The Sun. — 1836-08-20 (London, England)

BERLIN, AUG. 13.-Three m,uths, 6. 23W -Hamburg Papers, Aug. 16.  Money. 103  100% 105%  131% 73% 101 :0 ;  New York Papers to the 23d ult. have been received. They bring important intelligence from Texas. Major MILLER, and Captains CARNE and TEAL, sent by the Texians to negotiate an exchange of prisoners with the Mexican Government, and who, on making known the mission, were seized and thrown into prison, have addressed letters to their friends in Texas, imploring the Government to carry on the war, without regard to their fate. It is a subject of just pride, when private citizens thus emulate the patriotism of the illustrious Regulus. The following are the latest accounts from Texas :  " By the arrival of the schooner Colonel Fannin, from Velasco, which place she left on the 29th of June, we learn that the Mexicans have advanced as far as the Nueces, between 5,000 and 7,000 men, commanded by Generals Urrea and Bravo, 200 of which had marched for San Patricio. The Texian army were in the neighbourhood of Victoria. " We further learn that that part of the Mexican army who had been in Texas with Santa Anna, and had been obliged by General Urrea to return to Texas, have refused to cross the Nueces, stating that they will not enter Texas again. The captive, General Santa Anna (in irons), has been removed from Columbus to Labordie, where the main body of the army are stationed. The cause of his removal was owing to the late proceedings of the Cabinet, which was to the effect that he should be discharged, but it was counteracted by the people. There was also a rumour very current at Velasco, that the Mexicans intended to make a deseent by sea upon Velasco to secure Santa Anna at all events, if retained there, but, as our informant states, if such be their intentions they will be frustrated by the above removal."  The President of Texas has addressed the following orders to the inhabitants :  " I, David G. Burnet, President of the Republic of Texas, by and with the advice and consent of the Cabinet, have ordered and decreed, and do hereby order and decree, that every able-bodied man in Texas, being over the age of 16 and under that of 50 years, do forthwith report himself to the proper muster-officer of his respective municipality, and enrol himself for military duty ; and that so soon as a company of 56 men shall be enrolled in any municipality, they shall proceed to an election of their several officers, and shall forthwith march to head-quarters, first reporting their organization, and a complete company, to the Muster-office of the municipality. " And it is further ordered and decreed, that the musterofficer in each municipality shall make out a full list of the names and ages of every male citizen in his municipality, whether absent or present, a certified copy of which shall be transmitted to the War Department. And he shall also keep a list of every man in his municipality who enrols himself for military duty, a copy of which record shall be forwarded to the Department of War at the end of every month from the promulgation of this decree. He shall also send to the same department copies of the several companies returned to him.  " It is further ordered and decreed, that all officers, noncommissioned officers, and privates, belonging to the Texiai army, who may be absent on furlough or otherwise, do immediately repair to their respective posts, and report themselves for duty, on pain of forfeiting their commissions, if commissioned officers, and their pay and bounty, if commissioned or privates. " Done at Velasco, the 20th day of June, 1836. " D. G. BURNET, President. " A Somerville, Secretary of War.'"  WESTMINSTER SESSlONS.—Yesterday, about the middle of the day, the venerable Chairman, F. Const, Esq., now in the 66th year of his age, felt so oppressed with the fatigue of a second day's proceedings as to be obliged to retire. The Chair was then taken by Charles Graham, Esq., and the business of the Sessions brought to a conclusion. At the last sitting of the Academie de Medicine, Dr. Scipion Pinel related the following extraordinary case of suicide. A lady of fortune, appearing to be in possession of every source of happiness, suddenly, from some unaccountable impression, was overcome by ideas of self-destruction. After contending against them for several days in vain, she deliberately prepared to yield to them. She took a pair of scissors, and made an incision with them sufficiently large to suffer her bowels to protrude, and then, cutting them into small pieces, made them up in a packet, concealed them under the mattress, and then laid herself on her bed to die. Before she expired, though in the greatest agonies, she related the circumstance herself to Dr. Pinel, who was called in to attend ker.— Galignani's Messenger. A new and extraordinary Member appeared in the House of Lords a few nights ago. A black tom cat made his entree a few minutes after prayers, and took his seat without waiting for the ceremony of a writ, or troubling his Majesty to order a patent of nobility. His motions were attended to with marked attention by their Lordships. It was supposed that puss had smelt a " rat ;" and from the evident alarm exhibited by a learned ex-Chancellor, it was manifest that some of their Lordships were not unaware of the danger. A gendarme, named Faure, posted at Itimont, in the Arriege, went a few days ago to his officer, Lieutenant Trinque, at St. Girons, to request his permission to contract a marriage. Lieutenant Trinqu6 was not authorized to grant the license, and in the most friendly manner represented to Faure the imprudence of such a step, as it would put a stop to his promotion. Faure, instead of yielding to his advice, became desperate, returned to Rimont, and, having put on plain clothes, went back immediately to St. Girons, armed with a brace of loaded pistols. He soon met the Lieutenant, who was desiring him to take some papers to his brigadier, when Faure presented one of the pistols at his officer's head and fired, but missed his mark, and instantly afterwards discharged the other pistol at his own heart, and fell a corpse.— French Paper.