The Sun.
London, England, 1829-02-19 00:00:00

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TRIZSTE, TEB• 4

The captain of a ship who has arrived here in 24 days
from Smyrna, says that news had been brought by a
French corvette that the Austrian Admiral Dandolo, who
had been with his squadron to Egina, had succeeded in
not only delivering the Austrian merchant-men captured
by the Greeks, but in recovering the cargoes which wrre
partly on board the ships, and partly on shore, and had ob-
tained a suitable indemnity for the loss sustained at Smyrna;
there were above 30 ships bound from Egypt and Syria to
Constantinople,which wait for orders to land their cargoes;
nothing new was known at Syra, where the captain
touched 18 days ago.

FLORENCE, JAN. 31.

The Ambassadors of the three Allied Powers, now at
Naples, are supposed to be engaged in a plan for the future
form of Government of Greece. Mr. Canning, it is re-
ported, will go for a time to London. The health of the
Pope is said to be again very indifferent, and it was appre-
hended he would not be able to undertake the journey to
Carlsbad, as advised by his physicians.

The Prussian State Gazette of the 13th inst.
contains the following article from the Supplement
to the St. Petersburgh Gazette of Feb. 2. It will
be seen that the Turks still maintain their ancient
character for keeping true to their word, the stipu-
lation for the restoration of Jussu* PACISA'S harem
and property being religiously performed.

The news from the armies is much of the usual
character. Both parties suffer for want of pro-

visions :

ST. PETERSBURair.

An extraordinary supplement to the St. Petersburgh
Gazette, of Feb. 2, contains the following article:—
According to an agreement made at the taking of Varna,
the Harem and the property of Jussuf Pacha, of Sere.,
were to be delivered up to him, and till they should be
given up we retained, as security, the family of Jussuf
Pacha, of Samacho, late commandant of Varna.
" It was hardly to be expected that this condition would
be fulfilled, after the Sultan had become so incensed
had caused him to. be declared an
outlaw,gainst Jussuf Pa
and confiscateda his property. Nevertheless, the
promise has been kept ; at the end of December the Grand
Vizier sent word to General Roth that the" Harem and pro-
perty of Jussuf Pacha bad been brought to the river
Kamtschik to be delivered to persons sent by us, and at the
!AMC time requested that the hostages is our hands might

he given up. The exchange teas mada in parect oiler,
and Jussuf Paella's Harem and property sent to him at
Odessa.

" According to the latest accounts, both our troops
and those of the enemy were wholly inactive. Detach-
ments of Cossacks traverse without obstacle the country
about Tschernowod and Bazardjick, and also the road to
Silistria, without having met with any thing only in the
Kamtschik, on the road from Varna to Bourgas, where is
a small Turkish detachment of about 500 men.

" Part of the Turkish troops in the fortresses on the
Danube have dispersed, or have been sent into the villages,
and the garrisons were so reduced, that the Porte convinced
of the necessity of strengthening them even in winter, had
sent some troops from Shumla to Widdin, and ,to Ruds-
chuck and Silistria. Tchapan Oglou had arrived
from Anatolia with 10,000 men, chiefly Asiatic cavalry.
Tchapan Oglou, upon his airical, immediately distributed
his troops among the fortresses, he himself remaining with
a small number at Shumla.

"In Shumla too only a small garrison remains,part having
been sent to Widdin, and the remainder dismissed and
persed. In that, as well as in all the other fortresses on
the Danube, they find it very difficult to obtain provisions,
and this obliges their commanders either to quarter the
troops in the villages, some of them at a great distance, or
to dismiss them. In some places there is a sufficient
stock of corn, but a great want of flour and a scarcity of
forage, in consequence of which the cavalry was in a
bad condition. In general the Turkish troops are in
a very distressed state, as contrary to their custom
they have kept the field (luring the autumn, and
even part of the winter; they have suffered severely from
cold and want, and have lost a great number of horses,
whilst the men have partly dispersed themselves, and have
partly been, from necessity, dismissed by their commanders.
It appears, therefore, quite improbable that the Turks
will undertake any thing before spring, notwithstanding
the reports that foreign newamongera are not weary of
spreading."

Amongst the other important labours of the pre-
sent Session, the Stamp Laws are to be revised and
consolidated. The Statutes which regulate the col-
lection of the Stamp Duties are about 130, and will
be compressed, not into one, but into as few as their
various operations in the three divisions of the
United Kingdom will admit. The occasion pre-
sents an opportunity for doing much in the way of
regulation for the benefit of the Revenue and relief
of the public. High duties are not always most
productive, and if the Stamp Duties on Newspapers
and Advertisements were each reduced one-half,
the Revenue would be greatly benefited by their
increased circulation, and there seems no reasonable
objection to such a eourse, since a Free Press must
always be the strongest support to an honest Go-
vernment. There are also many cases in which
great relief might be afforded to the public with-
out injuring the Revenue,—take for example the
Probate Duty. A man dies possessed of assets to
the amount of 20,0001., owing debts to the amount
of 19,0001., leaving only an ultimate 1,0001. for his
family. As the law at: present stands, to obtain
Probate, his family in a moment of severe distress,
and when contending with great difficulties, are
made to advance the same duty as if the deceased had
died possessed of 20,0001. clear above all debts and
deductions. It is true that a proportion is returned
when the Executorship accounts are passed, but
how much suffering has been occasioned by the
advance, and how many difficulties present them-
selves to such return ? Much however is expected
from the activity and intelligence of the present
Board of Stamps, and the liberal feeling that now
the Government.

The Rev. J. M. TURNER is appointed Bishop of
Calcutta. Bishop JAMES returns home on account
of ill health.

The Election for the Univenity of Oxford will
take place on the 26th instant.

TILE FUNDS.--(THIS DAY.)

Cl7'lr, TwEr,rE o' CLocx.

His M ijesty's ship Nimrod has arrived at Plymouth
from Terceira; the period of her sailing from that island is
not positively known, but report says on the 10th inst. ;
it is rumoured that she has brought back with her another
of the transports with Portuguese emigrants, and that she
has also on boars] dispatches for Government. Consols
opened this morning at 87 1, and after some business had
been t►ansacted were done at 871 for this and 878 for
April, they are now 871, buyers, for account and money,
and 874 8 for the new account; the heavy stocks are
also rather h►gher, and Reduced were 97; the Commis-
sioners paid 871 for Consols. India Bonds are 50 2 ; and
Exchequer Bills, 51 2 pm.
In the Foreign Funds the only business doing has been
in Brazilian Bonds at 61 ; Buenos Ayres, 31 ; Colombian
18 19 ; Danish, 614; Russian, 98 j-; Portuguese, 484.
In Shares Anglo Mexican are rather better, and the dis-
count is now 78 7 ; Imperial Brazilian, 37 9 ; National
ditto, 5 pm. ; and Bolanos, 50 60.
Three per Cent. Copols, 871 a ; Ditto, for Feb. 26,
878 i; India Stock,"PX3o 31; Bank Stock, 210 11 ;
India Bonds, .50 2 ietn. ; Exchequer Bills, 51 52 pm.
FOREIGN.-Brazilian, 61 1 ; Buenos Ayres, 34 5 ;
Chilian. 214 21 ; Colombian, 184 s ; Danish, 64 4 ;
French, Five per Cent., 109410 ; Thi ce per Cent., 761 71-;
Greek, 14 15; Mexican, Five per Cent., 20 1 ; nitto,
Six per Cent., 24/ ; Peruvian, 12 14; Portuguese,
48 1; Russian, 974 8 ; Spanish, 91 4.
MitiEs.—Anglo Mexican, 78 7 dis. ; Brazilian, Im-
perial, 37 9 pm. ; Ditto, National, 5 pm. ; Bolanos, 50
60 pm. ; Colombian, 20 19 dis. ; Real Dcl Monte, 100
per share; United Mexican, 281 71 die.

TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, 87 it for money, and 871 for April.
THREE O'CLOCK.

Consols, 87 i.

CARLISLE ELECTION.

FOURTH DAY-TUESDAY, FEB. 17.
Polling commenced at the usual hour this morning, and
was continued till four o'clock, with great good humour.
The number polled was only small. At two o'clock, the
polling having been very slack fur some time, the Mayor
caused a prochination to be made, that if no vote was ten-
tendered within half an hour, he would close the poll.—
Mr. Aglionby soon afterwards came upon she hustings,
and protested against the proclamation. One of Sir Wm.
Scott's agents said, he understood it was Mr. A.'s desire
to close the poll. Mr. Aglionby said, so far from this
being the case, he meant to keep it open to the last. Two
votes were tendered and accepted for Mr. Aglionby in a
few minutes afterwards ; and in less than half an hour
thirteen freemen arrived in carriages from Newcastle : they
were preceded by the blue flags and baud, and received
with three hearty cheers. A few of these were polled
(the others being kept in reserve for to-morrow), and at
four o'clock the Mayor announced the numbers as follows :
For Sir W. Scott 373
For Mr. Aglionby • 322

Majority
Sir W. Scorr returned thanks in a very few words,
but the noise was so great he could not be heard.
Mr. AGLIONBY next addressed the crowd. As he had
now polled almost every man within reach, or who was
not holding back for purposes which he would not gratify,
he should have given on the contest this evening ; but
be had the gratification of announcing that it was highly
probable, that, by to-morrow morning, we should have
amongst us that great and consistent friend of the people,
Henry Brougham, and the freemen of Carlisle resident in
London, to vote fur him, they would place him at the
head of the poll. This Announcement was received with
great cheering. Mr. Aglionby added, that if Mr. B. and
his friends did not arrive in the morning, be would send
notes to the Mayor and Sir William, to announce his re-
linquishment of the contest.

The Speaker's first Parliamentary Levee, for
the present Session, will be on Saturday next, the 21st of
February.