The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-18 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL.

BRUSSELS, Dec. 14.—1 t appears by the observation
that the cold has considerably decreased in the course of
the night.
The Chamber of Representatives has decided that the
second vote of the budget of the department of Justice
shall take place on Monday, and that of the Marine shall
precede that of the Interior.
The debate on the treaty with the Zollverin was
continued, and is to be resumed on Monday.
M. D'Elhoungue opened the debate in a speech, in
which he endeavoured to prove that the best policy for
Belgium is to approximate to France. •
Messrs. Castian and Osy spoke to the same effect, and
blamed the terms of the convention.

The Minister of the Interior replied to the observa-
tions of these gentlemen.
The most remarkable speech was that of M. D'El-
heungue, who was complimented on it by all parties, in-
cluding the Ministers. It was observed that M. Nothotnb,
M. Duchamps, and M. De Merode, went up to him as he
was returning to his seat.—Brussels Papers, Dec. 15.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 27.—The accounts from Tre-
bisond, of Abdallah Pacha's dispute with the English
Consul, and of the inhuman treatment of a Greek under
English protection, are unhappily confirmed. Sir S.
Cunning has been to the Grand Vizier, and, as far as is
known, spoke with equal earnestness and modera-
tion. The steamer, which was sent yesterday to Trebi-
sond, takes orders to Abdallah Pacha to justify himself.
Sir S. Canning has not imposed any conditions on the
Porte respecting the punishment of the Pacha, who will,
at all events, be heard in his defence, but has expressed
that he leaves the matter entirely to its justice.
The accounts from Syria are unfavourable. Some
Albanian regiments, now at Salonichi, are to be sent to
Beyrout. Considering the excesses everywhere com-
mitted by these licentious bands, every true friend of the
Christians must be filled with apprehensions at their being
sent to Syria.

1111L01 AN FUNDS.—Raussims, Dgc. 14.
Actua Debt, 2% per Cent,
Rothschild's Loan Five per Cent.... ......
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent ,8%
Three per
Tbirty-seven ditto
(180) 103%
• ••• •••••• ••••••••••••• 10314
Loan of City, 1843, Four per Fe ••nt...." ..... 1113
1892 lO2
_ _

Society of Commerce. Four and a Half per Cent.
Rank of Belgium, Firs per Cont. ............ 55%
Issue of 11141...,•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
—lrsasels Pape►:. Doc. 15.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Yrnrara, Dsc. P.
Five per Cents. ............... 11074
FOUL par Cents. ...... ...... 101%
Three per Cents. .......... ....... '7634
Barak Shares 1640
Loan. 1036.
Ditto, 11130
Ratorbary's Loan
..Allgcnteine Zeitung. lane. 12.

DEATH of MISS CLARA WEBSTER

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—At the time I dispatched the letters, which ap-
pear in this morning's papers, I had the assurance of
the mother, and another member of Miss Clara Webster's
family, that she was entirely out of danger ; but I
deeply regret to say, thuir expectations were too san-
guine, for she died this morning.

I will only add, on this distressing subject, that the
benefit announced for this unfortunate artiste will be
given on Monday next, for her family.

I have the honour to remain, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
J. COOPER, Stage Manager.
Theatre Royal Drury-lane, Eleven o'clock A.M.,
Dec. 17, 1844.

[We understand Miss Webster died at three yester-
day morning, and that her death, till within a few hours
of the melancholy event, was totally unexpected. At
seven o'clock on the previous evening she took tea with
her friends, appeared cheerful and out of all danger. A
remarkable change, however, took place towards mid-
night, and she afterwards became delirious. The result
was totally unexpected by the surgeon who attended her,
as there were no external injuries which could excite
alarm for her safety, and the probable cause of her
death is, therefore, the shock received by the system from
terror.]

AWFUL COLLISION BETWEEN
THE SYLPH, WOOLWICH STEAMER, AND
THE ORWELL, OF IPSWICH.

A collision took place yesterday afternoon between
the two above named vessels, between Woolwich and
Greenwich, which has caused cons►derable excitement.
It appeared that after the Sylph had landed her pas-
sengers at Woolwich, and was proceeding up the
river with a fresh supply of about forty persons,
when about half a mile from Greenwich a vessel, which
was coming in an opposite direction, came with fearful
contact against her larboard side, and capsized her. She
almost immediately filled, and went down. The Orwell,
which was the name of the other vessel, was proceeding
on her ; voyage to Ipswich, and the weather being
foggy, it was believed that the captain could not see the
Sylph until they came in contact. We were not able to
ascertain whether there were any lives lost, but two per-
sons were conveyed on board the Dreadnought, much
injured.

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SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETT..—The repetition of
Handel's Messiah takes 'Alice on Friday evening. The
increasing popularity of this, the chef-d'oeuvre of the
great composer, was evident from the attendance at the
first performance on Friday last, which was one of the
most numerous ever brought together even in Exeter Hall.
DEATH OF REAR-ADMIRAL EDWARD BOGER.—
Intelligence has been received of the death of the
above gallant flag-officer, after a protracted illness.
He died at Lipson, near Plymouth, last week, at
the age of sixty-nine years. The deceased admiral had
been in the naval service of his country above fifty
years. In 1795 he was in Lord Hotham's action,
being- at that time a midshipman. He was lieute-
nant of the Inconstant when L'Unitit, of 34 guns, was
captured. At the siege of Castiglione he rendered
particular service by the able manner he commanded a
detachment of seamen and marines. In 1801 he com-
manded the Cruille cutter at the landing of the British
forces in Egypt. For the gallantry be displayed while
engaged on that official duty he was rewarded with the
Turkish gold medal, amongst the other officers who re-
ceived that decoration. His commission was dated as
follows:—Lieutenant, 16th March, 1795; Commander,
27th January, 180; Captain, 22d May, 1806; and liwar•
Admiral of the Blue, 23d November, 1841.
An eminent post, in the elegant world of the
French capital, is likely soon to become vaeant, by the
retreat of a well-known transatlantic citizen, who is
compelled to wind up his affairs, and return back to the
silence and the shades of his native shores, after having
passed many brilliant seasons on the very pinnacle of
all that is refined and reckerche in French society. There
are many candidates in the field for the vacant post,
ready, like their predecessor, to sacrifice moral dignity
and
being
by a leading enjoy
personagethe
o f t
hheo n our
fashion-
of
able world, and of being permitted to open their salons
to those, and those only, whom their patron may select.
—Court Journal

SCsl IcI:
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King, a costermonger, at Union-hall, with havingJamesFriend
tied an ass to the shafts of a cart, which he drove too
fast for the poor animal to keep up with, and the wheel,
in consequence, run over its legs, and lamed it, so tlibt
it went on three legs, while the fellow was beating it
cruelly. Mr. Traill fined him 10s., but not paying it he
was committed for fourteen days; as was also W. Dark,
a dust collector, for having gallopped on an ass for a
tong distance, and violently beaten the ass all the time.
It also caused William Baker to be fined ss. at Bow-
street, by Dir. Twyford, for having worked and cruelly
whipped a horse which had a very bad wound under
the saddle, four inches by three. The Society has been
requested, by its foreign lion. Secretary, to cauti?Frper-
sons who may travel in Germany, not to trust their dogs
to the hotel keepers, who, it appstars, often poison them,
and report that they have died in fits.
SIR HENRY POTTING ER.—Three public manifes-
tations of respect to Sir Henry Pottinger, fur his distin-
guished services in China, follow that of London. Yes-
terday the inhabitants of Liverpool entertain him at
a banquet in the Town-hall, when a splendid service of
plate will he presented to him. The Manchester manu-
facturers have subscribed 2,837/. towards another testi-
monial which is to be presented at a public entertainment
in that town on Friday, and the week following the mer-
chants, &c., of Belfast (of which place Sir Henry is a na-
tive), pay a similar compliment to him. •