The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-01 00:00:00

DUTCH MAIL.

Aua. 29.--We continue to receive ac-
counts
ioEfßpthAll,
e damage done in different parts of the
of this month.
kingdom
by furious storms on the 19th, 20th, and 21st

it-'nenheVen, near :Utrecht, the inhabitants were
alarmed on the 7th, at half-past six in the afternoon, by
a terrible noise, and in less than five minutes several
houses, barns, and haystacks, were stripped of their
roofs, and many large and small trees uprooted and
thrown down.

AMSTERDAM, AuG. 29.—The Minister of the Interior
has published a decision of his Majesty granting to a
Company Amsterdam
licence w
to carryithe
fr intosh effe c t proposal for sup-
plyingwater.

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE

CONTINENT.

COBURG, AuG. 25.—Matters are so completely quiet
here and at Rosenau, that it would be quite unnecessary
to send this communication, except that the people of
England may like to know that the Queen and her Con-
sort are well, and in the enjoyment of that repose which
they so much required after the fatigues of travelling.
Temporary seclusion from the cares of State, and thewearying splendours of Court life, at all times so wel-
come to Sovereigns, must become doubly agreeable
when obtained in so delightful a place as that in which
the Queen and Prince Albert now are. Their daily
habits are the most simple. Up with the early morning,
after a walk in the beautiful grounds around Rosenau,
they breakfast in the open air, en a terrace at the back of
the castle, which commands one of the loveliest views
imaginable ; promenades, or drives to view points of the
neighbouring scenery, occupying
the rest of the day till
the dinner hour, which is four o'clock, and the remain-
der of the evening is either spent at the theatre (when
open), or at the town residence, when the royal party
do not remain in privacy at Rosenau. So simple and
uniform a life obviously affords no opportunity for a
newspaper chronicle.
Yesterday the dinner was postponed to seven o'clock.
After church the royal party drove out. To-day there
has been no variation from the usual routine.
The arrangement still is for the Court to leave here
on Wednesday morning, A journey of about nine hours
will bring them to a seat of the Duke's, between this and
Gotha, where they will rest till Thursday morning; they
will then go on to Gotha. On their way, on Wednes-
day, they will lunch at Meiningen. To-night the royal
party are expected again to attend the theatre. A Ger-
man comedy, by Gutzkow, will be performed, entitled
Zopf and Sehnert. It turns upon some of the eccentri-
cities of the Court of Frederick William 1., father of
Frederick the Great.

CURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.—On the iron beams
which support the roof of the railway terminus at Brighton
three pairs of sparrows have built their nests, and may be seen
assiduously engaged in rearing their young ones. 'I he situa-
tion they have chosen is quite exposed to view, and but a few
feet above the carriages and engines, and the noire and bustle
attendant on the arrival and departure of the trains.
INCENDIARISM AT HAMPTON WICK.-011 Thurs-
day Mr. J. Baker, the proprietor of the White Hart Inn,
Hampton Wick, caused bills to be dispersed throughout the
metropolitan police district, offering a reward of 501. for the
apprehension of the person or persons who, on Tuesday night,
the 29th ult., attempted to
burn down the house by setting fire
to two beds, and who also, on the following Saturday, at nine
o'clock in the evening, made a further attempt on his pre.
raises by setting fire to a loft, by introducing inciter matches
andstraw between the boarding separating the stable and loft.
The pot-boy was accused of the crime, and sent for trial at the
ast sessions of the Central Criminal Court,. but was acquitted.