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 communes
of Ixelles and St. Gilles, lying by the side of the
avenue leading from the boulevards to the public
promenade of the Bois do la 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 declared that ho 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
repned that the charge brought against him was
unfounded, that the shipowner alluded to had not
nationalised his vessel, and therefore could derive no
advantage from the Ist of March. Ho also remarked
that, as to the question 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, for 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 rejected a simi-
lar amendment.

The Senate then declared against the amendmen
by a large majority, and adopted the bill.

FRANCE.

A letter from Canton in the illonitet: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 Geaerals, 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 sub-officers appointed for that purpose.
A communication from Voile says—The Dorm=
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 posts
to the north are supplied by the Prussians and Ans■
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. Tne
dal sighted this vessel carrying the English flag in
the neighbourt ood 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,
hut as there was reason to suppose her intended fur
Dan talc or some other Prussian Port, the commandt r
of the Heimdal thought it best to bring the suspi-
cious stranger into this port.
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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 i-r. 75c. The
Railway Market quiet, but firm. The market
closed as follows :

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II- per Cents. 93 50 Italian Loan 67
Do. end month.... Do. end month 63
3 per Cents
Do. end month.... 66 25 Do, end month —
Credit M0bi1ier....1055 Russian
Do. end m0nth....1056 25 Austrian
Bank Sharsi 3300 Spanish Threes..,.
Credit Ponder 1290 Horne "Debt
Roman

AA IL

'AYB,
Cash. Account.
906 25 .. 907 50
976 25 .. 977 50

Orleans , ...
Northern ....

New ditto
Lyons and Mediterranean 94) .. 945
New ditto
Southern 653 75 .. 653 75
Western
Eastern
Sardinian 366 25 .. 365
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa 590 •.. 587 50
Ditto to Barcelona