The Sun.
London, England, 1828-10-23 00:00:00

POOR MR. DAWSON.

This gentleman's letter to the Treasurer of the
Derry Testimonial has done him little service. The
friends whom he betrayed will not trust him any
more, and his admirers on the quay hardly know
what to think of him. The praises of Sarsfield co-
vered a multitude of sin, but the gift of five pounds
to Walker's monument has sent them all to sea
again. He might as well in the judgment of some
folk have joined the Brunswick Club and the Ca-
tholic Association at the same moment, or set up the
statues of Dr. Esmonde and Captain Swayne on
one and the same pedestal. In short, we have good
authority for saying that Mr. Sheil is hanging in
doubt whether " Derry Dawson" shall shine in the
next oration as a patriot or a blood-hound, and
O'Connell is half sorry for all the fine blarney he has
expended upon the Hon. Gentleman at Clonmel. The
western wiseacres, however, are resolved that Mr.
Dawson shall stick to their side in spite of himself,
and are endeavouring to keep him, if possible, to his
word. Whether they will succeed in that arduous
undertaking time alone can tell. In the meanwhile,
the following well baited hook shows what cunning
anglers they are in Connaught, and how skilfally
they can play any gudgeon which throws itself in
their way. It is a resolution passed unanimously in
Shannon-bridge, at a Meeting of the Seven Churches :

" Resolved—That our tribute of praise be ever due—a
tribute we trust that will be cherished by our remotest poi•
terity, to the two Converts, Mr. Brownlow and Mr. Daw-
son, and all other Liberals of whatsoever creed, who le-
gally and constitutionally join us in our glorious struggle
fin Civil and Religious Liberty."
A mighty pretty idea, that of " cherishing tri
bute," and very applicable withal, for those gentry
would, at any time, much rather cherish than pay.
—Dublin Evening Mail.

Upwards of 900 persons are said to have
visited the Zoological menagerie on Saturday last.
It is now asserted that Velocipede might have
won the St. Leger, and is the best horse, but that his rider
gave way in favour of The Colonel, both horses belonging
to the same stable.

PUBLIC OPINION.—This was powerfully ex-
pressed last night, at the Theatre Royal. The moment
Mr. LAWLESS entered one of the boxes he was recognised
by the audience, and almost immediately hailed by the ap-
plausea of the entire house—a fery dissentients were heard,
but they were smothered in the general congratulation ?
What say the Brunswickers to this ? Would any of that
miserable fraternity he so distinguished by the public
opinion of the metropolis of Ireland ? This speaks volumes.
—Dublin Morning Register.

Such is the improvement in roads and every
thing connected with travelling, that it is not, we are told,
at all unusual to see at the Elephant and Castle, at half-past
eleven, such of the Brighton coaches as left that place at six.

The immense reservoir forming on the summit
of Primrose-hill, for the Grand Junction Company, is nearly
completed,

There were doubts as to the text of Lord
GORT'S speech at the Brunswick Meeting, last week, in
Limerick, but the Mail has obligingly supplied the neces-
sary commentary, declaring that, a " more truckling or
time-serving production was never read," and that " Lord
GORT is, in truth, a trimmer!" We have Judas BROWN-
LOW, and Iscariot D.Awsorr : what after this are we to
call Lord GOAT?-Dublin Morning Register.

1 Two young sportsmen of this town went out
ately in pursuit of game, and managed to bag two or three
brace. On reaching home they set about dividing the
spoil ; when, on opening the bag, out jumped three living
ferrets ! No game was to be found there, and the mystery
can only be salved by the supposition that the ferrets had
found their way into the bag, and devoured the partridges
bodily, or that some arch rogue had managed to make a fair
exchange, in the absence of the owners.—Bury Herald.

Yesterday a fire broke out at the Pianoforte
Manufactory of Messrs. Mon., Pall-mall. The accident
occurred while the workmen were at dinner, from a chim-
ney taking fire ; the floor of the attics was first discovered
to be in flames, and almost immediately afterwards a quan-
tity of dry wood in tht basement was found to be on-fire,
owing to the burning soot having descended the fine.. At
one time it was thought nothing could save the premises,
but by the prompt attendance of the firemen of the County
Fire Office, who arrived with their engine, and the active
exertions of the workmen, the file was subdued without
doing any very material damage.

WHIRLWIND.—On Sunday morning week, a
dense but still luminous cloud, was observed to bang over
the height of Chapel—Cam Brea; it had a circular mo-
tion and evidently drew up light bodies from the earth.
After spme time, it gradually moved towards Sancreet, at
the rate of between two and three miles an hour, whilst its
revolutions became more rapid. It was followed by a labour-
ing man, who remarked, that several spots of grass, &c. over
which it passed, appeared scorched ; some were rendered
perfectly bare of verdure. In passing over the village of
Sancreet, in completely unroofed a cottage ; forced a
young woman who was engaged in domestic affairs, against
a partition with great velocity, and drove a stone against
a man with violence. The stone passed over the head
of a lad who had been reading in the house, and, who
hearing a rumbling noise like distant thunder, stooped
and thereby escaped. After taking a circuitous route, the
cloud passed over the sea, and in a short time disappeared.
.—York Courant;

On Wednesday last a Jew pedlar, of the age
of twenty-three, whose name was discovered to be A. G.
Worse, whilst travelling through the country, died in a
manner awfully sudden. From the report current, there
is something strikingly remarkable in his death ; it would
appear that he had a prescience of his premature depar-
ture from this world. We understand that he had called
at a public house on the road between Durham and
Stockton, and drank a glass of ale, and that soon
after leaving this place, he found himself becom-
ing rather unwell, which induced him to entreat the
people of a farm-house near the village of Shincliffe,
not far from Durham, to allow him to have lodg-
ings, as he was confident, he said, lie was going to
die, and, indeed, that he bad come to die with them.
The people, however, hesitated to
grant the poor fellow's
request ; hut, on his assuring them that he bad sufficient
means for defraying any expeuce he might incur, they ulti-
mately consented to receive him.
Scarcely had the unfor-
tunate Jew got into the house before his illness seriously
increased, and, notwithstanding moedniealbisaipders:
procurred,
Was
found
he lingered only a short time. His box of jewellery was
considered to be very valuable.
a 51. note. He stated during his illness that he was a
native of Italy, but had a brother in London, to whom we
understand the surgeon who attended on him has written.
.---Tyne Mercury.
LOOK BEFORE You LEAs.—A case, ori-
ginating from a breach of promise of marriage, was heard
before the Justices of Peace in the Small Debt Court, on
Monday last. The affianced pair appeared in person, and
the bridegroom, who was the pursuer, stated that the ac-
tion was brought for payment of a gown and shawl, pre-
sented to the bride in contemplation of their marriage,
which had been broken off in consequence of the fickle con-
duct of the fair defender, and in proof of his allegation, he
produced a certified copy of the marriage lines. The Jus-
tices did not take the trouble to ascertain whether the
lady had exercised her leap-year privilege; but as she
denied the breach to have originated with her, ard re-
torted the charge upon the pursuer—adding, " that she
was ay wullin, then, as weel as now," they recommended
the parties to endeavour to adjust the quarrel. The pur-
suer, however, waxed warm, and exclaimed, " No ! this
is the second time she has served me the same trick ;
and what's worse, I had even bought the ring." The
defendant denied that it was a marriage ring, and insisted
that, as he had *broken the bargain himself, he deserved to
lose all he gave in contemplation of the marriage. She
had, however, returned the ring, and lie had tarn
the
lines, of which those he produced were only a copy, there-
fore she thought herself free. At this stage of the pro-
ceedings " the action might strictly be said to suit the
word." " There," said the gentleman, holding up a gaily
ornamented ring, which he took out of a cambric paper
envelope, from his waistcoat pocket--and " There," said
the fair one, " are your broken vows and torn lines,"
flinging a roll of grey paper on the table—which, when
unfolded, exposed the fragments of the veritable document,
which the pursuer acknowledged he had destroyed. The
Justices determined that his receiving back the ring and
destroying the lines was tantamount to a full discharge, and
that he could therefore only recover an interest in the
gown and shawl by fulfilling his bargain with the lady;
which, judging from the looks of the parties, is not an- ini.•
probable event. In the mean time, the bridegroom was
Pon-oiited,...4dinbury4 01„erver.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS. -
(From the Gazette de France, Oct. 21.)

CONSTANTINOPLE, SEPT.26.—The following Bul-
letin was published here yesterday :
" His Excellency the Seraskier, ordered, en the
17th of September, the• Begler Beg, Alisch Pacha,
to go with some thousand men and fall on the rear
of the Russians, beyond Strandcha. He first met
with the Russian troops at Boulassek. They were
soon driven back upon the habitations, with the
loss of 200 killed, and 28 prisoners. After this
successful combat, Alisch Pacha resolved to attack
the head-quarters of Field Marshal Count Wittgen-
stein, when a body of the enemy's cavalry, 6,000
strong, appeared coming from Varna. Without
losing any time, our troops attacked them with
extraordinary courage, and by the aid of God
gained a complete victory after a sanguinary action.
Of these 6,000 men very few found safety in flight;
600 were made prisoners, and the others covered
with their (lead bodies the field of battle. On this
occasion our brave soldiers made themselves masters of
some thousand horses and cattle, carbines, and other
articles, as Nvell as a great quantity of ammunition
waggons, which were burnt. On his return to the
Imperial camp, Alisch Pacha met with a battalion
of Russian infantry, which were cut to pieces to a
man. The siege of Varna continues to be carried
(on with ardour by the Russians, both by sea and
land; but the zeal and courage of its brave defender,
Izzel Mehemed Paella, and of the garrison, do not
abate, and, according to the last news received by
the Porte, Varna has not only its communications
open, but has suffered very little' from the enemy's
fire. According to some private accounts, the
Grand Vizier had arrived before that place, while
the Capitan Paella was amusing the Russians with
negociations. It is generally believed that this bul-
wark is saved for this year.
It seems that the garrison of Sllistria also causes
General Roth to suffer much loss. Thus Mahmoud,
soon after having arrived there with reinforcements,
made a sally on the 18th, in which the Russians lost
1,500 killed and wounded, and 200 prisoners. Many
prisoners have arrived here, among whom are seve-
ral officers, taken at the end of August, in the vici-
nity of Shumla and Jenibazar. Like the preceding,
they have been sent to the Islands, where they are
well treated.

On the 15th the Sultan left the capital, and went
to the camp at Ramis Tcheflis, and the sacred
standard of the Prophet was carried before him.—
This striking ceremony took place with the greatest
order, and was favoured by the finest weather. It
is thought that the latter were to march to Adrian-
ople. Since his departure the Turks in the capital
seem to be inspired with a still greater degree of
martial spirit. Detachments of two to three thou-
sand men daily arrive-from Asia, and proceed to the
Danube.

The prohibition to export corn from the Russian
ports of the Black Sea and Sea of Azof has little
effect here. Our warehouses contain sufficient for
three or four months, so that the only effect it will
have will be to increase the embarrassments of the
commerce of Odessa.--Augsburgli Gazette.
(From the Courier Francais of Monday.)

PARIS, OCT. 19.—1 n publishing the day before
yesterday an extract from the statement of the indi-
rect revenue, during the nine first months of the year,
we have compared the results with those of the same
period in 1825 and 1827.

On the Ist April, 1828, the total increase of the
revenue relative to the first quarter of 1827 was
12,132,0001.; thus it should have been in July, fol-
lowing the same rule, 24,26,1,000 f., and at present,
36,396,000 f. Yet on the Ist July the increase was
no more than 15,871,000 f., and at present it is only
21,233,000 f. But, in fact, without counting a very
considerable increase on the first quarter, we only
have for the three months which finished on the Ist
of October, 6,362,0001. as an increase, and for the
former quarter only 3,739,000 f. Thus this year,
which, according to the calculations made in April,
ought to have produced 48 or 49,000,000 f. more
than in the year 1827, has, in fact, produced no
more than 24, or 25,000,000f.1 and if the first three
months may be taken as an average of the following
six months, the increase of revenue will not exceed
17 or 18,000,0001.; and even the larger of these
two sums is much below what the Minister of Fi-
nance led us to expect.

FRENCH Fusns.-LFive per Cents. 105 f. 105 f. 25c. ;
Three per Cents. 731. 90c. 74f. sc. ; Bank Stock, 1,840 f.
FOREIGN FUNDS.-Neapolitan Rentes, 78f. 95c. 79f.
10c.; Royal Spanish Loan, 794 79 ; Interminable Spa-
nish Annuities, 49i 504 ; Haytian Loan, 6551. 6401.

LONDON.
THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 23, 1828.

It is melancholy to witness, in this age of
piety and Church-building, religion made a
stalking horse by hypocrites of all ranks, for
personal or political purposes. Not many days
since, it became our duty, as journalists, to pub-
lish, in our Police Reports, the case of a vaga-
bond, charged with a gross and unmanly assault
on his wife, who, when called upon to answer
the charge, with an elongated and pious physiog-
nomy, informed the Magistrate he had been attend-
ing a Missionary Meeting, which it appeared
concluded with sundry libations of gin, and led
to the cowardly assault complained of. We shall
shortly have to discharge another duty; to-morrow

the Kentish Brunswickers meet on Penenden
Heath,. Peers and Parsons, and after displaying
a practical violation of the principles of that
Faith, they in mockery pretend to support, are
to finish with a dinner at the Star! It may not,
perhaps, be amiss to enquire who are the leaders
of this precious junta.
First, there is that pink of Nobility, that pearl
of the Peerage, the Earl of WINCHELSEA, who,
if his understanding be commensurate with his
rank, must possess at least the understanding of
an Earl, accompanied by all that calm reason, and
sound judgment, usually attained with those
years, the law has pronounced the years of dis-
cretion.

Next, there is the Earl of ABERGAVENNY,
a venerable octogenarian, whose judgment and
discretion have, perhaps, surpassed maturity, and
whose opinions on all matters touching the
Church must be nearly as disinterested as his

judgment is mature, the'son of the Noble Earl
being a Priest, and the Earl himself possessing
more Church patronage than any lay Peer in the
United Kingdom.
Then conies Lord HARRIS, who, if infe-
rior in rank to the last-named Noble Earl, is
about his equal in years, and it may be fairly
presumed his equal in discretion, since, in join-
ing as a volunteer the ranks of the Brunswickers
in the modern crusade of Protestant Christians
against Catholic Cbistians, the once gallant
General has laid down the sword to wield the