The Sun.
London, England, 1869-08-16 00:00:00

GALICIA.

News from Vienna anncunces that M. Giskra, the
Austrian Minister of the Inferior, has despatched
a circular to the Governor and other cfficials of Galicia,
giving orders that the Polish language shall henceforward
be the official language of Galicia,. It is said that
this change will be productive of considerable incon-
venience in the public service, especially at the Custom-
houses and telegraph and pest offices, owing to the
number of German employes who are ignorant of the
Polish tongue. The Galician Diet will be opened at the
end of next month,

RATES OF FREIGHT AND CHARTER.

(From the Shipping and Mercantile Gazette.)

The tonnage loading on the berth for India, China, and
Cape of Good Hope amounts to 57,524 tons, and that for
Australia and New Zealand to 48,798 tons.
Berth freights for Bombay and Calcutta are steady,
but there is a good amount of tonnage on for most of the
Eastern ports and Australasia. Most of the coal orders
for Bombay are filled, and the rate now offering from
Birkenhead and Cardiff is 30s. per ton, and there is but
little inquiry either for India or China. 255. per ton is
offered for Singapore. Small ships have been placed from
the Rice Ports at 70s. per ton for United Kingdom or
Continent ; larger vessels are obtainable at 655. 60s. per
ton is offered from Ceylon.

Guano freights still remain inactive. CZ:is. per ton is
offered for United Kingdom, Cos. for Dunkirk, and 655. for
West Indies. Outward coal freights are dull.

There is very little doing to or from Brazils. 225. per
ton is offered Wales to Rio de Janeiro, 275. Gd. Monte
Video, homewards 40s. for handy vessels for sugar in cases,
9-16 d. cotton for a range of loading ports between Bahia
an.,l Ceara.

Outward Mediterranean freights are without improve-
ment. Alexandria from the North is down to £2l to £22.
There has been somewhat more doing in grain charters'
especially for steamers. Sailing vessels are inquired for
from the Azoff at 435. per ton wheat.

West India freights are unaltered, with but small de•
mand for tonnage either out or home.
The large shipments of iron for Russia are now nearly
closed for this season, and steamers have not obtained the
rates that were expected. There is only a slight demand
for boats at 18s. to 19s. for Cronstadt. Homeward freights
from the Baltic are better. There is scarcely any iron
being shipped for the States, and many vessels prefer
going out in ballast to the exceedingly low rates of freight
that are being offered.

Prince Arthur, who arrived at Buckingham Palace
from Osborne on Thursday night, took his departure from
London for Canada yesterday to join the Rifle Brigade.
The Chester Courant has reason to believe that the
Prince of Wales will be present at the opening of the new
Town llall in that city, and that the Grosvenor hotel will
be sot apart for his Royal Highness's reception. There is a
probability of the Princess of Wales accompanying his Royal
Highness.

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On Thursday sixteen head of cattle in Lyme-park
were found to be suffering from a disease, the exact nature
of which has not transpired. The outbreak has created so
much alarm that Mr. Legh, 11. P., has suggested the propriety
of holding the forthcoming Lyme-park Agricultural show
outside the precincts of thepark.
The report of the select committee appointed to in-
quire into the present state of the laws affecting the salmon
fisheries of England and Wales, and to report whether any
and what amendments are required therein, report that
they have taken evidence ; but, in consequence of the late
period of the session, they have been unable to complete
their inquiry into the matters referred to them, and teary
have !accordingly agreed to report the evidence taken before
them, and to recommend to the house the reappointment of
the Coutinittee in the next session of Parliament.

A baggage-smasher on a New York railway was
astonished recently to see a valise explode under his
manipulation. It contained torpedoes for the Fourth.
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