The Sun. — London, England, 1831-04-07 00:00:00

- - - - that no one ehtettiel be allowed to fill public offices who had shown marks of attachment to the Go vernineot which had legally existed under that Charter, which had not been annulled, but only im proved. As long as they continued faithful to their several duties, not only should they be retained in their appointments, but their past actions and their past opinions should be forgotten. General Lamarque said—Every day justifies our fears and anticipations for the future. The danger approaches, and every moment of delay but renders it more imminent. I shall not discuss the question of finances—(Murmurs)—but shall limit my obser vations to the question of foreign affairs; and, in stead of uncertain documents, I shall take for my text those that are official. I shall first allude to the protocol of the 28th of February, a document worthy of the best days of the Holy Alliance. That document leaves Belgium at the disposal of Holland. Belgium is snerifieed—she is punished for having imitated our example. It is sought to drive her to despair —to ruin her by intestine di vision—in order that, when a prey to anarchy, she may more easily be placed at the disposal of Eng land. The Hon. Deputy then drew a picture of the present state of Europe. Spain has no longer colonies—Holland possesses only a nominal power— Austria has 13,000,000 of subjects—and England has attained the highest point of prosperity, reckon ing 100,000,000 of inhabitants. Prussia is at our gates, and her sentinels are in front of ours. All is aggrandized around us, arid we have no longer the France of Louis the Fourteenth ; all is united around us, and we do not possess ent ally. If France should at length become the victim, it will not have been our fault in not admonishing the Go vernment. A Ministry equilibriste was desirous of conciliating the revolution with the doctrines of the restoration ; and anointing the rights of the nation with the oil of the holy ampulla, has sent to England an Ambassador who hat: assisted at the downfall of ten Governments, and was the living re presentative of the Holy Alliance; while it has despatched to Russia a former Ambassador of Charles X., who, after complimenting the Conqueror of the Balkans, may shortly perhaps do as much for the conqueror of Warsaw.---(Murmurs.) At this moment we have neither frigate nor vessel of Avar, sloop nor brig, in the Tagus. Is a fear then entertained that the view of the tri-coloured flag would occasion sickness to the good Don Miguel?—(Murmurs.) No ; France will never yield. Let the signal be given, and from Dunkirk to Bayonne will resound those words which, in rushing to combat, the Polish soldier repeats :—" Oh my country, you shall never be without defenders I" I shall vote for the grants asked when the Minister for Foreign Affairs shall have replied to the following questions :—Does the French Government consent that Luxembourg shall be detached from Belgium, and that it shall pass under the domination of the Confederation of the Rhine, that is to say, under that of Prussia and Austria ? Will it suffer that Belgium should, in fact, return to the Dutch yoke, in permitting the Prince of Orange to occupy a throne that France thought proper to refuse ? In submitting ourselves to the shameful conditions imposed on us by the Congress of Vienna, will it at least exact that the 4th Article of the Treaty of the 3d of May, 1815, which assures to heroic Poland national institutions, be executed ? Are we to permit, in contradiction to our policy at all times, that Austria should in reality become the ruler of all Italy ? M. Mauguin said—The Government entertains hopes of peace, and yet demands extraordinary grants. Now, I believe in war, and therefore shall support the demand. Most assuredly war is not my desire, for I conceive it to be the greatest disaster that can befall a free people, for thereby sometimes its independence is lost, and not unfrequently its liberties, but there are instances in history when na tions, from having adopted &certain line,have ceased to be masters of their own policy. The question is not within our own decision—we have not the com mand of peace or war. War is brought upon us ; you see, Gentlemen (continued M. Magnin), these Powers were preparing for war, while they were giving assurances of peace. But they reckoned without the Poles, and the defeat of the Russians disconcerted all their plans. From that moment their protestations of peace were redoubled. The Hon. Member then went into an examination of the di plomacy of France and her neighbours. " In the face of all these events, France opened conferences and signed protocols, while in her internal policy, fault succeeded fault. Loans made inopportunely threw the finances into disorder.—(Hear.) The organisation of the army was delayed too long, and the dissolution of the Chambte will arrive too late. The lilies were kept up too long; they ought to have fallen in July, instead of being torn hastily and ingloriously down in February, in the midst of riot and confusion. The Republic would have been con quered if it bad waited the enemy, but it was vic torious, because it bore its standard to the frontiers. —(Hear.—lnterruption.) It is an equal truth for the people as for Kings, that war alone can firmly establish a new Crown and a rising dynasty.— (Murmurs, mingled with cheers ) Let the Powers be called upon to explain, and let us know posi tively whether we are to reckon upon peace or war." The Minister for Foreign Affairs said—" Gentle men, if the several members who 'have successively addressed the Chamber are to be believed, France is surrounded by enemies, ready to unite all their efforts, and attack her in concert ; and of Allies she is totally destitute. All Governments whose prin ciples are different from those which tom the basis of our social state are waiting only for an opportu nity—a signal—to launch all their conjoint forces against us. The secret has been revealed by an Ukase, commanding an extraordinary levy of 150,000 men, in which war is proclaimed aloud. This Ukase is no secret; it may be read by all the world in the German journals. But, gentlemen, this Ukase, so confidently invoked, is apocryphal, and I possess the genuine document, which I shall have the honour to lay before the Chamber to-mor row, and which does not contain one single word of war, but, cn the contrary, gives fresh assurances of peace. Let us appeal to facts. What has the protocol of the 20th January established ? It pro claims Belgium independent, and prescribes to Hol land to return within the limits she possessed in 1790, when she was called the Republic of the United Provinces. All that composed the k'ngdom of the Netherlands will form part of Belgium, ex c.2pt Luxembourg. But Luxembourg is spoken of. The negotiations engaged in on that subject yet impose on me some reserve. However, let us examine it.---(Expressions of curiosity and inte rest.) —A great part of the province of Luxem bourg took part in the Belgian insurrection ; the city of Luxembourg took none ; it is occupied by a federal garrison of 3,000 Prussians, and 2,200 Belgian subjects of the King of Hol land. The question of property is resolved by positive titles. You ought, were it necessary, to declare war against all the Powers. War against ell—such is the conclusion of the Hon. Members whom I oppose. Even when peace is mentioned, we are asked for war, and it is war that we refuse. — (Clieers.)—Nly Hon. Adversaries will, doubtless, acknowledge with me that the real bond of nations is now in the community of the principle that go verns them. - "" 1 your eyes around. By what Governments are we surrounded ? - Is not Switzer land free and independent P Look at Baden, Wir temberg, Electoral Hesse, and Saxony. All those Powers, which compose the Germanic Confedera tion, excepting Prussia and Austria, are now go verned by Constitutions, the principles of which ac cord with those of our political organisation. These are the nations that we ought to hail as our natural Allies. Count them, and you will see that we have now more real Allies than we ever before possessed. The two Honourable Deputies to whom I am 00 , rep l y i n g have talked of negociations which, before the insurrection of Warsaw, were opened between Russia, and Poland , t he object of which was to induce the Polish army to march against France. I confess I cannot comprehend how negociatiohs are conducted between a Sovereign who commands and DAY AT ONT O'CLOCK• PRICES OF STOCKS THIS Rank Stock 1 per Cent. ...... 781414 .Sper Cent. Cons. 79%11 3% per Cent. Ditto Red 87' 8 34per Cent ...SS% per Cent Ann. 1726 - 4 per Cent. 1926 - Rank Long Ann to expire Jan 5, 1860... 16 9-16 11-16 Oct. 10, 1839 Jan. 5, 1860 Jan. 5, 1880 Aprils, 1880 Jan. 5, 1870 New 5 per Cent — India Stock Ditto Bonds 5 Bpm. South Sea Stock ............ 85 '3i Old Annuities ............... 78 New Ditto 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 Bills, £1,000....- 25 27 pm Ditto 50 , ...... 25 27 pm. Ditto Small 25 27 pm. Ditto C0mmercia1.........: pm. Ditto Adverti , ed ........... pm. Bank for Acc0unt.......... for Account ......... 205 6 ICons. fc r April 12 79 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAT AT OHK O'CLOCK. tustrian Bonds Neapolitan.... .................... 3razilian Bonds 5N Peruvian Bonds ..........••••• 3uenos Ayres Bond,. - - Portuguese Bonds ............ Chilian Bonds — Prussian, Old .................. :olombian Bonds — Ditto, New ...................... )itto, 18 24 Danish ;reek Bon& 1823 .................. •• • )itto, 1825 -French Rentes, sp. c. --f• ; uatimala — Exchange ...... —f. -. lexican Bonds 2 per cent....... —l. —c. Atto, 182) — Exchange . ..... —f. —c. PRICES OF SHARPS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. rcr Share. Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (im. at 51. pm.) £2O 59 Protector Insurance Comp. PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, APRIL 4. Sank Stock — St. Patrick Insur. (per sh.) Consols, S per cent. Joy. Stock, 33.:, per cent 86% National Ditto ................. Jitto, New 86% 'Patriotic Ditto... ............. . I ;oer Cent bernian Bank .............. 187 Y, p r. Deb. I N percent B4 'Provincial Ditto ................ Royal Canal Stock —'Royal Irish Mine ............... Grand Canal Stock — Imperial Mine ...... ... ......... city Deb. 4 per cent - I Mining Co. of Ireland tallast Office Deb. 4p. C. Commercial Buildings — MAILS. arrived. Due. Arrived. Doe. O America 0 0 Hamburg 0 O Brazil 0 Buenos Ayres O Carthagena 0 0 Leeward Islands ... 0 1 Dublin 0 0 Lisbon 0 1 Flanders 0 0 Malta 0 1 France 1 0 Sweden . 0 1 Guernsey &Jersey 0 , 1 Waterford HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Nforning... 20 minutes after 10. I Evening... 0 minutes after 11. 9 .:;=1".• The accounts which have recently arrived from Spain are fully confirmed by private communica tions received . by ourselves from that quarter. The situation of FERDINAND is critical in the ex treme. The certain knowledge of the existence of a widely spread conspiracy keeps him in terror of his life, by day and by night. The focus of this patriotic spirit centres in the very capital of his kingdom, and ramifies throughout the pro vinces. Nor can the constitutional feeling be put down, though daily arrests take place, and nightly murders are perpetrated by his sanguinary orders. The tyrant looks with distrust on his own guards, for it is well known that nineteen officers out of every twenty are secretly devoted to the Constitutional cause. Indeed, so very general is the public discontent, that the presence of a body of troops sufficiently strong to keep the field for a few days, is only wanted to revo lutionise the whole country. The late proceedings at Cadiz would have completely succeeded, but for the double treachery of the Governor of the Isle of Leon. A very active correspondence is at present kept up with MINA, by Constitutionalists throughout the Peninsula, and should France declare war against Austria, the crisis in Spain will assuredly be precipitated. Where will FERDINAND and MIGUEL go then ? The Pope may absolve—but he cannot restore. The French Papers, among a variety of other matters, say—" A letter from Frankfort states that the inhabitants of the Caucasus, who have never been able to reconcile them selves to the ycke of Russia, and have seized every opportunity to get rid of the garrisons which the Russian Government keep up amongst them at a very heavy expense, upon finding that the Emperor NICHOLAS was drawing all his forces towards the west, have risen in insurrection, and already obtained some advantages. The writer of the letter adds, "It is also currently reported that Persia has de clared war against Russia ; and that if the Com pany, with whom the Porte contracted to fur nish forty thousand muskets and as many sabres, had fulfilled their engagement, Tur key, also, in all probability, would have come to a rupture. Of all the Powers engaged in the new coalition against France, Russia, perhaps, is the least to be feared, on account of the embarrassments created by her neighbours.'' The following are extracts from German Pa pers received this morning : BRUSSELS, APRIL 4. NATIONAL CONGRESS, .AntiL 2. The Order of the Day was the debate on the decree for calling out the first division (ban) of the Civic Guard. Some of the members said they ought first to learn from the Ministers, whether this measure was really so urgently necessary. M. Lebeau, Minister for Foreign Affairs, said he was ready to give the assembly all the information in his power. M. de Robaulx—lt is indispensable, and at the same time impossible, for the assembly to appreciate our situ ation with respect to foreign powers, and the necessity of adopting the measures proposed to us, because the Ministry has communicated nothing respecting their situation ; yet events have taken place, couriers have arrived, and their despatches must have announced something. I there fore ask— 1. What has passed between the Belgic Government and the Congress, since the last communications ? 2. What is demanded, and what is the state of affairs respecting the boundaries of the territory, and the debt? 3. Which are the Powers that pretend to subject us to the Protocols? • 4. Has M. d'Aerschot been officially received at Lon don ; is an English fleet preparing to blockade the Scheldt? 5. Has the Belgic Governor sent an ultimatum to Hol land, and has King William answered ? M. Forgeur—l will put a 6th question. Is there a ne w plan for the choice of the head of the State? It s eems that what is passing on this subject is no longer a secret to any body. M. Leheau said, the report of his predecessor stopped at the nomination of the Regent, and there was, therefore, a break from the 24th of February to the 28th of March, which he could not fill up. He was called upon on the ggth of March, but he had but just entered on the office, and could not give the information asked. It is important to rectify a general error. It has been supposed that the violation of the principle of non•intervention dated only from the Protocol of the 20th of December. I am sorry that this Protocol was not returned ; and therefore it seems that the principle of intervention was recognized by us, for the reserves in this Protocol, by which the Congress assumes the right of constituting Belgium on the bases of the Treaties of 1814 and 1815, and refuses to recognise Luxemburg as part of Belgium, are manifestly an in tervention. But this principle of intervention is in fact contained in the Protocol of the 17th of Novem ber, which, after laying down the time of the armis tice accepted by us, say, that when Ns e engage our selves with respect to Holland to observe the conditions of the armistice, we also make this arrangement with the Five Powers. This Protocol, likewise, was not returned, and you know that in diplomacy to return is to refuse. A protest is not so strong a measure as sending back. A declaration should have been made, stating that the na tional honour would not permit us to accept this Protocol unless this clause were struck out. This was not done; and you all see how it has turned against us. Not only were the Protocols of the 17th of November and the 20th of December not sent back, but even the note of the 6th of January was received. Now it seems to me that the necessity of sending back this note was evident. The facts thus laid down we must submit to their inevitable '. ~ subjects who obey. This appearS to Me an entire new principle in politics. But it has been said other facts speak plainer still. You are perhaps ig norant that Baron Strogonoff, Major-General in the Ru , sian army, was some time - ego at Berlin, corn nissioned to stipulate passage for the Russiati troops through the Prussian territories, There happened to be another personage at Berlin— go other than Field-Marshal Di, bitsch him self, and it was to him that these negociations, f any such there were, must have been intrusted, ind I am happy in being able to declare to you what must, after all, have been the result of these deep negotiations. Prussia, firmly determined to Let upon principles that wo , .e.d ultimately tend to oreserve peace, has displayed both wisdom and mo 'leration, and presented to all other nations an ex ample of policy which tends to preserve the repose and harmony of States from ` , .',very attack.—(Hear.) But Austria, they add—for they must run through all the states of Europe, and in these excursions, so often repeated, I do not recollect they have pro. &iced any new idea, hut have mtlrely re-produced arguments which had been before refuted—( o True, true,' from the tentre)—but Austria ! see with what indefatigable vigour she pursues her warlike prepa 'ations. Ambassadors, to whol'a the King has been pleased to grant hit: ';:onlidence, have been men tioned. It has been asked whether he who has the honour to represent the King of the French at Lon don grounds his policy upon principles in conformity to the interests and dignity of France, and upon re .tpcct for the liberties of nations and the itidepen 4nce of states ? It is sufficient for me to remind him of the career of that able diplomatist, who, at Vienna, after ail our disasters, succeeded in con cluding a treaty, the stipulations of which aggran dized the former territory of France ; and who, in 1815, preferred the resignation of his high functions -o the di*gr.ce of signing a treaty of diref u l me. rnoly. As to his Majesty's Ambassador in Russia, if there is any man truly worthy of representing France and her King, it is the Duke de Montemart. —(Cheers.) I shall conclude with a very few words more. You have never desired peace—neither in the month of August, nor in the month of Decem ber, nor in the month of March. We, however, have always hoped that we might be able to pre serve this great blessing for our country, and we will use all our efforts to maintain it still."—(This speech was followed by loud and repeated cheers.) M. de Corcelles approached the Ministerial Bench, and inquired with warmth, of the President of the Council, when he would present the amended Electoral Bill ? The President of the Council rose, and com plained of the improper language employed towards him by M. de Corcelles, who said—" With your conduct, how ca❑ you be surprised that a coalition is formed against you ?"—" The Bill," added M. Casimir Perrier, " will be presented shortly, but it was necessary for Ministers to consult together to come to an opinion upon it, and afterwards defend it in the Chamber. The Hon. Deputy's observa tions are an attack upon the Royal prerogative, to which it belongs to withdraw a Bill if necessary, although this will not be the case in the present instance." M. de Corcelles explained. The President of the Council, he said, answered him in a haughty tone —" We will give you the Electoral Bill when it is ready." Ile (M. de Corcelles) therefore thought proper to reply, " Your delays are reprehensible ; it is no wonder that a coalition is formed against you." M. Thiers addressed the Chamber; but Hon. Deputies were totally inattentive, and the buzz that prevailed rendered him inaudible in the gallery.— Adjourned. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, APRIL 5. M. Dupin, Vice-President, took the Chair at two o'clock. The Order of the Day (the discussion of the project of law relative to the extraordinai y taxes) having been read, M. Alexis de Noailles rose to repel an attack made yesterday, by General Lamarque, upon the Plenipotentiaries at the Congress of Vienna, at which he himself had assisted. "We have only, said he, " to justify our actions and our system, but we cannot account for revolutions and events. The soldier has discharged his duty when he has fought with courage ; the Magistrate when he has been equitable in his decisions; and the Plenipotentiary when he has availed himself of the most efficacious and honourable means in his power to promote the prosperity, dignity, snd interests of his count' y." [This apology for the Congress of Vienna was received with loud applause by the Members of both Centres _ _ _ M. Thiers, after having discussed the project 01 law in a financial point of view, voted for it.—(L6 sitting.) BOURSE, TUESDAY, HALF-PAST FOUR,-The Funds have improved considerably, owing to the in creasing confidence in the maintenance of peace. As a proof of the return of security, an unusual pro portion of small money purceases have been made. FRaNca Finns, PARIS, APRIL 4.-Five per Cents., 751 40c. 25c. 40c. 30c. 150 c. 75c. 761 76f. 25c. 761. 751 85c. 80c. 76f. 76f. 20c, 60c. 80c. 90c. 80c. SOc.; Three per Cents., 46f. 50c. 60c. 40c. 50c. 60c. 75c. 90c. 80c. 47f 25c. 60c. sc. 47f. 47f 10c. 40c. 50e. 60c. 80c. fOc. 80c. 60c.; Bank Actions 1,3801 ; Rente de Naples, 56f. 55f. 75c. 561. 10e. 50c. 561 60c. 571. 57f. 25c. 561 909. 571. 571 10c. 57f. ; Rente d'Espagne, 12.4 ad ; Royal Spanish Loan, 63 6314 63; Rente Perpetuelle d'Espagne, 4..34 44 44 1 4 44 44 1 ,8 44 444 44 43% 44 4374 ; Haytian Loan, 2701 -Exchange on London, one month, paper, 23f. 10c. ; three months, paper, 241. 90c. FRENCH FUNDS, APRIL 5.-Five per Cents, 761 90c. ttOc. '7oc. 60c. SOc. 60c. 50c. 20c. 25c. 30c. sc. 20c. 7tif. 75f. 93c. 76f. 75f. 90c. 80c. 75c. BCc. 90e. 76f. 76f. 10c. 40c. 30c. 761 76f. 25c.-Three per Cents. 48f. 25c. 481 47f. 80c. 90c. 85c. 80c. 75c. 60c. 40c. 50c. 45c. 40c. 30c. 10c. 15c. 30e. 40c. 50c.-Bank Actions, 1,34:M1-Rente de Naples, 571 571 25c. 35c.-Rente d'Espagne, 12.4 13 124- Royal Spanish Loan, 62!,, 1414 34 -Rente Perpetuelle d'Espagne, 4t44 44-Exchange on London, one month, paper, 251. 10c.; three months, paper, 241 90c. The United Service Journal has its present number enlivened by several of those spirited papers, com memorative of high personal adventure and achievement, which have gained for this periodical so much favour with general readers. Of this character are the " Reminis cences of a Subaltern," narrating some of the most bril liant and romantic exploits of the Peninsular War—the account of a " Skirmish in the Balkan," by Captain ALEXANDER-and the Memorial Sketches given respec- tively of Captain HEYWOOD, Rear-Admiral Sir EDWARD BERRY, and Lieutenant-Colonel WILLIAM BRERETON. The subject of Duelling and its abuses is likewise recurred to in the present number, and furnishes matter for some curious remarks and correspondence. An Evening Papr, The Sun, states that " the boroughmongers, by means of their emissaries, have circulated, during the last fortnight, throughout Here fordshire and the adjacent counties, thousands and thou, sands of circulars, the object of which is to persuade the farmers that in lending their sanction to the Reform Bill they are sealing their own ruin. he circular states that the main object of the Bill is to raise the commercial at the expense of the agricultural interest ; and that the very first thing a reformed Parliament will do will be to intro duce a free trade in corn, which will he the inevitable and irreparable ruin of all the farmers in England." We have no doubt of the fact of such papers being circulated as stated by our contemporary ; but their machinations are not confined to this manoeuvre. We understand, from good authority, that they have, at this moment a number of well-dressed persons travelling about the country for the double purpose of exciting, by their conversation, the people against the Bill, and of ascertaining for their em ployers whether the feeling is as much in favour of the measure as is represented by the newspapers. If these spies report truly with regard to this latter point, they will be really conferring a service upon the country, as their representations must be calculated to induce their employers to forego any further opposition to Reform. But men who are mean enough to undertake such a mis sion are sure to be base enough to deceive those who em ploy them. The emissaries alluded to do not confine their observations against the Bill to assertions that will be in jurious to the farming interest ; they suit their arguments to their audience, and, while the farmer is t o ld th a t it is intended to raise the commercial interest at the expense of the agricultural, the trader and the manuf ac t urer are as sured that its effect will be to raise the agricultural at the expense of the commercial. Now all this is as silly as it is mea n . N o one i s so s tupid as to be misled by such bunglin g contrivances ; but the fact is the boroughmongersare totally unacq ua i n t e d with the people and with their opinions, and fooli s hl y imagine that the people are equally ignorant with regard to their characters and motives._ Morning Herald City Article. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 7, 1831. An ingenious pamphlet published by Mr. RIDGWAY, has just been put into our hands, entitled " Observations on the Ministerial Plan of Reform." 'This pamphlet, which is penned in an easy, temperate, and gentlemanlike spirit, is from the pen of Sir JOHN WALsH, and strives hard to prove that the Reform Bill is wholly a revolutionary measure ; that it is far too sweeping in its nature ; and in its details so full of strange and perplexing in congruities that it is almost impossible to com prehend it. Without pausing to consider the jus tice or propriety of a gentleman attempting to condemn what he indirectly professes not to understand, we shall content ourselves with re marking—and this opinion we hold in common with the majority of our cotemporaries,—that the primary recommendation of the Reform Bill is its clearness and simplicity. A measure more free from incoherencies, more concise, more logical in its character, more correct in its de tails, more complete and consistent as a whole, is, we believe, no where on record in the annals of Parliament. Were we not well aware of the blinding influence that habit and prejudice exercise over the faculties even of the most acute and discriminating, we should wonder how a writer who displays so much keenness of observation as Sir J. WALSH, could possibly misapprehend the character of the Reform Bill. So far from this measure having been concocted in a hurry, and being consequently crude and undigested, it bears throughout—even in its very simplicity—marks of thought, and long, a►nd patient, and minute investigation into all the bearings and tendencies, pro and con, of the question. But not satisfied with condemning it as inconsistent and inexplicable, Sir JOHN WALSH further objects to the Bill as being far too sweeping in its nature. It is sweeping cer tainly, but what does it sweep away ? Surely not that which is serviceable and necessary to the wel- fare of the State, but that which is dangerous and altogether obnoxious to its safety ! It sweeps away the rubbish from the Constitution, but it leaves the temple itself unimpaired, and even Un proved and strengthened by the removal of that which, if allowed longer to remain, would have infallibly have occasioned its destruction. We hare little doubt that when Hercules undertook to cleanse the Augxan stables, the very same argument, as that now used by the Borough mongers against Reform, was put forward by the timid and prejudiced of those days, in order to induce him to desist from his " unsavoury" labours. We have little doubt that he was told that he was too sweeping and Mahometan in his notions of ablution ; that he should cleanse by degrees ; purify in retail, not by wholesale ; that to turn a whole stream abruptly through the building, was at once to destroy it : that the in terests of the vermin who infested it were deserv ing of consideration ; but that if, after a pro tracted investigation, it was found absolutely necessary to remove them, the painful task should be accomplished piece-meal and by degrees, and with as much gentleness and forbearance towards the delicate and aggrieved creatures as possible ; that first one rat should have notice to quit— then a second—then a third ; after which it would be abundantly manifest that all had been done that could be done. We have little doubt that such was the line of argument pursued by those who had an interest in perpetuating the corruption of the Augean stables, and throve by the advantageous sale of its manure. But the intrepid Reformer was too shrewd to be diverted from his purpose by such sophistry. He felt that he was called on to perform a task ofmoment, and that to do it well, he must do it effectually. Accord ingly he set about his " unsavoury job," as O'GORMAN MAHON would call it, in right earnest; purified the building throughout ; and earned the gratitude of the neighbourhood, who had been long annoyed by the noxious stench that exhaled from it. The spirit of this allegory has not, we per- ceive, been lost on Earl GREY. The House of Commons is the A ugman stable which he has been called on to cleanse ; and feeling convince,' that no half measures, no slight sprinkling of Water, no partial dislodgement of vermin will suffice to this end, our modern Her cules has boldly resolved, first on expel ling the rats in toto, and then on directing the full, purifying stream of public opinion into every nook and corner of the building. For this be is entitled to the lasting gratitude of his country, and from this not even the clever sophistry of Sir J. WALSH will have power to divert him. A deputation of millers had an interview with the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER this morning, at his residence in Downing street. We understand the object of their in terview was to represent the injury the trade received by foreign flour being allowed to b e imported free of duty. And in answer to which his Lordship informed the deputation, that it was not the intention of Government to propose any alteration of duties during the present Session of Parliament, and in all probability when an alteration was pro ro,Fed, it would be a reduction of duty o. • urn, and not by laying a tax on flour. His Lot . ship added, whatever plan his MAJESTY'S Ministers might recommend sufficient notice should be given to the trade. consequences. The germs of usurpation being thus intro duced into our first diplomatic acts will bear their fruit ; the course of the future negociations must be impeded b 3 them, for we cannot possibly leave out of the question facts which bare actually taken place. The Protocol of the 9th of January, ordering the open ing of the Scheldt on condition o f th e ra i s i ng o f th e blockade of Maestricht, on our part on pain of being compelled by force, received an ans wer wor thy o f th e country, but an answer is nothing ; the Protocol should have been sent kick ; it soon produced new fruits. How ever the protest of the Congress against the Protocol of 20 tl January leaves us the right to make war, and opens a new diplomatic career. The Protocol of 20th January, relative to the boundaries, was followed by that of 27th January concerning the debt. This was sent back, and you know the consequences of this step. A latter Prom col, which has not even been communicated to us, acknow ledges that of 27th January (which besides was disap proved of by the French Government) contained only proposals. That of the 7th February, excluding the Duke of N e .. mours and the Duke of Leuchtenburg, was received, we have seen none since. With respect to the question sent to him, M. Lebeau replied that M. d'Aerschot h.s had touch extra official conferences with Lord Palmerston, hut he does not know whether he has yet been received officially. The envoy to Paris has been received officially. The Government has received nothing from the Con gress at London since the last communication. All the Powers except France think we ought to be ruled by the Protocols. The Government has no notice of a threat to blockade the Scheldt. It has found no trace of an ultimatum sent to Holland ; the choice of the head of the State is under serious consideration ; the Minister believes peace still possible ; war when not ine vitable is madness. We shall do our utmost to preserve peace, but if we see that it is intended to impose on us, we know that we have our army, our civic guard, our fortresses well armed and provisioned, and then the Mi nistry will not hesitate to propose war. M. Van de Weyer rose to correct some mistake of the preceding speaker. The break in the report of which he spoke does not exist, and with respect to the ultimatum sent to Holland, it was not thought advisable to send a Charge d'Affaires to the Hague, for he would be treated as a rebel. They had therefore treated with Holland through France and England. M. Van de Weyer denied the assertion that by not sending back the Protocols the system of intervention was sanctioned. Some farther conversation took place, in which M. Le beau said, that as the new plan respecting the choice of a Sovereign was a secret to nobody, he need not name him. The Dutch have taken possession, not of fort Callon, as has been said, but of fort St. Mary, and as soon as the Government heard of it, a notice was sent by a courier to signify to the Dutch, that if the fort were not restored in a quarter of an hour, the Belgians would employ their cannon. BausseLs, Aram 4.—lt is said that General Vander mi,sen passed through Arlon on the 3lst, and escaped into the French territory, passing through Lengroy. Several persona have been arrested at Liege who took part in the late excesses. GHENT, APRIL 4.—A deplorable event has just afflicted our city; M. Voortman, a manufacturer, was arrested by the populace at the door of his manufactory, to which he had come in a cabriolet. He was accused of Orangeism. The mob went to his manufactory to demand some cannon said to be deposited there. M. Voortman, on his way to the place was warned of what was passing, and advised to turn back ; trusting to the arms he carried about him, he unhappily persisted, and when he got to the place was attacked and disarmed, and required to give up the cannon, which lie refused ; he was then led away by two soldiers of the civic guard, and the mob carried him about the city ; on the bridge of L'Eclure a dagger dropped from his coat, on which a woman struck him in the face with a wooden shoe, and drew blood ; the soldiers in vain at tempted to protect him from the popular fury, and one of them received several blows aimed at the unfortunate manufac turer, who, when they reached the market-place, was prome naded three times round the tree of liberty, against which they dashed his face and horribly mutilated it ; they then led him through several streets to the parade, when Baron Coppens saved him from being massacred and had him taken to prison to rescue him from inevitable death, but probably this succour will prove to be too late. The surgeon who dressed him found that he had received eleven bayonet and two sabre wounds. His life is despaired of. It is reported that the vengeance of the people was drawn on him by his having said to his men who asked for work, " If you have nothing to eat, go and suck the tree of liberty which you have planted." Nothing is left of the manufactory but the hare walls. BRUSSELS, APRIL 5.—A British Cabinet messenger arrived here yesterday with despatches for the English Em bassy, and immediately set out with other despatches for Germany. It is affirmed that orders have been sent to make all the troops at Namur that can be spared march to Luxemburg. (The German Papers contain no later accounts from Warsaw.) Despatches have been received at the Foreign Office this morning from France and Holland. The latest accounts from Belgium, and espe cially from Antwerp, give to the recent commo tions a more general and weighty character than was at first supposed. The conspiracy, both in the army and among the merchants, appears to have been very extensive, and it is not to be won dered at that its detection should have excited an ebullition of wrath on the part of the people. The conspirators having retired into the shade, tranquillity is re-established, we trust, in a per manent manner. To us it appears that the late commotions are attributable neither to the agitation of dema gogues, nor the spirit of republicanism, but to the aversion of the Belgians to the very idea of a restoration of the House of NASSAU. Five months of *inter, accompanied by much misery, and a general stagnation of industry, have passed in perfect tranquillity. From October to March there was not a single disturbance in any part of Belgium, nor was there ever a more striking instance of popular resignation than that dis played by the Belgians. But the moment A restoration is talked of, it is sufficient to rouse the spirit of the same people who fought so bravely last September behind the barricades of Brussels. From what passed in the last sittings of the Congress, and the remarkable speech of the new Minister for Foreign Affairs, a war with Hol land appears inevitable, the Belgians seeing no . other means of arranging matters without com promising their national honour. The first division of the Civic Guard is under arms, the various volunteer corps are formed into regular regiments, and these measures of the new Mi nistry are hailed with great applause by the people, who see no other means than war of re lieving them from the harrassing state of uncertainty of which they are heartily fatigued though they have born it with patience. 1 he Congress appears to concur in the wishes of the Nation and the Cabinet. In that assembly the name of Prince LEOPOLD has been mentioned, and his' elevation to the Throne would, it is said, command the great majority of votes. In spite of the obstacles which the Belgians have hitherto experienced in their elections or projects of elec tions, they have always adhered to the Monar chical form of Government. A Republic would perhaps have fewer votes than it had five months ago. The Republican feeling neither pervades the Congress, the Electors, nor We People. Nothing could, as it seems, render the establish ment of a Republic probable, but the conviction of its being the sole resource left for the com pletion of the Revolution of September. It should be observed that the Ministry just installed, were met by serious difficulties at the very outset of their career. It was not entirely constituted, nor were all the plans definitively arranged, when the disturbances broke out. It, in fact, assumed the reins of Powers in the midst of one of the most dangerous crises that any Government could at any time encounter. Since writing the above, it would appear from the speech of the Dutch Minister for Foreign Affairs, that recourse to arms is considered by Holland as now inevitable, so that unless the Great Powers interfere, and that speedily, hostili ties will commence forthwith. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE 0' CL CK. The accounts from Poland by the French mail, this morning, are of a cheerful nature. Twenty of the in habitants of the province of Harbytta have arrived at War saw, who state that in all the huts of the peasants there are from 15 to 20 sick and wounded Russians, who are dying with hunger, and at Okuneur there are 3,000 sick and wounded. The Russians are every where retreating, while whole detachments with their arms and baggage are deserting to the Poles. On the 16th the Vistula overflowed to such a degree that the waters formed a lake round Praga, which caused the military operations on tl.e right side of the Vistula to be entirely suspended, and the corps of General Geismar was obliged to make a pre cipitate retreat, and was follomed by part of the garrison of Praga. Diebitsch has removed his head quarters to M is jowice. Accounts from Bautzen (Tyrol)state, that orders have been received to organize a reserve of 20,000 of the Landwehr. Flom Brussels they wr;te that travellers who have ar rived front the Rhenish provinces and the eastern frontiers of France, report that the greatest enthusiasm prevails in these provinces, and that at the first signal of a war the tri-coloured flag will be hoisted. All the French towns joining the Low Countries are filled with troops and the materials of war. An extraordinary courier pas.wd through Mons on the Ist April from France, going to Brussels with despatches of the greatest importance. It was reported that France and England have jointly presented a project to arrange the affairs of Belgium. THE FUNDS. With the exception of the express from Paris this morning, we have no arrivals of the least importance ; and by the above arrival it appears that the French Ministry still maintain a pacific tone in their speeches, and will do all in their power to prevent a war. This may be the case, but until the answer of Austria has been received we can not count on it as certain ; nevertheless, it has caused a material improvement in our Funds this morning. Consols, which left off yesterday at 78ii for the Ac count, opened at 78i '79, and went up to 79i -I, at which price they are at present. According to the Dutch Minister's statement of the si tuation between that country and Belgiutn, it appears of a very warlike description, and we should not be surprised to hear soon of hostilities between the two parties. In the Foreign Funds little or nothing doing. IS R.IIISH FUNDS. Bank Stock, India ditto, 3 per Cent. Cons. 721% Ditto, foe the Acct. 79! 5 ; 3 per Cent. Red. 78 1 4 % per Cent. 87% 3 4 FOREIG Ditto, Reduced, Ditto, New, Four per Cent. (15126) 96 India Bonds, 5 7 Exchequer Bills, 25 '27 Brazilian, .37!4 Buenos Ayres, Chihan '2O 1 Colombian, 14 13 Danish, .56!4 French 5 per Cent. 77 79 Ditto 3 per Cont. 48% 94 FUNDS. Greek, 20 2 Mexican, 36 7 Peruvian, 13 14 Portuguese, 41 3 Prussian, Russian,l4s7% 90 Spanish, 157 j 16% g ALF-PAST ONE. We have received letters from Antwerp, to the 6th of April, which state that all was tranquil since the horrible night of the 31st of March, and that the greatest precau tions have been taken to prevent any future cause of alarm; bur the letters add that their political situation is becoming very critical. _ _ _ Wire cannot expect any further continental information as all the steamers and the express from Paris hive arrived. The Funds are not so high as in the early part of the day, when they were done at 79ia, since which they have receded to 79i for the account. This re-action is attributed to the numerous puts and calls operating on the market, as well as a renewal of the scarcity of money stock. The hears have been terribly floundering, and will pay dear for th it timidity. In the Foreig❑ Market nothing doing. THREE 0 . CLOCK. Consols if/. FOUR - O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES Consols 7Bl 1 Danish 56/ Ditto for Account 78/ 1 Greek, 1825 — Brazilian Bonds.. 57 Mexican, 1825 — Buenos Ayres.... Peruvian ..... ... Chilian Ditto Russian B9l Columbian, 1824 141 Spanish ...... .... 16 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Six,—Having for some years taken in your Paper, I trust you will excuse my troubling you with the following remarks, and should you not deem them unworthy, I hope they will find a place in the valuable columns of The Sun. Observing in your Paper of the 28th of March, some notice taken of the laws of parochial settlement, I feel it a duty incumbent on me, as a subject of these realms, to point out any improvement that might he beneficial to the public, with respect to the unfair mode in which many pauper families are removed from one parish to another. In many instances the parish officers say one to another, " There is a family that does not properly belong to us, and yet we are burthened with the expense of maintaining ; they lived some time since at such a place; let us remove them by order to that place,—if we fail in establishing our right of removal, it will not cost us much, and the parish must appeal against the order previous to returning the pauper family to our parish ;—and all the expense, will lie at the door of the appellants ! !!" Now, Sir, let me ask you and the public if this be fair ? I say, no. Let the parish applying for a removal, if unable to establish their right so to do, pay all the ex penses of law proceedings, as well as the expense incurred by the keep, &c. of the paupers previous to the time of appeal. I trust this will not be considered the most use less part of Reform that ought to take place ; and as the poor laws at present press very unequal) , upon parishes, almost to - the ruin of some, it appears desirable that a plan for alleviating such pressure should be adopted. Perhaps the equalization of poor-rates, with superintendent over seers for districts, in lieu of the adoption of hired over seers for a parish, as is now generally the case, might prove benefical. I am, Sir, your's, &c., BECKS. [We insert the above with pleasure, and beg to assure our worthy Correspondent that a Reformed Parliament will redress the grievance of which he so justly complains, as well as all other grievances of a public nature. The fountain head once purified, will purify the streams of corruption throughout the country.—En. Sox.] THE THREE PERENNIAL CHANCELLORS. —The three Chancellors who have held the seals the longest are—Lord ELLESMERZ, who held them twenty years within a few days; Lord HARDWICKE, twenty years and nine months ; and Lord ELDON, during the two periods of his being in of f ice, twenty-five years within a few days.—Life of Lord Northington. How TO PLEASE YOUR FRIENDS.--.GO tO India, stay there twenty years, work hard, g et m oney , save it, come home—bring with yo u a store of wea lth , and a diseased liver, visit your friend s, make a will, provide for them all—then die—what a prudent, good, generous, kind-hearted soul you will be ! - - It is rather a whimsical fact, that at this time there reside in the immediate neighbourhood of Oxford. road, Manchester, three tailors, bearing the illustrious cog nomens of MAC BETH, HAMLET, and Suaxsrzaftr.—. Manchester Guardian. M H I . S Member ONSe ffi T g l y T . UE :s N ir T . S s . A - - Then.burnt CONSTITUENTS.— in LER was not allowed t o utter a word of his Anti-R.-form speech during the g rand deb ate: we saw him rims fifteen times on the night of the 22 d of March—but the SeEAKER. wou ld not see him.—Spect a t or . Ani' E R has AND been ISIS The week before last, a maiden lady, residing at Borham, Sussex, aged 80, was in the morning supposed to be dead, and the usual preparations were made for the melancholy occasion ; but at four o'clock (" to the great consternation of her relatives," as a provincial journalist has it), she revived, and is now in perfect health. These S f flight Fiot mil's, and The Jud IE RDEN an 1 - Jane Ai Stea ling, in diamond, a property. The prix A lodger of the time th a Alagistrat wards sums for a sum ordered hit count, thre appeared b( meat, and was taken i Several soner being what she tit The priE The pro! true that 1 by the prit pay the de Mr. Se robbery ? 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