The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-22 00:00:00

THE SUS, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 22, 1867.

what result remains to be seen. General GRIFFIN
hag removed the Galveston police, on the ground of
thei .r hostility to the freedmen, and has appointed
a. mew police partly formed of negroes. These vio-
lent changes are not likely, we fear, to produce a
better feeling between blacks and whites, but the
contrary, and will tend to retard rather than ad-
vance that social justice towards the negro which
; all must wish to see.

j The Emperor of AUSTRIA, having determined
upon coming to an amicable arrangement with his
Ipeople, is carrying out the programme of reconcilia-
tion in right royal style. So far from measuring
:i his words or his acts by rigid theories of political
ii
right he is playing a truly kingly part, and
blotting out from his subjects' memory all harsh-
11CSS or oppression of the past. The gift of the
King of HUNGARY and his Royal consort for the

benefit of the disabled llonveds and their

families completely won the hearts of the
Hungarians, as showing how willing FRANCIS

JOSEPH was to recognise the patriotic enthusiasm ,
which had animated men whose exertions had
been employed against himself. The amnesty for
political offenders just announced is hardly less
valuable, a 9 showing the sincerity of the Imperial
goodwill, while its consequences are likely to be
more important. At the sitting of the Lower House
of the Reichsrath on Thursday, the Minister of Jus-
tice communicated to the House the proclamation
determined upon by the EMPEROR, in virtue of
which all persons sentenced for political offences,
since March 13, 1848, should be fully amnestied.
The amnesty also includes all persons guilty of
political offences between that date and the amnesty
of last December, who were absent from the Imperial
dominions. They are now permitted free. return,
without any " disadvantageous legal results."
KOSSUTH himself may walk the streets of Pesth
or 1' ienna harmless, and we apprehend that
FRANCIS JOSEPH will find his sturdy patriotism
much less formidable than when his name was never
whispered within reach of courtly ears. The
counsels of Baron von BEUST have no doubt been
enlightened and conciliatory, but we may give the
head of the House of Hapsburg credit for having
learned something from the uses of adversity. It
is possible that his reverses in the German war
may prove in the end to have been most fortu-
nate for him, if they have been instrumental
in assisting him to break through the chains of habit
and prejudice and obsolete pride, to endeavour to
understand his subjects and their wishes and aspi-
rations, to inaugurate a newer and wiser policy
towards the varied peoples who own him as ruler.
The disappointments and mortifications which cost
him so much will prove the greatest blessings of his
reign, just as BISMARCK'S successes may end by
producing discomfiture and loss to Prussia and her
King.

Preuilly, not far from Tours, by the sudden destruc-
tion of part of its ancient and beautiful church. '
Half of the tower crumbled down, and the ruins in
falling did great damage to the chapel, Saint
Melaine. This church is one of the most remarkable
of the Roman epoch, and is classed as an interesting
historical monument. The catastrophe occurred
about nine o'clock in the evening, and numbers of
persons were about to enter it, as many children
were to receive their first communion. The noise
of the falling stones, however, was like that of
thunder, and the result was that no one went into
the church. If the occurrence had taken place only
a quarter of an hour later many persons must
have been killed.
The Oriental portion of the park at the Exhibi-
tion for the last two or three evenings has presented
a striking and beautiful aspect, all the Egyptian
buildings being splendidly illuminated. The cara-
vanserai is one blaze of light, and at the entrance
of the avenue leading to the Egyptian temple, in-
dicated by a gigantic Sphyux, the arms and the
escutcheon of the Viceroy were resplendent with
gas, and the vivid light has a charming effect.
The Gazette des Hopitaux says that the cholera,
after making great ravages in Britanny, where it
still prevails to a small extent, has appeared in
several places on the banks of the Mediterranean, in
Calabria, at Palermo, and in the lonian Islands.
A large portion of the Illoniteur is again occupied
with the simple mention of places from whence
addresses of congratulation have been sent to the
Emperor on his escape from the danger of the
assassin's attempt in the Bois de Boulogne. Out of
evil comes good, and this atrocious act has given
additional proof of the devotion and affection of the
French people to the Monarch, whose policy elicits
" golden opinions" from all his subjects, whenever
opportunity arises. The history of France does not
afford an example of so popular a ruler.
The project of law in approval of the convention
relative to the Victor Emmanuel Railway has been
agreed to by the Legislative Body by a majority of
170 against 46.
In spite of the recent unseasonable weather the
accounts front the south of France state that the
corn is so far advanced in ripeness that in some
places it will be ready for cutting in a few days.
Fruit has been very cheap and abundant in Paris
for several days past. Fine large strawberries have
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quality,
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Found. Meat and poultry, however, are still un-
usually dear. Fish is at so high a price that the
sale of it does not proceed very swimmingly.

LATEST INTELLIGEN6II.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.

NEW YORK, June 21 (6 p.m.)
The Liberals have captured General Santa Alum
at Sisal.

The Inman steamship City of New York and the
Nebraska arrived out to-day.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Closing prices :—Gold, 138 ; Sterling Exchange
on London, 110 ; 5-20 United States Bonds, 110} ;
Illinois, 120} ; Erie, 59f. Cotton, Mid. Upland,
26f ; Petroleum, refined, 24.
This telegram arrived in London to-day (Satur-
day) at 6.59 a.m.

ARRIVAL OF TILE BORUSSIA.

SOUTHAMPTON, June 22.

The Hamburg and American Company's steamer
Borussia arrived here to-day.

BOMBAY (HEAVY) MAIL.

GIBRALTAR, June 22.

The Ripon left at five this morning for South-
ampton, where she may be expected on the 26th
instant.