The Express.
London, England, 1851-09-19 00:00:00

HOLLAND.

The new session of the States-General of Holland
was opened at the Hague on Monday by the King
in person, and his Majesty delivered the following
bpeech:

Gentlemen,—ln opening the new session of the States-
General, it is very agreeable to me to be able to communi-
cate favourable news relative to the situation of our country.
The birth of a prince has increased the happiness of my
house. Our relations with all the powers show that good
intelligence exists. We have concluded with different
States conventions tending to protect the interests of com-
merce and to ameliu-ate and assure international communi-
cations. With the same object negotiations with different
States have been opened, and they will, I hope, bring
about the same favourable result. The army and navy
continue to give proofs of laudable seal, and still afford us
motive for satisfaction. Thu state of tranquillity in which
all the colonial possessions now are leaves nothing to be
desired. Disturbances which recently took place in
the Isle of Borneo have been repressed by the
force of our arms. The news of the sanitary si-
tuation in the colonies are more re-assuring. The bad con-
sequences of the failure of the harvest in past years are
disappearing; and the most recent news on the harvest of
this year ore very favourable, especially in what regards
provisions. The electoral, provincial, and communal lases
fulfil, so far as can be at present ascertained, the object of
the legislator. In consequence of the past winter not
I having been rigorous, cud of there not having been any
extraordinary thaws or tides, our dykes have remained
exempt from all injury. The great works for the improve-
ment of our rivers, according to the system communicated
to you, have been undertaken and arc continued with ac-
tivity. The harvest of the last year, though only a middling
one, has turned out to be more abundant than was at first
expected. That of the present summer appears satisfactory
iu mad pruvinces. Arduous efforts are being gene-
rally made to develop agriculture, and to cause it
to prosper,
both by improving the means of fanning
and by bringing new lands into cultivation. Trades
and manufactures are also continuing to increase in import-
ance. The continual increase in navigation, and in the
building of ships, are proofs that the changes effected in our
commercial legislation last year have not disappointed the
hopes that were entertained. The great activity which
exists in several branches of our manufactures proves that
commerce is generally in a prosperous situation. The con-
tinual increase of communications both by land and by
water exercises not only a salutary influence on the rela-
tions of the interior, but also on those with other countries.
I endeavour strongly to aid in the development of these
communications. A convention concluded with Prussia,
and which will be communicated to you, is ono result of
these efforts. We have entered into arrangements with
Belgium, for preparing, and I sincerely hope establish-
ing, new means of communication between the
two countries. The favourable hopes conceived with
respect to the situation of the finances of the kingdom
have not been disappointed; this situation, on the contrary,
is relatively better than that of last year. The present
year likewise promises advantageous results. We will de-
mand, at the commencement of your session, your co-opera-
tion in measures relative to the sinking fund. The im-
portant bills deposited in your last session, and for the exa-
mination of which there was not time, will be again sub-
mitted to your deliberations. May the same spirit of
common accord, which has caused to be achieved thus far
so many important labours, prevail in the examination of
these bills and of other, which will be presented to you in
the course of this session. I ardently wish that our common
labours may promote, under the blessing of God, the happi-
ness of our dear country. I declare the new session of the
States-General to be opened.

The King, on going to and returning from the
chamber, was received with great enthusiasm by all
classes of the population.

TURKEY.

LIBERATION OF KOSSUTH.

The American steamer Mississippi, destined to
convey Kossuth and his companions, arrived in the
Golden Horn on the 30th ult. No accident is men-
tioned as having happened to her, as tho mail by
Vienna reported.
A letter from Malta, of the 12th, states that Kos-
suth and his companians left Kutaiha on the Ist inst.,
and were conveyed from Giemleck to the Darda-
nelles in a Turkish steamer. Another communica-
tion says : "By the Growler, which arrived this
morning, we have heard that Kossuth and his com-
punioas were all safe on board of the Mississippi,
and that she had left the Dardanelles with them on
the ith, for America."

On the 25th took place, with great ceremony, the
betrothal of Ali Bey, sou of Reslud Pasha, to Naimee
Sultana, the Sultan's eldest daughter.
SoHum Pasha has resigned the ministry of ma-
rine, which has been committed to Mehemet Ali
Pasha.
By an ordinance of the 25th ult. Nafiz Pasha, di-
rector of the pious foundations, is appointed Minister
of Finance, in the place of Khaled Effendi, who
takes the post vacated by the former. Natiz Pasha
has been frequently before Minister of Finance.
Semi Pasha, inspector-general of Roumelia, is ap-
pointed governor of Bosnia in the place of Haireddin
Pashal. Sarni Pasha is succeeded by Mama Pasha.
It has been announced that the decorations in bril-
liants, called nishan, bestowed indiscriminately upon
all functionaries, were henceforth suppressed by an
imperial decree, in so far as the civil service was
concerned. Another decree has appeared suppressing
the decorations attached to military grades. By this
economy a considerable sum will be saved to the
treasury.