The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-26 00:00:00

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seize French vessels, and allow those of Holland tb' s I
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In reply, it may be asked, " What proof is there that the I
English do any thing of the !zind." Thf_, GlobesaivS,ViSWlC
sacred principle of maritime right, for w hich torrents of
French blood have beed shed, that the flag covers the I
cargo ; but under the pretext of putting down the slave
trade, the Duke de Broglie when Minister of Foreign
Affairs, signed a treaty which permits English cruisers
to search our vessels on the African coast ; and, in pal-
liation of this piece of shame, the Minister of Marina
talks of the reciprocity granted by England, which is a
derisory one, and of the existence of the same treaty, as
regards Sweden, Denmark, and the Netherlands. We
sent a vessel on the coast of Africa, to take on board a
hundred negroes to recruit a black regiment at Cayenne,
and it was captured by an English cruiser, without
doubt in virtue of the treaty of 1833. Why does Eng-
land seize our' vessels, and allow, those of Holland to
pass, althotih Holland, like us, has conceded the
right of' search ? `. We have reason to believe that
the King of Holland has bought a thousand
blacks of the :King cif the Afhantees, who are destined
to reinforce the Dutch "g•arrisons of Java. A Dutch
vessel, the Brittania, of 1;400 tons, which left Rotterdam
in October last, for the coast of Africa, in passing,Hel-
voetsluys, took on board fifty soldiers, to serve as a
guard over the blacks who were to be embarked."
We venture to prophecy that if the fact mentioned by
the Globe, and which is taken from the Anti-Shivery
Reporter, be true, and the l3rittania, with her slaves on
board. should be fallen in with by an English cruiser,
the Globe will not have to complain that French slavers
are seized whilst Dutch slavers are allowed to pass free.
The Moniteur, of the 23d, publiShei in its official part.
a report of the Minister of Public Instruction, relative to
primary schools, followed .by a Royal Ordinance, direct-
ing the establishment of such schools in several towns,
when: they. have been hitherto wanting, and which, hav-
ing a population of above 6,000 inhabitants, ought to have
had them, according to the law of 28th June, 1833, but
want of funds have prevented their establishment.
Reschid Pasha, the Ambassador of the Ottoman Porte,
was yesterday visited by several members of the diplo-
matic body and great officers of the Court of France..
Among the visitors were M. Guizot, the Minister for
Foreign Affairs. Many Prefects and Sub-Prefects are
no!W at Paris, and more are arriving every day.
" The general commerce of Belgium," says the Cour-
rier Francais, " amounted in 1840 to 430,000,000 fr.,
being nearly one-fifth of that of France ; a fact remark-
able in a country, which reckons only one-tenth of our
population. In the above aggregate, the imports stand
for 246,0001 r., and the exports for 184,000,000 fr. The
special commerce of Belgium, that arises from its own
produce and consumption, was 346,000,000 fr., of which
206,000,000 fr. were imports, and 140,000,000 fr. exports.
There remains consequently to the account of transit
and re-exportation 84,000,000 fr., or about nineteen
,per cent. of the total commerce. In France, whose geo-
graphical. position is more advantageous than that of
Belgium for European transits, this branch represents
30 per cent. of the total. In France, however, the tran-
sit trade has rather diminished, while in Belgium it has
increased three-fold since that country commenced the
use of railroads six years ago. Of the imports of Bel-
gium at least three-fifths are brought by sea, but of its
exports two-thirds are sent by land. Of the 183,000,000 fr.
worth of merchandise exported by Belgium in 1840,
France received 83,000,000 francs, or nearly one-half,
while the exports from France to Belgium, in the same
year, amounted to only 52,000,000 fr. of which
45,000 000 fr. were for her own produce. This is only
a twentieth part of her general exportations."
The Journal de Rouen publishes a long report, signed
by the masters of several French vessels, containing an
account of an alleged outrage upon the French flag at
Algesiras. It appears from the report that the Essai,
of Trepot, having accidentally run against a Spanish
brig which was bing towed out of port by a steamer,
but without causing any damage, the master of the Spa-
nish brig demanded two ounces of gold as an indemnity
for his loss of time, and, this being refused by the master
of the French vessel, the Spaniard went on shore and
made his complaint. Four days afterwards M.Boujonnier,
the master of the French brig, received a letter from the
Vice-Consul at Algesiras, stating that he had to pay
50 dollars to settle the affair, to which M. Boujonnier
replied that he had not so much money on board, and
gave the names of his owners, to whom he said applica-
tion should be made. On the following day, wishing to
change his anchorage, he got under weigh, on which the
Spanish authorities, thinking he was about to leave
without paying the sum which he was called upon to
pay, sent a force of thirty men, to take possession of the
Essai, and twelve of them remained on board. The
masters of the French vessels at Algesiras, adds the re-
port, endeavoured in vain to induce the French Vice •
Consul to interfere in favour of M. Boujonnier, and the
Spaniards who were left on board the Essai having mo-
mentarily quitted the vessel, M. Boujonnier hoisted his
canvass and sailed away.
The Nonvelliste des Flandres says,—" A lace school in
our province, containing 300 scholars, has sold, during
the year, produce from the hands of these children to the
amount of 72,000 f., so that each of them has earned upon
an average 240 f., or 75 centimes a-day, although there
are many very young apprentices among them. The or-
dinary gain of an expert lace -maker is a franc a. day.
This manufactory is the principal resource of the poorer
people of Bruges."
The Bayonne papers mention the loss of a vessel,
with all hands on board, on Monday last. It was the
Jenny, bound from Bayonne to Rouen. Five corpses
have since been washed ashore, near Biarrits and St.
Jean de Luz.

A letter from the Havannah states that the local Go-
vernment has reduced the value of the pazeta (the quar-
ter dollar) to the fifth of a dollar, with the exception of
the ancient Spanish and the Mexican pazeta, which will
be current as heretofore. The present holders of the
coin whose currency is reduced are to be indemnified by
Treasury Bonds' for the payment of which, however, no
period is fixed, but they are to bear interest of six per
cent., in the event of their payment being sanctioned by
the Spanish Government. To meet this burthen upon
the Treasury an additional duty of one-half per cent. is
to be laid on all exports and imports. The new duty is
to commence for imports from the United States, on the
Ist December next, and for imports from Europe on the
Ist February, 1842.
The Princess Helena Ghika died a short time since at
Odessa, aged 73.
" One day last week," says the Memorial of Rouen,
" a boat with two men went to a brig near La Mailleraie
to take out the pilot. As they were leaving the boat
upset, owing to the agitation of the water, from the
rapid rate at which the brig was going, and the three
men were plunged into the water. Two were saved; but
the pilot, an old solder of the empire, named Amand
Poultier, and the near relation of M. Poultier of the
Opera, who recently made his debut, was drowned."
Baron de Bourquenay, French Minister Plenipoten-
tiary to the Court of Constantinople, left Paris yester-
day evening, and is accompanied by the Count de Gram-
mont and M. T. de Bourqueney, his nephew, Attache to
his Embassy. M. His de Buterval, who has acted as
Charge d'Affaires at Constantinople during the absence
of the Ambassador, will resume his functions as First
Secretary. The office of Second Secretary is filled by
M. Gilbert de Voisin.

The Augsburg Gazette, in noticing the last arrivals
from Rio de Janeiro, and a' discussion in the Brazilian
Chamber of Deputies, in August last, on the commercial
treaty entered into by Brazil with England, by which
English merchandize was to be admitted for 15 years
into the British Brazils on payment of a duty of 1:5 per
cent., indulges in some strong remarks against England.
It appears that by one of the clauses of the treaty it was
to continue in force after the expiration of 15 years, un-
less either of the contracting parties should two years
years previous to the expiration of the term agreed upon
give notice of its intention to decline a renewal of it on
the same terms. Our Contemporary states, that this no-
tice was given by the Brazilian Government in 1840, and
that fresh propositions have been made by England,
but merely with a view of perpetuating the advantages
which it derives from the present treaty, and which,
says this journal, are the sole cause of the unfavourable
position of the Brazilian finances. "Of all the Govern-
ments of South America," adds the Augsburg Gazette,
" that of Braz4 is the only one which has faithfully kept
its engagements with England, and the time has arrived
when it has a right to expect the same conduct on the
part of the English Government."

DUTCH FUNDS.—AMBTERDAU, Nov. 23.
Money. Bills.
Actual Debt, 254 per Cent

Jitto, peiceat.

A mit Syndic; 4% per cent 9oi; gi
Ditto, ditto, 3% percent 7e 76%
_ _

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Commercial Company, 4!,, per cent 155 156
Ditto (1835 and 1837) 5 per cent. ..... lOl5 102
Loan 1837, 5 per cent.
Exchange on London, One month l2 0734
Two months
' • Hamburgh, One month 35 75
Two months 35 110
Dutch Papers, Nov. 24.
BELGIAN i! UNDS—Bauenate, Nov. 23.
Actual Debt. 236 per Cent.
Rothschtld's Loan. 5 per Cant... ..p.m lOl
Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. •
• 3 per Cent.
) 1013.
Loan of City, 1932, 4 per Cent 9434
Society of Commerce, 43.; per Cent lOl%
Bank of Belgium, 5 per CenL ...... ......
NationalSeciety. ... —
Exchange on London (short)
.Brussels Papers, Nov. 23.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Vimm, Nov. 10

Thirty.wven.

fire per Canto. Metalliques ....».»...N».»000 •••••••,.
105%
Foist per Cents. ••••••-•••... 0000000 •••••••••••••••. 0000000 .... 98%
Three or Cents. .•..... 0000000 •. 0000000000000000 OD 60110.11.1.1. 74%
Bank shares .... 00000 ••••....••••. 00000 .........• 00000 •.•••••••• 3569
....Allgemeine Zeitung. I\ ov. 20.
HAMBURG BOBSENHALLE, N0v.20.
Bills. Money
Austrian 5 per Cents. .4,m... 0000000000 . 0000000 ••••• 107 1,C63i
Bank Shares 1605
Anizlo-Russian Loan 00000 ...»........ 0000000000000 •••• 106% UK(
Russian 5 per Cent. Ist series, Certificate •••••• 102% 162%
Inscription, Ist Seri^s lO2
Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co. 3cl and 4th
Series 96% PR
Ditto in Certificates
Ncw 4 per Cent. (1g40) 86% 0654
Dutch Actual Debt, 214 pe Cent 5O 4SA
Ditto b per Cent --
Polish Bonds
New ticket
A rig!, Danish Loan, 3 per Cen,
Norwegian Loan, 18.14, 4 per C.nt... lc-2%c-2% 102 k
Spanish, New 5 per Cents. lsg

THE MUSICAL CHAIR AT EDINBURGH.-Mr.
Muller, who had, at one time, every prospect of
being
name from the list of candidates, in consequence,
appointed to this Chair, has withdrawn his
as he states, of the superior claims of Mr. Bishop,
who, it is generally believed, will be elected.
The appointment is worth about 300/. a-year•

The whole town was shocked on Friday at learn-
ing that the Venerable the Archdeacon Hutchins was no
more ! This lamented clergyman dined on the preceding
evening with his Excellency the Governor, and soon
after ten o'clock quitted the Government house in his
usual excellent health and spirits. He rose at his or-
dinary hour, about seven in the morning, and while in
the act of dressing to the ground, and almost instantly
expired.— Hobart Town paper.