The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-26 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL•

(RECEIVED THIS DAY.) ies
BRUSSELS, DEc. 23.—We learn from Videncien:to
that the masters of iron works in that arrondisqu',,t
have just had a meeting, and have determined thd
they cannot sustain the competition with the inastersibe
iron works in the centre and south of France in
ev
present state of the manufacture. In consequence ,`
have resolved to apply to the Government, an ,Lie,
solicit, if not the entire suppression, at least a re'
tion of the import duties on Belgian coals and iNa:e,
The Senate is still sitting. Yesterday, after the p,','B
sentation of several reports, the general debate on ttbi
project of law relative to the duties on corn was to
order of the day, when the President stated that
the
Minister of the Interior had signified a wish that 03,
debate might be with closed doors (in secret he
mittee). Some: objections were; made, but in theol
the secret committee was unanimously agreed t°,
the galleries were cleared.
which
SMYRNA, Nov. 29.—The fatal measures whi
suddenly abolished the quarantine for articles cogl:a
from Syria begins to bear its fruit. It is affir hiP
that the plague has broken out on board theiti
which arrived yesterday from Beyrout. do.
Mehemet Ali abolished the quarantine in his
minions ; on the remonstrances of the Consuls' sni
thorities at Alexandria, he hastened to restore it,
well knowing how little the Turks could be to
pended on, he gave the supreme direction of it t:b34
repreientatives of the foreign powers. Would ',Of
Medschid act less wisely if he followed this exa—'ths
and does not Smyrna deserve as much care,,,,j
King of the empire with a population of 15,vv",,f.
habitants, and which is the resort of so manY irien
war ? the
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Chios, wlwittil bss
Turks and Greeks had expelled from the Manfound a protector in Viscount Segure, the
Consul-General here. Thanks to the firsol,sitsiot3
influence which this distinguished officer has °"thirii
in a country where his colleagues have lost
he has succeeded in obtaining a firman for theiu:Cert
and leave to return to the island on board 10e 0
brig. The sight of the guns of this man-n"
silenced the refractory inhabitants. ottsst
The real state of Syria makes a frightful ety-h
with what the Government publishes thrn%c og
organs. According to the unanimous tesOatto,°4oas
travellers, that province is a prey to the most $",., tsl'e
robberies. Scarcely any communication Ca-other'
place even between places near each wort',
except with the aid of a strong a tPe,
which is not furnished by the police Alaiita'
Government (these would immediately take noir
the slightest appearance of danger), but h,Y,t`;;,,
drives (?) of the country. The Bedouins, le"
Gosh, infest the high roads, and no attelbere
hitherto been made against these banditti.e iron
are the times when, under the protection of ,cola
yoke of Mehemet Ali, pilgrims and travellersllo
0
traverse this province alone and unmolested, wit))
now only weakness is striving for the inaater•T
the most horrible disorder ?
From a letter from Alexandria, received 'co pica
we see that an Englishman, who atternpteL
his way into a bath of the Turkish females, n'Alibss,,
refuge in the house of his consul. Mehernet, do well
intimated to the British agent, that he will • be
carefully to conceal his countryman, for that I direct
taken he will lose his head. (Our own letters,,,
from Egypt, make no mention of such a circullls,an'tifil
Admiral Turpin has sailed for Athens. 3-1' Lao Of
the French Consul at Jerusalem, leaves W'
France. M. Loeve-Weimars, French Consul $
dad, is said to be recalled.
BELGIAN FUNDS.—Bausltts, Mc. 25',
Aetna Debt, 2% per Cent.,
•••••
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent. .... .. .. ........ 98i
Loan of Thirty Milions, Four Cent.,,....... •••
Three per Cent......." 7114
--- Thirty-seven ns, ditto .....•••••••'" Id
(184.)•••••••••• ..... 04
..... 06 •
Loan of City, 1843, 'Four per Cent.. ............
1830 . ......... ...... ... . ..............
Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per .... ys
Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent ........ .....••••••"*"
Issue of 1841 . . ...... . , ... . •••••••••••"""
—Brussels Papers. ..
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Visxsts, Dgc.lB'llll4
Five per Cents. Metalliques • ........................ 044
Four par Cents. ..... .............. ......................
Three per Cents. .................... .............. 101
Rank Shares
Loan, 1834, .. ..... .....
Ditto, 1839 ........................................
Reterhazy's Loan .................................................

RAILWAYS. -1741 e,
The Northern, or Ferdinand..... ..... ... ."" it
.
Gloggnitz "' NO
Milan . ....... "•.. ...................... ... ........... ....
Allgemeine Zeitung. Die. 21.

HINTS FOR CHRIS biervan°Bl
I. Keep up all those old seasonable °,3,1 feeling
which time has hallowed, which create g° innoce°
and fellowship, and which consist of thosetors, and
recreations in which the young join as ac
the old enjoy as spectators. h
wit
over
11. Be sure and decorate your house
Evergreens are Nature's promise of returning 511 re:t!
and a fruitful season. The scarlet berries are Pp,
and cheerful, and the prickly leaves are eSce;io
Weapons to drive away the blue devils, which,
proper management, will become extinct at Cliv
rnas time.
003
111. Make up your mind to do some little4e,
every day. Farthings make pence, pence 51' soil
shillings pounds, and pounds a rich ulaland with
charities, in like manner, soon mount uPs'ilizecl-
care a good capital of happiness ma be
tian;g that
are
11 are
IV. Pay off every debt of kindyne3s
able, and call in, by gentle remembrances' 3t
owing
Be
you. nkets and
V. e not content with giving your l a-knd an'
coals to the poor. Warm their hearts wit"
gunge, as their bodies with good clothing.
ur heart'
VI. Establish a court of equity rse
wherein to pronounce sentence on any of tii° take 117,
tic errors and crimes of which the law ca-nddet and
cognisance. Make your good sense the Ju
the wholesome commandments of Scripture Yef.Vev to
Examine and cross-examine the witnessea--sind tha
the counsel for the plaintiff (Mr. Feeling)' sireatiff
youerdics
counsel for the defendant (Mr. passion).
know the evidence, and if the jury return a land bin_i
guilty, lay a heavy fine on the delinquent, ,e jug'
him in heavy sureties to keep in future the
peace which he has violated.—Atlas.

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TUB IRISH LINEN TRADE.—The fo..ovzlE geo SC
latest report from Belfast:—The weavers heisvbsteP,i4:
full work, the demand for yarns has been Yer"Lipial3f,irr
Prices have a downward tendency, as severs hoe 6.,",t
finding they could not realise the late advance,
mitted to a reduction of 11d. per bundle, and„fotareho
reduction is generally anticipated by the snerli oslei
heavy linens for the home trade are easy ufscsn,
export goods do not realise first cost to the Mde ,
S°
and hare never been at a lower point, as regsl. le
than at the present moment, eirC„f
Lord and Lady Camp 0
den have a fanap,lllteslt
staying with them, including the Earl and Co,
Erroll, and the Ladies Hay. Lord Kiltnerl],eat,
Ladyship's brother, is on duty with his reg"'
Ag,
Rifle Brigade, in Nova Scotia.
-o roVtee°
WALKING MATCH FOR TWENTY"EIy" h be''.afe
SIDE.—On Tuesday the six mile walking snaticrotri ;le
Pierce and Hall came off near the Dog 50" to
public-house Bedfont. There was a tolerable he g
t es
of spectators, and much betting took pine-he cost t:J
being backed "at even." They entered into t ntessit,
with spirit, and performed one mile in three scifto
forty-six seconds. They contended without to',,,et-It",;„
tage on either side for five miles, when Hall
the pace was too severe, and made strenuous RAJ btu
keep up with his opponent. Pierce took th,e,,tingers
,
gained advantage, and came in the winner, nod evac,
opponent by eighty yards. The six Endo °L.;
walked over (fair toe and heel), by the winner,
three minutes.
RUNNING MATCH FOR ONE HUNDRED be.,,° fa°
On Tuesday the long pending running 121PcAle, 'arse:
Stewart, of London, and Robinson, of Newc:con.nictie of
off at Putney-heath, in the presence of a large fa
of spectators. superiorsmn have acquired aesi
being the most runners of the ds)tfiiegire- IS
the amount of stakes and the heavy betting, chards' era
interest prevailed. The distance was 160 'l,O he
betting, 5 to 4 were laid on Stewart, and Aci orhire
readily taken. Robinson took a slight les'"pent
maintained for twenty yards, when his oler bothi
the
up, and an interesting contest then enstl 'lards
endro '
exerting every effort. When within thirtY I end
winning mark Stewart passed his adversary' sub;
a gallant winner of four yards. Very' 'erg
money were transferred on this occasion. 00,0414',0' 1
TnE WATERMEN'S STEAM-PACKET cola tlti
'lle annual meeting of the shareholders of th'shoassi
was held on Tuesday, at the London Coffee-rnittee Sio(
Ludga.te-hill, to receive the report of a ecififie lTsiri
pointed at a former meeting, to investigate 1-other "400
the concern, to declare a dividend, and oisteoef
ness. This company, originally called int°,
by the Woolwich watermen, has pursue y
eel
prosperous career, and during the first tent.
of its existence dividends of 10 and per
na dooms
declared, a large reserved fund was put by,
.11 to tile.
tion of fifty guineas was given eache )Aged, spd
admirable institution, the Almshouses for oleo the
rayed, and Maimed Waterman and Lighter ear
0,
their Widows, at Penge. During the TPast„oon hso
fares between Woolwich, Greenwich, and been
been considerably reduced, the competition hsje
wb
the Gravesend steamers carried
high-pressure point, and the very low prices . e
bride whole of the season had affected the interests.ol ,e P;,,
ge companies, and some of them ari seterocis
bankruptcy. By good manageme"' Persef cove;
the Watermen's Steam-packet r" were, h° th"
,olnpany on, ve
enabled to declare a di--
net profits of thr.
•
aAll.kin!,es%o.
serve past year, am. to su
tc
12 -nd. It was then agreed that
new
sh,tel:.eir
atend ofrt 5 Pkeerepee:;ol .01
should be raised by the issue of
number tshoor
enable the company to increase the
passengers. dyirs.).,no,4,.
numter-of-an"oo4
steamers, and carry on ,a regular qudaronstton :to
trade during the summer watermen
aa
psroanil s
promise
votedfurther
e assistance.
c e.w
returned thanks, and said he had the Pine!' dbisvP,jAtelii
gence to communicate, that an Hon. B:rteor
_Wen. had pre.
at the tyranny exercised towards the r. m t
timation • as
sent them a cheque for 2001. This inst, oted,
ceived with loud che,rs, and the on e'-7_,
thanks to Mr. Robt. Charles (the chairman)el37_A'slid
to which he expressed his acknowledgments
meeting separated.