The Sun.
London, England, 1833-01-23 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Slll,—ln your report of the Meeting at Guildhall on
Nfonday, there is an error which you will oblige me in
correcting..

In what is stated to have fallen from myself, I am made
to speak as follows :—" What do you think of Stafford
(where I happened to be at the time of the election, and)
where men were notoriously bought on the first day at
the rate of from I/. to 101. a-piece ; and, on the last day,
they were bought—and by whom ? Aye, by whom were
they bought? by a German—(Name)—.it is a queur Ger.
man kind of a name, however—it was a fellow whose
face was covered with hair ; and he bought them at 10/.,
151., and 20/. a-piece !"
The fact is that on that day, I happened to be at IVOI.
verhampton as a candidate for that borough.
Now if the words contained within the above 'Jaren-
thesis had been omitted, your statement would have been
correct.

It is perfectly notorious to every man in Statiqrd, that
the statement made by me at the meeting (with the excep-
'ion alluded to) is undeniably true.
This trifling error is not to he wondered at when it is
considered with what extraordinary despatch the report
was made, yours being the only Evening Paper that pub-
lished the important proceedings of that day.
As your Paper is much read in Wolverhampton, I am
sure you will not refuse insertion to this explanation.
Your must obedient Servant,
JOHN NICHOLSON.
Fenchurch-street, 23d Jan., 18 .3.

ORDIALITY AMONGST THE CONSERVA.
nvEs.—HEAD4;OFFICE..-.-On Thursday peace-officer
Ruin, of this establishment, took into custody Captain
Cornsin HAM, of Conservative fame, under a warrant from
Alderman DA RLEY, for having called on Captain EDWARD
\IA YN E to fight a duel. Yesterday M. IirtiITSTONE, Esq ,
Captain COTTINGIIAM'S second attended before the Magi-
strates. Both gentlemen entered into the usual recog-
nizances to keep the peace. We understand the affair
will not rest here.—Dablin Express.
The packet ship Virginia, which sailed from
New York on the 24. h ult., was off the Welsh coast on
11,inday ; the wind was blowing from the eastward, but
she would, it was expected, work into Liverpool on Tote.,
day. Important intelligence from the United States le
xtrected by this packet.
A notion has been for some time prevalent
here that the change which has lately taken place in the
Government of Spain would Jrad to some new and early
arrangem,nt with the creditors under the Cot tea he ins,
who are now entering the tenth year of their unsatisfied
cia ma; but though the accounts from Madrid have been
looked for with much eagerness for indications of such a
return to honourable conduct, they have not as yet fur-
nished anything of a positive nature. It is not, however,
to be c ,ncluded too hastily from such absence of inininia-
tion that nothing of the kind is in contemplation. Thee
are two approved methods, where great operatio ,s in
money matters are in question, in which the speculators
act ; one of which is by exaggerating the importance and
security of them ; the other, by concealing what they really
know, and, so far as thy public are concerned, it comes nearly
io the same thing, whether too high a price is paid for the
security or it is parted with below it, real value. Those
capitalists, therefore, who may have to engage in an ex, tensive financial arrangement with Spain would prohalAhr
be politic enough to conceal them until they tire ripe for
execution, as that would enable them to buy up on better
terms the debt intended to be cancelled. It is impossible,
to say, in the absence of all information, whether thisi 14
the ease in regard to the Cortes loan, but the holders have
to reflect that the time cannot be far distant whet% their
claims must be met in some degree of fairness, and th a
stigma removed from the Spanish Government. We ha a
frequent applications from correspondents on this mini a,
and requesting us to inculcate on the original holders of
the bonds on no account to part with them at this junc-
ture. These have induced us now to advert to the ques-
tion, and to describe what the real situation is of the
holders of the Cortes bonds. There is not, however, ac-
cording to the best information that can be obtained, any
negotiation yet entered into for the satisfaction of their
claims. Those who were the original subscribers to the
loans, and have held their stock up to this tina.., are not
likely now to throw away the chance that remains; as for
the mere speculators in them, their interests are a matter
of very minor consideration.-- Times.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, Monday,
i
Jan. 21.—The sales of cotton:to.day are estimated at 4,000
bales, at extreme market prices. There are reported 600
Boosts, Breads, in Pernams, &c., at 81d. to 9d. ; Barnes, 7 d. to
Sid.; and Maranbams, at 9,1.; 100 Sura 4id. to 5-id. ;
and upwards of 3,000 in American descriptions from ti'
to Rd. .