The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-09 00:00:00

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SON.

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Your obedient servant,

Leicester, Dec. 7.

Z. Z.

AFFAIRS OF THE EAST,

The subjoined intelligence from Constantinople, in
the Smyrna Journal, is of the 18th ult. :-
6' It is now clear that all the obstacles to a settle-
ment between Turkey and Egypt come from Mehemet
Ali. Many of them have been most unexpected, be-
cause even at moments when he himself appears to he
mo,t eager to come to a conclusion, he suddenly raises
some new quibble which throws all aback. Not-
withstanding this, there is every reason to hope, after
the last assurances from Alexrindria, that an arrange-
ment will ere long be effected. Diplomatists speal4
with confidence of the continued union of thei
Cabinets, and their desire to bring these long draw A
differences to a termination. They also affirm tb:L
energetic measures are about to be taken to e•Ape_
dite this reault. The Porte on the 14th received. Iron
the representatives of the friendly powers at Constant
nople notes, in answer to those with the translations 61
the Hatti Scheriff, in which the Ministers state thei,
conviction that that important act will give the greater.:
satisfaction to their respective Sovereigns. During tt
Ramazan the Sultan appears daily in public. He frequent!
passes through the streets, accompanied by the Sadrazan
or more frequently by I-lalil Pacha. In the alternoo..
he goes to the kiosk in the square of the Sultan Baye-
zid, which is filled with people till evening. Puke
oariwny continues to reign amongst the three principi,
ministers of his Highness. On Tuesday they dined
Halil Paella's, and on Thursday, at the Grand Vizir's.
The new French Minister, the Connt de Pontois, at
visit paid by him on the 12th to Reschid Pacha, de
Glared that the Court of France had determined to ace

with energy and firmness, in hastening the orientai
question to a conclusion which shall be beneficial to the.
Porte. Holland has signified its disposition to enter
into a commercial treaty upon principles similar to those
of the treaties with France and England. The Prince
fe Joinville returned yesterday from Trebizond. His
Royal Highness, a few clays after his first audience of
the Gr and Seignior, received from hitn,as presents, three
splendid sabres, two fine pipes enriched with bril-
liants, several beautiful horses, and many other articles
of high value. The Count de Sainte Aldegonde,
Messrs. Dichon and Durand, the French antiquarians,
have arrived from Salonica. Government has come to
a resolution to prohibit the exportation of corn. The
building of the mausoleum to the memory of Sultan
Mahrnoud is going on with all expedition, so that it
possible it may be finished before the end of the Rama-
zan. It will be very magnificent. Two days ago
..nother fire broke out in the quarter of Topkane, and
consumed thirty shops before it was extinguished. The
crew of the Belle Poule again exerted themselves suc-
cessfully."
Tue following is from the Echo de l'Orient of
Smyrna The Turkish Government have just sent.
firmans to the governors of all the provinces in which
opium is cultivated, ordering them to tr,e their influ-
ence with the inhabitants, to induce them to sow
corn on the land, which has hitherto been reserved
for opium. This is a wise measure, for in conse-
quence of the recent decision in Chine, the principal
market for opium is lost. For the last ten years the
Ottoman Government had reserved to itself the pri-
vilege of the opium trade, and the cultivation was
consequently encouraged by its agents, but now that
monopolies are abolished, it is feared that the culti-
vators, who have been for ten years accustomed to
the growth of opium, might in their ignorance of what
has taken place in China, and in the hope of realizing
large profits by the culture on their own account,
continues to give a preference to this article, and so
expose themselves to the chance of heavy loss. As
the measure of the Government is calculated at once
to protect private interests, and to secure an abundant
corn harvest for the ensuing year, it is generally ap-
proved of."
ALEXANDRIA, NOV. 10.—The long looked for de-
nouement of the Eastern crisis is again put off by the
fetes of Beyrarn. After these Mussulman solemnities
the Paella will proceed to Cairo, where, according to
his custom, he will remain during the winter ; but if po-
litical motives influenced him it is possible that the
Viceroy would retard his departure. We have no fears
as to the result. All obstacles are beginning to disap.
pear before the frank intervention of France, which has
overcome the hesitation of England and the bad wishes
of Russia. The Ottoman fleet makes n.. preparations
for its return. An extraordinary Envoy from the Porte
is daily eapcitted,
The Prussian Consul-General arrived yesterday. A
secretary has hitherto performed the duties. The pub
lication of the Hatti Scheriff has made a great sensation
here.
Novglorg, I6.—Trade is still languishing. 600
quintals of gun} have been sold this decade at 350 f.
the cantaro ; about 1,499 quintals remain, which will
he placed at about the same price. Fresh demands
have been made for cottons, but the Minister has re-
plie4 04t they cannot yet be attended to.
The Skciiiiin crown has just been received in circula-
tion at /91- Pi4Stres,

BRITISH WATER,PROOFING

COMPANY,

Ur, Berdoe, of Cornhill, some time since introduced
an invention for rendering clothing impervious to rain,
eirhout impeding the free escape of perspiration, and,
jut:zing from the opinion of the enlinis,ioners of the
Metrop,;dit no Police subjoined, there is nvery probability
that it will !IP found a most useful discovery, The
great complaint 4gitin;!. the Mackintosh India rubber cloth-
is, that though it effectual:,; excludes the rain, it pre-
vents the free circulation of air tau necessary for the
health and comfort of the body. As 4 prof that the
inventor has overcome this defect, h:, exhibiP kinds
of cloths, gambroons, merinos, &c., which hive port-
rained water for months without the least appearance
of dampness on the undersides, while the breath passes
freely through it, as any one may satisfy himself by
holding a mirror on the other side. One grft4t advan-
tage, too, is that the preparation can be applied tp all
sorts of cloth, without altering its appearance, or di-
minishing its durability. The following is the latter of
Col. Rowan :
Copy of a Letter from the Commissioners of the Me
tropPiitnn Police Force, addressed to lir P, More-
ton 14E4., sq., one of the airectora of the C 411-
pany.
Metropolitan Police Ortictt, Whitehall-place,
Feb. 23, 100.
Sir—The Commissioners of Police beg to apkiFswledge
the receipt of your letter of the 16th inst., requesting to
be informed of the Reports made by the Police Constables
who have been wearing the Clothing prepared and water-
proofed by the British Water-proofing Company.
Time Commissioners have to acquaint yea in reply, that
one suit Imo been in the use of a Constable whose beat is
situated on Blackheath. He reports that frequently during
time month of January he was out in six hours successive
rain without getting the least damp underneath the cloth•
ing....—that on the night of the Bth iinst, it reined the whole
nine boors he was on duty, and that when iae 001 f. off his
great coat hi the presence of the Sergeant at the Stattion,
it was found as dry inside as when he put it on—that since
he wore the water-proofed clothing he has been out in as
much wet as at one tittle woubi 44-YP saturated three suits
of the ordinary clothing.
none and d
fy ,wahni
which
rains and
snow, storms
The other Police Constable is situated at Kiagsland—he
reports that he lees worn the water-proofed clothing
night
clotg except
a little wet through one of the tees of Xixe towsers, on the
first dayiiiipageribeeterpatc4itindaelirYs'e;geitrga
he put them on, but since awn kaY pbserved
nothing "1441 of it.
I hive the honour to be, Sir,
C. ROWAN.
H. C. Moreton Dyer. Esq
four., most obedient Servant,

The Portsmouth „ .
which had been
the Sir Francis Drake " day
towed into harbour looked for some time days past, v•as
and Gosport nuatttig-brie,
be fitted for use,
purpose it was designed
it
srtm.veastsenio,
aonn,df.wroilnilimßnlris,,tdoi by
siaardinirably constructed fin 'le
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n,a,anpodsdheitarkelreriaadg
ev apnatsasgeeryecr:7li
from it, not only to foot
all part, of the neighbourioo• ,
LERS'
taints generally of Portsmouth 71unntitGivs'
2),sr. ploorTt,Ec willTioos(,. : ,i,
plibegurtatht.he ir!; .‘;i-
soan be experipnced.
LICENSED VicTuAL
CIETY.--On Friday there was a specialmeeting ; 1.0
committee orßhin a the above Society,
f 0 ii-w.tees were e Pcted. At the same a:vete; I": 'n
voffi pi Ato guinea each was paid to several;,-.z.n,,gi, 6 ' -
bac't ilefal ififtriMeptal in apprehending publi 'ri
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c-oou , '. -
predators.