The Sun.
London, England, 1829-02-03 00:00:00

DEPARTURES.

The lion. Captain Grey'lle, from the furliugton Hotel, for
Surrey; Otway Cave, Esq. M.P. for Leicreer; Mr. and Mrs•
Bartlett. from the Britioth Hotel, Jermyn_areet, for Oxfotri.
shire ' • the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Smyth, from it, Burlingtol
Hotel, for Canterbury
in: • Captain and Mri. frbati
gent-street, for Edinrgh.

The mercantile letters from the Russian ca-
pital, down to the 18th ult., mention that the rechtruge
on London had been snbjrcted to some fluctuation, fallint
from 11 3-32 d. to a fraction below I Id. ; hot, at the Wu
date, Ild. was the quotation. Speculators in grain west'
much less active, and Wheat had declined in priee:
purchases 114.1, however, been on a Most extensive scale,•
and to this is attributed the rise in the exchange. The'
lettere mention that the preparations for, commencing, the'.
war with Turkey were going on actively; but,. from the'
constant arrival of, and departure to ,London, Parley and
Vienna, of couriers, the opinion was becoming more prld.
valent daily that matters in dispute between Ruled& aosil
Turkey would be amicably arranged by negetiation before
the time arrived when the war 'mild be renamed. Money;
was not so scarce at St. Petersburgli as it, had been.
new
-
new loan for Nichol is was again tallied of, In preclnts:
by contract there was very little doing..
We understand that the principal bankers .04-
the capital are under serious appreheueions relatiie to s
decision, which is said to have been farmed by the
Caisse des Depots et Cosisismatioles; Some tip
ago this Calm lent' 'to several of them 20,000 d'tr
francs againet the depot at par of 600,000 -francs-
rentes. The care capitalists are said to -hare lent' the
Treasury, noon the mere signature of the Count de Vilifier
the sum of 5,000,000. The'formeramonnt having bette/O.
due, and Count Roy having declined to renew the transao' •
Lion, the bankers offered to re-imburse the 20,000;00.
upon the restitution of the 600,000 f.. of rentee, but the},
n to give the receipt of the Count de Villele .in part OI
payment, and offer only 15,000,000 in cash. Now, the
Caisse des De?ots et Consignations cannot, according P°'
the terms of the law, receive for cash the receipt of the
late Minister of the Finances, and the bankers pereieting
their proposal, it is stated that the Commission of Surveil"
lance of the Caisse, anxious to put an end to . the discos-
sion, have determined upon wiling out for money o'
'Changesc,()oo. of the
te
r re6nOos._ 12is
600,000 f. of
narenes m
nteseiniegdnsaie.lyr portions of
•
TOO GOOD FOR A GRNTLEMAN.—"
soon as I gets well o' my wounds they marches me inlay°
to Verdun. Well, I wasn't there a fortnight afore the
governor sends for ins, and gets one o' your tarpetori.
(interpreters) to nnlay his parlee-voo-lingoo, awl tarn 1t
into twice-laid English." " Well," 'pays the tarpetOr,l
" the governor desires me to pay, as you brought a gnu"
kmreetor away wi' you from Brest—that if to be (for yon
see the fellow spoke capital English), that if so be you'le,
any likin' for your liberty you may have it—het mind,
sap he, "it all depende on yourself." Well, I make 4
sort o' a salani, for, you see, you'll never do nothing witb
Crappo if yon don't how and scrape, ay, and bend your
body almost double, like a boot-jack. Well," says 19
"I've nothing to say, no more nor this, that liberty's wee
all the world over. llowmomever, after a little "wet,
the tarpetur comes to the pint:"," Well," rays be,
" the governor desire,' me to say, if so be you've a likiC
that way, he'll make you a gemman ; and, moreover, °
leaftenarit in Bonypartie's &strife." " I'm obliged all the
name, sir," says I, making a grand edam to the governor!
" but a, I never had a tarn for the thing—that's to ser
if it's alt
ntl'm bIC"
iemain 4
Ihfeaevtmhesrea..;;l:igego(eilvtnihmemeyi
ntoiivmn,eitiiertdennato;rt ,to'sh'hfeasgkatiye:si
ndmlge,eoh‘fiiinyar gt4hirogrartfaefimtnisiceaten,r:e
nd coons
as the tarpetur afterwards told me, I was a d—d
fellow, and too good a man to be a gemman in any or:,
vice.—Naval Magazine. [The hero of this atery '
now living in London with Copt. M----t of the carpi