The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-21 00:00:00

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tamed by keeping thr! r: ' s do.ln, It may
be beaten into concessions ; it never willingly makes
them. This Weekly Print asks the Tories, then, to
cast off their nature—to cease to be Tories. Is
it so simple as to believe that they will give up
Toryism, or does it wish to beguile the people
into placing confidence in a set of politicians
whose principles are opposed to social improvement?

F'!veral in&pcndent b..A-dering, on Pfz- a
The Debais takes a very enlightened and just
view of this question, and recapitulates with
great clearness the substance of the several docu-
ments presented to Parliament. We shall take
another opportunity of detailing more minutely the
conclusions arrived at by our Gallic Contemporary.
There is no political news of the slightest interest
in the Paris Journals. What little news they con-
tain will be found in the subjoined extracts :
The Moniteur of Saturday publishes the convention,
concluded at Paris, August 27, between France and
Belgium, for the opening of the canal called the Es-
pierre, in the Belgium territory, which is to serve as a
prolongation of the French canal Roubaix, as far as
the Scheldt, towards Warming.
The Corsaire, a scurrilous and libellous publication,
has brought an action for defamation against the Court
organ, the Presse, and on Friday the Tribunal Correc-
flannel condemned M.Dujarrier,the responsible publisher
of the Presse. to one month's confinement and a tine of
100 francs, besides 10,000 francs damages and ail the
costs of the action, or in default of wi:ich +l. )ears'
confinement.

We refer our readers to an article in another
column, copied from the Leicestershire Mercury,
from which it will be seen that the friends of reli-
gious liberty in the town of Leicester have made a
noble and successful stand in defence of their prin-
ciples. In three parishes the attempts of the do-
minant sect to pick the pockets of their Dissent-
ingfellow-citizens, for the support of the national (?)
worship, have met with a signal defeat.

It will be seen by the subjoined address to the
Electors of Devonport and East Stonehouse, that
Sir EDWARD CODRINGTON has accepted the
Portsmouth Command. This is an appointment
to which the Gallant Officer is every way entitled ;
first, from his long and efficient naval services ; and
secondly, from his liberal political principles, which,
through evil report and good report, he has always
maintained with firmness and spirit in Parliament:—
To the Electors of the Borough of Devonport and Town-

Auguste Blanqui, says the Gazette des Tribunaux,
persists in his resolution of not answering any questions
which are put to him by the examining M igistrates.
The Count d'Espagne has taken and burned the town
of Moya General Valdes, on learning the circum-
stance, started immediately in pursuit of the Carlists.
La Presse asserts, that " the refketions of the press
on the colonisation of New Zealand by the English, in
contempt of the rights and independence of the country
proclaimed and acknowledged by Act of Parliament,
have not found our Government insensible. The Mi-
nister of Marine has been induced to call for the cap-
tain and officers of the sloop Heroine ; and M. de St.
Hilaire, Director of the Colonies, has received instruc-
tions to collect from them information relating to those
parts of the country they have visited."
The Commerce publishes an article dated Constan-
tinople, the 26th ult., which, if well founded, goes to
justify the suspicion that the Shah of Persia is in an
understanding with Mehemet Ali. " Immediately after
learning the issue of the battle of Nezib," says the
article in question, " the Shah of Persia sent a cou-
rier to Ali Pacha of Mossul, demanding the payment of
2,000,000 of talarus, due by his predecessor on account
of certain incursions of the Turks. Ali Pacha had a
conference with the Persian envoy, but it was attended
with no result, in consequence of which the latter de-
clared that 20,000 Persian troops should march on
Bagdad." The whole proceeding was attributed to
Russian influence.

A Paris Journal has the following passage :—" It
seems that the matrimonial laurels of Count Mole hinder
the victor of Toulouse from sleeping, and that he has
now almost forgotten the Oriental question, to devote
his whole attention to an affair of marriage. It a
fixed idea in the mind of the old warrior. In the saloons,
in the council, be continually repeats, " We must marry
the Duke de Nemours." It may be readily believed
that this cry finds a sympathetic echo in the Palace, and
that the Marshal is encouraged to persist in his glorious
enterprize ; he has accordingly already prepared several
expeditions to go in quest of the wife, whom it is so
difficult to find. One thing, however, vexes the old
Marshal, it seems that while he is dreaming of this
new triumph, the Palace, which distrusts a little the
diplomatic genius of the Marshal, thinks of sending the
Duke de Nemours himself to conquer a wife, and it is
seriously proposed to send the young Prince shortly on
a tour to Germany."
Reports favourable to Cabrera are already in circu-
lation on the frontier. According to letters from Lo-
grono of the 10th, it is said that a division of his troops
has had an action with a strong column of Espartero's
army, and taken the convoy, which it escorted,
and made 600 prisoners. At Irun another action was
spoken of, in which the Christino regiment of Almanza,
and a squadron of cavalry, were reported to have been de-
feated, and completely dispersed. This statement, how-
ever, rests on no certain foundation ; and all that is
positively known is, that Cabrera, on learning the march
of Espartero, manifested great confidence, and that he
immediately proceeded to Segura, where he has assem-
bled the greater part of his forces.—La Gazette de
France.

The submission of the Count d'Espagne, which we
announced, and which the Ministers themselves believed
to have taken place, is far from being effected. It seems
that the negociatiens, which were procrastinated, have
been broken off.

We have a letter from Barcelona of 11th October,
which says, " Yesterday, the 10th, the Count d'Es-
pagne took and burnt Mt za and its fortifications. Part
of the garrison of Barcelona made a sortie to succour
Barcelona, which was likewise attacked.—Le r.'ommerce.
BRUSSELS, OCT. 19.—We are soon to, be visited
by a gentleman holding a high rank in the
French Post-office, with a commission to concert with
our Government a measure to be taken for the de-
spatch of two mails daily, one leaving Paris in the
morning with letters for the South, the West, the
centre of France, from Spain, Italy, &c., the other
to leave Paris in the evening, with the letters from
Paris, and those which have arrived in the course of the
day by the other lines, on which also there will be
two mails. To this new organization will be added
other improvements and combinations which will acce-
lerate the transmission of letters in.all directions.
It seems to be the intention of the French offices as
in the case of Estafette, to begin the experiment with
the North. Prussia, Holland, and all Germany inte-
rested in that innovation, will be consulted.
HAMBURG, OCT. 18.—Letters from Berlin say that
the Grand Duke Alexander had been taken ill at
Witepsk on his way from Borodino to Poland, and had
given up his intended visit to Warsaw. He would
return direct from Witepsk to Petersburgh.
BOURSE.---PAMS, SATURDAY, OCT. 19.
First Highest Lowest Last
Price Price. Price Price.
French 5 per Cents DO SO ... 110 PO ... 110 75 0 00
3 per Cents Bl 65 ... Si 70 .. Si 65 SI 70
Rank of trance 2B3t, ...9.810 —.2630 _2841
Lailltte Bank 5,000 f. Sh 5215 —.5215 ...5215 ...52.5
Belgian 5 per Cents lOl% 101% ... 101% ... 11,1%
Bank 650 ... 667 50 ... 630 ... 665
C.mpons 46 25 ... 46 25 ... 45 ... 45
Spanish Ac ive 3131, ... 71k, 31 ... 31%
Passive 8 ... 8
...
New 1, ferred
Old Deferred SNi 11?
Portuguese 3 per Cents
Dutch 2% per Cents 53 53 53 53
Nea, olitan
Roman
RAILWAY SHARE.
St. Germain
Versailles, R. B 515 ... 515 515 515
L.B. 2OB 73 ... 300 293 75 300
Havre

Strasburg to 8a1e......... ... 307 .50 ... 307 307 50 ... 307 50
HAMBURG BORSEN HALLE, OLT. IS.
Bills. Money.
Austrian 5 per Cents.
Bank shares 151.. 1511
An 10-Russian Loan
Russian 5 per Cent. Ist series, Certificate
Inscription, Ist Series. —
Russian 5 per Cent. Hops and .. o. 3d and 4th
Se i,s 97
Ditto in Certificates
Dutch ctual Debt, 2y pe Cent. 51,%.
Ditto 5 per Ceti` W7,,2
Poiish Bond,
New . icket
Angle_ i ,aiiish Loan, 3 per Cent
Norwegian iman, 15.34, 4 per Cent. 101:,.
S,,ardsh. New .3 per Cents.
BAMBITRO,, OCT. 13
EXCHANGES ON, LONDON.
18.—. s—Two months, 13. 3.
STOCKHOLM. Ocr, 11.—Ninety days. II 36
PET,'RSIIIJRGH, Our. 12. -Two months, 39 9-16.
VIENNA, OCT. 9.—Three months 9. 49.
I. WSW, OCT. 14.—Two mo ths, 13. 1:3-,
iII.FILIN, OCT. 15. - Three months, (1. 20%.

THE ROYAL EXCHANGE.—Sir Robert Smirke,
Joseph Gwilt, Esq., and Philip Hardwick, El., have
delivered their Report to the Committee for the ma-
nagement of the Gresham Estates, on the different
design] for the Royal Exchange, and the Committee
on Friday last awarded the three prizes, 300/., 200/.,
and 1001. to the architects who have produced the
plans numbered 36, 43, and 37, being those reported
as the best designs. They then passed the following
resolution :—" Resolved—That Sir Robert Sinirke,
Joseph Gwilt, and Philip Hardwick, Esqrs., having
stated in their Report upon the respective merits of the
plans selected by them, that they cannot recommend
any one to be carried into execution, this Committee
doth request them to take the first, second, and third
plans, as selected by them, into consideration, and pro-
pose a plan and specification for a new Royal Exchange,
such as in their judgment should be carried into execu-
tion, having reference at the same time to the printed
instructions issued by this Committee to the architects"
We understand that the whole of the designs, 38 in
number, will be open to inspection by the members of
the Corporation, the Mercers' Company, Lloyd's, and
other public bodies this day and Tuesday, and to the
rest oflthe public by tickets on the seven following days.
REV. JOHN WESLEY.—A medal has been
struck to commemorate the Centenary of Wesleyan
Methodism. The design is by P. Champ, and the dies
have been executed by W. J. Taylor. The medal is
somewhat large has the crown piece, and is beauti-
fully executed. It has on one side a faithful likeness
of the celebrated founder of the sect, with the dates of
his birth and death, and on the other appropriate texts
of Scripture. The venerable apostle died in his 88th
year.

CORONER'S INQUEST (THIS DAY).--This
morning, at eleven o'clock, an inquest was held at the
Hero of Waterloo Tavern, Waterloo-road, before Mr.
Carter, the Coroner, upon the body of William Wil-
liams, who shot himself; on Friday last, in the Crown
public-house, Stangate-street. All the particulars of
the suicide have already appeared. Witnesses, who
knew the deceased, identified him as the hair-dresser to
St. Thomas's Hospital. He was about 25 years of age.
His affairs were lately embarrassed, to which, and his
habits of drinking, the disturbed state of his mind was
attributed. He has left a wife and four children. One
witness stated that the deceased used often to argue in
favour of suicide. One of his brothers committed sui-
cide, and another is a lunatic. Verdict—Temporary
Insanity.

TELEGRAPH.—The telegraphic establishment
at this port is now in active operation. Communica-
tion between the office in Queen-street, and the Bull-
light off Spurn, and back, a total distance of fifty miles,
is effected in thirty seconds.—Hull Advertiser.

THE SUN, LONDON, MON DAY, OCTOBER 21, 1839.

7'7 C Mile,' IAI, N N'T

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SATURDAY.—The
demand for Cotton to-day has been to a moderate ex-
tent—sales 3,000 bags, at yesterday's quotations.

We have received S.,uth Australian papers to the 1 Ith
of June, which state that in cm,sequenc, of the d diy
increasing ferocity of the blacks, a public meeting was
held in Adelaide, on the Bth ult., for the purpose of
taking into consideration the present relations of the
Colonists with the Aborigines, with. a view to adopt
measures calculated to afford that p.otection to all
classes of the community to which they are entitled,
alai to determine on such means as shall restore the
friendly intercourse between the nativts and colonists.
By a resolution adopted at the meeting tt wa: imputed
to the Protector of the Aborigines that the theffieieney
exhibited by hint in his office, and the almost total neg•
leet of the official instructions under which the head of
that department was appointed, had manly led to the
latt!outrages.

We le:irn from iett,rs have been
from Hunter's River, till, i- work of
murder stni piogri•sses in mat part of the couutry.

is reported that one of the coustebles i asp breit shot.

The Australian papers of the 13th June contain his
Excellency the Governor's speech on the opening of the
Col Parliament, which is of a very great length.
It begins by congratulating the Legislative Council
on the improved prospect of the termination of the
calamitous drought under which the colony waslibour-
mg ; the abundant rains which had fallen in mo t parts
had r, vived the hopes nt the colonists. He informs
them that he has received despatches from the Secre-
tary of State, announcing the intention of her Ma-
jesty's Government to appoint an officer who will
be vested with powers, and will assume the character of
British Consul at New Zealand. He proposes to re-
vive the Committee which sat during the last year for
effecting an alteration in the insolvent laws of the co-
lony, and for the abolition of imprisonment ; and
another on the police establishment, which are found
to be inefficient. Recommends a Board of Education
on the plan of the British and Foreign School Society.
That the rates of the Government contracts were
high. He further adds, that the revenue of the co-
lony continued to improve. That he saw no reason to
doubt that the colonial finances would become embar-
rassed, or that the whole proceeds of the sale of Crown
lands might be devoted to emigration.
VAN DIEMEN'S LAND CORN MARKET -" The mil
lers' quotations for wheat this week are those of the
last—from 10s. to 14s. , but we hear of as high as 15s.
being offered and refused, and 381. per ton for first
quality flour. The population of Sydney and Pane-
matta is about 60,000, which, at the very low estimate
of 111 h. of wheat per head, gives a consumption cf
7,000 bushels per week ; add to this the demand of
places dependent upon Sydney a similar quantity, there-
fore the weekly consumption is at least 14,000 bushels.'

The Hamburg mail has arrived of the IBth October'
bringing the exchange on London, 13 3 ; Gold, 431'
halt-schilling lower ; Metalliques, 105,i; Bank Shares'
1,511.

The Tagus steamer has arrived at Falmouth with
mails from Malta of Oct_ 3, Gibraltar Oct. 10, Cadiz
Oct. 11, Lisbon Oct. 14, Corfu Sept. 27, and Vigo
Oct. 16.

By the private accounts received by the Lisbon mail
this morning it appears that the Ministers are to have
a meeting with several Members of the late Cortes on
Tuesday afternoon, to hear their opinions on the de-
mand made by tho Bitish Government for the payment
of about 300,000/., due by the Portuguese nation for
extraordinary expenses incurred by General Cl.nton',
corps, as well as on the plan of Barren, said to be sub-
mitted by Baron de Lagos, of London, regarding the
Portuguese foreign debt, that the whole be converted
into a domestic or internal debt by giving Sa4 for a 6 per
cent. Stock in exchange for every 100 of the 5
per cent. Bonds, and 50 of said 6 per cent. for
every 100 of the 3 per cent., to be paid at
present, until the Portuguese Treasury shall be
more abuldantly provided with money. It is intended
to convert the other half dividend into a deferred stock,
the revenue arising from the tobacco contract, about
290,0001. per annum, to be exclusively applied to thi-
purpose from the Ist of January next. We may call
this scheme building castles in the air. Tue old story
is again revived—no money in the Treasury.