The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-26 00:00:00

BANKING D;

oprietors' Capi-
tal £14.553,000
Rest
Public Deposits (in-
eluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, COMMib-
missioners of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-

counts) 10,279.053
Other Deposits 13,809,996
Seven Day and
other Bills

538,675

£42,318,5 7
M. 3

June 25, 1863.

The Empress Eugenie has just given to a new
variety of rose exhibited at Fontainebleau flower show tb

distinction of " Rose de Puebla."

THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON 111. A MAN OF LAST-
NG FRIENDSHIPS.—Whether M. de Persigny lives in

Paris or enjoys an agreeable exile as Ambassador to London

or St. Petersburg, says the 9 Imes of this morning, he will
always be the friend of a man whose friendships are as deep
and energetic as his other feelings.
NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH AT CHATIIAM.—A
new Catholic Church was opened for divine service

yesterday, by the Right Rev, Dr. Grant, Catholic bishop.

The church stands near the station of the London,

Chatham, and Dover Railway, and though its external ap-
pearance is plain, being almost all brick, the interior is
handsome. The nave is 100 feet long by 50 feet wide—
there are a centre.and two side aisles and two lofty arcades of
five arches each. The architect is Mr. Clutton. The mass
sung yesterday was that of Mozart, No. 12, with Zinga-
rell's " Lautiate." There was full orchestral accompani-
ment. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Man-
ning, who stated in his discourse that the Catholics of
Chatham had only one very humble place of worship, but
that there was reason to expect (now that so important a
step had been taken) that there would be another opened
before long, for the Catholics of the three towns numbered
more than 3,000.

PRIVY COUNCIL—The Rev. W. Long v. the
Bishop of Cape Town.— Lord Kingsdown gave
judgment in this case yesterday, on appeal from the
Supreme Court of the Cape of Good Hope, by whose deci-
sion Mr. Long had been suspended from the functions of
his office as minister of Mowbray. In 1856 the Bishop of
Cape Town held a synod, by which it was enacted that no
clergyman should be admitted to a living except sub-
mission to the laws of the synod. Mr. Long protested against
such a pr ceeding, and in 1861 a second synod was held,
and as ho still refused to obey its orders a court of assessors
was held, and he was deprived of his office. Ho applied to
the Supreme Court, but the decision was affirmed, and from
this declaration he appealed to the Privy Council. Their
lordships yesterday considered the whole of the proceedings
of the Bishop's Court illegal. The appeal was allowed with
costs against the bishop.
CRIME IN FRANCE.—The Court of Assize of the
Lozere has just tried a young woman named Marie
Vidal on a charge of having attempted to murder another
young person named Rose Beaufils, residing at 8, St.
Sauveur-de-Peyre, by firing a loaded pistol at her head. It
appeared from the evidence that the prisoner, who is far ad-
vanced in pregnancy, was seduced during the course of last
year by a young man named Brassac, who soon after de-
serted her, and made offers of marriage to Rose Beaufils,
which were accepted, and the contract of marriage was
signed on the 25th of January last. As soon as the pri-
soner saw herself deserted by Brassac she began to meditate
projects of vengeance on her rival, and four times attempted
to poison her by putting phosphorus, obtained from matches,
in her food. As the poison did not take effect, the prisoner
determined to have recourse to firearms. She accordingly
took a pistol belonging to her brother, loaded it with a mix-
ture of large and small shot, went to her rival's residence
disguised in a carter's cloak, and the moment Rose Beaufils
opened the door she discharged the pistol in her face, in-
flicting wounds which placed the poor girl's life in danger
for some days, and entirely destroyed the sight of one eye.
Notwithstanding her disguise, the prisoner was recognised
and arrested immediately afterwards. • On searching her the
pistol was found, as well as a bag of mixed shot, corre-
sponding with those extracted from the wounds of Rose
Beaufils, and also a Prayer-book, from which a leaf had
been torn as wadding for the pistol. Brassac, who has since
refused to carry out the projected marriage, was examined
as a witness, and excited the disgust of the audience by his
heartless demeanour, fore hich he was severely reprimanded
by the President and Public Prosecutor. Tho jury found
the prisoner guilty of wilfully wounding, and the Court
condemned her to eight years imprisonment.
RUSSIAN SPECULATIONS ON WAR WITH ENGLAND.
—We read in the Moscow Gazette:—" All the com-
merce of England is on the sea. Thirty thousand mer-
chant vessels convey t•n tho ocean English property which
Mr. Cobden estimates 100 to 120 millions sterling. The
course which these ships follow in the Atlantic, as well as
on the Indian Ocean and the Pacific, is so well defined,
thanks to the indications of Capt. Maury, that it is like a
high road. That power which, traversing these parts, should
seize English vessels appearing there would deal a
terrrible blow at British commerce, and this is what
our sailors and vessels of war would bo perfectly
able to do in case of war with England. A vast field for
their activity would then be open to our vessels

without presenting any great dangers. The spaco is
such that the pursuit of an enterprising cruiser would
be very difficult, and a good captain could destroy scores
of cargoes without having to engage in combat. During
the war in the East, after the affair of Petropaulowski,
tin American merchant ship, on its arrival at Shanghai,
announced that it had been stopped at sea by a Russian
frigate, and that it was only released ip consequence of its
American nationality being proved by the papers on
board. The rumour of this affair spread in the commer-
cial world, and the merchants in the Chinese ports would
only entrust their merchandise to American vessels.
Hong Kong at once expected an attack from the Russian
fleet. Admiral Sir J. Stirling, commanding the English nava
force in those regions, was unable to comply with all the
demands for escort which were addressed to him. The
rumour was, however, false; there was not then a single
Russian ship at sea. If a false report led to such a panic,
what would be the effect produced by twenty or thirty of
our cruisers ?"

LONDON SCOTTISH RIFLE VOLUNTEEES.--This
regiment will be inspected by the Inspector-General; of
Volunteers, Colonel I‘l'Murdo, C. 8,, to-morrow afternoon,
at 6 o'clock, in Regent's-park.
ELECTION OF A COMMON COUNCILM&N.—Yester"
clay Mr. Figgins was elected a Common Councilman
in the room of Mr. Charles Edward, There was no appo-
sition.