The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-26 00:00:00

INSURRECTION IN THE TUR

ISH PROVINCES. the
The Augssurg Gazette publishes a letteedated froln_sit
frontiers of Turkey, the 10th inst., which states that theyll'oi
from Constantinople of the 28th ult. had been overdue ';eto
days, which was considered the more extraordinary, the lay
of .I,Zi,sa having so positively asserted that the roads s. ho
kept free for couriers. One report stated that the Turks or
were escorting the mail had surrendered to the insurgent*
that he had taken the road through Widdin.
In general the intelligence from Bulgaria is confined tP
,tirie
tails of the atrocities committed by the Turks on the cop
tiar s. The fugitives had related- the particulars of
elties of which they had been the victims so eirctunst.neo,
that there could be no doubt of the truth of their staten' atisr
This conduct may therefore be assumed as the cols
of the late insurrection in Bulgaria and the other Turikis.
provinces. The report that the revolt had extended tf!agd
eedonia is not confirmed. The latest letters from Bitng "our
Salonica (to the 21st ult.) make no mention of such an",,,ior
rence. The number of fugitives taking refuge in the the
territory continued to increase, but the armed men necni.celi
mountains. They have much want, however. of arms ; '''boelgrr
one man in ten possesses a gun, the others having 001 Y ,ideol
scythes, and hayforks for their weapons. It is now e'evolrs
that the population of Servia were concerned in tha': pal,
although the Government wishes to keep it secret. IR' ber.e,
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grade itsel' considerable excitement prevails, which 1, 5 .00
increased by a remarkable appearance of the holy erese2rie of
to have been observed by several of the inhabitants an on
the towers of the fortress. "ins"
The same journal publishes a letter, dated Vienniv 15thtisePle
which alludes also to the nen-arrival of the COstan•ii WA'
mail of the 28th ult., and states that the insurrection' se..
melia had extended to the country between Adrianerseerfte
Nissa. This letter adds, that " the last accounts frote,..rkif
throw no light upon the state of the upper provinces of I nsbe
since the victory obtained by the Turks at Alexinissa,.: of
the l'aeha of Nissa appears to have made the centre of hi jest:
rations, in order to prevent communication with ill(' the
gents of the other provinces." It was expected at .Vienna the
the next Turkish mail, which it was supposed had tell we
road through Bucharest, would put an end to the state
certainty with respect to recent events in the Turkic,
vinces, and which was becoming every day more alern/1
German Paper.

• - SP'
Monday, about one o'clock; the passengers,Paei
ing along the Chalk-road by the New Model Pria4o'`eti,iog.
from Pentonville, were attracted by some little boYa dieto
to a pond which lies by the road side, and while vievvin_ng oi,
the head and hair of a human being was discovered fi°:00„ 00
the surface of the water. A policeman, N 4U4, W 5 bathiog
the spot, and with the assistance of a boy who WI benre ed to be
dragged the body of a man to the shore, who
about 46 years of age ; lie was respectably dress" s sboo'
his legs were tied by a piece of cord, and. several bruis
oto°'
his face. Information was forthwith conveyed to the 1= to
Breen station-house, when the inspector on duty WO° st
sent a stretcher, and the body was taken to the vault •
Islington Church.
SUDDEN DEATH.--On Monday an +llall 00
was held by Mr. Payne, at the Woolpack, Horselyeloicn'
the body of Mr. Richard Butcher, a carver and gilder, agelot,
From the evidence it eppeared that; an Sunday mornio'dleo
the deceased was returning home after attending chap°4l„v'eS'
he was suddenly sexed wito a tit and almost immediate'
pired. Verdict—" Natural death."
Lieutenant-General Thornton not being Obi.,le to
an'
meet his Royal Highness the Duke of Camhridge
of) 1116
nual dinner of the London Society for the protection (/!
females, on Thursday next, at the Albion, has, Mbb
elt .e,
forwarded to the secretary, in addition to a previous d 0 °o
of ten guineas, the further sum of fifty guineas to hien°
on that occasion. I,oo'
BRIGHTON, MAY 24.—The railroad (tom will
don to Hayward's Heath, within fifteen Miles of 13tiibtliso4
be opened the last Monday in June. The Director:o4P
issued tenders for the conveyance of passengers front the dotsi
at which the trains will stop to Brighton, in roachesose
nihuses, each drawn by four horses, and to travel itt,4„ooll
' rate, so as to effect the journey from the metropolis to tiff
in three hours, 0,
Lord Melbourne, on quitting the Ibupseo;ll7
Lords on Monday, was loudly cheered by the persons it";
about the Houses of Parliament. Such is the anxiety t.
what is going forward in Parliament, that there are nignroot
sembled about the doors many and very well dressed Peuitte•
'I he Duke of Wellington was also warmly greeted as be 4
the Holm anal mounted his horse. G 1 Ss'
We are happy to learn that the artists of•
or the
gow have formed. themselues into an acadenlYni 0110'
advancement of the Fine Arts in the west of
lA"'
upon the same principles as those by which the.
Dublin, and, Edinburgh academies, are
under 'Which they have risen to such eminence. , gel'
NOT BAD.---The Cincinnati Daily New' •oil
.nd O;
the story of an editor who reeontly got marriedi $
somewhat confused, hp beaded the marriage
" Dreadful ealatility." The next day his wife el ogled
proVO tin mistake by boxing his ears, and nearly
hi§ torin kuto sow
erS,
meeting of the merchants, MP.
`.lufactor
shipowners ut Dundee was held the Thistle' pole
WednesdaY, when it way I's,solved to petition Parboritioj
in favour of Lord . ll' notice for- the susse s introdu
of the prPs•-: • laws --and the -rues
Corn-laws,- ,
fn«
a revision-of the import duties.- -
notice, los