The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-11 00:00:00

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AFFAIRS OF THE EAST.

THE MARKETS.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

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Bath l6B 63 j3B 29 38 46 56
Blandfiird 64 76 36 24 30 46 50
Bridport i
60 80 r4O 48 22 24 4S 56
Gloucester 72 75 45 48 I :44 34 41 43
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Guildford 36 38 90 33 42 44
Newbury --, 50 80 32 50 21 84 42 52
Reading S 4 35 49 14 34 40 34
Salisbury 79 6 40 54 3.1 32 44 b 5
Shtrborne 72 78 40 44 26 3,0 42 46
Shepton Mallet. 64 it 38 42 26 34 48 52
Uxbridge —I —i 37 42 23 32
wsrininster —I 53 77 39 42 28 31 44 47
Winchester 64 76 --
Yeovil 63 73 36 4111 30 46 50
DEVIZES CORN MARKET. Per Sacg a d. dd. Per Quarter. s• • 36 0
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Second • 34 II 37 6 Beans (per sack) 94 0
Third
Barley 4O 0 49 ( Broad (per ga11.)... 6

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SHIP LETTERS.—AII masters of outward-
bound vessels should be made aware that, to whatever
part of the world they may be going, they are bound,
by the 2d and 3d Victoria, c. 52, sec. 10, to receive
and convey post letter bags, if required so to do. jn
case of refusal they are liable to a penalty of 200 t., to
be recovered by the Post-office authorities.
SERIOUS AFFRAY AT CROYDON.--On Mon'.
day afternoon a very serious disturbance took place upon
the fair-field at Croydon between a number of the
lower classes of persons belonging to the town and the
gipsies and booth-keepers. It appears that at the conclu-
sion of the fair it is the custom for the young men to go
round and obtain beer or money from booth-keepers who
have never attended the fair before, and the leader of the
party carries upon his head an iron pot, such as is used
to hold fire, and goes by the name of a devil ; this
name being adopted by the pot-bearer. The " devil;
in the course of his rounds, took some liberties with the
goods of one of the stall keepers, and, upon his interfer-
ing, a fight took place between them. Reinforcements for
both parties soon came up, and a desperate scuffle en-
sued, during which saws, hammers,sticks, the legs of table'
severe
wounds. other dangerous instruments were freely made use
of, and some of the combatants received very
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seY
wounds. A man who goes by the name of G
Jack was very active during the affray, and was observed
to kick several of the other party in a most brutal wan-
ner while they were lying upon the ground. At length
the police made their appearance andsucceeded in captur-
ing Upsey Jack and five other men, who were subse-
quently brought before the Magistrates ; but in conic-
quence of the difficulty of obtaining evidence to show
who were the aggressors in the first instance, ac'd
also as to the identity of the persons concerned in t.:tre
affray, the Magistrates dismissed them upon pe.yief
their fees, the booth-keepers promising to leave town
immediately.
HOLY GUILD.—Our readers- are aware that
there is in Bradford a benefit society of the Catholics
called the Holy Guild of St. Joseptr and the Blessed
Virgin. On Saturday one of the fraternity, called
Michael Walsh, died, and he was laid out on a kind of
bier, at his brother's house in Tyrrell's-court, habited
as a Benedictine Monk—viz., a black gown and cowl,
white ruffles on his wrists, and a cross on his hands.
Two large candles were placed on each side, and various
emblems about in the room, similar to those on the
altar at mass. We may say literally that thousands
have gone to see the dead man thus laid out. He was
buried on Wednesday.—Halifax Guardian.
THE LARGEST FOWLING-PIECE IN ENG-
LAND.—A few days ago Mr. Bates, the gunmaker, of
Goodramgate, in this city, finished, new stocking, and
otherwise repaired, one of the largest fowling-pieces in
this country ; it is denominated a " punting gun," and
is used on rivers and lakes for the purPce'c of shooting
water-fowl. Its great size may be judged of when we
mention that the barrel weighed 86)ffib., and measured
8 feet in length ; its calibre was 4 inch, and diameter
31 inches. The lock alone weighed 3}lb. The die-
m rer of the breech was 3i inches, and circumference
101. This ponderous gen required two men to convey
it to the carrier I—YoPkshirernan.
A BLACK BOREALIS.—The Fall River Pa-I
triot of the 12th ult. has the following account of s
singular phenomenon ;---" Night before last the heavens
presented a very unusual appearance. It was a clear
star-I,ght, when a black column began to ascend in the
south-east and north-east, directly opposite to each
other. The one in the south was first supposed to be,
a column of smoke, but it soon began to branch off, Sea
the streamers shot off and varied their position in the
usual way, only they were black, and so dense as to
obscure the stars over which they passed. They
stretched away from the opposite columns, so that,
about ten o'clock in the evening, they met in the er.,t•
We never before have seen or heard of a black barer.lis."
A QUANTITY OF SECOND-HAWD SIL-
VER SPOONS and FORKS are offered ',or Sale, price
from 6s. 3d. to 6s. 9d. per ounce, at T. CO".( SAVORY'S
Goldsmith, Silversmith, &c., 47, Cornh',ll (Seven Oa"
from Graceehurch-street), London.

SHEFFIELD PLATED WINE COOLERS
A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Manufacturing Silversmith;
14, Cornhill, London (opposite the 'dank of England), have
choice in their warerooms a Selection of PLAIN and Orto
MENTAL ICE PAILS, to which they wish to direct attention.
The price of the Plain Tub-pail (now much in use), 81. 1e•
the pair ; the Classic Vase (very neat), 10/. ds. the pair ; .1:
Victoria Pattern, 151. the pair; the Dresden Cooler, 191.
pair, &c., all of whir_ are strongly mounted with Silver, an
have Silver Shields for Engraving the Crest or Coat of Arm'
A pamphlet is published, with drawings of the above a"
other articles of plate generally, which mayhad in be
tion, free of cost.applies-

B RTHS.
On the 10th inst., the wife of David Burnes, Esq., Surge°l4
&c., of Vernon-place, Bloomsbury-square, of a daughter.
On the Bth inst., at Hanover-square, the lady of Boyd Mel"
ander, EN., of a son.
On the Bth inst., at the Willows, Upper Tooting, thr, wife of
Colonel Strover, of a son.

ARIED.
On the Bth inst. at PatcM
ham,R Sus ex, Th.orias C. Renshaw,
of Lincoln's-inn, 'Esq., Barrister-at-law, 'to- Elizabeth, °n"'
child of George Baker, of Patcham, Esq.,
;
On the Bth inst. at Longharn Church,, Mr. David Con Per,
Waterloo-place, Condon, to Bat Kara Anne, second daughter 0.
John Hastings, Esq., Longham fall, Norfolk. Mr. John
On t e Bth inst , at St. P-ancras New Church,
Jones Jackson, of. Livern'dol, to Emma,
late Thomas Northovethe B nk of Englan"
r, sq., cashier to a
only daughter o.f thie.

DIED.
In June last, at Bombay, William Morley, jun., Esq., Captain
in the Hon. East India Company's Artillery.
On the 3d inst., at Chatham, Augusta, wife of Dr. Piper, of
the Provisional Battalion, aged 55.
On the 4th inst., Charlotte, the wife of Mr. John Hawke,'
of the Bank o. England.
On the 4th inst., Leonard John Cole, Esq., late of the
Edgware-road, aged 56.
On the sth inst. at Stanley Hall, Shropshire, Sir Thomas
John Tyrwhitt Jones, Bart., aged 46.
On the sth inst., the Rev. Richard Constable, Vicar of
Cowfold, Sussex, aged 83.
On the 6th inst., in the Dockyard, Chatham, Mr. Williare
Hardy, of the Paymaster-General's-office, aged 56,
On the 7th inst., at Harlow Vicarage, Essex, Harriet
Frances, youngest surviving daughter of the la :e Rev. Charles
Sanderson flier.
On the Bth inst., Mary, the wife of
Esq., of Wandsworth, aged 74.
Brunswick-square, On the Bth inst., at Judd-street.John Falconer Mists
Daniel'
youngest son of the late James .-N''_.wton, of Doctors'..Commonss
Esq., aged 22,

London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG,
No, 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No 112, Strand, in the
county of Aliddlesex.—Friday, October 11, 1838.

CONSTANTINOPLE, SEPT. 18.—In consequence of
the delay that has occurred in the arrival of the Cabi-
net messenger from Downing-street, Lord Ponsonby
remains still without instructions, and no further steps
have been made in the pending negotiations. There is
some mystery attached to the non arrival of this cou-
rier. It appears he left London on the 26th ultimo,
under which date letters were received here by the
Vienna mail on the 13th inst., five days ago. Ths Tatar
who brought them states that the English courier left
Belgrade the day before he did ; so that, in the absence
of all intelligence with respect to him, suspicions, which
the very critical position of affairs would seem to coun-
tenance, are entertained that he may have been way-
laid, or otherwise foully dealt with.
A council or commission, which began its sittings
yesterday, has been specially appointed for the investi-
gation of charges of a very serious nature which have
been brought against Izzat Pacha of Angora and Su-
leyman Paella, to whose treachery and insubordination
Hafiz Pacha attributes the defeat of Nezib. Mehe-
met Ali is said to have notified to the Consuls of the
European Powers that unless some definitive arrange-
ment was come to before the 26th of this month, be
would command his son Ibrahim to march upon Ko-
niah. He intimated at the same time, that it was
solely from motives of deference to the Five Powers
that the advance of Ibrahim had been delayed ; since
the position he at present occupied had become highly
unfavourable for a regular supply of provisions, and one
which he had declared to be quite untenable. By the
same opportunity arrived here that far-famed champion
of Egypt nd Mehemet Ali, Mr. Waghorn, who, after
a private interview with Lord Ponsonby, and another
with the Grand Vizier, vanished as suddenly as he bad
come the day after by the French steamer.
Whether Mr. Waghorn Bey has really taken upon
himself the solution of the question which has baffled the
collective wisdom of the Five Powers, or whether he
merely came to announce to Lord Ponsonby that, unless
the English Government show Mehemet Ali more re-
spect than they have hitherto done, he will intercept
our communication with India by the Red Sea, which
he has openly threatened to do, are points involved
in obscurity. In taking leave of Chosrow Pacha the
latter kissed him very affectionately and desired bin'
(the Judas!) to bear that kiss of peace to Mehemet Ali,
so that between these two hoary sinners Mr.
VVaghora
Bey will have a delightful task as mediator.
Oar fleet at the Dardanelles is very badly supplied
with fresh provisions. They have had to deal wt
knavish Greeks, for whom our pursers are no match at all.