The Sun.
London, England, 1837-05-04 00:00:00

BRUSSELS, GERiIAN, AND LISBON

PAPERS.

BRUSSEL, APRIL 30.—A contract has been concluded for
the construction of the dike of Lillo, for the sum of 1,800,000
fi-anes ; but only the sluice wi be completed this year—nono
of the persons rho. sent in tenders would undertake to erect
the dike in one season.
Baussm.s, MAY 1.-The _Emancipation says—" The dissoh-
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lution the Ministry is spoken of to-day on 'Change.
reports sycl (7, that M. Meulenacre would be directed to form
new Ministry ; thai de Meulenaere would be Minister for
Foreign Affairs ; Henry .13rouckere, of Justice ; DuTivietr
(Minister of State), of Finances Messrs. Nothomb and Will
mar to retain their present offices; Messrs. Coghen and M ann;
to be Ministers of State. It was not said whether they wow('
by virtue of this nomination be admitted to the Council.
LEIPAG, AvriiL 2.4.—The iron rail-road front Leipsig to
:',..lthen (2 leagues) was opened to-day in the presence of a
great' z.lneourse of spectators. H. It. H. Prince John Was
present, Jock his seat in the first carriage. The puree!
was performed 5 times from Leipsig to Althen and back ill
the course of the day. The first time the distance of
leagues (5 miles) was performed in 21 minutes, and the second
time in 16 minutes. The day was remarkably fine, and DO
the slightest accident or disorder occurred.
LisnoN, APRIL 23.—1 n the sitting of the Cortes yesterdst
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four projects were discussed, the first of which is an act
I does honour to the Assembly. It consists in ordering all 4'e
subahern officer., corporals, and privates to be considered as
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retired veterans, who in consequence of the dissolution of
junta of Oporto retired to Gallicia, and there, faithful to there
oaths, embarked for England. But very few of these hear
men arc still left whom the sword of the Viscount de Bob
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conducted to Corunna and Ferrol, where they embarked.
APRIL 24.—1 n the sitting of the Cortes to-day, the .order
of the day was the general discussion of the plan of the CI;
stitution. Senor Costa Cabral spoke against the plan, ssn h
conformable to the principles proclaimed on the 9th and 10,,
September, and the 4th and sth November. M. Gurrevi
spoke for, and M. Macario de Castro against the propose.,
plan. The speakers against the plan objected, among otbe
things, to two Chambers. The debate being contmu ;
Senor Medori, in an eloquent speech, showed the necessitie!
two Chambers. Portugal, he said, could go no further tbsu
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other nations, who excelled it in power and meth. He CO'
bated the arguments of some of the preceding speakers agar
the plan, and showed that all civilized nations, wh9
the blessings of liberty, recognize the necessity of tsco egh
lative bodies. Senor Maria da Silva made a very long sPeec,
in favour of the plan; he was followed by some other niti
bers, who, though approving of the plan in general, reset's'
to themselves to oppose some of the articles.—Nacionals
26th April inclusive.
BELGIAN k UNDS—Baussits, MAT 2.
Actual Debt, 2h per Cent.
Rothschild's Loan, S per Cent. lOO%
Loan of Thirty Millions PI
Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent 994
Society of Commerce, 4 % per Cent l3O
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 1363s
Brussels Papers, May 3:
DUTCH FUNDS—Mannerism, MAY 2.
Money; Bills.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent
Ditto, ditto 5 per cent.
Anion Syndic,4 4, percent. 7592 7
% 93
Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent % 64
Commercial Company, 4t per cent lBO% 182
Ditto (1632 and 1833) 5 per cent.
Exchange on London, One month l2 0234
Two months
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Visnrcs, Arita '2l.
Five per Cents. Metalliques
Four per Cents.
Three per Cents. ... 74%
Bank Shares .." .............................. 13614
—AllgemeineZeitUni, April 29.
HAMBURG BORSEN HALLE, APRIL 29.
Bills. Monel.
Austrian bletsriques, S per cent 103% 103
Ditto ditto 4 per cent.
Dire_ ditto 3 per cent. 74 73%
lotto Bank Shares 1240 1340
Anglo-Russian Loan ..................»....» 10.5% 105
Paper Inscription. 6 per cent
Russian 5 per cents. Metal
Russian Inscription, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th
Series
Ditto, Certificates
Portuguese Regency Bonds, 5 per cent 14a ---
Ditto, 3 per cent 29
Dutch 2% per Cents. -52 51%
Ditto 5 per Cents
Polish Ponds, 3 per cents
New Tickets 153% 153%
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cents 71% '7O/1
Norwegian Loan of 1831, 4 per cents.
Spanish, in piastres, 3 per Cents
Cortes Lean, 5 per Cent 1534 18
Greek 4 per cents. 1833, guaranteed by France 93 9235
—Hamburg Papers, April