The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-30 00:00:00

DUTCH MAIL.

TIM HAGUE, DEC. 26.—0 n the 19th of this
month the merchants of Venloo had a meeting for the
purpose of considering of means to prevent the loss of
all the trade with Prussia, and the entire ruin of that
town, by tli opening of a road from Kalden-Kirshin
to Steil. It was resolved to petition his Majesty the
King, to suppress the Custom-house at Steil, which
was established two years ago, as useless and injurious
in its effects to this town.
The Magistrates of Venloo have solicited the pro-
vincial Government at Maestricht to support their
petition to his Majesty, and it is to be hoped that they
will do their utmost- to prevent so great an injury to
our unhappy town. •
BATAVIA, SEPT. 13.—1 n our number of the 2d of
April laSt, we gave accounts from Siam of the sth of.
February, respecting the preparations that were
making at Bankok for war with the Cochin Chinese.
Five of the largest merchantmen belonging to the.
King of Siam were fitted out as men of war, And
accompanied by a numerous fleet of armed junks,
were sent, under the command of Prince Chou Fah,
to Kangkoo, a. port in the south-west coast of Cain-
bodia. We have read in the Singapore Free PreSs
of the 2atll, of July, accounts of the result of this -ex-
pedition': Letters from Bankok had brought word,
that the expedition sent by. the Government:of Siam
against Cochin China-had returned, but not covered
with glory. .A4gieat number of wrettheki7rnen, .who
were taken by force and against their will from their
homes to serve in the expedition; have perished by
hunger, and by b6ing exposed to the burning heat in
the day, and to.cold rains at night, being on board of
crowded ships, without any sort of shelter. It is
said that there was no fighting. As soon as the
brave Siamese came in sight of the Cochin Chinese
fleet, they turned about and fled, while the latter, on
their part; marmanimously resolved to let the enemy
depart unmolested, and to refrain from pursuing
them. At the same time we herr that the Cochin
Chinese are employed in making a road directly
across the mountains which divide that kingdom-from
Siam, with the intention of undertaling at some time
or other an invasion ofAhat country.—Java Courant.
BRUSSELS, DEC. 26.—General Joly, President of
the Belgian Commission for running the boundary line
between Belgian and the Netherlands, has arrived at
Maestricht. The Dutch Commission has likewise
arrived there. It may therefore be supposed that the
treaty on the subject of the boundary line will be
shortly carried into effect.
. The construction of railways in Austria is proceed-
ing rapidly. A convention has just been concluded
with the Government of Saxony for the construction
of an iron railway from Prague to Dresden. Thus
the Adriatic will soon be connected with the German
Ocean by means of a railroad passing through the
Austrian provinces. This aliair..may be considered as
definitively settled.
The Civil Tribunal of Tournay heard, on the 14th
and 19th, pleadings in the affair of the Countess le
Hon, requiring to have her property. separated from
that of her husband. The Court decided in her
favour. It appeared that the Countess possesses pro.
perty to the amount of between two and three mil-
lions of francs. The Counsel of Count le Hon ac,
knowledged the correctness of the statement made by
the Counsel of his lady.
The Echo de Renaix says that mendicity is spread-
ing in a frightful manner in the environs, and that it
is not uncommon to meet with bands of twenty or
thirty beggars, who go to the farm-houses to-de-
mand relief for their starving families, accompanying
their demands with threats in case of refusal. A few
dals ago such a threat was partly carried into execu-
tion on a farmer in the neighbourhood. A haystack
was set on fire, and the whole farm was in great
danger of being destroyed. The damage done was to
the amount of 300 francs.
DUTCH FUNDS.—AmsTErmm, DEC. 27.
Money. Bills.
>dual Del t, 2% per Cent
Ditto, ditto 5 per cent.
Amart Syndic,4% per cent 9t 9454
Ditto, ditto, 2% per cent 7l 771'
Commercial Cosnpany, 4% per cent 15034
Loan 1537, 5 per cent. 99% 1)9.
Exchangeon London, One month...-.
Two months 12 15
Harnburgh, One month 35 84%
Two months ..... 35 62%
Dutch Papers, Dec. 28.
BELGIAN FUN _ S.--Bausszts, DEC. 27.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ,
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent lO2
Lean of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent 93

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Thlrty-seven Milli ns,e diteto
----

(18411) l(3 Loan of City, 1832, Four per Cent
Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent — Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent 7B
National Society .
Exchange on London (short) ....... .....
—Brussels Papers, Lee 27.

HAMBURGH BORSEN HALLE, Dec. 24.
A wtrian 5 per Cents.
110
Bank Shares 1635
Anglo-Russian Loan 1i.8% 108
Russian 5 Der Cent., Ist series, Certificate lO2 y.„ 102 ii
Inscription, Ist series 102%
Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co., 3d and 4th
Series 97%
Ditto in (7crtificates O7 .4
New 9 leer Cent. (1990) ........ ...... ...........
Dutch Actual Debt, z 4 per Cent ..........
Ditto 5 per Cent. —
Polish Bonds — --•
New Tickets -
Anglo-Danish Loin, 3 per Cent
Spanish, New 5 per Cents. •*Mee - -
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BsituNiDEc. 24.
Bills. Money
St. Schuld Sch., 4 per cent. ...•• 104 103
Prussian English Bonds, 1530, I per cent.• 1..234 P 2 %
Exchange on London. 6 24% --
.Prussian Slate Gazette. Dec. 24.

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