The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-04 00:00:00

TURKISH FRON TIER.

The con2piracy discovered at Bucharest was directed
against the life of the Hospodar Prince Ghika and his
family, as well as against the great Boyars. It com-
menced at Crajorda, and the discovery of it was owing
entirely to the imprudence of sonic emissaries whom the
conspirators had sent to revolutionize Little Wallachia.
Nearly 300 persons are arrested, among whom is De.
nietrius Pthlippres, belonging to a great family, which,
if I am tot mistaken, is related to the Hospodar ; and
many seditious proclamations and other documents
affording the strongest evidence, arc said to have hPen
seized. A commission, of which the brother of the
Hospodar is president, has been appointed to investigate
the affair. Camjuniano, who is still in prison; and of whom
I have before spoken, is said to be concerned in this
conspiracy. He was designated as the head of the pro-
visional government, which was to have been established
if the plot had succeeded. Bucharest was at the same
time to have been sit on fire in several places.

COMMANDER HAsTINGs. Through the
courtesy of Dr. Hastings, of this city, brother of t!,e abo‘e•
named gallant officer, we have been permitted to peruse a
letter from him, relative to the late tremendous bom-
bardment of St. Jean d'Acre. According to the usual
characteristic of brave men, the Commander does not
say much of himself, the following being what he has
written in reference to his wound :—" Mine was a most
marvellous escape, for which I hope to be ever grate-
ful. I was struck by three pieces of an exploded shell,
one of which hit me on the abdomen, another on the back
part of the right leg, and the third on the back, over
the region of the liver." This letter was written two
days after the fight, and the Commander states that the
principal annoyance then to bim was confinement to his
bed. In addition to the above, we have also been per.
mitted to see a letter from one of the Lords of the Admi-
ralty to a relation of Commander Hastings, on Monday
last, with the praiseworthy view of calming the minds of
his relations, if which the following is an extract :—" I
have just seen Commander Stopford, who brought the
despatches, and he tells me that the wound was a contu-
sion in the side, caused by the bursting of a shell upon the
quarter-deck, and that he did not quit his post during the
whole time the action lasted, although the wound was re-
e:ived at the commencement of it. The Admiral reports
him as being wounded slightly, and Commander Stopford
says he has reason to believe that he was going on very
favourably when he left the cuast of Syria. Perhaps you
have already received accounts from the Edinburgh,
but if not, I trust this will relieve his relatives and
friends from the anxiety which they must have felt
since the announcement of the action in the news-
papers. Allow me to avail myself of this opportunity to
congratulate you upon his gallant bearing during the ope-
rations which have been brought to a close by the exer-
tions of the skill of our officers and men." Other letters,
we believe, have also been received, but as they are confi-
dential, and relate to that prospective step to which the
Gallant Commander is so justly entitled, our readers, of
course, cannot expect us further to refer to them.— Wor-
cester Chronicle.

WHAT'S IN A NAME.—The following were
the names of gardeners, living in the city and suburbs of
Winchester, about the year 1_777 :—" King, Prince,
Duke, Earl, Bishop, Lord, and Knight ; and at that time.
Mr. Mountain, Mr. Hill, Mr. Cave, Mrs. Vale, and Mr.
Marsh, could have united their vouchers with Mr. Long,
Mr. Short, Mr. Lover, Mr. Hayter, Mr. Stiff, Mr.
Strong, Mr. Small, Mr. Gold, Mr. Silver, Mr. Penny,
and Mr. Dollar. Mr. Riding, Mr. Walker, with Messrs.
Brown, Green, and White, cum muftis aliis.
ROYAL NAVAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.—
From the revival of this Society in 1791 to 1839, a period
of forty-eight years, 60,9941. has been distributed amongst
the orphans and widows of naval officers, in sums varying
from 51. to .251