The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-25 00:00:00

Lion of the division under ALAIx: have gone over, and
joined the standard of his successor, NARVAEZ.
A summary of the proceedings in the Cortes, from
the 12th to the 16th inst., will be found in another
part of The Sun. It will be seen with pleasure that
Ministers go hand in hand with the representatives of
the nation, in laying the foundation of a reformed system
of Government. The improvements in the Constitu-
tion will be such as to satisfy all moderate persons of
the higher ranks, while they will not be suffered to
infringe on the rights of the electoral body. There is
no longer a doubt as to the satisfactory settlement of
the Regency question.

The latest accounts from Bilboa are to the 18th
instant. The siege was then continued, with every
hope of success on the part of the Carlists. The
city was hemmed in on all sides, and deep
trenches cut, so as to facilitate the operations
of the besiegers. ESPARTERO had not made his
appearance, and EGUIA had calculated that by the
19th he would be master of the city. Without timely
succour from without, the fall of Bilboa was regarded
I as inevitable.

It was stated on 'Change this morning that letters
had been received from Madrid, dated the 15th instant,
announcing the offer of h loan of four millions sterling to
the Government, by certain banking-houses in that city.
The parties offering to advance the money proposed to
the FixancelMinister (MENDIZABAL), that the repaY-
mcnt of the loan should be secured to them on the reve-
nues of Cuba, and that the whole debt, together with the
interest, should be liquidated in 15 years. If these terms
were agreed to, the loan would be taken at 60. Nothing
was mentioned on the subject of the Finance Mi-
nister's answer to this proposal, if in reality it was ev"
made, which we are very much inclined to doubt. 'The
revenues of Cuba are already mortgaged for as much
as they will yield for ten years to come. As the
agents for the South American colonists have stil3ll-
- to pay the mother-country a large sum for the
recognition of their independence by the Cortes, we
presume that MENDIZABAL will commence with his
new credit in that quarter.

The whole of the Paris Papers of Wednesday
have been received. They contain a letter in the
form of a charge, from the Archbishop of PARIS
to the rectors of the Archdiocese, forbidding
them to comply with the requests of those wh°
may solicit them to offer up solemn masses for
the soul of CHARLES X. I-fe allows them to pray
for the deceased Monarch, but not publicly, lest the
public peace should be destroyed, and scandal be thus
brought upon the Gospel Ministry. The more mode,.
rate among the Royalist party approve of the conduct
of the Archbishop.
The commutation of the Prince DE POLIGACS
sentence of imprisonment for life into banishment for
twenty years is ridiculous. The poor Prince cannot
be expected to survive his past sufferings for half thit.t
time. Banishment for life would not affect the dig'
posal of his mortal remains ; and we cannot assign,
any other motive for the sentence now passed upon 11.0'
It is understood that the Prince will take up his future
residence in this country.
Marshal CLAUSEL has issued a Proclamation, ad:*
dressed to the inhabitants of Constantia, forbidding •
them to defend their city against him, and declaring ,
that they are subjects of France. He refers to tbe
presence of the Duke de NEMOURS as a proof
lively interest which LOUIS PHILLIPPE takes in their
happiness I The old Marshal evidently finds himself,
in the predicament of the painter, who saw the necessity_
of labelling his portraits—" this is a lion"—" this a
dog." of the

We find in one of the Tory papers of tills morn.•
ing, a report of the proceedings of an association
which was formed last year by certain Tories residing
in the Borough of Finsbury. The object of the as-
sociation was to look after the interest of the party
in
that populous district, and if possible to revive it after
the disastrous, not to say mortal, shock whi,h it had -
received at the last general electtion. W e are veil
far from finding fault with this mode of :procedure.
Though we reprobate the means which the Tories Cm'
Ploy so unscrupulously to gain their ends, yet we lutist
say that their restless activity and indefatigable per-
severance, even, as in the present case, under the moss
discouraging circumstances, are worthy both of praise
and ithitation.
We cannot, however, we are happy to say, ,congra'
tulate them on the success which has attended their
efforts in this instance. Indeed, we are almost sur-
prised that they should have ventured upon a Itel343't
at all ; for with all their skill in making out a plausible
case from the slenderest materials, they exhibit Toryism
in a pitiful plight indeed in the quarter -which the/
have chosen for the scene of their operations- The re-
gistered voters in the borough of Finsbury, if we are ne
mistaken, amount to between 9,000 and 10,000. Ile°
many of these do our readers imagine have joined tbe,
high-sounding "Finsbury Conservative Association?
About four hundred, says the Report I This is trilY
a meagre proportion of the electoral body—scarcer.
out-numbering Sergeant SPANICIE'S Committee;
when we duly consider the Tory acceptation of
word " about" which the concoctors of the iteii°!;:4l
so happily employ, we must make a handsome dedtieltoi
tion—probably not less than one-half—from this 110 0" -44
4
ble totality. 40,
The plan adopted—we should rather say ProPQse.
—by the persons who took the lead in the Associtiinl
was to divide Finsbury into five beats, each beat to P9,:,t
e under the jurisdiction of a Committee. They bave:
'!.
however, not been able to carry this plan into -ffect
From some cause or other which has not been e
plained, they have not deemed it expedient to extetnhe
their exertions beyond the Holborn district., leavipg
other four divisions, which are by far the more.PeP
lons ones, to take care of themselves.
The Meeting of the Association, at w:aich the
lhro,
port was read, bwas held at a coffee-house in Ho
Lord MAHON in the Chair. Mr. PovIITAL, a a
GIFFORD, Mr. ADOLPHUS, of the Old 13adePiana..
one or two other obscure persons, addressed: the ineeo'tice.
What such people say cannot be worth a mor not's n

11.E_FORAT DINNER AT CHICHESV&R.--111u.of
day, the 10th, being the day appointed for t. he meeting -
" The Blue Club," in the interest of John Abe. el Smith, Esci''
oned of the representatives of this City,
Wrightrwn to an excellent dinner at the DolliAT: mel‘illirb.c.irs- s2:'
presided, Mr. J. D. Newland, the Frt. .(1 t of the
.5L en •
Club, being absent in consequence of a death in }pis fauruiP
After the usual toasts, Mr. Smith's health was proposed from
the Chair, and the Hon. Member addressed his friends /0
long, able, and eloquent speech.
THE BROOMIELA3Y.—Our harbour at present is
densely crowded with vessels, from - the small, !st to the,
largest that ever came up the Clyde, and we u 11(1cl-stop
the°
that the total amount of tonnage is much Cr( 'ter
at any previous period in the histor of our lo urishing
port. A number of recent arrivals arcy foreign, with ya-
luablc cargoes. The bustle is increased by the o p orations
on the south side of the river, which are procceoi, lg. sitgli:;
(lily.i
The additional width and berthage will by an" ~
remove many of the complaints arising at presen t fr„°""
the inconvenient crowding of the vessels. On Sa turdtialYe
night, about eleven o'clock, a man was drowned •at bis
steam-boat quay. It is said that he precipitately lefit rrel
house in the neighbourhood, in consequence of a
with his wife, and threw himself over the breast-w, s'ilLcain.t_°..
the river. If this be correct, it would appear that he
sir....
stantly repented of his rashness, and he called out 4oil:.
a5O
sistance. Exertions were made to extricate him, g
~.d the
individual descended into the paddle-box of one. vt.....n.,
steamers, under which the drowning- man was struggll;:s
and had almost succeeded in rescuing him, as his leg ;i-
-sdeeirz,etbdlebytimtleie. unTfobretluantateter iunictliirs.iiiadtueayl,
satinn(kl
,bheolvrd
efoyera,
lioccor:ciii,•:
additional assistance could be procured.---Seottish GIP. fa'