The Sun.
London, England, 1836-02-22 00:00:00

GERMAN PAPERS.

FRANFORT, FEB. 16.—A proclamation has been issued
to-day for opening the trade between the city of Frankfort
and the States composing the German Commercial Union,
so far as is possible, in the interval that will elapse before
the intercourse will be entirely free.
FRANKFORT, FEB. I 7.—Exchange on London, 1522 ;
Two Months, 151.—Frankfurt Paper, Feb. 18.
M. Latorre de Moncorvo, Envoy Extraordinary and Mi-
nister Plenipotentiary of Portugal at London, has arrived
at Brussels.

The Chamber has got to Art. 79 of the Commercial
Law.—Brussels Papers, Feb. 20.
VIENNA, FEB. 12. 5 per Cent. Metal. :103 ; 4 per
Cent. 99a ; 3 per Cent. 754 ; Bank Shares 357.—A11y‘.
meine Zeitung, Feb. 17.

THUNDER STORM.—The Leyden Journal has a
letter from Groento of the 12th of February, which says, after
a very stormy night, with muckhail, the sky being extremely
dark, the lightning struck the steeple of the Reformed Church
at a little before three this morning, and in an hour and a half
the spire was burnt and the cross fell. Now, at ten in the
evening, the whole is in flames. Expresses are sent to all
quarters, and a great many engines have arrived ; but the wind
continues very high, and we look with anxiety for the mornlntr.
On the same day a very violent thunder storm traversed a great
part of Westphalia; the steeple of the church of Greven was
struck by lightning during divine service. The Arnheint
Journal says that on the same day the steeple of the church,
which is provided with a conductor, was three times struck
with lightning-, but was not injured. At Wezel one of the
steeples was struck three times, and: set on fire in two
places ; the fire was, however, extinguished without doing
much damage.—Dutch Papers.
SIIIPWRECKS.-The sloop, hawk, Yoking, of Pe-
terhead, from Orkney to Peterhead, with cattle, having missed
stays in a gale of wind with snow showers, was driven ashore
on the island of South Ronaldsay, and totally wrecked on the
29th January ; crew saved. On the 31st January the schooner
Marsella Marie, Coyle, of Dublin, from Wick to-Dublin with
herrings, struck upon the rocks in taking the south harbour of
Glass,. in the Harris Isles, and sunk in seven fathoms water;
crew saved, and humanely taken care of at the Lighthouse.
LYNN, NORFOLK, FEB. 19.—Our annual mart
commenced on Tuesday last, which has added much to the
bustle of this great commercial
.town, although at present,
from the dreadful state of the weather, it has not been so
thronged as usual; during the whole of Wednesday, in par-
ticular, the wind blew a perfect hurricane, accompanied by a.
helvy fall of snow and sleet. About seven o'clock in the,
evening the effects of the storm were disastrous, the wind,
nearly due north, increased to such a degree, that, combined
with the sping tide, it caused the river Ouse to rise higher
than was ever known here. The houses near the quays and
the principal streets were completely inundated, so that boats
were in requisition as far as the market-place to assist the in-
habitants to escape the threatened danger. Towards eight
o'clock, however, the tide receded, and we have not heard of
any loss of life here, although we hourly expect heavy tidings.
from the coast, the wind blowing direct on the Norfolk shore.
At a place called Magdalen, near Lynn, the tide rose so
rapidly, that the adjoining meadows were completely under
water before the farmers could remove the stock, and in con-
sequence 1,700 sheep perished ; while between Downham
and Lynn, on the London-road, more than 4,000 acres of
laud are now under water, the hanks of the river having givert
way, and the loss of cattle and farming implements is said to
be very great.
DEATH OF MUNOZ THE " FAVOURITE" OF THE
QUER:4 OF SPAlN.—Madrid, February B.—" Munoz. the Ex-
Body-Guardsman, whose name has acquired a certain degre.:
of notoriety, died yesterday. Christina, as may be well ima-
gined, is plunged in the deepest grief. Innumerable contra-
dictory reports on this event are in circulation ; the following.,
however, appears to be best founded. Munoz had for snore
time lost his reason, and given unequivocal proofs of insa'
This was occasioned by an attempt to poison him, the
diAte consequences of which wore prevented by pronrid anti-
dotes. But, whether frop the effects of the.poison ,or from
the dose administered $I counteract it being too at tong, the
(,lug en's favourite became mad, and his alienation resisted all
The ultra party, who abhorred Munoz,
the art.h
es.uppoled infiuence over the mind• of the
tawl:LeudeseuliFrii:e,sl of
loudly accused of having cause his death."—
Gazate de France,