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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. LATEST INTELLIGENCE FROM BRUSSELS. (RIECEIVED LAST NIGHT.) iituSsas Papers of the 4th of September, received last night, are of reat importance.—The Deputation to Brussels have published an &c -ount of their mission to the Hague. In their discussions with the tiing,.he did not so much question thepepresentations of the Deputies, as object to the being obliged to act under compulsion ; and he con :ended that the theories of the Deputies respecting Ministerial respon .ibility, dta could not be established without a change the fundamental .aw, in concert with the States-General, convoked with double the usual number of Members." He set too much value on the honour of the Royal dignity, to appear to yield like one to whom a demarrlarolual be addressed with a pistol to his throat." His Majesty said" that it was necessary first of all that the Princes, his sons, should enter Brussels at need of his troops, and thus put an end to the apparent state of constraint to which he could not yield, without giving a per nicious example; to all the towns of the kingdom." The desire of his Majesty to have it thought that he did not yield to force, did not make any impression on the Belgians,who seem to be well aware of the advantage of negotiating with arms in their hands. The Prince of Orange was allowed to enter Brussels only as a private individual. A Commission has been named, under the title of Organic Commission, for arranging the alterations of government now become necessary. The Prince was to be the medium of communication between the Belgians and the King ; and it was stated that he was about to set out for the Hague with a proposal, the object of which is to require that Holland and Belgium form two distinct administrations under a Federative Go vernment. As there is no prospect of the Belgians consenting to any other terms, the King, whatever his reluctance, will, we have no doubt, be forced to yield. Forte is out of the question. It would appear that theEing would have preferred delaying the arrangements till the Burgher Guards had laid down their arms. There is great anxiety manifested by the Prince of Orange that the people of Brussels should not believe that he ever contemplated entering their town by force. The civic authorities, too, are anxious to tranquillise the inhabitants. In short, the people are clearly too powerful to be ;trilled with. The following are ex tracts : BRUSSELS, SEPT. 2.—His R. H. the Prince of Orange made his entry yesterday into this city, which has been for this week the scene of so much agitation and disorder. The Prince left the troops which ac. companied him so far, at Velvord ; he entered Brussels alone with a few officers, trusting to the loyalty and honour or the population of this city. In passing through the streets to his palace, he spoke to several posts of the City Guard, and to many citizens whom he recog nized. He declared himself to he among the Belgians, and assured them of his affection for them. He put them in mind that he had shed his blood at Waterloo for the national independence, and declared that he was ready to do it again. He said, with emotion, " that the King, his father, was also the father of the people." When he arrived before the Town Hall, the Prince, waving his hat, exclaimed" Vlve k Roi." This truly national cry was repeated by the people, who also exclaimed several times," Vive le Prince." His Royal Highness, after having sent to the troops in the park orders to retire, proceeded to his Palace, where the Civic Guard Immediately placed guards. History affords few examples of a feeling so noble, so generous as that which induced the Prince to leave the troops, at the head of which he was, and come alone amidst the population of this city. There is, in this resolu tion. something so exalted, so national, so worthy of the illustrious house of Nassau, that on seeing the plume of the Prince in the midst of an immense multitude, it was impossible not to feel a profound sen timent of admiration and enthasiasm. It la now for the population of Brussels, and especially of our brave City Guard, to answer to this confidence. Every body feels what decorum ' if not duty, requires of us. Is it not evident that our position is changed ? and how could we delay to manliest In some striking manner the sentiments which at. tack us to this dynasty, which has certainly listened to the wishes, and whose interests are so closely united with those of the nation ? A part of the garrison of Arnheim, consisting of two battalions of infantry, set out on the 30th for the southern provinces. It will be conveyed to Liege in waggons. The cuirassiers also left that town on the 90th for Illaewricht. On the 29th of August, the 9th and 10th divisions of the National Guard passed through Antwerp on their way to Utrecht. We learn that large bodies of infantry and cavalry are on their march from Amsterdam, Leyden, Haulem, Deventer, and other places. Bat:smut, SEPT. 3.—When the Prince of Orange arrived on the Ist of September, at the foot of the staircase of the Town-hall, among other things which so well express the noble and generous sentiments by which he is actuated, he said to the members of the Regency, " I am charmed to see you, and be among you all. Did you think I was com ing to besiege your city ? No, gentlemen, I am come as a peace maker. You know that I was Colonel-General of the Communal Guard ; shall I call myself Colonel-General of the Burgher Guard ? The troops are to fight with the enemy, and not with the faithful subjects of the King. The King loves his subjects; he has no wish to see the blood of the Belgians spilt. You have a good King, who loves you, Gentlemen. Cry with me Vive le Roi.' " Yes. terday the Prince of Orange left his Palace alone, and walked in the I Park, where be spoke to many persons, giving to each marks of that affability and kindness which are hereditary virtues in the house of Nassau. When we see the Prince Royal, the faithful depository of the intentions and sentiments of the King, thus mingle wish the dui. seas, declaring unreservedly that his August Father will do everything possible.—everything that the fundamental laws permits to satisfy the wishes of our fellow-citizens, how can we avoid being persuaded that we are near the limitation of the unhappy agitations to which our city is given up ? We conjure all good citizens—all fathers of families —all the ardent youth, who have learned in the course of their studies that only disasters are to be expected from civil dissensions; we conjure them in the name of the country, in the name of the city, whose present and future interests are so deeply concerned, to do all that depends on them, to do all In their power to calm the public mind, and to dis sipate prejudices which cannot have any advantageous results for the country. The reply of the King to the Deputies of Liege, as stated by them in their report, was in every respect similar to that given to the Deputies from Brussels. Liege continues to be tranquil, and we do not har that any misfortune has occurred. The commercial and burgher guard continue to render the greatest services. 64 BRUSSELS, SEPT. 3. 4, PROCLAMATION. " Inhabitants of Brussels i—The Deputation commissioned to pre. sent to the King the expression of the general wish of the Belgians, has returned to this city. It brings satisfactory news which is ealcu. lated to make the minds of the people easy. The account is now in the press, and will be communicated to you immediately. The con. mission, which is at this moment sitting at the Palace of his Royal Highness the Prince of Orange, is busy in taking the necessary ma. sures to ensure this desirable end. At my request to His Royal Highness, Messrs. Rouppe and Van de Weya have been added to the " The Commander-in-Chief of the Burgher Guard. VANDERLINDEN D'HOOGHVORST. " Head Quarters, Town Hall, 2d Sept." " REPORT. " Gentlemen--Having arrived Si the Hague on Monday, at one o'clock, we asked for an audience of his Majesty. Half an hour bad scarcely passed, when we received a favourable answer. On Tuesday, at noon, we went to the Palace. His Majesty received us with kind. ness ; asked us for our powers ; and did not object to the title by virtue of which we presented ourselves. " After we had read to him the Address with which we were en. trusted, his Majesty told us that he was very happy at having been able to anticipate our wishes in convoking the States General for the 13th September—a legal and sure means of learning and satisfying the wishes of all parts of the kingdom, of doing justice to their complaints, and of discovering the means of remedying them. After some general observations, we proceeded to the exposition, and then to . the discussion of the several points, which, in your Meeting of the 28th, you charged us to communicate verbally to his Majesty. " A discussion arose on the theories of ministerial responsibility, and of the csotare-seign. The King said, that the fundamental law did not authorize our theories. That they might be just and even useful, but that they could not be established except by a change in the fun. &mental law, in concert with the States Genora i, convoked with double the usual number of Members. That as an Extraordinary Session would be opened on the 13th Sept. :there would be an opportunity, zither at his desire, or at the invitation of the Second Chamber, for a proposal on this point as well as on all the others which we h ad dia. cussed, and might be thought useful and advantageous to the country. " To the demand of the dismissal of some Ministers, and especially 31. Von Maanen, his Majesty did not say a word in their favour. He expressed no displeasure, and did not contradict the complaints which all enumerated at length against them. He observed that the funda mental law gives him the free choice of his Ministers; that, besides he could not t a k e an y d eterm i nat i on so long as he should be constrained to it ; that he set too much value on the honour of preserving the royal dignity to appear to yield like one to whom a demand should be ad. dressed, with a pistol to his throat. He let us plainly see, as well as the Deputies from Liege, that he might take our demand into consider. ;Mon. [This question is actually before the Organic Commission formed by the Prince of Orange:we are happy to entertain the convic tion, that before the end of the day it will have taken a resolution which will satisfy our wishes.] " With re s p ect to the Supreme Tribunal, his Majesty said that it was upon mature deliberation that the place for its establishment had been chosen; that he will, however, consider of this request, and of the means of reconciling all interests. " To our application respecting the unequal distribution of offices of the great establishments and public departments, his Majesty seemed adlicted, and without disputing the truth of the facts, he said that it was very difficult to divide the public offices ; that it is still more difficult to Please every body ; that, however, he would attend to this subject as soon 4 good order should be roestablished. That it was necessary, urea of 41 4 that the Princes his sons should enter Brussels at the head of his troops, and thus put an end to the apparent state of constraint, to which he could not yieldki ngdom without giving a pernicious ex am pl e t o a n the other *awns of the " After long &mission on the inconveniences and the probable die. asters that would ensue if the troops entered by force, and the ann. taps of a convention and a proclamation for their entrance, maintain ing the partial occupation of the posts of the city by the BurgherOuard, his Majesty desired us to see the Minister of the Inurior, and to present ourselves to the Princes on our return to Brussels. In Conclusion, his Majesty expressed a desire that all might be calmed as soon as possible. He told us with much emotion, and repeated several times, what a hor ror he had for the shedding of blood. After an audience of two hours, we took leave of his Majesty, and went to the Minister of the Interior, who, having to go to the King, appointed us to be with him at eight in the evening. "Similar discussions arose on the several points laid before his Ma jesty. All was done with a frankness and openness which gave us the greatest hopes. M. D. Lacoste proved to us he has the heart of a Belgian, and that he is actuated by the best intentions. "On the invitation of several of the members of the Staff of the Burgher Guard, who assembled yesterday evening, and conformably to the desire expressed by his Majesty, Messrs. Joseph D'Hoogrorst and Gendebien waited on the Prince of Orange. They communicated to him the result of their mission to the Hague, and of the state of Brussels,which they painted to him such as it is,without dissembling anything. He assured them he hoped from the meeting of the Commission(which took place this morning the most satisfactory result, which would be the best calculated to prove his desire and firm resolution to satisfy the wishes of the country. He commissioned us to tell you, that he instituted himself the medium of communication between his Majesty and the inhabitants of the south, and that he would support our demands in such a manner as to obtain the most prompt and complete success. " We have positively learned this morning, that Ithe Commission which is sitting in the Palace of the Prince, is diligently engaged on the object of its mission, and that in the course of the day many resolu tions will be transmitted to you respecting several parts of your de. mends. (Signed) " Mews. JOSEPH D'HOOCIVORST. " ALEXANDER GENDEBIEN. " Count FELIX DE MERODE. " Baron F. DE SEARS, jun. " PALMAERT, sen. PROCLAMATION. " Inhabitants of Brussels ! The Report of your Deputies gives you the certainty that your desires and wishes are known by the Alonarch. They have been stated to the Prince of Orange, and you have the well-founded hope that they will be complied with by his Majesty. In this state of:things, Ifull of confidence In the Royal word, and in the support which his Royal Highness has promised you, you will patiently await the result. The maintenance of tranquillity and order requires, how ever, the continuation of the service which the brave Burgher Guard has taken upon itself. For this purpose it has been deemed desirable that the Burgher Guard should be regulated, and assume a character of stability. The commandant Baron D'Hoogvorst is charged with this labour, in concert with his staff. which must give you the cer tainty that the troops will not enter the city. The Comminion which is appointed, not to take resolutions but to propose measures advan tageous to the country, will make it its duty to continue to propose to his Royal Highness whatever may contribute to restore tranquillity and confidence. " The President of the Commission, " Duke D'UftSELL, " The Secretary, J. P. STEVELS. " Seen and approved, " WILLIAM, Prince of Orange." (From the Journal de to Belgique.) Baussits, SEPT. 3.—brat agitation has prevailed since yester day in this city. The report of the Deputation on its return from the Hague has not answered the hopes that were formed of it, as it has not led to any result, and it was feared that the long wished for bet. ter order of things would be longer delayed. Till the arrival of this news the calm and peaceful attitude of the city showed the Prince of Orange what might be expected ftom the loyalty of the Belgians. His Royal Highness appeared to be very sensible of it. If we think of the energy which was shown the day before the arrival of his Royal Highness in the whole city—the vigorous measures of defence which were every. where seen—and. when we recollect how a single step—a bare promise of the eldest son of our Sovereign, restored tranquillity and happiness among our citizens, who would not be grieved at thinking that the address of our deputation might not have all the; success desired? Thus the uncertain state in which we are is prolonged; but the Prince has seen with his own eyes the true state of affairs. He knows the real causes of the uneasiness felt in our beautiful provinces, and the support which he offers us with the King, his father, gives us ,the hope of better times. Last night there was some fighting at Louvain, in which it seems three per. sons were killed. It is said that the people returning in force attacked the barrack and dispersed the soldiers, who being ,taken by surprise, fled out of the city without arms. It is added the house of the Governor has been plundered. The Prince of Orange is going to set out for the Hague. It is certain that he is the bearer of a proposal, the object of which is to require that Holland and Belgium shall form two distinct administrations under a Federative Government. The troops will quit the city.-.-Brussella Papers, 4th4September. SPIRIT OF THE JOURNALS. Triers:Of religion, there is less among the upper and middling classes of Spain than probably of any other European nation ; of super. stition, there is among the lowest of the people not more than may be found in France, and not half so much as in Italy or Ireland. The re gulat clergy—that is to say, the monks, who have been fattening on the propaty re.auigned MIN= after the year 1823, and which had been ap propriated by the Cortes to the wants of the nation—are enemies of course to the restoration of that power on whose overthrow, in the year above. mentioned, the enormous wealth of the monastic establishments was wrenched from the public, and repented to the priests. The secular clergy, even of the higher orders, are by no means such in veterate foes to liberty as the monks ; and the parochial clergy, or cures, throughout Spain, are by a great majority its earnest advocates, many of them having, in 1812 and 1820, been elected members of the Cortes. The influence, therefore, of that class among the members of the church of Spain who come Into most frequent contact with the people, and communicate with them most freely as friends and neighbours, is not a servile but a constitutional influence, so tar as politics form a topic of conversation. The monks and friars being large proprietors, though much impoverished by the repeated petty robberies of Ferdinand under the pretence of public necessity, have an interest with their tenants and dependents not much unlike that of other corpo rations, though less extensive than their's. The blow which severs the land or tithe from its lazy and useless monastic professors will extin. guish them as a power in the country; for in their spiritual quality as ecclesiastics they are even laughed at by the humorous and caustic Spa. niarda, who understand them well. The monks in Spain have no actual calling or reputation, but that of tools to the Court ; the whole youth of Spain, without exception, is against them; and it is the young who dis pose of empires. HiIIULD.It is now seen whether the movement in Brussels was merely riotous or decidedly 'revolutionary. For our own pan, we had no doubt about its magnitude and importance from the commencement, nor did we conceal our opinion. There were Journals that would have the public believe, because the Burgher Guard repressed the excesses of the populace, that therefore the spirit of resistance to the Government was put down. We assured our readers that the Burgher Guard made common cause with the people, although they effectually restrained the popular fury,which would have disgraced the struggle for national rights by acts of a licentious intemperance. We were told that those brave citizens who rescued the town from the mutual violence both of the populace and troops, and took upon themselves the duty of mount. ing guard at all the posts, had no sympathy, with the people, from whose vengeance the constituted au tho rities fled, but merely took up arms to restore order and prevent further violations of the laws. One Journal went so far in its efforts to mislead the public as to say that the disturbances were but the act of a riotous mob, which a few discharges of musketry were 'Wildcat to suppress—and that, in fact, the power of the Government was reestablished. To show how utterly unfounded this statement was we pointed to the B u rgher G uar d performing the duties of citizen.soldien, not under orange colours, but with the old tri.coloured flag of Brabant floating over their heads. It was clear to every one who was not wilfully blind that, while the citizens of Brussels preserved public order, with arms in their hands, beneath this national ensign, they did not co-operate with the Government, but stood in the attitude of firm defiance to it, and were resolved to persevere until grievances were redressed, or revolution ac complished. /f it were otherwise, why did not Van Maanen, the fugitive Minister of Justice—why did not Van Knyff , the expelled Director of Police, return to resume the exercise of their functions in the pacified city. They knew nothing could protect them from the popular vengeance if they did ; therefore it is evident that the town was quiet only because the immediate objects of the public hatred were removed, and the mass of the people had confidence in the Burgher Guard ; that they would not lay down their arms until they had effectually asserted their rights. Nobly have the citizen-soldiers repaid that confidence. Their attitude of heroic defiance, when it was understood that the Prince of Orange was advancing at the bead of his troops to employ the logic of artillery, instead of that of negotiation, against the demands of the people, proves that they were worthy of the gre a t trust which they had undertaken to discharge, and that they had not degenerated from their " Belgic sins ofold"—whose manly virtues, and even whose " ungovernable boldness" of character extorted admi miration from a poet, whose genius was not more splendid than his seal for the legitimate authority of Binge was disinterestedly ardent. A letter of a very interesting nature has been received by Sir Charles and lady Morgan, from the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of Prance, the venerable and illustrious Lafayette. It is said to conlrm all that ban been ppaat forth of the present tranquillity of Patio, and the universal Wlditetbu of the people at the elation el a popular and patriotic King.—flublke paper. A county meeting is appointed by the High Sheriff to be held at York tomorrow, .to primal to his Majesty an address of con• dolma ea the death of the lets Vag, and of 4:capitulation and loyal attachment on the accession of his present Majesty. I LITERARY INTELLIGENCE. The favourable opinion which we thought it our duty to express of the New Series of The Latie'r Magazine is fully confirmed by the September number, which we have just perused. A more judi ciously combined Miscellany does not, in our judgment, issue from the periodical press of this country. In looking for faults, however, we have found one: the proprietors have disavowed the political te nets of that department of the Magazine called the " Monthly Chronicle," and we think they might, with propriety, have extended their disavowal to the review of the poetical volume called " The Garland," in which we think there is a most unjustifiable attack on the Italian and Spanish refugee', whom the author kindly designates " Italian bandits and Spanish felons." We are not surprised that such • coarse libeller should not do justice to the elegant volume of true poetry which he had attempted to review. The other articles of the review are extremely amusing, and we shall make a selection lof an interesting anecdote from the " Literary Recollections" of the Rev. Richard Warner:— " Once, and only once (for her opportunities of recreation were but few,) I remember to have seen at a fete chanspeere a beautifid young female, the real incidents of whose singular story were as far removed from the occurrences of every-day life, as the adventures of the heroine in any of the less extravagant novels of modern days. Her name was Nancy Here. She resided in Lymington; mingling, occasionally, in private parties ; but very rarely appeared in any of an indhai minate kind. Her home was with a Mr. and Mrs. Hackman, who lived In the best house in the town, and had adopted Miss Here as their daughter. nnder the following circumstances : Mr. Hackman, an eccentric, lively, and improvident character, had originally, as I have understood, been bred to, and followed the profession of, the law ; but before long, I recollect him, having married a widow lady, with a con siderable life estate, had settled as an independent gentleman at Ly. mington. No contrast could be more marked than the difference in the character and habits of the husband and wife : he, hospitable, con vivial, full of frolic and fun, a keen sportsman, and a bon viva* —. she, an hypochondriecal valetudinarian, shunning society, confining herself in agreat measure to her home, and rarely extending ber ex cursions beyond the limits of the garden, which lay at the back of her residence. I know not, for a certainty, whether this dissimilarity of character weakened the conjugal affection of the parties, or disturbed their domestic tranquillity. The probability, however, is, that Mr. and Mrs. Hackman jogged on as gaily as the generality of husbands and wives are accustomed to do ; since he was infinitely good-humoured and complying, and she indulged in every wish, and uncontradieted in every whim. Her garden, in which alone she found particular plea. sure, stood in need, as is usual in the spring season, of an active weeder; and John the footman was despatched to the poor-house, to select a little pauper-girl, qualified for the performance of this necessary la bour. He executed his commission in a trice; brought back a dimi nutive female of eight or nine years of age; pointed out the humble task in which she was to employ herself, and left her to her work. The child, alone amid the flowers, began to warble her native wood.notea wild,' in tones of more than common sweetness. Mrs. Hackman's chaniber.window had been thrown up; she heard the little weeder's solitary song ; was struck with the rich melody of her voice and in. quired from whom it proceeded ? Nancy Bere, from the po or-horse was the answer. By 3lrs. Hackman's order, the songstress was imme diately brought to the lady's apartment, who became so pleased, at this first interview, with her naivete, intelligence, and apparently amiable disposition, that she determined to remove the warbling Nancy from the workhouse, and attach her to her own kitchen establishment. The little maiden, however, was too good and attractive to be permitted to remain long in the subo rdinate condition of scullion's deputy. Mrs. Hackman soon preferred her to the office of lady's maid • to qualify her the better for this attendance on her person, had ho e r carefully instructed in all the elementary branches of education. The Intl. mate intercourse that now subsisted between the patroness and her protegee quickly ripened into the warmest affection on the one part, and the most grateful attachment on the other. Nancy Bere was at tractively:lovely ; and still more irresistible, from an uncommon sweet. ness of temper, and gentleness of disposition, and feminine softness of character; and Mrs. Hackman, whose regard for her daily increased, proposed, at length, to her complying husband, that they should adopt the pauper orphan as their own daughter. From the moment of the execution of this plan, every possible attention was paid to the edu cation of Miss Bere ; and I presume, with the best success, as I have always understood that she became a highly-accomplished young lady. Her humility and modesty, however, never forsook her ; and her ex altation in Mr. Hackman's family seemed only to strengthen her grati tude to her partial and generous benefactress. It could not be thought that such a flower' as the adopted beauty 6 Was born to blush unsean, And waste its sweetness on the desert air ; or that, however retired her life might be, Miss Bete would re. main long the beloved protegee of Mr. and Mrs Hackman, with. out being remarked, admitted, and solicited to change het name. Very shortly, indeed, after her assuming this character, such an event oe. curved ; though without, at that time, producing any propitious result. A clergyman of respectable appearance, bad taken lodginp in Lyming ton for the purposes of autumnal bathing, and amusing himself with a little waidge.shooting. The hospitable Mr. Hackman, ever attracted towards a bmther.sportsman, by a sort of magnetic influence called upon the stranger, shot with him, and invited him to his house. The invitations were repeated, and accepted, as often as the shooting-days recurred; nor had many taken place are their natural effect on a young, unmarried clerk was produced. He became deeply enamoured of Miss Bere, and offered •her his hand. She, for aught I know, might have been nothing loath' to change the condition of a recluse foe the more active character of a clergyman's wife; but as the gentleman had no possession save his living, and as Mr. Hackman could not out of *life. estate, supply Miss Bere with a fortune, it was judged prudent, under these pecuniary disabilities, that she should decline the honour of the alliance. A year elapsed without the p art ies having met; and it was generally imagined that Lethe had kindly administered an obli vious potion to both; and, with the aid of absence, had obliterated from their minds the remembrance of each other. But such was not the case. At the ensuing partridge season, the gentleman returned to Lymington; and, with the title of ' very reverend' prefixed to his name (for he had obtained a deanery In the interval,) once more repeated his solicitations and his offers. These (as there was no obstacle to the marriage) were accepted. The amiable pair were united, and lived for years sincerely attached to each other—respected, esteemed, and beloved by all around them. The death of the husband dissolved, at length, the happy connexion. His lady survived her loss for some time; and a few years ago, the little warbling pauper, Nancy Bere, of Lymington workhouse, quitted this temporal being, the universally lamented widow of the Right Rev. Thomas Thurloe, alatine Bishop of Durham." Lord Marcus Hill is expected to leave town very shortly, on a diplomatic mission to the Continent. The Hague and St. Petersburgh are both named as his Lordship's places of destination. Yesterday afternoon the Earl of Aberdeen and Lord Burg hersh left town, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, at Hatfield House. The Cabinet messengers were in full activity yesterday in exchanging despatches between the several Cabinet Mi maters. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LlFE.—Saturday last, at Derry grad) Church, by the Hon. and Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Water ford and Lismore, Matthew Villiers Sankey, Esq. of Coolmore, in the county of Tipperary, to Anne, second daughter of the late Samuel Perry, Esq. of Woodrooffe, and niece to the Earl of Charleville and Lord Dunally. The company, consisting of about twenty personages of distinction, partook of a splendid dejeuM at Woodrooffe House. A Paris Paper states, that the hunting expenses of the ex.King'of France, including the salaries of the Master of the Hounds, and the huntsmen, grooms, &c. were 695,957 francs per annum. Thus, during the reign of Charles X. which lasted five years, the country paid 3,500,000 francs (140,00014 merely for the pleasures of the chase. ELECTION WIT.—On the conclusion of the Borough contest for Stamford, an adult public immersion of several unbaptised Anabaptists took plate in the River. On every plunge the populace, in the interest of the losing but popular candidate, exclaimed, "A plumper for Tennyson !" Some sensation has been produced at Leeds, and on the route of the troops, by the sudden departure, on Thursday, of a detach ment of the 10th Royal Hussars from the Leeds barracks for Burnley, in Lancashire. We do not find in the Lancashire newspapers any cir. cumstanca to account for the assembling of troops in that county, nor does our private information throw any light on the subject.—Lserls Mercury. FIT;ZEAL OF THOMAS LETT, ESQ.—The funeral of this worthy Magistrate, and highly-respectable gentleman, took place on Saturday. At half-past twelve o'clock the procession left the house of the deceased, in the Commercial-road, Lambeth, in the following order :-..liearse and six hones, followed by five mourning coaches and four, with the relatives of the deceased, and twelve carriages sod pair. At St. John's Church, Waterloo-road, the cavalcade was met by the boys and girls of the Charity Schools, and a numerous assemblage of the friends of the deceased. In this manner the procession moved down the Waterloo-mad, through Oakley-street, to St. Mary's Lambeth, where the body was interred in the family vault. NAVAL r110?dOTIONS.-111 looking at the late promo dons we see the names of Thomas Best,W.Cuppage, and C. Drinkwater, who have barely served more than two pies as commanders promoted over the beads of men, one of whom Individually has seen more service is ors month than the above three young gentlemen put together have seen since they entered his Majesty's service; and, after so much as we have beard of his Majesty's sense of justice and determination to merit and long inning', let us ask how consent was given to r a g:. promotions over the heeds of men who fought the battles of their country, and wen wounded in its defence, before these comparative i boys sowed his Malsoty's gawks P NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. - The following arrivals are ported at Lloyd's :—The Blenheim, from Quebec. off Margate; Vine. Blackett, from Archangel, •if Shoreham ; Atalanta. Hawkins, from St. Petersburgb, at B r id por , Aurora, Virim, from Archangel, at Topsham ; Squ a rd, Wilir a . r • from fsebec, at Aberystwith; Robert and Margaret, Thomson, front Rip, at Whitehaven ; New John, Ayr, and Ringer, Davegon, from Quebec. at Limerick; and Isabella, kl. William. from Dron!heirti, Drogheda. Hi% Majesty's ship Galatea arrived at Lisbon on the frith ult. 1-. a, Portsmouth. The Velocity, Margaret, St. Helena, and another Bri. tivli vessel, which were sent into Lisbon by the squadron off Terceira, have been given up. 1 be Jessie, 114 1 1'icar, from bliramichi, is arrived at Liverpool. and is aground in Brunswick Dock Basin. The Eupbeinia, —, from Van Dienten's Land to Timor and the Mauritius, was lost on the 21st January, at Lavie. Crew saved, and arrived at Mauritius. Dear., Stn. 4 and s.—Arrived the America, Docald, from Can Diemen's Land; John Danford, Hepburn, from Quebec; and Thomas and Mary, Berwick, from Charente. PORTSMOUTH, Seer. 4 and s.—Arrived off the Wight, the Johtnne4, Gagra, from Pernambuco. FALMOUTH. Seer. 4.—Arrived the Nightingale packet, from Ber. muds_-sailed 31st July, and from Halifax 15th ultimo; and Magnet packet, from Lishon—sailed 22d ult. Llttzaroot, Sart. 4. —Arrived the Canova, Whitmore, front Charleston, arid Eclipse, Young, from Ragusada. Off the port, the Mary Catherine, from Charleston. ELECTION OF SCOTTISH PEERS. SATURDAY. Thursday, the election of sixteen peers to represent the Scotti•.' peerage in Parliament took place in the Picture Gallery of the Palace of Holyrood House. As usual, the anxiety to be present was great, and the number of ladies and gentlemen assembled numerous—the gallery being thronged in every part. The business of the day was opened with prayer by the Reverend Dr. Chalmers, one of his Majesty's Chaplains. Thomas Thomson, Esq. Deputy Clerk Register, and one of the Principal Clerks of Session, read his Majesty's preclarnatian, charging the Peers to meet in llolyro house, and elect sixteen of their number to represent them in Parii, mem. Mr. Thornton then read a commission by the Lord Clerk ltt - gister, appointing Adam Rolland, Esq. and himself, to act as his bard shlya deputies. The Union roll was read over, when there appeared to he resew t'.e Duke of Buccleuch Viscount S:rathallan Earls of Home Lords Perk:, Strathmore Saltoun Lauderdale Gray Leven and Melville Sinclair Selkirk Elphinstone Nortbesk Colville of Cuirass Kintore Cranst.-un Roseberry Napier Hopetoun Kinnaird. Viscount Arbuthnot On the name of the Marquis of Annandale being called, a gentleman. whom we understand was /11r. Goodinge Johnson , answered as pre.ent ; but hia vote was protested against. On the Earl of Stirling being called._ Lord Rosebcry rose, and stated that, as author of certain resolution, which had been unanimously approved of by the House of Lords, he thought he would not be doing his duty did he not record his irot,,t against the gentleman claiming to be the Earl of Stirling vr ting at th., election; and his conduct, he was sure, would meet the sprro!•atio only of the Noble Lords present, but of the whole peerage ot Scoria, .t. As this gentleman had formerly voted, he would not objet to his ‘,-.e being now counted ; but he thought it would have been more hecomin: before assuming a title, that a claimant should go before the morer tri bunal and have his claim established. He was afraid that the gentian:to claiming the title of Earl of Stirling, would have very little char.e of having it ratified by the House of Lords. The following Peers voted by Proxies:— Duke of Arrg~yyll by Duke of Atholl---by Marquis of Earl of Morton- - by Earl of Breadalbane—.....—by--... Lord Lord Nairn by Lord Rotebery asked in what relationship Lord Duffus stood to the late lord P of Rosebery I Forbes of Lsuderdale a Ghat' I Kinnair4l 1 of Lauderdale. Smithsllan Lord Forbes—His nephew. Mr. Thomson then stated the pedigree of Lord Duffus ; upon which Lord Rosebery said, it was impossible that his Lordship could vote. as a Scottish Peer, till he had made good his claim at the bar of the Home of Lords. Lo rd Forbes still expressed a wish to discharge the trim which had been reposed in him; when the clerk said he might tend,' the list and his protest along with it, and both would be entered on the minutes. Lord Arbuthnot stated that he was intimately acquainted with Lot.! Duffus, and there could be no doubt of his right. Besides, be did not see on what ground the noble Iced could object to the proxy of Lord Mitres, and admit the list for the Earl of Stirling. Lord ROSEBERT begged to be understood, that he bad not the small. at doubt as to Lord Degrees claim, and that his Lordship would make It good. The *haulms of the claimants were different. The Earldom of Stirling was claimed as a dormant peerage, but the claim of L0 , .1 Duffus was upon a collateral descent. The resolutions of the House of Lords only covered the eases of collateral descent ; and did not embrace dormant peerages. After a few remarks from Lords Arbuthnot and Forbes, Mr. Twosesow stated that the proxy of Lad Duffus could not be received. Against this decision Lord Forbes protested. Protests were also given in by Mr. Gooding, Johnston, because his vote had been re_ fused ; and by Lord Rosebery against the signed list of the Earl of Stirling. Signed lists were read from the Dukes of Hamilton Earls of Aboyne 'Lennox Aber& en Gordon Dunmore Montrose Stair Marquisses of Queensberry Glasgow Lothian Viscounts Falkiand Earls of Errol Stormont Mar Kentnure Cauilis Dunblane Caithness Lords Cathcart Moray Sempill Kinnoul Sommeteille Dumfries and Bute Torpiehen Stirling Bkittyre Elgin and Kincardine Reay Wemyss and March Forrester Airly Rollo Baleares ituthven After the peers present had voted for themselves, and such as held Thomson ant other Noble Lords, and the signed were read. Mr. n announced that the following were elected by the under.ioncd votes : Marquis of Queensberry, 0:1 Viscount Smithsllan, 59 Marquis of Tweed&le, 61 Lord Forbes, 61 Earl of Errol, 60 Lord Saboun, 63 Earl of Morton, 58 Lord Gray, 80 Earl of Home, 56 Lord Sinclair, 41i Earl of Elgin, 60 Lord Colville, 58 Earl M Northesk. 58 Lord Napier, GO Viscount Arbuthnot, 60 Lord Belhaven, 61 The Earl of Caithness bad 21 votes, and Lord Kinnaird 31 : these noble lords were candidates. AmonF the voting by signed lists, 7 voted for the Earl of ILlntore ; 4 foe the Lael of Mar; 3 for Lord Ray ; 2 for the Earl of Buchan ; and I each for the Earls of Breadalbane, ray, Dunmore. and Selkirk, and Viscount Retimure ; but none of these noblemen were candidates. The number of peers present were 21 ; proxies 7 ; and signed lista 38; making a total of 04 peers who voted. The clerk then returned the 16 above noted u duly elected. As we an ticipated in our last, it will be seen that there was no change from those formerly enjoying the dkitincdon, except the substitution of the Earl of Northesk for the Earl of Rosebery, who is now a British peer. The election was closed by prayer by the Rev. Dr. Let, one of his 3lajesty's Chaplains. In the evening the Peers, along with a number of v,i.tsts, dined in °Rib's Royal Hotel ; but their meeting there was strictly private.--.lfereary. CHARLES THE TENTH' ONE FRENCHMAN TOO MUCH. —When this hapless being landed in France in 1814, he smartly ob. served, "Je anis qu'un Froneais de plus." On this "mot" a couplet hu been running the round of the Parisian circles, and the fol lowing lines are the burden of its chorus:— " Eh bien! qu'il reparte aussitat ! " Ce teed rens Francois de trop."—Aihrisensse. FRENCH BULL.—A French journal, in noticing the method of making English gin t er.beer, says—" As Fre►ch palates are more delicate than those of their neighbours on the other side of the water, perhaps it will be better to lave out the ginger r—Lilerory Gazelle. FA TA I. ACCIDENT.—This morning, about half-put eleven o'clock, &dreadful accident occurred to a young boy, beempsn sewn and eight years of age, opposite to the door of Ur. Evan's Nevgate-street. The poor boy by some means or other =2 1 1 8 1 1 ::: pavement at the instant a cart, heavily laden with stones, was =; one of the whorls of which went completely over his bead, crushing the blabs out, which went mattered on the ground. Ilse an fortunate lad is not known in the neighbourhood of Newgate•street. WINN