The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-03 00:00:00

SPAIN.

Queen Isabella had granted a private audience to
Don Antonio Santos Caslunede, from Cuba. It was
be who effected the capture of Lopez, and contributed
in a great measure to the extinction of the pirates.
Her Majesty bad held a Cabinet Council, at which
it is said the Queen expressed her royal pleasure to
grant the Grand Cordon of the Goldon Fleece to
Bravo Murillo, the President of the Council, to the
Marquis de Malpice, and to Xavier de Isturitz. It
is added, that Bravo Murillo bad declined the honour,
observing that her Majesty's confidence was a suffi-
cient reward for his services.
Letters from Pampeluna state that numerous French
political refugees had arrived in Spain since the events
of December. They were well received by the
authorities, and as they are chiefly artisans or engt-
nears, it is expected that their future residence in
Spain will become an advantage to the country.

DEATH OF WILLIAM MARKHAM, EsQ , OF BECCA
HALL.—We regret to announce the demise of a good and
excellent man, one who has rendered his country service, and
who during his life was generally respected by all who knew
him—we allude to the demise of William Markham, Esq., of
Becca Hall, near Aherford, which melancholy, event took
place there at eleven o'clock in the evening of Monday last.
The family of Markham is essentially a Nottinghamshire
one, and undoubtedly derived its patronymic from the vil-
lage of East Markham, a large and respectable village
situate about sin miles south of East Retford, and where
many of its progenitors resided for centuries; subsequently,
however, a branch established itself at 011erton, and soon
afterwards the village which had given to it its distinctive
appellation held its name only as an historical record of what
had been, but which never could again occur.—Doncaster
Gazette.
THE ADMIRALTY AND THE AMAzoN.—While po-
pular indignation so loudly requires a notice as public as the
offence to be taken of the conduct of Sir John Ommanney
with respect to the Amazon, justice requires it to be stated
Ply-
mouth, that the proceeding of the Admiralty formed in every par-
ticular a direct contrast to those of the Port Admiral of Ply-
h hope all but forlorn
1.11 London the relations of the sufferers met with
ianstoant courtesy and attention. The Hecate was sent out on
cor-
diality and heartiness only two available
Admi-
ralty. Official et" were dispatched by the , and when the last boat turned up, the
steamers
into the
iuette and reserve melted .
Sir John 0
contrary to that
of individual zeal—a conduct the direct
experienced by Mr. Acton Warburton from
-ananney,
matter contrived to add
• who throughou .
in his dealings with the personal contumely to official neglect
t this unfortunate
ca-
tastrophe.—Chronicle. e relatives of those lost in this sad ca-

During the week ending the 24th of January,
there were 138 births in the Blanchester union and 104 deaths.
Of the deaths, there were five from fever, pie antall-PQXIf9"
eaalefh and_two oviramins.

BANK OF FRANCE.
The following is a return of the situation of the Bank
of France on Jan. 29 :

ASSETS.

Cash in hand ...
Ditto in branch banks
Bills past due •••
Bills discounted, but not yet due, of
which 16,177,728t.0c. were received
from the Branch Banks „,
Bills in the branch banks
Advances on coins and ingots...
Ditto by the branch banks
Ditto on French public securities
Ditto by branch banks_
Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor...
'JAW to th., State on the Treaty of 30th
June, IS4B ••• ..• 75,000,000 0
Advanced to the City of Paris on the
Previsional Loan of 20,000,000 f.
Rentes of the reserve fund
Rentes, disposable funds
Investments of the new branch banks in
the public funds•
Hotel and furniture of the Bank
Real property of the branch banks ...
Interest in National Discount Bank ...
Ditto branch banks
Expenses of administration of the Bank
Ditto of the Branch Banks ...
Miscellaneous

. . 1.462,479,096 68
.. 109,814,611 0
171,433 63

65.781.395 1
... 72,083,810 0

~. 423.700 0
3 209,956 0
... 20,845.936 10
2,633,034 0
50,000,000 0

10,000,000 0
... 10,000,000 0
42,683,040 83

... 12,952,725 74
... 4,000,000 0
3,416,771 0
200,000 0
103,000 0
66,340 19

••• 82,245 0
636,563 52

f. 936,543,658 70