The Sun.
London, England, 1833-11-28 00:00:00

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of there being more authority for . ~our o
an infusion of decided liberalism into the Cabi•
net, than we at first imagined there was.

By a merchant vessel arrived this morning, we
have accounts from Oporto to the 20th inst.
They are unsatisfactory. There had been no
military affair since the sth, in which only a
few lives were lost on the northern line, but the
troops of MIGUEL have closed round Oporto,
and entirely cut off the communication with the
interior. They are stated to be about 7,000
men, but without heavy artillery or battering
train. General STUBBS has in Oporto two
regiments of the line, and a great number of
militia, and expresses himself confident as to
the defence of the place on account of the
strength of the fortifications, and the want on
the part of the Miguelites of heavy artillery.
He also states that the attempt on the city is not
in earnest, but only intended as a diversion in
favour of the army in the south.

SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.—On Thursday
week, as the crew of a vessel, lying off the wharf, in
Skeldergate, were on deck, getting their dinners, a hawk,
in the pursuit of a small bird, pounced upon the arm of
one of the men, and bit him so severely as to draw blood.
By this means its prey escaped, and the hawk itself also
made good its retreat.-- York Courant.

THE SUBLIME AND BEAUTIFUL.—Every
one is familiar with the peruke of Sterne's barber—
" You may immerse it in the ocean, and it will stand."
No had pendant to this anecdot- may he found in a sign
hung over a shoetnak-r's shop in Montpelier. A lion is
represented tearing a hoot, with the inscription-- Tu peux
me dechirer, male jamas me decoudre.

During the sojourn of Pope Pius the 7th in
Paris, previous to the coronation of Bonaparte, the Pontiff
paid a visit to the Imperial printing office; a low bred young
limn persisted in keeping on his hat ; several persons, indig-
nant at the indecorum, advanced to t ke it off. -A littlelcon•
fusion arose, and the Pope, observing the cause, stepped up
and sail, in a tone of kindness truly patriarchal, " Young
man, uncover, that I may give thee my blessing. An old
man's blessing never yet harmed any one." This little
incident deeply affected all who witnessed it.

Some light has been thrown upon the horrid
circumstance of the murder of Mrs. Jeffs, in Montagu•
place, some years since. It will be recollected that this
horrid deed was attributed to some relation of the mur-
dered lady, and fur which a man, named Jones, was tried
at the Old Bailey, and acquitted ; hut, for another
offence, he was transported, and some mouths back was
hanged for some cum! in Van Diemen's Land. Toe
night before his execution, he sent for the Sheriff of the
colony, now in England, and confessed himself guilty of
many crimes, and several murders ; amongst others, that
of the unfortunate Mrs. Jeffs.

MANIFESTATIONS OW THE SPIRIT.
The " manifestations' do not appear to ",take" in Chatham.
Mr. Hollick again last (Sunday) night, as indeed I have
A correspondent who has a turn that way, pan " I visited
on several previous occasions. Ile has removed his sane.
turn from his own home to a large room under Mr. Barr's
feather-bed mill. Such uproar as I witnessed last night
there never was displayed at any playhouse. Some
'sparks' cracked nuts—others smoked segars, and not a
few talked to the ' ladies. Ote gentleman was busily
employed taking notes, when an old woman manifested
the spirit against him by informing the preacher that he
was going to publish Mr. liAiek, s discourse in the news• j
papers. Then the ' bawling' commenced ; there was an
Universal clapping of bands, an,d, the prophetess was dis-
mayed.—nay, awed into silence. —Maidstone Gazette.