The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-15 00:00:00

DUTCH PAPERS.

the 48TEanAm, DEC. 11.—The Handelsblad announces
the n°lllination of M. Stefans, Patrologo of Amsterdam, to
I.l)i,°_st_of Consul-General. of the Netherlands in Greece.
attic Breda Breda journals give the following answer t,o,
_an
of the Handelsblad of Amsterdam, headed um-
On
oeparation:—
'\ °where, surely, has such a power been felt for an
,r'tual re-:union with Belgium as in the office of the Han-
ar eq64ld.
Airtide e .4ave read over and over again with attention the
"~oth lie-union and Separation," that we might lose
ter,
I°g of the colouring in which it paints the
fi;pmof a new union of our country with Bel-
Nil • After the first perusal of the article the first
tr4eathat occurred to us was to ask, but if it is
44-t43 the Handrlsblad affirms in its exordium, that the
he Prince Royal, our Representatives, our lawyers,
te.ei•°st of our journals show themselves to be opposed to a
4hdrow Why does the Handelsblad buckle -on its amour,
bet ~ down the gauntlet to combat this opinion? Must
the first idea that offers itself-be that of the famous

I combat a Doh tbliotte With thi.:ls V That is to
My, in tho stiptioSiiii3ti that the editors of the Handelsblad
' telieve in the unanimous desire of the nation with
'which they have so often filled their columns. But to
doubt of this conviction would be to deny an injustice to
the real merit of the editors, and estimating them at their
real value, we must necessarily infer that the Ilandcloblad,
far from taking windmills for giants, begins at length to per-
ceive the injustice of an opinion contrary to its own. We
will not discuss the question of the advantage of a modified
re-union with Belgium, or of the probability of such an
event, since at this time there are no motives to fix our at-
tention on subjects of that importance, and still less to
excite Parliamentary discussions on the subject, which, per-
haps, would not be strictly conformable to the rules of pru-
dence. We could not, however, in conscience pass over
without noticing the article " Re-union, Separation." It is
an excellent counterpart of the What nu? (What is now
to be done ?) which we noticed some days ago. These two
master-pieces will give no little satisfaction in the anti-cham-
bers of Prince Leopold and Louis Philippe, and the circle
at Lord Durham's."

TIIE HAGUE, DEC. 12.—1 n the sitting of the Second
Chamber of the States-General to-day, a corrected project
of the law on the land-tax was presented, which was ordered
to be printed, and sent to the sections.

The discussion commenced on the proposal to renew the
laws of the 20th of November, 1833, for the prevention
of trouble and seditious intrigues. Messrs. Van Recnen,
Schimmelpenninck, Van Der Oye, and Luzac, spoke in
favour of the motion, which was carried by a majority of
43 to 5 votes. The minority consisted of Messrs. Luyben,
Dc la Court, Romme, Ingenhonoz, and Cowen Hooft.
The Chamber then adjourned, without fixing a day for
the next sitting.

DUTCH FUNDS --ANnervanam, Pee. 12.
Ditto, (Mt', 3!,-,C per cent. 7454:t0 741
Actual Odd, 2k, per Cent.
A ~,ott Syndic, -14; per c,nt 9 to tl-26
Dtto, ditto, 3% p-r cent 751,i to 7534
Loan (P• 1) 5 per cent.
Ditto (1 32 and :R) 5 per cent.
Exchange on London, One month l2 10
Two maths
RELGIAN FUNDS.L-Baussu.s, DEC. 12.
Actual Debt, .21,6 per cent.
Rothschild's Loan, 5 per cent
Loan or the Cite. W 32
—Brussels Papers, Dec. 13.

ST. PETERSBURGII, NOV'. 29.—Our journals arc full of
details of the visit of his Majesty the Emperor at Berlin,
and of the numerous proofs of respect shown to the august
Sovereign durinc, his stay in the Prussian capital. The
weather is mild, and the thermomer is often above the
freezing point, but we have a great deal of snow.—Prussian
Slate Gazelle, Dee, 9. •
COMMERCE OF RIGA, Nov. 29.—The value of foreign
merchandise on which the import duties are paid at Riga,
from the 13th of January to the 13th of November this
year, was 11,516,832 rubles. There was a diminution of
2,932,840 rubles in the value of importations of sugar,
coffee, wrought metals, and corn ; and an augmentation of
402,346 rubles on salt, lime, and herrings.
The value of Russian merchandise and produce exported
in the same time Was 31,424,102 rubles—that is, 3,214,442
rubles less than in 1833. There Was an increase in the
following articles imported—viz., hemp, 245,800 goods ;
hides 136,637 ; timber to the value of 700,000 rubles.—
St. Petersburgh .Journal.