The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-21 00:00:00

DUTCII MAIL.
ROTTERDAM, APRIL 18.--Last night, at lialf-Past
seven, a black flag was hoisted on the tower of the
great church, and the rninute.gun from the battery
announced that the Phoenix steamer, from Madeira!
bearing the mortal remains of the beloved and
3i
lamented
son of our King, approached the city. The linister
of Marine and other officers of state went to receive
the royal corpse. The Phoenix being unable to ar
proach the shore, in contequence of the low tide, t a
he
coffin was placed in a small boat, and conveyed to
marine building, accompanied by a corps of marines'
Early this morning his Majesty arrived at Rotterdam;
and afterwards her ANesty, accompanied by Pre is
Henry proceeded to the place where the corpseLL
waiting its interment. It is reported that n'',.
Majesty will return to the Hague in the course of
the day. The funeral will take place on the 213r1
wiTheth th e utmost solemnit.
Nederlandsche Stoay
ts Courant contains 5011.
royal rescripts—one is for regulating the expences t?.t
the causeway from Alaestricht to Gelder,
another sanctioning the formation of a new Cum en:
irercial and Navigation Company Consul_Vlaardingr 1
By another M. Taitbont de Marigny,Geoe '_`,,
office
of
at Odessa has been appointed to the same
Russian harbours on the Black Sea, and the Sea °
Asoph.
THE HAGue, APRIL 18.—The Staats Courant c,0117.
tains the official report of the finances of the Setn.ets
lands, comprising a comparative view of the receipts
of the treasury during the first three weeks °i. i-th;
compared with those of 1847 of the same period;
neno,
total of 1848 amounted to 12.587,483 florins 7i ,1 .
and that of 1847 was 12,637,344 florins 48i n 0;
being a reduction for the year 1848 of 49,861" etli
41 cents. tea to
AMSTERDAM, APRIL 19.—We are reques ,-.er,
contradict the report which has been in
man papers, that the Pon Bont service had been, the
cibly interfered with at Bibrich. This is 110" of
either
ri
case, and no obstacle is placed in the way
loading or unloading the steamers.—Dutch PaPe '
April 19. from
AMSTERDAM, APRIL 18.—The intelligence
se
Paris produced a favourable impression on the Will
r flat,
but both foreign and .
er,
and not much business was transacted.
mac
damsche Courant, April 19. several ufor.
THE NEW CONSTITUTION. if
THE HAGUE, APRIL 17.—The right of petition.,
guaranteed to the inhabitants, but only individusiclin;
petitions collectively signed are interdicted, and iv
only be addressed by constituted bodies, and elc
sively on objects concerning their own functions' of
The civil list of the King is to be a milli°/1e
fo rins, independently of the incomes of the dn°3lB-21,
t he oe
Dassigned to the Crown by the law of Aug
u
. m
TI
he agmust, '
owwhaic he
ri s
voi
101,0e0n0j flo
y.
an income of
g
lleinit of
150,000f1.
the Hereditary Prince's income will be 100,004
when 18 years old, and 200,000f1. when marecLaint
The King cannot wear any other foreign
except that tKhinatgohaftshethe GraadmndiDnistucrhao
ytionf Luxembourg' he
lh
of finances;
solar
determines the salary of the officials, but the
n°fy
of the judiciary order is to be paid out of the
of the law.
There will be a council of state.
One representative is to be elected for elell
45,000 inhabitants. he of
The first Chamber is to consist of a lin°l;:ticies
inmembers equal to half the number of represen''.o be
the second chamber. The first chamber second'
elected by the same electors who elect the A
In the first chamber every member ...-5 A fortg
ma t Psi d
direct tax of 800 fl. to I,ooofl and be nge'
- e
years. must be
thilrnty tyheearsseoclodn,da caNhaemthbeerlranedNe-err,y andme mbe r
full e°.
in the 00
joyment. of all civil and political rights. N° Years;con
is required ; the members are elected for three To
chamber is renewed every three Yenll'a tro
members '
enjoy an indemnity of 2,00011., dil•
veiling expenses, to be fixed according to the
tances. oublie;
The sittings of the two chambers are (fed by
nevertheless they can be secret, when req°"„- can
the tenth part of the members. No clergr The
he elected a member of the general states' g 'the
functions of representative in the two chainbeff the
incompatibleii with those of Minister, member a.
sof
igh Court, of the Court of Accounts, co i
of the King in the provinces, and subaltern oliiitar
officer. must
be
The budget is to be voted every year. It '''-„f the
presented twelve months before the be -
year to which it is applied.evthe
The provincial states are to be organised Os
law ; and the members elected for three years 11ill
i hnehpabuihtlaine t;s ,t
haccording tsoeetrheet, lwa wh
e;n trheectsiiitrteidn gbsy "to
tenth part of the members.
Every one can exercise his religion with t e
rotectionwisithionusutreddisttinn
liberty. The same Netherlanders,p erfeCii!
gions. The catillollr. to°f,
can be appointed to all public offices.and
worship, and enjoying all cvil Political lon
be exercised publicly, if they do not disturb t"
public peace. All creeds he
No tax can be levied without a law. No privilegl
can exist concerning the payment of public taxes, 5rlA;
the fulfilment of the engagements of the State towar"
its creditors is guaranteed.
Cont. :...... Money. 341,,,1
DUTCH FUNDS,—AmsrEaDAK, APIIII. 18. nu,
Actuali)itto D,
3e Debt,
r 24 Centper . . C.
e.
Ditto, 4 per Cent.- ............. . §6 5""
tkmortSyiidie, 4% per Cent • ..... •• .: —34 ,164
Commercial Company, 4!,‘ per Cent: .. 11514 • "
East India Loan, 4 per Cent— • --
Exehange on London, at sight .... ••• • .... 11 95
82
Two months. • • 11
MON '
EI an,' (..,uivi.irt baCIAL N-6/4:5'
CITY, QVARTER TO 7'llo-h;
The Cotton Market at Liverpool this week hn,ss,- ell
inactive, but not lower. Sales, 24,450 bales. l'e sr.
rivals have increased.
Tne account from the Continent are chiefly of P°li#
silo.
tical import, and appear in another column of Vie 0 /
The exchange at Ilatuburgh, on Tuesday last, "5 .
on London. There had been somesmall ' '
Letters from Messina state that a blockade of :7 o
was apprehended. Lord Miuto had been ,ou'; i
accomplish anything satisfactory at the Courtn CTPliries‘

MARKET NEWS.—(THIS
This being Good Friday, no transactions took P
at Murk-lane or in the B.,rough.
SMITHFIELD. hat to
This being the day appointed for holding Iv( both
termed the Great Lamb Show, the attendano 1rolie;
town and country buyers was somewhat un'cstbe'
Owing, however, to the unfavourable state of thew.,lo the
for slaughtering, and the heaviness in the denial)" -00
dead markets, the Lamb trade was in a very 609,
state, and Monday's quotations were with diffien"lod
et
ported. A few of the primest Down qualities sot
from 6s 8d to 7s, but the general quotations did il
clest;
ceod from 5s 8d to 6: 8d per Blbs, and antinibe'
ante was with difficulty effected. The nob!r
of beasts were seasonably good, both as t° fro,"
and quality, while the demand was la;„10 le
brisk, at but little alteration in prices. Tne.: rul
Sheep, the supply of which was very moder,aeTinecl
ad
heavy, and in some instances the currencies a hos I!,
per Blbs. Calves moved off slowly, but
e, card°
change to notice in their value. Pigs commaaden ssupPil
any attention, at almost nominal figures. I:_b_e cpolk
of Foreign Stock consisted of 123 very supe
from
from Spain • 295 Beast, 350 Sheep, and 00. Wight 3ii
Holland and Germany. From the Isi.f, sZotlstw
from Sheep and Lambs came to hand, and
90 Scots.

is
Per 81be.te sink the offal. i• g° t./ P 4
s. d. to s. d. .4 -,11 4 4 I
inferior Beasts.. 3 4 311 second qua.Y - et 4 10 b •
econd quality .310 4 2 Coarse-woo ditto 4i a •
Prime large Oxen 4 2 4 4 southdown Nether 5
-' , 3 0
Prime Scots
44
44
66
Large Ditto
Prime small ditto - ,0 ,
0 i"
4,uckllng Calves 2O 0 29 0 Quarter old Pigs '.25 $ /
•Hutoog f
s the
.. e..r.c0.3.1 a:-
$4 :
..
Large coarse Calves 4 0
Inferior Sheep
SUPPLY AT MARKET. rig•
Reacts. Sheep. I Calves. I 250
I 1,032 7.100 271
AS*. warp
NEWGATE AND LEADEN—VI • ei,,
These markots were heavy, to. day, and Pric
not supported,

i•
At per stone by the Carcass. i• t 1 4
B to
eef,inferior...... 32 3 4 Mutton, interior .• A, 6
4
- middling .... 3 4 3 6 -- middling••
- prime large .• 3 6 3 B
.-- prime • • ••
- prime small .• 3 8 310 Pork, large • • ..... •34
Veal. • • ..• .• . • •... 4 0 3 0 - email •••• • • • •
Lassb. bs 6d to 6s 10d.

TEIE RESIGNATION OF THE VICE-P 0131151018
THE BOARD OF TRADE resignation of to. -5- con
Honourable Mr. Milner Gibson, M.P., worollll°'
known in Manchester by telegraph yesterday -"
rest
and appeared, says our correspondent, to give glelnid°
Gent.-t •free
tisfaction to a large number of the Hon•
constituents, who contemplate as a result of it. t" itie°
from Minis•erial shackles, his future votes in Potops,
will more:accurately a reflex of their own oPligetpt°oooll
garrisontli e 2 7th IftreogmimGeiriaty(elgnenoids,k ial lti n
THE 27TH REGIMENT.—OH Wednesday 11,",-.1100
barkedf from the ship Troubadour. Captain rj.o°P
;lace o'l "1351ear6
rom the Cape. The regiment embarked at Gape theri
on the 12th of February last, after having. bet: 5141
for the last 13 years, and it was engaged In SL— •sto:
oe 1114-
wars of 1834 and 1846. Its presentstrength
26 sergeants, 13 corporals. 6 drummers, and 1 °
The tlif
vha.tes, with 23 women, and 49 children.
t is regiment being so small in number is owin,g,h °Ar-
wg)himcharched into 0,
Government having granted pieces of land, w"-, br.
cultural implements, with twelve months' rati°ll-if.t°
sides their pay, to upwards of 300 men, of fr4l ;O°
fourteen years' servitude, who volunteered to r
there, most of them having wives and ISMilieffi.m,
regiment is in command of Lieutenant-Colonel
Johnstone, with the following officers :—CaPtain,s,.
Durnford, Lieutenant L. C. Irwin, Lieutenant lion'
Molesworth, Lieutenant J. S. Manley, Lieutensn4 aeoo
F. B. Pakenhani, Ensign W. Crozier:Assistant trill„l,tbs
W. N. Irwin, and Paymaster V. Raymond. 1:1:1/W00P*4
passage one man of the regiment died. With Se," 210
was 1 sergeant and 12 privates of the 91st. Tfeg of'
was to be inspected yesterday, and on Mondal Pie/
pact to be ordered to march for Glasgow.