The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-17 00:00:00

DUTCH MAIL.

THE HAGUE, MARCH 14.-At the Second Cham-
ber of the States General, March 14, a royal me.yiage
wets real in the following terms :
" Noble and miOity lords, we send herewbh for
your consideration a project of law with, and exp'a-
natory memorial, the object of which is to prolong for
two years the law of the 31st of May, 1843.
(Signed) WILLIAM."

" The Hague, March 11, 1845."
PROJECT OF LAW RELATIVE TO LEGAL ORDINANCES
IN THE PROVINCE OF LIMBURG.

We, Will ;am, &e.,—.Considering Ihat t authn-ity
vestqd iti us by the law of 31st Atay, 1843, for the
term of two years, not to introduce into the Duchy
some laws and ordinances mentioned in Art. 1 of the
26th May,lB4l, but to maintain in vigour wholly or in
part the laws and ordinances relative to the same sub-
jects already existing in that province w:11 expire on
the 3,1 of June this present year. But that eiretuil-
stanes require the continuance for some dine longer
of the aatly.,rify vested in us.

The enactments 4.4' the law of .May 31, 1813, are
renewed, and renain in full force for 'h.! term of
two years, that is till the 3'l of June, 1847.
The Committee of petitions made a report on seve-
ral addresses. One of these reports treating of an
address of G. C. Bosch Reily, and other merchants
at Amsterdam, against the government of the colony
o; Surinam; gave rise to long discussions. His Ex-
cellency, the Colonial Minister, spoke at great length.
In conclusion, it was decided, on the motion of M.
Buen, to defer the decision of the report of the Com-
mittee to the next sitting.
We learn that the Dutch ship which had some
chests of arms in board, bound from Antwerp to
Marseilles, which was illegally carried into Roalames,
and was there set at liberty with the cargo, has ar•
rived at Marseilles.

Tnn lIAGuF, DIABCEI 14.—N0 change (,f any
importance has taken place in the state of the ice in
our rivers.

Many complaints having been made of the iriary
done to our labouring class by the influx of strangers
who come every year to seek for work, the Minister
of the Interior has decided that only Dutch workmen
shall be employed in the public works, with the un-
derstanding that the chief engineer shall be at liberty,
in certain cases, to employ foreign workmen.
CUXHAVEN, MARCH 11.—In consequence of the
north winds and severe night frosts the ice in the
Channel remains in the same state, and the William
'lca& cannot yet put to sea.
llmanuacti, MARCH 11.—The cold here is still
severe, and the ice in the Elbe is still firm in many
parts, and in some places there is much floating ice.
—Hamburgli Papers, March 11.
COPENHAGEN, MARCH 5.--The Elsinor journal
says the traffic on the ice between that place and
Hessirigloy, especially for pedestrians, was greater
than was ever remembered. It was reckoned that on
the 2d alone 2,500 Swedes and 2,000 Danes had
crossed the Sound.

Mr. Ord paired off in favour of Mr. Cohden's
motion for a Committee on the effect of protective duties
with Mr. Estcourt.
Lord Marcus Hill paired off with Captain Glad-'
stone in favour of Mr. Cobden's motion on Thursday evening.
Mr. Gibson Craig paired off with Mr. Rice Trevor
in favour of Mr. Cobden's motion.
DEATH OF THE HON. MISS Fox.—The Hon. Miss
Fox, only sister of the late Lord Holland, expired at half
past eight o'clock on Wednesday evening, at Little Holland
House, Kensington. The deceased was eldest child and only
daughter of the second Lord Holland, by his marriage with
Lady Mary Fitzpartrick, daughter of John, first Earl of
Upper Ossory, and was born 3d of November. 1767, and con-
sequently was in the 78th year of her a ;e. By her demise
the families of the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne,
Viscount and Viscountess Lilford, Lord and Lady Holland,
Colonel and Lady Mary Fox, the Dowager Lady Holland,
the Countess of Kerry, the Earl and Countess of Shelburne,
&c., are placed in mourning. The Hon. Miss Fox was niece
of the Right Hon. Charles James Fox, the distinguished
Whig statesman.
THE WEATHER AND THE PARKS.—The severe frost
which set in on Wednesday night, and continued throughout
Thursday and yesterday, caused the pieces of ornanental
water in the various parks to be again frozen over, and yes-
terday the ice was of sutficiunt strength to bear. In the
Regent's-park the ice was in very excellent condition, and
during the day the number of skaters was very great.