The Sun. — 1824-11-11 (London, England)

FANATICAL ASSASSINATION. On the 29th of August, a native of North America, by trade a shoemaker, who had some time before arrived in Mexico, was standing at his shop-door when the host passed. The people, as is usual in Roman Catholic countries, knelt, seeing the procession. A man fell on his knees at the door of the shoemaker, and the shoemaker himself knelt on a chair in the interior. The man at the door called upon the shoemaker to kneel, like himself, on the ground, without any regard to where he stood at the time ; and a dispute arising between them, the fanatic drew out his knife and killed the North American. The assassin made his escape, no doubt favoured by a populace as brulified by superstition as himself. The Mexican Journal describes this murder with all the abhorrence which it ought to excite ; but we mention the circumstance rather for the subsequent act of the Government to which it gave rise, than for the uncommon atrocity of the crime itself.— We find in the Paper of the sth of September, a Proclamation offering from the Government a reward of 2,000 dollars, for the apprehension of the assassin, who the Proclamation declares will  be tried according to the laws. This sum is placed at the disposal of the American and English Consuls, to be distributed by them between • the informer and the person who apprehends the culprit. The Government could not do more to show that it did not partake in the fanatical feeltog which prompted the criminal act of its subject.  AI u LLAN It is pleasing to observe, that the General Congress is proceeding peaceably and regularly with the Constitutional Act. They have passed a law favourable to colonization on a part of the Mexi, .can territory. On the Ist of August an earthquake was felt in Mexico, which,.,continued several seconds. • From the privateletters brought by this conveyance, we ascertaio that the provincial contract for raising a loan for the service of Mexico, which was -entered into last year by the agent of the house of Barclay, Herring, Richardson, and Co. was inally concluded and ratified by the representatiVes -of that hothie and the Government, in the city of `Mexico, on the d of September last. The 414Atilitit of the loan is 34000001. Stock, bearing per cent. interest. It is stipulated in this contract, that one fourth of its proceeds shall be applied to the redemption of the loan made by Mr. Migoni with Messrs. 13. A. Goldschmnidt and re., and that the loan is not to he issued till February next; both these conditions being in con.-formity with Messrs. Gollschmidt's contract. The associations formed in this country for Avorking the mines of Mexico are said to be pro...,feeding favourably, notwithstanding numerous obstacles, arising from the difficult nature of the • uUdertaking. A letter we have seen states, that Ati expedition sect out by the Anglo Mexican 41ining Association had arrived at Guanatuato, the mining district, and was occupied in erecting smelting-houses, and other proceedings prepara, tory to the working of the.miees. The contest for the Presidency was going on at the date of the letters, and the votes for Generals Bravo and Victoria were so nearly equal,' that it was doubtful in whose favour the Grate would turn.  A gentleman who came passenger in the Tiger, sielivered dispatches yesterday morning at the Foreigneoffice from the British Commissioner at Mexico.  N`tuf:Nnr.x