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ANTWERP., MAY 22.—.Tw0 Belgian ships, the Commerce, Captain Norman, and the London Packet, Captain Roelof., left this port yes. tcrday afternoon, to go to sea under the Belgian flag: the first had its payers from the Belgian Government. Off the Tobacco-pipe, a boat from the frigate in the toads boarded the two ships, and immediately afterwards the Belgian flag was taken, and replaced by the Dutch, un. der which they proceeded on their voyage.—Brussels Papers, May 26. (These papers contain the 21st Protocol of the Congress of London, of the 17th April. The Courrier makes some severe remarks on the conduct of the French Government, and of Louis Philippe. The 22d Protocol, published by the Roaerdas Courant, Is not mentioned.) CONYSAYTIXOPLY, Aran. 25.—Davd Pacha, the rebellious Go vernor of Bagdad, has submitted to the Porte. BELGRADE, MAT 7.—We learn from News, under the date of the 28th of April, that the vanguard of the insurgents, commanded by the Paellas of Wrens and Persorem, attacked, on the 21st of April, the Grand Vizer's troops near Pielepo, but was completely beaten and put to flight, with the loss of 1,000 men. Muatapha Pasha, on hearing this news, immediately advanced to repair the disaster, and met with the Grand Vizer's troops on the 23d. A terrible battle began, and the comonade was heard the whole day, but the result Is not known. The rail from Constantinople has arrived here by way of Sophia, as usual. —Altremberg Correspondent, May 18. rut dissemble, r ;tven by the Hew a: some points. 1 intention to prey colas to re.comm i , iii added, we Int iis re some good lie acis. V. de Robaulx menccd without 0 , r only at one poll 1 do no: desire we submit : we will us into it. 11. Van Mcent that the orders ell we have no bush sidered as not kn M. Van de We at the moment w we are promised the nation, that , gociations have w BRVISELS, Ma Paris. On the 21st the subaltern officers pressed, and two u On the 22c1, in Namur, between t other, and both pa who was accused dkurbances, was written a letter to The origin of the rushed in between restored. LUXEMBURG, yesterday, and w Homburg, to wt the city. BstussEr.s, Ma his aidde.camp, I werp: he will nett Two extraordh dispatches for our The Lynx says cmburg is amicab coated in a forth will soon be remo ANTWERP, 31 Norman, and the ten's) , afternoon, papers from the 1 from the frigate is lc afterwards the Be' der which they pa i.. 1 (These papers e of the 17th ApriL conduct of the Fri Protocol, publisbe CONSTANTINO] vetnor of Bagdad, BELGRADE, M 28th of April, du the Pachas of Wr Grand Vizer's tree( i to flight, with the this news, immed the Grand Vizer's cumonade was ha mail from Constar —Altremberg Coe E TIMES.—It is not to be allowed diet he will not I similar engagemei manded in his col rfEcial proof. W Europe permit, of the Poles can apt tco,lices, cannot . It is laid d own , of nations, that his territory. T he disarms the 1 tality. in order ri tel, alter haying c it is allowable for ; intitry,—after he aotnuient destruct ;etch a territory, it to belligerent nigh " pcmis d'afinct 4 euenn ware 'r by the English u 0 a breach of th Danish Governor, osailants. What General, who Stift, glowed to depart, kith a bely pi pri fugio ? So !ink 1 neutral I.ossesseo t ;irriviry as prison 13 JO'S as soon as Oat they do tit rectal: no new "dote g:te +nes en ' rite He bil poll Jul • rc passer on 1 • tienritgt flux a - , pl.rat like Wain 7 .l6'ht quote the s , 2(.1 b)i: of Grot iiscussed with 1 I ancient exam; .':i•riable rule, th ' , ( l .igerer.t fleeing fl the fugitives •:..t advantages of r nonmg disciplim '`.:cif enemy, t h e ii. must likewise , :1 rurguit ; that I ' l ' l o Lals but t ,hat ii they are 0 —' re up to the (1 tin of the said flag, that he may transmit it, without loss of time, to his Government.—Brusrek, May 22, 1831. (Signed) RALPH Asticaoxsr. Jl. DE ROBAVLI.—As we are told of proposals delivered to the Congress by Lord Ponsonby, I wish to know whether they were made en the part of Belgium, or whether we are called on to purchase what we hare declared to belong to us, or whether these proposals are made t o tit on the part of the Congress. M. Lebeau—l did not, and could not authorise Lord Ponsonby to make any proposals ; if he has done so, it has been a merely friendly nterrention. The printing of the two rotes just read was called for. M. de Robaulx..—l have learned from diplomatic gentlemen, that when a diplomatic paper is received, this is considered as an approval of its contents. If that is the case, I object to the printing; or if the note is to be printed, I desire that it may be declared that the Congress foes not intend by that to approve the principles laid down. M. Van de Weyer.—We do not receive the document, but a eon. I,unication of its contents from the Minister for Foreign Main; and the printing of it does not bind us any more than the printing of all the ;they protocols. The printing was ordered. M. Legrelle.—We have at length the assurance that our po. tical horison Is becoming clear, and that after waiting a few lays, we shall see our institutions consolidated, but we must rut dissemble, that elements of discord exist. The orders teen by the Regent not to commence hostilities, have been disregarded a: some points. I propose that the Congress shall solemnly declare its intention to preserve peace till the Government shall have given creers to recommence hostilities. M. Person agreed in these remarks, gut added, we must not ?via: our preparations for war, because we t.sre some good news : we have been sufficiently deceived by diplomatic acts. V. de Robaulx—Every body is agreed that war is not to be eon). monad without the orders of Government and by riotous proceedings , t only at one point. The order of the Government must be respected. 1 du no: desire war at any sacrifice ; but if it be necessary, we must Fubmit : we will then explain to Europe that diplomacy has driven us into it. M. Van Meenen.—Till the Ministers come and explain to us that the orders of the Government are not executed, it seems to me we have no business to interfere, because such facts are to be con sidered as not known to us. M. Van de Weyer.--The calm and firm attitude of the Congress, at the moment when important negociations are on foot, and when we are promised they will be soon terminated, is a sure pledge to the nation, that war will not be made till it is certain that the ne gotiations have wholly failed. BIIVIIIELS, Mar 24.—M. Ch. Le Hon arrived this morning from Paris. On the 2lst there were some disturbances at Liege, excited by some Fubaltern officers of the bth regiment of foot, which were soon sup. pressed, and two serjeanta, the original authors of the riot, put in prlson.l On the 22c1, in the night, there was a quarrel in the barracks at Namur, between the Volunteers and the Lancers : they fired on each other, and both parties had some killed and wounded. Gen. Mellimet, who was accused of not having taken the necessary steps to check the disturbances, was arrested by the Civic Guard. Gen. Meninet has written a letter to the editor of the Courier de la Sambre on the subject. The origin of the affair he says is not yet ascertained, but when he rolled in between the parties firing on each other, tranquillity was soon esstored. Lulus:luso, MAY 21... A superior Belgian officer arrived here yesterday, and was conducted to his Royal Highness the Prince of Homburg, to whom he delivered a dispatch, and immediately left the city. listusam.s, MIT 24.—The Regent, accompanied by M. Ch. Begin, Ifs aid.de.camp, set out yesserday evening, at eight o'clock, for Ant. imp: he will return tomorrow. Two extraordinary couriers Iwo arrived today, from Paris, with dispatches for our Government. The Lynx says—" It is reported at Brussels, that the affair of Lux emburg is amicably arranged; that the city of Antwerp will be eva cuated in a fortnight ; and that but a few difficulties remain, which will soon be removed." SPIRIT OF THE JOURNALS. TIMES—It Is stated in the foreign journals, that Dwernicki is not to be allowed to return to Poland, unless he gives his parole that he will not fight against Russia during the war; and that a similar engagement Is to be exacted of all the officers who com manded in his corps. This, of course, we cannot believe without efficial proof. Whatever Austria may attempt, or the Powers of Europe permit, on this occasion, the laws of neutrality, to which the P o l es can appeal against the partitioning despots and their ac complices, cannot for a moment admit of doubt or misapplication. It is laid down as r first principle by every writer on the laws of nations, that a neutral has a right to prevent fighting on his territory. The consequence of this principle must be, that be disarms the weaker party, who demand the rights of hospi.' tatty. in order rot to provoke the stronger to abuse them. Vat. tel, alter having enumerated at considerable length the cases in which it is allowable for a belligerent to demand n passage through a neutral territory,—after having mentioned, that when an army is exposed to manutent destruction, and cannot rctnrn home but by passing through ;Lich a terri tory , it has the right of doing so sword in hand,--adds, that CO belligerent right can he exercised on neutral ground—" Il West prol " pc+ . 71.15 d'afiacuer son ennesni dasts tan pays• seetetre, ni fry cry-ser i cum (mire nate d'hostilite." lie then mentions the attack made' by the English on the Dutch fleet in a Norwegian port in 1666, it a breach of the law of nations, and praises the conduct of the Datlith Governor, who, though an ally of England, Gred upon the alailants. What would Its hare said to the conduct of the Russian General, who attacked an unrcsistin,e,- foe Ina neutral territory, and was 41 0 wed to depart, not only without opposition or remonstrance, but k:th a body ot pr ot:ers and n promise of the arms belonging to the re. fugiet ? suit toes this acute and honest publicist imagine that a astral ):assesses the right to detain the troop. wbu take refuge in his ''rtitlry as prisoners of war, that ne thinks they ought to be sera:l Oat sme as soon as possible, and by the shortest route; taking are, they do net commit damage in their passage, and that they 'emit uo new strength against the other belligerent. 1. Logs " done gut , ti.cs enactnis ballot se retirod chez tan teetstre, ai la eka. ' rife ne hd permia pas do lcur refuser passage et aurae. it dolt lei ' fain. issuer outrc le pistol passible, ei ne point tourrir gulls se • *uncut flux aguas four healtaquer de nouveau." If it did no: 4near like pedantry to cite any other authority on so plain a point, we -Ight quote the whole of ilia 13:11 section of the second chapter of the id bask o f Grotius, do Jure Belli at Pacis, in which this topic is . iscusted with hi s usua l di splay of learning and accumulation aecient examples. It may therefore be laid down as an arable rule, that a neutral cannot, in humanity, deny refuge to a 'Alszerer.t fleeing trout its enemy of superior force; that be may dis 4rat the fugitives for his own security, and is bound to refine them advantages of marching In a body through his territory, or re. Tc':ng disciplined and un it e d i n hi s d om i n i ons, i n order to attac k enemy ; that Its he prevents them from defending themselves. 1. mutt likewise prevent them from being attacked by the enemy '2r l, lllll dt ; tha t h e may sen d them home in separate bodies or as ••••',:als, but that he has no right to detain them as prisoners; and "" tt they are the forces of an independent power, their arms Sault be --ct up to the tiovernment to which they belong. POST--Upon further inquiry respecting the Pitt Club Dinner, I fixed for Saturday next, we find that circumstances will prevent it from being a mating of that general nature, which, from its first announce ment, we had anticipated . lt has been found, that as the Drawing Room will take place on that day, it would not be convenient far macy gentlemen to attend who would wish to take part in any general manifestation of the feeling of die Tory party ; and L is, there fore, positively determined to confine the meeting strictly to the Mamba* of the Club and the celebration of the birth-day of the illustrious man in whose honour it was estaldished. We trust, however, that although this occasion may not have been found conve nient for a general meeting of those persons, influential how their sta. dons and talents, who are opposed to the revolutionary principles of the day, another day will aeon be fixed, when an opportunity will be given for all the leading men of the conservative party to come together, anti make it apparent to the friends of the British Constitution through out the Empire, that the great and good of the land are still ready to put themselves forward in its defence. HERALD.—AII public and private accounts which we have seen 1 1 concur in representing the distress among the peasantry Ln the county of Mayo, and a great part of the county of Galway, as most eppallitir. Instead of being diminished, it is rapidly increasing in extent and severity, attended by malignant disease—tile usual concomitant lof the last stages of misery and famine. The relief hitherto afforded appears to have had but a momentary effect in checking the progress of calamity, which exposes its victims to the most cruel sufferings that the hand of misfortune can Inflict on human nature. To such a pitch has starvation reached in some place.:, that the peasantry ate represented as driven to the desperate expedient of at. tempting to appease the ravening, of hunger for the present by antici pating their Future mains of subsistence—tearing the seal potatoes from the ground, and eagerly devouring the scanty stock which they lad committed to the earth as their defence against future fa•mine. We hope that the meeting appointed to be held this day, upon this mau -1 choly subject, at Exeter Hall, will be well attended—particularly by such Irish absentee landlords now in town as have been draining Large revenues from Ireland, to spend any where out of it, while their tenantry ' are a prey to the most wretched destitution. PAST.—There are so army propositions connected with the question of Refonu , which the new House of Commons, notwithstanding all the ministerial influence, and all the rabble violence and excitement that have been brotmht to bear upon the election, will, we arc per trawled, be well dispUsed to affirm, each of which t he present 'Ministers will be compelled to oppose to the utmost of their power—either because its affirmation must shatter their Bill to pieces, or because they cannot concur in it without sacrificing the mob popularity upon which they rely for support—that a series of decisive triumphs to the Opposition are, in our judgment, already secure, provided that the latter shall conduct its Parliamentary warfare with ord ina ry tact and unanimity and discretion. What, for instance, would become of the Altnisterial measure, if the House of Commons should resolve that it is inexpedient to commit to a Cornmiesion of the Privy Council, or to any authority emanating from the Executive Go vernment, the division of counties, the augmentation of boroughs, or any other operation by which the character of the House of Com mons can be permanently affected I , What again more reasonable or just, what more likely to find favour in the new House of Commons, or what more incompatible with the rabble popula- ZzZawhich the present Ministers are essentially end ir bly the slaves, than the proposition, that men, the mar ketable value of whose property is in any manner Impair e d by a urea sure of Parliamentary Reform, shall be compensated by the nation which the measure is intended to benefit, or the proposition that an in terval of three or four years ought to elapse between the enactment of a measure so important, so complicated, requiring so much of local regu lation and of new machinery, and the moment when it is first to come into operation ? Never, we venture to say, since the House or Com mons existed, did it offe r a more promising field to the labours of a I conscientious, patriotic, and united Opposition. - - 41 THE GENERAL ELECTION. MEMBERS RETURNED TO THE NEW PARLIAMENT. Donegal (County)—Sir E. Hayes, Ban Colonel Conolly. of Antrim (County)—Major.Oeneral Hon. J. B. O'Neill ; th e E ar Belfast. Belfast (Town}--Sir Arthur Chichester, Bart. Menem (Connty)—Dtuican Davidson, E.•q. STATIC OP POLLS. PEMBROKE (COUNTY) MAT 22. Owen .. ... .. .. 1812 Greet He.. ... .. .. 172 b PEMBROKESHIRE ELECTION. The majority on the gross poll amounted en the 12th day to 87. This is owing entirely to the conduct of the Sheriff; and the way it operates is this—.(which will, by the way, serve to show the manner the machinery of the present system of elections is being carried on) s—ln the booths of the hundreds where Sir John musters strong, the Under Sheriffs refuse cues, and expedite the poll. In those booths—the Dewsland booth, for instance— where the reform candidate is strong, the shabli suffer the poll to be delayed, by the most insulting and extraneous rms. dons being allowed to be put to the voters. Apropos—a Toys Is asked, if he be a madman 1 0 If he holds a situation under a Minister of State P And questions of a similar tendency, ad bulkily's. Then they grant eases in almost every instance ; and refuse mess spine 8k John Owen. In the Dcwaland booth on Monday last, but nine voters were polled, and out of these six were made cases undetermined. Only nine men polled, while 100 men had been waiting for days to be polled. This will serve to show how a weaker side, by management end a partial sheriff, may secure the re. turn of a member. Mr. GrevMe, from the hustings this evening, pledged himself himself to a scrutiny before the house of commons, and verily do we hope that it may be successfully redeemed. Dr. Bowring is said to be canvassing Manchester as a candidate for the Reform Parliament. Mr. Denison has declined the representation of Liver pool, and accepted that of Nottinghamshire. Lord Palmerston, Mr. Hyde Villiers, Lord Molynenx, Mr. Backhouse, one of the Under. Secretaries at State, and Mr. Buckingham, are the only persons at pre. sent talked of to fill the vacancy. Mr. Buckingham has proposed himself in a long printed address; and a public meeting is to be held Co Friday for the purpose of potting some gentleman in nomination. The state of Parliamentary business, it is not► supposed, will prevent their Majesties Coronaden taking place this year. Lord Viscount Falkland is a candidate for one of the sixteen representative Peers of Scotland. Major Wayland has made his election for Oxfordshire. The Reform party bring forward a candidate of his principles to occupy his place; and it is also said the " moderates" will contest for the seat. The Marquis of Lansdowne entertained a distinguished mat dinner yesterday, at Lansdowne House, Berkeley-square. e Marchioness of Londonderry has arrived at Holder nest House, from beland. _ It is announced, that M. Laporte will not undertake the engagement of the King's Theatre after the present season. The Duke of Cambridge has become a member of the Royal Sailing Society. The paring of the new London Bridge is proceeding with great activity, and in a manner which looks as if it would be of a most enduring deecription, the granite stones being tint bedded in a (inn foundation, and then grouted with cement, similar to the pavement in Chespaide. Notwithstanding the severe frost of a fortnight since, green peas are already become abundant. The Earl and Countess of Aberdeen, with the younger branches of their family, were prevented attending her Majesty's ball, by the severe indisposition of one of his Lordship' s daughters, Lady A. Gordon. The late proceedings of the Bank, in drawing in the circulation, begins to be most severely felt in the great scarcity of money, and the consequent fall of the Colonial and other produce. Money is now worth five per cent. on the Royal Ex change, and four per cent. has been paid upon Treasury Bills. In the Stock Exchange money is exceedingly scarce; it is worth Ave per cent. In all descriptions of :English securities, If we except Consols. We understand that one hundred thousand pounds were lent to-day, at the above rate of interest, on English ' Stock, till the middle of July. One of the first acts of a reformed Parliament will, of course, have reference to the regulation of the circulating medium. When many virulent libels were brought to Cromwell, in the hope that be ;might be induced to kmmeetas the authors, his reply was "lf my Government is made to stand, it is n ot these paper ; bullets that will throw it down." It is very generally reported that the Earl of Munster is destined to succeed Lord W. Bentinck as Governor-Gene ral of India.—We have heard, though not in a way which lye deem official, that Friday night's Gazette will announce the Noble Earl's elevation to the dignity of " Duke of Clarence and Rothsay," and that the said elevation is pre paratory to his appointment to the Governoi-Generalship. THE KING'S LEVEE. Yesterday the Ring held a Levee at St. James's Palace. Soon after entering the Royal Claw, his Majesty gave audience to the Field Officer in Waiting and the Colonels of the Guard. Earl Munster was introduced to the King by Lord Hill, on bit ad vancement to the British Peerage, and kisstd hands. Vice-Admiral Foote was introduced by Sir George Nayler to bis Ma. jetty, on his being appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. During the time the Court was held, his Majesty gave audiences to the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Marquis of `Vineter the girl of Albemarle, the Duke of Devonshire, Sir W. Freemantle, Viscount Mel. bourne, Viscount Palmerston, and Earl Grey. At the Entrie Lcvce were—His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, atterded by Sir John Conroy ; the Russian, Austrian, Ftench, and Netherlands Ambassadors ; the Spanish, Prussian, Danish, Swedish, American, Sardinian, Neapolitan, Mexican, Hano. aerial), and Bavarian Ministers ; the Buenos Ayres Char gé d'Af faires, Baron Zuyler de Nyevelt, on a special mission from the Netherlands; the Chevalier de N eumann , Counsellor to Aus trian Ambassador ; the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of London and Chichester, the Lord President of the Council, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments; the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Lord Chamberlain, the Nlaster of the Horse, the Groom of the Stole, the Captain of Hon. Corps of Gentlemen Pensioners, the Captain of the Yeomen Guard, the Com mander of the Forces, the Master.Gencral of the Ordnance, the Vice. Chamberlain, Viscount Comberbcre, Gold Stick in Waiting ; the Judge of the Admiralty Court, the Attorney-General, the Solicitor. General, and the Mesta of the Ceremonies. Colonel Sir John liar vey was the Aide-de-Camp in Waiting. The King gave a grand dinner last evening, at St. James's Palace. to the Judges, &c. There were present the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Chief Justice of England, the Master of the Rolls, the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas the Lord Chief Baron, the Vice-Chancellor, Judges Vaughan , Bosa nquet, Park, James Parke, Garrow. Taunton, Boliand, Bayley, Littledalc, the Attorney and Solicitors General to the Kin and Queen, the Right lion. Manners Sutton. Mr. Sergeant Pell, the Tresurer of the Household, the Master of the Household. The Princess Augusta entertained the Queen, the Land gamine of Hesse Romberg, and the Duchess of Saxe Weimar, at dinner last evening. Her Majesty afterwards honoured the performance of the concert of ancient music with her presence. The Duke of Cumberland honoured the Archbishop of York with his company at dinner last evening, at his residence in Grosvenor-square. His Royal Highness afterwards accompanied his Grace to the concert of ancient music. --- Prince George of Cambridge, attended by his Sub-Pre ecptor, the Rev. Mr. Wood, drove in his phaeton to the Zoological Gardens yesterday. BIRTH-DAY OF THE PRINCESS VICTORIA. Their Majesties gave a ball to the juvenile branches of the Nobility and Gentry on Tuesday evening, in honour of the birth.day of the Princess Victoria. The ball-room and adjoining drawing-room were prepared for dancing. At one end of the room an orchestra was raised, supported by columns fluted with white damask, finished with crimson. A platform was extended round the other sides of the ball-room, with seats of crimson cloth and gold. The band was under the direction of Mr. John Weippert. The juvenile visitors began to arrive at the Palace about half-past seven. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Rent and the Princess Vic toria, accompanied by the Prince of Leiningen, attended by the Duchess of Northumberland, Lady Charlotte St. Maur, Baroness Lebzen, and Sir John Conroy, arrived at twenty minutes past eight o'clock. Their MAJZSTIKS accompanied by the Princess Victoria and all the Members of the Royal Family, entered the ball.room at half-past eight o'clock, when the band struck up " GOD save the King." His Majesty wm habited in a Field-Marshall's uniform. The dress of the Queen was of white lace and silver, over white satin ; head.drees, a wreath of roses, with a small tiara of diamonds. The Bing and Queen having placed themselves on the platform at the east end of the room, the youthful visitors passed before them a le Pokosaise. The party were formed into sets for quadrilles by Madame Bourdin and Mr. Henry Kendon, the professors of dancing to the Prin cess Victoria and Prince George of Cumberland. A new set, by Weip. w Prins t, was first danced, in which the Princess Victoria danced with George of Cumberland. Their Royal Highnesses' dancing was much admired. The Princess afterwards danced with the Prince of Cambridge. Prince George Ueven, Prince Paul &tering, and the Marquis of Granby. Quadrilles, varied occasionally by waltzes and gallopedes, were danced throughout the night. The King promenaded through the State rooms, accompanied by the Queen and his Royal Slaters, convening with the parents of his juvenile The dr esse s noticing many of the children. The dresses of the ladles were very simple and elegant; great num hers of the young gentlemen appeared in fancy dresses—most of them of velvet. At eleven o'clock dancing ceased, and supper was served in the ban. questing esesa, which was laid out for 260. A double table was placed In the .Mille of the room, a table down each aide of the room, and a cross table at the end, in the middle of which eat the Princess Vie. twia, koing the Prince of Cumberland on one side, and the Prince of Cambdilp IS the other. Beyond the croft table a sideboard was placed, on which the State plate was displayed with great taste and elqpnoe. Their Majesties and the Royal Family supped in the Queen's room. After supper the party returned to the bail room, when the Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria retired, the band playing " GOD save the King." The company took their leave soon after. The letters by the Dutch steam-boat are of the 10th from St. Petersburgh : the ice has disappeared, and tho naviga tion is completely open. 1.50 sail of merchant vessels bad arrived at St. Petersburgh. The cholera morbus has ap peared at Stettin and Breslau. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East In dia House, when Captain Charles Shea, of the ship Thomas Grenville, took leave of the Court previous to departing for Bengal direct. It is understood that Parliament will certainly meet on the day fixed by royal proclamation for the return of the writs-- Tuesday, the 14th of June. The form of electing a Speaker of the House of Commons, and swearing in the members, will occupy the remainder of the week ; and on Monday, the 20th, the King will probably go in state to open the session for the dispatch of business. The session is not I expected to terminate before the middle of September. The Gas Light and Coke Company, in consideration of l the reduced price of coals, have voluntarily proposed to make a reduction of 251. per cent. in the prices at present charged by them. Yesterday a communication was made from the Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the merchants and ship-owners wbo bad required compensation from the Portuguese govern ment for the detention of their vessels, stating that our government has received the amount demanded by them from Portugal ; and that, upon proper application to him, such demands shall be paid. A letter was yesterday posted at Lloyd's, from the Che valier Abreu a Lima, stating, that on behalf of the Govern ment of Donna Maria at Terceira, he will make any rea sonable compensation to the owners of the Coquette, which is reported to have been detained at Terceira against the will of the Commander, should such reports prove correct, but of which, up to the present time, he has not received any account. Some strange reports are in eirculation respecting the sudden departure from town of a Noble Duke for the north. His Grace travelled strictly incog. and was accompanied by a distinguished officer. The party at N— House was postponed in consequence. BARRISTERS ON CIRCUIT.—II is computed that there are no fewer than 439 gentlemen of the " long robe," who travel tho respective circuits : viz. Northern Circuit 116, Western Circuit 92, Home Circuit 77, Midland Circuit 41, Norfolk Circuit 31, and Oxford Circuit 82—independent of those who now go the New Welsh Circuits. On Tuesday, a clergyman gave a valuable horse and chaise into the care of the porter at the Diorama, Regent's Park, and shortly afterwards a man of respectable appear ance, accompanied by a female, got into the chaise and drove away with it, to the no small surprise of the Rev. Gentleman, who, on receiving information of his loss, ap plied at Bow -street office for assistance to recover his pro perty. Stevens, one of the principal officers, having received a description of the parties, is in pursuit of them. SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURACIERIENT OF ARTS. Yesterday, the rewards adju dg by above Society. daring the presett stearin, were tom nted to the respective candidates, at Exeter Hall,ln the Strand, in the presence of a numerous ano highly respect. able asset' blage of the ',strong of the Society, and several bulked. f elegantly tire a sed l a di es , who graced the meeting by their a • tendency. J. Hula, Esq M.P. presided in the absence of his Royal High. ness the Duke of Sussex, the President of the Society, who sent a letter regretting his inability to attend the meeting. After the CHAIIIMAN had enumerated some of the benefits derived from the Bocie y, a list of the rewards adjudged by the Society to the respective candidates was then read : and as the candidates appeared, the Chairman complimented them on their ingenuity and talent. Among the candidates moat worthy of umice, from the utility of their inventions, we may include the following : To E. S. Orate, Esq. for his apparatus to enable a woman who has lost a hand to wort at her needle, the large silver medal. To Sir James Jamieson, New South Wales. tor hi. method of cam ps:Mg the stumps a trees, the large gold medal. To James Henderson, Esq. St. John • Wood, for his conanunication or Piloga bark, the gold Isis tnedal. To 11r. D. Lockhart, of the We of Trinidad. for titnnt.gs and mace, grown in a British West Indian colony, the large gold nuclei. In the class of design, or polite art,, reveral candidates were pre rented with medals. Among them was one to whow the Chairman called the particular attention of the meeting, Muter J. Pasir.ote, York•strect, C,ovent-gatden, for an original com position of still life, the silver Isis medal. The Cw mislay observed that this lad, although not wore than eleven years of age, had already received two meuals from the Society ; and his brother, who was but a few yeau older, had received, he be. lieved, no less than wean. The budness of the day having concluded, the Chaim:as cougrs. tulated the company on the highly gratifying spectacle they had witnessed. METROPOLITAN N 11,4; [UNARY SOCIETY. This Society held its Anniversary meeting at Exeter Hall on Tues day evening lasts HEwnx Dausealonn, Esq. in the chair. The re port, which was very long, stated numerous cases where happy results I ad followed the troves of their different missions ; but in consequence of the failure of their funds, and to prevent an accumulation of debt, they would be obliged, in a small degr e e , to li m i t th e i r num b er. J. H. Case:usl., Esq moved the teceiviug of the report. hi which he was i.cconecti by the Ilea. J. EDW A R DS , who attdressed the meeting at great length. He stated the great utility of the society ; the deficiency of the accommodalon in places of public worship. in proportion to the extent of the population; anti the necessity of trying to obviate this by tl:e system adopted by this society. He was followed by the lieV. JAMES ELLARRY. Mr. JOHN BROADDEAT ltutrd circumstances as tbey had occurred in the share he had taken as an agent of this Society. His range of du:ies lay in the lanes and alleys, amongst the dustmen, chimney. sweeps, and seaseneers, in the conversion of whom to a knowledge of their GOD. however apparently disagreeable the task, he had felt more pleasure than they could well conceive. Mr. DRUMMOND said few, who were strangers, could believe the ignorance which really existed, on religious matters, amongst a large portion of the population of this vest metropolis, and brought forward two or three strong cases in support of his observations. Alfred flanbory, Esq. said it was with sincere pleasure that he rose, ate, hearing the report before them. He had attended many societies during the past week, and he could say there was no report which bore the mark of Canis,: on it more plainly than that which he had heard read that night. Charity ought to begin at home ; and he thou,the that, whilst we had been sending our Missionaries to the north and to the south, we had neglected those who live in our courts and alleys. Mr. GEOSGE Arigsmasts, a converted Jew, and who preaches to a small congregation of about seventeen converted Jews, in a small chapel in the City-road, created great interest by the feeling and earnest manner in which he spoke of his own conversion, and also of that of an elderly Jew, of near seventy, who was converted by his means. He showed a knowledge of the fundamental doctrines of Christianity which would have done credit to some of our more experienced Divines. Mr. Dayarxows made some further remarks, and was followed by Mr. Tare, when the meeting broke up between nine and ten. It was not very numerous. At the nuptials of the Hon. Robe: Grosvenor, who was lately married to the Hon. Miss Wellesley, the guests partook of a wedding cake made at Chester, which weighed no less than 300 e cwt. The gallant Lothario in the painful case, which has been brought before the public by the proceedings In the Irish Courts of Law, is second son of the late Sir John Trollope, Bart. of Casewick, Lincoln. shire. The gay Lieutenant commenced his military comer in the 70th (or Surrey Regiment of Foot), which, we believe, he joined shout the year 1824. In the month of October, 1826, he obtained his Lieu tenancy in the 38th (or Herefordshire) Regiment, then commanded by Lieutenant-Colenel Charles Wyndham (the son of the Earl of Egrmont, and brother to the Countess of Munster), and he was serving in this corps when the discovery of those indiscretions with Lady 'Carden rendered it imperative on the husband to adopt legal pro ceedings against the Gallant Officer. Sir Henry Carden is now in his 43d year, and succeeded his father, the late Sir John Craven Carden, of Templemore, county of Tipperary, in the title and estates, in 1822. In 1819, when Sir Henry entered into "the connubial bond" with his un happy lady, he was aoout 30 years of age, and her ladyship, then Miss Louisa Thompson, was in her 20th. THE CATCH CLUB.—The members of the Noblemens' Catch Club, gave their annual prise of twenty guineas for the beet glee on Tuesday. After the votes had been taken to reduce the num ber to two pieces, the competitors were Mr. T. Cooke and Mr. Wolms ley ; on the second division the majority were in favour of Mr. T. Cooke, being seven to five. The Duke of Cumberland, who honoured the Club with his company, paid a high compliment both to the coin. as well as the singers; the latter were Mesas. S a l e , V aug h an , posses Hobby and Terrell. Mr. S. Arnold, Pr es ident, Hem Archibald Mae. donald, Vice-President. Lord Selman and Sir George Warreode were among the members Esient. POU DRE DE 0101(A.—(From a Correspondent of the Scientific Casette).—" Sir, I cannot refrain calling your attention to a vile imposition (recently Imported, I believe, from France), of what is called Porde* de dfoka, or Chicores,' for addingefavour to the coffee 11 as if any thing could add flavour to coffee but the sun of Arabia! The fact is, that this substance is nothing but the root of endive or succor', burned and powdered. It is now, instead of being used, almost in total disuse on the Continent, eicept bi lo v o z . poor people. It was brou g h t i nto use in consequence of parte's decrees against colonial produce, which rendered coffee very scarce and dear. I have long resided on the Cot tinent, sad no greater affront can be offered in a coffee-house than to ask if there it chicoree in the coffee. I hate the humbug of nostrums and substitutes. John Bull, it seems, f o r the hundredth time, is now to be gulled by some ad venturer; and, because coffee is so scarce, he is to have his Mocha spoiled by a rascally weed. English coffee-houses are alreedy renowned for bad coffee, and what will it be when flavoured with chicory mot ? Grocers will soon find their costumers give up the use of wife', if once they mix-this drug with it." In religion, China, ancient, literate, and worldly-wise, is not one whit more intelligent than the lowest barbarians atilt human specks. And there is no probability that for thousands of years to come, if she continue to reject the Christian Scripteues, she will eman cipate herself from her present idolatry, so uegradieg to a rational being, and so offensive to the Ces.avoa of the Universe. The real Heist might despair of seeing Theism in China, had not the word which commanded into existence the vast Univcree. declared " that the gods which have not made the heavens and the ear h, shall pe i from the earh and from under these heavens." " The Loan will be terrible to the graven images and will fattish all the gods of the earth, and men shall worship him, every one from his place, eveo a 1 the isles of the heathen "—Cantors Reg. Sept. 6. POLITICAL REFUGEES IN TANG I EL—Tangier, from its vicinity to Spain, forms a ready asylum to those who are so frequently obl'ged to seek their safety front tyranny and oppression by self. banishment. Many of these unfortunate exiles take refuge here, and linger out their existence, in the hope of better times, in sight ef their native shores. it is only just to say that the Sultan of Mom co. in their regard, has acted with a humanity worthy of a more civilised State ; and, when pressed, as be has been at different times by the Spa nish Government, to give up these unhappy persons, backed by an aril. the most tempting in the present crippled state of the Moorish navy.— namely, the present of a frigate—he has uniformly refused to deliver them up, and, rejecting the proffered bribe, has observed that be would not sell their blood.—Skreettes in Spain awl Morocco. A STUPID FitoLic.—On Monday night, in Old Fry street, Horton, a family who reside there had a few friends to see them, amongst whom were two gentlemen of the navy, who, to amuse tie children, brought with them some fire.works. The person of the house rents a piece of ground in front, which he ha. converted into a garden, on one side of which runs a ditch. A:ter letting off the nu merous fireworks, one of the young men, in sport, ran after the females with a li‘hted squib, when one of them, the daughter or the gentleman of the house, unfortunately fell into the ditch, which contained about three feet of mud and water. At the time she fell she gave a most dreadful scream, and fainted away. She was fortunately soon rescued from her perilous situation, and conveyed in -doors, where prompt aeelp. tans was rendered, and she was wi h wine little difficulty restored. CONSOLATION.—On Sunday evening, after the collision between the Venus and Fire-fly steamers, by which the latter was rms. &red a wreck, an elderly gentleman, a pongee on board, having been landed, and recovering from the alarm occasioned by the accident, re. marked to his spouse, "31y dear ! what a narrow crape we have bad, 1 wonder we were I.ot drowned." " I expected nothing kis," r e . plied the spouse; "but there is one consolation, if we be met with a watery grave, that more than 500 would have shared the same fete." V : 1 1 ~-. I