The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-24 00:00:00

SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN.

A letter from Kiel of the 18th instant, announces
that the adjournment of the Schleswig-Holstein Diet
for a period of four weeks was decided upon, after a
very warm debate, at a second sitting on the 17th,
which lasted till two in the morning. The committee is
to remain in permanence, and continues its labours in
the revision of the constitution, and is empowered to
summon the Diet if needful.

HOLLAND.
THE HAGUE, AUG. 22.—The First Chamber of
the States-General has been convoked for the 25th
of this month. We announced a few days ago that
several new members were to be added to the First
Chamber, and that his MAJESTY, by a royal decree,
had appointed Count VAN DER DUYN, VAN MAAS-
DEN, Baron HERCKEREN D'ENGIIINZEN, and F.
VAN DER ONDERMEULEN as members. We have
just learnt that his MAJESTY has been further pleased
to appoint as members of the First Chamber M.
Vos DE WART., Burgomaster of the city of Zuolle,
and Count DE STIRUSI. We must add, to the honour
of these new members of our Legislature, that on
accepting these honourable functions they have de-
clined the pay attached to them. This noble ex-
ample of patriotism will not have been given in
vain. The new reductions in the expenses
of the State, and a few more sacrifices of this kind,
will soon bring back to their normal situation the
finances of the State, which have unhappily lost much
during
the diplomatic events which have taken place
during the last six months.
The Nederlwvlsche Staals Courant announces that
.the Minister of Finance intends to withdraw his pro
ject relative to the property-tax.
DUTCH EAST INDIES.

BATAVIA, JUNE 28.—The steam-boat the Queen
of the Net'nerhinds arrivod hero on the 27th of Alan

and left for Singapore with the mail, conveying 1,971
letters from Europe of April last.
The Java journals, which have been received up
to the 28th of June, give sad accounts of the eruption
of the Volcano of Klvet, between Passar ouang
and Kedirie on the 16th of May. Immense masses
of fire were ejected, which in falling destroyed all the
vegetation around. The rivers were raised above the
level of their banks, and many people and cattle lost
their lives. Whole farms were swept away, and
several rice fields and coffee plantations, with more
than 100,000 coffee trees, were destroyed. Several
bridges, among others that at Kedirie, have been to-
tally destroyed. On the 13th of thay there were
three severe shocks of earthquake at Kedirie. On
the 20th the Klvet was still enveloped in smoke and
mist, and very fine ashes still fell from the craters
to a considerable distance. On the 3d of June 48
native dwellings were thrown down at Adjebarang,
near Bawjoemaas by a hurricane.—Amsterdam Cou-
rant, Aug. 22.

The Allgemeine Handelsblad of the 22d says that
the troops were compelled to quit Bali, which they
had nearly mastered, for want of ammunition and
water. Though their retreat was effected in the
utmost order, the losses amounted to 14 officers, 104
European soldiers, 25 Africans, and 113 islanders.
THE HAGUE, AuG.22.—Acccording to intelligence
received from Frankfort, the visit of the Regent of
the Empire to Brussels and the Netherlands is ex-
pected to take place very shortly.