The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-29 00:00:00

THE FOREIGN MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, OCT. 27.—The steam-ship Queen,
Captain Weekes, left this port at three P.m., this day for
Gibraltar, with the Peninsular and Mediterranean mails,
a full cargo of bale goods, and 25 passengers.
The Royal Tar, Captain Hamilton, cannot be expected
until the end of the week with the homeward mails, she
having on her outward voyage ;net delay by being com-
pelled to return here, with loss of anchors, and to obtain
new ones.

The Pottinger, Captain Wilson, is expected here to-
morrow from Alexandria, with mails, &c.
A new and splendid steam-ship, the Tiber, Captain
Russell, late of the Queen. came into docks yesterday
from Greenock, and is fast preparing for sea, and will
leave the port on Friday next forltaly, Genoa, &c., with
cargo and 25 passengers.
The Achilles will take out the Indian mails, vI ci Alex-
andria, on the 3d of November.
The Royal West India Mail packet, Medway, will
take out the West India and Mexican mails on the 2d
proximo, and about 100 passengers.

SPANISH AMERICAN BOND-
HOLDERS.
_ _ _

Below is the remonstrance of the Committee of
Spanish American Bondholders against the recent act o
the Mexican Government:—

" The Committee of Spanish American Bondholders
having had under their consideration the following do-
cuments, viz., a letter from Mr. B. Gotncz Ferias, dated
the 15th inst., and a letter from Mr. Murphy, the Mex
ican Minister at this Court, to the chairman of this Com-
mittee, dated the 19th inst., have come to the following
conclusion:—

" 1. That Mr. Murphy, in the arrangement made
with the holders of Mexican Bands on the 4:.11 of June
last, has in no msptct exceeded the powers vested in
him for that purpose by the Mexican Government.
'" 2. 'That the amount of the Mexican dtbt is pre-
cisely that which the Government authorised to le
created.

" 3. That the amount of interest annually payable ( n
the debt is precisely the same as that authorised by tie
Government.

" 4. That the securities assigned for the. payment of
the interest and redemption fund are precisely the same
as those authorised by the Government.
" 5. That the only variation between the letter of Mr.
Murphy's instructions from his Government and his act;
consists in this, that whereas the Government had pro-
posed a certain amount of concession to be made by the
holders of Deferred Bonds and Debentures, the bond-
holders themselves considered it more equitable that this
concession should be borne-between the holders of all
classes of Mexican stock, viz., Active, Deferred, and De-
bentures, whereby the whole of the debt and the whole
of the securities were consolidated into one stock.

" 6. That this arrangement did not increase the re.
sponsibility of the Mexican Government to the extent o.
a single dollar.

" i. That Mr. Murphy was authorised to make this
variation is evident from the following extract from the
instructions of his Government :

" His Excellency the President ad interim of the
Republic, aware that the conversion is highly important
to the Republic, because, besides diminishing the debt,
the public credit abroad will be raised, has instructed
me to state to your Excellency that he expects from
your activity and zeal that you will do all in your power
to accomplish the conversion on the stipulated basis, re-
moving whatever difficulty may present itself, for which
purpose you are most fully authorised.'
"8. That it appears to the Committee that with such
instructions in his possession:(if:dependently of his hold-
ing the rank of Minister Plenipotentiary at this Court)
Mr. Murphy might have rendered himself liable to the
severest censure from his Government if he had failed to
do what he has done.

"9. That these proceedings were all concurred in by
Don Guillermo O'Brien, of Paris, the Commissioner
specially appointed by the Mexican Government to act
with Mr. Murphy in carrying the same into effect, as is
signified by his signature to the bonds.
" 10. That on perusing the letter or Don Valentin
Gomez Farias, of the 28th of August, from Mexico, to
Mr. Murphy, directing the repudiation of Mr.
Murphy's proceedings, it is evident that the writer
has not understood what those proceedings have been.
They are wholly misstated as to matters of fact, and as
to the results arising therefrom.
" 11. That it is the less surprising that the Govern-
ment should not have accurately comprehended the pro-
ceedings in question, seeing that the new Ministers were
only appointed on the 28th of August, and the aforesaid
letter of Don V. G. Farias is dated on the same day.
" 12. That the proceedings of the previous Govern-
ment were founded on an act of the National Congress,
dated the 28th of April, 1845, and are in all respects
binding on the Mexican nation.

13. That the validity of these proceedings cannot
be affected by any subsequent change in the parties ad-
ministering the government of Mexico.

" 14. That foi: the foregoing reasons the repudiation
of Mr. Murphy's acts by the existing Government of
Mexico is neither borne out by the facts of the case, nor
capable of being maintained on any principle of law,
Justice, equity, or public faith.
" Resolved,—That a copy of this declaration be trans-
mitted to the Right Honourable Viscount Palmerston,
soliciting his Lordship to forward the same to her Ma-
jesty's Minister Plenipotentiary in Mexico, in order that
such representaions may be made thereon to the Mexi-
can Government as may lead to the entire confirmation
of Mr. Murphy's acts in this matter.
" G. R. ROBINSON, Chairman.
" London, Oct. 27, 1846."

DEATH OF THE PATRIARCLI OF PITTLNWEEM.--
This event took place on Saturday morning, Oct. 3,
at ten o'clock. He was born on the Ist of May, 1746,
and on the Ist of May last had completed the extra-
ordinary age of 100 years. Mr. Adamson was a weaver,
and continued to ply the shuttle until within a few, years
back. He was, what most long livers are, an early riser;
six o'clock scarcely ever found him in bed; he was gene-
rally up and at work by five. Ile had a strong clear
voice, and was for many years precentor in the parish
church. lie had a perfect recollection of seeing Paul
Jones sail past Pittenweem, on his way to Leith, about
70 years ago, and of the tempest which providentially
arose and drove the pirate out of the Frith. He never
was what may be called really sick, and never com-
plained of head-ache. For the last s'x months he was
confined to his bed, but felt no pain or sickness. He
retained his senses to nearly the last day of his life, and
during harvest he was every day inquiring about how far
the different farmers had got in their crops. The failure
in the potato crop gave him much uneasiness. During
the whole of his long life he was only three weeks absent
from Pittenweem.—Dundee Courier.

DEATH OF LADY COLQUIIOUN, OF Luss. This
lady expired on the 21st instant, at Rosselen, the resi-
dence of her husband, Sir James Colquhoun, in the
county of Dumbarton. She was the daughter of Sir
Robert Abercromby, Burt., of Fouglen, chief of the clan
of Abercromby, and was married, in 1643, to Sir James
Colquhoun, chief of the clan of Lass, and an extensive
proprietor of property in the Church 9f Scotland.