The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-28 00:00:00

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FLANDERS and H AMBURGH MAIL.
BRUSSELS, SEPT. 23.—At a meeting of the Con-
gress for the Improvement of Prisons it was deter-
mined that the service of the pious should be divided
into two classes—the material and the moral. In
conformity with this new regulation, special religious
corporations will be formed as speedily as possible for
the prisons. The Government are to encourage the
formation of religious associations and patronage
societies, and the visiting of pious persons into pri-
sons; but these are to confine themselves to their
office, they are not to interfere in the material de-
partment, nor in the physical punishment of the
prisoners. The Committee of the Congress of Brus-
sels, united to that of Frankfort, has been charged
to prepare the place of meeting and programme of
the next Congress.
AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION AT BRUSSBLS.—The
city of Brussels presents an unusually interesting
aspect at this moment, and will excite national pride
in the heart of every Belgian. On the one hand, the
fine and immense collection of works of native manu-
facture and industry are exhibited in the immense
buildings of the EntrepOts ; and, on the other,
agriculture responds to the call of the King
to display its varied and useful products. The pro-
ductive powers of the country, both in nature and
art, which are thus simultaneously brought together,
are an obj ct of astonishment and delight to all, even
to those who are well acquainted with the capabilities
of Belgium in both these respects. The agricultural
exhibition was opened yesterday by the King, who
was received by the Ministers, the Governors of the
provinces, and a large party of official and private
persons. His Majesty was accompanied by the
Queen, the Royal Family, and the ladies and gentle-
men of the Court.

The Minister of the Interior, in the name of the
society, presented an address to his Majesty, to which
the King replied, that he was highly gratified at being
present at the opening of an exhibition so important,
and so useful ; that agriculture had always been the
most solid, and the best pdrsuit of the country, inas-
much as it was the basis of every other, and on this
account it was the object of his constant solicitude.
The agriculturalists of Belgium," he added, " had
always been good citizens, and were ever .devoted
to the independence of their country."
Their Majesties and Royal Family remained two
hours in examining the various products of agriculture
The Royal Family, attended by the officers of the
household then proceeded to the public meeting of
the Academy of Belgians. After Beethoven's over-
ture of the Comte D'Egmont had been performed by
the orchestra, and an address delivered by M. Navez,
the prizes for musical composition were given to
Messrs. Gavaert and Lomens. The successful candi-
dates had the honour of being presented to their
Majesties.
INDEPENDENT GOVERNMENT OF LoMBARDY.—
Letters from Vienna say an important reform, which
is highly interesting to the present positions of the
kingdoms of Lombardy and Venice, and which will
certainly be welcomed, is at this moment in progress.
It is the separation of the internal affairs of Lombardy
from the other provinces, and the establishment there
of a peculiar high chancery. The office of President
will be filled pro tempore by Count Fiquelmont,
who will subsequently be nominated High Chancellor.
Hence Lombardy will have its own chancery, like
Hungary, Bohemia, and Siebenburgen, and this un-
expected, though long wished-for, reform will greatly
facilitate the transactions of the Government in this
kinglom with the capital. This is looked upon as a
giant stride, and a prognostic that the Viceroy will
ere long obtain the much wished-for independent po-
sition for central government. Immediately after the
disturbances in Milan on the Bth and 9th a deputation
of the burghers waited upcn the Governor in order
to express to him, as the reigning head of the king-
dom of Lombardy the sentiments of their loyal at-
tachment. The Italian affairs appear daily to create
a greater aversion of that people to their German
neighbours, which they plainly manifest on every oc-
casion ; and although it is certainly the result of poli-
tical infatuation, it is a fact which is highly deprecated
and resented by the latter.

PENDING DIVORCE OF PRINCE ALBERT OF PRUSSIA.
—BERLIN, SEPT. 16.—The President of the Royal
Court has been charged with instructions to demand
the divorce of Prince Albert Henry Frederick of
Prussia, brother of King Frederick William IV.,
from I.is wife the Princess \Vilhemina Fredericka
Louisa Charlotte Marianne, sister of the King of
Holland. These high personages have lived asunder
for the last five years, and have always most carefully
avoided being simultaneously in the same city.
BERLIN, SEPT. 18.—The 15th October next being
the birthday of his Majesty, all the iron railways in
the Prussian dominions, which are to be finished by
that day, are to be opened with the usual ceremonies.
There is to be commenced a railway from Ostend
to Cilley, with the exception of a short space between
Gratz and Vienna. The town of Cilley is 130 miles
south-west of Vienna, and only about 80 from Trieste.
Lieutenant Waghorn, who has not abandoned the
hope of depriving France of the transit of the Indian
mails, in fiwour of Trieste, has promised to be pre-
sent at a meeting of the directors of the railways of
Germany, Austria, Prussia, Hanover, and Belgium,
for the purpose of making the necesssary arrange-
ments, as soon of the Prussian lines shall have been
opened.—Brussels Papers, Sept. 25.

BELGIAN FUN DS.—BaussEts, SEPT. 25.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent •.•••• • • .• • •
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent •••• •• • •
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent .• • •
Ditto Three per Cent ..................
Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto ......
Dittoolitto,lB4o.. •• • • • •• • • ...... 98%
1842......................984 .... • 98%
Ditto, ... 91%
Ditto, 1836.. 8934
Ditto, 1838 • • .. •................ 66
Ditto of the City, 1832 ............ • 99
Ditto, 1843 .......... ..... ........... 95%
Bank of Belgium.. 8511
—Brussels I' avers, Sept. 26.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, SEPT. 18.
5 per Cent. •• • • . • 103%
4 per Cent. ditto .................... • . 9236
3 per Cent. ditto ••••••• • • • • • • .... ••• • • • 66
Loan, 1834 •• •• ••.•• • .• • • • •• 153
Ditto, 1839
Bank Shares •••••• • • • •
Estsrhazv's Loan ........ . •
RAILWAYS.
The Northern, or Ferdinand .......... . 155
Gloggnitz • • • • • • •• • 120
Vienna—Milan ............. • • ..... 108
Leghorn .• •
Sienna 74
Oldenburg
Pesti), Bridge ..................
Apentilnen ............................
BORSENHALLE, SEPT. 24.
Bills. Money.
Austrian 5 per Cents
Bank Shares .. • • • • • • • • . • .. •• 1600
Anglo-Russian Loan •• • ••••• • • • • • 10456
Russian 5 per Cant., numb. Certificate. 101
Ditto Ist series Inscription 101%
Ditto, /*lope and Co., 3d and 4th series.. 96
Ditto, in Certificate ••••• . • • • ........ 96
New 4 per Cent., Dope and Co. •• •• •• 88
Ditto Stleglitz ••-••• • • • • • • ••••• • • • • 88
Spanish New 5 per Cent..
Ditto 3 per Cent .. ••• • • ••• •••• • • • • 21i.:e
Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% 25
Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ••• • • 51
Ditto 3 per Cent. ••••••••• • •• • • • •
Polish New 4 pea Cent. Loan, 1844.. • • 79
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent .. •• • • 82
tp
National Bank Shares...... ••••• • • • ••

The dividend declared at the half-yearly meeting
of the Lancaster and Preston Railway Company was at
the rate of 15i. Id. per share on the old shares, 10s. Id.
per share on the three-quarter shares; and 4s, per share
on the quarter shares. It has been determined by a
majority of shareholders in the Ambergate, Nottingham,
and Boston, and Eastern Junction Company to increase
the number of directors to sixteen. Thu consideration of
the question relative to terms of agreement between the
Ambergate and the Eastern Counties Companies was not
entered into at this meeting. The arrangement made
by the shareholders in theWiliontown, Alorningside,
and Coltness It3ilway for leasing their line to the Edin-
burgh and Gla,gow has been confirmed, and the
directors have taken powers for raising the necessary
stock to complete the contract. The statement of ac-
counts submitted at the Stirling and Dunfermline meet-
ing showed receipts equal to 141,7371., and an expendi-
ture of 47,3481., leaving a balance of 94,389/. According
to the report, the works are being energetically pro-
ceeded with, and to carry out the undertaking in its
full integrity, applications are to be made to Parliament
for certain extensions, and for power (after one-half of
the capital shall have been paid up) to raise money on
debentures.

THE LATE FIRE NEAR PORTMAN-SQUAItE.—Mrs.
A. J. Pouchin, the unfortunate lady who was so fright-
fully burned in the fire which broke out in her house,
No. 17, Lower Seymour-street, Portman-square, on
Sunday morning last, expired at one o'clock yesterday
morning, after suffering the most excruciating agony.
REGISTRY OF VESSELS.—It appearing to the Re-
venue authorities that the book directed by the tide
surveyor's instructions to be kept by the tide surveyors
at the several outports, for the purpose of recording
therein the names of vessels belonging to the respective
ports, which have been lost, taken, or destroyed, is un-
necessary, orders have been issued for the book or ac-
count to be forthwith discontinued at all the ports
throughout the kingdom.
BURIAL OF THE POOR.—PARISH DISPUTES.—At
an inquest held 3 esterday at the Grange, Carey-street,
before Mr. Bedford, on the body of a man lying in
King's College Hospital, the secretary of that institution
applied to the Coroner to make an order upon the parish
of St. Giles to bury the body. The Coroner said he had
no power to do so. The secretary stilt( d that the man
was brought from his lodgings in St. Giles's, and on his
arrival was found to be dead. The parish officers of St.
Giles's would, no doubt, as they had always done before,
refuse to bury the body, on the ground that it was not in
that parish, and St. Clement Danes would not, as it had
been brought there. Under these circumstances, the
hospital, therefore, had always to bury the bodies of
those who died there, an expense it could not well bear.
The hospital was intended to cure people, and not bury
them. The Coroner said he thought the expense shouldbe borne by one of the parishes, but he could give no
order on the subject.
SOUTH AMERICAN PRODUCE.--A vessel arrived in
the docks from Bahia has brought, in addition to a
general cargo of foreign sugar and other South Ameri-
can productions, the very large number of 34,000 of
coquillo nuts, the produce of that quarter of the globe.