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

HAMBURGH PAPERS.

VIENNA, OCT. 10.—(From a Letter.)—The Duke
of Laval Montmorency, French AmbaSsador to this
Court, who arrived the day before yesterday, re-
ceived this forenoon a courier from Bucharest, with
the news that General Geismar has gained, between
Widdin and Krajova, a brilliant victory over tile
very superior force of the Turkish Seraskier, whom
he had driven back to Kalefat with very great loss.
The 'lurks are said to have been 30,000 strong,
and to have abandoned a great many cannon and
much booty on the field of battle. The inhabitants
of Little Wallachia are beside themselves with joy,
at being at length delivered from the incursions of
the barbarous enemy.
P.S. The post from Constantinople, with letters
of September 26, has just arrived. The latest bul-
letina of the Porte are, as usual, favourable to the
Tucks.

HANOVER, OCT. 14.—The Court has gone into
mourning for six weeks, on account of the death of
the Dowager Queen of \Vurtemburg.
ODESSA, SEPT. 25.—His Majesty the Emperor
is still with the besieging corps before Varna, which
fortress daily sees some of its bulwarks fall. The
bravery of the Russian army, animated by the pre-
sence.of the Emperor, is beyond all description.
Even during the night the bombardment continues.
Very strong entrenchments have been thrown up at
Jenibazar. The siege of Varna is covered by that
position. All the corps on the-Danube have re-
ceived large reinforcements during the last six weeks,
so that no apprehensions are entertained of any at-
tack by the Turks. Varna must fall in some days,
inid the operations of our army may therefore, be
more extended. Heavy thunder storms, which we
have had since the 16th, have cooled the air, and
this change in the temperature has had a very fa-
vourable influence on the health of the troops, which
had suffered very much by the great heat, added to
numerous privations. Almost all the sick have been
removed to Bazardjik and Kovarna, where all pos-
sible attention is paid to them.—Hamburgh Corre-
spondent, Oct, 18.

HERMANNsTADT, CteT'
bl.--The Seraskier of Wid-
din has crossed the Danue. for the third time, near
Kalefat, at the head of an
usual, spreads devastation andimaposing force, and, as
misery around him, as
he proceeds. The population of a
Russian
sKrajova has fled to
Sln
i unwelcome advance c oof
ecorps is expected
o repel these
guests,iac e who have lodged
ta
themselves in live different
v
The
iny
Walla-
chia. On the 27th letters from Krajova
nraLittle
jova did not
arrive in Bucharest. Near Turno,
i opposite Niko-
tolis, a body of Turkish partisans s said to have
crossed the Danube.
From the 25th to the 27th only three cases of plague
occurred in Bucharest.—Hamburgh Reporter.
EXCHANGES ON LONDON.--.liarnburgli, Oct. 17.._13
y}; Two months, 13 74. Leipsic, Oct. B.—_TTari:
Months, 6 21i. Vienna, Oct. S.—Three Months, 946. e

BOROUGH OF TRALEE.-M a late meeting
(JOHN BARNARD, Esq., of Balnegar, in the Chair) held
in the Court House of Tralee, Mr. O'CoNNELL, M.P. in
a long and animated speech, entered into the origin and
history of this borough, which he described as one of six-
teen created by JAMES I. for the purpose of counteracting
the influence of his parliament, who had an inordinate
leaning towards Ireland. He concluded by proposing the
formation of a Committee in order to investigate the
charter of the borough, and devise measures for throwing
it open,

Next follows, the non-militant, Ultra-Pro-
testant, Anti-Catholic, and right valiant Sir J.
BnYncEs, who, flourishing the sword Lord
HARRIS has laid down, has already prcielaimed
his intention " to shed the last drop of his
blood" in the cause of the crusade, which
(be it known unto all men) means no-
thing more, when uttered by the tongue of a
fiery Brunswicker, than that the speaker never
intends to incur the risk of getting his little
finger scratched in any cause, or to expend a
sixpence, unless with the conviction he shall re-
ceive back at least one hundred fold, in addition
to the bonus of good things which so pious a
sacrifice in this world must unquestionably entitle
him to in the next.

Then comes Mr. WELLS—poor Mr. WELLS !
In charity we must leave this worthy Bruns-
wicker where he placed himself at the last Maid-
stone meeting, «up to the knees in blood,"
there to wallow or wade through at his leisure.
Our limits will not permit us to continue the
account individually, we must therefore lump
the rest, ultra orthodox parsons, and trading
magistrates, who may be the more fairly blended
together, since the same individuals in many
cases embrace the double character; as however
interest is the Polar Star of the Brunswickers, there
seems little doubt that, on the first signal from
Head Quarters, the Clubbists will face to the
right about, and be among the most vociferous
in support of that cause they now in vain endea•
your to oppose.

We should fill our columns if we were to
recount all the pitiful manoeuvres that have

been rescted to, clerical and m''.iisieria), to
swell the list of "Members of the Kentish
Brunswick Club, and to enforce something
like an atendance of the Brunswickers to-morrow
at Penrnden ;—the respectable and independent
inhabitants of the county, however, there is little
doubt, will rally, and at once put down this Bruns-
wick Hydra, though we were at one time inclined
to believe. they would have treated the Bruns-
wickers with merited contempt, and left them to
bellow and bray at each other. There is not
any foundation for the rumour these worthies
have endeavoured to propagate, that their pro-
ceedings are countenanced by the Government.
No Government, not even the present, could
condescend in secret to move such puppets,
though we are certainly surprised that any Go-
vernment should in silence witness so much
humbug, at such a time and on such a subject.

We have no fresh news from the Theatre of
War. The Turks have published a Bulletin of
their successes at Silistria and Varna. As our
readers have been -so much edified of late by
conflicting accounts, we refer them to the ex-
tracts in another column to form their own con-
clusions from this last authentic document.

We have seen a paragraph in the Papers re-
specting a contemplated change in the usual
hours of Bankers' transacting business. It was
said that after the Ist of January, Bankers would
abridge the time of business by two hours, be-
ginning at ten o'clock and closing at four, in-
stead of the present hours, commencing at nine
and finishing at five. The reason assigned for
this change was, that little business is transacted
so early as nine—and" that the lateness of five
was very inconvenient—both from the accu-
mulated transactions pressing in towards that
hour—and the detention of many clerks in con-
sequence for several hours afterwards to make
up the books—an inconvenience which is severely
felt, not only by the respective firms, but by
the individuals employed so much beyond the
usual time in public offices.

We have made inquiries upon the subject

the proper quarter, anti can state that it was not
contemplated to close business at four; but to
begin at ten, instead of nine, as such an arrange-
ment would not at all interfere with the general
course of business. We know too that the
Cashier of the Bank of. England is favourable to
this proposition, as it will be a great convenience
to a highly respectable body of gentlemen, with-
out interfering in the least with public comfort
or business.

At present the clerks have to be at the Bank
by nine, from which hour to ten scarcely two
people call. This is evidently an hour lost to
the parties without the public reaping any ad-
vantage. Now, if business commenced at ten,
it would not only enable the clerks to breakfast
later, but the long, dull, unemployed time in the
middle of the day would be shortened, to the
benefit of all parties.
The only thing necessary to be done now is,
for the Bankers generally to meet and come to
an understanding upon the subject.
It has been said that the new arrangement
was only to apply to the Bankers at the West
End ; but this is erroneous. A general prin-
ciple must apply to all, for each is but as the
link of a chain, mutually binding upon them-
selves and the public.
The proposition is recommended by such
strong claims upon the public, that to be cheer-
fully acquiesced in, it only needs to be notified
from the proper quarter.

By the Flanders mail, arrived this morning,
we have received Brussels Papers to the 22d
inst. The following are extracts :

BRUSSELS, OCt. 20.

The Sessions of the States General has been
opened to-day by his Majesty in person. The fol-
lowing is the substance of his Majesty's speech :
" His Majesty continues to receive proofs of friend-
ship from all foreign Powers.
" The measures preparatory to the execution of
the concordat proceed in a satisfactory manner, and
the proclamation of the Bishop appointed to the See
of Namur justifies the expectation of a similar
agreement for the other vacant sees. The extension
of our relations in the interest of our commerce and
manufactures, and the arrangements which may the
snore effectually contribute to this end, continue
to engage his Majesty's attention. Manufactures
are improving, and commerce continues to
prosper. The former, perhaps, do not derive
prosperity in so high a degree from the sources
which gave it in former ages ; the various
establishments formed and projected for the promo-
tion of the latter, chiefly to insure the liberty of im-
portation and re-exportation by sea, promise to in-
crease its prosperity, especially if the merchants con-
tribute, by modifying ancient usages, conformably to
the present state of the commercial relations between
nations.

" The internal situation of the kingdom is in gene-
ral satisfactory, and if the States of some provinces
have endeavoured to extend the sphere of their
attributions, the King hopes that the intimation
made them by his Majesty's orders on this infringe-
ment of the rights which the constitution gives ex-
clusively to the legislative power, will prevent any
similar deviation for the future.

"The authorities of the, provinces and communes
are zealous in diffusing elementaay instruction. A
commission has been appointed to examine the im-
provements of which the superior course of educa-
tion is susceptible. The fine arts continue to flourish.

The situation of our East India possessions is
not worse. Tranquillity has not been restored in
Java. Fresh orders have been given to attain that
end. The accounts received from these countries
allow us to hope that when things have re-
sumed their natural course, the Mother Country
will be soots liberated from the pecuniary gua.