The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-25 00:00:00

Liverpool Cotton Market---This Day.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAM.)
Strong. Sales, 8,000 bales or more. No imports.
Previously, 4,395 bales.

Advises from Constantinople of May 13 state
that the negotiations between England and Turkey
for a telegraphic line to India, eta Bagdad and the Persian
Gulf, have been satisfactorily concluded, and the conven-
tion for it signed. The Scinde commissioner, Mr. Mans-
field, is stated to have already arrived at Bagdad to super
intend, in conjunction with Colonel Kimball, all the
necessary arrangements for the service—the Turkish
Government having at the same time sent inetructions to
the engineers to hasten the completion of the line between
Bagdad and Bussorah. It appears that already the pre-
liminary arrangements are effected, the majority of the
posts being on the ground, whilst the whole of the wires are
in readiness for fixing. Should the entire line be finished
before the intense summer heat sets in, the submarine cable
being ready for despatch from England to the Gulf, London
is likely to be in telegraphic communication with Kurraehee
and Calcutta, and from these places with all parts of India,
by the autumn. The English Government are to have an
exclusive wire between Belgrade and Bussoreh, which is
to be served by English clerks and be wholly under Eng-
lish control. In regard to financial matters it is mentioned
that the publication of the budget is daily expected, and
what has thus far transpired leads to the belief that the
balance-sheet will prove in the highest degree satisfactory
as to revenue and expenditure, and likely to impart in-'
creased confidence in the financial prospects of the country.
On Saturday the Prince of Wales was elected
patron of the Norfolk Agricultural Society, a communica-
tion having been received intimating his royal highness's
consent. The Prince is expected down at Sandringham
again early in September, for the shooting season, which
promises this year to be a highly favourable one, as the
mildness of the spring has encouraged the roaring of both
partridg s and pheasants.
SNOW IN MAY.—During the past week falls of
snow have taken place in different parts of Wales, and the
weather has been extremely cold. On Tuesday the snow
s,vas ankle deep on the Monmouthshire hills, a circumstance
which has not occurred for many y, ars past,
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.— 0 n Saturdayldfor
last, at a special general meeting of this sociteatiyn,
thecl privi.
the purpose of electing persons wishing to obtain
leges of Fellows prior to the ceremonial of the 10th, June—
Mr. Henry Cole, C,8., in the chair—upwards of 50 candi-
dates were elected Fellows.
EARTHQUAKE IN NEW ZEALAND.—The earth-
quake early in the morning of the 231 of February
is described as awakening every one instantly. The Batch's
j?ay limes says :—Houses rocked to and fro like reeds in
the rind, and a tremour crept over the stoutest heart, many
who attenipted to rise being thrown down. The majority
of the chimneys in town are down to the ground ; of those
left standing most will have to be repaired, Several cracks
are observable in the road from the town to the Spit, more
especially on the portion newly made on Shakspeare Flat.
The shocks appear to have been even more severe in the
south• western portion of the Province than in Napier. The
residences of Captain Newman (Arlington station) and Mr.
Harding (Mount Vernon) are said to be much iejured. Mr.
Smith's inn (Abbotsford) was shaken off the blocks. Some
of the bridges are much damaged, and come large cracks
have opened, and extend some distance through the fern