The Sun.
London, England, 1816-12-17 00:00:00

BULLETIN or THE 13T/1 DECEMBER.

The bureaux are occupied with the examina-
tion of the [Project of Law concerning the payment
of the tour first twei►ths of the contributions of
1817.
The day of the next public Sitting is quite un-
certain.

l'Anis, DEC. 12.—The Prefect of the Police has
just published au ()Edon nance, ordering the annual
examination Of we:Tilts and measures.

Au Ordonuance of the King, dated Nov, 5,
subjects the exterior Commerce of Corsica to the
general laws of. the Customs. L'inprohibited
goods from foreign countries will pay the dot es
On entry, and those that will!he sent front that
Island the duties fixed by the Tariff of the-Customs.
Paitts, Dec. 13.-1-lis Majes,y is welt enough
to dintieviry day with, his family.
Dec. 14.-,--Letters from Caen, dated
December 10, announce, that on &Imlay last the
servant of Mademoiselle de .Vassy, daughter of-
the Inspector Of the National Guards of Calvados,
cut the throat of his mistress, and Oleo stabbed
,himself twice with a knife, and. jumped into the
river, hitt he WaS taken out tdive, and it is thought,
that his wounds arc not mortal.
During the stotor on the 1 Ith the lightning
struck ahouse at Paris oir the street Saint-Ho-
nore ; and at Versailles it fell upon that. of the
Marchioness de M--, where, entering: by the
chimnies, it damaged the furniture and burned a
bed, whilst the Lady was at Mass.
Yesterday, at one o'clock, the Royal Printing-
house was discovered .to be, on fire; but it was
extinguish(' in about an hour, without any loss of
consequence.
The Regicide, Edine-linnaventure Courtois, has
just died at Ifrossels, aged 63 years. It was at
his house that the memorable letter the unfortu-
nate Marie-Antoinette wrote to Madame Elizabeth
was discovered. After, the 9th Thermidor, Cour-
lois was employed toexamine the papers found in
the house of Robespierre. He lived io opulence,
-and was often accused of exaction. He was born
at Arcis-sur-Aube.
! The affair relative to the 710,000 francs loans
has been again put off, but the Corot has ordered
that next Monday definitively Mr. Tripler plead
the 'cause for the house of
.Barandon of London.
On Sundaynext, 15thinstant, as charity sermon
will be preached at that Protestant Church of the
Oratoire, Rue St. Hooore, for the benefit of the
English and French Protestant Poor.
Mr. Marron, after all impressive sermon which.
he preached a short time back et the Oratoire,
concluded with a sensible and feeling exhortation
to the English who may be induced to contribute
to the wants of the Protestant Poor!,
The Consistory of the Reformed Religino at
the Oratoire have kindly permitted the English
to make use of their Church for the , celebration
of Divine Service, and it is certainly the duty of
the English to acquit the pious favour in the man-
ner above noticed ; and the Charity Sermon
which claims their benevolence, and calls upon
their feelings, will we have no doubt be greatly
attended mul well remembered.
'The Commission of the Chamber of Depnties
charged with the examination of the law opt)
Elections, has unanimously approved of some
modifications which do not in the least concern
the Emulator:mai part of it.
EKANKPORTI Dye. 7,—ln the seventh sitting of
the Diet, On the 28th of November, M. de Mar-
tens read a Report upon the mediatised States of
the Kingdom. He was of opinion that the exa-
titillation of their claims should be delayed till the
principal object concerning them could he delibe-
rated upon. The • other Ministers being of the
same opinion this proposition was adOpted. They
speak'uf a measure taken by the Ministers of the
Diet, tending to the establishment of the Liberty
of the Press throoghout all Germany,.accompa•
nied by all obligatory law for all the States, pre-
venting the abuses arising therefrom.
Maonastraon, NOir."3o.—They write from
Berlin, that the establisbnient of the two Cham-
hers for the future. national representation-of Prus-
sia meets with great difficulties, and that it is
probable this plan will not be followed up.
RASTADT, Dec. s.—Letters from Milan An-
nounce, that the Princess of Walevis expected

there, and intends passing some weeks in the ca-
pital of Lombardy.

r'lUEscu FUNDS.

3 per Cents.— . .
Bank Actiutis •••••..li561.

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.

Pints, Dtic 12.—The Funds rinse cOviderribly
the day before yesterday ; some bargains were
even made alter 'Change hours at 561 r. 40c. This
sudden rise was attributed in part to the,idea of
the Bank! being charged with the payment of the
dividends, and iii part to hopes being entertained
of the Allied Powers consenting to a three months'
delay in the stipulated payments.. 1 believe that
Russia end England really erceded tie this,
or at least are willing sir) to chi it the other Powers
4hitleitie. Prussia is averse to the measure, and
all the smaller Poweri are furious at the idea,
Austria hesitated ; but I have littla doubt that it
will at last be acceded to by all. Whatever may
be the result of these negotiations, the funds have
not kept up4ong ; they finished to-day at 551 r.

The Minister of Finances came down, to the
House of Deputies to-day, and asked for,a law to
raise provisionally the tour twelfths of the taUs ;
this will, of course, he granted; as it was last
year ; but it is a confirmation that the ses-
sions will last much longer than the Minister 0:
Police`had announced in private company.
M. de Chateattbriand's woik product: an excel-
lent effect here, in site of the attempts of the
newspapers to cry it down : those who are 'tally
favourable to him are forced to boll their't ongue ;
thanks to the literality of the present Ministry.
It is curious to observe the ellecti the riots at
London produce on different people here, accord-

ieig to their polidcal opinions. • All parties con-
sider theta of far more serious extent than they
really have been ; but the Royalists appear grieved
and alarmed, while the Ministerialists exult, find
hardly conceal their hopes of seeing a revolution
begin in Lendon. One of theta said to me, with
a. very serious face, ". Voyez volts cc gni arrive
(viand on n'accorde pas sea justes droits a la na-
tion."—See what happens when its just rights are
withheld from a nation. And 1 tried in vain to
persuade hint that the nation had nothing to do
with the riots at London. Ido not know whether
Mr. Hunt speaks French ; if he: does, Ushould
recoinmend hint "strongly to, enme over here and
get naturalized ; he would be quite astonished to
find an, AdminiStration which would approve of all
his principles.
I forgot to mention that M. Marcellus and M.
Benoit have proposed to-day in the Clouse the re-
establishment of the order of Malta.—( Times )