The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-09 00:00:00

The Rev. E. EVANS, of Cefn Mawr, moved the sixth
resolution as follows:—" That the thanks of this meeting
be presented to the Committee of the Carnarvon Anti-
Corn-law League for their exertions, and to the inhabi-
tants of the town in general for their hospitality and co-
operation in favour of this Conference."
The Rev. R. PARRY, of Conway, seconded the reso-
lution.

Mr. BRYAN proposed the seventh resolution as fol-
lows :—" That the thanks of the meeting be given to
Colonel Peyronet Thompson, and to the Rev. J. W.
Massie, for their kindness in responding to the invita-
tion of the Committee, by attending this Conference."
The Rev. J. ROBERTS, of Rhos, seconded the resolution.
The Ray. S. JONES, Maentwro,g, proposed a vote of
thanks to the Council of the National Anti-Corn-law
League, for sending their lecturer, Mr. W. Griffith, to
the principality.
The Rev. J. W. MASSIE, in an eloquent oration, em-
bodied his acknowledgments.
Colonel THOMPSON briefly returned his thanks.
Mr. W. GRIFFITH returned his thanks to the Con-
ference on behalf of the Anti-Corn-law League, and pro-
posed a vote of thanks to the chairman.
The Rev. W. WILLIAMS seconded the mo.ion, which
was carried with acclamation and protracted cheers.
The following ministers and lay preachers attended on
Thursday, in addition to those who attended the pre-
vious day :—Ministers: Rev. Owen Owens, Beaumaris ;
Rev. Evan Howels, Llangefni ; Rev. David Roberts, Shi-
loh ; Rev. Rees Evans, Llanberis. Lay Preachers: Mr.
J. Huxley, Carnarvon ; Mr. J. Hughes, Ruthin ; Mr.
T. E. Thomas, Carmarthen ; Mr. W. Daniel, Werne ;
Mr. J. Bryan, Carnarvon ; Mr. J. Morris, ditto ; and
Mr. W. Roberts, Bryn.

DISTURBANCES IN SYRIA.
ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 23.—1 forward to you by the
Oriental an account of the occurrences in Mount Lebanon.
When I told you that the deposing of the old chief,
Emir Beschir, by the dragoman of Lord Ponsonby, or by
Admiral Stopford, was an impolitic act, I knew that my
statement would be soon borne out, and you see that I
was right. Now that the Druses have gained the upper
hand, it will be impossible for the old Emir to return to
the mountains, because the Druse Emirs have been his
mortal enemies ever since he loaded them with irons,
and sent them captives to Egypt. The loss on both
sides is calculated at about 4,000 men.
The following document, containing an account of the
origin and progress of the war, is translated from the
Arabian :

"14 RAMAZAN (OCTOBER 19.)—About a fortnight
• ago, the Emir Beschir Kassim, Governor-General of Le-
; ballot; called an assembly of the nation at Deir-el-Ka-
mar, to apportion the tribute due to the Government.
; This tribute amounts to 2,000 purses. The Druses,
• on hearing of this meeting, determined to profit by
it to attack the Christians. Their chiefs re-
- paired thither, accompanied by armed men,
part of whom concealed themselves in the houses
of the Druse quarter of Deir-el-Kamar, whilst
others remained in the neighbourhood. The Christians,
not suspectinc, their intention, were simultaneously at-
tacked in and out of the town. The Druses began by
plundering several shops and houses, and afterwards
sacked and burnt a quarter of the town contiguous to
that of the Druses. The Christians, having recovered
from their surprise, killed 350 Druses in the houses, and
wounded as many, having lost themselves 52. Such an
engagement never occurd before in Syria, having lasted
from Wednesday to Saturday, and continued day and
night without interruption. Fortunately the inhabi-
tants of Deir-el-Kamar are old giants, for, having been
surprised by the Druses, they would not otherwise have
made such a resistance. The Druses, masters of the
country, intercepted the communications, and besieged
Deir-el-Kamar. This having been made known to
Selim Bey, of Beyrout, he proceeded to Deir-el-Kamar,
to prevent further hostilities. In the meantime, how-
ever, the spirit of war had spread through the country,
and the Druses, who marched from Deir-el-Kamar, hav-
ing been joined by others, assembled on four points—lst,
at Elshuf, opposite Ghezin and Baka ; 2d, at Ebbaz; 3d,
at Babde ; and 4th, near Deir-el-Kamar.
" Two engagements took place in the province of
Ghezin, between the Christians and the Druses of
Elshuf. In the first the Druses lost about 400 men, and
fled, with their chiefs, to Saida ; and, in the second, the
Christians having divided their forces into two bodies,
placed the Druses between two fires, killed upwards of
300 of them, and, having routed them completely,
burned Niha and several other villages. The Christians
thus gained the victory in Ghezin.
" The Christians at Ebbaz were also victorious, and
burnt all the surrounding villages. The day before yes-
terday, the Druses, having again assembled at Ebbaz,
were attacked by the Christians, who pursued them as
far as the Tomb of Samson (Kuhr Samshun), where
they put them to flight, the fugitives escaping, thanks to
the obscurity of the night.
" Those of the Babde and the inhabitants of Arkub
were also beaten by the Christians, with the loss of 300
killed. In the various encounters several shehs, or
chiefs, remained on the field, and, amongst others, the
Druse Abbas, son of Nazif Abuneked.
" The Patriarch furnished succours to the Christians
by calling out all the men capable of bearing arms, within
a distance of four days from his residence, and demanded
money, provisions, and ammunition of the 96 convents
under his jurisdiction. He soon collected 10,000 purses,
and in case of need he knew that, besides the provi-
sions, he could obtain 100 purses more from each con-
vent, so that he might rely on an additional sum of
10,000 purses. The Christians wish to exterminate all
the Druses of Mount Lebanon, because the Druses meant
to treat them in the same manner. It is believed that
all this is the work of the English, and of the Mussul-
mans, for we see tho Pachas, now in Syria, secretly aid-
ing the Druses.

Down to this date no other occurrence has taken
place, and we find the Druses beginning to repent. Their
repentance, however, will not serve them. The Druses
have entreated the Turkish Government to mediate, and
are now suing for peace ; the Government is doing its
utmost to effect a reconciliation, but the nndersigned
thinks that its endeavours will prove vain, because the
Christians can place no faith in the Druses, and dread the
repetition of similar horrors.

Before taking the field, the family of the Emir
Nekeb killed all its old servants, merely because they
were Christians. That example was followed by all the
Druses, who put to death the Christians who unfortu-
nately happened to be in their service. One and all pro-
claim aloud that the Mussulmans anxiously desire that
the Druses should be victorious, and yet the Druses do
not believe in God nor in his prophets."
By letter, dated Beyrout, the 3d inst., we learn that
the Druses subsequently recovered the advantage, killed
numbers of Christians, plundered and burned many vil-
lages and convents, and amongst others those of Mash-
mushe, Reshinaye, and Amik, and the college and con-
vent of Ainelghoze.
Official advices from Beyrout state, that Selim Pasha
and the five Consuls having had an interview with the
Druso sheiks, the latter declared that they would no lon-
ger obey the Emir Beschir Kassim as Governor of the
Mountain. Selim told them they should be governed,
pro Impure, by the Musselim of Beyrout, Fiteyha, who
is a Mussulman.

I was forgetting to mention that the Commander of
the British station at Djouni had publicl3• disclaimed all
participation on the part of the English Government in
fomenting the civil war.

SECOND MATCH OF A HORSE AGAINST
A MAN.
On Tuesday, Cootes, the well-known pedestrian, en-
tered upon a second match with a horse to go six miles,
and leap 100 hurdles, the first in to win. The match was
bona fide, and for 201. Cootes also had a bye-bet, that
weetistance in 40 distance
beating he
m t horsinutese, or beaten, he would perform
th. The contest came off in
cricket field upon the Handfordoad, at one o'clock the
, at
which time a great number of ersons were upon the
ground. Owing to the ease with which Cootes had beaten
the horse Towit upon a previous occasion, the betting
was 6t02 in favour of the former. The horse matched
against Cootes on the present occasion was a powerful
grey, aged, regularly hunted, and evidently possessing great powers. There were four leaps in each round, and 25 rounds made up in the distance of six miles. After
the umpire and referees were appointed, Cootes and his
brute companion started upon their undertaking.
and man, Ist round even; 2d round, man 2 leaps behind;as;
3d, 3 leaps behind; 4th, 3 leaps; sth, 4 leaps; "hi; 4rioeuil3d,
7th, 4 leaps—horse pulled up for a minute; i Bth round,
11th,
Horse
man 3 leaps behind; 9th, 3 leaps ; 10th,
3 leaps
up;
4 leaps; 12th, 5 leaps; 13th, 4 leaps
14th, 6 leaps; 15th, 6 leaps; 16th, 6 leaps;7 leaps;
7 leaps;
18th, 7
18th, 8 leaps—horse pulled up ; 19th, 8 l
leaps; 24th, 8
leaps—horse pulled
leaps; 21st, 8 leaps; 22d, 7 leaps; d
animal won easy, and took
was declard the victor. The
had cleared his last hurdle,
leaps; 25th, man 9 leaps behind. The horse, therefore,
2 rounds and 8 leaps after h©
h hof course he caught a
g.
was admirably ridden, and brought
at a gallop, to prove his thoroughuu bottom. The creature
was not at all distressed, t
wet jacket. The horse
greatß oke Fenn, of Henley, though ori-
ginally of
property of a gentleman in the neighbour-
hood discretion. The animal is in the
to each leap with r
ginelly the
—suirolh Chronicle.
hood of Trimley.

A young woman at La Villette, who was ten-
derly attached to a soldier by whom her hand had been
demanded in marriage, but who had not been accepted
by her parents, hung herself the evening before last
from the espagnolette of the window, after having swal-
lowed a strong dose of poppy.

1 ardent advocate of civil and religious liberty ; even to the
extent of keeping up something like an imperium in im-
perio in the army inTlanders' 4 whererobably, were the
last, specimens of soldiers who " fought knee-deep in
blood' for what they considered to be the cause of truth
and right. The plainest principle of religion was the duty
of carrying into effect the leading precepts of the Gospel.
Could, then, the neglect of the commandment of Christ
which be had before quoted be compatible with religion ?
flow deep must be the aversion of the poor man to the
religious monitions of his pastor, when penury and dis-
ease were in his dwelling, and his pastor proved by his
conduct that he cared not for the fact ? You are not an
impatient and irreligious people, and nothing but that
fact, nothing but a sense of religious obligation, could
keep you doing that which would assuredly terminate in
the ruin and destruction .of your enemies, although it
might, and indeed could not, eventually benefit your-
selves. The Gallant Colonel concluded by again reading
and recommending the resolution.
The Rev. W. THOMAS, of Dwygyfylchi, seconded the
resolution which had been moved by Colonel Thompson.
The Rev. W. AMBROSE, of Port Madoc, moved the fifth
resolution, as follows :—" That a memorial to the Queen,
and addresses to the various religious communities of the
northern portion of the principality, embodying the sub-
stance and spirit of the foregoing resolutions, be prepared
and forwarded on behalf of the Conference, through the
medium of its Committee."
This resolution was briefly seconded by the Rev. Mr.
WILLIAMS.