The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-14 00:00:00

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The French Minister of Marine has instituted a ^u 10"
committee to inquire into the grievances of the mer- •--
chants interested in the gum-trade against the com-
pany to whom the Governor of Senegal made over, in
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January last, the monopoly of that article. The
committee, composed of delegates from the Chamber TO
of Commerce, and of the Director of the Colonies,-is;...
to meet in Paris towards the latter end of September. e'9li
Accounts from Madrid of the sth instant, state. °i
that it was believed that a fresh misunderstanding
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had occurred between Spain and Portugal, arising, it of
was supposed, out of M. Almadovar's to M. ad,
Costa Cabral and the commercial treaty lately con- , 9'W
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eluded between Great Britain and Portugal. 01
The Spanish Consul at Oporto had announced to
his Government that the Portuguese authorities had 91)"
caused to be arrested, at his request, a number of
criminals who had sought refuge in Portugal, as well ,r 914.
as the ex-Carlist Lieutenant-Colonel Javier Blanco
Marquina, who had just arrived from Bordeaux.
According to the Barcelona journals of the 6th - -fli oj
.inst. two small bands had made their appearance near .-
Vich and Villadran. One of the rebels belonging to , .2.49 D
the latter had been taken prisoner and shot. On his r
way through Girona. General Zurbano delivered a :09`,,,
• list of 11 Republicans to the first constitutional Alcalde,'
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with an order to expel them from the province within
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three days. raj
The Augsburg Gazette of the Bth inst. quotes a
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letter from St. Petersburgh of the 27th ult.,' an Itid,4c;
nouncing that' the Emperor had increased the mitt- h '
ries of the diplomatic and consular agents of Russiasi.„,l9l'
in the Ottoman empire. The Ambassador at Con.;a,01011
stantinople is to receive in future 36,000 roubles per, avoi
annum. Besides the ordinary personnel of the Chati' "
eery, a special office for commercial affairs is to be 'IF
attached to the Legation. There are to be Consuls-. • .1:m
General in Egypt, at Smyrna, and in •Servia, and a -.(1',4
Consulate at Jassy. 4lv
A letter from Sebnitz, dated the Ist inst states
that, in the afternoon of the preceding day, the mag- .4
nificent forest on the frontiers of Saxony and. Bohemia
caught fire and threatened the most terrible ravages..
At distances of a league from the frightful scene, the , '-
foresters of the two countries were labouring inces-
santly
in felling trees and digging wide trenches, in
the hope of stopping its progress. • On the Saxon side,
upwirds of 200 acres are said to have been destroyed,
but the damage done within the Bohemian territory
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was so great as to be incalculable. The fire was not
extinguished when the last aceounts left, although ;,
1,000 persons had been employed in endeavouring to
stop it; 500 acres of trees had been already consumed..
A great excitement having been manifested. among
the Christians of Lebanon on the arrival of Admiral •
Baron Lasusse upon the coast of Syria, Omer Pacha
was obliged to make advances to the Druses,,who have
promised him assistance if circumstances oblige him -,/
to have recourse to arms. Mehemet Ali, being •in-
formed of the appearance of a French squadron in the
Syrian roads, gave immediate orders for his fleet to.
hold itself in readiness to leave the port. Neverthe-
less, this fleet is only destined to keep the inhabitants '';)
of Lebanon in order.
?MONEY—TRADE—COMMERCE.
The unemployed operatives at Stockport still. con- 'O4
tinue to walk the town in formidable groups. Out of
the 32 cotton-mills in the borough only 11 are par- "i 1
tially at work. The money drawn from the savings fir
bank a few weeks ago was 1,300/. ; it has since la'
creased to 1,800/. ; but yesterday the amount had
fallen to 3001. In Manchester the workpeople are
still idling about the streets.
NAVAL AND MILITARY.
The sloop Magnet, which foundered in the Malmo
Roads in 1809, after having lain under Water 33
years, has been rai3ed by means of the diving apps' •
ratus. Remains of four bodies were found;' the
masts and rigging were in good condition.
A statue in honour of General Puthod was inaugu-
rated on the 4th inst. in the grand square of Bage•le-
Chatel, in the Ain.
LAW AND POLICE. •
The Special Commission for the trial of the Law
cashire rioters is fixed for Tuesday, the 4th of Octo-
ber. Lord Abinger and Sir E. H. Alderson are es! jai, •
pected to preside. The trials will be held.cinrillel-
- of Lancaster. ,fir
The Special Commission for Staffordshire is to De ..,91,4
opened on Saturday, the Ist of October, ancl Ou
Monday the trials will commence. Chief Justice 0,1,;
Tindal will preside. Upwards of 200 prisoners itre.
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now in custody.
Thirty prisoners were tried at the 'Preston Sessions•, "!;
on Monday, being the principal ridters'in
and its neighbourhood, and who were variduslY
tenced in periods of from two to twelve moths`''"' '7
Thomas Norris, a lad of about 12 yeleg
page to an Italian lady, residing at 39, Wrey " il/1
street, Marylebone, was charged at ekikn.yeeit yeol'igo
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terday with robbing Mr. Weiland, a dweller' • -too
same residence, of a valuable ring. He was e,ornmii,,,,'"
John Webb, a hosier and tailor, residing at
Strand, was charged at 'Marlborough-street yesSi'''•'
day with stealing a variety of small articles from
auction-rooms of Messrs. Jones, in Leicester-slOl
He was fully committed.
FINK LETS.
The Welsh bards and minstrels will make 'the°
gathering this year on the 12th and 13th of October,
at Abergavenny.
LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC.
Tha large solar spat which was near the -sun::
eastern limb, reached the centre of that body on the
10th inst. A row of new spots has appeared to t°t;
westward of this, and also a small one below, or
the south of it.
M. Van Mons, the celebrated Belgian chemist, died
a few days ago.
THEATRICAL.
The author of the new successful play of Love.. .
Sacrifice, at Covent-garden, is Mr. Lovell, who alal
ried Miss Lacy, formerly an actress in London.
COURT—FASHIONABLE.
The Duke of Cambridge. and •Prince. George arf •
expected on Saturday or Monday next. at Wobar"
Abbey.
We are glad to learn that the Duke of Dorset is
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an improved state of health.
The Marchioness of Westminster, at:the end of tl4
month, proceeds to Eton Hall, Cheshire, to meet tu
Marquis.
Sir Edward Knatchbull has arrived in town. d
Miss Burdett Coutts and Miss Meredith are goa
to Harrogate for a short peeiod.
The Bishop of Llandaff has been compelled to YTht
pone the intended visitation of his diocese, on acceu-
of ill-health.
The Marquis-of Fayal left Mivart's Hotel on I‘l°/1‘
day, to embark for Lisbon, via Falmouth.
MISCELLANEOUS. • 01
' The list of burgesses for the borough of` Liven%
for 1842, contains 10,500 voters, showing a decrees
of above 1,500 since the last year.
Several ancient coins were found last week 011
ging a foundation in West-street, Brighton, amo g
which was a silver shilling of the reign of Qa`'''
Elizabeth, dated 1564.
Of the 130 union workhouses in Ireland, 81
declared fit for the reception of paupers, and by
end of Autumn 100 will be open, the whole at .9 f
of 1,150,0001.
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A man named John Blandon was murdered
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Ipswich in the street on Friday. A person nanl,
Wright, strongly suspected of the act,. and a prersri
cating witness named Chisnall, were detained in ctls.
tody after the inquest, which was adjourned to Dies'
(yesterday) morning. for`l'
• The state of the agricultural labourers in 0%
shire may be gathered from the fact that one po3-i4
in that county, with a population of about 1,100%.0.4
without a day-school. The rate of wages fluctaAL a
from ss. and 6s. to 10s. a week. Uncleanness =il'or
insobriety prevail to a great extent, and the houses
the labourers are dens of misery.

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SIB HUGH GOUGH.—There is little doubt but "
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our gallant and distinguished countryman, General ea,
Hugh Gough, will shortly be created a Peer. lie
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tered the service as Ensign in the City of Limerick 'A,
litia, and subsequently served with great distinctl°_,
during the Peninsular War in the 87th Regiment'
Limerick Chronicle. of
We have to announce the failure of the firill
,Lubinsky and Co., of Dantzie, whose enaements firs
large ' They form another addition to the list of vial 0,
ruined, by the deceitful 'slippery. action of Peel's n'
sliding scale.
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We are proud to be able to record the foth)lsive
anecdote connected with her Majesty's reception•
give it not on rumour, but on most respectable au
such as we can in every respect rely upon. °„11 .tle,
Majesty's returning from the visit to Edinburgh
a Noble Lord in attendance, whom we could name'f,,ag
quired how her • Majesty was pleased ? The gr"e'ibe
reply was, " I am delighted with the country and
people. I did not think there was such a spot in gIY
minions ; and I shall not fail to pay Scotland a visit an
in a different style."—Stirling Journal.
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SHIP-BUILDING ON THE WEAL—Atsa eh.t.
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auction this week of the stock in trade of timber, .`1.11;
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building materials, and vessels on the stocksat
Hilton, the prices realised clearly indicated better
spects for ship-builders and the shipping interest F.,a ;
rally, oak timber ranging from 4/. to 91. 10s. per .1(),.5-other
other kinds in proportion. A revival in' this mos!: ,
tensive and leading branch of our lccal commerce
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of
industry, so important to every class " on both sjues.
the Wear," is exceedingly cheering.—Northern P ine the
NEW PORT, SEPT. 10.—We are informed that._o,
late Sir Henry Worsley has by his will left to•hisl4l;,..
tors the task of erecting, in Chale churchyard, 111'' °attic
lisk to his memory, the height of which will be th.'s,t,
as Cleopatra's Needle in Egypt. It will be a grelL" be
traction to that part of the island. He requests it te., is
similar in .forra and dimensions to the one erecteuore
, the w
Scotland to Sir David Baird,which, Nye 13
cost of r,
been told, was nearly 10,000/.—llmishire Advertise