The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-28 00:00:00

COUILTIMSZIONditiaI.

The Prince of upon his visit to the York race,
course on Thursday, was received at the Grand Stand by
the Marquis of Normanby, who accompanied his Royal
Highness on to the course, and subsequently partook of
a dejeuner with the Prince, at the residence of General
Brotherton, the commanding officer of the troops sta-
tioned in that city.
The Earl and Countess of Wilton have been entertain.
ing during the past fortnight a distinguished party at
their villa residence, Binstead, near Ryde, amongst whom
may be mentioned the Hereditary Grand Duke of
Mecklenburgh Strelitz, the Duke and Duchess of Beau-
fort, and Lady Augusta Somerset, Baron Nieumann,
Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor, Lord and Lady Ash-
ley. Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, the Countess of Jersey,
and Lady Clementina Villiers, Lord Charles Manners,
&c. The Noble Earl and Countess are going to Bad-
minton next week on a visit to the Duke and Duchess
of Beaufort, to meet the Prince of Prussia and a select
party.
The Earl of Yarborough and the leading members of
the Yacht Squadron have arrived at Plymouth from
Cowes, and proceed on a cruise to other western ports.
Lord and Lady Francis Egerton have arrived at
Buxton, on a visit to Lady Charlotte Greville, from
Worsley Hall, Lancashire.
The Austrian Count Anersperg and his son have re-
turned to the Clarendon Hotel, from York races.
The Marquis of Douglas, accompanied by the
Marchioness (Princess Mary of Baden), has arrived at
the Clarendon Hotel, Leamington Spa, where they pur-
pose remaining for a few days, and thence proceeding to
Hamilton Palace, North Britain.
The Earl of Bessborough and Ladies Ponsonby have
arrived at Bessborough House, Kilkenny, from Caven-
dish-square, at which seat the Noble Earl and family
have made arrangements to pass the autumn. The ar-
rival of his Lordship at his paternal estates was welcomed
by his tenantry with every possible mark of esteem.
Count Nesselrode, and his daughter the Baroness
Seebach, accompanied by the Countess of Stockelberg,
proceeded from Brighton on Saturday on a short visit
to the Duke of Norfolk. M. Kisseleff, the Russian
Charge d'Affaires at Paris, left Brighton on Saturday
for Dieppe.
The Marquis of Conynghain arrived in Harwich
harbour last we, k, from the Isle of Wight, in his splendid
yacht the Flower of Yarrow.
Lords Cranstoun and Gardner are among the distill-

guished tourists to the Cumberland and Westmorland
lakes. Their Lordships enjoyed a few days' sport on the
moors. near Brough, when OR a visit to the Rev. Mr.
Barham, M.A., at Appleby Castle.
Viscount Sandon and family are at present staying
at Burnt Norton, near Chipping Campden, Gloucester-
shire.

Colonel and Baroness North and Miss Doyle have re-
turned to Arlington-street, from their villa at Putney-
hill, where her Ladyship has been residing for the last
three weeks. The Baroness and family will leave their
mansion in Arlington-street this week, for Wroxton
.Abbey, where extensive alterations are going on.
Sir Edward Kerrison, Bart., M.P., and Lady Kerrison
are surrounded by a select family circle at Oakley Park,
the Gallant Baronet's seat, near Eye.
The Earl and Countess of Meath have left town for
the Continent, intending to pass the winter abroad.
Viscountess Ashbrooke and the Hon. Miss Flower
left town on Wednesday last for a tour in Germany.
DUSCarakalllllol7ll.
On Sunday, in Smithfield market, between four and
eight o'clock in the evening, there were no fewer than
37 preachers haranguing large mobs of persons, some of
whom attentively listened, but by far the greater num-
ber reviled.

A Parliamentary return has been published, showing
the number of schoolmasters in Scotland who have
vacated their berths in consequence of the late secession.
The amount is stated to be 92, and several are still un-
der suspension for having joined the seceders. The
number, it may be observed, is very small, considering
that there are 12,000 parishes in Scotland, with each one
schoolmaster at least, and many of them two.
It appears from a Parliamentary return, that for the
half-year ending the sth of July last, the total quantity
of refined sugar exported from the United Kingdom as
merchandise was 112,242 cwts., and the amount shipped
as stores 4,853 cwts. The exportation as merchandise
in the six months was, from London, 92,328 cwts. ;
19,752 cwts. from Liverpool ; 41 cwts. from ports on the
Clyde ; and from other outports 121 cwts., making the
total 112.242.
The Earl of Stradbroke has been appointed Vice-
Admiral of the coast of Suffolk, an office which was pre-
viously held by the late Marquis of Hertford. The Noble
Earl is visiting his estates in Ireland.
The Palace of Holyrood is now to be thrown open to
all visitors, on payment of a small fee, namely, one shil-
ling for a party of six. This is not by way of admission
money ; but merely to remunerate the servants for their
trouble in showing the different apartments
A model farm has been established at Berry Pomeroy,
on the estate of the Duke of Somerset.

General Goldie having resigned the Speakership of
the House of Keys, at the Isle of Man, last week, Lieu-
tenant Taubman was chosen to the office.

The 72d Regiment, stationed in the county of Lime-
rick, are daily expecting the route for Cove, to embark
for Gibraltar.

DR. WOLFF'S IMPRISONMENT AT

BOKHARA.

Captain Grover has communicated to us the fol-
lowing account of Dr. Wolff's imprisonment at
Bokhara :

The last letter written by Dr. Wolff, while at
liberty, was written at Bokhara, on the 16th of
April, before he entered the city. He had no writing-
paper, and this letter is written upon scraps torn
from his memorandum-book. A Turcoman had
just arrived from Merv, bringing him a lamb as a
present, and he took advantage of his return to send
a few hurried lines. He is surrounded by people of
Bokhara, Kokan, and Taschkand, and, therefore,
says his information may be depended upon. He
trembles somewhat for Stoddart and Conolly, for they
are not seen at Bokhara, and the person alluded to
in M. de Ghersi's dispatch, he has ascertained to be
a Persian, and the European young man with him is
an Italian watchmaker, named Giovanni. However, he
says, "nobody has witnessed the execution of Stoddart
and Conolly, whilst Youssaf Khan, &c., were publicly
executed. The Khaleefa (Holy-man) of Merv, tells
me positively that Stoddart was alive. Ido not feel
much apprehension for my own safety, but should I be
detained, pray get the Queen herself to write a letter
to the Ameer, for he felt deeply offended that his letter,
which he wrote by Stoddart to the Queen, was answered
by the Governor-General of India. Get also the Em-
peror of Russia to write. Whatever happens pray
take it as coming from the Lord. Did not our Lord
suffer ?"

The man sent by the Assef-ood-Dowlah to com-
mand the escort which was to protect him
against the Turcomans, turned out a great
scoundrel, and the Doctor was obliged to ap-
peal to the Turcomans for protection against his
escort. Between them, however, the poor Doctor
was plundered of everything, and, on entering the
city, he was deserted by all except one man, named
Hussein, and he was looked upon as a man whose
d.)orn was sealed. When, however, the King ordered
Nayeb to receive him into his house the scene changed,
and all predicted that danger was over. He was in-
troduced to the King, kindly received, and he plainly
told the object of his visit. The following day the
King's Chamberlain, accompanied by the Comman-
dant of the arsenal, ordered him to write in their
presence the letter in which the King de-
clares that he put Stoddart and Conolly to
death in the month of July, 1843, and of
this letter he had to make a translation in Persian.
He was then told that he was free to depart. The
letter having been dispatched to Captain Grover, the
Doctor received an intimation that he would be de-
tained. Having a slight fever he wished to be bled ;
this being communicated to the King, permission was
refused, the King saying that bleeding was not
good for him. Dr. Wolff had recovered Co.lonel Stoddart's " official seal." The Doctor writes,
,L pray for me, and thank God with me, that he bath
At first he wore his clergyman's
hitherto helper. _ me."
robes, and rode about:.he town unattended, which, he
says, the Russian Ambassadot; who had just left, was
not allowed to do. In another letter; he says he has
adopted the Bokhara dress, but does not say 7hether
this was done from choice.
On the Bth June he writes two lines to Colonel
Shiel, in which he says, that in spite of all the pro-
mises of the King, he is now a prisoner at Bokhara,
and that he has not the least hope of being soon re-
leased.

ONE WORD TO CAPT. WARNER.
Sia,—Your deeds in the Press have of late cer-
tainly been very great; your challenge in the daily
papers, which is now before me, is a curious spe-
cimen of evasion or want of straightforwardness.
You say that at five miles' distance you will destroy
the largest vessel across the Goodwin Sands, without
having had any previous communication with her,
but you do not say that you will have no communi-
cation with the position the doomed vessel is to
occupy. Why should you know where the vessel is
to be before you go to it ? Why do you fix the
position across the Goodwin Sands ? Because, if
ignorant of the place, you could not previously set
your trap to catch the mouse ; and secondly, if in
deep water for five miles, your line of communication
would sink too deep, perhaps break by its own weight,
and your doomed vessel escape destruction. The
Goodwin Sands would, however, support it near the
surface, and ensure the explosion. What wonder is
there in this ? Why could you not have said a hundred
miles at once ? Because that would have divulged
your means of communication. Now, Sir, I could
blow up St. Paul's (God forbid I ever should), and
be in Manchester at the time. There is nothing to be
wondered at even in that; but I must fiat lay my line
communication. All these things were practicable
before you, Sir, commenced studying the subject.
But are they applicable, economically applicable, to
the practice of war? Certainly not. If a squadron
lay in an enemy's harbour, can you blow them up ?
Yes, you will say, but you must lay your trap first!
And, query, is there not equal danger in laying the
trap as to the mice, when caught ? Will you, Sir,
engage to go on board a Government vessel without
knowing her destination ? Will you, on being con-
veyed to within five miles of an object, whether ship
or fort, without any previous communication with
that object or the position it occupies—will you then
blow it up at the moment of command ? I fancy I
hear you say, No, that is not your mode. Now,
Sir, the darling object of your dreams for years past
can be done, and by means, the application of which
is perfectly simple, and which you, Sir, cannot accom-
plish. There is an individual who will perhaps be
shortly called upon to prove this position, and that
person would have no objection to go on the vessel
prepared for you, and with a piece of ordnance of long
range, if allowed to have one shot at the doomed
vessel, and almost at double the range the piece is
usually effective, will so far destroy the doomed
vessel as to leave you, Sir, nothing to do. That
person, too, will perform his experiment before
assembled thousands. No trickery will be resorted
to—all will be plain and above board ; and, what is
infinitely of more value, the means are not onlyap-
plicable, but easily adaptable to the present engines
of warfare, can be managed with perfect ease and
safety by those already in the employ of ordnance,
and more economical than even the present admitted
system now generally practised. Again, the main
secret can be kept from others by Government, whilst
yours, Sir, could not be kept six hours ; indeed, I
may say it is well known (at least inits general
principles) even now, and as a discovery for general
application, not worth one farthing. I wish for no
better position than to prove yours an infernal of
little use. As I have no doubt the world will soon
be acquainted with the comparative effect and value
both of your invisible and my visible means, I shall at
present leave the subject, remaining, yours, re-
spectfully, CRITO CURIOSA.
Manchester, August 26.

THE LEVANT MAIL.
From Beyrout our advices are of the 3d inst.
Pacha returned there on the 2d, after completing;
disarmament of the population of Tripoli, an°
establishing order and tranquillity in that talc.
Twelve of the most influential inhabitants had
arrested by his orders and sent to prison. The rn°l", ,
taineers of Beisciarre, who had assumed a hostile!,
titude, had returned to their duty, the Pacha
thought proper to suspend the collection of the 0;
until their claims should be examined. The OttOso
fleet, with the exception of two ships of the line
tioned at Tripoli, was still lying at anchor in
roads of Beyrout on the 25th ult. The British r;
gate Tyne sailed from Beyrout for Alexandria
the 31st.
Our private correspondence from Alexandrisf:,
the 7th inst. announces that Mehemet Ali, $.
having received a visit from his son, Said Paha, r„t
followed him from Alexandria to Cairo, had conse°,,
to receive Ibrahim Pacha, and had subsequently ,'
sented to resume the administration of affairs and
return to Alexandria, whence a steam-boat had,l
dispatched on the 7th inst., which was to
Highness at Atfe. Much apprehension was fe".,
Alexandria that the inundation of the Nile dull'
this year would not be sufficient to produce r;
crops. No case of plague had been reported for sco°t
days. The Geyser was waiting at Alexandria to 4
vey Lord Ellenborough to Marseilles. His Lnr"'
was expected to arrive at Alexandria in a few datt
Our letters from Jerusalem of the 18th ult."P'
that a very considerable sensation still existed tu,2
'"'
amongst the French and other Christian populltl‘
on account of the murder of the French Consul'so
vant (mentioned in one of our former letters). It
even said that the Consul was so alarmed at thec:`,4
pearance of affairs, that he would write to his pi:
vernment to supply him with means of protenti°
the French now in his neighbourhood. • 011,
Our letters from Constantinople of the 7th ills
state, that the intelligence from Alexandria had Po,
duced a lively sensation in the Turkish capital. 04
Ministers immediately met in council, at the
seat of the Grand Vizier, and the result of their "`t;
beration was, that Masloum Bey, the Ministeril
Justice and Chargé d'Affaires of Mehemet Ali, si'°re;
repair forthwith to Alexandria to inquire into the
situation of affairs. Masloum Bey accordingkr,
barked on the 7th in the French steamer to culnl,;ict
important mission. The last packet from 'a—
conveyed to Constantinople 227 other Albanian P:it
soners, among whom were several chiefs, Wh° °.
so,
thrown into prison to await their trial before the j-
perior Council of Justice. The Russian stesl;l
Polar Star had arrived with the family of Al. C,041
cazy, former resident Minister of Russia at itt"ty
where he had resided for some time. A libel olio,
Minister of Finance having been received by
Levant packet, and profusely circulated in Consl'i,co
tinople, Baron de Bourqueney had given perrn'tore,
to the Ottoman police to examine all the brOtfir,
arriving by the French mail, and to seize sub
it might disapprove, of a political character. Ise
Our naval intelligence from Malta is to the
30
inst. Beyond the arrival of the two Dutch frifoci.
the Rhin, having on board his Royal Highness froo
Henry of the Netherlands, and the Jason, both,le
Tunis, there is, however, little to communicate. J.

are both performing quarantine.
Her Majesty's steamer Acheron returned to p,
the 13th inst., from Toulon, where she had d
obliged to put in, in consequence of the violentr-ty
of wind she encountered. She was ten hours tr,4
full steam from this port to Toulon. The sea dot
over her in a fearful manner; at one time she "'"I,,V
inches of water on her decks. She got undert"iS
of the islands of Hyeres, for shelter from the lud.
the gale. The Acheron was the bearer of the
received at Malta on the 4th, from Alexandri%ori,
communication whatever was allowed with the gt)
The quarantine flag was hoisted on her arriv.34:
the Captain, with Mr. and Mrs. Carter Smith,
with the dispatches. After waiting an hour istdip‘
lon, the Acheron returned to Malta. On leaviliitl
took no mail, and several letters sent by her ',ldeP
hope of being landed, were brought back to the se
on the return of the steamer to this port. ;111?0'
The Oriental arrived this morning, and will
port to-night, for Alexandria. 100'
The Sydenham had been sent from Bare flit
Marseilles, with dispatches by a Queen's messe.nn
tiler b The Tyne and Belvidera had arrived off Ale
from Beyrout, but having exchanged signals wift,
Geyser, put back again for the port they had lejoni,°
The Polyphemus leaves to-day for the oot.,
Islands and Greece, with mails; and the Ache'
Gibraltar, with the intermediate London mail' „1
The Orestes was at Argostoli, and about Le,
ceed to Samos ; the Medea at Corfu, Sn'
Virago at Athens, and the Beacon at Poros. eoctr
The news of the bombarding of Tangiers r
Malta on the morning of the 15th.
The following is the disposition of the fleet ,
Mediterranean station :
Malta Harbour—Ceylon, G, bearing the rildSrro,;
Rear-Admiral Sir L. Curtis, Lieut. R.
steamer Locust, Lieut. Commander J. Lunn ;
Lieut. W. Hoseason.
On Surveying Duty—Beacon, Commander 111
Gibraltar—Caledonia, 120, Captain A. n. 1, ro'
Albion, 90, Captain Lockyer, C.B. ; Forma 11'
Captain G. F. Rich ; SVarspite, 50, Captain I%ld
Wallis; Scout, 18, Hon. J. R. Drummond; '0,44
Commander John Duflil; Vesuvius, C0r1121,04
Ommanney; Sydenham, Lieut. Commander livirect4'
Pirxus.—Savage, Lieut. Bowker ; Virag°'
mander G. G. Otway. Cilbe
Coast of Syria.—Tyne, 26, Captain Wr-
cock ; Belvidera, Captain Hon. G. Gray.
Chalcis.—Snake, 16, Hon. H. B. Deyereulc: r,
Alexandria.—Geyser, Commander Carpen'eApties'
Corfu.—Orestes, Commander Cannon;
Commander Warden.
Constantinople.—Devastation,CommanderP.l

PRECAUTIONARY MEA.Sl.lo',ilieti
We have been informed, and are most gr3oftPi
[earning, that measures of military precaution opt
usual kind in fortified towns have lately beenwor6
in this invaluable fortress. To vvhateYer I,Tts'lo,
nience such a measure may subject the InlAir,[l.l cewt,
this island, it is, nevertheless, called for 11„b"t tts[
stances. There cannot be a shadow of (10"4. to gr[eir
whenever France considers hostilities abou'de ;o'l,
place with England, she will attempt a coup i'l',
on Malta. It is not for us to point out the 13,;(1/‘'A
nerable point in either harbour, nor the raeaßsne
venting a furtive nocturnal entrance of the I
or the other, and of securing the entrance intited
letta, in C3se of an attempt of the troops I°et4oPers**,:
the other cities and r;Ubarbs. These are Ins'
are not bound to deal with, andwhich. 0, eel
those who have the responsibility of keep colst
session of the place have already to 5
in all their details. It is sufficient for u'iarr
peat—we will do sothousand times if nee;
that France has commenced naval and tie' 11,
operations, incompatible, if carried out, with 00,
terests of Englendt that a similar courgrortfie,P,
taneously pursued by Spain, and come of the nob ;fjOf
Powers, the former confessedly under -v,rentiorit.,[
fluence, la of a nature to show a common ime
throwing down a formidable barrier to French WOh
tion to the westward. In Tunis we hoe a ;kffilt:4;„
Consul insulted—the Bey intimidated-4 9tirrt
party conciliated—with a contemporaneously fOte,
up of parties within the Lland of Malta. „trio. 3
we have the opening act of a new lereneh
We have also a pamphlet which, boyish as4iytif I'4
however covered up with hypotheses, is eir,vl"ciice:4nto
tended to heighten the moral infltkenee of F rliejo4,,
to weaken that of England, with Powers "d to ire
the maritime superiority of either Power, al'orho
timidate those in the united lriegioin orperc'y
engaged in the pursuits of maritime cd9tej eP°A
Whether these demonstrations will be sC4esist`2
.11 . aord,
now, or, being found too premature, Olt, `.
from till a future period, we neither kn°",„ persls.4
This we know, that whenever they may, Llnistretige-
in England has the power, and her lorn;iie to "e;
will, no doubt, have the firmness, succeso if the .1;
sist them. To talk of Br tish commerce %rite° e,i4
being a vulnerable point now that st°
are in use is ridiculous. Was it atecied
vulnerable point in the last war, when PVytoer
sailing vessels ? Certainly not. But a S'celoyeo °fr. I
protect a merchant fleet better than half a tv Off
ing vessels. Neither can France plied °P land fur?
an equal number of steam-vessels with Er)ifyinsti3o,
manned ; but she would have to combat she po
tish sailors, with sea-sick soldiers ; nor ca3y, uu,bie
perse her guerilla steamers over the ucecobrist'lly,
accompanied by transports loaded withuc,.
matter, whereby to produce the steam ti 1,0,1
Be all this, however, as it may, the Dian+, watioll
ours ought in the meantime to be most diligeni3J to
against surprise; and when our neigh to Put.pg
attempt to scour the ocean without coals, ..yore
practice the schoolboy exercises of fightingtv;io
away, joining, and disuniting forces, theyn the Peat
find that there is nothing new in this hist°l;t•
trary, it is as old as the first details oftfl_nded ligthe
play-grounds and warfare. But single: are t
ing is nothing when powder and fire-armsowy den,
means of offence. No man can carry Bti.
out 0.3
with him, nor can any depot be safe wilfteato,Ve,riod
sembled force ; and, in this respect °tl/1 of
she cannot carry with her a supply, for J
may, by analogy, be compared to an
order t°
time, of what she is most in want of in
sure her efficiency.—Malta Mail,
—111",:nv lens ip.

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TRIPOLI, JULY 22.
The British Consul-General, ten days 516- letter/
patched a courier to Malta. However, let
were permitted to be sent by that conveyance'
1/1 . 0010
to keep 0
affairs in the mountains have been settledhf
bloodshed : a demonstration was sufficient
people in order. The difference had been settledirv,
the old Barachala, colonel of the irregular ce
ilvt:
and attached to the present Governu3ent,