The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-20 00:00:00

CHINA.

The Moniteur de la Flotte publishes a letter from
Shanghai of Feb. 7, which describes a ceremony
that took place there in commemoration of the
deliverance of Shanghai by the officers and seamen
of the Jeanne d'Arc and the Colbert. A so-

lemn mass was celebrated on the preceding day in
the French quarter called Yang-King-Paug. to the
memory of those who fell under the walls of Shang-
hai on the 6th of January, 1855. Monseigneur
Dauicourt, Bishop of Antifelles, officiated in pre-
sence of M. Edan, the French Consul ; M. Merle,
the British Vice-Consul ; Captain Nicholson, of the
British frigate La Pique ; several officers of his staff,
the Spanish Vice-Consul, a de!egate from the Portu-
guese Consulate, all the French residents, and a '
number of the British residents. The mass was
followed by a sermon from M. Languillat, a Jesuit.
After the sermon the clergy proceeded to the reQi-
deuce of the French Consul, where prayers were
said over the mausoleum by M. Danicourt. The
ceremony was concluded by the following speech
from the French Consul :

'The two years which separate us from this heroic
but costly deliverance of Shanghai, far from losing
their effect on the hearts of the population, have, on the
contrary, made it stronger. Let us therefore honour this
glorious mausoleum as an immortal emblem for the navy,
for religion, for our duty, for all Frenchmen, for the ho-
nour and dignity of the national character, and for that
powerful colony of Shanghai, for the honour of the West.
Let us give a new and solemn adieu to the noble dead of
the Jeanne d'Arc and the Colbert."

THE BROTHERTON MEmoßi.kL--The committee sf;
pointed at the public meeting L4lei in the Town-hall
some time since, for the purpose of securing a memo.
SPAIN. I rial to the late Mr. Joseph Brotherton, M.P. for Sal.
The Madrid Gazette of the 14th contains a royal ford, havef a monumentrecently determ cn
ined that the moarial shall
over the tomb in t; :e Salford
decree, which authorises ' the Micister of Public
cnistel-paidc. The coiutuisclon for
consist of
at New Barns, and o
athberonze statue :nbatehn
nicipality, the provincial deputation, and ' the . given to Mr. Matthew Noble; and
its e
Works to come to an understanding with the mu- 'esteatittuowehabselie've
ministries, for the aggrandisement and embellish- : will be one thousand guineas. The pedestal will ho of
p
meet of the capital, by enclosing within the walls granite ; and in its general character the work will be
a large tract of ground, and laying it out in similar to the Peel statue—also by Mr, Noble—in the
streets, parks, promenades, and by cutting wide
Peel-park. A mothl of the statue and pedestal is to be
streets in the city, improving the river, submitted tithe committee before
There was some the work is proceeded
building railway stations, 4.7 c. The other with• discussion in the committee as
tof the statue,bl several of the members contending for one
journals announce that numerous arrests had
the weather
with a canopy or other protehcetiloinvefi:ol.n
been made at Madrid, in consequence of the
decision
rande of
a aitnm of ; pv
en hererf
discovery of a Carlist conspiracy headed by felt that theer
with the desire ; f but
te
wbreor zl behove
trdiss
prie,ts. This conspiracy had ramifications
of
subscribers, so far
at Oviedo and Burgos. In consequence of as that desire could majority of
We learn that
some agitation at Carinna, near Sarragossa, troops nothing has been decided as to the monumPut to be
had been sent to the town from the latter city. A placed over Mr. Brotherton's tomb.-211anchester
sword of honour had been forwarded to Washing- Guardian.
ton, to be presented to the captain of the United JOHN HALIFAX, GENTLEMAN.—We arc glad to ob-
States war steamer Waterwitch, for services ren- serve that a new and cheaper edition of this sterling
dered to the crew of the Spanish frigate Cartagenera, work, comprised is a single volume, has just been pub-
which ran aground in the mouth of the Parana, lished by Messrs. Hurst and B ackett. There has been
A letter from Melilla of the 4th says that the no novel issued for many yearns
.!3o,t_dfeser„ving of the Puc-
ess it has obtained as Jo 11. li a?c. As the Exa•
belonging to the Moors.
Spaniards had captured two large piratical vessels h
miner justly remarks! "John Halifax is a very good aid
novel. It is designed to trace the
The Madrid journals of the 13th have reached us. a very
a gentre leer finrintn u ei ;
stinre
c aog
boyhood t-) age of a perfect man, a Chi i,t,an
The government had addressed a circular to the rid it abounds in incident, both well and
presidents of tribunals, giving them instructions highly wrought. Throughout it is conceived in a Ugh
respecting the release of the Carlist prisoners who spirit, and wr.tt,en with great ability, better than any for-
have lately been amnestied. It had been decided mer work, we think, of its deservedly Succe.isfui author." .