The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-10 00:00:00

HAMBURGH. MAIL.

WARSAW, AUG: 21.--The reform in the Post-office
which has long been announced in the kingdom of
Poland, has now taken place, and this department,
like all the branches of the administration, is regulated
more on Russian principles. Hitherto there was only
one rate of postage for the whole kingdom, without
regard to the distance, the first from 5 to 100 werst3;
the second, from 100 to 200 wersts ; and the third
from 200 to 700 wersts ; besides ten per cent. for the
roads. The carriage for parcels is likewise regulated
according to the distance.
ALTONBURG, AUG. 29.—The Crown Prince of
Hanover is expected here ; but it is said that his mar-
riage with our amiable Princess Mary will not take
place till January or February next year. The Es-
tates of the Duchy in the Assembly last week voted
a portion of 30,000 dollars to the bride.
CHRISTIANA, AUG. 20.—The King gave his sanc-
tion on the 20th, to the penal code voted by the
Storthing. There is a general report that his Majesty
will shortly arrive here to close the Storthing in
person.
CHEMNITZ, SEPT. I.—(From the Leipsic Gazette.)
—We have just received the melancholy intelligence
that the town of Sayda was this morning burnt to
the ground, with the exception of 20 houses. A re-
port states that Tetschen is in flames, and several hun-
dred acres of forest. They affirm at Dresden that
they clearly saw the fire in the forest.—Hamburgh
Papers, Sept. 6.
HANOVER, SEPT. 2.—lt is said, that on the mar-
riage of the Crown Prince, at the beginning of next
year, an amnesty for political offences will be pub-
lished. M. Hupedon, who has been to London to
settle the long agitated question of the toll at Stage
and Brunshausen, has returned to Hanover, the diffi•
culties, it is said, having, been arranged to the satisfac-
tion of all parties concerned.

WARSAW, AUG. 30.—0 a the 20th of this month
the town of Ciechanow was destroyed by fire ; 114
houses, and 24 of the large establishments, are re-
duced to ashes ; 300 families have lost every thing
The value of the furniture, &c., destroyed is a million
of Polish florins (1G7,000 .rix dollars).
The harvest is over in almost the whole kingdom:
it is very abundant ; oats less so than other kinds of
grain. We have not yet had any very oppressive
heat.—Prussian State Gazette, Sept. 4.
DUTCH FUNDS.—Amsvcap.tm, SEPT. 6.
Money. Ring.
Actual Debt, c.% per Cent
Jitto, ditto 5 per cent.
Amen Svndic,4% per cent .. 9414 144 ii
D.tto, ditto, 3% per cent 77% 77N
Commercial Company, 4' percent
Ditto (1835 and 1837) 5 per cent.
Loan 1837, 5 per cent. 19% 10)
Exchange on London, One month l2 2t2,4
Two months
Hamburgh, One month 35 81%
Twomonths ......
Dutch Papers, Sept. 7.
AIISTRI A N FUN I.IS.VIENNA, Am 30.
Five per Cents. Metalliques - l, 87,
Four per Cents
Three per Cents
Bank Shares .... .11•••• •
Allgemeine Zeitung, Sept. 3.
HAMBURGH BORSEg HALLE, SEPT. 6
Bills. Money.
Austrian 5 per Cents.
Bank Shares 1655 1651
Anglo-Russian Loan lP9'4 1094
Russian 5 per Cent., Ist series, Certificate 103% 10314
Inscription, let series iro _
Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co., 3d and 4th
Series 94 97%
Ditto in Certificates 9734 97 ,i,
New 4 per Cent. (1840) 89% 59%
Dutch Actual Debt, 234 per Cent. .........

Ditto I) per Cent. -
Polish Bonds.
New 'rickets
Anglo-Danish Lom, 3 per Cent.
_
Spanish, New 5 p •r Cents..... lB
EXCHANGES ON LONDOiv.
HA 11 BURGU, Sner. 6 —l3 9N, Two months 13 8,
RIGA, Apo —Three Mouths, 3fs.
VIENNA. A UG. 10.—Three months. 9.4134.
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, SEPT. 3.
Bills. Money
St. Sehuld Sch., 4 per cent. ..... —.. 104 1.1%
Prussian English Bond-,1830, per cent. lO2k
Exchange on London ._...... ...... 6
Prussian State Gazette, Sept. 4.