The Sun.
London, England, 1824-05-18 00:00:00

Fit ENCII FUND'.

, PARIS, MAY 15.—Five per Cent. Cons. opened at 101 f
ne.; closed at 104 f. Gsc.—Bank Stock, 1507 f. 50c.—Neapo-
litan Five per Cents. in ducats, 115 k. ; in Francs, 101 f. 50c.--.
Ren - d'EW• 173.—Royal Spanish Loan, 1823, 65.—EX-
change on London, one 'month, 25C. 25c. ; three ditto, 25f-
-10c,—( court Amilusatique, May 15.)

PROM THE DUTCH PAPERS.
Dutch Papers to the 16th in,tant have arrived,
from ►►hick we• attract the following particulars
respecting the Treaty recently concluded be-
tween our Government and that of the Nether-
lands for the reciprocal cession of territories ia
the East Indies :

" HAGUE, Msv 13.—The Government has given to the
Second Chamber some explanations relative to the Treaty con-
' eluded with Great Britain with respect to the East India pos-
sessions. The Treaty, stipulating the cession of some territories
in Bengali and of Malacca, is laid before the Chamber. Inc
these- explanations, it is observed that, with the exception o.
the spice trade, a liberal system of navigation is fixed by this
Treaty, and the necessary nieasures arranged to prevent anY
fraud with respect to the duties; that the possessions in
Bengal were formerly of importance on account of the linen
trade' but that this branch of commerce has so greatly de-
clined, even in the British possessions, that the English rather
think of sending cottons manufactured in Europe for sale to
India, and the Netherlands intend to follow that example
that illalaea has lost its importance since the establishment of
the English at Poolo-Penang, and particularly at Singa ;Poeta
(Sincapore); that the occupation of the latter had indeed
been protested against, but that the point of right could nut
well be decided, as the English then made a claim to Bali-
ton, the possession of which is indispensable for the tin ruine4
of Banes.. It is then shewn that the ceition of the above
countries may be considered as fully compensated by the tie-
,. ctuisitioa of the British possessions in Sumatra, and the c's-
etusive,estithlishment of the authority of the Netherlands
Oa
j that isrand, which will give increased value to the possessions
of Palembang, Padang, and the Lampongs—the more so; pw
' the very high claims on the British side for the entire liquib*"
tion were fixed at the sum of a hundred thousand pound:4
sterling, and it is possible that on a more minute calculation of
the reciprocal claims the balance might have been found to he
still more to the disadvantage of the Indian Treasury. In the
Notes that have been exchanged on this subject, Messrs. 'Wynn
and Calming, the British Plenipotentiaries, have done justice
to the frank declarations of the Netherlands Government, and
to the enlightened sentiments of his Majesty the King of the
Netherlands, and, at the same time, expressed their willineesl
to assist in putting an end to the differences which have arisen
chiefly from the conduct of subordinate officers ; and they have
expressed their conviction, that after This convention no other
rivalry can exist in the East between the two nations, than in
the consolidation of the liberal principles of policy which they
have thereby manifested to the whole world."

AMSTERDAM, Trl 13.—His Majesty's ship the Waterloo,
of 74 guns, was launched to-day, amidst the acclamations of
numerous assemblage of spectators. - •

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