The Sun.
London, England, 1832-05-07 00:00:00

MARSEILLES.

(From a C irrespondent of the the Chronicle.)
The inconsistency of that small fraction of the Press
called ultra, is as flagrant as the cause they advocate
is hopeless. They want absolutely to make Provence; thet
L Vendee of the reign of terror. Allow me to console
them a little, and to give them a little information on the
statistics of Marseilles.

The very worst p'ace they could choose for unfurling the
" dirty rag" is the church of B*. Laurent. From it no
part of the town could see it ; it would be visible only to
the port, which would be very had policy, as the crews
of the different vessels would first perceive it, and as the
greater part of them are not Marseillais, the inhabitants of
the old town would find, at first stirt, a host of heart/
haters of their favourite ildg. The old town of Marseilles,
according to the French and English Carlist papers, is a
focus of revolt against the present Government. I wish
them joy of their partisans—they are the lowest dregs of
society. They are no blockheads, however, and if they
meant to licoiq their favourite flag, it would be in the heart
of their filthy streets, on the spires of St. Alartin, or on
the Temple of Diana, now the Cathedral, and not on a
loaf, insignificant church, exposed to the forts, and not
twenty yards from the first street of the new town—which
street,.by the by, is one of the broadest in Europe, and,
consequently, excellently adapted for regular troops, artil-
lery, and cavalry. So much for localities.
The Chiefs, ad interim, until Bourmont's arrival, are
Lachau, de Baudole, de Poggie. I know the old fools
well, and oto declare that they are not to be surpassed for
political imbecility by our Sir C. Wetherell, Croker, or
Perceval. They Chiefs of a provenenl rabble !—the very
poissardes would not be commanded by them. The mo-
ment I saw these names, I burst into a fit of laughter ; fin.
I saw directly that some wag of Marseilles was hoaxing
the yobes-mouches of the expectant party. Many a similar
joke I have seen played off upon the above-named pig-tail
trio : I have heard a solitary billet read when coming from
the lime electorale, inscribed with the name of M. de
Baudole, set President, scrutators, and electors in roars.
Some Liberal sacrificed his vote for the sake of the satire.
But to be serious ; I should not have troubled you with a
liter on this subject, were it not for a comment in the
leading article of a clever Morning contemporary,
The writer says, that Marseilles is a city, " where the
factions are nearly balanced :" meaning that it contains
an equal number of Carlists and Liberals. I know what
it is, for 1 lived in it during the whole of Charles the
Tenth's reign. I was there when the news of the revo-
lution arrived ; I saw the white flag pulled down, and the
tricolour hoisted, in the teeth of a General, a Mayor, and
a Prefec', who were rank Ultras—the latter, in fact, an
assassin of the one hundred days. They had two regiments
at their disposal, and yet they were obliged to decamp,
after having in vain sounded the old town. No city in
the world has changed so much as Marseilles has since
1814. The only fear I have is, that it will run into an
opposite excess, and become a focus of republicanism. In
the time of the last of the Bourbons, it sent twice to the
Chambers a Liberal Deputy, one of the 121, M. Thomas.
Its Grand College, in reality a rotten borough, always sent
an Ultra. The present Deputy is, if I do not err, M.
Arnavon, a rich sugar-baker, Colonel of the National
Guard, and one of the most liberal men in France. The
new town, which contains all the wealth, all the intelli-
gence, all the moral and physical force, is inhabited by
persons of liberal ideas. The young men are Republi-
cans, at least in theory.
Tnere was a time when the old town was formidable ;
when it was the residence of the portes faix or porters.
This class of men were once terrible ; but even under the
Charte they grew rich, and perceived, that what e first
they were told to hate, was, when tried, a means of ex-
tending commerce, and procuring them constant employ-
ment. Interest has made them liberal. They no longer
live in the old town, but have neat houses in the pleasantest
parts of the suburbs, and are extremely attached to the
mercantile houses that employ them. They alone are
sufficient, in paint of physical force, to beat to piece. the
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expect, Basouhr-
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supporters, only a few poor lazaroni, with some fish-
women, and old priests. That gallant Chouan must re-
collect how lie was hooted and pelted at Marseilles on his
journey to Algiers ; believe me, the invitations of M. de
Baudole and Company will not persuade him to enter its
gates for some time.

- The eighth division has its head-quarters at Marseilles,
and is commanded either by General Delort or Cs.ravac
and while it is so commanded, the little corporal himself,
if he came back with all his recollections thick upon him,
would not plant the white flag on Notre Dame de la Garde
of Marseilles.

GLIk'TON AND BRISTOL RACES.—From
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strength,
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as well as from the t:11111 to be contended for, which
amounts to about 400/., very excellent sport may be ex-
pected at these races, which come off on Tuesday and
NVednesday the 15th and 16th of May. The time of
starting is fixed for twelve o'clock precisely; there are
three other races on the first day, and four on the second,
all of which are well filled, and promise to exceed those
on any forreer occasion. The stewards, Sir L. P. GLYN
and M. H. CASTLE, Esq. have arranged for the Race
Ball to take place at the Clifton Hotel on the previous
Monday, the 14th of May.—Bath Herald.
A Bengalee being questioned respecting an
English gentleman who had recently erected a windmill,
exclaimed " What kind of man this Englishman ? Catch
horse, and make work catch bullock, and make work—.
since, and catch wind, and make work !
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HORRlBLElHolLrßoAN,NaSAsiCngTielo:Torn.—anAressiidtionrg in the
t time
township of Crompton, but belonging to Royton, Lanca-
shire, was admitted into the workhouse at the latter place
in a state of ill health and apparent lameness in the hips,
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arising, as she stated, from rheumatism, with which she
was afflicted to such a degree, that she was bent nearly
double, and in walking made use of a stick for her support.
She slept in a room up stairs containing two beds, one of
which she occupied, and in the other slept two female
paupers. On the morning of Monday last, she became
worse than she had previously been; and towards noon
her illness increased, but, being supposed to be merely
rheumatism, no particular notice was taken of her, and
she was left alone nearly the whole of the afternoon in her
sleeping room. The governess of the house was in the
habit of staying up late at night, and observed, previous to
going to bed, a considerable light in one of the rooms down
stairs; and on asking, without opening the door, what it
was for, HILTON replied, that, being unwell, and unable to
sleep, she had got up and put some wood on the fire to
keep her warm. The governess blamed her for wasting
the wood unnecessarily, and went into the room for the
purpose of taking the log from the fire; and on removing
a large piece of wood or of soldered coal, she was not cer-
tain which, she discoverel the body of a child lying upon
the fire, with its face downwards, and partly consumed.
She took it af immediately, and the following morning the
woman was placed in custody. The body was that of &
mile child, of about seven months, and perfectly formed :
when discovered, it was quite dead. On Wednesday the
remains ;vete examined by Mr. TAYLOR and Mr. FaroNs
surgeon., of Royton, who were of opinion that the child
had breathed after birth. The legs, arms, and face were
much burnt, the left arm and kg the worst ; the left leg
WAS completely fra lured above the ankle. A very severe
wound was also apparent on the upper part of the os
frontis. The wound appeared to have been given by a
heavy instrument, such as a poker, and there was, when
the examination took place, a considerable effusion of blood
from the orifice. After a lengthened investigation, the
Jury brought in a verdict of " Wilful murder."---. Wake-
field Journal.

BIRTHS. On the 6th inst. the lady of the Rev. Charles Wodsworth,
A.M., Prebendary of St. Paul's, of a son.
On the sth inst. at Leonard-place, Kensington, the lady of W;
Smith, Esq., of a daughter, who survived its birth only two hours.
On the 4th inst. in Hertford.street, May-fair, the lady of C.
W. Puller, Esq., of a daughter, still-born.
On the sth inst. in Dover-street, the lady of T. B. Eyler, Esq.,
of a son and heir.
On the 4th inst. on the 51arine-parade, Brighton, the lady of
Simon Digby, Esq., of a daughter.

On the sth inst. at Bengeo,MARRIED.
Jarman Patrick, jun. of St. Ger-
man's, Norfolk, to Susannah, eldest daughter of George Yea.
therd, Esq., of Watford, Herts.
On the sth inst. at Kensington Church, Mr. T. A. Hockley,
of Earl.street, to Mary, eldest daughter of Stephen Bird, Esq., of
Kensington.
On the sth inst. at St. Mary's, Newington, Surrey, Mr John
Colston, of Kennington New.road, to Eliza, daughter of Mr.
Joseph lsmay, of Newington, Surrey.
DIED.
On the 3d inst. at Holywell.street, Nlilthank, Mr George Selfe,
of the Victualling Office.
At Pembroke-square,
aged 64. Kensington, Mr. Stephen Jay, ten.,
On the _nth ult. at Broughton near Manchester, in the 30th
year of her age, Sophia Russell, wife of Mr. John Edward Taylor,
and only daughter of the Rev. Russell Scott, of Potsmouth.

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