The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-03 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL ADVICES.

PRUSSIA.—.By the advices from Berlin, we learn that the
public debt of Prussia, from the year 1820 to 1833, had been
reduced 49,000,000 thalers. In 1820 it was, according to
official documents, 217,845,558 thalers • and on the Ist of
January, 1833, 179,868,380, being a reduction of 42,967,128
thalers. In this is comprised the foreign loans, including that
of England. These loans amounted in 1820 to 15,625,167
thalers, and on the Ist of January, 1833, to 25,277,199 tha-
lers. The floating debt, which bears no interest, such as
notes of the Treasury in circulation at the two epochs,
amounted to 17,242,347 thalers. The consolidated debt,
bearing interest, was, on the Ist of January 1833, 164,626,481
thalers, the interest annually being 58,731,112 thalers, at three
to four per cent. The principal debt is the 4 per Cent. Stock,
which is at 991. A. sum of 2,739,987 thalers is set aside
yearly for its redemption, being little more than 11 per cent.
upon the total debt. The expenses of managing the debt
bearing interest was 132,969 thalers, and those on the un-
funded debt 20,000 thalers.
SWEDEN.—The last advices from Stockholm mention that
the discussion of the proposition of the Government for a loan
of two millions of crowns had commenced on the 10th ult.
among the order of the Nobles, but the final dee4sion,hadsbt,v,
adjourned.
FRANKFORT-ON-THE-ODER.—The commercial accounts from
Frankfort-on-the-Oder received yesterday state that the fair
of St. Martin had just concluded, but with a very unsatisfac-
tory result, the great buyers, with very few exceptions, having
totally failed in their attendance. Money had been exceed..
ingly scarce, and confidence had been entirely destroyed
by the numerous failures in Berlin, Leipsic, and other places.
In Germany trade generally appears to be on a very depressed
footing.

THE ARMY.

(From the Limerick Chronicle.)

This day the drafts for the 25th, 36th, and 69th regiments,
embark on board the Severn steamer at Cove for Chatham,
from thence to re-embark in a transport for the West Indies.
The infantry of this garrison are daily instructed in work-
ing the great guns, under the superintendence of a party of
the Royal Artillery. The garrison of Limerick at present
detach to six different places, viz., Tipperary, Rathkeale,
Killaloe, Adare, Newcastle, and the Lower Shannon Forts.
Captain Atkinson, Ensign D'Esterre, and Surgeon Piper,
30th regiment, have arrived from Bermuda, the two latter in
ill health, from the effects of the climate. Fifty of the 30th
regiment were in hospital at Bermuda, by the last accounts.
Lieut.-General Sir Hussey Vivian has issued a general
order relating to soldiers absent without leave from their re-
spective corps, who avail themselves of the regimental uni-
form to evade detection. Sir H. Vivian directs that all such
persons passing any military station shall be examined ; and if
the furlough of leave is not found in their possession, that such
offenders shall be immediately put in confinement and reported
to their Commanding Officers.
Assistant-Surgeon M‘Donough, of the 37th regiment, who
missed his passage in the Athol troop ship, which sailed from
Cork last month, for the West Indies, has been ordered to pro..
coed at his own expense, to join the service companies of his
regiment at Jamaica.
The 23d, or Welsh regiment of Fusileers, under the com-
mand of Lieut.-Colonel Harrison, marched into Winchester
Barrack, from Gosport, on Saturday last. The regiment,
which is 750 strong, landed a few days since from Gibraltar.
On Wednesday morning last, Sergeant R. T. Tait, 7th
Dragoon Guards, received a serious injury by the falling of
his horse, while in the temporary command of a troop of the
regiment at the exercise field in Caher.

The Select Committee of last Parliamentary Session upon
the Military Establishments and Expenditure of the Colonies,
recommend the strictest economy in those branches. No re-
duction is to take place in the strength of the garrison of Gib-
raltar; but the two offices of Governor and Lieutenant-Go-
vernor are to be consolidated, and the Medical Staff to be les-
sened. No reduction in the garrison of Malta ; but should the
numerical force of the English troops there be reduced, the
Maltese Fencibles are to be increased. The quantity of salt
provision in store at Gibraltar and Malta for the use•of the
army and navy, is not to be so large in future. When the mi-
litary defences of Corfu are completed, one regiment is to be
withdrawn from that station. The offices of Lord High Com-
missioner and Commander of the Forces in the lonian Islands
are to be united, and the inferior Military Staff reduced. No
decrease of the force in Western Africa • but the Ordnance,
Staff, and Barrack departments at Sierra Leone, to be reduced ;
also the Naval, Victualling, and Commissariat departments on
that station. A reduction of six men a company in the regi-
ments at the Cape, and of one Staff Officer. It is finally pro-
posed to dispense with the services of the Junior Staff in the
Adjutant-General's department.
To prevent loss of ammunition on review, or target firing
days, by regiments of infantry in Ireland, a couple of drum-
mers are in future to follow close on the rear of every company,
to collect any stray cartridges of powder and ball.

ROBBERY AT THE CUSTONI HousE.—Some of
the bank notes stolen from the Receiver's chest in the Custom
House on Friday morning last have already got into circula-
tion, and yesterday one of them was returned by a respectable
tradesman, who had fairly taken it in the way of business, but
subsequently observing the advertisement describing the num-
bers of the notes, and finding that one of them corresponded
with that he received, immediately communicated the circum-
stance to the proper authorities. A Jew afterwards called at
the Custom-house and gave some information respecting other
notes which have been changed, and it is confidently expected
the thieves will soon be brought to justice.

A few days since, as a man of the name of Dooly,
who lives near Kilmanagli, Ink digging: in his pottito.fieldt
was suddenly attacked and overpowered by his sister (a widow
named Tynan) and her two sons and three daughters, and
most dreadfully beaten. One of the demons in female form
placed her fingers in the corner of his mouth, and actually tore
each of his cheeks open nearly to the ear.—LirneriPh Sign
EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE.—On Thursday
the attention of the persons residing oppotito St; MAry's
church, Qxford, was attracted bz. the extraordinary appear-
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crossing the TP4O, sl.34Pilly PtifSt 014 •01€1,voFai
members of the University ran to his assistance and succeeded
in extinguishing the flames, in which attempt their gowns and
hands were much burnt. On investigation, it proved that a
quantity of phosphorus, which he had in his pocket, had
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