The Sun.
London, England, 1832-10-26 00:00:00

DUTCH PAPERS.

THE HAGUE, Our. 03.—1 n the sitting of the States-
NGeneral, the President stated that the Central Section had
ulated the course of the proceedings, and that to-morrow
14t,l'c Section would consider the project of taw for placing at
5 dispasal of the Government the sums assigned by the
.'
~Y bof the 4th January last to meet the expenses which
8-e caused by the protracted state of the war.
i The
tting having ended, the Chamber formed itself
into a
reply alder" Committee, in order, it is supposed, to discuss the
e" in
, retasion. to his Majesty's Speech on opening
the
t,
eWe hear that the :aroposals made by the
Conference to
" bum, ,
‘..
sebetdt. .vernment relate chiefly to the duty on the
Si, answ_ It is said that the Government has already sent
W 'l. to them.
1,1 e learn that the addres, of the States-General in re-
'
!v Y to the King's Speech has been adopted unanimously,
hich is a new proof of the perfect coincidence of feelings
in the state.-General and the
i His Majesty's corvette, the Government.
°Poll
May lAst fr,.'eli the ux, which sailed in
n entering the Banjaart, near ast; ran aground yesterday evening
Terveere ; a number of
guns announced the danger in which the vessel was. The
Commanding officer was obliged to have the, guns thrown
overboard, and the vessel was soon afterwards got afloat.
This ship has had a long and very hazardous voyage.
Colonel Eig, the Commander, the First Officer Hugen-
"oh; and Lieut. Spingler, with 40 of the crew, died of
Lieut.
on board during the voyage. The ship is now
commanded by Lieut. Tulleken.
1/1q1)A, come from OCT.
,22...,Except that Belgian deserters
new, Only that at Flushing and other fortified places con_
exertions are making to increase all the means of
regivting an attack on the sea-side.
DUTCH FUNDS.---AMSTERDAM OCT. 23.
Actual Debt, 2% percent ...... . ' 41,1 i to 42
Amort syndic 4% per cent..... : •.• ..........
-01 to 71
Ditto, ditto, :4i per cent. .... ... . . .•••• ......
• Lc, to 56
Voluntary Loan, 18:31, 6 per cent ...,•
9S- to 99
Ditto, 1832, 5 Lon cent .. ... '''''''''' . i' t 79
FAchange on don, one-1n0nVh.......••••••• 78.4 .72 20
................
'Ditto. tWo months H., ...................................... 12 15

After having expressed the satisfaction which the fa-
vourable prospects of commerce, navigation, agriculture,
&c. afford, and having acknowledged the Divine blessing
with respect to the favourable issue of the disease, during
which infliction the nation has not belied her character,
but has remained calm and resigned, it is mentioned that
the proposal of new laws from the King will be taken into
calm and serious consideration. The civil code will thus
be completed. The utmost care will be taken in arraying
the finances and in upholding the credit of the State.
" The charges are heavy, but the circumstances that
render then necessary are unexampled ; and there is no
native of the country who would not cheerfully mske the
utmost sacrifices when the honour and independence of the
nation are endangered. Much may be conceded for the
sake of the peace of Europe, but self-preservation puts a
limit to concessions when they have approached to the ut-
most boundary. The Netherlands have ever made, wil-
lingly, great sacrificess for the defence of their rights ;
but never have they voluntarily relinquished their national
existence, and many times they have defended them with
small numerical forces against far superior numbers. This
same feeling now glows in every heart ; and still there is
the God of our forefathers, who has preserved us in time.;
of the most imminent peril. In unison with their King, the
States•Gerieral put their confidence in God ; and, strong
as they are in their unanimity of sentiments, and in the
justice of their cause, ;hey confidently look forward to the
reward of a noble and magnanimous perseverance."

MEETING OF THE PARISHIONERS OF

ST. PAUL'S, COVENT-GARDEN.

A very large and respectable meeting of the rate-payers
of the above parish took place last evening, at six o'clock,
in the Vestry-room. The business of the meeting was to
consider the increased charges about to be levied by the
Crown Surveyor upon the parishioners, and to adopt the
best means by which they could be avoided.
Mr. Churchwarden Smith was unanimously voted into
the chair.

The CHAIRMAN said, that in consequence of the nume-
rous complaints relative to the inequality of rates, that
had bet n made to the Committee of Management, Sub-
Committees had been appointed fur the especial purpose of
equalizing the rates. Their calculations tn‘d produced a
diminution, and a more just scale of iates, but the Crown
Surveyor was not satisfied with the reduction, and there.
fore proposed an augmentation. This meeting was called
in order to oppose any such augmentation.
The VESTRY CLERK then read the Resolutions to the
following effect :

" That it was the opinion of this meeting, that the nume-
rous surcharges, as made upon the inhabitants of the parish by
the Surveyor of the Assessed Taxes, after a fair and equitable
assessment had been made by the local assessors, was vexatious
and unjust. That it was notorious that house property had,
throughout the parish, become, within the last few years,
greatly deteriorated in value, and, as a proof, a reduction was
taking place in the rental of from 25 to 30 per cent. That it was
the opinion of the Meeting that the present mode of remune-
rating Surveyors of the Assessed Taxes by a per centage on the
surcharges made by them was highly unjust and injurious ; and
that an entire stranger, totally unacquainted with the rela-
tive value of property in the parish, and liable to
be biassed by considerations of self-interest, was not a
tit person to reassess the parish. That it was to be lamented
that after a lapse of seventeen years, since the termination of
the war, that taxes avowedly imposed for the purpose of car-
rying on that war should not only be still continued, but that
servants of the Crown should be allowed to increase the
burthens of the householders by surcharges like those lately
made in the parish. That a memorial founded on the above
resolutions be presented to the Lords of the Treasury, praying
relief from the impositions attempted to be made by the pre-
sent surveyor, and that the inhabitants were recommended not
to pay the house duty until the result of the memorial should
be known. That a deputation be instructed to wait upon the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, to represent to his Lordship
the hardships and injustice of the surcharges complained of,
and that the deputation do consist of the Rev. Mr. Bowers,'
the Churchwardens, Overseers, and Vestry Clerk, and that the
two Members for Westminster be requested to accompany
them."

Mr. Citatutvoon seconded the Resolutions.
Mr. RICHARDSON (King's tax collector) said that it
was not the individual—not the Crown Surveyor—hut
the Tax-office that was to blame. He did nothing more
than execute the orders that emanated front that office,
without any benefits to himself.
The CHAIRMAN then put the Resolutions seriatim.
They were adopted unanimously,
Mr. F. S YOCKNEY inquired about a Petition relative•
to the assessed and window-taxes, which had been pre-
sented to Parliament by one of their Members, Sir J. C.
Hohhou,e?
The VESTRY-CLEitx—Sir John presented it, but it
was ordered to lie upon the Table, or rather to be thrust
under it.—(Laughter.)
Mr. Cnattcwoon did not think that the two Members
for Westminster should be applied to to attend the Depu-
tation. He did not see what use could be made of their
assistance.

The VESTRY-CLERK—Not very much ; another Peti-
tion had been given last Session to Sir Francis Burdett,
but lie never condescended to present it.
Mr. COO HILL--Did not the Worthy Baronet give any
reason for his neglect?
The VESTRY CLERK—None, except that the Petition
was more in the way of his colleague, Sir J. C. Hob-
honse. And this excuse came in the shape of a slovenly
note formed of the back of an old letter, and penned in
the lobby of the House of Commons.
A vote of thanks was then passed to the Chairman;
after which the Meeting broke up.

A surgeon on board a ship of war used to pre-
scribe salt-water for his patients in all disorders Having
sailed, one evening, on a party of pleasure, he happened,
by some mischance, to be drowned. The captain, who
had not heard of the disaster, asked one of the tars next
day if he heard any thing of the doctor ? " Yes," an-
swered JACK, after a turn of his quid, " he was drowned
last night in his medicine chest.".--. The Doctor.

Soon after ten o'clock on Wednesday morn-
ing, an old gentleman, residing at Kensington, and who
was accompanied by a young lady, called upon Mr. Purr—
urrs, Stock.brokei, at the Bank, and requested him to
transact some business as usual for him in the Funds, say.
ing they would walk out for an hour while the transfer
was preparing. It seems they etrolled into Gracechurcb-
street, where the young lady very suddenly missed him. She,
greatly alarmed, hastened back to the Bank, presuming
be would return there, but he (lid not appear again during
the day ; and although Mr. l'immes used every possi.
ble exertion himself, aided by the police in that district,
until 12 o'clock at night, no tidings whatever could be
obtained of him. His wife and family are in a state of
mind bordering on distraction. At 4 o'clock we learned,
from the same quarter, that the gentleman had been found.