The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-29 00:00:00

Til IS DAY'S NEWS.

THE AFFAIRS OF EGYPT

TRIESTE, AUG. 18.—A letter from Alexandria, of the
Gth of this month, gives the following particulars of the
secret events in Egypt :
" Several governors of the provinces and district ma-
gistrates (Scheckßeleh) have made representations, both
in Cairo and Alexandria, of the miserable condition of
the Fellahs ; and the Consul of Cairo reported to
Ibrahim Pacha, at Alexandria,—First, that the Fel-
labs in all the villages were in the most wretched con-
dition. Second—That the public works for which the
people were not paid, and received no food, have in-
creased their misery in the most frightful manner, and
have caused emigration. Third—That the land can-
not be cultivated, and the harvest be got in, if the Fel-
labs are driven from village to village, and we are to
pay penalties, &c. Fourth—That the governors and
sheiks are no longer able to check the evil, and, there-
fore, require that a report be made to the Viceroy, and
that the debt of 75,000 francs, due by the villages, shall
be remitted them."
The Consul of Alexandria hesitated to lay this melan-
choly account before the Pacha, who had but lately
recovered from an indisposition. On a visit which
Mehemet Ali paid to his daughter, she ventured to speak
to him on this subject. On this he saw nothing but
treachery around him, resolved to abdicate, to make a
pilgrimag-• to Mecca, and declared he would have the
head of the traitor, whom he did not name. On the
26th of July he went to the country seat of Moharran
Bey, where he refused to see anybody, even his children
and grandchildren, and when Sami Pacha, appeared be-
fore him with a request that he would admit Ibrahim
Pacha, he fell into a rage, and drove him away in such
a manner that he trembled all over for twenty-four
hours after. On the 27th he set out for Cairo, accompa-
nied by his physician. On the whole way he spoke
little ; at Cairo he could see nobody, and frequently
uttered the word " traitor." The Consuls of the Five
Great Powers presented a note to Artim Bey,
inquiring to whom the Viceroy had confided the Go-
vernment during his pilgrimage, to which only a verbal
answer was given. The Viceroy is said to be now more
calm at Cairo, and to receive everybody. He has sum-
moned Ibrahim Pacha and several great men to delibe-
rate on the state of the country. Ibrahim Pacha set
out on Friday, and ought to have arrived in Cairo on
Sunday, or yesterday, but the mail from Alexandria,
which was impatiently looked for, brought word that he
had not arrived at Cairo on Sunday evening. One of
the Consuls, not satisfied with Artim Bey's verbal an-
swer, demanded one in writing, on which Artim Bey
declared in a note that the health of his Majesty, which
required his journey to Cairo, was re-established, and
the Viceroy himself again directed the affairs of the
Government.
I " All seems to be over, but we cannot be quite easy
till we know the result of the deliberations at Cairo.
Mehemet Ali, by his mad conduct, has greatly exposed
himself, and thrown great discredit on this part of his
life. The Consuls of the Great Powers have acted with
energy. They have sent for ships of war to protect the
Europeans at Alexandria. An English corvette has al-
ready arrived. The Viceroy must be convinced that the
Powers will not look on with indifference if he en-
dangers the tranquillity and safety of the country. He.
is old, and his intellectual faculties are much impaired.
The best thing he could do would be to resign the go-
vernment to his son Ibrahim."

orREAT PUGILISTIC CONTEST FOR 200/.-----Yesterday
the
ham) and long-pending fight between Simmonds (of Birming-
Smith (the Chequer lad) came off below
Gravesend. These men met on a previous occasion,
with a view of settling their differences, but were com-
pelled to make retreat in consequence of magisterial in-
terference ; on this occasion, a steamer was provided for
conveying the combatants and their respective friends to
the locality selected for the fight, and which left Hunger-
ford-market completely crowded with the sporting fancy.
These men had acquired considerable merit as pugilists,
and from the amount of stakes and the heavy betting,
great excitement was created in the sporting arena.
Smith received from his opponent 201. for allowing choice
of ground ; and the parties having arrived at their desti-
nation, a ring was roped and staked (at this time there
was about four thousand spectators), and betting to a very
considerable amount took place between the Birmingham
and London fancy, Simmonds being the favourite. All
preliminaries being arranged, the men made their ap-
pearance in the ring and shook hands together, testifying
there was no ill-feeling between them beyond the pos-
session of the stakes, and then putting themselves into a
fighting position, they immediately commenced war,
with much severity, and displaying great courage and
science. When 40 minutes had elapsed, it was quite
manifest that Simmonds had an advantage over his op-
ponent ; they kept up the encounter for 1 hour and 34
minutes, when the friends of Smith, despairing of any
chance of winning, withdrew their man from the contest,
and Simmonds was declared the victor. The weight of
the combatants was (upon going to scale) 9st. 101 b. each;
muscular
they appeared in fine condition, and exhibited great
form. Large sums of money were transferred to
Birmingham on this occasion.
THE IRISH STATE TRIALS..--MEETING OF THE
o'cIocJUDGES. (THIS DAY.) This morning at twelve
k, being the hour appointed for the assembling
of the Twelve Judges of England, to consider privately
their views and opinions upon the writ of error brought
by Mr. O'Connell and others, in the House of Lords, a
few minutes before that hour the several Judges, with
their usual characteristic punctuality, began to arrive at
the residence of the Lord Chief-Justice of the Common
Pleas, Sir Nicolas Conyngham Tindal, No, 43, Bedford-
square. The first to arrive was Chief Baron Sir F.
Pollock, who was immediately afterwards follow ed by
Lord Denman, Mr. Justice Alderson, and the whole of
the other Judges of the Queen's Bench, Common Pleas,
and Exchequer. The consultation of the Learned Per-
sonages, it was understood, was immediately entered
upon, and none of the Judges had taken their departure
at the hour of writing (one o'clock).
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—AI' the provin-
cial papers, received this morning, give most favourable
accounts of the prospect of the harvest. The weather
everywhere is most propitious.
ORT.II BRITISH Itamwar.—The contractors broke
ground at Marshall Meadows, on Monday, in large force,
and were visited by numerous persons from Berwick.—
Tyne Mercury.

BANKRUPTCY-.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner PANE.)
There were a considerable number of cases of insol-
vents for hearing before his Honour, but as they were all
unopposed, nothing of interest was elicited in the course
of the proceedings.
In the case of an application in the matter of
Adams, an insolvent, the solicitor for the creditors
stated, that the official assignee had refused to take pos-
session of the insolvent's furniture, and he therefore
hoped that his Honour would allow a creditors' assignee
to be appointed.
Mr. Commissioner PANE said he did not wish to inter-
fere with the duties of the official assignees, for they
were not, in such cases, remunerated for their labours,
and he had no power of ordering such remuneration to
be granted them. If it happened, also, that the official
assignee had creatad a difficulty by taking property not
belonging to the insolvent, he (the Commissioner) could
not afford protection from the consequences of the error.
He therefore, in such cases, allowed them to act for
themselves.
The Solicitor said that he wished merely that his
Honour would allow a creditor's assignee to be ap-
pointed.
Mr. Commissioner PANE had mistaken the appli-
cant. He thought the application was that he (the
Commissioner) should give certain instructions to the
official assignee. The late Act was so indefinite upon
the subject, indeed, lie might say, so apparently opposed
to reason and to common sense, that he had considerable
difficulty in explaining it. It stated that the creditor's
assignee was to be appointed after the passing of the
final order, so that, in effect, the persons who ought to
watch over and conduct the proceedings for the benefit
of the creditors was only to be appointed after the busi-
ness was over. He (Mr. Commissioner Yale) had no
objection to name a day for appointing an assignee, but
there were so many Acts now bearing on the subject that
it was exceedingly difficult to steer between them.
The Solicitor suggested that his Honourmight rescind
the final
The HON. COMMISSIONER said the process was tedious
and unsatisfactory. He would, however, appoint a day
for the naming of a creditors' assignee, but they must
adhere as closely as possible to the forms and practice of
the Court of Bankruptcy.
The subject then dropped.
Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque did not sit till a late
hour.

GUILDHALL.—(THIS DAY).
A young man, dressed like a drover, who gave the
name of William Franklin, 3, M'llowall-place, White-
more road, Hoxton, wrs placed before Mr. Alderman
Hunter, on a charge of stealing from the person of James
Ward, an Irish pig dealer, the sum of 74/. 103.
The prosecutor said that he was a pig dealer, from
Drogheda, and had sold in Leighton Market, on Tues-
day last, a lot of pigs, for 75/. 14s. 6d. He met the pri-
soner there, and was persuaded by him to come as far
as Watford by the railway. They there got drinking, and
commenced to walk up towards London. They over-
took a waggon, and the prisoner said they were
red, and asked if they might ride. The
waggoner consented, and the prosecutor and prisoner
stepped inside, the driver sitting on the outside. The
prosecutor fell asleep, and awakened at a few minutes
before six in the waggon, which had arrived at the Ram-
yard, in Smithfield, between one and two that same
morning. He found the prisoner gone, and his money,
amounting he thought to 741. 10s., gone also. The money
was in two purses ; one contained a 101. note, three Si.
notes, and a sum in gold. The other purse contained
the silver. He could not say how much gold or silver
there was. He gave information of the robbery to po-
lice-constable 215, and described the prisoner, who,
within half an hour, was taken by that officer.
City police-constable, 215, said that he observed the
prisoner walking across Smithfield towards the "Ram,"
and took him into custody. When searched, he had in
a purse 341. in gold, and 2/. Bs. 6d. in silver. He gave
his proper address at the station-house, and witness
afterwards ascertained that he had been home, leaving
the prosecutor asleep in the waggon. There was a key
found upon him which, he said, opened his trunk. He
also stated that he had left it in some public-house in
Hoxton, but could not say where. The trunk, he ad-
mitted, contained a large sum of money.
Alderman HUNTER said he should remand the case
till Wednesday, and directed the constable to look after
the waggoner, and, if possible, find out the trunk de-
scribed by the prisoner.