The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-05 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sir,—ln your report of last night's deba'e it is stated
that " No, no ! " was the answer to Mr. Roebuck
when he said I had published the de.patch moved for
by General Wyndham and Mr. Disraeli.
My letter to you is accurate. Look at the garbled,
cooked extracts from that memoir given as a return to
Mr. Disraeli's motion, the memoir in extenso being
refused on public grounds. The " No, no " must
therefore have been applied to some other document—
something new ; and the ridiculous conduct of Lord
Panmure and his colleagues remain intact.
W. NAPIER, Lieutenant-General.

The Marquis and Marchioness of A.bercorn and family
101 l town yesterday for Scotland.
The Earl and Countess Granville entertained a select
circle at dinner last evening, at their residence in

Bruton street.
Tee Earl and Countess of Effiingham return to town
to-morrow from Brighton, where they have been staying

for a short time.
The Earl and Countess of Erroll have left town for

Scotland.
Viscount and Viscountess Falkland will leave London
in a few days for the Continent.
James Coppock, B-rq„ has been appointed to the
treasurership cf the Kent county courts, vacant by the
death of the late W. F. A. Delane, Eq.
LivEaron, August 4.—The Australian clipper-ship
Morning Light, belonging to Messrs. James Baines and
Co.'s Black Ball line, will sail on Friday for Melbourne,
the post-office box closing at 8 a.m., and with late fee

at 9 a m.
MADAME TUSSAIID'S ExEIIBITION.—During the las
few days some additions has been produced, and among
them the criminal Bacon, lately convicted at Lincoln
for the murder of his mother. The likeness of this con-
vict is most faithful, and be is placed with the figures of
Palmer and Dove, fit companions for such an individual.
At a meeting of the Australian Agricultural Company
yesterday, Mr. E. Hamilton was elected Governor, and
it was communicated that despatches had been received
from the colonial superintendent to the 15th of May.
Acccordlug to these the coal trade was remarkably
active at very remunerative prices. A further remittance
of 5,000/. has been received.
Mr. George Peabody, the American banker, of Lon-
don made a visit to this city on the 16th. An incident
which he related of himself, while here, will show to
what Mr. Peabody is indebted for his success. Fifty
years ago, at the age of twelve, he had occasion to pass
through Concord, on his way to Vermont. He stopped
all night at the Slickney Hotel, where he paid Lis
lodging and breakfast by sawing wood.—Concord
Democrat.
THE NEW CODE OF SIGNALS.—The Admiralty has
issued a c'rcular directing the commanders of Her
Majesty's ships to make periodical returns of all mer-
chant vessels they may meet at sea, signalising their
names by means of the new cnntnercial code of signals
authorised by the Board of Trade. As every British
registered vessel now ha', and every foreign vessel may
have on application, a distinction stoat of four flags,
whereby her name, port, nation, tonnage, and other
particulars are indicated, it is to be expected that the
regulation will prove conducive to commerce by insur-
ing more frequent and correct reports in the shipping
lists. The four flags being distinguished by letters, this
information may be promptly communicated by electric
telegraph, and when the Atlantic cable is laid we may
anticipate in Lloyd's lists the shipping intelligence from
, America as punctually as from the ports of the -United
Kingdom.
MEXICAN BONDHOLDERS.—The following is from the
Committee of Mexican Bondholders :—" The committee
have yesterday received the missing despatches from Mr.
Whitehead, which are dated Mexico, July 2 and 3. Mr.
Whitehead reports an interview eith the Minister of
Finance, his Excellency Senor 1.7.-glesitie, who promised
that on and after the Ist of July payments should be
resumed in all the custom-houses. In the meanwhile
the receipts by the agents had only been about $1,300.
From Mazatlan $BlO had been remitted by her Majesty's
iihip Alarm, but the money in the hands of the agents at
Colitna bad not been shipped yet on account of the want
of a conducta. In Guaymas a forcible seizure of about
$2,060 by the military commander of the port bad taken
place, which the Government had promised immed ately
to restore. The country was tranquil, but alarmed at
the turn the Spanish question was taking. Don Miguel
Lerdo de Tejada had publicly declined to appear as a
candidate for the presidency."
BIRMINGHAM ELECTION.—The meeting held in the
Birmingham Town-hall last evening was more than
u-ually well attended—it was crowded. The object of
the assembly was the recommendation of candidates at
the nomiriation expected to take place in the early part
of next week. Mr. Alderman Lucy presided, and a
discussion took place as to the eligibility of candidate..
John Bright was proposed and seconded, and after that
Mr. Attwood proposed, as an amendment, the substitu-
tion of the name of Mr. Baron Webster, son of a gentle-
man well endowed in this neigbbourho id, of good and
liberal principles. The mejority, upon show of hands,
was decidedly in favour of John Bright. There is no
doubt that both candidates will be brought to the poll.
To-day will disclose the intended proceedings of the
Conservatives.
THE PRETENDED PLOT TO ASSASSINATE LOUIS NA-
POLEON.—We quote, with much gratification, an able
article on this subject from the last number of the Satur-
day Review. We believe there is not an intelligent per-
son in this country, from the Queen, whose guest the
alleged intended victim is to be to-morrow' down to the
humblest of her subjects, who does not firmly believe
thee the whole affair has been got up in the hope of
making Ledru Rollin the real victim, in revenge for the
I
fatal blow he has given to French Imperialism, by
the
triumph which the distinguished refugee achieved in the
Paris elections. But Louis Napoleon and his unscru-
pulous myrmidons have been caught in the trap which
they had laid for Ledru Rollin. They have been taken
in their own craftiness. The infamy with which they
hoped to load the name of the leader of the French Re-
publicans has attached to their own names. Ledru
I Rollin stands higher in this country, and will every-
where become more popular, than ever ; while they
will be compelled to crawl out of the affair covered
with the world's contempt and hooted by its execrations.
—Morning Advertiser,