The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-27 00:00:00

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HER MAJISTY.

BALMORAL, Aug. 26.
The Queen, accompanied by the members of the
Royal family, attended Divine service yesterday
Crathie Church.

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The Marquis and Marchiones3 of Hastings have
left the St. George's }Tote].
The Earl and Countess of Rosse and Lord
Oxmantown arrived on Saturday last at Birr Castle, par-
soutown, King's County, for the season.

Lord and Lady Charles B. Percy returned to
Guy's Cliff, Warwickshire, at the close of the past week
from Alnwick Castle, Northumberland.

Lord Courtenay, M.P., is among the arrivals at
Brighton.

Lady Emily Drummond and Miss Drummond
returned to Tile House, Denham, Bucks, from Alnwick
Castle, last week.

We hear that Colonel the llon. Henry C.
Lowther, M.P., is suffering from indisposition, but not of
a serious nature.

Lady Franklin, widow of the lamented Arctic
explorer, has, according to the Cherbourg journals, arrived
in that town on board a United States frigate from Ncyl
York.
The removal of the remains of the late lamented
Lady Panmuro from Paris to their final resting place in
Mr. Power's vault, at Kensall-green Cemetery, took piaci)
ou Saturday. On the coffin was the following inscription:
—"Elizabeth, Lady Panmure, born the 10th Jan., 1799 i
died the 25th of June, 1867."

The Early Years of the Viceroy of BOPt'

The following extract, from the leading French
journal, we take from the Observer of last Sunday:
" Roses have their thorns, and all that glitters 15
not always pure gold. Don't envy princes, and
much less their teachers.

" Here is a striking living example :
" The Viceroy of Egypt came amongst us, and
he was received by young and old, the State and
the people, with all the deference and respect due
to his exalted rank. Ile lived in an Imperial
palace, and Imperial honours were conferred 0°
him. Could he complain ? But he did not corn°
here a perfect barbarian, ignorant of our institu-
tions, laws, or language. On the contrary, 11°
spoke French fluently, with a good accent, and I°
said to know other European languages besides,'
He seems to have studied French manners, au",
France has always been his model, in private an
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public life. Let us thank him in the name of 00r
glorious country, the mother of civilisation in th°
east and west.
" But to whom does he owe that knowledge c)i
European languages ? To whom his very elee°'
tion? Verily, not to the men of the east, nor t°
his own countrymen. From his early childhood 111 s
pronunciation has been exceedingly bad, and 6°,
rapidly followed the words in his native tongue, and
so indistinct was the language he used, that even
Arabs must have had great difficulty to folloW. °r
even always to understand him. His speech bel
sometimes like the rush of the Niagara, and as rapid
as lightning—who could ever follow it ?---he 11;
turally hesitated and stammered. And then ea°,
the Egyptian Ophthalmy, and our Prince was nearll
blind.
" Is there still a man bold enough to undertake
the least enviable occupation of a teacher under
such distressing circumstances ?

" To be sure there is.
" Thirty or forty teachers, more or less known in
Europe for their great ability and perseveranc°'
tried it. The rather lively, impatient Prince
liked them all, and in a few hours, after repeat
futile attempts, Prince Ismael knew as much as Cc.c.r
before, and both master and pupil gave UP theit
task in despair. We mean to say, when the IctS
master had made his French compliment, the Prill
did not pussess the slightest notion of a word, an
could not write a single European letter, and 13:
must have been at that time sixteen years of age 5.
least. To each new comer, and especially to I'll°
last, the old work to perform anew would have bell
worthy of Hercules himself. of
" A young man endowed with a superior sense t
observation and consummate judgment was, at thaot
critical moment, recommended to him. Though 1'
much older than the Prince himself, be enjoyed t 4
advantage of a sound knowledge of the Princil:
European languages, and that of being a firs".`'
elocutionist into the bargain.
Besides Arabic, the Prince knew the Court law
guage par excellence—Persian.
Day after day, without one single exceptioull
working and holidays, for many, many a sce1,1:11
month, six to eight hours a day, poor Dr. Al°,7er
(well-known at the time as a very successful Wend
of Elocution and modern Languages of Paris, a
()t
now of Old Bond-street, London) has had Ira,
merely to speak, but rather to scream, to Make hi
self understood by his illustrious scholar. ,
"In consequence of the Prince's very bad sDie
the Professor had to invent a sort of pertBre,
and moveable alphabet, and teach him in solanivg
spects just as blind people are taught, and halciao
had some experience in imparting knOcle;al
to the deaf and dumb, he was of course a great 'O4
more successful than any of the other learned 800
by far older gentlemen who preceded him. The sa he
sentence, aye, even the same word or syllablecirej
had to repeat, or rather to ruminate a hull

times over. 031
" In fact, he could all along merely, we reaio.
exclusively, appeal to his car and natural contb'-go
tion. But still, as soon as his sight, under the e. co
of eminent European oculists, improved, the tie e.
learned how to write and combine European let":1.0(1
then arithmetic, &c. ; in fact, be slowly actio,
the desirable accomplishments of a western eu'il-5(1
tion. The Professor must, therefore, have
more than enough on his hands. ptiotl
" And then for Elocution. Never had EgY,,
taskmaster such a task to perform ! Prince'
hear him sometimes in our imagination elfl3;Ato
losing his naturally amiable temper, and
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and long-tried patience, 'lsmaes Bey, are you:—tbo
What are you about ?' And again and again bi 4
Professor begins the whole anew, until, desPit'elool
youth, natural strength, and uncommon 11
energy, he falls down exhausted and faint. .05 go
" Ambition and the strong desire of not be
rot,
easily beaten by any obstacle, be it ever s° ,rent,
and the Prince's natural talents have still
of
quished all—and Ismael Pasha is now, in sPld
that fatal natural tendency of speaking too fits 'Bslv
only a good linguist, but also, comparatively
sp
ing, a first rate elocutionist.
" But, as we have said frOm the beg,l- Door
Never envy princes, and much less the
teachers !' "

The Traitor Lopez.
40. , gii4
The New York Tribune prints a letter Nvilie",-,-pei
the following details of the assassination °I j'c'
who betrayed Maximilian : rtlitig
" I arrived here to-day and learned the 01- TV
news of the assassination of the traitor LoPez; ,
particulars of the assassination are a 5 f°l3.; Di 4
Lopez was stopping at a hotel in Puebla, w'ii,,, on°,
wife spurned him from her presence. 1:.3r, i'o3sel`
morning a Mexican arrived and familiarised ' hotel'
with a hostler in a livery stable adjoining tbi:Lit Pc,
General Miguel Lopez was inquired fort ',eye&
being in the stranger was told that the i' vllO
returned,
would be at dinner. Before the dinner hou, ,vlO
made special note of his man. Whoa dii3l3teod°
and was pointed out to the strangeo"r 05
called Lopez and his assassin occupied oPPusl .o,Diell,
at the table. After sonic minutes,
time the stranger called for and drank: a gA loifef
durlogio 01
wine, he deliberately rose, drew a conee3le7, tiulo.
and sprang upon Lopez and stabbed him
Starthiu',cl to
The stranger then took his hat, and, as he ILI 13`)
leave, sail, ' his the way
T • is he a"'•
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Paid.' No one interfered, or prevented t . 10 '
*I 01,
from leaving. Thus t' blood of lua bell'
was oe f ot
Miramon, M i
--eJia—yes, and thousands 0
011
avenged." the fribl
all traitors 611°°,,a5,-113
The Washington correspondent of
eotic.
says that this report is regarded as Bab
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MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGINCR,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

No perceptible difference has taken place in
the discount market. The inquiries aro few both
at the Bank of England and in Lombard-street,
and in all the principal cities of the Continent the
same state of affairs exists.
ihere were no gold operations of importance at
the Bank yesterday. The silver market continues
flat.

At the meeting held to-day of the London, Til-
bury, and Southend Railway the usual accounts for
the half-year ending the 30th June were presented.
-rile statement furnished by the lessees showed
that the receipts amounted to £24,531, and
the expenses to £18,618, leaving a balance
of £5,912. Compared with the correspond-
ing period of last year there is a decrease
of £855 in the receipts and £647 in the expenses,
making a total decrease of £1,502. The return of
Passenger tolls and proportion of goods receipts by
the Great Eastern and North London Companies
were £9,484, and £670 respectively, which, with
the receipt of £24,531, make the gross receipts for
the half-year £34,687.
During the last few days there has been very little
animation exhibited in the foreign and colonial
produce markets. Sugar has barely maintained
former values. Superior qualities of coffee have
been in fair request, at full values ; while, in rice,
fruit, and spices only moderate transactions have
been entered into. Tallow has been in very limited
demand at slightly reduced rates.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben-
tures remain at 23 25 ; but the Consolidated Mort-
gage Bonds have receded I, to 20i 21i.
The Ithone has arrived from the West Indies with
specie to the amount of £367,526, of which £85,847
is 111 gold, and £281,679 in silver.

Two o'CLocK.

According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to-
day, the French Rentes were 69f. 65c. Inanimate.
Notwithstanding the extreme dulness of specula-
tion and a very limited number of investments, the
value of English Funds is well supported; nor is
there any apparent reason why it should be other-
wise. harvest reports are good, each morning mail
bringing satisfactory intelligence. The labour supply
for agricultural purposes seems to have turned out
more favourable than was anticipated, the price
of wheat has further declined, the stock of
cereals in hand are excessive, and enormous
foreign and colonial consignments are expected,
and, in fact, already shipped or ready for shipment,
money continues superabundant, and all good secu-
rities—Government especially —are worth more than
their present marketable value, with a 2 per cent.
Bank minimum, and bills discountable k per cent.
elsewhere. Consols, consequently, are firm at 94i
for money,
94i for the 10th proximo, and 944
for October.

The Government broker has again made a pur-
chase of £21,000 Reduced Annuities, at the price
of 94/.
The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 941
; Exchequer Bills, 295. prem. for March ; India
5 per Cents., 1131 13 ; Ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents.,
103/ ; Ditto 51 per Cents., 1081 8 ; Ditto 5 per
Cent. Debentures, 1873, 1051; and Ditto Bonds,
£l,OOO and under, 655. to 70s. prem.
The Foreign Department of the Stock Exchange
is still very inactive. Italian have receded 1, to
481 1 ; Mexican, however, have advanced 1, to
14/ ; Spanish Passive, 1, to 201 n but the Cer-
tificates are 1 lower, at 151 j. Turkish 5 per
Cents• are steady at 311 1; and Greek at 13 4.
A fair amount of business has been transacted
in the Railway Share Market, and in most instances
Brigs
show an upward tendency. Great Northern,
ghton, and South Eastern have each advanced
Great Eastern 1, Lancashire and Yorkshire 1,
Great Western and North Western, each / ; South
IVestern 1, and Great Northern A Stock 11.
Bank shares are in very moderate request, but in
a few instances realise a slight advance, Bank of
ii\kustralia having improved to 65 ; Chartered
lereantile of India, London, and China to 301 ;
London and County to 56; and Westminster to 711.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings show
I,llttle variation. Dutch-Rhenish are marked 20i,
aria and Orleans 351. Great Western of Canada
have declined to 151, and Eastern Bengal have
improved to 1021 /.
American Securities generally declined. Erie
Shares have receded 11, to 44 45, Illinois 1, to 77/
and United States 5-20 Bonds 1, to 734 f•

Do 44 per Cent., 1860
Do 3 per Cent., 1859
Do 5 per Cent., 1862
Do. 1861
Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1866 B7l 871
Do. Do. £BO paid
Sardinian, 5 per eel t
Spanish 3 per Ceni
Do Account ...
Do New Defema ........
Do Account
Do Passive
Do Acc rant
Do Com. Cert. of Con . not fu.:d'ed
Do Account
-..'urkish 6 per Cent., 1851
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858
Do Account
Do .ClOO Bonds
Do 6 per Cent , 1862
Do Account .... 571 8}
Do .£IOC Bonds 59 81
Do. 1863
Do 5 per Cent., 1865
Acouut
Do 6 per Cont., 1865
D,) 1 per Cent., Guaranteed
Venezuela, 3 per Cent.
Do Account
Co 6 per Cent., 1862
Do 6 per Cent. 1861
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Dividends on the above payable in London.
Austrian o p3r Cont. Ex 10 Florins
Belgian. 44 per cont., Ex. 25f.
Dutcia i per Cut. Ex. 12 Guil,
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates
French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 251.
Italian 3 per Cont. 1831, Ex. 25f.
Do. Account
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money 941
Do. Account September 10 9ll