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the granting of license,' to thou who could show v hall some character to lose, and that the house which th y applied to have licensed was necessary for the con. venience and accornmodatign of the public. We would have both beer-shops and the ordinary public-houses put under the 'tame restraints, both as to unseasonable hours and gambling. It was because the Beer Bill proposed to allow an unlimited it amber of houses for the consumption of an inebriating be verage to be opened, without any of the salutary and needful restraints to c arch the ordinary public-houses were liable, tti.4 we originatiy denounced the measure as one fraught with e:: convt quencea to public order and morals. The sup .,,,rtors of the measure, who are now endeavouring to neutralize their own work by severe restrictions, and by novel penal ties. admit that they are only enlightened by events which h-rs foresaw. We have stated over and over again that an increase of drunkenness, licentiousness, and crime, arose from the Government having lowered the price of e.in If gin-shops are to he discouraged, let it be raised c:ain by an additional duty, and let the poor man be enabled to brew cheap and good beer at home, by a repeal of the malt tax. Thus will consumption of gin he really discouraged. POST.—The declaration of Mr. Hunt, that the opi nion of the country has undergone a considerable change with respect to the merits of the reform bill, and that this measure hat become the object of indifference, if not of hostility, among the lower orders of society, produced a great manifestation of wrath, and drew forth manifold contradictions from its pledged supporters. We would back the Member for Preston against the whole of those who, with so much shew of indignatior, hastened to con tradict him, even if the comparative opportunities of the two parties to form a judgment as to the fact were lees de cidedly in his favour; and this not front any higher opinion of his veracity than of theirs; for in point of veracity, or of any other of the qualities which constitute personal respects bulky, we mord them all as pretty much upon a level, but because his statement is more probable than that of the persona who contradict him, because it corresponds better with other notorious and undeniable facts, and brcauaa he is under less temptation than they, so far as this subject is concerned, to utter what he knows to 'be untrue. It w.-uld be saying but little for the personal respectability of the Member for Preston to claim for him en unequivocal superiority in this respect over any one of the mob delegates in the House of Commons, who are degraded before men, by the hypocrisy of pretending to deliberate, when they know that their votes are pledged, when they 'crow that they have descended to barter their honour and their consciene a for a seat in Parliament. This claim of superiority, however, we forbear to urge, and arc content that the relative credibility of the two parties should be de termined upon lens personal grounds. IkeP F. Et A L PA It L AAI ENT. DOUSE OF LORDS, Ave. 31. TILE DUCHESS OF KENT'S ANNUITY BILL. The Duchess of Kent's Annuity Bill was read a third time. In eons:pence of the inability of the judges to e•tentl the house, the bill could not be carried to the Cont. Those learned functionaries will not be in attendance to-marrow. • t • t . , SHIPOWNESS . PETITION. Lord ELLEN BOROUGH said he understood the noble secretary for the colonies would not be able to attend the house before Friday, and therefore he should dJer the pre sentation of the petition of the ship-owners until Friday. On the motion of the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, tl:e house went into committee projortna, on the pluralities in ecclesiastical livings bill, which was ordered to be printed. Thtir lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Sir R. INGLIS presented a petition from seven hundred Proterants of Ireland, against a grant to support May nooth College. O'Ct /111 NELL sa'd if the Catholics were not taxed for the support of the Protestant Church, they would not vsk a grant for M.tynooth. They would most gladly make that bare:tin. Mr. HUME regretted to see such illiberality on the part of men calling themselves Christians. Mr. 11. tilt ITTA N said the petition was a tissue . of ig roraore, falscheod arrogance, anti bigotry. He knew the characters of many of thosewho signed it; some of them had ken tries) for their lives, and many had been in gaol on goo.: Cau-e. He would say. in the words of Lord Chatham, that his Majesty's subjects are one people, whoever sought to divide them was the author of tion. (Hear.) Sir R. INGLIS said the petition was sent to him by a person with whooLhe had no acquaintance, and he could not be held answerable for the characters of those by whom it was signctl, none of whom he knew. Mr. BLACKNEY presented a petition from the county of Carlow, for disarming the yeomen of Ireland, particularly those in the neighbourhood of Newtownbarry. Mr. O'CONNELL said the people of Ireland had no security against the yeomanly, while arms were left in their hands. Alr. MAXWELL said, he bad inquired into the state ment that a woman at Newtownbarry, great with child, had ben shot by the yeomen atAl found it was not true. Mr. LA MBERT read a letter from Mr. Harvey, a Pro testant gentleman of large fortune and high character in the county of Wexford, confirming the fact of a woman having been shot by a policeman through the womb, and the child protruding through the wound. The bon. gentleman ap. peered to be deeply affected, and evidently shad tears. Mr. 11. GIIAT CAN said, the people were in such a state of apprehension from the yeomanry of Ireland, that if Go vtrnment would not protect them, they must protect them szl% es _ _ Mr. ULT3IE asked were the complaints of Ireland ever to Le redressed ? It would be impossible to carry on the busi teas of the country in that house till justice was done to Ire. land. The people of Ireland would not be content, and ought tllt to be content, while they were put to death by armed bodies without any inquiry. Mr STANLEY said, an inquiry bad taken place and prosecution commenced. The Government were deter mined to administer the laws impartially. Col. TOR RENS said it was evident that the time was come when England and Ireland could no longer be held in political union, unless justice were done to Ireland. Sir G. M U &MAY give notice that nn the House going into Committee on the Reform Bill for Scotland, he should move that all Scotch counties - having a population of 100,000 should retina two members, and that the city of Perth sbonid return one Member. SUPPLY. The House resolved itself into a Committee of Supply. Mr. S. RICE moved that 30,0001. be granted to his Ma jes•y for the expenses of their Majesties' coronation. This sun, shouid cover the whole expense, and was but about une.fifth of the ispense of the last Mr. 11U AI El agreed that the grant was moderate cont. pared with Ile last. if it could at all increase the affection of the people f.x their Majesties be should not object to it; but hc was confident it could have no such effect, and tha t it would be better omitted ; at the same time be was bound to ..ay that the Gioverninent 'ware endeavouring to be as ecoromical as possible. Mr. HUNT asked, was the Hon. Gentleman in earnest? If he was, and would divide the house, he would divide with hint. Mr. HUAI E said hc was in earnest ; but did not know that dividing the house, and delaying the public business, *OW be any proof of it. Mr. S. RICE said the coronation was a solemn ratifica tion of the great compact between the King and people, and was coesidered necessary by those who framed the coronation oath. Alr. O'CONNELL and Mr. BRISCOE thought govern. went u ere entitled to credit for the economy with which the solemnity was to be conducteej. Mr. iIUAIE thought the solemnity might be perfotmed in the abbey, in the presence of the people, without any en pence, which would be much more grateful to the people at Lap.. The resolution was agreed to. Mr. S. RICE said, the next vote was one on which a Committee was now sitting, for the purpose of making re ductien. lie moved that 16,3701. 14s. Id. be granted for officers of the household of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Air. HUME said, the Committee above stairs could not tit ttt mine the question whether a Lord Lieutcoant was ne cesrary in Ireland. He thought the time was come when that quest:on should be decided. Ile thought the abuses in the Goventinent of Ireland conk' not be remedied till that oflize should be abolished. Mr. O'CONNELL 194 d, though the people of Ireland w.re dividedon many sO.II, they were united in desiring to tctain the office of Lortialentenani• Mr. LEA DF.It said, in the course of the last ten years the Excise and Cu s toms of Dublin had fillen off 401,0001 and the removal of the Laid Lieutenant would greatly in crease the distress of that city. Mr. lIU ME said, it w not for economy he propoted . the abolition of the IN good govt. He was confident there would never be peace in Ireland till the office was abolished. Mr. RUTHVEN thought whatever mischief the Lord Lieutenant did might be done by another person.—(A great laugh ) Mr. S. RICE moved that 6,500 L be granted for issues from the office of Vice-Treasurer of Ireland. Mr. O'CONNELL asked whether the defalcation of a former Vice-Treasurer bad been recovered. Mr. S. RICE said Sir George Hill owed about 20001. to the public when he was appointed Governor of St. Vincent, but it was probable the whole would be repaid. Mr. GORDON and Mr. HUM E strongly condemned the late Government for sending Sir George Hill as Governor to the West Indies, while he was a public defaulter. Mr. DAWSON said when he knew the balance was due by Sir G. Hill, he used every means in his power to get the payment, but he never knew that Sir G. Hill was in debt till he furnished the account himself. (Hear.) He would under. take to say that the public would not lose the money. Mr. S. RICE thought it was not enough to say that the public should sustain no loss ; that should not be the con duct of ibe present Government, nor was it of the late Go- verrenent is other instances. Mr. O'CON NE LI. said the public defaulter ought not to be continued in a public office. Sir G. 111 U it RA Y said be did not know that Sir George Hill was in debt to *he public when he was appointed to the Government of St. Vincent. He knew he had long filled public offices, and he thought in an unimpeachable manner, or hr (Sir G. Murray) shOuld not have consented to the ap pointment. Mr. WILKES said he was •happy to understand now it shodld not be as it bad been formerly, that year after year mandates be issued from that House to officers who did not account for their ttansactions—such tampering with the Trea sury of the country had tended more than any thing else to deprive the Government of that confidence which it ought to have possessed. Mr. 0. DAWSON hoped that all the papers relating to the appointment of ;sir George Hill would at some early date be laid before the house. lie did not think the late Tres sury were entitled to the severe disapprobation which had been directed against them. The public had lost few cc counts, considering the large sums that were paid out. Sir George Hill's sec.-not had been certainly left unsettled; but he had no doubt, now that the balance was struck against him, that he would be ready to pay it. Mr. R. GORDON said he did not think the hon. member (Mr. G. Dawson) could exonerate himself, nor the late go vernment, for their late carelessness, when they knew that' Sir George Hill's accounts were in such confusion, not to call upon him for a settlement before he was allowed to go to a foreign ap rola intent. Mr. H UME said be considered that the term embezale ment was ;tot too strong. lie would remind the house of the light it, which former Parliaments had considered pub lic money. When the late Mr. Pitt, on one occasion, to prev , mt a public calamity, had taken the loan of a sum front one department and applied it to another, the money was returned, and ro loss whatever was sustai ned by the coun try ; yet a vote of censure was passed upon him by the House of Commons. Mr. D. O'CONNELI. said, that if the 2,0001. which had been known to be owing for two years, was not paid, and no one else would undertake the measure, he would bring for ward a motion to petition his Majesty for the removal from his appointm:nt of Sir 0. Hill. Alderman WA IT II MAN thought that the late Covert. ment were highly c:nsurable, when they knew that Sir G. MU was a public defaulter, to give him another appoint ment, as if it were to afford hint an opportunity to make up his defalcation out of the public expenditure. Mr. 0. DAWSON rose to explain. He denied that at the time the Government weteaware of any deficiency—they complained of the accounts being Irregular, but they were not to conclude, merely from that circumstance, that there was to be any talance due. He thought that, merely be. cause th.: balance still stood, no Hon. Member was justified in saying that Sir G. Hill had appropriated the money to his own use; if the money we not forthcoming then, they might designate it embezzlement. dlr. STRICKLAND said, that the question would be much better gone into when the hon. member for Kerry brought forward his motion for the removal of Sir G. Hill. He said that he could see no difference between the conduct of Sir G. Hill and common embenlemente He had seen prosecutions for embezzlement in merchants' clerks, and in different stations of life, and in such cases it was never taken into account how the money had been appropriated ; it was' sufficient to know that the moneyisad been taken. Mr. HUME contended, that he bad a right to term it embezzlement—it was the principle that be objected to. If Sir G. Hill were to be held blameless for this making freel with the public money, any one else might do the same. He thought the transaction was a fit subject for trial. The house should discharge the same justice they had dealt out to Mr. Pitt and Lord Melville, although la neither case was there a shilling lost to the country. Mr. HUNT remarked, that of all which had been said of impeachment or dismissal, no one had pointed out how the 2,1001. was to be recovered. He did not know bow to pro. teed ; he did not knob that be could with propriety do it, but he would move, as an amendment, that the sum of 2,1001. less be voted to the department over which Sir G. Hill presided. Mr. S. RICE said, such a motion would be unjust, for the clerks and officers of the establishment must surfe r by • had • for the bad it. He .to say Is. present Government, they t... nn blame to take on their own shoulders—they had, to the utmost of their ability, discharged the trust that the public had reposed in them. Mr. HUNT would dissent from that assertion, be. cause, although the 2,1001. had been owing for five years, the pres..nt Government had taken no effectual means to re cover It. Mr. HUME said, that there were other emoluments which passed into the hands of Sir G. Hill, over which the Government had controul. 3lr. W. HARVEY thought the affair demanded investi gttion ; it was not sufficient that the money should be refun ded—it was an act which required punishment. Mr. JAM ES said, he thought the best way would be to stop the money out of Sir G. Hill's pay or his large pension. Mr. S. RICE assured the house that the most prompt steps would be taken for the recovery of the money, or any other proceeding which might be necessary. The moment the letter which announced the deficiency in the account had been received from Ireland, they had written off to Sir G. Hill, demanding payment, but he bad not returned any answer. After some further remarks the conversation drop ped, and the motion before the house was agreed to. Mr. S. RICE then moved that 1,0001. be voted to his Majesty to defray the expense of the office of the Teller of the Exchequer to Ireland for 1831. Agreed to. Mr. S. RICE then moved that 4,0001. be voted to his Majesty, to defray the statutes and proclamations in Ireland for 1831 ; on which arose a conversation, in the course of which. Mr. HOME complained that so much money was need lessly squandered in this way. (Hear, hear.) 'l'he teed& don of the country presumed that every man must be. acquainted with the laws; and still the prices of the Acts of Parliament were so high, that they were placed beyond the reach of the poorer sort of people. This was a hardship. He thought that in this department of expenditure there might be a saving of nearly two thirds, all of which was taken from the public to be put into the pocket of the King's printer. The King's stationer, who alone was authorised to supply the public with the Acts, was allowed to charge at the rate of 3d per sheet, whirl it had been satisfactorily proved before a Committee, that a sheet might be furnished at the very utmost for ltd. The professional men, who re quired to have volumes of the statutes, were, in like manner, charged Ifts. per volume, while It had been given in eel. deuce they might be furnished for Ss. per volume. He hoped that Lo orders would be given for printing that could be avoided, till the matter had been investigated. In Ame- ries there was no restriction about printing the statutes, and the consequence was, that they were published in the newspapers, and by any one, so that every person was in possesion of the statutes at • cheap rate. A very great saving to the country could be effected by attention to this department of expenditure. &Ir.& RICE remarked that the hon. member had alluded to evidence which bad been given before a Committee, the report of which had not yet been brought up, and conse quently was not before the House ; but he could assure the hon. member that as soon as that evidence was rep. larly produced, the utmost attention would be paid to the suggestions of the Committee. He considered it a matte: of greatimportance that the public should be supplied with copies of the statutes as cheaply as adble, and. that every practicable saving should be effected in the public printing; but he could not agree with Hon. Members that thelstetutes should be left at large foe general printing.— They might, and were published in net►spapen, an instance of which had occurred with the Reform bill, which had been copied into almost every paper; bat it was obsoletely necessary to have authenticated copies of the statutes foe the I purpote of producing in evidence, and such could not be the case if they were left to be published by any one who chose to print them. Mr. HUNT said that he had beard a portion of the evi dence before the Committee, and if the Government verified the pledge to pay attention to the suggestions of that Com mittee, he was certain that a very great wring would be ef. fected to the country. Mr. HUMS proposed to reduce the grant by 13001. the amount paid in 1829 for printing proclamations in other newspapers than the Gazelle. Mr. 8. RICE said if the proclamations were confined to the Gazelle It would necessitate a wider circulation of the Gazelle, and consequently an increase of expenditure under that head. He deprecated the amendment, the more espe cially as an economical arrangement was under the conside. radon of Government. _ _ _ Mr. O'CONNELL suggested the confining of the redue. don to I,OOOL keying 3001. for the increased expenditure of the Gazette • Jr. STANLEY said the proclamations should hence forth be confined to the Garai., except in the few cases where they interested particular districts, when it might be proper, for the purpose of circulation, to insert them in the papers of those districts. These cases would be only ex ceptions, the general rule being, that henceforth the procla mations should be inserted in the Gault* alone. Mr. HU AIR'S object was only to hare the principle ad mitted. He shook!, therefore, not press his motion after what had fallen from the Sectetary for Ireland. The original motion was agreed to. 50,0001. were then proposed for deftaying criminal prose cutions. Mr. S. RICE, in answer to a question from Mr. Dawson, said the office of Inspector-General of the prisons would not be abolished, but it would be considerably reduced in amount of salary. Mr. O'CONNELL did not rise to oppo se the vote, of which he approved, but to complain of certa in late appoint. ments to the office of Crown prosecutor. Mr. Collins and the other individuals lately appointed Crown prosecutors, were strong partisans. He thought the time was now come when promotions in Ireland should be Made with reference only to the ability, and not with reference to politics of in dividuals. Ile apprehended the individuals lately appointed had been preferred to senior banisters only on account of their party feelings. Mr. STANLEY entirely agreed that promotions should be guided only by ability. and had given strict directions to that Lind. He feared he should be obliged to propose a further vote under the present head, on account of the late special commissions in Clare and Galway, which it would be the less practicable to provide for otherwise, as he had found on entenng office 27,0001. in arrears, under the head of Criminal Informations. Mr. NORTH and Mr. CRAMPTON defended the late appointments to the Crown Proseeutorship, which had been made without the slightest reference to the politics of the individuals promoted. After a few words from Mr. Lefroy, Mr. Grattan, and Mr. Leader, Mr. M. O'CONNELL never knew the police to interfere in the county of Clare without increasing disturbance. Mr. HUNT was astonished at the magnitude of the sum, which he thought ought to be diminished. Mr. HWIR thought it required explanation why the grant should be so much increased. The resolution was agreed to. The next resolution was 21,7411. 1 bs. 4 non.conforming ministers in Ireland. Mr. HUME opposed the grant. Within the last twenty four years half a million had been paid by the people of Eng land, for the support of the Protestant Church of Ireland, which was the richest church in the world. (Hear, hear.)_ If they gave public money to Dissenters in Ireland, why not in England and Scotland ? It was the duty of Government so to appropriate the revenues of the Church in Ireland as to prevent such demands on the people of England. ( Hear.) Why not apply the revenue of the See of Deny in that way ? There was a fine of 25,0001. now ready to be paid on the renewal of a lease of land belonging to that See. The Bishop held out a long time, but at last consented to take 25,0001. and before the deeds could be completed bedied. That fine might at once be applied to the purposes of this grant. Mr. STA NLEY said the revenues of the Established Church of Ireland could no more be applied to the support of Dissenters than of Catholics. There was no body or men more deserving the support of the Legislature than the Presbysterian Clergy of Ireland. Mr. O'CONNELL concurred in the grant, and In the ' character given of the Presbyterian clergy. The title of the Established Church was founded on an Act of Parliament, and was therefore a good title; but an Act of Parliament could at any moment apply the whole of the MUM to any other public purposes. (Hear, bear.) Mx SHIEL said, the Prime Minister had lately declared in the House of Lords, that the present church establishment of Ireland was not fitted to the country. If a Roman Ca tholic said he did not concur in that opinion, he must be a hypocrite. He thought the revenues of the existing clergy should not be touched ; but it was the conviction and feeling of seven, millions of people, that they should not be cond. nued to successors. Two mitres had now fallen to the crown in Ireland : he hoped they would not be replaced on the head of the establishment. Sir R. FERGUSON said he knew that the fine ready to be paid to the Bishop of Deny was but £14,000. The resolution was agreed to. The following resolutions were then agreed to. 4701. lbs. bd. for salaries of lottery oilcan in Ireland. 2,6301. for Inland navigation. 20,855 i. for the police of Dublin. After a protracted cooversatitm the grant was allowed. 3,7841. to defray the charge of the commiuloners of judi. dal inquiry for 1831, *as then put and agreed to. 1,0001. for the Record Works not yet completed.— Agreed to. 40,0001. for employment of the poor of Ireland, and for relief of distress.—Agreed to. 1,1001. to defray the half-yearly salaries of the Commis sioners of Public Works.—Agreed to. The Resolutions were then reported to the house, the Chairman then reported progress, and obtained leave to dt again this day. OAKS BILL. The report of the game bill was brought up and re. craved. The question that the bill with the amendments be en grossed, Col. SIBTHORPE moved an adjournment, and the gal. lery was cleared for a division ; none, however, took place, the original proposition having been agreed to. The other Orders of the Day were then disposod of, and the House Adjourned at Half•pant One &Cluck. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS, AUG UST 28—The Correspondent of Nuremberg announces that intelligence was re ceived at Berlin on the 18th, of the defeat and total dispersion of the corps of General Kreutz ; and it was pesitively stated that that. General had fallen into the hands of the Poles. The Russian army, it adds, was in full retreat. News has arrived from the Russian head quar ters at Lowicz, of the 15th August. It was known that the Polish army bad taken its position behind Rawka, directing its march towards Warsaw ; the Russian army had also followed the same move ment, and left head-quarters in the course of an hour after, marching towards Szymenow. Gene ral Geismar, who commands the van-guard of Ru diger's army, had an affair on the 9th, near Gra nitza, and took 19 officers and 500 Polish soldiers. General Rosen has left Siedlic to march towards Praga ; the corps of General Kreutz passed the Vistula on the 17th inst.—Prussian States Ga zette of Me 23d. Letters from Germany inform us to-day, that the troubles of Hungary take a serious character. Military forces have left Peeth to repress the re volt. That revolt, it is said, has been provoked by the sanitary precautions taken against the cho lera ; but there is reason to believe that these 'troubles have also a political character. Several Austrian correspondents assure us that whole regi, ments have quitted Hungary to join the Polish * flag. Nevertheless we wait for more positive in formation before fixing our judgment upon these events.—Messager. According to letters from Warsaw, the means of defenee begins to be exhausted • but the warlike ardour is still the same amongst the whole mass Of r_ the people. The chiefs of the state begin to be convinced that they are no longer in a state to resist all the forces brought against them, and are loth to make up their minds to accept battle. In consequence, they do their ut most by negotiation to avoid the terrible catas trophe now threatening them ; and as soon as Marshal Paskewitach arrives near Warsaw with his army, propositions will be sent to the Russian head-quarters, which have already indeed been I sent, but not accepted. Notwithstanding, there is great hopes at Warsaw, that Prince Czartoryski, will be able to suspend hostilities, and conclude an arrangement ; he would, by such an act, acquire the gratitude of his countrymen, as well as the ap proval of the Emperor Nicholas. There was no doubt at Warsaw of Plenepotentiaries being named on both sides to treat for peace. One of the conditions which the Russian Commander-in-Chief has de-1 clared objectionable, was the demand of maintain ing the rank and rewards obtained by the Polish officers since the insurrection.—Augsbourg Ga zette, Aug. 25. lEN 14 A, Au°. 19.—This capital was yester- I day in great consternation in consequence of the death of a workman, who was attaked this day with every appearance of cholera. All fear, how ever, disappeared, for it was ascertained that this ' i death had been accidental. Several families, how ever, have left the capital, and the road to Bavaria is crowded with travellers. The Emperor is still at Schoenbrunn, and access to that residence is not interdicted. Prince Metternich and the diplo matic corps have the intention of putting tham selves under the protection of the sanitary cordon of Schoenbrunn ; they have not yet left this I city. Our Exchange has fallen into com plete stagnation, and the public funds are at a stand. We believe that the true cause of our commercial crisis is owing to the fear of war : however, the assurances given by the French Ministry are in favour of peace, and have, in con sequence, tended to calm many an uneasy mind, —but the evil is so great, that it is not an easy task to heal it. Poland is still looked to as a subject of trouble to Europe. The prevalent opinion here is, that negotiations for peace are going on, and great hopes are expected from them.--Gazette de Augsiourg of the 25th. For several days there has been much talk of a new intervention on the part of Austria in the Roman States. The Message,. says, "we can affirm that the report is altogether devoid of truth.,' A letter from Munich of the 22d inst. says, that to tranquillize the public mind, the Bavarian Go vernment has established a sanitary cordon along the Austrian frontiers. Already several battalions of infantry and cavalry have left Augsburg for their destinations. At one o'clock yesterday about 300 persons pro ceeded to the Chamber of Deputies, to demand of M. Lafitte the distribution of the money sub scribed for the wounded of July. After some ex planation from the Deputy, they quietly dispersed. There seems every probability that the Dey of Algiers will be restored to his strong hold. He has been dining wtth M. Casimir Perier.—The I Revolution says : " A report was spread yester day, that the Dey of Algiers will be restored to his States : the impossibility of remaining master of a country, in presence of a turbulent and warlike population, will be given as the pretext. In orde r to colour e determination which will be taken,. there will be stipulated a tribute of some millions, which his Highness the Dey will pay probably I after the fashion of Hayti. BASLE, Aug. 24.—A deputation has arrived at the canton of Basle, with a formal mission to pre scribe to the rebels of the canton of Basle to lay down their arms and to resume order and quiet ness ; and to solicit, in the moat pressing and posi tive manner, the government of Basle to terminate hostilities, and put an end to the effusion of blood. Whilst we were receiving from the superior authorities of Basle the assurances that they would instantly suspend hostile proceedings, and that arms would only be resorted to in case of attack, we have heard with pain that in the country, on the contrary, not only troubles and disorders con tinue in several districts, but that even peace able inhabitants have been threatened with the loss of their lives and property. In this state of things the representatives make known to the po pulation of the Canton of Basle, the resolution taken by the Diet, and consequently summons, in the most formal manner, all those who have taken up arms to disturb the established order of things, instantly to lay them down, to return to order, to respect the law, and to allow all those employed in public affairs to return peaceably to their functions. They declare that that order is to be everywhere put into execution without resttiction, and, if not complied with, the Diet will be under the painful necessity of taking serious measures to enforce the respect due to the law. It is rumoured that at Zurich a corps of troops was ready to march at the first notice against those who would not obey the order of the Diet.— P.S. The representatives have just set off to Liestal, and it is said that the rebels have refused to Rub mit.—Cosirrier du Bas-Rhin, August 27. DUCHY OF LUXEMBURGH. The Journal of Luzemburgh contains the fol lowing article : The Minister of Foreign Affairs in Belgium, relying on the state quo in the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, applied to the military go vernment of the fortress, setting forth, that in this state of things there seemed no reason why public functionaries and others, who have accepted offices in Belgium, should be hindered from freely enter ing the city, and that, consequently, all prohi bitions on this head should be revoked. The military authorities before giving an answer to the Minister's note, consulted the German Diet : the re sult was a decision which we are able to lay before our readers. It is as follows : SPECIAL PILOTOCOL or THE 25TH SITTING or THE GRIMM DIET, 11TH AUG. 1831. I. Insurrection in the Grand Duchy of Luxembur repression of the Insurgents in Luxemburg, and measures of defence against the Belgians. As the Diet has read no I communications either from his Majesty, the King of the Netherlands, or from the Conference at London, the object ofsrhich was - to justify the pretensions that the Belgians have addressed to the Governor of the fortress of Luzern. burg, and that consequently there are no grounds to enter into myeloid= en the subject, the government of the for tress is desired to be attentive, not to suffer itself to be led into an error, relatively to the conduct which it should ob serve with regard to the authorities and subjects of the yen government, which conduct is marked out to it by the resolutions of Diet, which is by no means disposed to make any change in the rules which it has laid down for guidance of the government of the said fortress. § 2. The Legations of Austria and Prussia are requ g u ed to acquaint the conference at London, with the pretent oti of the Belgic government, and also of the decision taken on the subject, and to observe to the conference that, if, u stated in public journals, proposals have been addressed to the King of the Netherlands, and to the Belgic Government, in which the conference has offered its good offices, that the stets quo may be maintained, Wilke end of the negoci, dons by the German confederation, in the territory of L. emburg, which belongs to the confederation. The Di s , thinks it is the less called upon to declare itself on 013 subject, as it has received no communication on it from the King of the Netherlands, or from the conference at Lund e, The German Diet meantime expects, with perfect con. fidence, that. in the course of the negotiation, the rights of the confederation, and of the House of Nassau, over the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, will be taken into strict consideration, and that no measure will be decided upon, the result of which would be to lead to change,' either in the integrity of the territory, or the relations ut the Grand Duchy, without the previous consent of his Majesty the King of the Netherlands (Holland), as Grand Duke, and of the German Confederation." Major-General Goedecke, who presides ove r t h e government of the Grand 9uchy, has issued a proclamation. In the preamble he recapitulates the inconsiderate and absurd revolution which was im ported into the Grand Duchy from Belgium, and seconded by the inhabitants, who were misled by vain declarations, and in spite of the efforts of the magistrates, who demonstrated that Luxembourg was a special sovereignty of the King, as Grand Duke, and quite distinct from Belgium. Yet in the end, notwithstanding the furious arti cles of the revolutionary journals, the exaggerated pretensions of the usurping Government, the born_ bash: speeches in the self-styled National Congress, and the Constitution engendered by it, the whole fabric of sophistry and ab surdity fell in pieces before the power of truth ; and the rebellion was obliged to avow, that all that had been done for Belgium, could not concern the Grand Duchy, and that to unite this, the cession of it by the legitimate Sovereign was neces sary. But the legitimate Sovereign has re pelled this usurpation, in stain quo by his vic torious arms ; and if France has interfered, it is by its own declaration, only according to the tenor of the protocols which it has signed, and in tends to maintain. In consequence, the Major-General, President of the Commission of General Government in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, complying with the orders he has received from his Majesty the King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Lux embourg, decrees as follows: Art. 1. The Inhabitants of the said grand duchy, enjoy. ing a nationality independent of that of Belgium, sanctioned by the solemn treaties of 1815, and recognised by the pro. tocols of the Conference of London, ought as such, to ab• stain from taking any pan in the elections which are to take place on the 29th August, and following days, for the nomi. nation of the senators and representatives, who are destined to form a new legislative body of Belgians. Art. 2. Ti.e inhabitants of the city of Luxembourg, who, aotwitlutanding the present notice, shall take pan in the elections in question, shall be excluded from the city, acct cannot again return to it. Done at Luxembourg Hotel of the General Government of the Grand Duchy.—Signed by the Major-General, Presi dent of the Commission of Government of the Grand Dishy, 24th August, 1831. DR GOIII3IICILL Brussels Papers, August 31. From the Journal du Cenune►ce of Monday. * P,tars, Aug. 28. As a complete answer to al that has been said in Parliament of the orders given to Marshal Gerard immediately to withdraw his troops from Belgium, we publish statements, dated from Tirlemont, the twenty-fifth of August, ten o'clock at night—that is to say, on the same day Lord Grey and Lord Althorp gave their expla nations. These movements will be completed by the 12th September. The number of the troops re turning immediately to France may be estimated at a little more than 20,000 men. The head quarters were to set out for Nevilles on the 26th, and reach that town on the third day. Care is purposely taken to avoid making the head-quarters ram through Brussels. The Heureux Union, Captain Raisin, brings us news from Hayti of the 11th July. Great agi tation prevailed at Port-au-Prince. All business was suspended. A great number of the inhabi tants, already alarmed by fear of a war which they considered inevitable, were removing their most valuable effects to the mountains. A new town is rising at the distance of three leagues from Port-au-Prince by the name of Petionville. The Government is to be shortly re moved thither. The Magazines are full of European goods, but there is no sale for anything. Money is scarce— confidence is destroyed. The crop is entirely ex hausted ; so that, for instance, it was with much difficulty that the Heureux Union could complete her cargo, though Captain Raisin paid for coffee as much as 3i gourds per 50 killogrammes. FRENCH FUNDS, Aue. 29. Fire per Cents. 88f 1k 20c 40c 45e 60c 70e 80e 80e Ole 90e 8k 73c.—Loan, 1831, 89f 88f 90c.—Four per Ceats. 721 . • Three per Cents. 68f 75e, 67f 20e 30e 40e :3& bee 36e 50e 110 e 70c 80c bk. Bonk Sharer, 1,620 f, 1,616 f. Benue of the City of Paris, 88f 2k. Baussims, Avo. 29.—The head-quarters of the French army have been here since yesterday. The Marshal and four general officers dined with the King yesterday. General Belliard being at Antwerp yesterday, dispatched a courier to Tilburg, the head-quarters of the Prince of Orange. The same courier ar rived this morning very early with an answer for the General. The courier says, that he saw at Tilburg the King of Holland and Orange, and Prince Frederick. An English Cabinet Messenger yesterday afternoon from the Hague, to that town with despatches. General Belliard, coming from tired Brussels yesterday at the head and 38th regiments of the line. BBUSSELS,AUG. 30.—There is a park of 70 pieces of Belgian artillery The place where the first Chamber -' General used to assemble, is now - Sittings of the Belgic Senate. General Belliard and Lord W. to Brussels yesterday from Ghent, mediately admitted to an audience Not having been able to induce General to evacuate the capital in Dam and ' mat no saw at ul the Prince of ger who arrived pe, has returned srn Louvain, en• head of the 19th s now at Brussels 'finery. ber of the States- preparing for the Knoell r eturned A, and were . )ce of the King* General de Koc . k ind Vertaet, it Is 'a