The Sun.
London, England, 1835-03-26 00:00:00

the French Minister from Washington was officially
communicated to the Government of the United States
on the 23d of February, and on the following day the
Secretary of State, Mr. FORSYTH, dispatched a note
to the• American Minister at Paris, announcing his
recal, unless the Chambers agreed to pass the Indem-
nity Bill. After some official preliminaries this note
contains the following brief and pithy communication :
" In the present position of our relations with
France, the President directs that, if the appropriation
to execute the treaty shall be; or shall have been, re-
jected by the French Legislature, you forthwith quit
the territory of France with all the Legation, and re-
turn to the United States by the ship of war which
will be in readiness at Havre to bring you back to your
own country. If the appropriation be made, you may
return to England or Holland, leaving Mr. BA RTON
in charge of affairs. Notify the department of the
'place selected as your temporary residence, and await
further instructions."

The whole of the coreespondenee having been read,
Mr. COMBRELENG moved several resolutions on the
subject, which were agreed to, and the documents just
read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. In
these resolutions, it is declared that further negociation
on the part of the Government of the United States
is quite unnecessary. Thus stands the whole question.
It now remains with France to decide whether a war
will really take place or not.

Sir ROBERT PEEL, with infinite coolness, asked
Lord JOHN RUSSELL last night to inform him of
the nature of the measure which he intended to pro-
pose on Monday next—in other words, to furnish
him with the weapons to beat him with. Lord JOHN
RUSSELL very properly declined to comply with
Sir ROBERT'S request.

IMMENSE BRIEF.—The brief for Mr. Peto, the
architect of the London Custom-house, comprised 12 reams of
paper-6,000 sheets.
Yesterday the Bishop of Exeter had an interview
with Sir R. Peel at the Right Hon. Baronet's house in White-
hall-gardens.
The Duke of Cleveland has issued cards for a grand
political banquet on Sunday, the sth of April, at Cleveland
House, to some of the late Ministers, and a distinguished party.
Yesterday the Duke of Wellington, as Warden of
the Cinque Ports, accompanied by the Deputy- Warden and
other gentlemen, had an interview, as a deputation, with Sir
Robert Peel at the Treasury, on business connected with the
port of Dover.

We understand that a Tory Political Union, under
the name of " Conservative Club," is established in this town ;
and it is said that it is intended to bring out another Tory
paper, in support of which the Right Hon. the Earl of Dart-
mouth has subscribed 5001.—Birmingham Journal.

Sir Robert Peel is understood to have been very
much displeased with both Sir George Clerk and Mr. Charles
Ross on Tuesday night, for misleading him as to the result of
the division on the Chatham question.

It is said that one of the Exchange brokers, who
has absconded from the City with a large sum of money, pro.
cured through forged bills, was some time since tried at the
Old Bailey, feor robbing his furnished lodgings, and acquitted ;
but that, from the high respect in which he was held in the
City, DO one ever for a moment suspected that the prisoner
and the Exchange broker were the same individuals.—Morn.
iaag Paper. _

GENERAL JACKSON'S SNUFF-BOX.—We have
been furnished with an extract of a letter from Washington,
the writer of which, in describing an interview with the Pre-
sident of the United States, relates that the latter showed him
a very handsome porcelain snuff-box, which he had just then
received as a present from England. It contained a paper,
stating that it was offered as a grateful memorial from a Bri-
tish soldier of the kind treatment he received while a prisoner
of General Jackson. The old soldier stated that he was now
employed in a manufactory of porcelain in Staffordshire, and
begged that the General would receive the box as a humble
tribute of his gratitude.
The victory obtained on Tuesday night in the House
of Commons by the Reformers has been already attended with
the most beneficial results. It has confirmed the few of that

party who were in what may be called a wavering mood. We
have heard that several Members of this class--we know of
two—have this morning put their names down to the dinner
party to be given to Lord J. Russell on Saturday.—Morning

Two sisters, born near St. Pol, in the Pas de Ca-
lais, France, took the veil together before the revolution of
1789. On being driven from their convent, they continued to
inhabit the same dwelling, having but one wish—that neither
might survive the other. They had both passed their 80th
year, when last week both were attacked with a mortal illness
on the same day, both received extreme unction at the same
moment, and in a very short time afterwards they both expired.
In England, the condemnations to death for 21
years,, from 1813 to 1833 inclusive, are given as 23,700 ;
executions, 933 ; giving 1,128 average annual condemnations
and 44 executions ; an enormous proportion when compared
with those of France or Belgium. The following table will
show this proportion still more distinctly. The medium
executions in France from 1825 to 1832, amounted to 67,
or 1 for 477,000 souls. In England, from 1827 to 1833, to
44, or 1 for 295,000 souls. In Belgium, from 1815 to 1829,
to 4 1-7, or 1 for 6E0,000.

Mlt• 'WARD'S TREMAINE.---It is with no small
satisfaction that we observe the intention .to include Mr.
Ward's excellent and right minded work, " Tremaine," in
Colburn's Novelists, of which it is to form the forthcoming
specimen. It is extremely rare, and equally delightful, to find
fiction, in its most amusing form, rendered subservient to the
high and pure moral purposes that are the main-spring of this
celebrated composition—and we hope to see " Tremame," in
its new and inexpensive shape, introduced into every family
where there are youthful minds to form, and youthful hearts
to touch with the impulses of virtue.
ADVENTURES OF HAJJI BABA, OF ISPAIIAN.
—This admirable book, which is one of the few out of a myriad
works of fiction produced by our prolific intellectual era des-
tined to survive in the esteem of posterity, has been added by
Mr. Bentley to the list of " Standard Novels." Hajji is in-
deed a classic; Morier has become the rival of Le Sage,
and, taking his hero from the far East, has given to the Eng-
lish language its own " Gil Blas." To present such a publi-
cation on cheap terms to the reading public is to be a public
benefactor. To the hypochondriac, or to the exhausted stu-
dent, we recommend, as a prescription, to take a chapter or
two of " MO" in the crisis of their maladies, and their evil
humours will gradually disperse, and the animal spirits rally
into cheerfulness and healthful action. An amusing frontis-
piece, by Cawse, representing " Hajji" shaving the old lamb-
skin merchant, in the presence and to the admiration of the
Turcoroans, illustrates this volume.—Morning Herald.
IMPORTANT MEETING OF LICENSED VIC-
TUALLERS.—On Tuesday evening a very numerous meeting of
the Licensed Victuallers of the parishes of St. Margaret and
St. John, Westminster, took place at the Prince's Head,
Storey's-gate, for the purpose of taking into consideration the
effect of a circular lately issued by the Licensing Magistrates
of this district, requiring the Victuallers to close their houses
at a different hour on the Sabbath day than that now in force.
Mr. Smith, of the Bricklayer's Arms, Strutton-ground, was
called to the Chair, and read the circular. Mr. Smith then
moved that a petition to the Licensing Magistiates be pre-
pared, to be considered and settled by a Committee hereafter
to be appointed. This motion was seconded by Mr. Dixon, of
Downing-street, and carried unanimously. Mr. Gleggett
moved that circulars be issued to all the Licensed Victuallers
of the two parishes, for a general meeting of the two parishes,
at the Prince's Head, on Thursday, the 2d of April next.
This was seconded by Mr. Maynard, aid also carried.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman for his able conduct
in the chair, and the meeting broke up.
LIVERPOOL CORN-EXCHANGE, MARCH 24.
At our Corn-Exchange this morning there was a middling at-
tendance of the trade, and small show of samples of fine new
wheat and oats. For wheat the demand was limited, but in
the retail sales made of Irish former prices were realized; other
kinds were flat. Oats were dull, and id. cheaper, 3s. '2d.
being the top price of the best. Malt, malting barley, and
beans were without change in value, and little done in either.
Coarse flour was more inquired for, and rather dearer, being
scarce ;_but for the finest kinds there was little inquiry. Meal
was 3d. cheaper, 265. 9d. being the extreme price of any
Irish. At the close of the market there was an auction of
22,600 bushels of wheat (bankrupt's property)—namely, 2,900
blishels Odessa free, 11,200 bushels ditto in bond, and about
8;600 bushels of Canadian red in bond. The first parcel went
off at 3s. 2d., the second at 4s. 4d., and the latter at 2s. I Id.
and 3s. per 701 b. All the wheat was unsweet.

LIVERPOOL COTTON-MARKET, MARCH 24.
WI- have again experienced a good demand for cotton to-day.
The sales are about 4,500 bales, at yesterday's full prices,--
viz., 300 Maranhams, 144 d. to 14id. ; 400 Bahias, Hid. to
121 d. ; 400 Surats, lid. to lid. Remainder in America,
from 93d. to 18,1,111.
The state of afFairs regarding the Ministry excites
increased interest in the City, and a confident opinion is now
expressed that the retirement of the Cabinet Ministers is cer-
tain to take place, subsequent to the division on the motion
relative to the Irish Church. It has been stated to-day that
a portion of the Cabinet have pressed upon Sir Robert Peel
the policy of again dissolving the Parliament. This course,
however, we are assured, is most decidedly objected to by the
Premier. It has been also currently stated this afternoon that
Ministers, being pretty confident of a defeat on Monday next,
have tendered their resignation ; but this report is at least pre-
mature. The unsettled condition of affairs relative to the
Ministry continues to operate prejudicially upon the public
securities, added to the belief that the Directors of the Bank
of England are gradually decreasing the circulatii.ln of Bank
notes.—Morning Paper.