The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-05 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL.

RUMOURED MARRIAGE OF PRINCE GEORGE
OF CAMBRIDGE AND THE ARCHDUCHESS
OLGA OF RUSSIA.

RUSSIAN FRONTIER, SEPT. 21.—The report which
has been for some time past in circulation of a marriage
of the Grand Duchess Olga to Prince George of Cam_
bridge has of late become so derided that I think it
ought not any longer to be passed over in silence. It is
considered as one of the results of the visit of the Em-
peror of Russia to London, and as the commencement of
a more intimate alliance between Russia and England.
As the Crown Prince of Hanover has no children the
Duke of Cambridge is the presumptive heir to the throne
of Hanover. Meantime the preliminary position of the
parties is said to be perfectly arranged. Count Nessel-
rode will return by way of Hanover, where he will have
an interview with Baron Afeyondorff.
BRUSSELS, OCT I.—The average price of wheat last
week was 19f., and that of rye, 10f. 48c. per hectolitre.
The importation remains at 37f. 50e. and 21f. 50c. respec-
tively per 1,000 kilogrammes, and the export duty at 28
centimes on both wheat and rye.
The Belgian sloop Ceres has just arrived at Ostend
from London, with a cargo of guano.
Yesterday the beautiful steamer the British Queen,
belonging to the Belgian Government, was sold at Ant-
werp by public auction. It was sold to M.Vande Leem-
put for 170,500 francs, and the expenses for the vessel
and its inventory. The furniture of the steamer will be
sold shortly.
In consequence of the disorders which lateiy took
place at Verviers, the members of those families which
were particularly exposed to insult on that occasion ap-
pear to have resolved to withdraw entirely from public
life. Thus, Viscount Brollery has resigned the post of
President of the Harmony Society, Mr. Adolphus Simonis
quits the Society of Vocal Music and the Florticultural
Society, of which he had been President from their first
institution, and Mr. Iwan Brolley has retires from the
Chamber of Commerce.

Many reports have been circulated of a supposed in-
tention of the King of the French to come to Belgium
after his visit to the Queen of England, and some persons
even pretend to know that he will not come to Brussels.
All these reports are without foundation.

AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, Stun'. 25.
Five per Cents. Metalltques • :. 100%
Four per Cents. lOO
Three per Cents. 76
Bank Shares .......... ....... ...............~ l6OO

emesne eating, Sept. 28.
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E- 'AI
BELGIAN FUNDS'.—Beusset.s, Om 1.7
Actua Debt, 2% per Cent —
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent lO2 %
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent —
... Three per Cent
----- Thirty-seven Milli,ns, ditto
(1840) vs%
-- 1544 104%
Loan of City, 1843, Four per Cent. lO3
Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent.
Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent
Issue of 1841 60%
—Brussels Papers. Oct. 2.

CITY of LONDON REGISTRATION.
(Before S. J. ARNOLD, Esq.)
The REVISING BARRISTER, on his taking his seat yes:
terday, gave judgment in several cases, with respect to
which he had reserved his decision.
The revision of the lists of voters for the following
parishes was then proceeded with, viz., St. Botolph
and St. Bride, St. Dunstan-in-the-West, the precincts
of Bridewell and Whitefriars, All llallows, St. Ed-
mund the King, St. Gabriel (Fenchurch-street), St.
Mary Woolnoth, St. Nicholas, &c.
THE ENER TEMPLE.—A question of some impor-
tance came before the Revising Barrister yesterday.
On the list of St. Dunstan in the West being pre-
sented, _

Mr. Quin, who appeared for the Conservatives, ob-
jected to the reception of the list of the Inner Temple.
He grounded his objection on the 27th section of the
Act of Parliament, which provided that in cases of
extra-parochial places adjoining two parishes the lists
of such places should be published on the church
doors of the least populous parish of the two. The
Inner Temple adjoined the two parishes of St. Dun-
stan in the West and Whitefriars. By the census it
appeared that the parish of Whitefriars was the least
populous of the two. The list of the Inner Temple
however, was published on the' door of the church of
St. Dunstan. Before the 6th of Victoria such an ob-
jection as this would have had the effect of disfran-
chishing the place, but such would not be the case
now, as was shown by the Hull scrutiny case. A
list was rejected on the same grounds as those upon
which the present objection was made, and shortly
afterwards an election took place. Those persons
whose names appeared on the rejected list tendered
their votes, but they were refused. A scrutiny, how-
ever, took place before the House of Commons, and
the votes were allowed by the Committee.
Mr. Wansey contended that the publication on the
church doors of the Temple Church was quite sufficient.
The REVISING BARRISTBR said this was a very im-
portant question. Upon looking into the different
provisions of the Act of Parliament, it appeared to him
that a case like the present one had been contem-
plated. It was clearly in evidence that the Inner
Temple was a place contemplated in the 22d section
of the Act, as it was a place extra-parochial, and had
no overseers of the poor. It joined two parishes, both
situated within the boundary of the City, and conse-
quently the list ought to be published in the least po-
pulous of the two. Now, the least populous parish
was that of Whitefriars, and it was clear from the
general tenour of the Act that the list of the Inner
Temple ought to have been published by the over-
seers of the parish of Whitefriars. The answer of
Mr. Wansey went for nothing, as the publication of
the list by an unknown person was no publication at
all. He (the Revising Barrister) was therefore cotn-
pelled to come to the conclusion that the 27th section
of the Act had not been complied with, and he must
refuse to receive the list, and the consequence would
be that the list of last year would stand good for the
next.

OTTER HUNTING IN THE SURREY ZOOLOGICAL
GARDENS.—Some few weeks since a very fine otter
11 escaped from his cage in these gardens, and took refuge
in the lake, which being amply stocked with fish—carp,
tench, &c.—afforded him a tine treat. All manner of
methods were tried to catch him, but without success ;
but at last his appetite took a higher flight, and he fan-
cied the gold-fish, two or three dozen of which he de-
voured in one night. This was rather too expensive a
treat for the proprietor, and he determined to make a
last attempt at trapping him. A trap, prepared and
baited with a perfect bonne bouche, was placed in his
track, and last evening he was taken under the or-
chestra, but, such was his ferocity that the trap (a
strong wire one) was nearly destroyed before he could be
placed in his old domicile. He is much improved in size
and weight since he escaped, and seems perfectly recon-
ciled to the restraint under which he is again placed.
PEDESTRIAN FEAT.—Thursday a match for 51.
came off in the Park-road, Clapham, which drew together
a good sprinkle of spectators. The feat was to pick 100
stones from the ground, each being placed a yard apart ;
the match was undertaken by Collis, who went at his
task, commencing at the far end (the stipulations were,
not to fetch more than one stone at a time, and to deposit
it in a basket at one end, the whole to be completed in
fifty minutes.) He worked hard for forty-four minutes,
when he accomplished the match, and winning by six
minutes. The distance actually run over was five miles,
five furlongs, and 200 yards,