The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-11 00:00:00

poll-tax.

At Cape Coast Castle gold and ivory are very
scarce, and trade is exceedingly dull.
Her Majesty's steam-vessel Myrmidon was at
Fernando Po, the Conflict in Lagos, the Ardent
and Sharpshooter at Cape Coast Castle, and the
Trident and Childers at Sierra Leone.

The African mail steam-ship Armenian arrived
at Liberia on -the 11th of September, and sailed
next day for the Leeward coast.
The Ethiope was going into Santa Cruz on the
Ist of October.

Cochineal and wine are likely to be abnn clan
this season at Teneriffe.

The Spanish war steamer Vasco de Balbos, from
the coast, sailed October 15, for Cadiz.

The abduction Oa Moorish girl of 16, by a vessel
belonging to Grand Canary, and her alleged ill-
treatment subsequently in the capital of that island,
has created a great indignation.
His Netherlands Majesty's skip Nickerie was at
Madeira Oct. 3, bound to Surinam.
The steamship Britannia, Commander Burnwell.
which sailed from Plymouth Sept. 24, left the island
for the coast Oct. 3.

A screw steamship'with troops passed Sept. 29

bound to south.

The barque Parrock Hall was receiving 200
Portuguese labourers for St. Kitt's.
The comet was first observed by the Gambia,
Sept. 28, lat. 21.25 N., long. 18.10 W., bearing by
compass N.W. half W., the head of it to the west.
The Gambia passed Oct. 7, lat. 41.31 N., long.
12.35 W. ; the ship Sultan, steering S. Commander
de la Motte received a testimonial from his pas-
sengers outward,.and a handsome gold watch home-
wards, in approbation of his conduct during this
his first voyage.

THE PRUSSIAN REGENCY.
The Prince of Prussia has been appointed Regent.
The Prussian Moniteur publishes the two following
decrees :
" I.—To HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF
PRUSSIA.

"In replacing me in the direction of the affairs
of the Government during the year which has
elapsed since the commencement of my illness,
your Royal Highness has given me a great con-
solation, for which I return you my heartfelt
thanks. NQW that I am, by God's will, still
prevented by the state of my health from de-
voting myself to the cares of government, and now
that the physicians have advised me to make a
journey during the winter in a southern climate, I
invite you, in consideration of the continued hin-
drance of governing myself, to exercise the Royal
power in my name as Regent, according to the in-
spirations of your conscience, and being responsi-
ble only to God, until the moment I shall be again
able myself to fulfil the duties of my Royal func-
tions, and beg of you to take the necessary mea-
sures to that effect. I reserve to myself to make
ulterior arrangements respecting those affairs of my
Royal house which concern my person.
" Sans-Souci, 7th Oct., 1858.
' (Signed) "FREDERICK WILLIAM.
(Countersigned) " VON MANTEUFFEL,
" VON DER HEYDT,
" VON BODELSCHWINGII,
" VON FLOTTWELL,
" VON MANTEUFFEL II."
"lI.—TO TIIE MINISTRY OF STATE.

" According to the tenour of the Royal decree
annexed, under date of the 7th inst., his Majesty
the King is prevented, in a permanent manner by
the illness which it has pleased God to afflict him
with, from devoting himself personally to the affairs
of the Government ; consequently his Majesty has
addressed to me an invitation to assume the Re-
gency.

" Consequently upon his Majesty's invitation,
and in virtue of the 56th Article of the Constitution
of the 31st January, 1850, I will assume, in my
quality as nearest Agnate to the Throne, the re-

gency of the kingdom and direct the Government
in the name of the King until the day when his
Majesty shall again be in a state to exercise the
Royal power himself.
" Conformably to the terms of the 56th Article
of the Constitution of the 31st January, 1850, I
have convpked, by the annexed ordonnance, the
two Chambers of the Diet of the Monarchy for the
20th of this month, and I charge the Ministry of
State to bring this ordonnance to the knowledge of
the public through the official Gazette, as also the
Royal decree and this present order.

" Berlin, 9th Oct.
(Signed) " WILLIAM, Prince of Prussia, Regent.
(Countersigned) " VON MANTEUFFEL,
" VON DER HEYDT,
" VON BODELSCIIWINGH,

" VON FLOTTWELL,
" VON MANTEITITEL IL"

FRANCE.

PARIS, MONDAY MORNING.

The Constitutionnel announces the arrival of the
two French ships sent to Lisbon, and explains
how the Charles Georges was seized, and declares
France will defend with firmness the honour of her
flag.

PARIS, SUNDAY.

The Emperor the day before yesterday examined
every part of the camp of Chalons in detail. His
Majesty visited the ambulances, the regimental
infirmaries, the baking establishment, tents and
wooden houses, and everywhere expressed his satis-
faction at the improvements effected since last year.
Yesterday the Emperor again commanded the troops
at a grand field-day. The weather in the morning
was so lowering that fears were entertained that
the operations must be deferred, but at noon the
sun shone out, and the various manoeuvres ap-
pointed were gone through as previously intended.
Marshal Valliant, Minister of War, and Marshal
the Duke de Malakoff, accompanied his Majesty,
and General Codrington, Colonel Blanc, the
Spanish Colonel de Lacy, the Swiss Federal Colonel
Saladin, and other foreign officers, who have been
for some time visitors at the head-quarters of
Marshal Canrobert, formed part of the cortege.
The Empress left Paris this day at 12 o'clock
by the Strasbourg Railway for the camp of Cha-
lons. Her Majesty will return to Paris with the
Emperor on Tuesday.
Lieutenant-Colonel Faidherbe, Governor of Sene-
gal, will, it is said, soon arrive in Paris on leave of
absence, with a view to advise with Prince Napo-
leon respecting the new projects proposed for the
improvement of that colony.
BOURSE, Oct. 9.—The market was buoyant
at the opening, but: heavy sales were made for
realisation, and produced a reaction. Threes, after
having been done at 73f. 95c., receded to 73f. 80c.
Mobilier varied from 970 f. to 980 f. ; Austrian, 651 f.
25c to 648 f. '7se. ; Lyons, 887 f. 50c. to 882 f. 50c. ;
Orleans, 1,385 f. to 1,377 f. 50c. ; and Southern,
610 f. to 605 f. The following were the last quo-
tations :

4} per Cents. .... 96. 20 , Credit Fonder
Do. end month .. --Belgian 41 —
3 per Cents 73 55 Piedmontese (5) .. 92 75
Do. end month 73 70 Roman 93 25
Bank Shares 3090 Austrian
Credit Mobilier .. 970 Spanish Threes
Do. Account ..... 971 25 Home Debt 42 76