The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-02 00:00:00

FLAN DE !th' .tit IL •
VSS LI.B DEC. 30.—The Moniteur Beige con:aln
its -fiffi,:inl part the promulgation
1. Of the lsw which fixes the contingent of the 1
for 1846 at 80,000 men. The amount of the lei
1841 is fixed t 10,000 men.
2. Of the law authorising the imprirtation r
Dutch and 11.Igi4n ships, of '4,083,000 kit-K-tnnies,:
cliff e, the produce of the Dutch colonies at P'the rein
duty of 111. 50e. per 100 kilogrammes during the bye
seven months of the year 1846, and also of 105,000 kot
grammes of tobacco, not of European growth, el„i
same duty as that imported under Belgian colours cli''
from the place of its production.
The Senate met on Sunday evening, at half-plot eli
o'clock, to discuss the project of law relative to d
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treaty %lilt the U: ited Stales. After three 11`70,
deliberation, it was adopted unanimously, on M. Cesst
declining to rote.
A letter from Antwerp, of the 28th, says, «Theol
from the south-west still continues, accompanied silo
heavy rains. We are still without information from,
river. Several chimney-roofs in the city have Pe
damaged by the storm."
The P,ecursier has the following, dated Antel
29th:—" The Princess Victoria steamer has at Ili:,
brought in news from Flushing. Durinfr the 14'101i,',
yesterday a dreadful storm continued to rage.
Soho could not put to sea till this morning. It pa--„;
the night in the channel of Terneuse. It is rer',
that a vessel has sunk on the coast, between Heist
Blankenburg. We hope that there is some mistake, $1),
that this vessel is the Malabar, which has enter
Ostend. It is, however, certain that considerable (I`l,lr,
cities of wreck' have been picked on the coast of F',lo
ders. It is also said that a strange vessel has beelq,
on the bank of Calloe, N.E. of West Cappel, but nee
certain is known."
BELGIAN FUNDS.—Bausszts, DEC. 20.
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

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Ditto, ditto,lB40..
Ditto, ditto, 1842.... •• •
Ditto, 1844 ..... .........
Ditto, 1836.. .......
Ditto, 1838 .............. ••••• • • • • • 7414
Ditto of the City, 1832 .....• • ..... 102 34
Ditto, 1843 •• • .
Bank ofßelgium...... . 777 775
—Brussels Papers, DEC. 30.

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FASHIONS FOR JANUARY.
(From the London and Paris Ladies' Magazine Of
Fashion.)
The dames fashionable this season is veloutes,
broad velvet stripe contrasting well with this rich
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scription of silk. These dresses require no trirasio
but are made extremely full and very long behind ;A
other materials flounces of Alencon, or point lace,
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worn. Taffetas d'ltalie are fashionable for petites
rt es, and are made with numerous narrow flounces,
cyones, satins a la Heine, taffetas Victoria, Pekinest,„,
vautines, ombres in • dark colours ;—papelines
mayeux are all in favour for dinner or evening vi.eo
:ied in richer materials velvets, damas, satins spo
with velvet, &c. All shades of grey are fashionable
neglige, particularly pearl grey, iron grey, and tiuro
The make of dresses varies but little, always high bode,
for the morning ; evening corsages are still light
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pointed. A pretty style of trimming is a plat of Ai
shades of the colour of the dress edging the revellj
both body and skirt ; these little plats will also be
on dresses of thin materials for evening wear on syP;O
crepe, or sky blue. or on crape lisse. The small cell
or cardinal cuffs suit well with the plain recline,'
these collars stand erect, a little open round the Will
embroidered and trimmed with narrow lace, put on
little full ; the cuffs are of the same style, turned 11°
on the sleeve forming gauntlet, and closing with 01,0
gold buttons. Wreaths a la Ceres, a la Ninon, a
beau. with couronnes Rachel and Pamela, are
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"ashionable coiffures ; they are all made with 105
leaves instead of velvet, being lighter. Pelisses Is rf;
liere, Manteaux, Bayard, and Fouliere, are all in fasele,
the Andalouse is also pretty, a kind of demi-mantel
generally made of black or deep blue velvet richly oar
mented with gimp ; the form is elegant, and calculi
tq show the dress.
A new form of bonnet, less open at the sides than ef
Pamela, is talked of. Velvet bonnets of the beiw'd
colour are very fashionable, ornamented with featbell.o
the same colour, or with several small ones, soraetii:e
mixed with the colour of the lining, pink or cerise.
is again being used on the edge of bonnets ; on w .%
bonnets the lace is point d'Angleterre ; on black, grey
or ruby velvet it is fine black lace,. these are 01.;"ci
mented with an aigrette on ostrich feather on a lappet
black lace ihsteiid of ribbon.

BIRTHS.
On the 12th ult., at Paris, Avenue des Champs MO°
the lady of A. J. Scott, M A , of a son.
Slid
On the 21st ult., at Belmont. Higher Broughton, 1,
chester, the lady of M. Z. Just, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 30th ulr., at York-road, Stamford-street, gill
Rolls Hoare, of a daughter.
On the 30th ult., in Queen Ann-street. Cavendish-n4'
the lady of G Burrows, M.D., of a son.

MARRIED. P
On the 30th ult., at Christ Church, Marylebone, Robert
of
Robinson, Esq., to Eliza, widow of John Pearson, Egl,
Upper Glouceter-place, Dorset-square.
On the3lst ult., at St. Alphage Church, Greenwich, 6'
ben Cowan, nsiT.;-ur Ayr, N. 8., CO Eliza Jane, second d,46"
ter of John Tingcombe, Esq.
On the 81st ult., at St. Luke's Church, Mr. C. A. -1"
to Sarah, second daughter of Mr. John Butler, of Bele'
Norfolk.