The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-27 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL.

BRUSSELS, APRIL 23.—The Chamber of Representatives
renewed its labours yesterday. It sat with closed doors to re-
ceive communications from the Government on the commer•
cial questions. It was decided that the members of the
Senate might be present.
The Chamber again sat in a Secret Committee, and heard
the first part of a report of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, on
the commercial negotiation of Belgium since 1830.
We are assured that all this part of the report related to
the negotiations with France, to the circumstance which led
to the concessions of Belgium in 1836, then to conference,
and lastly to formal proposals tending to a customs union
with that country.
The Minister read the documents relating to the projected
union, which made, it is said, a great impression.
The Minister will continue the reading of this report to-
morrow.

The members of the Commission whom the Government
sent to England to study the system of prison discipline in
that country, returned to Brussels some days ago.
A letter from Rome says, that the Count d'Oultremont,
Minister of Belgium at the Holy See, had gone, in the middle
of this month, to Florence, to be present at the marriage of
Prince Luitpold, of Bavaria, to the Archduchess Augusta of
Tuscany.
A letter from Vienna, of the 15th, says that the Archduke
Francis, fourteen years of age, the eldest son of the Archduke
Francis Charles, and at present the presumptive heir to the
Imperial Crown, was attacked with scarlatina, but that the
disorder proceeded in the usual course, and that no alarm
was felt.

BELGIAN FUNDS.—Baussata, koala 23.
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cant. 103%
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent. IN%
-.-- Three per Cent...........
--.- Thirty-seven Milli ns, ditto
—_-.--- (1840) l(6

Loan of City, 1832, Four per Cent.
1843 lO4 Is
Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent —
Bank of. Belgium, Five per Cent Ca i(
Liue of 1841 109%
—Brussels Papers, Arm. 24

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING.
NEWMARKET, THURSDAY NIGHT.
The account sent from the Heath contained all the
essential particulars of the races, and indicated the effect
of the 1,060 Guineas Stakes on the position of some of
the Oaks mares. In the evening it was more decided,
Sister to Martingale rising to 8 to 1 (taken), and Me•
rope to 12 to 1. The Princess, so far from being affected
by the Bee's unaccountable defeat (very few believe it
to have been her true running), rose several points, and
from the disposition shown in several quarters, is evi-
dently destined to become a still more prominent fa-
vourite. Beyond a large outlay on the Ugly Buck at
9 to 2, and a decline in Bay Momus, consequent on
Cockamaroo's indifferent debut, there was nothing fresh
in the Derby betting. The undermentioned list of prices
is made up at twelve o'clock at night :
CHESTER CUP.
7 to 2 agst Kent's lot 18 to 1 agst Alice Hawthorn
13 to 2 agst Bramble 33 to 1 agst Martyr
7 to 1 agst Pagan No other change.
11 to 1 agst Cattonite

5 to 2 agst Ratan—t 30 to 1 agst Running Rein, t
9 to 2 agst Ugly Buck—t 33 to 1 agst lonian—t
11 to 1 agst Leander 33 to 1 agst Lancet
18 to I agst Campanero 66 to 1 agst Imaum
20 to 1 agst Orlando 1000 to 5 agst Elemi—t
20 to 1 agst Bay Momus )000 to 5 agst Cockamoroo, t
1,000 to 20 agst Ratan Winning the Derby and St. Leger,
and Barricade the Oaks—taken.
1,000• to 15 agst Ratan and the Princess for the same
events—taken. _ .

1,000 to 15 agst Ratan and Mr. Osbaldeston's filly, for the
Lme events—taken.
1,000 to 10 agst Leander and Cockamnroo—taken.
OAKS.

7t02 on the field agst Bto 1 agst Mr. Osbaldes-
twn—t ton's filly
7 to 1 agst Barricade—:t 12 to 1 agst Merope
8 to I. agst The Princess 20 to 1 agst Crenoline
NEWMARKET, FRIDAY.
The races to-day, only two in number, were run off at
an early hour, and but for the great interest that a match
between the Duke of Bedford and Lord Exeter almost
always invariably excites, would have been a sorry finish
to a brilliant meeting. A short description of each event
will suffice :

The Newmarket Stakes of 50 soya. each, h ft, for 3 year,-
old colis,Bst'7lb, and fillies Bst 21b. D. M. (18 Subs,)
Duke ofßutland's cby Lieiram—Tragedy (Robinson) 1
Lord Exeter's Crosby, by Liverpool 2
Duke of Bedford's c by Liverpool
The following also ran :—Lord Exeter's Economy,
Mr. Payne's Vattel, Lord Albemarle's Candidate, Mr.
Batson's Anniversary, and Mr. Coombe's Keeley.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Tragedy (t), 2to 1 agst Vette],
7 to 2 agst Keeley (t), and 4 to 1 agst Anniversary.
The Tragedy and Princess Victoria colts ran in com-
pany for about half a; mile, the favourite then took a de-
cided' lead, was. never caught, and won easy by two
lengths ' • Candidate a bad fourth, and the others tailed
off, Mr. Batson's being whipper-in. •
Match, 200, h ft, T.Y.C. 'Duke of Bedford's Oakley
(Robinson) beat Lord Exeter's Celia, Bst 71b.
Even betting, Oakley for choice. The mare made all
the running at a good pace,but was caught close to the
chair, and beaten 'by half 'a length cleverly. This was
their fourth match, each having won two. It is not at all
improbable that they will again be pitted against each
other in October. •

Match. 1).M., 200, h ft. Lord Chesterfield's Tiddly
Winks, Bst 21b, received from Lord Glasgow's c by Velo-
cipede, Bst 71b.

THE ITALIAN OPERA. •
Norma was performed on Thursday. The only novelty
in the cast was the appearance of Mademoiselle Favanti
in the part of Adelgisa, which she performed with great
success. Her representation of the character was full
of delicacy and feeling ; and the principal pieces be-
longing to the part were given by her with much
brauty and effect, particularly the exquisite duet
" Deli, con se," which we have never heard more
charmingly 'performed. G risi was sublime. Her
Norma, as a piece ,of musical tragedy, is se-
cond only to the Medea of Pasta. Would it not be
worth while to revive• Mayer's opera, in order that :Grisi
might perform that part ? It is a finer part'than Norma,
and Grisi's representation of it would not yield. to that
of Pasta in beauty, terror, or grandeur.. The music, to
be sure, is not a. the present fashion ; but it contains
some beautiful things, and in the present dearth of no-
velty, would vary the monotony of the modern style.
Mario performed the part of Tollione, which he had not
done for several seasons. His acting and singing Were
admirable.

The Melodists' Club gave their third dinner on
Thursday, when there was a numerous muster of members.