The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-14 00:00:00

WALES.

ANGLESEY—TbP Right Hon. Spencer Ba:keley Lord New-
torough, of Treiddvn ; Sir Harry Dent Goring, of Trys-
glwyn, Bart. ; Richard Griffith, of Bodowyrisat, Eq.
BRECONSHIRE.—Rbys Davies Powel, of Graig-y-Nos,
Esq.; Penry Williams, of Cefu Parc, Esq. ; William Pearce,
of Ffrwdgrech, Esq.
CARNARVONSHIRE.—Thomas Wright, of Derwenfawr,
Esq.; George Augustus Hdddart, of Brynkir, Esq.; William
Henry Foley, of Bryn Eryr, Esq.
CARMARTHENSHIRE—Seymour Philips Allen, of Kencerd,
Esq.; Thomas Morris, of Greencastle, Esq. ; Sir James Cock-
burn, of Ddobgwni, Bart.
CARDIGANSHIRE—AIban Thomas Davies, of Tyglyn, Esq. ;
Abraham Grey Harford Battersby, of retenvell, Esq.;
Matthew Davies, of Tanvbwlch, Esq.
DENntatistun.E—Richard Lloyd Edwards, of Bronhanlog,
near Abergele, Esq.; Richard Jones, of Bellam-place, Rita-
bon, Esq.; Christopher Leyland, of Nantclwyd-Hall, Ruthin,

Esq.
FLINTSIIIRE.-I,lewelyn Falkener Lloyd, of Nannerch,
Esq.; Sir William Henry Clerke, of Mertyn, Bart.; John
Whitehall Dad, of Cloverlay, Esq.
GLAMoRGANSIIIRE—Thomas William Bo,ker, of Velindra,
Esq.; Nash Vaughan Edwards Vaughan, of Rheola, Esq.;
Rowland Fothergill, of lien,ol Castle, Esq.
MoNTGOMERYSHIRE—Edward Gatacre, of Nantymeichied,
Esq.; Christopher Bullin, of Brynllwyarch, Esq. ; John
Vaughan, of Yenmaen Dovey, Esq.
MERIONETHSHIRE.—JOhII Griffith Griffith, of Faltreuddyn-
fawr, Esq.; Hugh Jones, of Gweruddelwa, Esq. ; Robert
Davies Jones, of Cyfronvdd, Esq.
PEMBROKESIIIRE—ThOrn as Davies Lloyd, of Kilehew,
Esq.; William Henry Lowis, of Clynfiew, Esq.; Owen Owen,
of Cwm Gloyn, Esq.
RADNORSHIRE.—John Abraham Whittaker, of Newcastle-
court, Esq.; John Williams, of the Skreen, Esq.; Henry
Miles, of Downfield,

DU I'CH MALL.
THE HAGUE. Nov. 10.—On the debate upon the ad-
dress, several members of the Second Chamber made
objections en the subject of pauperism. M. Von Pan-
tiny.), member of the Committee for drawing up the ad-
dress, brought forward some highly interestirg consider-
ations. The draft of the address, he observed, made no
mention of the increase of pauperism in our country, nor
expressed any desire that a new system of taxation might
be introduced ; in the first place, because it is not proper
that these delicate questions should ne brought for-
ward in the address, and second y, because ihe Nether-
lands is not the only country which, at this moment,
has to liniet,t the incroa:e of pinperism. We hear of
numerous complaints in all the netg ';l3.4.lring countries.
It, with us, some of the inhabitants seek fir means of
subsistence in other climates, is it not the same
in other nations ? Pauperism increases in proportion
to the population. May not this distress be caused by
the increased wants in all classes of society, in propor-
tion to the progress of civilisation ? We have heard one
of the speakers in the Chambers give such a picture of
the state of our country that, according to him, both
here and in our colonies, there is nothing encouraging in
the prospects. Let us beware, however, of conceiving
so deplorable an idea of the state of the country. Do we
not observe, on the contrary, many signs of prosperity ?
Are there any complaints re-petting agriculture ? Are
not manufactures advancing in many places ? Do not
the great works of embanking and draining lakes and
marshes, insure important advantages for the future ?
If we examine all these questions with impartiality they
will doubtless be answered in the affirmative, and in our
opinion the state of the country is far from being so un-
favourable as some are pleased to represent it.
The question of introducing a new fiscal system, and
reducing the imports on the principal articles of subsist-
ence has been discussed. Undoubtedly important ques-
tions, worthy of all the attention of a Legislative Cham-
ber, will be brought forward on this subject when we
come to the discussions of the budget, but it would be

imprudent to mention them in the address.
The excise, which some would desire to suppress, or
at least reduce, produces annually a revenue cf 19 mil-
lions. What tax equally productive, can be substituted
for it ? Shall it be an income or a property-tax ?
The nation, said M. Von Panmys, is not disposed to
bear these new burdens.
THE lactrE. Nov. 10.—We are informed of the death
of one of the superior officers of the Netherlands
army who acquired a great reputation by his conduct in
the East Indies, and in his own country in the most try-
ing circumstances. Lieutenant-General Van Geen died
at his country seat at Ryswick. After the battle of
Waterloo, he was appointed to the important Govern
went of Namur, where he acquired general confidence.
His thorough knowledge of the organisation of an army
appeared in the composing of the battalion of infantry,
with which he was charged in 1815 at Louv9in, and
afterwards in India, where he arrived in 1820. In
1824 and 1825, he was placed at the head of the expe-
dition against Celebes, the success of which greatly con-
tributed to confirm our power in the Esst Indies. In
the war of Java, Lieutenant-General Van Geen equally
distinguished himself, and when he returned to the
Netherlands, he was called, in 1830, to new dangers,
under the most critical circumstances.—Dutch Papers,
November 11.

THE WEATHER, CROPS, &c.
(From the Inverness Courier.)
The turnip crop in this quarter, as in most other dis-
tricts, has recovered from the mildew which appeared so
formidable in October. It is doubtful, however, whether
the crop will be so good as that of last year. Most of
the farmers say that the bulbs are considerably smaller ;
but they are still growing, end the soft weather has
been favourable. The demand for sheep continues, and
prices are almost unprecedented. Lambs are particu-
larly in request. As a farmer said to us the other day,
"Any lamb that has f, air legs, aid can go to a market,
is North " The abundance of pasture is, no doubt,
one main CratlSe of this demand. Hill farmers who have
known the north for forty years, assure us that the pas-
tures at this advanced time of the year are beyond what
they ever witnessed at any former period.
A correspondent in Strathspey states that the weather
in that district is favourable for turning down stubble
land and general farming purposes. He remarks that
about the half of the potato crop in Strathspey is free
from disease ; and the grain on the barn floor tells re-
markably well. The flocks are in excellent condition
and smearing has commenced. The prices obtained in
Strathspey for sheep this season are higher than at any
previous period since the war. The turnip fields are
reviving after the blight of August and September.
There has been a considerable export of grain lately
from most of the northern ports, as Beauly, Invergordon,
&c. On the east coast, we observe, there were last week
vessels taking in grain for the southern markets ; at
Banff, 3,000 quarters were to be exported.

WORTHY OF IMITATION.—The Sanatory Commit-
tee of the City Commissioners of Worcester have issued
a list of questions, to which answers are invited ; and
which might be beneficially propounded in other places.
They are as follow:-1. Do you experience any annoy-
ance arising from bad drainage, open cesspool, pigstye,
slaughter.heuse,or other nuisance,in yo-ir neighbourhood ?
—2. Are there any houses in your neighbourhood which
have no privies attached to them, or if any houses hare
the joint use of the same?-3. Is the spring water used
by you of good quality and abundant in quantity, or is it
at any time contaminated with leakage from cesspools,
&c.— 4. How often are the streets or courts in your
neighbourhood swept, cleansed, and the refuse moved by
the scavengers?-5. Are there any other particulars
within your knowledge which in your opinion the Com-
mittee should be made acquainted with?
. THE ART-UNION OF PRAGUE, AUSTRIA.—The
interest which the public take in such establishments
increases even in these hitherto reputed half-civilised
countries. At the last exhibition, the number of visitors
increased to 16,480, and twenty shareholder; bought
forty rictures for the sum of 10,434 florins (1 0001.).
The Union purchased forty-six pictures for 8,353 ti.,rins.
The number of shareholders increases not only in
Prague and Bohemia, but also in Silicia and Galicia, where
hitherto no such association existed. In the year 1845
the number of members was 2.473, who possessed 3,149
shares—this year the proportion has increased to 2,966
members and 3,622 shares. The Prague Union has also
put aside a separate fund for executing public monu-
ments, which amounts now to 18,000 florins. They in-
tend to begin with the pleasure pasilion of the Emperor
Ferdinand 1., in the palace gardens at Prague—a beau
tiful structure in the b. st Renaissance style, which has
been already perfectly restored, and which the Union
intends to have ornamented with frescos from Bohemian
history. The estimated costs will be 30,000 florins.-
7 he Builder.
M. ALEXANDRE DUMAS AGAIN. —We find the
following in the Clamor Publico of Madrid:—" Our cor-
respondent at Grenada writes thus, on October 3 lst:—
' The celebrated writer of' novels, Dumas, with his son,
is arrived in this city, having come to visit its historical
monuments. We did not wish to speak of this distin-
guished man of letters in other than terms of admiration
and respect; but we have unfortunately to relate a
scandalous act, in which he and his son have played a
prominent part. They went together to the residence
of a French artist, who takes portraits in Daguerreo-
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the French who were in the house rushed
into the street to endeavour to learn whence
the stone came. It appears that one of the young
gipsies pointed out the house of the architect, Jose
Contreras, directly opposite. Without giving themselves
time to verify the fact, without going to the competent
authority, the Frenchmen rushed into the house, made
their way into the apartments of the architect, and,
finding one of his sons quietly occupiedin drawing, they
beat him severely, and even threatened to kill him with
the weapons which they carried. In the midst of the
noise and confusion, the mother and sister of the young
man interposed to save him from further injury. These
ladies the Frenchmen also struck and threw to the
ground, and were about to further ill-ti eat them, when a
police-officer came in with a troop, and put an end to this
scandalous scene, or rather committed still greater out•
rage against propriety, if that were possible. The worthy
officer, without any formal inquiry, suffered the French •
men to go unpunished, because, as he stated, he had no
jurisdiction over them, and carried his arbitrary conduct
so far as to impose a nee of 1,000 rials on the house.
This was because Dumas said he came into Spain as an
attache of the French embassy. The result is, that the
poor architect Contreras has laid a complaint before the
cap!.ain-General, who is the only judge in the case of
foreigners, in order that he may receive legal protec-
tion."

MORE COACHES OFF THE ROAD.—Thursday, in
consequence or her Majesty's mail being now forwarded
by the Brighton South Coast Railway, the whole stock
that worked the day mail coach between Hastings, Sta-
plehurst, and St. Leonard% was sold at Robinson's repo-
sitory, Little 13titaia.