The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-25 00:00:00

AMERICA.

WASHINGTON, May 24.
It is reported that the Fenians are concentrating lie'
St. Albans, Vermont, for an attack on Canada.hor
teer Militia in Toronto have received orders to be in
readiness.
The House of Representatives reuses to provide for the
mission to Rome.
The official correspondence respecting the Red Riper
expedition shows hat the refusal of the American )r.'
vernment to allow British vessels to pass the St. geir
Canal was dependent on their carrying war raaterie •
Mr. Thornton notified that a trading steamer, the Chicora,
had been stopped.

THE MAIL SERVICE.
The Inman steamer, City of Paris, arrived at New Irw°rl,l:
on the 23d of May, after encountering severe gales. 1-"„
Rhein, a German steamer, arrived at Southampton
the 24th.
The Syria, a Peninsular and Oriental Con1P311;:
steamer, left Gibraltar on tit* 23d for Southampton, la
Bombay mails. Her arrival is expected on the 28th.

INDIA.

CALCUTTA, NW 23ii
Wheat is rising in price through the north-west and,'"-ie
Punjab. Prices unchanged in piece goods market. Cote
ton fair Bengal 25i. Exchange on London, six 1:011t19'
Bank bills, is. ; Four per Cent. Government Sec,
rities, 971; Five per Cent. ditto, 1071 ; ie-and-a-Ijalf
per Cent. ditto, 1141.
BOMBAY, AfftY 24 a
A war is thought to be likely between Persia gni,
Affghanistan. Exchange on London, six months' 1331''
bills, is. 11 3-16 d. ; Four per Cent. Government Secti;
rities, 961; Five per Cent. ditto, 1071 ; Five and a 14g1.
per Cent. ditto, 1141 to 1.

The following appeared in our Special Edition of Ye°ter-
day evening:—

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
MORE MURDERS BY BRIG ANDS'

TURKEY.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 21
A band of fifteen brigands having murdered thre
shepherds in Thessaly were pursued by Turkish trooP6
but escaped by crossing the Greek frontier.

TRIAL AND SENTENCE OF THE GRESS
BRIGANDS.
ATHENS, May 22, Evening-
The trial of the brigands implicated in the late Os'
sacre at Oropos took place yesterday, and after fourtesafi
hours' duration resulted in a sentence of death against
the prisoners, seven in number.

FRANCE.
PARIS, May 21
Mr. Leavy Brown, the first Secretary of the Chine.;
Mission, arrived here yesterday, and proceeds with 4'
mandarins to Florence.
The small-pox is still increasing at Paris ; the cloth'
•
last week from that cause were 195 as against 179 111 th
previous week.

ITALY.
FLORENCE, 1137 e
In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies toe
whole of the estimates of the expenditure were agreecidis.'
amounting in the aggregate to 765,000,000 lire. The ,
cussion of the financial bills relating to the army will cog'
mence to-morrow.

AMERICA.
Intelligence has been received herNel
nouncing the capture of Caracas by the revolutionists, -
the 27th April, after a severe fight, in which 500 'ger°
killed.
President Monagas surrendered, but was released
parole. fwro Ym"Vie'n ige:L:3.
nn
0°:
General Blanco has been made Provisional President',.s,
The new Goverment had abolished the export d'u l-
and reduced the import duties 70 per cent. e
The North German Lloyd steamer Hain arrived her
at
10 p.m. yesterday.
Gold closed at 1134; the highest quotation during tho (Isl
was 114 I; the lowest 1134. ged
The Inman royal mail steamer City of rariS abtßa
here to-night. All well. She experienced heavy Web
gales.

AMERICAN MAIL.
SOUTHAMPTON May _spy/
' The North German Lloyd's steamer Rhein, froli
York, has arrived. She brings 532 passengers for for
port, Havre, and Bremen, and 144 sacks of n394',1a4
London ; also 59,706 dollars for London and 5,000 01°'
for Bremen.

ST. NAZAIRE, Al3Yl,44cet
The Transatlantic Company's steamer IraPei:n:'o,
from Colon, May 2 ; Santa Martha, 4 ; and Martini'
9, has arrived here with 165 passengers.

(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.)
THE EDUCATION QUESTION.
A meeting called by the supporters of the N3tl3-eo
Education League was held at Bradford last, night, lyr of
amid some confusion a Imolution was passed ill focalay,
the election of school boards by ratepayers geile° of
voting by ballot, compulsory attendance, prohibitioxl,,„
sectarian teaching, though not of reading and instrctiv-
from the Bible, and free admission to schools.

BRISTOL ELECTION PETITION. „
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The Bristol election petition was proceeded with tofi
At the opening of the Court two witnesses were
as call.'
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and did not answer—namely, Christopher Thom, chair'
man of the Liberal Association ; and George Richa', r,
mentioned as a briber in O'Malley's speech. rinwe'e
of
after the Judge had mentioned that the consequence Sae
non-attendance might be serious, both witnesses tna,rdo
their appearance. The examination of George Bleb
was then proceeded with. l'a
test
publican George Richards said, in evidence, that he eniPinJ t
publican named Munday to get as many votes at the
io
ballot as he could. Witness knew that Munday nise
get them by drink. Told Munday not to spare e%Pe for
for drink. Witness paid Munday £B. 10s., which was „d.
loss of time and drink, in treating voters. Witness
mitted treating by himself, and said he hen
did ot °Re-
that bribery at the test ballot bore legally on t
tion. tat
Mr. Ringstone, landlord of the Athenaeum Refreshillteil
Room in Bristol, stated his belief that only the staff inane
committee-room were refreshed at his house. The ,i'ithe
then pointed out in the bill rendered by the witness
committee 37 breakfasts, and also 60 teas for 000
1-,-;
whereas the staff numbered a dozen only. A publican
men"
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called on him for evidence he made out a fictitious bilij°
refreshments supplied, so as to mislead them.yrd
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