The Sun.
London, England, 1836-01-04 00:00:00

DUTCH AND GERMAN PAPERS.

AMSTERDAM, DEc.3o.—According to the latest accounts
no considerable change has taken place in the state of the

rivers.
DEC. 31.—The project of law for promoting the interest
of agriculture having been passed by the two Chambers and
received the Royal sanction, it is now officially proinul-
gated. By this law a graduated scale of duty is imposed
on the importation, exportation, and transit of wheat, rye,
barley, and oats. The import duties are :
Wheat—When above 9 florins
At 9to above 8
Gradually increasing as the price de-
creases to 5 florins and under .:... 3 0
Rye—Above 6 florins
Six florins and 5
Three florins and half and below 2 0
Barley—Above 5 florins
Two florins an a half and below ... 0 50
Oats—Above 4.} florins
Two florins and below 1 25
Exportation is free from duty, except when the prices are
at the highest, when they are :
Wheat, at about 9 florins
Rye, 6 ditto
Barley, 5 ditto
Oats, 43 ditto
The transit duties are in all cases on wheat, ditto 0 10
Rye, Barley and Oats, ditto
WARSAW, DEC. 22.—0 n the 19th inst., Antony Von
Dobiecki, formerly Chamberlain to King Stanislaus Augus-
tus, did at a country seat near Warsaw, in the 84th year of
his age.

DUTCH FUNDS—AmsTnanass, JAN. 1
Money. Bills.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. 54% 554
Loan (1830) 5 per cent.
A Irma Syndic, 4% per cent ...... ...... 91% 95
'4
Ditto, ditto, 3} per cent 79 79316
Commercial Company, 4% percent 123% 123%
Ditto (1632 and 1833) 5 per cent.
Exchange on London, One month l2 4'o
Two months
—Dutch Papers, Jan. 2
BELGIAN FUNDS.--Baussms, Dec.. 31
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ,
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent.
Loan of City, 1832, Fotir per Cent 99%
Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent 140
Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent '
—.Brussels Papers, Jan. 1.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, Dec. 24.
Five per Cents. Metalliques
Four per Cents.
Bank Shares
—Allgemeine Zeitung, Dec. 29.
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.-13EartN, Dec. 26.
- Bills. Money.
St. Schuld. Sch., 4 per cent. lOl% 10154
Prussian English Loan, 1830, 4 per cent 100 99%
Exchange on London; three months 623%.
—Prussian State Gazette. Dec. 27.
HAMBURG BORSEN HALLE, DEC. 29.
• FOREIGN FUNDS. tills. Money.
Austrian Metalliques, 5 per cent.
Ditto ditto 4 per cent. 98% 98
Ditto ditto 3 per cent.
Ditto Bank Shares 1370 1368
Russian 5 per cents. Metal.
Anglo- Russian Loan WI%
Paper Inscription. 6 per cent —
Russian Inscription, Hope and Co., 3d and -Ith
Series
Ditto, Certificates
Portuguese Regency Bonds, 5 per cent SI%
Ditto, 3 per cent 521,4 52q
Dutch 2% per Cents. 5
Ditto 5 per Cents
Polish Bonds, 3 per cents.
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cents 73 •
Norwegian Loan of 1834, 4 per cents.
Spanish, in piastres, 3 per Cents —
Cortes Loan, 5 per Cent
Greek 4 per cents. 1633, guaranteed by France
EXCHAN GES ON LONDON.
/lawman, DEc. 29.-13 ; two months, 13 84. •
ST. PETEESBURGII, DEC. IB.—Three months, 10%.
LEtpstC, DEC. 21—Two months, 6 19%.
Mau:. DEC. 26.—Three months, 6.23%%.
—Hamburg Papers, D, c. 29.
RUSSIA AND EUROPE.
(To the Editor of the Allgentiene Zeitung.)
n an Essay which was lately inserted in the Allgetniene
Zeitung, the author endeavours to prove, as a necessity spring-
ing from the internal condition of Russia and Europe, that
Europe must gradually submit to the influence of Russia, and
follow the direction impressed on it by that empire. He finds
an alleviation of this fate, in the circumstance that Russia
would then become European ; but we suspect that the Euro-
peans would no more consider this as a consolation, than the
Greeks, when subdued by the Romans, did the consideration
which Horace mentions
" Griecia victa ferum,
Victorum cessit et-artes,
Inhibit agressit Latro."
The danger, however, is not so near as it appears to the
writer, nor is it so great as he would persuade himself or
others. Russia, it is true, holds in a manner the citadel be-
tween two quarters of the globe, from which it may equally
attack Europe and Asia. It has an army which (at least on
paper) exceeds half a million of men ; but if it really did
amount to half a million, it may be observed that it is easier,
for instance, to forge a sword one hundred yards long, than
to wield it. But the army of that empire is not so nume-
rous. According to the state of its finance, it may pay
about 300,000 men, and suppose the whole of this force to be
under arms, it is dispersed is all parts of the world, in posi-
tions hundreds and hundreds of miles distant from each other,
and that Russia dare not leave its frontier exposed either to-
wards Persia or towards Caucasus, or towards Turkey or
Austria, or even towards Sweden, which it must do before it
could collect on its western frontier a force sufficient to awe
the European Powers? And what then was the real effec-
tive force with which it met the armies of Napoleon ? Two
hundred and twenty thousand men, at the most. And the
army with which it fought at Lutzcn and Leipsig, and in
France ? At first 60,000, and afterwards 80,000. But to
what were the 150,000 men reduced with whom Diebitsch
affirmed at Berlin that he was on the frontier ready for com-
bat when the Polish revolution broke out ? To 28,000 able
to take the field. But this very summer, after preparations and
exertions, 40,000 men were assembled at Kalisch, about two-
thirds of the force which France has, for instance in Al-
sace alone, to say nothing of Prussia. But let us sup-
pose that Russia found means to appear at the gates
of Germany with a hundred and fifty thousand men,
would this force awe even the German Confederation,
which would oppose double the number to 'it, in the
first campaign, and would need neither its reserves, nor
the aid of France, to drive the Cossacks, as it formerly did
the Mongols, from Siberia? Russia cannot penetrate into the
interior of Germany, except in alliance with Prussia, or with
the neutrality of Prussia, in the same manner as it cannot
pass the Balkan without the neutrality of Austria. But if the
German Confederation, as at present organized, is not an
empty name, Europe is protected by it against Russia, as
Turkey is by, the_command of-Austria, in Hungary and Tran-
sylvania. Thits, only the weakness of the adjacent powers,
which_ at present does not exist, or an alliance of Russia with
those powers to facilitate its conquests, which is at present an
impossibility, can open a way for Russia to the conquest of the
world. Would France, in order to gain the left Bank of the
Rhine, unite with Russia against Germany? This, and simi-
lar ideas, aro but hypothesis from the regions of possibility ;
but from that of probability ? No : not while the Confede-
ration of the Western States subsists, supported by. England,
which can no more suffer the French on the Rhine, than the
Russiar.s in the Bosphorus. The hope of Russia, therefore,
if it would march to gain the dominion of the world, either
against Constantinople or towards the Rhine, would not
be a ground for serious apprehension, unless the system
ors which Europe now rests and flourishes, were dif-
ferent, and would, therefore, belong to an order of
things quite different from that which must be the foundation
of all our political combinations for the future, if we would
have them to be anything better than the baseless fabric of a
vision—or has Russia in its favour the sympathy of the na-
tions, or at best, of a party among them. It may be posi-
tively affirmed that in Germany, for instance, there is none, not
even a French parry. Yet there is much in France, in the
forms of the public relations, and in the administration of jus-
tice, which might tempt those Germans at least, who do
not look below the surface ; unhappily too, the character of
our German civilization, which is still too Frenchified, acts in
favour of that nation. But sympathy with Russian civiliza-
tion ? Any danger from Russia would rouse the people of
Germany as decidedly, and in many parts more so, than danger
to their independence on the part of France. The same may
be said of other nations, and so it seems that our diplomacy,
as our policy, may long go on quietly in its course,
before any real danger is to bo looked for in that quar-
ter. But it is strange, when with a preponderatinaa' power
we hear of national boundaries, and the consequent Uecessity.
of conquests. Russia, it is said, needs the Dardanelles as the
issue of its seas. Very well Does it not equally' want the
I Sound and the Categat ? And when it has the Dardanelles
will it not in the same manner want the Straits of Gibraltar ?
And when it has got the Sound, the Straits of Calais ? These
are mere wishes such as arise in the minds of all who feel
themselves strong. " I have much, it is true, but I should
like to have all," says the poet : and this was the way of the
Romans, though they proceeded in a more summary manner.
They claimed at once the whole human race, with all harbous,

seal, and positions ; and in anticipation of the realising of their
wish coiled their dominions orbis terrarum. To build on such
suppositions, or to ascribe them to a State, not as the natural
fdrms in which political wishes develop themselves, but as a
kind of necessity inherent in - its policy and existence, is ex-
trevaely inconsistent, and confounding together of things entirely
different. Rtissia no more needs the Dardanelles than it does
• the Sonnd.to be great and powerful_; but Rusrila wishes for it,
for the present aims at the former, because it feels itself strong
enough to seek for too possession, but it is not well done to
assist its ambition to tell it, or to believe that it must have that
booty. If Europe remains vigilant, as it now is, if the great
powers remain united in defending their secured interests, and
persevere in the commenced development of the welfare of
their people, they may leave the Russians to indulge in their
illusions. In spite of them, neither the safety .of Turkey, nor
that of Germany, will be in danger. For •Europ.e is not inha-
bited by Sclavonians, but by nations of Gunn-nue and Latin
origin (the former are only intruders on the Eastern frontiers)
and on our side is the-true strength ; for heic, besides the su-
periority of population, is virtue, justice, and enlightened
knowledge, the only real source of power; and our age no
longer dreads dreams and hobgoblins.
VIENSA.—The Vienna Gazette contains long details re-
specting the increase of the population of the Austrian domi7
pions, (excepting' Hungary and the dependencies.) In (what
is called the military year) 1834, the births were 814,389 ;
the deaths, 645,767 ; so that the increase was 168,622. This
increase exceeds that of any other of the last seven years.
The whole of the births in these seven years, was 5,400,132,
. and of deaths, 4,778,546; increase in seven years, 621,586.
Akoendene Zietu-ng. . . •
BRUSSELS, JAN: 1.-The Moniteur of this morning pub-
lished several laws passed by the Chambers, among which is
the Budget of Ways-and Means, the amount of which is
84,557,151 francs. ' .

The' Senate has appointed a committe to examine the pro-
ject of law on duelling presented by M. de Pelichy.—Brus-
sets Papers, Jan. 2.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

THE DONCASTER ST. LEGER.

Lord Lichfield's Elis, Brother to Stockport; Mr. W. Chifney's
Brother to Emiliana ; Mr. W. Chifney's The Athenian ; Mr. E.
Peel's The Mummy ; Captain Williamson's Brookland, by Filho ;
Mr. J. Day's ch. c. Railroad, by Velocipede, out of Miss West ;
Mr. Aplin's b. c. by Defence, darn by Waxy ; Mr. Batson's Taish-
teer, by Whisker or Zinganee ; Colonel Peel's Mr. Wags, by Lan-
gar, out of Parthencssit ; Colonel Peel's Slane, by Royal Oak, out
of Minster's dam ; Sir R. Bulkeley's Mendizabal, by tottery ; Mr.
B. Green's Professor, by Wiseacre, dam by Eglinton ; Colonel
Westenra's Wedge, by Picton ' • Major Hancock's gr. c. Bedouin, by
Arabian, out of Harlequin ; Lord Mama's ch. c. Cuishneishe, by
Roller, dam by Lottery; General Grosvenor's br. c. Belsay, by
Comus, or by Comus, out of Sir C Monk's Whisker mare; Mr. E.
Fox's ch. c. Tipple Cider, by Defence, oat of Deposit ; Mr. Allan-
son's ch. f. Vulture, by Langar, out. of Kate ' • Mr. Leedham's
Aleppo, by Langar ; Duke of Richmond's Mus, by Bizarre, out of
Young Mouse ; Mr. J. Robinson's Whaley, by Langar, out of Ca-
lista ; Lord Westminster's c. by Sultan, out of Rachel ; Lord West-
minster's b. c. by Teniers, out of Bombasine ; Mr. Sadler's Deme-
trius, by Defence, dam by Dinmont ; Mr. Bird's Redshanks, by
Sandbeek, out of Johanna ; Colonel Cookson's b. f. Meg Merrilies,
by Waverley, out of Catalina, by Tiger; Mr. T. Hill's b. f. Weasel,
by Luzborough, out cf Snare ; Mr. Ridsdale's br. c. brother to St.
by Tramp, out of Ascot Lass ; Mr. Ridsdale's b. c. by
Tramp, out of Neva, by Cervantes ; Mr. Ridsdale's b. c. by Tramp,
or Comus;eut of Young Puta.ria, by Rainbow; Lord Eglinto.n's
c. Wizard, by Ben Ledi, out of Spa.ewife.; Lord Mexborough's ch.
c. Appolo, by Partisan, out of Apollonia ; Mr. Blakelock's bl. c.
The Black Diamond, by Jerry, out of Hambletonian ; Captain
Lamb's br. c. Count d'Orsay, by Dr. Faustus, out of Pedestrian's
dam ; Mr. Orde's b. 1. Bee's Wing, by Dr. Syntax, out of Tom-
boy's dam'; Mr. Golden's br. c. by Robin Hood, out of Lillah (late
Little Duchess); Lord Milton's br. f. by Muley, out of Bequest ;
Mr. St. Paul's br.," or ro. c., by Lottery, darn by Orville, out of
' '
Arbutus's dam ; 'Duke of Cleveland's eh. c. by Lanaar, out of Ma-
tilda; Lord Kelburne's ch. f. by Actann, dam by Ardrossan, gran-
dan by Rubens, out of the Queen of Hearts ; Mr."Pe!rse's b. f.
Elizabeth, by Waverley, out of Swiss's dam ; Mr. Heuldsworth's
ch. c. Ruben, by Bay Mahon, dam by Comus ; Duke of Leeds's bl.
c. Rover, by Waverley, dam by Reveller, out of Lut-,•Ette,; Duke of
Leeds's b. f. Miss Laura, by Lottery, out of Britannia; Mr. Van-
sittart names b. c. Master of the Rolls, by Lottery, out of Medora ;
Mr. Allen's b. f. - Promise, .by Mulatto, out of Prospective, by
Oiseau ; Major Yarborough's b. g. St. Lawrence, by St. Nicholas,
out of Belinda. _ , . •
The first are the south country entries; the others are those at
York up to seven o'clock on Friday night. Several others expected.

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
The King's Stag Hounds meet on Friday atthe Magpies, Houns-
low Heath-half-past 11.
The Duke of Cleveland's Hounds on Wednesday at Elm Park ;
Friday, at Raby Woods-11.
The Lambton Hounds on Thursday at Flass ; Saturday, at Wood-
well Housie-11.
Sir J.. Flower's Hounds on Wednesday at Stow Hall ; Friday, at
IllingtonHall-at 11.
The Knapton Harriers on Friday at Swafield-11.
The Norfolk Fox Hounds on Thursday at Billingford Bridge;
Saturday, at Anmer-lif-p.lO.
Mr. H. Villebois's Harriers on Wednesday at Stoke Field: Friday,
at Barton-11:
The F. B. Hounds on Saturday at Cassavres Wood-at 10.
Mr. Phillireps's Hounds on Thursday at Bradridge Farm-10.
Mr. Codrington's Hounds on Wednesday at GrovelyWest End ;
Friday,at the Beekford Arms, Foothill-10.
The Devizes Harriers on Tuestlayat Haskins's Pennings ; Friday,
at Heddington, near Callitis:-.11.
Mr. W. HOrlock's Hounds on Wednesday at Beckhampton Inn-
half-past 10.
The Craven Stag Hounds on Wednesday at Henswood ; Friday,
at Botterton Coppice ; Saturday, at Hants Green-11.
Mr. Farquharson's Hounds on Wednesday at Hanover, near Purse
Caundle ; Thursday, at St.-GileeirSitinilay, at Ashley Wood-
half-p. 10. - s- • ; I'
The Charborough Hounds on Thursday at Banford-half-past 10.
Mr. Portman'Lllounds on Thursday at Lydlinch Bridge; Friday,
at Shillington Cliff-half-past 10 •
The Hambledon Hounds on Wednesday at Waterloo Inn; Satur-
day, at Westbury House--half-past 10. • -
The Vine Hounds on Saturdayat Kingsclere-half-past 10.
The Nets Forest Hounds on Friday at Beaulieu Manor House;
Saturday, at Cadland-lif-n.lO.
The H. H. on Thursday at the Chequers, Ropley; Saturday, at
Lunway's lun-at 10.
The Burton- Harriers on Tuesday at Winyard's Gap.
The C. H. on Wednesday, the 6th, at North Barrows; Saturday,
at Lye Com Mon ; Wednesday, the 13th, at East Lydford Gate ;
Wednesday, '_'oth, at Down House ; Saturday, at Anchor Bridge ;
Wednesday, the 27th, at Babcary ; Saturday, at Galhampton.
The Somerset Hounds on Tuesday at Raleigh's Cross ; Friday, at
Radlet Common-half-past 10.
Mr. A. Smythe's Hounds on Thursday at llurstbourne Tarrant ;
Friday, at Tidworth House-11.
The Warwickshire Hounds on Thursday at Dunchurch ; Satur-
day, at Epwell Whitehouse-qr to 11.
Mr. Vyner's Hounds on Wednesday at Earl's Wood Warren ; Fri-
day at Snitterlield Bushes-half-past 10.
The Atherstone Hounds en Thursday at Fisherwick; Saturday,
at Croft Hill-qr to 11.
Mr. Meynell's Hounds en Tuesday at Kedlaston ; Thursday, at
Swarkstone ; Saturday, at Langley-half-past 10.
Mr. Mure's Hounds on Tuesday at Shimpling Windmill ; Thurs-
day, at Thurlow-hf-.p.10 '
Mr. C. Brook's Hounds on Thursday at Quarter Ash ; Saturday.
at Abberley
The Albrighton Hounds on Tuesday at Sheriff Hales ; Thursday,
at Somerford ; Saturday, at Hinton-hf-p. 10.
The Wigton Harriers on Wednesday at Lowhouses ; Friday, at
Rosley-at 10.
Mr. B. Fretwell's Hounds on Tuesday at Naunton Inn ; Thurs-
day, at Postlip House ; Saturday, at Woolstone Village-at 11.
Mr. Foljambe's Fox Hounds on Tuesday at Scrooby Moor-eat
12; Wednesday, at Grindley ; Friday, at Darlton ; Saturday, at
Naughton School-hf-p 10.
The Badsworth Fox Hounds on Tuesday at Sprotborongh; Thur..
day, at Chapple Thorp ; Saturday, at Felkirk-hf-past 10.
Mr. Mathewinan's Beagles on Tuesday at Hatfield Lings-half=
past 10.
Mr. Drake's Hounds on Thursday at Chilton Village; Saturday,
at Warden Kennel-hf-p. 10.
The Duke of Grafton 's Hounds on Wednesday at Nash Common ;
Friday, at. Wapperton-hf-p. 10.
The Oakley Hunt (Mr. Danscy's Hounds) on Thursdayat Brom:.
ham Swan ; Saturday, at Wrest Park-quarter to 11. '
The Holderness Hounds:on Thursday, at Everingham; Saturday,
at Gardhamll.
Sir C. Constable's Stag Hounds on Friday, at South Park-11.
The Boroughbridge Barriers on Tuesday at Great Ouseburn ;
Friday, at Norton-le-Clay-hf-p.lO.
Earl Fitzwilliam's Fox' Hounds on Wednesday at Lilfard Cross
Roads • Thursday, at the Kennel-11.
The'Sandbeek Hounds on Wednesday' at Aeseliton Bar ; Friday,
at Stainton-half-past 10.
Mr. Muster's Hounds on Wednesday at the 7th milestone, Oiler-
ton road ; Friday, at Thurgarton-hf-p. 10.
Mr. Errington's Haunds on Thursday at Hallerton ; Friday, at
Brookesby-qr. to 11.
'T hp Rufford Hounds on Thursday, at Park Hall ; Saturday, at Dil-
linee Wood-hf-p. 10.
The East. Essex Hounds on Thursday atisexilen-street; Saturday,
at Notley Gate-hf-p. 10.
The ldssex and Sairnit Hounds on Friday at Ehnstead Market+
half-past 10.
The'Marquis of Vsastings' Hounds on Wednesday at Ticknell
Saturday, at Loun'e, Toll Bar-half-past 10. -
Sir T. Stanleys Hounds on Friday at Aoeton Park-10.
Mr. Leidee:e Hounds on Saturday at Handley-hf-p.lO. •
The. iierkshire Hounds on Wednesday at Elsfield; Thursday, at
Kisigston Inn ; Saturday, at Fawley Court-shalf-past 10;
The Heythrop Hounds ori-Thursday at Bourton Bridge ; Friday,
at Boulter's Barn-hl-past ,10.
Mr. Fane's Harriers on Thursday at Haddenham Field ; Satur-
day, at Jointer's Farm--half-past 10. -
The Thanet Harriers meet on Monday at Monkton Sea Mark ;
Wednesday, at Minster Mills ; Friday, at Nash Court Hill-at 10.
The Brookside Harriers on Mondays at Newmarket Hil ; Wed-
nesdays, at Lewes Race Course ; Fridays, at Tehicombo Tye-half,
past 10.
The Brighton Harriers meet every Monday at Patcham ; Wed-
nesdays, at tl rsace Course; Fridays, at the Dyke.
Mr. Giles (Mathon and Colwall) intends hunting the Gloucester
country or. Thursdays; the home country ha will runt on Fridays,
as usual, for the remainder of the season.
The Easton Hounds on Friday at the Royal Gak, Terib.ury-10.
The M. H. Hounds on Tuesday. at Piddletown Parish.
.•.
The Herefordshire hounds on Tuesday
Thursday, at -High
s • callov, luinpise ;
Friday, at England's Gate.
Sir R. Hill's Hounds on Tuesday at Piton, k
Hatton ; Saturday, at T
Mr. Wielisted's Hounds on Tuesday at stap (-ford Bridge ; Friday,
at Adderley-lif-p. 10. •
We'dnesday at Cambercrown ; Friday,
westilows-half-pt?st tivd _
The East Kent Hounds on
at Swanton-half-peat 10. ,
The Cottesinore flouuds oil Thursday at Tolethorpe Oaks-11.
Mr. Ileaulee's Hounds on Tuesday at Hainton House a Friday, at
Thoresby -
Lord T.'etre's Hounds on Thursday at Woodham; Saturday, at
Buttsleery Church-M-la. 10.
The Lasnsport Harriers on Friday at Sandpits Hill-at 10.
Tn. Cambridgeshire Hounds oil Friday at Morden Heath-hf-P.lO
Lord Yarledrougit's Hounds on Wednesday, at Newsleam Chase S
Friday, at Kingerhy WoOd ; Saturday, at Hendale Lodge-at 11.
• The Tiekham Hounds on Thursday at Long Beach-hf-p.lO.
Mr. S. 0 W en's Hounds on Thursday at Whittington Village, near
Oswestry ; Saturday, at Cantlop Cross; Monday, at Oswestry;
Wednesday, at langton ; Friday, at Condover Hall-hf-p. 10.

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