The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-04 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING OCTOBER 4, i P 42.

goes on to state his proposals, to which Mr.
WEBSTER replies; and, though there is a mate-
rial difference between them at first, by argu-
ment and conciliatory negotiation they come to
an understanding on all the points contained in
the treaty. Much blame is attached by certain
writers in this country to Lord ASHBURTON for
the facility with which he yielded to the claims
of the Americans, but the correspondence affords
no ground for such imputation. His Lordship's
language is firm, but respectful. He rejects
many of the points claimed by Mr. WEBSTER,
and distinctly states that lie has no power to
give them up. We refer our readers, hOwever, to
the correspondence itself, which, though of great
length, will amply repay perusal., In one state-
ment of his Lordship every triend of peace will
cordially concur. " The territory in question,'
he says, " is that portion of it at least which
is likely to come to Great Britain by an
amicable settlement, as worthless for any pur-
poses of habitation as probably any tract of equal
size on the habitable globe ;" and he then adds
that but for the necessity of a line of communi-
cation between the British North American
provinces, we should long ago have given up the
controversy. Yet for this miserable strip of
land, containing a few acres of bog or snow, as
well described by a French writer, certain
parties by the most inflammatory language are
doing all in their power to involve the two coun-
tries in a bloody war. This is not the feeling of
the country in general, and least of all the feel-
inn: of men who have any title to the character
of Christians.

In the last Number of the Sporting Review
occur some remarks on prize-fighting, which are
curious and worthy of notice, as showing the
marked change that has lately taken place in the
public mind, as respects this blackguard exhi-
bition. Twenty years ago the bare announce-
nent of a prize-fight would have created quite
a stir and a sensation, not only in the sporting
circles, but generally among the people. For
days—aye, and weeks—before hand, the Papers
would have been full of the subject; sketches
and anecdotes of the combatants—particulars of
their trainers and their mode of training, as also of
their backers,bottic-holders,&c.—would have been
given with a minuteness and an emphasis that
must now appear quite ridiculous; and when the
day appointed for the fight arrived, special re-
porters would have been despatched by all the
leading journals to the scone of action ; thousands
and thousands of all classes from all parts of the
country would have assembled there, as at some
grand national jubilee; every hotel, inn, and
private lodging, for miles round would have been
crammed to suffocation ; immense sums of money
would have been won and lost ; and the day
would have been characteristically ound
up by drinking, rioting, gambling, and all sorts
of gross animal dissipation. Such would have
been the scene presented twenty years ago on
the advent of that Carnival of blacklegs and pick-
pockets—a prize-fight; such the excitement it
would have created among a large mass of the
community ! But now, how changed the cha-
racter of the age—how infinitely improved and
elevated the tone of the public mind ! No longer
is there a WYNDHA3I among us, to rise in the
House of Commons, and, amid the cheers of that
assembly, formally give his sanction to the
" manly English sport of boxing." The Ring is
at a discount. Its advocates are ashamed pub-
licly to avow their predilection. In a word,
the Whole thing is dead, without hope of resur-
rection. For this salutary change in the public
mind, we are indebted to the general spread of
education; and more particularly to theestablish-
ment of Mechanics' Institutes, which have
wrought quite a magical transformation in the
intellect and feelings of the working classes, by
revealing to them sources of pure and elevated
enjoyment of which they had previously no con-
ception; and showinK them, not on;y that Know-
ledge is Power, but that it is the surest, the safest,
the most ennobling and lasting of all Power
—a guide as well as a beacon, to instruct
them what to pursue, as well as what to avoid—
a friend to assist them in their progress through
life; to cheer them by its healing and kindly
counsels in the hour of adversity; to fit them to
enjoy prosperity in a thankful and modest spirit
to give a proper direction to their ambition ; and
make them useful and exemplary in all the social
relations of life. We hope the day is not far
distant when education will be as universally
diffused among the people, as the air they
breathe. Not a Whig education—nor a Tory
one—nor yet- a Chartist one—but an education
based on a comprehensive, catholic principle;
which shall altogether eschew partisanship; and,
looking to the welfare of the whole community,
shall adopt as its leading aim and object,
the " greatest Happiness of the greatest
Number." An educated people can never be
otherwise than a happy and prosperous one, for
they must necessarily have a direct controlling
influence on the Legislature, which consequently
can never pass laws but such as are in accordance
with the practical experience, and are approved
by the common senses of a thoughtful and in
structed nation.

The intelligence from Madrid is destitute of
interest. The following is the state of the Funds
on the 22d ult.:—The Three per Cents. were
done at 21 7-16 at 60 days; and the Five per
Cents. at 26 for cash, and 261- 9-16 at 60 days•
On the 24th one bargain was concluded in the
Three per Cents. at 211, at 60 days; another in
the Four per Cents., at 1C; and the Five per
Cents. sold for 2t3i at 60 days, and at 274 with
premium.

We have received the whole of the Paris
Papers. Accounts from the provinces de-
scribe the deplorable ravages occasioned through-
out France by the late rains, which produced in
various districts inundations unequalled in ex-
teiit since the year 1812. In several of the wine
districts (those of the Rhone particularly) the
vintage had been nearly destroyed.
The Courrier de la Gironde publishes a letter
from a Bordeaux merchant, complaining that by
the new American tariff the duties on French
brandies are raised to 250 per cent., and on
French wines to 100 per cent., which amounts to
an actual prohibition, and will deprive the two
nfeer iaenunr
annually
of y h
we
hsiahl et
tohfe 4hoi
departments of the Gironde and the Charente
highest
dhuetcytoilmitpreosseodf
by the same tariff on British manufactures is but
40 per cent.

Ministers were successively returning to Paris.
Marshal SOULT reached that capital from Eu on
Thursday, M. DUCHATEL was expected in a couple
of days, and M. GUIZOT had removed from his
summer residence at Auteuil to the Hotel of
roreign Affairs. Although the KING was not to
take up his residence at Paris before the 14th of
November, there nevertheless arrived on Thurs-
day and Friday, at the . Palace of the Tuilleries,
a number of waggons laden with boxes and bag-
gage, which were deposited. in the pavilions of
-Fiore and Marsan, where active preparations
were making for the reception of the Royal
Fancily. The Duchess of ORLEANS is to preserve
the apartments she occupied previous to the
lentil of her lamented husband.

The rut he; are the only extracts of interest :

AVIGNON, SEPT. 29.—The waters began to fall
yesterday and continue to do so today.. The lower
town will be soon clear, but there will be great losses.
Several considerable dikes have given way. The.
Rhone Las returned to its bed.--Illoiateur, Oct. 1.
Lord Lowther, the Postmaster. General, has been in
Paris, and had a personal conference with M. Conte
who holds the same office here, and has absolutely
convinced him of the advantages of the new system.
It is time for our Government, which talks so much
of promoting the interests of commerce, to give us on
the point in question some better proofs than words,
and made up articles in the journals, of the reality of
its professions.—La France.
The King and Queen of Prussia arrived at Neuf-
chatel on the 24th inst., and were received with great
potty. The houses were ornamented with garlands
of flowers and green branches, and hung with flags
of various colours. A triumphal arch was erected
at the part of the town by which their Majesties
were expected to arrive, and a grand decoration
was constructed near the Hotel-de-Ville. The
Royal carriages arrived at the triumphal arch at six

in the evening, and the King and Queen were re-
ceived by General de Pfuel, Baron Chambrier, the
Burgomaster Robert, and a numerous body of the
citizens. An address was here presented to the King,
to which he gave a most gracious answer. The cor-
tege then proceeded through the town, saluted by the
incessant acclamations of the crowd, which filled the
streets. On its arrival at the Chateau, the higher
functionaries collected in the court, and welcomed
their Majesties with loud cries of Vive le Rai ! Vive
la Reine 1 The guard of honour, composed of a com-
pany of Carabineers and infantry, presented arms,
and the drums beat a salute as the King alighted from
his carriage.--Galignani.
We learn from Munich that Prince Milosch Obre-
nowitch, who had come to that city with the inten-
tion of remaining some time, suddenly left it for
Vienna on the 23d inst., on the receipt of a letter from
the Austrian capital.

BOURSE-PARIS, SATURDAY, OCTOBIER 1.
First Highest Lowest - Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French Five per Cents. 118 60... 118 60— 118 50... 111 A 60
Four per Cents 101 25... 101 25 .. 101 25... 101 25
3 per Cents 79 80... 79 85... 79 75... 79 80
Bank of France 3250 —.3250 _3250 .. 325(1
Laflitte Bank 1,090 f 1035 ..1035 ...1035 ... 1035
5,000 f 5045 ...5045 —.5045 —.5045
Belgian Fives lo4* ... 104 i ... 104* ... 104 i
1840 los* ... 105 i 105 i ... 105 i
Spanish Passive • 31 ••• 3i 3i ••• 3i
Neapolitan... lO7 30... 107 30... 107 30... 107 30
Roman
RAILWAY SHARES,
Rouen
Orleans.
Strasburg to Bale 205 ... 205 ... 202 75... 203 75

- DUTCH FUN o.l.—AtorrEaDAN, Ocr. I.
Money. Bills.
Actual Deb , 42% per Cent
Jitto. ditto 5 per cent. 00000 101% 102
Amon Syndic, 43j per 95 953{
Ditto, ditto, 334 per 77%
Commercial Company, 436 por 135% 13631
Ditto (1835 and 1837) 5 per 10034 100%
Loan 1837, 5 per cent. ...... 99% 99%
Exchange on London, One 12 20
TwoMoriths 12 1264
Harnburgh, One month 3.5 27%
Twomonths
Dutch Papers, Oct. 1.
HAMBURGH BORSEN HALLE, Sam 30.
Bills. Money.
Austrian 5 per Cents.
Bank Shares ..... 1640
Anglo-Russian Loan.. ......«,..,«...
Russian 5 per Cent., Ist series, Certificate" !CO
Inscription, Ist series
Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co., 3d and 4th
Series ..
Ditto in Certificates 9644 98
New 4 per t ent. (1840)
Dutch Actual Debt, 04 per Cent. ......... 5U3, 5014
Ditto 6 per Cent.
Polish Bonds
New Tickets
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent.
Spanish, New 5 p r Cents.
EXCHANGES ON LONDOY.
HAMEURGII, SEPT. 90 —1:1 9, Two months 1173,
PETERSBURG, SErr a—Three months, 3734 pence.
RIGA, SEPT 24. -Three Months, 38.
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—Butur4, SEPT. 2%
Bills. Money
St. Schuld Sch., 4 per cent.
Prussian English Bond., 1630, t per cent. I 8w
Exchange on London .
Prussian State Gazette, Sept 3O.