The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-23 00:00:00

DENMARK.

The Cologne Gazette, under date of Berlin 19tIll
says :—" The authorities of Dantzic, Stettin, and
Schwaldt, have, on the occasion of the anniversol
of the accession of M. de Manteuffel to the PrEs;
dency of the Ministry, voted him the freedom °`
those cities, which were yesterday presented t°
him by deptations. The first Burgomaster Grod-
beck delivered an address, in which he pointed out
the misfortunes to Dantzic in consequence of the
interruption to peace in 1846, and expressed the
wishes of himself and -his fellow-citizens for the
maintenance of the peace of Europe. M. clO
Manteuffel in his reply said :
" Material interests have acquired a great stimillt,*
but it is necessary that they should have a greater de-
velopment. Dantzic is placed at the head of those
towns which will contribute to it. It is true that it i/
necessary for peace to be preserved, and I hope that it
will be possible, whatever may be now the threatening
aspect of affairs. I maintain, and the King has approved
of my view of the subject, that Prussia ought not to
meddle in affairs which do not concern her, and I hope
that she will remain aloof from political complications.
But I can never forget that she must maintain intact
her honour and her position, should events render it
necessary."

BELGIUM.
Tho Chamber of Representatives of Belgium has t
just adopted, by a large majority, a bill on patents.
It is favourable to inventors—it fixes the duration
of patents "at twenty years, and declares that tliere
shall no longer be forfeiture if the inventions be not
carried out within a limited period • it imposes I
tax of 110 fr. for the first year, and .20fr., 30fr.,
47. c., for succeeding years ; and enacts that there
shall no longer be any distinction between patents
of invention and importation.

AMERICA.
(IW ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY, 3 A.M.
By the United States' steamer Baltic we hay°
advices from New York to the 10th inst. She ha°
brought 87 passengers and upwards of a million ill
specie on freight. The Baltic experienced strong
easterly gales the whole passage.
The steamer Niagara, from Liverpool, arrived at
Boston on the 9th inst.
_ The report of the Secretary of the Treasury Lad
been issued.

The imports for the fiscal year of 1853 were
$267,978,647, and the exports $230,452,250.
By telegraph from Boston we learn that Messrs:
N. Cunningham and Co. had suspended payment,
with liabilities estimated at upwards of $150,000._
The receipts of cotton at the southern ports
were 441,000 bales short of the receipts for the
same time last year.
The steamer Crescent City had arrived at NI
Orleans from Havannah with advices to the sth
inst.

The new Captain-General arrived there on the
2d, and was immediately installed.
Two steamers had arrived at New Orleans frail
California with 16 days' later news.
The steamers George Law and Star of the West
sailed from San Francisco on the 15th ult.,
New. York, with about $3,000,000 in gold dust 00
freight.
In consequence of the wires being out of order,
the details of the Californian news had not beell.
received at New York.
There was no change to notice in the New York
stock or money-markets.
Exchange on London, 1081 to 1091 ; Paris, 512
'to 5 15 • Amsterdam, 41f to 41,1 • Hamburg, sm
to 371 ;Bremen, 81 to 81k ; Frankfort, 41k to 4-14.
018 Cotton in good demand at firm prices.
sales of the week were 12,460 bales.
In consequence of unfavourable advices
England, holders of flour had been ready sellers gt
a decline of from 12c. to 18c. per barrel. %lg"
has also declined.
Indian corn in good demand for export, without
material change in price.
for
Provisions in good demand, at firmprices
beef, pork, and lard.
Scotch pig iron was selling at $36 for six months;
Freights.to London.—Tobacco, 60s. per hihi,,*
flour, 4s. 91 per barrel; turpentine, ss. per 20ww.'
heavy goods, 455. to 60s. per ton.
NEW ORLEANS, DEC. v.
alla
The gales of cotton to-day were 7,000 bales,,. 0. -
for the week they got up to 35,000 bales; middl
is quoted at 9f cents. The decrease in the recite
at all the southern ports, compared with the sa
date last year, is 465,000 bales.

RATES OF EXCHANGE.—The commercial advices l,1;
the continent continue wholly without interest, but
rates of exchange remain steady at most of the prinoil3,
places, and there is, consequently, no apparent tenders 0,7\
to a renewal of the drain of specie from London.
Ef-
THE WHEAT TRADE.—The demand for wheat for
portation promises to continue, prices in France I:ohja
still above those on this side.
DETERMINED SUICIDE IN DRURY-LANE.--YeSted4
Thomas Wakley, Esq., the coroner, received informatil:
ia
of the death of Robert Harvey, aged 37 years, e.
Ashley-place, Drury-lane, who committed self-desk
tion under the following melancholy circumstances. The
deceased sent his wife on an errand during which tall_
he drovo a nail inside the door, and his wife, o
II
turning, being unable to get in, called the assistance el ""
Butler, 13 F, and Inspector W. Mayes, of Bloomsburli
Sergeant T. Butler having procured a ladder, 11°g
up to the window, and saw the deceased hal of
to a clothes peg in the room. He sent the wbetbs
the deceased into the next room, broke opreon,
door, and then cut him down. Mr. Faulkner, surg_bo
Drury-lane, was sent for, and promptly attended, vile
used every means to restore animation, but life was, claa`ct.
extinct. No reason has been assigned for the
• The directors of the Royal Investment Ins;tsititob%
which was established some time ago to
middle classes to obtain an advantageous rate eenf.n,trneraieit4
for their savings, have opened an office at 23, 13:0131es
where deposits are received, after the manner of voffin.
banks, in sums of it. and upwards, for which a Tate
ecc.-'
terest is allowed varying from 31 to 5 per cent, a sited.
depeom
se,
ing to the period for which the money is
The funds of the society being all invested or ~re most
curity, this institution may be deemed one otezuwarket
important mediums of investment that eat
affords. The rules and tables are certified btcP,t_h_e,lyt A•
authority on investment societies, Mr. Scra_rt
THE GENERAL HOLIDAY ON MONDAY IN
to close tihe
withstanding the refusal of Lord Palmerston
al
various public offices on Monday next, t_he. ceuvzdeyes
world at least seem determined to give t hitiera
en
tr.
Ow es
holiday on that day. Messrs. Nicholl, of
have declared their intention of closing
branch house
meats, not only
in London,in but all their
the various provincial towns. t
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