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

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RUSSELS ANA) ULLAtiVIAIN PAPER

PARIS.

GREAT DINNER AND BALL AT THE HOTEL
DE VILLE.
I The banquet was laid out in the Saloon of Henry 11.
for eighty-two persons, at a horse-shoe shaped table. The
Royal Family came at six o'clock. After the dinner the
King rose, and after a short speech, in which he said that
Paris was his native city, and that he was delighted to find;
himself in the same saloon in which in 1880 he had adopted,
with the country, the tri-coloured flag, he proposed as a
toast " The Prosperity of the City of Paris." After the
banquet, the King received the corps diplomatique and
t other distinguished persons, and listened to a cantata in his
honour, sung by the artists of the opera. The Royal Family
then proceeded to the ball-room, where the company was
r already assembled.
The first quadrille was compoeed as follows
The Queen of the Belgians and the Duke of Orleans.
The Duchess of Orleans and the Prefet of the Seine.
The Princess Marie and General Jacqueminot.
• The Princess Clementin and M. Ganneron.
The Duke of Nemours and Madame Delessert.
The Prince of Joinville and Madame de Rocca.
Amongst other decorations the Duchess of Orleans was
shown an exact fac-simile of the Palace of Ludwigslust, her
paternal home, prepared for the occasion.
There were two suppers, one at twelve o'clock and one
at two, 1,440 persons being entertained at each. •
(From the French Papers.)
A letter from Constantinople contains the following :
•,H On the 22d May the Divan held a grand Council, at
fewhich there was a very warm discussion. It is announced
':.that all negotiation with the Pacha of Egypt is broken off.
e*sMehemet Ali has expressed a desire that Egypt should
,be raised to the rank of an independent kingdom, to bel
;hereditary in his family. The Porte did not give any
official answer to this demand; but Sarim Effendi was in
structed to intimate to the Pacha, that if he would re-
elinquish Syria, keeping St. Jean d'Acre, the Sultan might
elbe induced to accede to his wishes. To this the Pacha
re-
plied, that if such unreasonable concessions were required
• of him, it would be better that affairs should remain in their
(present position. The embarrassment this has occa-
sioned at the Porte may be easily conceived ; but no-
:" thing can be decided until the Sultan's return, which
take place, it is said, next week. Triumphal arches
and rejoicings, in celebration of his arrival, are being pre-
epared. Much is said about a concentration of troops in
a' Southern Russia with a political object. However, it is
merely for the purpose of a review. There is reason to
s -hope that tranquillity will shortly be re-established in the
rßegency of Tripoli, where the Ottoman authority is beco-
rr ming predominant ; and if the army is well commanded,
.r the rebels must be reduced to subjection. The relations
between the Porte and France are becoming'mosty amicable.
se' The Porte readily assents to all the desires expressed by
the French Charge d'Affaires. Thus it has consented te
pay the Tripoli debt, which has so long been a matter of
, negotiation, and the reimbursement is offered to be made!
here or at Paris, at the option of the French Government.)
We learn from Smyrna, under the date of 22d ult., that'
a Turkish cutter, having on board an envoy of the Porte,
' had arrived there on his way to Alexandria. This agent
4 is said to be charged with a special mission to Mehemet
Ali, to request the Viceroy to refrain in future from any
acts of oppression against foreign commerce. In order to
give satisfaction to the French and English Cabinets, whol
are loud in their complaints, the envoy is to transmit te:,
• the Viceroy a project for a firman to regulate the imports;
and exports of Egypt. Mehemet Ali will be invited to ra•
tify this firman, which will powerfully contribute to the
success of the regulations now open between Turkey and'
other powers to conclude a treaty of commerce. It will,
• besides, have this advantage, that the docility of Mehemet'
Ali, of which he so much boasts, to the Porte, will be put
• to the test. According to accounts of the 10th, received
it Smyrna from Alexandria, the state of Egypt was . very
• unsettled. The cholera was making frightful ravages in
Arabia ; and near the tomb of the Prophet, at Mecca, cove-
ral thousand victims had fallen. Two Egyptian regiments,
which had been sent there for the protection of the pd-
.': grims, had been almost entirely destroyed. The plague
also raees at Aleppo, and is more threatening than ever at '4l
f. Alexandria, added to which there is a great famine. The.'4:4 This fine healthy heath is now the daily scene of pleasure
• scarcity of corn at Cairo and Alexandria is ouch that alltrj:.,hind amusement. The ladies have donkey-races, archery,
the magazines are almost empty, and starving crowds he- Ind various other sports ; while the gentlemen are engaged
siege those granaries where a small supply is still hoarded-An the fine old English game of cricket, which is generally
up. The harvest will be very bad, in consequence of the
superseded by the game of golf on Saturdays. In May
.has _
• lone drought. Mehemet Ali now finds the injurious effectsk and June it lone been the favourite rendezvous for the
of , • e
• neglecting the culture of corn for that of cotton, the.
gay inhabitants of the city ; but since the good folks pent
.
price of which latter has fallen one-half since the late com-r up in the city have been' able to quit_ the smoke,, vie
mercial panic. The employil are not paid, nor is the army London-bridge, and reach tea . town of Greenwich, by
or navy. With a view to raise money, the Viceroy hase steam, land, or water conveyance, the company upon tie
ordered a bank to be established
,S,'ShliCh is to serve for the' Iheath have greatly increased. The sports of Ma) upon.
receipt of a forced loan of a mieion of talares. All the
I'. once formed a prom:_nent, feature in the revehy
1, public functionaries and the superior military authorities)of the Londoners. When the princes of the house of
are to contribute their proportionate parts to this loan. I:udor kept their court at Greenwich, Blackheath an('
The Aufisburg Gazette states, in an account of the 3011,!-,,, Shooter's
became the annual scene of pleasure. Th.
ult., from the frontiers of Servia, that Colonel Hodges, the*. heath atl; was enclosed by a noble wood extending from the
,British Consul in Servia, had not received from Youssoul,4l!:, IA to Lee ; and places for vending refreshments were scat-
Pacha of Belgrade, so polite a welcome as his rank and po-; tered over the heath, as we may see in an old print, eusition merited. The Colonel had, in consequence, ireme- graves', by Holler. To the heath it was customary or,
.diately quitted the Palace, without speaking to the Pacha.L,i\llar,Y-d'lv earls' in the morning for the populace to resort.
There is much curiosity excited as to the result of this inci.llpriesthood joined the people who collected maypoles
from the woods • the poles were adorned with the blos-
-11 lent. YoussouF Paella was Governor of Varna in the last
k war. He delivered un that fortress to the Russians, and/.4i soma of the black thorn, and other tokens of spring. Roune
placed himself under their protection. The Sultan confis-, rillese the people would dance and make merry in honour of
throng. The
. cited his property, but subsequently restored it to him at the • the May. A queen was chosen by the merry
intervention of Russia, and conferred on him the dignity of custom of dressing their fair mistress has been often cele-
Pacha of Belgrade. brateJ in song—
ss.
By La Caravanc, arrived at Toulon, we have the follow-, From each enamei'd mead, the attendant Nymphs
ins' intelligence from Africa :—" A lett( r from Algiers of the Brought odorous spoil, and gaily did select
Each flower of gorgeous dye, garlands to weave,
• 12th inst. says, The propositions made to Achinet Bey of • Of party-coloured sweets ; each busy hand
Constantine, have been unfavourably received. The Go- Adorned the jocund queen. In her loose hair,
vernor cannot keep this matter a secret, because the Bey That with the winds in her wanton ringlets played,
himself boasts of it ; and every account from Bona and The tufted cowslips gave their faint perfumes.
Bougie gives the details. Achmet wishes that we should begin On her bright brow, as crystal clear,
thy evacuating Bougie, according to promise, and already As Parian marble smooth, Narcissus hangs
our framers of negotiations say more loudly then ever His drooping head, and views his image there.
that this colony is a useless burden. The Arab Chiefs or f: Unhappy
Pansiesof various hues,
I Moors, who believed that we were going to fight withl Iris,
To
hyacinths,deck the nymphand
their richest liveries asphodel,wear,
Abdel Kader, are surprised that we should be in such has:
's
`e to conclude a treaty with him : they have dispatched eves-Sur. And lavish all their pride. il, t Flora self
ta
More lovely smiles, when to the dawning year
caries here to ascertain whether the affair is actu•ally Her opening bosom heavenly flagrance breathes.
aitively arranged. It is the subject of general regret that Our Sovereign Princes, bending to the custom, made
General Bugeaud has been so hasty in treating on such s parties of pleasure called allayings. Henry VII. assem.
; °conditions ; and it was twenty-four hours before the ac- '• bled his whole Court upon Shooter's-hill, and passed his
count was believed. The Moors say that we make theist e May-day in the greatest festivity. Henry VIII. was not
subjects to the Bedouins, and that France has resigned;: behind his father in the enjoyment of these sports. Or
the frontier which they held in Africa. It is reported this I:iy-day that King proceeded with his Queen Catherine
morning that Abdel Kader has already sent bands of Arabs :hri ereat splendour from Greenwich Palace to Shooter's-
to take possession of several towns." We learn from Orari' 1,111*: and was there received by 200 archers clad in green '
that the population of Tlemecen are in a very miserable con- '1 Their leader personated Robin Hood. and these, says the. action. ,
Constantly blocked up by the Hangers, t hey have been a historian, gave the King such excellent sport, and displayeeil
• sometimes obliged to eat grass, and many have died from hurl- .t`. so much skill in the exercise of their bows and arrows,
• ger. The expeditionary army, under Gen. Bugeaud, quittee'l/42 that their captain was knighted, and the men rewarded by
the camp at the mouth of the Tafna on the 4th inst. Imme- rifts This May-day custom, which prevailed not only
mediately after the departure of the cavalry of the rear- England, but in France and various parts of Europe, was
guard, Sidi Bomedin, Chief of the Oulessa, sent by fof great antiquity. It was the offspring of the Roma.,;
the Emir, took possession of the camp, which was entered Games in honour of Flora, called Floralia, brought to Bri-
t` by numerous groups of the natives, uttering strange cries, rain by Caesar and his soldiers. It is still observed in Eng-
imong which the word Kalouf (Frenchman) was distinctly .-land, but simplicity andl modest decorum are no longer
heard. The expeditionary corps has returned to Oran, leading features. We are glad to see the exhibitions
and proceeded to re-organise its encampments outside the - made by the cultivators both floral and horticultural, because
town, in the same position which it occupied prior to leav-• such pursuits delight the admirers of nature in the most;
:ng for Tlernecen. A letter from Bona, of the Gth, ane*l beautiful forms, and revive the ancient pleasures of tie
nounces that the two squadrons of the Ist African Chas- ceople. 'Those who can enjoy rural sports and healthful
sears, which were garrisoned there, have embarked with recreation will find much satisfaction in viewing the busy
their horses to rejoin their corps at Algiers. This diminution ;'4 movements which take place during the present season on
in the effective strength of the garrison is at least imprudent
ell; Blackheath and its vicinity.
le At the moment when several tribes are in arms against
• Colonel Duvivier, commanding the camp of Guelrna, hasl
• made several sorties, which have served to keep the allied
*'tribes in
:tribes submission, and have proved to the hostile tribes'
that severe lessons may be given them with even a handful
of men. General Trezel scours with his division the terri-i
.e'; tory of the tribes placed between Bona and the camp oh
Guelma. The brig Le Cygne had arrived at Bona, from'
- Tunis, and remains under quarantine. No case of plague
.7
had been discovered at Tunis, thanks to the cordon placed
by the Bey on the frontier of Tripoli, and the severity
with which those who attempt to violate the sanitary regu-
lations are punished.
We learn that Marshal Grouchy is very seriously ill.
!- • We have the following of the 13th inst. from Berlin :
A The principal Bank, taking into consideration the present
low state of the wool trade, has determined to lend money
t upon deposits of that article, at 4 per cent.

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BRUSSELS, JuNE 18.—The King is to set out again for'`
IParis to-morrow. His Majesty will be absent only eightl
'or ten days, and will return to Brussels with the Queen andP
the Prince Royal.
A letter from Ghent of the 16th instant, says :—" Yes-
terday another caravan of Ghent workmen returned from,'.
Holland. The appearance of these men, women, and youngl
children, crowded in two large vehicles covered with dust
and suffocated with the heat, was truly distressing. This
is a new proof of what honest workmen get by suffering
themselves to be misled by the fallacious promises of those
;who represent Holland as an El Dorado."
BRUSSELS, JUNE 19.—We learn that the departure of
.the
King for Paris, which was to take place to-day, was
.countermanded.
The King gave a private audience on the 18th to Sir
.-, Hamilton H. Seymour, the English Minister, and Mr.
Waller, Secretary of Legation.
Mr. Charles de Brouckere, Director of the Bank of
Belgium, and Mr. J. Cockerill, are gone to Paris to be
present at the debate on the project of law concerning an,
- ron railroad from Paris to our frontier.
HUNGARY, JUNE 7.—According to the latest accounts
-t from Hermanstadt, of the 2d instant, the Estates, after
making the necessary arrangement for printing the proceed-
,ings of the Diet, in the nineteenth sitting, of 26th May,
completed the first representation to his Majesty the Em-1
peror, in which the oath of allegiance is repeated. . This!
`'address to the monarch breathes nothing but the assurance
of loyalty, affection, and attachment to the hereditary
)sovereign, and is a splendid proof of the unanimity of the
Deputies. His Imperial Highness the Archduke Ferdi-
!
nand, the representative of his Majesty, finds in this the
'surest proof of the veneration which his great talents have;
1

gained. •
VIENNA, JUNE 9.—The Emperor was taken ill the even- •
ing before yesterday, in the Palace of Schoebrunn, but was.,
better in the morning, and has been perfectly well since
yesterday at noon. As the usual levee on Wednesday
morning was put off, some alarm was excited, but his Ma-
jesty has to-day again received the visits of the Imperial:
Family, and left his apartment. This does away with all'
exaggerated reports and great apprehensions.
JUNE 10.—To-day the Emperor transacts business with
••, the Ministers.—Frankfurt Paper, June 20. •
' HAMBURG, JUNE 17.—We hear from St. Petersburgh '
that Lord Durham having entirely settled the affair of the
Vixen, left that capital on the 10th of this month.
Very little has been done in the funds to-day, and the
•. prices are the same as yesterday.
' BERLIN, JUNE 15.—A notice has been issued by the
Minister of Finance, warning the public against the invi-
tation of certain Committees to take and pay instalments
on shares in iron rail-roads, for many of which no permis-
sion has been granted, and which the Committee cannot
be certain will be carried into effect, so that the societies
, sppken of do not yet exist; consequently the shares offered
are of no value, and can only serve to impose obligations on
?those who purchase them, without giving them any rights
or claims in return.
HANOVER, JUNE 15--His Royal Highness the Vicero3
~and family have taken up their residence for the summer at
Nlontbrillante.
The Minister of Finance has issued a notice, dated 6th
of June, stating that, in consequence of a declaration given
by him, that Greek merchantmen visiting the Hanoverian
ports should be subject only to the same harbour dues as
• are paid by Hanoverian ships, if the same privileges
il were granted to the Hanoverian ships in Greece. Ade
iielaration of reciprocity has now been received from the
Greek Government, so that henceforth the Hanoverian
ships will be put on the same footing in Greek ports as the
.', national vessels.—Hambury Papers, June 17.
•
•
BELGIAN I. UNDS—Baussrts, JUNe 20.
Actual Debt, 244 per Cent.
Itothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent
1004
Loan of Thirty Millions 9114
01' Loan of City, 183:2, .1 per Cent fli
Soclety of Commerce, 4S per Cent l3l
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 135
—Brussels Papers. June 21.

BLACKHEATH and SHOOTER'S-HILL

DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT.—It is generally
considered in the metropolis and elsewhere that by the death'
'of our Sovereign both Houses of Parliament stand dissolved.
Such, however, is not the fact. A statute was passed in the
reign of his Majesty George the Third, that the Legislature
should not be considered dissolved by the mere demise of the
King or Queen, but that the Lord High Steward for the
time being should attend the Houses of Lords and Commons
within twenty-four hours after the decease of the Monarch,
land administer the oaths of allegiance, supremacy, and
abjuration to the Speaker, Lord Chancellor, and the
Members of both Houses, and that the Parliament thus
constituted, should continue for six months afterwards,
unless previously dissolved by the reigning Sovereign. In
consequence of the Marquis Conyngham, after the demise of
his Majesty George the Fourth, not arriving in town within
the specified time, by which circumstance, it will be recollected,
considerable interruption in public business occurred, an Act
was passed, dispensing in future with the attendance of the
Lordfirs
clerk High 0 Steward,fthe H House
saenodf providing, isnt, u
lthat
swearin lieuin t h thereof hre
On Tuesday night, between twelve and one o'clock,
the family of Mr. Darton, of 16, Baram-street, Pimlico, were
and other Hon. Members, by administering a similar oathp as
alarmed by the most dreadful screams, which issued from the
that adopted- on the assembling of Parliament. Fifty Mem-
sleeping apartment of Miss Darton. The family had retired
hers having been thus sworn in, the Speaker assumes the
for the night, with the exception of Mr. Darton, who, on hear-
ing the screams, immediately rushed up stairs; but, on reach- .Chai:r, nd the oaths are regularly administered to the remain
ling his daughter's apartment, he found the door fastened, and ing 1 Membersa as they present themselves at the table.
1 'his calls for admission were only answered by the most heart- A tragical story is travelling the newspaper rounds
rending cries. Becoming much alarmed, he burst open the —of some poor lady—Mrs. Bromwick, we believe, who lately
door, and, to his horror, discovered his daughter enveloped in ',died from strangulation in endeavouring to swallow an oyster.
flames, and rushing wildly about the room. The distracted'" There must certainly be some mistake about this. We never
this
lost his presence of mind at the sight, and, running toheardg so much amiss of an oyster before in our lives—except
ihis child, attempted to tear the burning clothes from her per-qthe shocking high prices asking for them at all our refectories ;
son. His hands and face were dreadfully burned in the at- 4that does stick a little in the throat and purse both, we ac-
Itempt, and the hair of his head singed completely off. At the knowledge ; but it is no fault of the respectable shell-fishes
tl
'moment the rest of the family rushed into the room, and thek themselves, because they have very little to do in fixing the,
!young lady's brother, tearing up the carpet. rolled his unfor- ,2 post mortem value of their mutilated carcasses. That an oys-'
tunate sister in it, and with difficulty succeeded in extinguish-alter, however, has ever been guilty of choking any person to
,ing the flames. The young lady's face, neck, and breast, are death, we do not believe, unless the victim attempted to swal-
disfigured in a frightful manner, and various other parts of her -low low shell and all. —New York Advertiser.
.person are dreadfully burned.
Since our last Dr. Dalton has continued to improve
li An amusing variety of the drama of Much Adol
qabout Nothing was got up. at the City Arms Hotel, on Friday,
VsthhiUtraild general health. He takes a good deal of ex- to enable our citizen Conservatives to play off one of their
Lerr,ise-in_thishnuse, and has dined below stairs two days. We ' favourite escapades—that of acting upon the weakness and
1.1a,:l thi pleesift4, of seeing him last evening, and found him 7 prejudices of a part of the electors by cries of " wolf I" and
TriOking much' niare bale than we had anticipated after so se- 9.. representing some of their most estimable and ancient immu-
lyiep.an ilkigsfi. /We may now reasonably expect his conva- =,' nities to be in imminent jeopardy from the daring innovation of.l
tfoinee to 'pro-ceel steadily.—Manchester Guardian. k Reformers.—Lincoln Gazette. 1

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