The Sun.
London, England, 1827-05-10 00:00:00

CAMBRIDGE ELECTION.

The Election commenced yesterday morning in the Se-
nate House, which is a large quadrangular building, sur-
rounded by a spacious gallery, to which the public are per-
mitted access. The Vice Chancellor entered shortly after
nine o'clock, and having taken his seat at a table on a
raised platform, the business of the election commenced.
No attempt was made to administer the Bribery Oath.—
Until the close of the Poll on Friday, no official announce-
ment will take place; but as the candidates employ agents
to mark its progress, they are enabled to state the poll from
time to time. At the close of the Poll yesterday, the num-
bers were

The Solicitor General - 175
Mr. Bankes - - - - 173
The numbers had been uncommonly close throughout
:he whole morning.

The following is one of the squibs called forth by this
contest:—

A lover of late was I,
For Cupid would have it soe," &c. &c.
Reliques of English Poetry, ♦ol. iii. page 51i8•
A Member of late was I,
For Granta would have it soe,
And to speak my best did try,
As every man doth•know ;
But I blundered and stammered, alas !
For her that laughed and, called me asse.
Yet my seat was I loath to lose,
And so canvassed by Granta again ;
But the lady Sir John did choose,
And gave nice the asse quite plaine;
Yet would ..I her asse freelye bee,
So Bhee'd submit and beare with mee.
An' I were as clever as shee ;
Or shee were as seelie* as I,
What payre cold have made as wee
So pretty a sympathye ;
But I was seelie as she was clever,
So a mensd et thorot, I'm banished for ever.
* Silly. -t Query Foro.

Letters have been received at the Admiralty
from Captain Beechey, of the Blosivm frigate,
which detail the particulars of the voyage of that
ship into Behring's Straits. It appears the ves-
sel arrived in the harbour of St.- Peter and St.
Paul, in Kamscliatka, in June last, and thera
learnt of the, failure of Captain Parry's expedi-
tion ; and after refitting and taking is Lueh stores ,
as could be procured, sailed to the northward.
The fliossom entered Kotzebue's Inlet, and then
proceeded to Behring's Straits, and reached the
latitude of 72.30., when all further progress was
put an end to, by an impenetrable barrier of fixed
ice, which extended in an entire mass as far as
the eye could reach. After several fruitless at-
tempts, and remaining as long as it was prudent,
Captain Beechey raurned, and again entered
Kotzebue's Inlet, the shores of which are repre-
sented as having a most inhospitable and dreary
appearanCe. They had several interviews along
the coast with the natives, hut could not from
them, or by any other means, obtain the least in-
formation of Captain Franklin or any of his party,
who, it was understood, were to proceed in the
course of last summer from the mouth of the
Mackenzie river to the westward, in the hope of
being able to reach some part of the coast in the
neighbourhood of Icy Cape or Kotzebue's Inlet.
The officers and men were all well, but the ship
had suffered some damage from the pressure of
the ice. It is understood the letters are dated-in
November last, from San Francisco, where the
vessel was undergoing some necessary repairs,
and refitting for sea.

ribr =Am*

LONDON,
THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 10, 1827.

The appointment of his Royal Highness the
Duke of CLARENCE to be Lord High Admiral
of Great Britain will form an important epoch
in the annals of the Royal Navy. Already,
the feeling which had spread amongst the
Officers of this honourable service, that the
Navy " werc kept in the back ground" has
vanished, and high and ardent expectations are
entertained that this Right Arm of the Country
will be replaced in its proper position.
These expectations will not be disappointed.
His Royal Highness's Naval Administration
will achieve many and important alterations which,
we have no doubt, will be conducive to the Na-
tional Interests, and beneficial to the Gallant
Officers and Men of our Fleet.

One most proper and important measure has,
we learn, been already ordered—namely, the
appointment of an Officer of the rank of Corn-
mander to each Line-of-battle and Flag-ship, in
lieu of one of her Lieutenants.

Of the propriety of this regulation, no per-
son acquainted with naval affairs can entertain
the smallest doubt.- That so important a trust as
the command of a Line-of-battle-ship, with a
compliment of perhaps 900 men, should in the
case of death, sickness, or absence of her Captain,
devolve on an officer of the rank of Lieutenant
only; and possibly of junior standing in the
service, is so obviously improper, that, it, is
surprising the measure now taken has not
long since been adopted. To his Royal
Highness, however, the merit belongs, of
having, immediately on entering on the duties
of his high office, supplied this striking defect
in our service, by adopting a measure, which is
admitted by every naval officer to be both neces-
sary and proper.

It is also rumoured, that the sale and purchase
of Captains' and Commanders' Commissions
is to be sanctioned. If this be the case,
we have no hesitation in saying, that it will be
a great and just boon to the Navy, and must
produce the most beneficial results to the public
service by replacing many old and worn-out Of-
ficers by young and active men. •

The intelligence which we published yester-
day, of the fresh 'revolt of some of the Portuguese
troops, necessarily gives rise to serious consider-
ations as to the steps which it becomes this
country to take, both for the .sake of consistency
and for the preservation of that Constitution, in
the defence of which we have embarked, and
in the maintenance of which must depend, our
present relations both with Portugal and Spain..
It appears to us that the insurrection which
has taken place amongst the troops, at Elvas,
though founded on the plea of arrears of pay,
must be attributable to one of two causes, or per-
haps, to the united influence of both. Those
causes we conceive to be ; Ist, the pusillanimity
or folly of the Portuguese Government in not having
rigorously punished the parties guilty of former
acts of rebellion ; and 2d, the direct or in-
direct support of the cause of rebellion in Por-
tugal by the Spanish Government. If we are
correct in assuming these to be the true causes
of the rekindling of the flame of insurrection in
Portugal, every principle calls for the immediate
and determined interference of Great Britain.
She nobly answered the call of her Ally,
and embarked in her cause----for what ?
for the support of her independence as
a Nation, and for the protection of the
free Constitution which she had thought fit
to adopt ; and Great Britain has, therefore,
a right to insist, that Portugal having called her
to her aid for such purposes, should not he
backward herself in measures on which alone the
maintenance of the order of things she had estab-
lished can be looked for. A vigorous and de-
cisive course on the part 'of the Authorities,
against all persons implicated in acts of treason,
must therefore be insisted upon by Great Britain ;
and as the demonstrations of Spain on the Por-
tuguese Frontier, whether hostilely intended or
not, keep alive and excite a spirit of Rebellion
against the Government, more serious in its
consequences, perhaps, than an act of open
aggression would be, the time is now ar-
rived when we must distinctly demand of the
Spanish Government the removal of this cause

of Insurrection in Portugal, and follow up,Or
demand by such steps as will clearly show to
Spain that Great Britain and her Ally are n°,
longer to be trifled with, and that a refusal of
such demand by Spain will be the signal for
measures which will shake her Monarchy to its
very foundation.

We received last night the Paris Papers Of
Monday and the Etoile dated Tuesday morning►
extracts from which will be found in another
column.

The Etoile copies from the Augsburg Gazelle
a communication from Constantinople, dated one
day later than the former accounts, namely, Oil
the 4th of April, which confirms the intelligence
of the rejection of the proposals of England and
Russia, in favour of the Greeks ; and asserts
that a general note from all the powers of Europe,
on this subject, is to be prepared and presented
to the REIs EFFENDI. If such be the case'
resistance on the part of the Porte, to the wishes
of all Christian Europe, will be vain.
The disbanding of the National Guard, and
the debates'in'our Houses of Parliament, form the
only topics ofconversation in Paris at present. The
former, however, has nearly given way to the latter►
which seems to excite intense interest. The tri'
umph of Mr. CA NN ING is the theme of every Pr
per, and the effects which his influence will hive
on the Councils of France are eagerly anticipated•
The Apostolical party see, in the success of our
distinguished Statesman, the certain advance lit
France and Spain of principles which are hateful
to them, because those principles must, in the
end, lead to the overthrow of bigotry and super'
stition•. •

PARIS STOCK EXCRANOR, MONDAY Evarrixa, MAY
Five per Cents. 100 f. 65c. 60e. 70c. 75e. Soc. ; Tbre4
per Cents. '7of. 45c. 55c. 60c. ; Bank Stock, 2027 f. 50c-
Rentes de Naples, 18f. 10c. 20e. Sac. 25c.; Royal SP.
nish Loan, 571 561 ; Haytien Loan, 670 f. 665f.--E%-
change on London—One Month, paper, 25f. 40c., 01°°el'
25f. 40c. ; Three ditto, paper, 25t 25c. ; money, 25f. 20c'

It is curious to compare the political career of
the late Lord LONDONDERRY, and the length of
time that he held a prominent place in public
opinion, with the ephemeral and ludicrous noto-
riety of the Statesman who now bears that name'
Detested as a public man by one party, but
still respected for his undaunted resolution,
and esteemed in private life by all, the late
Lord LONDONDERRY. acted a conspicuolls
part for twenty years in the foreign and do-
mestic history of this Country. But his Noble
Brother (whom as a soldier we highly re-
spect) has fallen into the melancholy mistake
that there is a noble road to fame, and that
a Marquis with 50,000/. a year, has nothing
to do but to bring himself before the public'
and. pour forth the crude ebullitions of an
untutored (but sensible!) mind, in order to place!
him Self amongst those great and distinguished
characters whose memory lives after them, but
who acquired that posthumous fame, by the
painful exertion and improvement of the fatal'
ties which nature had originally bestowed n't
them. Instead of twenty years, we really think
that the Noble Marquis will lay down the cha-
racter of a Statesmen in much less than twenty
days from its first assumption. His Lordship
has, perhaps, read of military weapons being
turned into pruning hooks and plough-shares,
and we would humbly recommend those. agri'
cultural and rural occupations, as much wore
congenial to his former habits, than the new office
which he has undertaken, and which is nothing
less, than Leader of the Opposition in the
House of Lords. We would have him an'!
many other Legislators read a passage in BL.Ac
STONE, where .the Learned Judge exposes the
folly of men finding preparation necessary for the
meanest professions, but thinking none requisite
in the case of legislation, which is undoubtedly
the highest exercise of the human faculties!
There is not a Dandy in town, sslio succeeds t°
a Peerage by the unexpected, death of an elder
brother, or a fat Country Gentleman of si3g;
without intellect or education, and whose readiuo
has never exceeded the daily perusal of tl'a
weekly county paper, but thinks himself as go°
a judge (if once in Parliament) of every clues;
-tion, as Mr. CANNING or Mr. BROUGHAM, Cis
any of those men who have devoted their clay
and their nights for years together, to obtain e
in-
formation by them considered essential to the
character of a Statesman, but which, may, per-
haps, come by intuition to the more aifted pe
sonages of whom we have spokei7.
may talk of Reform in Parliament ; but tit
would be one important improvement if a
Noble Peers and Hon. Members on taki.no,
their seats, were to produce certificates of belt:,
able to read English fluently, and to write egie,
mon letter without the use of JOHNSO:k.I'S V
tionary. It would perhaps be too much to
I‘,
insist on their having gone through BLAB
STONE'S Commentaries, or some other /1,1:0,
giving even a sketch of that Consus're
tion, in altering and amending which theY:.o,
to be e nakrglr.eieagaimfnaeerdtiihftreohcmcouottnitiniipitiirie:orervdadaneiduro to keep pace Ige
JOSEPH HUME'S calculations, some knowle
of simple arithmetic might be required. oii
see
eWa
whomsPetaa' were not bound ifsnh'g men,obyut lhdes
e'bPlte;s- insc'e.tr esbr stf;
to be good citizens ; but at the same tune the
surprising to observe how some men covetnre,
distinction of being Members of the Legisla" the
only for the sake of giving franks, and t° be
exclusion of others whom they must know °dot
better qualified in every respect, except in ot
most atoning virtue—the possession of gr
wealth.
a
The Allgerneine Zeitung, of the 2d en t,
instant, and Frankfort Papers to the 4th inSt3bl:; ,
have been received. Their contents posse/stlo t
little interest. Letters from Trieste suite
an English brig, the Mary Ann, had been
demnedat Napoli, in consequence of the (,ire
of
having discovered that her cargo, consisting
warlike stores and implements of ago.cul . it
were destined for the PACHA of Egypt,. 1.1,4
also stated, from Trieste, that a frigate loweep
v.,
seen off
Candid, waiting
"to
for thetob new shipseGreeks,
kind
caof v@
which the. PACHA of Egypt expected
Europe. This squadron, we have god Xoogor

'for-believing, is under the orders of Lord
COCHRANE, and we have little doubt that we
shall shortly hear of his Lordship having seized
the prey for which he was lying in wait.
We subjoin a paragraph relative to the change
made in the Administration of Georgia and the
Caucasus

ST- APRIL .
'1 he change made in the administrationPP.TEßSßUßGll, of GeorgialB and
Caucasia, by the removal of their Civil and iVilitary Go-
vernment, which General Yermoloff announced by his
liajesty's resolution of the 9th instant, has excited the
greatest attention, being wholly unexpected. Whatever
may be the causes of the measure, which are not known,
Sod whatever may be the future destination of General
Yerrnoloft; it may be considered as certain, that his ad-
Ministration of those •provinces is at an end, and this is
made more evident by the Ukase of the same date, ad-
dressed to the Senate, giving GeneralPaskeistsch, not only
thc military command, but likewise the Civil Government
HI the provinces of Georgia, Caucasia, and Astrachan.
~11 all events, the change will have the most beneficial in-
Iti_uenee in the future administration of those provinces (and
;ally establish the future peace with out' neighbours the
Aermarts, which may, perhaps, be concluded under the me-
gilttien of EnghMd), than has hitherto been expected. In-
dePeridently of this, our Government continues to make
Prelivations, in order, if it should be necessary, to prose-
cute the war against Persia with vigour.
1088
VIINN-A, APRIL 27.---Aretalliques, 90+. Bank Shares,

Brussels Papers of yesterday's date have been
received this morning, but their contents do not
Possess much interest. The following are ex-
tracts

BRUSSELS, MAT S.
The first Chamber of the States General, in its sitting
Yesterday, rejected, by a majority of 21 to 14, the project
°f law for the equalization of the land-tax, which passed in
the second Chamber by a majority of only two votes.
,The second Chamber of the States-General will meet
111 Y at noon.; it. is expected • that the Session will be
°l*• The first Chamber, which, according to the 60th
.ed
of the Fundamental Law, is to he composed of at
lest 40 Members, and at most 60, has now 56.
is affirmed, that in the' ate debate eight Members
rite, seven'against the proposed law, and only one for it.
Gericke defended it.
We learn that the principal cities in the Southern pro-
-tviaees, are inclined to petition his Majesty, to be pleased to
of the seat of the Supreme Crinvt-of Justice, in the south
the kingdom, in consequence of the greater number of
stirs in those provinces, of their greater population, and
t°. the principle which has been adopted of bringing the
jorlihiettriniaeltsiznear as possible, to those who are under their
We have not yet been able to obtain any certain infor-
mation respecting the result of the assembly of the Corn-
4ikereial Society of the Netherlands : we only know the
h4serably is closed, and that the Commissioners are going
f°4le.as by the Statutes, the balance must be open
(1. a fortnight, for the inspection of all those shareholders
Ify% have a right to vote, we must soon have farther in-
°Nation, which we shall soon communicate to our
Zada .ers• Meantime we may add, that all the proprietors
Og a right to vote, are convoked for a General
r 4ernbly, at. the Hague, on the 16th of May, " to delibe-
iate, says the circular, " on proposals winch will be made
the King, and which will concern the cases men-
-1.-175(1 in the 106th of the Conventional Articles, namely
"5 change, modificatioWe n, or augmentation of the Statutes.l'
hear that there has just been established at Ath,
tinder the protection of th 6 Government, a silk manufac-
to„lY, directed. by a Spanish manufacturer : the ground
I4e/1 surrounds it is planted with mulberry trees : there
• 00d reason to expect that this undertaking will succeed.
letter from Stockholm of the 24tk of April says,
(17 ,:Generals and Officers deputed by the several Corps
the 'be Army, who were convoked at Stockholm to regulate
. various affairs, especially the administration of the
7134tarY pensions, having terminated their labours, had an
11`lleace of the King the day before yesterday, to take
ave of his Majesty. Lieutenant-General Count de Pope,
th
('•President, having expressed to his Majesty on this oc-
;410n the sentiments of profound respect and lively grati-
,ll,de felt by his brethren in arms toward the Sovereign,
'4O continually gives them fresh proofs of his gracious
tare, the King replied as follows
Gentlemen—The affairs for which I ordered you to
he'llunmoned, having terminated, I am happy that you
tve answered my expectations.
The execution of the plan which you have drawn up,
'Which is'going to be laid before me, cannot take place
k' I have consulted the States-General. I am convinced
grat they will concur with me in securing to the defenders
:;the Stitt., a comfortable retreat in their old age. Full
11'11 conviction, return to those faithful soldiers whose
.2ttlike Valour, and civic virtue have procured for their
ilit!atry liberty and independence; tell them that I re-
-7t141
itv.l her with Satisfaction all the proofs of filial attachment
Ceh they have shown me; report to them, thata -na-
:4 cannot be subdued or humbled where its defenders de-
- n,bti-nn-their arms, and the will to make use of them.
ki the militia will henceforth be connected and amal-
ZLit'ated with the provisional regiments ; it will triple the
m""rical force of the army, and will receive the impulse
it; itare-nthusiasin. When this reiult obtained, the two
41gdotris of the peninsula have only to resolve to be se-
lire 'ttkagainst the shocks and chances of future events. But
:t the future may always appear to us under favourable
of the
we must never forget that force is but the auxi-
CY of the law ; that discipline must he the first want and
first principle of action of the officer as well as of the
01415,, and that the army is instituted to repress disorders
institution prescribes to it, to be always the first to set
example of obedience to the laws.