The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-25 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL.

BRUSSELS, SEPT. 21.—The committee for the im-
provement of the condition of the working classess held
a meeting to-day. Mr. Charles de Brourkere commu-
nicated his report on the questions put by the Minister
of Justice, relative to the measures to be taken in favour
of the population of Flanders, who are left without
work by the crisis in the linen trade. In the discussion
which took place, the utility of a society for exportation
was generally recognised. But, at the same time, the
meeting agreed on the necessity of immediately, and by
all possible means, procuring work for the population.
Neither the Minister for Foreign Affairs nor the Minister
of Justice were present at this meeting; 1)1.1 M. Stephins,
of the Department of the Interior, and M. Sarlet, of the
Department of Foreign Affairs, took part in it. There
will be another meeting on Monday.
Great preparations are making for the Sep►tember
fetes. Since yesterday, workmen have been engaged in
the erection of a vast platform on the Place Royale,
where the great vocal concert is to take place. It is in
the middle of the Place Royale, and is surrounded with
candelabra, which are to light it up. The Tree of
Liberty is on the centre of the platform so that this
most important part of our national fete will take place
under the shadow of this symbol of liberty. There is
every appearance that the musical solemnity, organised
by the Belgian and German Association, will
have a very grand effect. Seventy-five societies,
of which twenty-five are German, will have
their representatives at Brussels, and the numbers
of performers, vocal and instrumental, will be 1,200.
It is affirmed that Meyerbeer has just finished the score
of au qpera, to be called Struessee. The celebrated
composer is expected in a few days at Spa, where he in-
tends spending three weeks before going to Paris.
His Majesty the King of the Belgians, who is now in
Switzerland, has been ordered to drink goat's milk, for
which he will remain in the canton of Appenzel till the
end of September.
While the prices of corn, butter, eggs, and other arti-
cles of food are rising in the markets of Brussels, we
are happy to announce that potatoes continue to fall.
On Monday white potatoes were sold at the rate of
five francs per hundred killograms.
BRUSSELS, SEPT. 22.—0 n the 15th, in the evening,
the Queen of Denmark passed near Keil ; the municipal
authorities, a deputation of the university, and a great
number of the inhabitants, went to meet her Majesty.
The burgomaster addressed a short harangue to her
Majesty, begging her to intervene as mediator with the
Kieg, in order to terminate as soon as postrole the un-
happy difference between the King and his people. The
Queen replied in a few gracious and affable words, that
this difference would be shortly terminated in a sa-
tisfactory manner. The Queen was greeted with the
warmest acclamations, and continued her journey with-
out entering Keil.
The same evening it was reported that the people in-
tended to repair to the residence of the chief of the po-
lice, hut the troops and the police prevented the execu-
tion of this project, and the evening passed without any
actual disturbance.

Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of .Hono-Kong, Sierra Leone,
and St. Helena.
NEW &ALA:sp.—Extract of a Letter received at
Lloyd's :--Auckland, New Zealand, April 25.—" The
Governor and the squadron are still in the south, and
we have bad no intelligence of their movements for
nearly two months. Report says that the troops have
been engaged with the natives in driving them off the
disputed land on the Hutt. In the north hostilities are
confined to the native tribes at war with each other.
Several engagements have taken place within thirty
miles of Auckland, and it behoves Government to watch
narrowly their movements. We have not by any means
a sufficient force in the colony ; from 2,000 to 3,000
men will be required before the Government can ex-
ercise authority over the aboriginal inhabitants. The
colonists here are anxiously looking for reinforcements
from England."

The Emperor of Russia has just issued an order
exempting artists and pupils belonging to the Imperial
Academy of the F no Arts, who may wish to visit ft reign
countries for improvement, from the payment of the
usual dues charged on passports, provided that they pro-
duce a certificate from the academy stating that they
possess a proper degree of talent. This measure is one
of some importance, for the duties imposed on passports
under the present system is very heavy, and goes on
increasing for every six months that the party remains
out of Russia.