The Sun.
London, England, 1839-05-24 00:00:00

! then making immense preparations for war, but
against whom was not known. To recruit his ex-
-1 hausted treasury, he had depreciated the currency
15 per cent—a measure which gready alarmed the
lEng:ish merchants at Constantinople, whose out-
standing debts in Persia were very considerable.
Captain ToWNsEND of her MAjasTy's ship
Tyne, gave a splendid dinner to the Capitan
Pacha, and the the principal Officers of
the Turkish navy, on board his ship,
on the 26th at her station at Stamboul.
The health of the SULTAN, which was proposed
by the Gallant Captain, was drank amid the
thunders of a salute of twenty-one guns. The
wine flowed freely, and before the party broke up
several of the Turkish Captains had so far forgotten
the precepts of the Koran as to manifest, in their
mirthful deportment, the influence of the jolly god.
Before taking his leave, the Capitan Pacha pre-
sented Captain ToWNSEND with his jewelled chi-
bouque as a token of his friendship. The only
circumstance that occurred to interrupt for a
moment the pleasure of the company was the
arrival on board of a gentleman connected with the
Russian embassy, to inquire, in the name of his
Government, the meaning of the Royal salute. He
was at once ordered to quit ,the vessel without an
answer.

We regret to learn from these letters, that the
Porte has formally abandoned the Circassians to
their fate. The deputies from these warlike tribes
at Constantinople have been even refused a vessel
to convey them back to any port not in the power
of the Russians on the Black Sea. All the Cir-
cassians solicit in the way of succour is ammuni-
tion, and this trifling aid is refused to a people
fighting for the independence of their country

The French Journals of Wednesday do not
contain a syllable of domestic news of the slightest
interest. The Moniteur publishes a telegraphic
despatch from Toulon, announcing the capture of
the small town of Zigelli on the African Coast by
the French. It was attacked simultaneously by
sea and lan,l, and taken after a brave resistance.
Among the dinner guests at the Chateau on
Tuesday, was M. TRIERS. This circumstance is
not commented upon by any of the Journals.
In the Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies on
Tuesday, the principal subject of discussion was the
project of law demanding an extraordinary credit
of 1,200,000 Frances for secret service. Several
of the Ministers took part in the debate.
The Constitutionnel calculates that the Coali-

tion has not sustained more than a defection
of four or five Members at the utmost
by the late changes. If this:be so, the Coalition is
still strong enough to control the Government.
The Debuts publishes a long Report from the
President of the French Linen Committee pro-
posing fresh protecting duties, with a view to ex-
clude more effectually the importation of British
and Irish Linens.

The advices from Madrid are of the 15th inst.
ALA ix was toiling in vain to reconstruct the
Cabinet. He could not obtain colleagues.
BOURSE, PARIS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22.
HALF-PAST THREE.--There has been a dearth of reports, and a
tolerable quantity of business. For the Account the Three per
Cents. opened at 81f. 40c., declined to 81f. 25c., and closed at 81f.
30c., which is 10 cents. lower than yesterday. The Five per Cents.
opened at 111 f. 30c., declined to 111 f. 15c., and closed at 111 f.
20c., also a fall of 10c. For Money the Three per Cents. are 10c.,
and the Five per Cents. are 20c. lower. The Bank of France Shares
are 10f. lower. The Laffitte Bank Shares have not varied. The
Belgian Five per Cents. have not changed, and the Three per
Cents. have not been quoted. The Belgian Bank Shares have im-
proved 12f. 50c. The Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., in which
business is but seldom done, are at 56c. The Neapolitan Bonds
have declined 15c., after having been 14. The Spanish Active
declined to yesterday's quotation of 19i. The St. Germain Railway
Shares have fallen I Of., and the Versailles Right Bank 22f. 50c. The
Versailles Left Bank have improved sf.

First Highest Lowes Last
Price P
French 5 per Cents
... P
I.lrice
4 per Cents lOl SO ... 101 80 ... 101 80 ... 101 80
3 per Cents Bl 25 ... 81 30 ... 81 25 ... 131 30
Bank of trance
Laritte Baok I,ooof. Sh 1075 ...1075 ...BM ...1075
5,001 f. eh 5.0 / ...5200 ...5260 —.5260
Belgian 5 per Cents lO2 ... 102 ... 102 ... :02
Rank 785 ... SOO ... 785 ... son
Dutch 2},,,,, per Cents 56 ... 56 ... 50 ... 56
S anuh Ac ire 19% ... 19% —. 19%i ... 19.%
Neapolitan
Roman 14 ... 101!4 ... 11:114
liA 1L %V A I SHARES.
St. Oernsai,.
Versailles, ft. B 1390 ... 990 ... 655 ... 683
730 ... 730 ... 71u ... 710
L.ll. 287 50 ... 295 ... 257 50 ... 295
Harr,
Orleans
Strasburg to Bale 335 ... 3.35 ... 335 ... 335
...... .

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