The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-06 00:00:00

GERMANY.

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A letter from Berlin of the 2d, in the C 70/09/!6
Gazette, says :—" It may be considered as ert
that negotiations have been commenced bell tv„
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France and Prussia to arrive at the conclusio nOl,
commercial treaty between France and the Z
rein. France asks the Zollverein to reduc
duty on jewellery and articles of luxury, and
side she proposes to favour navigation, by dim
ing the duties levied at the entry of ports." 4.11 e
A letter from Berlin of the Ist states that
Bank of that city has raised its rate of discount
5 per cent:

SPAIN.
The Madrid Gazette, of the 29th ult., co: atil:
four Royal decrees ; one dividing the country in e
divisions for public works ; another reformi34 tP,
organisation of the body of civil engineer; leP
third regulating fairs and markets ; and the fouP2,
making changes in the personnel of the j
body.
Queen Isabella had been ill for two days .9 titA
sore throat, and had had to be bled. But he r InAr
jesty had completly recovered, and proposed to ,
to the Church of Atocha, accompanied by the 100,e;
to thank God for her happy entrance ty

seventh month of her pregiiLicy.
M. de Egana, ex-Minister of the Interioir, 1111
refused to accept the post of President of the Cole
mission of Credits in Arrear offered to him by t''"
Government.
A new postal treaty between England and Spd
was about to be concluded.
General Lara had been confirmed in the' Car
taincy-General of Madrid.
A Cabinet Council was to be held, for th e Plt;
pose of fixin '• • was generally supposed, the a".'
of the re-o• ,'!,..,x3f the Cortes. •
From 1% .dd, ou the 30th, we learn that th°
programme of Comte San Luis (Sart°rius) bil°4
been unanimously adopted by his colleague s.
The Commission nominated by the Government
to inquire into the question of differential dutieS
has, says the Nacion, not been able to come to
definite resolution on the subject, one portico of It
being in favour of protection to Spanish -vessels/
the other against it. The Government will Gong'
quently have to decide the matter.
M. Salamanca had returned to Madrid. Jae an.
nom:lced that the organisation of the Norther
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Three per Cents. at 22' ; the Debt of the iv.-
class at 10, and that of the second. at 5.

GREECE.
The Augsburg Gazette states, on authority, of a
letter from Athens, dated the 23d ult., that iPa
Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Isles, an
the Hon. Mr. Wyse, English ambassador at Athens'
had paid a visit to Zante, after which the latter
returned to Athens, and the former went br
steamer to Candia. "It is probable," adds ticlo
Gazette, " that the Republic of the Seven 'gala
will become one of eight islands."

ITALY.
A. M. Moretti, a printer, of Genoa, was tried c°
the Ist, before the Court of Appeal of that City'
for having illegally printed Mazzini's pamphlet
the insurrection of the 6th of February at Wall'
The Court deferred its sentence until the 3d.

HOLLAND.
The following is the text of the reply made bs
the King of Holland to the address of the Sec°
Chamber :
" Gentlemen,—l beg you to assure the Chamber t 101!
its address has given me much satisfaction. I reraarer
with pleasure the high importance which the Charabe,
attaches to the reciprocal confidence between the Sc'/,e
reign and the people, and to the consolidation of ,
bonds which, for ages past, have attached the Netbei;e
lands to the House of Orange. Let the Chamber 6
convinced that its sentiments will find anc-)echO in
and that I highly appreciate them."