The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-17 00:00:00

BRUSSELS PAPERS.

BRUSSELS, DEC. 14.—(From the Courrier Belge.)—
The report which has been in circulation for two or three
days at Brussels, of a duel which was to take place between
two Englishmen residing in this city, which we, as well as
some other Journals mentioned yesterday, is destitute of
foundation, as a person who is in a situation to be well it-..-
formed,writes as word.
The ratifications of the treaty of Extradition concluded
between our Government and that of France were ex-
changed yesterday. It is probable that the treaty will be
shortly published.
The Chamber had no public sitting yesterday, it met in
a secret committee to discuss its Budget.

In the secret committee, which followed the sitting of
the preceding day, the Chamber had commenced the dis-
cussion of a proposal which had been made to it towards
the end of last Session, for the adoption of a distinctive
badge to be worn by the Representatives of the nation in
public ceremonies.
The discussion of this proposal not having been coin
eluded in the Committee of Friday, it was resumed yester-
day, and the Committee adopted by a majority of 4.2 to
38, as a distinctive badge, a silver plate in the form of a
star enamelled with three colors, to be worn on a black
dress, with the word Representative. Below the plate will
be the name of the Representative and his quality.
Directions have been given to the Bishops of the king-
dom to order the usual prayers for the safe delivery of the

Queen.
Two English Cabinet messengers passed through this
city yesterday, the first from London, with dispatches for
Frankfort, the second from Berlin with dispatches for
London.

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ANTWERP, DEC. 13.—This morning the Macaasar, of
900 tons, belonging to M. Donnet, left our port for Holland,
where it will be employed on account of the Maatschappy.
Only three days ago the E►uanuel, of 1,000 tons, the pro-
perty of Messrs. de Cock, Brothers, left us for the same
destination. The emigration of these two fine ships
completes the ruin of our commercial marine. Of so many
noble ships, the pride of Antwerp, not one now remains in
our basin. Consumnzal►an est. No more commerce on a
great scale, no more long voyages. It is in this manner
that the assertion in the Speech from the Throne is veri-
fied, that our prosperity is daily increasing. Let us not,
however, give ourselves up to despair ; we have still excel-
lent grounds for consolation left. In fact, hare we not
convents and missionaries ? _

A letter from Turnhout says, that it is not true that our
flags of truce could not pass the frontiers of Holland, as was
lately affirmed. They did go into Holland to the place of
their destination, and were received with the politeness
usual among civilised nations.—Brussels Papers, Dec. 15.

TOWER HAMLETS.--A gentleman of the name of
Cropland, possessing considerable property in Bethnal-green
and its vicinity, has announced his intention of becoming a
candidate for this place, nil is expected to be supported by the
Lushington party.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MONDAY, DEC.
15.--V6re have no alteration to note in our Cotton Market.
The transactions to-day are about 2,500 bags (including 000
to speculators) at the quotations of Friday last.
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THE RUSSIA TRADE.-.—The information received
yesterday, addressed to the Governor of the Russia Company,
and dated St. Petersburgb, the 29th ult., is of interest to the
mercantile classes. On the 27th ult. the wind freshened from
the S.W., and during the night drove the loose ice towards
the compact body, and left the returned ships in open water ;
but an attempt to communicate with them over the ice proved
unsuccessful. The work had been commenced to cut in the
Prince of Orange, mentioned in the last report, and also tbo
inward-bound British and other vessels ; but the state of the
ice was such as to prevent the people working with any degree
of success or even safety, it having been loosened in some de-
gree by the wind. The state of the ice was, in other respects,
the same as by the last advices, and the passage at Oranien-
baum, by accounts from those who had passed over it, was still
firm, but no person was allowed to pass OM' at Cronstadt. Oa
the 28th ult. the ice remained in the same state, except that
there was a little more water to the southward. The number
of British ships that had arrived up to the 29th ult. was 718,
and 709 had sailed.

Extract of a letter from Madrid of Dec. 2 :—" A
mysterious affair of love, scandal, and assassination, excites much
interest here. One day last week a young officer was seen
crossing the street between the Marchioness de Villa Garcia's
house and that of his uncle the Duke do San Lorenzo; he
was wounded and his blood streaming. For three days to-
gether he lay in the most dangerous state. In vain did his
powerful relations urge him to name his assassin. Ile de-
clared that he had pledged his \lord of honour never to dis-
close it, and no entreaties could prevail upon him to reveal it.
Ile has now recovered. Conjecture has been on the stretch.
The husband has been first suspected, but he vies at that tim4
sitting in the Cortes. M. V., formerly the lady's lover, and
Count de Torreno, the husband's cousin, and reputed the
lady's present bon anti, have been in turn suspected, till tl:o
youth has been at length accused of having himself inflicted
leis wounds. General Alava, M. di I3orgo, the Sardinian
Minister, and other friends, have accompanied the Ma'chioness
herself to the young man's bedside, and implored hire to di-
vulge his secret for the sake of her character, but nothing has
been elicited from him, and comments continue abundant."