The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-27 00:00:00

StraUIARY OF NEWS

AND

Vnbitt Opinion.

"11 runs may read."

ABROAD.
FOREIGN-COLONIAL.

The Levant Mail just arrived brings advices from
Alexandria of the sth, Constantinople and the lonian
Islands of the 7th, Smyrna and Tunis of the 9th, Athens
of the 10th, and Malta of the 15th inst.

So far as regards commerce the Hatti Sheriff is a
dead letter at Alexandria. Trade was never subjected
to more restrictions in Egypt than it is at present.
Mehemet Ali will only liberate the Syrian prisoners
at the express command of the Sultan. His Highness
will be no gainer in the end by so flagrant a breach of
a promise made to Commodore Sir Charles Napier.

Mehemet Ali's agents are actively at work stirring
up disaffection in Syria. Nothing, however, can exceed
the well-feigned horror with which he hears of their
proceedings. •
On the Ist inst. the Hajji Baba steamer, with the
Paella's son, Said Bey, and his private Secretary, Sami Bey,
on board, left Alexandria for Constantinople. Said Bey was
the bearer of 50,0001. of tribute to the Porte, of numerous
rich presents to the Sultan, including five fine Arabian
horses, and an embroidered housing studded with dia-
monds; ofjewels, and Cashmere shawls for the Sultana
Mother and the favourites of the harem, and of splendid
presents to the Ministers and heads of the Ulema. All
that the Viceroy failed to effect by force, he trusts to
accomplish by the skilful application of bribes.
The Scheriff of Mecca' having thrown off the au-
thority of the Porte, Mehemet Ali received a firman on
the sth inst. from the Sultan, commanding him to restore
order in the Holy Cities, and authorising him to deduct
from the tribute the expense of the expedition. This
will be an easy matter as the Scheriff is the creature of
the Viceroy, by whom the rebellion was organized, to
prevent the disbanding of his troops in obedience to the
mandate contained in the firman, which bestows upon
him the hereditary government of Egypt
The Egyptian steamer, with Said Bey and Sami
Bey on board, arrived at Constantinople on the 6th inst.
They were to remain in quarantine for twelve days, at
one of the most delightful spots on the Bosphorus. The
greatest attention was paid them by the Porte.

The Journal de Smyrne of the 9th inst. publishes
a letter, representing Candia as perfectly tranquil, the

insurgents having laid down their arms. We do not be-
lieve a syllable of this.
Letters from Athens of the 10th instant state that
there can be no doubt of the ultimate success of the
Candiote insurgents.

Sir John M'Neile is on his way to Persia as Bri
tish Ambassador to the Court of the Shah.

Russia continues to carry on a devastating and de,
moralising war against Circassia.

The Commerce gives the following, as the amount
of the naval force which France has at her disposal for
the Mediterranean :—Twenty-six ships of the line, car-
rying 1,844 guns ; seven frigates, 270 guns; nine sloops,
214 guns ; sixteen brigs, 94 guns ; eight transports, ca-
pable of carrying 194 guns ; and twelve smaller ships,
capable of carrying 36 guns ; making a total of 78 ships,
and 2,804 guns.
Public opinion in France is divided between the
riots at Toulouse, the aspect of affairs in Spain and the
East, and the state of parties in England None of the
articles recommend themselves to notice by either no-
velty of views, or sprightliness of style.

AT HOME.
MISCELLANEOUS.

The trustees of the British Museum have just en-
riched themselves by an additional purchase of Messrs.
Smith's valuable collection of prints : the well-known
ancient printsellers of Lisle-street, Leicester-square.—
Their beauty and rarity are extreme. The whole con-
sists of 321 prints, for which the Museum pays 2,3001.
A meeting of foreigners was held last evening in the
Archery-rooms, Bath-place, New-road, to commemorate
the anniversary of the death of five martyrs to the cause
of freedom, executed at St. Petersburgh on the 25th of
July, 1826.

—At the Eton election regatta on Saturday, the
" Election Ode," by Edward Irwin, " the Eton poet,"
beautifully printed upon white satin, was presented to
her Majesty and Prince Albert.

A physician, who was lately arrested at Rome by
orders from the Supreme Ecclesiastical Court, for pro-
fane swearing, has been condemned to pass several
weeks in practices of devotion in the Convent of the
Capuchins. If every blasphemer hail the same punish-
ment knetedt out to him, the monks would then have
something to do.

Mr. Shaw Lefevre, formerly one of the Poor-law
Commissioners, is appointed a Commissioner of Emigra-
tion, without salary, thereby effecting a saving of 1,0001.
per annum, as it is not intended to continue more than
two salaried Commissioners.

The electors of Kinross-shire gave a grand enter-
tainment last week to Sir Charles Adam, late Member
for the county, on the eve of his leaving the country to
take his command on the West India station.