Star. — London, England, 1830-11-05 00:00:00

I FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. THE NEW FRENCH MINISTRY. From the Moniteur of 'Wednesday. ROYAL ORDINANCE. The new Minietty is composed as follows:—M. Laßue, President of the Council, and Minister of the Finances; Manital Matson, Minister for Foreign Affairs ; Count Montalivet, Minister of the Interior; M. Dupont de 'Tura, Keeper of the Seals; Marshal Gerard, Minister of War ; M. Merilhou, Minister of Public Instruction ; and General Se. bastiani, Minister of the Marine. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, Nov. 3. M. Benjamin Deinsert occupied the fang/Nil, es vice•pesident at one o'clock. The assembly was far from being numerous. Thu dept. ties newly elected took their seats in the different sections oldie gawks. The Chamber then proceeded to the renewal of the bureaux, after which Guizot entered, rnd was immediately surrounded by several deputies, who appeared to felicitate him with great warmth. Whilst the Chamber retired in the bureaux to name the presidents and secretaries, Casimir Perrier, Louis, and Guizot entered into a very Billy conversation, and appeared to experience great satisfaction. At three o'clock die deputies returned, and the new ministers took their seats..... The rest of the sitting vas occupied by the verification of the new elections. OPINIONS OF THE FRENCH JOURNALS. This conclusion of s deliberation so long and painful must be sa tisfactory to the public, first, because it has put an end to afflicting sus. pence, and to intrigues for replacing the Ministers who had withdrawn themselves ; and, next, because the names of the new ministers are, in the absence of acts, pledges of their honest and patriotic intentions. The two Peers who complete the coutposition of the Cabinet have already given guarantees of their devotedness to the revolution, the one by baring fought in the ranks of the people, with a bravery worthy of so glorious a cause, and the other by executing the perilous and dell. cate commission that consummated the expulsion of Charles L. and his family from the kingdom. Such men will never show weakness In the face of our enemies.—Jomreal de Commerce. The suspense in which the public has been so long kept, as to the formation of the ministry, has at length ceased. Baron Louis, Count Mole, M. Guizot, and the Duke de Broglie, who, remaining under the influence of the doctrines of the restoration, were incapable of compre hending the claims of the revolution of July, have been succeeded by men who ought to inspire the nation with greater confidence, and whose names are guarantees of ample capacity, and, above all, the most perfect integrity. This new combination cannot fail to impress a greater spirit of freedom upon the measures of government, without alarming the most timid. Composed of such men as Messrs. Lsfitte, de Montalivet, Dialson, and Merilhou, the new Cabinet may present itself with con• fidence before the people, and consequently before the Chambers. We may now expect to see a decisive system, and, in fact, a real govern. ment.—Joitrata de Paris. We cannot say whether the forceable of the New Ministers cm:widely satisfies these who thought the presence of the Dostrinaires in the Council an obstacle to the development of the consequences of the revo lution. This is not the question. It is impossible to please every body. What we have to inquire is, whether the Chamber will act in concert with the new Ministers, and whether the radical vice : which existed in the Cabinet, as it was composed after the events of July, will not be found in the present arrangement. The most eminent men of the late Ministry were long attached to legitimacy. They contributed to the two restorations. They opposed, in the early pert of the reign of Louis XVIII. what was then called the revolutionary spirit, and re. mined, if not an attachment for legitimacy, an aversion at least to the contrary principle. They were afraid of the revolution being accom plished. Hence proceeded all their errors. In order to struggle against the progressive march of affairs, which in their opinion was squire. lent to the idea of subversion, they were obliged to borrow arms from the system of the restoration. The new Ministers will not be afraid of the revolution. They will sympathise with it. This is a very bu. aortant condition of governing at this moment. But do the conditions capacity accompany it t We are willing to believe they do. Bow. ever, we do not know Marshal Mahon as a diplomatist, or M. de Mon. talivet as an administrator. These two appointments excite extreme :uprise. We sincerely wish they may hereafter prove satisfactory.— National. The new Ministry proceeds from the mines gatsehe, and it tends 1 to the crimes* gauche. It has arisen out of the threatened resignatione ut M. Dupont and General Lafayette, and proves that they alone have the power of managing that which they alone have created. In them !esitlee the entire principle of the Administration. Before we pro. nounce a judgment upon men, we are bound to wait for their actions, but we may be allowed to anticipate from their former line dumdum, chat will be the principles of their future proceedings.--Le Tempe. The new Ministry is so constituted that the party represented as ex• creme cannot attribute to themselves a complete victory, and those who rretended to be under alarm, can no longer find any pretext for their apprehensions. It is a point gained to have escaped from the crisis in which we have been kept for ten days, and to have got through it with a decided improvement in the composition of the Cabinet. At the same time, though we approve of the change, we are far from believing that it wiU afford a remedy for all the difficulties of our present situation : we know no men in the world capable of performing so greet a prodigy. We do not expect to see the depressed state of commerce vanish as by enchantment—to find all discontent disappear, all ambitious demands given up, and confidence restored at once. We do not even hope to find in every member of the Cabinet that union of firmness and ability which is requisite to repair all the errors that have been committed, and to answer all the exigencies of a position filled with difficulties. But there is every ground for anticipating progressive ameliorations,—there iv a guarantee to be found in the names, and a confidence arising from the weU•known characters, of those in whose bands power is now placed. This is an incontestable progress.--Courier Francais. If the acts of the new ministry are in conformity with our upsets. ?ions, it will enjoy a hog and successful career in spits of the oppo sition which the aristocracy will raise against it from its very birth. It cannot fail to produce beneficial effects, for the whole nation will lend its strength and support--Tribuiso des Diparkwas. We shall say nothing of the new members who have entered the Ca binet, and France will inquire little about them. But what is of great Importance to France is, the ensemble of the names struck out of the hat of the Counsellors of the Crown. She will ask what unknown tempest drives far from the avenues of that throne, raised by France as shelter against storms, Messrs. C. Perrier, Oulsot, Molt, Broglie, and Dupin, the eloquent and courageous leaders of our long oppo sition, tribunes in tranquil dines, and ministers in times of danger..— Among these names there is not one in which France might not trust with security ! It was in the midst :of the great struggle of the nation that they arrived at power, when power was to be established, or rather when it was still at St. Cloud, when to assume it was attended with the risk of life, when it was uncertain whether both a foreign and civil war would not break out, in short, when there were required more resig nation, courage, and devotedness, to accept the Government, than there is ambition in seeking foe it in peaceable times. These men ro longer form a part of the King's CounelL--Journal des Debate. FRENCH Fuxin—Pain s , Nov. 3.—Five per Cents. 93f. 70e. 7k. ;°e• 7 6 e. Itte- 76 e. 7 0 c. 75c. 80e. 93f. 9k. Four per Cents. 79f. Three it! Cents. 63C 10e. 20c. 30e. 45e. 40e. 45a Binh Stock, 1,680 f. heat* de Naples, 64f. 20c. 65f. Rents d'Espogne, 1514+ 14 13t 14 1 3 1 14. Royal Spanish Loan, 52 53 531 64. Rents Perpetnelle ultimo*, 42* 42 42 f 42 42* j* 43 4.3 i 43. Hayden Loan, 325 E Eschew an landonwne month, paper, 25C 35e; money, 251. 300 thr ee months, paper, 251. 15e; money, 261. 15e.--Cours duflaastique. Another Ilot, published later than the Caws • givie the tat price of the Three per Cents,* cou rasi t, 111. ODs; re p. Cents, fit courant, 9A 10e Reale de Mph*, fin emsreni, 63L 60e. SPAIN A NDPORTUGA L. limos, OCT. 11—The following are the names of the members at the committee d the Salm Public:—Prior Mor do Cristo, Brap mid &halo, prints ; Berate, Belton, and Cud, magistrates; Poems, Mosinho, and Voltam°, military. The last named is the resident if the tantalite', ankthis assembly is answerable for ha acts neither to the tribunals, the Prefect of Police, nor the Keeper of the Seals. The committee has power to ordain the attestation of whole families: amongst ice numberless victims are many priests and stooks. The prisoners are thrown into dungeons, and thaw nested so barba rously, that one of them has committed suicide at St. Julio. The authority of :he President Verissimo is of such a despots nature, that lately he did not hesitate to strike the son of the Pre fect of Police. It is, indeed, generally believed that these tyran- Ideal measures have been concerted with the British and ;Spanish Go vernments. The acknowledgment of Don Miguel by England is much spokes of. This will be a new motive of hatred towards the British peaky—hatred in which all the Portuguese join indiscriminately. No Government ever suffered inch affronts from another as that of England from MigueL Two Englishmen have been beaten by some royal vo lunteers. We learn that their names are Walker and Cartwright. The tyrant Miguel has failed once more in his attempts to negoclate a loan of 400 cantos (about 3,000,000 francs) with the bank of Lisbon His agents were Maui and Cordeiro. The directors of the bank rejected their propositions, and they have not been able to assemble even 12 pesprietors for the convocation of a general meeting. The Prevotal Oust of Porto has just summoned several persona to appear before its bar within the delay of 60 days. The law concerning the passports hes just been put in execution to its utmost extent. It Is hardly pos sible to travel through the country. The road to Spain is especially intercepted and almost prohibited. The troops are marching to the frontier ; they having just received orders to pass it, and to pro ceed to (support the Spanish Royalists against the Constitutionalists. The Cabinet of Lisbon is in perfect harmony:with that of Madrid.— We all look forward to General Seldanha. His name is es powerful here as that of Mina in Spain. We have no news of him ; we only know that he is in Paris, with the illustrious Generals Pizarro and Cabreira. It is said that the revolution is begun in several villages of Galicia. If this intelligence is confirmed, I dare say Don Miguel will not be on the throne at the end of two months. Inn assure you that the arrival of the two French ships of the line in the Tagus, is a great source of jey to all our merchants. We hope that the French Government will not allow the in. suit offered to the tri-coloured Rig at Setuval to pas with impunity ; but lanotber ship of war should be sent to Oporto, in order to protect the French commerce, for the Royal volunteers are continually insulting all foreigners, without distinction, in that town.—Le National. BAYONNE, Ocr. 29. The Sub-Prefect of Bayonne went yesterday morning to St. Jean de Las, and had a very sharp quarrel with Valdes, whom be wanted to detain in the town with his soldiers, under the meat if some French troops. He has not, however,:entirely given up all ides of tr. rannic measures; a company of the garrison was stationed on the road near the Porte d'Espagne ; the post placed at the Porte having orders to arrest every man belonging to the army of Valdes, and tie conduct him to the stun-prefecture. These orders, however, roused the indignation of the inhabitants, who received several of the officers into their houses, and the sous.prefet was obliged to countermand his orders. The whole column is now at St. Esprit. You see that the instructions of M. Guisot continue to be severe ; and, in order to ensure their execution be doss not cease to write letter upon letter to his agents. Valdes has saved the greatest part of his guns and ammunition. In a few days he will probably proceed to Arragon to try his fortune once more. Since his defeat, his officers and soldiers are more attached to him than ever. They have sworn to die with him for liberty..— Ounce is still on thefronder of Arragen. He will probably succeed in penetrating into that part of Spain, if his clans are not paralysed by the Prefets and Sous-Prefets.-.-Le MOSCOW. Oct% 13.—Great alarm prevails hi this city. An epidemic, sup. posed to be " cholera morbus," has appeared here during the bat week. Every one is leaving this place; the nobility and rich persons are re. tiring to their country houses, and the lower orders are endeavouring to avoid the ravages of this dreadful malady ; 30,000 workmen have already quitted this city; all the shops are shut, and business is cow. pletely stopped. The Administration has divided the town into 47 parts, each surrounded by guards, who prevent all communication one _ _ lan the other. As yet, the number of deaths has not been very cond. derable ; but the anxiety is general, and a short time will decide onr POLAND. Monads who have arrived at Leipsic from Warsaw, state that the grated ezdtemeot prevails not only in the capital, but throughout the whole kingdom of Poland ; and they add, that in order to prevent any insurrectionary movement, an army of Russians has been collected urn the Polish frentien. We have been reproached by the Preetarserr. the English Courier, and two French journals, with publishing news infs. vounble to the Spanish refugees, as if they bad been our own invention. Now that the other journals have received their letters from Bayonne, they themselves confirm the accounts which we gave two days ago... Mina and Valdes, unfortunate In their attempts, hindered by the French authorities, who stopped their ammunition and the detachments that were going to join them, sad attacked by above 8,000 men, have been driven back upon the French territory, where their soldiers have been disarmed. We regret this unfortunate result. We naturally desire liberty in Spain, and in all the nations about us i but must France become the Censtitu donsl champion of other nations ? Could we, without declaring war against the Spanish Ciovernment, suffer troops destined to overthrow It to be organised in our territory ? Who will require France to interfere by arms in the political affairs of Spain, when we are so backward in the affairs of Belgium ? and when our attitude, which is that of mode. Tadao and firmness, paralyses even the most jealous cabinets, which are constrained like us to respect the liberal prindple of nen.interven don t as for the refugees it seems that they hod no decisive support in the Spanish people, otherwise the impediments of the French authori ties would have been a slight hindrance, es they might easily have crossed the *ender, and formed a amps on the other side, either to ad. ranee, or to remain ins military position while they continued to in. crease their numbers. Their misfortune is, therefore, to be ascribed to the want of efforts in their favour. The event shows that they can do nothing by themeelvat, but must wait till their countrymen in the interior declare themselves. SPIRIT OF TIM JOURAULS. Cnioxicut.—As republics are to be now the bugbear, M. de Pot. ter's preference of a republic for Belgium, as most suited to the state of property in that country, is of course the object of pest vituperation. What have we to do with the inclinations of the Belgians? Have not we a monarchy ? Are we not gratified with its splendour ? If our neigh. hours have more bumble taxes, why should we quarrel with them on that account ? Tilans.—The public generally will learn with some surprise what was the opinion In the city yesterday in consequence of the several debates on the King's speech. It was, that the Duke of Welling ton was about to resign, or even must resign, in consequence of the differences between himself and his colleagues on the subject of Par. liamentary reform. However, between Sir Robert Peel's opinion,_ who " does not at present see any prosp ect that sucks measure of safe. moderate reform ma his Maiaty's Government might be in clined to unction would satisfthe demands and expectations of the reformers; —and of the Duke of Wellington, who thinks the present system the best,—though there may be a great theoretic. we do not see that there is much practical difference and something similar may be said, on a comparison of his Gram's opinion with that of Sir George Murray. The three statesmen will probably think, vote, and act together, upon any proposition of reform brought for- I ward by another, and none of them has a system of his own to introduce or recommend. The subject of Belgium is another Ministerial touch. stone. In the King's speech all the Ministers, no doubt, united; but the principle of non-interference ha been mom strongly avowed since by Si, Robert Peel and Sir George Murray, than it is in that docu ment : and non-interference is all, we presume, that the public want, whether evened or not. But an °pinion is given an the merits of the question, inasmuch as the Belgians are said, in the King's speck, to have "revolted," and the adatinistradoo Odle Rink styled am "enlightened" one. The animal that bears the burden knows best where it pinches and presses; and if a whole nation determines with uneasily 00 linger endure a particular form of government, without assigning my cause whatever fat the change, we know not who has a right to cestreul Its will, olway i errided the peace °f other states be re But we can bring to m me instance wherein so few muses in to other na tions were assigned for a revolution; and we well the fragment and uncentradicted praises whisk were bestowed by all poetise upon the Ring of Holland (his affability, his modesodos, his frugality) below the ea*sion took place. However, that it km taken place must be as. cepted as a proof that something was materially ming. Cuitowter.r.san the House of Lords, last night, the Earl of MA chilies hoped Government " would have the good sense to adhere to the great principle of non-interference." This observation was loudly cheered. His Lordship, adverting to the Duke of Wellington's famous declaration as to the impossibility of im pro ving Parliament, which as at present constituta, was all exa.. ce, all perfection, ob served, " that if Reform—moderate Reform—did not take I place, be would himself speedily witness the destruction of the bat institutions of the country." He added, that "if that pas. sage of the Noble Duke's speech which related to Parliamentary I Reform bad been framed with a view of conciliating the high-minded Noblemen with whom he was usually united, he could tell the Noble Duke that he might as well attempt to take high heaven by storm." The Noble Earl has a very exalted idea of the high.minded men with whom be usually acts. We suspect, however, that the Duke of Wellington has formed a more accurate adulate of their virtue ; and admitting, with his Lordship, that without the influence of of fice his Grace might not obtain fifty votes, he will not on that ac count experience any want of votes so long as he is in office. We will answer for it, at all events, that he will not lose many votes by his declared hostility to Reform in every shape. POOT.—Though the apprehersions of approaching war. now so ge- nerally expressed, and which have operated a coosiderable depression of the Funds, are not in our opinion unreasonably or groundlessly entertained, it is certain they have received no countenance either from the Royal Speech or from the declarations of Ministers. The maxim is, indeed, announced in some quarters, that England has no concern whatever In foreign politics, and is bound to abstain, under all circumstances, from any interference in the internal affairs of other countries. This, as an abstract proposition, may be partially correct, but surely it will not be reseeded that England, after her unparalleled exertions and the expenditure of so many millions of money in adjusting the balance of Europe, as it lately existed, should not be at liberty even to express an opinion upon its future settlement. But the proposed intervention of Great &hale and her Allies, as is clearly intimated by his Majesty, sod expressly declared by the Members of the Government, will be undertaken with the view of preserving the repose of Europe, not of disturbing it. The people of England desire the maintenance of peace, and Ministers are too well acquainted with the true interests of the State to disregard this universal feeling. We may be assured that, as far at least as our Go vernment is concerned, no honourable expedient will be neglected by which the calamities of war may be averted. How far the temper of the and the Government of France may render practicable the successful adoption of this course, we do not wish at present to consider. The prospect must be admitted to be sufficiently gloomy. It is re markable that the same factious politicians, who accuse the Duke of Wellington of a desire to embroil us in foreign dissensions, have till now strenuously insisted upon the utter inability of this country to un tertake a war, or even to resent an insult. CnitoniCt.i..—What is this that I hear about General Lafayette ? I hear on)he authority of persons present at the review on Sunday last, that when the old general passed one of the legions, some of the guards having showed " Ifire Lafayette!" the major part of the legion said. " Hush !" "Hush !" and the general paned without a cheer. Aad what is this that I hear on the walls of Paris? When his name is written and printed on placards or official orden,:l find the people have struck it out with sticks or pencils, or haunts:ed it with mud ! When be appears in public the crowd do not follow after him, and though none in. Isult him, yet none cry aloud, " Vive Lafayette!" These are facts. They are facts which merit attention, and which may be taken as the /WC signs of the times. I must explain this state of things in a few words. Well, then, the old General has too much identified himself with the Guizot and Louis Administration to please the people ; he has called the meetings of the citizens" mobs ;" and be has abandoned too much his Rels. licanism. These are the charges against him. His hinds den, and maintain that he has refused to remain at the head of the National Guards if Odillon Barrot shall be dismissed as Prefect, and if Dupont de PlCure shall not remain Minister of Justice. If this be really so, 'de well, and the old General is not too late to regain all his popularity —I But, for the sake of " order," the General must not forget his prin . cl. pies —and, for fear of anarchy, be must not forget that the Revolution was commenced 40 years ago, and has been continued in 1830, to effect something more than a change of dynasty. 0. P. Q. NAVAL INTELLIGENCII. The Chapmanan, Dumas., from North America to St. astmodan, was suanded near La Teets the 27th ale. Crew saved. The Means, Pulley, from London to (Mole, got on the Podding and Pie Sand on Wednesday morning, and upset. Crew saved. The Margaret and Allison, Carr, from Stockholm to London, put into Gothland 6th ult. to discharge and roper, having been on shore en Cadso Island. The Neutral. Gurwold i from Dram to Hull, was carried Into a harbour near Umber,/ 10th ult. In a *skin state. Fessiowns. Nov. s.—Wlad &B.W.—Arrived the Intolots packet from the Leeward Ishads—ealkd from St. Thomas's sib ult. Posvernome, Nov. 4.—Wind W.S. W.—Arrived off the Wight, tbe Levant. Simmons, from Gaspe*. PLTKOVTII. Nov. 3.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived the Ann, Holywen, from Gasper. Assassin. Nov. S.--Arrived the Jean, Williamson, front Bad 'ouch*. Off the port, the Albion, Ledle, from MirssuleAL KENT. MOST ALARMING CONFLAGRATIONS. CANTILISVIT e WEDSZSDAT, SEVEN O'CLOCS. An express has just reached the Phenix Fire-011ice, &anaemia: . ire at Nickolt Farm, occupied by a person named Catt, who near Chartham, sh out three miles from hence. The engines are gonad at full gallop. I have this moment left the summit of the Dane John Mound, which commands a view of country of many miles in circum ference. It is distinctly visible, and the sky in the southwest is illu minated ma vast extent. It would appear, therefore, that the confla gration is very extensive. HALT-PAST &-1 have since learnt that the barn, stacks, kr,. areal! consumed. Mr. Can, the tenant, has not occupied the farm owe than a twelvemonth. A post-boy is arrived, who distinctly eaw another fire In the direction of Ashford. CANTER-1 MT, WZDNINIDAY • The storm that portended so much mischief last week has happily subsided to a calm u remarkable for its present placid appearance, as hopes are buoyant for its continuance. No buminp have taken place ; neither have the rioters visited the farm-houses for the purpose of destroying the threshing machines. True it is that daily assemblages of labourers take place in the neighbourhood —that they endeavour to impress the neutral peasantry into their band. and threaten farmers with revenge who suffer their men to labour for less than half a crown a day ; nevertheless not one act has been committed in this district to alarm the fears even of the timid. Reports, not confined to a single busy.body, but several, are al. ways afloat, but they fail in truth upon the first inquiry, and may be traced to the source whence abundant falshood has already emanated. On Sundey night a fire was distinctly seen from this city, blazing for more than an hour in terrific grandeur. It was naturally concluded to be the work of an incendiary, and the author or authors were proportion. ally ezeaated; but, when the truth came to be told, it turned out that a party of smugglers, wishing to run a cargo of contraband goods, had applied, however infamous it may appear, a light to an immense stack of haulm at Mount Pleasant, not far from the sea. The ruse answered admirably, for not only was the freight eddy landed, but they curried it off into the interior of the country without in. terruption. Two causes are at present assigned for this cursor. dinery and sudden change in the conduct of the labouring classes —the establishment of an armed force in the villages, and the seem. ing disposition of the farmers to yield to the demands of the men. In the mean time the most confidential servants are placed to keep watch over the premises, while the farmers perambulate, in turn, from night fall to day-break. Where a large fume can muster, it seems an efficient method of counteracting the villanous projects of these lawless fellows; but the former scheme, carried into effect, would have a hundred-fold better tendency to promote a return to the usual order of things. At present it is no uncommon thing to find a would.be industrious labourer receiving Os. a week. Perhaps the poor fellow has a large family. Can he support them upon that sum ? Let any feeling mu reply t I anti. spate his wawa will be, "No !" Well, this poor fellow seeks paro chial aid, and every Friday or Saturday night receives 3a, 441, or he, from an overseer, who looks upon him with contempt. Some of these men re. collect the time when, at the end of the day's toil, the gotch of home brewed ale foamed on his table, when his wife cheered his return, and his children received himvith extended arms. The picture is not now the same, a poor cheerless hovel receives them, and, instead of a good fire to warm and comfort them, sleeper other the wretched truckle led, is.** only solace. I was struck with the detail given me a few days ago by an aged industrious man, who informed me drat aOm of boom at the commencement of the week formed the only animal nwarielmenst he received until a return of the time when his entity Odom wee paid him. His was not a solitary can, be said ; there are bodged kw nap. dons. To the credit of one Fathoms, I will retest a eisenmeeenes, Seen a conviction of its truth. On die farm of T. Pm" Eel. at Chialett Court the labennes are voided to hie peeper, ea auk as to their own wives. They have not espedemill way pormydble allratee Miln the " sodden limeadoo." bet ism& la a eswdldes to brew their ova beer, keep Op, sad live k dieset. Is thin shy for of kis man'e poorer, P Nide Not die kkoorios dame& Tram ad Ino glean, a nous to better wages ell eole the evil. The setae s, is then ape, who marched hoe dale dty, Welt met* et* hot, mhos it be eerreeded, there will Depletory eeded, await he three dosing the whew.— Correepowdent Vibe Herald. . IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, Nov. 4. The house met at a quarter to fur o'clock, and prayers were read by the Bishop of Gloucester. Several Peers took the oaths. The LORD CHANCELLOR ri ad his majesty's answer to the ad dress, which was ordered to be entered on the journals. Mr. Tiern, from the Tax-olEce, presented an account of causes de cided by the Judges under the Assessed Taxes Act. Lord Talbot, Lord homers, Lord Hardwicke, lard Radnor, Earl Grey, the Duke of Gloucester. and the Bishop of Bath and Wells, m oaned petitions from Protestant Dissenters and others, praying for the total abolition of Negrn slavery, which were severally read and laid on the table. DISTRICSI OF TIIE COUNTRY. The Earl of WINCHILSEA rose amidst a numerous attender ce of Peers, and gave notice of his Intention to lay upon their lordships' table a bill for the better support and maintenacce of agricultural labourers. The noble earl observed, at the same time, •hat he could not abstain from expressing the astonishment felt by him self, and the country at large, in consequence of the awful policy pursued by his Majesty's Ministers. A Noble Earl (Grey) had laid down the true policy upon which Ministers should act for the benefit of the country, and he really did hope that his Majesty's Government would have the good sense to act upon ,the principles of non-interference with the affairs of foreign nations. If a contrary line was followed it would be in opposition to the wishes of the people, and the ancient policy of the kingdom. It would be wise to leave the States of the Netherlands to settle their own concerns. With respect to the disturbances in this country, the sinn ing of one part of the population against the other, would never se cure the quietude and happiness of the people.—lf they had griev ances unredressed, there would be no settled tranquillity or protec tion for property. The best security would arise from a desire on the part of our gracious King and his Ministers, to do justice to his faithful, patient, and suffering subjects. The noble earl expres sed his astonishment, excited by the observations which bad fallen from the noble duke during a fanner night, on the question of Par liamentary Reform. The noble duke had stated that he considered the present state of repretentation so perfect that it could not be improved. He should maintain, that the noble duke had not taken a correct view of the present state of' representation. The country at large knew that the constitution of Parliament might be im proved. and that it was not expedient to suffer it to remain constituted as it then was. (Hear, hear.) He should contend that some moderate reform must and would take place. He most cordially with the noblerl (Grey) that unless Parliament did consent to agreed i ea r some moderate reform in the House of Commons, they might ex pect to see the destruction of the whole fabric of the constitution. They had a right to expect the question of reform to be regularly brougi;r under discussion ; and as ministers abandoned it, there was no person so well qualified to bring it forward as the noble earl. His hope was that the noble earl would bring forward some measure to meet the gene ral wishes of the country, and he for one would give the noble earl his strongest support. They were placed in no ordinary position, and having a duty to perform, they ought not to shrink from that duty. If blind to what they owed to tbek country, they should recollect what they owed to themselves. He most humbly implored their lordships, before they found destruction advance tapas them, to pause. He believed, most cm scientiously, that they stood on the brink of destruction. They might avoid every misfortune by doing justice to the complaints of the public. The noble earl was astonished that :no allusion had been made in his Majesty's Speech to the distresses of the agricultural popula tion. In the county to which he belonged it was most lamentable —he should do his duty by endeavouring to alleviate that distres., and his hope was that other noble lords, resident in Kent, would do th.: same. Adverting again to the sentiments of the noble duke, on di: question of parliamentary reform, he observed that he could not supp.se ' the noble duke intended his sentiments as a restraint upon the nobl.- persons who were favourable to reform. If, however, by possibility ' such could be the views of the noble duke, as well might that noble ' duke attempt to attack Olympus storm, as attempt to cheek the rib ' ing spirit of the age. (Hear.) Mi nister s, in the noble earl's opinion. ' had lost the confidence of the country, and they ought to be suc ceeded by others. He would give his support to noble lords who had never betrayed their counts . In such persons he would repose con fidence, and be was the great body of the people would feel rit L a respect for them. e entreated their lordships to apply themselves to the interests of the people, and propose those measures which ministers would net bring forward. The Government had lost public confidence. Neither the Catholk nor the Protestant party bad the slightest con& data in the advisers of the Crown. The noble earl was desirous of ; seeing other men In the plaees of the present Ministers. When the change occurred, and he found the Government acting for the Interest of t the country, be should not withhold his suppport. The Duke of WELLINGTON rose to speak to a point of order.-- t The noble lord had come down to make a speech without giving notice of the topics to be introduced, and it was not his intention to follow the I noble lord's example. He rose merely to say the noble lord had mis stated what he (the Duke of Wellington) had said upon the question to which the noble lord had alluded. The Earl of WiNCHILSEA was not aware that he had misstated any thing said by the noble duke. If he had misstated what the noli'.e duke said, it would have been right if the noble duke bad pointed out the point he had misstated. He concluded by moving that the house be summoned foe Thursday next.—Ordered. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE postponed the questions he had to submit to the Duke of Wellington, on the subject of a treaty referred to on a former debate until Monday. The House adjourned to Monday. HOUSE 017MEIBTS, Nov. 4. The Soroixa entered the house at hslf-past one. At two, a boom having been made, the Speaker, accompanied by several of the Mem. ben present, among whom were Lord Gehnstone, Mr. Dundee, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, proceeded to St. James's, to present the Address to his Majesty. The Chair was resumed at a quarter to four. The SPEAKER informed the House that he had received, through the Hanaper Oflice, the returns of Members frost Li merick, Dublin, Cart it , k W e exT i r and the county of Tipperary. The SPEAKER informed the House that he hod plossmod the Ad. dress to his May, who had graciously aeknowhodpil the same. Petitions against negro slavery were presented bat Newcastle-under- Line, and other plum, in the county of Stied, by Mr. Littleton ; from two places in Yorkshire, by Mr. Sykes; foam Hereford, by Sir R. Chinning ; from Chichester, by Mr. J. Smith; form Waterford, by Sir John Newport; from numerous in Yorkshire, by Mr. Mu combe and Loed Mo th; from places in Ashby-de-la-Zotteh, and other places, by Mrills ; from Banbury, by Mr. V. Stewart ; front Chippenham, by Mr. Neeld ; from Dublin, Kendal, and several other SIT places. G. MURRAY gave notice of a motion for the 11th, for the better regulation of the colonies. Mr. SADLER gave notice of a motion for introducing poor laws into Ireland. Mr. ORATTAN moved for returns coneernitg the grand juries in Ireland. Mr. HUME postponed the presentation of a petition from Armagh against the return of the Chancellor of the Exchequer till tomorrow. Petitions against returns of members were presented from the boroughs of BuroughWdge and Dundalk. Mr. HUME gave notice that when the anti-truck motion came on, be would move as an amendment, that the house appoint a select cnm. mime on the subject. Mr. HUME moved for a copy of the regulatiens respecting the pen /dons to widows of dicers in the army. &c. Sir H. HARDINGE gave notice for Monday of a Diction fur leave to bring in a bill relating to the Sheri& of helot& Ile also gave notice of motions relating to the lirar.d Jetties, the Ve-ny Laws, the Subletting Act in lre.aed, ant: the Conscience Ccurts of Dublin. Mr. CURTEIS gave notice of a motion for Monday, for the repeal of the Malt Tax. Mr. A. DA WSON presented a petition horn Dundalk against the Jews' Disabilities. Mr. R. GORDON gave notice that on Totality fortnight he would bring under the consideration of the house the distinction made between half pay and full pay officers in the holding of civil ap pointments. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the passage of the king's speech telating to the estimates having been nod, it was agreed that to-morrow a committee of the whole house should hr formed to take the question into consideration. Mr. TENNYSON rose to correct a misstatement which had ap peared in one of the public papers. He bad never said In last night's debate that his majesty was afflicted with that blindness which precedes despotism ' • but that the ministers appeared to him to be afflicted by that blindness which preceded their own destructi n. Mr. HUME said, that the king's speech having spread great alarm in the market of securities, by exciting appreher.sions of a war, mini.. tens should take the opportunity affordtd by the estimate committee, of giving an explanation on the subject. Mr. C. W. W. WYNNE rose to propose his motion against the taking of the abjuration oath, and the taking of the oaths before the Lord Steward. The former. he said, was useless, and therefore only went to diminish the respect which should attend the sanction of an sash. The Member was mark to declare that be believed no descend• at s etJanies 11. to have May right to the Crown. Now, there was no banes beteg In existence to whom this oath could apply. The taking debit oaths before the Lord Steward hest been enjoised by as Acts( Elisabeth for the sake of tekinnity, the Lord Steward being thee ow- Mind as the highest judicial authority. But he aged whether the es* weilksoe sow bs taken with much more solemnity at ibe table of that House in presence of the Speaker. The objection that in that ems Members would pressed to the election of a Speaker without being • own, did not woos to his of osnroquence, as there was Bois babe ithey *mad met isfese to tabs the oath* 'Rev they had been etetted. TM boa. strobe, dies adverted to the delays which vacancies in that ti I i! I !