The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-11 00:00:00

MALTA.

MALTA, JULY 2.—There is no news worth com-
municating. The Antelope has gone to Constanti-
nople to relieve the Tartarus, or the Porcupine, and
the Ardent, with the crew of? the Medusa, is to pro-
ceed during the week to Athens.
We have just received a letter from Candia, giving
an account of the visit of his Majesty the Sultan,
Abdul-Medjid, to that place, where he arrived on the
3d instant, and on leaving proceeded to Rhodes, where
his Highness Abbas Paella went to meet him, and
made him a magnificent present,—no less than that
of the Shark ie steam-frigate, which our readers may
remember put into Malta en route from England
(where she had been fitted with steam-engines) to
Alexandria. The Sharkie was rendered as ac-
ceptable as sbe could be, by being fully manned,
provisioned, and furnished. She was also loaded
with cotton and coffee. B:sides the ship the Pacha
made the Sultan a handsome present in money
amounting to 50,0001.
Report describes the vessel as being most elegantly
fitted up—the chairs, for instance, in the chief cabin
are of ebony, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, each one
costing the maker two years' labour.
Great preparations had been made for some days
previous at Candia, in anticipation of the Sultan's
arrival. The town was cleaned, the houses white-
washed, and the doors hung round with evergreens.
A grand illumination took place at night, and a fine
display of fireworks.
Among other great wants at Candia there seems
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to have been no landing-place, at least none conveni-
ent for so distinguished a personage as the Sultan,
and her Majesty's ship Volage being fortunately there,
Captain Graves volunteered to make a pier, which
was effected in three days and a half, under the super-
intendence of the first lieutenant, by the crew of the
Vulage. Its length was 300 feet.
The very rough weather caused the Sultan to
pitch tents, and he amused himself by walking and
racing with his son, a fine boy of nine years of age.
His Majesty received the various consuls in audience,
as well as Captain Graves, to whom he made a pre.
sent of a magnificent snuff-box, set with his cipher
in brilliants of considerable value.

His Highness Abbas Pacha had returned to Alex-
andria, where he held a levee, and the Sultan with his
fl?et was entering the Gulf of Smyrna, as the Penin-
sular and Oriental Company's steamer Sultan was
leaving that port for Malta. Captain Brooks saw five
sail of-the-line, and burned every blue light he had
in honour of the visit.

Immense preparations had been made to give the
Sultan a cordial welcome. All business was suspended
in the preparations, and even the Custom-house was
to be closed during the period of the imperial visit,
which it was expected would extend to a week or 10
drys' duration.

Letters subsequently received announce the disap-
pointment felt at Smyrna at the very hurried visit of
the Sultan. He arrived on the 22d in that city, paid
a visit to the paper manufactory, where he stayed
half an hour. At noon he paid a visit to the pretty
♦illage of Boutnabat, and stayed 10 minutes, and
then returned to the steamer, where he gave an audi-
ence to the foreign Consuls and Turkish officials.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, JULY 10.
STOCK ExonANGE.—The market was firm to-day, but the
only alterations in price we have to notice are—Bristol and
Exeter, 64 Ditto, New, 12 dis.—Great Western, Quarters,
143 —Ditto, New 17/. Shares, 7 dis.—Midland Stock, 6 per
cent. (Birmingham awl Gloucester), 123—Taff Vale Stock,
per cent., I:Y4 p.

LIVERPOOL, JULY 10.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was better to-clay
at the quotations. The transactions were as follow :—Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, Consol. Fifths, 914 dis.—Ditto 32i.
Shares, 9,4 dis.—London and North-Western, New Quarters,
13-16 p. —Midland, 311/2 Ditto, Halves, 24 7-16 dis.—
South-Eastern and Dover, Consolidated Stock (No. 3), 14%.

MANCHESTER, JULY 10.
STOCK EXCHANGE. The share market was dull to-day,
the amount of business being small, and chiefly confined to
local lines, but prices were firm.
BIRMINGHAM, JULY 10.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—Business in this share market was
very flat to-day. The only transactions reported were—
North Staffordshire, 11 dis.—South Staffordshire, 41,4 dis.

YORK, JULY 9.
Swim EXCLIANGE.—The transactions to-day were as
follow :—Leeds and Thirsk, Preference, 6 per cent, 5,4 dis
—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 43/4—
York and North Midland, 15/. 3s. 9d.

THE COMET.—For some few evenings past the
cornet discovered by Dr. Petersen, at Altona, on the Ist of
May, has been visible to the naked eve in the constellation
Bootes. With an ordinary night-glass the tail may be
traced to a distance of about two degrees from the head,
which is bright, and, without the telescope, resembles a star
of the fifth magnitude. On the sth July it will be situate
about five degrees west and a little north of the star Gamma
Bootis. On the 6th it will be two degrees west of 16 Bootis;
on the 7th a little above a line joining the star Rho in the
Belt, with the well-known star Cor Caroli, and about one-
third of the distance between those stars from Rho. Next
evening a line from Rho Bootis to 41 Coma Berenicis will
pass close to the comet, which will be nearer to the former
star. On the 9th it will be two degrees east and a little
north of the star numbered 9 in Bootes, and in a line joining
it with Rho, of the same constellation; on the 11th, about
one degree north of 10 Bootis, below a line from Arcturus to
Cor Caroli, five degrees from the former star. Next evening
the comet will be on the parallel of Arcturus, near Eta
Booth; and on the 13th will be situate between Eta and
Upsilon, a little east of a line joining them ; on the 14th it
will be nearest to the earth, and in a line with Upsilon
Bootis and Tau in Virgo, a degree or more south of the
former star. After this time moonlight may prevent the
comet being seen with the naked eye, but with the telescope
it may be traced a week or ten days longer. It will pass the
Equator on the 19th, two degrees east of Zeta Virginia, and
will arrive at its least distance from the sun about midnight
on July the 23e, in Right Ascension 13h. 27m., and 10 deg.
south declination. The stars to which reference is made
above are visible without the telescope, and are marked '
upon all globes and charts in general use.

STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH AUSTRALIA.—A
meeting of several influential Members of both Houses of
Parliament took place on Monday to devise the best course of
proceeding, in order to induce her Majesty's Government to
approximate the Australian colonies by means of steam to
Great Britain. Amongst those present were Earl Nelson,
Lord Monteagle, Lord Wodehouse, Lord Naas, Ml' Hcn.
F. Scott, M.P., Sir William Molesworth, M.P., Sir William"
Verner, M.P., Sir R. Gore Booth, M.P., Mr. Adderley, M. P ,
Mr. Divett, M.P., Mr. Simeon, M.P,-
Mr. MacGregor, M.P..,
Mr. Scholefield, M.P., Mr. S. Dickson, M.P., Mr. C.
Fortescue, M.P. Alter a full discussion of the various fea-
tures of the question, its present position, and the obstacles
opposed to the carrying out of the object, it was unanimously
resolved that active steps should be immediately taken to
bring the whole subject under the special attention of both
Houses of Parliament with a view to its speedy and final
settlement. As a preliminary course it arranged, amongst
other measures, that an address to her Majesty should be
proposed in the House of Commons by Lord Naas, M.P.,
praying for the immediate establishment of steam commu-
nication with the Australian colonies. It was also announced
that petitions to the Legislature on behalf of the object were
in course of signature. The meeting was attended by Mr.
De Salis and Mr. Logan on the part of the Association for
the Promotion of Steam Communication with Australia.
ROYAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA.—The Master has
expressed an opinion, after hearing the evidence and counsel
on both sides, that transferers of shares in this company are
not liable, on the ground that by a clause in the deed the last, about 10 o'clock, a girl of the name of Afariatendin
NARROW ESCAPES FROM DROWNING.—On Tosetsredaeyt,
parties as between each other are absolved from liability after whose lather resides on the Baddow-road, was
the date of the transfer.
Some lads
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l and fell from the curb-stone into the
for the Cure of Indigestion, Stomach and Liver Complaints, a child near the first lock on
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had resided the greater part of his life at sea, and a consider- whowftter, which,
hand,
ti eclliiielrdefrom following her nurse. The poor girl had twice
able portion of that time in warm climates, suffered dreadfully •
from a liver complaint and indigestion, and often to such an on the wharf, to whom much credit is due for his
extent that he thought it was impossible for him to recover. porter
Promptitude of action, arrived, and with a boat-hook took her
h !lave pl atelier; is about
alarm, a and, happily, deep
risen to the surface, and again sunk, when Lewis Cox, a
He followed the advice of medical men both at home and
out. She was removed the house of a relative, where she was
abroad, but without benefit ; he then commenced with H I-
loway's Pills, and soon experienced so much relief that he per- succeeded in restoring animation. Another accident,
attended by Mr. King, surgeon, who, after some time,
severed in taking them for a few weeks, when he found his of a similar nature, occurred on Friday morning, in
health perfectly restor,d. —Sold by all druggists, and at Pro- the river Cann, just above the iron bridgf... Mr. Wat-
fessor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. son's second child, Emma, four years old, whilst in
ST. MONANCE, JULY 9.—The Ant sloop, of KirkaldY, charge of an elder brother, slipped into the water
feom Paten wen, in proceeding to St. Andrew's this day, where it is very deep; but fortunately an intrepid lad,
to complete 11,, r loading, got in contact with the New named Raven, apprentice to Mr. Sullings, was near, and im.
Haven steamer, of Aberdeen, received considerable mediately jumping in, succeeded in rescuing the child, though
damage, and is making much water; the cargo (wheat) at the imminent risk of his life. The child had sunk one
is damaged and must be landed.e,
and on being brought ashore, was insensible, but speedily
MILFORD, JULY B.—The Jane, Roberts, from Water-
recoverederarict. emulousness, and is now quite wsu.,..znex
ford to Llanelly, has lost anchor, oligns, &o,

Prisoner—l'll consider about giving bail.
He was then removed from the dock evidently mach
disappointed at not being sent for trial.
The court was very much crowded, and the result
appeared to give general satisfaction to those present
during the examination.