Star. — London, England, 1831-08-25 00:00:00

';' ;g . . inglisb Reform Bill was before the house. He thought it quite ineonsistent that the number of the members of the home should be diminished, when the population, wealth, newt Intel sauce of the• country, were increased, and he thought the new 03CITINIPI Shol3ld be given to the large toe as where that increase had taken plum. He should, how.. t.rt r, slot r his motion to the bringing up the report of the l'ommoitt, 'ree itoute went into the Committee. The t:li 11M A N saitl the clause to be considered was • rlesse twenty enr, and read, " be it enacted, that in every city or borough, every parson of full age, and not subject to lop :11 tirCapaciry—" Me. HUNT rose to make the moinn of which he had Piero notice, that all persons paying sent and lot should be • to • re for representatives, which was the ease in tV•s•tri noses. seutliwark, and many other places; and as asps tr,r ti to pr: re. via the ancient constitution of the spat. iv, for which purpose he had made a few extracts, rri t:r he would state to the house. lie wonl.l go hark to 1 1 ,e reign of Henry and of John, at which time the po fylaiion te a s di, Lied into two claseSS, freemen and slaves. Jo e the reign of Edward the Third. every freeman had a .etc for a representative. and it was enacted that no free st an should be derrived of his franchise. The hon. gent. rid various tit t set s turn early Acts of P.:rliament, to prove -Rat 1 the p e opl e whc. were not vassals possessed the right of voting tor representative% till the Bth of Henry VI. ...filch limited :he elective franchise to freeholder* of 40s. a ,vt,r, which wrs first disfranchising Act that ever took !dace in this coan.ry. He was also an advocate for annual Vehement's, as W is declared to be expedient by the Act of It IV. It was therefore in per!ect conformity with the etieient emistiat ion that he advocated universal suffrage and ..actual Parliaments. He now only meant to propose to give the rran el ise to persons paying scot and lot,as was the case in West • hater and many other places. The proposidon brought for ward by his3lajesly's m iitisten of giving the vote to 101. house. troldera,would give the franchise to all persons of that descrip. lion in the meuopolitan districts; but the case was very tiffr rent in the country. In Manchester, and the greater part of the manufacturing towns, the greater part of the work men lived in houses of 51. 61. or 71. and they were higher in comfort than persona holding 101. houses in the metropolis. Ik was confident the bill in its present state would not give satisfaction ; but by giving the franchise to all scot and lot payers, the bill would be simplified, and would give great satisfaction. To this principle he was confident they must come at last. Ile was giving up a great deal--as universal valise was his principle; but he wished to conciliate. The whole number of male adults was 8..000,000; the hill would give a constituency of 1.000,000. Was it in the nature of t bingo that the ()thee 7.000 000 should not be discontented ? If all scot and lot payers were admitted to vote, ft would give so touch satisfaction that the people would be content to see , hew it would work. The bill required that the 101. house. Golden; should also pay the rates and taxes. He had letters front all parte of the kingdom, stating that in the vast ma joril of cases the landlord paid the taxes of such houses; ti2trefore the occupiers would, he supposed, be deprived of thaw volts. He did not suppose that government would sapport his motion; but he brought it forward on principle. and wax confidrnt it must, at no distant period, be adopted. Ile did not think universal suffrage could be adopted at prracot, and therefore he did not bring it forward; but in what he now proposed there was a line drawn, recognised by all returning officers. The hon. gentleman moved, " That all householders, paying rates and taxes, should have a vote it: the election of members of Parliament." Lord ALT HORP said he should not enter into the question of artivenal suffrage. The present question was to give the elective franehiae to all payers of soot and lot, which Wail certainly a very Pimple proposition. but one that wtarld be a cou.plete departure from the principle of the bill, to hick he ritual not agree. The statements respecting the t!ifference of .ffect in the qualification in large towns and small ones, an.: lb: circumstances of the rates being paid in some instance. by the landlords, and in Gibers by the tenants he would conyidet whin that pan of the measure came an der considt ration ; hut lie Inuit oppose the hon, gentleman's utt:tion as incoiteiatrnt with the principle on which the bill wa•, founded, std which had received the sanction of the Colonel CONO LIM thought the bill was calculated to degrade the constituency of England t and he had seen BO 'puck of the evil in Ireland, that he should he very unwil. l ling to see the evil extended to this country. They should endeavour if possible to diminish the coming evil, and he wiped mule person more competent would Forme an in. crease of the qualillestion. ( Hear, hear.) "Ir. fragrant W ILDE said, the repetition of the hon. member Aar Preston, if serried, would be fatal to the MIL When the present bill was introduced, the friends of reform showed themselves wise, and *greed to support the bill pro. insist, and not to put a measure of no much excellence to jeupardp fee'the'eake of minor differences : that was the true messing of the ay which wee heard throughout the country—" the bill, the whole bill, and nothing but the hear, hear.) The Learned Sergeant begged to call the attention of the honourable member for Preston to this feet, that by pressing his motion, or 'bona might support such amendment, must inevitably change or destroy- the measure that had been brought in by hie Ma. jetty'. government, by foreleg upon them a constituency that they could not support ; and however expedient it might be is extend the franchise, under the circumstances it WWI *within that the measure was as much as could have beau. attempted.- The great objection against it had been that it went too far, and any attempt to extend it would only be attended with• delay ; and be productive of no good. He therefore begged of Hon. Members to confine themselves to the improvement of the details of the Dill, and not to be In:Lluced by the specious attempts of its opponents. The Wends of reform had but one course to pursue, which was to inure the good that was offered to them by the Bill. Alr. HUNT said that be had not brought forward the amendment for the purpose of delaying the Bill; be had time it from principle havi g promised to do so in the last' Parliament, when the. Bill was originally proposed ; and he was sure that wh.li the Dill was passed that his amendment would be adopted before many Sessions of Parliament had passed over. lie would not withdraw his motion. but would insist !won a division. Mr. CROKIM saidthst he could not support the mod of the Hon. Alember for Presto° be would oppose it be. cynic it was the very spirit of the bill. The Gallo.ry was cleared, and the House divided, when titer, we re— Against it ... .. 138 Against the Anteadmeht ll3 Fat the amendment deprecated the delay and obstructions that had been Gel red to the bill, and expressed a wish that ministers would adopt a bolder tone, and not suffer the vast majority within the house, and the feelings of the country, to be tampered with It) five or six individuals, who brought forward every nits sure of opposition, however trifling or insignificant. night after night, for which there could be no necessity. but for the purpose of procrastinating the progr:ss of the bill. He hoped, if such practices were persevered in, that the noble lard (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) would at once come to the resolution r f cawing the house to meet every day at ten o'r'ock in the morning. Lord ALT HORP, after retnirding the gallant colonel that his amendment had already been rejected by • vote of the house, at some length repeated the same objections that he urges] on the amendment being originally brought for. ward by the gallant officer. Sir E. SUO DEN supported the amendment. Mr. C. FERGUSSON said he considored the clause be fore the house one of the most important in the bill. He had heard no argument adduced to show the necrs'i•y of blending tin• constituencies of the towns and coin ties, and he would therefore support the amendment. Lord J. RUSSELL said the hon. member who hail just sat down had changed his opirion of the clause on account of the alteration that had been made in it. His Lordship proceeded to explain that the alteration had been made for the purpose of preserving the franchise to such freeholders as might not be residing on their own fteehold. His gallant friend had discovered that the bill had lost ground in the public esteem, and he came forward to give Ministers his assistance by producing an amendment, which was to restore their measure to irs former share of public favour (a laugh). Now, what were the effects of the amendment ? Would the exchange of a county vote for • city or borough vote con duce much to the satisfaction of the freeholders ? In a small borough a large proprietor might decide the election, by cutting up his property into 40s. freeholds. The prin ciple of the amendment, besides, had been already negatived. Alr. CHOKER said, the freeholders might be improperly created in the counties as well as in the boroughs. They would be less liable to detection in the counties on account of the greater number of electors. Lord ALT oit P said their influence would, for the same reason, he less great In counties. Mr. PRA ED supported the amendment for two reasons. First, it was according to the principle of the bill, which, as the noble lord expressly declared oo introducing It, would pr went the great towns from taking a share in the county elections. Next, if the elective franchise was given to pro.. tect the property of a certain individual of a certain body, why not make it operate on the spot where the property lay P Why should the same property give votes in different places, of a different nature— • county vote to the freeholder. and a borough vote to the tenant ? (Hear.) Mr. AIA BE ILLY could not allow a strong observation made by the Gallant Officer (Col. Davies) with respect to the Reform bill, to pass unanswered, coming as it did from • reformer. The gallant Officer seemed determined to make his observation known to the public, for he had waited before rising to address the house after the division, until certain gentlemen who conveyed to the pu►lic what passed in the house had resumed their places. He had stated that certain Members, whom he had not chosen to name, had changed their opinions on the Reform bill A simple ferrite, to the votes would plainly show that suck was not the ease. Alderman WOOD had been enrprised to bear $ Learned Gentlemen (Sugden) accuse the Livery of London of being jealous of the City freeholders, who were se few in numbers compared to them. Mr. DUGDA NE denied that Birmingham returned the tlembers for Warwickshire, ma bad been stated by an Hon. Member (Mr. Prised). He (Mr. D) had been returned for that county by an agricultural majority. His unsuccessful opponent was • gentleman, • native of Bins:ol6am, who was.supported by its freeholders. Mr. PRAED explained. Mr. %V RYLAND would vote for the amendment, as su perseding the necessity of attaching agricultural districts to the small boroughs. to complete the number of electors, and thereby deluging them with votes whose interests were those of the county.--(Hear.) Colonel SI BTH Okt PE supported the amendment, Sat, because it would increase the constituency of Linedn, a place towards which be should always bast respect and affec tion ; and next, because it annoyed the ministers (a laugh). He then alluded to an observation made by the Secretary for Ireland tio the preceding night. He denied that a go vernment bad a right to require the votes of its dependents. Such a practice was subversive of the constitution. (Ques tion.) He was not surprised now that Greenwich, Wool wich, and such places, should be enfranchised, fee they coo. tamed plenty of dependents. (Question, question.) Mr. B ALER considered the claim to be decidedly hostile to the aviculturists. It would bring far more bp rough voters into the counties, than of county voters into the hemmers. The proportion would be as two to one. Slr. HUNT said the city freeholders would not have an undue influence in the counties, after the accession to tbe county voters of the copybohlers and tenants at will. Colonel DAVIES replied. He had been reproached for having waited to address the house until certain persons who conveyed to the public what pealed in the house had mooned their places. Certainly, any thing from him must have very little weight with the public ; bathe was desirous, when be offered a proposition apparently hostile to the bill, to have the grounds of his con. publicly stated. (Hear, bear.) He was not hostile to the bill itself, but to its defects. (Hear.) He was told that honourable members bad not changed their principles: what be had said was, that they bad changed theit minds. He would state an kwanes of the ano. malice which the clause, as it now stood, would occasion. heeds contained 2,300 freeholders. Five hundred of these had 101. freeholds, and would vote for the dy, while 18110, who had freeholds of less than 101. value would have a vote foe the county, that is, the electors of the lower description would have the more valuable vote.--(Hear hear) The small boroughs would, by the adjunction o rural districts, be overpowered by agricultural electors. He did not, however, intend to divide the House, after the opposition which had been offered.—(Cries of " Divide, diviis!") rot SIETE! ()APE exhorted the gallant officer to divide,' The division took place. For the original motion Majority for Ministers .. .. al On the quiettion for Idling up the blank for the rent of houses, the occupation of which gives the right of toting, Majority for Slioist rs... inn with 101, Ms. HUNT was on his legs at our reedmiseion, but cox Sir IL SUGDEN objected to the undefined manner by a s ord that he said could be beard in the Gallery. . which the Trot was to be estimated; being either as rated to Col- 'DAVIES rose to propose an amersdn:ent to the the house.tas, or poor'-rate, or paying 101. a.year rent, oe original clause. ile said that be had proposed the same king of the value of 101. a-year. amendment on a former occasion, when the clause relating to Lord A LTHORP said, if the right of voting was to de. ctty counties was under discussion, and it wu then nags. pond on the rating or the assessment, it would disfranchise • tired ; Let be attributed that circumstance to the accidental great numbe: of persons who inhabiad houses of 101. value, state of the house and those members being ignores* of the but which, as was swingy the cam, were rated at a lower nature of the am, Mariam He was desirous to provide for value. ca cti borou g h a euaatitueliey within itself without going kir. W. PEEL mid, be considered the clause the most into tie co m ity to stippiy a constituency. He said the bill imp o rtant and the most objectionable in the bill ; and that, if was hilbil touch in public estimation. (Cries of no, no.) agreed to, it would give the democratic influence a great mo ll, begged the house to undertand the re-action was not dt. ponderance in the country. lie thought nothing could be reettd against Reform, but against the bill. The hon. mein. more absurd than taking the same amount of rent her could assure tLem it was true. (Hear, hew, from the in all boroughs or cities, without any regard to their (►irnaition.) The publie had bum eonvinoed from the dos else or wealth. He thought the bill would nei. bates which had taken place in dim house, that the bill ther diminish the expense of the ekttions, nor the would ode be beaedclai to the °sentry. (Hear, bear, amount of bribery. the fature representatives of trims the Oeposidon.) The honourable member m a d towns, under the bill, would either be men so foolish as so some slinsior. so the opinions that invaded in the city of squander large sums of Money, or so devoid of principle as London, and said that even Isoneutable members in that to give any pledge that was demanded of them. The bill house entertained opinions against it, which they wereafraid did not give general satisfaction, and it was impossible that to express. Th e h on . mem b er coolided with moving his it should. it was supported by many, sot from any M. taitenduatut, did all prams legally .capacitated. who mimic merit, but because they consitlemd it the comments*. :Alan -reside is 4 city or borough, not a county of itself, met of a series of destructive changes. (Hear, bear.) Ho holding a heehold of Wad of 40.. oe,a 'Douai .4101. yearly was troovineed that if the elective franchise wu extended in value aberWrepeisals, shall vote within the ems city or the manner ptoposed by the clause, it would be the owes Imwough, and shall not be entitled towns fie thi county, throw of the institutions of this country. (Hear, hear. sad 31r." Alderman WOOD opposed the amendment. He a laugh.) denied that the Bill Was falling la public estimation; and Captain POLHILL thought the clause was indeed mast as regarded the citizens of. Gamiest, be was assured that important; and thought ati alteration should be made to they still remained firm to the great measure of Reform— give to forty-six of the smaller boroughs the right of voting they cared nothing for the squabbling that ensurted la the from the occupancy of SI. house,. It was absurd that the ii. use of Commons—they had their atimition fixed wpm qualification in the Tower Hamlets should be the some min the wore important Ar i el the benefit ofrblemintry. the fony.six small boroughs. The boasurable gentl e m a n Air. Aid. WAITH N had statakiedlesminakiogois. moved that the blank be Shed up with the words five pounds. re.l adorn frequently, became it appeared, by tease members I Lord MILTON said he must oppose the hon. gentle sneaking so often and espeadag one tut 011 e what they man's amendment. He thought th e clause 111 proposed by 114 d A lr ea dy s aid, litot their object v m ealyAr procrastitia. ministers was emulation with ancient right and franchise. Lion t but he could not ilermin fir* ea of his (limp. He thought it was desirable that a variety of franchise probation of the coutse that hid hioitul• by the gallant , should exist ; that something like universal sidings should c...ionel. in stating as kb wit assnOitim, isistadiy what were calm In some districts ; but where a poor constitueucy were ti" ^Orions of the eitkeelbef 41011 1 Oiti-bdeliloo what ware so vote, the best security spinet corruption was the extent the secret opinions of bomnsenbent A.m. Whit re. of numbers. He, thought the late election moved bow said to the opin'ess of the dfillits lie Multi not Much tbit bill was estimated, and be was confident the prw tell where ti e pullet eolebill • taillneiitiskillsom clauSe she mil understood by the people as It was in but be (Aldermen Wild endfilhoofin4lo . berom.elsep: thar bombe. 1 " 16 / 4 sg " be elliinceibr inktitPoPOOPlititeen.wils' t : mi:OITION supported the slime. l'be emelnal sal. unuk s ' ill united• hod were . "VieW :41, 0 41 1 1". 1, 1 / 4 AF:ski Otlilk bouscheiders .woeld - give tbat rod min that wu so desirable ; in some places amounting to really universal suffrage, and in such places it was found that there wu the least corruption. (Hear, hear.) The 101. franchise would give a constituency consisting of the in telligent, industriods, and virtuous portion of the com munity. (Hear.) Night after night he had bard with indignation that the extension of the franchise would in-1 crease corruption. The people had shown by their coo duct that they were capable of exalted virtue, and proved themselves well deserving of a share in the government of the country. (Hear. hear.) Lord LOUGHBOROUGH suggested that all the house holden in the boroughs in schedule B should be allowed to vote on the occupation of 51. houses. Mr. TREVOR would have cordially supported an amendment for raising the qualification to 201. houses; but could not consent to lower it. Mr. STEWART WORTLEY wished to know if the Noble Lord meanr to confine the right of voting to 101. householders. _ _ . Lord ALTHORP answered that the final proposition was that the blank should be filled up with 101 If the house, however, objected to that proposition, 61. or any other sum, might be proposed. After a few words from Mr. S. IVORTLEY, Mr. POL HILL withdrew his amendment, and the CHAIRMAN put the question that the blank be tilled up with 101. which was put and carried. On the next clause being put, Mr. POLHILL moved that after the words " ten pounds," there be inserted " with the exception of the bo roughs mentioned in schedule C." Lord ALTHORP said, he considered that 101. freeholders were very well qualified to vote; and to alter the clause as proposed by the hon. member, would completely change the principle of the bill. After a few words from Colonel DAVIES, Mr. H UNT expressed a hope that the qualification would not be received ; it the amendment of the hon. member for liedfcrd were adopted, hie Majesty's Ministers might as well abandon the bill altogether. After a few words from Mr. C. WYNNE, the original motion was agreed to Mr. HODGSON said, he was desirous of moving, as an amendment, that the holders of separate tenements of the an nual value of 2). should be entitled to vote. Arta a desultory eonvelvation, Mr. HODGSON with drew his suggestion, and the blank was filled up with 101. as originally propos ed. A discussion then took place as to whether dwelling houses, warehouses, and counting-houses were sufficient to comprehend the tenements entitling parties to vote. After some further conversation, this blank was also filled with 101. The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again this day. The Duchess of Kent's Annuity Bill, with the amend ment that the 6,0001. annuity should cease in the event of the demise or the Princess Victoria, was read a third time, and passed. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned at Two o'CLoce. A Journal announces this morning that they are in Poland upon the e►e of a grand battle. Letters and Journals of the north have asserted, for fifteen days, that every thing was prepared for a decisive blow, and nothing yet has occurred. We do not believe, that if the Poles have the intention to engage in an important action, it would be thus foreseen ; for their tactics will be to inflict their blows without notice. Paskewitsch is on the Burn; Rudiger is in force upon the left bank at Radous, and Kreuts is on march from Lithuania to occupy the right bank. It appears to us that the Poles will not prevent these grand movements; their strategic interest is to allow the enemy to approach, and to hold their army collected at a central point, to act with superior forces against some one of the Russian corps; so as not to remove sufficiently far from Warsaw to risk being cut off. Letter addressed by the General of the Polish army to Lieutenant General Lamsrque : ..Clintasr..—l cannot see but with delight, that ardent sympathy with which all noble and generous souls feel themselves penetrated for our cause. Yes ! It is true, that cause is noble and viewed ; it is grand, and its justice is allowed by the whole woad. What other recompense can be assigned to those who consecrate their lives to it, than the conviction, that they fight for the liberty of their coun try 1 You are happy, General ; Frame/ is strong and independent. As • good Pole, I wish that your country may be still great by the conviction, that it is upon her that repose the destinies of Europe ; I wish that the polity of your Government would take some course to render justice to our devotion to the cause of the people know, General, that poor Poland is attacked with more fury than ever ; it is a fact that they would crush we, and then turn against you. I bave done my duty by assigning to M. Gallo's, a rank worthy of his courage, regretting not having the power to see you at the head of our brave warriors, and profiting front the councils ago old soldier, whom glory bas crowned so often. Warsaw, July 21, 1831. SCHRZYNECHI. BRUSSELS PAPERS—'THIS DAY. The Conference, by a note of the 26th July, has invited the Belgian Government to send Plenipo tentiaries to London, furnished with full powers to negociate a definitive treaty of peace with Holland . It has repeated the invitation, in a note of the sth August. The Belgian Government desiring not to neglect any means to lead to the pacification of the two countries, yesterday sent full powers to M. Van de Weyer. The King of Holland on his part had already, at the beginning of August, and before the re newal of hostilities, given full powers to Messrs. Feick and Baron Van Zuylin Van Nyeveld. We will mention (says the Courier) as a first indication of the retreat which is soon to take place of some parts of the French army, the de parture of two batteries of artillery, and of several waggons, which have been stopping fur this week past at Genappe and Mont St. Jean. These bat teries, &c. have just retrograded towards Nevilles, in the direction of Mons. . - In our opinion the people of England can never 1 4 grateful enough for the unwearied patience, the es. hausting labour, and the watchful nights ministers have bestowed on the bill, and with no selfish or personal object; but as appears to n a from pure love of their country, and an earn est desire to place its future liberties on a firm basi,. To sit and debate, and defend every clause, nigh t after night, in eight or ten hours' Fittings, se L ord A LTHORP, in particular, has done, is a personai sacrifice almost beyond ordinary powers of cuh• stitution, and for which he can hare no rewa r d but in his own sense of duty, and the acknowledged gratitude of the country. We hope therefore to bear no more of tho 4 ungracious repinings, which must tend to dis. courage the firmest minds; and if delays are la mented, Ict the expressions be accompanied by , just discriminations in regard to the true causes, and with the superlative praise to which the Mi nisters, and the parliamentary majority are ea. titled, for their almost superhuman perseverance and undaunted exertions. In a word, all may lament the delays of the Bill; but all its true friends, and all genuine patriots, will join in extolling those aho have brought it to its present advanced stage. We have anxiously expected through the mor. Ding some advice. from Poland. A Warsa w l ow quoted in our Parisian extracts, proves that it w as believed there on the sth, that the Poles would give battle to the Russians, and it appears they are strong enough to do so. We entertain, however, a firm belief, that nego ciationa are pending under the sanction of Eng land and France, and, therefore, it seems to u to be an equal chance whether the next advice. will contain an account of an armistice, or of a serious battle. Down to the last minute our enquiries hare been sedulously directed in proper quarters, but it does not appear that any news has this day reached London from Poland, except the short article al luded to above. We never had any doubt but the French would, in the Belgic affair, act with good faith, and we have now concurring testimony that they are going— but, be it observed, they are not gone. King LEOPOL D and Hs Ministers are zealously putting Belgium in order after the confusion created by the late military storm. We have advice* this day from Buenos Ayres, where tranquillity appearx to prevail in the pro vines of Entrerios ; but the markets, in specie, &c. have suffered a decline, on account of un favourable news from the interior provinces.— From Monte-Video, we find that the president of the Oriental Republic had returned from • tour, and assumed the Government. In the House of Commons last night, Colonel Evans presented a petition complaining of the slow progress of the Reform Bill, and chitging Mi nisters with too much forbearance to it; enemies. Mr. O'Connell and Mr. Campbell bore testi- mony that no blame attached to the friends of the Bill. Mr. Hunt spoke in despair ; sad Mr. Hume urged that the House should give precedence p the Bill, and meet on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at twelve o'clock. The Speaker, however, objected to the language of the petition, and it wu withdrawn. Mr. Sandford, in consequence of a peddoa presented by Mr. Wood, engaged that a clause to protect rights of way should be incorporated in the Enclosure Bill. Mr. Wood presented a petition from the petit Jury of Knutsford, rebutting the charges of the Grand Jury against the beer-shops, which they highly applauded. On this subject, Mr. Hume expressed his indignation at the conduct of the Magistracy and Clergy, and said it was gross cant and hypocrisy to allow gin -shops to be open at all bouts, and to close a beer-shop at ten o'clock. Mr. F. Palmer was perfectly satisfied with the effect of the beer-shops, which gate poor men a wholesome beverage, instead of a drug-manufac tured article. He bad no objection to their taint closed at the same hours as the public-houses, but not before. Mr. Wilks certified that these booms back creased the morals and comforts of the people. Sir R. tryvyan and Mr. Beet reproached Mr. Home for attacking the Bishops and Clergy. Mr. Ruthven thought they were useful by dis couraging ardent spirits. Mr. O'Connell thought that these interferences with the maws of the people had better be di rected to Crockford's, or the belle in St. James's street. Mr. Dixon and Mr. Crampton apologized for the jealousy of the enemies of the Bill ; and Mr. Hunt spoke with great energy in defence of the boathouses, in comparison with the gin-shops, and with beer manufactured by brewers. Sit Matthew White Ridley thought no zhersoisa hi to be made in the system soder which is Masse had been established.. Mrs Heat, in reply to Sir R. Vyvyan, said, that imilhatble ought to be allowed to interfere with pi min in the beer imam, =leis be committed a beskb of the peane3 and advised the laterated hOocritente leek is the !nesse the great. 'Mr: Wks floe& that as dilemma me" to 1664 - ity low tistivia she isda l / 4 .6••• of she !"f, t rot; and Mr. Pauxert coacledea envessalb;o by &had* the see- • FOREIUN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS PAPERS—THIS DAY. PARIS, A tro. 23.—Generals Sebastiani and La maique had another meeting yesterday upon the old score. After exchanging shots, without da mage, the seconds interfered and there the matter ended. Very serious troubles took place at Marseilles on the 15th of August, on the occasion of the pro cession of the Virgin. We have often remarked with what negligence the dispositions were executed of the concordat, which will not permit the exterior exercise of worship; troubles nearly every where have been the consequence. The public way belongs to all. It is no more permitted to the church to invade it, than to Jews and Protestants. The young men having perceived in the procession of Marseilles capuchins, penitents, ell that kind of Italian and Spanish apparel which is still displayed in the cities of the :south, they were indignant at it. The procession was dispersed. The priests invoked the fanaticism of the populace. Disorders followed, and some sanguinary strife. One of the soldiers of the 19th line, who was is garrison at Hem, reports' the following detail; about the ex-ministers " In learning the prompt determination of the Government to send an army into Belgium, M. Polignac, in spite of his pro found dissimulation, could not conceal his joy, " Ah ! they have gone to Belgium ; we shall have some news !" H. then made several terns round the Chamber, tubbing his hands, and repeating the same exclamations. I have often had occasion to observe M. de Po lignac ; I find that he has still the same as surance. His words and his manners are always comae it last. He is full of self-love, wishing to pass for a courtier, a man of ton. An ordinary was granted to the ex-ministers by the government, but M. de Polignac found it too Bourgeois for him. Thanks to his diligence, his table is abundantly provided. It may be said that nothing is spared for the comfort of the prisoners; they have books, journals, good cheer ; and play at cards, at chess, make parties of pleasure in the garden, &c. - Their families are allowed to see them during six hours of the day. M. de Polignac assumes sometimes an air of mystery with the sentinels. One day, when be was walking upon the terrace, I begged of him not to advance upon the place prohibited by order. He replied, at first, that such a man as he was not to be humbled by a sentinel. But seeing that I obstructed his passage, " At a later period I shall cause the order to be changed." These words were pronounced with a mysterious air. BELGIUM. Private news, which we have received to-day In spite of some equivocal policy, chiefly in from Brussels, inform us that the Dutch yesterday the administration of criminal law, such re the quitted Hasselt, and that the French enter it to- execution of Lewis, Cooke, &c. and the sobs& day. King Leopold will pass one league from tution of cold legal coercion for redress of gritty. Tirlemont, to a review of 15 to 20,000 of the French troops. Aram than 10,000 French have ances, we unchangeably continue, on principle, passed by Tirlemont within these four days. We the advocates of the present administration. If are assured that a general from France will corn- they have not done all that benevolent theory mend the Belgian army; Gen. Belliard or M. wou ld suggest, they h ave d one far nave, and Rapist are spoken of; the latter commands at honestly attempted far more for the people, titan Lyon. M. de Latour-blaubourg appears to be charged to und er t a k e t h e negoc i at i ons relative to any administration si nce th e revo l ut i on. Th e the fortresses, and to their occupation by the French Reform Bill alone is an everlasting nsoninneeit of army.—La Revolution. their glory, and will entitle them to the gratitude POLAND, PRUSSIA, AND RUSSIA. of Britain, when all the jarring which has at- Letters from Cologne confirm the news 4. the tended its progress is forgotten. In carrying so of tho . Rhine by the 4th Prussian erupt. grand a measure, delay s are unavo id a bl e, an d r e h m irtaken cantonments at Aix-la-Chugellsitud deference is due even to enemies of the measure, the environs. It s f orces amount - to 26,000 easily sail 192 cannon.—Q uo tidi enue . lest by any c h ew of violence a revulsion should Letter from a youpg French oificer, altualtsd It he crested in those moderate men who contribute the Etat Major of the Polish army.—" Wafer's ~ lo their majoritt. In a 'legislature consisting o f Aug. 5, 1831.—1 h ave just received °Merit deg' d oe s oss u poss i d vosees • • , eac h h e mom o f sow part for Socacheff, where our line' are irellootre a n d M of - of those of the e n em y. Paskewitech- swellteAss.: os mb. """' • • self importance, .buth a with 60,000 m en , an d 150 pieces vannenotitil or troth , uesimly impesed, is iaseitistit which be has passed the Vistula. WintatflitOlittlt; 'tde libeeillift aid Asa the RBI la ear him with from 45 to 50,000 m e n ? .4-14040 4,4- 11 ,„ li •lie 'hi much indebted for le pp of artillery. Remorioo, promoted yetogflßL#ll l 4+ mamas ing to the rank o f G enera l of Diehiouseiteasaaads It a . 4 17 in its authors, and to • the advanced g uar d, composed avit,ollo ,, lnonr it . "" 0 " 41 ° 1 41. 1 1 ,4 4" to its own mesons, Chrnnowski, the right wing; Mata4l44K :i l ,'"nlese, wit .pellthatlY complain of left wing. The General-in-Chief coinipitsila,lll. 'lbuielltileisinot consider thellitiltioink centre. Much is hoped from Reimitiosperinns bedn, hundrsel mess tliarito the soldiers odors, and whir insll ett4 : wonderful confidence." w 8 1, 4A4F• 340 , 4:0)4 ss N" A t It is affirmed that there is an idea of offering to General Billiard the command in chief of our army, and of giving the command of the cavalry to General Dejern. ANTWIRP, AVGLIST 22.—Lord William Rua. eel, and Mr. Ch. Ward, attached to the English legation, visited our city yesterday. The French General Henricow arrived on the 20th at Baerle-le-Dewannistanc, whither the Dutch had quitted the Belgian territory, which they had in fact evacuated at 5 •. K.—Brussels Papers, August 24. GUENT, Au°. 23.—1 t is now certain that the French have come to force the Dutch within the limits laid down in the armistice. M. Verstolk, de Socha has confessed this in the States General, and our Government is not ignorant of it. The Dutch, therefore, ought to return to the posts which thy occupied on the 21st Nov. at midnight. This being proved, they ought to evacuate all Dutch Flanders, which was not occupied by them at that time, and all the towns of which had at that time sent in their adhesion to the provisional Government. Dutch Flanders had therefore joined in our revolution, and became an integral part of Belgium. This truth cannot be disputed by Holland. King William ought therefore to begin by giving it up. The only claim he has to keep it, is on the 18 Articles, which he has rejected. It is therefore incon ceivable that be is allowed to keep pos session of a country, which he has taken possession of contrary to the express terms of the armistice, which has adhered to the revolution, and therefore is Belgian both by right and fact, which enables him to inundate the two Flanders, and to abut the port of Ghent, and all our issues towards the Scheldt.—FlandersJorrnel, Avg. 24. TH Ifi EVENING STAR. LONDON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25. Oss o'CLocc Ti.o Day—Tharemneter, ft Be. roomer, WM. Wind N.S. Walther, cloudy and fair. ttd.. • • I 4 .1 !, ,