The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-08 00:00:00

WRECK. OF THE DACIA.

_
L. • gence has been received of the wreck of the
clela one of the vessels which was engaged to carry
°llt the cable for the West Indian and Panama
sllhmarine•telegraph. She left on the 19th of May
a thousand miles of cable on board. She was totally
Wrecked on the Northern Reef, off Bermuda, and
°llly thirty persons are said to have peen saved out of
sixty hands on board. The ship and cargo were
14cred for £170,000.

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.
leaterday's news from the Peninsular shews us that
tboth SPain and Portugal are in an unsettled condition.
hec Cortes at Lisbon has suspended its operations until
e end of October. The new Ministry intend to do
Feat things, if we are to judge from the circular addressed
h the Prefects by the Minister of the Interior in which
,e Promises a reform of the Chamber of Peers. of the
educational system, freedom of public meeting, and istrativead-
'T economy.
t;„11 Madrid the great Monarchy question has been ac •
;e'Y discussed. The claims of the Prince of Asturias
(-
13'ded son of Isabella II.) have been strongly advocated
Senor Canova and as strongly opposed by Senor Rios
SaS, who denounced all partisans of the Restoration as
Would,
of the Constitution. A 'plebiscitory Monarchy
Would
he thought, degenerate into despotism. Senor
Roero declared himself strongly opposed to the restora-
°,ll ef the Bourbons, and said the great majority of the
ettes would suffer anything rather than consent to it.

T4LIIEALTH OF THE FRENCH EMPEROR.
14,.,
eePtion health of the Emperor Napoleon has improved so
re'ea that e Was able to join the party at the weekly
of h
the Empress on Monday.

THE FIRE AT CONSTANTINOPLE.
co" Teat depression prevails throughout Constantinople in
sequence of the fire. The shops are most of them
reli:(1" All French subjects who have suffered loss will be
y
ved at the embass.

THE CAPTURED ENGLISHMEN.
Leh
tele.'gram from Madrid states that the ransom has
ell Paid, and both the Messrs. Bond are now at liberty.

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ITALY.
de disturbances in Italy are not yet thoroughly sub-
1411' and twenty-two arrests) were made last evening
te4,l°rn- A person, who is suspected of having at-
-zci the life of Crenneville, the Austrian General, at
°lseace, some time since, has been arrested at Marseilles.

Ttie . THE CROPS IN INDIA.
tom. Mal which has fallen has greatly improved the
kution of the crops in India.

THE FUNDING BILL.
pt.°v •-mhenck's new Funding Bill seems to have a fair
to et of success at Washington, having according
eo "u° latest intelligence been reported by the
It :andttee of the Ways and Means and recommitted.
this
tlinriaes the issue of one thousand million dollars in
bee,?' Years bonds beating 4 per cent. interest, which shall
the rnPt from all txes, and be exchangeable at par for
11Tlitstarlding Fivea-Twenty Bonds.
Dorta„ news respecting the Tariff is of some im-
the re. The amendment, adding the chief part of
Tiz, long-Pending Tariff Bill to the new Inland
11:( till has been carried by 139 to 43 in the
ki,11::." Representatives, and the bill now goes to the
acce The amendment which was moved by General
Pre
a- fixes pig-iron at $7 a ton instead of $9 as at
ceilt4t, and scrap iron at $6 instead of $B. It fixes 15
41'd 0
Per lb for books and printed matter in sheets
8 at instead ,
a cents per lb. for pamphlets, of 25 per cent.,
coal.,
of Present, The House has instructed the Committee
'3ll 'lB and Means to prepare a bill for repealing the duty

L,O
.tar (CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.)
DERBY AND CHESTER CATHEDRAL.
ha, ho
lOf Derby presided yesterday at a large meet-
ef-tiseld in Liverpool in connection with the promotion
ve restoration fund of the Chester Cathedral. There
110:0,, 4,18° present the Bishops of Manchester, Peter-
ju, and New York, the Dean of Chester, Canon
forill"""e3', &c. Lord Derby, in a speech of much
ihild eloquence, commented upon the importance of
the Kidd a from decay the ecclesiastical monuments of
greater -ages, for as the world grew older there was a
enuid to ging to penetrate'into the remote past, and as we
be4t net re-create what had been destroyed, it was incum-
r %tor°ell us to preserve with the greatest care, and to
tecti, much of the noble and beautiful cathedral archi-
gav,,re of the past as remained.—The Dean of Chester
up art account of the progress of the fund, stating that
Iliet3 the close of 1869 £31,500 had been subscribed. The
/,he 7'. of Manchester spoke in support of the movement.
ally
,24hoP of Peterborough having criticised occasion-
s w'th Caustic s everit
and sometimes with good
44111°I'r, a number of theY:customs and abuses of cathe-
-177, described the mode of restoration which had been
~rpted at Chester as being preferable to the system of
h 474 g down buildings and erecting modern ones with
10,18 L. antique architecture). In conclusion, his
the giip alluded to the future influence and position of
....I`-'hurch of England in terms of confidence and hope,
by t`"il'shop of New York alluded to the interest taken
be:),,e educated Am ericans in the venerable cathedrals of
r?", and expressed the disappointment that would
tee`ed across the Atlantic should the spirit of the nine-
Itilag ith century be not equal to their restoration.—Canon
proposed a vote of thanks to the noble chair-
York"oct in bearing testimonyto what the Bishop of New
the hilad said, urged the meeting, by the furtherance of.
menc't-ject In view, to strengthen the tie of religious senti-
'leech that linked England with America.—Mr. Aiken
led2m—ded the motion.—The noble chairman, in acknow-
of ellt, congratulated the promoters upon the success
the rneeting.

-4-4RicuLTuRAL SHOW AT TAUNTON.
At th
--"e agricultural show at Taunton yesterday trials,
°- which •
made with the reap-
ing. i no Prizes are awarded, were
11,131Pleruents exhibited by Messrs. Samuelson, Howard,
13-le ett Burgess r u ' —urgess and Kay, Hellard, Picksley and Sims,
Ilvort°ll, liornsby, and the Reading and Beverley Iron
tsub,e
a'3ll.
dWith single furrow ploughs Messrs. Davey, Ran-
-8101. ~
~ Sans, and Woofe competed, Davey's " Excel-
%%B -PPearing to work the best. Messrs. Ransome and
„loutl lt Fowler and Grey, Fowl exhibited in action their
noreurro 'w ploughs. On two occasions only has the
be
that of
of yesterday visitors to the show on the second clay exceeded

'l-ItCEIDEACON ON THE CHURCH OF
The v ENGLAND.
vi.., . venerable Archdeacon Grant held his annual
01:ri at Rochester Cathedral yesterday. Part cfl of
t% was directed to the question of the presentlar position
he ob-
getv_n, Church of England. It was quite
„Lie eq, that the old theory which regacrded, every
ember of
of the nation, as also
it b„ the State Church, was no longear tmeneamblbvleaser;
divrLdeano foundation now in fact. Our cou.ntreyxiste
_.
Under the}lelesslY ; no unity of Church fellowship
es
wered
beillg
oialtered condition of things great changeso
n
tilt
_n ade in the organisation of the establishment.
closer e hand attempts were being made to enter into
att communion with other bodies ; but those
4ehrellll4sN:l,vere generaly repelled by tlite bodies them-
d_,rti . evertheless construction must keep pace with
er'e"akt ction ; therefore he hailed as a good thing the m-
eof diocesan conferences. In regard to the confer-