The Sun.
London, England, 1835-01-02 00:00:00

ANECDOTE OF NAPOLEON'.

Blanchard contrived to get to Paris with his
vaisseau volant, and made as much clamour as he
could about his right to the invention. The thing
was new in those days, and surrounded with a mys-
tery similar to that which once enveloped the philoso-
pher's stone arid the elixir vitce. All the world,
therefore, listened to him ; and when he appointed
a day in the month of November, 1783, for the first
ascent, all the world ran eagerly to gaze on the spec-
tacle. Everything was ready ; the public expec-
tation was at its height, when, suddenly, a youth of
fourteen or fifteen years of age, a pupil of the
military school, rushed through the crowd, and leaped
into the car. The haste of the intruder was fatal to
the experiment ; for he broke one of the wings by
means of which the balloon was to have been navi-
gated, and the exhibition was at an end. The name
of this young enthusiast was Napoleon Buonaparte.
His subsequent attempts to soar were more successful;
but his fate was very different to that of the aeronaut.
Blanchard ascended seventy times, and died victorious
—" the idol," as an awkward fool of a poet has said,
" and Archimedes of the French." Napoleon took
one flight'too many, and fell—to rise no more ! Than-
chard repaired his vaisseau volant, and, three months
afterwards, ascended from the Champ de Mars, in
the midst of an immense concourse of specta-
ters. Soon after, he crossed the Channel in his
balloon, and arrived in England. He then re-crossed
it, and returned safely to France. This was the merit
of his fortune, and of the winds, for he never could
find out how to direct his aerial vessel. Nevertheless,
he was a brave and illustrious man; riches and honours
were showered upon him wherever he went ; and when
at last the poor cotton-twister—the despised rat-trapper
—the famished GENIUS (for this is the climax for ri-
dicule and contempt !)—returned to his native place,.
the bells were rung, and he was led in triumphant
procession through the streets. Great God, what a
moment was that ! What insignificant creatures must
the princes of the earth have appeared that day in the
eyes of Blanchard !—Wanderings by the Seine.

The Marchioness Wellesley will arrive in the course
of a few days, as Lady in Waiting to the Queen.

On St. Thomas's Day last the Earl of Lonsdale,
agreeably to a long-established custom at Lowther, caused to
be distributed amongst the cottagers, labourers, and necessi-
tous poor residing in the parishes of Lowther, Askham, and
the adjacent villages, four carcases of prime beef, together with
a liberal supply of warm clothing, consisting of jackets, petti-
coats, and stockings, most acceptable Christmas presents.

SIR R. PEEL'S MANIFESTO.—At a public
meeting in the Wirksworth District, held on behalf of Mr.
Vernon, the late Member for South Derbyshire, Mr. Charles
Greaves concluded an eloquent speech as follows ;—Then. Sir
Robert concludes, " it is unnecessary for MY purpose to enter
into further details." No doubt it was ! but is it so for you?
for the people of England ? Will they rest satisfied with so
meagre, so vague, and so ambiguous a declaration ?—( Cheers.)
There are some lines which well designate the true character
of this declaration :

Qy. " What d'ye think of the address of the DI. P. of Tamworth?
A. In my humble opinion, it is not a d—n worth :—(Laughter.)
It touches all wounds, none professing to heal,
'Tis surface, not substance, not heart, Sir, but Peel.—(Loud
laughter and cheers. )"
THE SUSPECTED MURDER AT BRISTOL.—
Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday, were occupied in the hearing
of further witnesses. Mr. Payne, the Barrister, having ad-
dressed the Jury for the defendant, the Coroner charged the
Jury, who, having retired for about forty minutes, returned
(says the Bristol Gazette) the following verdict :—" We find
that the death of Clara Ann Smith was occasioned by arsenic
administered by the hand ofllirs. Burdock."—Bath Chronicle.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY')

(FROM LLOYD'S.)
DEAL, JAN. I.—Wind W. N. W.—Arrived the Canon, Ellint4
from Quebec ; Highland Lad, and Aurora, from the Meditero'
neap True Love, Hare, from Oporto ; Batley-wood, Wotton,
from
ob. Michael's. Arrived and sailed with the outward-bound'
the Matilda Luck Moreton, for Demerara; Forrester APArthcsi'
for Tobago; Trinidad
' Yaul-et, for Trinidad ; Emma Eugenas
Millbank, for Sidney ; Victoria, Lnight, for Trinidad ; Eloter'
Rothwell, for Demerara.
PORTSMOUTH JAN. I.—Wind N. W. to N.E.—Arrived his
Majesty's ship Madagascar,'
from the Mediterranean ; and Apol'°'
Mundcn, from Leghorn.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 31.—Wind S.W., strong.—Arrived
the
Selina, Davie, and Mayflower, Ailey, from Lisbon ; Dis Paw."
Field, from Charente ; and Providence, from Seville.
FALMOUTH, DEC. 31.—Wind S. S. W. to S.W., fresh gal°
and squally.
MARGATE, JAN. I.—Arrived off port the Rattlesnake, Holland+,
from Chesme ; Frances, Wrangles, from Oporto ; and Clonton4
Davis, from Waterford.
DARTMOUTH, JAN. I.—Arrived the Aurora, Amy, from Tar'
ragona.
LIVERPOOL, DEC. 31.—Arrived the Tagus, Wade, from Lisbon'
Off port the Amelia, Colditch, from Palermo.
CLYDE, DEC. 31.—Arrived the Madonna, Smith, from SeillY•
ILFRACOMBE, DEC. 31.—Arrived the Ringdove, Gardin, f 055
Oporto. last
WEYMOUTH, JAN. I.—A Dutch galliot came on shore
night in West Bay, and went to pieces, the cargo, wine and orange'
floating in the bay—crew saved.
KINSALE, DEC. 28—A vessel struck on the Barrel Rocks es;
terday during a heavy gale from S.E.—crew drowned. A reof
of board has been washed on shore, marked " John Vienna,
Liverpool."

The Wellington, Tilley, from Seville to London, was totally 1.(16t
near Holyhead the 31st ult.
POST-OF; ICE NOTICE.—His Majesty's ship Viper, for the Lis'
bon mail of the 3t;:'l ult, detained ; letters in time this evening.