The Sun.
London, England, 1837-01-10 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICA.

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Extract of a letter, dated Laguayra, Nov. 21.—" The
British Minister at Caraccas, in consequence of inst:uctions
recently received frem Lord Palmerston, has addressed
another representation to the Minister for Foreign Affoirs
of this Government, again urging on the said Government
a settlement of the claims of the bondholders.
" The following is an extract from the reply of the Mi-
nister to Sir R. K. Porter :
" I informed his Excellency the Vice-President of the
Republic, charged with the executive, of your communica-
tion of the '2oth instant, in which you refer to a dispatch
of Lord Palmerston, founded upon the complaints of the
bondholders, and expressing the alarm and distrust prevail-
ing amongst them in consequence of the Congress of Ve-
nezuela having finished their sessions without having made
any arrangement for the payment of the foreign debt; and
further, that the treaty concluded between New Grenada
and Venezuela had not been ratified by New Grenada ;
and further urging the Government not to allow the sit-
tings of 1837 to be concluded without adopting for the pay-
ment of the debt some fixed plan that will be satisfactory
to the foreign creditors.
" I trust that you will assure the Government of his
Britannic Majesty, that this Government will seriously take
the matter in hand in the ensuing Congress, and urge an
assignment of a part of the revenues of the Republic to
the creditors abroad, although the definitive distribution of
the debt should be delayed.'"

BELFAST REGISTRY.—Our Registry Sessions
commenced on Tuesday morning, and terminated on Wed-
nesday. This registry was naturally looked to with very
great interest ; and we have now the satisfaction of congra-
tulating the Liberal party on the following important re-
sult :—Liberals registered, 129 ; re-registries, 30-99.
'rories registered, 97 ; re-registries, 21-76.—Majority of
Liberals, 23 !—Northern Whig.

There were a great number of Stockholders yester-
day at the Bank, to receive their dividends, which will be
the case during the week, and therefore it is necessary
that those who receive money should be cautious, and
secure it well ; for at the commencement of the payment
of the dividends a number of thieves lurk about the Bank
to pick pockets, and plunder those who arc careless and

unwary.
A military execution took place at La Rochelle, in
France, cn the 30th of December, the only event of the
kind at that place for six years ; the sufferer was a soldier
condemned to labour at Bellecroix for some breach of mi-
litary discipline, and disliking the restraint of the place,
he thought to better his condition by getting himself
transferrel to the gallies. He, therefore, kicked one of
his officers, in the hope of being sentenced by a court-
martial to wear the bullet at the Bagnio ; but instead of
this punishment he was sentenced to death, and, by way
of showing- an example, be was shot. The person who
describes the execution, observes that the smoke of the
volley which ended the life of this poor wretch had
scarcely cleared away before the laughter and light talk of
the soldiery present at the affair afforded another and a
striking proof of the futility of shedding human blood in
the vain hope of extinguishing crime.—French paper.

A young gentleman, the brother of a clergyman at
Stonehouse, had duly prepared himself for holy orders ;
and, having a title to the curacy of Dawlish, recently went
before his Lordship of Exeter for ordination. The Bishop
interrogated him on the baptismal service ; and on the
young man admitting that he could not believe that bap-
tism and regeneration were identical, he was denied an en-
trance to holy orders, and sent hack to pursue some other
calling.—Plymouth Pape•.
There are few persons who have escaped the influ-
enza which is at present so prevalent. There is scarcely a
house in the metropolis where persons are not indisposed
with a cough, catarrh, or slight fever. The complaint
should not be neglected, and night air should be avoided.
There are a great number of postmen on the sick list, Who
were attacked during the late variable and inclement
weather.