The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-11 00:00:00

WEST INDIA MAIL.

The Dee, on the 22d ult. encountered a heavy gale
from 'W.N.W., which lasted three days. One of her
paddle-floats was carried away.
At 10 o'clock A.M., on the morning of Saturday
last, the Dee exchanged signals with the barque Uni-
corn, belonging to and bound for London, in lon.
9.20 W., lat. 48.46, all well.

On the same day also exchanged signals with the
Woodbridge, of London, running westward, and
wished to be reported.

On the 9th, in the afternoon, off the Start, spoke
he Luton, of Baltimore, steering W.S.W.

FLANDERS MAIL.
BRUSSELS, FEB. 6.—The Minister of Public Works
received to- day a deputation of the principal proprietors
of iron-works interested in the railway of Sambre
and Meuse, who came to assure Nita that they
bad no part whatever in the intrigues, the ob
ject of which is to support the line of Taylor ; that
they all desire the prompt execution of the first proposed
line, which will suffice for all the wants of that industrious
country, which wants nothing more than this vent
for its production to attain all the development of which
it is susceptible.
The Minister received these gentlemen in a favourable
manner, and had no difficulty in satisfying them.
The Chamber of Representatives resumed to-day the
debate on the articles of the budget of the department
of the interior.
Article 3 was withdrawn.
Article 4 (now article 3) was agreed to, as %ell as all
the articles of the 2d and :id chapters, and the first ten
articles ef chapter 4.
BRUSSELS, FEB 7.—The Chamber of Representatives,
after the pre=enta►ion of several reports, continued the
debate on the budget of the department of the interior,
several articles of which were agreed to.
Several petitions have been presented to the Chamber.
and to the Minister of Public Works, to obtain a reform
in the Post-office. If we are rightly informed, a plan
has been drawn up in the office of the Minister, admitting
the reform in principle, but recommending the progres-
sive application of it. It is hoped that the plan may
be laid before the Chamber before the el.tse of chi• ses
sion. The greatest eb•tacle appears to be the fear that
is entertained in the Finan e Department of a diminution
of the revenue. To remove tha: objection, the merchants
who have the greatest interest in that refute'. should im-
mediately point out the means of making good the defi-
ciency, it there should be any.
We have had very unpleasant weather for three days
past. Yesterday we had a thunder storm with snow,
hell, and rain, which continued for four and-t4eitty
hours, and has been succeeded by a pretty severe frost.
There is, however, a pretty certain indication that the
spring will be mild anti favourable—this is, that the spots
in tho sun have greatly diminished. Mr. Forster. the
astronomer at Bruges, has ascertained by a great number
of experiments that the se spots have a great influence in
the temperature.—Brussels papers, Feb. 8.

AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, FEB. 1.
5 per Cent. •Afetalliques.......... •• • • • • • • 111%
4 per Cent. ditto.— • • •• • • •• • • 101 X,
3 per Cent. ditt0•......
Loan, 1834
Ditto, 1839 .• .
Bank Shares
Esterhazy's Loan • ....
RAILWAYS
The Northern, or Ferdinand ...... • • .... 182%
Gloggnitz .
Milan • . . 122%
—Allgenaelne Zeitung, Feb. 4.

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DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, FEB. 7.
Money. Dills.
Actual Debt, 2% per C7ent... 64 64X
Ditto, 3 per Cent
Ditto, 4 per Cent..... .......• ••• • • . 98% 99
Ditto, 5 per Cent.. • • ...
Amort Syndic, 45% per Cent.......... 99N 100 X
Ditto, 3% per Cent ......... .
Commercial Company, 434 per Cent . • 1473{ 148
East India Loan, 4 per Cent...—. •• • • 983 98%
Exchange on London, one month • . 12 17.5
Two months... .... ••. • • . 12 12.5
At sight. . • .
On Hamburgh ...... • ••.• • . 35 43.15
Two months.— ••• • • . 3.5 25
On Paris • .
Two months.
—Dutch Papers, Feb. 8.

PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, FEB. 4.
St. Seimld Sch., 33 Bills. Money.
4 per Cent •• • 1041 1-12 99 7-12
Pruss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent...
Exchange on London, 2 months.. .. .• • • 6 24% 624
—Universal Prussian Gazette, Feb. 7.

IIIMBURGFI BORSENHALLE, FEB. 4.
Bills.

Money.
113

Austrian 5 per Cents
Bank Shares . ......
Anglo-Russian Loan .......... ••• • 114 q
Russian 5 per Cent., Ilamb. Certificate. 1054 105 4
Ditto Ist series 1n5cripti0n........... •• 1054
Ditto, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th series.. 9914 9914
Ditto, in Certificate— ••.••• • .. • • • 99tµ9914
New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. ...• .• 92 913
Ditto Stieglitz • 90% 9034
Spanish New 5 per Cent
Ditto 3 per Cent .
Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 234 per Cent 4O
Dutch Actual Debt, 234 per Cent..
Polish New 4 per Cent..l.oan, 1844...• 8714 87
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 g -,r Cent ... •• • 8734 87%
National Bank Shares...—. ........ 140
Exchange on London.
Petersburgh, Three months .... • • 37%
Bremen, Two months ••• • • • 6 13
Hamburgh Borsenhalle, Feb. 4.

BELGIAN FUNDS.—BRUSSELS, FEB. 3.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent . .
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent .. .. 98
Ditto Three per Cent •
Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto •• 77
Ditto, ditto, 1840 lO3
Ditto, ditto, 1844 102
Ditto of the City, 1843 103
Ditto, 1832 ......
Bank of Belgium....
Brussels Papers. Feb. 5.

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It is many years since milk was so scarce in
Preston as it is at present. This mad• in part be owing to
the high price of hay, but it chiefly arises from the increased
demand among the operatives. Indeed, from diminished
poor-rates, the reduced price of provinder, and the increased
demand for milk and butter, the condition of the dairy
farmers near the town is much better than formerly.—Preston
Guardian.

The Royal Mail Company's steamer Dee arrived
at Southampton yesterday. She was five days over-
due. She does not bring any specie on account of
Mexican dividends.

She does not bring any additional news from
Mexico. At the time of her departure, Santa Anna
was advancing upon Vera Cruz. He was closely
watched by Paredes, but no collision had taken place
between their troops.