The Sun.
London, England, 1829-07-02 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.
(From the Gazctte de Fraae!., (filed June 30.)

MARSEILLES, JUNE 22.—The Commissary of
Marine of this port has just communicated to the
Chamber the following telegraphic despatch, dated
to-day at noon, which he has received from the
Maritime Prefect at Toulon :

" It appears that there are several Algerine
corsairs on the coast of Sardinia, and a brig of that
regency has been seen off the Hieres Islands.
" I send some vessels to take them, and a corvette
to cover the b:ly of Marseilles. Acquaint the
Chamber of Commerce with this."

We have received the following letter from our
correspondent at Smyrna, dated May 21 :
" I believe I mentioned in my last letter the hopes
of peace inspired by the expected arrival of the
Ambassadors. At present people's attention is
turned to another object,—nothing is spoken of but
two Ordinances of the Greek Government, which
have just restrained the blockade of Western Greece,
and prolonged the line of the blockade as far as to
Nlourto. The following are the official copies :
" DECREES OF THE GREEK GOVERNMENT.
" The Secretary of State.
_ _ _

" Considering that the blockade of the coasts of
Attica, of the island of Eubea, and of the Gulf of
Volo, already declared by a decree of the Govern-
ment, No. 2,499, becomes illusory as soon as it is
permitted to land, upon neighbouring coasts which
are not blockaded, provisions which are conveyed by
land to the enemy.
" Considering that to hasten the result which must
be expected from this blockade, and to put an end as
soon as possible to the evils caused by the war, it
is necessary that the most efficacious measures be
adopted.
" Having before him the decree No. 2,499, and
conformably to the ordinance No. 10,953, which his
Excellency the President issued after the two re-
ports Nos. 3,626 and 3,961, of the Department of
the Marine, declares,—

" 1. Independently of the coast of Attica, of the
island of Eubea, and of the Gulf of Volo, which are
already placed in a state of blockade, the coasts of
the Demetriad Zagora as far as Cape Kissaras are,
in like manner, declared in a state of blockade.
" 2. The time of 20 days, dating from this day,
is granted to all neutral vessels which may be on
those coasts now declared in a state of blockade, in
order that they may retire without being molested.
After this time is expired, if they do not retire they
will be seized by the naval division, and sent before
the maritime tribunal.

" 3. Every vessel :under a neutral flag, steering
towards the coast declared. by the present decree in
a state of blockade, will be only ordered to change
its course, but if it ventures a second time to break
the blockade, it will be detained and sent before the
maritime tribunal.

" 4. The naval division charged IA ith the blockade
of the island of Eubea, and of the gulf of Volt), is
also charged with that of the Demetriad. It will
continue to act according to the preceding decree,
No. 678, with the modifications announced in the
present declaration.

" Given at Egina, 26th of April, 1829, (0. S.)
(Signed) " SPILLOIS, Secretary of State.
(A true copy.)
(Signed) "S. TItICOUPIS, Secretary for
Foreign Affdirs.
(Signed) " Le Marquis de VALMY."

" The Secretary of State considering, without
departing from the object for which the Commander•
in-chief (General Church) has prolonged the time
of the blockade of the colst of Western Greece, the
line may now be restricted conformably to the ordi-
nance of his Excellency the President (No. 10,953)
declares—

" 1. The blockade of the coasts of Western
Greece is restricted to Mourto, not including that
place in line of the blockade.
" 2. The term of 20 days, from the date of this
present, is granted all, &c., as the preceding."
Without stopping to discuss the right of the
Greek Government to establish a blockade in order
to hinder provisions from being conveyed to the
enemy, (a very doubtful right, for since the evacua-
tion of the Morea by Ibrahim's troops, the question
of Greece is only to be decided by the Allied Powers,
and not by the Greeks themselves), and passing
over all that may be said respecting a measure which
is combined in a manner fatal to commerce with that
which the Russians have adopted, we cannot but
remember with alarm, that whenever blockades have
been ordered scandalous piracy immediately follow-
ed. Will the Greek Government be willing or able
to remedy this ? This is a question which people
ask, and which alarms all the merchants here.
FRENCH FUNDS, PARIS, JUNE 29.—Five per Cents.,
109 f. 50c. 25c. 30c. ; Three per Cents., 79f. 95c. 801.
79f. 90c. ; Bank Stock, I,Boof. ; Naples Stock, 851. 90c. ;
Royal Spanish Loan, 74-4 f. ; Spanish Rentes Perpetuelles,
491 f.; Haytian Loan, 445 f. Exchange on London, one
month, 25f. 45c. ; three months, 25f. SOc.—Cours Au-
thentique.

Baron De ROTHSCHILD gave a splendid
dinner yesterday to several Ambassadors and Nobility,
amongst which were the Duke of WELLINGTON, and one
of the Royal Dukes.

Money was scarce at the Stock Exchange
early in the day, when 4 per cent. was readily obtained,
but it became more abundant afterwards, and could not
be employed to any extent at 3 per cent. This proves
clearly enough that there is no real scarcity, but merely
that the Stock Exchange having ceased to be a medium for
placing it at interest to the same extent as formerly,
it is not always to be had when wanted, having been
diverted into other channels. It may suit the members
of the Stock Exchange very well, but capitalists out of
doors do not like to lend for such very short periods,
subject to the trouble of re-adjusting the rate of interest
every eight or ten days. When a scarcity of money has
been talked of lately at the Stock Exchange, it has usually
referred to periods as short as those just mentioned. For a
more -a-tended term, the rate paid has seldom been mote
than the dividend on the stock pledged as security for the
money borrowed.

The breed of the partridge is likely to be very
great this season ; there have been seen many covies al-
ready on wing, and the dry weather and the backward
grass crop will prevent many nests from being destroyed.
—Bath Chronicle.

BONINGTON'S PICTURES, SKETCHES, AND
DRAWINGS.-On Tuesday, the sale of these inestimable
gems of art was resumed and ended. The whole produced
2,3ool.—treble the sum that the most sanguine person
anticipated. We rejoice exceedingly at this result, because
it will enable the excellent and revered relative of R. P.
BoNirtnTorr to pass the remainder of his days in comfort-
able independence.

Our readers may not be generally aware that
the marriage laws of England and Ireland are extremely
different. In Ireland a marriage celebrated between two
Roman Catholics by a clergyman of their own profession
is valid in law ; while if the same parties cross the Irish
Channel, and are wedded in England, such marriage must
be solemnized by a clergyman of the Church " by law
established," otherwise the same contract is not binding on
either party, and their offspring is illegitimate.—Brighton
Gazette.

DETERMINED SUICIDE.--About nine o'clock
on Tuesday night a cry of murder was heard from the
house, No. 21, Phillips's-building's, Somers-town, and
upon the neighbours entering to ascertain the cause, they
found a young man named HoGG weeping over the
mangled remains of his lifeless mother. The body lay
extended on a matrass, which was completely saturated
with blood, the clothes of the bed being rolled up, as if the
deceased had been afraid they should be stained. The
head was hanging over one side of the bed, underneath
which a large basin was placed, full of blood. Upon ex-
amination it was found that the head u-as nearly
severed from the body. A small knife, covered with blood,
lay upon a table close by the bedside. The account given
by the soe is, that when he returned from work he found
his mother in the dreadful state described. The deceased
was nearly seventy years of age.

THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE;

STRAND.

THIS EVENING (first time) a New Ilelo-Drama, entitled
THE SISTER OF CHARITY.

Captain Wiemar, Mr. James Vining; Paulo, Mr. Keeley;

,
Andrea, Mr. 0. Smith.
St. Ursula, Miss Kelly ; Nanetta, Miss H. Cawse.

After which (fourth time), a New Comic Operetta, called

THE MIDDLE TEMPLE; OR, WHICH IS MY SON?"
Briefless, Mr. Wrench ; Brutus Hairbrain, Mr. Keeley.
Julia, Miss H. Cawse ; Penelope, Mrs. Keeley.
To conclude with the Musical Farce of
AMATEURS AND ACTORS.

Mr. O.P. Bustle, Mr. G. Denson; Geoffry Muffin ap, Mr. Keeley.
To-morrow, a Melo-Drama, with The Middle Temple, and
Presumption ; Saturday, a Melo-Drama, with (the first time at
this Theatre) The Waterman, and The Middle Temple.