Star.
London, England, 1829-11-16 00:00:00

THR HAGUE. Nov. 13.

In the sitting of the Second Chamber yesterday, a petition was
presented from the well-known French writer, H. L. Ironton,
dated Gleam. in Hanover, complaining of the treatment he has
experienced. The President proposed to refer it the Committee
el Petitions; de Van Melton doubted whether this petition
ought to be referred to the Committee. as the fundamental law
gave right of petitioning only to inhabitants of the kingdom. M.
de Brouckere announced that it was for the Committee to make
such observation, and N. C. Hon said that even whims not
signed bad been referred to the Committee. The President then
repeated his proposal which was adopted.
Two lists have been sent by Government to all the members of
the States. General of the number of ships that cleared inward and
outwards, In all the ports of the kingdom, in 18111.—The number
of vessels that bare cleared inwards was 6.453; the burden of
which was 723,439 tons, of which 1,031. containing 68,613 tens.
were In ballast. The number that cleared outwards was 4,635—
burden 480,803 toss, of which 2,971. of 315,106 teas, were is
ballast.

lbe Rev. Mr. Veudervilde. Bishop of Ghent, arrived here yes-
terday. He will very shortly take the oath to his Majesty.

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Having twice called the attention of the nautical world
to the highly important improvement of Captain Lmotr,
in hanging ships' rudders, it affords us much satisfae-

tion to be enabled to state, that on Saturday last we wit-
nessed the launch of the, large ship alluded to by us in a
former artklo, from the establishment of Messrs. CUR-,
LINO and You xG. This ship, in consequence of
her being fitted with a rudder on the new principle,
had attracted about her .t great concourse of curious and
scientific persons : among these a number of naval of-
ficers of rank and merchant Captains, all of whom bore
the most unequivocal testimony to the simplicity of the
new improvement, and decided advantages to be derived
from its immediate adoption, both in the navy and mer-
chants' service. Although the nature of Capt. I 4 toes
discovery, and its superiority to the present system,
must strike the most superficial observer, yet, it is
only by those who have experienced the danger,
labour, and anxiety attendant on the loss of Ships' rud-
ders at sea, that the importance of such an alteration can
be appreciated. Considering the prejudices against which
the most useful inventions of our day have had to struggle,
it is highly creditable to Messrs. CURLING and YOUNG,
to see them leading the way in the present instance.
For although a conviction of the utility of the improve-
ment has doultless had its effect on these Gentlemen,
they are not the less entitled to commendation for setting
such a liberal and spirited example. Indeed, we under-
stand that several Builders—as well at Limehonse as in
the vicinity—have already determined to follow it, and
fit the new rudder to their own ships.
We said on a former occasion, that the Admiralty and
India Board took a very favourable view of Capt. Lt Hot 'a
invention : it would have greatly surprised us, were it
otherwise. With regard to our Indiamen, they are—of
all ether ships...most liable to meet with accidents to the