The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-24 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS,

ore at the time a brief acf•ount of the action referred to
by a Correspondent, who writes from South-street, West-
tnitrare, and should be willing to oblige hire; but on reflec-
tion he meat be aware that we cannot have a personal know-
ledge of the complicated circumstances involved in the
prosecution, and that we should not therefore be justified in
publishing a document casting such strong imputations on
d.fferent-individuals.

THE WEATHER—NOON, .1 UNE 423.
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Barometer 29.80.—Wind S.W.

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SUN OFFICE Three o' Clock.

It distresses us beyond measure to hear the lamenta-
tioai of our refflected Irish Contemporary, the indtzfa-
tigahle, the consistent, and the unflinching Tory Mail.
For tweke long years has it resisted the Irish Radicals,
matVully supported the party of which PEEL was the H
chief, denounced all the wicked attempts of O'CONNELL
and the Catholic prie,ts, and bravely fought, in season •
and out of season, for every right and privilege conferred
originally on that useful establishment called the
'• Protestant Church of Ireland." It contributed in
a great measure to the return of its party to
Aim, and reckoned no doubt that the principles
for which they had so long contended would be
rir}►rously adhered to when a Tory Lord Lieutenant
was installed in Dublin Castle. But alas ! how short-
sir,!,ted i; weak and erring ma❑ ! "Put not your trust
in Piim2es," said an ancient writer, and our ill-used
fellow-labourer makes the response, Put not your trust
in l'Ett., or in any Premier." The great Protestant
leader hes been weighed in the balance, and, like the
dig t gold, has Lean found wanting. He has ttirned his
baeli, not on himself, lake the apostle of the Union and
Orangc'ism, but on his friends. He has mounted the
ladd:r—but we have not the beak to carry out the
albite, and mere!), announce tha awful fact, that the
great and good cause has been ruined by treachery.
What makes the case the more &plural& is, that PEEL
has carried all the great men with him—the Duke, and
STANLEY, and GRAHAM; even the good old Protestant,
t.:e Kentish Baronet, has forgottew: " nusquam tuta
fide," and all gone over with the renegade in a body.
Tho Londen Correspondent of the Mail, writing. on the
Irish Registration• Bill, thus describes the wicked
deceivers :—" The fact is the discussion on the Bill at that
period (last Session) having answered their purpose,
Government are content to let the matter slumber,
notwithstanding the most shameful abuses, which are
more .nittnifest even at present than n hen they brought
forward the denunciations of Lord STANLEY and
the great mass of the then Oppositior. What was proper
and necessary -when sitting on one side of the house is
considered trivial and unimportant when a change of
place occurs." Who will dray the Tory split
now ? And what true Orangeman can ever
again back the Minister whom one of his own
journals described as JUDAS ISCARIOT, and who
thus has peeormel a second time the part of that noto-
rious traitor It is some consolation, howeTer, to find
that there are some honest men left, and that, should
the heavens fall, our Contemporary is determined to do
his duty. "In position,":,ays he, •' we are all alike in-
de; cadent of Government and individuals ; sod we claim
the right, in common with our fellow-subjects, of giving
free and fearless expression to our opinions upon public
men and public measures."

The unanimity which prevailed in the House of Com-
mons last night upon the necessity of re-establishing
the power of Great Britain in Affghanistan cannot but
be productive of immense advantage to our rulers in
India. We now know that the native Princes in India,
and she 'Governments of Lahore, Herat, and Persia,
take the deepest interes', in the proceedings of the
British Parliament, and that by means of active, Intel-
Bunt agents, they are as quickly informed of what
transpires in the House of Commons as the Governor-
General of India, to whom despatches, with similar
news, are seat express. To show with what expedi-
tion any news to the prejudice of India travels in Central
Asia, we need only allude to the recent well-known fact,
that the account of the fall of Ghuznce, the murder of Sir
Wm. IPSAGHTEN, and the massacre of the garrison,
reached Constantinople, by way of Herat, Ispahan.
Teheran, and Erzeroum, crossing the immense Persian
deserts, nearly nine clear days before the same intelli-
gence by the Overland Mail arrived in London. The
" golden-footed" Monarch of BURMAII has spies at
every one of our Presidencies in India, by whom what-
ever transpires to our prejudice is at once communicated
to him, end he awaits but the hour of our humiliation
in any quarter to fall upon us. The debate last night
will satisfy these Potentates that it is no slight matter
to precipitate a war with England—that whatever
changes have taken place in the achoinistration of
her GoTernment—whatever internal divisions may

distract her people, she has but one mind',
one purpose, cue determination when her honour is
at stake, and he power to vindicate it disputed by fo-
reign enemies. Of the course pursued by Sir lloisEra
PEEL, as well as with the tone and temper of his speech
last night, we entirely approve. Whatever documents

relative to the war in Xffghanistan the Government
rwiy hate kept back or garbled, this is not a fit time to
mo, e fur their prOduction. Besides, we do not regard
them as of much importance. We know very well all
the ~.rauses of the war in Affghanistan. Persia, insti-
gated by Russia, had, in 1837, resolved to conquer Herat
and Affghanistan, and extend her empire to the banks
of the Sutledge. Our Government saw the danger of
permitting mere tool of the AUTOCRAT to become our
neighbour in India, and took measures to prevent
it. Political agents were to Caubul and
Herat, and the whole web of Russian conspir/4.y
and intrigue discovered and made known to the world.
We then found out thet without faithful allies
in Governors of Lahore, Caubul, and Herat, we
coal I not counteract the intrigues of Russia. Hence the
expedition for the restoration of unr pensionary the Shah
Sowaii to the throne of Aft;;hanstan. We condemned
the choice at the first—we condemn it still. It was the
cause of all our disast,Ts. Sir ALEX. BURNEs likewise
condemned it, in his dc-patches to the Governor-Gencral
of Imlia; and this, we believe, comprise:, the important
part of the suppres,:ed papers. But. the late President
of th,. Board of Control, Si,- J. C. llonnottE, informed
the llouse that the resoluti,n of re,toring Shah Soo-
JAII was only tak2n lel:en it was known that no trust
could he reposed in the most sacred engagements of DersT
A10n.,.3:31ED, whose rapacity was unbounded. Now if
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this was really the cas', anti if the Shah SOOJAII was a
person in whom Lord AUCKLAND fit he could place
coo nothing- could be more proper than suppress in
the publication of despatches, passages reflecting upon the
moral character and mental capacity of our loyal
protege. Sir A. BURNNS Was one of the officers chosen
to accompany the SHAH to Caubu], and it would have
pli,teed that gallant, lamented officer, and his countrymen,
in a queer position, had the Gov:mom:lH at home pub-
lished despatches in which the t.:11.111 was described as an
incorrigible blockhead. Such proceedings would doubtless
have preci,:itated the Caubill massacre, and affin-ded our
enemies a pretext for attributing to British stupidity
and insolence, What all the world must acknowledge to
be an act of unparalleled treachery reflecting eternal
disgrace upon the Affghan name and nation.
We never concicituied the origin of the war in Aff-
ghalistan. What, we condemned and ever shall con-
demn, is the choice of such a cowardly knave and fool
as the Shah boo.rAn to govern that country.
HaVill:2; been twice before driven from the throne,
it was clear to H 3 that he wai Wholly incompetent for
the regal o!Hm. But lit justice to Lord AUCKLAND,
we must await his arrival in England, to a:J7ertain upon
what conce:vable grounds he adopte 1 the SHAD as his
Im •o t We want some account of how and wherefore
this original sin was coaHn•tted.
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Seing that only nine Members voted for the pro-
duction .(141he papers, w e are glad that Mr. Hum':
divided the House upon the motion. We should
look for as large a minority had the motion been
for burning Westminster Abbey, or converting St. Paul's
Cathedral into a theatre for the performance of farces
and burlettas. A motion to the effect that "this House
direct Mr. Speaker to set. the Thames on fire " would
command at least a minority of twice as many votes as
were given to paralyse the war in Affghanisran. A British
Envoy an I British army have been treacherously and
barbarously massacred in culd blood in that country, and
however distant it may be from the seat of our power in
India, the Parliament of Grcat tnianimously de-
clarn4 that it shall be made to fee; that it is not beyond
the reaeh ofour vengeance. An impunity must not be
allow0:1:0 the AtyghAns, which would ruicourag.e treachery
on the part of Nepali and airmail. Our empire in India
has La.; ceased to b.! an empire ot. opinion—it is a Go-
vernmFAt of strong., consolidated, imsistible force, as all
who dtTute it, w WI- us will discover to their cost.

The svhole of tine French ournals of Wednesday have
reached us, but th 6: politic4l articles are of no im-
portance to Engl:sh reader-.

- BOURSE—
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A RI S, VVE:)NuspAy Just •,-).
First Highest Lowe's' Last
Price. . Pricf,
/tenth 5 par Ctats;a4l.i..., 119. UR 5 ,„ go 118 80

4per Cants. ...... lOl 45 ... 101 45 ... 101 45 ... 101 45
3 per Cants—. ..... 79 40 _. 79 40 ... 79 25 .. 79 25
Bnk of France
Jelatan Plank
Regan 5 per Cents. 1810 lt4% ... 104% ... 1,4% ... 101%
iir•nirl ••, CC vr
Cutch 5 per Cents.
Vea,ialit.....
.filsnan ..... 103% ... 103% ... ItBS ...1C3%
RAILWAY aOIARES.
V ••rsailles.K I'.
L.B lO2 50 ... 102 50 .. 101 25 ... 101 25
Roam 517 50 ... 517 :.0 ... 517 50 ... 517 50
t.rleans
Strasburg to Bale. ,..,.05 ... 205 «1'21'5 «. 205

EXPRESS FROM LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY MORNING.

We have received New York papers from the United
States, by the South America, Captain Bailey. They
are later than those delivered by the last Boston and
Ila Wax steamer, but not so late as those delivered by
the British Queen, at Cowes.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The money market remains in the same inanimate state, and
prices are nominally the same as at the close of business la-t
night. Consuls, 9114 91%, for the opening ex div. Three
per Cents. Reduced. 91a 9la ; Three-and. aHalf per Cents.
Reduced, 1001 10()i ; Bank Stock, 1661 1671; India Bonds,
23 24 ; Exchequer Bills, Old, 45 47 ' • New, 40 42, premium.
Business in the Foreign Securities has been limited to Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., at 52.
The• quotation for Mexican has advanced to 37a 371. The
number of dollars brought home on account of the dividend is
now ascertained to be 58,000. The sshole *f the next
dividend is provided for, and a surplus left towards
the next. These frequent remittances, though small
in individual amount, argue well for the good faith of
Sinta Anna tn..% anis the foreign creditors. One part
of the arrangement was, that a certain part cf the Custom.
house receipts should be reserved to provide for the de-
bentures granted for the overdue Coupons; and the
report of a relaxation in the duties now payable upon
importations into Mexico is cnnfirmed by intelligence
received yesterday. Independently of the satisfaction
which these must give the bond-holders, by showing that the
means of payment are thereby overrated, they will prove of in-
finite importance to the manufacturer. Many of the lower
qualities of cottoa goods, and which only were worn, were for•
rut rly so heavily taxed as virtually to be prohibited, and the
trade in them was lost ; by the new tardy, such a reduction
will be made as to render the shipments a matter of profit.
The Share Market is t ather firmer ; Great Western, 88 ;
London and B.rmingham Quarter Shares, 36 ; South Western,
01 ; Northern and Eastern, 40 ; Eastern Counties, 9} ;
Brighton, 36.

The Bonds quoted to-day are Portuguese Five per Cents.,
37. t, ; the Three per Cents., 22h; Spanish Five per Cents.,
21/ ; and the The ee per Cents., 2213.
'1 he letters by the Medway have been delivered this morn-
ing, the latest dates of which are Jamaica and St. Kitts 20th,
Demerara 13:11, Barbadoes 18th, St. Lucia 19th, Antigua 17th,
and Dominica 21st May; Havannah Ist June, and Vera Cruz
2tl May. The accounts from the various islands are generally
satisfae.ory ; the crops prornisint, to be-extremely abundant.
T. ade, however, coitinued dull, although it appeared to be re-
viving from the late extreme depression. '1 he understanding
between the planters and the labourers was good, and thelatter
were working well and eheerfuty. The local intelligence is
of little importance, and internal affairs were tranquil.
Demerara, however, presents a complete contrast, and the
situation of the colonists was gradually grossing worse. The
poor negroes positively refused to work upon any terms, and
many of the estates had been virtually abandoned. In addi-
tion to the falling off in the quantity of the produce, a report
had been made to the Governor, from the House of Assembly,
by which it appsars that nearly 300,000 dollars will have to
he provided for, over and above any sum which may be voted
for the service for the present year. This report also states
the great falling off in the crops between 1837, the last year of
the apprenticeship, and 1841 ; in the first of these the quan-
tity of sugar was 101,651,3301b5., in the last 52,043,8971b5. ;
of cuffee -4,340,:3501b5., and 1,214,0101b5. ; and of cotton
563,4531b5. against 19,2001b5. These accounts prove the dis-
astrous state of the country not to be ex-ggerated.
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
British North American ......... 40

Union of Australia 25 .. 30i...... to

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, JUNE •l3.—The common
qualities of American must be quoted a point lower than on this
day week. The market was quiet to-day, and about 3,000
bales were sold, inclusive of 100 for export.

LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, JUNE, 23.—Our Market was
very dull to-day, but there was not much st ock offered for sale. The
transactions were confined to—Eastern Counties, Debentures,
101 ; Liverpool and Manchester, Halves, 85.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 2.3.—We haveno
material change to note ; business is still very limited. South
Western, 60i ; Manchester and Eirmingham,.24i ; Edinburgh
and G:asgow, Quarters, 31/.2 to 33/4 ; London anti Birming-
ham, New 32,. Shares, 29i to 30 ; London and Brighton, 36
to 36k.

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.

Bank 'Stock 167 India Stock —pm
3 per Cent. Red. .. ...... 91i I Ditto Bonds .... pin
3 per Cent. C0n5......... Ditto Old Annuities ...
34 per Cent. Red... ..... .100* Ditto New Annuities...
New 34 per Cent......... Ex. Bills, 1,000/ 2d. 42 pm
New 5 per Cen' — Ditto 5001...... 42 pm
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small ...... 42 pm
Jan. 1863 ... ...... 14 Bank Stock for Acct....
Oct. 1859
Jan. 1860 — I Consols for Opg. ...... 91i
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per cent. ... Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Belgian, 5 per cent Ditto, New Ditto •
Brazilian Bonds... 65 Prussian, 5 per cent....
Buenos Ayres6 per cent. Russian, 5 per cent......
Chilian, 6 per cent Ditto, Metallic . ....
Colombian, 6 per cent... 'Spanish, 5 per cent...... 213
Ditto, 1824 253 'Ditto Deferred.... .
Danish, 3 per cent — :French, 5 per cent. —f. —e.
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — I Exchange —f —c
Mexican, 5 per cent 37* French, 3 percent. —f. —e.
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 \ Dutch, 24 per cent. 524
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per et. Ditto, 5 per cent. .. ... 100 i
SHARES.
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (100 p)
Ditto-New Shares (174 paid).. ......... ... 134
Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid) ... ..... 81
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ...... ...
Ditto New Shares ( 3 paid
Great Western Railway (65 paid)
London and Brighton (50 paid) .. ........ .., 351
London and Birmingham (90) ...... .. .
Ditto Quarter Shares (15 paid)
London and South Western (4116 s 10d pd) 60
Northern and Eastern (45 paid) . 40
:oath Eastern and Dover (50 paid) —
Ditto Scrip. ( 5 paid)

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
JUNE 23. —The British Queen s'eum-ship, from New York,
arrived here this morning at 5 a.m., after a passage of 15 days,
out of which she was detained by icebergs and a dense fog 12
hours near the banks of Newfoundland. She was 18 days on
her passage out, and had heavy gales nearly the whole of the
time tram the W. S. W. In lat. 43 N. fell in with 47 icebergs.
She, on her homeward passage, in lat. 42, 47 N., fell in with
30 icebergs. Brings American papers to the 7th inet., on
which day the Editor of the New York Herald eays, t‘ All our
foreign and domestic affairs appear to be going on prospering,
and to prosper. It is highly probable that our relations with
England will soon be on the most friendly footing. It appears
from certain circumstances that the negotiations which Lord
Ashburton was specially directed to effect are likely to have a
favourable termination."

The Secretary of the Ocean Insurance Company, James S.
S. hemer horn, has proved a defaulter to that institution to the
extent of 150,000 dollars. '1 ho capital of the company was
only 350,000 dollars. He has been lodged i❑ the City prison.
TexAs AND AIEXICO.—No further invasion yet of either of
tlicie countries. although both parties have frightened each
other most terribly.
Twenty-five passengers from the British Queen were taken
in the Earl of Malmesbury steamer to Southampton, and landed
there.

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

JUNE 19 —Resolution schooner, Duke of Rutland, from
Lymington, and proceeded to Southampton River.
20th.—Petrel cutter, Earl of Ilchester, from Southampton,
at:d the next day sailed for Weymouth for his Lordship.
21st —Arrow cutter, Lord Godolphin, from Southampton;
Intrepid cutter, Earl of Tyrcennel, from Plymouth and other
Western ports ; Sapphire cutter, Lord H. Cholmondeley, from
Southampton.
2'_d.—Alarm cutter, J. Weld, Esq., from London.
SAILINGS.
JUNE 18.—Witch cutter, 11 Oglander, Esq., from Guernsey.
120th.-13rilliant schooner, G. H. Ackers, Eq., on a crui.e
to the westward.