The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-17 00:00:00

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day,

Market opens very quiet. Sales, probably
4,000 bales.

HEATH OF SCOTLAND.—The Registrar-General of
Scotland has issued his usual monthly return for
the eight principal towns. It shows that since the establish-
ment of the Register-office, nine years ago, there never were
so many marriages or so many births in any April as in that
of 1564, and only once (in the cold April of 1860) so many
deaths. Births, marriages, and deaths have all been above
the average; life seems to be going on at rather a fast rate.
Greenock, Aberdeen, and Glasgow Continue to suffer from
typhus ; and throughout the town populations one death in
every four was caused by the zymotic (epidemic and con-
tagious) class of diseases. The month was characterised
by a high mean temperature, 474, which is 2.8 above the
average; and the temperature was nearly uniform over the
country. The humidity was above, though the amount of
rain (varying from I'2 to 3 inches) was below the average.
The barometric pressure was high throughout the month,
and in general free from any sudden fluctuations. East
winds were below their usual frequency in April.
An exciting chase occurred two days since in the
streets of Bordeaux. Two stags, brought from
Pondichery by Captain Joubert, as a present for the Bor-
deaux Garden of Acclimatization, had just been lauded from
the steamer, when one of them escaped from its keepers
and started along the quays at full speed, followed by a
crowd of people. The terrified animal at last took refuge
in a cafe, to the great alarm of the customers present, and
was secured without injury to itself or its captors.

celebrated Yesterday Cardinal
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Carmelite
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them
Stock in the garden and chapel of the
Duke's. lane, Church•street, Kensington: The
Friars,
e ceremony
which is one of ancient date, is held in high regard by the
Catholic Church. The high mass was sung by the Very
Rev. Dr. Hearn, the Vicar-General; and after the Gospel,
a sermon was preached by
the Rev. Father
O'Sullivan.
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At the close of the Bervice a co ection Was made from
etTeli co f
the shrine of St. Simon Stock—au English Saint whose
period dates back twice the distance of "The Reformation"
—otherwise to as far back as six hundred years ago. The
Carmelite Fathers, who are established at Kensington,
take their nam afro Mount Carmel, in Palestine, on the
which eave a monastery. Mount Carmel is
top of w
celebrated as being the place where Elijah destroyed the
priests of Baal.
Tag CASE OF THE SAXON.--There is a naval
court martial in session at the Philadelphia Navy
yard for the trial of Acting-master Charles Dananhower,
of the United States navy, upon a charge of murder on the
high seas, in shooting James Gray, mate of the British
bark Saxon,
charges aro preferred by Mr. Seward, Secretary of State,
upon the information of Lord Lyons, British Minister. The
case was submitted to a court of inquiry, after the return
of the Vanderbilt, on which the accused was serving, and.
ho was fully exonerated from blame, and justified for the
act, and the finding of the court, it was understood, was
approved by the Secretary of the Navy. His Lordship, the
British Minister, not being satisfied with the result of the
proceedings, has induced the Government to convene a
court-martial for the trial of Mr. Dananhower, and the
case is, as we have said, in process of trial,--.Yew York
_Herald.

The Correctional Tribunal of Montpellier tried
on Saturday eighteen persons charged with
attacking the houses and assaulting the persons of the wit-
nesses who gave evidence in favour of M. Armand in the
recent trial at Aix. Two of theni were acquitted, and the
others were condemned to terms of imprisonment ranging
from six months to a fortnight.

The quotation of gold at Paris is about 1 per mille pm., and
the short exchange on London is 25.171 per £1 sterling. On
comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3
17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is
nearly 1-10th per cent. dearer in Paris than London.