The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-03 00:00:00

BELGIUM:

BRUSSELS, DEC. I.—The average price of wheat
last week was 21f. 76c., and that of rye, 12f. 90c.
The Senate were unable to deliberate to-day, there
not being a sufficient number of Members present.
Abont 400 witnesses have already been heard by the
examining Judge in the affair of the conspiracy.
Just as we were going to press, we were informed of
the arrest of an ex-Captain of the sth Regiment of the
line, who was lately condemned for some offence.
This individual is said to be accused of nothing less
than An attempt on the life of the King.
At'present these are only conjectures on this serious
accusation, of which no one of the public has hitherto
had• any knowledge, the strictest orders having been
given not to publish the affair. We shall await, there-
fore, for more positive information. The ex-Captain in
question is in the Petit Carmes, where he has already
been several times examined.
Among the passengers who arrived at Antwerp on the
29th on board the Princess Victoria steamer, was an
English family who has long resided at Madagascar,
from which island they have brought a mulatto servant
maid, whose colour, dress, and the ring in her nose, at-
tracted the curiosity of the people.
Among the persons examined yesterday in the affair
of the conspiracy, were M. Van Praet, Minister of the
King's Household • General Nypels, his Majesty's aide-
de-camp ; Major Lahare, &c.
DUTCH FUNDS.—A SISTRit DA It, Nov. 30,
Money. Bills.
Actual Debt, 234 per Cent
Jitto, ditto 5 per cent.
Ainert Syndic, 4% per cent 9l til
Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent 7B 70%
Commercial Company, 4)4 per cent 15514 155% ,
Ditto (1835 and 1837) 5 per cent. ...... 101% 102
Loan 1837, 5 per cent. 97% 91%
Exchange on London, One month l2 12%
Two months l2 0234
Hamburgh, One month B5 50
Two months 35 75
Dutch Papers, Dec. 1.
BELGIAN I' UNDS—Bausins, DEC. 1.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent.
Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent...
Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent....
---- 3 per Cent.
Thirty even 71%
(1440) lOl%.
Loan of City, 1232, 4 per Cent. l)7
Society of Commerce, 434 per Cent
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent.... ..... 74
NationalSeciety.
Exchange on London (short)
—Brussels Papers, Dee. 1.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Visrma, Nov. 23.
Five per Cants. Metalliques
boar per Cents. 993
Three per Cents.
Bank Shares 1587
Zegiutig, Nov. 28.

BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY FOR DECEMBER.-
This periodical, which bears the name of Ainsworth, as
editor, on the title-page, but is evidently under new
auspices,. comes forth in great force, and presents
a formidable array of articles and illustrations.
Mr. Whitehead's story of " Richard Savage " opens
the ball, and its interest deepens into something
like excitement and vigour. Thomas Ingoldsby, has a
slang parody upon the Lake school of poetry, which is
in a vein of high and droll burlesque. The biography
of Warren Hastings will be read with interest, and is
illustrated with a grave portrait of that distinguished
man. Mr. Albert Smith's " Loose leaves from a Tra-
veller's Album," make one of the most amusing
papers of the Magazine. They are full of point,
freedom, and sly
.fun. Mr. 011ier's story of " The Night
Shriek," has in it both interest and
,power. We draw
attention also to " Giles Chrbacon s Adventures,': by
Paul Pindar, with an illustration by George Cruikshank.
" The Family Butler," by Albany Poyntz—and " A
story of Neapolitan Banditti," &c. Altogether the
number is full of entertaining reading.—Morning Post.
SINGULAR DISCOVERY.-A poor boy was
engaged last week in removing a stock of old clothes
from a pawnbroker's repository, in Coventry, preparatory
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pockets of each, which he did very minutely ; bul,
after great numbers had passed the ordeal, he was
about to abandon the speculative task, when he felt an
unusual substance in the l.reast of an old top coat, which
awakened his suspicion that some valuable document
might be concealed beneath the lining ; he accordingly
placed a mark upon the coat, by which it might be iden-
tified at the time of sale, and acquainted a
friend
with the circumstance, who purchased the lot in which
the coat was included for a very trifling sum. Im-
mediately on reaching home they commenced opera-
tions in search of the fondly anticipated prize, and which
was, in a great measure, realized, for underneath
the lining were deposited a variety of papers very neatly
folded together, amongst which were four country bank
notes of IL each ; a bank post-bill, value 251., bearing
date 20th of June, 1815 ; a cancelled check on Wyatt's
old bank at Coventry, together with several memoran-
dums, valuable only to the original possessor, who, no
doubt, has long since paid the debt of nature ; the name
of 11. or W. Butterworth is barely legible on most of
the papers.