The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-13 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL.

BaussEr.s, JAN. B.—An exaggerated notion has
been formed of the fortune of the late King William
1., Count of Nassau. M. Van Gobbelschroz, formerly
one of the Ministers of the Netherlands, who is per-
fectly in a position to know the facts, has published a
letter, in which he states the facts as they really are.
He promises a history which might be highly
interesting. "It is not possible now," he says,
"to seek for the source of the fortune of
the late King in the colonial revenue, whence it
was derived. It has been affirmed that the late King
left a fortune of 100,000,000 florins. All Holland
knows that it was only 30,000,000 (2,445,0001. ster-
ling), which does not seem an immense fortune for
a King. But again, whence was it derived ?
M. Von Gobbelschroz announces that the King,
who was very simple in his tastes and habits, and,
as far as his own person was concerned, very
economical, saved annually a considerable sum out of
his civil list. During a reign of twenty-six years he
took a share in all commercial and manufacturing
undertakings the object of which seemed to him to
be useful.

" His capital served to found and to support associa-
tions which became the source of a degree of prospe-
rity unparalleled in the history of the country
which he governed. If he generously assisted
private undertakings, it must be remembered that
he founded the two most important institutions of the
country—the general Society for the Encouragement
of Manufactures at Brussels, and the Commercial
Company at Amsterdam, which owed their creat.on
to the King, and became so prosperous that the
value of the original shares increased 50 per
cent. It was thus, Sir, that the late King,
always saving of a treasure destined to increase
the welfare of the country, was able to leave thirty
millions to be divided between his three children.
Everybody in Holland, all parties, the Opposition of
1844 as well as the Conservative, acknowledge the
accuracy of these facts, which cannot now be disputed."
It is in contemplation in the department of the in-
terior to form a commission to examine the question
of banks of savings.
The Minister of the Interior gives notice to the
holders of coupons of interests of the Belgian loan o
50,850,000 francs Three per Cent. due on the Ist of
February, 1845, that they may receive payment from
this day of the Cashier-General of the State, at Brus-
sels, and of all the agents in the provinces.

HAMBURGH AND DUTCH MAIL.
NIMEGUEN, JAN. 7.—The accounts of the rivers
here and elsewhere are favourable. The Maese is
quite free from ice ; on the Lower Rhine the ice is
everywhere in motion, and in some places has wholly
disappeared.
THE HAGUE, JAN. 9.—The accounts received to-
day of the state of the rivers, bring the favourable in-
formation that the breaking up of the ice has not yet
been attended with any accident.
TEEL, JAN. B.—We have before stated that his
Majesty had directed the application of a certain
quantity of gunpowder to blow up the ice in different
parts of the river Waal. The first attempts failed ;
but the following have been more successful, and it is
intended to repeat the experiment in other places if it
should be found necessary.
ROTTERDAM, JAN. 9.—We mentioned some time
ago that a parcel of wine from Bordeaux, direct, had
arrived at Batavia, where it had been seized by the
Government, and thrown into the sea, because it was
found to be adulterated with deleterious substances.
The fact WAS denied, probably by some interested
parties. But a letter from Batavia, of the 16th of
September, addressed to a respectable person in this
city, confirms the fact. It says that a French
ship, direct from Bordeaux, lately brought 200
hogsheads of wine, consigned to an eminent house in
this city. Portions were sold to different persons,
one of whom was the President of Batavia. This
gentleman, after having drank less than half
a bottle, was suddenly taken ill, and ascribing
it to the wine, ordered it to be analysed by some per-
sons of the faculty, who found that there was not a
drop of real wine in it, and that it contained such
noxious ingredients that any one who should take two
bottles, might be considered as poisoned. Several
persons had been taken ill in consequence, and the
master of the band of the general staff had lost his life.
AMSTERDAM, JAN. 11.—A royal ordinance, dated
the 9th of this month, is published, which contains
regulations for the better observance of Sundays, and
on the holidays observed by the Christian Church.
No work is to be done, no goods exposed for sale, no
public amusements, such as plays, concerts, dancing,
horse-race, &c., to be allowed; no public-houses to be
open during Divine service, &c.
BERLIN, JAN. 4.—Colonel Von Skiratin, Aide-de-
camp to the Emperor of Russia, arrived here yester
day. He has been on a mission to the South of Ger-
many, supposed to be relative to the affairs and the
return of the Duke of Luchtenhurgh.
The day before yesterday Captain Guthrie arrived
express from St. Petersburgh, on his return to London.
Several persons have also arrived belonging to the
suite of the Grand Duchess Helen.
COPENHAGEN, JAN. 3.—The financial account for
1843 is very favourable; the public debt has been re-
duced half a million (in addition to the million an-
nually allotted for this purpose), yet there is an over-
plus of 350,000 rix dollars.
HAsinnuott, JAN. I.—ln the course of last year the
number of births here was 5,222, and of deaths 5,913;
marriages 1,832, christenings 5,012.
ST. PETERSBURG!!, DEC. 28.—An imperial ukase of
the 14th instant is f the following terms :—Lieute-
nant-General Baron Von Rennenkamp has purposely
laid before the Emperor a false report, in which he
mentions, by name, several persons, as having distin-
guished themselves in an action with the mountaineers,
near the Aul Blrik, who had no share in it ; as an ex-
ample for others, he is removed from his post, and is to
be tried by a court-martial.
DUTCH FUNDS.—AmsTERDA3t, .IAN. 10.
Money. Bills.
Actual Debt, 21,4 per Cent 643/ 65
Ditto, 3 per Cent.
Ditto, 4 per Cent.
Ditto, 5 per Cent.
Amort Syndic, 4% per Cent 99? 100 A
Ditto, 31,4 per Cent.
Commercial Company,4l,4 perCt 146 A 14714
East India Loan, 4 per Cent 983 99/4
Exchange on London, one month 12 121,.,
Two months l2 171/2'

At sight —
On Hamburg
Two months 35 50
On Paris
Two months -
-Dutch Papers, Jan. 11.
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERuN, JAN. 7.
Bills, Money.
St. Schuld Sch., 3% per Cent 993/4 99%
Pruss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Ct —
Exchange on London, 2 months
—universal Prussian Gazette, Jan. 8.
HAMBURGH BORSENHALLE, J.s.. 7.
Bills. Money.
Austrian 5 per Cents
Bank Shares — 1680
Anglo-Russlan Loan „ —1141. E
Russian 5 per Cent., !lamb. Certillega 10,5% 10514
Ditto Ist series Inscription — 1051/i
Ditto, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th series 9914
Ditto, in Certificate 991/2
l~few 4. per Cent., Hope and Co — 911
Ditto Stieglita ~,,, s ~•,.,, ~, .
Spanish :Sew 5 per Cent g 4
Ditto 3 per Cent
Anglo•-Portuguese Loan, 21,i per Cent —
Dutch Actual Debt, 21/2 per Cent
I.of

Polish New 4 per Cent. . An, 1844 „, 8';341:4, 874
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent B7 864
National Bank Shares — 134
Exchange on London.
Petersburg, Three months
Bremen, Two months
—Hamburg Borsenhalle, Jan. 7.

FATHER MATHEW.—TJpwards of 701. have been
raised in Lancaster for relieving Father Mathew from
his pecuniary difficulties. Of this sum the clergy of the
Established Church resident in the town and neigh-
bourhood, have liberally contributed—nothing!!Such
expansive benevolence is worthy of record, and we
therefore give it a place is our columns.—Lancaster
Guardian,