The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-22 00:00:00

DUTCH AND FLANDERS MAIL.

ST. PETERSBURGII, OCT. B.—On the 23d of Sep-
tember, Lord Bloomfield, Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary from% her Majesty the Queen of
Great Britain, arrived at Moscow. After several
weeks mild autumn weather, we have been suddenly
transplanted into winter during the last two days.
Since the 2d, it has been snowing incessantly, con-
sequently the snow is now lying thick in the streets.
The trees on the boulevard and in the gardens, which
were still covered with green leaves, have suffered
considerably.
SrREAD OF THE CHOLERA.—The last number of
the Itussian Medical Gazette says :—" Since our last
report the cholera has made considerable progress,
and ip several places, for example, in Saratoff, it has
assumed a very virulent character. From that :,Go-
vernment it has penetrated into those of Taurus,
Poltawa, Orel, Tula, and Pensa. In many districts
it hatbeen evidently proved that it has been com-
municated by people, since no impediments are laid
in thei way of travellers, which oblige them to con-
ceal their arrival from an infected place from the
local authorities. In order to prevent the further
progress of the cholera, as far as possible, his Majesty
the Emperor has commanded that the levying of the
troops ordered by the manifesto of the 13th Septem-
ber, shall, be deferred to the 13th January, 1848, in
this government, where this epidemic has already
appeared, as well as in the governments bordering
upon them."
WARSAW, OCT. 14.—Yesterday his Majesty the
Emperor reviewed the brigade of Sappers, as well as
the regiment of Hussars of the Prince of Hesse
Cassel, and the soldiers who are placed upon inde-
finite furlough. The Emperor, accompanied by the
two Grand Dukes, afterwards visited the citidal.
BERLIN, OCT. 18.—A letter has just • been ad-
dressed by his Majesty the King to the Minister of
Justice, Mr. Ashden, saying that during the un-
usual dearth and high price of provisions which pre-
vailed in his Majesty's dominions this year, causing
great poverty among the lower orders of his Ma-
jesty's subjects, which led to petty thefts, deception,
dishonesty, begging, vaiabondising, &c., it is his
Majesty's royal pleasure that any criminal proceedings
which may have been commenced for the aforesaid
offences, or for purloining, &c.—if the amount shall
be below the value of five dollars, and if it shall be
apparent that the crime was committed in consequence
of poverty and the existing scarcity—shall be stopped,
and if the offender shall now be suffering the penalty
of his crime, he shall receive a free pardon; and any
proceedings which may be about to be undertaken
shall be abandoned.

The opening of the Berlin Railway will greatly fa-
cilitate the correspondence with Belgium. The
Prussian State Gazette, posted at Berlin on the evening
of the 15th, arrived at Brussels at half-past five on the
17th. This is a gain of 24 hours.—Flanders Mail,
Oct. 19.

BRUSSELS, OCT. 20.—The price of corn during the
week ending Oct. 16—was wheat, 24f. 68c., rye,
151. 32c., being a fall in wheat, lf. 21c. ; rye, 37c.
By a royal proclamation of this date, Oct. 19, the
exportation of wheat after the 26th Oct. of the cur-
rent year is prohibited.
OSTEND.—Our basins are at this moment filled
with vessels, and great activity prevails on the quays.
A large flotilla of Dutch fishing boats, loaded almost
exclusively with fish, from the north, which has been
very abundant, is now lying there.
This season our fishermen have nothing to complain
of, for the price of salt fish is very reasonable, being
the same as fresh fish, and we have reason to hope that
fishing will be as abundant as last year. Herrings
have arrived in shoals, and if the weather so favour
able to this species continue, we shall have enough to
supply all the country.
SPREAD OF THE CHOLERA.—Further accounts from
St. Petersburgh say, that according to the official
reports which have been received by our official
authorities, the cholera continues to advance to the
north and to the west. Cases of this malady have
been observed at Orel, Toula, and even in the village
of Pensa, which is situated only 50 leagues from
Moscow, aad where four peasants have been attacked.
In the province of Astrachan, which contains 31,300
inhabitants, there have been 5,915 cases, and 3,131
deaths. The epidemic reigns with great intensity at
Tscharno-jursk and its environs. At Saraton, capital
of the province of the same name, 2,500 persons
have been attacked, and 1,991 have died. In the
country of the Don Cossacks there have been 12,651
cases, of which 7,017 have proved fatal. At Charkon
53 persons have died of the disease, and at Kuisk
there were on the 15th of September 588 sick. At
Woronesh-Wononesh, a city containing 44,000 inha-
bitants, the cholera appeared on the 4th of September,
and since then there have been 420 cases per day and
150 deaths. On the 16th there were in the hospital
1,019 cholera patients, of whom 418 had been at-
tacked the same day. The number of deaths on that
day had been 152.
An Imperial Ukase has just been published, which
is, in substance, as follows:-1st. Strangers who may
in future acquire in the Russian service any rank to
which hereditary nobility is attached, cannot be ad-
mitted to enjoy the right of nobility until they shall
have taken the oath of Russian subjects. 2d. Legi-
timate children, already born of foreigners, who are
already invested with Russian noblesse, shall not be
recognised as nobles until they shall have taken the
oath of Russian subjects. 3d. All minor children of
foreigners shall enjoy till their majority the rights
acquired by their parents; but they shall lose those
rights if, on arriving at their majority, or at the most
if, after a delay of two years, reckoning from that
time, they shall not have taken the oaths of Russian
subjects.

DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, CCT. 19.
Money. Bills
Actual Debt, 231 per Cent•• •• •• •• •• • 534 54
Ditto, 3 per Cent ••••• • • • • • .... • • 65 6514
Ditto, 4 per Cent.• ••••• • • • • ...... • • 84% 84
Amort Syndic, 4% per Cent.. .... •• • • 831,E 83%
Commercial Company, 436 per Cent • •
East India Loan, 4 per Cent • . .•• • • •
Exchange on London, at sight .. ••• • . • 12 •• • • 12 27
Two months... .. .. ••• • • . 12 05
On Hamburgh, at sight 35 62
Two months.-- • .. 35
On Paris • 56 87
TWO m0uth5......... • . 56 37
HAMBUB,GH BORSENIIALLE, OCT. 16.
Bills. Money.
Xtistrian 5 per Cents •• •• • • •• 106
Bank Shares • •

Anglo-Russian Loan ••..••••• • • • .• •.
Russian 5 per Cant., Minh. Certificate. 100%
Ditto Ist serieslnscription.. •. • • ...... 100'4 101%
Ditto,Elope andCo.,3d and 4th series•• 104 yi
Ditto, in Certificate... •••.• • • ........ 95
New 4 per Cent., Bops and Co. • • •—• BO;
Ditto Stieglitz .••••• • • • • • • ......... 86
Spanish New 5 per Cent . •• • • 11 11
Ditto 3 per Cent .•••.• • • • • ........ 22