The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-01 00:00:00

UNITED SERVICE JOURNAL,

This Number commences with a long narrative
of the embarkation and conveyance of Bonaparte
from Frejus to Elba, in 1814, with personal anec-
dotes and opinions of the ex-Emperor, on the voy-
age, and after his occupation of that island. The
account is drawn up by Capt. Sir Thomas Usshcr,
who commanded the Undaunted frigate, in which
Bonaparte was transported from France to the place
of his brief exile, and though twenty-six years have
elapsed since that eventful period, and some of the
anecdotes have been already given, the gallant nar-
rator has contrived to give a freshness to the de-
scription which, on the eve of the restoration of the
body of this great man to France, will be read with
more than ordinary interest. Beside this, there is
an article on the present " Military and Naval
Strength of Egypt," drawn up by a military o fficer,
who passed the summer of 1840 in the country.
The total number of troops, both regular and ir-
regular, he calculates at 191,000, of which 94 000
are with Ibrahim Pacha in Syria, independent of
37,700 sailors in the Turkish and Egyptian Lets,
armed and drilled as soldiers, and 20,800 national
guards, amounting altogether to 249,500 men,
kei,,t up at an annual expense of 1,250,0001. A
third article, of considerable interest also at the pre-
sent moment, describes the forts of the Dardanelles,
eleven in all, with the number of guns and the
comparative strength and security of the different
batteries. From the following description it may
be inferred that the writer does not consider the
forcing of the passage so hazardous as has been
generally supposed :
Nearly all these fortification 3 are commanded by ad-
joining heights, besides being extremely weak in their
land defences ; and although the fleet under Sir Robert
Stopford, favoured by a southerly breeze (a thing, by
the by, of very rare occurrence there), could, no
doubt, force the Straits, as well as either Elphinstone or
Duckworth, yet from the state of the current, vai.:ll
under the most favourable circumstances runs at the
rate of three miles an hoar, an attempt to pass the Dar-
dandles must be attended, in the preterit state of the
forts, with an exposure of at least two hours to the fire
of nearly 300 pieces of heavy ordnance. ShJuld there,
however, at any time be a necessity for such an under-
taking, the landing of a few hundred Marines (with
field-pieces) on either coast might greatly facilitate the
operation, save a good many lives, and the expenditure
of some powder and shot.

MONTHLY MAGAZINE.
The questions of Chartism and Socialism are

This Number commences with a very just tri-
bute to the memory of that lamented nobleman
and truly beloved Mason the late Earl of Durham
—whose dignity of Pro-Grand Master has de-
volved upon the Earl of Zeeland, to whom has
succeeded the Marquis of Salisbury as Deputy
Grand Master. This latter appointment is, per-
haps, the most politic that the Grand Mister,
his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, could
have adopted, and will no doubt effectually silence
the clamour of that portion of the public press that
has for so long and so justly cried out against the
preference shown by the Grand Master for so many
years in favour of the Whigs. The appointment
of the Marquis appearq to have given very general
satisfaction. There are very, learned papers by
Dr. Oliver and Proteus which will repay perusal ;
and the fraternity must be much gratified by the
copious reports of masonry from India, and the
other dependencies of the empire. We hope we
may congratulate the " gentle craft" on the silence
that is observed id the present Number regarding
certain proceedings,. and trust that 4' charity," the
attribute of the order, may prevail. .The present
Number is calculated to maintain its character as
an excellent-medium of information to the brethren.

LORD CARDIGAN.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—As at this time every fact illustrative of the
characters of Earl Cardigan and Captain R. A. Rey-
nolds is interesting to the public, I take occasion to
mention a circumstance showing the character of " The
Lord," as he was jocosely called, at C .nterbury.
The mansion engaged by the Earl of Cardigan for
the residence of his establishment, near Canterbury,
was immediately facing the Cavalry Barracks, but at
such a distance as to prevent him seeing all that he
wished.; in order to rernovo this incorivenience;:he.prO-.
cured a.powerfultelespop...aati placetLivin4oo4o.lfatlic
windows of his house, so as to pry, int&_..evet-ystir„tirat:
took place :as soon as the officers discovered Inc
of operation on the part of " The Lord," thiy'let
down at his real value ; and, as a stray ;shows the
direction of the wind, this one trait in his conduct is
sufficient to show what " The Lord" can stoop to to
suit his purposes.
As to Captain A. R. Reynolds, when ho first beard
of what took place at Lord Cardigan's party, he did not
believe it possible, considering the terms on which he
then stood with his Lordship, that his name could have
been made use of, as it was admitted by Lord Cardigan,
and that it only needed on his part a request that his
Lordship would be so good as to enable him to contra-
dict it.

Lord Cardigan's assumption as to the meaning of this
letter, so totally at variance with its tcnour, and upon
which he founded his subsequent Foceeaings, is full
proof that he is of the family of the " Wrongheads,'
and for the sake of justice it is earnestly to be hoped
this may be the last act of h;;,s public life.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
NE CEDE MALLS.

TILE LATE ACCIDENT ON THE

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.

Last evening another lengthened investigation took
place at the London Hospital, concerning the death of
and
no: to
thhaet itol
po
John Perry, which was occasioned by injuries he re-
ceived in the late accident on the Eastern Counties
Railway. Previous to the Jury assembling- at the hos.
pital several of them met at the railway terminus at
Shoreditch, when experiments were tried as to the dis-
tance at which an engine could be stopped in a case of
eamveerrgyenr7p,i(ain(rlaitte, wiats
wf,oisu found that,
pthpactd, even w
between
nensi
xgoing at
seventy yards. It should be stated, however, that the
day, being dry, was much more favourable to the quick
stoppage than if the rails were met.
On meeting at the hospital the first witness called
was Mr. Alfred Helsham, the Superintendent Engineer
on the Eastern Counties Railway, who was examined
at considerable length ; but his evidence %vase corrobo-
ration of what had been stated on thci,,einodsgnf2uoiltoe,rreoamreyr day. The
witness did not recollecttelling Moore particularly on the
morning of the accident about the change in the trains
and their stopping at Bow, hut told him hectivi
at-
tendance to act under the Directors of the Northern and
Eastern Counties line,andadded,in the direectaiornr
which
loccipcli‘l,aants
hoeefn
accident
cni
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eonnn. i
tt that
tiiiiiaaa
pt
tpwtoeleninotietrieaerdart,Ni.
leiiasnttnid:
jauaopr}sus.i n g
"Be carcful,for God's sake, let us have no more accidegnts."
would notk for. a moment or two cause
isah,ce impossible ai
:teo:
question by Moore, the engine-
yards, Re-
take upon himself to swear
less distance than 130 or, perhaps,
the
momentum.dire;tion ;
book ith the printed regulations to
r.tleierseinnggtinhee enginevvileeis a
they
dT r The a
r a : i wouldt
said n e
him. Moore hirnself said he had not got a book, as he
had been absent from his duty with a sore hand when
the books were distributed. In reply
that he had given
to Air. Hall, the
witness said that the di•:tribution of the books of regu-
lations had caused a goodd deal of conversation among
slsileni dlriee,
opatillyiodntgno
oat
the engine-drivers, an some dissatisfaction to some of
them. One of the regulations in the book was, that one
i en`'`,oc was not to approach the other within 500 yards
on any account.
Braithwaite
Mr. Frederick e, of the New-road, St.
Pancras, and brother to Mr . John Braithwaite, en-
gineer-in-chief to the Eastern Counties Railway, said he
was a
passenger in the special train that followed the
two o'clock train on the day of the accident. Mr. B.
then crave the particulars of the accident.
What is your opinion as to the cause of
CortoNlia-
-9 'Mr. Braitliwate—l think the man Moore
the accident •
had not kept a good look out
out.
:
CORONEIt---Do you thinkthat his conduct amounted
to a criminal
negligence? Witness•---1 hope not.
1 • C r oNER
'..'ne 0, , asked Moore if he had any witnesses
to
examine ? if R°, he was ready to examine them.
Moore replied that he expected the stoker to be in
attendance, but he could only say what he could state,
which was,
that he was not aware the train would stop
at Bow, or he should have been prepared for it, and the
accident would not h ve happe„ed.
Finding the train
had stopped, he used his utmost exertion to prevent the
collision.
The Jury, after a consultation for an hour, delivered
a verdict of ' Accidental death," the Foreman at the
same time expressing a hope that the Coroner would
caution the engineer Moire as to his future conduct, as
the Jury considered him not entirely free from blame.
'lle Coroner accordingly cautioned him (Moore) in a
very impressive manner.