The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-04 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL,

BRUSSELS, JUNE 20.—The Eve-age price of wheat in the
week ending on Saturday, June 27, was 2Sf. €Bc., and that of
rye 17f. 52c. pe- hectolitre.
The Chamber of lepresentativer, after halving heard the
analysis of several petitions, resolved itself into a general
committee to hear the communications of the Minister for
Foreign Affairs relative to the convention with France. In
the secret committee the Minister for Foreign Affairs gave a
detailed history of the negotiations carried on at several
times with the French Cabinet to improve the commercial
relations between the two countries. After stating the
various incidents of the negotiations, in particular relative to
the Customs Union, the Minister communicated a volu-
minous correspondence between himself and the Belgian ne•
gotiators at Paris, relating exclusively to the preliminaries of
the convention of! the 13th of December. As for the question
of the Customs, it appears from the explanation given by
the Minister that the last attempt was as far back as 1842,
when one of the French Ministers (M. Llumann) drew up
the outline of a treaty which the Belgian negotiators at that
time did not think acceptable, because it contained conditions
which seemed incompatible with our nationality., and our
constitution. Thus in everthing relative to the legislation on
the customs and on treaties to be concluded Belgium was to
give up its right in favour of the French Chamber and Go-
vernment.

It is observable that the Moniteur has been silent with
respect to the late troubles at Nieupont. Meantime the most
conflicting versions and accusations are in circulation. Ac-
cording to some the mayor and the municipal authorities
were to blame for their want of energy, an imputation which
seems to be fully refuted by a letter published by the Bur-
gomaster, who adduces facts, which disprove the accusation
of remissness. At all events a judicial investigation is highly
desirable.
The garrison of Nieupont has however been very judici-
ously changed, and the town is now entirely restored to
order and tranquillity. It was feared that fresh outbreaks
would take place, but it has now passed over quietly.
DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, JUNE 29.
Money. Bills
Actual Debt, 214 per Cent........... 60% 603(
Ditto, 3 per Cent 72% 7314
Ditto, 4 per Cent.• • • . • 94% 95
Amort Syndic, 3% per Cent....... 89 891
Ditto, 31l per Cent................
Commercial Company, 4% per Cent .• 174 175%
East India Loan, 4 per Cent • • .... 92% 931
Exchange on London. at sight .. 12 25
Two months.• ••••••• • • • • • . 12 12
On Hamburgh, at sight .• 35 62
Two months.• • • • • • • • •• .• 35 25
On Paris •••••• • • • • • ..... 56 75
Twomonths..• • 56 75
—Dutch Papers. June 30.
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BmiLnr, JrNE 27.
Sills. Money.
Bt. Schuld Sch., 31l per Cent • • 94% 93%
Pruss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent ••• • • •
Foreign Exchanges .•..
Exchange on London, .£1 Sterling, 3 Months. 6 24% 6 24%
Hamburgh, 300 Marks, 2 Months.l49% 1491
Paris, 300 fr., 2 Months ........, 79%.,
—Universal Prussian Gazette, June 28.
lIAMBURGH BORSENHALLE, JUNE 27.
Bills. Money.
4ustrian 5 per Cents •• ••.••••• .. • • •• 112
Bank Shares • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • 1586
Anglo-Russian Loan .• ••••••• • .. • . •• 107
Russian 5 per Cent., Hamb. Certificate. 101
Ditto Ist series Inscription. . -
Ditto, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th series..
Ditto, in Certificate..... .
New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. •• • • 891 98%
Ditto Stieglitz •• • • ••••.• >. • ... •• • • 87% 87%
Spanish New 5 per Cent..
Ditto 3 per Cent •• • •• • • • . 29% 29%
Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent • .
Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent 59
Ditto 3 per Cent. ...• ••
Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844 BO
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent ...•
National Bank Shares •••.•••• • • •• •• •• 'Tr

BELGIAN FUNDS.—BausszLs, July 1.
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 • • •• • • • • • • .... • • • 100%
Ditto, ditto,lB42 • • .. . • • • •... 102
Ditto, 1844..........• ............ 99%
Ditto, 1836.. ...... •• • . • —
Ditto, 1838 73%
Ditto of the City, 1832 lOO%
Bank ofßelgium...... ....... , 909
—Brussels Papers, July 2.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, Jura 25.
5 per Cent. Metalliques • ... ••••.•.. • . • • 11l 13.16
4 per Cent. ditto 1003(
3 per Cent. ditto.. ' 7 4
Loan, 1834 ...................... ..
Ditto, 1839 • • • . • • • • .• • • ...... • 122
Bank Shares • • • • • • • • • • .• • • 1575
Esterhazy's Loan ........ . •

RAILWAYS.

The Northern, or Ferdinand ............ 18534
Gloggnita ................ ............. 136
Vienna—Milan • • •.. •. • . •
Leghorn .• •• •••••• •• •• •• •• ••••••• • •• •• 107%
Pesth ................................ 95%
Sienna •• •• •• •• ........................ 86
Grosetto ...... . .........• •• •• 93M
Oldenburg
Apeiminen ....... ...... .
Pesth Bridge
—Allgemeine Zeitung. June 28.

WEST FLANDERS RAILWAY.
The second half-yearly general meeting of this Company
took place yesterday at the London Tavern, in order to hay e
the directors' report submitted to them ; G. W. Hayter, MP.
in the chair.

The CHAIRMAN said that he was obliged to officiate in
consequence of a severe domestic affliction having occurred
to their president, Mr. Richards.
The SECRETARY then read the report, which set forth in
most advantageous terms the prospects of the Company.
The balance-sheet shows a receipt of 222,7401. 16s. 7d., an
expenditure of 109,5461. 14s. I Id., leaving a balance in hand
of 113,194/. Is. Bd.; of which 47,382/. is invested at interest.
The balance at the bankers of the Company in London,
Brussels, and Bruges, is 66,812/. 18.8 d. A report was also
read from Mr. Robert Stephenson, which states that he has no
doubt that the first section of the line, which extends from
Bruges to Courtrai, about 31 miles in length, will be com-
pleted in a few months. Mr. Stephenson also stated that the
works will be of the lightest and most profitable nature for
the investment of capital.
The CHAIRMAN, after adverting to the report, stated, that
from the observations which they had been able to make, by
a comparison with their own expenditure and that of the
Belgian State lines, which returned 4% per cent. upon the
capital, they could safely promise a return of 9 per cent.
A res•olution adopting the report having been moved and
seconded, was carried unanimously.
A vote of thanks was then moved to the directors, which
was also carried, and the meeting separated.

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REPEAL OF THE CORN-LAWS,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Southwark, July 2, 1846.

BRITISH and FOREIGN INSTITUTE

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The soiree of this Society on Thursday was honoured
with the presence of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge, attended by Baron Knesebeck. Among the other dis-
tinguished personages present, were the Earl of Fortescue,
Viscount Sandon, Lord Dudley Stuart, Lord James Stuart,
Count Zermoyski, Sir John Yarde Buller, M.P., Chief Jus-
tice Pollock, of Bombay, Mr. B. B. Cabbell, &c. The evening
was enlivened by some excellent music, both vocal and in-
strumental, by an address from the resident director, and a
recitation of Italian poetry by Signor Jannetti, a gentleman
who has recently arrived in England from Rome, with the
intention of delivering public lectures on the poetry and
music of his native country. A model of Mr. Brett's electric
printing telegraph was also produced, and attracted consider-
able interest, as well by the marvellous mode of its working,
as by the vast extent to which it is likely hereafter to be
applied. This new and important application of elec-
tricity appears to be a considerable improvement
on the system upon which the existing electric tele-
graphs are constructed, inasmuch as it requires but
a single line of wile, and also prints the intelli-
gence which it conveys, without rendering the pre •
sence of an attendant necessary to decipher the marks made
by it. The manager sits at a board furnished with keys
similar to those on a pianoforte. and marked with the letters
of the alphabet. Each key on 1 ding touched suffers a certain
number of sparks to pass through the wire, and these, aeting
on a simple but ingenious mechanical contrivance at the
other extremity of the line, cause the printing wheel to stamp
a similar letter on a card. The plan appears perfectly prac-
ticable, and from being peculiarly practicable for oceanic
telegraphs, is likely to be soon tried on an extensive scale.
We have not space to notice the concert at any length, and
can only mention that among the vocal performers were
Madame Thillon, Miss Dolby, Mrs. Newton, Mrs. Weiss, and
Miss Messent, pupil of Signor Crevelli ; and amongst the
instrumentalists were Madame Dulcken, Miss Collins, the
celebrated Irish violinist, Mr. Wallace, Mr. Lavine, M.
Vieuxtemps, Blagrove, Frederick Chattertou the harpist,
Parish Alvars, Grattan Cooke, Kiallmark, Jarrat, Reinagle,
Jewson, Wells, and others.
The proceedings were kept up with great spirit till pact
midnight, and terminated one of the most crowded and
brilliant soirees of the season.

Mr. Alfred Montgomery is appointed Commissioner
of Stamps in the plane ot Danson, who is advanced. The
sitlgry of the place given to Mr. A. Montgomery is nue
thousand per annum, and that of Mr. DAMlAgagllhtindred.

Stn,----A correspondent of the Morning Advertiser signed
"Alfred," calls on the people to erect by penny subscriptions,
a statue of Sir Robert Peel, in the Royal Exchange, to com-
memorate the above glorious event, and complains that no
other Liberal paper have advocated the same course. Now I
like his penny subscription plan, on the principle that ss.
from 60 persons would look better than from one; yet I do
not agree with him that it should be to Sir Robert Peel, for I
beg to state, that while I highly appreciate and feel grateful
for the unexampled boldness of that great man, in bringing
forward and carrying this grand measure, I cannot see that he
is entitled to the preference in the hearts of our countrymen.
Then who is ? Why, not one man alone, but a body of men,
and I think I am right in saying, aye, and the great mass of
the people will also say, that it belongs to that wonderful
society, the Anti-Corn-law League, who broke down the
barriers of prejudice, and opened the people's eyes to the ad-
vantages of such a repeal ; but if there are honours to be given
to one man more than another, I think the people of England
have too much good sense to do other than bestow them to
the man to whom the honours are due, and I quote from the
Westminster Rev;ew of some months since (and Sir Robert
himself has confirmed it), which points out that man.
"And one at least of that body has won a larger measure
of confidence and respect than perhaps was ever before
awarded, both by friends and enemies, to the leader of a
great enterprise. Calm, indefatigable, inflexible, with sin-
gleness of purpose, never diverted to the right hand or the
left, shrinking from no fatigue, shunning no opponent, and
never yielding to an antagonist an advantage in temper or
argument, reasoning not for effect, but to produce conviction,
and carrying conviction by communicating to the minds of
others, with the evidence of plain facts in plain words, a belief
in his own sincerity, the right champion appeared at the right
time, the hour came and the man, the man without whom
public opinion would even yet have been so unformed upon
the fallacies of protection, that no Whig or Tory Ministry
could have dared to propose more than a slight or temporary
modification of the existing system. The man who has
given to this generation, by the blessing which, without him,
would not have been realised till the next—and the honest
thanks of all good men be given now, and hereafter the
world's gratitude to Richard Cobden."
When I call upon my countrymen, I call upon the people
of the United Kingdom to come forward with their penny,
and commemorate the event by erecting in the centre of the
Royal Exchange a suitable monument, with a suitable tablet,
to be deeply engraved with the names of those actors who
have figured most in that great crusade, putting Cobden first,
but allotting a conspicuous place on the same, for Sir Robert
Peel, the then Prime Minister, who nobly sacrificed so much
to bring their labours to a successful issue, thus showing the
whole civilised world, from generation to generation, the
men who were their great benefactors.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
MATTHEW.