The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-17 00:00:00

LOUIS NAPOLEON'S .kTTEMPT.

(From the Examiner.)
The jackdaw, having seen an eagle carry off a lamb,
was seized with the ambition of imitating so brilliant
an exploit. He accordingly made a fierce pounce upon
a sheep, but found himself neither able to fly away with
the prize, nor to fly away from it, his poor weak claws
being entangled in the wool. In this helpless posture
be was made prisoner by the shepherd, who, in shut-
ting him up in a cage for the sport of his children,
made a reflection, which. /Bsop records, on mistaken
ambition, and the difference between the capacities of
%jackdaws and eag`es.
The poor Prince Louis Napoleon has committed
this error in mimicking Bonaparte's triumphal entry
into France from Elba Conceiting himself the eagle,
he made his descent with a fell swoop ; but, instead of
carrying off an empire, he has only stuck in the wool.
This is not even the " vaulting ambition which o'erleaps
itself ;" it is the ambition which sticks itself fast. The
Prince had amongst the furniture of his expedition a
live eagle ; it should have been a jackdaw, in symbol of
the enterprise; but perhaps his Highness dispensed with
the type, as he played the part himself,
The jackdaw would, however, have been an excel-
lent representative in more the one respect. The
jackdaw has everlastingly his own name in his mouth ;
all his talk is of Jack, Jack, Jack ; it is most literally a
perpetual jactitation. How like is this to the young
Napoleon, with his incessent Nap, Nap, Nap,—the
alpha and omega of his claims, the sum and substance
of his pretensions.
This young man is not without genius—his genius
for farce is great. He has given a Bombastes Furies°
burlesque to the page of history. Imagine the aspi-
rant for an empire put down by a Mayor ! Monsieur
Adam routing Napoleon—the invading army in its
attempt to escape, upsetting the boat—an army which
had been self-destined to upset the throne of Louis
Philippe !
The Prince, in one of his proclamations (procla-
mations, we must say, equalled in grandeur by those
of the Mayor and Prefect), says, with a fine mixture
of the familiar and sublime—
" When one has the honour to he at the bead
of a people like the French people, there is an
infallible means of doing great things—it is to will
them."

But how is " one to have the honour to be at the
head of a people like the French people " if there is to
be a Mayor is the way, who mounts on horseback, and
calls out the constables ? Haw is " one to have the
honour to be at the head of a people like the French
people" if there is to be a Captain to tell a handful of
soldiers not to be humbugged P Further, how is " one
to have the honour to be at teke head of a people like
the French people " if a boat upsets when one is doing
one's best to make one's escape from Mayors and police
officers ? Prince Louis Napoleon', time for " willing
great things" will never come if these little things are
to be in the way of it.

The Prince continues :
" Frenchmen, I sac before me a brilliant future for

MAN ELIOT, ESQ.

A. painful sensation was excited in this neighbour-
hood on Wednesday, by a rumour that Freeman Willis
Eliot, Esq., of Eling, had been burnt to death in his
bed on the previous night. On inquiry the rumour
proved to be too true.
It would seem, from the evidence given at the in-
quest, that the unfortunate gentleman had fallen asleep
whilst reading is i bed, and that the drapery having
caught fire, the smoke produced a stupor, which de-
prived him of the power of calling for assistance. Mr.
Eliot had been an officer of the army, and had served in
India. He was a gentleman of great liberality, and a
sound Reformer, and was highly respected in the neigh-
bourhood. At the time of her Majesty's coronation, Mr.
Eliot commenced the subscription for the children's
dinner by a contribution of 51., and he was a subscriber
to an equal amount to both the Reform and the Regis-
tration Associations. He was uncle to the present Earl
of Errol.

The inquest was held before Mr. Todd, one of the
county coroners, at the Anchor Inn, Ding, on Thurs-
day morninz...The following evidence was adduced :

James Parkinson deposed that he was a footman in
the service nt the deceased, who was a gentleman of in-
dependent property, and between sixty and seventy
years of age. He was very healthy. Witness saw
him last before the accident, about lialtpast eight on
Tuesday evening, in his bed-room. He was sitting
in a chair at the foot of the bed, in his dressing-gown.
A candle and a rushlight were burning in the room.
The rushlight was placed in a shade near the fender,
and the candle was on a table at the foot of the bed.
There was a tray with tea-things, and also a news-
paper on the table. Deceased was in the habit of
sleeping alone. He was quite well that day, and was
quite free from the effects of wine. Deceased always
bolted his door. About two hours afterwards witness,
who had retired to bed, was awoke by a noise as if'
something heavy had fallen. The noise came from
the direction of deceased's room. Without dressing
himself he immediately went towards the bed-room of
his master and heard a servant girl say Mr. Eliot's
bed-room was on fire. The door was fastened, but
witness burst it open, when he saw the bed on fire, and
his master lying on his back at the foot of the bed, and
his clothes burning. Deceased never spoke at all.
Witness lifted him up to get him out, but he gave a
plunge which caused the door to shut. He after-
wards succeeded in getting deceased out of the room,
and a fellow servant took the deceased in his arms and
carried him down stairs. Witness, by throwing water
on the flames, stopped the further progress of the fire.
The furniture of the bed and the pillows were burnt.
The chair and table were partly burnt. A pistol went
off whilst he was getting deceased out of the room. It
was on the drawers, between the bed and the window.
Deceased always kept loaded fire-arms in his room.
The candlestick was beside the bed on the floor. It
was overturned, and the candle was all consumed.
He did not see the newspaper ; it was most likely
burnt. Deceased always used spectacles to read, and
he used to read every night either at the table or in
bed. There was a bell-pull at the head of the bed,
within his reach. Witness could not tell, from the
appearance of the bed, whether deceased had been in
it or not. His dressing-town was on the chair he had
been sitting in. Never knew his master ring the bell
to call him up, after he had gone to bed for the night.
The window was shut quite close and fastened. Atter
the fire was all out, witness went down to the hall, and
saw deceased lying on a bed, in the care of Mr. Good-
win, the surgeon. He afterwards helped to remove him
to the dining-room, where he died between eleven and
twelve.

Henry Newman deposed that he was a footman in
the service of the deceased. He saw his master last
before the accident, when he got up from table after
the dessert, on Tuesday. He then appeared in his
usual health and spirits, and not at all affected by any-
thing he had taken ; he was quite sober. Witness
went to bed about a quarter past eight. He slept
under his master's room in the hall. Had been to
sleep, and was awoke by hearing a fall. He lay lis-
tening a short time, and heard a maid servant come
down stairs and give an alarm that she was sure her
master's room was on fire. He ran up stairs, when
his fellow-servant told him he had better alarm the
gardener who lived in the lodge. He did so, and ran
hack immediately, and went up to his master's room.
He took deceased in his arms, and carried him down
stairs. The other footmen had just got him out of the
room. His clothes were all burnt off, except just
round his arms. Witness laid him along in the hall ;
he breathed, but never spoke ; he was not sensible.
He left deceased in care of Mrs. Eliot, his wife, whilst
he went up with water, to help to extinguish the fire. It
was as long as five or ten minutes before they could
stop the flames. The principal fire was round the
bed. He then went down, and attended to his mis•
tress. The gardener was holding deceased. They did
nothing else but bathe him with vinegar till the doctor
came, which was shortly afterwards. (The Coroner
remarked that both the witness and his fellow-servant
had acted in a most praiseworthy manner, and appeared
to have done their duty as well as any men could have
done.)
Mr. Charles Goodwin, surgeon, deposed that he was
in the habit of attending deceased. He was between
sixty and seventy. He was subject to occasional at-
tacks of asthma, but not to a violent degree, and
suffered when attacked, from the usual symptom of a
slight giddiness in the head. Wit ness bad scen him
in the afternoon of Tuesday, when he svas in good
health and in his usual spirits. Saw nothing more of
him till he was called in to attend him at half-past ten
at night. Witness attended immediately and found
him in the servant's hall, lying on a bed. He was in a
dying state. He was severely burnt in different parts,
particularly on the hands, throat, and left part of the
body. Witness gave him a little brandy and water, but
he had no power to swallow it. He showed no degree
of sensibility. Witness had him revoved to the dining-
room, and remained with him till he died, which was
at twenty minutes past eleven. Death was occasioned
by
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This closed the evidence, and the Jury returned a
verdict of " Accidental death by burning."
It is rather remarkable that the eldest brother of the
deceasedin itzltd:cefaz years
house hhas
note met a violent
death, in such a dreadful manner.
vendent.

CUARING-CROSS HOSPITAL.—We are happy
to learn that Dr. Chowne on Friday awarded the appoint-
ment of Assistant Surgeon Accoucheur of the West Ly-
ing-in Institution to Mr. Cullen. of 5, St. Peter's-terrace,
Hammersmith, Mr. Cullen having been declared the suc-
cessful candidate for the prises in Midwifery and the
Diseases of Women and Children at the abOve hospital.
GROUSE SHOOTING.—The sportsmen through
Sedbergh, to the adjacent commons that are free, have not
been so numerous as on, previous years. The gentlemen
staying at Sedbergh, who have the Bowfcll liberties, have
been very successful. Notwiths!anditie the birds beingt
wild, they succeeded in banging 14 brace in verytt,s,
hours. The gentlemen who have the How2tll fells were
not so successful, the day being rather unfavour3bi t., and
the birds very wild.—Kendal Mercury.

The Reindeer packet is ordered to be paid off.
The Shearwater steam vessel was commissioned at
Woolwich on Thursday.
Orders have been received at Chatham to hasten the
Ardent and Polyphemus steamers, of 800 tons, not }'et
completed building, the former to be fitted as a packet,
the latter as a war steamer.

The London. 92, is not to be launched at Chatham
on the 29th instant, as originally intended, but on the
12th September.

The Pilot left Barbadoes for Antigua on the 9th
June ; and the Racehorse, 16, left the same island on
the 11th June, for a cruise.

The Hornet schooner arrived on the 24th June at
Jamaica, with 17,000 dollars on board, from Cliagres ;
and the Snake, 16, Gu the 27th, from Carthagena, with
700,000 dollars.

The Medea steam frigate has this week been com-
missioned at Woolwich.

The Royal Norwegian corvette Orren, Captain Pe-
terson, arrived at Spithead yesterday from the Mediter-
ranean, bound to Frederickstadt, in Norway.—Hamp-
shire Telegraph.
The Apollo, troop ship, Mr. Barley, commander, is
nearly ready, and will proceed to Cori at the end of the
ensuing week, to take on board a regiment for Corfu.
The Palmyra transport arrived on Wednesday, from
Woolwich.

The Pestonjee Bemanjec went nut of harbour to-day.
Tne Scotia sailed for Bengal, on Tuesday ; the Mary
Ann, for Madras, arrived from the River on Wedn,sday.
The Earl of Hardwick' East Indiaman, of 1,000 tons,
bound to Bengal, arrived on Thursday, from the River.
In Harbour—Britannia, Victory, Excellent, Royal
George, Stromboli, Apollo troop-ship, Echo steam tug,
and Cracker tender.

At Spithead—Vanguard, Palmyra, Pestonjee
in-
manjee transports, Earl of Hardwieke and Wellington
East Indianian.
NAVAL PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
PROMOTlONS.—Lieutenants—George Th,mas Gor-
don (of the, Comet), and the Hun. Edmund Plunkett
(of the Savage), to the rank of Commander, for services
on the coast of Spain.
Mates—Marcus Knox (1831), Robert C las. Whyte
(1832), and Robert Robertson (1832). all of the North
Star, to the rank of Lieutenant,

Assistant-Surgeon—James Salmon, •f the North
Star, to the rank of Surgeon.

APPOINTMENTS.

Commander—Frederick Warder, to the Medea.
Lieutenants--Geo. G. Otway, to the Medea ; Henry
John Douglas (pro tempore) to the Phoenix ; Bulkeley
George Le Mesurier (pro tempore) to the Daphne—
both from Princess Charlotte ; Edward Stewart
(acting) to the Victory.
Acting-Master—Geo. Wilson, to the Medea.
Second-Master—J. W. Lawson, free the Ocean to
the Shearwater.
Purser—J. Alcuntstevea, to the Medea.

Mates—B. F. H. Helpman, late of Beagle, to com-
mand Champion, colonial schooner, at Swan River ; G.
Napier, to Vanguard ; Thomas Belgrave, to Rodney.
Clerk-in-Charge-11'. G. Hopkins, from the Howe
Lo the Shearwater.
Boatswain—James Morris, to the Medea.
Acting-Carpenter—Henry Pellew, to the Medea.

THE PEERAGE AND THE GRAVE.

(From the Weekly Chronicle.)
We have no wish to disparage the services of Mr.
Poulett Thomson, who has been both judicious and suc-
cessful hitherto in his management of Canadian affatrs ;
but we could not read, upon the same day, the tidings
of his elevation to the Peerage, by the title of Baron
Sydenham, of Sydenham and of Toronto, and the ac-
count of the melancholy ceremony which consigned the
remains of Lord Durham to the grave—without com-
paring the face, and the merits, of these two men, upon
whose destinies Canada has exercised so opposite an in-
fluence in life.

There can be just as little doubt that Lord Durham's
days were shortened by the anguish and mortification
which his high spirit endured when thwarted in Canada
at the very moment that his measures were about to be
crowned with success, as there is that it is to Lord
Durham that his successor is indebted for the peaceful
triumph which he has achieved. Nor ought it, iu jus-
tice to a great man no longer amongst us, to be un.
known that in all his first acts—in the choice of his
measures, and the selection of his friends—Mr. Thom-
son was guided by Lord Durham's advice. He know
nothing of Canada, but he had the wisdom, when ha
accepted his present appointment there, to throw him.
self upon Lord Durham without reserve ; and thought
there were circumstances that a►ight have justified sone
coldness some resentment even upon Lord Dur.
ham's part, they were all cast aside and forgotten in an
ardent desire to promote the public good.
Every species of information was given to the new
Governor-General with a generous alacrity incompre-
hensible to a little mind ; and, up to the moment of
his departure from England, Mr. Poulatt Thomson
may be said to have commanded Lord Durham's time.
We sly this to the honour of both, not in disparage-
ment of the one—for no man rejoiced more sincerely
than Lord Durham at the realization by his successor
of his own designs.

It was such traits as these in Lord Durham, that
stamped him, in our judgment, as a great man. Hs
may hate had his faults, but they were the faults of a
generous, and ardent mind. The universal sympathy
evinced at his funeral throughout his native county,
proves that he was best loved where best known ; for
where there is no longer any tiling to hope, or to fear,
few come to swell a pageant, who do not honour, and
mourn for the man.

J. A.
English
rLroph Neu nb EtoeairnTensttb,
A YEAR AMONG THE CIRCASSIANS, BY
eEtas
kQen—
strugglerrb yhnisao.wgorgroaokitnigps rootnpooiraotpiocpneircaofra:tibzis
is very great, and is not likely to be satisfied with the COM.
parativoly slight detai's of recent travellers. The atten-
tion to Circassia is still increasing, and the publication of
Mr. Longworth's account of his residence in that country
must be considered highly desirable and profitable at the
present moment. Mr. Longworth visited Circassia under
circumstances peculiarly advantageous for the acquirement
of en absolute knowledge respecting the ptoceedings of
the Russians and Circassian ; and he has no doubt
' availed himself of them, with that judgment which he is
known to possess.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Lord
Poltimore to be a Lord of the Bedchamber in the place of
Lord Gardiner. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint
the Earl of Aboyne to be a Lord of the Bedchamber in
the place of Lord Falkland, who is to succeed Sir Celia
Campbell in the Governorship of Nova Scotia.—Observtak
LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY.—We
understand that extraordinary activity is manifested by the
Directors and all 'parties engaged on this line, to expedite
the opening of the portions of the line from Croydon to
Hooly-lane, and from Merstham to Balcombe. Engines
imd carriages are already ordered, and the necessary
accommodations for passengers are in a forward state of
preparation.
We are requested to state that the new navel,
entitled " The Man at Arms; or, Henri de Cerons" (Ita
post Svo.), by J. P. R. James, Esq.. author of " Darn 4
hey,” Dt. L
• 'Orme," " Charles Tyrrell;' Fee is ta.. ~pu
I lishod this day by Mr. Bentley, New Burlington-streei
and can now be had of all Booksellers, and at all the
'•Libraric3.

The electors of Sudbury have determined to di.
fcnd the return of Mr. Tomline, M P. for that borough,
ag,inst the• petition now pending before the House of
Commons, which will be heard next Stssion:

EVEgING EDITION.
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TO THE PORTUGUESE BONDHOLDERS.
4 PRELIMI AMC NIEETINGoI BOND-
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Fat DAY Next, the 21st at One to conc., t mea-
sures for re.organOit,g the Committee, to protest auaimt the
gross injustice which has been practisrd against then, to express
their gratitude to the press for the bold and uncompromising
manner in which they have espoused their cause and to propose
resolutions indemnifying the " Morning Pot" and " Mnrniog
Heral:i" against any loss they may sustain by actions-at-Lw
with which they are threatened by the Ambassador and Finance
Agent of Portugal, for advocating the cause of the lioodholders.
London, Aug. 15, 1840.

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HISTORY OF

rHE BRITISH TURF,
By JAMES CHRISTIE WHYTE, Esq.
IS NOW READY,

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Or, HENRI DE CERONS.
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By G I'. R. JAMES, Esq.,
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ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
Fifth week, and increasing success of Haines' Historical Spec-
tacle, "Jane of the Hatchet." Upwards of 60 000 persons
have already witnessed the grand military evolutions and
imposing Tableaux d'action, of the hundred FeA ale Warriors,
in this extraordinary Spectacle. Crowded Houses.
THIS EVENING, AUG. 17.

Will be acted a Grand Historical Spectacle, of unequalled splen-

dour, entitled
JANE OF THE HATCHET.
Supported by the entire strength of the Company,
and One Hundred Female Warriors.
After which, the Comic Drama of
A DAY AFTER THE FAIR.
To Conclude with the Nautical Drama of
WAPPING OLD STAIRS.