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LONDON: TUESDAY, JULY 6,184 L 1,442 that henceforth they ought to treat us very differently g from what they have done of late-Lthat they ought to treat us with justice and equity ; and he then com manded me that I should take upon myself to see thrt my people should -behave themselves as might best be come them, which commands I have been mindful to fulfil, The Austrian Consul also declared himself satisfied of o* • innocence, and wrote to that effect to his Consul tieneral, and to the Baran de Rothschild. I must now acquaint Sir Moses that, though I am again in my former office, I have not yet sufficient influence to re store any of my brethren to the official situations which they occupied previously to the arrival of the Egyptian Paellas, and they•are now very poor and sadly in want of some employment that will enable them to maintain their families ; the English Consul prevents me from doing anything for them, for it is his wish that the situations referred to should be filled by Christians — and in this respect his influence with the Pacha preva ils over mine. What, then, alas ! are my unfortunate brethren to do ? That.which I have hitherto related exhibits only a few specimens of the Consul's behaviour towards us, but they are sufficient to show that the Israelites must feel too much depressed in spirit for attempting to seek revenge, or to begin a quarrel with any party. How then can Sir Moses give heed to such evil reports against his bre thren ? lie must not let it pass from his memory that the authors of these present reports are the same who iriginated the horrible calumny regarding the murder of she priest and his servant ; and, after so frightful an attempt to effect our destruction as that, can it be a source of wonder that they should invent other tales defamatory of our characters ? But the Lord our God (blessed be his name) did in spire Sir Moses with holy zeal to free us from the deadly grasp of our enemies before ; he changed our sorrow into joy ; and through him was our innocence published to the whole world—and, surely, he will have such consideration for his brethren now that fri volous accusations, which it is but natural that the wicked; when foiled in their evil designs, should dis seminate, for the purpose of covering themselves from flagrant shame, shall make no unfavourable impression on him, but his mind shall remain unbiassed till the truth in its immutable colours shall have been arrayed before it. What man that is sensible and righteous in his ways will subscribe to the propriety of an ac cuser, and an avowed enemy, being the judge of him against whom his' accusation is brought ? Besides, there are . two who judged between us and our ene mies—his Excellency, the present Governor, and Signor Merlato, the Atistrian Consul—and they have - declared that they are convinced that we have been treated with unwarrantable harshness._ Our enemies endeavoured to engage the Russian Consul at Beyrout on their side, but be was not disposed to give any credit to their own statements, and there fore despatched his faithful interpreter to Damascus to make proper inquiries, and the result of his interpre ter's labours in that business was an opinion to us most honourable. The most Reverend the Patriarch of the Greek Church has also recorded his testimony with the Russian Consul at Beyrout, that the accusation was ut terly false, and could only have emanated from a mali cious spirit. It is a mournful truth, that the Israelites here in Da mascus are now almost in a state of indigence. During , 1 the nine years that Sherif Pacha and Khana Bakhri go verned the city under the Pa cha of Egypt, they were subjected to numerous heavy taxes and imposts ; it was by these means their circumstances were gradually re duced, until they were become quite poor, and when these two, Sherif Pacha and Khana Bakhri, perceived their distress, they, in concert with others, invented the last accusation—(may it never happen again)—they selected fourteen of the most respectable of our community for the purpose of ruination. These Israelites were put to enormous expenses during their cruel incarceration, and consequently they are now very poor, which makes them so low in spirit; that they scarcely venture to hold up their heads as other men do. King Solomon said, " But the rich answereth roughly ;" and where are now all the riches formerly possessed by our brethren ? They have been dissipated by our enemies in the late melan choly affair. I have to assure Sir Moses, that, in perfect accordance with his wishes, made known to us in his letters from Alexandria, we have endeavoured, to the utmost of our power, to conciliate the good-will of all the Christians in Damascus, and to those who are known to have been our most violent enemies we have carefully refrained from doing anything-which might be construed into an offence. The most respectable of our community behave with the greatest courtesy to every Christian, whether rich or poor, and often with marked humility ; we seek not to gratify any revengeful feeling for what has passed, ' but yet all our endeavours have hitherto proved ineffectual. 'There can be no other reason for this than the anger and jealousy of the men, for they wished and intended to kill us ; and since Moses, our brother, res cued us from their hands, made vain their council, and frustrated their intentions, this jealousy has kept burning in their hearts, and th e y seek for reason to raise more accusations against us, although we are not guilty of any wrong. We are perfectly aware that we are exiles from our r i g htful home. Other nation s, on the contrary, have their own great and powerful monarchs—(may the glory and power of their Majesties be increased ! may their kingdoms be elevated still more and more!) —and for this reason we render them all respect and courtesy, as we consider we are bound to do. We find, however, that it is impossible to propitiate those who have so un justifiably persecuted us ; we will, therefore, zealously and constantly turn our eyes and hearts to the Almighty. May our prayers be well received by him with go may we through this great compassion, be pre2ared od council from him ! May this nation find favour in the eyes of God and men , and thus, even our ensomies, ease to keep peace with us ; our mind s will then feel more 0.,1. worship him with all our hearts. Had it been our good fortune to behold the auspiciOus countenance of Sir Moses—if he had rejoiced his brethren at Damascus with his soul-inspiring presence, as we were led _to expect he would, by certain eminent English officers who came to the city, then our grief would have indeed been suppressed—our disease would have found an all-sufficient remedy—for then would our enemies have seen, with their own eyes, that there are still distinguished men amongst the descendants of Jacob, and that some are thought deserving of honour able stations by renowned and virtuous monarchs (on whom may the glory of God descend) Perhaps if our persecutors had indeed beheld Sir Moses, they would have been induced deeply to reflect on the justice and nobleness of European Sovereigns (whom may . heaven preserve !)—and they would then have been led to consider that we were all created by one God—that we have all one Father, and further, that we, tae Israelites, are all under the protec tion of the monarchs of Europe, for whose happiness in all that pertains to themselves and their governments all the . Israelites in the wori, l do continually offer up prayers to the Lord their God. • For the reasons which I have now pray explabsed, if the contents of this letter should be acceptable to Sir Moses, and if lie should not consider the fat-Li attend ing a journey to Damascus too great, and he is Affected with pity for the sufferings of the congregation at Da mascus, which is now called after his own name, it is our fervent entreaty that he yet come—come to us that ozir hearts may feel that joy which your countenance could not fail to inspire us with, for we are all your servants, your*children : we anxiously lift up our eyes to you for pity and for succour. Our own desire would be, if it were possible that such a one could be granted by the Almighty, that all of us should, have the wings of eagles, that we might all pre sent ourselves before Sir Moses, and kiss the soles of his feet in token of the boundless gratitude which now has possession of our heart. Yea, thou art our redeemer, our shepherd, our faithful shepherd, father of compas sion.. .Mses, our lord and shield, when . we think of thee our t o e ars will flow ; but they are tears of gratitude and joy. But we arc very numerous, and therefore afraid that we should prove troublesome to Sir Moses, even if our desire could be gratified. However, still are we most anxious to see the countenance of Sir Moses, even as children who yearn to look, upon their father and master. Surely our hearts must speak one to the other, for as the w a ter shows a man his own face, so does the virtuous heart shOW the heart that is its friend. Welope the more for Sir Moses arrival, because the compassion, of the father must surely be excited for his child. We, the Israelites of D a m ascus, are his children chosen anxious ma g na nitni tsy. o so tob n e r 4 20 - u l l l s i:e t „ h f e e r r e e re, r e n de m e st m f e e d el us ra bi s o am ur o b n r gs ot t he u r s be ever cle ar an d bril . ght of to i‘ g ia ree y greet presence eis may our words be favourabmloyrrecetheahn, liant ; may the Almighty grant, us favour e h x iin t m e n h; smoeafyye he e s wviserheesn,jisoythine da::,tointeddanpereay The Chief of the COmmunity of Damascus, RAFFAEL FARKILL LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, July 5. (Before Lord Amami. at Guildhall.) This was an action w recover ll E s " • the sum of 271., the value of varous articles of glass manufactured by the plaintiff, and sold to the defendant by .a Mr. Harvey, who acted as the London agent for the plaintiff. A clerk in sslr. Harvey's employment was called, and pro duced the book in which was the entry , of the goods in question. It appeared that of the articles sold some belonged to Harvey and others to the plaintiff, the initials of each being placed op posite their respective property. The manner in which the business was carried on was, the sales went first into a waste book ; those articles which belonged to the plaintiff w ere then extracted into a day-book, which was sent down to Dudley, and he mule out his own account from it. In cross-examination the witness said he knew of l a sac • tinny between the parties. Mr. Harvey bought jewellery of the defendant, who called respectinff an overdue bill. Mr. Harvey offered part cash and part gno ls, b which was accepted. There was only the name of Harvey id over the door, and m there was nothing to show that the goods i n nameof the The invoice was produc ed, and it being • Har vey alone, d not to hi. His Loansna directed the plaintiff to be called. Nousuited. ----•-•"•—"-"--"---------------- _ _ --.------r - - - --- -- A letter from St. Petersburgh says—" On the 9th June the chief CommittM ee of Public Credit held its annual sitting, when the inist,er of Finances presented , a Report relative to the state of the public debt of -Russia up to the end o• 1840. The :Report , states that on the Ist January . last the foreign debt was 74,827,000 Dutch florms, and 42,231,819 silver roubles. The home debt Consisted of the- Six per. Cent. Rentes, amounting to 72,724,124 silver roubles, and of the Five per Cents., amounting to 103,901,220 silver roubles. In the course of the year 1840; the amount paid off was 8,700 gold roubles, 2,975,495 -silver roubles, and 61,651,980 assignats of the Six per Cpnts. ];eater, and 17,204,780 silver roubles of the 'Five Per .Cent. debt. The silver rouble is 4f. 1-ie., 1 thelold rouble; sf. • • . . SO A most extraordinary case of somnambulism occurred in this city on Friday last ; we can vouch for the facts as .we are about to relate them, as they transpired within our own cogni zance, and all the parties are personally known to us. On Friday morning, at half-past five o'clock, a resident in WidemaTsh-street was awakened by the violent ringing of his door bell; not hearing any servant a n s wer a second ring, he rung his bell for the man servOlt, which, however, was not answered. He then jumped out of bed, and pulling aside the window blind, saw what he believed to be his own horse 82d died and bridled in the street, and held by a strange man, habited as a labourer; marvelling what could have brought his horse so unex pectedly to his door, at so early an hour, and almost doubting whether it were or not really his horse, which he believed to be quietly grazing in the meadow, he left his chamber, and at the bottom of the stairs called aloud to the man-servant; one of the female domestics replied, that he had gone down at five o'clock with the intention of going on the horse to With ingion, to zee a cow which he was to look at for his master; the master then returned to his bed-room, threw 'up the window, and on in quiring the man's business, the' reply was, Your man, sir, has been thrown from his horse in the meadow; I was just going by, and saw him on the ground, his foot hanging in the stirrup, his face cut and bleeding, and the horse standing quietly by; I fear he is much hurt, I led him to my house near the turnpike, and there he is now ; my wife has lighted a fire, for he is sitting in a chair shi, sciag with cold and cannot speak." The master immediately requested the messenger to lead the horse back, and turn him into the meadow again, and stated that assistance would be forthwith sent. A surgeon and one of the domestics were quickly in at tendance; the man was found exactly in the state described ; the surgeon care fully examined the body, and happily found that no bone was broken, and no other percep tible injury than the wounds on the face. He was then led home, apparently insensible, only answering to every question put to him, " I don't know ;" he was conducted to his bed-room, undressed, and put to bed ; his eyes all the time being wide open, but fixed, and the pupils being much dilated. At nine o'clock he awoke, and the first question he asked, occasioned by his feeling his cheek. sore and bleeding, and observing his clothes not in the position he had placed them the over night, Where am I I—what's the matter I—he positively had not, and he has not up to this present moment, the slightest recollection of a single circumstance that had occurred from the moment he dropped to sleep on the previous night, to the moment he awoke at nine o'clock in the morning ! We may state that it was his intention the previous night to go to Withington, and for this purpose lie hid put 6d. in his pocket to pay the gates, but he had not, and has not now the least remem brance of rising, dressing himself, knock ing at the . girl's door, unlocking and un bolting the front door, walking down the street to the meadow, unlocking the gate, catch ing the horse, saddling and bridling it, falling off, being picked up, led to the man's house, being vamined by the surgeon, led home, and put to btd—of all these events he is perfectly oblivious. We may add that he is a steady, sober person; and we pledge ourselves for the truth of the case as we have related it. This narrative appears incredulous, but it is not more so, than that of many well authenticated cases of somnambulism, which indeed is one of the most wonderful phenomena of the human mind. Voltaire, in his " Dictionnaire Philoso phique" states that he has seen a somnambule or sleep-walker, who used to rise, dress himself, perform other operations, then dance a minuet quite . correctly, and afterwards undress him self, go to bed again, and continue to sleep! He also quotes the following still more re markable case from the " Encyelopedie." There was a young lady at a seminary who used to rise in her sleep, and in that state compose a sermon, write it correctly, reperuse it from one • end to the other, erasing, substituting, and correcting words and lines as she proceeded, supplying words where ever they had been omitted ; she would also in such times, compose music, write it ex actly, after having ruled her paper, and place the words under the notes 'without being deceived in any way whatever. This case was certified by no less a person than the Archbishop of Bordeans - . But the history of scmaambulism teems v ith inst Imes. as varied in their action, as they are all astonishing in their character, and few, we think, are, more remark able than the one we have related as having taken place in this city, on Friday morning, the truth of which we again repeat, is vouched for by us. —Hereford Times. AN ANTIQUE PRINT.—It is stated that a discovery has been made in the library of the Arsenal in Paris, of a second copy, unlettered, and in tine condition, of the cele brzted print of Maso Finiguerra, representing the Assumption of the Virgin; a copy of which existed in the Bibliotlieque Royale. and was considered an in.. aluable relic, and important to the history of the art of printing from engraved metal plates, this antique specimenbeing upwards of 400 years old. Sir . Thomrs Edlyne Tomlins, the well known compiler of the Law Dictionary, died on the Ist inst., in his 80th year. The deceased knight was called to the bar in 1783, was admitted a bencher of the Inner Temple in 1823, and filled the office of treasurer to that society in 1827. His first ap pointment of note was in May, 1801, as Counsel to the Chief Secretary for Ireland, and at the close of the same year he was appointed Parliamentary Counsel to the Chancellor of the I.xchequer of Ireland, which he filled until the consolidation of the Treasuries in 1816. In 1818 he was Assistant• Counsel to the Treasury. I THE NEW QUEEN'S COUNSEL.--Mr. Whately and Mr. Godson, M.P., of the Oxford circuit; Mr. Knowles, Mr. Baines, and the .Hen. Mr. Stuart Wortley, of the Northern circuit ; Mr. Sutton Sharpe, and Mr. Austin. The venerable Lord Lynedoch and Lord Ran furly came passengers in the General Steam Navigation Compan's vessel the Menai, from Ostend, M on Saturday, the 3d instant. Lord Lynedoch is from alta. DEATH OF MRS. MOUNTAIN. —This once charming English singer died on Saturday. at her resi &nee in Hammersmith, at a very advanced age, highly i t spectcd and deeply lamented by a numerous circle of friends. She made her first appearance, as Miss Wilkinson, at the Haymarket Theatre, in 1782, with very great success ; and at Covent Garden in 1786, where she became acquainted with Mr. Moun tain, leader of ,the band, to whom she was married, and who survives her. Mr. MoUntain is one of the'principal second violins belonging to the Philharmonic band. Mrs. Mountain retired from the stage in 1815. It. is stated that the distribution of their colours to the new regiments of infantry and cavalry will take place during She Fetes of July. The three new regiments of flus ears and that of Chasseurs, which are still encamped at Lune vale, are to s ei; out in a tew days for Paris; and three squadrons from each of these regiments, on the full war footing, together With t wo battallions from each of the P.! new regiments of in- f fantry, are to be prescet at the ceremony. In cons.eqsuelnoocerco this augmentation of fora', the French army gtments of infantry, with 300 battallions, ancre:rriesegiments Of cavalry, with 315 squadrons. We do not deny—it GENERAL I.I];..ECTION.--- d i sappointed with would be puerile—that We are somewhat some of the results of the General Election. But, untoward as soitan x ious as many of our frie n ds they are, we are by no m eans At all events, it is the seem to be, of the ultimate r ense.:c:..„tic m alis—scd contra auden. bounden duty of every man, tin the North, we have an tior ito ! In Ireland , where, mus t work them well. honest an a p constituency. Whatever effect the r eturns may produce intitrheee.nfierwthsPoafrlt Parlia ment, in Inland, at a ll events, we shall have • Alembers.—Driblin Evening Post. • The Memorial de la Sambre, a Belinan Paper asserts that the following conditions were prof.7'o,s,e.lbythe Freirh GoVerament to King Leopold, durintr et.}le . los_ ty - 's last visit to Paris, as the basis of co a e9m ms,eri cia adth2. tre the ty b etwe en France and Belgium, which nditiont Cabnet expec fed would be sanctioned by the French Chao - hers:—" 1. The suppression of the line of custom-houses between the two countries, and the free circulation of all produce, raw and . manufactured. 2. The trans ferring of the line of French custom-houses to the Dutch and German frontiers. 3. The admi nistration of this line, with the appointment and re ' vocation of the persons employed on it, to be left in the hands of France, as a guarantee for her own interests being duly attended to. 4. The remission to Belgium of the net amount of d uties received on h er frontiers, with the addition of one-fourth, that is, if the total should amount, as at the present time to eight millions of francs, the Belgian Treasury would receive ten millions." Such an arrangement appears to us very improbable. The /Mar, a journal of Algiers, publishes a letter from the Queen, addressed on the 21 ult. to the Bishop of Algeria, acknowledging the receipt of one fro m the Prelate, dated May 11, expressing her Majes'y's satisfaction at the inf'ormation lie gives her that hence forth a priest will constantly attend the army on its ex peditions, and, at the same time, conveys to the Bishop the thanks of the King for taking this measure. Her Majesty also informs him that the King and herself are rejoiced at the success of his negotia'ions for an exchange of priioners, adding that she had laid the affecting account he had given of the distressed state of souse of them be: fore the King, who had ordered his Secretary to remit :o the Bishop Looof. for their relief. The Queen adds that the two Princes (the Dukes of Nemours and Au male) had spoken with pleasure of his kind and paternal conduct towards them, for which her Majesty thanks him, and recommends them to his continued prayers. The same,Journal further says that the Bishop received at the same time a letter from the King, not less expres' sive and affecting. The royal mail steamer, Caledonia, Captain M'Kellar, sailed on Sunday from Liverpool for Halifax and Boston. She carried out upwards of seventy pas sengcrs. The Columbia, which left Boston on the Ist inst., will be due on Wednesday week. • • - • 44, t t uv , (xu i 0, 4 4 , 4 ...4f • • k t; '' .• ,„ c o , • ';," re - hst teet,"by laws, that his grand larc e;iy will involve him and them in insurmountable difficult' es. th e accounts of the Revenue were made up t 'light, and they give us no reason to say that the gulph between the Income and Expenditure is closing up. The whole de se nn the quarter, as compared to the cor rt,e;sitt4l4ing quarter of last year, is certainly • li t— tng) only 3,6611., but while there is a great ; I -crea se in the Taxes, 382,8881., arising from the 1- e e i r i eas ed per tentage, from which men cannot I%' n -t e scape there is a decrease in the Customs to th e quarter, notwithstanding an increase in Th !" rate of duties, of no less than 289,3481. sae Excise sho ws a n i n crease in the quarter of 48 861/ . We are also happy to say, that there is small increase in the Postage of 19,000/. The - t ever al items o f i ncrease amo unt to 499,3671., and h s everal items of decrease to 503,0281., making — w e have said a decrease on the quarter 13 . r 3 ; 6 61/. uhr e • account for the whole year is equally favo urable as an indication of our c0m1.,. Z l : s Ystem. The decrease of the Customs for Cr e Year is 856,991/. ; of the Postage, 5 45 , 000 /.; own Lands, 15,000/. ; total decrease, including tel'aynient of advance, &c , is 1,663,2241. The t 2ce lse duties have increased 431,020/., and the 1 ale s; ' 6 09,4711., ma ki ng , w ith other things, the •.' ; 6 41 I ncrease of the year 1,138,584/. ; and -gowi n 'At te , gon the whole year, notwithstanding .an t h -ea se in the rate of taxation, a falling oftin t . e rev enue of 524,6401. In other words, the i t " I revenue of 1840, was 45,196,8651., of 1841 s ' en ly 44,672,2251. fort/ -or will the alteration in the Postage account 4 ss. Th e loss by that alteration in the coal 4 "a 5545,000/ , which is much more than an ••- ntcrbalanced by: the increase 111 the Excise Taxes of nearly 1,100,000/. It can no longer Ins Sa i d that th e revenue k ee ps up, and the fall Oft in the Customs of 856,0001. in the year, ..:j )twi thstanding an increase of 5 per cent. in the '11 1 1 184:4 ns duties, shows that the trade of England, to e4l , a hlsPring of its greatness and superiority • . t uta _ - ` l 'er nations, is be com ing weak, and decaying 1 the misbegotten legislation of avarice and 7 -) rance. It must b e on this occasion remem b ere d t h a t the corn duti es h ave yielded about 1,200,000 / . to Bu Customs revenue in the course of this year. th : should th e ALMIGHTY bless us, of wh i ch 1 1 e is at p resent a promise, with an abundant 8 : ve st; much l ess corn w i ll be imported i n the next Just year l'evenue year than in the one which has . e xpired, a n d we may consequently andel.- 1,; wo rse, rathe r th an b etter, prospects f or t h e • • affillue• - Although we are aware that a falling : of 2 1 the revenue from a diminished importation ten ' t O rn . is at all t u nes compensated, to some ex by the i ncreased consumption which is thnnught about by that abundance which prevents portation thi s ez __ ; yet we ar e f orce d to conc l u d e, f rom .reurnstance, that a fixed duty on corn im liorted, i n the 0_ erent from a duty l ev i e d at t h e m ill , as Id ea time, or all. the corn ground and - " s ullied in t h e country, must always yield a uncertainvery _a and varying revenue. In very j d nt seasons it will give nothing. If Mr. 1 .• such seasons Plan exported of giving a bounty on corn i n Proportionate to the duty, be adopted, of „ the fixed duty will be a source di st ' x P en se, not of revenue, and will add to the I Oil* distresses of the Treasury. There is, however, 411 '1 .4° chance 0 4 %th. at present of having a fixed duty sub uted f or _aYs'ebe the sliding scale, and Sir ROBERT '4-ttt Probably find next year, whatever that his long and obstinate !In se!, scale, and the perseverance of his party, baref Etee , l th e „__ kt he the pockets of VuoPle, Whom he and they are bound to pro- We direct the attention of our readers to the excellent speech of Lord SYDENHAM, delivered at the opening of the first Parliament of the United Provinces of Upper and Lower Ca nada, which will be found in another part of The Sun. It is the only important communica tion brought by the Great Western, which ar rived on Sunday night at Bristol. The accusations of bribery made by the jour nals, of both parties, are general and even awful. At Nottingham, for example, the Whigs—at Shrewsbury the Tories, are charged with unheard of bribery. Never, it is said, was bribery so extensive, so barefaced, and so profligate, as at the present election. We fear there is too much truth in the accusation, and we exonerate neither party from the charge, though, we be lieve, that the most profligate bribery has been on the side which boasts of most success. Some considerations, however, arise from these circumstances, worthy of attention. A House of Commons, so collected, cannot command the re 7t. and obedience of the people. They, par- Acularly the unrepresented, who greedily believe every tale which is to the disadvantage of the present system, will conclude at once that a Le gislature, collected by such corrupt and base means, is unworthy of all confidence. While the bribers imagine, therefore, that they are achieving a party triumph, they are sapping the authority of the House of Commons. If ever the people could be governed by such a system, the time is now passed, and at present it would be as rational to expect that they should honour FAUNTLEROY, and respect GREENACRE, as honour and respect a Legislature founded and constituted on the basest and most open corruption. It is, however, exclusively on the sup port of such a House of Commons, obtained by such means, while he is opposed by the QUEEN, and his party is hated by the bulk of the people, that Sir ROBERT PEEL relies to carry on the Government. That is, a hated minority is to go vern the hating majority. He has the parsons and the country gentlemen on his side, we ad mit. He has the monopolists with him; but they will only be able to govern society, and subdue all things to their will, when the public mind shall be so transformed that it shall wor ship GREENACRE and regard FAUNTLEROY as a martyr. Before he has got into office, the great leader of three-fourths of the people, and the greatest of all the organs of the Tories, the Times, has declared against the monopolists. The world will not regard its declaration as less sincere, because it seems itself not to have been aware of the bearings of what it said. The Times had a long and elaborate article yesterday, the drift of which was to prove that the free-trade projects of Ministers have such a powerful charm for the inhabitants of all the towns in the empire, that they are only pre vented from embracing them, and returning an overwhelming majority in favour of the Whigs, by believing that the Whigs did not mean to give them, or were unable to give them, the measures they promised. " Can anything," said that Journal, " in the wide world be more clear, than that if the people of England, more especially of the towns of England, had but believed these representa tions, they must have returned, with one con sent, a long array of anti-monopolists' to the new Parliament?" " The drift," it concluded," ofall our observations is this :—lf the people of all these commercial towns had believed that Ministers were really sincere—that they really meant to do, and would do, what they promised—namely, to increase the comfort, to promote the trade, and to unchain the industry of the community,—then it would clearly have been impossible for them to have resisted such an offer, or to have spurned. from them so great a boon." Cheap sugar, cheap tim ber, and cheap bread, enlarged trade, unchained industry, increased comforts; these have, on the showing of the Times, an irresistible claim on the affections of the inhabitants of the towns. They rejected them when proposed by the Whigs, ac cording to that journal, because they doubted the sincerity of the offerers, but that will not make them desire these things the less, nor regard them as less beneficial, nor make them less oppose the Minister, and the party which seize the Government, on the principle of maintaining all these monopolies. The Times did not, we believe, mean to prove, but it certainly proved, that the Government of Sir ROBERT PEEL, which has no other support than a corrupt ma jority of the House of Commons obtained by bribery, will be directly opposed to the wants and wishes of the inhabitants of all the towns of Le empire. Sir ROBERT PEEL 15 enamoured with the bread-tax ; Sir ROBERT PEEL headed the oppo sition to the Budget; Sir ROBERT PEEL moved a vote of censure on Ministers for bringing for ward measures for reducing the Sugar duties, which they could not carry. Sir ROBERT PEEL has staked his Parliamentary reputation and his political existence—if there be faith and honour left in England—on refusing to lower the duties on sugar, timber, and corn ; and the Times tells us that these reductions have so great. a charm for the inhabitants of towns, that they will do almost anything to obtain them. We shouldlike to know how Sir ROBERT PEEL, in opposition to the inhabitants of towns, with a damaged Parliament, and supported by a party which will fall asunder as soon as they have the spoils of office to divide and quarrel about, is to govern the country ? Without a thorough change in his policy—without adopting at least the principles of the measures he has condemned, when brought forward by the Whigs, it will be impossible for him to govern for six months, in spite of the QUEEN and the people. We have already observed that no mal-ad ministration brought about our present distress. The laws have been properly executed. The policy of the Ministers, avoiding expense as much as possible, has been judicious; but the Corn-laws, the Timber-laws, the Sugar-laws, and a number of other laws they have been obliged to execute, arc execrable. The laws, then, should be altered, not the Ministers changed. As no mal administration has brought on our difficulties, so no mere change in the Administration will remove them. Will the accession of the Tories to office sti the fears of the landlords? No, indeed. They are born of their own injustice, and over their convictions a change in the Ministry can have no influence. Will it pacify the Dissenters, and make them acquiesce in Church-rates and the further exactions for the support of the Church, to which Sir R. PEEL is pledged by his votes and speeches? Will it hush all disturb ance in Ireland ? Far from it. Exasperation will ensue, which the language of the Tory journals is already justifying. Will it put an end to the slumbering between France and England ? Why, Sir Ro- BERT PEEL, in his Tamworth oration, has stig matised the revolution of 1830 as the offspring of physical force, and opposed to that moral force of -which he fancies himself to be the head and the organ. Three days have not yet elapsed since the Times scolded Lord PALMERSTON for censuring the French mode of treating the Arabs but what is his indiscretion, if it were compared to the indiscretion of the proximate Prime Minister, who has denounced the princi ple of the French Government ? The supposition that any change of the Exe cutive Government, without a change in the laws, can restore England and Ireland to peace and prosperity, is absolutely unwarranted. On the contrary, that change seems likely to in crease our difficulties both at home and abroad. The Government of Sir ROBERT PEEL is, in fact, to be formed on a principle of injustice, denying all measures of relief, and exciting, by its nature THE SUN LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1841. and character, turbulence at home, and distrust abroad... ,ere is another curious feature in the elec- tions calculated to arrest the attention of Sir ROBERT PEEL, and of the landowners andparsons who suppose that their views and wishes are to be laws for the rest of mankind. At Glasgow, Marylebone, Edinburgh, Leeds, the Tower Hamlets, &c. &c., the Chartists have appeared at the hustings, and have nominated their own can didates. At the last general election they were unknown. The Radicals existed as a party for many years before Major CARTWRIGHT put up for Westminster, or Mr. HUNT for Preston. But the Chartists have burst at once into notice as a political party. Their supporters at the poll were few, but they were numerous at the hustings, and are numerous in the country. They dislike and distrust the Whigs, but they cordially hate the Tories. That numerous class are not to be cajoled by the silvery, .unmeaning words of Sir RORERT PEEL, and his accession to office will recruit their ranks, will supply them, pro bably, with friends and leaders, and will sharpen their animosity. We sec no indication in these circumstances of returning or increasing prosperity from a change in the Administration, without a great change in the laws which Sir ROBERT PEEL is to take office to oppose. He may have a majority in both Houses of Parlia ment; but that majority, were it ten times as great as it is likely to be, will never make wrong right, or induce the intelligent community long to submit to poverty, want, hunger, and injustice. The Parliament may make what laws it pleases, it can only govern the country on honest prin ciples, which Sir ROBERT PEEL and his followers spurn with contempt. We have given in another part of the paper a letter from Sir ROBERT PEEL to the Duke, Of ARGYLL on the Non-4truiion question, which lately made such a noise in Scotland. On looking at the letter we expected no information as to the Right Honourable Baronet's views on the subject; and we have not been disappointed. We defy any man in England to write a letter so plausible yet so destitute of meaning. Madrid Papers of the 26th and 27th ult. have reached us. The much-talked of loan was still in abeyance. A rumour was current that ESPARTERO would prorogue the Cortes on the 7th instant. The Finance Committee had recommended a reduction of the civil list, to the amount of three millions of reals. There was still disturbances between the French and Spanish inhabitants on the frontier. The two chambers were to meet toge ther to appoint the QUEEN'S guardian or guardians. M. ARGUELLES continues to be spoken of as likely to fill that important office. Letters from Saragossa announce that a violent alter cation had taken place in that city between a great many Spanish and French journeymen bakers. Fortunately no lives were lost. We learn from Valencia that a revolt has broken out in that city, in consequence of the disbanding of the re giment of chassenrs of Oporto. The men at first refused to deliver up their arms, on the plea that a considerable sum of money was due to them by the Government. They were at length brought to reason, without the nE cessity of having recourse to harsh measures; bnt, before is could be effected, it was found necessary to pay them a part of the arrears due to them. The Portu gliCSe- Legion, which at first were 15,000 strong, are now reduced to 3,000, 12,000 having perished in the late campaigns. Business on the Bourse was dull on the 26th. Five per Cents. were done at 26+ cash, and 261 for 60 days' date ; Four per Cents., 20i. cash. Besides the ordinary French Papers of Friday and Satinr day, we have received by express the Paris Journals o Sunday. The Presse of Sunday states that MEHEMET ALI has sent 1,250,000 francs (50,0001.) to the Porte on ac count of the tribute. We believe this sum falls some what short of the arrears of the old tribute due by the PASHA. to the SULTAN. A circumstance still more ex traordinary is noticed in the same Journal. The SUL TAN, who was for plunging all Europe into war, rather than permit MEFIEMET ALI to retain the government of Arabia and the Holy Cities, now discovers that it is worse than useless to him, and therefore entreats the VICEROY to assume his sway over a country in which the authority of the Porte is openly set at de fiance. In fact, from the moment the PASHA'S troops were withdrawn from the holy cities, there was no longer protection for life or property. The caravans were plun dered, the pilgrims robbed, maltreated, and if they offered any resistance, murdered with impunity. As the power of the SULTAN was wholly inadequate to protect the pilgrims, and as the " powerful Lord of the Lords of the world, the distributor of all the Crowns of the Uni verse," as ABD- UL-MEDJID modestly styles himself, could not suffer the throats of pious Moslems to be cut and the tomb of the Prophet to be defiled without giving great scandal to the " faithful ;" he is now as eager to get rid of Arabia as he was a few months ago to obtain it. Unless matters are greatly improved in Syria we shall not be surprised to hear that the Divan shall have advised his Highness to dispose of that country likewise. We are glad to learn from the Courrier Francais that the French and English Consuls in Candia have received instructions to afford all the protection in their power to the Christians of that island. Something more than negative protection is due to such of the brave Candiotes as are exposed to the barbarity of the ruthless Turks. On the 30th ult. Rear-Admiral HunoN's squadron was cruizing off the Balearic Isles. It is difficult to conceive what object France has in view in keeping such a large naval force in the Mediterranean. Austria and Prussia have recognised the Government of Queen Donna MARIA of Portugal, and are about to send Ambassadors to Lisbon. They have invited Russia to unite with them in opening friendly relations with her most Faithful MAJESTY. Queen CHRISTINA has taken a house in Paris. It is supposed that her future residence will be in that capital. The King of the FRENCH and the Royal Family arrived at the Chateau of Bizy, on the 2d inst. The following extracts include all the miscellaneous news in the Paris papers of Friday and Saturday. The squadron under Rear-Admiral Lassusse, which was to have left Toulon for the Levant on the 25th June, has not made any movement preparatory to putting to sea, and it was reported that the departure has been countermanded. Prince Nicholas hsterhazy passed through Aix-la-Chapelle, a few days since for Frankfort. The France mentions a report of his being about to marry a Princess of the Ducal House of Nassau. Al. Thiers and family have arrived at Antwerp. The following from Tripoli, dated the 14th ult., is given by the Semaphore of Marseilles:— " The expedition against Fort Gorian appears to have been successful. After severe fighting for three days and nights Achmet Paella made himself master of it ; but his victory cost hint several of his officers and a great many men. It is known that Tahir Pacha, when lie was Governor of the Re gency, after having held his fortress for six mouths, was compelled to capitulate, and withdraw himself and his troops. On the other hand, all the forces of Askar Ali Pacha, being now collected in this country, they will ere long be re called towards the East, where the people of Abdel Gelil and Tanghuna will greatly annoy them. It is said that in the course of the attack and defence of Gorian, Ghuma was killed. The fortress, after all, is said to have only been reduced by famine. The Uled Busef and other tribes of Arabs, dependent on the Government of Tripoli, hive attacked the Fezzan. They have had engagements with the men of Abdel Gelil, in one of which, as we are informed, his own son was mortally wounded." A Correspondent at Algiers writes, on 22d ult.:— " A few days ago the Sheik of a small tribe, seated near Ouled Mandil, which has low , been subject to France, brought in the head of a Hadjoute, whom he caught marauding. He was praised for his loyalty, and desired to do the same again whenever be had an opportunity. The chief, who expected something better than fine words, replied, through an inter preter—,, What !. do you pay 150 f. for a panther ' an animal which does but little harm, and will give nothing for the head of a redoubtable Hadjoute ! Away with you, Frenchmen; nei ther I nor my people will take any more pains to render you a service. " The Courrier de Lyon mentions a rumour of the cholera having just broken out near Trieste with much intensity. On Friday morning an attaché of the Spanish Embassy had a long interview with the Queen Dowager of Spain. The Temps of Saturday says :—" M. de Rothschild leaves Paris this day. under pretext of going to the baths of Ems; he is really going to Vienna to settle the affair of the Austrian loan with M. de Metternich. He will remain in Germany until the time when he is to contract for the French loan with M. Humane, tl at is about October." The Temps states that the offices of two Receivers-General are on the point of falling - vacant, but for what d e p ar t men t it does not mention. It adds : The recal of these functionaries from their posts is to be attributed to derangement in their affairs ; and the necessity for removing them has long been known to the Government, and too long delayed.' The following is a Table of the Amount of the Foreign ant . Colonial Trade of France for 1840 compared with 1839, in millions of francs:— 1840 1839 General trade{ Ex Imp its 1,052 port.. 1,011 ..„ 1,003 2,063 i Imparts.-- Special trade - i Exports..... The Ministerial evening journal gives the follov‘ing facts, as proofs of the exertions made by the Ministers of War and the Marine, fur the relief of the military hospitals in Africa : " Three steamers, the Cerbere, Gregeois, and Metoore, have be. is devoted to the transport of invalids to Mahon (wile; e the. e is a hospital containing 567 beds,) Marseilles, and Tou lon. The vessels are fitted up with great care, and ca , .11 is capable of receiving 400 sick or wounded men, who receive during their passage the same medicines And attention as if they were on shore. The three above mentioned hospitals are capable of receiving together 1,300 patients at a time. The Wurzburg Gazette states that the decoration of the Black Eagle which was given to Gen. Boyer by the King of Prussia, as we mentioned at the inauguration of the statue of Marshal Gneisenau, had formerly belonged to Napoleon. and had been given him by the late King of Prussia. It was found in the Emperor's carriage aster the battle of Waterloo, and was given to Marshal Gneisenau, being transferred after his death to the present King, the Hereditary Prince of Prussia. TRAVELLING IN RUSSIA.—The Prussian State Gazette mentions the establishment of a line of public vehicles from St. Petersburg to Tauroggen, on the Berlin road, running seven times a week, and transporting travellers, according to the lightness of the carriages employed, in 64 hours, 84 hours, or 180 hours, at charges of 35, 30, or 17 silver rubles, respec tively (the ruble is 4 fr. 13 c.). The vehicles are made to hold either two or four persons, and are of elegant appearance, and good accommodations for sleeping are to be found on the road. Advices from New Zealand of the 17th January are quoted by the Havre Journal. They relate to the French settlers who went out in the Comte de Paris, and are now established on Banks's Peninsula. Their cetidition is represented as most flourishing—they had a good deal of land cleared and sown, and wheat, maize, .tobacco, vines, &c., grew with great lux uriance on them. There was every reason to expect that grapes would succeed perfectly, and the sugar-cane was shortly to be planted. For a couple of months these settlers bad been able to supply provisions to ships touching at Alkatoa Bay. Two coal fields had been discovered in the island of Tavat- Poenammai, one situated at Cook's Strait, near Cloudy Bay— the other at Morakai, near Otago. A letter from Turin, 20th ult., in the Augsburg G azette, says---." The Archduchess Maria Louisa quitted Parma on the 18th for the baths of Ischl. The Empress of Austria remains at Modena, but is to leave on the 24th and to arrive at Vienna by the beginning of July. Nothing positive has yet been settled as to the 200,000 francs a-year, which the Conserva tive courts are to allow Don Carlos ; the declaration of Russia on this subject is waited fer. A letter from Naples states that the King has formally refused to contribute an thing, as he a'ready makes an allowance to the Infante Don Sebastian." BOURSE—PARIS, SATURDAY, JULY 1. Brat Went Lowest Last Price Price. Prick. Price French 5 per Cents ............ 115 ... 115 5 ... 1 1.4 sn ... 114 95 4% per Cents 104 25 ... 104 2 5 ... 01 5 ... 104 25 .. 4 per Cents ..... 99 30 99 39 99 30 99 39 3 Cents. ex..div. 76 60 76 60 45 ... :76 45 - Per ink of France ........•.•... 3170 ...3170 .415? .0155 ueleian Bank . 7 8 e 780 775 ... '775 Belgian 5 per ants. »»..... 101 «. lot% ... ling .. 101% New Loan ..... 101% ... 1 . 1% ... 101% ... 101% ipanish Active 22 y 4 «• 92% tb. .. 22% Passive...« ....... 5 5 ... 5 ... 5 Dutch 2% per Cents . ..... 5 1 53 ... 53 ... 53 neapolitan ........... 109 10 ... 102 25 «. 1V 102 10 (12 25 Roman •••••••••••••••••. • 102 102% ... 102 RAILWAY bIIARFA. St. S . etmain .......».w.625 625 ... 685 ... GS S Versailles. R. B 325 225 12 50 ... 3:e2 50 Orleans ..........«....«.».«« 41Q 50 ... 482 50 452 50 ... 482 .0 Strasburg to Bale MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, MONDAY EVENING. There was the same firmness observable again in the unfunded debt to-day, though the business transacted was but limited and Consols went down a shade, being for the opening at 893 to 4, which is per cent. lower than they closed last week. The premium on Exchequer Bills has been advanced to 14s. and 175., and East India Bonds have got up to 2s. and 4s. premium. Bank Stock has been firm at 169 to 1691, and the Reduced Three and-a-Half per Cents have been marked 99 to The Three per Cents. Annuities were not quite so good, being 89i to A. _ _ . In the Foreign Securities there were but few bargains, nor were the prices realised as regards the Peninsular Bonds so goad as those of Saturday. The New Five per Cents. Portuguse Bonds dropped froth 31:1 to 31+ without the half dividend, and the Active Spanish re ceded from 21+ to 211 and 211. Portuguese Three per Cents. were not higher than 19 ; Chilian Stock brought 611 ; Brazilian, 672 ; Belgian, 1091- to 101 ; Danish, 78 ; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 51+ to 511. The Railway Shares were dull to-day. Brighton re ceded from 3+ to 4+ discount. Great Western, from 27 to 26 premium. London and Birmingham, however, were steady at 70, and Great Western New, at 12 pre mium. Blackwall were 9 discount ; Manchester and Leeds, 182 discount ; and North Midland, 31 discount. There was a failure of a Bill broking firm to-day, but as - - the reports on this head were contradictory, some parties asserting that matters would be made up again, we for bear to give names at present. (From The Sun of Last Night.) LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, JULY 3.—The busilrgrin the Cotton Market continues very firm and steady. The sales to-day have been 5,000 bales, 500 of whieh, consisting of Ame rican descriptions, have been taken by speculators. LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, JULY 3.—We have had a large amount of business done in the Share Market to-day, but the rates for all descriptions are without material change. Birmingham and Gloucester new :Mitres 21 ; ; Eastern Counties 81 ; Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock 271 ; Li verpool and Manchester 471; London and Birmingham 159, Ditto New 25/ ; Manchester and Bolton 53 ; Manchester and Birmingham 221. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 3.—The elec tions keep the Share NI arket very quiet, but prices are steady.— Manchester and Leeds, 52 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 23; Midland Counties, 881 to 89; 'Manchester and Sheffield, 18 20 ; London and Birmingham, / Shares, 221 23 ; London and Brighton, 47 to 47/. A Lisbon mail has arrived, brought by the Montrose. She brings intelligence Irons Lisbon to the 28th of June. Her news will be found in another column. The New York Packet Great Western steamer has arrived at Bristol, in fourteen days, from New York, bringing papers to the 19th ult. The most important intelligence she brings is the speech of Lord Sydenham on the opening of the first Parliament of the United Provinces of Upper and Lower Ca nada, which will be found in another part of the paper. We have received Montreal papers to the 18th June, they are filled is ith English news, and not of any interest. We have received Sydney papers to the 13th March. Port Philip newspapers had reached S)dnev to the 2d June. A meeting had been held to take into consideration the dismem berment of the colony, and to answer the petitions of the anti dismemberment petitioners of the middle or Sydney dis trict of New South Wales. ALARMING FIRE AND DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. — It is with feelings of poignant so rr ow that we have to r ecord in this day's publication the particulars of the total destruction by fire of the whole of that splendid property known as Messrs. Hughes and Hoskin's Albion Mills in Darling Harbour. A range of stores which, among the very elegant and extensive edifices of this description in the town of Sydney, were not surpassed, together with some adjoining properties on the same estate, now present a heap of ruins. The amount of property destroyed it is not possible at this moment to report, but it is stated to be fully The Hamburgh mail has arrived of the date of the 2d Jul y , 180,000/. —( From the Australian.) bringing the Exchange upon London 13-5, same by last arrival. Gold 129, also the same. Metal, 105 j ; Bank Actions, 1,670. We have received the Antwerp Journal of yesterday's date. BOURSE OF AMSTERDAM, JULY 2..—Our National Funds were offered, but it did not cause any operation of consequence; Ardoin's were loner. Exchange on London for the Great Western.—The amount of business done in foreign has not been large ; the principal sales that were made were bills on London 6/ to 81 per cent. prem. ; United States Bank, 19. The British Funds opened this morning at the leaving-off price of Saturday, 891 I for the Account, and the market still continues inactive to the present time ; Reduced Three per Cents., 894 90; Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 991; Exche quer Bills improved to 16 prem. ; Bank Stock, 169 170 ; India Stock, 248 249 ; India Bonds, par, 3 prem. In the Foreign Market the prices are the same as on last Saturday. Spanish Active, 214 22 ' • Deferred, 101 4 ; Pas sive, 51; Portuguese, 311 32 ; Three per Cents., 19i ; Brazilian, 671 68; - Colombian, 201 21/; Mexican, 27/ 4; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 51/ 1 ; Five per Cents., 100%. SHARES.—Great Western, 26 27 prem. - Ditto, New, 12Y 2 prem. • London and Brighton, 3/1 ; Blackwell, 81 dis. ; Birmingham, 69 71 prem. ; Southampton, 55 56 per share; Cro)don, 131 14 per share; Greenwich, 718 per share. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Great Western - Ditto New Ditto Fifths London and B righton :PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, JULY 3. 3 per Cent. Consols Three and Half Stock 98,1 'Grand Canal 5t0ck......... 5t0ck......... — Ditto Reduced ...... Ditto Das. 6 per cent... Ditto New 1830 964 Ditto 4 per cent • 31 per Cent. Debs. 9l Royal Canal Stock There has been but little business doing in the Stock Ex change up to the present Cute. It is stated that a first-rate house in the bill business has stopped this morning. Both the English and Foreign Securities have declined since the early part of the morning. Consols arc now quoted at 191. Exchequer Bills are firm at 17 prem. ; Bank Stock, 1691; India Bonds 2 4 prem. Spanish Active Stock has receded to 211 ; Portuguese Five per Cents. are now quoted 311 ex-div. ; ditto Three per Cents. 19; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 511 ; ditto Five per Cents., 100Y 8 There has been but little business doing in Shares : London and Brighton Railway shares have declined to 45%; Great Western New shares are quoted 621. The arrivals to-day from the eastward are exceedingly nu merous, and the Post-office list is unusually crowded. The electioneering excitement in the City is gradually subsiding. the monetary occurrences of the last few days having drawn attention nearer home. The excellent address of Lord Sydenbam, on the opening of the Canadian Legislature, has given much satisfaction. Consols for Account , 89 3 / 4 ; Mexican, 27 ; Spanish, 21/ Markets heavy, owing to the scarcity of money. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock ...1691 India Stock 3 per Cent Red.......... 891 Ditto Bonds 3 per Cent C0n5......... Ditto Old Annuities - 34 per Cent Red.. ...... 99S Ditto New Annuities... New 31 per Cent. ........ Ex. Bills, 1,000/....21d 17 pm New 5 per Cent.......... Ditto 500/ l7 pm Long Annuities toexpire Ditto Small.— Jan. 18610.......•.• 121 Bank Stock for Acct — Oct 1859.........• India Stock for Opg — Jan. 1860.......... Consols for On 89/ FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian, 5 per cent.... 101 Portuguese, 5 per cent. Belgian, 5 per cent...... Ditto, New Ditto 3ll Brazilian 80nd5.......... 671 Prussian, 5 per cent. Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent Russian, 5 per cent Chilian, 6 per cent...... 611 Ditto, Metallic Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, 5 per cent 2ll Ditto, 1824. ...... ..... Ditto, Deferred .. Danis, 3 per cent....... 78 French, 5 per cent. --f. —e. Greek, 1825, 5 per cent. Exchange —f. e. Mexican, 5 per cent.... French, 3 per cent —f. Ditto, 6 per cent, 1825. Dutch, per cent. ... 514 Peruvian, 1825, 6 per ct. Ditto, 5 per cent. 1001 SHARES Great Western Railway (65 paid) ... 9l Ditto New Shares (50 paid 62 Ditto Fifth (4 paid) lO l and Brighton (50 paid)... .. . ... London and Blackwell Railway (25 paid) l6 160 L M o a n i d i( o i n ies a t r e i l d . a ß n ir L i e nh is am o( R ) Railway (90 ) 514 Ditto New Shares (30 paid) 2l North Midland Railway (100 paid) . .... 69 4pm VAUXHALL GARDENS - _ This popular place of summer amusement opened last night for a short season of six fetes, in order to give the lovers of this celebrated scene of entertainment an Opp&amity of bidding it a last farewell before it is is finally disposed of by order of the Court of Review. The pro jectors of these fetes have confided the manage ment of them to Mr. Bunn, and the manner in which the fetes of last night was got up proves that they could not have made a more happy se lection. The illuminations were gorgeous in the extreme, and the musical performances were of a higher order than the generality of Vauxhall musical performances have heretofore been. The orchestra, selected from the Ger man Opera, Italian Opera, Drury-lane, and Co vent-garden Bands, was under the direction of M. Jullien, who has lost none of his energy since the winter, and was most efficiently led by Mr. R. Hughes. M. Labarre, from the Academie Royale, Paris, made his first appear ance before a Brit►sh public, and performed a Solo on the Oboe, of his own composition, with great sweetness and effect. Ducrow gave a series of equestrian performances in the amphitheatre. Some contusion was occasioned in consequence of the difficulty experienced by those 'who had taken boxes in getting to their places; and great disappointment was expressed by those in the Gardens at the performance tak ing place in the amphitheatre at all, as it would not accommodate one-fourth of those in the Gar dens. We would recommend that the equestrian performances should take place in the Waterloo Ground, where all could witness them, or, if they are continued in the amphitheatre, that there should be some private entrance to the boxes. The fire-works surpassed in splen dour everything hitherto exhibited even at Vauxhall. The gardens were crowded to excess. The increase of the price of admission to 3s. had the effect of making the company more select, hut not at all of diminishing the numbers. Monsieur Collinet and his quadrille band were in attendance, and dancing was kept up to a late or rather an early hour. The Hall of Mirrors was fitted up as a refreshment saloon, and the eatables and drinkables were all excel lent of the kind. Every lover of Vauxhall should take an opportunity of bidding it farewell, be fore it is absorbed into the Babel of brick, of which it seems it is condemned to become part. Oh, these builders! these builders! As poor Mathews used to say, " They're depriving us of all our amusements !" THE JEWS OF DAMASCUS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—There appeared recently in the Times news , paper extracts from a letter bearing date Damascus, the 2d May last, and which extracts contain new charges against the Jews of Damascus of deadly animosity against the Christians, and even of persecution. I am happy to be enabled to forward to you a correct translation from the original Hebrew of a letter which I have just received from Raffael Farkhi, the Chief of the Jewish community at Damascus, dated the 4th June last, and who, it may be remembered, holds an office of high trust under the Turkish Government. By.the letter in question you will perceive that the charges made against the Jews at Damascus are utterly groundless, and that the feeling which actuates them is very different from that which has been ascribed to them. Although the letter contains many personal allusions towards myself, the omission of which I should have preferred, still I have deemed it better to send you a full and faithful translation, so that the friends of jus tice and of truth may be able to form a correct estimate of its value, and I hesitate not to believe that it will sa tisfactorily refute the renewed calumnies to which the Jews of Damascus have been subjected. Respectfully , soliciting that. you will give insertion to the accompany ing document, I have the honour to remain, Sir, Your most obedient servant, . . MOSES MONTEFIORE. Grosvenor-gate, Park-lane, July 2, 1841. With the assistance of the Almighty, Damascus, 15th of the month of Sivan, A.M. 5601 (June 4, 1841.) To him who is our honour and glory, the crown of our head, our shepherd, our strength, our defence, the mighty and wise, the helper of the house of Israel, our right hand, pillar, and redeemer, Sir Moses Mon tefiore. May his light be clear and brilliant, and the diadem which God has placed on his head ever con tinue as resplendent as God made it. Amen. May this be the Almighty's will. The faithful friendship Ifeel for Sir Moses makes if my first duty to bow before him, and to offer up a prayer to the God of Heaven that he will be pleased to exalt his planet, and bestow perpetual blessing on his house ; so that when he stands in the presence of kings he may find favour in their eyes, all his undertakings be prospe rous, and that, in his days, Judah and Israel may have succour, and the Redeemer come to Zion. May this be the Almighty's pleasure. Ten days ago my eyes were gladdened by the perusal of the joy-inspiring characters of Sir Moses' letter, dated in the week when the portion of the Pentateuch (Leviticus, chap. 6) was read (2d of April). The words thereof being such as come from the mouth of the wise, and being full of grace, made a deep impression on my heart ; and I was rejoiced at the assurance they conveyed that his peace and welfare are undisturbed. May it ever be with him thus, and may his possessions and proSpe rity be greatly augmented. I put his letter, as it were a crown or diadem, on my head, and in so doing I per ceived expressions to the effect, that Sir Moses had been informed that some Israelites belonging to our commu nity, here in Damascus had been exhibiting vindictive feeling towards the people of other nations, and had, by falsehood and other base means, endeavoured to do se rious injury to the same, which led him to say , with sen sations of regret, " Why do ye not attend to the:precepts of our holy law, and the injunctions of the Prophets, -by which ye are commanded not to avenge yourselves on your enemies, even though they may be in your power ? Ye ought to be satisfied that ye can now sit in your houses in peace ;"- and other words to the same purpose, I found in the epistle ; to which I have now . to give a reply. Sir Moses, those by whom you have been informed of these things told you that which is not true. Nothing of the kind has been dime by the Israelites here. We have already addressed to Sir Moses several letters, some of which came "froin the whole community of Israel now dwelling in this place ; some from the perse cuted individuals who were set at liberty through Sir Moses' interposition ; some from myself, and others from Jacob Abuelaafia ; and in them it has already been stated; that we do not hold up our heads with confidence before the people of the city at large, because of the English Consul ; for he has shown much enmity to us, and is constantly seeking for faults amongst our actions, by which lie may humble us, and depreciate our reputa tion. This fact, as I have just observed, has been set forth in the two letters which, I doubt not will, ere the receipt of this communication, have reached Sir Moses,_ and we trust that their general contents will so interest him, that he will endeavour, out of his deep sagacity and profound knowledge, to devise some remedy for our mortifying situation, so that the English Con sul, and our implacable enemies, the French Consul Boudin, and Gustiniani, may be prevented from acquir ing the means of doing us further hurt. We trust at Sir Moses will perfectly understand the nature of tour our present troubles. In addition to that to which I have now been making a special allusion, I have already mentioned to Sir Moses, in a former letter, that the Pacha, of his Majesty the Sultan (may his glory be increased), as soon as they ar rived in Damascus, re-instated me in my former office, the duties of which are to assist in the Magistrates' de partment in managing the affairs of the city ; this ho nour was conferred on me in accordance with a direction in the Sultan's firman, and which had been inserted therein on account of its having been extensively re ported that I possessed some talent in such business: , When the English Consul and the other detractors that I have spoken of heard of this distinction, so . auspicious to our people, they were moved with irrepressible. mortification, much after the same man ner as had been exhibited by them when the ar rival of Sir Moses at Alexandria made vain their counsel, and rescued us from the cruel fate to which they had destined us ; and the English Consul immedi ately repaired to the Governor of the city, and recom mended him to dismiss me, and put a Christian in my office, under whom I might act as his servant or deputy. But, by the blessing of the Almighty ,the this a Govern°ttempt against my interest utte rl y failed ; for asQ;gning what he considered good reasons for the course he took, declined adopting the plan thus suggested to him. In consequence of their envious schemes being thus defeated, they are now seeking other means to in flict injury on us. When the Governor appointed by the Sultan arrived there were great rejoicings amongst all classes of the inhabitants, Israeli tes as well as Musselmans, on account of their being emancipated from a sway which had been extremely oppressive the lower orders of people of both denominations rejoiced ex ceedingly - , and have frequently since the Sultan's Vicegerent has assumed his authority, made great acclamations in the market places, and in other parts of the city and suburbs. The Christians in Damascus formerly used to manifest great pleasure at the arrival of an Egyptian Paella, on ac count of the friendship which they , bore to Khana Bakhri, but they now exhibited much depression of spirits as Khana Bakhri had left the this placeere , filled wi and when th disp they leasure, beheld the populace rejoicing, y w and to gratify their spleen, made a false charge against the Israelites of having insulted their religion, which they communicated to his Excellency the Governor Ali Pacha, and to the three Consuls, in order that that the charge might be circulated in other and distant cointries, and a prejudice raised universally against the - Israelites. But, however, our enemies at Damascus, whose eyes are shut, from the great hatred they bear us, could not see that their accusations would not be ibelieved by 'the people of Europe, who are men of profound wisdom and understanding, because those accusations have no founda tion whatever in truth. A s a further proof that the Israelites are innocent of the crime imputed to them, I have to mention that his Excellency Ali Pacha sent for me one day, and after wing received an assurance from myself that such a deed would be contemplated with abhorrence by all our nation, he made many rigid inquiries amongst vario huat s h o nourable and re s p ected g e ntlemen conc ernin g ,w bad been disseminated from the mouths of our enemies, the result of which was that, he declared himself con vinced of the utter groundlessness of the foul report ; and he replied to' the heads of the Christians in the city, MORNING SUN. 'ISM. irl)" 10: 3 ' rv" 'tt fili t rf co f sit e.' rt, ki Ono oce re tb efe r tbe ice ster te i4 nolo' , 4 .3 5se e fi, 10 0 f i t; Ad . e t aor ° 0• 1 f, ,,