The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-07 00:00:00

audience, whose gestures and applauses were not even
rebuked by either Verges or Dogberry—M. LE
BAILLI or his Lieutenant-Jurat—conducted to the
public gaol under the escort of some strange island
functionary called a "Deputy Viscount" (Heaven
defend us from such a Lilliput aristocracy !), and
after being exposed on his way to the yelling exul-
tation of sundry unwhipped boys and men, subjected
to the most rigorous and scandalous severity of treat-
ment, the most unmanly and oppressive vexations
which personal resentment seems to have been
capable of infusing into the most insolent exer-
I.,,cise of the most ill-administered authority.
Exhibitions like these—could we forget the personal
sufferings and annoyances of Mr. WiLsox in the
meantime—might amuse all of us who are alive to
the exquisite absurdity of "grave fooling." It is very
certain that nothing is more supremely absurd than
the strutting dignity of official power, in some little-
out-of-the-way corners, where it fancies itself playing
GENGHIS-KHAN in an empire comprisei within a few
square miles of territory parcelled out into freehold
estates of a few square yards. But the rights and
liberties of Englishmen must not be exposed to the
pranks of these pantomimic eccentricities. It is high
time that the British Legislature should sweep away
the inconvenient and unsightly barbarisms of a former
age, and a rude people, in its more minute possessions.
They are like old disused habiliments of former cen-
turies, whose strangeness may amuse the curious, but
whose fettering and iron bondage it would be en act
of insufferable tyranny to impose on the free:limbs of
living men, accustomed to the unimpeded use of the
faculties they derive from nature, and exercise under
the guarantees of an enlightened civilisation.

Madrid journals of the 27th ult. have been re-
ceived. The Gazette contains two decrees for effect-
ing savings in the IVar Department—one reducing
the supplies allowed for the equipment of recruits,
and the other for suppressing the military libraries
established last year. The saving is reckoned at
12,000,000 reals. The QUEEN was to open the ses-
sion of the Cortes at the Palace of the Senate, not,
as had been the custom, in the Hall of the Deputies.
On the 16th the French had evacuated the island of
Mogadore, and next day all their ships of war had
left for Algesiras.

The Three per Cents. were done at 281 for cash,
and 28f at 60 days; the Five per Cents. at 201 for
cash, and 21 at 60 days ; the Floating Debt at 66 at
60 days ; the Debt without Interest at 61 for cash,
and time.

On Thursday afternoon the King and Queen of
the FRENCH, Madame ADELAIDE, and the Duke DE
MONTPENSIISR left St. Cloud for the Chateau d'Eu.
They were accompanied by the greater portion of
the members of the Court, who will accompany
Lous PHILIPPE on his visit to England. M. GUIZOT
a.nd Admiral DE MACKAU were to leave Paris on
Sunday for Eu, where they will join his MAJESTY.
The QUEEN and Madame ADELAIDE will remain at
Eu till the return of the KING from England. They
are all expected to be back in Paris by the 20th of
this month. The Duke DE NEMOURS, the Prince
DE JOINYILLE, the Duchess of ORLEANS, the Duchess
DE NEMOURS, the Princess DE JOINVILLE, and the
Duke and Duchess of SALE COBURG, will remain at
St. Cloud during the absence of his MAJESTY. Some
of the papers state, that at a Council of Ministers
held on 'Wednesday, an ordinance was passed con-
ferring upon the Duke of NEMOURS all the powers
of royalty during his MAJESTY'S absence, and ap-
pointing him Lieutenant-General of the Kingdom.
These functions are not to be exercised but in a case
of extreme necessity, and the act is a mere measure
of precaution. The Constitutionnel says, "We are
assured that the Minister of War has just dispatched
to the generals commanding the military divisions
particular instructions relative to the KING'S ap-
proaching absence from France."
The Siecle and National have two brief articles
particularly fitted to keep up a bad feeling between
England and France at the time Louis PHILIPPE is
about to pay a friendly visit to Queen VICTORIA
That from the Siecle is not entitled to the slightest
credit, but we give it as follows, to show• the mis-
chievous spirit which prevails among certain parties
in France :—" Sir ROBERT WILSON, Governor of
Gibraltar, openly says that the peace concluded be-
tween France and Morocco will not last ; he is trying
to enlist all the refugees and adventurers he can find
for Morocco ; he promises them money and rapid
promotion. On the other hand it is well known that
he is employing every means to irritate the Emperor
ABDERRHAMAN against, us. It is the same Sir
ROBERT WILSON who, in order to dispel the fear
which a war with Spain might give to Morocco, has
negotiated and procured peace between these two
Powers. Sir R. WILSON displays in all these mea-
sures, and betrays in his language, too much perse-
vering animosity to permit of one s supposing that he
is acting without the English Government's approba-
tion." The following is the article in the National:—
, " England has required from our Ministers that they
should conclude peace with Morocco, without taking the
precaution or receiving the guarantees usual in such
cases. We possessed points of occupation on the coast of
Morocco, which would have served as a pledge. We
abandoned them because England was mistrustful of our
rr arlike ardour, ant feared that, by retaining possession
of Mogadore until the execution of the treaty concluded
with Morocco, we might infringe on the balance of power
in Europe. The French Government obeyed. We may,
therefore, be accused hereafter of many crimes, but cer-
tainly not of ambition in the style of Napoleon. The
English, however, whose, moderation is proverbial, and
who, as every one kliows, respect the European equili-
brium, are lab,',,uring to secure the monopoly of the
passage across the Isthmus of Suez. They have al-
ready marked out their stations by fortified houses be-
tween the two seas, and they are now about to con-
struct a railroad, by which they will retain possession
of the two extremities and monopolise the road. This
is the fifth pacific conquest which we would be wrong
to attribute as a crime to the ambition of the Bri-
tish Government, for what can be more philanthropic
than to connect the least with the west by means of
a railroad ; and why not return thanks to the Power
which is willing to become the gatekeeper of the
commercial wicket between the two worlds ? But this
is not all. There is in the other hemisphere another
isthmus which separates the Atlantic from the Pacific
Ocean, and the piercing of which has for a long tim.•
occupied all the nations of Europe. The English have
consequently directed their eyes to that quarter. They
have considered that if ever the Isthmus of Panama gave
a passage to vessels from Europe proceeding to China or
to India, it would be well for them to have the key of it.
They have in consequence, without noise or without
consulting any Government, adjudicated to themselves
an entire kingdom. It may be recollected that England
blockaded, without any plausible pretext, the port of
Saint Jean de Nicaragua, and no complaint was made.
.he now takes possession of the entire kingdom of Mos-
quito. If the piercing of the isthmus be practicable, she
will effect it, not for the advantage of commercial na-
tions, hut for their own. This mode of proceeding is
2onfortutNe to the genius of England, and we cannot
be astonished at the comphisance with which our rul7rs
reo.rd t
O"he successive encroachments of the great
UM° P er. Have they not all declared
could not become a naval power ?" -oat 'France
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the loan of 300,000,000 (12.000 000/ had
been contracted for by ,Nlessrs. ROTHSCHILD, in Three
per Cents., and wad to appear in Saturday's M'oniteur.
TEE BOURSE.THURSDAY, OCT. 3.
First Highest Lowest 1,••••t
Price. Price. Price. Me.
French Five perC3nta ..
Three per Cents Bl 95 82 • 81 90 •• 81
13aneof France ••.....3(170 ..3070 .•• 3070 ..3070 90
Latta-7e Bank. I,ooof Shareslols "1085 ..1085 —lOB5
Belgian Bank.... •• 662 50 .. 662 50 .. 662 50 .• 662 50
Belgian Fives, MI • 105 . • 1,2, 105 .. 105
1840........ 106 .. 106 .. 106 .. 106
1842 •••••••• 113 ii •• 1071 .. 1071 .. 1071
Spanish Passive 5l .. 51 51 •• 51
Threes .. 391 .. 35.. 351 3511
Active •• •• • • 321 .. 32} •• 32 .. 32
Portuguese Five per Cents.. 481 .. 481 .. 481 .. 484
Neapolitan • ... 98 T 5 .. 98 75 98 75 98'75
Roman . ......105 .. 105 ..10~
105
RAILWAY mums.
St. Germain. •• .• •••••• •• • • 925 .. 9M .• 925 .. 925
Versailles, R.B• • • • •• •• • • • • 383
.• 385 •• 385 .• 385
versallles, L.B ..... 260 • • 260 . • 258 75 • • 258 75
Rouen •••
985 .• 98b 985
Rouen to Havre.. •
50
strasbin to Bale..
Avignon to Marseilles...... 760 .. TV) • 760 •• 760
Rouen .RAILWAY SHARES FOR THE, ACCOUNT, OCTOBER 15.
Rouen t 51.7.•• •• ?;I 295 795871 5295 798571 2559 ..• 795871 2550
263 50 .• 262 50 261 25 ..
Orleans •• •••••••••• • •• •• ;• 985 .. 985 .. 985 .. 985
Strasburg to
HER MA. •

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T'S VISIT TO THE CITT.—It is gene-
rally suppose' that the 23d instant will be the day on
which her ':dajesty will visit the City, on the occasion of
opening the Royal Exchange. The number of persons
to be 'Anvited to dinner will not exceed 1,300. The viands,
Zvi :es, plate, seats, &c., are to be done by contract. and
tenders have been sent out to six of the most eminent
houses in the City for the purpose of ascertaining the
amount per head. The collation is to be cold. Accord-
ing to the 'Present arrangements, it is intended that her 1
Majesty should enter at the west-end of the building. It
is impossible to finish every part of the works ; the por-
tions left unfinished will, therefore, be covered with
crimson cloth. As the time is too short for the statue of
her Majesty to be finished, it is arranged that the model
shall be fixed up for the occasion, and it is now undergoing
a process of enamelling, to make it appear like marble.
The large commemoration medal, to be presented to her
Majesty, the Royal Family, and others, will not be ready,
but the smaller silver medal, of the size of half-a-crown,
is already finished, and will be given to the company who
are invited.—Observer.