The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-30 00:00:00

SWEDEN AND DENMARK.

Letters from Stockholm of the 16th state that
King Oscar has invited the Diet to nominate a
small number of its members, possessing its entire
confidence, to whom, as a secret committee the
Government may make an important communica-
tion. It is believed that the Government wishes
in this unostentatious manner to bring some mo-
mentous facts connected with foreign affairs to the
knowledge of the Diet. The King has re-organised
the higher departments of the military and naval
administration, with a view to securing greater
unity and efficiency in the event of hostilities.
We also learn from Berlin that diplomatic nego-
tiations are pending between the Government of
Sweden and Denmark, having for their object the
conclusion of a league, offensive and defensive,
between the two States. Sweden is arming by sea
and land, and Denmark will immediately fortify
her coasts, and place Copenhagen in a state of
defence.

GREECE. •
We learn from Athens, Dec. 17, that a violent
hurricane passed some days ago over the island of
Spezzia and over Paros. A great many houses
were destroyed, and the torrent formed by the
the rain at Spezzia threw itself with such im-
petuosity into the harbour that it broke the an-
chorage of a great many ships, and threw them out
to sea. Latterly, some fishing-boats met near Sa-
prienza, on the western coast of the Morea,
French brig completely abandoned. Having gone
on board, they found it was called the Racine,
loaded with corn. Everything was in perfect order
on board, the books kept up to the evening before;
only the boats were wanting, and there were marks
of blood in the captain's cabin. It would seem,
therefore, that the crew had revolted and got off
in the boats. The brig was taken into Navarino.
The Greek Government is making active search for
the crew, in case they may have landed in Greece.
An English merchant ship also, the Lord Colling-
wood, has been wrecked off the coast of Eubcea ;
the crew have been all saved, and have been the
objects of every attention and care on the part of
the authorities.

BELGIUM.
The law on les Denrees Alimentaires was voted
on the 28th by the Senate. M. Cassiers declared his
adhesion to the absolute freedom of commerce in
corn, andoobserved that all the measures which have
hitherto been taken to restrain it have terminated.
in results diametrically opposite to those intended.
M. Anethan, who spoke on the other side, endea-
voured to demonstrate that the prohibition of free
exportation did not necessarily diminish importa-
tion. It is satisfactory to see that freedom in com-
merce is getting better understood in Belgium.
The Senate and Chamber have a decided bias to-
wards free trade. The law was finally voted
without amendment.

The general discussion of the laws on the con-
tingent of the army for 1854 and on the Budget of
War for the same year, followed the reading of the
reports of the projets de loi relative to the modifi-
cations of the impit foncier, and on the free im-
portation of foreign coal, &o.

- The lam openin a provisional credit of 1,150,000 f.
to the Department of the Interior was voted with-
out debate.

BED-HOT SHOT.

The following letter has been addressed to the editor
of the Morning Advertiser ;

Sir,—ln the Times of this morning appears a state-
ment of the Russians burning several Turkish villages
by means of Red-hot Shot.

I merely wish to draw your attention to a house, in
the Commercial-road, having a large order for furnaces
to heat the shot, and take them out when red-hot.
The order is supposed to be Russian. Nearly 200 have
been sent away by two and three at time, and extra
hands are taken on to execute the order, as it is urgent.
—Yours, obediently,
Dec. 29, 1853. D. HAMMOND.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, DEC. 29.

INSTALLATION OF THE NEW _PRINCIPAL OF BEASENOSII.
To-day the new Principal of Brasenose, the Rev. E.
Cradock, M.A., was formally installed in the College-
chapel, with the ceremonies prescribed by the statutes,
and in the presence of the Registrar of the University
and of the College authorities.
CAMBRIDGE, DEC. 29.
The Hulsean Theological Prize has been adjudged to
G. M. Gorham, 8.A., Fellow of Trinity College. Sub-
ject, —The position and history of the Christian Bishops,
Ind especially to the Bishop of Rome, during the first
three centuries.