The Sun.
London, England, 1824-06-28 00:00:00

FUNERAL OF MADAME RIEGO.

On Saturday last this'affecting and interesting
ceremony took place, and it was truly gratifying to witness
those strong marks of public feeling which. were evinced on the
occasion.
A considerable number of persons assembled in front of the
late residence of the deceased, in Little Chelsea, before eleven
o'clock A. 5., the hour appointed for the departure of the pro-
cession. •
Before half-past eleven several Spanish, British, and Irish
Gentlemen were in attendance, among; whom we noticed Gene-
ral Valdes, Lemons San Miguel, late Chief Secretary of Spain,
Galiano the distinguished member of the• Cortes, also Colonel
Pevitz, 'Senors Mendizabal, Escobedo, &c. Stc.- Alderman
Wood, Joseph Hume, Esq.,- Mr: E. Kinloch, of Kinloch,
senior and junior, General D'E vreux of the Colombian service,
with his staff, and several officers of that service, as Colonel
Hamilton, and also Dr. Gilchrist, Mr. E. Macdonnell, &c. &c.
Shortly before twelve o'clock the procession moved in the
following order : —The Body; in a hearse drawn by six horses,
with the usual attendants; four mourning coaches, drawn by
four horses each, all richly caparisoned in the sable trappings
appropriate to the melancholy occasion. In the first coach we
observed the Canon, Dr. Miguel- del Riego, the brother of Ge-
neral Riego, attending as chief mourner. The other mourners
who followed were members of the family, or particular private
friends, all Spaniards; among them were, Don caytano Valdes,
Don Evaristo San Miguel, Don Antonio Acala Guailano, Don
Juan de Dias Alvarez de iVlendizabell, Don Ramon M. Esco-
bedo, Don Josef Santiago Perez, and Don Vicente Bertran de
Lis. The private carriages of Alderman Wood, Mr. Hume,
Lady Gressley, and others, followed.
The procession moved through the principal streets of West-
minster and .London, and reached the Catholic Chapel of
Moorfields before three o'clock, where an immense crowd had
assembled, and it must have been-eminently satisfactory to the
friends of the deceased to obserVe the sympathy marked on
every countenance. On *the body being removed from the
hearse, and the mourners marshalled, they passed into the nave
of the Chapel, where it was received by the Rev. Mr. Law, who,
in a solemn and impressive manner, performed the funeral ser-
vice with the usual attendants. Although every part of this ex-
tensive building had been occupied, still the rush of persons •
anxious to-obtain admittance; vaa most pressing.
We noticed in the Chapel, General Allemande, the Conde de
Becchio, also the greatest portion of the Spanish refugees. We
learned that the Greek Deputies were in attendance. The ab-
sence of General Mina was accounted for by his being resident
at Bath, on account of ill health, and General Quiroga was, we
regret to hear, prevented also from attendance by illness.
After the funeral service in the church the body was removed,
attended by the mourners as before, to the vaults under it,
which were lighted up by torches, and added much to the so-
lemnity of the procession. The concluding ceremonies having
been performed, the mourners departed, and the crowd gradu-
ally dispersed, without a single accident, as the whole arrange-
ments were most satisfactorily prepared, under the directions of
the undertaker, Mr. Henry Woollett, of Aldersgate-street.

E 3CI CO. —( Fdrther articulars. )-0 n 'Thurs-
day arrived the Valorous, 28, Captain JAMES MURRAY, from
Vera Cruz, bringing Doti Jose Mariano Michelena, and suite,
Envoy Extraordinary from the Congress of Mexico to the
Court of St. James's, charged with unlimited powers to enter
into a treaty of friendship and alliance with Great Britain.
His Excellency landed, with M. Rocafuerte, his Secretary (ac-
companied by Captain Murray); and set off for the Foreign-
office. The Valorous also brought dispatches from Mr. Lionel
Harvey, his Majesty'S Commissioner sent to that country to
ascertain whether its Government was in such a condition of
permanency as would warrant our Government in acknowledg-
ing it as an independent state. We cannot pretend to know
what are the representations made by Mr. Harvey, but froni
all the information we have obtained, we are firmly persuaded
that, however it may be for a time longer that that country
should be divided by factious parties or revolutionary move-
ments, (it would appear, froM a want of supreme power), it is
for ever separated from the mother country. There is not, nor
has been for some time, a single soldier of Old Spain in the
country. The Castle of tJlloa is still held by a small Royalist
force, but it may easily be subdued if it were .v.t all a conquest of
much moment. The Ambassador is come to this country to
give our Government the strongest assurances
of the de
termination of his country to maintain its independent state,
of its ability to resist all external enemies, and of desire on
the part of the present Government to cultivate the most
friendly intimacy with Great Britain. Captain Murray was in
Mexico in March last, (a distance of 300 miles from the port of
Vera-Cruz, where his ship lay); and he mentions, as a novel
fact, and gratifying proof of the desire of the present Govern-
ment to promote the civilization of the natives, that three Lan-
casterian schools had been just established there. The present
Executive Power consists of three General Officers—namely,
Vitoria, Bravo, and Guerrieri. Don Michelena (who is come
to this country) was lately President of the Republic. Their
desire is to form a Government 'on the model of that of the
United States. The Valoroui brought 700,000 dollari, mer-
chants' property. There are several" Waiting for con-
signment to this country, but which the British Commissioner
had not given leave to be shipped. The Valorous left Vera
Cruz 21st April, Jamaica Ist May, and Havannah 29th May.
The Forte may be soon expected from Vera Cruz : the Valorous
to be paid off.—(Hampshire Telegraph.)

UNLUCKY LtKENEssEs.—On Mr. JONES, on
Saturday, being informed that bail was required, said, Sir,
won't my own recognizance answer the purpose? Mr. Mx If-
-911 U LL—No ; I treat all cases alike ; and if it was a poor person
I should call upon him to give bail—therefore you must. After
the parties had left the justice.room, Hr. Lethbridge most
liberally offered to forego all further proceedings if Mr. Jones
would consent to give 5/. to the poor of the parish, which, how-
ever, he refused, and Mr. Jones not being prepared with the
security required, he retired in custody of an officer, where he
remained until the evening, when two persons came forward,
and Mr. Jones was liberated.

ALARM OF FlRE.—About seven o'clock this
morning an alarm of tire was- raised, that the
house of Mr. MARTIN, a pork-butcher, opposite
Buckingham-street, Strand, was in flames, which
created considerable sensation in the neighbour-
hood. The smoke issued in immense quantities
from the lower part of the house into the street,
and great consternation prevailed. Fortunately,
however, several engines speedily arrived on the
spot, and, by the active exertions of the firemen,
the devouring element was prevented extending
itself further than the lower part of the dwelling,
which was soon subdued, without doing any very
material damage. It was conjectured, that had
the flames gained an ascendancy, the destruction
would have been most serious, as
,several houses
adjoining are built of wood.
DROWNING.—.On Sunday morning two brothers
of rthe name of Grieve went in to bathe, a little west of the
harbour of Portobello, . one of. whom went beyond his
depth. His brother, on observing him drowning, was I
so struck with terror that :he remained quite motionless,
unable to afford the least help and before assistance arrived,
the body had been under water three quarters of an hour. It
was carried to the baths, where Mr. Henry Scott, manager of
that establishment, used every effort to restore animation,
by putting the body in warm water, rubbing it all over with
brushes, &c. and also used the blow pipe to inflate the lungs.
A surgeon soon after arrived; Who opened a vein, but all to no
effect, the vital spark having fied.--,(Edinburgh Courant,
June 24.)
SUDDEN DEATH.—On Monday afternoon, a
countryman, who had been at the races, went
into an eating house near the foot of the Canon-
gate, to have some refreshment. He had just
seated himself, when the people of the house
heard a rattling in his throat, and looking round,
they saw him sink down and expire. A surgeon
was sent for, but it was found that life was ut-
terly extinct.—(Edinburgh Courant, June 24.)
THE SUN LIGHTED WITH GAs.—M. ARAGO,
of the Academy of Sciences,
Paris, communi-
cated to that body on..the 14th instant the results
of several curious experiments which he had

made rpon the polarization of light. From these
experiments he considers himself authorized to
believe that the luminous part of the sun is no-
thing else than a gaseous substance in combus-
tion, like the flame of candles. It is well known
that this was suspected by the celebrated Dr.
HERSCIIELL.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LEEDS-,COMMENCEMENT RACES, JuNE 24.

SweepstakestOf 20 sov. each, with 20. sov. added, for two4r-
old colts, Bst. 31b. ; fillies, Bst. Half a mile.
Mr. Rouldsworth's b. c. Escape, by Filho da Puts - 1
Mr. Ridsdale's b. c. Cock Robin, 1, Blacklock - 2
Ld Scarborough's b. f. Sister to Diadem; by Catton - 3
Mr. Brown's ch. f. Cock-a-doodle-doo, by Comus 4
Mr. Ridsdale's ch. f. Sister to Carouser; by Comus - pd
Gold Cup, or Piece of Plate, value 100 sov. by Subscribers of
10 sov. each, 50 sov. added ; 3-yr.olds, Est. 61b. ; 4, Bst. 21b. ;
5, Bst. 101 b. ; 6 and aged, 9st. Mares and geldings allowed
31b. A winner of the Cup at York, or Manchester this
year, to carry 31b. extra. Two miles.
Mr. J. Ferguson's b. h. Wanton, by Woful, 5 yrs - 1
Mr. E. Petre's b. h. by Theodore, by Woful, 5 yrs - 2
Ld Kelburne's br. h. May-day, by Ardrossan, 5 yrs - 3
• Five paid forfeit.
The Ladies' Plate of 50 sous. for horses, &c. '(if all ages ;
weights as on the first day. A winner of a Plate, Match, or
Sweepstakes, this year to carry 31b. extra. Two mile heats.
Mr. Haworth's gr. f. Minna, by Camillus, 4 yrs .. 1 1
Mr. Houldsworth'sbr. f. Palatin, 4 yrs - 2 2

Six were draWn.

GUILDFORD RACES. —(Co xcLuDEp.)
THURSDAY, JUNE 24.

The Members' Plate of 501. was lion at two heats by Mr.
D. Page's gr. f. by President. The 'Handicap Sweepstakes of
5 soy. each, with 25 soy. added, did hot fill ; nor did the Sweep-
stakes of 8 soy. each, with 10 soy. added. The Races were put
off on Wednesday, in consequence of the inclemency of the
weather.

tPINBURGH RACES, JUNE 23.
1. IFIATC —Lord Kelburne's-br. c. Pirate, carrying Rat. 21b.
against Sir D. Monereiffe's b. c. Stratherne, carrying Bst. 71b.
for 100 guineas, h. ft.
Pirate walked over the Course. .

2. A Sweepstakes of One Hundred Sovereigns • each, h. ft.
3 yq,rs.old colts, Bst. 31b. ; fillies, fast. One mile.
Mr._Carnegie's b. c. The'Nick, by - 1
Sir Alex. Ramsay's br. c. Ba'main,' by Tramp - - 2
Mr.*Baitd's b. c. Robin Hood, by Walton - - 3
1.4 d KelbUrne's gr. C. by Outcry, out of Blue Stocking 4
Sir D. Moncrietle's b. c. Moredun, by Bustler - dr
141r4,I3ogue's c. c. by Caleb Quotern, named by Sir. W. Max-
w,ell - - - - - dr

Won by about a length.
3. His Majesty's Plate of One Hundred Guineas, given to
the City of Edinburgh, free for any horse, &c.—Three years
old, 6st. ; four years old, 7st. 41b. ; live years old, Bst. 21b. ; six
years old, Bst. lfflb. ; and aged, Bst. 1111 b. Four. mile heats.
Sir D. Moncrieffe's h. h. Shuffler, 5 years old - 1 1
Mr. Baird's br. g. The Pirate, five years old - 2 2
Mr. Farquharson's ch. c. North Star, 4 years old - 3 3
Mr. Johnstone b. h. Sir Thomas, aged, - - 4 4
This was an excellent race. The first heat was won easy ;
but the second was keenly contested, the whole four spurring
to the winning post, and S'nuffier won by only about half a neck.
,The racing stand was crowded with fashionables, 'and the
people on the ground were also more numerous than on any of
the preceding days.