The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-06 00:00:00

DUTCH MAIL.

THE HAGUE, FEB. 28.—A royal message was presented
to-thy in the sitting of the Second Chamber of the
States General, accompanying a project of law for in-
creasing the 9th chapter of the Budget, for 1846, with
an explanation of memorial.
Tns HAGUE, MARCH 2.—ln the sitting of the Second
Chamber of the States General to-day, was opened
the project of law for transferring to the budget for
1846 sums granted for the Budget of 1845. Some
objections were raised by two Members, which
were answered by the Minister of Finance. On the
question being put, the Bill was passed by a majority of
48 to 4.

THE HAGUE, FEB. 28.—Our accounts from Java to
the beginning or January, inform us, that his Majesty's
brig Zualuw (the Swallow) left the roads of Batavia on
the 3d of December, to return to Holland. It has on
board the present of the Emperor of Japan to the King,
accompanied by an autograph letter of the Emperor.
The report that the pirates had plundered the public
coff,rs at Riouw, of 30,000 florins, appears to be un-
founded, no notice of such an event having been received
by the Colonial department.
This being the anniversary of the birthday of his
Royal Highness Prince Frederick, his Majesty's brother,
it has been observed in the usual manner. His Royal
Highness completed the 49th year of his age.
UTRECHT, FEB. 26.—We receive from many quarters,
accounts of the forwardness of vegetation this year. The
shrubs are in full leaf ; the peach and apricot trees in
bloom. The strawberries are not only in bloom, but in
some places have fruit of the size of a pea.
BERLIN, FEB. 23.—Our merchants and manufacturers
are busy with questions and guesses respecting what the
German Customs Union will do in consequence of the
proposed measure of Sir Robert Peel. Those who have
hitherto been clamorous for higher import duties, to pro-
tect German manufactures, consider the modifications in
the English tariff afford additional reasons for com-
plying with their wishes ; for, say they, as England will
obtain corn and raw material on lower terms, it will be
able to sell its manufactured goods at lower prices, and
therefore still higher import duties will be necessary to
protect German manufactures.

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dient to call in the local company of pensioners here, in case
of any outbresk, but it was considered unnecessary
to
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po-
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port. epariantorythattofrom 14s. to 16s. Potatoes are not keeping in pits so well as
prthewas expected, and some parties are apprehensive of suffering
from the murrain, though we know of only two well. marked
cases in this neighbourhood. We learn that no fewer
than seventy-four special constables were sworn in
shipmentby the
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from
neigh-
bourhood potatoes are s'ild at 12s. per boll, and the • price in
the town is 14e. per boll. We regret to learn that the po-
tato malady has appeared in the Isle of Skye, and also at
F'raserburgh, in Aberdeenshire. The disease prevails in the
district of Buchan also. Large quantities are annually
shipped from that quarter for seed to Yorkshire, and
the dealers refuse to take them at present, even
at the low rate of 10s. per boll. It is, however,
consolatory to learn that Professor Johnston has
submitted to the public the result of the investigation entered
into on this most important subject in October last. He
states that " the information elicited went to show that not
above one-sixth of the crop would be totally lost, and that
as the crop had been nearly one-third above an average, it
followed that, after all the losses, there would remain, in
Scotland, an average crop of potatoes."—lnverness Courier.
REVERSION OF THE CORPORATION IN THE BIRKIN-
HEAD DOCKS.—We understand that the arbitrators who
were appointed to fix the value of the reversionary interest
of the Corporation of Liverpool in the Birkenhead Dock
estate, have decided that the value of the reversion is one
hundred and thirteen thousand pounds! We have also
heard that the arbitrators have decided that the Woods and
Forests are entitled to from fifty to sixty thousand pounds
for the property which they surrender to the Commissioners
of Birkenhead.—Lirerpool Times.
APPOINTMENT EXTRAORDINARY.— We congratulate
the Government upon their having adopted Lord Mor-
peth's suggestion to infuse, in imitation of our trans-
atlantic brethren, a little more of the democratic prin-
ciple into our institutions. Southampton has been chosen
as the field for the first display of the new-born love
of democracy, and it is to the Iron Duke we are
indebted for the great fact. His Grace, as Lord Lieu-
tenant of Hampshire, has just been pleased (we hear) to
confer the dignity of Deputy-Lieutenant upon two worthy
tradesmen of our borough—Mr. Lobb, citizen and haber-
dasher, our present Mayor, and gr. Le Feuvre, packet
agent. &c. We understand that the appointment, gratifying
as it is to the gentlemen and their friends, is by no means
pleasing to the majority of their confreres, who look upon
these honours as the exclusive privilege of the landed gentry.
—Hampshire Independent.
THE NEXT POTATO CROPS.--At the ordinary meeting
of the Horticultural Society, held on TnesklaY. Dr. Lindley exhibited
several specimens of new frame potatoes, as well as those grown in
the open ground, hem various parts of the country, which prove the
lamentable fact that the disease will be greater in the ensuing than
the past season. In addition to the trials made at the gardens of the
Society at Chiswick, experiments with regard to the prospects of the
crops under every variety and the best advantages of skill, cultiva.
ties, and soil, had been undertaken, amongst other places, in the
gardens of Lady Rolle, and Sir Thomas DYke Arland, in Devon-
shire, and Mr. Meyrick, in the Isle of Anglesea, specimens of which
were laid on the table. The details were vet), lengthy, but the
substance may he conveyed in the statement of a few diets. The
potatoes from Anglesea were from sets of 1844, when the disease had
not made its, appearance; but although they had not exceeded the
size of marble's, they were in a lamentable condition, the disease being
Billy developed in the interior. From some sets new potatoes in an ap-
parently sound condition had been produced, although the decayed and
blighted haulm showed that they could Hot continue so. Tire pro- •
motion of the disease was of an ambiguous character, as, although
potatoes without apparent disease had been produced from diseased
sets, those in which it was apparent it had not existed had produced
diseased issues. Experience and science had gone hand in hand
without producing any result, and no general practical remedy had
been suggested. Dr. Lindley further stated that on Saturday he had
received from L,,rd Aberdeen the correspondence with the different
British Consuls ; amongst the most interesting of which was that
from Washington, in which it was stated that the disease first ap-
peared in 1843, and had gone on in Intensity the succeeding two
years. 'the same might be expected in this country, and it required
the utmost caution to guard against its effects. That the disease
was not confined to potatoes was apparent from some carrots
exhibited by the Marquis of Lansdowne, which were placed on the '
table. It had shown itself also in onions, which would not keep this
and nearly all the Dutch hyacinths
are in a similar ad'ected •

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
!MUSE OF LORDS, March 5.
ROYAL COMMISSION.

Their Lordships assembled at Five o'Clock to hear
her Majesty's assent given, by commission, to several
Bills. The Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor,
the Earl of Shaftesbury, and the Earl of Haddington.
The House of Commons having been summoned to
the bar, the royal assent was given to the following
Bills :—The Public Works (Ireland) Bill ; the Drainage
(Ireland) Bill ; and the Grand Jury (Ireland) Present-
ment Bill.