The Sun.
London, England, 1829-06-23 00:00:00

hugs in the City of Bordeaux. At tht romiu.
viva of the visit a bell was heal % which an-
bounced that an infant had Not exposed. We
immediately repaired to the cell in which the
child was placed, and there we found a child of
three years old in good health and neatly dressed.
It was thus neither want nor friends which in,
duced this exposure, for on going out we saw
the obl nurse who had left it returning slowly,
staid a crowd whose curiosity bad attracted them
(strong sensation.) This was deep demoraliza-
tion both in partnts and spectators ; it was a
public infamous disorder which he pointed out
to the attention of the Minister of the Interior. I

" The disproportion between legitimate and
illegitianate children was enormous in some cities,
and particularly in the capital, where, to 19,414
legitimate children, there were 10,392 bastards!
Let the marriage ceremony be rendered cheaper
between persons without fortune ; let more dis-
grace be inflicted on concubinage; let the Civil
and the Religious Authorities unite their bene-
ficent efforts to remedy one of the greatest evils
of modern society. He would not presume to
Point out any remedy, but there certainly ought
to be some. He begged them to-remember that
out of 73,000 foundlings, 30,000 died every
year before the age of twelve years, and who
would have lived if their parents had preserved
them beneath t'ne parental roof."
The al;ov' e is truly a fearful picture of im-
Morality. Ever since the invasion of France by
the. Allied Armies in 1814, the number of ille-
gitimate children has been immense, and the
evil seems rather on the increase than otherwise.
More than half the number of ebildrr.id born in
Paris are bastards, upwards of Cen thousand
bastards annually for the metropolis of France !
What will MALTHUS Sr 4 to this ? Paris will
henceforth become a celebrated for its bastards
as its rats. Fe:triale continence seems to have
bade adieu :A France, when the glory of her arms
first c"..,tifessecl the presence of an invader on
r
.eneh ground :
(From the Gazette de France, dated Sunday.)
" PARIS, JUNE 20.—Our correspondent at Vienna
writes to us as follows :
" 4 It is now certain that the Russians have experienced
very serious check in the affair of Pravadi. However,
opotwithstanding their losses upon the Danube, they have
%weeded in investing Silisttia, and it is even said that
Eire bombardment of that place has commenced. The
Nacre is abating at Bucharest.
- - -

Our. Government has just received the official news
*Lan action between the Turks and the Russians, at the
ooltrance of the Bosphorus. The Turkish fleet having en-
Oered the Black Sea, fell in with four Russian frigates and
brig. After an action of short duration, the brig and
Shree•of the frigates took flight. The fourth frigate, of 50
Volts, surrendered to the Turks, who re-entered the Bos-
-leirus with their prize.'
Letters from London inform us that the Duke of
Wellington will set out about the end of July for the Con •
gent. His Grace will land at Ostend, whence he will
Proceed to inspect the fortresses of the kingdom of the
Netiterlarids, and then go to Vienna.
. . _

" Letters from Madrid say, It seems that the King of
Spain has consented to contract a new marriage. Donna-
Maria Christina, Princess of Naples, is still spoken of as
the person selected to mount the throne of Spain. It is
even reported in our capital that Count Ofalia will go to
Naples as Ambassador Extraordinary to solicit the band of
that Princess.'"
FILZNCH FUNDS.—PAutis, Julm 20.—Five per Cents.
108 f. 80c. 75c. 90c. Ssc. ; Three per Cents., '79f. '79f.
16e. 20c. ; Bank Stock, 1,850 f. ; Naples Stock, 85f.
4t. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 74f. ; Spanish Rentes Per.
Petuelles, 50f. ; Haytian Loan, 465 f. ; Exchange on
London, one month, 25f. 45c. ; three months, 25f. 30c.
"...Court Authentique.

Hamburgh Paperi to the 20th have been re-

ceived yesterday, from which extracts will be
found in another column. A desperate battle is
aaid to have been fought on the 19th of May at
Aski-Arnoutler, between General ROTH and the
GRAND VIZIER. The Turks claim the vic-
tory, but the particulars are not given. The
►SULTAN is personally indefatigable in his exer-
tions, and has now the cheering satisfaction that
the voice of the people is with him in prosecut-
ing his various plans of reform. This is gaining
- a double victory over the fears of the army and
the prejudice of the people.

German Papers of the 15th and 16th June
have been received this morning. An article
dated Alexandria, May 1, states that an English
rnan.of-war had arrived there from Corfu and
Malta, with despatches from London, dated
April 9, one of which related to the Island of
Candia, and was ~made public by the Govern-
nlent. The Government, it appears, was afraid
that the capture of some of the Egyptian ships
by the Russians might injure the commerce with
that Island, and gave notice that notwithstand-
ing the obstacles caused by the Russians, the
English merchants and ships might trade with-
'sl
-1t molestation. The Government went even
further, and promised complete indemnity should
the contrary happen. The tone of the dispatch
Was considered as very hostile towards Russia,
and was expressly calculated to encourage the
'lurks to persevere in their efforts to preserve the
Island of Candia.
It was reported at Alexandria that the change
in the destination of the Egyptian troops, who
Were on their march for Asia, to reinforce the
tiLTAN's forces in Europe, had been made at
the suggestions of an European power. This is
highly probable, for the battle with Russia, to
be effective, must be fought in Europe. A
Itussian defeat in Asia would not save Con-
stantinople, whereas a thorough defeat on the
Danube would effectually paralyse the operations
14 Asia. The Russian Admiral has returned
with part of his fleet from Tenedos to Poros.
Inundations appear of late to have been very
alarming in Upper Austria, and indeed along
the course of the Danube, from which it is
ap-
rehended (why should the Austrians appre-
d?) that the Russian armies may have fresh
difficulties to contend with in their military
°Perations, if the rapid stream of the Danube

should overflow its banks lower down i❑ the
same degree that it has in Upper Austria:
General Count FIGuELmoNt, the Austrian
AMbassador to the Court of Russia, set out for
St. Petersburgh on the 20th just;

In the •Vicelehantellor's Court, on Satur-
dab A trite came on—we refer to our Paper of
yesterday for a report of it—which is well worthy
of observation. It regarded a calico-printer, at.
Manchester, who complained that certain patterns
of printed linen and cotton goods, which he
had himself invented and prepared with much
labour and expense, had been infringed on and
pirated. In remarking on this case, the SOLI-
CITOR•GENERAL stated the mode in which
these piracies were usually got up. He observed,
" that after the inventor has been at an enormous
expence in designing patterns, some of which do
not succeed, and which the persons who are in
the habit of pirating, do not think it worth their
while to copy, as soon as a good pattern comes
out, that instant they begin to pirate. The
trade knows well that the piracy is going on,
and that there is a great stock on hand ; imme-
diately the three months are expired they pour
into the market the pattern they have thus
pirated, and the persons who want to purchase,
knowing there will be a glut, and that, therefore,
the article will be cheap at the end of the three
months, wait till that time before they buy
the stock of the inventor, so that he is
not enabled to sell during the three months, be-
cause it is known it will be cheaper hereafter,
and at the end of the three months he finds
himself in competition with his own invention,
with a larger stock in hand, which has been
pirated during the time the Act gave him pro-
tection." This clear and concise statement ex-
plains sufficiently, without further comment from
us, the hardships consequent on the present law
of patent. By that law, as it is now regulated,
every one is benefited but the ingenious patentee
himself. He only, who is the first to do good
to the public, is the first to receive injury at its
hands. We do most earnestly trust, that at an
early period next session, this question, in which
all classes of the community are more or less
concerned, will be taken into serious considera-
tion by the Legislature. At present the law of
patent is one of those curious anomalies which
are founded on a reversion of the very first prin-
ciples of justice.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

FROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, JUNE 22.—Wind light and variable.—
Arrived from London, the Tranmere, Smith, for
New South Wale's; Layton, Hunt, for New South
Wales; and Catharine, Ferrer, for Bengal. Arrived
the Edward, Chester, from Lisbon.
CREEK, JUNE 22.—The Robert, Quale, informs
us that his Majesty's ship Asia had been on shore at
Syracuse, and had received considerable damage.
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 22.—Wind S.S.E.—Ar-
rived the Swan, Locke, from Sierra Leone, last from
Terceira, whence she sailed the 15th inst.; on the
following evening was boarded by an armed boat
from the Portuguese frigate Perole, and desired to
remain by the frigate all night. On the following
morning Captain Locke went on board the frigate,
and requested to be allowed to proceed on his
voyage. The Captain of the Perole asked him if
he had letters on board, and being informed he had
a small bag given him by the English Consul, he was
desired to go for it, and when brought on board the
Perole the Captain► insisted on its being opened, or
he would keep it altogether. There being no alter-
native it was opened, and the Portuguese letters ex-
tracted; the English letters were returned, and the
ship allowed to proceed on her voyage. Sailed the
Wanderer transport for Bermuda.
PLYMOUTH, JUNE 21.—Wind S.S.E.—Sailed
the Aurora, for Prince Edward's Island.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE 0' CLOCK.

Accounts have been received from Vera Cruz at
the North and South American Coffee-house, via
America, to the Ist May, being 21 days later than
the last arrivals, stating that General Santa Anna
had been appointed Military Commandant in Chief
of the State of Vera Cruz, and that the law for the
expulsion of the Spaniards had undergone a great
many modifications; from 400 to 500 Spaniards
have received permission to remain in the country.
The Sphynx packet bad arrived at Vera,Cruz about
20th April.
The Consol market still continues in a state of
stagnation ; Consols opened at the same price they
left off at yesterday, 88i / for the account; the
speculators and jobbers are anxiously waiting for the
King's Speech, which is to be delivered to-morrow,
but it is expected it will not disclose any political
matters of importance, but allude more to our do-
mestic concerns.

In the Foreign Market nothing doing as yet, and
the prices are nominal.

TWO O'CLOCK.

Consols have been done at 88i for the account,
and at present they may be quoted at 88i !, with
a steady market, and very little business doing. The
Commissioners gave 87i for Reduced.
The Foreign market is in the same state as the
British. This is the day on which the Saving
Banks sell, but we have not heard that they have
effected any sales. Exchequer Bills, 66 7 ; Bra-
zilian, 56} ; Buenos Ayres, 25} 64; Chilian, 18
19 ; Colombian, 171 i; Danish, 661; Greek, 14
15; Mexican, 211 ; Peruvian, 12 13; Portu-
guese, 41i 2; Russian, 971; Spanish 9i ; Brazil
Shares, 60 2.

THREE O' CL O CK.
Consols for Account, 88Lt

Prince LEOPOLD gave a grand dinner at
Marlborough-house, on Sunday, to a numerous party.
Lord DUCIE had a numerous dinner party
yesterday.
Prince LEOPOLD gave a grand entertainment
yesterday evening at Marlborough-house to a very nume-
rous party.
The Duke of CUMBERLAND honoured the
Earl of BELFAST with his company to dinner on Sunday,
athis residence in Arlington-street. There was a select
party to meet his Royal Highness.
The Duchess of CLARENCE, accompanied by
the Duchess of SAXE WEIMAR, arrived in town yesterday
from the residence of the Royal Duchess in Bushy-part.
The Duke of SUSSEX had a grand Amer
party yesterday at his apartments in the King's Palace at
Kensington.
At the fair of Ruane, yesterday, after Mr.
O'CONNELL had passed, a bat and two shoes were exhi-
bited on a long pole and carried through the place, that
they might be recognized by their proprietors, by whom
they bad been lost during the procession. This simple
fact proves the moral union that now exists between the
people.—Morning Paper.