The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-18 00:00:00

DUTCH PAPERS.

AMSTERDAM. APRIL 13.—Last night we SAW in the
horizon, to the south-south-west, the appearance of a
great fire, and this morning we hear that, in the village
of Aalsmeer, 46 houses in the best part of the village
are reduced to ashes. Many of the inhabitants of these
houses, among whom is the burgomaster, have saved
nothing but the-night-clothes which they had on. A
great number of cattle are burnt, and four persons are
missing. It is suppossd that the fire commenced in a
barn, in which a knife-grinder slept ; this man, too,
has not since been seen.

UTRECHT, APRIL 12.—We learn, from a respect-
able source, that the attempt to found a Euro-
pean colony in Surinam, will probably fail, as it
seems to be attended with insurmountable dif-
ficulties. The incredible fertility of the sell is
unquestionable ; but people are firmly convinced that no
European can endure the labours of agriculture in the
burning climate of the tropics, which is rendered still
more insupportable by the marshy nature of the coun-
try. We must, therefore, wait for detailed statements
respecting the undertaking before we can encourage our
countrymen to take part in it.
THE HAGUE, APRIL 16.—8 y a Royal resolution of
13th April, conformably to the Ist article of the 11th
March, 1837, for the purpose of paying off the stock
called Losrentin, bearing interest at 5 per cent., and
substituting for it bonds at 4 per cent. interest, a nego-
tiation for a loan is opened to the amount of 35 millions
of florins, divided into 55,000 shares of 1,000 florins
each. This loan, we doubt not, is the precursor of a
conversion on a larger scale of other descriptions of stock.
—Dutch Papers, April 16.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Mitten 27.—1 n consequence of the
urgent representations made by the great Powers on
the late executions of renegades who had returned to the
Christian religion, the Porte has given a solemn promise
to take measures that a Christian who, although having
embraced Mahometanism, returns to his original faith,
shall in future not be executed, nor put out of the way in
any other manner. On the 23d of this month, the Bri-
tish Ambassador, Sir Stratford Canning, and on the
following day Bourquency, the French Minister Pleni-
potentiary, had audience of the Sultan, who repeated to,
them the above assurance.—AllgemeineZeitung, April 11

PRIZE MONEY FOR THE CAP-
TURE OF SLAVERS.

THE FORESTER BRIOANTINE.—This little vessel, one of an
old class, and this quarter omitted from the nary list on
account of being condemned for sale, proved of some service
in her last term of commission. She captured on the 12th of
May, 1839, the slave vessel Raynha dos Anjos, and on the
23d of November, 1840, the slaver Recurso ; for the tonnage
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third, 12/. 15s. I Id. ; fourth, 8/. 10s. 7d.; fifth, 41. 55. 3d. ;
sixth, 2/. 16s. 10d. ; seventh, 1/. Ss. sd.
THE Acorn SLOOP.—Accounts of the prize Anna, a slaver
captured by the Acorn on the 17th August, 1841, will be re-
gistered on the 22d inst.
THE GRECIAN SLOOP.—Accounts of the slave and tonnage
bounties granted for the capture of the slave-vessel hmarrra.
seized on the 24th April, 1842 ; and of the Minerva, seized
28th April of that year by the Grecian, will shortly be an-
nounced for distribution, as they have been deposited in the
Admiralty registry.
THE WATERWITCH.—The following accounts respecting
captures made by this brig, when under the command of
Commander (then Lieutenant) Watson, have been deposited
in the Admiralty registry :—Proceeds of refund of Exchequer
and Treasury fees for the Spanish felucca Si, seized 2lth or
for
the 1839 ;of excess of expenses and tonnage bounties
the Triumfe, seized 22d July, 1842 ; for the Feliz Trilivenuia
with fifty
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and after this day, at the Secretary's Office, Chelsea Hopital.
at the captures in the Burmese territory, will be made on
45th, and 89th Regiments of Foot are the
cTiahiebulasnt, 41st,
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FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS LOST.—Mr. George
Horlick, of Cranham, in this county, Most from his pocket, on
Thursday last, as he believes, in Cheltenham fair, the large
sum of five hundred pounds, 3001. of which was the Glou-
cestershire Banking Company's 10/. notes, 1001. in Bank
of England paper, and 1001. in sovereigns. He had drawn
the amount out of the Gloucestershire Bank in this city, the
same morning, and imprudently carried it about his person.--,
Gloucester Journal.

INTERCOURSE WITH FRANCE.—In the week, from
the 2d to the 9th inst., the number of persons who passed
between England and France was as follows:—TB; Boulogne,
1,133; by Calais, 369. At the correspozyliAg&tod last year
the numbers were :—By Boulogne, 754; by lais, 34:6.
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RUMOURED LEGAL CHANGES.—It was currently
reported in Westminster Hall yesterday, that Sir William
Follett, the new Attorney-General, had retired from tha
Bar, in order to go to Italy for the benefit of his health;
and that, at the close of the present session of Parlia-
ment, Lord Lyndhurst would retire from the Woolsack,
when Sir W. Follett would be appointed Lord Chan-
cellor, should his health be sufficiently renovated to en•
able him to undertake the duties of the office.

LLOYD'S.—At a special general meeting of the
members of Lloyd's, held at the temporary establish-
ment, in the rooms of the South Sea llouse,-Thread-
needle•street, yesterday, the following vote was proposed
and unanimously passed, viz.. 5/. to three coast•
guard men and pilot, for saving the survivors of the crew
of the sloop Ruby, of Aberdeen, wrecked near Wick
during a gale On the ;.4th February."

Now ready, In one handsome volume, Bvo. 15s. bound,
TilE MILITARY
ANNUAL
For 1841.
By the Author of " The Artillerist's Manual," &e.
Every effort has been exerted to render this work a truly useful
roll.tary compendhun, and a welcome adjunct to the library of every
officer.
henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street.

Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols.,
LEVER'S ARTHUR O'LEARY,
ms WANDERINGS AND PONDERINGS
IN MANY LANDS.
Edited by his Friend, HARRY LORREQUO,
AND ILLUSTRATED BY GEORGE CRITIKMANK.
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