The financial difficulties of the King of Holland have compelled
him to grant an unlimited furlough to all the officers, sub-officers, and privates of his Schuttery or Militia. The staffs and certain officers are to be retained on half-pay : in this way, skeletons of regiments will be ready to be filled up in case of emergency. It is also rumoured that the nego- tiations at Biberich have been brought to a successful termination. If this is the case, the Conference at London may be renewed, and this Belgic-Dutch question at last settled without more fighting. The evils which their wrongheaded old King has brought upon the Dutch people, must make them curse the law of hereditary succession, and sigh for the freedom of their ancient institutions. Holland has come out of the late struggle in every way a serious loser, in territory, money, and character.
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