The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-04 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Last night an Ita- L . rr
lien version of Weber's fairy opera, " Oberon," was pro- a
duced with a very powerful distribution of the dramatis ,
persona, and great splendour of scenery, costume, and stage '
accessories. Mademoiselle Titiens, Madame Alboni, Signor_ T'
Mongini, Signor Belart, Signor Evarardi, and other emi-
nent singers were included in the cast. Mr. Benedict
directed the orchestra. The house was crowded, and the
opera entirely successful.
ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.—
Her Majesty, accompanied by H.R.H. the Prince Consort,
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, her Royal Highness the
Princess Alice, H.R.H. the Prince Arthur, and the Duke
of Saxe-Coburg, honoured the Royal Italian Opera, Co-
vent-garden, with their presence last evening. Her Ma-
jesty's suite included the Countesspf Caledon, Hon. Horatia
Stopford, Lord de Tabley, Gen. Grey, Col. the Hon. C. H.
Hardinge, Major Elphinstone, and Captain Grey. The
entertainment. consisted of Cluck's opera of "Orfeo e Euri-
dice," performed, according to the announcements, by the
express desire of the Queen. Mdlle. Csillag was loudly
applauded, and the whole opera appeared to afford great
gratification to the Royal party, as well as to the audience
in general.
NARROW ESCAPE OF THE HON. JAMES STUART
WORTLEY.—It will be in the recollection of our readers
that this gentleman accompanied Lord Elgin's embassy to
China in an official capacity. He was on board the Malabar
when that vessel was suddenly wrecked in the Galle har-
bour, and with his noble chief was among the last who left
the ship. He bad previously one of his boxes broken open
and robbed during the Overland route, and now the remnant
of his portable property is at the bottom of the sea, with
Lord Elgin's orders, papers, and credentials.
We regret to announce the death, at Dresden, of
Sir George Bowyer. He succeeded on the death of his
father, Admiral Sir George Bowyer, to two titles—one con-
ferred on Sir Wm. Bowyer, of Denham-court, Bucks, in
1660, for services during the Civil War and at the Restore-
ration ; and the other granted to Admiral Bowyer, after
Lord Howe's victory on the Ist of June, 1794, in which
engagement he was severely wounded. The deceased
baronet formerly represented the boroughs of Malmesbury
and Abingdon, and was a friend and supporter of Pitt and
Canning. By his wife—daughter of Sir Andrew Snape
Douglas, who was captain of Lord Howe's flagship the
Queen Charlotte, and also severely wounded at the victory
on the Ist of June—he leaves three sons and two daughters.
He is succeeded in his titles and estates by his eldest son,
the member for Dundalk, now Sir George Bowyer, of Rad-
ley-park, Berks.
RETIREMENT OF Ma. BINGHAM.—A severe and
somewhat sudden attack of indisposition, last week, has
induced Mr. Bingham, the senior magistrate at the Marl-
borough-street Court, to send in his resignation. Mr.
Bingham, before he was appointed to the Metropolitan
Bench, occupied a respectable and a rising position at the
bar. lle was the legal reporter to the Common Pleas, and
" Bingham's Reports" continue to maintain a high autho-
rity with the judicial bench. His practice was on the
Western Circuit, and he was for some years Recorder of
Southampton and Portsmouth. About 20 years ago Mr.
Bingham was made one of the metropolitan magistrates,
taking his seat at Worship-street, from which court about
14 years back he was removed to Marlborough-street Police
Court. In retiring into private life Mr. Bingham carries
with him the esteem and respect of all with whom his pub-
lic position brought him in contact, for thorough upright-
ness and indefatigable exertions as a magistrate, acknow-
ledged ability as a lawyer, and undeviating kindness of dis-
position. His successor is not yet named.
The liabilities of Messrs. Smith and Patient and
Messrs. J. H. Smith and Co., whose failure in the leather
trade was notified on Monday, aie respectively stated to be
£lBO,OOO and £200,000. The additional stoppages an-
nounced are Messrs. W. and C. Mundy, for £70,000 ; Mr.
Hacker, for about £30,000 or £40,000 ; Mr. A. Waring,
for about £30,000 ; Mr. T. H. Mortimore, of Andover, and
Mr. Gibson, of Godalming. The books of the latter, whose
liabilities are estimated at £140,000, and also those of J. 11.
Smith and Co., have been placed in the hands of Quilter
and Co.
PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris
is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25.121
per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the Eng-
lish Mint price of £3 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard
gold, it appears that gold is about 2-10ths per cent. dearer
in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburg the
price of gold is 423 per mark, and the short exchange on
London is 13.31 per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the
English Mint price is therefore about 1-10th per cent.
dearer in Hamburg than in London. The course of ex-
change at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight
is 109 a to 1094 per cent., which, when compared with the
Mint par between the two countries, shows that the ex-
change is slightly in favour of England • but, after making
allowance for charges of transport and difference of interest,
the present rate leaves a very trifling profit on the imports
tion of gold from the United States.
THE WEATHER.—Since Friday there has been a
most agreeable change in the weather, and the appearance
of the country already exhibits the blessings resulting from
the change. The glass has gradually risen and settled at
" fair," and the sun yesterday was bountiful in its heat.
On Saturday a great deal of grass was cut in the neighbour-
hood of Plymouth, and hay making, will become very ge-
neral here in the course of this week. We passed through
many corn fields yesterday, and the wheat generally looked
as if it were uninjured, and if the fine weather continue it is
hoped that no harm will have been done. The plough will
now be set to work for the sowing of swedes, &c., much
work having been delayed by the incessant wet that heioranpnspgpersesoiodn:
long prevailed.—Daily Western Mercury, Plymouth.
REMARKABLE WEATHER.—Mr. E. J. Lowe, of
Highfield-house Observatory, says :—" It is desirable to
place upon record the extraordinary weather of June, 1860.
On only seven days did the thermometer in shade reach 70
deg., the maximum heat for the month being 73.5 deg.—a
great contrast to June, 1858, when it was 92.2 deg., or
18.7 deg. higher. Previously the lowest maxima have
occurred' in 1843 and 1852, when the temperature reached
77 deg., or 3.5 deg. higher than in June, 1860. On refer-
ring to' Mr. Glaisher's tables of temperature for June, it
will be found that at Greenwich the temperature was lower
in 1797 and 1821 by half a degree, and in 1852 by three-
quarters of a degree. The mean temperature of June at
Greenwich, from observations commencing in 1771 is 58.0
deg., while the mean here for June, 1860, was only 55.0
deg. June has been, moreover, unusually rainy, and,
although the amount fallen here has been less than in most
other places, the whole amount is half an inch above the
average. Rain fell on no less than 26 days. In 1852 and
1853 the amount of rain was greater, but, as the excess fell
in violent thunderstorms, these years are scarcely com-
parable with the month just ended. A change has now
taken place in the weather, with every appearance of
continuance."
SMITIIFTELD MARKET BILL.--This bill as amended
by the select committee, contains a clause providing that a
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to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. The market tolls are to
be a farthing for every 211 b. of provisions, a half-penny
a cwt. for provisions weighed at the owner's request, and
ld. a week per square foot for every shop or stall, which
tolls and the rent fur the use of the railway station are to
be applied towards paying the cast of the market, after
which the tolls are to cease, and the rent is to be applied
towards the maintenance and improvement of the market,
which the Corporation have power to enlarge if necessary.
The bill is not to authorise the eeect.on of any slaughter
house or gas works.
STATE OF THE RIVER THAMES.—At a meeting
of the City Court of Sewers, yesterday, Dr. Letheby re-
ported that the river up to the present time has not been
offensive, and is in its normal condition. This satisfactory
state of things, he says, has evidently been obtained by the
continuance of wet weather. In the month of May last
year the total rain-fall in London was but two inches under
the corresponding months of this year, when it amounted to
3.7 inches. In June last year it was barely two inches, but
in the three weeks of the last month it has been 4.6
inches. The report goes on state that Dr. M'Willians,
of her Majesty's Customs, has so recently inquired into
the effects of the river nuisance, and has so clearly shown
that they have not yet produced the injury which was an-
ticipated, that Dr. Letheby considered it unnecessary to
discuss the subject in this report, and he says it is evident,
happily, that some condition is still wanted to make this
" filthy river capable of generating cholera, or of forming a
soil fit for the germination of the seeds of that disorder
when introduced into it." But this is no argument for the
neglect of sanitary precautions or for disregarding every
means for abating the noisome condition of th river ; nor is
it a reason with the mischief by resorting
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guise for a nuisance.
CANCER HOSPITAL, LONDON.—The annual meet-
ing of the governors of this charity took place on Friday,
the 22d inst., in the board-room of the hospital, 167, Pic-
cadilly. Upon the motion of Mr. John Abel 'Smith, Mr.
Oliver Farrar' the brother of the treasurer to the hospital,
Mr. Wm. Loxham Farrar, was voted into the chair. Many
filen s of the institution were present; amongst others,
Captain W. King Hall, Mr. Halswell, Dr. Marsden, Mr.
David Mocatta, Mr. Wm. Withall, Mr. Hannah, Mr.
Weedon C oke, Mr. Hinchliff, Rev. J. B. Owen, Dr. Knox,
Mr. Alexander Mareclen, &e. The secretary (Mr. Cockerill)
read the annual report, which showed that the institution
was prospering. Her Majesty had graciously contributed
£lOO to the hospital, and many of the city firms and com-
panies had presented £5O each. An effort has recently
been made to enable the committee to complete the build-
ing, the first stone of which was laid by ass Burdett Coutts
last June, and who has also been a most liberal contributor
to the hospital. The first part of the building now erected,
but not yet finished, will accommodate 60 patients ; but
there is ground enough attached to provide for an extension
of wards sufficient to accommodate 300 patients. Since
the foundation of the hospital in 1851, upwards of 3,500
poor persons have been received either as in or out-patients;
and we have no hesitation in saying that this is one of the
most useful and meritorious institutions of the metropolis,
assuaging the misery of multitudes that have hitherto had
little if any help from the hand of the benevolent, usually
so warmly extended towards the suffering.—Court Journal.
It was Napoleon's marriage in particular against
which Jerome declared himself loudly, and for this reason
he never, up to his dying hour, was fully reconciled with
the Empress. It does not appear to be in the nature of
ladies, at least not of Spanish ladies, to pardon such little
mistakes. On the other band, Jerome evinced great fond-
ness for his daughter-in-law, the Princess Clotilde of Sar-
dinia, who many a time had to become the mediator be-
tween him and his n, phew. Perhaps had he not been
such a very necessary ornament of the imperial throne, it
would have fared ill in latter times with the ex-King of
We ztphalia, for his ill-humour sometimes got the better of
his lodgment, and he allowed himself to say things to his
friends over the table, which no other man in France would
have dared whispering-. All things considered, I do not
think the Emperor is very sorry for the loss of his old
uncle, valuable though ho w,,s to him as a piece of histori-
cal furniture ... It is true, Jerome Bona-
parte was not a great lean in the stricter sense of the word;
yet he had, ner-rtheless, some of the spirit of the family in
him, and was peist ssed of more ability, and even geniality,
then the world in general has given Mtn credit for. It
was his misfortune, is more than one respect, that he had
such an ell-domineering brother, who not only made the
whole of the members Of his family the tools of his political
desires, but even interfered in their most intimate private
concerns. There is little doubt but that he loved hisyoung
American wife most sincerely, and was beloved no less in
return : and their forcible separation by the powerful arm
of Napoleon brought nothing but misery to both. The
succeeding career of Jerome came to be what in nine cases
out of ten is the ordinary result of such a calamitous break
of life's golden hopes ; Jerome grew careless and dissipated,
and finally took to the bottle.—Taris Correspondent of the
Coot Nett's.

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ENV ‘i 1 ,

The following telegrams have been received at
Mr. Neuter's office :

MA..RSEILLES, JULY 3.

According to advices from Naples to the 30th
ult., assemblages of the population commenced on
the evening of the 26th ult. The populace shouted
" Garibaldi for ever r! " Annexation for ever !'
" Death to the police ! The following day a panic
took place, the police were maltreated, and disap-
peared as soon as the same cries were raised by the
populace.

The King had twice sent Signor Aquila to
Baron Brenier, and had promised to make a strict

investigation.
On the 28th ult. all the police stations were
pillaged in open day; 40 of the agents were sur-
prised, and either killed or wounded. The archives
were burnt. The spoils were carried about in
triumph by the populace.

The King had arrived at Naples, and had ordered
the immediate formation of a National Guard.

The Official Journal praised the calm attitude of
the majority of the population.
The Advocates Romano had been appointed Pre-
fect of Police.

A proclamation had been issued, prohibiting
seditious shouts, and recommending the military to
disperse assemblages of the population with mode-
ration.

MARSEILLES, JULY 3.

Letters from Palermo to the 25th ult. state that
the Councils had been convoked, and would prepare
electoral lists. The universal suffrage of the people
and the army would be taken on the question of
the annexation of Sicily to Piedmont. The com-
munes were to indemnify the deputies.
Orders have been given for the conversion of the
greater part of the bells into cannon.

A dvices from Palermo to the 28th ult. state that
numerous arrests had taken place among the former
functionaries, some of them being noble. Some of
the people demanded that they should be shot.
Fresh massacres of the sbirri had taken place
Garibaldi bad sent some columns to re-establish
order in the interior of the island. The Ministry
which he had formed was, however, unpopular.
Notwithstanding the dissensions between the
towns and the villages, and the resistance offered
to the levying of the imposts, the same ardour to
drive the Neapolitans out of the island continued
to prevail.

MADRID, JULY 3.
The Emperor of Morocco has placed one instal
ment of the indemnity at the disposal of Spain.

FRANCE.

PARIS, TUESDAY.

The Sleek, Patric, and Opinione Nationale very
properly stigmatise the conduct of the Count de
Montemolin in retracting the voluntary renuncia-
tion of his claim to the Spanish Crown. Thus far
so good; and had they left the matter there no one
would have anything to say. But the Patrie goes
on with historical parallels, and quotes the chival-
rous conduct of Francis 1., the " heroic memory of
the vanquished of Pavia," as the Gazette de France
terms him, by way of contrast with the Count de
Montemolin. Nothing could be more unfortunate.
It is true that when Francis was defeated and
taken prisoner in that battle, he wrote to his
mother the Regent, Tout est perdu fors l'honneur.'
But, >alas! " l'honneur" was soon forgotten. Fran-
cis was brought to Madrid, lodged in the Al-
cazir, where he was certainly subjected to un-
generous treatment by his rival and vanquisher
Charles V. After nearly a year's captivity he
agreed to accept the terms dictated by Charles, and
signed the treaty of Madrid on the 14th January,
1526. Moreover, he bound himself by oath that if
within the time limited he'did not fulfil the stipu-
lations in the treaty, he would return to Spain and
surrender himself again a prisoner to the Emperor.
Yet this chivalrous monarch, whose boast it was
that amid the wreck of his fortunes he had pre-
served his honour, which fortune could not touch,
assembled his confidential servants a few hours
before he signed the treaty, and having sworn
them to secrecy, declared that his consent should
be considered as an involuntary act, and be
deemed null and void. While he saved his honour
in signing the treaty, he had already satis-
fied his conscience by finding a pretext to break
it And break it he did, the first moment he had an
opportunity of returning to France ; and when the
league which he had concocted against Charles V.
was concluded, he demanded, and obtained, from
Clement VII., who formed part of the combination,
absolution from the oath which he had taken to
observe the treaty of Madrid. It is rather unfor-
tunate; then, for these journals to appeal to Francis
1., and quite as much for the Gazette de France
to talk of " th 3 heroic souvenir of the vanquished
of Pavia," and speak of the Kings of the old race
as models of honour. The Gazette observes that
what the Count de Montemolin has done might be
" authorised by numerous precedents in the troubled
history of our times, meaning, doubtless, that ex-
amples might be alleged of people having violated
the most solemn pledges. Certainly such examples
could be quoted, but it is no justification of Monte-
molin that he can break his promise because others
have done so.

AMERICA.

LONDONDERRY, TUESDAY.

The Montreal Ocean Company's steamer North
Briton, Capt. Borland, which left Quebec on the
23d ult., has arrived here and landed all mails.
The United Kingdom had arrived out.
A motion made in the Senate to mconsider the
vote for postponing the Tariff bill had been agreed
to.

A committee has been appointed on the Post
Office Deficiency Bill.
The Baltimore Convention were awaiting the
report of the Committee of Credentials of the mem-
bers of the Convention.

Another session was expected. Seceders would
meet immediately and proceed to a nomination.
The hpanese Embassy received the Committee
of the Chamber of Commerce on the 20th ult., and
in answer to a congratulatory address from the
Committee, replied that they hope that the inter-
course between Japan and the United States would
become more extended.

The Brooklyn Common Council had resolved to
invite the Embassy to visit Brooklyn.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, JUNE 22.
Stocks active and higher. New York Centrals, 82;
Illinois, 621 ; Erie, 18. Money 4t05 on call. Exchange
firm and unchanged. Cotton heavy; middling upland,
10/c. Flour, sc. to 10c. better. Demand not active.
Canadian firm. Wheat, lc. to 2c. better. Market quiet.
Oats dull. Pork quiet. Lard firm. Freights for cotton to
Liverpool, 5. 32d.

MONTREAL, JUNE 23.
The news brought by the Asia caused an advance in
flour. Sales moderate at 5 dol. 30c. Peas and ashes dull.
The account of the crops received from the country are
satisfactory.

TILE -WEATHER IN SPAIN.—MADItID, June 28.
The English papers are wondering what has become of the
summer; tli,v inquire whether anything has been heard of
it either in the torrid or frigid zone—stolen or strayed, the
dog days. If you would know where they have strayed
you need only come to Madrid for half an hour, and the
aspect of the panting, perspiring people would quickly con-
vince you that you had at last found the object of your
search. In London and Paris you appear to be cowering
over blazing hearths—in the latter city especially, the
ladies scem-toieve brought out their furs again. Would
that we could send you some of our surplus caloric I for our
too solid flesh is fast melting under the pitiless beams of
the raging sun. The beat in Madrid is at this moment so
intense that it has driven forth all politicians; the Senate
and Chamber still are supposed to meet for the despatch of
business, but urgent private affairs seem to have deprived
the country of their legislators. The entire city is deserted
—not a soul remains here save such as are detained by in-
terest or necessity.