The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-09 00:00:00

that the efforts of genius, however wonderful,
would cease to be valued because they would almost
be unknown, but for the sympathetic souls
who can appreciate its inspiration, and so
give them substantial aid, by a talismanic
agency which alone has been hitherto wanting in
carrying out the idea of the inventor's mind. That
agency has found generous and comprehensive
hearts and intellects in the person of Mr. ROY
CAMPBELL, the chairman of the directors, who has
laboured, such as few would labour, in carrying
out the ways and means which are the very life-
blood that poor genius wants. Nor shall we
pass over the merits of Mr. JACKSON—himself a
HERCULES in commercial enterprise And
now, as we conclude our brief and hurried
notice, we must, with all who know him, do but
simple justice by naming Mr. YATES, who may
be called the very first-rate stoker of the Great
Eastern ; for to his unrivalled management it is
owing, we believe, that the fires of her salvation
have been kept in a glow of hope which will
blaze on to a long prosperity,

LATEST NEWS.

The following telegrams have been received at
Mr. Reuter's office :

PARIS, AUG. 8.
The Patrie of this evening states that the Em-
peror will return to St. Cloud on Thursday next.
It is asserted that Prince Richard Metternich
will remain in Paris as Austrian Ambassador.

The Duke de Malakhoff left Nancy on Saturday

evening.

THE CONFERENCE.

ZURICH, Auo. 8.

Yesterday, after the members of the Conference
had paid a visit to the President of the Government
of Zurich, M. de Bourqueney held a conference with
M. Desambrois.

ZURICH, AUG. 8.
The Conference held a formal sitting to-day, at
which the Sardinian Plenipotentiaries assisted.

PARMA, AUG. 8.

The Sardinian Commissary has informed the
municipality of his departure, leaving his Secretary,
M. Manfredi, charged with sovereign powers of
government in the name of the people. This mea-
sure has produced a very bad effect, on account of
the illegality of the act.

FLORENCE, AUG. 8.

The elections for the National Assembly have
taken place. Great dignity was observed by the
people; public order has not been in the least dis-
turbed, and perfect harmony prevails through all
classes.

All the Ministers have been elected, and all are
friends to the independence of Tuscany.

INDIA AND CHINA.

TRIESTE, AUG. 8.
The Austrian Lloyd's steamer, just arrived,
brings the follo wing advices :

CALCUTTA, JULY 2.
A considerable reduction of native troops has
been ordered.

Imports were dull. Exports flat. Freights
firmer.
Exchange on London, ls. 111 d. to 2s. qd.
MADRAS, JULY 8.
Exchange on London, 2s. Old. to 2s. OZd.
HONGKONG, JUNE 22.
The representatives of England. France, and
America have gone from Shanghai to Pekin.
Freights flat.
Exchange on London, 6s. 11d. to 4s. 111 d.
CANTON, JUNE 20.
There was little doing in exports. Imports were
more in demand.

SHANGHAI, JUNE 14.

In tea little doing. Silk in moderate demand.
Exchange on London, 4s. 21d. to 4s. 31d. Freights
for tea, £2 to £2 10s. ; for silk, £4 to £4 10s.

MARSEILLES, TUESDAY MORNING.
The Valetta, with the mails from Calcutta and
China, arrived at Marseilles at 7 a.m. this day.
The mails leave for London at 10 a.m.
The Pera left Malta for Southampton at mid-
night on the 6th inst.

MARSEILLES, AUG. 9, 8 A.M.
HOMEWARD CALCUTTA AND CHINA
MAIL.

The Valetta arrived here at 7 a.m. ; the mails
leave for London at 10 a.m. Letters will be in the
City, Thursday, the 11th, one day before their
time.

The Pera arrived at Malta on the 6th inst., at
5 p.m. ; she left at midnight, and may be expected
at Southampton on the 15th inst.

The Alhambra arrived at Malta from Corfu on

the 4th inst.

The Bengal arrived at Suez on the evening of
the 31st July.
OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL.

The Behar arrived at Malta from Southampton
on the sth:inst., 5 p.m., and sailed for Alexandria at
midnight.
OUTWARD BOMBAY AND AUSTRALIAN
MAIL.

The Columbian left Suez for Bombay, and the
Emeu for Australia on the 28th July.

FRANCE.

PARIS, MONDAY.

PARIS BOURSE, Aug. B.—Large sales for reali-
sations of profits were effected after the opening of
the market, and any further upward tendency was
checked. Threes, after having been done at 70f.
40c., declined to 70f. 20c. Mobilier declined from
867 f. 50c. to 8501., and rallied to 857 f. 50c. Aus-
trian varied from 5721. 50c. to 567 f. 50c. ; Orleans,
1,385 f. to 1,370 f.; Lyons, 885 f. to 8801.; Southern,
525 f. to 522 f. 50c. ; Northern, 945 f. to 940 f. The
following were the quotations :

41 per Cents. .... 97 25' Credit Foncier 660
Do. end month .. ——l Belgian 4
3 per Cents. 7O Piedmontesa (5)
Do. end month.... 70 Roman B7
Bank Shares. 28.50 I Austrian. —

Credit Mobilier .. 852 50 Spanish Threes
Do. Account 850 1 Home Debt 4l 75

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans
Northern 937 50 .. 938 75
New ditto B2O .. 825
Lyons and Mediterranean BBl 25 .. 882 50
Geneva 540 .. 547 50
Southern
Western 570 .. 570 50
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 73c. ; money,
25f sc. ; three months, paper, 24f. 95c.; money, 24f. Ole.