The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-19 00:00:00

Cuba aid Si.xlco.

Jan ';b

Bermuda., via Halifax

" The Anglo-French Commission on the fisheries,
says the Etendard, " continues to meet frequently
at the Ministry of Marine. A spirit of liberality i°
manifested more and more amongst its members'
and there are reasons for thinking that it is in thL4
sense the Convention of 1839 between the tsve
Powers will be revised. The principle of the
right of exclusive fishing, reserved to the fisher-
men of each country in the national waters, d°
not appear open to discussion ; but a complete
liberty might be granted to those of both to land
and disposeof their fish in the ports of either."
From the educational statistics introduced lot°
the fourth volume of the Census Report of the
United States for 1860 we glean the following
figures :—The number of elementary public sane°
is estimated at 100,000, and of elementary private
schools at 50,000. There are nearly 7,000 academies
and public high schools, and not quite 500 colleges
and professional seminaries. In 17 Northern States,
from which recent reports have been received, mere
than 5,000,000 pupils are taught in the publi-
schools, at an annual expense of nearly $23,000,000.
The Italie says that the Western Powers have
taken up the Eastern question diplornaticalif.
Turkey, it says, has addressed to them a Note enliv
plaining of the policy of Greece, and Greece on her
part has sent a counter-note, arraigning the conduct
of Turkey, adding that if justice be not done to her
she will adopt efficacious measure to defend bee
rights. Upon this the Italic remarks that it is mere
easy to make threats than to carry them into exeetii
tion. A war against Greece would be the signal 0
the ruin of the Ottoman Empire. If the Turks have
not been able to Conquer the Greeks chlrii
ing a war of six years, from 1821 to 1827, 0
in 1866 they had not the power to red°'
the island of Crete, how can they hope to conquer
Greece ? Europe would not allow them to do se'
She would infallibly interfere, and the Ottoman
Empire would emerge-from the crisis she had evoke"
if not ruined, at least very much weakened.
On the 81st of December last the Mont Cents
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tunnel had been excavated to the extent of 6,37
metres, being 2,434 on the Modane or French side:,
and 3,940 on the side of Bardonneche. Of theso
,s
6,374 metres, 1,025 were excavated in 1866. 1,)
whole length of the tunnel is estimated at 12,2'ci
metres, so that more than half has been done, al/
5,845 remain.

A new line of railway was opened last week b
tween Calais and Boulogne. At present it is 115:1;
only for local traffic, but about the middle of 115
the through trains to Paris will begin to run 01e,
it, and half-an-hour will thus be saved in the join
ney from London.

Births.
BURNABY—On the 17th inst., at 51, Eaton-square, the -
of Lt.-Col. Burnaby, Grenadier Guards, of a daughter.b.,
CA LCOTT—On the 17th inst., at 128, Stephen's-green, Pil,
lin, the wife of Major C. B. Ca'cot; 28th Roe., of a 504010
DELEYINGE—On the 17th irtzt., at 51, Oxford-street,
wife of Ernest Deloving°, of .a. son. Of
BIOERS —On the :17th inst., at Tewkesbury, the W"
the Rev. W. 11. Peers, of a daughter.
Marriages.
11314
HOOPER—STUART—On the 16th inst., at Stuart .
county Tyrone, Edmund Iluntly, son of the
W. F. 11. Hooper, in,umhont of Withi igt.m, to the P 3,10..
Ahoo a.ad atuart, fourth daughter of the Earl of Las'
stuart.
Nouhrs—BoviLL—On the 17th inst., at St. George's, idea-
over-square, Harry G. Norris, Esq. Bth ~rlussars, to,
son of It Norris, Esq., Swalcliffe Park, o.xforilshl,qiel
Mary, oldest daughter of the Eight Hon. Lord -
Justice Bovill.

Deaths. „ of
CROWTHER —On the IGth inst., Henry Crowther,
Lockwood, near Huddersfield, aged 69.
FITZGERALD —On the 16th inst., Sir James D. Aid'
aged 36.
MNAmAnA—On the 18th inst., at Castle-street, Fiwl3.liffs
Mr. Arthur M`NaMara, of Woodford, Essex, 'aged %-fail
MoonE—On the 17th inst., Mrs. Moore, Applebi
Leicestershire.
SMITH —On the 17th inst., at Jordanhill, Renfrowsliirel
Smith, Esq., of Jordanbill, F.R.S., aged 85.
nro
TAYLon---On the 17th inst., at 23, Charterhouse-0,11
Henry Taylor, Esq., aged 57.

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Middleees.—Saturday, January 19, 1807.