The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-10 00:00:00

FOREIGN OFFICE, Sinn. 10.

The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. George
Gerard as Consul at Cape Town for the United States of
America.
The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Don
Fernando Casos as Consul in London for the Republic
of Peru.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—This Evenng.

Amsterdam Short. 11 19 11 19}
Ditto 3 Months. 12 01- 12 1}
Rotterdam
Antwerp — 25 40 25 47k
Brussels
Hamburg — 13 10 13 10f
Paris Short 25 20 25 25
Ditto 3 Months. 25 35 25 40
Marseilles
Frankfort on the Maine 1201 120*
Tienna — 12 60 12 65
A riesto — 12 60 12 65
Yetersburgli
Berlin
Madrid — 48} 40/
Cadiz
I,3gliorn
Milan. - 27 35 27 40
Genoa
Naples — 27 35 27 40
27 35 27 40
Palermo
Messina

Lisbou
Oporto

IREL AND.

DUBLIN, Sept. 9.

The High Sheriff of the county of Galway has
filed Thursday next for holding the election of a
representative in the place of the late Lord Dun-
kellin. No opposition will be offered to the return
of Lord Canning Burke. A gratifying proof of the
estimation in which the deceased nobleman was held
was presented on Saturday last, when a movement,
headed by the High Sheriff, was commenced with
the object of erecting a monument to perpetuate his
memory. A public meetieg will be held on Thurs-
day next in furtherance of the object.
Much uneasiness prevails with respect to the har-
vest. Heavy showers, which fell at intervals during
the last week, retarded the work of cutting and
gathering it in, and as the season advances, when
the weather usually becomes more unsettled, the
apprehensions of the farmer increase. Fortunately
high winds, with intervals of sunshine, have repaired
most of the injury inflicted by the rain, but if this
week be not more settled than last serious loss will
be incurred. In the county Down, there is a large
breadth of grain ready for the sickle. In Galway
comparatively little corn has been cut, although the
reaping machine and the scythe h we been iu active
requisition whenever opportunity offered. The
potato crop is still reported to be safe in that part of
the coast, which is a matter of considerable import-
ance. In Westmeath the rain has been very inju-
rious. In parts of Kerry and West Cork the hay
has not yet been cut, and the other crops must
suffer considerably if the weather continues unfa-
vourable. But it is satisfactory to learn that there
too the potato crop is sound. The absence of com-
plaints from several counties is a hopeful circum-
stance, as the farmers do not wince in silence if
the storm lashes them severely.
A further evidence of the growing importance of
Dublin as a commercial port is afforded in the fact
that a second line of steamers has now been esta-
blished to trade directly with the continent. It is
not long since a fortnightly service was com-
menced, and the success of the experiment has
induced some influential merchants to extend the
facilities for communication by another line of ves-
sels. The imports of cattle and wine form a consi-
derable portion of the regular traffic. The general
increase of shipping at the quays contrasts strik-
ingly with former years. In Cork also a new steam
line to France has been opened.
Another party of Orangemen, numbering 13,
were summoned before the petty sessions bench at
Newtownards, on Saturday, for a breach of the law
on the 13th of July last. The magistrates were the
Rev. Joseph Bradshaw, chairman. Mr. Eglinton,
R.M., and Mr. Jas. Brownlow, J.P. Mr. Magee
attended to prosecute, and Mr. Kirbey, barrister,
and Mr. M'Lean, solicitor, appeared for the defence.
The evidence was similar to that given in previous
cases, the accused being identified as members of the
procession, drumming, fifing, carrying banners, or
wearing Orange emblems, and the result was that
informations were taken against all the defendants
and the cases returned for trial at the next assizes.

A check has been given to the fraudulent sale of
butter in the Clonmel market, which it is hoped
will have a salutary effect in other places. On Fri-
day a dealer named Richard Ryan was charged in
the borough court with making up two firkins dis-
honestly and selling them to Mr. Maurice Hayes, a
butter merchant. On opening the firkin 31b or 41b
of salt were found on the bottom of each. The do
feudaut was fined 30s. and 18s. costs.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

STOURBRIDGE.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was held
yesterday at Stourbridge—Mr. Akroyd in the chair.
The report stated that the lino was opened on lst
April. It joined the Great Western and London
and North Western Railways, affording passengers
the opportunity of going either to Snow-hill or to
New-street station, Birmingham. Although the lino
was not completed in accordance with the provisions
of the agreement with the Great Western Company
of the Ist of June, 1866, it was deemed advisable no
longer to defer opening the railway, and it was
therefore worked under the head of a provisional
agreement, mainly founded on the original agree-
ment of 1863, which provides for a net payment of
50 per cent. of the gross receipts to the Stourbridge
Extension Company, with a rebate on traffic from
and to the West Midland section. The directors re-
commended a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. per
annum for the past six months on the Stourbridge
Railway, and at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum
on the extension railway for the three months dur-
ing which the line had been opened for traffic.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the
' report, said he thought lie might say, without fear
of contradiction, that the works, so far as they were
c hpolteteerd,racioluwlady.not be exceeded by the works upon
any
Chairman, C. rff M.P.,
passedby mr.
Ao n. motionaert, of the
Resolutionsse
declaring the dividends mentioned in the report.
con."d'eerde

His Excellency Lord Lyons left town yesterday
for Arundel Castle, Sussex, on a visit to the Duchess of
Norfolk. We understand that the noble lord goes to Paris
shortly in order to assume his new diplomatic appointment
as Ambassador to the Court of France.
Lord Stanley, M.P., has arrived in town from
attendance on her Majesty at Ba.huo.:al. His lordship
attended to his official duties at the Foreign-office yes-
day.