The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-09 00:00:00

FLANDERS -MAIL

BRUSSELS, APRIL s.—Mr. Stephenson, who came to Bel-
gium to visit some parts of the proposed railway of Entre
Sambre and Meuse, set out yesterday for,Ostend, to return to
England.
M. de Bronckere, the Governor of Liege, displays extra-
ordinary activity in re-organising the public offices in the
building which has been obtained since the disastrous fire and
destruction of the hotels of the Government, so that business
goes on as usual. The nine persons who were injured at the
fire are doing as well as possible ; the two who were thought
to be in danger are much better. The hotel was insured for
150,000 francs, and the furniture for 3,000 francs.
The llfoniteur publishes a convention between the King of
the Belgians and his Royal Highness the Grand Duke of
Hesse, for the extraditions of persons guilty of certain offences.
The Chamber of Representatives met to-day, but not in
sufficient numbers to proceed to business.
BELGIAN FUNDS.—BnussEts, APRIL 5.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent
LoDanittoof
ThroeT
Ditto, ditto, 1840 . •
Ditto, ditto, 1844 1844 • • • •
Ditto of the City, 1843 • - lO3
' Ditto; 1832 • • • • • • • • " • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • 1014
1 irtyp-eri i il
eieTts ' •
.......... . . . . . . . _
Four per Cent • ... 77
Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto ......
Bank of Belgium •• • • . • 653
—Brussels Papers, April 6.
AUSTRIAN FUN. DS.—VIfiNNA, 31e_scn 29.
5 per Cent. Metalllcitles• •
•,:.
4 pet: Cent. ditto • • • • ..... • • • • • • • • • ••• • • • 102%
3 per Cent. ditto • • • •
I.oan, 1834 • • ...... •" • •• • • • • • • •••• •. •
Ditto, 1839 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • -
Bank Shares • • • •
Esterhazy's Loan • • • • • •
—Allgemeine Zeitung, Aprll2.
DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, APRIL 1.
Money. Bills.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent •
Isitto, 3 per Cent • • • •
Ditto, 4 per Cent. • • • • • • " ......
.• 99(1 100
Ditto, 5 per Cent. ..... _
Ainort Syndic, 4% per Cent
99% 1001,i
DittO, 31_ per Cent •••••••• • • • • • • • • 93% 93%
150% 151
98% 100
Exchange on London, at sight •....„.
CE°D.'slitm" India Loon, L(ot,P4au perr' 4% per Cent ..
Cent • • • • • • • ...
12 25
Two months. •• 12 20
On Hamburgh, at sight ..., 35 50
Two months. •••• • • • • ..... • 35 25
On Paris •••••••• • • " • • . •
Two m0nth5........ • • • ..
—Dutch Papers, April 2.

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1638

HORRIBLE CASE OF MATRICIDE. KENDAL,
APRIL 7.—Yesterday afternoon the. inhabitants of the town-
ship
of Old Hatton were thrown into a state of the greatest
excitement by the fact that Mrs.
,Simpson, their respected
neighbour, had been murdered. Suspicion immediately
fell upon Mr. Richard Simpson, the son of the murdered
lady. Early in the evening the respected minister of the
place, Mr. Whaley, accompanied by a friend, hastened
to Kendal. They waited upon the Coroner, who
issued his warrant for holding an inquest on the body,
and a jury was summoned to meet at Middleshaw House,
Old Hatton. From the statement of one of the female
servants of the deseased, it appeared, that Simpson (the
son) had gone home on Saturday, the 30th ultimo,
in a state of intoxication, and found his mother in
bed, upon which be insisted on her getting
up, which she refused to do, when he pulled
her on to the floor, and abused her in a most brutal
manner Last Saturday, being in a similar state, he re-
peated his inhuman attack, but in a more ferocious man-
ner, and seized upon the poker, and inflicted several blows
with that weapon upon her. He left her lying upon the
floor, whence she was removed by the servants to
bed. On being informed yesterday moruing that his
mother was in a very dangerous state, and that she was not
expected to live long, he made an unfeeling answer. He
afterwards gave the servant some rim, and ordered her to
bathe her wounds, and said in the -roughest language, that
she would soon come round again. The family is one of
great respectability, but the supposed murderer has been a
drunken and dissolute character for many years. After the
evidence of the servant had been heard, the coroner aaid,
he thought it his date to adjourned the inquest till to-morrow
(Tuesday), that a poit mortem examination of the body might
take place. The prisoner was then conveyed to the Kendal
House of Correction.
LIE OREGON D ECLARATION.—"These declarations,"
says the Liverpool Albion of yesterday, "reached Liverpool
*hardy after three o'clock on Saturday, and their effect on
the cotton market was immediately perceptible, activity sud-
denly succeeding to stagnation, and a change of purposes be-
coming instantly evident on the part of both purchasers and
sellers. Throughout the day business had been flat, all par-
ties appearing
~hv of operations. This apathy quickly dis-
appeared. and, notwithstanding the lateness of the hour, fully
5,003 bales changed hands, and an advance of from id. to
*d. per pound was realised. To-day
is expected to be a sin-
gular day in the cotton market, the speculators being gene-
rally on the qui vice; while others who are holders evince a
disposition to continue so."

PRINTERS' PENSION SOCIETY.
The eighteenth anniversary of this Institution was cele-
brated yesterday evening, at the London Tavern, Bishops-
gate-street. Upwards of 100 gentlemen assembled on the
occasion, and the chair was occupied by Mr. D'lsraeli, M.P.,
who was supported by Sheriffs Sidney and Hunter, and se-
veral other influential gentlemen. After justice had been done
to a dinner served in Bathe and Breach's best style,
The CHAIRMAN proposed the usual loyal toasts, which
were duly responded to; as was also "Success and Prosperity
to the Worshipful Company of Stationers."
Mr. SHACKELL responded to the toast.
Mr. D'lsHAEti then, in giving the toast of the evening,
said he relied with confidence on the kind feeling of the
company, although he might, in doing, so, well be daunted
on looking over the list of royal, noble, and celebrated per-
sonages who had presided at former anniversaries of this
Institution. He was, however, in some- degree sustained in
attempting to discharge the duties which he was about to do,
but which he knew he could but imperfectly perform—first,
by their evinced kindness; and, secondly, .by the fact that
although be might be deficient in the attributes of a chair-
man upon so important and interesting an occasion, and
be neither a royal, noble, or celebrated person, yet that he
was at least one of themselves.—(Applause.) He wanted to
call their attention for a moment, and, if possible, to interest
their feelings on behalf of a charity that was founded for
the children of labour—an institution which, although its
origin was humble, its achievements had been considerable ;
but not so ample as could be desired. Ile was anxious, not