The Sun.
London, England, 1840-06-04 00:00:00

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Brussels and Getman Papers, the former of Tues-
day's date, have been received this morning: They
confirm the news of the death of the KING of
PRUSSIA. On the Ist instant, the Queen of the
FRENCH and the Princess CLEMENTINE arrived
at the Palace of Lacken, on a visit to the King
and Queen of the BELGIANS. In the course of
a week the Duke de NEMOURS was expected to
arrive at Brussels. The Emperor NICHOLAS has
signified to King LEOPOLD, a wish to establish
diplomatic relations with Belgium. The appoint-
ment of a Belgian Ambassador to the Court of the
Autocrat, was much talked of in the political cir-
cles of Brussels.

BRUSSELS, JUNE 2.—To-day the discussion of the pro-
ject of law for the loan of 90,000,000 commenced in the
Chamber of Representatives,
Messrs. Peelers and Me!camp spoke against it. The
Minister commenced his reply, and stated at length the
arguments in favour of the measure, but he was interrupted
about two o'clock by a terrible storm of thunder, which
made it necessary to suspend the sitting for some time.
BERLIN, MAY 30. —The Prussian State Gazette of
this date contains an official " ordinance for the ceremonies
in laying the first stone of the monument to be erected in
memory of the accession of his late Majesty Frederick II."
It is dated Berlin, May 30, and signed by the Minister
Von Rochon, by his Majesty's command.
The Prussian State Gazette of the 28th, 29th, and 30th
May make no mention of the King's health.
TUE HAGUE, MAY 30.—The First Chamber in its sit-
ting to-day adopted the budget for 1840.
JUNE 1. —The Second Chamber began te-day the dis-
cussion of the first book of the penal code.
ST. PETERSBURGII, MAY 22.--Up to the 17th, 100 ships
had arrived at Cronstadt and nine sailed. Exchange on
London 39d,—Journal de St Petersburgh, May 23.
TRIESTE, MAY 24.—Letters from Bertsch of the 30th
ult. all say that twenty ships were at anchor, ready to
convey ammunition to the troops in Circassia.
GALATZ, MAY 13.—Bad accounts of the situation of
the Russians in Circassia have been received.
A great Council of War has been held at Sebastopol,
to consider of a plan for the next campaign in Circassia.
The forts which have been destroyed are to be rebuilt on
a new plan. Count Woronzow, Generals Menzikoff, Ra-
jewski, and Admiral Lazaroff, are appointed members of
this Council.
DUTCH FUNDS.—Asiszcansr.i, JUNE 1.
Money. Bills.
Actual Debt, 1:.3s per Cent
Ditto, ditto 5 per cent.
Ainort Syndic,4% per cent 921( 53
Ditto, ditto, 3)4 per cent 77y, 77%
Commercial Company, 4,4 per cent 17856 17944
Ditto (1535 and 1837) 5 per cent.
Loan 1837, 5 per cent. tB% 119
Exchange on London, One month ll 1/214
Two months
—Dutch Papers, June 2.
BELGIAN UNDs—BaussELs, Joss S.
Actual Debt, 2) per Cent.
Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent 1034
Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent.
3 per Cont. 75
Loan of City, 18N, 4 per Coot
Society of cornmarce,4siper Cent
Bank of Belgium, per Cent llO
98
National Society.
Exchange on Loot (short)
—Brussels Papers, June 2.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS..—VIENns, MAy ‘,25
Five per Cents. Metalligues • 169
Foxr per Cents.. ...................
Three par Cents. . ................. . ........................... ....„
flaz
Bank Shares ... ...............
—Augemeine ZcituNg. N Du
YRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, Man 29.
Bills. Money.
St. Schuld. Sch., 41,,, per
103% 10`2%
4per cent 10311
Prussian English Loan, l
mponths 19 10
29
lixchange on Lentiop, three
30. „.
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CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE SCHOOLMASTER.—..We ,
Copied yesterday a paragraph under this head from the
Somerset Chronicle, and must now state that the con-
spiracy described to prevail in Somersetshire, extends
over all the country, and has its focus in our own me-
tropolis. One of the leading conspirators is the Bishop
of London. We by no means intend to vindicate the
schoolmasters. In the Scholastic Journal they corn-
plain of being regarded by parents as inferior to trades-
men. But it cannot be denied that the schoolmasters
have too closely imitated the clergy, and as the latter
have driven a servile trade with religion, so the former
have driven a similar trade with instruction. What
the Scholastic Journal observes of schoolmasters puffing
off their schools, and underselling each other, is too
'
true ; and it cannot, therefore, be denied that school-
masters have combined with the public to degrade their
very useful, not to say noble calling. It is on their con-
duct that the clergy build their hopes of success. They
are discredited with the public, and therefore the clergy
hope tohfey
them a y
Bishopsupe of
fl them, the professed ob-
jecton,
and others, as
expounded in the Report of the Metropolitan Insti-
tution in Rosc-street, is "to provide better and
more extensive means of instruction for that
great division of the community which may be said to
lie between those who arc brought up at our uni-
versities and our old classical schools." -
the Church-
commercial schools will therefore take from the school,
masters of the middle classes the bulk of their paying
scholars. Local schools, in connection with a central
I establishment, are to be formed, and the essential part