The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-11 00:00:00

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1 ficulty. The Queen's representative must/have the
country, unable to submit to the insults brhich arise ....p..!,:
from such prejudices, men of high prineikld
will-re;
fuse to remain in China, and the trade wilkdtgengrate
iiihi sinuggliiig or piracy. Of the two methods-,filch
might be adoptcd to obtain from Chittit a rtuh,e.l_- ---: /
treatment of the Britifit--‘iz. subn:ission, alZi ill* ' ~.:
demand of conceasiowi with the support of a errnpe- ;.''!l ''''''
tent for,e, the metuorali.,:t., are in favour of the latter,
and give a short history of the conduct of the
East India Company during thirty years, by which it
appears that submission t the Chinese only`opened a
door to encroachment, while by firmness the British
were enabled to gain their ends. Hence, to give due
weight to the parties employed in obtaining such
concessions from the Chinese as might place the
trade on a secure footing, the memorialists re-
commend that the chosen persons should unequivo-
ptelrat
eal lit)c' thenbtca 1
iCoy ffichsicaee:sfse ouenfo;tiltile con not. Crown,lo.tereii mistakeainn
interest,
rhetelstitna:
afosnord temlliee:rrreel).-.
over that they should Le backed with a sufficient force,
when proceeding into China with the officers of the
British Government. Overtures should be commenced,
they say, with a demand of apology for the insnit of-
fered to the Superintendant, and of payment Mr the
opium seized, not in the act of smuggling, but by order
of the Superintendent under the formidable.threats ut-
tered by the Chinese Government.
The objects of the treaty which have been already
before the public in the notice of the fourth
report of this Association are, it may be remem-
bered, to admit the English to certain northward
ports in addition to Canton, to allow trade
generally with the natives (or, if limited to
Hangs, the solvency of these Hongs to -be gearan-
teed by Government), to grant the freedom of the
British from insult, the establishment of a tariff, a
direct communication between the Queen's representa-
tive and the Emperor, an alteration of the laws, so
that each British subject should only be liable for his
own act, and the cession of an island by purchase or
otherwise, in case of a refusal by the Chinese to open
their ports generally.—Times.

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COUNT MONTHOLON.

The friends o' Count 111ontholon have been thrown
into great distress by the news of his arrest. They
have for some time past been uneasy at seeing him
embrace the hopeless case of a wild adventurer, but
they never anticipated his committing himself to welt
an excess. His conduct is the more surprising as be
watt no longer in tke desperate condition as to finances
which would have rendered such conduct probable.
M. de Montholon• •some years sines was induced to
enter into extensive speculations which ended in his
ruin, and after having lost nearly 80,0004 curling, and
incurred debts to about the same amount, he was de-
clared a bankrupt. About a year ago the Manias de
Semonville, his father-in-law and adopted father, died,
and M. de Montholon was enabled—after having been
in such re dueect circumstances as even to have been
compelled to offer for sale the articles of dress (the
great coat and hat) worn by Napoleon at Water-
loo, the dressing-case lent by George the Fourth,
when Prince Regent, to Napoleon, and some
watches, &c., all of which had been left to
him by the Emperor—to appear again in the
position which belonged to him. M. de Montholon
began, much to his honour, by paying the debts for
which he was no longer responsible, and the decree of
bankruptcy against him was annulled. He was, to use
the French term, rehasilite, the highest honour wit,ch
an honest man can enjoy in France, for it, is only to be
obtained by paying debts of this description. The
cases in which rehabilitation takes place are rare, and
they are chiefly with commercial men, who have an
object in regaining their credit ; but with M. do Mon-
tholon, who had relinquished all commercial pursuits,
the proceeding was one of exclusive and sterling in-
, tegrity. His present position is, therefore, ont which
inspires great pity. M. de Montholon is highly con-
nected ; the Prefect of the Seine is, I believe, his
❑ephew, and no less than seven Peers of Franoe are said
to be related to him. It is a very curious circumstance,
than on the very day when he was arrested at Botilogne
his letters of • nobility as• Marquis de Semonv lle, an
additional title which, by the French law, he inherited
from his adopted, father, were being registered in
Paris. General Montholon was never considered to be
a man of sound judgment, and his admiration of Napo-
leon extended to the name itself ; but no person thought
he was so rash and imprudent as he has proved himself
to be. He was' indeed suspected of conspiring with
Prince Louis, and this is the reason why ho was not
permitted to go to St. Helena with Bertrand ; but up
to the last moment it was supposed that he would rather
give good counsel to young Bonaparte than be led away
by the folly of the adventurer to whom be had trans-
ferred his allegiance. Many of the journals speak of
him as old Montholon ; this is hardly a correct descrip-
tion ; for although he is nearly, if not quite sixty years
of age, he is full of energy and vigour, and, with the
exception of the consequences of a wound, which occa-
sionally makes him lame, he was fit for any military en-
terprise..—Evening Paper.

TORY MOVEMENT IN MIMING-

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(From thtfre44ltfii..T`Coitfiri,o4.. 0v..N0
BIIIMINCIAIII„—thiLkay A
object of the present project, is no less a matter than
the impeachment of a Minister of the Crown, Lord
Viscount Palmerston ; and his chief accusers are Mr.
Charles Attwood, of Newcastle, Mr. Urquhart, Mr.
Monteith, Mr. Sheppard, and a number of other gee-
tleruen belonging to the ultra-Tory party, who have
combined with the more violent of the Chartist leaders
in Birmingham, in their efforts to attain this object.
The more moderate of the Chartist body, headed by
Mr. Collins, who has just obtained his liberation from
Warwick gaol, are opposed to the present movement,
and are taking active measures to counteract it, with
what success it is not easy lo determine, as the party is
pretty equally divided upon the question.
To-morrow, a public meeting, called by Mr. Charles
Attwood, is to take place at Holloway Head, " to con-
sider certain allegations to be brought forward, that a
Minister of this country labours to bring about its down-
fall, and that a rupture with France and simultaneous
embarrassments with other Powers, are parts of a syste-
matic scheme for that effect." This is the gist of the
placard, which ends by calling upon the people to ob-
serve order and decorum, that the measures to be adopted
for" averting the ruin of the country, by a timely investi-
gation, according to the legal and constitutional usage of
the country," may not be thwarted. The placard has
produced much excitement, and m,ny.ruinours are afloat
as to the probable reset of the day's proceedings. The
Chartists say that the articles of impeachment were
placed in the hands of Lord Melbourne on Friday night,
and that the Government are determined to arrest Mr.
Attwood on Monday, and prevent the meeting from
beinc, held.
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In consequence of this statement a placard was tha
morning issued by Mr. Edwin Thompson.
A meeting was held last evening, by adjournment,
in the Old Square, at which the resolutions to 'be sub-
mitted at the meeting to-morrow were agreed upon ;
and it was also determined, in order to give additional
weight to the important subject of the proceedings, to
present a requisition to the Mayor, P. H. Muntz.,
Esq., to issue his mandate for holding it. A deputa-
tion, consisting of the requisitionists, are w;th the
Mayor while I write, but there is little probability h
will lend the sanction of his name.

MURDER, AND SUICIDE OF TIIE

MURDERER IN FRANCE.

(From 'the Gazette des Tribunaux)
A dreadful murder, followed by the suicide of the
murderer, has been committed at Boeseghen, a com-
mune situate about a league from the city of Aire,
upon the route to Hazebrouck. The man, George
Bernet, lived in concubinage with his servant, EU-
phrosine Bourlier, aged 42 years, whom he shot
with a pistol, and whilst she was stretched on the
ground w-eltering in blood, he armed himself with a
gun, loaded it with buck-shot, the barrel of which he
placed against his left side, under the heart, in which,
by stepping upon the trigger with his foot, ho lodged
the custents. His death was instaneous. The un-
happy man had carefully loaded those weapons pre-
viously, and was thus well prepared to carry into execu.
tion his projected crime.
The motives which led him to the commission of this
clime are not authentically known, it is said his victim was
pregnant, and morever that she had given birth to a
child. It appears that the mental faculties of Bernet,
who has always led an eccentric life, had become im-
paired.

ll,eended frcm Protestant parents, who we
settled in a country where Catholicism alone is known,r
he embraced the latter religion at an advanced age.
Ho was, however, never considered to be seriously
converted ; he mixed not in the affairs of the
commune, or had communication with the in-
habitants ; he was never seen at mass or at taverns, but
was a great sportsman, and passed kis life alone in
the fields and woods with his dog and gun. He was an
athletic man; and of aindictivo disposition, two qualities,
which did not increase him in the estimation of hill
neighbours, who, when passing near his dwelling, when
he was there, heard litCe else than imprecations and
blasphemies. Bernet was in the possession of a coni.
fortable living-, and had some property. Tho servant.
it is said, had just sunk under the effects of the wound.

IRON STEAMER.—Her Majesty's steam vessel
Dover sailed Innee, on Saturday last, for Dover, from
which place to Calais or Ostend she is intended, we under..
stand, permanently to ply. The Dover was planned and
built by Mr. John Laird, of North Birkenhead, and the
engines were fitted on board by Messrs. Fawcett and Co. ;
and, being the first iron vessel in her Alajesty's service,
comparisons will, no doubt, be made between her and the
other boats on the same station. From the performance
of the Dever on her ti ial trips here, there is every reason
to expect, that, in addition to the advantage of drawing
much less water, she will possess more speed than any of
her competitors..—Liverpool Albion.

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
EIGHTH WEEK, and CONTINUED BRILLIANT SUC
CESS of BEETHOVEN'S BATTLE SINFONIA,
With its novel and effective Introductions ! !
GRAND PROMENADES 'MUSICALES ET
CRAMPET RES,
By Ciodfrey's unrivalled Band.
Programe of the Concert for August oth, 11th, and 13th.
Overtures—Maid of Artois, Egmont Quadrilles—L'ln-
dien (first time), St Petersburgh, Le Rendezvous de Chasse.
Waltz—Die Berggeister. Terzetto fom S aramuceia " Che
fai que con questo." Duetto from Mose in Egitto—" Ah si
puoi." Grand Selection from Robert le Diable. Melange des
Dances from Le Corsair. Fantasia from Oberon. And
BEETHOVEN'S GRAND BATTLE SINFONIA,
By the augmented Band, with instruments of novel construe:.
tion, and 340 rounds of artillery and musketry, giving the most
vivid realization of the events of the Battle of Vittoria.
Ile vast Panorama al Fresco of Iceland and its Volcanoes, by
Danson—Breaking up of the Ice—Melting of the Snows—
Release and Departure of the Discovery Ship.
Carter's astonishing " Koniaphostic," or "Lime Light.
Eruption of Mount Hecla, &c.
On Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday next.
ADMISSION ONE SHILLING.
Feeding Hour of the Carnivora, Five o'Clock.
Concert commences at Six.

HIGH WATEIC AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW.
Yoriiinv •>ll minutes after 1. I Evening 54 minutes atter 1.

The Publication of the Evening Edition of THE Sus com-
menced at 0 minutes after Three.

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