The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-22 00:00:00

HAMBURGH and FLANDERS MAU"'
BRUSSELS, MARCH 16.—The Chamber of Ilep!'ese4/1.5
tatives gave to-day a favourable opinion res
applications for naturalization. It afterwards ad
the projec: of law relative to a limitation of some
munes on the frontiers of France and Belgium. and s
of
project of law for a supplementary vote of credit s
72,000 francs to the chapter of pensions in the budge,
of finance. The Minister of Finance presented a Pr,°,
peetinZteci.
ject of law for granting to his department a suPP'e„i
mentary credit of 490,000 francs, for the purchas!,:e
two house, which was refused to the sections. luhe
Chamber then commenced the general debate 00 the
project of law, making several notifications on the
legislation of the militia. The Senate, in its sitting Le.'
day, heard several reports of its committees, tindhj
for to morrow, the discussion of the project ce aw
relative to the suppression of the tonnage duty in 13"-r
of ships importing corn till the Ist of October
184,7
The information which has reached us to-day
V
m eliv
tive to the appearance of our crops, fully confirms whet
we have already published, and add further details. The
thaw has everywh, re had a most satisfactory effect for
,he preservation of the autumnal crops. It was not se'
conipanied with rain, consequently the roots of the coca
which have already sprung up has not been injured; On
therefore vigorous vegetation may be expected. The
drought of the summer of 1846, and the long frosts of
the winter, have perfectly softened the earth, and will
render it easy to be cultivated fur the March seed,
Everything announces that the days of scarcity aa
high prices are numisered, especially as the panic hasf
had the certain effect of inducing a great number of
stocker
holders of corn to keep in their granaries large
which they will soon find it necessary to dispose on
flovr:
wish that, the danger being over, it may not be
gotten for a moment that all the
questions connected 'A
with the supply of the country, and subsistence f
o
people, are or the greatest importance. • g the
BRUSSELS.—The average price of wheat durna r
week ending on Saturday, March 13, was 37f. 51cle.
hectolitre, and that of rye 26f. 76c., an increase 01
els
on wheat, and 73c. on rye, per hectolitre.---13russ
Papers, Alarch 17.
HAMBURCII, MARCH 15.—There is still A „,,d deal
of ice at Shulaw and Blankenuse, but it has diminished
,j,
towards the south. The London steamer Prince RI
1,,
the Hull steamers Archimedes and Helen 111`Gre'°
however, succeeded in getting in safely to daY i,lt,
noon. The lower Shulaw lightship again occupiee
till
station this morning, the upper one, however, is„Sa
lying in the harbour of Shulaw, whither it was obliged
to return last night, on account of the ice. . ,;Dee
GLUCKSTADT, MARCH 14.—Thaw has set la "":
yesterday, there is, however, still a good deal of floating
ice, at the return of the frost several vessels found refuge
in our harbour. This comparatively mild weather
has considerably diminished the floating ice 0 ibis
shore.

We know persons in good circumstances
; h dis'
Brighton, who have given so liberally towards the Irish
tress funds, that they are now compelled to do w"-,,k41
things which they actually want, or else run in debt,iv:o
they will not do. There are others, who plead ass=V
for not paying tradesmen's bills, that their subscription!A
relieve the Irish distress have drained them of their;
cal but such persons should remember that that course is ef,
laced to increase the distress already severely felt in Entfitoi...lo
Tr,.thstnen can seldom obtain long credits of the wh
dealers, and if they cannot get the money due to theni!.:pd
their debtors, they are placed at once in an embarw"i..,„
state, which frequently ends in their ruin.—Brighton nfra
PARISH OF ST. MARYLEBONE.—On Friday, at the
weekly meeting of the guardians of the parish of St.
ie
"
lebone, the result of the election of a visiting surgeon
southern district of that parish was declared by the eb a.
There were four candidates fur the situation, of whom ffli"4l2o
W. Jenner, of 'Liston, was chosen by a large majority.,
clor
board having complimented him on his testimonials, ana. and
gratulated him on his success, he expressed his thtaka'
withdrew.
t)
the
LEICESTER TRADE.—We have no improvement to
rep ,rt in business. It was hoped, by those engaged in
the
shipping trade, that some orders might have come out by
American steamer ' Cambria ;' but we have not heard
sent
such is the case. in not
The home trade for hosiery is at Pre a deplorable state. The demand for spring gloves ha out
been so small for the last five years, and many men slot
of employment. Wools and yarns rt main at present wit .01
alteration; but manufacturers are afraid of hying by
more stock.—Leicestershire Mercury.
[ADVERTISEMENT.J—RADICAL CURE OF A Bu
ry-
COMPLAINT By HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—Mr. John Madden, of Dpuu
aughal, near Moy, county Tyrone, according to his own accas,
suffered perhaps more than most people from severe bilking 4men%
accompanied whit a disordered stomach and a general derange, bf
'of the system, from which last spring, he was completely cum!. to
taking Holloway's Pills. HE now only occasionally has recours.;ii
them, as they have the effect of keeping him entirely free from his
affections of the liver and stomach, besides materially lalP",„''''';`lloo
I.calth. Persons of weak and delicate habit should try the tpe
invigorating medicine, which would soon strengthen the tone
_fop
system. Sold by all medicine vendors ;,,and at Professor iiollow-w
establishment, 244, Strand, London.

On ,
the
, of a son. l4th inst., at Clayt 81117118. yoga
Blackon, Fifeshire, the lady of John
On the 15th inst., at Stratford-green, the wife of Dr. Elliot, of
daughter.
On the 16th inst., at St. Martin's.lane. Mrs. W. Luxmore.
On the 17th inst., at Woolwich, the wife of Captain G. A • go"
Royal Artillery, of a son.
On the 1/4tll inst., at Victoria-road, Kensington, Mrs. Thou'DI
Richards, of a sod.
On the 19th Inst., In Pot chester-terrace, Mrs. J. Budd, of a son.

MARRIED.
ard.
On the 17th inst., at Hampstea.l, Mr. William Lewis, of
of
street, Porunan-square, to Sarah, daughter of M. Marks, lEs43*,
Maryon House, Hampstead.

DIED.
On the Bth inst , at Pisa, William Sturges, Esq., late Captain Ut
her Majesty's Royal Scots Greys.
On the 15111 inst., at the )eatery, Wolverhampton, Jane, the wile
of the Rev. W. A. Yeoman. 51. A. of
On tit..m 17th inst., Ann, the wife of Edward Jaes Hunter, Esq.'
Lordship-lsne, Intivvich, aged 22.
On the 17th lust , Lady Jane Tumour, eldest daughter of VWard,
second Earl of Winterton aged t 5.
On the 20th inst., at Tunbridge-wells, the Lady Letitia Browne. ,
On the 20th inst., in Lowndes-square, Limns, the wife of Genera,
Sir Henry F. Campbell, K.C.11. and G.C.H.
On the 18th inst., at Holles-street. Cavendish-square, SirAl winder
Wood, K.C.71.G. - -

On the 16th Inst., at St. WiNnow, Cornwall, Mary Julia, the
yoounigteis,
et
mtiiidaughternst.,ofTt.he
Mills,n es
E. Percivalat:irvyee...paagceed,
3111;1e-end
age 4;4_5.:
On tho 18th inst., at Woolwich, Major-General James rat.t
Cockburn, of the Royal Artillery. aged 6A.

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London: 'Tinted 41,a unblianen by AIIIRDO YOUNG). of No. 111.
0,ta0,,, i /inter, at the .our, t_tic., N.- ... , Strand, in the Itec_i!lci,
of the Somgh 111 WI Canty ot ALWllescx, bladith j4*".'
22, 1847.

FALSE ALARM.
(From the Brighton Herald.)
Ab^ut twenty minutes to nine o'clock on Tuesday
evening the attention of the inhabitants of this tool'
was power''ully aroused by a dull, heavy, rumbling
noise, which suddenly rolled over it, and which was s,°
peculiar in its character—so unlike any of the sounag
which one usually hears here—that it excited immediate
notice, and raised in those who heard it—and there were
few who did not—a mingled feeling of awe and alarm'
In about a quarter of a minute the sound was repeat
gradually swelling on the ear and then dying away' ,„
third and a fourth time the noise was heard, and
powerful was the vibration that houses shook beneath It,
as though some heavy substance had fallen within them
ce
and articles of china and earthenware gave audible
token of being disturbed. People now became thorougbll
alarmed and ran out of their houses and shop! I 0
question each other as to the cause of this myterious
oi,turbance. North-street in a few moments was tit,
state of excitement. It was heard in the Chapel rt'V n
where Divine service was going on, and caused o;
,iderable trepidation ; in the Albion 'towns, wher
the character of Mahomed was being discussed; the,
most northerly extremity of the town, and along the line
of cliffs, where the shock was very strong, and whe,reo
the attention of persons was directed wore peculiarldlje
the sea, in search of the cause of this phenomenon.
first c;mjecture was, that it was a vessel in diatress,an
under this idea the IFe bout on the pier was got rekid
for launching by the preventative service men and fi",ii
with life preservers. But the sea was calm and trancluin
the wind, which had been blowing rather stronoY oht
the south-east, had sunk to a met a breath; and the vib
was starlight and beautiful. All kinds of speculatll
now got abroad. Was it thunder ? There was not a el°
to been seen. Were the French come ? If so, they kqn
most carefully out of sight ! Was it the sh,ek of "u
earthquake ? This was the conjecture which tallied
most with the circumstances of the case and with the
fears of the people, whose thoughts inst.nctively reverted
to the fact of the neighbouring city of Chichester having
been on several occasions subjected to this alaralinri
phenomenon. Six times the noise was distinctly hea
—the fifth was somewhat faint ; the sixth was or'
powerful ; and then it ceased, and those who had been
listening in painful suspense again drew their breat.a•
But it was only to indulge in fearful speculations as to the
nature of this strange occurrence, and to fancy all kinds
of fearful catastrophes, such as cities swallowed UP,
or ships destroyed, or nature convulsed by. some
strange agony. To all these fearful imaginings'
no ansv,er could be given that night, and un
Wednesday they were again resumed. The gone.
cal question was, " Did you hear that strange noise
last night ?" " Yes ; what was it ? It shook rni,
house to the foundation." "It made my china clatter.
" Doubtless we shall hear of something dreadful having
happen,d in some part of the world," &c., &c. Forte.
irately for the public quiet, there were some parties io.
the town in a situation to set these fears and rumours a'
rest, and to give an explanation of the cause of alarm.
And a very simple one it was ; for in the mysterious
sounds which struck such fear into others, one gentle'
man, living at the eastern extremity of the town, recog-
nised the fulfilment of a pledge made to him by
ssthl
Captain of an outward-bound vessel, that, as he Pu
the town, he would give him a parting salute. And he
did so—a Royal one of 21 guns—and with the above effee-
The vessel in question (the flashes from which were
seen by some) stood about two miles to the east of hemp
Town, and about eight miles to sea. She was, therefore'
ten miles from Brighton. Moreover, she only fired and
gun (an 18-pounder, it is conjectured) and yet s°10:„.
2
was the report that the town was shaken by it, and houses
situated two or three miles inland felt it. This mar —,
chiefly attributed to the circumstance of the wind blo
ing dead on shore, the sound being thus borne in a body
up the valley. It is a striking proof of the vast diatan',,
which sounds can be carried under particular circa°l"
stances, and also of the peaceable character of a conunni:
nity which could thus be thrown into consternation by
single gun ! What will the French say to it ? W,o,nof
the Prince de Joinville smack his lips at the thought
giving such a warlike set of people, who mistake ?
pounders for earthquakes, a real taste of his metal
Alter this, Brighton must needs have such a warlike
.
character as to hold out the strongest provocation to an
attack from this or any other burner of gunpowder !
It may, however, be some consolation to know t, „
'6,
the alarm was not confined to Brighton, but extended
far as Lancing, 8 miles to the west, and Newhaven tot;
,
;
east. We believe there is some regulation to limit the
practice of firing at sea ; and the alarm produced on t""hie
occasion shows the necessity of it.