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; sympathy. He is making great preparations by raiiliretlie
country, eallirg the Mussulmans to arms in the names of reli-
c gion and liberty, and encouraging them to make the most ob-
stinate resistance. The Russian Commander-in-Chief, fear-
ing than the Khan of Shamkaal, who some time back made
his submission to the Emperor, and whose territories lie be.
green the Tschetchenks arid the Caspian Sea, may be seduced
by the impressive appeals of Schamil, and the example of the
neighbouring reople, has sent emissaries to watch his conduct,
and keep him if possible, faithful to Russia.
.Gen. Grabbe
is to command; the right wintrof-the4Ritisiariarrny, and direct
operations on the line -i)f the .:Kolhan; anii.Generals Autep
and Raiefsky are to conduct those in Greater Abasia, should
the Russian Government decide upon sending troops to resume
the offensive in that part of the Caucasus.
There is very little domestic news in the Paris
Journals. The following remarks on the acquit-
tal of another Journal for publishing the alleged
Louis PHILIPPE Correspondence, is from the
Courrier Francais:—
The Calvados Court of Assiies on the 14th inst., acquitted
the Haro, a Caen Paper, on the Government prosecution for
an indictment of offence against the King's dignity, in an ar-
ticle on the Louis Philippe letters. The Emancipation, of
Toulouse, was acquitted on a similar accusation. It is impor-
tant to remark that every prosecution by the present Minister
of Justice, of a departmental Paper, has ended in an acquit-
tal. The Journals prosecuted have been the Echo du Isiord,
the Liberal de Douai, l'Espoir des Ardennes, the Nouvelliste,
the Patriote de l' Ain, the Memorial Dieppois; the Journal
de Rouen, the Emai.cipatiOn, the Haro, the Gazette du Dau-
phine," &c.
Out of the Court of Peers the French Govern-
ment is never sure of a verdict. What a satire
this simple fact is upon the general conduct of
that Government 1 How deeply engraven upon
the heart of France must be the record of official
oppression, when twelve men cannot be found to
bring in a verdict of guilty upon any charge
brought forward by the Minister of Justice, un-
less the jurors happen to be Peers. In England
a Government prosecution rarely, if ever, fails ;
in France, unless,he has to face the Peerage,
every political offender is more than a match for
the official prosecutor. It is easy to understand
from this, how different is the position of the Go-
vernments in the two countries.
A modification of the Cabinet is still much
talked of. Upon this subject the National has
the following- observations

The intestine struggles of the Ministry would furnish an ex-
cellent subject for a comedy. Marshal Soult no longer under-
stands anything, and throws always on others the failing of his
intellect, and the rust of his scabbard. The Marshal's brain is

in two parts—one in his own head, and the other in that of M.
Teste. Both together they make a phrase—the latter being
the verb, the Marshal the substantive, and M. Villemain being
always the adjective in the council. When M. Teste does not
explain, then Marshal Soult only sees cloudily, and he gets
angry ; then he speaks of himself, of former times, of Aus-
terlitz, and of Genoa. He always meets with a mute but very
marked sympathy from Admiral Duperre, who stand.; up in
support of the esprit militaire. As to M. Humann, he has
come back to his old chorus of lam no doctrinaire, I have
always detested the doctrinaires.' Although he appears united
at this moment to Marshal Soult, by their common detestation
of M. Guizot, he does not profess great esteem for the lavish
manner in which the Minister of War has used and abused the
votes of the Chamber. M. Guizot, on his side, has the utmost
difficulty to restrain the contempt he feels for the united capa-
cities of his associates, and hence his desire to draw to him,elf
so able any ally as M. Dufaure." .

The French Budget *as voted in the Chamber
of Deputies on Monday, by a majority of 198
votes against 46.
The following are extracts from these Papers :
An Alexandrian Correspondent of the Sud of Marseilles
writes on the 26th ult. :

•' The general mortality of Cairo has risen to from 110 to
115 a day. Of these deaths, between 70 and 80 are from the
plague; and among them are -several high p,:rsonages. Here
the daily average begins to exceed 20; but the mortality is
rendered the more alarming by the quarter occupied by foreign-
ers, hitherto exempt, becoming infected. It is true, the Eu-
ropeans, who used to take sufficient precautions, have this
time shown great imprudence, and thus are the victims of
their ridiculous courage, which may be attributed to the ab-
surd opinions of some physicians, who are non-contagiimists,
being disseminated. The plague has also made its appearance
on board two Austrian and two English ships, The last
French steam-packet refused to take any passengers. The
Viceroy, from the same motive, continues to live retired at his
country residence. The English war-steamer, Phoenix, has
arrived to-day from Syria."
The future loan is still the subject of conversation on
'Change. The report of the day was, that M. Humann, not
having been able to come to an agreement with M. Rothschild,
had resolved to have recourse to public adjudication. It is
said that he had given notice of this intention to.the Council of
Ministers, and that it is resolved that the loan shall be an-
nunnced next month, to be decided in July.
A great deal has been said of the failure of a great banking
house at Lyons. It appears, according to report, that this
house has made numerous loans on pledges, which have not
been repaid, and that it is consequently embarrassed, though
its debts are much below its effects.

The reports of a speedy modification of the Cabinet gains
ground, and some persons pretend that it is very possible that
M. Humann may not have to direct the negotiation of the loan.
Under the influence of these circumstances stocks have declined
a little.

On Saturday last Count d'Appony, the Austrian Ambassa-
dor, had another conference with M. Guizot, at the depart-
ment for Foreign Affairs, and on the same day a courier of
the Austrian Legation set out for London, with important
despatches for Prince Esterhay.
It is said that M. Guizot and Count d'Appony have fully
agreed respecting the manner in which France i 3 to return into
the general system of Europe.
The Toulon Journals of the 14th say :—" We are assured
that the two ships of the line, the Jemmapes and the Fried-
land, are ordered to join the squadron in the Mediterranean.
By this reinforcement the squadron, which was reduce d
to sixteen ship: of the line, in consequence of the separation
of the division under Admiral Lassuse, will be composed of
eighteen ship., of the line, forming two equal divisions, each
commanded by a Rear• Admiral. Rear-Admiral Casy will
command the first, and Rear-Admiral De Aloges, it is said,
will command the second. Admiral Casy's squadron is pre-
paring to sail in a few days to the Heires Islands, to relieve that
of Admiral Hugon, which, it is said, is coming into port for
some repairs. It it said that Admiral Casy will soon go and
cruise off the Balearic Islands."—Le Commerce.
BOURSE—PARIS, TUESDAY, MAY 18.

Pint Highest Lowest I.ast
Price Price. Pric. Pric,
French 5 per Cents ll4 85 ... 114 93 ... 1 4 80 ... 11-1 84)
4 per Cents l4l 30 ... 99 30 ... 99 Z-,.0 3tl
3 per Cents 79 40 79 40 79 35 ... 35
f3;:r)k of r ranee

.....__ _ ....-...
Latßite Bank I,ooof.St.ares 11 65 ...1063 ...1( 6.5 ...1065
vow, Shares 5155 ...5155 ...5155 ...5155
Belgian Bank
1841... ,
5 per Cents.
New Loan 1014( ... li 1S ... 10,% ... 101%
Spanish Active l'4% .., 24% ... ::4% ... 24%
Passive 5% ... 5% ~. 5% ... 5%
Portuguese 3 per Cents 2O ... 20 ... 20 ... 20
!,eapolitan lO4 ... 104 10 ... .ot:4 ... ,4
rrnman .... .1(2% ... 102% ...10V% ... 102%
Dutch 2J per Cents. 521, ... 5:04 ... 1'2% ... 5 4
itAILWAY SHARES.
St. t.ermatn
Vercailles,Lß 232 50 ... 232 50 ... 231 50 .. t-32 50

_ .
It. 8 3.57 50
... 357 50 ... 357 50 ... 357 50
Rouen ....... 460 ... 40 ... 460 ... 460
'.tontpellier to Cette 230 ... 230 ... 230 ...:30

Ohein6'

Itrasburg to Bale fc32 232_,A0 232

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USES or ADVERSITY.—When Sir Robert Peel was in
office, his speeches were distinguished fur an absence of
wit. He left, during Mr. Canning's lifetime, the busi-
ness of joking to his more mercurial colleague, and never
came out in that line without provoking some caustic re-
mark on his heaviness. He was considered a plain-
spoken man of business, and nothing more. Since he
has been in opposition he has had time to cultivate his
talents, and he has now become an elaborate sayer of
smart things. He appears to study wit, and to rehearse
the jokes in his closet which he brings before the House
with all the charms of novelty, if not raciness. He was great
on Tuesday night in this new character, and if he goes
on improving, he may, by and bye, rivaleven the illus-
trious Sibby. The Right Hon. Baronet has a noble
ambition of making himself the Jackplulding of the To-
ries, and as he cannot lead the M—they are too stubborn
for that—he is resolved to make them laugh. He suc-
ceeded ; but his jokes require the Commons for an audi-
ence, and, like the man himself, fall cold and heavy on
the sense out of the House.

CLASS LEGISLATION.-The Times yesterday made the
great discovery that the nation consists of classes, and
therefore it infers that there., must be 'class legislation.
The inference, we opine, is the contrary. T, ,egislation is
not fir classes, but for society. 'to make a law first for
one class, which at the same time affects the whole people,
and then for another class, and so On all through the classes,
is to establish and maintain conflicting interests by legis-
lation. To harmonize all the people is the professed ob-
ject of laws; to separate them into repelling classes is
the consequence of class legislation. %' e see -no defence
for it.

DISINTERESTED ADVOCATE OF THE SUGAR TAX.—
We see by the Manchester paper that a Mr. Greg, who
spoke at the Manchester meeting, described himself as
the owner of an estate in the West Indies, and as likely
to lose by the abolition of the discriminating tax on
sugar. Is this gentleman the author of the pamphlet
which Sir Robert Peel quoted so triumphantly in the
House of Commons on Tuesday evening ?
LECTURE AT THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.—Last
night Mr. Mason, who is well known as a wood-engraver
gave the first of a series of lectures, at the above Institu-
tion, on the United States of America, where he has re-
sided for several years. His audience was numerous and
respectable, and included a considerable number of the fair
sex. It is extremely gratifying to see them sharing this
kind of instruction with their husbands and brothers.
Mr. Mason's lecture, which was instructive, was ex -
tremely well received, and the course promises to be at-
tractive.

THE GREAT MONOPOLY DEBATE.—A Morning Con-
temporary, sadly annoyed that The Morning Sun out-
stripped it and all the other Morning Papers, by send-
ing off a full report of the debate by the first trains
yesterday, asserts that it " was dispersed throughout the
country by the very earliest trains on every line of railroad
from London." Will our Contemporary stick to the truth,
and tell us how many copies of that paper were sent off by
the Six o'clock Birmingham train, which carried The
Sun to all the great manufacturing towns and counties
in the north ? If he tells the truth he will answer, none,
except a stray one in the pocket of some lady's maid.
The same veracious paper calls The Sun a reprint, which
contained the whole of the debate that finished at Pour,
and was sent of by Six, at least two hours before it, with
" its nine columns, &c." started.

T UESDAY'S DEBATE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SiR,LI shall be obliged by your stating that I voted
-this evening against Lord Sandon's motion on the Sugar
Duties, although by some accident my name is omitted
in the Division List.

I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
C. TENNYSON D'EYNCOURT.
Albemarle-street, Wednesday,
May 19, 1841.