The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-24 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL.

BRUSSELS, OCT. 20.—A letter from Leipsic informs
us that on the 7th of this month the first meeting of the
German merchants took place, conformably to a resolu-
tion adopted at the fair at Basher, and that between 150
and 200 persons were present.
The assembly resolved unanimously :
" That with regard both to quantity and quality, our
linen manufacturers can no longer refrain having re-
course to the spinning of thread by machinery. That
this should be encouraged, both by a more extensive and
careful cultivation of lax, and then by an import duty on
English thread, and a bounty on the exportation of
linen.

" A proposal was laid before the meeting on the no-
cessity of improving the condition of the working classes,
and of zealously turning their attention to the means of
effecting that object."
The assembly resolved to offer a prize for the best
work on the following question :—" By what measures,
the execution of which may be practicable in the pre-
sent state of things, and which shall promote the interest
both of the manufacturers and the workmen, may a du-
rable improvement in the situation of the latter be ef-
fected."

SELO! AN FUNDS.—Baussats, Oct 20.
Aetna Debt, ],', per Cent~
Rothschild's Loan Five per Cent. !Fri
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent 26%
Three per Cent.
—.Thirty-seven Milli: ns, ditto
----- (1840)............... If's%
1844............ ..... .............. ..... ....... 105 5y
Loan of City, 1843, Four per Cent lO3
Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent —
Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent 60%
Logue of 1841
—ffrooseels Papers'. Oct. 21.
AUSTRIAN FUNDlL—Vicsna, OCT 14
Five per Cents. Mstalliques ... 10s1%
Four per Cents. lOO
Three per Cents.
Bank Shares .... .................... .............
.411genveiss Zeituug, Oct. 16.

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT to th© CITY.

On Tuesday the following proclamation was issued
by the Lord Mayor, for the purpose of keeping the
straeta clear on Monday next :

" MAGNAY, MAYOR.
" Mansion-house, Oct. 22, 1844.

"Her most gracious Majesty having graciously
signified her intention of being present at the opening
of tha Royal Exchange on Monday next, the 28th
instant, the Lord Mayor hereby directs that
no carriages, carts, or other vehicles, nor
cattle of any description, will be allowed to pass over
Blackfriars-bridge, or through any streets or thorough-
fares in the line of procession from Temple-bar to the
New Exchange, between the hours of ten o'clock in
the morning and six o'clock in the afternoon ; and
that the police have directions to see that the above
orders are complied with.
"By order, "S. GOODMAN, Clerk."
In pursuance of the above order, and for the
purpose of better carrying out his Lordship's direc-
tions, workmen were yesterday employed in fixing
up barriers at the end of all the streets in the City
through which the royal procession will pass. Similar
measures will be adopted outside the City, under the
direction of the Metropolitan police, a considerable
number from each division having been ordered to
1 keep the line clear from Buckingham Palace to
Temple-bar, assisted by the two Regiments of Horse
Guards.

At the Royal Exchange there are to be four
entrances for the general company, in addition to the
principal entrance at the western front. These were
completed yesterday, and are situate two in Cornhill,
and two in Bartholomew-lane.

In the area around St. Paul's, seats capable of con-
taining from 10,000 to 15,000 persons, and extending
from the north-west to the north-east side, are in the
course of erection. These are to be covered in, and
lined inside with pink and white drapery, with simi-
lar decorations as those used in 1837. At some of the
shops in Cheapside the goods have been removed from
the windows, and seats fitted up in lieu of them. In
the neighbourhood of the Exchange as much as five
guineas is asked for a single seat, whilst throughout
the whole line not one is to be obtained under 10s. 6d.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.—The returns
for the week ending Saturday, Oct. 19, shows a
decrease of 123 as compared with the preceding
week. The number of deaths in the first class is still
large, being 226, while the average for the autumn
months is only 191. This has been caused chiefly
by small pox, scarlatina, and typhus, which, with the
average, are respectively as follows :—Small- pox,
35-17 ; scarlatina, 81-45 ; typhus, 38-29. The
number of deaths from pneumonia is small, the
average being 107, while last week it was 74. Asthma
shows a still greater decrease. The following is an
analysis of the list of violent deaths :—Fracture, two
cases, of which one was by a fall. Wound, three
cases, result of accident, of which two were suicides.
Burns, one case. Poison, two cases, of which one was
suicide. Drowning, two cases (whether the result of
accident or otherwise, unknown). Hanging, one
case (suicide). Suffocation, two cases. Total, nine
males and four females (including one case of tetanus).
The quantity of rain fallen is great, as might have
been anticipated, the amount in inches being 118—
the greatest quantity fallen in any week, probably,
during the whole year.

STATISTICS OF THE THBATRES IN GERMANY, COL-
LECTED BY L. SCHNEIDER, ♦N ACTOR AT BERLIN.—
There are altogether 115 German theatres, with 3,175
dramatic performers (1,870 actors and 1,305 actresses),
147 singers (89 male and 58 female), 174 principal
dancers, 2,089 orchestral performers. The entire num-
ber of persons employed on the German theatres is
about 12,769. The most numerous orchestra is that of
Berlin and Vienna, the former comprising 95, and the
latter (the Karthnerthor Theatre) consists of 77 persons.
The smallest orchestra is that of Marburg, comprising
only 12 persons. By adding the singers and the most
of the directors and stage-managers to the above number
of the dramatic actors, the whole would properly amount to
about 3,600. This calculation is, however, somewhat be-
low the mark, for amongst the 115 theatres, there are
only 21 travelling companies included. It may be pre-
sumed that there are more than 200 theatres. Amongst
139 prompters are also 39 female prompters. Dresden
has the greatest number of leading actors engaged, con-
sisting of 55 persons; the smallest, comprising only 12
actors, is at Znaim.

PAISLBT.—STATE or TRADE.—Although, as might
be expected at this season, that branch of industry
known as the Paisley trade is undoubtedly fiat, and a
good many operati►es are to be seen disengaged about
the streets still, the general trade of the country, if we
may judge by the extensive orders which we have seen
in the hands of our leading manufacturers in several
other branches, is so brisk as to afford the prospect of
considerable employment. As the Paisley weaver can,
in half an hour, convert his loom to common purposes,
by tying up his "harness," and introducing a common
lay, tartans, checks, &c., and also gauzes, are readily
produced, in lieu of the ordinary local fabrics of shawls
and borders. We are happy to say that the demand for
these descriptions of goods is at present considerable.
The making of them has for some time back been gra-
dually creeping in as a branch of our local business.—
Rentrewshire Advertiser.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES ♦T LITEZPOOL.—O❑ Tues-
day information was received and circulated that a
japanned tin cash-box had been stolen from an office in
Liverpool, containing IN. in gold, a 201. Bank of England
note, endorsed "J. 11. S. S." and "J. M." a 201. note
marked " J. J. S. S." and " J. M.," another 201. and a
51. note, 100 Lyons and Avignon Railway shares (being
English Scrip issued to " J. Potts Halbert Aunay,") and
also a quantity of receipts and memorandums. The thief
is described as a man of dark complexion, thirty-five
years of age, and five feet seven inches high, with black
hair and whiskers, and black mustachios, lusty in person,
and of gentlemanly appearance.—Two days afterwards
an office in Brunswick-street, Liverpool, was rubbed of
another japanned cash-box, in which were a SL note of
the Shrewsbury Old Bank, payable in Loudon, which
had been cut in two and the halves pasted together, two
51. Bank of England notes, 331. in gold, 3/. in silver, a
policy of insurance of the Liverpool Company, several
small bills, and a letter of guarantee, signed by Mr.
Callon. The thief in this case is described as a female,
seventeen or eighteen years of age, of light complexion,
with light brown hair, very low set and stout, with full
face and very red cheeks.