The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-27 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1837.

bard tLe iliagaia-a steamer, LuC UG v
agreeing, on their side, to pay his passage by her to Eng-
land. Having gone on board in fulfilment of his promise,
he found that his passage money had not been paid, although
the vessel was just about to start, and as the captain re-
fused to take him without it, he returned on shore, and
went to state the case to the Minister of Finance. His
Excellency placed the omission to the score of neglect on
the part of hi:, subalterns, expressed his regret that General
Bacon should have been put to so much trouble, and pro-
nsised that the passage money should be paid and the passport
made ready in time to enable him to go by the next steamer.
Thus the case stands for the present. Mr. Bacon has de-
cided on going to Cadiz, and will embark on board the next
steamer that arrives here from England. The following
are copies of a part of the correspondence that has taken
place in the affair :
MA. BACON TO THE bIINISTER OF FINANCE (M. OLIVEIRA.)
(Extract.)
" Dear Sir,—l have written several letters to the Mi-
nister of War, who has never condescended to reply to any
one of them. . • • • • • •
I therefore now address you as a Minister of the Portu-
guese Government, begging of you to inforin me in the
course of the day what may be the decision of your Col-

leagues.
" I demand, and instanter, as a British subject illegally
arrested, that one of the three following proposals be ac-

corded :
" 1. That I ba forthwith released, with a sufficient in-
demnity for my false imprisonment. Or, 2. That if I am
tb be ordered out of the country, I be instantly released, in
order to settle my affairs in Lisbon, so that 1 may go to
England by the Chieftain, which sails the day after to-
morrow, always having my expenses paid, and an as-
surance that my claims shall be submitted to an impartial
tribunal, for which purpose only have I returned to Por-
tugal. Or, 3. That Ibe furnished with the names of my
accusers, together with the accusations against me, and that
I have a fair trial within 48 hours.
" I write this to you, Sir, for your education in England
has given to you, what does not seem to be understood by
some of your colleagues, the knowledge that an application
from one gentleman to another at least merits an answer.
I am, my dear Sir, your's very faithfully and in haste, for I
am a close prisoner, and the doors shut at sunset,
(Signed) " A. BACON.
" Sept. 11, 1837, Castle of St. George."
THE MINISTER OF FINANCE TO MR. BACON.
(Copy) (Written in English.)
" Treasury, Sept. 12, 1837.
" Dear Sir,—l have received your note of yesterday's
date, and did not immediately reply to it this morning, as
I had not yet seen in) colleagues on the points upon which
you dwell. Their decision on the same is, that the Go-
vernment will allow you the necessary sum to defray
your passage to England, or to any other foreign country
should you prefer it, but that they must, during the
continuance of the actual political state of things here,
persist in their intention of requiring your absence from
it. So soon as the civil war and present crisis termi-
nate, they beg me to assure you that there will not be the
smallest obstacle to your again returning to it. In respect to
your further claims on the Government for past services,
they can be, through your agent, laid before the Commis-
sion about to be specially created for the purpose of inves-
tigating them, when they will, I entertain no doubt, be
taken into due consideration. As the Chieftain sails early
ia the morning, it will not be possible to arrange matters in
time for your departure by her ; but if you are ready to
avail yourself of the following steamer, and will signify
your intentions in that respect, the Government will take
the necessary measures in time to carry your wishes into
effect.

" My duties are purely financial, to which I restrict my
attention as much as possible in matters of government. I
am sorry, indeed, for this truly unpleasant incident, as re-
gards yourself ; and being quite ignorant of particulars, I
can exercise no further interference than such as my own
feelings of esteem towards you will dictate, to soften the
inconvenience of this disagreeable affair to you, as much
as circumstances will allow me.
I am, dear Sir, yours very truly,
(Signed) " JOHN OLIVEIRA."

LITERATURE.

UNCLE HORACE. 3 Vols.
Colburn, London, 1837.

" Uncle Horace" is the production of Mrs. Hall, a
lady well known by her " Sketches of MA Life" and
other works of fiction which have attracted much
public attention. We are disposed to consider the
tale before us as the best of all her productions—cer-
tainly it is the one most carefully written, and the
most life-like in its portraitures of character. There is
no attempt to create undue effect by means of startling
incident ; none of that melodramatic display of passion
which occasionally annoyed us in the " Buccaneer,"
otherwise so admirably handled in its details. Mrs.
Hall here regards humanity with a sober and un-
prejudiced eye, just as we witness its operations
in the familiar, every-day walks of life. Her per-
sonages are for the most part such as we have
all met, or are likely to fall in with in our inter-
course with society ; and among her more pro-
minent characters is " Uncle Horace," from whom the
tale derives its name, and who is a fine specimen of
the frank, unaffected, intelligent, and high-minded
English merchant. This character is evidently a fa-
vourite with the authoress ; and accordingly she has
delineated it with uncommon skill, and a vividness and
truth of effect not often met with in the fictions of
women. There is however rather too much of it, and here
and there the dialogues of my " Uncle" might have
been curtailed with great advantage. Some portions of
the work too are rather too episodical, and do not bear
sufficiently on the main plot, which they consequently
encumber, rather than set off. But the necessity of
complying with that absurd prejudice in favour of a
tale in three volumes, we suppose has induced this
defect. Next to " Uncle Horace," we may mention
the sketches of " Pike" and " Lady Ellen," the

former of which is vigorously dashed' off. The lan-
guage of the story is graceful and unambitious, and
some of the descriptions are of a stirring and eloquent
character. There are also some attempts at wit and
humour, but we cannot here compliment Mrs. Hall
on her success, for she is always the most natural
when she is most serious and unaffected. We have no
space for extracts.

THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

We have no arrivals of importance this morning ; conse-
quently there is at present a great dearth of intelligence in
the city.

THE FUNDS.

There was little doing in the course of yesterday ; never-
theless the funds were buoyant. Consols closed at 91i 92 for
Money, and 92k to for the Account ; opened this morn-
ing at 91 to ; Exchequer Bills, 47 49 ; India Bonds, 48
50 ; India Stock, 260.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active closed at 191
with the Coupons ; opened at 191 4 with Coupons ; Por-
tuguese.closed at 40-1, opened at 40+ 1 ; Three per Cents.,
26 to 4 ; Mexican,29 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
53k.
But little business was doing in the Foreign Exchange in
the course of yesterday, and the prices were a shade lower
than the last po;t day.
The American merchants are anxiously waiting the arri-
val of the New York packet, with the speech of the Presi-
dent. No doubt the easterly winds have prevented her
arrival.

HALF-PAST ONE.

Consols have remained steady during the morning at 91i
for Money, and 92 to k for the Account, with little doing,
and not a feature in either of the markets worth attention.
Exchequer Bills 47 49 pretn. ; India Bonds 48 50 ; India
Stock 260.

In the Foreign Market Spanish Active continues heavy
at 19a with the Coupons ; without ISi 19 to Por-
tuguese have receded from 401 i to 391 40 ; Three per
Cents„ 25126 ; Mexican 2Si 29d; Dutch per Cents.,

The Batavier his arrived, bringing the Dutch Paper of
Sept. 26, with the Amsterdam prices as follows ;-23. per
Cents., 52 9-16 1 ; Five per Cents., 101 ; Spanish 18.
THREE O'CLOCK.
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Consols for the Account, 92k.

LIVERPOOL COTTON-MARKET OF YESTERDAY.
The demand for Cotton has been quite moderate, and
the sales to-day are only 1,000 bags, with a quiet market,
sdy 130 Ceras and Pernams, at 84 a 9 ; 30 liaLias, 8 t
and 50 Egyptians, 9 to fP,- ; 50 Surats, 54, and the rest
American, from 6d. to 71-d. per lb. ; 600 American were
taken on speculation."

The King of the French set out on Tuesday for
Compeigne.

SMUGGLING.—The expenses of the Preventive
Service amount to upwards of 328,000/. per annum.