The Sun.
London, England, 1825-10-21 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR:: OF THEIUN.

• - Sitt—.l am induced :;'from yot well-known
kindness in the cause ,o7fllumanity,to send you a
most truly distresSing case, viz.:.•-The father of
these children was an old officer c the half-pay
of the Royal Marines, who, ha( once a good
estate in Kent, but which, from his too great
liberality, he mortgaged for abov(20,0001. The
mortgagees sold the property fo less than the
mortgage. This hastened his en, and he died
in March, 1823, leaving a whlw with seven
children totally destitute.
The late Capital' James Macky, of the 70th
regiment, a brother to the father (these children,
immediately took the whole firmly under his pro-
tection, aod,with the assistance oh small subscrip-
tion, supported them. The widomoon a fter died of
broken heart, leaving these orphns to the care of
their Uncle (since vl hick one chi". had also died).
This truly good man.(who hainothing but his
pay to live on) was a father to hem ; but, alas
worn out with disappointment, arxiety and grief,
about the future provision of hese orphans, he
died at Winchester, on the 6thof July last. By
his death, these six children (for girls and two
boys) are left without any meals of support.—
With a view to save these ['Cow orphans from a
worse fate, Sir James Cockburn, Bart. the Rev.
Archdeacon Cambridge and thyself have under-
taken to do the best we can In them, and our
names have'also appeared as trustees, &c. for any
which may be collected for them.
The father of these children went to half-pay
at ,his own request, by whielt act he deprived
his family of any benefit from Ihe Pension List.
—The grandfather was a very old officer, and
served in the battles in the first American War,
and (lied Fort-Major of Tilbury ; and also his
father, with his five brothers, all died holding
commissions in his present and late Majesty's ser-
vice, two of whom were killed in action, and a
third died of fatigue. These poor orphans are
left to the charity of the humane and affluent.—
Messrs. Greenwood, Cox, and Ilammersley, of
Craig's-court, Charing-cross, have most kindly
consented to receive the subscriptions ; as have
also Messrs. Ilatchard and Son, 187, Piccadily ;
and Messrs. Rivingtons, Waterloo-place.-1 have
the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient servant,
THOS. VALIANT, Lieut.-Col.

Bath, Oct. 18, 1825.

COMBINATION.

THE CoLLTEII3.-The prompt manner in which
the combined colliers were rooted out at Calder Coal 'Works,
has thrown their leaders into terrible consternation. A general
meeting of about one thousand five hundred of the combined
body was held on Friday last, in a Sand-field near Tollcross,
when it was decreed, in order to prevent there being any
increase in the supply of coals, from the number of new hands
that have so unexpectedly been thrown into the market, thai
the colliers who adhere to the combination in the other coal pits
at Faskiue, should limit the quantity of coals they put out to
six carts a week, or 9s. of wages.—The wages a collier can
make at present being front Is. 3d. to Is. tid. an hour, they do
not only not go .More than three or four days a week to their
work, but when they* go, it is only fora few hours, seldom the
length of six ; and when there are two or three in a family, the
ballot' them only work that day, the others sitting and looking
at them, never casting their coats.. It was proposed of one orate
late meetings of the colliers (and which will no doubt be tried
to be carried into effect),• to counteract the effect 'of new
hands being brought in, that all the colliers at all the Asso-
ciated Works shall restrict their outputs in proportion as the
outputs by the new hands increase; so that no more coals
shall be put out, whatever means may be used to increase
the quantity. This is practised so far at present, that when-
ever the stock of coals at any colliery amounts to three '
days output, they are ordered instantly to restrict their
quantity till the stock is sold off: This is a daily occur-
rence. The injury done to the iron trade of Scotland by the
colliers' combination is strikingly evident front the fact that this
year there is fully a fourth less iron made in this country sole-
ly in consequence of this want of coals, and the frequent inter-
ruptions rad ring it unsafe for the iron-masters to prepare iron-
stone, &c. ; and several of the blast furnaces have consequent-
ly remained vacant. Iron is very scarce at present, from the
great demand. Pig-iron, No. 1, sells at JO/. 10s. a ton, and is •
not to be had. There are applications from all parts of the
kingdom for pig-iron ; and although the-price has been lowered
a little in Wales, it is owing to the rivalry of the leading iron-
masters. The consumption of pig-iron in treat Britain last year
was 1000,000 tons : of this quantity, Scotland supplied 35,000
tons. It is understood the make this year will not be above
.500,000 tons. In Scotland there are seven ironworks. At
Calder iron-works there are four blast furnaces; in Wilson-
town, two ; in Carron, five ; Clyde, two ; Shotts, one ; Clel-
land, two ; Muirkirk,• three ; Devon, two. These furnaces
make, on en average, thirty-five tons of iron a week each,
when working. The great wages which the colliers have
made so great exertions to gain, have been very far from
a benefit to them. In various places, ever since the Repeal
of the Combination Laws, they have been almost constantly in
a state of semi-intoxication, while their wives and families
have been much worse off than when wages were far lower.—
The manner in which the colliers exercise their authority over
their humble masters, may be judged of front a late inci-
dent. A manufacturer in Glasgow had ordered 100 tons
from Ayrshire, but when the colliers there learned the desti-
nation, they intimated their determination not to interfere with
the Lanarkshire colliers, and insisted that the 100 tons should
be sent 'elsewhere; and. they were obeyed.—(Glasgow Chro-
nicle.)

FIRE AT K Er.so.— On Tuesday evening last
great alarm was excited by the discovery of the
new distillery at Kelso, belonging to Mr. Mason,
being on fire. The working of it had com-
menced on the previous day. The fire, from
the first moment, 'assumed the most frightful
appearance ; but, from the prompt attend-
ance of the fire-engines, the immense supply of
water at hand, and the great and praiseworthy
exertions of the persons assembled, it was con-
fined to the granary, and in about, an hour extin-
guished. The stock and buildings are, we under-
stand, insured in the Sun and Phoenix Offices.
The business of the distillery was immediately
resumed, and is now going on, the damage being
done chiefly to the granary, and to the malt
stored in P.

A few nights ago, as the wife of a tradesman
in West-street came to the door to let in her hus-
band, the wind blew the flame of the candle into
her face, and set her beautiful flowing locks on
fire, consuming with unpitying fury the bewitch-
ing curls, neatly packed in paper, to ashes. The
sight was quite appalling, as, like another Thais,
she streamed and screamed through the building
with the countenance of Medusa, and the action
of a Sybil. Fortunately the flames were sup-
pressed without injury to her pericranium) not
from the bounteous fountains of her eyes, but by
a large wet cloth thrown over it, which would
soon have been a caput mortuum, but for the so-
licitous attention of her spouse.—(Brightori Gaz.)

We received, at a late hour this morning, the
Paris Papers of Monday and Tuesday. They
repeat an article from Trieste (which appears in
the German Papers), reporting that Inn Alum

PACHA, in his retreat to Navarino, had quarrelled
with liussEtx BEY, and shot him dead, and that
the Pacha was afterwards assassinated by a ne-
phew of Hussunst. The Diario cli Roma gives
the same news, and looking at the violent character
of IBRAHIM, and his excesses whe❑ under the in-
fluence of wine, an event of this nature is far
from improbable. If the report should be con-
firmed, the event is one of high importance,
and may prove very advantageous to the cause of
the Greeks. The following are extracts :
" PAHL°, OCT. 17.
"Prince Narischkin, Grand Chamberlain of
the Emperor of Russia, arrived yesterday at Pa-
ris from Englind.

44 Oc•r. 18.—According to recent letters from
Russia, the Emperor will return to St. Peters-
burgh in the month of November. It appears
that important affairs will be discussed by the
different Cabinets, particularly those relating to
Greece abdTurkey,and for this reason hislinperial
Majesty has determined on returning to his capi.
tal sooner than was first proposed. By some
persons it is imagined that the Emperor will
arrive there in the beginning of November.—
L' Mode.)

FRENCH FUNDS.—Pains, OCT. 18.—Five per CentF.
99f. 85c. 80e.—Three per Cents., 71f. 75c. 70c. 75c.

A llamburgh Mail, bringing Papers to the
sth instant, arrived this morning. The follow-

ing are extracts:—

ODESSA, SEPT. 24.

We have letters from Constantinople to the Ifith of Septem.
ber. It is said that there is some discOntent among the Janis-
saries. News had been received from the Archipelago that the
Captain Paelia•s fleet had put into Alexandria, for the most
part without masts or sails. This, with the account, which is
believed to he certain, that Ibrahim Paella had returned to Na-
varin, had caused an extraordinary sensation.

TRIESTE, OCT. 6
We have letters from Corfu to the 18th of S:ptember. Ibra-
him Pacha had at length left the interior of the Morea, End
wholly laid waste the country in his retreat. At the beginning
of September he arrived again at Navarin, whence he set out in
May, with the most brilliant hopes. Soon after his arrival
the misunderstanding with Hussein Bey, the second in com-
mand, who had brought the reinforcements from Candia,
creased; it had already manifested itself in their retreat, and
the troops arrived from Candia had even to come to blows with
the Egyptians. Ibrahim and Hussein engaged in a violen
dispute; the former fired a pistol at Hussein, and killed him on
the spot. This event, in the account of which several letters
agree, is said to have made such an impression on Hussein's
troops, that they will not serve any longer under Ibrahim, and
only obey the Beys who came with them from Candia. Ore k

letters, which indeed deserve little credit, even say that 3 Ile-
phew of Hussein had assassinated Ibrahim, out of revenger
but this seems fabulous.
the
In some cases, however, the misundertanding betwaen
Turks and EgyptiarLs, united with the retreat of Ibrahim Pa
C
from Tripolizza, and the insurrection in Candia, mai prone
very advantageous to the cause of the Greeks.—Pligeinei
Z. itung, Oct. 14.)

VIENNA, OcT• 9'
The Greck Chronicle of Missolonghi continues to give the
August. Nothing of any decisive importance
journal of the siege. These accounts come down to the lfith of
considerable
Redschid Pacha was prosecuting the siege with
activity, and a brisk fire was maintained on both sides. rile
Turks.. were actively employed in raising a kind of dam to unite
to this
different parts of their works, the Greeks have gi'en
the name of the Union Darn, and keep up a continued fire, t°
Reds
.
prevent the execution of this project, on which they say
chid Paella appears to place his hopes. The Greeks, on
part, were raising new works within the town, and expre
great confidence on the final result of the contest.
FRANKFORT, OCT. 13.
Baron Ottenfels, Minister Plenipotentiary of Prussia to the
.
Courts of Darmstadt, Carlsruhe, and Nassau, and to the Swiss
Confederation, has arrived here from Carlsrulie•—(Frankfars
is recorded.
Papers, Oct. 14.)

PETERSBIIIIGH, OCT•
A Courier from our Ambassador in London arrived the till/
before yesterday with very important dispatches, which
well
immediately forwarded to the Emperor.
The anniversary of the Coronation of their Imperial Majes.
ties was observed here with great pomp on the 27th September.
Count Orlow has returned from his travels, after many Years

absence.
An Imperial Ukase reduces by one half for the beginning of,
1826 the imposts paid by the lower class of tradesmen, o°4
secures to them other advantages. The towns on the Dhick
Sea have obtained still greater advantages. The object of the
late commercial regulations appears to be, to concentrate COnul
is erce in the towns, in order to promote the consumption off
agricultural produce, and to prevent the boundless innre3g °
an unprofitable retail trade.
A resolution of the Imperial Committee, confirmed 11
his Majesty, orders that the entire property of Princs
D***, situated in various parts of the empire, shall bee
placed under legal guardianship—he having been convicted e=
too great severity to his vassals; and lie himself is to be f°r
ever banished from the capital.
On the 13th August a dreadful hail-storm did immense dg.
mage in the Crimea.

STOCKHOLM, OCT. 4.
The last courier from Christiania brings word that their 11111'
jesties will set out on the Elth to return to Sweden, and will
arrive here on the 10th or 17th.
The Government has acceded to the proposal to increase the
garrison of Shelsingberg, for the protection of the custom-hot
°
officers against the smugglers.
We have had for the last ten days extremely fine weathera,
and a degree of warmth unusual at this season (between 14
15 Reaumur); the barometer is .very
high, being between
anti 30 inches.

FXCHANGES ON LONDON.
IlAmßuncif, OCT. 14.-36. 2k.; 2 U5.,?3• 111.
ST. PETERSBUROII, SEPT. 30.-10. 17-32-
I.Erpsto, OcT. 10.—Three months, 6. 13i.
BERLIN, Ocr. 11.—Three months, 6. 23g.
VIENNA, OCT. s.—Three months, 9.42.

A private letter from Madrid of the 311
September, states, that the French Ambas,ad°r
had addressed a note to the Cabinet of Spain, 0-
liciting it to acknowledge, on certain condi'
ti.ms, the independence of the South America
States. States. The English Ambassador, it is sal"
seconded the request of the French Anl;
bassador, and invited the Government
FERDINAND to profit by this favourable Cl''"cl
stance, and at the same time offered the weals
tion of England. The Spanish Minister is re:
ported to have replied, that the King woul(111°.
acknowledge the independence of his ancielli
Colonies.

The Packet ship of the 24th September "'-
arrived from New York.
North and South American Coifee.hoose•
WAR IN AFRlCA.—Sanguivary
(From the New York Papers of the 24th September.)
contests often occur among the hostile tribes °
Africa. We find it stated in a Sierra Leo°
Gazette of the 25th June, that an engagesilelitt
had taken place between a considerable force °I.
the Sherho Bullems and a strong party of lidg(i
saons, who entrenched themselves on an isiali
in the Deing River, near a small town. It arl
pears that the Sherbo Chiefs, with the caulker
at their head, have been a long time mustering
and blood);
for the attack. The Bullerns, who were sooguill
of success, were repulsed with great 'lacer:
roug
having failed in their attempt to break flit,
eari
the barricade. Some hundreds of lives have bee
lost, and a large party for the slave market bare
. _

beet) obtained.
moment
FROM AFRICA.--Serr•u Leone Gazettes of (11°
12th April state, we are credibly informed that
three vessels, under American colours, are o'l4
these on the coast for slaves : thus we lej
miscreants taking the advantage of the 011:
sence of American cruizers to violate the laws °I

Heir countr

afternoon
___....agoi.--
Prince E
dap STERIIAZT transacted business yesir;t
thewith Mr. Secretary CA.011401
Foreign Office, Downig-street.
Mr. 1110
AVILAND, the King's Messenger, 0.
sent off on 'Tuesday . rForeig"
Office evening from the
ice to Paris.
It is now d than
fore,be-
more confidently asserte
.....
B that ma: r_i_
jor.,Aeneral Sir D. Ocirrstatitr4_i_
h.asrt. has resigned, and has come to CalCli.titicall
i way to England. Sir Atop was r°'
Res.di the
Resident In M 1 and d'ff rence WI (
a wa, al e ent °
supreme .-. gen
„fp, —. brovernment as to the ri?an .
_tioa.
" gull is Supposed to have led to hls resig"ai
- .

THE THEATRE.

'ZittußY-LANE.—The dearth of comic geniusaPpears i
in most modern compositions has
Ite.ce4 the Manager of this Theatre to resort to
or-arks of a more propitious period, and Love
L_
the uive was revived at this Theatre last night.
res, characters were in general allotted tonttlaies
VPletii`lP performers with as much judgment
4.:4-‘ate of the theatrical company admits.
711 in e Wag assigned to Mr. WALLACK, and as
41 'lr.' "t quite so rigid and fastidious as many
aur
'No Lopetitors, we venture to say that he
there'fled it with gentlemanly ease and spirit.
kr Can he no difference of opinion respecting
the.C6WTom's Sir Sampson. It was not only
42-est Performance of the character since the
la;,- °I. Moony, who was admirable, but such
l'tes:ts; hay(' satisfied the author if he had been
%ult. Miss KELLY'S Miss Prue was equal in
Islio,,4BWell as in merit to that of Mrs. JORDAN,
Itrinf'•el„lised all competitors in parts of this e-
-4;4". The vivacity and humour of Mrs.
qtli,s,°Nliii Angelina, compensated for the want
Avenile appearance which the part cer-
Itlt •Ptequires. The new actor, Mr. WI LtA.tms,
and p°resight, and if he did not bring QUICK
tietti,4ftlONS, two actors who have altogether
r' ()tell succeeded by others of equal merit,
141afavna,4 good outline of the part. It is said, in
ne lathe public Prints, that judicial astrology
1,10: iger believed, and therefore that Fore-
-44h- a Character too absurd to excite atten-
.l4 these
days. This is a mistake; that folly,
I,,as many others, will always exist, how-
' tb."l'ed and intelligent the world in general
thgi:conle. There is at present an Artist
e merit who is a firm believer in
hta°l4loll:4ence of the stars upon the birth,
ilgati --) actions and characters of all hu-
,4wlegs, and only requires an exact
-hiuge of the year and hour of their nativity
lhisag! to predict their future fortunes.—
liev,7"°logical Sage has many followers and
his doctrines. Ile, however, had a
;hat °no of his predictions, which has some-
h"ealterted the confidence of his disciples ;
41;isstOfa few months ago, prognosticated the
tigatt o;
a gentleman " within a little month,"
qtd; l'aniina bid fat, to make him long survive
tht ~saPPainted et of his fate. The rest of
4i4 1.4 e, prop
hitst ("S m the Play were supported with at
r4ttietiieent mediocrity, and 11.1aLEY's Ben, in
liclock'ar) was active and spirited. At nine
Jay was usual, Usual, one of the best scenes in the
the ins ,°`ferwhelmed by the turbulent entrance
"ittte-'lalf-price visitors. When will this nui-
kt be abolished ?
IstARRILT Tl benefit of Miss GEORGE
47 kr. V k last The
arria VG too p ace night.
41t,
.ge
,°,/ Figaro was performed in a good
ONitr,:s nas heretofore been the case at this
e: Si; Madame VESTILI s was excellent
th"tit' -alitia• She introduced a new song,
t,
ht-4taik le Arrows of Love, which she
.
1:411')1); I,%itii great effect. It was composed, we
1:1•1C:tr. W EST, a comic performer of
4‘„,'"*4ll;cwo merit, and who on this occasion has
nisieiso very promisinc, proofs of his talents as
6
". A very numerous audience.

0, I:IL ---,,a,--
);,0,,i-a4vii A NI appeared at the Dublin Theatre,
-sa a, ; evening, for the first time these three
tkr,4,i" leant Belino, in the Devil's Bridge, to
"°,tice w.4,_ house, Ile was greeted upon his en-
4tuti s" general and warm applause.
tit4ol;atarday last, Mi
_:_.ss _TEPIIF.NS made her
114.41Nitrvea'rance this season, at our Theatre, be-
ttitt of 71): crowded audience. At the conch'.
40 amid eOPera, the Manager came forward,
lq,',lleed -1
e'leers mingled- with some hisses, an-
-Illlis;s having ' entered into an engagement
Pri, '°°TE.—(Glasgoro Chronicle.)
ititZehte3o4;,,ll,Cl:-.IC-----gYPEDITION. Although it is
Zd itl-' Oiti.lo.:!!'e that Captain Pannr can have made an
will
04, It_ ethinverY during his last voyage, yet his survey, t :
'NI ~ towards the hydro.-raphy of the
.Arc re_
the tit t`no collections that have been made. must !in-
'/Peir!ures uf Natures History. The cours taken
itiltilt;etgou',2ll was through Davis' Strait, Baffin s lay.,
tilt It! lalet-"' „nd Barrow's Strait, which leads pito Prin!..e
liitS,,tedo,'„,rort Bowen, where the ships wintered, is,
ie, bein 'lnrth latitude 73 degrees, and Wcst longitude.
Ntlttkre cag,a.hout a hund7ed and twenty miles
,frorm the
Vg; oi,`,_a_lll Parry was stopped in his li:s"e. did
ttSez" so far be considered that the Expedition
on ILi route 48 the preceding one, as they proceeded
Itiettp-etcll 031: It ate
that as soon as the last summer
Ytisqir-a EA 'Y. StOod to the south-westward, and reached.
10°,61:1,4. North, latitude, and 91 deg. 50 min.
!4 here 1;11- le Pury
pLthe lit TurniBn Point Was lost, and they were compelled to
is about 420' geogi:aphic.al miles N.E.
V. IQ P 441 urea is
the boundary of krankhn's. discovery,
.t,._at . tne mouth of the Copper-mine River ;
k:t11:1-1414covvItr3.13.Y 300 miles as they made out on their first
Viiil °Cialllati --...0na....._
ton 4td on of our Government, as far
tlitio4 the prohibition to export arms and
iit tl
1. tip' %vitt. _ the Greeks, will, we hope, lie a.
'ttl 4S kith
n° effect upon the cause of that
ttok4tht. the ii'oti;lateiiilast accounts from the Continent
ki‘ tit opp g!nce of shipments about to be made
0 4%4 Qrslte Coast. Indeed wherever there
Itllt4itltlipty. -°,rn goods (with money) there will
etiotht iti'll, ere is one striking instance. of
4lili- the i,e Present Ivar in India, as it is no-
, Nt M r .3uo,ese
are now fighting with arms
ii:%:terodr°4: linodon. Two cargoes that were
p y , L.O its_
r.it4 were
at." Authorities at Calcutta and
tir Nei . terwards disposed of tu the
~ ,t, .
I: VI or a
~t iftrkq ofrecein date from Alexandria men-
-04: tton,- case of plague having occurred
'htttr 'or a ",time, and that a British ship was
ll'titt4 obte.tean bill of health which she ex-
ik ..4, •,a,.. 1
11,;11 4(ivi " 11l ten days.
the %i'vl44toreeeos, f_rorn Buenos Ayres state that
IY:4i ;11'44 ' ti
t uenos Ayres had authorized
h' ti
4v - t° apply to national purposes
11'4 allow e horid
it
41 ire red thousand dollars out of
I„Y,tk;reti livapstirYl and to furnish the 1,500
Nl' p'„ utitilit."'°nl.,oress to be placed on the
4,4trta. ile ether provinces might produce
ti 4to 1/. Ni
IV %. " °I 1. arcos Balcaree had taken
it Bear "z. A inister of War, instead of Don
i th
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1 rti iir "ILY of u 1 has accepted the
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„, °solve, Librarian at Edinburgh,
r‘)
Illielent" to make use of his services iii
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