The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-17 00:00:00

COLOMBIAN BONDS.

TO THE EDITOR O 1 THE SUN.

- _
Sin, Having heard that some parties (and amo.igst
others the new agents of Venezuela) are inclined to
doubt the accuracy of that part of my statement t, the
Colombian Bondholders, published in your Paper of the
13th and 14th, which refers to the amount in-
ternal debt paid ofd' by that republic, I beg you o in-
sert the following items, translated and extraeted from
the Expose of the Committee of Public Credit to the
Senate and Chamber of Representatives, dated Cara-
cas, 20th January last, viz. :
Capitals of the Domestic Debt of Colombia cancelled (amor-
tizado) by Venezuela, from the Ist of January, 1330, to
the 30th of June, 18.38.
DOLLARS.
Debt of Colomlia, consolidated at 5 per cent 138,675 00
Ditto ditto ditto at 3 per cent.... 242,975 00
Ditto ditto to be consolidated 721,472 91
Ditto ditto floating ............2,187.173, 58
Ditto ditto treasury ............ 702,600 96
-----3,611,247 45
" Billetes" recognised

3,994,094 56
I have now to add, that to the holders of" Vales"
for the above, interest at 3 and 5 per cent. was
allowed to the amount of
And on the consolidated debt for the financial
year 1837 and 1838

4,100,296 97
Nueva Granada has also cancelled (amortizado) seve-
ral millions of its internal debt, the particulars of which
I have not time to give at present.
I remain, Sir, your obedient servant,
ROBERT C. WYLLIE,
Member of the Committee of South
American Bondholders.
13, Dover-street, 16th December, 1839.

INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHI-

TE CT S.

A meeting of this society was held last evening. Mr.
George Basevi in the chair. Several interesting pre-
sents were announced, chiefly illustrative of Inigo Jones,
and his works. Others, with the same view, were
promised by Mr. Cockerell, Mr. Richardson, and others.
Mr. Cottam described Lord Tweeddale's brick-making
machinery, which afforded much gratification. Bricks
made in this manner are 31bs. heavier than those made
by hand ; whether or not this, which must lessen their
power of absorption, is injurious or otherwise, we have
yet to learn.
Mr. Godwin, jun. made some remarks on a new
mode of building invented by Hitch of Ware. In this
ea4lll brick is rebated together and forms a clenched
rock. Much interesting discussion took place during
the evening, in: which Mr. Barry, Mr. Britton, Mr.
Donaldson, &c. took part. A student class has
been formed, which will be attended by the Fellows in
rotation.

HYMN OF THE BREAD-TAXED.

BY EBENEZER ELLIOTT.

(WRITTEN FOR THE WNTI.CORN-LAW CIRCULAR.)
Haw long shall idlers to x the bread
Which starving toil hath earned ?
And toiling men, half-clothed, half-fed,
Like dogs be spurn'd?
When wilt thou, dupe ! when wilt thou, thrall I
When will ye, living clods !
Tell them who curse the land of all,
" The land is God's ?"
How long shall mothers rue the day
When bride's-rings first were worn?
And children to their fathers say,—
" Why were we born ?"
A crime to love ! it cannot be !

What saidat thou, Love Divine
" Let little children come to me,

For they are mine."
0 when, ye chainless seas aad winds

Will trade be chainless ?

When ?

When soulless tyrants shall have minds,

Or slaves be men.
Then British hands will gather grain
From every teeming soil ;
Then no starved wretch will ask in vain
For leave to toil. -
No matron then will wildly pray
That God her womb would close,
And take her poor last born away
From all earth's woes.
For plenty dwelleth with the free,
Free barter is cheap bread ;
Then why, ye demons, should it be
A crime to wed ?

STATE OF TRADE.

HALIFAX MARKET, SATURDAY.—We can report no
alteration for the better in this market ; the same dul-
ness continues.

WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, FRIDAY.-.—There is
no improvement whatever in the demand for any de-
scription of wool ; and yet, in consequence of the firm-
ness of the growers, and the exceedingly light stocks at
market, prices arc without much variation.
BRADFORD WOOL MARKET, THurtanA.Y.—We can
only report a continuance of that dullness which has for
some time pervaded this market. In the Yarn trade
there is a continued curtailment of the hours of work-
ing, and with but two or three exceptions, the whole
of the spinners are running their mills four days per
week. The demand is very like the production, con-
sequently there is no material increase of stock. Prices
stationary. We regret to hear the Pieee Market has
been visited with several extensive failures, which can
very properly be traced to the long-continued ruinous
state of the manufacturing trade ; and the spirits of all
seem greatly depressed, seeing no chance of improve-
ment with the great disproportion between the price
I f the raw material and the manufactured article. The
,A'en-snants purchase very sparingly. Prices steady for
articies most in request.

A day mail will commence running between
Cheltenham and Lo❑don on Tuesday the 17th. As
Lookers. On, we are free to confess we cannot discover
what are the particular advantages expected to result
from this new arrangement of the Post-office depart-
ment. The night mail appeared very fully to answer all
the wants and requirements of the inhabitants of
Cheltenham ; and it appears quite clear that by this ad-
ditional mail they will not be able to " gain a post," or
secure any earlier delivery for the London letters—
Cheltenham Looker-On.

The first pianoforte heard in England was manu-
factured by Zumpe, a German harpsichord maker, who
introduced it here about the year 1775. Besides, the
natural backwardness of the English in adopting novel-
ties, the instrument had against its favourable reception
in this country, the quality of its tone, which was of so
jangling and jarring a description, as not to offer the
least symptom of the possibility of a pianoforte ever
being rendered attractive, or even endurable, with real
judges of euphonous sounds.—Musical World.
A HIGHWAYMAN SHOT.—On the evening of
Sunday last, as Mr. Edward Parris, of the Taff Vale
Railway Office, Cardiff, was returning on foot from Co-
gan Pill, he was suddenly encountered by two men, near
a wood, and felled to the ground, before he was well
aware of their approach. It was intensely dark, and he
could perceive only the forms of the two fellows standing
over hirn, one keeping him down forcibly, the other at-
tempting to come at his pockets. Mr. Parris, fortu-
nately, had a brace of pistols in his breast pocket, one
one of which he drew, and fired at the man who tood
immediately over him, and who instantly dropped. The
other villain immediately let go his hold, and went to the
assistance of his comrade, who was lifted up, and both
went off through the wood. Mr. Parris's coat was much
torn in the scuffle. He has no doubt of having wounded
the culprit in the shoulder. A reward of 201. is offered
for the apprehension and conviction of the offenders.—
luznian.

NEWPORT.--Plsuc THANKSGIVING.--We
understand that Wednesday next is appointed as a
solemn day to offer up devout and fervent acknowledg-
ments for the gracious and signal interposition of Divine
Providence lately experienced by the people of Newport.
Service will commence at St. Paul's church at eleven
o'clock. It is understood that Sir C. Morgan and the
Tredegar family will attend on the occasion.
In Stockport twenty-five factories are either
stopped entirely, or at work on'y half time. The horse-
power unemployed is 1,380 ! In Manchester there are
thirteen factories stopped entirely, and twenty working
only from three to five days in the week. There
arc 500 men spinners out of work, besides a large num-
ber that have gone to ' piece," and to attend self-acting
mules.—Manchester Times.
On Wednesday last Sir Charles Morgan's Prize
Cattle Show took place at Court-y-Balla Farm, near
Monmouth ; and judges have pronounced it the best
display of high breeding and feeding that has ever been
witnessed in the county. The morning was very tem-
pestuous, and the attendance of visitors from a distance
eras, in consequence, more limited than usual ; but the
3toc, with the exception of horses, which were, as
usual, indifferent, was admirable.—Merlin.
AN AWKWARD DILEMMA.—M. Thalberg
and party left Plymouth, after a morning concert, on
Wednesday, with a view of giving an evening per-
formance at Totnes, twenty-three miles distant ; but
when they arrived at Ivy Bridge they could not procure
horses to convey them forward, owing to a ball which
took piace at Plymooth, so the harmonious travellers
were obliged to make a longer pause than they bar-
gained for, to their no small mortification, for they
were fully aware that an audience was anxiously expect-
ing them at Totnes. It rained incessantly all the day
d• rd night. M. Thalberg and his coadjutors were en-
abled the next morning to proceed to Torquay, where
they gave a morning concert, which was very nume-
rously attended, as was another at Teignmouth in the
evening. The programme of M. Thalbert's concert at
Blackheath on Thursday, promises a rich musical treat
for, besides his own unravelled performance on the piano-
forte, Richardson will play two solos on the flute. The
vocalists will be Signora Ernesta Grisi, Mrs. A. Toul-
min, Miss Lucombe, and Mr. Parry, jun.