The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-10 00:00:00

BRUSSELS PAPERS.

SCARCITY OF LEIICHES.—The Anitsblat? of the
Royal Government of Liegnitz states that formerly
the leeches were so abundant in the Silesian waters
that there was an ample supply fur the whole pro-
vince, and at low prices. Latterly the scarcity of
these valuable creatures has not only clalled for their
importation, but the price has been so greatly in •
creased by it, that the application of this remedy is
often attended with the greatest difficulty. IThii,
scarcity is chiefly owing to the reckless leech catch-
ing by incompetent persons in strange waters, in con-
sequence of which some have been quite desertel
An order has therefore been issued that after the 30th
January all leech catching in strange waters shall be
liable to a heavy penalty; and all persons possessing
such waters shall be bound to use their best exertions
for promoting the increase of leeches.— Universe
Prussian State Gazelle, Feb. 6.

CosizszuloaN.—The sentiments of the King's edict,
and the expedition with which his Majesty has made
known his intentions in regard to the introduction of
a constitution, give great satisfaction. The working
out of the project of this oonstitutional law, which
was to be submitted to men of experience, has, we
understand upon good authority, been submitted to
the four following gentlemen, viz., Count A. W. You
Moltke, member of the Privy Council and Minister
of Finance ; Oersted, Minister of State ; Count Kart
von Moltke, Minister of State and President of ay.
Schleswig-Holstein Laurenburg Chancery ; and M.
Bang, Councillor of State.
BRUSSELS, Fan. 7.—By an order of the Minister of
Foreign Afairs, dated Feb. 4, the time for the first
departure of the regular service of sailing vessels
between Antwerp and Singapore has been postponed
from the 15tk to the 21st March.
Under the same date a new credit of 75,000 f. has
been voted to each of the governors of Flanders.
Thus the sums allowed to both Flanders out of the
credit of 500,000 f. amount to 550,000 f.
His Royal Highness the Reigning Duke of Saxe
Cobourg and his Consort, the Princess Clementine,
arrived at Brussels from Germany by a special train.
The august personages proceeded to the palace of the
King in the carriages belonging to the station. Yes-
terday the illustrious travellers set out for Ostend,
where they will embark for England. On their re-
turn, they will pass several days at Brussels.
TYPHUS FEYBIL IN FLANDERS.—SIX army physi-
cians have been appointed by the Minister of War,
at the request of the Minister of the Interior, to pro-
ceed to the communes of Flanders, where the typhus
fever is most prevalent. The marvellous efficacy of
the cold water system in the treatment of typhoral
fever, has been frequently spoken of, and has lately
been tried here with great success. We have been
assured that several cases of typhus have been cured
in a few days in the environs of Grammont by by-
dropathy, under the care of M. De Cock. Among
the remarkable cures, are those of the Rev. M. De
Neve and Mr. Philips, of Renaix. The doctor was
not called in till the disease was at its height. Mr.
Philips was covered with numerous typhonic spots.
Both had been given over, and had received extreme
unction. After eight days' hydrepathic treatment
they both recovered. If this method be applied in
the commencement of the disease, the cure is more
rapid and certain.—Courrier Beige, Feb. 'T.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, JAN. 20.
b per Cent. Metalliques .... • • ....... . 101%
4 per Cent. ditto •••••••• • • • • •• • • ........ as
3 per Cent. ditto• •••••• • • • • • • ........... 62
Loan, 1834 .. • • • • • • • • • • • •
1b64
Ditto, 1839 .. ••••••• • • • • • • •• • . 110 ,
Bank Shares • • • • • • • • • • • • •.............1258
Estorhazr's Loan ........ . ........... 67%
RAILWAYS.
The Northern, or Ferdinand •.. • .• • • • • • Iss
Gloggnits .• • • • • ..• • . ............. 105
Vienna—Milan .. ... • ..• • • SG%
Grosetto • • • • • • .. • • • • • • • 23%
BELGIAN FUNDS.—Baussats, Fas. S.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent •••-• • • • • • •• •
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent .. ••• • • •
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent —• •
Ditto Three per Cent ••••••••• • • • • • • • • •
Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto ••• • • •
Ditto,ditto,lB4o... ..... 28
Ditto,ditto,lB42 • • • • • • • • • •
Ditto, 1844....• •• •• •••••• •• • • •• •• • 91%
Ditto of the Cliy, 1832 .• ••••. • • • .• . ................
Ditto. .• •••••• • • • • • • ••• • • •• 96
Bank of Belgium •... • • ... •. •. „ 7s A,
Brussels Papers, Feb. 5.

THE BISHOP of OXFORD and DR.

HAMPDEN.

The following correspondence has taken place
between Dr. Wilberforce and Dr. Hampden, in
reference to the postscript of a letter addressed by
the latter to the Rey. Mr. Faulkner, of Cambridge,
in which Dr. Hampden denied that he had made any
such concessions to the Bishop of Oxford as the
Bishop of Oxford had implied in a letter which ap-
peared some time since
" Caddesdon Palace, Jan. 24.

"My Lord Bishop (Elect),—My attention has beers
called to a letter bearing your signature and addressee
to Mr. Faulkner, which has appeared in the newspapers.
As no contradiction of its authorship has to my know-
ledge been made public, I imagine that I am not wrong
(notwithstanding its unusual language) in attributing it
to you. I beg, therefore, to call your attention to its
postscript, and to request from you an answer to my
concluding question.
"I withdrew the ' letters of request' against you in
consequence of an assurance from your own pen, that
you were not, during the two years to which the Clergy
Discipline Bill limits your responsibility, answerable for
any circulation of the Observations on Religious Dis-
sent,' the only work which, in my judgment, could have
subjected you to ecclesiastical peialties for uttering false
doctrine. I mast therefore beg you to inform me,
whether the words to which I have called your attention
are intended to deny the truth of that assurance, which
was conveyed to me in the following words as your

own
It is with no sanction of mine, and, indeed against
w3r wish, that any copies of the first edition of my
Observations on Religious Dissent' are now sold and
circulated ; in fact, I have not put forth any copies even
of the second edition, since the time of its publication,
and this is out of print so far as ray knowledge goes.
Some one, therefore, must have been giving, I conceive,
a fresh publication of that also without my leave.'—l am,
my Lord Bishop (Elect), most faithfully yours
" s. yours,
"The Lord Bishop of Hereford (Elect)."
" Hyde-park-gate, Kensington, Jan. 26.
" My Lord,—l did not authorise Mr. Faulkner to
publish my letter to him, nor the Provost of Oriel to
communicate to your Lordship the note to him, from
which you have extracted the passage contained in your
letter of the 34th instant.
" Each was intended only for the person to whom it
was addressed. I regret that either has gone further.
" The statements contained in my note to the Provost,
and extracted from it by your Lordship, are of course
perfectly true; I never denied or wished to deny them,
but I never desired or even contemplated their commu-
nication to your Lordship.
" I have the honour to be, my Lord,
" Your Lordship's faithful servant,
" R. D. RNREFORD.
" The Lord Bishop of Oxford."

THE LATE FIRES IN DURINVIELD.—Sir George
Grey, her Majesty's Secretary of State, having been
put in possession of the facts relative to the tires which
have taken place at the cotton-mill of Messrs. Bi ens
and Dean, has (in addition to the 100/. reward offered
by the firm for the conviction of the offenders) offered
another 1001. on behalf of the Government.—Liverpool
Mercury.
EXECUTION AT SMYRNA.—A letter from Smyrna
of the 20th ultimo relates, that on the preceding Satn r-
day a Mussulman was executed in the Bazar for utie
murder of another about text months before. The family
of the culprit offered the widow of his victim 20,000
piastres as price of blood, but she refused, and, claiming
the execution of the lex talionis, insisted upon having
blood for blood. To obtain this, she made two journeys
to Constantinople. She went with the assassin to the
place of execution, and remained till the executionerbad
performed his sanguinary office. The same letter also
states that Mr. Cr. Wilson, a shipchandler, being- at-
tacked by a furious dog, and having shot the animal
with a poeket pistol, the owner, enraged at the fate of
his dog, whose attack he not only did not attempt: to
prevent, but even seemed to enjoy, immediately rushed
upon Mr. Wilson with a knife, and wounded him, so
desperately that he expired the next day. The mur-
derer, an aged Greek, was taken into custody, and'. de-
livered up to the local authorities.
The adjourned meeting of the Protectionist
of
took place yesterday at the residence at r.
Bankes, M.P. There is no longer any doubt as to the
future leader of the Protectionist party. Lord Gri mby
has, as we announced on Tuesday, succeeded Lor d G.
Bentinck in that unenviable office. m w
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returned.mind for some months past.
CORONER'S INQUEST.— nix SUSPICIOUS Dia TH
AT CANDXRWELL.—Yesterday an inquest was held at
the Marlborough Arms public-house, South-strs +et,
Camberwell, before Mr. Carter, the coroner for limit
Surrey, and a highly-respectable jury, on the remains of
Sarah Davey, a young woman twenty one years of alp,
whose death was supposed to have bun caused by b er
hasty removal to that neighbourhood, after her pram a-
ture delivery of a seven months' child. It will be rt e-
menibered that the father of the deceased not beie ig
satisfied as to the circumstances attending the death .of
his daughter, instituted the present inquiry. After:
lengthened investigation, the jury returned a verdict .of
"Natural death."
THE LORD BISHOP or MANCHESTER..--111.e
enthronization of Dr. Lee, Lord Bishop of this diocat.e,
will now, we can state with certainty, be proceeded w ith
on Friday morning, in the choir of the cathedral; PIN om
the limited area of the place, it is determined to g ire
access to not more than 200 individuals (bosidea %tint
clergy, who will be admitted only in their go erns), and
tickets of admission are to be issued.—Aranasesier
Courier.