The Sun.
London, England, 1839-05-07 00:00:00

Mayor of the town walking alone, without interruption,
backwards and forwards in the street. During the
night several pistols and guns were let off by a few I,er-
sons who were quite tipsy. The pistols were taken
from the police, as also were their staves, and shown as
trophies of war. At Newtown on Tuesday evening,
all was quiet—no signs of any riot. A meeting of
the Union took place to explain what took place at
Llanidloes. On Wednesday morning the cavalry were
ordered to be in readiness. Welchpool, on Wed-
nesday was in a dreadful state of excitement—some
of the most zealous were actually frantic. The cavalry
here were also ordered to be in readiness. Lord Clive,
(the Lord Lieutenant,) arrived on Thursday afternoon—
was closeted with the Clerk of the Peace till late, and
then returned to Shrewsbury. The Cavalry were
ordered to assemble in the morning.—Friday, two
o'clock—several are now parading the streets in their
regimentals.
NIWTOWN.—Every intriguing attemPi to prevent the
Montgomeryshire assizes beingbeld in thistown has failed,
for the next assizes are now fixed to be held here.
Should the few misguided men at Llanidloes, who have
been guilty of peculation and assaults, be taken, they
will be tried at Newtown. Its inhabitants have been
slandered ; but to their credit be it spoken, that, though
staunch Reformers, and though regular meetings by the
Unions, to discuss political questions, have long been
established, yet not a single aggression on property has
been committed. That Government have now deter-
mined to suppress all illegal violence is certain, for the
regulars are now on their march to Llanidloes to take
up plunderers. The impudence of one of these fellows
induced him to carry off bacon from a respectable dra-
per's house, and, on retiring with this plunder, to order
the servant to fetch her mistress (the master being from
home) down stairs to shut the door after him. It is
understood that heavy ordnance will, be in Llanidloes in
the course of next week.

The Manchester Times observes :—The Tenant
at Will Clause in the Reform Bill bas done the Tories good
service in Ayrshire, where Lord Kilburne has been re-
turned by a large majority over Mr. Campbell, the Whig
candidate. On the principle that of the two evils we
should choose the least, we would rather that the latter
had been elected ; but there is not cause for any deep re-
gret at the rejection of a landowner who would have voted
in favour not only of a fixed duty on corn, but for a bounty
upon its exportation. Every county election shows the
necessity of the ballot, and an extension of the suffrage, for
the tenantry, who form the most numerous class of voters,
almost to a man, vote at the dictation of their landlords.
THE MAILS.—The South Mail now arrives at
eight in the morning, and at a few minutes before six
in the evening. The evening arrival is a new coach;
and the time occupied on the journey between Edinburgh
and Aberdeen is exletly twelve hours and eighteen
minutes.—Aberdeen Herald.

CHAIN-DROPPING.--The chain-droppers had
a victim here on Saturday, after the nomination. The
simple individu9l bought a fifteen pence chain, which the
chain-droper said he found, for 31. We thought the trick
was known to all and sundry in her Majesty's dominions,
but it seems some people will not learn experience, unless
they are allowed to buy it dearly. A person supposed to
be of the party is in custody.—Ayr Advertiser.
The Constitutionnel states that Count Mole was
to leave Paris on Sunday for London, where he would
remain for a fortnight.
DEATH ON- PAER, THE COMPOSER.—Paer,
the celebrated composer, and director of the concerts of
the King of the French, died in Paris on Friday.
MADEMOISELLE DE SAMPAIO.—We (Post)
have often adverted to the extraordinary steps adopted by.
the Duke and Duchess of Palmella towards securing to
their eldest son the hand and iminf nse fortune of Ma-
demoiselle Sampaio. The youthful heiress accomplished,
on the 21st ult. her twelfth year, at which age females
may marry, according to the Portuguese laws ; and by, the
latest accounts from Lisbon, there was every reason to
believe that on the 22,1 she had been finally united to the
Marquis de Fayal, with the connivance of the Court, and
notwithstanding the opposition of tha Civil and Eccle-
siastical Courts and the laaful protests of her guardian,
mother, and ty her- relatives. The following is the
translation of a memorial which the Countess du
Povoa conveyed to Donna Maria's Palace so
late as the 19th, and being unable to obtain access to the
royal presence, left with a cainarista in Cyder that it might
lald before her Most Faithful Majesty :—" Madam,—
With the, deepest respect the Countess da Povoa repro-
tents to your Majesty that it is not just, and cannot molt
certainly be- four Majesty's pleasure, that her infant and
only daughter, Donna Maria Luisa da Naronha de Sam-
paio, whom your Mjeety has condescended to name one
of your ladies, should be married by force, or at any body's
suggestion, it being contrary to reason and equity that
before being made to. take a step which is to decide her
future happiness, her innocent child should not enjoy an
interval of perfect liberty to know what behoves her, to
take the advice of her guardian, her mother, rela-
tiens, and friends, according to natural law, and to
eeece-ed to the drawing up of regular marriage articles.
t, your memorialist's daughter has, during a pending
question of nullity, been lamentably abducted, and de-
laived of a free intercourse with her kindred, and of the
'awful und undeniable protection of a mother 1 These are,
august Lady, the reasons for which your memorialist comes
and prays at your Royal feet, that, for the sake •ot a
mother's love, you will make known to the Duke and
Duchess de Palinella your Royal displeasure at the vio.

lence they are thus exercising towards an innocent victim,
ordering them to restore her servant to liberty, and let her
communicate with all parties concerned, in order that with
impartiality and to the satisfaction of the whole world, the
laws and customs of this land, anti public morality be
avenged. This justice your memorialist expects from
your Majesty's merciful consideration.—Lisbon, April 19,
1839.—THE Co UNTESS DA POWOA."
LORD SHELBURNE'S BILL AFFAIR.—At

Marlborough-street, on Saturday, a solicitor, accompanied
by an upholsterer, named Hart, came before Mr. Conant
to obtain an order fo► the delivery of a 5001. bill which
had been found on Mr. Richardson, and which had been
retained by Mace, the officer, at the request of Lord Shot-
burne. The solicitor said he appeared on behalf of the
assignees of Mr. Richardson, who had taken the benefit of
the Insolvent Act, to claim the bill as part of Mr. Richard-
ssn's estate. The Magistrate had ordered the officer to
keep it in his hands, and the assignees now hoped the bill
would be given up to thtm. Mr. Conant said he had
given no order whatever about the bill. The solicitor was
doubtless aware of the circumstances connected with the
bill. It bad been obtained with another bill, in lieu of a
bill which, to say the least, had been obtained from Lord
Shelburne by a trick. The solicitor said the bill was part
of Mr. Richardson's estate, and the assignee, Mr. Hart,
upholsterer, of Oxford-street, was present on behalf of the
creditors, to ask the Magistrate to make an order on his
officer for his delivery. Mr. Conant said the bill was in
the hands of the officer, and if the officer did not choose to
give it up, he (Mr. Conant) could not interfere in the
matter. The parties then retired. _

DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.—On Saturday after-
noon, about five o'clock, a destructive fire broke out on
the premises of Mr. Ebenezer Fox, oilman and artists'
colourman, No. 50, Old Compton street, Solo. The
premises in question are very spaeious, extending a depth
of nearly one hundred feet, the rear abutting by a wooden
erection on the house of Mr. Tibby, diamond merchant
and wholesale jeweller, No. 22, Frith-street. Considerable
damage was done. During the whole of Saturday last the
firemen and engines of the brigade were incessantly en-
gaged in attending a succession of fires in different parts
of the metropolis. No fewer than five occurred of the
most destructive character, and in one case several lives
were nearly lost.
WESTMINSTER BRIDGE.---OR Saturday night
last, the watching of this bridge, which has hitherto been
done by men appointed by the Bridge Committee, was
given up to the B division of police. We presume this
change would not so soon have taken place but for the
recent occurrence of some very aggravated robberies on
the bridge, which were perpetrated in sight of and defiance
of the old men, who called themselves guardians of it, and
whose conduct, or rather that of those who have placed
hem there, was severely commented upon by the Magis-
rates at Queen-square Police-office.
The London Correspondent of the Scotsman
writes-4' It is most painful to me to perceive the total in-
utility of my endeavours to insure punctuality in my com-
munications with you. I have often sat up till a late hour
on the Wednesday night, (as I did last week), in order to
despatch my letter by the morning mail ; but though put
in before 8 A. M., as the new regulation requires, it never
seems to reach you in time for insertion on the proper day.
Should this letter experience the same fate as its predeces-
sors, I only beg that you will transmit a formal complaint
upon the subject to the Post-office, as I can prove that the
fault lies with it. and not with me."
DEFEAT OF THE FAMOUS HORSE 'HARK-
AWAY.—At the Curragh Races, on Thursday, her Majes-
ty's Plate was won by Mr. Hutchin's Gregane, three years
old, Bst. bibs., beating Mr. Ferguson's celebrated horse
Harkaway, four years old, 93t. 6lbs. The race was very
severe for the last half mile, and was won by half a
length. Harkaway is first favourite for the Chester
Trades Cup.
A cow the property of Mr. Andrew Morgan,
residing on the Rock-house Farm, near Aberystwith, the
estate of the Earl of Lisburne, recently produced a calf
with two perfect heads, four eyes, four ears, four nostrils,
two tongues, and two windpipes, inclosed in one neck, all
the other parts of the body being perfect.
THE REVOLUTIONS.—On Saturday Mr. Car-
lyle lectured at the Marylebone Institution on the revolu-

(ions of modern Europe.
The Deputation from the Corporation of Dublin,
consisttng of the Right Hen. the Lord Mayor, Mr, High
Sheriff Grant, Alderman H)ndman, John Jones, Esq., and
Thomas James Quintin, Esq., arrived at the London

Hotel, Albemarle-street, yesterday morning.
No SPRlNG.—Summer has succeeded to win-
ter this year with a rapidity and splendour scarcely ever
experienced, postponing the intermediate season of spring
till another opportunity.
OA HU COFlTEE.—Captain Smith of the
valley of Kalihi, in the valley of Honolulu, showed us a
sample of coffee the other day, which so far as the opinions
of better judges and our opinion will go, has great claims
to superiority. The plantation under' the charge of Cap-
tain Smith has been fostered with great care and industry,
under the:, hope of setting an example, which may be spee-
dily and universally followed, of promoting the welfare of
Hawaii by the improvement of the natural resources of the
climate and soil. The result, rathough yet in the bud of
development, promises fairly. We look to the pleasure of
Ni,At to Keithi ere long, end shall endeavour to obtain a
statement of the " nice little farm," which may be more
prolific in particulars. We miy venture to say (when we
have tasted a cup of Captain Smhh's cay,e), that he has
richly carted the title of a benefactor of this little Hawaiian
world, by 1.13 rare for the promotion of digging. —Sand-
wich Islands Gazette, Oct. 27, 1833.