The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-19 00:00:00

BELGIUM.

BRUSSELS, OCT. 1 7.—Yesterday at one o'clock M.
Anthony Bunard Falck, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiry of his Majesty the King of the
Netherlands, delivered to the King his credentials, con-
firming him in that capacity at the Court of Brussels.
This refutes the reports of a change in the Dutch
Ministry, and of the refusal of M. Falck to make part
of it.

M. Mary, Charge d'Affaires of Belgium at Athens,
left that city on tho 27th of September to return to
Belgium. He is said to be the bearer of a treaty of
commerce between Belgium and Greece.
The Prince of Hesse, Military Governor of the
federal fortress of Luxemburg, returned to that place
on the 13th of this month.

The news that orders had been given to arm the
citadel of Namur was premature. But we now learn
that the day before yesterday orders were issued by the
Minister of War, directing defensive measures in all the
fortresses of the kingdom. It is not, however, intended
wholly to complete the arming of these fortresses, but
only to l repare for that measure if it should become
necessary.

LATEST FROM PORTUGAL.

FALMOUTH, OCT. 17.
The praganza steamer arrived this morning with the
Mediterranean and Portugal mails ; the dates are
Gibraltar Bth, Cadiz 9th, Lisbon 12th, Oporto 13th,
and Vigo Ith. This vessel brings a favourable report
respecting the health of the Queen of Portugal. The
Marchioness of Loule, it is said, died a day or two be-
fore the steamer's departure.
Captain Cromartie and a part of the crew of the ship
James Patterson arrived passengers in the Braganza.
The James Patterson, it appears, was bound from Bom-
bay to London, with a cargo, chiefly of cotton, which,
from having been in a heating state for some time,
ignited and burst into a flame when about one hun-
dred and sixty miles west of the Azores. Every
exertion was made to subdue the fire, by working
the engine into the hold, and adopting other measures,
but without effect, the fire having rapidly extended
to the sails and rigging. The Captain and
crew, consisting of forty•four persons, were obliged to
seek refuge in the boats, almost immediately after which
the mainmast fell over the side. The boats made much
water, and the crew could not long have survived in
them, but fortunately a barque belonging to Greenock
(the name not reported), from Newfoundland, appeared
in sight, bore down on the boats, rescued the crew
from
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to °
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utheir perilous situation, and took them to Lisbon.
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continued .
lowing her confinement. On Tuesday it was found ne-
cessary to apply 26 leeche • to subdue abdominal inflam-
mation ; but this having
state speedily impro bs
been subdued, her Majesty's
ve , and she is now fast advancing
itowards convalescence. A happy
for the country. The questln of a Regency would
have, in all probability, been the cause of a further whatever bad been made
series of evils, as no provision
for the contingency. thing this is indeed
n
The funeral of the " Infanta Donna Maria" (the de-
ceased child having been baptised under
took place with great pomp at San Vincen :eh adt name )
e Fora,
on Tuesday afternoon, the 6th instant, which,
ing to custom in similar cases, was kept as a wale:7d;
There was a splendid process ion of seven royal carria:es.
some conveying the Patriarch, the Dukes of Palmella
and Terceira, Padre Marcos, and numerous other Fidel-
gas and members of the itoyal Household ; one con-