The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-12 00:00:00

BELGIUM.

The Belgian Senate in its last sitting adopted the
bill for annexing to the commune of Brussels two
zones of territory belonging to the com:bunes
of Ixelles and St. Gilles, lying by the side of the
avenue leading from the boulevards to the public
promenade of the Bois de is Chambre

" The bill for allowing the entrance duty free
of vessels built abroad and purchased by Belgian
shipowners was the object of an amendment pro-
posed by Baron Osy, senator of Antwerp. The
bill fixed the Ist March last as the day from
which its enactments were to take effect. Ihe
amendment proposed to alter the date to the 15th
of the same month. Baron Osy objected to the
retroactive character given to the law. The
Minister of Finance had been accused of wishing
to render the law executory on the Ist of March,
in order to favour an Antwerp shipowner, the
purchaser of a vessel nationalised after that date.
Baron Osy deCared that he did not propose his
amendment in consequence of that circumstance,
but solely on principle. The code interdicted
retroactive laws, because they might be at-
tended with danger. The Minister of Finance
rep!ied that the charge brought against him was
unfounded, that the shipowner alluded lo had not
nationalised his vessel, and therefore could derive no
advantage from the let of March. He also remarked
that, as to the questio❑ of principle, Baron Osy only
objected to retroactivity for the Ist of March, but
admitted it for the 15th. However the Sen ate
would consider whether, fur an amendment of such
trifling importance, it was worth while to incur
the inconvenience of sending the bill back to the
other Chamber, which had already rtjected a simi-
lar amendment.

Tha Senate then declared against the amendment
by a large majority, and adopted the bill.

PRANCE.

A letter from• Canton in the Illonite::r says :
" M. de Trenquayle, the French Consul at this port
received a visit on the 15th Nov., from the Viceroy
of the two Kounags, and was fortunate enough to
induce that eminent personage to accept an official
invitation to be present at the Catholic church of
Canton. The two Tartar Generals, the Go-
vernor, the Superintendent of the Finance
and the Treasurer, have also promised to
attend. Grand preparations are being made,
and great curiosity is felt to witness the strange
spectacle of all the Chinese authorities coming offi-
cially to render homage to a faith the profession of
which by a native only a short time since entailed
the penalty of death. This incident is a striking
proof of the influence which France exercises in the
south of China owing to her successes in 1857. The
French Consul has received from the Chinese Go-
vernment expressions of its satisfaction at the im-
provement apparent among the Chinese troops
owing to the instruction given to them by the
French ,vab-officers appointed for that purpose.

A communication from Vile says—The Dormuz
brigade having returned to support the Prussian
troops, the Gondrecourt brigade has partially occu-
pied the position so left, and which covers the corps
of operation before Fredericia. The advanced post,
to the north are supplied by the Prussians and Aus.
trians alternately, the Prussians occupying them for
48 hours, and the Austrians then for as long. Since
the arrival of the Austrians the Danes have not
shown themselves south of Horsens.

The screw corvette Heimdal, from the Sound, has
arrived at Copenhagen, with a screw frigate, the
Amphion, 300 horse power, built for war service,
but without guns, and under jury-masts. The Heim-
dal sighted this vessel carrying the English flag in
the neighbourhood of Elsinore. As she presented a
suspicious appearance, she was ordered to lay to,
but disregarded the order, whereupon the Heimdal
fired a shot across her bows and brought her up.
The captain stated that he was bound for Copen-
hagen to offer the ship to the Danish Government,
but as there was reason to suppose her intended for
Dan tzic or some other Prussian Port, the commander
of the Heimdal thought it best to bring the suspi-
cious strangerinto this port.
BOURSE, April 11.—The market is without ani-
mation, but Saturday's quotations generally well
maintained. Threes, for the Account, are now
unvaried at 66f. 15c. Mobilier have slightly im-
proved, being last quoted at 1,053 fr. 75c. The
Railway Market quiet, but firm. The market
closed as follows :

41 per Cents. 93 50
Do. end month
3 per Cents
Do. end mouth 66 25
Credit Mobilier 10:,5 ,
Do. end month 1056 25

Italian Loan 67 80
Do. end month 621 10
New ditto —
Do. end month —
Russian
Austrian .. —
Spani,th Threes —
°me Debt
Deferred
Cash. ikeoo

Bank Shares 3300
Credit b ancier 1290
Roman

aA IL

Orlsar
NTorthern

906 25 .. 907 50
976 25 .. 977 50

New ditto — •
byona and Mediterranean 943 945
N e v. 7 ditto . SSS
_ _ _
S Althorn
_ . _ ..

Western

Bastern

Sardinian

Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa 590 .. 587 50
Ditto to Barcelona