The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-10 00:00:00

PRICE OF SUGAR.

The average pr►ce of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the returns made in the week ending July 6.
1847, is 265. 104 d. per cwt.

HAMBURGH and FLANDERS MAIL.
BRUSSELS, JULY B.—Their Mujesoes the King an'i
Queen arrived here on the 6th, on their return from ch. it
visit to London. Their Majesties had arrived at Omens!
the night betore; they left that place at eleven o'clock
in the morning, and were at the palace of Lacken in
three hours and a half. It is affirmed that his Majesty
intends to visit Paris almost immediately.
The following letter has been received relative to the
treasure discovered in the grounds of la Madelaise:—
" Malines, Jul.) 4.
" Having been admitted by the events of the year
1830 to take the first rank among the nations of Eun.p..
it becomes us to exhume the titles which our ancestors
have bequeathed to us, to prove that we still aspire to a
nationality which was conquered with the price of blood.
" The victims of 1830 have their monument, which
proclaims to our children our efforts and our successes.
Our ancestors were not so fortunate, and there is nothing
in the capital to call to mind the heroic endeavours of
nations to oppose the yoke of foreigners. The town has
just discovered a treasure on the spot where, according
to history, stood the dwelling-place of the first King at
Arms, Torson d'Or, and chief of the Chamber of Heraldry
instituted by Philip Duke of Burgundy in 1629. This
treasure probably belonged to Messione Van den Leene,
King at Arms at the epoch when this treasure was sup-
posed to be concealed. It seems as if Providence had
recovered it to this town for the purpose of giving it a
noble destination in raising a monument in the midst of
the market place of Madelaine—a fountain, for example,
destined to recal by the attributes and bas-reliefs with
which it might be ornamented, the principal acts of our
ancient nation, &c.
BRUSSELS, JULY 7.—The average price of corn in the
week ending 3d July, was wheat 40f. 10c., rye 26f. 78c.,
being a fall in wheat 32c., rye 2f. 65c. The quantity sold
amounted to 10,531 hectolitres of wheat, and 4,830 bee,
litres of rye.
BELGIAN FUNDS.—Baussims, Juar 7.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent
Rotlaschild's Loan, Five per Cent •••• •• • •
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four par Cent....
Ditto Three per Cent. ... .. ............
Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto ••• • • •
Ditto,ditto,lB4o..... .. ....... 99%
Ditt0,ditt0,1842........ ..
Ditto, 1844. ••••••• • • .. • • ........ ... 96
Ditto, 1838 .... •• • • .• • 68%
Ditto of the City, 1832 • • 99%
Ditto, 1843 .... • 96X
Bank of Belgium.... • ..... •.••••• • • • .. -
-Brussels Papers, July 7.
HAMBURGH BORSENHALLE, Jtrtx 6.
Bills. Money.
Austrian 5 per Cents ................ 107
Bank Shares • • • • • • • • • • • • .• .......... 1610
Anglo-Russian Loan ................ 106% 106
Russian 5 per Cent., Hamb. Certificate. 101%
Ditto Ist series 1n5cripti0n.......... •• 102%
Ditto, Rope and C0.,3d and 4th series• • 98
Ditto, in Certificate • . • •
New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. .. •• - • 89%
Ditto Stieglitz . • • • •• • • —89 k
Spanish New 5 per Cent ••• • • ..• •.• • • •
Ditto 3 per Cent .•••••••• • • • • • • • • •
Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent • •
Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent
Ditto 3 per Cent. .....
Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844 — 80
Anglo-Danish Loam, 3 per Cent
National Bank Shares• • • • • •

THE IRON TRADE.-BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY.
—The usual quarterly meetings of the ironmasters of
South Staffordshire commenced on Tuesday, at Wal-
sall ; and another meeting took place yesterday at
Wolverhampton. These meetings, however, were
merely preliminary to the general assembly of the
trade which took place here to-day. The trade gene
rally was stated to be in a most satisfactory condition.
The demand is good ; heavy contracts for rail-
way purposes are still on hand; and large orders from
the Continent have been received. It is gratifying also
to state, that for manufacturing purposes the demand is
on the increase. During the quarter the
.prices agreed
to were, with few exceptions, fully maintained, and the
prospects of the trade at present are such as to justify
a resolution that no reduction should take place. Prices
at present are much firmer than three months ago. For
Staffordshire bars of the best quality the price at the
works is 10/, and we believe that none will be supplied
under that quotation. For pigs the average price is 51.
A resolution to maintain the present quotations was

agreed to.
MUSSEL. FISHERIES.—The Lord Advocate and Mr,
Gibson Craig have introduced a Bill for the protection o'

mussel fisheries in Scotland. It declares, "That as it is

expedient that certain of the provisions of an Act passed
in the third and fourth years of the reign of her present

Majesty, and for the better protection of oyster fisheries
in ;scotland, should be extended to the mussel fisheries of

Scotland, it is therefore enacted, first, That if any per-
son shall carry away any mussels or any mussel brood
from any mussel bed, scalp laying, or fishery, being the
property and in the lawful occupation of any other per-
son or persons, or body corporate or politic, and suiti-

ciently marked out or knownas such, every such offender
shall be deemed guilty of theft, and liable to be sen-
tenced to imprisonment, not exceeding the term of one
year. Second, That if any person shall unlawfully use
any dredge, or any net or instrument, or shall trespass
within the limits of any such mussel bed &c., for the
purpose of taking any mussels or mussel-brood, though
none shall be actually taken, every such person shall be

deemed guilty of an att, rapt to commit theft, and shali
be liable to be punished by tine or imprisonment, or both,
as the court shall award; such tine not to exceed ten

pounds, and such imprisonment not to exeed three calen-
dar months. Third, that nothing in this Act shall pre-
vent any person lawfully entitled, trom fishing for any
floating fish within the limits of any mussel fishery, with
any net, instrument, or engine, aciapt, d for taking float-
ing fish only. Fourth, That nothing in this Act shall
prevent any person from exercising any right possestiod
of taking bait, or any other right whirl} may now be
lawfully exercised by such parson within the limits of
any such fishery,"
NATURAL HISTORY.—On Monday last, one of
those very beautiful and rare fishes, the Opah or King
Fish (Lampris guttatus of envier), was taken in the sil-
mon nets belonging to Mr. Hector of Aberdeen, on the
estate of Usan. By the care and attention of Mr. James
Jarvis, Mr. Hector's foreman, the specimen was safolv
deposited in our Museum, in excellent preservation. It
is rather singular that in 1841 a similar capture was
made in the stake nets at Boddin, on the adjoining estate
of Dunninalti, which is also in our Museum. The one
taken on Monday weighed only 461b5.; the other above
80Ibs. Yarrell's description of this fish is very correct,
except as to the spots on the sides, which in the specimen
are pure silvery white, and the irides, which are not
scarlet, but silvery ground, brilliantly tinged with gold.
—Montrose Standard.
HERRING FISHING—WICK JULY I.—Little has
yet been done in the fishing. On Wednesday morning,
Donald Bain again brought ashore about a cran; but
attempts made by others were unsuccessful, until this
morning, when the same individual brought ashore up-
wards of 12 trans of capital fish, another boat had about
7 CMS, and another 5. We believe they have been sold
at 265. per barrel, and part at 245. The fishermen in-
form us that Reiss Bay is full of herrings, but that they
are still small, and the nights are yet rather clear. They
are, however, in high hopes of success, at the proper
time. During the past week, 605 barrels of herrings have
been landed here from the Lows, Lochbroom, and Scal-
loway, making a total import, since the 10th of May, of
3,667 barrels. Since last report two vessels have cleared
out with cargoes for the Continent, consisting of 620
barrels.—John CY Groat Journal.
STATE OF TRADE.—It is painful to state that the
hosiery trade continues in a stagnant condition, and that
many of the workmen have been unemployed for nearly
three months.—The bobbin net trade in general is no
better, and even the German houses are working short
time. The making of velvet lace we find is continued:
the delicate and complex machinery presents obstacles
which are gradually being overcome. We have heard
of several pusher machines having been set going, the
public having at length seen the stamina and the excei
of the articles they produce, which are equal to cushion
nets.—Noltingham Review.
It is expected
THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND.--
that the royal visit to the north will
b
of the ensuing month. Her Majesty will be
tth
accompaniedel2 t h
l
by Earl Grey and other noblemen. LordhiJsoehleen
tßiounseseelrl.,
it is feared, will be detained in town by
ing engagements.
THE ATTACK ON THE
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why wart
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quiry on Thursday
at
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dle y„ who was so brutally treated
that the poor man Bra
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Wednesday
a hyi s r
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of er ,n
ing;,
t ne
robbery of the letter bag, by the ruffians
much worse tram the effects
t
Mitre-cour , ChegPsule' was
of the wounds he received on his head. The police are
doing everything in their power to discover, if possible,
the perpetrators of this brutal act. Besides the reward
cf 300/. offered by the solicitor of the Post-office for the
apprehension and conviction of the offenders, it is stated
that the Society of Bankers are also determined to in-
crease the reward by 3001. more, so that such a diaboli-
cal attempt on the life of a public servant and the pro-
perty of the citizens of Loudon shall not go unpunistpd.
There is very little doubt but that it was a maturely
preconcerted plan by parties who have a good know
ledge of the general contents of the Lombard-street bag,
which chiefly contains the letters and money packages
for the bankers and merchants, amounting to many
thousand pounds, and expected a rich booty, in which,
through the determination of Bradley, they were disap-
pointed.
CONFERENCE OF FISH-CORERS. Arrangements
are likely to be made soon for holding a conference of
fish-curers, for the purpose of forming an association,
and taking such other steps as may be necessary, within
the view of obtaining a market for their herrings
France and Belgium,—Aberdeen Herald.
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FRENCH EGGS AND FRENCH 1,, v ILSE •-1 he value
of French eggs exported to England has been almost
equal to that of French wines—
o ffi ial value
‘of these trades
free, and the other fettered. In°
7845 the
of wines of France exported to England was 5,365,0001.;
' that of eggs, 4,4Bo,oooL—Bevue des Deus. Afindes.

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