The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-30 00:00:00

GERMANY.

lIAMBUTGII, DEC. 16.—1 told you some months ego
that the British General Post•oflice had entered into it
negotiation with our Senate, through the Sccretiry of
State for Foreign AfLirs, relative to a reduction of the
rate of postage. These negotiations have now so far ad-
vanced that Dr. Banks, one of the Syndics, is gone to
London to bring them to a conclusion. I: were to be
wished that this example were followed on the Con-
tinent, as it. is now evident how much the correspond-
ence has. increased in England since the introduction
of the penny po,tage, especially among the classes not
connected with trade ; who, while the rate ot post-
age remains so high as at presetrt (on tbo Continent)
must, if not rich, deny themselves the satisfaction of
a regular cotrespondence with their dis:ant friends.
TatEsTE, Dac. 17.—We learn by an estafette, that
the Crown Prince of Bavaria is detained at Udina,
the snow haviag rendered the roads impassable. Yester-
day and to-day's mails from Italy have not arrived, so that
we hare no news from France and Western Germany.
The letters and journals from Vienna, which should
have coma yesterday forenoon, have been brought to-
day by messengers, the toads beyond Laibeek being
blocked up by the snow. During the whole of last
night such a quantity of sn''►v has fallen here, that we
fancy ourselves transported to a port in the Northern
Sea. The heaps of snow in our streets are to us a
new and uncomfortable sight.

His Excellency General Alava has returned to
town from a visit to the Marquis and Marehioncoi of Au-
glescy, at Beaudescrt, Staffordshire.
The Duke of Norfolk goes to. Arundel Castle,
Sussex, this week. The Earl and Coun:A3ss of Surrey and
the Ladies Howard, and Viscount find ViseOuntets Fax lnn
intend also visiting the farnilyrseat for several weeks.

CURRAGIIMORE.—The Marquis of Waterford
will arrive this week at the above princely •eat iu Water-
ford. Viscount lngestre, and La j Ssrah lngestre
have already arrived there from a tour of visits.
DEATII FRuNI SWALLOWLNG A TEALSPOON.
--An inquest was held on Monday, at the Royal Hotel,
Cheltenham, before J. Barnett, E,q., Coroner, o inquire

touching the death of a poor Irishman, named Jere;niah
Daly, which was caused by his accidentally swilling a tea

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EpOOn, which he hr►d put into his mouth for the puTpose of
mak►ng himself sick. While holding it in that position,
he was seized with a violent retching, which drew the

spoon out of his hind, and it slipped down his throat,
pAsscd into his stomach, and death ensued iu consequence.
Verdict—" Accidental death."

Yesterday placards were posted tin oughout the
metropolis, offering a reward of 501 fur the name of a col—
lier-brig (supposed to be upward bound,) which ran down
the Chance fishing smack of Barking, whilst riding at an-
chor in the East Swin on the night of the It:lth inst., by

which she was totally lost.
THE FALSE ALARM AT A CATHOLIC.CIIA-.
I'ET. IN DUBLIN.-F 1 FITHICR PA RTIC MARS Some pet-

sons who have been in custody since this melarcholy oc-
currence were on Saturday brought before the Magistrate&
of the Head-office, but they declined entering upon the in-
vestigation until after the inquest, which will be held to-
morrow. The Very Rev. Dr. Flanagan, P. P., who, to-
gether with his clergy, feels deeply the sad affliction, has
been unremitting in bis exertions f:inee Friday morning
to ascertain the cause of the occurrence, and we trust
that the evidence which will be brought before the coro-
ner will prove sufficient to allay even the suspicion which
appears to gain credit with the public, that so dreadful a
calamity derived its origin from some evil-designing per-
son who went there ler the purpose. That some holm
were broken, and an alarm raised, appears certain, and
also that the laths broken were brought to. the place, for,

on examining them closely they nere found to be quite
different from those used. la point of fact, there were no
laths at all recently in use about the building, nor wero
there any discovered except thaw which were broken.—
Pilot of Monday.

The Courrier Francais says " Baron Mounier is
arrived front London If our information be cotrc:.ct, and
we have reason to think that it is, he has completel7 failed
in the different objects of his mission."
ATTEMPTEDSUICIDE ,BY A
.YouNC; LADE
—About half-past eleven o'clock on Monday night as po-
lice constable W. Thornton, R 3, E division, watt On duty
in South-crescent, Bedford-square, he saw, a young f, male
sittine., with her head in her lap, on the step of the door
of No. 7, in the above crescent. Thinking she VlBlll
drowsy from intoxication he raised her head and endea-
voured to arouse her, when he discovered that she was in
a state of stupor, and held firmly grasped in her right
hand an ounce phial labelled " Laudanum, poison." The
policeman, assisted by a gentleman retiding in the cres-
cent, immediately conveyed her to the North London

Hospital, in Gower-street, and Dr. Taylor, after laving
spellers the stomach pump, steed that the contents of the
stomach were highli impregnated with opium. Every
means was afterwards employed to counteract the effects
of the poison, but with so little success that she was still
speechless at six o'clock yesterday evening, and herre-
covery was considered to be extremely doubtful. No pa-
pers were found on her person calculated to lead to the
discovery of her friends ; but from the appearance
ad of her
dress, whica consisted of a black silk oak a
(nearly new), a red scarf, and straw bonnet, and fromga
the
°fun ss of her hands, there is no doubt that. she is very
espeetably connected. The y. u woman. who is rather
hove the middle statur.:, of slender form, fair complexion,
sncl about twteity years of age, is nctente.
FUNERAL OF DR. EVEItARD."—• DOVER,
DEC. '29.—Phis day, at half-past one o'clock, this young
officer was interred in the new cemetery here, with mili-
tary honours. Last night the body was removed from the
barracks on the Heights to the guardroom at the bottom of
the grand shaft in a hearse, for the more convenient forma-
tion of the procession. Almost the entire corps of the 54th,
his own regiment, and the 34th Rcpt. from the Castle. as
well as the Artillery from the fortifications, joined in the
procession. The coffin, borne by the brother officers of the
deceased, was pruccded by the grenadiers, with their arms re.
versed, and the bands of both regiments playing appropriate
tunes, followed by the kody of the soldiers, and the rcar was
brought up by Colonel Munro, Commandant of the garri-
son, and other efli2ers The shops of the trade'zenen in
the whole line of procession from the shaft to the new bu-
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ry•rreeronnd were shut, and a mrlincholy glonin seemed
to pervade the citizens; while the' belt tolling it,: melan-
choly pert bespoke a feeting of general sorrow and regret
fer the unfortunate and untimely fate of the &ceased. On
arriving at the grave, and the usual religious ceremonies
havieg been gone through, the body was consigned to the
tomb with the customary salut.r. The funeral train then
dispersed, as did also the crowd of spectators, which could
not I ave amounted to less than 7,000 or 8,000.
NURSERY GOSSIP.—As soon as her ,Majesty
gets down to breakfast the Baroness Lchzep lets her
know how the baby is, ar.d when the Queen has had her
breakfast she goes to the nursery and stops there. for half
an hour. The Prince sometimes goes there too, Before
going to bed her Majesty alwa%s visits the nursery again
for the purpofe of " taking few" of the Royal Want.