The Sun.
London, England, 1834-04-30 00:00:00

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

The Lowther Castle and the Warren Hastings sailed from
Canton the 24th Dec. for London, and were parted with
off the Straits of Sunda by the Vansittart, arrived at St.
Helena on the 26th of February.

The Castle Huntly was to sail from Canton the sth of
January fol London.

GRAVESEND, APRIL 28.—Arrived the Medemblick,
from Mcdemblick ; Prince Frederick, from Rotterdam ;
City of Hamburg, from Hamburg ; Lord Melville, from
Calais ; Waterloo, from Antwerp ; Fair Ellen, from Got-
tenburgh ; and Time, from Lisbon. Sailed, 27th and 28th,
the Ace of Trumps and Mary, for Lisbon ; Venus, Gulary,
and Astrea, for Marseilles ; Catherina, for Hamburgh ;
Union, for Calais ; Blanche, for St. Kitt's ; Regent packet,
for Hamburg ; Delos, for Constantinople ; Hythe, for Sin-
gapore ; Stentor packet, for Trinidad; Diana, for Oporto;
Edward, for Bremen ; and Edmond, for Copenhagen.

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

The George Canning, from Liverpool to New Orleans,
30th ult.' lat. 21, long. 45, by the Bonanzo, arrived at
Falmouth.

The Brooks, of Bristol, to Mauritius, 29th inst., lat. 49,
lonff. 11, by the Spey packet, arrived at Falmouth.
the Siluria, of Scilly, from St. Michael's, 15th inst.,
lat. 50. long. 15. and supplied with provisions.
The Planet, of London, from Gibraltar, 9th inst., lat.
50. long. 12. by the Eclipse packet, arrived at Falmouth.

FIRST VESSEL FOR CHINA FROM LI-
VERPOOL.—The Symmetry, Captain W. C. Riley,
sailed from this port for China yesterday ( Friday).
This vessel is the first that has cleared out from any
port in the United Kingdom direct, Company's ships
excepted. She is a very complete ship, of about 550
tons burden, well adapted for the East India trade, is
the property of T. ~Chadwick, Esq., London, and
loaded by Messrs. Acraman and Stitt, of this place.—
Liverpool Journal.
The assembly of the States in Hanover has
been fixed for the 12th Alay.
DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—Last night
the increasing popular historical comedy of the Mini-
ster and the Mercer was performed for the thirty-third
time at this theatre ; after which a new play in two
acts was produced, entitled Secret Service. The
piece is evidently got up to suit the peculiar talents of
Mr. W. Farren, and it is but justice to say that the
author could not ft.el disappointed at the manner in
which Mr. F. performed the character assigned him.
Tho plot is intended to convey an idea of the 53 stem
of police in France during the government of Bona-
parte when First Consul. The house was we I at-
'tended,

" In consequence of what I had the honour to commu-
nicate to your Majesty through Lieutenant-Colonel. Don
Lorenzo Solano, I began my march from Aviz towards the
Guadiana, but on presenting myself at Elyora. to Count
Bourmont, the General commanding in the Alemtejo' lie
could not venture to permit me to proceed without first
communicating with Santarem. This is a clear proof that
there had been no previous notice on the part of the Por-
tuguese Ministry. On the second day of this new and fatal
delay, I received passports from the General Police-In--
dendancy office, and having now overcome the difficulties
of the passage, I immediately sent forward the sub-lieute-
nants Dons Jose and Dionisio Navarro, destined by your
Majesty for this service.
" For the purpose of reconnoitring the road from Moors
to Serpa, I advanced on the morning of the 25th ult. a:;
far as within two leagues from the point attacked, taking;
with me 40 officers, mounted on horses good or bad. This
advance was not made without risk, because is to our horse,
indeed they were only 14 or 16, the rest were sorry hacks,
which being small and weak, could not withstand a charge. I
got, however, to Serpa, in the opinion of our officers by de-
ceiving the enemy, who never could suppose that any body
of cavalry on their left was other than the 200 underßour-
mont, which they believed to be nine leagues from Serpa.
Be this as it may, the Pedroites abandoned the enterprise,
and after entering the said place with General Bourmont
on the 27th, being certain that the enemy had retired tc.
Mertola, I passed the. Guadiana, and came to this point,
to carry into execution my original plan. Much precious
time was lost at Ariz; and your Majesty knows better
than I, that if my plan in that place had been arranged
more cautiously, but:yet more decidedly than that adopted,
I should have had money and men to form its basis, instead
of which lam at present completely destitute of the first
article. The officers who accompany me are in a wretched.
condition. With much difficulty we have barely been able
to muster a company of light infantry of 60 men, with 12
muskets, which we have purchased, the only arms we
could procure. The officer who carries this letter is Don
Juan Arguelles, one of those who accompanied me in
my emigration from Spain. He can inform your
Majesty circumstantially of the state of affairs here, and oC
' the officers and troops, whose number of both classes is.
140, including 40 Flemings, French and Italians, deserters.
from Don Pedro, who have been admitted into your Ma-
jesty's service.

God preserve the valuable life of your Majesty,
" VICENTE GONZALEZ MORENA.

" Evora, April 4."

" EVORA, APRIL 3.

" My worthy Protector,--My determination and anxious
desire to be the first to demonstrate my military spirit anti
resolution in the service of our beloved Sovereign, made,
me receive with pleasure your Excellency's all‘ ice, as I
did six years ago, with ardent enthusiasm, to. put myself
under your orders, Senhor General, as I believe the time
for showing my devotion is now near, But it vexes me
to see the time passing fruitlessly here, seeing that I mient
be useful elsewhere, as no one can exceed me in zeal or'
resolution in the defence of our Sovereign. I be 4 your
Excellency to incline his royal mind to enable inc. to enter
Spain, and there labour for his cause until death, with a
few horse to be furnished me, and the number of which
should be augmented; for men of my character, who have
already given unequivocal proofs of their usefulness, cannot
continue to be useful at this crisis if they are, placed in
situations in which their efforts would hare no result. The
colonel who is the bearer of this will propose to your Ex-
cellency a plain and very practicable plan, and will asf;ist
in promoting the successful issue of the others which are
more important, and on a more extended scale. I beg
your Excellency to listen to him, for he is a pc,rson much
attached to your Excellency ; and do not fo:eget, in order-
f
ing me to Spain, to send me to the pointy most necessary,
where I may have the opportunity o acting as a good
vassal of Charles V.

" From him who ever loves DE
Excellency,
JUAN MANUEL DE BALNIASEDA.

MR. THEODORE HooK.--The forthcoming
number for May of " Colburn's Modern Novelists will
contain, we understand, Mr. Hook's last series of
‘< Sayings and Doings." The two tales composing it
are illustrative, like his former amusing and lively
stories, of two proverbs. The first tale, entitled
" Cousin William," is a highly wrought and dramatic
illustration of the French saying, " Ce n'est que le
premier pas qui coilte ;" and the second, " Gervase
Skinner," whiCh is a broadly humorous, but powerfully
characteristic sketch, turns on the English proverb o'
" Penny wise and pound foolish."
Letters from Rio de Janeiro of the 25th of
January, by the Rocket, arrived at Cowes, represent
the country as tranquil. It is stated that several
troublesome Portuguese had recently sailed for Lis-
bon. The exchange on England was 401; the price
of the local stock 5'2. rimes.

the " social Life of England and Prance," of which
It has AlAw transpired that the able work on
a second edition is COW opportunely about to appear, is
from the pert of Miss Berry, the correspondent of
Lord Orford ( Horace Walpole), Among ' the sub-
jects discussed in these very interesting volumes, it is
not possible to conceive anything more entertaining than
the account of the change of manners in England,-
after the Revolution of 1688—of the amusements and
ahnabditcluoefeson
Anne--o
e fe 0 duringthe
Duchessth e reigns oNforlifoinlkgs\dViisl.oliracine,
—of the Duchess of Marlborough, and the beauties
and wits of her time—of the effects produced by the
genius of Voltaire on the character of France—of tt?.e.
influence of women—of the remarkable difference in
the conduct of England and France under circum-
stances of popular excitation; and the sketch of the
character and court of etcorge 111. This work de.-
serves its popularity—it is not only full of amusement,
lAA E* 0 instruction at the present moment.