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London, England, 1824-10-23 00:00:00

ports of the other, on the same footing of equality with the '
national %hips. The treaty for the mutual cession of cer-
tain poSPCNIiOII‘ belonging to England and the Netherlands,
is alio mentioned with approbation. The picture which
the King draws of the prosperity of his dominions is high-
ly flattering, but we trust not more flattering than truth
will warrant. The days arc passed win n nations watched
each other's welfare with envious and uncharitable feeihigs.
We now know that the whole civilised wor:tl lets an in-
terest in the prosperity of every individual portion of which
it consists. England, as the most commercial nation, has
the greatest interest in the prosperity of all otlu r nations,and
in none more than in her commercial rivals. We repine not
therefore to see our ancient Ally thriving, conscious that
the faster she proceeds in her career of geed fortune and
growing wealth, the more rapid still will be our advances
beyond her.

Anceett.e, OCT. 19.
Yesterday, at one o'clock, his 3IA3TSTY set out from the Palace
the usual state, to the l'slace of the State's-General ; where
having been received with the accustomed ceremonies, his !4I A.
.13:9T T opened the Scs►ion with the following speech in the Dutch
language:—
" High and Mighty Lords,—lt is agreeable to me to open the
Beultin by the communication that an alliance, subject to the com-
mon consent of your High Mightiness's, has been projected between
my beloved youngest son, sod the youngest daughteeof his Majesty
the King of PIII7SNIA. Thin union, which Heaven will bless, will
ilitgrncnt the happiness of my family, ar.d especially that of my
son ; the hurts of relationship and friendship which alremly exist
between me and my illustrious ally will be strengthened by it.
"nue your last fleeting, not only have the most friendly tele-
done and the most pacific sentiments been maintained between this
kingdom and all the Powers of Europe, but the hope is revived
that an engagement with the neighbouring and friendly Power,
will give a free: course to commerce, and to the produce of our soil
and manufactures more ostensive mulcts than can be procured by
prohibitions ne restrictio:t•.
"As a new proof of the sentiments of good-will that animate the
liovernment of the Netherlands, it has hen regulated, by a preli-
'filmy arrangement, which holds out the prospect of a more gene-
ral convention, that the ships of one of our allies shall front this
moment enjoy the same prerogatives which the law gives to our
national vessels. This nwiimilation is founded on reciprocity.
" Our commercial relations, both in Europe and other parts of
the world, arc strengthened and increased by suitable measures.
" The patriotic institution created in the course of this year by
the general and efficacious co-operation of both classes, will, I
hope, not attempt in vain, by a prudent employment of large ca-
pitals, to give new vigour to agriculture, manor...eh:oes, commerce,
and nav igat ion.
"'These views will be favoured by the extension given to our
possessions in the East Indies, in consequence of the treaty lately
concluded with Great Britain, as well as by the tranquillity and
order which those possessions and our West ledia Colonies con.
tinuc to enjoy. Our internal prosperity has increased ; the institu-
tions created, and the measures adopted, to increase and secure the
order introduced into the Administration, are consolidated, and in
general answer the expectations formed of them.
" The higher branches of instruction, as well as primary educe-
._

!ion, everywhere diffuse their salutary effects.
" The tine arts flourish.

" The harvest has again been abundant.
" The continued decrease of the price of groin bas rendered it
necessary to institute a farther examination into the interests of the

farmers in relation to those of the Communes.
" I depend on the co-operation of your high Might'nesse' to de-
termine the means which scent to me calculated to answer the wish
which your %tomb, has expressed on this subject.
`• Meantime the abundance of provisions hits had • favourable
effect on the means of subsistence of the people. Tile object of
my constant solicitude is to cause the sources of Industry to by
freely and abundantly, and to open new ones.
" The establishment of necessary or useful communications•,
and the improvement, in 41und that eats', continue to engage my
attention."

Ili, Majesty, entering on the subject of the finances of the
kingdom, stated that a further reduction of the public expenditure
would be proposed to the budget. Some measures will be pt.•posed
to the States-General, relative to the coin an to the debt, towards
the redemption of which it is proposed to assign two millions of
florins. Some changes in the tariff of Import and export duties,
will be required for the advantage of the national manufactures, and
more especially of agriculture.
Ilk Majesty further announced, that the civil code would be
completed during the Session, except some chapters to be added
when the wile of civil proceedings shall be finished, which code,
as well ai those of criminal proceedings and of commerce, are um-

tided to a committee, so that the time alien the national legislation
may be introduced it rapidly approaching. '
_

•' Thus" concluded his 3lsjesty, "may each year of the ro.estan-
lishment of our independence bring new benefits to the country !
I shall endeavour, with the aid of Providence, to contribute to it by
persevering zeal, and I confidently rely in the co-operation of your
11 igh ig tummies."
• Canals and roads.

In another column we give a commercial document of
sonic importance, viz.: the official return of the exports
anti imports of the port of La Guayra, for the first six
months of the present year. From an examination of
this paper, some idea may. be formed attic great extent to
which the commerce of the newly-founded state of Colombia
is already carried. It is, however, material to observe,
that this return includes the business transacted at only one
port of the Republic. and that there arc, in the Atlantic,
Puerto Cabello, Maracaibo, Santa Martha, and Carthagena,
and in the I'pcitic, Guayaquil and Panama, which arc
nowise inferior to Laguayra, besides the smaller ports of
Angostura in the Orinoco, Cumana, (lieges, Barcelona,
&vanilla, and some others which we do not just now re-
collect. No language could more eloquently recommend
the formation of commercial relations with dust: new states
than the proof we give to-day of the progrt as they are
making in improvement.

The public press can never be wore employed than in
an endeavour to asperse the character, or lessen the cele-
brity of those whose lives arc consecrated to the service of
science, and to whom, therefore, we all owe a debt of gra-
titude, which, if we can never pay, we ought st Last to
acknowledge. It was nu doubt under this conviction that
our correspondent " VSIIITAI" remarked on the unwar-
rantable attack of Sir 11. DAVY, which made its appear-
ance in the Timer, and which, when its assertions were mo
pointedly replied to and repelled, it meanly stro►e to shift
from, instead of having the manliness to retract. It is
with reference ta this subject that we received the follow-
ing front a distinguished Nobleman, who has tried the
sheathing of a ship's bottom on the President's system, and
whose testimony is therefore open neither to exception nor
subterfuge :
" Early In this lan summer I coppered my pleasure yacht accaed-
ins to Sir u pit r DAT v's plan, and slue has been at sea or un
the Thames ever since. The copper under water has, during the
whole time, continued peilecay brieis, except a very small pan of
it, in the immediate vicinity of the iron-pines, when some little
rust luta appeared, to which the barniclat have adhered, Lot the
copper appear* to me to have been effectually preserved frau the
action of the wels-water."

The means of preventing the decay of capper sbeathing,
and of smuring the copper (ruin the corrosive effects of salt-
water, having both been attained, the value of the Presi-
dent's discovery cannot again be controverted. The Times
journalist will by this gain a double advantage ; he will
have hereafter more inducement to stick to truth. and more
leisure to stuly his granular.