The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-20 00:00:00

THE Su-N, LONDON, THURSDAY EYE ?'ATE G. MARCH 20, LBti2,

Talt. CHAS. DICKENS' NEW READINGS.-
PHIS EVENING (THURSDAY), March 20,
and THURSDAY, March 27. Mr. CHARLES DICKENS
will READ, in ST. JAMES'S HALL, Piccadilly, at Eight
precisely, DAVID COPPERFIELD (in six chapters), and
Mr. 808 SAWYER'S PARTY from PICKWICK. Sofa
Stalls, 4s. ; Body of Hall and Balcony, Two Shillings; Area,
One Shilling. Tickets at Messrs. Chapman and Hall's,
publishers, P 3, Piccadilly; and at Austin's Ticket-office,
St. James's Hall.

THOMAS HEADLAND, Secretary.

R. CHAS. DICKENS' NEW READINGS.-
-"--a-Nj All the Stalls for the Reading of This Evenintr,
March 20. are Sold. The same Reading (David Copperfield
and Mr. Bob Sawyer's Party from PickwicV will be repeated
on T IiURADAY, March 27. The Stall plan is Now Opened,
and Tickets may be had at Messrs. Chapman and Hall's,
publishers, 193, Piccadilly ; and Austin's Ticket Office, St.
James's Hall.

THOMAS lIEADL A ND, Secretary.

MR. AND MRS. CHARLES MATHEWS
"At' HOME,"
At Her Majnsty's Concert Room, Haymarket.
Every Evening (except Saturday), at Eight. Wednesday and
Saturday Mornings at Three.
Private boxes, stalls, and places may be secured at the Box-
office, which is open daily from Ten till Five, and at Mr.
Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. No extra
charge [hr booking.
Carriages to be ordered at Ten.
Stalls, ss. ; First Circle, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, Ss. ; Unreserved
Seats, 2s. and is.

p OYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. Miss
Liu REBECCA ISAACS, Miss M. THIRLWALL ; and
Messrs. PARKINSON, BARTLEMAN, ttc. EVERY
EVENING.

OYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The
MEXICAN WONDERS, STEVE ETIIAIR, the
GORILLA, and the INFANT KG NIG. EVERY
E VENING.

ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. Mrs.
BRIAN and Messrs. WIELAND and CRITCII-
FIELD. EVERY EVENING. Operatic Selections.
Musical Director, Mr. Thomas Bartleman.

L) 0 YAL ALHAMBRA PALACE.-GRAND
MORNING PERFORMANCE on SATURDAY
NEXT, March 22. Commence at 2. Carriages at 4.

ARGYLL ROOMS.—Series of New Music,
Valses, Quadrille; and Polkas, by the unrivalled Band
of 50 performers, under the sole airec'ion of Mons. Bout-
CORT, Conductor and Composer. This gentleman will play
every evening at 11 o'clock, until further notice, variations
arranged by himself on the Cornet-a- Piston.—The free-list
will be open for the profession by leaving their card at the
door. By order of the Proprietor.—Manager, Mons. I'.
Grenet. Admission is.

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surpass all others in efficiency, economy, ventilation,
and cure of smoky chimneys. From :et 10s. to £lOO. The
large sizes, with two or more ovens, steaming apparatus, &c.,
form the most complete appointment for hotels and large
establishments. In action at 81, Bishopsgate-street-within.
Designs and prices free.

TOOTHACHE.—HOWARD'S ENAMEL, for
stopping* decayed teeth, however large the cavity. It
is used in a soft state, without pressure or pain, and hardens
into a white enamel. It remains in the tooth many years,
rendering extraction unnecessary and arresting the decay.
Directions for use enclosed. Sold by all chemists and medi
tine vendors, Price is,

ATTENTION TO PHYSICAL VIGOUR is a
duty that every man owes to himself and to his coun-
try. Pure air, moderate diet, cheerful occupation, and the
occasional use of Parr's Life Pills will produce such an effect
upon the system, as to give VIGOUR and STRENGTH, and make
people fit for the performance of arduous bodily exercise.
PARR'S LIFE PILLS may be obtained of any Bled'cine
Vendor, in boxes, is. lid., 2s. 9d., and in Family Packets,
1 ls. each.

to the Ree ; J. Baillie, acting second class assist-
en gineer, to the Magicienne; and R. Macaulay
acting second class assist. engineer, to the Lee.
The following appointments were made on Tues-
day at the Admiralty:--Lieut. Algernon G. Woot,
ton, to the Cambridge; Benjamin Barber, chief
engineer, John Fox, acting engineer, Reed Ocken-
den, first-class asslst.-engineer, and Joshua Smith,
acting second-class engineer, to the Tribune, com-
missioned ; James H. S. Hooper, paymaster, to the
Tribune ; James W. P. Foord, paymaster additional,
to the Victory; and Charles Barra, paymaster, to the
Cornwallis.

The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Lieut. George J. Purcell to the
Excellent ; Henry Morris, midshipman, to the Tra-
falgar'; Daniel M'Farlane, engineer, supernumerary,
to the Indus, confirmed ; William Fedarb, first-class
assist-engineer, supernumerary, to the Indus, con-
firmed ; John B. Johnson, second master, to the
Tribune ; William B. Rich, assist.-paymaster in
charge, to the Jackal ; and John S. Andrews, clerk,
to the Hogue.

put on the Moorish authorities to effect the arrcs'
of any foreign Christian, seeing that, under th(
article we have quoted, it does not appear that those
authorities hLve the right to enter upon the ques-
tion of the Consul's competency to arrest, before
granting him the assistance of the armed force.
Tl.e course actually pursued by the Moorish Mi-
nister therefore appears to have been the right one.
The assistance of Moorish soldiers was given upon
the Consul's requisition, but when, upon investiga-
tion, it was found that he had exceeded his juris-
diction, the Minister demanded the release of the
prisoners, and only permitted their embarkation on
board an American ship of war after the Consul
had threatened to strike his flag and leave the
country in case of refusal. Then the Moorish
Minister yielded, fearing the responsibility of in-
volving the Sultan in another war. The whole affair
is but another version of the old story--the might
of the strong overriding the right of the weak.

Morocco is an independent State, becoming every
year, from the importance of its productions, more
closely connected with the European system. Chris-
tian powers by their treaties recognise it as a Sove-
reign State, and it therefore possesses all the rights
of one. The right involved in the present question
is very clearly defined by the writers on interna-
tional law t by none more clearly than the American
authority, Wheaton, who says :
" ' No Sovereign State is bound, unless by special
compact, to deliver up persons, whether its own
subjects or foreigners, charged with, or convicted of
crimes in another country, upon the demand of a
foreign State, or its officers of justice.'
" The Sultan has chosen by compact to cede cer-
tain of his sovereign rights, in order that Christians
residing in his dominions may enjoy the milder laws
of their own country and not be subject to the
rough and summary processes of Mahommedan
justice. This surely should obtain for him greater
respect for the sovereign rights he retains. On this
ground we believe that the United States' Govern-
ment will disapprove the act of their Consul. It is
clear, besides, that this is a question which concerns
not only the United States and Morocco, but all the
Christian States who have treaties with the latter.
Under the favoured nation clause, all enjoy the
same rights, immunities, and privileges. The United
States cannot, therefore, push her jurisdiction in
Morocco beyond the limits of the others. But since
the seizure of political offenders in the territory of
the Sultan, against his will, would be a manifest
violation of his sovereign rights, it is not to be sup-
posed that the statesmen who guide European
Governments will commit the flagrant political
immorality of extorting the Sultan's consent to
such seizures, merely because he is weak and unable
to resist. Will the United States, then, claim a
jurisdiction which other Governments are prevented
by their sense of justice from asserting? We have
no right to think so, and it seems ulc,,IT probable
that the act of the United States' agent at Tangier
will not be ratified by his Government.

Advices from Teneriffe to the 26th of February,
received at Gibraltar, state that a French squadron,
composed of two ships of the line and four frigates,
having on board 2,000 infantry and 400 cavalry,
had put into that port and left for Vera Cruz.
The Peninsular and Oriental steamship Ceylon,
Captain R. W. Evans, with the outward Calcutta
and China mails from Southampton, arrived at Gib-
raltar on the 14th, and went on to Malta and Alex-
andria.

The screw steamer Pactolus, which was disabled
some time ago in the collision with the French
screw ship of the line Fontenoy, in the Straits of
Gibraltar, left Gibraltar for Liverpool on the after
noon of the 13th, in tow of the screw steamer Vene-

tian, which was to cast her off when at a consider-

able distance beyond Cape Spartel, and the Pactolus
to continue her voyage under canvas.

The brig Eliza Bowen, which parted cables and
ran ashore near the watering jetty during the gale
of the 2d inst., was got off on the afternoon of
the 13th.