The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-28 00:00:00

A CLERICAL OFFENDER,

At a seaport town on the west coast of Scotlund, there
lived, until within the last few weeks, a clel-gYmin con-
nected with the Established Cluirch, but not one of the
beneficed ministers of the place, his cure of souls not
being blessed with an endowment. The clergyman of
whom we write was quite an exemplary man in his out-
ward walk, a rampant Non-intrusionist, and run after as a.
model of piety by all the devout ladies in the locality,
None ever dreamed that one so
.holy could yield to the
lusts of the flesh ; and great, therefore, was the outcry
raised a few weeks ago, when it became,: noised
abroad that his Reverence was on terms of
improper familiarity with a married woman of doubtful
reputation, who lived apart from her husband. The
godly ladies, turning up the Whites of- their eyes,
declared the tale to be a foul scandal, PriGengated'bv the,
emissaries of Satan against one of his most poWe'rfu'l ad-
versaries, and when Ins Reverence was himself appealed
dared his enemies to the prof.. A respectable medical
a lawyer's let-
ter had chanced to mention the story in conver-
sation, and he was immediately assailed with the wrath
olitltiige wohresir
some
of all the petticoats of the place, who were continually
running after his Reverence. An action of damages was
ordered to be raised b3r the clergyman for defamation f
additional dis-
closures put a stop to the action. The Presbvte yof
the district had found it necessary to make inquiriesr"
tcehrahraacr iia,eaenadgtohneeprtehiiimouingahr,y
th into
the scandal against their reverend brother
witnesses were, we understand, prepared el.'
and
that he had taken lodgings for the frail
femaleto prove
a neighbouring watering, place, where he ln
the regular practice of visiting her—that
she had wasin
re-
cently
given birth to a child, but not until every effort
had been used, by means of drugs, to procure abortion,
which, however, only succeeded to'
theon'
extent of atte-
nuating her own feeble frame, and led to the death of her
ottipring—that the father of the child was the clergyman
to whom we have alluded.
When the Presbytery
assembled for the purpose of entering the inquiry,had
a written acknowledgment of guilt, and
dup
expressing great
contrition for the sin which he had
committed,. was laid-
before them from the reverend offender, which, of course,
put a stop to all further proceedings. Within a day or
two thereafter, the reverend culprit disappeared from the
place, and is understood to have sailed for 'one of the
British colonies. The affair, as may readily be supposed,
has created no small sensation in the gossiping commu—
nity where it took place.—Glasgow Argus,

THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT AT BLACK..
FRIARS BRIDGIC PIER.—The young woman who lost her hie
a few days since, in endeavouring to step on the pier when dis-
embarking from the iron steam-boat DaTlistht, was buried yes-
terday. Some hours afterwards a female came to the otAlers
of the district, and on examining the clothes of the deemed
at once recognised them as having belonged to her daught
in-law. She' stated that she herself was one of the nurses at
dasetdhahtadthlae
lately b Chelseatpobseprit.al,latnfdurtthhaetr tahpepdeaecree
ping with
named Rebecca Brown, and that she bad lived in a family at
High House, Chelsea, and with one near Notting Hill, hi the
capacity of housemaid.

MORNINti BDITION

THE LEVANT MAIL.

The French Government steamer Mentor, arrived at
Marseilles on the 21st inst., has brought the Levant mail.
The dates from Constantinople are of the 7th inst.,
Alexandria the 6th, Smyrna the sth, Ctindia the 3d,
Athens the 10th, and Maita the 15th.

TURKEY.

CoNSTANTINOPLE, MAY 7.—The Consuls of the European
Powers who were about to proceed to Alexandria, and is tioe
departure, indeed, should have taken place last Wedtiesday, a
Russien steamer having been provided for them, have, in con-
sequence of instructions just received by Mon. Lauren, the
Austrian Consul, from Prince Metternich, been detained for an
indefinite period at .Constantinople. The reasons that have oc-
curred for this delay are not very well known. It is generally
thought that the FourPow.ers will again Interfere to settle the
relations between the Sultan and his vassal, while some assert
that Prince Metternich has issued these ortlers on
having discovered that Mehemet Ali had been chit fly in-
strumental in exciting the present troubles in Houmelia.
But an examination of dates renders this supposition highly
improbable. The Porte, in the meanwhile, has begun once
more to conceive the most flattering hopes. It requires
• little to raise or depress the spirits of a Government so weak
,and ignorant as this to the most extravagant pitch. At this
moment, forgetful apparently of the dangers and disorders
reigning on every side of them, they talk of nothing less than
another expedition against Mehemet Ali, whom they are now
of oeinion they could rope with single-handed when they please.
It is but fair to add, however, that their presumption receives
abundant encotungentent from the desperate counsels of Euro-
pean advisers, both military and diplomatic. Their only ra.
tional hope of success in attacking Egypt must he in the revolt
of the inhabitants—a contingency, 1 should think, by no means
to be depended upon. These projects, alter all, are at present
but in embryo, and quite extra-official, since, in the following
note recently addressed to the Ambassadors of the four Powers,
in reply to that by which they leave the arrangement of details
in the settlement of the Egyptian questien to the Sultan, his
Hi,ghne7s, in a similar spirit of unboundedconfidence and dis-
in,erestedness. again refers the matter to the wisdom of his
allies. The following is the note in question:—
.' His Highness the Sultan, taking into consideration the
friendly counsel which has again been given to him by the
high allied Courts, has been pleased to grant a new favour to
Mehemet Ali Pacha, in condescending to grant to him, ac-
cording to his last request, the concessions hereafter indicated,
on condition, however,. that he shall religiously observe all the
conventions and treaties which have been concluded, or may be
concluded hereafter, between the Sublime Porte and the friendly
Powers. Thus the hereditary Government of Egypt shall be
transmitted to the sons and male descendants of the Pacha, but
In such a way that the oldest of them shall always succeed to the
post of Governor, and receive his investiture from the Sublime
Voile whenever the post shall become vacant. The Sultan re-
nounces the intention of taking a -quarter of the revenues of
. Egypt, and the tribute to be paid shall be ulteriorly fixed and
regulated, both as to the amount and the mode of collection,
according to the actual revenues of the province. As re-
gards the nominations to the different ranks of the army of
Egypt, Mehemet Ali Pacha is authorised to confer them him-
self up to the rank of colonel. For all others he is first to have
the approbation of the Porte. With respect to the internal
system of government to be adopted in Egypt, as in el the
other countries of the Ottoman Ernp!re, as Mehemet Ali Pacha
in his above-mentiened application does not appear disposed to
. adopt it frankly, and as this point has already been decided
upon in the separate act of the treaty of the alliance,lin order that
the Allied Poeeis may have no cause of complaint against the
Sublime Porte, in the event of Mehemet Ali proceeding even-
tually to acts contrary to an essential point founded on that
treaty, the Ministers of the Sublime Porte' have considered it
very important in this state of things to require at once precise
der:Orations and explanations on this subject. and it is for the
purpose of requesting your Excellency to give them on your
part in writing that this memorandum is addre-sed to you."
Another nose was yesterday presented to the Ministers of
Foreign Powers, informing them cf the suppression of the
disturbances on the frontiers of Servia. Particulars of what
had taken place in that quarter had already reached us with
the Austrian mail from Nrienna, which, with that of the pre-
ceding week, arrived here under strong military escort three
days ago. Osman Pacha of Nissa had taken prompt and vigo-
rous rneeures—attaeked, sacked, and destroyed four villages
of the insurgent Bulgarians, three hundred of whose heads
ale now hoisted in terrorem round the walls of Nissa, and
whose waves and children have been soli into slavery. Such
is the Mussuiman law ; and it has in this instance been rigo-
rously enforced. Self. preservatien peremptorily dictates
(though it may, perhaps, not justify) these horrors to the
Turks. Their nurnbeis are comparatively so few in the Pro-
vinces of European Turkey that were the Raya population
once to throw off their authority they would run a fair chance
of being massacred to a man. About six thousand Bulgarians
have taken refuge in Servia, and are said to be at Alexanitza.
Much anarchy - still pretails in Albania, and throughout the
provinces to the south' of Turkey in Europe, the ancient Ma-
c'edonia, Thsssaly, and Epirus.
Some important charges have been resolved upon in the ju-
dicial and financial administration, as established by the
tanzimat kisairie, or the hatti scheriff of Gulhane. The local
and municipal councils are summarily abolished, and the mou-
hassils, or tax-collectors, will be everywhere withdrawn. A
eiegle ilettar-dar, or treasurer, will act in concert with the
Pacha of each ei•trict f.r the future collection of the revenue.
As sa temporary expedient the Government has determined on
a fresh issue of paper money, about one hundred thousand
pouring, or ten millions of piastres. The dangerous facility by
which worm• can be thus obtained seems pregnant with future
disaster to the empire.
A new teviljeliale.or list of appointment#, has mule its ap-
pearance this week. The friends of lieschid have been com-
• pelted to make room for the new Ministry. The appointments
are ten in number, three of them to the most considerable
Vaclialies of the empire, Aidin, Angora, and Khodavenkiar.
The last of them, including the rich district of Broussa, has
been reserved for himself by Riza Pacha. He will govern it
by deputy; adding the emoluments of the office to those of
deerteral of the icmerial Guard and Grand Chamberlain.
:rater Pacha was to have left yesterday for Candle in a
oeseseer, but is not yet gone The blockading squadron, which
has beet reduced to the number of ships originally intended to
go. viz-;, a line-cf battle ship, w- frigate, and sonic corvettes,
and having about three thousand troops on beard, set sail a few
• dap; ago. A reinforcement of three thousand men will also
co-operate witti them from Syria, and it is expected that Tahir
Pacha will proceed to act with the utmost severity against the
rebels.
Yesterday, General Jochmus, Mejor Hermann, and Colonel
Becill were presented to the Sultan by Riza Pacha. His
• Highness received diem in the most gracious manner, and or-
dered that they .should be shown the different palaces, and other '
sights about Constantinople.
By a courier that arrived from England on Sunday last, Mr.
llankhea,!, our Secretary of Embassy here, has received his
promotion to the rank of Plenipotentiary. This looks as if
Lord Ponsonby were expected to leave.
The Oriental Observer contains the following from Con-
• etantinople of the 7th instant :
On the Ist M. Le Comte de Pentois celebrated the fete
of J ouis Philippe. A Chamberlain of the Palace, attended
by the Dragousan of the Porte, went to compliment the Count
on behalf of the -;;;ultan. All the foreign Ambassadors are'
chiefs of missions quickly f dlowed, and it was noticed that the
reception given to Lor4Ponsonby was most particularly distin-
guished. In the evennisethe hotel of M. Poutois was illumi-
nated, and he gave a grand. dinner to the French commercial
body ; the evening folowing was dedicated to a second Mimi-
- Diction and another dinner to such Frenchmen as are not of the
enercantile class. The French Ambassador does the honours
nobly on such occasions. On the 3 Lord Ponsonby received de-
snatches from London by a messenger, who, to avoid the disturb..
ail districts, came round by Wiein. Two Vienna posts, whose
bearers have not adopted this plan, are in arrest.. The expe-
dition for Candia has sailed, konsiitiny, we hear, of only five
ships of war (the Ilrgest of which is the Nizarniye frigate,
. bearing the flag of Tahir Pacha ), and a number of merchant
vessels engaged as transpoits for the conveyance of troops.
• Tahir Paella., who is still here, will follow in a steamer, and
'Friday next is mentioned as the day fixed for his departure-
With respect to the state of affairs in that island, it is well
kleown that the Greeks continue to foment discord there.
On complaints being made to that effect, the Ministers of
King Otho did not even attempt to disprove it, which appears
to be pretty conclusive evidence that they are no strangers
to the insurrection, more particularly as they cannot deny
that they lead full knowledge of the armed boats which de-
parted openly' from their own ports for the avowed purpose of
• exciting the inhabitants of Candia to revolt. The object of
this movement, connected as it is with other disturbances in
• -Epirus, Macedonia;. and Thessaly, it is not difficult to com-
• prehend. On Satue_ay last the fine Austrian steamer Stam-
boul, on her passage IrNeConstantinople to Trebisande, with
passengers, ;stoups, and ca;;‘.sto, was overtaken by a thick fog,
and, being near the coast, it is' supposed she was imperceptibly
borne by a current towards the lae'd. lie that as it may, be-
. lore the danger of her position beeaeee evident, she ran on a
rock near Amastra. lieine a boat of sereat speed. her velo-
city threw her prow high in the air whilst' the after cabin was
in a short time tilled with water. No lie-es Were, we believe,
lost. The Metternich, another steamer of the same Company,
paei;og soon after on her way from 'l'rebisonde to Constanti-
nople, souk from the wreck all the passenget s, and on Monday
;the Crescent and Levant steamers also belonging to the con-
cern, were iie,‘spatched to endeavour to get the Stembuul
off. It is hoped she will be saved without serious injnev as
she is deservedly a great favourite with the public. Yesiii-
day was the Mevludi- Sclieriff, birthi,i,:ay of the Prophet, and
eras celebrated with great pomp. .e evening before there
was a grand illumination. 'lle Sultan went in state to the
Mosque of Sultan Ahmed, which he entered about eleven
o'clock, immed.aoily alter which ti.e prayers appropriate to the
.occasion were read. The, service continued tad one o'clock,
when the procession returned. The weather bring most beau-
ttetel there was an immense concourse.
.All the Pachas
Vsap-
peered in new uniformsof the most splendid description.e
regret to have to record the death of Colonel Bridgeman,
who Was in eorntriand of the British detachment at Beyrout.
His lose is meeh lamented. He will be succeeded, we
bear, by Lieutenant-Colonel
iielose, an officer of the
The greatest cordiality and
highest possible premise.
moist complete unity of views exist
riaeen . Wee B
understand that
.tiS betw thritish
understand
cers
and the Ottoman coma Ts _
our ro`ficers have, at the des.* of they Government, undertaken
to inseruct the Turkish troops .'n certain branches of military
service setth which they were pre, ion.s.ly unacquainted. The
zation. The deaths at
medical department also requires mai.' - extent ; and upon
:a military hospital were lately to a frightfu.
et the time it
lesquiry as to the cause, no epidemic reigning - o_solor
was discovered that seven or eight of the doctors cot:uiWhcu
read nor write ! It will be remembered that, last year,
the Ottoman troops were sent to Syria by sea, the militia 'el
Rutahia Cara-Hisar rose against their chiefs soon after quit-
wing the Dardanelles, and obliged the captains of the
transports to put back. The deserters were taken, and
the whole have now been tried by the Military Council,
which in its sentence against them has divided them into
five classes :—One Lieutenant and four rank and file, who
according to martial law should have been shot, have been sen-
tenced to the galleys for life. 2. Forty-two rank and file to
the gene; s for life. 3. fifty-nine renk and file five years com-
mon labour in their barracks. 4. Four hundred and seventy-
eight rank and file, who ram to receive each 150 stripes, and
.he dratted into the troops of the line. 5. One hundred and
• Viiirty-stx serge rts, one hundred and thirty-five corporals, end
• seeee4 rank and file, who manifosted a determination to desert,
lough they had no opportunity of executing their design,
ee to toe enrolled in the troops of the line, the sergeants and
0 snrals being reduced to the ranks. Of the officers who were
e, --emit, and most of whom fou,tht, 20 who behaved well are
to the troops, or the line, retaining their rank ; the,
sf' • eesorat i.e. of the remainder have been taken from them, and
vett home disgraced, whilst such officers and men
as endeavou
they *id be 'to oP pole ihe mutiny and were wounded, are
red .
r.,,,mpaysed,
their an. have. i!ermis•ion to go nome or enter the re-
gular at my at
0p!!0n,,, the officers with their former rank,
. and the.usen as corpo. 4ts•
RIA.

Vie find in the ilfedit`trraneo the following miscellaneous
tnevvs front Syria :
" The Medea steam-frigate arrivA on the 13th inst, from
licyrout, whence she sailed Ole sth, and from Suda, in
Candia, Which place she left the eth instant, bringing from
the former despatches for Lord Palmerston from Col. Rose, now
senior British officer there, and from the latter a despatch from
the British Consul or his Excellency the Admiral. The Ve-
suvius was left at Suda, where a Turkish brig of war was at
. anchor. The crew of the Inconstant will be occupied in re-
:, docing, a; notch as possible, the wreck of the Zebra, at
• Caiffa. The Phoenix, steam-frigate, was looked for at Bey-
: rout, on her return from Alexandria, and two French
`:frigates are said to have been seen hovering about the coast