The Sun.
London, England, 1823-07-30 00:00:00

[MORNING POST.]

We received last night, by Express, Paris'
Journals to the 28th instant. Their contents are
not without interest, though they bring no official
Bulletin". The differences which have broken
out between tale French Royalists are daily
growing more manifest. The Drapeau
the avowed organ of the Duchess of Angouleme
and the Ultras, is now at open variance
with the Journal dei Debuts, the leading
Ministerial print ;_ for that Journal is favoured
with the arguments and communications of the
Ministeis in defence of their own measures.—
whilit the Monileur is only the receptacle of
official pieees. Without calling the Drapeau
Blanc a poiitive liar, the Journal des Debuts
states that there " is not one word of truth" in the
account given by that Paper of the march of
Mina at the head of nine thousand m'en
towards the French frontier. The Quoit-
disnne is less coniVdent, and only 46 has reasons
to think that Mina is not in' a state to undertake
such an enterpriSe." What those reasons are,
however, it does not condescend to explain ; and
as the Journal des Debuts addtices none to justify
the flat contradictions which it gives, the
authenticity of the intelligence published by
the Drapeau. Blanc appears to us to be by
no means shaken. Had it originated with
the Liberal Papers, we migl►t haie sus-
pected that it was little more than the em-
bodying of a wish ; but coming as It does' from a
quarter most hostile to the Spanish Con'stitution=
alists, and to Mina in particular, it becbmes en-
titled to a considerable degree of credit.' The
information was probably communicated by the
boaster, Donttadieu, who revealed the secret,'
much to the annoyance of the French Government,
in order to show that Moiler), was either
incapa-
ble or unwilling to direct the operations of the
campaign in an effective manner. If his inten-
tion, however, was to cause the aged Marshal to
he recalled, it has entirely failed, and he has fal-
len a victim to his own device, for his asking leave
to retire to Bareges to take care of an ancient
wound, is now said to have been merely a con-
trivance to remove the necessity of a public dia-
missal and to conceal its disgrace.

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THE FIFE CAUSE.—This cause regards'. Tiro-
perty far above 20,000 a-year, in the finest districts of Scot.
land ; the enumeration of the estates taking up more than 30
.quarto pages. Amongst them are, Innes, Leuchars, Mbnitglity,
ding-Ldward, Macduff, Rothieinay, Braemar, Corrierninbyte,
m
Phiscardln, nipple, (`,ark,, Brims, Tippertait,
Garouth, Delgaty, Turreff, Melross, Turtory, Finfan, Binns,
Urquhart, Coxtown, Kinairdy, Kildrnmmie, &c. &c". Kirk Pa.
tronages, Ist and 2d, Old Aberdeen, New Machar, Achindoriq,
Newhilla, Essie, and Spynie ; antfFilehouse, Lon-
don. The Trustees'are—ThoS. Wharton, Esq. Gen. Sir Jai
Duff; ltfehard Wharton, Esq. and Stewart Suter, Esq. 'rbe
defenders arc the followinlT heirs of entail, for themselves and
their heirs.male--Hon. Majoi,Gen. Alex. Duff; Gen.. Sir
James Duff; Garden Duff of Hatton ;'.Robert Duff, sea of
J. Duff of Hatton; Capt. Norwich Duff; R.N. son of Capt.
G. 'Duff, R.N. ; Robert W. Duff of Fetteresso ; Adam Duff,
his brother, advocate; John Duff of Drurnmuris; Capt. Ar-
chibald Duff, R.N. his brother; Thomas Duff', son of Lachn.
Duff, W. S. ;. frugh Robert Duff of Muirtown, son of Colonel
Alexander Duff of Muirtown ; Duff Of Consindal...
f Edinburgh Courtnit, Jury 26. )

GARRICK A.ND HO'GARTI/.--- The following
anecdote of the mode by.Whteli Garrick became possessed' of
Hogarth's famous Election Pictures has been vouched' as.
genuine. " When Hogarth had finished these pictures, he
went to Garrick; with' whom be was on very intimate terms,
and told him that he had completed them adding, It does
not appear likely that I shall find a purchaser, as I value them
'at two htindred guineas I therefore intend to dispose of them
by a raffle among Ty friends, and I hope you Will put down
your name.' Garrick told him he would consider of it and call
on him the next day. He accordingly:did so, and having con-
versed with Hbgarth for some time, put down his name fcir five
or tell guineas, and took his leave. He had, scarcely got into
the'street, when (as'lllrs. Garrick, from whom the story is de,
rived, stated) he began a soliloquy to the following effect
What have T been doing ? 1 lcave just put down my name
for a few guineas at Mr. Hogarth's request, and as his friend;
:but now he must still go to another friend, and then to another :
to how many must he apply before he gets a sufficient number ?
This is mere begging; and should such a man as Hogarth be
suffered to beg? Am I not his friend ?'—The result was, that
be instantly turned back, and purchased those line pictures at
the price of 200 guineas, which the artist himself had fixed."

MARBLE PONDS OF PEIISIA.—This natural
curiosity consists of certain pools, or plashes, whose indolent
waters by a slow and regular process, stagnate, concrete, and
petrify, producing that beatitiful transparent stone, commonly
called Tabriz marble, much used in the burial-places of Persia,
and in their best edifices. These ponds are contained within
the circumference of half a mile, and their position is distinguish-
ed by heaps of stone, which have accumulated as the excavations
.have increased. The petrifactive process may be traced from
its commencement to its termination : in one part, the water is
.clear; in a second, it appears thicker and stagnant; in a third,
'quite black; and in its last stage, it is white like a hoar frost.
Wherobe, operation is complete, a stone thrown on its surface
.maketrno impression, and a man may walk over it without wet.
thing his shoes. Such is the constant tendency of this water to
become stone, that when it exudes from the ground in bubbles;
the petrefaction assmnes a globular shape, as if the bubbles of.
a sprlng, by a stroke of magic, had been arrested in their 'play,
and metamorphosed into stone. The substance thus produced
is brittle, transparent, and sometimes richly streaked with green,
red, and copper-coloured veins. It admits of being cut into
very large slabs, and takes a good polish. •So much is this
stonelooked on as an article of luxury, that none but the king,
his sons; and persons.privileged by special flrman, aril permit-
ted to take it.

Too Mum OF A GOOD THING.---A certain
country squire had a warren, and the village
curate was, Sunday after Sunday, regaled with
the delicacy of rabbits, till he became so sick of
them, that he took the liberty of hinting his dis-
like or the standing dish to the host, in the fol-
lowing Grace, on rising from the table ;
.

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" Of Rabbits hot,i
of Rabbits cold,
Of Rabbits tender, Rabbits tough;
Of Rabbits young, of Rabbits old,
I thank the L:-:d, we've had enough !"

Conosuit's INQUEST.—Lust night an Inquisi.
tion was taken at the Turf tap, back of Saint
George's Hospital, before Mr. GELL, Coroner
for London, on the body of Joseph. Hillyer a
fine boy, about 11 years of age, the son of
llillyer, of Isle worth, who, it appeared from the
evidence of his father, was on last Sunday week,
robbing a bird's nest in the Duke of Nounium-
BERLAND'S garden, when he fell from a very
high tree upon his head. His scull was frac-
tured, and he was carried to the hospital in a
state of insensibility, where he lingered till Sun-
day last, when he expired.--;VerdiCtl 64 Acci.
1.1 vu ta 1 Death,"