The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-07 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

ITALY.

The disturbances in Italy are not yet thoroughly sub-
subdued, and twenty-two arrests were made last evening
in ~,Leghorn. A person, who is suspected of having at-
tempted the life of Crenneville, the Austrian General, at
Florence, some time sinee, has been arrested at Marseilles.

THE CROPS IN INDIA.
The rain which has fallen has greatly improved the
condition of the crops in India.

THE FUNDING BILL.

' Mr. Schenck's new Funding Bill seems to have a fair
prospect of success at Washington, having according
to the latest intelligence been reported by the
Committee of the Wages and Means and recommitted
It authorises the issue of one thousand million dollars in
thirty years' bonds beat ing 4 per cent. interest which shall,
be exempt from all taxes, and be exchangeable at par for
the outstanding Five-Twenty Bonds.
The news respecting the Tariff is of some im-
portance. The amendment, adding the chief part of
the long-pending Tariff Bill to the new Inland
Tax Bill has been carried by 139 to 43 in the
House of Representatives and the bill now
_goes to the
Senate. The amendment which was moved by General
Schenck, fixes pig-iron at $7 a ton instead of $9 as at
present, and scrap iron at $6 instead of $B. It fixes 15
cents per lb for books and printed matter in sheets
and 10 cents. per lb. for pamphlets, instead of 25 per cent.,
as at present. The House has instructed the Committee
of Ways and Means to prepare a bill for repealing the duty
on coal

The following news appeared in our First Edition pub-
ishod at Eight o'clock this morning:—]
THE ENGLISH CAPTIVES AT

GIBRALTAR.

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Unfortunately the good news circulated respecting
the English captives at Gibraltar turns out to be not
altogether correct. Only one of the gentlemen has
returned to Gibraltar,, and he has been released in
order to obtain the ransom demanded by the brigands,
150,000 fr. or £6,000. It is Mr. Bonell, junior, who
has been despatched for the ransom, leaving his
uncle in the hands of the brigands until the money
is paid.

HEALTH OF THE FRENCH

EMPEROR.

The Emperor Napoleon was unable to attend the
grand dinner which took place at the Tuileries on
Saturday through indisposition. He was said to be
suffering from a slight attack of rheumatism.

TERRIBLE FIRE IN CONSTAN-

TINOPLE.

THE BRITISH EMBASSY AND OTHER
HOUSES BURNT.-

The: British Embassy and a large number of
other houses have been destroyed by fire at Con-
stantinople. We are glad, however, to learn that
no lives have been lost, and that although Sir
Henry Elliot's family have lost all their pro-
perty, not one of the members of it suffered
personal injury of any kiwi. The calamity occurred
on Sunday night. The following is the purport of
the telegram received at the Foreign Office on the
subject. It was dated Constantinople, June 6th,
7.40, and ran thus :

"The British Embassy was burnt down last night.
Ihe fire destroyed an enormous number of houses in
the vicinity. The embassy house is gutted. The
archives and plate are, however, saved. Nobody
belonging to the embassy is injured, although all
personal property has been lost."

CONSTANTINOPLE, June 6.

A fearful fire broke out at 1 a.m. yesterday, in Pera,
which was not got under until nearly midnight.
In consequence of a strong wind the flames spread
with alarming rapidity, and the English embassy
the American and Portuguese consulates, the Naoum
Theatre, the Palace of the Armenian Patriarch, many
churches, mosques, and several thousand houses and shops
in the finest parts of Pera were completely destroyed.
Several persons were killed and others wounded. The
fire is still burning in various places. The loss is immense.
The telegraph wires between Pera and Europe were broken,
but communication has been re-established this morning at an
adjacent point through the excessive promptitude of the
telegraph administration. The scene in Pera is heart-
rending, as thousands of families are in the streets home-
less.