The Sun.
London, England, 1829-02-18 00:00:00

" IMPORTANT FROM VERA CRUZ.

" We learn from Capt. Bugnon, of the Leonidas,
arrived yesterday from Vera Cruz, that an army of
800 men, under the command of the partisans of
Guerrero and St. Ana, had encamped eight or ten
days, within about five miles of that city, and the
inhabitants expected an attack daily. There were
only about 500 soldiers at Vera Cruz. The day
that Captain Mignon sailed (28th December) the
officers were consulting on the expediency of sur-
rendering the city and joining with their invaders.
Their principal object would be to prevent the city
from being plundered, although it was feared such
would inevitably be the issue, pursue what course
they should. As Captain Bugnon was coining out of
the harbour, he observed large volumes of smoke
rising from the city, from which circumstance he had
no doubt that the destruction had commenced."

A stall in Durham Cathedral is vacant by the
death of the Earl of Bridgewater.
MEMORIAL OF SILK MANUFACTURERS.--
A memorial, signed, we understand, by nearly all the lead-
ing manufacturers of silk goods in this town, has been sent
to the Baard of Trade,—requesting, in substance, that the
present regulations relative to the silk trade may be con-
tinued, until sufficient time has elapsed fully to develope
their effects; and praying that no reduction may be made
in the duties on foreign manufactured silks without a due
consideration of the difference in the cost of the necessaries
of life in this country, as compared with the continent of
Europe and the East Ingies.—Mwochester Mercury.

DUTY versus GRATITUDE.—A few days
ago, a constable at Coventry had occasion to go down to
the canal-wharf, in discharge of his duty, and in attempt-
ing to go on board a vessel, fell into the water, where he
was in great danger of being drowned. lie was, however,
rescued from his perilous situation by the exertions of an
individual who happened to be in the neighbourhood, and
who, not content with getting him opt of the water, took
hint to his house and furnished him with refreshment and
dry clothes. When the officer came a little to himself, and
ascertained the n mine of his preserver, he discovered, no
Ipulit to his mortification, that his life had been saved by
the 7cry map of whom he was in search ; and that the first
return he could make for the tiblgation, was, to aerie his
belviictor with a sunqowq.„..iiwiches4r
SOMNAMBULISM.—A youog lady, who lives
within a short distance of Manchester, awoke the other
morning, but found her attempts to rise front her bed very
much impeded by a sensation of tightness around her,
and to her very groat surprise, on taking oil the night-
dress to which she had arrayed berstif the precedinir, eYetl,
lug, she was underneath fully dressed as fqr an afternoon
party ; am) what more added to her astonishment we;;,
one part of her dress which she had heretofore found.
herself quite unable t;, pp on withont assistance WAS now
in perfect arrangement. There were also appearapees in
the chamber of the lady's toilette having been regularly
performed, so that there is little doubt that she must have
;,:u.ll:inetl herself about to meet some company, but had
not the 5 ;gLei-4; repqectiota pf eyer Laying risen from her
bed.—Manchester
BANK OF FRANCE.—The accounts of the
Bank of France are regularly mash public every half year,
when the dividend is paid. The information given by the
174i;ept•;r1t, of the estabUslameut on this state of its affairs is
the most complete and "slOS'esrl,2,tl. They not pnly state
the amount of their issues of piper, but the extent of their
discounts to merchants, the amount of their profits, and
the state of their reserve fund. The balance-sheet, con-
taining the result of their operations last year, is published
in i,n2 4,!,-..F;fr. The amount of their discounts for the
year was 40?,2!.16,3nt ft imc,3, w;411 y;e!del an interest or
only 2,519,492 Francs, or about 100,000/. sterling. There
hail been a decrease of more than 40,000/. in the last year
as compared with the year 1827. The loans made on the
advance of bullion produced about 4,000/. The Bank
Laa zoi4E4, since 1820, about 5,00,000/. sterling. The
maximum of bank-n Otes o.:t at 0;..4 tii-v,e wag 210,p00,009
of francs, or nearly 8,500,0001. sterling. The bullion or
coin in the coffers of the establishment exceeded this
amount, being 240,000,000 of francs, or more than
11,r0,0001. sterling. This excess of trea‘nre proves
Unfortunately 11.) w;:1!, the 2eneral stagnation of business.
The capital of the Bank in circulation i 3 divided into
69,000 actions or shares, originally of 1,000 franca each,
but worth at present 1,810 francs, thus forming an aggre-
gate of stock of ahout 2,700,000/. sterling. The number
of shareholders on the Ist of January, 1827, was 3,536.
The reserve fund amounts at present to 8,480,598 francs.
It is divided, under certain conditions, ;among the share-
holders, or employed to make up deficiencies of interest.