The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-17 00:00:00

FLANDERS and HAMBURGH MAIL I ,
newt THE RHINE, AUG. 6.—We have received a
confirmation of the very welcome news that the
German Diet at Frankfort, conformably to the reso-
lution of November, 1837, is now engaged in ea-
tending the law concerning the rights of authors and
publishers, and will endeavour to bring about a con-
vention on literary property between different nations,
for which purpose negotiations are opened. with Eng-
land, France, and Belgium.
BERLIN, AUG. B.—The notion that Tschech is out
of his mind seems to gain ground, and in fact many
circumstances of his previous conduct cannot be
otherwise accounted for.
ST. PETERSITURGH, AUG. 3.—An Imperial Ukase
of the 27th of last month to the Directing Senate,
orders a general levy of recruits in the western pro-
vinces of the empire of five men from every thousand.
It begins on the Ist of November next, and must he
completed by the Ist of January, 1845.
The commercial treaty between England and
China seems likely to have a considerable effect on
the course of the inland trade of Russia. The orders
for the next fair at Nischerie-Nowgorod are much
less considerable than in preceding years. Many of
our manufacturers find it necessary at present to act
according to the decreased demand.
Rain, violent south-west winds, and storms of hail,
continue with scarcely any interruptions, and greatly
impede the harvest, which is already begun. A few
days ago the environs of our city were visited by a
most furious hailstorm, so that all the splendid fur-
niture of the steamer which plies daily between St.
Petersburgh and Peterhoff was dashed -to pieces, the
steamer compelled to stop, and the passengers with
difficulty found refuge in the cabin. The hailstones
were of the size of pigeon's eggs, and some even of
hen's eggs.
SCHWERIN, AUG. 7.—lt is said that our Govern-
ment has entirely given up the idea of joining the
Customs Union ; but that it will make proposals to
the State for a change in the system of taxation.
The inland tolls which impede the communication,
and the collection of which is very expensive, will
probably be abolished, and the import duties on
foreign articles be considerably modified, in particular
the exemption of the nobles from the payment of
customs, be much restricted.
BRUSSELS, AUG. 14.—The measure by which a
higher charge is made for the license to travellers, to
German merchants and Belgium,- has....been partly
caused by the Prussian Government itself. Before
the ht of January, 1844, Belgian commercial travel-
lers in the States of the Customs Union, paid only
13 dollars (about 50 francs) for their licenses. Since
that time they have taken a license at 60 dollars,
which is about 250 francs. In order to make
the Prussian Government return to a stem recipro-
cally favourable to the commercial intercourse of the
two States, it has been necessary to raise, in propor-
tion, the license to German commercial travellers.
It is to be observed that,the licenses previou ly given
them in 'Belgium, cost in general only 6Q fr ncs, and
that no measure of this kind afforded a reason for the
charge made Ey Prussia on Belgian travellers.
The King, who left his seat at Ar&nne yesterday
morning, arrived at Brussels at half-par-five in the
afternoon.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.
The Moniteur of Thursday contains the following
TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCH.
" PERPIGNAN, AUG. 13, FIVE O'CLOCK,
" The Prince de Joinville to The Minister of
Marine.

" Before Tangiers the 7th.
" On the 4th instant, a reply to the ultimatum of
M. DE NYON was received, but was not of a nature to
be accepted.
" On the sth, I was informed that M. Hay was in
a place of safety.
" On the morning of the 6th, I attacked the for-
tifications of Tangiers. Eighty pieces of artillery
returned the fire. In about an hour their fire was
silenced, and their batt cries dismantled. Our loss in
men is trifling, and the injury sustained of little

consequence.
" The quarter inhabited by the European Consuls
has been respected.
" A true copy.

(Signed) "Baron De MACKAU."
Our accounts from Madrid of the 9th instant are
unimportant, and we hear from Barcelona, under the
same date, that the Ministry was again menaced in its
existence by a court camarilla.
From Constantinople they write, on the 27th
.ult., that the cordiality which had hitherto pre-
vailed between the English and French Ambas-
sadors at the Ottoman Court had been of late some-
what impaired, and that they now opposed each
other in almost every question under negotiation.
Our Alexandria letter of the 27th ult. confirms
the account of the resignation of the Pasha " without
naming his successor, or giving any other reasons
than that there must be a traitor in his family, and
that he will discover him and take his head, or retire

to Mecca."
Early in the morning the Pasha started for Cairo
alone. Ibrahim had decided that the Government
should be carried on, as usual, in the name of Me-
hemet Ali, until further intelligence could be ob-
tained from his Highness.
Our Malta letter, of the sth instant, state that the
Pacha had adopted that resolution in consequence of
the discovery of some treasonable intrigues of Abbas
and Sheriff Pachas.— Times.