The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-28 00:00:00

TILE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2S, 1838

IV. was compelled to do, by repeated majorities
against Sir ROBERT PEEL'S Administration. In
France it is true the Ministry has been often changed.
There have been at least fifteen different Administra-
tions within eight years—one set have been marched off,
and another marched on the stage, like the puppets of
a juggler, but the course of policy has remained
the same. LAFITTE, SOULT, THIERS, GUIZOT, and
others, representing the sentiments of a vast majority
of the people and the army, have been marched off
singly or in pairs, while Louts PHILIPPE has been
maturing his original police, till he has at last cast off
nearly all his liberal supporters, foreign as well as do-
mestic, and identified himself with the Holy Alliance.
Men of the first ability in the Chambers, and enter-
taining feelings the very reverse of those of the KING
as regards the Continental despots, priestly influence,
and liberal governments, have united to oppose the
sovereign will of the Citizen KING; they are sup-
ported by the majority of the lower Chamber,
and must ultimately succeed if representative go-
vernment in France is not a mockery, and French
statesmen do not prefer place and Court favour
to their own honour and the best interests of their
country. The KING can prevail only by dividing his
enemies, or by holding out bribes in the shape of pen•
sinus or Prefectures to the waverers iu the majority ;
and if he succeeds by either means, will his position
be more enviable than it is now ? His success will
give an impulse to Electoral Reform, and opposition
to despotic Government, such as has not existed since
the Three Days of July, of which THIERS, and
SOULT, and others of the same stamp, well know
how to take advantage. These men have hitherto
supported the principle that the " KING reigns but does
not govern." They have been turned out of office, and
almost banished the Court on that account ; and
we have too much confidence in their public principle,
independent of their personal pride, to suppose they
would desert their colleagues, by trusting a second time
to the hollow promises of the KING. This is a contest
which interests England nearly as much as France,
for it resolves itself into this :—Whether Louts
PHILIPPE shall govern as a Member of the Holy
Alliance, or as a member of that community of Con-
stitutional Governments of which England is the head.

As the overland mail from India, received yester-
day, confirms the intelligence previously received of
the determination of the British Government, in con-
junction with RUNJEET SINGH, to replace the Schah,
SOOJAH-00L-MOOLK, on the throne of Cabul, the
following account of the state of that kingdom, from
authentic sources, will be read with interest. DOST
MOHAMED KHAN, the reigning Sovereign, is a very
brave prince, and before his Court became the focus
of Russian intrigues, was well effected to England.
The pol►tical constitution of Cabul exhibits peculia-
rities which distinguish it from that of almost every
other Asiatic monarchy. Instead of the power being
monopolized by the Sovereign, or at least by the
Khans, with no check but the influence of rival Chiefs,
it admits a large infusion of popular elements. In
every Ooloos, or tribe, there is a Jeerge, or Representa-
tive Assembly, without whose consent the Khan can
undertake nothing, and who also administer justice,
though in some subserviency to the rooted principle of
private vengeance. Among the people much more
attachment is felt to the Jeerge than to the Khan.
These tribes may be said to form independent states,
and they even carry on war with each other. Their
only vassalage to the King consists in a tribute, and a
contingent of troops in war; both which, especially the
former, are with difficulty exacted. In the large cities
and their vicinity the authority of the Sovereign is
much more extensive ; but the rude and desert tracts
to the south are abandoned to independent Chiefs or
lawless banditti. The two leading Affghan tribes are
Ghillies and the Dooraunlees, of whom the former are
the rudest, the fiercest, and the most warlike ; the latter
are more orderly and peaceable, and in all respects of a
superior character. The Ghiljies were the conquerors
of Pcrsia ; but AHMED SCHAII belonged to the
Dooraunlee tribe, which became therefore the ruling
one. At this ascendancy the Ghiljies cherished mortal
resentment ; and such is the antipathy between the
two tribes that it is with difficulty they are restrained
from breaking into open war. The military force of
Cabul consists of Gholaums, a body formed partly of
military adventurers, partly of persons holding lands or
grants on a military tenure in and around the great
cities. They form a well disciplined and disposable
army, about 13,000 strong. The Dooraunlees are
easily mustered, to the amount of 12,000 brave militia,
each fighting under the banner of the chief of his own
tribe. The contingents of the other tribes are more
numerous still, but they are mustered with difficulty,
and only willingly take the field when they hope to
obtain a large booty in the shape of plunder. Mr.
ELPHINSTONE estimates the population of the king-
dom of Cabul, with its dependencies, at 8,000,000,
which he divides as follows :

Affghans 4,300,000
Persians
Tartars
Belooches

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As for Cabul, the capital of the kingdom, it is con-
sidered one of the most delightful cities in the East.
Being situated about 6,000 feet above the level of the
sea, it enjoys a temperate climate, and is surrounded
by an extensive plain, finely watered by three rivulets.
Cabul is a busy bustling city, and has a bazaar of
2,000 shops, in which are exposad the richest mer-
chandize of Europe and Asia. . The population is
estimated by Captain BURNES at 60,000. DosT
MOFIAMED KHAN'S regular army consists of 9,000
well appointed cavalry and 2,000 infantry.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS, DAY.)

DEAL, DEC. 27.—Wind N. W. by W., fine weather
Came 'down from the River and proceeded, the Druid, Tho-
mas, for Barbadoes • Victoria, Duhlmor, Lisbon. Arrived
and remain, the Lady Clifford, from Calcutta, with damage
to rudder. Put back, the Stratheden and Ferguson, and
remain.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 27.—Wind N. W., fine weather.—
Arrived the Maraslie, frem Odessa, and sailed for Antwerp;
La Finette, Coulette, Marseilles—bound to Dunkirk ; Ir-
manos, Cartina, —, Sailed her Majesty's ship Russel, for
Sheerness; her Majesty's ship Malabar, for Plymouth ;
Apollo, Minden, Seaham ; Anna Margaretha, Wright, Long.
sand ; George Canning, Vergurs, Newhaven ; Ann Elliott,
Dormison, London—having completed her repairs.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 27.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Rosa-
lind, Fomory.,, from London ; Renard, Berkie, Exeter ; Gal-
way packet, Stevens, London ; Heat Catharine, Tarragosa.
Put back, the Triumph, Green, from Bombay ; Trevor,
Lind, Smyrna—with loss of bulwarks.
FALMOUTH, DEC. 26 —Wind S. W. to W. N. W., strong
breezes.—Arrived the Stephen, Henderson, from Pictou ; No-
lusee, Raffells, London ; Margaret, Taylor, London, with
damage and loss of bulwarks, having been struck by a sea,
23d inst. off Relty; Prince Dama, Strugnel, Plymouth. Put
back the Tuck, Penton, for St. Michael's, with loss of
bulwarks, &c.

LIVERPOOL, DEC. 27.—Fresh breezes from the N.W.—
Arrived the Liverpool, Baratoin, from Charleston; Hibernia,
Copp, New York, sailed 9th inst. ; Norfolk, Hew, Odessa;
Winsor, Zante; Alice Crowther, and Mary Anne,
Remo, Trieste ; Hazard, ' Churethward, Leghorn ; Oberon,
Brocklebanck, Pernambuco ; Greentow, Ogelby, Bahia ;
Mary, Guey, Pernambuco; Asciota, Childs, New Orleans.
COWES, DEC. 27. —Wind N. W.—Arrived the De Yonge
Adela, Van Berke], from Rotterdam ; Burgomaster Smith,
H. E. Peterson, Bremen. Sailed the Barbara Catherine,
Schotley, for Louvair.

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DEc. 26.—Arrived the Barron, from Richebucto ;
St. George, Taylor, Wyburg ; Canton, Dankerley, Sr.
Petersburg ; Hendraus, Richie, Koplbrandl ; Wellington,
Forster, Dantzic; Hoffaung, Henes, Bordeaux. Dec. 27.
Wind W. N. W.—Arrived the Llandrosh, Van Doring, Van
Tumpke, from Altona ; Ann Elsake, Sprecse, ditto ; Glyde,
Megget, St. Petersburg ; James Angus, ditto ; Richardo,
di. to ; Rensv;ell, Tucker, ditto ; Industrie, Hamburg ; Friend.
shaft, Kroger, ditto ; Mashelde, Moncrief, Riga; Regina,
R6nsen, ditto; Wilson, Anderson, Lubeck; Helen, ditto;
Anne Charlotte, Kiel ; Lord Lambton, Spott, St. Andrew's,
New Brunswick. It blew a heavy gale at South yesterday,
but moderated about eight o'clock, p.m
MARGATE, DEC. 27.—Arrived off, the Elbe packet, Crofts,
from Cork.

DOVER, DEC. 27.—Arrived off, the Mary Ann, Tucker,
from Xabee.

DARTMOUTH, DEC. 27.—Arrived the Lord Nelson, Trest,
from Nassau, leaky. ece.
DUBLIN, DEc. 26.—Arrived the Royal Adelaide (steamer),
from London.

PENZANCE, Dec. 25.—Arrived the Penzance packet,
Jack, from Cork. It has blown very hard from W. N. W.
to W. S. W. and S. S. W. since Monday evening with thick
weather.

YARMOUTH, DEC. 27.—The Commerce, of Newcastle, was
got off the beach this morning, and towed into harbour.
GLOUCESTER, DEC. 26.—Arrived the Britannia, St. Übe's.
NIILFORD, DEC. 25.—Sailed the Robert, Pratt, for Con-
stantinople ; and Elizabeth, Batty, London.
PADSTOW, DEC. 26.—Arrived the Providence, Waterford.
&ILLY, DEC. 26.—Arrived off port the Talbot, Rouen,
from Waterford, with damage, having been in contact with a
schooner the 22d instant.

The Royal William steamer, from Liverpool to New York,
was spoken the 20th instant in ht. 47. long. 11., and the
Hygeqi, from Liverpool to Hobart Town, in lat. 16. S., by
the Florentia, Ordal, from Sydney.
The Adelaide, Manger, bound to Palermo, has pat back to
Liverpool, with pumps choked, and must discharge part of her
cargo.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY (TATS DAY.), TWELVE O'CLOC fr.
Our arrivals this morning are one Ostend and onr Dutch
mail ; and ship letters from New York by the Hibernia,
Dec. 9, Cape of Good Hope Oct. 8.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET OF THURSDAY.---The
demand for Cotton continues to be extensive. To-day sales
are estimated at 10,000 bags of all kinds, and full prices
have been obtained.
We have received the Journal du Commerce of Antwerp
of yesterday's date, which states, from Liege, of the 24th
December, that in the course of next week 20,000 men will
be assembled at Beverloo, Diestol, and its environs. From
Namur, of the 24th December, we learn that a great
convoy of horses for the remounting of the artillery had
arrived there the previous day from Luxembourg, and
proceeded towards Hainault.
M. de Brouchere has resigned the Directorship of the
Belgian Bank.
They state from Manchester, that Tuesday being
Christmas Day, the usual weekly market was held on
Wednesday. The continued advance in cotton has begun
to alarm the foreign buyers of yarn, who bought sparingly
towards the conclusion of the shipping season, in the expec-
tation of a decline. Towards the conclusion of the week
some rather extensive purchases were made by two or three
foreign houses, and there is a decided tendency to an ad-
vance in prices.
The American Papers are filled with accounts of seri-
ous riots in Pennsylvania, Harrisburg ; the capital was the
seat of the disturbance. The mob took possession of the
arsenal, and compelled the Legislature to suspend its ope-
rations. The military was called out to put down the
rioters. The row was owing to the Whigs contending that
several returns for the Loco-focos, at the late election, were
illegal, and were preparing to investigate them.
The particulars respecting this tumult, with the intelli-
gence from Canada, will be found in another part of the
Paper.

The intelligence from Canada is of a mixed nature. Ac-
cording to reports, another invasion is expected to take
place by a body of 1,500 rebels, headed by a Polish Ge-
neral. We have no doubt that Sir John Colburne is pre-
pared to receive them. In other respects the intelligence
is of a favourable nature.
The French mail has arrived.
THE FUNDS.
Consols, which closed firm yesterday at 94* for the Ac-
count, opened at the same price this morning, with little bu-
siness doing as yet. Reduced 93*.
Exchequer Bills, 65 67 ; India Bonds, 62 64 ; Bank
Stock, 202* 3* ; India Stock, 262 263.
In the Foreign Market Spanish opened at the closing
price, 16* i ; Portuguese left off 29* 30, at present 30* ;
Belgian, 29* ; Brazilian, 771 ; Colombian, 25* 6; Mexi-
can, 22123* ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half, the same as they
left off, 541 554.
Exchange from New York, 94 101 ; Bank Shares, 1191.
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock f202% i India Stock —
3 per Cent. Red. 93% 3 I Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent. Cons.
3% per Cent I Old Annuities —
Ditto Red• 100%% New Ditto
New 3% per Cent 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751...
New 5 per Cent.
Bank Long A nnuities toexpire Ditto 500 ...65 64 06 pm.
Jan. 5, IWO 14 15-16 Ditto Small 67 64 66 pm.
Oct. 10, 1859
Jan. 5, ISM Ditto Advertised
Jan. 5, 1880 — Bank Stock for Account
Aprils, 1860 — India Stock for Account —
Jan. 5, 1870 — Consols for Account 94%
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds , Peruvian Bonds —
Belgian Bonds
Ditto Account
Brazilian Bonds 77%% I Ditto New Bonds
Ditto Account
Buenos Ayres Bonds
Ditto Account
Chilian Bonds
lvtto Account
Columbian Bonds I Ditto Account —
Ditto Account
Columbian Bonds, 1824 , Spanish Bonds .
Ditto Account
Danish Bonds
Ditto Account Ditto Accot. at. l6 % N,
Greek Bonds — French, 5 per cent. —f. —c.
Ditto Bonds, MS...—. ...... - 4 per cent.
Ditto Account — 3 per cent. —f —c.
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent..., —___ Exchange. —f. --c.
Ditto Account Dutch, 2% per cent. —.54% ii 5 4%
Ditto, 6 per Cent ; Ditto Account —
Ditto Account
Neapolitan I Ditto Acc0unt....„...........Acc0unt.................
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.

Brighton R Paid. PerShale.ailway
Lend-,n and Birmingham Railway Company 9O 169
General Steam Navigation Company
HALF-PAST ONE.

It appears by the New York Price Current of the Bth
inst., that there is a great falling off this year of the ex-
port of Cotton from the United States. Since the Ist Oc-
tober last year, 39,289 ; same time last year, 72,985 ;
same time the year before, 114,660 domestic goods.
The general inactivity usual at this period of the year con-
tinues to prevail, though prices remain without variation
for any descriptions. 'The above falling off of Cotton this
year is supposed to be to answer the purpose of speculation.
Accounts from Sarragossa state, when the defeat of the
Catalonian Carlists took place the Count d'Espagne was over-
thrown, and fell into the river Romardin ; when he was
taken out he cried like a child, and said to his followers
that his last hour had come, and with great difficulty they
re-mounted him on his horse.
Consols are not quite so good as in the early part of the
morning, and receded to 94 for the Account. Reduced
also lower, 93.
The Government broker purchased about 6,000 Reduced
at 93i. There is no other feature in the Market worth
quoting.
Exchequer Bills lower, 65 64 to 66 ; India Bonds, 64 ;
Bank Stock, 2021.
In the Foreign Market, Spanish lower, 16f ; Portu-
guese, 30} ; Three per Cents., 19i 20 ; Belgian, 991 ;
Brazilian, 771 ; Dutch, Two-and-a-Half, 54i 5 ; Five per
Cents. 1001
In the Share Market the prices remain without any par-
ticular alterations.

THREE O'CLOCK.

Consols 94f.

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.-( THIS
DAY.)

THE ROBBERY AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE.

Edwin Jones, alias Edward Cotten, aged twelve years,
was charged with having stolen, on the 14th of December,
a sword, value 55., the property of the Hon. Charles Au-
gustus Murray, and three pairs of trousers and a variety of
other articles, the property of Frederick Blume. There
were other counts, charging some of the articles as the pro-
perty other Majesty.

Mr. BODKIN stated the case for the proiecution, and
called the following witnesses :
Mr. Cox—l am night porter in her Majesty's Palace,
and was on duty at the Equerries' entrance on the night of
the 14th December. The Equerries' door was locked.
A little before five in the morning, a boy, resembling a
sweep put his head within the door, which was standing
ajar. I asked what chimney he was going to
sweep. He made no answer, but. ran away, and
I pursued him down the lobby. I spoke to the sentry
outside, and two policemen then came in. As I returned
I saw the blade of a sword glitter, and several articles
lying on a matt near the gentleman-porter's door. I soon
saw the prisoner in custody of the police. The two ink-glasses
and wafer-stamp produced belonged to the gentleman-porter's
inkstand. They are, I believe, the property of the Queen.
-L—(Laughter.) I afterwards went to Mr. Blutne's room,
and found the bed disordered, and:very much marked with
soot on the blankets and pillow. .Mr. Blume was absent
at this time.

Cross-examined—The prisoner had two pair of trowsers
on when taken. He said he came there because he wanted
to look at the Palace. I did not see Mr. Bodkin at the
Palace yesterday morning—(Laughter)—because I was
here all the morning.—(Loud laughter.)
The CHAIRMAN—I thought Mr. Bodkin was anxious to
get away yesterday, but I. did not know he wanted to go
to the palace.—(Laughter.)
James Stone, police constable 81 B.—l was called in to
the Palace. I saw three pair of trowsers, some stockings,
and other articles on the matt in the lobby. There was
also a sword. I took possession of the sword, the scabbard
of which is broken. One piece of the scabbard was
found in the bed. 'Whilst looking for the prisoner I saw him
run across the marble ball and I took him. I found on him
two letters, a book, and a wafer stamp. The letters were
returned. The book has in it the name of Mr. Blume. I

went into his room and found a pot of bear's grease.—
(Laughter.) It appeared to have been used, tir it was
sooty.—(Laughter.) The prisoner's head appeared as if it
had bee❑ rubbed with the grease.—(Great laughter.) The
prisoner told me he had been in the Palace twelve years,
*and afterwards said twelve months.

Frederick Blume--I am valet to the Hon. Mr. Mur-
ray. The sword produced belongs to him. The sheath
had been cracked but was not separated. The wearing
apparel produced is mine. The coins produced resemble
those which I lost. There are three sous pieces, and one of
the coins was once a sovereign, but I afterwards put it into
the fire and turned it into a farthing.—(Laughter.) The
coin which witness referred to was a medal with a repre-
sentation of the Duke of Wellington, and the motto " By
trampling on liberty I lost the reins ;" thousands of which
were, a short time ago, exhibited in the streets, and sold
by persons who described them as sovereigns.
Mr. PRENDERGAST then addressed the Jury for the pri-
soner, treating the affair as only a boyish trick, the prisoner
first getting in the Palace, and then laying hold of everything
he could, such as swords, Dutch coins, and even sovereigns,
which could be turned into farthings.—(Laughter.) Why,
his Learned Friend (Mr. Bodkin) appeared to be equally
curious as the prisoner, because he also had been to the
Palace.—(Laughter.) He believed that during the time
he had been there he was under:- the most careful
surveillance, and therefore it might be supposed that
he bad behaved with great propriety—(Loud laughter)—
and that nothing had been disturbed. After speaking at
considerable length, and with much jocularity, Mr. Pren-
dergast concluded by expressing his hope that the Jury
would be of opinion that the prisoner had not been guilty
of any felonious act.

Thomas Griffiths, builder, of 28, Coventry-street, the
master of the prisoner, had known him all his life, and
would have trusted him with anything. He was very much
in the habit of reading.
The CHAIRMAN—What, works o, imagination ?
Witness—He was very fond of get. ing the Globe or Sun
newspapers, and would sit up all night to read them.'
Mr. PRENDERGAST—The Globe and the Sun are Tv]. of
imagination.—(Roars of laughter.)
Wm. Reid, of 60, Stanhope-street, Strand, gave the pri:
soner a good character,

The CHAIRMAN then proceeded to sum up the evidence,
after which the Jury returned a verdict of—Not Guilty.
The prisoner was then discharged, after receiving a suit-
able reprimand from the Court not to be guilty of such
improper conduct again.