The Sun.
London, England, 1826-03-09 00:00:00

DISCO VERIEN IN A FRICA.

(From the Sierra Leone.Galette.) •
His Majesty's ship Lira:en Captain WILL.ES,
sailed on Thursday last for the Bights of Benin
and Biafra. Captains Clapperton and Pearce,
with Messrs, Morrison and Dickson, who rattle
out in the Brazen, went down in her, and will be
landed at such part of the coast as circumstances
may render most advisable. Their object will
then be to reach Soccatoo, where Captain ClaO•
pertmt resided some time last year, when in the
interior with Major Denham. We had much
conversation with him, and were much gratified
with his statements. They confirm (what we are
sure will be more apparent the more we beconve
acquainted with the country) that the centre of
Africa is far advanced in civilization) that the.
further the negro is removed from the baneful
effects of the slave trade—the contamination of
the coast—the more he is raised in the scale of hub
marsh y ,the more in ielligent,honest, and industrious !
does he become. We understand that on reaching
Soccatoo, some of the party will remain to form uttire .
intimate relations with that extraordinary save.
reign, Sultan Bello, and endeavour to establish a •
safe.and permament communication between
catoo mid the coast ; whilst others will visit the
Niger, trace its course, and follow it to the sett
with such other excursions for the benefit of
science end the extension of knowledge as cir-
cumstances may admit. We were favoured with
a view of a map, containing the late discoveriesof
Major Denham and Captain Clapperton, from
which it seems nearly certain, that the Niger,
or Joliba, passing within a short distance of Soc•
ciao°, flows into the Bight of Benin, uud, we
have no doubt, forms Lagos and the rivers round
it. If so, what nit important opening made into
the interior of Africa I With the exception
of the rapids of ValntreP, a tileatil-vessel may
traverse this immenso cow ineut front the Bight
of Benin to the Foulah country—a wa tee.
communication scarcely equalled in any .other,;.
pant of the world., We were much gra—
tilled with Captain' Ciapperton's account 'Or
the: extent and neatness of the fences and, plan-
tatiens in the interior, especially of cotton
and indigoond the cure with which they ere
kept clear of weeds. We were also struck with
the circumstance, that all the gold carried to
Tirebuctoo and Soccatodis brought from the west
and south.west--t strong corroboration of what
is always stated by our travelling merchants that
the most productive gold mines of Western or In-
terior Africa are not far from us. We wish these
adventurous travellers every success ; but we
cannot help fearing the Portuguese interest in the
Bights will be too powerful for them. It is the
policy of that Government to keep every thing
connected with its Colonial establishments a pro.
found secret. The world knows nothing of any
of them. To this national jealousy is to be add-
ed, in the present case, the fear of the authorities
on this coast, that our success may be their loss,
and especially that it may interfere with their
illicit slave trade. If the Lagos be the Niger,
they, must know it ; and if so, we fear they will
not, if they can prevent it, alloW our enterprising
countrymen to unravel a secret they have so long
kept.

Catoss's .ELeenattr.—Among the variety
of anecdotes relating to Mr. Citoss's Elephant,
the following deserves notice. The youug man
appointed to the care of the animal, and serving
in the capacity of keeper, whose eminent peril
from the animal's violence is noticed in a comet!).
porury of yesterday, was A Lett ED Cops, who now
holds time situation of keeper of the Menagerie
at the Tower. His master hail occasion to take
him down with him to a vessel in the ltiver one
morning, and being detained longer than they
expected, several persons were waiting his arri-
val at Exeter Change to sheer the Elephant. At
that time Cops was in the habit of going into his
den between the wooden bars with a small hit
of cane in his hand, with which he touched
the animal, to make, him walk round. But he
had no sooner entered, than the sagacious crew.
ture showed symptoms of disobedience, anent began
buttering him with his trunk. Cops fled to the
farther corner of the den, mind screamed out lustily.
Mr. Cross hearing his cries, instantly sprung to
the place, and seizing an iron bar, which was
lying near, hurled it against the ear of the Ole_
chant, which made him toteueritytel:iisathienatitil poluoloowl,
and gave the aan opportunity of mnmaking his
iiiiiithilnoviiii:gvfotte t before
eilie re
len. The animal's die.
nr.ainre to his keeper arose from his having been
'kept loiter than usual without his food, and in
reseotinent of this t eglect, Cops's life would have
forfeited, but fur the presence of mind of
Mr. Cross.

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Pit rc E SVIVENPMWCX4

FRENCH I'APHILS.

. .
• ' E.Prori the Eloile, data tuertitty,
.firtitch
NutsAttot t5.—A. Journal of Liege says,
that fresh troubles ,have broken out at St. Peters-
burgh, ritul that the gotperor Nicholas retreated
to Riga. .M.eauthrie ,tbe English Journal's re,
panted a horrible itiventiou of the. Alintiurgh
Observer,—.
We have this mtlniegt tectAtieti a letter front the
Ilassiati capital, dated the '2olli, aml the Journals
of the 19thf which we hasteu to lay before our
" The most perfect tfitilquiliktt ttletialls at St. l'etelabtitgli,
and in all the rest of tOsitt. :Vhe.investigation or the affair is
proceeded in with eiteond aethity and all nicemery publicity
will hogiveit td the tine,' of thCse important proceedings: WO
,have the note oi* the:arrival of the-fitnilitl irtnatteaten in the an.
client capital 'of /lonia, There is oolhing remaikablei but the
sentiments of affliction and respect Which the people manifested
on teeing the Collin of their adored Sovereign. St. Petersbrirgh
is tit ibis' motnent full of illuStrious foreigners, who have conies'
from, all the Courts of Europe; to CDHlVlinvent the new Eniperoft.
The Duke of Wellington is expected in a few days: Marshal
Wrede will arrive to-day.., his imperial nighties! the Arch.
.duke` Verdinand will leave us at the end of ;this monthi Ind
consequently will not be present, at the obsequies of the Elm,
peror Aloprider. •

" The. Prince or, ()range *ill vs-amok his stay, in order to
'pay the htst duties to the great :Sionarchf who
,was not only
hia
hut also his friend. . •

"•The'Ernrierur, notwithstanding his muttilatiotts occups.r
tions, is happily in good health. lie takes advantage of the
line• weather to dtiyeabot4 yttitlt the Empress, in a trainesa,
without any attendants."
,4The extracts given by the Otolle from the St. Petersburg/:
'o"4.mool,arethedtarne a tfurip in the I
Inin burgh rapers!l
ptocess • rrlativP tltti'liretetWed
aistissittation of the .Avoyer Keiteri of lateerne,,,
is tiow opprly tertniontett, The.,pecial
Si9ll of'sit,Zurichl have just
dnied—

Ist. Thit M. Keller was not etssnsllnated.
"'2d. That his dl*nppeardnce CATMOt be attributed to any
;extehral'eause.
Oci. That the deposititins of the brinclial have no faun 4
datio'n.

ch.,That, in-A*6'314140e? of all this, the innocence of
Alessts::Pry tra am/ Cori•e4torti hr,perfectly demonstrated."
Time will doubtless reveal the secret of ti►e
horrible plot agiiist two such respectable M►i-
gistrates. -

' Fresh shocks or, an aarthquake• werefelt, on
the 11th of JulY,'lll•the kingdom of Naples, and
in the same places. .`rha.Commune of Tito,
which suffered the most On the former occasion,
.has had all the Guildingss which were only
sbakt, the first time', Completely overthrown.
resOrdAY one m. Commiosnries of Police of
of Paris. •vvent' to !he Museum. of the
iNne Art f, of Mr. C. ltony, (,;(t/crie 'iviennes, to
i.x,ecote. a' Mandate-issued by the Prefect of PO.
lice, in order to search after signs and
spnbols destined (a propagate the spirit of re.
bullion, or to disturb the public peace, lie
seived on an enormous guantity'of Gusts of Napo-
Item' in every point of view, and of
.811 diweb-
,i.,.----(The Gonitittilionuckhak long;a nit on
subject.) •

(From Me JoVrnal Part,: fSomday,)
Pit AN X PURI' TH 0 Eu, PE a. '24.-11:very
iiartectly trafiquil at Warsaw. A report
wiiich hes spread here, thatthe Flmperor Nicholas
would come to Poland after his Corunation,whialt
is to take' place in the month of May, has caused
great joy, both among the people and the army.
It Seems that his Imperial .Majesty will also
visit Finland. The Governor of that Grand
Duchy, General Zacksewsky, has arrived at
Saint Petersburgh, And has been extremely well
received by the, tonperor. This General, who, ft
is expected, will become Minister of War, has
had several conferences with General Diebitsch,
who is in high favour with the Emperor Nicholas,
The Duke of Wellington must by this time
have reached Warsaw, where, by order of the
Grand Duke Constantine, every thing %was pre-
pared for his reception. ft was affirmed that
the Duke would stay only forty..right boors at
Warsaw, and proceed, without stopping, to St.
Pvtersburgh.

[ENTItAcT OF A PRIYATE trrtgq THOM. fsT,,
Tcnsnutwit, Fratittmalt-14.3

•
"A report of the Conitnitudon, charged' with the investiga«
tion of the conspiracy at St. Petersitrgh, was on the 9th of this,
month laid before the Emperor alone, by General
To this report was annexed a list of the conspirators; panting
nut also the greater or less degree of their The,Emperor
appeared extremely depressed on that day. The mildness of
his character recoiled at the measures of extreme severity which
the circumstances require. On the 10th, however, his Majesty
called an extraordinary Council of his Ministers, and commit.
nicated to them the report in question. The Council was unad
nimously of opinion, that the safety of the State demandedl
prompt justice and exemplary punishment of the konspirators;
especially of those who were taken with arms in their lia-nds."
FRENCH ,FIINDS,—PARIPI. nano* 6.--. Five per Cent*.
opened at litif. 75e. ; highest, 80c. ; lowest, 911 f. 2tPC close&
at Itilf..loc.—Three per Cents. ti4f. 50c,—Bank Stock, 1,900 f. ---Neapolitan Hewes, 711. 60c.—Royal Spanish Loan, 44f,,,,e.,7_
Exchange on London, one month, 25f. Mk.; three ditto, Or'
211c._.(tours Autiantique.)

CHURCH oir ST. SAvittutes, sown" wik
From it statement we have been favoured wit" Of
the expot..s of repairing this Edifice, it oppears
that no less a stun than 342.32 2/. hal. beau ex.
',ended (not including boss), and two-thirds of
the old building are yet to sePairl or Partly Lcr
rebuild. The debt saddled on the Parish by this
,jolt,
will Dv etiOnootic, Os the Surveyor receive*
five per cent. on the sums expended.

PARLIAMENT.

MOUSE OF LORDS, MARCH 8.

CORN LAWS.
Lord STOWELL presentetlyetitions from several littadreds
the County of Bedford against any alteration in the Corn
laws.—Laid on the table.

The Earl of I.llifeßl6K said, that there had been as yet no
petitions from Ireland against altering the Corn Laws, because
it was understood that Ids Afajesty*,it Ministers would not in-
traduce anymeasure on the aubject rioring the course of the
present Seseion. When the proper .titiitr should come, their
-Lordships would see their table loaded with petitions tiom the
Sister Country.
SLAVERY.
Earl SPENCER presented a petition from Wellinborough,
praying for the Abolition of Slavery.—Laiti on the table.
E'er! GROSVENOR corrected a misrepresentation of what
he had stated yesterday, whilst presenting a petition from the
parishee of St. Margaret's and St. John's, Westminster, against
Rear Baiting. He appealed to their Lordships, whether he
had apoken.any thingbut what was in approbation of that noble
cause which sought to protect animals against cruelty, and of
• the distinguished individual by whom it had been au highly
promoted. He then inquired whether it was the intention ot z
Noble Earl opposite to lay'before the house any documents to
slfew the progress in "Melt some of the Colonies had made in
• }firing effect to the recommendations of his Majesty's Order in
` Council.
Earl BATHURST replied, that he intended to lay on their
Lordships' table Copies of all the Reports tied Correspondence
which had taken place on that subject with the Colonies during
the last and the present year.
TAILS.

• Mr. linnonorx and others from the Commons brought up
the Promnisory Notes Bill, the Prisons Regulation Bill, and
. several Private Bills, which were read a first time.
'On the motion of the Earlof LIVERPOOL, the Promissory
Notes Bill was read a first time. His Lordship then said, that
he had intended to fix Friday next for the second reading of that
but that having swayed an intimation from a Noble
,Vriend who gave much attention to the subject, that he feared
.11e should not be well enough to attend on that day, he should
itppoint the second reading for Monday next, and more that the
be sunintoned.—Ordered.
t ' 'CONFERENCE WITH THE COMMONS.
,EurHiATHURST moved that a message be sent to the
Commons, desiring a conference with them in the Painted
Chaniber, to communicate to them the proceedings of their
.Lordships. —Ordered.
; ,After a short time, the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod ap..
geared at the bar, and announced that the Commons were in
waiting in the Painted Chatubm The following Peers were.
I then appointed to mansgelhe conference
His Royal Highness the Duke of (iloucester, the Marquis of
Lansdown, the Earls of Shaftesbury, Bathurst, Orouvenor.
Liverpool, Viscount Dudley and Ward, and the Bishop of
London.
The Duke of GLOUCESTER (at the return of the Depute.
Aim)), stated that they had held a conference with the Cont.
moos in the Painted'Chamber, and had 'communicated to than
'their Lordaldps' concurrence in ¶the Resolutions which had
been submitted to them by the.Commons.—Adjourned.