The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-31 00:00:00

ANSON JONES.

CIVING THE CONSENT OF THE EXISTING GOVERNMENT TO

TILE ANNEXATION OF TEXAS TO TUE UNITED STATES.
Whereas, the Government of the United States hath proposed
the following terms, guarantees, and conditions, on which the peo-
ple and territory of the Republic of Texas may be erected into a
new State, to be called the State of Texas, and admitted as one of
the States of the American Union, to wit :

(Het; follows the resolutions of the United States Congress.)
And whereas, by said terms, the consent of the existing Go-
vernment of Texas is required—therefore,
Sec. Ist. Be it resolved, by the Senate and House of Represen.
tatives of the Republic of Texas in Congress assembled, that the
Government of Texas doth consent that the people and territory
of the Republic of Texas may be erected into a new State, to
be called the State of Texas, with a Republican form of
Government to be adopted by the people of said Republic, by de-
puties in Convention assembled, in order that the same may be ad-
mitted as one of the States of the American Union, and said con-
sent is given on the terms, guarantees, and coadlitions set forth in
the preamble to the joint resolution.

Sec. 2d. Be it furthor resolved, that the proclamation of the
President of the Republic of Texas, bearing date May sth, 1845,
and the election of deputies to set in Convention at Austin, on the
fourth day of July next, for the adoption of a constitution for the
State of Texas, had in accordance therewith hereby receive the
consent of the existing Government of Texas.
Sec 3d. Be it further resolved, that the President of Texas is
hereby requested immediately to furnish the Government of the
United States, through their accredited Minister near this Govern-
ment, with a copy of this joint resolution; also to furnish the
Convention to assemble at Austin on the 4th of July next with a
copy of the same, and the same shall take effect from avid after its
passage.

The above is a copy of the resolutions as they passed the two
Houses, and which will, we suppose, receive the sanction of the
President. They passed unanimously.

TOD ROBINSON.

On the 18th inst., in the Senate, Mr. Greer introduced a joint
resolution offering " A nation's gratitude to Major-General An-
drew Jackson," which resolution was unanimously adopted.
On the same day Major Kaufman introduced a Bill setting apart
a portion of the public land, lying between the Arkansas and Red
Rivers, for the payment of the national debt—read first and second
time, and referred to Committee on State of the Republic.
A resolution was offered by Mr. Greer for altering the time of
the annual Session of Congress—read first time.

On Sunday Mr. Kaufman, as Chairman of the Committee on
Foreign relations, reported the " Joint Resolution giving the con-
sent of the existing Government to the annexation of Texas to the
United States," which joint resolution was pulled through its third
reading on the next day (19th)—(The rule being suspended on
motion of Colonel H. L. Kinney)--by a unanimous ♦ote of the
Senate.

On the Nth, in the Senate, Mr. Greer introduced a joint reso-
lution relative to the introduction of United States troops into
Texas—read first time.

Mr. Kaufman's Bill," setting apart land for the payment of the
public debt," &c., was taken up and read second and third times,
and passed.

Mr. Lawrence introduced a resolution for the relief of Post-Cap-
tain E. W. Moore.—Read a first time.

We are happy to state that Commodore Moore has already been
restored to his command. We are further informed that Con-
gress will probably adjourn on next Wednesday.
We are informed that the propositions from Mexico have been
rejected, and that the resolution inviting the United States troops
has been adopted.

Since the sailing of the last steamer business generally had
been very dull in New York and the business cities. The extreme
warmth of the season has made the trading community more
quiet than usual. Nothing can as yet be known of the state
or prospects of the next cotton crop. The accounts, how-
ever, are rather more favourable than otherwise.
Honey was abundant, the rate of interest between 5 and 6
per cent. Pennsylvania Stock had risen, on a general idea
that the August interest would be paid, and 73i was asked
for Five per Cents. on the 15th on the New York Exchange.
The New York Courier and Enquirer of the 15th says—
" With regard to Oregon, we have confidence that with
moderate counsels on both sides and discreet conduct, all will
be harmoniously arranged; and in these particulars, if there
were to be a change, we think the selection of Mr. M'Lane
as the new Minister to England a fortunate one. He is well
and favourably known there, and is of an age and has a posi-
tion at home that may be taken as a guarantee that he has
not undertaken this mission without a reasonable and well
founded hope of aiding in bringirg all disputed points to an
amicable adjustment.

" Exchange on England has been sold as higli as 10 prem.
On France, a large amount was drawn on Saturday for ac-
count of the underwriters against the cargo of the Ville de
Lyons which was wrecked, at 5.31 k. The rate to-day may
be quoted at t• 274 to 30.
"1110 *lll, but little done in stecite to-day, and no ma-
terial in prim."

There has been a moderate husincss tl:e ‘!,:f tt.t, marltet
since the departure of the Caledonia, and had rather an
upward tendency.
Exchange on London stood at 110, Paris, 5 271 to 5 30.
Freights rather dull. To Liverpool, Cotton ?Id. to 3-16 d. ;
Beef and Pork in barrels,2s. Pd. to 3s. ; heavy goods As. to
225. 6d. To London, Tobacco 30s. ; Naval Stores 2s. 6d. to
3s. ; Oil 27e. 6d. To Havre, Cotton Ito I per cent. Ashes
8 dots. to 10 doh!. ; measurement goods 10 dots.
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, MONDAY, JULY 14 —United
States Loan, Six per Cents., 1862, 114 offered, 113 asked';
Ditto, Five per Cent., 1853, 1031 offered, 105 asked.

GREAT FIRE AT MATANZAS.-LOSS ESTIMATED AT

EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
(From the New York Express.)
We have a Havannah paper of the 28th ult., which gives us the
details of a great fire in Matanzas that happened on the 26th. The
following we translate from La Aurora, a Matanzas paper of
the 27th :

It appears that a severe calamity has befallen the rich city of
Matanzas. At half-past eight o'clock, a.m., the bells of the
parish church announced that the richest part of the city wee
seized by the flames. In fact, the fire had burst out, as we are in-
formed, in a carpenter's shop, in the Marina, where a large col-
lection of timber supplied abundar.ce of fuel to the flames. The
fire immediately extended to the adjacent buildings, which were
all of wood, and of such age as to be highly combustible, so
that the conflagration extended rapidly toward the Royal Cul'
tom-house, on the opposite coiner, and to the house of Don
Bartolome de Is Mater, which was soon seized by the devouring
element, threatening to consumed the whole town. It is three
o'clock in the afternoon, and we have just left the scene of the
catastrophe; and while the ruins of the edifices of the whole
Marina are consuming, the principal block, and another adjoining if,
have disappeared. A great part of the contiguous blocks in the
west have been destroyed in part. We may truly say that what
has been the general depot of the great part of the commercial
wealth of their city, has now been made a prey to the flames.
The losses have been incalculable, and consternation so great
that the streets were blocked up with men, women, and children,
flying for their lives from the flames. The splendid house of D°4
Vicente de Junco has been destroyed.
The fire had hardly commenced when we had the satisfaction of
seeing all the authorities of the town upon the spot, to whose excl.'
tions it is owing that the losses have not been more extensive.

STEAM-BOAT EXPLOSION.
(From the New Orleans Picayune, July 2.)
TERRIBLE DISASTER.—DREADFUL EXPLOSION.—GREAT LOSS 0
LIFE.—DESTRUCTION OY THE MARQUETTE.—Yesterday afternoon,
about four o'clock, a most calamitous disaster occurred at the
steam-boat landing, near the foot of Poydras-street. At the time
mentioned the steam-boat Marquette, Captain E. A. Turpin, while
backing out from the wharf, burst her boilers with a most terrific
explosion, scattering instantaneous death and destruction around,
The report of the explosion was tremendous, shaking the ler/
foundations of the buildings on New Levee for several squares.
The Marquette, as we are informed, had not made more than one
or two revolutions when she blew up.
Pieces of the wreck were thrown, with human bodies, into 10
air, and at immense distances. The boat was literally blown to atorn'•
How many lives have been lost by this terrible accident is 10
known—indeed, it can never be accurately ascerttined, as severil.,
who were going as passengers had not registered their names, and
it is feared that many of the deck passengers are lost. The ladle'
and children in the cabin were all saved, and escaped injury, es‘
cept a small girl, who, we learn, was scalded, but not mortally.
Ono dead body was taken from the wreck ; it was that of a Meet
unknown, who had his legs literally blown away, and was other'
wise mangled. Three other persons died on their way to the tics'
pital. Last night there were eighteen persons in the Charity We:,
pital, and one in Dr. Stone's, taken from the boat. These are e"
more or less injured—many of them, it is feared, mortally.
The Marquette was just over from Mobile, and was leaving fee
Cincinnati for repairs. We have heard half-a-dozen causes °:
signed for the accident, nearly all attributing it to gross carelessness
or negligence.

CANADA.
ANOTHER AWFUL FIRE IN QUEBEC.
(From the Quebec Mercury of Monday, June 28.)
Despondingly we take up our pen to record a second disastrenS
fire which has nearly blotted Quebec from the list of cities. Cur
task In this matter is not only painful but difficult of execntit,
To convey an adequate idea of the extent of misery caused
these two fires is impossible; to conceive the ultimate results it
hardly to be compassed by the human mind.
On Saturday evening last, about eleven o'clock, the flames were
discovered issuing from the hangard of M. Teasier, Esq., 14.1''' „f
d'Aiguillon-street, just without St. John's-gate. The alarrn
fire by the tocsin was tardily given, but at the earliest mera!rtly
possible a number of persons were on the spot, who lent evert
assistance towards arresting the progress of the fire (which,
it D
said, arose from the emptying of a can of hot ashes on a dung "
By degrees it crept from street to street, and the final result We'-4
that " the entire suburb of St. John," including that denominat.,,
St. Lewis Suburbs, is, with the exception of a few paltry streets, '-
which but few houses had been built, entirely devastated. • ht
The fire spread from causes which favoured it on the fatal nig 3
of the 28th May—namely, the shingled roofs, the high wind, 1,111
the previous dry weather. At first there was a miserable suPtli,
of water, and but few persons, beyond the military, were on p.
spot. Immediate preparations were made by the military 34
rities, under the immediate sanction of the mayor, for arrestjie
the fire by blowing up houses or entire blocks, commencing 1%0
English burial-ground. Powder was sent for, but so raidd do
the advance of the fire, that before it arrived the blocks intended
to to be destroyed were in flames. Artillerymen, with aullnunioos
were, however, shortly at the disposal of the authorities, ended in
houses were blown up at different periods. Two were rt, ea.
Chevrotiere-street, and so violent was the concussion from the
plosion, that a house on the opposite side of the road was cornYlse;„;
rent in twain, and fell. This destruction of property ws
a
effected without loss of life. One man was killed by the tps
materials, and several others received severe injuries; some se'
vo
fracturs, of hich one, M'Kenna, has since died. to isa"
At eight o'cw lock on Sunday morning the fire may be said
been stayed. Went
Upwards of 3,000 houses have been burnt, and at this In
20,000 persons are houseles deserlf
s
What is now to become of us ? Our workmen, of all their
tions, are ruined and houseless ; many who had commenced their
re-establishment after the last fire are again burned out; -0,1
former savings and the assistance afforded by the Charitable'
from private sources, alike sacrificed.
j if i'
A large number of families have led from the city, au n
very much to be feared that their secession will be peon:: of-
They may form new ties and fresh engagements which will -1
ually alienate them fro Quebec.
~, suet
Champlain parishes at Pointe Levi are filled with refugee', et
Champlain Ward, as far as Sillery Cove ; we have, M°"°".' `to
heard that Beauport, Lorette, and the several villages adjacf:osf
the city are crowded. Within the walls, but few houses, e's, if
the highest respectability, are not crowded ; one gentleman
persons in his house, another 55, and a tird 4
,„11'i°
The latest advices from Montreal are top the 120. th inst. ,„111'i°
There There appears to be no particular news of consequence. I,lollc.
CORRESPONDENCE OP THE " NEW YORK HER•LU.'''OO'
TREAL, C E., JULY 12, 1845.—The utmost alarm and eSsit:',,iffo,
prevail here, in consequence of the recent attempts at incend'S for;
no less than seven having been made within the last feWS 4sl.:ithe°
tunately the fires have, in almost every instance, been eating"- the
by timely vigilance. The fire companies are constantly °n la
alert, and several of the engines stand ready horsed all t.els°
several parts of the city the inhabitants have formed they indr
into patrols for the protection of each other's property. x'-
viduals are in custody charged with incendiarism.
A considerable portion of last year's stock of flour is "-t:
hand, and although a good deal is held on English account' and
holders of the residue are anxiously expecting the next nitet
there is much speculation as to the probability of a late hartion.
England. Sales are now made very irregularly, but the quo"-env
may fairly stand at 245. to 245. 2d., and a firmer feeling g
rally prevails in the market. sat
of P t
I- ash-- -- n.

_m ashes, contracts were made during the declension 10,
22.71 to 22.9, but they ate now up again, and large '3
effected at 23. Pearls are steady at 24.
for tiger'
Freights are unsteady, and ranging from 3.6 to S-- -
pool and the Clyde-4-6 is asked for London and refused• to the
There have arrived at Quebec 309 more vessels than UP
corresponding date last year.
t ti
The Governor-General has been seriously IndisposeJ, b
now sufficiently recovered to attend to his official duties.

THE Ar'FAIRS OF 111EXICOh% bit
ItMexico, Juror 7.—An abortive attempt at revolution, c ros
one moment created great alarm, occurred here to.daY• ,t
on the people, and I believe on the Government, by surl7je Di
so far as could judge, not the slightest preparation WO raan,
the latter in anticipation of such an event. At about three se/ the
in the afternoon some shots were heard in the direction LieJ
Palace, which forms one side of the great square of Mexico( the
in a few minutes after troops were seen lining the rooi which
Palace, and mounting the different turrets of the cathedral, old
forms another side of the plaza, and commands that W3:0041
some of the principal streets. We were then fold that 7,,,,pce,
Herrera, the President, and M. Rosa, the Minister of dip
_lt
were made prisoners, and that a pronunciamiento was one
but whether in favour of Santa Anna or Federalistic,, : poi'
could say. At this moment matters were in a critica'ecroioo
Lion ; but the Government was saved by the di,e
line
and spirit of the colonel commanding the 4th Regiment
which was in barracks immediately adjoining the Palace der
officer, who it appears is much attached to the present:„ r
things, instantly sent off a detachment to warn the 14'nfe
lfle
War, and put the commandant of the citadel on his If"°"'hrol,e'
then attacked the movements of the troops in the Palace' j site[
open the gates, dashed in amongst them bayonet in hand, neat (tie
killing a dozen compelled the others to surrender. He ?e„i_ sod
lodged the soldiers from the roof of the Palace and Cathedra ' Ole
in about half an hour put down the attempt at revolution: o,la,
officer commanding the revolted regiment was shot in thvioier,
but Brigadier Rangel, who was the chief conspirator and the
escaped. It is said that a large proportion of the regiment 10; 95,19
of t
garrison hed been gained over by Rangel ; and that if „Duo"
men who pronounced in the Palate could have held their But
for an hour, the movement would have become general. e were'
affairs passed, the thing was a total failure ; and even
ass's
t •t.
or lazaroni of Mexico did not think it worth while to aaS.-
Foreign diplomacy is much pleased at the result of of it,
plosion, as, If the Governmeat knows how to take adventegsegroa
it will add immensely to their moral force. They have °
case against Rangel and the other officers engaged in the in fbe
it was only a fortnight since that they were all inclu Anna
general amnesty granted to those who fought with Sans, °
Rangel has shown extreme ingratitude, for though he vi nce ivcfes
Santa Anna's most active partisans, no act.; of vengef;- resent
directed against him. Bold measures on the part ofed
Conservative Government may give a vital blow to theh '3,e re' be"'
party, which is both powerful and numerous; but vtoiste
much apprehension expressed, from the known timidity of
that the golden opportunity will be lost. tisfleien
The city is perfectly quiet, and we have the aa
knowing that not one of the people took POI in
ow the p
ct,
nunciamiento. nunciamiento. 'ei
The affair with the French Minister still wears en
as the Government, up to the present hour, has dee., rethe
the required satisfaction, saying, that as the matter I)._ the ieje
tribunals, it should await their decision. To-men"' trilot Med
day allowed by the Baron de Ciprey, and if reparation be hoover,
he will positively demand his passports. We 311 hope,
that the matter will be amicably settled.
nglef
rg AL'—;„
ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE PRII'L _ed with- ce
GAMEKEEPER.— Considerable sensation has been ca %
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last few days in the neighbourhood of Bagshot Park, in u,rureer,
of an attempt being made to take away the life of 141
•al II lice
of Mr. James Turner, head gamekeeper of his R 1„„ the P°
]'rince Albert. It appears from information receivean'ti, Itero`,;"4
that Mr. Turner, who has charge of the young Phe*:_.,.„_ the ,
Farm, was fired at about two on the morning of I.cf",:v's,' que r3O(
instant, from behind a watch-box, adjoining to .n ~, one.,
tit yof birds are kept, with a gun containing hag build ei,tt
which struck hiru.on the third finger of the left hen duritiff _
it to pieces. No person was seen about the preloroL outrsoo_,,
night ; and the only reason that can be assigned fo
arra in p 7-0
that Mr. Turner on a late occasion took active DI; ben S
ts'e
ruling persons for selling pheasants' eggs which a
__gint to
from his Royal Highness's preserves; and the ::„ r_oausioitsg:
away his life must have been made by
with the place. The police are in possessions of such
tifiY
shortly lead to the apprehension of the offender. nnhtl
SiIDBURNING GLASSES EXTRAORDINARY.--`-'
going to
on g hale.
week Mr. Morgan, draper, of AbergavennYr.n_ from s
ht
countinghouse, was surprised at smoke issn,!, The skroP_Po
shawls, of first-rate quality, which had just arrie
Co;ritie of to,
1:00.,
of the room is composed of panes of glass, the mated ion,
which present that protuberance technically d
,ot fto 0,
a person o•fse•t; y
eyes ;" these forming a focus, concentrated
thend up'eenlers:ig
and the consequence was that a large ors. otes
vas burned through the pile of shawls,
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damagss was stretsdned. 'eke reads Wore 15
Merlus.

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