The Sun.
London, England, 1832-12-21 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX ELECTION.-(THIS DA

The polling was resumed at o'clock this morning, and
is being carried on with great animation at the two great
metropolitan polling places, namely, Gray's Inn-road, and
Stepney-green. The former, at noon, from the number
of Gentlemen assemMed in the noble room of the Bazaar,
had the appearance of high 'change. Every thing was
going on quietly ; for the noise of some unruly brats who
had entrenched themselves near where the voters enter,
and who kept calling out, " Who do you vote for," and
when they got no answer hissed and said, " You are afraid
to tell," was an inconvenience of so trivial a nature, that
it was not thought necessary to dislodge them.
At 10 o'clock, this morning, the state of the polls was
received by Mr. Anderton, the chairman of Mr. Hume's
Committec, at the Salopian Coffee-house, Charing-cross.

Hume 2,239
Byng 2,031
Forbes ... 1,131
Lillie
The above list includes the numbers polled at King's-
cross station up to 10 o'clock.
At 11 o'clock the state of the poll stood at King's
Cross as follows :

Byng 9O
Hume 73
Forbes 4,8
Lillie

GROSS
Hume
Byng
Forbes 1179
Lillie ......
12 O'CLOCK.

KING'S CROSS

Byng
Hume 152
Forbes 95
Lillie 25

CROSS eot,L.
Hume
Byng . . 2308
Forbes 1274
Lillie Bl2

NEWGATE AN!) LEADENHALL MARKETS.
At per stone, by the Carcass.
s. d. to s. d. s. d.tos. d.
Beet, inferior 2 4 '2 6 Mutton, interior... '2 2 0 0
- middling 2 6 '2 S - middling.. 2 4 2 8
- prime large '2 '2 3 4 prime 3 2 4 2
- prime sinalL.. 3 8 4 '2 Pork, large
Veal 3 0 4 8 small 4 0 5 0

LITERATURE.

HISTORY of the GREEK REVOLUTION.
BY THOMAS GORDOH.

Scattered about in a score or two of publica-
tions, as our information with respect to the
contest which has ended in the emancipation
from Mohammedan thraldom and oppression of
the land whose ancient warriors, philosophers,
orators sculptors, and writers, are still the object
of our admiration, the want of a consecutive,
intelligible, and impartial narrative of the whole
of the events of the revolution Greece has
recently undergone, has been much felt by
Philhellenes throughout Europe. The work
before us will, we feel satisfied, meet that want.
The author's personal acquaintance with many
of the actors in the scenes he describes, his fa-
miliarity with the Greek character generally,
have been of infinite service in enabling him to
correct the accounts distorted by disappointment,
interest, prejudice, or passion, which have hi-
therto been presented to the public ; whilst, on
the other hand, the honourable and impartial
spirit in which his narrative is written, entitle
him to a degree of faith which can rarely with
safety be accorded to contemporary history.
The two volumes before us embrace the period
between the rebellion of Ali Pasha of Yannina,
in 1820, and the election of Count Capo d'lstria
to the government of Greece, after the battle of
Navarin. The preparations of the Hetcerists, '
the almost simultaneous rise of the Greeks,
where their numbers gave them a chance of
success, their victories, their defeats, their mi-
sery, and the dilatory interference of the great
Powers of Europe, are all described in a plain
unvarnished way. Mr. Gordon has no where
attempted fine writing, but has trusted to a simple
narrative of facts to create an interest in the
breasts of his readers. Indeed, so little ambi-
tious is he in this respect, that we hardly recol-
lect one set description of character, the acts of
each individual being, for the most part, left to
speak for them. The impression left upon our
minds is, upo❑ the whole, a melancholy one.
The valour and endurance of the insurgents are
physical qualities we may admire, but their mi-
serable selfishness, their contracted notions of
patriotism, their treacherous, intriguing disposi-
tions, their utter want of moral principle, excite
a disgust and loathing in our minds similar to
that which drove Lord Cochrane from their
shores, and which, in the course of the contest,
revolted the feelings of their best friends. In-
deed, nothing but the pity philanthropists must
feel for the ignorance from which all their vices
spring, and the hope that education and freedom
will raise their moral character, could so long
have induced their friends to bear with them
Let us hope that a new era has now opened to
them, that a government will be established
strong enough to put down faction, and that.
their past misfortunes will teach the people the'
absolute necessity of union and subordination.
Mr. Gordon's narrative does not place the
Turkish character in a much more advantageous
light than that of the Greeks. In both we ob-
serve the same ignorance, selfishness, bigotry,
and cupidity ; the only advantage on the side of
the Turks being their somewhat greater respect
for their oaths. Some bright exceptions to the
general baseness of the leading men of both
nations are presented to us, and we have great
pleasure in quoting the account of the first ex-
ploit of the hero Canaris. It will at the same
time afford a very favourable specimen of the
author's style. After narrating the massacre of
the Sciots, Mr. Gordon says—
" We have now to narrate one of the most extraordi-
nary military exploits recorded in history, and to intro-
duce to the reader's notice, in the person of a young
Psarriote sailor, the most brilliant pattern of heroism that
Greece in any age has bad to boast of ; a heroism, too,
springing from the purest motive', unalloyed by ambition
or avarice. The Greeks were convinced, that if they did
not by a decisive blow paralyse the Turkish fleet before its
junction with that of Egypt, their islands must be exposed
to imminent danger : it was proposed, therefore, in their
naval council, to choose a dark night for sending in two
brulots by the northern passage, while at each extremity
of the strait two ships of war should cruise in order to
pick up the brulottiers. Constantine Canaris of Psarra
(already distinguished by his conduct at Erisso), and
George Pepinis of Hydra, with thirty-two bold com-
panions, volunteered their services; and having partaken
of the holy sacrament, sailed on the 18th in two brigs,
fitted up as fire-ship., and followed at some distance by an
escort of two corvettes, a brig, and a schooner. They
beat to windward in the direction of Tchesme, under
French and Austrian colours, and about sunset drew so
nigh to the hostile men-of-war, that they were hailed,
and ordered to keep off: they tacked accordingly, but at
midnight bore up with a fresh breeze, and ran in amongst
the fleet. The Psarriote brulot, commanded by Cinaris,
grappled the prow of the Admiral's ship, anchored at the
head of the line, a league from the shore, and instantly
set her on fire ; the Greeks then stepped into a large
launch they had in tow, and passed under her poop,
shouting, " Victory to the Cross !" the ancient war•cry of
the imperial armies of Byzantium. The llydriotes fastened
their brig to another line-of-battle ship, carrying the
treasure and the Reala Bey's flag, and communicated the
flames to her, but not so effectually, having applied the
match a moment too soon ; they were then picked up by
their comrades, and the thirty-four brulottiers sailed out
of the channel through the midst of the enemy without a
single wound ; they bad, however, in their hark a barrel
of gunpowder, determined to blow themselves up rather
than be taken. While they departed full of joy awl ex-
ultation, the roads of Scio presented an appalling sight.
The Sapitan Pasha's ship, which in a few minutes be-
came one sheet of fire, containing 2,286 persons, includ-
ing most of the captains in the fleet, and unfortunately also
a great number of Christian slaves ; not above 180 sur-
vived, for the guns going off deterred boats from approach-
ing, and two of those belonging to the vessel foundered,
from being overloaded with men endeavouring to save
their lives. Although the Reala Bey's ship got clear of
the Hydriote brulot, and the flames were extinguished on
board of her, yet she was so seriously damaged as to be
unfit for ulterior service ; and the brulot, driving about
the roadstead in a state of combustion, set fire to a third
two-decker, which was likewise preserved through the
exertions of its crew. Overwhelmed with despair, the
Capitan Pasha was placed in a launch by his attendants,
but just as he seated himself there, a mast falling, sunk
the boat, and severely bruised him ; nevertheless, expert
swimmers supported Kara Ali to the beach, only to draw
his last breath on that spot where the Sciote hostages
had suffered !
" For three quarters of an hour the conflagration
blazed, casting its light far and wide over the sea and the
coast of Asia, and alarming even the city of Smyrna,
whose inhabitants contemplated with wonder a bright
streak in the south-western sky : at two o'clock on the
morning of the 19th, the flag-ship blew up with a dread-
ful explosion. It would be difficult to paint the conster-
nation of the Turks : all their vessels cut their cab:es,
some running out of the southern channel, others beating
up towards the northern; if the Greek squadrons hao
been at band to take advantage of their confusion, the
Sultan's armament might have been annihilated. Within
the isle the disorder was not less : when the Admiral's
ship exploded, the Mohammedans tittered lamentable
cries, and most of them bent their bodies to the earth.
Abdi Pasha spent the rest of the night watching by the
mortal remains of the Capitan Pasha, which were interred
before noon. This melancholy ceremony wound up to the

highest pitch the futy of the Ottoman troops; 20,000 of
them rushed into the nwetic villages, killing or enslavin_
the people, and in spited the resistance of Elez Aga, the
19th day of June consummated the ruin of Scio. In the
month of August, the total number of Christians living on
that Island did not exceed 1,800, and the most populous
village had only twelve indwellers."
We must now bring this somewhat lengthy
notice to a close. Mr. Gordon speaks of con-
firming his history in another volume down to
the accession of King Otho. We trust he will
do so, for his work can hardly be said to be
complete at present. Should he again take up
his pen, we would beg to suggest to him that
,otne statistical account of the present state of
Greece and its islands, similar to those given in
his introduction, with regard to its former con-
dition, would be of great service. He may not
have materials to form complete tables, but even
estimates, drawn up with his knowledge of the
country, and the facilities of acquiring informa-
tion which he must possess would no doubt be
both useful and interesting. Looking also to
the recent arrangements which have been made
for raising a new Joan, it is highly desirable that
we should have some account of the amount
and value of the national lands, the nature of
the taxes, state of agriculture, &c. &c.

.11EMOIR of the late Captain PETER HEY-
WOOD, R.N. By EDWARD TAGAR7.

Captain Heywood was a midshipman on
board the Bounty, when that vessel was seized
by Christian and his comrades, and was detained
by them, when Bligh was set adrift. He was
with some others set ashore at Otaheite, and
when the Pandora, which was sent in search
of the Bounty touched there, he went on board,
was seized, brought home for trial, convicted or
being a participator in the mutiny, and sentenced
to death. In consideration, however, of his
youth at the time, and the more than doubtful
nature of the evidence against him, he was par-
doned. This is really all that is peculiar i❑ thr
life of Captain Heywood, for his subsequent re-
turn to the navy, and his rise in it to the rank of
Commander, is destitute of all interest, there not
being even the common sprinkling of adventure
which men usually meet with in a long course of
service. Notices of Captain Heywood's Hi; ap-
peared in " Marshall's Naval Biography," and
in the United Service Journal (from which,
and the history of the meeting of the Bounty,
the writer has drawn the only part of his book
worth reading); and there the matter might very
well have rested, had not some of his letters
unluckily fallen into the hands of a man
determined to write a book. A book of
three or four hundred pages has accordingly
been written and published, we should hope, foi
the sake of the bookseller, at the author's owl,
expense. A judgment may be formed of the
manner in which this thing has been made up
by the contents of the second chapter :
" Correspondence of Peter Heywood with his Mother
and Sisters during his confinement on board the Hector
awaiting his trial—letters from Commodore Palley to
Miss N. Heywood and Peter—Miss N. Heywood anxioub
to ♦isit her brother, but is dissuaded—Lines composed by
Peter Heywood at Otabeite—Peter Heywood's letter to
his Mother, correcting the story of his swimming off to
the Pandora, and describing his conduct on the island—
Letters from Colonel Holwell, Dr. Scott, and Commodoic
Risley."

To Captain Heywood's family and immediate
friends, no doubt, this may be very interesting ;
but what could lead any man to suppose that
the twaddle of which this and the following
chapter for the most part consists would be inte-
resting to the public, we are at a less to imagine.
We have read it from the beginning to the end,
but it was duty, not inclination, that led us bc,
yond the second page.

LANDSCAPE ILLUSTRATIONS of arc
SCOTCH NOVELS. Paris 10,11. Lo.lhorr,

183 g.

These numbers consist each of four landscape
engravings, and a female portrait. The por-
traits are those of Lucy Bertram and the Lily.
of St. Leopards, both of which arc highly fi-
nished specimens of the art. The former is
strictly in keeping with the ideas we entertain of
the face and figure of the fair representative of
the Macdingawies of Ellangowan. It is, how-
ever, a little too womanly. Of the landscapes,
decidedly the most effective is York Minster, on
every portion of which, even to the minutest
point, the utmost pains have been lavished.
The old bridge of Tweed is also a very pleasing
specimen of art, engraved by Finden, from a
design by \Vestall.