The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-03 00:00:00

SYRIAN NEWS.

A letter from the frontiers of Syria, of the date of the
14th of March, gives the following apercu of the present
state of that country, in a sense unfavourable to the Turkish
domination :--

'You are aware, I beleve, that the traitor Yussuf Bey,
,
after tno retreat of the Egyptians, went over to Aleppo
with about 200 miserable and ragged Hosseiris, and there
exercised the functions of Governor. Upon the arrival of
Achmet Zakaria Pacha, however, he was deposed from
this post, and he has since lived as a private indi-
vidual. A troop of about 1,600 Arnauts, who had
come from Natolia to Aleppo, were at the same time
the terror of the quarter of the Christians in that town.
They committed the greatest excesses, first demanding
spirits, then music, and afterwards forcing the Christians
to bring them their own wives. The same troops marched
afterwards for Tripoli, and there declared to the Gover-
nor that they expected the best houses in the town to be
placed at their disposal ; care being previously taken
that the men should be all turned out, and only the ha-
rems left in them. This moderate proposal was laid be-
fore the inhabitants by the Governor who, in reply, took
up arms, barricadoed the gates, and called to the Arnauts
from the walls to come and take their wives if they could,
You are probably already aware of the reasons of Izzet
Pacha's recal ; he was in league with Ibrahim, in
whose hands in wanted to place the Osman troops, in order
afterwards to fall upon the mountaineers of Lebanon. As
yet the Osman authorities have dune nothing whatever to-
wards the organization of the Administration of Syria. The
Government money chests are completely empty ; and re-
quisitions on the part of the authorities are never obeyed.
in fact, but little attention is paid in any ease to the
Turkish authorities. In addition to this a scarcity pre-
vails in the land, which, without the conveyance of sup-
plies from Egypt, would long since have become bitter fa-
mine. A regiment of cavalry, under the orders cf Sha-
ker Bey, lately came over from Hamah to the coast, and
there laid waste several villages, for the purpose of ob-
taining corn and fodder for their horses ; and in come-
quence, the inhabitants of the mount tins from Latakiah
to Tripoli were irritated to the greatest degree against the
Turks. The apparent tranquillity which still prevails in
many parts of Syria will, as is evident to all who are well
acquainted with the country, be of very short duration ;
and in case of fresh disturbances, the Turkish domination
in Syria would be lost for ever. In the Hosseiri moun-
tains the Sheiks are fighting
among themselves. A few
days ago one of them fell upon another and killed him :
the party of the latter upon that took up arias, took
forcible possession of the village r f the enemy, burnt it to
the ground, and destroyed allthe fruit trees.
" Both English and Russians ers labouring hard in
the endeavour to extend and strengthen their influence
as much as possible in Syria. The English have as yet
the upper hand, and ere supported in all their plans with
extraordieary and unpwal!ele i zeal by the Austriane.
Russia is the declared protector of the Greek Church, and
fil mans daily appear giving some advantage or other to this
or that Greek Rajah. Of Prussisn influence nothing a hat-
ever is heard. The infleence of France is totally annihilated.
The Jesuit Father Rdlo, the most active emissary of the
English in the Lebanon country, has just rereived an or-
der set in brilliants from Constantinople. The English
artillery troops that were at Jaffa have returned hark

ONDON, MONDAY, MAY 3, 1841.

again to Beyrout. Acre has been vacated by the English
garrison, but it is not to be supposed that they will soo'
quit Beyroot.
" It appears by letters from Damascus that the two Al-
banese who murdered a Christian of the name of Sed-
nani, at the instigation, it was said, of the Jews, have
again been set at liberty. The Tuffendshi Bashi (Com-
missioner of Police) said, in answer to the representa-
tions of one of the relatives of the man, that Sednani
was not worth anybody's troubling themselves about when
living, and much less when dead. The relation upon
that applied to the Russian Consul at Beyrout ; and this
officer has demanded that the murderers should be imme-
diately taken up again ; adding, that he should come over
to Damascus himself to investigate the matter, and enforce
justice."

FLANDERS AND DUTCH MAIL.
BRUSSELS, APRIL 29.—The average price of Wheat
last week was 18f. 21c., and that of Rye 101. 29c. per
hectolitre.
LIEGE, APRIL 29.—This morning a deplorable ac-
cident took place in the coal mine of Ougree. At
nine o'clock there was an explosion of gas. The
workmen were all at work, and the cause of the ex-
plosion is not known, the work having been examined
in the morning before the men went down, when every
thing appeared to be safe. Messengers were imme-
diately sent in all directions to obtain assistance.
From inquiry made on the spot we hear that twenty
workmen are missing.
BRUSSELS, APRIL 30.—1 t is generally believed that
neither the King of Holland nor the Princes of his
family, can set their feet on Belgian territory without
violating the Constitution.
This is a mistake ; the King of Holland may come
and pass the summer at his seat at Terrouen, take
out a game license, or go a fishing without hindrance.
The following is the law
IN THE NAME OF THE BELGIAN PEOPLE.
" The nation's Congress declare that the members of
the family of Orange Nassau are excluded from all
power in Belgium."
They are merely excluded from all power; they can-
not be senators or gamekeepers, but there is nothing to
hinder them from coming to Belgium. They are not in
the same situation as the family of Napoleon with re-
spect to France. We should not be at all surprised to
fee them come to visit our exhibition, which is at hand,
and take many tickets in the lottery of works of art.
PETEasntuton, APRIL 19.—The marriage of the
Grand Duke Alexander is to take place on the 28th of
April, the day before his birthday.
FRANKFORT, APRIL 25.—1 t is reported here to-day
that the Princess Mary of Darmstadt, the bride of the
Grand Duke Alexander, has been attacked with the
small-pox, and that her face is so disfigured that she is
hardly to be recognised. (The Amsterdam papers of
the 30th April state there is no foundation for the re-
port.)

THE HAGUE, APRIL 29.—His Majesty set out this
morning on a visit to Dordrecht and North Brabant.
THE HAGUE, APRIL 30.—We have already re-
ceived Lere the news that his Majesty the King
arrived yesterday afternoon at Tilling, and was re-
ceived with the greatest enthusiasm by our inhabieants,
who went out to meet him,
TURKISH FRONTIERS, APRIL 15.—Accounts from
Conqantinoph s.tate that Tahir Pacha, the new Capi-
tan Paella, who held that office wider Sultan Mahmoud,
and was deprived of it on account of his too great
severity, has just given a remarkable proof of his
harshness by causing the chief baker of the arsenal to
receive the bastinado. Two Frenchmen in the service
of the Porte are said to have already resigned on that
account.

Reschid Pacha was much indisposed for some days
after his dismissal, which many persons have been dis-
posed to lay to the charge of the Government. Though
nothing is more natural than that the mortification be
had received should affect his health ; however he had
since visited the Grand Vizier and his successor, Rifaat
Pacha, by bath of whom he was received with much
honour. The opinion that he will soon obtain a
foreign mission gains ground.
PETERSBURGII, APRIL 20.—0 a the 15th the Nevi
was free from ice down to sea. Oa the 17th, at ten in
the morning, a salute of artillery announced the opening
of the navigation of the river, and Issac's-bridge was re-
placed.—Jminial of St. Petersburgh, April 20.
DUTCH FUNDS.—.ASI3TECuAM, APRIL 30.
tenni! Dlbt, ‘..N per Cent
Ditto, ditto 5 per cent.
AutortSvndic,4lj per cent 9') 901 i
Ditto, ditto, 334 per cent 74 "i 4
Onnmercial Company, 41, per cent :0)4 1613
Dr.t.) (1:1::5 and 1437) 5 pz:r cent. ...... 1011 102
Loan 1517, 5 per cont.
Exchange on London, One month l2 02%
Two months
Dutch Papers, May 1.
BELGIAN I U NDS—Bittnime, APRIL 30.
Actual Debt, 23 per Cent.
Rothatold's Loan, 5 per Cent lOO%
Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent.
3per Cent
70,4
(1,340) lOOl4
Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent Si
Society of Commerce, 4y,:, per Cent lOO
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent... .....
National Society
Exchange on London (short)
—Brussels Papers, April3o.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIvins, mm 11.22
Five per Coats. Metalliques
Fos: per Cents
Three r Cents.
Bank Shar,73
Zeilung, April 27
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—Bsatim, APRIL 27.
Bills. Money.
St. Ech uld. Sch., 4', per cent. lO4 10334
Prussian English Loan, 1830, 4 per cent 101 1003 i
Exchange on London, three months o 1974
—Prussian State Gazette, April 2a

.Thirty.seven.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
BAIL COURT, Me r .
THE QUEEN V. SIMPSON.

Mr. CHADWICK JONES applied to Mr. Justice Coleridge
for a writ of certiorari to remove into this Court an in-
dictment that had been preferred at the Central Criminal
Court against the defendant, charging him with having
conspired, with several other persons, in order to obtain
fictitious votes at the recent election for Bridgemaster,
which took place at Guildhall. The candidates on that
occasion were Mr. Gibbs and Mr. Ledger; the former of
whom was elected, and the present indictment alleged
that the object of the defendant was to prevent Mr. Led-
ger from being elected. The Lcarned Counsel stated,
that although similar indictments had been preferred against
18 other defendants, the present application was on the
part of the defendant Simpson only, and, in support of it,
he alleged that he could not have—or, at least, was not
likely to have-2 fair trial in the Central Criminal Court,
because the prosecution had been instituted by the Court
of Aldermen, and some members of that body were in the
habit of sitting in that Court as Judges.
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE said he thought tho Learned
Counsel bad stated sufficient to entitle him to a writ.
Application granted.