The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-08 00:00:00

DUTCH, FLANDERS, AND HAM-,
BURGH MAIL.
Tni DANVIIE, DEC. 21.—Our late statement re-:.
specting the neglect of the Sulina mouth of the Da-
nube has been confirmed in a melancholy man-
/lei) for the violent storm which raged in the Black
Sea at the cn(l of October and the beginning of No-
vember, and in which above twelve merchantmen and
many lives were lost, several ships which were
in great danger attempted to anchor at Sulina, but on
account of the shallowness of the channel were forced
to put out to sea, when two of them perished in the
storm, and others, with great losses of cargoes and da-
mage to the tackling, with much difficulty reached
distant parts. At Sulina there were lying at anchor,
for weeks together, a great number of ships with full
cargoes (on one day above 100) waiting till there
should be a sufficient depth of water in the channel to
enable them to go to sea. The numerous complaints
of the Austrian shipowners, to which those-of the Da-
nube Steam Navigation Company are now" added, will
certainly induce the Austrian Government to take
some decided steps (if it has not already clone so) to
obtain from Russia the adoption of measures to. make
the channel in the Sulina mouth passable, withait da-
mage, for large vessels.—Cologne Gazette.
The Gazette delle Isole lonic contains the following'
article :—" A ship under Turkish colours, coming
from Bengasi, and bound to Candia, arrived on the,
14th of Nov. in the harbour of Zante. On board
there were three Mahometan merchants, who, having
purchased slaves in the market of Bengasi, intended
to convey them to other places, in hopes of great profit
by this inhuman traffic. The Government, being
informed of this fact, has, by virtue of the power givers
it by the 11th Act of the second Parliament, declared
the slaves to be free, and has given up the ships xo the
Turkish Vice-Consul."
BRUSSELS, JAN. 4.—The average price of wheat
during the week ending Dec. 30, 1843, was 17f. 60e.,
and that of rye 11f. 14c. The import duty there
fore on wheat is 37f. 50c., and on rye 21f. 50c.' and
the export duty n both 25 centimes per 1,000 kilo-
grammes.
The duties received at Antwerp during the month
of Dec. amounted to 481,917 f. The total receipts of
the year was 5,852,359 f., above I,ooof. more than
in 1842.
The Voniteltr Beige publishes to-day the law which
fixes 1,068,000 f. the budget of the Marine for 1844.
BRUSSELS. TAN. 2.—Letters from Madrid, of the 29th De-
cember, state that by order of the Spanish Government the
new postal convention between Spain and Belgium was to be
carried into effect on the Ist of January, 1844. It is in con-
templation at Antwerp, to establish a regular communication
between the Scheldt and Rhine between Antwerp and Cologne..
Tire object proposed is to serve the ports of the Lower Rhine,
and thus to avoid the expense of trans. shipping and forwarding
goods, to which they would be subject in consignments made
by the railway, since that goes no further than Cologne.
The following measure, of which the official journals give
notice, appears to us to be very worthy of commendation. At
the time of the inquiry into the state of the linen manufac-
tures, the Lauds practised in the trade of flax seed to the pre-
judice of our farmers, and of the quality of our linens was re-
peatedly pointed out ; it was the subject of numerous com-
plaints. The Committee of Inquiry in its Reports called the
attention of the Government to this subject ; we are happy to
find that a formality has just been adopted which will serve to
check the evil, if not entirely, yet in a great measure. The
following is the notice :
"'l'o satisfy the wishes of the merchants of Riga, the Bel-
gian Consul in that city has been authorised (whenever he
shall be requested by the merchants) to affix to the barrels of
linseed intended for Belgium leaden stamps, with the Consular
seal, and to deliver at the same time certificates stating the
origin and the destination of the seed."
It is evident that this measure mast give our farmers more
certain guarantees for the real origin of seed sold as Riga seed,
especially if it is delivered in the original packages, preserved
entire, and if at the time of the sale,it is accompanied by the
certificates given by the Consul.
The committee of the merchants at Riga has decided that
the expenses on consignments of linseed for Belgium shall be
reduced to the same rate as on those for England.
VIENNA, DEC. 28.—His Highness Prince Coloredo, Master
of the Household of his Alajesty the Emperor, died at five
o'clock this morning, after a long protractedillness.
BELGIAN FUNDS.—BRUSSELS, JAN. 5
Actual Debt, 214 per Cent,
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent. 104%
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per 98
Three per
Thlrty.seven Milliens, ditto
-------- 00000 1(6
Loan of City, 1832, Four per:Cent 102%
1843 lO4
Society of Commerce. Four and a Half per Cent.
Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent 69l¢
Isue of 1841...».......- ............... ..... ••••••••••••• 107%
National Society Exchange on London (short) •••••••••• .....—
--Yrussels Papers, Jan. 5
DUTCH }UNUS.—AMSTERDAM, JAN. 5.
Money. 11111 s,
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent 44% E 5
Ditto, ditto 5 per ceat.
Arnett Syndic,4s4 per cent 9416 94%
R,tto, ditto, 934 per cent 79%
CommercialCoynpany, 434 per
Loan 1837, 5 per cant. ......... •• "••••••••• 99 9.#
Exchange on London, Onemonth l2 15
Two months 12 10
Hamburgh, One in-nth 37 43%
Two months 57 18%
Dutch Papers, Jan. 6.
HAMBU /LOH ISORSENHALLE, JAN. 2.
Bills. Money.
Austrian 5 per Cents.
Bank Shares l6la
Anolo-Russian Loan
11334
112
Russian 5 per Cent., Ist series, Certificate....,, 105
Inscription, Ist series
Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co., 3d and 4th
Series — 99
Ditto in Certificates
New 4 per Cent. (1840) 90% 90
Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. ....... 54)4 51%
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Polish Bonds
New Tickets
_ _ _

Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent. Kt P 3%
Spanish, New 5 per Cents.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.--VIENNA, Dnc.23.
Five par Cents. Metalhques • llll4
Four pa* Cents
Three per Cents..
Bank Shares ... • .......• 165 S
Allgetneine Zcitung, Dec. 27.
PRUSSIAN_ FUNDS—.BERLIN, JAN. 2.
Bills. Money
St. Schuld Sch., 4 per cent. 103% 102%
Prussian English 80nd5,1630, 4 per cent. 101
Exchange on London 6 24%
Prussian State Gazette, Jon. 3.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
COURSING.

Ali:aux-en (CaEssvvv;2l.PAnK),bEc. 28. The Altyre
Stakes of 84 sovs. (16 dogs) were won by :Mr. Greenwell'a
King of the Coursers ; Mr. J. Bell's Tip ran up.
MORPETII LONGIIIIIST), DEC. 29.—The Tally-ho Stalin
of 3 guineas each (16 dogs) were won by Mr. Crawford's The
Sable Prince; Mr. Henderson's Comet ran up.
MALLENY MEETING, DEC. 30.—The Auld Year Stakes
(18 dogs) were won by Mr. Raimes's Beauty; Mr. Gibson'ii
Castaway ran up.—The Currie Stakes, for 8 puppies, were won
by Mr. Bailey's Sylph; Mr. Wilson's The Brewer ran up.
HOLT MEETING.—The Silver Cup (14 dogs) was won by
Mr. F. Hall's York ; Mr. Nott's Nettle ran up, and received
5 soya.