The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-12 00:00:00

THE BOMBAY MAIL.

SUEZ, August 12.
The Benares, from Bombay, July 24, anchored

at one a.m. to-day.
The Orissa left for Bombay at five a.m. to-day.
Clears off all cargo.

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, August 12.

A decree has been issued appointing a royal corn-
mission to examine the financial state of the
country, and devise the best means for its ameliora-

tion.

OPORTO, August 12.
Prince Augustus, of Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha, and

Princess Leopoldine, of Brazil, have arrived here.

FRANCE.

Queen Amelia, widow of Otho, ex-King of
Greece, has been attacked with small-pox ; but the
disease, it is hoped will not prove dangerous.
A letter from Sion of the 7th says :—" The in-
auguration of the resumption of the works for the
completion of the railway to Italy took place here
yesterday. The President of the Council of State
of the Valais laid the first rail."

Mr. Bancroft, the new Minister of the United
States at the Court of Prussia, has arrived in

Berlin.

Lord Lyons, late English Ambassador at Con-
stantinople, was received by the Sultan, when at
Pesth, in audience of leave, and left on the following
day for Vienna.
BOURSE, August 10, Two o'clock.—Great calm-
ness with hut restricted transactions. Threes are
firm, with an advance of 5c., at 69f. 37c. Italian
Fives remain unvaried at 48f. 92ic. Credit Mobilier
and Spanish Mobilier shares have advanced If. 25c.,
at 322 f. 50c. and 213 f. 75c. Credit Foncier and
Inimobiliere are quoted without change. Very little
doing in railway shares, which show no noticeable
variation.

Three o'clock.—The following were the closing

prices :---

4-1 per Cents lOO 50
Do. end month — 7-

3 per Cents. G9 40
Do. end month 0 42i
Credit Mather

Do. end month ... 323 75

Credit Foncier 1375
Do. end month 1385

Bank Shares 3325
Italian Loan 4B 90
Do. end month 4B 90
Mexican Loan —
Do. Bonds llO
Spanish Threes _ 34 25
Home Debt
Deferred
'ATB.

For Account.
Orleans
Northern 1152 50
Lyons and Mediterranean B9O
Southern bs2 50
Western 565
Eastern 540 - -
Sardinian —
Austrian
Lombard 373 75
North of Spain
Saragona
Roman.

86 25

ARRIVAL OF A CAPE MAIL.

PLYMOUTH, Aug. 11.

The Diamond Steam Navigation Company's
screw steamship Kaffraria, Captain B. B. Starks,
arrived at Falmouth on Saturday night, from Table
Bay, July 6 ; St. Helena, July 15 ; and Madeira,
Aug. 2. She brings 24 passengers, 13 bags of mails,
and a full cargo, including 1,500 bales of wool.
At the Cape, Parliament was still in session, and
during the past fortnight had been engaged in con-
sidering some important measures.
The Home Government despatches relative to the
withdrawal of the troops had been tinder discussion,
and resolutions had been adopted by the Assembly,
urging that it is impossible for the colony to pay
more than it now does—upwards of £lOO,OOO a
year, and otherwise appealing to the generosity as
well as justice of the mother country for continued
protection.

- The Legislative Council were left discussing ad-
ditional resolutions on the same subject, in which
they took up a bolder position, and stated reasons
why they thought the colony entitled to this pro-
tection. Two bills, intended to modify the colonial
legislation relative to the natives, had also been
under discussion. The first of these bills was in-
troduced by the Government, and virtually estab-
lished a vagrant law. It provided that any person
found wandering about or over a farm might, unless
be could give a good account of himself, be imme-
diately arrested, and summarily tried and punished
before the nearest magistrate. The second bill was
introduced by a private member, Mr. Molteno, and
was strenuously opposed by the Government. Its
object was to more effectually repress sheep and cattle
theft ; and with that view it empowered resident
magistrates to try offences of that sort summarily,
instead of the usual process of a circuit judge and
jury ; and it provided as punishment either a short
imprisonment, not exceeding one year, with or
without spare diet, or a limited flogging. Both
these bills had met the approval of a large majority
in Parliament, and would in all probability pass,
although there was a strenuous opposition from a
minority.

A similar Reform measure to that recently
abandoned by the Government had been attempted
by Mr. R. W. Murray, the member from Cradock,
but was rejected, the Parliament being decidedly
Conservcalve. The expected visit of the Duke of
Edinburgh continued to be looked forward to
with much interest, and arrangements for
giving him a most loyal reception were
being continued on the largest scale. The
inner docks of the Table Bay works were con-
fidently expected to be completed and ready for
traffic next April. For the works at Algoa Bay,
the Assembly had agreed to authorise a loan of
£40,000, and for the Bowie works £30,000. The
ship Queen of the Deep, 1,257 tons, from Calcutta
for Liverpool, with a cargo of cotton and jute, took
fire in lat. 31.50 S. and long 28 E., and had to
be abandoned at sea. The crew, after being three
days and two nights exposed in their boats,
were picked up June 26, by the Union Company's
steamship Natal, and were taken on to Natal,
and from there shipped on board the Diamond
Steam Navigation Company's screw steamship
Natalian, en route for Algoa Bay and Table Bay.
Her Majesty's ship Orontes left Simon's Bay,
June 21, for Alauritius.

The Union Company's screw steamship Saxon,
Captain Ricketts, left Table Bay on the same after-
noon, July 6, for Southampton.
The outward bound mail steamer Celt, from Ply-
mouth June 11, arrived at St. Helena July 3, and
proceeded on.

Her Majesty's ship Hesper, iron screw storeship,
Staff-Commander .T. G. H. Thain, from China, for
England, arrived at St. Helena July 5. The Torch,
5, screw gunvessel, Commander CT. A. Douglas,
was at St. Helena July 11.
The Kaffraria's mails were landed at Falmouth,
and forwarded by this morning's (Sunday) mail
train. Several of her passengers also landed at
Falmouth.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET—This Day.

The market opens firm at full prices, especially
for American. Sales probably 12,000 or 15,000
bales.

CLOSE OF THE SEssroN. —Lord Redeadale, as
Clair Ilan of the Committees of the House of Lords, sig-
nalised the approaching eltre of the present Session of
Parliament on Saturday last, by the usual fish dinner at.
the Trafalgar. Covers were laid for 60 guests. The Mi-
nisterial whitebait dinner has been fixed for Wednesday
next, at the Ship Tavern.

A clergyman in Cornwall, named Barton, has
been fined LO and costs for abusing and starving a flock of
20 sheep,