The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-08 00:00:00

CHANNEL ISLANDS' TELEGRAPH.

A telegram from Jersey, dated 3 p.m. yesterday,
announces the inauguration of the Channel Islands'
telegraph.
The wire works successfully.
A congratulatory address was sent by the direc-
tors to her Majesty, at the completion of which its
success was hailed by the assembled multitude with
tremendous cheering.
The streets were crowded with people, and flags
flying in all directions, ashore and afloat.
A procession, accompanied by military bands,
paraded the town.
The town was to be illuminated in the evening,
and fireworks displayed in the Royal-scplare and
other places.

The Marchioness of Salisbury has left Bourne-
mouth on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Hardwicke at
Sydney Lodge, Southampton.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry
come to town to-morrow from the Continent, after an ab-
sence of two months.
The Earl of Radnor and Lady Mary Bouverie
have left Castile Hill, Devon, where they have been staying
with the Earl Fortescue, on a visit to General and Lady
Catherine Buckley, at their seat near Salisbury.
The Earl and Countess of Wilton are shortly
expected at Heaton Hall, Lancashire, from Scotland.
We . regret to learn that the Countess of Clare
has been suffering from serious indisposition in Paris. Her
ladyship's malady was of so alarming a character that Mr.
Teevan, her own medical attendant, was telegraphed for to
Paris last week. We are glad to learn that the latest
accounts of her ladyship are satisfactory.
Viscount and Viscountess Barrington and the
Hon. Mrs. George Barrington have arrived at Beckett
House, near Faningdon.
Viscount Maynard has arrived in town, from
Easton Lodge, Essex, for a few days.
RUMOURED RESIGNATION OF AN ARCHBISHOP.
—lt is very confidentlyyumoured in ecclesiastical circles
that Lord Sohn Beresford intends resigning the arch-
bishopric of Armagh, and that in all probability he will be
succeeded by the Hey. Dr. Singer, Bishop of Meath, who
is one of the leaders of the Evangelical party in Ireland.
VALUE OF LAND IN KENT.—The Acrise estate,
which stretches for several miles between Elham and Can-
terbury, including four manors and extending over seven
parishes, has just been sold for £190,000, including timber,
to Mr. Mackinnon, M.P.
PRICE OF GoLD—The quotation of gold at Paris
is about par, and the short exchange on London is 25.17 f
per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the Enk-
Hai. Mint price of £3.175. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold,
it appears that gold is at about the same price in Paris and
London. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is
4271 per mark, and the short exchange on London is 13.7
per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price
iS, therefore, about 3-10ths per cent dearer in London than
Hamburg.—The course of exchange at New. York on Lon-
don for bills at 60 (laig' sight is about 1691 per cent., which,
when compared with the Mint par between the two coun-
tries, showri that the exchange is slightly in favour of
England ; and, after making allowance for charges of
transport and difference of interest, the present rate leaves
a small profit on the importation of gold from the United
States.
EXTRAORDINARY SLAUGHTER OF SNAKES.—The

presence of an unprecedented number of the serpent brood
in this county this year has been the cause of general
remark, and has been so general over the county that every
district has been regarding itself as the most visited by the
phenomenon. They seem to have been most numerous in
the inland and marshy districts, particularly in mosses,
where they have in some cases been seen in almost incredible
numbers. As an instance of the great quantity of vermin,
we learn that a drain contractor and his men, employed in
draining at Strupster, in the parish of Canisbay, killed
between the 25th of May and the 20th of August, the great
number of 45, the length varying from 2 feet 4 inches to
3 feet 8 inches, one of them measuring 41 inches in girth.—
.lrorthern (frick) Ensign.
SECRET BAPTISM AND FORCIBLE ABDUCTION OF
A. JEWISH CHILD.-The forcible abduction by the Roman.
Inquisition of a Jewish child six years old, at Bologna, un-
der the pretence of its having been, two years ago, secretly
baptised by its Catholic nurse, has created a most painful
sensation throughout the Jewish world. Twenty-one Sar-
dinian congregations have addressed a joint and most pa-
thetic appeal to the London Jewish Board of Deputies, soli-
' citing its interference in behalf of the heart-broken family.
The Board met on Monday last, when it was unanimously
resolved to respond to the appeal. A sub-committee of
eight was appointed, with Sir Moses Montefiore at its head,
to which full power was given to take all necessary steps
required by the emergency. .The sub-committee resolved
to put itself in communication with the Israelitish Central
Consistories of France and Holland ; to appeal to the T ress
of England ; to endeavour to enlist the sympathy writhe
generous English Goverment: in the cause; and, if TiSiids
there be, to send a deputation to the Pope.—.Teroish
Chronicle.

LORD CLYDE.—The Newcastle Chronicle pub-
lishes the following letter, received on Friday by Mrs. Bell,
of Woolsington, in acknowledgment of an address that was
signed in January last by the ladies present at the ball
given. by Lieut.-Col. Matthew Bell and the officers of the
N.N.Y.C. The gallant general having been much known
and held in high esteem during the time he was quartered
at the barracks in Newcastle, many years since, the ladies,
were the more anxious to express the interest they feel in
his heroic career in India : Allahabad, June 12, 1858.
Dear Mrs. Bell,—Now that the turmoil of war is for the
moment over, and that I find myself reposing in a house, it
is with feelings of shame that I look at the kind and com-
plimentary paper which I received so long ago from so many
ladies of Northumberland, some of whom I hare the plea-
sure of knowing, and many others of whom I know by name.
To their greeting I now reply. I thank them from my
heart—their memorials are dearer to me than the public
honours which have been bestowed on me—the long list of
friends and well-wishers carrying, me back to home, and to
the rest which my years and long service require—to the
hope that my sword will soon be returned into its scabbard
for the last time, never to be drawn again, leaving me free
to see face to face the kind ladies who have thought
of me when I was far away.—l beg my kindest remem-
brance to Col. Bell.—Believe me, dear Mrs. Bell, very sin-
cerely yours, C. CAMPBELL."

A company is said to be in course of formation
for the purpose of affording the port of London greater
dock accommodation and increased facilities for landing and
examining goods. In the first instance it is proposed to
purchase Brewer's-quay, now owned by Barber and Co.
and Custom-house-quay, held on lease by W. J. Hall and
Co., the proprietors aalessees of these wharves being the
principal parties in the new combination. At the same
time a connection is to be established with a dock already
constructed at Northfieet, near Gravesend, by Mr. Pitcher,
which is to be purchased and enlarged by the company.
At present Brewer's-quay has good and substantial ware-
houses, and the capacious vaults and tea-warehouses, in
Cooper's-row, are also in the possession. of Messrs. Barber.
Custom-house-quay, however, greatly needs improvement.
It is suggest&l that it would be an important advantage for
the commerce of London if the scheme should ultimately
lead to an amalgamation of the private wharves generally
under one management. In some instances they are very
deficient in the requisite accommodation, and are conducted
with a remarkable disregard to modern improvements, the
mode of landing goods being such as existed centuries ago,
namely, by a wheel turned like a treadmill by a few miser-
able men inside. At many points, also, much valuable
space is wasted by wooden sheds filled with lumber, the site
of which would be suitable for extensive buildings. The
desire is that the whole of the quays between London-
bridge and the Tower should be united, and that Billings-
gate-market, which constitutes one of the greatest obstruc-
tions to the business of the port, should be removed to a
more suitable position.

STATE LIVERIES FOR THE SIIERIFFS
ELECT.
exhibitsuits foran
The state liveries for Mr. Alderman Hale and Mr. Deputy
Conder (of Walbrook), who are appointed to fill the office
of Sheriffs of London and Middlesex for the ensuing year,
elegant in
though forinernnyeesatresn;tabtuietna, onplathinneceoana.travile
are not marked by that gorgeous character which have pre-
vailed
coachman and footman for Mr. Deputy Conder, comprise
coats of a rich superfine cloth, in colour of a dark or navy
blue, but in the style of an ancient court suit, Which is
bordered with two rows of silver lace of a beautiful pattern,
between which, as a chaste relief, is a handsome lace of
rich blue silk. The hips and flaps have a similarly
arranged tasteful decoration. From the shoulders de-
pend a noble aiguilette of silver cord, intertwined
with dark blue silk, manufactured expressly for
the occasion, and having a most pleasing effect. The
buttons (of silver) are exceedingly neat, and exhibit a
chased undulating design. The vests are of white cassi-
mere, as are also the small-clothes, each having a Silver and
blue silk lace decoration, the small-clothes ornamented with
silver garters and silver bullion tassels. Mr. A. Surr, the
under-sheriff to Deputy Conder, has a plain livery to corres-
pond, consisting of blue cloth coats and vests, with small-
clothes of blue plush with silver. The state hats arc of the
finest beaver, most tastefully got up with very handsome
bordering and loops of silver and blue silk lace and silver
bullion tassels. The whole of the above have been manu-
factured by Messrs. H. J. and D. Nicoll, of Regent-street,
in a manner reflecting the highest credit upon that estab-
lishment, by whom also the state liveries for Mr. Alderman
Hale, sheriff elect, and his under-sherilf, T. Jones, Esq.,
havebeen constructed with equal taste and skill. These
consist of coats, and the other garments corresponding in
style with the foregoing, the prevailing colour being a deep
claret for the coats, the vests of white cassimere, and the
small-clothes of scarlet plush, having tassels, aiguil ettes,
&c., of rich gold lace and bullion, relieved with lace of
scarlet silk. _ _

KEW GARDENS.—The sacred Indian lotus of the
Hindoos, or bean of Egypt, is now producing. its flowers of
marvellous and gorgeous beauty, in the tropical aquarium.
A model of this magnificent plant is in the old museum.
VALUE OF LAND IN KENT.—The Acryse Estate,
that stretches for several miles between Elam and Canter-
bury, includes four manors, and extends over seven parishes,
has just been sold for £190,000, including timber, to Mr.
Mackinnon, M.P.