The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-25 00:00:00

DUTCH MAIL.

THE HAGUE, MAY 20.—The flotilla for the herring
fishery will consist this yPar of 116 vessels, of which
69 are ft', m Fhtsi !ing alone.
The liandelsblad gives an account of the Committee
of Spanish bondholders in the Netherlands, which has
been held at Amsterdam. The principal purpose of the
meeting was to present a handsome silver tea service to
M. Louis Bruckker, Secretary of the Committee, who
has returned from Madrid. M. Buckker gave the
meeting an account of the steps he had taken at Madrid,
in the interest of the Spanish bondholders in the
Netherlands.

THE HAGUE, MAY l9.—His Royal Highness Prince
Frederick of the Netherlands will set out to. morrow for
Berlin, and thence, by way of Cameuz to Silesia, where
his Royal Highness will make some stay.
AMSTERDAM, MAY 20. —This morning, at nine o'clock,
their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Frederick
of the Netherlands, with their daughter the Princess
Sophia, arrived here by the train from the Hague, and
immediately continued their journey by the Rheinish
Railway.
Letters from Paramaribo of the Bth of April says,
the accounts from the several districts state that the
rains we have had have produced a moat favourable
effect on the coffee plantation. On far the greater part
of the estates the coffee plants are in full bloom, and
there is appearance of an extraordinary crop.
An earlier account states that his Excellency the
Governor had left the roads of Paramaribo on the 14th
of March, to visit the settlement Andresa, to examine
the new steam saw-mill, where they found all in a
satisfactory condition, and the settlers, 206 persons,
men, women, and children, in good health and spirits.
They afterwards went to Delft, and other settlements
above the establishment at Andresa, where they found
that a considerable quantity of timber was collected.
The steam saw-mill was set to work on the 15th, for the
first time. His Excellency and suite afterwards visited
several European settlements at Nassau, Catherina,
Sophia, Gronengen, &c. On landing at Gronengen,
they were received by the Rev. Mr. Brandhoff, pastor of
the Europeaa colonists Surinam. After resting a short
time, they viewed all the new buildings and the planta-
tions of the colonists, and found, in general, everything
in a satisfactory condition, only the long-continued
drought had proved injurious to vegetation.

After dinner in the house of the- Rev. Mr. Brandhoff
they went to the Church, where the colonists had
already assembled. After a short address from Mr.
Brandhoff, the Governor desired to be allowed to per-
form a very agreeable duty, and handed to Mr. Brawl-
hoff the insignia of the Netherlands' Lion, with a very
flattering letter from the Minister of the Colonies, at
whose suggestion his Majesty had been pleased to confer
this honour.

FLANDERS MAIL.

BRUSSELS, MAY 19.—The average price of wheat in the
week ending on Saturday, May 16, was 23f. 84e., and that cf
rye, 17f. 88c. per hectolitre.
At the sitting of the Chamber of Representatives to-day,
on the continuation of the discussion of the budget of the,
interior, a debate on the corn-laws, and in which M. Eloi
Burdinne and-some offer members, took part, which would
doubtless have gone further :had not the President observed
that the question would be mere properly discussed on the
presentation of a project of tax for the prolongation of the
free importation of corn. The Minister then passed in re-
view all the observations made on occasion of the chapter
under discussion (agriculture), and promised that all the
questions that had been put should be submitted to the exa-
,, mination of competent persons.
79 The Chamber then adopted the chapter of the budget from
% 12 to 18 inclusive, and commenced the discussion of chapter
19 (public instruction).
The Impartial of Bruges gives a favourable account of the
appearance of the crops. That of rape seed promises to be
one of the most productive that there has been for many
years, and as it will be so very early the farmers in many
ce I places intend to plant potatoes after the rape seed.
We see that at Bremen, as well as at Antwe.p, the number
of German emigrants who go to settle in America is greater
this year than ever. In the month of May 4,000 emigrants
sailed from the port of Bremen alone. Several ships sailed
from Antwerp last week, one sailed yesterday (Sunday),
several others will follow, and yet the means of conveyance
are insufficient for the numerous applicants in our port.
HAMBURUH BORSENHALLE, Ma 2 16.
Bills. ➢Loney.
Austrian 5 per Cents •• •••••••• • • • • •• 113
Bank Shares • . • 1591
Anglo-Russian Loan ....... ..... .. • • 107!4 107
Russian 5 per Cent., Ilamb. Certificate. 101%
Ditto Ist serieslnscription...... .• • • 102
Ditto, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th series.. 96
Ditto, in Certificate... ••••.. • . • •• 96 _

Price.

New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. ...... 89
Ditto Stieglitz •. • . ........ ••••• • • • • 88% 88
Fpanish New 5 per Cent ••.. • ... ••.• • • 18:1i 18M
Ditto 3 per Cent •• . • .... 29
Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent • .
I Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per. Cent .....59
Ditto 3 per Cent •

Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent 8631 8634
34 National Bank Shares • • • • • • . • • —
DUTCH FUNDS.—Amsyzanem, MAY 19.
Money. Bills.
Actual Debt, 234 per Cent.......• •.. 60 6034
Bitto, 3 per Cent .......... •••• • • • 7 234 7234
Ditto, 4 per Cent. . • .. . ..
Amort Syndic, 4% per Cent • • .... •• • • 993 E 100
Ditto, 3% per Cent.. •. • • 88% 89
Commercial Company, 4% per Cent . • 1693! 170%
East India Loan, 4 per Cent —
Exchange on London, at sight .....• • • 12 27
Two months..... • .
On Hamburgh, at sight 35 68
Two months... ••••.• .• • • 35 75
...Dutch Papers, May 20.
BELGIAN FUNDS.—BaussEns, May 20.
Actual Debt, 236 per Cent •••••• • • • . •
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent • •
Loan of Thirty Millions. Four Thar Cent •. ..
Ditto Three per Cent .... •
Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto • .
Ditto, ditto, 1840 •••••••••. • • • • • • . • • • 100%
Ditto, ditto, 1842. • • . • • • • • • • • • 102
Ditto, 1844.. . .
Ditto of the City, 1832
Ditto, 1843 • .
Bank ofßelgium...... • • • • . • • • • • .. 892
-Brussels Papers. May 20.
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BxxLm, MAY 16.
Bills.
St. Schuld Sch., 334 per Cent ••• • • • 96%
Frogs. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent......
Foreign Exchanges.... •. •
Exchange on London, £1 Sterling, 3 Months. 6 25g 625
Ilamburgh, 300 Marks, 2 Months. 149%
Paris, 300 fr., 2 Months .... • • •• . 80 1-12
On Paris
Two months. ..
.Universal Prussian Gazette, MAY 17.

Money.
96%

AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, MAY 14.
5 per Cent. ....... 111.%
4 per Cent. ditto
3 per Cent. ditto. •.• • • ................ 7414
Loan, 1834 •••••• • • • • ••••••• • • • • • • • 134%
Ditto, 1839 •••••••••••• •• • • • • • • ••• • • • 12214
Bank Shares .. ••• • • • •• .•-•••• • • • • • • • 1570
Esterhazy's Loan .. ••• . •. . • ... •• • .....

RAILWAYS.
The Northern, or Ferdinand .. •. • . • • •• • • 1864
Gloggnitz • • ••• • • • • • • •• • • 137 IA
Vienna—Milan . •• • • ••••••• • • • • • • • 1194
Leghorn 111 ►,6
Sienna

Grosetto ........ ...... .
Oldenburg
Pe5t0ja..................
Apennine!'
Pesth Bridge ............
,Allgemeine Zeltung, 31ity 17.

DREADFUL COAL-PIT EXPLO-

SION.

SWANSEA, THURSDAY.-A dreadful' explosion took
place on Tuesday last at Myreydduewidd Colliery. On
ruesday morning the men were told that " all was right,"
except one portion, which they had barricaded up with
timber so that it should be known; but ere an hour had
elapsed a tremendous explosion shocked the entire pit,
causing the instant death of five men, and several others
much burnt. The first body found was that of David
Jones. It presented an awful aspect, the whole of his
intestines having fallen out, showing the violence with
which he had been driven against parts of the colliery by
the violent concussion. The remainder were also shock-
ingly disfigured, and were blown some 200 yards from
where the explosion happened. At the Coroner's in-
quest on the bodies, it was clearly proved to have
resulted from the imprudence of one of the miners, who,
notwithstanding- the caution he had received, went into
the dangerous part before spoken of with a naked
candle. The jury, after a very lengthened investigation,
returned a verdict of Accidental Death. _

We also regret to mention two other fatal explosion;
one at Pwllgraig, near Merthyr, and the other at the
Mountain Pitts, Pennydarren. Four persons lost their

lives at them, which appeared to have resulted from the
same circumstances. The greater portion of the unfor-
tunate sufferers have left large families utterly destitute.

SOUTH and MIDLANDS JUNCTION

RAILWAY.
SPECIAL MEETING.

A special meeting of the proprietors and shareholders of
the South Midlands Junction Railway took place on Saturday
in the London Tavern.

The chair wa;ialien by Captain L. Mosse Cooper.
The SECRETARY read the advertisement convening the
mraeilewtianyg,
firodmsupbomdettetdo ajnßinillthtoe the meeting
makingtinfor
Manchester
and
Southampton Railway, in the parish of Collingbourne,
Devizes, in the county of Wilts, with a branch therefrom.
The SECRETARY read a report to the meeting, setting forth
the advantages to be derived from the line, -which truth he
said was attested by the fact that in no line where interest
on deposits had not been guaranteed had so large
a proportion of the shares remained" in the hands
of the first subscribers. In consequence of the delinquency
of the engineer, their plans had not been deposited in time
to meet the sessional orders of the Houses of Parliament.
The directors deemed themselves bound to join the Man-
chester and Southampton, by which project more than three-
fourths of the South-Midland scheme was carried out.
An Has, PROPRIETOR said that he would move for an in- '
junction in the Court of Chancery On Monday to prevent the
further proceedings of the directors.
A scene of indescribable confusion ensued, and the meet-
ing;finally determined to dissolve the Company.
It was announced that about twelve shillings and sixpence
a sThhaer e
mwe ae st
na igl
tt
hh
eant
bra
ndkebeenu p
Bapteanbto.ut four o'clock.

HOSPITALo —Afancy and full-
dress
Wirittolmimay considerablel e -
on Thursday night
the crowded ap-
ROYAL ORTEWPCEDIC
,s
ball was given at Willis
for the benefit of this institution, anodm;
and
dentre
presumed
gentlemen were
thatpe a r a
the
ee of the
undertaking saloon
v,,aboutas
attendedmidnight
present;v antag .
and,
Betweenad, uIl 3O
hOea ill du
84p0i
cOe ladies
lack of hilarity. The fancy dresses were noeve
but what we saw were costly and elegant, the was no
drl numerous,eb
being the prevalent taste. The Orthllpcedic Hospitalaeur"
established in 1838, since which time it has greatprovedofwas
oit°l° it:a con.
service to the crippled poor. The report intimates that
" the average daily attendance of out-patients is now about
100; the new cases presented weekly from 20 to 40; and
recentlyi n g exceedsin ad3e , The
the
advancenumber
wh relievedich the
institutionsince the ohpaesn
sideration of the public, and the rapid augmentation of its
finances show that the value of such an establishment is begin-
-ning to be properly felt; and it is with no small degree of
solicitude that we urge its claims upon the notice of the
-wealthy and the benevolent.