The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-12 00:00:00

WAR-OFFICE, Ara. 9.

The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders
for the appointment of Daniel Brooke Robertson, Esq.,
her Majesty's Consul at Canton, to be an Ordinary Mem-
ber of the Civil Division of tho Third Class, or Compa-
nions of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath.

FOREIGN OFFICE, AUG. 8.
The Queen has been ploased to approve of Senhor
Manoel Machado da Silva as Consul at Bathurst, on the
river Gambia, for his Majesty the King of Portugal and
the Algarves.

BOARD OF TRADE, 'WHITEHALL, Auo. 7.
The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade have received, from the Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a Despatch from her
Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at Florence, stating that vessels
arriving from Malta are excluded from Sicilian Ports ou
account of cholera.

ADMIRALTY, AUG. 10.
Mr Ferdinand John Fairclough bas this day been pro-
moted to the rank of First Class Assistant Engineer in
her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of 23d June, 1865.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening.

Amsterdam Short. 11 181
Ditto 3 Months. 12 1
Rotterdam
Antwerp — 25 47f
Brussels
Hamburg
Paris Short 25 17}
Ditto 3 Months. 25 40
Marseilles
Franlrforl on the Maine 1201
Vienna — 11 30
Trieste — 11 30
Petersburgh
Berlin
Madrid
Cadiz
Leghorn
Milan
Messina
Genoa
Naples
Palermo
Oporto
Lisbon

11 19
12 1
12 1
25 55
25 55
13 101
25 25
25 45
25 45
124
11 371
11_,,37f

47f
47
25 55

471
48i
25 60
25 66
25 60
25 60
25 60
25 60
51
bli

25 55
25 55
25 55
25 55
25 55
51
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CONCERT ASSISTANTS' ASSOCIATION.—The annual
dinner of this Society took piace on Wednesday last, Aug.
9, at the Greyhound, Dulwich, the chair being occupied by
Mr. Austin, the vice by Mr. Nimmo, the company numbering
about 100, including the (great)Maccabe, the C. C. Christy's,
Professor Anderson, M'Donald, Mr. G. Dolby, Stan. Lucas,
Mr. Sutton, " The Editor" Edmonds, R. Dunn, Moore,
'Croker, Burgess, Bonfanti, Miles, &c. The company
generally arrived about 12 o'clock, and after a varied
round of amusements on the lawn, on the removal of the
cloth various speeches from the chair, the vice, the
Wizard, 10y6.1 toasts, " The Queen, Prince, and
Princess of Wales," " Our Noble Institution," &c. The
company separated, coming to London to fulfil their va-
rious evening engagements, all leaving with that good
harmony that had characterised the day's enjoyment,
materially adding to the institution's welfare.—Era.

The Duke and Duches -of Manchester have
arrived in town from Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdonshire,
en route for Scotland.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster
have loft town for their seat, Motcombe House, Dorset-
shire, for the recess.

His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
and Lady Wodehouse are entertaining a select party at the
Castle, Dublin.

Lord and Lady Colchester have left town for
Tunbridge Wells for a few weeks.
Lord and Lady Chelmsford have left town on a
tour of visits in Ireland.

Lord Richard Grosvenor has left town for Scot-
land for a few weeks.

The Right Hon. Sir George Grey has arrived in
town from Falloden.

The mortal remains of the Dowager Countess of
Shaftesbury was removed from Richmond yesterday to
St. Giles, Dorsetshire, for interment in the family vault
to-day.
We have great satisfaction in announcing that
Lord Lyons will succeed Sir Henry Bulwer as Am-
bassador at the Porte.

I THE DUKE OF BUCCLEUCH AND HIS STEWARD'S
LEGACY.—An extraordinary will, made by the late
Mr. Woodburn, the steward of the Duke of Buccleuch, has
caused some speculation among the class of persons who
take an interest in such matters. How a man disposes of
his money is 'always a subject of more or less importance to
the outside world, although they may not derive any ad-
vantage by its distribution. Mr. Woodburn, it seems, left
personal property to the amount of £30,000, the whole of
which he has left to the duke, his former employer. In
return for this handsome but unintelligible bequest, his
grace the Duke of Buccleuch has settled an annuity of
£5OO upon the widow of the testator. Mr. Woodburn died
without children.

MEMORIAL TO THE LATE DUKE OF ATHOLE.-011
Tuesday the foundation-stone of a monument, to be erected
at Logierait to the late Duke of Athol°, was laid by the
Grand Lodge of Scotland, in the presence of a groat num-
ber of Highland chiefs and a large concourse of spectators,
with full Masonic honours.

Dr. Marsden, the founder of the Royal Free
Hospital, Gray's-inn-road, wati entertained last evening at
an elegant banquet at the Brunswick, Blackwall, by the
members of the medical staff of the hospital, as a mark of
the esteem and regard they entertain towards him, and in
testimony of the invaluable services he has rendered to the
institution since its foundation. Dr. Hassall, senior physi-
cian to the hospital, presided on the occasion, and in pro-
posing " The Health of our Guest," paid a graceful tribute
to the long and meritorious labours of Dr. Marsden.
THE THAMES TUNNEL is to be sold to the East
London Railway Company for £200,000, and the affairs of
the Tunnel Company wound up.—Athenxum of to-day.

ANTIQUITY OF GOLD HAIR POWDER.—In grand
ceremonies, king Solomon was preceded by forty pages,
all scions of noble families, wearing their hair profusely
powdered with gold-dust, which, glittering in the sun's
rays, had a most brilliant effect. Our belles of the present
time who patronise this mode of adornment and ascribe its
invention to a modern illustrious lady, may not be aware
that it is some three thousand years old, which confirms
once:more the truth of the adage, that " there is nothing
new under the sun."—Riminers Book If Pe, finnes.
THE UTILISATION OF IRISH BOGS.--It may not
be known that since the various companies that
have been started for utilising the peat which makes up
the mass of the bogs of Ireland have failed, other attempts
have been made which are likely to prove successful.
About eight hundred acres of bog in Derrylea, on the bor-
ders of Sing's County and Kildare, have been leased to a
firm who are now engaged in working a new patent for
the manufacture of compressed peat. As an evidence of
the success of this particular undertaking we may state
that the promoters have been able to produce the peat at
the rate of eighty-four tons per week, which they hope
soon to raise, by an increase in their hands,. four four hun-
dred tons per week, which would reduce thtfeost of pro-
duction from Gs. 4d., the present amount, to 3s. llid. per
ton, exclusive of royalty. Peat is, we believe, sold in
Dublin at 10s. per ton; and as coal is priced at 16s. Bd.,
the former article is naturally sought after.—Building
News.
The quotation of gold at Paris is about 1 per mille pm., and
the short exchange on London is 25.171 per £1 sterling. On
comparing these rates with the English Mint price of .£3
t7s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is
rather more than 1-ICth per pent. dieter In Pails than In
Londoo,