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London, England, 1841-09-09 00:00:00

have been Ss., the price would be increased to
the consumer, the farmers would l!ave had a
greater degree of what is called protection, and
nearly a million sterli-AgLlore world have been
taken from the people to augment the 1-evenue,
while more also would iayse gone into the
pockets of .zhe aristocracy.

T..7.e whole of '‘,7.le Paris Journals of Tuesday
ha7e reached us. Their contents are of little
political interest. The Courr:.er Francais has a
very sensible article commenting upon the re-
monstrance of the Frenc% Minister at Washing-
ton, against the imposition of a 20 per cent. ad
valorem duty upon French manufactures ad-
mitted into the United States. The Minister
had hinted at a French policy of reprisals in the
shape of excluding cotton, the staple of the
Southern States, from French ports. The
Courrier very sensibly condemns such a
proposal. "We must not reply to an
impolitic measure," observes that Journal,
"by a measure still more impolitic. Because the
United States impose a duty of 20 per cent.
upon our silks, and the articles of French manu-
facture, and increase the already excessive duties
upon our wines, are we to shout out their cotton
and tobacco ? We must not forget that if our
exports consist principally of manufactured
goods, the exports of. the United States consist
principally of raw materials necessary for manu-
factures. By raising the duty upon cotton, we
should but aggravate the position of our manu-
facturers, and make it still more difficult for them
to compete with foreigners." This is quite cor-
rect. Any additional import duty upon cotton
from the United States would destroy altogether
5112 cotton manufactures in France. ft is true
that France might: import cotton from Egypt,
but independently of -,he inadequacy of the
supply, the Egyptian cotton is only suited to a
limited number of coarse fabrics. And if to evade
the direct import duty, the cotton of the United
States was shipped to Liverpool and thence re-
shipped to Havre, the heavy port dues upon fo-
reign vessels and other incidental charges would
thrm the whole carrying trade into the hands
of British and American traders. This would
inflict a very serious injury upon the French
shipping, which, although we would profit, we
are not the less desirous to point out. Much as
French . Journalists suspect our friendship, we
truly affirm that we woule prefer seeing France
adopting a wise and liberal commercial policy to
any prospect of our profiting or her errors.
The French Minister of Marine is reported to
have ordered eight ships of the line to be pieced
in ordinary. The squadron under Rear-Ad-
miral CASY, consisting of six ships of the line,
is preparing to put to sea. The aspect of affairs
in America, in Syria, in Candia, and in Tunis,
is too threatening to admit of an immediate
naval disarmament. _
The Revue des _Deux Monde and the Journal
des Debats are at loggerheads about the foreign
policy of France. The former panegyrizes M.
TuiEns, the latter lauds ilr. GUIZOT. The one
is ail for a war of Revolutionary Propagandism,
the other fur a return to the absolutist policy of
the elder Bourbons. Both are 1-nistaken ; but
as the c:uestion is rather a French abstraction
than a matter of fact, we shall not enter into it.
We notice it here to indicate the class of subjects
which now engage the pens o:Trench Journalists.

Some curious- details of the incidents which
led to the evacuation of die M:titary [Hospital at'
Mahon are noticed hi the French Journals. It
appears that the notification that the Spanish
Government would not renew the lease of the
island, was not made direct to the French
either by the Spanish Ambsssador at Paris,
or through the French Minister at Madrid,
but through the Governor of the Hos-
pital and the Consul at Patina. M. GuizoT
was exceedingly indignant at this procedure,
which he represented to the Spanish Govern-
ment as insulting to France. The Spanish au-
thorities shuffled out of the affair as best they.
could. M. GONZALES pretended that the Span-
ish Government was not at all aware of what
had taken place, but that an inquiry would be
substituted and the persons implicated would
be punished. To this M. GuizoT replied
that inquiry was useless ; as, after such
au insult, "France would not renew the lease. It
is possible that the Spanish Cabinet thought a
more respectful mode of proceeding would be
met by excuses which a friendly power would
find it difficult to resist. But by wounding the
pride of France the surrender was immediate,
and the removal of the sick almost instantaneous.
The storm at first raised against the census is
now lulled in almost every part of France. The
Government has triumphed, but in order not to
push matters to extremity no new taxes will be
imposed, nor any modification of existing taxes
will take place before the meeting of the
Chambers. Meanwhile the fortification of
Paris advances rapidly. The KING ex-
presses astonishment and delight at the ce-
lerity with which the works are progressing.
Monarchical France disfigured her capital but
with one Bastile ; Republican France glories in
the elevation of fourteen, and a wall of circurn-
vallation mounting 2,000 pieces of cannon! And
to this is French freedom 1

The Romish Vicar-General of Cochin-China in
a letter to the Holy See reports the death
of the Emperor MINGH-MENGH, so infamous
for his persecution of the Christians. During
the last ten years of his reign, many
thousands of Christians, numbers of them of
high rank, were tortured, and put to the most
cruel- deaths for professing • the religion of
CHRIST. The Priests were everywhere sought
out and murdered. The writer expresses a hope
tilat with the death of this tyrant will terminate
these cruel persecutions.
PARIS, SEPT 7.—The Earl and Countess of Gran-
ville leave Paris in the course of a fortnight for Nice,
where the Noble Earl proceeds for the benefit of his
health, and, is all probability, will sojourn during the
winter.
The Count de Chazelles and M. Desmireil, who
have recently been appointed delegates of Guadaloupe,
have announced their acceptance of the office to the
Minister of Marine and Colonies ; and have been re-
ceived in private audience by seveaal of the Ministers.
The Atalanta frigate has arrived at Brest from Brazil.
The King of Hanover, on passing through Cologne, re-
ceived the Directors of the Cologne and Aix-la-
Chapelle railroad, and expressed a favourable opinion as
to its proposed elongation to Hanover.
A Royal Ordinance, dated Eu, 24th inst.,hasdissolved
the National Guard of Villenouville, near Toulouse,
which had sent an address to the National Guards of the
latter town, congratulating them on their conduct dur-
ing the disturbances.
Another ordinance of the 20th has dissolved the Na-
tional Guard of Montesquieu-Volvestre, for the same
cause.

The following are some particulars which have
transpired respecting the Council of Ministers held on
as we annotounfac
Sunday :--
" The Council was engaged only about the qUestion
serious cireum
cessary to be published, in the first place, to satisfy the
and not
demands of the Powers, and especially of England; and
of disarming, which was resolved on as a measure ne-
ceidlitasottneethdea)oyseargato7tnhs,e bcyommpeaannsyotfowmh,hicichh,
M. Humana is reduced, may make a tender for the loan,
demandstatnheeesa,natisuwiliansgsotifputhlaetecdonbtyratcht,eihnoucasesse of
f
Rothschild, Eskeles, and Jina in the last.
" The reduction of the army was immediately resolved
on, but the disarming of the fleet led to animated de-
bate;. Though published at present, the number of ships
will not be fixed till the next meeting of the Chamber.
"M. Humann wished that the giving up of the con-
tinuous wall should be announced at the same time,
but the vote of the Chambers is so positive on this point,
that M. Huraann's proposal was rejected."—La Gazette
e France.

BOURSE--PARIS, TUESDAY, SEPT. 7.
Laffltte Plank 1,001)1. ;;;;; !list Highest Low
1110 ...IC4I ...104 I ... t Last
''renth 5 per Cent*. ll4 5S Price Price. Price. Price
ex. die ... 114 63 ... 114 50 ... 114 55
3 per Cont,... ",'7 50 ..7, 50 ... 76 45 ... 77 45
3 qnh of France ..... ... ... 225 ...e.210 ''2s ...39.14!
11'40
51"1.11. Shares :11711 ...508:.? t 0 ...t.C.7.1 ...50.32 50
telgian Bank Cents: ..''''' 113 767 50
t 0
''' 103 ... 50 .. 767 50
5 per ' ••• " "G
New Loan ... — ItA ... 114 ... 104 ... 104
ipanish Active . ..... ..."" **
New Deferr:d ..... ju ... 10 ... Jo ... 10
Portugueses percents,
Nes,,elitan
104.70 ... 1*.:4 70 ... .14 70

.................. 104 70
Roman ......... /0.3 1(3
............... . ... ...103
RAILWAI
R Germain ............. 732 50 ... '732 10 ... 732 50 ... 73) 50
Versailles. ...................... ...• gos ... 205 ... EOl 2i15
R. 13
Rouen .." ............. tfti ... 055 4 ,2 5J ... 45, 50
Liman, .. •
477 50 ... 477 50 ... 477 50 ... 477 53
Strasburg to Bale ......
... 2?8 73 ••• 11 875 ... 233 75 ... :-.33 15

We are sorry to hear of the decease of M. Alex•
andre Adam, sen., of Boulogne-sur-:Vier, which took
place on Cie Ist inst., in his 81st year.—Galignani.