The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-06 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 6. 1853

the Times can appear nowadays without contain-
ing the most virulent abuse of Louis Kossum—
a man as illustrious for his patriotism as his posi-
tion is interesting from his misfortunes. Neither
can the Edinburgh, be printed without its pages.
being disgraced by the vulgarest diatribes against
a novelist like the Right Hon. BENJAMIN DIS-
RAELI, and an historian like Sir ARCHIBALD ALI-
SON. A horrid little tarantula of spleen, one
might fancy, must be crawling somewhere about,
driving everybody dancing mad with envy, wrath,
and all uncharitableness. Its last movement has been
across the threshold of the House of Commons :
and hence the temporary insanity which seems to
have broken out among the representatives.

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, THURSDAY,

His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the
Hon. Colonel Grey and Colonel Wyld, embarked on
board the Impdrieuse screw steam-ship, off Osborne,
yesterday afternoon, to witness the trials of speed of that
vessel along the measured mile, and returned about
half-past five o'clock.
The Queen and the Royal Family were out as usual
in the grounds.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Princess Mary visited her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent, yesterday, at her residence, Clarence-
house, St. James's.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and their
Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the
Princess Mary, honoured the Royal Italian Opera
House with their presence yesterday evening. The
Duchess of Kent was accompanied by her Serene High-
ness the Princess Adelaide of Hehenloe, and attended
by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Colonel Sir George
Couper. The Duchess of Cambridge was attended by
Lady Suffield and Major Baron Knesebeck.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. Steele, Mr. Macaslan,
Mr. Brown, and Mr. Stevenson, attended by Mr. John
Macgregor, M.P. for Glasgow, had an interview with
Viscount Palmerston on Wednesday, at the Home-
office on the subject of the law of arrestment in Scot-
land.

AFFAIRS OF MEXICO.

The following letter from Mexico, dated the 2d
of April, and received by the Magdalena yesterday,
gives a vivid picture of the position of that country,
and seems to show that it is evidently beyond all
power of resuscitation, *unless the recent free-trade
professions of General Santa Anna shall prove to
have been based on some solid determination. It
appears that there is every prospect of a military
dictatorship being kept up as long as possible, and
although this may be unavoidable, to enable mea-
sures of any kind to be put in force, the greatest
misgivings must be felt as to its probable results,
when the corrupt partisans who brought shame on
the Dictator's former rule are again gathering
round him, with the full prospect of returning to
office. Some remarks will also be found in the letter
with regard to the position of Mr. Falconnet
" The revolution, which had thrown this country into a
complets state of confusion, is at last drawing to its con-
clusion. General Santa Atha has again been elected Pre-
sident by a large majority of the States, and has just been
announced by telegraph to have arrived at Vera Cruz.
However ominous Santa Anna's name may appear to all
those who wish for an honourable and upright Administra-
tion, such was the lamentable condition the country had
come to, that the very name which had previously excited
nothing but horror and execration is now hailed by the
whole nation as the harbinger of peace !
" Tbis is simply because it is the only link which can re-
unite the various parties who were at issue, and thus avert
(for a time, at least) the awful anarchy with which Mexico
was threatened, for it is a notorious fact that, with all his
faults (which are, indeed, grievous and numerous), Santa
Anna has one redeeming quality—namely, the art of
making people obey him, and thus it has always proved a
comparatively easy task for. him to quell all manner of dis-
sensions and to establish a strong Government. In the pre-
sent instance there is no doubt that everything contributes
to give him a fair scope for his innate ambition. All classes
of society are weary after such a long series of disturb-
ances. The specious quackery of the federal system has
sunk under the hard blows of experience. The multitude
of petty Congresses, kept up at an enormous expense, have
shown their utter uselessness, while the big General Con-
gress has become an object cicontempt from its incapacity
and corruption. All classes of society are anxious for a
strong central Government, except perhaps the multitude
of lawyers, who seek to shine as deputies, and have
become the curse of their country. Under these cir-
cumstances, it is evident that Santa Anna will at once
assume an absolute authority ; and, as usual, will put
off as long as possible the assembling of a new Congress.
In the meantime, the army has been increased, in order to
support the new Administration ; which, as a matter of
course, will be entirely of a military character. At least
such is the prevailing opinion, and everybody is prepared
to see the restoration of that system of military despotism,
and that disgraceful system of corruption, which excited
such universal hatred against Santa Anna a few years
since. A host of his quondam accomplices have already
repaired to Vera Cruz, in order to be the first to greet him
on his arrival ; all men of questionable character, and
some of them notorious for their past misdeeds, and, with-
out exception, all eager for office. The list of candidates
for the very post which ought to be shunned, and which is
the great object of ambition—the Ministry of Finance—is
said to amount to twenty-three, and at the head
of that list stand the names that are most tarnished
and disgracEd. Tho more modest friends of the General
would be satisfied with being appointed Collectors of the
Customs, with a view to share In the spoils of the Trea-
sury, and to make a rapid fortune. Such are the sad pro-
spects of this unfortunate country for the moment. The
future presents a picture still more gloomy, with American
dominion in the background.
" While the Mexican Government indulges in frivolous
expense, aril allows the public revenues to be plundered in
the most barefaced manner, it remains indifferent to all the
sacrifices which have been made at different times by their
creditors in England, and while they seem so callous about
gcod faith and honest dealing, the ex-deputies have lately
shown great susceptibility on points of honour with refer-
ence to the disclosures made at a meeting of Mexican bond-
holders in London. They pretend to have taken great
offence at the fact of its being reported by the committee
that Mr. Falconnet, agent to the bondholders in Mexico,
had spent 60,000 dols. in bribing deputies, &c., and a formal
suit for slander has been established against Mr. Falconnet,
who is now in prison. The bondholders would find it dif-
ficult to get a man better qualified to promote their in-
terests than Mr. Falcennet, but they do not seem to un-
derstand all the importance of his services in this, which
is really the land of difficulties. It is true, he has been
backed by our able minister, M. Doyle, but this does not
in any way diminish his constant attention to his duty
towards his employers ; and it is much to be regrettei
that the committee should have made public what muss
necessarily have been intended as a confidential con
munication."

INVITATION TO THE CITY OF LONDON FROM THE CITY
OF DUBLIN GREAT INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION COMMITTEE.
—The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor has summoned a
Court of Common Council, to meet on Saturday next at
two o'clock, to take into consideration a warm invitation
to the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, and a deputation from each
of the courts of the Corporation of London, to the open-
ing of the Great Industrial Exhibition of Dublin on
Thursday, the 12th inst. It is expected that the invi-
tation will be accepted with the most cordial unanimity.
SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.—The laying down of the
submarine telegraph between Dover and Ostend took
place yesterday with perfect success.
PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is
about at par (according to the last tariff), which, at the
English mint price of 3/. 17s. 10d. per ounce for stan-
dard gold, gives an exchange of 25.17 ; and, the ex-
change at Paris on London at short being 25.05, it fol-
lows that gold is about 0.48 per cent. dearer in Paris
than in London. By advices from Hamburgh the price of
gold is 427 per mark, which, at the English mint price
of 3/. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an
exchange of 13.6 ; and the exchange at Hamburgh on
London at short being 13.51, it follows that gold is 0.12
per cent. dearer in Hamburgh than in London. The
course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
60 days' sight is 1091 per cent., and the par of exchange
between England and America being 109 23-40 per cent.,
it follows that the exchange is nominally 0.17 per cent.
in favour of England ; but, after making allowance for
charges of transport, the 'present rate leaves scarcely
any profit on the importation of gold from the United
States.
BROAD-STREET AND BISHOPSGATE-STREET.—With re-
ference to the sale of the extensive Government premises
in Old Broad-street, hitherto used as the Excise and
Inland Revenue-offices, advertised for the 13th inst., a
correspondent points out that the published conditions
contain no stipulation for preserving the right of way
between Broad-street and Bishopsgate-street now exist-
ing through these buildings. The thoroughfare is a very
important one to the mercantile community, from the
absence of other openings in that direction, and it will
be a grievance if the authorities neglect the opportunity,
not merely for preserving, but also for extending the
convenience it affords, and which is at present limited

by the closing of the gates at 4 o'clock.
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.—The fiftieth annual meeting
of this society was held last evening, in Exeter-hail; the
Right Hon. the Lord Mayor in the chair. After singing
and prayer, the chairman delivered a lengthened address
explanatory of the principles of the union. He spe-
cially dwelt on the social influence exerted on society by
Sunday-schools, to his own. connexion with which he
attributed some measure of h.is success and advancement

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in life. The secretary, Mr . Watson, then read
annual report, which gave a ;general outline of the pro-
ceedings of Sunday-schools in England, France, Sweden,
Switzerland, and the East and West Indies. No statis-
tics were furnished in reference to the number of schools,
teachers, and scholars conn..ected with the union ; the
report stating that the sooie ty's " census" was incom-
plete. 224 libraries had been ;granted to various Sunday-
schools in the kingdom, ma king the total number of

libraries issued from the un'io:a 2,271, the retail value of
which was 1,321/. The in co me of the society for the
past year was 2,004/. ss. 9d. ~ and the expenditure 1,927/.
ls. 9d., leaving a balance in. band of 771. 4s. The meet-
ing was then addressed by the Rev. W. W. Robinson,
the Rev. Dr. Archer, the F ;ev. Dr. Beaumont, the Rev.
J. D. Smith, and other g, mtlemen. A vote of thanks
to the chairman terminated the proceedings.
THE CONVICT KIRIVA.N.- —Yesterday intelligence was
received at Lloyd's that the Robert Small, hired convict
ship, had sailed from Quee nstown, with 300 male con-
victs, for Freemantle, Wes tern Australia. Among the
convicts is the artist Kirw /an' condemned to death for
the murder of his wife, at Ireland's Eye, whose sentence
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