The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-04 00:00:00

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London, March 20, 1855.
"The undersigned members of the Committee of
Spanish Bondholders in London, and representatives of
the certificates issued for that portion of the public debt
of Spain which was not funded by the Government of her
Catholic Majesty under the law for its settlement, dated
Ist August, 1851, beg most respectfully to address your
Excellency on behalf of their constituents.
" The certificates given by this committee to the holders
of Spanish Bonds represent the one half of the arrears of
interest due on their bonds at the period of conversion, an
interest which had accrued and remained unpaid for a
period of upwards of 10 years, upon a debt which had
already been reduced under the conversion of Count Tor-
reno ; these certificates were issued, therefore, as a protest
of the bondholders against the terms of a conversion which
was manifestly unjust, but to which they were compelled
to submit, or they would have lost their-right to the con-
version of their capital iota Deferred Bonds.
" The undersigned have made repeated representations
to the Ministers of her Catholic Majesty, from whom they
have received assurances that the claims of the certificate-
holders are entitled to every consideration, but that their
admission depends on the (fortes. This has been particu-
lar!), the case with their representation to his Excellency
the Duke of Victory, who, with that sense of justice which
so eminently distinguishes his Excellency's character, has
admitted the justice of this claim by assuring this commit-
tee, through its agent at Madrid, Ignaee Bauer, Esq.,
' that he and the Cabinet over which he presides will
heartily endeavour to obtain from the approaching Cortes
a just and prompt solution of this affair respecting which
the Minister of Finance had consulted him.'
"The undersigned, therefore, presume to submit to the
consideration of your honourable bouse the claims of their
constituents, and confidently trust that this appeal to the
honour of the Cortes of Spain will not be made in vain.
The question at issue is one of very little pecuniary
importance, considering the great resources of the country,
and a recognition of the claims of the certificate-holders
would at once restore to the Spanish nation the credit to
which its resources and its reputation for honour clearly
entitle it.
" The undersigned have the honour to subscribe them-
selves your Excellency's most obedient humble servants,
" LIONEL DE ROTHSCHILD.
" LIEUT-COL. SIR HENRY BAYLY, K.H.
" DAVID MILNE HOME. Esq.,
of and Coldstream.
" Wm. HENDERSON.
" Lours SAMSON.
"PRESIDENCY OF THE CONSTITUENT CORTES.
"My Lord,—l have received your lordship's courteous
communication of yesterday's date, enclosing the petition
which has been addressed to me by a considerable number
of your fellow-citizens residing in London, and in which,
with reference to an important affair, they set forth their
grievances to the Spanish Cortes, and request that this
assembly will adopt a just decision, which may secure to
the petitioners the rights which they consider thern=elves
entitled to.

" As soon as this document reached me I hastened to give
it due course, and it has been this very same day laid before
the Cortes, who have determined that it be referred to the
proper committee, this being the only step they could take
for the present, according to the regulations.
" With regard to myself, it will afford me the greatest
pleasure to see that the affair iu question, the gravity of
which I acknowledge, may have a satisfactory solution,
and I trust that the Cortes will examine the claims of the
English creditors with all the consideration which is due
to thorn.

" I am extremely obliged to your lordship for the bene-
volent feelings which you have the goodness to express
towards myself, and I avail, &c.,
(Signed) "FACUNDO INFANTE.
" Madrid; 27th March, 1855."

The shipments of specie by the Peninsular and Ori-
ental steamer Tagus amount to 150,8771., of which
23,574/. is gold for Alexandria, Madras, Singapore, and
Hong Kong, and 121,3031. silver, for Bombay, Ceylon,
Calcutta, Penang, Singapore, Hong Kong, Canton, and
Shanghai.
Loss OF THE AMERICAN PACKET-SHIP HENDRIK HUD-
SON.—Advices have been received at Liverpool of the
foundering at sea, on the 12th March, of the American
packet ship Hendrik Hudson, while on her voyage from
New York to London, with the loss of two lives ; the
rest of the crew have arrived at Philadelphia.
The Vladida of Montenegro has ordered a ten days'
mourning, of the deepest ki, d, for the late Czar. Hopes
are entertained that Alexander 11. will appreciate this
manifestation, and restore the pension of 8,000 zeckins
per annum, which Nicholas cut off in 1842, after it had
been duly paid for a generation.
THE HOP MARKET.—The public sale of hops at-
tracted a numerous attendance at the Corn Exchange,
Mark lane, on Monday, when Me•srs. Rice, Brother+,
alluded to the lately discovered fraud, and thanked the
public press for their notice of it. The samples offered
comprised a large quantity of foreign, principally new
Bavarian, the prices for which ranged from 11/. to 13/.,
and American about 61. in bond. New Kent and Sussex
fetched 121. to 141., but for old hops there was little
competition. The sale was prejudiced by the noisy in-
terruptions of the trade, who appear much opposed to the
public auctions.

CHARITABLE BFIQUESTS.—Miss Heberlen, the b,ne-
volent lady whose decease at Exeter was announced a
few weeks since, has by her will bequeathed the follow-
ing donations :—Parent Society for the Propagation of
Gospel in Foreign parts, 1,000/. ; Parent Society for
Employing Additional Curates, 1,000/. ; Governesses'
Institution, 1,0001.; Colonial Bi,hops, 1,0007.; Inf Ant
Asylum for Orphans, 500/. ; .Exeter Dispen.,arv, 100/. ;
Exeter Penitentiary, 100/. ; Exeter Bra- oh of the S -
ciety for the Employment of Additional Curates, 1001. ;
Devon rind Exeter Institution for the Blind, 100/. ; St.
Sidwell's Schools, 50/. ; and St. James's Schools, 50/. ;
making a total of 5,0001.

SURREY CONSUMERS' GAS COMPANY.—The half-yearly
meeting of this company was hell yesterday at the
Bridge-house Hotel, Southwark ; Mr. Thomas Pocock
in the chair, The directors stated in their report that
they had every reason to be satisfied with the position
the company has attained, and the evidence afforded of
its progressive improvement. The accounts for the half
year ending 31st December showed a net profit of 3,9371.
ls. 81, from which the directors recommended that a
dividend at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum, free of in-
come tax, upon the capital of the company should be
paid, leaving a surplus in hand of 9981. 10s. 11d.
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S SECOND SPRING MEET-
ING.—This society held another meeting yesterday, in
the midst of a crowd of beautiful flowers, rich fruits,
and fine vegetables. The rooms in Regent-;treat were
again transformed into a garden, thronged with
fashionable visitors, among whom we remarked
his Grace the ArchbishOp of Canterbury, the Bishops
of London and \Vinchest•:r, the Marchioness of Hast-
ings, Lord Sondes, the Right Hon. the Speaker, Sir
Philip and Lady Egerton, the Right Hon. T.P. Kennedy,
&c. On this occasion azaleas contended with roses, hya-
cinths with cinerarias (perfect gems, from the royal nursery
at Slough) and crowds of orchids, while strange-looking
and beautiful plants filled up the spacca between, among
which all were struck with the glowing blossoms of a fine
collection of begonias, from her Majesty's garden at
Frogmoro.

PAICE OF GOLD.- —The quotation cf gold at Paris is
about at par (according to the last tariff), which, at the
English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 100. per ounce for stand-
ard gold, gives an exchange of 25.17; and, the exchange
at Paris on London at short being 25-10, it follows
that gold is about 0.23 per cent. dearer in Paris than in
Lond,,n. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold
is 423 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of
3/. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex-
change of 13.34 ; and, the exchange at Hamburg on
London at short being 13'5, it follows that gold is 0'53
per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The
course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
60 days' sight is 110 per cent., and, the par of exchange
between England and America being 109 2340 per cent.,
it follows that the exchange is nominally 0.42 per cent.
in favour of England ; and, after making allowance for
charges of transport and difference of interest, the pre-
sent rate leaves a profit on the importation of gold
from the United States.

ETON COLLEGE, March 30.—The eight best candi-
dates for the Newcastle Scholarship, whose arrangement
has been confused in some reports, were thus placed by
the examiners : —l. Warner (Scholar) ; 2. Hodgson,
K. S. (Medallist) ; 3. Sir George Young (proxinte
accessit) ; 4. Kirby ; 's. Chute ; 0. Witt, K.S. ; 7. Pro-
thero ; 8. Chinton, K.S. The examiners were the Rev.
Rowland Williams, Fellow of King's College, Cam-
bridge, and Arthur Hobhouse, Esq., of Lincoln's-inn.
In announcing the final result, they expressed their
satisfaction at finding no sign of degeneracy from the
classical accomplishments of Eton, either in Latin verse
or in any other part of the work ; but they noticed
signs of improvement in respect of range of information
and power of exhibiting it methodically. The examiners
a'so mentioned, a 3 worthy of some distinction, the names
of six other candidates:—Browning, K.S., Buckle, K.S.,
Hop. A. Herbert, E. Herbert, Sir Hicks-Beach, and
JOT, ei.

WYLD'S GLOBE.—The model of Sebastopol at Mr.
Wyld's Great Globe has lately bad placed upon it all the
positions of the allied forces, and visitors can now, by a
short trip to Leicester-square, and the payment of one
shilling, inspect at their leisure, safe from shells or sur-
prises, the whole of the fortifications, batteries, and siege
works erected, up to the present time, in the Crimea by
either English, French, or Russians. The lesson of the
model is aided by a lecture, delivered at intervals, and
presenting a brief history of the struggle on the Czar's
territory, from the landing of our forces down to the
date of our correspondent's last letter. Appended to
the model is a small museum of various articles found at
Alma and Bomarsund ; including swords, muskets,
hatchets, lamps, books, mess utensils, helmets, gauntlets,
coats, &c. From the chapel at Bomarsund various ar-
ticles were taken, and among those here exhibited are a
very handsome priest's vest of scarlet and gold, and a
quantity of wax tapers, &c. The attendance, both of
civilians and military, at the Globe is very numerous.
All private soldiers have the privilege of a free admission.
THE ORDNANCE FACTORY AT ENFIELD LOCK.—The
Government Ordnance Factory for the manufacture of
muskets and small arms at Enfield Lock, having been
found very inadequate to the extensive supply at present
required, is about being increased to a very considerable
extent. The new building, when complete, will be sur-
mounted by a corrugated iron roof of immense space.
In consequence of the large number of workmen now
employed, and those that will be necessarily required,
the Eastern Counties Railway Company have established
a new station about a quarter of a mile from the factory,
and midway between the Waltham and Ponder's End
station, thereby saving the workmen a walk of at least
two miles. This new station was opened to the public
on Monday last.

LATEST NE WS.

THE RUSSIAN SORTIE ON
MARCH 22 AND 23.

2,000 RUSSIANS KILLED
AND WOUNDED.

GENERAL CANROBERT'S DESPATCEL

PARIS, WEDNBSDAY MORNING.

A despatch has been received from General
Canrobert, dated March 29, giving an account of
a sortie made by the Russians on the night of
the 22d and morning of the 23d. He states

that the enemy were vigorously driven back, with
a loss of no less than 2,000 killed, or wounded.
The loss of the Allies was 600.

MARSEILLES, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4.
The Simois, which left Constantinople on the

26th, has arrived.

Despatches for the Government left at 11 a.m.
Ali Pasha left last Thursday for Vienna.

The Russians made a sortie on the 23d, and

were repulsed.

The English lost Colonel Kelly, of the 34th ;
Captain Browne, of the 7th ; and Captain Vicars,
of the 97th.

Two other officers were wounded, and one is

missing.

The French lost 300 in killed, wounded, and

missing.

The French set fire to Sebastopol in two quar-

ters, on the 23c1, with rockets.

VIENNA, WEDNESDAY MORNING.

According to the treindeit Blatt the operations
of the Allies have begun.

It is said that Omar Pasha is advancing On Old
Fort from Eupatoria, and that the French are to
take the field, while the English defend the plateau,
the railway, and Balaklava.

There are vague rumours both of defeats and

victories sustained and gained by the Allies.

[O]d Fort, it will be remembered, is the poin
on the coast between Eupatoria and Sebastopol a
which the allied forces landed in September last.

VIENNA, TUESDAY EVENTNG.

A kind of panic prevails here, as it is believed
the Conferences have been broken off. They are
only suspended until Monday or Tuesday next,
when the Russian Ministers will have received
their fresh instructions.

FRANCE.
(FROM QTIR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING.
The following private telegraphic despatches have
been received to-day :
VIENNA, 2d, evening.—The Conference at its
eighth sitting, held to-day, adjourned to after
Easter.

BERLIN, 3d.—A report which had been current
that M. de Manteuffel was about to proceed to
Vienna is without foundation. According to the
last accounts from St. Petersburg, the Empress
Alexandra, widow of the Czar Nicholas, will visit
this city in June next. Prince Charles of Prussia
has left St. Petersburg for Moscow.

MADRID, 2d.—The- majority of the committee
appointed to examine the bill on the national guard
aro in favour of that measure. The Government
has brought in a bill to authorise burial grounds
for non-Catholics.
The Monitcur contains the following letter of
the 31st March, to the Emperor, from the Minister
of Foreign Affairs :
" &re,— Your Majesty having deigned to decide that
your Minister of Foreign Ana's shall proceed to Vienna,
to convey to the Conferences the direct expression of
your ideas, I have the honour to propose to you to con-
fide, during the short period of myabsence, the direction
of the department of Foreign Afftirs to M. Thouvenel,
minister plenipotentiary of the first class, and director of
political affairs. Your Majesty will doubtless be of opi-
nion that the welfare of the service demands that M.
Thouvenel should be admitted to receive your orders and
to transmit thero. He will be also charged to receive
the communications of the foreign diplomatic corps, and
to reply to them. As it is possible that the business of

the department may necessitate the presentation to your
Majesty of decrees or other documents of sovereign au-
thority, which require to be countersigned by a secretary
of state, I beg your Majesty to consent that that part of
the functions confided to me may be exercised by the
Minister of Justice. lam with respect, Sze.
DROUYN DE L'illlTs."
This letter is followed by a decree carrying out the
suggestions therein contained.

The long-expected bill for putting a tax upon
horses and carriages in Paris has been presented to
the Corps Legislatif. The tax will only affect
horses and carriages used for what are commonly
styled purposes of pleasure.
A letter from before Sebastopol of the 19th ult.,
in the Semaphore of Marseilles, says :

"Our second parallel, close to the Malakhoff Tower,
and in general adjoining Vie faubourg of Karalielnaid,
was completed two nights baek, our adversaries not
being at present more than 250 metres distant from our
works. Our batteries are now in place, our ammunition
ready, and our troops full of ardour ; but there still re-
main unfinished some parts of the works connecting our
lines to those of the English ; but little, however, is
wanting, and our allies, the English, will soon complete
all that is required. We tried our guns last night
for some time, the fire from the town in return
being rather slack. I regret to say that Colonel
Vaissier, of the ith light infantry, a young officer
of great courage and ability, was shot through the
head and died instantaneously. We have had
several affairs with the Russians lately, and in every
case have had the advantage. Generally, these
attacks were in the front or the-neighbourhood of the
Malakhoff Tower. The health of the troops continues
good ; provisions and stores of all kinds are arriving
in abundance ; and every one wishes for the gene-
ral assault, which, it is thought, must take place in
a few days. We have no news of any importance
from Eupatoria. Everything is quiet there, with the
exception of some occasional skirmishes with the ad-
vanced posts of the Russians. It appears that the ru-
mours of Iskender Bey's death were erroneous. The
last accounts state that he is recovering from his wounds.
We learn from Kamiesh that the aqueduct at that plate
is now completely finished. It is 563 metres in length .
The pipes are of oast iron ; they formerly conveyed
water as far as Sebastopol, and have been dug up from
their former position by the sailors. Two pumps raise
the water from a spring which furnishes it to a
platform, whence it runs through the pipes as far as
the sea side in sixteen minutes. One of these pumps,
which belonged to the Henri IV., readily furnishes
10 tons of water an hour, and the two together 15
tons. This aqueduct is of the greatest advantage to the
fleet, and has been constructed without any extra ex-
pense, and solely by the industry of the French seamen.
The merchant shipping will also benefit by it. A cer-
tain number of officers and men have been appointed as
superintendents and guardians of this valuable work, and
Admiral Bruat has published an order of the day ex-
pressing his satisfaction at the zeal and energy displayed
in its construction."

BOURSE, AP :tIL 3.—CLOSINc3 PRICES.
Cash. fr. c. End of Month:
4 per Cents 9l 51 94f. 50c.
3 per Cents 69 80 69f. 90c.
Credit Mobilier Bl5 Roman
Credit Fonder 540 Austrian

Belgian Fives
Piedmontese

Spanish Throes
Home Debt

RAILWAYS-lOR CASH,

fr. c. fr. c.
Orleans - Lyons , ... 1065 L.
Western 667 5!) Rouen
(Jett°
Ble,literrauean 995 Havre 570
Northern -