The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-02 00:00:00

Alth._

ENING 14:D_ TiON

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

The Paris papers of yesterday are, in respect of the,,l
•tcro question, little more than echoes of the Times
of Satur,day last. Their tone is more than ever pa-
cific ; the exertions of the Government to place the
army and nr.vv and the defensive 'yi'orks of France in e
forrrid4hle state wi re incessant.
The Auytrian Observer of the 28th ult. announces
itte departure of the British and Austrian squadrons
'°"l-FIP west of Syria.
A Republican dinner, at which 6,000 men were pre-
sent, took place on Monday near Paris. Alter
4"'eral unenivocal toasts and sentiments were uttered
Ind songs were sung, the company dispersed, about 8
I))e,wek The Government had made ample pre-
paration to repel any disorders that might have ensued,u
t the parties separated without committing any
sivcis of disturbance.—Timcs.
THE ISTHMUS OF *IV:A.

(Provo the Cons•irtu,ionne/.)
la),
a first attempt to proceed by steam from
tna-,-n(1,10 l'alia was made, at a vast expense. The
'ectf"'er f-o".erprise sailed from London, and arrived at
bt:-tenita n 113 days, by the Cape of Good Hope ;
18043.3461 in:: vessels performed the voyage in 120 or in
itif:p‘ the trifling difference of time was not reckoned a
•eient compensation for the heavy expenses attending
VII navigation, and the trial was not renewed.
se:verY eye in England was turned towards the Medi-
th;"eall, and public attentio became directed towards
rc-establishment of the anncient routes to the corn-
sh-et" of England, rendered practicable and easy by
employment of steamers.
A line drawn direct on the map from Bombay to
4-tondo
ri. is nearly :5,000 miles long, while in passing
17 la Cape of Good Hope, it amounts to 16,000 or
,000
m s
vabl,hn Opening of the first route promised immense ad-
tia-Tges to trade, not only on account of its being two-
na't‘4s shorter, but also on account of its passing through
entries rich in precious productions. The consular
agents af England were constantly ordered to coliect
Arty information likely to throw any light on this im-
4nt• question, and Lord Valentia's voyage to the
ed
No ?ea was for the sole purpose of endeavouring to
Orinlh the navigation, of creating depots on the coast,
itZ,take positions which have since been occupied.
the ent of the road by Suez and the Red Sea.
and Zo.sPular reports indicated another 300 miles shorter,
fesen neh appeared, if practicable, to deserve the pre-
ashie-lice- This was by the Orontes and Euphrates,
es ii „empties itself in the Persian Gulf; but this road,
tie."'t;e known as the other, presented physical difficul-
illwinnih it became necessary to verify and discern.
Chf, "•-33, an expedition under the command of Colonel
0„-'eY, of the Rayal Artillery, left Malta with the
:he Canning, having on board two iron steamers,
srh` Tiger and the Euphrates, with their rigging, &c.
exPedition cons steel of divers officers of merit, of
part"'e d seamen, and a detachment of marines. The
ton 3r landed on the coast of Syria ; the steamers were
43f 'FYed by camels a distance of 40 leagues to the banks
wiletrine Euphrates, on which river they were. launched.
asters put together. This attempt met with divers &s-
-tilt ';'• While descending the river the Tiger perished;
ald„it was ascertained that the navigation was practic-
is.' At this very moment another survey of the river
la hand.
It appears , nevertheless, certain that this road by the
,timsiater.ates, although very practicable, presents very great
lsit.e,les, owing to its passing through countries inha-
sa o- a • . •
tont.. J. piratical and hostile population, with which
it, 'at Is unavoidable, end on account of the river in
to sparse joining the desert, and is in the very neigh-
uirhood of these savage and marauding tribes.
82:1 Preference was, therefore, given to the road by
and the Red Sea. A service of steamers was es-
Zalished seiaveral years aEo -between Malta and Alexan-
Gibr°_,n one hand, on the other between Malta,
Tn'tar, and London.
projaNellers en reaching Alexandria, thanks to the
V '"on of the 'Viceroy, have nothing to fear for
k 17,11. , Persons or their goods, for he has constantly
she
them his Majestic protection. They ascend
%, 'Nile in djarmes as far as Cairo, and in that city,
t well as in Alexandria, the principal commercial
r,°uses and hotels are English. An English corn-
ran
he Y has established a regular service of stages through
dessert. In three days travellers reach Suez, and
"' gight, and at every station, they find aninn, with
-4taost every English comfort. Suez
is a real
is completea
innlitob,, or, more properly speaking,
the Pacha.
01;sli colony under the protection of
s44e half of the inhabitants consists of English
barrounded by their Indian or Malay dependents and
lervants. They have their counting-house, house, and
warehouse ; in a word, they have built a modern town
1,4, the desert ; and the numerous steamers which arrive
4„‘"re from India, with passengers and merchandise, keep
;PO oonstant bustle. The desert itself, formerly so
t':,‘,l.t4tY, is almost animated by the constant passing of
.Iv`,ins laden with the treasures of Asia.
lata, k :*oadis now traced ; the impulse once given it
44Rtnen,al'11Y been increased, for nothing opposed an
lablishni.at'n of activity,' and the erection of every es-
'°t necessary for the development of the most
eat in s ye trade. The Viceroy had a real and direct inter-
teasen ~`',4lg its prosperity increase, and in seconding every
fled des'.re ; but the English Government not satis-
Xlm ;111 these advantages solicited a few years ago from
t° be 'bua Permission to erect a fort at Suez, in order
Itgg ti• le to protect British subjects and goods against
~thil• -I‘esson " Arabs, and also clamedn
an the part of the
ineatahr permission in one of the towns situate at the
ti 13i the Nile,and thus was there some inten-
°k of • •
land Joining these two towns by a
'nf tittn"t,lis wanted to have and keep the keys of the
wanted
dradtee
send - 'Last, and probably would have even want
not her armies by the same road. The Viceroy could
teto!lecevie to these, and hence the enmity of the
its ;isq Cabinet, and its friendly feeling with Russia,
NI, and implacable enemy.
LLivx„_
I—u'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAN)

rat:"110N, SEPT. 2.—Wind this day, at noon, mode-
1, southerly breeze, and fine weather.
tti°}lSTMOtTli, SEPT. I.—Wind.E.—Sailed the Samson,
iirgis, far New York.
41.3:ruL, SEPT. I.—Sailed the Thomas Worthington,
1.4"ar0, for Quebec.
Jon INGsToWN, AuG. 31. Arrived the Betsy Black,
Coal' Ate• from Trinidad.
30.—Sailed the Clifton, Bisson, Quebec.
1 —Wind E. N.E., moderate.—Arrived
Joh 14tilda Lurkie Monro, from Jamaica. Sailed the
ton,ll 1,-)anter. Harris, Hobart Town; Dumfries, Thomp.
urt Ph.lip ; Arab, Wland, Launcestond;
beguard, Walker, Singaporeestmore Honduras, Miller, Sy -
14,., South \Vales; Emancipation, Child, St, Tbo.
ten'N"9 ;
Albion, Valpev, Quebec ; Thomas Coutts, Wra-
th! ClluZbaY. Arrived Ocean Queen, Boyd, St. Jago de
SEPT. I.—Wind E. to S. E., moderate.
~Villi
Emery, Young, for Bombay; Mary Marsden,
Canto ms, Monte Video ; Woodstock, Austin, Demerara ;
Valßeazluy, St, Lucia; Robert Whitney, Bartlett,
Ne,,,rar,r4i°; Virein:,an, Allen, New York ; Tiger, Baker,
ditet.,4"l:l;:d'a,:rs,d;. Fanny, Glover, ditto ; Georgiana, Toole,
to . ,
1,1 4.1 "akei:reld, Young, Quebec; Aristides. Hutchings,
Chlatcil'jtTlT, SEPT. I—Wind E.N.E.—Off Port, the
Tayto, from the Cape of Good Hope; Bombay,
South Seas.
to NiTirtsici,ToN, Aro. 31.—The Blessing, Lourey, hence
wtovmald.'torke, put back yesterday with lost of mast, sides
Clare `4e., having been in contact, off Cromer, with the
I,,,:nee, Turner' from Leith to London.
Viet muLTII Arc. 31.—Wind E. to N. E.—Arrived the
Grer'a. from Bahia Blanca. Off port, Toronto,
New York. Sailed Johanna, Marian, Batavia.
t'Oirt7,-4,11"D, SEPT. 1. —Arrived off port the Robert
pc, Messenger, from Quebec.
R, • M tne ItTLA" SEI-T I.—Arrived cff port, the Camillus,
1„ "In Demerara.
Pot 4;"/InAm, AUG. 31.—The Catherine, Canter, off this
it op Proceeding to her moorings, grounded on the bank,
traine and very leaky.
V

Plymouth
14
„.„'asstt.a SPOKILN WITH. The Nestor, from Ply 14 Nut.bec, sth ult., lat. 44,
Quebec,
104i,13",12it. 47, lon. 24; Mary of Newcastle, for
3t
lon. 31 ; Ava, London to
A, t", lat. 47, 100. 21, by the Despatch, arrived off 1 ors-
f.,,?uth ; Ashburton, Madeirr. to Newfoundland, 27 t h July,\v;
..
1:". 40
25 by the Bevis, arrived at Lisbon; i
tatri walla from' "Bridgewater, 14th ult., lat. 46, by
v._
.. ce,
Clyde ; Devon,
ir AlexAnder Madgwiek, arrived in the
he
-liza Roy, arrived at Cadiz ; Nloulmein, China to
New York
17th May, lat. 5 N., t ',41 York to China, 24th, lat. 5 S., lon. 107 E ; J !)t
lon. 110 E. ; Panrol.ai;
ringdale, Sintiapore to London,
Sunda, Katherine Stewart, Forbes, New _ ,
tongitude o- E. ' Isis,
25th ; in the StHraoil!
,all 4 10 London. 27th June, latitude 36 5..,
1,, .
,_ , -a B. , Batavia to
Liverpool,
• '33'
'Ong. 19 ; Lady Howard. Bombay to
Rotterdam, 2d July,
4th, lat. 33, lon. 16 ; her Majesty's ship Forrester, from
1i coast of Ascension, 21st, Lit 8, lon. 14
%l• 2,738, under the Rendezvous flag, Cape of Good
ope to London, 31st, lat. 11 N, lon. 26 W; a brig,
W, by the Aden,
1 ,ononby. arrived at Plymouth. Winscales, front Alaryport,
Ultima% Ly,on, and Hope, 2d ult , off Hans Island;
i_knticosta ;:Nlrsey,
J4ne of Whi!chaven, and Nancy, of. Harrington, 3d, off
of London, same day, off Cape Chat;
Dorothy, of Newcastle, off Ka'rr:mouski,, by the Nelson,
Wood, arrived at Chester. Vigilant, Spa( ce, Newcastle
tinarißermuda, 24th July, lat. 35, lon. 46, by the Juno,
ns, arrived off Brighton. Sheridan, Liverpool to
New York, 14th ult., lat. 43, 100. 61 ; Marathon, Liver-
18th )"I to B.,ston, 15th ; Aleone
y
lat. 45, lon. 47 ; Lady , Liverpool to Quebec,
, Wors
depute; Nye, arrived at Liverpool ley, 19th, by the In-

..rii, Br.IDAL BANQUET.--It is a curious
coincldecce that no banquet of the kind was in former
times considered complete or right royal without that
K ugly fish the sturgeon being placed on the board. But
ht eaptuie of the sturgeon in these latitudes was an or-
eurrenes• co rare that it was not only considered as a good
omen, but reserved by law for the table of the Monarch of
England or the Chief Magistrate of London. However,
a sturgeon very dutifully surrendered itself on the 10th of
Feb"tirY, in order to grace the wedding (limier where the
Curt of the Queenly bride was assembled —C2ueeh Vic_
Pi*ihfrOM her Birth to ;ter Bridal.