The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-20 00:00:00

IHE SON, LO I, ON, • SATUROAY L v ENING, OCTOBER 20, 1866.

(Adjutant), C apts. Ford, Harford, Dugmore, Bagot,
and Gosling; Lieuts. Palk, M. W. Willson, Moray,
Buller, and Hall; Quartermaster Smith, Surg. El-
kington, &c. The troops, who were in column,
received the inspecting officer with a general salute.
Capt. Seymour was in attendance as aide-de-camp
to Lord Paulet. After inspecting the battaliOn by
companies, the left wing went through the bayonet
exercise, while the right executed the manual and
platoon, under Col. Beresford. At the close of the
movements Gen. Lord Paulet examined the barrack
rules, mens' kits, books, &c., and complimented the
battalion on its good conduct. The 2.1 battalion
Scots Fusilier Guards consists of 31 sergeants, 21
corporals, 19 drummers and pipers, and 459 pri-
vates. Col. de Bathe, and Major Peel, barrack-
master, were present at the inspection.
The following appointments have been made at

the Ad iiralt; :—Walter H. Worsfold, master, to
the Cumberland, for the Charybdis ; Sub-Lieut. John
A. Challice to the Stier ; Peter Wood, master's-
assist., to the Vixen ; William Coombs, midship-
man, -to the Endytnion ; John D'O. Harris, Percy
Hockin, and William P. Draffer, naval cadets, to
the Endymion ; and Edward M. Archdall and
Arthur C. Newland nominated naval cadets.

The following appointment has been made in
the Royal Naval Reserve : —To be Sub-Lieut., John
Thomas Lewis. '

AMERICA.

QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 20.
The royal mail steamship Cuba, from Boston and
Halifax, arrived here at 11.50 p.m. last night with
166 passengers and $6,493 in specie. She landed
14 passengers and all the snails except those for
Liverpool and Scotland, and proceeded immediately.
All well.

NEW YORK, OCt. 9 (Evening).

The Oregon Legislature have annulled their for-
mer ratification of the Constitutional Amendment.

Several riots:occurred at Philadelphia between
the Radicals and Democrats during the late election
canvass, and several persons. were wounded.
General Butler has made a speech urging the im-
peachment of President Johnson, and stating that
if the latter called upon the army and navy to assist
him against Congress he would be disobeyed.

In South Carolina the Provosts' courts have been
abolished, and all cases have been transferred to the
Civil courts.

It is reported that the Governor of South Caro-
ina will recommend the adoption of the Constitu-
ional amendment and the election of represeuta-
ives who can take the oath.
Commodore Stockton is dead.

A Fenian delegation has visited President John-
son, and again urged the withdrawal of Mr. Adams
and the American Consuls in Ireland. The de:e-
gation retired dissatisfied with the results of the in-
terview.

Canadian despatches say it is reported that the
United States' Government has demanded an apo-
logy for the search of the Federal steamer Cqngress
by the British gunboat Rescue. The British Con-
sul at Buffalo had informed the Canadian authori-
ties that the Congress was a Fenian vessel.
The steamer Daniel Webster, from New York for
Mobile, and the British steamer Queen Victoria have
foundered. The crews and passengers of both ves-
sels were saved.

Oct. 11, Evening.

The Republicans carried the Pennsylvania elec-
tion by a reduced majority. lowa, Ohio, and
Indiana have also voted the Republican ticket.
Marine disasters during the late gale off the
Georgian coast continue to be reported. The steamer
Evening Star, from New York for New Orleans,
foundered at sea on the 3d inst. Out of 300 per-
sons on board only 24 were saved.
The steamer Andrew Johnson, from New York
for Charleston, went ashore off Cuttrituck Beach.
The passengers and crew were saved.

(BY ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.)

NEW YORK, Oct. 18, Evening.

Gold, 1181. -Exchange on London, 161 k. Five-
rwehty United States Bonds, 115 ; Illinois, 124 ;
Erie, 33.1-. Cotton—middling Upland, 411.

of telegraphic communication between Brazil and
the United States has found an ardent champion in
the Chamber of Commerce of Rio de Janeiro, which
has expressed the hope to see the enterprise com-
pleted within two years. Theßrazilian Government
is reported to have concluded the contract with Mr.
Collins.

Advices received here from Havannah announce
that the export duties in the island of Cuba have
been suspended for six months.
The Philadelphia correspondent of the Round
Table gives an account of an institution which has
been in operation with great success in Philadelphia
during the last two years, based on the system of
mutual assurance. As yet this society is limited to
Freemasons, and is not much known even to them,
being chiefly confined to Germans and their friends.
The plan is to insure a certain sum to widows on
their husbands' death without a heavy tax on the
husband while alive. There are now 600 members ;
and hn entrance each newly-elected member pays
$5. This is allowed to accumulate, at interest, on
safe investment. There is no further annual sub-
scription, but on the death of a member each sur-
viving associate has to pay a contribution of $1 05.
This fraction of a dollar is to pay for expense of
notice through the Post-office, a printed circular,
and postage. The dollar contribution goes to the
widow, who gets as many dollars as there are mem-
bers. The age of a candidate is not considered be-
fore admission, but it is expected that his proposer
and seconder will affirm that he is in good hearth.
At present the ages vary from 25 to 65. During
the two years the society has been in existence only
three members have died ; one between 25 and 35,
one between 35 and 45, and the third at the age of
50. Thus each member has had to pay $3 15 on
account of these deaths in twenty months, and three
widows have received $l,BOO among them. Of
course, there may occasionally be heavier mor-
tality, but it is calculated that teR deaths per
annum ought to be very much above the average.

A small loan for the State of Massachusetts has
been announced by Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co.
The amount required is £413,3001in Bonds of £lOO
each, bearing interest from Nov. 1, 1866, at the
rate of 5 per cent. per annum, payable by half-
yearly dividend warrants on May 1 and Nov. 1 of
each year. The principal is redeemable on May 1,
1894, and both principal and interest are domi-
ciliated at the counting-house of Messrs. Baring
Brothers and Co., and are also payable free of
charge at the current rate of exchange in Am-
sterdam at the office of Messrs. Hope and Co.
This amount of £413,300 constitutes the remainder
issued to the present time of the loan called the
Bounty Fund, created in conformity with the acts of
the State of Massachusetts of 1864 and 1865 10 mil-
lions of dollars, except a sum of $1,420,000, or about
£293,300 still reserved by the State authorities.
The State of Massachusetts applies from resources
in its possession an accumulating sinking fund of 3
per cent. per annum on the amount of the Bounty
Fund for the extinction of the $10,000,000 loan on
May 1, 1891. The payments for the above men-
tioned bonds are to be made as follows : —l5 per
cent. on Nov. 1, 1866, 15 per cent. on January 8,
Feb. 5, and March 12, 1867 ; and 17 per cent. on
April 16 : total 77 per cent. Subscribers may pay
up the remaining instalments under discount at the
rate of 5 per cent. per annum.
A letter from Cairo states that in Egypt, as in
France, many disasters had been produced by the
inundations. The Nile had risen to au unprece-
dented extent, but the Egyptian Government had
beforehand adopted great precautions. In spite of
these, however, it was feared that great loss of life
and property would ensue. In Upper Egypt ter-
rille disasters .and destruction of property had
already been made known.

Miss H. Upton, Mr. and Mrs. White and child, Mrs. Lynn,
Mr. H. T. Oyeas, Mr. E. Clark, Mr. J. H. Kloos, Mr. W.
F. Read, Mr. J. J. Erdman, Mr. H. C. Oakley, Mr. E. H.
Willhans, jun., Mr. F. J. Hollop, Mr. W. Sprague, Mr. J.
A. Gardiner, Mr. R. A. Curd, Mr. G. Wedeles, Mr. T. B.
Lee, Mr. James Carter, Mr. T. Homer, Mr. H. Morgan,
Mr. E. Bull, Mr. T. M'Connell, Mr. L. G. Young, Mr. J
Still, Mr. R. L. Cummings, Mr. L. Rosenheim, Mr. F. F.
Miloes, Mr. L. A. Jacobus, Mr. D. Littlejohn, Mr. T. F.
Smith, Mr. J. W. Strickland, Mr. R. Cassels, Mr. D. S.
Jackson, Mr. W. Gledhill, Mr. F. C. Street, Mr. T. C. M.
Paton, Mr. J. Newall and son, Mr. E. Wedgwood, Mr. W.
Wiseman, Mr. S. Suizheimer, Mr. W. G. Hitchcock-, Mr.
C. J. Hayes, Mr. A. C. Stanton, Mr. J. C. Dalton, Mr. A.
Lindsay, Mr. C. F. Strangeways, Mr. T. Smith, Mr. J. C.
Kent, Mr. W. O'Davy, Mr. C. C. Wilkins, Mr. G. Whitney,
Mr. G. Robbin, Mr. Ifolmes, Mr. J. F. Slade, Mr. G. P.
Slade, Mr. J. Slade, Miss A. P. Slade, Mr. A. M. Slade,
Mr. T. Galt.