The Sun.
London, England, 1840-06-15 00:00:00

affairs of the East, but again to advise it to adopt ener-
getic measures to intimidate Mehemet AB. But, as far
as :se can learn here, the Cabinet of London by no means
agrees with Lord Ponsonby. It is even said that he has
been advised by a member of the Cabinet not to display
too much seal to allay an hatred of Mehemet Ali, and to
look to existing circumstances instead of amusing himself
with impracticable objects. It is difficult to advise Lord
Ponsonby. His influence here is evidently on the decline.

We have received a file of the Gibraltar Chronicle
to the ,Ith inst., inclusive, and another of the Malta
Times, to the 21st ult. The former brings no news :
from the latter we copy the following interesting nuws
from Tripoli
TRIPOLI, APRIL 16....—DEFEAT or THE REBELS.-It
would appear that the latest official news had not been
transmitted by our Consul (her Britannic Majesty's Con•
sul), for, by the same vessel we have received letters dated
12th instant, which mention a general victory being gained
by the troops of the Pasha over the Arab rebels at
Tarkoona, and three thousand of them have be.n taken,
with an immense quantity of cattle; these letters also repre-
sent the country as turned upside down.
The last accounts from Smyrna, dated 9th inst. sta. e,
that the British squadron under the command of 1-1,,,ar-
Admiral Sir J. Louis, consisting of the Ganges, 84, (flag-
ship) Belleisle, 72, Edinburgh,72, Hastings, 72, Powerful,
84, Cylops steam-frigate-of-war, were about proceeding to
sea to cruize off Cape Baba.

The whole of the Paris Journals of Friday and Sa-
turday have reached us. They bring some news from
the Spanish frontier, which will be found in an article
noticing the arrival of Madrid Journals. The Courrier
de Lyons of the 12th, publishes some correspondence
from Africa, purporting to detail the objects to be
realized by Marshal VALLEE'S new campaign, with
which we shall not weary the patience of our readers.
It will be enough to recount to them what the Marshal
does, without an enumeration of all that he proposes
to do.
On Friday the Municipal Council of Paris received
in state the dressing-case of the Emperor NAPOLEON
from the hands of General BERTRAND.
The Committee on the new Tariff Bill has proposed
to admit into France, free of all duty, steam engines
exceeding 200 horse power. The import duty on
smaller engines they fix at 30 per cent. as an encourage-
ment to French mechanics. An ad valorem, drawback
duty of 15 per cent. on the raw materials is likewise to
be allowed to French engine-makers either for home use
or exportation.
The treasonable attempt to assassinate the QUEEN
and Prince ALBERT was communicated to the French
Government by telegraph. The following is a copy of
the despatch from the official columns of the Moniteur :
" LONDON, JUNE 11, Seven a.m.
" THE AMBASSADOR CF FRANCE AT LONDON TO THE PEESI-

VENT OF THE COUNCIL.

" Two pistol shots have been fired at the Queen. She
was not hurt, and she displayed the greatest coolness. The
assassin was instantly arrested. He is a young man, about
18 years of age, said to be mad."
This intelligence created an extraordinary sensation
among the English residents in Paris. Horror and in-
dignation v; crc depicted on every countenance.
There is no political news of any moment in the Pa-
ris papers. On Sunday the King was to review the
National Guards of Paris, but great mystery was ob-
served as to his Majesty's movements, lest the revolu-
tionists might make another attempt upon his life.
One journal, the Siecle, states that the Emperor of
Russia proposed paying the King of the French a flying
visit, and that he would be present. at the review.