The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-26 00:00:00

HIS HOLINESS THE POPE.

The Giornale dt Roma, of the 19th, says :—" The
Holy Father, after having given numerous audi-
ences, left Castel Gandolfo yesterday for Arriccia ;
he there visited the church, and next proceeded to
the Cbiga Palace, where tll that princely family
was awaiting him. The In:ante of Portugal arrived
to render homage to the Holy Father, who con-
versed with him and the members of the Chigi
family. His Holiness afterwards gave his apostolic
benediction to an immense crowd assembled before
the palace. The Pope did not quit Arriccia with-
out leaving abundant alias for the poor, as he had
done at Genzano, Valmcntone, and all the towns
which he has visited daring his residence at Castel
Gandolfo." •

FRANCE.
PARIS, AUG. 26, Morning.

The Moniteur of io•dty reproduces the speeches
of M. Rouher at the Council, General of Puy de
Dome, and of the Duke Persigoy at the banquet of

St. Etienne.
2; A Council of Ministers was held yesterday at St.
Cloud, the Emperor presiding.

General Muilard, Aide•de. Camp to the Emperor,
has been appointed to go to the frontier to meet
Prince Humbert.

Chevalier de Nigra, Italian Minister in Paris,
has returned to his post from his short excursion to
Switzerland.

By Imperial decree, Rear• Admiral Mszeres has
aeen appointed to the command of the French
squadron in the Pacific, and Rear. Admiral L icapelle
to be Commandant of the naval force in Algeria.
BOURSE, Aug. 25.—Little change has taken place
in the tone of the market. Threes, for the Account,
are novaried at 66fr. 30c. Mobilier have slightly
declined, being now at 995 fr, Railway Marke
quiet. The market closed as folio ws :-
41 per Cents . . 94 50
Do, end month....
3 per Cents
Do. end month 66 30
Credit Mobilier 997 50
Do. end month 995
Bank Shires 3360
Credit Fonder l2lO
Roman
RAIL'

Italian Loan....r 67 50
Do. end month 67 45
Ditto Threes 43
IsTcw Mexican
Russian
Austrian
Spanish Threes —
Flume Debt
Deferred

'AYE.

Cash. Account.
Orleans , ... - BB5 .. 885
Northern
Lyons and Mediterranean 910 .. 912 50
Southern 638 75 .. 635
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian ......
142.1bnrd
North of Spain
Saragossa 5OO .. 497 50
Ditto to Barcelona

Close of the Saxon Chambers and Speech
of the King.

DRESDEN, Ang. 23.

The Chambns wer3 formally closed to-day by
a Speech from the Throne. His Majesty said :

Gentlemen of the E3tates,—The labours of the
eleventh regular parliamentary session are closed.
If they have not yielded so rich a harvest in a
legislative point of view as the previous session,
several not unimportant bills have yet been passed,
and the Government, empowered by you, has bcen
enabled to rimove the last obstacles which stood
in the way of the introduction of the civil legal
code,

By the establishment of interim committees for
several bills postponed for lack of time, their
thorough and undisturbed preliminary considera-
tion is secured, and it is hoped the way paved for
a more rapid settlement of business in the ensuing
session.

My Government will not forget to testify its
interest in the further development of a common
legislation for the whole of Germany.
I have thankfully to acknowledge that the Cham
bers have availed Ciemselves of the favourable
financial position of the country to make liberal
grants for real necessities. At the head of these
stands the magnificent grant of an increase 01
salary to all classes of State servants, by which
a long felt need has been accomplished, and the
anxinus position of mull indiviiuAls will be alle-
viated.

But you have also made numerous and consider-
able grants with commenable readiness for other
objects—for churches and schools, for improvement
and enlargement of the hospitals, prisons, and
workhouses of the country, for increase of the pa 3
of the soldier, for the better distribution of militar3
service by relieving the Treasury from a consider-
able burden ; and, lastly, for the further completion
of the network of railways.
The agreement of the views of the Chambers with
the steps taken by mo in the two important ques-
tions of the day upon common German ground—
the regulation of commercial relations and the
matter of the Schleswig-Holstein Duchies—has
afforded me especial satisfaction. With regari to
the former, the commercial future of Saxony is se-
against all eventualities by the conclusion of
ca
treatyred a
with the Kingdom of Prussia and the other
North German States, to which you have given your
assent with rapid decision. But it remains also to
be hoped, and will form the object of my incessant
efforts, that the beneficial customs union (Zlllve-
mreain) will be pre3erved to its full extent, and that
commercial relations to Austria may not only be
in
tained in the manner hitherto observed, but
may
constantly
decvoentnoepettihoen.m selves further in the
sense of national

I have been guided by
_....a1l my acts in the Schles-
wig-Holstein matter by my own conviction of re
gard for the honour of Germany.
The moral sup-
port which you have given me in this question has
been of the greatest value to me.
The glorious victories of the armies of the two
and honourable conduct of the negotiations in Which
German Powers, combined with the fortunate
great
the German Confederation, as such, appeared for
the first time as an independent European Power,
have turned this matter in a direction which per.
wits the
hope of its speedy favourable solution in
the sense of the rights and the wishes of Germany.
Although it was mat ter of regret to me that oui
excellent troops were unable to take part in thi
abovenatned valiant exploits, it affords me on the
other hand satisfaction that the less glorious but
not lees desirable praise of unshaken discipline and
strict fulfilment of duty, even under difficalt
circumstances, must be given them. These show
soldierly qualities as genuine as valour upon the
field of battle. I cwe my brave army this
testimony.

May Providence further take cur country under
its holy keeping.

THE-WAGES OF LASCAR SEAMEN.—At the Liver-
pool Police Court, yesterday, a case of great interest
to shipowners was heard by the local magistrate consequent
upon a claim for wages, preferred by 15 Lascar seamen. The
complainants said they had shipped at Moulmein on boaro
the ship Agenoxia, Captain Johns^n, belonging to Messrs.
Lamport and Holt, of Liverpool, who refused to pay them
any wages. For the deftnco it was shown that when the
men were shipped at Moulme'n the captain was obliged to
give a bond, at the rate of X3O per man, that they should
all be eent back again. Arrangements had therefore beet,
made to send them to India again in another ship, and that
no wages were paid solely to hinder the men from deserting.
The Court decided that they had no jurisdiction.

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