The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-14 00:00:00

The Abyssinian Telegram.
_.._

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sin—Having by the mail of this morning received
the Levant Herald of September 4, containing the
paragraph which Mr. Reuter's correspondent has
had the hardihood to refer to as the excuse for
telegramm isai
o n
to
of
the 3d, I venture
htois
er
quote it as con-
amskischyioeuvrousp
con-
clusive contradiction of the statement in his
message of the sth that the Herald • had first pub-
lishel and then contradicted the news in question
as having been " received by the British Embassy."
The only allusion in the paper to the subject is the
following, under the heading of "Reported Release
of the Abyssinian Captives :"—lt is reported in
Constantinople that the mission of the Armenian
bishop, Isaac, who was sent to Abyssinia about
four months ago by l'lgr. Isaiah, the Armenian
Patriarch of Jerusalem, to endeavour to effect the
releas4 of the European prisoners, has proved suc-
cessful, and that at his intercession King Theodore
has liberated Consul Cameron and his companions
in captivity. We have made inquiries regarding
this rumour, but have not yet been able to authen-
ticate it."

This, as I have said, appears in the weekly edition
of the 4th instant, but may probably have been re-
produced from the daily Bulletin of the 3d, which I
have not received, and, if so, formed absolutely the
only authority for the falsehood—simply
telegraphed
Mr. Reuter on the sth in attempted palliation
of the original blunder of the 3d. I think I need
in teleg
add nothingraphed
further vindication of the Levant
Herald. As to the morality and trustworthi-
ness of the correspondent, I leave your readers to
form their own opinion.—I am,
THE EDITOR OF THE " LEVANT lIERALD."
Reform Club, Sept. 12.
P.S. Since writing the above, L. have seen the
Constantinople telegram of yesterday in the Sun of
this morning. It confirms my surmise that the
paragraph quoted had appeared in the Bulletin
of the 3d, but offers no further tittle of jus-
tification for the statement that the rumour had
been originally published as having reached the
embassy. The " contradiction" in the Bulletin of
the sth may be safely imagined from the wording
of the paragraph itself,
and, I feel confident, but
little mends the case for the correspondent.

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SUICIDE OF A TRADESMAN AT THE SURREY
CANAL.—Yesterday (Friday) the body of Mr. Cheeseman,
who, for several years, carried on the business of a china
and glass dealer in the OM Kent-road, was found in the
Surrey Canal. There is little doubt that the deceased's
altered circumstances (he latterly
having been in great
distress) preyed upon his mind, and induced him to destroy
himself. The body was taken to the Bridge-house
Tavern, where it waltz an inquest.

LA TEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

RUSSIA.

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 14.

The betrothal of the King of the Greeks to the
Grand Duchess Olga will take place about the
middle of October.

The Emperor will not return to St. Petersburg
before the 22d October.

The Borsenzeitung of to-day, referring to an
article which appeared in the Revue des deux Mondes
on the Panslavist Propaganda, says that the Rus-
sian Government has never taken any part in the
Panslavist demonstrations which have recently
been made.

COPENHAGEN, Sept. 14.
The reply of the Danish Government to the
latest Prussian Note has been despatched from

Copenhagen.

SWITZERLAND.

BERNE, SEPT. 14

The Telegraphic Conference of representatives
from the French, Austrian, Turkish, and Swiss
Governments has determined to reduce by one-third
the telegraph charges for passing over their ter-
ritory of messages between England and India,
and between London and Austria, provided that
this reduction should be ratified by their respective
Governments.

HAMBURG, Sept. 14

According to the Hamburg News a new postal
treaty has been concluded between Prussia and the
United States of North America. Postage via
England is to be reduced one half, and via Germany
one third.

TIIE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAIL.
SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 14.
The Royal Mail steamer La Plata, with the
above mails, has arrived here. She brings 39
passengers, $793,020 in specie, precious stones
value $2,200, platina $229,69, and 1,942 packages
of cargo, consisting chiefly of cochineal, bark, and
cocoa. She left St. Thomas on the 30th ult., and
for the first eight days experienced strong easterly
winds, subsequently fine weather.
A hurricane had passed over Barbadoes, Antigua,
and Dominica, doing little damage.
The steamer Mexican, from Liverpool, arrived at
Colon on the 19th ult.
The British warship Doris had sailed from Bar-
badoes for Trinidad.
The South American mail arrived at Panama on
the 20th ult.

In Peru Congress was still in session. It was
proposed to reduce the standing army to 6,000 men.
Rumours of new conspiracies and premeditated out-
breaks were rife.
It was stated that the chief revolutionists had held
a council at Areguipa.

General Bustamento had left Callao to assume

the supreme command of the disaffected provinces.
Fears of the return of the Spaniards had nearly dis-

appeared.

The works on the batteries had been suspended

Under the new constitution of Peru no other
religion besides the Catholic religion would be
allowed to exercise public worship. Congress alone
can levy crntributions. The nation is not respon-
sible for obligations or compacts made by de facto
governments unless approved by the national Con-
gress. The President's term of office is limited to
five years.

In Chili much uneasiness still existed respecting
,he return of the Spanish fleet. Internal politics

and foreign affairs were unchanged.

A furious storm had visited Valparaiso, doing
considerable damage in the harbour and on shore.
The markets were quiet. Bar copper had declined
14 dollars 80 cents., per quintal. Freights to
Swansea, 455. Exchange on London, 60 days,
45i ; on Paris, at eight, 4.70.

In Nicaragua the cholera was still raging in the
Matagulpa and other districts. Congress was closed
on the 29th ult.

News from Bogota says that Mosquera was for-
mally suspended from the Presidentship on the 9th
July by the Senate, and will be tried by the Supreme
Court for common treason.

At Antigua the weather was wet and the reaping
of the crops had closed. The demand of the British
Government that Antigua shoull contribute £BOO
towards the mail subsidy had engaged the attention
of the Council, but no decision had been arrived at.
The Antigua Times disapproved of the way in which
the demand had been met, and said that it would
have been better to give a decided refusal than to
have temporised.

The weather was fine at Trinidad and tonnage
plentiful.

At Grenada the weather was good, but tho heat

very great, and the island healthy.
Favourable rains had fallen at Jamaica, improv-
ing the growing crops. The coffee fields were in
good blossom, but the pimento crop was a failure.
Several deaths had occurred in the island from
yellow fever, and among them was Mrs. Rushworth,
the wife ,of the Financial Secretary.

Much destitution prevailed at Si. Kitt's owing to
;he late fire.

It was reported that another revolution was an-

ticipated at St. Domingo. Several towns on the
north side of the island of Haiti had been sacked

by the insurgents.