The Sun.
London, England, 1839-07-16 00:00:00

los and Queen Christina, being set aside, These are pro-
bable statements which we should be happy to see realised."
—Le Constitutionnel.

Madrid journals of the 7th instant have been re-
ceived, which announce that the Government, had
learned that the Waterloo steamer with 10,000
muskets, clothing, and munitions of war, had left
London freighted for the service of the Pretender ;
and that strict orders had been sent to the cruisers
on the coast to capture her if possible before land-
ing her cargo. CA BRERA had again succeeded in
cutting off all communication by the main road
between the Captain-General of the army of the
centre, and the capital.
Since the above was written the following ac-
count of the fate of this vessel has been received
from our City correspondent :
The Waterloo steamer from London to Gibraltar and
the coast of Spain, took fire off the Nab lighthouse, burnt
and sunk; the crew and passengers were landed at the
lighthouse. About 50 muskets have been saved. Report
states she had on board 10,000 muskets as well as uniforms
and warlike stores for Don Carlos.

MEETING OF CHARTISTS IN MANCHESTER.---One
of the largest meetings ever recollected in the town of
Manchester was held in Stephenson-square on Saturday
evening by the Chartists. A person named David
Roberts presided, and in a brief address to the meet-
ing, told them that the proceedings of Government to-
wards the Convention had been adopted with a view to
dissolve that body, but the delegates, though their
numbers were so much reduced that they had a diffi-
culty in conducting the important business entrusted to
them, had passed a law resolving that so Ion; as six of
them remained, those six should continue to act. If
Government thought of annihilating the Convention by
such means as these, they were mistaken, for, as fast as
they imprisoned their representatives, the people would
elect new ones to act in their stead: He concluded by
introducing to the people a person named Butterworth,
to move the first resolution, who addressed the meeting,
and was followed by several others much in the usual
strain. The meeting separated about ten o'clock, and
marched in procession through the town, but no dis-
turbance appears to have taken place.—Times.
THE CHARTISTS.—Last night at seven o'clock, in
pursuance of a printed notice headed " Outrage at Bir-
mingham," the object of which was stated to be to ad-
dress the Queen, in order "to cause an inquiry to be
made into the brutal and atrocious proceedings of the
authorities at the above town," a meeting of Chartists
took place at Clerkenwell-green. It was one of the
most numerous that have been held there, between
4,000 and 5,000 being present. A van was placed in
the middle of the road, from which the different speakers
addressed the crowd, several delegates assisting. Va-
rious resolutions were agreed to, which in strong terms
expressed the meeting's condemnation of the conduct of
the authorities at Birmingham, and a petition, founded
upon them, was also adopted. The whole went off in a
very quiet manner. One peculiarity of the proceedings
last night was that neither flag nor banner was to be
seen.