The Sun.
London, England, 1869-10-22 00:00:00

MORE CABLES.

Further projects are on foot for extending our tele-
graphic system in the East. The Indian Extension
Company proposes to lay a cable from Ceylon to
Singapore, to be connected with the lines to England.
Negotiations are in progress for extensions from
Singapore to Australia and the Dutch East Indian
Islands, as well as to llong-Kong. It will be strange
indeed if these improvements aro not brought about ;
for-if once the chief difficulty of a good service from.
England to India be overcome, the distance to Aus-
tralia and China is comparatively small.

FOREIGN NOTES.

A JUNG STILL WANTED,

Affairs have greatly improved in Spain. The Republican
movement Ilas been quite put down, and Marshal Prim
Las addressed a circular to the army and tho volunteers,
which conveys to them the thanks of the Regent for the
brilliant services they have rendered to the cause of the
Government. It is said to to Marshal Prim's desire
that a king should be elected as seen as possible.
Mention is still made of King Ferdinand of Portugal as
the man most likely to fill the vacant throne of Spain.
This proposal insets with the fewest objections on
account of the general desiro that is experienced for
the establishment of an Ibarian Kingdom. King
Ferdinand is likely to meet with. opposition from those
who only wish to have a king in order that they may
reign under his name. The position of the Government is
a peculiar one, for they have just gained two victories, one
over absolutism and the other over Republicanism, and
now they find themselves at the same point from which
thes_started. All is uncertainty and hesitation. and the

condition of affairs is rendered more precarious by tne
injurious effects of two civil wars.

THE INSURRECTION IN DALMATIA.

Accounts from Vienna describe the scene of the Dalma-
tian insurrection as a district consisting chiefly of barren
chalk hills, bounded on the north and south by Turkey,
and on the east by Montenegro. It extends over about 44
English square miles, and has some 31,000 inhabitants.
The lowlanders are mostly fishermen and sailors,
and are more prosperous than the highlanders. The
population on the mast is in a great degree
Italianised, but the highlanders are very warlike,
being accustomed to repel the incursions of Montenegrin
robbers. An alteration in the organisation of tho militia
is the pretext for the outbreak, and it was at first thought
that is had been fomented by the Prince cf Montenegro, who
has long desired to hold Cattaro, in order to have access
to the sea. The .Prince has, however, premised the
Governer of Dail-sat:a that his subjects shall not assist the
ebeLs.
The latest Anows from Austria states that the insurrection
has assumed n more formidable shape than was expecte I at
first. The Governor of Dalmatia has proclaimed a state cf
;Loge. and a strong detachment of troops: has been
;ent there. It was feared that the people might take
refuge in the mountains, and so offer a lengthened resis-
tance to the Imperial forces, but it seems that the latter
have occupied the heights cf the Lodenice without difil-
lulty, and that their artillery now commands all the
,rpcsite mountain slopes.

AUSTRIA.

It is reported from Vienna that the consideration of the
all-important question of internal reform will be put off
until the return of the Emperor from his eastern voyage.
The Reichsrath will not be opened until December, as the
Emperor wishes to preside at the ceremony. The ensuing
session will possess an exceptional interest, and the discus-
dons that will take place are likely to be very stormy ones, if
if we are to accept the prophecies of the Vienna press on
the subject. It is said that Count Beust and Herr Von Giskra
have agreed to make concessions to the Czechs, but entirely
in accordance with the Austro-Hungarian Constitution,
Ind to the exclusion of all anti-constitutional ideas. In
the absence of the Emperor, his brother, the Archduke
Charles, will preside over the conduct of affairs in his