The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-28 00:00:00

GERMANY.

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VIENNA, Dec. 13.—50 far back as the year 1832, n
proposal was made to place in the fortrcs,es of the Germ%
Confederation, a garrison on the complete war establis
merit ; and we hear that the plan is tiow to la:i carried into
dice% 0 the part of 3. four regiments of infantry,
two of cavalry, two battalions of Yag-rs, three battalion,
of artillery (one of them horse artillery), arc designed for
this purpose, but no orders to march have yet been given.
Hasovatt, DEc. 16.—The Government is making pre-
parations for the next meeting of Estates of the Kingdom.
A report is in circulation (which is generally revived) at
New Year that the Kirg will do an act of clemency and
justice, which will be the first step to a reconciliation with
the capital.
BERLIN', DEC. 20.—0 n the 17th:vre lost bylaw death
of Privy Counsellor D, V. Stagcmann, one of our most
esteemed statesmen, at the size of 78 j ears.
His Abjesty has been pleased to confer the Order of the
Black Eagle on his Royal Highness the Crown Prince of
Denmark. —llanthurgh Papers, Dec. 22
TRIESTE, DEC. 18 —His Royal Highness the Crown
Prince of Bavaria, who was expected here yesterday to
embark on board the steamer which goes to day to Syria,
had not yet arrived. We suppose that he has been stopped
or, the road by a heavy fall of snow. The same cause
has delayed the s from Vienna and hilly, so that we
have no foreign news of any kiad Here, too, we
have had so much snow, that it ha; been a foot deep it,
the streets, at/cry rare circumstance in this city,

FLANDERS AIND DUTCH MAIL.

BRUSSELS, DEC. 24.—1 n the sitting of the Senate
yesterday. the general discussion of the project of law
for the prevention of duelling was commenced. Several
members spoke on the subject, some expressing their
approbation of thq law, while others thought it would be
inoperative.
M. Schiervel, the President, wishing to speak on the
subject, ; requested Count Vilain XIV. to take the
chair. He expressed his decided conviction of the cri-
minality of duelling, which he considered a flagrant vio-
lation of divine and human laws. He acknowledged
that it would be difficult to make a perfect law on this
subject, but he would vote for the law proposed, con-
sidering it as a trial, leaving it to time to indicate -the
amelioration of which it might be susceptible. The
Count Duval de Beaulieu spoke at great length upon
the project. lie thought that by suppressing duelling
free scope would be given to the malicious, who are al-
most always cowards, to speak calumnies and false-
hoods, and make covert attacks on honour and reputa-
tion. Other Members having inscribed their names as
intending to speak, the Chamber adjourned till the fol-
lowing day, when the general discussion was closed.
The Chamber of R"presentatives has adjourned till
Tuesday, the 12th of January, 1841. Our river is,
in general, frozen over. Several accidents have occurred

from carelessness.
TLIESTE, DEC. 10.—Letters from Corfu say that pro-
clamations of the Lord High Commissioner have been
issued in the lonian Islands inviting Greek sailors,
subjects of the republic, on very advantageous terms,
to enter on board the British fleet. Thus it is inferred
that the Egyptian question is not so completely settled,
and that the relations of the Maritime Powers are not
so friendly as M. Guixot would have it believed. We
learn from Athens that M. Miesaurus, the Turkish
Charge d'Affaires in Greece, has had several confer-
ences with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the result
of which has been the settlement of the differences that
lately subsisted between tbia Greek Government and
the Porte. The declaration of the Greek Minister
respecting Candia proved wholly satisfactory.
THE HAGUE, DEC.:IL—T:Ie second Chamber com-
menced the general discussion on the laws relative to
the budget of 1841. The Minister of Finance answered
at great length the objection made by some members.
" I acknowledge," he said, " that the burden of debt is
great, but not so out of all proportion with that of for-
mer times as has been represented, or with the increase
of debt of other countries. Thus the national debt of
England in 1744. was 44 millions, it is ()op 762 millions,
being increased in ontr century eighteen fold.
DEC. 22.—The law relative to the budget was agreed
,o as follows : . •
I. The Royal Hotssehold,,47jo.rAoneAid not vote]
11. The Great Officers oC,Sttge,, 47 to 2.
111. Foreign Offlce,.:29'to 20.
IV. Justices, 48 to 1. •
V. The Interior, 34 to 15.
VI. Reformed Religion, 49 to 15.
VII. Roman Catholics, 49 to 15.
VIII. A, Marine, 49 to 15.
VIII. B, Colonial, 49 to 15.
IX. Finances, 35 to 14.
DEC. 23.—The Chamber completed the debate on
the budget of the expenditure.
X. War Department, 31 to 11.
XI. Unforeseen Expenses, 42 to 7.
The debate on the ways and means then commenced,
and was concluded in the evening sitting. The Minis-
ter of Marine laid a declaration on the table, stating
that the subject of the contracts with the Commercial
Company, (which some members considered to be ille-
gal), would in conformity with the general wish, be
mmediately and seriously taken into consideration by
the Government.
6ELCTIAN F U N DS—Bitugand, Dac.
Actual Detu,2!4 per Cent.
Itisttnichild's Loan, per C,nt .......... ts
Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent.
61/4
ti her Cent.
ON.

----Thirty-seven------- ..
Loan of City, 161-111, 4 per Cent 9O
1
Society of CommQrce, 4 yiper Cent lO
t•R
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent... ..... ao., •
National Society •
11 05
Exchange on London (shin t)
—Brussels Papers, Dec. 24.
DUTCH FUNDS.—ANUITERDaId, Don
;:.3
mll..
Actual Debt, :.}4 per Cent
;HU°, ditto 5 per cent.
Attie' t Syndic, 4 1.4 per cent 863 St%
Ditto, ditto, ayeper cent 7l 7]:
Commercial Company, 414 per cent 162 Ifi..i
Ditto (1535 and lti37) 5 per cent. ......
Loan U 37, 5 per cunt.
Exchange on London, One month I. 0
Two months
Dutch Papers, Dec. 24.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, Dix. 17
Five per Cents. Metalhques • lOO4
Four per Cents.
Three pr Cents.
Bank sharcs lO3
-.Ai/Kernettie Zaturzg, Dec. 21.
HAMBURG BONSENHALLE, DEC. 22.
Bills. Money
Austrian 5 per Cents.
1 .5
Bank shares ll
Anglo-Russian Loan iiiii 10531
Russian 5 per Cent. Ist series, C4rtificate
11.,*ii
Inscription, Ist SC:i74 lO3
Russian 5 per Cent. Hop., and Co. 3d and 4th
Series 96% INS
16
Ditto in Certificates
Dutch Actual Debt, 2y,', pc. Cent 4654
Ditto 1 per Con' —
Polish Bonds
New I icket
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Ceis.
N.o wegian Loan, 1034, 4 per Cent...
Spanish, New 3 per Cents. -..-•
f:XCHANGI› ON LONDON.
HAMBURG, Dec. 22.-13 314.—Tw0 months, 13 114
sToettitoLss, DEC, 15.—Sertnity.five days, IL 35.
LEIPAIC, Dec. 18.—Two mo. ths, (i. lis.
BitesieN,oDee. it> —Ts, o months, 613.
I'ARLIN. DEC. 19. -Three months, ti. liN.

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DELICATE AND HONOURABLE PATRO-
NAGE OF Sowell, —We have learned that Lord Francis
Egerton, on being given to understand that, by pur-
chasing the original drawings of M. Agassiz's great work,
his " Poissons Fossilles," he would enable that distin-
guished naturalist to extend his researches, he has offered
to give him 5001. for them, and to leave them with him at
Neufchatel as long as he requires them. This liberal and
truly noble act entitles his Lordship to the gratitude of
all the friends of science.—Scotsman.
LORD LIEUTENANT OF FIFEsuIRE.--Cap-
tain Erskine Wemyss, M. P., being now appointed Lord
Lieutenant, we may repeat that we believe this act of the
Government will give great satisfaction. No nobleman or
gentleman in the count) is better acquainted with all its
public business. The population of every locality is mi-
nutely known to him, arid nothing can occur in any dis-
trict requiring the consideration of the Lord Lieutenant
which could be disposed of by a person more capable of
doing so with advantage to the public.—Fife Herald.
THE WILL OF THE LATE EARL OF DUCIE.
—The will of the Right Hon. Thomas, Earl of Ducie,
Baron Ducie, late Of Tortworth, in the county of Glou-
cester, has just been proved in the Prerogative Court of
the Archbishop of Canterbury, in Doctors' Cl
by
the Right Hon. Henry George Francis, Earl of Ducie,
the son, and James Houghton Langton, Esq., the exe-
cutors. The personal property of the deceased Earl is
sworn under 70,0001. The late Earl was born Aug. 31,
1766 ; succeeded his father, the late Lord, Aug. 20,
1808 ; married Dec. 5, 1797, Frances, only daughter of
Henry, the first Earl of Carnarroe, and was advanced to
the dignities of Earl of Ducie and Baron Moreton, by
patent, Jan. 28, 1837. Th Elrl of Dentigh, Master
the Horse ,o Jesty Gee (4t10.11 Dung, r, is h SOLI. 11A.
law of the late Earl, and has a legacy under the will.—
, ,Evening Paper.