The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-20 00:00:00

LANDERS and HAMBURGH MAIL

Bnussirs, Ocr. 13.—We have had our attention called to
a fact much to be regretted, which has occurred several times
it that part of Flanders where work is given to the weavers.
In consequence of the high price of potatoes, the distress of
some of these weavers has become so great that they have
sold the materials which were confided to them. If this
should continue, the manufacturers will desist from giving
out work rather than expose themselves to such risks, and
the good will suffer for the bad.

The failure of the potato crop is on the point of giving
occasion to law snits in,the:distnct of Brussels, in consequence,
of disputes between the farmers and the individuals who
generally agree with them for the lease of the land prepared
for the cultivation of potatoes. It is usual to pay for such,
land at the rate of one franc per rod, and then those who have
taken the land plant it at their own risk. The farmer who
thus lets his field prefers a small rent to the chances of a good
or bad crop. In the present state of things, most of those
who have planted potatoes on the above conditions refused
to pay the rent agreed to, and abandoned the produce, which
in some places is not worth the trouble of gathering. They
pretend that it is quite enough that they have lost their time,
their seed plants, and their crops, without being obliged to
pay the rent, and besides that it is equitable that the loss
should be shared by the contracting parties. It remains to
be seen whether the courts of justice will recognise that
mode of reasoning The magistrates of Courtrai have placed
a military past at every gate of the town to hinder the plun-
derers, who every day rob the fields in the environs, from
going out of the town with sacks, rakes, &c., with orders to
ascertain the origin of the potatoes, carrots, turnips, &c.,_
which beggars bring into the town. This prudent measure
will give confidence to the farmers and inhabitants of the
country, which has been much shaken by their audacious
robberies and incessant depredations.
The Messager de Grand, of the 17th, says that this system
of plunder is carried on to a great extent in the environs of
that city.
ST. PETERSRURGH, Ocr. I.—Lieut.-General the Prince of
Warsaw, Ccant Faskewitsch, of Erivan, arrived at Elizabeth-
grad on the 10th of September.
DRESDEN, oev. 6.—The question of the recognition of the
German Catholics is important to the Chamber, as one of the
members, a manufacturer from Chemnitz, belongs to that
sect, and the Government seems disposed to contest, on that
account, his qualification for a seat in the Chamber.
CELLE, Ocr. 10.—The King and the Duke of Bruns-
wick went out bunting. The town was partly illumin-
ated in the evening. Some excesses took place. No notice,
had been given of the illumination, and the mob
broke the window of M. Kapman the banker, and others
who had not illuminated. This is much to be regretted, as
everybody ought to be free to do as he likes on such occa-
sions, especirely as the town was illuminated on the preceding
evening. It was thought necessary to call in the military.
BERLIN, Ocr. 6.—The reports respecting a constitution
are becoming more positive. It is said that an opinion pre-
vails that the almost unanimous petitions of the provincial
assemblies cannot be again disregarded, and it is affirmed
that a commission under the Ministers Von Thile and Von
Curretz has been appointed to draw up a Constitution, which
will be published with the recess of the assemblies.
OssNEGY, Ocr. 10.—Deputations sent from Osnaburg to
Hanover, with congratulations on the birth of the young
prince, have brought back the intelligence that his Majesty
the King had declared that the iron railway, which is to go
from Blinds, by way of 3lelle Osnaburg, and so on to
Holland, is to be executed at the public expence.
COLOGNE.—The Rhenish. Observer confirms the report, that
a conference of Protestant clergy will shortly be held at the
instance of the Prussian Government.
BRESLAU, Ocr. 6.—The German Catholics had regular
divine service for the first time to-day in the large church
of St. Bernhard, which was crowded in every part.
BRUSSETB, Ocr. 14.—The average price of wheat last week
was 22f. 89c.. and that of rye 16f. 58c.
It may be considered as certain that the Board of Public
Works has resolved to grant the conveyance, free of expense,
on the Government railway, to all provisions imported into
the kingdom by the local authorities, or by charitable insti-
tutions, or even by individuals ; the exemption will be
granted on proving that the importation is not intended as
a speculation, but only to sell again at the current prices.
Vessels with considerable supplies of provisions continue
to arrive at Antwerp from various foreign ports.
In all parts of the kingdom measures are taken to provide
work and subsistence for the poor during the approaching
winter.

ADDRESS TO THE POPE.
(From a Poem by Herwegh.)
Yes, I must give thee one curse more ;
A curse upon thee, Peter's son,
Curse on thy clergy o'er and o'er,
A curse on thy polluted throne.
'Twas only venom, Pope, and gall,
Which, from the pole to the equator,
Thou scatter'dst o'er the nations all,
With hyssop-dropping sceptre, traitor.
Canaan of Europe, wo to thee,
Who once the world a Brutus show'd,
And now thy slavish coward knee,
Before a Vatican has bow'd.
Thou bast impal'd the flesh of man,
Once birth-place of Rienzi Cola,
Since Luther felt the Papal ban,
And none seem'd loyal but Loyola.
The soil that once pure honey gave
Only with tears of sorrow flows,
Since Henry in his shirt*—the slave—
Stood in the Papal yard and froze.
Then charnel-like its incense bnrn'd,
The Eden chang'd to a Zahara ;
And to Italia's shroud was turn'd
The many-colour'd, bright tiara.
But, haughty Rome, repress thy pride,—
A limit to thy course is set.
A stream thou art—exhausted—dried,—
An infant's lip thou can'st not wet.
Thou art a deeply fallen land,
Nought but a newly-fashioned Babel.
Fraud—fraud alone is thy right hand;
Thy only sword is lie and fable.
Though many slaves thou may'st enlist
Throughout the world, thou still must fade ;
The Holy Spirit can exist
Without a priestly prince's aid.
Thou despot in the hellish pool,
I have one greeting more—receive it—
In Peter's chair thou holdest rule,
Peter was like thee—l believe it—
Who, when his Lord was judg'd by men,
Could feel no honest anger glow,
And when he was condemn'd—ay, then—
Exclaim'd, " The man I do not know ;"
Who, when the globe with anguish shook,
And fel, its very core was shatter'd,
Before the fire his station took,
And with the judge's damsels chatter'd.

In weakness only art thou like—
A rock, like him, thou can'st not stand;
The breeze of morn thy realm will strike,
And scatter it about like sand.
The thinkers will at last awake,
Pastor of lies, thy power to humble;
The age's wrath will o'er thee break
The last of its tormentors crumble.
* The well-known penance of the Emperor Henry IV.