to the French Court, and at one time Viceroy of Sicily. The death is also announced of M. Le Clerk, senior of the Faculty of Letters, member of the French Institute.  M. Jules Favre is said to be a candidate for the seat in the French Academy rendered vacant by the death of M. Dupin.  BOURSE, Nov. 14.—Two o'Clock. English Consols are telegraphed with a rise of / per cent. ;  nevertheless this encouragement has had no effect on the market here. Stocks and Shares are consi derably weaker, and quoted at lower rates. Threes, for the Account, are doing at 68f. 40c.—a decline of 123 c. Italian Fives at 65f. 20c., with a similar decline. Credit Mobilier Shares have receded Gf. 25c.  Spanish Mobilier, 2f. 50c. Comptoir d'Escompte 2f. 50c. Immobiliere sfr. Northern Railway Shares 2f. 50c. Lyons lf. 25c. Lombard 2f. 50c. Austrian lf. 23c. baragossa, 7f. 50c. Romans 2f. 50c., and North of Spain 2f. 50c. Three o'Clock The market has been still more depressed towards the end. The final quotations were as follow :  4} per Cents 9O JO Do. and month —  3 per Cents. 6B 35 Do. end month 6B 32i Credit Mobilier Do. end month  Bank Shares 3700  Credit Foncier 1325 Italian Loan - 65  Do. end month 65 15  Ditto Threes — Roman 74 Mexican Loan —  Do. Bonds 321 25 Russian Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred  Acct.  820 -- ... 1098 75 - - 827 50  - - ... 567 50 - ... 532 50 - - ... 516 25 - - 211 25 - - 411 25 - - ... 405 -- - 183 75 - - ... 232 50  167 50