The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-16 00:00:00

orders, enjoy a higher degree of inviolability. This
inviolability they derive from the dignity of the state
they represent, and from the interest that every nation
takes in the honour and security of those who are to
transact its affairs in foreign countries. Public Ministers
and diplomatic agents are by most jurists considered ex-
territorial, and, in some cases, as exempted from the civil
jurisdiction of the State. We are not therefore surprised
that the President of a great and civilized country con-
demns the violence exercised towards the Spanish Con-
sul, and points out the defects of the American legisla-
tion in reference to foreign Ministers and agents. The
reference to Louis Kossuth in this state paper is brief
but interesting. After stating that a frigate had been
sent to receive on board the ex-Governor of Hungary,
the President recommends to Congress to consider in
what manner the distinguished exile—whose arrival at
New York, we learn, was every hour anxiously
looked for—should be received and treated. There
is a good deal in the Message in reference.
to Mexico, Taumelipas, and the railway across the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec, on which we have not space
to remark to-day; but we must not, in passing even cur-
sorily over those topics, omit to state that the President
warns his countrymen of the over.-trading and overi-spe
culation likely to be incident to the immense supples of
Californian gold daily arriving. These are wtse. sug-
gest:onm, well *worthy of the countryman of Bonjamin
Franklin. Other recommendations of the
greatt are
well worthy of imitation nearer home, in non also
essentialy commercial and maritime.
.When we find
the Americans directing all their energies to the im.
of their
.dry and wet
provement of their harbours—naval academies, and school
decks—of their naval yards,
of charts, it were well if, in the present state of Europe,
we, too, should think of those wooden wills in which
must ever be our aafetys and a reat portion of our
another. recommendation of
national strength. Nor
the American less rof imitation in England. The
public statutes of the United States have only been ac-
cumulating for a little more than sixty years, yet they
exhibit much of the incongruity and imperfection of
hasty legislation' The President, therefore, recom-
mends that a commission be appointed to revise the
public statutes—to arrange them in order—to supply
deficiencies—to correct incongruities—to simplify their
and to render them language,cheaper and more acces-
sible to. the public. These are glorious aims, worthy of
liepublics, worthy of Kings and Queens, worthy of Em-
porous. In England our statutes extend not over sixty
odd, but, counting from Magna Charta, over six hundred
and odd years, and fill 33 volumes quarto—a decent
waggon load. If a committee of revision be required
for American statutes, how much more loudly is it de-
manded for British statutes !

SPANISH BONDHOLDERS.—Senor
Jose Borrajo, the Royal Commissioner, having commenced
the Conversion of the Spanish Debt, under the law for Its settlement
et the Ist August, 185 i, at No. 10, St. Helen's-place, Bishopsgate-
street, Notice is hereby Given to the holders of Spanish Bonds, that
the Committee acting for them in London are intervening in the
conversion, in order that they may be able to issue a document for
the 50 per cent. of the Coupon rot funded. The Committee are now,
by the hands of their agents, the London and County Bank, No. 21,
Lombard-street, receiving, every day, from Eleven to Three o'clock,
Bonds and Coupons for conversion. Forms for filling up may be had
at the said bank. Duplicate Lists will be required for the Bonds and
Coupons sent in for conversion.
Due notice will be gives when the New Bonds are ready for deli-
very. The Spanish Government have extended the time for conver-
sion to the 31st March inclusive, without forfeiture of dividen. Par-
ties neglecting to send their Bonds in before that day willd lose a
year's dividend.

By order of theJS
Committee,
. . COLLETT, Secretary.
3, Clement's-lane, Lombard-street, Dec. 6, 1851.

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