The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-10 00:00:00

and pray for "favour in the sight of the King's Minister,"

as a private letter d,..seribes it.

When they were admitted

to the jaunty presence of the cheerful functionary, the
preacher read over to him at length the remarkable docu-

ment he came to present ; during the reading of which, we
are tuld, " Lord Melbourne was much impressed ; and also

by some solemn things Mr. Mackenzie (one of the elders)
said, on the only means of saving this country.' When

they took leave, the Minister shook hands heartily with

Irving, who, holding that hand in his gigantic grasp, "im-
plored the blessing and guidance of God on his administra-
tion." A scene more remarkable could scarcely be.--Mrs.
Oliphant's Life of Irving.

THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA.—We picketed our
animals to trees and scrambled up the wall, which near the
pass is in a very dilapidated condition. The sight was at

once picturesque and amazing, for as far as the range of
vision extended this wonderful structure was seen stretch-

ing along the mountain sides and tops, with little towers, at
intervals varying between two and three hundred yards,
breaking the otherwise monotony of the view. Fora short
distance either side of the pass, the wall is constructed of
brick with rubble in the centre, but further away it is com-
posed almost wholly of stone—in fact, whatever materials
were closest at hand would appear to have been made use of ;
thus, as at the spots we visited, granite abounded in greatest
profusion, so in the construction of the wall was it made the
principal ingredient, and for miles the wall consists of large,
shapeless masses of granite smoothed only on the outside.
We observed but one tower built entirely of stone, they
being, with this exception, composed of brick, with founda-
tions of hewn stone. The height of the wall from the top
of the parapet is about seventeen feet ten inches at most
parts, though occasionally, where the parapet is highest, it
measures eighteen feet six inches ; its breadth is thirteen
feet, and the height of the parapet five feet four inches.
The towers are thirty-ono feet three inches high, and
twenty-eight feet one inch broad. The parapet is both
crenelated and loop holed, and the towers are pierced for
the discharge of some projectile. From any elevated site
the scenery well repays one for the trouble of ascent ; clear
streams are seen meandering down the passes, whilst on
every side, and looming far in the distance, are a succession
of brown hill-tops, with small patches only under cultiva-
tion. Droves of pack-asses are seen going and returning,
the former unladen, and the latter fringing a small kind of
brushwood, %bich the borderers burn instead of the millet.
stalk in use on the plains, whilst in wild abundance are
scattered innumerable ash, poplar, and fir trees. The pro-
ceedings of our artist were productive of infinite astonish-
ment and delight in the Chinese mind, and it was with
extreme difficulty that, hemmed in on all sides, Nve suc-
ceeded in transferring to paper views of surrounding ob-
jeCto,—Once a Weeks

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THE GREAT EASTERN
STEAMSHIP.
We have received the following from the Great

Ship Company :
QUEENSTO WN, TUESDAY MORNING.
The Great Eastern passed this harbour, steering
east, at 10 30 a.m.