The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-07 00:00:00

THE DUKE OF ARGYLL'S EASTERN POLICY.

The Times of India finds reason to complain of the Duke
of Argyll's policy touching the very unattractive
affairs of Oman and Zanzibar. Syud Madjid of
Zanzibar, has to pay a yearly tribute of from
20,000 to 40,000 crowns to Oman, which tribute the
Times of India considers an " accepted and just
obligation to his father's original kingdom." But
however accepted and just, the refractory Madjid does
not want to pay it, and he has proposed that if relieved
from it he would endeavour in return to suppress the slave
trade in Zanzibar and the East coast generally. " This
proposal found great favour in the eyes of his Grace
the Duke of Argyll, who conceived it would be a
righteous and excellent thing to indent on the Indian
revenues in order to secure the carrying out of Syud
Madjid's newly-found philanthropy. His Grace was of
opinion that as India is largely interested in the suppres-
sion of the East African slave trade, that interest might
be cheaply compounded for by the annual payment to
Oman of the 20,000 or 40,000 crowns rightly due from
Zanzibar." The Times concludes that the proposition is
monstrous.

BUDGET OF MISCELLANEOUS ITEM.S.—The New
York State Sportsmen's Convention was to meet in Syra-
cuse last Monday, the 31st of May. The shooting trials
to take place on the three following days—June 1,2, and
3.—Major-General Reynolds, commanding the district of
Texas, has published Special Order No. 51 of the series of
1838, which gives detailed instructions to the Board of
Registrars as to who are entitled to register in that State.
—A society has been formed in Huntingdon, Massa-
chusetts, for planting shade trees, improving the streets,
and enforcing the laws for the protection of trees, fruit,
and useful birds.—The farmers in and around Moukton,
Vermont, aro raising poppies and manufacturing opium on
a large scale, encouraged by one of their number having sold
$3,000 worth of opium last year.—A new lighthouse is to
be erected on Castle Hill in Narragansett Bay, and the
harbour master at Newport, Rhode Island, recommends
the appointment of Miss Ida Lewis, the heroine of Lime
Lock Light, as light-keeper at the new station.—Messrs.
Duckworth and Son., loom manufacturers of Pittsfield,
Massachusetts, have invented a power ingrain carpet loom,
which, they ea!rn,willproduce from 25 to 50 per cont. -more
carpet than any other power carpet loom, and over 300 per
cent more than the hand loom so extensively used in mak-
ing ingrain carpets. The new loom commands a selection
' of 16 different colours at will.--An European correspon-
dent 9f the New York Herald writes, that " the United
States is the worst represented at Foreign Courts of all
the nations."—The latest Californian invention is that of
a landlord of an hotel in California, who saves the expense
of a 'gong by keeping a dog whose tail ha pulls "for
dinner."—The Philadelphia Ledger says "gold is a re-
markable article. When it goes down it is an evidence
that ours is 'the best Government that ever existed,' but
when it goes up, it is only a ' commodity.' "—A telegram
the
from Rome announces that the Postal Treaty with
North German Confederation takes effect from the 7th of.
June.—The Royal Canadian Bank closed its dcors at To-
ronto May 21, announcing its suspension.—The new
re
n7lswhip-
pingwere post end pillory at New CastlTe,h
augurated on Saturday, May 15.
Notwithstanding the
pilloried and ten were whipped.
Delaware adheres to
general c"ndemnation of the pres Dreeelacwrircu,
,n (A "ti-Secret) Fraternity
justifies the practice.—
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versity which was liberally
yniversity on the 17th inst.—
Thse erinbnliesshocidtt isntesto:nell
for the first time, in September.—
its collegiate course, endowed by Congress anldozen 'years ago, will, open
otoi y at Mount Adam., Cincin-
Tho ''elv-d on account of the smoke and
• of the city, which obstructs observations at its
'heated sir
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present location.—The Cities of Providence, Salem,
and Boston, bave attractive rooms free to all young
here hooks and newspapers can be read ; and
men, where
games like checkers, backgammon, parlour croquet,
&c., can be played ; a good example to follow.—
A Charleston paper states that a citizen of New York has
beught the Snow's Island plantation, on Great Pedee, for
$12,000 cash. This is a historic spot, famous as the almost
inaccessible camping place of Marion during the war of the
Revolution.—The Massachusetts House of Legislators has
refused to admit a bill to exempt the Coliseum of the Peace
Jubilee from taxation. The largest drum in the world,
from a manufactory in Granville, Massachusetts, passed
through Springfield, Massachusetts, for the Boston Peace
Jubilee. It is gi -feet iu diameters and iuscrilgd, " Let
Vs Have "'ogee."

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