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London, England, 1837-03-20 00:00:00

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LONDON,
MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 20, 1837.

By an extraordinary express from Paris, intelligence
his been received of the defeat of General EVANS,
and his retreat to San Sebastian. Betrayed by
SA A RSI,I ELD and ESPARTERO, who treacherously
allowed the Carlists to attack him with their whole
forces, he was driven not only from before Hernani,
but from all the positrons so gallantly carried by his
brave troops in the engagement of the 10th inst. Wt.
attribute not the slightest blame to the Hon. and
Gallant Member fur Westminster. His conduct
throughout was that of a brave man and an able
orficer. Had lie been supported by EsPA RTERO and
SA A RSFIE Ilernani and the %%hole of the adjacent
country would have been now in the possession of the
QUEEN'S army. The following is a copy of the
official dispatch communicated to the French Govern-
ment by telegraph :
" BAYGNNE, MARCH IS.—General Evans has failed com-
pletely in his attack upon Tiernan', the Carlists having re
ee.ived a reinforcement of eight battalions, brought by Don
Sebsstian, who had quitted Siarstield. The Christinos re
pulsed, abandoned in the greatest disorder the positions which
they carried on the Ioth, and retired in the evening to Sari
Sebastian, where they were preceded by 1.500 wounded. A
battalion of the English Nlarines alone held its ground and
protected the retreat. Espartero is at Durango, and Saari-
field at Berios."

The sudden an] unexpected arrival of the eight
Carlist battalions, commanded by Don SEBASTIAN,
nephew of the Pretender, decided the fate of Llernani,
which otherwise would have been taken by EVANS,
tlevite of the bravery of the -garrison. Now Don
SEBASTIAN could not have moved a foot in defence of
the garrison but for the treachery of SA A n..41E-T,D, «ho
took advantage of a snow shower to retreat to Gatos:),
irar Pamp,.duna, leaving EvANs and his brave troops
in the lurch. The scandalous retreat Of SAARSFIELD
is announced in a telczraphie despatch of the preced-
ing day, w}',ien was posta up at the Bourse on Sa-
turday. The following is a copy of it :
" BA YONNE, Mnaen 17.—General Eva::s on the 15th inst.
gained possess;on of the Yenta de Hernani, after some slight
resistance on the part of the Carlists ; he captured four pieces
of artillery, and had two hundred of his troops wounded, E -
partero was en the I.sih at Eybard, at the extremity of Gui-
puscoa. Saarsfield, surprised by snow storms, had returned to
Ggasa, near Pampeluna, on the 12th, after hating gained
borne advantage. Don Carlos is at Tolosa, and the Infant
Don Sebastian Occupies a position in front of Saarstield with
tcq battalion,."

The Paris Papers of Saturday state that ESPA R-
MO, imitating the conduct of his worthy colleague
SAARSFIELD, has evacuated Durango, and marched
back at the head of his columns to Bilboa. One ac-
count states that the Anglo-Christinos have lost
nine hundred men killed, besides the wounded ; but
this is manifestly a gross exaggeratidn. The Christi-
nos had man✓ wounded, but very few killed, consider-
ing the bravery with which the Carlists fought, and the
disadvantages they had to contend with in attacking
and carrying strongly defended positions. We can
scarcely credit the account we have received of the con-
duct of ESPARTERO, but if confirmed, we shall set
him down as a traitor to the cause of the QUEEN and
Constitution.

Since the article immediately preceding this was
written, we have received communications from various

quarters, which strongly incline us to believe that the
•whole account of the de feat of Gen. EVA NS is a Carlist
Fabrication. In the Royalist JuurnrAl ni;itrope,
which has just been put into our hands, we find
the defeat of General EVANS, and his retreat to
San Sebastian, preceded by 1,500 wounded men, an-
nounced in a letter_ from Bourdeaux, dated the litth
inst., six days earlier than the date of the dispatch
from Baycnne, communicating the same intelligence
to the French Government. It is also not a little re-
markable that the Bourdeaux and Bayonne dispatches
—the former of which is commented upon as a gross
fabrication in one of the Paris evening papers of Satur-
day, should he conceived in nearly the very same
words. Another ground of suspicion is to be found
in the fact that, yesterday, a Carlist agent in London
endeavoured to foist copies of a similar dispatch
into the columns of some of our Contemporaries.
The dispatch itself bears internal evidence of its
suspicious origin. It does not state on what day
the defeat of General EVANS took place ; and the
whole has much the appearance of a Stock-jobbing
concern. Should it Unfortunately prove a correct re-
port, it will be high time for the Cortes to take the
entire management of the war into their own hands.

Madrid Journals to the 12th inst. inclusive have
been received. The President of the Council, Senor
CALA TR AVA, continued so seriously indisposed that
his resignation had become inevitable. Count ALMA-
DO VAR, the new War Minister, officiated in his room,
as President and Secretary for Foreign Affairs. In-
trigues for the recal of CORDOVA, who it appears is
destined to play a still more distinguished part
in the service of her Catholic MAJESTY than
any that has yet fallen to his lot, were ac-
tively at work in the capital. They were managed
principally by his brother, who is said to enjoy
the confidence of the REGENT. Ministers were doing
all in their power to raise funds, but apparently with
but indifferent success, as the payment of the divi-
dend on the Home Debt was suspended on the 10th
for want of money. The Cortes have agreed to tax
house-rent 40 per cent. for the benefit of the State, but
from this no immediate supply of ready money—the
one thing most needful—can be anticipated.

There is no domestic intelligence of any importance
in the French Journals of Friday and Saturday, with
the exception of a rumour that the Emperor of RUSSIA
is opposed to the marriage between his niece and the
Duke of ORLEANS. The cause of his Imperial
MAJESTY'S reluctance to a family alliance with his
Royal brother of France is not stated; but it is conjec-
tured that the CZAR is somewhat apprehensive of the
stability of the Orleans' dynasty.
A rumour was current in Paris on Saturday night,
to the effect that a body of 10,000 Carlists had crossed
the Ebro to join the bands in Catalonia, and make a
sudden dash upon Madrid. So many rumours of this
kind are fabricated daily by the agents of Don CARLOS
that no credit can be attached to any of them.
The Appanage Bill will be violently opposed in the
Chamber of Deputies. The discoveries recently made
of the fraud attempted to be committed on the
Chambers by an immense under-estimate of the
rental of the estates which the KING seeks to con-
fer upon his second son, have greatly exasperated
the liberal party. As the whole scheme was concocted
by DUCIIATEL, PERSIL, and the KING, the Minis-
ter of Finance will not escape the justly provoked
vengeance of the Opposition.

FRENCH FUNDS.-PARTS, MARCH 17.
Five per Cents., 106 f. 90c. 95c. 85c.
Four per Cent., 98f. 35c.
three per Cents., 79f. 15e. 21)c. 'loe. 15c.
Bank Actions, 2,410 E 2,415 E 2,4101.
Rente ile Naples, 081. It. 65c.
Roman Five per Cents., 102 102%.
Spanish Actives, 28 27% 29%1,4 %%Yi.
Spanish Passives, 7%%%.
Belgian Loan, Five per Lents.. 103%.
Brussels Society, 1,555 f 1,560 f.
Portuguese Loan, Three per Cents, 32%%.
Dutch Two and a half per Cents., 53%.
EXCHANGE ON LONDON.
One month, paper, 25c. 40c ; money, 25f. 37%e.
Three months, paper, 25f. 21k. ; money, 25f. 20c.
-Ours Authailigue.
FRENCH FUNDS.-PARIS, MARCH IS.
Five per Cents., 1061. 90c. 75c. 70c. 90c.
Four per Cents., 981. 35c.
Three per Cents. 79f. sc. 79f.
Bank Actions, 2,405 E
Rente ae Naples, 981. 60c. 50c. 55c.
Roman Five per Cents., IN I 2%.
Spanish Actives, 28%%%%%%.
Spanish Differes, 11%3j.
Spanish Passives, 7%%%.
Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, 103%.
Belgian Society, 1,560 f.
Portuguese Three tier Cents. 32%.
Haytian Loan, 300 f.
EXCHANGE ON LONDON.
One month, paper, 25f. 40c. • money, 25E 37%c.
Three months, paper, 25f. 20C. ; money. 251.
-('ours Authentiarte.
LAST PRICES.
Five per Cents., 106 E 80c.
Three per Cents. 79E sc.
Bank Actions, 2,405 E
Bente de Naples, 98f. 75c.
Roman Five per Cents., 102%.
Belgian Loan, at 3%.
Brussels Bank, 1,39t1 75e.
Portuguese Three per Cents., 32%.
Spanish Actives, 2i%.
Spanish Passives, 7%.
n)arliS; Differes, 8%.
N w Di freres, 11%.
HA'IBUR• SORSEN HALLE, MARCH 17.
Bills. Money,
Austrian Metalliques, 5 per cent.
Ditto elito 4 per cent.
Ditto ditto T, per cent.
Ditto Bank shires 1347 1345
Anglo-Russian Loan lns 104%
Paper Inscription, 6}'l6r cent is 71%
Russian S per cents. Metal.
Russian inseription, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th
Series
Dittn, Certificates
rortugnese Regency Rontls, 5 per cent 47
Ditto, 3 per cent 3l 30%
Ht-..ch 2% rer Cents. -
:Atte S per Cents
Polish Bends, 3 per cents.
New Ticke's l5 .14 156 U
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cents
Nerwegi.in Lean of ISI4, I per cents. - li 1
Spanish, in piastres, 3 per -
Cortes Lean, 5 per Cent. .......
Greek 1 per cents. 1133:3, guaranteed by France 93 42%
EXCHANGES ON LONDON.
Ilausreo, MARCH 17.-138%; twomonths, 137.
Sr. Prevsmostimin, Mitten 7.-Three months, 10 746.
tiTHCICHOLM. MARCH In.-Two months, 12 0.
Cuitis-riasos,sllllatten 4.- Three months. 5 2.
BEELiX. MaacH 14..-Threem•nths. 6.24.
-Hamburg Papers. March 18.

The " spoliation of the Church" is the favourite
cry of the factious brawlers who are now setting their
faces against the Ministerial measure for settling the
Church-rate question. Those.who hare selected this
as a war-cry—among whom stand first and foremost
those meek successors of the Apostles, the Bishops—
know well enough that nothing of the kind is intended,
or could possibly be effected, by the measure in ques-
tion ; but on the contrary, that the best interests of the
Church would be more advanced by it than by any
other plan that has ever been devised. They are in
their hearts convinced that it is in the truest sense of
the word a " Conservative " measure, because it not
only renders the dormant revenues of the Church avail-
able to her own support and even extension, but cuts
off at once the main source of that collision with the
people which has sprung up so generally, and which,
if not speedily stopped, will, as surely as effect fol-
lows cause, cud in her destruction. True, it may not
not be so conducive to the personal interests of Bishops,
and other ecclesiastical persons, as they could have
wished. It may take from such devout supporters of
the Church the power of enriching themselves at the
expense of the poor, or, to use the words of the Ox-
ford Clergy in their address to the Bishops, of " plun-
dering what has been dedicated to Almighty GOD."
This it may and must do; and here we find the real
cause of the mortal enmity which the "Dignitaries"

have swot u against it.
If any one should think that this is rather a hasty,
if not a harsh, conclusion, let „him cast his eye over
the letter from ". A CHURCHMAN" to the CHAN-
CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, which we have inserted
in another column. From this document it is made to
appear that by a gross fraud practised upon Parliament,
the Church has been dispossessed of property to a
large amount, in order to put money into the pockets
of the clerical trustee or lessor, and of the lessee,
the said lessor being one Dr. WILSON, Prebendary
of St. Paul's, tl►e lessee the City of London, and
the property that called the Finsbury Estate. The

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