The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-02 00:00:00

SUDA, 11-23 MAY.

A Turkish steamer was despatched on the 6th to Prevesa
with orders to embark 3,000 Albanian troops immediately.
We learn that the blockade is not observed very rigorously,
and that arms, ammunition, and provisions, constantly find
their way to the enemy's camp.
The insurgents do not increase in number, and a great many
of the villages, fearing the consequences of an engagement have
submitted.
The Vesuvius has been relieved by the Tyne frigate.
The Acheron re-sailed for Toulon the day after her arrival.
The French cortette Cornalie is at Suda.
A British line-of-battle &dip is daily expected. The Talbot
is named.

In Lancashire, where premiums are given for
large gooseberries, they suffer only two or three to remain on
each branch ; and then, by shpporting a saucer under each of
these, bathe them for some weeks in so much water as to cover
about a fourth part of each gooseberry, which they call appro-
priately, though not most elegantly, " suckling the goose-
berry.
" On Friday evening," says the Journal de la
Belgique, "a young man of 20, and a female ofl7, after passing
sonic time in a public-house at Forest, near Brussels, where
they are supposed to have mixed poison in two glasses of
water which they drank, proceeded to the river Senne, and
threw themselves in. The young man, however, who could
swim, obeying the instinct of nature, returned to land, where
lie stabbed himself three times with a dagger, and then threw
himself into the river a second time. Some peasants who
witnessed the event drew him out of the water still living, and
conveyed him to the hospital. He was not dead when the ac-
count leftt. The body of the female was found on the follow-
ing day. The young man is a student in medicine, anti the
female, who was a pupil of the Conservatory of Music, was the
daughter of a builder at Brussels. Despair in love was the
cause of this tragical event."
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THUNDER STORM.—On Friday a thunder-
storm visited this city, the electric power of which surpassed
anything of the kind in memory, and the darkness,was awful.
The rain:rushed down with impetuous force, mingled with hail,
stones, and the thunder told ris near approach with a noise
and effect equal to that of cannon, as if absolutely tearing
up the very pavement of ,he streets. The sensation was pro-
foundly grand and sublime. 'f he saving mercy of Providence
was evinced during the above awful thunder-storm, in a
truly marked and gracious manner. A portion of the
electric fluid struck the -angle of one of the main walls
of Ballymacreese house, thesresidence of James Shine, Esq.,
who was then sitting up qairs in the parlour with two ladies-
and some of his children. The lightning shattered a wall torte
feet thick, ran Oft the. chimney, and bust into the parlour
with an.astounding• Aga, displacing a large stone over the
mantelpiece, but inn most providentially was attracted at this
instant by the bell-wire, along which it shot down through
the floor into the lower et s, following this miracu-
lous conductor, burning the: per of the walls for several
inches at both sides, and melting the bell-wire, leaving a most
sulphurous Knell throughout its rapid progress, accompanied
by a dense mist or smoke. The' servants in the kitchen were
knocked against each' other and fell, and a girl in a distant
room of the house had some glass broken in her hands in the
act of removing to the pantry. The stunning shock of this
dreadful visitation was felt for hours after by Mr. Shine and
all the inmates, who have to thank Heaven for their escape
under circumstances so awfully extraordinary.—Limerick
Chronicle.
DREADFUL MURDER sAT HUDDERSFIELD.
—On Saturday night last, as Mr. Benjamin Whittel, jun., fancy
manufacturer, of Stainland, near Halifax, was walking home
from the Littleborough railway station, on his return from
Manchester market, he was shot dead through the head, about
half-past ten o'clock:, near the Barksltnd toll-gate, by some
villain or villains, who robbed him of about 931. Suspicion
has fallen,on an individual with whom the unfortunate man was
seen in 'company when passing through the toll-gate, who can-
not now be found. The police, however, are on the look nu'.
Mr. Whittel was only recently married.— York Courant.
ARRIVAL OF LORD CAMPBELL.—Lord
Campbell, accompanied by Lady Stratheden and Miss Camp-
bell, arrived in 'Kingstown yesterday morning from England,
and proceeded in one of the Viceregal carriages, which had
been in waiting, to the Lodge in the ilicenix Park. His Lord-
ship was sworn in yesterday, and mill, we understand, take his
seat in the Court of Chancery to-morrow, or on Thursday.
There are forty causes on the list. Mr. Corry appointo who
had been ,Secretary to Lord Plunket, has been re-ppd to
that officeby Lord Campbell.—Dublin Eveniv Postof Monday.
CONSTANTINOPLE, JUNE 15. Preparations, on a large scale, are making at
On the 9th tge Corincil sat to deliberate on the state and 1 Hambairgh fa a grand musical festival, which is to take place
prospects of Syria. Heavy complaints had been lodged against ou the 4111,6 th, and Bth July. The performers will amount
the Pacha of Damascus, who or, his arrival at his post not only to 900, and the expenses of such as are not residents at Ham-
commenced oppressing the inhabitants, by extorting from them burgh, von he paid out of a subscription raised by the mer-
taxes unauthorised by the new system of Government, but his chants and richer inhabitants, which already amounts to about
vexations further visited the Christians arid Jews in a form at 80,000 mares banco (150,000 fr. ) The perfbrmances are to
once degrading and irritating, such as causing them to dis- take place according to their nature, in the Church of St.
Mi-
mount from their horses at one place, and to take off their chael, the grand theatre, and the hail of Apollo.
shoes at another—old tokens of inferiority to which Ibrahim [ADVERTISEMENT. j
Pacha had very wisely put an end. A remedy has been pro- INTERESTING TO LADIES.—The influence of
vided for all this, and the strictest orders have been sent to pre-
the sun on the skin and complexion at the present season is
vent their recurrence. Mr. Wood, our new Consul at Da-
frequentOlyssubversive of comfort to persons of delicate skin, by
mascus, will shortly proceed to his post.
producing sire-burns, freckles, tanned skin, and lips parched
On the Ilth his Highness the Sultan performed his Namaz
and !tyska:eq. oppose these innovations, the most infallible
at the Mosque of Arnaoutkuov, and afterwards went to Bebec,
eeific Rowlandl Kalydor, a preparation from the most de-
his usual place of resort, on Friday. A private Council was
htful exotics, which not only by its use ensures' the skin from
assembled at the Porte, and the following appointments were
the effects of stmgner's scoleiing heat, but never fails of re-
immediately after announced:—
storing the skin to ils pristine delicacy and whiteness. It is
Serezli Youssouf Pacha, Governor of Aidin, named Go-
invaluable as a renovating and refreshing wash during travel-
vernor of Rumelia.
ling, or exposure to sun anti dust ; and, from its estraordinary
Hagi Said Pacha, Minister of Commerce, Governor of
efficacy in allaying all incidental inflammation, deserves a place
Aidin.
IMO
SeibPacha, President of the Council, Kaimmakam of ug the household treasures Of every family.
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JAVA, MAY 6.
Letters from Batavia to the 6th of March, have reached us.
The financial affairs of the island had been in great confusion
—in fact nothing less than a general bankruptcy was appre-
hended at one time. The state of affairs appears to have been
brought round by the bad management and want of foresight
of the directors of the Java bank, and not only the whole rner-
cantile community, but the local Government had come for-
ward to compel the bank to adopt steps calculated to avert the
ruin with which the island was threatend. The English mer-
chants engaged in the Java trade have for some years past been
" victimised " by the Dutch colonial policy, which is now,
however, in some measure, re-acting against itself.

MONEY MARKET.
SOVED.EIGNS—Centime in fair demand at firmer rates,
viz. Rs. 10 16 to 10 18 each.
Buds ox ENGLAND—Have been in good demand, and such
as have come to market have been readily bought up. Rates
are about the same as before, with, however, symptoms of,im-
provement, which will probably take effect as soon as the Go-
vernment have obtainod the remittances they require at their
present rate for advances on shipments. But as these remit-
tances are large, amounting it is reported to upwards of two
millions sterling, it may be. some time yet before any decided
rise takes place.
GOVERNMENT PAPER. —The market ioe these investments
is apparently quite paralyzed ; the brokers report the impossi.
bility of effecting sales of the Five per Cent. Notes, which be-
fore bore a premium of 5 to 6 per cent. even at a discount of 1
per cent., and that the Four per Cent. Notes which were at a
discount of 2% to 2i per cent. have fallen nominally to 12 per
cent.
The Government Bank, in cattequenee of this new loan
having raised the value of money, has altered its rates of dis-
count as under, say—
On Loans arid discounts generally
On Government Bills
On Cash accounts
Being an advance of ono per cent. on the previous rates
charged by the Bank.
FREIGHT.—To London.—Porto Novo iron 15s per ton of
20 cwt.
Light Goods,4/. 10s. per ton of 50 cubic feet.
Dead Weight, 31. 103. ditto.
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Cotton, 41. ditto.
To Clyde and Liverpool as above.
BOMBAY MARKETS, MAY 22.
FREIGHT.—London, Si. a 51. 3s.
Liverpool, 51. a 51. 3s.
Clyde, 51. -
China, nominal.'
Ditto, opium, 7 dollars ; per clipper, 10 dollars.
EXCHANGES.—London, 6m, s 2 0 a 2 01, ; 60 d, s 2
30 d, s 1, 11.
Calcutta, 30 d, 599 a 99k.
Madras, 30 do 99 a 99k.
Canton, 60 d, s 206 nominal.
Bank Spanish of
Drs.England
11\107:It e2s2poear
21C.:40.
PRICES OF B u wow. —Sovereigns, each Rs. 10.11 a 10-13
a 1071-.
German crowns per 100, Rs 214 a 215.
Syce Silver per 100 tolas, 104 a 1041.
Gold Leaf per lola, 153/4.
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.—Five per Cent.' trawler
Loan 1071 to 10S.
Second Five per Cent Loan—High Numbers and low do.
1 to II per cent. discount.
Four per Ceat. loan 80.
By. Bank Shares 24 a 25.
,sta Bank 3 a 10 60.