The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-23 00:00:00

NOON IN THE JUNGLE.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY.
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It was verging towards noon, and •the orb of day
was holding his brilliant course through the heavens,
shining with an intensity unknown except within the
tropics. . Limpid streams were sparkling down the
rugged sides of the wood-covered hills, flinging their
light and silvery spray from rock to rock, over which
the graceful bamboo spread its feathery branches,
while many-coloured flowers crowned the overhang-
ing crags, waving, like banners of elfin warriors, in
the sluggish air. The cocil, or nightingale of Hindoo-
stan, was nestling among the leafy bowers of the mango
tree; and, while draining its rich nectareous juice,
poured forth in hurried strains, as if inebriated, her
soul-entrancing melody. The dove had taken shelter
in a thicket of odoriferous shrubs, and was faintly
cooing to his companion. The vulture was pluming
his haggard wings by the margin of a lake profusely
overspread with the lotus. The hawk, overcome by
the noonday heat, had ceased to persecute the timid
hill chicore; * and the crane, exhausted by the meri-
dian sun, stood idly by the plashy rill, his watchful
eye half closed in sleep, and no longer searching out
his finny prey. Even the fatal cobra capella, yield-
inF to the sleepy influence 'of the hour, folded his ter-
rific crest in unwilling truce ; while the drowsy bee,
couching in the hollow petals of the lotus, was hum-
ming himself to his mid-day repose.—From " Sa-
vindroog," in the Metropolitan Magazine.
• Red-legged partridge.

TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE, JULY 8, 1842.—The only
eclipse of the sun visible in Great Britain until the 6th
day of May, 1845, and the largest until the 9th October,
1847, occurs early on the morning of Friday, the Bth of
July next. The penumbra, or faint shadow of the
moon, first touches the earth on the north of the great
desert of Zaara, in Africa, where the eclipse is first
visible and it finally leaves the earth in the Pacific
Ocean, near the eastmost of the East India Islands.
The central and total eclipse commences a few miles to
the west of Cape St. Vincent, and passes over Spain,
the south of France, the north of Italy, Germany (pass-
ing near Vienna), Russia in Europe, Russia in Asia,
(where- the sun appears totally eclipsed at noon), and
China, ending near the Ladrone Islands in the Pacific
Ocean. The portion of the earth upon which the dark
shadow of the moon falls is an ellipse, the greatest axis
of which is 10.5 miles in length. The total darkness at
any place within the eclipse only lasts nearly fifty-nine
seconds. At Edinburgh, the dark body of the moon
comes in contact with the sun 70 degrees from his vertex,
towards the right, at 48i minutes past four o'clock in the
morning, the greatest obscuration being at .40 minutes
past five. when nearly seven-tenths of the solar disc will
be covered by the moon. The last contact, or end of the
eclipse, will be at 34 minutes past six o'clock, 153 degrees
from the sun's vertex towards the left. The eclipse will
be visible over the whole of Europe, the whole continent
of Asia, except the southern half of Arabia, and the
southern part of Hindustan, the north of Africa, and the
extreme north of North America.—Edinburgh Witness.
The King of the French has presented to Mr.
Atkinson, of the Royal Mint here, a valuable gold medal,
bearing the portrait of the King an6lQueen on the obverse, on
the reverse Madame Adelaide, the King's sister, and his eight
children, and round the edge the inscription, "Donne par le
Roi a Monsieur Atkinson, 1842. Mr. Atkinson hal pre.
viously the honour of dining with the King, both at the Tuile-
ries and the Chateau de Neuilly; and the medal was presented
at the latter place on the evening of the 12th inst., in presence
of the Queen and a numerous circle, accompanied with his
Majesty's graceful acknowledgment of services rendered by Sir.
Atkinson. at the instance of the French Embassy in London,
with a view to the improiement of the Mint at Paris. •
BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY.—Mr. Clarke,
one of the Solicitors to the Company, has been in Exeter, com-
pleting the purchases of land in that neighbourhood required
for the line. The whole of the rails to Exeter are contracted
for, for the entire line, and we understand that there is no pro-
bability of the subscribed capital being exceeded by the cost of
the work. The line will be completed within two years.—
Bristol Mirror.

HOW TO EVADE. THE C OME-TAX .—A certain
*entlernan iri a northern suburb of the metropolis has actually
blocked up every window in the back of his house, where there
were seven, by which he has so reduced the number of windows
that he has no window-tax to pay. The amount he will have
to pay for Income-tax is exactly what he has been paying for
window-tax, and he is determined not to pay both. He says
be will remain in darkness while the hicaroe.tax eoutinues•

THE WEATHER.--NOON, JUNE c 23. . 1 nine cases out of a hundred ; and the only exception to
ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET this rule is, when some enormous act of injustice happens
1 Thermometer.... 67 ) Highest 6B 1 Lowest 50 Ito rouse public sympathy. We believe, in short,
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Barometer 29.80.—Wind S.W. 1 there is but. one opinion among all impartial men
on this ill-advised measure, and that opinion is
truly expressed in the following extract from a provincial
journal :—" We do maintain," says the Cheltenham Ex-
aminer, " that such a state cf things is positively unjust;
it entails a serious loss upon persons in trade, and to
those in the lower grade of life the injustice has been
much greater. Of all the acts of the present Government
this on the - currency has shown most glaringly their
short-sightedness and unstatesmanlike qualities."

The French Journals of Tuesday contain no news of
political interest. We subjoin some miscellaneous in-

telligence from them :
PAR IS, JUNE 21.—The Prince de Joinville arrived on
Saturday at Lyons, and on Sunday morning embarked in a
steamboat on his way to Toulon.
The Duke de Montrensier, according to the Memorial of
Pau, will pass the season of the waters in the Pyrenees, as be
did last year. Apartments are being prepared for his Royal.
Highness in the chateau of Pau.
A report, which created some sensation, was current yes-
terday evening in the diplomatic circles. It:was stated that
the Republic had been proclaimed at Barcelona, and the muni-
cipal authorities changed. The troops of the garrison bad,
however, it was said, succeeded in putting down the move-
ment, though not without some blood being shed.—Con-
stitutionnel.

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On the 14th inst., at six in the evening, the chasseurs.
of the garrison of Tarbes were leading their horses for exercise
in the great court- yard of the riding-school, the weather eas
perfectly serene, aid no threatening appearance was observed
in the atmosphere, only a storm seemed to be gathering at a
distance above Bagneres. All at once there was a tremendous .
clap of thunder, and eleven horses, with their riders, were
thrown to the ground. One man and eight horses were killed
by the stroke ; two men were taken to the hospital, one of them
in a most deplorable coneition ; it is hoped that the. other will
be saved. Among the men who were thrown down, one wall
leaeing three horses, he received no injury but some slight
marks in the hand that held the reins. His cap was carried off
except the brim, which remained on his forehead.—Ccmsti-
tutionnel.

.BOURSE'—PARIS, MONDAY, JUNE 20.
First Highest Lowest Lad
Price krice. Pries. Price.
frer_ch 5 per Cents ll9 '5 ... 119 25 ... 119 5 ... 119 25
4 per Cents. ...... .. 101 45 ... 101 45 ... 101 45 ... 101 45
3 per Cent F..... ........ 79 20 —79 40 ... 79 20 _ 79 40
B ,t,s. or oo': Knee
Latlitte flame 8/L1;(. sOares 50:11 —5052 SO . 5080 ...5052 50
selvan min.
1811
Belgian 5 per Cents.
1810 11:4% ... 1(4% ... 1:4% ...101% IV
,pancsh Active '23% ... 23% ... 23% ... 231 a -:j1) , '
P 4% ... 4% ... 4% 4% aslive . , 13
. ... . ,
Portuguese 5 per Cents. 31% ... 31% ... 31% ..., 31% ,.. .p.t0I
~capalinin
!Oman
RAILWAY sHAREs. ;joie ill
V.:,saillts,ll. P.
L.B 11.5 ... 105 ... 105... 105 t o=74fr
Rouen 517 50 ... 520. 517 50 ... 520 1 J .00_do,
.
Orleans .. ...... -....... - 558 75 ... 5i85i8i5 .... 558 75 ... 856 25 .
Strasburg to 8a1e...... 205 .., 205 ... 215 ... 205, , f.dnr;
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1.2111.1: Li le U SM.—AMSTERDAM, JUNE YO. ~h.,
• 51oney. Bills. NON if
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent
J'tto,eitto 5 per cent.
t .11
Am (al t svndic,4% per cent ...... ... ......
PAW, ditto, 3% per cent.. .........
Commercial Company, 41 per cent l5O 110%
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Ditto (1835 and 1837) 5 per cent.
Loan 1F37, 5 per cent. 98% :pox, '‘,,Jll'„,:.
Exchange on London, One month l2 15 11,1:.‘
Two months
il 6d/
Hamburgh, One month 25 t 2% 7 Eil hie
Two months 35 25 . .ifi;(l
Dutch Papers, June 21. g'
AUSTRIAN FUN DS.—lrlaNtra, JUNE 11, ; 0/4p OP
live per Cents. Metelliques
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Post per Cents
Three psr Cents.
'dank Shares ..•"•.. 16,2
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A.AIERICAN NEW s
SEVEN DAYS LATER FROM THE ;091°
UNITED STATES.rf
At five o'clock this morning the British Queen Ift
arrived at Cowes from New York, having made the 6, of
passage in fifteen days. She left on the afternoon of 3.
the 7th instant, and has brought letters and papers to
that date inclusive. Their contents are not very
portant. The prevailing opinion at New York is,
that Lord Ashburton's mission will be brought to a•
favourable and amicable conclusion, though but little
is said on the subject in the American Journals.

Tke Federal Government has indicated an inten-
tion of making some reduction in the United States
navy, or at least of not carrying out the increase
which was resolved upon some time ago. This is an
indication that the pending negodations are likely to
establish a good understanding, and that there is
now very little probability of hostilities between
England arid America. The American papers are
very indignant at the contemplated reduction of their
marine.
The Warspite, 50, Captain John Hay, arrived at
New York on the 2d of this month, and it is stated is
to await the departure of Lord Ashburton.
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The Great Western arrived at New York on the 4th•
The British Queen has had a favourable passage:.
She reports that there is a more than usual quantity 01 5'
ice in the Atlantic. At one o'clock on the 19th, in -dt,il
latitude 42.38 and longitude 52:45, the thermometer -4)/
suddenly fell from 60 to 48, and that on that and they
following day she passed through a large quantity of . 44v4
drift ice and by a number of immense icebergs. The Ar.
passengers, about 50 in number, speak in the highest
terms of the admirable skill displayed by Captain
Keane on the occasion, and have addressed a letter of
thanks to him. She also encountered a. number of
icebergs on her outward passage.
44.40:
The commercial affairs of America are improving,
but not very much: The Banks of Lancaster have
notified their intention of resuming specie .payments
on all their liabilities on the Ist of next September.
Messrs. Horsley Palmer and Ricardo hal arrived
at New York.
Exchanges—on London, 1071 to 108 ;on Paris,
5 37i; on Ainsterdam, 39 to 39k; on Hamburgb, •
35 to 35k; on Bremen, 76 to 76+.
(From the National Intelligencer.) .
A Tariff Bill for revenue was yesterday, reported by tbuilvf
defatigable Committee of Ways and Means of the House °
Representatives; and now, if we may speak figuratively oath 4
business of the session, all the irons are in the fire. We '‘44r
that none of them may burn. -
We have glanced our eye over the Bill, with a view to o'l
the reader a general idea of its character. It proposes 10 0/
duties on goods imported from abroad, on the chief articles
thereof, as follows:
On unmanufactured wool exceeding eight cents per pound
to
value, 30 per cent um ad valorem.
On the same article of the value of 8 cents, or under, Fee
pound, a duty cf 5 per cent. ad valorem. t .
On all manufactures of wool 40 per cent. ad valorem, Web
carpeting, blankets, and some other articles, on which opal"
ad valorem duties are proposed.
On umnanufactured cation 3 cents a pound.
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On all manufactures of cotton not otherwise specified, v r
cent. ad valorem.
On all articles of silk, according to their character, 30 or
per cent.
On unmanufaetured hemp, 40 dollars per ton.
On iron, in bars and bolts, not manufactured by rolling'
18
dollars I,er ton ; on the same article, made in whole or in Pll
by rolling, 30 dollars per ton.
On lead, in pigs, bars, rx..• sheets, three cents per pound. in,
On cut glass, from '25 to 45 cents per pound ; on VII
moulded, and pressed glass, from 10 to 16 cents per pound. I.
On all articles of china or any other earthen ware, 30 Pe Le/
cent. ad valorem. es*
On tanned sole or bend leather, 6 cents per pound ; on
skin tanned and dressed, 3 dollars and 80 cents per dozen,
On bound books in the English language, 20 cents r ~t,
pound, &c.
On raw sugar, 2i cents per pound. IV if
On teas, according to their quality, 20 cents, 15 cents,
cents, down to Bohea, on which a duty of 3 cents only is Pr
posed.
On salt 10 cents per bushel. es, 1
After going through a long enumeration of specific duti
duty of 20 per cent. ad valorem upon all remaining articles4ea
An additional duty of 10 per cent. on all articles in"? ot,
in foreign vessels in cases, where a specific discrimination
made in the Bill.
All duties hereafter to be paid in cash. ,
The also proposes to repeal the proviso of the Lana. the
which
tribution Act, hich suspends the operation of that Act 311,a
event of any duty being laid by Congress of a higher rite
20 per centum ad valorem. froo
THE EA ILTHQC AKE IN THE WEST INDIES.--ACCOUIt
Ponce, P.R., state that a very severe shock of an ea ale • ,
occurred there just before five o'clock p.m. on the I`,. I,boo ,
which continued about four minutes. Ponce is aboa,tcn
miles east of St. _Martinsville, Louisiana, from wh';va 0,1,,
published the account of an earthquake having accistoce 0' :4'
three o'clock p.m. on the 7th ult. Allowing for adfer,_on to
longitude one hone and forty minutes, there is strong re:ioleo
believe that these shocks were the effect of the 51w4logi°
movement from below the surface of the earth. lie%ic("
tell us that it is to the volcanoes of South Americas °`
and Madeira, that we are to look as the reason "I.joes °
generally so exempt on this continent from these casiva "
nature. , 4;0
ed rif •
His Royal. Highness Prince Albert reviele rsr •;9 wer
battalions of the Foot Guards this morning in 117 Wagef:sii.V
Neither the Queen nor the King of the BelgloPs .
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present. '
Count Mensdorf, the uncle of her MajestY,,‘W
departure from town this day for the Conant'',
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The Queen is expected to leave town bedtweetptic-rneselicci.::l4::
five o'clock this afternoon, to honour with her Ness °„`‘dore
the grand fete given by the Duke an
13uce1euch, at their residence at Richmond.
CORN.—It appears from a return laid bettr
i)thee
ment, that the amount of duty on Foreigno n of. Mr.,
lec:ed in the United Kingdom frsim the tvi, 19,:i„
(the date Of the passing of the new Corrila
of 17,11;9
sth June, 1842, as 58,7001., and the nom)" 1,09a,?,•tin
remaining in warehouse on the stk or June
,e grOlo_r.
b.
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quarters. The total quantity of all sorts,
warehouse on the same day amounted to
ters, and the duty collected for the abo,"4)ies iP
period to 66,8721., of which sum only 3,2" 011,4, oil;
collected on colonial grain.
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FRENCH PLAYS.—Between La FilledildliTitP'Acis
Les Vieux Peeks, a new tragic drame was play:en three '
entitled Un ,Zeal sous le Cardinal de Richelieu but cis
which is embellished with the doings of half-a:T; poll' 05
of the days of Louis XIII. In the character of
ti.a"nce, en
.° try
Chevrcusc, Madame Laporte made her apps due the to ate
welcomed back to the stage with the favour()
_oder .t, a.
agteeable actress who graced it some years eg,
,"wen i
of Mademoiselle Irma. She lcoked extretn!?_Ye irap.ers '
combined much feeling and good taste in the
trigete
The theatre was well filled in all parts. ma.estys ',O"
THE HELDER, JUNE tne'Sai ir°rY
put to sea to-day with Rear-Admiral Palembang, Captain Frendenbergl biorudcasforou barostre‘ir.s
ofiteer;
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distressieg accounts are received from CO that, re e•
effects of very dry and hot weather,
great scarcity of fresh water, and so paN""-
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