The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-15 00:00:00

MARKE7 S-IHIS DAY.

LIVERPOOL COTTON.
December 15.—Sales probably 8,000 bales. Marke
quiet, and drooping.

Mr. Such Granville will open St. George's Hall,
on Wednesday, December f 3, with a new drama entitled
" Saved," and a burlesque called " Sardanapalus." His
company has been selected from various provincial
theatres.

THE BISHOP OF SALISBURY.—This prelate is
suffering from such a severe attack of prostration of the
nervous system as to be obliged to refrain from taking
part in the business of his diocese. Prayers are offered
up in the cathedral and parish churches for his Lord-
ship's recovery. _ .

THE TEA TRADE, Dcc. 14.—The deliveries in
Loudon estimated for the weok were 1,161,8821 b, which is
an increase of 24,6941 b., compared with the previous state-
ment.

I ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSIONS IN CHINA.— Some
important statistics have recently been furnished on the
subject of the moans adopted for the advancement of
Catholicism in China. The whole of China has been
divided into 24 Catholic missions, directed by 19
bishops and five prefects apostolic of different nationalities,
viz., Italian, French, Spanish, and Belgian. Each bishop
has under him not less than four' European missionaries,
and some of them have upwards of twenty. Eachtnission
is divided into districts, with a European missionary at its
head. The number of Christians varies in each mission
from 2,000, which is the lowest number, up to 10,000. In
each mission a college for natives has been established,
where they aro taught Latin, philosophy, and theo-
logy. There are also schools and orphan asylums in
every mission. The most important is the college
kept by the Germans and Italians at Si.kawi, distant from
Shanghae three er four miles. There are nearly three
hundred pupils, who are taught trades, painting, drawing,
and Chinese literature, and several of them are sent up to
Pekin to take the degrees. Printing offices, directed by
the missionaries, have also been established at several of
the missions. The printing office at Shanghae has issued
many important publications. Several works have
been composed and printed in Chinese, among
which are the Gospels, with explanatory notes ;
works on mathematics, theological books, which, as
far as regarded the idioms, are kept as classics by the
Chinese. Several parts of the Bible have been translated
into Chinese, but always with explanatory notes to adapt
them to the natives' mental capacity, with a dictionary in
Latin and Mandarin. A new dictionary has been printed
at Paris in Chinese and French by a French missionary.
Different maps of China are printed at Naples and in Italy,
under the direction of the missionaries, in the
Chi-
nese College; and a map of the See-non district,
near Hong Kong, has been printed at Leipsic,
having been drawn by an Italian missionary. The
Sisters of Charity have eight establishments, situated as
follows :—One in Canton, where they direct an asylum
for foundlings and orphans ; two in Wong Kong, with an
asylum for foundlings, day and boarding z-:nools, and an
orphanage; one in Ningpo, with ar. orphanage; one in
Shanghae, where they direct an hospital; one out of Shang-
hao, in the country, with an orphanage; one in Tientsin,
where they have an orphanage, schools, and hospital ; one
in Pekin, with hospital and orphanage. Two more are
going to be opened this year, one in Hongkow, a branch of
Italian sisters in Hong Kong, and one in Han chow, a
branch from Pekin.—Philadeiphia Public Ledger.
FEMALE TEAcriErts.—Of the 150,00 U teachers in
the United States it is asserted that 112,500 are females.
The city of Boston has 553 female to 62 male teachers.
New York city 2,206 females to 176 males; the State of
Ohio 13,220 females to 834 males.

CHEAP TELEGRAPH ING. —The Western Union
Telegraph Company are sending messages between San
Francisco, Sacramento, Stockton, and San Josd for 15c.
for the first ten words, and five cents for each additional
five words. The Atlantic and Pacific States Company
have also lately reduced their rates to the same points,
doing business for 25 cents for the first 10 words, and 10
colta for each additional fore words.