The Sun.
London, England, 1840-06-30 00:00:00

HAIIII3UR9I-1 MAIL.

HANOVER, JUNE 20.—We hear that Privy Cc tuncillor
Von Graef is already in Hanover, and that the c
.peratios
on the eyes of the Crown Prince will be perfon (red in e
few days. The presenee of the Re v. Carlon Jelf, formed);
the Crown Prince's tutor, is supposild to be on su coup a
the intended .
operation
COPENHAGEN, JUNE 20.—1 n the month of Ma y, 1,320
vessels from the North Sea, and 774 fr vat
tl je Battier
passed the Sound ; of which .502 were Ens,‘l,l3, 452 Fru"'
sian, and 133 Danish. etof
BERLIN, JUNE 19.—The nob:0 traits of cha M
is
whiall
distinguish every line of the two invaluable dc literin
the late King, published by his .I:lajesty's con Imandr:, BP;
pear also in the testamentary dispootions of his last 'Nib'
Besides that his august Consort, child
re
n
,
and daughter-
, in-law, his b, sister-in-law, ava. grand eh ildren, are
rothers
' remembered with Royal liberality, rcompanic d by rd.°
restrictions. His charitable and benev olcnt hear t has re'
membered, by ample legacies, all the pe...sons of high rank
in his service ; and all, down to the lows at of his s ervanter
each being expressly mentioned by name. Lai g, 3 sur"
are bequeathed to the poor of tho chief LOVAS of th. e save-
are
provinces, among which $30,000 to Berlin, iss ,000 t*
Charlottenburg, and to Potsdam, Breslau, and othoi ' 0'1,11:
$lO,OOO each. Near $300,000 arc left for imp °YI,„
the roads in the Altmark, and large sums ''''.'
the relief of poor landholders. One malice
and
left for completing the fortifications of Posen,. .1
another million of dollars towards an iron iaii
nay, to form a communication between the Eastern- an,
Western Provinces. As a proof that the late. King: a
forded equal protection to the Rs man Catholic relik,':lo6.ll'
and that the measures lately adopted, originated in la f
solute necessity, he orders in his !tot will, the building; °_
a Roman Catholic Church, and to the passage relating td:
it, he has added, in black lead pencil, in his oivn be' td-
it,
' writing, " Es soli aber dabei nichts gespert tverden"--1*“
no expense is to be spared.
• BAMBURGH, JUNE 25.—The celebration ~ef the Gutters-
berg fete took place in the Apollo Hotel, which Wee °P"'
propriately adorned with armorial bearings .and typogr:
phical emblems, and the statute of Guttenborg. Aft ..
the execution of a cantata, Professor Hum 4 elivered
seat'
oration in honour of the occasion. About 400,.Pers°ns
down to dinner, when various toasts su.;table to the Oa'
sion were drank. —Hanzburgh Papers, June 20..
• - '
THE MAKKETS—(THIS PAY')'

COLONIAL
chie . , ,s„to •
The demand was pretty good, MARKET
fly to supply tbA /-sugar,
the home trade, and prices were rather higher for :IP" bolo
the stocks of which are very small, and the deliveries- for
use on the increase.

TEA MARKET. 011.
Few sales were made in Free Trade, bat prices were St
Company's Congou, ls. 11d. per lb. cash.
METAL MARKET. ge
The market was dull for most articles, but prices d t
give way, excepting for Spelter.
SP I HIT MARKET.
The demand for Rum was dull, but prices were well
ported, owing to the short stocks of the article. Proof i.e..
wards, 3s. 71Ad. per gallon ; Brandy, very slow sales, at
duccd rates; Gin, quiet, at ls. I ld. per gallon.
TALLOW MARKET.
The demand for Russia Caudle Tallow was dull,:and pr pie
somewhat easier, but there was a disposition to keep tiPrbe
value of the article. Fine P. Y. C. 525. to 52s 6d.•
stock is large, but no arrivals of women
HAY MARKET. over
There was a fair supply and a moderate .trade.
Hay, 31. to 5/. 15s. ; New ditto, 3/. and 4,1. ; Old Cleado,►
Hay, 3/. 10s. to 41. 4s. ; New ditto,.2/. 10s. to 31. 3s• ; Strs
325. to 365. per load. Old Al w

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS .134:/r.)

LONDON.—Wind this day at noon S. WesteilY, n•P
airs,D with drizzling rain. CeP6
AL, JUNE 29:—Sailed the Lucas, Eldridge, for int,
Breton ; Chili, Drummond, Chili ; Eliza Bentley, 11:
St. John's, New Brunswick.
LIVERPOOL, JUNE 29.—Wind variable.—Sailed t.1:143
Clydesdale, Bennett, for Sydney ; Francis, C°cltibid.
Bombay ; Pampero, Roberts, Monte Video ; Jabcz' of
tell, and Leonora, Harrison, Demerara, with the lob 0,
the outward bound, in ail about 30 vesasels, to foreign II? e
COWES, JUNE 29.—Sailed the Wilhelfn Ludvig, 14" n
for Batavia; Fuel, Moore, Quebec.

We hear that a brevet will positively take P ,
if her Majesty gives birth to a son, but decidedly not %lei;
daughter be born. " he Queen and the Prince -o,„f'e cols
will be the standing toast of the. United Service. lcoar•
mate on account of recommendations of the MilitrSii.tory
mission, is promised in a few days.—Naval and
Gazette. n Of
'rhe consecration of Dr. Wiseman as Bis"°r
'
iR
Mellipotamo, in partibus infidelium, took place a
the chapel of the English College on the Bth instant. L'therla
Fransont officiated, assisted by the Vicars-Apostolic of norb for
Germany and Scotland. Dr. Wiseman is shortly to set oat
England, to assume his functions as Vicar-Apostolic for
midland district.
morning."
REVIEW IN HYDE PARonday
the Coldstream Guards were reviewed in Hyde Park, before
Colonel Walton, preparatory to the grand review of thse n"° her
;fold infantry and cavalry on Thursday next, beonr-,,ke of
Majesty;
Prince Albert, t Duke heambridge, the listir
Wellington, sl.ords Hill aid Combuke ofermere, and other
guished officers. nrnillgo
FIRE AT CfI.67:DON.—On Friday 111---
between four and five o'clock, a fire broke out at the SWallder.-
Sugarloaf public-house, Croydon, which created very cosl_tio
able alarm, and at one period threatened the safety of tha.e!..o,
portion of the town. It was got under in about three bifiuons
but not until the whole of the stabling and the back For' 0..
of three houses at the rear of the Swan and Sugarloaf ty,ft
!a
tirely consumed. It is a very fortunate thing that the nor
not occur at an earlier period of the morning, as at tba ter
there were upwards of forty horses in the stables, the g",che.
portion of which must inevitably have been destroy
damage is estimated at between 4001. and 5001., but it 1.
derstood that the property is insured. who
A SWIM FOR A THIEF.—A young nlan'cloara
is believed to be a London thief, named Thomas t'ssicoss
Walker, was brought up to the Kingston' Petty S." tole
charged with stealing nineteen silver dessert spoons, s'eles of
spoons, eight tea spoons, two dozen forks, and other artirgsret
plate, to a considerable amount, the property of Miss 31a eafe4
Jane Taylor, of the Vicarage House, Kingston. ft BP/ss color
from the evidence that on Thursday afternoon
placed the plate in question in a tray, which she afterward
covered with a rug, and placed in a drawer in the ditrieqvislaf
and she the same evening left home on a visit. 00 hand•
morning Mister Walker was found in the room, tray
He ran off with his booty, and was pursued, when be P',„,"issea
into the Thames, swam to a boat, and begged to be Per,„"a
to take refuge in it ; but this favour was not granted, a",,, or
prisoner was rowed ashore and handed over to the three
the the police. The plate, with the exception of two or I,erei
trifling articles, was afterwards picked up near the spot w;
it had been thrown by the prisoner, and it was identifieeos
Miss Taylor as being her property. The prisoner Was
milted to take his trial at Guildford. v
THIRD CENTENARY OF THE DISC.,
or PRINTING.—The third centenary of the discovery ocrverei
art of printing is now being celebrated throughout the Pen'
cities and towns of Germany. At I-lamburgh, Berlin, _i tee
hagen, Mayence, Cologne, and Weimar, committers; of tee
pi incipal inhabitants have been established, and the prepalr the
which during the past few weeks have been making are ° f ,be
most extended scale of magnificence. On the moening of
to,
24th of June ( Wednesday) the inhabitants of Leiprie weifhtl
congregate in the churches to return thanks to the Alinknhe
for the discovery of the art of printing. At ten o'cloc rade
various corporate bodies were to form in procession and c 1.00.1
the streets, and on arriving at the marketsplace a gran 1,41(14
and instrumental concert was to take place, a number of sP 'an.
compositions having been written expressly for the ceet-ed tO
At three o'clock a grand entertainment was to be preen yeas
the company in the Augustus plat z, where accommodatilo
ee
provided for 3,000 persons. In the evening the city was llerr,
illuminated. On the 25th a meeting of the literati,bease the
publishers, printers, and compositors was to be held inesesl
market-place, and at three o'clock the grand oratorio e°l°,P,,drsi
in celebration of the event was to be performed in the eatThsle
y
church. The entertainments of the evening were to °rie to
with a grand bail, and the following da was to be
aseote,;o4
the festivities of the people, accompanied with firs-works
torch-light processions.
The Select Committee on Aletropolitan ler;
provements,il closed its sittings on Wednesday last, and presevee.
t eport on thefollowing day. A Bill, founded en that cols
por is to be brought in forthwith, and will provide for to frost'
• end of Coventry-street to the junction of New
lowingfie improvements, viz. :—For opening a thoroughfare t!eet
Water
and Long. acre ;
,00.. for continuing the line of street from east,
I bridge (already completed to Bow-street) into Pr roe
street, Ilolborn ; for extending Oxford-street in a dire or
through St. Giles's, so as to communicate Holborn,"'t
with
I,fa eb
near Southampton-street;
and for opening a therougo•r
tween the, populous neighbourhood of Whitechapel and zr eet
fields, and the docks and wharfs of the river, by a UCW tl."
commencing at Spitalfields Church. portstt