The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-14 00:00:00

nected with the Albany Evening Journal, has sold a part of
his interest to Mr. George W. Demers, who for two years
has been the principal editorial writer on the paper, and
the editorial control now passes into his hands. Mr.
Dawson, however, continues his connection with the
paper as one of the publishers.

Yale College is exceedingly rich, and the faculty
are making the very most of the money to raise it to the
highest standard of excellence. They have for building
purposes fifteen hundred thousand dollars, and design
soon to erect an entirely new set of brown stone doimi-
tories, a memorial chapel, the Peabody geological museum,
and a now Divinity Hall.
The Round Table informs us that—

• Mr. C. P. Culver, a Georgian, is writing " The
Distinguished Civilians of the late (so called) Confederate
States of America; or, The Inside and Outside View of

Secession."

Mr. T. W. Higginson is writing a novel.

Professor Hoppin, of Yale College, will soon
publish a book on "Ohl England: its Scenery, Art, and
People."

The Rev. Dr. Anderson, President of the Roches-
ter University, has been elected President of Brown Uni-
versity, Providence, rice Dr. Sears, who becomes Super-
intendent of Mr. Peabody's educational scheme for the
South. •

Dr. Daniel Read, formerly a professor in the
University of Wisconsin; has accepted the Presidency o
the University of Missouri.

The Rev. W. C. Burns, missionary at Pekin, has
published in the Mandarin colloquial dialect the first part
of "The Pilgrim's Progress," and expects to publish the
remainder during the year. Re has also completed the
translation of the Psalms into Chinese.

It is said that, iu accordance with the recom-
mendation of Wade 2ampton, one-third of the delegates
to be chosen to the South Carolina constitutional conven-
tion will be coloured men.

Pittsford is the great egg mart of the State of
Vermont. During the month one man at that place has
exported 2,700 dozen, and is now sending them off at the
rate of 500 dozen a day. In the past year he has shipped
about 30,000 dozen, most of them finding a market at Troy,
New York.

GENERAL thERHAN'S EXPEDITION TO
THE HOLY LAND.

Captain Duncan, who is to have command of the
little expedition to the Holy Land, includingamong
its members the distinguished Lieutenant-General
Sherman, has just left Washington. He takes with
him a highly interesting letter from the Secretary of
State, a copy of which is to be transmitted to all
the ministers, consuls general, consuls and con-
sular agents of the United States. The letter is as

ollows :

" Department of State,
Washington, April 10, 1867.
" To the Ministers, Consuls-General, Consuls and
Consular Agents of the United States :--
"The rule of this department obliges it to for-
bear from granting official introductions to di-
plomatic and consular agents abroad, except in
favour of agents of the Government itself, or of con-
stituent States of the Union. Wm. I'. Sher-
man, the Lieutenant - General of the United
States armies, has obtained from the Secretary
of War a leave of absence from his command
for a period of several months, and is ex-
pected to spend that vacation in a visit to
some of the more interesting parts of Europe, Asia,
and Africa. The services which this distinguished
sol tier has rendered to the Republic, while by their
brilliancy they have elevated the national character,
are gratefully acknowledged by all its enlightened
citizens, as having essentially contributed to the
triumph of the Government in our late unhappy
and lamented civil war.
" In consideration of these services the President
has directed me .to depart from the rule which I
have mentioned, and to commend the Lieutenant-
General, with the members of his family and the
friends who shall accompany him, to the hospitable
and respectful attention of the diplomatic and
commercial representatives of the United States
at such places as shall be visited by the Lieu-
tenant-General. You will, therefore, do whatever
can properly be done on your part to promote the
General's observations, and his acquaintance with
the Governments and public character of the coun-
tries in which you reside. You are authorised, if it
shall in any case become necessary, to say that
although the tour of the Lieutenant-General has no
.tv,•ntinr the United States in hi,
foreign relations, yet th. interest which the Presi-

dent feels in behalf of General Sherman, personally
and officially, will Callie the attention which he
may receive in foreign States to be highly and
gratefully appreciated by the Government and
people of the United States.

Wm. H. SEWARD."

The Secretary of the Navy has given orders to
supply the steamship Quaker City and her party of
excursionists with a battery of guns, and a sufficient
quantity of ammunition and flags to be used in
returning salutes given by Governments or com-
munities abroad.