The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-07 00:00:00

SYRIA.

The accounts from Syria contained in our corre-
spondent's letter are satisfactory. Several causes of dis-
content with the population had been removed ; and
although the Pachas kept in office by the present admi-
nistration are not the fittest for pacifying a country so
lately in arms, and so jealous of its privileges, neverthe-
less, the promises and explanations of the Porte had had
a good effect. The priesthood alone are discontented,
from the hopes which they build on the influence and in-
trigues of foreign Powers, and from the circumstance o;
the Sultan's reforms depriving them of the gains which
they used to derive from litigations amongst their flocks

PERSIA.
A French officer, who went into Persia with Hussein
Khan, and has lately returned to Paris, has furnished
with the following account of the present state of that
country. When he left Teheran, Persia was in the ter-
rible crisis of a civil war. Ali Mirza, a Lear relation 0
the Shah, long in the pay of England, and urged by hi:
protectors, had raised the standard of revolt. As then
is always some one of the Khans in rebellion, this woule
have been only a common occurrence had not Ali Mimi,
shown all the signs of serious warfare. Thus, he col-
lected 'an army of 10,000 men, made himself master o
the southern part of the empire, and led the Shah to fear
an attack. Exasperated by these apprehensions the.
Shah spread the terror he felt on all around him. HiF
government, at no time paternal, became sanguinary
and, using the dreadful privilege he holds of decapitatio:
by his own free will, he cut off as many as thirty, am'
sometimes forty, heads a day on mere suspicion of trea-
son. Mirza Ali, (who must not be confounded with Al:
Mirza ; Mirza, when placed after the name, signifying
Prince), was dismissed with disgrace from his office 01
Minister of Foreign Affairs, and reduced to such a
state of destitution that he thinks himself fortunat,
when able to buy two sous-worth of melon. His successor
is Mirza Aboul Hassan Khan, his uncle, who takes goof.
care not to show his relationship to his distressed nephew b \
any act of charity or commisseration. The Shah's w rati.
generally extends over a whole house, and when the chief
denounced, every. subaltern is iftidanger. Thus Mirz:
Mohammet Ali, the secretary of the ex-Minister, narrow-I;
escaped with his life : being called into the presence e
the Shah, the fatal li:ow7string was drawn round his
throat, and his-ktongue was already protruding from hi.
mouth, when the Prince ordered the cord to be relaxed.
and in hia caprice even allowed him to resume his func-
tions under his patron, who is his uncle. The Shah',
rage also fell upon Hussein Khan, the late Ambassadot
to France, who so shamefully treated the Freud
officers that were induced to go with him into Persia.
Thik ex-Ambassador had six hundred strokes applied t,
the soles of his feet—was then thrown, half dead, into
ditch, and reduced to a state of distress equal to tha
Hof Mirza Ali. Every one around the despot trembles
Mirza Hadgi Agassi, who has long been his Prime Ali
nister, is the only one who has hitherto escaped the sus
picions of his master, and whose favour seems to increase
with the embarrassments of the Prince. The disorder
arising from this state of civil war and tyrannical system
of government may be easily conceived. Genera.
Damns and all the officers who accompanied him are re-
turning to France. One of the latter has been mur-
dered in a caravansary on the road, and his assassin:
have not been brought to punishment. They arc know!.
to be the muleteers who served him as guides. '

COURT-MARTIAL.
DEPTFORD DOCK-YARD, AUG. 6.—Yesterday a Court-
martial was held by order of Lord Charles Wellesley,
Colonel of the 15th Regiment of Foot, to investigate
charge preferred against private Thomas Duffy, of th,
same regiment, for " highly irregular conduct, and as-
saulting police constable John Martin, No. 219, of the
division, on the night of the la August instant.
The Court assembled at eleven o'clock, consisting of
Captain Wingfield, as President, Captain Dickenson and
Ensign Pardee, of the 15th Regiment.
The President having stated the nature of the charge,
the following evidence was adduced :
Police-constable No. 193 R sworn—Said that at about
one o'clock in the morning of the Ist instant, he observed
the prisoner and another soldier knocking at a door in
r.
court in Dock-street, Deptford, when he told them to gr
quietly to their quarters. The prisoner would not do so.
but went on knocking at doors and shutters. He the:
ran away. About half an hour afterwards he saw them
again, when witness said he should take them into cus-
tody, upon which the prisoner struck him several times
violently with his side-belt, and ran away, followed
,by
his comrade. Witness then sprang his rattle.
John Martin, 219 H division, sworn—Stated that on
the morning in question the prisoner came on his beat
running. Witness called to him to stop. Prisoner made
no reply until overtaken, when he turned to the left
about, and struck witness on the left side of the head,
and ran up Deptford-green. He overtook him again on
turning down the Green, when he was struck many
times with the belt, and got his staff from him and
threatened to run him through. Witness considered him-
self in very great danger. The prisoner had no side arms.
'flie police sergeant then came up, in company with
another police constable, and secured the prisoner.
After hearing evidence,
Captain Cuthbert produced an extract of a former
conviction of
,thu ra...nor fr,M* tlxt.- -}Z*;imentia court-
martial Book, stating that the prisoner had been tried
by General Court•martial, dated August 7, 1840, for
making away with his "necessaries," the sentence for
which offence was; that be be committed to two months'
solitary confinement, marked with the letter 1), and put
under stoppage until the deficiencies were paid for. It
was also stated that the prisoner's general character was
very intlifferent.
The Court then broke up, and the prisoner was sent
in custody to the guard-room.

WOO LWIC H.—FRIDAY.
ROYAL ARTILLERY.
Captain Nedham, Lieutenant Harvey, and 50 non,
commissioned officers and men, are to proceed to Ports-
mouth immediately, where they will embark on boerd
the Athol troop-ship for a passage to Jamaica, to com-
plete the companies on that station. The number of
volunteers who offered their services on this occasion was
surprising, but those only who have been a considerable
period in the regiment have been accepted, as the
majority of the deaths which recently took place were
young men who bad lately joined the corps.
The officers of the several departments in the Royal
Arsenal are to meet the officers of the Royal Military
Institution, for professional discussion, on the last day of
each month. It is by means such as these that British
officers will sustain their superiority for practical know-
ledge and information on military subjects over the offi-
cers of every other country in the world, and keep pace
with the improvements and inventions of the present age.
" GENERAL ORDER.
" The Master-General has been pleased to apprae of
First Lieutenant Kennedy being posted to the 3d batta-
lion, and First Lieutenant E. W. Fisher to the sth
battalion. " 11. 1). ROSS, Colonel,
"Deputy-Adjutant-General."
" The Mater-General has been pleased to approve of
the following transfers, viz :
" Second Lieutenant Anderson, from Captain Ander-
son's company, Ist battalion, to Major Grantham's com-
pany, 2cl battalion.
" Second Lieutenant Calder, from Major Gray's com-
pany. sth battalion, to Captain Horsby's company, 3d
battalion.
" Second Lieutenant Duplat, from Lieutenant-Colonel
Chesney's company, 4th battalion, to Captain Bloomfield's.
company, sth battalion.
Second Lieutenant Gibbon, from Captain Stanway's
company, Ist battalion, to Captain Story's company, Ist
battalion. "H. D. ROSS, Colonel,
" August 1. " Deputy-Adjutant-General.
Lord Bloomfield, G.C.8., and G.C.H., inspected C
Field Battery, Major Sweeting's company, on Monday
last on the Common. The manoeuvring was excellent,
and his Lordship expressed hunself highly pleased with
the general appearance and efficiency of the battery. In
the afternoon they were relieved from field-battery duties
by Captain Bent's company, Ist battalion, and have re-
joined their battalion.
Captain Bloomfield, with a detachment of his com-
pany, relieved Captain Collingswood, and the detachment
of Major Rawnsley's company on Tuesday, from the re-
serve of instruction field batteries.
Lieutenants Elliott and Scott are to do duty with Cap-
tain Bent's battery ; and Lieutenant Freese has relieved
Lieutant Gibbon from field-battery duty.
Major Sinclair has taken charge of his company, and
Captain Low has rejoined the 6th battalion.
The dismounted part of Captain Pester's troop of
There join thewa s a troopeastaitn Leeds.of
ten
Royal Horse Artillery embarked yesterday for Hull, and
will
pieces of brass ordnance
to-day in the Royal Arsenal.
The Gentlemen Cadets will assemble on Monday next
at the Royal Military Academy, to resume. their studies.
The vacation at this period has been a week longer than
usual, that indulgence having been granted to them in
consequence of their remaining a few days after the va-
cation commenced, to form a guard of honour when her
Majesty was present at the launch of the Trafalgar.
A detachment, consisting of two corporals and 12 sap-
pers and miners, will leave Woolwich on Tuesday next,
for Sandhurst College, to assist the students there in ac-
quiring a knowledge of their professions.
ROYAL MARINES.
First Lieutenant Fraser, 4 sergeants, 1 corporal, 2
drummers, Oni 84 privates, joined the head-quarters of
the Woolwich Division, from her Majesty's ship Princess
Charlotte, and will be paid their arrears, extending over
a period of four years, to-morrow.
Lieutenants B. Varlow and Moubray, and 7 men, hare
also joined from the Castor.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Comet steam-vessel, Lieutenant Frederick Che-
valier Syer, :sailed from Woolwich on Wednesday for
Portsmouth and Plymouth.
The African steam-vessel left Woolwich yesterday for
Chatham, to tow the Growler steam-vessel, recently
launched there, to the City Canal, to be fitted with her
engines by Messrs. seaward and Co.
The Adventure transport ship sailed from Portsmouth
for Woolwich on Wednesday.
The repairs of the Volcano steam-vessel have been
completed. by Messrs. Seaward, and she will shortly be
commissioned as a packet.
The Speedwell, tender to the Shearwater steam-ves-
sel, arrived at Woolwich on Tuesday from the North
Sea, and will sail to-morrow for Harwich.
The Firebrand steam-vessel, Master S. B. Cook, will
sail from Woolwich for Che,thtim to-day, to attend upon
the Lords of the Admiralty.
The,Heroine, 10-gun brig, building at Woolwlo4l
expected to bo laun(he4 Cu the 16th 406