The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-14 00:00:00

AMERICA.

we have justreccivcd from Falmouth the follouing
account of ii4lligence brought by the 13razilian and
Mexican mails :

" FALMOUTH, DLC. 12, 7 O'CLOCK P.M.

The Ope7.suni packet, Lieu tenact Peter, with mails
from the Brazils, ald the Exo.ess packet,. Lieutenant
Croke, with mils from Mexico, have both arrived this
evening. The former sailt:d.from Rio de Janeiro on the
20th of Octob.x, end has come home direct. Matters
were extremely steady at the seat of Government, and
the new Ministry proaceding satiAaetoril7. On freight
oily 3,000/. sterliug ; 4i3. No necv from
Mqrael:arn, but the. city of Balia and the 'surrounding
ttl.,d state; by the latest
Ayres rein :fined under strict blockade

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tba French, svlio had Luded 450 sailors and marines
at Monto Vale() by the cpdeeial request and interees-
sinn of the inhubitante, in crder to aid the native troops
inrepeliir)g,on expected predatory attack from a chicF
nOtned Oraves, whose brigands were composed of Bac..
nos Al:roans- and others.

'The date of the Expresl are Vera Cruz the Bth,
and Tampico the- 30th of October, and Havannah the
f)th ult. ,On height, 426,000 dollars. Everything
was settling down extremely tranquil in Mexico, and
no further internal disturbances expected. The French
ship of war Naiatle, had sailed from Vera Cruz about
the Ist of October, with the third and last instalment
of 200,000 dollars on account of the French dolma.
and upwards of 400,000 dollars had been shipped
from Tampico direct for New York on accotra
of the United States' Banks, otherwise it would 'nave
been remitted to England.
The Pandora packet arrived at Vera Cruz on the
13th of October front Belize, aad the Ytgeon packet on
the 25th following, at the Ilavannh, from this port.
The Liverpool steamer front the Peninsula, due
nearly a week, has not yet made her appearance, and it
is conjectured the has broken down on the coast and is
detained in one orother of the Portuguese ports.—Times

GRAND DINNER IN PARIS.

PARIS, DEC. 11.
An interesting dinner took place yesterday at Coe
Hotel Victoria in the Rue St. Honore, to celebra'‘e the
social reforms introduced by the Sultan. X.mut 70
persons, amongst wham were several mee.,crs of both
Chambers, so,t down to tahl.a. General Count Alex-
andr 4 de Laborde, Aide.de.Camp of the King, was in
the Chair, and M, duMenne de Paris acted us Vice-
President.- TAV:, Turkish Minister, Talat Effendi,
having ben prevented by illness from attending, was re-
pre4ented by a Turkish gentleman named Bayander,
and by the Avocat of the Embassy, M. Lapierre. The
health of the Sultan ,;-as proposed amid cheers by the
President. The other toasts, amongit which were the
King of the French, the Queen of England, the Tur-
kish Ministry, &c. &c., were proposed by Count Hugo,
M. Bayander, Barons Wool de Jaune, Merle, &c. &e.
When the President, who was on service at the Palace,
rose, -which was not until 11 o'clock. the Chair was
taken by the venerable D. Gilchrist, who went
through the duties with - A the gaiety and vigour
of a young man. Singing being now introduced
several songs were sung in beautiful style by
Mr. Hunt, M. Fugeres, &c., and the Turk, •who
had been sitting with al.: the gravity of his elation,
warmed up and sang several Turkish and Greek songs,
to the great delight of the company, One of the most
interesting proceedings of the evening w-as a proposal
by Dr. Harrison Black, the founder cal the feast, to
form an international society for the cultivation of
friendly and useful intercourse (a, tort of corresponding
club for all countries) between the nations of Europe
and the East, Thf, idea, vr a:a so warmly taken Alp that
25 gentlemen present, Turks, Englishmen, Frenchmen,
A,lT,lnleans, Poles, put down their names immediately as
members of the Provisional Committee. It is under-
stood that amongst the honorary members they may fairly
calculate on Louis Philippe and the Sultan. Several
attempts have been previously made to give suit,
to this uoiron of nations ; but, hitherto, there had
beat nothing like organization. Amongst the toasts
Welch were received with the greatest enthusiasm
were the following, by M. de Sainte Antoine,
distinguished member of the Anti-Slavery Societe,
and who will represent the abolitionists of France in the
Congress, which is to be held in London in June or
July To Mc Ssra. Alexander de Laborde, Honorary
Seerefary of the Anti-Slavery Society, M. H. Passy,
and Messrs. Clarkson and Buxton." The other toast
was, " To the Minister Plenipotentiary of the Sublime
Porte, Talat-Efferldi. I shall be a Russian, said Vol-
taire, so long as Catherine shall send Suwarotfs to the
Court of Franee—Voltaire would ureloubtedly, it lie
.were living, declare himself a Turk if he knew the re-
presentative of the Sultan, 'Fa:at-Effendi." The toast
to the Sultan was replied to by M. Bayander, in the
name of the Turkish Minister, in a very pretty speech,
fluently delivered in the French language. The health
of Queen Victoria was given
by M. d'lsalguin, one of
the' founders and active promoters of the colony for
young criminals sip7seecha
introduced ulc'eode Tours
sti s toast The
awith trhicu thisgte niAt lleentitarna
master-piece of eloquence and good feeling.

IHE YOUNG SULTAN.—The following des-
cription of the personal appearance of the young Sultan,
Abdul Medjid, is given by one of the gentlemen who
were present at the audience granted to the Prince de
Joinville :—" His tSublime Highness, although only
eighteen years of age, looks twenty-two. He has a
weak appearance, but a countenance full of intelli-
gehee. His eyes are bright and piercing, and he has
an air of great benevolence. He wore the same costume
as that adopted by his father. He wore, like the rest of
the Turks who were present, a little black cloak ;
but, in order to distinguish his rank, the clasps were in .
brilliants, as were also the aigrette of the cap and the
decorations which lie wore round his neck, Aft
our audience, the Prince de Joinville and his suite APOTEIECA RIES' HALL.—Names of gentle-
men to whom the Court of Examiners granted certifi-
wero entertained by the Grand Vizier and the highn- cats cf qnalification on Thursday :—Alfred Octaviu4
dignitaries with pipes and coffee. Each Leete, Tbrapston ; John Coleman, Dover ; James
vaat at his elbow, with a gold embroiderle'dadnaaplsc:r.
which be tlpplied from time to time to the ry?stacienis, Wiltshire, London; John Whitmore, Worthing ; Henry
Hare ; Richard Axiord, Bridgwater.
et 1.1-.0 guest. Old Kosmsavnderaicikar,eildiltlilnlillsepiiiaeal The Council of University College have re-
he is fond of indulging, 'emC.the.l ceived notice from Mr. Leaviss, of Chester-terrace,
related
Regent's Park, the heir and wecutor of the late George
reminiscence of his service as Ca • eba."
Henry Longridge, Esq„ of Gateshead, and of the Grand
The subscription for the building of a new parade, Brighton, of a noble bequest by Mr. Lo
church at Welshpool, to commemorate the coming 'of ridge
f 1,0,601., over and above legacy duty, to be ap,.,
age of Viscount Clive, 11.,4 Leached tne handsome sum plied in men way as the Council of the College shall
of 4,a00.'. think fit.