The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-12 00:00:00

THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA.

The following is a translation of a decree datea
Aug. 4,185 G, dictating some arrangements to ill'
sure order at the railway station
" The Vice-Governor of the State of Panama, is
charge of the executive power, in virtue of the authority
conferred upon him by the Executive of the Republic to
give some directions to secure order at the einbarkatioo
and disembarkation of the passengers who travel by the
railway, decrees :
"Art. 1. On the days when the vessels with passeivr
gers to or from California may arrive at this port, °,
leave it, the prefect of the department or the alcalde
the city will repair to the station of the railroad with the
number of police which may bo deemed necessary for the
preservation of order at that place.
"Art. 2. When the police farce which may be disc
able for the object expressed in the foregoing article 1:03,,
be considered insufficient, the prefect, or the alcalde
his stead, will solicit the aid of the regular force, 3,',
dressing himself for that purpose to the respective 11341'
tary authority.
"Art. 3. The agent of the Company of American
steamers in the Pacific will give notice to the prefect %
the department in proper time as to the hour at whice
the embarking or disembarking of passengers is too ali
place ; and the prefect will notify immediately tb,:
alcalde of the city, whenever he may think it to depot
that officer to act for him.
"Art. 4. The force which will repair to the station
of the railroad, in conformity with the present decree, °
well as the authority in command of it, will not le/
that place until after the embarking or disembarking °
passengers and their property shall have terminated. t
" Art. 5. In the unexpected case that a oorliiife
between the passengers and the inhabitants of the ey'4,
may occur, and cannot be quelled immediately,
functionary who is at the station will send forthiv,t.
notice to the Governor of the State, in order that Pvs
may be able to adopt such extraordinary measures tl
the case will require.
" Given at Parma the 4th of August, 1856.

" FRANCISCO DCFABRIGA,
The Secretary of the State,
" BARTOLO3IE CALVO."

NATIONAL DISCOUNT COMPANY.—Yesterday the Pr °.
ptietors of this undertaking held an extraordinary Meet'.
ing at the London Tavern, to confirm the reeolution,
passed at the extraordinary meeting held on the 27th
last last month. The resolution was carried unanimously;'
CREDITON.—When a second edition of the ~Worthil
of Devon," (which records the imperishable deeds °,
Monk, Marlborough, Drake, Raleigh, and a host °`
other immortal leaders) shall have been published, I?ii
doubt the exploits of two young Crimean heroes 0,10
occupy some of its most prominent pages. We allude L.,
Colonels Drew and Morris who, without the aid of eV
Parliamentary or other influence, have alone, by tue
force of their bravery, risen to their present high P°B;
tions. The first belonged to the celebrated 23d Nell
Fusiliers, which in continual encounter with the enebf
had nearly the whole of its officers put hors cle cono6
though Col. Drew fortunately escaped without even
scratch scratch nearly up to the taking of Sebastopol, when e()",;
tinual labour in the trenches broke down even his stron.i
constitution, and he was obliged to return to the
air of Devon, when his neighbours of Cullumptou
cowed hint home by a sumptuous entertainment. Col. )I`.„
ris was feted at Torrington on Saturday last, when a sple",
did sword was presented to him, subscribed for 114,
number of his admirers in the district, who, under
able presidency of Sir Trevor Wheler, an old officer. ely
tertained their hero at the Globe inn on the occasil/g
Colonel Morris, although but a few years past thirty, 11,1,3
perhaps seen as much of warfare as any officer on netl,l) :
service, having been throughout the ca'npaign !'„;
P-unjaub, where he acquired muc:t fame as a dash
young ~Hicer of lancers, and got desperately wounaeda,
At Balakiava he was again foremost in the fray ;
after having been frightfully wounded, was wade Pr"o
Boner, but, being loosely guarded, though faint from I°sa
of blood, he made a desperate run fur his liberty,
got clear from his Cossack pursuers. Colonel MetilS
one of the most expert swordsmen in the British arli3J„,'
and, from his dash and gallantry, bids fair to heel,
another Bayard. When but a mere boy lie was "la
brated for his fearless riding and undaunted spirit vilito
following the hounds and hunting for game ou the ra°°
of 1* ;Atha town) IlAtherleigb.