The Sun. — 1842-05-30 (London, England)

NOT A HAMBURGHER."  • " llifilburgh, May, 18,4." The great question discussed here at present is the probable extent to Which .the''Local Insurance Companieswill,be.able to meet their obligations ; and as so many persons are interested in the solution of this question,, it is not surprising that it absorbs general interest. The insurance • upon houses is effected, not by private companies, but is a town concern. When one house is burned down, the whole town contributes to make up the loss, and hitherto the payment of this sort of insurance money has fallen lightly on- individuals ; but the case will be very different after so extensive a conflagration as that which has lately taken place. But,,b:iides this system of insurance, there exist here insurance companies for goods and furniture, Conducted upon the same principles as the London esablishments, with the exception of one, Bieber's Company, which is a sort of Mutual insurance for moveable property. After such an immense sa-1 crifice of properry, it is not to be wondered at that doubts should arise as to the capability of all these companies paying the demands on them in-full. As no such suspicion, of course, exists in reference to the English companies, it' is not unlikely-that these, though great losers at present, will ultimately benefit by the confidence which is felt in their stability, and that a much larger amount of insurances will in future be eftected in English companies. SubscriptionS for the support of the sufferers from the fire are daily collected in this city, and continue to flow in from abroad. The total amount collected up to Sunday lust, I am informed, reached to nearly 1,000,000 marks bunco. Accounts :from Berlin state that the King of Prussia had offered to lend the town of Hamburgit 1,000,000 dollars for three years without interest. In Vienna the news of the calamity which befel this town caused a deep sensation, and the Emperor of AuStria has directed, by a letter addressed to the Grand Chancellor, Count Ilittrowsky, on the 13th inst., collections to be made throughout the whole of his dominions for the relief of the sufferers. Similar letters have been addressed to the Chancellors of the-Royal Courts of Hungary and Transylvania. In Frankizlt the subscriptions already amount to and Rothschild has given 25,000 ....4revious accounts incorrectly florins, florins, e there had been colrineposteratdedo.f..,A,l;l6-als lected, Darmstadtup st;mtphae.th3lytfhor thenst , f.otirst6ci, florins.which 1431! happened to llamburgh pervades' all classes of society. On the 17th inst. there had been collected in that city 11,497 florins. In Zurich stihScriptiom were also being raised for the same benevolent purpose. The appointment of a special commission, empowered to Manage- the affairs of the State, is spoken of as a not unlikely measure to be adopted in the present state of things. It is said that the Constitution -contemplates the nomination of such a commission in timesof exigency. If formed, it will consist of a certain proportion of senators and bergerschafr, and be endowed with extensive authority.  4' The budget of the Hamburgh State is about 5,000,000 marks currency ; inhabitants about 150,000. 17 marks currency r-_-_ 1/. sterling ; 13 marks banco = 1/. sterling.  A boy only ten years old, belonging to the commune of'Clercy, near Troyes, is in custody upon a charge of wilful murder, by throwing into the river and drowning a OW fellow, only lot years old, who had offended him. A German Parr states that a fire took place in the night of the 14th inst. In tile Tillage of Niedereisenhauser (Duchy of Hesse), which oonsumed- 20 out of the 50 houses of which the village was composed.