The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-29 00:00:00

THE ILLUMINATIONS

The illuminations were chiefly confined to the Strand
and the City. West of Charing-cross there were only
two displays, of neat but ordinary character, oue in the
centre of Pall-mall, and the other in Pall- mall East.
The Opera House, the Haymarket, and other theatres
in that direction were all as dark as a foggy evening
could make th- m. Fleet-street, Ludgate-hill, and Cheap-
side bore the belle. The following applies to public
buildings:—
Mercers' Hall, Cheapside.—ln addition to the elabo-
rately decorated balcony of this building, the front was
tastefully decorated with splendid silken union jacks and
the royal standard of England.
The Commercial Life Assurance had a very well-
arranged gas illumination, consisting of the Royal
initials " V. and A.," supporting an Imperial projecting
crown of large dimensions.
The General Post-office, although not exactly in the
line of the Royal route, exhibited on the summit of its
portico a magnificent silken royal standard in honour of
the occasion.

Sidney and Hall, tea-dealers (the house of Mr. Sheriff
Sidney)—A beautiful decoration, consisting of the royal
standard, supported by the streamers and other banners
of the Girdlers' Company, of which the Hon. Gentleman
is a member.

Messrs. Hoare's Banking-house—Two large union-
jacks, suspended from the roof, supporting in the centre
a beautiful blue silk banner, ,-, haain inscribed on it, in
letters of gold, " Victoria ; God bless our Queen and the
land we live in," supporting the imperial crown.
SL Dunstan's galleries had erected over them, in the
centre of the laurels, &e., with which they were now co-
vered, a transparency, with the portraits of the Queen
and Prince Albert, with a motto, " God bless them."

Both entrances to the Temple, facing Fleet-street,
were brilliantly illuminated in variegated and amber-
coloured lamps; and much amusement was created in
this locality during the evening, by the exhibition of
nrious-coloured fires, and which caused the assemblage
of an immense mass of spectators.
The Banking-house of Sir J. Paul, Bart., Strand—A
very neat illumination, the windows being hung with fes-
toons interwoven with branches of laurel.

Messrs. Twining and Co., Tea-dealers—A large
bulging imperial crown, jewelled, supported by the royal
initials " V. A.," in variegated lamps.
Farmers' Life Insurance Office—A large crown, sur-
mounting the letters V. A. in gas.
At Kirk's, late Procter's, No. 101, Fleet-street, Snuff-
manufacturer to her Majesty, the words " A Fair Ex-
change," in variegated lamps, with " V. A." on each side
of the royal arms, and a Brunswick star above.
Isherwood and Son, paper-hanging manufacturers and
decorators to her Majesty, No. 35, Ludgate-hill—A
splendid star, " V. A." in gas, with banners.
The Strand Theatre—A most beautiful illumination,
consisting of a transparency in three compartments ;
the one on the left consisting of a medallion of her Ma-
jesty surrounded by a scroll work of tasteful design,
with wreaths of flowers. The right compartment, a
similar medallion of Prince Albert. In the middle com-
partment was the City shield, with the motto, " Dentine
dirige nos," underneath which were the royal ciphers
".V.R." in intricate scroll work. The whole supported by
I;urel, with the rose of England in the centre.
Wyld, map publisher—A very tasteful transparency,
representing in the upper right hand corner the initials
" V.A.," and in the other "A. V." Beneath was the re-
presentation of the globe, upon which was written "Hap-
piness and Peace," England being brought out most pro •
minent. Beneath the whole length of the balcony the
word " Victoria."

The London Dock House, Princes-street, Bank—A
large bulging crown, in variegated lamps, supported by
the letters " V. A.," in white lamps.
North and South American Coffeehouse, Thread-
needle-street—The Royal initials "V. R." in white
lamps, supporting a magnificent star, in the same co-
loured lamps, with the cipher " V." in the centre, picked
out in blue.

Clothworkers' Hall, Mincing-lane—This was the only
hall illuminated, the illumination consisting of the
letters " V. R." and above the Imperial crown, in gas.
Below was a star, and at each of the six windows of the
building festoons in white lamps.
Jones and Son, late Blades, Cut Glass Manufacturers to
her Majesty and Royal Family, 5, Ludgate-hill—A superb
Star of the Order of the Garter, brilliantly illuminated
with gas jets, and surmounted on either side by six rich
silk national flags.
Office of the Illustrated London News—Device a
grasshopper, in brilliant gas lights, with the inscription,
" Victoria, Queen of Commerce ;" the front decorated
with flags and banners. The line of seats in the church-
yard of St. Clement's opposite, was also decorated with
national flags.
Mr. F. Rose, 70, Strand—A splendid tazza fountain,
throwing jets of water ; also the letters "V. A."
Mr. A. Pendrigh, Wine and Spirit Merchant, Royal
Yacht, Stanhope-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields—Star and
flags.

UNITED STATES.
LIVERPOOL, MONDAY EVENING.
The ship Patrick Henry, Captain Delano, arrived
here this afternoon from New York. She sailed on
the 7th, and brings advices three days later than the
previous arrival, having performed the run in a few
hours more than twenty days.

The dates from Rio Janeiro are two days in ad-
vance of those which came direct by the Government
packet. The Journal do Commercio contains an
account of a rupture between the Commander of the
British brig of war Alert, Captain Bosanquet, and
Captain Dumas, of the brig Cyrus, of New Orleans.
It appears that when lying off Calinda, on the coast
of Africa, the British captain came alongside of the
Cyrus, and suspecting her to be a slaver, demanded to
see the brig's papers. This the American Captain
refused, and at length the box, or chest, containing
them was broken open, and the documents were
examined by the Captain of the English vessel, he of
the suspected brig protesting against the proceeding
in loud and indignant terms. It is added, that after
the British Captain had left the Cyrus she was sold
to the Portuguese, and immediately filled with slaves.
During the altercation, and before the sale, the
British Captain is reported to have said to the Ame-
rican, " The reason you cannot show me the papers
is, because you have sold your vessel—l was told so."
The American Captain's version of the affair is evi-
dently exaggerated, and contains a great deal of idle
bombast, such as the " American flag trampled upon
by the British ;" " our flag is insulted, it will cost
the English nation dear, &c., and he accuses the
English Captain of being a coward, and turning
pale !" His letter is published in the American
papers, and duly penned with imposing capitals and
notes of admiration. The writer clearly calculated
upon the morbid jealousy of his countrymen respect-
the right to search suspected slavers, carrying the
American flag, and the rhodomontade in which he
indulges, however ridiculous it may appear on this
side of the Atlantic, has made, and will continue to
make, some stir on the other side.

Mexico, it would seem, is in earnest about the in-
vasion of Texas. An account from Vera Cruz states
that General Ampudia had passed through that city,
to take the command of the troops raised for the ex-
pedition, and that the army was ready to march by
way of San Luis Potosi. _

The accounts from Monte Video give a more
favourable turn to the position of the Rivorista party.
The army of that leader had taken possesion of the
town of Salto. No light is thrown on the movements
of the besieging army, nor on those of Oribe. Rosas,
through his organ (the Gazeta Mercantil), was en-
deavouring to disprove the atrocities with which he
was charged, by turning the tables upon the Unita-
rians. Orders had been issued by the Dictator to
allow coasting vessels to carry goods to Paraguay,
and to permit the re-shipment of flour and wheat in
bond to Santa Fe, Entre Rios, Paraguay, and ports
is the Oriental State not in the possession of the
enemy.

The yellow fever, which during the last and some
preceding years, was so violent at New Orleans, has
this year been unusually mild—so much so, that it
was comparatively harmless.

Pensacola, in the United States, had been the scene
of a destructive fire. Thirty-five buildings, com-
prising half of one of the principal squares, had been
destroyed.

The United States papers continue to be filled with
accounts of the elections for the Presidency. But
little clue, however, can be formed, so conflicting are
the statements as to the ultimate result.

The Cotton Market in New York was unsettled,
and the amount of business doing was small. The
accounts from Georgia state, that a severe frost had
been highly injurious to the crop, but statements of
this kind are received with becoming jealousy :in
England. The Exchange on London, was firm at
1091 to 110, and on Paris at 5 22i.

In presenting to our readers the copious and in-
teresting account of her Majesty's visit to the City,
which we have elsewhere published, we deem it butjus-
tice to ourselves and to such of the managers as were
not parties to the partial unfair treatment experienced
by us, and with a single exception, byall our daily Conte-
mporaries, to point attention to the fact, that whilst tickets
of admission to the Banqueting-room and the Throne-
room were refused to the Morning Herald and other
journals, no fewer than three were supplied to gentle-
men connected with a morning paper, who were ad-
mitted to the presence of her Majesty, and this in the
teeth of the most earnest asseverations on the part of
the Committee that the daily press had all received
precisely the same facilities.--Herald.
ILLNESS OF MAJOR- GENERAL SIR W. NOTT.--
CARMARTHEN, OCT. 25.—This morning, at an early
hour, Major-General Sir W. Nott, &c., was taken alarm-
ingly ill, and is still in a precarious state. The road
before his house in Guildhall-square is being covered
with litter, to lessen the sound of passing vehicles.