The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-31 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 31. 1844.

might be much for ridicule or for pity. But it does 1 cept through bad faith or folly. But if the French
happen that of the five Magistrates, &c., exclusive of
authorities. had the incontestable right to seize and re-
move a ritish subect who h excited iances,
the Mayor, who were present in the Gravesend Jus- there should have been a certain form obserdved.sturb Lieut.
' tice-room at the hearing of the complaints now in d'Aubigny has not observed that form, and he has been
question, preferred against two servants of the " Star" reprimanded by his superior officer, Captain Bruat. The
!French Government, thereforcannot refuse to sanction
Company ;—Mr. SPENCER and Mr. OASES, as stated
the blame already expressed' by his own immediate
by Mr. CRUDEN, were directors or proprietors of the r officer on this want of proper form, or the useless seve-
" Diamond" Company_; and Mr. SOUTHGATE, act- rity exercised by M. d'Aubigny : but the French Go-
vernment can do no more without a departure from that
ing as the solicitor for the complainants, was their
which is warranted by the real facts, and the morality
secretary ! Mr. CRUDEN himself, as chairman of the of their position. And, we shall ask, why should we
" Star " Company, after remarking on the magi- disavow Captain Bruat ? He himself disavowed the
festly vexatious feeling in which these charges form employed by M. d'Aubigny ; and the form is
the only thing to be blamed in the affair ; for M.
against their servants were being now repeatedly
d Aubigny had an incontestable right to remove Mr.
preferred, and putting the Mayor in possession of the Pritchard. The conduct to be pursued by France is
facts, very properly left the Bench before the order traced by good sense. The Cabinet assembled yesterday
to come to a decision on the affair. We believe we are
decreeing the penalties was finally made against the
two men. Mr. TICHNER and Mr. SMITH, who con- justified in stating that the Ministers were unanimous in
placing themselves upon and holding the ground we
curred with Mr. CRUDEN, in holding that for the have indicated. Will the British Cabinet confine itself
sake of decency and the purposes of justice, it would to a demand of what it knows the French Cabinet is
be more proper to carry the cases before the bhonourablyfiddisphosed to grant ? If the affair had not
there
hesitation
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trates, quitted the Bench in company with whether the
present difficulty arises from not knowing
that gentleman ; leaving, therefore, OAKES and words used by Sir Robert Peel will permit him to place
SPENCER, parties flagrantly and incontestably and such a termination of the matter before the British Par-
liament. He alone can be a judge of that. Neeerthe-
directly interested in an adverse speculation,—alone less, when we recollect that the existing gravity of the
to concur with the Mayor, in pronouncing for penal- affair is not peculiar to it, and has only become so in
ties on charges conducted by their own servant and consequence of a precipitate word, it ought not to be
- secretary ! permitted to us to fear that Sir Robert Peel would re-
deem an imprudent expression by conduct which would
In the course of our experience we have wit- be still more imprudent. Cabinets like his exist by ho-
nessed some tolerably striking specimens of this nourable conduct, and not by obstinacy, and there is
accuser—judge—and--jury sort of magisterial too much good sense in the two countries for us to en-
justice in other parts of Kent. We have not u tertain any serious apprehension as to the issue of such
a miserable difficulty."
forgotten the scandalous oppressions and the We have published elsewhere two dispatches from
denial of right and law practised for so many Marshal BUGEAUD, dated L Ia la Magrania, giving de-
years with impunity on the poor oyster dredgers of tails of the state of the two armies previous to the
Queenborough, by a former Mayor of that battle of Isly. On these dispatches the Journal des
since disqualified borough. But all in good time— Debats makes the following remarks :
and Gravesend, if such proceedings as these "ex parte ~ The dispatches of Marshal Bugeaud, dated the 11th
Diamond v. Star," as we may call them, be encouraged, and 13th, are a species of preface to the report of the
will rival Queenborough. We had almost forgotten to battle, expected. with an impatience fully justified by the
importance of its results, as already announced by the
state that in times past, when the " Diamonds" were in
telegraphic dispatch. I
n the meantime, the two preli-
the a3cendant, their servants used to tout pro them, minary reports of Marshal Bugeaud are of great interest.
and contra all other companies ; and yet, mar- They show, in the first instance, that the Prince de Juin-
vellous to tell, not one of these Diamond Magis- ville. did not open his fire upon Tangiers until made ac-
quainted with the fruitlessness of Mr. Hay's mission, a
trates, Directors, nor their Secretary, ever fact which was denied or denaturalised by certain Lon-
dreamed of preferring an information under their local don newspapers. Passing to the state of things on the
Act against the delinquents! We trust and hope the frontier, to the threatening attitude assumed by the Moors,
Lord-Chancellor may have this affair brought under their provocations, and the daily increase of their forces,
it is evident that the patience and longanimity of Marshal
his notice, for we shall then be assured that this most Bugeaud have been very great. No one can blame him
equitable Bench will receive a most righteous casti- for this, since by his forbearance he has placed right and
gation at his Lordship's hands, on behalf of the public, justice on the side of France, as well as victory, when the
measure of his moderation was full. We have now had
opposed to us not only the tribes excited by Abd-el-
Kader, whose personal weight and consequence
have become secondary, but a whole Morocco
army with its Kaids and Pachas and a son of
the Emperor for its Commander-in-Chief, while another
son of the Sultan was in full march to join it with rein-
forcements. They loudly proclaimed their projects and
their hopes ; they declared their desire to drive us out
of the province of Oran ; to ravish from us the ancient
kingdom of Tlemcen, conquered three hundred years
ago by Kair Eddin (Chereddin), the brother to Bab
Aroudji (Barbarossa), both founders of the state of Al-
geria. The tribes who have made their submission to
us could not be suffered to believe that the French were
afraid of the Moroccomen, already three times defeated
on making as many acts of aggression : the fidelity of
these tribes would have been shaken, and the enemy,
by an expedition, might have got into our rear, and
raised them against us, placing us between two fires.
All must admire the language of the Marshal when
speaking of the danger of remaining longer on the de-
fensive ; he says, the least of all is the daily increasing
numbers of our enemy. He saw and seized the precise
moment for action. This foresight, the calculations and
plan of his intended movements, are those of a general
whose ability is matured by experience, whose eye is
clear and comprehensive, whose mind is determined, and
whose resolution is to act with vigour. He has been
taught, and knows how to bring into use, the great les-
sons given by the immortal campaigns in Egypt, a
country in which war presented to him the same aspect."
Though we have already given ample extracts
from the papers, we must make room for another ar-
ticle, which points out the object of Lord PALMER-
STON'S visit to the German Courts, and urges the Go-
vernmen of France to be prepared for the worst. It
is taken from the Siecle, and is as follows :
" It would be dangerous to deceive ourselves,
England is preparing for war. The alliance with
Russia is eventually concluded, and it is endeavour-
ing to raise the spirit of Germany against France.
The task is difficult, and for that reason Lord Palmer-
ston considered that he ought not to relinquish it to the
agents of the Foreign-office. The Noble Viscount, when-
ever there is an opportunity of injuring France, con-
siders himself as holding office, and we are informed
that the tour of pleasure which he is at present making
at the other side of the Rhine is not without a political
object. He is reviving all the ancient hatred ex-
cited in the year 1840. We 'rust, for all the
'reasons we have already given, that Germany will not
suffer itself to be :again deceived by the phan-
tasmageria of French ambition; But if the diplo-
matic pans of Great Britain are yet enveloped in a
veil, her maritime plans appear glaring as the sun. The
Admiralty is ostensibly occupied in placing their sailing
fleet in a condition to crush ours by numbers, and their
steam fleet to prevent an invasion, of which the English
entertain more dread than they wish to admit. They
themselves, notwithstanding their pride, are compelled
to proclaim the necessity of fortifying their coasts. But
facts on this occasion are supremely eloquent—we shall,
therefore, commence by comparing the two sailing
fleets. England reckons 89 ships of the line on the
books cf the Admiralty. Amongst these vessels there
are at least 60 which may be considered as absolutely
useless, as they could not be armed again without most
expensive repairs. The fact unexaggerated is, that
England has 18 ships which would be ready for sea in
six weeks, and might in six months be supported by 10 or
12 others. If the war should be prolonged beyond a
year the Admiralty would have time to complete 7 or 8
of the 15 ships which are in a forward state of construction,
and thus to increase the effective of the British navy to 36
or 40 ships of the line. The comparison appears to be esta-
blished thus :—At the first shock, England 18 ships-of-
the-line ; France, 14. After six months, England 30
ships •, France 20 to 22. After one year, England 36 to
40 ; France only 20 to 22, because the ships we have on
the stocks are not sufficiently advanced to be finished in
a year. Now, let us compare the steam navy. It ap-
pears from documents communicated to Parliament that
the war-steamers amount to 48, with a power of 15,757
horses. The steam nary of France ought by virtue of
Ho) al ordinances to be composed of five frigates of 540
horse-power, 15 of 450, 20 corvettes of from 220 to
320, and 30 vessels of 160 and less. Ships, 70 ; pawer,
18,750 horses. The 43 steam-vessels afloat en the Ist
of January last represented only a power of 7,340
horses ; but we have been increasing for eight months,
and at the end of the year we could oppose to England
a power of 12,000 horses, represented by 60 ves-
sels, without reckoning thel Levant boats. That,
no doubt, is an unpleasant inferiority ; but it
is compensated by the necessity under which the
English labour in being obliged to defend various points
against our attacks. These comparisons are not of a
nature to excite alarm. If peace be maintained, not-
withstanding the irritation existing on the other side of
the Channel, it will be by the consideration that we have
the means of defending ourselves successfully against
England. Our neighbours, brave as they be, are not
persons to undertake an affair in which they would have
too much risk to incur. The English Admiralty is arm-
ing six ships of the line; let us in our turn arm and take
advantage of the victory which crowns our arms to make
friends by obtaining justice from the Moor for Sweden,
Denmark, and particularly for Spain. Spain is our
natural ally ; but it is particularly in Morocco that her
interests are identified with ours. Let us forget nothing
—let us neglect nothing. During 14 years right has
been on our side, and insolence on that of our adversa-
ries. Let France, therefore, have confidence in her
right, as well as in her courage !"
THE BOURSE—WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28.
First Highest Lowest Last
price. prim Price. Price.
!'tenth Vivo per C3nts ll9 90 .. 120 10 .. 119 70 •• 119 75
Four per Cents
Bank of Fr
Throe per Cents BO 05 .. 50 20 .• 79 75 7 80
ance"... .• 3025 ..30259
Lattltte Bank, 5,000 f. Sharesso6o ..5060 3025 ..3025 .• •
• 5080 ..5060
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1840...•• 1.341 .. 1041 •• 104 .. 104
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Spanish Old Deferred .....• st • • 51 • • 5I •• I
Portuguese Five per Cents.. 44 .. 441 •• 44 •• 441
Neapolitan ...... ...... • .. 97 80 .. 97 80 .• 97 80 .. 97 80
Roman ..... .....
RAILWAY SHARES.
Versailles, R. 8... •• ...... 367 50 .. 367 50 •• 365 •• 365
L. 8....
Rouen •••••••••• • ......... 940 .. 945 .. 940 .. 940
Konen to Havre.. 722 50 .. 722 50 •• 717 50 .. 717 5C
Orleans .... .......
Strasburg to Bale— 236 25 .. 237 50 .• 235 .. 236 25
Avignon to Marseilles.. • 735 .. 735 • 732 50 .. 735
RAILWAY SHARES FOR THE ACCOUNT, 31sT OF AUGUST.
St. Germain .....• - 880 .. 880
Versailles, R. 8... .... •• • •
L. 8....... •••• •• 227 50 230 .. 227 50 .. 228 75
Rouen ..•.. .. .. . 945 .. 945 .. 937 50 .. 938 75
Rouen to Havre.. ••••• • • • • • 722 50 .. 725 .. 717 50 .. 717 50
Orleans .•........• •.• 940 .. 942 50 .. 935 .. 938 75
Strasburg to Bale•• • . 236 25 .. 234 25 . 236 25 .. 236 25
Avignon to Marseilles...—. 735 .. 735 732 50 .. 732 50

The following official communication from Greece
was received by the French Government on Wednes-

" ATHENS, AUG. 20.
" M. MAVROCORDATO and his colleagues have re-
signed, and their resignation has been accepted.
" The KING has empowered M. COLETTI to form a
new Administration.

day :

" The elections for Athens have been suspended
for some days.
" The city is perfectly tranquil."

Madrid journals of the 22d instant have been re-
ceiven, but they contain no additional intelligence
from Morocco. Though the capital was tranquil, ru-
mours of plots and conspiracies prevailed, which
would probably lead to more arrests. In reference
to the state of the country and the unconstitutional
measures of the Government, the Castellano says :

" We believe that conspiracies do exist ; we believe
that we are exposed to more peril than is generally
thought • we believe that the Government's enemies
dispose of large sums, and bring into play every possible
means ; but we also believe that the means adopted by
the authorities of the provinces are insufficient and in-

efficient, and even favOurable to the conspirators. Their
perpetual fears confer importance on the conspirators,
make them suppose that the Government is weak, and
enable them to inveigh aloud against oppression and
tyranny. Persecutions, banishments, and imprisonments
'produce the worst effect. Let them be relinquished ;
let individual liberty be respected, without neglecting
proper means of severely chastising the revolutionists,
when they dare raise their heads. We demand of the
Government a vigilant force and resolution,-but we wish
that force to be lawful, at least until an insurrection
break out, and render a transient suspension of tho laws
necessary to save the constitution and the throne."

According to another paper, a great number of
officers belonging to the garrison at Alcala had been
dismissed from the service. A rumour prevailed that
a partial change of Ministry was about to take place,
and that the ex-editor and ex-Minister GONZALES
BRAVO would be appointed to the Foreign-office.
The Three per Cents. were done at Madrid on the
22d instant, at 27 9-16 for cash, and 271 at 60 days ;
the Five per Cents. at 191 for cash, and 19/ at 60
days ; and the Floating Debt at 601 at 60 days.

The intelligence from Paris is still of a very grave
character, and many persons begin to look forward
seriously to a war between England and France.
The KING, it is understood, has relinquished his in-
tention of visiting England this year. This, with
other symptoms of alienation between the two Courts,
as well as a large proportion of the people, has caused
another fall in the French funds. On Wednesday
the Three per Cents. closed at 79f. 80c., and the
Fives at 119 f. 75c. Great excitement, it would ap-
pear, prevails among the National Guards of Paris.
"Last evening," says the Constitutionnel of Wednes-
day, " there was a grand banquet in the saloon of
the Opera, given by the National Guard to the
officers of the garrison who directed the school of in-
struction and manoeuvres of the capital. All round
the room the walls were dressed out with tri-coloured
flags and trophies bearing cyphers of all the legions
of Paris and the banlieue. At this fete the officers
of the troops of the line, the delegates of all the le-
gions, as well as all the staff of the National Guards,
sat mingled together. The Prefect of the Seine and
the Prefect of Police were amongst the number of the
guests. The table was laid for 122 persons. Pieces
of music, executed by the troops of the line and the
National Guard in turn, were heard during the, re-
past. Great applause was given to the famous song
in the opera of Charles :
Guerre aux tyrans, jamais en France,
Jamais l'Anglais ne regnera!'
The National Guard would not allow the opportunity
to escape of manifesting its sentiments. After having
applauded the song, it drank toasts in honour of the
Prince de JOINVILLE and his seamen, as well as of
our brave army in Africa." The National gives some
additional particulars of a still more warlike cha-
racter, though we are glad to find that the superior
officers did not approve of the proceedings
" The National Guard," according to that journal,
" took advantage of this meeting to manifest its pa-
triotic sentiments in loudly applauding, by enthusi-
astic toasts, the success of the French army and
navy in Morocco. We learned last evening that a
parting toast was to be given by an officer to the
French navy—the Tangiers squadron, and its com-
mander. In the developments of this toast a very
energetic reply was being made, we understand, to
the abuse lavished on our officers and our flag by the
English. The friends of England got afraid, it
would seem, that the expression of such sentiments
might trouble the entente cordiale, and by means
of a long roll of the drums they prevented the toast
from being given. This ridiculous and brutal pro-
ceeding producedii certain disturbance in the meet-
ing, which btoke up with murmurs. To-morrow we
shall probably be able to give details about this scene,
which is far from doing honour to certain persons be-
longing to the Staff."
The Government journals seem to infer that the
two Cabinets will come to an understanding respect-
ing the Otaheite affair, though we cannot see on
what ground. However, we publish an article on the
subject, in the Ministerial paper, the Globe, and leave
our readers to judge for themselves. The following
appears in that journal of Wednesday :

" There has not yet been, as we have already declared,
any note addressed to the King's Government by the
British Cabinet on the affair of Otalseite. All the re-
ports with respect to the presenting of an ultimatum on
this subject are destitute of foundation. Nevertheless,
it is to be presumed that the question will soon be
brought forward and answered. We trust that it will
be arr.inged, and in such a way as to insure the main-
tenance of a poi understanding, not only between the
two nations, but between the two Cabinets. We have
already declared that the question itself, reduced to its
true proportions, would not have required more than
one quarter of an hour's conversation to be set at rest.
Properly speaking, it was not a question, and it only
became one by the language, now to be regretted, of Sir
Robert Peel in Parliament, and by the excitement of an
Ignorant and passionate press. With a precipitation
which he has no doubt regretted, the First Lord of the
Treasury gave to the affair a certain importance, as far
as regards him, and he has almost pledged himself morally
to obtain satisfaction from France. The French Cabi-
net will do all that good sense and equity command,
not only to nations, but to individuals. A British
subject excited disturbances in our territory,—

FRANCE AND ENGLAND.—At an early hour this
morning
was good authority, that an important crisis has now
we were informed, on what we were assured
arrived in the relations between England and France.
According to our inforniant, the receipt of the intelli-
gence from Mogadore on Tuesday night was imme-
diately. followed by the dispatch of a special courier
to Paris, as the bearer of a communication from Lord
Aberdeen to M. Guizot. His Lordsh.p is said to
have demanded the immediate evacuation of the island
of Mogadore by the forces under his Royal Highness
the Prince de Joinville, and to have intimated that,
in the event of a refusal to withdraw the French
troops, measures would forthwith be taken, in con-
formity with the established usage in similar circum-
stances. The deep interest involved in this statement
makes us regret that, at the period at which we write,
itis not possible for us, of our own knowledge, to
affirm or deny the truth of it.—Post of yesterday.

we seized and expelled him. We evidently had this
right ; nobody will contest it, not even England. Satis-
faction, therefere, on this point cannot be demanded, ea-

A letter from Stockholm states that the coronation of
the King and Queen of Sweden is to take place about the
middle of next mouth.