The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-24 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICA.

SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 22. —The Hamburgh
schooner Fortune, Captain Vil, arrived in Cowes
Roads this morning, in 62 days, from Monte Video.
She is la,len with 6,852 hides, &c., and bound for
tiamburgh. We had received advises up to the 20th
of February from Monte Video and a file of Comercio
del Plato, with later news than has yet come to Eng-
land. Mercantile affairs were paralysed by the strict
blockade observed by the British and French squa-
drons at Buenos Ayres. Oribe was encamped at
Cerrito, and General Rosas has taken possession of
the province of Corrientes. The Comercio del Plato,
of the 19th of February, publishes a very lengthy
letter addressed by the principal editor of that jour-
nal to Lord Howden at Rio Janeiro, vilifying the
conduct and proceedings of Rosas, and desiring his
Lordship's interference.
Exchange at Monte Video on London was 40i to
41 ; on Paris, sf. 22c. to sf. 25c. ; on Rio Janeiro,
8 to 9 per cent. premium.

DENMARK AND SCHLESWIG
HOLSTEIN.

The following official letter has been received from
Lord Palmerston through his Secretary, in answer to
an application made to him upon the subject of Prus-
sian vessels laden with the property of British subjects
being taken or detained by the Danish Govern-
ment :

" Foreign Office, April 19, 1848.
" Gentlemen,—l am directed by Viscount Palmer-
ston to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the
19th instant, requesting to be informed whether, in
the event of your property, now laden in Prussian
vessels, being taken or detained by the Danish Go•
vernment, her Majesty's Government will demand the
restoration of the same to you on the payment of the
invoice cost and charges. In reply, I am to inform
you, that in the event of a war between Denmark and
Prussia, Danish ships of war would have a right to
capture and carry in for adjudication the merchant
vessels of Prussia, notwithstanding that the cargoes
which such merchant vessels respectively might be
laden with should be the property of British subjects.
Her Majesty's Government would not be justified in
interfering to prevent the exercise of such belligerent
right by any of the contending parties ; but British
subjects, being owners of such cargoes, would be
entitled in their character of neutrals to obtain resti-
tution of their property, by means of claims duly
made and substantiated in the prize court of the coun-
try of the captor. Her Majesty's Government could
only be called upon to interfere in case of denial of
j ustice.
" I am, Gentle men, your most obedient servant,
E. J. STANLEY."

THE PRINCE OF PRUSSIA
Yesterday forenoon his Royal Highness the Prince
of Prussia attended Divine service at the German
Lutheran Chapel, in the Savoy. The Count de
Portalis, Count Charles Goltz, Major Oelrichs, and
Captain Boyen, gentlemen in the Prince's suite, also
attended. His Serene Highness Prince Lowenstein,
and his Excellency Chevalier Bunsen, were also of
the congregation.
Princelegation.
After luncheon the Prince, accompanied by Air.
Ernest Bunsen, went on foot to Westminster Abbey.
The dinner circle at the Prussian Legation, last
ceavemnpi,nga,n,wi was
ecpoenrfisnoendneltoof ththee
His Royal Highness, accompanied by
Chevalier
Bunsen, and the several noblemen and gentlemen in
his retinue, leave town by the two o'clock
train from
the Great Western Railway for Reading,
they go to Strathfieldsaye, on a vi • whence
Wellington, until Thursday next. sit
to the Duke of

estrade when the Provisionallying
been seen on Thursday
A large rough yellow-coloured dog might have
quuoieytelyrnomnentht ewseterpesdoifsttrihe.
ocer:iovnolwutittohn
bating the
.colours. His master was killed during the
late a
,aabnadllheinwtahsehilmegselafnwdouansd
aedbreoncuttheinsatmhee
shoulder. His right paw was, besides, crushed by the
hoof of a Municipal Guard's horse, which causes him to
limp. The animal entered the Hotel de Ville on the
24th, and remained there since, always staying with the
Republican Guard. He has not been seen since Thurs-
day, and the Republican Guard now request any one
that finds him to bring him back to his old quarters.
Louis PHILIPPE AND THE NUMBER THIRTEEN.—
The cabalistic number thirteen is attached in a most
singular manner to the life of the King of the French,
as appears by the following, written in 1843 :—Louis
Philippe was born in 1773 ; he emigrated in 1793 ; his
emigration finished in 1813. He has reigned and
governed for thirteen years. In thirteen years the
Count of Paris will be of age. The king has. thirteen
chateaux:—Les Tuilleries, Le Louvre, Le Palms Royal,
L' Elissee Bourbon, Neuilly, St. Cloud, Meudon, Ver-
sailles, Compiegne, Fontainbleau, Eu, pan, and Le
Rainey. The Civil List has a total of thirteen children
and grandchildren. His life has been in danger thirteen
times since 1830. And, lastly, since his birth, he has
seen thirteen governments succeed each other in France,
including his own.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF COMNIONS, April 22.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of Saturday.)
Mr. MORGAN JOHN O'CONNELL—The state
of the country was far from saiisfactory, and he could
not help stating that tke Government had not introduced
those measures for the benefit. of Ireland which, owing
to their conduct whilst in opposition, the people of that
conntry had a right to expect. They had expected a
poor-law suitable for the country, but their expectations
had not been realised; and the reclamation of waste
lands, with other important measures, had been aban-
doned ' • and the difficulties which the Government stated
they bad to contend with were of their own creating.
The lion in their path was one of their own raising.
The wants of Ireland at this moment were rather more
of a material than political nature. The people of Ire-
land wanted more employment rather than the further
extension of the franchise.
The Usher of the Black Rod then appeared at the
bar, and summoned the House to the House of Peers,
to hear the Royal Assent given, by commission, to se-
veral Bills.
The SPEAKER, accompanied by several Hon. Mem-
bers, proceded to the House of Lords, and having
returned,
Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL proceeded to state that he
believed that, notwithstanding the violent language held
by some parties in Ireland towards this country, there
was still a considerable fund of good feeling towards this

country.
Sir G. GREY said the Hon. Gentleman had given a
right interpretation of the sentiments of his Noble
Friend.—(Hear, hear.) He was most anxious to argue
, the matter in the House ot Commons, and not to resort
to force, except force were arrayed against the Govern-
ment. After the recess, no doubt, measures would be
introduced by the Government which would give satis-
faction to every reasonable man in Ireland, as they
were calculated to remedy the substantial grievances of
that country.
Mr. C. ANSTEY deprecated the violent means which
were being taken by certain parties in Ireland, and con-
sidered that the violence which they were resorting to
would be tantamount to the abandonment of the repeal
cause.
Mr. F. O'CONNOR said the present excited and dis-
contented state of the people of Ireland was the conse-
quence of the education which they received from
O'Connell and their other leaders. Lord Brougham
after the three glorious days in France, during the
former revolution, taught the people not to respect the
Crown ; for he said, in soliciting the sweet voices of the
electors of the %Vest Riding, that if kings were arbitrary
towards their people that their heads would soon roll in
the gutters, for boys to play at ball with.—(Laughter.)
The people of this country were kept in the dark
with respect to the real condition ot the people, in
proof of which he related the following story, which
he said a Noble la.rd, formerly the Member for North
Staffordshire, could confirm. A gentleman called upon
him some years ago, and after saying that he was going
• to Ireland as a " commissioner" for one or the news
papers, solici,ed employment in a similar capacity for
the N rthern Stir. He declined to do so, on the ground
that as the letters would no doubt be correct, he could
copy them from the newspaper whose " commissioner"
he was. " Oh," said the gentleman, " they will not suit
your newspaper. I must give one version for the
paper for which I am specially going to Ireland,
and I could give you another."—(Loud laughter.)
He believed now that the Biil for securing the Crown
and Government had received the royal assent, that
the Government were traitors to the Crown for proposing
such a measure, and allowing it to go out to the world
that the monarchy was so weak as to require further
powers to support it.
The Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY wished to
know when it was the intention of the lion. Member to
bring in a Bill, leave for which he had some time since
obtained, upon the subject of the Chartist Land Company.
Mr. F. O'CONNOR said that it was his intention to
do so immediately after the Easter recess.
DENMARK AND PRUSSIA.

Mr. IIIi,QUHART gave notice tha; he would on the
lieh of May, move for a return of papers connecteu
with the present state of Prussia and Denmark.
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE.
Mr. HUME gave notice that he would, on the 23d of
May, bring before the House a motion with respect to
the state of the representation of the people in (hut
House.
Alit. COCHRANE'S PAUPER PROCESSION.
Mr. J. A. SMITH said that he had seen an adver-
tisement in one of the morning newspapers to the effect
that the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State foe
the Home Department had given his assent to a certain:
large procession taking place on Monday to the Home-
office, for the purpose of accompanying a petition. He
wished to know whether such was the case.
Sir G. GREY—In answer to the question put to me
by the Hon. Member, I beg to state that I have seen this
day a letter which has been published in the Morning
Advertiser, signed by Mr. Charles Cochrane, stating that
there would be a large assemblage—l believe they have
been rated as highly as 90,000 persons—who were to
proceed, accompanied by five large petitions, in proces-
sion. to the Home-office, and adding " that th.
Secretary of State had Most considerately declarers
that he would offer no opposition to such procession."
That allegation, I beg to state, is totally without the
least shadow of foundation, and Mr. Cochrane has been
told, more than three weeks since, that no procession
whatever could be allowed, and that no petition coul,
be received by the Secretary of State if accompanied
large numbers of persons; but if sent, in the usual way.
to the Secretary of State's office, or brought by a smal,
number of persons only, it would be received. Mr.
Cochrane was al.lo informed that it would not be con
venient to receive the address in the Easter week
but that after that time, if presented in the usual was,
it would be attended to. In consequence of the appear
once of the advertisements upon the subject, the Com-
missioners of Police have received instructions, whicl
they are prepared to Carry into effect, in order t,
prevent any procession from passing through the streets,
which would prove a serious inconvenience to th.
trade and industry of the public at large. I do not
Wiese that any such number as that stated could b.
culled together by Mr. Cochrane. The statement whicl
that gentleman has made with respect to my sanctioning
the procession is totally without foundation, an,
effectual measures will be taken by the police to gol
such procession if he should attempt to carry it out.
With respect to the subject for which the procession is
ostensibly designed, viz., that of the condition of th•
vagrant poor—it is one well deserving of the most
serious attention, and there is at present under the con-
sideration of the Poor law Commissioners measure-
calculated to place that class of persons in an improved
position under proper government. It is not necessary,
however, to the due consideration of this subject that
any such measures as that advocated by Mr. Cochrane
should be. carried into effect.—(Hear, hear.)
DESTITUTE POOR (IRELAND) BILL.
Sir Cr. GREY obtained leave to bring in a Bill to
-compel parties, before they evict, to give seven days'
notice to the tenant and the nearest board of guardians,
in order that food and shelter may be provided for
them.

THE BANKRUPTCY LAWS.
Mr. C. BERKELEY inquired if it was the intention
of the Government to introduce any measure with re-
spect to these laws this session ?
Sir G. GREY replied that the subject was under the
consideration of the Government.

SITES FOR CHURCHES.
Mr. HUME presented a petition in favour of the Bil'
for granting sites for churches.
The House then adjourned.

A few days ago the commune oir§Rina
Garonne) was the scene of extraordinarecve (Haut.
Fouque, proprietor of the forest, happening to tnts. 11.
the house of the mayor, a crowd assembled around
nog
uttering threatening cries, and throwing stones in th,
room in which ?J Fouque was. The mayor, havie:
vainly attempted to calm the people, endeavoured to
enable M. Fouque to escape, but the people surrounded
the house on all sides. At length they forced open ti-o,
gates, and filled the courtyard. M. Fouque then de.
%landed that some of the rioters should be presented to
him to explain what they desired. After some little
hesitation they dernanc:ed the immediate repayment or
all the fines which M. Fouqi.4 had caused to be inflicted,
receipts for the amount of all the judgments obtained 1))
him, and the abandonment of all pending prosecutions.
At three o'clock other individuals arrived in a state of
great irritation and made further demands. Not being
able to give them all the money they asked, M Fouque
expressed a wish to send one of his keepers to St.
Gaudens to get the required sum; but the people re-
fused, and compelled him to write to two of the principal
persons of Cierp to come with money. At eight o'cleck
these persons arrived, and as it was not possible for them
to
Procure the whole sum demanded they brought with
them alt they. possessed in gold and silver articles. This
did not sae
34. poIiZAI the rioters, and they next demanded that
alnd take an enould abandon the property of the forest,
portant sums which,ement to repay the commune the itn-
suit with him. he it had disbursed in a recent law
M. Fouqu4 was threats uttered were so violent that
which had been obil
preged paret(ci.comply, and he signed a deed
sign. the following declara ' He was then compelled te
signed this deed willingly tuat"—" I declare that I have
consaeni.dn with. all my heart, in
order to discharge my
forced or recommended.
the commune of
I t:te, without being either
Signac for the kind reception attkh it has given me,
and beg it to give me similar rece ;eons in future." He
for 200 f,, after which
was next constrained to sign a bill
detained ten
he was allowed to depart, after
hours, the must terrible vengeance being against
hini if either he or his keepers should
appear in the forest. An investigation • .e
intonture to re
these extra•
ordinary proceedings was subsequently set on foot 1.)-
the legal authorities, and two of the ringleaders of the
crowd were arrested.—Galignani.
- As some labourers, employed by John Goodall
Esq., on his Belvidere estate, near Whitau-ch, were or;
Saturday last digging up the roots of a fine old ash-tree
they had recently felled, several pieces of silver coin
wele discovered by them, and carefully taken out of the
earth, where it is believed they must have lain buried
many years. One of the pieces is in a beautiful state of
preservation, and is of the reign of Charles IL The
others, which are a little defaced, appear to have been
coins in circulation in the reign of William 11. It is
conceived that these coins must have been deposited at
the root of the tree by the hand ;of the planter, at the
time of its being planted.—Shropshire Journal.