The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-04 00:00:00

FR ANCE.

It is asserted in Paris that the prospects of the new
Turkish loan are very favourable. M. Durand left yes-
terday for London.

Yesterday morning a soldier, named Masson, sen-
tenced to death for having killed his corporal, was shot
at -Vincennes, in presence of detachments of all the corps
of the garrison.
The trade of Paris for the last week exhibited
little or no variation from the preceding one, busi-
ness altogether having been very dull, owing in a
great measure to the inclemency of the season. The
accounts from the manufacturing districts are not
either satisfactory, an almost complete stagnation
prevailing at Rouen, Mulhouse, Rheims, Amiens,
Roubaix, and Turcoing. The few days of fine
weather of the beginning of the week have re-
assured the most timid as to the result of the
approaching crop, which everywhere promises tobe over-
abundant.

The Bourse rose to-day, notwithstanding the fall in
English Consols. The Toree per Cents, closed 73f. 40c.
for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a-Half per
Cents. at 98f. 40c. The New Loan was not quoted.

THE CAPE AND MAURITIUS.

The General Screw Steam Shipping Company's mail
packet Calcutta, Captain Goodhall, arrived yesterday
afternoon. She left Calcutta April the 15th, Madras
the 23d, Ceylon the 26th, Mauritius May Bth, Table-bay
the 26th, St. Helena June 3d, Ascension the 7th, and
and St. Vincent the 19th.

Lieutenant-General the Hon. Sir G. Cathcart,K.C.B.,
late Governor of the Cape, came by the Calcutta, and
having landed at Plymouth, proceeded at once by the
South Devon Railway to Exeter.
_ _

On the 19th of April, near Clarkenburg, a sharp fight
occurred between Kreilis Caffres and the Tambookies,
when the latter suffered a loss of 50 men. The Caffres,
who outnumbered their opponents, were severely pun-
ished. With this exception the Cape colony was per-
fectly tranquil. The elections were not finished.
Her Majesty's ships Hydra, Penguin, and Juno were
in Simon's Bay. The Juno was to leave on the 26th of
May, supposed for New South Wales. His Netherland
Majesty's steamer Soembing. Cammander Febias, left
Simon's Bay on the 21st of May for Java. The steam.
ship Queen of the South left Table Bay, for Australia,
on the 23d of May, taking several passengers ; the
Silver Cloud on the 26th. The screw steamer City of
Hobart Town, from London April 2d, St. Vincent the
21st, and St. Jago the 24th, arrived at the Cape on the
24th of May, and was to sail for Hobart Town on the
27th. At St. Helena there was a condemned slaver,
prize to her Majesty's brig Linnet, a bark of 260 tons,.
named Millando. A large Russian ship, with 70 men ore
board, from China, with furs valued above a quarter of
million sterling, had sailed from the island for St. Peters-
burg a few days before the Calcutta arrived. Her
master was a German, and had procured double sets of
papers to make for America, if necessary. The declare.
tion of war was not then known at Ascension. It eras
reported that a Russian frigate had put into Porto Prays,
under English colours, about a month before (May 20);
her name and destination unknown. The barks Pene-
lope, Marquis of Chandos, and Wilhelmina, and the
schooner Caroline, were at St. Vincent. The Lady
Jocelyn arrived on the 16th, and left for Australia.
On the 17th of June the Calcutta experienced heavy
weather in gales off Algoa Bay, and was compelled to
lay to. From the 16th to the 22d of May, from Table,
Bay to Ascension, very light trades and frequent calms
prevailed ; from the 23d of June contrary winds from.
the north-east were experienced. She has a full cargo.
of saltpetre, indigo, raw silk, piece goods, &c. The:
Calcutta brings in all 175 passengers, among whom are)
Major Mercer, from Calcutta ; Colonel Millar, Colonels
Neill, Major Bower, and Captain Jacob, from Madras
Captains Henderson, Hall, and Corfield, from Ceylon ;
and Colonel Seymour, Colonel Penckeney, D. A. Com-
missary-Generals Power and Robinson, and the Home.
G. Elliot, from the Cape.
Spoke.—June 25, lat. 30 39, long. 26 40, the bar:*
Henrietta, 17 days out ; June 26, lat. 35 20, lone.
25 50 N,, passed the French brig Marseillaise, of Ma r-
seilles, steering to the eastward ; July 2, in lat. 47,
long. 8 40 W., the brig Acacia.
The French frigate Jeanne d'Arc, and sloops of war
Eagle and Estafette, from Reunion, arrived at Port
Louis on the 2d of May. The frigate which carried the
flag of Rear-Admiral La Guerre put in to replace some
sheets of copper. She was to sail immediately with the
sloops for China, despatches having been received from
Admiral Stirling, in the East Indies, requesting their
co-operation to effect the capture of the Russian f arco in
those seas.

The sugar crop at the Mauritius was fast dravvin
„a to
a close. It will reach 100,000 tons, of which 77 ;ow
have been shipped to the United ,Kingdom, 11,0 00 to
Australia, and 2,100 to the Cape. The last heavy v vinds
were favourable, and the coming crop is estimat, ed at
115,000 tons.
The demand for freight slackens :—England, 31. ;
Cape, 2/. ; Australia, nominal.
Ichaboe guano, $52. Peruvian, $6O. Coals are • firm ;
current rates, $9 ten $lO. Document bills, t par..
Treasury bills, 2i per cent, premium.

ALL'S LOST.-INTOLERANCE FOR BYER r

MAYNOOTII GRANT.
(From the Morning Herald.)

We do not profess to disguise either our disappoint.-
ment or vexation at the result of Mr. Spooner's motion:.
last night. With a very few words, we must dismiss
this most disheartening subject.
A large majority of the house, it is perfectly plain,
were ready to vote for the motion of Mr. Spooner. Bu
a large number of members had left the house In the be r-
lief that there would be a protracted debate. By one c f
those dexterous pieces of management in which all pei
sons admit the Government "whips" to be pre-emit-
gently skilful, these gentlemen managed to obtain thei
it
own supporters in the house, and, taking advantage ,of
the state of the Protestant benches, Ministers hurri,
the division, and succeeded in defeating Mr. Spoone r's
proposal by a narrow majority of 16.
It is useless to deny that there must have been sad
mismanagement in all this. Mr. Spooner did all t hat
courage and high principle could do. Mr. Newdeg ate
ably seconded his efforts. But why, let us ask, was -no
one found to protract the debate, and prevent the M i> ii-
sterial artifice from succeeding ? Mr. Butt, at the 1: Lst
moment, gallantly came to the rescue, but was met; 'by
the Speaker with the intimation that there was an T in-
derstanding that no one was to speak after the glass las
turned. Amid a storm of opposition from those ea./ ;'sr
for a division, the hon. member succeeded in establish-
ing his right to be heard, and having carried his p, Sint
both with the Speaker and the house, very unwise!
we cannot help thinking—waived it in deference to the
feeling of the house. So it was, however. Mr.
Spooner's motion was negatived without debate, and
this while there were members enough within a do arter
of a mile of the house to have carried it by a triunr phant
majority.

There is in all this, let us say, a lamentable l A 'oof of
want of concert. We will not stop to apportion blame.
The heaviest part of it must probably fall up( ►'a those
who would not sacrifice their dinner at their club to
watching an important debate. But why w ere not
arrangements made to secure a succession of speakers
to preveet an abrupt division ?
The new " understanding" intimated by the l 3: peaker,
and of which the great majority of members w e re per-
fectly unaware—like all these new rules and', under-
standings— shackled the freedom of discussiout in the
house. But account for it as we will, the fact is,„ that a
great opportunity has been lost—and this in its( if im-
plies that arrangements were neglected which, we trust,
will never again be similarly overlooked.
This solitary success of Ministers is gained, afi ,er all,
by a division carried by a surprise.