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

• FLANDERS MAIL.
BaussEEs, DEc. -- FIE: Council of Aelini,trt
met to-day, and sat for three hours.
Their NinjE,Lies the h g aura Queen are expect''/
to return f,,,10 rar:s Ti.eltly, next.

Report. having been spread conceruing the Ilegi);
tiations with France, annLunciog that BelgiuiP
renounce the repriotiorr of nench h. uks, a 0111:
mirtee of the principal printers of Brussels ho been
formed, v+ Lich met latch-, and will have ,another
meeting to-morrow, for t-,e l,mpose of appoi"tirg:
financial conitnit'ee. They mean to in%ite tts
printers in the chief towns of the kingdom to
them in pe.itioning the Legi-lature on this imPott3nt
subject. The petitions are nor !o he nresented unle4
the reports in circu:ation Ai.ouid prove to be *ell
founded.

The Alinister of Puhlic arks has protium-J.'i
project of law relative to a ri form in the Postoofficc
It was to be brougly for., and hef or. th 4 end of the
year. The late debate i.. the Chamber doubtless Pty.
vented the Minister from k,uping his primii;:e. eon`,'
and all the countries foutAl about are turning tb6r
attention to this important queStion. There is a veri
interesting article on this subject as it concen33
France in the Journal des Debuts.—Brussels Poperi'
I)ec. 23

3ELGIAN FUNDi.•—hRUSSELm. Dcc. 2!
ietti4 Debt, dt,,, pet Vent ,
etan, vt; per Cent
Orin, your per vent ...
•- •Urret: per Cent ••.
•••-• 'thirty-seven 5111 ii es, ditto

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—.— in: . ... ... ... ...... .. .

z Hatir per
flank r,f Belgium, t•Pre, SBSI
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Az :Le A 2, ViErys,a, DEC. 16 ,
tve per eats. Alet.alttques ...„. .....
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,uss
Four par Coons. ..„.
l'hree per Cent,...........
Rank Sham ."' 16h4
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Loan, 1934 --
Ditto, 1834
Esterhazy's Loan
—4l.lgerneine. Zestung. Duo. I.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE DARING AND ESPIEGLE,—These two nei:
experimental brigs, which are considered to be t;
best of the experimental squadron, are, it is said'
have another trial, the Admiralty having acceded to
proposition to that effect made to them by the Ceni;
mittee of Naval Architecture, the designers of t
Espiegle.
'The Actmon, 26, the Racehorse, 18, and Rangehi
10, were commissioned at Devonport on SaturdaY
their respective commanders. /
The Caledonia, 120, Captain Milne, was psi'
vance wages at Devonport on Monday. aeri
The Savage, 10, Lieutenant Commander BO'
has been paid off at Devonport.
The Emerald, tender, arrived at Devonport fib
Portsmouth on Sunday with supernumeraries. vo
The Flying Fish, 12, Commander Harris, and
taloon, 8, Commander .Wilson (acting),
their repairs completed at Devonport by Thursulty
As a.fual, the surveyor's vessels first on and WI
the doctov'a list.
Nearly all the caulkers of the establishment at 9060:
vonport have been sent to work on the Albion'
Capt. N. Lockyer, C.B.
take°
The Mutine, 12, Commander Crawford, wo9 -
into dock at Devonport on 'Wednesday, after the 1,14,
terwitch was taken out, and was undocked on .0,
day. Mr. Fincham, her designer, has been sup lie
tending her alterations. She has had several inc
of false keel put on. A OS'
The Espiegle, 12, Commander Thompson, an,-,„*l
prey, 12, Commander Patten, are quite complen;
Devonport. The Daring, 12, Commander plat 7.2;
Crnizer, 16, Commander Fanshawe ; Mutine, ov,
and Waterwitch, 8, Commander Birch, were c°
pleted yesterday.
Al‘t
DEVONPORT DEC. 22.—There is no man-n hot
in Plymouth gound, but above a hundred mere
vessels of all siies are lying wind-bound in the SOu''"
and Catwater. f tbg
Captain Thomas Huskisson (1811), brother 0
late Chancellor of the Exchequer, the senior cspf7t,
o
of Greenwich Hospital, died on the morning Ty
21st. He was a midshipman of the Defence At a
falgar, and in the Foudroyant at the cappire
Bp7, in
noes s squadron. He was at Copenhagen in 181,13 g.
the Prince of Wales, of which ship he sr 0n at.
Lieutenant ; cofnmanded the Pelorus sloop in
in
tack on the batteries of Point a Pitre, God"' ace,
p
18u9, and at the capture of a privateer 0-+. that
.0 Air
NN
and also at the reduction of the island. Ile
pointed to Greenwich Hospital in 1830.

Tb.
Toe METROPOLITAN PRISONS FOR DEI3T.----
metropolitan prisons tor debt pr,sented a very differ
appearance on Christmas•day last to what
_they doh
the preheat occasion. In Whitecross-street prison tbe'l
were this time last year upwards of 300 debtors, 01)-t,
now tney do not exceed 130, notwithstanding a KO
influx within the last fortnight—no fewer than sevel
persons having taken up their abode there in that Peri •
The prisoners will each receive a piece of beef andirtZ
bread, and on New Year's-day a similar supplY• It the
Queen's l'rison there are but con) d with an
number of last year, and they will be furnishe „.s
allowance of food, besides other assistance. 1.%
in the 551'.
Marshalsea prisoners are confined the 'PrI
prison, and in the Act consolidating
sorters, passed two years ago. provision w"
madeculspert' _
in regard to the contributions to those
paratively few.°
prisoners. In llorsemonger-lane there are onlyj3e
debtors. The whole number of debtors confined i in'der
three metro an
politan prisons is at the present periou
300, which is about a third of the inmates of last Yeb'ti,
The Act of last session, abolishing execution 013
not exceeding 201., has certainly been the cause
of dotl
present appearance of debtors' prisons, both ill lA° of
and the country—in the latter, the prisons are Dello
deserted by debtors. Creditors complain that the. lA
of last session regarded the convenience of debtors.
left
neglected the interest of creditors, the latter being, is
to the honesty of the former, and compelled to as' of
" bondman's key" for their money. By a retulist
last session, it appears that there were in Marcht on
between 3,000 and 4,000 debtors, of which more of
1,500 were confined for debts, exclusive of costar'
under 10/.
an 1%1
ALLEGED DEATH Or A CHILD FROM melt
Tuesday evening Mr. Baker held an adjourned fetor,
at the Ship, Anthony-street, St. George's-in-the. It
on the body of Elizabeth Sutton, aged ten yea diet
appeared that the deceased was living with her run' .
and father, who is a working man, at No. 5, An•th bad
street. About a week ago her father, for whoms-11`,,;
a great affection, met with an accident and ws"pott
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moved to the London Hospital. He kissed her "'re'
being removed there, which circumstance, it wlisdod
marked, excited in her a strong emotion, and from
time she complained of painslin her head and stnni`ciied
She was continually wishing to go to see him. She ion
suddenly on Friday last. A post mortal,: exarnini:ere
was made by Mr. Garrett, when the intestines' V
found extensively inflamed. Verdict, " Natural dell.
SUDDEN DEATH IN A CAI3.—CORONES S the
QUEST.—Tuesday afternoon an inquest was held at 4,r,
Crown Tavern, Westminster-road, before Mr. W. Clit'io
Coroner for Surrey, on the body of an elderly of
named Woods, a retired newsvender, who died sedd_erl,le.
in a cab. The deceased had resided near the Ten,,rbo
and was on his way to the house of his daughter. :"Jit,
lived in Belvidere-road, Lambeth, on Friday ntte
when the cabman, on opening the door, found 1110 Len
dead. Medical assistance was procured by the daltbe
but of course was of no avail. Verdict—" Died L')

visition of God.
APOPLEXY MISTAKEN FOR DRUNKENNESS.*----iliaa
day Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Cumbero
Kead, City-road, on view of the body of Th°l3c3,ot;
Feijusson, an artist, aged thirty-two, whose deatlift,4f,
place under the following circumstances, from sPorii'd
which was mistaken for intoxication :—lt
from the evidence that the deceased lived in lout
street, St. Luke's. On Saturday afternoon last, 1" bV
five o'clock, he was on his way home, and Passing fall
St. Luke's Church, 01d-street, when he was seen °toe
on the pavement. He was supposed to be in $ there
of intoxication, and he was allowed to remaiti,
for an hour before any assistance was offered to bill3;10
stranger passing, finding that he was in a darige;or
situation, took him to the surgery of Mr. Bruce, Sci till
gt. on, the neighbourhood, where he remain for
eleven o'clodi. He was treated by that gentlemsneife
an attack of apoplexy, and between eleven and
o'clock was removed to St. Luke's workhouse. 3ft,
his arrival at that institution he was seen "J,tste
Courtney, the parish surgeon, who found him i° 11,1;ob,
of insensibility, ;'n which he remained till big "Iter
which occurred about three o'clock on SundaYll
noon. On a post murtem examination of the head' 1,09
Mr. Courtney, a large blood-vessel was found to IA
ruptured, which was the cause of death. Ver

" Natural death."
FIRE IN BISHOPSGATE-STREET.—TUeSdaY 51°13,,a;
ing, between seven and eight o'clock, a fire broke —lO,
on the premises of M. Pringle, grocer, No. 77, iis.ll,°ror
gate-street, and which was not subdued until nine." rtn;
perty had been destro.ye( . The shop has and 0
most extensive damage,,, it being all but consurner,thse
well as the apartments beneath. The upperpall consume
building is also much injured by smoke and water'
property is i sured in the Guordian Fire..office• A.,,r 0
DEATH FROM A TRIFLING CUT.-011 Tues..' b,
young man of the name of Dawson, living in Chtiler
street, Millbank, died in Westminster Hospital nes.:,,,
very melancholy circumstances. It appears that • '.';ig
days before he was chopping a piece of meat, in cl°l;3
which he slightly cut his thumb--; ha took no notice (;•_.IA
ua bpi'
at the time,U fi 1. it
frut m ing afterwards got worse A-- 00
qsoumiceklaypplication made to it, which had no effect. 'OO
was then admitted into the hospital, but mortificatioe
ensued, frcm the effects of which he died•
was a man in the prime of life. Tuegifil
EXTENSIVE BURGLARY IN THE CITY.-- - 0
information was received at the various metropobto
police-stations of an extensive robbery of Plate. Ba
jewellery having taken place at the house of 31r. gilt:
dell, No. 6, Little St. Thomas Apostle, Queen
Cheapside, the house having bean broken into during Ift,
hensio
absence of the family, on the night of the 13th instatlie
A reward of 30/. is offered for the appren of
thieves.

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