The Sun.
London, England, 1837-03-31 00:00:00

ELECTION 0,-.F GUARDIANS FOR
THE S,TRAND UNION.

"The election of Gu srdians for the Strand Union came
on yesterday at the B oard-room in Carey-street. For the
Savoy, Rolls, and Sdt. Mary-le-Strand parishes, there was
no opposition, and t'. tie former guardians were re-elected.
Not so in St. Paul's, Covent-garden, where Mr. Walker
has determined to agitate the parish, and add to its ex-
penses, although the: general feeling of the rate-payers is in
favour of the late guardians:. In St. Clement Danes, too,
the Scions of the: parish, following the example of St.
Paul's, Covent-rgarden, resolved to have a little fun, and
Mr. Dunn, thr.., gas-fitter., proposed Madame Vestris to be
one of the new guardians:, adding, that if she were nomi-
nated, he would give another " crumby bit of goods." This
attempt to throw ridicule on an important duty was met
with a general feeling of disgust, and Mr. Dunn at last
withdrew the lady of his choice, and, in conjunction with
Mr. Prout, proposed MT. Fowler and Mr. Mason, so that
the queition must go ta the vote. The late guardians were
all nominated by Sir .li. Paul, Mr. Ackerman, and others ;
and as some proof tha.t they had done their duty in a man-
ner to justify the confidence of the parish, in which the
Tates have been reduced one-half, as well as to satisfy the
paupers, the following documents, arising spontaneously
with the inmates of tt e Portugal-street workhouse, were
on Tuesday last laid on the table of the Board :
TO THE MASTER OF •THE STRAND UNION WORKHOUSE.
We the undersigned Male Inmates, beg leave to ex-
press our most grateful thanks for the humane and kind
reatment received from the present Guardians, for their
great exertions in endeavouring to contribute every com-
fort in their power to soften the unfortunate situation of
those who through unavoidable circumstances have been
compelled to resort to the Parish for Relief, which has
been most benevolently afforded to us. We, therefore, most
respectfully request. you to make this known to the worthy
Inhabitants and Guardians, in the full hope they will again
he returned to the office they have so honourably dis-
charged.

We are, with every respect, &c.
Signed by upwards of fifty male paupers.

TO THE BOARD OF GUARDIANS OF THE STRAND UNION.
The humble Petition of the Female Inmates of the Portu-

tugal-street Workhouse.
Having heard that a New Election of Guardians is
about to take place, we take the opportunity you our
most sincere and heartfelt thanks for the great kindness
that you have shown to us in our distressed situation.
We humbly humbly hope that the worthy Rate payers
who do benevolently support us, will again return you as
our Guardians, in the hope that you may be able to gain
for us the indulgence of Tea and Sugar as a part remuncra-
for our work and good conduct, and we, as in duty bound,
will pray for your health and happiness.
Signed by 287 female paupers.

LISBON, GERMAN, AND BRUSSELS

PAPERS.

iSLISBON, MARCH IS.—Tlie Dinrio contains a list of
various lots of national property (No. 267 to 293) in the
districts of Evora, to be sold by auction on the 9th May,
the estimated value of the whole (or the upset price)
being 9,930,000 reis.
It also gives three lists of national property sold in
the districts of Castello, Branco, and Portalegre.

Upset price. Sold for
Ist List 412,000 reis 1,102,100 reis.
2d ditto 1 356,000 1,392,750
3d ditto 3 OOO,OOO 4,205,000
—Lisbon Papers, March 18th (inclusive.)
VIENNA, MARCH 21.—The grippe begins to abate here.
The number of new cases daily decreases, but the number
of deaths is equally great. Among the persons latterly at-
tacked by the grippe was his Highness, the Hereditary
Prince of Nassau, who however, has now entirely reco-
vered from his disorder. We hear that the Prince of
Schonburg, Austrian Ambassador to the Court of Wur-
temburg, will not return to Stuttgard.
Accounts from Hungary say, that the banditti chief
Sehubri is really not taken. A reward of 100 ducats has
lately been offered for the capture of him and three of his
asioeiates, who are very minutely described, and half that
reward for their heads. A reward of ten ducats is offered
for the capture of any other member Of the band. Prepa-
rations are making at Hermannstadt, for the approaching
Diet. The members or the Government, who have duties
to perform in the Diet, lease Clausenburg on the 25:11, to
proceed to Hermannstadt. •
NAPLES, MARCH 14.—Letters from Spurna, of the end
of January, say that the plague had abated in the ncigl'-
houring places, and it was hoped it would soon wholly dis-
appear. M. Mustoriade, the Russian Consul, has been
Appointed by his sovereign Counsellor of State. A whole
village in the neighbourhood of Aksehir has been inun-
dated, in consequence of long continued rains, and the
greater part of it swept away by the torrents, only a few
houses bc:nc; left standing.
CONSTANTINOPLE, IIAIRCH I.—A new change in the
organisation of the army is spoken of, but it does rot ap-
pear in what it will consist ; probably only an alteration in
the uniform.

The communications with London are more frequent
than ever ; it is evident that the English Cabinet arc bent
on recovering its lost influence here.
Mr. Bell, who is daily expected here, seems to like
Odessa. He writes to his friends that the Russian autho-
rities
have not suffered him and his compenions to want for
anythicg, and that he is received in many very considerable
houses at Odessa. The winter is had, navigation dan-
gerous, for the uncommonly violent storms make the coasts
unsafe, and we fear we shah hear of many disasters. The
negotiations which severals are carrying on for the concha-
mon of a treaty of commerce arc said to proceed very fa-
vouraUy. It is believed that the European Governments
will join•in the negotiations, and that hereby greater regu-
larity will be introduced into the commerce relative to all
nations with the Porte, anti the financial formalities in the
importation and exportation of goods be diminished. Ma.
bonnet Ali is said to have offered to advance money to the
Porte, to be deducted from the future payments of his tribute.
The Porte has not yet declared its resolution ; hut it will
hardly reject such an offer. We may infer from this that
the coffer: of the Viceroy ere well filled, and that he is not
in want of money, as has been asserted. The differences
between Mr. Warrington and the Picha of Tripoli may be
considered as settled. Mr. Warrington is said to have received
a serious reprimand from his Government for acting in his
official capacity with passion and precipitation. Mr. War-
rington will doubtless take this hint, or he must expect to
be recalled. It is raid that the Porte will engage foreign
engineers to make several causeways and canals. No news
from Syria ; the country seems to be tranquil.
LAEKEN, MARCH 28.—The Queen has not slept so well
ou account of the fever. Her Aiajesty's situation, however,
continnes to be satisfactory. The Prince is as well as
possible. The Dukes of Aumale and Montpensier have
accompanied their august Mother, and the Princesses of
Orleans, to Brussels.
BRUSSELS, MARCH 29.—A singular political pheno-
menon has just taken place in Belgium—a Jewish Burgo-
master registering the birth of a Protestant Prince, who is
destined to be educated in the Protestant religion.

CHURCH-RATES.—Several seizures for Church-
rates were nvde at Maidstone last week. This fact affords
the .Kenti:9h Obserrer an opportunity of reading a lecture to
Mr. W. Lewis for his recent vote in the House in favour of
the Ministerial measure for uprooting the tree of evil, which
has borne such an abundant crop of apples of discord.
AUSTRIA, AND THE AUSTRIANS.—Judging
from the table of contents, this new work promises to excite
considerable interest. The following are the subjects of some
of the leading chapters :—The Imperial Family—The Aristo-
cracy—Royal Exiles and Royal Visitors—Schonbrun ; the
Duke of Reichstadt—Prince Metternich—The Liechtenstein
Family—The Family of Esterhazy—Joseph 11. and his Re-
forms—Austrian Diplomacy at Foreign Courts—Foreign Dip-
lomacy at Vienna—Reminiscences of the Great Congress—
The Women—The Hungarians and Bohemians—Schubri, the
Bandit,--Pleasures for the People—The Prater—The Middle
Classes—Left-handed Marriages—Social and Political Im-
portance of the Danube Steam Navigation—Literature and
Men of Genius—Music, &c. &c.

The Westminster General Sessions commenced yes-
terday at the Court-house, Palace-yard, Westminster, before
Mr. F. Frant and a full bench of Magistrates. The calendar
contains :i4 prisoners for trial, 23 for felony, 6 for misde-
meanours, 8 for assaults, and 47 for riot and disorderly
conduct, all of whom the Governor of Bridewell stated to be
in good health. The cases disposed of were of very little im.
portance.

THE TOR I ES.—One of the founders of the Darwen
Operative Political Union has withdrawn his name from that
sage body in disgust, haying found, it is said, that instead of
promoting the spread of knowledge, the society is made the
vehicle of party strife and animosity .—Blacriburn Gazette.

COLBURN'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE AND
HUMORIST; EDITED BY THEODORE Hoot, ESQ.—The April
No. of this popular periodical is replete with literary attractions
and piquant humour. The Gurney Papers, by the Editor,
arc continued, as well as Captain Marryatt's new story, the
Phantom Ship, and The Theatre Royal Little Pedlington, by
the author of " Paul Pry." In addition to other ar-
ticles of great merit, we have Original Lines by Sir
Walter Scott—A Widower's Wooing, by Haynes Baily,
Esq.—The King of Clubs, by Alfred Crowquill—A Day
in the Neilgherry Hills—Tritons and Men of the Sea, by
Leigh Hunt, Esq.—Pompeii, a Poem, by J. E. Reade, Esq.
—'Three Extracts from the Diary of a Week, by Miss Landon
—Baldwin and Judith—Recreations in Natural History, No.
IV.—A Memoir of the Author of " Vivian Grey," accompa-
nied by a striking Portrait, &c. &c. This Magazine, under
the able management of its new Editor, is becoming a greater
favourite than ever.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MARCH 29.
We hare had only a moderate demand for Cotton to-day. The
sales 2,000 bags without any decline in price.