The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-22 00:00:00

THE RIVER PLATE.
LIVERPOOL, WrDNESDAY.
important mercantile and Government dispatches
have been received this morning from the River Plate,
by the Ipswich. which left Monte Video on the 27th
of August. The dispatches are said to In from
Hood.

The following has been handed to us 1-7:y a mereantil:.•
firm:—" The Ipswich bring.: dates from Monte Video
to the 27th, and from Buenos Ayres to the 20th cf
August. Mr. Hood had arranged everything satisfac-
torily both with the Buenos Ayres Government and
General Oribe ; but the late Ministers, Messrs. Ouseley
and Deffaudis, appeared to be throwing every obstacle
in the way of a final settlement, and consequently there
were smite doubts as to an immediate peace."
(FROM A YIERcANTILS LETTER.)
" MONTE VIDEO, Aua. 26, 1846.
" Mr. llood is said to have fulfilled his object here,
and it now rests with the Ministers to carry out his
work, which they do reluctantly.
" The Stephen Wright, laden with guano, had been
wrecked on Flores previously to the 23d of August ;
and the ship George IV. had arrived at Monte Video,
in distress, from Patagonia, and, it was expected,
would he condemned. The Mars would bring her cargo
to England."

OPENING oftliellUTCH CHAMBERS.
THE KING'S SPEECH.
THE IZAGUE, OCT. 19.—The ordinary session of the
Dutch Legislature was opened this day with the usual
solemnity by the King in person, who left the palace at
one P.M. The following is a translation of the King's
speech :
" Noble and puissant Sirs,—On your resuming the
important task entrusted by the fundamental law to the
legislative power, I am happy to be able to inform you
anew that our relations with the other Powers are still
characterised by a good understanding. The negotia-
tions with Russia have happily attained the object held
in view, and the interests of our navigation, which pos-
sesses so much importance with respect to that empire,
are guaranteed in the most satisfactory manner. The
treaty with France for the abolition of the duties on the
navigation of the Rhine may be considered as a further
step towards the entire freedom of that important me-
dium of commercial communication. The treaty of
commerce and navigation recently concluded with Bel-
gium has regulated in an equitable manner (op eene
billigke wijze) the commercial relations of the two
countries, and has, as much as possible, released
them from all restrictions. The difficulties expe-
rienced by our commerce with the United States of
America, on account of the high duties imposed on the
chief of our colonial produce, have been removed in the
most satisfactory way. I continue to pay particular at-
tention to the welfare of our trans-marine possessions.
A portion of their produce has failed, but the prospects
of the new harvest are favourable. Two Princes of the
island of Bali had insulted our flag, and violated their
treaties with us. The valour of our land and sea forces
has repressed their hardihood, re-established our menaced
power, and secured the intt rests of navigation and com-
merce. Both portions of our forces continue to merit
my approbation. The project of increasing the national
marine, by the construction of steam ships of war, is
under consideration. The different branches of the in-
ternal administration of affairs are regularly conducted.
A favourable prospect is still held out by the state of
education, the sciences, and the fine arts. On the
whole, commerce, navigation, and industry, have been
carried on with activity, but the results obtained have
not been equally favourable for all, on account of cir-
cumstances which have also, in other parts, exercised a
pernicious influence. The recent increase in the
exportation of some articles of the produce of
our soil will, if continued, be of great advantage to
agriculture and commerce. The misfortunes which may
have been occasioned by the bad crops of one of
the principal articles of food have been alleviated
beyond expectations by the providential mildness
of the season, as well as by the measures taken in
common with yourselves, and the praiseworthy efforts
of charitable persons. Now that the crops of that and
other articles of food have been also less abundant this
year than usual, it is necessary to maintain in force,
pro gem., the legislative dispositions for encouraging
the importation of provisions; and to that object your
attention will be, in the first place, directed. The
successive rise in our rivers, and the high sea-floods
and violent storms caused considerable damage last
winter, for which a remedy must be found. The various
measures employed for the re establishment of the
finances of the state have been fully carried out. They
have not only answered the expectations held out, but
even surpassed them. In the present session, your co-
operation will be required in fixing the budget, and in
voting the ways and means for the next two years, as
well as various measures for the further order and
simplification of the management of the finances
of the state. The improvement of our coinage has
made remarkable progress, inasmuch as hopes
may be held out that the task will soon be termi-
nated. Other arrangements, however, are still re-
quired
to place our monetary system on a solid basis,
I trust that they may be laid before you in the course of
the present session. Projects of law containing the
entire penal rode will be also laid before you this ses-
sion. In drawing up those Bills attention has been paid
to the observations which, in the last as well as in the
preceding session, were made to the Government. As
soon as I shall have approved of the propositions which
will shortly be made to me respecting the internal
government of the country, and the execution of the
sixth article of the fundamental law, the projects of law
concerning them shall be laid before you. Without
having enumerated to you the other projects of law
which will be submitted to your examination, you will
already see that this session will be marked by im-
portant works.
" Noble and puissant Sirs, we ought all to have only
one object before our eyes--viz., the true welfare of our
fatherland. In order to attain that object, we shall, as-
suredly, have need of all our united efforts ; and we
any consideration.
must not allow ourselves to bedsriled away from it by
blessings over thN May
hAlmighty
efforts, and, through e support oar
the fruits of our labours, shed his

SPORTING TNT
WILTSHIRE CIIAMP7ONC.OFTITtiSINGGEANIECETEING.
The Great Western CulairopftEi
i2l:GiA;for 32 puppies of 1845.
Mr Long's Svringa beat
Mr. Chase's 'Jupiter beat Mr. Reav?';nlPdanibr'2 871lia.
Mr. W. Etwall's Winter beat Mr. Smith'su Science.
Mr. Eddleston's Forest Flower beat Mr. Goodlake' Glideawa y
Captain Wyndham's Wildfire beat Mr. Chitty's Concord.
Mr. Parkinson's Sempstress beat Mr. Browne's Beware.
Sir W. Anstruther's Walbertha beat Mr. Etwall's Errant Girl.
Mr. Fowle's Jack Sheppard beat Mr. Etwall's Whitefoot.
Mr. Lawrence's Lucy Neale beat Mr. Clowes's Cinder.
Lord Eglinton's Auchenleck beat Mr. Matthews's Bugle.
Dr. Browne's Opinion beat Mr. Fowle's Flattery.
Mr. Jones's Juverna beat Mr. Raxworth's Rainbow.

Mr. Jones's Jasmine beat Mr. Raxworth's Ruby.
Mr. Miller's Magog beat Mr. A. Graham's Knight Marshal.
Mr. F. Parkinson's Perhaps agst Mr. Langtry's Fort Willliam.
Mr. Bucknell's Burgomaster agst Sir W. Anstruther's Flora.
The Druid Cup of 320/., for 32 all aged dogs.
Lord Eglinton's Bessy Bell beat Mr. Parkinson's Chester.
Mr. Etwall's Etonian beat Dr. Browne's Confessing Penitent.
Mr. Goodlake's Gaslight beat Captain Squire's Clear-the-way.
Mr. Wyndham's Winnibald beat Mr. A. Graham's Curry
Powder.
Mr. Keay's Smuggler Bill beat Mr. Eddleston's Alice M.Mary.
Sir H. Fleetwood's Fancy beat Sir W. Anstruther's Willibald.
Sir H. Fleetwood's Fleetwood beat Captain Squire's Old
England.
Mr. Rake's Reserve beat Mr. Matthews's Brilliant.
Mr. IVyndham's Walbergha beat Sir H. Fleetwood's Fleur
de Marie.
Mr. W. Etwall's Enford Lass beat Mr. Clowes's Prince of
Wales.
Mr. Chase's Probity beat Mr. Parkinson's Spendthrift.
Mr. Lawrence's Swallow beat Mr. Chitty's Chorister.
Mr. B. Smythe's Spinster beat Mr. Gordon's Cockfighter.
Mr. Goodlake's Goddess beat Mr. Foyle's Fop.
Mr. Miller's Magic beat Mr. Clowes's Crazy Jane.
Mr. Rake's Reciprocity beat Mr. Langtry's Storm.

RE LATE FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE AT NEWlNG-
TON.—Yesterday afternoon, William Carter, Esq., held
an inquest at the Duke of Suffolk Tavern, Brandon-
street, Newington, respecting the death of Thomas
Herbert Thorn, aged eight months, who lost his life at
the recent fire which occurred on the premises of Mr.
Thorn, a grocer, residing at No. 1, Church-row, Iligh-
street, Newington. Susan Taylor, the housemaid,
stated, that the deceased and his parents, who re-
sided near Colchester, had been on a visit at Mr.
Thorn's house since Wednesday, the 14th instant. On
Sunday evening last, about half-Fast seven o'clock,
witness had just placed her master's two children
in bed in the back room on the second floor,
and as she was leaving the apartment her attention
was drawn to the screams of children, which appeared
to come from the front room, occupied during the last
week by her master's brczlier. Witness ran and opened
the door, and found that the place was on fire, the flames
and smoke being so powerful she was unable to force
an entrance. Witness instantly raised an alarm by
crying " Fire, fire !" which brought her master and
others up stairs, and by great difficulty the elder child
was dragged out from under the bedstead where it had
rolled. The deceased could not be found until a young
man gained an entrance from the upper part of the ad-
joining house, when he found the body of the deceased
lying on the burning. remains of the bedclothes. The
child was frightfully disfigured, being dreadfully burnt
and charred over the whole of his person. The deceased
was carried to the nearest surgeon's, and was subse-
quently taken to the house of Mr. Thorn, %%here he lin-
gered until Tuesday morning. Other evidence similar
to the above having been offered, the jury returned a
verdict of " Accidental death.'

AYLESBURY, OCT. 20.—The Michaelmas sessions
for this county commenced yesterday, before Sir Thomas
Aubrey, Bart., Chairman, and a full Bench of Justices.
The calendar contained the names of sixty prisoners,
but the offences were most of them of a trivial nature.
The worthy Chairman, in his charge to the grand jury,
lamented the state of the calendar, and that amongst the
prisoners there were several juvenile delinquents. He
impressed upon them the necessity of securing employ-
ment for the poor during the ensuing winter, which
would be the means of preventing many depredations.
Dr. Lee has given notice of a motion on the county
business day, to the following effect:—"That the clerk
of the peace be instructed to communicate to the chaplain
of the gaol the disapprobation of the magistrates at his
conduct, with respect to the statement delivered by Mr.
Tawell to the gaoler, and by him to the Rev. Mr. Cox,
the chaplain of the gaol. That the magistrates consider
the chaplain's conduct in still withholding this document
has been uncourteous and contumacious."
GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET, OCT 17.—AUTI10.•
RISED REPORT.—EarIy in the week one or two lots of
iron were sold about 675. 6d. to 68s. 6d. for mixed num-
bers, but latterly prices have stiffened, and we quote a
firm market at 68s. to 695. for No. 3. 70s. to 71s. for
mixed numbers, and 725. 6d. to 735. 6d. for all No. 1.
Cash f. o. b.