The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-31 00:00:00

confirmed.

FRANCE.

PARIS, MAY 31.

The Constitutionnel of this morning publishes an
article signed by M. Limayrac, which says :
" Prince Couza has departed from the letter of the
Paris Convention. But it is easy to understand the
necessity in which he found himself placed. and
that he can let the powers regulate the fait accompli.
It is especially in the so greatly disturbed East that
one may be allowed to reckon upon the wisdom of
all the powers for exhausting every means of con-
ciliation, and not lightly kindling a flame which it
would cost such great trouble to extinguish."

The Portuguese consul in Paris has issued a
notice, inviting statuaries to compete for the erec-
tion of a monument to the memory of King Dom
Pedro IV. Five prizes—one of 11,1001%, one of
5,550 f., and three of 2,775 f. each—will be given for
the best designs.
The Moniteur publishes a report, occupying four
closely printed columns, addressed to the Minister
of Public Instruction froi Viscount E. de Rouge,
of the Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres,
giving an account of his recent mission to Egypt.
Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the death
of the Empress Josephine, which took place at the
Chateau of Malmaison in 1814,

The journals announce the death of M. Lherbette,
formerly a rather prominent member of the Chamber
of Deputies.
The Japanese Ambassadors had a third confe-
rence at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday.
The object of their mission is to regulate with
France certain conditions calculated to furnish
new and serious guarantees for the commercial
interest of France in Japan, and to assure for the
future the security of Frenchmen in that part of the
extreme East.

A lot of six porpoises were offered for sale at
the central fish market on Saturday, and were
purchased at a moderate price by the cheap eating,
house keepers, who will probably serve them up
under the name of sturgeon.
The waters of the Seine fell within the last few
days to 70 centimetres on the scale of Port-Roya .
The highest point on record is that of 8 metres 70
centimetres, which the river attained in 1740. In
the Rue de Charenton, to the right of the entrance
to the Quinze-Vingts As} lum, at about a yard from
the ground, is a stone wall, on which is cut the
the following words : "On the 26th December,
1740, the river reached this stone." At that
period the district forma an immense plain, with
only a kw constructions upon it.

BOURSE, May 30.—The market continues in the
most inanimate state, bat with prices pretty well
maintained. Threes, for the Account, are unvaried
at 66f. 70c., and Mobilier at 1,145 f. Railway
Shares rather offered, and some of the lines rather
lower. The market closed as follows :

41 per Cents .. 93 40
Do. end
3 per Cents
Do. end month 66 65
Credit Mobilier 1136 25
Do. end m0nth...J.135
Bank Shares 3390
Credit Foncier 1240
Roman
Rd IL '

Italian Loan 69 20
Do. end month 69 05
Ditto Threes ..
New Mexican 58
Russian ........
Austrian ........ 82 60
Spanish Threes.... bli
Elotue Debt ......
Deferred . —

1719.
Cash. Account.
Orleans 875 ~. 872 50
Northern ....
Lyons and Mediterranean 875 .. 877 50
New ditto -
Southern 645 .. 642 50
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
LOW bard
North of Spain
Saragossa 565 b-- .. 565
Ditto to Barcelona -

The Times' Apology to H.E. Cardinal

Wiseman.

We have great pleasure (says our leading contemporary.
this morning), in correcting an error which occurred in our
comments on Cardinal Wiseman's recent Pastoral, Doubts
were there expressed as to the genuineness of a passage
quoted by his Eminence from Garibaldi's latter to the Eng-
lish nation. A reference to the translation of the letter,
which appeared in our own columns, proves that Garibaldi's
words were accurately copied by the Cardinal, whose lite-
rary fidelity rematns therefore unimpeached. The expla-
nation of the mistake, which we much regret, is simple
enough. Two versions of the address in question found
their way into the English newspapers. That which we
inserted was avowedly taken from the Morning Post of the
previous day, and contained the foolish expressions about
the "Goddess" and "Temple" of Reason. In that which
was published by another of our contemporaries these ex-
pressions are wanting, and it was upon this last that we
inadvertently relied in reviewing the Cardinal's denuncia-
tion of Garibaldi. We can hardly doubt that the General
himself, if he could now revise this strange rhapsody, would
withdraw the offensive contrast between the idolatry of
Reason and the Papacy as freely as we do the imputation
on the Cardinal's good faith.

MR, COBDEN, M.P., AT CAMBRIDGE, Mr.
Cobden has just paid a short visit to Professor
Fawcett, at Cambridge. On Sunday afternoon the hon.
member for Rochdale dined in the hall of Trinity College,
and afterwards attended the evening service in the College
Chapel. We believe he was greatly pleased with the hearty
and cordial welcome which he received from the fellows of
colleges and other resident members of the University with
whom he became acquainted.

FATAL C CCURRENCE. Yesterday morning a
fektal accident occurred off Erith daring the Ocean
race of the Royal London Yacht Club. It appears that
Mr. Charles Firth, of the firm of Benson and Firth,
Blackwall, had lately purchased a yacht called the Cygnet,
and left London for Gravesend for the purpose of testing its
ca:,abilities and accompanying the vessels in the race. A
man nam, d David Barratt was engaged to accompany the
party, and undertake the management of the boat. A stiff
breeze drove them rapidly down the river, and after passing
through Blackwell reach the tiller was made fast by a
small rope. Through some accident the rope broke away,
and the tiller struck Mr. Firth with considerable violence,
knocking him overboard into the river. The accident was
immediately observed, but the vessel had got full way upon
her, and it appears that those on board were much alarmed
that the course of the vessel was not changed. Mr. Firth
kept afloat for some minutes, but eventually eank before
assistance was rendered to him, The body has nPt yet been
found.