The Sun. — 1832-12-21 (London, England)

FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, DEC.l9.—Five per Cents., 98C SOc. 75c. SOc. 75c. 80c. 75c.; Loan of 1832, 98f. 80c. ; Three per Cents., 68f. 00c. 55c. 50c. ; National Loan, 99C ; Bank Actions, 1,700 f.; Rente de Naples, 80f. 90c. 85c.; Roman Five per Cents., 7814 ; Rente d'Espagne, Five per Cents, 121/, ; Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 33 32.% Royal Spanish Loan, 83; Rente Perpetuelle d'Espagne, 58%;, 44 74 % 3/.4 ; Belgic Loan, 7656 ; Haytian Loan, 225 f. Exchange on London, one month, money, 25f. SOc. ; three months, paper, 25f. 70c., money, 25f. 70c.—Cours Authentiquc.  The last packet from Jamaica brought us the Address of the House of Assembly, in answer to the speech of the Governor (Lord MULGRAVE), on the opening of its Session; and we had intended to insert it to-day, but a press of matter compels us to let it stand over, as well as the comments we had made upon it, till to-morrow.  The Dutch Papers begin to feel that there is no hope of the citadel holding out. They designate the fall of Fort St. Laurent as melancholg intelligence. Of course, the fall of the citadel will he most melancholy. We pity poor General CHASSE, whose situatio❑ is very distressing. A brave man ought not to be placed in a position of such awful responsibility without the alternative of using his own discretion. His sense of duty compels him to obey the orders of the KING while his military knowledge must convince him of the utter hopelessness of resistance, unless he be relieved. The King of HOLLAND should either allow CHASSE to surrender the citadel, or order the Dutch army to attempt its relief. It is murder to sacrifice brave men under such circumstances, without a reasonable object. On the other hand, so far as Marshal GERARD is concerned, with his gallant army, it were far better that a few houses in Antwerp were damaged or destroyed, by taking advantage of the forts on the town side, and thereby at once shortening the siege, than sacrificingso many valuable lives by protracted warfare. The French, we think, in the excess of their generosity, have conceded too much to Belgian spleen or English re• monstrance.  The county elections are proceeding, as they have commenced, favourably for the cause of Reform. Mr. HUME (infinitely to the credit of the electors) carries all before him in Middlesex, for which county Sir C. FORBES, as we predicted, has already lost all chance. In Westmoreland, Colonel LowTHER is defeated—a signal triumph for the Reformers. In South Warwickshire, too, and in Cheshire, the Tories stand lowest in the poll ; and in Cambridgeshire —a fact that gives us nearly equal satisfaction— Mr. ADEANE, a slipping sort of Reformer, is dead beat. On the whole, both town and county elections, work better for the Reformers, and worse for the Antis, than could possibly have been conceived.  The nomination of Members for the Northern Division of Lincolnshire took place on Tuesday last at Lincoln. We have received a detailed report of the proceedings, which, however, from press of matter, we are compelled to defer till to-morrow. Enough, therefore, for the present to state that the Hon. Mr. PELHAII and Sir W. INGLEBY are candidates on the Liberal, and Sir R. SHEFFIELD on the Tory interest. The two former gentlemen are decidedly the favourites, especially Sir W. INGLEBY, who is one of the most popular public characters in all Lincolnshire. The worthy Baronet's address to the electors, as also that of his friend Mr. TENNY• SON, was received with marked delight by all who heard it, advocating, as it did, the ballot, retrenchment to the utmost possible extent, and above all, a sweeping and efficient Reform in the Church. If the Lincolnshire electors arc alive to a sense of their own interests, they will not fail to place Sir W. INGLEBY at the head of the poll.  The following are extracts from German aud Lisbon Papers:—