The Sun.
London, England, 1825-03-15 00:00:00

AN AWKWARD PREDICAMENT.

l'as long since submitted to the Greek Gowro-
rnent

The Oriental Spectator of January 20 has the following
article from Scio of Jan. 15 :

"According to direct accounts from Napoli di Romania of the
9th, the disorders in that place had become a real typhus, and
the number of the patients increased daily. This scourge
is owing, to the rebellion of the Greeks, and the scarcity
which it has produced : the locality has little to do with it.
General Colocotroni was entrenched between Corinth and Ar-
got. As he was before near Trials, he seems to have approach-
ed Napoli. It is probable he will undertake nothing deci-
sive till he learns, by the return of the deputies whom he
has sent to Ibrahim Pacha, what he has to depend upon. It is
reported that 16 ships of Ibrahim's fleet had arrived at Motion,
and that 36 had sailed for Patras. It was whispered at Napoli
di Romania that a considerable European naval force would
aPpear before that port to demand satisfaction for injuries
dote to the commerce of the nation. The Greeks are
apprehensive of the unfortunate result; they are in want of
!Ilnaey, they are afflicted with the typhus, and engaged in civil
". The Viceroy of Egypt is fitting out an expedition against
them, and they have injudiciously offended Powers which they
should have feared, and whose favour they should have gained
4t any price."

By the letters received yesterday from Lisbon
of the Ist instant, we learn that it was expected hostilies would
e'''l''llence almost immediately between Algiers and Portugal,
:he Commissioner who had been sent to adjust the differences
between the two Powers having returned to Lisbon without
effecting his purpose. In consequence of this, considerable ac-
tlvity had been observed in the dock yards, and three large
frigates were fitting out for immediate service, with a view to
Prevent the Algerines from passing the Straits. It was gene-
rally, however, supposed that the latter would have effected
the passage, several of their cruisers being ready for the sea
when the Portuguese Commissioner quitted Algiers. The cause
of the dispute is variously stated in the advices, but the gene-
Lit opinion was, that it originated in a demand on the part of
the DEY for arrears of tribute, which he stated to be due to

An article from Berlin, in the Austrian Obser-
rer of the 3d instant, mentions that the King of ,
nusstA. has promoted Count FERDINAND ALT-
"STUS SPIEGEL to the dignity of Archbishop of
Cologne.•
l A •
VN IE N.A MARCH 2.—Metallics, 95B.—Bank Shares, 1179.

A private letter from Paris, received this 'day,
States, that several conferences have taken place
between the French Ministers and the Russian
Ambassador at the Court of the Tuileries, in
consequence .of which couriers have been dis-
Patched to St. Petersburgh. It is added that
the Law of Indemnity is expected to pass both
Chambers, but much doubt is entertained whe-
ther the law for reducing the Rentes will be
equally successful.
Advices from the Havannah, dated the 26th
January, have been received. The Diamond
frigate had arrived there from Vera Cruz, with
Srtie and bullion on board. The Hussar frigate
s-oas 11"0 expected at the llavannah from the
alh—American station.
Since
"e 4th of this month the Rhine has risen
seven feet
; it is now at fourteen feet two inches.
It is
is feared that the towing-paths will be over-
flowed.

Letters were yesterday received from Maran-
ham, which state that Lord
_f! OCHRAN had al-
lowed seye-rat of the Portuguese vessels lately
Captured to proceed on their voyage, on the pay-
Meta of 15 per cent. on the value of the ships
And cargoes.
The account from Portsmouth of Sir CHARLES
STUART'S suite, which we inserted yesterday, was not correct
with regard to one of the names. The Gentleman appointed
draughtsman to the Brazilian Embassy is not Mr. VAICKELL,
144 Mr. CHARLES LANDSEER, son of Mr. LANDSEER, the
lißtiquary.
The Militia are to be called out for the pur-
Pose of being trained 28 days, in April or Nay.
MRS. BAHBAULD.—'Phis Lady, who was the
sister of the late Dr. AIKIN, and well known-
4"d justly admired in the literary circles of this
country, died on Wednesday, in the 83d year of
her age. Her entrance into the literary world
was accidental. She had passed her twentieth
Year without feeling any propensity towards the
Muses, ,though born in a literary family. On
some occasion it was proposed that a few young
'4adies should try their talents upon a given sub-
ject, and she reluctantly engaged in the same
task. Her production, however, was so much
"Perim' to those of her rivals, that success
Pave a new turn to her thoughts, and she then
became an incurable Poet. Her first work
',las a small volume of Poems, written wholly
"Y herself, the chief of which was entitled
oltsicA, and published soon after that Island
'44 vainly endeavoured to effect its inde-
l'"derici. All her works are marked by ten-
l'erness
,and fancy, and those published in con-
Junction with her learned brother displayed con-
rntal Powers_ or hucbanci, Mr, BARBAULD,
ept a school, which derived advantage from her
Judgment, and was rendered successful by her
jrne• Her biographical account of RICHARD..
4°.:11 the author of Clarissa, &c., is highly cre-
itahle to her •taste, judgment, and candour.--
I"8• BARDAULD, through her long life, maintain-
e's a character that rendered her an object of
tepln and regard to a numerous circle of private
'fiends.
WILLIA:a OWE N, ESQ., R. A.—lt is no nitrite-
'ted praise to say that THE ARTS have lost one
Of
I its chief ornaments in the death of this Gen-
„enlan• He had long suffered under a disorder
" the spine, which baffled the skill of the ablest
;I/ed. ical Professors, and confined him to his bed
a°! Many years. As a Portrait Painter, he held
trVery high rank among the Artists of this coun-
try and would have done honour to any other;
and occasionally in his works of fancy he dis-
l'lyed truth, taste, and feeling. He was mild in
t'llent!llers and social in disposition, generally in-
/211gent, and well acquainted with mankind.
• " his estimate of contemporary talents, his
31%4g:tent was always blended with liberality.
4, as in the meridian of his reputation when
first
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BRITISH EXTRAORDINARY EMBASSY. TO

FRANCE.

We extract the following particulars of the preparations
made by order of his Grace the Duke of Nor.TutYMncr,LAND
in France, to give due splendour to his attendance at the Coro-
nation of CHARLES X., from the Etoile of Sunday :
" The Duke of Northumberland, Ambassador Extraordi-
nary from his Britannic Majesty, for the ceremony of the Coro-
nation, has just hired, it is said, the Hotel of Galin, to receive
him and his numerous suite. If we may believe the accounts
that arc circulated, nothing can be compared to the magnifi-
cence which his Grace will display on this occasion. Beside:
the riches, furniture, the splendid service of plate, which is
valued at above 100,000/. sterling (2,500,000 francs), he brings
in the suite of his family and of several relations of the Duchess,
twelve Gentlemen and four Secretaries, twelve Maitres d'Hotel,
and a number of domestics, in proportion to the state he means
to display."
Four young Noblemen, of illustrious families are appointed
to attend the Duke of Northumberland, at the Coronation of
the King of France. Those selected for this proud office are
Lord Pelham, eldest son of the Earl of Chichester; Lord
. Hervey, eldest son of the Earl of Bristol; Lord Prudhoe, bro-
ther to the Duke of Northumberland; and Lord Leveson
Gower, eldest son of the Marquis of Stafford. It is supposed
that the Duke and his four Noble Attendants will, after the
ceremony of the Coronation at Rheims, receive an invitation
from Charles the Tenth to be present at Paris, to partake of the
magnificent fetes which the inhabitants of that capital intend to
give in honour of their new Monarch.

PO E 1 R Y.

THE SULIOTE MOTHER..
BY 311 S. IIEMANS.

Various writers en Modern Greece have related the fate of those
Suliote women who threw themselves, with their intents, from
the precipices of their mountainous territory, on the conquest
and :.pproach of Ant PAC LIA. One of those narrators adds,
that e wihl song was chaunted by the mothers, before com-
mitting the act of desperation.

SHE stood upon the loftiest peak,
Amidst the dark blue sky,
A bitter smile was on her cheek,
And a dark flash in her eye.
" Dost thou see them, boy ?—through the dusky pines,
host thou see where the foeman's armour shines
Nast thou caught the gleam of the conqueror's crest ?
My babe ! that I cradled on my breast !
Wouldst thou spring from thy mother's arms with joy?
—That sight hath cost thee a father, boy 1"
For in the rocky strait beneath
Lay Suliote sire and son ;
They had heap'd high the piles of death,
Before the pass was won.
" They have cross'd the torrent, t::-.d on they come
Wo for the mountain-hearth and home !
There, where the hunter laid by his spear,
There where the lyre bath been sweet to hear,
There, where I sang thee, fair babe 1 to sleep,
Nought but the blood-stain our trace shall keep !"
And now the horn's loud blast was heard,
And now the cymbal's clang,
Till ev'n the upper air was stirr'd,
As cliffs and hollows rang.
" /lark ! they bring music, my joyous child !
What saith the trumpet to Soil's wild ?
Doth it light thine eye with so quick a fire,
As Wm a glimpse of thine armed sire ?
—Still !—be thou still I—there are brave. men low—
Thou. wouldst not smile couidSt, tbou,seabirn not
But nearer carne the clash of steel,
And louder swell'd the hOrn,
And farther yet the tambour's peal
Through the dark pass was borne.
" Hear'st thou the sounds of their savage mirth ?
—Boy, thou wert free when 1 gave thee birth !
Free, and how cherish'd ! my warrior's km !
He, too, bath bless'd thee, as I have done.
Ay, and unchain'd must his lov'd ones be,-
-Freedom, young Suliote, for me and thee !"
And from the arrowy peak she sprung,
And fast the fair child bore
A veil upon the wind was flung,
A cry—and all was o'er !
*„.• It is not an extravagant eulogium to compare the pre-
ceding Poem with " GRAY'S Bard." Mrs. HEMANS may,
indeed, rank with some of our best living Poets; and her works
arc always characterized by the spirit of freedom as well as of
'Poesy.

The following Letter appeared in an Evening
Paper of yesterday. It would be polluting the
Public Press to insert any thing alluding to a
certain publication, if it were not to expose the
infamy of the .author :
Mr. Editor—ln this age of Memoirs, Recollections, and Re-
miniscences, it is not to be wondered at that Old Harriette
Wilson has been as successtnl as her neighbours, John Bull
and others, in gulling the Public. From all she or her Ambro-
sial Friend has written for her, one might be led to believe her
when she states such broad facts, in spite of omitting dates ;
but, with any of our wits about us, we can never forget that
people not contemporary could not hold converse;—you must
see I allude to bringing the Marquis of Lorne and the Duke of
Wellington together, though there were eight years difference
between thOse titles. Poor Torn Sheridan's account of his father
must be equally untrue as it is malicious, from the known fact
that the father and son being both taken from us within a few
weeks of each other.* If this Lady's Memoirs had been com-
plete, she perhaps might have recollected a little dirty girl,
whose name was Du Bouchet, who was five-and-twenty years
ago a regular tramp in St. James's-street anti the courts ad-
joining, being picked up by a Nobleman, and converted into a
lady; after growing too old for any success in begging from
those persons of high rank whose names she could collect from
the Court Guide (her constant practice), she liberated a prisoner
from the fleet,and set him sailing after his pretensions to an Irish
peerage ; if she-shoo/a see this, sheoviill know who wrote it, and,
perhaps, I may receive a round sum not to say any more. She
formerly got her living by mending and cleaning silk stockings,
at which she was very expert—she was never handsome, though
she had good eyes, but was hog backed, narrow-chested, and
had an awkward shuffing gait, and was not at all like the hand-
some portrait which is published as that of Harriette 'Wilson ;
but this can be of no consequence now, as she must be next
summer in her -12 d year. But what am I who can recollect these

things ? Why, - AN OLD RAKE.
South Dolton-street, Grosvenor-square.
* Toin Sheridan died at the Cape so soon after his father,
Oat he had never heard of his father's death. He had left
England long before.—Editor.

HARMONIC THEATRE, CATII ERIN E.STR EET.—
This Theatre, which is supported by private
subscription, opened last night with The Pro-
voked Husband and Rosina. The Overture to
Der Frieschutz was previously performed, and
very warmly applauded. The Comedy also
was well supported, Considering that the Per-
formers in general are noviciates. ALLEN is
the name of Lord Townly, COOPER, of the
Squire Richard, HAWKINS of the Count Basset,
Miss G. NOEL of the Lady Grace, and Miss PHIL
LIPS of the Miss Jenny. The afterpiece also
deserves a commendatory notice, and the whole
afforded a promising specimen of rising talents.
A numerous audience.

A DELPHI THEATRE.—This Theatre was closed
last night, in consequence of the death of the
Proprietor, Mr. RonwELL. Thi6 gentleman had
for some time suffered under a lingering illness,
which yesterday put an end to all his human
cares. He was the author of a dramatic piece,
entitled Vahnondi, and of many other successful
productions which rendered his Theatre very
attractive.

The King of France has sent to Sir THOMAS
LAWRENCE the decoration of the Legion of Honour, and to
Messrs. COPLEY FIELDING and CONSTABLE, gold medals,
as a sign of his approbation for their different exhibitions at
Paris.

We understand that the reduced duty on rum
and British spirits will not take place until the 10th of October
next.

ThP Piedmontese Gazette, of the 26th Feb.,
announces with great exultation a fall of 8710 W, after continued
dry weather for 82 days.
Swedish Mail state, that
LPtters by the last
the two Colombian Agents who were at Gottenburgh were not
only buying up iron and other Baltic produce, bilt they were
desirous of purchasing several ships; •the consequence was,
there was an enhanced value imparted to property generally.
Sir A. B. KING has declared himself a candi-
date for the representation of the city of Dublin.
A CURIOUS COINCIDENCE.—ft is singular that
the two most admirable writers thr.t modem Europe
produced,
Shakspeare and Cervantes, both died on the same day, in the
same year, namely, April 23, 1616.
We r(-gret to hear that Mr. MAcruEAny has
had a relapse, and his life is again pronounced in great danger.
It is, at all events, supposed that Mr. 111AcitEAPY will never
be able to resume his professional duties again_( carga,
Journal.)
An article in the Stockholm Gazette, dated the
22d Feb., says—" On the 20th hist. a huntsman
brought the first lark that has been shot this
and received the
thedouceur of a ducat. We never re-
cnst seasono
customary
Royal Palace,
eden. We doubt
re-
member seeing this lovely messenger of the spring
so
whether early
it
ibne tthhee crluesltdostnotto shootSw these birds any
where but in Sweden.

( From the Dublin Freeman's Journal.)
The following laughable occurrence created considerable mer-
riment amongst the persons attending one of the circuits, at the
present assizes.

An officer of the court, and of high connexions, while in the
act of shaving, immediately after his arrival in one of the assize
towns, had ushered into his presence two of the country-
mounted police, in breathless haste, when the following dia-
logue commenced :

Police—So we have you at last, my boy.
Gentleman—What do you mean fellow?
Police- • -What do we mean ? Why, to put you into * *
gaol, for swindling.
Gentleman.—The devil you do !
Police .-Come, come, we've had a pretty smart chase after
you, and now we have got you, we can't lose time with you—
come along to the Magistrates. (Here the police began to en-
force their commands, by showing they were in earnest, and
were desirous of securing their prisoner, by -removing him im-
mediately to where they considered a place of greater safety.)
The gentleman's surprise was now excited to the maxi-
man, and he saw it was no joke : he therefore thought it
necessary to argue coolly, and endeavour to convince the
police who he was; but the effect of the explanation with the
police was just the reverse of what the Gentleman antici-
pated ; for one of them exclaimed—" O', under a-nonn.v,"
you hear this fellow ?—here's more of the yarn ; why you're
as much like **** as a new shilling is to a red cow: Oh,
this is the chat the chap carries on the game with—come, my
sporting blade, and let's see how you'll do the Magistrate."—
All entreaties were in vain, the gentleman had barely time to
throw his hat on his head end his arms into a surtout, when he
was marched off by the zealous and active police, and carried
before the next Magistrate, who, upon seeing hint in such
custody, was so much surprised, that some breathing time
elapsed before he could ask him, even with trepidation, " How
are you ?" The police, in their turn, now began to stare at
each other, but their doubts were soon removed, and the fol-
lowing explanation was elicited :
It appeared that the gentleman, being on horseback, stopped
at an hotel in a town about twelve miles distant from where
the police came up with hint—that he asked the landlord to
get him change of a pound note, and accordingly Mr. Boni-
..pee dispatched the waiter to procure the change, as he had it
not himself: and upon the waiter returning, he handed the
change to the gentleman, who, being in a furious hurry, pocketed
it, and mounted his horse, and upon mutual inquiries be-
tween landlord and waiter, it appeared that the pound note was
not been received by either : of course the stranger was imme-
diately put down as a swindler; and being a remarkable-look-
ing gentleman, the police, when they heard of the matter, im-
mediately went in pursuit, and had no difficulty in tracing hint•
The gentleman here expressed his astonishment, and assured
the Magistrate there was still some mistake; but then, imme-
diately recollecting himself, he thought of looking into his hat,
and there he found the troublesome pound note.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

STATE or THE ODDS.—B]
RIDDLE'

2 to 1 agst Rufus
6 to 1 agst Sorcery
7 to 1 agst Pastime

7 to 1 agst Rufus
8 to 1 agst Muleteer
12 to I agst Webb colt
16 to 1 agst Bolero

4 to I agst Aline
9 to I agst Sorcery
10 to 1 agst Pastime
11 to 1 agst Waltz

D El

31Ancit
iNvOIITH.

19 to 1 agst Bolero
10 to 1 agst Sclicn colt
12 to 1 agst Actzcon.
till".
14 to 1 agst Phantom c., darn
by Rubens
17 to 1 agst Defiance
20 to 1 agst Ilougournont.
us.
11 to 1 agst Attica
12 to I agst Tontine
14 to 1 agst Pipylina.

DONCASTER
17 to 2 agst Memnon
14 to 1 agst Cleveland
14 to 1 agst Redgauntlet
1G to 1 agst Androgeus

ST. LEGER.

30 to 1 agst Paigatid
50 to 1 agct Peggy
1000 to 12 agst Toss.

TROTTING

A mare, eight years old, bought by Bill Gibbons, the COM.
missary-General over the ropes and stakes, a few months ago
for 4/. was matched for ten guineas to trot from the Ilth to the
15th mile stone yesterday on the Bath road in a quarter of an
hour. Betting 6t04 on time. She performed the first mile in
3 minutes, 35 seconds ; second, 3 minutes. 40 seconds ; third, 3
minutes, 50 seconds; fourth, 3 minutes, 43 seconds : winning
the match by seven seconds.

CORN.LAWS.—A Meeting will be held at New.
castle-upon-Tyne next week, to take into consideration the
existing restrictive Laws upon the importation of corn. Mr.
WHITMORE thus explains the reasons that have influenced
him to put off his motion on the Corn Laws till the 19th of
the ensuing month :—" I have postponed my motion till the 19th
of April, at which time it will assuredly come on. One object
I had in view in this delay was, to give the merchants and ma-
nufacturers in the kingdom an opportunity of expressing their
sense of the importance of the subject, which hope, following
the example of Manchester, they will be disposed to do."—
Meetings have been held at Leeds, Bradford, and sonic other
places, strongly calling upon the Legislature to adopt a system
as to the Corn Trade that may not be so entirely opposed to the
interests of the trading community as are the present enact-
ments respecting the admission of Foreign Grain.

h e Seamen of the ports of North and South
Shields have • not yet been able to meet the pro.
positions of their. masters, and the consequence
is, that many ships are still lying idle in the
harbour.

'We find by letters from Bordeaux, that a great
deal of business was done there on the receipt
of the English letters and papers of the Ist. inst.
Wines in general rose considerably. Some very
fine Latitte, 1819, was paid as high as 1,5001. per
hogshead ; on other qualities the rise was about
15 per cent. Colonial produce, but particularly
coffee, experienced also a great rise.
It is the determination of Government to pay
the troops in the Colonies in British coin for the future, instead
of dollars ; in consequence of which 200,0001. are to be trans-
mitted to the several islands and stations. The Samarang has
already sailed with 60,0001. for the Cape of Good Hope and
the Mauritius; and upwards of 70,000/. are to be shipped on
board the Ferret, Captain Hobson, for conveyance to the Ba-
hamas, Jamaica, and Barbadoes.
ABERDEEN.—ST. AND REW'S.—lii the House of
Commons, on Thursday week, both Mr. Brougham and Mr.
Secretary Croker gave the professors of our two Northern Uni-
versities a hearty rap over the knuckles, for their mercenary
conduct in selling degrees to all and sundry,l and thus depre-
dating the true value of scientific honours. The nigh reputa-
tion of Edinburgh and Glasgow as schools of medicine has long
been a subject of national congratulation; at both of these places
students undergo a most rigid examination,and no man who
justly estimates the character of his country, or the importance
of a profession which influences so material to the well-being of
society, would ever wish the practice to be different. Sir.
Brougham asserts that a man by sending 15/. to the other side
of the Forth, "will by next post receive a diploma to kill and
slay his Majesty's liege subjects ;" and further, that when a
man is examined in an English Court of justice, the question
is very generally put, whether he has ever graduated in merry
England ? If he answers in the affirmative, it is all very we]: ;
but if his diploma dictate a different reply, the wily querist
looks round the Court with an air of triumph, and exclaims,
Oh ! then, he is only a Scotch Doctor." If it be really
true, as 111 r. Croker remarked, " that the conduct of St.
Andrew's and Aberdeen has tainted the character of the gra-
duates of Edinburgh and Glasgow," we rejoice to think that
the practice in question has at length attracted the notice of
Parliament, and that the parties interested are about to re-
ceive " a legislative hint that will have the effect of teaching
them better habits in future." Since the above paragraph was
written, we observe that Mr. Hume, who was on Tuesday week
elected Lord Rector of the Slarischal College, Aberdeen, pub-
licly mentioned in the House of Commons that an arrange-
ment either had or would be made to prevent; a recurrence of
the evil complained of by Mr. Brougham. So much for a well-
timed Parliamentary notice—(Glasgow Chronicle.)
A Nobleman observing one day at dinner a
person eminent for his philosophical talents, in-
tent on chusing the delicacies of the table, said
to him," What! do philosophers love dainties ?"
" Why not ?" returned the other ; do you
think, my Lord, that the good things of this world
‘ver.,, only made for blockheads ?"