The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-06 00:00:00

PROCLAMATION OF THE COUNT

DE MONTEMOLINT

Basques and Navarrese,—The revolution, involved in
the chaos of its fatal measures, urges us on towards the
abyss in which it hopes to bury your liberties, rights,
and privileges—those precious gifts derived from the
virtue and heroism of your ancestors. Not content with
having traitorously and shamefully violated the most
sacred of your venerable institutions, it has proved false
to the very promises with which it deceived the incau-
tious, credulous, and docile children of Biscay and
Navarre, and trampled under its ignoble foot that con-
stitution which, if its theory had been realised, might
have conferred happiness on a nation with Liws less wise
and well considered than those of heria. The Govern-
ment under whose yoke you groan, and which, whilst
you were armed, promised you a hundred times the pre-
servation of your privileges, is about to strike a mortal
blow at your dearest interests now that it thinks you
powerless.
The tributary system, the offspring of error and mis-
conduct, is about to plunge you into the most abject
poverty. Your sons and your brothers, torn from their
hearths by the Quints, are about to swell the ranks of
your oppressors. The disloyal and anti-national banner
unfurled within your provinces is a perfidious snare to
deprive you of the most vigorous of your youth. The
extraction of salt, the culture and preparation of tobacco,
the free exercise of your industry and commerce, are
about to be abolished by a stroke of the pen. Your
forests, which have hitherto given you such rich profits,
are quickly destined to pass into the power of your ra-
pacious governors, not to be applied for the benefit of the
country ; in short, you will see yourselves deprived of
your deputations, which constitute your power and the
wisdom of your legislation. You will no longer- have
those fathers of the provinces who represent your rights
and defend your interests. All your,prosperity is ithout
to vanish for ever. You well know, by experience, what
credit ought to be given to those deceitful promises of
peace and liberty. Soon will you experience the re-
sults of your generous but imprudent confidence, if you
do not hasten to throw off the yoke which is attempted
to be imposed on you.
Will you ever consent, Basques and Navarrese, to
such degradation? Wil4 you suffer an outrage which is a
stain on your nobility, yetl'r loyalty, and your reputa-
tion? Will you longer bear this tyrannical, and at the
same time shameful oppression?
Oh! forbid that your enemies should complete your
slavery and ruin! Beware, lest, once enchained, itlmay
be difficult to break the fetters which bind you. •
Basques and Navarrese! at the words "Laurac-bat "

let the four provinces rise like a single man! Come,
fly to enlist under the banner of your lawful,Wpce,
whose sovereignty is the representation of your liberties,
your wealth, and prosperity ; of the august_ young
Prince, the prisoner of Bourges, whose paternal rand
beneficent sentiments you know. He has sent the olive
branch ta his enemies! nobly and generously offering
himself as the holocaust, as the expiatory victim.
The enemies of the country, presuming, without dciubt,
on our peacefui and conciliatory aspect, in exchange for
the kiss of peace which we offered them, have replied by
insults and•sarcasms, with which their odious journals
are daily filled. Instead of receiving the olive branch
as a pledge of concord, they have rejected it with arro-
gant contempt. Basques . and Navarrese, we have
fulfilled our duty by this offer of peace! Let 'the
responsibility of the evils which are about to ensue
fall with all its weight on those who excite them.
Eternal war to the malevolent who have refused peace'!
Let us unfurl the standard of true liberty, order, and
justice. i

Charles VI. is the envoy of Providence to restore to

you prosperity and happiness, of which you have been
so many years deprived. It is he who can make you
happy, who has promised you a noble, benignant, ind
protecting Government worthy of your sentiments.
Basque s and Navarrese, Charles Louis is not: a
despot, the antagonist of progress and of sound liberty,
as his enemies have asserted. This youthful Prince,
an exile from his most tender years, has learned'-to
govern in the school of misfortune ; in it he has tuclied
the wants of his generation, and the means of satisfy-
ing them in conformity with duty and justice. His
knowledge, his frankness, his amiability, and his mail
virtues are known to you. Who but he has cif.tims.to
your love and loyalty ? To whom but to him is. it
given to put an end to the evils which afflict you ?
Basques and Navarrese, let union and decision be our
device ! Let us forget old• feuds, if, indeed,- any re.
main in our memories. Let us know, for once, what are
our real interests, and save our country and our honour
from the disgrace which-threatens them.
Long live the King ! True liberty for ever ! Long
live our ancient Constitutions ! Long live our Fucror !
Camp of Honour and True Liberty, •
at the foot of the Pyrenees, Sep-
tember 14, 1846.

A CHILD SUFFOCATED AT ITS MOTHER'S BREAST.-
Yesterday Mr. W. Carter held an inquest at the Surrey
Arms Tavern, Thomas•street, Kennington, respecting
the death of Harriet Lloyd, aged five weeks, whose
parents reside at No. 25, James-street, Camberwell
New-road. The deceased was the daughter of a com-
positor. On Wednesday afternoon last the mother 141
asleep on the sofa with the deceased in her arms, and
when she awoke sometime afterwards she discovered the
child quite insensible and black in the face. She imme-
diately conveyed the deceased to the surgery of Mr.
Carr, in the Camberwell Nevv-read, who pronounced
that life was extinct. He subsequently made a post
mortem examination of the body and found that death
had arisen from suffocation, most probably frorx Tres,-
sure against its mother's breast whilst lying on the
sofa. The jury returned a verdict of " 4ccident4l
death."

ANOTHER RISE IN THE PRICE OF BREAD.—Yester-
day the bakers of the metropolis advanced the price of
the 41b. loaf to 10d., with an intimation that befpre the

termination of the present.week a still further advance in
price will take place. At Most of ►he second price shops
also, the 7d. loaf was increased to Sd., but some trades.
men were selling at 7d.

In the Balliriasloe Star, just published, the follow=

in appears:—" ALARMING HUMOUR.—Just as we were.
going to press, a report, which has rapidly spread through
town, reached us, to the effect that Mr. Monaghan, of
Heath Lawn, the father of the Solicitor•Gencral, was.
fired at last night. We have made every inquiry which'
our brief time renders possible, without being able to
learn the particulars, but we are led to believe that there
is no further foundation for the rumour than the fact•
that Mr. Monaghan has been threatened."
ON THE PARALLAX RECENTLY DISCOVERED OF AN'
ANONYMOUS STAR IN THE GREATER BEAR.—Since
beautiful and original observations of the illustrious
astronomer of Konisberg, the late M. Bessel, of the dis-
tance of the star No. 61, or Sigma, of ,the constellation
Cygnus, it is not to be wondered at if, excitekby a noble .
emulation, some other distinguished ustronMers have
also applied themselves with great exertion to a kind of
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research, which, like this, unfolds to the astronomers of
future times a field fit to produce fruits of the Most
wonderful discoveries. With a method still better, and
of short solution, M. Faye' of Paris, announces his
having found the parallax of the star 1830 of Groom-
bridge—an anonymous star of the constellation Ursa
Major—of which the proper movement of seven seconds
yearly had been already recognised by M. Argelander.
If the observations of Faye are exact to the minuteness,

which all the examinatory trials seem to confirm, this
star, which moves the most rapidly of all, is, moreover,
the nearest to us of all those that use know of. Its

parallax is not less than a second and six hundred parts
of a second (1.06). Thus the distance of this star from
the earth is equal to 195,000 times the mean distance of
the earth from the sun—a spice which light travels in
about three years.—Raccolta Scientifica di Roma.
TIJE CASE OF TIIE RAJA OF SATTARA.—Last
evening a public meeting was held in the Vestry-room of
St. Pancras, Gordon-square, to hear a statement from
Runjo Bapojee, the accredited agent of the deposed
Raja of Sattara, relative to the deposition of that Sove-
reign, with the view to excite the sympathy of the
public in his favour, the exertions of the agent and
others on behalf of the exiled PrirfCe with the Govern-
ment, having hitherto proved unsuccessful. There was
a very respectable attendance. Mr. T. P. Healey, bar-
rister, was called to the chair. Several gentlemen ad-
dressed the meeting, and resolutions were unanimously
passed, sympathising with the Raja,
.and recommending
to their representatives in the House of Commons to
bring the case before Parliament, in order that his High-
ness might obtain speedy and effectual redress for the
wrongs he has suffered. The meeting very warmly ap-
plauded the various speakers, and the appearance and
statements of Runjo Bapojee in particular excited much
enthusiasm.

DISTINGUISKEID VISITORS Is YORK.—During the
present week this city has been honoured with the pre-
sence of several distinguished personages from France,
Consul(ll‘sj:s.in7:feoeir France
who are making the tour of this country, to inspect the
railways and other great public works. The party,com.
prised his Excellency Monsieur Dumont, Chief Secre-
tary of State for the Department of Public Works;
Monsieur Monsieur Girod de l'Ain, private secret,,ry to
jil'of thex
celieney; Monsieur Tei,serenc. de Burt, e
H a Chamberay
Department;of l)eputi Deputies,
Monsieurand
Kocher,on
rellre°rcatillae
Cour des Comptes; Monsieur Pillion,_
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to receive them. They have
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castle in this city. On Monday they were occupied
throughout the day in inspecting the immense factory
and buildings of the York and North, Midland Railway
Company, and they appeared highly delighted with the
various works, and the order and regularity which is
maintained throughout the establishment. Afterwards
they inspected every other object worthy of attraction
in our vete rable and important city. In the evening,
dinner.
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the
v!iiietlie officers of the Yorkshire Hussars. On the follow-
ing
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, attended
proceeded by the y
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Scarbo-
rough, where they partook of an elegant breakfast, fur-
nished by Mr. Hill, at the refreshment rooms. After
making a hasty survey of the delightful scenery at this
fashionable resort, they returned to this city, and from
thence proceeded to Leeds the same afternoon. Mr.
Hudson having an important engagement at Derby on
Tuesday, was unable to attend his guests to Scarborough.
They expressed themsel% es greatly gratified by the polite
attention and hospitality of the lion. Member fur Sun-
derland, and the general kindness evinced by the other
gentkmen connected with the York and North Midlands
Huila ity. 04 Wednesday the distitig.uished-party ar-
rived a, Sheffield. w

ifirlow,

engineer of the Midland Railway, a
they proceeded on a trip of inspection over th _
undertaking, and its Varilaas branches, a* fur a*Bristvi.—

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