The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-13 00:00:00

MORNING SUN

entitled to exercise all the functions thereto belonging,
The title of Duke of Rothesay was first conferred by
Robert
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Jrt
Scotland,upon
h
Davidis
eldest e
Earl
son,
,C aartric Scone,k,e
Princenh
tand
Steward e
28th of April, 1392. This was the first introduction' of
the dueal dignity into Scotland. When David fell a
victim to the ambitious views of his uncle, the Duke of
Albany, leaving no issue, his honours were conferred
upon James, King Robert's only surviving son, after-
wards James I. of Scotland. From that period the above
titles have been vested in the first-born son and heir ap-
parent of the reigning Sovereign, who, from the moment
of his birth, or his parent's accession to the throne, be-
ccmes a Scottish Prince and Peen—Caledonian Mercury.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
have appointed Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Brace, K.C.8.,
Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's fleet in the river
Medway. We are the first to announce this appoint-
ment, as we are upon all matters connected with the
navy.—Britislz Queen.
A slight shock of earthquake was felt at Lyons,
on the 2d inst., at a little before eight in the evening. At
the same time, a shock was experienced at Vienne, on
the Rhone. No damage was done, but the movement
was stronger at the latter place than at the former.
CITY ELECTIONS.—The inhabitant householders
of the Ward of Farringdon Within have been reminded,
by a bill, that " On Tuesday, the twenty-first of this month,
you will be called on to exercise your important privilege
of electing fourteen fit and proper persons' to repre-
sent you in the Court of Common Council. When the
great monopolies whith weaken and fetter the energies
of our country—and when, especially, the cruel and
oppressive monopoly of the people's food, in the Corn
and Provision-laws, are injuring our commerce—para-
lyzing. our trade—closing our mills and manufactories,
throwing our workmen out of employment—deranging
the currency, and spreading destitution, misery, and
despair, throughout the land—is it not time that the first
city of the Empire should raise its voice, and exert its pow-
erful influence to protest against, and endeavour to put an
end to such ruinous and suicidal laws ? And yet at this
moment what is the state of the representation of this
populous and wealthy ward in our Municipal Council
Chamber ? Of your fourteen Common Councilmen, six
only are in favour of free trade and opposed to the Bread-
tax. Electors of Farringdon Within, let it be so no
longer ; attend every one of you on the day of election ;
refuse your vote to every man who will not pledge him-
self to oppose the atrocious Bread-tax ! support every
man who will come forward in the cause of humanity
and justice—ask not what are his political opinions—
this is no political question. Exertions are making to
bring forward candidates worthy of your support." The
Anti-Monopolists are then admonished to do their duty
by returning those only that will support free trade.
STATE OF TRADE AT STOCKPORT.—We
are sorry to say that no improvement has taken place in
the cotton trade of this borough since our last notice on
this subject. Any change which may have taken place
has been from bad to worse. The extensive establish-
ment of Messrs. Lane and Sons, and that of Messrs.
Carr and Co., which ceased working a few months ago,
are still closed. Nearly all the rest of the mills are working
short time—from three to four days a week. • About one-
fourth of the dwellings in the borough are tenantless,
and the number increases every week, by the removal of
unwillingly-made paupers to their respective places of
settlement. The board of guardians are literally be-
sieged at their meetings by persons applying for relief,
whose numbers increase every week. On Thursday last,
applications for relief were made by and on behalf of,
no less than 1,700 persons. We believe the inhabitants
of Bomber's Brow, principally Irish, rose en masse, and
applied for relief. It subsequently transpired, that they
were induced to adopt this course in consequence of a
false report, by which they were deluded, to the effect,
that her Majesty had sent 2,0001. to the authorities of
this town to be distributed amongst the poor. This rise
of the Hibernians, and the difficulty experienced in ap-
peasing their iniportunities, kept the relieving-officer
confined in his place of buginess until four o'clock on
Saturday morning; indeed, we understand ho has not for
some time left, it until very late at night, in consequence
of the extraordinary pressure of business created by the--
increase of distress.—Manchester Paper.
SINGULAR COINCIDENCE.—A person named
Winifred Ibbetson, 74 years of age, died at Leeds on the
24th November last. She was daughter of John and
Ann Dickinson, the latter of whom was wet-nurse in the
family of the late Earl of Harewood. She died on the
same day of the month as the first Earl, twenty years
ago. Mrs. Ibbetson was about six months older than
the Earl just deceased, and died on the same day of the
year and within an hour or two of his Lordship. She
was accustomed to go every Christmas-day to Harewood
House, when she always received a handsome present.—
Leeds Mercury.
LYNN AND LONDON.—A steam-vessel has
been hired for a certain time to trade regularly between
the two ports ; and the said vessel, which is named the
Brokelbank, will commence the undertaking on Wednes-
day next, the 15th instant, when she will leave Harri-
son's wharf, London, with goods and passengers for
Lynn.—Norfolk Chronicle.
EARLY LAMB.—On the 7th instant, a fine
Southdown lamb was yenned at Park, near Truro.—
West Briton.
THE PRINCE OF WALES.—(From a Cor-
respondent.)—We believe that at present the Christian
names of the Infant Prince of Wales have not been
finally agreed upon by her Majesty and her illustrious
Consort.
A " CHANCE" JURY.—On Saturday, in the
Palace Court, in consequence of there not being a suf-
ficient number of persons summoned present to form a
Jury, the Judge directed the absentees to be called in
the usual manner, and fined them 40s. each. He then
directed the officer to go out and " find" a Jury ; and he
accordingly did so—the individuals he casually met with
being persons who gave their addresses from widely dif-
ferent parts of the town.
THE PASSENGERS BY THEJOHN TAYLOR.—
The steam-boat, Clarion was off New Orleans on the
13th ult.; having en board the unfortunate crew and
steerage passengers who embarked at Liverpool for that
port, in the ship John Taylor, which was wrecked on the
south side of Cuba.—Liverpool Letter.
The steamship Oriental, Capt. Soy, has arrived
at Falmouth from Alexandria, Malta, and Gibraltar—
from the latter place in only four days ; she landed her
mails and proceeded up Channel at eight a.m. H.M.S.
Powerful, bearing a Rear-Admiral's flag of the red, was
off the Rock on the 3d instant. The contract steamer
Margaret, with the mails, does not appear to have ar-
rived at Gibraltar by the 4th from Lisbon. On the
28th ult. her Majesty's steamer Acheron left Gibraltar
for Plymouth, last Malta. Her passengers were Sir W.
0. Pell, Capt. and Mrs. Wilson, and Miss Munro. The
Magnet packet is destined to sail from Falmouth, for
Madeira and Brazils, on the 10th inst. ; she has ten
passengers.
RUMOURED PARDON OF CONVICTS ON THE
BIRTH OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.—WC are informed,
upon authority on which we can rely, that a para-
graph which has lately appeared in several journals, an-
nouncing her Majesty's intention to grant a pardon to
convicts on the single ground of the birth of the Prince
of Wales, is entirely erroneous. We are assured that
there is no precedent for the extension of the Royal
mercy to criminals in any similar instance, and that
there is no intention of exercising the ' prerogative of the
Crown on the present occasion.—Standard.
Mr. Joseph Sturge and Mr. Sharman Crawford
have been appointed by the members of the Manchester
Anti-Corn-law Convention, to draw up a sort of political
manifesto, as the basis of a union of Reformers.
We again beg to remind our Liberal friends,
that to entitle a freeholder or copyholder to be next year
registered as a voter for any division, &c., he must be in
the actual possession of his qualifying property on the
last day of January next, at the very latest
One only Roman Catholic priest, Dean Lyons,
has given any thing like adhesion to the Tory admini-
stration of Earl de Grey in Ireland. The Marquis of
Sligo, and the Earl of Altamont, both refused to sign
the hole-and-corner address got up by the Tories in
this extensive and rich county.
SNIPE SHOOTING.—Our sportsmen complain
of the scarcity of these delicious birds during the autumnal
months. The best shots, however, send most of their
game to the Brighton and Lewes markets.
A BEAST.—A fellow was this week brought

specially from some part of Yorkshire, but from what
part the writer does not hear, to perform ar feat in
drinking, on which some depending. The fel-
low. was backed, as the sportin.g.i‘p.ahsraseis, to drink twelve
pints of ale within the hour, or one every five minutes.
He succeeded in finishing ten pints, but at the eleventh
attempt nature revolted, and his backers lost the money.
We have not heard the fee this brute was t receive for
this disgusting exhibition. It took place ao t the Crown
and Anchor, Park-street, Manchester, on Tuesday last.
Leeds Mercury.
The Lord Chancellor and Sir Robert Peel ar-
rived in town on Saturday morning by the Great Western
Railroad from Windsor Castle shortly after ten o'clock
The greatest expedition is being used in thy
equipment of, the several Alps fitting out at this port;
scarcely a day passes taut some communication is made
from the Admiralty, urging the authorities to adopt
every means for expediting the work.--Humpshire Inde
-
1 pendent. Hazard, Carysfort.
The Vindictive, Warspite,
and Ringdove, are being fitted-with all dispatch; un the
former ship the workmen are employed by torchlight, °
great is the demand for the services of this ship, as ,„;11
as that of the Warspite.—Hampshire Independent,
CONVENTION OF MANUFACTURRIIS
A
MANCHESTER.—A convention will be held at the CornT
Exchange, on Thursday the 16th December. It will
consist of deputies from all the towns and di
s h
thedition of
en-
gaged in the cotton trade, whose business it "'lieu
bring forward statements relative to Will be to
trade, the past and present rate of wages,
employed in each town or village, the number numbers
or manufactories at present not workin of mills
re-
ports (showing the state of-crime), the prison
ag,' the
rates for the last six years (showing h unt of poor's
shinofiun.intartiese of.lnrel°gress pauperism), the reports of the
dispen-
saries for the last six years
be the state of di-
sease), with such other facts as, way
depict-
ing the actual condition of the population, eof use in
the whole of the
em-
ployers and operatives, thioughuut both
cotton district. From all we hat
a-. been able to learn
lin this will be one of the most important .meetings ever
held in Manchester ;. and we hope its promoters will
experience from every quarter
great readiness in the
communication cf facts, and will themselves evince strict
accuracy and precision in arranging and narrating
thern.--Manchester Paper.
TRADE OF BIRMINGHAM. We are happy to
state that the improvement in trade lately noticed by, us
has since been fatly sustained
amongst merchants and There is a better feeling
manufacturers also, and good
hopes are felt of a still further revival. In the iron and
coal districts, however, the
scouragingaspect of affairs is fiomewbot
.--Birmingham Advertiser,

ADELAIDE GALLERY.

Amongst the varied entertainments with which the
numerous visitors of this beautiful theatre of amusement
and instruction are daily delighted and improved, there
were on Thursday evening two musical performances
which call for an especial notice.
Mr. A. B. Sedgwick performed a solo upon the " Con-
certina," consisting of brilliant variations on an Irish and
a Tyrolese melody, in a masterly style and with magni-
ficent effect, which elicited universal and long-continued
applause, and was vehemently encored. This novel and
truly beautiful -instrument is scarcely as much known,
certainly not appreciated, as it deserves to be. Its tone,
at least in the hands of such a master as Mr. Sedgwick, is
inferior to none. Its compass is scarcely more limited
than that of the violin, nor do its harmonies seem to be
less perfect than those of the less plastic instrument, em-
phatically styled the " Table of Harmony."
Mr. L. Emanuel performed upon the piano (with Mr.
Sedgwick's accompaniment upon the Concertina) A new
" Divertimento," composed by himself, in honour of the
Prince of Wales, entitled, " 'rhe Royal Fireside." The
composition is at once classical and imaginative, and the
admirable execution with which the author, on this occa-
sion, presented it to his enraptured audience, could
scarcely be surpassed. The piece was encored amidst
enthusiastic applause.

EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE AND
FEMALE HEROISM.

BAYONNE, Dsc. 3.—There is one of the refugees who
has at last succeeded in reaching the French territory,
the history of whose escape is of a romantic nature, and
well illustrates the superioriy of female courage and re-
solution in the hour of danger.
The name of the individual alluded Lois Don Eulogio
Barbero Quintero. His family having been known to
the President of the Provisional Government named by
the insurgents in the city of Vittoria, he was ap-
pointed secretary to the Junta formed for the pur-
• pose of arming and defending the province of Alava,
and was employed .by Mentes de Oca in drawing up
reports and other documents connected with the in-
tended defence of the city against the troops of the
Government, but more particularly against those of
Martin Zurbano. Quintero is a young man, about 25
years old, and is possessed of much intelligence, and has
received a good education. In his person he is under the
middle size, slight and gracefully made • but his features
are expressive of intellect, and of much determination.
After the resolution come to by the Junta not to defend
the city against the approaching army of Rodil, Quin-
tero saw that all was over ; yet he was still unwilling to
fly ; and it was not until he beheld the total change
which had come over the minds of the population, and
until he heard a price set on the head of the unfortunate
, Montes de Oca, that he felt it would be the act of a
madman to await the fate which he knew would be re-
served for all who had distinguished themselves so much
in the insurrection as he had done. It was not, however,
until after the departure of his chief from Vittoria that
Quintero made an effort to escape. He set out from Vit-
toria by night, and gained the mountains of Guipuscoa,
in the direction of Salinos. His intention was to have
passed along the chain which separates Guipuscoa from
Navarre, called the "Sierra de Aralur, to have crept on
towards Goyzueto, thence to Vera, Urdax, and finally
into the French territory.
After many difficulties, he succeeded in arriving as far
as Goyzeeta. It was a few days after the death of Mu-
nagprri, and the terrible Chapelgorri, Elorrio, was hover-
ing about these passes. Quintero was ignorant of the
incident which had taken place in the neighbourhood a
short time before, and which terminated in the death of
the Fuerist leader. As he was leaving Goyeueta at day-
break, he was discovered by one of the Chapelgorries,
and delivered up to the Chief. Prayers and entreaties
were of no avail, nor yet bribes ; for who cver heard
that Elorrio was turned aside from his purpose by sup-
plications or by money ? He was led to St. Sebastian,
lodged in the citadel, and in a few days conduCted back
to Vittoria; and there he remained in hopeless captivity
until the night of the 21st of November. His cause had
been already formed, and his trial was to come on on the
24th, before the Military Commission. Not having been
- a military insurgent, and not having taken any pro-
minent part, as' chief or leader, in the rebellion, he at
first thought that the'extremepenalty of the law would
not be inflicted on him. But in this hope he was de-
ceiving himself; he was informed that there wis but
little cance of' escape for an individual who had held
such close relation with the chief of the rebels.
Quintero had been married about a year previously to
a young lady, named Juana de Areito, a native of Eybar
in the province of Guipuscoa, who has not as yet com-
pleted her twenty-first year. She was one of those
heroic young women who, in 1834, when her native
town was attacked by Zabala, in the commencement of
the civil war, assisted the Christino troops so materially
in its defence. She was then only fourteen years-old,
and the service she rendered was that of placing her-
self on her knees in the. centre of a square of soldiers,
and supplying them with ammunition, filling their
pouches so as to prevent a moment being lost, whilst
showers of bullets were flying about her, and men fell
dead on every side.
When the tidings of her husband's danger reached
her, she at once fanned the determination of saving, or
of perishing with him whom she doated on to distraction.
The cell in which Quintero was confined was small
and narrow. The door was always left open, and a
sentinel was placed at the entrance in order to keep the
prisoner constantly in sight ; another was stationed at
the outer gate, and a third kept guard at the street-door.
To reach his dungeon it was necessary to pass these
three doors, one of which was formed of iron bars. The
prisoner had been forhidden to hold communication with
any prisoner whatever ; and his wife's application to see
and visit him had been sternly refused. The poor young
woman went to the prison-door several times every day
with her baby in In r arms, and as often returned after
vain supplications for admittance, with a heart breaking
in anguish. The only person allowed to enter the cell
where the prisoner was confined was a young girl, who
brought him his meals, and only 20 minutes were allowed
for dinner and supper. The former meal was taken at
mid-day, and the latter in the evening. At 7 o'Clock in
the evening of the 21st of November, a young female
came to the outer door of the prison, with a basket under
her arm, which was partially concealed under a large
coarse shawl flung across her shoulders ; a red handker-
chief was bound about her head, in the fashion of the
Alavese peasant girls, and her costume was, otherwise,
that of the criadas, or servant girls of Vittoria. She de-
manded permission, in the usual manner, to enter with
the prisoner's supper. The sentinel at the gate referred
her to the sergeant of the guard. Fortunately the com-
pany which had previously been on duty was changed
that same day, and the general orders for their guidance
referred only to the admission twice a day of the bearer
of the prisoner's meals, but did not give any specific de-
scription of the personal appearance of the bearer. After
undergoing the coarse jests and brutal allusions of the
soldiers of the guard on her selection of so advanced an
hour, when night had already commenced, to visit the
prisoner, she was allowed to enter, and was successively
passed from one sentinel to another, until she reached
the cell of the captive. By some awkwardness, or, more
probably by design, she threw down the small iron
lamp, which was suspended from the door-frame, and by
means of which the soldier stationed at the entrance,
which was always left open, might have a partial view of
his charge.
The moment they were left in darkness, and whilst
the sentinel proceeded to the second gate to light the
lamp, she addressed the young man,—" My beloved Eu-
logio, lose not a moment, throw off your coat, put on my
clothes whilst I bind this handkerchief about your head;
take this basket, in which my poor baby is asleep, and
fly —fly for the love of God ! You will give the child
to an old woman, whom you will find waiting at the Bil-
bao gate. Provided that you and my child are out of all
danger, lam ready to suffer death in your place. Speak
not a word ; every moment is precious. You only lose
time by attempting to resist or refuse, for I have come
here with a deternaination whichifneither you nor any
one else can chancre. Farewell
and Ido not thank the Regent will esc escape unharmed,y
tom y husband, we willshootme for my 10. e
meet again
m ; if not, Eulogao,
think of me when I shall be in
poor baby is not grave, and love our
child—the
morye than six weeks old.
Hush ! speak not, the sentinel is here with the
_ lamp."
her r
Quintero made an effort to change
she would listen to no argument. lie deisdolaustioshne, but
quested, and in the course of a few nainutee he had rue;
shawl, and handkerchief, and she wrapped
on her gown,
gate they re
-
herself up in his cloak. In order to prevent any sti4*-
cion on the part of the soldiers of the
was proceed-
ing together the usual time allowed for the repast,
and Eulogio then took up the basket, covered it with his
shawl, and passed the first sentinel.
. As he
gate the child awoke, and t
ing towards the outer
vent its cries from being noticed, the father began to
sing, in a loud voice, an old Basque ballad. Providence
however, decreed that the interruption should not be
noticed, and he at length succeeded in reaching the
street.' He *at once proceeded to the gate indicated ;
found there the- old woman, whom he recog-
nised as having been his wife's nurse ; gave the child
to her, and, without a moment's delay, made for
the mountains. Eight days he remained wanderitg
amongst those tremendous 'asses,; with, no clothing but
his pantaloons and shirt,- and his fat and hands torn by
the brushwood in which he was obliged, froni time to
time, to conceal himself frotri,' the parties of military
whom he was constantly encountering. He had not less
than 24 leagues to travel before he could reach the fron.
tier, and his food, during the whole- of the painful jour-
ney, was a morsel of bread and a draught of water or
eider, given him by the poor peasants near whose habi-
tations he found himself, and who, though knowing he
was flying from the avenger, never once thought of be-
traying him. •
(in reaching, in 4:t state of dreadful exhaustion, the
Bidassea, he found; that the left bank was occupied in
"every part by the Spanish soldiers, who had even
seized
the boats to hinder the refugees from crossing. Being
In a state of destiCration he plunged into the river, care-
. less whether lit; was shot or drowned. As if some supe-
rior will hart'ilecreed that the noble and heroic act,
prompted bylihre conjugal love, should not pass without
its due rewart-Quintero succeeded in gaining the oppo- -
site bask, 6'4. part lie had selected being fordable, the
water reaching only to his middle, neither was he seen
by the Spaniards,
On arriving on the French territory lie knelt down,
and in the enthnsiasfetric
his
of
egratitnde returned
thanks to Heaven
onne the day before s safety. 11 arrived in Bay-
yesterday.
Up to two o'clock.
erhehad received no ac-
est d
count of his wife, and ,yesterday
continues,to her
as yet, in a state of
indescribable anxiety as
fate. There can be no
doubt, however, of her Ultimate safety, and of her speedy
reunion with the object o
love. Martin Zurbano
himself could not find it in his heart to do otherwise than
reward such an act of noble fidelity.
The young lady who has thus- 'distinguished herself
belongs to an ancient and respectable family in Guipus-
con. She is young, beautiful, as are the grater part of
the females of her native province, of the middle size,
blight, and exquisitely formed is her person.