The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-27 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON. MONDAY,_SEPTEMBER

turing egregious offenders. We are glad to see
I the working of the system begins to make
an impression, and that it is exercised on the
rich as well as the poor. Mr. WARD, the late
Member for the City, had a taste of it. Sir PETER
LAURIE and Mr. TIDDLER begin to fear that they
may, one night or other, be brought into the
same predicament, and if Mr. DANIEL WHITTLE
HARVEY allows this nameless Inspector to
remain on the establishment a day longer,
we fervently wish that he may be led
through the City handcuffed, like the two
innocent and faithful servants whom the Inspec-
tor subjected to this ignominious and needless
restraint. The short and characteristic remark
of Mr. HOBLER, we quote with pleasure. "No
doubt," he said, " by-and-bye the police would
do every thing they fancied to do, however ty-
rannical it might be. The power given to them
was enormous, and enormously abused; and it

would be certainly necessary for high authoritics
to interfere, to prevent respectable people from
being completely over-ridden." Men in autho-
rity now begin to see that we only stated the
truth when we described this new body of po-
lice as " the greatest curse that ever afflicted a
free people."

The petition of the Committee of the British
and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, presented in
the House of Lords by Lord BROROHAM, on
Monday night, is replete with statements so ex-
traordinary, and, we are inclined to think, to the
bulk of our readers so incredible, that we have
given it at length in another column. If these
statements be correct—and we have no reason to
suppose them exaggerated—we begin to despair
of the abolition of the Slave Trade during the
lifetime of the present generation. An evil so
deep-rooted, and so little under the control of
public opinion, may be checked, but cannot be
eradicated by Acts of Parliament. The invoca-
tion of penal statutes to abolish a crime in which
it is proved that the wealthiest merchants parti-
cipate without scruple, and which they regard as
a legal, and not as a moral offence, is, we are ic-
clined to think, a somewhat useless proceeding.
Besides, with the utmost detestation of slavery,
it cannot be expected that the British people
will continue to tax themselves to an enormous
extent to enable their agents to play the part of
Don QUIXOTES in all parts of the world in de-
fence of the coloured race. The white slaves of
Lancashire and Renfrewshire have surely as strong
claims to British sympathy as the black slaves
occupying the banks of the Niger and the Gam-
bia. Not that we would countenance any dimi-
nution of a rational zeal on the part of the Bri-
tish Government to effect the abolition of the
Slave Trade. Quite the contrary. But it is alto-
gether a different thing to persist in a system
which threatens to involve us in endless quarrels
with other Powers—which operates injuriously
upon ourown commerce—which costs the country
a great annual outlay—and which Sir THOMAS
FOWEL BUXTON himself admits, in his work on
Slavery, has both increased the Slave, Trade and
aggravated its horrors within the last seven
years. The national exchequer does not so over-
flow that the country can afford to throw away
money and even if it could, an argument for
thrift would be found in the fact that the reck-
less expenditure has only increased the evil which
it was meant to eradicate. The complete abo-
lition of slavery is one of those great measures of
human civilization which, to be perfect, must re-
ceive the concurrence of all existing Govern-
ments. While there is one nation ready to sell
its subjects into slavery, and another ready to
purchase them, there will be no want of dealers
in human flesh whatever may be the colour of
the skin. The great experiment of a single
Power abolishing the Slave Trade by force has
now been fairly tried, and the Anti-Slavery So-
ciety itself confesses, in its petition, that it has
failed. More stringent measures may be taken
against British subjects engaged in this inhuman
traffic, but till the Governments in the interior
of Africa are brought to co-operate with Great
Britain in the good work of protecting the free-
dom of the coloured race, it will be in vain for
us to waste our resources in attempts to give
freedom to the world at the cannon's mouth.
No measure of Reform ever succeeded which
was not calculated to demonstrate that the line
of duty was the true line of interest. When
morality promotes self-interest it is easy to
induce men to become moral. Now, in abo-
lishing the Slave Trade, it is not enough to tell
the traffickers in human flesh that they are vio-
lating the laws of GOD and man, and that if we
catch them we will punish them. To succeed we
must convince them, or rather those who em-
ploy them, that the pursuit is not only wicked
but unprofitable. When our own experiments
in the West Indies shall have satisfied them that
free labour is cheaper than slave labour, we shall
have done more to abolish slavery than if we had
spent a hundred millions in protecting, by our
war vessels, the freedom of Africa's sable sons
and daughters.

The Paris Journals of Friday and Saturday
have all reached us. On Thursday a Jury ac-
quitted the National of a libel upon the King
published in December last, but which the ill-
ness of the responsible Editor prevented coming
on sooner. That the matter charged was libel-
ous there can be no doubt, and just as little that
an English Jury would have brought in st4cer-
diet of Guilty. But the frequency with which
French Opposition Journals are prosecuted by
the Government enlists so entirely popular sym-
pathies in their favour, that no Jury can be
found to convict them. To demonstrate this, we
need only quote a single sentence from the pro-
secuted article, referring to the contests between
the King and the Cabinet on the war-with-
England question
What is it to France, betrayed, degraded, and ruined
as she is, to hear around her the squabbles of imbeciles,
and traitors, blockheads and felons, and to see in all this
clamour but weakness or complicity ? Yes, ye have all
been accomplices. But the chief criminal—oh !we
know well what he is, and who he is. France knows
also who he is, and posterity will announce it. And ye,
ye are his accomplices."
No one could doubt, nor did the Counsel for
the National deny that the KING personally was
here meant. Yet the Jury only took ten mi-
nutes to acquit the National upon every point.
We copy from that journal of Friday the an-
nouncement of its triumph :—,

"We wish that all France had assisted at our trial
before the Assize Court yesterday. The discussion, elo-
quent, animated, and profound, by the admission of
presiding Judges, presented all the i.
-.rite titeres:. ofthe
the
highest political questions. The
had been written in December. Wearied pre4ecue
then withh
then
the mutual recriminations
what a 1 tkve Wfotid al-
of M 1 L Thiets and
ersonal innimitee bi the King was
eaterd_
the cause 0.. f t,%at polie,y wlttkli degraded and ruined the
lowed, that
w e
tsht
country. We told NA 'niers and Guizot that they
were llCCOnapiitts, but that the principal culprit we
knew where and who he was. France knew it, and pos-
-1 terity would know it. Our words were prOseenbed as an
offence against the person of the King, and ahteatkii of
his inviolability. The Advocate-Gentoal, Mat ability,
stated our words to have the followitt Meaning, viz., that
the policy of the last ten .yektes, was one of shame, de-
gradation, and ruin that Ministers were not respon-
sible for this, being but accomplices. The principal cul-
prit was the King. The Advocate-General easily de-
monstrate 4 that we were guilty of the double crime im.•
puled to us, and argued as if our advocate would try to
screen us by some subterfuge. But this did not suit the
character either of our advocate or of our Journal. Our
idea was evident. It was the King we meant—our
readers could not mistake it. To deny it would have
been to insult the good iense of the Jury. Wb dis-
dained a lie. It was the King we aimed at, and the
circumstances in which we were placed gave us the right
to do so, and justified our attack. Such was the thesis
that M. Marie developed. The Jury, in ten minutes,
acquitted us on every point."
For this article the National was again seized
on Friday, nor are we surprised at it. Yet, if
recourse be again had to the sentence of a Jury,
we have little doubt that a second sentence of
acquittal would be returned.
The Moniteur of Saturday contains the follow-
ing circulars from the Minister of Justice. We
have no space to-day for any comment upon
them :
CIRCULAR OF THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE.
"Paris, Sept. 22.
" Mo
NSIEUR LE PRoctTnEUR-GENERAL—Good citizens
are deeply. afflicted by the audacity with which factions,
turning to the evil the
our most precious liber- '
ties, publicly attack. nut' institutions, outrage Royalty, I
provokQ disobedience to the laws, and foment disorders, by

which they hope to ttt‘ist the ruin of our constitutional
menatchy+. tet the laws protect the person of the Prince,
kis fAmily, and his constitutional authority;
.they do not
allow the rights which he holds from the nation to be con-
tested; they interdict all acts of adhesion to another form
of government than that which rules • us, and suffers none
to call himself publicly a Republican or a partisan of the
fallen dynasty. The laws must be e?teeutetl. When fac-
tions increase in activity aid mulacity, magistrates
should redouble their firmness and vigilance. Look to
the application of the laws that I have just cited. When
you find them violated, by acts or writings, do not hesi-
tate to prosetute ; make full use of the freedom of ac.•
tion which is left to you ; and be assured that, approving
your determinations, Government will support theefforts
you may make for the defence of the Prince and the Con-
stitution. Do not suffer yourselves to be turned from
prosecutions which appear just and opportune by the fear
of not obtaining in the end sufficient repression. Each
portion of the Administration has its task, each his re-
sponsibility. Do your duty; the example of your fide-
lity will enlighten opinions, and strengthen consciences.
It is an honour of which the French magistracy has
always shown itself jealous, and a success which has
rarely failed it.—l am, &c.,
" N. MARTIN (do Nord.)"

Paris,
"MONSIEUR LE PROCUREUR-GEN‘E‘ —ln several
districts of the kingdom committees are formed whose
apparent aim is to attain a reform in the electoral law.
Sept. 23.
These committees correspond with a central committee
established at Paris, under whose influence they act. This
is an association the existenca of which Govenment can-
not authorise, it cannot consent that a society, under pre-
tence of making petitions for electoral reform, should esta-
blish by the side of the Government, and in the various de-
grees of territorial division, a permanent organisationwhich
would serve as a support to factions in a time of trouble.
There would be there a real danger to the public peace,
which the principal object of the article 291 of the penal
code, and the law of the 10th April, 1834, was to hinder
and foresee. These salutary principles, besides, have
just been affirmed by a judgment of the Court
of Cassation, on the 4th September, 1841, which
rejected the appeal made against the sentence of
the Cour Royale of Paris, by members of the com-
mittees called electoral reform, which the public accuser
had prosecuted az, having belonged to an association not
authorised by law. Now, the duties of each are traced out:
citizens who might have entered this association without
well understanding its aim and end, IN ould be inex-
cusable in continuing to remain : you should nct hesitate
in denouncing them. The importance of the duties of
the Procureur- General increases in proportion to the
gravity of circumstances. Every thing proves to you
that the seditions which afflict the country are fomented
by illicit societies, where the most perverse men, excit-
ing. minds and dominating weak characters, find and pre-
pare instruments for the greatest crimes. With such
results before you, you cannot allow the existence of any
unlawful association ; and you should recall the citizens
to a strict observance of the laws. I cannot, on this
point, recommend too much vigilance.—l am, &c.
" N. MARTIN (du Nord.")

We read in the`,lfessager :—" News of the approach
of the Kiaia-Bey of Tunis, and the alarm thereby ex-
cited among some of the tribes on the boundary, having
reached Bona, the Commandant of that sub-division
moved on the 22d ult. a column of 450 men, with a sec-
tion of mountain guns, under the orders of Lieutenant-
Colonel D'lllens, of the 3d Light Infantry, upon Calle.
The Bey's officer, on being informed of the arrival of
the Lieutenant-Colonel, sent two pers)nages of distinc-
tion, attended by a numerous suite, to meet and compli-
ment him. This deputation was suitably received, and
the best understanding prevails on the frontier. The
friendly tribes and others, who have hitherto been wa-
vering, came forward, and expressed their joy at the
arrival of the French troops, sending deputations, and
making other demonstrations of good feelings towards
France."

Our accounts from Compeigne inform us that on
Wednesday there was a sham fight, all the operations of
which were performed in brilliant style, and passed off
without the slightest accident. The plans, of the Coin-
mander-in-Chief were much approved of by the Gene-
rals and other Officers present. The weather continued
favourable, and the company at Compeigne was daily
increasing. Their Majesties and the Princesses arrived
at Cornpeigne at half-past one yesterday morning, hav-
ing been greeted on the road with every testimony of
loyalty. This evening the company of the Opera Co-
mique are to perform Richard Orur de Lion before the
Royal party.
A few days since, at the projectile laboratory of Cas-
teneau, near Toulon, a shell burst in the hands of some
artificers, killed three, and severely wounded another.
A farmer died, a few days ago,- rt Ressons-le-Long,
in the Marne, aged 90. He has left ninety-nine direct
descendants, including his sons-in•law and daughters-
in-law.

" An Austrian Baron Von Blankenstern," says a let-
ter from Constantinople, " who is in the Turkish ser-
vice, has recently embraced Islamism, He has received
the name of Achmet Bey. Rejaal Bey was his witness
on this ()cession, and after the ceremony of admission
presented the new convert with a beautiful Circassian
slave, and an Arabian horse."
BOURSE—PaRts,SATURDAY, SEPT. 25.

--•
-first Highest Lowest Last
Price Price. Price. Price
French 5 per Centt. ex. di,. 114 60 ... 114 65 ... 114 60 ... 114 60
4 per Cents ll7 50 ... 97 50 ... 17 50 ... 97 Su
3 per Cents... 7B 90 79 78 90 79
Bank of trance ...... 3325 ...73•Th ...33 5 _3315
Laditte Bank:40001 St ares 1027 50 —lO2l 50 _1127 50 —lOl7 50
5.000 f. Shares 50=.0 ...5040 ...5080
Belgian 5 per Cents.
per Cent,., 1849 104% ... 104% ... 104% 104%
3 per 72 ... 72 ... 72 ... 72
ipanish Active ... 22% ... 22% ... 12%
geapolltan
10.3% 1(13% 1e3% 103%
BwILWAI okliA /Mo.
It. Germain ...... 725 ... 725 „„ 725 725
Versailles.
R. B 3lO ... 310 ... 307 50 310
11011411 .••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 41.50 ... 450 ... 45(1 450
Jrleans . ......«.«....«.» 473 75 ... 478 75 ... 478 75 ... 478 75.

We have Madrid Journals of the 18th instant.

The Madrid Papers of the 17th instant state
that the municipality of the capital have issued
an order forbidding the crying and selling in the
streets, at night, of any journals, pamphlets, or
other printed works, except the Madrid Gazette
Extraordinary, under a penalty of from 10 to
20 reals. The Correo has been acquitted a third
fine for a libel on the Government.

The Madrid Gazette of the 16th instant con-
tains a decree of the REGENT, establishing a
General Direction of Customs, consisting of
a Director-General as President, six members
selected from retired employes of the Finance
Department, and four members from the mer-
cantile world. This Board is to draw up projects
of law connected with the customs, and is to cor-
respond with Consuls on foreign stations, and
with other persons on subjects connected with
the Customs' Department. The Board hitherto
existing is suppressed. M. HOGOS, Under Secre-
tary of State for Foreign Affairs, has left Madrid
for France. It is said that he is charged with a
mission to the Infante Don FRANCISCO
PAULA.

The Catalonian Jottrritiltk gate that on the 20th ult.
the Collegiate Church of Medina was struck by light-
ning, which set fire to the tows r. The edifice burnt
with such viclence, that before any etteentir totild be
brought the whole fell, with the clock work and bells,
on one of the principal chapels, crushing the roof down
on the high altar, and killing several petsunA who Were
before it at prayers They also relate that there has
been a grand bull light at Logrono, which lasted three
days ; during which time 27 valuable horses ivero.
a number that would have heeri much greater but for
the courage and deaterits or the taureadores,

THE MARKET.g—THIS DAY.
CORN EXCIitANGA: , ; , .
Last 'Week's arrivals tter'e,Nall IA P3iioll Gl'aln, hilt ief-3;
large of Foreign Wh'elli4 rrni, fresh supply was short.. Eng-
lish Wheat ilt 1.:5 lender as to be alitiolt yilialeibre: l'OrelAn;
firm at list qultations. BaKiA adll l% `iilB it 16 lAtii rape.
Beans and Peas iie't i Mali:..!;.: 4Zmand at former rates. Oats
extremetx heilvj_r- in sale, and 6d. to ls. per quarter lower than
last Atc.:naay. Flour met an improved sale at last quo,tagoiifr.:
kRRIVALd QF ',;;LAIN IN LONLIONDU tt,1.,§),0 1.14_64141,t Eli
VV...teh t.
psio.
Lu...is. 1 xljur
:ngllsli
_Mir,. 4;UrA qrs. 1 4agsac K f
Irish( ~..,ti - 4. '9 3 I r----
Fail ZVI ''''"- Sr tt2 I'AS92 9'.070 ;l 11.;67. tla
~., iii.O'dik.,ath T /Ali di it-fit.
wheit;o6l4).A. J4 4I 8s Beans, Small ,'new) .... 36. CBs.
lite.-old() .., 40 445.
1ted1841).......525. 555. Tick (new) , .50 sgi.
Fine 51is 60s .-----.—,- Cold) .;:i ',l„ii•
--- Superfine 625. 645. --- flarosv (4i,,) "' .4, 30.3
—White (1840...4 •s g 95. _-,..,,,...-:-_,...:----;_- (bia).. ;;; la, 4.1:
v3t,„ N.. .2s. Fir.aji4c.,..,—a.—s.

-%EtV ' 1.
ye... ... .. 3B. s•
. ........
Barley Eittvt! I.• • •
i dlrtw,',‘,. 2r3s 321.
1.114 .... ........ Ms. 365.
Malt.. . ..................... .565. 60s.
--. Fine New.. 62s. 62s. 655.
Pease, Grey, New 16s.
Maple New Sr..
•-

Oatre.kcPdl ""
rqS.
" 23L
New 225. 2.5..
Pot atoe s s.
wew 213.275.
Scotch 761 45.
-- Iron -16 s. 10s: p*.
Flltki• 14 v/11 (Pbk sat k) SGS. 6Cs.
SeEoh(10::; • " bt)s.N.

O. Zi .... 4 .
White ... ... .... ~.§4s. ..1-,:--- NaCEONIVY....4Ms• 414.
at ntdPl4LYamofbseathttelesuwpapsly good,
ShTheei!
Bollerassta.. ..... ..Ws • 4 N'.14,1 7 T1?..4:A ''" BB. 9 .
§Miiiitihim I% ARY.124,.
was moderate ; the formeh were
with a brisk trade. Oi
much in demand, the latter a moderate trade. Of, Calveis the
supply was short, with a brisk trade„4 .AT do o. In bh4;
Of Pigs the supply wat Ve4 lliit.l 012 t.tilzl.ll, gOO,J, particularly
fur prime niYialrh it Obtained higher prices ' • other sorts
a goSM ttAdtet ileasts, 3,243; Sheep and Lambs, 23,920;
Pip, h'72; Calves, 116. Beef, 3s. Bd. to 4s. 10d. , Mutton,
4s. to ss. ; Veal, 53. to 6s. ; Pork, 4s. 4d. to 6s. ; Lamb,
53. to 6s.

TE A MA
The market was dull, Company's RKECT .
ongou Is. 91/td. cash.
The Trade are waiting for the Public Sales, ..Nhich commence
on Thursday.

TALLOW MARKET.
The Market was dull, and prices "on the decline. P. Y.
Candle on the spot 4S. per cwt. The arrivals from Russia
keep large. Town Tallow, .50s._6d...p2r_cwt.

it(h)Ne
dAeleAlinfteK,
aEndT.the
Market dull,
Prices of Irish PROVISION MAItKET.
Prices of Irish Butter olBn
at 86s. to 941. Fine Dutch, Floweret, was iu steady request at
100 s. to lU2s. Bacon dull of sale, and prices drooping.
HOP MARKET.
The demand for Hops has been good, and many parcels have
been sold at stiffer rates. The duty is estimated at 155,0001.
Picking has not proved so good as was expected, and the quality
is complained of.

" Did you pay your tax," said one man to an-
other, the other day, when the, collector called upon you ?"
No," was the reply. ".1-low did you manage to avoid it
" I remonstrated with him !" " well, and what effect did it
have upon him !" 4, I don't know exactly, but I noticed that
the poker was bens after he went away."