The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-13 00:00:00

HAIVIIWRGH Al) FLANDERS

BRUSSELS, JULY 9.—lt is affirmed that the Ministerial
question will probably not receive its solution before the
expiration of three weeks or a month, and that his
Majesty intends to go to Paris previous to coming to a
decision on this point. Sunday next is stated to be the
day when he will start, but the time of his absence is
quite uncertain.
JULY 10.—The meetings of the Members of the
Second Chamber of the States General is convoked for
Monday next, the 12th instant, at one o'clock, and it is
expected that the discussion on the new penal code will
commence within a day or two after.
-"THE HAGUE, JULY 7.—Yesterday the annual opening
of all the provincial states throughout all the provinces
of the kingdom took place. In this firsetmsiigttrinagreports
,
were read on the individual state of each of the provinces
It in
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thatomm tebrec e,
number navigation,
ofships s
bs which entered emigration,
the Meuse in 1846, not including fishing vessels or herring
boats, amounted to 2,682, being an increase of 565 to 1845,
and of 840 to 1844. The vessels which loft the Meuse
were 2,792, which also presents an increase of 785 to
1845, and of 741 to 1844. This augmentation is prin-
cipally owing to the constantly increasing importation
of goods from the Rhenish provinces. According to
the most accurate documents, the transport of goods
for the Rhine has been 67,4901, facts showing a dif-
ference of more than 26,661 to 1845, and 10,883 to
1843, a year in which the Rhenish navigation was the
most active.
The number of emigrants who left Rotterdam for
North America has augmented considerably, and
amounted to 1,895 Dutchmen. The Chamber of Com-
merce of Rotterdam attached great importance to a
steam communication with North America ; but it ap-
pears that hitherto these efforts have not produced the
favourable results expected.
No branch of commerce has been more flourishing
within the past year than that of corn, and the navigation
has
.been most active in the harbours of the Baltic
and Archangel, where a very large amount of corn has
been imported in consequence of the dearth of
potatoes throughout the greater part of Europe. The
new resources created by the law of the 30th
of May, 1847, cannot fail to augment yet further the
development of this part of our navigation. The new
of ourng lcaantdt eistrno athnaiftested
commercial legislation, adopted by England, as had been
well foreseen, cannot fail to produce the most important
results upon our commerce. The constantly in-
creasing exportation exportation of our agricultural produce
2,378 horned cattle and country.sheep " 1845 to 7,912
2,548 ;
iatheitinacZau,snintegdeixnpomrtiotno
horned cattle and 12,590 sheep ; in 1846 to 544 horned
cattle, and 47,726 shee The commerce with Germany
p.
has been very active in corn and iron. Ship-building
has upon the whole been more active. Two large mer-
chantmen were launched at Rotterdam in 1846, a brig
and a schooner,
ANTWERP JULY 9.—ln the sitting of our provincial
council this day the Governor read a Ministerial dis-
patch,he announcing that the Government is occupied in
formation of a superior institution for commerce,
agriculture, and manufactures at Antwerp, aided by
subsidies of the
state, the province, and the commune.
The Government requests the concurrence of all. the
provinces to this foundation. The dispatch ivio received
great tAilaketic.n.