The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-31 00:00:00

Aua. 29.

Lieut. George Ruck keeno has been this day promoted
to be a Retired Commander, under the provisions of her
Majesty's Orders in Council of Aug. 1, 160, July 9, 1864,
and March 21, 1866.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.--Last Eve Ding.

Amsterdam Short. 11 19
Ditto 3 Months. 12 01
Rotterdam
Antwerp — 25 37i
Brussels — 25 37i
Hamburg — 13 10
Paris Short 25 17}
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11 19}
12 Ot
12 of
25 42f
25 42f
13 10f
25 25
25 40
25 42}
120 f
12 89
12 80
314
6 27

Ditto 3 Months. 25 35
Marseilles
Frankfort on the Maine 1201
Tienna — 12 75
A riesto — 12 75
fetersburgh
Berlin
Madrid — 99
Cadiz
Leghorn
Milan
Genoa
Naples
Palermo
Messina
Lisbon
Oporto

491-
27 2.i

49f
49
27 3u
27 30
27 30
27 30
27 30
27 30

27 25

27 25
27 25
27 25
27 25
511
511

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

LONDON, Aug. 31.--Wind this day at noon—North-
Easterly; moderate breeze and fine weather.
PLYMOUTH, Aug. 30.- Wind S. W.—Sailed—Damascus,
for Melbourno.

YARMOUTH, Aug. 30.—Wind W.—Arrived - Dunsanale,
from Quebi c.

CARDIFF, Aug. 29.—Wind N. Arrived—Ellen and
Sue, from Bilboa. Sailed—Do Brus, screw steamer, for
Monte Video.

LIVERPOOL, Aug. 31—Wind N W —Arrivod —British
Consul, from San Francisco.

NEwroltT, Aug. 30.—Wind N. W.—Arrived—S ir Charles
Napier, from Cuba.
WIIITEHAVEN, Aug. 30. Wind S.W. —Arr ved— Egre-
mont, from Quebec.

BREAKING UP OF TfIE STRAND UNION.—At the

weekly meeting of the Board of Guardians at the Strani

Union' on Wednesday last, the clerk read n letter which had
been received from the assistant secretary to the Poor- Law
Board. The letter stated that, having regard to the circurn..
stances of the Strand Union and the adjoining parishes, the
board had arrived at the conclusion that, as a preliminary
step towards giving full effect to tho intention of the Legis-
lature, certain parishes should be separated from, and other
parishes added to, the Strand Union. The board contem-
plated that the parish of St. Anne should be incorporated
with the parish of St. Giles and St. George's, Bloomsbury,
and form together a new union ; that the parish of St.
Clement Danes and the Liberty of the Rolls should be
added to the Holborn Union ; and that the parishes of St.
Martin-in-the-Fields and St. James, Westminster, be added
to the Strand Union. The board proposed to issue the
necessary order for giving effect to their decision as soon
as the state of the business of their office would enable
thorn to do so.

The Countess de Grey leaves town to-day for
Nocton Park, Lincolnshire, where the Earl and Lord
Goderich are expected in a few days from Scotland.
'The Right Hon. C. B. Adderley, M.P., and
Hon. Mrs. Adderley will entertain a distinguished succes-
sion of guests during the ensuing week at their seat near
Birmingham, to celebrate the coming of age of their eldest
son. On Wednesday the right hon. gentleman and Mrs.
Adderley give a grand ball to a host of friends.
A GIRL STABBED BY nEn SWEETHEART.—Emma
Hackney, of Longton, was stabbol by her sweetheart,
Samuel Leo, a (logger, aged 19, on Thursday afternoon,
in Stafford-stmt. The wound is not in itself mortal, but
it is reported that she is consumptive, and from the shock
to her system and loss of blood she is not likely to recover.
The Mayor, accompanied by the doctor and Mr. Young,
solioitor, as well as the prisoner, went to the house of the
wounded young woman for the purpose of taking her de-

position.
CITY OF LONDON REGISTRATION.—Mr. Spencer
Perceval, the barrister appointed to revise the list of voters
for the City of London, has given notice that he Will hold
a court for that purpose in -the Court of Common Plea;
Guildhall, on Tuesday, the 2d of October.

THE LEGAL VACATlON.—Yesterday Mr. Justice
Willes attended at the Judges' Chambers for Chief Justice
&will, who is still on circuit, and disposed of a long last of
summonses. There was no appearanco of the long vaca-
tion at the chambers, nor at the chambers of Vice-Chan-
cellor Maling, where Mr. Edwards had a list of 112
summonses as vacation business, which he disposed of with
ha assistance of Mr, Wood,