The Sun.
London, England, 1826-04-05 00:00:00

SPARRINCi.

The Tennis Court rag welt attended on illonday
for the benefit of a real lighting man (Sampson), lately called
the Brummagem Youth, but a Birmingham man.
The setting-to between Jon Wan and • Sampson was the
grandest ever seen in this Court. Ward has beat Sampson
twice, anti Birmingham is safiffied ; but he had *tttler trial
yesterday at glove-work, and dropped the claret profusely.
Sampson mounted the boards, and addressed the disciples of
iniquity as follows:
" Ism here, Jetn Ward has beat me twice ; he has beat use
this day with the gloves, but where is Brown ? Tam here with
3001. in my pocket.. and Brown slips into London, gets a benefit
and bolts; let him come to the scratch, or leave the London
ring."—The Court closed with calls for Brown.

TEA DIUNKING.—The Duke of Glt.4-rom used I
to fill his tea-pot fall of the finest tea, and then
drop water into it from the urn, and drink the
essence, professing that weak tea only was pre
judicial, and that he took it thus strong for the
henefit of his nerves. Dr. JouNsoN, whose nerves
nem. at least as susceptible as his Grace's, de-
clared himself to be a hardened and shameless
tea-drinker, whose kettle had scarcely time to
and with tea welcomed
cteo,otls;(4lwlclelod
twhietlimitdetaligahnt7sed the evening,, with
the morning ! The Doctor's tea certainly looked
as strong, but the quality perhaps might not be
Nuttily good.—(Cradock'l; Memoirs)

REFINI:I3 TASTE.—Among the Cochin-Chinese,
rotten eggs are so much esteemed, that they sell
for $O per rent, more than, fresh ones ; and if the
nascent chicken is half hatched, the egg is prized
as a dainty dish lit fur a kin;.

CLAU
[trough
France.

OE SEURAT, the living skeleton, passed
Dover on Tuesday, on his way home to

COUltsh: KXCIIANGE, April 4.

itoteldtim
Ditto, :a Sight
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Antwerp l2 11
flatisholi igt.
,
Allowt
Paris,3 Mty's sight
Ditto
Etwintleaux, ditto

Berlin 7 0
Frank firs is 1 lie Jlain
Petri . 5f
trienirt lO 2S
Trieste lO 28
Madrid ...... ............ .• .15/ Effecti‘f
Cadiz 1 Effective
3st Effective
Barcelona
'keine
Giltralta►
Legion n
Gel „,„ ital. Lie 26
%Jolla
116 per 11.
Lisbon
Oporto • sl}
Rio Janeiro
Bahia . 47
Buenos Ayres
Doblin .... 13 Cot k 13 pet Cettt.

BULLION.

Portugal Gold ,i u Cuiu J,p 0 oppr()A
Foreign (11,141, in 11:orx 3 17 t;
New 1)011111.soits
•1 00000000 * O •••••
New Dollars 0 4 9
Silver Stamford la Bars.

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re t it liet
ea bywe e proclamation,k l y
in
taiirekebtereceiving
belief
feet
ior y
AFRICAN MONEY MARKET.—They have a
metal currency in Loggun, the first I had seen
in-Negrolaud ; it consists of Thin plates of iron,
something in the shape of the tip with which
Wed-
vtriilteiltgse oriins:
they shoe race horses. The money market has
its fluctuations ; the value of this " circulating
mm
ee :II
ci medium"
nits
nesday ; and speculations are made by the
tri- 1
obbrut, itfleusl olu.rdd Pubtreyeavrois°:tiasetcoo bullocksrlhig Sultan'sotor indigo, the de lat 0 0
generally proclaims the currency to be below par;
while, on the contrary, when he has purchases to
make for, his household, preparatory to their
feasts, the value of the metal is invariably in-
creased. The proclamation of the value of the
metal' always creates an amazing disturbance, us
if some were losers and some gainers by the va-
rimien.— (Denham's Discoveries in Afrion.)

SWEDE

The following is an oxtract from a volume of
travels intended to be published by Dr. Sto-

MOND :-

"Of political feeling in Stockholm I acct'
scarcely capable of judging, though 1 was very
frequently told of its existence to a very high de-

gree, and that parties of the greatest difference'
of opinion were formed. I had no Opportunity
of ascertaining the fact. The old factions of
hats and caps certainly are extinguished. It is
said that the division is now between the English
,and Russian interests ; and that whilst the former
gain their point by conciliation, kindness, and at-
tention, the latter never fail to produce an effect
by threats, and treatment the very reverse of our
more agreeable plan. That very considerable
jealousy must exist between nations so situated
as the two Northern Powers are, may well be
supposed ; and it is said that very little is re•
quired to produce a flame, that mutual interest
contrives to smother for the present. Men
well acquainted with the political horizon .have
foretold that ere a long time has elapsed, some
storm may arise that may produce mischief to
the reigning Royal Family of Sweden; and
they instance the attention of the Russian
Court to the son of the deposed monarch, the'
giving to him a near relation of the throne as°
a wife, and marks of attention paid to the fol.,
lowers and partisans of the former family. N
few weeks in Stockholm are not sufficient to en.-
able me to judge of the truth of such observe.--
lions, and in the society in which I principally
found myself, these were not subjects of conifer,
sation, but I occasionally heard rumours such as
those given as the opinions of the wise and
politic. Whenever I hnd any opportunity of-
iffiessing the public feeling towards the present
Royal Family, there seemed to me but one ge.
neral sentiment, one universal wish to testify re-
gard, esteem, and admiration. I was in different'
streets of Stockholm the night of the King's ar-
rival from Norway ; the illumination was general,
and was spontaneous cheers the most enthusiastic
followed the progress of the Royal carriage, and
not a single expression of any kind but joy was
any where heard. lam not, surprised at the po-
pularity the Monarch enjoys. Ills acts have been
universally followed by improvement, his ministry
enjoys public confidence, and his private charac-
ter stands unimpeached. Ilis personal advan.
(ages are great ; his figure is fine and manly ; his
countenance prepossessing, his eye intelligent,
and his smile has a peculiar sweetness and mild-
ness. Ills entrance into the Opera-house is grace-
ful, and his wanner of receiving the welcome of
his friends and his subjects peculiarly winning
and attractive. The Queen is not remarkable
for any particular graces of pentott, i 4
affable, kind, and good. The Crown Prince is
deservedly' a favourite of the people ; whether
among the nobles he is as highly esteemed as his
father, 1 know not. His Princess is indeed a love-
ly, interesting, amiable woman, and has is hat
may well be called a must gracious presence.'
There is neither look, words, nor action that has
not its peculiar grace : she has cultivated all the
arts that adorn life and win the willing homage of

the mind. She has, with that peculiar facility
which distinguishes her sex, acquired the Swedish►
language, and speaks it with a grace that seems
to have charmed the natives ; but neither of their
Majesties have attained that gift, so desirable ►n

the rulers of a foreign land, for they must ever
uithout it be dependent on those around them.
One thing which has pleased the Swedes much is,
they, never have employed around them :my French-.
men, though lately a few of those who have been
driven from France by the Bourbons have found
an asylum ; among these the two very amia-
ble sons of-the unfortunate Nil, and though the
title of one, the Prince of Moskwa, is not agree-
able to all parties, they are received with the
respect due to their misfortunes, and the esteem
which their own intrinsic merit, and their fond.
ness of cultivating their talents, deserve. The
resent Ministry is certainly popular. The
Count Veterstedte is an amiable, pleasing, gen-
tlemanly man; he is the Prime Minister, amid
his rule seems to have gained the good will of
all around him. He speaks English with very
great readiness, and converses u ith great know-
ledge on Most subjects connected with the
state of England. Ilis parties are held three
days in the week, and all foreigners pro-
perly introduced are received by him and his
amiable lady with attention and kindness ; whilst
the charms of his beautiftil daughter-in-law never
fail to win the homage of every heart that feels
the loveliness of woman. • She has triumphed
over most of our countrymen who have visited
Stockholm, and carries assay the palm from al-
most all the lovely dames. whoadorn the Swedes!.
court. Baron Bernschreitter, the Adjutant-Ge-
neral, holds the most important office in the
state, the command of the military ; and many
of his predecessors have had a great share in the
different rFvolutions of Sweden. lie is ItIC mars
of the greatest information among the Swedes,
and surpasses all his brother nobles in the loved
literature and thirst for knou ledge. Ile also
speaks our language, and is a great admirer of
our institutions.

The latP severe frosts are supposed to have bait
WI injurious effect upon the peach, ttectaritte, and
other wall-fruit trees ; but the wheat is every
where in the tito,t proutking state.

14IRTHS.
On Sunday last, Mrs. Robert Simpson, of'No. 2, York-place,
Kingshind.road, of a daughter,

On Ttiesday, the 4th inst.. nt St. James's Westminster, Ft!
ward Chitty, Esq., of Linenln's-itra, to Elizabeth, the younger
surviving daughter of the late of Rohett Batchelder, EP{ll
Upper Guildford-street.
On the 4..jt inst., itt St. John's, hackney, Sexten, third son
of the late Sexten BAylee Esq., of Limerick, to Susanna, eldest;
daughter of the late Charles Hepburn, Esq., of bdndon.

DIED.
Yesterday morning, at •tre~ttl►ant Paragon. in a fit or apo-
plexy, Sarah, the wife of Jr. Beriah Drew, jun., aged 38.
On ►he 31st ult., at lientish.town, Captain William Bis-
sell, It.N.

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