The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-06 00:00:00

THE' SUN, LONDON, WUDNESDA"Y EirtNING, i.A.V 6, 1.846,

ing the laws without prejudice for caste, or faction, or grade
—by introducing a healthful competition, by inciting the
growth and energies of agriculture, by the infusion of a
spirit of honest emulation. That is the rational—the only
rational—method of maintaining a territorial aristocracy in
a legitimate manner. Before very many days have
elapsed the decision of the Peers will be required upon
this momentous topic; they must remember that a gene-
ral gaze of scrutiny will then be rivetted upon them—
that personal motives, if there be any, will be detected
and scoutel ; they must ponder upon the imminence of their
position, and decide not in passion or precipitation.
More hangs upon their verdict for or against the Corn and
Customs' Bills than they possibly conjecture. Their decision
will be scrutinized by the present multitude and by posterity.

Letters from Lucerne declare that the statement published
by the Government of the Canton, to the effect that an at-
tempt had been made to assassinate General SONNENBERG, is
generally discredited, and is looked upon as a fiction, devised
by the Jesuit Government of Lucerne, for the purpose of en-
deavouring to bring their opponents into discredit.

The German papers represent the troubles in Austrian
Galicia as nearly at an end. On the faith of letters from
that province, the Augsburg Gazette announces that SzELA,
the leader of the peasants in the circle of Tarnow, had gone
to the head of the Government of the circle, and declared to
him that he had sent home his peasants to their houses, in
order to cultivate the earth, and that everything was
restored to order. All that is known positively is, that
SZELA was allowed to withdraw freely.
The arrests of suspected persons still continues in Posen.
The Cologne Gazette contains the following from thence of
the 27th ult.:—
" In addition to the arrest of Dr. Matecki, of this town, several
other persons have been taken into custody in the provinces, and in
particular live gentlemen of family from the neighbourhood iof
Schwiegel, a priest, and a lieutenant. Great sensation was excited
yesterday by the arrest of nee prisoners, who, after undergoing
several hours' examination, Were sent to the fortress. Amongst
them is Lipinsky, the blacksmith, and an agent from Paris, named
Wodford. They were all arrested in the forest between Wirow and
Komornik, where they had established themselves in a cave, with
plenty of provisions. A forester by chance discovered their hiding-
place, and gave notice of it to the authorities. A considerable body
of troops surrounded the spot, and escape was rendered impossible."

While, however, tranquillity is on the point of being re-
stored in Austrian Poland, another of the provinces of Austria,
viz., Camiola, has been the scene of a partial emeute. The
Augsburg Gazette gives the following intelligence, under the
date of Laybach, April 25 :

" On Sunday last there was a collision at Isola between the inhabi-
tants and the chasseurs of Capcdistria, in which seven or eight of
both parties were mortally wounded. The chasseurs are said to have
shown great moderation. At Trieste there has been a conflict be-
tween a police agent and a joiner, in which each killed the other.
The meeting took place at midnight, and a large crowd assembled
round the combatants, Wt it was dispersed by the patrol. Yesterday
there was a menacing assemblage on the Melo del Sale, but all dis-
turbance was prevented without the intervention of the armed force.
Orders had been given for supplying the troops with ball-cartridges.
But a more important piece of news is that a part of the troops on
the frontier has received orders to march into Italy, as a portion of
the Roman iitates is to be occupied by Austrian soldiers."

The accounts from Lisbon are to the 29th ult.
There had been several conflicts between the insurgent
peasantry and the troops in the province of Minho, which,
however, had led to no decisive results, and troops were
marching on Minho in various directions. The Government
represents this insurrection of the peasantry as the outbreak
of a Miguelite plot.

Madrid journals of the 28th ult. have arrived.

The Gazette publishes C orrciaa's dispatch, detailing the
operations which ended in the capture of Santiago. lie
states that he only waits at Santiago for supplies of ammu-
nition, on the receipt of which he shall at once march upon
Vigo and Pontevedra.

The Tiempo states that a court-martial has been held at
Carral, a town distant three leagues and a half from
Corunna, for the trial of the officers made prisoners at
Santiago. Among these prisoners is M. Buscu, President
of the Insurgent Junta, together with several members of
that body. . . . .

The Spanish Government appear determined to act with the
greatest severity towards the unfortunate prisoners who
may fall into their clutches. The Minister of War has ad-
dressed a circular to all the captains-general, directing them
to take the necessary steps for forthwith proceed-
ing with the summary trial of all the prisoners
taken by the QtrEEN's troops—to put to death at
once, and without any appeal to head-quarters,
every officer implicated in the insurrection, to employ all the
activity and energy requisite for the security of the state, and
the satisfaction of public vengeance ( ; and to dispense
with consultations and delays that might tend to retard the
speedy and due satisfaction of the laws. The authorities are
only permitted to exercise lenity towards the private soldiers.
The Espanol announces the arrival of General BAYONA at
Burgos, where he supersedes General BALBOA. General
RoNcAu, who succeeds General SANz as Captain-General of
Grenada, had also arrived at his post.
General ORME left Madrid on the 28th for the Canary
Isles. It is said that ROBIN ST. Cams, the chief of the in-
surrection in Galicia, had escaped by sea from Vigo.
The Phare of Bayonne, alluding to the taking of the con-
tract of 200,000,000 of reals in Spain, for the construction of
mw roads and canals, Sec., says—

" ♦fter a sharp competition between the persons who tendered,
and finally between M. Salamanca and M. Rivas, the latter was
declared to be the contractor. The power reserved by the contrac-
tor of paying one-third of the loan in works, has been set aside.
Thus M. Rivas has engaged to pay in five years, and in cash,
200,000,000 of reels. He will receive in reinbarsement In the course
of eighteen years and five months, 276,250,000 reals, which will be
an economy to the Treasury on the original proposition of the Go-
♦ernment of 143,750,000 reels. The result is prodigious. It is
attributed to a rivalry between M. Salamanca and M. Rivas, but
it is just to observe that the new law en the Bourse has had
much influence in the affair. By prohibiting time bargains, the Go-
vernment has forced capitalists_ to employ their money in serious
speculations which may powerfully contribute to the welfare of the
country. Be this as it may, the adjudication of this loan is a fine
triumph to the Government. For forty years past lenders have not
been found at so low a rate."

—Government securities were not quoted on the Bolsa, but the
Heraldo announces that the Three per Cents. were done at 32 for
cash, and 32% for time ; the Five per Cents. at 21 for cash, and 21
for time; and the shares of the Bank of San Fernando at 310, and
those of Isabel at 185.

We have received the Paris papers of Monday, but their
contents are unimportant. The representatives of the Sove-
reigns of Belgium, Sardinia, Saxony, Wurtemberg, and
Hanover, and the Ministers of the Hanse Towns, Saxe
Weimar, and Hesse and Baden, had pre-
seneteimdarco, Electoralngratulat Hesse,
ylsseteters to the KING of the FRENCH on
his recent escape from assassination.

The discussion on the Western Railway Bill was resumed
on Monday iu the Chamber of Deputies, but no division had
taken place up to the hour of post.
According to the Courtier Francaise, the inhabitants of
Algiers are about to petition to have Algeria incorporated with
France. They propose it should be divided into four de-
partments, with Algiers, Oran, Bona, and Constantine, as the
chief towns.

The marriage of Viscount CASTLEaLtGH with Viscountess
PowEßscoula was celebrated on Saturday at the British
Embassy.

'IMMIX PAcHA was present at the trial of a prisoner on
Saturday, at the Palais de Justice. He took great interest
in the proceedings, which were minutely explained to him by
his son. After the summing up of the President, and before
the decision of the jury was made known, his Highness retired
and visited the other parts of the Palais, the works
at the Sainte Chapelle, and the Archives. The
different curiosities contained there were success-
sively pbinted out to him, and amongst other things, the mi-
nutes on parchment of the trial of the Maid of Orleans, the
trial of Damiens, and the clothes worn by that criminal when
he made the attempt on the life of Lours XV. On leaving
the Archives he was shown the famous picture, preserved by
the Jesuits in their principal college, which represents HENRI"
IV. thrown into hell while RAVAILLAC was ascending to
heaven.

M. PIERRE LAFFirrE, the last surviving brother of M.
JACQUES LArFirrE, died last week at Luciennes, near Paris,
aged 81.

The Three per Cents. closed at 84f. 5c.; the Five per Cents, 126 f.
50c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,252 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 1,042 f. 50c. ;
Havre, 765 f. ; Great Northern; 771 f. 25c. ; Avignon, 933 f. 75c.; Vier-
zon, 682 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux, 6Af. 50c. ; Boulogne, 517 f. 50c. ; Troyes
and Montereau, 410 f. ; Basle, 226 f. 250. ; Paris and Strasburg, 5181.
75c. ; Tours and Nantes, 542 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 577 f. 50c. ;
Spanish Active, 32% ; Spanish Domestic Debt, 31%.
The following are the quotations in other lines .-
Lyons and ♦vignon, deflnitives, 535 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette
(Mackenzie), 501f.75c. ; ditto (Espeleta), 5061.; ditto definitive, 518 f.
75c.; Charleroi, 490 f.