The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-17 00:00:00

GREECE.

According to intelligence from Athens of the Gth
inst., the KING is on the eve of taking a journey, and
has appointed a regency, consisting of the Ministers,
presided over by the QUEEN. The Ministers of Jus-
tice and the Interior have resigned. DELtarit has ac-
cepted the latter department, with the interims of
Finance and Ecclesiastical Affairs.

The National GuardiTofAlL'urYin. was called out on
the 12th to suppress an apprehended insurrection of
the monks. The holy fathers, however, when they
saw the preparations made for their reception, thouulit
discretion was the better part of valour, and left
ArchbiAtop FitANZONI to his martyrdom,' and a very
pleasant sort of martyrdom it is, according to the
correspondent of the Opinione:—
~you know ("rites this correspondent) that the
holy mart) r is at FenestraLs. He supported during the
journey, with the indifference of a stoic, the hisses with
which he was greeted as he pas,ed through different
village 3. The taints of old fasted, but the species of
martyrdom of our saint is of a totally different character.
Th:: following is his every-day punishment :—ten dishes
at least, prepared with all the science and the re-
finement of the art of Apicius, then an
elegant assortment of pastry, then all, that

Vertumnus and Pomona can offer of the most delicious.
During the repast light wine, at the conclusion old
sherry, because sherry is of all the products of Bacchus
that which Monsignore prefers the moat. Then, after-
wards, if there are guests, comes sparkling champagne.
We are assured that the daily expense for meat and
poultry alone is 45 livres."
The Croce di Savoia of Turin, of the 11th, states
that Count Cavoua is spoken of as the success,.r of
SANTA It osA as Minister of Agriculture and Com-
merce, and that it is rumourf,d the Piedmontese Par-
liament is to be convoked immediately. All the
Ministers are at Turin.

From Florence we learn that 1,400 recruits having
been confided to the care of foreign officers and sub-
cfficers, the Tuscan officr.rs of the g»rrison addressed
a remonstrance to the Minister of War on the sub-
ject, stating that this measure inflicted a wound on
the national honour.

M. LAMARTINE and MR. CROKER.
M. de Lamartine has addressed the following letter
to the Journal des Debats:—
" Marseilles Lazaret, Aug. 12.
" Sir,— A recent article in the Journal des Debuts,
relating to a recent nublicmion of Mr. Croksr on the
departure of Louis Philippe on the 24th of February,
contains, in r, lation to ro) self; the most erroneous allega-
tions. The narrative which I have published is exact,
circumstantial, and attested by the most indisputable
evidence. I shall not repeat it. I content myself wi:h
declaring that the assertions of Mr. Croker concerning me
arc num _ _

The Commissioners named by me to protect, in case
of necessity, the charaeter, the misfortune, and the dig-
nity of the King, were not those whom Mr. Crofter has
named. They were MM. Lafayette, and Ferdinand de
Lssteyrie. They will. not refuse to attest it.
" Receive,uTve, Sir, &c.

etd
on
the
other.
7 " A. DE LAItIARTINE."
It appears, from the above, that the credit due to
the statements made by Mr. Croker depends entirely
upon the comparative credibility of himself and M.
Alphonse de Lamartine. If there be any truth in
the old adage "lyoscitur a sociit,," it will not require
much consideration to decide between the claim
o belief
the friend of the martyred Denys Affre,
on
tetllf)ioe e of
one hand, and that of the associate, com-
panion,and executor of the notorious Marquis of

THE UNITED STATES.

ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY MORNING.

The British and North American royal mail
steam-ship Asia has just afrived in our river with ad-
vices from the Uaited States, California, Canada, and
Mexico, one week later in date than those received by
the America.

The Asia left Boston on the 7th inst., and called a
Halifax on the 9th.

She brings 110 passengers and a large cargo.
The news by this arrival is not so important as it
has been for some time past.
'he Slavery or Compromise Bill, as reported by
Committee, bad passed the Senate, the clauses re-
specting California and Texas having been first ex-
punged.
Congress was engaged debating an independent
Bill as regards California.
Eighteen hundred volunteers had offered them-
selves to Governor Bell to march against New Mexico.
They had been accepted.
Business throughout the Union has been improv-
ing during the week.

COMMERCIAL.
The market for breadstuffs was still quiet, and prices
are unaltered. Western Canal flour, 5 dolls. 50c. to
5 dolls. 62c.
; Genesse prime wheat, 1 doll. 44c. to 1 doll.
46c. per 60ibs.; Southern wheat, 1 dull. 18c. to 1 doll.
20c. per 601b5.; Indian corn, round yellow, 62c. to 640.
per bushel; very firm Indian corn, flat yellow, 64c. per
bushel; ditto Southern, white, 62c. to 64c. per bushel;
Indian meal, 3 dolls. to 3 dulls. 12fro. per barrel. Other
quotations a shade lower.
Cotton—New Orleans and Mobile middling fair to
fair, 13Ic. to 14ic ; Upland and Florida middling fair
to fair, 131 c. to 134 c. per lb.
Freights ;sere unch.nged at steamer's departure.
Exchange on England, 110 t 110-1; Paris, 5 22;
Hamburgb, 35i to 36; Bremen, 79i to 791,

LATER. INTELLIGENCE.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH 'lO HALIFAX.)
Our advices are extended two days later by means
of the telegraph which has been lately opened to Hali-
fax. We are thus in possession of intelligence from
New York to the 9rh inst.
The Georgia and Cherokee steamers had arrived the
previous day in New York from California with three
million dollars in gold dust.

The prospect of produce in the mines appears to be
most gratifying.
The Cotton Market at New Yoik on the Bth was
somewhat inactive. Cotton declined ac.
Nothing else in the markets worthy of notice.

THE CHURL—Her Majesty and the Prince Con-
sort, with the Princess Helena and the royal suite, arrived
at Portsmouth yesterday noun from London, en route to the
Isle of Wight. The royal party was received at the victual-
ling-yard, Gosport, by the Port-Admiral, tha Governor, Ad-
iniral-Superinteudent, and all the usual officials, and a guard
of honour of Royal Marines, commanded by Colonel Men-
zies, K.H. The Fairy steam-yacht embarked the illustrious
circle, and steamed with them to Cowes.

i .,.,..
V ISIT OF HER MAJESTY TO BELGIUM.—On 'rues-
, day next, as at present arranged, her Majesty and Prince
1 Albert will take a crui,e in the royal yacht Victoria and
j Albert to Belgium, making for the port of Ostend. His
Majesty the King of the Belgians will dine on board the
' yacht, which will return on the following day to Cowes.
THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND.—Horse boxes
for her Majesty's horses are to be furnished from Woolwich
yard to the Earl of Aberdeen steamer, in time to leave the
river by the 24th inst.
• GRAND SWIMMING MATCH.--Lest evening one of
th© best-contested swimming matches which have taken
. place for a series of years past came off at the National
Baths, High Holborn. The race was eight lengths of these
magnificent and capacious baths, and for two massive silver
TLehaenednetrrimesedwaelrse, the gifts of the Holborn Swimming Club.
five,
and consisted of the best amateur
' swimmers of the day, viz., Messrs. Grant, Davenport, Han-
sard, Evans Evans, and Whale. The umpires for the occa-
sion were Messrs. Pewters (the champion of England), and
Stiles, and the referee, Dr. Jones, chairman of the Holborn
Swimming Club. There was a great deal of betting between
the several competitors, each candidate being certain of suc-
cess, so equally were they all matched. Mr. Grant, how-
ever, seemed to be the favourite. After an excellent start,
Whale took the lead, Davenport and Hansard following
closely in his wake. In this position they remained until
the third length, when Grant in the most gallant style shot
ahead, and remained first until he reached the goal, coming
in an easy winner, and half the length of the bath. The
place was munerously attended by a very respectable com-
pany, who were afterward,: highly amused with Pewter? and
numerous nlie'orouunsgmseexettirnalgl°rEodfF the RinOarm ASSOCIATION.—At a very
Y swimming powers.
NATIONAL Council, held on Thursday last, at
the King's head Tavern, in the Poultry, by adjournment
from the office, in consequence of inadequacy of accommoda-
tion, John Williams, Esq., the respected M.P. for Maccles-
field, was unanimously elected to fill the important office of
treasurer of the National Reform Association.
COUNTRY MILK MARKETS IN LONDON.—The
London and North-Western Railway Company are erect-
ing a milk market on their station in Lime-street, Liver-
pool, from designs by Mr. Woods, one (et the engineers.
It will be covered by an iron roof, by Mr. Turner, of Dub-
lin. Such milk markets erected near the metropolitan ter-
mini of the various lines would be of vital importance to the
Londoners, who would have an unequivocal interest in up-
holding them, if based, as they doubtless will be, on a more
substantial foundati,n than the old "London chalk."—The
Builder.
IMPORTANCE OF CORRECT PRONUNCIATION,—A
German, on being asked how old he was when he got mar-
ried, replied, " I was dirty when I married, and my wife was
dirty-two."
EXHIBITION OF 1851.--We understand that her
Majesty's Commissioners, at their meeting on Thursday, de-
cided that the last day for receiving demands for space in the
building from local committees in the United Kingdom and
Channel Islands should be the 31st of October. Parties
failing to give such notice as their nearest local committee
may require cannot be assured that their claims for space
will receive any consideration. Though the 31st of October
is fixed, it is obvious that it will materially forward the ar-
rangements of the Exhibition if immediate notice is given to
the nearest local committee.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE RAILWAY.--The works are
going on actively between Claydon and Bicester and the
latter place and
Islip, so that the whole line may be opened
by the middle of next month.
DIRECT EXETER, PLYMOUTH, AND DEVONPORT
RAILWAY.—The call of 114/. on each of the provisional com-
mittee placed upon the list of contributories has been post-
poned until November.
Government Inspector is about to go over this company's
• and Alloa and
STIRLING AND DUNFERMLINE B,AILWAY.—The
line of seventeen miles, between Dunfermline ,
it will be opened by the beginning of September.
MIDLAND RAILWAY.—THE DIVIDEND.—We un-
derstand that the surplus u; on the traffic frtilielhsas f -1.,
hod.,.ear,
and applicable for ordinary dividend, is 59,513. -'
the direcors
and that the dividend to be recommended by
will be 16s. on the consolidated stock—that is equal to 11. 12s.
f er the rate of
l
per cent. per annum and that a dend a,.t
Derby.
London, Brighton, and
NEW STEAM ROUTE.--The
Inane arrangements for
4s. fid. per annum will be declared on the Lirmingham and
South
i maordiniction with the
running a steamer twice a week -.:.1 .c,!,,.:een (according to
Coast Railway Company have
railway. between Shoreham and •
theee islands and
The only communication hitherto between
in ,ton. The new
tide, wind, and other circninstancee)acti'd
this country has been by way of Soutlia j
.olfier,
Captain
route was opened on Thursday, when. the u
the Channel Islands.
Henderson, left Shoreham for Jersey Frith a
passenger s.
following
The Bi,hop of London has licensed the
.g
large number of
gentlemen to curacies within his Oxford, to
liam George Tupper, ISLA., of Trieity College,
the Rev.
the curacy of All Saints Church, Knightsbridge;
Ile e• Ox-
George Stewart Whitlock B.A , of lirase"se Cu
gis'bur
:_The Rev. \VA-
ford, to the curacy of St. G' ~e Church, Bloon
OY ;
ke College, Ox'
Rev. Patron de Patron 13. A
of St. Edmund Hall, Oxfu'r.d; ,of Pembro
• the Rev.
ford, to the curacy of Trinil Church, Tottenham e
Jelin White, 8.A., of Clare' Hall, Cambridge'the cure
to _
Acy,
of Bromley St. Leonard's • the Rev. Williaul .Norman,,hll.l..h.
diocese
I v 13• A. of
St. Pancras; the Rev. Robert Pennington Stanley' .• . , e
Emanuel College, Cambridge, to the curacy of St. Alphag ,
Growwish. .
hee curacy of Christ C u t. ,

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TITO O'CLOCK.
The sale 3 of Cotton at Liverpool yest,:rday were esti-
mated at 5,000 bales at previous rate.—The market for
Railway Shares improved, and bigher prices were
obtained.

The following were the Stocks of Coffee at the prin
capal ports on the Ist of August :

1850 1849 1848
Great Britain 18,290 16,695 24 786
Holland
Antwerp 5,800 5,000 7.400
Hambingh and Bremen 7,400 6,500 9,300
France (Havre, Bor-
deaux, Mirseilles)
Italian Ports (Genoa,
Leghorn, Triwsto)

3,000" 3,170

6,0061 6,429 6,518