The Sun.
London, England, 1824-09-29 00:00:00

TIIE FRENCH PRETENDER.

We copy the following Proclamation of the
new French Prince from a New York Paper :

PROMISE OF THE KING or FRANCE.—The intrigues
which have been made use of to prevent my return to France
tdsruesbsseed subscription, to
have prevailed over the sacred duties which my misfortunes im-
rieine onav
endeavoured,
(al tbhyoruiltei easn os
orwahoai 1
voluntaryal procurehn
the necessary funds, the infernal genius of e sansculottas cor.
rupted the patriotic loyalty of those to whom I applied. Hop-
ing by my perseverance to disappoint the hopes of intrigue, I
have caused to be printed 200 memorials, by reading which, it
may be judged, that if I was not the son of Louis XVI. the
Censors would have laid complaints against me. However
they have no resource but intrigue, which thus far has per-
fectly answered their purpose. Those who wish to satisfy their
curiosity, or who are desirous of doing me a service, may effect
both purposes by taking one of those Memorials. It will cost
them one dollar ; and I promise, as soon as I shall have suc-
ceeded to my rights, to be delivered to each of them a barrel
of vin de grave. Any person desirous of procuring one of
these Memorials, may see me in person, at No. 40, Courtlandt.
street.
The intrigues that have been resorted to in the different cities
to prevent my obtaining supplies can now no longer exist.
Citizen La Fayette will attest that the Dauphin of France, on
the death of his father, was only three years old. He ought to
remember that he took him in 1791 from theism* of his nurse,
to sliew him to the people. This happened at the Palace of
Versailles ; consequently, all who say that he was nine years
old on the death of his father are evil-disposed persons, besides
being crazy.
CHARLES X., Boi de France et de Navarre,
Fils Heritie de Louis XVI.
New York, ce 111 Aout, 11124.

PROPOSED RAILWAY BETWEEN LONDON AND
EDINBURGH.

We understand that it is in contemplation to
form a Joint Stock Company for the construction of a railway
between London and Edinburgh for the conveyance of goods
and passengers; the propelling power to be locomotive and
stationary steam engines. It is understood that the distance
between these two places may be reduced to about 340 miles,
and if the same rate of travelling
.be adopted on this road as is
proposed for the Liverpool and Birmingham railway, namely,
eight miles an hour for goods, and twelve miles an hour for
passengers, the time of conveyance between these two places
will be reduced to 43 and 29 hours respectively.—The propriety
of fixing upon this line as the " Grand 1 runk Railway" of the
kingdom is particularly obvious. Besides being the commu-
nication between the two capitals, it forms the longest direct
line, and passes through one of the most populous and manu-
facturing districts of the island. It passes near to Bedford and
Leeds. It leaves at a little distance to the west the manufactur.
ng towns of Northampton, Leicester, Loughborough, Notting.
ham, Mansfield, Chesterfield, Sheffield, Ilarnby, and Halifax,
with which it can communicate. By means of aide railways it
would in a similar mariner communicate on the east with
Huntingdon, Stamfonl, Worksop, Doncaster, York, and Dur.
ham, passing at nearly equal distances between Carlisle and
Newcastle. From Edinburgh it might easily communicate
with Glasgow, and also in its southern extremity be the line of
communication with Manchester through Derby. No other
single line unites so many decided advantages to the public and
to the undertakers.---(Caledonian Mercury.)

Our papers are full of accounts of the tlarnas,Te
done by a dreadful storm of thunder and lightning, which passed
over the provinces of North Holland, Zealand, Friesland, Gro-
ningen, Drenthe, &c. along the frontier! of Munster, and which
continuil without intermission, film
nine in the evening of
I.stii, till nine the following morning. Several farm-houses
were struck by the lightning and burnt, and numbers of cattle
I killed in the nekis.—putch Paper.)