The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, OC POBER 28. 1840.

NEWS FROM THE MEDITERRA.

FRAN CE.

NEAN.

We have received Maltapapers to the 15th inst. The
following are extracts from the Malta Times :
ALEXANDRIA, OCT. 7.—The Pacha left yesterday
for Cairo. He told Mr. Larking that he slThuld not
molest the India mails, but allow them to pass on as
usual. The overflow of the Nile has produced the
greatest digesters ; whole villages have been swept
away. The gardens of the Isle of Rhoda are com-
pletely under water, and ruined. 4,500,000 ardeps of
grain, b..longing to the Pacha (kept in magazines),
have been washed away. Several Europeans, who oc-
cupied land, have suffered severely. The Turco-
Egyptian fleet has partly mutinied. The sailors of the
ships No. 2, No. 9, and No. 7, have refused to go to
their quarters, a-nd much fighting has taken place.
Tne British squadron here, consisting of the Asia, Im-
placable, and Dar hne, have been reinforced by the
Dido and Ganges.
Tr,e Prometheus, which arrived from Cotfu on the
12th inst., mentions that Sir Edmund Lyons had re-
ceived elEcial despatches from the seat of war up to
the 21st ult. The leading fact tv...s that Jaffa was in
possession (f the Allies.. The French &et of 11 sail
of the line was in the gulf of Salamis and was ex-
pected to winter there.
SNIYP.II", OCT. 10.—The Plicenix steam-frigate,
Commander R. F. Stoplord, Itft Constantinople on the
3d, and arrived at Smyrna on the sth ; after taking in
a supply of coals she proceeded on the same day to the
coast of Syria, having on board Sir C. F. Smith, R.E.,
whose health had been sufficiently re-established to
enable him to resume his important duties. The Unite('
States slip of the line, Ohio, Commodore Hull, arrived
at Smyrna on the Bth instant. The United States cor-
vette, ,Cyane, Captain W. B. Latpner, arrived in port
front off Jaffa on the 24th ult.

The Moniteur of Monday publishes the following ordon-
nance, announcing the prorogation of the Chambers :
" Louis Philippe, &c.
"We have ordained and ordain as follows :

" The Chamber of Peers and the Chamber of Deputies,
which by our ordonnance of the 7th of this month were to
meet on the 29th of October, will meet on the sth of No.
vember next ensuing.
" At the Palace of the Tuileries, 25th of October, 1840.
" LOUIS PHILIPPE.

" By the King, •
" The Minister Secretary of State for the Interior,
" CH. REMUSAT."
According to the Presse, M. Guizet's arrival at Calais
on Sunday was announced by telegraphic despatch.
Tne Helvetic Confederation and the King of the Ne-
therlands has sent letters of congratulation to Louis Philippe
on his escape.
The commission of the Court of Peers assembled on
Sunday at the Luxembourg to continue the preliminary
investigation into the affair of Darmes.
Almiral Lalande has left Paris for Toulon.
The leading articles of Monday's French papers on the I
Ministerial crisis call for no remark.
According to the Quetidienne, M. de Lamartine has
been offered a post in the new Ministry.
The Moniteur contains the Royal ordonnance appointing
Count Sebestiani Marshal of France. This promotion is
vehemently attacked by the Commerce, the Siecle, the
Temps, and the Constitutio:;nel. The Courrier Francais
apologizes for M. Thiers in signing the ordounance on the
ground of the new Marshal's military services. Tne Pre4e
asserts that it is illegal, The Dcbats i 5 silent on the subject.
The Moniteur publishes an ordonnance by the King of
the 24th of October, on the organisation of tee administra-
tion of the studs. That ordonnance creates a stud school,
which will be established at the siudhouse of Piu.
The Commerce has the aunexed article :
" Baron Arnim, 'Minister of Prussia, has arrived at Peris
from Berlin. We are enabled to state from a positive
source, that all idea of detaching Prussia from the Qued-
ruple Alliance is unfounded, and that Baron Arnim is the
bearer of a formal declaration that the Four Poeers intend
to execute integrally the treaty of the 15th. M. Alexandre
de Humboldt, who had offered his mediation, has been dis-
pensed with, and will not come to Paris."
(From the Papers of Monday.)
The Commerce says—" Marshal Soult waited on the
King yesterdae at one o'clock, with the Members the
future Cabinet who are in Paris; but Al. Guizot, not hay.
ing arrived, nothing could be decided, although the meet-
ing lasted nearly two hours. The acceptation of M.
Guizot is so fully relied on that his successor is already
talked of. AI. de Barante, who was to leave St. Peters-
burgh on the 15th of this month, is particularly mentioned."
Baron d'Arnimv, the Prussian Minister Plenipotentiary
at the Court of the Tuileries, has arrived at Paris.
Baron Brunosv is asserted by the 7 emps to have received
from the Emperor Nicholas a present of 150,000 roubles
for his successful negotiation of the treaty of July 15.
The Duke of Orleans (says the Commerce) visited the
Duke de Broglie on Saturday. Yesterday morning his
Royal Highness transacted business with General Cubieres.
The National states that the deputation appointed by
the workmen of Paris to wait upon the Abbe de Lumen-
nais did so yesterday. One of the deputation, in the
name, as he said, of the large majority of the workmen
of Paris, expressed to M. de Larneenais the plea-
sure which they had derived from the perusal of
his pamphlet, and added that they were indignant
against the Government for its cowardice • under
the menaces of Europe, and, having before them
the dread of vitelent re-action at home, they felt that it
was their duty to join in one common feeling against every
attempt at counter-revolution. 'M. de Lammenais re-
plied that he was grateful for their kind expressions to-
wards him, and then entered into a review of the situation
of the country, which he said was very perilous, znd
would become more so if it could submit to the violence
or degradation with which it was menaced. He recom-
mended, however, that the workmen should be calm,
united, and prudent, and abstain from any rash or disor-
derly movement.
The Courrier Francais gives the following as from a
St. Petcrsburgh letter, dated 13th inst. :—" The Russian
fleet, consisting of 23 vessels, viz., nine ships of the line,
and 14 frigates, is to sail to-morrow. A part of the fleet
will go to Copenhagen, and the other part to Ply mou_h,
to wait for events."
M. Thore, whose pamphlet, entitled " La Vee:te sur
le Parti Democratique," has been seized, and underwent an
examination yesterday. He is charged, says the France,
with an attack upon the respect due to the laws, with an
attempt to excuse crimes condemned by the laws; with• an.
attack upon property, and with an attempt to excite hatred
between the different classes of society.
Dinners haye been given to M: Arago by she Reformers
of Grenoble and Lyons, on his passing through those
places en route for Paris. Toasts in honour of Universal
Suffrage, and others of a similar nature, were drunk, and
the " Marseillaise" was sung on both these occations.
Sunday the audiences at the theatres ,of Paris com-
prised, as usual, numerous persona who are glad of any
opportunity to make a noise. It was, therefore, not sur-
prising that the " Marseillaise" should have. been:called
for at the French Opera, and sung after some oppdsiiton.
It was also called for at the Theatre Francois by (says the
Quotidienne) about 12 persons in the pit, amid the cppo-,
sition cf a large number of the audience. The orchestra
at length struck up the air, and the wordy, adt.s this Jou'r-
nal, were sung by two hawkers of the chainei
and a journeyman barber 1 'The Siecle says :—.• Ythn.er-
day evening a great number of patrols of the Nlurticipal
Guards anal hussars and horse chasseura paraded the Bou-
levards for the purpose of dispersing some geoups of
young men who were singing the Muse:liaise 'on the
Boulevard des Italiens. It was also sung at the Varictcs
and other minor theatres." -
The French Minister of War has issued circular letters,
according to which the class of young soldiers of 1835'
called out aro to match to join their regiments within the
first fortnight in November, and those of the class of '1834'
between the 20th and 25th of the same month.
The Toulon Papers state that 1,680 men belonging to
the 3d Regiment of Marine Infantry are to be sent out im-
mediately to Bourbon, and Cayenne. Three frigatere're
destined for this purpose.
The officers of the National Guard who beim been sus-
pended for breach' of di cipline in presenting a remonstrance
to the President of the Council of Ministers are succes-
sively sending in their resignations.
" We are hourly expecting," says the Temps, "
arrival of Baron Arnim, as Ambassador from the Court of
Berlin to that of Paris. The announcement of the mis-
sion of M. de Humboldt to the Court of the Tuileries is
now contradicted. He may possibly come to Paris this
winter, but he will be without any political, or, at least,
' any official character."
THE DUTCH. —The Rhine, with his Royal Highness
Prince Ferdinand on beard, as second in command, arrived
on the 20th at Brest. The Prince was ignorant of the
late events in Holland till the Dutch Consul delivered to
hint letters from his family, and others to Captain Ariens,
the commander, which gave orders for the return of the
frigate to Holland, to the great regret of the Prince and
the otlicerc of the frigate, who wished to make themselves
acquainted with Brest, as they had with Toulon. The
Government had given orders to receive the Prince with
all the honours due to his rank, which was accordingly
done. Tho Prince has been able to visit the arsenal, and
especially to examine minutely the magnificent ship of the
line tho Volney, which will be the most colossal three-
decker ever built.—Constitutionnel.

MALTA.—The Prometheus is stopped at the roomer..!
of her departure with the mails (which are o❑ board',
which cannot go forward, in consequence of the receipt
Of a despatch, at one o'clock, from Captain Fisher, of
the Asia, commanding the blockading force oil Alexan-
dria, stating that he had reeeived orders from Adnii;ii
Stopford, confot mistily to instructions from Lord Pon
sonby, to establish a rigid mercantile blockade. Sorry
other arrangements must therefore be made fur the
transmission of these mails by another route.
The Vanguard, 80, Capti,in Sir U. Dunn, K.C.H.,
proceeded from Malta on the 13th for Syria. The
Rodney, 92, Captain Mannsell, arrived on the sam,
day from Cork, with. the 19th regiment on board, and
wilt sail immediately for Syria.

The Malta Times gives an extract of a letter from
Sing Tore, dated 9th July, which announces the arrival
of the English expedition -at Macao, or in Hors-kong
Bay, whence advices had been received to the 7th June.
Tnc• Chinese, the letter adds, were determined to re
sist ; but it gives rp particu!ars, nor does it state bow
the news reached Singapore.

Among the passengers on board the Phenix were
Colonel Bullock, his lady, and four daughters, and
their lois is estimated at 5001. including the carriage
and luggage of the gallant Colonel and his tawny.
The young ladies had nothing on but their night-
clothes, and were removed in a state of great terror
and alarm to the boats of the Phenix and Britannia,
and conveyed to the latter vessel. One of the Miss Bul-
locks fell overboard in the hurry of removal, and Hasle-
tine, one of the English steersmen of the vessel, went
into the water after her. In an instant they were both
dragged into the boats by the crew of the Britannia.
An Englishman, who had come over to this country to
receive 3501., which he intended to invest in the French
funds, lost every farthing, and others are considerable
sufferers. Tne passengers and crew of the Phenix,
when taken on board the Britannia, received the most
humane attention from the steward and stewardess of
the latter vessel, and their wants were most cheerfully
supplied. We understand it is in contemplation to
open a subscription on behalf of the steward and the
crew of the Phenix, who lost everything they possessed,
and wirer, it is but justice to state, behaved remarkably
well after the Phenix had run . into the Britannia.
Their zeal, coolness, and obedience to command while
the vessel was sinking has been highly spoken of by Cap-
tain Lefort and Captain Stranack, and the passengers
of both vessels. The greatest loser-is Dines, the
steward; who from a state of comparative affluence has
been reduced to beggary. The carriage and other pro-
prty of M. Guizot, the French Ambassador, was on
board the Phenix when she went down.

• BLOCKADE OF SYRIA AND EGYPT.
• " Her Majesty's ship Asia, off Alexandria,
" Sept. 30, 1840.
" Sir.-1 am this moment savoured with your letter
of the SSth instant, containing a letter of the 26th inst.,
addressed to you by a retest-r6pectable'body of British
merchants resident in Alexandria, requesting you to
state to me, as senior officer of her Majesty's ships off
this port, the losses inthe-ed upon British interests in
Alexandria by my having deterred 'British merchant•
vessels from entering that port.
• " Requesting you also to call upon our to provide
transport=, or some other efficient means by which to
emhaik the British property now unprotected at Alex-
andria, and thus to relieVe the BritiSh • merchants and
their property from a virtual blockade.
" I might justly reply, that I have adopted no mea-
sures since the Cons&-General struck his flag. and de-
pat ted4 which were not prdvionsly in full force, with the
knowledge and sanction of that public functionary.
• " But both duty and inclination prescribe Ito me•a
deep interest in the security of. British shbjects real.
dee:: in Alexandria, and of their property. would
strctun any little- power i may possess to the utmost
protect the one and the other, without shrir'king froth
prrsorall reipOn4iiiity, and only stopping where" the line
of toy pultlic duty is unque&tioniA)lc 'and itnperative, well
knonolEg that in so acting I shrill best iidfil tile intcn-
t,as of toy Admiral, Sir R,,,bert Stcpford, and of the
British Government. •

FIRE AT SHEERNESS DOCKYARD

."I'o•• permit muniLions of war to enter the 'port of
Alexandria 'under existin7 circurnstadces, is, as you and
those gentlemen who have addressed-you, welt; knoW,
impossible. • - .
" I have; therefore, prevented tho'Brotbers,' on the.
I instant,- tram 'entering, she haiiiig 23,600. shell;
and iron sables on board. Also the ' Maitland.' brig,,
on the 23:1, with ship tim'o6.. Id these cases 'had
no alternative ; only two other iessels liaCi4 been
warned by me, the Albatross: and the Active.; both
had CGI.3 in, an important Munition of war, and hai'l
I perrerated my duty 'to the letter, I' must. have
prevented thoir entrance by force if necessary: In eon--
sideration' rf circumstances I only .warned them of the
risk of critering, which I had been-officially cared' upon
to do to all British merchant vessels. 'lle Albatross,
the larest of them, went into port, so that the restric-
tive measures by which I am stated to, have debarred
the British residents in Alexandria from availing them-
selves of the ordinary commercial means of saving- their
propecty by shipping it in British vessels,' resolve .them-
selves- into warning One small brig, the Active, from
entoing the port, u'duty absolutely it upon. me.
If I have erred it 'has been by deviating from the
strict line of 'linty, wild a view to favour, as fir as I
pos,sibly could, and
,noder considerable personal respon-
sibility, the views 'and interests of the British merchants
is Afenandria,--4 course I shall continue to pursue
vs)henever occasion may offer.
"I will take the earliest opportunity of transmitting
copes of your letters to Sir Robert Stopford, and to
Rear; Admisol Sir John Louis, at Malta, with whom
oily rests any power to prol,ide transports. or other
nu7ris of embarking British subjects' at Alexan aria,
allt their property. And I beg you, by the earliest 'op-
por:nnity, to give me some information as to the means
by which you propose to make -British vessels safely
availaLle for those important purposes, that your appli-
cation to that vfl,ct may have mere weight.
" I have no information relative to an impendicg,
blockade of Alexandria, which was not fully known to
the C0r.,:r.1- urral before he struck his flag. Avail
yeerseft trf eve:3' opportunity to communicate with me,
and stv4-4eit, tome any means by which I may be en-
abled :o s,:rve or protect the interbsts of the British re-
sident; at Alexandria, and their property, or in any
the painful circumstances in which they
cit. You' will not he more prompt to ask
be to comply as far as my power goes,
" I have the honour to romain, &e.
(Signed) "WILLIAM FISHER.
‘. J. W. Larking, Eq., Alexandria."

COURT-MARTIAL ON HENTY.
SHEERNESS' TUESDAY NlGHT.—Yesterday, at half-past
twelve, the Salamander steam-frigate, Captain Henry,
from Portsmouth, with Admiral Bouverie on board, was
telegraphed; and about half an hour afterwards she rounded
the point, and came up to her .moorings abreast of :the
dockyard. No salute wal,fired, the Salamander not hav-
ing a sufficient number of guns on board, and it not being
customary for the senior Admiral to salute the. junior ex-
cept in return. Soon after the Admiral's arrival his
Was struek on board tho Salamander, and hoisted at the '
mizen of the Camperdown.
• Mr- Hoskins, from Portsmouth, whoin I mentioned as
'haitng been engaged for ilenty's defence, was not, it ap-
pears, actually retained, but merely written to ; and lie not
having arrived, Henry yesterday engaged the services cf
Mr. Hooker, solicitor, of this town, who immediately re-
tained Mr. Vincent Dowling, of the London bar.
Up to this time Henty had made no preparation for his
defence, and had not even taken the precaution of summon-
ing any witnesses as to character.
A letter was received by the prisoner this morning from
Mr. Hoskins, stating that he considered his situation es
Deputy Judge Advocate at Portsmouth would prevent his
uudtrtaking the defence.

THE COURT-MARTIAL.

At eight o'clock this morning the Ocean fired a gun as
a signal for the Court to assemole, and shortly afterwards
the Admiral's barge was manned, and Admiral Bouverie
came on board. Captains Hornby, Clavell, Sir J. Hill,
and Commanders Webb and Douglas, came on board, and
were received with the usual honoure. Several other naval,
marine, and military officers were also present. The state-
rooms of the Ocean were prepared for the occasion, and
a sufficient space being railed off for the accommodation
of the members of the Court, the remainder was thrown
fooprertihteo the
Admiralty.rltect 1, h
e duty
ators:No especial
of conducting the prose-
cution, therefore, devolved upon Mr. Essell, who was ap-
pointed by the Court to perform the duties of Deputy
Judge Advocate.
At half-past nine the members of the Court took their
scats. The Court was composed of Admiral the Hon.
D. r. Bouverie, President, and Admiral Superintendent
of Portsmouth Dockyard, and, pro tempore, Second Com-
manding-officer of her Majesty's slops in the Mesie.viry ;
Captain Clavell, Captain Superintendent of Chatham
Dockyard ; Captain Hamby, Captain Superinteedent of
Woolwich Dockyard; and of Commanders Webb and
Douglas.
The Admiralty warrant constituting the court-martial
ems then read, and the prisoner, John Henry, was brought
in in the custody of the Master-at-Arms, who acted as Pro-
vost-Martial. In the warrant lienty was described as
supernumerary carpenter of her Majesty's ship Ocean, in
comnossion in the harbour of Sheerness, and being on full-
pey, and also charged with the safety of her Majesty's
ship Camperdown, at Sheerness. The warrant was dated
Oct. 22, 1840. The President's order to assemble the
Court, d;rected to the Deputy Judge-Advocate, was then
read, and the members of the Court and the Deputy Judge
Advocate were then sworn. The oath binds them not to
disclose the opinions of any individual member of the Court
unless thereto required by Act of Parliament.
George North sworn and examined by the Deputy
Juice Advocate--I am a supernumerary carpenter of the
Ocean. I know Mr. John Henty. I bays? been inti-
mately acquainted with him for the last six months only.
I saw him on the second day of this month of , October in
the dockyard. I saw him at several limes of the day. I
saw him on board her Majesty's ship Camperdown between
four arid five o'clock in the afternoon—about half-past four
as near as I can guess. Some conversation passed be-
tween us. I was going front the Monarch to the Corn-
wall. I had charge of those two ships. In going to the
Cornwall I pasted the Camperdown. Mr. Henty stood
a
the gangway, or rather the entering port of the
middle deck, and called me, and said, " How are
George ?" or " Hullos, George," or words to i.l:aut,
effect, and asked me to conic on board. I asked him
then if he had taken notice of Mr. Dean (a brotherofficer, o
ffieela a carpenter of the yard) There are three car-
penters of the yard. I asked him if he had taken notice
of Mr. Dean's ill health. In the course of conversation I
slid that Mr. Dean had a son who played the truant, and
fretted hint a great deal. Mr. Wyly struck his head
against the beam, and said, 44 We will go to a place
roime; we can walk upright." He then went aft, and I
llueed him. He went down the after cock-pit, and I
followed him. It was higher on the orlop deck.
We walked from the steerage to the after cockpit. We
conversed about Mr. Dean, and Mr. Henty made the
remark that the labourers had knocked off work. They
had been taking
then went out of the cockpit to the middle deck, and I fol-
lowed him. When we went there, there was a messenger
from the foreman, who said he had come with an order
from Mr. Baines, the foreman, for him.
prisoner dispensing pegs of ballast out of the hold. He
On the application of Mr. Dowling for the prisoner,
Witness—The with his evidence.
Mr. Robert Edmonds was admitted as a spectator, the
that he was to go and !march the Cornwall with the mes-
senger (Mr. Ryder). I being in charge of the Cornwall,
left with the messeningees
told him it must be a mistake, and that the message must
messenger
dgeoletioeretdaeto Mr. Henry was
lie to me. Mr. Runty was ent et the time. I then
pres_ 4
the alarm of the fire on hoard thcie Cep,
i Cornwall, and left
Mr. Henty on the middle-deck ef•the Camperdown. I
next saw Mr. Henty about three- tierters of an hour after.
in the mien when the alarm was given, „Nell was about
six e'cleck, an hour after I left Alr. Henry.' I saw Mr.
_ a - , es,
dock and the
< AYON .1):1111'.• 'Ai.. Henty after the fire between the north brain perdown. I was
DEATH OF Slit NV. LitAi, • .. , .
I was not width)
Camperdown, but not to speak to hn-,a.
.I.er a certain number of nem to assemble in
--The Mayo Mercurg, in a second editiou, fadb:i_s_':li'di.„e.
ten feet of him. I afLerwards had some conversation with
Saturday niseht. a"""nr"'" the
different officers and men assembled in groups,
lenr After the master shiptteigh't had
at :Id: :all:
given directions
Ceeeh cf Sir Ne., I a m
Brabasou, gam. one of the Reartesentativest of that
County, which took place very suddenly, at his residence,
near dWinctold, on the afternoon of teat c'.ay; Sir \Vil-
orders, and Mr. Henty, Mr. Dean, and myself %wean a
limn ha'ireArened from his customer, sido. and on one of
group together, between the north basin dockdrisendy theservants autesit'ig the p-riour ebout four o'clock.
e.,H URCII tATES, Sze.— fhe
he die- , r ~- --:-
" T'
.attoindant on waiting for
dint, house. This was about seven o'clock. Henry stated.qie
onvered his es • • -..
"
agter emir, lifeless in his choir. s I ica
cause of the fire, which I wrote down for Mr. Henty afteri
aid WU procured, but it was found that he had hreat,hed Cetistitution" at Camberwell having met. agreeably to
his last. Sir Witliara firabezon possessed extensive C. adj wards. I wrote it at his houve the eame evening' I gd°e
the steps taken in ccmmunicating information to their le,
curnment, were gratified with the
tbtes in Mayo,char statement to Mr. Ilenty.
and was an excellent landlord For seee-
a • he must
ral months past n.e had se" in ' 1, ... -seceeers ; and taking. into consideration,-- The Deputy Judge_ the see stated that
on the
a bad state of health ; and ate part
tes, the declaration of Inow call on tho witness to withdraw, fever-der to produce
during the debates on L
~. ord Stanley's Diifr-nchisement soil,ject cf Cherch.ra
~ ,
-9ed. Althorp,
Bill, owing to a seesten seer.. „
al
•-'-' Wnii`lt 0 ''
well as the vote of tie House of Common*.e:ea s ~., t this written statement, and he would ' agaift call the witness
n his journey. to a 5 , ,
two rtc'-'lutians were t'd6t3t'e.' -- ...' '' • The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Charlotte-, t,) identify it.
London, ho was covapel'ed to stop qt ,IIC :on at Kinviegad, coeeee s motion, , ~ _ .
_, . ,
esarsa, ee,
, a raid be apps'..3,- ,''' :
. '.k .;DLITIdaS, left her residence Ingestrie House, Belgrave- e Captain Sir John Hill was in to identify the
and subsequently to return to his home. Wvh reg it to effect Alert no wore Cricrell-rarts .1
then called
result
the successor to Sir William in the re r s -az but' :he' a voluntary Church-rate should be ;Treed teree7SS -:''square, soon after two o'clock yesterday afternoon, in a statement, arid underwent a • ation, the
that the
cross.examin
yet ~F,,s,un
ne,d be
cult . p eeeetation Of .. .
of . tivenv of the police of Cusmbcrwehi ' carriage and , visit to her /1/1.1. t
Lour, on a cjes y atWindsor . of which was, that the Court decided that it had not )
J'i' ayo, no q1,),,-- - reamed us the Re. that the right appoin . .
der atin mee • ' Castle. I been legally traced to the possession of the prisoner, and
ifi r mcrs posse. a Pro Pert g Pray, .
ought to tre in tile parishioners.

%ray

sire
Ib an 1

CANADA.

TRANSLATION OF A LETTER FROM MR. A. DE LAURIN,

LATE AUSTRIAN CONSUL-GENERAL HERE.

We have noticed with gratification the favourable ap.
pearances presented by the last intelligence from Canada.
The tenor of the Canadian press, and of private letters
which we have seen, is generally tort cf satisfaction with
the progress that has been made towards a real, as well as
legal, union of the two provinces, and of confident hope in
their future prosperity. The popularity of the Governor.
General is evident, from the cordial reception he has met
with every where during his recent tour, and his answers
to the addresses eppear to base occasionally raised, even to
a pitch of enthusiasm, the loyalty of the people. The great
body of the Reformers in Toth pros inces are .attached to the
Government, and many moderate Tories also. Hitherto
the prospect looks well for the important period of the as-
sembling of the first United Parliament. The Reformers
have sense enough to comprehend that they are in a
better position by placin4 some confidence in Lord
Sydenham, than by forming themselves into a tail for fair.
Hincks ; and the family compact has dwindled into the,
rump of a faction, now all but effete. In the n-eantime,
the Governor• General is carrying forward measures of
practical amelioration and Leal improvement, and is judi-
ciously discountenancing the extremes of political opinion,
and the rancour of party feeling.
The approaching elections in the lower province seem
likely to give the French-Canadians a very small majority
over the British inhabitants ; and nothing is more certain
than that the ascendancy of " la nation Canadienne" has
for ever passed away. We are glad to observe that the
more rational leaders of the French party begin to look
to other objects than that of the mere predominance of
their own race. A recent address from M. Lafontaine
to the electors of the county of Terrebonne is
enough to show, upon the whole, how greatly sound poli-
tical views have advanced in Canada since the date of
Lord Durham's Report. We cannot, indeed, say much in
praise of M. Lafontaine's moderation ; for he stigmatizes
the act of Union as one of " injustice and oppression ;"
nor can we make out on what ground he charges the
Home Government and Lord Sydenham with indifference
to the principle of executive responsibility. " I believe,"
quoth M. Lafontaine, " that the Governor. General will
not readily carry out the principle ; my opinion is, that the
extent to which he may go will depend, in a great mea-
sure, upon the composition of time house of Assembly."
Now either this is a contradiction in terms, or M. Laton-
taine understands responsible government in a different
sense from Lord Durham, whose report he quotes. For
what Lord Durban] recommended was, " a system of
administering the Government in accordance with the
wishes and interests of the people, and to pay to their
feelings, expressed through their representwives, the defe-
rence that is justly duo to them." Therefore, according to
M. Lafontaine, Lord Sydenharn is now pursuing in this
respect the very policy advocated by Lord Durham.
What the Canad•;s want, above ail things, are measures
tending to further their internal improvement. Of this
nature is the Commissiiin for the reform of the Post-office
department, lately instituted by Lord John Russell on the
recommendation of the Governor-General. Other mea-
sures of a similar character arc, we untie rstaad, in contem-
plationprevail ' •
in due proportion to the ample
plation ; and should that harmony wench may safely
and the energetic indus-
try be anticipated between the United Legislature and the
Executive, the progress of the Canadas towards wealth
Ciper.
and prosperity will be
tnraytuorfalthreesopueorcpelse.o_f
people.-Morning
.11threor'conil

Radadi Giuny, 28th Sept., 1840.
" A:7coraing to a conversation with the Admirals Sir
R. Sz.opford and Baron Bandien,, the merchants are
immediately to be informed ns follows :

" 1. The blockade of the ports of Egypt will begin
from the day on which it shall be intimated by the naval
division destined to effect it.

2. Merchant vessels shall be able freely to leave the
blockaded harbour when they shall not have on board
4ny'-er,otr.l,anri munitHls of war? but haviru* on board
legal cargoes, for the space: of 15 to 20 days after legal
notice of the blockade.

" V.,43ek arriving from abroad with legal cargoes,
not ,numerated anuog contraband munitions of war,
may freely enter the bloek;vled harbour during the term
of 15 to 20 days as aforesaid.

" 4. 'tar: five days of uilltrenee over and above the
term 41,nve rigorously fixed of fifteen (Lys, are to be in
favour of those captains who, from imperative cireum-
stnooe.. will not be able to leave sooner the bite tided
Latbour. •

a• O. The Austrian Consulate will certify to every
captain who rany not wish to act recording to what
preettleß. ;,lit cargo is made up according to the
present determination.
" 6. Copy of the present will bo sent to the comman-
der of the Austrian corvette stationed or cruising off
. the port of Alexandria, informing him that he must use
every means, to render the present position as little
prejudicial to the merchants as possible. I believe I
have now kept my word riven to our residents in Egypt
on the 23d instant, having promised to exert myself for
their advantage with the maritime authorities eneharged
with instit urtng•and maintaining the Syrian and Egyp-
tian blockade.
The maritime operatioas of Syria baying been more
successful and more prompt than could have bean ex-
pected, I hope that shortly measures will bt• taken
adapted to
hivour,.te imports' ion of merchandise in the:a
por ,ietu:d!y
ot trily and commercially bleckaded.
"As soon as I have further news on this subject I
wal imt fail to Impart it for the government and ibfor.
'nation or our merchants andisshtiolautiahseteCrso.nsuls of Cairo
" Itr,a will communicate t
and Damietta. " A. LAURIN.
(Signed)
si The Imperial Counsct!or and

THE LOSS OF THE PHENIX I therefore refused to receive it in evidence or allow it to be
STEAM-SHIP. read.
George North recalled and (*endud by the Judge Ad-
.
•
It appears that the loss sustained by the sinking of vocate—Look at that document and tell the Court if you
The Deputy Judge-Advocate—Unless the prisoner'sad
was at first supposed, and that the total value of the
the Phenix, French steam-ship, will be much greater than know the halide ing. —lt is my handwriting.
viper oppose the reading of the document I humbly submit
engines, and machinery, together with the
rs' luggage, money, and valuables, tit to the Court that lam in a condition now to do so.
decided that the do-
severe
cargo,vess
ps taosrseeso,g e
least amounts to 50,000/. The Britannia sustained a
After some discussion, the Court
cument ought to he read. It was then read as follows :
shock, and her stem was completely shattered,
but her figure-head, Britannia holding a trident, a full " Sheerness, Oct. 2, 1840.
length and well-executed figure, has not met with the " SIR JOHN,—Being appointed to do duty under the
orders of the master shipwright, and doing duty on board
least injury. A great many persons visited this large
1 the Camperdown, I went as usual at a quarter before six with
and splendid steamship on Tuesday off the Tower,
Mr. Duff, the Inspector of Shipwrights, to see the lights snit
and it is quite evident how she has been struck, and if and the ship clear of the workmen that were emballasting
she had not. been a vessel of superior strength she would the ship. After the men were gone we went down in the
have shared the same fate as the Phenix, end not is hold and cockpits, and found everything apparently safe. I
soul would have been left to relate their lose., The left Mr. Duff at the entering port, and went up to the
Phenix was proceeding at full speed at the captain's cabin for my umbrella. Coming back towards the
and great praise is due to the chief mate of entering port heard something; 'learn a noise like the
rustling of tarpaulins. I then ran down the after ladder.
the Britannia, who, in the absence of the Captain below,
Sawfla light in the afterd coTeki pit.bun sawb ar light like
had the command of the vessel. Obaerveg that 7.
toto
he midshipmen'sfirec,..ike, titildwgas in
mind, mind, ordered the engines to be sto ppea
collision was inevitable, the mate, with great pd
reversed sence of the) e r
fatscht ofbl
agzuen
p
an re
and the boats to be lowered from the davits in readi- 'buicket ofwater,obwulttehiirt-i:nmyrahnurry I fell down. I then got
another and partly extinguished the fire. I then ran on
gees to save any person who might go overboard. 'rile i dick and gave the alarm. I heard some person fall down
Britannia was stopped. in time, otherwise. the Phenix the fore cockpit ladder. I then went beb w again and
would have struck her just before the paddle-box, and found the fire increasing. I then threw buekc:s cf water
then both would have gone down. Owing to the pre- over the fire and extinguished it.—l am, Sir John,
.) ear
cautions taken on board the Britannia she was struck humble and obedient servant,
on the luff of the larboard bow, where she was better (Signed) "JOHN HENTY,
able to sustain a collision, and the bow was twee in "Supernumerary Carpenter of the Ocean."
about three feet above water mark, and her stem shut- Re-examination continued—l afterwards next morning
tered to pieces. The Phenix being a much lighter and accompanied Mr. Henty to the midshipmen's berth of the .
more slightly-built vessel, dial not bear the shock so well, Camperdown with the master shipwright's assistant, Mr.
' Mr. Henty gave a description of the fire to the
edge, soon filled and went down. The Chief Mate of owhaleis' M H
of us who were there. He gave much the same de-
and being stove in on her starboard side to the water's , -13
the Britannia, who behaved so well on the ocea-
seription as in the memorandum. He mentioned this down
sot, is an old
fifteen
and sturdy mariner, who has been in
in, the hart;, or in the cockpit • a
ne r the berth. Iwool
the the nedshipmcn's berth. Mr. HmY e was
there with
Companyi for
the emplo of the General Steam Naeigation y
me.. Ile did not say or do anything while there more than
y ears , atd on the Hnere stn- I have stated. -
tion for three stars. Many nautical persons who Cross-examined by Mr. Dowling—At the commence-
visited the Britannia in the river yesterday ' ex- merit of Octoter I had charge of the Cornwall and the
pected to find her in a sinking state, but at five o'clock, Monarch. I Was placed in elisrge of them by Mr. Baines,
when the whole of her cargo was cleared out, there was tt,e foreman of the shipwrights Henty's situation was
similar to mine. Ido not know what insane-
scarcely five inches water in the hold, and the accident TreciselY
tions he received.
slightest
repairs,
intoliati notdoe
kcatuhsies ddtahyefo r
To whom was it Henty's duty to re ort 7—He had three
separate ship;., the Achilles, C. amperPdow*n, and. Amazon,.
under
class which are tiro separate foremen, and if his instruc-
leaSvehet"h'eill Pool for kfentr)
taken by the James Watt, another of the large
Havre on Sunday next, her station to-morrow being
ti era were the same as mine it was his duty to report to
steamers of the General Steam Navigation Company. Mr. Baines or to Mr. Laing. I don't know when Henty
How the Phenix came to cross the bows of the Bri- received orders to take the Camperdown in charge. I
tannia, as it appeared evident she had done, excited bear it in mind that he took charge of her without any
much surprise among the nautical men who inspected orders at all.
the Britannia, and who said she had no business in that Do you mean that you heard so?—No. The general
direction. way is, if there are eight, or ten, or a dozen ships, we
ourselves divide them amorgst us as nearly equal as possi.
ble, bearing in mind to take those ships under our charge
which our different foremen have charge of as nearly as we
can. The largest number of ships I recollect in the dock-
yard is about nine. There are nine now.
By whom is this arrangement directed to be made ?
We make it among ourselves.
To whom are the reports you make finally carried ? I
believe to the master shipwright. It is not an easy duty
to inspect ships of large size. It involves a good deal of
trouble. An hour and a half would be required, I think,
to effect a thorough search of such a ship as the Camper..
down. Ido conceive it to be my duty to make a thorough
search every day. It ought to be always done by persons
in whose charge the ships are placed. There are no other
persons to do it. The inspectors of the shipwrights,
when there are men at work, go to see that the lights are
out, but not to make a thorough search ; that is, not till
lately, since the 2d of October. Now an inspector goes
through every ship. I do not quit the dockyard during
the working hours. lem absent every day from twelve to
half past one o'clock. Henty was much agitated when I
wrote for him. He seemed much excited the whole even-
ing, as any person in similar circumstances quenching a
fire would naturally seem. He did not appear alarmed. I
have known Henry six months intimately, but I have known
him slightly some years before, but not to be acquainted
with him. He has borne a general good character during
that period. I never heard anything contrary to it. i
sways understood be was esteemed as a respectable and
honest mar,. I never beard the reverse,
Lieutenant Wise sworn and examined—l am a Lieute-
nant in the Navy, and Director of the Police of her Ma-
jesty's yard at Sheerness. On the morning of the 2d Octo-
ber Ile and an alarm of fire in Sheerness Dockyard. I
,reported the same to the Captain Superintendent. The
prisoner was not present. After reporting the circumstance
to the Captain Superintendent, I immediately went on
board the Camperdown. Having observed several people
„feeling the brooms, and the heat of the locker in which
they were, I felt it myself, acid, finding the locker warm,
'I suggested to. the master shipwright that it should be
taken away immediately. I bad is taken to the police
station at the gate, and placed it in the Inspector's cabin.
Before taking it out of the Midshipmen's berth I took a
piece of oakum out between the reW broom and the fore
part of the locker, and the burnt part in the after part
where the fire was made, which has never been out of my
possession until given to Lord Minto, who informed me it
had not been out of his sight till he delivered to me again.
When I took the oakum out of the locker it was burnt a
little, and rather oily, or rather, I shoull say, not.oily, but
greasy. The locker is now on beard this ship, and the bums
part of the broom that was in the locker when the locker
was removed is in the possession of Inspector Pearce.
(The written document of Henty was placed in the
hands of witness.) I cannot say that I have before seen
this. I delivered a letter which was put into my hands by
Mr. Healy to Sir John Hill, at his residence on on the
evenieg of the 2d, somewhere about nine o'clock, the on-
tents of which he told ae. He told me it was a report of
the fire, and, on delivering it to Sir John Hill in his break-
fast room, i told him it was Mr. Henty's report. Mr
Henty accompanied me to the house, and was in the hall
when I delivered it to Sir John, but not in the room.
Cron-examined—I arrived at the Comperdosan within
four minutes after I received the information, which was
five minutes before bell-ringing--about five minutes before
six. I received the alarm at the main gate, and was there
certainly by six. When I arrived I found the master ship-
wright and many persons there, and the midshipmen's
berth nearly full, besides many in the cockpit They
were workmen and officers—more workmen than officers.
The locker is merely fastened in by a cant. The broom
was very wet. The deck was very wet, so was the deck
above. The locker was not upset before it was taken
from the berth. It could not have been capsized before I
saw it. Henty, as far as lam aware, has always borne the
character of a steady zealous officer. As far as I know
him, I always considered him as such.
John Miller examined—l am storekeeper of her Ma-
jesty's dockyard at Sheerness. Immediately the police-
man gave notice at my door that the Camperdown was on
fire, I ran down to the ship, went aboard at the entering
port, following the Captain Superintendent. When on
board, the first thing that attracted my attention was the
locker. While in the cockpit Mr. Easthoe, the assistant
master attendant, put in my hands a lock of hay, which he
said he had found in the berth. I showed it to the Super-
intendent, and followed trim to the carpenter's storeroom.
In standing at the foot of the ladder I hoard Mr. Peake
give notice that he had found mere of it. I went with the
Captain Superintendent into the storeroom, where Mr.
Pcake pointed out what he had discovered. I stooped
down to examine it, and, perceiving a match lying outside
the bin, I drew the Captain Superintendent's attention to it,
and received his directions to take possession of the articles
discovered, which I did. They consisted of a loose birch
1 broom, oakum, lucifer matches perfectly open—four, I
think, not ignited, and one which bad been ignited. On
moving those articles, I discovered powdered resin. Per-
ceiving a small piece of paper lying on the deck, I col-
lected part of the resin and placed it, with other articles,
in my handkerchief, and left the rest behind. I have the
materials now on board. The carpenter's store-room was
the first place I took notice of when I saw Henty on board,
from the circumstance of his offering me his pocket-hand-
kerchief to collect the articles. I quitted the ship that
night, and went on board the Camperdown on the follow-
ing morning. I then discovered a small piece of tarred
burnt oakum in the carpenter's store-room, just outside the
bin where the articles were discovered the overnight. The
after cover of the locker was placed in my office the day
following the fire, by whom I cannot say. (The various
articles enumerated by the witness were here prpduced.)
The oakum seal laid in a train, the lucifer matches upon it,
and the ignited lucifer match lying outside.the train which
1,..d to the bin. The small piece of paper lying on the
deck had some wr.ting upon it, and appeared to be part of
a draft of one of the carpenter's reports.
By the Court—Nothing passed between Henty and my-
self, except the offer of a handkerchief by him.
Cress-examined—It was in the course of the search in
the store-room that I first saw Henty, about three-quarters
of an hour atter I went on board. I did not see whether
Henry had a candle in his hand. He might have had one.
Nor did he assist in showing to me what had been found.
Some persons may have visited the ship between my quit-
ting it the night of the fire and my return next morning.
I ern not sot is acquainted with Mr. Henty to speak
of his character.
William Daniel Baines examined-_I am foreman of
shipwrights in Sheerness Dockyard. I had charge ef :hp
Camperdown on the 2d cf October. On the Wednesday
previous to Friday the 2tl of October, I gave directions to
Henty respecting that ship. As there were lights on board
this ship, he was to see me previous to his !caving the
yard, to report if they were all safe. The alarm that was
given, as I understood the words, was, " Policel police!
the ship's on tire 1" The voice seemed to come from the
Carnperdown. I could not see any person. Ia cohse-
quence or that alarm I proceeded across the stern of the
north dock, and came to the end of the work-shed on the
other side of the dock. I afterwards went to the
after
ladder-way down into the after cockpit, when I went 'to-
wards
the after hatchway in the cockpit, where I heard
Mr. Homy. I said, " Mr. Henty, do kno the fire is ?" lie said, " Yes, in a locker3 in
wwh e.re
n the midship-
men's birth." I asked if it was all out ? He said " Yes.".
This witness was examined at much length, but he fur-
nished no new evidence ; and the Court, at its tiding, ad-
journed till nine o'clock to-morrow turning.

CHEMICAL MANUFACTORIES ON THE BANKS
OP THE THAMES --On Monday a public meeting of the
inhid,!tants of Nine Elms, the Wandswortb.road, Vaux-
hal, and those neighbourhoods, was held et Llowse's Rail.
w,l tiotel, Nine Elms-lane, for the purpose of taking into
emisideration and determining on the most effectual means
of suppressing the nuisances arising from the operations of
the chemical manuf.ietories lately established on the banks
7c,f ti.! Thames, and particulaily those at Battersea.fields,
by which, as alleged, the atmosphere for miles around is
surcharged with a noxious and poisonous vapour. A large
number of the. most respectable and wealthy proprietors of
the vatious districts were in attendance. A committee
WAS appointed to receive subscriptions and to carry into
effect the objects of the meeting.; and, thanks having been
voted to the chairman (Mr. Pnillips), the meeting sepa-
rated. Many of the gentlemen subscribed largely,