The Sun.
London, England, 1840-11-24 00:00:00

THE 14014'00'N, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1840.

SPAIN.

MADRID, NOV. 14.

The only act of the Madrid Government of any import-
ance since my last, has been a decree naming a com-
mittee to superintend all proceedings with respect to the
national debt and the improvement of public credit. The
decree is as follows :

With the important view that the various dependen-
cies charged with the departments belonging to the public
debt proceed in complete harmony, and under one con-
stant and fixed principle of action in all that concerns the
improvement and establishment of the national credit, the
alleviation of the lot of the creditors of the State, and,
at the same time the rendering effective those gua-
rantees which have been granted them, and which may
be conceded to them anew, for the re-establishment of
public confidence and the encouragement of national
prosperity, the Queen, Isabel 11., and, in her Royal name,
the Provisional Regency of the kingdom, have resolved
upon decreeing as follows :
Art. 1. A committee is hereby to be established, and
composed of Don Manuel Cantero, Director of the Sink-
ing Fund, as President ; of Don Jose de Garay, Director
of the liquidation of Accounts ; Don Pedro Surro y
Director of Revenues ; Don Jose Higirio de Arche, Ac.
countant of the Sinking Fund ; and of Don Jose Bon ajo,
of the Finance-office.

" Art. 2. This committee is to consider and propose to
the Regency the plan which it may conceive best calcu-
lated to revive and consolidate national credit, and the
most simple and economical means of organizing the de-
-I)endencies charged with the departments of the public
debt.

~ AUGUSTIN FERNANDEZ DE GAMBOA."

" Palace, Nov. 13, 1840."
The Col responsal newspaper, which takes the Finance-
office under its especial care, approves highly of the ap-
pointment of this committee.
The state of feeling in the capital, though the most
complete tranquillity prevails there, is of that mixed and
unsettled kind which must be expected to exist during the
progress of the vast experiment of removing the greater
portion of the employes of 4 country, and putting others
in their places. Such a process, necessarily affecting the
interests of a great number of families, and awakening
the rivalry and pretensions of others, must give rise to
considerable discontent, and place the conductors of the
undertaking in a state of severe trial.
The point of political interest, however, which holds
pre-eminence in the public mind at present, is the news re-
ceived here from Paris within the last few days. The
people have beard with surprise the confirmation of an
army of observation being sent by France to their fron-
tier, and ask what they have done to deserve a demonstra-

tion of this description ? It would certainly be a difficult
task to give a satisfactory reply to the expression of their
astonishment. The right which the Spaniards exercised
in the late revolution was but the common right of all na-
tions—the protection of their country from foreign in.
fluences in their internal concerns—influences which all
unbiassed persons must admit were incompatible with the
national independence and prosperity of Spain.
Olozaga has gone to Paris on a mission connected with
the disposal of the ex-Carlist prisoners in France, and
other questions touching the two countries. The Castel-
lano of to-night, in noticing his departure, says he goes as
Ambassador. This statement is incorrect; the mission of
Senor Olozaga is special.
Five per Cent. Actives 25i- cash to-day.

THE FOUR POWERS AND MEHE- i
MET ALI. 1

(Front the Morning Herald.)
We understand that Lord Granville communicated
on Thursday last to M. Guizot a note, received from
Lord Palmerston, the contents of which are most im-
portant.
Lord Palmerston sets out by declaring how much he
is pained on perceiving that his note of the 2d Novem-
ber had given inquietude to the present French Cabinet,
as that paper was rendered necessary by, and written iu
reply to, the previous communications of M. Thiers.
Lord Palmerston assures Lord Granville that he has
the highest respect for M. Guizot, and that he is
anxious to preserve the bast understanding with France,
hut that he cannot treat the Turkish and Egyptian
question on any other basis than that of the Treaty of
July, for the complete execution of which England and
and its Allies are pledged.
Lord Palmerston then states it to be the determina-
tion of the conference to held no terms with Mehemet
Ali, unless he immediately submit, and that even Egypt
will not be assured to him if the Pacha continue to resist.
Should Mehemet All instantly restore the fleet, and
sue for peace, the Porte will be advised to give him
Egypt hereditarily, and nothing more ; but in so doing,
Lord Palmerston says the conference must take care
that France does not create any preponderance er in-
fluence for herself, by being suffered to take part in the
settlement of the question.
Lord Palmerston concludes by saying that a mes-
senger has been despatched to Admiral Stopford, in-
structing him to inform the Viceroy of the ultimatum
of the conference, and to assure Mehemet Ali, if he de-
lay a day in making his submission, the Great Powers will
support his decheance at the Porte, and that instant
measures will be taken to dispossess him of Egypt.
We further understand, that when this note was de-
livered to M. Guizat, a conversation ensued between
the French Minister and Lord Granville. The former
asked if the Pachalic of Acre would be ceded as well as
Egypt hereditarily to Mehemet Ali, in case of his im-
mediate submission ; to which his Lordship answered,
the conference was determined, in any case, to take
Acre from him, and that now he should not be left any
part of Syria.
We also understand that means have been taken to
; foment an insurrection in Egypt against the Viceroy,
and that the news of his being deposed, and possibly
strangled, is daily expected in London.
To the above revelations we have to add, that
hitherto Lord Palmerston has been in the practice of
sending the diplomatic (not service, of course) de.
spatches for Admiral Stopford to Vienna, for the pur-
pose of submitting them to the inspection and approba-
tion of Prince Metternich, and that the Prince has
more than once stopped the despatches in transitu, and
referred them to the writer, Prince Metternich being of
opinion that as Mehemet Ali did not submit at once to
the orders of the Porte and the Conference, the Treaty
of July should be rigorously enforced, and therefore he
thought it useless to offer terms, or to treat with the
Viceroy, and consequently declined to participate in
the war of words which Lord Palmerston invented. To
avoid the stoppage at Vienna, and suspension of his
final orders, Lord Palmerston has sent the despatch
above alluded to in the communication to Lord Gran-
ville by another channel directly to Admiral Stopford.
In addition to these communications we arc enabled
to annex the following statement, in corroboration of the
above, together with more precise details, from an es-
, teemed Correspondent :
'‘ We learn that, in order to carry out the decision
lately taken by the 'conference in London, according to
which the Four Powers would recommend to the Sultan
to reinstate Mehemet Ali in the Pachalic of Egypt, if
he should speedily submit, send back the fleet, and eva-
cuate Syria, Adana, Candia, and Arabia, the Admiralty
have sent orders to Admiral Sir Robert Stopford to
send an officer to Alexandria in order to make the fol-
lowing communication :
T e officer, on his arrival in Alexandria, will de-
mand an interview of Mehemet Ali, in the presence
of Boghos Bey, in order to deliver a communication
from the English Government. He will then inform
the Pacha that if he make immediate submission to
the Sultan, and put in the officer's hands a written en-
gagement to deliver (give over) the fleet, and withdraw
his troops from Syria, Adana, Candia, Arabia, and the
Holy Cities, the Four Powers will recommend the
Sultan to reinstate Mehemet Ali in the Pachalic of
Egypt. The officer will stay three days at Alexandria
to learn the decision of the Pacha, and convey it to
Constantinople. It; at the end of three days, Mehemet
Ali has not determined to make his submission to the
Sultan, the officer will proceed to Constantinople, and
make his report. The officer is ordered to insist that
the written engagement of Mehemet Ali be open, in
order to ascertain its contents, and if it does not con-
. tair; the engagement he will not convey it to Constanti-
nople, but deliver it at once to Admiral Stopford.'"

ARRIVAL OF THE QUEEN CHRIS-

TINA AT FONTAINEBLEAU.

FONTAINEBLEAU, Nov. 20.—This day, at three o'clock,
the King arrived, accompanied by the Queen, the
,Princess N
Adelaide, the Duke d'Aumale, the Duchess de emours.
and Princess Clementine. The Count de Montalivet, M.
d'Athalin, General Rumigny, Count Jules de la R3elie-
Weald, the Duchess de Marmin, Countess de Rumigny,
Bdronne de Finguerlin and Madame Angelet followed in
different carriages, The King alighted in the " Cour
Ovale," and was received by the Count Germini, the
Prefet-General d'/Uorg, by the Sub- Prefet, and the Mayor
of Fontainebleau. At four o'clock, the Count de Houdetot,
Aide.de-Camp to the King, and wbo had received his Ma-
jesty's commands to attend Queen Christina during her stay
in Frant, announced the arrival of her Majesty. A few
moments having elapsed, the Queen's carriage entered the
court-yard, called the Court of the White Horse, escorted by
a squadron of the 6th Dragoons. A battalion of Infantry of
the 39th of the Line, ranged in the court-yard in frost of
the gate, paid her military honours. The King, Queen,
enteredthe the gate, the King, ac-
Prince, and the Princesses were on the balcony of the
Queen of Spain. At the
descended to the foot
ri
received the Queen in the most
goci
nofr
sato: nhapdneatns
titehad ierstaircase,
cbacysaert
the
xghDpeceurekei
d'Aumale,eamhdge
of the French, who embraced
affectionate sympathy. Queen Christina ascended Ciestaircase,
arm. She approached
thoen a
Queene King's
her with the greatest tenderness, and presented her to her
shte ari rca
augustse,
aunt,
daughter-in-law, the Duchess de Nemours, and the Prin-
CeFS Clementine. Queen Christina is of the middle sta-
ture, with a very fine head. The vivacity of her eye is re-
markable, and the expression of her countenance is com-
posed of dignity and full of grace. That calmness, and
that intelligence, which shews itself in her countenance,
explains how she has been able to struggle during ten
}ears against the audacious political party which now
reigns in Spain, how the Queen preferred abandoning the
power, than to see it abused while in her hands.

'he Observer of Sunday, Nov. 22, which
contained three folio columns c.:unected with her Majez--
ty's accouchement, has been twice re-printed, and will be
kept on sale at the Office, No. 170, Strand, all this
month of November. The extensive publication of the
Observer commences at Six o'clock on Sunday mornings.
An Edition adapted for the country and to send abroad,
is regularly published at Four o'clock on Monday
afternoon.

SUPPOSED Loss OF A STEAM-TUG.—The
Caledonia, a steam-towing vessel, left St. Katharine's a
fortnight ago with a French vessel, a barque, in tow, for
the purpose of proceeding with her to Havre. After the
Caledonia had been detained a short time with her charge
steamer
al. Margate, she proceeded on her voyage, and news has
since arrived of the loss of the barque, which was laden
.
with tallow, and her crew. It is feared that the Caled ma
has shared the same fate, for no tidings of her have been
obtained for the last ten days.
s:eamer, an
ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.—On Monday,
afternoon, just' before high water, as a large towing
outward bound, in tow, a schooner in tacking across the
river off the Tunnel Pier at Wapping ran foul of the
was going down the river with the ship Champion,
lar-
board paddle box, carried part of it away and broke the
wheel. '
omtildi edri es
toefa,ntll-1
d her bowsprit, coming in contact with the
riie
bu%vcrairtri
of
the schooner also snapped in
twain, and further mischief would have happened had not
within. half
fe
the, steamer oast off the tow-rope and gone on a short
distance. The vessel at the same time cast anchor in the
:tit hie,
or
or steamer
atafterwards
odrsi s
tug
g river,
took and
her in
in a t
ofewwattand
minutes
proceeded a f ter w ard
downs ati%.
repairedsee
seen
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gagdeo,
wand
a
brig.
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oMAN
broker, Pool-street, stated that
A W
it owN SLIMY
named Harriet Ely and
Vary Ann Williams, women,
COMMITTED FOR STEALING
were brought
Court on
Thursday last, charged with felony under the
following rather singular circumstances. Mr. Lunt, pawn-
his shop the preceding day andpledged a shawl, belong-
ing to Williams, for a shilling. While he was making
ills prisoners came into
out the ticket the prisoners went out of the shop, taking
with them the shilling, the shawl, and the duplicate. 11„
in the evening, but neither the-shawl, the shilling, nor the
duplicate was found. M
—r. Maude remarked that ill's was
a felony, though the sha,wl belonged to one of the pri-
P°lice, and the prisoners were apprehended
goners. The prisoners wereheommitted for a month.
—Manchester Guardian,
each
SINGULAR ACCIDENT TO A CAB-lIORSE -
On Thursday Morning, about eleven o'clock, a somewhat
a ngular occurrence took place in Chatham-place, Black-
friar's-bridge.
It appears that workmen have been em-
ployed on the western side of Chatham-place, between the
general foot pavement and that which adjoins the houses,
in digging to the depth of several feet, for the purpose of
altering the course of a spri
into the vaults belonging to the houses, and seriously
damaging them. The nlate sto nv weather had, however,
suspended the progress of the work, and the excavations
had become filled with mud
and water, but of too tender
a consistency to sustain any
weight,
in which state it was
°
left without warning or notice. A t the above tinae a cab- ;
man in the employ
of Mr. Lee,
Bed-
ford-row, drove up to the spot f cab.proprietor, of Bed-
or the purpose of setting
down his fare, who was going
into the house of Mr. Tyrell,
surgeon, at the northern corner
Tile fare had no sooner
alighted than the horse suddenl. r v is up to his middle in
the mire. The poor animal's 'e,rts to release himself
were truly distressing, sod
the rester his struggles the
deeper be got. Sergeant E„-„,, 301, and police con-
stable Buckingham, 323, having obtained assis ante, re-
leased the cab from the horse, iind at length succeeded in
rescuing him, but they had no sooner done so than the
poor creature fell upon its side and expired.
E

PROVINCIAL BANK OF IRELAND,
London, 42, Old Broad-street, Nov. 2.3, 1840.
The Public are hereby requested to take notice, that all
BILLS of EXCHANGE and LETTERS of CREDIT,
drawn upon Messrs. WRIGHT and CO., from any of the
BRANCHES of the PROVINCIAL BANK of IRELAND
will, if at maturity, be instantly paid, or, if requiring ac-
ceptance, will, on presentation, be accepted by Messrs.
SPOONER, ATTWOODS, and CO, 27, Gracechurch-street.
By order of the Directors,
JAMES MARSHALL, Secretary.

Now ready, in 3 volumes, price 31s. 6d. boards,
THE HOUR AND THE MAN
A Historical Romance.

By HARRIET MARTINEAU.
Also, 3 vols., price 275. boards,
DEERBROOK. By HARRIET AIARTINEAU.
Edward .Aloxon, Dover-street.

THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.
UNDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTRIS

THIS EVENING, NOV. 24.
Will be presented Sheridan's Dramatic Piece of
THE CRITIC ; OR, A TRAGEDY REHEARSED.
Sir Fretful Plagiary, Mr. W. Farren ; Puff, Mr. Charles
Mathews ; Sneer, Mr. Cooper ; Don Ferolo Whiskerandus,
Mr. HArley ; Tilbuiina, Mrs. Orger.
The Interval between the Play and the Afterpiece will be oc-
cupied by
A COMIC SCENE between Mr. CHARLES MATHEWS
and Mr. KEELEY, entitled
TWO IN THE MORNING.
To eonclude with Auber's Opera of
FRA DIA VOLO.

The Marquis San Carlo (Fra Diavolo), Mr. W. Harrison ;
Lord Allea.sh, Mr. T. Bishop; Lorenzo, Mr. Binge ; Lady
Alleash, Miss A. Taylor ; Zetlina, Miss Rainforth.
To-morrow, The Midsumm r Night's Dream, with Simp-
Eon and Co.

On Thursday, the MidsuCmer Night's Dream, with He
Would be an Actor.

On Friday, The Spanish Curate, with Two in the Morn-
ing, and Fashionable Arrivals.
Dress Boxes, 7s. ; Second Price, 3s. 6d.; First and Second
Circles, ss. ; Second Price, %. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price,
2s. ; Gallery, Is.
Doors to be opened at half-past Six—the performances to
2,rnmence at Seven o'Clock.

Tickets and places for the Boat. to be taken of Mr. Grogan
mi_the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets
may ne had upon application.
Private Boxes to be had so'ely of Mr. And: us, bookseller
New Bond-street.

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.

Mr. ELIASON begs leave mast respectfully to announce that
the above Theatre is now OPEN EVERY EVENING
with the Grand Musical Entertainments, entitled

THE CONCERTS D'HIVER.

Leader, Mons. NADAUD—Conductor, Mona. MIJSARD
PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVENING, NOV. 24.
PART FIRST.

Overture—Fidelio—Beethoven.
Valses—Cacillien—Strauss.
Overture-6oethe's Faust—Lindpainter.
New Quadrille--Postillon de Alam'ablon—Musard.
Historical Melange of Old French Airs, from the 12th, 13th,

14th, and 15th centuries.
Solo Cornet a Pistons—Schone Minka—Herr Koenig.
Grand Selection from the Messiah.

PART SECOND.
Grand Overture Fantastique--Des Frangs Juges—Berlioz.
New Quadrille--Rendezvous de Chasse—Musard.
Fantasia Flute on The Hermit's Song from Der Friesehutz

Herr Frisch.
Valses—Les Fusees Volantes—Strauss.
Overture—Le Dieu et la Bayadere—Anber.
Quadrille —L' Angleterre—Musard.
Galop—Zinc bonne Fortune—A. Adam.
Prices of Admission : —To the Promenade, Is. ; Dres
Circle, 2s. 6d. ; Upper Boxes, ls. 6d.
Visitors to the Boxes have the' privilege of passing to and
from the Promenade.
t4.-t• Mr. Eliason, in compliance with numerous applications,
begs leave to announce that the Lower Gallery will ter the fu-
ture be opened at the admission of Is. to each person.
Doors .pen at half-past Seven o'Clock, to commence at
Eight precisely.
Private Boxes can only be procured of Mr. Mitchell, Rol al
Library, No: 33, Old Bond street, and at the Box-office of the
Theatre. Prices, 10s. 6d., 1/. Is., and 1/. Ils. 6d. Boxes
and Places in the Dress and Upper Circles may be secured on
application to Mr. Parions, at the Box-office, daily, from len
till Four o'Clock, and those in the Dress Circle will be kept
during the whole of the evening, if required.

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
Extraordinary Novelty—Increasing popularity of the Negro
Melodists, and continued attraction of " The Wreck of tho
Royal Geerge "
THIS EVENING, NOV. 24,
Will be acted,
,THE HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN.
After which,
THE WRECK OF THE ROYAL GEORGE ;
OR, THE SEAMAN'S CHEST.

Preceded by a Grand Pictorial and Scenic Inductien, repre-
senting a Cruise round the Coast, and depicting the awful ca-
amity, with the sinking of the Vessel, &c.
To be followed by JIM ALONG JOSEY, and Piccaninny
Colman%i Visit to the Masquerade.
To conclude with the Caledonian Romance, entitled

THE REIVER'S RANSOM ;OR, GILDEROY THE

BONNY 'BOYI

ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE.

Continued attraction of the Wizard of the Wave. Decided
success of the Ran-Dan Club—Revival of Wallace.
THIS EVENING, NOV. 04,
THE WIZARD OF THE WAVE ; OR, THE SHIP OF
THE AVENGER.
After which,

TIIE FEMALE BOATMEN'S SOCIETY; Oil, THE
HAN-DAN CLUB.

Characters by Messrs. Bender, Attwood, Miss Pettifer, Mrs.
France, Mrs. Hicks, and all the Ladies of the Ballet.
To conclude with the Melodrama of
WALLACE, THE HERO OF SCOTLAND.
In which Messrs. Dale, Blanchard, Coney, Mulford, Ben-
der, Courtney, Asbury, Miss Kemble, and Miss E. Montague,
will appear.

`GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—So determined
are the efforts to get this line opened before the middle of
December, that on one part, for which Mr. Bedbmough is
the contractor, the excavations are, for expedition, carried
on upon a novel and undoubtedly quick system. As
during the past week, the wet has so obstructed the horse
and barrow runs, platforms are erected one over the other,
and the soil is thrown up, a spitful at a time with the spade,
and then successively hoisted to the next, where another
man is ready to receive and pass it on ; it is said each spit
or spadeful hoisted costs a penny —Salisbury Herald.
THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.-Great has
been Tory rejoicing at the results of the recent Municipal
elections. The system by which they contrive to makep a
show (f victory, when they have it not, deserves exposure
for its vileness, and as a warning to all parties to put no
faith in their statements. It is by lyin& when lies cannot
be detected, and suppression of facts when a lie would
not he safe. In many inA inees that came within our
knowledge, the lists alluded were wholly false, the gains
being jnst the reverse of those stteed, and then almost
every place was omitted in which the Liberal gain could
not be denied. To take our own county, for instance;
the Liberals gained largely at the last registration in
Taunton, Bridgwater, \\Tells, Frome, and Bristol: they
lost only in Bath, and there but slightly. Yet did Fraser
claim a gain for the Tories in Bristol (where the Liberals
gained nearly boo), and wholly omitted all the other places
from its list. Is this honest?—Somerset County Gazette.
A FLANIING DEPARTAIENT.—" New Jersey
Mines up in a blaze of glory." says a New York journal,
,xulting in the majorities that province has given in favour
a General Harrison. But New Jersey is always in a
blaze of some sort; whether it be a blase of glory or the
blaze of a conflagration.