The Sun. — London, England, 1827-12-22 00:00:00

THE BATTLE OF NAVARIN. The following details are from the Plymouth Journal, received yesterday :—The Genoa arrived at Plymouth this day week, and from the officers and others belonging to that ship, the subjoined extremely interesting memoranda have been obtained : The Genoa, 74, arrived here on Friday night, after a passage of twenty-seven days from Malts, bringing home the remains of her late Captain, the lamented Walter Bathurst, Esq., who fell nobly at the battle of Navarin. The Genoa having suffered more than any other British ship in the action, is in a very shattered condition, and is under jury -masts, her mizen being a mere spar. She i 3 commanded by Captain the Hon. C. L. Irby, late of the Ariadne. Most of her officers and men being natives or old residents of this neighbourhood, the announcement of her arrival caused a very great sensation. At an early hour on Saturday morning the heights com manding a view of the Sound, where she lay, were covered with people of all ages and conditions, each individual anxious to get a peep at the vessel which contained a near relative or friend. Pratique having been granted, the officers and crew were permitted to land on Saturday, and many a joyous meeting took place between relatives or friends, who had so nar rowly escaped the doom of perpetual separation, and many a tear was shed to the memory of thosa• who had fallen. The late action has, of course, bean the chief subject of conversation here, since the arrival of this vessel, and some interesting anecdotes and particulars have been communicated by the officers and crew, to their respective friends. The follow ing particulars, which have reached us in an authen tic manner, and may be received without doubt, we now lay before our readers—feeling assured, that even the most trivial circumstances connected with the subject, will be highly interesting : THE AD3llRAL.—During the action, Sir Edward Codrington set a bright example of coolness and braysyy. He stood the whole time on the poop, constaully shouting to encourage the brave fellows about him, apd waving in the air a white hat, which he wore. His escape is considered quite miracu lous, as his situation was the most exposed one he could have chosen. CAPTAIN BATButtsT.7This brave officer was wounded early in the action by a splinter, which knocked off his hat, and slightly tore his face. Shortly afterwards a shot took off the skirts of his coat. The fatal wound was from a grape-shot, which entered his side, passed through his body, and lodged in the opposite side of the ship.' He lived .eleven hours afterwards. About midnight, shortly before his death, he was visited by the Admiral, who said, " Well, Wattey, if you die, you die glorious ly." " I know I shall die, and that soon," replied he; " but Codrington, I hope you will remember my officers." The Admiral having promised to at tend to his wish, the dying veteran seemed highly gratified. He made some other requests—all of which, except one, will doubtless be complied with. The request to which we allude was, that he should be buried at Malta; but the Admiral has thought it proper to preserve the body fer lionomeisle burial in England. Captain Moore, of the Marines, was buried near Mount Etna, in Sicily. Captain Bell, of the same Corp.., was consigned to a watery grave during the action. Mr. Nickenson, the Captain's Clerk of the Genoa, died on board a few days before the action. He had been twenty years a Clerk. Mr. Frederick Grey, one of the Midshipmen of the Genoa, had his arm nearly severed from his body by a shot, and it was found necessary to take it off at the socket. On reaching the cockpit, he called out to the surgeon," Bear a hand here, my hearty; make haste, will you ? The fun is not half over yet, and I must have another touch at the fellows." He was not, however, suffered to go on deck again. When the Turkish Admiral went on board the Asia after the action, he was heard to say, with as much carelessness as if it were a mere trivial matter, " My. heed will pay for this." The evening before the engagement, one of the Midshipmen, whose parentalive here, seeing others engaged in making their wills, he thought himself of doing something in the same way; but when he bad taken rip his pen, he recollected that he bad nothing to leave but his traps. He, however, would not have it said he would do so unkind a thing as to go out of the world without at least saying .a good bye to his parents ; so he wrote a letter, of which the following is a copy : " Dear parents—We are going into motion to morrow. Perhaps I shall be killed. If so, I shall be buried at Navarin, and that will save the expence of John 1-2:quiker, Stoke.* I send you a lock of my hair. My tins At ill not be sold, but kept for you. Give my love to my brothers, and believe me your dutiful son." We are happy to say that the writer escaped un hurt, and is now with his parents in this town. A seaman having his leg shattered by a ball, un derwent amputation with the greatest indifference to pain. When the limb was taken off, it was of course immediately thrown overboard, upon which Jack called out to the man who had performed the last office for his departed .leg, " curse your eyes, I'll complain of you to the Captain—although you were ordered to throw my leg overboard, you had no right to throw my shoe with it." A marine of the name of Hill, who was quartered on the poop of the Genoa, had both his arms shot off at nearly the same moment. He instantly turned to Captain Dickenson, the Commander, who stood near him, and said with the utmost coolness," I hope you'll allow`, Sir, that I have done my duty." The poor felbw is now at the Naval Hospital, at Stone house, but is not expected to recover. After the action, an Iriehman, named Phelan, ' who was cook's mate of the Genoa, was observed to skip about the kitchen with the moat ludicrous ma nifestations of joy. On being questioned, he shouted out, " 004, by the powers I'm se glad the villains havn't spoilt the coppers—the devil a shot has touched them." There were several women on board the Genoa, anti they afforded very great assistance to the surgeon in dre,:sing wounds, &e. During the action, two Greeks, who were chained to a gun in one of the vessels which blew up, escaped, and swam to the Genoa, and were taken on board. They instantly set to work at the guns, and blhaved bravely. They were afterwards put on shore at Navarin. DAMAGE SUSTAINED Z. TIIE GENOA.--On exa- Initiation of the Genoa after the battle, the damages sustained by her were found to be as follows : The main al..ad mizen-roasts nearly. cut in two : main yard badly w ounded in both yard-arms; fore-mast shot through in two places; two shrouds and spring stay of the main-roast only standing; all the mi. Len shrouds gone; shrouds on the foremast gone; the gammon ins cut in several places ; both catheads shot so as to be rendered useless ; four boats sunk alongside, two on the booms very much damaged; several shot boles between wind ana water; several of the iron knees and timbers gone, besides other damages; spare topmast, topsail, and topgallant yards shot ; many raking jsbot in the hull; hammock :Wettings much cut up ; two stone shot, one on the lower the other on the main deck, .each weighing one hundred! pounds; besides all manner of chain, bar, langrage, In explanation, it it necessary to stab., that the Rev. i• Hawker is Curate of Stoke Church, and th:,:d the name was mentioned in allusion to an anecdote which the youth, when at home, used to relate with great glee. The follow ing is the anecdote :—" On Sunday, two sailors being together in Stoke Church, one of them asked his messmate the meaning of the letters on the pulpit- cloth. a .Y°ll fool; says the other, ' don't you see it stands for John Hawker, Stoke.' This explanation trite satisfied Jack ; net so did the sermon, for the parson preached so l on g that dinner wail spoiled, and Jack vowed that be never • would visit that Church again. Some time afterwards, b e ing at anothterr t , he went to church, but he had scarcely taken w h r . ,he 'my the letters I. Fl. S. on the pulpit cloth.Oh din aa y‘ ll ,..e2 ' John Hawker, Stoke, here lost one too—=l'v e dron e be cursed if I lose another; and with -these word% h. made a hasty retreat from nerratulating hirm t is 'li the church? ‘;') ''Pen his lucky escape._ and star shot in every direction ; several guns dis abled, and all the running rigging entirely cut to pieces. The two Turkish line.of-battle ships which had been partially engaged with the Genoa and Asia, pre sented after the battle the most deplorable spectacle. It is said that each of them had on board 800 men, and very few escaped being killed or wounded. The Albion was at one time ordered to destroy the ves sels, but the order was countermanded in conse quence of the wretched state in which the survivors of the crews were found. The state of these ships, at that time baffles description. Beams in two; decks falling in, and not a space two feet wide any where to be seen free from shot holes. The scene after the battle is described by one of the officers with whom we have communicated, as being truly awful and imposing. At twenty minutes after six in the evening, the enemy on all sides were cempletely beaten ; and with the exception of the two line-of-battle ships above alluded to, one frigate, and a few small vessels, they were either on shore, sunk, burnt, or burning. The firing then ceased. Night threw her sable mantle over the bloody scene, and served as a pall to hundreds of dead or dying victims. The wind had totally sunk, and left a perfect calm, and not a sound was heard save that of a few random shots tired at intervals from the guns in the forts, and which rather added to than diminished the solemnity of the scene. The harbour, which had but a few hours before presented the most animating picture imaginable, was now covered with darkness, and filled with desolation, which was rendered occasionally visible by momen tary bursts of light from the burning vessels. A few days after their arrival at Malta, the Allied squadrons were admitted to pratique; and the Go vernor, in honour of the late achievement, caused a feu de joie to be fired from the lines and by all the troops in garrison. By the sanative laws of the Mediterranean, the island of Malta is now under quarantine, having admitted the squadrons before the regular probationary period. Two ring doves, which were purchased in Smyr na, and were on board the Genoa during the battle, have been brought home as a present to a lady in this town . Extract of a letter received by an officer in this town :—" The Turks were quite prepared,--the Dartmouth fired first, and, I believe, the little Phi lomel next, who very soon blew up her fire-ship, and then sunk a 12-gun brig ; she then opened her tire on a frigate and two corvettes, and it really was a miracle she was not blown out of the water, but the Turks fired very high. A Russian frigate which was standing in, seeing the perilous situation of the gallant little Philomcl, ran in between her and her powerful opponents, and silenced them. Captain Davies, of the Rose, seeing one of the Turkish fire ships entangled with one of the French ships, and whose head sail she had set on fire, went with boats belonging to his ship, and in the most gallant man ner towed her clear of the Frenchman, and laid her alongside one of the Turkish frigates, which very soon after blew up. His dashing behaviour excited the admiration of every one in the Allied squadron. It is supposed, that the Turks lost at least ten thou sand men. They chained their men to the guns, and as their wounded became useless, they threw them o v erboard." UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OxFoal), DEC. 13.--In Convocation, the Rev. J. Mil ler, of Worcester College, was appointed a select Preacher, in the room of Dr. James, Lord Bishop of Calcutta. Mr. Miller preached the Hampton Lectures in 1817. On Monday last the following Gentlemen were admitted to Degrees ;-- Fowaer, Exeter, M.A. To BE Ii4CHELORS or ARTS.--Pole, Exeter; Parker, Queen's ; Tatum, Queen's; Willoughby, Lincoln; Thorne, Lincoln; Seawell, Lincoln; Warren, Worcester; Puffier, Worcester; Wheeler, Magdalen College; Vickers, Christ Church ; Tornkins, Jesus; Roberts, Jesus ; Thomas, Jesus ; Williams, Magdalen Hall ; Woodward, Magdalen Hall ; Scard, Magdalen Hall ; Stockham, Pembroke; Wrightson, Brazenose College; Thompson, Edmund Hill ; Moore, Edmund Hall. NOMIN.A. CANDIDATORUM TERMINO MI - CHAELIS, A.D. 1827. QUI lION'ORE DIGNI SUM.' HABIT', IN UNAQUAQUE CLASSE SECUNDIJNI ORDINE 3 I ALPHABETICUM DISPOSITA. IN LITERIS lIUMANIORIBUS. CLASSIi L—Amlierst Honlis. Fredericus C. ex .tEde Christi; Courtenay Gulielmus It ex /Ede Christi ; Gres. well Clemens e C. ; 'Thomas e ; Neate Carolus t Coll. Line. ; Vaughan Jacobus e Coll. Ball. CLASsXS H.---Bennett Johannes B. ex Aul. Magd. ; Brock Gulielmus e Coll. Reg. ; Brown Gualterus L. ex ]Ede Christi ; Chesshyre Gulielmus J. e Coll. Ball. ; Cornth%Vaite Tullius E. Coll. Trin. ; Evans Johannes a Coll. Vigorn. ; Goldsmid Nathauael e Coll. Exon ; Grif fiths Johannes e Coll. Wadh. ; Hadfield Georgius H. e Coll-Pent. ; Hill Gulielmus e Coll. Wadh. ; Hope Georgius G. ex /Ede Christi ; Phillirnore Johannes G. ex 2Ede Christi ; Sanders Henricus ex ]Ede Christi ; Saxton Ca rolus ex Aide Christi ; Wood Johannes R. ex /Ede Christi ; Worley Henricus T. e Coll. Reg. Cx,Assts IH.—Cooke Henricus G. P. e Coll. Exon ; FeHowes Gnlielmus H. ex iEde Christi ; Gifford Johannes G. e Coll. D. Jo. Bapt. ; Grenside Radulphus e Coll. Univ. ; Guille Philippus e Coll. Pemb. ; Harrington Hen ricus D. e Coll. Exon ; Laudon Whittington H. e Coll. Vigorn ; ithnt Gualterus B. e Coll. Oriel ; Maude Fre ,terieus e Coll. lEn. NaB. ; Otnmanney Edwardus A. e Coll. Exon ; Seymour Hicardus ex .Ede Christi; Tanner Ja cobus e Call. Reg. EN DISCIPLINIS AIATHEMATICIS ET PHYSICIS. eta sus L —Brown Gusitems L. ex !Ede Christi; Cartwright Theodorns J. e Coll. Univ. ; Hope Georgius G. ex £de Christi; Saston Carolue cx !Ede Christi. Cr.assrs IL—Evans Johannes e Coll. Vigorn ; Griffiths Johannes e Coll. Wrath. ; Iladf►eld Georgius H. e Coll. Pe►nb. ; Harrington Ilenricus D. e Coll. Exon. Summa Quarte Classis, sive exterorum onmium qui Exa►ninatoribus satiskcerunt, cxxvlti. C. MILLER, J. SIIUL D HAM, J. T. ROUND, B. THOMAS, J. H. NEWM AN, H. A. IVOODGATE, (Examinatores in Literis Humanioribus.) BADEN POWELL, Say. Pr. Geow, AUGUSTUS P. SAUNDERS, EDWARDUS FEILD, (Exa►ninatores in Disciplinis Mathematicis et Physicis.) ECCLESIASTICAL YREFEWSIENTS. The Rev. Harry Lee, jun. B.D. has been presented by the Warden and Fellows of Winchester College to the Vi carage of North Bradley awl Southwieke, Wilts, vacant by the death of Archdeacon Dauheny. The Rev. Mr. Taylor has been appointed to the Rectory of Wiunali, near Winchester. 'Fhe Rev. John Banister, of Alton, has been nominated to the Perpe.tual Curacy of West Worldham, void by the death of the Rev. Duncan. The Rev. Mr. Webber, late Chaplain to the House of Commons, to the Rectory of St. Margaret's, Westminster. The Rev. William Drayton Carter, AI, A, formerly of Magdalen-hall, in this University, and now . Minister of the English Episcopal Chapel at Greenock, to be the Minister of St, Phil'ip's Chureh, Sheffield, lately erected on Shales Moor, in that town. __— Copy of a rescript addressed to Vice-Admiral Codrington, by his Imperial Majesty the Em peror of Russia : " St. Petershurgh, Nov. 8. " Vice-Admiral Codrington,—You have achieved a vic tory for which civilized Europe ought to be doubly grate ful to you. Ttie memorable battle of Navarin, and the bold mameuvres whicb preceded it, evince to the world not only the extent of the zeal of t rte g r e at Powers in favour of a ca use, the noble character Of shah is still more heightened by their own disinterestedness; but also prove what can be effected by firmness, though opposed to num bers ; aud what a well-directed valour can accomplish against blind co!irage, with whatever force that courage may be supported. Your name from this time forward belongs to posterity. ~By praise I should but weaken the 71ory that surrounds it. But I must offer to you a bril liant mark of the gratitude and esteem which you have in spired in Russia. With this view, I' Send to you here with the Military Order of St. George. The Russian Navy is proud of having obtained your commendation at Nayarit' ; and, on my own part, I feel the most lively pleasure in thus assuring you of the sentimetits of consi deration which I entertain towards you. - _ (Signed) " NICHOLAS." LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, 1827. We have received this morning the Allge meine Zeitung of the 15th instant. It con tains intelligence from Constantinople to the 25th ult., which, if trite, is of the highest im portance, namely, that the PORTE had resolved on the 24th November to negociate with the Allies, and had again asked the mediation of Austria. But the German .Papers appear to have lent themselves so frequently, of late, to the propagation of news as authentic, which rested on very uncertain information, and frequently proved groundless, that we hesitate in giving full credence to these accounts, particUlarly. as we observe that the date . assigned for the sudden change of the. resolution of the PORTE is the 24th, up to which day our "cloVernment aespataiei"from Mr: CANNING some days since, which did not contain this news. If such a change in the de termination of the Divan had taken place imme-. diately after the long conference which the Am bassadors had with the Kars trFENDI on that day, it is hardly possible that Mr. CAN NING would have delayed communicating to his Government such very important news. We must therefore still wait the arrival of further de spatches before all uncertainty on the question can be considered as removed. The following PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS ! Austrian Bonds, 5 percent. Brasilian Bonds 6l Buenos Ayres Bonds Chilian Bonds, 6 per ct. Colombian Bonds!. 23 3, Ditto, 1824, Danish, 3 per cent. ...... Greek Bonds Ditto, 1625 Gust=la • Mexican Bonds 3 6 % Do. 1625 DAY AT ONIC O'CLOCK. PRICES OF STOCKS 'sills Bank Stock ••.. on -- 9 per Cent. Red. 94 BS 4 3 per Cent. Cons. 3y per Cent. Ditto Red 903 4 per Cent. New shut Dttto, 1928 Bank L.lAnu. l9 1-16 India Stock shut Ditto Bonds 95 87 S 6 pin. South Sea FAO& Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills, £1,000,&1. 55 56 pm. Ditto ..... . 500 2d. 55 56 pm. Ditto Small 2d. 55 56 pm. Ditto Commercial Bank for Account India for Account Cons. for Ac. B4NITs% 'MIS DAY AT Mil e'etocics Neapolitan, 1324 Peruvian Bonds 25% 6 Portugueje Bonds 72 Prussian, 5 per cent. Ditto, New lOll4 Russian, New Spanish, 1821 181:3 French Rentes, b p. c. 101 f 75c. Bachange 2sf. 20c. 3 per cent —t —c. Exchange —t. —c. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. "at 51. pm.) £B5 Brazilian Mining Co. (its. at 51. pm.) 20 Columbian Mining Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) 20 Mexican Mining Co Potosi La Paz and Peruvian Assoc 5 Ditto Consolidated Real del Monte Mining Co. Tlalpuxahua Mining Co United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. 430 210 pm.) 35 PRIM OF IRISH woe Bank Stock Consols, S per cent ...... -1 Ooy. Stock, 33 par cent 90% Ditto, New 90% 4 per Cent. 100!4 Gov. Deb. 3% per cent. -- Royal Canal Stock Grand Canal Stock City Deb. 4 per cent Ballast Office Deb. 4 v. ct — Pa Share. 26 OS 094 20 XI 184. 465 140 'KS.-DUBLIN, DEC. I. St. Patrick Incur. (per sh.) Royal Irish Ditto National Ditto Patriotic Ditto Hibernian Bank Provincial Ditto Royal Irish Mine Imperial Mine Mining Co. of Ireland Commercial Buildings NOE YESTERDAY. COURSE OF EXCHA Amsterdam C.F. 12 2 Ditto, at sight ll 10 Rotterdam 2U. 12 3 Antwerp l2 3 Hamburgh 234 U. 36 4 Alton a 234 U. 3(5 5 Paris, 3 days' sight Ditto 2 U. 25 55 Bordeaux 25 65 Berlin' Frankfort on Maine, Ex.M. Petersburgh, rble... 3 Us. 10 0 Vienna, effective H. 2M. 10 2 Trieste...... do. Madrid 35 ' Cadiz 15 1 ,4 Bilboa l5 Barcelona 3.1 Seville 34 Gibraltar 46 Leghorn 48% Genoa 515 85 Venice 4d Malta Naples 39N Palermo per oz. 11E% Lisbon 46 Oporto 48% Rio Janeiro 34 Bahia 37 Buenos Ayres Dublin, 21 days' sight Cork 1 BULLION, PER OZ. X. s. d. Portugal Gold, coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars l 17 6 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 10 Silver, bars, standard 0 0 0 FOREIGN EXCHANGES ON LONDON. AMSTHRDAII, Dec. 18.-11.92 4.—Twomonths, 11. 87 , , , C, HASIBURQH, Dec. 14.-35. Itll4.—Two months, 35. 8. LEIYSIC, DEC. 10.—Three months, 6. 1:04. BERLIM. Dec. 11.—Three months, 6. 22k. Due. I Arrivect Arrived. O America 0 0 Hamburgh l O Brazil 0 0 Holland I O Buenos Ayres 1 Dublin O Flanders 0 0 Lisbon 0 O France I Gottenburgh 1 0 Mexico U 1 Guernsey. & Jersey. 0 1 Waterford 0 NIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. 310rning...30 minute after 5.11 Evening ...53 minutes after 5. Etc are extracts : CONSPANTINOPLF, Nov. 24. To-day the three Ambassadors of France, England, and Russia, went to the Reis Effendi, with whom they had a long conference. It is said he did not change his language. But the Ambassadors had scarcely returned to their hotels, when he sent them word that the Porte was ready to make proposals to them. You knew that the embargo has already been taken off, and the communication free. The attack upon Scio, and the ' , Tort of the Capitan Bey, caused only a temporary interruption of the negotiations. The prospect is, therefore, more satisfactory. _ CONSTANTINOPLE, NOV. 25. The representatives of the three Powers, after the delivery of their joint note on the 10th, had almost daily conferences, at which no other Ministers were present, i n the residence of Mr. Stratford Canning, in wLich the further steps to be taken, in order to induce the Porte to accept the proposals for a pacification, were carefully dis cussed. The Porte on its side, assembled in the Divan every day, and seemed to desire to prove by this that it might consent to an amicable arrangement of the question, if some concession might be expected on the other side. The point now was to make the Porte understand its interests. Count Guilleminot undertook to come to an explanation with the Reis Effendi.. Ile want on the 14th to the Porte, had a conference with the Reis Effendi, and seemed to return home with the hopes of an amicable arrangement. The following day Mr. Stratford Canning had a conference with the Reis Effendi, and he is said to have remarked in that Mini ster the most favorable dispositions 'for the acceptance of the pacification, which likewise could not escape Monsieur Ribeaupierre, who had a conference with the Reis Effendi on the 16th. The three Ministers were said to have en deavoured in particular to represent th e affair of Navari n in a less unfavourable light than the Porte had hitherto considered it that they would have attained their object, and have soon stipulated the points for the acceptance of the pacification according to the explanation which they had with the Reis Effendi, had not the Capitan Bey, who at that time returned from Navarin to Constantinople, excited fresh irritation by his account of the battle. From that time the Porte appeared to return to its former sentiments, and though it gave orders on the 17th to t&ke off the embargo? it now refused to negociate upon any con ditions except these contained in its note of the Bth of this mouth. The three Ambassadors were induced by this to make a last effort. They sent word to the Reis Effendi that they would wait upon him en the 24th, on which day they proceeded in state to the new Palace of the Porte, where they had a conference of three hours with the Ottoman Minister, respecting the re sult of which nothing is yet positively known in public ; but the niostfavourable consequences were expected. In a few dof war or peace will be finally de citled.4i thAtewneolu tiPl' rs before the conference of the three Mi nisters w ith the Reis Effendi, the Sultan went to the new palace, in order to give his instructions in person to hie Minister. BUCHAREST, DEC. 1. Accounts from Constantinople, of the 25th of November, state that after an assembly of the Divan it had been re solved to negotiate with the Allies, and again to ask the mediation of Austria. Tartars bringing this news have arrived both here and at Silistria. ronFu, Nov. 18. In their note to the Legislative MsenAly of Greece, dated Oct. 24, the Admirals of the All;ed squadrons take •it for granted that the Porte has, on its side, accepted the armistice. The Admirals, therefore, call upon the Greeks to cease hostilities on their side, and particularly not to attempt any thing against Seio, Eubcea, Candia, and Rumelia. On the other hand, we have here received positive information, that on the day before yester day, Nov. 16, a firmaa of the Sultan was published at Con sepolis, the capital of Albania, by which all the ports of Albania are shut against European commerce, and the harbour of Lagudas is to be furnished with artillery. The lonian Government has caused a Greek cruiser to be detained in the channel of Corfu, which is suspected of having committed a very great crime, though no positive proofs have yet been obtained of it. On the north point of our island an Austrian man-of-war has sunk a Greek pirate. VIENNA, DEC. 1 o.—Metalliquee, 90i; Bank Shares, 1066. AUOSBURUM, DEC. 14. According to a private letter from Vienna, Prince Alexander Ypsilanti passed through that city on the Bth, on his way to Italy, where he intends to reside some time. An Express from Paris has been received, this morning, bringing the Gazette de France of Thursday morning, which contains nearly a similar version of the news contained in the German Papers above. We subjoin extracts :-- CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 24.-The three Ambassadors went to-day to the Reis Effendi, with whom they had a long conference, in which be did not change his language, but they had scarcely left him when he sent them word that the Porte was ready to make proposals. Nov. 25.-It appears that the Ambassadors, who, after the 10th, took great pains to represent the affair of Nava rin in a more favourable light, would have succeeded, as Count Guilleminut, Mr. Canning, and M. Ribeaupierre observed, on the 14th, 15th, and 16th, the Reis Effendi to be more favourably disposed, but the return of the Capitan Bey from Navarin caused another change. BUCHAREST, Nov. 29.-Tartars have brought word to Silistria, that after an extraordinary Divan on the 25th, the Porte resolved to negociate with the Allies, and had again asked the mediation of Austria. FRENCH FUNDB.-PARK, DEC. 19.-Five per Cent. 101 f. 95c. 102 f. 101 f. 95c. 102 f. 1011. 95c. 102 f. 101 f. 95c. 1021. 101 f. 95c. 102f.-Three per Cent. 6Sf. 25c. 20c. 25c. 35c. 68f. 40c. 68f. 25c. 68f. 20c. 25e. 30c. 68f. 40c. ; Bank Stock, 1,9851. ; Rentes de Naples, 75f. 74f. 95c. '7sf. 75f. 15c. 75f. 10c. 20c. 15c. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 67i; Rente Perpetuelle d'Esp. 46g. Letters were received in town yesterday which proved that the Pacha of EGYPT had used harsh measures with the Franks at Alexandria. Amongst those who had been detained by his orders is Mr. MOSES MONTEFIORE, a connec tion of Mr. ROTHSCHILD ; a letter from that g entleman, received by Mr. R OTHSCHILD , d a t e d Alexandria, Nov. 7, mentions that he was de tained there, together with all the other Franks in the place ; and as there was no immediate prospect of being released, Mr. MONTEFIORE requests that Mr. N. M. ROTHSCHILD will use his interest to obtain an Austrian passport, with out which be would not be enabled to get away —no other authority having sufficient weight with the PACHA to allow his release. We understand that Mr. MONTEFIOItE left England about a year ago, with his family, with the intention of travelling for amusement in Egypt and some parts of Asia Minor. The Marquess of 'WELLESLEY will embark, this day, for England. Prior to the departure of the Noble Marquess, he will have appointed Lords Justices to administer the affairs of the kingdom, till the arrival of the new Lord-Lieu tenant. The Lords Justices are to be the ARCH BISHOP Of DUBLIN, the LORD CHANCELLOR of IRELAND, and Sir GEORGE MURRAY, the Commander of the Forces. ' .1114 1 Lord Hobart packet has arrived with a Leeward Liana wan; She sailed from 13arbaribei on the 31st of October, and from St. Thomas's on the 19th of November. Dutch Papers of the 19th inst. have been re received, but they contain little news : STOCKHOLM, NOY. 4. Admiral Count Platen has yielded to the repeated re quest of the Government, and accepted the post of Go vernor of Norway. He will go immediately to Christiania. It in said that he has drawn up a plan for the re-organiza tion of the Norwegian navy, and that it has been approved of by the Government. According to this plan there will he a considerable reduction in the number of the large ships of war; but the galley fleet will be increased. HAGUE, DEC. 19. The Second Chamber of the States General discussed to day the Budget for 1528. The debate was not concluded on the 18th. (These Papers contain no news from Turkey so late as what has already appeared.) Letters from St. Thomas's have been received this morning of the 16th ult., and from Porto Cabello of the Ist ; in the latter place every thing was in a state of perfect quietness. We are ex tremely sorry to learn the British Packet Brig Hearty, for Jamaica, had not arrived at Barba does, and was 25 days out of time. The utmost fears are in consequence felt for her safety ; indeed little hopes were entertained but she had been lost. The creation of Baronets which has been spoken of for some time has taken place. Last night's Gazette contains the names of thirteen gentlemen on whom his MAJESTY has conferred the dignity of the Baronetage. We do not find amongst them, however, the name of Mr. FREE LING, the Secretary of the Post Office, whose services it has been said were to be go rewarded. A very great improvement is about to take place in the Police Establishments of the Metro polis, as will be seen on reference to a circular in another column addressed by the Under Secre tary of State, Mr. PHILLIPS, to the Magistrates of the several Police Offices. The plan pro posed is simple, and promises to be very effec tive. Each office is to furnish a list of all cases of felony and misdemeanours of an aggravated nature which are brought before the Magis trates during th e d ay , an d which list i s to be s i g ned by a M ag i strate an d f orwar d e d to Mr. STAFFORD, B ow -st ree t, who i s to printthe rep orts o f th e severa l offices in one sheet, so as to be ready for delivery next morningi to all the police offices. By this sys e tem every police-office in the metropolis will be put in possession at once, in a condensed shape, of whatever occurs at all the other establishments, thereby keeping a mutual chain of communica tion, for the more easy detection of offenders. The plan will be productive of still further rod, by making Magistrates more scrupulous in their committal of persons supposed to be guilty, but really innocent of charges frequently got up from malicious motives. This plan comes into opera tion on. the Ist of January ; and we have no doubt that the experience of the Magistrates may suggest still further improvement in the police system. But good and desirable as the present plan is, we think it does not go far enough. Does not the Police system itself re quire some alteration or improvement ? We mean the police establishments, the officers and subor dinate agents of which are far from being ade quately paid. The night patrol, too, might admit of some judicious alterations, suggested by the practical knowledge of the Magistrates. But the watchmen afford the greatest field for im- Trovement, though we think all improvement hopeless while the parish authorities continue to :manage the business. There should be an uniform system introduced throughout the Me tropolis, regardless of the stupid distinction of local bounds and privileged bodies. The. pre servation of the public peace, and the protec tion of public property, should be paramount to all other considerations, originating too often in individual interest. The pay of watchmen is barely sufficient to support life, far less to insure honesty, amid temptations where stronger nerves might find their virtue in danger. However, we receive the promised boon as an earnest of more to follow. We think that the operation of the plan might be extended to country Magistrates with some prospect of be nefit : what is good for the town cannot be bad . for the country. If Magistrates were obliged to give a list of their committals, with condensed reasons for such, it would operate wonderfully in checking any undue pro pensity to commit for trivial causes, without grave consideration, as the knowledge that their actions would be scrutinized in higher quarters, would produce a verysalutary influence on their con duct, by its corrective tendency. It would also be an additional safeguard to the liberty of the subject, while the practice of writing out reports might tend a little to familiarize their pens to compositions of a higher order. We trust, as Police reports will henceforth become legalised, that there will be fewer actions for libel by cha racters who had nothing to lose but every thing to gain from the oppressive and absurd nature of the law of libel—a subject that deserves the first consideration of the Noble Marquis at the - head of the Home Department, . who would confer a great benefit, if he were only to bring in a bill , restricting the amount of costs to the Such a simple reme dy wou ld d e t er from advisi n g a c ti o n s f or th e s a k e o f for a farthing damages would effec tuallytSdl o cacigtesois st. settle .s the question. TEM FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, TwiarE o'CLocm. The Gazelle de France of the 20th has arrived this morning by express,which gives a more favourable account of our relations with Turkey ; on the 24th ult. the Reis Effendi had a long conference with the three Allied Ambassadors, in which, however, he did not hold out any conciliatory language, but imme diately after they had retired had informed them the Porte was ready to make propositions; such is the capricious Government with whom they hare to negotiate. On the 14th, 15th, and 16th ult. the Ambassadors had succeeded in inducing the Reis Effendi to a more favourable disposition, bet the re turn of the Capitan Bey from Navarin, as formerly mentioned, appears to have counteracted their peace able expressions, and had for a time, at least, caused in the minds of the Turkish Government additional irritation ; if however the accounts from Bucharest of the 29th can be relied on, the Porte, after an extra ordinary Divan held on the 25th, had come to the resolution of negotiating with the Allies, and applied for the mediation of Austria. Consols opened at 84} f, advanced to 84k, and hare since been G4l, buyers, and at this hour sellers, with no business of importance. India Bonds are 846, and Exchequer Bills, 54 6 pm.; in the City money appears plentiful, as the above price evidently The Foreign Funds are almost motionless, nor is there any variation in price, which calls for notice. The same observation applies to Shares. Three per Cent. Consols, shut; ditto for the Aceount, 844 4 ; Three par Cent. Reduced, Bst ; Three and a half ditto, 90i 4; Four per Cent., 1886, 101 i ; I n di a Bends, St 6 pm. ; Exchequer Rills, 54, 6 pm. TWO O'CLOCK. Considerable doubt appears to exist in the City of the accuracy of theintermation contained in the Gazetteth;tin none ; this morning; inasmuch me an time, Con so l s l oo k rat h er h eavy at 84! i ; and the account has e ver y appearance of itate de ofFrancethei eiaiin g received sp e culators have acted upon 'seine' Bullish. THREE O'CLOCK Consols for Account, 841 ; Mexican Bonds have suddenly fallen from 48 to 46g. There is a report that the Bank is going to call in the money they have lent on mortgage. FOUR o'CLOCK—•CLOSING PRICES. Consols Danish Bonds Do. for Ac. 84a Greek Do. 1825, 18 Brazilian Bonds 61 Mexican Do. 1825, Buenos Ayres Do. Peruvian Do. 25i Chilian Do. Russian Do. 911 Columbian, 1824, 27t Spanish Do. -- JUDGE BURTON.----It gave us sincere plea sure to hear that there i 9 an amendment in the health of this able and impartial Judge, who had been for some time supposed to be alarmingly indisposed.--publin Patriot. At an early hour this morning, a young man, a printer, for a wager of five sovereigns, undertook to pick up 100 stones, placed at one yard's distance from each other, and put them separately into a bat laid at one end of the distance. Lie had 55 minutes allowed for the performance. The western foot pavement of Waterloo Bridge was the place fixed upon for picking up the stones, and he performed his task in 48 minutes, having seven minutes to spare. Con sidering the sedentary habits of th e young man, as we ll as the spot chosen , this is thought to be a very clever per formance. Cl TYELECTIONS-(THISPAIT rAt . , CLOSE—TWO O'CLOCK. WARD OF TOWER. 1 1 Peter Skipper, Deputy 104 John Drinkald .. . .... ....0 Thorna*Howell 100 I Robert Smith....•••••';o Samuel Dixon 64 James Hunt... ...... ... •. i I Samuel Wright 99 Edward Hamblet N0y..1 Charles Stuart ... 97 William Robinson......' William Cawthorn B4 William John Hall..,•••• Gilpin Gort B5 FARRINGDON-WITHOUT. . „ ill Mr. Blacket Beckwith Figgins 95 Vale ............. . Tis Galloway 77 Savage • •••• '" 0 Bedford Price ...... Taylor ...... ... 107 B ou sfield..• ...... ,1 14 Harms Roberts • BRIDGE WARD. . A CLOSE OF SECOND DAY'S POLL. .4 , Mr. Joyner 4O Mr. Smallpiere ...... 41 Bovill 37 Voss .......... Si Child, sen 4O P ewtre p ..... . S 5 Cartwright 3B Chatfield: •••• 0 I Saunders 37 Jones .. .......... .1 1 Locke.. 42 Smith ......... •.. 0 Green 4O Knott ......... : 0 Child, jun. 3B Hatton ........ VINTRY WARD. 0 Mr. Whitby Conway 26 Martin ........ . 0 Coombes 2B lon ............ "' 1 Elms 26 Crooke .....••••• Marsden 2 61 i t , :BREAD-STREET WARD.—(Two o'clock .) li Mr. Mathie ...... : 0 I Coltman 24 Davison. ...... •••0 Bridge 24 I Firth ........... ... 0 Hallan 24 I Scott ..... . ... ••• 0 Burr& 24 I De (have Legg 241 THE MARICETS.-(THIS DA" COVENT-GARDEN MARKET. kt, ssi There was a good supply at thi s morn i ng ' s nor e 2 , 11 0 the trade was somewhat brisk, but it would have be 3r. brisker, had it not been re t ar d e d b y th e hi g h Pr' Cr mended in the early part of the morning. Cabbag e ' lerp, Carrots, Spinage, Appl es , Q u i nces , P ea e s , and fog were dearer than on this d a y se ' nn i g ht ; i n price' Fruit and Vegetables little, if any, alteration. s. d. a. d. Potatoes (per cwt.) 3oto 6 0 Cabbages (12 heads) 1 6 2 6 Horseßadish (bundle) 1 6 4 0 Celery (Pd 1 6 Brocoli Carrots (19 bunches) 4 6 7 0 Turnips Onions Coleworts or (ireens 1 6 3 0 Leeks 0 8 1 0 Sweet Oranges (100) 4 0 6 0 Lemons 7 0 14 English Walnuts 1 0 1 9 HAY 31ARKE1 . 3.—(Al ST. JA 10' °. l fj 0 ° t° 9 o Spinage (half-sieve)... 3 6 Small Onions ...........• 6 9 Common....:* 2 0 Ditto, Ch0ice........... ° 0" . 6 6# Pears I • • ••• &fk Span. Chesnuts (peck); '6 5" 0 French ditto .. ....... 6 4 6 French Walnuts ...... 0 4 r l r a aa n p eni Filbertss, h t ps2n unshelled bh l s e e.. n ))1. ; :e i t s d ......... ........ iv: tpe MR 9. I. CI o S v 'l e 8 : " y i t 1 Oat Straw ........... 1 6 Wheat Ditto ...•••• 110 ' k i trade miser brisk, at Thursdi s. L.s Lowland Alead.Hay3 10 to 4 5 Upland Ditto. 4 0 5 0 Rye.grass Hay 4 0 5 0 New Meadow Hay 3 10 4 10 Supply moderately good, and I prices.. _ SMITH b , 4 10 Clov.Haygenoralq„ 0 6 , Dn. extra 51ue....:: a Oat Straw ......... 1 1) Wheat Dit to ....... and pri. ea as last q!l.o._n_i X. s. X. s. Lowland Mead. Hay 3 3to 4 0 Upland Ditto 4 0 S 0 Rye-grass Hay 4 0 5 0 New Meadow Hay 315 4 5 Supply good, trade dull, FIELD. FISH-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE. C lce There was a very limited stock of fish in the lual this morning. The following were the prices : o a t Prime Turbot, each 2os. Od. to 2 0 '0 Ditto small, per it°. Fine Whitings, per 15 . Fine Cod-fish, each lB 0 20 0 Inferior ditto Haddocks, per dozen l2 0 2 ' 0 Fine Soles, per three pairs 2 0 49 0 Lire Eels, per 51h -- per draught l4 0 6 0 Dutch Plaice, per basket Live Flounders, per quartern Fine Lobsters, per score 4O 0 20 0 Inferior ditto Fine Yarmouth Red Herrings, per hundred b 0 5 0 Scotch ditto 4 0 2 6 Shrimps, per gallon 2 0 e 0 Best Common oysters. per bushel N a ti v e s 22 0 fIEI -- - - - - - - - - _ No alteration in the prices of other fish. GOVERNMENT UNIFORM. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—As the attention of some departments goi the State has of late been devoted to the s ubject the uniform of one branch of his Majesty's serviee'd trust that the idea which existed some time s ince , establishing an uniform for the civil servants of t b n e Crown, will be now revived, and that a regula ti % for giving this distinction to all persons w ho Be r ' e the Crown will be promulgated. Some people attempted to throw ridi cu l e over this PrO —i t 7st but the arguments in favour of it are so str ong' the subject be once brought fairly before ' lle 1. t jesty's Government, there can be no question tu a .l , general Measure of this description would be spee °l , 4 adopted. The reason of its not having been eir ei 7 adopted, may, perhaps be, that it has not been t- , e , duty of any particular department of the State t " attend to the claims of the civil servants of the Cs 2viti .; Each department, and our whole Government I}4 made up of departments, acts towards the Pet s° employed in civil situations under it as it plea seg ' and hence there has been no uniformity in the pi ciple of remuneration, and no distinguishing mar set upon them. I can see no reason why the who ably and zealously serves the Crown in a sitar tion of trust and importance, should not have tir distinction of wearing some dress descriptive of ht i situation, as well as the man who holds a commission. He is equally a servant of his Majektx, and, perhaps, renders more effective service to Or State than many of those who are dressed in "10 1 *:, and gold." Th e su bj ec t need on l y be a g i tated t o 1 and dei 1: whoa s r t e h p o r n ou ot d ira o b f adopted, an d I trust , Mr. Editor, that you will l e , w ng hi c e l h ass th o ey f s a o r e g i ii ; the aid of yo ur p owe rful pen to support the cat.;;', a ino gaged, and desirous of being recognized at all ii"" as the civil servants of the Crown. l t e he service ser in v I am, your obedient servant► THE ARMY. LORD FITZROY SOMERSET'S LIST. ~, Horse Guards, Dec. 20, 1 62 " 1 1•' Major-Gen. Lord Fitzroy Somerset will have a List °, Wednesday the 26th, instead of Tuesday the 25th ini t ' ; A Detachment belonging to the 86th Regiment of -It . fantry marched yesterday f r om Westminster for Bristol , ° route to Newry. • t A Detachment belonging to the 99th Regiment of F 4l° o marched yesterday from Westminster, for Bristol, on r g li to Clare Castle. A Detachment belonging to the 7th R eg i men t of .- n ; or goon Guards marched yesterday from Westminster) Coventry. The Depot of the 70th Regiment of Infantry, which r r cently embarked at Guernsey for Cork, o n b oar d the i ol. d Su f field transport, has been driven into Plymouth by slr . ' of weather. The Marquis of LANspowNE had an inter' view with Mr. Husussox yesterday, at the Colonial Ou'" Downing-street. Earl DUDLEY visited Viscount Gm)Enic ° yesterday, at his residence in Downing-street. Viscount PALMERSTON, Mr. CRABO 4- ' Gnaws', Mr. WYN N , an d M r . T IERNE Y, transa c t e d .., ness yesterday at the Foreign Office, Downing-street. The official papers and documents belongit . to the Privy C ounc il Office, are being rem ove d from temporary office in Whitehall-place, to the new buildiPt erected at the corner of Downing-street, at the site of the old Council Office. The whole of the establishment of above office wilt, it is expected, h ave remov e d into the office by Christmas -day. SHIP'PINQ I DEAL,DEC from T rieste remai n . • FA 114 °UTII, the Lord Hat Th e H ope on Thursday'll BuenosThe oiyin_ the AyreP, Coast of ) LAw uvr' THE ,tove' • h l a e.M t s 8 11 Irr;• Holyt oq fii ds v : ssenghei Mr. Liverpo o l '2r o i.7l o abta l :"6 t c O ali had not been Mr. !Mine s v His LORDS] lir4l. Penning t before the 27t terns_ ,t interest ie not, .doe the Bill d suite opiu