The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-20 00:00:00

LHE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 20 1865.

been expected, a very active and interested opposi-
tion to this measure, and it was very much feared
that some means would be found for evading or
defeating it ; but the first day's allotment (the
occupancy being determined by lot) having
passed off safely and undisturbed, great
hopes were entertained that the new Bill
would be triumphant. The land of the Hamilton
allotments is described as being of the richest and
most fertile quality, adapted to any purpose of agri-
culture, yet hitherto lying waste as sheep walks. It
has now been apportioned by lot to tenants holding
from 40 to 640 acres, all holding on the same tenures,
with the ultimate option of purchase, and, in the
meantime, the same fixed rental. This, happily,
gets over the auction difficulty which left the matter
virtually in the hands of the squatters, who could,
of course, outbid the farmer class. We do not
wonder that the new act should be highly popular,
and only hope that it will prove as successful in the
future as it has done at the outset.

The prosperity and tranquility of the colonies
cannot be thoroughly assured until this vexed ques-
tion of land tenure is finally arranged, and it is to
be hoped that the troubles and perplexities which
hasty and reckless leglislation has brought upon the
colonies will be a warning to future lawmakers and
menders. It is manifestly reasonable and just that
the public lands should be actually available for the
public benefit, and not that they should be locked
up in the hands of a few capitalists, who only seek'
to get a temporary profit out of their occupancy
iustead of turning them to the service of the whole
community by profitable production.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,)

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, JULY 19.
The following is the text of the royal decree
respecting the Prussian Budget :
" Not having succeeded in coming to an under-
standing with the Diet upon a bill for the Budget
of the year 1865, I order, in accordance with the
report of the Ministry of State, dated the 4th July
inst., that the estimate, returned herewith, showing
the expected revenue and expenditure for the cur-
rent year shall serve as a regulation for the admi-
nistration of the finances.

" I hereby at the same time place at the disposal
of the Minister of Marine a sum not exceeding
500,000 thalers for the construction of heavy cast
steel guns for the fleet, and the Ministers of
Marine and Finance will have to account to me
for the employment of this sum at the end of
the year.

" The decree, with the enclosure, and the re-
port of the Ministry, shall be published in the
Staats An:ieger.

(Signed) 'c WILHELM."
Countersigned by all the Ministers.

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, JULY 16.

Advices from Smyrna to the 7th state that the
town of Cassada has been the scene of a great con-
flagration. Half of the town was destroyed and
many lives were lost. The damage is, estimated at
about 20,000,000 piastres.

VIENNA, JULY 20.

An Imperial decree has been published to-day
relieving Count Palffy of his position as Governor
of Hungary.

It is asserted that all the Polish and Hungarian
political prisoners will be amnestied—the former on
the birthday of the Emperor, and the latter on the
Feast of St. Stephen, the patron of llungary.