The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-18 00:00:00

or tobacco, in some country nearer home, of class inte-
rests, and high prohibitory duties. Have we nothing to
learn in the oldest monarchies of Europe from the wise
and sound example of the more ancient empire of China?

But Morocco, more barbarous and " nearer home"
than China, supplies us with the converse of this
example. The more warlike but less statesmanlike EM-
PEROR of the old Mauritania, having all the elements of
legitimate military empire about him (that is to say,
dilapidated finances, decayed resources, large army esti-
mates to provide for, large establishments to be main-
tained, divided councils, a distracted people, a violated
frontier, and exhausting wars upon his hands), this mo-
narch is compelled to make the usual sacrifices de-
manded by such a state of things. To supply for a sea-
son—for a moment, the inexorable necessities of perma-
nent and ruinous claims upon his coffers, he flies at all
the trade he can grasp, on his coasts or within his pro-
vinces; at Mogadore or in Fez, at Tetuan or El Araiche.
On whatever commodities or merchandise the spirit of
commercial adventure brings within his reach, instead
of encouraging their renewed investments by moderate
and equitable imposts, and by dealing with them on
terms prescribed by former conventions or lan-
guage, he has just attempted to lay strong
hands, as it were, in order to squeeze violently out of
them whatever can be presently obtained, at whatever
future loss to his exchequer and his people. It seems,
on the authority we have just quoted, that it has been
deemed expedient—by the Board of Trade of Morocco—
that the same rates are to be levied on all kinds of cotton
and woollen piece goods, without reference to their re-
spective qualities, and the same system is to be observed
also with regard to goods usually imported by weight,
so that ss. or 21s. sterling will be charged in a quintal of
copperas and other goods of very little value. This is
abundantly foolish—barbarous, if you will ; but it
strikes us that analogies may have existed to within a
very recent period in the unwise legislation we have
known to be doggedly pursued in respect of prohibitory
duties on raw material, colonial, and other products,
and foreign fabrics of indisputable importance to the
comfort of a community more enlightened, more for-
midable, and certainly more patient than that of the em-
pire of Morocco.

Accounts from Brussels of the 16th announce the re-
signation of all the Ministers. It appears that the elec-
tions, both in the capital and Antwerp, had gone de-
cidedly against the Government candidates, and eleven
Liberals had been returned. These unexpected results had
such an effect upon several of the members of the Cabinet,
that a Council was summoned, and, after some delibra-
tion, all gave in their resignations. Baron D'HUART,
Governor of Namur, and formerly Finance Minister, was
immediately sent for, and intrusted with the formation of
a new Ministry. The visit of the KING and QUEEN to
England has in consequence been deferred. The Libe-
rals have reason to congratulate themselves on the down-
fal of this Ministry, which showed every disposition to
consult the views of the bigoted Catholic party.

Madrid journals of the 10th have been received. It
is announced in several of them that the regulations for
assessing and levying the new property •tax will be offi-
cially published in a few days. The law, it appears, is
to have a retrospective effect, and Senor MoN beats Mr.
GOULBURN completely in that respect, who went back
only as far as the end of March, while the Spanish
Chancellor of the Exchequer will levy the new impost
from the Ist of January last. The bull fights had ccm-
menced, and one of them, if we are to believe a Madrid
letter, promises to be most interesting, as several of the
foreign diplomatists, or attach 64, are to figure as
matadors. The writer says, " An amateur bull-tight is to
take place on the estate of Senor FAcouroa, which will
derive considerable attraction from the parts which
some foreign diplomatists are to enact on the occasion.
Amongst those mentioned are, LIVINGSTON, Secretary
to the American Legation; the Duke DE GLUCKSBERG
and M. MERCIER, of the French Embassy; and M. DE
BEAUVALLON, a writer of the French Globe, who some
months ago killed in a duel M. DUJARRIER, connected
with the Piesse.

The Spanish Funds continue to improve. On the
10th the Three per Cents. closed at 31 for cash, and at
311 at 60 days ; the Five per Cents. at 201 for cash,
and 21 at 60 days ; the Coupons at 26-a- for cash; and
the Debt without Interest at 6 15-16 for cash.

In the French Chamber of Deputies on Monday the
principal business for the remainder of the session was
arranged, and the following Bills will be passed:----The
Paris and Strasburgh, the Tours and Nantes, the Dieppe
and Fecamp, and the Avignon and Aix Railway Bills.
:Several others will be postponed, but all the great lines
are to be commenced without delay. In reference to these
great undertakings, as well as to the large sums voted
by the Chamber for bridges, canals, harbours, and other
national works, the Presse pays a just compliment to
'the new dynasty as well as the Legislature. " The
Government of 1830," it says, " may be accused of want

of discrimination in its numerous enterprises, of having
been prodigal on some points, and penurious on others.
But altogether the country has made considerable pro-
gress during the last fifteen years with respect to modes
of communication. The Chamber is about to discuss
after the budget of expenses, a Bill by which a sum of
28,000,000 f. is allocated for the amelioration of the fol-

lowing harbours :—Dunkirk, Calais, Boulogne, Fecamp,
Port-en-Benin, Granville, Morlaix, Launay, Lorient,
Marans, les Sables d'Olonne, Bandol, Bastia—in all,
thirteen ports. Several of those harbours possess a real
importance, and one at present in so neglected a state as
not to afford any advantage to trade. Calais, Boulogne,
Granville, Dunkirk, and Fecamp, in the Channel, invite
the solicitude of a government. According as the con-
struction of railroads facilitates the communications
between the interior and the coast, it becomes necessary

that the sea-ports should afford both national and foreign
commerce a secure station." But, independent of national
improvements, this system has other most important
advantages. These useful works furnish employment
to the labouring population, benefit the landowners, give
au outlet to capital, and tend besides to turn the public
mind from the dreams of foreign conquest to the more
noble and more substantial blessings of local improve-
ments. This is a victory far greater than any gained
by NAPOLEON, and does the highest honour to LOUIS
PHILIPPE. The representatives of the people now ma-
nifest the same disposition—they are liberal in their
grants for national works, but rival Mr. HUME and Mr.
WILLIAMS, the guardians of the English Exchequer, in
cutting down the army estimates. These estimates were
taken into consideration on Monday, and Marshal SOULT,
who hates reductions, was beaten on every point. On
the Government vote of 17,000,000 f. for the stuff de-
partment being proposed, an amendment was moved,
in accordance with the report of the Committee, to
reduce the amount by 80,000 francs, and,
though opposed by the Government, was adopted.
A reduction of 10,000 f. was also made in the estimate
for commandants of military schools, and not less than
200,000 f. in the recruiting department. Marshal SOULT
would give up only 18,000 f., but the Chamber would
not bate one franc, and he was obliged to submit. The
Marshal (says the Constitutionnel) is shortly to leave
Paris for his estate in the south of France, whence he
would proceed to visit the camp forming at Bordeaux,
under the command of the Duke D'AUMALE. Accounts
from Algiers state that Marshal BUGEAUD had lately
made several razzias with complete success—in one he
hail taken a number of prisoners and 3,000 head of
cattle ; and in another had made 150 prisoners and
captured 1,500 head of cattle. ABD-EL-KADER was at
Ksar-Beida, near Tanguin, 45 leagues to the south of
Teniet-el-Had.

The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Mon-
day at 84f. 20c. ; the New Loan, at 84f. 40c. ; the Five per
Cents. at 122 f. 20c. ; Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,222 f.
20c. ; Rouen, 1,090 f. ; Vierzon, 790 E ; Havre, 870 f. ;
Avignon, 1,030 f. •, Basle, 265 f. • Spanish Actives,
38 ; Ditto Three per Cents., 41 ; Ditto Passives, 7%.
The following are the quotations fur the new lines:—

Orleans and Bordeaux, 205 f. premium ; Boulogne, 105 f.
ditto ; Troyes and Montereau, 47f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons
(Laffitte), 20f. ; ditto (Calon), 50c.; ditto (Ganneron),
6f 50c. ; Northern line (Laffitte), 27f. 50c. ; ditto (Ro-
samell, 7f. 50c. ; Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie),lof. ; ditto
(Drouillard), par; ditto (O'Neill), 6f. 50c.; ditto (Jacques
Lefevre), par; Lyons and Avignon (Lecointe), 20f. ; ditto
(Talabot), 41f. 25c. ; ditto (Compagnie Meridionale), 20f. ;
Bordeaux and Toulouse (Mackenzie), If. 50c. ; ditto and
Cette(Espeleta),l2f. 50c. ; Creil and St. Quentin, par; Paris
and Strasbourg (Ganneron), llf. 25c; Dijon and Mulhausen,
2f. 50c.

LYONS, JUNE 13.—Avignon and Marseilles, 1,038 f., for
the end of June ; Paris and Orleans, 1,220 E, ditto ; Paris and
Rouen, 1,106 E, ditto ; Oleans and Vierzon, 815 f., ditto. ;
Montereau, 556 f., ditto.

PRIZE-FIGHT FOR 501.—0 n Tuesday the fight
between Jack Driscoll and Apple Daddy was decided; both men
are well known members of the ring. In betting, Driscoll was the
favourite at odds. The pugilists and their friends left London by
the Brighton Railway, and arrived at the selected locality (Horley
Common). The necessary preliminaries being arranged, the men
entered the ring, and appeared in fine condition; they shook hands
in a friendly manner, and then put themselves in a fighting
attitude, and after a severe round both went down. Apple Daddy
soon proved himself a better " general" than was anticipated.
They contended with unabated spirit, and at thirty minutes both
men exhibited marks of punishment. Fifty minutes had now been
occupied, and both were struggling for pugilistic honours, and at
the next round Driscoll received a desperate blow. The contest
was prolonged twenty minutes longer, when it was quite obvious
Apple Daddy was the stronger man ; his opponent, however, was
reluctant to relinquish the hostilities and endeavoured to keep up the
fight, when nature refused to assist him further, and the sponge
was thrown up by his seconds in token of submission, and Apple
Diinaloed,:dtydhwya:s.dtaeec6rredtlh_a%red the winner. The fight lasted seventy-six minutes.
The rsoult was contrary to general expectation, and mucn money
must have been won and lost.
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