The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-09 00:00:00

TIMES.--Some siirprisels expressed in the City that
the French Minister does not come forward more speedily
with the loan, when it is notorious that there is the
greatest want of money in the French treasury. It
seems,.howevcr, to be pretty generally believed that the '
Minister has not yet found terms sufficiently favourable
to conclude the loan, and that he is waiting for something
better: In the English market there is, as is well known,
an increasing apathy with respetk to every description of.
foreign security, and ,the European money markets are
by no means considered to be in a condition to supply
the capital required. To the French capitalists alone,
therefore, is the Minister confined, and, as they find no
competitors abroad, they will probably be as cautious in
making terms favourable to themselves as the Minister
will be in watching the most favourable opportunity.
These circumstances may serve to explain the delay, but
otherwise it may seem singular enough to find a projected
loan, which was so frequently a topic of conversation in
the City, and the expectation of which some time ago
partially affected our own funds, sink altogether into the
background.
POST.—It is curious that the notification by Mr.
Thornton's Committee of its acquiescence in the Three
per Cent. conversion scheme of M. Gamboa about to be
acted upon by Senor Dull, as giving an instalment of the
arrear of interest due to the bondholders, should have
had so little effect on the price of Spanish stock. The
circumstance only proves the accuracy of what we said
the other day when we stated that the bondholders had
been so infamously duped and trifled with by the Spanish
financiers upon all occasions, that they will believe in no
promised payments, let them come from what Minister
they may. A continuous and punctual attention to the
discharge of the dividends must be paid for many years
before the eredit..of .Spain can be in .any degree re-es-
tablished.
The failure of a house in the shipping interest for a
considerable amount was talked of on 'Change. There
seems to have been some prospect of effecting au ar-
rangement to enable it to go on, and we abstain there-
fore for the present., as a matter of precaution, from go-
ing into any particulars connected with the matter. It
may be added, however, that the party referred to is not
understood to have been in the enjoyment of a very ex-
tended credit.
ADVERTISER.—ShouId unfortunately the weather
continue unpropitious for the harvest, it is important to
direct attention to the sources whence a liberal supply
of flour can be obtained, and at the cheapest rate. The
last advices from Canada represent that not less that
600,000 barrels were expected to be received at Montreal
this year, a great proportion of which will, in all pro-
bability, find its way into this country, especially should
the lowest impost upon it be levied. It is not, we believe,
very generally known, that United States flour is amore
marketable commodity than that ground in the Canadas;
and the reason is, that the standard of the produce of our
colonies is higher than that of the States ; or, ,in other
words, the latter is much finer. It is now, we learn,.seri-
ously contemplated by the Canadian growers, to obtain.
an alteration in the standard of Canadian flour, order
to assimilate it with that of America.
The attempts that have been made by speculative
operations to keep up the price of sugar, are likely
shortly in part to be rendered futile. The Stocks are
rapidly increasing of all descriptions excepting test
India, the market for which has, it is believed, reached
its maximum, as far as price is concerned. Up
to the latest period when returns have been made out, it
appears that of West India sugar there were at the end
of last month 17,500 hhds. and tierces, against 12,800
hhds. and tierces at the same period of last year. The
deliveries this year show a falling off of nearly 17,000
hhds. and tierces. Of Mauritius sugar, the stock now is
very nearly 120,000 bags, whereas last year at this pe-
riod it was but 29,000 bags. The deliveries last year
up to the same period were 360,000 bags, and this year
they have only been 225,000 bags. The stock of Bengal
sugar shows a great increase, viz., from 17,000 bags on
the Ist of August lastyear, to about 93,000 bags at the
termination of last month. The importation of sugar
from our East India possessions this year, Will be more
than that received in tho two previous seasons.

INSULT OFFERED HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS
PRINCE ALBERT.—Our readers have probably, from the
perusal of Court movements, for some weeks past ob-
served that his Royal Highness Prince Albert has been
accustomed to bathe near the Weir, in the river at 'Wind-
sor. The piece of water resorted to for this purpose is
a college bathing-place, and under the care of a water-
man named Cannon, employed by certain authorities at
Eton, and whose engagement for many years past has
commenced with the season and terminated in October.
One would naturally have conceived that the gentlemen
in question would have felt anxious to have afforded. his
Royal Highness every accommodation, and we are satis.•
fled we shall not only excite the surprise but.disgust of
all rational men, when we state that the reverse has
been the fact, and the waterman has been dismissed
from his employment, doubtless with the impresiion that
the inconvenience would annoy the Prince, and induce
his Royal Highness to discontinue his visits. Cannon,
'hoWever, perceiving the drift, has very wisely continued
On duty, and the circumstance having come.to the know-
ledge of the Prince, Cannon was sent for to the Castle
on Tuesday last, when his Royal Highness personally
made him a handsome present, and in addition requested
his private secretary, Mr. G. E. Anson, to take down
his na
d me y
and
unes residnnee, that he might not be forgotten.
—Suna T.

Information has been received of the landing of
the first body of settlers sent out by the Western Aus-
tralian Company, under their Chief Commissioner, Mr.
Waller Clifton, and the commencement of their colony,
Australind. It will be remembered that when the land
for the site of Australind was sold to individual pul':
chasers some doubt was raised both as to the title and
(.
the quality of the soil, and that the Colonial Minis i,
therefore, permitted the Company to transfer thesettle-
mentnaui,
tfroonm
the the
southplace
of Swan origln R•
iinaal intended,lyier, -
to Port Grey,two hundred miles above the river. On
the arrival
Clifton
Port Leschenault,- however, in March
last,iith Governor
M
immediately went to Perth and conferred with
at Lesche
:
Hutt, from whom he learned that the 1
rvasiom in e
nault had been reserved for his
was instantly at their service. In the
the land in the
emigrants themselves had exainind
were so perfectly.
neighbourhood of Leschenault, felltoh7etemoittrattilettse, and
'.satisfied with its qudlities anddetermined to go no fur-
ther.
their title unobstructed, they
!anted, according to the
apnosition, that, finding
Australind is therefore planted, according
mostun t accounts
original intention at PortF el,
from this, the youngest
o/o'n/C/ Gazelle.
eisicstecnoaluolnt
3,
~anardotolife
favourable promise.—C
During an election, a can-
.a CHEAP VOTE.
rasser got hold of a
voter who
worthy followed him, and
who did not like the idea of
!jiving his vote. The
askedtn
him `What do you want for
your vote ?" "
taking him asid2e:li re,,e 14)00, three will be the lowest."unds," was the reply. 6' No,
I'll give you two.' ,
cash into the voter's hand, telling him
there, he slipped thedict,
~ Well, come along, then, to the booth." On arriving
as " yond chap is watchhsg us."
to put it into hisdpdo
highly pleased with his bargain, betook
' to a corner. .
The voter recur e his most independent vote, and on re-
tiring
out the money to see if .
mor-.1 •
rfication and chagrin, he found he had sold his vote
Mr. Manning has
succeeded
a Mr. Them as
for three new farthings ! ! !
Chairman of the Court of Requests in New South Wales,ra
, Mr. Thorry having been appointed Attorney-General.