The Sun.
London, England, 1832-09-11 00:00:00

HAMBURG AND GERMAN PAPERS.

(RECEIVED TIIIS MORNING)

BERLIN. SErr. 2.—lt is a proof that more reliance is
placed on the continuance of peace, that extensive plans
for building in the capital have been resolved upon.
Among others, we may mention the University, which is
to be begun in the spring, and the expense of which is
estimated at 200,000 dollars.
STUTTGARD, AUG. 30.—1 t is said that we are to have
a militia in the whole kingdom, and that the King has
already approved of the regulations. Though this is only
a report, it seems that the public are every where highly
pleased with it. The citizens feel that they are able to
raise an army in defence of their King and country, and
hope that by this means a reduction may be made in the
expensive military establishment, though they have no
other objection to make to the soldiers, with whom they
live on good terms.
BREMEN. Aco. 30.—The President of the Unit-T1
Sates of North America has lately dismissed our fellow-
citizen, M. Wichelson, who wss appointed General Con-
sul for Arni-rha, in this city, when Washington was Pre-
sident, and his conferred this very lucrative office on an
American, Nathaniel Pearce. That this Mr. Pearce has
solicited this pest, and come hither, has caused a great
sensation among our merchant-, because several houses
have lost large sums hy his ankruptey, and he has paid no
composition ; and he hail scarcely arrived here, when he
was put under arrest by his creditors, and there he is
likely to remain for some time, as be has nothing to offer,
and nobody will give security for him. Many of our
principal merchants have presented an address to the
Senate, in which they request it not to recognise Mr.
Pearce, because it must he disagreeable to them, and to all
merchants trading from Bremen to the United States, to
lay brf.re this man the certificates, invoices, and other
papers relative to their transactions. In compliance with
this address, the Senate has refused to recognise the new
American Consul, and has sent the necessary communica-
tions to Washington.

STocKnot.m: Auo. 31.—The State Gazette an-
nounces as certain, that the King has resolved to celebrate
in a becoming manner the twn hundredth anniversary of
the death of the gre it King, Gustavus Adolphus IL, that
an obelisk of granite is to be erected in his honour at Up-
sal (because the capital already pos,esses his statue), and
that all the preparations are so far advanced that the in-
auguration of the monument will take place nn the 6th of
November, 1832, the anniversary in qu,tion.
STOCKHOL', AVG. 31.—We hear that the report of
Dr. Setterblad on the disorder on board the Chapman
frigate has been received, and that it seems pretty certain
that the disease was really the Asi,:tic cholera. It is for-
tunate for the country that it has been of such short dura-
tion.

The marriace of Count B. V. Platen, son of the late
Admiral and Governor of Norway, with the Countess de
only child of Count de Geer, was celebrated on tl:e
'7th at Loels.a, an estate, the annual revenue of which is
estimated at 300,000 rix dollars, Banco money.
HAMBURG, SEI"r. 7.—The Cassel Universal Gazette
says, that the three principal men in Brunswick, suspected
of being concerned in the intrigues of the Countess of
Wrisburg, were :Icquitted on the 25th August, after thres
months' imprisonment. They are Lieut -Colonel Hen-
Dings, Counsellor Fricke, and Counsellor Bohlken.

EXCHANGES ON LONDON.
HAMIH7RC., SEPT. 7.-13 13V, ; two months, 13 12.
PETERSBURGH, Arc. 31.—Three months, 10 21-32.
BERLIN, SEPT. 4.—Three months, 6 2934.
STOCKHOLM, Amo. 31.—Seventy-five days, 14.
BREMEN, SEPT. 4.—Two months, 617.
—Hamburg Papers, Sept. 7.
A 3.1 Bunc, SEPT. 7.—Some purchases of Wheat having
I.uen made for exportation, higher prices were asked, and
;n some instances obtained.

During the last seven days of August, 65 cargoes of
corn passed the Sound, of which S were bound fur Bri-
tish. and 41 for Dutch pqrts.

Rix-doilars.
Wheat, Anhalt, white
-- red 100 to 112
-- Magdeburgh
-- Marks
31ecklenburgh
The Stock market in generJl is firm. Discount 2i per
ef ti t .

End of September.

Anglo-Danish Loan, :3 per Cent 'o7l:,
Anglo-Russian Loan
Hamburg, 3 per cent.
Russian Inscriptions, 3 per cent. RS
Ditto, ditto, 1831
Polish Bonds ll2
Prussian Bonds, 1832
Austrian Rank Shares 1146
Ditto 3letalliques
New Austrian 4 per Cents. 77 •
Hamburg Reporter.

LAKE OF GENEVA, Ace.. 13.—The extraordinary
heat which has prevailed, almost without intermission, for
nine weeks, has produced phenomena in the countries bor-
dering our lake, to which there is no parallel on record.
At Geneva a spontaneous combustion took place in the
churchyard of Plain Palais, though in a rather damp
plain (plana pains.) The high grass on the graves, the
cypress and fir trees, took fire, and it was necessary to
bring the engines to extinguish it, which was effected, but
net without difficulty.
A more remarkable ev, nt took place in Savoy, near the
village of 31agland (province of Falicigny). All at once
the alarm bell was sotveled, not only in the village, but the
whole surrounding country and in the whole valley, to
summon the inhabitants with all speed to extinguish a
dangerous ii:e of a kind hitherto unheard of ; for it was not
lk,uses, or trees, or heath that was burning, but the roots
of the trees, two feet under the ground. This strange
fire began at Seine (in the commune of Arrache).
Nothing appeared on the surface, the furze and
bushes were untouched, till at once several trees
fell, and were then consumed by the fire that
burnt from their roots. The people, indeed, felled the
wood, that the fire might not spread, and would willingly
have turned up the ground to extinguish the fire that was
burning the roots ; but in the terrible drought, where
were they to get water ? This subterraneous fire, there-
fore, consumed '350 acres of fine forest. The fear of the
subterraneous fire had such an effect on the inhabitants,
that many villages—for instance, Colsane, were wholly
deserted, and as the people were also afraid of going into
the forest, they remained exposed to the scorching rays of
the sun (generally 46 deg. of Reauneur, 112 deg. Fahren-
heit). in the naked plain, where the wells began to dry
up. This subterraneous fire is, doubtless, closely con-
nected with the flames which at the same time issued from
the earth in several places in Lausanne. The rain which
came a few days ago, and considerably lowered the tem-
perature, seems to have checked this fire, though many
persons fear that the rain was by no means of sufficiently
long continuance to penetrate so deep into the ear,h as to
remove all danger of the fires beginning again on the return
of hot and dry weather, such as seems to be setting in.
Allgetneine Zeitung, Sept. 4.

DEPARTURE OF THE EX-KING OF FRANCE.
—Preparations are now making for the departure of
CHARLES X. and his suite from this country, for Gratz,
in Styria. e illustrious exiles have comported them-
selves in a quiet unobtrusive manner during their short
stay at Holyro,d, and have enjoyed the confidence and
esteem of many o. the not ility and gentry in the city and
nei hi ourhood. It is said the cause of their removal is
connected with the mad attempts of the Duchess de IlEant
to counter-revolutionize France in favour of HENRY V.;
but this is mere conjectu: e. There can be no doubt, how-
ever, that the expedition of the Duchess was planned in
the secret councils at Holyrooci.—Scotsman.

Taking the counties of England, and classing
them according to the density of their popul 1600, it iip-
pe::rs that, in too counties, having less than 100 persons
on the square mile, each 100 marriages produced 420
births, In nine counties, having from 100 to 150 on the
square mile, each 160 marriages produced 396 births.
In sixteen cnunties, having from 150 to 200 on the square
mile, each 100 marriages produced 390 births. In four
counties, having from 200 to 250 on the square mile, each
100 marriages produced 388 births. In five counties,
having from 250 to 300 on the square mile, each 100
marriages produced 378 births. In three counties, hay.
ing !rum 300 to 350 on the square mile, each 100 mar-
riages produced 353 births. In two counties, having
from 500 to 600 on the square mile, each 100 marriages
produced 331 births. In the metropolitan county each 100
marriages produced 246 births.— Scrtsman.
Admiral CODRINGTON, who is a candidate
for Devonpnrt and Stenelionse, received last week an in-
vitation to mortal combat from a geutieman of the name of
AVoor.comnic, who had taken offence at something which
had been written or spoken by Sir Enwartn. The liefo
of Navarino, however, had no taste for this mode of set-
tling a dispute, and, at a dinner given to him a few days
afterwards, he alluded to the alfair as follows :—" It might,
perhaps, be thought that he was fond of fighting, but
there was no man who liked it less; and he never, in his
life, took his ship's company into action without feeling a
heavy responsibility as to the necessity of risking their
lives. He thought the Town Hall the proper place for
settling a dispute like that between Mr. WOOLCOM BE and
himself, and he should be glad to meet bin there, and the
constituency would then be able to judge who was in the
wrong." Our fighting dandies of all descriptions may
take a lesson from the conduct of Admiral ConitINGTON.
There are few men who possess that species of moral cou-
rage which dictated this avowal on the part of Sir En •
WARD.