The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-17 00:00:00

ITALY.

ROME, OCT. I.—Yesterday morning, M. Thiers and his
family left this for Paris via Florence. During his stay in
Rome, M. Thiers presented his homages to the Holy Fa-
ther, and had several interviews with Cardinals Lambrus-
chini and Capaccini. It is inferred from this circumstance
that the former President of the Council had been intrusted
by King Louis Philippe with an important mission to the
Court of Rome. The precipitate departure of the illus-
trious traveller has been occasioned by despatches received
from Paris. M. Thiers visited all the ateliers of our first
artists, and purchased a number of objects, executed by
French painters and sculptors, who during his administra-
tion found in him a great admirer and powerful protector.
The French artists, anxious to express their gratitude to
the late Minister, gave him a serenade before his departure.
M. Thiers appeared much pleased with this mrrk of atten-
tion. The fete of Don Miguel was celebrated on the 29th,
in the palace of that Prince, and all his friends and partisans
were admitted to the honour of kissing his hand.
Letters from Naples announce that the Ministry was
about to be modified.
The Pope refused to accept the resignation of M. Rus-
poli, Auditor of the Chamber. A Committee of five
Cardinals has been appointed to inquire into the griev-
ances of bhe prelate, and several public officers of the second
order have been discarded, by way of appeasing the angry
prelate, who has retired to his estate, with the intention
of remaining there until the report on the affair shall have
been made. He has, in the mean eime, sent back the seals
of his office to the Ministry. The continual rains we have
had of late have deluged several parts of the country, but
particularly the valley of Foligno, which has sustained con-
siderable losscs.—Augsburg Gazette.
The ilngsburg Gazette gives the following of the Ist in •
stant from Rome :—" Judgment has been pronounced upon
the young Prince de Canino, but its nature is kept a pro-
found secret. It is said that he is sentenced to death ; but
no doubt is entertained of his having a pardon granted to
him by the Pope. The non-appearance of the young
Prince before a public tribunal, and the secrecy in which
the proceedings against him have been enveloped, are attri-
buted to consideration for his family. It is certain that the
Austrian Ambassador, the Count de Lutzovv, has taken
steps in his favour, by order of the Court of Vienna."

TURKEY.
CONSTANTINOPLE, SEPT. 21.—Mr. Ellis arrived here a

few days ago, on his way from Teheran to London. He
stayed but a very short time at Pera, and has embarked in
a Russian steam-boat for Odessa, whence he is to continue
his route. His leaving. Teheran at this moment proves
that the state of affairs in Persia is tot so alarming as has
been supposed. The expedition against Herat, lately so
much talked of, must be either a fable, or at least more
distant ti . - -
has been sn;,l The evacuation of Silistria h'
the Russians is completed, but the late commandant has
left upwards of 100 pieces of cannon, and a great quantity
of ammunition, as a present from the Emperor to the
Porte. The accession of the Grand Seignor was cele-
brated with great pomp, hut the illuminations were spoiled
by the weather. Admiral Dandolo yesterday gave a grand
dinner on board his ship to the whole of the diplomatic
body at Constantinople, and on the same evening the
Austrian Internuneio gave a ball. It is said that Ibra-
him Pasha is about to take the command in person of
an expedition against the Curds, several bands of whom
have made their appearance on the eastern frontier of Sy-
ria. It seems that these expeditions are undertaken only
to exercise the troops and inure them to the fatigues of war ;
as a few bands of Curds cannot excite any great alarm,
and two or three battalions of regular troops are sufficient
to disperse them. The capture of Sudschut Kale by the
Russians has almost entirely put an end to the trade with
Caucasus. We learn that a new treaty of commerce is in
discussion between the English embassy and the Ottoman
Government. The English fleet, under Admiral Rowley,
arrived some days ago at Vourla."—Augsburg Gazette.
" There is open war between the Ulemas and the Sul-
tan, and the irritation of the learned body has arrived at
such a pitch that it will not listen to any reasoning. The
enmity between them and the Sovereign is as great as that
which existed between Mahmoud and the Janissaries. This
state of schism cannot last long, and we are on the eve of
a serious catastrophe. We may be expecting denunciations
of the sword and the bowstring against the heads of the law
and religion, for such are the Ulemas considered to be.
These sanguinary measures must be followed by terrible
consequences. It is said that the Ulemas endeavoured to
excite the soldiers to an insurrection on the portrait of the
Sultan being put in the barracks. 'When once a determined
resolution to destroy the Ulemas is come to, there will be
no want of ground for accusations against them.—German
Courier.

MONEY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin—lt is perfectly absurd to suppose that there is at
this moment any scarcity of money ; the real stagnation is
in consequence of parties being unable to get large paper
subdivided into that representing smaller amounts. Just
imagine the state London would be in it, on going to the
butcher, to order a joint of meat, he were to say, " I can-
not supply you with less than an ox or a sheep ;" to the
grocer for a pound of tea, you could get no less than a
chest ; to the wine merchant, and you must have a pipe
of wine or none at all—just in this state is the Money
Market at the present moment ; Exchequer Bills, and large
mercantile bills, are but as the ox, chest of tea, or pipe of
wine. You have a difficulty in procuring the value of the
Exchequer or other Bills in joints, or in other words, small
Bank Notes. The only reason why the trader requires
the services of the banker to discount his paper is, that
having a bill for 1001., he goes to the banker to discount it,
in order that he may pay 201. to one, 30/. to another, and
30/. to a third. Now if the following mode were generally
adopted in trade, I feel fully assured that it would be the
greatest service which could be afforded to it—viz., that
where a party has to give his acceptance, that he shall not
do so in one bill only, but that he shall accept different
bills in such sums as shall be convenient to the party to
whom he owes the money, so that the whole, of course, do
not exceed the gross amount due. The party holding those
small bills will be enabled to endorse them over to different
parties, without the necessity of the banker for discount,
and he will not have them in hand until presented for pay-
ment. lam perfectly aware of the very great prejudice
among merchants to having their names to Bills of small
amount, but I am sure when they perceive the immense
benefit which will accrue to trade generally, as well as to
themselves individually, that they will adopt the small bill
suggestion, and sink their prejudices. It is an old saying,
that " Pride feels no pain.' If the present mode of doing
business be continued, the old proverb will be destroyed,
and pride will feel pain.

Another adoption tending materially to facilitate ex-
changes of commodities (trade is nothing more) would be
the circulation of Country Bank Paper in London. You
are well aware that no bank within sixty miles of London
is entitled to issue notes, but there is no law to prevent its
circulating notes issued more than sixty-five from London.
I, or any other person, may pay away a country bank note
in London to a tradesman, and there is no law to compel
him to take that note to the London agent for cash ; he
has the same right to pass it to any person willing to take it ;
I say willing, because country notes are not a legal tender.
Bankers are traders by law—they also may circulate country
paper, although not issue their own. I would advise them
that a public meeting be called of the merchants and
traders of the city orLondon, to take into consideration
the propriety of signing a declaration that they will receive
such and such paper, not only of their customers, but from
their bankers, and let such declaration be published with
names attached—also let the shopkeepers display, as pub-
licly as possible, in their windows—" NOTES OF THE NA-
TIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND TAKEN HERE,"
or of any other bank or banks they may think proper.
Anything in short which can be suggested to avert the crisis
which must ensue, destroying the life -blood of trade,
commerce, and private credit, if something instantly be
not adopted to prevent, it should be minutely considered.
If you deem the above worthy consideration, they are
at your service for publication ; and should either one or
both be worthy of being carried into effect, and be after-
wards found of public benefit, that public good will amply
repay the few moments I have given up to pen them.
Ilfracombe, Oct. 12, 183 G.

I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
GORDIUS.

DURHAM.

(FROM • CORRESPONDENT.)
Saturday Night, Oct. 15.
SIR,—I beg leave to forward you this day's result of the
registration of the Northern Division of the County of Dur-
ham. You will perceive that the Tories have got regularly
floored, so far as the revision of this day has gone.
The Liberals objected to 17, struck off 14, and esta-
blished 16 new claims.

The Tories objected to 54, struck off 5 ! and esta-
blished 5 new claims.

SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

(FROM LLOYD'S.)

Drat., OCT. 15. _Wind S. S.E. to W. S.W.—Arrived
from the River the Norfolk, Gatinlish, for Sydney ; Royal
George, Richards, ditto ; Elizabeth, Whiteners, for Jamaica ;
Vernon, Davis, for Madeira ; Camilla, Harding, for Jamaica ;
and Chanet, Willis, for Demerara. The outward-bound have
sailed, but since put back. 16th., N. N. E.—sailed the whole
of the outward-bound again. Arrived from,.the River the
Sea-Nymph, Smith, for Buenos Ayres; ',atone. Manson,
for Cuba; Tryon, Pyhus, for the Cape of Good Hope; and
Janet, Huinter, for Honduras. Arrived and proceeded for
the River, the Henrietta, Christian, from Zante.
PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 15.—Wind S. by E. to S. W.-16th,
E. S E.—Arrived the Triumph, —, for Santander ; Childe
Harold, Willis, from Bombay ; sailed his Majesty's ship Peak
-and Inconstant for Plymouth; and James Cruikshank, Young,
for Demerara.

PLYMOUTH, OCT. 15. —Wind S. S. W. —No arrivals.
Sailed his Majesty's ship Russell for the coast of Spain ; his
Majesty's ship Minden, ditto ; and his Majesty's brig Scorpion,
Westward.

FALMOUTH, OCT. 14.—Wind S. S. W. to S. W.—Arrived
the Ranger packet, from St. Thomas's—sailed on the 19th
ult. Sailed none. Put back, the Gulf of Puira, with loss of
bulwaik, &c.

STANGATE CREEK, OCT. M.—Arrived the Jane, Patti-
On, from Almndria.

The Anne, from Roaen to Aberdeen, .vas on some rock
near Dunbar—ere,a saved.

The Adelin3, from Sunderland, was foundered on the 13th
inst., near Robin Hood Bay--crew saved.
The Union, of Yarmouth, was carried into Sarbro' on the
the 14th inst., abandoned. _

The Triaud, for Sunderland, has been carried into port
water-logged, and abandoned.
The Emerald, for New York, was lost at Folsterbro' Reef.
The Doncaster, Pritchard, from Mauritius to London, is
totally lost off Cape Lagulias—crew and passengers drowned.
Accounts have been received this morning at Lloyd's, from
Davis's Straits. The Norfolk, Harrison, of Berwick, had
got one fish ; the Clarendon, Kerr, of Leith, which has ar-
rived off Aberdeen, one fish and twelve of oil ; the Advice,
Ducaars, of Dundee, one fish ; Princess Charlotte, Adamson,
two fish and twenty-five of oil ; the Santander, Bruce, of
Aberdeen, one fish and twelve of oil ; the Zelipse, Stoor, of
Peterhead, three fish ; and Superior, Manson, one fish and
twelve of oil.

WASHINGTON IRVING.—We are at length able
to announce that the new work by this fascinating writer,
" Astoria," about which such general interest has been
manifested, will be published to-morrow. No modern author,
with the single exception of Byron, has attained so great
and just a celebrity as the author of " The Sketch Book."
The grace and purity of his style, his arch but refined hu-
mour, his good taste, and the real philanthropy which cha-
racterises his productions, have doubtless contributed to
render him an universal favourite. " Astoria" will be wel-
come to all lovers of romance ; it will exhibit the powers
of this celebrated writer in a new point of view, and will add
a new triumph to Washington Irving, who is allowed to be
the most distinguished living author.