The Sun.
London, England, 1829-05-18 00:00:00

INSURRECTION AT PERNANIBUCO.

By the arrival of the Laura at Guernsey,
from Rio Janeiro, which port she left on the 10th
of March, we have news confirming the report
of an insurrection having broken out at Pernam-
buco. This event has occasioned great alarm to
the Emperor Don PEDRO, and created a
deep sensation in the Capital. The EMPEROR
immediately issued a Decree, constituting a Mili-
tary Commission, with orders to proceed at once
to Pernambuco, and to punish with death all
those concerned in the insurrection, without
waiting for further orders. This summary
form of proceeding is contrary to the Constitu-
tion, but the EMPEROR was imperative in his
commands. It was apprehended at Rio that the
Chambers, which were shortly expected to meet,
would censure the decree of the EMPEROR with-
out its having previously obtained their sanction.
The Exchange at Rio had fallen to 204 p 21, in
consequence of the insurrection.

At a Meeting of the Subscribers and Donors
to the King's College, held at the Freemason's
Hall on Saturday, the Report of the Pro%isional
Committee was read at length—it will be seen in
our Paper of to-day—by which it appears that
the subscriptions are increasing in a very flatter-
ing ratio, though they are still inadequate to
meet the necessary expences of the Institution,
and that the site, after much hesitation and delay,
has been finally fixed on, viz., in the vacant
spot the eastern side of Somerset House.
" This situation," adds the Report, " from its
position in the heart of the Metropolis, and its
facilities of access from every quarter, appears to
them (the Committee) to unite more mom-
tnendations than any other they were enabled to
obtain." The site being thus judiciously de-
termined on, ro further delay will, we presume,
take place. The erection of the building—
which is intrusted to the active superintendence
of Mr. SMIRKE—wiII, we trust, be at once
commenced, for the subscriptions already re-
ceived are within a few pounds quite sufficient
to defray all the preliminary expences. 'We
have always, from a consideration of the incal-
culable public benefits that must of necessity
accrue from them, advocated the erection of In-
stitutions for the promotion of general know-
ledge. It was upon this principle that we did
our best to support the London University,
which, in spite of the ungenerous sneers so
liberally directed against it, is, we perceive, in a
state of the most flattering prosperity, and it is
upon this principle that we now advocate the
erection of the King's College. Knowledge,
no matter whether it spring up under the patron-
age of an ultra Tory or a Liberal, is still the
same grand, beneficent, inestimable good. It
may be perverted, distorted, enslaved, but it pos-
sesses the principle of correction within itself.
As it progresses, it works itself clear, though
I the stream, perhaps, at its source, may be dis-
coloured.

We have received this morning the Prussian
State Gazette of the 12th inst., which copies
from the Journal of St. Petersburgh some ad-
ditional news from the theatre of war to the 19th
of April. It appears that nothing of importance
had occurred up to that date, either in Bulgaria
or along the Danube, with the exception of oc-
casional skirmishes between the outposts. The
gavilFon of Ghiurgevo made two unsuccessful

sallies against the corps of observation stationed
before that fortress; in the second of which the
Turks suffered considerable loss.
The Russians have been unremitting during
the winter in making every preparation fur re-
newing the war with spirit. They constructedl
pontoons at Fundeni, on the river Argis, for
effecting the passage of the Danube, near Si
lis
trig, and succeeded in safely floating them down
to tht detired plitee; altho•lgh the Torli.ish flotilla
at Silistria had the command of the river at that
fortress and further up. It was reported by the
Turkish prisoners and deserters from the for.
tresses on the Danube, that a great scarcity of
provisions was eltperienc6d—particularly at
Shumla, where the new GRAND VIZIER had
arrived with a reinforcement of 12,000 regular
troops. This circumstance, and the setting in of
fine weather, will, no doubt, serve, to hasten the
renewal of hostilities, for which both parties seem
to be equally prepared :

ST. PETERSBURG'', APRIL 50.—A supplement to the
Journal of St. Petersburgla contains news from the
theatre of war to 19th April, which besides the account of
the unstr.-cessful attack made by Hussein Paella upon Size-
boli, gives the following particulars :
" Nothing else of any importance has occurred along the
whole line that we occupy in Bulgaria er on the Danube,
with the exception of some skirmishes between the out-
posts. The garrison of Ghiurgevo has made two unsuc-
cessful sallies against the corps of observation before that
fortress ; in the second the enemy had 3,000 men, in-
fantry and cavalry, and some cannon, and began a fire of
musketry on the Cossacks, but were driven back into 'the
fortress with considerable loss by the fire of our artillery
end the attack of two regiments of hussars; we took some
prisons ra.
" During the winter the necessary preparations have
been made to effect the passage of the Danube before Silis-
tria. Pontoons were made in the village of Fundeni, on
the river Argis, with tile intention of floating them in
spring to the Danube, and then on the river liota to
Kallarnsch, opposite Silistria. This enterprise was
difficult and dangerous, for the enemy having assem-
bled tile remains of bit flotilla bef }re Silistria, corn-
mantle.' the Danube at that fortress and farther up. The
operation was, however, executed with success through
the intrepidity and prudence of Major-General Schilder.
The pontoons were launched into the Aijis on the Bth
April, reached the Danube at day .break on the 11th, and
at two o'clock in the afternoon of the following day were
oat of all danger in the Bota. We not only sustained so
loss, but the volunteers of the regiments of Archangel and
Volguda, stationed on the pontoons, captured a Turkish
merchantman (a corvette), with seven men. This corvette
has been armed with four cannon, and stationed as a
guardship at the mouth of the Bota, where General
Schilder has also had two redoubts erected.

" The prisoners and deserters from the Turkish for-
tresses on the Danube agree in stating that there is a great
scarcity of provisions, especially at Shutula, where the
new Grand Visier had arrived with 12,000 regular troops.
The authenticity of these declarations is confirmed by
other unexceptionable accounts, according to which the
scarcity is (Lily becoming mere alarming, even at Con-
stantinople, and threatens the innumerable population of
that capital with incalculable disasters.
" The celebrated Tcbpan OFloll, who commanded at
Nicopoli, has lately been arrested by a Capidgi llaschi
sent by the Sultan, and conducted into exile. But it is
believed that he will be beheaded before he reaches the
place of his destination.
" As the commencement of fine weather favours the
renewal of hostilities, the Commander-in-Chief has thought
fit to bring his head-quarters nearer to the Danube, and
accordingly left Jassy 14th April."
The St. I'etersburgh Journals contain a long list of pro-
motions both in the civil and military service.

We received this morning by the steamer the
Ilamburgh Reporter of Friday last, the 15th,
but it contains no foreign news of interest. The
inundations in the north of Europe have been
very destructive to property, as will be seen by
the following :
(From the Hans/Art-0 Reporter of Friday, May 13.)
STOCKHOLM, MAY 8.-We receive most afflicting details
of the mischiefs occasioned by the inundation of the rivers
in the southern provinces of Sweden. The cities of Cal-
mar and C.trlscrona, and the surrounding country, appear
to have been the principal scenes of de,truction, the former
city being at present in a complete state of blockade, the
six bridges of communication having been carried away by
the violence of the deluge. The calamity is attributed to
the sudden melting of the immense mass of snow which
fell during the year. The navigation of the river between
DalarOn and Stockholm. is not yet open.
PARIS, MAY 9.—Five per Cent. closed, for money, at
103 f. sc. ; for end of month, 103 f. 25c. ; Three per Cent.
for money at 79f. 10c. ; for raid of month, 19f. 13c.
VIENNA, MAY B.—.Metalliqut•s, 97k-; Bank Shares,
1,093.
Private letters from Bucharest maintain, that a palace
is being prepared there, for the reception of the Emperor
of Russia.
According to the Courrier de Smyrne of the sth of
April, Marshal Maison returns immediately to France,
and Major-General Schneider remains with 5,000 men in
the Morea.

The last letters from Constantinople mention the ar-
rival of another English vessel with corn, which saile•]
into the Dardanelles under the fire of the Russian ships
of war. This would seem to prove the correctness of
Lord Collingwood's assertion, that an effectual blockade
of the Dardanelles was impracticable. It appears that
the Sultan pays a high premium to all vessels laden with
corn that succeed in forcing the blockade ; this will he
an additional inducement to others to imitate the example.
BORSEti HALLE, THIS DAY, FOUR O'CLOCK. —WHEAT.
—Business in this article has been brisk during the week ;
a considerable quantity has been purchased for French and
English account, but the arrivals from the interior have
been sufficient to supply the vacuum thus created, so that
our market continues abundantly supplied with every
quality. Our own consumers also purchased freely. The
arrivals of the week are stated to amount to 1636 lasts,
and the exportations to 911.
With respect to RYI little is to be added to our account
of last week; the arrivals continue scarce, and not
only our own consumers, but foreigners also appear dis-
posed to purchase.
Of BARLEY also some parcels have been bought on
foreign account.
During the first six days of May, 51 cargoes of corn
passed through the Sound; of these, SO were bound for
British, five for Dutch, six for French, and seven for
Swedish and Norwegian ports; of the remaining three,
the destination was unknown.

Weight. Rix dollars.
Dantaic Wheat 122 to 1,6 l6O to 170
Pomeranian 124 to 128 145 to 10
Anhalt, white ll9 to 124 155 to 162
---- red 122 to 128 150 to 16.2
Danish . 120 to 128 120 to 120
Dantaic Rye llB to 129 74 to SO
Magdehurgh Barley (IS to 104 sl) to 55
Anhalt 1)8 to 104 55 to 62
Upland Oats
Holstein Rapeseed —to 160 to 164
In Funds little do,ng, but prices firm, owing to the fa.
voursHe accounts fr an Paris and Berlin.
End of May.
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cent
Anglo-Russian Loan 93%
Ha.nburgh-Russian Loan
Anglo-Prussian Loan of 1818 99 ,',
Polish Bonds
Austrian Bank Shares
Austrian Metalliques 911.i
Exchange upon London ...... at two months, 13 n.O
at sight
Amsterdam, at two months, 35 40-100
_ , Paris ......... at two months, 189.

The following is from other Hamburgh
Papers just received• It will be seen that the
Turks are very active in their preparations for

the campaign
BELGRADE, MAT 2.—A report is in circulation that
Sizeboli has been retaken by the Turks after several san-
guinary engagement*. The letters from Constantinople,
of 13th April, seem to contradict the report, as they men-
tion that Hussein Paella made daily attacks, and had on
the 9th scaled the ramparts, but had been compelled by
the Russians to retreat. The first convoy of -provisions
from Smyrna arrived at Constantinople on the 12th, 13th,
and 14th April, is consequence of which all fears of a

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famine had been dispelled. The Grand Vizier has sent
from Shoatla 18,000 men to reinforce the'garrisons of
ilitd.ehttek and SHistria. It is universally affirmed that
the Sultan will go td join tHe aimy tourle of the
month:

Iry k t 111 x: r. —Letteis from Hungaik
1i%41y colneirti the! treat adyiniaies that torn-
merce derives from the present state 1. he Pu4iah and

Turkish Armies.

STOCKHOLM, MA s.—The Diet considering the in-
creased expense of tie household of his Hopi. Highness
the Crown Prince, since the birth of three tons, has granted
an annual addition of 80,000 rix dollars. It appears from
the
report of the Committee res.pecting the antrAed sale of
shik !Eal Wses by it a stim of 4 Mae/ rix
dollars, which must be pail to thi FOnse f MithaelSon
and 13enedicks for the expence of equipping the-thfee

The Hague Courant of the 15th inst. con-
tains the following account of the disastrous
breaking tip a the it.'e en the river Boldera :
AmsTER.DAm, MAY 12.—A letter frdni ot gith
April says that an official report from the Pilot-office on
the Boldera of 24th April, sta'es that the ice on the river
broke op on the 22d, and destroyed the bridge leading to
the fortress Dunaantente. The ice being impeded in its
course accumulated in an immense mass, and caused the
water to rise twelve feet above the usual high water mark,
by which all the houses, except such as stood on high
ground, were filled with water. The ice hating taken en
unusual course, the ships were at first out of danger, but
on the 23d the ice forced its way through the dike, and
drivinc, in a prodigious mass to the sea, caused Gve ships
(two of them Dutch) to sink, and several others to run
aground. The ice before this town had floated away, and
the water.was so far fallen that no fears were entertained
for the city.
VIENNA, MAY 6.—Metilliques, 971; Bank Shares,
1091., and in the evening 1091.

An Express from Paris brings the prices of
he French Funds on Saturday. Fire per Cents.
08f. ; Three per Cents. 79f.

The French Ministry have at length filled up

the post of Foreign Affairs. The Count Pon-
TA Lls has been appointed Secretary of State, and
the Sieur BOURDEAU, Keeper of the Seals.

Private letters are said to be in town from

Rio Janeiro of a later date than the 10th
of March, stating that the troops had re-
turned from Pernambuco, after putting down
the rebellion, and that three of the conspirators
were to be tried.

SIIIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

FROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, MAY 16 and 17.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived

from London, the James Waller, for Bay Chalenr ;
Camden, for Quebec; and Reward, Goss, for
Messina. Arrived the Asia, Balderson, from India;
and Grant, Bell, from St. Vincents. Arrived from
London, the Mint, for Quebec; and Indemnity,
Woodall, for Demerara.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 17.—Wind S.—Arrived the
Clarence, Ctolcer, from Madeira. Sailed the Isabella,
Boucheir, for Bombay. Off Port, the Arab, Low,
from Ceylon, sailed the 9th of December.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 16.—Wind W. to W.S.W.—
Sailed the Minerva, Richards, for Quebec.

FALMOUTH, MAY 14 and 15.—Off Port, the
Medina, Mordaunt, from Calcutta. Sailed his Ma-
jesty's ketch Vigilant, for Lisbon.
GREENOCK, MAY 15.--Arrived the Hanover,
Paton, from Jamaica; and Margaret, Crawford, from
Barbadoes.

BELFAST, BUT 15.—Arrived the Nymph, Ma-
loney, from Jamaica.
BRISTOL, MAT 17.—Arrived the Harriet,Eramer-
son,' from Jamaica ; and Thomas Daniel, Gardner,
from Barbadoes.

SCILLY, MAT 17.—Arrived the Henrietta, from
Porto Rico; and Joseph, Pendleton, from New
York.

GUERNSEY, MAY 15.--Arrived the Hermes,
Lemesurier, from Rio Janeiro, sailed the 10th of
March.

HOLYHEAD, MAY 16.--Arrived off Port, the
Ewen, from Charleston.

Arrived off Brighton, the Jamaica, Morton, from
Antigua.
Arrived off Dartmouth, the Michael, Frith, frOm
Tobago.
Arrived off the Start, the Exporter, Anwyl, from
the Cape of Good Hope.
Arrived off the Wight, the Upton Castle, Thacker,
from Bombay.

THE FUNDS.--(THIS DAY.)

CITY, 7'wEtrz o'CLocr.

There have been a great many arrivals this morn-
ing from various places abroad, particularly the Last
Indies, Antigua, Demerara, New York, Rio Janeiro,
and Madeira. In the Consol market there has
been no life this morning. Consols opened at the
same price they left off at on Saturday, 87 i for
the account.

In the Foreign market Brazil Stock has suffered
a fall of two per cent., in consequence of very un-
favourable news from the Brazils, confirmatory of
the insurrection at Pernambuco. The Exchange at
Rio had fallen to 201 21. In the other foreign
securities nothing doing.

TWO O'CLOCK.

The Consol Market has remained during the
morning at 87;1 for the Account, alternately buyers
and sellers, with little business; Consols may now
be quoted at 871 .41-, and for next Account 87i 88;
New Scrip 2} premium.

THREE 0' CL 0 CK.
Consols, for account, 87 4; for next account, 89;
Brazil Stock, 51.
FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES.
Consols 871 Danish
Do. for Ac. 87i t Greek, 1825 141
Brazilian Bonds 51 M Mexican, 1825 - -
Buenos Ayres -I Peruvian
Chilian Do. Russian 961
Columbian, 1824 ISpanish 9t

Mr. W. WARNER, a shipwright of this dock-
yard, has invented a new stock and shank painter, which
secures the anchor to the ship's bows, without the possi-
bility of its giving way, anal by which one man may let go
Loth painters at the same instant, thus avoiding the neces-
sity of hangingit
to the cat-head (a practice u'nally ob-
served), and which, if a ship pitches heavily, is always
liable to do some damage. Lord YA RAC/ROUGH'S yacht,
the Falcon, and his Majesty's ship Galatea, are both fitted
with this improved mode. —Portsmouth Paper.

spoitTlNG.—The extraordinary feat of run-
ning from the Castle gate to the summit of Arthur's Seat
in twenty minutes, has been this week accomplished by a
gentleman of this city. The first mile, from the Castle
~ate to Ilolyrood House, all dawn hill, he accomplished
in six minutes, and the remaining distance, bring upwards
of one mile and two furlongs, and a rise of about SOO feet,
he accomplished in 12 minutes 43 seconds, performing
this feat in 18 minutes 43 seconds.—Scotsman.
DECISION.—Cout)t M---, the Russian
nobleman who arrived in this country some weeks ago, on
an important diplomatic mission, being a great admirer of
English horses acid English races, attended at the last New-
market meeting, to witness the extraordinary sport which
was confidently anticipated, and which is said to have been
unusually brilliant. Upon leaving the course, he ordered
his carriage, and drove bock to London, where he was de-
sirous of arriving as speedily as possible. On his reaching
the environs of the capital, however,' he 'diacovered that
the carriage he travelled in was not his own. What was
to be done? Count hesitated not an instant; and
the post-boys drove his Excellency' back again to the'snn
at Newmarket, where, having alighted from the borrowed
vehicle, he called for his own; and once more retraced his
steps
to London.—Coort

LAW INTELLIGENCE---(T1118 DAV.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Their Lordships met to-day a few minutes nfter
ten o'clock on a Committee of Privileges. There
Werepetent their. Royal Highnesses the Dukes of
Cumberland and Sasser, the Duke of Norfolk,
Mnrquisses of Anglesea and Hastings, Lords Eldon,
Redesdsle, and Stourton,.together with upwards of
twenty ofhef I!),!erFe•