The Sun.
London, England, 1834-02-10 00:00:00

HAMBURG PAPERS.

ST. PETERSBURGH, JAN. 18.—His Majesty the Em-
peror, by an Ukase of 26th Nov. last year, ordered (by
the advice of the Ministerial Committee), that during the
continuance of the scarcity of corn, prevailing in almost
the whole empire, it shall he allowable to distil brandy
from beet-root and potatoes. The consequences of the
failure of the crops list autumn are at present not much
felt here and in the vicinity, but they already manifest
themselves in the provinces of the nation, and will be
more severely experienced there and bete also in the
spring ; they will have an injurious effect on all our
internal trade.

Most of the Northern Governments where there was
abundance of r tin in the summer have had a pretty good
harvest ; the Government of Moscow and the Baltic pro-
vinces have had an abundant harvest. In all those more
favoured districts the Government purchases large quanti
ties of corn, particularly rye, at moderate latices, and
while the navigation was open, large supplies were im-
ported from foreign countries. All the corn so purchased
is deposited in magazines in the southern provinces, and
sold to the indigent inhabitants at the prime cost.
STOCKHOLM, JAN. 24.—Lieutenant-General Church,
who is appointed Ambassador from the King of Greece to
the Court of St. Petersburgh, will come here to compli-
ment our King in the name of his Sovereign. As the
Greek Government has expressed a wish to take some of
our naval officers into its service, and his Majesty
has declared his willingness to assent to this proposal,
three Swedish and two Norwegian officers are to be selected
for the purpose.
The day after to-morrow our King, who enjoys perfect
health and uncommon bodily strengtb, completes the '7oth
year of his age.
Gottenburg Journals, which have announced the send-
ing of several gun-boats to the fortress of Karsten (Mars-
trend), now add, that news has been brought by a courier
that more troops have been ordered thither, and that
great exertions are making to strengthen the fortifications.
These two circumstances excite curiosity and alarm.
Must it not appear to the uninitiated that a surprise is ap-
prel,ended ? An attempt by England and France, in case
of a war bet ween these Powers and Russia, to obtain pos-
session of that important port in the Cattegat ; and how
must Sweden be situated with respect to these two
Powers, if there can be any just ground to suspect such
an attempt? How could the English and French Go-
vernments conceive the idea of such a project, unless they
considered Sweden as the ally of Russia, or even as acting
entirely in the Russian interest?
If Sweden were Russia, such a step might be accounted
for. On every other supposition, it would he a monstrous
violation of the law of nations. All the alarming notions
which are everywhere heard are seconded by the arena
merits in the marine, which can be meant only against
tie maritime powers, and also by the fact that at this
moment, when there is an evident coolness between Russia
and England and France, neither of the two latter powers
has an Ambassador at Stockholm. We therefore repeat
what we have already said, that, under these circum-
stances, it is touch to be desired that some words to allay
their apprehensions may be inserted in the forthcoming
Speech from the Throne.—Nya Argus.
STOCKHOLM. JAN. 28.—0 n his Majesty's birthday,
the day f efore yesterday, the Estates of the kingdom sent
deputations to offer their congratulations.
The Storthing will be solemnly opened the day after to-
morrow by his Majesty in person.—Hamburg Papers,
Feb. 4.

EXCHANGES ON LONDON.
HAMBURG, FEB 4.—13 8% ; two months, 13 7I
ST. PETERSBURGH, JAN. 22.—Three months, 10%.
STOCKHOLM. JAN. 28.—Seventy-five days, 12 44.
BERLIN, FEB. I.—Three months, 6 243 i.
—Hamourg Papers. Feb. 4.
liaatsvita. FEB. 3.—The English mail of the 3lst
arrived this afternoon.

Fag. 4 —BOSSES HALLE, HALT-raw Two.—Tbe
prices of Stock are higher to-day, and business to some
extent has been done.
Discount 2% per Cent. End of February
Anglo-Danish Loan, three per cent
Anglo-Russian 98%
Russian Inscription, 5 per cent., 1821 92 ,
Ditto, ditto, 1831 91%
Ditto, ditto, 1832.
Certificates 92%
Polish Bonds 126
Prussian Bonds, 1832
Austnan Bank Shares 1225
Ditto Metalliques 95%
Ditto 4 per Cent.....
Spanish 3 per Cents. ...... 36Y6
Ditto 4 per Cent 44
Dutch 2% per Cents.
Ditto 5 per Cents 92%
—Hamburg Reporter.

A report has been current that his ltoyal
Highness the Duke de Nemours is about to visit this
country. It was proposed for the young Prince to come
over with his royal brother in May last; but it is under-
stood that the King of the French, for some reason or
other, postponed the visit of his second son until the pre-
sent year. The Duke of Orleans, accompanied by a few
select savans, it is said, will set out on a tour of the
United States when the spring is further advanced.
Mr. Brooke has communicated an interesting
paper on the Mahavillaganga river, well known as
the largest stream in the island of Ceylon :—" It takes its
rise from the mountains in the Kandyan country, and
after encircling tke city of Kandy, flows in an easterly
direction almost as far as Brntenne, when it bends suddenly
to the northward, and after running some distance, divides
into two streams, one filling into the great bay of T, inco-
malee, the other, which is called the Virgel, into the sea,
twenty-five miles southward of Trincomalee. * * A
bridge has been recently thrown over the Mahavillaganga,
at Peradenia, consisting of a single arch (principally of
eaten-wood), of two hundred and five feet span. The
roadway is twenty feet wide, and its height above the
river at low water-mark about sixty-seven feet. The arch
is composed of four treble ribs tranoversely distant from
each other five feet from centre to centre. The arch corn
mencerl in the middle of July, 1832. Tne centering wit-
struck on the first of October, and the roadway wa-
completed before the first of January, 1833. This bridg,
was designed and set up under the superintendence of
Lieut.-Colonel Fraser, deputy quartermaster•general of the
forces in Ceylon."

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On the 20th inst., in 3 vols. post Svo.,
la E L E
By MARIA EDGEWORTH. N.

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