The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-13 00:00:00

their entire population destroyed. The pub 1 •
distress is, of course, extreme ; no business was
done on the Exchange, and the poor were famish-
ing for want of bread. All these horrors, insup-
portable in themselves, were aggravated by the
commencement of winter, amidst the general desti-

tution of all classes of the citizens. At Stock-
holm the storm, though not equally violent, was
productive of extensive mischief.

Frankfort Papers to the 6th instant arrived
this morning. An article from Cracow gives an
account of the prosperous condition of that State
under the 'present government, since its founda-
tion in 1815 ; taxes have been reduced, a por-
tion of the old debt paid off, the farmers of
the State Domains have bad 3.1,6ths of their
rent remitted, and canals and other useful works
have been constructed. From Stuttgard we learn
that the negociations for a commercial treaty be-
tween Wurtemburg and Switzerland are pro-
ceeding with every prospect of a satisfactory
result ; that the negeciations for a similar
treaty between Wurtemburg and Bavaria have
already commenced ; and that those between
‘Vurtemberg and the Grand Duchie, of Baden
and Hesse Darmstadt are to begin as soon as the
Commissioners from the latter States arrive.

A Leeward Island Mail arrived this morning,
and also New Brunswick Papers to the 10th ult.,
hut they do not bring any news of importance.

Princess FEononE attended Divine Service

the Royal German Chapel, and heard a sermon
by the Rev. Dr. KUEPER.
Yesterday the Princess SOPHIA visited the
Duke of YORK.

Mr. Secretary CANNING transacted business on
Saturday at the Foreign-office, Downing-street.
Ills Excellency Prince PoLIUNAC, the Amba4-
sador of France to our Court, left town for Paris
on Saturday, where it is rumoured that he is to
take the office of Minister for Foreign Affairs.
On Friday night, after the breaking up of the
Cabinet Council, Mr. WARING, a King's Mes-
senger, was sent off from the Foreign-office with
dispatches for St. Petersburgh.
On Thursday Mr. CROTCH, the King's Mes-
senger arrived in town from Paris.

do Saturday, the 27th ultimo, Messrs. TAP I N E
and REISINGER, of Berlin, cast, to all appearance
successfully, the colossal statue in bronze of
Prince BLUCHER of Wallstatt, which the King of
PRUSSIA has been pleased to order to be set up it:
Berlin. It is eleven feet high. This is the
third statue in honour of the hero which has
been cast in the Royal foundry.
A uasuutto, Nov. 30.—1 t is generally believed
that the East will become in the Spring, the theatre of great
events. A new Note is spoken of, which the Russian Cabinet,
in concert with Austria, will cause to be delivered to the Otto.
man Porte: it will not be an ultimatum) but a kind of sum-
mons to the Porte to evacuate the principalities within a cm..
twin time. This note is to be supported by a display ot
tary force on the side of Bessarabia. It is already reported
there is going to be a great meeting of Generals at St. Pelera-
burgh : among them are the names of the General-in-'.Thief,
Count Oster -Suiten, Count Wittgenstein, Lieutenant-Cie.'
neral Sebsneft, and Count Rollin!, General of Artillery..
On the other hand, the Porte has liven orders for a speedy
levy of new troops both in Bulgaria and the tuljoining pro-
vinces. The Pitches are enjoined to hasten these levies as
much as possible, they are to include all 11usselmen without
exception, and to be made at the expense of the Michas by the
Sultan's express orders. It is observed, that the future desti-
nation of these new levies is not mentioned.—(Brussela Paper,
Dec. 7.)
Letters from Moldavia and Wallachia art'
rare, on account of the apprehensions entertained of the plague.
The SERASKIER, Dervisch Pacha, urgently desires reinforce-
ments. Besides the enormous losses which he has sustained in
his unfortunate campaign in Lavadia, several thousand soldiers,
wearied out by so many reverses, have deserted their corps, and
returned to their homes. This Paella has been informed by his
agents, that the Greeks were making serious preparations to
invade Thessaly.—(lbid.)
1 [LELA N U.—'flie feeling at the Castle, on
the present state of Ireland, may be judged by
the follow ing extract from a Dublin Paper :
" In future an Artillery Officer is to mount guard at the
Castle, and two additional pieces of ordnance have been placed
therein.

The Magazine has been augmented by 20,000 additional
rounds of ball cartridge.
Several Regiments are under orders in England, for the dif•
ferent towns in Lancashire, from whence they can reach Dub.
lin in twenty-four hours.

A Company of Sappers and Miners is to be quartered at the
Phoenix Park.

The military are still biletted on private individuals, and
every thing has a warlike appearance.
The Earl LLtTHURST, Mr. WILMOT Howl."
the Commissioners of the Canada Company, and
several other distinguished individuals, dined with
Mr. S. M‘GILLivuAY on Friday last.
By letters from the Isle of France, of the 17th
of August, it is stated that all communication be-

tween that island and the sister Isle of Bourbon
was for the time interrupted, in consequence of
the measles in a very aggravated form, having
committed great ravages among ►he slave popu-
lation of the latter island.

It is a remarkable circumstance, but not gene-
rally known, that neither the small-pox, measles,
hooping-cough, nor scarlet-fever, has ever been
known either in New South Wales, Van Diemen's
Land, or the Sandwich Islands.—(As. Journal.)
It appears by the last letters from Madras and
Bombay, that great dissatisfaction prevails in the
Army, from the hesitation and delay of the East
India Company to give up the booty taken in the
war of 1817 and 1818.

THE CANADA Ct.un.—The first meeting of this
respectable Club was held on Saturday last.
President, A. STEWART, Esq.; Vice-President,
S. WGit.t.iviiAlr, Esq.
The following wonderfully had pun was made
by accident one day last week :--
A sailor, who has been for several years in India, was de.
scribing, in the hall of the Navy Pay Office, where he was
waiting, the vast changes which have taken place in the
Metropolis during his absence, and after enumerating many of
them, he observed, that they had made great alterations on the
roof of the Admiralty. "'They have changed it quite since
I've been away," said Jack, " and set up a taunt mast atop of
the house."—" Mast !" said his companion, " there's no mast
there."—" No mast !" said Jack, "go and. tell that to the
marines. No mast ! why what was it I seed set up there,
then P'—" Why that," said his friend, " was the SEMA-
PfIORE."--" The same afore," cried Jack, " I'm d--d if it
was, there was two dollygraphs up there when I went to Ingy."