The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-21 00:00:00

OPENING OF THE DOME STATES-

GassRAL.

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THE RIME, gam
The King of the /is' tberlande opined the legis-
lative snake of the States-General, to-day, witibthe
following speech from the throne :
Gawriasinek—lt is with extreme gratitude to Divine
Providence that is opening the present legislative sessien,
I am able to announce to yen that the rendition of the
mrantry may be considered ss generally setiefactory.
Oar relatives with Foreign Powers continue upon. the
moat Isvoanahle footing.

The laud aid naval foveae in the mother eouotry ape oar
agouti pomeetious cootie' to afford .reason for Was.
the.

Although the condition of ear Easters Indies is in amity
respects satisfactory, I deeply regret that a violent
epidemic has committed ravages in Java, gad it is my most
what desire to hoar sooe that this ma ndy hie ceased to
'Abet that colony.
The result. of the emancipation of the slaves in oce East
lodise Wools are sot unfavourabki if compared with
those which an analogous measure has samiled elsewhere.
The administrative regulations of the government of the
colonies of Surinam end Curacao will be again submitted
to yea for deliberation.
I shall have recourse to your assists's/s in the establish-
meat of the tariffs of import and expcetdutiee and of transit
does to be introduced in the Dutch East Indies, and to regu-
late various questions affecting industrial sad agricultural
enterprise in that colony.
Great developments are taking place in public works. The
corps of the Engineers of Road. sad Bridges fulfils with
laudable seal duties which have recently acquired great
extension. A reiriaion of this important branch of the ed.
ministratiou, conformable to the exigencies of the day, bee
been prepared.

The construction of the State railways a being regularly
continued. The returns from thaws portions open to to
exceed previous csimlatiuns. Commotions for the conoexion
of our railways with foreign here have been coocluded with
the neighbouriog States. New concessions will give the
Dutch network of railways an exteosion which will require
fresh labours upon the roads arid et marilireeporim.
' •

I observe with winch satisfactios that the ezecutios of the
law for middle-elan sdneatios in everywhere received with
lively interest and freak eo.operatios.
The results of the harvest have been better than could
have Issas hoped. The retarns from the deep sea, river,
sad west asheriee have keen good, but many liven bare ma.
fortunately fallen victims to storms.
Our trade continues in attire developa est.

Although the state of war is which several countries it.
engaged m►y have exercised an unfavourable influence upon
commerce, it is satisfactory to observe that ship-buildisg is
uporithe Morgan among us.

Bills regulating medical saporrialon, the communal gu►rds,
nod military quarters, will again be laid before you.
The bill for the cod* of examivatioo is etimisal eases.
which is intended to replace the code now in operation, will
also be submitted to you for deliberation.

The Mate of our finances will allow of provision being
made for the requiromeate of the public setvioe, and of
eontiroriag the redemption of the national debt.
Bills for the oomplete suppression of the city tolls
lockets), and for other aodertskiage of a fioaeoial ohs-
ratter. will be laid before you daring the preeent samba;
as well as bill. regighting the method of keeping the hocoasta
of the State flotsam.

May the important labours to which the present amebae
eurnmons us tend, under God's blessing, to the greet pros.
parity of the country.
I deelare the wintery esseiest of the States-General open.

Ten LATE CAPIATIS SPE/ClL—The mortal remains
of this lamented gentleman were conveyed from the scone
of his accident, Mar Bath, per the Great Western Railway,
to the residence of his father, near Ilminster. On the
arrival of the corpse at the Yeovil station on the Great
Wasters Railway, by the 4.10 train. it was placed in a
beans in waiting, and conveyed to Ibmiosttr, a distance of
abort fourteen miles. Tor some time Previcas to the I Tan Eactrsu ra JAPAN.—The following is an
arrival of the corpse at Yeovil. the Oedema's of the town I
cos. I extract from a letter from Hasegawa, is Japan :—" This
bad closed their shops sea mark of respect, and they
tinned partially closed throughout the remainder of the Eoglish Ire slowly augmenting their forces here. The Co..
day. The mayor (E. Whitby, jae., !xi.). ordered the queror, a large 74 gun ship, arrived out direct Dora England
minote.bell to be tolled for some time. The town quite stew days ago, and took up her anchorage with the rest
assumed a mournful aspect ;is fact, the sad occurrence has of the 6.". She landed 600 of ite Royal ![arises,
which
cant a /loom over the entire neighbourhood of this the •
are *Damped on the heights overlooking the town. There
captain's home.
are 17 men-otwar now io port, viz.—Englisb, 13; French.
On Saturday evening the Countess of Fife, ac-
oNmpaeied by Mice Ricardo, paid a visit to her Majesty at 2; Dutch, 2. What the English propose to do is entirely a
Balmoral Castle. —Dundee Adreetiter. matter of ozajectare to all sot directly ia their coaddrince.”

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