The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-07 00:00:00

EGYPT.

ALEXANDRIA, JUNE 6.
Abd-el-Kader has arrived at Cairo, and is lodged
n the Palace set apart for strangers.

Mr. Stevens, secretary to Sir Henry Balwer,
arrived here this morning from Constantinople, and
had a long interview with the Viceroy.

TRIESTE, JUNE 7.

Several Austrian men-of-war have received
orders to be in readiness for war, in order to join
the squadron of the North if necessary.

AUSTRALIA.

PENZANCE. JUNE 7.

The Kent, from Melbourne, 90 days out, arrived
off here to-day. She landed 16 passengers and
mails. She brings 31,5320 z. of gold.

THE DUKE OF AUGUSTENBURG.

DRESDEN, JUNE 7.

The Duke of Augustenburg has for the present
given up his journey to Vienna. He started from
here early this morning for Kiel, via Berlin.
BERLIN, JUNE 7.

The Duke and Duchess of Augustenburg are
expected here to 'day, and will etay at the palace of
the Crown Prince.

FRANCE.

BOURSE, Jane 6.—The market has been dull,
but Saturday's prices have been pretty well main-
tained. Threes, for the Account, are now at 67f. sc.
The Railway Market quiet, but firm. The market
closed as follows :

41 per Cent 5....... 93 45 Italian Loan 69 80
Do. end month.... Do. end month 7O 10
3 per Cents
Do. end mouth.... 67 10 New Mexican .... 59
Credit M0bi1ier....1147 50 Russian
Do. end m0nth....1147 50 Austrian .. —
Bank Shares 33,55 Spanish Threes....
Credit I. oneter 1247 50 Rome Debt
Roman — Deferred
AIN.
Cash. Account.
872 50 .. 875
995 .. 995
872 60 .. 875

FAIL

Orleans
Northern
Lyons and Mediterranean
New ditto
Southern
Western
Eastern
Sardinian ..
Austrian
Lon, bard
North a Spain
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona

650 - .. 657 50
503 75 - -
463 75 465 -
375 - 375 -
402 50 ~ 403 75
540 - .. 642 50
446 25 .. 446 25
685 - 685 -
257 50 .. 260 -

SWIMMING MATCH FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.—
The great match between Frederick Beckwith, of
Lambeth, and C. B. Mather, of Manchester, for £lOO and
the champion swimming cup, value £25, came off yester-
day in the Thames, over the usual two• mile course from the
Doves at Chiswick to the Aqueduct at Putney, and at-
tracted, as is usual on these occasions, many thousands of
spectators both ashore and afloat. Both men are well known
to the swimming fraternity, Beckwith having held the
championship for many years, beating among others his
present opponent, who on his part has contended many
times with success. Both non had trained well and care-
fully for the event, and looked everything that could be de-
sired, and the betting was of a varied character, but all in
favour of Beckwith, who is nearly 40 years of age, and 16
years his opponent's senior. All the preliminaries having
been adjusted, the men took their stations on a plank fixed
on the bows of one of the accompanying steamers, and made
the plunge at a few minutes past seven, Beckwith being
first in the water; Mather, however, caught him in a few
strokes, and then an interesting race with alternate leads
followed, Mather passing under Hammersmith-bridge lead-
ing by a few lengths. In the next few strokes they came
level again, and continued so for 200 yards, when the ac-
companying small boats hampered them very much, and m
both stopped for a few seconds, Beckwith the longest. his
g? e Mather a good lead, which he held past the Soap
Works, where the boats crowding around them again, Beck -
swam
swam over to the Middlesex shore, while Mather kept in
his proper course, and when both men were seen again
Mather was leading about 150 yards, and continued to do
so till a quarter of a mi!e from home. Beckwith resigned
the contest, Mather finishing by himself, anda bothain s
th
sue being
very much distressed. Mather's swimming against
disadvantages was very much admired, and he accomplished
the distance in 31 ininutea 12 seconds.