The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-29 00:00:00

jet of the Spanish marriages. If the Chamber o
Peers should discuss its address within the three or
four days following the opening of the session, M.
GUIZOT will be able to explain himself publicly before
the English Parliament meets on the 19th."
He has also, it is said, caused to be printed for
circulation among the Members of both Houses,
extracts from speeches sur les relations de la France
et de 1 'Espagne, delivered by him within the period
comprised between the 18th of November, 1840, and
25th of May, 1346, with the object of showing that
his language, relative to the determination of his
Government that France would never consent to the
marriage of the Queen of SPAIN with any other than
a Bourbon, had been uniformly consistent.
Rumours had been circulated in Paris, during
Thursday and Friday, that the state of the KriteCe
health was calculated to create alarm. On Saturday,
however, it was believed that there was no foundation

whatever for these rumours.
Accounts have been received by the Ministry of
Marine 'from Sydney, dated August 14, of the loss of
the corvette La Seine, on the 4th of July, on the
coast of New Caledonia. The details are not known,
but it is certain that the officers and crew were saved.
As soon as the loss of the vessel was known at Sydney,
everything was done by the British authorities in aid
of the officers and crew, 173 in number, and arrange-
ments were made to convey them back to France.
Colonel BARON BORT ST. VINCENT, honorary
member of the Academy of Sciences, and member of
several learned societies, has just expired,
aged sixty..
six. Under the Empire this officer was engaged in
many of the great battles then fought, and was suc-
cessively aide-de-camp to Marshal NEY and
Marsbal
SOULT. The deceased was author of several scientific
works of great merit.
The Bulletin des Lois publishes an ordonnanoe,
modifying the system of customs at present in for! e
in Algeria. Pitch, and all kinds of bituminous sup.
stances, as well as fresh table fruits,
mated free of duty. Bark for tanning is not toe
allowed to leave the colony for any other destination
than France. are to be ad

The Courrier Francais says-
" We mentioned a few days since that the Bey °I
Tunis had manifested an intention of establishing
th
in the principal ports in Algeria. It is said that it
plan bas been partly realised, and that the post
Consul-General at Algiers has just been conferred un
one of the personages who accompanied him into Frannei'
In order to show the advantage of this measure,
sufficient to mention the commercial movement Ot L"
last few years between the Regency of Tunis,
between
and France. The total value of exchanges
France and Tunis was, in 1836, 2,497,000 r. ; in ~1837:,
3,373,0001.; in 1838, 3,865,000 E; in 1839, 3,131,000 h; 1
1840, 4,167,000 f. ; and in 1843, 6,006,000 f. The corn.:
mercial movement between Algeria and Tunis amour
in 1836, to 379,0001. ; in 1843, to 3,401,0001. Thud
great increase merits particular notice." Algeria.
A their
Algiers journals to the 17th have arrive- ; -
contents are unimportant.
26.
BOURSE, PARIS, SATITRIPAT, _L
r
TnnEE o'Caocic.-Great firmness was the characteristic y!
the day's proceedings. The Three per Cents. opened at ELU,.
75c., and after touching for a moment 801. 95c., closed at t.
85c. After the Bourse they were dcne at 801.874c.ailwaf
an'
of France Shares continue to decline gradually. R
Shares were firm, particularly those of the Havre and Rouen
lines. For the Account, the French Three per
risen 20c. ; Five per Cents., 10e.; Loan not quoted. For
Dloney. the Three per Cents. have risen 15c.; Five per Cents-
10c. ; Loan not quoted. Bank of France Shares have
fallen 7f. 50c. ouin Bank I,ooof. Shares and Gan-
neron Bank Shares are unaltered ; Belgian Bank Shrrf
Cents. have
not quoted • Roman and Rothschild's Recei
the latter being quoted at 103 f. 25c. • Neapolitan Bonds and
pts are tin" eu:
Portuguese Five per Cents. not quoted. Exchange on Lon..
don (thirty days), 25f. Vic. ditto (ninety dayaN
224 c. Railwa
of
January 3:-Rouen to Havre have risen 12f. 50c.; Orleans
to Bordeaux, 7f. 50c.; Northern, 61. 25c.; Rouen andortvig-
shares for the Account, settling
non to Marseilles, sf. each ; Lyons, 3f. 75c. ; Paris to
if. 25e.
and Orleans to Vierzon, 21. 50e. each ; Nantea'Rotten
each ; Cette and Strasburg are unaltered. For Cash,
have risen 12f 50c. ; Paris to Orleans' Northern 6f.
Havre and Orleans to Bordeaux, 7f. 50c.;
25c.; Lions, 3f. 75c. , Versailles (Left Bank), 2f. 50c.;
10f. •, Rouen to
Strasburg, if. 25c. •
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DECIMBER 26.
Dutch Rhenish, 4%-Northern of France Constituted,
11-Orleans and Bordeaux, 8-Paris and Lyons Contio
tuted. 814-Sambre and Meuse, 44.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, MONDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert
took their usual early morning walk.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Royal took walking exercise this morning.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Helena was taken an
airing.
His Serene Highness Prince Lowenstein, his Excel-
lency the Chevalier Bunsen, and Sir George Grey, are
expected to arrive at the Castle to-day, on a visit to her
.'Majesty.
The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will
include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his
Serene Highness Prince Lowenstein, his Excellency the
Chevalier Bunsen, the Lady in Waiting of the Duchess of
Kent, the Baroness de Speth, Sir George Grey, and Capt.
Francis Seymour.
The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards will attend
during dinner. Her Majesty's
wards attend. private band will after'
Earl Grey arrived in town yesterday from a visit to
the Marquis of Lansdowne, at his seat, Bowood Park,
Wilts.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town yesterday
for Hickleton Hall, Doncaster.
Sir George Grey left town yesterday afternoon for
Windsor Castle.

afternoondiie - -sTanhYe
SPORTING IN TELLIGENU-r" w
ii;
TATTERSALL'S—MoNDAY. .2 not
The business transacted yesterday
by any means heavy, nor did the quotations
material
favourit extent from those published last we! lc.
each
es,
principal outlay was on the three Derby about
in the course of the da having been backed for et
2001. at the prices quoted, Epirote with the strong; r
party. The following bets. besides others of 51°,,linic
amounts, were also laid:—C,l9s to 25 agst Conyng"nit„-;
50 to 1 to 501. agst Bingham,- similar odds to a Po-do
agst Christopher, and in scores agst the Liberator, 2? °is
to 25, 500 to 8, and 1,000 to 15 t three times tt'''
War Eagle, 1,000 to 10 agst wo
Clarendon,or
and, in 00.().
bet, 1,000 to 20 each asst The Liberator, Christophti
and Conyngham. Sla' der and Clenaentin were baol7:
at 10 to 1 each, the first for a poriy, and the latter tot
1251. 13 to 1 was the high( st offer agst The Folio
Daughter. Planet and Gentilt were backed for tut
2,000 Guineas Stakes at 5 to 1, in hundreds, and ar,b°,
half a dozen blows were struck on the Chester Yrtifie.
The following list shows the average at the close 0
'
room:—

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
5 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Planet—taken.
5 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Glentilt—taken.
CHESTER CUP.
1000 to 20 agst Mr. Griffith's Newcourt—taken
1000 to 15 agst Lord Chesterfield's Pam—taken
1000 to 15 agst Mr. Hill's Punch—taken
1500 to 25 taken about Mr. Dleiklam's Diomed, With
entry—taken
300 to 10 agst Sir John Gerard'a Mermaid & lkiorOCC,o-'
DERBY.

6 to 1 agst Scott's lot
6 to 1 agst John Day's lot
15 to 2 agst Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp—taken
13 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Epirote—taken - -
1000 to 60 agst Mr. Mostyn's Planet—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Glentilt—taken
33 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Lunedale
33 to 1 agst Mr. Worley's Old Port
33 to 1 agst Lord Caledon's Wanota
40 to I agst Mr. Mostyn's Miss Martin colt
40 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Projectile
45 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Tantivy—taken
45 to 1 agst Sir It. Pigot's Conyngham
50 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Bingham—taken
50 to 1 apt Mr. W. Scott's Christopher—taken „. of.
50 to 1 agtt Mr. O'Brien's The Liberator—t. and
50 to 1 agst Mr. G. H. Moore's The Reiter Of.
66 to 1 agst Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle—t. and
100 to 1 agst Mr. Ford na Clarendon—taken.
OAKS.
10 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Slander—taken
10 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Clementine er-"'
12 to 1 agst Mr. John Day's The Farmer's Daughter
take 14 to 1 •
25 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's t_ laribel.

SKATING ON THE YE.—After a lapse of ninet
years the deep water of the Wye, from the bridge
this city to Belmont, was last week frozen suffleieet`i
hard to render it perfectly secure for skating and slidinfr
opportunity of enjoying the healthy
Numerous parties accordingly availed themselves of tne
interesting to witness the evolutions of some experienc'''
skaters. The Mayor very considerably directed.
ellt
police to be in attendance, and several of them wat; t
exercise, and it
on the banks every day with ladders and ropes to a55.„..50
persons to the shore if an accident had occurred•
04
did not, however, hear of a single immersion.
Saturday, however, to the great sorrow of the partaker,
in these healthy recreations, a complete thaw connencn,
and continued till Monday evening, when there W..
sharp reaction in the shape of frost.—Hereford Journal
CREWKERNE.—WHOLESALE SLAUGHTBR OF SHEET
BY loos.—On WedriPsday, the 9th instant, some
dog
or dogs entered a field at Misterton, and drove an
worried upwards of 60 hog sheep, belonging to gr.
Newbury, of Kimmeridge, Dorset (late of Misterton).
On Thursday morning they were feund underneath 0
small bridge near themill; only 14 out of the 60 Were
alive, and even they were bitten. The carcases Were
sold at from lid. to 2d. per lb. to the poor. And, c)e
Sun Clay night last, a flock of lambing ewes, belonging te
Mr. Stephens, of Seaborough, was attacked by dogs!
which drove 39 of the flock into a quarry, ware 21 weru,
found dead the same night. In neither instance has any
trace of the dogs yet been discoverer'. —Bath Jcurnal
SHIPWRECK FROM FAIR WEATnER.—There 11
recently been an instance of shipwreck caused by fai.,
weather. When the Lea is agitated, it always breaks 0:
the rocks lying at the mouth of the Charente, and sailer,
can thus avoid them. But one night lately the sea 0114
so cairn that, by the light of the moon, no syncipt Ann,
peril could be perceived, and the English brig the 0
proceeding from England to Charente, came right _,
the rocks and was wrecked. Fortunately the crew
escaped.