The Sun.
London, England, 1837-12-28 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin,—l am but a new reader of The Sun, the True Sun
having hitherto been my paper; but write to say I should Le
glad to see some narrative account of the cause of disturban e
in Canada from our side of the question, similar to the Tory
account contained in the Standard of this evening, as I End
many besides myself who, although ardent, determined Re-
formers, yet having none too much time on our hands, know
nothing of the real state of the case. In all such dilemma=
we have always wrote to the True Sun heretofore, and with
much benefit. Will you, Mr. Editor, oblige in a similar
manner.--I beg to remain your new reader,
King-street, Dec. 27. JOHN KIRLEN.
[Had our " new reader" and ourselves been earlier ac-
quainted, his demand for information relative to Lon er
Canada would not have been made, as the subject has been
repeatedly discussed in the columns of The Sun. But his
suggestion is not therefore the less valuable, and shill cer-
tainly receive from us a due share of attention.]

The Marquis of Titchfield is entertaining a party at
the seat of his father, the Duke of Portland, at Welbeck
Abbey. Lady Howard de Walden is still there, and Lady
Mary Bentinck.
The Marquis Camden, who is in the enjoyment of
excellent health, is receiving a large circle at his seat, the
Wilderness, in Kent.

DEEPDENE.—The seat of Mr. Henry Thomas
Hope, is, during the holidays, the scene of great gaiety. The
mornings are occupied by athletic exercises, and the evenings
with sumptuous dinners, concerts, or a dance. Among the
company are the Bavarian and other Foreign Ministers, the
Baroness de Cetto, the Marquis Camden, Lord and Lady
Brecknock, Mr. and Mrs. Drummond, Mr. and Mrs. Admiral
Hope, and all the other leading families in that and the neigh-
bouring county.
A foreign diplomatist, formerly attached to an em-
bassy in America relates that at a dinner given by one of the
Secretaries of State, the members of the Government not
merely took precedence of the foreign ministers without hesi-
tation, but fairly got jammed in the passage from their exces-
sive eagerness to get the start of one another. British descent
is not unfrequently appealed to in default of other titles. An
officer of high standing in the English Navy assures us that he
once saw a Miss Malcolm rush before a Miss Lennox, and ex-
claim—•' Miss Lennox, I wonder at you! the Maleolms are
of the blood-royal of Scotland."

FRIGIITFUL ACCIDENT.-A poor woman, who
keeps a fruit-stall in Oxford-street, was crossing the road at
twelve o'clock this morning, when she was knocked down by a
spring cart, and both wheels passed over her head ; the blood
gushed out in torrents from her mouth and nostrils. She was
instantly carried by four men to a surgeon's F.iop in Thomas-
qreet, near which the accident happened, and when examined
by the surgeon, within five minutes of the accident, he pro-
nounced her dead. The driver of the cart was detained, as,
through his wanton and careless driving, the woman's life was
sacrificed.

A little girl, three years old, named Goodge, was
found on the 15th instant, in her father's house, at Wotton
Fitzpaine, Dorset, with her head nearly severed from her
body. Suspicion falling on the mother, she was apprehended,
but contrived to swallow poison, and died the following morning.
THE SILK TRADE.—Within the last few days
better prospects have opened than have existed for some time.
The dyers at most of the shops have commenced working full
time ; and the weavers, who are in a wretched condition, have
considerably more work. Both masters and work-people
have good hopes of a brisk trade. —Hull Observer.
TASTE.—During the flood at Bradford, on Wed-
nesday, two stout athletic men stripped themselves and swam
about the streets, paying their visits to the different shops
whose doors were open. This was done in order that they
might say they had swam about in the streets of Bradford 1
THE TRADES' AND Mn. O'CONNELL.—A very
numerous meting of Tradesmen was held this day, for the
purpose of denying the charges made against them by Mr.
O'Connell. Mr. O'Brien presided, and explained the object
of the meeting. The first resolution proposed, was to the
effect, that no person should be allowed to address the meeting
until the Trades had fully defended themselves from the
charges of Mr. O'Connell ; but after they had acquitted them-
selves to the satisfaction of the public, then they would hear
any citizen who pleased to address them. Several speeches
were delivered, and resolutions passed, deprecating the out-
rages which were lately committed in this city, and solemnly
denying any connexion whatever with the perpetrators of them.
The business of the meeting was conducted with the greatest
decorum, when our Reporter left. Mr. O'Connell was ex-
pected towards the latter part of the day ; but a letter was
afterwards read announcing that Mr. O'Connell would be un-
able to attend, in consequence, we regret to say, of illness,
which confined him to his bed.—Dublin Evening Post of
Tuezday last.
Three Highland bullocks have excited considerable
attention of late among the amateurs of superior beef. The
tallow of these bullocks was found unusually dark ; but it has
other properties that outweigh appearances, and what is better
still, the fat on the ribs and sirloins was found so marrowy,
that persons, otherwise chary of rich meat, devoured it with
all the gout of London Aldermen. Some years ago, Mr.
Menteath offered to bet the late Lord Queensberry that the
pastures at Closeburn, though neither so old nor so rich, would
feed a bullock fatter than the park-grounds around Kinmount.
house. As this seemed impossible, the bet was accepted, and
two bullocks selected from the same lot, which, to all appear-
ance, were as much alike as the Siamese twins. In due time
they were slaughtered, when the Closeburn ox was found by
far the fattest ; but, at the same time, the tallow was so dark,
that many persons jumped to the conclusion that oil-cake had
been consumed as well as grass. This, however, was not the
fact ; the land, no doubt, had been freely top-dressed with
lime, and hence, from the simplest of all causes, the supe-
riority of the Closeburn system of grass feeding. By what
chemical agency absorbed lime colours and marrows fatty mat-
ter it is not easy to say ; but the fact itself we consider cer-
tain.—Dumfries Courier.
THE SOLWAY.—Persons who reside far inland
can frequently form no idea of the storms that rave along the
coasts of the ocean. In the end of last week, when the wea-
ther in this quarter seemed calm and moderate, a friend located
in Galloway, wrote as follows :—" We who live on the coast
cannot sleep on these fearful nights of hurricane, for thinking
on shipwrecks, &c." The Solway, in fact, is proverbial for its
capriciousness; if land-locked on the east, it is so completely
at the mercy of the south-west, that it feels the influence of
every wind that blows. For long, complaint was made as to
the imperfect lighting and buoying of the Solway ; these com-
plaints at last reached the car of Government, who very pro-
perly ordered an Admiralty survey, which has been in progress
now for two seasons, and will be completed the moment the
charts are issued.—Dumfries Coarier.
The following, ships of war are now cither afloat in
the port of Cherbourg, or on the stocks in the Government
building-yards : —On the stocks—Friedland, 126 ; Henri IV.,
100 ; Ajax, 100 ; Diomede, 90 ; frigates, Forte, GO, and
Alceste, 52. Fitting for sea—Genereaux, SO ; cutters,
Levrier and Pluvier, each carrying four carronades. Afloat
frigates, Belle Poule, 60 guns ; Cal) pso, 50 ; Reine Blanche,
52 ; sloop Boussole, 32. In the course of next year will be
built a sto-eship of 810 tons, ar.d a steamer of 260-horse
power. The vessels in the port employed in the Government
service are the transports, Arriege, 32 guns, in the Port-
Admiral's service, and at the same time employed in naval
practice and gunnery ; and Chandernagor, stationed in the
roadstead. The only vessels laid up in ordinary are the Royal
yacht-brig Reine Amelie, 12, and the steamers Sphinx,
Rameur, and Rapide. —Paris Paper.
A SPLENDID STAIItCASE.—The city of Odessa,
on the Black Sea, is situated considerably above the level of
the water. The Russian Government have just determined
on the construction of a splendid staircase, to connect the city
and the harbour. It will 'consist of 200 steps, in somewha.t of
a pyramidical form, for the lower steps are to have a breadth
of 350 feet, while the upper ones are only to be 175 feet broad.
This colossal staircase, which is to be of white marble, will be
supported by 36 columns.—Mechanic's Magazine.
We learn through a letter from Madrid, that the
Infante Don Francisco and his wife had recently a narrow es-
cape of being carried off by a band of 25 mounted Carlists,
under the orders of the son of Palillos. The Prince was in
his carriage on the banks of the canal, and the officer who com-
manded his escort, having perceived the band at some dis-
tance, apprised him of the circumstance. The Infante ordered
the carriage to stop, and the Carlists then advanced at a gal-
lop. The coachman, however, took a by-road, and was
enabled to escape their pursuit. The band had approached
within musket shot of Madrid. According to the same letter
Queen Christina, who has regular reports made to her of all
that is passing, said in the evening of the 17th inst. to M. Bar-
daji, " Mind me, Sir, all these changes of Ministers are but so
many weapons in the bands of the Radicals, who, as you will
sec, will soon find means of turning them to their own advan-
tage."—Paris Paper.

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INS U RRECTION INA/RA:M.I;I—
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REVOLT OF BA'Rik
(Continued from The Sun of6eSte.rday;)
BAHIA, Nov. B.—We regret extremel3el9-ba.‹ttilaCqaaisit'':.l
you that this province is at present the )yeiie;'Afeat---prilkisatill
movement which will, it is to be apprefiefgeNlKlAsitvig?a
civil war. Appearances are, at all events, most threateng.
Yesterday (the 7th) a party, much more numerous than re-
spectable, gained over to their views nearly all the trod; s in
the city, displaced the leading Government officers, and pro-
claimed the province of Bahia as separated from, and totally
independent of, the Imperial Government. They then pro-
ceeded to nominate new authorities, the list of whom, as now
known, from the low and infamous characters composing it,
gives us no confidence whatever in the stability of the:r
Government or the moderation of their measures. It is, in
short, a revolution effected by the canaille, in whiil is to be
found a due proportion of free blacks and mulattoes. In the
meanwhile all is confusion and consternation. The whole of
the shops and stores are closed, except a few of tho c of the
Brazilian population. The Portuguese all embarked yester-
day on board the different vessels in the harbour, where they
intend to remain until order shall have been re-established.
To-day all the respectable inhabitants who can possibly leave
the city are retiring with their families into the country, from
an apprehension, which we believe is well founded, that re-
sistance will be made, and this very speedily, by the better
class of inhabitants throughout the district. The ex-Presi-
dent and his friends are on board the Brazilian vessels of war,
one of which, in going out to the mouth of the harbour this
morning, was fired upon by the forts. She tis anchored off
the bar, but whether or not for the purpose of blockading the
port is not yet known. The English brig-of war Wizard
sailed yesterday afternoon with intelligence and despatches for
the Rio Janeiro Government, from the ex-President, afloat.
Your next accounts from Rio will inform you what is prop )sed
to be done by the Executive there. Fortunately we have here
the English 28-gun ship Samarang, so that, happen what
(ray, there is less cause for anxiety about the personal safety
of the British residents. The Samarang has a!so been made
the receptacle of some amount of money belonging to the
merchants, but men will not be allowed to land from her under
any circumstances.
How long this state of things may cause a' suspension of
business we arc unable to say, but certainly the prospect of the
future is just now sufficiently gloomy. The new Government
have issued a proclamation, assuring protection, and calling on
all to attend as usual to their avocations ; but the want of con-
fidence is evident from the numbers flying into the country.
Until some vessel sail, we shall daily inform you of the political
ozLurrences, as they arise."
Nov. 9.—Yesterday evening the Brazilian brig-or-wa:
weighed anchor, and stood out of the harbour, to join the ex-
President. She was vigorously fired upon by the fort. These
two vessels were now anchored off the bar, waiting, it is be-
lieved, a Brazilian frigate that is expected from Rio with a new
President. It is thought that the r nticipated arrival of this
new President has accelerated the present crisis. To-day all
is comparatively quiet. A few more shops are half-opened,
but we are sorry to see that the impression of approaching
danger is rather strengthening than otherwise. The wharfs
are thronged with people going into the country. Two days
more of this emigration will leave us foreigners in an awk-
ward situation. To-day the Export-office has resumed tusi-
ness ; but at the Custom House, although open, nothing is
doing. The produce has, however, gone off to the vessels
loading.
Nov. 10.—To-day the apprehension of impending danger
is in no d7gree diminished. The desire to leave the city is
even greater than before, and hundreds of people have ac-
cordingly taken their departure. This is owing chiefly to the
intelligence received from Caxceisa-sao-Amaso, and other
neighbouring towns, to the effect that the people are prepar-
ing with arms to resist the insurgent Government, in whose
favour we must, notwithstanding, acknowledge the fact, that
their police has been exceedingly rigid and careful. Since
the 7th, when some few lives were lost (owing entirely, we
believe, to the accidental firing of a feu de joie with loaded
guns), there has been no instance of excess or riot ; yet
nothing can tranquillise the fears of the inhabitants for the
future. The revolted Government evidently cannot last, and
the great danger is, lest in breaking up, as it will do sooner
or later, a scene of rapine should ensue, as the infuriated
troops and canaille will have the undisturbed possession of the
city. We venture still to hope for better times. A strong
and respectable party is mustering outside, and we trust the
existing power will hold out till it shall have come near to the
city, for until it does so we must necessarily remain at the
mercy of the rabble.
On the 4th ult. a Proclamation was issued by the Consti-
tutional, or ex-President, and on the following day all the
troops that could be mustered collected in the Piedade-square,
as well as the crew of the ship 29 d'Agosto, the united force
amounting to between eight and nine hundred men. They
were commanded by the General-at Arms, but, when ordered
to advance, the whole of the soldiers, with the exception of
forty or fifty, went over to the other side, and the seamen
returned t ) their ships. Oa the 6th ult. Senbor da Rocha
Galvao, who was daily expected from the United States, was
previs'onally elected as President, and Joao Carneiro da Si;va
Rego as Vice- President, the latter filling the office of Presi-
dent ad interim. On the 7th ult. another Proclamation issued
by the insurgents, made its appearance. The following are
translations of the two documents t
PROCL A NIATION OF THE LEGITIMATE
GOVERNMENT.

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" Pe )p'e of Bahia !—lt is impossible that I can now doubt
of the ixistewie in this Province of a disorganising party,
which, sympathising with the opinions so unfortunately ea-
pressed in the provinces of Para and Rio Grande, has at-
tempted movements of which no one can be ignorant in this
c ipital. I have, al chief of the Government, responsible for
the public tranquillity, adopted measures to suffocate this re-
bellion, and, confiding in the devotion and loyalty of the
troops of the line and the National Guards, I shall continue
to watch over your interests. While you attend to your
daily occupations you may confide in your Government re-
doubling its energy, so that the Hydra shall not again raise
its head. I kill unite with the authorities of the province, so
that evil designs shall not succeed, and that the Brazilian em-
pire shall not be deprived of one of its chief stars. I will free
you from the hcrrors of anarchy, which seem ready to burst
upon your families. Compose yourselves, people of Bahia—
rely on your Government, as it relies upon you, in defence of
the laws and the integrity of the empire, which shall ever be
maintained for the glory and prosperity of Brazilians, friends
of their country.
" Viva religion—the Senor Don Pedro IL our august
Emperor—viva the inhabitants of this province, defenders of
the laws.
" Palace of the Government, Bahia, Nov. 4, 1837.
" FRANCISCO DE SOUZA PARAISCO, President.
PROCLAMATION OF THE INSURGENTS.

" Inhabitants of Bahia—The people of Bahia, tired of the
enmity of the Court of Rio de Janeiro, have at length thrown
off the odious tyranny. It has rebellised the Constitution of
this State, and achieved its independence, without the slightest
opposition, and with a degree of glory which is scarcely to be
imagined. Tranquillise yourselves, return to your respective
employments, and be assured that your sacred rights shall be
reTected in their full plenitude. Viva religion—viva the
country—the people of Bahia—and the law !
" JOAO CARREIRO DE SILVA RF:GO.
" Palace of the Government of Bahia, Nov. 7, 1837."
—Morning Paper.

THE ARMY.—The 93d Highlanders have received
orders to embark immediately for Nova Scotia, for the pur-
pose d there replacing one of the regiments sent on to Ca-
nada. It is generally supposed that the 23d Fusileers and
71st Light Infantry will proceed to the same destination early
in the spring, or sooner if requisite. The 93d are to be con-
veyed out by a ship of war.
Lieutenant-Colonel Wetherall, who has so distin-
guished himself in Canada, is son to General Sir F. A. We-
therall, and brother to Colonel Wetherall, late Commandant
of the Legion in this country.
It cannot be too generally known that our excellent
Queen is passionately fond of little children. A few days
since her Mojcsty commanded Lady Barham (one of the
Ladies in Waiting) to bring her family of lovely children to
the New Palace. They were greatly admired and fondly ca-
ressed by the Queen—when a beautiful little boy, about three
years of age, artlessly said, "-I do not see the Queen—l want
to see the Queen ;" upon which her Majesty, smiling, said, " I
am the Qu, ea ;" and, taking her little guest into her arms,
repeatedly kissed the astonised child.—Canterbury Weekly
Journal. . _

STATE OF TRADE.—Owing to the period of the
year, there has been literally nothing doing in our markets
during the last few days. The foreign buyers of yarn were
making some inquiries yesterday, but did not appear disposed
to accede to the higher prices demanded by the spinners.
Indeed very little business can be reasonably expected until
the commencement of the new year.—Marichester Guardian
of Wednesday.
Whitfield's delivery when preaching would (says a
weekly critic), if judged by description, be pronounced too
theatrical and exaggerated.. He gesticulated violently ; he
acted literally. lie stamped, he thumped, he attitudinized ;
he threw himself into the situation of the martyr whose suffer-
ings he was describing ; he feigned to behold the horrors he
was painting; and when he introduced his favourite passage,
" And Jesus wept," he used to cover his face with his robe, as
if weeping. But all critical objections vanished before the
magic of his presence. The weak and the vulgar went into
fits, or fainted, or bowled, or were bathed in tears, or mightily
subdued. Franklin, v.ho once attended a charity sermon pre-
determined to give nothing, was so affected by successive
' touches that he gave all he had about him.
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MORE ABSENCE OF MIND.-.—The last "modern
instance," recorded in the Yankee papers, is that of a Vermont
waggoner going to market, who lifted his horse into the
I waggon, are' tackled himself up in the traces. The veracious
chronicler adds that he did not discover his error until he un-
. dertook to neigh