The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-25 00:00:00

DUKE OF EDINBURGH.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

25th April, 1868.

Stn,—l am desired by the Duke of Buckingham
and Chandos to transmit to you the enclosed copy
of a despatch which his Grace received last night
from Lord Belmoro, telgraphe3 from Gallo.
I remain, Sir, your obedient servant,

H. S. BRYANT.

Earl of Be more, Sydney, to the Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

On the 12th March a person named O'Ffarell
deliberately shot his Royal Highness the Duke of
Edinburgh in the back at a public picnic given in
aid of the Sailors' Home at Clontarf Middle Har-
bour, Port Jackson. Providentially the wound
was not fatal, and ho is now able to go aboard his
ship,es shortly to resume his duties.
and h
The ball was easily removed on Saturday, the
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Galatea.
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O'Ffarell fired another shot the moment he was
seized, which severely wounded a gentleman named
has been extracted,
Tanhdorhnee isin doingthe
f owoeti The ball
l.

The assassin, who owned himself to be a Fenian,
was arrested on the spot.

In consequence of the report of a Medical Board,
Commodore Lambert has ordered his Royal nigh_
ness to return to England as Boon as he is suffi-
ciently recovered, which will probably be next
week.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
SPAIN.

MADRID, April 24 (Evening.)

A Royal decree, published to-day, extends the
period for the free importation of corn until the
end of the year.

General Jose Conetra and the Marquis de No-
valiches are to be raised to the rank of marshalts.
Senor Gonzalez Bravo has announced to the
Chambers
would
thatm
of the new Ca-
binet ed. He said that the
reta hiGn
shade of Marshal Narvaez would preside over the
Ministry. internal
u n chan g policy

CHINA AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS.

SOUTIIA3IPTON, April 25.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Bangalore, with the above mails, has arrived here
with 180 passengers, £1,214 in specie, and a gene-
ral cargo, including silk to the value of /7,700.

FRANCE.
BOURSE, April 24.—Three o'clock.—The market
closed as follows :-
41 per Cent.
End of month —
3 per Cent
End of month_ 69 271
Credit Mobilier 234 75
End of month 238 73
Credit Foncier —1477 50
Ead of month —
RAILWAYS.

Bank Shares'
Ital?an Loan
End of month —
Mexican Loan
Do. Bonds
Spanish Threes
Home Debt 32 25
Deferred
Account
Orleans
. .• •
Northern ......... 1186/
Lyons and Mediterranean ............... 935
Southern..... ................................. 576/
Western .................. . .................... 553 i
Eastern
.....................
Sardinian .................................... 42}
Austrian
Lombard ....................................... 388 t
North of Spain 72
Saragossa
Roman

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been with the utmost physical exertion that he has been
able to take his place upon the judicial bench. The
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Commissioner of Bankruptcy, having been appointed
duping the late Sir Robort Pool's Administration, of
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