The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-20 00:00:00

The Madrid Gazette of the 10th contains a
decree of the REGENT, extending the benefit of
the amnesty of the 30th of November, 1840, to
the Carlists, subalterns and privates, still con-
fined in the presidios, who were not included in
the Convention of Bergara.
All the Moderado Journals loudly complained
that the Christino exiles should be excluded
from this act of mercy, and declared that a mea-
sure betraying the rancour and atnbition of the
present rulers of the country was little calculated
to consolidate their power.
The Augsburgh Gazette of the 13th instant
states that the Turkish post had just arrived in
that city from Constantinople, bringing letters
to the 28th ult., announcing that the PORTE had
published a hatti-scheriff, in which, without
having taken into consideration the representa-
tions of the European Powers, it establishes an
administration for the Maronites and Druses
purely Turkish. It is added that an ultimatum
had been forwarded to Persia. No news had
been received from Servia.

Tl►e Three per Cents. were done at 21f at 60
days, and the Five per Cents. at 261 I 1-16 for
cash, and 27 26! 4 I at 60 days. The debt
bearing no interest sold for 5 11-16 at 60 days.

The Paris papers received are chiefly occu-
pied with the proposed commercial union be-
tween Belgium and France. In adverting to
commercial treaties in general the Siecle makes
the following judicious remarks, which apply to
other countries :

" A Customs union between France and Belgium
has always appeared to us to answer a political interest
of the first order. Commercial associations bring
about a complete fusion of tendencies and ideas. Two
people, between whom no barrier is placed to the free
interchange of their productions, find themselves so
united to each other that their political unity need
not be written in treaties. Let those who deny this
powerful influence of positive interest cast their eyes
on Germany, and they will be compelled to acknow-
ledge that the Customs Union has operated a great
political revolution, which has changed an incomplete
mass of incongruous elements into an imposing and
energetic ensemble.
" The German Customs Union has effected a power-
ful change in the political position of Europe. It has
placed unity where there was formerly division, and
strength where there was weakness ; it has opened a
new era to the confederations of people, united by
similar ideas, institution, and interests.
" We cannot understand why so much alarm should
be felt at the idea of the competition of Belgium in
our markets. Our soil is not less rich than that of
Belgium, and our national industry will not yield to
them the palm ; and, therefore, the dangers which
are anticipated are mere illusions.
The Presse endeavours to show that the Ger-
man Zollverein cares little, about Belgium ; that
it looks with contempt on so small a market, and
can very well do without Belgian iron; whilst
its own woollen and linen manufactures undersell
those of Belgium. If so, the Zollverein, if it
has less to hope from a commercial union with
Belgium, has also less to fear.
The National mentions a report that Count
MOLE and M. TifiEtts were about to enter the
Cabinet. (4 We do not guarantee this news,"
says the National, "although it is more than
probable. M. TIIIERS has boasted that he could
arrange the negotiations pending with Belgium,
and induce the Chambers to agree to a commer-
cial treaty with England. It is not impossible
that M. Tutuns may again resume office by
means of plausible speeches on those subjects;
but what is certain is, that if M. TRIERS enters
the Cabinet by the door of commercial treaties,
he will make much noise, and in the end will not
satisfy the commercial interests of France better
than he defended her honour in the unfortunate
Eastern affairs."

Accounts have been received from Algiers,
dated the 10th inst. The column, commanded
by the Governor-General, was advancing rapidly
h On its passage it had
razed tofort belonging to the ex-
Kar uf h, On the 6th inst. the column
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was at the Oued-Soufflah, towards Bordj-el-
Garroubi. On the preceding day the rear-guard
was followed by BEN SALEM, with some cavalry
and Kabyles. After some firing on the part of
the assailants, the French troops assumed the
offensive, and put the enemy to flight. In this
affair the French had only one soldier killed,
and 11 wounded, but unfortunately Colonel LE-
BLOND, of the 48th Regiment of the Line, was
killed by two balls fired from a bush while he
was reconnoitring the ground.

Some sensation was caused at the Paris races
on Sunday, by a mart (name unknown) ascending
an eminence and blowing out his brains with a
pistol, in the sight of thousands of spectators.

BOURSE—PARIS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 17.
First Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French Five per Cents. 118 90... 118 95... 118 90... 118 90
41/2 per Cents 106 60... 106 60... 106 60... 106 60
Four per Cents 102 102 .. 102 ... 102
3 per Cents 80 10... 80 20... 80 10... 80 lfi
Bank of France 3270 —.3270 ...3270 .. 3270
Laffitte Bank I,ooof 1050 —lO5O ...1050 ...1050
Belgian Bank
Belgian Fives
1840 lo4* ... 104 ... 104* ... 1041
Dutch 2i per Cents s3i 53i 52* ...
Spanish Active 2li 21/ 21i ... 21i
Passive
Neapolitan...—.
Roman
RAILWAY SHARES
_

St. Germain B4O 841 25... 840 ... 841 25
Versailles, R. 13 ... 258 75... 258 75... 258 75... 258 75

LB
97 50... 97 50... 97 50... 97 50
Rouen ..
Orleans. 585 ... 585 ... 585 ... 585
_ _

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

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—The Queen and Prince
Albert walked in the morning in the Slopes and in
the Home Park, and the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Royal were taken their usual airings.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out shoot-
ing in the vicinity, attended by Sir George Couper,
Hon. E. A. Murray, and Captain Francis Seymour.
In the afternoon her Majesty and her Illustrious
Consort took an airing in a
pony phaeton, his Royal
Highness driving, followed by another pony phaeton,
containing the Countess of Dunmore and the Maids
of Honour ; and attended on horseback by Col. Ar-
buthnot, General Sir William Lumley, and Captain
Francis Seymour.
The Earl of Wilton (on his return from Saxony)
arrived to-day at the Castle on a visit to her Majesty.
The Earl of Aberdeen took his departure in the
forenoon for the metropolis.
Lord Charles Wellesley and the Hon. Mrs. Anson
will have the honour of joining the Royal Dinner party
at the Castle this evening.
Mr. George Edward Anson, we are happy to state,
is much better.

The Earl of Aberdeen returned to town yesterday
morning' from a visit to her Majesty, at Windsor
Castle. His Excellency Count de St. Aulaire, the
French Ambassador, visited the Noble Earl in the
afternoon, at the Foreign-office.
Baron de Moncorvo, the Portuguese Minister, M.
Tricoupi, the Grecian Minister, and Baron de Nieu-
mann, transacted business yesterday, at the office of
the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office, from the Governor of St. Helena.

The provisions )f the new Fishery Act are about
being enforced by the gentry of every county in
Ireland. The gentry of Meath have recently associ-
ated themselves for the purpose of carrying the law
into effect on the Boyne, where, heretofore, an in-
discriminate slaughter of salmon was carried on by
every description'of nets, weirs, &c., and that to such
an extent as almost to destroy the shing of the river.
The closest approach made in this life to immorta-
lity is by annuitants. They are certainly the longest
lived of the human race.

sive reasoning as this, and young SHANNON was
accordingly acquitted, while those who advised
the prosecution and drew up the indictments,
were left with nothing to console them, but the
very unsatisfying reflection, that virtue is its
own reward. Seriously speaking--though the
affair is hardly worth treating seriously—the

Jury acted perfectly right in returning a
verdict of Not Guilty; for the case was
one which should never have been brought
before them; and the uncontrollable laughter of
the whole Court during the investigation, proved
that it was looked on as quite a burlesque of jus-
tice. Equally judicious was the Learned Ser-
geant's refusal to allow the expenses of two in-
dictments for " such a trumpery case ;" had lie
acted otherwise, and; countenanced, instead of
ridiculing, the proceedings, the breed of SHAN-
NONS would have multiplied with marvellous
rapidity, and the Bars of our different Courts of
Justice would have been crowded with precocious
pie-stealers.