The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-16 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL.

BAUSZLS, OCT. 12.—The King, who was expected to
return from Ardenne this evening, will not be back
before Monday.

A provincial committee has just been formed at Ant-
werp, with a view to co-operate by subscriptions on the
completion of the cathedral of Cologne. A general as-
sembly of the subscribers will be convoked some time
hence, to constitute the committee finally, and to com-
municate immediately with the committee at Cologne.
A brilliant fete is preparing at Antwerp, to celebrate
the first anniversary of the opening of the railway by
which the Scheldt is connected with the Rhine. We
(Courrier Beige) have learnt from different quarters, that
among the persons invited there are some who endeavour
to give to this fete a false signification, or to exaggerate
its importance. We fear that on this occasion false com-
ments and malevolent indications may again get the
better of good sense. We are perfectly convinced
(but will every body be equally so) that we cannot do a
worse service to Belgium than to make it believed abroad,
that it may become a theatre where the political influ-
ence of several nations may contend for victory. With
the present system of publicity, where the slightest facts
are re-echoed from one end of Europe to the other, some
individuals ought not to be permitted to endanger the
welfare of a city, still less of a whole country. Now,
in Belgium, a great number of good citizens and intelli-
gent men have rejoiced at the opening of the railway,
which enables Antwerp to communicate, in a few hours,
with Cologne, and thus to open to its merchants a part of
the German market. If this is what is to be celebrated
by a banquet on the 13th of this month, it is well, but if
it is meant to open a way for political tendencies and sym-
pathies in favour of this or that Government, if Germany
is not true, that the great majority in the country may
too energetically disavow such an object ? However,
we point out the danger because it exists. Last year
on a similar occasion, words were spoken which
were excusable in the excitement caused by the great
event that had just taken place, but were nevertheless to
be regretted. Since then everything has been better appre-
ciated. It is understood that neither a railway or a
treaty can change the intention and the interests of a
people. The greatest commercial market of the country
is France ; in politics France is our most sincere ally ;
this is known at Antwerp as well as elsewhere. And if
an answer for it beforehand, that nothing will be said
during or after the banquet, which may be interpreted
by malevolence hostile to France, we sincerely hope that
the event may not prove to have had false prophets.
BELGIAN FUNDS.--lieusegte. OM 12.
Actua Debt, 2)4 per Cent.. 6O
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent. 1023(
Loan of Thirty Millions. Four per Cent 9B).
Three per
Thirty-seven Millions, ditto
103 S
1844...... .. .»..........40.00 lo4ln
Loan of City, 1843, /our per Cent. . . ... . .... 103
Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent.
Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent 50%
Issue of .....»......... ..........»....40.».40

—Brussels Papers. Oct. 13.
i'AUSI'RIAN FUNDS.—lllitama, OCT 7.
Fire per Cents. Metalhques •....... ....... 1104
Four per Cente..•••••••••••••« 00000 .••• 000000 •••••• 000000000 . 100
Three per Cents. •••-•"••••"•- 00000000 ....••••••••••• 76
4111gemeine Zeitusg; Oct. 10.

UNITED STATES.