The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-16 00:00:00

SHIPPING.

Minnesota, Adept, Thalbatta, Scotland, Countess
of Errol, Advance, and Golden Light, from Liver-
pool, at Quebec.
The Nova Scotian came through the Straits of
Belle Isle ; saw several icebergq, and a quantity
of loose ice in the Straits on the 13th inst. At
5 p.m, forward engine broke down.

ABOLITION OF PRIVATEERING IN
FRANCE.
The Moniteur publishes th 3 following report to
the Emperor from the Minister of Foreign Affairs
on the subject of doing away with privateering :
" Sire,—Your Majesty will be pleased to call
to mind that the Powers who signed the declara-
tion of the 16th April, 1856, pledged themselves
to take steps in order to -prOcuro its general adop-
tion. I consequently communicated that declara-
tion to all the Government's which were not repre-
sented at the Congress-of Paris, inviting them
to accede to it, and I now render to your Majesty
an account of the favourable reception given to
the raid commanfCeation. Having been adopted and
ratified by the plenipotentiarim. of Austria, France,
Great Britain, Russia, Sirdinia, and Turkey, the
declaration of the 16th April has obtained the en-
tire adhesion of the following states :—Baden, Ba-
varia, Belgium, Breinen, Ur':a,7,ils, Duchy of BMW-
wick, Chili, the Argentine Confederation, the Ger-
manicthe Republic of the Equador, the Roman States,
Confederation, Deninhirk, the two Sicilio,
Greece, Guatemala,' Hayti,- flamburg, Hanover,
the two Hesses, Lubeck, Mecklenburg-Strelitz,
Mecklenburg-Schwerin,Nassau,Oldenburg,Parma,
Holland, Peru, POrtargal,,SaxsnY'r Saxe-Altenburg,
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, _Saxe-Meiningell, ' Saxe-Wei-
mar, Sweden, Switzerland, Tuscany, and Wur-
temberg. Thes3 abates, therefore, admit, with
France arid the othit poWers whosigned tht Treaty
of Paris-1. ghat privateering is and remains
abolished ; 2. That the neutral flag covers the
4. Lastly, that
enemy's merchandise, with the exci•ption of contra-
band of war ; :-!. That neutral: 'merchandise, with THE PORTSMOUTH MURDER.--The grand jury at tEe
the exception of Contraband of war, is not liable to Winchester aseizs have ignored the bill of indictment
blockades, in'. eider to be obli a4aintit Elwin
seizure under an enamy7s fleg.; Hart, for the wilful murder of his brother,
i‘Diaar:citbl
last.
in St. Thomas's-,street, Portsmouth, in
gatory, must be
died at a
effective—th.a!t . is. to say, must be maintained by - DEATH OF THE COUNTESS OF CARDIGAN.—We have
a force sufficient to really prevent approach
to announce the death of the Countess of Cardigan, who
to an enemy's coast. The Government of the
-ts7tr re)e'etlocpk,
it'es•lterdayAmforning at hetrilreeswidiennteeer
iien
Uruguay has also : given. iti full, assent to these I Italy, she returned from the COnertip:eignsltniabte I
in the erring
four principle, subject' to the ratification of the : in improved health, but about six !seeks since htr lady-
legiSlative power. -§paii, without acceding to the ship became indisposed, though no fatal consequences
declaration of the 16th April, in consequence of hour,were aleperw.a..ansde7zde.d
withY es t
veryr d yl,4l.llrt,Orn g i !J gs,y
map
to nm a early
and
the first pcint, which relates to the abolition of soon afterwards expired. The deceased was eldest
privateering, has replied ; that Sho agrees to daughter of the late Admiral J. R. D. Tolleraache, and
tae , way born December 8 1797 other three. Mexico has given the same. re- SI: e married first Mr. C.
F. C. A. J. Johnstone ',
but that marriage was dissolved
ply. The Milted states would be ready to give in 1826. On the 10th of Juno the same year she mar-
their adhesion, if there were added t - ried the Earl of Cardigan (then Lard Brudenell).
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DEATH OF MRS. LOUDON.

We regret to announce the death of Mrs. Loudon,
who has been for some time favourably known to
the .public as the authoress of several instructive
and entertaining works on gardening. The deceased
lady was the daughter of Thomas Webb, Esq., of
Pitwell. House, near Birmingham. Her fa th er havin g
suffered great reverse of foi time by unfortunate
speculations in land, Miss Webb found it desirable to
turn her litorary talents to : omeaccount, and in 1827
she published a novel entitled "The Mummy," the
scene of which was laid two centuries in advance of
that period. • Among many other ingenious sugges-
tions with which the work abounded, that of a steam
plough in this work attracted the attention of Mr.
John Claudius Lludon, the author of the " Agricul-
tural EncycloNedia," and of several highly esteemed
treatises on botany, agriculture, and kindred sub
jects. This led to an introduction, which soon
afterwards resulted in their marriage. Mr. Loudon
died in 1843. The best known works of Mrs.
Loudon are, " The Lady's Flower Garden," "The
Lady's Country Companion," " Gardening for
Ladies," and " The Lady's Companion to the
Flower Garden." Mrs. Loudon enjoyed a pension
of 1001. per annum from the civil list. The deceased
lady, whose gentleness of manner and varied cul-
ture rendered her a deserved favourite in society,
will be very generally and sincerely lamented.
She leaves behind her an only daughter,
‘‘Miss
Agnes Loudon, who has already given proui iha.t
she possesses much of the literary ability that
distinguished both her parents.