The Sun.
London, England, 1838-07-21 00:00:00

SHAL SOOLT.

The members of the Union Club have prepared at their
own expence (awe being no funds at the disposal of the local
authomies for this or any similar purpose), a magnificent en-
tertaivanent for Marshal Soult and his suite. Much credit
I$ def.: to the members of the Club for their exertions, and the
arrangements, so far as they have hitherto progressed, will
ree.ect honour upon the taste and liberality of the Committee.
It is understood that his Excellency will be received on his
'arrivel by the Borough-reeve and Constables, a deputation
from the Chamber of Commerce, and the Committee of the
Union Club, by whom he will be accompanied on his visit to
Messrs. M'Connell's Factory, the Oxford Road Twist Com-
pany's Mills, Sharpe, Robert, and Co.'s works, and the pub-
lic institutions of the town.
The entertainment will take place at 7 o'clock in the eve-
ning, and will be attended by the town authorities, the officers
of the 3d Dragoons, 98th Foot, Artillery, 4c., &c. The ar-
rangements on this head are, however, still matter of uncer-
tain'cy, as it is not known whether his Excellency will remain
bete to-night or proceed to Liverpool.
MANCHESTER, FRIDAY EVENING.--ARRIVAL OF MARSHAL
SOULT.—His Excellency and suite reached this town at half-
past two o'clock, in two of the Company's Mail-carriages,
which had been handsomtly fitted up for the occasion, amidst
the enthusiastic cheeling of the vast crowds who lined the
Railway, and all the avenues leading to it. Nothing could
exceed the anxiety of the inhabitants of all classes to obtain
even a passing glance at the Marshal ; and for some time all
order was set at n-sught—the carriages were surrounded, and
a proposition was actually made to carry him in triumph
through the tovie. His Excellency was received by Colonel
Wernyss, the Qommandant of the district ; the Boroughreeve
and Constables, and a deputation from the Chamber of Com-
merce, and the gentlemen composing the Committee of the
Union C 11413.
As soon as the Marshal and his suite had taken their places
in the carriages provided for them, the procession, which was
headed by the civic authorities, proceeded up the Liverpool
road, and along the line of route already described. The pro-
esion was closed by the carriages of many of the most in-
ffr.ential and respectable inhabitants of the town, and was ac-
reompanied by several thousand persons : the windows were
filled with ladies, waving flags, scarfs and handkerchiefs, and
adding inspiration by their presence to the hearty shout of
acclaim which greeted the venerable warrior from every side,
and which his Excellency acknowledged with that courtesy
and politeness for which his nation has been always distin•
guished.

The entertainment at the Union Club will take place at
seven o'clock this evening, and I shall take care to forward you
il full report of the proceedings.

NAVAL INTELLIGEI-'cCE.

PORTSMO'UTH,
--..--
(FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT. )
Ship; th .In Harbour—The Britannia, 120, Flag
e JULY 20Victory, 104, ordinary Guard Ship ; the Excellent Gunnery
the the
r_r, Edinburgh 74 `the Herald, 28; the Royal George Yacht;
ar,taloon, 10 ; thea Fanny and Gossamertervritch, 10; Apollo ; Troop Ship and
Ten,d
1 a the Basin—The Hastings, 74, Bag Min for the reception of her a.
nifty the Queen Dowager.
In Dock—The Pique, 36.
At Spithead—No vessel of war.
IttARRIVALS, SAILINGS, &C., DURING THE WEEK.-011 Saturday the 14th,
. ived the Sovereign Transport; on Monday the 16th, arrived the
iqUe, 36, from Quebec
from ;on Thursday the 17th, arrived the Lightning
ateans vessel the eastward, with a party of marines for H. M. Ship
Hastings and th
,;e Netley Tender from Plymouth, with supernumera-
,sl'!''.nt, after rtes' The Atholl Troop Ship, went out of Harbour, towed by Light-
which, the latter proceeded again to the eastward, and the
41que,
fAtholl. With stores,
46, came in this evening; on Wednesday the 18th, sailed the
day, 19th, &c., for the North Coast of Spain, the Netley Tender
or
19th,
ar,d the Sovereign Transport for the eastward ; on Thurs.
Friday tb.
the 'Pique was taken into Dock, and the Herald out of Basin;
e 20th, arrived the Waterwitch from the Coast of Africa.

UpThe Commander-in-chief returned from leave of absence on Sun..
04: ,ssev"ing, and immediately re-hoisted his Flag in the Briitnantzan
acti.asuesday, the following gentlemen passed their examßnawies,
I. .r, 'e itoYal Naval College :—Messrs. H. T. Veitch, Charles
A.
1,4,r0 Davison, James Ballard, Henry St. John Mildmay, Henry
Dm 8H Santuel Jordan, and Charles C. Wood.
'Jr nenderson of the Royal Naval Hospital at Hasler, is appointed
''ur4e°'' of this dock_yard, vice Cowan, who retires, and Dr. Martint , of
th, .. ,
tutiao„__ sarttannip;,,
will succeed Dr. Henderson at H. as
naira. .
is
to
be appo'riediithere that Captain Henry Dundas, of the " Bntan
nd.
of
his
present bled
to a frigate and will be succeeded in the co.mma
Achniralthyl,P by
Sir E. T:Troubridge, now a Lord Commissioner of the
Marshal 8 ------- ----"--------1
attended k_.. 011 t French Ambassador Extraordinary,
Mr, man'itlY ',le Marquises Mornay, De Bassano, and Dalmatia, and
hint do , Ys a gentleman appointed by Government to chaperon
ove
his here, left Portland-place at the early hour
to ber
.a .a, Yesterday for Liverpool, by the railway from Euston-gr t
1:1r1
rt:r
nieb;hg; i;
all, at which place a carriage and
.four would convey him to
Isitb 4,_'' aro, Whence he was to start by the railway to Liverpool, to din
' the Corporation • '
only returned from the
Qtseen,_ . _ Poration this day. His Excellency . _ ,
h he retired to
pen
four s oall at half past twelve yesterday morning,
Plat% o v°, hours and a half. All the Marshal's bwaggenage, service of
00 „ mc., is ordered to be shipped on board the Meteor, French steamer,
um :29th inst. . 4
rbeareAhnleriejan
„ A truh, „'
. ..Ppalling statement is going the rounds of
Papers showing that, in little more than two years,.
eloi burrivie been s,
...',ioo victims who perished through the explosions
eeed *II" of steamboats. The number for 1538 already ex.
4,1,000.
, Ttip n
-.,,kire„,,— .:ATERN's .----Thursday evening Mr.
!I'sign°, sPeta of Palstaffsias brought out at this theatre, for the benefit of
,aggiori4, •blach e. The writer of the libretto for. this work, Signor
soat s ',judiciously left out all parts of the original comedy, except
Pas,i,4lated to Sir John's love pa,sages with the merry wives, and he
Isere iti°,f. Master Fenton for Mistress Anne. The parts
.ir the opera
'Prighti "ur,oUsly distributed, and well sustained. Grin was veryoi
'ell Car/ a' Mrs• Fordo, and she was pretty welt sustained. by Madem -
ll'atgeeftn.. oli. W. by on' this occasion made her public debut as Mrs.
'444lair,".lbertazai was better than herself in sweet Anne P. age,
rento„:"' played Mr. Fordod with his usual propriety, Rubini was
fish, " and Lablache,
pran
~ '24....5.ries of rise ic - ,,. ,~
bn need
Is b.na.sek etr e ptehaet ' beatingPlrs'n aot: out oftt h ''' mighty
Mother
tnah ' and the bewitchment of 'Windsor Forest, were all fairly
s
t o'lge I, although not with all the facelift which experience
praise,
is'tit• the national theatres. Mr. Balfe's music deserves high
It
Its' not, as might have been anticipated, that of originality,
~, 't ainaost wholly of familiar Italian style—more so even than his past
.Perxs,
But in all its parts it indicated great taste, and, of tile school,
(it'tiece„,ll,,ent scoring, wherein there abounded passages of delicacy. On
and whole scoring,
the piece was successful. It was honoured with some encores,
dres;ssi the
the reetst.eLablache, who
end the applause was wane and general. .
prodigious Falstaff, was called for, together with Grist and
~,,4
an Mr. Balfe was also made the subject of a similar compliment,
°lt' some delay was led forward by the relentless ar n of Lablache.
he Made due obeisance to the audience, and retired amid. the most titat_
tering to
,late
eirkens of admiration. The house, notwithstanding the unfor u.
atterderle.umstance for the benefit of the ball at the l'alace, was well
RUSSIA
~
AND CIRCASSIA.—At a time when ail
eyes are turned tow
?if :tlB,:zitniineikr:hotards_the East—when an active demonstration of the
Russia towards England has burst forth in the capture
In Cireassia slid tab" ve"el (the Pircn)—when the subject of the war
Public mind —the a '' sight of Russia to its sovereignty, occupy the
refs in the Westenfralte° °f Captain Spencer's ne,ssvolumes " Tra-
body of English readearsue -asiu'"
Most noble and eloquent ap- b:insist he pecunarlyisvelcome to the great
has, in yis new work, made a
Circassims by
concludes,who he ,aP„e I authorrhis countl;ytnen, in behalf of the brace
them, and by ex mtes„,salitiost tawszed during his stay among
may be made by the English fl'n,,lg a fervent hope "that some attempt
iMpending
°Ver
the
ainncl.'aobuirritaaniiBite':inent to avert the cruel destiny now
true friend of liberty ' k f the Western Caucasus." Every
of this able writer. / must Participate in the sentiments
At a meeting of the Nntional S e'
cation of the Poor in the Principles of the • ° let"
wEstablisheil Church, holden
y for the Edu-
at the Central School, Westminster, on
present his Grace the Lord Archbishop of cednesday last, there were
, chich,sior anterbury, the Lords Bi.
'hens of Gloucester and Brist6l
..,,,,, Salisbury, and Hereford ;
the Right Hon Sir John Nichol% the
brid
.lib nian, Richard Twitting,
H.
Hy.
~iable Archdeacon Cain.
tz•sge, Rev.-H. H. Norris, Rev.
`'.(l. ; Rev. Dr 'W. l I- , Rev. J. C W"
--riser, Esq.;
r.thr, ' ' """)' ' ' Igr4.4') W• Davis, Esq., James
and Joshua Watson.
(I.;Thursday at twelve o'clock in the forenoon, an in-
.'el Was held at the King and Keys public. house, Clerkenwell close
,-lerkenviell.green, before Thomas Stirling, Esq., the Coroner, anti '
,Peet ell.,
Jury, upon the body of Thomas Stratton, aged 36. ' Theacarie;
galled
the
%rited considerable interest, as it was generally reported that the des
the jury
.heen neglected by the parish officers, and during the invests.
ry-room was crowded. After a lon g investigation,
agreed the
h., a at the deceased died through want of the common necessaries of
~.' and
delivered their verdict...." That the deceased, Thomas Stratton,
.ted iv.
-40111113 Starvation."

BIRAIIN9II4ift r.
FRIDAY raVENrs"G.-,..Marshal Soult, RCCOM•
panied his suite, arrived herelog,
at eleven o'clock this morn-
his way to Manehester, from which it is understee4 he
proceeds to-morrow morning to Liverpool. The journey from
London was performed in six hours end a half, including stay of about an hour at Rugby, where the party breakfasted,
and from whence they were conveyed to Birmingham by a
special train, which was despatched to meet them at an early
Lour in the morning. Every means were adopted to prevent
the crowd aesembled at the station from seeing the gallant ve-
teran, and giving him that hearty and enthusiastic receptioe
which he has everywhere received since his arrival in England.
The gates of the station were shut to all but the Directors
and their immediate friends, and gentlemen of the first re-
spectability were refused, admittance. Whether this rigid ex-
clusion to the public r.rose from any wish expressed by the
'distinguished visitor or from the caprice of the authorities
here is not known ; hot be it as it may, it was felt as a grievous
disappointment by hundreds of the inhabitants of the town,
who were in waitine; from an early hour to greet his arrival
amongst them. The Marshal and his suite remained about
half an hour at the station, after which they started for Li-
verpool, via Manchester, in a special train pror.:ted by the
Grand Junction Company. It was expected they would
reach the latter place by two o'clock, that is, about the rate
of forty miles an hour, including stoppages. Immediately
after the depe.rture of the train a meeting of the most influ-
ential inhabi'tants of Birmingham of all parties assembled in
the Town ).fall, for the purpose of adopting measures for in-
viting the gallant Marshal to a public dinner, on his return to
the metre,pelis on Monday next, he having intimated his in-
tention e,f making a short stay here on his way to town. This
matter vias soon arranged, and a dinner on as splendid a scale
as the t.ime will permit will be given to Marshal Soult on
Mfee.ay at Dee's Royal Hotel. The utmost anxiety is ma-
sted to procure tickets, and the difficulty will be not to
&n'..l visitors for this hospitable entertainment, but to accom-
In.odate all who are anxious to do honour to their distinguished
411eSt.
MANCRESTIR, FRIDAY. —The greatest excitement prevails
'here, relative to the anticipated arrival of Marshal Soult and
suite, on his tour through the manufacturing districts of Eng-
la.ed. His Excellency, it is expected, will reach Manchester
about three o'clock this afternoon, and I am happy to say that
Then of all parties and politics have entered into an honour-
able and generous rivalry to do honour to the Hero of France,
who must feel greater pride at the triumph he has achieved
over the prejudices of the English people, than at the greatest
victory ever gained by 'him when at the head of the armies of
the Grand Nation,