The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-13 00:00:00

BELGIUM.

BRUSSELS, DEC. 10.—The iron railroad from Brussels
to Quievrain, is proceeding in a very satisfactory manner,
and the time is not distant when our railway will reach the
frontier of France.
The Duke of Arenenberg, the Earl of Liverpool, and
General Buzen, Governor of the capital, had successively
audiences of the King.
`The illessager de Gand has the following letter :
BRUGES, DEC. B.—A battalion of the 6th Regiment
of the line, in garrison in this city, has just received orders
to go to Arlon. It is affirmed that a corps of 10,000 men
will shortly be assembled at Bruges, in order to secure its
frontier in that quarter, in case of a Dutch invasion."
BELGIAN IP U N DS— 13 a uss ELs , Dee. 11.
Actual Debt, 23 per Cent. ... 54 :,
Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent.. . . ............... 1501,6
Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. ... ..... W:ISi
3 per Cent........, 65%
Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent 97
Society of Commerce, 4li per Cent
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent l4O
National Society .
—Brussels Papers,: Dec. 11.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.--ViEsms, DEC. 3
Five per Cents. Metalliques
Four per Cents. lOO%
Three per Cents.
Bank Shares
1437'
--Allgemeine Zeitung. Dec. 8.

RUSSIA.
OnEssA, Nov. 23.—The commercial intelligence we
receive from all quarters becomes more and more favourable,
and promises to afford a great profit to our speculators.
There is a scarcity of corn in England ; in France, where
it was thought that the crops would suffice for the wants
of the population, our produce will be shortly in demand ;
and in North America the harvest, we are assured, has
generally failed. The consequence is, that extensive pur-
chases of all sorts of corn are now making in our market.
Tallow also finds an advantageous sale, and large quantities
have been bought up for England. Our harbour, which a
few days since was full of vessels, is now almost without
any, and we are waiting with impatience the arrival of others,
to carry off, before we be shut up by the ice, the immense
quantity of grain lying in the stores. Upwards of 150
English vessels, independently of those navigating under
other flags, are hourly expected, our merchants having al-
ready received notice of their departure. A strong north-
westerly wind which has blown since the 21st may probably
have prevented many from reaching our harbour. Freight,
particularly for Marseilles and England, is extremely high.
—Odessa Gazelle.

PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, DEC. 5.—1 am glad to be enabled to assure
you that the report of Duke Maximilian of Leuchtenberg's
destination as viceroy of Poland is by no means a Vague
one, or a mere ilium desideriunz of the friends of that
country. His nomination to that post may not be so near
as was anticipated, but it is certainly in the contemplation
of the Emperor, who by this one measure hopes to reach
two desirable ends—first, to make the Poles forget that
they are a conquered nation, which they never can as long
as their conqueror is set over them as governor ; secondly,
to have a disposable head for his army, for it is evident
that in the event of a war Paskevvitsch Erivanski will be
the Russian generalissimo. During the late stay of the
Russian ships at Swinemunde the desertion of the marine
soldiers from on board was remarkably numerous i
: how they
may have effected their escape in a country like ours tis
difficult to say ; some of them have been captured since,
and are going to be delivered over to Russia ; they will pro-
bably increase the population of Siberia.

A few days ago four men had been engaged till dark
in felling a tree in the commune of Laplune, in the Lot et
Garonne, but left their work before it was finished. One
of them, however, went back for some took he had left be-
hind ; but as he did not return, his comrades went to seek
him, and found him lifeless on the ground by the side of the
tree, which had 'men blown down by the wind. The sur-
geons who examined the body could not discover the slight-
est external contusion or internal injury, and attributed his
death either to pressure of the air, or to a sudden fright
the la ll. Galignani's Messenger.

A FEE-LER.---A surgeon and a lawyer had very
little good feeling towards each other, and the following
occurrence took place :—" If," asked the surgeon,- "
neighbour's dog destroy my ducks, can I recover damages
by lavq," " Certainly," replied the lawyer, " you can re-
cover .; flay what are the circumstances ?" " Why, Sir,
your d'od:last night, destroyed two of my ducks." " In-
deed ! then you certainly can recover the damages ; what
is the amount ? I'll instantly discharge it." " Four shil-
lings and sixpence," chuckled the surgeon. " And my fee
for attending and advising you is six and ciglitpence," re-
sponded the attorney, " and unless you immediately pay the
same, my conduct will be suit-able."