The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-21 00:00:00

FRANCE AND MOROCCO.

The line which this country has to pursue towards
France, under present circumstances, is a delicate one,
but not the less clear and straightforward for being
delicate. We have to be spectators, and spectators
only at present, of a quarrel which is going on be-
tween two independent kingdoms ; but we must be,
at the same time, in a state of readiness to act, sup-
posing we should be called upon, i.e., supposing this
quarrel should take a turn which involve our own
interests. Perfect quietness and neutrality up to
this point, but armed quietness, armed neutrality—
the position of a watchful stander-by, ready to strike
a strong blow the very first moment his own rights
should be infringed---this is the situation in which we
now stand to our French neighbours in the Med i-
terranean.

But matters have not come to this pass yet; nor
should a state of preparation for striking a blow,
should it be wanted, make us at all fussy and anxious
to strike it. We should not be one bit the more bel-
ligerent, either in temper or conduct, because we
should be prepared for war. Watchfulness is not a
shadow of an excuse for irritation and interference.
So long as we are at peace with France, and France
does nothing to violate that peace, so long we ought
not even to expect that she will violate it. We
should have a friendly expectation that France will
act fairly, till she shows by her actinns that she does
not; and all that we should attend to is to be ready to
act, supposing this just expectation on our part should
be deceived.

The French have bombarded Tangiers, but they
have not taken possession of it. This is the distinc-
tion which should decide the question of our inter-
ference. The bombardment and the occupation of a
town are totally different things, though some
alarmists would make us believe they wore the same.
We may permit the one, but we should on no account
permit the other. We expressly guarded our-
selves, in our remarks on this subject the
other day, against being supposed to allow the
smallest concession to France, with respect to the
occupation of Tangiers, or of any other port of
the Emperor of Morocco's dominions. Some of our
Contemporaries are far more generous and bounteous
in their concessions on this head than we are dis-
posed to be, and seem ready to give up the whole
empire of Morocco to France, if she would like to
have it. We think differently. The possession of
such a line of coast as that of Morocco would give
France a preponderance in the Mediterranean that
would be quite incompatible with our interests. And
we seriously assert, that any attempt on the part of
France to take possession of it would be as respecta-
ble a cause of war as almost any that has ever set na-
tions together by the ears.
But France does not occupy either Tangiera or any
any part of the coast of Morocco as yet, and she will
not be allowed to do so. Our Government have, we
have no doubt, not failed to intimate their objection
to even a temporary possession of that town by the
French. The Prince de Joinville has indeed bom-
barded it, and it is difficult to see on what principle
of international law he could have been prevented.
But the French bombs are the only French occupants
of the place as yet ; and the Emperor of Morocco
has only got what he deserved—a good peppering for
his obstinacy and unfairness. And peppered he pro-
bably will be till he comes to terms. France is whip-
ping his Majesty into better behaviour, but she has
not yet picked his pockets or stripped him of his criat :
she is the disciplinarian hitherto, and not the high-
way robber. If she should assume that vocation it
will be time for us to interfere.—Times.

COLONEL STODDART AND CAP
TAIN CONOLLY.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sla,—ln the letter which Dr. Wolff was forced to
write at I3okhara, and which you had the goodness to
insert at my request, the King of Bokhara proclaims
to the world that he put to death Colonel Stoddart
and Captain Conolly in the month of Sarratan 12.59.
The Christian date is not given in Dr. Wolff's letter,
but for the information of the public I inserted within
brackets what I had calculated as the English date.
I committed a blunder. The correct date should be
July (Cancer), 1843. . _ _

Thtis one very important fact appears. At the time
I proposed to her Majesty's Government to proceed
at my own cost, and on my own responsibility, to
Bokhara, to attempt the release of Colonel Stoddart
and Captain Conolly, these wretched men were ac-
tually alive !
Trusting you will have the goodness to insert this
letter, I have the honour to be, your obedient servant,
JOHN GROVER, Captain Unattached.
Army and Navy Club, Aug. 20, 1844.

MONEYAND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, TUESDAY EVENING.
Speculative sales were made this afternoon in Consols,
which caused the market to close heavily, the rates
being 981 for money, and 98a for time. The New
Three-and-a-Half per Cents. declined to 101 ; and the
Reduced to 102 ; the Three per Cents. being 99i
C
also. Spanish Ac-
tives ande ar Debo
r eiegnnt I Leasr Nkveetr e do c
ontni
ne
uaet 111.
flat
tives were 22h• ; and the Three per Cents. 33 to *. Co-
lombian steady at 13:41 Venezuela were 41 to 1.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have
been these :—Birmingham and Gloucester, New, 101 :
Bristol and Gloucester, 15 ; Chester and Holyhead, 11 ;
Dublin and Cashel, ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, New,
3/ ; Hull and Selby, 161 ; Birmingham, 1241 ; Ditto,
l'hirds, 36k ; Brighton Loan Notes, ; Greenwich
Preference, 38 ; Lynn and Ely, 31 ; Manchester and
Leeds, 53} ; Ditto, Quarter, 8} ; Manchester and Bir-
mingham, 144 ; Ditto, Quarter, 31 ; Northern and
Eastern, 13.; ; South Eastern, 5k ; Yarmouth and Nor •
with, 11 to 4; York and North Midland, 57 ; Ditto,
Half, 281 to 22 ; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 1;
Paris and Orleans, 164 ; Paris and Rouen, 171 to 17;
and Rouen and Havre, 8} premium. Brighton have
been 2i ; and Greenwich, 34 discount,
There was an advance generally in the rates of the
foreign exchanges, usually quoted under this head.
The following is the official return of the exports of
bullion for the week ending Thursday last :
Gold coin to Rotterdam 380 ounces.
Silver coin to ditto
Silver coin to Hamburgli
(From The Sun of Last Night.)

There was a quiet market for Cotton at Liverpool yes-
terday, the sales being 4,000 bales, of which 1,000
were for export, prices being rather in favour of buyers.
—There was a dull market for Shares, and in some in-
stances at rather lower rates. Birmingham and Glou-
cester, 1131 ; Caledonian, 4 ; Chester and Holyhead,
64 ; Dublin and Cashel, 61 ; Grand Junction, 2191 ;
Ditto, Quarters, 541 •, Great Western, Fifths, 24i ex
div. ; Lancaster and Preston, Quarters, 101 ; Liverpool
and Manchester, Halves, 991 ; London and Birmingham,
321. shares, 38 ; Lynn and Ely, 41 ; Midland Counties,
109 ; Sheffield and Manchester, 84 ; South-Eastern,l2t;
Trent Valley, 10 ; Ulster, 374 ; Paris and Lyons, 21 ;
Paris and Orleans, 37k ; Rouen and Havre, 18i ; Or-
leans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 30s.
The dates from Jamaica are to the 24th July. The
subject of obtaining a full supply of hill-coolies con-
tinues to attract, it would appear, very general interest.
An authorisation to raise a loan of 500,000 k for this
great object has, we believe, been resumed. The Corn-
wall Courier, of the 18th July, reeeived at the Jamaica
Coffee-house this morning, upon this subject states :
" Were this island (Jamaica) peopled in proportion to
its extent, prosperity would attend every effort that is
made to improve its culture, labour would be at com-
mend at a moderate rate, and an increased
.demand
would exist for the luxuries as well as the necessaries of
life. There would be also an increased consumption of
British manufacture, as well as of American goods."
No doubt any step in the right direction to render
labour adequate to the wants of the planters would
be most beneficial ; but without the sanction of the
home Government, and, indeed, its guarantee for re-
payment, it is questionable if so large a boon as half a
million could be raised here upon the security of any of
the. West India Colonies. The House of Assembly had
been prorogued to the 20th of this month.
Meetings continued to be held in the Colo-
nies to protest against the Government measures
connected with the reduction of the duties on foreign
sugars produced by free labour. The quotations of
sugar in Jamaica and other colonies had advanced, more
rain having fallen than was required in moist districts.
A strong phillippic is inserted in the Falmouth Post at
the mode in which too many of the planters and over-
seers lived. " If," says our authority, " they were
to commit their houses to the keeping of vir-
tuous wives, instead of profligates, wo should
soon see the effects of so desirable a change by the in-
creaseiden-
tified with
o f
the i
respectableateres families,interests
of the c ohln wyo_quw
dis-
tant period, in wealth, intelligence, and happy contened-
ness, with the farmers of Great Britain."
colony—equal,
no
ld theyal,

There are accounts from Hayti of an unfavourable
tenour. The island was in a most disorganised condi-
tion, and it is asserted that French vessels of war were
hovering about to take the people under the protection
of the King of France. The Haytians are said to hate
the French.
The Victoria left the St. Katherine's Dock for New
York yesterday afternoon with 50 cabin and 150 steerage
passengers, and a fair cargo. On Saturday a dinner was
given to Mr. Voy, pilot, by the captains of the London
line of packet ships, and presented him with a service of
plate, value 50 guineas, as a tribute of respect for his
good conduct, having piloted their ships for the last 24
years successfully.
The Funds have been pretty steady this morning.
Consols, for money, have been sold at 981 to ; for
the account at 98-li only. The Commissioners took
5,000/ Consols at 98i. Exchequer Bills, Canadian De-
bentures, and the other Securities, were ratherthigher
than yesterday.
The Foreign market has been in a quiescent state to-
day. Spanish Actives are at 221, and French Three per

Cents. at 80f. 25c., a fall of about per cent. The only
alteration in the other Foreign Bonds is an improvement
in Brazilian, which opened at 83k, and are now at 84k.
The tendency of the Railway Share Market has been
upwards, but the variations were but slight. Provincial
Bank of Ireland pre at 20/ premium.
PRICES OF BRITISHrUNDSAT ONE O'CLOCK.