The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-25 00:00:00

HOLLAND.

THE HAGUE, JAN. 21.-A circular address of the Minister ,°
Finance to the Ree;stration Office, announces that the jus detofc.
(us is not to be levied with respect to the following States,!with
which the Government has successively concluded treaties recipro.
cally abolishing that law as duty:-
"1. Hanover; 2. Saxe Weimar; 3. Prussia; 4. Bavaria;
3. Wirtemberg ; 6. Waldeck; 7. Holstein-Oldenburg; 8. The
Two Sicilies ; 9. Hesse Darmstadt ; 10. Hesse.Cassel ; 11. Sar..
dinia ; 12. Hamburgh ; 13. Denmark ; 14. Bremen ; 15. Sweden
and Norway ; 16. Shaumburg. Leppe ; 17. Brunswick ; 18. Russia;
19. Poland ; 29. Saxe_ Altenburg ; 21. Leppe ; 22. Mecklenburg.
Schwerin ; 23. Switzerland ; 24. Hohenzollern Sigmaringen ; 25.
Reuss (the younger branch) ; 26. Liechtenstein ; 27. Reuss (the
elder branch); 20. Saxe-Meiningen-Hildberghausen ; 29. Saxe.
Cobourg-Gotha ; 30. The Kingdom of Saxony; 31. Belgium (17th
Article of the Treaty) ; 32. Lubeck; 33. Frankfort ; 34. Austria,
and the States belonging to it,
. _

This claim is likewise not applicable to the following States,
though no preventive Treaties have been made with them on the
subject:-1. France; 2. Great Britain and Ireland; 3. Nassau;
4. Baden ; 5. Portugal ; 6. Anhalt-Gocthen; 7. The Papal
States; 8. Spin ; 9. Tuscany; 10. The Principality of St. Win-
del; a. The United States of North America; 12. Brazil; 13.
Mexico ; 14. Colombia.

In the following States ajtes detractus continues to be levied as
follows :

1. )!Mecklenburg-Strclitz
2. Anhalt-Bernburg lO
3. Anhait-Dessau ... 10
4- Hesse Homburg

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

The barque Mercury, of Greenock,' arrived at Falmouth from
the Cape of Good Hope in fifty-two days, has furnished ps with
advius of a much later date than we were already in possession of.
The British Government has consented to make Port Beaufort the
mouth of the river Brede, a free port, on the suggestion of the
Civil Commissicncr of the district of Swellendam, but the ideal
arrangement of the matter has been left to Mr. Field. It was
supposed that from the capabilities of this district, in the course
of fifteen or twenty years it would become one of the most wealthy
of the colony; and Port Beaufort, for exports, be second only to
Cape Town. Letters are received from Port Natal to Nov. :3,
from one of which we extract the following :
" Umpanda has broken a part of his treaty with us by treacher-
ously murdering a great number of men, women, and children of
the tribe of Toob (I believe out of an old revenge). Oar Volksraad
is greatly dissatisfied with such conduct. The majority of the
members ascribe it to the natural barbarity of Panda, whom, re;
Christious, they are obliged to try to reform through soft mca
sures ; in consequence Messrs. C. P. Landman and Joachim Frei:,
100, two members of the Council, have been chosen to proecod to
Panda, at the expense of the Government of Natal, for a close in.
vestigation into the case and to give report thereof to the Volk,
read. When the American missionaries shall have settled amongst
them there are hopes for a gradual diminishing of their barbarous
customs. The Rev. Mr. Growth, lately arrived from Ame-
rica, has accompanied Messrs. Landman and Prensloo
to
Panda, and will soon take up his station at Panda's
chief town. The Vulksraad hive at the sante time requested
that Panda's successor should be put at school with Dr.
Adams, so as to have him instructed in the Christian religion.
The Volksraad have likewise granted a place here and another at
Lorroo for the establishment of institutions for the preaching of
the Gospel to the Bushmen Kaffers. It is known that there was
existing a misunderstanding between our company of Natal and of
Hendrik Potgieter of the Vaal River over the Draak Bergen. In
consequence of a petition of Potgieter to the Volksraad at this place
for a reconciliation they appointed a commission to the Vaal River,
with the object of removing all the existing differences. These
gentlemen returned last night, bringing with them the most favour.
able aceoun's. Potgieter has acknowledged that he was in the
wrong in the presence of 500 of his men and gave himself willingly
over to the commission. It is astonishing how fast our population
is increasing. From reports received by me the whole road from
the Orange River to this place is covered with the waggons of new
comers. In short, according to the return of Mr. Van Rooyen, we
may calculate the number of fighting men from Port Natal to the
Vaal River, at 5,000."

Sir George Napier, who was sent to the Cape by Lord Glenelg
to uphold the Caller treaties, had expressed himself as follows, in
reply to an address on the subject by the inhabitants of I'ort Eli.
zabeth, which exhibits a great change in his mind in relation to
these treaties. His Excellency says :
" In common with, I believe, the great body of the inhabitants
of the eastern districts and the colony at large, I am strongly at-
tached to the leading principles of those treaties, and consider them
to be well calculated to secure the peace, and by that means pro.
mote the prosperity of the entire frontier. lam constrained, how.
ever, to admit, that in certain of their details they have been proved
by experience to have disappointed, to some extent, the expectations
and intention of the framers, and to have left property, in instances
of frequent occurrence, without its just and adequate protec-
tion. The inability (for example) of a party plundered to re.
ceive compensation, in case his cattle were not guarded by an
armed herdsman, appears to me to tend but little to the protec-
tion of the cattle whilst it endangers greatly the safety of the
herdsman. And the provisions, which defeat the claims of per-
sons chargeable with negligence in the keeping of the cattle, as
well as that of persons who, without being chargeable with any
negligence, are unable, from accidental circumstances, to trace
the spoor over any particular point in the colonial boundary, al.
though in both the cases last supposed, the stolen cattle are actu.
ally found in Cafferland, and can be identified beyond all dispute,
seem to shock our sense of natural justice, and to be•unsupported
by any considerations of sound policy. To these points, and ally
other of a like nature, in which the treaties may be susceptible of
improvement, I shall give the fullest consideration, with an anxious
desire to remove, if in my power, every well-grounded reason of
complaint, whether on the part of the colonists or the Caffer chiefs,"

THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.

On Friday night there was a general review of the alterations
and improvements that have taken place in the Houses of Parll3.
trent preparatory to the re.assembling'for the approaching Session.
In the Lords there have teen some very extensive alterations,
especially asi connected with the offices communicating with their
Lordships' House. A large range of buildings, fronting the bank
of the Thames, and built only a few years ago, occupied as offices,
committee.rooms, &c., for the Lords, had to be removed, to make
way for the new Houses of Parliament ; all those offices and build.
ings were pulled down soon after the last prorogation of the
Parliament. To supply the requisite accommodation, rooms
have been built on what used to constitute the roadway to those
several offices heretofore existing ; and a suttling house for the
Lords' footmen, &c., well known to many other persona beside
footmen by the sign of the" Star and Garter," which ciriced
on the other side of that roadstead, has been converted into Lords'
Parliamentary offices. The large official houses in Parliament_
place, in Abingdon street, &c., have also been prepared, for the like
purposes, and for committee rooms. There have also been alters.

tions and renovations in the gallery and lobbies leading into the
House of Lords, to increase the accommodation for the
Peers. Across the lobby, at the lower end of the House
of Lords, large refreshment rooms are prepared for Peers
only ; and there are, as heretofore, kitchens beneath them, pre-
senting a cuisine quite equal to " Bellamy'os.."pocTheeeding
Royal
o open Ga-
llery, along which her Majesty has to pass
the Parliament to-morrow, has been completely renovated,
and the accommodations for spectators, by means of seats, &c.,
have undergone revision, so as to secure the amplest views and
convenience practicable. The throne and seats i n the House of
Lords have been carefully cleansed and re-burnished, or newly co-
vered where requisite. The libraries will be act apart for her Ma.
jesty and suite as robing-rooms, &c. The means of ventilating this
House have been carefully revised by Dr. Reid, the gentleman who
introduced and perfected the system at the Commons.
In the Commons, the system of lighting has undergone the most
complete revision, still, however, under the direction of Mr.
Gurney. The Butte light continues to be adopted; and not only
in the House, for it is now extended to the lobbies, library,
Seeakers, Members' room, &c. All ciranqeliers and lamps are
banished, even in the side rooms and <aces the illumination
everywhere Is imparted by the Bude light, and the burners are so
p'aced that the light will neither increase nor alter the heat. The
atmosphere, or ventilation of the House, will be regulated, as
formerly, by Dr. Reid's process, established in Cotton-garden.
The application of the Bude light system, however, as shown on
Friday as well as on Thursday, has undergone much improvement.
Formerly its power was established : but now, by the application
of improved glasses, the light is rendered much milder, and
direct rays from it are scolded, so that whether in the body
of the House, or in the galleries, there are no lines of light
painfully or glaringly meeting the sight. In the body of the
House there are four of these lights or chandeliers. One over the
clerk's table, or between the Ministerial and Opposition sides.
Another similar branch nearly over the bar of the House. A third,
but near the ceiling, fronting the Strangers' gallery ; and a fourth,
similar to that one, is stationed also nearer the ceiling than the
two main brat.ches, between tke Speaker's chair and Reporters'
gallery. From its elevation, and the new arrangement of the
ground glass, the light appeared to diffuse itself very mildly and
agreeably at the desk before the scats usually occupied by the re.
porters. On the right of the lobby there is a large new room,
erected during the recess; it is for Members only, and may be
considered as answering the purpose of the large chamber appro.
priated to Members only fur writing letters at the old House, and
lamilarly known as the smoking-room. All the light comes from
one source--namely, the reservoir prepared in Cotton-garden.
The interior of the House of Commons has been comPletely re.
novated. It was throughout newly painted in distemper, but the
backs of the uppermost scats not looking well, they have been, since
Saturday, covered with paper, admirably representing oak, and the
improvement is decided.

In the Commons, Mr. Ley, jun., the son of the first clerk at the
table, it is understood, will occupy the third chair at the table, the
vacancy having been caused by the death of Mr. John Rickman,
late second clerk. Mr. NV. Ley, heretofore third, thereby became
second clerk. The scats are in the gift of the first clerk at the table
of the House, but only for his life; the system expires with him,
agreeably to the Act rendering the fees payable to the Treasury,
hiCll in return gives fixed salaries.

MEMOIRS OF THE RIGHT HON: WARREN
HASTINGS. BY TUE REV. G. R. GLEIG, AUTHOR OF
as TIIE LIFE eF SIR THOMAS MUNRO," at TRADITIONS op
of party as well as of the pro-
quest of India, has been en-
&o
CHELSEA COLLEGE," .—This important work, filling up
hand of the Rev. G. R. Gleig.
ag.
rrucb:ltsacndokf
to the
rhteahremp
rslai icisnttiosterhyde
conquest
The principal scene of the narrative is in Hindostan, and
its chief subject, of course, the progress of our gigantic
power there, under the administration of Mr. Hastings, as
Govel nor-Gencral. Irl thelife of Warren Hastings, the
statesman may find much to imitate as well as to avoid ;
while the general lover of biography has placed before him
a very interesting subject of inquiry, the career of a most
innontiirieinngeendiorpeubtolicreanffd,eiirrstbteheavnenltsr.ofHaasmtinagns,s.
remarkable man. Scarcely any individual of modern times
Werehas mt
more
e
life full of interest to his countrymen, than the causes
which led to his memorable impeachment, and the cele-
brated speech of Sheridan, it would be a subject of minute
and diligent inquiry with all readers. The materials for
this important national work arc derived from the corres-
pondence, a diary containing anecdotes of his distinguished
contemporaries, .and other valuable papers left by Mr.
Hastings, the whole of which have been confided to his
present biographer, who appears to hare made excellent
and attractive use of them.—Globe.

LORD HILL.—(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
It is understood Lord 11111 will leave the Horse Guards,
And that the affairs of the army will be conducted by throe.
Commissioners. The Military branch of the Ordnance,
&c., are to be placcd under their direction.
Notwithstanding the direful foreboding of the
Tories, we toe glad to learn that the public amusements of
the season are not likely to drep. tier Majesty, as weli
as a large portion of the nlhility and titled gentry of the
country, arc preparing to give splendid balls and enter-
tainments—the Ilanover-square Rooms are to be sup-
ported by the Caledonians, tinder the able management of
Mr. Menzies—and Willis's Roores are in great request.
The " Caledonians," we believe, will bo the first to show
off, on Friday week; but there are many abets to follow.
The great fall off in the season will bo in the Italian Op, ra.
house, if we are rightly informed, which has been robbed
t.y Boclisa at St. PeterEburgh, of its brightest ornaments.
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