The Sun.
London, England, 1834-07-11 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 10.

the City of Edinburgh steamer arrived this afternoon from
si:, which city she left on Saturday last, the sth inst.
de.e brings no news beyond the fact that the Island of Ma-
-1,1411.4 had sent in its adhesion to the Queen's Government,
the b"ings up tkree hundred seamen, lately belonging to
anti-uon John, to be paid off at this port, men of all nations
wh characters, who have been in Don Pedro's service, and
th° are, now the work is over, discharged to make way for
%Leir
native Portuguese, who had not the energy to retrieve
i;io
e country. The Asia, 84 guns, Admiral Parker,left Lis-
acr Portsmouth, on the 2nd ult., and may be hourly expected.
)43013ortugnese frigate, Duchess de Br.aganza: came into
her ors today to be docked and repaired in the King's Yard
unt at the expense of the Portuguese Government. The
th..ton
schooner yacht, Lewis Upton, Esq., owner, arrived
4. °riling' at Cowes from the Mediterranean ; by her we
th"...n that the Harlequin yacht, Lord Vernon, is about to re-
'4(4 to this country.

rGRAND DINNER TO ADMIRAL NAPIER.— A
end dinner was given to Admiral Napier, on Tuesday last, at
ltlAsiembly Rooms, Portsmouth, by the independent men of
e town, for the purpose of complimenting the Gallant Ad-
,al, who has always been a great favourite with them, and
P°9'4o,.since his achievement of the capture of Don Miguel's
Ktire t, an achievement unsurpassed in the annals of naval enter-
ae; has become an object of general admiration throughout
`ge country. The dinner and wines were of the very first
Sunlit
lent and were partaken of by upwards of a hundred excel-
sPirits who assembled around the courageous hero. The
s°Gallant Admiral, who, it is understood, will start immediately
r Portugal, and who will shortly return to England, has
gilified his intention, in the event of a vacancy occurring in
the,
representation of Portsmouth, to enter the lists for thecho-
L°llr. of rep resenting the town in Parliament, which has long
een and still continues to be, his fervent ambition. His
-..ees of success, it is scarcely necessary to add, have been
honour
multiplied and strengthened since he has had the
tnour of standing forward as a candidate in the same field on
torraer occasion.
Lord Albemarle, the Master of the Horse, and his
theme—, who were to have removed yesterday to Hampton
for the summer, remain in Berkeley-square, owing to
recent events in the Ministry.
pYesterday was married, at St. George's Church,
an
to-square, the Viscount Mahon, only son of Earl Stan-
-14ti°sPone' Einily, daughter of Major-General Sir Edward Ker-
s „ Emily,
p. The ceremony was performed by the
Hon. an. Rev. Lord Ba.yning, and a select party of the
thetztwe families breakfasted in Stanhope-street, from whence
PPY pair set off for Chevening, the seat of Earl Stanhope.
:ae Yesterday, the boys of the Royal Military School
rding to annual custom, marched from head quarters, with
°,nrilYing, to the Surrey Zoological Gardens, accompanied
,f,__'•ll 'juvenile band, with "merry fife and drum." After
,zwyig the splendid collection of animals, &c., they were
;Ze.
_with an excellent repast, to which they did ample jus
fashio_The gardens were graced by a numerous assemblage of
gravgn'tble and elegantly dressed ladies, who appeared highly
wi," t the interestin,* spectacle, and particularly delig,hted
the little juvenile t'band, who, besides executing the

" Grande Marche Triomphale," by Ries, very admirably per.
formed throughput the day several fav3urite riCe:c73 f'rotr, Gus.
tavus, many of which were repeated by desire of the ladies
several times.

As Mr. William Purcell, second son of R. Purcell,
Esq., of Annabella, Mallow, was returning from the races at
Kinsale on Tuesday, he ran down the steep hill near the course
to overtake a boat just pushed off. The descent was very
great, and every step he advanced increased the impetus, so
that when he reached the precipice, unable to check himself,
he was dashed over the cliff with great violence, and killed on
the spot !—Cork Paper.
THE ANTI-SPELLING-BOOK.—Nearly ten thou-
sand copies of this new system of teaching children to read
without spelling, have been sold within a few months, and the
sale continues so extensive that it is calculated this new system
will soon become the only system. " The principles of the
Anti Spelling Book," says the Atheneum, " are so clear, that
we may well be surprised at the length of time during which
the Spelling system has held undisputed sway. Sure we are
that the plan here proposed would be found to combine ease to
the teacher, with pleasure to the child, while the old system is
unmitigated pain both to one and the other." The Anti
Spelling-Book is decidedly more useful than the common
spelling-books.—Scotsman.

A question of some importance to foreigners has
just been decided by the Tribunal de Premiere Instance at
Paris. An English lady, named Palmer, instituted a suit for
alimony against her husband, Mr. John Palmer, who had re-
fused to allow her to return to the conjugal residence. The
Counsel for Mr. Palmer contended that his client being a
foreigner, the Court was incompetent to entertain the ques-
tion. The Counsel for Mrs. Palmer, however, endeavoured
to show that, as the Defendant had lived in France for eighteen
years, and had formed an extensive establishment there, he
was to be looked upon in the eye of the French law as coming
under its jurisdiction. The Tribunal, however, decided that,
as the parties were foreigners, and as no facts had been stated
to invalidate their nationality, it was- incompetent to entertain
the question. It is as well to state that the Cour Royale and
other Courts have several times pronounced quite a contrary
opinion.—Gazette de§ Tribunaux.

A large sturgeon, weighing over two cwt., which
was taken near Grass Island, has been brought up to the
Strand, Limerick, and is exciting considerable curiosity.
Tipperary Free Press.
We learn from a recent tour in Canada that Prince's
Lodge, formerly the Duke of Kent's country residence, near
Halifax, is fast mouldering into dust. The lodge is a large
wooden building, six miles from the city, without any claims
to architectural beauty, and from its numerous large sash
windows, resembles a conservatory or a lanthorn, there being,
certainly, a greater proportion of glass than of timber in the
front.

DWELLERS AMONG THE TOMBS.—.Mr. St. John
informs us, that on arriving at Gournou, he found an English
family actually living in an excavation in one of the tombs;
this was a Mr. Hay and his family, whose politeness and gen-
tleness of manners are so well known to all European tra-
vellers in Egypt. A Mr. Bronomi, an English artist of talent,
inhabited a neighbouring tomb, in which he had remained for
several years.

PooLE.—A novel and somewhat mysterious cir-
cumstance occurred here on Saturday last. The wife of a re-
spectable tradesman, residing in the neighbourhood of Church-
street, having watched her husband into the house of a friend
of his, whither he went to present some new potatoes,she took
umbrage at it, and went home for the poker, with which she
contrived to demolish ten panes of glass in the front shop win-
dow." Some attribute it to the influence of that daemon, the
green-eyed monster—jealousy.—Sherborne Journal.
EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE.—A WELSH
BOAR.—A few days ago, as the Regulator coach was on its
way to Carmarthen and Tenby, near Dolgelly, a furious-boar,
which was in the middle of the road, attacked the leaders, and
succeeded in throwing the off-side leader down, by which its
knees were much lacerated. The savage animal then laid hold
of the near side horse, and bit it through a vein, which bled
profusely ; but being trampled upon, the boar ran away, and
made its escape over an adjoining hedge. The coachman was
unable to procure bandages to stop the bleeding for some time,
and the poor horses were obliged to go in that state two or
three miles before he could get assistance.—Monmouthshire
Merlin.

MARTYRDOM AT AMERSIIAM.—There is a spot
of ground near Amersham, where no corn will come to matu-
rity, stated to be a consequence of the burning era martyr in
that place. Although it has been regularly sown and appears
to vegetate, producing the grass blade, yet it never produces
corn. Fox, in his " Lives of the Primitive Martyrs," gives
the following statement :—" In the days of Henry the Seventh,
anno 1506, in the diocese of Lincoln, in Buckinghamshire,
(William Smith being Bishop of the same diocese), one Wil-
liam Tylsworth was burned in Amersham, in a close called
Stanley ; at which one Joan Clark, being a married woman,
which was the only daughter of the said William Tylsworth,
and a faithful woman, was compelled with her own hands to
set fire to her dear father ; and at the same time her husband,
John Clark, did penance at her father's burning, and bare a
faggot. After that, by the space of two years, was burned at
Amersham Thomas Bernard, a husbandman, and James Mor-
don, a labourer, they two were burned at one fire; and Wil-
liam Page (who is yet alive) compelled to be burned in the
right cheek, and father Rogers and Rever or Reeve, which
was afterwards burned. The cause was that they would talk
against superstition and idolatry, and were desirous to hear
and read the Scriptures."—Bucks Gazette.

A MANIFESTATION.--A congregation at Barn-
staple Church were greatly alarmed last Sunday morning,
shortly before the conclusion of the sermon. The Rev. Vicar
(Mr. Luxmoor) was describing the unworthiness of mankind,
with all their piety and good works, to enter the kingdom of
Heaven, when a man suddenly rose, extended his arms, and
exclaimed with an audible voice, "Itis no such thing-_I am a
true Briton, a true Israelite, and a true disciple of the
Messiah ;" adding, with a clenched fist, " and you know it,
Mr. Luxmoor." This very singular and uncommon occur-
rence gave a momentary check to the service, and excited so
much consternation that there was an almost simultaneous
movement for leaving the church, and several ladies fainted.
The sexton, however, interfered, and the individual walked
quietly out, without attempting any further interruption. His
name, we understand, is Tyte, a native of this town, but late
of Portsmouth, and that he arrived here last Saturday evening
on a visit to his friends, who inform us that he is super-
annuated from his Majesty's service in consequence of insanity,
with which he has been some time afflicted. He was induced
to go to Barnstaple Church, having, as he said, been christened
there.—North Devon Advertiser.

HOLLAND.—Every flower that wealth can pur-
chase diffuses its perfume on one side ; whilst every stench a
canal can exhale poisons the air on the other. These sluggish
puddles defy all the powers of the United Provinces, and retain
the freedom of stinking in spite of any endeavour to conquer
their filthiness. But perhaps lam too bold in my assertion ;
for I have no authority to mention any attempts to purify these
noxious pools. Who knows but their odour is congenial to a
Dutch constitution? One should be inclined to this supposition
by the numerous hanquetting rooms and pleasure-houses which
hang directly above their surface, and seem calculated on pur-
pose to enjoy them. If frogs were not excluded from the ma-
gistrature of their country (and I cannot but think it a little
hard that they are) one shonld not wonder at this choice. Such
burgomasters might erect their pavilions in such situations;
but, after all, I am not greatly surprised at the filthiness of
their site, since very slight authority would persuade me there
was a period when Holland was all water, and the ancestors of
the present inhabitants fish. A certain oysterishness of eye and
flabbiness of complexion are almost proofs of this aquatic de-
scent ; and pray tell me, for what purpose are such galligaskins
as the Dutch burdened themselves with contrived, but to tuck
up a flouncing tail, and thus cloak the deformity of a dolphin-
like termination ?—Bechford's Letters from Italy, 6.c.
NATIONAL EDUCATION.—A very interesting in-
quiry is at present proceeding, before Lord Juhn Russell and
a Select Committee of the House of Commons, touching the
great question of the education of the people. As there is
considerable misconception prevailing upon the subject, it has
been the object of the Committee to obtain the evidence of
intelligent men who are practically and extensively engaged in
the promotion of popular instruction. Much valuable light
has been afforded by the evidence of Messrs. Crossley and
Dunn, of the Lancasterian schools ; Mr. W. F. Lloyd, of the
Sunday School Union ; Professor Pillans, of the Edinburgh
Sessional School ; and the Rev. Messrs. Wigram and John-
son, of the National School Society. On Friday last there
was a very full attendance of members, to receive the evidence
of Mr. Henry Althens, who, it appears, annually visits above
200 schools. This gentleman's evidence, which occupied
three hours, contained a full and luminous development of his
system of school inspection. It is reported that Government
purpose recommending the adoption, on a national scale, of
a similar system of inspection, with a view to promote the
efficiency and permanency of schools for the poor : also, the
establishment of normal schools, on the Prussian plan, for
training suitable individuals in a course of scholastic studies,
by which means a race of well-qualified schoolmasters may be
successively provided.

Extract of a Letter from Aleppo, dated May 18 :
" Ibrahim Pacha is occupied at this moment in bringing the
Arabs of the Desert to reason. Those of Koram and Zara
have been completely beaten, and are entirely dispersed.
These last especially, who comprise nearly 3,000 families,
after having defended themselves in a wood against 1,500 irre-
gular cavalry, have been cut in pieces by a reinforcement of
400 regular infantry, who came to join the former. The sud-
den increase of the waters in the woods where these Arabs
were, assisted to hasten their ruin. 40,000 head of cattle,
and considerable booty, have been the fruit of this attack, pro-
voked by the complaints made by the Schah of Persia to Me-
hemet Ali, on the subject of a caravan of Persian pilgrims,
who, on theif return from Mecca, had been plundered. The
damage is estimated at more than 2,000 purses (300,000
francs), as well in goods as specie. Ibrahim Pacha, by the
orders of his father, after having, in vain, employed all mild
means, resolved to attack them. This General has taken for
his share of the booty 8,000 sheep and 1,600 oxen. The
troops shared the remainder, which they are selling at low
prices. It is said that a great deal of specie was found in the
tents of these Arabs. The wandering hordes which have been
thus destroyed are the same who pillaged, about a year ago, a
caravan coming from Lattaquia, and in which the European
merchants in Syria suffered a loss of nearly 400,000 francs.
A few days ago an expedition was made against the Anezian
Arabs, who occupy all the Desert between Damascus and
Bagdad. We flatter ourselves that it will also be attended with
complete success.",--French Paper.