The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-07 00:00:00

SITTPPING—This Day.

LONDON, Sept. 7.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly; strong breeze, and fine weather, but, rather
cloudy.

BELFAST, Sept. s.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Australia,
from Callao.
FALMOUTH, Sept. 7.—Wind N.W.—,Arrived—H. D.
Park, from SuUna.
CARDIFF, Sept. 4.—Wind W.S.W.--Arrived—Mary
O'Larne, from Bilboa; John Treydor, screw steamer, from
Gibraltar.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
DEAL, Monday ing.
The wind has blown heavily during the night,Mor butnis now
more moderate. Shipping appears to have ridden well.
Passed, Sept. 6—John Brewster, barque, from Prince
Edward's Island; Alfred of Bridgewater, from the west
both'for London.
Anchored—Aversois, from Antwerp for Cardiff.

A GIIOST CLUB—think of that George Cruik.
shank I—has recently been established here in London.

MR. WOOLNEI is engaged upon a bust of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer.

HERR JOACHIM, and his wife, who was Malle.
Weiss, and who is spoken of throughout Germany as a
singer of no common endowments, are about to visit
America.

M. ATJGIER has recently produced a new comedy,
"La Jeunesse," at the Theatre Francais.

•
ADMIRAL WASHINGTON, the hydrographer of
the Admiralty, is suffering from severe illness.

THE GREEKS in London propose getting up a
grand fete in honour of their king upon his arrival in this
country.

GENERAL R. RUMLEY, it is currently reported,
will be the president of the forthcoming court-martial on
Lieutenant-Colonel Crawley.

A GOOD ANECDOTE is told of one of the little
kings at Frankfort. He wanted his army instructed in the
use of the Armstrong gun, so got one, but was obliged to ask
leave of the next king to have the target put up in his king-
dom, his own not being big enough for the Armstrong
range I
LOST IN THE IfiLLs.—A gentleman from the
granite city who arrived at Wick a week or two
ago with the intention of " doing " the northern counties,
was this week in his over anxiety to get over the ground,
very nearly " doing " himself, It appears that he had
reached the west of Sutherland, and having taken up his
quarters with a friend there spent a day or two seeing what
was to be seen in his locality. Time was precious, however,
and our friend, contrary to the early solicitations of his host,
resolved to set out for Bettyhill, his next stage, at a late
hour in the afternoon; and to shorten the distance, as he
supposed, he, instead of taking the road, tried to reach his
destination by a short cut through the hills. For an hour
or two he got along to his entire satisfaction, but dark-
ness coming on, he began to find that a journeyin the
dark over such a road WB9 anything but comfortable
work. To make his bed on the hill-side, however, was
hardly a pleasant prospect either, and he accordingly floun-
deredof
on as he best could, determined to get to theend
t,i.enn,:edlWelcome beams
his journey; but after wandering about for
~, he
time, and finding the difficulties of his
path Intchre heath to
was at length forced to lay himself down
on
to' feel sadly
rest his wearied limbs. Our hero now
tbegandthe counsels of
when too late the folly of having a considerable
00.
could muster, he
his friend, but with the best philosnopehgYlanechee
the risk of
came ,to the resolution, rather
or of sinking into
ggyein-Pr:here he was till daylight
tumbling over some craggy
aetsusr ef
however,o
ro f
oufs his
tthopeosbi trecount.eiload
him the true
some bottomless bog, to rein
the miseries of whisat.lascoife
should reveal to
the rising sun n ultimately be-
To the infinite
traveller, the faint streaks
gan to dawn upon the earitth and to shed its
upon the path of our. hero. With the light of day his spi-
rits rose, his stiffened
.limbs, he got to his
and stretching
4.,,
survey the scene of his wretched experiences ; but
f.ueadigeoe his surprise, when he found that after all his
judge
wanderings, he was only a few hundred yards from
the place where he started. Thither he hastened as fast as
' his feeble legs could Carry him, and being there regaled
with the best the house could produce, ho speedily got over
the evil effects of his adventure, set out again on his jour-
ney by another route, and succeeded in at last reaching his
destination none the worse of his night in the hills.—John
o' Groat's Journal.
The Malta Tintes says :—" It appears to be pretty
certain that the governorship of Malta, which, in
the ordinary course of things, would expire in April next,
has been offered to the present Lord High Commissioner
of the lonian Islands; but it being desirable to keep Major •
Gen. Storks at his post until the Islands be formally made
over to Greece, Sir John Gaspard Le Merchant has been
requested to retain the reins of government in Malta untilt
that event shall take place. How long we may have to wait
l
for its consummation it is impossible to say at present; but
from certain indications we should think that a much longer

time is likely to elapse before the necessary formalities are
completed, and the Islands are formally conceded, than is
supposed by the general public."
BLACKBURN.—A further reduction has taken
place during the past week in the number of recipi-
ents of parochial relief in the Blackburn district of the
union, and a small increase has occurred in the Darwen
and Oswaldtvristle districts. The returns show that during
the week 6,327 persons were relieved with £363 Os. 9d.,
against 6,437 with £358 Ws. 11d. in the previous week,
and 10,806 with £587 Bs. 9d. in the corresponding week
of 1862. Of these 4,701 belonged to the Blackburn dis-
trict, and were relieved with £267 Bs. 4d., agaitnst 4,865
with £263105. 03. in the previous week. In th.e number
of inmates in the workhouse there has been a decrease of
two on the week, and of 65 on the year. A letter from
the county treasurer was read to the Board of Guardians
at their meeting on Saturday, stating that if the• amount
of county rate due from the Blackburn union was not
paid by the Bth inst., application would be made at the
forthcoming sessions at Preston for warrants against the
defaulting townships,
townshiplEN No
Aw owed
h 5 It was said that the Blackburn
10_00T ohnethcisoarerceospunotn.
dan
ce Generale
states that Count de Rechberg and M. de Biegelben
will remain
at Frankfort, where will be belt'!, not s,
real conference of Ministers, but a meeting of states-
men charged with the task of terminating tb.e work
examined and sanctioned by their Sovereigns, and
taking measures for putting into execution the re-
sult of the deliberations of the Corgres.''