The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-28 00:00:00

LATEST INTELL MENGE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE RUSSIA.
(Via Queenstown.)
NEW YORK, Aug. 18, Noon.

It is reported that the Governors of several
Southern States have made a requisition to the Sec-
retary of War for arms for the Militia. General
Schofield, however, has refused to furnish them
until Congress shall have legislated more definitely
on the subject. It is said that the Governors are
preparing an appeal to Congress.
The House of Representatives of South Carolina
has passed a bill prohibiting any distinction on ac-
count of colour in hotels or public conveyances
being made for the future.
The Treasury of that State is empty.
Enthusiastic Republican and Democratic mass
meetings are being hed in reference to the
Presidential election throughout the country. An
assembly of Fenians at Ardensbury is spoken of.
The Canadian authorities have called upon the
volunteer corps to hold themselves in readiness for
any emergency. According to intelligence from
llayti, published in the New York papers, SAnave
had imprisoned the Russian Consul, and also
threatened the life of the British Consul, where-
upon H.M. ship Favourite made preparations to
bombard Port au Prince. Telegrams from Jamaica
(via Havana) state that the authorities of Jamaica
propose to obtain a loan from Gieat Britain for
the completion of the works now in progress.
Mexican advices report that the expedition sent
out by Juarez for the suppression of the insurrection
at Alvavada has been unsuccessful. An outbreak
against Juarez is apprehended at Vera Cruz.
NEW YORK, Aug. 19 (Noon.)
Larga and enthusiastic Republican meetings are
being held at Atalanta in Georgia.
Democratic meetings, held in North and South
Carolina, are largely attended by negroes.

The World states that the recent reports of
agents of the Freedmen's Bureau of Louisiana con-
tradict the statements made by Governor War-
mouth in reference to the assassination of Union

men.

It is reported that Ro3ecranz, the new Minister of
the United States to Mexico, will urge Juarez in
favour of annexation.

News from Port-au-Prince of the 10th instant
indicate that the revolution is likely to succeed.
Salnave was preparing for flight. His family bad
been captured by the Cacos rebels.
The Canadian authorities continue to take pre-
cautionary measures against Fenian raids.
The Royal Mail steamship Russia, from New
York on the 19th, arrived at Queenstown at 3.10
a.m. to-day with 40 cabin passengers and $76,000
in specie. She landed 86 sacks of mails, and pro-
ceeded at 3.20 a.m. for Liverpool. All well.

QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 28.

The National Steamship Company's steamer
Pennsylvania arrived here last night from Liver-
pool. She embarked her passengers and proceeded
for New York. All well.

HALIFAX, Aug. 27.
The Inman Royal mail steamer City of Wash-
ington arrived here to-day. All well.

INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS.

SUEZ, Aug. 28.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Carnatic, from Bombay, arrived at 7 a.m., and the
Candia, from Calcutta, at 10 a..m. to-day.

FRANCE.

BOURSE, August 27.—Three o'clock.—The market
closed as follows :

41 per Cent.
End of month... —.— I ItaP.an Loan —
3 per Cent
End of month 7O 121 Mexican Loan ... 23
Credit Mobilier
End of month... 283 75 Spanish Threes
Credit Foncier —1156 Home Debt —
Ead of month— Deferred —

Cash
Orleans
Northern
Lyons and Mediterranean .......... 963
Southern..... 5BO
Western
Eastern • • 565
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain 53
Saragossa
Roman

RAILWAY

7HE UNEMPLOYED AT DEPTFORD.

Last night a meeting, convened by the " Unem-
ployed Poor League," was held in the Broadway,
Deptford—Mr. B. Cook in the chair. There was a
considerable attendance of working men.
The CHAIRMAN briefly traced the history of the
present movement, stating this was the fifth meet-
ing which had been held on the subject of the un-
employed poor. As an instance of the anomalies
which existed in our midst, he mentioned that every
prisoner cost the country £37 a year, whilst thou-
sands of labouring men earned only Bs. a week, or
£2O 16s. a year. Yet when the labouring man be-
came poor he was supported in the workhouse at
2s. 4td. per week. (Oh, oh.) The new Parlia-
ment of England should be enlisted on behalf of
the unemployed poor. (Cheers.)
Mr. J. W. O'NEILL moved the first resolution as
follows :—" That it is the duty of the State to pro-
vile casual or temporary employment on such terms
and conditions as may be found practicable and ex-
pedient for all persons claiming such employment,
and having no visible means of subsistence other
than by their labour, by continuously carrying on
large national works of a permanent and beneficial
character, such as the construction of waterworks,
bridges, railways, canals, reclamation of waste lands,
and the more scientific development of land at pre-
sent in a state of partial and defective Cultivation."
He said the unemployed could not get justice all at
once, but they would get it by agitation and the
force of public opinion. Let those present take the
truths they had heard to heart and grow them
up, so that their voices would be heard in St.
Stephen's.
Mr. LE LIMEY seconded the resolution, and said
the present movement grew just as the snowball did
when rolling.
The CHAIRMAN, in putting the question, said he
had heard that on Saturday last thirty bands had
been discharged from a factory
in Deptford, and
that iu Deptford there were 800 houses unoccupied.
He also understood that money boxes were being
handed about for the unemployed poor.
The resolution was carried, and some other
speakers having addressed the meeting the proceed-
ings terminated,

THAMES CONSERVANCY.—A return presented pur-
suant to Act of Parliament has been issued, which gives
a general report of the proceedings of this body during
the past year. The financial account showed that the Con-
servators received during the year 1867 a sum of £67,312,
including a balance of £5,083 for the previous year. The
chief items of this sum are tonnage dues, £22,991; pier
dues, £5,627 ; watsr and canal companies, £2,350 ;
tolls, £6,120; rents for accommodation, £3,565; fines
for accommodation, £5,169; ballast licences, £1,356; and
fees for raising and removing wrecks, £2,276. The ex-
penditure for the year amounted to £63,138, of which more
than £B,OOO was expended in salaries, £4,263 for iron
lighters in raising wrecks, £1,218 in stores, screws,
chains, and buoys for moorings, &c., and £2,051 in
raising and removing wrecks and obstructions. The Con-
servators report that " iu the early part of last year it was
found that great quantities of mud had rapidly deposited
in the navigable channel near the main drainage outfalls
at Barking Croak and Halfway Reach, which threatened
to present serious impediments to the navigation, and that
the fact of such an enormous quantity of sedimentary mat-
ter being cast into the river from the sewer outlets causes
considerable apprehension, and requires constant watch-
ing in order that steps may be taken to maintain and keep
open the navigation."