The Sun.
London, England, 1839-04-15 00:00:00

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TO THE EDITOR OF 7718 SUN.

Sza,—l beg to Won= the pant a through your co-
unms that if Mr. D. W. Harvey slit ho did not au-
horise me to offer his legal .tervirea to the Convention,
assert that he did offer to rre his..tertices for the Con-

remtion.

/ am, Sitirß, yTounruo'rtaeds.t.
20, Pemberton-oas% Vauxhall-road, pinceow,
Monday, April 15, 18.

CENTRAL CRIIVII:AL COURT.
Nothing of any public importnta occurred here up to
the time when our itirortern left..

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
(THIS DAY.)

This being the first day of Bastcr Term, the Court was
opened with the usual formalities.
At a Quarter before Two o'Clock Lcrrd DENMAN and
Justices LITTLSDALE, PATTRION. aid COLERIDGt took
their seats on the Bench.

Mr. ilayter, apon whoa a patent of precedency bad
been conferred, sad Mena. Rtewart, Vaughan, Richards,
Girdleaton, and Geo. Richards, who lasel been appointed
of her Majoety's Counsel, were sailed ♦vitl:in t:-.4
took tkair seat..

CRIMINAL IXFORDIATION• faVl6ll-N V. YKAROVS O'CONNOR.

The ATTCRICET-GENETIAL had beset. inotruc:ed to root;
!bra rule to show cause whys Criraula Infemrtition shot.;;, .
not he tiled avilust Feargita O'Connor, ptAnietor of tho
Northern Star newspaper, for a libel pa the Guardians of
the Poor of the Union of Warminster hi Wiltshire. It
appeared by the affidavits helms, that two boys had run away
from the wotklioase, kag on being brought back after
two night"' absence, were ponished,h being fed open bread
g:49
and water. 'They wore at the thne, as they went, at gni
i
prevent moment, in good health, and t krtned ground-
work for the libel, which statod that a little biiy, who bag
ran away, had been confined in ono of the cells of Uhl
workhouse, and literally starved to death ; that before ho
died he had actually eaten two of hie finger, and tithe flesh
from his arm. Every one of those statements was posiSivery
denied.

CotLaT—Taka a rulL
THE M.Z.MIPr7M.'S DAY.)

CORN EICHANOX.

The past week's arrivals of English Grain and Flour were
very small, but there was a isrge quantity of Foreign Wheat.
The trade was firm, and rather dearer for Wheat cud Barley.
The fresh supply of Wheat and Barley eoastwiae has increaud.
Wheat soli slowly at Is. to 26. per quarter &tisanes en last
Monday's terms. Beat Barley dull sal©, at Is, per quarter
higher than en this day senniglat. Beans and Pease maintained
their last currency. Oats mei a limited inquiry. and the prices
were &little higher than last Monday. Eon: :moderate sale,
and skip pareols elstainett rather higher terms.

L. lie.
„TENT s
UK" ' fANT DO Cll4_, S. _

RITSSIA-PERSIA-,AFFGHANISTAN-•- INDIA.
rISCOT-ST rALMITITON TO STALQUIA Or CLANRICARDE•

Forciin 01?-,ce:October, 2G, 1838.
My Loan,--I transmit to your Excellency irterewith a
draft of a r.ctc rel2tiog to ev,nts which hav&ieccutly oc-
curred in h. is and Affghanistan, which youl,PeellericY
will addrei to Count Cou.4,Nestoircilc. I aai;te.
( Signed) P 841,1‘1 E 11# 0 N. -
His Ezoollency, the Marquis cf Canricarde, &c.
-11,1

VitArt OE NOTE TO -El PRESENTED th TILE RIARQRI.3 OF
CLANRICARDB• TO COU.NT NEBSELfic;DE.
The undersigned., 13 inStrueted be, his Govern-
ment to Vote to his Excellevity Connt.NgSselrocle, &c ,
that events which have lately occured in Persia and in Aff-
ghanistan render it necessary for . the British GovernMent
bo request from that of Russieexplematicrs. With respect to
certain circumstances which: are connected. with those
events, and whichehave an important bearing npon the rye
lations between Russia and Great Britain.
It is unnecessary for the undersigned to remind Count
Nesselrode that the British and Russian Governments
have, for a long time past, and from similar motives, taken
a deep interest in the affairs of Persia.
To Russia, Persia is an immediate neighbour ; the
frontiers .f the two- countriet.touch ; and it is a legitimate
object cf'solicitude to Russia that her neighbour should be
friendly and tranquil; so that the Russian territory should
be secure. from attack, and the Russian population should
be free from the uneasiness which civil commotions in' an
adjoining country have a tendency to create. Russia
therefore must naturally desire that the Persian nation
should beepresperous and contented ; and that the Persian
government should abstain from all external aggression ;
should direct its attention exclusively to internal improve-
ment ; and should occupy itself in the pursuits of peace.
Great Britain has regarded Persia as a barrier for the
eurity of British India against attack from any European
rwer. With this defensive view, Great Britain has con-
*acted alliance with Persia ; and the object of that alliance
has been, that Persia should be friendly to Great Britain,
independent of foreign control, and at peace with all her
neighbours."
The interests, therefore, of Great Britain and Russia,
with regard to Persia, are not merely compatible, but al-
most the some ; and hence the two. Governments have felt,
that having common objects to attain in Persia,they would
find it for their mutual advantage to consult together upon
matters connected with Fenian affiths, and to endeavour to
pursue, with respect to those affairs, a common course.
The expediency of such concert bent.= Great Bri-
tain and Russia upon Persian affairs has frequently been
urged by the Russian Government; and acknowledged by
that of Great Britain.
Upon this principle ft wasethat after the death of Abbots
Meerna, in 1133, the two Governments came to en under-
standing ivith
_respect to the part they should take in re-
gard to the succetzion to the Persian throne, whenever
the thee reignieg Shah should die : end that they agreed
together to give 'their support to the:ercsent Shah, whom
the then reigning- Meearch rained as nis successor.. It is
well known to the Russian Go'vernment how instrumental
British influence was in carrying that decision of the late
Shah roetetlyinto effect ; and iniweventing Persia- from
becoming-the tireenre del protrected and 'ruinous ciailwar.
The two Gevernments continued for some time after-
wards to raeintaie the same timilarity in- their respective
courses of hoc, to-aerde Perri end the influence of both
as exerted by their missiens at Tehran, appeared to be
directed towards Vile same end, namely, to secure to- Persia
ieternal trannuillity, and external peace.
I 11-t in-1036, the Shah ant:out:cc:3 an intention of under-
'
er "expedition to attack and ecnquer Herat; feund-
ing thzt ietention upha same antiquated and obsolete claims
of a former dynasty orPersia upon 'Affghenistan.
The British Minister at Tehran was instructed to dis-
suade ti:e Shah from such an enteenrite ; urging reasens
of iniliseutaiele feece, and founded upon the interests of the
Shah himself.
But the advice given by the Russian Ambassador was all
of an oppe-ite tee:let:icy. Fey while Mr. M‘Neill was tp-
pealine to the prudenonand :the reason. of the Shall, Count
S:rhorneli cxchieg the ambition, end iefleeting the
;:th:vcielge. ; ilio one was preaching
=Aeration ant' peace, the other was inciting to-ear and
conquest; td-d while the ore pointed out the difficulties
and expense of the enterprise, the ether inspired hopes of
money and assistance. -
Thia ecutieet on the pert of Count Simonich, so much
at ve.rienaceith tine professed policy of Russia, determined
the British Government to -sees; explanations at St. Pe-
tels!)urtj . eked accordingly in February, 1837, the Eati
of Durham ttated to Count Neseelrode_ what Count Si-
w,,,edcirg ; eel iequired el:ether that Ambassador
was acting in pwsuanct of instructions from his Govern-
ment. _ _

The. t newer or Count Nwelrode to this inquiry was
plain, tiirect, and unequivocal. He Stated indeed thdt he
could net but entertain some doubt of the accuracy of the
repent had reached the British Government; but
1"' jeeLredthat if Count SirnoLieh had acted in the mai-
ner Tyr:let:tad, he had done o in dii-ect opposition to his
instruci!en4 which di.t.inctiy anjoiaed him to disr.na:lc the
&oh from, malting war azslnsit , Herat,. at any time, and
v circumstances. And the 'Earl of Durham Imieg
read to Count Nessclrode a di.q)atch which he bad tec,iv,,d
frc,ln his Goverment, stating the roasons why the Plritish
Cabinet confidered the undertaking of the Shut to t)e
pontie.and uuts:se, Nesarretroda said; that he entirrly
concurred in the oi.ln,x•ns thus expressed by the
G

after th2s interview, the Earl of DitITIMITI 'old a
convcrtation on the ratne subject with M. 11.4“finiktu, in
tho cc,urse %Mehl, M. kod: tinikin offered to tiocince the
original hook, in which C. the instructions given to Count
tvcre crtsrue ; end ::hick he slid, would prove
to the Ea-:-1 of Durl,f-.m, how iittie. Count Slincnich !.La at-
tended t.) inqruc:iona, if he Lad really acted •in the
cr ttatcd by Lall of Durham.
Each were eae prcf;!,ziions aLd declarations cf the
sian G wrent at Sr. Petershurgh, but very diStrent
^Qa..:gs of the I'Ll,ssian agents in f';'rsia.
Thont, of which the secumoy
wzs ciouttai by Nasa;2l..-3•3e, in Feluruary,
It ve lA?c,n fuily (•••.,ricrricd.h.". Eilbsori;4r.t istferrna.•_kn. For
not csrly
.did the Prime nniatfr ::f the Shah -state thatCoui.t.StruQuirh I],id.
0,-gc-; his P.irainn Maje.sty to r od,
take. an .cn •,o Hear, ho' C,,tn,t Simouich hir.;stlf
. M•NtA that. ha bad done to; thoi2gh
to doirg he 'bad disobey=ed his irmtruo'icos,
urect2d him re: to urge the Shah to prosecute the

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war t4A:ast Kent

n +r stated tc tit.r Majesty', Government
that . during tit:3 last 4v.•elye months, bas
advznez-4i to tt t 6 the sum of r. 0.000 Tomauns to enable
bis •.) p-otwc,ito vigcur the war against
}!..1=1'.; mnd Lai also announced tu the
; his 13,..;F;An s'votild succeed in taking
.e G•Jvernment woutriTchaso Persia from
th, P Hlanc^ of its debt to Russia, and
R` :_•• ?:, ancc, flui given up, as a c,r.tribu-
ti. •• s •

of the IZussitu C`i-vernt-r.trat towar2.s the
eB7P fist ° rarapt;ign egtinst Herat.
in his ma,:ch to
I: rat...., all the vep7csentations of ',120
c miraenci-d op:rations against. the
Noieh!der "tact. A ini.rulaer of the
was then aprointed to acertni any
ti‘e Shah ; end her Ytajtatfs
_Gtvernrurnt have. Le, n in-
fotnted that ths wi:11 is repo: fed to have hall
eneotteagirg .the Persian Govern-
ment in its Tyoo...,:iingra a4dre.:--i.'it in the mo!..th of 'Feb. u-
ary latt;aJetter, to the Cue lln!cr of KAndahar,
out to ex:-)2etzak-: of eln:r:ing .from. Persia thycugh
the iat• rv,tAion (.%.unt Simoneh, the eess.ion of Herat,
aasurieg that Chief. of ;lb fr.lendship of the Count, std ur-
ging biro to stud. his Colt to the earnn of the Shah. In
the me; tjt of March last, rhen t!le state of the re:a:inns
letwcen gtea„Britain t0.;,1 cosEpd!cd the British
Mi,,iA,tcr W proceed to the eanl, of. the Shah before He-
rat, Co,:.r,t. Simonieh is 141dertood to have urged the. Per-
gbh IYlii.i6:cr for Poreign Affirs to --rcmonslratcs with Mr.
M'Neilt, in order to dissuade him from taking his it,t,•r.ded
journey. The 'ground upon which the Persian Minister
re.ituti his objections to -tbatjourney, being, that if the
Brii;sb Minis:yr, who was ki:o.vn to
.disapprove the ope-
rriong of the Shah, were to arrive at the e-^-p, his pre-
sence, te're would serve to encourage and strengthen the
Atlghai3', e.:11 wou!d therefore be injurious, to the designs
of thvi •

The British Minister, nsvertheless, proceeced on his
j urnity ; but he had not advanced far,.whon intelligence
rein hod him that Count Simenich was following him to
the Real Camp.
One object which, the Britieh Minister proposed to ac-
comp/ish by gosing to the Shah's camp la:fere: Herat, was
to bring about an accommodation between the Persians and
the AfrgEans, upon terms equitable to both parties. And
his fist eadeavonrs after his arrival were industriously ap-
plied to persuado the Shah to consent to such an arrange-
ment-as it was reasonable to expect that the Government
of Herat might accept.
Mr. 11.1'Neill was. at last authorised by the Shah to go
into the town, and to negoeiate with the Government 'of
Herat, the Persian Minister assuring him that he was at
liberty to coaclucle the matter io any canner that he might
thinkoadvieible, and that he had as full power to act for
the Persian Government as he had furhis own. The Shah,
in oilier to gives time for this negociation, suspended a ge-
neralialsaalt, for which every preparation had been made ;
and Mr. 1141'Neill, cn entering the town, had the satisfac-
tiono feel, that even, should he not succeed in making
peace between the contending parties, he had at least, by
his unremitting exertierks, prevented for the moment that
effusionfof blood, and that sacrifice of life, which was other-
wise about to ensue.
The night which the Shah had destined for a bloody &s-
-intuit was successfally spent by Mr. M'lsTeill in pacific no-
gociatien ; and before the next day's sun bad risen, he had
obtained the easenfof 'Karmen Shah, to terms which gave
to the Shah of Persia every satisfaction and security which
he Lad demanded, reserving only the indeper\denee of the
Government of Heat.

The British Ministc.r was rettirning in the morning to
the 'Oa of the Shah, belitrilni, that he was thus abut to
terminac7 tea par in, a manner swigactory and honourable
to bath parties; whey, on his way back out of the town, he
was informed that Count Simomch had, in the course of
the night, erthed in the Persian camp. But the arrival
of the Russian Ambassador ivr.• not the only event which
had happ,ned while Mr. M‘Ncill was employed in this cc-
Forietion; fc r, simultaneously With that arrival, a change
hat..cax.e over the mind of the Shah, who was no longer
attVad by. day pes:fie spirit which he had manifested on
of
tl-.:r.tt: Eve6;rg ; auki, notwithstanding the declaration
4...-aiau Minister that Mr. M`Neill bad full power to
ne
ong„.e. fka- the Persian Government, this treaty was at
Ihe Shah, because it did not contain a
InEt independence which the Ileratees had so
i;
.bad been
been figAing to maintain.
,The liosti•
,pad been suspended at the intreaty, of Mr.
s= now I*i:con-min-I
a•;freircm.7, a part ihe v,r •- ced,; and Count Simonich,
!:.yt acted, y reverse,oftthat which the British
vkcr t!e Bliab ; as the military ad-
°Meer attached to
17:,2,.-,1,1r, Mission to direct t'a—(s.t.afteCtistruction of b it'e•
to lilt:
ute the offensive operations; f
rick aniti to pmec
tons urnts.e—
a ther burs of money for distribution to the Persian

St. Petersburg, Oct. 20 (Nov. 1). 1838.
M. le Comte—The Emperor bas read with rerious at-
tention, your Excellency's despatches giving an account
of two consecutive interviews, in which Lord Palmerston,
speaking of the present situation of affairs in Persia, ex-
plained the apprehensions which the expedition of the
Shah against Herat, has given rise to on the part of the
Goverment of the East India Company.
On this occasion her Britannic Majesty's Priucipal Se-
cretary of State for Foreign Affairs did net conceal frern
you, M. le Comte, that public opinion in England aseriees
to Russian influence a decisive part in the events now pass-
ing in Persia, and attributes to our Cabinet intentions dan-
gerous to the security of the British possessions in Asia.
This consideration is so serious, it is calculated to have
so pernicious an influence on all our relations with Great
Britain, that we do not hcsi'ate a single instant to meet
the English Cabinet with a frank and spontaneous explana-
tion, in order completely to remove its apprehensions as to
the intentions and views of our Government with regard to
the affairs of Asia.
The policy, M. l',Arebassadeur, which the Emperor pur-
soot in that quarter, is guided by the same principles which
direct it in Europe. Far from any idea of encroachment,
that policy has only for its object the maintenance of the
rights of Russia, and respect for those legitimately acquired
by all other Powers.
The idea of assailing the • security and the tranquillity
of the state of possession of Great Britain in India, has
consequently never presented itself, and will never present
itself to the mind of our august Master. He desires only
what is just, and n hat is possible. For this two.fold rea-
son. he cannot entertain any combination whatever directed
against the British power in India. It would not be just,
because nothing would have given cause for it. It
would not Le possible, by reason of the immense dis-
tance which separates us, the sacrifices which must be
made, the difficulties which must be overcome, and all this,
to realise an aJvcnturous scheme which could never be in
accordance with sound and reasonable policy. A single
glance at the map ought to be sufficient to dissipate, in this
respect, all prejudice, and to convince every impartial and
enlightened man, that no hostile design against England
can direct the policy ofirwrhCatabtihneet
EinmAp
esirao.r liar himself
jusTt dheiClaMri le
dtoCLoomrdte,,Clanricarde, at the very first inter-
view which his Majesty had with him, on the day of his