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ii • 0 Srr R. PEEL ro-e, oheer bet that there was one advert Lae in fhe fleet et system which seemed to have been me ?- looked li:these) ; that i-, that whatever might be the extim. mem or the feeling of the pirople, the minority had access to diet house, wheteby all classes of his Majesty's suni:cs werebeerrepreeented. Ile was oppoeeel to th e majority of the house, and he would state the grounds of his opposition to tin present treastt•e. This was not the occasion to mix sq per-areal colehl,ratiene with earliemeatary refen An hnteturelde tem:thee had last night repres ented his ("Stet R. Peel's) side if the totiese as ,tateles to the liberties of 'he penile. Ile (sir Rohm) never held himself forth us an essence - of the liberties oi the people. An honourable gentleman had t tunteti him (Sir Robert) with leaving the ftery in a : disturberece on relinquishing office. and to og:zed the I:: of tiovermitent ter renotleg tranquillity. To ihis ite (Sir Haber:) would reply, that more lives had been lest three r th military inteiference during the six weeks trier the quest"ott of refotm had agitated the country, than I during t: e six ;cars that he (Sir Robert) had been in Aim He would now address himself to the a:euments used in fa vour of the bill. It had lien ureed by corn. that the elec tive franchise partook so much of the nature of property, that it was not competent fee the lioase to interfere with it. ; To this doctrine he would not subscribe, for the House might recollect that in the Grampourd election ease expressed it as his opinion, that if it ' s h o uld appear that the majority of the voters lad been guilty of corruption, the borough should be diefrerchiectl. He considered the franchise a psi. vilege confetted for the public good, not for private inteteet, well he maintained Ilea if the franchise was suspended I without a necessity, the security for private property was diminished. What was.; the peerage hut a franchise con. ferred fcr the god of the et:nut:unity ? and if one species of franchise was verietcd, what was to pmveto the Le e islarute from ahrogating the pr;eileges of the pewee: mid the prero. gatives of the Crewe: ? The noise Ion! (Jeltustall) had stated ' that the small boroughs existed in eiceation of the- principles of the conetitueion, aril that the present measure would ' restore the constitution to its origirel ewe. (Hear.) It it I was true that the nominee beteneeis existed by usurp's. tion, be should not wonder at the excitement which existed throughout the country respectine, them ; but as these be roughs had continu , d in their present state for the bat four ' centuries, how could they be considered as a departure from the constitution of that house ? The right hon. gentleman then entered into to inquiry into the original constitution of boroughs. lie maintained that the small boroughs were not a usurpatiott of the eepreetetative system, bet that they oere in their present rate in the earnest periods of the history of this cottatry. It could not be said these boroughs were more populous in farmer times than they were at pre. sent. Getton was Lot more populous in the reign of the Tudr. than is was at present. (Hear, hear, hear.)— Was o the Noble Lord aware, that Mr. Copley nominated Members for Gauen in the reign cf Elizabeth, and that on acre Kezelon, when the patron was a minor, Lord Ilurleigh tr..sed a member who bad been returned lone the inden ores. end substitutiel a Mr. Brown .n his rt.ad? (hear, hear. and letath er.) The Noble Lord had ro right to ars?"' himself of the audit-thy of Cromwell, though Cromwell was a more ceutiatie ref.emet than the Noble Lord. He en. tr ated Ii et. Members not to trust too much in quotations. lie heard Burke and Lord Burleigh cited in the came breath as advoceteB fur Reform: (laughter .) Whether Refenm was receseary CT not, ilembers had no eight to contend that it was necessary because the small boroughs were a usurpa ticn. The great question was, whether the Douse of Commune vies ad:Trete to the purposes for which it was constituted, nett whether it was expetlient at the present time to risk such an extraordinary change as was now pro posed. There was no instance of a House of Coniuums, similar to tlret which this measure unteld produce, co existing well a limited monarchy and a hereditary peer age The right hon. gentleman then referred to the present state of France, to show the evils consequent on an increase of the democratic power. He could not defend the nominetien borough syereat ; but he was not sat6tied that be could eradicate that defect, without doing away the good which existed. He denied that the House of Commons had neglected its duty, that it was incompetent for the purposes of legislation, or that it was behind the advance of the intelligence of the age. He went on to show what had been done by the house for die tax payers. The property tax had been repealed, upon the demand of the people, wed to bad the beer duties. The fact was, that the House had been too anxious and too hasty to comply with the . opinions and wishes of the people, as the evils arising from the Beer Act would prove. (Hear, hear.) The Right Hon. Gentleman alluded to the removal of the disebilities of tie Catholics, and the Repeal of the Coteoration and Test Acts, as other instances to prove that Parliament heed kept up with the intelligence of the age. The present system had governed the people better Than any other system, and yet, instead of adheriug to h more strontly, the intention of this Reform was to destroy i:. (Hear, hear, hear.) It might as well be said that the whole penal coae ought to be got rid of because it contained e single defect, or that the laws of property Ahculd no longet be binding because of the imperfections of fines and reco veries. (Cheers.) The last class of voters whom he should choose to rectify these defects, whether in tile penal laws or the la w s of property, would be the lt I. householders. If he were to ask one of them what a fine and a recovery were, I.e should receive for answer, that the former was a pecuniary penalty, and the latter, a state of convalescence. Having alluded to Lord Breugham and other great men having sat for little boroughs, the Right Hon. Gentleman proceeded to state in detail the sari. crab matures taken by the House of Contmors to improve the administration of justice end the laws of the country, it order to disprove the allegation that it had not kept pace aeh the times. The bill had been changed so as to change the character of the constituency, and he knew why one of these changes had been wade ; call it iaadeerteetcy (hear). To allow inadvertency ; to suppose it possible that an unau. thorised alteration could be made in such a bill, only went to prove that they were not in a condition to go on with the de liberation (bear.) The meson of the alteration was to d bar weekly tenants in manufacturing towns from the teght of voting. It wee idle to suppose be artifice could have escaped the attention of well-informed persone.— It was absurd to administer ptussie acid on them, to give a prescription to prevent its operation. the right hon. baronet alluded to the encouragement which the treasure would give to landlerde to create 101. householders, so as to give thou electioneering influence. The principle which gave such incourageetent was bad. These were the grounds upon which: he oepe,scd the bill. The hon. baronet contended at greet lengths against the bill. Sir F. BURDETT eupported the bill. Lord JOH N RUSSELL replied, and the House divieLd— For the Amendment 231 For the :Second Beading ... ... 367 t'OREIGN INTELLIGENCE. Majority ... 130 1 he bill was then read a second time. and otdered to be committed on Tuesday.—Adjourned at Fire o'Clock. Wednesday the Hon. W. Lend Wellesley took his seat on the Bench of Magistrates, after his qualification, and in the afternoon dined with his brother Justices of the Peace at the Shire Hall ; Ida election as magistrate is a circumstance hailed by all the friends of Justke and of Liberty in the County. It is said also that 1). W. Harvey, Eq. M.P. for Colchester, means to qualify, and to come into residence near Chelmsford, to unite his st•rviccs on the Magisterial Bench with his friend the liberal M. P. for Essex. It is generally believed that Col. Tyrell's return for the County next time is certain, as the Reform Que. - lion will then be disposed of, and the Colonel's staithnents in favor of a graduated Property Tas, being consonant to the feelings of the liberal rrty, they vi ill add their strength to that of his other friends. Others however, consider this as very doubtful, from his connection with the Church Inte;est, which is decidedly unpopular. There is a Chapel of Svredenburglian dissent set up at B: oarfield. Dr. Forster has been perusing his inquiries into the Cholera Morbus, which he regards us de; , endent, for its exciting cause, in some pecu liarity of atmosphere ; while the predisponent canoe is in the constitution of the individual. A r,:ataillabl; catalogue of epidemics compared with other natural I.ht•nomena will be round in his " Essay on the Origin of Epidemic Diseases," in which lie has collected the cases on record for ne : tr thoa:;and years back. s!V .. to carry to the Congress the conditions which, if they are agreed to by it, as we have every reason B it e ss E es, JULY s.—The following Procla to think there will be no more difficulty encoun mation has been issued .by the Regent to t he tered on the part of Prince Leopold, nor on that Belgians : of the conference. It will soon be eight months " The Sovereign Congress is about to pronounce that the conference of London has been at work; upon the preliminaries of the Treaty of Peace it has launched into the political world' twenty proposed between Belgium and Holland. five Protocols : and notwithstanding , not o n e " Whatever may be the decision of this Assein - of the numerous questions which it was bly, it solely represents the nation, and alone pos- was called to resolve, is completely deter-1 eesses the right to give laws to the country. mined : far from that, its resolutions have done " From the Sovereign Congress I hold my nothing but complicate the positions of the Cabi powers, and I have only received them in order nets, and render imminent and general, a struggle that the Laws may be executed.—l shall not fail which will put more in contact, the simple pro in my duty. I will not violate my Oath. vinces of the ancient kingdom of the Netherlands. " I am irrevocably determined to fulfil my du- In spite of the affirmative insinuation of the Bio tic& m ith honour; and I appeal to the honour of the n • deur, a slalom tic solution appears to us less pro- Belgian nation, and to its patriotism ; and trust bablo than ' ever. The Belgian Journals contain that it will not degrade the glorious name of Bel- absolutely nothing. The Press, the People, the gium by anarchy and civil war, which would Congress, all are silent; each waits for the 30th draw on our fine Country the severest disasters. of June. That day will decide, in fact, the future " I shall, therefore, not hesitate to fulfil the most of the Belgian revolution. If the Congress, finding sacred of ray duties to maintain order and the in- again the patriotic inspirations which guided it in Yoliability of persons and property. some of its votes, opens to the people and " I reckon on the fidelity of the Civic Guard, the Belgian army, the gates of Holland, Belgium and on the goodwill of all good citizens. will take from that day its rank amongst nations, "If the Congress should adopt the preliminaries if, on the ' contrary that assembly listens :re ain to , of the treaty, I shall regal d it as an absolute duty to the voice of diplom acy, and accepts new adjourn remain at that post, which the confidence of the re- meats, she n ill declare by that fact alone to have presentatives of the nation has confided to me, no hopes of the salvation of the country, and her untii the arrival of the King in this city, which own suicide. We cannot believe, however, on the cannot bar only n short period, according to the part of the Congress, such a renouncement of all promise he has made me. national honour. The review passed on the 27th (alved) " SUELET DE CHOKIER." by the Ile ;eta shooed too much enthusiasm " July 5 • amongst the troo;:s, and in the first ban of the civic BEL - 1717 APPEAL TO NA --nl. TIONS! guard, fur that assembly to resist the ardour which 11 R uss r. t. s J u x E 25.—The peo pl e were im- the approach of the decisive mo m e nt has g iven , patient of the yoke which the Holy Allia nce had birth too in all classes of the population. Nations imposed upon them. For ten months th e y have do not retrograde— they may be deceived some broken it: they have proclaimed their inde p en- times—impose upon themselves a repose after dance ; but, friends of order and of peace , they dismissal; but to commit suicide—never !—La Re have unhappily lent an ear to propositions of ar- volution. raugement, so much the more perfidious, as pre- We have never ceased for an instant to believe t seated by legitimate Kings, under the hypocritical that the late prepositions of the Conference would mantle of humanity. They conceal the intention, not be admitted by the Belgian Congress. The account of the Sitting, which we have received this I well known now, of destroying by stratagem that which they dared not attempt by force. day, shuts us that the minority make great pro- The Conference of London—visible continuation gross. The discussion has already taken such a . character, as would render it perilous for Prince of the Holy Alliance—comes then to offer its offi Leopold to yield to a wish so energetically corn and it is known, by the character of the Protocols, cious mediation —solely to stop the effusion of blood ; batted by a part of the Belgian representatives. that as mediative, England is the sovereign ar- But could that absurd proposition have any other biter of revolutions, without even giving them the fate ? It is only the French Ministry who have right to defend themselves. It wasafter having stop- seen all the doliculties. Prince Leopold, it is pad national ardour, and renouncing certain success, said, is a Feesible man, and we have reason to ho which the continuation of the war offered in No. lieve that he hill finish politely with the Belgians, b venrher, that Belgium perceived that she was they replying to the unacceptable propositions with plaything of th intrigues of Kings and Diploma- others that are not less so.— National. e tists ; then, the favourable moment was passed, We may receive this evening late, and by tele and that loss of time is irreparable. graph, the vote of the Belgian Congress, which was to take place this day. The most recent news Belgium was willing to make many sacrifices to obtain an honourable peace ; the Conference has arrived by extraordinary dispatch, leaves no doubt profited--has abused that disposition ! Belgium has of the - result. —Journal de Paris. made all the concessions that were demanded of her, A journal announced this evening that we had and which were compatible with her existence probably received by telegraphic dispatch, the news and her honour; but, the more she ceded, the of the decision of the Belgian Congress. It was more was drawn back the bait that was an error ; for it is probable, according to the opini offered to her. Now, the veil is withdrawn : ens received by the ordinary correspondence, that the Conference requires from the Belgians full that decision will not be known before Tuesday the and entire submission to its decisions. Bel- sth.—Moniteur. gium is condemned to expiate the crime of her The sitting of the Belgian ,Congress again of revolution, by delivering up a part of her children ; fered much interest the day before yesterday ; the and to vegetate, divided and without force, until question is not yet put to the vote, but the oppo misery and treason has brought about a Restoration, sition takes more consistence, and in a meeting which would appear to be granted to her as a boon. held on Saturday evening, their was assured 72 All nations are witnesses. Can we bring into voices against the propositions arrived from Lon our relations with the five powers more patience don. This is nut a majority ; but one or two more and more forbearance than we have done ? Can sittings, and perhaps it may change places. Good order continued to reign on the evening of the day ++e show more resignation? We have waited to receive an ultimatum to which we cannot subscribe, before yesterday at Brussels. The protestation without abandoning oar own existence, and the has received new sig n a tures ; it will not be advised national honour which our ancestors bequeathed unless the previous question upon the propositions to i:s. is rejected. The discussion was continued yester day, Sunday ; we do not believe that any result Inhabitants of Luxembourg , of Limbourg and will an ive to-day, though couriers were prepared Flanders!—«'e will never sufier that your fate shall become uncertain, and depend on a treaty which to bring immediately the news to Paris, and we the Conference reserves to itself to turn against know nothing at preseut. —Journal du commerce. you. You would be basely abandoned to an hype- On Sunday a popular commotion broke out in critical diplomacy; and in presence of your armed Louvain. The people assembled upon the Grand brothers—that would be the extreme of cowardice Place, and demanded, with loud cries, the rejection —we are determined that your fate shall not depend of the 18 articles of the preliminaries of peace. on the deceitful diplomacy of the English Foreign The following preclamation was posted up, and Office. It is to arms—it is in the fortunes a deputation set out fur the residence of the Regent, of war—that we• must look for decision be- by whom they were received this morning. It is tween William and the Belgian people. To arms I said that, although blaming the unconstitutional then !—you peep% of Germany, who sigh after a , course taken by the inhabitants of Louvain, the liberty so often promised and always delayed.—Risel Regent displayed, in presence of the Deputies , as and take that which your tyrants have not the right l much respect for the national honour as he has nor the power to refuse.—Be free—but do not l always maintained. allow yourselves to be confounded in the armed PROCLA NIATIO N. hordes of barbarians with which despotism threatensl " Inhabitants of L , !tivein,—You assembled this evening us. In seeing us restored to our chains you rivet ! in the Grand Place - for the purpose of demanding of the Go. v u e r r i r o oi n : : n i t n. t o h r e , r o l j o E C o t l u O r n j o , t d ' o t he chains on yourselves, which ages may not remove. ; d la c anie d les wil d ich inflicted a You victims of tyrants—Proscribed Spaniards,lironeur. i Yo } tr have done e P •t e v r y . e w . ell, an and w l as approve estroy yourof i g ou r Poi t aguese, Italians, Piedmontese, and others, it plans: and I pledge myself to appear at your head the Eno is the grand cause which must be defended : i meut you reclaim, by force of arms, the integrity of the ter- T o l u tO t 17h thin e v e nin g which i l ng h f a o v r e u sworn r0,,,0 t 5 0 maint ain.i o ot Come under our banners—join your efforts to goin t l obe intended the e R setting b ours. It is necessary to give the final stab to to spare our people the horrors of civil w g ar. I' have every Absolutism. Our triumph assures to each of you a reason to believe that our worthy Regent will do every thing free county er our succour on will acquire ; our in his po wer to prevent the brave: inhabitants of Luxem y : y t oo J u l y 11act!tri bein massacred. arms will sve you better then sterile wishes ; and bo " i i:ouvain, ADOL g PHE ROUSSEL you, Fieuchmen, our neighbours—our brothers— NATIONAL CONGRESS, init. 4. 'a iii you abandon those who, in obtaining their M. de Blargnies made a lung and powerful speech against liberty, have but followed your example, and the eighteen articles of the tConference, which excited an responded to your signal? The sympathy which extraordinaiy wensa i tion in the Congress, and appears in unites us would then, indeed, be a vain word ! j co o n t j u sc d uon to with v t e ie d s e i ta ieec cb e e e d s o fr f a . m il M d .: e ar ß t rou o c f ker p e ri a n n oo d No ! Belgium reckons upon your co-operation to Leopold several persons who had previ p ousl y y expressed support the cause of the people. Threatened by their intention of supporting the articles. M. Blargnies Absolute Kings, she appeals to an heroic nation concluded in the following words :—e• Convinced by my , own ideas, and by the words of the Minister of Foreign which is not the accomplice of its Government. Affairs, that the ultimatum of the Conference is dero. To Arms, then, Frenchmen ! and for us and for gatory to the Constitution, destructive to the interests of the yourselves reflect, that if legitimacy invades Brus- country, and offensive to the national honour, I protest sets, Paris is threatened. Let not France be de- a i g d o ainst the eighteen articles of the Conference at London. ceived. If faction — kept in pay by the Holy 1831, four not i mal l i t o a n t s it o s f ho p ul o d ko b , e on ru ed u a r r by said in historyln Austria, Russia, Alliance—carries the day—if the Belgian soil end Prussia, vanquished the Colossus of the North, whilst becomes the camp of the coalesced Kings, placed four millions of Belgians, placed in the most favourable po. on your northern frontier—the insults and the don - ofprotocols 7 their Representatives deliv ered up to the Conference of history, London. — l d o not ; w that gets are for you, Frenchmen ! Long live tiro it should be t o e ne ° d n a in the Belgians, after Union of the people ! Long live liberty ! having conquered a nd expelled a King, preferred a King to (Signed) A. DE EOBAULX, their Revolution; 1 will not have it said that the Belgic Member of the National Congress. Revolution was a dream ! I protest against deliberating on --...-- these eighteen articles, convinced that a nation which has We learn from Brussels, that all is tranquil declared for freedom ought not to allow the Holy Alliance there, and there is not the least appearance of 1 to impose upon it either impotence or neutrality.' ‘‘' he the loud acclamations which followed this speech trouble. The Congress is still in Secret Corn- had subsided, M. F. de'Merode made a speech, tending to mittee, and nothing has transpired. However, a prudent adjustment of the differences between Belgium and according to the opinion of some of the most in- , Holland ; but whatever effect his speech might have pro fluential members of the assembly, we must expect ' duced upon persons who were undecided as to the course should adopt, was entirely removed by the vio to see the propositions brought by the deputation' rer h il cleY address of M. C. Brouckere against the condition of the accepted by a majority of at least 120 voices. I conference. It is impossible for us now to give even a faint The protestation of M. de Robaulx has produced ontline of the speech, but it is proper to state, that when he no effect whatever."—Journal de Paris. , had concluded, the Hall of Congress; rang with applause, and The M t h is morn i ng, t h at t oniteurannounces, ing, he ' many persons cried out —" To arms, to arms." DI. Lebeau and other Members delivered their opinions; Belgian deputation has at last left London, charged but nothing further of a striking character occurred. On the following day the discussion was continued without the ; us that independence, so unworthily ravished e lm marks of excitement and irritation which had distinguished . our nation, which would live free under the sheik ] the preceding debate i but many members spoke very deci- of . 1 its own institutions, or die upon the soil of its : ancestors ! Our public expenses augment, a n ,; m o u r ch ihe as co t n h e ey iti d o ei ns ired ef d d l i e e t c r o an n: the treasury has need of new and powerful as: , i , t. f d q u e e 4 ilieet aga i n st y, ofari d Belgium, d th ec e l a r accep t anceM the national honour. they preferred war to a compromise of i ands ; but, in order to render more supportable 0 1 .. M. Van Meenen said, it was utterly impossible for the i wei . M 'ght of the taxes which will burthen us, and o: Belgians to receive a King upon such conditions. The sitting was then adjourned to the following day. bequeathing the care of paying, at least, a part t. ) i BRUSSELS. . our descendants,who will enjoy in peace the liber- NATION AL CONG RESS. ties which we this day purchase with our blond. the national government authorised by the decree M. Lebeau eeplained his conduct during his of the Diet of the 29th January, 1831, will er e ministry, aed especially in the negotiations. lie a loan of 60 millions of florins, under this title. desires the maintenance of the constitution and the —Succo t.: n TO THE PULES; and on condition integrity of the territory to which he has sworn ; which will be published separately : that loan ive , but the constitution allows changes, which may be be a mortgage upon all the public fortune; anti made the subject of negotiations, by accepting the particularly upon all the national lands over ti:. preliminaries. whole extent of the kingdom of Poland ; the cone M. Dcicuzc spoke in favour of the acceptance of mission for redeeming tho public debt, select the preliminaries. His whole speech was inter from the two Chambers, will remain charged t. • rupted by hooting and cries, so that it was irupos- s watch the interests of the creditors. sible to hear him. This loan will present the most solid gunran. M. Van de Weyer—The Assembly cannot tole tees ; it will assure to the lenders a fixed rent, and rate such scandalous conduct. I differ in opinion offer them the perspective of great advantages, in from the Speaker,—but he ought to be at liberty will er e i nto attached by th t e o B i t a . Bank of consequence of the interest which will be granted to support his opinion with the greatest hide• I nd Ti t i l e re co p r r r e e m s correspondence %l en .h c i e ch ent be pendance. I adjure the President to cause the freedom of cur deliberation to be respected. Poland, as it has enjoined the opening. subscrie. M. Fergeur casts a significant look at M. Ito tions in the great cities of Europe, leads us to hcqe baulx, and joins in the request of M. Van. de that the richest and most accredited commercial Weyer. houses will not long delay to contribute to our re. The President addressed the galleries, and read lief—either by reason of the confidence which the the regulations (standing orders). will grant to the inviolable promises of the Full:a M. Jottrand made a speech against the prelimi- Government, or by reason of that sympathy wills:. naries, which was highly applauded. attaches all well-thinking men to our holy cat.zt, M. Devaux.—l vote in favour of the prelinti which certainly is that of universal liberty are naries. If lam interrupted by the galleries 1 civilization. shall leave off speaking, and not speak again ex- The National government accepts with hcart:.2i cept in a secret committee. The preliminaries are gratitude the noble determination, manifesteS by only bases proposed for the purpose of concluding • the inhabitants of a foreign soil to come to th, a definitive treaty. succour of our country, and it will profit from the: These bases seem to me advantageous to the offers ; but it is upon your patriotism, fellow ccun- Country. The Dutch debt is not to be a burden trymen, that it founds the greatest hopes, so much to us, we shall pay only the debts we have con- the more as the governments of which we arc tracted since our union with Holland. The tern- neighbours, endeavour to exting uish, by all kinds tonal arrangements he thought might be made in of means, that sympathy whic unites es at t‘si a satisfactory manner. Luxemburg will remain in moment to all the nations of the civilized world. statu quo, and the Prince we have chosen will Which of you, worthy children of the Ja negociate concerning it. We shall have Liemberg g,ellons,—would not with joy see his name -in in exchange for those detached portions of territory which Holland wants. Venice) has never made sari bed in the actives of the Senate, and transmitted to the gratitude of generatin , ,, part of Belgium, and while people lament the fate to come ? Which of you would not delight t, of the citizens of Venloo if restored to Holland, they wholly forget the certain ruin of the unhappy think that his children should one day say, w that patriotic pride which becomes so well . Poli ith city of Antwerp if war should recommence. Sa- sh orifices are talked of, but it world be well to in- hearts : `• The income which we enjoy this day way quire if any are asked of us. established in those times, for ever meinurable when the whole of Poland fought for her mg:me lt la terrain that Dutch Flanders; does not be r long to us ; and can we require the Conference to ration, and the capitals which founded these rent give us what belongs to the Kin of Holland ? served to support and augment the national force, We must be just to him as well as to every body in the sacred struggle engaged in to recover us: istenc. else. M. Beyts is mistaken in saying that the ex left bank of the Scheldt was ceded to us in 1795 ; Let u e s offer to the country that which we car, I say it was ceded to France, and when lend the greater part of our capitals ; the indepen- France recovered its rights in 1814 , the deuce of Poland will be our recompence. An.'. if left bank of the Scheidt certainly returned to Hol- even some narrow ideas of interests should ally land.' Suppose that England and Scotland desired themselves, in spite of us, to these ideas, so grand to separate, undoubtedly the line of demarcation and so elevated, let us repulse them by thinking between them would be that which existed before that these rents, strictly paid, will not dimi their union. This is precisely what is now pro- nish our well-being. Let us make all efforts. posed to you. But Belgium remains over and in order that all the obligations created for above all the territories which did not the payment of our holy debt shall be belongcome the exclusive property of our fellow to Holland, but to other powers citizens ; and let us not permit, if we car. before the union of the two countries. What I heard in London, proves to me that we ought to help it, that foreigners in coming to the succour of embrace the present opportunity. yes, ideas of our Treasury, should diminish the glory that we partition have been entertained in some very pow- should acquire ; if alone, and without exterior con erful quarters. Hainaut, Brabant, and Namur, currence, we should arrive, at the price of os; would be allotted to France ; Maestricht, Liege, blood and of our estates, to save the civilization and the liberty of that Eurnpe, which trembled b.:fore and Luxemburg, to Prussia; Ghent and Antwerp the force of a Monarch whom wehave fought. to Holland. Warsaw, June 14,1831. The hour being late, the President closed the (Signed) P. A. CZ Elt TOME T. Sitting. The Councillor of State, Sec. Lien. of the Gonernment. SITTING OF JULY 4.—M. de Robiano, M. (Signed) A. I'LICHTA. Alex. Rodenbach, M. Juen, and M. Fallen, spoke against the preliminaries. Messrs. Nothomb, De Gerlache, Count D'Aerschot, and several other members, spoke in favour of the preliminaries, as on the whole favourable, and as the only means of preventing, either the partition of Belgium, its union with France, or the resto ration of the Orange family. M. V. Meenen made a very long speech against: the assembly broke up at half-past four, and ad journed till to-morrow the sth. P. S. From the Journal de la Belgique.—To day, Tuesday, July 5, M. Lebeau delivered a very remarkable speech, which engaged the atten tion of the Congress from 12 o'clock till 2, and made a very deep impression on the assembly.— The debate then proceeded. Yesterday (the 4th) there were numerous assem blages at Louvain, crying out for " War," " Death to the traitors," " The Regent for ever," &c. M. Adolphus Roussel addressed the mob : he hoped the Congress would again reject their dis honourable proposals, said he was going to Brus sels, to exhort the Regent and the Congress to reject them, and turn out the Ministers; " and," added he, " if, contrary to my expectations, their ignominious terms should be accepted by our repre sentatives, I have taken an oath to put myself at your head to make the constitution which we have sworn to respected, and to oppose by force the massacre of our brethren of Luxemburg, Limburg, and the left bank of the Scheldt. This energetic and significant address appeased the multitude, which . ; dispersed quietly.—Brussels Papers, July 6. Tho Flanders mail brings no latter news from Poland. Pontiac'', JUNE 30.—Travellers coming from Germany confirm the news, that artillery and am munition from Creutznach are expected at Cob lentz. At Sarrelouis there is a general report of the march of two corps of the Prussian army, which are going from the banks of the Rhine and from Aix-la-Chapelle towards the frontiers of Belgium. It is also said that a division of cavalry is on its march from Posen to Treves. POLAND. WARSAW, Jura 21. • PROCLAMATION OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT. Fellow-countrymen I—The struggle in which we are engaged, and which we support with so much glory, for the maintenance of our rights, has not arrived at its termination. The country demands of us still more of a sacrifice, before our hopes are realised, and we shall obtain the recompense of our political faith—of that faith through which we are persuaded GOD will put an end to years of suffering and persecution; and he will restore to sin' Be ENGLAND AND POLAND.—The silence of IL speech from the Crown of England upon Poland-- the absolute absence of all discussion in Parliament upon a revolution and a war so important —ha‘. , given rise to conjectures of all kinds. It is said saloons well informed, that the Cabinet and tl:: English opposition have agreed not to distill!), by public disNission, the important negociations en tered into, not only with the legitimate govern ment of Russia, but with free Poland. They consider the independence as a fact accomplished: an English agent will be immediately accredited at Warsaw. As is always the case in England, that act will be accompanied by a loan contracted at Lon don ; there the English Government finds itself interested for British subjects in the independance and constitution of the new state. It will then be with Poland as with the Republics of • North America ; Great Britain will oppose itself to the re-establishment of the ancient system, because it would be prejudicial to its interests. The way in which that touches Poland appears to us the only good—the only dignity of a great people; for nego tiations with Russia cannot be carried but upon the text of the Congress of Vienna, and in truth it would be pitiable to confine thus the noble future of Poland. It is then necessary, that the pure and simple recognizance of Poland should be legitimate and just. Otherwise a thousand questions will be raised—their solution is complex—difficult—the first of all is the fixing of the frontiers ; what epoch will be taken to determine them ? What basis will be taken ? Is it the Grand Dachy of Warsaw ?-- That would be a true derision when all Poland e raised. There is, then, but one character possible , and suitable for France to take ; it is to follow the example of England, if she gives se much ; to recognise, first, Polish indepen dence—proclaim the life of the government (!, facto—admit it into the Grand Family.-- Hence will result for the various cabinets dip'''• rustic consequences. Poland once admitted as 3 nation, Governments will take the following measures t—lst. Furnish succours, either by loans of money, or by sending arms. 2d. Subscribe to some treaty of alliance offensive and defensive with Poland. 3d. Propose themselves as arbiters and intermediators —no more between revolted Poland and the legitimate Government of Russia-- but between the Polish nation and the Russian nation at war with her. Then there may be a pre bable solution. Until then, all negociation is use less, and will turn against its object. The EngliA, , journals announce that the French fleet sail 6 • from Toulon, will arrive at Spithead, to unite the fleet of Admiral Codrington ; and that the two fleets combined will then go to the Baltic. If till' news be confirmed, intervention is no longer doubt. ful ; since it will be well understood, and not re' Cl P ti I si l 'i l , ~ •‘: • . : j . , ~ • •,' -. . It-