The Sun.
London, England, 1822-01-17 00:00:00

ABBAS MIRZA.

At a_time when so much interest is excited by
what is going forward on the, frontiers of Turkey,
_the following account of the leading Personage
may be acceptable to our readers :
Sir RonFAIT Kra PonTr.rt, in describing his
first interview with ABBAS AlrazA, the Heir-Ap-
parent to the Crown of Persia, writes thus :
" The Prince was seated by a large open window
at the end of the court, opposite to the ranks of
attendant _Minister-S. He seems to he about'
thirty-three years of age. Ills countenance is
rather pale, with (lark and expressive eyes ; his
nose aquiline; his beard full, and like his finely-
formed eye-brows,_of a jet black.
_His dress was
perfectly simple, but we saw all the Prince in
his air. We bowed, advanced into the- centre
of the court, and bowed again. We then disen-
gaged our feet from our slippers, (having red
kerseyrnere socks, a kind of boot without sole,
under them,) and drew near the place in Which
he sat. We made a thirj bow. By a short and
narrow passage, we entered ►he apartment, and
saluted him a fourth time.- Ile instantly made a
sign for us to be seated. Tie then uttered a few
words of the most gracious welcOme, and his
smile puts one at ease in a moment. Ile desired
Major 'LINDSAY to express fully to me, that he
received me as an old f-iiend ; that he had 'long'
known rue, uy report; and that_ Ann?: HASS A N
KnAN had
_repeated • to hiM the hosphalities
had shewn to him. Ills ttoyal highness then in-
vited Me -to accompany him to Teheran ; whither
the King had ordered him to repair, to assist
at the celebration of the feast of the llowroore.

He did me the honour to say that should I join
his party; he hoped to make my travelling to the
Persian capital more comfortable thati it could
otherwise be, at that inclement season. 1 could
not but be happy to embrace so gracious a pro-
posal, as it' would enable me Lo become really
well acquainted with a Prince, whose character
may hereafter have no inconsiderable influence
on the balance of European power beyond the
Indus."

In a few pages farther, Sir flour-try proceeds
to describe the commencement of his journey ;
he continues :---44 Soon after I had gained the
head of the column, the Prince invited me to
join him ; and thus, ►or a considerable portion
of the day's journey, T hail the free enjoyment
of his conversation on a variety of subjects. In
all its changes, I found new occasions to admire
the capacities of his mind, and the noble pur-
poses to which he unfolded them. My inter-
preter (who henceforward was to be my shadow)
assisted me in fully comprehending the animated
discourse of his Royal Master. lie discussed
all the existing empires, dwelling particularly
on their naval and military power, their disci-
pline, their commerce, mid their comparative
wealth, as a means of political action. Indeed,
it Was not a little astonishing to ,discover in a
Prince, seated far from the shores of frorthern
Europe (the interests of which, to common minds,
knight not appear to have any reference to his);
't'o see in him so correct a knowledge of all the
leading political or military acts which have been
transacted in Europe during these last ten years.
His remarks were not less judicious on the con-
sequences of BUONAPARTE'S second abdication,

afier the battle of Waterloo. The history of
almost every age shews us, more and more, how
the character of one man, who is supreme in a
country, may impel, and even seem to inspire,
the faculties of the nation he governs. Such
leading personages have not been few in our own
_times ; and during the frequent opportunities
which occurred of these sorts of conversations
being repeated with his Royal Highness of Persia,
I could not but think that saw before me the
man whose powerful and liberal mind was to
create a new epoch in time national consequence
of his future kingdom."

These observations were written by Sir Ro-
BERT in the winter of 1817. In how short a time
after do some of his implied predictions seem
to be verified !

BRIGHTON, JAN. 1 s.—The weather to-day has
been favourable, and our gracious MONARCH, in
excellent health and spirits, hasenjoyed his usual
promenades on the Palace Lawn.—Th,.. Duke of
YORK was walking in many parts of the town
during the morning and afternoon. -.His Royal
Highness looks remarkably ‘vell.—Earl Tar.noT
and Lord SIDMOUTII took leave this morning,
and departed to return to town.

MS MAJESTY comes to town this day from
Brighton. At two o'clock a Cabinet Council
will be held at Carlton Palace, when Lord SID-
MOUTH iS expected formally to resign his office
as Secretary of State for the Home Department.
The RECORDER will make & Report of the con-
victs under sentence of death in Newgate.---
(Morning Paper.)
His Royal Highness the COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
is expected to return to town this evening from
Brighton.

The contract for British copper for Bengal,
with the Honourable East India Company, on
Wednesday, was taken by the British Copper
Company.
The Navy Department of the United States
are now engaged in the plans for the education
of Naval Officers, particularly Midshipmen, by
the establishment of naval schools, under the di-
rection of able masters, and a project is also on
foot to extend the same advantages to shipwrights,
on plans similar to those followed in this country.
The Comet had arrived at New York on the
9.lst, she being 40 days on her passage, with
Mr. TWEEDIE (the Treasury defaulter) and his
wife, under the assumed names of Mr. and Mrs.
TAYLOR.

It is gratifying fo contrast the improved state
of our industrious population with their wretched
condition at the same period last year. Hun-
dreds may now be met on a Saturday, with their
baskets well Ailed with wholesome butcher's
meat; while at the commencement of last year,
and for several months after, the same class might
be noticed leaving the market with their single
pound of unwholesome meat. (Nottingham
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