The Sun.
London, England, 1837-01-13 00:00:00

BEL GI UM.

BRUSSELS, JAN. 10.—The average prices of wheat and
rye in the first week of the month of January (Monday
the 2d to Saturday 7th) were—Wheat 16f. 56c. ; Rye,
10f. 92c. per hectolitre, the import duties continuing at
37f. 50c. and 21f. 50c. per 1,000 kilogrammes.
JANUARY 11.—The ilfoniteur Beige of to-day publishes
the law by which the salary of the clergy (curates) are to
be paid by the Treasury.
The salary is fixed at 500 francs, independent of the
addition which the communes and churches will be at liberty
to grant.
His Majesty has transacted business with the Minister
of Finance. _

ANTWERP, JAN. 11.—We have announced the re-call of
M. Van de Weyer from Lisbon. This re-call is certain.
Mr. Smits, who, a,s we stated, was to have remained at
London till the return of M. Van de Weyer, has just ar-
rived at Brussels, where he was not expected so soon.—
Journal du Commerce D'Anvers, Jan. 12.

BELGIAN kUNDS—Baussets, JAN. 11
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent.
Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent. lOO%
Loan of Thirty Millions 93
Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent. lu,g
Society of Commerce, 44,', per Cent. 134%
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent l2B
—Brussels Papers, Jan. 12.
DUTCH FUNDS--Anianaoast, JAN. 10.
Money. 11;11g.
- Actual Debt, 21,i per Cent 54 54%
Ditto, ditto 5 per cent.
A fflort Syndic, 4 % per cent 95 Ri%
Ditto, ditto, 3.i per ceiit. 7Si% 794
Commercial Company, 4t, tier cent 183% 183
Ditto (1832 end 1833) 5 per cent.
Exchange on London, One month l2 24,
Two months
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, JAN. 3.
Five per Cents. Metalliques
Four per Cents.
Three per Cents.
Bank Shares 1.:92
—Allgemeine Zeitung, Jan. 8.
~HAMBURG BORSEN HALLE, JAN 6.
Bills. Money.
Austrian Mctalliques, 5 per cent.
Ditto ditto 4 per cent. —
Ditto ditto 3 per cent. 73 7234
Ditto Bank shares 1372 1570
Anglo-Russian Loan 103%"'" 1t3%
Paper Inscription, 6 per cent —
Russian 5 per cents. Metal.
Russian Inscription, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th
Series
Ditto, Certificates -
tortuguese Regency Beads. 5 per cent .—
Ditto, 3 per cent. 26% .
Dutch 2% per Cents.
Ditto 5 per Cents — --
Polish Bonds, 3 per cents.
New Tickets 471% 15,i%
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cents
Norwegian Liman of It•t34, 4 pc r cents ll. 1
Spanish, in piastres, 3 per Cent, —
Cortes Loan, 5 per Cent
Greek 4 per cents. 1833, guaranteed by France 93 92%
EXCHANGES ON LONDON.
IHamm:4 JAN. 6.-13 7%; twomonths, 135;3.
STOCKHOLM, JAN. 3.—Two months, U 42.
IsEam rf, Jan. 3. fhree m.iiths, 6.21%
—Hamburg Payers, Jan. ti.

In the report presented to Congress last month, by the
Secretary to the Treasury of the United States (an abstract
of which has heretofore been given), he anticipates even.a
larger revenue, from the existing tariff than had characterized
former years ; and in examining this subject lie gives the
following statements regarding the imports and exports of

the country :--
The Imports during the year, ending Sept. 30, DOLLARS.
1836, arc ascertained and estimated at
They show, compared with the preceding year, an
increase of

23,644,258

The imports during the three past years, have, on
an average, been about
The exports, the past year, are ascertained
and estimated at

Of these 101,105,000 dollars were in domestic, and 20,684,000
dollars in foreign products.
Compared with the preceding year, they exhibit an increase
of 35,423 dollars, and arc 5,829,150 dollars more than the ave-
rage for the last three years.
Thus the embarrassments of Congress, as well as of the
the Government, from the excess of riches seem doomed to
increase on every hand ; but the mercantile classes of Eng-
land contemplate the changes with much interest, calculat-
ing that, as no doubt Congress will repeal some of the duties
on imports, increased opportunities for the enterprise of our
manufacturers and merchants must be the result.

ITALIAN OPERA. BUFF A.--The new musical ver-
sion, by Coppola, of the celebrated drama of. Nina, was
brought out last night with considerable success. The
story of Nina is simple and affecting. On the point of be-
ing united to her lover, they are separated by the cruelty of
her father, and her lover slain (as she believes) by his rival.
This blow deprives her of her senses ; and she remains in
this state, lamented by her father with unavailing remorse,
till the appearance of her lost lover restores her to reason
and happiness. These incidents, enlivened by the humours
of a whimsical doctor, compose the whole materials of the
drama. The part of Nina was performed, for the first time
here, by Mlle. Giannoni, who made it a very fine and power-
' ful picture of love-lorn insanity. This young lady is of a
graceful figure, and has a very expressive countenance. Her
vocal gifts are of a very high order ; and there was some-
thing about her altogether which strongly reminded us of
,the lost Malibran. She was excellently supported by Catone
in the part of Enrico. The repentant father was very finely
_represented by Ronconi. Ruggiera, in the Doctor, relieved
the sombre character of the piece by some touches of good
Italian humour. Nothing could he more flattering than
Mlle. Giannoni's reception. She was called for at the end
of the first act, as well as at the conclusion of the piece.
The other performers, too, were greatly applauded. The
house was fully and fashionably attended.

FIRE AND LOSS OF LlFE.—Yesterday afternoon
a fire broke out in the front attic of the house of a man
named Slitter, Oxford-buildings, Oxford-street,, and we re-
gret to add that two fine children, belonging to the lodger
in whose apartment the fire began, were so dreadfully
burnt that the death of, one of them has taken place, and
the recovery of the other is considered very doubtful. From
the information obtained from a neighbour it appears that
at the time above-named a dense volatile of smoke was per-
ceived by a woman passing through the buildings to issue
from the upper part of Mr. Slater's house, who, on being
informed of the circumstance, rushed up stairs and broke
open the room door, when he found the poor little sufferers'
clothes in flames, and the fire raging with the utmost fury.
He succeeded, after great difficulty, in removing the chil-
dren from the room into an adjoining house, when the as-
sistance of a medical gentleman was immediately procured,
who -advised their removal to Middlesex Hospital. On
their arrival there, every means were resorted to for their
relief ; but the youngest died a few minutes after its 'being
put into lied, and front the dreadful injuries the other had
received, not the least hopes were entertained of its reco-
very. It appears that the father and mother were absent
front home at the outbreaking of the fire, audit is supposed
they were amusing. themselves with burning matches, as a
portion of a bunch was found in a corner of the room,
which had been taken from the mantelpiece. The Mary-
lebone engine soon extinguished the fire ; but the greatest
portion of the poor man's bed and bedding was destroyed.
Great praise is due to the D police for their active
exertions
The Literary Fund Club dined together on Wed-
nesday at the Freemason's Tavorn, About 20 members
only sat down to dinner, the influenza having sadly dimi-
nished the usual number of those ‘vlio attended. Mr. Ser-
geant Talfourd, M.P., was ballotted for and admitted a
member. It was stated during the course of the evening,
that a reversionary sum of 2001. had just fallen in to the
parent society ; and it was suggested that this sum might
form the nucleus of an appeal to public benevolence for the
creation of " Literary Retreat? for some half-dozen (to
make a beginning) deserving literary characters, to whom a
house (renaree) and a small garden might prove a happy
retirement in their days of sere and yellow leaf. In antici-
pation of this being carried into effect, two gentlemen pre-
sent made contingent promises.bf contributions to form an
; indispensable appendage--a library.