The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-16 00:00:00

DUTCH MAIL.

REFORM IN HOLLAND.—THE HAGUE, DEC. 11.—
The Dutch Journal of the Hague says, that among
the changes in the fundamental law proposed by the
project introduced by eight Members of the Second
Chamber of the States-General, are the following :-
1. A responsible Ministry.
2. The right of the Crown to dissolve the Second
Chamber.

3. Direct elections.
4. Modification to be made in the institution of the

First Chamber.

It is further affirmed, says the Journal, that en-
deavours have been made to strengthen the guarantee
given by the fundamental law to public instruction
to the freedom of religious worship, and the equality
of religious communions.
THE HAGUE, DEC. 12.—The Second Chamber, in

its sitting to-day, voted two projects of law, which
were rejected a few days ago, related to an ameliora-
tion in the Excise on the right of slaughtering
cattle. The rejection of the first project was owing
to the article which authorised the Excise officers
to visit between sunset and sunrise the houses of per-
sons suspected of fraud. This clause appears to the
Chambers to be contrary to article 126 of the funda-
mental law, which guarantees the inviolability of the
dwellings of the citizens.
The Government has attended to their objection by
proposing a new clause, by which no visit is to be
made between sunset and sunrise, except by order of
the Judge of the district, or the Burgomasters, who
must themselves be present, or delegate some public
functionary to accompany the Excise officer. The
Chamber agreed to the project thus modified by a
majority of 39 to 1.
The second project related to an augmentation of
the subsidy allowed in the budget of 1844 ,for civil
pensions.
The Minister of Finance said that everything rela-
tive to civil pensions would be regulated by law dur-
ing the present session ; that the present project was
only a provisional measure, which will not interfere
with what may hereafter be regulated by the Cham-
bers in a special law.
This project was voted, like the preceding, by'a
majority of 39 to 1. After which the Chamber
adjourned for two months.

Since the navigation between Rotterdam and Lon-
dom is interrupted, the village of Scheveningen looks
like a little commercial town. The steam-boats from
England arrive there, and the dispatches for London
are forwarded by way of Scheveningen. Goods are
also sent to London by Dutch fishing-boats.
NIMIGITEN DEC. 10.—Last night the mercury in
Fahrenheit Lermometer was at 121; on Sunday
night it was at 13.
THE HAGUE, DEC. 13.—The accounts received to-
day of the state of the rivers; announce that they are
for the most part entirely frozen over, and passable
on foot. The navigation in all is interrupted.
BERLIN, DEC. 7.—His Majesty returned on the
sth ifrom Quedlingburg. To-day his Majesty gave
a private audience to the Count of Inn and Knip-
hausen, who is appointed Hanoverian Ambassador
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at this
Court, and received his credentials in that capacity.
ST. PETERSBURGII, NOV. 30.—" We were mis-
taken," says the Journal de St. Petersburgli, " in
tating that the Emperor was present at the funeral
of the poet Krylon, but his Majesty was pleased to
defray all the expenses of :the funeral of a man who
was one of the greatest ornaments of Russian lite-
rature."

On the 10th of December, at Archangel, the glass
was at 30 deg.

ITAmISURCII, DEC. 10.—The greatest degree of cold
.o-day has been 91.

THE Cunr,ENcy..—DumpraEs.--At the reeling of
this Town Council, held on Friday, Mr. Archibald
Hamilton brought forward a set of resolutions strongly
derrccating the interference of the Legishture with our
present currency and banking cyst' n ; which resolu-
tions were seconded by Mr. Dunbar ; and, after a short
discussion, unanimously adopted. Petitions founded on
the resolutions were ordered to be prepared and for-
warded to both Houses of Parliammt for presentation.