The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-26 00:00:00

71IE lIA JYAIIAiV 7'IIIZONE.

A San Francisan newspaper gives the following
particulars of the sovereignty of Hawaii :—" The
usage he may de-
present King is slowly dying. He leaves no heir,
cdceed him after his
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death, his choice being made with the approval of
his Cabinet, and publicly proclaimed. In the event
of the King dying without issue or designated heir,
a choice is made by the chief or nobles, and ratified
by the people. King Kamehameha is superstitions
and believes that, under the influence of some sor-
cery, he will die on a certain day ; and he believes
that his life will be cut short by any provision made
against the time of his death. Prince William, com-
monly known as ' Drunken Prince Bill," has a
small party of native adherents, who espouse his
claim to the throne for the reason that he is allied
to the old Kamehameha stock, and, except the
present Sovereign, is the only male representative
of that once powerful family. But he is a young
man of notoriously bad habits, and, like Kame-
hameha, is shortening his days by his vices. Though
he is naturally a man of great talent, such are his
habits and reputation ha could not possibly com-
mand any support worth mentioning should a
contest arise. The probability is, however, that
there will be no contest, but that the choice
of the nobles and of the people will fall
upon Mrs. Bishop, whose name is most fre-
quently mentioned in connection with the Hawaiian
succession by those who are well informed in
Sandwich Island politics. Mrs. Bishop is a lineal
descendant from one of the powerful chiefs who
were rivals and coadjutors of the great Kameha-
meha, who conquered the islands and compelled an
acknowledgment of his sovereignty, like a Royal
old usurper as he was. Of superior intellectual en-
dowments, excellent education, a mind improved by
travel, popular among the natives, it is thought
that Mrs. Bishop has superior qualifications for the
position to which her rank and station seem to
entitle her. In the event of an election, she will be
sure to receive the support of the nobles or chiefs,
the missionaries, the foreign residents, and through
these, the whole people of the islands. Mrs. Bishop,
though a pure blood descendant from a powerful
chief, is the wife of an American banker at
Honolulu."

THE NEW REFORM ACT IN PRESTON.—Consider-
able agitation has prevailed in Preston with regard to a
move which is being made by cottage property owners for
what is considered by the occupiers to be an unfair advance
of rent. A meeting of owners has been held and at it a
resolution was passed to the effect that notice should be
served upon all compounding tenants intimating that upon
its expiration, if they remained on the promises, the rent
would be the same ; that they would have to pay the poor
rat,:s themselves, and that the owners would continue to
pay the Local Board of Health and water rates. Almost,

if not quite, every compounding householder in Preston
has since received a notice of this character. The notices
calling upon the tenants to " quit and deliver up possession"
of the houses, they may occupy, or else to pay the
rent hitherto required, as well as the poor-rates, which
have been paid by the landlords and included in the rent,
will come into absolute operation on Saturday next. Last
evening a meeting had to be held in the town with refer-
ence to cottage rents, &c.

CATTLE PLAGUE.—From the weekly return pub-
lished by authority of the Lords of the Privy Council the
gratifying fact is ascertained that during the week ending
the 21st September no caso of cattle plague has been
reported from any part of England, Wales, or Scotland.
The total number of cattle reported to have been attacked
in Great Britain since the commencement of the plague is
278,927, and 56,911 healthy cattle have been slaughtered
to prevent the spread of the dinaee.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 6 p.m.
The Denmark and the Baltic have arrived out.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Closing prices.—Gold, 1431. Sterling exchange
on London, 1091. 5-20 United States Bonds, 114.
Illinois, 124. Erie, 624. Cotton, Middling
Upland, 23i.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 25.
Petroleum (standard white), 32.

HAMBURG, Sept. 26.

The Assembly of Burghers of Hamburg have ac
cepted the proposal of the Senate for the abroga
tion of the agreement with the Submarine Telegrapl

Company.

The decision of the question whether the town of
Hamburg shall still remain a free port or join the
North German Union will take place next Wed-

nesday.

ITALY.

FLORENCE, Sept. 25 (Evening).

A manifesto has been issued by the Mayor of the
city calling upon the national guard to maintain

order.

Some of the military posts have been reinforced
as a precautionary measure. Up to the present the
city is quiet. Several persons were arrested last
night. The despatches sent from various parts of
the kingdom announce that the news of the arrest
of Garibaldi has nowhere produced any disturbances,
and tranquillity continues to prevail throughout the
peninsula.

The Cpinione of this evening repeats the state-
ment that the Ministry will allow Garibaldi to go
to Caprera if he will renounce his expedition to
Rome. Should, however, he refuse, it its believed
that the Minister will convoke an extraordinary
sitting of the Parliament.

Yesterday evening a severe hurricane passed over
Venice and the vicinity. Several houses were de-
stroyed, and at Burano and Mestre many fatal
accidents occurred.

CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS.
MALTA, Sept. 25.
The Mus, ilia left at 5 p.m. yesterday, and the
Syria at 6 a.m. to-day.
The former may be expected at Marseilles on the
27th inst., and the latter at Southampton on the
4th October.

FRANCE.

BOURSE, Sept. 25, Two o'clock.—The market
opened with improved quotations. French Threes
have advanced 10c., at 69f. 30c., and though Italian
Fives, after first reaching 49f. 10c., are now at 48f.
90c., this stock is nevertheless still in advance of
71c. The shares of the Credit Companies are all
quoted lower—Credit Mobilier and Credit Foncier
each lose 7f. 50c., at 207 f. and 1,312 f. 50. Comp-
toir d'Escompte have declined 5f., at 660 f., and
Immobiliere 2f. 50c., at 110 f, The advance of
railway shares is of lf. 25c. for Orleans, Lyons, and
Lombard, and of 3f. 75c. on Northern.

Three o'clock.—The closing of the market is very
weak. Last quotations :-
4i per Cents 9B 25
Do. end month —
3 per Cents. 69
Do. end month 69 02}
Credit Mobilier
Do. end Month
Credit Poucior 1315
Da. end month 1300 -
RAM

Bank Share" 3320
Italian Loan 4B 60
Dn. end month 4B 60
Mexican Loan —

Do. Bonds 97 50
Spanish Threes
Home Debt —
Deferred -
'AY&

Orleans For Account.
892 50
Northern 1155
Lyons and Mediterranean B9l 25
Southern 532 50
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain
Sara,gossa,
Roman

480 -
378 75

81 25
50 -