The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-09 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

LREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]

SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN.

KIEL, AUG. 9.

The clergy and gentry of the district of Kiel
held a meeting in this town yesterday, at which
23 persons were present.
The draft of a petition to the Schleswig-Holstein
Commissioners was submitted for signature to the
meeting.

The petition explained the necessity of and de,
manded a common government for Schleswig-
Holstein, under the protection of Prussia, and
dwelt upon the importance of the closest union
with that Power.

After an animated discussion five of the assembly,
viz. :—Ahlefeld of Olpenitz, Count Bandissen,
linoop, Luikner of Schulenburg, and the Cloister.
provost Ahlefhld of Rantzau and Rohstorf, refused
to sign the petition.
Herr Biome of Heiligenstadt was absent.

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, AUG. 9.

It is believed that his Majesty will not return
to Berlin before the beginning of next month,
and that at the end of September he will proceed
the birthday of the Queen
ofto Baden to celebrate
Prussia.

THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA.
WITHDRAWAL OF THE BRITISH TROOPS
FROM THE ASHANTEE FRONTIER.
LIVERPOOL, AUG. 9.

The African Company's steamer Calabar, from the
West Coast of Africa, arrived here at an early hour

this morning.
Her dates are—Benin, June 26; Fernando Po,
July 1 ; Gammons, 2d ; Old Calabar, 4th ; Braes
River, 6th; Bonny, 7th; Lagos, 10th; Accra, 12th ;
Cape Coast Castle, 14th; Cipe Palmas, 16th ;
Sierra Leone, 21st; Bathurst, 25th; Teneriffe, 30th ;
and Madeira August Ist.
She brings 900 ounces of gold dust. Among her
passengers is Governor Frecman of Lagos.

No news of interest had been received from the

river.
All the British trcons have been withdrawn from
the Ashantee frontier.

FRANCE.

BOURSE, August B.—The market still continues
dull as regards the amount of business doing, but
with prices well maintained. Threes, for the
Account, are unvaried at 661. 35e, Mobilier have
improved to 1,0021., 60a, Railway Market quiet,
but is general firm. The market continued firm to
the close, and left off as fo
4t per Cents 95
Do. end month
3 per Cents
Do. end month 66 40
Credit Mobilier 1002 5U
Do. end month 1005 --
Bank Shares 3395
Credit Foncier 1225
Roman ~ 76 50
BA IL

llowS
Italian Loan 6B 30
Do. end month 6B 25
Ditto Threes —
New Mexican
Russian
Austrian

Spanish Threes
Home Debt
Defend -
Cash. Account.
882 50 .. 882 50
980 985 --
910 .. 913 75

Orleans
Northern ..
Lyons and l'iediterranetul
New ditto
Southern ..
Western
Eastern
Sardinian ..
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona

640 - 641 25
515 .. 512 50
488 75 .. 490 -
346 25 .. 346 25
427 50 430 -
53'2 50 .. 536 25
442 60 441 25
501 25 .. 505 -
237 50 .. 211 25

Death of Miss Catherine Sinclair,

It is with the dearest regret that we announce the de-
cease of this meat estimable and accomplished lady. Sho
was daughter of the late Right Hon. Sir John Sinclair,
founder of the Board of Agriculture, and the Hon. Diana
Lady Sinclair. She was born and educated in the Northern
metropolis, and commenced her literary career by publish-
ing, above thirty years ago, two works, entitled "Modern
Accomplishments" and "Modern Society," In the
former work she exposed with much felicity and
satire the mistakes and absurdities of modern female
education in the higher circles ; and in the
latter work she depicted what modern society
is among the higher ranks—what their habits of thought
and what their style of conversation. We are persuaded
that the dialogues given by Miss Sinclair have a greater
truth and reality than those of any author who has at-
tempted the same line of composition. Even in tho pages
of Miss Edgworth and Miss Burney we do not find the
same brilliancy combined with the same reality as in those
of Miss Sinclair. These earlier works passed through
numerous editions, and were followed by others with a ra-
pidity of succession which surprised their readers. Her
" Holiday House" is the delight of children—they
see themselves described as they actually are, with capti-
vating fidelity, Her "Scotland and the Scotch," "Shetland
and the Shetianders," are full of vivid description, diversi-
fied by entertaining anecdote, and have been added by many
to their Black's or Murray's Handbooks. Throughout Miss
Sinclair's works there is a religious and moral tone which
has led many a father and mother to place them with plea-
sure and satisfaction in her children's hands,

Miss Sinclair's life was in accordance with her writings.
In all companies her presence was felt es an acquisition;
her wit and humour and vivacity enlivened all around her.
It was remarkable that while Miss Sinclair entered
into and added largely
to the joys of the prosperous, she
sympathised deeply with the sorrows of the afflicted. Msny
will remember with affectionate gratitude the tender care
and solicitude with which, day after day and night after
night, she attended on the sick and the dying. No nurse
was ever more assiduous than she.
Most of her charities were given unostentatiously and in
secret—in many cases to persons who had seen better days,
The inhabitants of her native town will now regard with
deeper and more tender interest the fountain which she was
the first to build for the benefit of the poor, the Mission
Station which she has long maintained at the Water of Leith,
and the Cooking Depots which at her own sole charge she
established in the old town. May her admirable example
invite others to imitate it 1-4dvertissr.