Mr. Burlingame's Successor

-Mr. Burlingame's suocessor as Chicf Ambassador of the Chinese Embassy is Chih-Kang, tho eldest of the Ministers wlio accompauied Mr. Bui lingame. Mr. JI'Leary liruwn still remains Chief Sccretary ; but, after the tnission have made treaties with the various Western powers, will resume Lis post a Sccretary of the British mission in China. CbihKaog, the ucw Minister, is one of the wisest and most learned men connected with tho Chinese Government. He was Mr. Burlingame's most conCdentml friend aud sdviser, and was greatly affliotcd at his deccase. The Secretary of tlie Treaaury has directcd the Assi6tant ïreasurer at New York to eell SI ,000,000 gold each Wodnesclay of July, the fitst and tliird sules on account of the epecial fund and the second and fourth on account of the inkiug fund. Also, to purctiase 1,000,OOO of bonds on the first and third Thursdays on accouut of the Mnkin;? fund, aud S"2,000,000 on the second and fourth Thursdayo on aocount of the poaiaLfund. The Methodist says : " We learn by a cable diipstoh received June24th, froni Dr. Harst, Ibat the Oerman and Switzerland Conference, which met at Carlaruhe ou Juno 523d, has oast all its votes, thirty-nino, for lay delegation. The total affirmalive voteof the ministers, by this addition, reaches 4,940. The total negative vote femaina 1,589, and tho grand ggrfigate bccomes 6,535. ïhreefourths of 6,f)i55 is 4,901, or 45 less than 446, tho alliirnative vote. This puts tlio result beyond all contingenoy.