The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-27 00:00:00

DUTCH AND GERMAN MAIL.

THE HAGUE, AUG. 24.--The 68th anniversary of the
birthday of our universally. beloved and revered King is
kept to-day in this city, and, doubtless, in every place
where Dutchmen dwell, with feelings of joy and of gra-
titude to the Almighty. This morning the churches
were crowded with the citizens, who prayed to the Su-
preme Disposer of events for the prolongation of the days
of a Prince who incessantly watches over the welfare of
his people. This morning there was a grand parade of
the garrison, and as the weather is very favourable, it is
to be expected that the illuminations in the evening will
be very splendid.
WYCHON, AUG. 23.—Yesterday a most dreadful
thunder-storm passed over this place. The whole hea-
vens seemed to be on fire, and torrents of rain fell. The
lightning struck a barn in a farm-yard, which was totally
consumed, together with a stack of hay and corn. The
last load of corn had been brought from the field at
noon, and now the joy on the happy termination of the
harvest is changed into grief. The whole contents of
the barn and the stack are consumed, and about 100
sheep, which were kept in the barn during the night,
fell a prey to the flames.

Cnictiw, AUG. 14.—M. Hartmann, Resident
Minister of Prussia, in this city, has delivered to the
Senate, two autograph letters of his Majesty the King
In the first his Majesty notified to the Senate the
death of the King, his father, and his own accession to
the throne. In the second his Majesty authorizes Mr,
—Their Imperial Highnesses
Hartmann to continue to exercise his diplomatic func-
tions at Cracow. In both these letters his Majesty
of Leuchtenberg, with their
assures the city of Cracow of his most friendly senti-
ments and intentions. The Senate returned a suitable
answer.—Journal de Frankfort, Aug. 22,
the l VDAußliseml'a.t; d
daughter Princess Alexandrina,
. arrived the evening
before yesterday in this city, 0.0 their way from St.
AUG.p uchlet
Petersburgh to Germany, and. alighted at the Belvede
Palace, where they were reeetved. by General Pisarew,
the Governor. They set out a,gain. yesterday intending
to proceed to Lowicz.--I russian State Gazette,
Aug. 21.

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CORSICAN REVE
give the following narrative of a vendetta, which has-ere.
ated much sensation :--"
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dictive animosity has prevailed between two families of
Santa Lucia, named Poliwhich
period eight or ten victims bad fallen on one side or the
other. Last year an apparent reconciliation took place,
but the Giacomonis only used it as a snare, and two more
members of the Poli family were assassinated. In May
last Antonio Giacomoni Baceino was convicted of this
last crime, but to the moment of his execution he protested
his innocence, and his relations vowed to be revenged. On
the 20th of July last a partisan of the Polig, named Or-
tole, while returning from Altagena, with his brother and
wife, was shot by a brother of Antonio Giacomoni.
The news had no sooner reached Santa Lucia than
Pierre Thomas, a young man connected with the Poli fa-
mily, went out with his gun, and meeting Batting Giaco-
moni, wife of the deputy-mayor, fired at her and killed her
on the spot. This was followed by a rumour that threats
of raising a conflagration had been uttered, which induced
the law officers of the Crown to proceed immediately to
the spot. The result of their investigations had not tran-
spired when the account was sent off, but for three suc-
cessive days the commune had presented all the appear-
ance of having been taken by assault, not an inhabitant
venturing tooppear in the streets. On the 4th instant, at
Cargiace, a village in that neighbourhood, a corporal of
Voltigeurs was shot by some bandits, believed to be rela-
tions of Giacomoni."

Upon the application of Mr. Hall, the Chairman of
the City of London School Committee, it was ordered
that seats should be erected at the east end of the
Guildhall, for the accommodation of the masters and
scholars of the City of London School on the day of the
presentation of the freedom of the City to his Royal
Highness Prince Albert. Mr. King, the Chairman of
the Joint Committee for carrying into effect the arrange-
ments of the Guildhall for Friday has attended daily in
the building to regulate the numerous details, which, in
fact, upon every ceremonial out of the ordinary way,
require very scrupulous care and diligence.
• We understand that a Deputation from the Gold-
smiths' Company went from town to Windsor Castle
yesterday, in order to present to his Royal Highness the
freedom of the Company, which was enclosed in a gold
box of surpassing workmanship, manufactured by Run-
dell and Bridge. A Deputation from the Fishmonger's
Company have been also appointed, it is said, to wait
upon his Royal Highness with the freedom of that Com-
pany in a gold box, of very remarkable beauty. it is ge-
nerally expected, however, that his Royal Highness will
visit Fishmongers' Hall about an hour before he kepairs
to the Guildhall, and that the freedom of the Company
will be presented to him in that splendid building. At
all events, we have good reason to believe that his
Royal Highness has declined the invitation to be re-
corded in the city books as a member of either of the
Companies, in order to prevent the one from entertain-
ing a feeling of jealousy towards the other, in conse-
quence of the preference. His Royal Highness's name
will therefore appear in the City Chamberlain's books as
" a freeman of London" merely.
The Chairman of the Joint Committee has mani-
fested by what he has accomplished, in a comparatively
unimportant occasion, on which the ceremonia.. will be of
very short duration indeed, the style in which he would
superintend the preparations for a visit from the royal
couple, an event to which they look forward with, we
trust, a well grounded hope, as likely to take place at no
very distant period.