The Sun.
London, England, 1824-07-08 00:00:00

cipal part of its contents :

" An Express had arrived at Paris from Mad-
rid, with the intelligence that accounts to a very
late date had been received from Peru. According
to these accounts BOLIVAR. had been completely
defeated in his position at Patariha, in the north
of Peru, where he had concentrated his forces.
The Royalists were inferior in numbers; but
from partial treachery, perhaps, or the dissatis-
faction of the Colombians at having been upwards
of twelve months without pay, the Patriots gave
way, and the rout was so general that BOLIYAIi
lost the greater part of his army. The discomfit-
ed. General was obliged to retreat precipitately
into Colombia. It is added that Maracaibo is in
possession of the Royalists. In another place,
still occupied by a Patriot garrison,a Negro officer
bad shouted in the streets," Viva el Rc,y!" with-
out being molested either by the soldiers or
inhabitants."

On Tuesday the French Rentes again expe-
rienced a heavy fall from the closing' price of
Monday, having been as low as 98f. They left
off at 981. 50c.

We have received the Paris Papers of Mon-
day, and have given extracts from them in our

preceding columns, though their contents are
uninteresting, and were superseded by the more
important intelligence brought by our Express
yesterday. Galignani's Messenger, which speaks
of the heavy fall in the French funds, was evi-
dently, at the time of its publication, unacquaint-
ed with the news from London, and ignorant of
the intended transport of a Hanoverian force to

Portugal.

The intelligence from Madrid via Bayonne,

is of more importance than that from Paris. We
do not mean as respects the internal condition of
Spain, for although that appears to be still bad
enough, yet we believe that there are few per-
sons who do not expect the state of that ill-
fated country to be even worse time it now is,
before a change takes place for the better. The
change (come when it will), we fear will he a
violent one. But the interest at present at-
tacked to the news from the Peninsula, arises

from the renewed allegation that a Council of
Ministers and of the Foreign Ambassadors has
been held, some think on the affairs of South
America, and that neither Sir WILLIAM A'Couirr
nor the Minister of the United States attended the
conference. A report also prevailed that the
Holy Alliance has hostile designs towards Eng:
land. Whatever the designs of that Alliance
May be, we can very well imagine that its feel-
ings are not very friendly towards this country,
in consequence of the opposition given by Great
Britain to the attack upon Spain,—of the man-
ner in which our Government is endeavouring to
counteract the policy of the European Continent
towards South America,—and of the ncecessity
under which we are placed of either protecting
Portugal, or of witnessing the occupation of that
country by a French army. Every one, in short,
who dispassionately examines the political hori-
zon, must be convinced that a gloom hangs over

it, which all the address of Mr. CANNING, and
his resolution to preserve the peace of the
world, if possible, unbroken, may be insufficient
to dissipate.

There has been a little squabbling amongst
some of our brother Journalists as to whether a

Hanoverian force will or will npt be sent to Por.
tugal, and as to which of thorn had the advan.
tage of first announcing and first contradicting
the same fact. All that we have to say is, that
we exclusively stated the intention of Govern.
meat to comply with the request of the King of
PORTUGAL, in THE SUN of Monday last, and that
nothing has since occurred to induce a change in
the determination of the Cabinet.

Prince PoLIGNAc, the French Ambassador,
transacted business -at the Foreign Office yeiter-
day, ardid also the Baron de FALCK, the Dutch
Ambassador, for a considerable period of time.
Prince LEopor.n left town on Tuesday even-
ing for Claremont. His Royal Highness returned
to town yesterday afternoon, and had a gland
dinner party at Marlborough-house.
The Duke of YORK returned to town about
four o'clock yesterday afternoon, from the review
at Hounslow.

Letters have been received from AlvaradO,
dated the 16th of May, which mention the arrival
there of his Majesty's ship Cumeleon,• with dis-
patches for Mr. HARVEY. No event of import-
ance had occurred in that part of Mexico which
remained tranquil.
We are sorry to hear that Mr. WrLnzaroncx
is again seriously ill, though we hope not dan-
gerously.

LOVE AT EIIIST SIGHT.-At the English Opera
House, last summer, a gentleman fell suddenly
in love with a young lady, who sat with her
mother and sister a few seats from him ; tearing a
blank leaf out of his pocket-book, he wrote with
a pencil, 14 May I inquire if your affections are
engaged ?" and 'handed it to her, which she
showed to her mother. Shortly afterwards she
wrote underneath his question, " I believe I may
venture to say they are not ; but why do you
ask ?" and returned him the paper. The gentleman
then wrote on another leaf—" love you dearly,
I am single, I have 1,0001. a year, 1 am not in
debt, I have a•good house, and I only want a
good wife to make me completely happy—Will
you be mine ? if you will, I promise (and with
every intention of keeping my word) to he an
affectionate, indulgent, and faithful husband to
you, and what more can I say ?" The young
lady was so much pleased with this declaration,
that they immediately became acquainted, and
in the course of 4 months afterwards he led her,
with the consent of her parents, to the hymeneal
altar.—(Morning Paper.)
CURIOUS FACT..-- Norwich (Connecticut),
Illay 28.—A Mr. D. Evans, of Plymouth, about
eight miles from this village, some time last week,
while chopping in the woods, felled a hallow tree,
which contained from four to eight thousand swal-
lows. They were of the kind generally denomi-
nated the wood swallows. The breast is white,
tail forked, and tail feathers sharp pointed.
When discovered they were principally in a
torpid state.

Styrcrnz.—On Friday last, a labouring man of
the name of John Hardisty, of Flaxton, near this
city, was employed by Mr. T. Wilson, of that
village, to thrash. In the afternoon he was found
hanging in the barn quite dead. He had placed
a hay fork into a hole in the wall to which he
had tied his handkerchief, by which he bad sus-
pended himself. He was a man of singular habits,
and has left a wife and two daughters. A Coro-
ner's Inquest was held on the body the following
morning, by Mr. Cowling, of this city, when a
verdict of 14 Lunacy" was returned.—(York
Courant.)