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FRENCH PAPERS Y h 1.1;.) 'f [From the Massager des Chambray of Thursday.] PARIS, J U NE I.—Many of the nnreflecting part if the community foolishly cry out about war Le m een Belgium and France, on account of the con tents of bird Ponsonby's communication relative to the limits of Belgium, more especially as that corn .nmication promisee the new State the junction of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, in spite of the Ring of Holland's determination to maintain his ,eo'session of that country, which he deems a right- U. appanage of his family. It is also required of King William to make ether sacrifices which may not merely affect his )win house, but even Holland as a state. Lemberg is demanded and the Dutch province of Zealand, called Pays de Cadsand, situated upon the left bank of the Scheldt. It is asked—is this just? should those territories form a part of the Austrian Pays Bas, which are now Belgian ? They did not form a part of it in 1792, at the commencement a tiie war of the revolution ; Belgium, as we now consider it, was united to France after having been conquered from Austria ; Maestricht and the left bank were not comprehended in the first union. It was not until after the war with Holland that throe territories were united to France, by the frcaty of the 27th Floreal, in the y, ar 3. Hol land can, then, claim them as belonging to her by ‘aerior possession previous to its actual connection with Belgium. One of the most enlightened' . Members of the B. igian CoCong ress , M. Nothomb, agreed, in the last sitting, that the right of Holland to the left hank of the Scheldt was incontestible ; and that else u here, this country not having taken any part in .he Belgian revolution, nor having sent any Depu ties to the Congress, there were no grounds for claiming it, either by right of ancient possession, or by political or conventional agreement. The Belgian State, without Maestricht and the left bank of the Scheldt, flanks Holland on two sides. But if these two frontiers are given to Belgium, they are taken away from Holland ; one of these States is exposed for the security of the other ; and Holland, looking to priority of date, would have more cause to complain of injustice than Belgium. It appears, then, to be just, that these territories should be left in the hands of the most ancient possessor ; and this is simply what the letter of Lord Ponsonby goes to establish. The left bank of the Scheldt ttould not other wise be sufficient to procure the complete security of the provinces of Antwerp and Ghent and the free navigation of that river to the Belgians; they ould still require Flushing and the Isle of Wal cheren, for the very keys of the Scheldt are at Flushing. It would be then to despoil Holland for the convenience of the new Belgian State, which, without Maesiricht and its left bank, would be, at least, in point of population and defensive resources, as powerful as Holland. It was the possession of Luxemburg which af fected in a most essential and fundamental man ner the limitation of Belgium; this possession being henceforward guaranteed by authority, it cannot be seen how the honour of Belgium can be now interested in making a war for that which is to be granted ; and it could scarcely be wise in them to compromise their national existence by seeking for other territories, by risking the chances of a war in which justice would not be on their side, and which would be acting in violation of treaties now regarded as the law of nations, as Lord Ponsonby has well said, whose letter breathes forth the most cordial and sincere sympathy for the cause of Belgian independence. The cry of war uttered on this occasion by some excited individuals, in a hasty moment of self-love, will soon be calmed, we hope, by an impartial ex amination of the question. They will discover that by the yielding of Luxembourg, the Belgian State will be definitively constituted ; but if disordered passions precipitate the country into the hazardous pursuit of conquest, in opposition to the councils of France and England, and the genuine interests of Belgium, we are satisfied that the good sense of the citizens will resist the ill-advised project, and that the principle of continued peacein Europe will pre vail in Belgium over the clamours of party. The Augsburgh Gazette gives the following ex tract of a letter from Bologna, dated May 19 : " The Austrian garrison of Ancona are preparing to retire, in order to admit the troops of the Pope, and ours also will take its departure as soon as it is supposed it may be withdrawn with safety. Swit rerland objects to the army of the Holy See being recruited from the Cantons. It is asserted that his Holiness is endeavouring to induce the Irish to en list in his service. Until this be accomplished, the Austrians are forced to remain, for fear a new com motion should break out. The public mind is still greatly unsettled, and one agitator would easily create fresh troubles." Letters from Lucerne state, that on the 17th ult. M. de Severine, the Russian Minister, delivered to the President of the Canton Direction, M. A unhyn, a note in answer to the Swiss declara tion of neutrality, which is in the same sense and fifth it as the answer of Austria. It appears that both these Cabinets would have preferred that Switzerland should have suffered her neutrality to remain dormant, rather than have asserted it. A circular from the Canton Direction of Swit zerland declares that France renounces the Article of the Convention which stipulates for the mutual expulsion of criminals between the two States.— Another circular from the Count de St. Aignan, French Ambassador to the Swiss Diet, gives no tice that all persons passing through France, with the intention of emigrating to America, must be furnished with passports, and sufficient pecuniary means to support them. The King of Sweden will visit Norway in the course of the present month. This excursion will occupy about six weeks. A letter from Saint Pierre (Martinique), dated April 15, gives a deplorable account of the stagna tion cf commerce in that colony. It says, " Pro visions are at an enormous price. Although we have had a supply of two thousond barrels of Ame rican flour, yet we shall soon be in want of it again, unless we receive supplies from France. The Envoy from the Dey of Tunis to the King of the French has arrived at Paris. His name is Sidy Benajet, and he belongs to one of the first fa milies in that Regency. Sidy Benajet is Cover --General of Gerbi, and is respected in the coun -iis integrity. The Dey himself it sin ttached to him. He is about fifty years of of a handsome personal appearance; he ral sons, who are Governors of different LONDON. SATURDAY, JUNE 4. We learn, this day, that the French squadron, cruizing off Lisbon Bar, has commenced hostilities against DON MIGUEL, and already made reprisals to the extent of three or four Portuguese vessels. The English Consul, who visited the squadron, obtained this information, and transmitted it to this Country. Such a decisive step cannot fail to bring MIGUEL to a proper sense of his relative duties. The blockade of the Tagus, if continued, he must perceive, might occasion a Revolution in Lisbon. Under the head of our Foreign Intelligence, will be found an account of partial disturbances in Italy and Switzerland, extracted from the Allgemeine Zeitung of the 28th of May, received this day. The recent arbitrary measures of Austria, it is evi dent, have not had the proposed effect; and in the excited state of the people's minds—particularly in Italy--it only wants a well organized plan, and an enterprising leader, to shake off the despotic yoke of their oppressors. The story of the Pope being about to take ten thousand Irish into his pay, will doubtless create a sensation in our sister isle. At length the French Ministry have ventured to dissolve the Chambers; and the people of France are now more competent than the people of Eng land lately were, to return men who represent their genuine opinions. Public feeling, and the majori ties in the late Chambers, have been described as being at variance, and this will be ascertained within two months. The French are no strangers to the example which we have set them; and we expect them to do their duty, just as we have done. The artifice of the King's tour among the electors, being seen through, can have little effect. The electors may be more loyal by returning honest men than mere tools of the Government ; for, we believe, that the fault of Louts Pu ILIP P E is not want of honesty. The public are anxious to believe every report favourable to the Poles, and hence the rapid spread of reports within the last two days. We have used all diligence to trace them to some authentic source, but without success. There are Poles in London ; but from apathy, or ignorance of our language, they seldom communicate with our papers. One report describes a general defeat of Diebitsch, with the loss of 12,000 killed and wounded, and it men tions the number of prisoners approaching Warsaw. Another describes the destruction of the Guards of PA it Lux, and states that two regiments were cut to pieces. But accounts from Warsaw place the armies thus :—lf London were Warsaw, the home defence may be considered as at Barnet and St. Albans; DIEBITSCH may be considered as at Royston and Baldock ; the Russian Guards at Stamford; and SK RTZNEci I at Leicester and Up pingbam. DIEBITSCH may then have been re pulsed with loss at Barnet, or the Guards be routed at Stamford: but it seems unlikely that SKRTZ- N ECK! and Di EBITSCII have come into contact, unless each advanced suddenly against the other.— Monday will clear up all doubts ; but in the mean time, as good maps of Poland are not in many hands, we hope we shall be excused for giving the preceding familiar illustration. The noble Fleet ordered to assemble at Spit head, under the command of Vice-Admiral Sir EDWARD CODRINOTOTI will, we hear, consist of sixteen sail, viz.—two three-deckers, six two-deck ers, and the remainder frigates and sloops. Their departure will take place about the 18th of June ; and it is understood at Portsmouth that they will not return till October or November. This Fleet has been said to be prepared for a summer's cruise, for the exercise of the officers and men, and little speculation has hitherto been employed upon it. In truth we have foreborne, because newspaper observa tion often marts the retentions of governments. But las the fleet is now assembled, and quite ready for sea, we cannot help indulging a belief that it is des tined for the Baltic, and is deemed the most per suasive kind of negociator for an autocrat of Russia. We observe, that to join, many of the ships came up from Plymouth, and we may therefore presume that the destination of the whole is eastward, and we earnestly hope, is the Baltic. Government wisely keep their object secret ; but it cannot well be supposed, that such an expense would be in curred for mere parade; and we have every reason to know, that our mediation in favour of Poland was not met in a way which accords with the power and dignity of the British Government. It would be the first worthy employment of a British force since the relief of La Rochelle ; and we are persuaded that no measure would more delight the country, while it would render the !Euro and his Ministers more popular, if possible, than they now are. Many months since we mentioned the prac ticability of occupying Hoogland or Cronstadt, until the Russian troops shall hare evacuated Poland ; and, in fact, some naval position like Hoogland, in the Gulf of Finland, seems to be as essential to British interests in the Baltic, as Malta in the Mediterranean. We could then controul the coasts of the despots who parti tioned Poland, and have that weight in the Baltic which is necessary to assure the balance of power in the north. The measure will be complete if a French army were to co-operate through Saxony ; but we have no confidence in the multiplied equivo cations of the present French government. The Poles seem likely, however, to render any inter ference, of secondary importance, except with a view to put an end to the effusion of blood ; and an at tempt of ours to establish a naval station in the Gulf of Finland, would be far more annoying to the court of Russia, than any concession we might de mand in regard to Poland. We this day present an account of the trials at Limerick, and the whole appears to be a mountain in labour. Not one of the witnesses suggests why the people dug up the land ; and yet this is the first question which all the world will ask —for on the answer will depend the turpitude of the act before Goa and man. One of the police took it on himself to say, that digging land injures it, as though the fellow had never seen a gardener dig ging. What the legal penalty under some CAs- TLEaEAOtt Act is, we know not; but in ell other jurisprudence it would be deemed a trespass, sub ject to special damages. The tumult is another question—but we again ask the cause ? In the history of man, did we ever hear of a tumult with out a cause ? Why is the cause kept back, for this cause is exactly what all the world want to know—since upon its sufficiency depends the de gree of turpitude, for we admit there is turpitude in wilful trespass, and in disposing of a man's land in a different way to that which he prefers. But may there not also be turpitude in his wilful pre ference ? What if the people are starving, and he will not allow it to be cultivated? What if the country want from an acre fifty pounds of potatoes per day, and he chooses to grow but half a pound of mutton or beef per day? It is true, the people are not justified, in law, in making the changes ; but in GOD'S name— in the name of truth and jus tice—ought not the law itself correct such evils ? In spite of all the trials on these subjects, and all the flowery orations in and oat of Parliament, we never heard or saw the cause of Irish discontent and tumult stated, till we lately read the short letter of Mr. LAWLESS, and he explains it rather by accident than by design ! It appears. in truth, that the potatoe spots of the people are engrossed by large farmers, and laid down in grass, for feeding cattle instead of men ; and then, when this is done, human nature re-digs the said land, or an equivalent. What, then, do we want of cri minal commissions, or hanging, or transporting, to set such wrongs right? Yet, has any Irish Member ever sought the plain remedy—has any one even ever stated the wrong, and the necessity for a remedy ? We learn by these trials, too, another feature of Irish law—that a man may be in danger of being hanged for words exciting to such a tumultuous trespass. Let us hope, how ever, that this will not be the case under our pre fent LIERRAL ADMINISTRATION. We have thought it our duty to insert in this day's Paper, an extract of a letter addressed to the Editor of the Times, with that Gentleman's re marks, on the recent flagitious affair of seduction near Dundalk, in Ireland, a detail of which we gave some days ago. We cordially join in the opinion expressed in the extract to which we allude, that such a character as the seducer in this instance, cannot be considered a credit to any Army ; and in calling upon those who have the authority, to strip such an individual of any claim to a profession, to which the possession of generous sentiments has generally been deemed essential, we do but give words to the emotions of every human being who has perused the disgusting narrative. These are times when the aristocracy should be scrupulously pure ; and we feel confident, the general sentiments of a class of society, so in fluontial,will assist in giving efficacy to these views. ROYAL riCIIANGE, ONE O'CLOCK. Consols, which left off yesterday at 84i, opened at 841, went up to 841, and at present they are 843. TWO O'CLOCK. The fluctuation in Consols during the morning has been from 841 to 841 for the Account. At present they are 841 f. In the Foreign market little or nothing doing. The French three per cents. are brought, by a pri vate express, at 67 fa. 30 cents. THREE O'CLOCK. STOCK Excnswoz.—Bank Stock, 10.11. Three per Cent. [led. E. 3 11. Three trr Ct. Cun.cols, shut. Three and a Half pet (t. ISIS, 911. Three and a Half per Cr. Ited. 911. Three and a Half per Cent. New, shut. Four per Cent. ince, shut. Long Annuities, Jan. 1860 17 1.16. India Stock, shut. India &eds. 5 3 pr.-m. 11000 Exchequer Hills, 16;18; £5OO ditto, 17 1816; £lOO and £2OO ditto, 17 19 17. Cm... foe Account, 8411 11. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. RECEIVED THIS DAY. BOLOOItA, MAT 19.—Letters from Ancona say, that the garrison of that place is preparing to leave it. Papal troops will take its place. The Austrian garrison of our city is ikewise to leavens as soon as it can be done, without giving room to apprehend bad consequences. Switserland has re fused to allow recruiting for the Papal service, in the Can. tons, and some persons pretend that his Holiness intends to take 10,000 Irish into his pay I But till he does this, the German troops must remain, if the fermentation is not to break out again. People's minds ate still much excited; and it would be easy for some hot-headed, inconsiderate persons, to inflame them anew. It might be thought in some foreign countries, that the Italian, after the lesson which he has received, would become more prudent ; but those who have the opportunity of having been on the spot, are astonished at his credulity, at his simplicity, ad childish conduct, in the most serious things; at the Modem by which he suffers himself to be led away—in a l ux* at the inexperience of this veteran of civilization. Last week a political petit maitre at Massa Lombards (a little town near Lugo) all at once took it into his head to display the M. coloured cockade again. The garrison, consisting of seven carabirwers, happened to be absent. It was therefore easy for him to harangue in a coffee-house; to find hearers and partisans; and in the twinkling of an eye the revolu. don was effected. The gates were closed, and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed, as if there were no thing to apprehend. In the evening, the town was illumi nated; and the seven carabineets appeared outside of the walls, like seven evil genii. However, as they could not get into the town, they withdrew; but returned next morn ing with a company of Germans, who soon put an end to the farce, and established the authority of the Pope, among these thoughtless children. SCIATYNAUSZX, SO.—The foolish and Inconel. dente attempt of the possums against the city, has not only failed in its object, but it may be reasonably assumed, that all the points that might afford 'ground for just complaints, will be settled by the Commissioners of the Diet. They have already collected all the requisite information, as well in the city as in those pelts of the country where the greatest agitation has prevailed; and with respect to the latter, have obtained the most satisfactory assurances, from the magistrates, to whom those scenes are said to have been very disagreeable, and who now, as usual on such occasions, not only ask indulgence for the in& viduals who were compelled, by violence to take part in their proceedings, but also require the punishment of the guilty : they, however, repeat, the request, that, in ibe new Constitution, due regard may be had to the equitable determination of the share of the city in the represents. don. The Commissioners of the Diet have issued a my sensible proclamation to the country people ; and the generally entertained opinion now is, that no invent. gation or punishment shall take place, on account of the disturbances, that have taken place, and that without any declaration of amnesty, every thing shall be bulled in oblivion.—The city of tichaffhaysen will lay down its amts, as soon as it is secure against similar attacks; and it will undertake no military expeditions into the country, which naturally keep animosities alive ; and it is to be expected that the country people will lay aside for the future all such riotous proceedings against the city. Whether the Council of the Constitution may not admit some prudent modifications into the proposed Constitution, or will insist on its being either accepted or rejected. is another question which remains to be dreided.—.4ll9maslse &Mass, Nay 28. From the Messager des Chelan% PARIS, Jena 1. Many of the unrefiteting part of the community foolishly cry out about war between Belgium and France, on account of the contents of Lord Ponseoby's communication relative to the limits of Belgium, MOW especially as that communi cation promises the new state the junction of the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, in spite of the King of Holland's de. termination to maintain possession of that country, which he deems a rightful appanage of his family. It is also required of King William to make other sacrifices which may not merely affect his own house, but even Ho!. land sea state. Limburg is demanded, and the Dutch pro. vim of Zealand, called Pays de Cadsend, situated upon ' the left bank of the Scheldt. It is asked is this just should those territories form a part of the Austrian Pays Bas which are now Belgian P They did not form a pert of it in 1792, at the commencement of the war of the Revolution ; Peigium, as we tow consider it, was united to France, at. ter having been conquered from Austria; Mustridst sad the left bank minuet comprehended in the ant union. ' It was not until after the war with Holland that tissue territories were united to France, by the treaty of the 27th Noma, in the year S. Holland can then claim them as be ' longing to her by anterior possession, previous to its Weal 1 connexion with Belgium. One of the most enlightened Members of the Belgian Congress, AL Nathan* agreed, in the last sitthsg, that the right of Balboa to the left bank of the Scheldt was h im. cestiale ; and that elsewhere, this country, not hating taken any part in the Belgian revolution, nor having sent any de. path to t h e cougrees, there were no grounds for claiming it, either by right of ancient possession, or by political or conventional agreement , The Belgian State, without Maestricht and the kft bank of t h e Scheidt, flanks Holland on two sides. But if these two frontless are given to Belgium, they are taken away from Holland; one of these states is exposed for the secu rity of the other; and Holland, looking to priority of date, would have more cause to complain of injustice than Bel. I glum. I t appears, then, to be just, that these territories should be left in the hands of the most ancient possessor ; and this is simply what the letter of Lord Ponsonby goes to establish. The left bank of the Scheldt would not otherwise be suf. &Lent to ptecure the complete security of the plainer* of Antwerp and Ghent, and the free navigation of that rivet to the Belgians; they would still require Flushing and the Isle of Welchem, for the very keys of the Scheldt ars at Flush. ing. It would be then to despoil Holland for the eonve, nience of the new Belgian State, which, without Slaesuidtt and its left bank, would be at least, in point of population and defensive resources, u powerful akliolland. It was the possession of Luxemburg which affected in a most essential sad fundamental manta the limitation of Belgium ; this possession being henceforward guaranteed by authority, it cannot be seen how the honour of ILleium eau be now interested in making a war for that wh:c% is to be granted; and it could scarcely be wise in them to compro. Wu their national existence by seeking fur other territories . by risking the chances of a war in which justice would rot be on their side, and which would be acting in violation of treaties now regarded u the law of nations, u Lord Pon, sonby has well said, whose letter breathes forth the most cos. dial and sincere sympathy for the cause of Belgiafl inde pendence. The cry of war uttered on this occasion by some exalted individuals, in a hasty moment of self love, will soon be calmed, we hope, by an impartial examination of the question. They will discover that by the yielding of Luxemburg, the Belgian State will be definitively constitut. ed; but if disordered passions precipitate the country Into the hazardous pursuit of conquest, in opposition to the councils of France and Englatd, and the genuine late:wets of Belgium, we are satisfied that the rod sense of citizens will resist the Ill.advlsed project ; and that the principle of con. tinned peace in Europe will prevail in Belgium over the clamours of party. ii t titi l 1 ji I 1.4 1 4 'I I i ( " .t 1 I ~ 1 : r) t nor-Gener try for hi cerely atta age, and has sever places, and who, like their father, are esteemed by the public. He has brought with him one of his, grandsons. Government is engaged in devising precautionary measures against the introduction of the cholera morbus through vessels arriving from the Baltic, and orders will be ;staled to prevent the immediate communication between persons arriving from the infected countries with the inhabitants at the ports at which they may land. The first measure will, it is said, he taken at Dieppe and Havre. M. Victoria Fabre, formerly editor of the Tri bune, and one of those who signed the protest in July, died on Monday. Yesterday M. Leon Pillet, responsible editor of the Journal de Paris, appeared before the Court of Assizes for a libel against the Procureur general, M. Persil, in his official capacity. M. Per: it did not appear in person, and abandoned his claim for personal 'damages. M. Leon Pillet offered his own defence. The Jury pronounced his acquittal, and condemned M. Persil personally in costs. We take the following from the Patriote de l'Ouest :—" According to a calculation, which we have every reason to believe correct, the number of men who have joined the standard of revolt in the departments of Deux-Sevres, Maine et Loire, Mor bihan, La Vendte, Finisterre, and Loire Inferieure, is not less than 5,000. A nobleman, who resides in the neighbourhood of Bressuire, has, within the last four mouths, borrowed upwards of 100,000 francs, which, with good reason, is supposed to be employed in supporting the rebels. According to a letter from Poictiers, of the 26th ult. it appears that a strong band of malcontents having fallen up on a regiment that was about to enter the town of La Fleche, a dreadful contest ensued, in which many fell on both sides. The advantage. however, was on the side of the troops, and the assailants were driven back, and took refuge in a neighbour ing chateau, where they were again attacked, and put to the sword to a man, but not without the loss of many brave soldiers." The wharf St. Nicholas, opposite the Louvre, presents at this moment a most curious scene. Several families from Wirtemberg and other coun tries beyond the Rhine are daily arriving, to await the departure of the steam-boat for Havre, from whence they will embark for America. These emigrants are, for the most part, farmers in easy circumstances, who have sold their property, and are going abroad to settle. Many of these families have from 15 to 20 children, who, with the men and women, retain their national costume. They sleep under a species of tents, ranged under the walls of the quay, surrounded by covered wag gons, in which they have stored their goods. The women cook and wash their clothes as if they were at home, though surrounded by crowds of the cu rious, amongst whom may be observed many artists making sketches of the interesting groups. _ _ FIINCH FUNDS, JUNE I.—Five per Cents. 91f 9lf 10e 20c 30c Irk 40c 50c 40c 35e Ulf 40e 10e ; Pour per Cents. 76f; Three per Cents. 65f 40e 45c 50c 70c 75c 70c 65e 70e 80c 65e 85c 90e 66f 65f 90e 75c 66f 65f 85e; Bank Actions, 1605 f; Rente de Naples, 73f 50c 60c 55e 60c 73f 75e; Rente d'Espagne, 131 1 ; Royal Fpanish Loan, 674 ;68 671 1 ; Rente Perpetuelle d'Eapagne, 54 531 54 541 1. Exchange on London, one month, paper, 25f 15e; money, 25f 15c; three months, paper, 25f; mo ney, 25L—Cours Aulkentigue. THE EVENING STAR. MAJOR DUNDAS AND LORD DORCHESTER. Letter is the Timm. The letter in your paper of yesterday, signed "A Father,' on the conduct of Major Dundee, Is surely not all which is o appear in your columns on the dreadful violation of family safety, truth, and decency, of which that person has been convicted. It eacnot be that you, who affect to be the de. nouncer of wrong in every form, sad who, on some occa sions, manfully do your duty as an influertial public jour nalist, can look passively on this most wicked inroad on the peace and security of families; for, whatever blame may attach—and much does attach—to the unreflecting girl who became the victim of this man, his conduct was so heartless, so false, so deliberately base, that if you do not exercise the influence of your journal in rousing those who possess the authority, to expel such a being from the service of his Ma. jesty, you will fail in one of the most actions duties you owe to witty, and forfeit the respect of every one who is June 3. A MOTHER. We insert a letter, signed " A Mother," in this day's journal, on the conduct of Major Donde. in Ireland, towards that unhappy girl, whom, with her sister, it is painful to us to name. We did mean to have said nothing on the subject, out of respect to the friends of the more weak offend ing party ; for, unfortunately, there was blame on all sides. Lord Dorchester was a boy, and appears to have been seized with compunction in the progress of his misconduct, and before its completion. We still hope, therefore, that he will live to do honour to his elevated rank,—in which case, every thing in this transaction will be forgotten ; and we are much mistaken if times are not approaching in which a fair name will weigh as much as an empty title. The con duct of his more hardened companion, whose age approached probably to 40, is without excuse, —his infamous falsehoods to a foolish but yet a confiding girl,—his abandoned dissoluteness,—his callous efforts to retain possession of the victim when present desire was palled, render him an unfit person for Christian society, and if so, an unfit person to hold his Majesty's commission with the certainty of promotion. In the capture of a town by assault for example, how could such a man restrain the fury of the common soldier ? Would he not rather encourage his passions and partici pate in his crimes ? We hope, with our cot respond ent " The Mother," to see him dismissed from the service. We suppose an authentic copy of the trial has been fora arded to the Horse Guards. Times. M. SURLET DE CHOKIER.—The Belgic Regent is 'bout sixty years of age, and is said in many respects to resemble Mr. Coke, of Norfolk, as well in his long attachment to liberty as in his agricul tural pursuits. M. de Chokier is very popular throughout Belgium, and his firm refusal to hold office, but temporarily, places him among that list of true patriots who forget all private considerations for their- country's good. He will rank as the ' Washington of Belgium. Pagauini has consented to perform at the concert to be given at the King's Theatre, on the 24th, in aid of the fund for the relief of decayed musicians. This has given much satisfaction to the members of the profession generally, and is a peculiarly proper concession, on his part, in behalf of one of the meet useful charities of the metropolis. THE GREEK KALENDS.—Lord Londonderry , who is something of a literary character, has die • covered the period pointed out by the Greek Ka* lends, hitherto supposed to be unapproachable; for we find it stated in the papers, that when asked at what time ho intended to have his windows — those demolished at Holdernesse-House the night of their non-illumination—repaired, he answered , " Not until the defeat of the reform bill." We are right, then, in fixing these repairs at the Greek Kalends, and recommend patience to the 6 01 4 gluier. The Zoological Society held their monthly meet ing yesterday, at their rooms in Bruton-street. Joseph Sabine, Eq. in th e Ch o i r . Thirty-three new members were ballotted for, and it was ae" Tuneeti that forty-two additional names stood for the next meeting. The fi nanc ial ac counts serf read, and they were most satisfactory. During the month of May thirty-five thousand eight hundred and seven persons had been admitted to the dens, and nearly fifteen hundred pound' " ell! " for their admission. I