The Sun.
London, England, 1825-12-29 00:00:00

LITERARY NOTICE.

AN AUTUMN IN GREECE, comprising Sketches of the
Character, Customs, and Scenery of the Country ; with a
View of its present critical State. In Letters addressed to
6. B. SHERIDAN, Esq. By H. LYTTON BULWER, Esq.
To which is subjoined GREECE TO THE CLOSE of 1825 ;
by a Resident with the Greeks, recently arrived.
The present struggles of the Greeks for the at-
tainment of independence, involve a cause of the
highest interest to the civilized world, _ aud. to
every friend to humanity. The hopes and fears
,-of mankind are strongly agitated by the important
• subject. Amidst the various and conflicting ac-
counts of the arduous contest in which the Greeks
are engaged, it is difficult to obtain impartial and
authentic information. We have anxiously pe-
•rased most of the publications on this interesting
topic, and in our opinion the work before
us 'contains more valuable information than
any.: ,ethers that have attracted our attention.l
The,woik: may he divided into three parts.
Thealititeir says, in a brief Preface, that. he
'6 can,dffee no better excuse for publishing these
lette4lhan their subject." And, surely, a sub-
ject
,isf stronger interest and importance can
hardly be imagined than that upon which the
freedom and happiness of mankind are con-
cerned. All the friends of humanity must sym-
pathise with the struggles in which the people
of South America are engaged, but the cause of
the Greeks is of a more interesting and animated
a nature. From the Greeks of former tittles we
derive all that is valuable in learning, Philosophy,
Poetry, Sculpture, and whatever tends to im-
prove and embellish society. It seems, there-
fore, to be the duty of the civilized world to
assist their descendants in their efforts to rescue
themselves from the tyranny of the most igno-
rant and barbarous nation (et the face of the
eaiil). Mr. BULWEIt has resided on the spot,
ane, though but a short time, yet it is evident
that 'lse examined the state of affairs with a
sh`Cewel inquiring mind, and his observations are
dictated by candour and a love of truth, as well
as by a hearty zeal in favour of the Greeks. Ile
states all the causes that are likely to retard or
to promote their success. It seems obvious, from
aft he saytl,:that if the Greeks would conquer all
feelinga•Of -domestic rivalry, and cordially unite
• for the deliverance of their country, they must
nitimately succeed. Ills letters chew the scholar
and the man of taste. Ile is serious where the
subject requires gravity, and is humorous,
sportive, and diverting on occasions of less im-
portance. After stating his views of Greece, he
returns through Italy and France, and gives a
lively description of all that occurred in his jour-
ney. His letters are satisfactory and amusing.
The second portion of this work, intitled
AZ-
PE,vnix, gives a syllabus of the new Greek Con-
stitution, comprising Religion, General Rights of
the Inhabitants of Greece, Form of Government,
Duties of the Senate, Duties of the Executive,
the Judicial Power, State Papers, &c. &c.—
The third ;portion of the work, intitled
GREECE TO THE CLOSE OF 1825, comprehends
" A RevieW of_the Revolutionary State of Greece,
the refative situsituation of the Greek People with
respect, to the Ot tontan and the-other European
PowerS, tinfl'the prospects of their obtaining
EmanclpatiOn, in a Letter to the Right Honour.
able G,EIiKAVE•CANNING, &c. &c. &c , by a Resi-
dent artiOtA'the Greeks." It is evident that this
litter could not have been addressed snore, pro-
perly than to the great Statesman, whose lucky
escape from the Indian Embassy has so happily
-contributed to promote the interest and 0).11 of
Great Britain. This latter portion of the work
enters into a more comprehensive inquiry into the
cause, progress, and probable consequences of the
revolutionary struggle ; and as we have not room
fur extracts from a consecutive train of reason-
ing, illustrative facts, and political speculations,
we must refer to the work itself, assuring our
Readers that front the whole they will derive
mesh valuable information, and. we doubt -not,
Join. with us in deploring the disgraceful torpi-
dity of the Christian Powers that can tamely
behold the descendants of the noblest people
that history records, in danger of -being again
• overwhelmed by an ignorant, barbarous, and un-
relenting despotism, which will be rendered more
cruel by -the fruitless efforts of_Grecian,heroism.

YORK ANTI-SLAVERY M EETING.-Yesterday,
at 12 o'clock, in compliance with the requisition
to the Right lion., the Lord Mayor, a meeting
was convened of the inhabitants of this city, on
,the subject of the West India Slavery, at the
Guildhall : at that hour a numerous and respecta-
ble company attended, and the Lord Mayor having
been called to the Chair, his Lordship briefly
opened the business of the meeting. The Rev.
Sydney Smith, the Rev. J. Graliamitr-Samuel
-Tuke, Mr. James Backhouse, and Mr. AlOxander,
-Addressed the Meeting with great force and elo-
quence, pointing out the evils and, injustice of
continuing the unchristian botitiages of our fel-
low men, and the flagrant iniquity of the abo-
•sninal►le traffic in slaves. A series of resolutions
in Conformity with those sentiments were adopt-
ed, and a petition to the Legislature agreed to.
After thanks had been voted to the Right Hon.
the Lord Mayor, the Meeting separated. As it
.only concluded at the moment we went to press,
we cannot even present an outline of the ad-
mirable speeches delivered.—(York Courant,
.Dec.

REMAILLABLE DAY.—This day is the anniver-
sary of the Coronation of William the Conqueror,
at Westminster, 1066 ; of the murder of Thomas
a'Becket, at Canterbury, 1172 ; of John Chastel
firing executed for attempting to murder Henry
the Fourth of France•, 1594, and of Georgia sur-
rendering to the British Forces, 1778.

The trade of Riga has been very brisk this
year. The exports exceeded by 4 millions, and
the imports by 1,300,000 rubles those of the
formee year. Up to the beginning of November
cousiderably more than 1000 Merchant vessels
had visited the Port. From an official statement
it would appear that no less than 3,140.920 poods
of tallow had been exported from Russia during
the current year.

CONSPIRACY AT ST. SEBASTIAN.

NARRATIVE OF JOHN JENXINS, SUSPECTED OF BEING •

PRINCIPAL IN TILE SAID CONSPIIIACT.

On the sth of April I left London, mate of
the brig Sir William Congreve, Captain Davidson, bound to
Porto Rico. On the 2d July was wrecked at St. John's (Porto
Rico), in a hurricane ; obtained a passport from the Spanish
Governor to proceed to St. Thomas's, from which island T
sailed as chief mate of the Hope, bound to St. Sebastian ; ar-
rived at Passages 11th November. On the 25th received
my wages and discharge, and proceeded to St. Sebastian,
where I met Captain Buff, of the schooner Redbreast, of
Jersey, who promised me a passage. On passing the gate, on
my return to Passage, entered a poaado (wine-house), where I
met some soldiers. I treated them, and made too free, as I
found I had lost all my money. On the 29th I returned, and
round a corporal who had been drinking with me, who honestly
returned my property, having taken charge of it, seeing my in-
!oxication : again treated him, and returned Dec. 8. On pass-
'rig the gate in the evening was hailed by a sentinel; being
ignorant of the language, I answered in English ; he again
hailed, and I made the same reply ; he then seized me, and
called the guards, who carried me before the Commandant.—
On the 4th, after some insignificant questions, 1 was ordered
to be released. December 5, attended a review of the soldiers ;
on the 6th, went to the quay to speak to the Captain of the Red-
breast, where I was arrested by an officer and file of soldiers,
with fixed bayonets, who conducted me before the Corregidor
and the French Commandant.