The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-24 00:00:00

ITALY.

FLORENCE, May 23.

The discussion of the intended bills in reference to the
army will shortly take place, the Ministry and the Finan-
cial Commission of Fourte having come to an understand-
ing at a meeting held yesterday.

Signor Pasini, Vice-President of the Senate, died yes•
;erday.

AMERICA.

Naw Yoßx, May 23.

Intelligence has been received here from Venezuela an-
nouncing the capture of Caracas by the revolutionists, on
the 27th April, after a severe fight, in which 500 were
killed.

President Monagas surrendered, but was released on
parole.

General Blanco has been made Provisional President.
The new Government had abolished the export duties,
and reduced the import duties 70 per cent.
The North German Lloyd steamer Main arrived here at
10 p.m. yesterday.

New Yonx, May 21.
The steamers sailing to-day for Europe take out $350,000

in specie. •
Gold closed at 114/ ; the highest quotation during the day
was 114/; the lowest 114*.
Sterling Exchange on London lo9f
Five-Twenty U.S. Bonds, 1882 ll2*
Ditto 1885 . 111*
Ditto 1867 ll4*
Ten-Forty ditto 1867 lOB/
Illinois Shares .. l4o*
Erie
Cottov, Middling Upland
Petroleum, Standard White 27lc
• Flour, extra State -. .
Corn. old Mixed $1 14c.

INDIA,

(By Indo-European Telegraph.)

CALCUTTA, May 21 (Evening)
Exchange on Lbndon, 6 month's Bank Bills I.llf
4 per (lent. Government Securities 97f
5 lO7l
5i ,t
- - - -

(By British Indian-Submarine Cable.)
BOMBAY, May 21 (Evening).

Piece goods market steady.
Cotton firmer. Fair Dhollerah, 295 r. Shipments of the
week, 51,625 bales.
Exchange on London, 6 months' Bank Bills 1.11 3-16
Freight going ships, 348.

INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.
ALEXANDRIA, May 22.
The Adriatic and Oriental Company's steamer Brindisi
left here at noon to-day with the mails direct via Brindisi.
• ALEXANDRIA, May 23.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Tanjore
left at 0.45, and the Massilia at 5.45 p.m. yesterday.
The former may be expected at Marseilles on the 28th
instant, and the latter at Southampton about the 4th
proximo.

AMERICAN MAILS.

QUEENSTOWN, May 23.

The Guion United States mail steamer Manhattan,
from New York, arrived here at 3 a.m. to-day, and,
having landed the mails and some of the passengers, pro•
ceeded immediately for Liverpool.

The Inmau. Royal Mail steamer City of-Brussels, from
New York, arrived here at 7.25 a.m. to-day, and having
landed passengers proceeded immediately for Liverpool.
All well. Specie on freight, nil.

THE CAPE MAIL.

PLYMOUTH, May 23.

, - -
The Union Company's Royal Mail steamship Cambrian,
with the Cape mails, has arrived here with 60 cabin pas-
sengers, 75 troops (invalids and time-expired men), in
charge of Lieutenant Kinder, of the 11th Regiment, 27
sacks of mails, and a large general cargo, including 464
bales of wool. Among the passengers are Sir John Swin-
bourne and Mr. Nelson, from the gold fields. Her
dates are Port Natal, April 12 ; Table Bay, 20 ; St.
Helena, 28 ; and Madeira, May 16. 11 passengers and
mails were landed, and the Cambrian, without anchoring,
proceeded at 6.30 a.m. for Southampton. The mails will
be forwarded by the 10.25 train.

On the 17th of May the Cambrian spoke the Northam
lat. 37 N., long. 14 W., and passed tile Channel Squadron
on the 20th, 40 miles north of Cape Finnisterre.
Conflicting statements were occurring as to the number
of Europeans at the Tatin gold-fields. The Natal Mercury
published a list of names, proving the number to be 130.
All the poorer diggers were bbliged to sell their claims to
the. London and Limpopo Company, and some wore work-
ing for the company at £3 per week. The Natal Gold
Prospect Company was at work 35 miles beyond the Vic-
toria diggings- The accounts of the harvest prospects
from all parts of Natal colony were satisfactory,
and the sugar and coffee crops were expected to be very
large.

The Bishop of Natal had convened a Church Council.
to be held at Pietermaritzburg on May 31st, and through-
out the colony the different Church of England congrega-
tions had chosen delegates to attend it.
Eusiness was dull in the Cape Colony, through a delay