The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-21 00:00:00

HAMBURGIf MAIL.

BRUSSELS, DEC. 17.—The anniversary of his Ma-
jesty's birthday was celebrated "'yesterday as usual. 're
Deum was chaunted in the Church of s'. Gudule. The
Foreign Ambassadors. the Minister, the Chief Officers
of State, and a great many persons of distinction, were
present.
ANTWERP, DEC. 16.—The Noord, Dutch steamer,
which left yesterday for Rotterdam, has put back,
being hindered from proceeding on her voyage by the ice.
There is a good deal of drifting ice in the river, and
unless the weather should speedily become milder, the
navigation between this and Ensiling will be interrupted.
LIEGE, DEC. 16.—Our rivers arc quite frozen in
many places. The workmen going to Seraing could
not cross the river, and were obliged to turn back.
BRUSSELS, DEC. 28.—A journal states that a lady
of Bruges, who di,d lately at Brussels, has bequeathed
to Bishop Boussen a legacy of about 300,000 francs
for his seminary, of which 40,000 francs are in money,
and the remainder in real estates.
A letter from Seraing, of the 17th, says, " Yester-
day morning at seven o'clock, the ice blocked up the
Meuse, odposite Scraing. The water rising suddenly,
this circumstance and the collision of the flakes of ice,
sunk several boats laden with iron ore and coals, and
considerably damaged several others. The loss is very

great.
BERLIN, DEC. B.—Letters from th't frontiers of
Prussia and Poland say, that, in consequence of the
continued levy of recruits in the kingdom of Poland, as
well as of the emigration which has taken place of
young men liable to serve in the army, such a number
of labourers have been taken from the country, that
the great landholders are greatly embarrassed, and are
frequently obliged to have labourers from Prussia at
high wages.
CONSTANTINOPLE, NOV. 25.—The Representatives
of the Four Powers, parties to the Treaty of the 15th of
July, appeared this week at the imperial Palace, to con-
gratulate the Sultan on the taking of St. Jean d'Acre.
Lord Ponsonhy, who was the spokesman, dwelt na the
effect which the conquest of this important military for-
tress would have on all Syria, and concluded by observing
that that province being relieved from the oppression
which it had endured, would early rise to that state of
prosperity which its natural position ought to give it.
The Sultan returned thanks for the generous efforts of
his Allies who had made such great sacrifices to assist
bins in restoring order in his provinces, and in respect to
Syria expressed hopes corresponding to the address of
the British Ambassador. The fidelity of the Syrians in
so many trials called on him, he said, to do his utmost
for their welfare. Syria required many years' indulgent
treatment to recover from the wounds inflicted on it.
The Sultan believed that he bad proved by his conduct
what he felt for the unfortunate Syrians. The ex-
ertions of the Porte to ameliorate their condition and
to convert the evils of war into a blessing, were well
known. The prisoners of war had received the:arrears
of pay, and would be admitted, according to their wish,
into the Ottoman army. The strictest orders had been
given to treat such as still persevere in their errors with
all practicable forbearance and humanity. The words
spoken by the Sultan deserve notice, because they seem
to prove that a beneficial influence is intended to bc'cx-
ercised by the Allied Powers, and the administration of
the recovered country ; and that some steps to this end
must have been already taken, or else the Sultan would
not have dwelt so long on this point.
BaussELa, DEC. 19.—Since the ice has interrupted
all the traffic in the canal the conveyance of goods
by the iron railway has increased to such a degree that
the means of transport are scarcely sufficient.
His Majesty has conferred on the Count d'Auxi the
title of Marquis, which was granted to his family by
King Louis XIV., and on the Senator, Baron Fancier
Stratin, that of Count granted to his father by Louis
XVI. The Chevalier de la Ztrna has in like manner
received the confirmation of the Spanish title of Count
de is Zcrna.
BELGIAN k tiNDs—BausseLis, Dec. is.
Actual Delit,*4 per Cent.
Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent ‘,7
Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent.
--(1419 O7
----- 3 per Cent

---a. Thirty .seven-- .. Qi IA
Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent PO
Society of Conncrce, 4y4per Cent llO
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent ............
National Society .
11 :•5
Exchange on London (shot t)
—l?russels Papers, Dee. 18.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS—VIENNA, DEC. 1 )
Five per Cents. Metalliques - 1114.2
Four per Cents.
Three p:r Cents. -( y,
Bank Shares lOO

-.A/ken/eine Zenung, Dec. 15
HAMBURG BORSENHALLE, Dec. 15,
Bills. Money
Austrian 5 per Cents. -
Bank Shares 1 )70
Arh4lo- Russian Loan lO3
Russian 5 per Cent. Ist series, Certificate
Inscription, Ist SelißS lO3
Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co. 3d and 4th
Series 97 9C3
Ditto in Certificates
Dutch Actual Debt, '2 per Cent ON
Ditto 5 per Cent - -
l'oli,h Bonds
Ncw 1 icket
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent '7N 73
Norwegian Loan, 1834, 4 per Cvnt~,
Spanish, New 3 per Cents. ---
eXCHANGES ON LONDON.
HASIDIM°, Dec. 15.-13 tIN.—Two months, 13 1' .
STOCKHOLM, DEc, ..—Seventy-five days, 11, 33.
LEIPSIC, Dec. 11.—Two mo ths, 6. 12%.
VIENNA. DEC. 28.—Three months, 9. 47 ys,„

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