The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-04 00:00:00

SAXONY.

DRESDEN, DEC. 30.10
The King in person closed the session. of t
Extraordinary Diet of Saxony. He doliTe red tu,t,
following speech on the occasion

" GENTLEMEN OF THE STATES—
"A short, but important session closes this day. Poid,
your activity, your devoted assiduity, your applicatl
'to the business of the country, as well as by the c°11;
stant zeal of which the two extraordinary deputatioe
have given proofs, you have been enabled to conduct I,le'
a happy issue important legislative labours in the ehelli
period prescribed for that purpose by the constitutie%
law, and to adopt decisions, in conformity with
ccnstitution, on the various projects of law which /13,
been submitted to'you. My consent has already bee,,
given to the greater part of the alterations you btt.„,
introduced into them. As to those which have eth"
befoie me within the last few days I shall reserve the"
for more deliberate examination.
0
"I entertain, therefore, an assured confidence tb
the ameliorations so ardently desired by the 0001wbs
in our administrative and judicial affairs will soon
,0
brought into operation, if Heaven be pleased to grew
a co
Itinuance of peace from without. A 10d
" have seen with particular satisfaction the %w/
have exhibited in complying unanimously with
vd
wiehes with regard to fixing the civil list. I ,d
therein a new proof of that devotion to my person
my family that your acts have testified on many °
sions,,
the
•‘-Deposit, then, in tranquillity your powers in
band Of the Ordinary Diet, which is about to open. itity
" The consciousness. of havingperformed their 19
will' accompany to. their 4inea:.th.ose who quit
assembly ; and with the grace of God the spirit °foci of
deceased brother is,ittela:OiTei=tiaall for the good
our dear countrY.".. '

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
THE THREATENED KAFIR OITTBRV--er
Rumours of the probability—nay, the verY.,c4
tainty—of a fresh Kafir war having become so '-11
frequent of late, it is necessary to show, upon *r-oti
good authority, that there is not the most rel!to
chance of such an event. It is easy to see the ginf
from whence such rumours take their rise, nal31:11;
in the interested speculations of the many
,tecl
would benefit by a state of hostilities supr.`i4,
by the exaggerated fears of inexperienced °the° 'to
Two events have come in opportunely dist° od
give strength to the delusion. The PunjanbAtlio
Maidstones merchant ships, recently arrive "of
the bay with draught for different regimentaond
frontier, were both of them chartered to 0°,11,T
0
back the 91st and 12th regiments to E0;11
but the authorities having omitted to send °r eoi'
to that effect to the commander-in-chief, the
ments are detained, and the ships return ellirg iti
while those who desire a Kafir war seize 0131(4
in support of their view; by asserting that reel'
commander-in-chief will not detach a sipgl° reel'
ment in the present assumed threatening a9Peeito
the Kafirs, Fingoes, Hottentots, et hoc 9
omne. • 27th

The 5 officers, 93 men, and 5 women of the *gill!
Enniskillens, saved from the wreck of thesiii2
Charlotte, landed here from her Majestls,-Ofeo
Hydra on the 16th October, and are now gnat e`
in the castle, waiting the engagement of anot,
transport to convey them to their destinatiyo
Draughts for the 45th and 6th regiments ar,°,sto
lodged in the castle, waiting an opportuleo
proceed to the frontier. An engagement bonsai,
entered into for this purpose with the eftVare
to have them conveyed by the Natal or. "000
of Good Hope steam-packet. This artialtrof the
has been highly approved of by the officers
different corps.

al'
HAMBURG, Jan 2.--A storm from the 11 tliil
west has caused the inundation of one-half 05 ore
city. The dykes are broken, and the losses
very considerable. • .111°
The Spanish
.papers. publish a letter frollt.#
Bishop of Cadiz to Lord Howden, warmly
of 90
ing him for his restoration of the church 01
.1

. .
e Moniteur publishes a long table oho',
amount of capital required for subscribing t 7.00
ferent amounts of renter in the two stocks 4), for
new loan, and the amount of the first and
ceeding instalments.
Th Tribunal of G )1 th,. &DO-

Francisco in that city.
Ti

vyviP%

le tribunal o. Joinmerco e
placed at the disposal of the Minister of Coot iof
the sum of 2,000 f. for the purchase of artiembi
the army of the East. The Cercle Agricoted.
sent to Marshal Magnan 3,000 f. for the
purpose.

THE FRENCH LOAN.

• -
-2.
„.• 0
Messrs, N. M. Rothschild and Sons, of No" .•000,,,"
St. Swithin's-lane, have opened lists of subset:o:4pr
the French loan, and are inviting applications fr
English public. Messrs. Baring, Brothers,' efbiP
have adopted a similar course, and have issued
lowing notificatio
Er
:
0,60,;1,
• Messrs. Blring, Brothers, and Co., by arraMpi'd
with the Societe Generale do Credit Mobilier le fr
will receive applications for the new French loanfi4
hundred million francs, for which subscriptie"o
opened at Paris from the 31 to 14th instantp°ls/
terms specified in the imperial edict of Dec. P./
and on the following conditions :
Applications will be received at their countiaielloy
No. 8, Bishopsgate-street Within, every day bettfiiclo
o'clock a.sn. and 3 o'clock p.m., or by post, until 3" n
on Thursday, the 11th inst. od
Each application must be accompanied by
of 10 per cent, of the amount applied for, at I'o
exchange of one pound sterling for twenty-five f°
per accompanying regnlatidns.
The proportionate amount of the loan which
allotted to each subscriber will be notified with. t'4tO;
delay as possible ; the provisional receipt and srttoD
certificates will be delivered to each subscriber,; 4"-„t0
further charge will be made than ith per cent. 10
cost of the amount actually subscribed, which sou!. ill
paid to Messrs. Baring, Brothers, and Co., o
livery of the provisional receipt from Paris. red:
Messrs. Baring, Brothers, and Co. will, if deli $A
to do, pay the subsequent instalments in Parie7,ote,
per cent. monthly on the stock delivered, which )-terj
ments commence on 7th March next, and terrain:op,
7th August, 1856, upon receipt
of the sclwit
t--
fej
amount on the first of each corresponding mouth,
same fixed exchange of 11, per 25 francs, withoed
further charge either for commission or cost of the
mission and return of the necessary documents. 1.c.;
Should the amount inscribed by the Treastiiitr
France be less than that applied for, the deposit el
amount not inscribed will be returned to each e/'
cant without charge or deduction, as soon as then
nary advice is received from Paris.
Applications for the 4i per Cent. Rentes must be
for not less than for 900 francs Rentes ; and le! foe,
per Cents, for not loss than for 750 Rentes ; or let
tiples of these respective amounts.
8, Bishopsgate-street Within, Jan. 3.

CALCULATIONS. t.
Francs 900.—Rentes 4i per oent. are equivalieM
20,000 francs. Capital costing at 92 per cent.,
francs ; or at the exchange of 25 francs per .£ oto 0.
7361., on which the deposit of 10 per cent is 731. it IF
and the commission of 4th per cent. on 7361.,
whole be obtained, is 18s. sd.
oilf
Francs 750.—Reates 3 per cent. are equisra.e, 5
francs 25,000. Capital costing at 65f per cent., I",.'iot:
50c , or at the exchange of 25 francs' per £ stee; fk,l
6521. 10s., on which the deposit of 10 per cent, is 6161 P
and the commission of gth per cent. on 6521. 1.00.,
whole be obtained, is 16s. 4d

WIFE KILLED BY HER HUSBAND.—An incllost4,"'
held yesterday afterm ,
o at the Blanchester RePolt.
firmary, by Mr. EdwardHerford, coroner for the'oe,
on the body of Ellen Bruin, of No. 4, StanlerePoio,
who ha I died in the infirmary on the provioug prgi:
Joseph Bruin, husband of the deceased, who $045
sent in custody of the police, was a day waiter t/itt/:
Albion Hotel, and went home on the night of
ult. in a state of intoxication ; a quarrel ensued Pet"
him and his wife, in the course of which he t e?aine /It
ex.:i.,perated, and threw the tea-kettle at her heti, e.
such latal precision that the spout entered the 01:00:1'
the left side of her forehead. She was afterWarl,
veyedhi,4
ot:e
diedthe ior4ifiimuaorydi,lwel;are_ogeiryiirlaB 07t1,,C,1,1

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fiction of the
cries of those
[so to be de.
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Government
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3.t sitting•

ki contains s
he troops in
ummtliae!
habitants 01
p their arks
zntry within
the mornie,g,
)sed, and su
be broken up
lovernments
Lt proper t°
one of !ligt
to believe
as a " riot,
of old stand:

of th© no:
having no
a that the.
sigh
probably' 0

, DEC. 30.
'SsiC 11 Of the
leli~ered the

this day. 31,
ur app
licatio"
is by the en
Y deputation'
to conduct Se'
g in the el
constitution
nity with 11
w which he
already DI;
Dra you b° t
ch have o°ll/
reserve the',
ilfidence 11)12,
y the 0007,
will 00004
ed to gran,
n the zeal it/ti
illy with 6D
list. I .
By person thco
n many °

th.
)owers
to open. ~,tf
ed their c'tVi
Nh o quit to
sprit ofod
)r the go ,

)PE.
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the very:-d
come so rei
c-, upon vo
most red
ee the oop
rise, n31131e00
a maul boi
or
s supPAg.
office to
ly of 1044
'unjanb fio
r arriveGiv
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I. to o°ll4l
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send °l.„gi?
lief, the
:turn eait
seize 0130 t rl
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that
ref
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et hoc 9

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of anor„,
destinats;
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tueiq
pot' ~,te
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color
10 ,he Car;
or ,etaett'
arranb f the
,fficer4 °

the ollralo
half of t„.O
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firmlytb9o
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