The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-13 00:00:00

HOLLAND.

THE HAGUE, OCT. 10.—We have received the Java
Journals of the 25th and 28th May, which contain the
following articles :

" NOTIFICATION.

" The Governor-General of Netherlands India, in
Council, to all those to whom those presents shall come,

greeting—
" Notice is hereby given, that this day in the Council of
the Indies, on a review of the existing regulations, it has
been thought fit to order and enact, on and after the Ist
day of June next coming, there shall be imposed on all
woollen and cotton goods manufactured in the Netherlands,
provided with certificates of origin, and imported in Ne-
therlands ships into Netherlands India, an import duty of
12i per cent., and on all foreign woollen and cotton goods
from countries to the west of the Cape of Good Hope,
under whatever flags, provided that they do not come from
countries with which the Kingdom of the Netherlands is
not on terms of friendship, an import duty of 25 per cent.,
the use of the erttrepot for both sorts of goods remaining
free, as hitherto.

" We hereby command all superior and inferior officers,
justices, and officers, to see to the strict execution of these
presents, without respect of persons. And that no person
may be able to allege ignorance, these presents shall be
posted up, and published in the usual manner, in the native
and Chinese languages.
" Given at Buclenzorg, the 25th May, 1836,
" J. DE EERENS."
" By order of the Governor-General in Council, the
Secretary-General,

" H. J. HOOGEVIEN.

The Journals contain many particulars of the earthquake
at Amboyna, at the end of last year, of which we have al-
ready given some account. The shocks, both at Amboyna,
and the neighbouring islands, were almost all in the direc-
tion from north to north-west. The ridge of mountains on
the coast of Hetoc, towards the pass of Baguala, had suf-
fered much, and it could be seen that large masses had been
detached.

The south and south-west sides of the island have not
suffered much ; the shocks were generally preceded by a
loud subterraneous noise, which continued for some seconds,
and frequently gave the inhabitants time to fly into the
open air. It seemed as if the place was threatened with
total destruction ; the noise was like a heavy cannonade,
the shocks, with short intervals, continued nearly two
months. The heat had been for the last three months of
the year very oppressive ; the mean height of the mercury in
the thermometer being at noon, 82 degrees, 21 seconds, 84
minutes ; and by night, 75 degrees, 18 seconds, 45 minutes.
It was imagined that there was an eruption of the volcano
of the Benglu, but this was a mistake ; there was only a
slight shock there on the Ist November, which did no da-
mage. Some damage was done to the churches and dwell-
ings in the islands Sapanoca and Harocko.

DUTCH FUNDS—Asimapare, Our. 10.
Money. Bills.
Actual Debt, 9% per Cent 52% 5314
Ditto, ditto 5 per cent.
A snort Syndic, 4% per cent. 94% 951,E
Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent. 76 77
Commercial Company, 4% per cent 17134 1763¢
Ditto (1532 and 181)3) 5 per cent.
Exchange on London, One month l2 0732
Two months
—Dutch Papers, Oct. 11.
A USTItIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, OCT. 1.
Five per Cents. Metalliques
Four per Cents.
Three per Cents.
• Bank Shares ... 1316
—4llgemcine Zeitung, Oct. 7.

SWITZERLAND.

The greater number of the Grand Councils of Switzer-
land are already convoked for the purpose of electing the
deputies who are to form part of the Extraordinary Diet,
and of furnishing them with sufficient instructions and
powers, as indicated in the circular of the Directory. If
the correspondence contained in the journal L'Helvetie is
to be credited, the following is the substance of the instruc-
tions which the State Council of the canton of Berne pro-
poses to give to its deputies :—" Ist. To maintain the
resolutions adopted by the Diet on the 9th of September
(relative to the affair of Conseil). 2. To explain to the
French Government the motives which led to that reso-
lution on the part of the Supreme Federal authority.
3. In case this explanation should not attain the desired
object, to endeavour to cause all dissension to subside by
means of the mediation of a friendly Power. 4. To agree
to all motions, conformable with the above instructions,
which may be calculated to obtain a majority. 5.
To take a part in all discussions and motions, the
object of which shall be to defend the inde-

pendence and security of Switzerland." On the other
hand, the Helvetie states, " that it appears that the
Executive Council of the republic of Berne will propose
to the Grand Council to give to the Bernese deputation
vague and unrestricted instructions, conveyed in pretty
nearly the following terms :—The state of Berne will
participate in any measure compatible with honour, having
for its object the amicable termination of the difficulty with
France." In reference to these instructions, the Helvetic
accuses the Executive Council of betraying the national
honour, and calls upon the Grand Council to choose men
of energy as colleagues fer M. Tscharner, who is, in con-
sequence of his capacity of Avoyer and President of the
Directory, one of the deputies for Berne in the Diet.—
Journal des Debats.