The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-07 00:00:00

FRANCE AND MOROCCO.

Copy of a letter from the agent to Lloyd's, at Gibraltar,
dated July 27, 1844:
" Sir,—During the present critical state of affairs in
Morocco, many on your side may be anxious for intel-
ligence regarding ,the intended operations of the French,
but there are so many reports afloat as to the views of
Admiral the Prince de Joinville, that it is impossible to
arrive at any correct conclusion.
" From what I have been able to learn, it appears
that the French Consul and his family were withdrawn
from Tangiers about the beginning of this week, but the
vice•consul or that nation, unfortunately, did not succeed
in getting off, being prevented by the Moors and held as
a hostage. This step on the part of the French being
considered by the population of Tangiers as the pre-
cursor to hostilities, the Christian and Jewish residents
have been for several days past flocking to this garrison
for refuge in considerable numbers, which has caused
great excitement, and given birth to the numerous
rumours in circulation.

•" This morning her Majesty's ship Albion departed
for Tangiers, and will be joined there by the Warspite
(cruizing in the Straits) for the protection of British
interests at that port.
" I am credibly informed that all the Consuls at Tan-
giers are now on hoard the Seanish and other foreign
ships anchored there, and it is said that two of them
have been deputed by the consular corps to proceed to
Cadiz, where the French fleet is anchored, to submit to
his Royal Highness their wish, that no coercive mea-
sures may be adopted by the squadron under his com-
mand, until the return of our Consul-General, Mr. Drum-
mond Hay, upon his diplomatic mission to Fez, so as to
afford the opportunity of an amicable settlement of ex-
isting disputes, and also with a view that his life might
not be endangered in a country in which the whole fana-
tical population are under arms.
" It is to be hoped that war between France and
Morocco, may yet be averted by the negotiations
in progress, and that the Prince will not be hurried
into any premature act of coercion, though, I fear, that
the conditions imposed on the Emperor by the French,
may be such as his Majesty may, from circumstances
beyond his control, be unable to fulfil, however much he
may desire to comply.
(Signed)
" To Wzn. Dobson, Esq."

" J. L. COWELL.

LONDON', Auo. 6.—Wind W., fresh breeze, and cloudy
It rained hard last night and early this morning.
DRAT, AUG. 5, A.m.—Wind S. to S.S.W., light ; r.st.,
S.E. by E., fresh breeze.—Arrd. Indian, Launceston. Sid.
Sarah Scott, Sydney, New South Wales; Honeymoon, China;
Vneidschaap and Clara Henrietta, Batavia; liashenry, Vau-
malaavden, Calcutta ; Tigris, Ceylon ; Palmyra, Bom-
bay; kite, Mauritius; Sampson, Algoa Bay; Prince, West
Coast of Africa; Elizabeth Gunner, Jamaica; John Craig
and Glenlyon, Quebec; Sarah, Valparaiso; John Peat, Ber-
muda; and the whole of the outward boqnd, except Childe
llarold, Duke of Roxburgh, Mountain Maid, Louisa Baillie,
General Woolfe, Adriana, and Paling.
PORTSMOUTH, Auo s.—Wind S.E.—Sld. London, Mau-
ritius; Switzerland, New York; Trusty, Quebec.
Gowns, Auo. s.—Sid. Princess Josephine, Quebec.
BZISTOL, AUG. s.—The Margaret, Thomas, from Rotter-
dam to this port, drove ashore on the Boughton Sands, Car-
marthen Bay, on the 2d instant, and is likely to become a
wreck ; crew saved ; cargo reported to be washing out. A
schooner was seen to go down off St. Gowan's Head, during
the gale of the 3d instant, by the Star steamer, arrived here
from Tenby.
LIVERPOOL, Auo. s.—Wind varying and light.—Arrd.
Fax, La Guayra ; Asenath, Wright, Quebec; Aylesford, Rio
Grande. Sld. Otterspool, Calcutta; Prince of Wales, Mauri-
tius ; Peruvian, Rio Janeiro ; Martha, Gulf of Mexico ; El-
lerslee, Vera Cruz; Bombay, New Orleans; Pontiac, Ports-
mouth, N.H.; Dublin, Boston ; Argyle and Canada, Quebec.
Off, Columbia, Savanilla, Heroine. The Ethiope steamer, for
Africa, which put back yesterday, was leaky in her upper
works, and had her pumps choked with coal.
ABERDEEN, AUG. 3.—Arrd. Brilliant, Elliott, Quebec. Sld.
Colloonev, Quebec. Off, William Dawson, Quebec.
OFF MARYPORT, AUG. s.—Shaw, Quebec.
YOUGHAL, AUG. 2.—Arrd. True Blue, Oliver, Port Wallace.
YARMOUTH, Auo. 2.—Arrd. Mary and Dorothy, Storey,
qk iebee.
TORBAY, AUG. 4.—Arrd. Monarch, London, for Calcutta ;
Premier, London, for Barbadoes, and both sailed sth for their
destination. Sld. sth. Mary Halket, Pernambuco ; Arrol,
New York ; Edmond and Sir J. Falstaff, Quebec, with other
outward-bound vessels.

OFF SWANAGE, AUG. 4.—Oracle, Illuchsen, St. Croix, for
Fleusburg.

DARTMOUTH, AUG. s.—Arrd. Favorite, London, for Oporto,
with sails split, and loss of foretopmast.
FALMOUTH, AUG. 4.—Sid. Britanna, Ichaboe.
GLOUCESTER, Auo. s.—Arrd. Achilles, Taganrog, with loss
of boats, sails, &c. ; Radcliff, Quebec.
BRISTOL, Auo. s.—Sld. Edward Colston, Africa ; Feuna,
Swift, Tasso, and Five Sisters, Quebec.

TENET, AuG. 4.—The Dart, of Bristol, from Sydney to
Liverpool, is aground at the Pier• head, with cargo shifted.
A sloop was seen to founder near the mouth of Carmarthen
River, during the gale yesterday. Part of the cargo of the
Richard, of Sunderland, lost on the ,South Sands, has
been saved.

PBNZAIICE AUG. 4.—The Whim, of Ipswich, Thomas, was
totally wrecked at Kynance, this side of the Lizard, during
the gale of the 2d and 3d instant; crew drowned.

BUDE, AUG. 5. —A quantity of wreck, and the stem of a
vessel marked "Integrity, of St. Ives," master's name sup-
posed to be Husband, also several handspikes marked I
have come ashore at Northeott Mouth ; the vessel is sup-
posed to have foundered during the gale on the might of the
2d instant.

NP.wrortT, AUG. 5.--The William, Roe, from Quebec, wan
towed in here, 3d inst., with rudder unshipped, &c„ having
driven from her anchors and struck heavy on the tail of the
Spit during a severe gale.
LLANNADOCK, AUG. 4.—The Thetis, of Swansea, Lucas,
from Cardiff to Rotterdam, sunk at her moorings in Axwich
Bay, in two fathoms low water, during the gale of the 2d
and 3d inst. The vessels ashore at Worms Head hay. gars
to pieces.
LLANELLI", Auo. 4.—Part of the stern of a vessel, called
the Medina, of Carnarvon, has been found amongst the wreck
of the Friends, of Ilfracombe; it is supposed the Medina is
also lost, and the crew drowned.

VESSELS SPOKEN WlTlL—Rebel, of London, for Smyrna,
12th ult., lat. 37, lon. 10 ; Jason, London to Leghorn, 22d ult.,
lat. 42, lon. 10, with loss of stern boat, head-boards, &c., by
the Ibis, arrived at Liverpool.
BRITISH TRADE WITH THE CANARY ISLANDS.
Extract of a letter received at Lloyd's :
" Santa Cruz, Teneriffe, June 14, 1344.
" We take this occasion to mention that, in consequence of
the differential duty in favour of the Spanish flag, the whole
of the very extensive importation of British Cotton goods
into the Canary Islands are made in Spanish vessels, to the
absolute exclusion of British. The duty is 7 per cent. in
Spanish and 15 per cent. on British vessels. On a low
valuation of cotton goods the Spanish vessels making good
freights hither become the carriers of the produce of these
islands to Great Britain."

ASTLEY'S THEATRE.—This fashionable place of
resort has been doing wonders. Never, even in the most
palmy days of Astley and Ducrow, were its present per-
formances and success equalled. Every night it is at-
tended by highly numerous and most fashionable com-
panies. The Chinese War does not seem to have lost in
the slightest degree any of its attractions, although it
has been represented for ten weeks. This is not to be
wondered at, for it is well got up, and, as a gorgeous
representation of national conquests, it has, perhaps,
never been equalled. The Steeple Chase, with all its
hair-breadth escapes, has nightly drawn many admirers.
Nothing can be better managed than this illustration of
a truly English sport, and every one who has witnessed
or taken part in a real steeple chase must look on with
feelings of great pleasure. The spirited owner of this
establishment has just returned from the Continent,
after having engaged several celebrated artists, who will
shortly mae their debut to an English audience.
Amonast the names engaged are Mesdames Heleni, Le-
zetti, Phillipi ;
Mons. Pierre, Mons. Georgi, and Mons.
Ferdinand Solanadt.

IMPER/AL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, August 6.
ROYAL COMMISSION.

Their Lordships met at a Quarter before Four, when
the Royal Assent was given by Commission to the utiz
dermentioned Bills :—The Three-and-a-Half per Cent.
Dissentients Bill, the Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions Bill, the
Debtors and Creditors Bill, the Militia Pay Bill, the Alien
Act Amendment Bill, the Clerks of the crown in Chant
eery Mil, the Privy Council Bill, the New South Wales
Administration ofJustice Bill, the Trafalgar-square Bill,
the Detached Parts of Counties Bill, the Land-tax Com-
missioners Bill, the Farm-buildings Bill, the Licenses
Bill, the Duchy of Cornwall Bill, the Criminal Justice
(Middlesex) Bill, the Xew South Wales Customs Bill,
the Books and Engravings Bill, the Transfer of Pro-
perty Bill, the Unlawful Oaths (Ireland) Bill, the Party
Processions (Ireland) Bill, the Dublin and Cashel Rail-
way Bill, the Wishaw and Coltness Railway Bill,
the North Wales Railway Bill, the London and Croydon
Railway Bill. the Ayr Bridge Bill, the Swansea Im-
provement Bill, the Hull Docks and Harbour Bill, the
Rochdale Improvement Bill, the Isle of Wight
Improvement Bill, the Warwick Improvement Bill,
the Ramsden Estate Bill, Wilson's Estate Bill,
the Harris Estate Bill, the Lord Despencier's
Estate Bill, the Nutting-hill Estate Bill,
Bowyer's Estate Biil, the Jarvis Estate Bill,
Lubbock's Estate Bill, the Bishop of London's Estate
Bill, Morton's Estate Bill, the Lord Cranstoun's
Estate Bill, the Warrington Curacy Bill, the Down and
Connor and Dromore Estate Bill, Cheape's Divorce
Bill, and Gough's Divorce Bill.
The Royal Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor,
the Duke of Buccleuch,and the Earl of Dalhousie. Their
Lordships then adjourned during pleasure.
Their Lordships resumed at Five o'clock.
The Marquis of NORMANBY presented a petition
from Jamaica, praying that if the duty on foreign sugar
should be reduced, the duty on colonial sugar should be
reduced also.
HER MAJESTY'S ACCOUCHEMENT.

The Duke of WELLINGTON rose and said, I am
sure your Lordships have participated in the joy of the
public upon the occurrence of this day, and that you
must be anxious to avail yourselves of the earliest op-
portunity to express your congratulations to her Majesty
upon her safety, and upon the joyful event.. I therefore
more, in conformity with the usual practice, and with-
out giving notice, that a humble address be presented to
her Majesty, to congratulate her Majesty on the birth
of another Prince, and to assure her Majesty that every
increase to her Majesty's illustrious family, and every
addition to her Majesty's domestic happiness will afford
the most unfeigned joy and satisfaction to the House
of Lords.—(Cheers.)

Lord MELBOURNE—I beg leave, my Lords, to
second that motion,—(Cheers.)

The motion was then put from the Woolsack, by the
LORD CHANCELLOR, who declared it to be carried
neniinc dissentiente.

COMMON-LAW PROCESS BILL.
CONFERENCE.

Lord Hawarden and other Peers, having been ap-
pointed to manage a conference with the Commons on
the subject of the Common Law Process Bill, left the
House for the purpose of attending the said conference,
and, on their return, reported the reasons of the Com-
mons for persisting in their amendments to the House.
AR FS-UNION BILL.—CONFERENCE.
Several of their Lordships were appointed to hold a
conference with the Commons on the subject of the
Arts-Union Bill, who, on their return, reported the con-
ference to the House