The Sun.
London, England, 1814-11-17 00:00:00

STATES-GENERAL at the HAGTJE.

. The following is the SPEECH delivered by. the
PRINCE SOVERRIGN of the NETHERLANnS, 011
opening the first Ordinary Sessions of the tates-
(ierieral at the Hague :-
9:---011 the 7th in t. the Piuscz coVEREIGN
in yea.son opened the first Ordin4ry Sessions an the States-
General of the Country with the following Speech : -
" High and Mighty LunlA,
" The first Of)•our Ordinary Sessions begins under the hap.
yiest au:pices.

" Perfect tranquillity reigns in .etery part of the country,
though scarcely regeneraied ; the orionization of the•piloci-
pal branches of the Administration is procecutin cwiform-
ably to the regulations of the fundamental without ob 7
steels or even difficulty, every where the,spicit of induary and
commerce manifests • itself daily more and more, which we
had reason to fear might have been totally extinguished and
annihilated during so mang unhappy years.
" The conviction which I have myself acquired of this, by
my own observation in tire Journey Which I hive made through
the different, provine.z, AAA, •••“S
tachment to the present order of things, of which the inhabi-
tants of every clues have given me, during this jusirney, s •
many ostensible proofs, accompanied by so manytuark, of love•
and confidence received with the liveliest satisfactin, rtrust
encourage us steadily to pursue the pato in which we are at
present; it leads to the happiness of a nation which is a friend
to concord.

" Placed by the Peace of Paris in relations of ftlendsliip
with- all the Powers of Europe, I await with composure the
issue of the deliberations of the Congress on the poloti imme-
diately interesting the United
_Netherlands. It would have
been highly agreeable to me, tai be able to inform your High
Mightinesses, with certainty of the extent of the territory of
the State and of its possessions beyOnd sea ; but there is a
general and.necessary connection between all these political
arrangements, by virtue of which they are all to be brought
to maturity at the same time, and all executed simultancons:','.
." Meantime, in consequence of arrangements made with
the Crown of England, I have been able to take measures for
the re-occupation of the most considerable part of the ancient
possessions of the United Provinces, and umy particular atten-
tion is at this moment directed to this object. Soon our hig
will wave again in those regions where the enterprising spit it
and indefatigable zeal of one forefathers performed as great
wonders as in their own country.
" Java, a possession whose value cannot be sufficiently ap-
preciated, will soon, with the aid of an enlightened Govern-
ment, and enjoying the freedom of navigation, offer new
markets to commerce, and will produce advantages more than
sufficient to make good what the course of events has caused
us to lose.

" Your High Mightinesses will learn with no less satisfactivp,
that our finances are in a good situation; thank; to the com-
plete sltecess of .measures presc►ioed by the law for the
re-establishment of the Nhti4nal Dela.

the said of 1814, sixteen months of the interest of this
Debt, and the immense expences Winch have been retinired by
the re-establishment of so many branches of the administra-
tion, the formation of the army, and the equipment of our
squadrons, maybe wholly paid; all the parts of the service,
since my accession ta the Government; will be liquidated,'aimml
yet there will remain in the Treasary a considerable sum;
which may be applied to time expends of the next year.
"Time statement of these expences will he drawn up in a
few days, and the petition relative to it may be shortly sub-
mitted to your deliberation. Though in consequence, of the
coutinuatice of several eirennistances of the present year, it
contains star several extraordinary expellees, which with the
tavour.of God, will never return. I hope, in the succeeding-,
years they will, nevertheless, slot occasion even for the year
1815, any augmentation of taxes, nor tiny extraordinary mea-
sure of finances nay, the duties on exportation may, if your
iligh'lllightinesses think fit, be considerably diminished, :Amid
• by this means trade will receive an encouragement which I
have ardently desired to give it.. To this end a proposal rein
tive to this matter will he shortly laid before your High
Mightinesses foe your approbation.
" On my side I shall not lose sight of any of the other
sources of public prosperity, and I shall always feel real plea-
sure when I shall be able to propose to you the means and the
relitSt necessary to increase tt.. '
• -" The creditors of the State..srili see the proof of the con-
stant interest with Web -their situation inspires mats in time
. measures which are preparing to fulfil the engagements en-
tered into with them, by the law for the re-establishment of
the Nationat Debt, with more liberality than the letter of that
law requires.
" Mav the confidence of all our ftilow-countrymen in this
Government, which has been so. lotV the object of their
wishes, be thus continued and consolidated more and more,
and may none of them, from want of gratiAde to the Supreme
Beinnoverlook or despise all the benefits received, and all that
has been done for their country, because thei* is-still much to
be obtained, and much to be done. • ,
"As for myself, your Migtitiu,gses, I shall rt tteverein the
efforts which are prescribed to me by my duty Anii the public:.
PO, to which every Moment of may life is hentnrftirth dedi-
cated with the moie zeal and tra:opiillity of mind In propor-
tion, as I can think myself. more sure of the co-o-per.itimi of
those to whom the whole Natioaloatis up with pleasure as its
lawful representatives." •

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According to au account in a Manchester Pa-
per, eleven husbands bad left that timn,.being'rs4
longer disposed to cottin- with their tvives< '•

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