The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-24 00:00:00

BELGIUM'.

BRUSSELS, FE11.21..—1t appears from the united
testimony of well-informed Paris and Belgian papers
that the Prince DR BAssANo, French Ambassador-
Extraordinary at our Court, has been charged with
the commission to demand from our Governraant the
destruction of the Waterloo monuments. He is said
to have already discharged his commission, but not to
have received an answer.
It is scarcely necessary to call attention to the
importance and wide significance of this apparently
secondary demand. It is not known whether it is
tbis demand alone, or whether other indications may
have had their influence ; but it is certain that the
Government begins to entertain serious thoughts of
inimical feelings on the part of France, and is pre-
paring for them.
The greatest energy is manifested not only in the
levying of this year's' recruits, but in the exercising
of all our military forces. The fortress of Mons,
and all our other strongholds are being repaired and
pnt in a state of defence ; besides which the Govern-
ment intend to demand of the Chamber an extraor-
dinary credit of 6,000,(100f. for erecting an entrenched
camp at Antwerp. That attention should be now
called to this fortress, which played an important part
in our last revolution, is caused by the tact that, in
the event of a French invasion, the assistance of Eng-
land especially is looked for, and that it is determined,
at any cost, to keep up a connexion with the harbour
of Antwerp. it is true that the Cologne Zeilung
Rbj
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things.m uc h
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Russia, friendship
haou rafsets
oif the
atloub:ro
Bajunotadul French
grtoni
teahlmbas
be established
states that new diplomatic re-
established between Belgium
and .ON STROGONOYE has
elseasyesly the
than two
ever Coubrtesfearpe:
already been fixed upon as the Russian diplomatist at
this court. Another
morejournal
approximateapproaching mission of one of our leading
characters to St. Petersburgh is spoken of.—Hame
burgh Borsenhalle.
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SIVITZERLAND.
Letters from Berne, of the 20tb, deny that the
English Charge d'Affaires had supported the French
note concerning the press. The former had recom-
mended the President of the Confederation in a pri-
vate h
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of
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enjoyed in all countries enjoying
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conversation,

ITALY.
The Constitutionnel has the following from
Rome :
Ench°,' slitlaetheit natrhdaital to th©
b oet h nsistory
s named
are Mousigneur Donner, Archbiesop of Bordeaux;
Monsigneur Lucciardi, Archbishop of Sinigaglid t Alc!u-
GoredOfuorr letterstb e
15th
tb from :t.
m Ranr
sigueur d'Andrea, lately residing at Peruggia in quality
of apostolical delegate; and MoLigueur Morichini, t c
for-
merly Minister el Finance. The commission named to
indicate means of restoring an equilibrium in the
budget has approved
of a ministerial measure, which
consists in slightly augmenting the land-tax, already
very considert!ble,. in re-establishing the ancient duty
on salt, and. in imposing a now duty of from one
to two baloques
a pound on coffee and
.sugar.
There wore no other means to restore the mischief
done by the temporary rule of the Mazzini party.
The agents of th© 1 L
iigil o-French company . for
the construction of certain railwa in the Pontifical
States, have arrived at Rome, and deposited 200,000
crowns (above a milliun of francs) as caution money.
This company is not that represented by M. d© Mon-
ciar, with which, it is said, it was disposed to come to
an understanding, If
the Government accepted their
propositions they would at once set to work. There was
some rumour of lighting the principal quarters of Rome
with gas, b. y the company formed in 1847, and who bad
then paid in aan of 10,000 crowns as caution money.
A commission of Christian Archeology has been named
by the Pope, and
--- one of its first deciaione has been that
the public aro to be admitted to see the Catacombs on
Sundays and fete days, in groups of eight persons only.
Permissions Will Le granted on application to the proper
quarter, and
guides will bo provided. The Republicans
attempted to celebrate on the 9th the anniversary of the
installation of their wretched system, and some boys who
were firing the little caution used on days of rejoicing
were arrested."

Exehequer.bill
inflict upon ---- -- ,--
The resignation of the Ministry has deprived the
after havin-pointed out that Sir Charles Wood erroneously
reduction question of its importance, but,
contradicted the estimate of the loss which his policy would
mistake upon
the public, it may be well to correct also another
which he grounded his defence. Sir Charles
is reported to have said that " the present was the lowest
rate at which Exchequer-bills had run, and that they had
never been below 11,spd." This, however, is wrong. In
1720 the rate was precisely the same as that to which it was
now urged it might be reduced—namely, a penny a day, and
bills of that description were in circulation among the public.
—Times.
Lord and
street, from West Harlin Hall Hall, Norfolk, for the season.
Lady Colborne have arrived in Hill-
Mr. Under- Sheriff Millard and Mr. Under-Sheriff
lloopwood waited on Sir G. Grey at the Horne-otlice, yes-
terday, to request the Right Hon. Baronet to present the
Sheriffs and themselves at the Levee on Thursday. Their
request was courteously acceded to.
LORD CLERMONT.—REJOICINGs AT F"RditatYed
laapcia.—The following is an extract from a letter,. .
rough
The villages of Ravensdale, Flurrybridge, and J
were all ilia-
Tuesday night : —,. Our hills were all in a blaze p_3o
noel at-.
his were
neighbour in
ininated. Each person seemed to vie with
Lord of the soil
his efforts to render respect to the worthy the shore
, with the houses of the neighbourhood,
on his elevation to the title of Clermont.
bonfires ; and,
to their highest ten were lighted
with
e still illuminated
dark though the night is, the vallies ar
p ple were loud and
therefrom; and the cheers of'
thesupplied tool
the labourers and
by Jenkinstown to Carlingford looked well—the mountains,
long. Lord and Lady Clermont _
tradespeople of
and ale."
E AND MANUFAC-
EXPORTS OF BRITIBII
133°131t
annual return of TURES.—On Saturday was' printed t
In the year ex-
portsend-
of British produce and manufactures. such exports was
L when
they
amountedltav
te
on ad6ba,l7e3-
ing the sth ult. the declared value of
on the preceding year,
68,492,659/, showing a large increasesPtrh7t. with
good
beef,
bread,

Rail w ays.

Aberdeen.. .. • •
kmbergate, Nottingham,
Roston, & E. Juncion
Belfast audCounty Down
Binning., woivwhamp.,
and Stour Valley
Birkenh., Lan., & Chalk
June., late 331.65. Bd..
Do. Chest. & Birkenlad.,
501. & 151. Consolidated
Do., do., 201. ..
Bristol and Exeter.. ..
Caledonian ..
Chester and Holyhead ..
Dublin and Belfast Janet.
Dublin and Kingstown..
Dundalk and Eaniskillon
Damien, Perth, andAber-,

leen Junction

Do., New ..
East Anglian (.151. L. &
E. and L. & D.) • • ..

Do. (181. E. & U.) .•
Eastern Counties
Elstern Union, class A,
Coto E. U. shares • •
Do. do. do. ..

Do. do., B & C shares
Beet Lanenzhire •• • •

DJ. New quarters • •
East & West India Docks

and 'firm, June.
East & West York. June.
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Ellin., Perth, an" Dundee
Glasgow South-West.

De. do. G.D. & C. stock
Great Nurthorn • • • •
Do. halves, A, deferred
Do. halves, 11, 6 per et.
Great !Southern andl

Western, Ireland • .
Groat Western .. •.
Lancaster and Carlisle ..

Do. thirds • • • • • •
Lancaster and Preston ..
Lancashire anti) orkshire
Do. quarter AI area ..
Do. fifths .. .

Do. West Ricling Union
Leeds Northern

Liverpool, Creeby, and
Southport
London and Blackwall
Do., Tilbury Ext. ficrip
London, Brighton, and
South Coast .. • •
London and N.-Western
Do. do. quartequarters• •

Do. fifths
Do. 101. sh.. M. & B (c:
London and 13.-Westora

Do. new 501.

Do. now 401. .. ••
lifanchester, Buxton, and

Matlock ••
Manchester, Sheffield, &
Lincolnshire
Do. Manchester And
Lincoln Union ••
Midland .. • • .. •• I

Do. hOl. shares .. .

Do. Airming & Derby
Midland Gt. West. (Ire.)
Newcastle and Carliaie..
Do. quarter shares ..
Newmarket • • .. . •

Newport, Abergavenny,

and Hereford .•
Newry and Enniskillen
Newry, Warrenpoint,
nestrevor •• • • • •
Norfolk • • • • • •

Do. Now 201. shares..
Northern Counties Union
North British..
North Devon .. • . • .
North Staffordshire ..
Nerth-Western
North & Sth.-West.jane.
Oxford, Worcester and
Wolverhampton.. ..
Scottish Central .. • .

Scottish Midland ..

Do. new
Shrews. & Birm., Class A
Do. Class B • • •
Shrews. & Hereford., Old
Do., do., New • •
Shrewsbury and Chester
(Nor. W. Min.)
Do. Halves .. • • ••

Do. Osweatry .. .

•
Do. New.... • •
Shropshire Union ..
Do., A. B, C, & D, thlly
paid up at per cent •.
South Devon • • ..
South-Eastern
South Wales..
south Yorksh. and River

Dun .. • • ..
Sheff., Roth., and Goole,

South Division .. .:
Stirling and Danfermllne
Stockton and Hartlepool
Taff Vale .. .. .. . •
Taw Valo Extension .. '
Thames Haven Deck and

Railway ..
Vale of Neath
Waterford and Kilkenny
Waterford and Limerick,
Waterford, Wax., Wick.
and Dublin ..
West Cornwall ••
Whitehaven and Yurneas
York, Newc., & Berwick
Ditto and Newcastle
Extension ..

Ditto G.N.E. purchase
York and North Midland