The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-27 00:00:00

Among the persons decorated with the Order of
the Legion of Honour on the occasion of the fete Napoleon
is Monsieur Bourdillon, the Vice-Consul of France at
New York, who is appointed Knight of the Order.
M. Hippeau has been charged by the Minister of
Public Instruction with the mission of investigating the
system and organization of the public schools in America.
At the Democratic meeting in Westfield, on
Thursday evening, July 30, the Hon. Henry Fuller pre'
sided, and introduced the speaker as " General Grant
and after the audience bad given cheers for the Republican
nominee and roars of laughter at the blunder, the presi-
dent corrected himself —" General Stiles, I mean."
The first shipment of valuable stock of any ira-
portauce since the outbreak of the cattle plague three
years ago left Liverpool this week by the Germany for
East Canada. Mr. Cochrane, of Montreal, has recently
been making large purchases in England of pure-bred
shorthorn cattle, Suffolk horses, and Cotswold sheer'.
The shorthorns consist of eight young cows and heifers
and a bull calf ; three are of Batas blood—viz., Docile°
97th, and Wharfdale Rose, from Captain Gunter'
Wetherby-grange, Yorkshire ; and Wild Eyes 26th, froln
Mr. C. W. Harvey; Duchess 97th, a handsome red
heifer, 17 months old, cost 1,000 guineas. This is the
highest price that has ever yet been paid in England for
a cow or heifer of the shorthorn breed, and is the first of
the family exported since the great American purchases in
1853. The other six are of Booth blood. Three heifers
and a fine young bull calf, Robert Napier, were purchased
from Mr. Torr's herd at Aylesby, Lincolnshire; and tore
three-year-olds are from Mr. Br uere, of Braithwaite. The
50 Cotswold sheep were selected from the flocks of Air*
King Tombs and Mr. Game, several of them being Prize
winners at the late meetings of the Royal and Yorkshir".
Agricultural Societies.
A thunder-storm occurred at San Francisco on
the 6th July, so violent that for the first time since tho
telegraph has been in operation there all business v'os
suspended for two hours by the flashes of light"
ning which played along the wires at midday'
Electrical flames danced round the instruments;
and it is said there were frequent reports like a piste'
The instruments were disconnected to prevent them fool
melting. The brass in other localities has been melted int°
globes nearly the size of a bullet, and thick copper wire bas
melted away like lead. Between the warm springs Alll'l°2l,l
County, and San Jose, four telegraph poles were shattere
by the lightning. One of the instruments in the office it
San Jose was so injured by the lightning as to render
unserviceable until repaired.
The Ku Klux Klan, according to the Cincinsa".
Gazette, was started near Crab Orchard, Kentucky, for tali:
suppression of laziness and drunkenness. It was 03 to
up of men of all parties to regulate the labour and maim o
of the country. "If a fellow was often found loafing
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cross-road grocery, he was notified to stop it, or he lvl,-
be flogged within an inch of his life ; if a fellow was ari,l/
ing too much, he received notice to clew up or tatter
threshing ; if a man neglected his family, or run afitief
other women, a threat of a rope or a rawhide genersA
brought him to a realizing sense of his duty. These in
in the administration of their justice, were perfectly
partial, threshing rebels and Union men alike, 515ic
failing utterly to discriminate on account of tbea
colour." The military authorities at Lexington reflieo.
to interfere, and the Com,nander said if he
the chief he would invite him to Lexington. The 010
nal intention has been changed, for the proceedings of
s.
Klan are now directed against Union men and negr°o.
though it has not surrendered all design of inflicting ell
mary justice on culprits. On the sth inst. J. lArbit,e4o-
aud C. F. Bender were arrested in Tennessee for b°,:ro..
stealing, and committed to gaol in default of bail• lie
stable Day, with three men as guards, left Raleigh id ot,
p.m., and after getting seven miles towards Parson P3ai,
Place, the party was surrounded by man in Ku Kluxvlog
form, who seized the prisoners, and the last Ilsv/8,,a
that two men had been found hanging by their new
trees. 101'

The opening of Japan to foreign trade was
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lowed by the importation, chiefly from Europe and
rica, of the various means and appliances which have to
to these countries their great eminence, especially in -for
use of steam, and recently orders have been received f
machinery of a mixed character, showing that the
enterprise thus created is gradually developing e
i,tl4,
Amongst the class of goods thus ordered, we find "-°Rjr•
including screw and drilling machines, and also ffreh-oso
gives, and there is every prospect that the trade in 0-
goods will become more and more important. The
nese are an energetic, intelligent people, and having thrilor
down the barrier which cut them off from outer eillm" .011
tion, they are availing themselves of the advantages °—
foreign commerce gives them.

Births. SO'
BovlLL—On the 24th inst., at Eaton Farm, CogA, —1
rey, the wife of Wm. J. Bovill, Esq., of a son. iicifit
FRANCIS—On the 25th inst., the wife of Dr. Win; l'qr:101'
of Red Lion-court, Fleet-street, and Richmond'—
of a daughter. tbe
NICHOLAS—On the 24th inst., at 8, Delamere-teril-

wife of R. M. Nicholas, Esq.., of a son.
Marriages. rtblC
BAZELEY—HuTeRiNsoN—On the 25th inst., at clas—
Church, Henry M. Bazeley, Esq., to Frances
second daughter of Lieut.-Gen. Hutchinson, of "
bourn; near Bideford.
TOMLIN—TAYLOR —On the 25th inst., at Illdosalier,
Church, Paddington, John Tomlin, Esq., °lir-l'aPr"
place, to Elizabeth Jane, second daughter of v•
Esq., 22, Gloucester-gardens, Hyde-park.

Deaths. (fie
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the 24th inst., at East Cliff, P.„,er 'ePa'l'n3ol3-
Sir Francis Cockburn, Colonel of the 95th
aged 83. el"
HEW ITT the 25th inst., at 34, Canning-street' Lire
pool, pool, Capt. John Hewitt, aged 53. Ile
AlAynEw—On the 24th inst., at Plymouth, E• 31al
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ein'
Esq , aged 50. •n,,IIROUSE—On the 24th inst. at Burley Rouse, J-'," 59.
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Wharfedale, Yorkshire, Wm. Rouse, Esq age- t
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Sussex, aged 83. t /ill/3
SnlysoN—On the 23d inst., at Bournemouth, --*
6unp.,on, Esq., M.R.S.L., aged 44.
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