The Sun.
London, England, 1828-06-17 00:00:00

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LONDON.
TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 17, 1828.

As the period approaches when the renewal
of the East .India Company's Charter must come
under the consideration of Parliament, public
attention is naturally directed more and more
to that most important question. ,The discus-
sion of subjects connected with our Indian Em-
pire occupied much of the debate last night in
both Houses of Parliament, and it is to be hoped
that a question of vital importance to a popu-
lation of eighty millions, will befinally adjusted
on views of policy commensurate with such an
c6ject, and not principally on the narrow grounds
(so justly deprecated by Mr. BARING) of how
our trade in sugar or in cotton may be thereby
affected.

We shall not at present enter into any length-
ened discrtation on the wisdom of renewing the
Company's Chatter, but would merely direct at-
tention to the chief points at issue, and to some
incontrovertible facts, which must ever be borne
in mind by those who ale desirous of coming to
a right conclusion.
In the first .place, no Petitions (however just)
against Stamp Acts and commercial restrictions,
can controvert the broad and acknowledged fact,
that the inhabitants of Hindostan are infinitely
happier now than they were under their former
rulers ; that strictly impartial justice pre-
vails where tyranny and oppression former-
ly held despotic sway,—and that :those count-
less multitude are daily encreasing in know-
ledge and [intelligence, and becoming more
and more fit for the enjoyment of those civil
rights, which, emanating from our blessed isle,
seem destined to overspread all the nations of
the world.

Now this amelioration in the- condition of
eighty millions of souls has taken place under the
administration of the East India Company—a
body cf Merchants who have laid themselves
open to the charge of the most extensive and
systematic aggression on all neighbouring states,
—and who have imposed unpalatable restrictions
on the intercourse of their own countrymen,
with the inhabitants of those nations which they
have -subdued with their blood and treasure.

But still the system " works well." Co]

quest (strange to say) has carried " healing on
its w;ngs,l' and those very restrictions have
evented the domineering insolence of irre-
sponsible adventurers, froM rousing to frtal re-
sistance the gentle spirit of the degraded
Hindoo.

Are we then, or are we not, to peril so inivih
good ? and if we are, what is to be the reward ?
Will a reduction in the price of tea be regarded
as an equivalent for the possible loss, and are we
prepared to throw the patronage of India into the
hands of the Crown, and its Military advisers ?

We received this morning the Gazette de
France of Sunday, with the Quotidicnne of the
same date, extracts from which will he found

in another column. The Gazette says that the
Emperor of RusslA had sent a sabre of great
value to the gallant Admiral CoDRINGToN, in
memory of the battle of Navarin.
Their Majesties of SPAIN do not seem to
propitiate fortune in their peregrinations through
the country, for the whole of a triunzphal arch
which, no doubt, had been erected in mockery
of the KING'S exploits, broke down on the head
of FERDINAND and his wondering Consort, to
the utter horror of the Priests, and the congra-
tulations of the Freemasons !

'The Quotidienne, the avowed organ of the
Ultras and Jesuits, gives some unfavourable news
from Portugal, but which must be received with
distrust, as coming from such a quartet.

The Election of a Burgess to serve in Parlia.
mud for the town of Wenlock, in Shropshire
will take place this day.

The Allgemeine Zeitung of the 10th just,
contains the following from the scene of opera.
tions in the East:—

CORFU, MAY 17,

Letters from Zante say that the Greek schoorer Aspasia,
which had arrived at that Island, had brought the news
that the Allied squadrons ordered to blockade the• port of
Messenia had taken an Egyptian corvette, with Greek
slaves, which was going from Modon to Alexandria.
Anatolie° continues to be besieged by the. Greeks, though
it has received some succour. Zanella bad lately arrived
at Cape Papa with some hondred,men, on his way to join
the corps besieging •Anatolico. "•1 •-

MILAN, JuNr._2.

The treaty between the Ottoman Porte and the King-
dom of Naples, by which the ships of the latter power are
allowed the free navigation of the Black Sea, has now been
published in the official journal of Naples.
Piton THE ntowriEns ne! MOLDAVIA, MAY '26.
The organization of the interval administration of the
principalities engages the whole attention of the Governor-
General, Count Pahlen, and it is siinplified as much as
possible, to facilitate the public business. The Governor-
General is also endeavouring to make arrangements to ap-
portion the extraordinary expenses, that are rendered ne-
cessary by the present state of things, and which will in
the sequel be brought to account, in smelt a manner that
they may not bear heavily upon the people. Commissioners
had been appointed at Jassy and Bucharest, who are to at-
tend exclusively to the financial part of the administration,
and every miliitary commander is most strictly enjoined on his
responsibility to require no more than is necessary for the
supply of the troops, for which receipts are to he given
The subjects of foreign Powers residing in the Principali-
ties are free from all taxes, and enjoy the protection of the
Russian Government. Respecting the operations of the
army, we only know that all preparations were made for
the passage of the Danube, and that it may probably be
effected by the end of this month. It is said that a divi-
sion of Cossacks has already made excursions on the right
bank of the Danube, and has convinced itself that the de-
fensive preparations of the Turks are very feeble. We know
here by private letters, that the Turks have not at the moat
above 30,000 tren assembled in any one place, and the
Russian troops will probably advance without much oppo-
sition to Adrianople. Ibrailow is invested by a corps Of
18,000 men, and the trenches were opened on the t list,
very near the fortress, for the purpose of effecting a breach.
The Turkish garrison had set fire to the suburbs, and en-
deavoured to maintain itself on the ruins, when two Russian
battalions were ordered to drive the Turks out of them ; they
penetrated into the streets which were choaked tip with rub-

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bisb, and their nAkets unloaded, and chased the Turks at
the point of the bayonet, while the fortress tired at them with
mortars. The Turks who conld not reach the fortress were
killed or taken prisoners; the number of the latter is said to be
160 men. Another party of Turks,which was endeavour-
ing to collect proviSions, was also taken by the Russians.
It is reported, we know not on what authority, that some
CossaCks had been brought prisoners into Ibrailow, and,
by the Paella's orders, hanged on the walls of the for-
tress, in sight of the Russian army. That this cruelty had
so incensed the Russian soldiers, that they all demanded
to be led to the assault to revenge the death of their breth-
ren, and they were with difficulty restrained. The
bombardment of the fortress was immediately began. It
was feared that the taking of Ibrailow woult.l be attended
with a dreadful massacre, and that the cruelty shown to
defenceless prisoners would be punished with extreme se-
verity.
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THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY).

CITY, Tw ELT's o' CLocz.

- -- -
There is no business of importance doing in the British
Funds this morning ; Console opened at 88 for account,
and the only variation has been their becoming buyers at
88f;• the Commissioners gave 671 for Reduced. India
Bonds, 100 101 -pin ; Exchequer Bills, 63 4.
Every thing-in the Foreign Funds is in a complete state
of idleness, with the exception of Portuguese ; some ac-
counts received through the medium of a French Paper,
notorious for it little regard to truth as well as apostolic
zeal, havethrown the dealers in the Bonds into consterna-
tion, without giving themselves time to consider that the
accounts in question are little later than the date we have
known long since, and that the credit due to any information
received through this medium is generally of small value—
it has, however, had some effect this morning on Poi tuguese
Bonds, which have declined from 611 2 to 60, and are at
present 60 The Falmouth letter received this morn-
, ing notices • the arrival of a packet off the Manacles, bait
from , the Laziness of the weather it was unknown when
the post left that town from whence she comes, hut it is
generally considered from Portugal; her intelligence most
probably will give a vtry different version of the news,
and re-establish the courage 'of- the Bondholders. Bra-
zilian are 63/ 4; Buenos Ayres, 44 6; Mexican, 6 per
Cent., 881 II; and Russian, 919 2.
There is nothing to state in Shares, or any reports to
notice in the City this morning.
Three per Cent. Console, shut; Ditto for Account,
881 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 67f 1 ; Four per Cent.,
104 k; India Bonds, 100 101 pm. ; Batik Stock, 2091
210; Exchequer Bills, 63 4 pm.
Foam° 63A 4 ; Buenos Ayres, 4/ 6
Chilian, •26 ; Colombian, 234 4; Danish, tioi 1 ; Greek,
164 171 ; Mexican Five per Cent., 27181 ; Six per Cent.,
; Peruvian, 25,1i-ti4 ; Portuguese, 61 ;• Russian,
91f 2; Spanish, 10:4
MlNEs.—Anglo Mexican, 70 67& dim. ; BraziliAn, 60
62 pm. ; National ditto, 21 3 pin. ; Colombian, 7 6 dis. ;
Real del Monte, '5O 55 die. ; United Mexican, 25 24
die. ; General Mining Association, 91 10 pm.

TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols for the Account have been Sq, with scarce a
inrgain doing. Portuguete,

lIRE E O' CLOCK
Consols for Account, sq.—No news.

THE ARMY.

The Depot of the B.id Regiment of Foot, or the Prince
of Wales's Volunteers, disembarked at Dover for Tilbury
Fort, on the 12th inst.
Detachments of Recruits for the East India Company
service, and for the Regiments serving in India, marched
from Westminster this morning for Chatham.
One division of the 58th, or Rutlandshire Regiment of
Foot, has embarked at Portsmouth for Ceylon. The re-
maining part will embark in a few days.
Five companies of the 21st, or Royal North 1 riti6h
Fusileers, has been ordered to remove from Winchester to
Portsmouth.

• Detachments belonging to the 44th, or the East Essex
Regiments of Foot, and the t 7th, or Lancashire Regiment
of Foot, embarked at Bengal, on the 27th January last, on
board the Marquis of Wellesley, for Europe.