The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-03 00:00:00

BELGIUM.

The King of the Belgians, the Duke and
Duchess de Brabant, the Count de Flandre, and
the Princess Charlotte, returned to Bruges on
Tuesday evening from Ostend. The illustrious
party found the city brilliantly illuminated. The
next day there was a grand historical and religious
cavalcade, in imitation of those of the olden time.
After it was over, the King, the Princes, and
Princesses left for Ghent, and on their arrival in
that city were received with most hearty enthusi-
asm. His Majesty and _their Royal Highnesses
afterwards attended a grand banquet offered by the
city, and visited the theatre, and a grand fete at
the Casino. Everywhere they were greeted with
acclamations.

The Belgian journals state that of the eight
muskets which were taken from the manufactory
of arms at Liege, in the recent popular movement,
seven have been already returned. They add, to
show the deplorable influences of disturbances on
account of the dearness of corn, that several
dealers had arrived at Liege from Prussia to offer
grain at lower prices ; but that, on seeing the as-
semblage of the populace, they returned without
effecting any sale.
On the 30th ult. the magistrates of Liege ordered
that all the public-houses and cafes in that city
shall be closed at nine o'clock in the evening until
further orders. They have also interdicted all
assemblages of persons in the streets beyond four
in number.

AUSTRIA.
The Government has received the Emperor's
orders to modify the state of siege
at Milan.
The Gazette of the 28th ult. publishes a decree of
the Imperial Lieutenant of Lombardy, Count Strassoldo,imposing an additional tax of 6i- kreut-
zers per florin (about one-tenth) upon the province,
in order to cover the deficits of 1852 and 1853 in
the receipts of that part of the empire. The tax
is to be levied in the course of the current year, in
two instalments, one
payable on the 20th of Sep-
tember, and the other on the 10th of October. All
payers of direct taxes, including the income tax
and the tax upon salaries, are liable to this addi-
tional tax.

ITALY.
Our letters from Turin, of the 30th ult., state
that specie is becoming daily more scarce in that
city and at Genoa, the National Bank had thought
proper to limit its metallic issue to 1,000,000 per
week, and to raise the rate of discount from 5 to 6
per cent. Since then, that alarming situation had
ceased ; money had reappeared in abundance, and
the National Bank no longer placed restrictions to
its operations. This result was ascribed to some
measure adopted by M. de Cavour, on his return
from the country.
The brigades which are to take part in the
manoeuvres at the Camp of Marengo were begin-
ning to occupy the positions assigned to them.
Between 17,000 and 18,000 men will be on the
ground about the 10th of September, under the
command of the Duke of Genoa. The Royal family
now residing at La Spezzia, and the King, who
stays at the Chateau of Stupinigi, are to meet there,
and to return together, after the military opera-
tions, to their winter residence of Moncalieri.
The death of a clergyman, named Barthelmi
n had been cen-
sured,ome. Having
Bottaro, had caused a great sensation at Genoa.
His funeral was followed by as great a concourse of
people as that of the mother of Mazzini. That
priest,
opnol
gc aalt
iposn o
a 1 mfs
refused to retract his opinions, he became an idol
with the Democratic party. His body having been
bkyn theow n Holyfr h i
Cg
s
opened exhibited symptoms of poison. The causes
of his tragic end were not sufficiently well known
to justify a conjecture. A judiciary investigation
had commenced.

THE PENINSULAR MAIL.

ARRIVAL OF THE TAGUS.

steam-ship Tagus
arrTivhede FateniSnosalutahramCpetmo np ana
ty' 8 midnight yesterday
with the usual mails.
Her dates are—Gibraltar, Aug. 26 ; Lisbon, 29 ;
Oporto, 30 ; and
Yitgus brought 6,1801., besides 642
half-chests of lemons and other cargo.
ISnhespheacdiethtiirtie
thirty-Fight
p3aos.sengers.
The Pope's Nuncio at Lisbon was very ill, and
had received the last rites of the Church.
The Duke and Duchess of Terceira have arrived
by the Tagus, too late to attend the marriage of
the Duke of Brabant at Brussels on behalf of the
Queen and King of Portugal.
The Lisbon exchanges are, quoted this mail 54±
Paris, 532 ; Amster-
dam'en place, money
o4nBtihs; ;and.
Genoa, 528. Few
o n L
transactionsisb3o n ,11a
at
hmtahbdruertega
hmk
bills being
equally scarce. In the new Three per Cent. Stock
a fair amount of business had been done, at 42± to
42 ; few operations in Portugal Bank shares, at
137 to 135 milreis per share, those rates being in
Lisbon Bank notes at a discount of 2± per cent.
The Oporto Bank shares were at 41 to 5 per cent.
premium, in metal.
The Lisbon letters and papers contain the adver-
tisement inviting applications for shares in the
General Peninsular Company of Portugal.