The Sun.
London, England, 1824-09-09 00:00:00

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RECEPTION of GEN. LA FAYETTE at NEW YORK

Extract of a Letter from New York, Aug. 16 :—" Since I
enclosed my note of yesterday's date, tho packets Nestor and
Robert Fulton, the Mecca, and the Courier; also the ships
Cora, of Liverpool, and the Hudson,' of London, the Friends,
of dreenock, and the Cadmus, of Havre, have arrived. On
board the latter arc General La Fayette and eon, for whose re-
ception splendid preparations have been Making for some time
throughout the United States. Being Sunday, the General
did not come up to the city, but landed on Staten Island,
where he passed the night at the house of the Vice-Presi—
dent of the United States, Mr. Tompkins, and early this
morning set out for New York. The flags were hoisted yes-
terday at all the public places ; the steam-boats put in re-
quisition to convey the Corporation down to escort the General,
and notice given to the militia and volunteer companies to
turn out at an early hour. All is bustle and confusion to give
him a warm and cordial reception, and it is expected an ill u-
ruination will. take place in the evening. The 'Theatre, which
has been shut up for about 0 weeks, and according to the usual
practice, would not have opened till the 30th instant, will coin-
mence the season thus early, in honour of the gallant patriot.
A new drop scene has been painted for the occasion, and the
house beautifully ornamented. Several new performers have
also arrived in the packets; which will add to the arrangements
making in compliment to the virtuous Chief."

A letter from Brussels says, the cutting of the
Canal of Sas van Gent to Tunenzen is to com-
mence next summer. The Boulevards of Brussels
are to be lighted with gas.
A new Journal, dedicated to scientific discus-
sion, entitled " THE GnAccs," has just appear-
ed at Munich. • A fine Minding has recently
been commenced in that city, to be used as a
Theatre of Anatomy. The King subscribed no
less than 27,000 florins (nearly three thousand
pounds Sterling) towards it.
The French Papers say, that, in the course of
the last five years, no less than 11,000 new
houses-have been built in Paris.

SHIP CANAL
BETWEEN THE BRISTOL AND ENGLISH CHANNELS.

[Extracted from the Cambrian of Aug. 28, 1824.]
The vast importance of this project must, at a
single glance, be apparent to every one connected
with the trade of Soutk Wales, Ireland, and the
West of England. Each district will, of course,
consider it with reference to its own local in-
terests ; some of the old established ports, which
have reposed in the ease of a secure monopoly,
will no doubt be alarmed into forbearance fa-
vourable to general trade and the usual conse-
quences of competition must ensue to the public
at large. It is not our intention to advocate this
or that particular interest, but if we can contribute
to the circulation of useful information, or elicit,
by discussion, valuable opinions bearing upon this
great
public question, we believe our readers will
not consider the space thus occupied in our
columns misapplied ; nor shall we discuss the
probability or improbability of the successful
accomplishment of the undertaking : it is enough
fur us to see that it is now fairly before the pub-
lic, sanctioned by very high authority, with the
prospect of success. We shall therefore pass at
once to the consideration of that state of things
which would exist on the opening of a free
and safe navigation for ships across the Wes-
tern Peninsula of Great Britain, from the neigh-

bourhood of Watchett on the Bristol Channel,
to Beer on the English Channel. Of all the coun-
tries to he effected by this great national work,

none can be more deeply interested than Swan-
sea, Neath, and the vicinity. It is now univer-
sally felt and admitted, that coals is the main
spring, not only of that decided superiority which
this country maintains over surrounding nations,
but also of the extraordinary local prospe-
rity of those particular parts of our own Island
in which this grand moving power has been pro-
perly brought into action by the energies of the
inhabitants. This truth has not yet had its due
influence over the general trade, of which Swan-
sea, from its local position and physical advan-
tages, ought long ago to have been. the centre,;
but every well-wisher to the port must be highly
gratified, if he compare our recent lists of ship
arrivals with those of former years. It is no
longer a questing of theory, whether this port is
or is not capable of great improvement by the
judicious application of a moderate capital : the
experiment has been already made to an
extent sufficient to verify the fact. Let any
man, with the map of England before him, after
weighing the growing property of Swansea
and Neat!), contemplate the future prospects
of this district (which may be denominated
the British storehouse for coal of all sorts) on
the opening of this new channel for trade ; let
him examine its mountains of stone coal and
which appear to
lm (the peculiar dualities of
cpierl and
eciated in Loudon), and then let btn duly
conceive
p sage for ships now contem-
the effect of the
ornalp)lenlleicnisautela
11)31raitteadh;
;a chruo
vantages, he may consult the Meteorological
f;
those Greata(
.1-
Tables of any past year, and if he considers
i''sthiehebeNtVteerst7
the large • portion of time during which winds
have prevent:if untaltottrable to the passage of
ships from iwansea round the Land's End, he
may form some idea of the saving of time,
and consequently of money, which the proposed
navigation would effect in the trade of this part
of the country. We 'shrill subjoin the results of
the Meteorologieut Table of 1823, as published
in the Annual Register, and it would be an
amusing task for any skilful nautical man to fa-
vour us, for the use of our Readers, with compu-
tations, shewing from these figures (or, if practic-
able, from actual experience), the
probable
average of delay which at vessel constantly
lull,stiAiv,geetti„ wititinLstenttti on must ex I€:erlirliel2eby -
gation now under con-
templation ; in other words, (he annual saving of
every such ship in time anti money.—Our Readers
will, no doubt, be also gratified by the opinion of
all practical men on the probable effect of this
gigantic project on the general trade and pros-
perity of our town and neighbourhood, and we
shall be ready to give publicity to such opinions,
provided they abstain from any reference to indi-
vidual interests.
(IF:NI:MAL IMSULTS FROM TUE METEOROLOGICAL TABLES
or 1b23.

Winds. Days.
N. 25

E. 25
W. - . 37
N.E. 52
S.E. - - - 21
N.W. . . 29
S.W. - - 157

ATROCIOUS ROI:MIA. AND ASSAtIL—A letter
from Madrid states, that the too celebrated Ban-
dit, Lung-Beard, alias Joyme, had at length paid
the penalty of his enormous crimes. As he was
being conducted to the gallows he confessed that
he had, with his own. hand, assassinated 120 indi-
viduals! And that he had actually buried one
of them, a young woman, alive !! His execution
had been delayed in consequence of the terrible
threatenings of 'his brother Alfonso, who swore
he would burn and destroy every thing if Joyme's
life was taken. This Alfonso, however, being
killed in a fight, uo farther ceremony was used,
but the atrocious villain Joyme was immediately
hung up. Travelling continues to be very inse-
cure throughout all Murcia and Valentia ; so
much so indeed that people are obliged to go hi
caravans, or be accompanied by a strong military
escort, which is extremely
expensive.
We have to announce the death of two more
victims (says the Indicateur de Bordeaux) of a
violent passion opposed by motives of interest--
A military man on half-pay conceived a pas-
sionate attachment to a young girl of the Com-
mune de Budos. As he had received positive as.
surances that he could not hope to obtain her
from her friends, he determined to destroy, the
object of his affection.
This he accordingly did
by shooting her with a pistol, as she walked by'
+415 side. Struck with horror at the deed, lie at
first attempted to fly from the place ; but he was
soon after dead,
Pfroobunadb'iyby himself, in the moment of
inflicted,
despair.