The Sun.
London, England, 1828-09-15 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE: LONDON JOURNALi:.

(FROM THE TIMES.)

Despatches are said to have been received from
Lord Heytesbury, dated at Odessa, the 28th of
August, which contain news of a vigorous attack
recently made by the Turks on the Russian position
at Varna, in the effort to defend which Prince Men-
. zikoff, Commander-in-chief of the besieging army,
Ihad received a serious and alarming wound. If the
Emen-of-war under the Russian Admiral do not suc-
ceed in making an impression upon the fortress to-
::natdrhdes sidet
assailants7‘'e a' mostar
think that its capture through any operations on the
proseetdoi
sbpeo militarysextremely
authoritiesrifi difficult.c sacrifice
a appearsufficient
cßut,
I as we have before observed, any post may be taken
if
once ArcoioenrnzpzosiNks:
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This the same accounts describe to be the Officer
haveo c whocu numberpcommandedba been
i eoonfn li n' namedel
r. a ther e Count
RuP:rrssian i
under the Duke of Welling-
ton; and if so, he will zrot trifle with his enemy, as
we have reason to believe that there are few military
in
ed
men more qualified to appreciate all the obstacles to
the advance of a foreign army upon the Turkish ter-
ritoryto dis
disparage
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formidable,
i
tnll. l i cmhaeeli
sWin
repottedoa rst painful,onz o
to r 1e
hsas:vi ci
said,
w
and destruc-
tive tive in which a Russian army could en age, On
g
:hen
thein this country, that a Turk Ash war was al-
waysthe side of Shade, and to the south of at, General
Rudiger, who occupies the detached position: in 64
neighbourhood of Eski Stamboul, has been rougLly
handled by the Turks, who arc admitted by the Russ
sian intelligence to have killed 200 of his men, and
taken one at least of his guns. It will obviously re-
quire great skill and activity to enable General
Rudiger to maintain himself, where he is in a man,
ner cut off from the body of the army, but by a long
detour to the west and North, with Shumla in a
direct line between him and any effectual succour.
Considerable sickness is said to prevail throughout
the Russian army, one of the victims to which has
been General Benkendorf, aid-de-camp to the Em-
peror, and brother to the Princess Lieven, an officer
much esteemed. The return of the Emperor to the
army will be the signal, we presume, for some de-
cisive operations. Of these there is ground, in one
of the official statements from the Russian head-
quarters (which we copy), to expect that a direct
attack upon Shumla will be the most important,
and that an attempt to penetrate oUgh
the Bal-
kan, leaviag Shumla only, has been de: flied alto-
gether impracticable. The expressions in the ,bull"
tin referred to are very remarkable, and develops
a striking manner the sentiments of the Russian
staff as to the necessity of capturing Shumla, and of
course the imperfect means of success which the
occupation of Varna only would afford to an Myatt-,
ing power. " The advantages, to Turkey, of the
intrenched camp of Shumla are increased by reason
of its now embracing all the heights from which it
was formerly commanded. On the other hand it
facilitates for the enemy the means of reinforcing at
pleasure the garrisons of the Danube, or of marching
on the flank of any corps which might cross the Bal.
kan by any other route. Thus, until Shumla shaD
be reduced, or all the roads which lead to it, as weP
from the Danube as frora the interior of the empire!,
shall be occupied, we cannot push beyond the Ed},
kan an army of sufficient force to secure its own
success. Every such operation must be doubtful
and hazardous." If the plan of occupying all the
roads be adopted, the central Turkish army in posi-
tion at Shumla will have an enormous advantage in
falling upon the separate corps.
It is very grievous to observe the progress of po-
litical dissension in Ireland, and to reflect on its in-
evitable issue. We can compare such a heartbrcrk-
ing office to nothing but that of the unfortunate man
who, with his hands pinioned, stands by to watch
the flames which surround and consume the dwelling
wherein are contained his property and ki;:dred, while
abroad river flows within a yard of him, whence tic
is not suffered to draw the ample means of preservw-
tion for what he holds most dear. The Catholic`
Association is to be assaulted by the Brunswick
Clubs ; arguments are to be attacked by arms, and
the reasoners are to be treated as rebels if they re-
sort to the same weapons as those with the nse of
which they hare been threatened. This state of
things must be put down, or there is an end of all
government, and of all that contra-distinguishes the
social condition from the savage. If the Admini-
stration will not interfere, but wait uutil one party
provokes the other to rebellion, that it (the Ministry)
may then have an excuse for joining the aggressor to
crush the aggrieved, the people of England, we trust,
will declare their abhorrence of such a policy.—lbid,

(FROM THE MORNING CHAONICLE,)

It is supposed by some that Russia will be (ifs:
posed to accept of the two Principalities, as an in,-
demnity for the expences of the war, and that zhe
will be prevailed on to withdraw her demands of
security to her commerce in navigating from the
Black Sea to the Mediterranean, contenting herself
with a renewal of the stipulations recognizing her
rights. But we are at a loss to see what would be
gained by this. Russia would apply herself to the
organization of these rich provinces, which would
thus soon become completely Russian. The Turk 3
would soon furnish Russia with an available pretext,
for again taking the field; and the occupation of the
rest of Turkey in Europe would only be the easier,
from the use made of the ceded provinces. Russia
has never shown herself averse to the system of gra-
dual occupation of the territories which tempt her.
As long as the Turks hold their European territory,
there can be no security for peace in that quarter.
They themselves are utterly unable to introduce any
thing like order and organization into their territories.
It seems to us that all exertions made for the pro-
tection of the Turks are as good as thrown away.
They are a people who cannot be befriended, though
tithLelyssbiaelovuriu
be
eciinednut
eaeldlietso.
ivould be putting off the evil day for a little time
longer. desist V
e from eer‘a.etiotilL;
at
but if she should, all that would thereby be gained
ooninohterboepli

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ion among
Crawl THE 510P.FING HERALD.)
Though a stiaaewhat high authority in such
matters has denounced, " the March of Intellect" as
it
tinugnudlaerr trathienirofpeccounitiraadir
the Rogues' March," "die Police Committee, by a
of
fa
onek
the l,
periors, and the increase of it
may judge from the zeal thisi..,have exhibited in its
pelt- lot sci i seem
on: at to
least h av
e i
shop-nen,
Dyer, the Ma-
jAdlivlegi ftsentenrexicsktesrieanseg culled
fi when
rnotimsat
rtalbhereoiforondreo lert
evidenceha
this
m b i' i *ot
occursof t
i‘l its i
i e
rd.
in th e f 0
ii 0 w .
' gistrate :--
To what do you ascribe this ambit.
or wil
• h to imitate their su
2—To an
of late years . unfortunate habit
Why has that increased? 1
think
of extravagance.
answer that question ; but if I ink it is very difficult to
cause, I should say that were driven to assign a
over-education which now you may perhaps find it iu the
You think this makes prevails in this country.
hanged and other elpeople run the risk of being
but I think it makespunishments
fi ?—No, I do not think that ;
have beets content with ue gentlemen of those who would
are led to Supply their a more inferior situation, and who
artificial wants hy undue means.
Do you think that
B no mere reading and writing wakes a fine
gentleman ?
Are those of ny'hornme•o a"speaking persons of superior
education ?---Not certaLluv
are
of the highest classical educa-
tion, but persons generally. who have been well brought up.
Of those persons who came before you charged with et i-
mina] offences, do you find they are persons who have
received this superior education T--Not a superior educa-
tion, but I think by far the greater number brought to
justice are persons who can read and write.
You object to reading and writing ?__lndeed I do not,
nor was I going to mention this subject at all; but I „.,
pressed to give a reason; and I set out with saying, that,
though I found a difficulty in answering, I could not with-
hold what occurred to me as a probable cause.
Do you mean that you have remarked particularly that
those who come before you are more educated than they
were before; that there is a greater class of educated pet-
sons than that of uneducated ?—For some time past I have
made accurate observations, and by far the•
greatest portion