The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-22 00:00:00

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.

A letter from Copenhagen of the 12th inst. gives
some further account of the modification of the Danish
Ministry. The Count de Moltke, lately Minister of
Foreign Affairs, remains President of the Council, a
post which he has occupied since 1848. The port-
folio of Foreign Affairs passes into the hands of M.
Reedlz de Palsgaard, well known in diplomatic mat-
ters, who, conjointly with M. de Pechlin, Danish Mi-
nister at the Diet of Frankfort, c _included last month
the treaty of peace with Prussia. Al. D'lsminger is
appointed Minister of Marine ad interim, and Count
dthee
RlvnvteeiritotcPrwan-dCroif Justice.
m inisltihcaes. the ad interim portfolio of
Letters from Hambnrgh state that the inaction of
the armies is generally attributed to the efforts of the
envoys of the foreign powers. who, it is said, have
been sent into the two camps to prevent the renewal
of hostilities.
The Cologne Gazette states, on the authority of a
letter from Lubeck, that orders had been sent by the
Russian Government to Cronstndt to have all the
vessels of war in that port immediately fitted out, arid
sent on the 15th to join the fleet off the coast of Den-
mark.

ITALY.
Some of the Piedmontese journals say that the
French Government is disposed to act as medi .tor in
the differences which have arisen between the Sar-
dinian Government and Rome.
The Piedmontese Gazette of the I7th states that
friendly relatiot a have been completely re-established
between the Sardinian Government and the Argen-
tine Republic.
The Piedmontese Government has just ordered the
expulsion from its territory of two Lombard refugees,
M. Mauro Macchi, a writer in the Italia, and M.
Bianchi Giovini, a writer in the Opinione.

THE
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Tuesday
BELGIUM.
I
peed that morning in the
day announce that
h
city and the greater part of the faubourgs, and that
the waters
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the inhabitants were engaged in emptying their cel-
lars. It was on Saturday knight at nine o'clock
that the inundation cea.ed to rise. It remained
stationary some time, and then began slowly to de-
cline. At midnight on Saturday the fall was 4
centimetres ; at ten o'clock on Sunday night
10 centimetres, and at seven o'clock on Monday
morning it was 1 metre 13 centimetres. During the
inundation the Bourgmt tri s c !wed cart loads of bread
and fresh water to be conveyed to the populations of
the submerged quarters. In the evenings the gas
lamps could not be lighted, and torches were at-
tached to the pillars. On Sunday the waters rushed
from the Canal de Charleroi down the Rue de Flandre
with the rapidity of a torrent. The damage done is
very considerable, but, on the whole, it appears that
fewer lives have been lost than might have been ex.
peCted. Subscriptions have been opened for the re-
lief of the sufferers, and in eeveral streets boxes have
been placed to receive contributions. Large crowds
had begun to visit the places in which the ravages had
been greatest.
Letters from Louvain, Hal, Vilvorde, Beverne,
Melsele, Calico, Doel, Kieldricbt, Namur, Mons,
Marbes-le. Chateau, and innumerable other towns
and villages, give painful accounts of the damage
done by the floods. In some places houses have been
thrown down, in others bridges ca.ried away, in
others trees uprooted, in all crops and property to
an immense amount destroyed. All the letters, how-
ever, represent that the floods were retiring.

YORK AUGUST MEETING.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
(Continued from our Thild Edition).
The County Pltte.

Marriott

Tightwaist

THE EBOR HANDICAP.

Mark Tapley •••
Clothworker •••

Champion

Eleven ran.

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TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING.

Six o'CLocic.

No business doing.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
NORTIIE 1? CIRCUI f.—Liverpool. Aug 21.
CROWN COURT.:-(B-fore Mr. Justice WIGHT-

MAN.)
William Threlfall, a respectable looking man, and
formerly a large manufacturer in Yorkshire, was
placed at the bar, charged, nn three iadictment.,, with
forgery—on the first, with forging a bill of exchange
for 1,000/., with intent to_ defraud Charles Tyson ;
on the second, with having forged and uttered the
acceptance of Joseph Ryland, the mower of the Hull
Flax Mills, to a bid oF exchange for `2,0001., with in-
tent to defraud Thomas Whittaker and others ; and
on th., third, with forging the acceptance of another
bill of exchange for 1,0001., with intent to defraud
Whittaker and others.
The prisoner pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Bliss, QC. and and Mr. Blair appeared for the
prosecution; and Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, Mr. Hall,
and Mr. Aspinall for the defence.
The Counsel for the prosecution proposed to pro-
ceed with the first indictment; on which the Learned
Counsel for the prisoner moved, on affidavit of the pri-
soner and his attorney, to postpone the trial on the
first indictment, on the ground that the charge had
only been preferred on the first day of the assiz. s, and
that from the shortness of time prisoner was not pre-
pared with his defence, nor acquainted with the parti-
culars of the case.
His LORDSHIP thought that on FO serious a charge
the application of the prisoner was reasonable. He
was, however, ready to try the other charges against
the prisoner on wilich he had been committed, if the
Learned Counsel for the prosecution thought it desir-
able to proceed.
Mr. Buss thought it would be more desirable
that all the charges :lonic' be tried together, and the
other charges also had therefore bt tter be
was postpdoned.
This was assented to, and the prisoner orered
to be detained in custody to take his trial at the next
assir.s.
of through the criminal
His LORDSHIP. having
business, then tried a short
civil cause, and no
ort
other case being ready, his Lordship It ft about twelve
o'clock.

force (LB and 14 Victoria. cap. 99
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rates in respect of small tenements,
), passed on the 14th inst.,
RATING SMALL TENEMENTS. —By an Act now in
the owners instead of the occupiers, i. is provided that for the better assessing and collecting the poor. and highway
and when thus rated the
ves-
tries
are to determine whether 6/. tetiLmen:s shall be rated to
owners are to be rated on a reduced scale. The goo !s of the
occupiers are to be liable for the rates as well as the goods of
the owners. Municipal privileges are not
oto be taken away
ear to
from occupiers by rating the owners, butowners of
ear tenre-
ments held for longer periods than ironai ! y for rat es yThe
ae
entitled to add the rent to the amount pd .
Act extend. 4 only to England and Wales.