The Sun. — 1838-12-25 (London, England)

FRENCH FUNDS.-P►RIS. DECEMIIZA 22.  Five per Cents., 1091.45 c. 50c. 40c Latest Prices-109f. 50c. Four per Cents., 10lf. 60c. Three per Cents., 78f. 70c 65c. Bank Actions, 2,68)f. Nente de Naples, 98L 85c. 80c. Roman Five per Cents., 10034 Ditto 100 A Spanish Actives, 16 15% 16 Ditto 16 Belgian Five per Cents., 98 L'Ssai Ditto 99 Belgian Bank, 590 E 550 f. 560 f. Haytaan Loan. 370 f. EICHANON on LeNnoN.—One montkpaper, 25L 20c I money, 251. 15c; rkree months, paper, .25t; —c ; money, 9.5 F. --,  Letters and Papers from Madrid, of the 15th inst., have arrived this morning. The Chambers were treating the new Ministers with remarkable forbearance, in the expectation of receiving from them, so soon as they should have matured their plans, an exposition of that system which General ALAIX has declared adequate to the regeneration of Spain. General CORDOVA was at Osuna, and General NARVAEZ at the camp of Gibraltar, where they had each received directions to prepare for trial by a Court-martial. As for ESPARTERO, he is so occupied with procuring their condemnation that he has not time for the adoption of any measures against the Carlists. He is now the uncontrouled ruler of Spain, and dictates every proceeding of the QUEEN and the Cabinet.  On the 30th ult. Prince GEORGE of Cambridge landed for a few hours at Ceuta. In the course of the day the Wasp, having his Royal Highness on board, sailed for Tetuan.  Of warlike intelligence we find nothing but what is contained in the following paragraph from a French journal : The Phare de Bayonne of the 20th has the following article : We learn by express that Baron de Meer fell in with the Catalonian bands on the 10th, and defeated them. That a second action took place on the 12th, between Astaron and Llavorsi, in which the factious were completely routed and lost many men, killed, wounded, and dispersed. The main body of the rebels retreated in disorder to Avis Santa Crew and Castello. The Count d'Espagne entered Novis on the 12th, and on the 14th continued his march towards Organza, where all the bands are to meet. On the same day the Baron de Meer and his troops occupied Realp, Llavorsi, and Esterry.  THE Moorr.—M. Arago, the French philcs;opher and astronomer, has been engaged for some time in laborious researches respecting the supposed influence of this planet on the atmosphere, and on animal and vegetable bodies, and has come to the conclusion that the popular notions concerning the influence of the lunar phases (change of moon) have no foundation in theory, and no correspondence with observed facts. This will astonish sailors and shepherds—the great and undoubted weather-prophets from time immemorial, but he is about to astonish the maddoctors also, and prove that the " Queen of Night" has been cruelly maligned, and that she is entirely innocent of the murders and other countless crimes committed by lunatics. The Great Supply of New Publications issuing from the Press, and the approaching New Year, induce Mr. Bull, Public Librarian, to remind Private Families, Book Societies, and Literary Institutions, throughout England, Scotland, and Ireland, of the favourable opportunity offered to avail themselves of his New System of supplying all Works, Magazines, and Reviews regularly for perusal, in any quantity, upon the most advantageous terms. Full particulars can be had (gratis), with a List annexed, of all the valuable New Publications, or sent by post as a single letter, on application to Mr. Bull, Librarian, 19, Holiesstreet, Cavendish-square, London. The navigable canals used for the transport of goods and produce in England alone are estimated now to exceed 2,200 miles in length, while the navigable rivers exceed 1,800 miles, making, together, more than 4,000 miles of inland navigation, the greater part of which has been created or rendered available during the last eighty years. The whole extent of navigable canals at this moment available in Ireland does not amount to 300 miles ; and, including navigable rivers, the entire water communication does not exceed 400 miles for the whole island.