The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-25 00:00:00

THIS DAY'S NEWS.

FLANDER:4, HAMBURGH, AND
DCTCH MAIL.

- A company has offered to make a railway from Ostend
to Dunkirk, whence it would be afterwards prol }nged to
Calais, Boulogne, Abbeville, and Amiens.
The New Ralerdanz Journal says it has been credibly
informed that. Baron Bentinck, at present Ambassador
of the Netherlands at Stuttgard, will be appointed to suc-
ceed M. Rochussen at the Court of Belgium.
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totally plundered it without meeting any resistance from
the natives, who secured themselves partly in boats,
partly by swimming, except five of them, who fell into
the hands of the pirates, two of whom were imme-
diately killed.
The assistant resident directly took steps for the
defence of the island of &wean, and to drive the piratical
vessels from the territory of the Government. The
resident attempted at first to do this with sloops, manned
with armed natives, but the pirates were too well armed,
to be attacked without artillery, especially as they had
hastened to throw up an entrenchment, armed with the
guns
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to retreattaken at Gilie, the fire of which obliged
the sl
" During the night nine sloops were got ready, but too
late to chastise the pirates, who had withdrawn during
the night. It was apprehended at Bawean, that the rich
booty which the pirates had made at Gilie would cause
them to attack other places. We learn from Samarang,
that the master of vessels had reported that he had
met nine pirate vessels, on the 31st of October, north-
east of Bawean, and had an engagement with two of
them, which he beat ofl; with some damage to his vessel,
and the loss of two men. The two pirate proas suffered
severely, and he believes that one of them were sunk."
in consequence of the frost, which has been
LEEUWADEN, MARCH 17.--It is a remarkable eircum-
sstancelotrhasevere since Wednesday last, the Stacie Ver-
laat, n hioh haS been open the whole winter, and has for
some time flowed with considerable rapidity, is now so
frozen that heavy laden sledges pass over it. The severest
cold was on Friday, the 14th, when the mercury in
Fahrenheit's sthermometer was at zero. The weather is
now more mild, but the thermometer is still at 24 deg.
AMSTERDAM, MARCH 21.--The thermometer was at
eight in the morning at 80, and at one P.M. at 37...
Dutch Papers, March 22.
HANOVER, MARCH 12.--His Majesty the King has
given permission to Privy Counsellor Baron de Falcke
to accept and wear the grand cross of the order of the
North Star, conferred on him by the King of Sweden
and Norway.
Ransuosr, MARCH 11.—Our journals state to-day,
that it is affirmed, on good authority, that the Rev. Mr.
I)iepanbrock has yielded to an earnest representation of
the Papal Chair, and consented to accept the dignity of
Prime Bishop of Breslau.
BERLIN, MARCH 15.—The changes in the army,
which commenced with the retirement on a pension of Ge-
neral Van Borstill, Governor of Stralsund, was continued
by a notice. yesterday, that twenty two more general
staff and superior officers were discharged on pensions.
HAMBURG'', MARCH 16.—The ice is closing in more
and more at Brunsbausen, and off Blankenese places
which were open yesterday may now be passed on foot.
CUXHA.VEN, MARC!! 16.—The wind, which is rather
southerly, has made several open places near us, but
otht rwise there is nettling to be seen in all directions
but solid masses of ice. The Middle Elbe is frozen over
to beyond Brunshausen, and from Schulau to Blanke-
nese no open water is to be seen.—Humburgh Papers,
March 13.

DUTCH FUNDS.—..tmsrEsnAm,_knelt 21.
Money. Bills.
Aitual Debt, 2% per Cent •••••• • • • • •• 64% 65
Ditto, 3 per Cent ••• • • • ..... • 7113,i 79
Ditto, 4 per Cent. 99% 100
Ditto, 5 per Cent -••••
Amort Syndic, 4% per Cent ••••• • • • • • 99% 100%
Ditto, 3% per Cent— •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 93% 93%
Commercial Company, 4% per Cent • • 150% 15114
-Dutch Papers, March 22.
HAMBURGH 13ORSENIIALLE, MARCH 18,
Bills. Money.
114%

Austrian 5 per Cents
Bank Shares .. . -
Anglo-Russian Loan ... ......• .. 11434
Russian 5 pert:4)llC, Hamb. Certificate. 106 1054
Ditto Ist series Inscription ..... ....... . 10.54 Ditto,Hope and Cu., 3d and 4th series •• 9934
Ditto, in Certificate .. ••••• • • " • • 9934
New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. •.• • • • 92% 923
Ditto Stieglita ... . .
Spaaish New •5
per Cent ••..•• • • " 224 224
Ditto 3 per Cent . . • • • • • • • •
Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 24 per Cent . • --
Dutch Actual Debt, 24 per Vent— —— Ditto 3 per Cent. ...... :• •• • ..... Polish New 4 per Cent. moan, 1844...-.. 874 Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 p:r Cent ... ••• 88 National Bank Shares.. •••• • • • •
. Exchange on London
Hainburgli, March 11 • •
Ditto Two months •
Christiana, March 1, 3 lid •••• • • • • 468
Stockholm, Feb. 21, 75 D • • • . —
Hamburgh Borsenhalle, Merck. 18. •
34
per pAe rUCS
Cent,elil' tt I.
Add
ditto...
tt
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.D.
s'per Cent. Metaniques.......... • • •• • • • • 112 '
5.:___..y777, 31a..3.71170482.
. .... .
Lban, 1834 ....... .. .......-- • • • •
Ditto, 1839 •• • • • • • • •• " .....
Bank Shares •. . •••
• • • .•
• • •
Eaterhazy'i Loan ...

1670

..... •• • • 1640

RAILWAYS.
The Northern, or Ferclimmtl ••••• • ••• • • . 191
Glogirnltlt . ...... ............. ..... ••• • • 1514
Milan •••••••••••....•.............••• 130
Zeitung, Mara ir, --- - -

not in a condition so favourable, and must therefore
protect the home market by restrictions much stronger
than those adopted. This is the substance of the ar-
guments for heavy duties, and we fear the Govern-
ments of the different continental States, and nearly
all the inhabitants engaged in agriculture and mar.u-
factures, are of the same way of thinking. Time,
however, will dispel the delusion, and the example of
England will yet be followed even by the most bigoted
monopolists. The Presse, which, though Conserva-
tive and something more, supports the despotic
policy of Queen CHRISTINA, and hates England cor-
dially, has a long article on the conflicting claims
of this country and the United States with regard to
the Oregon territory, Texas, and the trade with
China and the islands of the- Pacific. This journal
displays its usual spirit of hostility to England, and
in the fervour of its hatred forgets justice and honour.
It admits that England has the best claim to the
Oregon territory, yet, with unprincipled effrontery,
contends that America is quite right in not yielding
so valuable a possession. The article altogether dis-
plays an utter want of principle, and possibly was
dictated by some of those " sympathi•ers". who lay
claim not only to Texas and the Oregon, •but to Ca-
nada. In fact it almost states as much, and announces,
that though Sir ROBERT PEEL has refused to lay be-
fore Parliament the papers relative to the Oregon
negotiation, nothing in the litigation will continue
secret. The writer says he has an assurance to that
effect, and further adds, that as England has recoiled
before Russia in India (to what does he refer ?), she
will also make disgraceful concessions to America.
We shall see. The following is an extract from the
article in question :

" Great Britain has in her favour, in this dispute, the
authority of past times and the letter of the conventions.
She has also offered to the United States to submit the
litigated question to the judgment of a great European
power, and to accept its intervention. This offer has
"wen refused: it ought to be so, fur the irrevocable de-
termination of the Americans is to seize, at every risk, a
territory of which, for some years past, they well under-
stand the prodigious importance. In fact, in considering
the inevitable development which the west side of America
must take, from Cape Horn to Behring's Straits ; in con-
sidering the new interest which the Sandwich Islands,
the Marquesas Islands, and Otaheite, have recently ac-
quired, and of the probable opening of a communication
through the Isthmus of I'anarna ; considering also the
opening of China, which appears destined, some day or
other, to open the ports of Japan to European commerce ;
and looking to the continually increasing emigration of
the American population towards the west coast of
Mexico and California, how is it possible that England
and America should not dispute, with all the obstinacy
of their policy, with all tho ardour of their ambition, the
possession of a country which on the one side almost
touches Louisiana, and on the other Canada ? A few
days' gd Sir R.--Peel,, being called upon to lay before
Parliament the papers relatiVe to the Oregon negotiation,
refused to do so ; but the Government of the Union is
less reserved, and we are assured that nothing in the
litigation %ill continue secret. We shall make our
readers acquainted with all these grave events, in order
that they may see that it is not alone in India before a
population armed by the Russians that the English re-
coil ; but that in America the threatening attitude of
her ancient colony is sufficient to force Great Britain to
the most disgraceful concessions."

• These papers furnish little additional intelligence
from Switzerland. The Diet on the 19th adopted
the following resolution :—" The forming of free
corps, as well as the levying of such bodies of men,
without the conset.t or co-operation of the cantonal
governments, are inadmissible according to the sense
and aim of the federal compact." All the other
questions were postponed, and the Diet adjourned
without fixing any day for renewing the deliberations.

Her Royal Highness'the Grand Duchess Dowager of
'Baden and suite left town this afternoon for Windsor
Castle, on a visit to her Majesty.

(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
BRUSSELS, MA.RCII 22.—This morning a flight of
storks passed over Brussels, on their way to the north ;
this indicates the termination of the frost.
Surveyors are already examining the ground of
L'Entre-Sambre and Meu,e, to make the plans which
must precede the commencement of the works of the
railway, which is to be undertaken by Richards and Co.
Threeee aainent English engineers. Messrs. Topwith,
w. 'rhey are sent by this company. In the lest
meeting of the Shareholders' at London, the Direction
announced that the works would be completed in three
years,