The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-29 00:00:00

great hardships, having been enticed to go by Brazilian
immigrant agents at New York, under very plausible pre-
tences and promises ; but on their arrivial at the port of
their destination they were wanted to join the army to
fight in Paraguay, which of course they did not do, and
those who could and had the means got away. The Buenos
.Ayres Standard relates the tale of their sufferings and pri-
vations as a warning to others.

If Captain M. F. Maury is permitted to return
to the United States—which we hope he may be, for
though once a bad rebel, ho was long before, and we hope
he may long hereafter he, a most useful and scientific
citizen—he will assume a professorship in the Virginia
Military Institute. _ _

Governor Ord entertained General Sickles in
Charleston at a State dinner on Indopondence Day.
On the 10th inst. the wife of Juarez left New
Orleans for Vera Cruz, in the American rovanue steamer
Wi'derness.

Married, on the 26th June, in St. Paul's Church,
Baltimore, U.S. America, by the rector, the Rev. Dr.
Mahon, Professor N. C. Brooks, LL.D., President of the
Baltimore Female College, to Christiana Octavio, youngest
daughter of the late Dr. William Crump, of Virginia, for-
merly United States' Minister to Chili.
Vice-Chancellor Malins will be the vacation
judge in Chancery.
The Paris correspondent of the Standard writes :
" Paris is just now flooded with a now description of
visitors—naval cadets belonging to an American training
ship in Cherbourg roads. These young fellows are a very
favourable specimen of our American cousins. They are
stout, tall, well-built lads, and their quiet, gentlemanlike
demeanour has made a very favourable impression."
Juarez and his Cabinet left San Luis Potosi on
the Ist inst. for the capital.

Baron Magnas has evidently retired from Mexico,
as will be seen from the following announcement :—" The
diplomatic representation of Prussia in Mexico has been
placed in charge of the Envoys of friendly Powers."
The French Government has received a telegram
from M. Dano, the French Minister in Mexico, dated the
9th inst. M. Dano thought he should not leave Mexico
for another week. The assurance of their countryman's
safety will give great satisfaction in Paris.

Sir Harry Parkes has succeeded in establishing
two additional foreign settlements in Japan.
Count Bismarck has been invested with the
functions of Chancellor of the Confederation of Northern
Germany.

The report of the late Austrian Charge at
Mexico, the Baron Von Lago, relative to the Emperor
Maximilian, has been published, it is dated City of Mexico
May 31. It gives full details of his proceedings, and is ad-
dressed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
It is not thought the Senate will confirm the
appointment of Mr. Ottenburg as Minister to Mexico, and
ex-Governor Andrew of this State is mentioned as a proper
man for the place.

The Rev. W. W. Patton, D.D., will be the Edi-
tor-in-Chief of the new Congregational paper at Chicago,
The Advance, if his people will consent to part with him,
as of course they will if he desires it. The new paper will
start with a strong editorial force and ample capital.

The last advices from Juarez's headquarters says
he proposes to resign, as soon as he can convoke the con-
gress at the city of Mexico.

The revolution in Peru is also suddenly ended by
the death of Gen. Costalla, who headed it, and all his ad-
herents have returned to their allegiance.

General John Lee, of Seneca, Ohio, has been put
on the ibpublican ticket for Lieutenant-Governor of that
State, to fill the vacancy caused by the declination of
Samuel Galloway.

The political troubles in Colombia,South America,
have been ended by the arrest of General Mosquera, as a
traitor to the Republic, and the assumption of the Presi-
dency by General Acosta, who will hold tho office till an
election can be hold,

A special despatch from Havanna to the Herald
states that Santa Anna was still in prison. He hadref used
all food for three days, and was continually inquiring if
thoy were going to shoot him. He had asked for a con-
fessor.

Ex-President Martinez, of Nicaragua, sailed on
the 2d for Great Britain, as Minister of Nicarigua.
Captain Paul Sherley passed through Panama on
the 29th for San Francisco, to take command of the flag-
ship Paw Wan.
Francis W. Rice, United States Consul at
Panama, is a passenger on the Arizona for New York.
United States Inspector Murray and Vice-consul
Tracy Robinson had arrived on the Isthmus from New

York.
It was reported by the steamship Saxon that
arrived at Table Bay from the Eastern route previous to
the departure of the Briton (June 19) that there was every
probability of Dr. Livingstone being still alive. Sir
Thomas Macleer had uot, however, received any informa-
tion on the subject.

Mr. Bingham, of Ohio, spoke for twenty minutes
on Monday, the 9th inst., in support of the Third Re-
construction Bill with such thrilling eloqueace that his
speech is said to have been the most brilliant effort made

in Congress for many years.
Mr. Friedrich Kapp will publish in Philadelphia
in the fall a German " History of the German Emigration
in America." _ ___

The Rev. Leonard Woods, LL.D., formerly pre-
sident of Bowdoin College, hasgone to Europe for the pur-
pose of completing the documentary history of Maine, the
Legislature having given the Historical Society of that
State an appropriation for the purpose.
Some idea of the operations of the American Tract
Society is conveyed by the statement that during the year
ending April 1, 1867, it printed nearly 44,000,000 pages of
minor reading matter, with enough more in the form of
books to make a total of over 215,000,000 pages. These
belonged to 837,676 volumes, and over 7,000,000 copies of
tracts.
The new Hebrew collegiate institution, of which
York,at
is
designed Mobile, New Orleans,
for a more ad-
we recently spoke as in contemplation, is now de-
finitely determined upon. The Jews in America have
already established educational institutions of different
m o gradesn in
n N
Cleveland, Albany, and other cities. This projected Mai-
de s Collegeev
vaneed course of study than is pursued in any of the others,
and of more thorough instruction in Hebrew than has
i
ever yet been afforded in any theological seminary in
America. The conclusion has been formed," says The
Jewish Messenger, " of not restricting the college course to
Hebrew and theological studies, so that, instead of a
divinity school, it is to be a college in the popular accepta-
tion. It will have a faculty of science and letters as well
as a faculty cf Hebrew ; it will furnish general instruction
in classics, mathematics, and belles lettres, as well as a
special course for the future Hebrew minister and teacher.
The plan is somewhat more grand and comprehensive than
was first contemplated, but there appear to have been judi-
cious reasons for its adoption."—Round Tahle.
Professor Kerr, of North Caroliha, has recently
published a report of a geological survey of the State of
North Carolina. The territory explored in the western
part of tho State is included within eleven counties west of
the Blue Ridge and Yellow Mountain. After commenting on
the ancient character of the rocks of the region, the Profes-
sor says : " And not only do they belong to the lowest
geological horizon, but the entire absence of all later

formation makes it necessary to conclude that wo have
here an extensive tract of the oldest land on the globe ;
and as North America is the oldest form of the Continents,
so the black mountain is theoldest of its brotherhood, and
was the first to emerge from the face of the unbroken
sphere of waters when the command came forth, "Lot the
dry land appear."
The steamer Colorado sailed from San Francisco
on the 3d, on her third trip to China and Japan, taking
out $660,000 in treasure and 505 passengers, including the
Japanese Commissioners and their suite. The now island
reported in the Pacific cannot be found again, and doubts
as to its existence are expressed.
LATEST PRICES OF SILVER MINING STOCKS AT
SAN FRANCISCO.—By
telegram from San Francisco, dated
July sth, 1867, we have the following quotations:--
Gould and Curry „. $7OO per foot
Savage 4,080 „
Chollar-Potosi ***
... 485 If
Ophir „. ' 330
Hale and Norcross. ---
Crown Point
Yellow Jacket
Belcher
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Alpha
Imperial „. 215 per share
The directors of the Submarine Telegraph Com-
pany are about to lay down an additional cable between
Ostend and the coast of Kent.
Silas C. Herring, the well-known American in-
ventor of fire and burglar-proof safes, has issued a chal-
lenge to the safe makers of ail other nations for a test as
to the relative vain() of his safes compared with others re-
presented in the Great Exhibition. This challenge has
been accepted by Messrs. Chatwood, of Manchester, and
Kart, of London, and the trial will take place during the
summer. The reputation which Mr. Herring has estab-
lished in the United States is so thoroughly national that
every American will look with interest to the result of this

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In the United States there are 36,896 miles of
railroads, which is about 38 per cent. of the whole mileage
in the world. Next to the United States stands Great Britain
and Ireland, where the length of railroad is 13,286; next
comes France,
with 8,92 miles, and next Prussia with
5,794 miles.
The total number of vessels lately lost on the
ice in the White Sea has been ascertained to be about 50.
British India has this year been our best cus-
tomer, and then the United States.
Fifty Mormon missionaries from Salt Lake have
arrivedr, at Omaha on their Way to Europe.
'The total amount of treasure shipped from San
Francisco to New York this your is 20,805,040 dollars.