The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-29 00:00:00

THE UN, LONDON, FRIDAY

der of the narrative we pass over, includ-
ing, though it does, some scurvy treatment
of the too earnest and knowing Mr. CULLEN by
Commander HANCOCK —remarking, however, that
Commander PARSONS surveyed the harbours,
and found them admirably adapted for the ter-
minus of a great ship canal.
We might have stated at the outset—had we
not preferred to direct attention, in the first place,
to the GISBORNE exploration—that, as originally
planned and arranged, the exploration was to
have been carried on under the auspices of Eng-
land, France, and the United States, each of
which Powers contributed a man-of war and a
staff of engineers. The commander of the
American vessel, however, was " tarnation" too
great a man to do anything save on "his
own hook," and accordingly left the Britishers
and Frenchers behind, and made a tour on his
own account. The miserable vanity of the man
met with by no means an inappropriate punish-
ment. He and his party wandered out of the
way, and after undergoing great trial never got
into it, but were, after " many days," discovered
thirty miles to the east of the Canal route !
Grabbing at all the glory, the brilliant Yankee
sank up to the neck in a quagmire, with the
national flag drooping over his aspiring head, in-
stead of flaunting invidiously in the breez3 before
the discomfited French and Britishers. In strik-
ing contrast is the conduct of the French com-
mander, who appears to have acted with
a sincere desire to promote the object for
which he and his party were sent out by
their Government. Into the particulars of the
third exploration we have neither time nor space to
enter. Suffice it to say that the practicability
of the Darien route seems to be sufficiently well
established to call for a practical survey by a com-
petent engineer under the guidance of Mr. CULLEN,
to whom the command of the exploring expedition
ought to be, as it should have been in the in
stance to which we have referred, entrusted, he
having surveyed the country previously for almost
the entire distance at his own expense. It is not
yet too late to redeem the past, and recompense
him for the ill-usage he has experienced, as well
as the services he has both rendered and tendered
to his country. Surely we have had enough of
favour, routine, incompetency, and personal
vanity. Let the public at last have its
gorge stayed by the appointment of a
competent person to undertake so important
a task, and not again be subjected to the mortifi-
cation which the failure of ;the G 1 SBORNE Explo-
; ration occasioned. Not only the interests of
; Great Britain, but the interests of the wide world
are involved in the establishment of a canal com-
muuication between the two seas. Littleness
6 never looks so little as in connection with great
things.

THE ROYAL VISIT TO THE WEST.—Her Majesty the
Qaeen, hearing on her late visit to Devonport that
several hundred pounds were still required for the com-
pletion of the new church, in course of being built by
the Rev. G. W. Procter, for the families of sailors,
marines, soldiers, and dockyard artificers and labourers
who reside in the district of St. Stephen, in that town,
was graciously pleased to send 1001. as a contribution.
His Excellency Baron Bentinck, Minister of the
Netherlands, has left town for the continent. His
Excellency will be absent from this country a couple of
months.

The Marchioness Carnpana has left the Clarendon
Hotel, for Rome, via Paris.

The Right Hen. Sir Benjamin Hall, Bart., M.P.,
arrived in London on Monday, and left on \Vednesday
for E linburgh. _

Sir Chart; and Lady Lamb have left the Clarendon
Hotel, for Brauport, Battle, Sussex.
Sir Alan M'Nab had an interview with Mr. Secretary
Labouchere yesterday, at the Colonial•oiice. Mr. Bruce
Stewart had also an interview with the right hon. get.
denim.

CONTOCATION.—Yesterday morning the Archbishop
of Caul ecbury, who was accompanied by Dr. Travers
Twi,e, and Mr. Francis Hart Dyke, attended at the
,Terusale:u Chamber, Westminst,r, and formally pro-
rogued Convocation until the Bth of October.

THE CANADIAN MAILS.—LIVERPOOL, August 23.
The Montreal Ocean Steam-ship Company's screw-
steamer Canadian, Capt. Win. Rallantine, left the Mer-
sey on Wednesday at 20 minutes pa,t 10 o'clock, with
the fortnightly mails, for Quebec and Montreal. She
takes out 213 passengers and a large cargo.

THE ROYAL NORTH LANCASHIRE AGRICULTURAL
EXHIBITION.—PRESTON, Thursday.—The annual exhi-
bition of live stock, produce and agricultural implements
to4k p'ace to-day• in two large fields at Penworthain,
about two miles from Preston. The day was exceed-
ingly unpropitious, the rain descending in torrents
almost without intermission. The attendance, notwith-
standing, was very numerous, and amongst others on
the ground were Lord Stanley, M.P., Mr. J. Heywood,
M.P., C donel W. Patten, M.P., &c. The exhibition,
in every department, was one of the most attractive that
has ever been held since the establishment of the society.
The display of live stock was splendid both as to quality
and the number of the speoim-ns exhibited. The col-
lection of bulls was one of the finest that was ever seen
at an agricultural show, and amonget the exhibitors were
the Earl of Balearrt s, the Earl of Darby, Lieutenant-
C doeel Townley, &c. The specimens of horses were
exceedingly numerous and of the Lest quality. The
show of live stock, agricultural implements, and poultry
was also very good. Lord Stanley will preside at the
dinner to-night.
C EtEDITON.—DARING BURGLARS. —About three o'clock
on the morning of Wednesday last the servant man of
Mr.% Badcock, maltster, was awoke by a strange man
caming into his bedroom with a naked candle in his
hand. The intruder, however, on the young man lus-
tily calling out for assistance, beat a hasty retreat, but
succeeded in carrying off a quantity of silver plate from
the kitchen, which he had entered by cleverly forcing
the window shutters. On the constable, who was
quickly apprised of the occurrence, arriving at the spot,
he found a man attempting to enter a strongly barri-
caded house on the opposite side of the road, tenanted
by an elderly lady named Iloldernese, one of whose win-
dow shutters was found partly undone. The burglar,
who in the dark first took Mr. Stone, the constable, for
one of his confederates, on finding his mistake, hastily
scaled the walls of the vicarage garden adjoining, and
effected his escape, there being a high palisading between
him and the c thstahle. Not the least doubt is enter-
tained but that some of the many vagabonds who came
fee the fair on Tuesday without any legitimate pursuit are
Lie perpetrators of the burglary.
ROYAL OR PHOPCEDIC HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday this in-
stitution, which was established in 1840 for the cure of
c'ubfeeot, lateral curvature of the spine, and all other
deformities, held its general half yearly court of gover-
nors, is the new board•room of the new hospital, 315,
Oxford-street ; Quarles Harris, Esq., Vice President, in
the chair, The general report was read and adopted. It
stated that the number of patients now in the wards was
36 ; number of patients admitted during the half-year,
831 ; being an increase over the preceding half-year of
236. Total number of patients admitted since the first
opening of fie hospital, 19,067. The secretary announced
the receipt cif a further payment of 1061. Bs. on account
of the legacy equeathed to the hospital by the late Miss
Ann Thompson. Several liberal donations have also
been added to the fund since the formal opening of the
new premises by Prince Albert, including the sum of
1001. from the Queen and Prince. The benefits con-
ferred by the hospital are being considerably extended,
and its funds increasing, but not in proportion to the
claims made upon them. Very heavy expenses have
L'een incurred in the purchase and adaptation of the
new and very commodious premises, for defraying which
the ,committee entirely depend upon the liberality of the
pub Ho. The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks
to the chairman.
MTSNIAN REGRESSION.—During the occupation of the
Danubian provinces by the Austrians 100 officers of the
evrps of " Geographical Engineers," assisted by several
foreig, officers, were charged to make the trigonometri-
cal survey of those provinces. The surveys tend to
show the importance of the territorial conce-sions made
by Russia, In execution of the Treaty of Paris of the
30th of March last that Power restores to Moldavia a
part of kessarabia, which comprises 1,125,000 superficial
hectares. (The hectare is nearly two acres and a-half.)
Moldavia, which formerly contained 4,729,000 hectares,
veil' Ilene eforth consist of 5,845,000. It will be as large
as Bohe' nia, as Greece with the lonian Isles, as the
kinto .donct of Saxony, ani much larger than Belgium.
The portion of Bessarabia which the Russians have
ceded
is not the most fertile, but contains the banks
of the Oa nube and five towns, three of which are ports
—Kilia,„ :Oman, andßeni—ef veritable political, com-
mercial, strategical importance. Moldavia, at
the heigte t of its greatest power, which was in 1350,
had 10,01 )0,')00 hectares. Since that time she has
been the theatre of terrible wars between Poland,
Hungary, Turkey, and Russia. She became in 1529
a tributar y of the Ottoman Porte, and continued in-
cessantly to be invaded by belligerent nations.; In
1777 Aust nia took from her a part of the Bukowina,
which now - forms the circle of Czernowitz. In 1&12
Russia tool : from her Bessarabia, which was of 4,720,000
hectares, a ad gave her a frontier which was very dis-
advantage.le is in a strategical point of view. Ab pre-
sent, by the Tre sty of Paris, Moldavia will be restored
to six•tereths of what she was at the period of her
greatest ), eel., and her population will be increased
by about; 180,t,00

EVENING, AUGUST 29, lAr,e.

in the Royal order, issued with the approbation of the
Council of Minist(rs, I have decrced : —l. The disso-
lution of all associations among manufacturers, or
amonE,, operatives, existing in Catalonia, with a
view to exercise an influence on the price of labour, to
impede the fres course of industry, or to minister relief to
individuals who, from some cause or other, are in want of
employment. The alcades of the towns, when such associa-
tions exist, will adopt measures for their immediate sup-
pression, and take care, under their personal responsibility,
that the funds of those associations be restored to their
legitimate owners. Art. 2. All the members of the dis-
solved associations anxious in future to re-assemble
for the sole and exclusive object of founding mutual
relief societies, will receive from me an authorisation to
that effect, on the broadest basis, provided their regu-
lations or statutes shall contain rules and principles
calculated to protect and regulate the proper manage-
ment of the interests of the members, and secure
them against all abuse. 3. Individuals disobeying
the above provisions shall be considered as disturbers
of the public peace or guilty of open rebellion, and
tried, according to circumstances, conformably to the
laws in vigour. Art. 4. In order to adopt measures
the most conducive to the prosperity and develop-
ment of industrial establishments, to guard them against
all risk, and protect the real and legitimate rights of
the class of manufacturers as well as those of the ope-
ratives, the civil governors of the four provinces of this
military district are requested to address to me within the
shortest possible delay, whatever suggestions they may
deem useful, as I am fully determined to use my ex-
traordinary powers to carry into effect, either by myself
cr through those authorities, any urgent measures which
may not indispensably require the sanction of the high
powers of the State.
(Signed) " ZAPATERO.
" Barcelona, Aug. 20."