The Sun. — London, England, 1825-11-07 00:00:00

GERMAN PAPERS. [Received last night.] ..tilekißußG, OCT. 28—The OsservatoreTriestino .e the 17th October says—" The Greek cruisers continue to commit many depredations ; lately again, a ship which was becalmed, was attacked and plundered by Greek mistics." The Ossirvatore Veneziano of the 20th says— ' On the 19th October, Captain Martin Sirowich, of the Austrian ship Severo, arrived safe and in good condition at Trieste, though the Osservatore Triestino but lately asserted that a Greel schooner had murdered the captain and all his crew, and sunk the ship. Captain 'Scrovich left Alexandria on -the 19th September, at which , time the expedition was ready to sail, and waited ()lily for a favourable wind to put to sea." linussELs, OCT. 30.—Letters from Ipres say, that the ex istence of the college in that town is still very precarious ; the professors in that establishment, most of whornare ecclesiastics, have obtained from the Governor of West Flanders only a ver bal permission to continue their lectures till a new decision from the Ministry shall be received. If those gentlemen shall not have made their application in the form prescribed by the 15th of December, the College of Ipres, directed by M. Morel, which is the only one recognized by the Government will then be closed. LausitsTsrE, OCT. 22.—The Greek Committee at Geneva has collected s sum of nearly 30,000 francs, the produce of the subscription in that city, only part of which will be employed in the purchase of 1,000 muskets, and a suitable quantity of equipments, which will be sent to Greece before the end of the season. The night of the 18th was a night of very great distress to the inhabitants of the banks of the Arve. That torrent swelled ; 30 hours heavy rain has overflowed many parts of Lower Fancigny, and in particular ravaged the beautiful plains about Bonneville. Fragments of timber, furniture, and dead cattle, are still collected in the environs of Geneva, which have been brought down by that river. The wooden bridge of Carouge has been much damaged, and the passage over it was obliged to he stopped for some hours. The loss of timber and firewood intended for sale, and ready to be floated down the river, is estimated at several hundred thousand francs. The low grounds at the conflux of the Arve and the Rhone near tieneva are entirely covered with mud. VIENNA, Octr. 19.—The Foreign Office has dispatched an extraordinary courier to London. It is supposed that he is the bearer of a note-from our Cabinet in reply to that which was lately sent to it •by the English Government relative to the affairs of Greece. It seems that the political system of Great Britain with respect to that country differs in many points from that hitherto adopted by our Ministry, principally in what .concerns the future emancipation of the Peloponnesus, indepen dent of the supreme authority of the Porte. But it is believed that the Court of Vienna will not give its final declaration on the question of mediation between the Turks and the Greeks, till it is acquainted with the intentions of France, Russia, and Prussia, on this important subject. THE ARMY. [From the LONDON GAZETTE of Saturday.] War-Office, Nov. 4, 1825. Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Captain Robert Wallace to be Major, by purchase, vice Elton promoted; Lieutenant Francis Reed to be Captain, by purchase, vice Wallace. 6th Regiment of Dragoons—Lieutenant Porter Brome Fran cois Charles Gilliess, from the 94th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice illeQueen promoted. Ist or Grenadier Rement of Foot Guards—Captain George Fitzroy, from the half-pay, to be Lieutenant and Captain, yice Hugh Henry Langrishe, who exchanges, receiving the difference. Ist Regiment of Foot—Ensign Ewen Macpherson to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Dixon promoted ; George Hew Dal rymple, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Macpherson. 6th Ditto—Lieutenant Hon. George Augustus Browne, from the half-pay, to be Lieutenant, vice Bentinck Walter Yelyer ton, Who exchanges, receiving the difference. 7th Ditto—Ensign John Mitchell Ogilvie, from the 28th Foot to be Lieutenant, by purchase , vice Lord Frederick Lennox, promoted. 17th Ditto—Ensign Hon. Frederick Forbes, from the 84th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Frazer, promoted. 19th Ditto—Lieutenant Robert Thomas Fletcher, from the Btßli Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Booth, who exchanges. 28th Ditto—Ensign John Simon Greene from the 33d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Ogilvie, promoted; Hospital-Assistant Francis O'Brien to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Portelli, whose appointment has not taken place. 37th Ditto—Redmond Burke, Gent. to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Ralston, promoted to the 66th Foos. 42d Ditto—W. A. Ward, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Upton, promoted. 49th Ditto—Hospital-Assistant James Duncanson, M.D. to be Assistant-Surgeon. 51st Ditto—Captain John Ross to be Major, by purchase, vice Keyt, promoted ; Lieut. Frederick Mathews to be Captain, .by purchase, vice Ross. 52d Ditto—Lieut. George Harley Love to be Captain, vice Hewett, deceased; Lieutenant John Bentham to be Adjutant, vice Love. 55th Ditto —Hospital-Assistant Alexander Braithwaite :Mor gan to be Assistant-Surgeon. 64th Ditto—Hospital-Assistant William Thomson to be As sistant-Surgeon. 66th Ditto—Ensign James Ralston, from the 37th Foot,to be Isieutenant, by purchase, vice Kirwan, promoted. 88th Ditto—Lieutenant George Booth, from the 19th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Fletcher who exchanges. 94th Ditto—Hospital-Assistant Edward Josh's Bulteel, to be Assistant-Surgeon. 98th Ditto—Hospital-Assistant Andrew Smith, M.D. to be Assistant-Surgeon. HOSPITAL ST AFF.—HOSpitai-ASSiStant James Campbell to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Kennedy, who resigns. G NAT TAC /IE n—To be Lieutenant-Colonels of Infantry, by purchase—Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel John Thomas Keyt, from the 51st Foot, vice Henry Maturin Farrington, who re tires; Major William Elton, from the Ist Dragoon Guards, vice James Cassel, who retires. To be Major of Infantry, by purchase—Captain Charles Levinge, from the 52d Foot, vice John Hewett, whose promo tion has not taken place. To be Captains of Infantry, by purchase—Lieutenant John Dixon, from the Ist Foot ; Lieutenant Daniel Frazer, from the 17th Foot ; Lieutenant John Lysaght Penefather, from the 7th Dragoon Guards; Lieutenant John Windsor Stuart, from the 6th Foot. To be Lieutenant of Infantry, by purchase—Ensign Duncan Campbell, from the 72d Foot. The under-mentioned Officers have been allowed to dispose of their half-pay : Captain John Blair, Retired List of the Ist Black Garrison Company ; Captain John Pigott, half-pay Portuguese Of ficers ; Capt. Wm. Alcock Maly, half-pay 66th Foot i • Capt. Wm. Winser, half-pay 2 7th Foot ; Lieute n an t Richard Bad ham Thornhill, half-pay 7th Dragoon Guards. Office cl Ordnance, Nov. 4, 1825. Corps of Royal Engineers— Second Lieutenant Walter Trevelyan to be First Lieutenant, vice Eyre, deceased. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Second Captain Henry For ster, from the half-pay, to be Second Captain, vice Bowiby, retired on half-pay ; Second Lieutenant Samuel Amy Severne to be First Lieutenant, vice Grant, retired on half-pay ; Major John Sutherland Sinclair to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Far rington retired ; Captain and Brevet Major William Roberts to be Major, vice Sinclair ; Second Captain and Adjutant Richard Burgess Hunt to be Captain, vice Roberts. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of Kent. Thomas Fairfax Best, Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenant; John Hyde, Esq. to be ditto; James Jacobson, Esq. to be ditto; Fiennes Wykeharn Martin, Esq. to be ditto. Commissions in the East. Essex Regular Militia. Ensign Charles Osborn to be Lieutenant, vice. Crampin ; Witham Sandford Lamb, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Osborn, promoted_ A new Medical Est.:blisliment has been formed at each of our Indian Presidencies FOE - the better care of the health of the troops.—Dr. Burke, for the Mauritius, is appointed Inspector at Calcutta, and Dr. Strachan, Inspector at Bombay . ; the latter takes his passage in the Exmouth free trader.— (Ifanipshire Telegraph.) THE ROYAL NAVY, &c. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. s.—On Wednesday the Vibilia trans port, Lieut, Luelccraft, Agent, returned from Rio Janeiro, in 51 days, bringing later accounts by three weeks than had been before received.—The Spartiale, 74, Captain (now Rear-Ad miral) Graham Eden Hamond, C.B. sailed thence on the 3rd of September, for Lisbon and Portsmouth with dispatches, an nouncing the happy conclusion of the Treaty declaring the Brazils independent of the mother country. It seems that the Emperor of the Brazils is not displeased with Lord Cochrane for bringing the Piranga to England ; but is rather gratified by the act, inasmuch as he has thereby had his flag acknowledged. —The Wellesley 74, (Rear-Admiral Sir George Eyre), Blanche, Diamond, and Bramble schooner, were left at Rio.—The Blanche was preparing to go round Cape Horn.—The Waterloo transport, Lieut. Coates, had sailed for Valparaiso, with pro visions for the ships round the Horn.___3lrs. Graham, (widow of the late Capt. T. Graham, R.N.) the celebrated authoress, came home in Borodino. On Tuesday, the ship Alexander, Captain Robe, passed by from the Mauritius. By her we received letters from that Island dated the Ist of August, from which the following are extracts:— " Mauritius, Aug. I.—The Espiegle, 18, Captain Wray, arrived here on the 24th ult., from Zanzibar and our new set tlement at Mombass (23 days from the latter place.) Lieut. Emery, R.N., and the establishment at Mornbass, were in good health. Mr. George Phillips, Collector of the Customs, had died of fever, which he caught at Pemba, an island near alornbass. It is liscovered that, besides the Hippopotamus, there are Mermaids on that coast, several of which have been taken ; their teeth is the best of ivory, and is used for making paddles of swords. The Espiegle, in standing into the south har. hour of Mombass, got on shore on a bank which runs off' the island, lost her anchors and sustained some injury. When sheleft, Lieut. Emery (the Governor), to prevent a recurrence of any ac cident, went off with a pilot, and saw her clear of all the reefs ; his zealous and prudent services are highly commendable. The Leven (Captain Owen), Ariadne, and Espiegle, are lying here. The Leven proceeds to-morrow for Delagoa Bay, to join the Baracouta, and resume the survey of that coast. The Slave- vessel, with 120 slaves, captured by the Leven on the West Coast of Madagascar, was condemned on the 29th ult. The merchant ship Africa, is just arrived from England. Mr. Jocelyn Weller is appointed a Lieutenant of the Espiegle, vice Le Mesurier, invalided." On Sunday last arrived the Speke transport, Lieut. Geo. Decourdeaux, from Halifax and Bermuda, 26 days from the latter place, bringing thence Brevet-Majors J. Nicholson, and G. Gray, Capt. Hornbrook, Lieuts. Whylock, Moon, Layton, Webb, Evans, and Assistant-Surgeon illackintyre, with de tachments of the Chatham and Woolwich Division of Royal Marines, which description of force has been relieved in the gar rison duty of that island by the 96th regiment. The remainder of the Royal Marine detachments are coming home in the Joseph Green transport. The 96th regiment was relieved at Halifax by the Rifle Brigade from Belfast, which went out in the Speke and Arab. Admiral Willoughby Lake had sailed for St. John's, Newfoundland, in the Menai. The Jupiter and Orestes were at Halifax ; the Sappho, Captain Canning, having got on shore on the Sisters Rocks, going into Halifax, was condemned as unfit for further service.—The Valorous, Earl of Huntingdon, was to leave Bermuda in ten days for New Providence, to embark the Commissioner for Jamaica.— The Hussar was lying at Bermuda.—Lieutenant George Mac murdo, invalided from the Valorous, came home in the Speke. She has sailed for Chatham. On Wednesday, the Borodino transport, Lieut. Andrew, arrived from the lonian Islands, with invalids from the 18th, 28th, and 32d regiments. She left Malta on the 18th Sept.— The disposition of the squadron then was as follows : Revenge, 74 (Sir Harry Neale), gone to Naples; Cambrian, Seringapatam, Sybella, anti Weazle, at the lonian Islands; Naiad, Gannet, and Algerine, at Smyrna; Rose and Medina on detached service.—The American line of battle ship North Curolina, and Constitution frigate, were lying at Gibraltar, on the 10th ult.—The Borodino spoke, on the 14th ult., the Good Hope, of Bristol, in lat. 39. 05. long. 13. 44. W. 21 days from Naples, bound to London. The Mary, yacht, J. Penleaze, Esq., owner, who has been cruising in her in the Mediterranean since September last year, came to the Motherbank, on Monday, bringing an unclean bill of health from Constantinople. She had a tedious passage, and expended the last biscuit the clay she came in. The super intendant of quarantine having supplied her with provisions, ordered her away immediately to Standgate Creek to perform her quarantine. Yesterday the Fly, 18, Captain Wetherall, sailed for the East India station (to relieve the Sophie,) taking dispatches to the Cape of Good (lope, Mauritius, and Trincomalee. The transports Layton, Lieutenant Lovitt, and Southworth, Lieutenant Sanders, went out of harbour yesterday with the remainder of the 99th regiment, under Colonel Hardinge, on board, bound to the Mauritius. They will sail, with the out ward bound ships mentioned last week, when the wind is fair. The Baltic Merchant, Lieut. Lester, with naval stores and provisions for Ascension, Sierra Leone, and the African squa dron ; and the Vittoria, Lieut. Grig, to receive troops for the Mediterranean, arrived this afternoon from the Downs. His Brazilian Majesty's frigate the Piranga, Commodore Crossby, yesterday fired a joyous salute, and dressed colours, in honour of the event which declares the Independence of the Brilian nation. The Piranga is the only vessel of war at Spithead.—ln the Harbour—Victory, Ganges, Warspite, Volage, Herald, Spar rewliawk, Icarus, Mastiff, Calliope, Magnificent, and Royal Oak. On Thursday the Arrow, Lieutenant Brooking, brought in 125 kegs of spirits, being the cargo of a smuggler which he chased off Dartmouth. The Arrow sailed ydesterday to cruise off Brighton. Captain Charles Hope has recommissioned the Brisk sloop of war at Chatham. The Sparrowhawk, 18, will be paid off on Monday, and re. commissioned. Lieut. Crozier is appointed to her. Captain James Hay is appointed to the Ramillies, 74, and to command the eastern division of the coast blockade service, vice M'Culloch, deceased. General Sir Hilgrove Turner, Governor of Bermuda, takes his passage in the Royal Oa. Dr. Thomas Cooke Jones, surgeon of the naval yard there, takes medical charge of the ship on the passage out. Lieutenant John Allison is appointed to command her. She is expected to sail in about a fortnight. John Irving, Esq., is appointed Secretary to Rear-Admiral Bingham, Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 3.—Arrived the Lapwing, from North Yarmouth ; Swift, from Milford ; Dove, packet, Lieutenant Crosbie, from Rio Janeiro (landed her mails at Torbay).—The Nimrod is re-commissioned by Captain Richard Pridliam.— Remain—Britannia Genoa,Windsor Castle, Druid, Shamrock , Talbot, Nimrod, Falcon, Dove ; Swallow and Nimble cutters. On Friday evening the 28th ult. the Members of the Mechanics' Institution were highly gratified by a lecture delivered before them, at the Council Chamber, Chichester, by William Allie, of Winchester, an ingenious mechanic, who, although brought up to the business of a carpenter, has been in the habit of employing his leisure hours in the construction of various philosophical apparatus, until deprived, about twelve months since, of his right hand and the sight of one of his eyes, by an unfortunate explosion of a chemical mixture. It was not the least gratifying part of this exhibition to learn that the air pump, a small orrery, working model of a steam-engine, elec trifying machine, and a large transparent orrery 8 feet high, were all of his own manufacturing. The auditory expressed their satisfaction by repeated plaudits.—( Hampshire Paper.) ACCIDENT AT LONDON BILTDGE.—On Saturday an Inquest was held at the Pitt's Head public-house, Great Guildford-street, on the body of a young man named Simmons. It appeared that the deceased, together with his father and brother, were engaged in navigating a large craft, heavily laden with goods, down the river, on the turn of ,the ebb tide; that while the former was in the act of pulling the bow oar, in passing through the centre arch, the tide running very strong at the time, by some accident or another which was not explained, the father and brother having their backs to him at the time, the deceased's head came in contact with one of the starlings of the bridge, and he was thrown into the water. The relatives of the deceased hearing a cry, immediately missed him ; but it was totally out of their power to render him the slightest assistance ; the barge, impelled along by the force of the current, which was amazingly strong, passed over the body of the unfortunate man, who did not rise to the surface. On Friday the body of the deceased was picked up opposite the Custom-house. The Jury, without hesitation, returned a ver dict Accidental Death." In consequence of the serious accidents which happened to a young gentleman two years ago, from the letting off fire-works in Dean's-yard, the present master of West minster School (Dr. GooDENouGii) summoned the scholars to his pre sense on Friday, when he informed them of his deter mination not to suffer the letting off fireworks on the sth of November; but, he added, at the same time that if the scho lars would promise to forego so mischievous an amusement, they should enjoy two holidays instead of one. This arrange ment was assented to. Orders were then given, that the Dean's yard gate should be closed at five o'clock on Saturday, and so remain. Two officers were directed to attend in Dean's-yard, . in order to prevent the intrusion of strangers, if attempted, and t hus preserve public peace. INDIAN VOLCANOES. On the VOLCANO in the HIMALAYA MOUNTAINS. It is generally known that the Himalaya Moun tains are subject to frequent and violent earthquakes, which would appear to intimate that some active principle is at work beneath them. This principle seems at length to have found a vent, but why it should have selected one of the highest peaks instead of a lower levelfor its appearance, is not easily explain ed, unless this peak prove to have been the site of an extinguish ed volcano. The greatest heights of the Himalaya which have yet been ex plored, are found to present primitive rocks ; while in their nearest rivals, the Andes (most of the highest peaks of which are volcanoes), granite disappears at a comparatively low level, and is replaced by porphyry and other generally acknowledged igneous productions. It would, therefore, be an interesting matter of inquiry to ascertain, whether that part of the Himalaya which is the scene of the above-mentioned phenomenon, agrees in structure with the more western part of the range, or whe ther it is surmounted by rocks indicative of the former action of fire. The terrific agent which has here demonstrated its existence, may be connected witlitthe earthquakes which are often felt in the lower provinces, but which either from their distance from the centre of the subterraneons operations, their depth from the surface, or the ill-conducting power of the vast mass of alluvial strata in that part of the country, have not been known to pro duce those destructive effects which are observed in other coun tries. It has been observed, that buildings on rock suffer (with few exceptions) more than those placed on alluvial soil ; and this is easily explained, by the circumstance, that rock, from its com pactness and hardness, is more fitted to receive and transmit the vibrations given to it by any impulse than tile softer and more yielding alluvial strata. It is fortunate therefore, that Bengal is blessed with such an unsearchable depth of soil as it presents, and however mortifying it may be to the geologist who may be so unlucky as to be imbedded in it, his neighbours have much to congratulate themselves upon. The earthquakes on the sth and Bth of January last at My mensingh would appear to have been connected with the ap pearance of the volcano. Any remarks on unusual activity in ' the volcano, or its sudden extinction, coupled with notices of earthquakes or other natural phenomena in the lower provinces, would not, if communicated through the public journals, be altogether unacceptable to the scientific world ; and it is to be hoped that those who have opportunities of observing them will not withhold them on the plea of mere idleness. A VISIT TO THE PETROLEUM SPRINGS AND VOLCANOES OF MEM 800. MADE SEVERAL YEARS AOO. JANUAILY 20th.—Early is the afternoon our boats were brought to, immediately above Memboo, a straggling village on the right bank of the river, extending upwards of a mile in length : before it, we found a number of large boats, but having been told there were some curious salt springs in the neigh bourhood, we lost no time in proceeding to explore, and on the way found the Ku Maywoon waiting to officiate as guide. We discovered the objects of our search at no great distance, in a circular hollow of about 400 feet diameter, closed in on three sides by low bleak-looking rocky hills, bare of all vegetation, save a few stunted bushes of the prickly pear, and altogether having much the appearance of the sunk crater of an extinct volcano. About the centre of this plain we found a pool of Petroleum, boiling up with considerable force in ten or twelve places: the diameter of the pool was about 35 feet, the depth great, or I should rather say unknown; encircling it there are a number of small openings, from which Petroleum also exudes ; and inter mixed with those, an equal number of salt springs arise, sepa rated only by a few feet of soil from each other. Forty feet north from the principal well, in the centre of the hollow, is another Petroleum fount, of smaller size, but sup. posed of equally great depth, and, like the former, surrounded by several smaller openings—some discharging petroleum, and other salt water. Southward from those two, and towards that side which is not closed in by hills, we found four or five wells smaller, though not otherwise differing, in appearance ; near some of them we found only springs of earth oil—near others both oil anti salt water. About 500 yards south-west from those springs we approached a new and more curious scene, and unexpectedly came in sight of nearly a dozen volcanoes, the greater number of them in a state of activity ; not, however, throwing out red hot lava, but quietly ejecting a little thin blue liquid earth, which drying as it falls down the side of the cones, adds slowly to their dimen sions. In general the volcanoes were from 20 to 25 feet in height, each having a crater of eight or ten feet diameter, to which it was evident the cone owed its elevation above the level of the plain, it seeming to consist entirely of the matter thrown out : besides this earthy matter, which preserved its colour in drying without sensible taste or smell, five or six times in the minute, a quantity of gas, visible like thin smoke, was thrown out, preceded by a hollow rumbling noise and tremulous motion of the cone; when bamboos have been thrust into the crater they have generally been ejected with violence; the craters in activity were filled up to the brim with the liquid matter, whichoccasionally sub sided a few inches ; several of those not in action presented the appearance of a funnel of 10 or 12 feet in depth, diminishing at the bottom to an opening of a few inches in diameter. From the Burmahs those infant or worn-out volcanos have obtained the name of hills of snakes, and offerings are made by the people of the neighbourhood, to the supposed subterranean in habitants. About 20 yards from the most southern of the volcanoes we found several salt springs ; the soil around is also strongly impregnated with salt, and it was only at this last place we found any marks of advantage being taken of the liberality of nature : by washing the earth, anti evaporating the water with that drawn from the springs, a very pure salt is obtained, pre ferred to that brought from Rangoon, and sold on the spot at from 3 to 4 ticals for the viss. The pools, whether of Petroleum or salt water, were nearly on a level with the surface of the earth, and not perceptibly hotter than the river water. "' A little petroleum is carried off to be used as dammer for boats ; it seemed not to be valued, and we were told was considered public property, open to all. The soil around is poor and sterile, and the little vegetation appeared in stunted bushes among the bare black rocks on the sides of the hills ; where the earth, from the little volcanes ex tends there was no vegetation whatever, and the place is consi dered very unhealthy. In returniuing to our boats we accompanied our guide to a Pagoda of great antiquity and celebrity, on the top of a hill near the river, where Gaudma is said to have rested on his way to Pagbam, and held a conversation with the snakes of the neighbouring bills ; we could not, however, obtain any infor. matron respecting the subjects discussed at the meeting, but we saw an impression of his feet on the rock, and sat down on the mat with our friend, whilst he mumbled over his prayers, and offered his little wax lights. In general the Bur mahs seem free from ostentation in their devotions,and perhaps are equally so from any strong attachment to their religion. From this hill we enjoyed a most delightful view of the coun try ; on all sides the Salt and Petroleum springs are situated in a hollow apparently scooped out of the extremity of the range of hills coming front the north west. To the northward a plain, as far as the eye can reach, with the river running through it, almost lost amongst extensive sands, which, cover. ed in the rains, must give it a breadth of 4 or 5 miles ; to the west a plain bounded by the Anonpectonnion, at the distance of 30 or 40 miles ; southward the river, with low hills on both banks, those on the right beginning again to appear imme diately below Memboo. On the east bank of the river a plain covered with wood, and a few white Pagodas peeping out from among the trees. 22d. Yaynangheoum,—the earth oil wells at this place are sufficiently well known. 24th. About noon, we brought-to for the day at Shembeg hewm, or rather at the temporary substitute for that village left at this season by the river at the distance of three miles inland. It seemed to be a place of considerable trade; we found a num ber of carts loaded with Beetlenut, the produce of Bengal, and brought through the passes in the hills, on the shoulders of coolies. The road to the foot of the hills was said to be two or three days, and represented as pretty good for carts; from the plain of the Irrawady to Aracan, through the hills nine or ten days ; the road tolerable for cattle or foot passengers, but not passable by - carts of any description ; in many places it is cut in the sides and ridges of the solid rock of the mountains, and too narrow to admit carriages. From Aracan to the Naaf, we were informed, the distance did not exceed two days journey. * Probably the Petroleum rested on the surface of water of the same quality, but the circumstance was not noticed at the time. *** For London Markets, see the Third, a k ul for Country Markets, see the Fourth Page. ••,, •,..,. . .._......_ PINPI OF STOCKS THIS ni v y 4,..", 404 E O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 3 per Cent. Cons. 3A per Cent. Ditto Red 94as Ditto Small P A ti 4 6 p;) , i 4 per Cent. New 103i4 Ditto Advertised Bank Long Ann. 20 15-11 21 Batik for Acct. India Stock Ditto Bortds South Sea Stock PRICES OV FOREIGN F Austrian Bds, 5 per cent Brazilian Bds NDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexicaq Scrip Neapolitan, 5 per cent. Neapolitan do. 1024 Peruvian Bonds Do. Scrip Portuguese Bonds Prussian, 5 per cent. Ditto New 1825 .. -- Scrip Buenos Ayres lids Codian, lids, 6 per cent — Colombian lids, 6 per ct — Do. do. 1824 ... 73 4 3 2j Danish, 6 per cent. Do. 3 per cent. Greek lids Do. Scrip 1825 Guatimala Mexican lids Do. do. 6 per cent.... 9 dis. Russian. New, 5 per ct. — Spanish 1821, 5 per ct. 17h 1823 . 24 26 French lientes,s p. c. —t'. —c. Exchange ... —f. —c. 3 per cent. ... --f. —c. Exchange ... —f. —c. PRICES OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. Per Share. 571 60 4 Anglo-Mexican Mining Company Anglo-Chilian Mining Company Bolivar Mining Company Castello and Espirito Santo Brazil Mining Company General Mining Association Hibernian Mining Company Pasco Peruvian Mining Company New United Mexican Mining Company Welch Iron and Coal Mining Company . • ••• 7 Alliance Fire and Life Assurance Company , 141 13: Ditto, Marine Department . ( - 4 British Iron Company British, Irish, and Colonial Silk Company Canada Company Gold Coast Association 3 Provincial Bank of Ireland Vigo Bay Company 15 ... 6. .. 6 9i 9 CALCUTTA CURRENTVALUEOF GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Saturday, March 5, 1825. Remittable, Prem. - - - Non-ltemittable, Do. - - - Saturday, March 12, 1825. _ _ 32 12 a 33 2 24a 8 8 33 0 a 33 8 18a 8 0 Remittable, Prem. - - - Non-itemittable, Do. - - Saturday, March 19, 1825. Remittable, Prem. - - - - 33 0a 33 8 Non-Remittable, Do. - - - 3 8 a 8 0 Saturday, March 26, 1825. 11 emittable, Prem. Non-Remittable, Do. - 33 0 a 33 8 - 3 8 a 13 4) FOtEION MAILS. Alinlr ED. Lisbon - Gottenburgli Ilamburgh - Holland - France - Flanders - Dull. 1 2 0 / 1 wATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW, Alorning, 0 minutes after 0.1 Evening, 11 minutes after 0, THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICERE F4LSO.II UDEA T LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 7, 1825 The stormy weather has prevented the French Papers of Thursday and Friday from reach ing us. We have, however, received Dutch and Humhurgh mails to the sth and Ist of November. Their contents are perfectly unimportant. The following extracts have been selected as the most interesting paragraphs they contain : ST. PETEIISBURGII, OCT. 16. The whole amount of exports from Finnland in 1824 was to the value of 5,728,571 rubles ; imports, 4,673,557. As a proof of the increase of our export trade it may be mentioned, tha according to the most recent accounts the exportation of tallo w this year has been three million ponds. The exportation of hemp, flax, timber, potashes, oil, copper, iron, &c. is likewise considerable, and the national manufactures are daily im proving. In the Baltic provinces the exportation of corn is completely stagnant ; they begin to cultivate more flax, which meets with an advantageous market in England and Portugal. STocntoi.m, OCT. 21. Official notice has been received that their Majesties set out from Christiania on the 15th, and will arrive here on the 23th . The Crown Prince and Princess returned to the capital last Saturday. The report that a Diet would soon be held, which has never entirely died away, is revived, and January is spoken of as the time of its meetings. The Argus says, it hopes with every patriot that this will not be the case. The same paper has an account from Carlscrona, stating that after the change of the commanders of the ships of war that have been so much talked of, a great part of the crews gave notice to quit the service, whence it Is inferred that the ships, though nearly ready for sea, cannot possibly sail. It is quite uncertain whether Admi ral Cederstron will remain there some time longer, or soon return to Stockholm. It is said that Count Adterspaire will be again employed in the public service. FROM TITE MAINE., OCT. 30. The Government of the Grand Duchy of Hesse has taken measures against the secret emigration of its subjects to Brazil, and announced, that those who shall attempt to embark on the Rhine for that purpose will be stopped. It is declared in this notice, that no permission will be given for such a voyage, un less it is proved that the persons concerned will be received there as subjects and citizens; and that for this proof, no regard will he paid to licenses, as they are called, issued by Brazilian agents, who are not recognised by the German Governments, especially the well known false agent, Major Schafer, from Hamburgh. In consequence of these measures, 60 men, wo men, and children, have been stopped, and sent back to their own homes. EXCHANGES ON LONDON. Hamßurtait, OCT. 28.-35. 9. ; 2 LTs., 35. 6. ST. PETERSBURGII, OCT. 18.-9. 19-32. I.Errsto, OCT. 28.—Three months, 13i. BERLIN, OCT. 29.—Three months, 6. 24a. VIENNA, OcT. 22.—Three months, 9. 44. AMSTERDA3I, OCT. 4.-39. 11. ; two months, 39. 8. Education is adapted only for the industrious and the rich, to the poor it is a source of woe, unless combined with employment, and produc tive rather of evil than good to the nation. Edu. cation serves to raise the energies of the mind, and the mind once excited will give correspond ing activity to the body. Hence occupation is essentially necessary to the instructed mind, and thence is the grand source of the evil or th e good which education confers. L If the occupation is not congenial thesPiri t / and laborious kudgery is allotted as a leans of livelihood to a man whose understanding is i b" yond the ordinary standard of those of bis ( " °ll class, and that understanding is in any deg ree cultivated by education, howsoever trivial, bi s daily labour is made odious to him, and he turns from it with loathing and disgust, and becom e ' habitually idle, by the very thing which, und er more auspicious and favourable circumstauces' would have formed the ground-work of his for , tunes, and rendered him not only useful and life ' spectable, but an ornament to the sphere of in which he moves. For, A man of quick and active wit, For drudgery is more unfit, Compared to those of duller parts, Than running nags to draw in Carts.—Buro:n., It is not, however, to be supposed, that the activity and energy imparted to his m ind by the cultivation of his natural talen ts, will o' subside with his dislike to drudgery. d/2 the contrary, they remain undiminished na acquire in the first instance new vigour , and 11. want of occupation subsequently superinduce restlessness and impatience, which when pro" by want and poverty, urge to the commission ° crimes, and thus to add to the list of prison ers in our gaols, and to swell the fearfu l calendar of offences at each assize. It is in t his man se _ r that public instruction has brought evils into tm e country ; it has unfitted some for the laborioni occupations of agriculture, and who, no t fin di l employment in other ways more suite d to the r tastes, have had recourse to crime to supPlY th e wants. It is, therefore,with the hi ; hest satisfactir; we see education united with employment ---t° one improving the mind, and cultivati n g its na: tural talents ; the other checking their Wart' mice, and turning them to profitable account) ° P; posing the vivacity of the mind by the streng of early habits, and rendering even drudser! better than total and demoralizing laziness. atteaW to Thus, at Winchester and Newcastl e, „ are now making to combine these two g reat P f t, poses ; and we hear that in some of the nianuinitt turing towns of the kingdom endeavours areal, progress to introduce this excell ent aritets, I n this latter town a Mr. BLASSIIARD has es blished a school of this kind, where he tege l ' r , children for six months from the different 13.°°a5, houses at the low premium of Seven sh lie provides for their education free of eXPlat teaches them the art of making bobbin lace, e l !o r the expiration of the six months he gives e nl rnent to his scholars and pays them i n propern.. it to the work done. In this manner instructi.%, afforded (gratis) for the benefit of the c hild ri ;g } , l self, and the public good is secured by o°looo him a trade, and obliging him to devot e a po . tits of each day to that-kind of labour which, w h ich more matured years, will in all likelihon'. hot the means. of his subsistence, and from °ciao° hereafter he will draw his support. N is trl tion will teach him what is evil, a nd his in"u"opg. will put him beyond any temptation to (1 0 vir —.....„......--- INDIA.--It appears by the following esto3 from a letter which we have received frotO $ tha t officer employed in the interior of India, o,• i O O serious disturbance has broken out i n , p 51‘1 of the Company's possessions, sit uate about „„ miles E.N.E. from Bombay •. - , 6, 1 8 *, " BEAWR, NEAR MUSSEERABAD, Mint. ,„ th- t " A serious affair has occurred at Bhartpore. I t s eei- ter poi the uncle of tht young Rajah, whom Sir David °; l ijoitite r ' placed on the throne, has had a dispute with his Prinle • „ g tb i which was provoked by the restless ambitious viel l lo se' il in l itth i t n ee i .i st ,_ e h r l , (g, who would attempt to circumscribe the Tl l l,, that thority of the young Rajah. The consequence bas" ` r i6e 6 ",", number of the Minister's followers have already e e O c t ' 59t" Regiments, I , Agra, and Misseerabad, are ordered to assemble a m ot fr immediately, with the artillery from Agra and P i i tern l ' Misseerabad. It is very uncertain how the affair Yil -no (airi 11iit 11th i d ar r te a i v g Te o e o cir n i s r, , ,p.asp l f 6 hr t o. ll : Lancers, D elhi nlp4ot rhen,iititkiirow 01, A Cabinet Council is expected to be sruP " . ed in the course of the present week. ,1 0 B Lord NUGENT has written a l on g lett% cor Sunday Paper, in which he disclaims IIJ off nection with the G wennape Ali nin g C° Di rer , and denies that he ever consented to be Cora' tor, or that he ever held an shares in tn e , s ell pauy ; or that he ever authorised any 015,:jile' shares for him and gives a broad and utulu"d Of t ial to the assertion of his having authorlor one to attach his name as President to th e 0 e nape Alining Company, or to hold or le shares in it on his account. Co lol° l Dispatches have been received at th e qa l o ol Office, from Lieutenant-General Sir '- BRISBANE, K.C.8., at New South Wales' c ylt , HAGUE, Om 30.—The village of Pe ) A rn t ioa i ll , which suffered so much from the inu rw ifi n n e. ° , tl e i'ebruary, has experienced a new misf° r `", - 0, the 1i 25th, at half-past eleven ill the foren°."4 os" steeple of the church was struck by lig hti li ltsc h ° was burnt In to spite ti.ie of gr outid every , set on fire, which was not perceived `l„torc o'clock. buildings. Every effort was making. to 00 of neighbouring houses, but the dange r sl t jtir s over when the report came away.---Illehl of 111. of the States General is, as usual, en echo r eefs' Majesty's Speech. at st. Countess NESSELRODE arrived - rclaYra burgh from Vienna the day before Ye s ,,blic; Admiral J Emscrixow, Minister of i I ! ver siti e l struction, will shortly visit a ll the th i rt i pl ll3l except that of Dorpat, where he *W in . .;,(1 Empress ous ic r, i who year. er forw - t , The funeral of Count Gunjoir w ° 10 , 9 ; P o S; ewxietlriti°Sorit'xiebeedi:einig on c the 16th with great solemnity. ' r l - g " wit ill COPE v a i s a s G m E i o x r , 0 a cr arrived ( 5 1 .— h e A r ri e r' o N a lr 1 t r0 1491.4t b li o sl a l rt A l tire c I s l i o m i l l e a n t ()fas present l) i s a s t u ' e r: e l g s a so n r " . — the b f , or Sim il o A rt7 oil Co . f 511 „ i's ° jst Caledonia steam-boat. ~,, p a ltsg . arrived at Altara with his wife from" ' ha ve - .10 FrenchuitGn, OAcn'irt.)asSa.d—Jtaltec A01::::rioe.o/bee0 LetEers, dated the 17th Septe received from Dom I'l ey . stu t eve erara. ' ri d th 3 Colony was perfectly tranquil, 9" fribertie'llot,•ri ' thing was going on well.