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

cummsa PROGRESS.

The Patrie is a cantankerous paper. It will not believe
the telegram from China, published in the English papers,
to the effect that the French Ambassador at Pekin had
been struck by a Chinese magnate. It is quite at liberty
to adopt this tone of incredulity, but it has no right
to say, as it does, that this story was invented
by " the English cabal of the old political school." The
great desire of this cabal, continues the friendly semi-
official paper, is to get up a diplomatic embroglio in
order to retard the development of the Liberal policy
which the Chinese Government has inaugurated. Sir
Rutherford Alcock recently stated that the Chinese had
no desire for the introduction of European arts and mann-
factures into their country.. The Patrie gives Sir Ruther-
ford the lie direct. The Pekin Government is about to
make use of steam vessels for the purpose of
putting down piracy ; it has issued the strictest
orders for the protection of Protestant and Catholic
missionaries and traders; and, lastly, gas has made its
appearance at the Pekin Custom House ! General
Grant, the French journal significantly adds, is anxious
to promote progress in China, and has just replaced the
American Ambassador because the latter spoke slightingly
of Mr. 13 urlinghame's mission. The Patric, however,seems to
forget that the President of the United States has changed
his ambassadors all over the world. As to putting
down piracy, we are glad to hear of the Chinese Govern-
ment's good intentions, but hitherto piracy has been, and
still is, put down by English gunboats. The strict orders
for the protection of the missionaries have yet to be
obeyed. Nothing could be more pleasant than to learn
that the Patric is right ; but there is too much reason to
fear that Sir Rutherford Alcock's statements have not yet
been refuted.
THE DUKE OF ARGYLL'S EASTERN POLita.

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." Tile Times concludes that the proposition is
monstrous.

BUDGET OF MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.—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
1858, 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 birdi.—The farmers in and around Monkton,
Vermont, are raising poppies and manufacturing opium on
a large scale, encouraged by one of their number having sold
53,000 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 Limo
Lock Light, as light-keeper at. the new station.—Messrs.
Duckworth and Sons, loom manufacturers of Pittsfield,
Massachusetts, have invented a power ingrain carpet loom,
which, they clalm,will produce from 25 to 50 per cent. more
carpet than any other power carpet loom, and over 300 per
cent more than the hand loom so extensively used in mak-
iug ingrain carpets. The new loom commands a selection
of 1G different colours at will.—An European correspon-
dent of 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 9f 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,' bat
when it goes up, it is only a 'commodity.' "—A telegram
from Rome announces that the Postal Treaty with the-
North German Confederation takes effect from the 7th of,
June.—The Royal Canadian Bank dosed its doors at To-
ronto May 21, announcing
its suspension.—The new whip-
ping post and pillory at New Castle,r DelavT.e., were
augurated on Saturday, May 15. hree were•
pilloried and ten were whipped. Notwithstanding the
general condemnation of the press, Delaware adher.es to
justifies(..n the practice.--
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endowed by Congress a dozen years ago, will open
its collegiate course, for the first time, in September.—.
The Astr, nomiral Observatory at Mount Adams, Cincin-
nati, Ohio, is to be removed on acconnt of the smoke and-
heated air of the city, which obstructs observations at its.
present location.—The Cities of Providence, Salem,
and Boston, have attractive rooms free to all young,
men, where books and newspapers can be read ; and
games like checkers, backgammon, parlour croquet,
dc., 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 es the almost
inaccessible camping place of Marion during the war of the
Revolution.— The Massachusetts Horse 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 8,, feet in Winne*, anti inscribed, " Lai
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