The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-04 00:00:00

DUTCH PAPERS.

THE HAGUE, MA; L—Last night a fire broke out
in the %Sr:4r Department, but speedy assihtance being
at hand within. the Hotel, its further spread was pre-
vented.

MAY 2.—llis Majesty, yesterday, gave a private
audience to General De Mansbach, who had the
honour to deliver to his Majesty his credentials of
Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary
from his Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway
at the Court of the Netherlands.
By a royal resolution of the 29th April, his i\la-
jk-sty:has [been pleased to grant Baron De Tour van
Bellinchave an honourable dismissal from the func-
tions as member of the First Chamber of his States
General.--/Wderlandsehe Staats Courant, May 3.
AMSTERDAM, MAY 2.—Although the elections at
Paris might be easily foreseen, the official intelligence
received yesterday, nevertheless, produced a good
effect upon our market. In Dutch funds the integrate
rose nearly 1 per cent. higher than yesterday. The
other inlaim funds, with but little business, ale
improved. The Russian and Austrian were much
in demand, as likewise were the Spanish and Portu-
guese, the latter at a rise of 1 per cent., and the
Three per Cent. Inland rose per cent. —Amsterdam
Courant, May 3.

THE METROPOLITAN COMMIS-
SIONERS OF SEWERS.—(THIS DAY.)
The Metropolitan Sanitary Commissioners h. Id a
court of sewers this morning; Lord Morpeth in the

A collector was appointed for the Westminster dis.
trict, at a salary of 1501. per annum.
A report was read from the general purposes com-
mittee, containing a proposal fur draining the new pri
sot► at Holloway. This work could be accomplished for
1,7001, and the City authorities were ready to contri-
bute 9751. towards it. Under the old system this work
would have involved an expenditure of between 4,0001.
and 5,000/.

The report was adopted, and the work ordered to be
proceeded with.
Mr. Hooper, of Holloway, was fined 51. for breaking
into a sewer, but the fine was not to be enforced till
after the next court.

The surveyors rendered a report of the flashing
operations, from which it appeared that since the com-
mencement of their labours they had cleared out 86
miles of sewers. A report was also read from Mr.
Hodgson, the chemist, relative to the merits of the
deodorii•ing fluids. The report represented Sir Wil
ham Burnett's fluid to be the cheapest and least objec-
tionable.
A report was then read with reference to a plan for
draining the East London workhouse, but the plan was
considered objectionable and too expensive. The sur-
veyor was therefore directed to prepare an amended
plan. It sbould be mentioned that the objectionable plan
emanated from the City authorities.
Some other routine business was gone through, and
the court; adjourned.

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen and Prince Albert visited her Majesty the
Queen Dowager yesterday, at Marlborough House. Her
Majesty and his Royal Highness also took a drive in the
Park. Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey and Captain the
lion. A. "H. Gordon, the Equerries in Waiting, attended
on horseback.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and the
Duchess of Gloucester ♦isited the Queen yesterday, at
Buckingham Palace.
Their' Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took
walking and pony exercise yesterday, and their Royal
lighnesses the Princess Helena and the infant Princess
were taken airings in the pleasure-grounds of the Palace.
The royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace yester-
day, included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
the Duchess of Sutherland, Lady Augusta Bruce, Ba-
roness

Speth, Viscount Clifden, and Captain Francis

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His

jesty the Queen Dowager yesterday, at Marlbo-
[ouse.
ioy:dHighness the_ Prince of Prussia visited

their Ri
bridge
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.341 Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
e,ter,:ay, and parto..k et a dejeune with their
liqhre-sses and the Princess Mary and Prince
ik or Hesse, at Kew.

Prince Castelcicala, the Sicilian Minister, had an
audienCe of Lord Palmerston yesterday morning. '
Mr. Henry Landor had an interview with Earl Grey
yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
Prini:e Callimaki, the Turkish Minister, and Princess
Caltimaki, have returned to town trom Brighton, after a
sojurn of a fortnight.
Moffat had an interview with the Chancellor of
the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street.