The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-04 00:00:00

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES

The Federal Commissioners left Hamburgh for
Kiel on the Ist. They were to be followod imme-
diately by the Danish Commissioner, Count REYENT•
LOW CRIMINIL.

It was intimated by the Dutch Government, about
three weeks back, that they would not sell the 2,300,0001. of
gold which they have to dispose of until they could obtain an
offer for the entire quantity. They have now, however, no-
tified that they are willing to part with 340,0001. at about
two per cent. below the rate of their last sale, which took
place in October last, before the market was much disturbed.
A bid has, in consequence, been made to them, but only for
half the amount (170,000/.), and at a quarter per cent. below
the price named, to which an answer is to be given in the
course of a few days.
At a special- meeting of the Australian Mining
Company held yesterday, it was agreed to appoint a com-
mittee to investigate the affairs of the undertaking, and five
shareholders were selected for that purpose.
DANISH Law.—The Criminal Tribunal of Copen-
hagen terminated on the 16th the trial of a band of 28 per-
sons for having committed, at different times, 349 crimes of
'various degrees. This trial commenced in 1842, and has
thus lasted nine years. The chief of the band was a man
named .Pedersen, and he avowed that he had committed 22
murders, 14 incendiary fires, and 142 robberies. He was
condemned to be crushed on the wheel, beginning with the
feet ; afterwards to have his body burned by the common
hangman, and the ashes thrown to the wind. Two of the
others were condemned to slavery, or labour in the hulks for
life ; seven to hard labour for life in a fortress ; six to 30, and
12 to 20 years' imprisonment with hard labour in a peniten-
tiary on bread and water.

On Saturday afternoon, as a young woman, wife of
a porter employed at the Vauxhall station of the South-
Western Railway, was crossing-the Wandsworth-road, under
the railway arch, she was struck by the leader of a waggon
team, lost her footing, and fell amongst the horses' feet.
Both of the off-wheels passed over her head, and death took
place instantaneously. .

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bE4EcHING THE VAULTS OF 'FEE HOUSE OF
Comatotis.--Yesterday evening the ceremony of searching
the vaults beneath: the Houses of Parliament, customary
since the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot, took place pre-
vious to the assembly of-Parliament this day. The ceremony
is now shorn
.of !Duch of its Official character, the proces-
sion yesterday consisting merely of the under officers of the
Sergeant-at-Arms and the police on duty at the Parliament
House.

Sin WM. CODRINGTON.—We learn with pleasure
that Sir William Codrington has had a_large fortune left him
by Baron Nieuman, whose death occurred so recently, and
who, it will be recollected, married one of the daughters of
his Grace the Duke of Beaufort. Baron Nieuman was Aus-
trian Ambassador in the English Court when he was united
to Lady Somerset, who died in childbed a short time pre-
vious to her husband's .decease. The Baron was vet), partial
to Sir William, who is also married to another of the Duke's
daughters, and the fortune which has been left the worthy
Baronet by his relative amounts to more than 3,0001. a year,
besides jewels and plato.--Bristol Times,