The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-08 00:00:00

S MARV OF NEWS

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public Optatoit.

" Who runs nary read." .

I'OREIGN. - •
The Bank of France has issued a notice that it will
adyairce four-fifths of the -"value of stock deposited in' its
hands, according to its usual terms of transacting busi-
ness, to effectUate the payments of the three next instal-
ments of the NeWThree per Cent. Loan by persons who
arc holders of it.. - „ • . .
The Hon. Mr. Fox Strangways, British Minister Ple-
nipotentiary to the' Germanic Confederation, gave •a
grand full dress, ball on ,the 2d inst., --ati9.,i•ntnkfort, in
honour of. the. birth of •the•:Duke of GornArrill... All the
Corps Diplomatique, the local authorities, and most of
the persons of distinction ..at Frankfort, were present.
The number of guests were,49o. At supper the Barons
.and FritSch, the Prussian and Saxe-Coburg
MiniSters, proposed toasts to the health of. the Queen,
the Duke of Cornwall, and Prince Albert, expressing, at.
the same time, their wish that the good lintlerstanding
which has so long existed between Great Britain and the
Germanic Confederation might be long continued. The
British Minister acknowledged the compliment in Suitable
terms. .

It is rumoured that M. Guizot, having been strongly
urged by the Belgian. Government to conclude, the pro-
posed commercial•treaty with Belgium in time to submit
it to the Chambers at the commencement of the Session,
appointed a Commmission, with M. Rossi, Peer of
France, at its head, for the purpose of accelerating the
progress of negotiations, but that the fact having come
to the knowledge of the parties interested in preventing
the conclusion of the treaty, they exerted themselves
with such effect, that the subject was brought before the
Council of Ministers ; and that, after .a..sbarp discussion,
it was decided that the treaty should pot be concluded
before the. opening of the Session. .
The Mayors of Paris have just ..piblished the pro-
gramme of the gratuitous course of instruction in sing-
ing given by the city in the municiparseliOols.
struction now takes plade in fifty mutual 'schools, and ten
classes of adults ; upwards of 4,0001-children and 800
adults profit by it in its full extent, and more than 12,000
children are receiving preliminary instruction of the
same kind.
The Presse says that the changes of temperature
which have occurred during the past monthliave had a
very prejudicial effect on the health of the capital, and the
number of deaths during November have exceeded by
nearly one-half the average of any of the three previous
months.
M. Olozaga, the Spanish ArnbaSsador, is preparing to
set out for Madrid, to be present at the opening of the
Cortes, fixed for the 26th inst. Several of the attaches of
the embassy are already en route for Spain.
The Sentinelle of Toulon, 2d inst., states that orders
have just been received in that port for four sail of the
line, several light vessels, and the steamer Brandon, to
put to sea immediately. The ships of the line' 'are the
Friedland, 120, Jemmapes, 100, Ville de Marseille, 80,
and Genereux, 80. Victuals and stores were sending on
board these ships with rapidity, and it was rumoured
that they were destined for the Levant.
Lord Stuart de Rothesay hack an audience of the Em-
peror of Russia on the 20th. nit., at. Which he presented
his credentials.
The annual Session of the Transylvanian Diet was
opened, on. the 15th ult., with the usual ceremonial.