The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-22 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL.

BRUSSELS, FEB. 17.—The Rhine is frozen at several places;
among others, below Worms, at St. Goar. The Maine is also
frozen over near Offenbach. _

The Chamber of Representatives resumed to-day the dis-
dussion of the budget of the Minister of the Interior, and
adopted the three articles composing the 18th chapter—ma-
nufactures. At the opening of the sitting tomorrow M.
Eloy de Burdine will bring forward his motion relative to
modifications to be made in the corn-laws.

THE HAGUE, FEB. 14.—The sections of the Second Cham-
ber of the States General have been engaged to-day in exa-
mining the projects of law on the elective franchise, and that
on the practice of medicine and surgery. The central section
has met to discuss the project of law relative to the comple-
ment of the budget of 1814 and 1845. The French mail of
the day before yesterday has not arrived to-day. Several
addresses have been sent to the Second Chamber in favour
of the proposal of M. Thorbecks and others for revising the
fundamental law.

The Minister of Finance has given notice, that the total
amount of Treasury bonds issued by virtue of the law of 27th
December, 1840, and 19th June, 1843, which were in circu-
lation on the Ist of this month, was 2,535,300 florins.
THE HAGUE, FEB. 17.—A1l the sections of the Second
Chamber began to-day the examination of the proposal for a
revision of the fundamental law.

The Stoats Courant publishes a royal resolution respect-
ing the 41, per cent. bonds of the late Syndicate, which are
to be pain off in series, to the amount of 200,000 florins each,
to be determined by drawing lots.
The frost having again been rather severe, our rivers and
canals are full of floating ice, in many places quite frozen over.
HAMBUIIGII BORSENHALLE, FEL 15.
Bills. Money.
Ausbian 5 per Cents •.. 113
Bank Shares 1655
Anglo-Russian Loan ..
Russian 5 per Cent., Hamb. Certificate. 1054 1051,4
Ditto Ist series Inscription.
Ditto, Rope and Co., 3d and 4th series.. 9934
Ditto, in Certificate.. •••• • • 991{
New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. ...... 91% 9014
Ditto Stieglitz 90% 90%
Spanish New 5 per Cent ........ 21% 21%
Ditto 3 per Cent
Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent • • 58
Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ...... 6334
Polish New 4 •ier Cent. Loan, 1844.... 8714
Anglo-Danish'Loan, 3p r Cent ...... 87% 87% '
National Bank Shares ...... ..........
Exchange on London
Petersburgh, Three months .. •
Bremen, Two months • • • • • • • .
—llamburgh Borsenhalle, Feb. 15.
DUTCH FUNDS.—AmszratnAst, FEB. 18.
Money. Bills.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent .
Ditto, 3 per Cent •• • ..• •••••• • • • • • • 773 .7834
Ditto, 4 per Cent. •• • .
Ditto, 5 per Cent.. ........... ..
Amort Syndic, 4% per Cent • •
Ditto, 3% per Cent ..
Commercial Company, 434 per Cent . • 1413.4 147%
East India Loan, 4 per Cent.. • •• • • 9314 99
Ex-change on London, one month. .
Two months... • ••• • • • 12 15
At l2• • 12 17-5
On Hamburgh •••••• • • • • • 35 50
Two months... •••••• • • • • • • 35 31
OnParis .... •.•••• • • .. • .
Two mcllths • • •
—Dutch Papers, Feb. 19.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, FEB. 11.
5 per Cent. Metalliques•
4 per Cent. ditto
3 per Cent. ditto. •
Loan, 1834
Bank tares 1628
Esterhazy's Loan •• • • ••••••• • • • • • • 57

LYCEUM THEATRE.—DougIas Jerrold's Prisoner
of War was produced for the first time at this theatre last
evening, Mr. and Mm Keeley sustaining their original cha-
racters. The performance of these artistes it is idle to
criticise—they acted as they always do, admirably—the other
characters were well cast. Valentine and Orson concluded
the evening's entertainment. This extravaganza still con-
tinees its brilliant career, and deserves to do so. The pretty
female warriors were greatly applauded in their evolutions.
The house was c: owned.

FIRS AT ST. G EORGE S-IN-THE-EA.ST.—Wednesday
morning, between the hours W' two and three, a fire, which at one
time threatened t-2e most serious consequences, broke out noon the
premises occupied by Messrs. E. and M. Mortloclz, cheesemongers,
sew-road, St. George's-in-ihe-East. originaicci In the front shop,
and whin first discovered a great part of the 5t02.1:. W 2,1 burning. The
inmates having been aroused, effected their escape. Engines arrived
with all promptitude, and, being aided with a good supply of water,
the firemen succeeded io soon extinguishing tile flames, but until
eonsiderable damage had been done. The origin of the :..re is un-
known.

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EXPLOSION AT WANDSWORTH.—Yesterclay morn-
ing, between nine and ten o'clock, the inhabitants of the water-side,
Wandsworth, were thrown into a state of considerable alarm by a
sudden noise, loud as a clap of thunder, accompanied by a violent vi-
bration, which threatened the destruction of some of the old houses in
that locality .It was soon ascertained that an explosion had occurred
upon the premises in the occupation of a carpenter named Jones, and
situate in Apothecary's-row. The windows of the first floor were
blown completely out into the street, and some portion of the glass
and sashes was carried a distance of twenty yards. Upon inquiries
being made it was found that three of Jones's children, together with
the child of a next door neighbour, were alone in the house playing.
They had by some means obtained some gunpowder, but what quan-
tity or where from is not at present known. Whilst playing with this
powder the entire, quantity, which must have been considerable,
ignited and exploded. The children miraculously were not killed or
even dangerously injured, but their persons and clothing were con-
siderablyburnt. The little furniture that was in the room was
destroyed, and as we stated before, the window sashes were blown
out. Mr. Grove, the parish surgeon, attended .the children, and ad-
ministered such remedies as are usually applied.
VIENNA, FEB. 11.—A piece of Intel►igence has just
become known which causes extraordinary joy here—it is, that hhis
Majesty the Emperor has been graciously pleased to abridge the
period of military service from fourteen year,' to eight years, in all
parts of the empire, except Hungary and Italy. The time of service
in Hungary, as fixed by the Diet, is ten years, in Italy It is only
six years.

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TDB SURPLICE.—On Sunday last, the rector of
Hackney, the Rev. T. 0. Goodchtid, announced from the pulpit his
intentiop, out of deference to the wishes of his parishioners, to lay
aside the surplice in preaching, and other forms lately introduced
into the devotional offices of the Church. He expressed his regret at
the feeling which prevailed on the subject, but acknowledged that
these novelties had caused serious mischief, by inducing many
persons, warmly attached to the Church, to absent themselves alto-
gether from its services. This prudent resolution of its "ecclesias-
tical head" will place some of the clergy of Hackney in an awkward
position ; one of them, who is held in high respect, having, on the
introdtiction of the new forms, preached and published a sermon, in
which he contended that the revived " ritual conformity" was "a
divinely.appointed means of preserving Christian unity," and binding
on the dug,' ty the "solemn vow" which they made at ordination!
MiLLIVORK AND MACHINERY:=A return, on the
motion of Mr. Can:IWO!, the Secretary of the Treasury, has been laid
before Parliament, giving an account of the declared value of al!
millwor.l and machinery exported iloni the Cubed Kingdom in eack
quarter of the years 1;41, 1842, 1843, and 1844. The declared value
of mihworl and machinery exported from the United Kingdom in
the year ewled the sth of .Trotiary, 1842. was 551,31/ /. ; is itt year
the 0: 1,13, 1,a4,6•1,3/:; in the year to the at It of
jaouary, 713,4711. ; and in the year ended the sth of January
last, to 7..3,1071., showing an increase Oil every year in the value of l•
millwork ancl Machinery exported.