The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-29 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING-, JULY 29, 1853.

GOODWOOD RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGR-4PH.)
SWEEPSTAKES-50 SOVS.
Whittington walked over.
SWEEPSTAKES-100 SOVS.

Adine
Ambrose
Two ran.
ROUS BIENNIAL STAKES.

Boiardo
Quince
Astolfo

Seven ran.

Adelaide arrived.

THE CAB PROPRIETORS' QUESTION.
MEETING THIS DAY.

At 11 o'clock this morning, a meeting of the cab pro-
prietors and drivers was held at the Cranbourne Hotel,
St. Martin's-lane, for the purpose of hearing the result
of a deputation of their body, which had an interview,
last evening, with the Under Secretary of State for the
Home Department. Mr. Coulter having been called to
the chair,
Mr. GAMBLE proceeded to detail the conversation be-
tween the deputation and Mr. Fitzroy. With regard to
the propositions they had laid before the hon. gentle-
man, they had not all been entertained, but the spirit of
them had been entertained. (Cheers.) They were al-
lowed to have a limit of four miles instead of the six
miles. They were also to have 6d. for every person over
the second person, so that, if they carried five persons,
they would be getting 2s. per mile. The deputation
were told by Mr. Fitzroy that be would not bring for-
ward his bill while the cabs were withdrawn from the
streets. Now, he thought that it would be very foolish
to work their cabs under the present act, and they would,
therefore, be acting wisely to keep their horses in the
stables rather than work them at a loss. (Hear, hear.)
After speeches in favour of continuing the strike until
what was termed reasonable modifications in the present
act were made, the meeting separated.

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

FRANCE.

There is nothing in the original columns of the Paris
journals on the Eastern question, or on any other sub-
ject, of sufficient interest for extract.
Sidi Ben Ganah, Cheik el Arab, and his son, the Caid
Ben Cassen Bourga, arrived at Marseilles on the 25th,
from the South of Algeria, with a numerous suite, and
some magnificent horses, which are intended as a pre-
sent to the Emperor. They left Marseilles on the 26th
for Paris.

The Emperor and the Empress were present on Wed-
nesday at the Gymnase theatre. Queen Christina was
also present, as was the Duchess d'Alba.
The Emperor has received from the Grand Duke
Charles-Alexander of Saxe-Weimar, a notification of the
death of the Grand Duke Charles-Frederick of Saxe-
Weimar, his father. In consequence, the Emperor will
go into mourning for six days, from the 31st of July.
The Moniteur contains an Imperial decree, promul-
gating the postal convention concluded on April 1,
1853, between France and the Roman States.
We read in the Monitcur:—"lncidents, much to be
regretted, have of late taken place on the frontiers of the
Pyrenees, and particularly in the forest of Iraty, to
which the Spanish valley of Salazar lays claim. The
Government of his Imperial Majesty and that of her
Catholic Majesty, desirous of putting an end to the
quarrels which threatened to burst out between the fron-
tier populations of the two countries, have decided that
the contested ground shall be declared temporarily neu
tral. That arrangement, which has for object only the
re-establishment of order, cannot in any way prejudge
the question of right, which remains entirely to be dis-
cussed in conferences by special plenipotentiaries, who
are shortly to proceed to the spot. The French Com-
missioners are Baron Gros, Minister Plenipotentiary,
and General of Brigade Callier. The populations inte-
rested in the matter should await with calm and confi-
dence the result of the inquiry which is thus about to be
instituted."

We read in the SPcle :—" Yesterday morning, at half-
past nine, a courier arrived from London at the English
embassy. The dispatches were immediately forwarded
to Lord Cowley at Chantilly, and we are informed that
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon his lordship arrived in
Paris to have a conference with the Minister of Foreign
Affairs. However well sealed official dispatches may be
something always escapes through the envelopes and the
triple seals. We relate, therefore, with a certain degree
of confidence what is stated to us in our letters from
London. The English Government, it is said, has in-
formed that of France that the moment is come for dis-
cussing all the plans of proceedings in the event of a
war, which is happily still not certain. As regards the
condition of the evacuation of the provinces of the
Danube, the British Cabinet is of opinion that it is im-
plicitly laid down in the propositions of arrangement
which have been sent to St. Petersburgh ; but it thinks
it would not be amiss to lay it down explicitly, as nego-
tiations can be carried on with honour only on this con-
dition. Our letters inform us of something still more
serious. The English Government has discovered that
the fleets cannot, without risking the respect due to the
two great naval powers, remain in Besika Bay ; and an
order is to be sent to them to pass the Dardanelles, but
without undertaking any warlike operation without fresh
instructions."

After giving this news, the responsibility of which we
leave, of course, to the Sicle, that journal proceeds to
give the considerations on which the reported decision
of the English Cabinet has been founded. These con-
siderations so much resemble the arguments that have
been used by the •Siecle, that they have rather the effect
of throwing doubt on the news itself than of preparing
the public mind to receive it as authentic.
The steadiness of the last two days in the funds gave
way yesterday to a good deal of fluctuation, ending in a
fall of 10c. in the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. for ca,lh,
and 35c. in the Three per Cents. for the account. The
following are the closing prices :—For cash : Three per
Cents., 781. 50c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 103 f. 30c.
For the account : Three per Cents., 78f. 35c. ; Four-
a-Half per Cents., 1031. 45c. ; Bank Stock, 2,825 f.
Shares of the Banks of Credit Foncier and Credit Mo-
bilier have given way, the former 10f., and the latter lf.
The last prices are :—Credit Foncier, 740 f. ; Credit
Mobilier, 8331. The Railway Share Market has not
exhibited much animation, however, except a trifling
fall of 2f. in Northerns ; the other leading lines have
either advanced a few francs each in value, or remained
unchanged. The following were the quotations at the
close of business :—Northern, 878 f. ; Paris and Orleans,
1,146 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasbourg, 9371. ; Paris and
Lyons, 935 f. 25c. ; Paris and Rouen, 1,112 f. ; Lyons to
the Mediterranean, 765 f.

tified places of the island. The Greek population op-
posed their departure, and the governor, being informed
of what was in contemplation, published a decree for-
bidding the Turks to quit their property in the country
parts. A letter from Maina states that the priest who
had last year sought out the monk Popolaki, and de-
livered him up to the authorities, has been assassinated
by a young man in Macedonia. 042 Christians have
perished in quarrel-s_Avith the Turks, or have been assas-
sinated."

The statement of the Austrian Consul at Smyrna
having arrived at Athens, in consequence of his having
been dismissed from his post, must be erroneous. The
accounts from Smyrna of the 17th say nothing of his
dismissal or departure.