The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-24 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.

NEW YORK, June 13 (morning.)
General Griffin has removed the Mayor of

Galveston.

Judge Fisher has decided that the present jury
in the Surratt trial was illegal, and ordered a new
one to be empannelled.
Some prominent Northern Republicans are
organising a party in Virginia.
The Eight Hour Labour Bill has passed the
Lower House of the Connecticut Legislature.
M. Rangebee, the Minister from Greece, has
arrived,at,Washington

THE EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN.

PARIS, June 24.

The Constitutionnel of to-day says :--" Accord-
ing to information, which we have every reason to
believe well founded, the Emperor Maximilian will
shortly embark for Europe, if he has not already
done so."

FRANCE.
BOURSE, June 22.—The market closed as fol-
[ows :

4 per Cents 9B 76
Do. end month —
3 per Cents. 69 50
Do. end month 69 57i
Credit Mobilier
Do. end month
Credit Foncier —
Do. end month 1470

Bank Shares 3470
Italian Loan 52 GO
Do. end month b2 75
Mexican Loan —
Do. Bonds —
Spanish Throes
Home Debt —
Deferred
'AYS.

For Account.
Orleans
Northern 1226 25
Lyons and Mediterranean 9OO
Southern 577 50
Western —
Eastern —

Sardinian —
Austrian
Lombard 4Ol. 25

North of Spain lO7 50
Saragona llB 75
Roman. BO -

GRAND BANQUET AT THE TRINITY

"LOUSE.

On Saturday evening the Corporation of Trinity
House entertained a distinguished company at din-
ner at their hall on Tower-hill. _ _ _

Captain ARROW, the deputy master, presided, and
the guests numbered upwards of 80.
Mr. Com', who returned thanks for " The Navy,"
was received with great applause, and said—As re-
presenting the navy In an official capacity, I am
anxious to record the deep sense I entertain of the
services rendered by the Elder Brethren of the
Trinity House to the navy and maritime interests of
England and of the world. (Cheers.) There is
hardly any question in which the Trinity House is
concerned in which the navy has not a common in-
terest—(cheers)—and it is but just to say that
under no supervision could the essential aids to navi-
gation which are provided by the Trinity House be
managed more admirably or more successfully than
they are now. (Cheers.) Speaking with some ex-
perience on the subject, I will say that the most
cordial co-operation has always subsisted between
this corporation and the scientific department of the
Admiralty—and the observations of the latter
on the shifting sands and shoals of our shores would
be of little avail if it were not for the promptitude
with which those dangers are marked by the buoys
and beacons of the Trinity House. (Cheers.) It
would be needless to dwell on these topics, as the
services of the Trinity House in respect of them are
universally recognised ; but I will mention one par-
ticular in which the navy derives especial advantage
from its assistance. It is to the Elder Brethren that
we are indebted in no slight degree to the efficiency
of our navigating officers, and it is to them that Vi 9
look for pilots for our own and neighbouring shores
in every emergency. (Hear, hear.) In my opinion
one of the wisest decisions ever arrived at was that
of the Admiralty, shortly before my appointment to
my present office, to continue that most invaluable
clas, the navigating officers of the navy, as a separate
branch of the service ; and the Admiralty is under
great obligations to the Elder Brethren for the as-
sistance they rendered to the hydrographer in an
inquiry on a recent occasion as to the system under
which the instruction and examination of young
officers in pilotage should be carried on. (Hear,
hear.) There is one other bond of union between
the navy and the Trinity House to which I cannot
refrain from adverting. The most illustrious officer
of the navy is also master of this honourable corpo-
ration—(cheers)—and it must be a subject of mutual
gratification that the Duke of Edinburgh should
have shown, by accepting a command in which he
will circumnavigate the globe, that he does not
mean to be a fair-weather sailor, but is ready to
share in the duties and responsibilities of service in
the most distant regions of the world. (Cheers.)
Of the navy itself I can only repeat what I have
said on former occasions, that its discipline and
efficiency were never superior to what they are at
the present moment—(hear, hear)—and I say this,
not as a set form of speech, but because I sincerely
believe it. (Cheers.) The substitution of armour-
clad for wooden ships has, indeed, deprived us for
a time of the numerical superiority iu fighting ves-
sels which it has been our policy to maintain ; but,
on the other hand, I am satisfied that there is no
navy or navies in which the same number of ships
represents a force equal to the iron-clad fleet of
England. (Cheers.) You will soon have an op-
portunity of inspecting examples of almost every
type of vessel in the navy at the review which is to
take place on the 17th of next month—(cheers)--
and I hope you will be reconciled to the loss of
beauty in such ships as the Victoria and the Dun-
can by the consideration of the greater power
represented by the Minotaur and her consorts.
Cheers.) The deputy master has been good enough