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London, England, 1836-03-31 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1836.

DUBLIN ELECTION COMMITTEE.

hardly be expected that a matter of such importance
would be allowed to pass without some enquiry in the
House of Commons. An explanation was last night
demanded by Sir WILLIAM MOLESWORTH, but
we are sorry to say no explanation—none at least
that will satisfy the country—was given by those
whose duty it was to have prevented an appointment
which they do not pretend to justify. Lord HOWICK
said that lie, as Secretary at War, was not responsible
for this, or any other military appointment, his duty
being limited,to the financial affairs of the army, and
that the Commander-in-Chief had been told by him
that he (Lord HILL) must take all the responsibility
upon himself.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL did not defend the appoint-
ment of Lord BRUDENELL to the command of a regi-
ment. That part of the question was blinked by the
Noble Lord, who consoled himself with saying that
Lord HILL was responsible for the exercise of the
power entrusted to him, and that Ministers were re-
sponsible for advising the Crown to repose confidence
in him !
We are not at all surprised at " untoward" oc-
currences of this nature. What else can be ex-
pected, where the whole patronage of the army
is in the hands of a, man, whose political sentiments
and bearings are directly opposed to those of his MA-
JESTY'S Ministers. We hope, however, that Lord
MELBOURNE and his Colleagues will soon feel them-
selves strong euough—we are sure they must be suf-
ficiently willing—to emancipate themselves from a
thraldom that must be as painful to them as it is at
variance with the feelings of the public, and the inte-
rests of the country.

(THIS DAY.)

The Committee met this morning at 11 o'clock.
Mr. JO; Counsel for Mr. O'Connell, informed the Com-
mittee that one of the sitting Members, Mr. Ruthven, had
since they last met died, and he proceeded to ask an adjourn-
ment, in order to allow the electors of Dublin to come in to
defend the vacant seat. The Learned Gentleman argued at
considerable length in favour of a postponement, but the Com-
mittee decided on going forward with the investigation.
Mr. O'Connell's majority having been reduced on Wednes-
day, and Mr. West having been declared to be one vote above
him, the case of the sitting Members against the votes given
in favour of the unsuccessful candidates was then proceeded

with.
The vote of Joseph Baxter, was proposed to be struck
off the poll, inasmuch as it was shown that he was
in arrear more than six months, for Paving Tax,
at the time of the election. The evidence in this case was
the admission of the agent for the petitioners, but which did
not contain a statement of the names of the candidate for
whom Baxter voted.
It was contended by Mr. WRANGHAM, on behalf of the
petitioners, that the best evidence was the poll-book, and that
not being before them, there was not a sufficient identity
between the voter named in the admission and the person prO-
posed to be struck off the poll.
Mr. G. F. YOUNG said the sitting Members declined to go
into evidence because they had sufficient in the admission of the
petitioners agent.
The Committee then retired, and after a quarter of an
hour's deliberation, decided that the vote should be struck
vot off.
Counsel for petitioners then handed in a list of 13 es,
similarly circumstanced, which it was agreed should be also
struck off.

We have received an Extraordinary Gazette from
Madrid of the 22d inst., communicating the details of
a victory gained by General ESPARTERO over the
Carlists, near Orduna. The rebels had 800 men
killed ; on the QUEEN'S side, the killed and wounded
did not greatly exceed 200. The following is General
ESPARTERO 'S
report, addressed to the -Minister of
War :

- - --- -
Most Excellent Sir,—According to the instructions con
municated to me yesterday, by order of your Excellency,
commenced my march from Marguia with the first and second
division. I reached Amurrio without any thing particular oc-
curring, and this morning the division under Brigadier Don
Santiago Mendez Vigo, composed of six battalions, together
with six more commanded by Brigadier Don Rapael Ceballas
Escalara, marched upon Belmaseda. I remained in Amurrio
two hours and a-half after his departure, in order to protect
his march, and at half-past nine commenced my movement
upon Orduna, with the object of procuring rations and proceed-
ing to the village of Unza, where I had instructed Brigadier
Don Felipe Rivero to await me, with the five battalions
of the division of the vanguard under his command, intending
to continue, by the valley of Coartango, my return to your
capital. Whilst at Orduna with the six battalions, I received
information from the advanced posts of the approach of the
enemy from the side of Amurrio. I at once issued to recon-
noitre them ; I ordered the different corps to form on the road
to Unza, and the rebel force increasing in great numbers, con-
-winced me that a considerable body of the factions were upon
my position. The second brigade began to ascend the height,
followed by part of the first, the remainder of which I left in
the plain, adjacent to the village of Artomano, together with
two squadrons of cavalry of small force.
The enemy advanced in columns, protected by four squa-
drons ; and his Guerillas opened their fire, which was imme
diately returned by mine, and a charge of hussars checked the
advance of the enemy ; but receiving continual reinforcements,
I ordered the movement upon Unza by the high-road to be fol-
lowed up, and leaving a force en echellons in advantageous posi-
tions, I commenced deploying to effect a junction with Brigadier
itivero, who I was convinced had, as indeed was the fact,
made a simultaneous attack upon the height with other forces
from the side of Amurrio, by way of Lecausara. The enemy
advanced by different lanes and roads as far as two-thirds
of the eminence, with much loss, and at last stopped at that
elevation, extending their line to the distance of a league,
without venturing to approach further. The ardour of the
soldiers was satisfied at this moment by three simultaneous
charges with the bayonet on the centre, right and left, dis-
lodging the rebels with admirable bravery from all the posi
tions they had taken up, many of them under cover, and
driving them to the foot of the height. The fire lasted
till evening when the enemy retired, when I ordered our troops
to fall back on the heights. The loss of the rebels cannot
be less than SOO men in killed, wounded, and prisoners. We
have a few killed and about 200 wounded."
Here follow recommendations of particular officers. -
The same same paper contains an account of a brilliant
;;flair on the 1611, near the Castle of La Piedra, on the Bilboa
road. The Portuguese under Baron las Anders distinguished
themselves greatly, a body of 40 of their light cavalry having
twice charged through a battalion of the enemy.

The whole of the Paris Papers of Tuesday have
been received. The iibmiteur of that day contains a
Royal decree prohibiting the exportation. into Spain of
arms of all kinds, lead, sulphur, saltpetre, gunpowder,
projectiles, gun flints, clothing, military equipments,
and horses, except by the authority of the Minister of
the Interior. The only other news in these Journals

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lias relation to the trial of a nnv hatch of conspirators,
by the Court of Assizes of the Seine, on Monday,
for an attempt to hill the KING, on the road to
Ncuillv. The trial did not terminate on Monua, and
the only facts elicited have been some mouths 'before
the public.
In the Chamber of Deputies, on Monday, the
law
for the Secret Voting of Juries was confirmed.
PAras, MARCH 28.-Extract from the Sentinelle (les Peyre-
aces of 24th Mara :-
A letter from Vittoria of the 17th, speaks of 40,000 men
cantoned from that town to the Ebro. A great quantity of
oxen and other supplies for the army had been collected.
It is affirmed that 10..000 men were to go to the Bastan.
The Governor of Cinco Villas has received a copy of a re-
port which Don F. Buzurnartea, Secretary to the Junta of
Defence, has just sent to the General-in-Chief. He speaks
of his arrival at Sanguesa, with two companies, formed by the
inhabitants of the valley, under the command of Captain Pas-
cual Bomas. lie invites the inhabitants of Sanguesa to take
up arms in the name of the Queen A Junta of Defence has
been appointed, and after its installation a Proclamation was
issued, calling the National Guard to arms. It is hoped that
the inhabitants of the other parts of that district will follow the
example of Sanguesa.
The Military Commission of Aragon met on the 17th at
Saragossa to hear the cause of the vicar of the Capucins
at
Calatayud, who is accused, with 5 other inhabitants, of having
:.ornied part of the faction of Quilez. A letter from Santiago
in Galicia, informs us that a battalion formed of all the stu-
dents of the university is organizing by the care of Major
Iglesias.
The Swiss journal Helvetic, of the 25th of March, says that
the affairs of Mr. Wahl is drawing to a conclusion, the Cabi-
net of the Tuilleries having made to the directing canton a
communication conceived in very conciliatory terms.
The bases on which it offers to negotiate are very different
from the terms required by the Duke- de Broglie. The same
paper states that the troops occupying the district of Porentruy,
were to leave it the next day ; two soldiers had died of fa-
igue.-Messager, March 28.
FRENCH FUNDS.-Pasty, MARCH 29.
Five per Cents., 107 f. 45c. 53c. 65c.
Four per Cents., 10If. 33c.
Three per Cents. t'lf. 40c. 35c. 40c.
National Loan. 107 f. 35c.
Bank Actions, 2,277 f. 50c. 2.282 f. 50c.
Rente de Naples, 10If 50c. 40c. 35c. 2::c. :30c.
Roman Five per Cents., 10314%7/s.
Spanish Actives, 44
Spanish Differes, 20!,4 20.
Spanish Passives. 14q 14 1414.
Belgian Loan Five per Cents, 104 N
Portuguese Loan, Five per Cents., 79%.
Portuguese Three per Cents.
• Dutch Two ann a half per Cents., 57f.
Haytian Loan, 390 f. 387 f. 59e. 390 E
EXCHANGE ON LONDON.
One month, paper, 25c. 45e.; money, -f. -c.
Tsrrc months, paper, money, 25f. 30c
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business done as this morning. At the opening of the Bourse
the first price was 81f. 60c., but it afterwards went to 81f. 35c.
Spanish Stock was rather better at the opening, but not-
withstanding the speech of the Spanish Regent, and:some
favourable news about the Ministry, the price went froM 441
to 44k.
QUARTER TO FOUR.-Five per Cents., 107 f. 60e. ; Three
s ,7h 9r e ;
per Cents., 81f. 45c. ; Five per Cents. Spanish, -; s
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per Cents. Spanish, -; Cortes, -; Coupons,
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hpaaardasiv,e-s,
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oLmoaanns,,
103 i;
Pedros,
Belgians, 100 ; Dutch, -f. -c. ; Haytians, 387 f. 50c. ;
Miguels, -; Brabant Bank, -; Belgian Bank, 181; Con-
tinuation, -e. ; New Differes, 20; Fire per Cent. Perpe-
tuelles, -; Royal Loan,

A BIG SHEEP.—Henry Healey, Esq., of High
Risby, had his extraordinary two-shear sheep, William IV.,
shown on Thursday last. This sheep was by all allowed so
be the most wonderful animal ever produced by this or any
other country, as the following statement of weights will am-
ply testify :—Live weight, 4341 b. 101 oz. ; dead weight,
3041 b. ioioz. Certainly the above weight is unprecedented,
and must secure for Lincolnshire a proud pre-eminence over
all other counties far the production of sheep. Mr. Coke,
of Holkham, with more courage than prudence, once declared
that Lincolnshire grew worse mutton than any other county in
England 1 What will he say now?—Lincoln Gazette.

ROBBERIES.—It has just been discovered that
eight dozen of damask table napkins have been purloined from
the Athenmum Club House. They are marked with the
name of the Club, and the date 1834. They also bear on the
selvage the name of the manufacturer of the linen—" Coul-
son, Lisburn, Ireland."--On Monday, a case containing 50/.
in Bank-notes—namely, one for 20/., one for 101., and foUr for
51. each, was stolen from a collector of water-rates, between
Brewer-street and Great Pulteney-street.