The Sun.
London, England, 1836-03-02 00:00:00

cation between England and India, which he says will
not only enrich Egypt, but increase the wealth of the
world. His Minister BOGHOS JOUSSAUFF BEY
entertains the same opinions with respect to the fa-
cilitating of European intercourse with India as the
PACHA, his Master. The SULTAN, at the request
of Lord PONSONBY, directed a firman to MEHEMET
ALT, commanding him to relinquish the monopoly of
silk in Syria, as such a monopoly was injurious to
British commercial interests. His MAJESTY'S fri-
gate Volage arrived: with the firman at Alexandria on
the 10th of January, but previously the PACHA had
relinquished the silk monopoly of his own accord.
Whether this anticipation of the SULTAN'S pleasure
was the result of secret instructions from his numerous
agents in Constantinople, or whether he acted of his
own " mere motion," is a question of which we can
offer no solution.

We have likewise received an account of the
strength of MEHEMET ALl's army and fleet at the
commencement of the present year. His regular force,
including under each head cavalry, artillery, infantry,
and sappers and miners, runs thus :

In Egypt
In Sermaar and Kordoufan
In Syria
In Candia
In Hedjas and ,Yemen 12,900

Total of the Regular Army

The whole of the irregular force consists of cavalry,
including adventurers of every tribe, but chiefly Be-
douins. The numerical strength of this body is
13,450 men, remarkable for their daring, and all trained
to arms from their infancy.
The Egyptian Fleet is well manned, and most of
the 'vessels are quite new. It consists of—
Line of Battle Ships of 110 guns each 8
On the Stocks
Ditto of 102, 90, and 84 guns each
Frigates of from 60 to 50 guns each 5
Ditto on the Stocks 1
Corvettes of from 24 to 20 guns each
Brigs of from 22 to 10 guns each
Cutter of 10 guns

Total 36
This is an immense force when placed under the
absolute command of such a daring and intrepid chief
as MEHEMET ALI. But at present he manifests no
disposition to abuse his power. On the contrary, he
has cordially united with the SULTAN in every effort
to cultivate European discipline in the army and navy ;
to encourage local manufactures ; and to foster in the
Egyptians a taste for the products of other countries.
Neither is there the least doubt of any sudden rupture
between the Pacha and the Porte being highly de-
trimental to European interests. All that England
has to look to is the prevention of any secret treaty,
offensive or defensive, between MEHEMET ALI and
Russia. We are aware that private intrigues to that
effect were carried on for several months during the
last year ; the ob;ect of which was to induce the Paella
of EGYPT to m,.ke a diversion in favour of Russia,
by marching an army towards Constantinople in
the event of a war between Great Britain and Russia.
But the wily old Pacha was not to be duped by the
emissarie,i of Count NESSELRODE aid the CZAR
began to consider that it might be much easier to sufil:r
MEHEMET ALI to ttr...l.:e possession of the Turkish ca-
pital, than to compel hiEm to relinquish any portion of his
conquests. Russia e came sensible that the game she
was playing was not a iore deep than dangerous—that
with MEHEM ET on the Ottoman Throne she
would be compelled to give up her late conquests, in-
stead of adding to thelai the rewards of her treachery to
the Sultan MAIL MO lUD. Nevertheless, the secret
agents of the Cabinet •of St. Petersburgh are still at
work in Egypt. NEStSELRODE still hopes to succeed
by firing the ambition Cr rousing the jealousy of Is nA-
il fNiPAC II A Englozad ought not to lose sight of the
schemes of Russia. Proper vigilance on our part must
render them completely- abortive.

The whole of the Perris papers of Monday have been
received. The account of the new violation of the
Treaty of Vienna, by tli .e occupation of Cracow by the
troops of Austria, Prus: ;ia, and:Russia, crated a great
sensation in ail the poli.:tical circles of the capital. It is
reported that Count P.AHLEN defended the conduct
of the three Powers, rend declared that whether the
disaffected Poles rern.:a.ined in that city or with-
drew to France, it wo t :Id be necessary for Russia to
occupy it as a guarani ;tee for the tranquillity of the
western frontier of his :Imperial Majesty's dominions.
This is language which France cannot listen to in si-
lence, without descendi'.: ag from her high national po-
sition, and at once 1) ecoming the vassal of Russia.
The Doctrinnaires talk of a protest, but the new Presi-
dent of the Council, IV, r.. THIERS, is for more ener-
getic measures. All wilt! depend upon the conduct of
our Government, of while h the French Press begins
to make loud complaimts. It is urged on all
sides that, by omitting Po'iand, in the address in an-
swer to the speech from tlie Throne, the majority of
the Commons, as well as Ministers, evinced a cul-
pable indifference to the im wilts which Russia heaped
upon us by her violations of the Treaty of Vienna.
We trust we shall soon have it in our power to appeal
to facts, in vindication of th e national feeling upon
this subject—facts which will. not be without their in-
fluence upon the Councils of -the AUTOCRAT.
On Saturday Ministers head a meeting to decide
upon what was to be don; e with respect to M.
GowN's project for reducin g the 5 per cents. It
was suggested to postpone tb e further settlement of
the question till the next So scion of the Chambers.
The Committee to whom the :p roject was referred heard
the arguments advanced by 111inisters with attention,
but the result can only be known when the report is
presented to the Chamber of : Deputies.
PARIS, FEB. 28.—We might all:ow ourselves to be deceived
by remonstrances which the Mini sterial papers have for some
time been eagerly making in favismr of Poland, if facts did not
immediately discover all the fall acy of their sentiments and
words. Thus to-day, at the moment that the Journal des De-
bats appears to be indiguant at the measures commanded by
the Holy Alliance against the Po lish refugees at Cracow, the
Police begins again to make a search and domiciliary visits in
the lodgings of the Poles who are authorized to reside in
Paris. They pretend merely to inquire after their occupa-
tions and means of subsistence, intimating that honourable la-
bour has no claims to relief. Immoral as this proceeding is in
itself, it affords by its coincidence v7ith what has just passed at
Cracow anew proof of the complaisance of our Cabinet to the
Northern Courts. The predilection for the statu quo which
has hitherto made France subservient to the Holy Alliance
seems to have been inherited by the new Cabinet.
FEB. 29.—The Journal des Dthats speaks in the following
terms of the. illness of the King of Prussia :—" It is reported
at Frankfort, and ill all the little German States, that the
health of his Majesty, the King of Prussia, seems to be seri-
ously attacked for some time past. Independently of the pain
which this news naturally excites 'in all Germans who are full
of respect and esteem for that augur st Sovereign, uneasiness is
remarked especially among the man ufacturing classes, who see
in the Noble Successor of that Mon. arch a great and generous
character, but perhaps too much incl ined to war for the times
in which we live, and the circumstances in which we are
placed."—Messager, Feb. 29.
FRENCH FUNDS.—FARIA, FEBRUARY 29.
Five per Cents., 109 f. 60c, 65c. 75c. 70c.
Four pet Cents., 104 f.
Three per Cents., 80f. 60c. 70c.
Bank Actions, 2,1601;
Spanishßente eArctaipvl
Active,,
4991,61 83c._
Roman Five per Cents., 103%36.
45 yy,
Spanish Differes, v..
Spanishportugu
esPeasTsihvveese.
atf 15.
Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, 103% 101
er Cente. 53`
s_o3:;ONDON.
Haytian Loan, 40Uf.
One aßplerc,"—,ANG.
money 251. 50c.
Three mouths, paper, 254'
—( ours iluthentiaare. Sc.;L money, 251. 35e.
BOURSE, THREE o'Ctocic.—Great efforts have been made
Btoo-Edasysct.o,
aknede pt
they
ye
closedß en te s
atBof.
low. le opening price was
70c.. Since then strong
buyers have raised the price to sof. sot.
The decree of the Queen of Spain is variously discus'ed.
The rise in London has improved the price o the Active debt
here from 45-Z- to 464 ; but it is not so good at present, being
46k, sellers.
P. S. The Spanish decree has acted powerfully on the Ac-
tive stock, the price of which has fallen one per cent.
QUARTER TO FOUR.—Five per Cents., 109 f. 70c.'; Three
per Cents., 80f. SOc. ; Five per Cents. Spanish, —; Three
per Cents. Spanish, —; Cortes, —; Coupons, —; Gueb-
herds, —; Differes, 18; New Loan, —; Actives, 451;
Passives, 15 ; Ducats, 99 85 • Romans, 1031 ; Pedros,
Belgians, 1031 ; Dutch, —c. ; Haytians, 400 f. .—c.