The Sun.
London, England, 1831-07-20 00:00:00

THE DEACLES AND THE FIFTY POUND

VERDICT•

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

SIR,—As a friend of Mr. Deacle's, I beg to offer you
my best thanks for the generous and manly notice you
have taken of the shameful persecution to which that gen-
tleman and his lady have been exposed.
It will, Sir, increase your surprise and indignation to
learn, that Mrs. Deacle had, fur some time previous to the
cowardly and cruel conduct of the Barings, been in so
delicate and precarious a state of health, that her ultimate
recovery was despaired of ; and that the shaking of the
cart into which these gentlemen! forced a defenceless and
sickly lady, without bonnet or shawl to protect her from
cold, added to the shock which her nervous system sus-
tained from the outrage done to her feelings in being
handcuffed and carried in an open vehicle to gaol, through
a neighbourhood where she was known and respected, has
had a most injurious, and, I fear, permanent effect upon a
constitution always delicate, and upon a mind naturally
very susceptible.
It should be observed that Mr. Deacle was one of the
principle sufferers by the outrages of the mob, having had
a valuable thrashing-machine destroyed by the rioters.
Mr. Deacle, in disgust with the treatment he has received
from the legal authorities of his country, is disposing of
the whole of his property, intending to leave England for
ever; and 501. !! is the recompense which a Hampshire
jury has awarded for such irreparable injuries. Surely,
Sir, the Lord Chancellor will take cognizance of the con-
duct of these humane and discreet Magistrates !
I am, Sir, your obliged humble servant,
GIDEON MANTELL, Surgeon, F.R.S., &c.
Castle-place, Lewes, July 16.

KING LEOPOLD.—A humorous incident
occurred at the village of Furnes, as his MAJESTY passed
through, which is worth mentioning :—A company of
the Civic Guard had mounted guard in honour of his
MAJESTY, and on his passing, having no muskets, they
presented arms with sticks ! It is worthy of remark that
on the 17th of July, 1830, WILLIAM of Holland made his
last appearance in Belgium, and on the 17th July, 1831,
LEOPOLD his first. His MAJESTY Will make his public
entry into Brussels on Thursday (to-morrow). N.
LEBEAU is continually with the KING, and is said already
to be much attached to him.

Letters received from Lithuania are favour-
able to the Polish cause. The rapidity of the march in a
country stilt covered with troops of the enemy, proves the
activity and ability of the General, and that he has lost no
time since. He was one of the favourite Staff-officer; of the
Emperor NAPOLEON; but what may always surprise us, is
the talent he has displayed in the systematic organization
of the army—even in.the midst of forests and insurgents.

In Lithuania the insurgents are daily increas-
ing in number, and becoming more organized. General
floss, who has the title of Chief Officer of tke Lithuanian
army, has joined General GIELGUD, and General Say.
MONOWSKI has also established a communication with the
sea coast.

There is a regiment forming from the Lithua-
nian insurgents, whose dress will be black, with white
borders (deep mourning here), their cloaks will be bright
scarlet, and in their caps they will carry the badge of death,
signifying that they will neither give nor take quarters.
AFRICAN DiscovErty.-4t is not a little
remarkable that the two grand geographical problems
which have so long occupied the attention of the world,
namely, the course of the Niger, and the existence of the
long-sought Timbuctoo, should at length have been
satisfactorily solved about the same time. The former of
these discoveries has been achieved by our advinturous
Young Countryman, LANDER, whose most amusing
" Wanderings in Africa" have excited such general atten-
tion—while the merit of the latter is due to M. CAILLIE,
whose narrative of his travels to that mysterious city, has
awakened great public curiosity in every quarter of the
globe. The Journal of the celebrated traveller, PEARCE,
just published, also throws much valuable light on another
• portion of this vast continent, viz.-Abyssinia, respecting
which little has transpired since the days of Bauca.