The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-03 00:00:00

HAMBU RGH MAIL.

(From the Polish Frontiers, March 13.)
The news first spread by the English Journals th,t
one of the newly erected forts had been captured by the
Circalsians needs tonfirmation, but if true, is of no im-
portance, for the mountaineers may indeed gain some
advantages over their enemies in the winter time, when
the Russian troops arc confined to the fortresses, but
they are not able to retain them. The Circassian war
may continue for marl years, but its end may easily
be foreseen, since the Russians, whenever they ad-
vance, secure the ground they have gained by electing
forts. This sysiein is leading slowly but certainly to
the object. A more important piece of news is that
the plague has appeared in some places in Circassia.
If it should spread, it must delay the operation) of the
Russians.

HANovEa, 24.—Unexpected cliffieuldes
have been raised by Brunswick with respect to the pro-
longation of the Custom-house union bctwcen Hanover,
Brunswick, Oldenburgh, and Shomburg Leppe, which
expired on the 3ht of December this year. Bruns-
wick threatens to withdraw from the union, unless Ha-
nover will engage net to continue the causeway com-
menced some years ago from Ue:zen to the Prussian fron-
tiers in the direction of Magdeburg, by which the city
of Brunswick would be deprived of a great part of the
transit trade which it now has.—Haniburgh Papers,
March 30.
HAMBURG BORSENHALLE, Mace 30.

Austrian 5 per Cents.
Bank Shares lf2o 11511
Anglo-Russian Loan .. 107% ;07
Russian S per Cent. Ist scriex, Certificate
Inscription, Ist Se:t‘s lOl 1044
Ruellan 5 per Cent. Hope and Co. 3d and Ath
Series gr li .-
Ditto in Certificates
Dutch Actual Debt, 2y,;, po. Cent 8936 •19%
Ditto 5 per Cen. -
Polish Bonds -
New ticket

Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Ur' l4
N wegian Loan, 1e34, 4 per Cea'
Sp,ansh, New 5 ~,er Cents. 16%
E:(CHANGES ON' LONDON.
HAMBURG, MARCH 30.-13 614.—Two months, 13 4
PETERSBURGH, MARCH z 3. —"Iwo months, 36.4 pence
sronsnotsi Maack' .s—Seventy-five days, 11, 45.
Lainto, MARCH 6.—Two mo ths, 6. W 4.

CUSTOMS DUTY.

An account has been laid before the House of
Commons, of the gross receipts of Customs Duty
collected at each Custom-house of the United
Kingdom, in the year ending the sth of January,
IE4I, distinguishing the amount of repayrnehts for
drawbacks, and bounties of the nature of draw-
backs, &e. together with the amounts paid at each
Custom-house, for expenses of office, and on
other accounts, as well as the net amount re-
mitted from each Custom• house to the Receiver-
G enetal also, an account of the receipts of each
Custom-house for the previous year.
The subjoined are tile gross receipts at the
principal sea-ports :

1839. 4 1840.
London . ......... £11,431,245 £11,116,685
Liverpool
Bristol
Glasgow 852,104 898,579
Dublin
Leith 573,685 602,999
Newcastle .
Belfast 341,442 365,023
Cork 243,732 212,047
Waterford .
Gloucester 163,466 156,641
Limerick ' 148,782 169,490
Plymouth
Sunderland 111,731 119,681
Whitehaven 107,540 92,831
Londonderry 98,626 103,900
Dundee 92,502 63,346
Exeter ... ...........
Chester 76,538 78,222
Stockton
Aberdeen ... ......... ... 71,831 80,011
Yarmouth 63,332 61,495
Lynn 67,252 67,130
Southampton 61,014 77,942
Portsmouth ... ...... .... 58,296 70,187
The amount received altogether is about twenty
millions sterling, of which the London Custom-
house furnishes more than one-half.

KNIGHTSBRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS —Mr. Cu-
bitt has bought the Cannon Brewery, which will be taken
down, and first-rate house: erected on the site. There
will be an entrance into Hyde Park, to be called Prince
Albert's Gate. The houses extending alongside tire
Park helang to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster ;
they have given the grouad for the entrance, and the
Woods and Forests will erect the gate and lodge.
THE MONGIBELLO STEAM SHlP.—This fine
vessel on Thursday made an experimental trip down the
river, having on beard the Legation and Consul of the
Neapolitan Embassy, and a large party of naval and sciet
tific gentlemen. She steamed at the rate of from 11 to
12 knots per hour, and gave great satisfaction to all on
board. She is fitted with a pair of double cylinder engines
of 200-horse power, lately patented by Messrs. Maudtlay,
Sons, and Field; they are beautifully made, and the en-
gine-room presents great neatness and accommodation.
with every facility for attending to any part cf the machi-
nery. The saloon is built upon deck, is spacious, and con-
tains the usual quantity of gold, mahogany, and French
polish ; but the accommodation below is worthy great
praise, the berths being built one over the other in steps, or
,ets-off, which render them easy of access ; they are com-
posed of mahogany, and are being furnished in a handsome
manner. The vessel was built for the Steam Navigation
Company of the two Sicilia?, and is destined to ply from
Naples to Marseilles.
CHRISTENING OF THE COUNT OF PARIS.—
" The christening of the Comte de Paris," says the Cour-
tier Francais, " is definitively fixed for the 2d of May.
There is to he a dinner of eight hendred persons, in tha
great salon of the Louvre, at, ee which M. Atsher's Bran
concert will be performed. On Monday evaling I.st
after the rehearsal of the corcert, the King, wishing ta
see whet efft.ct the salon would produe,, ha is halite(' up
ii the ~.me .av as it is to be at tl e christening. Th •
lights of the rich lustres striking on the pictures tirodoceri
abr lliant effect. Extensive preparations ate making is
the grand apartments of the south facade of the Hotel de
Ville for a splendid dinner, to be followed by a ball. The
plans for the fireworks for thefeles of Msy are already
prepared; they are compostd of various allegrr'es con-
nected with the christening. The musical part of the ser-
vice at Notre Dame will be performed by the s'r gars and
musicians of the Grand Opera, the Opera Col iq re, aid
the Conservatoire de Musique." The same journal state'
that for the occasion of the King'sfele and the christen-
ing, an extensive amnesty is under consideration for pelt-
tical offenders, which will include Prince Louis Napoleon
(this we much doubt); and that in execution of the Royal
ordonnance of July 6, 1834, containing promises of indul-
gence in favour of condemned persons in the colonies, who
have been remarkable for their good conduct since their
condemnation, the Minister of Marine is waiting far the
lists of oppositions of grace horn French Guiana, Sene-
gal, Indis, Martinique, and Guadaloupe, in order that he
may place them under the eyes of his Majesty.
DUTY ON BRANDY AND lIOLLANDS.
From 1796 to 1806, the duty on Hollands varied fr m
7e. Gd. to 14s. a gallon, and the annual average consump-
tion was upwards of 700,000 gallons ; the duty is now
225. 6d. a gallon, and the annual eonsumption i f du }-
paid is now about 23,000 gallant. With a tax from 250
to 450 per cent., the average revenue was at. least
350,000/. ; under a duty of 700 per rest. it is 26,0001.
The population of the country has increased nearly one
half, the custom duties three-fourths ; but the custom
duty on this particular article has fallen 1,300 per cent.,
or frcm 360 to 26. In 1814, the duty on brandy was raised
from 14s. to 18s. 10d. a gallon, wine measure; the con-
sumption decieasA from 1,820,000 to 720 000 gallons,
and the revenue fell from 1,370,0001. to 825,0001, though
it has since recovered in the amount received, but nct in
the quantity consumed. In 1689, the annual consumption
E::gki.d, duty about 100 per cent, ,•zi
cost, was U,;89,165 gallons. Since that per.c.i,
lesion (including Scotland) has nealy quadrupled—tlia
national income has increased sevenfold, but the nominal
consumption of brault is less than it was 140 years ago.