The Sun.
London, England, 1869-08-18 00:00:00

principles in aeronautics; Zembeccai maker of the first bal-
loon in England; Lunar di, Blanchard, AIM. Blot and Gay
Lussac, and the celebrated Englishman, Green, have all
r, ndered good snvice to science at great personal risk and
pains, and their fame is cherished accordingly. And,
among our American adventurers, Messrs. Wise, La Moun-
ain, Lowe, and others have done oven greater things.
The two first, we believe, came nearer to making a Brea
journey in a direction previously announced than any
toilers of the air ever known. Ti.ey started at St. Louis,
it will be remembered, and came down something like a
thousand miles from the starting point in a direction rather
north of east. The theory on which they, as well as Mr.
Lowe and others, have founded their expectations is that
at a certain height above the earth there exists a constant
easterly current. Hence a balloon capable of rising to
this stratum, and remaining in it, would sail swiftly east-
ward, and presumably pass round the globe. On ar-
riving, however, at a point where it was designed
to stop, the balloon, being made to descend, would
reach her destination. To test this theory, or rather
to illustrate what he considered to be an established
scientific fact, Mr. Lowe, it will be remembered, attempted
some years ago to inflate a gigantic balloon, called the
City of Now York, in the vacant space next the Forty-
sezond-street reservoir. For reasons variously explained
the balloon, which was to have sailed for Europe, was
never even entirely inflated. Mr. C. C. Coe, who proposed
to himself very much the same thing a short time after,
was not more fortunate. Both schemes went into the limbo
of buried hopes, and no one has since had tho nerve even
to propose a similar one."

The Philadelphia Public Ledger thus remarks on
annexation :

"The change of opinion in the British maritime pro-
vinces of Canada, in reference to their annexation to the
United States, is very remarkable. During the Crimean
war, and during the recent rebellion, the most bitterly
hostile sentiments towards the people and the Govern-
ment of the United States were continually expressed in
the newspapers, and every disaster occurring to the United
States armies was hailed with the most exuberant feel-
ings of joy. Now, however, the annexation party is
bold and active. In Nova Scotia a great number of public
men and five or six daily and weekly journals openly
advocate annexation. In New Brunswick an editor, who
three years ago took the other side of the question, is now
much more violent in the expression of sentiments of an
opposite character, favouring annexation. The Repre-
sentative of tho city of St. John, in the Provincial Legis-
lature, introduced in that body a resolution declaring in
favour of annexation, and in the province of Edward's
Island two newspapers advocate the same policy."
The New York Times remarks that, " The idea
of Mr. Koopmanshoop, the great Chinese coolie
agent., in visiting New York, is to take a survey of
the country, in order to form an opinion of its ca-
pacity for the employment of Chinese labour. If
he receive encouragement, especially in the Southern
States, he will undertake the importation of China.
men on a huge scale. Ile will employ allavailable
vessels, and his agents in China will be prepared
to fill them with human freight as fast as they ar-
rive. We may soon see the insetting of a Mon-
golian tide, which is capable of rising to any con-
ceivable magnitude."

The Richmond 117hig states :—" We havelinforma-
tion that 80 Austrian families from the neighbour-
hood of Vienna are coming to settle near Richmond.
They have already disposed of their effects in
Austria, and are awaiting the return of their agent,
who has been here recently to make arrangemtnig
for them. He is now en route for that country.
Those already here are delighted with their pros-
pects.

On the subject of the Sappho, which arrived at
Queenstown on Monday evening in 12 days 9 hours
and 36 minutes from New York, the Spirit of the
gimes of Saturday, July 31, says :
" The second of the American yachts, gone to take part
in the nautical displays and races of tho old world, has
sailed. On Monday list the Sappho took in coal, wood,
and water at Hoboken, where sh© lay at anchor. A large
party of the friends and relations of herowner, Mr. Douglas,
went on board, for the purpose of accompanying the yacht
and her officers and crew to Sandy Hook. A dinner was
given, but the wind came out east, and the sailing of the
yacht was delayed. Some of the guests were thus pre-
vented from the intended leave-taking. The yacht was
towed down the harbour, and anchored inside the horse-
shoe, to wait for a fair wind. Among the company were
Charles H. Haswell; James E. Lawrence, editor of the
Californian Golden Eagle ; Cornelius Lawrence, Captain E.
A. Lawrence, F. B. Aspinwall, R. J. Aspinwall, William
Corry, the Rev. Mr. Callagher, Samuel Irving, James Bor-
chett, Alfred Borchett, Greenville Kane. Among the ladies
present were Mrs. Aspinwall and Miss Maxwell, the aunts
of. Mr. Douglas. The gentlemen to sail with the Sappho's
owner were J. Greenville Kane, Henry C. Badcock, and
Capt. Silvestor L'Amy. The officers are George M. Day-
ton, sailing master, who sailed the Fleetwing in the race of
1866, first officer, 6'. M. Anderson, and navigator, John W.
Almy. The yacht has three quartermasters, a boatswain,
two cooks, two stewards, and 11 men before the mast.
After the banquet Capt. Lawrence made a neat speech.
The Sappho sailed on Wednesday morning, and passed the
lightship at 25 minutes past 6 a.m. She had a good wind

from the west-south-west, and ran off at the rate of twelve
knots."

The Anti-Slavery Standard remarks :

"Assassination for opinion as frequent as ever—loyal
men flying or hiding for safety, while rebels are firing
salutes under Confederate flags in Southern capitals ! It
is a King Log with a paper sceptre that suits in the White
House ? We were told that if we made a soldier Presi-
dent we should have a strong Government, full of de-
cision ; one that could not be bullied. For all we have
seen in four months, we might as well have had in the
White House clumsy James of England, who always
fainted at the sight of a sword. Gloomy prophets feared
that under Grant we should have a coup a"etat, and that
he would take possession of the Government. Thus far
it seems more likely that Beauregard will make a coup d'etat,
and take possession of Grant.
The Springfield Republican says:-
1 "The Pope is slow about appointing a successor to

Bishop Duggan of Chicago, who is now hopelessly insane.
Many wish a national Catholic Church established, so that
the United States may no longer be treated as a missionary
field, nor the appointments made at Rome. The property
of the Church has been sadly mismanaged, and is very
heavily mortgaged."
Frank Leslie repudiates Canada in exactly the
same way as the Fox repudiated the Grapes:—

" Except as regards Cuba, this paper, for ten years at
least, has favoured no scheme of territorial aggrandise-
ment. It has brought some maledictions on its head by
scouting the possible solicitation of Canada—the New
Dominion,' we believe, the abortive thing is now called•—
for the honour of admission into the Union. We have
had shot on our shores enough incongruous rub-
lab, without bringing in the squalid hyperboreans.
Enough nigger, Irishman, German, and Chinaman
to digest, without imperilling health still further
by the deglutition of the creature called Canuck.'
But we do sympathize with the Canadian—we suppose we
must say New Dominion'—desire for independence ; for
an autonomy. Mainly because the present relation with
Great Britain, while it is useless for any purpose of pro-
tection, defence, or profit, keeps Canada and the United
States apart, and from establishing those intimate relations
which, while indefinitely deferring political union, would
foster common interests, without involving common respon-
sibilities. A common language exists ; a common currency,
denominatively at least, exists ; religion is scarcely less
diversified in one country than in the other—att time ie
needed is perfect reciprocity in trade and a common tariff,
to make a perfect unity of interests, and establish perma-
nent harmony, We de not doubt that any proposition for
the annexation of Canada would be voted down, by the
people of both countries, ton to one ; nor have we the
slightest doubt that independent Canada could make such
terms with the United States es to secure every privilege
any State possesses, without assuming any of the heavy
responsibilities the events of the last eight years have en-
tailed on the Union.