The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-07 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

The English Stock Market opened firm this Morning.
Consols are 89b Money, and 89% a for the Account ; Exche-
quer }Us, 13 15.
Spanish Active Stock Las further declined to 22,11 in con-
sequenco of the report from Paris that Central O'lJo►.ncll had
made an att: 'opt on Pampeluna.
In comcquente of the money having come over to pay the
Mexican Dividends. the Stock has advanced to f.'sl-
-

Ce.L.mbian Bands :re tiOi ; Brazilian, 58 60 ; I ortuguese
Five per Cents., 31*; Ditto Three per Cents., 18 19k.

NEWSPAPER STAMP RETURNS.

Extract from a Return of the Number of
Stamps issued to the several Newspapers in Eng-
land, Scotland, and Wales, from the Ist day of
April to the 30th day of June, 1841, inclusive
ordered by the House of Commons :

Average Daily
Circulation.

SUN 314,000
Globe
Standard 250,000
C 6 prier 48,000

A Return of the Amount of Advertisement
Duty paid by each Newspaper from the sth of
January to the stll of July, 1841:

SUN

589 10 0
Standard .
58.2 0
Globe

-
4,7 7 0
Courier

GREAT NORTH OF EN GLAND RAILWAY.
Traffic returns for the week ending Oct. 4, 1511:--
Passengers £1,043 18 2
Merchaudize 413 16 4

1,457 14 6
Earlington, Oct. 29. D. O'BRIET, Secretary.

LITERATURE.

THE OLD ENGLISH GENTLEMAN. 3 Vols.
Colburn, London, 181.

As a continuous, well-sustained narrative, the
" Old English Gentleman" puts forth but slender
claims to notice; the interest is kept up only by
fits and starts ; and the incidents are of the
most unconnected, fragmentary nature possi-
ble; it; however, we regard the work merely•
as a series of sketches illustrative of provincial
field sports, and the domestic habits of our rural
squirearchy, then it deserves high praise; first,
for its accuracy and judicious selection of de-
tails ; and, secondly, for the freshness and
vigour of its descriptions. The author's heart
Is evidently in his task ; he writes con amore;
and the consequence is, that he imparts much of
the pleasure to his readers that lie has himself
experienced in writing. The two principal per-
sonages of his story are, Squire Sernafield, and
his old Whipper-in, Tom Bolton; both of
whom are strongly-marked characters, and
drawn, we should say, from living originals.
The first represents the sporting Squire of
the present day, as correctly as Squire
Weston represents the same character of Field-
ing's day, and is intended to be the model of an
old English gentleman—simple and manly in
his habits, frank, cordial, and hospitable in his
nature, gifted with strong sense, and passionately
devoted to all the robust out-of-door sports of
his country. This fine old fellow's veteran Whip-
' per-in is a portrait whose features are equally strik-
ing and attractive. To the simplicity of the child he
adds the keen intelligence of the man; is rough and
curt ofspeech, but friendly and even affectionate
iu his nature; convivial and jocular in his cups;
brave as a lion ; and so incurably wedded to
certain sporting prejudices, that he would sooner
lay down his life than abandon them. The
interest of the story is restricted almost
exclu-
sively to these two characters; for the females
are tamely drawn, and possess no other requi-
sites than such as they always possess in novels—
viz., youth and beauty. Of the descriptions we
have already spoken. They teem with anima-
tion; and the account of a fox-chase, as
detailed by the old Whipper-in to his son,
over a bowl of punch by • a Christmas fire-
side, is as full of graphic energy as a simi-
lar sketch, which we remember to have
read some years ago in the " Quarterly Review,"
and which was attributed at the. time—arid we
believe justly, to the pen of Mr. Apperley, better
known as the " Nimrod" of our Sporting Ma-
gazincs.

STANLEY THORN. 3 Vols.
Bentley, London, 1841.

This is a republication in three vokmes of a
tale that has already appeared, in successive
portions, in the pages of Bentlqls Miscel-
lany. It was then brought out anonymously
but the author has now avowed himself.
and proves to be a Mr. Cock ton, who has cer-
tainly no cause to be ashamcd of his present per-
formance. Stanley Thorn, as we have more than
once taken occasion to observe, is a smart,
bustling story, put together with much tact.

We understand that the picture by John van
Eyck, which was included in the late exhibition of the British
Institwion, has just been purchased from Colonel Hay, its pro-
p ietor, for the National Gallery. This remarkable picture is
considered the only genuine work of John van Eyck, the re-
puted discoverer of oil painting, in this country. It consists of
the portraits of a lady and gentleman standing at full length.
NEW ENTRANCE TO HYDE• ?ARK.—A notIC:
was posted yesterday on the th;crs of St. Margaret's Churc.i,
Westminster, in which it is :owed alit certain promises to
Knightsbridge, nearly oppsite to Wilton-place, are to be
pulled down, by order of the Commissioners of Woods ald
Forests, for the purpose of forming a new entrance tato
Hyde Park.
Rubini will reach Spain on the 30th inst. and
stay at the Duke of Osuna's, where apartments are pee-
pared for hitn, and a carriage at his disposal. He is to
get B,ooof. or 7201. for six nights' singing, and 2001. for
two extra ones, besides his travelling expensos being paid.
3T. PETERSBURGH, SEPT 24.—The Itni9e-
rial Standard on the winter palace announced to-day to
the inhabitants of the capital, that his Majesty the Em-
peror has returned from his journey to Warsaw.

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CHINA.
BOMBAY, SEPT. 6, 1841.
The storm, whose gathering, was noticed in my last
communication, has burst, but those by whom its ele-
ments were collected have been the victims of its fury.
The accounts which the mail of the 19th July conveyed
home, must have in some measure prepared the puolic
mind for those which will reach England by the present

opportunity. It then became known that we were on
the verge of another outbreak. People will now learn
the particulars of the expected conflict. Three or four
days only after the date of the intelligence received here
on the 15th Jnly, by the clipper Sir Herbert Compton,
hostilities were renewed before Canton. The 23d May,

the anniversary of her Majesty's birth, was the day
fixed upon by General Gough and Sir Fleming Senhouse,
for the commencement of their measures ; and a series
of beautiful operations, both by land and sea, were con-
ducted for five days, at the expiration of which term
the Chinese were completely discomfited, and Canton
ley a second time at the mercy of the British ! A truce
was then demanded, and a negi•eintion for the deliver-
ance of the city took place between Captain Elliot and
the provincial authorities, the result of which was, that
an arrangement was concluded, whereby, on payment of
six millions of dollars, and performing some other
minor conditions, the latter secured the withdrawal
of the British forces, and reposssession of all the forts
within the river which we had previously captured.
The different official despatches, of Which Captain
Barlow, of her Majesty's ship Nimrod, is expected to be
the bearer, will be republished so extensively at home
that fir me to offer an outline of the events detailed in
these documents would, I am sure, prove superfluous.
The gallant bearing of the whole of the expeditionary
forces, naval and military, their intrepid conduct in ac-
tion, the judgment and precision which marked the dif-
ferent operations, are set forth so clearly that it is alto-
gether unnecessary to dwell on either on the present oc
easion.

The arrangement entered into by Captain Elliot, with
the Canton authorities, is understood to be wholly inde-
pendent of the main question between Great Britain and
China—the 6,000,000 of dollars paid over being consi-
dered merely as the ransom of the city, which was vir-
tually in our power. A part of this sum has been de-
voted to the payment of Messrs. Dent and Co., fbr the
opium purchased of them ; and it is said that the whole
61 the surrendered opium will be paid for out of it, and
that Captain Elliot has actually written to Lord 'Auck-
land for the purpose of settling the terms on which the
claims of the seripholders are to be discharged. Reports,
too, are current that the Plenipotentiary has suggested,
in his letter, that $3OO per chest (,5200 less than Messrs.
Dent and Cu. received), should uc the rate of remune-
ration.

Captain Elliot's right to appropriate the money to the
discharge of the opium debts is generally questioned.
Some say that it properly belonged to the army and
navy, as prize money ; and others that to whatever pur-
pose it might have been afterwards applied, it should in
the first instance have been remitted to England as pro-
perty- at the disposal of the Crown.
It will be seen that the latest accounts intimate a
speedy movement on Amoy ; and indeed state that pre-
parations were making for carrying Captain Elliot's in-
tentions, in this respect, into effect.
Her Majesty's ship Nimrod, the vessel which bore the
despatches to the Governor-General, spoke the steam
frigate Sesostris, off Acheen Head, in the Straits of
Malteca, on the 27th July. This was certainly a most
opportune meeting, for, as Captain Barlow went on
board, the Admiral and Sir IT. J. Potting;er, were made
acquainted with the important intelligence, with wh;ch
he was intrusted, at a much earlier period than could have
been reasonably expected.
They have long ere this reached their destination, and
Captain Elliot has no doubt at length been relieved by
his successor. The attack on Amoy, projected at the
date of our most recent intelligence, may perhaps be
looked upon as his last public act.
' Our vietories are clouded by the deaths of Captain Sir
Fleming Senhouse, of her. Majesty's ship Blenheim, and
Major Beecher, quartermaster-general. The latter offi-
cer is said to have ex; ed from sheer bodily exhaus-
tion, while mental excitement appears to have had no
inconsiderable share in causing the dissolution of the
naval commander. •_ _ _ _

~Nothing has beer. heard of the two officers of her Ma-
testy's ship Blenheim, who were reported some time
ago to have been captured by the Chinese ; and it
seems but too probable that they have shared the melan-
choly fate of their companion, Mr. Field.

(From the Summary of the Bombay Times, Sept. 1, 1840.

VERY IMPORTANT.

Our intelligence extends front the 20th of May to the
19th of June. Captain Elliot, having on the 10th May
visited the prefect of Canton, with a view of ascertaining
his intentions, saw at once that it was vain to look for a
continuance of the armistice, and that. a fresh rupture
was immediately at hand. The• Chinese had, during the
period of simulated peace, been secretly engaged in
raising outworks, arming their batteries, and collecting
troops. On returning to the fleet, accordingly-, Captain
Elliot on the 15th countermanded the sailing of the ex-
pedition about to start for Amoy, and Sir IL Le Fleming
Senhouse, prepared to move up the river with the fleet,
on the 18th. On the 20th, Yu, the acting Governor of
Canton, i:,sued a proclamation to tranquillise the fears
of foreign merchants, mxious, doubtless, to detain them
within his reach till his arrangements Were so matured
as to permit their seizure. Next day the merchants were
formally warned by an official commuuication from Capt.
Elliot, to quit the factory before sun-set. The same even-
ing, about midnight, the Chinese commenced the attack,
by a general cannonade against the advanced ships of
''so squadron (now off Canton), wherever the guns could
L.. 'be broug...t to bear, and by fire rafts dropped down the
*he headmost vessels. The schooner
river to destroy .
- were unable to weigh anchor,
Aurora and Louisa cutter, . to heavy during
and were exposed off the factor.a.: are Mud
.the
the night. The steamer Nemesis Ilteßnw.---
ships out of the way, and opened A tfAITIVPdcus fire fruni
her 32-pounder gulls, while the Pyi,:“.l, ialso4asate, and
Algerine kept up a brisk cannonade on the wit I y
erected fortress of Shaming. The fort was eartaaod 4t
daybreak next morning, and eight highly-fonand'new
brass guns taken possession of. Meanwhile, a natah.o
of war-junks having issued from a creek opposite Estee,
were chased back again to their retreat by the Nemesis.
So soon, however, as they observed that the steamer was
once more occupied battering the fort, they Vlinttlred
out
agal:t, but seeing that they were observed and instantly
pursued by their vigilant and terrible enemy, endeavoured
to retire, but escaped not with their former impunity. The
Nemesis having given chase, was soon out of sight
of her friends, but the explosions and bursts of white or
murky smoke told how fearfully she was employed. In
three hours she blew up no has than forty war-junks. Her
return presented a scene truly unique, She was entirely
bedecked with the flags and pendants wlli:L•t4 she had
taken from the captured junks, mandariu thaaeaes and ,
caps graced the persons of the boats' crews ; and the
Chinese tail was seen dangling from beneath the cap of
the crew of one of them. The casualties among the
Chinese are said not to be heavy, On the 23d the forces,
naval and military, arrived off Cantor!, when their com-
manders held a conference with the Plenipotentiary, for
the purpose of concerting measures for their future pro-
ceedings. Sir IL Gough proposed to disembark the land
forces to the N.W. of the environs of the city, while
. Major Pratt, with the 26th Cameronians, should occupy
some part of the enemy's attention by seizing the factory
on the southern aide. In the meanwhile, Captain Bel-
cher, of her Majesty's ship Sulphur, was sent to ex-
plore the river to the north, and to report on the
practicability of effecting a landing in that direction.
He was attacked by a number of boats of the enemy '
on this exeuraion, but suffixed no obstacles to over-
come him, and succeeded in his mission, after destroy-
ing twenty-eight of their boats. I rom the mast-head of
one of the lower junks he completed his survey of the
country, and found that there was an excellent landing
place, and that the hills north of the city appeared
easy of accession even to artillery. By two, P.M.,
of the 2d, the troops being all on board boats, &e., the.
steamers commenced towing them to their respective
points of attack, the right column to take possession of
the factories by the Atalanta, anti the left, consisting of
flair brigades, by the Nemesis. The rightcolumn, under
ColonerMountain, arrived at their destination its time
to prevent, for the present, the foreign factories being
destroyed, the inhabitants and soldiers (Chinese) being
engaged in carrying off whatever cause in their way ;
but the Dutch . and British Hongs were completely plun-
dered of every thing they contained, among the rest a
large quantity of woollens, stored in the Company's
godowns, before their arrival. The left column, under
Sir 11. Gough, comprising 117 officers, 2,276 rank and
file, and 13 guns, arrived at the village of Isingalme,
their point of debarkation, about dusk.. The General
and the 49th reg., consisting of 28 officers, and 213
rank and file, landed for the purpose of reconnoitering,
but tt few straggling parties alone were seen. During
the night guns were landed, and the next
morning the landing of the remainder of the
column was effected, and the witele tooved for-
ward a little after day-light. The distance MIS com-
puted to be about three and a half miles from the city
walls, and the heights to the north of Canton, which
ground
were crowned by four strong forts. The
be-
tween our force and the city' was chiefly under paddy
cultivation. The Commant er having cautiously ad-
vancedprepared f their attack, about half -past ast nine the order
within range of the forts, and everything being
was given and in little more than half an
hour the ettiostliedrnvaannetYwestern forts were in our posses-
sion, and our troops looked down upon Canton within Ivo
yards of its walls. A spirited tire was kept up from the
city walls from heavy ordnance, zinjalls, and matchlocks
during the greater part of the day. After the trooas bad
landed and proceeded on their way, a large body of Tar-
tar troons thought of capianua; the Nemesis, and made a
rush to the water s edge for that FliVpliZti'i hot her com-
mander allowed them to approach within range of bi§
guns, when he opened such a volley of grape upon them
that they were fain to retire, leaving a great number
gontainin:,; about 4,000
dead behind them To the north-ea:A of the city was a
strongly entrenched cam
of the enemy, which was separated from the heights
by a tract of paddy land, from which repeated- at-
tacks were made, and as frequently repulsed by her
Majesty's 49th Regiment. About 3, P.M. it was evident
a Mandarin of rank had reached their camp (afterwards
understood to be Yang, the Tartar General), and that
the Chinese meditated a fresh attack ; in consequence of
which Major-General Burrell was despatched to repel it,
and follow up the enemy across a narrow causeway, and
destroy their encampment,. which duty was gallantly per-
forined by her Majesty's 18th and .16th Itugiment,,, and
a company cf Royal Marines, though not ‘vithout consi-
derable loss, from the troops being exposed to a heavy
fire from the N.E. face of the city wall. The enemy
fled ; the encampment was set on fire ; several maga-