The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-09 00:00:00

DUTCH MAIL

THE HAGUE, Nov. 4 —His Royal Highness the
Prince of Orange returned from Stutgard the day be-
fore yesterday.
In the sitting of the States-General to-day the pro-
ject of law for regulating the dispsal of the supplies of
the colonial revenue was passed, after a long debate, by
a majority of 27 to 13.
TIIE HAGUE, Nov. 6.—The Minister of the Colonies
hereby give notice that the Governor-General of India,
by authority of his Majesty the King, has directed the
tariff of import duties on ready-trade clothes, of woollen,
or cotton, in Java, Madeira, and the west coast of
Sumatra, to be modified as follows :

" The duty on these articles is augmented by 30 per
cent. on the value. The duty is now 20 florins.
" When imported in ships of the Netherlands, *ith
certificates of origin in the Netherlands, and likewise of
their being manufactured in tl►at kingdom, the duty
is ten florins when imported in Netherland ships ; but
without certificates of origin, as respects the raw
material, the duty is twelve florins.
" And that the said Governor General is authorised to
declare this modification applicable to all such articles of
clothing exported from this country since the 15th of
October this year.—J. C. BAND.—The Hague, Novem-
ber, 1846."

In the debate on the application of the surplus of the
colonial revenue, several members spoke on the subject
of the isle of Borneo. His Excellency the Colonial
Minister said, that he had listened with satisfaction to
the energetic language occasioned by the feitr of seeing
a dispute of our territorial possession in the Indian
Archipelago.
The Minister said that the exchange of diplomatic
notes between the Cabinets of the Hague and of Lon-
don was not yet terminated, and that it would be con-
trary to Parliamentary usage to speak explicitly on
that subject. His Excellency added that he must
avoid giving an erroneous interpretation to the
treaty of 1824 Every negotiation between two
states of unequal force offers particular difficulties,
which are increased when the weakest endeavours to
enforce inadmissible pretension. The treaty of 1824
owes its origin to the difficulties which formerly arost,
between the agents of the two nations. The simul-
taneous possession in Sumatra had caused collisions
which might have had serious consequences. The only
means to prevent them was to put au end to all posses-
sion in common. England, therefore, gave up Sumatra
and all the places which are held on the continent of
India and the peninsular of Malacca ; there is, there-
fore, no doubt respecting the meaning of the trt aty. Now
the Netherlands, having been in possession for many
years of two thirds of the island of Borneo, the Govern-
ment of the Netherlands thinks it would be contrary to
the spirit of the treaty if the English form a settlement
in the north- west part of Borneo. Great Britain pre-
tends that it is free to settle at all points from which it
is not expressly excluded, or where the Netherlands
do not exercise any positive and recognised rights.
The English Government had, however, added that it
was by no means the intention at this moment to make
use of the rights which it thinks it possesses of forming
a settlement on the north coast of Borneo. As for taking
possession of the island of Labuan, the Government of
the Netherlands have never opposed it, that island not
being as ithin the limits of what we consider our terri-
tory. We have never set foot in that island, or had any
political or commercial connexion with it. The Minister
said that they had not lost the hope of convincing the Ca-
binet of London that our interpretation of the treaty of
1824 is correct, and that ho had sufficient confidence in
British good faith to hope that the English Government
would abide by its resolution not to take possession of
any part of the isle of Borneo.—Ditch Papers, Nov. 7,
1846.

MONMOUTH MUNICIPAL;
ELECTION.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sid,—ln your paper of this morning appears a state-
ment of our municipal election, the remarks appended to
which are calculated to produce a false impression of the
real facts of the case. It is not true that the Duke of
Beaufort's influence, or that of any political party what-
ever, had one jot to do in the matter. The committee,
which conducted the proceedings on the part of those
gentlemen who are elected, was composed of men of all
parties, as was the public meeting at which the can-
didates were first proposed. One of those gentlemen
(Mr. Barton) is a Conservative, and two of the defeated
candidates (Messrs. James Davis and James Pugh) are
Reformers. The opposition to the successful candidates
was promoted by two very troublesome and uninfluential
persons, of whom, to evince again the absence of political
motives, one is a Reformer. and the other a Tory. In
the last two elections it has been the most anxious wish
of both parties to discourage political bias, and it was
upon this principle that they were distinctly conducted.
I am, Sir, yours very obediently,
W. A. COSSENS.
Monmouth, Nov. 6, 1846.

WHY IS THERE SO MUCH DIS

EASE AMONG US?

Because, in numbers of thing, we do just what by our
nature we were never intended to do. Ft,r exa,tnrde:-
174, Man is intended to draw in fresh air every time he
breathes. Almost all people, when in their houses, and
the working people in their shops, breathe the same air
over and over again. To show the necessity of allowing
fresh air continually to enter living rooms, and the bad
air to escape, it may be stated thet eve ry person, during
each minute of his life, dearoys a quantity of air twice
as large as himself.
2nd, Man ought to breathe pure air every breath.
Our sewers and drains are so had, that the vapours and
foul gases rise, and we breathe them.
3rd, Man was intended to take exercise in the open air
every day. Neither his heart, his stomach and beau Is,
his liver, his skin, his lungs, his kidneys, nor his brain,
will act rightly with cot walking exercise every day.
Must of us do not get any walk, or only a very short
one, which is scarcely of aay u=e.
4th, Man is formed to take simple plain, wholes,tme
food. lie eats all sorts of things. which not only do him
no g,tod, but do him harm, at,d he drinks large quanti-
ties of beer, spirits, and wine. which hurt his stomach,
and take away the proper use of his brain.
5,h, Man ought to wash himself ad over VI ith water
every day, so as to cleanse the pores of an; skin, else
they get stopped up; he cannot perspire rightly, sod his
and use-
skin cannot breathe. The majority of' the people only
wash their hands and faces every (lay.
6th, Man should wear clean clothes next to his skin,
because the body gives off bad flukls. At present in.tny
people wear the same things day alter day for weeks to-
gether. •
7th, Man was intended to live in the light. Many,
very
8 ain:
a
must
use-
less nti.a haveg
s . ___n2? pbonrf M W
nt
l d are clad wear
with ia
the etropolitan orking
Classes':lniyat, have
inth scarcelyithis
climate
warm
e rooms.
clothing.
Association.

WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, FRIDAY.—The supply
of wheat is short, that of bar!ey and other articles
liberal. There is a fiir inquiry for wheat, and a reduc-
tion of Is. to 2s. per quarter induces cnill,rs to purchu,e
to a fair extent. For barley there is no demand, thoool
offered at 3s. to 4s. per quarter below last wvck's pikes.
Oats are in request at late rates. Beans are dull, at a
slight decline.
PRICE OF Wursicr.—The Cork distiPers advanced
the price of whisky un Saturday last. This is the third
advance within a few weeks. Whisky is now 7s. 4d.
gallon, 25 overproof, voith no stocks on hand.—Cork
Southern Reporter.

E; STERN COUNTIES RAlLWAY.—Considerable im-
provements and alterations have beau carried out during
the last few weeks, while others are in the e‘,...-se of
completion. At Lea-bridge and Tottenham stations a
width of land has been excavated for the purp,se of
laying down additional rails. On these stations a reserve
carriage will be placed, in the event of a number of
passengers arriving beyond what can be accommodated
by an ordinary train, as occurred on some occasions this
year. At Stratford, the new station which is to serve
both for the Essex and Cambridge trains is nearly
finished. A very convenient building has been erected,
with a platform for each line, of above two hundred feet
in length. At the Tottenham station the pens for the
sheep and cattle are completed, these being at the west
side upon a raised ground. There are about forty of
them, each of which is capable of containing from twenty
to thirty sheep, which, when brought up to this station,
and when not in the pens, feed in the marshes and
fields in the neighbourhood. These pens are lighted
with gas. Recently boards have been put up at a short
distance from each station, with the word " whistle" on
them, in addition to other boards which have for some
time past been fixed.on the up-line, directing the sp: ed
of the trains.

TIIE
MOST EXTRAORDINARY PASSAGES ON RE-
CORD.—The new Clyde ship Deogaum, built by Messrs.
William Simon and Co., sailed from Greenock 22d Sept.,
1845 ; arrived out in Calcutta in ninety days ; sailed
again 28th January, and arrived tit Greeno:; 19th May ;
left there again 13th June ; and was out at Calcutta on
the 12th September: thus making the three passages, in-
cluding time in port, in 355 cat's.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—An accident happened at
the Briniscembe station of the Great Western Railway,
on Thursday night last, owing to the carelessness of
some of the company's servants, which hakcaused a great
destruction or property, and might have been attended
with loss of life. The policeman on duty having turned
the switches to enable an engine and tender to pass
into the shed, neglected to replace them, and about
eleven o'clock at night a train of ballast wagons, which
it was arranged should not have reached the station
untill four o'clock on the following morning, came down
the line, and run into the shed. OF course a violent col-

- -
lision was the consequence—the tender and engine being
completely doubled up and driven through the wall at
the end of the building, which is two feet thick. At
the time of the collision, a man was under the engine
cleanin, it, but he escaped almost miraculously without
Any dangerous injuriet. The driver of the ballast train
-mined, but the police:nail is in custody on the
' of duty.

has
charge of negip....

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—Yesterday moroing the Queerl
Lady in
and Prince Albert, attended by Lady Portman,
Waiting, Colonel Bowles, Mr. G. E. Anson, MePe,:
General Wemyss, and the Hon. Captain ordon, 1 "
G
the Castle at nine o'clock for Buckingham Palace Ore:
yelling from the Slough station by the Grea ler.:
Railway), and returned to the Castle at two
West
the afternoon.
morning Tf: e lt Royal a
thel F
Ea
,
His Serene Highness Prince LawensteinExcel"
mailsytertn.ootkerthraecie. his rusual exercise yestercloy
Shutt :
lency the Chevalier Bunsen, and Mr. J. Kay
worth, arrived at the Castle yesterday on a
visit to °
Queen.
The Earl and Countess Spencer left the Castle ye?
terday.
The royal dinner party at the Castle yesterdaYiii.n;
eluded her Royal Highness:the Duchess of Nente_i_.%
Lady in Waiting of the Duchess of Kent, the Batn",l,
de Speth, his Serene Highness Prince LOWeTlSteint :I;
Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen, and Mr. J. N. Sbul
worth.
, i... rave
The band of the Ist Life Guards was in SttePtetee
during dinner, in the Castle. Her Majesty . r
band afterwards attended. n . took
their
This morning the Queen and Prince Albert
ace
usual early walk. ales,
Their Royal Highnesses the Prir ce of W Frtisolt
e lie
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Prince's -4-lice'
pony exercise this forenoon. tto A te'
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, the ladies 'fr
old
ode
°
tlemen of the Court, and the domesticityhousBh e-- ri
tended Divine service this morning l7l P 001'
chapel. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtensi
suo
dated. her Royal Highness the Duchess of
i°„110 evaS
attended the service. Lady Anna Maria DaVis•••
in waiting on her Royal Highness. Colo°4
The ueen and Prince attended bf - , oil
Bowles,Q Mr. G. E. Anson, -GeneralMajor wetols. iv.
the Hon. Captain Gordon, arrived at plainer. pad'
lace at ten o'clock on Saturday morning front t' 'boaig
dington terminus of the Great Western BeilweY
travelled to town by a special train. princes-
Her Majesty visited her Royal Highness the ,
~
Sophia at her residence at Kensington. he .111°'
Prince Albert, attended by Mr. Anson, Gadith orCaptain*Gordon, went to attend a meeting Id '-e ,
of the Duchy of Cornwall, in Somerset 11011se'ide t, iu''
At one o'clock her Majesty and frillee A.' i:irogbalo
tended by the Equerries in Waiting, left
turil3`.l iii- g by
Palace for the Paddington terminus, rL ,d
special train to Windsor Castle. Besse, vi
Ted-
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of •C
his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of gesse'eor .011
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glonces .
Saturday at Gloucester House. GrOod
The Duchess of Cambridg , th Ileredisttarrellirmifel
Duke and Grand Duchess of Ile•leekle burg
Prince Frederick of Hesse, honoureden the, 1-1°,)13311 t
Theatre with their presence on Saturday-e!aDritne7.olo;ti
A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday
the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were °I
John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the ...,3'!a„,t4r.erstsil;
Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, Viscount" rn, Ear'
Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchetaler,,coe, Iris'
of Auckland, Sir John Hobhouse, Lord Cato Pro Iles'
count Mori-nth, the Earl of Clarendon, the IligAe•
"Isille
T. B. Macaulay, and the Aar • of Clauricatu
The Council sat two hours. the Cb
Lord Dudley Stuart had an interview with •
cellor of the Em•hequer on Saturday. id fl ,-C''
Dispatches were sent off on Saturday orel:*; li*j,.: "
the Colonial-office for the Governor of CeY 'GI- i ' -"-‘", ''''
Patches were also sent off for the Governor °T , 111,,
and the Lord High Commissioner of the lonisrl afrssittai.(lll;4'.
Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence had a dirtneL,er „.a..-.l‘
Saturday at hia residence in St. Jainis'sTs'Oede:
company included' their Royal Highnesses tbe-wabl'''
tary Grand I.)tihe and Grind Duchess, of ...,'ll:ecaltsill?"'
Strelitz,. the' Earl and Countess of Wilton, v inse„;glh, fir',
Viscountess Falkland; and,Mr. and .-Mrs.'ne -v-i'm 5e,..--'''''
At the .Chapel Royal, 'St. James's, yesterdaf',,,,' 5 Vie".
readrnon was preached by the Sub-Dean. The lesst"., eiiet; •,,,
by the Rev. Dr. Wesle The Countess ..',Paeisi39,.,
Lords Ebrington, Norreys andY' W. Graham, raharniVrej :,
the nobility present. ' - A t fir •;.
Lord Thomas and Lady Sophia Cecil. artifevs.:vs
rance's Hotel, Belgrave-street, V est'erday, fren3 ' - 11
. sf
WA
SHROPSHIRE UNION RAIL this
AND CANALS.
Perceiving that the arrangements effected hilt 1°
company with the London and North-Vireste,ru„tse rsiti.
yet perfectly understood by the public, nor U. 7 e-bljee '‘l
way press, we shall, perhaps, be doing a Se*.letter'
parties interested if we publish the following v to°
written by the respected Secretary of the contsiiiiiSicir
gentleman who has permitted us to use the .ee- °3
tion : , opsllP
" Shropshire Union Railway and Canal L'°- -
9, Great George-street, Westminster:so,
"London, NoY. 2, Ifooar
of"_Sir,—l beg to acknowledge thereceiptofieutbrst Ili:,
the 31st instant, and to inform you in rc1317..,- 01:0
directors have concluded the following catis;:,-ret 1;4;
rasgement with the London and North -Wes'a co:
parry, viz.:—the London and North-Wesleerh-e °...;;,
(pialluy guaranteed to this company half w-nrietrial
d payable annually to their own Pilr is v)
with a participation by our shareholders frit
their new stock to. be created in ti orlon
portion of ten 20/. shares (or their equivalet4 infp ocl°re.
shares) of this company to 100/ stock of ille-v °4
and North-Western Company—if
than the half dividend this company to receive,,,,'" to '
rip to 6 per cent.,
the profit • r
s over 6 pc e-
t (pally divided. 11 alloy'
"It is improbable the lines Ilifeee%cei.°o
the not that 4 per cent. If"- be
upon calls, but this is not yet decided. ~„e
" I am, Sir, your obedient Ser7i t' ''
pe.,14
" WILLIAM CODA this st'o
re'-
From the foregoing it is obvious tbid g:tinc°ol
is not by any means so eligible for inipt°'
the stock of the London and North-Western II"'
prices.

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SPORTING INTELLIGE,IIoy. go(
WORCESTER STEEPLE CHASES--'vn,so,lejA
The Worcestershire Handicap Steeple Chase SON° ad
1 1
20 cove. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, Witt'
iLord\ir oS. tr ii
Higgins't lin i ( stile) %,'
Four miles. Gent lermn rideis. 0
eP'sioTnieeerSsi.
Captain It trnett's Marengo ............................ ''...."
Mr. Preston's Brunette. .
The following also started: ."" °a
Hon. D. Ward na Salute ... .......... ..
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Mr: Tilbary's Culverthorpe ....... ---
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ci,l‘lN Ilarrrp.:
tJCl‘alii.in't
B'el'-ils'oei :nt ~}EaSjireil:rrt r'r:istliialopm ...
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Mr. Harrison's Little Johnny
..
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Mr. Staplefoid's Gilrag ........... so
A line race with three. I
otia
The Free Handicap Hurdle Stakes of 10 sous ea,Clif 0
added. Heats, two miles. (9 Suhs./„ 1 , ;
Mr. Oakev's Valeria, 4 yrs (Oliver) `.'2 0 idf
Mr. Hawliins' Teresa, 5 yrs ....
Mr. Haynes's bg, by Young Cadland, 4 yrs .••• 3 2 a
Mr. Mot son's Pimento, 5 yrs ..................... 0 3
c's
ANS I rrr. ... S\l leceeaBirti;ejl 'CsI uh.,ci.lll:iir(;kl.. ... ................. ..
............................................... ... ......... Og `l(l'..fr
Mr. Turner's Tincton, aged ..................... .... A dr c f)•'.
Mr. Brown's Hipbriar, aged ........................
,L.'„LIPP
NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING Cal''''' ta
Oeil '
TheAl Dr.rltDe
B 2 yt s FRIDAY.Lndor d
won
trtandebsrtoa k
The ''crib—Deciding Course— Lord Stradbroke oft.
es•—mdisnLiCk,situ)e rrsee,—aSes sot
.1:00
beat
Mr. B. Smyth's Spink,r, and won the cup. 'VW tell
The ( hks—Deciding- i ourse— Mr. Dobede's v dief
Vipan's Vesta, and w,in the stakes. dign9"
Marshall, and declared Mac the winner.
,i Strakeo. ~d
Exning Stakes—Deciding Course—Lord—,,p star'A- 0,--,:
illiden heat Mr. Dobede's Destiny, and won t"-ivir. `—,ll°-
The Port Stakes—Deciding Course—Lord Stra
di,
The Newmarket StLkes—Deciding ....-- ~ ife.-
tti er's Clementina beat Mr. Vipau's Van Troll*
stakes. Course and

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I,sog(tßiigts.(,sisgs7l)l%,tssial,;
Stakes
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tosrGi
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vbsoNrnaonN.b-
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(rill%
..isdAirtil.,
~11:,eti,,,_ dell's
digo. Mr.
draighoenc;roAxlrteCthlo;desog's
sCtfa,rkneisoriavnist. SOP.
exaa's
G• gaol
won by Air' E. --•
Heresy Swan's Shandv Gaff. gr. 5°611.1
The West Derby Stakes cif 8 dogs, was won by
to 013*
Mr. •
Sovereign ; Mr. E. G. Hornby's Hempen Wid,°l,l,l" 6:,g11
GREENAWAY MEETING, Nov. 4. a, `traeg.''
The Ladies' Prize (24 dogs) v:as won by Mrs' - rs•
Ladilr, Cabo_
co ,
_lB'o
lAlYrdig"htio'dn.,tfi. Pail'
Lady Rose.
si—'Wed., The Greenway Cup (8 Subs.) was won bY,`",;(lo'
Auirsil.l,l,,o, who dm e
—Wed.,
bitches).l t,'k'oßnlrvbaeydr-leellylwroF.
naGrbont.;:°„;s.l:awaierylir
00'
Old Berkshire
I ChNdls:ING 2CPPOINTMENTS's•de Osit de
ap
Heath-10. Fri.. De ..10'
Mr. Iliklyard's harrs.—Wed , Kennels; Fr'', Sit'',
North Haish harrs. W d .D' f d Villligel
—e., ipt or
ton-10. skip
Taunton harrs.—Thurs., Henlade. ,r,,,,r3.,
York and Ainsty lids.—Tues , Dringbouses;
Bridge; Sat., Oulston-101. _ . : 1113.1 t.. I°ll'
Dulverton harrs.—Tues., Northeombe ; Fr,•trigoolvo•
Mr. Watson's lls.—Wed.,Warkworth ,_• Fri",.. $O4
aes.,
Mr. Mule's barrs.—Wed.,Quarternains Groan., h la.
Comb. ~,,R flea-boo-
Preston Park ; Sat., Shrob Loa:lnge•e °n
Tindale hds.—Tues., Matfen Piers; Fri., ir fri.,
gote,; Fr).
Sinnington hds. T II bi t
kley hds.—Thurs., Milton Mi
moor-10. TiorPe ;
Lord Southampton's lals.—Wed., Castle
~glisrli
House;
Hilton; Ssaatt.,.:A.slteewn_ ino, , 0
Sat'' Tfr'—' .1
11; S.'''.
i tO 1 t. ho ; Fri,
Lord Parker's hds.—Tues., Stanton St. Jo lit. 4
0011;
field Common.
Pytehe:ey hds.—Wed., Crick; Fri., Stamford
Brixworth Kennels.

moh„er tog o),roes,
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--------"'"'"-"--- of tngi'l) ',
F. 11.5, President, in the chair, Mr• PV
tanical Society, held on Friday evening l'' GraP or .
THE POTATO DISEASE.—At the meetingo so „
roams, Bedford-street, Covent-garden, J. I , coal° og
cated a paper "On the Pt tato Disease.
Trish
pot*.'6o6,
Mr. M. set a small patch of ground with -1..,13,1 vorsl4o4,
carefully dividing the ground into two equal liolemoidt
te►nber. both dressed with the same manure, ancle the gr."lo, 00
ashes. When the haulm appeared ab
ed with 0 tams..
Mr. M. had one half of the ground dresitis
ci the PropOi
quantity of the sulphate of magnesia, 'lll. The ci- Or
advanced they wet e lathed up as us he 25th °J will '•
the whole ground was rais,d "b"t °loco diPP'effecteil . .
the sulphate of magnesia, proved to u„ Wag per ntiti ,
with the disease, while the other Imo, .1,,, till-0- ~
of potatoes diseased, ber and vif or
Two potatoes, which had not,e loch 0 fectlf
sound, without one: discoloured tu ,
other" 1 *t"
much exce: ding that obtained from the,„ory 0%00.
garden. The crop treated in the or`" bole c1"01010
raied two days afterwards. There WO P' qUite
Were
• ,
and smelling very offensively. 4
‘• -,.
',/,-, •
and many roots