The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-09 00:00:00

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SPAIN.
The Madrid Gazette of the 3d contains the -1.°5410
decrees accepting the resignation of M. Moyall°: of
Minister of Public Works, " offered on accoilev4,
the bad state of his health," and appointing 10:
Esteban Collantes, Director of the Post-dace)

successor. . De'
The Three per Cents. were clone at 444
ferred Debt, 23.

ITALY.
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The Milan Gazette of the 2d publishes a seu"m„„iy
pronounced by the Court-martial of Mantua, 'if
demning four persons to various periods of,„eco
prisonment in irons, varying from eight to JOl.Oll
months for having been found in the posses'

of arms. ele
The Venice Gazette publishes a sentence 4,0,
Court-martial of Udine, of the 21st ult., ,0,
demning a gentleman named Locatelli, agetagos
having a wife and family, and, as the 5e11...40
says, a good reputation in a political point of vog
to two years' imprisonment in irons, for 10'file,
been found in possession of an unserviceable,"
lock, and a good sword. This sentence has.,holit
commuted into one year's imprisonment Wl'
irons. _fot
The Eco della Boma of Milan states that Clay
importance is 'attributed in ;high political eo
l'
to the fact of Lieut. Marshal Benedeck rr
been summoned to Vienna, and it is curren of
ported that he is to take a part in the laboOthe
Count Rechberg and Chevalier de Burger Pr
re-organisation of Lombardy. in'
At Rome, July 27, the police having bee..itisil
formed that a number of young men with Tot
passports had landed at Civita Vecchia oto
they had left that place for Rome, caused the--
be followed, and two of them were arrestsch 0111:
It would appear that those persons Of —"bjeo
tionary agents, and that they came with the,:r
of mediating between the various chiefs
gi
secret societies of Italy. Their passports tll
out to be forgeries.

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THE DOCK LABOURERS' STRIKES.—This morniev oti
7 o'clock the full quantity of men had been takenao
that were required, and printed notices were P°ete
the gates to that effect ; but a vast number of I'm-jai $t
mained outside the entrances to the London anee
Katharine's Docks. At 8 o'clock this morning a gioo,
man from the Directors of the East and Weet,„,l,,,
Docks waited upon Mr. Mumford, the Superin"—{ tb
of St. Katharine's Docks, and Mr. Cleinents? °fer
London Docks, requesting to be supplied with °et, 0
hundred men, as the company he represented wet,
need of a great number of labourers. There weee„W,
300 men at that time to spare, who had been eP t
as a reserve, and they were accordingly placed Ibool
agent's use, if he thought proper to engage thenl•e tioe's
were then requested to proceed to the Minoriesrhe
near Tower-hill, and were conveyed by the Ble,"
Railway to the Docks, where they were put to
with a promise of overtime.
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SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH CO O,
OPENING TO BIRMINGHAM.—The above compan
,v_sl frei
line to Birmingham having been connected -40,,
offices, 30, Cornhill, and 104, New-street, the ee,145!:
commenced transmitting dispatches on Mondallocr
The communication between the respective term,
found to be more than usually perfect, and the 04°
mitting media apparently without flaw. There °At"
public ceremony upon the occasion, and the 0011 ;:tote
which render the event remarkable are the grsingfe;
tion in the tariff, the former amount of 2s. 6d. „L',Bl'g
duced to is., the is. additional charge for each 1" torn
above the minimum of 20 having been changed t° o{ It
of 6d. for each additional 10 words or fractionce
tb
words, and the somewhat gratifying circurnstas Olt
the great link-lines of Europe are now continlieclnti,
unbroken chain of communication from the
through London, and northwards as far as as v:
ham. The Company's line to Manchester ancWr
eo
is to be rapidly proceeded with.
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MILITIA LAW AMENDMENT.—Another „g 00 0
measure has been printed to suspend the making of tllis
and the ballots, and enrolments for the militias hog
United Kingdom, and otherwise to amend thdlo;‘,
relation thereto. By its provisions all general °tbose,l.
division meetings of the lieutenancy, excepting,
iirsc7d,
called in the 15th ...aid 16th Vic., c. 50, and al' roittp;o.
ings relating to the ballot and provision of 50'115)4,./Pill,
are to be suspended until the Ist of October I.° 0040 0
ceedings during such suspension to be by order ia 100 0
So much of the Militia Act of last session as ILlitieto
deputy-lieutenants raising volunteers for the to
repealed. The times and places of exercise sty
appointed by the Lord-Lieutenant of the cel.ll3tbe
deputies, and the notices are to be sent t° Ptho
by post. The penalty for fraudulent enlistrn 0000
future not to exceed 101., and in default three of the
imprisonment before one of the Justieerat to tbe
Peace, who is forthwith to send a repo for d
Secretary of State. Provisions are also niepsl,oo4
discharge of men from the militia on the f` the
of the bounty and the expenses of enrolmen .thbo
men enlisting in the regular forces—and t° //nil trail:°'
bounty from those wrongfully absenting fr°Trisitetivi
Enrolment in the militia is not to cans:the ,c) 000,
any interest in any benefit society. Idefts,kelity/
themselves from or during training, and n,°,"7 or, le
afterwards, are liable to a penalty of 11,0 r; ife.
months in default, with or without hard latheDlir
persons harbouring militiamen so absenting Ar
incur a penalty of 201.
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FLOWERING OF THE VICTORIA REGIA 11,1400-14
tit
CAL GARDENS, MANCHESTER.—This very rare pia v.,
progress has been watched with so much bets
subscribers to the Botanical Gardens, Old Tra„oo3'",liot
length come into flower. It was received IT, o'ol
worth on the 9th of April last. It was thene inore,"
having only three leaves, none of which wer its ,140;
three inches in diameter. It WaS placed iniu the glided
position in the huge tank which it occupielo e01):01iS
rium, and in about three months the leaves first :
to five feet six inches in diameter. The_dcostell'Ode
opened on Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock,:weclo to
open until between nine and ten o'clock
re-°P .sa
atfrily
morning. It then closed, and gl,o elgb
o'clock in the afternoon of the same day' 00d hit
o,n closedloek o. n
Te Thursdayflo‘ve morningrontli e
firstbe tdwaeye
assie;.,eernfolecotrlilli ty
the petals standing erect, but on Thurs:Vll ciesitote,
petals were slightly tinged with pink, a a thO 7:0
gently bent downwards to the edge
,„,„0",,
into which it will gradually sink 4,;;:ur,day.u, 40
113 ed. Aisecond flower opened " etw on ill at tit
o'clock in the afternoon, and closed h eped 04 4
ten o'clock on Friday morning. It re-t:ePui o°lool,
o'clock the same afternoon, and cont. The ,
seven or eight o'clock on Saturday morning. one 0,00,
of the plant are now expanded to a grey five feet
cpsco,,
which was measured on Thursday, wasiuches ia,egrorle
a half inches in diameter, or 16 feet 71 about 86 a the
Fromof
the
present a u
haerslthy i iasphpeeaatreaidn_
eoluatlos
upciel;io coo
is every probability that there wll b Of '4
flowers for some time.—Examine.weather to_lj
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HARVEST IN THE WEST.—The.r_l„,,,ence 00 esed
past week has hada most beneticib• ;flyl_4, h,s coolc% certiol
_ ev.
ter market,ed
• On Friday, inExe
xhibit
auspices.
wheat were e
ienrorani they
p parts
Ntvse
os
ft,
pa nedv
ot the es
filew he wheat
samples of this year s ndaer tns'e gt

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