The Sun.
London, England, 1828-09-19 00:00:00

Bethtnann, who is a Dutchwoman by birth, is a
near relation of a highly-respectable merchant,
naturalised, and residing in England, and is de-
scended from a female creole of one of the Dutch
West India Islands, whither hegrandfather had
gone as a private soldier, and where he had
amassed a very large fortune.—Dr. Granville's
St. Petersburgh.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.

(From the Message,. des Chambres, dated Sept. 16.)
PARIS, SEPT. 15.—Rear-Admiral Rosamel is
going to embark immediately at Toulon on board
the Trident, to place himself under the command of
Vice-Admiral de Rigny. This measure appears to
have given rise to a report of the recall of the latter
officer to France. The health of M. de Rigny,
which had been impaired by great fatigue, could
alone induce him to return to France : but we are
happy to announce that he is now entirely recovered,
and that consequently there is no idea of giving him
a successor in a command in which he has already
performed such great services, and may still render
others more important.
(From the Gazette de France, dated Sept. 17.)

PARIS, SEPT. l6.—An express, despatched from
Odessa by M. de Montemart, arrived last night at the
office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He is said
to have brought unfavourable news of the Russian
army. We have received a letter from Trieste,
dated Sept. 3, which states that letters from Corfu,
of the 12th of August, announce that a Turkish ship
of the line, and six Egyptian frigates, from Alex-
andria,. have arrived at Navarin, and are supposed to
be destined to take back to Egypt the army of
Ibrahim, before the arrival of the French expedi-
tion. These vessels sailed from Alexandria on the
21st July.

TOULON, SEPT. B.—The six transports which are
still in the port, and are taking in provisions and
military stores, have received orders to be ready to
sail en the 10th of this month.

PARIS, SEPT. 16.—They write from Bucharest
on the 25th of August—" It is said, that in one of
the last sorties from Silistria, the Turks succeeded.
for the first time; in breaking a square of Russian
infantry. It is at least certain, that on the 20th the
regular bombardment of that fortress had not com-
menced, and that the communications of its com-
mander with the Pacha of Widdin were completely
free. We are assured that 30,000 Russians are
coming, and will enter our principality by the 6th
of September."

(From the Messager des Chambres.)

We lear►i from Corfu, by way of Ancona, that the
plenipotentiaries of the three Allied Powers, who,
on the 9th of August, had again assembled at Corfu,
were occupied in drawing up a joint declaration,
which is to be issued in the name of the Three
Powers, as soon as the French expedition shall have
landed in the Morea. This declaration will state
the object of the expedition, and the grounds on
which it has been undertaken.
It is expected that it will arrive at the end of
AuguSt, and that as soon as it has landed, the three
Ambassadors will go to Poros, where they will cor►-
fer with the Greek Government, but that they will
remain there only a short time, and return in a few
weeks to Corfu. Their houses at Corfu being hired
for a year, it is presumed that they calculate on a
long stay. Admiral de Rigny and Admiral Malcolm
were expected to be at Corfu by the 21st of August.
The Russian Councillor of State, Count Bulgari,
had arrived there on his way to Greece. A Russian
courier had also arrived with despatches for the Mar-
quis de Ribeaupierre. A rumour, certainly an erro-
neous one, is in circulation of an English expedition
to Candia.

(From the Courier Francais.)

We have received a letter from Poros, dated the
2d (14th) of August, containing the following de-
tails:—

" Two of his Most Christian Majesty's vessels
have just arrived, despatched to our President
through the medium of Gen. Baron de St. Denis,
the accredited agent of the King of France to the
Greek Government, residing at Poros.
"A sum of 500,000 francs was immediately
placed by that gentleman at the disposal of the
President.

"It is said that Admiral de Rigny, who is still at
Smyrna, does not come here because he is displeased
at succours being sent in this manner, and at being
deprived of the share which be used to take in our
affairs, by the arrival of an official agent, who has
at once extinguished alibis influence.

" His recall has been talked of for some time,
Some ascribe it to that of Admiral Codrington, but
others look upon it as the result of the misunder-
standing which exists between him and M. Tuche-
rean de St. Denis."

FRENCH FUNDS.--PARIS, SEPT. 16.--Five per Cents.
1051. 80c. 75c. 90c. 85c. ; Three per Cents., 73f. 95c.
85c. 90c.; Bank Stock, 1,8401.; Naples Stock, 79f. 20c.;
Royal Spanish Loan, 75:i.; Ilaytian Loan, 662 f. 50c.
Exchange on London—One Month, 25f. 25c. ; Three
Months, 25f. 15c.—fours Authentique.

A SABINE WEDDING.

(From a Correspondent of the Times.)

Yesterday morning the neighbourhood of St.
George's Church, in the Borough, was thrown into
a state of considerable agitation by the following
singular scene :—A few minutes before eleven
o'clock a tolerably pretty girl, apparently under 18,
decked out with a profusion of bridal ornaments, was
seen rushing out of the front door of the church, and
flying down the street with great velocity. In a
few seconds the fair fugitive was pursued by an old
man, upon whose head some sixty summers had
spent their- fury; a lameness in one of his feet
seemed to render the contest a very unequal one.—
However, the venerable bridegroom (for such in fact
he was), forgetting his years and his infirmities,
chased the lovely runaway with an ardour that would
have done honour to his more juvenile days. The
race was long and ably contested. The young lady
took the footpath, while the old man, with more
prudence, kept the carriage road. Ever and anon
„did she test an anxious look behind; but, alas ! the
crowded state of the footway presented so many ob-
structions to her course, that notwithstanding the start
and considerable fleetness in her favour, her pursuer at
length overtook her. He put his arms round her,
but she obstinately refused to return : wherefore,
finding entreaty ineffectual, he took her in his arms,
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that the parish-clerk was at length prevailed on to
act as papa, when the bride.. pledged her troth to
"obey" with a pouting sullenness that gave a bad
omen that she will long remember her promise.--
After waiting upwards of two hours in the vain hope
that the crowd assembled outside the church to
witness their departure would disperse, the party
had to make their exit by a private door.

It is said that a Grand Lodge of Masons
will be held in Lincoln in November next, which will be
honoured by the attendance of the Duke of SUSSEX. It is
expected to be the largest Grand Lodge ever held in this
part of the kingdom. All the principal Masons in that
neighbourhood (which include people of high respects••
bility) gave in their immediate adhesion on the event being
made known. The communication is made on the autho-
rity of Mr. TENNYSON, the P. G. M. of this county.—
Stamford News.