The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-15 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL.

BRUSSELS, JULY 10.— The project of law on civil and
ecclesiastical pensions was adopted by the Senate to-
day, after a long debate on the first and sixth articles.
Several amendments were proposed, but aft( rwards
withdrawn.

The Government has received from the Belgian Con
sul at Rio de Janiero an account of the settlement formed
by a Belgian manufacturer at Campos, in Brazil, with
the view of introducing the cultivation of flex. A consi-
flerable number of Belgiaus have been invited to join in
the undertaking, and have embarked at Dunkirk on
board a French ship, which is to take them to Briiit
It seems that others are to follow.

Their Majesties the King and Queen, with a few at•
tendants, set out this morning for Paris, and will be ab-
sent about a month.

According
i to observations and surveys of Mr. Shop-
with on the iron railway of the Sombre and Meuse, the
principal line will be sixty kilometres in length, and the
branches thirty-one kilometres.
A letter from Antwerp of yesterday gives an account
of a visit made the day before by the governor and mem-
bers of the council of the_Commune to Fort Lillo, in
order to insect the works carrying on to draw_th_e_
Polder of Lillo, which has been under water so many
years. On inspecting the works, they found that the
new dike would have been rtearly completed by this time
but for the unfortunate rupture a month ago, by which
great damage was done. However, the works have since
been carried on with such activity, that in about a fort-
night the part lately inundated will be drained, and
raised to the height of the ordinary tides. The second
dike is proceeding in a satisfactory manner. The time
of this visit was chosen for laying the first stone of a
sluice which is to be built behind the fort. It appears
from the plans that this sluice will be on a great scale.
It is intended in time of peace to drain the water from
the River Polder, and in time of war to inundate the
environs of the fort to the whole extent of the Rayon.

SPORTING IN
BETTING AT MAN

TELLIGENCE.
rCHESTER.-FRIDAY.
)0L CUP.

LIVERPC
6 to 1. agst The Era—taken
7. to 1 agst Aristotle
8 to 1 agst Poor Soldier--t
. 9 to 1 agst BritishYeoman-;-t
9 to 1 agst Pompey
10 to 1 agst Yardley

12 to 1 agst Red Deer
14 to 1 agst Trueboy
14 to 1 agst Pagan
15 to 1 agst Best of Three
30 to 1 agst British Tar .
30 to 1 agst Mickey Free.
GOODWOOD

5 to-I agst Franchise
9 to I agst Croton Oil
_ .

STAKES
115 to 1 agst Elegance filly
17 to 1 agst Subduer
17 to 1 agst Best tsf Thre
17 to 1 agst The Currier,

10 to 1 aigt Red Deer
12 to '1 agst Parthian---taken
13 to 1 agst Canton

EGER.
I I to 1 agst Bay Moinug
14 to 1 agst Foig-a-ballagh
14 to 1 agst Morpeth
40 to 1 agst Lightning

4 to 1 agst. The Cure—taken
7 to 1 agst Ithuriel.
7 to 1 agst Ugly Buck
8 to 1 agst The Princess
10 to 1 apt Red Deer 1
2 WORCESTER RACES.—FRIDAY.
The Stdbury Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 20 added. T.Y.C.
Ongley's King of the Gipsies, 3 yrs (Marlow) 1
Mr. Collins's b f by- Voltaire, out of Eunuch, 3 yrs 2
The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr E.
Herbert's Joanna, 3 yrs;' Mr. Skerrat's Tottenham, 2 yrs;
Lord Warwick's Gwalior, 2 yrs ; Mr. Dixon's Chevy Cbase,
2 yrs.
The Tradesman's Cup of 50 sovs., added to a Sweepstakoti of
15 sovs. each ; 10 ft and 5 ft ; the second to save hii roake.
Three miles.
Mr. J. Day's Tamburini, aged (Wakefiel4) 1.
Mr: Gougli's Fausta, 6 yrs , 2
A Purse of 501. givgn by the County Memb-ers. -Heats,
_
two miles.

Mr. Skerrat's Intrepid, 3 yrs (Denman) I 1'
Mr. Emery's Glide- away; 3 yrs
Mr. Herbert's Joanna, 3 yrs
The littbastes filly and two others als,) ran.
LIVERPOOL JULY MEETING,,WEDNEspAy NEx'r.
LIVEAPOOL, FRIDAY NIGIIT
ARRIVALS -The Neill, The Orphan, Pickpocket, Armytag,e,
Pir-Itop of Romford Cob.• Coal Black Ruse. Joe Raphael,
Morpeth, and Extempore • Scott's ,Int is expected to corn
prise Ithuriel, The Prince,s,,,Prizt fighter, British Yunnan,
PsalM- singer, Ambition, Parthiart, Arundo, The Caster, and
Zephon. Robert de Gorham, Mickey Free, Paragon, and the
Middleham lots are to be here on Sunday.

THE CUP BETTING.
7 to 1 agst Era 12 tot agst Pagan
8 to 1 agst Aristotle 16 to 1 agqt Mickey Free
9to 1 agst British Yeoman 18_to 1 agst The Neill
10 to 1 agst Poor Soldier 25 to 1 agst British Tar.
12 td 1 agst Pompey ,

CRICKET.
-SussEx v. KENT.—The first match this season, between
these Contending parties, came off about a fortnight ago, at
Canterbury, when Sussex was victorious ; but so even did
the game run that they won only by one wicket.' The return
match was commenced on Thursday morning in Bon's ground,
at Brighton, in the presenCe of an immense assemblage of
spectators from all parts of the county of Sussex. Lillywhite,
the famous Sussex bowler, had taken umbrage at something
and would not play ; and one of the best " bats" in Sussex,
viz.,•llawkins, being too unwell to play, the batting *as
greatly in favour of Kent ; although Messrs. Felix, Bayley,
and 'Spencer were not forthcoming, yet Kent was backed to
any amount, but no takers. Sussex' having won the toss for
`choice of innings put. Kent in first ; and W. Myna, Esq., and
Martingell, took their places at the wickets. In the early
part of the game the absence of Lillywhite was felt most the bowling -of Dean not Leing so good,as usual,
Lind upwards of fifty runs were obtairied with the loss of only
one wicket. Mr. Taylor commenced bowling after a few.
" ones" from 'Hodson, and was fortunate enough to bowl out
Pilch, the flower of the Kent eleven, the first ball, to-the no
small gratification of the Sussex party. Wenman returned
for only two runs, but Mr. Alfred Mynn made a fine innings,
Mr. W. Mynn, Adams,- and Dorrinton also batted remark-
ably well ; and at the close of the innings, Kent had scored
147 runs. Sussex commenced their first innings about half_
past six in the evening, and scored 47, on the loss of only
three wickets, Dean having got 37 of -them himself. The
game was resumed yesterday morning at a quarter before
twelve. ' Box (the Sussex wicket keeper), and Bushby, re-
mained in two hours before they, were separated, swelling the
score to about 120 runs, when a fine ball from Martingell
lowered Box's wicket. The display of batting elicited 'great
applause. Mr. Taylor followed, and, after obtaining a few,
runs neatly was caught out by Mr. Bennett. Hammond and'
Sopp made an excellent score, and Sussex; to the astonish-
ment of every one, numbered 215 runs; Bushby having-got 44.
of them from his own bat.
CQ W

ES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(pawl OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
COWES, Jul 7-12.
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.

July 6. Sparrowhawk cutter, Thomas Halifax, Esq., Lon.
don ; Naiad cutter,..Tohn•Quantock, Esq., Portsmouth
10. Ganymede cutter, J. H. W. P. S. Pigott, Esq., Guern,
sey and Southampton.
11. Brilliant schooner, J. IL Aekers, Esq., Weymouth and
other ports.