The Sun.
London, England, 1828-02-04 00:00:00

GERMAN PAPERS.

VIE/VA, JAN. 22.—Private letters from Trieste
affirm that the Commanders- of the allied squadrons
in the Mediterranean • have declared all the Greek
ports and fortresses which are in the hands of the
Turks in a state of blockade, and that several' ships
of war are already cruising before Patras, Modon,
Corona and Navarin, to enforce this declaration. If
this news should be confirmed, it would be a farther
step towards an actual state of war with the Porte.
Metalliques, 90f. 94 6ths ; Bank Shares, 1,039 f.—
Allgemeine Zeitung, Jan. 25. '
SMYRNA, DEC. 15.—The Oriental Spectator con-
tains the following, letter from Bairout, in -Syria,
which, though of an .old date, is very i. teresting. It
adds, that it is from hrespeetable Fre ich merchant
in that town, whOse correspondent t Smyrna has
communicated it to the editor of the ~Speetator
" BAIROUT, SEPT. 29.—1 can give you no bril-
liant description of our situation in this country,
where the turn which political affairs have taken has
given its the coup dr. grace. We had scarcely re-
covered from the effects of a dreadful famine and
the plague, .which compelled us to shut up our ma-
gazines almost the whole summer, whew& new 'tills-
forttme threatened our interests and even our lives.
The exasperation of the Mussulmans, produced-by
the resolution of the three Powers,. is still kept in
check by the ancient esteem, which they paid us,
and by the remembrance of the long friendship of
which they were proud ; but we must confess that
at this moment only faint traces remain, and that
we are now in a manner obliged to be constantly in
arms, in order to obtain some of the
which treaties grant us. The indefatigable, exer-•
titans of M. Guys, our Consul, who is highly esteemed-
here, will soon cease to be sufficient to ward off the
blows which are aimed at us from all sides. No re-
monstrancea are attended to ; our complaints on
whatever subject are disregarded, and we have lost
the moral influence which .was our sole protection
here. It is evident that this hostile attitude which
the Turks have assumed with respect to us arises
from the distrust which they feel towards every Eu-
ropean, since they fancy that they see a general
anion of the Europeans against the Porte. Our
situation is so precarious, that we shall perhaps be
all of us soon obliged to emigrate.
" The Christian inhabitants, who fear the anger
of the Turk.; who may be every naoment induced by,
events to the commission of excesses, have fiedr with-
their merchandise, effects, and money into the moun-
tains ; so that if we wish to transact any business,
we must carry money seven leagues distant into the
mountains, in order to purchase silks, or Any other
goods; and it is frequently necessary to go armed.
•
'This emigration tends to general ruin, and will not
cease till we are perfectly easy with ;respect to the
sue of the negotiations in Constantinople.
" The Christians settled here are not the only
persons who have fled into the Mountains. The
English Consul and his secretary, with some per-
sons of their nation, and others under their protec-
tion, have also fled, by which the alarm has not been
a little increased. The French, notwithstanding the
I 1 humour of the people, have hitherto held but, and
we remain, in some degree, the last. remnant of the
European population. But as our insulated situa-
tion is rendered still worse by the entire absence of
ships of war, by the almost equally complete want
of merehantmen, of which we have seen only two
for a very long time, and which, besides, did not
escape the plunder of the Greek pirates, we are be-
aides, especially in the eyes of the Turks; rather for-
saken exiles than Greeks, who have voluntarily set-
tled among them to form and to consolidate com- I
utercial relations between Frame and Syria. This
situation begins to be very dangerous, and if some
fortunate chance and more effectual protection does
not soon give us a little more weight in the eyes of
the nations, we shall probably find it prudent to with-
draw. Besides, the most alarming reports are in cir-
culation ; the only object of themis to incense the peo-
pie, who consider us as allies—nay, emissaries of the
Jreeks, and ascribe to us all the injury done them
by the pirates, who, dming the last five months,
have taken above two-thirds of the goods consigned
to this country, and of which it is so much in need.
If this state Qf things should continue but a short
rime longer, our trade on this coast must be totally
destroyed, which is the more to he lamented, As so
much pains have been taken within these few years
to encourage it ; and in 1825 it had become so active
that there was reason to hope that it would soon em-
ploy annually .50 ships. But the plague of piracy
,as detoured every thing, and the captains' f ships
avoid these coasts as a sea full of shoals, the dangers.
of which it is impossible to escape."—Austrian Ob-
.7tever, Jan. 22.

We ha-..e authority to deny that any message '
was conveyed '-.y Lord Howes to nF. WALDEN from Lady
CaNtonio to Mr. lICSKISSON,...6n the subject of Mr. HUS-
xistow's acceptance of office, as is falsely asserted ,in the
same SUarlay newspaper which last week contained a fa-
bricated letter on the same subject.. We contradict this
of a respectable
,4?,arrespondent ;
folsehood'en• the authority
but we would" udfriee him and his friendstc,ta4o no
of any thing that appears in so despicable npaper,.-4notice
inz„.
MELANCHOLY.SUICIDE.—Ori.FridatI*Otn
—:____..
jog last General-viscount - de.- SA LT) OS, a SPania: 'Of ;high
ran lc, and one of those,iiitubs of t.e FEADINA4to: have
sought an -asollw in this'nbti7,- terminated his exisnnie
at the house of a Mr, PERa97,,,, of No. 0, Berner-attest;.
where he ti 4.
commercill-mad, been for 'sone time past
residing. The evils attendant nn
depri-
vation of rank, and pecuniary ii; ‘xiliLobscurity,
fficiultis.---4re supposed to
have led to, if not induced, this calamitous catastrophe,
combined with another cirelimsfailee
*Arch, no doubt, is
fresh in the mind of the re, der—theapPrebension of his
-.inn BA LTA n, on a" charge of forgery on •.1 ,wi
Es,
LLOYD,
bankers, preyed on the sensitively liononiabld mind
and Co.,
of the deceased, and created feelings "'hicil t4'prlite 61 an
old Castilian could but ill endure. Yot having !,..,iii; ;lossii
before tnentioneVatisP'4l Was
as usual on the morning'
had taken plabe, and dri gding;
excited that some calamity
to his room to ascertain the cause of-abeince;-I'he worst
fears were realized, and the 'Viscount was discovenil sus-
pended from the bed-pest. 'When his son, 13At.usart.
Samos, was under trial, lie exhibited a nervous irritabi-
iity approaching almost to insanity. Life, however, was
spared ; and on an implied compact that he would leave
the country, a verdict of acquittal was returned. Grateful
for the clemency he had e?cperienced, the Viscount .was
anxious that on the instant the pledge should be redeemed
and good faith restored; but it was all in vain: the son
Atilt remained in England, and every moment that be lingered
added an additional corrosion to the wound which was already
festering, until death closed the scene. Daring Saturday
And yesterday several distinguished foreigners, the disastrous
„occurrence having obtained circulation, called at the
:Viscount's lodgings. The Coroner's inquest has not as yet
taktu place on view of the body,

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LONDON,
MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, 1828.

The Election of a Member to serve in Par-
liament for Liverpool, in the room of the Right
Honourable W. HUSKISSON, will take place

to-morrow, the sth inst.
The Election of a Member for Ashburton in
the room of the Right.Ho' n. STURGES BOURNE,
will take place to-morrow the sth inst.

The Election of a Member to serve in Parlia-
ment for the city of Durham in the room of Sir
H. HARDINGE will take place to-morrow, the

sth inst.

The Election of a Member for the Borough
of Corfe Castle, in the room of G. BANKES,
take place on Friday, the Bth inst. •

The, Election of a Member for Ripon, in the
room of Mr. SHADWELL, will take place on
Friday next, the Bth inst.

The Election of a Member to serve in Par-
liament for the county of Durham, in the room
of Mr. LAMBTON, now Lord DURHAM, will
take place on Wednesday the 13th inst.
The day of Election of a Member for Cam-
bridge is tot yet fixed.
-'t

The French Papers of Friday add little to
what the Gazette de France communicated re-
specting the reported change in the French
‘finistrr. ft is now confidently stated that M.
CHA TIROL has resigned the Department of
Marine, in which he is to be succeeded accord-
ing to some reports by the Count de la IiouR-
DOINA Yr, the Chief of the Ultras. One thing
is clear, that the Ministry is by no means in a
settled state. The partizans of VIT. LELE
express strong hopes that he may resume his
station as head of the Ministry, and his continued
stay in Paris gives some colour to their hopes.
The near approach of the day for opening the
Session must accelerate, if it do not consolidate,
the complete formation of the Ministry.
By the following extracts from some Papers
received this morning, it will be seen (if the
report is entitled to credit) that IBRAHIM.
PACHA has embarked 13,000 men on board of
33 vessels for Alexandria, but that the fleet was
overtaken by a violent storm and dispersed, while
apprehensions are entertained that some have
sunk :

We have received important news, should it be confirmed,
from Marseilles, of the 26th January, it is stated that Ibra-
ham Pacha had caused to sail from Navarin, 53 ships for
Alexandria, having on board 15,000' men, but a violent
hurricane took place soon after their departure, and it was
feared that a Turkish ship had perished, as signals of dis-
tress were made from her. The extreme scarcity of pro-
visions were the cause of the Egyptians retreating as well
as Austria having, after the departure of the Ambassadors
from Constantinople, forbidden her vessels from trans-
porting to Greece, all provisions and ammunition.
BARCELONA, JAN. 23.—Although it was the desire of
his Majesty to leave us soon, be will still he obliged to re-
main for some time, as.his health will not permit him to
undergo the fatigue of travelling.

A report prevails that the Royalist volunteers, which
were disbanded, are, going again to be organised in the
province. This report has caused an unfavourable im-
pression, and things are far
_from quiet: It is known
that agents are busy working up another revolution.
A report prevailed'at Leghorn on the 16th January,
that Ibrahim Pacha had left the Morea clandestinely, and
sailed for Egypt.
Letters froth Cadiz of the 16th January state, that a
French frigate had arrived 'in that port froth Rio de.Ja-
neiro in 54 days. -

The Allgemeine Zeitung of the 28th nit. and
Frankfort Papers of the Same date, have been
received this morning. They contain little poli-
tical intelligence. 'We are glad to perceive that
the principles of Free Trade have extended their
liberal influence to Bavaria and Wurtemburg,
both which -have, entered- into a commercial
treaty, --
reciprocally beneficial :

AUGSiIURGII, JAN. 25.
We are able to iiiteit..btt good' authority, that the long
desired treaty of commerce between Bavaria and Wnitem_
burg
was signed at Munich on the 18th of January. ' .The
line of custom-houses hitherto established between the two
kingdoms will . be closed on. the; Ist of July next, and the
communications3larl forvill bew i
neeT
iron,irlyfrecoer and cattle; all the
stipulations They will be so on
the Ist of
stipulations of this commercial treaty betigeen the two
States have been regulated with much circumspection, and
on principles equally liberal and equitable.
swiTzEß.LArin, JAN. 22.

The committee appointed to revise the penal military
code, for Om use of the Swiss regiment in the service of
France, has just terminated its labours, the result of which
will be laid before the directory, and afterwards commu-
nicated to the cantons. This code will be one of the prin.
cipal subjects of the deliberations of the next Diet. It
will also have to direct its attention to an irregularity in

ibe Sd Swiss regiment, in the service of Naples, where
there are three companies, for which there is no treaty,
and the officers of which belong to the canton of the Gri-
sons, which have repeatedly refused to take any part in
the capitulation with Naples.

STUTGARD, JAN. 26.

His Royal Highness Prince Frederick, his Majesty's
nephew, set out .this morning for St. Petersburgh, on a
visit to the Imperial family and the Grand Duchess Helen,
his sister.—The Prince will return at the beginning -of
April.

TRTESTF, JAN. 18.

Contrary winds prevent the arrival of the ships from the
Levant. A Russian frigate (perhaps with M. de la
Ribeaupierre on hoard) is said to be off the port.
- -

. .
FRANKFORT, JAN 18.
There is rather more business doing in Eng Hell tn.anii-
factures than for some time past. Some considerable pur-
chases have been made by Swiss houses in particular,
which, during the present season, cannot receive consign-
inents directly from England. On the other" hand, the
winter is not favourable for the silk trade, at least as far as
the connection, of Frankfort extend,. though the demand
for that article from the north of Europe continues to in-
crease, so that we now receive orders from Sweden and
Norway.

Brussels Papers of the 2d inst., received this
forenoon, contain little of interest, but we extract
the following :---

BRUSSELS, JAN• 30.

The Consul General of Spain at Amsterdam informs
the merchants, that by a Royal Decree of the 28th of
November last his Catholic Majesty bas made Barcelona a
port of depot, with the same privileges as those of Santander,
Corunna, Cadiz, and Alicant ; and that by another Decree
of the same date, the importation of spun cotton of foreign
manufacture, both white and coloured, is prohibited up to
No. SO ; and that by the 6th article the additional duty is
for the present suspended, which was imposed by the Royal
Decree of the 2d of August, on the importation of foreign
cotton wool.

We have just received a letter from Rome, dated Jan.
17, which informs us that the Countess de Celles, lady of
the Ambassador of the Netherlands, died in that city on
the 13th inst. The Countess was the daughter of the
Count de Valence, Peer of France, and of Madame de
Valence, daughter of Madame de Gen

ZIAGUE, JAN. 29.

In the Sitting of the Second Chamber of the States-
General, M. Loop, reporter of the Committee of Physi-
cians, presented among others, a very long report on a pe-
tition from a printer at the Hague, who desires that a law
be proposed to the Chamber, revoking that of the 10th
April, 181.5, the decree of the 20th of the same month, and
the law of 6th March, 1818, which contain penal enact-
ments against those who attempt to excite trouble and dis-
gust in the kingdom, &c. These laws, says the pe-
titioner, were enacted in consequence of troubles and alarms
which no longer exist. These laws, he says, give rise to
the greatest abuses.
Several Members spoke in favour of the substance of the
petition, but the petitioner, it seems, had proposed an usual
course of submitting it to the Chamber, which made it ne-
cessary to put the question of printing the report to the
Committee, but on a division the number of Members present
proved to beinsufficient, and the question was therefore ad-
journed. BRUSSELS, JAN. 31.

We learn that the Second Chamber of the States Gene-
ral will commence next week the discussion of the code de
procedure civile. HAGUE, JAN. 31.

Second Chamber of the States General.—A project of
law relative to the Customs was received, which contains
regulations in favour of commerce and navigation. The
printing of the report on the petition of M. Lagenhasen,
printer, at the Hague, was ordered without opposition.

Malta Gazelles of the 26th of December have
been received, but their contents are of an old
date and unimportant.

Gibraltar Papers of the 14th ult. have come to
hand, but their contents are not of the slightest

interest.

The Princess Elizabeth packet has arrived
with a Mediterranean mail. She sailed from
Corfu Dec. 18, from Malta Dec. 29, and from
Gibraltar, Jan. 22.

The article in the last number of Blacktvoods
Magazine against the Whigs is a mere tissue
of intemperance, and what is remarkable the
same angry tone is exhibited in the more
abstruse speculations of science. We have the
various subjects of the Currency, the Bank of
England, Country Banks, Emigration, &c.
discussed all in the same intemperate manner.
The writer really seems angry that all the world
will not agree with him ; yet he is not a deep
reasoner ; he seldom appeals to facts or to prin-
ciples ; nor does he seem, all the while that he is
dealing out his philippics right and left, to know
very clearly where the difficulty of his subject
lies, nor what it is that he is opposing.

His arguments are, for the most part, either
irrelevant or inconclusive. They do not touch
the main points at issue ; they fall quite wide of
the mark ; which the writer is so far from per-
ceiving, that he goes on with fresh alacrity to
some new delusion or inconsistency. We shall
give some specimens of this novel mode of rea-
soning. On the subject of emigration, it is ob-
served—

" There is no excess of population in the Bri-
tish Islands. There may be districts to which
the people crowd till they overstock agriculture
or manufactures; but the surface of these islands
has acres enough to feed, clothe, and employ
five times their present number."

The writer here does not seem to understand
the question at issue ; which is Rot whether a
greater quantity of food can be got from the Bri-
tish soil, but whether it can be got in time to
feed her increasing people ; because, if this can-
not be done—if the population outstrips the
supply of food--the inhabitants will starve, be
the fertility of the country what it may. If, in
five years, we have an additional million of in-
habitants in the country, and if it occupies ten
years to provide the additional food which they
require, is it not clear that they inust be hardly
pinched in the meantime, however fertile the
country may be, and for this plain reason, be-
cause food is not produced fast enough for their
support? The writer must prove, not only that
more food can be extracted from the surface of
the islands, but that it can be extracted in time
to feed the inhabitants, however fast they may in-
crease. This is the point which he must prove,
in order to make out his case ; and not merely
that, within some indefinite period, the produce
of
of the sail can be increased. On the subject
corn and currency his assertions are equally told ;
but he does not seem to be at all acquainted with
facts. Thus he says—

" It is a matter of demonstration to all that

the admission of foreign corn duty free would
make corn generally very cheap," &c.

Is this writer aware, that for thirty years or
more prior to the year 1815, foreign corn was
admitted duty free ; and that. its price, so far
from being cheap, was in general very high.
From the year 1805 its price was never under
735. per quarter, and was often much higher, as
the following account will show :