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'Z,4 aturna to !;Hottoat),o pooto. LONDON, JULY 20. THE Paris papers to Thursday's date inclusive α- have been received since our last. Thev are much occupied with the resolution of the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday to postpone the consideration of the sugar question, thus leaving to the executive the power to effect by Royal ordinance pending the recess that degrevement, (reduction of the import duty on colonial sugar) which ought to be the act of the Legislature. The effect produced by this adjourn- ment would, it was expected, be in the maritime towns ex- ceedingly serious. On the other hand, the growers of in- digenous sugar were in a state of distress which seemed to forbid any measure for the relief of the colonists. Nearly 200 beetroot sugar-manufactories in different parts of France had suspended their works, and many of their proprietors had even been declared bankrupt. Commercial distress Was still increasing in Paris. In the first fortnight of the present month no fewer than forty-one bankrupts were de- clared. Of these one was for a sum of 134,0001. sterling. Another for 48,0001. four more for upwards of 100,000f. (4,000/.) cash. The remaining thirty-five were for com- paratively small sums. The conduct of Barbes has made a favourable impression on the public mind, and is now allowed by his enemies to have merited for him the exercise of the prerogative of mercy. His voluntary declavation on quitting the prison for the Fort St. Michel, which is a still further extension of hi, sentence, that his political career was ended, let what will happen, was regarded as an acknowledgment of the conditions implied in the Royal act by which his life Was spared. The. colonization of Africa, the state of the French army and navy, and the death of the Sultan Mali- moud, respectively occupy the attention of French politicians. The French Government have required from the Bey of Tunis the fortress of Kelf, as belonging to Constantine. Marshal Soult has stated the Freifch army to consist of 300,000 effective men7 which in fifteen days could be ang- mented to 500,000, without appointing an additional officer. France has 160 disposable battalions of infantry, and 200 squadrons of cavalry ready for the field, exclusive of a suf- ficient force for effectual garrison service. She has, also, seamen enough to man forty ships of the line, and fifty frigates.- Relating to the death of the Sultan, the Constitu- tionnel gives the following details: On his death-bed the Sultan burst into tears. He wept for his empire, menaced In so many ways-his son left so young, exposed to so many dangers. He called about him all the authorities of the empire (the creations of his own genins), MlIssnlmens in faith, the children of Christian Europe by education, and recommended to them, in the most touching terms, his young heir. They all swore to pursue the noble task lie had undertaken, and to serve the son with the same zeal of which the father received so many proofs. The death of the Sultan has given a striking evidence of their devotion. In that Court, where every ascent to the throne had hitherto been marked by sanguinary re-actions or domestic revolu- tions, a youth of less than seventeen has been allowed to assume the crown without it being stained by blood, and, for the first time in the Seraglio, no princely heads have fallen in [he path of the new Emperor." It is stated that the young Sultan is very talented and well educated; that he speaks equally well the Turkish, Greek, and French languages; and that hitherto he has given signs only of a good disposition but he is very young, and it is only with time that his real character can be developed. The death of the Sultan, and the policy which that event dictates the adoption of by Western Europe, principally occupy the columns of the French Journals of Wednesday. The Journal des Debuts observes that it is the duty of the West to protest an empire which has fallen for having wished to equal it in civilization, and to adopt and be the tutor of the young Sultan. The Mesmger states the question now to be- "Will the new Sultan, Abdu-lee Medjid, be ruled by a Council or Re-eiiey ? If Russia's intrigues succeed in form- Ing a Regency composed of a small number of persons, her gold will render her mistress of the Tmkish Government. But if, according to custom, by the care of England, Austria, and France, the young Monarch he directed by a numerous Divan, composed of thirty or forty Ridjals, taken from all classes of the nation, Russian corruption will not be able to find a place, or, rather, to use a homely expression, the mouthful will be to large for him." New York papers to the 25th ult. wert- received on Tuesday by the Garrick packet. From them we learn that General Mackenzie has been arraigned and tiied by his own countrymen, for a breach of the neutrality which the States professed to maintain during the continuance of the recent revolt in Canada. His judges, in despite of his lengthy de- fence, sentenced him to eighteen months' imprisonment. We regret to add that in defiance of the unequivocal ex- pression of the opinion reiterated by the American govern- ment of the impolicy of the quarrel which the buccaneer Inhabitants of the northern states are endeavouring to foment with the mother country—the reckless outlaws who infest the frontier do not accuse to continue their aggressions. The uaru8 and property of Colonel MacCallum, an ottJcer Commanding a regiment of Canadian volunteers, have been ^antonly burnt by a horde of American pirates. Resolu- tions, almost unanimously adopted at a public meeting re- cently held at Niagara, in Upper Canada, approve of Lord Durham's Report. As a mark of respect for his Lordship, the meeting agreed to establish a society, open to all ranks, classes, and creeds, to be called" The Durham Constitu- tional Club." The object of the society is to be the ac- quirement and diffusion of general knowledge, and the I* t I by all constitutional means, of Lord Durham's Principles of government. From Mexico we learn that the Texians, availing themselves of the crippled condition of the ^lexican navy, have resolved to blockade the ports or" Vera Cruz, Tampico, &c. The Indians on the north side of Rio Grande river have attacked the Mexicans, and plundered their property. The Federalist General Lamais is reported, on authority somewhat doubtful, to have captured the capi- tal of Durango; while, on the other hand, the government troops are said to have i-outed their antagonists at Monterey. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MONEY MARKET. -The important question as to the public sale of the Dead Weight" Annuity by the Bank of England, has occupied ypry general attention throughout the week. Though the biddings were all rejected on Wednesday by the directors, 8till it is thought that some step was in progress to enable the I Corporation to dispose of a portion, at least, of the annuity and until something definite is made known, the monied Interests will remain in an agitated state. It is said that the directors ask at the rate of 171. 7s. 6d. for each 11. of the lintittitv-tlie amount of which is 584,7401., and that no less than 171. was really offered for a portion of it. Very gene- ral complaint was made in the city that the directors should have kept secret the minimum price they are ready to take; s was that made public, two or three of the parties tender- lUg might, as in case of new loans, come to an arrangement together to take the security of the bonds of the bank. As however, it is understood that the directors will not recede from their price, it is said, that in probability a portion of the Dead Weight" will be exchanged for stock standing in the names of the Commissioners of the Savings Banks. It ls thought on all hands, that the directors would place the affairs of the corporation on a more safe footing, if they should be enabled to dispose of a portion, if not the whole, of this security. The state of commerce in the city, as well as of tr ade in the manufacturing districts—Birmingham ex- cepted-has rather improved this week. The public sales ?f many of the leading articles of produce have gone off at jmproved prices. This is especially the case with respect •° tea, colonial wools and indigo, the transactions in which have been rather considerable since this day week. The Cotton speculation appears to have rapidly reached that re- so frequently anticipated by us. The losses by the late fall of prices here and in the United States must be extremely indeed. The advices from the United States to the ult., shew that the attempt at monopoly has failed there. A most gloomy state of things existed in New York, alld other principal cities in America. Dr. Bovvring left London yesterday for Berlin, to be Present at the meeting of the German Commercial League. The Marquis of Anglesey and his sons, the Lords Alfred, George, and Clarence Paget, had arrived at St. etersburgh, when the last accounts were received in town by the family. The Noble Marquis returns in his yacht in II few months. The Humber dock-master has announced that no ships will be permitted to pass out of the docks on Sundays, and that from the 31st of this month no vessel, steamer, or other craft, shall enter the docks on Sundays. This is an- nounced to be with the concurrence of the Trinity House of Hull. PATENT BRANDY versus COGNAC.-Sliortly after the in- troduction of J. T. BETTS and Co.'s PATENT BRANDY in 1829, and the decided establishment i of its parity and perfection on cbemical analysis, it was predicted that "it would eventually Supersede the use of French Brandy." How rapidly that pre- diction is approaching its fulfilment will be judged by the fact, tilat hy theoilicial accounts of the last quarter the decrease in the sale of French Brandy as compared with last year was at the rate of between 20 and 30,000 gallons per annum; and with reference to the year 1834 the falling-off in the last twelve months was up- Wards of 200,000 gallons, whilst the increase in the sale of Betts's -"randv in the last official quarter as compared with the corres- ponding period of last year, was at the rate of between 40 and 5(),000 gallons per annum. A natural consequence of the unprecedented ceiebrity of this sPirit has been the attempts (in every case abortive) made year after year to form Establishments, with the express object and in tile vain hope of rivalling this production. Preposterous and hil;h-so.-jiidiiig as the pretensions of some of those concerns have }een, none have carried them further than a firm which, intro- ducing itself under the cover of false names, and by the assumption of royal and foreign titles, has sought to prolon its existence by COntinuiwr thedeception thus practised npon the public. To this and all the other Brandy Establishments of the country, without eXception, the challenge is given to show that their entire trade t?1' the period above-named has equalled the mere increase of Metis's (ieliveries within the same lime. fhe only Establishment of J.T. BUTTS and Co. is the Distil- erj, No. 7, Srnitlifield Bars, London, where the Patent Brandy Jjiay be had either pale or coloured in quantities not less than wo Gallons, at Eighteen Shillings per Imperial Gallon, for cash 0,1 delivery It may also be obtained -it the same price from ,n°M of the respectable Spirit Merchants in all parts of the king- "n and where there are not established Spirit Merchants, or "lIoh parties do nol keep the Patent Brandy, persons engaged in other trades are specially appointed and licensed for its sale by the Patentees. 7, Sroithfield Bars, London, June, 22, 1S39.

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