The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-15 00:00:00

FLANDERS AND DUTCH MAIL.
THE HAGUE, Aua. 12.—The official account of the
revenue in the first six months or 1844, is now pub-
lished, compared with that in the first six months of 1843.
It was in 1843 25,688,877f.
1844 25,373,504f.

Loss in 1844

315.373 f.

The diminution is chiefly in the duties on importation
and exportation, amounting to 221,484 florins, and in
the taxes and registration stamp:, 546,050 florins.
The diminution in the import, duties is chiefly owing
to tho circumstance that a smaller quantity of foreign
corn was disposed of for home consumption. With re-
spect to the stamp, &c. duties, they are only 70,000 flo-
rins less than in the first six months of 1842. In the
excise there is an increase of nearly half a million in
1844.

BRUSSELS, Atm. 20.—1 n the space of twenty-six
months the French railways have cost the lives of 289
persons, and 457 individuals have been wounded in con-
sequence of accidents. The victims of the fatal catas-
trophe of the Bth of May are included' in this statement.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAT.)
DEVON AND EXETER RACES.—WEDNESDAY.
The Devonshire Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only
if declared ; the second horse to save his stake. Once
round.
Sir S. Spry's Subduer, 4 yrs (Pegg) 1
Mr. W. Ley's Fairplay, 3 yrs 2
Mr. Parker's bf, by Jack-in-the-Green—Eliza, 3 yrs 3
The First Class Home Stakes of 10 &yrs, each, 3 ft, with
25 added. Two miles and a distance.
Mr. Downe's Usurper, aged (Owner) 1
Mr. Reed's Mona, 5 yrs
The Hurdle Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 10 added, 12st
each, mile and distance, over four hurdles (6 Subs),
gentlemen xiders, were won cleverly by Mr. Golds-
worthy's Fair Penitent, aged (Mr. Luke), beating Cap-
tain Hamilton's Remus, Mr. Graham's Charlatan
(bolted), and Mr. H. Sweet's Emperor (bolted).
The Ladies' Purse of 251., added to a Sweepstakes of
5 sovs. each, 3 ft., Gentlemen riders, one mile (4 Subs.),
was won by Mr. King's c by Hornsea, dam by Sooth-
sayer, 3 yrs (Mr. Scobell), beating Mr. Crofton's Corno-
peen, 4 yrs (short of weight), and Mr. Graham's Alice
Lowe, 3 yrs.
MA RLO W R A CES.—WEDNESDAY.
The Ladies' Purse of 301., added to a Sweepstakes of
3 sovs. each ; three yrs, 7st 41b ; four yrs, Bst Sib ;
five yrs, 9st ; six yrs and aged, 9st 41b. Mares and
geldings and maiden horses allowed 31b. Winner to
be sold for 1001, &c. Heats, twice round.
Mr. W. Dixon's Foxhunter, aged ...(Lisesey) 0 1 1
Mr. Hepple's Lady Flora, 6 yrs 1 3 2
Mr. Knowles' Farce, 4 yrs
Two others ran.
The Hurdle Stakes of 2 sovs. each, with 20 added
(5 Subs.), once round, were won in two heats by Mr.
Lamb's Donald Caird, aged (Clark), beating Luck's-all,
The Knight, Falmmon, and Hilda.
TUNBRIDGE WELLS RACES.—WEDNESDAY.
The Eridge Handicap Stakes of 10 sovs.,l ft and 2 only
if declared, with 50 added ; the second saves his
stakes. One mile and a half. (15 Subs.)
Mr. Balchin's Dahlia, aged (W. Balchin) 1
Mr. E. R. Clarke's Young Lochinvar, 4 yrs 2
Mr. Coleman's The Devil-among-the-Tailors, 5 yrs 3
The following also started, but were not placed:—
Mr. Werninck's Patchwork, 5 yrs ; Mr. Anderson's
Chance, aged, and Mr. Hardy's Fairplay, aged.
The Ladies' Plate of 251., added to a sweepstakes of
2 sovs. each, winner to be sold for 601., &c., one mile
and a dis., was won in three heats by Mr. Werrall's
Rondo, 3 yrs (Esling), beating Mr. French's Argos,
aged (won first heat), Mr. Abdell's Bother'em, 4 yrs,
Mr. E. R. Clark's Sir Edward, and Mr. Wiltshire's
Ascot, 6 yrs.
The Visitors' Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 35 added,
the second to save his stake, and the winner to be sold
for 1001., one mile and a half, were won in three wed
contested heats, by Mr. Wilson's Dart, 5 yrs (Hardy),
beating Mr. Moul named Devil-among the-Tailors, 5
yrs (won first heat), Mr. Sare's Discretion, 3 yrs, and
Mr. Coleman's Lufra, 3 yrs.
WOLVERHAMTON RACES.—WEDNESDAY.
The Wrottesley Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 20 added,
for three and four year olds. Once round.
Mr. Speed's Everton, 4 yrs (G. Whitehouse) 1
Mr. I). Cook's What, 4 yrs 2
Captain Vaughan's Extempore, 4 yrs 3
A good race.
The Holyoake Stakes of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only
if declared, with 50 added, the second to save his
stake. Twice round and a dis.
Colonel Anson's Marquise, 4 yrs (Abdale) 1
Mr. Ongley's Roderick, 5 yrs
Mr. Payne's Johnny, aged
Mr. Quarterman's Discount, 6 yrs, and Mr. William-
son's Mavourneen, 5 yrs, also started.
Won by two lengths easily.
The Consolation Plate of 50L for the beaten horses ;
three-yrs-old, 6st lolb ; four-yrs, Bst ; five-yrs, Bst
91b ; six-yrs and aged, Bst 121 b. Winners extra, &c.
Heats, once round and a dis.
Lord Warwick's The Mule, 4 yrs (Arthur) 0 1 1
Mr. Cooke's What, 4 yrs
Mr. Flintoff's The Rhine, 4 yrs
Mr. E. Peers Cane, 4 yrs...
Won in a canter.
ST. LEGER BETTING.
9to 2 agst Ithuriel I 12 to 1 agst Ugly Buck
8 to 1 agst Bay Momus 14 to 1 Th. P..; n4.--se

CRICKET.—CANTEREURT, Arc. 13.—This grand
match, Kent against England, was to have been com-
menced on the East Kent ground, at Canterbury, but the
wetness of the weather was such as to prevent all possi-
bility of play. The parties remained upon the ground
until nearly three o'clock, when it was determined to
postpone the match until this morning. The match was
accordingly begun, " England" going in first. The
weather, however, was but little more favourable for the
sport than on the preceding day, for not only did the
rain compel the players to desist from their operations,
and to quit the ground, but just as their side had brought
their hands to a conclusion, the rain set in apparently
for the afternoon. Notwithstanding the inauspicious
appearance of the early part of the day, the ground was
very numerously and fashionably attended, nearly all
the leading families of that part of the county being pre-
sent. The score was 96 for England when the stumps
were raised.

LONDON TO BRUSSELS IN A DAY.—It may be in-
teresting to some of our readers to know that the journey
from London to Brussels can be accomplished regularly
in one day. The arrangements for this great object
commenced on Sunday last. The train left London for
Dover at half-past 5 A.M., arrived at Dover at 9 ; the
embarkation on board the Princess Mary, belonging to
the Dover Railway Company, took place immediately,
and the voyage to Ostend was performed in little more
than four hours and a half. The passengers left Ostend
at a quarter-past 4 o'clock, and arrived in Brussels at a
quarter past 9 the same evening, the whole distance
(238 miles) having been accomplished in 15i hours. The
stoppages in Ostend exceeded two hours.

C‘"TIS DISTANCE LENDS ENCHANTMENT," &C.- -
We propose that Captain Warner be allowed to try the
virtues of his " long range " on the " Mauvais " comet,
as being the object furthest off ; or, as the insurance
offices might object to this, what does Sir Robert Peel
say to the Captain being allowed to have a shy at the
repeal of the income-tax ? It is the most remote object
any " long range" could reach ; and, if " Captain
Warner" can only bring it down, we are sure the nation
will willingly award him the 400,0001. he modestly asks
for the experiment.—Punch.
SURVEY OF THE MERSEY CHANNELS.—The sur-
vey of the entrances to the channels of the Mersey, by
the Dock Committee, to ascertain their exact state, pre-
viously to the commencement of the operations for the
intended docks in Wallasey Pool, commenced, we believe,
on Monday last. They are being made by Lieutenant
Lord, R.N., marine surveyor to the Dock Committee,
under the direction of Mr. Jessie Hartley, and are to be
of a most minute character. The ultimate object is to
ascertain the effect of the new works upon the Victoria
Bar. Annual surveys of a similar character will be made
for the next seven years, the results of which will be
duly reported.—Liverpool Paper.
EXEMPTION OF JURORS.—It may- not be known
generally, that this is the proper time for parties wishing
to claim exemption from serving on juries, under the
Act of George IV., cap. 50, sec. 9, which states that
persons claiming exemption shall apply to the overseers
and churchwardens of their respective parishes, to have
their names struck out of the list previous to being pub-
lished. The first three Sundays in the next month being
the time for exhibiting the lists of persons qualified to
serve as jurors during the ensuing year, if exemption is
not claimed during this month, they will be obliged to
appear at the sessions.
COUNT NESSELRODE.—BRIGHTON, AUG. 14.—The
weather was so unfavourable yesterday that the Count
was confined nearly the whole of the day to his apart-
ments. In the afternoon he received a visit from his
son, who arrived by the half-past twelve o'clock train
from London, and having dined at the hotel with his
father, took his departure by the last train on his return
to the metropolis. The Count, notwithstanding the
continuance of stormy weather, visited the German Spa
again this morning, accompanied by Dr. Franz. He
drank of the waters, but he does not intend, we believe,
to follow up a course of them. He commenced taking
salt water baths this afternoon. To-morrow afternoon
he will go to town for the purpose, we believe, of bring-
ing his daughter, who has just arrived in London, to
Brighton on the following morning, her physician in St.
Petersburgh having recommended her to try sea-bathing.
Baron Bruanow will, we understand, accompany the
Count on his return to Brighton.
REMOVAL OF A CHURCHYARD.--In the execution
of the improvements in the formation of the new street
from the Bank to the Post-office, the contents of the
burial-ground of St. John Zachary, one of the churches
destroyed at the great fire, situate at the end of Maiden-
lane, and just at the rear of the Post-office, are being re-
moved prior to the ground being thrown into the new
street. The churchyard is carefully boarded up, so as
to prevent inspection; but a large vault is in the course
of excavation at the rear of the ground, in which the
remains from the graves will be deposited. The earth
is being taken to the new Bunhill-fields burial-ground,
in Golden-lane, and is removed in carts only between
five and eight o'clock in the morning. This ground con-
tained some very old monuments, but the interments
have been rare the last few years. Yesterday the ma-
terials of six houses, being nearly the whole south side of
Maiden-lane, were sold, prior to being pulled down for
the improvements.
THE NEW ROYAL EXCHANGE.—During the last
few days considerable progress has been made towards
the completion of the New Royal Exchange by the con-
tractor. The frame-work is now being placed in the
tower for the bells, of which there will be fifteen. In a
few weeks this magnificent edifice will be cleared of the
scaffolding.