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THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1836.

momentous ones yet it can surely afford td ,Until
the 'in OTC iinnietatctSr p"resffit CT CCf the ri h Muni-
cipal I?.‘_sferiii Bill i, dispOseci of.

If the Registration of Voters Bill do not pass
through Committee to•night, we strongly recommend
the House of Commons to meet to-morrow at
twelve o'clock, to forward it through that
stage, as well as some other Bills of public
and private importance, that have been im-
peded in their progress by the irregular debates
which have lately been so studiously protracted, in
order to accomplish some sinister Tory purposes,
to the detriment of the people at large.

We see. with pleasure that the Reformer 3 of Wol-
verhampton have announced their intention of holding
a public Meeting on Monday evening next, for flits
purpose of promoting the O'CoNN ELL subscription.
We have no doubt that their example will soon be-
come general among all the Reformers in the kingdom.

Two subjects of considerable importance were inci-
dentally brought under the notice of the House of
Commons last night—lmprovements in the Metropo-
lis, and Public Lotteries. We regard both as well
deserving the consideration of the Government ; and
though at first sight there may seem something anamo-
lons in speaking of them together, we are of opinion
that, as the one may he made auxiliary to the accom-
plishment of the other, the apparent anatnoly will
disappear on a moment's reflection. Mr. O'CONNELL,
in calling the attention of the House to the question of
lotteries, stated that we gained nothing by prohibiting
lotteries at home, .so long as we failed to prevent the
sale of foreign lotteries in this country. No statement
can be truer than this, and vet hitherto no fact has
been more unheeded than that to which it refers. As
we now know from experience, that ;ambling in such
speculations cannot be prevented, it is surely
better to employ the proceeds in improving
the Metropolis ; in draining the bogs of Ireland ;
in constructing harbours ; in reclaiming wastes ; in
building bridges ; and in laying down railways, than
in permitting it to pass out of the country to enrich
foreign gamblers—thus enabling them to lead dissi-
pated and abandoned lives set up hells and other dens
of infamy—and so corrupt, by themselves and their
agents, half the well-born youth of Europe. 'We shall
return to this subject.

The whole of the French Journals of Wednesday
have been received. On Tuesday an animated debate
took place in the Chamber of Deputies, on a Chapter
in the Budget, which regulates the sums to be paid to
the President, Vice-President, Secretaries, Reporters
of Committees, and other officers of the Chamber. It
was subsequently adjourned over till the following day.

PARIS, JUNE 15.—The Monitcur of this morning contains
no official news.

A Journal affirms that the Princes have not been received
by the fairer half of Austrian society as well as they were at
Berlin ; it is added that some overtures made by Count de
St. Aulaire, relative to the final object of the journey, were
received with much indifference. If this is true M. Thiers
would have no reason to congratulate himself on his foresight,
and he might be justly reproached for having wrongly appre-
ciated the disposition of the Imperial Court.
If we may believe the confidantes of the Palace, we must
make many deductions from amusements of fetes, reviews,
excursions to Fontainbleau, and the long train of Kings and
Princes coming to visit the King of the French, and exchange
compliments with him. It seems that the Court of Prussia
has succeeded by its intrigues in breaking off plans of visits
that had been fully arranged. Russia has seen with pleasure
a Congress at Corlabad, or Toplitz, or some other place, but
it cannot suffer the discussion of great questions to be trans-
ferred to Fontainbleau or Compeigne. It is very probable,
therefore, that our Palaces and Royal residences will be visited
only by personages of the third order, that is to say, the mul-
titude of German Princes who generally travel during the
summer season, and who are met with at Wisbaden, Aix-la-
Chapelle, Baden, Spa, and other places, where gambling is
more in vogue than the waters. It is affirmed that the Eng-
lish Ministry has on its part manifested some umbrage at the
meeting of Kings and Princes at the Court of France; and
that the journey to Eu will be the most important of
those projected. Compiegne is abandoned, with its camp,
to the Dukes of Orleans and Nemours, This little military
court will be for the display of German gallantry, but Eu will
be for the English Alliance, for high diplomatic matters :
and it is still intended that two steam-boats belonging to the
Kings of England and France shall bring them together for
a moment's conference—like Alexander and Napoleon at the
Conference of Tilsit. We shall see.

The Greek Ambassador went early this morning to the
foreign office, where he met the Bavarian Minister.
It was affirmed that the Government had addressed a
note to the Court of Munich on the manner in which France
felt itself resisted in preserving the independence of Greece.
It is also said that an expedition to the Morea was talked of,
to put an end to the disturbances which arc fomented by the
enemies of Greece, and which are so injurious to the finances
of the kingdom. It is affirmed that an agent is going to be
sent to Kin.. Otho, to compliment him. Several deputies
have desired to be employed on the mission, on account of the
sacrifice which France has made, but it has been objected that
the sending of a Member of the Chamber would give reason
to fear that the observations of the diplomatist would be
afterwards heard in the Tuilleries, and the choice to be
made remains uncertain.—Messager, 15th June.

FRENCH FUNDS.—Pa an, JUNE 15.
Five per Cents., 11,Sf. 20c 23c. 20e.
Four per Cents., 101 f. 90c.
Three per Cents. Silf. 80f. sc.
Bank Actions, 2,275 f.
Rente de Naples, 100 f. sc.
Roman Five per Cents., 1021/.
Spanish Actives,
Spanish Passives, 12%.
Belgian Loan, Five per Cents., 103.
Portuguese Loan, Three per Cents, 51.
Haytian Loan, 395 E 397 f. 50e.
EXCHANGE ON LONDON.
One month, paper, 25f. 30c. • money, 251. 40c.
hree months, paper, 25f. 2•44 e. ; money, 25f. 25c.
—Fours Authentique.

BOURSE, QUARTER TO FOUR.—There has been to-day a
total stagnation of business at the Bourse. Three per Cents.
opened at 80f. 10c., and they remained buyers at that price
the whole day. Spanish Active Stock has also been stationary
at 41+.
LAST PRICES.—Five per Cents., 108 f. 40c. ; Three
per Cents., 80f. 20c. ; Five per Cents. Spanish, —; Three
per Cents. Spanish, —; Cortes, —; Coupons, —; Gueb-
hards, ; Differes, ; New Loan, —; Actives, 41+ ; Pas-
sives, 12a; Ducats, 100 35 ; Romans, 102 —; Pedros, ;
Belgians, 1021 ; Dutch, —f. —c. ; Haytians, 397 f. f Oc. ;
—; Brabant Bank, —; Belgian Bank, 19 ; Con-
tinuation, —c. ; New Differes, —; Five per Cent. PerpO-
finlles, —; Royal Loan,

Letters from St. Sebastian of the 9th inst., confirm
the account which we yesterday extracted from the
Phare de Bayonne, relative to the attack made by
the Carlists on the QUEEN'S troops near Passages at
daybreak on that morning. This is the fifth attempt
the Carlists have made to regain the ground which
they lost in the engagement of the sth ; and the result
of each attempt has been the most signal discom-
fiture. It is supposed that the number of Carlists en-
gaged in the attack of the 9th, amounted to two thou-
sand men, of whom ten were killed and many wounded.
This attack was made on the guard-house occupied by
the Spanish troops, who had all retired to rest without
appointing a single sentinel to guard the outposts I
Lord JOHN HAY was not slow in coming to the
assistance of the half-awaked Chapelgorris, and he and
his gallant blue-jackets made short work with the
enemy. Of the QUEEN'S troops, three only were
killed.

In the engagement of the 6th, the Carlists made
six soldiers of the Legion• prisoner, whom they carried
to Ernani. These brave fellows were first mutilated
and then murdered, by command of the Carlist Gene-
ral-i ch ief

We have advises from Constantinople to the 22d
ult. Mr. CHURCHILL, the English gentleman, whose
cruel treatment by the Turkish authorities must be fresh
in the remembrance of our readers, has addressed two
letters to Lord PONSONBY, detailing his sufferings.
Notwithstanding the crowded state of our coining, we
must endeavour to make room for a few extracts from
the first of these stirring appeals to the retributive jus-
tice of England. Mr. CHURCHILL'S first letter is
dated the 13th of May. The following is his own ac-
count of an affair which has all but involved the
PoRTE in a national contest with this country :
" On the afternoon of the Bth instant, being out with my gun
and dogs, I fired at and shot a quail. In going to pick up the
bird, I observed a small Turkish boy at a distance of about 90
to 100 yards, who was crying out that I had wounded him. As

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eharge.WAs not YeaVy, and the Shot was the very smallest
to be found in the country, I should scarcely credit this, but
ran up to satisfy myself that the child was not seriously hurt,
with the view of off.ifing-, all the consolation in my power. I
was soon surrounded by such Turks as were in the immediate
neighbourhood, and was exposed to the blows of many. I
confined myself to the defensive. and made no difficulty
giving up my gull; out barrel of li`as still loaded,
tyirg at once my consent to await the arrival of the guardi
which had been sent for, without making an attempt to ec'.ap6.
About a quarter of an hour may hatie elapsed before tilt; gataid
came up, consisting of a Mulaiirri, or Lieutenant, a sdrj6int;
and corporal; and three or four men: To the former
diately explained who j Was, he* the aecident occurred, and
' assured him I 0;
a ready that instant to dedOltipany itim to the
superior' authorities: I soon perceived that it ild3 into?:nded
I should receive, then and there, a sample of Turkish
justice, which first punishes, and then inquires into
the merits of a case. I therefore warned the Lieu-
tenant of the consOtittenOcS of the stop he contemplated
taking, and resisted to my utmost the attempt of three or four
men to throw me on the ground. The soldiers having suc-
ceeded finally in bringing me %vial my face to the earth, se-
cured me in that position, and two men, with the regular
police sticks used for torturing thieves, murderers, and others,
administered the chastisement that had been determined oil. I
cannot pretend to say what was the exact number of stripes
(they may have been 40 or 50), but this I know, that every
one has left a mark as long and as broad as the hand of a man.
I have exhibited a specimen of these marks to Captain John-
stone, of the Madras army, who was perfectly shocked at it.
The stripes having been suspended, I was kicked up from the
ground and marched off to the office of the Kellaya Bey of
Scutari, the slightly-wounded child being mounted on an ass.
He was first carried in with much triumph and exhibited to the
Kehaya Bey, to whom I was then introduced. On my en-
trance he started up from his sofa with a fury perfectly demo-
niac, heaped curses on my head, refused to hear a word I had
in say in my defence, and seemed to deliver me over to the
Carasscs to exercise their cruelty upon me. To one of these
myrmidons of lawless power, who was particularly conspicuous
for being more brutal than the rest, and two of his fellows, I was
intrusted, in order to be conveyed to the Mekemme of Scutari.
Scarcely able to walk, and with a violent pain in my chest,
brought on, as I thought, by an extravasation of blood in the
lungs, my speed was kept up by the knocks and pushes of the
Carasses. Having reached the Nlekemine, I was dragged to
the upper story. .At the top of the stairs a tall young man in
the garb of a gentleman received me, bearing in his hand a
cane which he demolished with due heroic fury over my devoted
head and face. The chief of the office, whoever he was, de-
clared that as a Frank was in question, he would have no hand
in further tormenting me, as it was a matter which concerned
Oumouri Kharidjie Naziri. A Turkish surgeon was sent for.
He examined the wound of the child, pronounced them to
be slight, and I was called in to hear a note of the in-
juries read over. I was not allowed to say a word of
course—a statement of the whole affair had been already,
drawn up at the dictation of my accusers; and on my remon-
strating against such a proceeding, I was told this was a kesh,
(estimate of damages) and not a muraffe (trial.) All having
been settled at the MekemmeC I was made over to a carass of
the Kehaya Bey's, and when alone he showed himself to be
more humane than when herded by the others.
" From the Kehaya Bey's I was sent under charge of the
humane Carass, who had orders to deliver me over to the On-
mouri Charidjie Naziri, with a note of the accusation against
me. It being already sunset ere we reached Constantinople,
I was thrust into the tumruk to await his Excellency's orders,
and there I passed the night, the dirty boards my bed, a filthy
rag, borrowed from a fellow prisoner, my only covering.
A high fever, however, kept me warm, and my sufferings were
such that I required all my philosophy to bear up under them
with anything like complacency. The rest your Lordship must
know, when I was honoured with the ponderous chains of the
hagnio, and when I was driven forth from thence without being
told why I was released. The bagnio, black as it is, is com-
paratively a bright page in the history of my sufferings."

The Correspondent of a Morning Contemporary,
writing from Constantinople, offers the following ex-
planation of the cause of Mr. CllußciilLL's illegal
incarceration. 'We have not a doubt of its correctness :
'• I have said a hundred times, it is not the Turks who rule here,
but the Russians. The former would have made no difficulty
about giving up Mr. C., but on Monday the 9th instant a Rus-
sian dragoman and the Reis Effendi were closetted for two
hours, and when the interview terminated, our countryman was
sent over to the Bagnio, with a regular firman of committal,
just as if he were a common felon, a convicted thief, or a con-
fessed murderer I The French Ambassador got scent of this,
and despatched to Mons. Boutenieff, his Secretary of Em-
bassy, to say that such a rumour had got afloat, and that he
hoped the Russian Minister would take the earliest opportu-
nity of proving that it was a calumny. When, therefore, all
the Ambassadors sent in notes, to protest against this invasion
of Frank privileges, the Russian was the first who got his
note in."

Lord PONSONBY has assumed a position befitting a
British Ambassador. He not only insists upon the
punishment of all implicated in the late breach of
treaties, and that ample compensation be made to Mr.
CHURCHILL for his wrongs ; but he insists upon the
dismissal of the Foreign Minister. We shall learn the
result in a few days.

We beg to point attention to a clever article from the
Spectator on the prospects of the Tory newspaper press,
as indicated by public opinion—the true Barometer.

THE DUKE OF SUSSEX.—" His Royal Highness
has passed a very good night, is perfectly free from fever, and
the state of his eyes is as satisfactory as possible.

Signed by

H. HOLLAND,
T. COPELAND,
H. ALEXANDER.
" Palace, Kensington, Wednesday, June 16, 9 A. M." 1

The annual public examinations and the distribu-
tion of Prizes to the pupils of the Western Grammar School, at
Brompton, took place on Thursday (yesterday) the 16th in-
stant. The Noble Patron of the Institution, Earl Cadogan,
addressed the President (the Rev. Charles Kingsley, rector of
Chelsea), the Committee of Management, and a numerous
assembly, composed of several of the clergy of the neigh-
bourhood, the proprietors and their friends, congratulating
them on the distinction conferred upon the institution by the
honours gained at the Universities by several of its former
pupils, two of whom, namely, J. Miller, Esq., B. A , and
J. Woolley, Esq., 8.A., having taken the highest classical
honours at Oxford, had officiated as examiners on the pre-
sent occasion, in conjunction with the Rev. J. A. Giles,
Head-master of the Camberwell Collegiate School, and the
Rev. Wodehouse Raven, of Streatham. His Lordship,
after expressing the gratification he felt at the above circum-
stances, arid at the continued welfare of the institution, toge-
ther with his anxious desire to witness the more general forma-
tion throughout the country, of establishments conducted upon
similar principles, stated his entire conviction, the result of his
own experience, that the system and course of education pur-
sued in this school, qualified its pupils successfully and ho.
nourably to compete with those from any of the public schools
of the kingdom. His Lordship then proceeded to deliver the
two prizes, annually presented by himself, for the greatest pro-
ficiency—first, in theological knowledge; secondly, in the
general studies of the school. Next followed recitations of
Latin verses ( Delphi), Latin prose (translation of Strafford's
Defence in Hume), and of the English Essay (the early
triumph of Christianity a proof of its Divine origin), to which
prizes had been severally adjudged ; and afterwards, those
awarded to the various classes, comprising upwards of forty
volumes of books : on the presentation of these the Head-
master, the Rev. G. F. W. Mortimer, made appropriate and
effective addresses to the successful scholars. _

Lord Yarborough has arrived in Arlington-street,
from his seat, Brocklesby-hall, near Brigg, Lincolnshire. His
Lordship is in ill health, arising from a severe attack of in-
fluenza, and therefore his medical attendants do not think it
advisable for him tc embark this summer on board his frigate
yacht the Falcon, which, however, it is probable will he
moored in Cowes Roads during the season, to give eclat to
the. proceedings of the Yacht Club.
FIRE AT BELLISLE, ISLlNGTON.—Yesterday
morning a fire broke out at a varnish-maker's at Bellisle, which
for some time created a considerable panic among the soap-
boilers and horse-slaughterers. Messengers were despatched
in all directions for the engines of the various establishments,
and by their prompt arrival the damage was confined to the
premises where the fire broke out. Bellisle, the notorious
haunt of cruelty and ruffianism, has thus narrowly escaped
being burnt to the ground, a consummation that, if not to be
devoutly wished," would at least create very little regret in
the bosoms of the humane. Various legal means have been
taken to clear this place of its profitless tenants, and recently
several ejectments have been made ; but the place still re-
mains as great a nuisance as ever, and probably will, until the
buildings tumble to the ground.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE NATIONAL GAL-
LERY. —Yesterday evening an Inquest was held at the Char-
ing-cross Hospital, before Mr. Higgs and a respectable Jury,
on view of the body of John Horan, aged 50, who came by his
death under the following circumstances :—lt appeared that
the deceased was a labourer who had been for some time em-
ployed in the National Gallery, Trafalgar-square, and that on
Wednesday evening, while opening the ventilators on the flats
at the top of the building, in stepping across from one landing
to the other, he overbalanced himself, and in endeavouring to
save the fall he caught hold of an upright which was support-
ing an unfinished arch of brickwork, when the upright gave
way, and he fell, first about nine feet on the first landing-
place, and coming on his head rebounded and fell to the bot-
tom of the building, a distance of fifty feet. A fellow-work-
man, named Wilson, who saw him fall, hastened to his assist-
ance, but after giving one heavy groan he exhibited no other
symptom of life. He was immediately conveyed to the Hos-
pital, where every assistance and attention was paid to him,
and an operation unsuccessfully tried; but he expired in less
than ten minutes of a severe fracture of the scull. The de-
ceased was perfectly sober at the time, and considered to be a
very active man for his time of life. The Jury returned a
verdict of " Accidental Death."
. !GLOUCESTER, JUNE 14.—The principal topic of
conversation in our city to-day is the discovery of a codicil to
the will of our late opulent banker, Mr. Wood, leaving
various legacies. As yet we have only heard of the following,
but we understand the codicil alludes to another codicil. The
Corporation of Gloucester, 200,0001.; John Phillips, Esq.,
50,0001.; George Councell, 10,000/.; T. Helps, a relative,
30,0001.; Mrs. Goodlake, 20,0001.; Thomas Wood, 20,0001.;
Samuel Wood, 14,0001.; his six children, each 1,000/.

KNG'S BkWA4.-(THIS DAY.)

BUSSAR V. RICE.

The ATTonNEr-GrNFASAT, stated the case. It was an action
brought to recover a sum of 1761., due by the defendant to
the plaintiff, under the following circumstances plain-
tiff resi,ded Charhstown in America, and in the year 1820
:fn *tint died, and left 441; for his life a freehold house,
situate In ;'•-ottili Cumberland-street, fsaWitl. The defendant
was named ti,; ttnB of her &centers, and the sole ntrintlgement
of the property was entrusted to him ; but the plaintiff had
n6ver received more than 301. out 'd the proceeds. After the
actltin ivas teriimehecd, the defendant took Oti if summons to
stay proceedings, 68 Vayment of 1231. 9s. 11d., was
refused by the plaintiff, a lilrgit'!' slam being due. The defend-
, ant might, if he chose, have spaid tiM. sum into Court, but
Bd declined to do so, although he subetvifilhat it was an
acknowledgmeilf fiat at least so much was due.
After some evidence tirid l7+cen gone iota,
Mr. Ear.r., for the defendant, StllsfPitted that the plaintiff
must be nonsuited, as, in an action for tilorn,,y had and re-
ceived, the plaintiff was not at liberty to try the 09,4 of the
party.—Objection overruled.
The ATTORNEY- GENErtAt was now willing, on the part of'
his client, to take a verdict for 1231., and make an end of it.
After a good deal of discussion, a verdict fur 01,3, plaintiff was
taken for 1231. Os. I Id., with leave to Mr. Erle to tnoye to
reduce the amount, and to the Attorney- General to increiise
them.