The Sun.
London, England, 1835-10-15 00:00:00

sui_TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
perceive that in two of your late papers, you ad-
vocate the formation of a harbour at Granton on the
Frith of Forth, and promise us more arguments on the same
subject. As a Scotchman, I cannot but feel that this pro-
ject is one of the deepest interest to my country, and cal-
culated above all others to advance its prosperity ; but, Mr.
Editor, to obtain this benefit to its full extent, it must be
coupled with another enterprise, which has already been be-
fore the public, but has sustained a parliamentary defeat,
;:i.wing to a combination of canal interests, which presses
like an incubus upon the spirit of improvement moving in
ale great communities of Glasgow, Paisley, and Leith.
You will be aware that I allude to the proprietary of the
Forth and Clyde, and Union Canals. This body has, in
spite of the decided and universal sentiment prevailing in
favour of railroads, and unawed by the rivalry and rapid
progress of the Clarence railway between Newcastle and
Carlisle, continued to offer an unrelenting opposition to the
railway projected in 1830, between Leith, Edinburgh, and
Glasgow in a word, a work which would unite the estua-
ries of the Forth and Clyde, as the Clarence does, the
,-.311e and Solway, and bring together, as is common to
onth, the commerce of the North Sea and Western Europe,
with .the Atlantic and States of America.
High praise is due to his Grace of Buccleuch, for his
Slirited exertions in favour of the harbour of Granton.
Could such a work be so executed as to admit the entrance
ol large steamers at low water, and this, united with the
railway I have mentioned, how extraordinary would be the
means of communication thus brought about between the
capital of the empire and its extremities ! And still more,
What commercial facilities it would afford to the great tra-
ding communities of Scotland and Ireland! Further, how
one a tract of mineral territory lying along its course it
would bring into activity and use
If the ideas which the writers of the Quarterly Review
entertain in their last number with respect to the views of
R •
Ait'sB.la, now that " the door of her house " is opened to the
echterranean, and her inclination to extend her arms
rover Sweden and Norway, have any foundation in truth,
i, important it becomes to have a port in the
' golrth of Forth ; and how worthy the Duke of
.uuccleuch's enterprise at. Granton is rendered of the
support of Government, as it would be capable of ex-
tension so as to admit the largest ships of war, which
would be required to watch the numerous ports of the
Western coast of the above countries ! Great as the
resources of the Duke of Buccleuch are, Government
.?(!n is equal to the task of smoothing the difficulties
(Tell attend the question of establishing a port at
iranton• The harbour and docks of Leith are over-
duuelined with debt, and Government is the principal cre-
itor, Some comprehensive scheme should be set on
tt to embrace all the interests of Granton Harbour,
eith Docks, and the Railway ; and while justice is ren-
,"ered between them, the greatest development should be
a.wen to the extraordinary local resources I have pointed
°ll,t• Should this be adopted, I will venture to affirm that
few Years would not only bring back the capital em-
barked, but strengthen and enlarge our national power
tthat quarter beyond anything that has hitherto been
tempted. I will conclude by suggesting a further mea-
._°ratre, which, though not urgent, should be had in view, viz.,
',iiruprove upon Mr. Cundy's scheme of a great northern
way by by carrying forward his proposed point of di-
'ergenee at Moffat, some thirty or forty miles to the north-
ward, so as to fall into, or coincide with, the line of the
(PrOieeted railway between Edinburgh, Leith, and Glasgow,
‘whicb I am happy to learn still lives), and complete the
grand arterial system of the kingdom.
I remain, Sir, your obedient servant,
SCOTUS.

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fie'. 12, 1835.

NEW SPANISH MINISTRY.

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we are indebted to a correspondent, well acquainted with
the facts, for the following account of the members of the
11ew, Spanish Cabinet :
fatherat endizabal, President of the Council and Minister of
""nance was born in Cadiz about the year 1790. His
was an opulent merchant in that city. In 1808,
"en every Spaniard capable of bearing arms followed the
national standard, Mendizabal was employed in the com-
missariat. Here his active disposition, young as he was
tat the time, soon rendered him conspicuous, and after rising
° the commissariat of a division of cavalry, he was called
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the head-quarters of General Freyra, and placed at the
-read of the provisioning department of the whole army.
this
dA,, important post, amidst circumstances of the greatest
tmeulty
i and danger, his resources and daring determina-
t°Z Were the highest degree. He was wice
en prisoner candy on tbe first occasion exchanged forta su-
p:l'r officer Of the French staff. The second time the
rate General refused to listen to any terms for his libe-
i
Afil°n, and subjected him to a rigorous confinement in the
arnbra of Granada, whence, however, he escaped, and
reappeared at his post, much to the annoyance of the inva-
,,ers
• At the end of the war, notwithstanding the great ser-
iees h,adand rendonerethed, Mfallendiof thzabal left the army e
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;I.°44Aeio4ligrated with others of his countrymen. The remaining
teattjeulars of his career are well known, particularly in con-
Prielrnnn with the liberties and prosperity of. Portugal.
samegliout the whole of his public life he has displayed the
D.A„ energy and firmness under difficulties and reverses, to-
irner with an excessive disinterestedness and an ardent
jarti°tism, which has prompted him at all times to sacrifice
s dearest interests to the service of his country.
)1n General Alava, Minister of Foreign Affairs.—A Lieute-
igt:General in the army, and member of the Cortes of
and included in the condemnation passed by Ferdi-
Lt'd on the deputies of that assembly. He was at Water-
l'°4l in tile capacity of Aide-de-Camp to the Duke of Wel-
gto
i and from 1814 to 1820 acted as Chargé d'Affaires
Il
th Brussels and the Hague. From 1823 to the period of
e late changes, be has resided in France and England.
Games Becerra, Minister of Justice.—Distinguished as
1,11411nd lawyer, and for his numerous writings : he was a
teak of the Cortes, and included in the general sen-
knee ; he passed the period of his emigration at Malta and
sidatseilles, and on his return to Spain was constituted Pre-
t,ent of the Audiencia of Saragossa.
S,,`l°a, Minister of Marine.—A Vice-Admiral in the
lash navy ;heis of one of the first families of Anda-
th;l4%and son of the celebrated Ulloa, one of the most dis-
Prnlshed heroes in the naval history of Spain. He is
.alueurador for Cadiz, and Minister of Marine, and held the
e ofnce in the first Administration appointed by the
itd,,?en Regent : he- is supposed to have been the first to
vls,e the Queen to convoke the Cortes.
41-I!lnodovar, Minister of War.—A Brigadier-General ;be
of Vale
of the first families and largest landed proprietors
of the a• •He was confined for six years in the prisons
Inquisition by Ferdinand, and released on the pro-
triation of the Constitution in 1820 ; is Speaker of the
:nber of Procuradores, and was proclaimed by the jun-
gri Mt-%aptain-General of Valencia.
artin de los Heros, Minister of the Interior.—He took
waetlve part in the constitutional struggle, during which
tit) charged with many important missions. He is dis-
hed for brilliant literary attainments, and possesses
q:," lastde
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dra.
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11IA; Swiss peasant, the father of three children, took
.1,-s Summer quarters in one of those chalets which the
inhabitantsabit of the beautiful valleys of the Canton du Vaud
410 during the period of their grazing their flocks on the
drenntalns• He resided there with his wife and three
chil-
then'the eldest of whom, eight years of age, was an idiot ;
%till second, aged five, was dumb ; and the youngest was
tw an infant. The latter was one day left alone with his
1,4° brothers, and their mother had scarcely left them
aulneti they strayed away from their little dwelling to play
%1111 S, the rocks. Returning home, the mother could not
'''3ve;rem, but after a short search she succeeded in dis-
idiot ng two, the infant was no where to be seen. The
the !I Pressed his joy in the most extravagant manner, but
wh little dumb fellow, on the contrary, appeared over-
Liseltsiiefdearvisith
sclonsternation, and the expression of terror in
tliere,Yes, and his whole countenance quickly excited his mo-
eause • She vainly endeavoured to discover the
.of their pantomimic, but could learn nothing from
ho mirth of the idiot or the sorrow of the dumb child. She,
bywever, hoped, from the character of the gestures used
peathte, idiot, which resembled those of a person who, to his
In JoY, has found something for which he has been look-
te• a' long time, that her child had been taken away by a
erelgilhour, an event which often occurred, as the little
411 tore was much liked and caressed. But night came,
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twhitli it no news of the lost hope. On the following
Nrer c unhaPPY parents again set out to seek their son
overY where. They had not gone far when an eagle flew
an the heads, which excited anew the joy of the idiot,
fath;,le terrors of the dumb boy, who pressed closely to his
'lv 1., and his head in his hands, to avoid seeing the bird.
eart'.lnother then became certain that her child had been
thatl ff by a bird of prey. In fact on the same day
tionecloe fatal accident took place, a huntsmau had sta-
r selfhim in ambuscade, near an eagle's nest to wait
liavi shot the bird as he approached his eiry. After
Cent ng watched for some hours with that characteristic pa-
per e. which distinguishes the Swiss hunter, he at length
alu,red one of those monarchs of the Alps approaching
011415: tewards the rocks, appearing twice as large as an
4)11 a'rY eagle. 111 C hunter's surprise was extreme, when,
► Lis nearer approach, he saw that the bird carried a child
itBEle,t,4l"B. lie heard its cries, and clearly distinguished
tate t: He had but one course to adopt, nor did he hem-
.o, I pray enMoy it, that of shooting the eagle. He put up
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