The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-30 00:00:00

THE AFFAIRS OF MEXICO.

The news from Mexico is the most favourable
that, under the circumstances, could have been
hoped, since it announces that the Mexican Govern-
ment and Congress, by attempting new acts of
spoliation, have at length caused the representa-
tives of France and England to break off diplomatic
intercourse, preparatory, it may be assumed, to
more vigorous measures. As the Mexican impor-
tations this year are believed to have nearly doubled
those of 1860, the proportion of the duties shall
continue, or whether the British Government wiil
order the ships of war stationed at Vera Cruz to
insist upon their collection. Although the annual
loss to this country is £300,000, the indifference
manifested by our Foreign-office during the last
three years to the personal and pecuniary outrages
inflicted on British subjects has been such as to
lead the Mexicans to rely upon perfect impunity,
and it is probable that but for the determination
of France not to tolerate any longer the existing
state of affairs, our people would still have
clamoured in vain for protection and redress.
Hitherto the United States have interfered as

far as possible to prevent any concerted action
that might place the Republic in a position
of respectability and strength, their avowed
policy having been to contrive that the nation
should " drink the cup of anarchy to the very
dregs" until it should fall to them without a

struggle. But these influences are now at an end at

the very moment when the fruit is ready to drop,
and there is good ground to hope that the present
year will not close without the removal of the dis-
grace inflicted on the humanity and civilisation of
all the countries of the world by the fact of their
permitting the horrors of the last three years to
continue. Bad as were the outrages of the Chinese
they never exceeded those which, month by month,
have been pepetrated on English subjects and other
foreigners in Mexico,
The following is from the Committee of Mexican
Bondholders :

" The Committee have received advices from Mr.
Whitehead, dated June 29 and July 29, and from
Messrs. Viya Brothers, dated Vera Cruz, the Ist
instant. The repayment of the 660,000 doll. ap-
peared hopeless for the present. The repayment of
the 400,000 robbed from the Laguna Seca Conducts
was, as agreed on, in consideration of the present
Government, to have taken place on the 11th of
June, but not the smallest attempt was made to pro-
vide for it, and there is plainly a disposition on the
part of the present. Government to repudiate their
liability for the robbery committed on the bond-
holders by their adversaries. Meanwhile, Miramon
lives in so le in Paris on the proceeds of this felony,
and is said to have been presented to the Emperor
by Gederal Almonte, and to be invited to the
soirees of the Empress. On the publication of
the law of the 29th of May, decreeing the con-
fiscation of one year's produce of the assign-
ments of the British bondholders, Sir Charles
Wyke strongly remonstrated against the outrage,
and intimated to the Mexican Government that
serious consequences must follow unless they were
attended to. Two days elapsed before he got any
acknowledgment of his second letter from the Un-
der Sgcretary, and then it was merely to own receipt
of his communications, and to say that they must
lie over until the appointment of a Minister. One
of the editors of the .'ig/o XIX. has since been
nemed Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr.
Munoz, for many years first clerk in the Treasury,
a respectable man, for finance. But on the 17th of
July Congress adopted another law, the first para-
graph of which suspends for two years all payments,
including those of the assignments made in favour
of the British debt and foreign conventions. As a
measure of this sort, adopted without previous con-
sent, was a complete act of defiance towards England
and France, the British and French Ministers gave
the Mexican Government the alternative of with-
drawing this law within 48 hours or breaking off
diplomatic relations, and as on the morning of the
26th of July they both received unsatisfa'ory re
Alice, the boards have been removed from the
Legations, and Sir C. Wyke awaits her Majesty's
pleasure.

" The money in the hands of the agents in Mexico
amounts altogether to about 120,000 dollars, the
greater part of which is in the capital. There had
been some talk of sending a conducta to Vera Cruz
on the 25th of June, but owing to the reappear-
ance of Marques in those parts, a conducta is now
out of the question for some time to come. There
is a certain amount in menudo in Vera Cruz, but
the agents there write that it would be impossible
to procure 10,000 hard dollars, even by 50 and 100,
at present, nor under a premium of 21 per cent.
" There is a strong party continually urging
Juarez to resign, and the Congress had elected
General Gonzales Ortega President ad interim of
the Supreme Court of Justice. This is significant,
as he thus becomes virtually Vice• President of the
country.

" General Comonfort was in 'Monterey, and was
reported to have been proclaimed President of the
Republic by Vidaurri.
" Marques, after having levied 100,000 dols. on
the Real del Monte Company, proceeded in the
direction of Puebla, followed by General Ortega,
who had, however, according to the last accounts,
suspended the pursuit at Cuer, avaca and stopped
there. Very little hope seemed to be entertained
that an end would be put to the present anarchy
and virtual dissolution of the Federation without
the armed intervention of some powerful nation.
All eyes were directed to what England was going
to do."

THIS DAYS MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

Fresh up to this morning's market the arrivals of new
English wheat were only moderate, and the demand for it
ruled steady, at full prices. Old qualities were quite neg-
lected, and the quotations were nominal.
In foreign wheat, the show of which was moderately ex-
tensive, sales proceeded slowly; nevertheless, prices were
supported.

Floating cargoes of grain were in fair but by no means
active request, at late rates.

All kinds of barley moved off slowly, on previous terms
The supply of new qualities was small.

Fine malt was in fair demand at full currencies ; but in
ferior kinds were slow sales on former terms.
Good and fine oats were firm in price; otherwise the in.
quiry ruled slow at about previous rates.

Both beans and peas were dealt in to a limited extent a
late currencies.

In the value of flour no change took place. Superior
marks quite supported former prices.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Whe it. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
2,270 / 130) 1,650 250 960
1ri5h............ 1
390
F0reign........ 21,320 400 11,140 ) 1,430 sack
19,710 brls.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
Moderately good supplies of meat are on sale here,
Good and prime qualities move off steadily, at full prices,
Otherwise, the trade rules inactive, at our quotations.