The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-24 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDA-Y

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Nts-,,i,t to the pereepiiona and leedugs of the people at large,
and especially those of our seamen, the illustrious renown
of the great sea fight and decisive naval triumph of
Trafalgar. Let us hope that another year will not
be suffered to elapse without witnessing the foundation of
some " Trafalgar" association, for the express purposes of
rewarding the past and exciting the emulation of the future;
of pr.ividitg and retaining in available efficiency, at all times,
the services of able seamen and petty and warrant officers on
any great national emergency; and of combining with these
great ar.d invaluable ob.jects the public commemoration of the
most glorious of our ocean triumphs, the most consummate
of our naval commanders, and the most disinterested of Bri-
tish heroes !

The conduct of the Puseyites, by remaining in the English
Church, while they renounce its doctriues and adopt those of
the Church of Rome, is unexampled in the history of this
country. During the reigns of lIENfor VIII., ELIZABETH,
and other Sovereigns, when material alterations wen! made
in the liturgy, or canons, er discipliee, it was no uncommon
thirg to hear of hundreds of clergymen who resigned
their livings rather than force their consciences, and openly
profess tenets which they inwardly abhorred, but in these
days another rule is the guide of our clergy; they prefer
" filthy lucre" to a clear conscience, they receive large in-
comes from the established Reformed Church, while they
malign its doctrines, declare the Reformation a great crime;
adore the Pope of RoalE, and conspire to destroy the Esta-
blishment which at the altar they had taken solemn
oaths to defend. A few have seceded, as if to try
public patience still more by proving that for more than
four years they had been Roman Catholics in disguise, and
that the hundreds, perhaps thousands, that remain, who pro-
fess to the full extent their tenets, are guilty of the same
double-dealing and plotting for the ruin of the Protestant
faith. The secession of NEWMAN, the great chief of the
sect, leaves no doubt whatever of their entire conversion to
Romanism ; yet it is singular enough that while these rene-
gades disgrace the English Church, as well as the character of
Englishmen, no measures have been voluntarily taken by the
Bishops to wipe out the stain. Every resistance has come
from the laity ; they have complained to the higher authori-
ties, from whom they have received only rebukes and insults;
they have, in many instances, deserted their parish churches'
and nothing but a general disruption of the whole fabric has
induced even one of the Prelates to take a move in the right
direction. That, however, has been done in the least
possible effective way, and with the worst grace.
There have been no meetings at Lambeth Palace,
to take steps against the encroachments of Popery, no mani-
festo on the part of the Bishops in favour of Protestantism,
now undermined at the national seats of learning; and when
these Fathers in God have ventured at all to allude to the
new doctrines, they have shown themselves infinitely more
disposed to encourage than to check them. Yet
these same lead,-es, with only a few exceptions, voted
against Catholic emancipati.,n and the Maynooth
grant. They have in every quesion brought befize
Parliament re'ative to the Iri,h Catholics shown the utmost
hostility to that people, under the garb of religion, and remain
quiet spectators when they know to a certainty that at least
one third of their on n clergy are as good Catholics as Father
WHALE or DANIEL O'CONNELL Such a loose morality,
such a total want of principle, and such glaring
persecution of seven mil ions of their fellow-subjects,
afford a melancholy picture of the times. It only shows that
religion is mixed up with the question to catch the multi-
tude, while political and selfish motives are the mainspring
of their actions. The Ir sh Orangemen, too, proclaim their
hatred of Popery—they threaten destruction to the PEEL
Ministry fel- granting some acts of favour and justice to
Roman Catholics, but they are silent as the grave about
PUSEY and NEWMAN, and the traitors that infest
Oxford and Cambridge. How can Englishmen then
respond to such a manifesto as that just issued
by Lord RODEN to the Protestants of the empire?
They know well that the Protestant religion is only used by
Orangemen as a stalking-horse, and that all they want is
till power, as formerly, to persecute and destroy the men
whom they have injured. While Puseyism is allowed to
spread through the land unheeded by these pretended de-
fenders of the faith, no confidence can be placed in their pro-
testations or in their avowed motives for overthrowing the
PEEL Cabinet,

We have intelligence from Madrid to the 15th inst., from
which we are glad to learn that the Finance Minister is en-
gaged in another important measure of reform. It is well
known that the important duties on many Engiish and
French manufactures are enormously high, and that a general
system of smuggling, which no military force can put down,
is the consequence. Senor Mew has turned his attention to
the ruinous practice, injuring alike the revenue and the
morals of the people, and has directed the Commissioners of
Customs to draw up a new tariff, by which many articles now
entirely prohibited would be a3mitted at a reasonable duty,
and the tax on others considerably diminished. The Com-
missioners have also been directed to make inquiries into the
character of the persons employed in the collection of the
Customs, with a view to get rid of those who are in league
with the smugglers. This will be found a laborious task, for
all are implicated, and the country people, who profit by
the system, will not be liktly to give evidence against them.
The report of the Commissoners, it is understood, will be laid
before the Cortes at its meeting in December. Letters from
Barcelona of the 15th state that the new income-tax had
been resisted at Gerona, that a collision in consequence had
taken place between the people and the Civic Guard who
protected the tax-gatherers, and that several lives had been
lost.
No business was done on the Madrid Bourse.

According to accounts from Paris, the stock and share
market still continued greatly depressed at the close of busi-
ness on Tuesday. The Three per Cent& had fallen 40c., and
the Fives 10c. Considerable fluctuation had taken place in
railway shares ; but, on the whole, the appearance was bet-
ter, and several of them had recovered from the depression
of the previous day. The run upon the savings' banks had
not much abated, but as the sums withdrawn had been chiefly
invested in railway shares, and the rage for that mode of in-
vestment had been checked, it was anticipated that a favour-
able change would soon be the result. No further news had
been received from Africa, and the principal topic of
discussion in the journals is the resignation of Marshal
SOULT, and the remodelling of the Cabinet. The Con-
stitutionnel says there can be no doubt that SOULT
.viSitUS to rtsign, but his colleagues have besought
him not to withdraw for the present, and gives
the following reasons:—" It would be necessary to find a
Mi,dster of War of a rank equal to that of the Governor of
Algeria, the princip.tl his°f subordinates, and who would exhibit
great activity in the conduct of our affairs in Africa. This is
the first difficulty. In the second place, it would be neces-
sary to resolve the question of the presidentship of the
Council. But the profound unpopularity of' M. GUIZOT, the
very slight aptitude which he exhibits for all matters not
exclusively of a political character, render several of the
Ministers, and particularly M. DUCHATEL, averse to M.
GULZOT'S taking that post. Hence the almost universal
lesire of the Ministers to preserve Marshal SOULT, though
weak, in the midst of their weak Cabinet. They only ask
2.im, besides, to keep the title of president. What matter is
it that the affairs of the war department are ill or well con-
conducted, and that all goes by chance? Is not M. DUCHA-
TEL there to give votes—and M. Gum .T there, by his speeches,
to furnish pretexts for requiring them? Marshal SOULT
will watch over his health, and the Ministry will look sharp
to keep itself in existence. The rest is nothing." The Epoque
a Government paper, says:—" There is great incorrectness,
or to say the least, great confusion in the rumours. Marshal
SOULT has never thought of separating himself from the
Cabinet, although his health requires that he should be
relieved in part from the fatigues of office. It is not only
since his return from the country that he has testified this
desire ; h.; had intimated it previous to his departure both to
his colleagues and the KING. The news, therefore, is about
three months old. We hope that the Marshal's health will
be completely re-established, and that he may still continue
to preside over the Ministry, by which his judgment is so
highly appreciated. But we know that in no case will he
withdraw his concurrence from the Cabinet, nor his services
from the KING."

According to the Courrier Francais the Dukes D'ATIMALE
and DE MONTPENSIER are about to set out fbr Africa, to join
the expedition against ABD•EL-KADER. The Journal de
Toulouse says it has received intelligence that in consequence
of some dispute which arose in a friendly tribe of the pro-
vince of Oran, M. BILLAULT, Chef de Bataillon, lately pro•
seeded amongst them, escorted by four hussars, and accom-
panied by M. AlaTmEn DE DOMBASLE, head of the Arab de-
partment. It is not known exactly what took place pre-
viously, but it is certain, adds the Journal de Toulouse, that
M. BILLAULT was basely attacked by the Arabs, who cut off
his head. The fate of M. MATHIEU DE DOMBASLE and the
four hussars has not yet been ascertained.
The KING and QUEEN, Madame ADELAIDE, and Prince
PHILIP, of Wurtemberg, accompanied by General DE CHA-
BANNES, Colonel Dumas, and two orderly officers, left St.
Cloud on Sunday morning at eight o'clock fur Chantilly,
where they arrived at noon, arid were received by the Mayor
and Municipz Council. His Royal Highness the Duke
D'AUMALE met their MAJESTIES at Morlaye, on horSeback.
At two o'clock the royal party took a ride in the park and forest,
and returned to the Chateau at five. At eight their MA-
JESTIES and their Royal Mighnesses left Chantilly, and ar-
rived at St. Cloud at midnight. Th., Royal Family will, it
is said, go to Dreux on the Ist of next month, to pray in
the sepulchral chapel, and will return on the 3d to take up
their residence in the Tuileries.
A Vienna letter of the 14th instant states that the Em-
peror of Rrissta. arrived unexpectedly by the railroad on the
preceding day at Olmutz, and immediately went on by
Prague fia. the Lake of Como. His MAJESTY is expected to
remain six weeks in Italy. Count NESSELRODE, who is
taking the same journey, arrived at Vienna on the 13th, and
was to proceed in the evening of the 14th.
Toe ellowing historical account of ABD-EL-KADER will be
read with iuter,,st. Front all accounts it is entitled to credi',
for this r-markable man, it is well known, is adored by his fol-
lowers for his character as a prophet, as well as a successful
warrior. The article is abridged from a sketch published in
the Constitutionnel

•' It is supposed that it was the conquest of Algeria by France
that brought hirward Abd.el-Kader, and that he emerged from ob-
scurity only to take the defence of the nationality of the Arabs.
This is an error. If the expedition to Algiers had not taken
place we should certainly have seen Abd-el-Kader undertaking
against the torte the work of ambition that he has attempted
against the domination of France. For a long time past he was
predestined, in the minds of the natives, to become their chief
during war, and their roaster and sovereign atter having cast off

the Turkish yoke. He had been prepared for this adventitious
and brilliant part by his lather, by his family, and by all the acts of
his life. The father of Abd.el-Kader, Mahhi-Eddin, was a man
of superior merit; he was a learned theologian and a clever
politician, and was esteemed a saint by the Mussulmans. His
family enjoyed singular veneration, and three celebrated Mara-
bouts had their birth in it in recent times. It descended .from
a famous personage, Muley Abd.el.Kader, who lived, it is said,
in the early part of the Hegira. This Mahometn saint, after
having long edified the province of Oran with the sight of his
self-inflicted austerities, withdrew to a solitude in the envi.
rons of Bagdad. Tnire, like one of the saints of our own
legends, he lived, says the Arabs, at the summit of a column,
standing motionless on his left foot, and taking no other nourish-
ment than the few drops of rain which fell at long intervals. The
prophet, adds the Arab legend, put an end to this miraculous ex-
istence by lifting him up by the tuft of hair, which like all good
Mussulicans he wore on thecrown of his head, and opening to him
the gates of paradise. Mahhi. Eddin, who was five times married,
selected as his successor his third son, named Abd-el-Kader, in
remembrance of his ancestor the Santon, and from his birth took
care to make him the object of predictions and prodigies. From
time immemorial, the guetna (a group of houses or tents), which
serves as the residence of the family of Abd-el.Kader, in the tribe
of the Hachem Cheragas, has been a place of pilgrimage for the Arabs.
On New Year's.day and great Easter they carry thither as a homage
money, wool, oxen, and sheep. A local proverb says that he who
gives a boudjou to the holy dwelling shall find ten on his return. These
pious gifts in the course of time formed a pretty large treasure, which
was increased by the care of Mahhi.Eddin, and has more than once
been useful to his son. The mother of Abd-el.Kadder, Lille Zo-
hare, the only Arab woman, who can read and write, has also re-
ceived from Heaven, according to popular tradition, special gifts.
Much has been said also of her beauty and intelligence. After
losing his father in 1833, Abel-el.Kader transferred: to his'mother
all his respect and tenderness. She is for him an object of
worship. Mahhi Eddin spared nothing to make the child of his
predilection fit for the mission that he was to perform. Be-
lieving that he was destined to be a warrior and a saint, he fortified
by incessant exercise his weak constitution; he made him an in-
trepid horseman, sober, and capable of bearing great fatigue, and
expert in the use of the fiissah (a long heavl sword), the stick, and
the musket. Under the direction of a clever master, he was in.
structed in the laws, geography, arithmetic, and astronomy. At
the age of fifteen he was sent to a celebrated professor at Oran to
learn politics. Mahhi Eddin himself, who had already performed
a pilgrimage to Mecca, and bore the title of hadji (pilgrim), un-
dertook his religious education. He communicated to his son all
the science of a marabout. The young man was noticed to be
continually plunged in meditation, to shun all the pleasures
of youth, and sparing of his words, for he never opened his
mouth except to utter a sentence of the Prophet, with tis
eyes cast downwards with humility. He was consequently
regarded as a saint even before be had attained to manhood.
His pale and pensive face, like those of the grave monks of the
middle ages ; his eyes at once mild, expressive, and penetrating,
his attitude full of dignity, every thing in him bore the imposing
gravity which shows a superior mind, and exercises so much autho-
rity over men of action. He soon acquired over the tribes of the
province of Oran such an ascendancy as to inspire alarm in the
Turks. His father had resolved to set out with him for Mecca,
and, on this being announced, 3,000 horsemen, nearly all of supe.
rior birth, offered themselves as an escort. Haman, the Bey of
Oran, took umbrage at this, and, having apprised the Dey, received
full powers to act. He ordered Mahhi Edden to disband his little
army, and to proceed to Oran with his son to give an account of
his conduct. They had the courage to obey. On their arrival
they were thrown into prison, and their death appeared certain. They
were brought before the Bey, and it appears that Abd.el-Kader,
although so young, contrived by his address and eloquence, to dis.
arm the Bey of his anger. They obtained their pardon on the condi-
tion of their quitting the country for a certain period. At the end of
two years, Manta Eddin and his son reappeared in the province of
Oran. They had in the meantime visited at Mecca the tomb of the Pro-
phet, and in the environs of Bagdad the six marabouts who
remind posterity of the virtues of Mule), Abd.el.Kader. It was
here that Mahhi Eddin pretended to have had a miraculous vision,
in which the vocation of his son was revealed to him. He related
that one morning, after a night consecrated to prayer slid macera-
tions, he saw Muley Abd el- Kader descend from Heaven, surrounded
with light and glory, and received from him the announcement of
the brilliant destiny of his sort, and the gift of an enchanted apple as
Mule; Abd.el.Kader left him to return to paradise. He added that
Abd el.Kader, on eating this apple, had in a manner become im-
bued with the soul of the holy Muley, that a crown of glory
encircled his sorehead, that his voice became like that of the mare.
bout, and that he was for the future invulnerable. Abd.el-Kader,
who was still grave, silent, and studious, and constantly engaged
in pious exercise, was soon surrounded with. universal respect.
Every day troops of the faithful flocked to his tent, and
withdrew delighted, after seeing him meditating over the
book of life, and praying with fervour. The Bey of Oran,
becoming more and more alarmed, resolved to strike a great
blow; but the French expedition left him no time for it. It is
known that he decided on opening the gates of the town which he
commanded to the French, who then heard for the first time of
Abd-el- Kader. His father had preached the holy war and had
placed himself at the head of the Arabs. From May Id to oth,
1832, Oran was attacked with fury by the natives, under their
young chief. Abd-el-Kader displayed the most brilliant valour.
He had a horse shot under him, and his burnous, covered with
blood, was preserved as a relic. Atter this affair he was more than
ever regarded as invulnerable. His election as Sultan shows that
this expedition, although unfortunate, had powerfully contributed
to his greatness. It took place at Ersebra, in the plain of Eghris,
on 28th September, 1832. The day before, the chiefs of the Ha-
chems, the Garabas, and the Beni Harriers, had already pronounced
his name. He had refused, however. and proposed an influential
chief, Sidi-el- Arraeh. On the ea; of the election a scene took pace
which was probably concerted. Sidi.el.Arrach declared that, during
the night, Muley Abd.el.Kader had appeared to him, and de-
signated the third son of Mahhi Eddin for the votes of the As-
sembly. Mahhi Eddin stated that he had had a similar vision,
and that his own death had been predicted. Abd-el-Kader,
therefore, was proclaimed Sultan. The Arabs are firmly con.
vinced that his election was the work of the holy marabout,
who, they say, visits him daily when he is alone in his tent.
From the moment of his election, Abd-el.Kader has been In-
vested with a sacred character in the eyes of the Arabs, and
he has neglected nothing to keep up the ascendancy which he
exercises. Like Mahomet, like Cromwell, like nearly all the
great men who have, at different periods of history, ruled over
superstitious and credulous nations, he turns to profit, whilst
he shares in popular belief, and does not disdain to call to the aid
of the designs of his God, the resources of human politics. We
will only rite one instance. One day when he was holding forth a
negro fell upon him with a cangiar in his hand. At the moment
when he was going to strike, the aggressor suddenly stopped, threw
away his dagger, and exclaimed that he saw supernatural light en
the brow of the Sultan. He fell upon his knees, Abd.el.Kader
gravely, and without apparent emotion, touched his forehead
with his hand, and said that the prophet granted pardon to his
repentance.'

On the Paris Bourse on Tuesday the Three per Cents.
closed at 82f. 55c.; the Five per Cents., 117 f. 50c. ; the Or-
leans Railroad shares, 1,182 f. 50c.; Rouen, 1,005 f. ; Havre,
8301'. ; Avignon, 995 f. ; Vierzon, 735 E; Bordeaux, 625 f. 50c;
Boulogne. 597 f 25c. ; Troyes and Montereau, 505 E ; Basle,
270 f. ; Spaaish Actives, 36; Three per Cents., 38 ; Pas-
sives, 6i.
The following are the quotations for other new lines:-
Pans and Lyons (Latlitte), 518 f. 75c. premium ; ditto
(Caton), 507 f. ; ditto (Ganneron), 510 E; ditto (La Pinson-
niere), 5031. 10c. ; Northern Line (Laflitte), 765 E 80c.; ditto
(Rommel), 5371. • ditto (Pepin Lehalleur), 528 f. 50c. •, ditto
(Decan Lebeuf), 528 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasburg (Gan.
neron), 517 E ; ditto (Hinguerlot), 510 f. ; ditto (Bechet),
50(g. 50c. ; Touts and Nantes (Mackenzie), 522 t. 50c. • ditto
(Drouillard). 504 f. ; ditto (O'Neill), 515 f.; ditto (thevre),
50SE ; Lyon, and Avignon (Talabot), 530 f. • ditto (Lecointe),
512 C ; ditto (Compagnie Meridionale), 507'E ; Bordeaux and
Cette (Espeleta), 512 f. 75c.; Creil and Saint Quentin (Co-
rette), 513 E; diao (Colbert), 503 f.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Ocr. 22.

Anglo-Belgian
Boulogne and Amiens ll V.
Bordeaux &Mediterran
Bordeaux and Toulouse

Do. & Cette (Espeleta) 2
Do. ( Mackenzie's) —
Central of Spain 2
Demerara

Dendre Valley ...... 1.3/1
Dutch Rhenish
Dieppe & Paris Juliet
Dijon and Alulnoue —
East Indian
Grt. Northern of France
(Laffitte's)
Ditto (Rosamel's)
Do. (Le Boeuf)
Do. Pepin le Halleur —
Great Paris and Lyons —

Luxembourg ... 13/4
Namur and Liege 5
North Jamaica
I Orleans and Vierzon

Great VPestern liecnitil 13/4
Jamaica Junction
Do. North Midland —
Do. Extension
Jersey
Louvain and Jemeppe
Lyons and Avignon —

Orleans and Bordeaux 12
lOverYssel
Paris& Lyons (Laffitte)
Ditto (Ganneron's). 3

Ditto (Calon's).... 2
Paris and 0r1ean5......
Paris and Rouen .
Paris and Strasburg
Ganneron's
Do. (Coinpte de L'Est) 2%
Paris and St. Quentin.
Rouen and Havre......
Royal North of Spain. 1%
Sambre and Meuse ....
Strasbourg and Basle .

TournayArbise, Lan-
dent, and Hasselt
Tours and Nantes
(Mackenzie's). ...... .
Do. (Lefebvre's)
Verona and Ancona —
West Flanders —

MONEY and COMMERt,IAL NEWS
(From The Sun of Last Night.)

There was a very dull market for Cotton at Liverpool
yesterday, but without any change in prices. Sales 3,000
bags, viz., 350: Maceio, at 53/ d. to 61/sd.; 100 Pernam, at
6%c1. to 7d.; 200 Surat, at 3d. to 31/0. ; and 2,350 Ameri-
can at 314 d. to 6d. per lb. A moderate business was done in
Shares, and the market opened very dull and flat, though it
afterwards improved and closed better.
The rate of interest for advances upon what may be
termed first-class paper, remains at from 3 to 31A per cent. ;
and accommodation can be had upon such approved securi-
ties at almost an unlimited extent. How fallacious are
then, the assertions made in many quarters, that
the deposits upon new railway shares mast lead to a derange-
ment of the Money Market ? As we stated yesterday,
nineteen out of twenty of the projects formed, the pro-
moters of which are in a position to apply to Parlia-
ment for a Bill next session, have been paid upon, and
the cash " at call" when the period shall have arrived for the
payment of the 10 per cent. " caution money" into
the hands of the Accountant-General. That the
payments have been bond fide made into the
banker's hands, on account
,of the various projects for
railway extension, cannot be a matter of doubt. Our Con-
temporary the Times finding itself in a difficulty to discover
a parallel, and to eke out the false position it has taken up on
the subject of the assumed effect likely to be produced upon the
Money Market by 30,000,0001. or more being locked up for
months, gravely refers to the circumstance of the Bank of
England having hesitated to take the realisation of the com-
mercial assets of the East India Company, on the
winding up of the trading part of the Corporation
unless at a very low rate of interest. The amount so placed
by the East India Company (3,000,000/. or thereabouts) was
depo,ited at call, and the condition of the Money Market
was then far different from what it is at present. As
to any effect being apprehended of a difficult
character, it was never dreamt of by any party till the pre-
sent moment. It was a ba..gain entered into between two
powerful corporations, which was for their mutual be-
nefit.:gvaroreuiallytde
greater profit
holdingpTraoo fiet than stbeecuomtmhe commercial
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noankt e o tafhs
sy lereentnsdgEeol
arfasnstdths
ioos India Directors
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assumption which needs not the slightest refutation. Our
Contemporary must indeed be driven into a corner to support
the crotchet taken up that a panic is inevitable, by noticing,
in way of illustration, the bargain entered into between
the East India Company and the Bank of England. At
that time there were more than one discount house of high
standing which would have readily paid a higher rate
of interest than the Bank did for taking in the 3,000,000/.

in question.
There were Sydney papers to• day received at the North
and South American Coffee-house, but we do not find any
news of interest in them. The markets were again rather
dull. The condition of the flocks is said to be very satis-
factory.
There has been a considerable amount of busbies done in