The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-11 00:00:00

lIAMBURGH MAIL.

HAMBL'RCII, .MABCIT 5.—T a steamers, which left
Cuxhaven yesterday morning, got up to Altona in the
afternoon, and broke, as far as possible, the ice on the
rivfri: but about -five- o'clock four of them gave up
the attempt, only the Darlay, Captain 'Draper, perse-
vered, when the, ice stopped her passage he only gave
way a little, and then repeated his efforts to break
through ; before he had succeeded the Hamburgh, Cap-
tain Brown, came up, and, by the exertions of both ves-
sels, the ice at Altona was broken. through, and both
arrived in this harbour nearly at the same time. In
consequence the ice is now set afloat, and the channel
here is tolerably clear. The Nepean passed Blankenese
at half-past one o'clock this afternoon.
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—Bnaux, MARC/I 6.
' Money
St. Schuld Sch., 4 per cent. ... . . 101 X 101%
Prussian English Bonds, 1030, 4 per cent lOl%
Exchange on London 6 24
Prussian State Gazette, March 6
HAMBURGH BORSENHALLE, Maacm 5.
Bills. Money.
Austrian 5 per Cents. 113 11234
Bank ....... .......... ..... 1605
Anglo-Russian 112%
Russian 5 per Cent., Ist series, Certificate.... 105% 105
Inscription, lit series ..... ..... 105
Russian 5 per Cent. Hope arid Co., 3d and 4th
Series
Ditto in Certificates 99%
New 4 per Cent. (1840
...... 91% 91
Dutch Actual Debt, % per Cent. ••••••••••••••• 64.7 i
Ditto 5 per Cent. ..... -
New Tickets.. .
Angio.Danisbmire7n73 per Cent. •••••••••••••••••• 843 i at
Spanish, New 5 per Cents. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 18% 1834

FIRE AT BROMPTON.—On Saturday night. about
ten o'clock, a fire broke out in the premises occupied by Mr.
tyres, facing the Swan Tavern, Old Brompton. No time was
lost after the discovery was first made in dispatching the ne-
cessary intelligence to the different engine-stations, and
Carter and Fogs soon arrived with the County fire-engine,
and the'King-street Brigade engine. The fire spread with
great fury, and speedily extended itself to the adjoining
building termed Heath Cottage, and from thence to buildings
in the occupancy of Mr. Lyater. The flames were not en-
tirely extinguished till about half-past eleven o'clock, and
very considerable damage has been done. Three separate
buildings belonging to Mr.'Joyce, consisting of barn stables,
and a shed, are burned down; the greater part of Heath
Cottage is also destroyed.
GENERAL POST-OFFICE.--.011 Friday afternoon the
following notice respecting the future transmission of letters
and newspapers to Sydney and Port Philip, was issued by
order of the Postmaster-General :—" The Postmaster-Gene-
ral having nownscertained that an overland post exists be-
tween Sydney, New South Wales, and Port Philip, all letters
and newspapers posted hereafter, addressed to any of the
towns in the settlement of Port Philip will be sent by packet
unless specially marked by private ship.' Let-
tteorsSyndent
Sydney unless
will be charged with the packet-rate of
Is., &c. Newspapers will be sent free of postage. This re-
gulation does not apply to letters and newspapers addressed
to the other British Colonies in Australia, viz :—Van Die-
ztautd.men's La„nd, South Australia, West Australia, nor to New

PRlsox DISCIPLINE.--Stolzer, who was-capitally
convicted at the Central Criminal Coiirt last October, and
sent to the Millbank Penitentiary when reprieved, has be-
come insane, and has been sent to the criminal wing of
Bethlehem Hospital.