The Sun.
London, England, 1835-02-20 00:00:00

DUTCH PAPERS.

THE HAGUE, FEB. 17.-" The Java papers to the 11th of
October contain the following account, dated Batavia the 10th
of that month :

" After very sultry and oppressive weather for several days,
this city was visited, at half-past five o'clock this morning, by
an extremely violent earthquake; which was of very long con-
tinuance, and was accompanied by a very loud subterraneous
noise. The inhabitants, who had never experienced so alarm-
ing a shock, fled in terror from their trembling houses. Se-
veral houses and stone buildings, among which are the Palace
at Westrereden, the Town-hall, and the Governmeht ware-
house, all more or less injured. It does not yet appear that
any person has been hurt.'
His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange, who is now
entirely recovered, intended to attend divine service on Sun-
day, the 15th, for the first time since his illness, but was hin-
dered by the bad weather.
" Count Rossi, the Sardinian Ambassador at this Court,
who has long been appointed to another post, will remain here
by permission of his Court for the winter, but will leave us at
the beginning of May.
" AMSTERDAM, FEB. 16.—The private letters from Batavia
which speak of the earthquake on the 10th of October go in-
deed more into details than the account in the Java journals
which we have given above, and mention, among other things,
the Palace of Buitenzorg, the Freemason's Lodge, &c., as
having suffered, but they differ so much from each other that
less credit must be, given to them.
The Prince William Henry transport lying at Helvoet-
sluys, is, we hear, commissioned by the Marine Department to
sail in March to Surinam and Curacoa, with the necessary
supplies for the naval forces.
" Rear-Admiral J. H. Bollen has, at his own request, been
recalled from the command of his Majesty's naval force in the
East Indies, and Captain J. C. Coopman is appointed to suc-
ceed him.

DUTCH FUNDS—AMSTEaDAM, FEB. 17.
Money. Bills.
Actual Debt, 2!,', per Cent. S6IA 56,4
Anion Syndic, 4t per rent 96 1H314
Ditto, ditto, 31/2 ;vs cent BON 804
Loan (IS30) 5 per cent.
Ditto (I 32 and :833) 5 per cent.
Commercial Company, 4., per c. nt 1051.i 1061,4
Exchange on London One month l2 0 to 10
'l'wo months
—Dutch Papers, Feb. 15.

FIRE AT THE DUBLIN CUSTOM HOUSE.-It is
now understood that the Government will not take any steps
to disturb the verdict in this case, so that the merchants who
suffered by the conflagration will be indemnified to the full
amount of their losses. The verdict was delivered in the fol-
lowing terms :—" We find for the plaintiffs, with sixpence da-
mages, and sixpence costs, against Paul Donlevy, for wilful
neglect of duty. We acquit Robert Wallace." The action,
by consent of the Treasury, was raised upon a feigned issue,
and Donlevy and Wallace were merely nominal defendants.
The merchants will be remunerated out of the Consolidated
Fund.

Yesterday afternoon, about three o'clock, a fire was
discovered in the house of Mr. Chitty, the eminent barrister,
of No. 6, Chancery-lane ; but after the effectual endeavours
of several firemen belonging to the London Fire Establishment
(who on the first alarm arrived on the spot), the fears of the
neighbourhood subsided, though considerable damage has been
necessarily incurred by preventing the fire extending to the
adjoining house, belonging to Mr. Chilton, by throwing an
immense quantity of water on the portion of the premises
ignited. The premises are insured in the Imperial Fire Office.

The publication of Tim SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this day
al 10 minutes past 8 o'clock.