The Sun.
London, England, 1816-12-24 00:00:00

rin",...~.4.o.4worriroweirtirwanniTlMAlßl:c has
been a kind of alarm on the froelers of West ylaip..
and particularly at Menin. The inhehitants
of French klundert are in great Want Of torn ;
they get therefore bid and dear bread, and come
into our frontier totthis to buy bread that is better
and cheaper. At the beginning. this was not per-
ceived, but as they hive come or !Ate in greater
lumbers for the saute purpose, the inhabitants in-
terfered, and by foree"ilindered thein from buying.
The Magistrates, however, interposed between the
!Mutes, and hirVe taken measures to prevent the
ropetition of similar disorders.
‘Vithin a few days, several detachments of

Prussian troops !we passed through the (3,•ati

Melly ot Loxemburg to join the Army of Occu-
-I►Htion in France. The garrison of Thionville has
been reinforced by .500 men. Other detachments
are divided Among the cantonments along the
Meuse.

DEC. 18.—The dearness of 'provisions has
caused distributions in several places on the
French frontiers. The Government has signified
to the inhabitant% that several cargoes of corn
have arrived at Havre, destined for the Allied
troops in France, the overplus of which will be
distributed among the inhabitants. All the pur•
chases made by Fiance are paid for in ready money.
Tile payment of the military contributions con
dunes with the greatest regularity.
GHP.NT, Dac. 16.—LAst Sundiy there was a
serious tumult at the market of Lille, caused by
the dearness of provisions. PotutOes, the price
of which in former years, never exceeded 12 sons
for Ate site:mire railed //once, were sold in the
morning floc 30 sons ; in the afternoon the dealers
wdOted to raise them to 40 acme.,
The soldiers of the garrison- who could-nor pos-

silly purchase at that price, had hung their kettles
reversed, as a sign of distress, nut of the windows
th* barracks. Se.me 114,1(1.441 of the Legion
went to the market and bought two measures of
potatoes at 30 suits the measure. But when they
had got the potatoes they refused to pay more

titan 15 sous per measure.
The dispute which arose came(' H considerable
crowd to assemie. An Agent of the Police at-
tea►pted to restore or.lcr: be was forced to re•

treat. Then the people followed the eaemple of
the-soldiers. All the potatoes ‘‘'ere carried off' at
the rate of 15 sons am, even 1,0 sou' per measure,
and many dealers have complained of not having
been paid at all.

The market was cleared its an instant. The
military (infantry and lisessars) proceeded, followed
by a numerous crowd. to well-known warehouses.
The potatoes were sold in a ,pretty orderly man-
ner, at the sale of 20 sous. The Police Officers, sub-
mitting to imperious necessity, presided at this
forced salt. The Mayor, however, made art at-
tempt to harangue the people. lie was not in-
sulted, but they did not listen to him.
Bausset.s, Dec. 17.--The Court of Assizes
passed sentence yesterday evening, at eight o'clock,
in the cause of Mr. Maresca! ; he was condemned
to five years hard labour, and to the payment of
100,000 francs under the title of damages to the
city of Antwerp. (ft appears that he seas ac-
cused of having been eosseerued 'with one La'
cost e, to wlsons he lent bilnatne, end with the
Mayor of Antwerp, in embezzling the produce of
the Octroi [excise on all provisions entering the
gates). Lacoste and the Mayor were acquitted
in I Pil,3 of the crime of embezzlement,' and act
at liberty, but Marescal has beers 'less fortunate
than las superiors,,,,whose orders he executed,)

5041 lately, that " the public safety was

threatened At ilrussels by I►ar►icular causes,- 840,
&e. It Is with the most lively tisut
we can now announce, that the evil has ceased,
►►nd that all the quarters of the city are patrols('
every night by numerous military patroles, who,
in concert with the Civil Authurityi maintained

he 111108 t perfect order. Under a paternal and

just Government, it is sufficient to point out
abuses, and they immediately disappear : if the
honourable task Were better appreciated by certain
«•titers, they would"not so often abuse it.
VEPUCK, Nov. 30.—We have received the tunst
afflicting news from Albania. The phgue spreads
the most dreadful ravages, and carries off innu.

weruble victims. The most robust are antidettly
att►►cked, and he whom you have conversed with
in the morning has sunk under the contagion
before the evening. Dalmatia is afflicted in an
etfut►l degree.

precautions taken in n Lit erale will
'revent any tiling in!cctions knot being exported

or •mpurted.

The Semiiu i4ts of Ahoils4 are indefatigable in
their charitable zeal. The contagion seems to
revect their sell-tievotiou, anti--11ot to dare to
Itfect them.

His Alsiesty the Emperor (*Austria, has sent