The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-01 00:00:00

THE BALTIC.

HA3IBURG, July 30.—The prospectus of a public
bank, called the " Union Bank of Hamburg," has
been published this day for the first time, with a
capital of 20,000,000 marks banco, divided into
100,000 shares of 200 marks each, and having for
directors men belonging to the most respectable and
influential firms of this city.

THE WEST INDIA, MEXICAN, AND

PACIFIC 'MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING.

By the Royal Mail steamer Magdalena, Captain
Abbott, with the West India, Mexican, and Pacific
mails, we have dates from Vera Cruz, July 5 ;
Havannah, 10th • Jamaica and Barbadoes, 12th ;
Demerara and Trinidad, 10 ; Granada, 11th ; St.
Thomas, 17th.

The Magdalena brings 161 passengers, among
whom are Mr. Shortlaud, Governor of Tobago,
Count Ferleaux, and Hon. Mrs. Bingham ;
1,263,377 dollars in specie, and cargo.
The Plata, 12 days from Southampton, arrived
at St. Thomas on the 14th ult.

The Royal Mail Intercolonial steamer Wye,which
was ashore off Guadaloupe, has been floated, and
towed into St. Thomas, where she will be immedi-
ately repaired.
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The Health of the West India Islands was de-
creasing, and yellow fever becoming general, more
particularly among the shipping at St. Thomas,
Jamaica, and Savannah. The Royal Mail Com-
pany's ships were more or less affected by the
disease, and a very sickly season was expected.
From Jamaica we learn that Lord Courteuay
was expected to be the successor of Sir H. Barkley.
The Legislature was prorogued until the middle of
August, but would not meet until the end of Octo-
ber. The colony was tranquil. Little change in
commercial affairs. Exchange for 50 days I per
cent premium.

Demerara intelligence to the 10th ult. states that
several new and important measures had been intro-
duced by the Court of Policy. The weather was
very favourable for thegrowing crops, and the younl
canes had made surprising progress. A feud of
blood was raging between two tribes of the abo-
rigines on the Courenty coast, and one of the
tribes had claimed the protection of the Govern-
ment. Trade among the merchants was dull. Pro-
duce scarce and freights moderate, with a difficulty
of obtaining cargoes. Commercial matters at
Trinidad remained about the same. The imports
during the fortnight had been moderate. Produce
was iu very good demand, there was little unsold.
The weather was favourable for the young crop.
_The weather at Barbadoes had also become pro-
pitious, yet rain was still wanted. Business was
dull, and the health of the country continued good.
Intelligence from the Pacific ports reports the
opening of the Chilian Congress on the Ist June.
There is little news from Peru or Bolivia. The
Echenique party still retained hopes of getting him
hack, though the prospect was by no means favour-
able. Business in the south of Peru was very dull,
on account of the revolutionary symptoms. The
Bolivian army was very much affected towards the
Administration, and had already got up a conspi-
racy against Cardova.

THE PRESENT ROYAL FAH ILY OF
SPAIN.

Isabella, the present occupant of the Spanish
throne, is the daughter of Ferdinand VII., whom
she succeeded in 1833, and Christina, daughter of
the late King of Naples, and sister of the present of
that ilk. She was born in 1830 ; and, by the an-
cient law of Spain, could inherit the crown in de-
fault of male issue. The Salic law of France had,
however, been introduced by the Princes of the
House of Bourbon, and continued to exclude the
female till 1789 ; and though the ancient law was
restored by Charles IV., by means of a secret sanc-
tion of the Cortes, it was again abrogated in 1812,
by the same Cortes which framed the Constitution
of that year.
The lawful succession, therefore, rested with Don
Carlos, as heir presumptive. But Isabella was
hardly born when Ferdinand issued a decree, again
annulling the Salic lax. In 1833, the King's life
being despaired of, his Ministers, seeing Don Car-
los at the head of a powerful party, surrounded h
death-bed, and made him sign a decree restoring
,the operation of the Salic law. But in the very
moment of their triumph, though the King's death
had been announced, and his body exposed in one
of Ulu balls or the palace—so near to death did
they think him—he suddenly rallied, was made
acquainted with his brother's designs, dismissed
his Ministers, and annulled the decree which disin-
herited his daughter.
His death happened a few days afterwards—on
the 29th of September, 1833—and then began the
war in which the Spanish Legion and Sir de Lacy.
Evansgained immortal honours. Insurrection broke
out in the northern provinces, and soon spread to
Catalonia. In July, 1834, Queen Christina, who
had been appointed Queen-Regent, opened the
Cortes, in compliance with the Estatuto Real, a
sort of constitution which she had conferred on the
nation in the preceding April. A bill was passed
by both houses excluding Don Carlos from the
throne. For some time the advantage was on the
side of Don Carlos ; till the death of Zumalcarregui,
who was killed before Bilboa, 25th of Juue,
1835, turned the scale in favour of the Queen.
A new Ministry was appointed, a levy of
100,000 troops was decreed and raised, General
Cordova was appointed to the command of the
army in the north, and an auxiliary legion recruited
in England, and placed under the command of
Colonel de Lacy Evans, was added to the army of
operations in Biscay. A constitution similar to
that of 1812 was granted. Espartero succeeded
Cordova, who was found to have aided a French
plot to overthrow the Ministry. A rising took
place at San Ildefonso which obliged the Queen to
sign a deem for the dismissal of her Ministry, and
to swear to the Constitution of 1812 ; which was
accordingly submitted to the Cortes, revised by
them, and publicly sworn to by the Queen Regent
on the 18th June, 1837. The Carlists having gra
dually lost ground before the successful strategy
of Espartero, the contest was terminated by the
convention of Bergaro, on 31st Aug., 1839. And
in the month of Sept., in the following year, Spain
was completely pacified by the breaking up of
Cabrera's army in Valencia, and the taking of
Morella by Espartero.—Morning Advertiser.

LIFE ASSURANCE.—In the report of the London Life
Assurance Society the name of the seconder of Mr.
Baxter's amendment should have been Mr. " Corry,"
and not " COrries"