The Sun.
London, England, 1840-02-25 00:00:00

sador to this Court, was to leave Paris for London yes-
terday. Our Literary Societies will do honour to them-
selves in honouring the arrival of this distinguished
statesman, historian, and philosopher, in this country.
Yesterday ( Saturday) the Duke de Broglie and M.
Thiers dined with the Prefect of the Seine. Count Mole
was expected, but be sent an excuse. This circumstance
has produced some sensation, and given new strength to
the report that he was entrusted with the formation of the
new Cabinet.
Yesterday in the Chamber of Peers all the Ministers of
the 15th of April came to hear the eulogium on General
Berard, their colleague, pronounced by Count Molt.
No step has yet been taken—no political character has
yet been summoned and commissioned to undertake the
foi motion of a new Cabinet. Conversations are held with
Count Mole and the Duke de Broglie, but no commission
is given them. As we said yesterday, there are some
attempts to form a combination, including MM. Mold
and Thiers. Thus it was said, that Count Mole had been
authorised to offer to M. Thiers the post of Minister of the
Interior. However, there is nothing serious in these
attempts. There is no real desire to hasten a durable
solution.— Univers.
As a Ministerial interregnum is very favourable to dis-
turbances, it is said that the Government having some
fears,: for the tranquillity of Paris, is taking precautions.
All the troops are under orders to be ready at the first ap-
pearance of disorder.— 'Timers.
MAS DE LAS MATAS, FEB. 14.—Truth has been much
m'xed up with falsehood in what has been related of the
reports of the unfortunate men of Calanda who have escaped
from Morella. It was the corporal appointed to conduct
them to work wbo protected their flight, and he has accom-
panied them to this place. They saw Cabrera on the 4th,
on his way from Morella to San Mateo. He was on horse-
back, supported by officers on each side, unable to keep
himself up, except by smelling salts he was very shrivelled
and very yellow, and so cadaverous (tan:cadader), that be
seemed ready to expire every moment. After he left
Morella he was placed in the same litter in which he was
removed, and before and since then nobody has seen him ;
the greatest consternation prevailed at Morella, and resist-
ance was considered to: be wholly impossible.—Le Con.
stitutinel.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY T WELTII 0' CL 0 CK.,

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MONDAY.—The sales
of this day are 3,000 bales. Prices same as Friday, and
rather a flat market.

Extract of a letter to the North American from St.
Jago de Cuba, Dec. 15, 1840 :
" Your suspension of specie payments will not affect
us, except by the increased scarcity of money,
causing a diminution of American business, which has been
decreasing for these last two years. The trade with the
British provinces is rapidly increasing ; from them we re-
ceive largely of fish, tcc.—in payment they take the pro-
ducts of this island. This business will extend to the
prejudice of our intercourse with the United States, which
will be also lessened by the pacification of Spain, which
promises to enlarge our commerce with that country.
Agriculture, commerce, and politics all go on prosperously.
The island enjoys quiet and prosperity with an appearance
of continuance. _ _

" This is our dullest season of the year ; veryfew vessels
in port. Planters are occupied on their estates, gathering
their crops and preparing to grind. Our crop of sugar is
good; no sales yet, and our prices must come down ; that
of coffee is rather short.
" We have a very great scarcity of arrivals this morning,
consequently there is a dead calm in respect to intelligence.

COUR'

LAR

The Marquis of Normanby and Viscount Melbourne
had audiences of the Queen yesterday.
Her Majesty had a dinner party last evening at Buck-
ingham Palace. The company consisted of their Serene
Highnesses the Duke and the Hereditary Prince of Saxe
Coburg Gotha, the Duke of Norfolk, the Duke and Du-
chess of Bedford, Duke of Devonshire, the Duke and Du-
chess of Sutherland, the Countess and Lady Wilhelmina
Stanhope. the Earl and Countess of Verulam and Lady
Mary Grimston, Earl of Errol, Earl of Uxbridge, Viscount
Melbourne, the Hon. Berkeley and Miss Paget, Lord Ro-
bert Grosvenor, Lady Fanny Howard, Hon. Miss _‘:urray,
Hon. Miss Lister, Baroness Lehaen, the Marquis of Head-
fort, Count Kolowrath, Baron Alvensleben, Baron Lowen-
fels, Baron de Gruben, Baron Ernest de Poellnitz ; Hon.
Charles A Murray, Hon. General Sir W. Lumley, Lord
Alfred Paget, Colonel Wylde, and Mr. Seymour.
The band of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards
attended at the Palace during the evening.
Sir Benjamin Brodie was called on yesterday, by desire
of Dr. Chambers, to visit her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Kent, who has suffered lately from an attack of rheu-
matism.
Yesterday was the birthday of the Duke of Cambridge.
His Royal Highness received visits of congratulation in
the course of the day from his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, her Majesty the Queen Dowager, and their
Serene Highnesses the Reigning Duke and the Heredi-
tary Prince of Saxo Coburg Gotha. The Foreign
Ministers and most of the nobility called and left their
names for his Royal Highness during the day at Cam-
bridge House.
In the evening the Gentlemen of the Duke's Household
dined with his Royal Highness.
The Duke of Sussex, the Duke of Saae Coburg
Gotha, and Prince George of Cambridge visited her
Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday at Marlborough
House.
The Duke of Sussex, the Duke and Prince George of
Cambridge visited the Princess Augusta, yesterday, at
Clarence House, St. James's.
Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence entertained their Royal
Highnesses the Duke and Prince George of Cambridge,
the Duke of Montrose, Lord Frederick Gordon, Sir Ro-
bert Gordon, Colonel Wood, M.P., and Mr. George
Wombwell at dinner, on Sunday, at his residence in St.
James's Palace.
A meeting was held yesterday at the Colonial-office,
which was attended by the Commander of the Forces, the
Master-General of the Ordnance, the Quartermaster-
eneral, and the Military Secretary to the Commander of

the Forces.
Sir Charles Napier, Sir Hussey Vivian, Sir Wil-
loughby Gordon, and Lord Fitzroy Somerset, had an in-
terview with the Marquis of Normanby yesterday at the
Home-office.
The Belgian Minister and the French Charge d'Affaires
transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office.
Mr. Ramsbottom had an interview with Lord John Rus-
sell yesterday at the Colonial-office.
The Judicial Committee of her Majesty's Most Honour-
able Privy Council sat yesterday. The Lords present
were the Lord President, Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Justice
Bosanquet, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court. Mr.
C. Greville was the Clerk of the Council in Waiting.
Mr. Justice Bosanquet gave judgment, on the part of
their Lordships, in Dufaur v. Croft, from the Prerogative
Court, relative to the validity of a Codicil of the late Mr.
Day. The Learned Judge affirmed the decree of the
Court below.
Dr. Phillimore for the Appellant and Mr. Sergeant
Goulburn for the Respondent, were heard in Grant v.
Grant, from the Court of Arches.
At the conclusion of this case Dr. Lushington, on the
part of their Lordships, gave judgment, affirming the de-
cision of the Judge in the Court below.
Mr. Baron Parke also gave judgment in Coekerell v.
Dickens, from Bengal.