The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDA Y MORNING, NOVEMBER 14

Captain-General of the province, who is at this time
General Mazarredo, the late Minister of War, and the
intimate friend of General Narvaez. In Spain, where all
public acts and ceremonies are attended with a pomp and
ostentation sometimes ridiculous, justice alone is de-
priced of all appearance of solemnity—we might almost
say, of all dignity. Thus,_ in general, it inspires the accused
party with terror, without exciting deference or even
common respect in those who are present as witnesses
or audience. The tribunal assembled to-day, in a large
hall of the old quarters of the gardes du corps. It bore
all the appearance of a genuine encampment. A small
table, round which were seated the President, the six
judges, the Procurator-Fiscal, and the Secretary—on
wooden chairs—and two benches for the audience,
formed all the furniture. The public was admitted, but
it does not appear to be very eager to witness such exhi-
bitions ; for, although the hall is spacious enough to
hold 600 people, not more than about 250 were present,
and of these three-fourths were officers belonging to the
regiments of the garrison of the capital, who were called
upon to attend by an order of the day. The only things
saw upon the table were four books ; there was not
even a crucifix. The judges were in uniform, and all,
except two, kept on their hats. All the persons present
walked freely about the hall, approached close to the
judges—standing behind their chairs—for their were no
guards, no officer of the court, not even a servant to keep
order or call for silence. The charge had been prepared
entirely out of court by the Procurator-Fiscal. The
sitting was opened with a rapid reading of all the docu-
ments, the interrogatories, the charges; but at the same
time were to be tried the six persons who were accused
as confederates of General Prim, not one of whom is in
the army, and who, in the opinion of many, ought to be
brought before the ordinary tribunals of the country.
When this reading was finished General Schelly pre-
sented the defence of General Prim, that is to say, he
read a manuscript which had been given to him by the
civil advocates of the General. As General Schelly,
who is a brave and most commendable officer, has never
occupied his mind with judicial questions, he read the
paper in a monotonous tone, without bringing any of its
arguments prominently out, and without any indication
that he was impressed feelingly with what he read. I
observed, however, that this defence made very strong
and energetic protests against the form of the prosecu-
tion. One of the principal witnesses in defence, the ser-
vant of General Prim, who had charge of the trabucos
(blunderbusses), had not, it is said, been examined by the
Procurator-Viscal. The prisoner was not confronted
with his accusers. The military life and general cha-
racter of General Prim were tolerably well set forth. -It
was said that General Prim commenced his military ca-
reer as a volunteer in 1833, and had obtained every suc-
cessive promotion for conduct in the field of battle—that
he had received seven wounds from the enemy, and had
had several horses killed under hint. The defence con-
cluded with a declaration that it was impossible for a
man so brave as General Prim to have become a traitor.
After the defence of the General, those of the six others
included with him in the prosecution were read by
officers of different regiments. When the last paper was
finished, the public were ordered to retire, and the Court
entered upon the consideration of its judgment. After
the lapse of an hour, the public were again admitted, and
the President announced that the Court was not suffi-
ciently enlightened, and that a further inquiry must be
gone into. This decision was not announced from the
mouth of the President, but was sent to the office of the
Captain-General, who, with the Military Auditor, de-
cides whether the judgment is to be carried into execu-
tion, or whether it is to be submitted to the Supreme
Military and Naval Court-martial. Such are, in all
their truth, the formalities of the military tribunals of
Spain, judging according to their fueros, and which the
Ministers wish to preserve in the Constitution, but which
the Committee has wisely recommended to be sup
pressed."

Accounts from Madrid of the sth announce that
the Court-martial on General PRIM had, after two
hours' deliberation, come to a decision to annul all
that had been done in their first sitting, on account
of the irregularity of the proceedings and the errors
in the indictment, and had resolved that another legal
examination should take place, preparatory to a new
sitting of the Court, due notice of which would be
given.

The seventeen Spanish refugees, who were arrested
recently at Marseilles, have been sent to Chaumont to
reside. Those who were arrested at Carcassonne
are to be confined in the department of the Cote-d'Or.
As to Generals AMETTLER and SANTA CRUZ (says
the Commerce), they are still in prison au secret at
Perpignan.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.—The number
of deaths during the week, ending Saturday, Nov. 9,
was 989, showing an increase over the previous week
of 23. Deaths from small-pox and scarlatina are still
high, and there has been a considerable increase from
pneumonia, and other diseases of the lungs. The
deaths from small-pox are 42—average 17 ; scarlatina,
70—average 45 ; typhus, 32—average 29 ; pneumonia,
110, for the autumn months 107, and five years ave-
rage 79. The 42 deaths from small-pox occurred at
the following ages :—Nine under one year ; ten
1-3 ; nine 3-5 ; ten 5-]0; three 15-30; and one
32 years. The following is an analysis of the list
of violent deaths :—Fracture or contusion, six cases,
of which one was by a fall, and three by the fall of
hard bodies ; the remaining two by means not stated.
Rupture, one case (probably by violence, but the na-
ture is not described). Wound, one case (by an
animal). Drowning, eleven cases, of which one was
suicide, and two accidental ; in the remaining eight
it could not be ascertained, or juries have neglected to
state, whether accidental or otherwise. Hanging,
three cases (suicides). Suffocation in bed, three cases.
Poison, three cases, of which one was suicide, one ac-
cidental, and one from criminal intention, but not
with a view to commit suicide; and burn, one case,
Total—eighteen males and eleven females.—T_te fall
of rain has been unusually great, amountijg. to 1.82
inches.

DR. WOLFF.

TO ALL THE PHILANTHROPISTS OF
EUROPE.

Bokhara, July, 1844.
My dear Friends,—The blood of the gallant officers,
Colonel Stoddart and Captain Conolly, Englishmen
by birth ; and that of Fodderwise, a German ; of Na-
selli, an Italian nobleman ; and of a Greek gentlemar,
has been shed at Bokhara by order of its ruler ! and
I do not know whether I shall not also fall ! and what
is more, two hundred thousand Persians sigh in
slavery in the land of Bokhara!

Philanthropists of Europe ! be roused to activity—
free the Persian slaves from captivity !
Bokhara is a beautiful country. Give liberty to the
slaves, and religion and civilisation to its inhabitants

Noble Bavarians, Prussians, people of Baden, and
Austrians, join with England and Russia to effect that
great work of redemption from slavery, and plant the
cross of Jesus Christ in the streets of Bukhara.

FLANDERS MAIL.

Actua Debt, 334 per Cent.,
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent .. . .........
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent. 98%
Three per
Thirty-seven Millions, ditto ..
103%
1844.••• ....... ••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 103
Loan of City, 1843, Four per Cent. IO2A
Society of Commerce. Four and a Half per Cent.
Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent 6o
Issue of 1841
—Brussels Papers. Nov. 11.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Vaxxs, Nev 5.

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Five per Cents. Metalhques
Four par Cents. lOO%
Three per Cents. 75 s.,
Bank Shares
.......•........... , 16113
Allgenzeine Zeitung, Nov. S.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.
In these degenerate days it is rarely our lot to
record the hundreth representation of any dramatic
piece. To have to record" the hundreth representa-
tion of an opera by a native composer is something
perfectly unique. Since the days of the Duenna
such a circumstance has never occurred, and
the Duenna is, after all, rather a vaude-
ville than an opera, and although many
of the airs are original compositions by Linly, the
majority of the songs are merely adaptations of new
words to previously popular airs, so that, strictly
speaking, the Duenna is not an opera by a
native composer. On Tuesday night, however, the
opera--the English opera—of the Bohemian Girl,
was repeated for the hundredth time at Drury-lane,
and Balfe, the man whose genius has achieved this
triumph, again appeared in the orchestra to conduct
his own composition, His reception was most
enthusiastic. Notwithstanding the unfavourable
state of the weather, the house was crowded
in every part, and his appearance in the
orchestra was the signal for a burst of applause so
long, so loud, and so enthusiastic, that the walla of
Old Drury rang again, as they have not done since
the days of Edmund Kean. At the end of each act
this enthusiastic greeting was renewed, and when at
the fall of the curtain he appeared on the
stage, in obedience to the call of the audi-
ence, cheer followed cheer in quick succession.
until the enthusiasm reached its climax, when Miss
Rainforth presented him a laurel wreath, which had
been thrown upon the stage. Never did English
dramatic composer enjoy a greater triumph ; and
never has there appeared an English dramatic corn
poser more richly deserving of it. At the conclusion
of the opera an elegant service of plate was presente
to the gifted composer, by those of the dilettanti who
are proud to rank themselves among his ardent ad-
mirers.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
A new comedietta was produced here last night,
and one could readily perceive, from its light and
gauzy texture, that it came from a French workshop.
The title of this little piece is the Widow Bewitched.
The imbroglio is trifling, but it serves to bring out
some very happy scenes. Mr. Eustace Lorimer (Mr.
Granby) leaves his wife (Mrs. Stirling), and is re-
ported to be dead. Mr. Clement Furnival (Mr. W.
Lacy) fancies that the supposed widow is in love with
him. She, oa her part, seeks to obtain his hand for
her niece (Miss E. Horier). The husband returns
in the meantime, and his jealousy is excited
at the intimacy which exists between his
wife and Furnival. Her object being to cure
her husband of his unreasonable jealousy, and
the intended husband of her niece of his coxcombry,
plays off tours d' habilite upon both, and succeeds in
both objects. As might be anticipated from this out-
line, the piece afforded some very effective scenes, in
which the high excellencies of that talented actress,
Mrs. Stirling, were brought out to great advantage.
She worked a vicenda upon the jealousy of her hus-
band, and on the silliness of her lover, with a perfect
knowledge of her powers, and a complete mastery of
her art. Like the famous winners in the boat-race,
she triumphs, because she is conscious of her power.
The piece was announced for repetition till further
notice.

tttKALti?,— 11 the branches of the linty depart-
ment in this neighbourhood continue in great activity ;
the prices of yarns has advanced considerably, to the
extent of abut 21 a spindle on heavy sizes, and that of
flak abbitt 41. a Pins lietatitdactuted goods have felt a
corresponding rise, and there IS every prospect of the
im2totement being permanent.
Of Sunday an immense
quantity of snow fell in the neighbourhood of Dartmoor,
and on Monday Dartmoor itself was found covered With
spow fo the depth, of more than six inches. The wea-
diet' throtighotit DeftifiSliir9 has been extremely rough
fbr several days past, and the wind on Monday set in
+el §trthig fill the tiorth-east:
T. GEORdE s, dOeffillHtld to
take advantage of the vacancy in the rectory of' this
tensive parish, and to break it up into smaller parishes;
no appointment will be made to the rectory of St.
George's until complete arrangements shall have been
ette4tett. ,
.„ ,
The fipe faspberries *ere
gathered in the grounds of Mr. Park, gardefieP and
florist, Victoria-road, Kensington, and ripe strawberries
also in the grounds of another gardener near Hounslow,
the richness and flavour of which could only be equalled
by thtise yttidticed in the height of the summer season.
IRON CoLmEtt.—Some curiosity has been excited
by the arrival in the Thames of a Newcastle collier, a
fine looking vessel, built of iron, and fitted with a screw
ph:11)0110j dtt engine of 20-horse power. She is
139 feet long, 27 feet 6 inches Wide, and, when loaded
with 840 tons of coals, her draught is ally 11 feet 9
inches aft, and 10 feet 3 inches forward ; her hold is
divided into separate chambers, after the principle of
vVater-tight bulkheads, hermetically closed false floor,
into which the water can be admitted by large taps for
-ballast, and when not required, is pumped out again by
the engine. Her bows are sharp and wedge-like, and
her stern unusually projecting; though low, her counters
are so flat that she lifts with every swell, and it is nearly
impossible foe >x wave to break over her taffrail.
NEW WAR STEll4fitt.—On Tuesday the enormous
tubular iron boilers, manufactured by Messrs. Mau-
desley and Field, were removed from their foundry to
the East India Docks, preparatory to their being fitted in
the new war steamer which has recently been built at
Portsmouth, and named the Scourge, and which was to
arrive in the River yesterday. Some idea of the magni-
tude of the boilers may be formed from the tact that
two of the four compartments of the boiler alone weigh
eighteen tons, and required fourteen horses to be em-
ployed in removing it from the factory to the wharf.
THE LATE LORD WESTERN.—The mortal remains
of this departed nobleman were removed yesterday from
Felix Hall, near Kelvedon, Essex, fur interment in the
family vault, a short distance from that seat. The Noble
Lord, whose rental in the above county was about
9,0004 per annum, has left the bulk of this property to a
distant relative. The Rev. Sir John Page Wood, Bart.,
is e.xecutor to the will.

MAIL COACH ACCIDENT.—About twelve o'clock on
Saturday night last, one of the wheels of the London
mail coach going northwards, about a mile on the
north side of the town of Shap, in the county of West-
moreland, gave way, but fortunately the accident was
discovered before the coach was overturned, and on the
driver pulling up it was found that the wheel was in
a sadly damaged state ; the horses wore obliged to walk
slowly to Penrith, a distance of ten miles, where they
arrived upwards of three hours behind the usual time.
There was not n conch in the town but the Darlington
mail, into which the bags, luggage, a ad passengers were
put, and after considerable delay proceeded on their
Journey to Carlisle, where they arrirJd above four hours
behind the due time.

BRUSSELS, Nov. 9.—The Belgian schooner Fille
d'Ostende, arrived at Antwerp the day before yester-
day from Villa Nova, with a cargo of figs and
almonds. This vessel, which is built entirely of iron,
had a very good and rapid voyage.
The Chamber has confirmed to-day the debate on
the proposed increase of the salaries of the judges.
At the commencement of the sitting the Minister
of Finance pre,sented a project of law relative to the
public entrepots, and the Minister of the Interior one
on the militia. The Minister of the Interior lib.
nounced at the same time that he should present a
project of law on the re-organisation of the civic
guard.

- BRUSSELS, Nov. 10.—The King who was expected
at the palace of Lacken yesterday from Ardenne hill
not arrive till Monday.
Two sections of the Chamber of Representatives
have been engaged in considering the treaty with the
Zollverein, and have named their reporters. Both
these sections (the second and the fifth) are favour-
able to the treaty.
ST. PETERSBURGU, OCT. 19.—From the middle of
June to the end of August, there were several bril-
liant combats of our army in the Caucasus, with the
mountaineers in the northern part of Daghestan, in
which our troops, always victorious, manifest the
most heroic bravery. The results of this campaign
shows that the foreign journals, which stated the con-
trary, have spread reports that were wholly false.
We will mention only the action of the
fort of Goloroin, which was attacked on the
28th of July by a body of 3,000 mountaineers.
The fort had a small garrison, commanded by Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Jantschin. The enemy stormed three
bastions. Jantschin, without losing his courage and
presence of mind, retreated with two of his compa-
nions into the fourth bastion, in which was the powder
magazine. There he waited for a favourable oppor-
tunity to make a sally, resolved to conquer or die.
When the moment came he and his men sallied
out with fixed bayonets on the enemy, who were so
superior in number drove them from the fort, and
entirely dratroyed diem in their flight. (?) We men-
tion also the march of the detachment of Daghestan
to Zadacha, and the occupation of that place, in which
operations they were constantly followed by numer-
ous enemies, whom they compelled to retreat, and
took from them three cannons. Lastly, the occupa-
tion of Jelis, on the 15th of July, the action near
Gilly, in which all our warriors gained glorious
trophies by their distinguished bravery. Several of
the officers have received the order of St. George of
,he fourth class, for their conduct on that occasion.
BELGIAN FUNDS.—Batrams, Noy. D.