The Sun.
London, England, 1824-05-31 00:00:00

DUTCH AND GERMAN PAPERS.

BERLIN, MAY 22.—1 t is affirmed that infor-
mation has been received here that Lord Byron completed his
manuscript of Don .luau, before he left Corfu, and sent it to
England. He had written to Goethe that he would pay him a
visit at Weimar on his return from Greece.

Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Austria ar-
rived on the 13th at Prague, where they were received with the
greatest enthusiasm by the inhabitants.
ST. PETERSBURGH, MAY 12.—Privy Counsellor Oubiel is
appointed Ambassador from the Emperor to the Court of
Spain, and Baron Mezendorff Counsellor of Legation. M.
Assessor Stoffiegen is appointed First Secretary, and Count
Panin Second Secretary to the same Legation. Count Bulgari
returns from Madrid on account of ill health. The Count Von
Gurieco, Counsellor of State, is to reside as Charge d'Affaires
at the Court of the Netherlands.

On the 12th of February, about two in the morning, there
was an earthquake at Irkutz. Two of the shocks were so vio-
lent that all the inhabitants were awaked out of their sleep. Ten
days before, .an aerolite fell about 80 versts (54 miles) from
Irkutzk. This stone, which is square, with corners rounded
off, weighs nearly. a chetwest, is in colour quite black, but its
inside is whit; with veins of horn-silver.

STO,CICHOLAI, MAY Majesty, by a rescript of the
Ist instant, has prolonged the Norwegian Storthing, according
to the wish of the Deputies, for an indefinite period. His Ma-
jesty says--" As the welfare and happiness of the Norwegian
nation is our chief wish, and we are always attentive to the
means of promoting it, we have weighed the reasons which the
Storthing has alleged for the prolongation of its sittings for two
months, and authorize it according to the resolution adopted in
our Council of Stnte. to continue its sitting beyond the thrse
months fixed by the Constitution, reserving to ourself hereafter
to fix the time which .we shall judge prover .to dissolve the
Storthing. Confiding in the good spirit by which the :lem-
bers of the Storthing now assembled are animated we hope
that the name inclination win continua to be shewn that has

hitherto distinguished this I;itangs, as well as all activity
which the importance of the subjects to be discussed renders
necessary."
. MAY in.—Yesterday evening her Royal High-
ness the Hereditary Grand !Duchess Alexandrine was happily
delivered of a daughter.
HAGUE, MAY 27.—The Prince and I'rincess of Orange set
out this rnorning.for their country-seat. at Soet's Dyk. Their
Royal highnesses will stop a short time at Amsterdam to view
M. Pieneman's fine picture of the+attle of Waterloo, which
his Majesty has purchased for the Palace of his Royal High-
ness at Mussels.

Mr. Reinhold, who exercised for a time the :function of Mi-
nister of -Foreign Affairs, having obtained two months' leave of
absence,-set out this morning for Germany, and will afterwards
return to his•post at Itome.
In the debates on the treaty of London, Messrs. Do Celles,
Beelaerts, and Van Alphen, spoke at some length on the free-
dom of commerce, and expressed a hope, that the example gi-
ven in this respect by the Netherlands may he followed by other
Powers. M. Beelaerts spoke of theiniportance of the Cape of
Good Hope, and concluded with a wish that circumstances
might again restore it to the Netherlands.