The Sun.
London, England, 1825-05-16 00:00:00

end Of last year, lo found that the gond wnsit whrati
he had begun at home was sure of a prospersksr
issue Withont his preseute,. he .again-choie I.:,
;mission to Europe, both that he might consolidate.
the' English alliance by his personal 'infineale;
and remove from rival all ground for_ -,;
jealousy or alarm at home. Few of the oldest'
and most civilized states of Europe could produce
a morel enlightened citizen, a more faithful AC-
nister, or a more able diplomatist than Mr. Riva.
davia. .

• [TUL; PUBLIC LEDGBRI
Last night we 'received the Austrian Obsetver-z
to the 4th inst. which contains intelligence-from'
Constantinople to the 12th ult. This intelligince
completely upsets all that had been stated'in'this
country, on the authority of letteri froth Zatiti,,
respecting the triumphant progress or the EgyiW ,'•:-
tians in the Morea. had the latter gained any •
success, the organ of the Austrian Government
would have proclaimed it with pleasure ; but let
us see what it says on the subject :—" The re-
port, spread here (Constantinople) just before.the-
departure of the last mail, that lbraiiiM Pasha,
immediately after the first landing, had. Sot.
division of his 'troops to Navarin, and 'taken, pcnt-,
session of the port and fortress, whilst another,
division had advanced against Calarrata
confirmed. 06 the contrary the Porte has
ceived positive it formation that I brahim Pasha con-
tents; himself for the present with entrenching hies- •
self in his position between Coron and Modoct,- •
and is waiting for more troops, ammunition,
and provisions, meantime constantly exerci-
sing his troops, and preparing them for lone
and fatiguing marches." This information,
which is given as official, entirely overturns,
as we have already stated, the reported
triumphs of the Egyptians, who, instead of id-
vancing boldly into the heart of the country,
were employed in entrenching themselves close to
the spot where they landed at. Whenever an
invader takes this precaution at the beginning, it
is clear that he has underrated the difficulties of
his undertaking ; and it is also certain that he is in
the presence of an active and enterprising opponent.
It must be observed too, that the Egyptian Chief
had taken these precautions after he had been
joined by the second division of his troops, con-
sisting of 5,000 men, and when he had altogether •
a corps of at least 15,000 men under his command. •
If he thought it prudent to entrench himself with
this large force, at the commencement too of his en-
terprize, and before the G reeks had time to assem-
ble their forces, tie may dekm it prudent to carry
his caution much farther, when the whole force of
the country is arrayed against him. It appears to
us, from this account in The Austrian Observer,
which is the more remarkable on account of the
notorious partiality of that Paper, that Ibrahial
Pasha has got himself into a most perilous
scrape ; and it obviously adds great weight to
the statement we published in our last, bear.
ing the signature of the President of the Greek
Government.

[MORNING lIIMALDI
-Though the climate under which we live
deprives us of the clear sky and unvarying
temperature, and many of the most valuable
productions of the earth, yet the loss of these is
more than compensated by the absence of •many
of those diseases and annoyances under which
countries more favourably situated in the above
respects continually labour. The contagious
disorders of other countries have long ceased
to he known among us. Habits of personal
cleanliness, and improved descriptions of dwel-
lings, prevent such diseases engendering at home ;
while a wise and necessary, though perhaps
tedious and inconvenient, system of Quarantine
has prevented our importing any of those evils
from abroad: If there can be any one subject
more than another upon which it would be ad-
viseable " to let;well alone," one would suppose
it must be this. But even into this subject some
new-fangled crotchets, assuming the form of new
lights and superior wisdom, have been attempt..
ed to be introduced ; and because some wise-
acre chuses to assert that the plague is non-con
tagious, Parliament is gravely called upon- to
assent to this absurdity, and actually to abandon
the safeguards and barriers .which have been
erected to keep it from - us. We inserted,
a few days since, a very sensible letter from a
Correspondent at Ramsgate, upon this subject ;
and we are happy to perceive that, in a recent de-
bate, Mr. liuskisson employed himself in a way
calculated to soothe every apprehension. Upon
this occasion many extraordinary statements were
made on both sides of the question. The assertion •
that contagion cannot be introduced in clothes,
bales of cotton, &c. we were surprised to seemn-
sisted upon, in the teeth of almost every man',
knowledge to the contrary ; and the curious fact
that the cupidity of Dutch traders indticed ad-
venturers to land questionable cargoes there to -
obtain a-n earlier introduction here, is worthy of
the attention of those in whose department
the regulation of these matters rests ; while
it tends to show that the story of our neiglihotrrs
selling gunpowder to their own besiegers is not
altogether a fable. While alluding to the danger
of foreign contagion, it may not be amiss to look
"a little to that which we still run at home. We
allude particularly to the state of the dense p 0...
pulation which inhabit the close lanes; courts,
and alleys, of the metropolis and other large . ,
towns. We often wonder that such places do not
produce a sense of datrger at least. Indeed, it
is well known that malignant fevers are often
found to 'rage in such places," 'the 'consequences 1.1
of which, but for the reasons we have already
given, might be very serious. The state of such
places is in a great measure, owing to the neglect
of parochial boards and authorities, who, though
they levy rates for paving, lighting and Cleansing
all parts of the town, pay little attention ,to those
places where such cleansing is most wanted, and
ought to be most freqUerit. We think, tOo,'it
would be a good regulation if the landlords. of
honses so situated were compelled' to have the
interior of them white-washed once in every year.
It is well known how conducive to health such
a practice would be,- to say nothing 'of the
many other advantages it would, produce. At
any rate, the scavengers might. be compelled to
visit the narrow and confined streets of Shore-