The Sun.
London, England, 1824-01-23 00:00:00

EXPEDITION AGAINST TUNIS.

CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. 10.—All the British
vessels cruising in the Archipelago, and on the
coasts of the lonian Islands, have received orders
to assemble near Malta, whence they are to sail
for Tunis, to compel the Regency of that place
to restore some Christians taken by a corsair, and
to observe the convention entered into at the late
bombardmaot of Algiers. The Barbary squadron
blockading Messolunghi, on hearing this intelli-
gence, raised the blockade.
Turin, Nov. 15.-=-Colonel Ponsonby has re-
cently arrived here, to demand the Greeks who
had been taken on board an English vessel, but
the Bey has refused, on the ground that the treaty
agreed upon with Lord Exmouth only related to
European slaves, and not to the prisoners of the
Grand Seignor. The Bey has presented the
Vice-Consul with a fine horse, and Colonel Pon-
sonby has returned without obtaining his object.
NUREMBERG, JAN. I`?.—Letters from Brody,
which arrived this day, announce that Lord
Strangford, the British Ambassador at Constan-
tinople, after having received, dispatches from
Malta, made known to the Porte the offence of
which the Court of London had to complain,
from the Dey of Tunis, and the measures which
his Court had taken to obtain satisfaction. Lord
Strangford at the same time declared, that this
circumstance would not in any degree disturb the
good understanding which subsisted between
England and Turkey. It is said, that after this
communication had been debated in the Divan,
the Grand Seignor transmitted instructions to
Tunis. They are said to contain an injunction •
to conform to the demands of England, to libe-
rate immediately the Greek slaves, whom the
Barbarians had taken by force from on board an
English vessel, and to place these slaves at the
disposal of the English Consul. It is supposed,
therefore, that harmony will be immediately re-
established between England and Tunis.

PARTS, JAN. 20.—Five per Cents. opened at 95f. 10c.,
closed at 95f. 25c.—Bank Stock, 1645.—Neapolitan 6 per Cents,
81!. Rentes d'E.pagne, 24}.—Spanish Bonds, 1820.—Royal
Spanish Loan, 182'3.—Exchange on London, ne Month 251.
45c —Three Months 25f. 30c.—(Cours Authentique, Jan.. 2.0.)

Mustca.r. PRODIGY.-..--011 Wednesday, Master
GEORGE ASPULL, of whom so mud, has lately
been said as a musical prodigy,
performed on
one of Clementini's imperial patent grand piano-
fortes, at Ciementi and Co.'s large ware-room in
Cheapside, before an assemblage of professors
collected for that purpose. The child com-
menced his performance with Halkbranner's
celebrated variations to " Rule Britannia," the
most difficult passages of which he executed
with the greatest ease, and with the greatest
feeling, expression, &:c, in the most rapid
move-
ments as well as the adagios. He continued
playing some of the same composer's music, Cle-
mencies, Mozart's, and other composition, for
upwards of two hours, with the greatest zeal and
enjoyment, without any disposition to leave off;
as is generally the case with those of his tender
age of eight years. Although his fingers are not
of sufficient length for an octave, yet lie contrives
to give a slight touch to the key, so that the
defect is not discovered, which was admitted
by the professors and amateurs present, who
all joined in frequent exclamations of ‘4 Won-
derful!" " Astonishing !" " Bravissimo !" and
appeared at a loss for words to express their as-
tonishment and admiration, but agreed in admit-
ting that he was a prodigy and phenomenon in
every sense of the word. Most of those present
appeared in great ecstacy and delight in having
; the pleasure of shaking hands and conversing
with such an infant wonder. He is an extremely
well-behaved child ; he is under the care of his
father and an amateur of the highest respecta-
bility. The leaves of the music-book from
which he played were turned over for him by an
eminent organist and piano-forte player, who
looked at the music as he played it, and highly
complimented him, and also expressed his asto-
nishment. The attention of his eyes, which was
required, to the music, was also as astonishing
as the readiness and. execution with which
he plays the most difficult passages ; and he is
even said, at this early age, to be what is called
a sight player ; and as a proof of it, he played
music for three hours, a few evenings since,
which he had not seen before, accompaied by
other instruments. A professor who heard Mozart
play when he was 14 years of age, says his play-
ing was not to be compared then to young As-
at eight years of age.
pull's now,

ANOTHER HARING ROBBERY IN THE VAUX-
HALL ItoAo.—Last night, about nine o'clock, as
a Lady and Gentleman were making their way
along the Vauxhall road to Pimlico, they were
accosted by two men, with their faces covered
with crape, one of whom presented a pistol at
the Gentleman, whilst the other ransacked the
pockets of the Lady of a purse and seven sove-
reigns ; from the Gentleman they took a ailver
hunting watch and appendages, besides a so-
vereign and a few shillings in silver. The vil-
lains then fled, threatening to fire if they at-
tempted to follow. The spot where they were
attacked is nearly the same as where Mr. Collins
was attempted to be robbed and murdered re- j
cently, and for which Mason, Wren, and lteay
were capitally convicted at the present Old
Bailey Sessions.