The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-12 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL.

BRUSSELS, DEC. B.—The average price of wheat in
the week ending, Saturday, sth December, was 26f. 4Se ,
and that of rye 211. 33c. These prices show a decrease
of 12c. on rye per hectolitre compared with those of
the preceding week.
The Chamber of Representatives, at the commence-
ment of this day's sitting, received from M. de Garcia
the report of the Central Section on the budget of the
war department. The Chamber deferred the discussion
to another opportunity. The Chamber then commenced
the discussion of the budget of ways and means. An
amendment of M. Eloy de Burdelle, who proposed to
lay on foreign sugar the duty of three additional
centimes, was not adopted. M. Rodenbach renewed,
on occasion of the article relative to the duties on spi-
rituous liquors, the objection which he has frequently
made to the injurious way in which that duty falls on the.
petty retailer. Ilis observations were supported by M
Verlayen, but the Minister declared that it was impos-
sible to comply with them.
The sitting was concluded by the observations of seve-
ral Members on the necessity of raising the tarifTs of the
tolls. The Minister of Finance assured them that it
was impossible, on account of the multiplicity of duties
which must be considered in order to draw up a project
of law for such a revisal. "It is a useful labour," said
the Minister, " which can only be introduced gradually,
and I shall propose in a few days a project of law for the
revisal of the tariffs of the tolls on the Lower Sombre."

At the commencement of the sitting M. Delelaye and
M. Rodenhach warmly insisted on the urgent necessity
of the vote of 1,200,000 francs for the immediate relief
of the prevailing distress. It appears that the Central
Section will propose to augment the vote of credit to
1,500,000 francs.

M. Nothomb, the Minister Plenipotentiary at Ber-
lin, arrived at Brussels, and was to day in his place in
the Chamber.

A very deplorable event—a real drama in two acts,
with a most tregical termination—took place yesterday
in this city. Two women were going to enter the
church of Finnisterre very early in the morning, when
a discharge of fire-arms was heard, and at the same
moment a man ran away at full speed. He had just
fired a pistol almost point blank at one of the women.
Providentially the assassin had failed in his object. The
shot was intended for his wife, who was going to the
church with her sister; the bullet only grazed the bonnet
of her sister-in-law, and just touched her hair. The
author of this criminal attempt stopped at some distance
at the corner of a street, and there madly blew
out his own brains, and instantly expired. We
have inquired into the causes which induced this
man to commit this double crime. We have learned the
following particulars :—ln consequence of a deeply-
rooted animosity the wife had applied for a divorce, the
proceedings had been commenced, and the witnesses
were to appear yesterday before the magistrate, to give
their evidence of the facts brought forward in support of
the application for a divorce. The melancholy event
which we have just recorded has put an end to this un-
happy matrimonial conflict in so sudden and deplorable
a manner.

TRIESTE, Nov. 30.—Lloyd's steamer, the Impertore,
which left here on the 20th, encountered very stormy
weather, and near the Punta Grossa its machinery sus-
tained injury, which induced the captain to return to
Trieste, which he reached yesterday. The passengers,
goods, &c., will be conveyed to Alexandria in another
steamer.

VIENNA, DEC. I.—Prince Metternich has been seri
ously ill for some weeks past with feverish excitements,
frequently interrupted by a complete prostration, which
prevents his lying in bed, and obliges him to pass whole
nights on his couch. W hen these attacks come on the
Prince is often heard to say, " If I go to bed I shall
never rise again."

VIENNA, DEC. 2.—His Royal Highness the Grand
Duke Alexander left this city yesterday at half past
eight, to return to St. Petersburgh. The object of his
visit was to condole with the Grand Duchess Helene, on
the part of the Emperor, cn the death of the Grand
Duchess Maria. The Grand Duchess Helene has been
indisposed for some days past. Twelve Russians
(Tscherkessen) have arrived here, who are to convey
the mortal remains of the Grand Duchess Maria to St.
Petersburgh.

DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, DEC. 8.
Money. Bills
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent........... 5914 5934
Ditto, 3 per Cent • ..... •••••• • • • • • • 71Ys 71%
Ditto, 4 per Cent................... 9114 92%
Amort Syndic, 3% per Cent...... •• • • 8814 88%
Commercial Company, 41% per Cent 175 176
East India Loan, 4 per Cent . • • .......
Exchange on London, at sight •• • • 12 05
Two months... 18 97
On Hamburgli, at sight .... 35 50
Two months....•• • •.• • • . 35 05
On Paris
Twomouths. ••• • •• ........
—Dutch Papers. Dec. 9.
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, DEC. 5.
Bills, Money.
St. Schuld Sch., 3% per Cent • •••• . • • 93 92-1
Pruss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent •
Foreign Exchanges
Exchange on London, £1 Sterling, 3 Months.
BELGIAN FUNDS.—BaussELs, DEC. 2.
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 ..
Ditt0,ditt0,1840............ •• • • •• • 99%
Ditto,ditto, 1842 . ..... . • .... 101 b
Ditto, 1844.....
Ditto, 1838 ............... ......
Ditto of the City, 1832 .... . 100%
Ditto, 1843 .......................... ',70
Bank ofnelgltun...... 925'
—Brussels Papers. Des. 1.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, DEc. 1.
5 per Cent. Aletalliques• • •
4 per Cent. ditto.... • • • • • • • • • • • • 9914
3 per Cent. ditto •••• • • ..
Loan, 1834 .............. • • • • • . • 156
Ditto, 1839 .......... .... ........ 120%
Bank Shares .............• • . • .• •• • 1570
Estorhazy's Loan . ...........
I LWAYS.
The Northern, or Ferdinand • • • • • 1751,4,
Gi0ggnitx............•••• •
Vienna—Milan .. • . • • • • • .... 1091 A
Leghorn •••••.•• • • .. . • • • 9414
Sienna • • ....
Grosetto •. • . ••• • • • •• •
Oldenburg ..................
Pestoja • • • • ...... .•
Teeth Bridge
Apennines
—Allgemeine Zeitung. Dec. 4.

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