The Sun.
London, England, 1835-02-04 00:00:00

GERMAN PAPERS.

SIIYRNA, DEC. 25.—Ibrahim Pacha's army has lately re-
ceived further reinforcements. Indeed Mehemet Ali seems to
pay more attention than ever to Syria, and to intend a tho-
rough re-organization of that country. He will probably find
it necessary, in order to attain this object, to give the Syrians
some relief, and so to regain the confidence which he has so.
injudiciously thrown away. For unless he can conciliate the
minds of the people, Mehemet will never be able to govern
Syria in peace. If force were the only means of keeping the
country in subjection, where would he find means without men
and money ? The expedition to Syria has already exhausted
his chief strength, and he cannot make greater exertions than
he has hitherto done, without experiencing the fate of a pas-
sionate man who endeavours to overcome the weakness of which'
he is sensible, by an extraordinary effort, and then falls into a
state of complete exhaustion. This may easily be the case
with Mehemet, if he does not change his course in time. The
observations made by many travellers and foreign ageets do
not prove to be at all correct. They did not judge rightly
when they represented Mehemet's force as so considerable that
it equalled in number and stile that of many EurovJan powers,
and that it was therefore to be taken for gr,ranterl that it was
far superior to that of the Porte. Those statements were,
on the whole, greatly exaggerated, and tame from persons
either wholly unacquainted with the subject, or ill-disposed
towards the Porte. The army of NP,;hemet far from being able
to compete with that of a Europes:o power of the second rank,
is by no means any longer a match for that of the Sultan. We
are here perfectly informed of the amount of the Egyptian
force in Asia ; it does not exceed 25,000 regular troops, and if
any are yet deceived respecting the resources of Mehemet Ali
in the interior of the country, they should get their notions
corrected by Marshal Marmont.
The Marshal, as we hear, has written with great detail to a
friend-I.*iere, on the situation of Mehemet and the state of the
Egyptian army, and has proved by the aid of facts that Mebe-
raet Ali is not in a condition to keep possession of the 'con-
quered provinces, if the Porte makes any serious effort to drive
him from them. He is said to call Mehemet a Gasooti savage,
who understands how to throw dust in people's eyes, and so
hinder them from seeing clearly. He (Marment) was not
easily blinded, and can see that the whole Egyptian power is
built on sand, and will last only while Mellemet lives or is
fortunate enough to practice his sleight-of-hand tricks with
success. He, therefore, believes important concessions will
be made to: the Syrians, and that Ibrahim is summoned to,
Cairo to deliberate on them. The opinion of such a man as
Marmont certainly merits consideration, and I therefore think
it proper to mention the reports generally circulated on. thft-
subject. —Algemeine Zeitung, Jan. 28.
DARMSTADT, JAN. 24.—The winter, which has hitherto
been so remarkably mild, appears to exhibit phenomeva like
the last. To-day we have received the branch of a cherry
tree, in full blossom, from a garden just out of the gates.
The tree is in blossom, howev,:r, only on one side, that towards
the south.

In the year 1833 thfe number of deaths in the whole Aus-
man monarchy Ra 5665,731, which is 56,917 fewer than in the
preceding year.. The number of births was 815,293. Among
the deaths ;were, by suicide 724, hydrophobia 35, by casual-
ties stKs, murdered 422 ; in the preceding year 4667 exe-
fewer by 17 than in the preceding year. There
wereeufrct 36,
4 5 persons who were above one hundred years of age.
The greatest number of murders was in Gallicia, viz., los,.
those in Lombardy 89, Dalmatia 50, Venice 46, Moravia 33,,
Tyrol 30, Bohemia 30, &c.—FranVort Papers, Jan. 28.
PALERMO, DEC. 29.—We have received a private letter,
giving an account of a dreadful and extraordinary hurricane,
which caused terror and destruction in the town of Matsala
and its environs, in the night of the 16th instant. Due.ng the
whole of the day the air had been perfectly tranquil, and the
sky serene, the sea calm, without any indication of The impend-
ing disaster. The night which followed had the r:,ame flattering.
appearance. The stars and the moon shone in unclouded splen-
dour. Almost the whole population was bound in profound
repose, and few only remaining up, tk'is being the first day of
Novena of Christmas.

At the approach of the eighth_ hour before noon, at the time
of the lunar eclipse which to'k place that night, itlack spot
appeared in the northern horizon, and rapidly enlarging, let
loose in an instant a Most impetuous tempest. The fury and.
roaring of the wind, the rolling of the thunder, the rattling of
the rain and hail, accompanied by the incessant glare of the
lightning, soon roused the inhabitants from their sleepi and
filled with consternation those who were unforiunately.out of
doors. But these ordinary phenomena would have produced
only the effect usual in such cases, had not the people in their
huuses thought themselves in danger even there, from the
conceivable violence with which the buildings were shak.en,
and the fall of an immense shower, as it were, of projectiles,
which rained from heaven, threatening with destructioik that
roofs, windows, and doors, even of the most solid houses. For
more than a whole hour this scene of terror
coKtinued,
the hurricane having three times abated, and !air, resumed,
its fury. At day-break the inhabitants fou . the roofs
and the .stt eets covered, not with common hail, but, with
stones of the size of a common walnut! 15.1 a spherical ce
spheroidal form, of a yellowish colour, sP:u extraordinary soli-
dity. In the town the roofs and win?..:ows suffered severely.
Almost every pane of glass was br,iken, towards the east and
". eadful commotion, and in MP
the north. The sea was in t 1
quantity of birds found d
country the broken trees, the
the ground, the injuries sustained by the cattle which ere.
exposed, indicated tlte consequences of that fatal ho . Ors
the following daP:oe scene was changed. The hurricane wt.*
succeeded by excessive cold, which obliged the inhabitants. to
use the utrr,ost diligence in repairing the damage done to their
houses. This great and populous city was a scene of extra-
ordinary activity. Artizans who would long have rercir;ined
unemployed were called for, and many hands did more, work
hi a few days, than in years before. —Giornal dele Dw,
Jan. 14.

A PERSIAN PENSIONER.—I ionembrr, says Ta-
vernier, to have seen one of the King of Persia's, ern, whose,
mustachios were so long that he could tie th• ••• behind his
neck ; for which reason he had a doable pension,