The Sun.
London, England, 1822-04-05 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN.

ENGLISH NEUTRALITY.

Mit. EDITOR-It has been very confidently
stated in the City, that several British Officers
have been allowed to enter the Turkish Service,
whilst the most strict neutrality has been ob-
served towards the Greeks—but as I do not be-
lieve this report, and think that it is circulated
merely with a view to create a prejudice against
the Government, I beg your insertion of this
communication, as it may lead to a contradiction
of it from the proper quarter ; for, after the de-
clarations made by Ministers in the course of the
debates on the Foreign Enlistment Bill, it is im-
possible to believe that they would lend them-
selves in the present instance to the Turkish Go-

vernment.
Jamaica Coffee-house, 4th April, 1832.

X.-y.

Letters dated the Bth ult. have been received
from Odessa. The question relative to the free-
dom of the port remained undetermined, and
hopes were entertained by the merchants that
Odessa would not be deprived of that privilege.
It was thought a conciliatory proceeding that
the person sent from Petersburgh to Odessa to
inquire into the state of the trade, and to intro-
duce new regulations, if deemed expedient, had
solicited an interview with the English Consul.
They had no Constantinople news at Odessa, the
winds having been adverse.

COMMON SERGEANT.—The Candidates for this
ancient Office. are Mr. BOLL AND, Mr. ARAALN,
Mr. DENMAN, and Mr. CI:I:WOOD.
We understand that the Report which has ap-
peared in some of the Papers, that Mr. CANNING
is to take Mr. ELLIS with him to India, is wholly
without foundation.---(Morning Chi onicle.)
We learn from good authority that Mr. CAN-
NING does not intend to vacate his seat for this borough, by
accepting the Chiltern Hundreds, until immediately before his
departure for India, which will not be before next September,—
( Liverpool Advertiser.)
His Majesty's ship Euryalus, which sailed from
Plymouth on the 2d ult. with Mr. llAmitrox,
the Ambassador to Naples, on board, passed
Gibraltar on the 14th ult.

Yesterday a Court of Aldermen was held at
Guildhall, for the purpose of declaring the Office of Recorder
vacant, by the decease of Sir JOHN SILVESTER, Bart., when
the same being done by the Lord Mayor, it was resolved that
the office should be filled up at the next Court, and the Lord
Mayor was requested to convene a Court on an early day for
that purpose,' whereupon his Lordship appointed 'Wednesday
the 10th instant accordingly. Some ordinary business was
transacted, and the Court adjourned.
His Excellency Baron FAGEL, the Dutch Am-
bassador, and Suite, arrived at Wright's Hotel, at Dover, on
Wednesday evening, from London, and embarked on board a
boat, which conveyed his Excellency to his Majesty's steam-
packet the Dasher,lying in the Roads. As soon as he got on
board, the guns at the Redoubt Battery upon the heights
fired a salute, and the packet immediately got under weigh for

A Correspondent informs us that a Lady of
Aix, in France, was on the eve of drawing a
tolerably large sum of money out of the hands of
a notary, where it was deposited : she was
awakened suddenly in the night by the clanking
of chains and irons in the chimney, which is
generally the prelude to the appearance of a
nocturnal apparition. An apparition did in-
deed appear, loaded with all the attributes
of Lucifer. "I am the Devil," said he to
Madame
to receive a sum of money to-morrow, which I
shall take for my own account. To-morrow
night I shall appear again, when, if you refuse it
to me, I will take you away into the nethermost
pitt of hell." Madame - promised to sub-
scribe to all the Devil required of her, but the
next morning went to a male friend to relate to
him the appearance of the Devil in her apatttnent.
He removed her fears by saying he would hide
himself in the evening, with two other persous,
to surprise the Devil in the fact, and to exercise
him. II e took his measures accordingly. Lucifer
was exact to hi& appointment, and at the moment
he set his foot in the chamber, two police-officers
provided with dark lanterns, seized him by the
horns and led him to prison. A prosecution was
the consequence, and this man in devil's clothing
has been condemned to several years solitary
confinement.

On Monday the following Gentlemen, pur-
suant to their examinations, were admitted Licentiates of the
Royal College of Physicians of London, viz. :—Drs. John
Gouldwyer, Tarres, John Gibbs, and Lauver.
WARRANTS OF ATTORNEY.—A very important
Bill is now before the Legislature, for prevent-
iug the injustice which is frequently done to cre-
ditors by secret Warrants of Attorney, whereby
persons in a state of insolvency are enabled to
keep up the appearance of being in good circum-
stances, and the persons holding such Warrants
of Attorney have the power of taking the pro-
perty of such insolvents in execution at any time,
to the exclusion of the rest of the creditors.—
To remedy this, it is proposed to be enacted,
that all Warrants of Attorney, or a true copy,
with attestation, the defeasauce, indorsements, &c.
shall, within days after completion, be filed,
together with an affidavit of executide, in the
Court in which judgment is intended to be entered
up ; and any seizure 'made under a warrant not
so filed, to be deemed fraudulent, and the as-
signees of bankrupts may recover the amount of
the proceeds of such seizure. And as the
object of this Bill may be defeated by any
person giving a cognovil actionein, instead of
a Warrant of Attorney, to confess judgment,
it is further provided that this instrument
shall be filed in • like manner : if given on
any condition, the same also to be filed. The
remaining clauses enact, that the officers of each
Court keep a book, containing particulars of each
Warrant of Attorney and cognovit—allowing a
fee for filing—copies to be given from the offices
—satisfaction may be entered on Warrants of
Attorney and cognovits.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday after-,
noon a carpenter employed at the King's Theatre,
while endeavouring to secure a trap-door,slipped
the hold he had of the beam, and fell through
the stage and magazine floor, a distance of 37
feet, and unfortunately falling on his head, frac-
tured his skull in a dreadful manner) and he died
soon after.