The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-31 00:00:00

GREECE.

The Independance speaks of another candidate
for the throne of Greece in the person of the
brother of the reigning Grand• Duke of Baden,
who recently married a Princess of Leuchtenberg.

Election of the Archbishop of York.

The conge d'elire, empowering the Dean and
Chapter of York to elect an Archbishop of that see,
having been received, and her Majesty having re-
commended the Right Rev. Dr. W. Thomson,
Bishop of Glocester and Bristol, to be elected, the
Dean and Chapter proceedei. with the election on
Monday in York Cathedral. There was only a small
number of the clergy and general public present.
rho service commenced with the chant:og of the
Litany and the singing of the anthem " Veni Crea-
tor," from the ordination service. The clergy and
others then proceeded to the Chapter-house, where
the apparitor of the chapter exhibited the original
citations, and made oath of their due execution-
The persons cited to appear were next called at the
inner door of the Chapter-house by the apparitor,
those not appearing being pronounced contumacious
according to the tenour of a schedule then read and
subscribed by the Very Rev. the Dean (President):
Afterwards the conge d'eltre and letters permissive
were read by the Registrar; after which the canons
present, by show of hands, agreed upon the prelate
named in the letters missive (the Rev. Dr. W-
Thomson), and a schedule expressive of such con-
sent was read and subscribed by the President. The
procession then reformed, and after leaving the
Chapter-house the election of Dr. Thomson as Arch-
bishop of York was published by the President in the
nave of the Minster. On returning to the Chapter-
house it was decreed that the election so made was to
be signified and certified to her Majesty and the Arch-
bishop elect, according to the tenour of the letters
missive. Proctors were then appointed to exhibit the
letters certifying the election. After which theclergyp
&c., proceeded to the choir, and the President, while
standing under the west of the choir with his face
towards the nave, again published the election.
They again entered the choir, when the Te Deum
(Hopkins in F) was sung, and the prayers for the
Queen and clergy were read. The members of
the chapter again entered the chapter-house, where
two special instruments upon the election were read
or decreed to be sealed; and having adjourned to
the vestry for that purpose they were acoordinglY
sealed with the common seal.

The service and election occupied about an hour
and a half. It is not known when the enthronisa-
tion of the new Archbishop will take place.

THE OTTOMAN NATIONAL EXHlBlTlON.—Not-
withstanding the severe weather which has pre-
vailed during the greater part of the past week, the build-
ing in the Hippodrome has been actively proceeded with
by crowds of workmen. By the end of the month the
entire shell of the structure will, it is expected, to complete
and ready to receive the roof, which it has now been decided
shall be of glass. Aztni _Bey has been named Imperial
Commissioner—whatever that may: mean—for the enter-
prize, and is already at work with Mustapha Pasha on the
details of the allotment of space, the classification of the
expected contents, and other executive duties of the under'
taking. The week's news from the provinces reports
favourably for the progress of preparations amongst intend-
ing exhibitors. From Bagdad the telegraph states the
goods to be ready for transmission. Similar intelligence
comes from Aleppo, Adrianople, and Upper Albania, froni
the last of which an extensive display of native arms 15
promised. These will be arranged as a trophy near the
entrance of the building, as vis-a-vis to another to he
formed of cannon and small arms manufactured at Zeitoulr
burnou. Splendid specimens of embroidery are promised
from some of the chief harems of the capital, where the fair
candidates for medals and "honourable mention" are nosl
busy with this object. A special day in the week, by the
way, is to be set apart for the admission of ladies to the
building, on which the unfair sex will be rigorously
eluded—as will be the houris themselves on the other el/g1
As intending English exhibitors have :yet ample time 1°
obtain the requisite space for their goods, it may be worth
while to express our conviction that agricultural implement
makers will especially find the experiment a paying one, 4141
their articles, above all others, are sure to find ready 017
liberal purchasers at the close of the exhibition.--Leveng
Herald, Dec. 17.

The Indipendente of Naples announces the
arrest at the Villa Falcone, Sorrento, of tvi°
Swiss gentlemen, named De la Fiela, who have protested
against their arrest, effected, it is said, in consequence 0f
information received from the Swiss Consul.
FREDERlCKSUURO.—Fredericksburg is the chief
town of Spottsylvania, County Virginia, and 515
situated on the right bank of the Rappahannock river at
the head of tidewater. It is between 50 and 60 miles froth
Richmond by railroad, and 65 miles by the turnpike, in
northerly direction. The town is pleasantly situated is a
fertile valley, and has advantages for commerce and meet'
factures. The railroad from Washington, via Aquia Crse"
passes through it, and as the through trains genera
stopped at Fredericksburg station for about an hour es
c,ll
trip a not inconsiderable chance trade was caused thereby
in the immediate locality of the depot. A good canal 01
been constructed from the town to a point on the RAW-
hannick river about 40 miles above, by which large quart'
titles of wheat, flour, and tobacco were formerly received
for exportation. The river affords extensive water pew,,;
which, however, has not been much used. The hills in tri,
neighbourhood, varying in height from 40ft, to WI
abound in fine granite and freestone. About 30 years sir',e-
the-prospect of Fredericksburg being a rapidly rising 0,7,
was very great, but it suddenly stopped in its prosperl't
and after, as it were, standing still for about 20 yeerfjit
gradually retrograded in its importance. In 1840 its PeP
baton numbered nearly 4,000 souls, and in 1850, ten Ye arfl
after, it had only increased 88 persons—gess than nine
year, and being about two per cent, in a decade—a reraa',o
ably small increase. Before the war it contained n'"
churches, one orphan asylum, two seminaries, four 1015:
paper offices, and two banks. Such was Fredericksbn3
The correspondent of the New York Times reports
is Fredericksburg no more. A city, soulless, rent
by the wreck of war, and shooting up in flames athw
night's sky, is the pretty little spot by the itePP a
hannock, erewhile the peculiar scene of dignified ease all
retirement."
DISEASES OF THE SUGAR-CANE.-011 this 0 0
ject we find an interesting article by Dr. Bergo:I.
toe Bulletin de la Societe d' Acclimatation. The anon'
his observations to the cultivation of the sugri..
cane in the island of Reunion, and begins with the deecio
tion of a cryptogamous plant which, to the naked en the
the appearance of a cobweb spread over the leaves *tie
young cane. Wherever this parasite has spread, 'a ,t
spots are perceived, first yellowish, then brown, en"
length of a bright red, a certain sign that the 001_0
has been attacked. The parasite sucks all the ;lot
from the plant, which, being still very young, crittri'
bear this loss, and dies away. Dr. Berg - of
butes this disease, first, to the immoderate asesoci
guano, which over-excites the functions of the plant)ilose,
then, to the custom of never allowing the soil to lie 1a
.. to
or at least substituting at intervals some other plant tijea
cane. Another enemy to the sugar-cane is what is set,
in the country the white pocket-louse, a hemipterous imeog
and therefore provided with four wings and a horny tithe
for suction. The female, however, has no Willg,sjiooo.
lower part of its body is flattened ; the upper part glob 500
500
Its eggs are round, adherent, yellowish, and are about the
in number for each insect. The gestation is long, Da
_hoe
hatching is rapid. The female's first care is to select
eyaver
on the leaves or stem ; there it implants its beak, and_ is the
moves from that place after. Its voluminous abdomeole,..o,
protecting envelope of a progeny which devours its
_Li ~(1
As the gestation proceeds, the mother is exhausteide,eff;,
dies as soon as it has laid its eggs. But while thee
~,13010,
sive male only sucks the nectar of the flowers, thhaP
in theslant.
in dying, leaves the fatal marks of its presence,
of dark spots, which denote the destruction of the
P the
The borer is another insect, having the appearance :bop
larva of a coleopterous insect. It has two strong arta_ilieli
horny mandibles, two lateral jaws, end a lower lip_:01.0,
is also sharp and thin. This insect is extremely d.t ;10,
tive, and remarkable for its surprising voi.acity ; %e
attar canes the knots
bark, It does not, however, a
which are three or four inches apart.
trates into the heart of the cane, after boring through "of
T
HE PROPOSED NEW, METROPOLITAN _RIP'O
The precise sites of the proposed new metrop011:0
bridges across the Thames are defined by the plan' orl
eIY
sections just deposited with both houses of Parlialneet, the
clerks of the peace. They are five in number—naen
Tower-bridge, St. Paul's-bridge, the Temple-
Chelsea and Battersea bridge, and IV andsworth-b 1_ to
the first three for foot- passengers only, and the °thereto,
for both carriages and horses. The Tower-bridge otee
mences at Irongate-stairs, near the Tower, and teratlioe
at Hot sley-down Old-stairs. The St. Paul's-bridge ectora•
comprises a bridge and approaches from St. Paul e:t ens
boat-pier, and terminating in the Thames at a Pel,,
kith
hundred yards north of the junction of Love-Isn'ciog et
Bankside on the Surrey side ; also a bridge cornnienatia at
the southern terminus of the foregoing, and terreiv„o.etV
Bankside, at a point nearly op,,osito Love-lane, ;:t,irsr
with a third approach or work ending at Alas°loo elh;
Bankside. The Temple bridge starts from the 11.1 „on
bankrnent, 100 yards in a south ,easterly directioeur
Temple Steam boat pier, near Essex street, and t
eetilljerce
90 yards in a north-easterly direction from the river. h the eelo
to the draw dock of Messrs. Dawson and
mercial railway on the Surrey side, with aPP_Twe aro
Co' wit cbes ilreuas
Duke-street and Old Bar ge-house-stairs, Son,T,eceie.// ad,
Chelsea and Battersea-bridge, commencing in ''.ll'bert-r°,.,eo'
opposite Oakley-stteet, Chelsea, and end at the, spa 150
Battersea-park, near to the Albert Tavern ; anerwortk.3.
worth- bridge beginning in the York-road, Wann„
feet to the east of the Jews'-road, will terrainte ''onepePtite
road, Fulham, at the junction of Land's Ilad:111ed for pe
the Lord Palmerston Tavern. The time aPe.u;,o
completion of the bridges is six years, and ""
talon is PM LIVOPOPYS