The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-05 00:00:00

Ls_ATtTr. DAY EVENING,. JUNE 5, 1858.

TrIE ATLATVC TELEGRAPH.—By an error of the tele-
graph the day )n which the Atlantic Telegraph Expe-
dition will finaly start, it was stated yesterday as the
19Lh inst. It siould have been the 9th.

FIRE AT THE TRIUMPHAL ArtcHTJEast evening the
triumphal arch it Hyde-park was illuminated in a some-
what singular nanner. The furnace chimney of the
erection, which las an elevation of about 100 feet, took
fire about te❑ o'clock, and continued to pour forth flames
for nearly two tours, casting a lurid and fitful light
about the statue of the noble duke and his martial steed,
The curious scene attracted the attention of several
hundred passers-by. It is probable, owing to the sub-
stantial nature of the materials, no injury will accrue to
this national menicrial.

ATTEMPTED MllRDER.—Yesterday the screams of a
married woman named Hannah Hawkins, who resides
in Marshall place, Borough-road, alarmed the neighbour-
hood. It appears her sister, Mary Smith, had a quarrel
with, her, when sle seized a knife and stabbed the unfor-
tunate woman oft the arms and face, and effected her
escape. The violence and brutality of the woman Smith
are so well-known in the neighbourhood that persons
were deterred frora interfering. She was conveyed to
the hospital, where her wounds were dressed, but would
not remain in the institution or give her sister in charge.
FATAL DIVE FLII A WAGER.—Yesterday morning a
dreadful occurrence took place at Bankside at an early
hour, Thomas Slaw, who resided at 209, IKent-road,
Borough, agreed with a man named Watkins, in the
same street to dive for a wager. They started off while
in a state of intoxication and commenced diving, when
Thomas Shaw, jumping from a height, struck his head
against a log of timber and fractured his skull and then
fell in the water He was taken out and conveyed in an
insensible state to St. Thomas's Hospital, and now re-
remains wi,heut the slightest hope of recovery.
RAT-KILLING EXTRAORDINARY.—A gentleman living
in Wales, aided by his two juvenile brothers, killed no
less than 170 rats in ices than half-an-hour, by the use of
lime. The three brothers poured some water into some
quicklime, and, after stirring it, poured it into the rat-
hcles, when out dashed the rats, heels over head, one
over the other; and were as quickly killed by sticks,
which the youths held in their hands. No dogs what-
ever were used upon the occasion ; and the dead rats
filled a bushel basket.—Rats; their History, with name-
FOILS Anecdotes, by Uncle Tames."
FRENCH VESSELS OFF THE SCOTCH COAST.-0a Sun-
day the inhabitants of Kaman and vicinity were sur-
prised by the crews of several French vessels at present
anchored in the Holy Loch, amusing themselves by
shooting in boats, and also on shore, and in the evening
the captain of one of tJaem spread out a large trawl nit
across the mouth of the river. He was accordingly ap-
prehended by the Kilmun police-constable, and brought
before Williath Bankier, , J.P., who, by means of
an interpreter, admonished and dismissed him. This had
the effect of putting an end to the disgraceful conduct of
the crews of the otter vessels for the evening.—Glasgow
Daily Mail.
THE FENS.—• In ancient times, when the fens were
under water one-half the year, the ague was common
every winter, and scarcely a house escaped this tertian
visitor. Tne introduction of steam power enabled us to
effectually drain our fens, and the ague, it was thought,
had disappeared with the water ; inundated fields and
unconteollable shivering were no longer to be our winter
companions. The past has been one of the driest win-
ters on recoil ; for five months scarcely any rain fell,
yet ague hat been very prevalent—indeed, mora general
than it has been for a number of years. The chemists
have had a strong demand for quinine, the ne plus ultra
of tonic remedies, and many of them have done a brisk
trade in ague mixtures, ague pills, and ague wine.—
Stamford Mercury.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—Yesterday a determined at-
tempt at suicide was committed by Mr. Solloway,
tailor, 56, Dudley-street, Bloomsbury. It seems that
shortly before twelve o'clock some of the residents bad
occasion to ge into the yard, when they discovered Mr.
Holloway in the closet with his throat cut from ear to
ear ; the unfortunate man was in a kneeling position,
with his head hanging over the pan, into which the
blood was pouring, and he held an open razor in his
hand. Surgical assistance was obtained, and the
haemorrhage having been stopped, he was taken to
Charing-cross Hospital, where little hopes of his re-
covery are entertained. Pecuniary embarrassments are
uepoqed to have been the cause.

. .
VACCINATION IN IRELAND.--A Bill of the Irish de-
partment of the Government empowers the committees
of all dispensary districts in Ireland to divide the dis-
tricts into so many " vaccination districts" as they may
deem necessary and advisable, and to require the medical
officers of the dietrici,s to attend at convenient times for
the purpaie of vaccinating a'l persons applying for the
purpose. Boards of guardians are required to pay the
sum of 61. for every case of successful vaccination. The
Sanitary Commissioners of Ireland in a recent report
urged the immediate necessity of promoting vaccination
in that country, as a general outbreak of the loathsome
and disgusting disease to which it is an antidote—more
than pasaiblo At any moment--;Would decimate the popu-
lation and be productive of the.most frightful evils.
A GALLANT REscuE,— An accident occurred on
Thursday last which, but for a most providential escape,
must have terminated fatally, Several of the pupils
of Capt. Lend y were bathing in the Thames, at Sunbury,
when one of them having wandered to a distance from
his companions, was suddenly seized with an attack of
cramp. He had scarcely time to cry out for help, ere he
disappeared beneath the water, His companions were
too far to succour him in time. Happily the Hon. J.
Wynn (the son of Lord Nawborough), happened* to be
rowing in a boat not far, from the spot. Without a
moment's besi'ation, and without even undressing, the
gallant yrudg auto plunged fearlessly into the stream,
and succeeded in bringing up his exhaustqd companion
and con veyin, him to a place of safety. This act of
heroism will long be remembered by his fellow-students.
The lion. J. Wynn is only 17 years old, and is reading
for the army.

THUNDER STORM.--A large violent storm of lightning
and thunder; accompanied by a heavy fall of rain, passed
ever the Wtet Riding of Yorkshire on Thursday even-
ing. About 20 minutea after 8 o'clock the electric fluid
struck the c'eurch of St. John the Evangelist, Leeds,
knocking off one of the pinnacles of the tower and doing
some other damage, but not of a very serious character.
For a short time just before the storm burst over the
town nearly total darkness prevailed, and lamps and
candles had to be lighted in the shops, dwelling-houses,
and other places. The rain literally poured down,
deluging the streets in many parts of the town. So great
was the flood, so much earth was washed up, and other
damage done at the Brambope tunnel, on the North-
Eastern Railway, between Leeds aad Harrogate, that
traffic through the tunnels was suspended and had not
been resumed yesterday (Friday) afternoon. No loss
of life, happily, is reported. The storm was also severe
in Bradforli, Halifax, Wakefield, and other parts of the
Riding.
AND INSOLVENCY.—We be-
lieve thatc o
this date, probably at the
o wroeell, a bill will be introduced
commencement
raeLaurareri
neBANKRUPTCYn
at fwfndayse nest
t
itnosolvency. The bill, we hear,
consolidate and amend the
respects that prepared by the
lawsbwyii
will
the
orfeLsbeoamrndkb
rleu Chancellorpti
eny a
manynd
National Association, a draft of which was presented
the Attorney-General, and which has probably formed
the fonndat:on of the Government measure. But it is
said that in more than one important point the views of
the Chambers have bean departed from, and, under
these circumstances, it is quite evident that the measure
prepared by these bodies, under the auspices of the asso-
ciation, mill be persever4 with. As, however, it is
admitted on all hands that a select committee will be
considered a preliminary to legislation on the subject of
bankruptcy, there is little prospect of any act being
passed during the present session. It is thought very
desirable that some discussion should take place in both
Houses of Paellentent
and as the Government has
chosen the Morse of Lords as the arena for their bill,
the delegates of the Chambers of Commerce will go with
their own case to the Commons. We believe that Lord
John It Is-ell will in reduce their bill immediately.
Lazo Amendment Journal.
THE SWELL MOB OUTWITTED.--Much amusement
was created at the Windser station of the Great Western
Railway on Thursday ii.E; —tbe cup day—at the manner
in which a large number of the London swell mob were
treated by the railway officials, on the arrival of the
morning express train from Paddington. On the train
leaving L nidon it was discovered by the detectives on
duty at the terminus that an unusually large number of
the light-fingered gentry had proceeded to Ascot rail e
for the purposa of plying their trade., imeeediate'y i n
being of served by the officials they were artfully put
altogether into the same carriage, and the telegraph im-
mediately set at work to inform the police authorities at
Niudgor of the character of the Importation to be ex.
-a certain pees .:e--seaseeeeteeeeerne eo. Mutate at the Greet
petted hinting that they would all be feared together in
Western station were consequently on the watch for the
arrival f the important personages, and on the train
drawing up to the platform the policemen and porters
instantly proceeded tdiethe doors of the carriages described
as containing the swell mob, which they kept securely
lec'eed until the rest of the passengers bad got clear out
of the station, notwithstanding the despairing appeals of
the indisiduals thus imprisoned. As soon as the station
was cleared the swell mob were released from their tem-
porary coufiliernent, and were politely informed by the
detectives that they were at liberty either to remain in
the town, where they were well known, or return back
to London, many of them preferring the latter course,
intensely disgusted at having been outwitted.
MEMOIRS OF PERCY B. SHELLEY.—Mr. Hogg says :
—As I felt but little interest in the subj, ct of his con-
versation, I had leisure to examine, and I may add to
admire, the appearance of my very extraordinary guest.
It was a sum of many contradiction's. His figure was
•light and fragile, and Set his bones and joints were
large and s'reng. He was tall, but he stooped so much
that he seemed of a low stature. His clothes were ex
pensive, and made according to the most approved
'node of Lao day ; but they were tumbled, rurnb'ed, un-
bre-bed. His gestures were abrupt and sometimes si
lent, occa-ional4 even aekward, yet more frequently
g- ntle And graceful, IIi; complexien was delicate and
almost feminine, of the purest white and red ; yet he
was tanned and freckled by exposure to the sun. .
His f-iettu ee, his whole fete, and particularly hie head,
were in fact unusual y met! ; yet the last appeared of a
remalee.lilo hu!k, for his hair was long and bushy
lie of en rubbed it up fierce y with his hands, or passed
i%5 fingers tbroneh his loi.!ke, unconsciously, so that it
eae singularly wild and rough. . . . His features wore
not symmetrical (the tneuth perhaps excepted) ; yet wail
the effect of the whsle extremely powerful. They
'Teethed ith anima ion, a fire, an enthusiasm, a vivid
and preternational ietelligence, that I never met with
in any ee her ceuntenanee. Nor was was the moral ex-
pression lsss beau iful than the intellectual. . . . I ad-
mired his 0 etlatviasur of my new acquaintance, his ardour
in the cause of science, and his thirst for knowledge.
But there was one phy Mal blemish that threatened to
neutralize all his f xcelliAce. This.blemish was his voice.
--eraser's Magazine.

L &TEST NEWS.

TRIESTE, JUNE 4.

The Greek papers are full of exaggerations
about insurrections in all parts of Turkey, and
the most extravagant accounts of the state of
affairs in Candia.

News from Constantinople of the 29th of May,
announces that the insurgents of Malaxa increase
hourly, and that five other districts have risen.

A despatch from Athens says that King Otho is
going to Kissingen to meet the Emperor Napoleon.

The railway of the Piraeus has been tested and
approved of.

PRANCE.
PARIS, FRIDAY.
The weather which was intensely hot yesterday
(at 2 o'clock the thermometer marked 33 degrees
centigrade), has become more mild to-day. Last
evening there was every appearance of a thunder
storm, and during the night there was a heavy
gale of wind, but no rain. This morning the air
was much cooler, and during the day the heat of
the sun was tempered by an agreeble breeze. Ac-
counts received from all parts of France represent
the appearance of the growing crops as magnificent,
and the prospect of a rich vintage is everything
that could be desired.

Some difficulty is experienced in finding func-
tionaries of high standing who will accept office in
Algeria under the new system of organisation and
the lieutenancy of Prince Napoleon. Whether it
be from the unwillingness to emigrate which is cha-
racteristic of the French generally, or from politi-
cal motives, it appears that, with the exception of
a few of the inferior employes, the offers of the
Government have been respectfully declined. It is
said that a former representative of the people in
the Constituent assembly, once eminent among his
party, but who seems to have renounced political
pursuits, has refused the tempting proposals made
to him, in spite of his intimacy- with Prince Na-
poleon.
BOURSE, June 4.—The close of the Bourse has
been very gloomy, except as regards the Rente,
which kept its ground comparatively well. The
other Securities gave way in consequence of im-
portant sales. Some defaulters were spoken of,
and this circumstance probably assisted the down-
ward movement. The following were the last
quotations
per Cents 93 40 Credit Foncier
Do. end month._ Belgian 4
3 per Cent. ..... 69 4. Piedmontese (5) 9l
Do. end month 69 50 Roman BBS
Bank Shares ...... 31.03 Austrian
Credit Mobilier ... 597 501 Spanish Threes
Do. Account 530 —; home Debt 3Bl
RAILWAYS.— FOR CASH.
Orleans
Northern
New Ditto 720 Strasburg
Lyon and Mediteran— 732 i Grand Central
New Ditto — Sardinian
Geneva

the Interior had drawn up new regulations for the
Royal Council. The Gazette announces that on the
30th September next the Government will put up
to public competition 15,000 quintules (the Spanish
quintal is 1001bs.) from the mines of Almaden, now
in the depot at Seville, as also all that may have
arrived in London for the Spanish Government by
that day.

Mr. Hodge, the Genoa journals state, embarked
at that port on the evening of the 26th ult., on
board the British steamer Teneriffe, bound for
England.

The Austrian Correspondence Pays :—"Private
letters received from Ragusa state that the two
French line-of-battle ships left the port of Gravosa
on the 29th ult., and steered to the southward."

A Koenigsberg letter, in the _Nuremberg Corre-
spondent, says :—" It is now certain that the dele-
gation of the Prince of Prussia will be prolonged
to the month of October, and at the expiration of
that time the King cannot: assume the reins of
government, a regency will be established."

THE RIGHT OF TURKEY TO THE SUZE-
RAINTY OF MONTENEGRO.

The semi-official Jour/Tea (14 Constantinople, of
the 24th May, contains a reply to the article of the
Moniteur on the question of Montenegro, which
may be looked upon as embodying the views of the
Turkish Government on the subject. It opposes
an historical sketch of the relations of Turkey to
Montenegro from their beginning to the argument
of the Moniteur that no convention exists which
gives a right of suzerainete to the Porte

"Montenegro (it says), inhabited by the remains of the
Sorvian army defeated in the battle of Kossova, was con-
quered in 1478 by Mohamed IL The mountaineers had'
then Strachimiz lye for their chief. Stranicha, the son of
this last, not only submitted, but became likewise a Mae-
sulman, in order to be better protected against his Al-
banian rival, Aben-Vouk, who had become also a Mnssul-
man; *Both received fiefs from the Sublime Porte. The
Albanian received that of Douallagdur, and Stranicha that
of Scodra, of which Montenegro formed a part. The
descendants of this family, known under the name of
Brutchali, maintained themselves until 1833, when the last
Paella, having revolted, was sent into exile.
" In 1604 the Montenegrins, having revolted against
Ali Bey, Pacha of Scodra, obtained from the Porte the
permission to keep 8,000 men under arms to defend their
'villages, and instead of remaining dependent on the
Pachalik, they became from that time directly dependent
on the Central Government.

" Since that time," the Journal continues, "they re-
♦olted frequently, partly from an innate taste for brigand-
age, partly excited by the Powers which were at war with
Turkey, and wore more or less severely punished for it—
in /606 by Stillman, Paella of Scodra ; in 1711 by the
valiant Konili Human Bey, the avenger of the St. Bartho-
lomew of 1703; and 50 years later by Silihdar Mohamed,
who reduced them to submission. More recently, as in
1820, 1822, 1811, &c., the insurrections and the brigandage
have led to military expeditions on the side of the Porte,
clearly showing the intentions of this latter not to give up
its rights, conquered by arms, and necessary for the tran-
quility of the empire."
After this historical resume the article of the
Journal de Constantinople goes on to show that
there were likewise documents proving more or less
directly the rights of suzerainete of the Sultan over
Montenegro :

" As for authentic documents there exist none to esta-
blish the independence of Montenegro. If one goes back
to the treaty of Carlowitz in 1699, concluded between
Turkey and Austria, with the direct participation of
Russia, one can find nothing to invalidate the rights of the
Porte over Monteaegro. On the contrary, one sees from
Art. 7 that the sovereign rights of the first are completely
established.

" The act of delimitation of 1703, the Ist and 2d article
of the treaty of Passarovitz in 1718, the act of delimitation
in 1719, the negotiations which preceded and accompanied
the conclusion of these treaties, and the maps which were
made on the occasion, all show that there never was a
question of separating Montenegro from the Ottoman ter-
ritory."

But there are, according to this article, not only
proofs of ancient date, but more recent ones like-
wise, to prove that Montenegro could never claim
the rights of an independent State. The first
proof brought forward is the memorandum given
in two years ago by Prince Daniel to the Congress
of Paris to have the independence of Montenegro
recognised, and to annex it to the port of Antivari.
Quoting the words of this memorandum, the
article says that Prince Daniel recognises himself—
" That Montenegro is neither trapporteti nor recognised
by the Christian States, who ought never to have forgotten
the services rendered by it to Christianity. If the Powers
know little or nothing about the people of the Mountain,
it is because our Sovereigns have never cared to have its
independence recognised, and to have it admiited among
the European States."

If this memorandum proves that the Montene-
grins ha►e no legal act by which they can claim in-
dependence, there are, the article says, others
coming likewise from the Montenegrins directly re-
cognising the sovereignty of the Porte

"In 1765, during the war with Russia, two monks,
Stephen and Vasili, agents of Catharine 11., induced the
Montenegrins to revolt, but, seeing the Ottoman army
approach, these latter drove away the monks, and ad-
dressed a petition to Mustapha, in which ' they recognised
the powers of the great Psdishal, and promisod to dolivAr
Stephen and Vasili if they ever appeared among them, and
finally conjured the Sultan, by the tomb of the Prophet,
and by the blood of Christ, to receive them again as faith-
ful subjec s. "

There ie, besides, according to the article, a pub-
lic treaty which recognises the rights of the Porte
over Montenegro :

" The Montenegrins took part in the unlucky war for
Turkey which was terminated by the treaty of Sistowa,
and the first article of this treaty is as follows :
" There will be henceforth universal and perpetual
peace by sea and land, and on rivers between the two em-
pires, their subjects and vassals, a true and sincere friend-
ship, a close and perfect union, and a full and general
amnesty for all hostilities and violence committed during
this war by the two Powers, or by the subjects and vassals
of such who have helped the other, and more especially by
the inhabitants of every class of Montenegro, Bosnia,
Servia, Wallachia, and Moldavia, who, in virtue of this
amnesty, may keep their old places of residence, their
possessions, and rights, without being molested or punished
for haying declared themselves against their own Sove-
reign, and submitted to the Imperial and Royal Court.'
" In the treaties which have been concluded since that of
Campo Formic) in 1797, by which Austria got possession
of the Venetian territory, or that of Presburg in 1806, by
which these latter were given to France, until 1814, or
that of 'Vienna in 1315, which ail made such changes in
the possessions, contain nothing to invalidate the treaty of
Sistowa as far as Turkey is concerned. The special treaties
which have been more recently concluded by the Porte
make likewise no changes with respect to this part of the
Turkish territory. Finally, in 1856, the treaty of Paris
has guaranteed the integrity of the Ottoman Empire, and
consequently, likewise its rights on Montenegro, expressed
in the treaty of Sistowa.
"Thus (the article says) the Moniteur is wrong in
saying that Turkey has abandoned for the last century the
rights given to her by conquest over Montenegro. In its
international treaties, and in its internal, political, and
military measures, the Porte has always shown that it was
decided to maintain them. The current affairs of admini-
stration show better than anything else this intention, as
well as the recognition of the Montenegrins themselves of
the rights of the Empire.
" Whatever the Moniteur may say to the contrary, the
quiet inhabitants have always paid their taxes, that is,
the land-tax and the personal tax, which up to the most
recent times were received by the Sandjak of Soodra. The
Montenegrins, who in Constantinople and in other locali-
ties of the Empire exercise the professions of gardeners,
miners, carriers, &c., pay the taxes, and are treated in
every respect as the other Christian subjects of the Em-
pire.
"If the armed brigands of the Black Mountain have
often defied the law, and if, through the support which
they have found from the enemies of Turkey, they are
more numerous, fiercer, and better organised than those
in the Pyrenees, the Abruzzi, or the Appenines, that is no
proof that Turkey any more than another State has ceased
to subject them to the laws, or that they have acquired in
this way the right of legal prescription.
"There is, besides, one point which the Moniteur forgets,
and that is, that the Pore does not claim a right iu pos-
session as t 3 Montenegro, similar to that, for instance,
which is exercised over Algeria, or Poland, but only a right
of sovereignty, which has always been interpreted in the
most liberal manner. To argue from this freedom, left
thus to the subject, and which the Sovereign, although
often found to repel their savage attacks, has always dis-
puted, is to beg the question, and to place it from the be-
ginning cm.a ground which must lead to errors and false
measures."

The sovereignty of the Poite over Montenegro
is here ele,rly shown, in spite of Russo-Greek
mendacity and French complicity. This right
once recognised, the Turks are ready to make very
liberal concessions a 3 regarcl3 the disputed dis-
tricts. Had it not been for diplomatic reserve,
they might have concluded their arguments with
the note of France and Russia, which threatened to
recognise the independence of Montenegro if the
troops were not withdrawn.