The Sun.
London, England, 1831-12-22 00:00:00

BRUSSELS AND GERMAN PAPERS.

GHENT, DEC. 18.—It was reported in the city that the
Dutch had made an incursion near Saint Nicholas. The truth
is that the Dutch boats having approached the shore, some
musket-shot were exchanged between our soldiers and the
enemy. A battalion of the let Regiment is just gone to Saint
Nicholas with artillery.
BRUSSELS, Dec. I9.—An orderly officer &Om the
\Var.office yesterday morning, at eleven o'clock, to Antwerp,
and returned to this city last night at eight o'clock.
A letter from Antwerp, of the ISth of December, says—" A.
fishing-boat having imprudently approached fort St. Philip, the
crew were fired upon. We learn that fifteen gun-boats have
just ascended the river to take up a position near Fort Saint
Philip, probably with a design to revenge on the Belgian post
in that fort the attack which it made. We fear with reason
a renewal of hostilities on this part of the line. However, Sc
it is affirmed that an express arrived in the night from Brussels
has brought orders to arrest the officer commanding in fort Saint
Philip, and bring him before a Court-martial, it is hoped that this
satisfaction will content the Commanders of the Dutch squadron,
and that peace will not be interrupted by this single act of
aggression."
DEC. 2.0.—M. Wallez, the Secretary to our Legation
at London, arrived yesterday at half-past nine in the morn-
ing ; at ten be had already obtained an audience of the King ;
at eleven the Council of Ministers met, and continued assem.
bled for an hour. M. \Vallez had also a long conference with
the Minister for Foreign Aft'airs. The gentlemen in that
office were set to work immediately with the assistance of three
clerks from the Finance Department.
D. M. Dumortier, a Belgian cabinet messenger, received
orders to be in readiness to set out in the morning after another
Council of Ministers, which met at eight o'clock ; all this
bustle indicates some important news. The King had already
dispatched the day before yesterday two private couriers, one
to London, the other to Paris.
The frequent exchange of couriers between the English

Legation at Brussels and the Cabinet of the Hague, is attri-
buted to the special mission with which Sir Robert Adair has
been for some time intrusted. The Conference not being able
decently to deviate from its definitive treaty, is endeavouring to
make the affairs which are not terminated, in consequence of
the refusal of the King of Holland, a question between Belgium
and Holland only. With this view Sir Robert Adair is sup-
posed to negociate at the Hague for Belgium alone, but he
however, receives all his instructions from the Conference.
General Tibierre Sebastiani, accompanied by M. Flis, an
officer in the department of foreign affairs at Paris, left Brus.
'els last night. These gentlemen came on a mission which has
been kept very secret. We have learned that it was relative to
the demolition of the fortresses, about which the Cabinet of the
Tuileries did not agree with the Conference.
The Handelsblad, a Dutch Paper, of the 17th, says—
Just as we were going to press we were informed that the
Emperor Nicholas has resolved-
1. Not to ratify the treaty of peace proposed by the Con.
ference.
2. Not to recognise Prince Leopold as King of the Belgians
till after his Majesty the King of the Netherlands shall have
recognized him as such.
3. Not to permit other Powers to interfere henceforth with
an armed force in the differences existing between Holland and
Belgium.

VIENNA, Dec. 8.--Our bankers had yesterday another meet-
ing, at which they resolved to make a higher tender for the new
loan, in order, if possible to conclude. They agreed to offer to
take it at 84. The Government, which probably only desired to
obtain a medium price, and not to deprive the Austrian bankers
of the advantages of the loan, agreed to accept this offer, and
signified its assent in the morning. The amount of the loan
is 40 millions. It will probably be all subscribed for in a very
short time, as many French and English capitalists begin to
lose their confidence in their own funds, and to transfer their
capital to the Austrian.
The proclamation of the Prince of Warsaw, forbidding the
use of Polish insignia, and introducing the Russian cockade
into the kingdom of Poland, has caused some sensation here,
because it seems to argue unfavourably for a future indepen-
dent Constitution in Poland. In some respects, particularly
the disposal of its produce, it might be advantageous to Poland
to be really incorporated with Russia, but it is not so much a
question of interest, as of the maintenance of a principle of the
preservation of the national existence of Poland, and the ex-
isting treaties.
M. Von Mollerus, formerly Ambassador Extraordinary from
the King of the Netherlands at the Court of Munich, is now
nominated to the same post at the Austrian Court, and arrived
here yesterday.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.
Dec. 9. 10.

Five per Cents.
Four per Cents.
Bank Shares. 1157 1157
There are now only 93 cholera patients in Vienna and
suburbs.

13ERLIN—CHOLERA.
New Cases. Recoveries. Deaths.
DEc. 13
14
These new cases have increased the number of patio
remaining from four to seven ; the total number, up
14th, are cases 2,2~34; deaths 1,408; recoveries 819.

On Friday last Mr. MICHAEL LEVY did
penance in St. Margaret's Church, Ipswich, during Divine
Service, for defaming the character of the wife of Mr.
Mons Uri-, sentence having been pronounced against
him by the Comic,tory Coui t at Norwich, with all costs.