The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-02 00:00:00

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STATES-GENERAL OF HOLLAND..
ITAGU,E, Nov. I.—A deputation of the two
Chambers presented yesterday to his Majesty the fol-
lowing answer of the Chambers to the Speech from
the Throne :
Sire,—The States-General have received with sen-
timents of lively sympathy the communication of the
marriage of your Majesty's beloved daughter to the
Hereditary Duke of Saxe Wiemar. We ardently
hope that this union will contribute to the happiness
of a beloved Princess, and we are certain that when
she attains the Crown to which she is called, she will
not forget a country which was so dear to her.
The Netherlands are constantly in need of repose
and peace. We have therefore learned with satisfac-
tion from your Majesty that our relations with Fo-
reign Powers continue to be distinguished by recipro-
cal friendship and good will.
It is extremely agreeable to us to receive from your
Majesty the assurance that the Plenipotentiaries of the
Netherlands and Belgium have agreed on the basis of
a convention, the result of which will be the complete
fulfilment of the Treaty of London.
After the long negotiations between the two coun-
tries, we hope that your Majesty will shortly be able
to communicate to us the treaty concluded, and as it
is highly important for the Netherlands and Belgium
to be on terms of good neighbourhood, we are per-
suaded that the treaty, if faithfully executed, will con-
tribute to favour the -commercial intercourse between
the two countries.
We repeat our wish that the leery necessary regu-
lations of the financialinterest of the Grand Duchy of
Luxemburgh may be speedily terminated.
The Netherlands owe their origin and their great-
ness to the navy, and though the revenues of the State
will hardly permit an increase of expense, we must
never forget that a navy on a respectable footing is in-
dispensable for the defence of the country and of our
colonies. We recommend this important point to
your Majesty's constant solicitude, and we hope that
a judicious employment of the means granted will
contribute to amelioration of our navy.
We have learned with satisfaction that the best
means have been adopted to place the defence of the
country on a good footing.
Every Netherlander has always been ready to sa-
crifice his fortune and his blood for the defence of the
country and the preservation of its independence.
The same sentiments animate them now, and if
circumstances should require it, your Majesty would
find the States-General ready to contribute, as far as
they are concerned, to the uttermost of their power.
However, we are firmlypersuaded that your Majesty's
Government, in consideration of the present situation
of the finances of the State, will agree with us that
no greater expense can be employed for this purpose
than is strictly necessary.
We look forward with interest to the projects of
law on the militia and the communal guards, as well
as the proposals which will be made to us to regulate
the affairs of the Benevolent Society. We shall exa-
mine the second book of the penal code with the
scrupulous attention which the importance of the
subject demands.
We hope that the draft of the new tariff of import,
export, and transit duties, will be sufficiently advanced
to be shortly communicated to us for our discussion.
We expect that on this subject it will not be forgotten
that moderate and protecting duties contribute to the
general prosperity, and are advantageous to the
Treasury.
We cannot conceal from your Majesty the wish
that the Government may be soon able to submit to
our examination the new projects of law on the
electoral system. They are of the utmost importance,
and we are firmly persuaded, that in conjunction
with a strict observance of the principles of the Con-
stitution, there will be a liberal, but at the same time
prudent application of these same principles.
We rejoice to learn that our East Indian possessions
enjoy a state of tranquillity. We flatter ourselves
that the Government will succeed, by the application
of. prudent measures, in repairing the injury which
has been occasioned in those possessions by the shock
given to the system of credit. We hope that an im-
provement in the price of colonial produce will allow
of an increase of the resources which the
mother country derives from the contribution of the
East Indies, without, however, increasing this contri-
bution so as to interfere with the expenses necessary
for the interest of the colonies themselves.
We again recommend to your Majesty the situa-
tion of the West Indies. Their prosperity is dimi-
nished, their productions continue to be overburdened
with import duties. It is just and desirable that
measures should be at length taken to promote their
interests.
We acknowledge with your Majesty the necessity
of improving the organization of the police. It is a
question of a very delicate nature, which must be
treated with all possible care, and with extreme' cir-
cumspection.
We learn with satisfaction the flourishing state of
the arts and sciences.
Public instruction ought to be a constant subject
of the solicitude of the Government, and your Ma-
jesty will always find us ready to contribute to it if
necessary, by legislative measures.
The situation of the poor is worthy of the entire
attention of your Majesty. It must be confessed that
pauperism is increasing among us. Let us hope,
then, that the measures which will be resolved upon
by your Majesty will attain the desired object, and
preserve the Netherlands from the necessity of im-
posing special taxes on this subject.
We cannot conceal from your Majesty that the an-
nounced deficit has excited our solicitude in the highest
degree.
We hope that in the approaching biennial budget
the means for providing for the expenses will be cal-
culated with more accuracy, and that in the estimates
the chances, which are unfavourable, will be scrupu-
lously considered, as well as those which are fa-
vourable.
The burden of our debt is so heavy that an in-
crease of it can hardly be thought of. By the economy
which may be speedily introduced by the simplifica-
tion of everything that can be simplified, by a more
equal repartition of the taxes, which should require a
larger Contribution from the wealthy inhabitants of
the country, we hope to attain the desired object of
seeing the expenditure provided for by the receipts.
When this course is followed, when the scrupulous
investigations of the Chamber:of Accounts shall have
exercised a just control over all the finances of the
kingdom, we may then prevent for the future a
deficit, and perhaps think, under more happy circum-
stances, of a diminution of the public debt.
But all our efforts (we urgently dwell on this point)
must be directed to this object, setting aside all par-
Lcular interest, and keeping in view only the general

good.
The revisal of the pensions, &c., is immediately
connected with this point; and we trust that the
next biennial budget, and the new projects of law on
pensions, will irrefragably prove a desire to promote
the general interest.
. Our entire attention will soon be called to this
biennial budget. We comprehend that when the con-
tributions from our colonial possessions are insuffi-
cient, new means must be employed to provide for the
necessary expenses.
We expect, with interest, the projects of law on this
subject, and will sericusly examine them. We too,
Sire, have no more ardent wish than to assist in alle-
viating the burdens which bear upon the people; but
we cannot suppress the fear that the diminution in the
amount of some taxes and the fall in the price of Co-
lonial produce will not allow us at this moment to
think of a general reduction of those burdens.
We shall be happy to receive the accounts of the
receipt and expenditure of the kingdom for 1841, and
the preceding years. We hope, at the same time, that
the account 'for the present year, to be concluded
by the Chamber of Accounts will be drawn up with
clearness, and be accompanied by a detailed account
of the employment of the means, to be laid before us
in convenient time, so that we may be enabled, by this
communication, to become acquainted with the real
wants of the Treasury. To heal the wounds of the
past, to improve our present unfavourable situation, is
the noble task reserved for your Majesty. The agree-
ment of the Sovereign with the Representatives of the
nation may certainly contribute to it; the Govern-
ment likewise co-operates by defending the general
interest on immutable principles, holding with a
I.in hand the reins of the State, and maintaining
order and regularity in all the branches of the Admi-
nistration.
The States-General are ready to second your Ma-
jesty in everything that may contribute to the well-
understood interests of a people whose love and at-
tachment to the august house of Orange are the best
reward for the indefatigable care which your Majesty
devotes to their welfare.
DUTCH FUND!,.....AM:,TERDANI, OCT. 31.
Money. Mils.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent i2% 52%
Ditto, ditto 5 per cent.
Ainert Syndic, 4 % per cent ..... ........ 13% f 4.%
Commercial Company, 4% per cent 135% 136%
Loan 1E37, 5 per cent. ...... ...... .......
Exchange on London, One menth l2 22%
Twomonths ......., l2 15
Dutch Papers, Nov. 1.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
DERBY.
8' to 1 agst British Yeoman 50 to 1 agst Everton—(t)
18 to 1 agst Murat 50 to 1 agst COtherstone—t.
25 to 1 agst Winesour 12 to 1 agstPhilip andWiue-
-27 to 1 agst Philip sour
35 to 1 agst Aristides 7 to 2 agst Scott's lot
40 to 1 agst Oxygen c 14 to 1 agst Sir G. Heath
40 to 1 agst Napier cote's lot.
50 to 1 agst Newcourt—(t)
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Kg.
112 to 1 agst s to Coronation.

7 to 1 agst Maria Day
10 to 1 agat Wee Pet

A convent on a large scale, is about to be erected
at DoikeY, near Dublin, with a chapel in the centre,
estimated to cost 20,0001., for which the funds are
supplied by a Miss 013rion) of DiAtigitiAllam Convent.