The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-29 00:00:00

THE RIVER PLATE.

The following letter of Lord Howden to Sir
Thomas Herbert will show what his views were in
retiring so suddenly and unceremoniously from the
position taken by the British Government; and in
justice to the parties injured by this course, we give
a few observations upon it contained in a letter from
Monte Video :

" Monte Video, July 15, 1847.
" Sir—ln my instructions from Lord Palmerston,
dated March 22, 1847, it is said—
" You can, if needful, give the arrangements the
character of simple military conventions, involving
no idea of a recognition of rights, but simply con-
taining the admission of an existing fact, that certain
persons are at the head of certain bodies of troops.'
" Acting according to the spirit of this permission,
and anxious to avoid the dreadful expenditure of
human life, cruelly and unprofitably consumed in a
war such as this, when, though the daily conflicts be
inconclusive and inglorious, the sum total of death at
the end of the month is very considerable, I proposed,
in concert with my colleague, Count Walewslri' a fair
and honourable armistice to the Government of Monte
Video and to General Oribe. It was to last six
months, during which time the town was to be pro-
visioned by General Oribe, who was to furnish, at
the lowest price of first cost, 1,500 head of cattle per
month.

" General Oribe accepted this armistice, not only
with the condition imposed, but in a manner by which
the title he assumes of legal president should not be
presented in signature, so as to incapacitate the Pleni-
potentiaries of England and France affixing their
names to the document.

" The Government of Monte Video has refused
this armistice, which I do not hesitate to say was ad-
vantageous to its interests, as it was without money,
without credit, and without native troops.
" As I consider, first, that the Orientals of Monte
Video are not at this moment free agents, but entirely
controlled by a foreign garrison ; and, secondly, that
the blockade, having entirely lost its original charac-
ter of a coercive measure against General Rosas, has
become exclusively a mode of supplying with money,
partly the Government of Monte 'Video, and partly
certain foreign individuals there, to the continued
detriment of the extensive and valuable commerce of
England in these waters ; I hereby request you, sir,
to raise the blockade of both sides of the river Plate,
and to take the measures necessary for ceasing all
further intervention in these waters.

" After acting together for so long a time, allow
me to take this opportunity for thanking you sincerely
for the uniformly kind and effective assistance I have
received from you. on every occasion for the further-
ance of her Majesty's service during a protracted and
difficult negotiation.—l have the honour, &c.
" HOWDEN.
" To Commodore Sir Thomas Herbert, K.C.8."

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NEVV_MARKET RACES,

(THIS DAY.)

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

The St. Leger Stakes of 25 sous. each; for three yrs old
colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b. D.I. (8 Subs.)
Foreclosure ...
Ziska
Miami 4
Handicap Swee,

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3

aces of 20 sous. each, and 5 ft if' de-
clared; for three yrs old and upwards. D.M.
Palma ...
..• ... 1
Paul tons ...
... 2
Prussic Acid
•••
•.. 3
Positive Youug Man ...
... 4
MATCH.—The King of Morven beat the.
Conjuror.lll
501; for three yrs old, 7st 51b; four, Bst Sib; five,
8st:131b; six and aged, 9st. D.I.

Tufthunter • ... walked over
Match,;2oo/., h ft. Last half of Ab. M.
Isis received from Villiers.
Match, 2001., h -ft. D.M.
Ndttingham received from Signet.

SALE Ott RAILWAY SHARES BY
AUCTION.-(THIS DAY.)
The Share market still continues very heavy, and it
was difficult to dispose of shares except at low prices.
The following are a few of the principal sales of Rail-
way Shares to-day, by Messrs. Lamond and Co.:—
Louvain Ila Sambre £o 7 0
Leicester. &Bedford,Exchange Certificate 012 0
Manchester and Southampton, New 0 13 6
Shropshiie Union and Canal 1 2 6
Great Luxembourg
Eastern Counties
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 7 18 0
South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole 0 12 6
Shrewsbury and Hereford
Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston 1 0 0
Madrid and Valencia
• London and York Extension
' Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock. -..
North Staffordshire

BANK OF ENGLAND--(THIS DAY)

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
A General Court was held to-day at the Bank of
England, at eleven o'clock, for the election of three
directors for the remainder of the year, in the place
of Henry James Prescott, Esq. (Deputy-Governor),
Sir John Rae Reid, Bart., and Abel Lewis Gower,
Esq., late directors.
After the usual preliminaries, the ballot was com-
menced.
The' following gentlemen were recommended by
the Court of Directors, namely, Alderman W.
Thompson, Christopher Pearce, and John Gellebrand
Hubbard, Esqs.
The election will be declared at four o'clock this
afternoon.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS

NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, SEPT. 25, 1647. •
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... 339
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 111
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 148
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration ... 208
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 30
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion... ...
Diseases of the Kidne3 s, &c. .•• •••
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Old Age, or Natural Decay
Deaths by Violence, Privation, or Intemperance ... 31
Causes not specified ...

... 94

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