The Sun. — 1841-10-09 (London, England)

THE  GREAT WESTERN.  (EXPRESS FROM BRISTOL.)  BRISTOL, FRIDAY. DEATH OF LORD SYDEN HAM. Montreal Papers received at New York on the 24th ult. announce the death of Lord Sydenham, Governor-General of the British North American Provinces. He had not recovered from the severe accident which he met with by the fall from his horse ; lock-jaw was brought on in consequence; and he died at his residence in Kingston on the 19th of September. The sudden and lamentable event had caused universal sorrow in the provinces. The Court for the trial of Mr. M'Leod was to open at Utica on the 27th September, and the trial to commence on the Ist October. The general belief was that he would be acquitted. The Prince de Joinville arrived at New York on the 19th September, and was gladly welcomed by his countrymen as well as the Americans. A New York Paper gives the following account : The arrival of the Prince de Joinville, very properly induced a meeting of his countrymen at Delmonico's on Tuesday evening, agreeably to a call which appeared in -this paper. Resolutions, we understand, were passed, expressive of a desire on the part of the meeting to pay their respects personally to the Prince, and to ask his prerience at a banquet they proposed to offer him. These wishes, were of course communicated to him, through the Consul of France, who yesterday transmitted the reply, announcing that the Prince would receive a deputation from theb meeting, and all his countrymen, on board La Belle Poule, and that a steamer would be ready to convey them thither, from pier No. 1, at one o'clock to-clay. The other news from that quarter are not of much importance. The United States Bank Shares, or rather the shadows of Shares, had fallen still lower. On the 25th they were down to 54 I. The only extracts_of imp ortance are subjoined. The Great Western left Nctw York on the 25th, and reached Bristol this morning at seven, having made the passage in. twelve days and twelve hours. She had ratlittas a rough passage. She brings 41 passengers, and. New York papers to the 25th, ten days later than the lar4t arrival. (From the New York Journa 1 of Commerce.) TRIAL OF ALEXANDER NPLEOI).—The Circuit Court and Court of Oyer and Terminer,. which is to try Alexander M'Leod on an indictment ft )1. murder, alleged to have been committed at Schlosser., in this State, on the night of the 29th of December, r 837, commences its session at Utica next Monday (Sept . 22). From a list of 48 jurors, 12 wi 11 be drawn for the trial of M•Leed. M'Kenzie, in his 17 olunteer, says, " I never heard of one of them till now." He, however, expresses the or inion that M'Leod will be convicted. Accordine• to the laws of Now York (says the Klanteer), M'Leod, if convicted, cann of by the help of his British and Websterian frier, ds, carry the matter into the federal courts at Washington, for if he was at Schlosser he came voluntarily into a sovereign State, committed murder, was not kidnaped, but voluntarily returned and was arrested, and is therefore in the same situation as if he being a native ci'.tizen were indicted in the State.  We are not among those, if an there are, who expect that this dispute will result in war,—yet there is no advantage in blinking the dark ;erg which do in fact exist. There are dangers, and the y are serious ones. There is danger from this way case of M'Leod. There is danger from the Boundar3- Question. There is danger from the general irrital ion of the public mind, both in this country and England. Neither nation is in a mood to bear so much .from the other as they were five years ago. Both are proud, self-confident, and self-willed. An unfortunat a turn of events may precipitate a war, contrary to t he wishes and original intentions of the parties. There are many on both sides of the Canada line, who will do their best to complicate affairs, and render a pacific acl: iustment impossible. If M'Leod should be either acqt c itted, or, on being convicted, be immediately pardon( s 3, we have no doubt the affair will pass off in the form of diplomacy ; but if he should be executed, of which w c believe there is no probability, than look out for breal*:nrs.