The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-14 00:00:00

ON THE DEATH OF COUNT CAVOU.R.

From Pisgah's summit "Moses" looked upon the Promised
Land,

Fit Leader for the Alpine race—that Brave and Freeborn
Band ;

But entrance was denied to Elm, although the object sure;
Such is the will of Providence—regarding great "Cavour."
While Mountain Passes wail with moans, and Piedmont's
tears are shed,

Fame's Sunshine, "Endless Memory," now glitters round
his Head.

Mount Cenis and St. Bernard, with their " Cloud• capt
Towers" of Snow,
Own " Statesman," more eternal still, to soar o'er them
below.
J. B.
Vicarage, Deddington, Oxon, June 12.

RETURN OF THE COURT TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT.
—According to present arrangements it is understood that
the Royal family will return to Osborne on Saturday, the
29th inst.
Earl and Countess Fitzwilliam and family ar-
rived at Cowes for the summer on the 11th inst.
Lord Colville's new yacht Volage met with an
accident on Tuesday last while lying in Cowes roadstead,
the New Steam Packet Company's vessel the Lord of the
Isles having run into her, and carried away her jibboom,
and did other damage ; the steamer was so seriously in-
jured that she had to return to Cowes and land her pas-
sengers to effect repairs ; it is expected that she will not be
able to run in the passage again this week.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve
of the appointment of Caleb David Watson, Esq., of Liver-
pool, as Persian Vice-Consul.
The Duke and Duchess of Hamilton entertained
a select party at dinner last evening, at their mansion in
Arlington-street. Later in the evening the duchess had an
assembly, which was numerously attended.
The Duke of Somerset, Captain C. Eden, C. 8.,
Capt. C. Frederick, Mr. Samuel Whitbread, M.P., Lords
of the Admiralty, and Lord Clarence Paget, Secretary, left
early yesterday morning for Shoeburyness, in order to be
present at a trial of the Armstrong guns of extreme calibre.
A marriage is arranged to take place between
the Earl of Belmore and Miss Gladstone, daughter of Capt.
Gladstone, R.N., and niece of the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer. Capt. Egerton, of the Coldstream Guards, eldest
son of Sir Philip de Malpas Grey-Egerton, is betrothed to
the Hon. Henrietta Denison, eldest daughter of the late
Lord Londesborough, and not to one of the daughters of
the present peeress.
The Earl of Selkirk has arrived at the Burling-
ton Hotel, from Scotland.
JEWISH JUDGES.—It may be remembered that
the Prussian Minister of Justice recently declared, by a
rescript, that Jews would be admitted to judicial functions.
A question now arises as to whether the Jew judges may
sit on Saturdays. It is thought likely that the rabbis, who
will have to decide, will answer in the affirmative.
The Vocal Association will give their sixth and
last subscription concert this season, at St. James's Hall,
on Wednesday evening next, June 19th, in which they will
be assisted by the following eminent artists :—Madlle.
Whitty, Madlle. Koch, Signor Belletti, Signor Belart,
Signor J. Gareia, and Herr Dalle Astes. Mr. Aptommas,
the celebrated harpist, will also appear, after an absence of
seven years. The choir of 200 voices will sing several of
their most popular madrigals and part songs, under the di-
rection of M. Benedict.
THE COWES AND NEWPORT RAILWAY. The
Cowes terminus is nearly finished, and a number of
men are employed pulling down the houses in that part of
Cross-street over which the line is to run. It is expected
to be opened for traffic in August.
The Isle of Wight Races are fixed for Tuesday,
the 6th
NEW o fWESTMINSTERAugust. BRIDGE.—Nearly the whole
of the old bridge of Westminster has been removed, several
of the remnants of the piers of the ancient structure having
been struck away during the last few days. One side of the
bridge has been for some weeks past opened to view, but the
other side has been blocked up, owing to the necessity of
retaining a portion of the old bridge for the convenience
of foot passengers. This will be removed in the course
of a few days, and the new bridge of Westminster will,be
thrown open in all its integrity,
EUPHONIOUS NAMES.—The following list of
hard-to-be-pronounced names is added to the diplomatic
directory by the arrival in France of the Siamese Em-
bassy :—Phayasiphiphat, first ambassador ; Pharanaivai,
second ambassador; Phranaroug, third ambassador;
Phoxai, son of the second ambassador, aged 12; Lernaudie,
apostolic missionary interpreter to the Siamese Govern-
ment. Att iches—Louangimmontri, Naisapvixai, Louang-
xapsourin, Khounmahasit, Khounsombai, Munchakphichit,
Naivat, Naiiem, Naisomboun, Khonnchonchentale, Suite
—Naihout, Khouraxasombat, Munnarapakdi, Naiyou,
Nainet, Monthanong, Naipia, Munchindarak, Munhan-
naroug, Naithim, Nainiem, Naidet, Mimphakdisatra,
Naisoun.
COTTON IN JAMAICA.—We understand that ad-
vices have just been received from their agent in Jamaica,
by the Jamaica Cotton Company, enclosing the first pod
of Sea Island cotton that has burst from a tree, planted
in November last. The anxiety of the people to plant,
and especially the small settlers, appears to be very great,
and they are buying up seed in all directions. The
agent of the company states that he has employed about
one hundred men to clear and burn off land in order to
form a new plantation ; and that he will undertake to get
1,000 acres planted without delay, and as to picking it, there
will be no want of hands to get in any quantity that money
can be found to plant. He has been paying ls. per square
chain for cutting down the timber and bush and hoeing
clean. The Jamaica papers speak with high approbation of
the plan, and hope the company will proceed in the work
with vigour, as one greatly required for the employment of
hands not fit for sugar plantation.

THE BIRKENHEAD DOCKS.—At the weekly meet-
ing of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board yesterday,
some discussion took place relative to the progress of the
works. It was stated that the time for completing the dock
works at Birkenhead would have to be extended in conse-
quence of the inability of Mr. Hartley, the dock engineer
to work the great float with only one entrance—viz., that
by the Morpeth dock. It was eventually agreed that the
docks should be worked with two entrances, the present and
the new entrance to the Morpeth dock, until the great north
entrance is completed.

ICEBERGS.— The steamer New York, which
arrived at New York on the 28th of May from Bremen, re-
ports
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It is understood that the select committee of
share and bond holders of the Grand Trunk Railway of
Canada, appointed in January last, are engaged in consider-
ing a second report, the contents of which will be of im-
portance in the present condition of the property.
Gold remittances seem likely to continue from
the Continent, and these, with the Australian and other
arrivals, will probably more than supply all that may be
required for America and the East. At present the London
rate of discount is on the average twice as high as the Con-
toonlatiaifavnotsteyteltiwrafial rate. At Hamburg, Amsterdam, and Brussels 3
per cent. is the charge; at Frankfort it is only lf, and at
Paris it is 4f.
The report of the South Australian Company,
preparatory to their meeting on the 19th inst., states that,
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lsa;stwyheialre.the gross rental is £27,037, or £271
The land sales in th 1 months
have amounttd to £5,014, leaving a profit of £2,722 on the
inventory valuations. The net income has been £26,060,
out of which the directors recommend the usual dividend
of 7 per cent, per annum, which, 'with the year's iuterest
pn
dejnutwes, will hbsorb £25,817,

LAIESL N E W S
•

THE BANK OF FRANCE.

PARIS, FRIDAY MORNING.

The Moniteur of to-day publishes the usual
monthly returns of the Bank of France, which
shows the following results, as compared with the
May account :