The Sun. — 1824-03-20 (London, England)

FEB. 13.—The importance of Missolunghi is now more fully appreciated than ever. Since the i raising of the blockade, a Greek corps has entered t, and this fort, abundantly supplied with ammunition and, provisions, bat become the most important place of arms of New Greece. It contains a reserve of artillery, consisting of cannon sent by the P rovisional Greek Government of the West, and those bought hi. the adjacent countries, or sent by the Philhellenes. Notwithstanding the bad weather, workmen are employed in repairing and extending the fortifications, in order to secure the place against a coup-de-main or a regular siege. Large sums are expected for this purpose. 134.5 LE, 3.—The city of Lucerne ha; done itself honour by a remarkable act of toleration. The city is inhabited by Catholics, who alone enjoy the public exercise of their religion ; the few Protestants do not enjoy it, and their dead have hitherto been buried without any funeral at. tendance. Some of the Catholics, disapproving of this intolerance, resolved to put an end to it, and the Members of the Government consented. This Resolution was carried into cffeet on the death of a lace-maker, a Protestant, born in Saxony. Matters were arranged to give him a brilliant funeral, at which the majority of the inhabitants of Lucerne, almost all Catholics, attended. M. Muller, the principal Catholic Clergyman of Lucerne, one of the most enlightened minin Switz-rland, followed, and delivered at the grave a discourse suitable to the THE Alis3toNAtty.—By the Lailoccasion, which was generally approved. iv SaCI H T arrived at Liverpool froarbadoes, advises rlereiLl ceiiveldGfrom Brom thence to the 14th ult., when the colony caster,aV was perfectly tranqail. Intelligence had reached there of the death of Mr. Smith the Missionary at Demerara, on the 6th of February—an event that has been for some time past expected, owing to his protracted illness The following account. of it is extracted from the Barbadocs Mercury of the 14th ult. : " Demerara, Feb. 6.—Died this morning, at 20 minutes past one o'clock, in the Colonial jail, where he had been confined as a state-prisoner since the '26th of November last, on the terruination of his trial by general court-martial, on a charge of high treason, sentence thereon having been transmitted to his Majesty for his final decision, John Smith, Missionary. Ile had been in a poor state of health, and had medical advice, for a considerable time previous; and since he took seriously ill, about 3 weeks ago, has been attended regularly by skilful physicians. We are happy to state, by personal inquiry and inspection, that this unfortunate man had the utmost attention and kindness shewn to him by the humane keeper of the prison (Mr. Padmore) all the time of his confinement. His apartment was airy and commodious; and he had always at his command every comfort which his taste fancied, or his necessities required. He has left a widow to deplore his fate and lament his 105,5."  On Tuesday last, Major SAmucr, MAXWELL, of Charleville, lodged in the Ordnance Store, at Cork, one hundred and eighty-three stand of arms, collected by him in that district.—(Dublin Evening Post, March H.) The Dublin Papers of Tuesday and Wednesday, received yesterday, contain the details of the trial of George TVeir, a po/icernan' charged with the wilful murder of John Smith, at the late Cavan election. The prisoner was acquitted. Mn.