The Sun.
London, England, 1830-01-15 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR.

SIR,--Concurring in the opinions expressed in a
letter, signed " A.. 8.," inserted in your Paper of to-
day, that " the circumstances connected with the
demise of all public men are matter of national in-
terest," I beg leave to inform you, that on Sunday
morning last a post mortem examination of the body
of the late Sir Thomas -Lawrence took place. The
result is stated in a report signed by Dr. Holland,
Mr. Green, and Mr. Foster Reeve. A copy of the
Report is enclosed, but as its length may render it
inconvenient for you to introduce this document into
your publication, it is perhaps sufficient to state,
that the cause of the late lamented event was found
in an extensive and complicated ossification of the
vessels of the heart.

The enclosed card will, no doubt, satisfy you as
to the authenticity of the present communication.
I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
Jan. 14. A READER OF THE, TIMES.

" POST MORTEM EXAMINATION OF SIR THOMAS

LAWAENcs.

" On opening the chest, about a pint of fluid was found
in the cavities of the pleura.
" The heart was somewhat enlarged, with a good deal
of fat deposited about it. Its muscular substance, particu-
larly on the left side, was thickened, and singularly dense
in texture.

" Morbid appearances generally were observed in the
valvular system of the heart. In the tricuspid valve, the
margin of the cortina tendinea was preternaturally
thickened, and irregular in the interspaces of the attach-
ment of the chords tendineas. The semilunar valves of
the pulmonary artery were extremely thin, and the central
one distended into the form of a large pouch.
" On the left side of the heart, the mitral valve pre-
sented a similar appearance of thickening of the cortina
tendinea, but in a greater degree than that of the tricuspid
valve, and with bony deposits. A ridge of bone extended
for some way along the attachment of the cortina to the
auricular ventricular opening.
" The semilunar valves of the aorta were also much
thickened. One of them was much distended, and a har-
dened ridge was observed following the line of attachment
of the valves. In the adjacent part of the aorta there were
deposits of bone.

" The internal membrane of the aorta was considerably
diseased, thickened, and showing a disposition to bony de-
posit in numerous distinct elevated patches over the whole
surface.

" The lungs were generally healthy, with the exception
of a strong adhesion between the upper lobe of the left
lung and the parietes.
" The viscera of the abdomen were generally healthy.
The kidnies were somewhat larger, and more flaccid than
natural.

(Signed) " HENRY HOLLAND, M.D.
" JOSEPH HENRY GREEN.
" Jan. 10." " JOHN FOSTER REEVE."

JOSEPHINE.—When she heard of NAPO•
LEON'S abdication at Fontainbleau, her distress was un-
speakable. From that moment her health was seen to
decline ; she hourly lamented her inability to console Bo-
NAPARTE in his exile; her heart, in fact was broken.
ALEXANDER sent her his own physicians; but her case
was hopeless : she died three days aferwards, May 29,
1814, with the words, "EIba—NAPOLEON," on her lips.

In the Dumfries and Galloway Infirmary
there is a patient of the name of WILLLAM STEWART,
whose history possesses a melancholy interest. When
very young, a companion asked permission to shoot an
arrow at his fingers. He consented, and unthinkingly
held up his hand before his face. The arrow passed be-
tween his fingers, stuck in his forehead, and actually put
out his left eye. Though the wound was severe, it
yielded at length to careful treatment, and left the vision
of the other eye very little, if at all impaired. It has
often been remarked, that misibrtune rarely comes singly,
and so it has fared with poor STEWART, who is still ra-
ther a young man. About a week ago, he was at work
at Portobello quarry, parish of Kirkunzeon, and had just
lain a train which be intended to ignite, when the powder
by some accident, unfortunately exploded before the match
was applied, or the quarrymen had time to get out of the
way. The concussion was violent, and, independently of
the injury done to others, STEWART became, in one mo-
ment, not only lame, but blind for life. Both his hands
were severely injured, and more particularly the left, from
which one of the fingers was removed almost imme-
diately, and though he felt little pain at the time or since,
his eye closed as suddenly as if it had been scathed by
lightning. What he complains of chiefly is, coldness,
and numbness in the part affeeted, and as he is sow com-
pletely helpless, we sincerely recommend him to the notice
of the humane.--Dumfries Courier.

The appearance of the poor girl was well calculated
to excite pity, and the story she told, if true, to
create a lively sympathy fot her forlorn condition.
In reply to the questions of Mr. HARDWICK, she
said, that she was then but 14 years of age, and her
name was Anne Williams. Her father, who was a
tailor, died about three years since, and on his death
her mother went to reside in the Dog-row, Mile-end,
and supported both of them by the uncertain wages
of a life of prostitution. About a itonth since she
ceased contributing to her wants, and having told
her that she had then arrived at 'a sufficient age to
go upon the town, and procure het' own support,
she forcibly turned her out of doors. From that
time up to the present she (the applicant) solely
subsisted on the few pence that she had obtained
from charity.
Mr. HARDWICK—Where have you last slept ?
Girl—ln the street, Sir.
Mr. HARDWICK—I mean in what house ? The
Girl—l don't know, Sir, it's so long since I have
slept in a bed. For the last week I have lain in
the street every night until the last, and I should
have done so then also, had I not been taken to the
watch-house.

Mr. HARDWICK—Good God ! is it possible you
could have slept for entire nights in the streets in
such severe weather as this. I could scarcely have
supposed that so deep a degree of human misery
existed. Are you aware of having obtained a settle-
ment in any parish ? The Girl—Yes, Sir, in St.
Andrew's, Holborn. My father lived and I was
born there, Out the parish ()Ulcers on my applying
to them on Tuesday week, refused to receive me un-
less I was regularly passed.
Mr. HARDWICK gave directions that the unfor-
tunate girl should be removed to Whitechapel work-
house, and there taken care of until her inhuman pa-
rent was discovered, or she was regularly passed to
her legal settlement.

EDWARD BOURCIIIER HARTOPP, Esq. of
Leicestershire, the nephew of Sir B. PALK WRAY, of
Tawstock Court, Devonshire, and heir to the estates of
the late Lord CARBF.RY, has given the Member for Clare
a plot of ground in the neighbourhood of Derrynane
Abbey as a site for a new chapel, and he has also given
2001. as a donation towards the building of the sacred edi-
fice. Upon the authority of D. M'CARTItr, Esq. of Kil-
fadamt re, we are enabled to state this liberal conduct on
the part of an English Protestant gentleman.— Tralee
Mercury.

LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY.—Yesterday the de-
mand for Cotton revived, and 4,000 bags were disposed of
to the Manchester dealers, at an advance of id. per lb. on
the previous prices. To-day the sales reach 2,500 bags,
at the prices of yesterday, thus recovering the decline which
they sustained at the close of the past week. This revival
in the demand has arisen from an opinion which has
begun to prevail, that the supply of cotton from abroad
will not keep pace with the increased quantity required for
home-consumption and exportation. There appears, how-
ever, no good grounds for apprehending a scarcity of the
staple ; and prices will, it is more than probable, decline
as soon a change of wind shall cause arrivals from the
westward, when the supply will, no doubt, be ample, and
astonish the alarmists on the subject of a scarcity.

GZNERAL JACKSON.—(From the Record)
—At a very early age he was taken prisoner in the Revo-
lutionary War. His brother had died in the field by his
side ; and the enthusiasm which he naturally felt in the
ardour of youthful patriotism, was exasperated into per-
sonal enmity by the unworthy treatment he experienced
as a captive. The future President was ordered to clean
the boots of the officer under whose charge be was placed ;
and having indignantly, and perhaps scornfully, refined
to stoop to this degradation, the officer was provoked to
draw his sword, and, unable to intimidate the young hero
by his threats, actually inflicted on him a wound, the
marks of which he carries to the present day. It was
not, therefore, unnatural that General JACKSON should
entertain feelings of hostility to a nation whom he had
been early taught to regard as the oppressors of his
country, and at whose hands he had himself received per-
sonal wrong.

A short time since a Jew, desirous of coming
to Brighton as cheaply as possible, laid wait for one of the
coaches at the Elephant and Castle, when, seeing the
coachman, the following dialogue ensued :—Jew: Coach-
man, you have von spare seat in the inside of de coach.—
Coachman : Yes, Sir.--Jew : You have no passenger for
dat seat, and me vill give you fourteen shillings for dat
seat.—Coachman : No, Sir, my fare's a guinea; can't take
less, Sir.—Jew : Oh, vere well ; den me give you sixteen
shillings.—Coachman: No, Sir, can't take less than my
fare.—Jew : Oh yes, come now ; you better take eighteen
shillings than carry de empty seat.—Coachman : No, I
shan't take less than my fare.—Jew : Well now, you will
wait five minutes, and if nobody come, you will take my
eighteen shillings ?—Coachman : No, Sir, I shall start di-
rectly ; the time's up ; all right behind then : Oh
stop, stop ; I viii go vid you; only allow me five per shent
on my monish ; take a sovereign instead of a guinea.—
Coachman No, Sir ; shan't take no less than my fare.—
The Jew (tumbling into the coach): Oh, my gosh, vat a
hard hearted man you are.—Brighton Gazette.
STORM AT BRIDLINGTON.—BRIDLING-
TON...QUA T, MOND .Y Moaxtxa.—We have experienced
a 'accession of bad weather here for several days past, but
since Saturday it has blown a tremendous gale from tke
northward; about 150 sail of vessels are riding in the bay.
A revenue cutter parted from one anchor yesterday; some
other vessels have also parted and gone to sea. A large
steam-ship came. in from the northward yesterday, and
brought up—particulars unknown : the sea was so high
our boatmen durst not venture a communication. The
lightning yesterday was very vivid, the peals of thunder
extremely loud, and much snow fell during the squall. The
tide was higher than was known for many years : consider-
able damage has arisen from these combined causes. The
greater part of the stone steps leading to the pier are en-
t►rely removed; the stone jetty adjoining is left in a tot-
tering state, and the wooden jetty to the north, adjoining
it is most materially injured. The wooden fortification
in front of the fort-house is quite gutted, but the stone-
work at the foot of the Esplanade, and the new piling to
the south, remain firm.—Hull Packet.

AN EXTRAORDINARY GENIUS.—The fol-
lowing is a verbatim copy of a letter that was received a
day or two ago by Mr. JAMES STRICKLAND, the Manager
of the Deptford Theatre. It is an application made by
a young gentleman for an engagement in the first line of
tragedy :

" London Monday evening january 4, 1830.
Sir__l•iaveing a desire to leave town i therefor take
the liberty writing to you upon the subject of an engage-
ment wich if we can hit nigh the mark i am at your ser-
vices for a few weeks and not at sich an Enormes salary as
most tragedeans are. I beg leave to state that should we
agree wich most likely we shall that i am at leisure at pre-
sent and the Sooner you put to study a little i should like
it the better the Parts that i intend first to appear in, if we
agree Are young norval, William in black eyed susan,
frederick in lovers vows, macbeth in Macbeth, and sir
Edward Mortimore in the iron Chest as to the rest, you
may think of them.—l remain yours

" G. HARDING.
12 Ogle Mews Foley place
please to Forward an Answer as soon as Possible, and
will be ready to Perform on Monday the 11th and Like-
wise name your Salary if you please.
" to the manager cd the deptford theatre Kuit.",

PARIS, JAN. 12.—Two plans had been discussed
to subdue Algiers. The ene was to land 25,000,
men, with the necessary materiel; the other, to per-
suade the Viceroy of Egypt to place at our disposal
a body of troops sufficient to besiege Algiers. In
this case we should furnish the necessary materiel,
but we should avoid risking the health of our soldiers
in a climate to which they are not accustomed. It
is said that the last plan has been preferred, and that
it was the sole object of the mission of M. lludder
at Alexandria. That officer has just landed at
Toulon. After having received the instructions of
the Government, he will return to General Guille-
minot at Constantinople, going by way of Alexan-
drie, where he will hare another conference with the
Viceroy.
(From the Gazette de France of Wednesday, Jan. 13.)
PARIS, JAN. 12.—His Excellency the Ambassador
of France at Madrid has given notice to the authori-
ties at Bayonne, of the speed; arrisal of the King
and Queen of Naples in France. Their Majesties
will quit the capital of Spain on the Ist of February.
They will travel incognito.
The Aviso of Toulon says—" 'We learn by letters
very lately received from the Morea, that prepara-
tions are making to embark at Nayarit' the troops
which are there, to take them to Athens."*
We are assured that the number of persons who
have signed the lists of association for the refusal of
taxes does not amount to more than 1,200. This
accounts for the refusal of the Liberal Journals to
publish the lists, and the prudent silence which they
now observe on this subject.
FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, JAW. 13.—Five per Cents.,
108 f. 60e. 80e. ; Three per Cents., 841. 90c. 60c. 70c. ;
Bank Stock, 1,892 f. 50c. ; Rentes de Naples, 92f. 95c. ;
Royal Spanish Loan, 81 ; Rentes Perpetuelles d'Espagne,
62. Exchange on London, one month, 25f. 60e. ;
three months, 25f. 45e.—Cows Authentique.

* We do not believe this news.

GERMAN AND BRUSSELS PAPERS.

ODESSA, DEC. 19.—0 n the 15th a notice was
published by the Magistrates, announcing, as the
plague had not again manifested itself for 30 days, a
relaxation of the quarantine regulations.
Accounts from Bessarabia say that the first Rus-
sian troops returning from Adrianople had already
passed the Danube, and were going into winter-
quarters.
FRONTIERS OF SERVIA, DEG. 26.—The firmans
for the incorporation of the six districts have
at length arrived from Constantinople, and
Commissioners will be immediately appointed to
carry them into effect. No news of importance has
been received from that capital by the last Turkish
mail. We only learn that the negotiations of Count
Orloff were carried on with great activity, and that
though the Porte, as usual, saw difficulties every-
where, and was very reserved, no doubt of the suc-
cess of Count Orloff's mission was entertained ;
and it was hoped he would attain his object before
the arrival of M. de Ribeaupierre. Great expecta-
tion has been raised by the reported visit of that
Ambassador to Napoli, and it is generally affirmed
that he was entrusted with an important mission
from his Court to Count Capo Much
anxiety was felt in particular in the hotel of the
English Legation, . aad in general Sir R. Gordon
took great pains to mal•,e himself acquainted with the
proposals of Count Orloff, anti.to--be informed of
his transactions with the principal officers of the
Porte. That the English Cabinet must be now
very desirous to exercise its influence in the affaits
of the East, and especially to protect the commercial
intsrest of its nation, is natural; but that the situa-
tion of the English Ambas actor to the Porte has
now become very diflicnit will be denied by nobody
who considers the advantages gained by Russia, its
political preponderance among all the eastern na-
tions, and the several views of the great European
Powers.

Commercial letters say that the Russian fleet will
winter at Poros, and go to the Baltic in the spring.
VIENNA, JAN. 2.—Metalliques, 1031; Four per
Cent. ditto, 94i- ; Bank Shares, 1,266. —.elllgemeine
Zeitung, Jas. 8.
BRUSSELS, JAN. 11.—A British Cabinet Messen-
ger passed through this city last night with des-
patches from St. Petersburgh for London. The
Austrian Observer of the 4th contains an extract of
a letter, dated Smyrna, Dec. 3, which says, "The
last news from Egina to the 29th November do not
mention the arrival of M. de Ribeaupierre at Na-
poli. A letter from Syra, of the 16th November,
says, one of M. de Ribeaupierre's secretaries had
arrived at Napoli, which probably caused the
mistake."

On the 22d of November Mr. Pelham, son of
Lord Chichester, delivered to Admiral Malcolm
despatches from London, announcing that, excepting
the Pelo;ns, which is to return to England, there
will be no change in the nature or stations of the
English ships in the Archipelago and the Mediter-
ranean. On the 22d and 23d Admiral Malcolm re-
ceived two couriers from Corfu. On the 26th the
English and French Admirals were at Egina, the
Russian Admiral at Poros, and the President at
Napoli.
The Russian fleet is still at Poros. Admiral
Heyden will remain in the Mediterranean with two
ships of the line, a frigate, and some smaller vessels,
and the remainder of the fleet will go after Christ-
mas to Malta, and thence to the Baltic. The
French fleet is at Smyrna, Egina, and Navarin; the
English fleet between Egina and Vourla.
Tranquillity is nearly restored in Asia Minor :
the rebels have been driven from the environs of
Magnesia.
The French Consul at Smyrna has been autho-
rized by the Ambassador of France to take under
his protection the Greek vessels which shall appear
in that port provided with papers from their Go-
vernment. This protection is intended for the se-
curity of persons, property, and the ships, and to
hinder the Turks from demanding the charadsch.
The Ambassador's letter affirms that he has made
arrangements to this effect with the Porte. The
Greek vessels are not to hoist their flag ; Greek
merchantmen are again to be seen under Russian
colours, as customary before the insurrection.
The accounts from Egypt are to the 20th Nov.
On the 16th the Sultan's squadron of ten sail left
Alexandria, under Egyptian convoy, for Constanti-
nople, and must now be in the Dardanelles, having
been seen yesterday near Ipsara. It has on board
300,000 Spanish piastres for the Sultan.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 27.—The Courrier de
Smyrne makes the following observations on the
Rayas in the Turkish Empire:—
" Under the present circumstances, the situation
of the Rayas must claim the anxious attention of
the Ottoman Government. In *a moral point of
view this matter requires no elucidation, and the
Porte will, without any remarks of ours, know the
duties which humanity and good will towards faith-
ful subjects require of it. We shall, therefore, con-
sider the subject only in a political light. The
Rayas are the really industrious class in the Turkish
empire. In the interior of the extensive provinces,
it is true, a portion of the Turkish population takes
part in the numerous and yet unknown branches of
industry which are carried on there; but this popu-
lation remains nearly stationary at home, and is too
i modest n its pretension to seek at a distance Com-,

mercial success, which is but ill adapted to its
peaceful inclinations. The Rayas ere, therefore,
the middle men between those stationary pro_
lucers and the remoter consumers; they are, as
it were, the channels which convey the produce
of manufacturers and agriculture to the places where
they find a market. The trade of the country is in
their hands, and whenever security and protection
have been denied, their trade has been very seriously.
injured. The interests of the Mussulmen is there-
fore most intimately connected with that of the
Rayas. The internal wealth and prosperity of this
country on which alone the wealth of .the Govern-
ment can be founded, demands therefore that the
Government should act with kindness and protection
to the Rayas, and secure their lives, property, and
civil rights, against violence and rapacity. This sub-
ject is equally important in relation to the intercourse
with foreign countries. Independent Greece will be
in the minds of all the Greeks, being a distance from
it, a plan which their imagination will always adorn
with the pictures of the happiness that is denied
them elsewhere, as it offers to all the discontented an
asylum to which their hopes carry them. It is true
indeed that they will not find in Greece what they
stek, and misery will soon make them feel the melan-
choly consequence ofemigration, but this would not be
the less numerous to the Porte, which would
thereby gradually lose a part of its most useful sub-
jects. The best means to reduce to their true value
the deceitful hopes which the Greek State will
excite in those Greeks that live in Turkey, will be
to grant them guarantees which shall secure their
property and safety. The Rayas of other religious
sects must be no more excluded than the Greeks
from the favourable measure: of the Porte. The
Ottoman Government will not hinder the Maho-
metan religion from being considered, in spite of
facts, as an enemy to other religions, and the Koran
as a standing manifesto against persons of dif-
ferent faith, till men of sense at length agree
to convince Europe that this notion is un-
founded. The Porte will the sooner bring abOur
this return to truth, if it duly weighs the rights of
its subjects, and thereby prevent for the future an
armed interference of foreign countries, and all its
injurious consequences. The first step is the recal
of the Catholic Armenians. In all well-governkl
countries a great political crisis is usually followed
by a general amnesty. The prince who proclaims
such a one acquires new claims to the love and
fidelity of his subjects, by healing by a single wise
action the wounds of the country which he go-

verns."

LEAP-FROG IN HIGH LIFE.

NAPOLEON AND ISABEY, THE PAINfEII,
(From the MS. Journal of a distinguished Foreigner.)

" I called one morning on Isabey, to see his
fine collection of portraits, which have now in a
great measure, become historical. I found him
at his atelier, working upon that splendid pic-
ture which is destined to connect the name of
the artist with the most of the distinguished
characters of his day. In a moment I found
myself surrounded by the almost living like-
nesses of all the celebrated men and beautiful
women, at that time assembled in Vienna. I
saw the portrait of young Napoleon, which
Isabey was just finishing, when I first met him
at Schcenbrunn ; also a likeness of the Prince
de Ligne, animated by all the fine expression of
the original, and a full-length of Napoleon him-
self, walking in the gardens of Malinaison.
Then he really had the habit of walking
with his arms crossed in this manner ?' said
I. Unquestionably,' replied Isabey ; and
that, together with his other remarkable habit
of stooping his head, at one time well nigh
proved very fatal to me. During the Con-
sulate, I had been dining one day with some of
Bonaparte's young aids-de-camp at Malmaison,
After dining we went out on the lawn fronting
the Chateau, to play at leap-frog ; you know
that was a favourite college game of ours. I
had leaped over the heads of several of my com-
panions, when a little further on, beneath an
avenue of trees, I saw another apparently waiting
for me in the requisite position. Thinking I
had not yet completed my task, I ran forward,
but unfortunately missed my mark, springing only
to the height of his neck, I knocked him down,
and we both rolled along the ground to the dis-
tance of at least ten yards. What was my horror
on discovering that the victim of my unlucky
blunder was no other than Bonaparte himself !
At that period he had not ever dreamed of the
possibility of a fall ; and this first lesson was
naturally calculated to rouse his indignation in
the utmost degree. Foaming with rage, he rose
and drew his sword, and had I not proved my-
self a better runner than a leaper, I hare no
doubt but lie would soon have made an end
of me. He pursued me as far as the ditch,
which I speedily cleared, and, fortunately for
me, he did not think fit to follow my example.
I proceeded straight to Paris, and so great was
my alarm, that I scarcely ventured to look be-
hind me till I reached the gates of the Tuile-
ries. I immediately ascended to Madame Bo-
naparte's apartment, for the persons of the house-
hold were accustomed to admit me at all times.
On seeing my agitation, Josephine at first con-
cluded that I was the bearer of some fatal news.
I related my adventure, which, in spite of my
distress, appeared so irresistibly comic, that she
burst into a fit of laughter. When her merri-
ment had subsided, she promised, with her na-
tural kindness of heart, to interfere with her
Consul in my behalf. But knowing her hus-
band's irascible temper, she advised me to keep
out of the way until she should have an oppor-
tunity of appeasing him, which to her was no
very difficult task, for at that time Napoleon
loved her tenderly. Indeed her angelic disposi-
tion always gave her a powerful ascendancy over
him, and she was frequently the means of avert-
ing those acts of violence to which his ungo-
vernable temper would otherwise have driven him.
On my return home, I found lying on my
table an order not to appear again at the Tuile-
ries ; and it was during my temporary retire-
ment, that I finished the portrait you were just
now looking at. Madame Bonaparte, on pre-
senting it to the Consul, obtained my pardon
and my recall to Court. The first time Bona-
parte saw me after this affair, was in Josephine's
apartments, and stepping up to me good
naturedly, he patted me on the cheek, saying,
Really, Sir, if people will play tricks they
ought at least to do them cleverly.' Mon
Dieu !' said Josephine, laughing, if you had
seen his lock of terror, when he first presented
himself to me, you would have thought him suffi-
ciently punished for his intended feat of agility.' "
Isabey relates this anecdote with all his pe-
culiar animation and drollery ; and he accom-
pained the story with such expressive gestures
and attitudes, that he seemed to bring the whole
scene visibly before me. I could imagine I saw
Napoleon prostrate on the ground, and then
rising to vent his rage, like angry Jupiter hurl-
ing his thunderbolts.

Mr. OLIVER CLAYTON, who was killed last
Friday in a duel at Battersea with Mr. LAMERECHT, was
the Editor a the Court Guide advertised in our paper a
week or two back. He is also the gentleman who bz ought
an action a year or two ago against a lady residing here,
for a breach of promise of marriage, which was, however,
naiad without being carried into Court.—Brighton Qaz.