The Sun.
London, England, 1831-12-28 00:00:00

DUTCH AND GERMAN PAPERS.

THE HAGUE, DEC. 20.—The Second Chamber is very
busily engaged in several projects of law now pending, in
order that the laws on the revenue and expenditure may,
if possible, be in force at the beginning of the next year.
The Duke of Saxe-Weimar arrived here yesterday from
the army.
DEC. 21.—1 t is reported that the Austrian Cabinet has
also shown itself disposed to ratify the 21 articles of the
treaty with Belgium.
'The remarks of the sections of the Second Chamber, on
the Budget for 1832, have been printed. The answers of
the Goverment to the several objections are very satisfac •
' tory, the corrected project of law omitting the greater part
of the articles that were chiefly objected to.
The ordinary expenses are estimated at 42,712,000
florins, nearly 6,000,000 below the first estimate. The
extraordinary expenses, in consequence of the continuance
of the state of war in 1832, are estimated at 45,000,000.
A graduated tax on income is proposed, beginning at I
per cent. on incomes of 300 and under 500 florins, and
increasing to 24 per cent. on incomes of 200,000 florins
and upwards.
HAARLEM, DEC. 23.—Dutch literature has just sus-
tained an irreparable loss by the death of the celebrated
poet Bilderdyk. He was buried to-day with great pomp
in the principal church of this town.
BERLIN, Dxc. 15.—The question relating to the Grand
Duchy of Posen, respecting which the chief President Flott-
well is now here, is to be whether a general amnesty shall be
issued in favour of all the inhabitants not holding office
who took an active part in the Polish revolution, by which
the very complicated legal measures would be stopped, or
whether these proceedings shall take their course, and
every individual be allowed after the cause is decided to
have recourse to the royal treasury. Though this ap-
pears to be a matter of form, and though a general con-
fiscation of estates is impossible in our times and country,
the question is very interesting, as a continued sequestra-
tion may be very injurious to the estates.
,4 We hear from Warsaw that General Count Thomas
Lubienski had returned from Moscow, where he bad a
very long audience of the Emperor, who granted him his
We, however, hear nothing from Poland but
rpeair)dn.
orotsof arrests that continually take place by night in
all parts of the kingdom, so that even the nearest relations
of the persons arrested are ignorant of their fate."
VIENNA, DEc. 12.—A French courier having arrived
this morning, every body expected to hear something po-
sitive relative to the suppression of the disturbances at
Lyons ; but when it was known that his despatches re-
lated to Greece, and that he brought no news from Lyons,
this was considered on 'Change as a bad sign, by which
the speculators for a fall profited. In the afternoon,
however, news was brought of the entrance of the troops
into Lyons. It is said that the above-mentioned French
• courier is the bearer of fresh instructions to the Charge-
d'Affaires at Constantinople, whence it is inferred that
the negociations respecting Greece continue.
General Count Clamm has returned from Berlin, whi-

ther he Ills Lien on au extraordinary mission. The most
intimate friendship at this moment subsists between our
Court and that of Berlin, which is undoubtedly of great