Among the Spaniards D-ho accompanied Don Carlos in the British
ship Donegal to Portsmouth, is the notorious General Moreno. This man, it will be recollected, was Governor of Malaga, when Torrijos and his comrades, among whom was Mr. Boyd, a young Irish gentle- man, were inveigled into his power, and afterwards shot—that is, 49 out of 56 of the party were shot. The Times and Courier have been exceedingly urgent upon the Government to seize this treacherous ruf- fian, and put him on his trial for the murder of a British subject. There is no question at all that Moreno decoyed .Torrijos by haters 2nd promises of assistance; notwithstanding he has written a letter to the Courier denying the charge. Neither is there any .doubt of his knowledge that one of his victims was a British subject, although he has the assurance to deny this fact also. There is abundant evidence to prove all this against him, in the records of the Foreign Offiee. But there is also no doubt, that Torrijos, Boyd, and the rest, landed near Malaga with the intention of raising a revolt in Spain, and that Ferdi..
nand, the Sovereign de jure and deface° of Moreno, sent him orders to shoot his prisoners. Aloreno could have saved Boyd if lie had chosen to do so ; but he did not. The captives were all shot without trial. We believe that this is a very usual mode of treating rebels taken with arms in their hands ; and such undoubtedly were Moreno's victims —Jr is said that Moreno ought to be tried for the msnler; but by what law ? Not by the law of Spain, for he had Ferdinand's approbation of his conduct, and was only the instrument of that Royal scoundrel. Neither can he be tried by British law; for he is neither a British subject nor was the offence committed within the British dominions. But it is alleged that he should be sent to Spain and vengeance de- manded from the existing Government. It is not impossible that the demand would be complied with; but is it the duty of ourGovernment to make the demand ? Is a British subject, making war .upon a friendly Government, still entitled to the protection of his own ? This will hardly be asserted. Mr. Boyd had forfeited his strict claim to the in- terference of this country in his behalf; and certainly the safe conduct granted to Don Carlos and his suite ought not to be broken, even in the person of such a wretch as Moreno; who must continue to live the object of universal execration, unmolested by our Government at least. He is now in London.
The Marquis of Clanricarde has resigned his situation as Captain of the Yeomen of the King's Guard. The votes of the East India Directors on the appointment of Mr. Robert Grant to the Governorship of Bombay, were 13 for and 10 against it. Messrs. Alexander Raphael and John midge were elected Sheriffs of London for the ensuing year, at a Common Hall, held on Tuesday, being Midsummerday. Sir James Shaw was reelected City Cham- berlain.
In an appeal case before the House of Lords, on Saturday, Lord Brougham spoke as follows of Lord Eldon. Sir Charles 'Wetherell, who was addressing their Lordships, said that Lord Eldon had doubts on a certain point of the case; whereupon the Chancellor remarked-
.. Lon, Eldon have doubts l—people were never more mistaken than in summsing that lAnd Eldon entertained doubts us any suljeet ; for of all men I ever latew, he doubted the least ; he saw a point most quickly, but often delayed his judgment to see the case in al; iis Isiatings; he was very slow in declaring or changing his opinions. Stich is Site opinion which I have myself formeil ; such was the opinion I have !want Sir ■antuel Itomilly express ; and such must have been the opinion of you. Sir Charles Wethetell. Ile was a man of very si rung miud ; he grasped the points of the question at once, and very sehloin changed his manion. In arguing a case, he would g,ve you an idea that he entertained doubts, w lien he was oly balancing the points of the argument ; but this Its did from a conseientious and scrupulous regard to the justice of the case: so tlmt people thought that he Was Wavering and doubting in las opinion. but they never were ,,,,, re mistaken."
[Ilia' is probably a just view of Lord Eldon's character; but it is considerably at variance with the recorded opinions of Henry Brougham in the Horse of Commons,]
On Saturday, a meeting was held in the Lady Chapel, St. Saviour's, for the purpose of receiving the final report of the Committee who had so suecessfully managed the funds raised for its restoration, and to make a further appeal to the public in favour of the stint which has been expended over that raised for the purpose. The Bishop of Win- chester took the chair, and stated the objects of the meeting, and reso- lutions in furtherance of the same were adopted. At the conclusion of the business, between three and four hundred pounds were collected.
Letters from Quebec mention the loss of the ship James of Limerick, leith 11 of her crew and 247 emigrants. The vessel is supposed to have foundered, and the names of the passengers can only be exactly ascertained by reference to the Customhouse-books at Limerick. Several of the: families had been well to do in- Ireland ; and they had with them about 30001. in gold, being in most part from Rutlikeale and its neighbourhood, about fourteen miles from Limerick. When the James left the port, deaths by cholera were daily occurring. Another account states, that the James left Limerick on the 8th April, with 251 passengers and a crew of -10; experienced heavy gales on the 11th, which caused a series of misfortunes : on the 25th it was found necessary to resort to the pumps, which were not long engaged before it was found that they were choked by the passengers' potatoes. Find- ing all effirts to save the vessel useless, the long-boat and skiff were lowered, into which the passengers crowded. Eleven persons were saved, including the Captain, surgeon, three male and one female par- Bolger.
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