The Sun.
London, England, 1835-04-10 00:00:00

COLOMBIAN' DEBT.

On the subject of the debt of Colombia to this country,
the following is circulated as the substa:ace u'the conven-
tion concluded at Bogota on the 23d of Decengitr last—
The loan of 2,000,000/. sterling, contracted ±or in Paris,
on the 13th of March, 1822, with Messrs. Herring,
Graham, and Powles, is to be divided in the following
manner :

New Granada acknowledges and engages to pay X 1,000,000
Venezuela
The Equador 430,000

£2,000,000
The loan of 4,750,0001. contracted for in Hamburg on
the 15th of May, 1824, with the house of Messrs. B. A.
Goldschmidt and Co., is divided in the following propor-
tions :

New Granada acknowledges and engages to pay X 2,312,975
Venezuela
The Equador 994,579

£4,750,000
The contracting parties engage to satisfy the holders of
the bonds of such loan in the preceding proportions as well
as the interest in arrear, and to pay that which may hence-
forth become due conformably to the respective contracts,
or to the new stipulations which they may make with the
bondholders.

In the same proportions as above-mentioned, the bonds
which the holders may possess will be divided, taken up,
and cancelled for new ones to be issued by the three States
for the sums corresponding to each. For the purpose of
carrying this convention into effect, each of the Govern-
ments of the three Republics is to send a commissioner to
London, charged with competent power and instructions to
complete these operations.
The convention is to be presented to the Government
of the Equator, but any delay on its part is not to prevent
the commissioners of New Grenada and Venezuela from
proceeding to fulfil the stipulations of the contract relating
to them, and to cancel the bonds for the sums which each
have acknowledged and engaged to pay.—Morning Paper.

COURT FOR THE RELIEF OF INSOL-

VENT DEBTORS.

The Matters of the Petitions and Schedules of the Prisoners
hereinafter named (the same having been filed in the Court)
are appointed to be heard at the Court-house, in Portugal-
street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, on Monday, the 13th day of April,
1835, at Nine o'clock in the Forenoon.
Adjourned Case from the 23d of February.
Bedford, T., King's-square, Goswell-street, builder.
On Tuesday, April 14.—Same Hour and Place.
Callahan, W., Little Earl-street, Seven-dials, brass-founder.
Sturday, A., Great Sutton-street, Clerkenwell, cabinet-maker.
Steevens, W. D., St. Martin's-lane, oilman.
Martin, M., Aylesbury-street, Clerkenwell, clock-maker.
Chapman, M., Marshall-street, Golden-square, laundress.
Thomas, T., Crown-street, Old •street-road, milkman.
Caffall, T., Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, licensed to let horses.
Pomfret, W. M., Watling-street, merchant.
Evans, J., Lower Grosvenor-street, house steward.
Clarke, T., Northampton-row, Rosoman-street, Clerkenwell, jour-
neyman Indian-rubber waterproof dress-maker.
Okey, T. K., Tower Royal, Watling-street, attorney.
James, T., Borough-market, Southwark, fruiterer.
On Friday, April 24.—Same Hour and Place;
Hunt, T., Ram-square, Wandsworth, carpenter.
Hodges, W. H., High-street, Dartford, Kent, hatter.
Levy, E., Borough-road, Southwark, club-house.
Mills, W., Bexley-heath, Crayford, Kent, horse-dealer's servant.
Lee, S, Foley-street, Portland-place, widow.
Power, P. R., Cursitor-street, Chancery-lane, provision dealer.
Miles, W. H. Change-alley, Cornhill, accountant.
Bender, R. 8., Augusta-square, Regent's Park, tailor.
Philips, S., Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, pawnbroker.
Lyddon, J., Easley-mews, Wigmore-street, Cavendish-square,
coach-smith.
Daniel, the Rev. D., Brunswick-street, Hackney-road, school-
master.
Pott, P., Old-street-road, St. Luke's, retailer of beer.

TILE ADVANTAGES OF STEAM TOWING-BOATS
ON TILE RIVER THAMES.—Our readers are aware that last year
some enterprising individuals commenced running on the
Thames boats for the express purpose of towing vessels up
and down the river, the advantages of which to shipping be-
come very apparent, as they now go with the aid of these boats
regardless of wind and tide, a thing which formerly was
reckoned impossible. A few days back one of these boats
(the Wear) belonging to the Thames Steam Towing Com-
pany, took one vessel down the river from St. Katherine's
Dock, of 500 tons, as far as Gravesend ; she then came up as
far as the East India Docks, and towed a vessel of 1,000 tons
up to a dry dock at Limehouse, and again laid hold of another
500 ton ship, and towed her back to the East India Docks,
thereby saving to these vessels alone several tides. We
heartily wish this Company every success for their intrcduction.
EMIGRATION.—Keeping in view the returns fur-
nished from Quebec, New York, &c., we would at once say
that the emigration from Britain has been immense of late
years, and that the aggregate result has been swelled to the
extent of two-thirds, if not something more, by agricultural
labourers and small farmers. And are we sorry for this? By
no means. It is no doubt painful to see so much industry,
and even capital leaving our shores; yet who of those that re-
flect or speculate largely on things, can doubt for one mo-
ment that the Colonies afford a most healthful drain to the
surplus population of the mother country. When bees be-
come too numerous for the parent skep, they must just hive
and find a new location; and it is even so with the family oft.
Adam. We arc aware that great sentimentality might
wasted, and poetry sported on this very topic; but it is of no
use; for, even should you paint an inch thick, to this com-
plexion you must come at last--that surplus population, like
surplus water, must be drained off; and that to all old and
highly taxed countries, the greatest advantage that can pos-
sibly be offered, are new ones in which labour - continues at a
premium, and where, as Franklin said long ago, the question
is not so much what a man is, as what lie can do. —Dunfries
Courier.

THE LANGPOIIT MURDEUERS.-.-OH Monday morning
the two men, John Hoare and William Howe, suffered
the extreme penalty of the law for the murder of Mr. Har-
vey, the plumber, who resided near Langport, Somerseti at
the gaol of Ilchester. The crowd assembled to witness
their execution was said to amount to nearly 10,000. Both
the culprits declared that no other person than themselves
had anything to do with the murder, The confession of
the murderers, made before the Magistrates, varied but
little as to their own guilt from that subsequently made by
Hoare to the constable, except that in the latter Nichols,
who was therein charged by Hoare with having been pre-
sent at the murder, appears neither to have been present,
nor to have had any knowledge whatever of the diabolical
deed. The prisoners, after sentence, were attended by two
clergymen. Howe appeared affected and contrite, and
Hoare's apathy was in some degree conquered when the rope
was put round their necks. Both wept, but Hoare's insen-
sibility in a few minutes again displayed itself, instead of
the usual signal of dropping the handkerchief, he threw it
from him with insolent obduracy, rlnd uied amidst the uni-
versal execrations of C.:O multitude. Hoare, young as he
was, exhibited from the first every characteristic of hardened
brutality. On being taken to prison, he observed to those
around, " Come, gentlemen, I think you ought to subscribe
all around, and treat me with some beer."
EXECUTION IN IRELAND.-Thomas Keating, for the
murder of police sergeant O'Donnell, near Caber, under-
went the awful sentence of the law at the front of our
county gaol. He was attended by the Rev. Mr. Baldwin,
who addressed the immense multitude, stating he was autho-
rised by the unfortunate man to express his deep remorse
and sorrow for the crime for which he was about to suffer ;
that it was his association with wicked and dissolute men,
who only two hours before the perpetration of the crime
induced him to participate in its commission. He was
about twenty-eight years of age, a stout well-built man, and.
stood firmly on the drop before he was launched into eter-
nity.—Clonnzel Advertiser.

John 11/PCarthy, the soldier who murdered the boy in
Gurteen Wood, was executed in front of the drop of the
county gaol. Previous to his execution he acknowledged
that he committed that murder, but said that he had never
been concerned in any other, as was reported.—Cork
Herald.

SINGULAR ADVENTURE IN A MAD-
HOUSE.-DR. WILLIS.

The following most extraordinary event happened in
Lincolnshire in the autumn of 1804, and may be re-
lied on as a matter of fact :—The violence of a fall
deprived Sir Henry F. of his faculties, and he lay en-
tranced several hours ; at length his recollection re-
turned, and he faintly exclaimed—" Where am I ?"
and looking up he found himself in the arms of a ye-
..nerable old than,lto whose kind offices Sir H. F. was
probably indebted for his life. " You revive," said
the venerable old man ; fear not—yonder house is mine
—I will support you to it—there you shall be corn-
forted." Sir H. expressed his gratitude. They walked
gently to the house. The friendly assistance of the
old gentleman and his servants restored Sir H. tO his
reason—his bewildered faculties were re-organized—
at length he suffered no inconvenience except that oc-
casioned by the severe bruise he had received in the
fall. Dinner was announced, and the good old man
entreated Sir H. to join the party. He accepted the
invitation, and was shown into a hall, where he found
sixteen covers. The party consisted of as many per-
sons—no ladies were present. The old man took the
head of the table—an excellent dinner was served—
and rational conversation gave a zest to the repast.
The gentleman on the left of Sir H. asked him to
drink a glass of wine, when the old man—in a digni-
fied and authoritative tone—at the same time exten-
ding his hand, said—" No !" Sir H. was astonished
at the singularity of the check, yet, unwilling to
offend, remained silent. The instant dinner was
over the old man left the room, when one of the com-
pany addressb,him in the following words :—" By
what misfortune, sir, have yoli been unhappily tre-
panned by that unfeeling man who has just left the
room ? Oh, sir I you will have ample cause to curse
the fatal hour that put you in his power, for you
have no prospect in this world but misery and oppres-
sion, perpetually subject to the capricious humours of
that old man ; you will remain in this mansion for the
remainder of your days ; your life, as mine is, will be-
come burdensome ; and driven to despair, your days
will glide on, with regret and melancholy reflection, in
one cold and miserable sameness. „This, alas ! has
been my lot for fifteen years, and not mine only, but
the lot of every one you see here, since their arrival
in this cursed abode ?" The pathetic manner which
accompanied this cheerless narrative, and the singular
nehavirrur ortne aid-Tram-- ut dinner, awoke in hia licart
sentiments of horror, and he was lost in stupor some
minutes; when recovering, lie said, " By what autho-
rity can any man detain ine against my will ? I will
not submit, I will oppose him force to force, if neces-
sary."—" Ah ! sir," exclaimed a second gentleman,
" your argument is just, but your threats are vain ; the
old man, sir, is a magician, we know it by fatal experi-
ence; do not be rash, sir, your attempt would prove fatal,
and your punishment dreadful !"—" I will endeavour
to escape," said Sir H. " Your hopes are ground-
less," rejoined a third gentleman ; " for it was but three
months ago, when, in an attempt to escape, I broke
my leg." Another said he broke his arm, and that
many had been killed by falls in their endeavours to
escape ; others had suddenly disappeared and never
been heard of. Sir H. was about to reply, when a
servant entered the room and said his master wished to
see him. "Do not,go," said one; " Take my advice,"
said another ; " For God's sake, do not go." The,
servant told Sir H. he had nothing to fear, and begged
he would follow him to his master : he did, and found
the old man seated at a table covered with a dessert and
wine ; he arose when Sir H. entered the room, and
asked pardon for the apparent rudeness he was under
the necessity•of committing at dinner ; for," said he,
" I am Dr. Willis, you must have heard of me ; I con-
fine my practice to cases of insanity ; and I board and
lodge insane patients, mine is vulgarly called a
madhouse. The persops you dined with are mad-
men ; I jvas unwilling to -tell you this before din-
ner,- fea.‘:ng it would make you uneasy, for although I
knew them to be perfectly harmless, you very naturally
might have had apprehensions." The surprise of Sir
H. on hearing this was very great ; his fears subsiding,
the doctor and Sir Henry passed the evening rationally
and agreeably.—From the Oracle of Health.

CowEs.—Lord Yarborough is in the island, and
intends to remain during the summer ; and Earl Durham is
expected very shortly at Cowes. During his last visit here
the Noble Earl's health was considerably improved, and he has
expressed his determination again to try the effects of the pure
air of the island, with the hope of its producing the same be-
neficial effect. Several houses are taken by good families,
and the Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria will, for
the third time, again honour the Isle of Wight by a visit to
Norris Castle for the summer season.

A GOOD OLD AGE.—Last week, at Keighley, a
donkey, well known in that town under the name of Old
Adam, died. The above ass was the property of Mr. Edward
Carr, machine-maker ; he states that it had been in his and
his ancestors' family above 80 years, and that it was 14 years
old when they got it. This is well known to be a fact by the
oldest inhabitants in the town.—Hull Observer.

A MAN BURIED IN A LIME KILN.—On Mon-
day last, a young man named Samuel Brookes was interred in
a lime-kiln, at Painswick. Singular as this announcement
may appear, it is nevertheless true, for the sexton, in digging
the grave in the church yard, opened an ancient kiln, which he
found in such a state of preservation as left no doubt as to the
use to which it had been applied. It is supposed. to have been
Made and used above 500 years ago, to supply lime for the
erection of the church, and filled up with the earth and stones
that were taken out of the fuundation._Cheltenham Chron.
CORONER'S INQUEST.—On Monday an inquest
was held at the Swan, Stockwell, before Mr. Carter, the Co-
roner for Surrey, on the body of William Saunders Butler, in
the service of Mr. Barclay, who was, killed in consequence of
the overturning of a Clapham omnibus, called the Economist,
belonging to William Riches, and which was driven by a young
man named Wm. Dale at the time of the accident. After a
prolonged investigation, the Jury were some time in consulta- -
tion as to whether they should levy a fine on the owner of the
Economist. At length, however, they brought in a verdict
of " Accidental Death," after having given Dale a strong re-
primand.

Pope Sixtus V. was so poor when he first came to
Rome, that he was obliged to ask alms. Having at last
saved a small pittance, he deliberated with hirnielf for a long
time whether he should lay it ont in the purchase of something
to his hunger, or of a pair of shoes, of which he was in
extreme want; and his countenance expressed the deep inte-
rest he felt in this consultation. A merchant, seeing his em-
barrassment, asked him the cause, which he ingenuously con-
fessed to him ; and did so in a manner so agreeable, that the
merchant, perceiving him to be a man of talent, took him
Immo Nilth him to dinner, and thus settled the question.
When' Sixtus became Pope, he did not forget his old friend
the mo,-..:llant, but repaid as a prince the service he had re-
ceived as a beggar.—Paris Advertiser,

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