The Sun.
London, England, 1830-06-03 00:00:00

STEAM VESSELS IN FRANCE, &c.

The first steam-vessel known in France was in
1819, when an old Leith steam-boat, named the
Rob Roy, was purchased by the French Govern-
ment to run as a mail-packet between Calais and
Dover ; it was afterwards thoroughly repaired by
Monsieur de Rheims, and named the Henri Quatre ;
since which four others have been built by the same
engineer, the machinery being previously obtained
from England. The Rob Roy is still running be-
t \yeen Dover and Calais as a mail-packet. At
Havre and Rouen there are six; at Bourdeaux two;
one at Lyons ; and one at Marseilles, which runs
between that port, Leghorn, and Genoa. Besides
these there are twelve Government steam-vessels,
and five nearly ready to be launched at Toulon ;
the greater part of them are now armed, and form a
division of the expedition against Algiers ; they are
to run as mail-packets between that city and the
port of Toulon, as soon as the army has landed.
In 1820 a cast-iron steam-boat went from London
up the Seine to Paris, as a Company was then
about to be formed to keep up a regular communi-
cation by water between the two capitals ; but, in
consequence of the tide in the river Seine only run-
ning two miles above Rouen, and the shallowness of
water, that undertaking was found to he impracti-
cable, and it was consequently abandoned.
There are, however, two small steam-boats that
ply between Paris, Rouen, and Havre, during the
summer season, twice a week, and one between
Paris, St. Cloud, and St. Germain, on Sundays and
fete days; they are obliged to have their paddles
astern, instead of on the larboard and starboard, as
in the regular steam-vessels, in_ consequence of the
want of a sufficient draught of water, and the
ra-
pidity of the current, which also prevents there be-
ing any pleasure-boats on that river near the capital.
The canal de l'Oureq, a short distance outside the
Barriere St. Martin, is the only place where the
Parisians can enjoy an aquatic excursion.
In Russia there are two steam-boats; on the
Rhine six; and one in Holland. In Spain there is
one, formerly the Royal George, which belonged
to Sir John M. Doyle, and left London in 1823, be-
ing the first that ever appeared in that country; it
now plies between Seville, Cadiz, Gibraltar, Malaga,
arid Carthagena ; two in Italy ; four in Greece, and
two belonging to the Paella of Egypt. At Cal-
cutta there are two—the Enterprise, which left
London three years ago, being the first attempt that
was ever made by steam, and which she performed
in less than three months, and the Irrawaddy, built
at Calcutta of teak- wood.
In the United States of America, in 1812, there
were 170 steam-vessels, generally of very small di-
mensions ; since which period, according to the last
returns made to Congress, up to 1829, they have
increased to 320, employing upwards of 2,000 men.
By this means a continual intercourse is kept up be-
tween Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Washing-
ton, &c. at extremely moderate charges.

On Tuesday afternoon last, a dog in a rabid
state ran through West Drayton fair, near Uxbridge, Mid-
dlesex, snapping at every thing, animate and inanimate,
that obstructed its progress, when an infant about two
years old, a sow, and three dogs, were bitten severely by
the rabid animal. The dogs belonged to Mr. SPRECGLE,
an ironmonger ; Mr. TAYLOR, shoemaker ; and Mr.
Baows, landlord of the Crown Inn, of West Drayton,
who ordered them to be immediately banged. The sow,
which belonged to a poor man living in the village, was
also instantly destroyed. The infant, that was severely
bitten in the calf of the leg, is under the care of Mr.
TAYLOR, surgeon, who pronounced it in imminent danger.
che rabid animal was eventually destroyed, by DAVIS, a
constable of St. James's, Clerkenwell, by striking it on
the head with a bar of iron.

TRACES OF STOCKS THIS
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3 oer Cent- Cons. goy % %
3 4 per Cent 9934%
/At-) Red. "Wei 9
4 per Cent. Ann.
Ostto, 1826 1043,E
SI ink 1.. Ann.
Ditto 31 years
Ditto 39 years
India Stock 241 413/
litta Bonds BO pm.

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS
Austrian Bonds

THIS DAY AT 014% O'CLOCK.
INeapolitan

Brazilian Bonds — 'Peruvian Bonds
Buenos Ayres Bonds — (Portuguese Bonds
Chilian Bonds

Colombian Bonds — Ditto, New —
Ditto, 18'24
4
Danish
Greek Bonds — -- ;823 —
Ditto, lB2i 35% 434 'French Rentes, SP. c. —f. —,.
Guatimala — '— Exchange —f. —v.
\lexicon Bonds .......... ...... 29%1, 3 per cent. —f. —c.
uitto, i 8.2) 35% 4Y4 Exchange —t --•.

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AY ONE O'CLOCK.
Paid. Per Share.
Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £2O
Ditto National l2}
Real dcl Monte Mining Co. ,C400
General Steam Navigation Co. l3
Provincial Bank of Ireland 25

PRICES OF IRISH STOC.
Bank Stock
Consols, 3 per cent.
Gov. Stock, 3% per cent 99%
Ditto, New 99% ,
4 per Cent 100!x
Goy. Deb. 3% percent -1
Royal Canal StocK
Grand Canal Stock
City Deb. 4 per cent
Ballast Office Deb. 4 p. c.

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O Brazil
O Buenos Ayres 0
O Carthagena... ...... 0
1 Dublin 0
1 Flanders 0
1 France 0
1 Guetnsey &Jersey 0

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