The Sun.
London, England, 1825-05-25 00:00:00

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will- be, to promote tranquillity and security ; to contribute by 1
its influence to reMedy injustice ; but by no means to perpetual
hatreds and persecutions. The number of the. exiled Neapo.
litans, who are called here by the milder tenor " gli
nail," exceeds some thousands, and there are few rich or distin.
guished families who are not more or less interested in their fate,
Severalof the authors and accomplices of the insurrection at orf..
teforte have been condemned to death by the Supreme Council
criminal court of Naples, at the instance of the Attorney-Ge-
neral Brandusini. It is supposed, however, that the sentence
will not be executed, but that mercy will take place of justice.
After the lapse of a period of five years, severity no longer
makes so salutary an impression as. when it is used immediately
after the commission of the crime.
TRIESTE, MAY B.—Since the last accounts from Zante of
the 18th of April, a report has been spread that Ibrahifn had
sailed with his fleet from Modon back to Candia. The Greeks
believe this, but it is more probable that the ships have sailed
to fetch reinforcements from Candle. We expect further ac-
counts every hour. By a ship that sailed from Smyrna on the
15th of April, we learn that the Greeks have captured near
Suda three Turkish brigantiaes, with ammunition, -.bound to
the Morea.—( Allgerneine Zeitung, May 18.)

We have elsewhere given from 'the Madras
Courier of the llth January, a particular state-
ment of the British force in Ava, together with
a short extract of a letter from Rangoon, which,
thought not of so late a date as those already re-
ceived, mentions one or two particulars that have
some ►►ovelty and interest.

The Gazelle of last night contains the notifi-
cation of Lord STRANCIFORD'S appointment to be
Ambassadoi to St. Petersburgh ; and that of Mr.
STRATFORD CANNING, to be Ambassador to Con-
stantinople.

DESTRUCTION Of CUMBERLAND GARDENS by
FIRE.— This morning, about half-past four
o'clock, the house of Mr. BAII,EY, in the Cum-
berland Gardens, appeared suddenly surrounded
by flames, and so rapidly did they extend that
the family and other inmates had scarcely time
to save themselves before the dreadful element
had full pos4ession-of the house, which, together
with the out-offices and assembly room, in less
than one hour were a pile of smoking ruins.—
Shortly after the first alarm numbers of engines
were on the spot, but of no avail whatever.—
The fire, it is said, originated in one of the
kitchen flues. The loss to Mr. BAILEY is almost
ruinous, his entire stock of wine, spirits, &c.,
having been destroyed, and every article of fur-
niture is included in the general wreck. His in-
surance was only for the sum of 3,0001., which
will not cover the loss by one third. All the
plantations in the garden are spoiled, and the
scene is one of extreme desolation.

'The Cabinet Ministers assembled yesterday
afternoon, at three o'clock, at the Foreign Office, Downing-
street. There were present.—the LORD CHANCELLOR, the
Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl of Har.:
rowby, the Earl of Westmoreland, Earl Bathurst, Mr. Secre-
tary Peel, Mr. Secretary Canning, the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, Mr. Huskisson, 'Lord Bexley. &c. The Cabinet Coun-
cil sat in deliberation until half-past five o'clock. •
Sir Wm. CONGREvE, ColonPl LANDMANN, and
Mr. F. DANIELL, returned on Monday from a mission to the
Continent, where they have been engaged for upwards of three
months past, in establishing the business of the Continental
Gas Company. We understand that in Germany, Hanover,
the Low Countries, and Holland, they have met with the most
complete success, having engaged for lighting the most im-
portant towns in those countries. In the Netherlands they have
already signed definitive engagements for lighting three out of
the four principal cities. •
Mr. CHARLES R ICKETTS, formerly a leading
Member of the Connell in Bengal, and President of the Board
of Trade in that country, has been appointed to succeed the
late Mr. RoWCUOFT, as his MAJESTY'S Consul-General in
Peru, and will proceed to his destination in about three weeks
or a month.
THE MANCHESTER. PITT CLUB.--The mem-
bers of the Pitt Club dined together on Thursday last, in the
Exchange Dining Room, to ce,lebrate the Anniversary of the
Birth-day of that illustrious Statesman the Right Hon. Was.
Pry r. The 28th of May happening this year in the race week,
occasioned the change of the day. At half-past five, upwards
of one hundred and forty gentlemen sat down to a most sump-
tuous dinner. On each side of the President's chair were dis-
played flags, inscribed " the Pilot that weathered the Storm,"
and " His Country's Safeguard, and its Pride," and in the
centre an appropriate transparency. Captain S. P. Humphreys,
R.N. was in the Chair, supported on the right by W. Hulton,
Esq. of Hulton, and on his left by Trafford Trafford, Esq. In
the immediate vicinity of the Chair were the respected Sti-
pendiary Magistrate, J. Norris, Esq. Thos. Entwistle, Esq.
the Rev. Dr. Trevor, J. lirierley, Esq. Major Eckersley„
Major Cole, &c. The Manchester band played several delight-
ful airs daring dinner, and throughout the evening. On pro-
posing the usual toasts of the Pitt Club, a series of loyal and
animated speeches were pronounced, which we regret our ina-
bility to give. The Chairman and several other gentlemen left
the.room at eleven o'clock, and were loudly cheered as they de-
parted, and Captain Grimshaw, one of the Vice-Presidents,
took the chair. Many loyal and patriotic toasts and.sentiments
were afterwards given, interspersed with songs; and the ut-
most harmony and conviviality was kept up until a late hour.
GLOVE TRADE.--A deputation of six Gentle-
men, two from Yeovil, two from Worcester, and two from
London, connected with the glove manufactories and skin
trade, have; recently had an•interview with the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, relative to the proposed admission of foreign
gloves, skins, and leather, to represent that unlessthat measure
be guarded by certain restrictions, and themselves relieved from-
certain duties and vexatious forms with which they are now
burdened, from the peculiar advantages which the French
glovers in particular possessed, it would be impossible to com-
pete with the foreigner with any chance of success: At their
suggestion, it was consented by Mr. Robinson that instead of
an ad valorem duty on gloves imported, it should be a rated duty
of 4s- per dozen upon habits, os. on men's, and 7s. on women's.
The duty on the importation of foreign skins and leather, in-
cluding that on wool, was hitherto 14s. per 100 (it is reckoned
that to wool about 4s. 6d. attached) : this is to be reduced to Is.
6d., so that the manufacturer gets a relief of Bs. per 100 on his
raw material. The Excise duty of lid. per lb. paid by the skinner,
is to be reduced to O. : it was hoped that this impost would have
been given up altogether, inasmuch as the small part retained
will scarcely pay the cost of collecting it, and it still per-
petuates to the skinner the intrusion of the officers upon his
premises, and binds him to a fixed process, which entirely pre-
cludes improvement, for it is in the course of this process that
the French pursue a plan of treatment of their skins which
gives them the superiority for which they are reputed.
SUDDEN DEATH.—Yeslerday morning, an in-
stance of sudden death occurred in the house of a Mr. ADAMS,
President-street East, King-square, Goswell-street-road. Mrs.
VOYCE, a widow lady of some property, who occupied a first
floor, retired to bed on the preceding evening, taking with her
her little girl, a child about ten months old ; but in consequence
of her not rising at her usual hour, her servant became alarmed,
as her mistress had had a fit the day before (to which she was
subject); she proceeded to call her mistress, but as soon as she
opened the door she found that she was a corpse. The little
innocent was laying by the side of its mother, who must have
been dead some hours. Mrs. Voyce lost her husband about
ten months since, who also died suddenly, which melancholy
catastrophe so preyed on her mental faculties that she had long
been incapable of taking oare of her child. She has frequently
been known to let the child fall from her lap on the floor, and
allow the infant to lay
.screaming, without appearing to notice
the circunastance—a proof that her intellects were very much
impaired.
The bells of seral parishes in the cit of
Bristol rang merryev -peais on Thursday last, to
defeat of the Roman.Cutholic Re-
celebrate the
lid OM in
the Moose of Lords.