The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-07 00:00:00

THE SUN. LONDON,_ 'FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 1842.

depend on the will of the French Government.
M. GUIZOT May very legally anal very loyally
cancel ;min this moment, if he thinks fit, th0,...e
deplorable conventions, or prolong, during
another year, their disastrous effects." The,
e liter then contends, that by signing the ASH-.
BURTON Treaty, England has explicitly admitted
that the right of search was not absolutely neces-
sary for the repression of the slave trade, conse-
quently the original cause of the mutual en-
gagements has disappeared, and " with it must
disappear our engagements themselves."
The following are extracts from the Provincial
papers :
The Journal du Havre gives the following narrative
of a remarkable act of audacity, committed by a
slaver in the roadstead at Congo. She lay-to far
several days in presence of the English brig Rolla,
each watching the other carefully. At length, deter-
mined to risk all, the slave-ship, in open day, sent her
boats on shore, and brought off a number of blacks,
who were kept in readiness for her, and, having stowed
them in her hold prepared for sailing. In the mean-
time the British brig had been observing her proceed-
ings, and at length sent off her boats to make the
search and seizure ; but as they approached the slaver
she unmasked her guns, and, levelling them at the
assailants, fired, and killed fourteen men. During the
confusion the unexpected resistance occasioned, the
slaver slipped her cable, and got clear away, before the
Rolla could be made ready to follow her.
The Sud of Marseilles Of the' Ist 'says :—" Yes-
terday, as General Tiburce Sebastiani was inspecting
the troops of the garrison of this place, his coun-
tenance was observed suddenly to change on the re-
ceipt of a letter from Algiers. It was the announce-
ment of the death of his nephew, Lieut. Sebastiani,
the son :of the elder brother of the General, M. Ange
Sebastiani. The Lieutenant, who, although only
twenty-four years • of age, had greatly diStinguished
himself in his military career, was killed by the ball
of an Arab, on the 19th ult. Although mortally-
, wounded, he had strength enough to detach the cross
of honour from his breast, and to cut off a lock of his
hair, telling his friend, Lieut. Aigremont, who was
at his side, to send them to 'his mother. Immediately
afterwards he breathed his last.
" The averav price of wheat throughout France
at the close of September was 20f. 25c. per hectolitre,
which is an advance of 74c., as compared with the
average price at the latter end of August.
" The Captain of the Anna, merchantman, lately
arrived at 'Nantes, reported that on his departure from
Bourbon an extraordinary expedition, composed of
five vessels of war, had sailed for Madagascar, with
several companies of artillery and troops of the line
on board, for the purpose of subduing a tribe which
had taken prisoner the Queen of the country adjoining
Noss-Bay.
BOURSE—P.tats, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4.
First Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French Fivepertents. 118 65... 118 65... 118 60— 118 60
Four per Cents. 101 25... 101 25 .. 101 25... 101 25
3 per Cents 80 05... 80 05... 79 85... 79 90
Bank of France 3257 89...3260 ...3257 50.. 3260
Laffitte Bank I,ooof 1037 50 ..1037 50...1037 50...1037 50
5,000 f 5045 —.5045 —.5045 ...5045
Belgian Fives lO4l ... 1041 ... 1041 ... 104 i
1840 los* ... 1051 ... 105* ... 105 i
Threes
Spanish Active 2ll ... 21i ... 21i 2'
New Deferred 9-1/ —• 9i 9i
Portuguese Fives
Neapolitan lO7 50.•. 107 50... 107 50... 107 50
Roman
RAILWAY SHARES
St. Germain B3O F3O ... 830 830
Versailles, R.B
L.B lOO 100 ... 93 75... 98 75
Rouen . 553 75... 553 75... 553 75... 553 75
Orleans. 5BO ... 581 25... 580 ... 581 25
Strasburg to Bale 203 751.: 203 75... 202 50... 203 75

We see from the Edinburgh papers that Mr. Adam
Black, the respectabler publisher and bookseller, has
given in his resignation as a Member of the Town
Council. He contested the election for the office of Lord
Provost last year, and lost it only by one or two votes.
The papers do not furnish us with any reason for this
desertion of his municipal duties. Is the whole body
so bigoted and corrupt that an honest man cannot
associate with them ?

'IMPERIAL It'ARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS, Oct. 6.
Parliament was prorogued to-day by Commission
to Thursday, the 3.oth of November next.
Shortly after twelvd o'clock the Lord Chancellor,
the Earl of Aberdeen, and the Earl of Shaftesbury,
entered the Ilouse robed as Lords Commissioners,
and having taken their seats on the Bench below the
Throne, Mr. Goodbody, acting as Deputy-Usher of
the Black Rod, was commanded by their Lordships to
summon the Commons to the Bar to hear the Com-
mission for proroguing the Parliament read. Mr.
Goodbody then proceeded to the House of Commons,
and shortly afterwards appeared at the Bar attended by
Mr. William Ley, together with several other officers
of that House, but not a single Member was present.
The Commission for proroguing the Parliament
having been read by the Clerk at the table,
The LORD CHANCELLOR said that, in obe-
dience to her Majesty's command, and by virtue of
the Commission that has just been read, we do declare
and notify to you, that it is her Majesty's royal will
and pleasure, that the Parliament should be pro-
rogued to Thursday, the 10th day of November, next,
and it is prorogued accordingly.
The Officers of the House of Commons then retired
from the bar, and the Lords Commissioners left the
House.