The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-06 00:00:00

BRUSSELS, DEC. 4.—A report is circulated in the
Chamber of Representatives that his Majesty Louis
Philippe has escaped another attempt on his life.

SPAIN.
A letter from Saragossa of the 26th ult., quoted by the
Sentinelle of Bayonne, announces that the kingdom of
Aragon had definitively settled on separating itself from
that of Madrid, and on proclaiming its independence. A
levy en masse of all men capable of bearing arms, between
the ages of 18 and 40, has been ordered, and a contribu-
tion of 18 millions of reels is to be raised. The example
of Seville is mentioned as the proximate cause of this move-
ment, with which it appears that General Van Helen has
had something to do, since he is stated to have had an un-
derstanding with the Junta formed at Aragon, for
the control of the finances, as to the means of insur-
ing the subsistanec of the troops in the eight pro-
vinces forming his command, and is said to have drawn
up the project for the arming of the portion of the
population mentioned above. Another account from Sa-
ragossa, in the same journal, says that Van Helen left Sa-
ragossa to rejoin his army, in the direction of Carinena, on
the morning of the 26th. An order of the day, dated the
27th,directs thata Sub-Lieutenant, two Sergeants, an Ensign,
three Corporals, and thirty-seven soldiers from the Carlist
prisoners at Saragossa, should be shot the next morning, in
reprisal for the massacre of part of the garrison of Herrera
by the Carlists. The Sentinelle mentions the existence of
an intrigue at the Court of Don Carlos, whereby the
change in tie Ministers of that Prince had been checked
by the influence of the Princess, his consort, and General
Maroto, who had for a moment been displaced, was re-
stored to his command. This officer, according to the last
accounts, after passing in the direction of Tafalla, as we have
already stated, was preparing to attack Sanguesa and Lum-
bier. Two Spanish Government steamers, one of which
wrs the Reina Isabel, had received orders to keep up a
strict watch on the Biscayan and Guipuzcoan coast.

GERMANY.
FRANKFORT, DEC, I.—A commercial treaty has been
concluded between Holland and Prussia, acting in the
name of the German Commercial League. In virtue of this
treaty lump-sugar will be admitted into the German States
at the rate of 54 rix-thalers, when coming from Holland ;
and as these "lumps" have already passed a degree of re-
fining, the beet-root sugar fabrication will receive a heavy
blow in Germany. The reduction in the price of sugar is
calculated to be 3 Prussian thalers (Bs. 9d.), when the
treaty will come in operation. Holland's concessions are a
diminution of her tariff on foreign corn and timber in favour
of the German States.

In reality, all the advantages and benefits of this treaty
are for the Netherlands, who will be able, in favour of
these new stipulations, to maintain their colonies, and to
preserve the old and lucrative trade with colonial wares up-
ward the Rhine for the consumption of Central and South
Germany, and to enter into a vigorous competition with
Bremen and Hamburg for the Colonial trade, and with
the beet-root sugar produced in Germany. The admission
of corn and timber at a reasonable rate in Holland is en-
tirely in favour of her own subjects, who will eat cheaper
bread and construct ships with less expense. Till now they
were obliged to buy it in Germany, as they will be in future.
The political consequences will be much greater. The
facility of the Belgians coming to a commercial convention
with Prussia and Germany is now much obstructed, and
the treaty of Holland with Prussia will be a contrepords
against the commercial and shipping convention passed
between Belgium and France. Prussia prefers to see her
subjects of the Rhenish provinces trade with the " legiti-
mate" and Protestant population of Holland, than with the
revolutionary and Catholic one of Belgium. On the other
hand, it will offer some compensations to the Dutch co-
lonies for the heavy burdens laid upon them by their obsti-
nate mother country. The States-General will receive
this treaty with the greatest enthusiasm, the newly-imposed
corn-law being very unpopular and odious in Holland.
The treaty is now under the consideration of the different
Governments of the Prussian Commercial League. If but
one of them does not ratify it, it is lost for all, even for
Prussia, in consequence of the pact passed between them,
and regulating these matters. We are informed that some
of these Governments, viz., Bavaria and Hesse, are not
very willing to accede; but after some further negotiations
they will, no doubt, come into the wishes of Prussia.—
Morning Chronicle.

A WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH.—One of those
dreadful accidents, which are of two frequent occurrence
among the old and helpless, happened in Fochabers on the
night of Wednesday last. On Thursday forenoon, the
neighbours of a poor old woman who lived alone, became
alarmed at not seeing the door of her house open as usual
in the morning, Several persons called at the door and
windows, but having received no reply, they forced open
the door, when the poor woman was found stretched on the
hearth, with her face, neck, and one of her arms, burnt to a
cinder...-Edinburgh Courant.
A SISTER STABBED.—There were two cases of a
very distressing nature before the Glasgow Police Court on
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charge of stabbing, brought
appearance against her
brother, a boy whom, owing to the circumstances of their
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parents, she li eompe e to support ; the other founded on
tern ii.,nd her by a mother against her two daugh-
ters e
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