Star. — London, England, 1831-07-27 00:00:00

It Re ~- ,~ ~d EVENING STAR. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, JULY 27. putvers seem timidly to decline, namely— 'that of assuring the triumph of general freedom over unbridled liberalism : may this end be pro moted by the festival of the union of the Prince with those tvlio have sworn to give for this triumph m ore than their lives.— Dutch • Papers, July 25. FRANCE. Lc Globe calculates that the new Chamber will thus divided—the majority will consist of' from to 300 members, and will represent the opinions of the Journal dcs Dibats. It will be composed J f public functionaries, doctrinary metaphysians ' the old school, peaceable proprietors, esti ma!ile bet traenlightened individuals, forced by •lie fear of anarchy out of their ordinary position. w;l1 cry out against demagogues, and show 'err little indulgence for youth and for the Riess. file opposition will amount to from 130 to 150 the greater part of whom will rally round the banner elevated by the Constitntionnel. There nil!, however, be a considerable number who will i ',;low the aberrations of the Cornier Francais and the National, and some will even no so far as to take their stand on the ground occupied by the Triune. This Opposition will be more animateu and energetic than last Session ; it has los', but few of its active members, and has recruited its ranks by new ones, who are young and impas sioned. It will be more occupied in accusing the !lini,:try than in seeking the means of satisfying !::.• wants of the country ; it would prove incontes ta'.,:v that the PCrier administration has not realised t::, programme of the wishes and instinctive de p:res of France ; but it will itself be too much t ten up with another programme (that of the Motel de Vile), the terms of which are hardly in accord- ' zee with the most vital interests of society, and the cress of industry, science, and the line arts. It will be superior to the present Government in lyropathy with the most numerous cbsses, but oc casionally inferior to it in the sentiment of sta •ility, order, and peace ; and notwithstanding its 7eal good intentions, its sympathies will pro -bly remain little more than nominal. The party of Legitimacy, represented by the Quuti diane and the Gazette de France, will have no e7pns in the Chamber, as its only Deputy, M. P,;rrver, will find himself so completely iso- Lad, that he cannot be more than an observer of ....11.1t passes. The remainder of the article is otiAl to prove that neither the Legitimates, the juste er the Liberals can secure the hap piness of France ; that can only be done by the St. Simonists, in whom are united, in just pro pvtions, those ideas of order, perfection, and sta i,;lity, the extremes of which constitute the doc ti nes of the three parties above alluded to. Paris is much changed for the worse. Pri vate equipages are rarely seen in the street, and that appearance which Paris bore formerly, of every one being in the pursuit of pleasure, has altogether vanished. Those you meet look either ferce or desperate, or fearful and unhappy. The Theatres are no longer places of amusement, bet arenas for the strife of highly-excited politi ca! passions. The gardens of the Tuileries, once the resort of the gay and the fashionable, we now comparatively a solitude, rendered still more dreary by a few old men seated upon the benches, looking doubt and despondency, or younger ones striding with hurried paces under the !Tees, and muttering curses, I suppose, not loud but deep.' Social enjoyment is completely defunct. The discussion of politics, in the most acrimonious md often outrageous tone, and that in the presence cithe gentler sex, occupy their thoughts and tongues, to the total exclusion of every other subject. Trade •s at the very lowest ebb—half the public hotels are empty—several of the principal, and who were :iimposed to be the most prosperous restaurateurs are shut up, and numberless shops in the principal s:reets are closed. The King, it is said, is com pletely tired and disgusted with his high but not happy station, and would most gladly, if he had not such immense private possessions in the coun :ry, return them politely the crown, and cut the thole concern.—Private Letter in the Post. ) Ni O'CLOL K This Day.—BSITOTDeIII4 30.11. n meter, 78. Wind E. Weather, fair, with clouds. 'Phis day the KING came to town from Wind ..,l Castle, and held a Levee at St. James's Palace; .dt( r which there was a Privy Council in his MAJ ESTY'S Private Chamber, which was at m1(1,11 by Tit, marquis of Lansdowne, Earl Grey, Lord Durham, Viscount Palmerston, Viscount Goderich, the Earl of Car- Ae, Viscount Althorp, the Right Hon. Charles Grant, Lad Holland, Sir James Graham, Lord John Russell, the DA: of Richmond, and Mr. Stanley. Letters are in town this day from Cadiz, stating tom the greatest activity prevails there in repairing ;he fortifications of that city, as well as all those Along the Spanish coast. FERDINAND has like :ise issued a decree for an instant levy of fifty ti,3usand men. There are rumours in Paris, and have been ethers in London of considerable advantages being gained Ly the Poles over //ASK EVITSCH, after a portion of his army had been entrapt across the Vistula. We shall be most happy to confirm this By an error of the press yesterday, GEIL CD'S corps were made 20,000 men instead of Of Prussian treachery, there are such continued , ruuts, that it is insulting any longer to speak of the principle of non-intervention. Just as we were going to press, the Journal des "Abuts of Mond y has been received, by which find that the Russian corps, which have passed he Vistula, amount only to twenty thousand men, :itti S 4 pieces of artillery, commanded by Count I'•U LEN . The main division of the Polish army • 'till at Modlin ; and it seems to be the determine tvi of the Generalissimo immediately to offer L tale to the Russians. I•he Polish troops are in the highest order, and manifest the greatest enthusiasm. When we impeached the good faith of ',to- FOLD and the Belgic Ministers yesterday,we gave LOUIS PHILIPPE credit for that passage in his speech, in which he boasted of his prowess in effecting the destruction of some Belgic fortresses, which he exalted into consequence by asserting that they were built to aid aggression against France. It was quoted as a triumph of his policy, and all the world drew the same infe rence, that by some secret article, LEOPOLD and the Belgic Ministers had thus purchased France; and, if so, that the Belgic people had been betrayed ! In this way it was considered by Lord Aberdeen, the Duke of Wellington, &c., and the affair led to animadversions which produced a satisfactory ex planation from LORD GREY, by which it appears that the French Speech gave an improper colour to an affair—a mere project—with which France had no concern whatever, and being no party, was in no way consulted. The fortresses in question were planned by the four great Powers, England, Russia, Prussia, and Austria, when Belgium was united to Holland, as a security of Belgium against France, and built partly at their joint expense under treaty. As then this treaty was ended by the separation of Belgium from Holland, the four Ministers held a conference, and entered into an agreement no longer to sustain these fortresses; and if hereafter it was so agreed, to dismantle them, or some of them, but it was left quite open. Tho result was then pro forma communicated to France in proof of mutual con fidence, but not as a party. It was, therefore, a very disingenuous gasconade of the French Government to boast of this as an achievement; thereby putting LEOPOLD in the wrong with his new subjects, and creating a flame of discontent for which there was no ground what ever. Of course LEOPOLD could not be a party to a Treaty which actually does not exist, and in re gard to which the party boasting of the advantage had no concern whatever, and never will or can be allowed to have any concern, by the real parties. A very general feeling of impatience prevails in regard to the tardy progress of the Reform Bill. Surely it was an error to put the question on each Borough instead of the whole clause. The adopted course was the suggestion of the Speaker; but it evidently led to an unpro fitable waste of time, since a majority for each Borough, taken separately, was equal ly good for the whole. Hence down to two o'clock this morning, the House has passed only the FIRST CLAUSE, of five lines, out of the fifty-two clauses of which the Bill consists. The next clause of four lines, includes schedule B, as long as A, and open to equal quibbling, if every place is in like manner to be put separately, and the small points enlarged upon by speakers against time. Our laws would not have been the scarecrow they are, if a design of Cromwell to reduce them to common sense had been obstructed just like this Reform Bill. Ludlow tells us that he was on the committee of seven appointed to make the changes. But four of them were lawyers, who, he says, so cavilled at every word, and disputed so many weeks about the word property, that after three or four months a quorum could never again be formed, and hence craft and absurdity triumphed even to this day. We observe that the people, who are unwilling dupes of such shuffling, are meeting every where ; and, but yesterday, we saw a meeting convened at Exeter to address the House on the subject. They waived other pressing questions till the bill bad passed; but those subjects do not admit of delays in this object, which seem to be the effect of pre meditation. The country was at the point of ex treme unction, when the Kiwo ejected the last Ministry, and reform was demanded with a view to effectual relief ; but thus far the remedy has but aggravated the complication of disorders under which all were suffering. In the House of Peers, LORD ABERDEEN spoke at length on those parts of the French King's Speech which refer so incorrectly to Belgium and Portugal. LORD GREY explained fully ; and it appeared that the French King had misrepresented the circumstances as to Belgium, but was justified in imitating this country about Portugal. The Duke of WuLuxoToN enlarged on all the points,, and expressed his astonishment at the views ex pressed on the Belgic question in the French speech. He considered all the fortresses to be more necessary now than ever. Lord GREY, in accordance with the late opposition, undervalued the fortresses. Lord Wysroan's Bill was again postponed till Monday. In the COMMONS, Sir R. PEEL demanded ex planations about the Belgic Fortresses ; but Lord ALTII 0 RP referred to Lord PA LMERsTow who was not present. We may, however, venture to say, that as LEOPOLD and the Belgians are no parties to the nascent design, they will, of course, preserve their own fortresses. COI. EVANS, Mr. JOHN SMITH, Mr. HUNT, and Mr. SULWEA, expressed the public opinion about the delay of the Reform Bill; but the CHAN CELLOR of the Ex cm EQU E a thought nothing could be so improper as to stifle discussion. In the Committee, Queeaborough, after some objections of Mr. CA PEL and Sir C. GRANT, was condemned. Now ROMNEY shared the same fate; but after a protracted and irrelevant discussion, about Lydd, Sandwich, Deal, Werhmar, &c. ST. Golly we produced long speeches from Mr. Ross, Lord J. RUSSELL, Mr. PRAED, Mr. STANLEY, Sir C. WETHERELL, Mr. LAMBERT, Sir R. PEEL, the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, Mr. CROKER, &c. &c. when a division took place -260 to 212. St. MANES died easy ; as did St. Michaels. SALTASH was not insisted on by Lord AL THORP, owing to the population of the parish ex ceeding 2000. Lord MILTON thought otherwise, but Lord J. RUSSELL moved that it should be transferred to B, which vas carried by 231 to 150. OLD SARUM led to some jokes and anecdotes, after which it wa.; sent to " the vault of all the Capulets." WINCDELSEA shared the same lot. Something was said for WOODSTOCK, but with out saving it. WOOTTON BASSETT found defenders in Lords MAHON and PORCDESTER, but they raised no effectual pity, and in the words of Lord FOR CHESTER, it was involved in the general mas *acre. YsnmouTu came last, and was added to the black and worthless list. The FIRST CLAUSE was then agreed to, at past Two o'clock. The only way to shorten these endless debates would be for the Newspapers to agree not to report them. The Bill would then pass through the Com mittee in a couple of evenings ; but now every point serves for a display of published eloquence. To say that no one reads the speeches is no re straint, for they gratify the orators, if no one else. In the Dublin papers received this morning we have the luminous charge of Baron SMITH at the Westmeath Assizes. In giving the state of the Calendar, he had several causes which forbade him to offer his congratulations •' I find, said the learned Baron, ateenleen eases of burn ing., twenty-two of assaults (to use the language of the sche dule) connected with ribbonistn, sisty-eight of illegal no tices, nine of illegal meetings, twenty-one of injuries to pro. perty, and twenty-seven of attacks on houses. With the exception, however, of those cases which the melancholy oc currence at Castlepollard has supplied, I am not aware of any to come forward at these assizes which appear to call for more than ordinary attention. These cal., unquestionably will demand a hearing the most attentive, anxious, and impartial. they are important under different points of view. First, there has been a disastrous and too copious effusion of human blood. Inquisition must be made for this. But, secondly, the cases are important also upon this account, that the lives of several human beings are at stake, and those lives they are entitled to call on us to fence with all those protections which the principles of the criminal law direct to be thrown round them. Those prin. ciples are moat humane and favourable to human life, and often times is credit given to the court for mercy which it is not the court but the law that is dispensing.-- Thirdly, ministers of the law are here charged with hav ing sanguinarily abused the powers with whirls that law entrusts them. If this charge be established, they ought to abide the penal consequences, according to whatever may turn out to have been the degree of their transgression. But, fourthly. they are the minis ters of the law, and co long as they appear to have bat performed their duties and exercised their rights, and not to have usurped more privilege than has been conferred upon them towards a vigorous and efficient discharge of their ism. portant duties, they are eminently entitled to the proteetho of the law, and its protecting voice must not be drowned he violence or prejudice, or clamour. But perhaps I may sus to be anticipating upon the duties of that tribunal, the ems else of whose functions it is your province to introduce." In concluding his address, the Baron stated : " You will have to say whether certain persons—should they be sent to trial—whether these or any of them should be convicted or discharged. The public are entitled that the Law should be vindicated, and uansgresaors brought to conviction, and to such greater or less punishment as may be adequate to the offence. On the other hand jus tice, and I will therefore say the public, are entitled to de mand that those principles of the same law which are esta blished for the benefit of prisoners, should be religiously adhered to, and not in any degree infringed." We find by the Freeman's Journal that the deepest popular emotion prevails with respect to these trials, and impart to the assizes a most me lancholy interest ; but, notwithstanding, there had been no great gathering or crowding of the peasantry, and every thing was quiet and tranquil. Up to the hour of our last advises, and at which the Court rose, the bills in the Castlepollard case had not been sent up to the Grand Jury. At Wexford, there is no count for manslaughter in the bills of indictment: they are for murder ! :- We are informed by ' a correspondent, that the Polish Commander-in-chief has gained a consider able advantage over the rear-guard of the Russian army in crossing the Vistula. Our correspondent gives us no particulars, and states no authority ; we therefore must look to another arrival for a confirmation and an extension of his intelligence. Times. One effect of Mr. COBBETT'S trial has been to excite the Metropolitan Town of Manchester un solicited to agitate the question of returning him to Parliament as the representative of their vast interests. The consentaneous way in which it has been brought forward in different circles, and the approbation it seems to have created, afford the fairest prospect of success. Two gentlemen are named as his colleagues, Messrs. SHUTTLEWORTH and POTTER, the former the beet speaker, but both of them pre-eminent for public and private in tegrity, while, as not a little important, they would either of them be likely to be cordial co-operators with the author of the Norfolk Petition. Tories in principle and Tories in practice have been named, but such men would have no chance among ten•pound householders, nor could they be useful in a reformed Parliament. ROYAL EXCHANGE, ONE O'CIAMIL Consols which left off yesterday at 83k, opened at the same price, at present they are 831 a for the account, with little doing. The Foreign Market is void of interest. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, which were in the early part of the morning at 83i for the account, have since receded to 831, owing to the French prices coming lower. In the Foreign Market little or nothing doing. The French Three per Cents come this day at 56f. 60c. THREE O'CLOCK. STOCK EiciaAvuz.—Bank Stock, —. Three per Rid. 84 31. Three ter Cent. Omsola, 831 6. Three and a Half per Cent. 1819, 92. Three and a Half per Cent. Red. 911 2 14. Three and a Half per Cent. New, 911 1 1. Four per Cent. 1826, 1004. Long An. nuities, Jan. 1960, 171 5-16 7.16. Annuities, Oct. 1859, 174. Annuities, Jan. 1860, 161 17. India Stock, 2011; do. Bonds. 3 2 prem. Old Annuities, £lOOO E z . chequer BiUe, 13 14; £5OO ditto, 19 14; ElOO and .6200 ditto. 15 14. Consols for Acct, 834 4 4. WEYMOUTH ELECTION.—MONDAY. State of the poll at half-past two o'clock, p.m. : Mr. Baring Wall . II I Mr. Prendergast Majority for Mr. B. Wa11.... —lO5 COURT OF ALDERMEN. A Court of Aldermen was held yesterday at Guildhall, which was fully attended. Mr. Scales, with his solicitor, attended personally toserve the Lord Mayor with a writ for Mr. Scales to be sworn into the office of Alderman. Upon a report from the City solicitor, the Court ordered several ruinous premises which had formerly been repre sented as dangerous, and no measures taken by the owners to put them into proper condition, to be immediately taken down. A petition from the inhabitants of Portsoken Ward, on the subject of the watch rate for that Ward, was presented and referred to the Police Committee for consideration. DOVOR, Jul.'s' 26. Arrived the Duke of Wellington steamer, from Calais, with his Excellency Mona. Sylvain Van de Weyer, Envoy Extraordiaary and Minister Plenipotentiary from Belgium to the Court of St. James's, accompanied by the Secretary of Legation, Mons. Jean Baptiste Walley. His Excel. lency was complimented with the salute usually shewn to diplomatic characters of high rank, and after taking re freshments at the York Hotel, left for London, at two o'clock. WINDSOR, JULY 26.—Their MAJESTIES, the Princess Augusta, tee Landgravine of Hesse Homburg, the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Sussex, Earl Grey. Earl of Carlisle, Lord Holland, Lord Durham, Lady Mary Fox, the Marchionesa of Westmeath. lite. went from the Palace yesterday morning, in four carriages and four, with out riders, to Eton, to hear the speeches of the Eton scholars.— The Royal Party arrived at Eton at eleven o'clock. The Countess of Harcourt, Sir Robert and Lady Wigram, Lord and Lady Maryborough, General Vyse, and other Noble men and Gentlemen who reside in the vicinity, were present. After the proceedings, their Majesties, and the whole of the company, partook of a dejeune with the Pro vost. The Duke of Sussex, Earl Grey, and the other Cabinet 111inisters, took their departure from the Palace this morning, and returned to town. The Duchess of Cumberland honoured the per formance at the Italian-opera house last evening with her presence. The Spanish Minister visited Viscount Palmer ston yesterday, at the Foreign-office. Viscount Goderich Sir James Graham, and Mr. Stanley had interviews with Earl Grey yesterday afternoon, at the Treasury. A deputation of the Society of Friends had a conference with Viscount Goderich yesterday, at the Co lonial-office, on matters relative to New South Wales. Don Pedro - tth Monday sailed from Portsmouth on ty for Cherbourg, on board his Majesty's steamer Lightning. Mr. Justice Park is labouring under a rather severe attack of tic dolorous. The issue of a considerable Brevet commission, at the ensuing coronation, is now under consideration at the Hone Guards. Sir Matthew Tierney is in daily communication with Prince Lieven, the Russian Ambassador, and also the Baron Bulow. the Prussian Ambassador, relative to the dreadful pestilence now ravaging so large& portion of Europe. Active preparations are being made for the erec tion of a statue to the memory of the Right Hon. Wm. Pitt, within the area of St. George's, Hanover-square. It was reported last night in the House of Com mons, that the report of the Committee of Privileges, in the case of Mr. Long Wellesley, was, in substance, fa. vourable to the jurisdiction exertised by the Lord Chou cellar. The Directors of the East India Company, wishing to evince their respect and loyalty to their Majesties, have tendered the services of the Royal Rest India Volun teers to the Lord Mayor on the opening of the New Bridge. The situation of Lieutenant-Governor of Green wich Hospital, is vacant by the death of Captain Brow*ll R.N. The whole expense to the county of Hants, arising from damage done during the disturbances of the last winter, and the charges of the Special Commission, is found to fall very little short of 10,0001. SELECT VESTRIES' BILL. - Mr. Hobhouse, according to notice, brought forward his Vestry Bill on Monday night, and, although supported by Mr. Spring Rice, Mr. Giaborne, Mr. Warburton, Itc. was compelled to withdraw It fox that night, in consequence of the oppo sition of Sir Thomas Freemantle, who stated he should op pose it in every stage, and divide the house upon it that night. There not being 40 members present. itir.Hob house postponed its introduction until the next evening. Monday Mr. George Dawson moved for returns which were not heard in the gallerv—namely." of the names of the Masters in Chancery who hive retired upon superan oration aliowarsees since November 1830 (when the present administration came into power) to the present time, their ages at the period of their retirement, the amount of super annuation allowance granted, and the fond from which granted:" also, '• of the names and ages of the persons ap pointed to be Masters in Chancery since November 1830 to the present time ;' o —namely, during the present Chan cellorship. We had supposed that the folly of the domestic policy of the present Government was so great that their foreign policy could not be worse, but we under-rated their aptness for error. The Speech of the King of the French at the opening of the Chamber proves that the foreign policy of Great Britain is more conspicuously foolish and pernicious than even the direction of affairs at bonne. The French flag, we are informed, waves triumphant in the capital of Portugal, and the fortresses on the line of frontier between Belgium and France are to be demolished ! In these two circumstances we behold the complete overthrow of the two most im portant points in the Continental policy of Eng land.—Post. STEAM-BOATS IN NEW HOLLAND. - A steam passage-boat was about plying between Ilobart Town and Kangaroo Point at the comment of the year. The apparatus was then expected in the Resource from London. If the speculation succeed, it will in followed by a second to ply between Ho bart Town and Elizabeth Town, New Norfolk. CURIOUS DOCUMENT.—Ministers have at this moment in their possession a list of 1500 persons, in or near London, whose private fortunes would pay off the national debt. Of course the list is only interest ing, or of value as indicating the mass of wealth in the country, as one could not have imagined at first sight that the private fortunes of any 1500 indivi duals in the empire could be to such an extent. As a piece of statistics the document is curious. POLICE. herPORT. BOW-STSEET.-CONIL OIL Nita Ell v.— On Monday night, about 12 o'clock, the arention of one of the police. men, who was on duty in the S , rand, was attracted to a loud and angry altercation betwoen two gentlemen and a body who were passing the end of Wellington -street, leading to Wa terloo-bridge. Seeing that the appearanc.• of the pat ttea was extremely respccable, he did no- in ter f ere , until A scuffle took place between the two goaclemen, nriginatiott in a violent effort made Ivy one of them to tear the lady from the protection of the other, to whom she accrue-11 to cling with mos. earnest anxiety. The policeman then stepped up to them, and said he could not see the peace broken, and begged:them to g t on and cease the scuffling ; upon which one of the gentlemen said the lady WAS his wife, that the Gentleman to whom she clung load no business with her, and that he insisted upon getting her from him, in order to take her boob.. The constable vas somewhat puzzled how to act, and sa d he merely wished they would move on from his twat in a peaceable manner, when the Lady ed to him, and begged his pro tection from her husband's violence, for that ev, n her life would not be safe if she was compelled to gn htn:e with him. Another scuffle and another struggle for the pos4es gun of the lady took place, and eventually the police con stable was obliged to call assistance, and convey the pat ties to the station-hoabe in Covent-garden. `• Lock toe, sir," said the lady, " in your loneliest cell—be it et et such a dungeon I do not care—only preserve me from the horrible altentative of being again a. the mercy of this monster" (her husband). Mr. Thomas, who saw enatto,ll of the matter to think that it would he judicious to have them before another tribunal, told the husband he had better give her in charge for de.ett ing hint, and he (Mr. Thomas) would detain her. The hus band did so, and Mr. Thomas causail her to be placed io confinement, bet with proper Accommodations, until yest day morning, when he brought her before Mr. Hills, at Dow Street, where she was accompanied by her father and his so licitor, but the husband did not appear. She there said that amongst the persons to whom her husband had intro duced her, was a noble lord, for certain mimeses, to whose mansion he took her in his eabriclet, and that in return he obtained a situation in the gift of his Lordship for ator ther person, who paid him (the husband) 5001. on re ceiving the appointment. She mentioned several ether instances of profligacy on the part of her husband, which called forth strong expressions of surprise and indig nation from Mr. HALLS . The father of the young lady, who was in a most pitiable state of agitation, and shed teats repeatedly during his daughter's statenont, said it was all perfectly true; and in this declaration he was berme out by the Solicitor, who said it had long been the anxious wish of her family to rescue l:cr front the clutches of her husband. Mr. HALLS said he had never heard a case of greater profligacy disclosed, and directed that the young lady should retire with her father and friends. The unfortunate girl (she does not appear to be more than 20) is uncommonly beautiful. During the in vestigation her father several times burst into tears, and, clasping his daughter in his arms, exclaimed, " Oh,my poor child !—my poor Maria !—that you silo uld be thus treated ! And is it possible, too, that you have been compelled to pass the night in a wretched prison ? Oh, my poor unfor tunate girl !" The scene altogether was very affecting. The Clerk of the Errors and the Comptroller of Judges Fees in the Ring's Bench are vacant by the death of Richard Smith, R4q. The newspaper proprietors and editors will give a memorable proof of their disinterestedness, if they do not resent their treatment in the affair of the stamp and advertisement duties. It was a Whig measure, and a diffusion of know ledge tl.e object, and what was proposed was the least that could be done. This little then was announced early in March, and its realization expected at Quarter-day, jointly with other fiscal measures. It was then oddly enough postponed till July 1, and of course calculated on, leading both to ar rangements and engagements. It is now, how ever, adjourned sine die, and it appears that we threw up our caps too soon. We would create no embarrassment, but we demand good faith ; and as to revenue, we are persuaded that at half the present duties, the amount will be double. We complain therefore, and we think that public men in Parliament are not more excusable than the worthy Chancellor of the Exchequer himself.— Glasgow Paper. On Monday we gave place to Lord BaollG HA M . B Bankrupt Bill, but it will be seen that it touches on no one principle, but applies merely to the machinery. We think, however, that even his new court is so constructed that it is breaking a butterfly on the wheel. Enable creditors as 'their own proper affair to settle with the debtor, and to find the minority by the formal decision of the majority, and there would not be one bankruptcy for every 20 or 30 under the present WICKED system. Does Lord BRO VG II A M know that the return of an acceptance, or a meeting of creditors, is a signal for 20 hungry lawyers to be agitating a docket ? Does he know that there are attornits in London who canvas creditors to stimulate them one by one, to allow him to strike a docker iu cases wherein but for such a wretch, a docket would never be thought of ? " If you don't do it another will" is the plea of these fiends, who making every man fearful of hts neighbour, thereby plunge hundreds of 'families 'into the hopeless misery and ruin of a 'commission in every year, furnishing a liberal income for two or three years to as many of the profession. Tas CIIOI ERA .—We learn this day, that since the first outbreaking of the epedimic at St. Peters burgh, the total number sick to the 27th July, was 1230, of whom 558 died. By advice* from Vienna of the 15th instant, there were 4042 sick in Lemburgh ; of whom 2040 died, and 1223 were cured. Letters from Italy announce that symptoms of this fatal disease have manifested themselves at Fiume and Ancona. We understand that Don Pedro is to ieg to obtain in this country a loan of 150,0001. and for which purpose he has wrote circulars to several Portuguese houses. He has p. .t himself down for 25,000/, and if he should succeed in his object (of which there is great doubt) he says that he will pro ceed to Terceira, sue put himself at the head of 3,000 troops, and proceed to Portugal. If the 194 new members of the French Cham bers are not so silent as the 150 new members of the House of Commons, we n:ay expect some animated debates in the pending sessions. Deed silence and subordinate conduct are so incom patible with the duties of a seraetor, that on view ing them in council we only wonder how the d-1 they got there ! How became they candi dates, and how were the electors seduced to elect them ? The calamity of all human concerns in fact is this—men are not elected because they have the greatest number of admirers ; but because being neutral or unmeaning characters they have fewest enemies. Hence blockheads are usually in power, and countries are so misgoverned that his tory is a recapitulation of cringe and blunders. Society in this respect itself is trot a close cor poration—blockheads create no rivalry or jealousy, and therefore they are preferred for representatives. One would prima facia conclude that no man could get into so onerous a sitiration without dome little plan for the public good— fo they were not just bora when elected, and it ini,:ht be supposed they at least imagined themselves to b e qusbfied to do more than cry aye or no—or pe Lisps hear! , hear! , . , i : . . I t , .. i I il , . 1 ,1 1 II • ; 1 .5 ' -",, ' ( - 1 0. 1 '. 1, 1 , • 1)- .7 t , rst,i , • , ) I I i,!i• 4 t il 1i I ~i IT I i' : , 1 1 : i . . 1-1 i 1 , , .1 li