The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-12 00:00:00

DUTCH PAPERS.

The accounts from Holland possess no interest.
The Rhine and Moselle Gazette, published at Cob-
lentz, has the following account of the diverting of the
stream of the Rhine, which appears to have caused no
little excitement in that quarter :
" The Nassau Government has caused a work to be
made from the upper-end of the Paauwen Island, op-
posite Biberick, towards the left bank of the Rhine, in-
order to lead the current of the Rhine between this
work and the Island of Petenan, lying on the
right bank of Biberick. These operations were
looked on by Hesse Darmstadt with the more
dissatisfaction, because since the construction of
the iron railway between Frankfort and Wiesbaden a
plan has been entertained to make a harbour at
Biberick, which has been declared a free port by the
act for the navigation of the Rhine, and though very
useful to the general interest must greatly injure the
trade of Maintz. The Estates of the Grand Duchy
had therefore already petitioned the Government to take
measures to prevent it ; but it seemed that nothing
would be done in it, when suddenly at an unseasonable
hour of the night, above 100 vessels laden with stones,
appeared off the lower end of tha island of PLtenan
where two of them were sunk, and the cargo of the
remainder thrown overboard ; so that the passage
.between the Petenan and Poaweden Island, is com-
pletely stopped, and the blocks of stone appear above
water. As the water between the Petenan and the right
bank of the river is too shallow for ships to pass, they
must sail, as hitherto, along the left bank ; the steam-
boats that want to stop at Biberick experience a great
delay, since they must go round the islands above-
mentioned to reach Biberick. This affair is a severe
blow on the trade of this town, which has so much in-
creased of late."
DUTCH FUNDS.—.AMSTERDAM, Maacu
Money. Bills.
(ctual Debt, '254 per Cent
Ditto, ditto 5 per cent.
Arnett Syndic, 454 per cent b7% 833
Ditto, ditto, 334 per cent. —
Commercial Company, 454 per cent HO% 161%
Ditto (1835 and 1837) 5 per cent. 100 190,03%
Loan 1637, 5 per cent. 95%
Exchange on London,
TwOne month l2 0234
omontha ..... 11 923%
Dutch Papers, March 9.
BELGIAN e UNDS—Bauseams, MARCO
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent.
Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cliit 093
Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. B9
3 per Cent. —
69%
sl?40)
Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent ss
Society of Comerce, 4 %per Cent IW
Bank of Belgimum, 5 per Cent... ...... 871 A
National Seciety
Exchange on London (short)
—Brussels Papers, March 9.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Virmtia, AURCE 1.
Five per Cents. Mctalliques
Fora per .......... ....... ..... -9. %
Three per Cents.
Rank Shares .......... ....... 1625
—Atlgemeine Leituttg. March 7.
HAMBURG BORSENHALLE, Marten 6.
Bills, Money
Austrian 5 per Cents.
Bank Shares 1625 1615
Anglo-Russian Loan 103% 10654
Russian 5 per Cent. Ist series, Certificate 10134
Inscription, Ist Seris's 10134
Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co. 3d and 4th
Series

Thirty-seven.

Ditto in Certificates
Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent .IPL,fi 49

Ditto
Polish Bonds • 147
New 1 icket
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cen.
N• t wegi an Loan, 1834, 4 per Cray. •
Spanish, New 5 per Cents. lB%, .
EXCHANGES ON LONDON.
CCIRISTIANTA FEB. 13.—Threc months, 4 52.
STOCKHOLM, FEB. 26.—Serenty.five days, 11. 42.
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, MARCH 5.
Bills. Money.
St. Schuld. Sch., 434 per cent. 103% 103%
l'russian Eoglish Loan, 1830, 4 per cent 100% 100%
I,:zehange on Landon, three months 6 17%
—Prussian State Gazette. March 6

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ATTEMPT TO MURDER.—A man at Ma"'
Chester, named Thompson, last Monday attempted to mar-
der a young woman whom be lived with. He asked her to
get him some coffee, which she refused tours, and said,
No; if you want coffee, you must get it yelf." She
was at that time sitting near the fire-place and he in st dis-
his arm roundber
tant part of the room. He delibei ately, ar,el without saying
a word, walked towards her, and, putti,,g
neck, drew a razor across her throat, cutting her from ear
to oar. He took to his heels afterwards, but was disco-
vered hiding himself in an old saw pit. lie was covered
with mud, and had apparently made an unsuccessful at-
tempt to bang himself. On Tuesday morning he was
brought up at the Borough Cant, before Sir Thomas Pot-
ter, when the above facts d
were detailed in evidence. He
was know.b of
was, of course, remande until something
the fate: of the unfortunate woman.
MYSTERIOUS CASE OF POISONING,—We
again regret to state that nothing has yet transpired cal-
rciumlatitne,d, toH itlhl.ro wTliilgehGt uopveornrim fire diabolical
l iabolical attempt at Mer-
ias offered IOOL rim tat],
in addition to that previously offerel by
the Its. Mr-
' Webst.:r.— Worcestershire Chronicle.

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