The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-27 00:00:00

Mt.s.LNEY AN i) COLVILMEE,CIAL 1-; S
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The transactions in Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday
were 6,000 bales, at previous rates, but the market was
quiet. The sales included 200 bales Egyptian at 6d., and
the rest were nearly all American.—The business done
in Shares was at full prices generally. Birmingham
and Gloucester, 112 ; Bristol and Gloucester, 44
Caledonian, 6 ; Churnet Valley, 6/ + Chester
and Belfast, 61 7i ; Eastern Counties, 171 ,
Lancaster and Preston, 494 50 ; London and Brighton,
52 ; London and South-Western, 78 ; London and
York, 54 ; Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters, 5;
Manchester and Leeds, 1301 I ; Midland Counties, 128
1271 ; North British, 111 1; Sheffield and Manches-
ter, 1001 ; :South-Eastern, New, 22+ 211 ; South-
Eastern, 21 20f ; Trent Valley, 101 ; Paris and Or-
leans, 44+ ; Paris and Rouen, 411 ; Boulogne and
• Amiens. 5 ; Northern of France, 5/.
The commercial accounts from the United States are
of a favourable character as respects the demand for
British manufactures. As to the State debts owing to
foreigners, we fear there is very little chance of a pay-
ment of interest or of principal. Upon this point the
Governor of the State of Illinois thus comments :
"As to the extraordinary debt of the State, contracted
for the canal and other internal improvements, no interest
has been paid on it, which has accrued since the Ist of
July, 1841; and no provision of law has been made for
such payment. The magnitude of this debt, compared with
the resources of the State, has been a continual terror to
the people. They have lived in expectation of oppressive
taxes. The same has been anticipated by all who would
otherwise emigrate to the State. The popular vote at
the last election shows that our population has been in-
creased but little since 1840; and it is a fact, too
notorious to be concealed, that nothing but the utter im-
possibility of selling real estate, prevents the rapid de-
crease of our numbers. The adjacent territories are
tilling up with inhabitants at our expense. The high
and palmy days have departed, when we doubled our
population in a few years ; when, if a eitizen owned
more land than he wanted to cultivate, or if he wanted
to leave the country, or remove from one part of the
State to another, he could sell his land for cash.
What has produced this state of things ? Has it been
high taxes? No. It has been the fear of them only.
Is it because money has been drawn from our
pockets, as a tax upon our industry? No. Not one cent
has yet been paid by taxation. On the contrary, our
taxes, for State purposes, are three times less than they
are in the great and flourishing State of Ohio. Neverthe-
less, Ohio is advancing to greatness with unparalleled
rapidity; whilst we are paralyzed with the torpid fear of
evil only, when no such evil really exists." What is the
relief from this state of things? The people of Illinois
cannot, nay will not submit to further taxation. The
Governor says he would not propose a high or an op-
pressive taxation. The misfortunes and calamities of
the people have been such as almost to prevent the col-
lection of the tax already levied. At the last session an
increased taxation was impracticable, on account of a
total want of money in the country.
This is is indeed a bad feature, as respects the claims
of British as well as other foreign claimants upon the
States of America, for cash absolutely 'Advanced to en-
courage public works and give employment to the
people of the Union. It is with regret we must mention
that the other repudiating States are equally disposed
to lay by, and that too most dishonestly.
We have before us a letter, dated Rio Janeiro, the
14th December. At that date favourable news had been
received from Rio Grande. The rebels had been de-
feated in three or four actions. There is little news of
interest on commercial matters.
The settlement of the Otaheitean question, and the
grant voted by the Chamber of Deputies of 1,0001. to
Mr. Pritchard, our Consul there, has relieved the Bear
party of a portion of doubt as to the success of
their operations, and Consols for the Account have
been done this morning at 100/ and 1001. For
Money the rate has ranged from 991 to 100.
The Three per Cents. Reduced have been at 1001,
but they are now rather lower. The New Three-and-a-
quarter per Cents. have been done at 104+ I ; Ex-
chequer-bills at 665. and India Bonds at 78s. premium.
A good amount of business has been transacted in the
Foreign Stocks to-day. Brazilian Five per Cents.
have touched 905. ; Spanish Actives are firm at 28+ ;
the Three per Cents. at 40k I. Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents. have been done at 634 1; the Five per
Cents. at 99 ; the Portuguese Converted at 60i 60 ; and
Chilian at 101.
A vast amount of business has been done in the Rail-
way Share Market to-day. Prices are kept up both for
the English and French lines.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock 2131/2
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities lOOl 5%
3 per Cent. Consols Anna lOO 99/8
New 314 per Cent. Annuties
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 l2 3-161
India Bonds 1,0001 7B pm.
Ditto under 1,0001 — pm.
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills. 13/4d. I%d.
1,0001.
5001.

Ditto Small —
Ditto Advertised ..... ... — pm.
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent 89% 90
Ditto New Bonds, 1829 and 1839 88
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent lOl
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent —
Ditto for the Account.
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditto Converted 6O; 60
Ditto for the Account 6Ol
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent ll9 4
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1840 —
Ditto for the Account
Ditto Passive Bonds 6 4
Ditto 3 per Cent 4OA
Ditto for the Account.
%
Dutch 2% per Cents
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ... 98% A
Ditto 5 per Cents
PRICE OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE.
Birmingham and Gloucester 100 ... 1101/2 112 to 111
Ditto. MI: Shares ...... .. 3
Bristol and Exeter
Bristol and Gloucester
Caledonian
Cambridge and Lincoln
Chaster and Holyhead
Churnet Valley
Cornwall
-1

Pirect Northern
Dublin and Belfast Junction 2% 7%1/2— to _3
Eastern Counties
Do. Perpet. 5 ver Ct. No. 1. 3% 1
Ditto, ditto, .No. 2.
10% 03(.% ... to
Eastern Unionl4 2...... to 163/
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Ely and Bedford
Great South and W. (Irish)... 5
Ditto Extension
Great North of England 100 149
Ditto New
Great Western BO
Ditto, Half Shares
Guildford, Farnham, Portms. 21/ 5
Harwich 1
Hull and Selby
Lancaster and Carlisle... l5 ..... 24
London and Birmingham ...100 233 to —.112
Ditto Quarters
London and Blackwall 16% 7% to
London and 8right0n.......... 50
London and Greenwich
London and South Western.. 41%...... 78
Ditto, New
London and Croydon
London and Y0rk........
Lynn and Ely
Manchester and Leeds 7O .....131 .. ... to 129%
Manchester and Birmingham 40 54% to
Midland lOO 107 108% 107 to 1091/2'loB
Ditto, New
Midland, Birm. and Derby ...100
Newcastle & Darlington ,Yunc. 24 ...... 67 66
Newcastle and Berwick
North British
Northern and Eastern
Ditto Scrip
Norwich and Brandon
Ditto New Shares 1
Portsmouth Direct
Rugby
Shrews.,Wolver., Dud., Birm. 2% 4 .. ... to
South Eastern and Dover ... 331,x
Ditto New 4 224 to 21%
Staines and Richmond........ 1
South Wales
York and North Midland ... 50 ......109
Ditto Selby Scrip
Ditto, Extension
FRENCH RAILWAYS.
Great Northern of France ... 4
Lyons and Avignon
Orleans and Vierzon - 11% to
Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 2
Paris and Lyons
Paris
and Rouen..
Rouen and Havre

JOINT STOCK BANKS.
British North American -
Provincial oflreland

MANCHESTER STOCKEXCHANGE, JAN. 25.—Our market
continues exceedingly buoyant, and we have again had a
large amount of business dune :--Bristol and Gloucester,
454; Edinburgh and Glasgow, New Quarters, 3/ prem.;
Lancaster and Preston, 501; Liverpool and Manchester,
New Shares, 391 ; Midland Railway, 401. Shares, 8k ;
Newcastle and Carlisle, 117; South-Eastern, 49k; Ditto,
New Creation, 214- -I; Great Northern of France, 5i ;
Union Bank of Manchester, lok ; Barnsley Junction,
Halves, 475.; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 4i 4.; Cale-
donian, 6 5i ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 4 4i; Chester and
Holyhead, 6it ; Churnet Valley, 6; Great Grimsby and
Sheffield Junction, 2 1-16 ; Huddersfield and Sheffield
Junction, 3 7-16 ; Leeds and West Riding Junction,
5 3-16 ; London and York, 5 1-16 5 ; Manchester and
Buxton, 51s. ; Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction,
335. 355.

PROGRESS_ OF 41.1:1E ,iVIEXICAN
REVOLUTION.
DAY LATER FROM AMERICA.

The Columbus, Captain Cole, arrived at Liverpool
on Saturday. She brings only one day's later news.
The revolution in Mexico was progressint. The
New 3 'or4 rai saSi
" The principal towns, and indeed all the country,
have pronounced against Santa Anna, who, with a
small force, has fled to Queretaro; Tira revolution
passed off very quietly; hO blood having been
shed. The rormer revolutions being carried on by
one party of military against another, resulted in
much bloodshed—but this movement coming from
the people, as well as from the soldiers, made it gene-
ral, and hence the little commotion of a disagreeable
nature. Santa Anna had but little chance of over-
coming this movement, and it was a matter of con-
jecture whether he would attempt to escape or deliver
himself up—be very probably will endeavour to gain
over the opposite General, by bribery or similar
means, but in this it is thought he will not succeed.
In case that he is taken prisoner, the people will pro-
bably demand his execution, as they seem to think
his liberty will be dangerous to the Republic.
" The markets were in a very bad state, with very
little hope of improvement.
" The departments of Sonora, Sinalva, Jalisco, Za-
catecas, and Aquescalientes were in a state of revolu-
tion, and in the military possession of Gen. Paredes.
" General Santa Anna (with Cortazar), had mili-
tary possession of the departments of Queretaro and
Guanajuato.

" Cinalizo, Santa Anna's President interim, and his
ministers, were prisoners in Mexico.
" There were at the Island of Sacrificio the British
frigate Spartan, just arrived from New Orleans;
British frigate Inconstant, and two French brigs of
war, but no Americans."
The following letter from Vera Cruz appears in the
New York Herald:--
" VERA CRUZ, DEC. 9, 1844.—There is nothing
talked of here but the revolution that is going for-
ward, and it seems to be the opinion of the best in-
formed persons that Santa Anna's time of destruction
has arrived. At this moment he is, with his army of
about six thousand men, at Queretaro, about sixty or
eighty leagues from Mexico, where he went to meet
the revolutionary general, Paredes, who, with a strong
force, was watching Santa Anna's movements, and
was ready at a moment to take advantage of the
President's mistakes. Puebla, the capital of the State
of that name, and a place celebrated for its manufac-
tures, with a population of about 15,000 or 20,000,
had pronounced against Santa Anna, and it was daily
expected that the city of Mexico would follow. Santa
Anna having become annoyed at the interference of
Congress, had put that body down, the news of which
was proclaimed with great pomp and show in Vera
Cruz. However, all this showing off was got up by
the military, and it was very evident that the people
did not participate in the `glorious news.'
" Mr. Cushing has been robbed of all his books
and Chinese papers; the robbers have taken advan-
tage of the unsettled state of the country, and have
become insupportable. The people here think the
United States will not go to war on account of Texas,
as they say, by granting licenses to privateers, that
the United States will lose more than she possibly can

" DEC. 11, 1844.—Since writing on the 9th, in
which I described the rejoicings here on account of
Santa Anna having put down the Congress, we have
had a total change in the appearance of things. Only
three days after the guns had been fired in honour of
the above disgraceful proceedings, news arrived that
Mexico, and nearly all the country, had pronounced
against Santa Anna. This information was re-
ceived at Vera Cruz when a norther was blowing,
consequently there was no communication with
the castle of St. Juan d'Ulloa, and when the re-
joicings commenced for the downfal of the Great
Chief,' which consisted of fireworks and in firing
salutes from the forts, the castle understood this to be
a further declaration in favour of Santa Anna, and
they immediately proceeded to elect him Supreme
Dictator;' but guess their astonishment when the
storm cleared away, and they found the great man
no longer existed in the minds of the good people of
Vera Cruz. Well, what do you suppose they did ?
Why, immediately after receiving the intelligence,
they pronounced against the very man for whom but
a day before they had voted the Dictatorship.
Beautiful consistency, certainly. The feeling against
Santa Anna is universal, and I think it would be
difficult to find a person who would speak in favour
of him. His portrait, which was once so much re-
spected, has been thrown from the balcony of the
palace, and the mob tore it immediately into pieces.
The individual who threw it exclaimed, at the same
time, Here goes the son of aw— !' Even the
famous leg, once belonging to Santa Anna, and
which was buried in the city of Mexico with so
much pomp, has again been restored to the at-
mosphere, and insulted in every way imaginable. His
bust, which had a conspicuous place in the new and
beautiful Theatre of Santa Anna (El Teatro de,Santa
Anna), was broken into a thousand pieces. Another
large statue of his, at Puebla, was demolished in
rather a curious manner; first they hung him by the
neck, then they cut off his head and afterwards spat in
his face ; and at last left poor Santa Anna in the hands of
a charitable Mexican mob. lam very much surprised
that this once great man should have attempted to
put down the present feeling against him by the
sword; but what shows his confidence in his fancied
power, is in marching to Queretaro, leaving Mexico,
Puebla, Vera Cruz, and so many other towns in his
rear ; this he must now regret, as they have all unani-
mously pronounced against him. What will be the
end of this movement I cannot positively say, although
I am inclined to believe that if he cannot bribe over
some of the other generals and their soldiers, that he
will endeavour to escape, and I think, in the event of
his being taken prisoner, that he will most assuredly
suffer death. The immense property that he has will
certainly be confiscated, which, if he escapes, will not
affect him [much, as he must have considerable funds
in Europe.

FUNERAL or SIR C. F. WILLIAMS.—The inter-
ment of this gentleman took place on Saturday at the
Cemetery at Kensall-green. The funeral was to have
been strictly private, according to the express desire of
the deceased ; but to mark the respect in which he was
held, a great number of gentlemen connected with the
legal profession had expressed a desire that their car-
riages should follow in the funeral CO7 tege. The brother
of Lady Williams was chief mourner, the deceased not
having left any family. The deceased gentleman was
called to the bar in 1799, appointed Chief Commissioner
in 1830, end knighted by her present Majesty in 1838.
He was third son of Richard Williams, Esq., of Dursley,
Gloucestershire, and married, in 1822, the fourth
daughter of Ralph Browne Wyle Browne, Esq., of
Glazely, Shropshire. Sir Charles was a Queen's
Counsel, Recorder of Ipswicb, and a magistrate for
Hampshire.

" The character of Santa Anna, both political and
moral, is so black, that his present situation is lost to
view when his crimes are considered. His friend,
General Canalizo, late Vice-President, is now a pri-
soner in his own palace. Mr. Tuquenos, formerly
Minister of Finance, still cannot leave the bounds of
the city; and when his trial comes on he undoubtedly
will be severely punished, as he and his friends have
plundered the people to a very great extent, and which
plunder will have to be restored. All the acts of this
person for some time past are to be inquired into, and
I suspect that many negotiations that he has had with
some pat ticular merchants will be declared null and
void. The house of Mr. Tuquenos, just now alluded
to, was pulled to the ground by the mob.
" The late Minister of War has been sentenced to
some fifteen years' imprisonment for his partiality to
Santa Anna, particularly for creating him Com-
mander-in-chief of the Forces.'"

The New York Morning Express contains the
following extract from a letter of a highly respect-
able gentleman in the city of Mexico, to a merchant
in this city, under date of the 4th of December,
1844 :

" We are in the midst of a revolution, the result
of which no one can foretell, because both parties are
very powerful. The departments of Jalisco, Aguas-
calientes, and Zacatecas, have pronounced against
Santa Anna with General Paredes as their leader,
who, by the bye, is a brave -man and pretty good
general, but not gifted with so much talent
and shrewdness as General Santa Anna. It
is believed generally here that other depart-
ments will follow the example of those already re-
volted, and in such a case it is difficult to tell where
it may end. In the meanwhile General Santa Anna
is advancing from Queretaro to meet General Pa-
redes, who, at the last accounts, was at Lagos. The
former has under his command from 12,000 to 15,000
of the best troops in the Republic, and 25 pieces of
cannon, all veterans and well disciplined ; and the latter
can dispose of all the resources of the Custom-houses
of Jalisco, San Blas, Mazatlan, and the rich mining
department of Zacatecas--but the military force is
less numerous and less effective It is true, if we
believe what we hear in general, that public opinion
is rather against Santa Anna, but these people
do not know what they wish, because it appears that
all parties resent the treatment they have received
from the Government of the United States, and all to
a man talk of wagin. g war against Texas and against
the United States, if the annexation takes place, but
Ido not know who will be the man capable of carry-
ing on such an enterprise, if by any chance Santa
Anna should be deprived of his authority. However,
we must not deceive ourselves. If this revolution is
of long duration, the United States may do in the
meanwhile what they please, but I have no doubt that
if matters come to a prompt settlement, whichever be
the victorious party will send to Texas an army of
25,000 or 30,000 men, and war against the United
States is certain, in case the annexation should be
effected."

We have seen a letter addressed by a colonist in
South Australia to his father, a banker in Oxford, from
which it appears that the cultivation of the vine and the
olive is making considerable progress there, and that the
sub-soil plough has been adopted with great advantage
in preparing the ground for that purpose. No ploughs
of that description have been introduced as yet, but
the young colonist referred to had sufficient ingenuity
to construct one from a description contained in a work
by a Scotch agriculturist. In breaking up new ground,
especially for gardening purposes, this plough is stated
to possess a very great superiority over the common
plough. From the nature of the climate it is hoped that
the orange and almond tree, as well as the vine and the
olive, may soon be generally introduced into this colony.
—Times.

THE POBTENDIC Arnim—The award of the King
of Prussia in this matter gives to the claimant for com-
pensation, not 80,000/ or 100,0001, claimed, but 44,000 f.
(1,760.)

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDIAY EV_ENING-,__JA,NUARY 27

1845,

:LAMER MAreffESol:
Volt AstittfittoN.,

AN ADDRESS PRESENTED TO JAMES MATHESON,
ESQ., M.P., WITH A SILVER SNUFF-BOX, BY
THE WORKING CLASSES OF THAT BOROUGH,
AN: 3•'
4
Sir, —As the represehiatiie df the bhisses
in this town, we hail with pleasure your appearance
among us on this occasion. It affords us considerable
satisfaction to find that voii and -oi.4r estinlble partner
are in the enjoyment of health. We avail ourselves
of this opportunity of assuring you how very highly
we appreciate your noble and generous conduct,
especially in reference to the inhabitants of this
borough. Probably, Sir, you Are aware that when
your respected friend, our late valued Member, was
introduced to us, it was a period of unexampled com-
mercial distress. For many dreary months we and our
fellow operatives were entirely without employ. In pass-
ing ti e door of the weaver no cheerful sound of the
shuttle was heard, and in our factories and workshops
no joyous tongue gladdened our ears—gloom brooded
over the horizon, and despair spread its blighting in-
fluence over ourselves and our families. At this de-
pressing juncture our late representative was unex-
pectedly removed by death, and then, Sir, an auspi-
cious Providence directed us to you as his successor ;
and we cannot advert to this circumstance, without
giving utterance to the uniningled pleasurable emotions
which have been excited. Your introduction to us
resembled the rising of the sun in all its brilliance, after
a lengthened stormy night ;your liberal interference on
our behalf, and your kind and seasonable attention
to our interest, have dispelled our sadness, and
substituted cheerfulness and comfort. Constrained
Sir, by a sense of obligation, we, the working classes,
have wished to offer some small, yet lasting token of
the genuineness and ardour of our gratitude. We
exult in the prompt and willing effort that has been
made by upwards of 2,000 persons from among us,
by subscribing a penny each to procure for you a
silver snuffbox; which we now humbly tender for
your acceptance. Receive it Sir, as the thankful
tribute of numbers whose poverty and suffering have
been alleviated by your seasonable kindness; our
wives and families share with us in the gratification
of expressing to you our warmest thank-
fulness. May the Great Supreme Being
long spare your valuable life to repeat your personal
visits among us, which will always delight us, and
may you prove the happy instrument in reviving the
trade of our town. We cannot, Sir, close our address
without alluding to your annual gifts to the public
institutions of this place ; and also to the liberal sums
which you have so generously caused to be distributed
among the poor. Our ardent wish is, that Heaven
may grant you real happiness below, and everlasting
glory hereafter. We consider ourselves honoured in
having you for our representative in Parliament; and
without venturing to dictate, allow us humbly and
earnestly to solicit you to sanction all measures bearing
on " free trade," persuaded as we are, that it is only by
completely unfettering our commerce that the indus-
trious classes will have sufficient employment, and a pro-
per remuneration for their labour, whilst the prosperity
of our country is promoted, and the welfare of man-
kind established. In conclusion, permit us to state,
that with the presentation of this humble testimonial
of our unfeigned respect, we would add our fervent
wishes, that the Divine Providence who has so long
shielded your life in distant climes, may spare you
and your amiable partner many, many years.
Be assured, Sir, in your personal and social happi-
ness we shall always feel most deeply interested.
The grateful working classes and others, with their
children, will ever rejoice in alluding to the name of
Matheson.—We are, Sir, yours most gratefully, ,
(Signed on behalf of the Committee)
HENRY MEERS, Chairman.
Ashburton, Jan. 23, 1845.