The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-08 00:00:00

Tangier, no doubt to watch in ease of an outbreak of hos-
tilities." _

Nearly all the Paris papers have articles on a mea-
sure which now excites general interest in France—
the abolition of slavery in the French colonies. The
subject, as we have already stated, was brought un-
der discussion in the Chamber of Deputies on Satur-
day, when M. Guam' made one of those impressive
and common-sense speeches for which he is so re-
markable. The measure, he said, was taken up
earnestly by the Government ; slavery in due time
should cease for ever in all the French colonies, and
all the Government wanted to carry such a gloriow
purpose into effect was the support of the Legislature.
The Chamber responded to the appeal by unanimous
cheers. The subjoined is a brief outline of the
speech : . .

"No doubt or uncertainty ought to exist, either in France
or in the colonies, at the conclusion of this discussion, as to
the intentions of the King's Government. It must not be
said, either in France or elsewhere, that it had drawn back
in place of advancing. The Government decidedly wished to
have the abolition take place. No person would, he thought,
recommend that measure all at once, and no proposi-
tion of the kind would, he believed, be made in the Cham-
ber. What the Government demanded was to make certain
preparations for the measure, both in the colonies and at
home. Measures had been already taken to produce an
amelioration in the condition of the slaves, and establish a
better intercourse between them and their masters. It was
true that some resistance had been experienced in the colo-
nies from the landowners, but how could it be expected that
so considerable a step could be taken without some difficulty
being experienced? But all difficulties would be surmounted
by the Government, either by the authority it possessed, or
by coining to the Chambers to ask for additional powers.
The Government did not suppose that it was by doing no-
thing, or by waiting for the benefit of emancipation to ar-
rive by the will of Providence, that the great negro family
was to be set free. That could be effected only by strenuous
endeavours on the part of all. Much had been already done,
and the Government felt convinced that if it were firmly sup-
ported by the Chambers, the abolition of negro slavery
would be attained with better conditions than had been
effected by England. It was an immense and grand result,
the one obtained by that country. And yet faults had been
committed. Nobody admired more than he the grandeur of
resolution and excellence of result connected with the Eng-
lish measure ; but something better still could be done. The
French Government would profit by the experience of their
neighbours, and attain the same object as they."

The Reforme seizes the opportunity of the change
of Ministry in Spain to make an attack on M. GUIZOT,
and blames him for conferring the Legion of Honour
on such a renegade as BRAVO. This is a most unfair
mode of attack. The writer in the Reforme knows
who is only responsible for that act, but has not the
courage to lay the blame on the right shoulders.
" The Spanish Ministry," it states, " his been over-
turned. BRAVO, a deserter from the ranks of the
Radical party, has experienced the fate of all rene-
gades. He has been made use of to betray_ and per-
secute his former friends, and when, after accom-
plishing his task, his services as an informer and exe-
cutioner were no longer wanted, he was rejected with
contempt by the Moderados, who could not suffer
the presence of a traitor in their camp. It is to that
man, nevertheless, who is an object of indignation to
all parties in Spain, that M. GuizoT has lately sent
the Grand Cordon of the Legion of Honour !"
The police have discovered another infernal ma-
chine, invented by a gentleman with a Polish name.
The affair, which appears very ridiculous, is thus re-
lated in the Siecle
"M. Leweski is the inventor of a machine to be moved by
atmospheric pressure. His workshop is in the Avenue des
Veuves, in the Champs Elysees. He was anxious to form a
company to work out his invention, and for that purpose he
was making the necessary experiments on board of a boat
which he had purchased for that purpose, and which was
moored at the Quai de Chaillot, near the Avenue des Veuves.
While doing so, he was visited on the 26th of April by a com-
missary of police and four officers, who inquired what he was
doing, and M. Leweski, who was afraid that his secret would
be discovered, told the commissary that be would not allow
any one but himself to enter. A few minutes after M. Leweski
was arrested and carried to prison ; seals were placed upon
the machine, and his assistants were also arrested. The fol-
lowing day the assistants were liberated, but M. Leweski is still
detained, and no communication is allowed with him. Some
of his friends have made anxious inquiries as to his fate, but
the only information they have been able to get is, that he is
detained on a charge of constructing an infernal machine."

On Sunday the Three per Cents. were quoted at
TORTONI'S at 84f. 55c.

A Court of Directors was held at the East India
House on Monday, when Lient.-General the Right Hon.
Sir Henry Hardinge, K.C.8., was appointed unani-
mously Governor-General of India.
ART-UNIONS.--A deputation on the subject of the
Art-Unions had a conference with Sir R. Peel yes-
terday.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

NEW SPANISH MINISTRY.
MADRID, MAY 4.
General Narvaes, President of the Council, and
Minister of War.

The Marquis de Villama, Minister for Foreign
Affairs.
M. Mon, Minister of Finance.
M. Pidal, Minister of the Interior.
M. Mayans, Minister of Justice.
And General Armero, Minister of Marine.—Times.

PORTUGAL.

FALL OF ALMEIDA.

Almeida surrendered on the 28th ult., at four o'clock.
The officers and chiefs were permitted to retire into
Spain ; the men were to depose arms, and to be held
exempt from punishment. Our correspondent's
letter is dated the Ist inst. The details of the whole-
sale sweeps of despotism which have been recently
practised—of the transportation of newspaper editors,
Deputies, members of the Opposition, and others ob-
noxious to the Portuguese Minister, deserves atten-
tion.—Chronicle.

LATER FROM the UNITED STATES.
LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY.
We have received, by the politeness of some of the
passengers by the New York packet-ship, Indepen-
dence, Captain Nye (who left the ship when she was
detained by contrary winds off Kinsale, and arrived
hereby the Dublin mail this morning), New York
papers of the Bth April, the day of her sailing from
that city.
They do not possess any news of political impor-
tance ; it was expected that Mr. Calhoun would in-
troduce the Texian and Oregon questions, in a short
time, as the sympathy of the. West might thus be
brought to the support of Texi.ats movement, and also
to give time for negotiations with Mexico to
become a party to the step. At present he is
frequently engaged in conference with our Minister,
Sir R. Pakenham.
In the Bill before the House to prevent private ex-
presses, Mr. Hannegan proposed to add a clause,
authorising the search of passengers' trunks and boxes,
when they were suspected to contain letters, an inva-
sion of the subject that bad caused some stir.
Professor Sanderson, favourably known as the
author of " The American in Paris," died at Phila-
delphia, on the sth Of April.
The American brig Frances Lord, Captain Brown.
of New York, was visited by her Britannic Majesty's
ship, Alert, when off the west cla.st of Africa, on the
2d January ; a musket shot was fired into the Frances
Lord, and great want of courtesy is complained of.
At New York, business generally-is reported to be in
a good state, though the amount of actual transactions
in the week was not large. Money is more in de-
mand, the banks obtaining .readily 5 per cent. fur
short, and 6 per cent. for long date bills. The rate
of exchange was firm at 8i to 8i prem. on London,
and sf. 28ic. per dollar on Paris.
In the Cotton Market there was decidedly an im-
proved feeling. In fact, the reduction in price which
had taken place was quite recovered, so that the
market stood as it was before the arrival of the last
steamer. The sales of the week ending 6th April
were 17,000 bags, viz.', 9,150 Upland and Florida at
7i to 8 for middling to ordinary ; 81 to 8i; for midd-
ling fair to fine ; and 9to 9 for good fair to fine ; and
7,850 Mobile and New Orleans at 74 to 81 for midd-
ling to ordinary; 8} to 9i for middling fair to fine;
and 9i to 10i for good fair to fine. Freights have
slightly relaxed, being now 7 9-16 for cotton to Li-
verpool by the packets.