The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-12 00:00:00

THE CUBAN INSURRECTION.

A curious incident, says the Pall Mall Gazette, has come
to light in connection with the insurrection in Cuba. It
has always been suspected that the rebellion was
fed from Washington. We are now told that
in December 1867 several Cubans met Generals
Garfield and Butler, Senators Morton and N3'e,
and other Congressmen, by appointment. The
Cubans explained that a revolutionary society existed in
the island, and that with proper support from the
leading public men in America a blow would be
struck for freedom at the first favourable
opportunity. General Butler promised his assistance in
Congress to any project designed for the furtherance of
the rebellion. " Nearly all the other gentlemen made
like declarations, in a strain of fervid eloquence." A
little earlier in the day one or other of these legislators
bad doubtless been declaiming against England in Con-
gress for " sympathing " with the South.

The Evening Standard affirms that in the opinion
of eminent counsel, Mr. Guest, who has just been returned
for Youghal, is disqualified.
Another cotton mill has been burnt down. On
Sunday morning a fire was discovered at the mill of Messrs.
Smith and Son, Heywood, and the result was the destruc-
tion of property to the amount of £15,000.
The .Arclideacomy of Canterbury, which has be-
come vacant by the death of the Venerable J. Croft, M.A.,
is the first valuable piece of preferment which has fallen to
the gift of the present Archbishop. Annexed to it is a
Canonry, worth £l,OOO a year. Archdeacon Croft was one
of tbo oldest clergymen iu England. He was educated at
St. John's College, Cambridge, where he took his B.A.
degree in 1807. . .•

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The North German Correspondent says that the
property of the ex-King of Hanover is not absolutely con-
fiscated. " Let Lim give guarantees for his future good be-
haviour; let him frankly acknowledge a state of things which
he is powerless to change, and the law decreeing the segues.
tration of his property will be immediately repealed. Itis even
stipulated in the financial convention that the capital shall
be placed entirely under his own control so socn as he shall
have formally renounced his fruitless pretensions to the
throne of Hanover."

Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by their
Royal Highnesses Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, Prince
Arthur, and Prince Leopold, left Windsor Castle on Tues-
day, and proceeded by train to Paddington, where theywere
received by a guard of honour, and escorted to Buckingham
Palace. Her Majesty held the second Drawing-room of thir
season at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. 'Their royal high.
tresses the Princess Christian, Princess Louise, Princes'
Beatrice, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, the Prince ant
Princess Teck, the Duke of Cambridge, and other members
of the Royal family, were present. In attendance on her Ma-
testy were the Duchess of Argyll, Mistress of the Robes ; the
Marchioness of Ely, Lord Camoys, Lord Frederick Kerr
the Hon. Flora Macdonald, the Hon. .Florence Seymour'
and the great officers of state of the Royal Household'
Tho foreign Ambassadors and Ministers 'laving been in
troduced, upwards of a hundred preen.at'.ons were made
A large concourse of persons assembled to view the arrive
of the comrany.

Great activity has been exhibited at Devonport
in forwarding Coastguard :hips for the intended
cruise. The Trafalgar and the Mersey left the
Sound yesterd .y evening for Portland. The Black
Prine, and Valiant, which were placed in dock at
Keyhatn on Monday, were removed last evening
and placed in Plymouth Sound. The Royal George,
which arrived in the Sound at 6 on Monday even-
ing, was placed in No. 1 dock, Devonport. At 5
a.m. yesterday morning she had her copper repaired,
was coaled, stored, and removed at 5.30 p.m. into
the Sound.

The Donegal, from Ireland, arrived in Plymouth
Sound last evening.