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courage, and brave only the dangers that they
ought to brave. This is surely enough."
The following letter has been addressed by Mar-
shal Gerard to the Minister of War :
Head•quarters at Berchem, Dec. 15.

Sir,,--In the course of yesterday we enlarged and com-
pleted the lodgement which reaches from the fourth parallel
along the Boom road to the double caponniere of the gorge
of the Lunette St. Laurent. Banqaets a creneaux have
been formed in its centre and extremities for firing of
musketry. Last night a lodgement was made at the end
of the left flank of the Lunette, as well as communications
in the rear, Last night also we began to establish a
battery on the left flank of the counter-guard intended to
batter the curtains No. 1 and 2, and the dam which
keeps in the waters of the fosses. This battery has been
completed to-day. This morning we have commenced
placing the crown-work Made by the engineer corps for
the top cf the covert-way on the left front of the bastion
of Toledo, in order to erect a breach battery, which will
be only forty yards from the scarp to be battered. The
fear of impeding the working party who are on the top
of the glacis, has forced us to suspend the fire of several
batteries. The fire from the garrison has been rather
hri•k and cotstaoly directed against the new position of
which we have made ourselves masters. The questions
addressed to the priF.oners we made yesterday have af-
forded us some particulars on the interior of the Citadel
and the effect of our firing. The number of Dutch killed
and wounded up the 13th inst. is computed at 200 men.
To prevent discouragement among the garrison, the of-
ficers exert all their influ,nce over the soldiers, whose
hopes of being succoured by the Prussians is ever day di-
minishing. The artillery appears to be inspired with
more courage, which is kept up by frequent distributions
,-,t brandy. Our shells have pierced a great number of
he sere, ns by which the Dutch troops are sheltered.
Accept, Ue. COUNT GERARD.
FaeNCH Ftnlns.-PARIS' Dec. 17.-Five per Cents., 9-f. 73e
70c. 75c. 80c. 96c. 85c. 90c. 93c. 99f. 98f. 95c. 90c. 95c. 90c. 95c. 90e.
93e. 99f. 98f.9 c. 85c. 99c. 95c. 90c 95c. 90c. 99f 98f. 95c. ; Loan
of 1832, 98f. 90c. 95c. 99f. 98f. 93e. 99f. 9zif. 93c. ; Three per Cents.
iiBf. 75c. 70c. 75c. 80c. 73c. 68f. (Dc. 70c. 73c. 70c. 75c. ; National
Loan, 996. •25c.; Bank Actions, 1,6851: 1,6906. 1,700 f ; Rente de
Naples, 81f. 81f. sc. 81f. 81f. sc. 10c. 81f. sc. 816. ; Roman Five per
Cents., 79 78% 79 7834 ; Rente d'Espagne, 12Y6 se ; Ditto, Three
per Cents., 33 I,‘, !.4 t 4; Royal Spanish Loan, 8244 34 83;
Rente Perpetuelle d'Espagne, 59 58% 59 58% 5831 7, ; Belgian
Loan, 7634 ; Haytian Loan, 225t-Exchange on London, one
month, paper, 25f. 80c. ; money, 25f. 75c.; three months, paper,
25f 65e.; money, 251 65c.-Cours Authentique.
FRENCH FUNDS.-PARI., Dec 18.-Five per Cents., 99f. 98f.95c.
09f. 98f. 95c. ' • Loan of 1832. 981'. • Three per Cents., 68f. 70e.
68f. 75c. 70c. 75c. 80c. 75c. 70c. ; dational Loan, 99f. 25c. ; Bank
Stock, 1,700 f. ; Rente de Naples, 81f. 10c. 81f. 8 f 95c ; Roman
Five per Cents., 7834 79 78 ; Rente d'Espagne, Three
per Cents., 8394 tg I,i ; Royal Spanish Loan, 83,i 83 8 ;
Rente Perpetuelle d'Espagne, 59 58% 59 58% ; Belgic Loan of
1831, 7614 ; Haytian Loan, 2:?5f. Exchange on London, one
month, money, 80c. ; iree months, paper, 25f. 70c.,..m0ney,
ney, 25f. 70c.-Cours Authentique.

GENERAL ELECTION.

BERKSHIRE.-.READIN G, DEC. 19.

The result of the Berkshire election has been most glo-
rious for the cause of the 'people. The two Reformers,
Mr. Throckmorton and Mr. Walter, have been returned,
In spite of the insidious artifices and the open menaces of
the aristocracy, who told their tenants that they would
eject them if they voted for the Reform candidates,—in
spite, too, of more secret and more disgraceful attempts to
disappoint the heart's desire of the honest yeomen of this
county. The treachery which has been exhibited during
this election, induced by the most violent and uneonsitu-
tional coercion, has been most appalling. Men who, on
Monday night, called Heaven to witness that they would
vote for Mr. Throckmorton, and Mr. Walter, actually
polled on Tuesday morning for Palmer and Pusey. What
to the persons who act thus expect to gain by this? We
cannot tell; but whatever philosopher's stone may glitter
in the dreams of their vindictive imaginings, we can tell
them what solid evil they must necessarily effect. They
will teach the single-minded and honestly disposed people,
whom they call their inferiors, to prove false to their
word, and to debase themselves to the lowest rint of de-
gradation by having it said of them that their most so-
lemn promises are no more to be depended on than a
bruised reed or smoking flax. However, these things,
,:istressing as they are, were done in vain, and the poll
stands thus :
Palmer
Throckmorton °JED
Walter
Posey 2,402
N.B. Palmer and Pusey's Committee contend that 3.2
should be added to AIN Pusey's number, as their state-
ment of Mr. Pusey's polling. This, if correct, which
our accounts give us no reason to believe it is, will still
leave Mr. Walter in a majority over Mr. Pusey. The three
Members for the county are, therefore, Palmer, T hrock-
inorton, amid Walter.