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London, England, 1842-10-22 00:00:00

sauce, were shot by a few Arabs, concealed be-
hind bushes. The exasperated French soldiers
immediately rushed in pursuit of the Arabs,
whom they soon overtook, and brought prisoners
to General BUGEAUD, by whom they were inter-
rogated. They told the latter that they had mis-
taken the Colonel for him, or otherwise they
should have spared his life. They confessed hav-
ing been selected to execute the coup de main,
because they were good marksmen, and they
only regretted having failed in their purpose.
Twelve of the wounded in that affair, and amongst
others a surgeon and forty men, unable from ill-
ness to follow the column, arrived at Algiers on
the 10th. The country around that city, was
tranquil, and the roads to Medeah and Milianah
perfectly secure.

We find tlre ►ollowing account of the progres-
gressive increase of the steam navigation of the
Rhine, in the Moniteur:—

In 1816 was started the first steamboat on the
Rhine, running between Rotterdam and Cologne.
After a lapse of twenty-three years, there were 39 of
these conveyances between Basle and the sea, and this
number is annually increasing. The companies rival
each other in zeal and attention. The two Prusso-
Rhenish establishments, however, have made the most
rapid progress in improvement. The Cologne
Company commenced on the Ist of May, 1827,
with one boat only, between Cologne and Mentz,
on the Bth of June following, it had two, and, in
1837, it possessed 9—viz., one of 118-horse power,
one of 85, two of 80, one of 75, three of 70, and one
of 50 horse-power. In the same year, this company
had three departures from and as many arrivals at
Cologne, and a regular communication with Stras-
.bourg. In the following year, the number of boats
was increased to eleven ; in 1839, to fourteen ; in
1840, to fifteen ; and, in 1841, to twenty, passing. be-
tween . Cologne and Strasbourg. In 1838, the Co-
logne Company made an association with that running
boats between Basle and Strasbourg, which had two
of 30
.borse-power each. From this period, the passage
between Basle and Cologne has been; made in forty-,
hours, twenty-nine of which only are spent on board
the boats. Shortly afterwards another Company,
launched two boats, which performed the same dis-
tance in much less time. The second Prusso•Rhe-
nish Company, which had been formed by capital-
ists of Mentz and Dusseldorf, commenced running, in
1838, with five magnificent boats. Once a week one
of these goes down to Rotterdam. In 1838, they
conveyed no more than 84,000 passengers, and 60,000
metrical quintals of merchandise ; which, in 1840, '
increased to 152,000 passengers, and 90,000 quintals
of merchandise. This was nothing to what was
done by the Cologne Company ; for, whereas, in
1827, its transports amounted to 18,000 passengers,
and 26,000 quintals of goods ; in 1833 it had
100,000 passengers, and 106,000 quintals on freight ;
and, in 1840, the number of passengers exceeded
460,000, and the goods on freight 130,000 quintals ;
and, in 1841, these figures increased to 680,000 pas-
sengers, and 300,000 quintals. The Company which has
just been formed at Basle, and which has made a con-
nection with the Mentz and Dusseldorf Company, will
give a fresh impulse to steam navigation on the Upper
Rhine. The Netherlands Company (Maatschappy),
established at Rotterdam, has traversed between that
city and Cologne ever since 1837, with eleven boats
of from 50 to 120-horse power. They run daily;
but one boat a week is exclusively employed in con-
veying merchandise. The navigation of the Rhine is
carried on to London by boats from Rotterdam, and
they make this passage with such regularity and ra-
pidity, that they insure a great number of passengers,
and large quantities of merchandise on freight.

BOURSE—PARIS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19.
First Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French Five per Cents. 118 93 118 90... 118 80... 118 80
3 per Cents 80 10... 80 10... 79 95... 79 95
Bank of France 3280 —.3280 ...3280 .. 3280
Laffitto Bank 5,000 f 5070 ...5070 ...5070 ...5070
Belgian Bank BO5 ... 805 ... 805 805
Belgian Fives 1840 1043 ... 1041 ... 104 i ... 1041
Dutch 24 per Cents 54 ... b 3 ... 53i ... 53*
Spanish Active. ...... 214 ... 214 ... 214 ... 214
Passive
Portuguese Fives 32 ... 32 ... 31ii
... 32
Neapolitan... lOB 30... 108 40... 108 30... 108 30
Roman
RAILWAY SHARES,
St. Germain 847 50... 647 50... 847 50... 847 50
Versailles, R. ... 258 75... 258 75... 258 75... 258 79
L.B 9B 75... 98 75... 93 75... 98 75
Rouen
Orleans.... - 587 50... s'"

••• Ail 75
Strasburg to Bale 207 50... 208 75... 207 50... 208 75

THE HEALTH OP HER MAJESTY.—We have very
high authority for announcing the important and
highly gratifying fact that our Most Gracious Sove-
reign is in that delicate and interesting situation, the
intimation of which cannot fail to be received with
the most heartfelt interest by every loyal subject in
the dominions of her Majesty. Sir James Clark, one
of the physicians in ordinary to the Queen, has paid
frequent visits to her Majesty, of late, at Windsor
Castle. Her Majesty has not taken any equestrian
exercise for some time past.—Herald.
Sir C. Nugent has passed a good night, and is more
comfortable this morning.