The Sun.
London, England, 1823-01-27 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN.

THE EARTHQUAKE IN SYRIA.
Ma. EDITOR.--I wish to call the attention of
your Readers to the wretched sufferers by this
dreadful calamity. Had there been an earth-
quake in one of our English counties, and one
twentieth part of the number of persons had suf-
fered, should we not have all been giving our-
selves, and inciting all to succour the living suf-
ferers ? Can we suppose that the Syrians feel less
than Englishmen would have done ? The pre.
sent sufferers are in a remote part or the world,
where little assistance can be expected from their
Government or their neighbours. The Saviour
of the World was born and lived in the adjoin•
ing country (Palestine), and to the civilization
consequent upon the introduction of pure Chris-
tianity we owe all —We are by this means
exalted by Divine Providence among all the
nations of the earth; let us then render back to
that quarter of the world a part in charity, and
shew to the Syrians, that, as we are blessed by
the religion, we can give to them, following the
divine example; and such a step is more likely
to forward the propagation of the Gospel in
Syria and the Holy Land than any step we can
take. * * *1
A Member of the Society for promoting
Temple, Jan. 25,1023. Christian Knowledge.

rl Notice has been served in Ireland, on the
persons against whom ez.o.fficio informations have been filed
by the ATTORNEV•GENERAL, for the outrage in the thea-
tre. The Grand Jury of the County of Dublin have ad-
dressed the Lour) LSEUTENANT, on his escape from the vio-
lence intended. The County of Cork was to meet on Thursday
last, by public advertisement from the 111011 SHERIF!, in
consequence of a requisition signed by sixty-seven persons of
the interest distinction in. the county. In the county of Wa-
terford, either through a blunder or a, manreuvre of the Mon
SHERIVE. that officer " dispersed himself,'.' and a few indi-
viduals who had accompanied him, at an unusually early
hour, to the Court, :House of Dungarvon.; and when the
gentlemen of the country did begin to arrive, some time
afterwards, be.declined their request, that he would resume the
chair, and proceed to the business for which they had assembled.
The issue of the approaching trials is looked fur with much so.
licitude, as by it will probably be determined, far a time, the
position of the existing Government, and of the parties .wlich
surround The Times.)

13fttairrox, JAN. c26.—The accounts of hi 4
MAJESTY'S health still .continue favourable, but
he has not yet left his private apartments.
A foolish report, which had sprung up, that
unusual activity prevailed hi our dock yards, has
been contradicted, we suppose by Government.—
'( Times.)
Mr. T. P. COURTESAY has publicly contra-
dicted the report that he was the author of the
popular pamphlet, entitled "' Administration of
Public Affairs." . We at first knew that it
proceeded from the vigorous and accurate pen of
Mr. Hot.; the Barrister, but we did not•think It
proper to mention ,his name till we saw it an-
nounced in another Paper.
1 A paragraph in The Observer paper of yester-
day having stated that " the Marquis of Lox-
DONDERRY has been recalled from his embasiy at
Vienna, and that a King's Messenger took out on
Tuesday night the Noble Marquis's reed," we
are authorised to say there is no truth in the re-
port ; Lord LONDONDERRY having himself sent
in his resignation so far back as the 2.8t11 of Sep-
tember last.--(New Times.)
MR. CANNING.—We are informed from good
authority, that the Secretary for Foreign Affairs
has again communicated with his, immediate
friends, on the subject of the representation of
this Borough, and that he has resigned all inten-
tion of becoming a candidate at the forthcoming
election. , There cannot be a doubt that he
would prefer sitting in the House of Commons
for a quiet and insignificant Borough. Indeed,
we know
.not how a Minister of the Crown, in
the present state of affairs, could do his ditty to
his master and at .the same time attend to the
multifarious concerns of so important .a.mercan-
tile community as that of Liverpool. The ques-
tion then is, " Who is to be the Candidate ?"
(Liverpool Mercury.)
ISAAr; BLACKUURNE, Esq., brother .to the
county member, is appointed to the office of
Stamp Distributer for the districts ofSalford and
Aniounderness, vacant by the death' of the late
Mr. Myers.—(llltinchester Guardian.)
The Sidney Gazette states, that FRANdIS WIL-
LIAMS, late Cashier of the New South Wales
Bank,.has been sentenced to 14 years' transpor-
tation, on his own confession, for embezzling
from the said bank no less a sum than 11,9751.
We have to announce the death of the Vis-
countess HADDERTOX, whose remains will be interred on
Thursday next, in therifamily vault, within the great cloisters
of Westminster, Abbey, close by the side (according to her
request) of a beloved 'son_, the late Hon. Sir. Pomeroy, who
came to a premature death some time ago, whilst a student at
Westminster College, by accidental drowning in the River
'Thames.
Great pleasure was afforded us yesterday
(Sunday) on observing that- food was given by
the Mendicity Society to every applicant and
family, in consequence of the inclemency of the
weather. -
Caution to Persons neglecting to clean before
their Deors.—Several Gentlemen, residing in
'fatten-garden and Lamb's Conduit-street, were
each convicted in the penalty of 10s. or Si. and
48. MI. costs, for not having the snow swept from
before their respective houses. The Magistrate
gave orders to the informers not to shew partia-
lity to any individual, but to lay informations,
without respect to persons, against every one
who neglected. td clean the footway before their
houses, and every person found offending should,
be fined. In consequence of these orders, about
one hundred inforinations were laid in the course
of Saturday, and the informers were busy in'
taking a survey of the different streets for the
purpose of laying more informations.,
ON MAKING ROADS PASSAULE IMPEDED lIY
Sxowe—Sir .11AMES•MONTGOMIElty, Bart, instead
of using the snow plough, which proves very in-
jurious to the roads, .when . the thaw conies on,
has followed the American method, and beat
down the snow, by drawing over it a very heavy
iron roller, with four stout horses. It answers
uncommonly well. In two hours time he made
the read from Stobo Castle to Peebles, a distance
of seven wiles, quite passable
(Edinburgh Courant) for leaded carts.—