The Sun. — London, England, 1841-04-09 00:00:00

EVEN ING EDITION. us that less could scarcely have been done. The island of Hong Kong, for which we are to giv e u p our conquest of Cbusan, is described to us as the least adapted for the purposes of trade that could have been selected in the neighbourhood of Canton. It is out in th e oce in , where none of the Chinese junks or boats that carry mei.- ebandise to and from cur shipping will ven t ure . I n ad dition to this acquisit i on , we are to e nj o y, i t seems , th e privilege of maintaining an Ambassador in China, a pri vilege the value cf which, as experience teachei us, will depend very much on the character of the Ambassador by whom we may be represented. Let us hope they may not always be Ellicts. THE PENNY POSTAGE. TO TEE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—As subscriber to your valuable journal you would much oblige me with the following insertion : It being more than twelve months since the Penny Posta.,r,e came into operation, it would would be highly interesting to the public to know the good or ill success attending it, and for such information we must be in debted to the Post-office authority, though it is the general opinion of many that the revenue has fallen off far mere than what was anticipated, notwithstanding the large increase of letters, Sze. Howlat d Hill's plan way be very well, but the repeal of the Corn laws would be far better, for what with th© high price of provisions and the scarcity of work the frowns of heaven will, sooner or later, flit on this country or on those who so oppress the poor, however light they may think of it, for mighty changes be manifest ere I , ,nm. Among all the situations or places of trust I know of no other class of men worse paid than those in the Post-office department, and the letter-carriers in parti cular claim our serious consideration ; both early and late we see them fulfilling their laborious and trust worthy employment, exposed to the changes of the sea sons, with a small pittance not sufficient to support nature ; and let us hope that their rulers will act more honourably to them, for they should not be forgotten in whose hands our property is entrusted. If no re muneration can be granted them for their additional labour, why not more men employed, which certainly is required both in town and country, for it is ridiculous to see men with three deliveries a-day ; and as to the evening employment this is useless, cruel, and dis honourable, ai the few hours rest previous to this are now taken from them. I would strongly recommend the public to take up their cause, and then something may be done, and if so, then, and not till then, may the sys tem work well or answer. Yours, &c., A FRIEND TO HUMANITY. Portsmouth, April 7, 1841. ISLE OF WIGHT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In The Sun of Wednesday there appears an ac count of the wreck of the Britannia at Padstow, and the saving of the crew by means of a communication formed from tEe ship to the shore effected by the firing of a rocket with a line attached to it, which you erroneously state to be Captain Manby's apparatus, and having frequently seen the same wiistaternents in former Suns and other news papers, I trust you will allow me, through the medium of your columns, the means of correcting this prevalent n, i take. Captain Maul)) apparatus for the saving of lives from slip. rein is by the firing of a shot from a mortar with a I tic attached to it, but the rocket apparatus is the inven ti cf Mr. John Dennett, of New Village, Isle of Wight. Captain Manby has received some thousands of pounds from the public funds for his invention, but !Mr. Dennett (whose apparatus is as far superior to Captain Nlanby's as Captain Manby's was to any previous invention for the same purpose) is left to struggle unnoticed, and robbed of his fair fame by the mistakes of newspaper reporters ; yet if the prophet has no honour in his own country, the French have appreciated the merits of Mr. Dennett's invention and presented Lim with a gold medal, appointing him, at the same time, Director-General of the British section of the International Shipwreck Society of all nations. Your's respectfully, Newport, April 8. TRUTH. THE EASTERN QUESTION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sirs,—Just and enlightened friend of liberty, as you gene rally are, you have, in my opinion, in respect to the Eastern question being led astray from your usual course of justice. You have defended Lord Palmerston's policy in this question, and highly blamed M. Thiers ; but excuse me if I frankly confess that your arguments, as well in defending the one as blaming the other, have been so weak and feeble, that you have proved that you are a far less skilful advocate when you are forwarding a wrong cause than when you are contesting for a just one. 'When M. Thiers refused to agree to the Treaty of the 15th of July he acted as it became the honour of France, because France must have been degraded in the eves of the world, if she had cowardly consented to the humiliation of Mehemet Ali, who solely relied, upon the friendship and promises of France. The Russian Ministers were also quite sure that At. Thiers, then Premier of France, would never sign the said Treaty, and, therefore, by persuading Lord Palmerston to agree to *hat Treaty, they were sure to gain their inmost wish—to break the friendship between England and France. Russia will have war, kut in the eyes of the world she does not wish to appear as having caused it. Therefore her able statesmen work in darkness, and deceived Europe will, when it is per haps too late, discover its real enemy. M. Thiers's actions prove that he has never been in doubt concerning the real intention of Russia, which certainly is to destroy all liberty, and perhaps that he thought that it was not quite impossible that, even in 1838, during the Emperor's visit to that most sagacious politician, the King of Sweden, the Treaty of the 15th of July was planned. At least we may be persuaded that it was not enmity to the noble sons of Great 13ritain, not vain ambition after doubtful glory, not a cruel de sire to stain Europe with the blood of its warriors—but mag nanimous resolution to defend the r awe of the people and keep the promises of France, which cause , l M. Thiers to compel the wavering King of France to arm—not to make an unjust war against the nations of Europe, but to be prepared to defend them if the Kings and Aristocrats should possibly have the se cret intention again to subdue all liberty. And if we look upon the consequences of the Treaty of the 15th of July, we must, at least, eonftss that this Treaty has done much mischief, and nothing which can be praised. What has mankind gained by all the human blood that has been shed in Syria ? or is it possible to think that commercial gain, and it indeed very uncertain, can repay the sufferings which civilised Europe has inflicted upon the towns of that country ? What has mankind gained by Mehemet Ali being compelled to restore the Turkish fleet to the semi-barbarian Sultan, who perhaps will soon be a prisoner of Russia ? The world has only been taught that the promises which, in the name of the Four great European Powers, have been given to Mehemet Ali, have shamefully been broken, and only the remonstrances of France seem to have prevailed upon the Four Powers to return to the path of justice. I think, without deviating from the truth, that we may say that armed France has quite a different effect upon the resolution of the Four Powers, than if France had been in the same unarmed state as it was before the great efforts of M. Thiers, for which the English newspapers, have so much blamer) him, for putting France in such a situation that her will could have a due influence in the council of the great European Powers. Therefore I think we may justly say that Lord Palmer s'on by signing the Treaty of the L3th July, really disturbed the peace of the world, and that M. Thiers, by arming France, not only did put a stop to the war i n th e Orient, but even fettered the arms of the despotic Powers, if they, as we have great reason to believe, aimed a blow at the liberty of the people of Europe. Let us, however, not deceive ourselves, but may we, with history before our eyes, clearly read that the peace of Europe depends not upon France,but upon England, because if the latter country continues to join the despotic Powers, then a war, sooner or later, is inevitable, but if England return to the alli ance tsith France, then fear of war will vanish, as the rising sun disperses the fog of the night. I hope that you even now will show me the same favour as you formerly have done, by inserting my letter in your highly valuable paper. I have the honour, with the greatest esteem, to be, Sir, your humble servant, London, April 5, 1841. G. C. If. LAW NOTICES. Sitti gs appointed in Middle ex and London before the ght Honourable Sir IVcolas Conynghani Tindal, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of her Majesty's Court c f Common Hole at Wo3tminster, in and after Easter Term, IN TERM. MIDDLEIiEX. LONDON. Wednesday Wcdr.esday r. AFTER TERM. Monday May 10 1 Tuesday ............ May 11 N.B.—The Court will sit nt ten o'clock in the fore noon on etch of the days in Term, and at half-past nine preisely on each of the days after Term. The Causes in the List for each of the above Sitting DAys in Tenn, if not disposed cf on those days, will Le tried by adjournm en t on t h e d ays f o ll ow i ng eac h o f su ch swing days. 01 Tuesday, the 11 t h M ay, i n L on d on, no C auses wilt to triel, but the Court will adjourn to a future day. 1 ALE AND PORTER. An account has been laid before the House of Commons of th e quantity a ale and porter exported to foreign countries and the British colonies, from the United Kingdom, for the years 1839 and 1840, distinguishing each year separately, and the countries tot which 'exported. The following are the returns of the quarrity exported to the principal places, with the total quantity for the two Years. I %will be seen that last year more was exported to the Australian settlements than to any other part of the world. 1 ass —Barrens. 1840—Barrels. Russia ...... 3,636 ......... 3,834 Prussia 2,412 ...... .. 2,551 East Indies and China Austrian let Vements . • 37,919 British North American colonies ... 3 :99 29 .. .. .. 347:9 80 33 9_ Itritith West Indies United State s 6,L441 ...... .. 3,817 Brazil Total. THE LEICESTERSHIRE HUNT.—It is finally settled that Henry Greene, Esq.. of Rolle ton Hall, is to have the management of the above celebrated concern, which ar rangement h as not only met with the unanimous approbati on of the n o bl emen and gentlemen of Melton, but also of the gen tlemen and y eomen of the county generally, Mr. Greene being known to be a first-rate sportsman, with great experience, and are rei , lent in th e country, which latter is now considered a si qua non with all parties for a master of the Quorn hounds, as it obviates the fear of those frequent changes which have oc curred of late in it. DUBLIN WIDE S TREETS.—.From a return 1 ately Dublin moved fin for anionb Mr. Ra h H utton, M.P. f or th e Cit y o f ,wo d,amongst other things, that the value of th e property belonging to the Commissioners for making wide an convenient streets in Dublin is altogether 67,9817. ss. 7d., whilst their debts and liabilities (including the debt to Govern ment, &c.) amount to 69,6821. 15s. 9d., leaving a balance of debt amounting to 1,701/. 10s. 2d. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE, OXFORD CIRCUIT—GLOUCESTRA, Ar.ilL 8. CROWN COURT. (Before Mr. Justice CoLerrinoe.) TRIAL FOR MURDER.—Charles Budge, eged 18, was indicted for the wilful murder of Martha Shedden, at Hor field, near Bristol, on the 25th of January last, by inflict ing divers wounds upon her head with a hammer, or some sharp instrument. The prisoner, who has a very youthful appearance, pleaded Not Guilty in a very firm voice. Mr. GREAVES opened the case for the prosecution. The unfortunate deceased was 67 years cf age, and resided with her husband and her mother, who is 97 years old, and is dear, blind, and bedridden. The prisoner had been em ployed by Mr. and Mrs. Shedder, and on the morning cf the murder was met by that gentleman, who was proceed ing to Bristol, going in the direction cf Horfield. They had a little conversation, aid then went their respective ways. On the return of Mr. Shedden and cne of his sons from Bristol, about seven 'in the evening, they knocked at the doo-, but no one answered them, and they, after waiting a few minute!, entered by the back door, which was open, and found the house in darknesss, and stumbled over something which, on pro curing a light, was found to be the body of the murdered woman lying in a pool of blood, with eleven wounds on her head, one of which was an incis,d wound an inch aid a hal in length. It was the opinion of the medical man that they had been inflicted with a hammer. Tee pockets of the deceased were taken away, containing a purse and ss. Some drawers up sti,i-s were also broken open, and some silver spoons, knives and forks, and other articles, were stolen. The prisoner was seen at the helve during the day, and was well acquainted with the premises. He was taken into custody the same night, and committed on the Coroner's warrant on the 27th, two days after the murder, the Jury having returned a verdict of wiful mur der against him. A number of witnesses were called to prove these state ments. The particulars of the murder have already appeared in The Sun, and it is needless, therefore, to give tiro evi dence at length. The following are the depositions of the constable who arrested the prisoner, and the chemist who examined his dress, which was stained with spots like blood : Henry Lewis—l apprehended the prisoner at a house in Al f red-court, Bristol, about half-past ten o'clock, on the night of the 25th of January. He was in bed, ani his mother, Mr. Butt, Mr. Beide in, and Mr. Smith went up stairs with me. His mother said, " Charles, here is a po liceman after you, what have you done ?" I told her to ge up stairs, and she went. I said, " I wanted him." Ho asked what fat? I told him it did not matter then. He got up, put on his clothes, and said he was innocent, and would go anywhere. His mother asked what was the matter ? I said, an old lady had been murdered at Hor field, and her son was suspected. She said, " Good God ! Charles, if you are guilty I hope you will suffer, and if you arc innocent I hope you wont." He said, if he was guilty he wished he might break his neck down stairs. His mother asked the lady's name several times, and the prisoner said, " Why, Mrs. Shedden, to be sure ; do you think I should murder my mistress ?" I am positive Mrs. Shedden's name was not mentioned by me, nor by any one else previous to the pri soner. I searched him, and found a purse and two dupli cates. I handcuffed him, and his mother fainted away. I took him to Horfield. He trembled and shook. He said he bad been having some beer at Mrs. Knight's, and, get ting out of the warm bed he was cold. He said he had been doing something to a gun at Mrs. Knight's, and had been to Horfield, helping Mrs. Shedden to beat some carpets, but he left at ten minutes past twelve. There were some marks of blood or, the trousers, and a spot of blood on his boots. Have had the clothes in my posses sion ever since. (The clothes were produced.) Cross-examined—lt was nearly eleven o'clock. The prisoner's brother was in bed. There were some policemen outside the door, one of whom came in when the prisoner's mother fainted away. Do not remember seeing a man named Kinnaird. There were two cf the Bristol Police there. I do not recollect any other conversation than what I have related, except that Mrs. Shedden had told him to come again on the morrow. Am positive no one told the prisoner it was Mrs. Shedden. William Herapath, chemist, and Magistrate of Bristol, was called by Mr. Greaves and sworn.—l saw the trousers at the inquest. I have made experiments on two spots I found on the' trousers. I produce them. One of them I found to be blood, and the other blacking. I cut them out. There aro experiments by which I can ascertain that the spot is blood. There was a s i tot of blood on the hoots. I examined the jacket on which was a spot of blood inside the sleeve. The lining appears to have beer, torn out. There is blood on the left sleeve of the shirt. The sort of mark on the sleeve is just such a one as would have been made by a bloody atm being put into it, and the lining torn out, the blood having penetrated through. I examined the body; the wounds on the head appeared to have been inflicted with a cutting instrument, and t® have been given with great force. Some of the wounds were two or three inches deep. Cross-examined by Mr. eleexeenee—Cannot say after a certain time what age blood is, how long it has been lost, especially when it is dry and coagulated. I saw the pri. soner's things on the 27th, but merely inspected them. Can't say erhen the marks of blood were made. On the case for the prosecution being closed, Mr. MACLEAN, on the part of the prisoner, asked the Jury if they wished to hear him. After a few minutes' consulta tion the Jury desired him to proceed. The Learned Counsel commenced his address. The JUDGE told the Jury that it was not whether they should let a guilty matt escape—.the question was whether they had the right man—whether the evidence brought the crime agsinst him. The Foreman—lf we have a doubt, my Lord, I believe we must give the prisoner the benefit of it. The Jonee—•Certainly; you are bound in law to do so. After consulting some time the Jury wished to retire, when his Lordship told them that if they convicted the prisoner there was no alternative, but he must be executed ; and the question was whether they were prepared, upon the evidence adduced, to send him to the gallows. The Learned Judge then proceeded tr comment on the parts of the evidence touching the prisoner, and said if the evi dence of Sowerby was to be taken arid believed the case for the prosecution was at an end, and her evidence acquit, the prisoner; but Mr. Shedden appears to throw some doubt on her testimony. The son, again, contra dicts the father with respect to the footsteps. It was not for him to dictate to them which was right, but there was a contradiction, and therefore a doubt. The Learned Judge concluded as follows :.—Ara you satisfied that you can convict ? It is not as a question of favour to the prisoner, because you must deal out justice, but if you were sitting in my place would you be satisfied upon this evidence to send the prisoner out of the world ? The Jury immediately returned a verdict of Not guilty. Mr. MACLEAN said that if the case had gone on be could satisfactorily have preyed an alibi. The trial terminated at half-past four. NORFOLK CIRCUIT—Nor:weII, Arm,: 7. ( Before Mr. Justice BOSANQUET. William Greenacre was indicted for feloniously robbing William Besscy cn thA Queen's highway, and taking from him property to the amount of 140/. It appeared, in evidence, that the prosecutor, who was a merchant, at Pepp!, in Norfolk, had been to Yarmouth market, and 1 fc it, with 1401. in his pocket, to travel home in his gig. Upon arriving at Collier's-hill, about three miles from Yarmouth, he received a violent blow on his head from behind, and before he could recover from its effects, he found that a man was pulling him over th.e back of the Another man, whom he swore was the I.r'- soncr theenacre ran to the horse's head, stoppel him, jumped into the gig, and plundered him of all the money which be had, with the exc:Ttion of 6d. The prisoner was sentenced to be transported for fif teen year!. CHESTER ASSIZES, APRIL 6. (Before Mr. Justice COLTNIAN.) POISONINOCASE AT STOCKPORT —Oll his Lordship taking his scat this morning at nine o'clock, the Attorney.. General applied to the Court to traverse the trial of the four Sandys (charged with the wilful murder, by poison, of the three children) until the next Assizes, on the ground that the tentier years of one of the principal wit nesses f or the prosecuton, Robert Sandys, br. Vier of the deceased, had Irevented him being examined before the Grand Jury. lle was only six years old, had been examined on the Ccrancr's inquest, and was a material evidence. His Lordstip looked over the depositions, and found this.. the boy's testimony was most essential for the ends of justice, and directA that the application be made in the form of as affidavit. Mr. Coppock, the Town Clerk of Stockport, accord ingly prepared a strong affidavit, showing the importance of young Sandys' examination, and, although the prisonct's Counfel opposed the application, it was agreed to, end the trial now stands over till the next Assize?. Upwards of forty witnesses are concerned in this diabolical case. NOR TIIERN CIRCLLIT.—Ln-Rarool, Arßai, (Before Mr. Justice Mauna.) MURDER AT ASHTON. Joseph Holland was indicted fcr the wilful murder of Thomas Garland, on the Oppenshaw-road, Letwcen Ashton i-nd Manchester, on the 31st of October last, by striking him with a piece of iron called a pricker. together th a e t r Ashton. ith two persons This was another of t h o se shockin g outra g es arisirg out of I t i t - e appearedcombination t iat t amonghed deceased, the e ase sawyers , of the name of Keogh and a person named Harney, had, in defiance of the orders of the society at Ashton, come from Manchester to take work from the master-sawyers, who were under the ban of the "strike." The deceased was working with a Mr. Goldsborough, and on the day in question two delegates from Manchester called on him and other " knobs'icks," as they were denominated, and endeavoured to induce them to give up work, and return to Manci ester. These delegates, who were witnesses et the trial, did not, by their own account, belong to the union, but had been induced by the payment of a small sum of money to come from Manchester, and undertake this task on the behalf of the " turnouts" at Ashton. Their expostulation with the deceased and others was unavailing, it appearing that the poor fellows had been out of work at Manchester, and had been obliged by necessity to seek for work where they could. It appeared that. though they lodged in Ashton during the weak, they every Sa turday returned to their residences in Manchester. On the day in question the delegates, in bringing the result of their miss espec i i c aily nto the Ashton sawyers, heard threats of the most ser i ous ki nd made use of b y t h e pr i soner an d others, a person of the name of Grimes, and one of the name of Roherte, neither of whom is in custody, asan an d t h w a e t r aicrhnee d wo ri n e l t d to b t e ak t e ak t e h n e b sa y m th e e ro d a e d c t e e as A e l d an a c n h d es h te is r three ice companions.og 11Ina and Harney, evening the deceased, with the Harney,' set out for Manchester. They had proceeded but a mile and a quarter when they were set upon by 14 or 15 men, armed with bludgeons and weapons of various kinds, with which they vre.re most mercilessly beaten. The assailants then ran off in the direction of Ashton. Harney had made his escape after getting a few blows in the beginning of the affray, and on returning found James Keogh seriously injured, two of his ribs being broken, and Garland with the bones of his , SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. nose crushed, several severe wounds on the bead, and one , of his fingers broken, hanging from his hand. He said he was killed. He was unable to walk, and was carried to the infirmary. The surgeon dressed his wounds, and wished to amputate the finger. This, however, he stre nuously resisted, and after having such remedies applied as the state of the wound would permit, he went home. He returned several times to the Hospital, and had the finger dressed. There was, in the surgeon's opinion, no hope of saving the finger, and he was warned that the wound might prove a dangerous one unless amputation were resorted to. Fie still continued obstinate. On the 15th of Novem ber be was admitted an in-patient at the hospital. The wounded finger was then gangrenous, and symptoms of lockjaw had male their appearance. The shattered por tion of the finger was ampreated, and every means were used to save his lif;?, but he died a few days after his ad mission. The prisoner Holland, together with Grimes and Roberts, were sworn to positively, as having been of the pa•ty who were engaged in the attack. Holland was seen to strike the der eared several times with some Leavy weapon, and af,er the scuffle there were found on the spot two instruments, celled prickers, made of iron, of about the thickness of one's filger, about two feet and a half berg, and pointed Lt both ends. '1 h 3 prisoner had absconded. On the 26th of January he was met by one of the wit nesses, near Denton, about five o'clock in the morning. He asked how he was to get through Denton without the police seeing him, as he wa' afraid of being taken up for the Oppenshaw-readjob. He was finally apprehended in Dublin. ➢lr. WILKINS nddresEed the Jury for the prisoner. His LORDSHIP having summed up, and pointed out tae law as to illegal and vi•ilent attacks of this kind, resulting, hcm ever unintentionally, in the death of the party at tacked, the Jury, after a few minutes' consultation, with out leaving the box, pronounced a verdict of Guilty. His Lordship then proceeded to pass sentence of death upon the prisoner. There was nothing in the case to enable him to hold out the slightest hope of mercy, and be entreated the prisoner to prepare for the awful fate which awaited him. The prisoner heard his sentence unmoved, and retired with apparent unconcern from the dock. John Williams, who was esterday acquitted of the charge of murder, Samna Hardwicke, Henry Hardwicke, and a number of others, were placed at the bar charged with a conspiracy and assault at Ashton, arising also out of the " Union" at that town. The prisoners expressed a wish severally to withdraw their plea of not guilty, and plead guilty. Dr. BROWN, Mr. MURPHY ; and Mr. WILKINS for the several prisoners, said they were instructed on the pa-t of those who had now pleaded guilty, to state that they Lit the deeFe3t contrition for the offence into which they had been betrayed, and that they were determined for the fu ture to avoid all connection with the Union, or any com bination of the kind. Mr. Serjeant ATCIIERLEY, Attorney-General for the count) Palatine, said he hoped th• Court would not think ho was abandoning his duty as prosecuting for the Crown, if he expressed his willingness that all, except Williams, should be discharged, on giving proper security to appear and receive judgment if called on. On Williams he prayed 6e judgment of the Court. It was then directed that the prisoners should be dis charged on entering into their own recognizances of 100/. with two sureties of 25/. each, to appear and receive judg ment i f called on, and in the meantime to keep the peace. Williams was then placed at the bar, when the Judge sentenced him to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for eighteen cslendar months, and at the expiration of that time, to enter into recognisances in 200/ , with two sure ties in 50/. or four in 25/. to keep the peace for two years. WESTERN CIRCUIT—TAuNrox, APRIL 6. Richard Roynon was indicted for maliciously cutting and wounding Elizabeth Veal with intent to murder her. Elizabeth Veal—l live at Sutton Wick, and am 19 years of age. On Monday, the 12th of October, about fire o'clock, I was in the turnpike-road leading from West Harptree to Chewstoke. The prisoner met me. I asked him if he had seen a cow, and he said, " No." He asked whose it was. I said, " Robert Veal's." He said, " Whereof?" I said, "Of Sutton Wick." I went on my way. When I had gone about 50 or 60 yards the prisoner came running up to me. I turned round. He did not speak, but pushed me down, and kept me two or three mi. nutes. I struggled and got away. I screamed " Murder" three or four times. He took no liberty with me. I got up and ran across the road towards Pickford-lane. I got as far as the corner of the lane when he came up and pushed me down again. He knelt or, my chest. I said, " Don't kill me." He then pushed something into my mouth, so that I could not cry out He remained kneeling on me three our four minutes ; be then jumped up, picked up his umbrella, and ran up the lane. I got up an I found I was bleeding about my neck. I tl-..en found my throat had been cut. I went towards the Bluc Bowl, and met Mr. Collins, the surgeon, and he and the landlord helped me into the inn. I then became inEensi ble. He had a high-crowned hat and a blue coat. I had not known the prisoner before. I have no doubt of his being the man. Cross-examined—l had been walking two miles and a half before this happened. The prisoner was an entire stranger to me. I did not find the cut in my throat till I got up. - Re'bort Collins—! am a surgeon. I met Elizabeth Veal that evening. She called my attention to her throat. I turned round and saw a quantity of blood, and the girl staggering. I got off my horse in time to save her from falling. When we got to the inn she was in a fainting state. I examined her throat, and found a wound three inches long, and half an inch deep, on the right side of the throat: the carotid artery was exposed. She had on two handkerchiefs, which saved her life. Her life was in danger. Upon hearing the prisoner speak in another part of the house, she said " That's the voice of the man." When she saw him she said " That's the man who cut my throat." The prisoner made no reply. I then took him close to her, and she again said that was the man. Tbi3 was on tise Wednesday. She saw him again on the Fi day. She then swore before the Magistrate that he was the man. The prisoner upon this almost fainted away. Richard Weston—ln consequence of information I ap prehended the prisoner on Tuesday. Upon examining the clothes I found some spots of blood on the front of the blue coat and on the leggings. On his thin there was a spot of blood ; there was blood on the inside of the breeches pocket. There was a small spot of blood on the umbrella. His band had been cut. Mr. Collins recallecl—Tho prisoner's thumb was cut so as to produce blood. I asked him when it was done, and he said some weeks ago. I took off the rag, and found it had been done not longer ago than three days. I told him I thought it had been done in drawing the knife across her throat, and he made me no answer. Mary Ann Pople—On returnieg from milking on the Monday afternoon I saw the prisoner in the road. I after wards saw him at the Blue Bowl, and said I had met him, and he said, " Yes, and that he had wished me good night." I had met him about half a mile from the Blue Boa I. Mr. Justice ERSKINE then summed up the case, and The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, with intent to murder. The Learned JUDGE then told the prisoner that as, by the providence of God, Veal's life had been spared, he did not foci that he should desert his duty to the public, under the feeling which at present agitited the public mind, if I e forbore to pass upon him that sentence which would doom him to an early and ignominious death. But though he recorded the judgment, and his life would bo spared, it could only he ❑pon condition of his being transported for life, and he would have to pass the remainder of his days in a state of degrading slavery and hard toil in a foreign land. Judgment cf death was then recorded against the pri, soncr. TATTERSALL'S—. YESTRRDAY. TIIE DERBY. —Coronation was very steady at Monday's quotation, nor did the odds vary with regard to Van Am burgh, but they were betted a considerable amount with out exhausting the layers. The Rosalie colt was again in favour with many parties, 18, 15, and finally 14 to 1 having been taken. The Knight of the Whistla was also in re quest and three or four fifties were got on at 20 to 1 ; two points less were also taken, and at the close no one would lay more than 17 to 1. Prince Caradoc, Palearnon, and Galaor were in quite as much force as on Monday, nor were the.Wahabttcs at all backed, the 28 to I having been taken three or four times, and, in one instance, something less. The reeling towards Eringo was not very favourable, and in a trifling bet aghinst Camelecn an advance cf fif teen points was conceded. In . the 2,000 Guineas Stikes we have only to point out an improvement in Wahab, about whom as little as 4 to 1 was taken. The betting finished a little before seven o'clock, as under :—. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 4 to 1 agit Mr. Wrdord's Wahab 5 to 1 agst Lord Albemarle's Ralph 5 to 1 sgst Mr. Thornhill's Bring° DERBY. 3 to 1 agst Scott's lot 35 to 1 agst Forth's lot—teken 7 to I asst Mr. Rawlinson's Coronation —taken and afterwards offered 10 to 1 agst Lcrd Westminster's Van Amburgh— taken and afterwards offered 14 to 1 egat Lord Bruce's Rosalie c—taken 17 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Knight of the Whistle 20 to 1 ngst Mr. Greville's Palmmon 20 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Prince Caradoc 22 to 1 agst Lord Albemarle's Ralph—taken 22 to l agst Mr. Thcrnhill's Erirgo 25 to 1 agst Mr. Vansittsrt's Galaor—taken 26 to 1 aget Mr. Wreford's Wahab 30 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's—taken 30 to 1 Pgat Duke of Rutland's Sir Ham—taken 45 to 1 egat Lord Lichfield's Brother to Phosphorus —taken 50 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Duke of Wellington —t 50 to I agar Colonel Pcel's Cameloon—taken 1000 to 15 egst Colonel Craufurd's Ermengardis—taken 1000 to 10 apt Lord Westminster's Morning Star—t 1000 to 7 agst Lord George Bentinck'sMustapha—taken 1000 to 50 agsttake Mnongolian and B rot h er to Phosphorus 3000 to 90 agst Young Quo Minus and Metternich—t 500 Even between Prince Carad cc and Ralph—taken mon—taken 600 to 50 0 and 500 to 400 on R osa li e c. agst Palm -1100 to 1000 on Gaialr agst Wahab—taken. The proprietors of Fu !lain-brid ge are at length about to follow up the improvement s in the navi_ gat;on of the river, commenced by the City with the commenced r emoval of the old London -bridge. The demands of th e public for the removal of these dangerous obstructions to the free navigation of the noble river Thames will b e met in the spirit that has alrca'ly accomplished the rebuilding of London-bridge. A plan bar, we understand, been prepared, under the direction of the bridge proprietors, g• • a two additional arches, each of forty feet span. Thi s plAn has already been submitted to and approved by the City Committee, who intend to make further improve moot by dredging away the shoals near the bridge. The work is to be immediately commenced, and one arch will be completed during the present summer. THE SUN, LONDON, PRIDAN, APRIL 9. 1841. IN ',IA, evil depends—not only for himself and family, but for Egypt. He freely declares his fixed resolve to concede ,nothin g beyond the pay ment of five or six hundred thousand dollars in the shape of yearly tribute, and to exercise all the accustomed powers of Go vernment himself, without permitting any interference on the part of commissioners of the Porte. To make a commencement, as ifindefiance of the late hatti-scheriff, he, on the 19th instant, created Colonel Galise, the French engineer who has been fortifying Alexandria, a Bey upon full pay (7501. per annum.) This officer is still pro ceeding with works on the sea-shore adjoining the lazaretto in the Eastern harbour, to strengthen the defences of the city. Three regiments are ordered hither from Cairo, and meantime not a sailor is allowed to pass the gates. All who at tempt to go out are obliged to show their hands, and the mark of the anchor with which the poor mariners are branded or tattooed suffices to keep them prisoners " for the defence of the city." The Pasha is also strengthening Cairo. The nu merical force of the standing army has received a further increase par ordonnance from 60,000 up 70,000, who, we are told, are only to be picked men, and henceforth to be paid up every week. The/ Pacha's officers boast that he has already 55,000 effective men. On the other hand, we are assured that Ahmed. Menikli Pacha, who has been sent as Governor to Beni Youssouf in Upper Egypt, has received orders to send down as many men as he can lay his hands on, and that al ready droves of conscripts, fettered with pieces of wood (in slave fashion) are escorted to Cairo. It is believed that the independent Chief on the Upper- Nile, Melik Nimr, has defeated Ahmed, the Pacha's Governor of Kartoum, and that a general rising may be expected there against his authority. Another sign of Mehemet Ali's high opinion of his own strength, and his intention to set the hatti-scherif of the 22d of January at defiance, may be found in the fact that 40 vessels, laden with 250,000 ardebs of corn, the tribute in kind which Egypt yearly pays to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, and which had already left Suez for their destination, have been recalled, and the holy cities are left to the care of Provi dence. A vast number of residents, as well as pilgrims, in Arabia, depended on this supply, which had grown into a trade, and from which the Pacha frequently reaped a profit of 30 fold, as the whole monopoly of supply was in his hands. Now it appears of more importance to him to make his power felt by causing a famine in the Holy Cities. Dr. Grassi has returned from Tanta, where the plague had ceased. He has left 800 men at arms in the desert engaged in burning, purifying, and compelling the villagers to wash themselves, clothes, and cattle. Disease is now confined to the Delta. This year it has been accompanied in various places by the small-pox, which has been nearly as fatal. In Alexandria since my last the plague cases have varied from eleven to thirteen daily, chiefly among the soldiers and sailors, who are allowed to sleep with their families in the filthiest huts in the world, per haps. Eighty-eight are still in hospital in the city, but the majority die before they are brought there. In the country parts there are no hospi tals, and anybody attacked is looked on as dead. Hardly one has recovered during the present visitation. Dr. Grassi saw twenty-eight persons carried dead out of the house of an old Bey at Jahu Jallech, and himself, the Governor of the village, was carried off the last of his household. The mortality is now ceasing, of course ! The. Oriental steamer arrived here before sun rise on the morning of the 17th, with the Indian mails and passengers, after an excellent passage, of which the following are the points :—Lft Falmouth at two o'clock p.m. on the 2d of March; arrived at Gibraltar at half-past three o'clock a.m. on the 7th ; sailed thence at two o'clock p.m. the same day, with the Company's steamer Lotus in tow, and arrived with it at Malta at seven o'clock a.m. on the 12th, about fourteen hours later than if the Oriental had been unencumbered; left the Lotus there to un dergo some trifling repairs at noon on' the 13th; and arrived at Alexandria at three o'clock a.m. on the 17th inst., all well. The passengers started off with the mails all together for Suez. The latter, however, now proceed by land to Cairo, after leaving the land at Atfe, whilst the passengers, unencumbered with luggage as they are, proceed up the Nile to that city. Great dissatisfaction prevails also in the Pacha's own ranks amongst the Syrians still detained in Egypt, contrary to the Napier Convention and the Pacha's repeated promises to send them all home without delay. This, and the non-fulfil ment of the promised freedom of commerce, I understand, were the chief points upon which the coolness between the Pacha and the Com modore arose. On the 22d inst. M. Cochelet made his formal visit to the Pacha pour prendre cove, and Baron Tanbenheim, Stahlmeister of the King of Wur temberg, was presented, on his arrival from Syria, with two beautiful horses, which he had purchased for his master, and with which he de parts in the Oriental for Malta and Europe. The next day M. Cochelet had a long confidential audience with the Pacha, at which only Boghos Bey and Artem Bey (the Prime Minister and the Chief Interpreter) assisted, and the following day a third. The four alabaster columns destined for the new church building by the Pope have arrived from Tourah at Rosetta, where they will be em barked for Italy. The Indian steamer Victoria arrived at Suez on the 22d inst., having been delayed on hvr trip from Bombay two days in the Red Sea by a strong N.W. monsoon, and obliged to put into Kosseir, where ten passengers landed and entered Egypt by that route; 33 more have come on hither with the mails. GENERAL HARRISON.—Mr G. Combe, in his account of a recent visit to America, thus describes General Harrison, whom he saw last year at his residence at North Bend, about a quarter of a mile froli the Ohio : —Ho is now 67, rather above the middle stature, sleadcr, and stoops considerably. His temperament is nervous and bilious; his head is long, of full average height, but not remarkably broad. The anterior lobe is above an average, both in length, from front to back, and height ; and both the observing and reflecting organs are well developed. Tl.e head is obviously flat in the region of acquisitiveness. The moral region seemed t 3 present an average develope ment. His eye is vivacious, and his countenance is highly expressive of thought: indeed, his whole appearance is much more that of a literary or scientific man than that of a military commander. His habitation presented unequi vocal indications of humble fortune; indeed, it may be said, without the least feeling of disrespect, of poverty : yet his manner and appearance were those of a man of the world, who was familiar with the best society, and who, in the retirement of his farm at North Bend, retained the polish and appearance of a gentleman. The Rev. William Cockburn, D.D., who was last week deposed, by his Archbishop, from the Deanery of York, for simony, was formerly of St. John's Col lege, and was twelfth wrangler in 1795. He proceeded to the degrees of M. A. in 1798, and D. D. in 1823. He was the first elected Christian Advocate, to which office he was appointed in 1803. Dr. Cockburn i 3 the third son of the late Sir James Cockburn, Bart, of Langton, Berwickshire, brother of the present Barone', and of Vice-Admiral Sir G. Cockburn, M. P. He married in 1805, Elizabeth, second daughter of the late Sir Rotert Peel, and sister to thc present Baronet. This lady died in 1828. Dr. Cockburn succeeded Dean Markham in 1822. The value of this dignified preferment is about 1,2501. per annum. ANCrENT TENURES IN BUCKS.—The Manor of Water Eaton was held by the service of keeping a falcon, for flight, for the King's use; and for the charges of keep ing it, the Lord wan entitled, on the day that he carried it to Court, to a horse with its equipage, the King's table, with the tressels and table-cloth, all the vessels with which the King was served on that day, and a cask of wine, as soon as the King had tasted it. The manor of Water Hall was held by the service of finding a man on a horse without a saddle, a bow without a string, and an arrow wi t h out a head. The desc en d an t s o f L or Grey, of Wilton, con tinued to poseess these manors, and that of Church Bletch ley, above 400 years, until the attainder of Thomas Lord Grey, in 1603. King James granted them, in 1606, to George Villiers, afterwards Duke of Buckingham. In Oliver Cromwell's time they were sold, as confiscated lands, to Sir Philip Skippon. George Villiers, theyounge- Duke of Buckingham, recovered them at the Restoration, and, in 1674, sold then to Dr. Thomas Willis, a very eminent physician, grandfather of Mr. Browne Willis, the an'iquary. The other manor (West Bletchley) was pur chased by Henry Grey, Earl of Kent, by Catherine, Duchess Dowager of Buckingham, whose son, the second Duke, having sold it to Ur. Willi', all the manors became again united. Father Pardies wrote against the experiments, and what ho was pleased to call the hypotheses of Newton, —the very words of uninformed anti-phrenologists. Such great astronomers and mathematicians as Casini and Ma raldi were calculating the paths of comets on the most imaginary and unfounded hypotheses, long after Halley had constructed tables on the principles of Newton, in which the motions of all comets that ever had appeared, or could appear, might b 3 easily deduced ; and Voltaire re marks that, though Newton lived nearly forty years after the publication of his '• Principia," he had not twenty fol lowers out of England at the time of his death. Some great philosophers died in perfect ignorance of them. The introduction of Greek was originally opposed with violence at Oxford, though now it is taught there as ono of the most important ti:inga that a well educated man can know. The music of Gall's countryman, Handel, though it has enraptured the English for a century, is now only beginning to be ap preciated in Germany.—Elliotson's Human Physiology. The owner of an ambulating menagerie lately calculated that if a'l the ferocious animals which are now confined in Europe were let loose in an immense forest, it would contain 225 lions, 289 tigers, 302 leopards, 270 panthers, 67 elephants, 10 rhinoceroses, 2,700 wolves, 78 rattle-snakes, 216 boa constrictors, 1,040 hy tunas, and 96 wocotliles. LONDON: FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1841. CHINA. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW Uorning 1 8 minutes after 4 I Evening 32 minutes after 4 The Publication of the Evening Edition. of THE SVN com menced at 40 minutes after Three. IMPORTANT NEWS. The detention of the Indian mails by the French Post-office authorities, has prevented the arrival in London of more than a summary of the news from China. This is the second or the third time this trick has been played upon the London Press by the French Post-office authori ties, and as its repetition would inflict great in jury upon the people of this country, we trust that Lord PALMERSTON will see in it an affair worthy of the interference of the'Government. The additional intelligence from th e Celestial Empire is not materially different from the news published in The Sun of yesterday. The "some hostilities" mentioned in the telegraphic de spatches had reference to the capture on the 7th of January of the Chumpee and Tycocktow forts by the British, who destroyed them on the two following days. It was this demonstration of impatient valour which induced the Chinese Plenipotentiary to sign the Convention of which the articles will be found in another column. So far as we yet know of the matter, they form a " most lame and impotent conclusion " of a great national undertaking. The cession of the Island of Hong Kong to the British, who had already purchased the thousand times finer Island of Chusan with their blood, is no great subj ec t f or congratulation. But even this cession is clogged with one of the most absurd restrictions ever imposed upon a British Plenipotentiary in the possession of his senses. It appears that though belonging to Great Britain, Captain ELLIOT has agreed that all merchandise exported or imported there shall be liable to the same duties as goods imported or exported from Whampoa, which duties shall be paid into the Imperial Exchequer ! This sounds so like a hoax, that we can hardly believe it. What ! Chinese officers allowed to impose and collect duties in British ports ? Even so say these de spatches. That pink of diplomacy, Captain EL LIOT, sees nothing disrespectful to the British name in even making Queen VICTORIA tax collector for the Emperor of CHINA. The second article is, if possible, still more ex travagant. By it Great Britain accepts six millions of dollars, or one million two hun dred thousand pounds British currency, pay able in six annual instalments, for losses in money only to the amount of nearly four mil lions sterling I And be it remembered that money is the least item in the national account against China. The blood of the gallant Lord NAPIER—the gross insults offered to our SovE- REIGN in the person of Captain ELLIOT himself the restrictions placed on the liberties of Britis subjects at Canton—the violent and illegal seizure of the opium :—these were the principal items in our account against China, and yet these appear 10 have been in a great measure overlooked. The importance of the third article entirely depends upon the Chinese interpretation of it. nyit we have secured to us direct official intercourse with the Chinese Government on a footing of equality. If the meaning of this ar ticle be that we may send an Ambassador to reside at the Court of Pekin, we at once pro nounce it of the utmost importance. So inter preted, it would almost reconcile us to the terms of the Convention, as they are understood in England. But, falling short of that, the article is of little value indeed. The last article, which opens the trade with Canton in ten days after the Chinese New Year, is as advantageous to the Chinese themselves as to us; consequently there is little in it for which we should be exclusively grateful. Such is our view of the importance of the ac counts as yet received from China. British va lour was finely displayed in the capture of the forts, and had it been seconded by British saga city in the person of the Superintendent, the results would have been very different from what they are now represented to be. From first to last we have witnessed nothing but a consecutive series of blunders on the part of the ill-starred Superintendent. This moment all valour, the next all timidity; one day all promptitude and decision, the next all hesitation, doubt, and uncertainty—such has been the in glorious career of Captain CIIARLES ELLIOT'S policy in China. But it may be that better news await us. If so, we shall have pleasure in placing it before the country in the light most advantageous to the character of Captain ELLIOT. Since the above was written the India mails have arrived in London, and we have received our usual files of Bombay and Calcutta Papers. The Governor of Bombay, Sir JAMES CARNAC, is about to return to England for the benefit of his health, which has been for some time rapidly declining. Commodore Sir CHARLES NAPIER returns to England by the Oriental steamer, to impress upon Lord PALMERSTON the justice of making the two concessions in the firman -de manded by MEHEMET ALI. The following offi cial account of the negotiations between Super- • ,gb , 04 1 41U •-• S ••• I . 4 V. • ' • '1" M. 14: 444F1-,:iP, "7? m 0 ' F • , ' • < * Chit ,§nu, CHINA, AND EGYPT. (1 7 r , orn the Times.) By an extraordinary express, in anticipation of the overland mail, we have received despatches from our correspondents in China, India, and all parts of the East., Our dates are from Chusan to the 20th of De cember, from Macao to the 27th of January, from Singapore to the 25th of January, from Calcutta to the 18th of February, from Madras to the 20th of February, from Scinde to the 22d of February, from Bombay to the Ist of March, and from Alexandria to the 25th of March. The steamer Enterprise had arrived at Cal cutta from Macao on the 14th of February, bringing despatches for the Home Authc rities, which were forwarded to Bombay by express, and thence transmitted to Suez by the Victoria steamer. In appears, that in consequence of the insincerity and tardiness dis played by the Imperial Commissioner prepara tions were made on the morning of the 9th of January for attacking the outposts of the Bogue forts. About 700 Sepoys, 200 European soldiers, and 400 seamen and marines, were embarked under the command of Major Pratt, of her Ma jesty's 26th Regiment, in the steamers Enter prise, Nemesis, and Madagascar, and landed in the vicinity of the fort of Chumpee. At the same time her Majesty's ships Calliope, Larne, and Hyacinth opened a cannonade on the lower battery of the fort, while the steamers Nemesis and Queen threw shells into the upper tower which commanded it. The latter was soon taken possession of by- the British troops, who poured down a heavy fire of musketry on all the lower works, and quickly drove the Chinese from their guns. In two hours the fort was in possession of the English, with a loss of only 3 killed and 23 wounded; that of the Chinese is estimated at from 500 to 700. Many were killed in the attempt to escape by jumping down from their embrasures, a depth of 20 feet, to the rocks below. The ships and crews escaped unhurt, although the fort mounted 33 guns. At the same time the fort of Tycocktow was attacked by another squadron operating about 3 miles to the southward, under command of Cap tain Herbert, of the Samarang, supported by the Druid, Modeste, and Columbine. A heavy fire was opened on the fort, and promptly re turned, but the Chinese guns were speedily dis abled, and a party of seamen landed to seize the fort. The Chinese made a spirited resistance, but were soon overpowered, and the fort cap tured. The first lieutenant of the Samarang was wounded in the assault. The steam-vessels then attacked the fleet of junks lying in Anson's Bay, but owing to the shallowness of the water, only the Nemesis co u ld approach them, towing twelve armed boats from her Majesty's ships. Her first rocket set fire to the powder magazine of one junk ; eighteen others were blown up by their own crews, and the rest escaped into the inner waters. Next morning her Majesty's ship Blenheim began to throw shells into the batteries at Wantong, and was preparing to attack the chief fort of Anung hoy, when the Chinese Commander-in-Chicf made a communication to Captain Elliot, who thereupon desisted from further hostilities. On the 20th of January, a circular was addressed by the British Plenipotentiary to her Majesty's subjects in China, announcing that preliminary arrangements between the Imperial Commis sioner and himself had been made to the follow ing effect : " 1. The cession of the island and harbour of Hong Kong to the British Crown. All just charges and duties to the empire upon the com merce carried on there to be paid as if the trade were conducted at Whampoa. "2. An indemnity to the British Government of $6,000,000, $1,000,000 payable at once, and the remainder in equal annual instalments, end ing in 1840. "3. Direct official intercourse between the countries upon an equal footing. "4. The trade of the port of Can ton to be opened within ten days after the Chinese New Year, and to be carried on at Whampoa till further arrange ments are practicable at the new settlement. Details remain matter of negotiation." INDIA. - No intelligence of importance has been re ceived from Scinde or Affghanistan during the present month. Nusseir Klian is still at large, but there are strong reasons to hope he will sur render himself. Dost Mahomed had, on the 10th of February, proceeded from Ferozepore to Loo deanah. He was desirous to go to Calcutta to see Lord Auckland, but it was doubtful if this would be permitted. The Punjaub is in a very unsettled state. Sheir Sing had deposed the Ranee after an attack on the citadel of Lahore, which lasted three days ; but the authority of this new Rajah is far from being generally recognised. General Court had been obliged to make his escape from Lahore to Ferozepore, in consequence of a mutiny among his troops. The Governor-General of Bengal has issued an order breaking up and disgracing the natives of the 2d Light Cavalry, which recently deserted its European officers while leading them against Dost Mahomed's cavalry. Major-General Sir Robert Dick has arrived at Madras from Bengal, and assumed the command of the army of the former presidency. EGYPT. ur ers .eilx fromdt r a levacaolAsra awaitingaa r hn y ri express is dat teteo drent has nesai ot otn a if l l s tut o loil e: b oD r in o l e g aed l nr i e: t b l t t e O t t red nothing beyond the payment of a fixed yearly tribute, and to allow no interference in the de tails of his Government. As if in defiance of the hatti-scheriff of the 22d of January, he had ordered the army to be increased to 70,000, was daily bringing in conscripts in fetters to Cairo, had stopped the supplies of corn shipped at Suez for the Holy Cities, which form their yearly tribute from Egypt, and had raised the French Colonel of Engineers, M. Galise, who recently fortified Alexandria, and was now strengthening Cairo, to the rank o f a B ey on f ull pay, 150 purses (7500 per annum. Th ree regi ments had been ordered from Cairo to g a rr i son Alexandria, and none of the Pacha's sailors were permitted to leave the city for a moment. The frontiers of Egypt were much disturbed. Melik Nimr was said to have beaten Ahmed, the Pacha's Governor of Kartoom. The two great Bedouin tribes on 'the west of the Nile were en gaged in warfare on their own account, and the peaceable inhabitants engaged in the collection of natron at the lakes south of Alexandria had been extensively plundered. The Pacha had fbrmed an alliance with the Bedouins of the desert, on the borders of Syria, exempting them from tri bute, &c:, and was preparing them to fortify Gaza. His present force is said to be 55,000 men. Dr. Grassi had returned to Alexandria, leav ing 800 men to purify or burn the infected vil lages in the Delta, where only the plague now exhibited itself. This year the small-pox had also spread its ravages at the same season. In the villages infected by plague, the inhabitants had been compelled by military force to wash themselves, clothes, and furniture. Hardly one of those attacked by the disease recovered. All one household, at Jahn Jallech, of 28 persons, were carried out dead, and lastly the owner, an old Bey, who governed the village. At Alex andria the plague was now nearly restricted to the sailors anesoldiers, whose barracks arc the ordinary filthy family huts; the cases from 10 to 13 per day; 88 are under treatment in the hos pital, but the majority die before they can be removed there. Although the merchants of Liverpool had sent a very complimentary address to the Paella, nothing real or practical had as yet been done by him to open the trade of Egypt according to the treaty of commerce and navigation of Balti Liman, and great dissatisfaction was felt amongst the Syrians still detained in Egypt. Numbers were to be seen in the regiment of cavalry en camped outside Alexandria. These two points, but chiefly the latter, had given rise to the cool ness and dissatisfaction observed between the Pacha and Commodore Napier previous to the departure of the latter. The Maronite Emirs and Druse Sheiks had, however, arrived safely at Beyrout. The French steamer Acheron, which brought eiosnugl and and Count Rohan Chabot on the 15th ult., to Alex andria, and sailed thence for B e y rout, had re ttiuirenpedacohna.theM2.3de letters o w e i i t i l e - ethad for e theat repeated p private interviews with the Pae lla before his de parture. :'he Indian mail arrived .at Suez on the 22 d ult., and at Alexandria on tl,e .25t Panied by thirty-three passenge rs ; l i, ten ac more coni- O l t d lig d e i d s e t r o ll b p lrked n at (havingC s e lostr, two days they liere were on th e v° Yage). by a strong and a rather early north west monsoon. .ALEXANDRTA, MARCH. Mehemet Ali patiently awaits the reply from Constantinople, on which so much of good and 'EODORE HOOK, ESQ. EDITED BY Tr•• vols. small Bvo., Now ready, in .1. 'H STA G E, THE FRENU_ and the' FRENCH PEU. Esq. Edited by THEODORE HOOK, , ugh-street. 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Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. UNDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTRIS ON EASTER MONDAY, APRIL 12, Will be repeated the New Comedy, in Fine Acts; entitled LONDON ASSURANCE. Sir Harcourt Courtly, Bart, Mr. W. Farren • Max Hark away, Mr. Bartley; Mr. Charles Courtly, Mr. Y Anderson; Mr. Adolphus Spanker, Mr. Keeley; Mr. Dazzle, Mr. C. Mathews •, Mark Meddle, Mr. Harley ; Grace Hark away, Madame Vestris ' • Lady Gay Spanker, Mrs. Nisbett ; Mrs. Pert, Mrs: Humbr. Alter which will be produced, a Grand Romantic Fairy Ex. travaganza, entitled BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Beauty, Madame Vestris : The Beast, Mr. W. Harrison ; John Quill, Mr. Harley ; Dressalinda, Miss Rainforth ; Mar rygolda, Miss Grant ; Queen of the Roses, Miss Lee. Doors to be opened at half-past Six—the performances to commence at Seven o'Clock. Dress Boxes, 7s. ; Second Price, 3s. 6d. ; First and Second Circles, ss. ; Second Price, 2s. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price. 25.; Gallery, ls. Tickets and places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Grogan at the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets rem oe had upon application. Private Boat, to be had solely of Mr. Andre Ns, bookseller, 67. New Bond-street. _EV7?,NING intend ent EVIOT and flle Chinese atithoritio!ct from the' aimbay Ti mms of the Ist of 31`11,,i quot' e.dfrom the Cardon Peg agry. ister of tile 4 t" J akui (From the Canton Pres s 23 r d J ar s 184 1 .) CIRC - UTLIR. TO .HER BRITANNIC; MAJESTY'S SUBJECT: It s mace a t l h a e i e sctoyn,so.P2e,i'onnii‘ploortifeean:triae7ntlihilnajasarrivno.:wri:!a°ll-ar;i me ots between the ;_,:„.. 1 , €, :1f, involvin.gr tu t T h c, cession. followingthe inpe rial a tf t le , r4 Hongl(Cll%‘ to the British Crown, All just ella r g ro •Of the Island and Duti ss O t ne Empire upon the c ounv e re hampoa. to o e t p h a e i d Britisha as if th :Tradeaosn ;e l: carried conducted oon ' 4 ,. 'f Dollars, One Million Pay ' irt t y o r a em lB a 4 i 6 n . er in equal, annu al an ec .u . al footing. o a f t 2 g o i x n A 6 M e i 1 ii andnl l a i o e u rri s t h t. • tile sta 3 l . me D n i t r s ec e t ridi o n ffi g e l' '1 intercourse between countries uport „ be 4. The trade of ti le port of Canton ~e if opened within ten day 's after the Chinese. ',:tir, year, and to be . carried onat Ilk7h am poa till ' ed ther arrangements are 13 - racticilble at the l' settlement. _ _ . Details remain matter or negotiation. The Plenipotentiary • seize the earliest occa` o ; to declare that her Ma lest y's Government for sought for no privilege irr: (";hina ex clusivelfo the advantage of British Sis-iips and inereh 3 r io and he is only performing his duty in nn. the protection of the British , .: flag to the sill'i e v # citizens, and ships of Foreign Powers that resort to her Majesty's possessic t here Pending her Majesty's furthe r Pleas ur 'n will be no port or other charges to the fl Government. If° The Plenipotentiary now permi.'s 11--- ' se • make a few general observations. ; , rie The oblivion of past and redresse A t... ` 11 0 ;il u e3 1 will follow =urally from the right ft .cl i .,7re the Queen's subjects :—lndeed it should "- rt membered that no, extent of mo dificatiol' . , suiting only from political intervention ev o ot efficacious in the steady improvement of id condition, uuleas it be systematically sec°, n oe' by conciliatory treatment of the people, al; Gcr coming deference for the institutions an d vernment of the country, upon the threshold di which we are about to be established. ve• The Plenipotentiary can only presume to au_, v r very briefly to the zeal and wisdom of the u tll mander of tile expedition to China; and t° „ ic e; rare union of ardour, patience, and forbeal l' : s cf which has distinguished the officers and for c iiva. all arms at all points of occupation and operaijll He is well aosured. the British corninun"-Y,eoti sympathise coreially with him in their sen ti° l,ole of lasting respect for his Excellency and the is t o force, which he is ashamed to express 6 inadequate language. t eat He cannot conclude without declaring; t o f next to these cauk - tes the peaceful adjustineoloo difficulties must be ascribed to the ser, s lI P„101 0 good faith of the very eminent person Int' negotiations are still pending. (Signed) CHARLES EL r ' W H. M. Plenipotentiary, CD CIRCULAR. TO HER MAJESTY'S SUBJECTS. 101' Macao, 20th January, - - . t if r Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary c onsiders 1 6 ,4 cumbent upon himself to lose no time in 395 4 the Commercial Community that he w ` ;- ,o o ` his best effort with her Majesty's Gl:We r e - 60r to secure an early and entire advance ei claims for indemnity. 10 0 And, mindful of the interest of parties in i. 2 :1) 1 he will not fail respectfully to move the Honourable the Governor General of „, to second these purposes as fax as may se e— " to his Lordship. (Signed) CHARLES ELL IO. Her Majesty's Plenipotentl , ,4' At length, as will be seen from the ab ove _ he r &liar addressed by H. M. Plenipotentiary i°e Britannic 50 Majesty's subjects in China) ti b l ed' long pending negotiati ons h a ve come to a cop and preliminary arrangements in volving c e ea t," conditions, as the basis, we suppose, to be entered into between the of the have been concluded. We are f.nformeddl; " details remain matter of negotiation," a n d fore the nature of these becomes know n we th e above public document alone, be content with offering our remarks upon oi ,, f two couat art of finding ; i n readers that no desire on our pa ant Brito where none exists, but.a conviction ,y • an d w e assure_ interests have been lightly cient considerations, sall roinpt the obser i M tions we are about to offer. P In order to do this it will be well to recall y mind the circumstances which rendered it neee'l armament to the shores of this Em sary that Great Britain should send a Splella,t j sacrificed UP°3 iflsll Government might be made aware that it c° 1e no longer be ailowed with impunity to tra i l* under foot the rights of other nations• vc if ol the plea that some British merchants , th e r. acted contrary to the fiscal regulations 9'ol country, not only they, but all British .;.eit., pire,.tha t ld Foreigners residing in Canton, were detail:de, prisoners during more than six weeks .1 1 00',; 1 threats of being starved, and of personaistor lence, they were despoiled of property c. ° ,,, s tyt 10 millions of dollars or more. Her -al„, a t t iolif Representative, - who had offered his was likewise imprisoned, and threatened her " the last degree of severity, as he inforineued at Majesty's subjects ;" all ships were detain; 'OO, Whampoa at heavy dem urrag e, and pe r " 11 for both persons and ships to depart iv.,„a s * ll3 given after all the Opium of which the r' n ' e riti"' had been possessed was given up to the Suf li s le A tendent, and by him to the Chinese Governsoer4 under a pledge from the former to its !kit* that they should be repaid for it by the P s/ 0 Government. After this the English nie r c e th trusting to the energy and protection th ip Government for redress, retired to gat, 'et the rancour of the Chinese followed ther,de:.l7, there, and they were obliged to take re'Vps, board their ships. The most inflamulatt%beal clamations against the English were pobillve) they were not to be allowed to land for 4 e Of the springs were poisoned, all Chinese w` g r_eo vited to kill Englishmen wherever theyt'aevi found, and an unarmed passage boat was atn by mandarins, and its crew and passenge r ' manly butchered and mutilated. m untiv fo These were the principal offences e° - i rao:7 by the Chinese, for which full reparation loot be obtained, and to secure which an arr n Atl sufficient to strike terror into the 1 1104 iiib inhabitants •of this land, was sent; this 11 ; , 1 10 1/f here exactly seven months ago—it is r r it our object to repeat what during all t tiilit it did or did not do; our business r n result it has produced in the hands of lie. s jesty's Plenipotentiary, a result wh ic h v itht far short of the expectations entertaincdtiiity, that we should be inclined to doubt its entertained did not the document heading these r n " -- ' stare us in the face. • :fie' Is The conditions obtained , by her Majes t Y-thel. nipotentiary are four, and we shall conside.l:o4 0 seriatim :—" Ist, The cession of the islloos' Kong Hong to the British Crown• eon charges and duties to the empire upon tli..,itso" -merce carried on there to be paid as if t il C;' was conducted at What npoa." We consider that for an independent ore settlement no situation can possibly be 01 vourably chosen than that. of Hong /1(° 11 gi l i i10 1 , island itself is of little extent, we are to! _ go o!: fifteen miles in circumference, but.it.. v e , "fr With the neighbouring lands one of the ports existing,' where any number 0 or' and of any size, may safely anchor in th!10 14 of weathers, andi the settlement of 11° Iie, be ; would, we doubt not, in a very short tl v ref tl come a place of' very considerable tra de 'd ivi t its possession by the - British not clogqvbsor the condition that the same duties as at. es tv t poa are to be paid there, which, in I)" 0;11 ' 1 ill, mation, destroys at once all the b enofit ; might be expected to trade there,ario- ;WI fact, reduce the British settlement of 1 4° , 11 .,.5 ) , to nothing more than ie Military sta te make it possibly the resort of the flO t Cal l ; foreign merchants transacting business a s th e ., ton, although even this is doubtful, a st all' may continue to prefer Macao. iri T ile o . chares and duties being paid at -". °ll rucee' ' as at Whampoa, it follows as a matter sessity that the trade will remain where fieP, turiesit has been established, and not se,,er s ,jo l . l , location where it is under the same s u am- fare; tapes, without its being afforded the Hat cate r lities it now finds in a populous c onnu F long the centre of the commerce of the be tt_e (l . and under the same charge influitewlar_ is situated than a port on an out-of -the- .Y.100,(1,,;‘, can ever be. Had Hong Kong " ill E e ng lisby ge , tionally into the possession of the ~ ,s si u n , should have thought it a Valuable nO-!,Lin,: Su l 1 quired at whatever price; now, reading we a cem; ro' , ov. its value is little or none. British illl O l " 2d. An indemnity to the one 111 ment of six millions of dollars; give to the Plenipotentiary t' der i ll e 4 tl payable at once, and the remain tot instalments ending in 1846." 0 i u rn . AS above stated, the cost of the, extorted by the Chinese, exceeded L,,tatieclt.lll iii and otheilosses suffered by Brit's' yea.7,,of calculating interest even for-,the,,t,ri.ll tatiP ready elapsed, such as demurrage 01811 r Just ready, in 3 vols. post Bvo., with numerous Illustrations by Leech, &c., - (1 OLIN C L I N K. By CHARLES HOOTON. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. " THE CHINA SUN" will be REPUBLISHED TO-MORROW, w all the LATEST NEWS.