The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-07 00:00:00

HOLLAND.

The following answer has been sent by the King
of HOLLAND to the address of the Council of Regency
of Maestricht, relative to the Limburg affair, de-
manding the continuance of the territory as it now
stands :

" The Hague, July 211,
" The King has authorised me to inform you relative
to your address of the 15th, that the views, intentions,
and designs of his Majesty relative to Limburg in gene •
ral, and Maastricht in particular, which were recently
communicated either by his Majesty himself, or in his
name•, to a committee chosen from amongst you, have not
changed since; that in paying attention to what has
been done since by his Majesty with regard to Limburg
and Maestricht, and particularly the sending one of the
King's Ministers to the Duchy, the Council of Regency
will be able to see the mot:t evident marks of the interest
which his Majesty takes in the preservation of the pro-
vita:o with its capital, and of the solicitude which aid.
mates him for the well-being of the inhabitants; and
that the Ueuucil of• R.•gency may be assured that his
Majesty will not grow lukewarm in this task, but that in
all circumstances he will prove by acts that he has at
heart the advancement of the well understood interests
of the inhabitants of the town of Maestricht.
" M. DE KEMPENAER."
The decision of the KING with respect to the rtzig-
nation of M. DONKER CURTIUS is not yet known.
That gentleman attended a Cabinet Council on the
2d instant.

TUE HAGUE, AUG. J. REVISION OF THE
FUNDAMENTAL LAW. - The Government has
replied to the observations of the Second Chamber
of the States General cn the projects of
law relative to the revision of the funda-
mental law. Before exatnining these observations
article by article, the Government replies to the five
principal questions presented by the Chamber under
the head of " General Observations."

The following is a translation of the first part 0,
this document :

" The Government has seen with satisfaction that
the Chamber, as well as the Government, has but one
view—that of satisfying moderate wishes and of
avoiding all extremes. It passes immediately to the
reply of the five principal questions, which have
especially fixed the attention of the Chambers,
of the revision of the fundamental law had before pro-
duced, as well as the opposite views and opinions
which had been expressed on this point, togethea with
the hopes which had been awakened in the nation ;
and convinced that it was impossible to stop at ex-
pressed opinion on one branch of the Legislature,
while the other branches were not even heard, and
when the KING himself, as head of the states, ought,
for the interest of his people, freely to make such
propositions which, under such circumstances, he may
judge necessary. It is his prerogative as King and
his duty as chief protector of the kingdom which have
induced his MAJESTY to adopt the course which he
has now done."

By means of a calm examination, of which the
Chamber has already furnished a proof in its report,
this method will undoubtedly lead to a satisfactory
solution of the question. We must here mention a
separate note which was added to the report by a
member of the Chamber.

In this note a twofold revision is proposed— one,
the basis of which shall be laid by this Chamber; and
the other, more developed, to be confirmed by a new
Chamber. It is not to be denied that the motives de-
veloped in this note are important, but the Govern.
ment judges it right to reiterate the remark which it
has already made on this subject, viz., it is absolutely
!ecessary, at the present time, to maintain energeti-
cally the state of constitutional matters ; that the na-
tional representation, such as it now is, gives its con-
currence to the Government until a new order of
things shall have been established. But it will be
very different in proceeding to a partial and tranquil-
lizing revision of the fundamental law, and it might
besides result that the second revision might be con-
trary- to that prescribed by Art. 227 of the funda-
mental law, and render the ultra-revisions far from
easy.

The Journal de la Haye of the 4th of August,
contains the report addressed' by the Minister of
Justice, ad interim, to his MAJESTY, which he con-
cludes with the following words :
" I solicit tbia.,dismission with the greater tran-
quillity of mind, as the work of the revision of the
fundamental law is terminated, and as the Govern-
ment will doubtless take the resolution not to in-
terfere. The Committee of Reports on the twelve
projects of law relative to the revision of the funda•
mental law have judged it expedient to submit to
the examination of the sections the reply of the
Government to the observations of the Chamber, in
order that it shall be ultimately published with the
general report of the Chamber before the twelve pro-
jects of law shall be brought under public discus-
sion, with the deliberations of the Chamber, but to
leave it to decide whether in the adoption of the twelve
projects of law, it desires to give satisfaction to the
nation, or by their rejection to peril the tranquillity
of the country."