The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-27 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 27, isti6.

cipal islands of Dalmatia, and the most important
of them in a strategic point of view.
The usual annual service for the repose of the
soul of his Majesty King Louis, father of the pre-
sent Emperor, took place yesterday in the church of
Napoleon St. Len, in the department of the Seine
at Oise. Marshal Vaillant, Minister of the Empe-
ror's Household, and of the Fine Arts, and various
local and municipal authorities were present. The
military service was performed by a detachment of
old soldiers of the first Empire and the company of
Sapeurs Pompiers of Napoleon St. Leu.
There is a regular and uninterrupted increase in
the population of Rome, as appears by the new
census. In 1856 it amounted to 178,798 souls. In
1865 it was 207,338. Since that period there has
been an augmentation of about 3,000. The reli-
gious bodies are thus composed :—Cardinals, 30 ;
bishops, 36 ; priests and clerks, 1,476 ; semi-
naristes, 834. Total, 2,376. Male professors of
religion, 2,833 ; female (Religieuses), 2,169. Total,
5,002. There is thus an ecclesiastical and monas-
tical population of both sexes at Rome, amounting
to 7,378 persons.

The Lille Exhibition of Fine Arts has just been
inaugurated by the Count de Niewarkerke, Super-
intendent of Fine Arts and the Prefect of the De-
partment du Nord. The number of works in the
catalogue is 1,566.

The elephant, it appears, has a very acute sense
of smell, of which rather an alarming proof was
given the other day at the Garden of Plants. A
lady who was looking at it had a very beautiful
bouquet in her hand, and when she left the animal
contrived to pass his barrier and followed her. She
retreated rapidly, but he soon overtook her and put
out his trunk towards her, upon which she presented
the nosegay to him. The elephant immediately put
it to his mouth, and evidently enjoyed the perfume.
He then gave it back to the lady with his trunk
with as much politeness as it was possible for an
elephant to command. The bouquet was chiefly com-
posed of the orange flower, and naturalists say that
the elephant delights in this flower more than
any other. In Japan an elephant has been known
to eat all the oranges from a tree, and even to de-
vour some of the branches.

Repairs and enlargement of the Imperial Library
in the Rue de Richelieu have been in progress for
two years. About two-thirds of these improve-
ments are now completed. The library contains
four million volumes, many valuable manuscripts,
engravings, and medals. The average addition of
volumes each year is 40,000.

The Epoque in an article about Prussia says :
" In spite of oneself it is not possible to see without
pleasure the annoyance of certain journals at the
conduct of the Prussians at Frankfort. They ex-
cuse, they extenuate their conduct as much as they
can, but they find it impossible to approve of it enti-

tirely. They therefore are reduced to the necessity
of giving some severe advice to their ally, General
Manteuffel."

THE ATLANTIC CABLE.

The following telegrams have been received by
Reuter's Telegram Company (Limited), from Mr. R.
A. Glass, managing director of the Telegraph Con-
struction and Maintenance Company (Limited)

" VALENTIA, July 26.

" The following telegram has been received from
the Great Eastern this day :—Canning to Glass.
Noon, ship's time, July 25. Lat. 48.45 N., long.
51.16 W. Cable payed out, 1,744 miles. Dis-
tance run, 1,558 miles. Slack 11.93 per cent.
All going well. Weather foggy. Sea calm."
" VALENTIA, July 26.
" Tke following has been received from the Great
Eastern at 6 p.m.:—
" ' Frigate and Albany in sight. Weather
clear.' "

VALENTIA 7 July 27.

" Great Eastern steaming up Trinity Bay at 4.25
,his morning; expected to land shore end at noon,

Local time."

"And Ye shall Walk in Sila Attire.,'

(SUSANNA BLASHRE'S not ROBERT BURNS'S.)

A correspondent writes to remind us that it was an
English Lady who was authoress of the Song re-
ferred to in yesterday's Sun in our notice of Burns's
Poems, the new and popular edition recently pub-
lished by Routledge. " Miss Susanna Blamire (1747-
1794), a Cumberland lady "—says Chambers's
Cyclopmdia of English Literature (V 01.11., p. 275)
" was distinguished for the excellence of her Scottish
poetry, which has all the idiomatic ease and grace
of a native minstrel. Miss Blatuire was born of a
respectable family in Cumberland, at Cardew Hall,
near Carlisle, where she resided till her twentieth
year, beloved by a circle of friends and acquaint-
ances, with whom she associated in what were
called merry neets, or merry evening parties, in her
Hofewuisetherray,
Perthshire, Susanna
becoming the wife of
aColonelative district. Graham
accompanied the pair to Scotland, where she re-
remained some years, and imbibed that taste for
Scottish melody and music which prompted her
oeautiful lyrics, 'The Nabob,' 'The Siller Croun,'
&c. She also wrote some pieces in the Cumbrian
dialect, and a descriptive poem of some length,
entitled Stocklewath, or the Cumbrian Village.'
Miss Blamire died unmarried at Carlisle, in her
17th year, and her name had almost faded from
remembrance, when, in 1842, her poetical works
were collected and published in one volume, with a
preface, memoir, and notes by Patrick Maxwell."
the poem in which the familiar lines mentioned
occur, and which, in fact, they commence, runs as
follows—being entitled—

THE SILLER CROUN.
And ye shall walk in silk attire,
And Biller ha'o to spare,
Gin t'e'll consent to be his bride,
Nor think o' Donald mair.
Oh, wha wad buy a silken goun,
Wi' a puir broken heart ?
Or what's to me a siiler croun,
Gin frae my love I part ?

The mind whase every wish is pure,
Far dearer is to me ;
And ere I'm forced to break my faith,
I'll lay me down and dee ;
For I ha'e pledged my virgin troth,
Brave Donald's fate to shut),
And he has gi'en to me his heart,
Wi' a' it's virtues rare.

His gentle manners wan my heart,
He gratefu' took the gift ;
Could I but think to see it back,
It wad be waur than theft.
For langest life can neer repay
Tho love he beam to me ;
And ere I'm forced to break my troth,
I'll lay me down and dee.
Set to the air known as " The Siller Croun," these
stanzas we find were first published as a single
sheet song by Napier, and were afterwards inserted
in the third volume of " Johnson's Museum." It
may be remarked, by the way, that the last line of
the third stanza and the fourth line of the second,
are identical with the closing line of each of the
three verses of a yet more popular Scottish song
than even Miss Blamire's " Siller Croun"—meaning
that lovely ditty of " Annie Laurie" beginning—
" Maxwelton braes are bonnie,"
and ending—

" I'll lay me down and doe."
The which world-famous love song, it may be
interesting to add, was written by Mr. Douglas,
of Finland, on Anne, one of the daughters
of Sir Robert Laurie, first baronet of
Maxwelton. Readers of the " Old Curiosity
Shop" are here reminded by us, in conclusion, of
Dick Swiveller's echoing of those words, which
have now been, we can't say exactly " fathered,"
but let 1.3 say " mothered" upon Miss Blamire—
when just precisely in the same strain in which
he describes Sophy Wackles to Fred Trent,
by saying, " She's all my fancy painted her,
Sir, she's lovely, she's divine she is"—he exclaims
later on, in reference to the Marchioness, " And she
shall walk in silk attire, and Biller ha'e to spare !"

GIFT FROM HER MAJESTY.---.The Rev. H. Bul.-
mer, of Deptford, near Sunderland, has.received from her
Majesty the Queen the sum of £3, as a donation to the wife
of a shipwright, named Henderson, living at Deptford, who
last week bore three children at one birth, all of whom are
doing wello-VelvcaVie Journal

LATEST INTELLIGENuF.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, July 27.

A deputation composed of Baron von Rothschild
and three Senators has arrived here from Frankfort,
and was received yesterday by the Minister Baron
von der Heydt and Count Eulenburg. The mem-
bers of the deputation also had a long conference
with Baron Werther and Herr von Savigny.

SPAIN,

MADRID, July 27,

A Royal decree has been published ordering the
adoption of energetic measures against officers
giving their commissions to creditors as security
for debt.

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE CUBA.
(Via Crookhaven.)

NEW YORK, July 17, Evening.

President Johnson has vetoed the Freedmen's
Bureau Bill upon the same grounds on which he
vetoed a similar bill in February last. Both Houses
of Congress passed yesterday the bill over the Pre-
sident's veto.

A Republican Caucus has resolved that it is ex-
pedient that Congress should adjourn on the 23d
inst.

Attorney-General Speed has resigned office,
Nothing definite has transpired concerning the an-
ticipatedresignation of Messrs. Stanton and Harland,

Secretary Seward has written a letter approving
the Philadelphia National Convention, which he
regards as a patriotic effort to induce Congress to
admit the Southern representatives, which admis-
sion can alone complete the restoration of the
Union.

President Johnson has signed the Internal
Revenue Bill, which takes effect in September next.
Th© tax on cotton is fixed at three cents per lb.
Head Centre Stephens has been committed to
Boston gaol for a debt of $4,000. He has since
been released on bail.

Intelligence from Alatamoras, dated the 2d July,
states that General Carvagal has demanded of Fe-
deral General Getty the surrender of the French
financial agent. The latter had crossed the Rio
Grande at the time of the capture of Alatamoras,
with the customs archives in his possession. The
matter has been referred to Washington.

The America, Nova Scotian, and Periere have
arrived oat.

NEW YORK, July 19, Evening.
The political animosity between the Radicals and
the President's supporters is daily increasing.
The house has passed the joint motion to adjourn
on the 25th inst.
The New York Times says :—" The bill for the
annexation of the British provinces was introduced
by General Banks on his own responsibility, and
was not acted upon or reported by the committee
for foreign affairs. No importance attaches to it."
The Edinburgh has arrived at New York and the
Africa at Halifax.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK. July 19, Evening.—Money abun-
dant—Gold, 150 k. Exchange on London, 165 i. ;
on Paris, 3.40. Stocks firm and active—New York
Centrals, 104/ ; Illinois, 124 ; Erie, 65i ; Five-
twenty United States Bonds, 107. Cotton steady
—Midland Upland, 36c. Flour declining. Wheat
dull. Corn steady. Provisions dull. Coffee
slightly firmer. Molasses and sugar steady. Pe-
troleßm slightly firmer—crude, 23c. ; refined, 39c.
NEW ORLEANS, July 16.—Cotton, low to mid-
dling, 32 34.

MEXICO.

NEW YORK, July 19.

Intelligence from Vera Cruz on the 9th says that
t is rumoured that the Liberals have captured

Tampico.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

GAMBLING IN HYDE PARK.--Henry Sadler, labourer,
Wm. Hall, compositor, and Alfred Beagin, general dealer,
were charged before Mr. Knox with gambling in Hyde
Park, contrary to the regulations of the Ranger.
Thos. Leader, 155 C, said he was on duty in Park-lane
the previous afternoon, about four o'clock. He saw a crowd
of persons inside the park, and on going across the park
he saw the prisoner with a stand playing with dice, and
betting with halfpence. Sager threw the dice, and the
others were playing. The stand was covered with an oil-
cloth, and with painted devices on it similar to those on
the dice (Prince of Wales' feathers, hearts, stars, and dia-
monds). As soon as he went up the prisoner Beagin said,
" Cheese it (run away), here's the beadles coming," and
the prisoners then went and sat under a tree. He took
them into custody and took possession of the stand, and
another with some iron rods and rings which were used for
gambling purposes, the rings being thrown on to the
rods in playing the game. On the way to the station
Sadler threw a dice box from him, and on searching
Beagin he found a dice box on him.

Hull said he was a stranger to the others, and worked
for his living as a compositor in the St. Pancras-road. He
was only playing.

Mr. Knox said he would have inquiries made respecting
Hall. The que;tion was whether he was one of the dupes
or one of the rogues.

Sadler said the articles produced did not belong to him,
but to a man who asked him to carry them as he had
another job to do.

The constable said that Sadler was throwing the dice,
when Beagin said " cheese it."

Beagin said he was a general dealer, and had lots oi
things like the dice boxes in his possession in the way of
business.

Mr. Knox asked Beagin if he could produce any one to
speak to his character ?
Beagin said he could.

Mr. Knox said that as to Sadler there could be no doubt
about him. He was liable to be sent to prison for three
months, but as he was not known he would only send him
for a month. As to the others, inquiries would be made
respecting them.