The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-01 00:00:00

THE SUN LONDON,

in some instances to give a shade higher wages, in
consequence of thq scarcity of hands. Raw Silk—
The decline of 61. per lb., mentioned in our last as
affecting China raws, has at present not been realised,
the inferior quality offered more than balancing the
reduction it. p-ice.
HALIFAX, SATIJIMAT.-o,lr piece-hall has been
but slenderly attended by buyers to-day, and the
transactions in worsted goods have been of very
limited description. In yarns there is a tolerably
fair amount of business doing, chiefly for the export
houses ; but, from the extent of machinery employed,
the spinners are not able to obtain prices adequate to
the cost of production. The wool market is quiet.
The high rates asked by the farmers render it im-
possible for the staplers to recede from the present
quotations ; and as the spinners have no motive to in-
duce them to purchase extensively, they buy
only to
meet present necessities, and consequently the quan-
tity changing hands is not large.
HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.-Our market to-day
has been quiet in the hall; inquiries have been made
for dark checks and plaids, but not much has been
.
done, stocks being very low at present the
,ball,
most of the manufacturers being engaged in working
to order. A fair trade bas been done during the
week in the warehouses, both for the home and ship-
ping trade.

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of the officers of the late British Legion. We doubt
not that the time will yet come when the gallantry
of this force in the cause of liberty will be duly ap-
preciated by their own countrymen ; and they will
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ESPANA AGRADECIDA.
3eoths August, 1852.
a Sir,—Many of the "London,Engli newspapers papers have in-
serted, somewhat prominently, a decree of the Spanish
Government, disrating the officers of the late British
Lt gion.
The Spanish Government, ever ready to pay its
debts, as verified by the position of her unfortunate
bondholders, takes the trouble, rather ostentatiously in
this celebrated document, to show that a certain sum of
money was paid, which, thanks to the energy of Lord
Palmerston, it was compelled to pay, but it appears to
have forgotten that there is such a word as gratitude'
in the vocabulary of the Spanish language.
" In the year 1842, the troops of Don Carlos overran
the greater part of Spain, and the coffers of the country,
were empty. The Queen of Spain, then a baby, im-
hlored the help of the British nation. The prayer was
eard, and 8,000 British hearts rushed to her assistance,
and were received with every demonstration of heartfelt
gratitude by the Spaniards. This force was officered
principally by gentlemen—young, chivalrous, and gal-
lant—who sought for that distinction and rank which
the expenses of their own country's service precluded,
permitted by their own Sovereign to accept and wear
such orders and decorations,' &c., as the gratitude of
the Spanish nation should award them, and influenced
by the romantic feeling of supporting innocence in distress.
" The course of the war brought this force to St. Se-
bastian, one of the most important fortresses, and the
principal military depit in the north of Spain, then be-
sieged by the Carlist troops, with every prospect of be-
ing taken, and with the certain knowledge that if it fell,
the cause of the Pretender would be established, and the
unfortunate little Queen obliged to emigrate.
" Here a bloody action was fought, and 800 of the
English were left on the field; but the enemy was beaten
back—the suffering fortress delivered, and the cause of
her Majesty revived. So important was this battle con-
sidered, so deeply grateful was the Spanish nation at that
time, that a medal was ordered expressly to be struck
with these emphatic words, 'Espana Agradecida,' en-
graved thereon, to be given to each survivor as a lasting
memorial of the event.

" I leave you, sir, to imagine, from the sarcastic tone
and wording of the precious document in question, whe-
ther or not old time, which wears out all things, has not
in a very few years, induced the proud Castilian also to
forget—although the word agradecida was deeply en-
graved in silver, to render it more durable.
"It is perfectly true that it does take twelve years,
as remarked by the decree, to make a Spanish soldier;
and even then, he is but an indifferent one; but now
that politics are ended, and one can calmly look back to
the events of that period, it will be readily admitted that
in a less number of months our countrymen in Spain
proved themselves in deeds and in truth worthy the cloth
they wore.
" The rank given was for obligations conferred, and
but for the gallantry of this force Isabella would not be,
by the grace of God, Queen of Spain and the Indies.
" Still, I do not blame her, for I can testify that she
never fails when opportunities offer, by her gracious
kindness, to acknowledge her obligations; and I ars con-
vinced that about this decree she knows very little; it is
the work of her self-sufficient and conceited advisers,
who, too indolent and unable to place her secure on the
throne, are now jealous of those who did it.

" GRATITUDE."

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN

THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, AUG. 28, 1852.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*3lO
Diseases of Uncertain Seat .„. 43
Tubercular Diseases 155
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 119
Diseases of the Heart and 810 )d-vessels ••• ... 30
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration ... ••• ••• • 77
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion... ..• ••• 0.. 75
Diseases of the Kidneys, &C. •••• ... 12
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. 5
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
•• 9
Diseases of the Skin, S‘c• ••• ••• ••• 0
Malformations... ••• ••• 1
Premature Birth ... ••• •• ••• ••• 42
Atrophy
••• ••• ••• 34
Old Age ••• ••• ••• ••• 27
Sudden ... •••
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 32
Causes not specified ... ••• ••• 8

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ...
...
980
Population Deaths in eorre. Deaths
Enumerated, spending Week
1851. of 1851. in the
Week.
West Districts... 376,427 .. 156
... 148
North Districts.. 490,396 ~. 200 ... 190
Central Districts 393,256 ... 165 ... 165
East Districts ... 485,522 ... 241 ... 198
South Districts .. 616,635 ... 299 ... 279

Totals.... 2,362,236 ... 1,061
••• 980
Males ••• •••
••• ••• ••• 508
Females ... ••• ••• ... 472

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a ctthe Washington Navy-yard the
of French
manufacture was also
yieldedhsain atat a breaking strain of
strength
experiments
1,0811 b.,
while an American chain of the same thickness only
yielded
to a strain of 1,2771 b. Similar results followed
after over 900 tes's. With regard to Scotch and do-
mestic iron, it was Shown that the tenacity of the
hitter was more than double that of the fo,
These are important considerations, but they seem to
be generally overlooked by Congress, or entirely un-
heeded. Life is daily jeopardised on our railroads.
The bursting of a wheel, or the breaking an axle,
may entail death and misery upon hundreds. What
protection have we against such casualties while we
persist in the use of foreign iron ? About a year
since a wheel burst on the Reading Railroad, by
which a number of coal cars were precipitated over
a steep embankment. To all appearances the wheel
had been sound. But a closer inspection brought out
the fact that it had been cast out of iron of only 83
per cent. purity. We do not charge that deliberate
frauds are perpetrated by the British ironmaster ; but
brands which he sells at 61. Os. Bd. per ton are charged
to brands that bring in the market 81 per ton, and
the domestic importer is the first to unintentionally
palm off the imposition. Congress cannot enact a
law to prevent these outrages, but it can pass a law
imposing heavy duties on iron, and the consequences
will be that American iron will come into general
use, and the foreign article will be partially excluded
by the superiority of the former.—thew York Courier
and Enquirer.