The Sun.
London, England, 1829-01-24 00:00:00

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LONDON,
SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24, 1829.

. According to the latest accounts received
from Lisbon, the affairs of Portugal are in a
desperate condition. The Government distrusts
the people, the people distrust the Government,
each strives to embarrass the other ; and, as if
this of itself were not sufficient, they are split
into countless factions, the most moderate of
"hich is characterized by deep malignity. First
comes the faction of that modern Quixote, the
marquis
e CIIAVES; secondly, the strong
Party of the nl,l QUEEN ; thirdly, the adherents
of the rein, bning despot ; and fourthly, those of the
Constitution and Donna MARIA. Meanwhile,
anarchy stalks with gigantic step across the land
---there are no ruling powers—there is no re-
sPonsibility—the chiefs of each faction seem ac-
countable to none but themselves. With regard
t 9 Don MICPUEL, his time is worthily employed
in shooting rabbits, brought in a box for the
Purpose, out of the window ; and cultivating a
Pair of infant whiskers, which, much to his Ma-
Ys discomfiture, are still, and have been for
hie months, in a state of the most efletninate
,ferility. As a fresh instance of the Royal
4gacity, Don MIGUEL has only just discovered
that one of the Russian Empresses is dead, and
i 4 a paroxysm of affection, has ordered his
Court,—those, at least, who can afford to pay
fOr a new suit—to go into mourning. Really,
art" perusing these accounts, we cannot but
think his Majesty's mother was abundantly
3u4ified in setting him down as an " idiot."

erman Papers of the 17th inst. have been
eceived this morning, but their contents are
4141portant. The following are extracts :
TURKISH FRONTIERS, DEC. 30.
lq fQvi' rive ago, 200 caissoons, coining from Ka-
-11, ad in the environs of Bucharest, the far-

ther destination of which is not at present known.
We are also not informed whether they contained
ammunition or not, or what is become of the cannon
to which they belonged. . Count Pahien has not yet
returned from Jassy to Bucharest, and, if we may
believe letters from the Russian head-quarters, it is
even doubtful whether he will return. A proclama-
tion in the name of Count Wittgenstein invites the
inhabitants of Bucharest to have an eye upon stran-
gers who are in Wallachia, and to inform the police
what they may have occasion to observe, for which
a reward is promised them.

FRANKFORT, JAN. 16.

The Berlin Papers publish long extracts from
the Greek Bee, of Nov. 22, the intelligence con-
tained in which is now of little importance, and re-
lates to insignificant military events which took place
in Eastern Greece, from the 9th to 13th of November.
The substance of them is, that the. Greek army
took the fort of Stevenico, situated at the distance
of three leagues from Livadia and the convent of
Dombo, which was defended by an Albanian gar-
rison, who were made prisoners with their com-
mander, Abbas Aga. On their being brought
to the head-quarters they were sent at their
own request to their own homes, by way of
Zeitouni. The General speaks in high terms of
the conduct of the officers and men in an engage-
meat with the Turks before the taking of Ste-
venico, and especially those who, after the storm-
ing of the place, gave quarter to the Turks, of whom
25 were made prisoners. They- were well treated,
and set at liberty the next day.
VIENNA, JAN. 12.—Metalliques, 96 3-10; Bank
Shares, 1,110.

We recommend to the attention of our readers
an article entitled the " Russian Campaign,"
which occupies a considerable portion of The
Sun, and which will be found highly interesting,
It must be confessed that it puts the most fa-
vourable construction upon all the operations of
the Russians in the last campaign both in
Europe and Asia, but it will be seen at
the same time, that there is a great deal
of truth, plausibility, and candour in the state-
ment. It is written by an officer of the Russian
Staff, and intended as an antidote to the sinister
reports and gloomy inferences of the German jour-
nals. Only 85,000 men crossed the Pruth and the
Danube at the end of May, and only 40,000 of
these arrived at Shumla—and yet they con-
quered Varna, and still keep their ground !
What will the Germans say to this ?

The Morning Chronicle contains the follow-
ing paragraph:—

" The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND received the
keys of office, and went through the preliminaries for
entering on the functions of Lord Lieutenant of Ire-
land, at the office of Mr. PEEL, in Downing-street,
OR Wednesday. We were the first to announce the
arrival of his Grace in town from Alnwiek Castle,
early in last December : it is now reported in the
political circles that his visit to London at that
period of the year was connected with the present
arrangement, although the fact of a negotiation
being at that time in progress is not supposed to
have been communicated by the PREMIER to his
Colleagues."

If the above may be credited, it affords proof
" strong as lloly Writ," that the Duke of WEL-
LINGTON is as imperious in the Cabinet as in
the camp—that the Ministers are all treated
in the light of subordinate officers, and that the
Duke monopolises all the power, giving his col-
leagues merely their full share of the respon-
sibility.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TwEr,r2 o'CLocr.

There appears to be a heaviness in the Coned market
this morning, which may be owing to a report of a change
in the French Ministry ; Consols, which left off yesterday
at 86/, opened at the same price this morning, and may
now be quoted at Sti?i, with little doing.
Three per Cent. Consols, 86i I, Ditto, for Account,
; Three per Cent. Reduced, 861 7; Three and
a half per Cent. Reduced, 95 6 ; Four per Cent., 101 i ;
Four per Cent., 1826, 1051 ; India Stock, 2118 0 ;
Bank Stock, 211 12 ; Exchequer Bills, 68 70.
FORElGN.—Brazilian, 63 ; Buenos Ayres, 47 8 ;
Chilian, 23 4 ; Colombian, 6 per Cent, 1824, 22i 3 ;
Dani4h, 63 i; French, Five per Cent. 108 9 ; Three per
Cent. 741 51- ; Greek, 15 16; Mexican, Five per Cent.,
"25i- 6-4 ; Ditto, Six per Cent., 32i 3i ; Peruvian, 16}
17i.; Portuguese, 53 ; Russian, 96 :I; Spanish, 9 10.

Mexican, SO 771 Brazilian, 38 9
pm.; Colombian, 151} I+l dis. ; Real Del Monte, 150
per share ; United Mexican, 24 31 dis.

TWO O'CLOCK.

Consols in the early part of the nMrning have been done
at 86i sellers, since which they have again resumed yester-
day's prices.

THREE 0' CLOCK

Consoles, 861.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday after-
noon at the Foreign-office, Downing-street, which was
attended by the whole of the Cabinet Ministers. The Mini-
sters assembled at half-past three, and remained in close
deliberation till near half-past six.

The youthful Queen, Donna Maria 11., of
Portugal, is now sitting for her bust to Turnerelli, the
celebrated sculptor.
His Grace the Duke of Northumberland has
already commenced the duties of his high office. The
boxes, &c. from the Irish Office, were on Thursday for-
warded to his Grace, who is in constant communication
with Mr. Secretary Peel.—Morning Paper.
The Portrait of the Marehione§s Wellesley,
which is attached to the forthcoming Number of La Belle
Assonbli'e, is really a chef d'oeuvre in the art of engraving.
For delicacy, for elegance of proportion, and general finish,
we have seldom seen its equal. The veil, in particular,
which depends in graceful folds from her Ladyship's head,
has an exquisite transparent character about it. The por-
trait is engraved by Dean from a painting by Robertson,
and is intended to illustrate the 50th Number of the
Gallery of Female Nobility.

By the letters from Paris of the 19th instant,
gold is at a premium of 10f. per mile ; which, at the
English Mint price of3l. 17s. 1 Oid. per ounce for standard
gold, gives an exchange of 25f. 40c. ; and the exchange at
Paris on London, at short, tieing 25f. 15c., it follows that
gold is 1 per cent. higher at Paris than in London.

By the letters from Amsterdam of the 20th
instant, the premium on gold is 144 to 14 per cent.,
which at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10i-d. per
ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 12f. 7e. to
12f. Sic. ; and the exchange at Amsterdam on London, at
short, being 111. 871 c., it follows that gold is l to
per cent. higher at Amsterdam than in London.

Upwards of 400,000 persons passed by steam
vessels from the Thames last year.—Sheffield Courant.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT ON THE THAMES,
Tnititz PERSONS DROWNED.-Yestcrday, at half-past
one, two gentlemen entered a wherry at Rotherhithe, to be
ferryed over to Execution Dock ; they got half-way over,
when the force of the current brought them between a
SUnderland trader and a Dutch vessel, as the latter was
making a tack, drove against them an immense piece of
ice, which stove in the wherry, and it is with extreme re-
gret we state that it sunk to the bottom, and every indi-
vidual on board periehed.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

FROM LLOYD'S.

PLYMOUTH, JAN. 22.—Wind E.—Arrived the Mary
Ann, Isabella, from Jamaica.
FALMOUTH, JAN. 23.—Wind E.N E.—Arrived the
Colossus, from New fork; James, Carey, from St. John's;
and Duke of Kent picket, from Lisbon, sailed the 11th.
BazsT, JAN. 15 —A boat marked Rowena, Liver-
pool, was driven on shore about nine leagues north-west
of this port, on the 9th inst.

Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's, at Cape
De Verds, dated Villa Da Praya the 2d of November :
" A Spanish schooner and a schooner brig have for several
days been standing off and on at the mouth of this port,
and occasionally coming to anchor. It is supposed that
they are pirates. The schooner brig carries ten twenty-
four pounders on her upper deck, and six nine-pounders
below :it is called the Cometa. The number of her crew,
by her own account, is thirty-five; they have offered some
Manchester piece goods and chintz for sale, at very low
prices. The schooner has sailed from the coast, and the
other is expected to follow. It is reported they are from
the Havannah.

The Union, Wills, of Hull, was driven on shore on
Yarmouth Beach yesterday.
The Mariner, Bird, of London, was driven on shore,
near Yarmouth, on Thursday, and it was feai ed would be
wrecked.

The Mary, M'Leish, from Londonderry to Liverpool,
was driven on shore near Holyhead, on Thursday, and it
was feared would be totally wrecked.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF CHANCERY.

His Lordship did not take his seat, this morn-
ing, till nearly 11 o'clock.

MINN V. MINN.

Mr. ANDERTON applied for an cx-parle injunc-
tion in this case to restrain the defendant, the hus-
band of the plaintiff, from transferring the sum of
5,0001. and a fraction, three per cent. consols.
The application was made at the instance of one of
the children of the plaintiff, by a former marriage. The
plaintiff was advanced in life, being 54 years of age,
the defendant was 29, and a young man well-known
to the public in consequence of proceedings that had
taken place in the Ecclesiastical Court, for the
purpose of setting aside the will of his former wife.
It had been the unfortunate lot of the plaintiff and
her family to be afflicted with mental imbecility,
nearly amounting to lunacy. The defendant had
' engrafted himself into the affections of the plaintiff,
and without the consent or knowledge of her chil-
dren she eloped with him at midnight, and was
privately married on the 24th of lovember last.
The plaintiff was at this time in possession of upwards
of 8,000/. ; she had had 15 children by her former
husband, many of which had been afflicted with the
same dreadful malady as the plaintiff. No settle-
ment was prepared at this time, but the defendant
promised that her property should be at her own
disposal, stating himself to be a man of property and
independence. It was afterwards ascertained that
this representation was false, and that he was in the
most embarrassed circumstances. He had caused
part of the B,OOW. to be transferred, and unless pre-
vented by the Court, it was his intention to transfer
the whole, and leave the plaintiff entirely destitute.
Every method had been used by the defendant to
prevent the making of a settlement, and it was
clear the only object he had in view in marrying the
plaintiff was to possess himself of her property.—
His Honour the Vice-Chancellor yesterday dis-
missed the motion on the ground of delay, it ap-
pearing that the parties who now applied for the in-
junction, knew all the facts since the latter end of
November.

His LORDSHIP acted upon the same principle this
morning, considering it necessary that a party who
applied for an injunction ex-parte, should come to
the Court immediately. The motion was therefore
again dismissed.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
(SITTINGS IN BANCO.)

FORGED BILLS OF EXCHANGE.-COOPER V. MBYISR

AND OTlikißS.

This was an action by the indorsee of three bills
of exchange, which he had taken from a man named
Derby. One of them purported to be drawn by Ed-
ward Woodman, and the two others by Henry Hul-
lock and Co., the names of which drawers all
turned out to be forgeries.
The defendants were the acceptors of the bills in
question, and at the trial before Lord Tenterden
and a Special Jury, at Guildhall, evidence was ad-
duced that the defendants had no knowledge of the
fraud which Derby had played on them, the verdict
passed for defendants.
Mr. GURNEY now moved for a rule to show cause
for a new trial, on the ground that improper evidence
had been admitted.—Rule Nisi granted.