The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-22 00:00:00

DUTCH AND FLANDERS MAIL.

ST. PETERSBURGH, OCT. B.—On the 23d of Sep-
tember, Lord Bloomfield, Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary from her Majesty the Queen of
Great Britain, arrived at Moscow. After several
weeks mild autumn weather, we have been suddenly
transplanted into winter during the last two days.
Since the 2d, it has been snowing incessantly, con-
sequently the snow is now lying thick in the streets.
The trees on the boulevard and in the gardens, which
were still covered with green leaves, have suffered
considerably.
SPREAD OF THE CHOLERA.—The last number of
the Russian Medical Gazette says :—" Since our last
report the cholera has made considerable progress,
and in several places, for example, in Saratoff, it has
assumed a very virulent character. From that Go.
vernment it has penetrated into those of Taurus,
Poltawa, Orel, Tula, and Pensa. In many districts
it has been evidently proved that it has been com-
municated by people, since no impediments are laid
in the way of travellers, which oblige them to con-
ceal their arrival from an infected place from the
local authorities. In order to prevent the further
progress of the cholera, as far as possible, his Majesty
the Emperor has commanded that the levying of the
troops ordered by the manifesto of the 13th Septem-
ber, shall; be deferred to the 13th January, 1848, in
this government, where this epidemic has already
appeared, as well as in the governments bordering
upon them." _

WARSAW, OCT. 14.—Yesterday his Majesty the
Emperor reviewed the brigade of Sappers, as well as
the regiment of Hussars of the Prince of Hesse
Cassel, and the soldiers who are placed upon inde-
finite furlough. The Emperor, accompanied by the
two Grand Dukes, afterwards visited the citidal.

BaRLIN, OCT. 18.—A letter has just been ad-
dressed by his Majesty the King to the Minister of
Justice, Mr. Ashden, saying that during the un-
usual dearth and high price of provisions which pre-
vailed in his Majesty's dominions this year, causing
great poverty among the lower orders of his Ma-
jesty's subjects, which led to petty thefts, deception,
dishonesty, begging, vagabondising, &c., it is his
Majesty's royal pleasure that any criminal proceedings
which may have been commenced for the aforesaid
offences, or for purloining, &c.—if the amount shall
be below the value of five dollars, and if it shall be
apparent that the crime was committed in consequence
of poverty and the existing scarcity—shall be stopped,
and if the offender shall now be suffering the penalty
of his crime, he shall receive a free pardon; and any
proceedings which may be about to be undertaken
shall be abandoned.

The opening of the Berlin Railway will greatly fa-
cilitate the correspondence with Belgium. The
Prussian State Gazette, posted at Berlin on the evening
of the 15th, arrived at Brussels at half-past five on the
17th. This is a gain of 24 hours.—Flanders Mail,
Oct. 19.

BRUSSELS, OCT. 20.—The price of corn during the
week ending Oct. 16—was wheat, 24f. 68c., rye,
15f. 32c., being a fall in wheat, lf. 21c. ; rye, 37c.
By a royal proclamation of this date, Oct. 19, the
exportation of wheat after the 26th Oct. of the cur-
rent year is prohibited. _

OSTEND.—Our basins are at this moment filled
with vessels, and great activity prevails on the quays.
A large flotilla of Dutch fishing boats, loaded almost
exclusively with fish, from the north, which has been
very abundant, is now lying there.
This season our fishermen have nothing to complain
of, for the price of salt fish is very reasonable, being
the same as fresh fish, and we have reason to hope that
fishing will be as abundant as last year. Herrings
have arrived in shoals, and if the weather so favour
able to this species continue, we shall have enough to
supply all the country.
SPREAD Or THE CHOLERA.—Further accounts from
St. Petersburgh say, that according to the official
reports which have been received by our official
authorities, the cholera continues to advance to the
north and to the west. Cases of this malady have
been observed at Orel, Toula, and even in the village
of Pensa, which is situated only 50 leagues from
Moscow, aad where four peasants have been attacked.
In the province of Astrachan, which contains 31,300
inhabitants, there have been 5,915 cases, and 3,131
deaths. The epidemic reigns with great intensity at
Tscharno-jursk and its environs. At Saraton, capital
of the province of the same name, 2,500 persons
have been attacked, and 1,991 have died. In the
country of the Don Cossacks there have been 12,651
cases, of which 7,017 have proved fatal. At Charkon
53 persons have died of the disease, and at Kuisk
there were on the 15th of September 588 sick. At
Woronesh-Wononesh, a city containing 44,000 inha-
bitants, the cholera appeared on the 4th of September,
and since then there have been 420 cases per day and
150 deaths. On the 16th there were in the hospital
1,019 cholera patients, of whom 418 had been at-
tacked the same day. The number of deaths on that
day had been 152.
An Imperial Ukase has just been published, which
is, in substance, as follows :--Ist. Strangers who may
in future acquire in the Russian service any rank to
which hereditary nobility is attached, cannot be ad-
mitted to enjoy the right of nobility until they shall
have taken the oath of Russian subjects. 2d. Legi-
timate children, already born of foreigners, who are
already invested
with Russian noblesse, shall not be
recognised as nobles until they shall have taken the
oath of Russian subjects. 3d. All minor children of
foreigners shall enjoy till their majority the rights
acquired by their parents; but they shall lose those
rights if, on arriving at their majority, or at the most
if, after a delay of two years, reckoning from that
time, they shall not have taken the oaths of Russian
subjects.

DUTCH FUNDS.—AMITERDAM, OCT. 19.
Money. 13111 s
Actual Debt, 214' per Cent. ••••• • • • • • 53% 5414
Ditto, 3 per Cent •••••••••• • • • • • • • • 65 653'
_ _

Ditto, 4 per Cent..... •..... •.•. • . • • 84% 84
Amort Syndic, 434 per Cent.. .... •• • • 83U 83%
Commercial Company, 434 per Cent • •
East India Loan, 4 per Cent ••.... • • • •
Exchange on London,.at sight .... •• • • 12 27
Two months... ••••..• • • • • • 12 05
On Hamburgh, at sight .. . • 35 62
Two months.• ••••••• • • • • • • 35
On Paris . • ...... •••• • • •• 56 87
Tw0m0nth5............... 56 37
HAMBURGH BORSENHA_LLE, OCT. 16.
Bills. Money.
Austrian 5 per Cents ................ 106
Bank Shares • • . • • • • • •••. • • • • • • • • • • • • 1600
Anglo-Russian Loan • ..........• ....

Russian 5 per Cent., Ilamb. Certificate. 100%
Ditto Ist series Inacription.... .. ••• • • • 100% 101%
Ditto,llope and Co., 3d and 4th series• • 104%
, Ditto in Certificate.--- —•••• • • • • 95

New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. •• •• .. 86g,
Ditto Stleglitz .. • . ....... ..• .. •• • • 86
Spanish New 5 per Cent.............. 11 11
Ditto 3 per Cent .................. 22

PORTRAIT—OF CARTER THE
LION KING.
In the exhibition of the Royal Academy for 1847,
was displayed a striking representation of Van Am-
burgh, in the den of the great lion, painted for the
Duke of Wellington by Edwin Landseer. The pro-
duction of a semi-theatrical likeness of our wild beast
tamer has suggested the publication of another. Those
who bear in their recollection the marvellous feats of
Mr. James Carter—distinguished from his rivals as
The Lion King—will be gratified at the issue of an
engraving which presents to them a faithful sketch of
his lineaments, copied by the graver of Mr. 11. Col-
vill, from the original painting, by Mr. R. Smith,
The recent decease of the Lion King will not diminish
the intertest attached to this neatly executed plate,
worthy alike as a memento of the performer, and as
an evidence of the artistic abilities of both artist and
engraver.

ROYAL THAMES 'YACHT CLUB.—ALLEGED CHARGE
ard above n
OF SMUGGLING AGAINST A DUCAL MEMBER
CLUB.—Last evening a special meeting of th OFTEE
club was held at the Piazze Coffeehouse, Covent!
to investigate an allel ed case of smuggling, said havee'
taken place on board the Gipsy Queen schooner, 1
tons, belonginging to Le Due de Staepoole, 111.H.T.Y.c.
The meeting, in consequence of the serious nature of
the charge, affecting as it does the honour and interests
of every yacht club in the kingdom, to which liberal
immunities with respect to excisable articles are ac-
corded by nearly every European Government, was a
very large one. It was decided, on a brief discussion,
that the proceedings should be private, as it was (bought
proper not to come to a public discussion until after the
Government, who have seized the yacht, and are about
to institute legal proceedings against the owner, had
Wale lin a decision.

THE WEST INDIES.
(From the Jamaica Dispatch, Sept. 22.)

The Grenada Free Press of the Bth instant makes
mention of the arrival at St. George's of Governor
Reid on a tour of inspection.
An " Act for establishing a Public Library and
Museum" had passed the Island Legislature. Great
credit is due to Governer Reid for the interest he has
taken in establishing similar institutions in the islands
under his government. On the occasion of his Ex-
cellency's addressing the Barbadoes House of Assem-
bly, recommending a similar measure for that island,
he made the following enlightened remarks :
" The Governor is convinced, after many years'
reflection on the subject, that such institutions as pub-
lic libraries, to which every one may have access, will
be productive of great benefit in whatever West India
islands they may be established.
" Public libraries, in a high degree useful in all
countries, are especially wanted in small and remote
islands. Their establishment will at once give a for-
ward movement to general education. They will
afford means to enable the young, after gaining the
elements of instruction in the schools, to follow up
that advantage by self-instruction throughout life."
The lengthened drought and oppressive heat form
subjects of complaint in this as well as most of the
other islands. A shock of earthquake had been ex-
perienced, which, though of considerable duration,
was not severe.

The St. Vincent House of Assembly had been dis-
solved by the Lieutenant-Governor, in consequence
of repeated adjournments of the House, owing to the
non-attendance of sufficient members to transact
business. Writs for the new House were issued, re-
turnable on the 19th of October.
A dispatch from Earl Grey was laid before the
House, disallowing the bounty on Madeirian immi-
grants (as in the case of Demerara and Trinidad)
from June to October, in consequence of the alleged
unhealthiness of those months.
Two fires had occurred on estates within a fort-
night, both of which were supposed to be the acts of
incendiaries.
The St. Lucia Palladium, of the 28th ult., mentions
the re-instatement of Mr. Atthill, who was suspended
about three months since from the Attorney-General-
ship of St. Lucia, for his alleged authorship of certain
scurrilous articles which appeared in a portion of the
local press.
The following remarks on the weather are from
the same paper :
" The island has been deluged with rain during the
last month, and yet the temperature has been at times
intolerably close and sultry. There has been no
wind of consequence for the time of the year; but
several shocks of earthquakes have been experienced,
of which the smartest occurred at about a quarter to
four P.M. on the Ist instant. The plantations must
have derived great benefit from the showers that
have fallen."
The :Dominica Colonist, of 28th of August, has
the following items of news :
" EARTHQUAILE.—Rather a smart shock of earth-
quake was felt a little before six o'clock on Sunday
morning last, which continued considerably longer
than those usually experienced in this island. We
have been informed that about the same time a severe
shock was felt at Marie Galante, which destroyed a
church, and did some other injury in that place
Another shock occurred here between two and three
o'clock on Monday morning. It is said that several
slight ones were distinctly felt during the day on
Sunday.

" TI7IE WEATHER.—The weather, since our last
publication, has been most favourable to the planter.
We have had almost continuous heavy showers
during the week. There has been much thunder and
lightning.
" The sloop Princess Alice left this port for An-
tigua on Sunday morning ; the same night when, off
the Saints, she was struck by lightning—the mast
was shivered to splinters by the electric fluid, which
passed into the hold and forced a hole through the
bow. She put back, and had much difficulty in
reaching Prince Ruperts. The vessel has since re-
turned to this harbour to refit. We have not heard
that any of the crew were injured."
From the Trinidad Standard, of September 4, we
learn that the weather during the past month had
been very favourable for the crops, and an abundance
of rain had fallen. Mention is made, however, of
excessive heat, and of the prevalence of a catarrhal
epidemic, " assuming, in the cases of children at-
tacked by it, the form of hooping-cough."
We quote the following produce report from the
Spectator :
_ _ _

"During the fortnight subsequent to our last state-
ment there has been a pretty fair quantity of pro-
duce shipped to the different ports of Britain from
this island. Of sugar there has been up-
wards of 1,200 hogsheads, besides a small cargo to
America. The exports entered up to a late hour to-
day are the following : Sugar, 24,853 hogsheads,
1,838 tierces, 5,676 barrels ; molasses, 9,903 hogs-
heads, 341 tierces; rum, 389 puncheons ; cocoa,
28,406 cwt. lqr. 111 b. ; coffee, 915 cwt. 2qrs. 51b. ;
cotton, 41 serons. Six British vessels have arrived
in the same period, four with general cargoes from
Britain, and two in ballast from Demerara, so that
we suppose lack of shipping here can hardly now be
complained of."

Brbadoes papers (to the 7th inst.) received by the
packet inform us that the distressing drought which
prevailed so long in that island had been succeeded
by more genial weather. We copy from the Globe
the following report of the Leeward District
Society :

" The month of August commenced with showers,
which continued light until the 27th, when a general
rain was experienced throughout the district, followed
by moderate rains until the end of the month. These,
although not sufficient to put water in the ponds, ex-
ercised a very sensible influence upon the young
canes. _ _

" The month, on the whole, must be pronounced
favourable, but owing to the extreme dryness of the
land the earlier showers did not produce much vege-
tation.

" The change in the weather has enabled the
planter to get most of his preparations completed,
and in some instances the manure has been applied
to the land, this early application being limited to its
advocates.
" The potato crop is very flourishing, and potatoes
are now to be obtained in the district abundantly at
two dollars per 100 lb.
" The Indian corn is much below an average crop,
and but a small quantity has been reaped as yet, which
has been disposed of at two dollars per bushel.
" The pasture lands have assumed a very verdant
appearance, but the cattle have not as yet shown
much improvement; they have, however, been re-
lieved by the small supply of water which has lodged
in the water holes."
The West Indian, of September 2, says—
" We heartily congratulate our country friends,
and, indeed, our readers generally, on the rains which
have fallen since Tuesday last. We trust that the
showers of last night and this morning have been
general, and that the saffron aspect of the cane and
provision fields will soon give place to nature's ver-
dant clothing."
The following is the quantity of produce shipped to
,he 6th of September :
Hhds. Tres. Brls.
... 31,108 ... 1,686 ... 2,0284
Puns. Hhds. Br's.
Molasses ... 4,779 ... 238 ... 43
Arrowroot, 644 packages; ginger, 334 packages;
cotton, 346 bales; aloes, 559 gourds.
From our Montego Bay papers we learn that the
favourable showers with which the parish has been
visited bids fair to restore the perishing vegetation,
which had begun to create despair of the success of
the next season's produce. As these showers are more
durable and weighty than the few in August, which
were usually dried up by the heat of the succeeding
day, there is some reason to augur well from their
auspicious and timely visitation.
We are happy to learn that after a long continuance
of drought the parish ofTrelawny has also, within the
last and present week, been visited by the most co-
pious and fertilising showers of rain. The altered
look of the vegetation of the country, and its present
verdant appearance, give room for hope to the planter
of an abundant harvest, which we trust may be most
fully and effectually realised.

Sugar

UNEMPLOYED COMPOSITORS OF LONDON. A
general meeting of the unemployed compositors of
London was held yesterday at the Falcon Tavern,
Gough-square, to receive a report from the committee
and audit the accounts. The chairman, in a few preli-
minary remarks, alluded to the generally satisfactory
result of the delegated meeting of the previous evening,
and expressed a hope that at the ensuing general meet-
ing of the trade all differences and difficulties at present
existing would be satisfactorily arranged. The report
of the proceedings of the committee was then read, from
which it appeared that the public appeal made on behalf
of the unenaployed had been readily responded to in many
quarters, and promises of future aid received from seve-
ral influential offices and individuals. It was also stated
that owing to the handsome, and in some instances unso-
licited assistance given by the public journals, upwards of
20,000 copies of their appeal had met the public eye,
from which considerable benefit had resulted. Nearly
two hundred persons had been temporarily relieved on
Tuesday last, and there was every probability that
another distribution of the funds would take place early
in the ensuing week. Mr. Shand proposed that the re-
port should be received, and a vote of thanks be passed
to the committee, which wss carried unanimously.
Several suggestions were thrown out for adoption by 'the
committee, and amongst others, that a public entertain-
ment should take place in aid of the funds, which it is
intended to carry out. A vote of thanks was then
passed to the press in general, for their generous assist-
ance in the cause, after which the meeting broke up.
NEWSP'APERS.—A farmer was asked why he did not
take in a newspaper. " Because (said he) my father,
when he died, left me a good many newspapers, and I
have na'read them through yet."