The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-05 00:00:00

violent storm, which was felt in France, a phenomenon
of the same kind was witnessed in that part of Prussia.
The heat had been very oppressive during the day, and
the approach of the rain was preceded by a whirlwind of
dust. The direction of the wind was from south to
north. The rain fell in torrents, and the lightning was
exceedingly vivid. Several people were overthrown by
the force of the wind, and the damage done to trees and
houses was considerable.

The King of Bavaria has proposed the establish-
ment of periodical exhibitions of the produce of the use-
ful arts in the several countries connected by the Ger-
man Union Customs. His Majesty suggests Berlin, Nu-
remberg, Cologne, and Leipsic, as the towns best suited
for this purpose.

The Baxon Government has revoked the order for
prohibiting the exportation of horses to States not form-
ing part of the German Customs Union.
On Saturday (says the Coninitrce) the small cannon,
with the 12 o'clock burning-glass affixed to it, in the gar-
den of the Palais Royal, exploded for the first time dur-
ing 65 days. The wadding, as is usual when a piece
has been loaded for a long time, had become fixed in so
tightly that the shock of the explosion was greater than
ordinary, and several panes of glass in the Cafe Cor-
razza and the Salon Litteraire de la Tente were broken.

According to the Quotidienne the proposed change
of the uniform of the infantry of the line, suppressing
the present coat, great coat, and belts, for the dress and
belts now worn by the Foot Chasseurs, is confidently
stated to be decided on. " This alteration," it adds, "is
to be extended to the artillery and engineers, but each
corps will preserve its distinguishing colours and facings.
Nothing, it seems, is yet determined upon as to the dress
of the cavalry."
A letter dated Leghorn, 24th ult., contains the fol-
lowirr, passage :—" To judge from what is passing
round us one is naturally led to believe that we are on
the eve f some great terrestrial revolution. We have
just been witness of an atmosperic phenomenon,
which we could wish to hear explained by some natu-
ral philosopher. On Saturday the 17th ult., at three
o'clock in the morning, an extremely hot wind set in
with gusts from the south-west ; it might, without ex-
aggeration, be compared to the steam produced by a heated
furnace. Every one in consequence rose, finding them-
selves much oppressed. There were four thermometers
exposed by scientific persons, which at mid-day marked
26 degrees ; at one o'clock, 23 ; at a quarter past one,
28 ; at half-past one, 29 ; at two, 30. At this point the
thermometers, after having vacillated as the wind rose
and fell, until three o'clock, descended gradually until
eight o'clock in the afternoon, when they marked only
26 degrees. At the same time the elevation of the
quicksilver in the barometer was 28. inches without va-
riation. During the morning of the 22d, at half-past
two, three shocks of an earthquake were felt, accom-
panied by a considerable noise from the west. Much
apprehension was entertained that some calamities would
be announced from other parts of Italy."
A letter from Geneva tthnounces that " the police
has arrested at the inn tailed the Grand-Aigle, a partner
in one of the first banking houses of Vienna. He had
about him times and bills to the amount of 150,000 f., and
a considerable sum of money. Some say that this per-
son has absconded with this property belonging to the
house ; others pretend that it is the principal partner in
the house, Mr. Steiner, who has been arrested as sus-
pected of fraudulent bankruptcy, and that it was disco-
vered from a letter that his accomplice was to arrive at
Geneva on a certain day."—La Gazette de France.
SAINT JEAN RED-DE-PORT, JULY H.—Yesterday
evening nine Spanish priests came from Estella to the
Aldudes ; seven of them passed through this town going
to Mauleon, and beyond it towards Pau. They are of
the number of those who will not submit to the orders of
Espartero concerning the last bull of the Pope. They
were to be arrested. It appears that a great number of
their brethren have been thrown into prison.—Le Com-
merce.

The Constiktionnel has a passage in which it inti-
mates that M. Ilumann has submitted to the Council of
Ministers several proposals tending to reduce the expen-
diture of 1843 to an equality with the revenue, consider-
ing that the late Convention between the Five Powers
seems to promise some repose to Europe. Certainly if
M. Hamann would attempt to reduce only useless and
unprofitable disbursements, we should heartily approve
his perseverance in demanding that the expenditure shall
not exceed the revenue. But if it is intended under
the pretext of economy to recommend the ridiculous
and in the end burdensome operations of diminishing the
effective strength of our army and navy, we shall oppose
it to the utmost of our power, and wilt spare no pains to
communicate to the country our just apprehension.
The situation of France and of Europe will not allow a
disarming to be thought of. The only result would be
that perhaps in less than six months it would be neces-
sary again to torn), on a sudden, the Cadres and the
Material, which had been disorganised. Meantime we
should be weak and condemned to inaction. In a word,
short-sighted politicians are ever labouring to place France
in the situation from which the Ministry of the Ist of
March endeavoured to extricate it.—Le Commerce.
BOURSE—PARIS, MONDAY, AUGUST 2.

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