The Sun.
London, England, 1823-05-15 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

We had written thus far, when we received
by Express from Paris the Journal des DAats of
.yeslerdali morning, the Pilole and the Eloile of
yesterday, and the Paris Papers of Tuesday.
The following are extracts :

tFroni the Journal des Debut: of yesterday.]

PARIS, MAY 14.

The absence of news from Catalonia has turned
the heads of all those good Frenchmen who

cannot dissemble their joy, when •one presages
reverses for the armies which combat under the
flag of legitimacy.
The arrival of an Estafette has,however,caused
to vanish once more the hopes of those friend's of
French honour and of their. country.

The army of MINA has been divided in two
by the mantruvres of our ,Generals. One part
has thrown itself upon Ilostalric, where our
cavalry has made a reconnoisance. The other
part, under the immediate orders of MINA,
has been obliged to re-ascend the Ter, and is
followed by General CURIAL, the Baron
d'EttoLEs, and ROMAGOSA., MINA has behind
him all our Catalonian Army ; for General

DONADI EU, of whom so many fables have been
told, has entered Via, amid the acclamations of
the inhabitants.
What will become of MINA in this desperate
position ? Will he light ? Will he surrender ? Or
will he disperse his little force among the moun-
tains? Time will soon give us an answer to these
questions.

The same sentiments which cause the secret
desire that our armies may he unfortunate, also
cause the wish that England may break her neu-
trality. Russia is concentrating her troops in
Poland ! Then Europe is going to war ! has
Europe been at war, because Russia had formed
considerable army upon the banks of the
Pruth last year ?

These hopes will be again frustrated. Eng-
land has not, nor will she have, reason to
bre►►k that neutrality which she has so
forum Ily declared. The conclusion will be,
that we 51141 see Europe tranquil, Spain re-
tlaimed, and France replaced in her rank amongst
nations.

[Here follovrs an extract from the Frankfort Jour-
nal, discrediting the intended journey of the Em-
peror ALEXANDER to the Baths of Ems, and also the
alleged increase and intended march of the Russian
troops. The Frankfort Journal, on the contrary,
asserts that the Russian Armies are reduced one-
fourth part, in consequence of no recruiting hav-
ing taken place for three years.]

( From the Etoile of yesterday. )

The rumours that have been afloat for some
days have visibly affected Public Credit. To-
day a great fall having been announced, the
Minister of Finance had thought it incumbent
upon him to send, at the opening of the Ex.
,1,00, the following news to the Agent of
tile Exchange :
," According to a Report from Marshal
MONCEY, received last night, the Constitutional

forces of. lVfxrAss and of LLohn.a._ have re-
tired upon Hostalrich. MINA has given our
troops the slip by re-ascending the Ter, by
Besora, with the intention of approaching the
frontier. On the 7th he was at Volfagona, in the
direction of Campredon.
The 'Count CURIAL was on the same day near
olot. The Baron d'EaoLE3 followed MINA,
within a day's march, by Besora.—Ro-
MAGOSA was in position at Ripoll. Thus
MINA will find himself surrounded by
forces very superior to his own, and if he is
pressed, as there is reason to expect he will
be obliged to fight, or, he must throw himself
into Cerdagne, by difficult defiles, and without
resources. The Count CURIAL was to follow him
without delay, in concert with d'Enor.cs and
RoMAGozA.

The Pilate of
*yesterday contains the same Mi-
nisterial annunciation, and says, that it caused
the Funds to rise to 88 1. 20 c. It adds, how-
ever, that it had been remarked that news
might have been received of the result
since the 7th, of the reported positions of the
different armies, and-that unfavourable inferences
had been drawn from the evident mystery
of the statements, particularly as the report
was avowedly published at the Exchange for
the purpose of quieting alarms, and had not ap-
peared in the Moniteur of that morning, though
the official report had arrived' in the night.

[FROM A CORRESPONDENT.]

STOCK EXCHANGE, Twelve o'clock.— There
was a great bustle this morning in the Market.
The Bears made a grand attack on the Bulls.
fearin4 that if they waited much longer, they
11 0111(1 not be able to get into stock, owing to its
being generally credited that a negociation is on
the tvis between Spain and France. Consols
opened at 784 to 79. The Bears immediately
banged the Market, and got them down to 784 ;
but the Bulls obtained the victory, and they rose
again to 791, at which price they remain steady
to this hour. The Express from Paris this morn.
ing brings the French Rentes •at 871. 80c. for
money, and 881. 20c. for the Account.
FOREIGN MARKET.—This being Settling Day
in Spanish Bonds, there was some business doing
in the above Market. Spanish Bonds opened at
358, but soon rose to 364 4.

The Marquis and Marchioness of llA,Tpcas
lauded at Gibraltar, on the 30th ult. from on
board the Glasgow frigate, under a salute of 19
guns from the garrison, and were received by a
guard of honour, from his Lordship's own Re-
giment, the 27th. His Excellency would pro-
ceed up the Mediterranean in a day or two, being
appointed successor to Sir Thomas Maitland,
who arrived in London yesterday from the lonian
Islands.

Yesterday Prince LroroLn arrived in town
mom Claremont.—Yesterday Princess Sophia visited the
I)uchesss of Gloucester. Their Royal Highnesses rode out to-
gether in a carriage.—The Duchess of Clarence spent yesterday
morning with the Duchess of Kent, at the King's Palace, Ken-
sington.—Yesterday Princess Sophia Matilda walked in Ken-
sington Gardens.
GIBRALTAR, MAY I.—The French brig Esta-
fette, which arrived here yesterday from New Orleans, bound
to Marseilles, was chased and fired at by a Spanish craft at the
en trance of this,bay.lt is said that several vessels lying at Alge-
, siras are waiting the arrival of letters of marque.
lIAVANNAO.—The schooner Eliza, at Charles.
ton from Havannah, left the latter port on the
7th inst., but brought no newspapers. Verbal
intelligence states, that the press for seamen was
very rigidly executed, and that amongst others
taken were 16 pirates; a quarrel took place be-
tween them, after their impressment, in which mu-
tual recrimination was followed by blows, and six
of the number were desperately wounded with
knives ; three died immediately, and the other
three were not expected to recover. A few days
previous to the Eliza's sailing, a number of boats
left Havannah, on board of which it was said
there were about 300 men, destined, as was sup-
posed for Cape Antonio, &c. on a piratical ex-
pedition. These desperadoes will be likely to
come in contact with some of Commodore Pon-
'nays squadron.
On Wednesday afternoon, a serious disturb-
ance took place at the old Panorama on Leith
Walk, where a number of monkeys are exhibited,
as a show. One of the shbwmen, who was on the
platform in front, having hold of a' large monkey,
in a frolicksome mood, commanded the animal to
catch a little boy who was upon the street, afnus-
lag himself with the spectacle. The monkey at
once sprung from the hands of its keeper upon
the boy's shoulders, and lacerated his arm in a
shocking manner. The crowd, erroneously ima-
gining that this act of the monkey was done with
its keeper's permission, were highly incensed,
and endeavoured to break down part of the Pa-
norama, that they might wreak their vengeance
upon the showmen and the whole menagerie.
The former considered themselves in imminent
danger, but were fortunately rescued by a body
of policemen, who experienced the greatest dif-
ficulty in protecting the man whose thoughless-
ness had occasioned the mischief, against the fury
of the populace, and conducting him to the watch-
house, which they accomplished amidst an in-1
creasing shower of stones and brick-bats. On
IFriday, thee offending showman was sentenced by
the Sheriff-substitute to pay 10s. of damages to
the boy, and expences. The same day, a man
who had been particularly active in resisting the
policemen, and prolonging the disturbance, was
fined in 10s., and ordained to find bail for his
`good behaviour.--(Edinburgh Courant, May 141)1