The Sun.
London, England, 1837-06-22 00:00:00

ARRIVALS AT LIVERPOOL, JUNE 20.

The Strafford, Winslow, from New Orleans; Fanny, Co-,
well, Mobile; Lydia, Earrington, Jamaica ; Sir Charles
Forbes, Leslie, Batavia; Patriot King, Clark, Batavia; Co-.
lumbus, Dc Poyster, New York.
ENTERED FOR LOADING.

The Phoenix, Bunneyrneyer, for Antwerp ; Hope, Sirenn,
Kingston; Lord Selkirk, Jones, New York ; Powbattan,
M'Curran, New York; Lee, Braithwaite, Barbadoes.

SAILED.

The Solon, Wood, for Ne w York ; Bonarya, Kerr, Copen-
hagen.

TELEGRAPHED.
Off Point Lynas, inward bound, the Perseverance, from
Mobile ; the Trenton, from Mobile ; the Margaret.

THE MEDITERRANEAN.

M. Theodore Virlet addressed a note to the French
Academy of Sciences, in which he directed the attention
lof geologists to the probability of the speedy appearance
lof a new island in the Grecian Archipelago, in consequencei;
of a progressive rise of a sunken solid rock, composed of ;q
trachytic obsidian, in the gulf of a volcano of Santcrin.P
The following are the author's observations on this subject :
Towards the end of the last century, at the period
Oliver visited Santorin, the fishermen of the island asserted 1
!that the bottom of the sea had recently risen considerablyl
between the island of Little Kalmeni and the port of 'Choral
—in fact, the soundings did not give a greater depth than'
15 to 20 fathoms, where formerly the bottom could not be
reached. When Colonel Bory and the author visited this
'land in 1829, they were able not only to confirm the truth
of Oliver's statement, but to ascertain, by the various
soundings, that the rise of the submarine land had con-
tinued, and that at the point indicated, the depth was no
-more than four fathoms and a half. In 1830 the same
'observers made new soundings, which enabled them to
determine the form and extent of the mass of rock,
which in lees than a year had been elevated half a fathorn.l
It was found to extend 800 fathoms from east to west, and i
500 from north to south. The submarine surface aug-
mented gradually to the north and west, from 44 to 29!
-fathoms ; while to the east and south this augmentation
amounted to 45 fathoms. Beyond this limit the soundings'
indicated in all directions a very great depth. I have lately
been informed that Admiral Lalande, who since 1830 has
' twice returned to Santorin, ascertained that the rock still'
continues to rise ; and that in September, 1835, the date oil
the last visit, dm depth of water amounted to only twol
fathoms, so that a sunken reef now exists, which is dand
gerous for brigs to approach. If the rock continues to rise
at the same rate, it may be calculated that in 1840 it will
form a new island, without, however, those catastrophes,
which this phenomenon seems to presage for the Gulf ol
• Santorin, being a necessary consequence of the epoch of,
its appearance at the surface of the water. Since the
eruptions of 1707 and 1712, which produced the new Kal-
meni, the volcano seems at the present date quite extincti
Nevertheless, the rise of a portion of its surface seems to
!demonstrate continual efforts to mak,: an eruption during
150 years."—Philosophical Journal.
1

TRUTH.

Blessed Spirit, like the wind that viewless blows,
Whence coming, whither fleeing, no man knows,
Yet armed of heaven to break with giant stroke
The towering cedar and the spreading oak ;
Or mildly breathing as a summer breeze,
Felt to refresh, perceptible to please—
Spirit of truth—move onward as the wind,
Break, humble, cleance, and vivify mankind.
—Gurney.

It is said to have been ascertained by authentic re-i
turns that no fewer than 6,585 persons perished in the dread-!
ful earthquake in Syria at the beginning of the present year.
MOST GRATIFYING LECTURE.-Last week Mr.
Sharp, of Northampton, delivered a lecture to the members of,,
the Mechanics' Institution, at Winchester, on the process of
,cooking by gas. This he explained by means of an apparatus,!
`in one compartment of which a piece of beef, weighing 201bs.
'was roasting, underneath which was a Yorkshire pudding.!
In another division was a leg of mutton weighing 12lbs. also!
roasting, and some rhubarb tarts baking. In another vessel
were a ham weighing 1.21b5., two large plum puddings, a piece.
of salmon 101bs.,ttwo couple of fowls, and potatoes. At the.
conclusion of the lecture the supper was dished up and placed:
on table by the ingenious inventor, and partaken of by about
50 of his auditors.
His late Majesty, when Duke of Clarence, and
during his residence at Bushey, instituted a club, consisting of,
gentlemen in the neighbourhood of Bedfont, Ashford, Sun-i
bury, Hampton, Laleham, Hanwell, and Staines. They met
once a fortnight, either at the Bush, at Staines, or the Black;
Dog at Bedfont. The Duke was himself perpetual chairman,!
Ind the meetings were proverbial in that part of the country;
for their conviviality and good cheer.

THE SULTAN, THE SULTANA, AND

NAZIP HANOUM.

(From Miss Pardoe's " City of the Sultan.')
A train of female slaves, dressed in the most gaudy fur-
..!,
niture chintzes, received us as we entered, and led us
across a lordly hall, lined with white marble, and supported
with numerous pillars of the same material ; through whose
,y,
ooen doors we had a delicious view of the extensive gar:.
'dons, with their fantastic flower beds, stately fountains, and
'gleaming terraces. Nazip Hanoum, the daughter of the
;Princess, met us in the centre of the hall, and welcomed,
t.;;; most gracefully; after which, taking a hand of each, she:;_`
A A
4conducted us to her own apartment, a chartnieg room over-5 .
~looking the water, 'entered from a gallery that sur- ,
,4rounded the principal saloon. Having relieved us of our; ,
9% ells, and seated us on the cushions beside her, she clapped
her hands, and about a score of slaves entered with coffee -•
and sweetmeats. The coup d'ccil was beautiful, as the fair' .
girls, not one of whom could have been more than twenty
years of age, and who were all exceedingly lovely, prepared
to hand the refreshments. The Princess had given orders;;,
'that we should be received with all possible eeremony,,,,
land the display was consequently most beautiful.,.:.
One slave held a weighty vane, suspended from three :+:
silver chains, in which stood the coffee ; another bore
a large gold salver, covered with cups and holders of
!costly enamel, whence depended a dazzling drapery ,
Id gold tissue wrought with pearls, and richly fringed ; a
third carried a gilded tray hearing vases of cut crystal,
containing a variety of exquisite sweetmeats, confined
beneath golden covers enriched with gems ; a fourth ,
held the salver on which stood a range of glass goblets',
of beautiful' form and workmanship, filled with water—all„
in fine, were laden with some object of cost and luxury ;4.
- and their attitudes were so graceful, their faces so lovely, ,
and their costume so striking, that I regretted their d -
parture, when, after we had partaken of the rose scented
jelly and perfumed mocha, they slowly withdrew. Nazip
' Hanoum, the favourite of Asme Sultane, was purchased'
by her Imperial Highness when she was only a few months
, old, together with her mother, who died while she was yet
'an infant. Her influence over the mind of her illustrious
protectress is unlimited, and, had she been really born " be-
neath the purple," she could not have commanded greater
liberty or consideration than she now enjoys. Her features
, are very regular, and even handsome ; but her beauty is
r destroyed by the immense number of freckles that cover
her face and bosom. Her eyes are a deep rich blue, with
-.long dark lashes, and her hair is of a fine golden auburn ;
but the great charm of Nazip Hanoum exists in her ex-
treme gracefulness ; she has not a movement which has not
elegance, and her playful vivacity and natural shrewdness
render her a delightful companion. Her voice is low and
%sweet, and her ringing laughter the very echo of joyoussness.
Her costume was an odd mixture of the European and
the Oriental. She wore trousers of pale blue cotton,
flowered with yellow ; and an artery of pale light green
striped with white, and edged with a fringe of pink floss
'silk ; while her jacket, which was the production of a
Parisian dress-maker, was of dove-coloured satin, thickly
wadded, and furnished with a deep cape, and a pair of im-
mense sleeves, fastened at the wrists with diamond studs.
But the most striking feature of the costume in the imperial
palace is the head-dress. Nothing can be imagined more
hideous ! A painted handkerchief is bound tightly round
the brow, and secured by jewelled bodkins ; the back hail'
is crepe, until it becomes one huge dishevelled mass, when
it is traversed across the top of the head by a corner of
the handkerchief ; a number of slender plaits of false hair
hang down the back, frequently differing very materiall)l
from the colour of the natural tresses ; the front locks are
cut square across the forehead, and left a couple of inches
longer at the side, where they lay quite flat, and arc stud,
full of roses or gems, or overhung by the deep fringe of
the handkerchief, wrought to resemble a wreath of flowers.
Some few ladies among the Imperial Serais fasten irns

mense bunches of artificial ringlets under their yach-maes
when they drive out, but they are as yet sufficiently un-
common to be remarkable. To this head-dress, such as I
described it, Nazip Hanoum had added, in common with the
other females of the household, a star and crescent of stick-.
ing plaister between her eye-brows, which were stained a
deep black, and destroyed the natural softness of her ex-
pression. But her hands and arms were lovely ! White.
and round, and soft, as though they they had been moulded
in wax; and her slight elastic figure looked as if it hail
been modelled by the Graces.
Asme Sultane is celebrated throughout the capital for:thL
beauty of her slaves, and his Sublime Highness has thrice
demanded Nazip Hanoum, but has been thrice refused ; an
occurrence so unprecedented in the East, that he has finished
by persuading himself that he is actually attached to the
iively girl who has dared to play the part of a modern Roxa-
lane, and to defy his power. His first rejection was treatec
by the Sultan as the wayward whim of a spoiled beauty.
and he even condescended to expostulate with Nazip Ha-
noum ; but his advice had no more effect upon her than hi:
preference ; for the first time in his life the " Brother of the
Sun" and ‘. Emperor of the Earth" found himself slighted 1:*
a mere girl. Tile evil was, however, without a remedy, for.
as the adopted daughter of an imperial Princess, the libert)
of the young Hanoum was sacred ; and his Sublime High.
mess was fain to content himself with the anticipation:
of future success ; hut when a second solicitation broughl
with it only a second repulse, despite all the costly
gifts and lover-like courtesies of the preceding twelve
month, the enraged Sultan took up the affair in another
tone, and accused the Princess of having instigated her fa-
vourite to this unheard-of rebellion against his sacred will.
The Sultana defended herself with all the energy of inno-
cence, and even consented to further his suit by her coun-
sels and persuasions, but no success followed her efforts.
Nazip Hanoum preferred the partial liberty of the harm
of her protectress and the comparative independence of
her present position to the gilded captivity of the Impe-
rial Seraglio, and the fleeting favour of its lord, and slit
consequently continued firm. The Sultan, enraged beyonc
"endurance at this unexpected perseverance, left the palace
'in displeasure, and even refused to see his sister, whore
• he still persisted in believing to be the principal cause of his
defeat. But monarchs arc mere men, where blighted feeling
-or wounded vanity make themselves felt ; and Mahmoud,
when he retreated to his gilded saloons at Beglierbey
shared the fate of his kind. He became convinced that hf
'really loved Nazip Hanoum, and that her possession was
necessary to his happiness ; and determined not to be
thwarted a third time, he continued deaf to the earnest and
humble prayers of the Princess that he would restore to he'
the light of his favour, and the glory of his presence ; aco
actually refused during three long weeks to be accessible
to her entreaties ; when, feeling convinced that this display
•of his sublime wrath must have produced a powerful effect
on the refractory beauty, he once more bent his course
to the palace of the Princess. A rich gift presented to Na•
zip Hanoum announced her pardon ; and when she had
played and sung,' seated on a cushion at his feet, and he bad
witnessed the graceful movements of the dancing girls, and
partaken of the perfumed sherbet of his imperial sister, Ilt)
led the young beauty into the gardens of the palace, where
she was compelled to listen for the third time to his thrift-1
, less suit. But, alas ! for the lordly lover—the reflections
of the past year had only strengthened her resolution, and,
she continued as unmoved by his protestations as she had
been by his displeasure ; and thus, Mahmoud returned once
more to his Seraglio as unsuccessful as ever. Such is the
sacredness of adoption among the Turks.

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BIRTHS.
On the 16th inst., at Het House, the lady of C. J. RadelYfre'
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Esq., of a daughter.
On the 16th inst., at Argyle-street, Mrs. Henry Smale, of

DIED.
On the 19th inst., at Grosvenor-street, Michael Barne,

Sotteley Park Sull'olk age 78. % of
Onr the 20th, inst., at, Ha led End, Woodford, Henrietta. w:'°s
T. Maltby, Esq., of Upper Harley-street, aged 68. oml
On the 17th inst., at Clapham, aged 17, Edward Witham, sec
son of Mr. Edward Hinton. ae:
of Georr_
On the 6th inst., at Bedford, aged 80, Mary relict
Livius, Esq., of Heywood, llerefordshire, and sister of .1. r• 133
ham, Esq., of Stockbridge Hants n id
I On the 26th of April;at Geo.r,etown, Demerara, Mr' --rbid
Salomons, aged 22, youngest son bof B. Salomons, Esc'', °'
'Change, London. Stuart,
On the 15th inst., at Bishcpwcarmouth, Captain Hew I
of the Royal Navy. c fleeter'
On the 29th uli., at Malta, aged 10, Emily, only child of
:Greig, Esq., C.M. G, Superintendent of Quarantine. fore;
On the 17th inst., in Argyle-street, Ralph Green, Esq"
tor-General of Military Hospitals aged 70.
On the 19th inst., aged 2°, Ric'hard, younger son
Esq., of St. Andrew's-hill, Doctors' Commons. road,
1 On the 18th inst , aged 71, Mr. Andrew Anderson, Coburg-
Old Kest-road. . r:. worth
(At Tulla, county Clare, Ireland, John Ryan, Esq. I;_,, life.
caused as much regret for his decease as it did admiration for n.
Justice —........
was his motto—kindness his nature of IV. Croolics,

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