The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-26 00:00:00

A letter from Zurich, dated July 20, says
" The session of the Swiss Diet will not, in all probability, be
now a long one, for more than half the business has been already
got through. As to the questions of the Jesuits and the convents,
the President feels disposed to place only the latter on the order
of the day, in order to avoid the irritation which could not fail to
be caused by the former, and which might impede other b.asiness.
Much sensation has been caused here by the sudden departure of
the first deputy of Lucerne, M. Siegwarl-Muller, who lately
declared himself so warmly in favour of the Jesuits,
and who has, consequently, not met with a favourable recep-
tion when he has appeared abroad. His excuse for his present
act is, that he did not consider himself secure from per-
sonal injury at Zurich. The Jesuits had scarcely been installed in
Lucerne than they sought to acquire possession of land in the ad-
joining cantons. They have just purchased a large building near
Mensingen, in the canton of Zug, in order to convert it into an
establishment, either avowed or disguised, of their society. This
act only too well justifies the fears of those who declared that, if
once the Jesuits placed their foot in the principal Catholic town of
the Vorort, they would soon overrun the whole of primitive Swit-
zerland. The members of the clergy who offer the slightest oppo-
sition to their designs become the objects of persecution. Dr.
Steiger has decided on fixing himself at Berne, where he is ex.
pected at the end of July. His presence in Switzerland is still the
great cause of alarm to the Government of Lucerne."

Madrid papers of the 18th instant have arrived. The
Gaceta contains the following official document :

" All the accounts received by the Government from various
points of the Peninsula, and from foreign parts, clearly reveal the
existence of vast combined plans, which the premature rebellion in
Catalonia has probably frustrated."

The route which the QUEEN would take in quitting Bar-
celona was still matter of conjecture. It was, however,
considered probable that her MAJESTY would proceed by
Tervel to Saragossa and the Basque provinces, and the He-
raldo deplores it in the most mournful tei ms. That Govern-
ment print calls the journey an " extravagant " one, and adds
that all Madrid has learned, with " sorrowful surprise," the
postponement of her MAJESTY'S return to the capital.
It is reported that all the Ministers will assemble at Sara-
gossa on the 24th.

The Femento of Barcelona, of the 18th, states a steamer
to have been dispatched to Valencia, in order to bring back
some of the QUEEN'S equipages, which had already been
sent thither.

A private letter says, " That on learning that it would be
difficult to establish in some places the new system of taxa-
tion, without giving rise to serious disturbances, the Minister
of Finances has deemed it prudent to instruct the Inten-
dientes to content themselves with the old system wherever
the new may encounter opposition. The utmost moderation
is recommended to all the agents of the Treasury."
Another letter states that NARVAEZ has expressed his do
termination to resign rather than allow the QUEEN to pro-
ceed into the Basque provinces from Saragossa.
The Esperanza states that the Marquis DE VILLUMA and
the Baron DE MEER had been sent for by the QUEEN, but the
statement was not generally credited.

We have received the French papers of Thursday. Their
contents are not of much importance. The Moniteur pub-
lishes official accounts of various successful expeditions. in
Algeria, and the ether papers comment on the effect likely to
be produced by the reappearance of ABD-EL-KADER. The
Duke and Duchess DE NEMOUBS left Paris on Thursday for
the south of France. According to their detailed itineraire,
published in the Globe, they are to arrive at Bordeaux on the
sth of August, and to make an excursion to Spain. The
Presse says that it.is at Bilbao that their Royal Highnesses
areeto have an interview with the QUEEN and Royal Family
of Spain. Count BnlissoN, the French Ambassador at the
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Spanish Court, is to repair to Bilbao on the occasion. Don
CARLOS and his consort left Lyons on the morning of Wed-
nesday before last, by the steam-boat for Avignon, whence
they were to proceed to the Greoulx waters.

The Augsburg Gazette states that there will be a complete
diplomatic congress on the occasion of the meeting between
the Queen of ENcrIAND and the King of l'ittissiA, on the
Rhine, as France, Ru:,sia, and Austria will send representa-
tives there.
According to the French papers considerable alarm is felt
at Rome, in consequence of the precarious state of health of
the POPE, who is suffering from a cancer in his nose.
MAnno-CAmmu GREGORY XVI., appointed Cardinal in
1825, was raised to the apostolic chair on February 2, 1831.
He was born in 1765, and is consequently now nearly 80
years of age.

A letter from Trieste of the 14th instant, published in
these journals, says :

" The insurrection of the lklontenegrians and the mountaineers
of Jakova (Albania) still continues. The latter, to the number of
8,000, conveyed their wives, children, and flocks into the valley of
the Bellaja, which is surrounded by inaccessible mountains, and
then divided themselves into bands in order to attack the Seraskier,
without coming to a general engagement. The Turkish COM-
inalider has, it is said, met with such a vigorous resistance that he
has sent for a reinforcement of 3,000 men from the Pacha of Scu-
tari. Adviees from Ragusa state that a Turkish squadron, com-
posed of a frigate, a schooner, five brigs, and several transports, had
anchored in the port of Durazzo (Albania) on the 25th June. The
appearance of this force has given rise to various conjectures. Ac-
cording to some it is destined to assist the Seraskier, while others
state that it is intended to embark Albanian troops for Syria and
Tripoli in Barbary. Letters from Agran (Croatia) state that Aus-
trian troops had been ordered to march towards the Turkish iron.
tier, where some disturbances" had taken place, and an irruption
made on the Austrian territory.
The Three per Cents. closed at 83f. 50c. ; the New Loan
at 83f. 00c.: the Five per Cents. at 1211: 80c. ; Orleans
Railroad Shares, 1,2001. ; Rouen, 1,050 f.; Vicrzon, 755 f.
liar-re, 8701.; Avignon, 9951. ; Basle, 2701'. 75c.
The following are the quotations for the new lines :-
Orleans and Bordeaux, 185 f. prem.; Boulogne, 1221. 50c.
ditto ; Troyes and Montereau, 15f. ; Paris and Lyons
(Laffitte), 311. 25c.; ditto (Calon ), par ; ditto (Ganneron), 61.
50c. ; Northern Line (Laflitte), 451. ; ditto (Rosamel),
1 If. ; Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie), 12f. 50c. ; ditto
(Drouillard), par; ditto (O'Neill), 3t: 50c. ; ditto (Jacques
Lefevre), par ; Lyons and Avignon (Lecointe), 12f. 50c.;
ditto (Talabot), 31f. 25c. ; ditto (Coaipagnie Meridionale),
51.; Bordeaux and Toulouse (Mackenzie), par; ditto and
Cette (Espeleta), 6f. ; Creil and St. Quentin, par ; Paris
and Strasbourg (Ganneron), 101.; Dijon and -Mulhouse, par;
Dieppe, 21f. 50c.

LLOYD'S S.ll IPPIN G.-( T H IS DAY.)
LONDON, JULY 26.—Wind S.E., light airs and hazy.
LIVERPOOL. JULY 25.—Wind variable.—Arid. Columbus, Green,
Macao and Pernambuco ; Sir C. Campbell, Pentcost, New Orleans ;
Columbo, Byrwell, Savannah ; Aljonquin, Caller, Quebec ; Tom
Banks, Jones, Alexandria. Sailed 25, North Pole, Sims, Acton,
Maneo, Mickels, Boston ; Gloucester, Pollard, Boston ; Compton,
Chapman, Quebec. Off port, fluron, Bahamian, Itodalist, Intrinsic,
and Mersey. Five square bales of cotton floating on the water, were
passed on the 18th, lat. 48, lon. 9, by the Torn Banks, arrived here.
PENZANCE, JULY 24.—Wind E.—.Arrd. Tutor, Wakeham, Quebec.
Sld. Mary of Chandos, Trewavas, Miramichi. Off port, G. Pli Adam,
Valparaiso ; Jane, Dunn, gWaSh.
GLOUCESTER, JULY 25.—S1d. Perseverance, Robson, Richebucto.
NEWPORT, JULY
.Echo, De Quettiville, Jamaica.
ST. IvEs, JULY 24.—the Reward, of this port, from Plymouth,
was carried on the stones in the Bay by the 111.2, during a calm
last evening, and immediately sunk.

SUNDERLAND ELECTION.--The friends of Colonel Thompson held meetings on Wednesday and Thursday, at both of
which the conduct of Mr. Bagshaw, on retiring, in order to pre..
vent a split in the Liberal iniere4, was the theme of much and
deserved t_l,l-giom, It is to be hoped tt,at Lil,erals of every shade
will now work together to secure the return of Colo»el Thompson.
His canvas?, hitherto, has been most satisfactory. Mr. Hudson is
expected in Sunderland on Saturday (this day). His friends are
very sanguine; the contest will, probably, be a very close one, The
writ will be moved for on Monday.

.1 UL Y 26, 1845.

bation" are confined to Mr. WRAY'S having been "the
paid agent of a private company," and " having been
engaged to canvass Members of the House of Commons,''
in favour of that Company's Bill. But the three hun-
dred pounds to Mr. BONHAM, Oh, no I we never men-
tion it. Here is the document :

Whitehall, July 19, 1545.
Sir,—l forward to you, for your information, in the event
of your not having already perused it, a copy of the report of
the Select Committee appointed by the House of Commons ':o
inquire into the allegations of a petition from the South-East-
ern Railway Company; together with the minutes of evidence
taken before that Committee.

I have learnt with regret from this report, that you were, in
the year I b 36, while holding a responsible office under Govern-
ment, retained as a paid agent of a private company to pro-
trude the success of a Bill introduced into Parliament on their
behalf; and that you were engaged to canvass Members of the
House of Commons in favour of that measure during its pro-
gress through Parliament.

It now becomes my duty to convey to you my strong disap-
probation of the course which you thus pursued. Ido not
think it necessary, on the present occasion, to express any
opinion whether the due performance of the duties of Receiver-
General of Police might or might not have been, in the first
instance, compatible with private practice as a barrister ; but
I can entertain no doubt that your interfetence, especially a 3 a
paid agent in canvassing Members, must tend to wetken, the
confidence of the public in the impartiality of the Government,
whose officer you are, and materially to impair your efficiency
in the performance of the official duties which are entrusted
to you.
I am informed that for some years past you have abstained
from accepting any professional engagement as a barrister. I
approve of your Laying done so, and I expect that for the fu-
ture the same course will be invariably pursued by you.
The duties of your office are onerous and important, and I
consider it absolutely necessary that henceforth the Receiver-
General of the Police should confine himself entirely to those
duties; and any departure from this rule will be regarded by
me as a sufficient ground for your removal from the appoint-
ment which you now hold.—l am, &c.,
(Signed) J.-R. G. GRAHAM.
John Wray, Esq., Receiver-General of Police.
If the House of Commons and the public are satisfied
with this letter we shall be greatly surprised. Wenn& r-
stand that Mr. WRAY, who is here cautioned to confine
himself entirely in future to the duties of his office of
Receiver-General of Police, is the resident Director of
the University Assurance Company, and, if so, he holds
an office which must take much lime, and the holding of
which is quite inconsistent with Sir JAMES GRAHAM'S
instructions. This should be inquired into. We hear
that Mr. WRAY has been useful to the Tories in Uni-
versity elections. This may be a good reason for Uni-
versity Tories to put him into a good berth in their In-
surance Company and to keep him there ; but it is no
reason for shielding him as a public officer from the
punishment due to his misconduct. We conclude, after
the strong opinion expressed the other night by Lord
J. RUSSELL on the impropriety of retaining Mr. WRAY
in his office, that thiS matter will not be allowed to drop.

Swiss journals to the 21st have been received. They an-
nounce the murder of M. JOSEPH LEw, of Ebersol, member
of the Grand Council of Lucerne, on the night of the 19th,
at his country house. M. LEw had been a violent partisan
of the Jesuits, and it was he who forwarded their designs at
Lucerne, and created that feeling which has spread through
the whole •of the republic. It has not been ascertained
whether this arose from private feelings of revenge, or from
political animosity. The Government has offered a reward
for the apprehension of the murderer.