The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-09 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL.

GERMAN RAILWATS.—Now that the railway from
Hanover by Minden to Hanover has been opened, the
railways of the east of Germany are in direct com-
munication with those of the west. Those German
railways which form an uninterrupted line are 355
German miles, or 1,001 leagues in length, which
forms five-eighths of the total extent of the iron
railways in Germany, which is 725 German
miles, or 1,595 leagues. The railways of Ger-
many extend in the west to those of Bel-
gium, which, on their side, go to Paris and
from thence to Orleans, to Torees, to Bourges, to
Rouen, and to Havre. On the east the German
railways join the line of Cracow, of Upper Silesia,
which was opened on the 13th of this month, a line
which after the Ist of this month joined those of
Warsaw to Vienna. The railways in the north of
Germany extend, with the exception of a small in-
termission of a German mile 12 1-sths of a league,
into the environs of Oldenburg to those of Austria,
the line of which, not including their short branches,
have a total length of 132 miles, or 201 leagues.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, FRANKFORT, NOV. 1.
—The game-tens of Hamburgh are very desirous to
establish one of their infamous gaming-houses in our
city, and one of them intends taking up his residence
here in the winter. The merchants have, however,
had a meeting on the subject, and the Senate has
positively declared that it will have nothing whatever
to do with the scheme.

Although there is no lack of ready money here,
yet we cannot possibly deny that there is a great stag-
nation in business of every kind. In the corn
trade especially, things look very flat, and prices go
back daily. Potatoes alone maintain their prices,
they fetch 2fl. 12k. per malter, and even more. The
disease has appeared in some, but the supply of
sound ones is so large that we have nothing whatever
to fear. Our supply of apples is unusually large,
they were sold at from 30 to 40 kreutzers for a
malter; and it is impossible to conceive what an
immense quantity of cider is made from them
It is true we do not expect that it will be very good,
and the weather is so unfavourable to the complete
ripening of the grapes, that the vintage is to com-
mence next Monday. There is a harvest feast of
three days for all classes. The unfavourable weather
has likewise had a bad effect upon the railroads and
strikingf how few
steam-vessel travelling, and the number of strangers
who visit our city has decreased. It is likewise
English families have settled here
canthe winter; they have gone to places where they
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live cheaper, but certainly not pleasanter than
here.

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lITAiVIBURG—H MAIL.
very slack,v. 5. Our corn trade continues
our arrivals have been very small ; since
Friday we have not sold above 200 lasts of
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change the aspect of
till' s.. Rye was even less
the last day,
least
in demand than last week
consumptioni and
when the tone improved.
hoßtwoaerilehyincontinues low.
Oats are in request both for
for exportation, but trade in general
DANTzw, Nov. I.—ln consequencevt-o'rfyjlull.
unfavourable state of the money market inie Eng-
land, many receivers of goods there were un-
able to pay the freightage, so that the
shippers have been forced to seize a part of
the cargo for payment. This likewise has had a de-
trimental effect upon us here. Our importations of
corn continue very slack, and it is asserted that,
although the harvest appeared to be so fine, there was
indeed plenty of straw, but very little grain. In re-
gard to the potato crop we do not expect more than
one-third the usual returns, independently of which
the dieatte has appeared in so many lbcalities, that
it is by no means surprising that the peasants bring.