The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-12 00:00:00

MEHEMET ALI.

Marshal Marmont describes Mehemet Ali as en-
dowed with a most delicate tact and a perfect know-
ledge of men. " All the petty sovereigns of the north
of Italy in the middle ages," he says, " never displayed
more ability, address, and finesse."
" Mehemet Ali has received from nature qualities
which are rarely united with so much finesse. He has
an unbending will, that knows no obstae!,. ;—surmounts
all, or breaks down that which refuses to subn-i.t. The
powerful influence his name has acquired hi an hum
country, is greater than that bestowed by an army ;
far, as well as near, his influence is equally felt. It
is such, that in a few years it has achieved the tilmo:it
incredible wonder of rendering perfectly safe the road
through his vast territories, formerly infested by robbers.
" In the present day, in a space of seven hundred
leagues, an European, as well as any other individual,
may travel alone, without danger, openly, and without
escort, from the Taurus to Sennaar. Tnis moral power
which he has created, is the first element of govern-
ment—the most powerful instrument to rule manki td.
The instinct of liberal interprise has been likewise
ranted him. He is an imitator, and would wish to
bring together in his own country all that exists else-
where. But, as education has been wanting to develop
his natural genius, he is deficient in the knowledge of
first principles, and is often a bad judge of the choice of
means. It happens, even, that he does not appreciate
the consequences of what he undertakes; and does
not foresee the conditions of the success he hopes for.
On the other hand, he cou its and follows advice, en-
courages freedom of speech, rind neglects no means of
remedying his own deficiencie e.
" Mehemet Ali is a man of nature and of experience,
but with faculties that, if ( leveloped by study, might
have made him one of the firs s men of his age. When
I saw him, two years since, he was sixty-five years of
age. His constitution is stro a•g and robust, his activity
unwcarying —he is occupit ttl with everything —he
shrinks from no care, no fail rue ; it is thus he obtains
such good results. He has had the happiness to attach
to his fortunes, in order to assist his schemes, some
men of high talent, who have constantly and fully justi-
fied his hopes, and frequently surpassed his most san-
guine expectations."

MYSTERIOUS AND EX:TENSIVE ROBBERY.—
On Thursday Inspector Ted man and Sergeant Conolly,
of the D division, were activ, sly engaged in endeavour-
ing to trace out the perpeti •ators of a most extensive,
and, at present, mysterious robbery, which took place
on the previous evening at ti ie residence of Mr. Porter,
a butcher in a large way of business, at No. 2, New
Quebec-street, Oxford-street . It appears that, at about
a quarter before eight o'cloci z, Mr. Porter left his cash-
box in its usual place of d sposit, a cupboard in the
second floor front room ; he t hen went down stairs, and
on re-entering the apartment i n less than an hour after-
wards discovered the door ail(' t cupboard, both of which
he had locked, standing operi. On examining the cup-
board he found that the b. as , containing bank notes,
bills, and sovereigns, to th a amount of upwards of
1,2001., had been abstracte e I therefrom. He imme-
diately made known the cire umstance to the police,
who, after inspecting the pr anises, gave it as their
opinion that the doors had be en opened by means of
skeleton keys, and that the robbery was effected by
some one connected with the pi •emises. :This conjecture
is strengthened by the fact thi tt, as there is no private
door to the house, access to the upper part thereof
could not have been obtained without passing through
the shop, in which case a strai tger who might have had
the temerity to make the attea apt would in all probabi-
lity have been detected. No ( ether property was either
carried off, or at all disturbed. .

AN IDLE HOAI.--On Monday night a very
mischievous trick was played i rpon an industrious poor
man in Moulsham, who latel, y lost his wife at a time
when suffering from ill health, and whose only offence
appears to have been that of ko 'eping a temperance shop
for the sale of coffee, &c. '1 'his poor man had killed
two pigs, which he had obtain, ed leave from a cabinet-
maker living nearly opposite, t o hang in his back pre-
mises for the night. About to n o'clock it was proposed
by a few, probably non-temper ante men, to secrete one
of the pigs, and report that a man was seen to pass
through the yard with it at ti ,at hour. In an anxious
state of mind the sufferer was led by a butcher
about the neighbouring field until nearly one o'clock
the following morning in se a rch of his pig, whilst the
other concoctors of this idle trick caused the pig to be
replaced upon the hook from : which it had been removed.
C.'helnisfird Chronicle.
UNIVERSAL SUET' CAGE ELECTORS.-A
meeting of the Universal Sc ,ffrage Electors' Association
was held in the Justiciary ( :ourt Hall, at Glasgow, on
Monday evening, for the pt arpose of laying before the
public the principles upon w hich they intend to act, and
the course they mean to put sue at the ensuing and all
future elections.

ANECDOTE OF MAT' 1. EWS AND LISTON.—
During one of his performanc v sat Brighton, while Mr.
Mathews was singing that part of his " Auction Song,"
where he solicits for a particular " lot," after looking,
round the house, and making several appeals, and ex-
claiming " only three pounds offered—only three," a
voice from one of the public 1 oozes, which it was im-
possible to m;stake, cried out, " Four!" He turned
to the spot, to which eve' ry other eye was directed.
Though taken by surprise, 1 ae, was not, however thrown
off his guard, but, bowing smartly, ala Robins, ex-
claimed, " Much obliged ; yours, Sir." This bidding
was made by Mr. Liston, vi 'ho was seized, as he after-
wards declared, with an irresistible desire to put up for
a lot, in order to surprise his brother actor, and was
confounded after he had doi 3c. it, and heard the roar of
laughter he had caused, and I the notice he had drawn
upon himself.._Memoirs of lh i tthews.
SALE OF RENTERS' SE TARES IN COVENT-
GARDEN THEATRE.—An annuity or rent-charge se-
cured upon Covent-garden 'I 'heetre, denominated a
renter's share (which origivally cost 5001.) was yester-
day submitted to public comf ,etition, by Mr. George
Robins, at the Mart, who, hay ing read the particulars
and conditions of sale, adialt ed in the most compli-
mentary terms on the tact aO3 good taste of the pre-
sent lessee of the theatre, P ka, dame Vestris, whose sys-
tem of management he vent or' ed to predict would be (as
it had already been durin g the last nine years, at the
Olympic theatre) altogetb ter unrivalled. The income
of this share is 121. 10s. p( a- annum, which is punctually
paid by the treasurer of the theatre. Tne holder of
the share is entitled to a free admission to any p irt of
the house before the curtai in, and the admission and in-
come for the present sea! :on are both included. Tile
biddings for this share wer e few and far between, and it
was ultimately sold for 10 0 guineas--Lot 2, A similar
share, met with the same , fag e.—Lot 3, (Add by dir-c-
Lion of the Court of Char 'O4 'ry, and consequenty net
7
subject to the payment of aai auction duty), entitled
to the same income and advAui 'ages as the two pree,d-
ing shares, produced 115 guine .ac—Lots 4 and 5, 220
guineas.—Lots 6 and 7, 230 guineas.

PRICES OF CANAL, DOCK, ASSUR-
ANCE COMPANY SHARES, &c. &c.&/..

LONDON, FRIDAY, OCT. 11.
Number Dividend Price
of per CANALS. per
Shares. Annum. Paid. Shire
1,766 7 per cent. Ashton and Oldham-Average 97/. 18s. eh. 129
i,082 41. Ashby -e..18.Ze....h ......A-arage 1131.5 h 71
1,260 Basingstoke 1001.03. 5
1,005 51. Brecknock and Aber gav en ny 150/. sh. -
8,0001.19 h. 91 6s. Birmingham, 1.16 th share ......811. & 711. 220
£.OOO ......... Ditto and Liverpool Junctlie/. sh. 100 pi 26
600 3/. Bridgewater and Taunton .100/. sh. all pd -
400 41. Chelmer and Blackwater 100/. sh . 101
500 481. Coventry 1004 sh. 690
4,545 Croydon ..... ...... • Average 31/.2s 10d. sh. -
2,0601 41. Os. Dudley .. 100/. sh. 100
600 141. Derby 1001. sh . 135
20,000 4 per cent. Danube and Mayne 411.135. 4d .pd 22
3,575 f 41. Ellesmere and Chester... Average 1331.5 h. 82
231 621. Erewash 1001.8 n. 800
1,297 304 Forth and Clyde ....Averaye .1401.165. eh. 600
,600 10 Grand Junctior 1004 sh. 185
11,8491 11. Grand Union 1001. sh , 25
11,500 Grand Surrey'.. „.. 1001.5 h. 20
0,0001 41. per cent. Ditto (optional) Lean lOO/. 63
3 ti 96 Grand Western 1001. sh. all pd 14
600 131.125. gd. Glamorgansh ire, Aver. cost 172/. 138.4 d. 230
749 10/. Grantham 1501. sh. 203
6,238 24 Os. Huddersfield .......Average 57/. 6s. fid. sn. 35
100
5.328 11. ss. Kennet and Avon, Aver. 39/. 18s. 10d. sh. 27
2,8971 301. Leeds and Liverpool 100/. sh. 750
5451 141. Leicester l4Ol. sh. 230
1,857 61. Os. Leicester and Nortkampton Aver 534 10s. 00
2.400 101. Monmouthshire 100/ .sh. 202
150 101. Melton Mowbray 1091. sh. 200
500 251. Mersey and Irwell 1001 sh. 565
3.000 11. 10s. Macclesfield 1001. sh. all pd 50
247 17/. Neath 1001.51.. 325
2,400 51. Peak Forest Average about 78/. sh. 104
1,418 12s. Regent's (or London) Av. 33/. 16s. Bd. sh. 12
5,669 6/. per cent. Rochdale Average 85/. sh. 112
500 81. Shropshire /251. sh. 137
800 9/. 10s. Somerset Coal 150/. sh. 150
3,600/. 41 per cent Ditto Lock Fund Stock 12/. 10s. sh. 11
700 401. Stafford and Worcester l4O/. sh. 710
500 91. Shrewsbury 125/. sh. 280
300 91. Stourbridge • ........,. 1451. sh. 330
3,647 2/. Os. Stratford.on.Avou Average 791.95. Od. sh. 45
533 161. Swansea
...
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1,762 1/. 154 Severn and Wyc and Railway Av. 351. sh. 39
4,6 0f 321. 104 Treat and Mersey, I share 100/. sh. 520
8,14$ ..... .... Thames and Midway Aver.l9/.55. Bd. sh. 2
l'°°°Bhl 16/ Warwick and B,rmiggham 1001. sh• 200
;,0000 sh. "
980 15i. Warwick :-,c ?ulnas, lOOl. sh. 201
6,000 41.05, Worcester and Birmingham Av. 781.85. sh. 71
5,(121' 254 Wilts and Berks Average 674 10s. Bd. sh. 28
805 31. "vvyriev and Essington 1251. sh 75
1:26 _ W:soeacn 1051. sh. 45
905 11. Wey and Anus 1101. h. 22
DOCKS.
1:6°0657thl 3p. o. Commerc al .OOOl. sh. 68
East and West India .....Stock 108
3.2118,3101. 604. p.ct. London Stock 641
Ditto ilonds lOl
2,209 2/. 19s. Bristol
68,324/. 5/.percent. Ditto Notes, various amounts ll3
1.152,752 5 per cent. St. Katharine Stock 109
500,000 41 per cent. Ditto Bonds lOl
209.000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years lOO
4.500 . .... Deptford Pies 201. sh. 201. pd 10
BRIDGES.
1,600 10s. Hammersmtti 5O/. sh, 22
7,221 Southwark, Old ...... .Av. 60/. 2s Rd. sh. 2f
1,700 I/. 15s. Ditto, New, of 71r, cent. 5Ol. sh. 14
5,000 Waterloo
5,000 925. Od. Ditto, Old Annuities of 8/. 6O/. pd 21
5,000 19s. U. Ditto, New Ditto of 71 40/. pd 21
.50,000/. 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds l2O
5,848 17s Vauxhall Average 701. 10s. 3d. sh. 251)