The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-27 00:00:00

DUTCH PAPERS.

TH F. HAGUE, MAY 24 —The Committee of Rotterdam for
receiving donations for the sufferers at Hamburgh, announces in
the Rotterdam Courant that it has already been able to place
25,000 florins at the disposal of the Senate at Hamburgh.
ARNHEI.3I, MAY 23.—We learn that his Majesty King
William Frederick, Count of Nas3att, was to leave Berlin yes-
terday, and to arrive at the Loo, about the 29th. The new
church is to be consecrated on the sth of next month 'n the
presence of its founder.
A letter from West Prussia, of the 12th of May, says, that
some hands of Russian soldiers had deserted with their arms
and baggage into the Prussian territory. They were imme-
diately arrested, and given tip to the Russian authorities.
HANOVF.II, MAY 6.—His Royal Highness the Crown Prince
of Hanover will probably return to this oily by the 27th,
which is his birthday. His intended marriage with the Princess
Mary of Saxe Altenburg, will not be officially announced till
the expiration of the mourning (June 20).
STUTGA RD, MAY 19.—The first Chamber of the Estates of
Wertemburg has adopted the proposal of the Second Chamber,
to reduce the interest of the public. debt: It can hardly be
doubted that the Government will sanction this measure, since
it would effect a saving of 90,000 florins per annum.
The Austrian Observer announces that her Royal High-
ness, the Archduchess Sophia, contort of the Arch Duke
Francis Charles, was happily delivered of a Prince on the 15th
of this month, Who was baptized on the following day, with
the usual ceremony, by the names of Louis Anthony Joseph
Victor.
DUTCH FUNDS....AMSTICRDAId, Mier 24.
g% per Cent
11,gtL per cent. . ....... 101 1141,4
AAa iienttleu(ct Syndic,344i
per .........
...... ,3777..4z
Cilmttom'erdclitatloCompany, 4X, per
te t ...... ls2it 15:it,,
Ditto (1835 anti 1837) 5 pct. cen ito%
99 G 9
Loan lgri, 5 percent..
Exchange on London,
TwOneommoonntthh_ 1212
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Hamburgh, One month ps 8114
Two months 35 43%
Dutch Papers, May 25. .

Lady Townshend Farquhar, accompanied by the
Hon. Mr. Hamilton and family, Sir Charles Dalrymple, Dr.
Roscoe, Mr. Pearson Thompson, &c., formed part of the large
number of passengers who left London on Sunday last by the
regular steam-ship Antwerpen, Capt. Jackson. This packet
arrived at Antwerp nearly an hour before the Wilberforce,
which started with her, and she returned here or. Wednesday
=ening, after a passage of nineteen hours.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, ,llay 2G.

The Lunn CHANCELLOIt took his seat on the Woolsack
shortly before Five o'Clock. ,

THE COPYRIGHT BILL

The LORI) CHANCELLOR presented three peti-
tion; on this subject, from the booksellers, the printers,
and the literary writers of Great Britain and Ireland.

SUNDAY TRAFFIC ON CANALS.

. HATHERTON. presented a petition on a subject
to which he had bufore brought the attention of the
House, namely, the Sunday navigation of the canals.
The boatmen on canals were the only class of people•
in the country who had no Sabbatic rest. The boat-
men of all the canals in the country had petitioned
against the Sunday traffic. Several boat-owners, also,
had petitioned for the same purpose, and had disconti-
nued working their boats on Sundays without dimi-
nution of their profits. The Directors of some
Companies had also petitioned, and had done
all that lay in their power to put an end to the Sunday
navigation, but without the assistance of an Act of Par-
liament they could not enforce the suppression.

Lord WHAIINCLIFFE said that the attention of the
Government had been directed to the subject, but it was
not intended to introduce any measure this session.
Lord HAMERTON expressed hiS satisfaction that
it was intended to bring i►► a Bill on the subject ; he
thought it better that such a measure should originate
with the Government, than any individual Member of
their Lordships' House.