The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-13 00:00:00

THE OPIUM QUESTION•

The following answer has been sent by the 'Pea:
sury to the claimants for indemnification for fosse'
sustained in consequence of the delivery of Ohl°
to the Chinese Government :
" Gentlemen—Having laid be fore the Lords CO:
missioners of her Mtsj,:sty's treasury your lettivers
in which you apply for a settlemen," of certain
for opium delivered to the Chinese Governol",.
and transmit certificates signed by Captaio
Elliott ; I have received their Lor,lsO
Ps' placedc°
mands to acquaint you that Parliament L'ab nay
at the disposal of this Board no funds out of whit.' n- of
compensation could be made, and that the sanceit.2-im
Parliament would be required before any such nit'
could be recognised and paid.
To prevent any misconstruction of the intention':
of this Board, my Lords have felt it necessary to dire°
under
me further to state, that the subject has been
the attentive consideration of her Majesty's G°ver:ia
ment, and to add, that her Majesty's Government do
not propose to submit to Parliament a vote for the Pal'
ment of such claims.
(Signed) "R. GORDON'
" Treasury Chambers, Nov. 11, 1839."

DUTCH WIDOWS.—The Dutch are begin pin'
to vie with the Americans in the article of °rig
advertisements. A short time ago one of Dutch )3'11:
nufacture—and the production of a woman too--cat
under my observation, and struck me as being extremet:g
happy of its kind. Here it is, and let the reader judge.
of its merits for himself :—" Van Roorst died on the
15th instant. He was the best of husbands, and bts
relict is inconsolable at her loss. God rest his soul 10
peace, is the earnest prayer of his deeply afflicted wibt
who will, as usual, continue to supply her friends with
the best articles in the grocery and cheesemongerY liDe*
at the most reasonable terms." Here an ardent affection
for the " dear departed," is most ingeniously blender
with the affairs of the shop. In England, we cannot
manage matters in this fashion. If a woman be incon-
solable for the death of her husband, which every
woman ought to be, especially if, as in this case,
" the best of husbands," she very foolishly forge
thingts
else in the extremity of her affliction. In fe
land, the deepest regret for a deceased partner in life,
,"
perfectly compatible with a due regard to the pounds.,
shillings, There
shillings, and pence matters of the shobee s: royr
the'
inconsolable widow, even when in the depths of beS.
distress, never for one moment, if in the " grocery 8„11
ra cheeseongery line,"—or, we suppose, in any other "Dp,
;
—forgets that she has " articles" to vend "at the most
reasonable terms ;" and in notifying to her friends the
decease of her husband, she takes care to intimate the
latter fact also. Sorrow and business ; the grave and
shop, are here blended together with a felicity pecu-
liar,, to the " inconsolable" widows of Holland.--117("Ls
and Wanderings in the World of Literature, by
the
Author of " The Great Metropolis.
An Irish smith wrote a few days ago to a friend
in Montreal, stating that he had a great deal to COm'
municate to him, but declined to do so in the present
letter, as he waited until the penny post was established.

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ESQUIMAUX INDIAN.—The Neptune, PennYr
just arrived from Davis'Straits, has brought an interest-
ing and intelligent Esquimaux Indian. He is twenty'
years of age, about five feet high, and very stout. His
appearance is altogether agreeable, and his disposition
exceedingly pleasing. He is the very picture of good
nature, and has evinced a great deal of anxiety to form
acquaintance with Europeans. He is evidently pos-
sessed of excellent natural abilities ; but he seems to
have no idea of the existence of a Supreme Being.
This remark, Captain Penny says, is applicable to the
tribe to which he belongs, with the exception that, when
any of their party die in warlike strife, or in the field
when hunting, they console themselves with the though
that they have gone upwards. This Esquimaux ba
come over by his own request, and with the full consent
of his parents ; and, from the information which Captain
Penny has received from him, he is strongly convinced
that he will be able to trace out new and important dia;
coveries in regard to the fishing-grounds on the wes
coast ; but of this, more anon. In the mean time we
may state, that the only object Captain Penny has Ig
view in bringing him over is, to get him educated, that 4
may be able to instruct his friends and others whenid
returns again to his native country.—Aberdeen Hera:
LAUDANUM TAKEN BY MISTAKE.--A1"11;
quest was held yesterday morning, by Mr. WaklaY,,%,
the body of Mrs. Jane Dodd, late housekeeper of" ,"!
James Brookfield, who, it appeared, had incautious,
swallowed a bottle of laudanum in mistake for a draught'
A verdict to that effect was returned.
THE ITALIAN OPERA AT PARIS.--Patiiiift
Garcia was announced to sing on Saturday night last,
Paris, in the Barber of Seville. The house was crow°.
and a delightful treat expected, when suddenly the dts;
agreeable intelligence came that Pauline Garcia wa
taken ill and could not sing, and that Lucia di Lai:
mermoor and Persiani" would be substituted. The la
dience bore this disappointment as a well-tried Pari°
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audience ever does, and Persiana was heard as
usually is with unequivocal approbation.
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We understand 'that the officer of the R°Y,,
Engineers appointed on the Railway Commissi°ll,
decide upon the relative merits of the competing 11%1
between London and Edinburgh is Lieutenant-C°11;
Sir Frederick Smith, the commanding engineer of
London district, and not Sir J. 'l'. Smith, as mentioned''
by us last week. We learn, also, that the duty to
deciding on the competing routes from London u
Dublin devolves upon the same commission.—
Times.
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STEAM-VESSELS.--The Commissioners rep-
tile number of steam-vessels, British and Irish, e
close of 1838, to be 766.
The Qzzotidienne states that Prince George °f
Hanover has just published a work in German. entitla:,
" Reflections on the Effects and Properties of Music'
Mr, Joseph Hume has arrived in Paris. The
Hon. Member's sojourn in the capital will be very 8014'
for we learn he leaves on Wedsday for EnglaPd'--.
Galiquani's Messenger. t the
CHATHAMT—T. W. Wright, Esq., of
Navy Pay Office, succeeds the late W. T. Hardy
Esq., as Chief Clerk in that department. He will ha
a house allowed him in the dockyard. On Friday _
detachment belonging to the Ist or Royals arrived 4
Chatham, previous to embarking for Gibraltar.
Thursday and Friday last upwards of 130 recruits
for
India ar-
rivedat this garrison. Several detachments left fo.1:
India last week. Abou;-; 10,000 troops have
this year.—Globe. Olt
PUBLIC DINNER TO MIL, A. W. PAULI'
net
THE ANTI-CORN-LAW LECTURER.—A public dins-ui.
was given by the inhaloitants of Bolton to A. W. Pt a
ton, Esq , in the Assembly-room, Oxford street, a 3
ivocacY
mark of respect for his great exertions in the au r
gone ow,
of the repeal of the Corn-laws. An excellent dl
was provided by Mr. Walmsley, of the Comm
Inn, and about 120 persons sat down. Among ri'_r
principal guests were J. Brotherton, Esq., M• r•!°.
Salford ; P. Ainsworth, Esq., M.P. for Bolton ;
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MayorJ
B.somf
ißtho,ltoEn4.Alndfermmr,eChoeb,tdeer,n;
ofD a snhci ee ,s t Esq.,er
;J.
S. Ililditch, Ei(l., of Manch"strr, and ;..evr.r.),l oth'""
The chair was occupied by C. J. Dar bisbire, k;scl•
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