The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-22 00:00:00

HAMBURGH and FLANDERS MAIL.
BRUSSELS, JUNE 18.—The Chamber continued to-day the
general debate on the sugar question. Several petitions were
presented, brought by the railway from Ghent by way of
Alost.

The Impartial of Bruges affirms that the accounts which
some, have thought fit to publish, respecting the re-appear-
ance of the disenie in theyotatoes, are entirely false ; that
on the contrary, they are in excellent condition, and have
not yet suffered by the drought. The wheat promises an
abundant crop, and the rye an average crop. The bliht
which has attacked the rye will do but little mischief. fhe
ears are tine and full, but it is thought that the produce will
be one-third less than last year. On the other hand, a letter
from Dixmude says, that the drought threatens serious injury
to the potatoes, and causes serious apprehensions for the dis-
trict. The wheat and rye, autumn crops, they are already
cutting, and the colza, the produce of which is greater than
was ever known.
BRUSSELS, JUNE 19.—The Chamber continued the general
debate on the sugar question, which was closed with a great
majority in its favour. The Chamber then proceeded to
the discussion of Art. 1 and the amendments that have been
proposed; but, before the debate on Art. I was concluded,
the Chamber was counted, and there not being a sufficient
number of Members present, the debate was adjourned.
Our readers may have observed how much the project of law
on secondary instruction has lost its interest since the
amendments of the Government have been known. At first.
the Opposition journals proved something to blame, but they
expressed themselves with hesitation, and now they are
silent. The controversy is dead—absolutely dead. A French
journal, the liberalism of which is not to be sus-
pected, speaks as follows of the project of the Go-
vernment:—"We have before us the article of the
project of law on secondary instruction, which M. De Thieux,
Minister of the Interior, presented to the central section of
the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium. This project
hatie sseems
If
we
to e usm at3o,
believe the, Courrier d' Anvers, the Government has decided
hi savcea
ine d
view
pe hypocriticalrsens
brya t ha ne
r ipanns t oropiiiiin ct
that in general passports shall not be required at the frontiers
of France, Germany, and Holland, and that the police should
confine itself to expelling from the territory vagabonds who
might endanger the public safety. Thus an honourable
traveller, coming to Belgium, may
henceforth spare himself
the trouble of providing himself with a passport, which a
dishonest traveller always obtains without difficulty. Ap-
plications have been made to Messrs. Guizot and Duchatel
to obtain reciprocity on their entrance into France.
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, JUNE IS.
Bills. Money.
-• • 96 95Fs

St. Schuld Sch., 3% percent
Pruss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent,
F Ex-'

Exchange on London, Li Sterling, 3 mon.
:oreign -tchange5....................
th.s. 6 24k 6-244
Paris, 300 fr., 2 Months ..
Harnburgh, 300 Marks, 2 Months. 14946
Monet,
79 2-3
Bills.
—ti Prussian -Gazette. June 12. 79
HAMBURGH BORSENHALLE, JurrE 19,
Austrian 5 per Cents ••••••••• • • • • • • • 112
Bank Shares • •••••••• • • • • • • • 1580
Anglo-Russian Loan .• -•••••• • • • • • • • 109
Russian 5 per Cent., Hamb. Certificate. 101 101 U
Ditto let series Inscription...." • • • • • • 102
Ditto, Rope and Co., 3d and 4th series.. 95
Ditto, in Certificate 0"
New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co.
Ditto Stieglitz .. • . .....
Spanish New 5 per Cent •
Ditto 3 per Cent
Angio-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent
Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent....
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent
National Bank Shares... -

89%
8734 87%
17., 17
29 28%

BELGIAN FUNDS.—BaussaLs, June 20.
Actual Debt, 234 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,ditte,1840..........
Ditto, ditto, 1842 . •
Ditto, 1844. .
Ditto, 1836.............
Ditto, 1838 .. .... • . .. • • • • • • • • • • ..
Ditto of the City, I 532 •••• • • • ..... lOOyQ
Ditto, 1843 .• .••••• • • • • • • 100%
Bank ofl3elgittm.....• - • • •• 891
—Brussels Papers, June 21.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, .TCNE 13.
5 per Cent. Metalliques • • • - • • • . iii 11.16
4 per Cent, ditto.— • • ••••••• • • • • • I ooji
3 per Cent. ditto.. -
Loan, 1834 .......
Ditto, 1839 ...
Bank Shares ...
Esterhazy's Loan

....• 101%
.••••• 102

.. 99&

• 153%
• 122 ,4
• 1585

RAILWAYS
The Northern, er Ferdinand .
Gloggnitz • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Viennst—liilan ..
Leghorn
Pesth -

•• ....•• 188%
•• •• •• •• 137%
••.••..• 118%
108%
•• •• •• - 98%

Sienna .. .
Groeetto
Oldenburg ...
Pestoja • • • • ...

Apenninen
Pesth Bridge ..
—AUgeinelne Zeitung. June 16.

ACCESSION OF HER MAJESTY.--Saturday was the
anniversary of the accession of her Majesty, and the morning
was ushered in by the ringing of merry peals from the
steeples of the various metropolitan churches. The royal
standard was hoisted at Somerset House, St. Margaret's
Church, St. Martin-in-the-fields, St. Mary Abbott's Ken-
sington, the Tower, Deptford and Woolwich Dockyards,
the Royal Arsenal, and Tilbury Fort, the various vessels
lying in theriver being decorated with flags of all nations,
presenting a very gay and animated appearance, and at the
usual hour the Park and Tower ens fired a royal salute.
At the various law and equity offices, and also the Judge's
Chambers, the day was observed as a general holiday. The
judges at Westminster silt* in Banco wore their crimson
state robes.

The thirty-first tri-colour banner, by the presentation
of which at Windsor Castle, on the anniversary of the battle
of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington enjoys the splendid
estate of Strathtieldsaye, was deposited in the guard chamber
at Windsor Castle on Thursday last, and placed over the
bust of this distinguished military commander. The
old banners are carefully preserved in the royal stores at
the Castle.

IDEATHS DT GLANDERS.—About three weeks ago
Messrs. Wing, grocers and druggists, of Melton Mowbray,
had a horse die, which they sold to a knacker named
Whitaker, of Melton Mowbray, for 10e. Whitaker skinned
the horse, and a few days afterwards was taken ill, and kept
gradually getting worse until Tuesday last, when he died.
It appears the:horse died of the glanders, and when Whitaker
was skinning it he accidentally rubbed his head with his
hand, having at the same time a small pimple on his head,
which caused inoculation and its fearful consequences. A
man named'Pick, an old servant of Messrs. Wing, has also
died from the same frightful disease, he having had the care
and management of the horse until it died ; but how the
disease was conveyed to him is not known. Another man,
named Hawley, who assisted Whitaker to skin the horse, has
been taken ill ; and it is much feared that his is the same
disease. It is also reported that some pigs, which had lain
upon some of the straw that had been used by the horse, had
manifested signs of the disease. The whole of the furniture
in the room where poor Whitaker died, consisting of two
beds, bedstead, &c., were burnt the same evening that he
died, to prevent, if possible, the contagion, by order of the
surgeons who attended him.—Leicester Journal. We are in-
debted to a correspondent for the following additional par-
ticulars:—The first symptoms of Whitaker having caught
the disease exhibited themselves when he was in bed the
following night. He complained that his head was "as
heavy as if a hundred weight was upon it, and that he could
not lift it." His wife paid every attention, and medical aid
was called in, but without avail. The second symptom'
were discharges of foetid matter from the eves, nose, month,
and ears, after which the body broke out all over like small..
pox, from which discharges were constantly taking place.
A short time before dissolution the body turned quite black,
thus exhibiting in every stage of the disease the virulent
nature of the infection. Hawley is, we understand, better,
but it has been found necessary to destroy one of the pigs...
Notts Mercury.:
VISCOUNT AND VISCOUNTESS PALMERSTON'S ENTER.
TAINMENT TO HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF
GLOUCESTER.—On Saturday evening Viscount and Viscoun-
tess Palmerston gave a sumptuous entertainment to her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at their mansion
on Carlton-terrace. The Duchess of Gloucester,
attended by
Lady Caroline Murray, arrived at eight o'clock, when her
Royal Highness was received by Viscount Palmerston, by
whom the royal guest was conducted to the saloon where the
guests had assembled. About a quarter of an hour after the
arrival of her Royal Highness dinner was announced in the
grand dining•room. The table presented a gorgeous display
of plate, and the entertainment was altogether of the most
sumptuous character. The Duchess of Gloucester was sup- •
ported on either side by the noble host and the Marquis of
Anglesey, and ris-a-ris were Viscountess Palmerston, the
Viscountess Jocelyn,
jtocheelynE7lLailid
Duke of Devonshire, and the Marquis of Kildare. The circle
comprised, in addition to the Royal Duchess, the Duke or
Caroline
Highness, He Lady
ru anadnLdadthie
ate
of
Devonshire, the Marquis of Anglesey, the Marquis of Kil..
dare, the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, the Earl of
the reception of :.
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vs
and Lady. peauvale, the Icon. *
W.
lip/. CPaeti
shiplMurray,
openedin attendancehersaloons on her
tenher
o, Royalclock
for '
brilliant circle of the co
fashionable society. Her Royal Hi e
Cambridge arrived at eleven o'cl g ness the Duchess of
Augusta Cadogan and Mr. E ,r, ock, attended by Lady
E. onldritay. His Royal High.
ness Prince George of Cambridg
to honour her Ladyship by his -43
came
at
a subsequent period
company.
SMUGGLING.—A seiture having been recently made
at the port of London of a quantity of cheroots, which the,
officers of the revenue found concealed within the hammocla
of some of the crew of a vessel arrived from Calcutta, the
principal officers of the revenue at this port, and the collectors
and controllers at the several outports and places throughout
the kingdom, have received directions to apprize the osem
under their control and supervision of this novel, made of
smuggling, and to enjoin them to use their best, tindeavoure
to detect and prevent any smuggling which.' may be at-
tempted by similar means, taking care ti% acquaint the
board with any matter that may arise fit for tLeir cognizance.
THE ROXBURGHE CLUB.—The members of this cele-
brated literary club dined together on Saturday last. Th
Earl of Powis, as president, took the chair.
e
REPRESENTATION OF WALSALL.--JUN
Hon. E. R. Littleton, the son of Lord H it 20.—The
atherton in • Ltlar
to the electors of Walsall, has announced / a cue
offering himself as a candidate for ther his intention of
dissolution of Parliament shall occur. Thesuffr_e_gems whenever
Hon. Genentleemana
says, " I shall then take the earliest opportunity of making
a statment of my opinions upon the various political ques-
tions now engaging pubiic attention, which I trust will justify
me in soliciting your general support, and secure to me the
honour I shall most highly rize of becoming your represen-
tative in Parliament.' There is understood to be no founda-
tion in the rumour that Mr. C. Forster, the barrister (son of
the former Member for the borough), will offer himself.
CHINESE UMBRELLAS.—A vessel, called the Lament,
arrived at the port of Liverpool, from Shanghae, China;
in addition to an extensive cargo of tea, silks, and other
productions, she has brought 100 umbrellas, of Chinese
manufacture.
DINNER. TO LORD G. BENTINCK.—We understand it
is ihe intention of the friends of agricultural protection to
invite Lord George Bentinck to a public dinner at Lynn, as a
mark of their esteem for his public integrity, and their admi-
ration of the great talent he has displayed in his place in the,
House of Commons. We have no doubt that although this
feeling has emanated from Lynn, and the agriculturists of
that neighbourhood, it will be cordially responded to, not
only in this but in the adjoining counties. It is confici,ently
expected that the Duke of Richmond and other nolilemen,
friendly to agricultural protection will attend.—Lynn ddver,
tiser of Saturday.
ROYAL SAPPERS AND MDTEns..--WooLwrcn 1, JUNE
20.—A detachment of Royal Sappers and Miners, consisting
of seven non-commissioned officers and Men, have, been or-
dered to embark at Liverpool for North America,. to be em-
Toyed in the survey of the country between Quebec and
Nova Scotia, a distance of six hundred miles, it bein g the
intention of the Government, it is stated, to form a line
of
railway between the two places.