The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 20,1844.

that the amount of the tolls or dues levied for the
support and maintenance of such works should be
determined by the judgments—to say nothing of the
caprices—of parties whose interested relation to them
must make them, with the public, very suspicious
authorities on such subjects. We hope, in short,
to see the day when the Government—taking
all these concerns into its own bands and control—
shall devise a scheme of dues and tolls, which, being
fully commensurate with the actual expenditure in-
curred by or required for the establishments in
question, shall be limited by that demand only, instead
of being extended to the creation of mighty incomes
for private owners. In the returns moved for by the
Treasury officers, the germ of a system appears to
develop itself, destined to extend, multiply, and give
the greatest practicable efficiency to those noble
aids to trade and navigation, at greatly diminished,
infinitely less vexatious, and definite rates of contri-
bution from the shipowner and merchant.

We have received the Madrid journals of the
10th. They contain accounts relative to the pro-
ceedings of the French naval force off Tangiers, but
they are all anterior to the date of the telegraphic
dispatch, and possess no other interest than in the
announcement that most of the European families,
with a considerable number of Jews, had been able
to take refuge in the ships off the coast previously to
the bombardment. There is no Spanish news of any
importance.
A Barcelona letter .states that a serious accident
had happened there while the guns of the fort were
answering the salute of a French man-of-war. An
explosion had taken place, by which several of the
artillerymen had been very seriously wounded.
Madrid Bourse on the 10th—Three per Cents. for
cash and for account, 281 ; Five per Cents. not
quoted; Debt without interest, 6 1-16 60 days.

We have received the Paris papers of Saturday.
The Evening Ministerial paper contains a resume of
the intelligence brought by the courier, who arrived
in Paris on Friday, with dispatches from the Prince
DE JOINVILLE. From this we learn one new fact—
namely, that the Pacha of LARACUE stipulated in his
answer to the ultimatum of the French Government
that Marshal BUGEAUD should be recalled.
The Moniteur Parisien states, that " the Govern-
ment has received news from Tangiers of the 7th inst.,
respecting facts announced by the telegraphic dis-
patch given in the Moniteur of Thursday last. On
the 4th the answer arrived which the Pacha of La-
rache, SIDI BOUSELEM, had made to the ultimatum of
France. That reply was not satisfactory : it said no-
thing of the intended dissolution of the bodies of
troops collected on our frontier of Algeria, the num-
bers of which would be augmented by the arrival of
the Hereditary Prince with 20,000 or 25,000 men.
The answer renewed the promise that exemplary pu-
nishment should be inflicted on the Moorish chiefs
guilty of the aggression upon our frontier, but making
it a condition that Marshal BUGEAUD should be
recalled.
" In fine, the part of the letter relative to ADD-
EL-KADER appeared in truth more satisfactory than
what we had hitherto obtained, but the style of it was
vague, obscure, embarrassed, and full of restrictions.
" His Royal Highness the Prince DE JOINVILLE,
and M. DE now, Charge d'Affaires to his Majesty,
could not regard this reply as acceptable, which ap-
peared to have no object but to gain time. His Royal
Highness, conformably to the instructions of the
King's Government, determined to attack the fortifi-
cations of Tangiers.
" The following facts appear to result from the
report addressed to the Minister of Marine:—
, "It wa- on Tuesday, the 6th instant, about half-
past eight o'clock in the morning, that the squadron
under the orders of the Prince, at anchor under the
walls of Tangiers, opened its fire with shouts of ' Long
live the KING.' In one hour the fire of the place
was extinguished, the batteries were dismantled, and
the guns dismounted. On our side the loss was not
considerable.
" Notwithstanding the difficulty of the ground, the
squadron took its position in a most successful man-
ner. The ship Suffren, commanded by the Prince,
`anchored iri six fathoms and a half, with a rocky bot-
tom, and the
by the Admiral.
" The fire, which commenced at half-pdst eight,
was not entirely discontinued until towards eleven
o'clock. It continued during this time with order
which did not exclude for one moment that steadiness
and precision necessary for taking good aim. It was
to the accuracy of the firing, as much as to the posi-
tion chosen by the Prince, that the rapid success is to
be attributed.
" The example given by the Suffren was followed
by each of the ships of the squadron. Everywhere
on this occasion did officers, seamen, and soldiers,
rival each other in ardour and steadiness. The re-
sistance was much more vigorous than was gene-
rally imagined ; several of the guns on the ramparts
(lid not cease their fire until they were destroyed
by our shot.
"Mr. HAT arrived during the action in the Vesu-
vius, coining from Mogadore.. In the evening he
waited on his Royal Highness the Prince de JoIN-
VILLE, who had an interview with him.
The Spanish division, a British man-of- war and
frigate, some Sardinian ships, as well as some
Swedish and American ships, were present at this
brilliant exploit.
" According to measures adopted during the day
of the 7th, the fleet would be ready on the following
day to proceed to sea."
It would appear that the unfavourable impression
which had produced a fall of 75c. on the Bourse
during the day continued. The Three per Cents.
were done at nine o'clock on Saturday night at
80f. 45f.

It was reported at TORTONI'S, that the Prince DE
JOINVILLE had landed and taken possession of Tan-
giers, and that Mr. DRUMMOND HAY had taken re-
fuge on board an American ship.
This latter portion at least of the rumour seems
entirely incredible, and the fact of the landing is
probably only a fiction of the stock-jobbers.
The Constitutionnel says that the Prince is at once
to attack Zetuan and Lambe.

On the subject of, the dispatches the Constilutionnel
makes the following remarks:—

"The telegraphic dispatch, announcing the attack
upon Tangiers, was delivered to the King about half-past
seven in the evening of Wednesday, during the dinner
given at Neuilly, on the occasion of the christening of
the new-born daughter of the Prince de Joinville. His
Majesty, after reading it, put it into his pocket, saying
C'est Bien, and did not make the contents known till a
later period in the evening."
The same journal says—

"It is beyond all doubt that the report from the
Prince de Joinville, of his attack upon Tangiers, arrived
at Port Vendres in the afternoon of Tuesday, and
reached Paris yesterday morning. It was talked of
last evening as a document seen by several persons, and
it was said to state that we had two sailors killed,
end twenty-five wounded. It was further asserted
that the Prince directed the attack in person, and took
up the position in which there was the greatest danger.
It was likewiie added that, on the 7th, he had taken
his departure for Mogadore, a fact Which could only have
been known by a subsequent dispatch. We shall add,
in order to complete the rumours of the day, that it was
stated that orders bad been sent to Marshal Bugeaud to
march direct upon Fez. We cannot but praise the Mi-
nistry for this resolution, for, under such circum-
stances, half measures are bad."

The most intense interest prevails in all classes
of Parisian society to ascertain what are to be
the further operations of the Prince DB JOINVILLB,
and to learn if Marshal BUGEAUD is to advance on
Fez. Rumour says that the Prince, after debarking
a sufficient force to occupy Tangiers, has gone on with
the squadron to act against Mogadore, and that
firing has been heard at Oran, in the direction of
Lalla Megrena, to indicate that the Marshal was
either attacking or attacked. It is also said that an
aid•de-camp of the Prince has arrived with dispatches,
but no official communication had appeared.

It was reported that letters of the 7th, written on
board the flag-ship of the Prince DE JOINVILLN had
been received at Paris on Friday, announcing that
the fleet was then getting under weigh for Mogadore,
which place the Prince had orders to bombard.
We also find that two more ships of the line had
been ordered by telegraph from Toulon to reinforce
his squadron.
From the Moniteur Algerien we learn the submis-
sion to the Duke D'AUMALE of the tribe of OULED
ZESAN, one of the most important of the district of the
Aures. A grand dinner was given in honour of the
Prince at Constantine, on the 29th ult., by the garri-
son. His Royal Highness was present, and addressed
the officers, congratulating them on the cheice they

had made of the anniversary of the revolution of July

for their file.
THE BOURSE—SATURDAY, AUGUST 17.
First Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French Five perC3nts 120 75 .. 120 75 .. 120 45 .. 120 45
Four-and-a-Half 112 75 112 75 .. 112 75 112 75
Three per Cents.• • Bl 10 • • 81 10 • • 80 50 • • 80 50
Bank of France••••.••3o4o .3040 .:3000 .. 3040
Belgian Fives, 1831.
107:
1100311
Spanish
Tbree81180.44.02 -
• 1100347211
1100374214 1034214 1043 124
Threes •••••• • • • • • • 76 50 •• 76 50 • • 76 60 • • 76 50
Active BO4 .. 801 .. 30 .. 30
Passive . . 51 .. 51 •• 5:
Portuguese Five per Cents.. 431 .. 44 43; • • 44
Dutch Two and-a-Half .• •• . 61 .. 61 .. 61 . 61
Neapolitan. ....... 98 15 .. 98 15 .. 98 .. 58
Roman . .

RAILWAY SHARES.
Versailles, R. 8.. 367 50 .. 367 50 •• 367 50 367 50
L.B•• •• •• •••• .• 230 .. 230 .. 225 .. 225
Rouen••..••••
Rouen to Havre••••
Orleans .... • • .•• •• •• •• ••
Strasburg to Bale• ••••• •• • 235 .. 236 25 .. 235 •• 235
Avignon to Marseilles.• •• •• 750 .. 750 . 750 .. 750
RAILWAY SHARES FOR THE ACCOUNT, 15TH OF AUGUST.
St. Germain 880 .. 880 .. 880 .. 880
Versailles, R.B. •••••• • • • • • . 370 .. 370 .. 370 .. 370
L.B.•••• •• • 227 50 .. 227 50 .• 227 50 .. 227 60
Rouen •• •• •••••••••• •• •• •• 965 .. 967 50 .. 952 50 .. 952 50
Rouen to Havre•• •• • 740 •• 740 .. 735 •• 735
Orleans ..... •• •• •• •• 961 25 .• 961 25 .. 947 50 .. 947 50
Strasburg to Bale• ••• •••• .. 236 25 .. 237 50 .. 236 25 . 237 50

DEPARTURE OF THE PRINCE ROYAL OF PRUSSIA.
—His Royal Highness the Prince Royal of Prussia,
attended by a numerous suite, arrived at an early
hour yesterday at the Vauxhall terminus of the
South Western Railway, and took his departure by
the ordinary train for Gosport, en route for the Royal
Dock-yard at Portsmouth. His Royal Highness,
after inspecting the royal arsenal, will proceed to
the Duke of Wellington's seat at Strathfieldsaye,
Hants.

RUMOURED OCCUPATION OF
TANGIERS BY THE FRENCH.
The Patrie, Paris journal, of Saturday evening,
has the following article :
" Rumours of the highest importance were circu-
lated to-day at the Bourse. it was said that the
Prince de Joinville had landed, and had taken posses-
sion of Tangiers, where the tri-coloured flag was
waving at the present moment.
" It was added, that the English Consul had imme-
diately protested against this measure.
" The complication of these events, the strange si-
lence on the part of Government—all this has caused
a real panic, which has produced a considerable fall
in the prices of public securities, as will be seen in
our report below, that the Three per Cents. fell 75
centimes and the Fives lf. 10c.
" There were other reports mentioned, besides
these. It would appear that the King received the
important news we have just mentioned, last evening,
at the moment he was going to dinner, and the
Ministers were instantly sent for to meet in council,
over which his Majesty presided. After the council,
extraordinary couriers were dispatched in all di-

rections.
" Finally, persons who pretend to be well informed
assert that Tangiers, immediately after the bombard-
ment, had been pillaged, plundered, and laid waste by
the Moors themselves. Some exaggeration there may
be in these rumours; but public anxiety is extreme
and for the Government to remain silent longer would
be an unpardonable fault."

FLANDERS AND DUTCH MAILS.
BRUSSELS, A uo. 16.—Lord and Lady Palmerston
arrived here on Wednesday evening from London. On
Thursday his Lordship was visited by the Count
d'Arschot, and afterwards Visited by the:Ministers of Fo-
reign Affairs and the Interior, and Mr. Waller, the
Secretary to the English Legation.
The continuance of the unfavourable weather does
considerable injury to the corn, which is still standing.
In the district of Nivelles, for instance, the wheat is not
got in, and begins to sprout. In several parts on the
banks of the Seine measures have been taken to guard
against the the effects of inundation.
The Moniteur contains a long report of Mr. Nothomb
on the population of Belgium in 1841 and 1842, from
which it appears that it was estimated for the latter year
at 4,172,706 inhabitants. The Minister, however, is of
opinion that the statement is one-tenth below the truth,
and that a new census is absolutely necessary.
ROTTERDAM, Atm. 14.—Yesterday an interesting
ceremony took place on board the English steamer, the
Columbine, Captain F. Norwood. This captain on
leaving the Maese on the 4th of this month, had the good
fortune to have the crew of the Papenburg ship, the
Brame' Captain B. E. Schneders, coming with a cargo of
corn from Window, which was stranded near the mouth
of the Maese ; the captain took the crew on board who
were in the utmost danger of landing them at the
Brielle.

The Director of the South Holland Society for the
preservation of shipwrecked persons, went yesterday on
board the steamer, and in the presence of several gentle-
men made an impressive speech, and in the name of the So-
ciety presented to Captain Norwood (who, on a former
occasion received a reward from the Society for a simi-
lar act; of humanity) the large silver medal and a
document reciting the circumstances of the rescue to J.
Lawe, and four sailors, the crew of the boat by whom it
was effected ; a small silver medal to J. Brittain, the
mail master, for his assistance ; the same recompense as
to the four sailors ; and, lastly, to Captain Norwood, a
sum to be divided among the rest of the crew.