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BRUSSELS, FEB. 3.—The average price of wheat in the
week ending Saturday, Jan. 31, was 24f. 82c., and that of
rye 19f. 48c.
The Ck.mber of Representatives, in its sitting to-day,
adopted, by a majority of 40 to 13, the project of law for con-
tinuing in Como the law relative to foreigners. It then voted
for the co:Ail-mance of the law granting bounties on the build-
ing of ships in Belgium. It was agreed to by a majority of
58 to 1. _ _ _

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The Chamber received a petition from M. Deridder, the
engineer, desiring permission to inspect all the documents
relative to the sinking of the tunnel of Cumpitch, and asking
a delay of a mouth to prepare his justification. The petition
was referred, on the motion of the Minister of Public Works,
to the Petition Committee, with a request :to make a speedy
report.
The enormous difference between the average price of
wheat in France and Belgium (it exceeds, 3 francs per hec-
tolitre) can be accounted for only by the fears which have
long existed in our country, by the cries of distress which
have been so long repeated. There is here a moral cause, of
which we still feel the effects.
The King transacted business to- day with the Minister
for Foreign Aflhirs.
Several districts of Limburg, on the banks of the
Meuse, have suffered severely by the inundations occa-
sioned by the extraordinary rise of that river. On the
27th and 28th a last month, the inundation had attained
such a height, that the • inhabitants of Heppenert and Aide-
neck were obliged to take refuge in the lofts of their houses,
and to go in boats to Macseyck to obtain provisions. On the
29th the environs of that town were under water, and the hum-
(Wiens had even extended to the road to Maestricht. Similar
accounts have been received from ether places.
An able Belgian electrician has just discovered that the
electric fluid, which gives the most brilliant light when di-
rected to certain parts cf the human body' renders them so
diaphanous that the arteries, veins, and nerves may be
clearly distinguished, and the action f these various organs
studied ; this discovery added to that of the stethoscope will
be very useful in exploring the disturbances in the animal
economy.
.AITOSBURG, Fen. I.—At 5 o'clock this morning we re-
ceived by express, dispatched on the 29th of January, the
important intelligence that the army of the Seikhs had
passed the frontier river, and attacked the English army, by
which they have been defeated. The lonie-expeeted inter-
ference of the British army in the Punjaub is thus decided.
l'hehonseapre ,
triese.e, by whose kindness we have re-
ceived this ex observes, "Unfortunately the liipera-
trice steamer, which brought this important intelligence,
experienced very unfavourable weather; and was 4 bilged to
put into Corfu fir a supply of coals, so that it arrived here
nearly two days later than it would otherwise have none.
We received indeed this India Mail five or six days sooner
than is usual by way of Marseilles, but we fear that it will
not reach England by Marseilles oven if an express is sent
from Trieste to London."
lI.I.3IIIURGH DORSENHALLE, JAL 29.
isustrian 5 per Cents B161101:3' Money.
Bank Shares . • :
: ::::::: : : : : : : : 1084,
Russian s per Cent., Hamb. Certificate. 103%
Ditto Ist series inscription 44444• • . 10 t%
Ditto, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th series•• 09
Ditto, In Certificate ••••••••• • •• •• •• • • 99
New 4 per Cent., Hops and Co. •• • • 9031
Ditto Stieglitz • •
Spanish New 5 per Cent ••• • •
Ditto 3 per Cent ••••• • • • • • •. •• 313 A
Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 234 per Cent • •
Dutch Actual Debt, 234 per Cent • • 60
Ditto 3 per Cent. • ••
Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1814.... 83
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent .. • ... 863!
National Bank Shares•..• •.•••• • • • • • •

BELGIAN FUNDS.—BRUSSELS, FEB. 4.
Actual Debt, 2!4 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,lB4l).. •............ ...
Dltto,ditto,l842.
Ditto, 1844. •
Ditto, 193 G.. • . •• •
Ditto, 1838 .• .. •...
Ditto of the City, 1832 . • • • ....... •
Ditto, 1843 .• ••....
Bank ofßelghtni• •.•••.. • • • • ..• .. •• • • 770
-Brussels Papers. Feb. 5.

AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—ViENNA, JAN. 28.
5 per Cent. Metalllques
4 per Cent. ditto • .
3 per Cent. ditto— • • • • • • • • • • •• 76%
Loan, 1332 • . •• • ••• . • . 1.5*4
Ditto, 1839 • ..
Bank Shares ...... • • . ••• • • • •• • • 1580
Esterhazy's Loan ........ . ............
. RAILWAYS.
The Northern, or Ferdinand . 188%
Gloggnitz • • • • • .• • • . • .. 145%
Vienna—Milan .. • • . • • •• • . •• • • • • • • •• • • 124%
Sienna.. --• .... .....
Gr05ett0..............
Oldenburg •••••• • • • • • •
Pestoja•. • • .. • • • • • • • • • •
Apenninen . •
•Allgernelue Zeitung, Feb. 1.

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DUTCH MAIL.
THE HAGUE, FEB 2.—The anniversary of the birth-
day of her Royal Highness the Princess Frederick of
the Netherlands was observed yesterday in this town,
with the usual ceremonies.
, ROTTERDAM, FE3. 2.—We have received the Java
journals from th 3 15th to the 221 of October last year.
On the 13th, early in the morning, his Excellency the
Governor-General left Batavia, and proceeded to brei-
tenzong. His Excellency was accompanied to the
boundaries of the district of Batavia by the principal
civil and military authorities, and there received and
complimented by th.-:Assist tt.t Resident of Breitenzong,
and by many native chiefs, who attended the
Governor-General to his palace. On the 21st of
June a piratical pron. of Magindanao was at-
tacked and taken by Major Djacka, of Limbottoa,
native officer of the residence of Manacle. The pirates
had come with their vessel to this coast, in order to take
in a supply of water; they were, however, soon diice-
vered, and attackcd by Major Djacka, with three prows;
and as they would not surrender, they were all killid.
Twenty-one persons whom they had carried off were
found in the captured vessel, in a most deplorable con.
dition, who were thus rostored to liberty.
We received from different parts of the kingdom ac-
counts of considerable inundations.

Pousri PRONTIEBS, JAN. 20.—The kingdom of
Poland is to undergo the following alterations :-Ist,
the frontier line between Poland and Russia is to be
effaced in the course of this year. 2d, Between this and
the Ist of January, 1847, all persons in office must
be able to speck the Russian language ; and
every who in this time has not learned to speak it
well enough to transact the business of his office in Rus-
sian will be dismissed. 3d. Tho Government intend
entirely to abolish the Viceroyalty of Poland, and to
make the country, under another name, a Russian pro-
vince, and thus to efface all traces of ancient Poland.
As to the political state of Poland, it is chiefly this for
which incessant efforts are made to put down the Roman
Catholic Church. and introduce the Greek in its stead;
for all the patriotism of the common people is founded
on their religion, and when they can no longer say " I
am Polish" (for the word Catholic is unknown to them),
but "I am Russian" (by which they mean Greek), Poland
will be a long time before brought to a state of tran-
quillity, for the nobles have now but little influence over
the people, and cannot put them in motion except with
the aid of the clergy.—Silician Journal