The Sun.
London, England, 1840-04-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON. FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1840.

NEWS FROM PARIS-B Y EXPRESS

We are obliged:to our Contemporary, the Morn-
lug Post, for the following intelligence, just arrived
from Paris:—

TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCH,

THE SUB-PREFECT TO THE MINISTER OF THE

INTERIOR.

BAYONNE, APRIL 14.

On the Bth, General Lyabe took the Carlist fort
Villa Suergo, and on the 10th General Count
Belascoin entered Penoaroya and took twenty-
four prisoners, also a piece of artillery and a
great quantity of ammunition.
LONDON, Aran, 17, 1840.
NEWS FROM SPAIN AND TURKEY.
Morning Post Office, Friday, Three o'Clock,
We have this moment received the following
intelligence, by Extraordinary Express, from the
French capital :

The Journal dc Siurne, of the 29th ult.. states
that the British steamer Gorgon, which had left
Ourlac for Alexandria, had very important de-
spatches for the Paella, the object of which was
to demand the immediate restitution of the Otto-
man fleet ; and in case of a refusal, the English
Consul-General was to quit Alexandria.
Letters from Constantinople of the 28th ult.
confirm this war-like rumour.
Letters from Alexandria of the 28th ult., state
that the Pacha was firm, and continued his arma-
ments.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, TWELVE 0' CL 0 CK.
This being Good Friday, it is kept as a close holiday
in the City.

We have received the Hamburg Maid' of the 14th inst.,
as well as the papers of the above date. They do not
contain any political news of consequence.
At the close of the Stock Exchange yesterday, most of
the funds receded, and had a heavy appearance, owing to
the inte!ligence by the British Queen, of the state of
affairs in Maine, and a rupture in consequence with the
British Government.
Posted at the North and South American Coffee
House :—" The Reindeer packet arrived this evening
at Falmouth from Mexico, with a freight of 500,000 dol-
lars on merchants' account. No passengers. Left Tam-
pico, Feb. 26, Vera Cruz, Feb. 27, Havannah, March 6,
all well."

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, THURSDAY.—The trans-
actions in cotton this week have been to a good extent
daily, with a healthy market for all kinds. Ame-
rican descriptions of all qualities have gone off
steadily at full prices of Friday last particularly
those of the better class. The very small quantity of Bra-
zil in the market has enabled holders to obtain a to -I ad-
vance. Egyptian are selling at rather better prices. No
change in Surat. Speculators have taken 2,000 bales
ef American, and exporters 2,500 bales. The sales to-day
are 5,000 bales of all kinds.

We have received the Journal 9e Antwerp of yester-
day's date :
BOURSE OF AMSTERDAM, APRIL 14.—The transactions
in the National Funds were in general less animated to.
day; some sales of Integrales; although of little impor•
Lance, caused the receding of the prices. Ardoin's Spanish
is also lower, ow;ng to its being heavy at Antwerp.
DUTCH FUNDS, APRIL 14.—Two-and-a- Half per Cents.,
52 13-16; Five per Cents., 99 1-16
The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon were much
the same as per last post day, with little business doing.

31Exico.—The following is an extract of a letter re-
ceived by the Mexican Consul in New Orleans, from
General Arista, the Commander of the Central Forces
on the Rio Grande:—

" Head Quarters, Caderita, Feb. 14.
" On the 20th of this month I shall commence a com-
bined movement on the Rio Grande, with 2,000 men,
and 10 pieces of artillery, leaving 1,000 men to cover
Tampico, and 1,000 more to garrison Matamoras. I re-
commend this news to be spread in the country adjoining
Texas on your side, in order that the emigration may be
suspended. Under my command, and that of General Cana-
lizo, arc now mustered 4,500 soldiers. Matamoras and
Tampico are strongly fortified ; and we are not only
prepared to receive, but actually intend to go in pursuit
of, the enemies of our country."
It is reported this morning, that all the officers on leave
jo
in
their absence are requested to be ready in three days to
their regiments in the North American provinces.

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Ditto.- .. •• ........... 3M525 70 I Lisbon soft. .• 1.1. ..... ••• .. .••• •• .i. 5414
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Berlin
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Tritste ditto ,.0 , IPRICS.: Ot 131.11-Lit.v%, pet (JZ,
Madrid 36N eortuei •ims, zom..,,ze 0 0
Cadiz.. ,31,341 Foreign Gold iit uat 1... 317 9
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ROBBERY AND DESPERATE RESISTANCE.
—On the Morning of Wednesday last, three shops in the High-
street, of Johnstone, were broken into, and various articles, in-
cluding money, abstracted. A fourth shop in the same street
would have shared the same fate, had not the villains been
scared after nearly effecting their object. The burglars were
traced. Lights were immediately extinguished, and a vigorous
attempt made to escape, but finding their progress stopped, one
of them, with murderous intent, aimed a blow at Mr. Smith's
head with a hatchet, which he fortunately parried, but re-
ceived a severe wound on the cheek ; another of the gang then
snapued.a loaded
,pistol at Mr. Smith, while a third, armed
with a poker rea hot, endeavoured to force a passage for
himself and his confederates, but was foiled in the attempt.
After a desperate struggle, two of the burglars were
captured, but another—the chief actor of the drama—took ad-
vantage of the confusion, and by partially unroofing the house,
wouid have effected his escape, had not a well-directed stone
struck and disabled him, so that he was easily captured. The
rest of the gang, consisting, it is supposed, of three individuals,
have hitherto escaped, but it is hoped they will not long elude
the vigilance of the indefatigable superintendent. The whole
of the stolen property, with the exception of a small time-piece,
was found in the possession of one of the thieves, and we are
happy to learn that there is a sufficiency of evidence to convict
these desperadoes, who have long been a nuisance to Johnstone
and its neighbourhood. Glasgow Chronicle.

Amongst the disbursements paid on account of
the county at the Gloucester Assizes, was Mr. Harmer's (the
Bristol attorney) charge of 981. for prosecuting Bowen !

A project has been mentioned of forming a Tun-
nel under the river Wear, to connect Sunderland and Monk-
wearmouth together ; but we suppose, if ever accomplished, it
must, like the project of a bridge to cross the Tyne on a high
level from the Castle Garth, in this town, to the Half Moon-
lane in Gateshead, be deferred for some years to come, before
the necessary funds can be obtained.— Tyne Pilot.
CARTER'S REAL COMBAT WITH THE TIGER.
—The Audience asserts that Mr. Carter, the rival of Van
Amburgh, has nearly fallen a victim to his adventurous profes-
sion !IL" On arriving a short time since at Cahors," says this
paper, "application was made to the authorities for license to
exhibit in an amphitheatre erected for the purpose. The
Magistrates, that they might the better judge of the risks
to which the public would be liable, desired that a re-
hearsal of the performance should take place in their pre-
sence. This previous representation was fixed for the 3d
instant., and the piece was The Lion of the Desert. A
select company was assembled to witness it ; the piece began,
and Carter was lying on the stage in a feigned sleep, when the
redoubtable young tiger was, as usual, let in. He closed with
a spring, and a tremendous conflict ensued, but, this time, in-
stead of being simulated, it became a real one. In two minutes
the stage was flowing with blood, and terrific sounds were ut-
tered by both the man and the animal, which were re-echoed
by cries of terror from the audience. Carter was, in fact,
seized by the throat and dreadfully torn. For a time the tiger
appeared to be beaten off, but, returning to the attack, made
another attempt to gripe his adversary by the shoulder, and in
all probability would have devoured him, had not Carter, with
admirable courage, contrived to drag himself to the side scene
and reach a hammer which laid there, and with which he beat
the tiger till he lay senseless at his feet. Mr. Carter, who
places great value upon the tiger, has hopes that he may be
recovered. His own wounds, particularly those in the throat,
are very severe, but are not considered to he dangermis.
MARTYR.--Mr. Cook, of Dud-
A POLITICAL
ley, who was so unjustly sentenced t?
.six months' imprison-
ment for merely being present at a political meeting, and ex-
pressing his approbation of opinions
anb broached thereat, was
yesterday liberated, more confirmed thpreveivoeurs(ttoo uleseavhinisgzins
words) in his Radical principles.
city, he received the amount of two subscriptions raised by
friends in Worcester, who not only admired his firmness, but
who wished to express their destation of the injustice to which
.
he had been subjected.— Irorcet
ester Chronicle.
MURDER COMMITTED TWENTY YEARS AGO.
—About twenty years ago (the exact time we have not been
able to ascertain) there lived in Bristol a young woman,
named Elizabeth Lloyd, who occasionally visited her relations
and friends at Framilode, in this county. While on one (A
these visits, the last she ever paid, she was in possession of a
drleetfutrnoendthteo
cheque upon a Gloucester Bank, for a considerable amount,
which she took to that city and got cashed.
her aunt's house at Framilode with the money,
following day, and has never since been heard of. Although
Shane
suspicions were entertained respecting her disappearance, and
exertions used to find her; yet it would ever have remained a
mystery had not accident, after the lapse of so long
n period
as twenty years, in part revealed it. On Monday the 7th inst.
some workmen, in digging on the bank of the river Severn at
Framilode, discovered a human skeleton, the skull lying by
its side, buried a few feet below the surface of the earth.
No sooner was this known, than crowds Of people flocked
to the place, and among them were many individuals who
Wilful Mulder
identified the remains as being those of Elizabeth Lloyd.
verdict of "
An inquest has been held, and a
against some person or persons unknown," was returned. It
was recollected by some of the inhabitants that during the night
on which the unfortunate woman: was missing, a man named
Malpus was seen digging a hole, attended by his mother-in-law.
With 'his ground for suspicion, a Coroner's warrant was is-
sued for his apprehension, and he was taken at Brimscombe,
on Tuesday, but it appeared from his own statement, and from
the evidences of witnesses whom he called in support of that
statement, that he was digging merely to gratify the whim of
his mother-in-law, who had fancied or dreamt, that a treasure
was hidden in that particular place, and which place was also
proved to be full half a mile from the spot where the skeleton
was found. Malpus was of course discharged, and is entirely
free from all suspicion, and the horrid deed still remains in-
volved in profound mystery.— Cheltenham Examiner.