The Sun. — London, England, 1831-04-11 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THEPUBLIC JOURNALS. From, amongst many speeches, the ma jority of which were not -worth remembering, made in the 'House' COrnmrins against the principle of Re form, or rather against the Bill of his Majesty' s l Ministers, tivo or three may be culled out, se spectable for talent, and so little obnoxious ltr the spirit which seemed to. pervade_ them ) Its to inspire no small regret that; whether frool the political en gagements of the speakers, or from a peculiar timi dity or indecision of temper which unfitted them to grapple with the exigencies of an important crisis, the country had wit (what it might reasonably have looked for) tht benefit of their influence and their votes. Art Hon. Baronet, Sir John Walsh, was one of this class of Members, and may be said to have grieved every friend of Reform, while he cer , vainly offended none, by the activity of his opposi tion to the measure proposed by Lord -Sohn Rus sell. Sir John Walsh has recently written a 'pamphlet against Reform—se second pamphlet—. which, with the anti-Reform party, enjoys the re putation of combining all that can be said in favour of the existing system ; and for us re formers, we are ready to acknowledge its me rits to the same extent, with this single 'qualifica tion,—that the required allowance is of but little value. Putting out of sight the literary taste and gentletnenly tone •of this production, our conscien tious opinion is, that it does not contain a single ar gument of weight enough to occupy for twenty four hours the attention of any man used to reflect upon the questions—much less to arrest, for a single moment, the determination of a Legislative Assem bly to support the present measure of - Reform. To t ike the propositions of the pamphlet in detail and discuss them, would be' nothing short of re-arguing the whole question for the twentieth time, which it is obvious that neither our own spate would permit, nor the patience of our readers tolerate. It tney Suffice to say, that the Hon. Baronet divides his subject into an examination of the measure as the po licy of completing it ought to be affected, by argu ments drawn from the state of England, of Ireland, and of Europe. With regard to this country, we differ entirely from Sir John Walsh, when he blames Lord 'Grey for having come into office under " any pledges whatever." On the contrary, the true wisdom of a Minister in a free country is, to show the nation that he deserves their' confi dence, and that he is not afraid to bind himself by a solemn engagement to accomplish what he COMM'S with them in considering to be a great public good. Nor is the' question,' - sit often asked, and now re peated by Sir John Walsh; whether, this Reform is likely to satisfy the People of Engleed," worth iy more than the spirit of T or y jealousy in w hi c h 'lie reproaches Lord Grey with having- bound him 'self by promises to the people. If this Reform Bill does, not satisfy—and it aught not to be so framed as to satisfy—the unreasonable or violent classes of petitioners, it will separate (says Mr. Jeffrvy) the r eas onable froth their sid e , and restore them as faithful allies to the Constitution. As for the " revolutionary" character of the Bill, it may be answer enough•to affirms, that a revolution in favour of property, of which,the first interest ever will be to enforce the reign of order mei of law, is not a revolution to create much tenor in the mind of any civilized- being. We 'challenge . , therefore, any friend of truth to say whether it' is not the obvious tendency of the Bill to strengthen incal.. eulably the connexion between the whole mess of property and the Whole mass of power, in the same ratio to fortify those, means through which the law exercises its-wholesome authority over indivi duals, and through which it helps to maintain the peace and comfort of society. With regard to Ireland, we distinctly acknowledge that-the - Re form. Bill must 6cy as- that of emarteipation ought to have beett;' accompanied by 'some new and decisive regulations for attaching the Catholic-clsagy to the State, and releasing them from their present position, which entaila upon them a degrading:and disastrous subserviency to the fiercest, most reckless, and most brutalized, portions of the Irish milltitude. The entire establishment of Maynooth must be re constructed, or it Will pour forth from, age to age Peccessive swarms of act i ve conspirators' against the Protestant church. The chapter inoivqiCktheatithOr of this pamphlet•discusses the bearlritis'of our foreign policy and interests upon the , expediency of the Re fern? Bill, Presents some. curiotfa' eonsiderationi. Throughout the whole there' biAthesi`in our opi nion, too much tenderness for" s - th e; ‘. monarchical principle," decidedly too, litge allowance : for those grievous wrongs and provocations which have goaded the people of France; Italy, and Poland, to assert the rights of humaniheings.-against the vile mixture,of fraud and forge Which • had • oppeesied them, and a corresponding proneness to seethe the enemies of, despotic Government abroad Of a head long passion for the extreme of republican institu (ions.— Times. •, We insert the report of the great Reform Meet ing of Warwickshire, held at Warwick on Monday last. Mr. Lucy, the High Sheriff, was in .the and the numbers of freeholders and-inhabitant house holden present/Were computed at 15,000. The speeches and proceedings were full of animation and interest, hut thflength of the report itself, and the general press if matter, preclude us from making any further comment on this important addition to the weight or evidence, already before the eyes of all men ; profidk incontestably the pitch of determina tion which the people of England have arrived at in support of his Majesty's Government. It is a blessing Which 'we gratefully acknowledge, that the nation ihas reason so clearly on its aide in a case yberct the expression of the gener a l will of the comH sounity -has been pronounced with a' force which, right or wrong, would be irresistible. We recom mend attention to these proceedings in Warwick shire.--/Itnes. Our situation as journalists compels us sometim es to give currency to reports which carry with them ajmost their own contradiction. Such we esteem that to be which imputes to au illustrious female a sarong politicalobias, not to say interference, against the progress of the Ministerial measure of Reform, rand a wish to prejudice the Royal mind upon the sisbject. - It is one of the misfortunes of high station to be . subject to constant misrepresentation, without ipossessin g ale means of refutation which fall to the ,4. lot of -"the lowest of the community. Against this . ; 11 such persons have but two sources of protection— the innate integrity of their own character, and the liberal allowance which the good sense of the public makes for the peculiarity of their station. I n t h e instance to which we allude the personage in•ques ttort possesses the first of these advantages in no ordinary degree. We only speak, we are convinced, the voice of the whole country, when we declare that, since the accession of the House of Bruns wick, no member of it, with a character in every re spect so free from reproach, or so entitled to ap plause, as the illustrious female in question, has Of we except one lost and lamented member of it) ever graced its annals. In political , sub jects we etidibelieveed the personage ill question has never m k Those who know h e r best n mean ow s how affords little I te . ' htr of f alues high station beyond the it extending her circle of use fulness and benevol ence are : on and that, RS far as her own private feelings concerned, her own choice would be " a private statiocner.'n' Royal Household of h e been Considering av how the comforts of the en croached upon by the scions Parliamentary e - ruption, I t was not to be expected that the or present measure of Reform ' could be so much as mooted without stirring up the venom of the brood of Gmrt vipers which it is calculated to sweep away; and the report in question, w e have no doubt, is a mere malignant interested falsehood, put forth by some of those who stick at nothing to save themselves from the extermination which awaits them when the mea sure in question takes from them the source of their polluted existence. The people at large then will, we are sure, reject with scorn the imputation we allude to. They will judge of the illustrious indi-i vidual by the purity and integrity of her own cha racter„ which has been, from first to lhat; 'suet' as entities her to universal li&tiKe, 'attachment, and respect ; and will. sari lute the ,calumny in question to its true soor . r.Y6—to those whose wishes 'are the parent's tni. thougbts.-Littorning Herold. In answer to the rumours rte industriously, and, it might be added, facetiously circulated, we mv ttly that the virtues which adorn tbe-Ilitsitions Lad thus groundlessly aspersed ) forbid life 110.thi ter ; seeking to emplon Itlattb., 'MA the inflat'nee •o'Ver 'liar f hifstiarld c , Aich his affection; invests het; while hls native strength of cha-! rater, and m'isnlilleSs of feeling Would, if necess6v,' assign the prop er li m i ts to that infltittri4‘fe ' did, tis possibility, a d es i re ex i st to 'e kret id them. It is not, the King Well knows,' people with foreign notions and Germat trejudices, whether connected with him by ties of consanguinity or affinity, that a British Monarch ought to take counsel; nor would, We will confidently affirm, the people sobtnit Itil'npla cency to counsels derived, noltispckte'd of being de rived, from such a scaa'm The private virtues of the small Gerini,an 'family attached, by recent con nectioln., tl kin British throne, are respected; but let Ilto, parties take heed. These are times in which small account might be Made of their pretensions, should they interfere with the just claims of the people ;or should an apprehension. -get .abroad that the proximity to the Sovereign had been abused to purposes pernicious to the general weal. ';'hough we say thus much, it is, we firmly believe, through the perverse indus , ry of t.l Prince—English; - - no doubt, by birth, but Att alien in habits, manners, and demeanonr-r--that the reports to which we allude have got- into circulation. They are, We belief, tote last. desperate resource of baffled splen . ; and not countenanced even. by the ,adterents or the party they are meant te syive. We refer our readers to an extract from ate Windsor Express giving som e details of Ale influence exer t e d at Windsor to pre. rent any public expression in favour of Reform in that town.—Morning Chronicle. Two . great counties last week came forward in support of Reform—Warwick, a Mailittacturing county, on Monday last, and Sussek, an agricultural county, on Thursday last., At both the cause was triumphant. The meeting at Warwick was in every respect deserving of notice. It was attended l*y Lord Mud, Lord Dormer, Sir Grey Skipwitb, Batt., Sir G. Chetwyed, Bart, Sir G. Phillips, Bart., Robert Canning, EA., James West Esq A. F. Gregoe,y, Esq., the Hon., Mr. Clifford, R. Knight, Esq.. M.P., John .TOmes, F.gq.M.P., Mr. Lawley, M.P., Mr.. Dugdale, M.P., most, of the principal Members of the Birmingham Union and Birmingham Chamber of ettfltnerce—a union of parties never befite Witnessed in that county, and at least 14,009 persons. The Political Unionists from Birmingham, above 2;000 strong, came by the canal in six boats, with banners flying and music. They had been met by the Political Societies, of Warwick and Coventry on their first entering the town, and the thr ee Societies, afte r th e i r j unct i on, formed into tiles, and immediately proceeded to the Marketplace. We regret that our limits will not allow us to avail ourselves at present of a very full report which has been transmitted to us of the pro ceedings at this very important meeting. Asa good deal of shuffling hos been displayed by some pre tended Reformers, with regard to the extent of their approbation of the Bill, a test was put by Mr. Joseph Parkes, at this meeting, to the two county Members, which had the. effect of eliciting from them their sen ments respecting the essential parts. of it. .As this part of the proceedings is well deserving of attention we here subjoin it : • • • S. T. Gallon, Esq., after paying a merited compliment. to D. S. Dugdale and F. Lawley, F:sqrs;, the two County Members, on tbeirattention. - to the interests of :the county, moved that theYbe requested to present the Petition to the House of Commons. _! * • ' Thin:tins Attwood,7El.7seconded the motion. biro .Joseph Parkes eatne forwaid and Said, that before this motion w a s put - to the meeting , be deenicd :it, an im ! pefatiVe - duty, however humble his station as a freeholder, to require from thel;ounty Members a plaits andnnequi. vocal declaration of their sentiments and intended future votes on the - great principles uf. the Reform Bills. He (Mr. Parkes) did not desire to assume any right of in terrogation belonging only to him as a censtituent with can. didates on the•hustings ; he acknowledged :the :right of repreientatives, wheii elecfed, to 'vote_ indePendently and uncontrolled. But -he (Mr. ;P)• admitting • this right,-, muat,.nevertheless, claim the right of '_knowing the opi- 1 nions or their 7" Members on a petition- about to be com mitted to their-presentation; In this sense . he - sought".in explanation of their inteuded votes. - The quei'iona he (Mr. Parkes} now put were - -.." Will you (Mr: Lawley and Mr. Dugdale) vote in the Committee for s Olieduli A an d B i n the English Reform Bill; the fi rst schedniv•disfran c hi s i ng entirely.. sixty decayed : boroughs; ' the second . •sche., dole disfranchising !ens member:in forty-sii boroughs?" --(Loud cheers, and:, cries of "that is the point.") Mr. Lawley appealed to Lis general political opinions-- to the consietency sf his votes on. Referm-and claiming-7 credit for those he unequivocally-declated, in a frank:and manly speech,- thartboUgh . differing on some points . of detail itii - the. Bill, he should support the two broad 'pain- ciples 'of disfranchisement, and transfer of the franchise stated to him by Mr. Parkes.—(Loud cheer's lb:lowed this declaration.) Mr. Dugdale next - presented hiniself to the meeting, and in general words declared hie assent to the Miniaterial Re form Bills, but at the same time-his doubts and difference on same points.- -•-- * - Mr. Parkes again came fOrward; and said that he de sired a mote;specific - explination. -- - • • Mr. Lawleyihere: - intimTated that he thought Mr.. Dug dale's explanation plain and satisfactory..-(Loud cries of No,' no, Mr. - Lawley. ") Mr. Parkes then resumed—He ; begged pardon of the Hon. Member, Mr. Lawley; he (Mr. Parkes) .was per fectly satisfied with his explanation, but - Mr: Longdale's was not spifcific. He (Mr. Parkes), Wishing to make no. invidious distinction, must say that he did Consider Mr. Lawley a real representative of the Opinions of the country ; but it was not usual. at an English,pyl3lie meeting' for .otie member to ansevei. for' anothei." : ':The times were momentous—the question critical;` it was his duty to obtain a full and plain declaiation; and' he hoped his manner and mode were not offensive or illiberal. He (Mr. Parkes): must read over another: page of the Political catechism 3o- Mr. Dugdale.—(Loud cheers.) He repeated to that Poii. Memliet, " here is the printed copy of the Bill,. of the two schedules A and B, will you, Mr. Dugdale, or will you not, attend and Vote in Committee fOr those parts of the English Reform Bill say aye or no."—(Load and continued cheering'from the meeting.) • - 111r.Dugdale, in reply, unequivocally answered, that he had no hesitation in pledging iinself to support those parts of the Ministerial measures; 'he had only doubts on the expediency of reducing the Members of the House, and of decreasing the relative proportion of the English representation.—(Loud cheering, and cries " well, then, you will do.") Mr. Parker then stated his perfect satisfaction with the answers, and that he cordially united in committing the petitions to the care of the two county Members. Much amusement prevailed while this catechism was administered. 1") When a Member's objections to the Bill do not relate to the clauses for disfranchisement and re duction, they ;nay be borne with ; it is essential that the rotten parts of the Constitution should be cast away. With the champions of boroughmon gering, then, no terms are to . be kept. Several of the speakers animadverted, with great severity, on a sermon, preached at the Warwick Assizes, on Sunday, the of March, by the Rev: Lane Freer, Vicar of Wasperton, near Warwick, the Chaplain to the High Sheriff, Mr. Lucy. Mr. Lucy is half proprietor of the borough of Fowey, returning Mr. Severn, who voted in the minority. lie, however, at this meeting, reprobated his chaplain's notable sermon. A correspondent, who heard the fermon, has forniihed us with an account of it, which, as it is a curiosity in its way, the here lay before our treaders ;—". After praying •for all the constituted uthorltiefin church, and — State; . tind corporations, e gave out thi s text f or t h e gospel of • the day — But the chief priests and elders persuaded the tnultitud e that they should ask Barrabas, and destroy Jesus? ihat the te Ilxti th ppl i was e coursecaboife infatuated tritdttituedeprl - b sermon, he ti said a e ed sen a t me b s , when we see Tia designing persons to their own destruction, a w s a w y e do y itt the present moment, and from this selection ofl Scripture,respecting the choice anal:fabric, We cannot fail to observe the dangerous errors which a popular assembly may be led into by wicked, designing ) and Unprincipled individual, who nn sae Upon' the 'when of th e i r vial**, istid,iriai 4 4e ,thei r 'i n it u t s , when in thP'lrtooterpom r 'erica they tronld,be patient _titer.: ‘Ve may observe,; Iron? "in' times, how easily and how sud denly the multitude can ,be persuaded to rush head long to destructiort, under the preeiouo tlrelext of Reform. After we, had s v ,teb, anti heard, and wit nessed stibus harangues of designing dema gogues, these remarks may not be considered un necessary or uncalled for at the present moment. We need not go far from home, for in .I.NS nei'ghisour hood there is a town, whi.ch %Ott Once pre-erninent for its loyalty, and set..&lcl to none but the metro polis,:ie;aYealtl and extent, which had now fallen trot; its integrity and honour, and rendered infamons by the vilest association that ever disgraced the an nals of any country, and led on by a wretched and designing leader, who had rent asunder ail the ties of affection, &c. &c. and lai'd a scheme by which society was diVitled and overtlkoventhat the timil titude was deceived by the arts and, insinuations of such men,and were, therefore, not able to judge who were 'the reel and Whi6 the 'counterfeit friends: o f liberty."Bpertkagot himself and his party,be said"W e are the friends of liberty, and they are the advocates of confusion—we wish to do away with the abuses of Government, they wish to bring fonvaia the horrors of anarchy : — . and that t'vri*eli 'such contest was going on we had inson to thank. Heaven that this county not been stigmatised by a Special, Corn mission.". He also said, that the leader of this vile association used his best endeavours to Ithitate the arch demagogue of the &stet Kingdom. He preached wholly against mercy and clemency, and concluded by saying, " When bold and bad men combine, the friends of truth and honesty should unite to prevent Revolution;". and fit the very close said, " The laws at'e With us e and God is on our side." We are assured, that of the congregation of St. Mary's Church, at Warwick, where the discourse was preached, probably 19-20ths of. the adult males had attended the Reform meetings held in that borou g h. The sermon was- aimed at Mr. Attwood and the Warwickshire Reformers. We regret our inability t this time to do justice to this modern Sacheverel. —Morning Chronicle. The course which his Majesty's Ministers have pursued with respect to the question of Reform has been so devious and eccentric, that it has become a matter of doubt with very many obserrant and re flecting persons, whether it has ever been the inten tion or desire of the majority of thei r number' that the revolutionary measure they have presented to the Legislature should - pass into a law. By con cealing their project to the last possible moment they reserved to themselves the power of adapting it to the circumstances in which the Administration might be placed at the time of its presentation. Hence, it is more than suspected, has arisen the enormous and appalling difference between the scheme of Reform described in general terms by Earl Grey at the commencement - of the Ses sion, and the detailed project finally submitted to the House of Commons by Lord John Russell. How wide that difference is may be gathered from the fact that the 'Earl of Radnor, one of the leaders of the radical reformers, characterised the original description of the intended measure given by the Noble Premier as calculated to. (Ouse a general feeling of disappointment, consternation, and' dismay, among all real and genuine reformers;_ and that on the pres en tatio n o f the' measure itself the Noble Earl and_ the radical reformers.were at once ithtoWn into an eeatacy of astonishment anddelight.l The•approximat ion of the radical and t heMiniiterial reforpt.ers sinee. the commencement :Of the. sessionis ioltogether wonderful . , Grey, We - reeollect;,in reptrto 'the :above tirade :of the Earl of Bardier, sti g .: matised.the party-in -whose' flame it was delivered as • revolutionists; and thattparty coristiiutei„neverthe less, at the present moment, with the eiception'of the mere mercenary dependents . and. expectants of office, the only support of the Ministry of Earl Grey or of its sweeping scheme of. Reform; It is evident from: the speeches of Earl Grey, wren without-- the commentary offered by so leading. R, radical as the Earl of-Radnor; that at the com mencement of the Session; nothing was further :kern theintentions of the Ministry than to throW them selves into the. arms of iheßadicat party. • And it is equally evident that_theforrner have-in fact thrown tbonselves, ,into. the arms of :the latter, for 'no one will deny that the two parties 'are - now perfectly Cordial and unanimous, :or affirm that there has been any change or. appearance of change in the views or pkinciples of the latter to explain this sudden-and perfect reconciliation.- The 'facts,:wonderful as-they May appear, are nevertheless . capable . of one, .and only' one, clear and 'satisfactory exPlanatiori: :The. Ministry quickly found itself,: in eensequence-of the egregious blunders - , the' inordinate selfishness, the sordid nepetism, thereckless and nnprincipled dis regard of every important national interest, foreign, 'colonial,. and domestic,- which, characterised its proceeding., entirely destitute of support in the confidence or esteem -of any respectable class of ' the community, and in a position of direct hostility to a decisive. and progressively increasing_inte, T jority of the constitutional Legislature. o a Ministry so circumstanced, and resolved never *helot* per fas 'et twit's, to maintain themselves in office to the last possible moment, the uncertainty which they had thrown around their expected pro ject of Reform offered a very convenient and obvious resource. By presenting a scheme of Reform suf. ficiently extravagant and dangerous to , satisfy the .. radical. - Party as:a first step in the career of revc lotion,. and by courting a considerable portion of the Press, Ministers could confidently , calculate on treating - a sensation through Out the country, upon this, single subject, suffieiently powerful to reduce for a time to comparative insignificance all the other tiubjeets of national importance in reference to which their official incompetency or delinquency , had be come conspicuous. By this means they could silence or weaken the expression of distrust or contempt in *Parliament, the Members of which, would naturally be desirous above ,all things to avoid the possible imputation of striving to get rid by a side wind of fs 'great constitutional question which had profoundly interested and agitated the nation. By a bold attempt at revolution they could , place numerous and important interests in a situation of immediate danger, and thus open at once. an extensive field for corrupt oegociation_and,eompromise with influential individuals. By a. project going vastly beyond any safe or practicable , settlement of the question; the e r inlatry may nave' expected to provide ,for-thetas lves a wide space for retreat s and an Opportunity Of intriguing ttdvitnitigeotisly-with' difterent-parties, Or witkrncy ,of .various - shadet of °plait= in Perlin nnencwhile at the- same time, as the authors, the unsuccessful authors even of a_project of this revo lutionary character, they may have hoped to secure to thernselveothe peetiliar and permanent support of all the friends• - of Revolution. These seem to be the only rational or intelligible motives upon which it is possible to explain that change of principle on the part of Earl Grey's Ministry which has pro cured it the zealous support- of every individual of the party whom the Noble Earl himself, on his first entrance into office, stigmatised as Revolutionists. From the past we may very safely reason to the future. The Ministry which has acted upon these principles is no doubt prepared to surrender any part of the whole of the Reform Bill, if by doing so it can see the chance of prolonging its own official existence. We would not ad vise the Revolutionary party to rely with too much confidence upon m en w h o st i gmat i se as revo lutionists one day the pai ty with.whom they coalesce the next. If the friends of the Constitution coald condescend to flatter the present Ministry with the i hope that they might be permitted to retain their places even for a single year, without revolutionising the country, we have no doubt whatever that, after is mere sham fight, for the sake of decency, all the revolutionary provisions of the Reform Bill would be cheerfully abandoned. The friends of the Con . , ititutiori - know, however, too well what i s atie to their own CharaCters, and what lb qPebted the'M by the coi ifttry, / 1 111;:. between . them' arid the Revolutionist Ministry is . a war to ,be,terminated, only by the complete ,defeat and,extinction of .one or the other. It is by. means of such a war, and no ot4er; that the Constitution ern etiin in deronit for .the..past. and security for the future. As :o toe threat of dissolution, which is manifestly intended. onlyas.an engine of Parliamentary intrigue, it . IS one of the weakest of all Possibleinventions.l A dissolution of Parliament at, te present moment would involve eonsegnet:tes in treat Britain, and M'idendy - in Ireland, for braving which any Minister would deserve the block. The represen tatives who would be assembled in consequenee . of a dissolution in existing circumstances would not be a Parliament, but a meeting of delegates to a National Convention, sent there for the purpose of deter mining the qiiestion of a great,constitutional Owe. A dissolUtion of Parliament ildw *604 dins be revolution begun by the Sl:riVre power of the, Crown, and upon tie sole respon'ibility of its Ministers. To such a measure a constitutional Monarch, to whom the permanency of Earl Grey's Ministry can not be a paramount object, will, we may be asured, never consent. And if any further, guarantee against the danger of a dissolution ivete required, it noght be found in the ce.L.tainty that a House of Commons tow to be elected would be more hostile than the present to the actual Ministers of the Crown, and more decidedly opposed to the revolutionary project by means of which they, have sought to prolong their mischievous power.."--Morning Post. SPEECH OF M. MAUGUIN 'IN THE SIT TING OF THE 4th OF APRIL. Mauguin—As to the subsidies which the Mi ni,ter demands of you for peace, I must declare that, if I agree to them, it is because I look upon France as condemned to war. In my eyes, war is the greatest scourge that could strike a free people; sometimes it destroys their independenee—often, their liberty. .But there are fatal epochs in history in which a nation, hurried on by grave events, ceases to be mistress of her policy aud of ter move ments. _.Such is the situation in which we now find ourselves. In my judgment, the matter for considera tion is not whether we shall have war or peace. The liberty of that choice no longer remains to us. The foreigner brings war upon us; as I shall endea vour to prove to you by facts.—(Profound silence.) —I shall recal to you neither the bloody struggle of 1792, nor that of 1814—nor the diplomatic struggle from 1814 •o 1830. I shall not speak to you of the doctrines of Verona, or of Laybach. 1 shall say nothing to you of the popular principles persecuted or destroyed in Piedmont, in Naples, in Spain. All these facts are known to you ; it is useless to speak of them. At the same time I cannot refrain from remarking that an important consequence results from them. The same men still direct the Cabinets of Europe, and, without doubt, they will not prove exceptions to the laws of human nature--46y will not renounce the principles to which they havead hered for forty years." But our revolution has been so pure—it has been effected with so much modera- tion and courage—perhaps they may have changed Let us see; let us verify facts; let us examine what has pa , sed around us. Scarcely bad the report oi our three days been spread over Europe, whey all the Powers ordered new levies and armaments. It will be s&d that they did so through prudence. I grant. that. In any case, our preparations had nothing which could , have excited their alarm. W e had'no thoughts even of creating : an' army on the contrary, this Tribune had not pronounced one word of war ; but rather we were told that Europe ap proved of our revolution, and that, as has been, said this, day, her diepoeitious wereinteific. In October and. iti.November-what,happened , ?. We were told that: the Russian armies were is , ; 'nerd' towards the western frontiers of the empires-,.that the Czar was about to equip the Polish troops, to fornt the van-guard of his army. If we desire to know the _ . intention of those Military movements, we may find them' in the documents since discovered at Warsaw--in the opening speech to the Aritish ParliaMent, and in the ,speechis, since. addressed to, the House of Lords by the Duke of Wel lington.. The Cabinets were preparing war against. France.. There exists no , doubt as to what were theirprojeets at that first 'epoch.. , But ; since their, diplomatic language has become mild er . Prussia, Austria, and even Russia; talk of peace. I need not tell gbh that the sectet of these'ehangeS is to be fornid in the Polish Revolution. ' I hive said, at a tot mer sitting of the Chamber, that the Poles were accustomed to Suffer for us. , I ought to have said that 'they 'Were , accustomed to save Fraace,.. as,, in 1792, they,saved u 4 from the, invasion of the North. lively sensation.) But the Powers being thus forced to suspend the accomplishment of their pro jects, have they, therefore, abandoned it ? Such is the second question which must' be Solved. We now know what was the'plan of 'the campaign un dertaken by Russia against'Poland. It was known . at Vienna, Berlin, and even at Paris itself, before' its execution was attempted., Its success was looked upon as certain—the Poles were to have . been crushed. Their courage bad not been taken ,into the calculation. Was Russia, in the meanwhile, disposed . to halt. upon .the ,banka of the Vistula ? Judge-of that frorn:this single fact At the moment when the Russian: General was entering upon the campaign, the Major-General of his army, 'M, de Strogonoff, was in Prussia. He was making Con ditional contracts, and was preparing the military' route: But it will, be mid that Russia was acting without Ithe concurrence, of her alliei. Let :us in quire. At the same moment Prussia was preparing her armaments with-activity, she was inducing the Germanic Confederation to put , the contingents_upOn the fOoting of war; nay more, ; in case es war, they , were to be doubled; and all the measurea for thosel . purPoses.have,all been taken. -Austria garrisoned all herstrong places;:. Lima, which it isdeSired to make the' bulwark of Vienna, became a store. of arms; 6,000 wcirkinen were' employed there dailY.. So, upon the first movement in Italy, Austria was fully prepared. But whit need is there to seek format ter ofsurmise.in a few occurrences ? Have we not the most positive proofs of,tbe projects of .the Aus-, ; trian cabinet ? What did 'our Annbas,sador write to you ? Did he not tell you that Austria intended war ?—that she was preparing.for it, :and that it was necessary to anticipate, her. ? Did he norad- • Vise you to commence the attack, and t g! ‘li rqw an ar my into Piedmont? . In this case; it is notrthar speak so, it is yotii Ambasiador, Youi'Miniiter=he who sees, who hears whit he describes; le; who is on the spot; who has, and -who-merits your confi dence. His . .let!frIIILO ;beer' PI-iblikbeti in a periodi -4111 print,. I know not by what indiscretion. it reached, the Editor;' but T kno w . that th e. l etter i s r e a l that' the - journalist has not -even eirpressed . ijts strongest , phrases. Here, I must ask- one uestiop. Was there. not at that time, in the, ginis,try, one party which wished f or p eace , a t any price-4Mtirmtars of contradiction 'in the centre) S ~--Another, which'Would nobly have resigned itself ip,war ? Wherefore did 'that letter remain: for two days concealed from the eyes of the former President Of the Council ?—(All eyes are directed to M. La fine, who makes no sign of denial) It is necessar that,France shoidd . know—and I-must tell it,. as I have, not learned it from the former President of the Councilthatlettet was the cause of the dissolution qf the Council. The 'answer- to a dispatch, an nouncing war, was the sppointmerif of a new Mi. Oster, who 4ofired, ot any price,:toTreierve peace. (A burst of mtieriurs in the centre 7 -intertup r tint)) The princiPle on'whiCh the preent 111itiistr y has been formed is the maintenance of peace; but from their acts I perceive that the:Ministry have Taken resolutions . more_ worthy , of. Feanoe.-i l7 (Silence is restored.) At this second epoch, I find fro more, 4oubt than in the first, ' as to the' intention's of the,' PoWers ; but t>t new event has occurred. The heroic courage of .the Poles :has repelled; far . from. Warsaw the enemy who had hoped to' subjugate ; them. The success of the Russians has become un af,tai.n.: re ip °matte language of the Povre'r's '' e tl d . i'. - .. has anclergone, a new ch ange.. It has .los e„tOne .of asper ity , which was remarked , even i n - i c ial journals, and new assurances of peace h , 'een given to us. But Mists* in despite of yours has taken possession of the Roman States, and now she raises the Landwehr (militia) in the Tyro 'eri . - sation.) Prussia is quite r ea dy : h er arm ie s a "a out along our frontiers., She has carried,pr e e 4 n So far, as to clear the approach e s, t o h er pl a c e ; o f 1111 ptrength, of t every thing which could obstruct :heir defences, Ithe trees being all cut down.— (From the cent ".-That prov es nothing.") But Russia, two rntiths ago, ordered an ereraordinary levy of 150,000 Then : 1 her armi es are approaching to the frontiers oft d, and f rom t h e i mmense quantities of corn ?t' are being col ted in the Duchy of Posen, we may judieorhe t hole armies are intended to halt at Wafsaw!:. 1 thO-'e facts, deelaratoly of war, are opAsed by, assurances of til ee diplohlatic, protestations. In 01792, the thrt;e Poweb said als) to Poland . that they entered her territory only to restore order and peace; and P o land was s u bjected to pa r tition. In 1814, alSo, they said to us that France must be great and strong; and France has been mutilated. In 1820, and in 1823, they said again to the Spanish Cortes that their Con stitution should be respected; and the Corteshave been punished for their confidence by their proscriptions. Give credit, therefore, to their protestations! Give credit also to the assurances of their diplomacy, to which for 40 years their doctrines and their acts have been opposed.—(Sensation.)—However, at men , tion of the word war, it is asked, what shall become of our finances ? And 1, for my parr, ask will they be in a better condition if we are compelled to pay contributions of war ! But our industry! Will it be more prosperous if the enemy occupy our lands and our cities,—(Great interruption from the centre. Several voices, " We have not yet come to that.") M. Mauguin (in a louder voice)—War, I tell you, is at hand. You must prepare for it. You have no longer time to think of peace.—(Murm,urs re doubled. A fresh interruption. A host of voices cry out," We are preparing, we are preparing.")--- War is to you a matter of necessity. Whatever may be its inconveniences or - its results, nothing can withdraw you frOns it.. I know that there are many persons among you who give proof of resolution, of courage—even of daring—for the sake of pre serving peace. Their voices should have been - heard in the month of August, when we changed the principle of-the Government and of the dynasty. All,was just on th e i r 'part then. Anticipations and threats of danger could then make themselves be heard. But now the position is taken, it remains for us only to undergo its consequences. Look, in the meanwhile, to the alertness with which the Powers proceed to the accomplishinent of their pro jects. The Roman States rise: Austria enters and subdues them. Now, you are making representa tions to her. Of what importance to her is that ? The effect which she desired has been produced : the revolution is suppressed ; and you have lost allies. At first Austria spoke only of an interven tion.at Modena. She appealed to a pretended right of reversibility, altogether illusory, since the Duke of Modena has two sons. You have con.ented to the intervention : do you now complain of the inva sion of Bologna ? Austria has obtained her object in seizing Upon . the States of Modena. By Ferrara she toucht s the Adriatic; by Massa, the gulf of Genoa. She thus cuts and divides Italy. By Milan she compresses Piedmont; by Modena, Rome and the Two Sicilies. Austria is now Sovereign in the Peninsula. Of what importance in this case are the events of the month of August and the prin ciples of our revolution - ? Never, never, can France suffer the House of Austria to possess Italy. We are not more fortunate on the side of Belgium. A Pro tocol of the 20th of DeCernber had assured its rode-; pendetice. The prOtocol of the 19th F e br uar y ha s changed" all. The indepeadence •is no More than conditional. .Belgium must surrender-Limburg to Holland. Now, Belgium is not willing—is not able to •surrender Limburg. She cannot abandon the cause of the people who have fought for her. There, then, she is engaged in war with Holland, who prepares to attack her immediately with an army of SO or 100,000 men. Other difficulties are raised on the subject of Luxembourg. Some itiltabitittits of the Duchy expelled . their Soveieign, the King of Holland. We cannot deny their, right to 'do so, without 'putting in doubt that of this na tion to expel Charles the Tenth. On the other hand, the Grand . . Duchy makes pint of the Germanic Confederation, and by the Federal Compact the Sovereigns guarantee to one another the enjoy ment of their respective States. But there was the same guarantee in the more extensive compact of the Holy Alliance; and we cannot recognize the right of the Germanic Confederation to und e rtak e the defence of King William, without acknowledg.- ing at the =same time that the Holy Alliance have the right to undertake the defence of him.who, eight months ago, reigned over us.--(Mrirmurs in the Centre; a voice on the lefr, " But it is true, it is true.") However, in all the acts of the conference Of London, that right is conceded to Austria. In the mean time, they speak of conferences at Rome upon the affairs of Italy. Thus it is that they pre tend to assure peace to us! It is necessary at length to leave off this war of diplomacy; which was good perhaps for the old times, but which is not suited to the freedom and loyalty of ours. For some months past we seem to have lost our ability, which eliarac- terises nations and men called to great things, that of taking a part, and taking it opportunely. We do not guide the events—the events guide us. They arise, press upon us, force us along. We yield to them, but we do so too slowly, and we lose the power to direct, because we have not had the sa gacity to foresee them. What have we to do with the pretended rights of the Germanic Confederation over the Duchy of Luxembourg ? Already the Con federation'is in arms; it advances, and will quickly seize upon that Duchy. Thus Belgium is threatened at the same time by Holland and by the Germanic Confederation. She will not be able to resist them. A restoration must quickly be accomplished. If we take part with Belgium there will be war. If we abandon her, an example fatal for France will have been given, and we shall see the foreigner in arms upon our frontiers. What are we doing in the midst of all these dangers ? 'We are pressing Belgium to accept for her King the Prince of Saxe Coburg, in order that she may be giVen up to England : or we ate proposing to her the Prince of Naples, that she may be surrendered to Austria. Upon the rising of Belgium, we open conferences and sign Proto cols. Still slower, in the case of Italy—we talk of conferences, and we intend again to sign Protocols. In the mean while, Poland, abandoned, is indignant, and fights—Belgium complains, and is diVided— Italy falls back into the powerful hands which bear her down; and should we one day desire to call those nations to us, we shall find them much more terrified by the power of our enemies than en couraged by ours. In the interior what faults have we not committed ! A loan becoming indispensable to-day shakes our finances: six months ago it would have confirmed them—(Loud contradictions from the centre.) The formation of an army, which was commenced in August, and afterwards hindered by the system which 1 have pointed out, would have rendered us masters of our, political movements. Now four months have passed away, and the army, being to be formed with more precipitation, without rendering equal service will be more costly. What reproaches might not well be made to us for that delay, continued to the disso4 lution of the Chamber, and for the ensigns of the fallen Gavernment, which ought to have Ilisaftkied after our immortal three days, aod which Pit . nary has seen fill before the'tumults of that month, with out glory ?—(Sensation.) Thus it is that the wisest measures become fruitless, and lose their advantages when they are taken too late. But with the great question of, peace or war interests too important are connected to allow the same faults to be cornrnittedo with impunity I do not inquire now if it would not have been more advantageous to take a part sooner; I say only that the time has come for the decision. There are to-day some allies ; to-morrow, perhaps, We shall hate enemies evety . whet.e. Withtiut det t bt i we.are strong enough to resist Etirop . . in irtiosT.wi: shall be. so, above all, if we tease -to think of' that mechanical war which has always been fatal to France. Te the. French :soldier is . 2neceistrrk- - &ther the enthusiasm of liberty and - his country, or that -of affection towards,. his militery:cltief. Whatesr way -be itt i other .rpspecti otir strength, we ought not. trforg,et that prudence requires us to en large-our battalions. If the cry of war breaks out, let us think of Italy, which, after so many ages, de sires to take her place in the rank of nations, and reclaims her unity and independence; let us think of these Getman natians'Wlich'haVe so deeply in jured us, and which thei r own Soverei gns h ave in jured still more. Thei - will also be desirous to re state their national eXistente, and attempts will be made to rouse them againSt us by telling them of their tut , ive Germany. Let them know that their native Germany is CO! menaced, at least by us; that, on - the contrary, for our own interest, we should de; sire to see their couriers , regettertited and if iti 1806 we destroyed flied- Constitdtion; th'6- fanit slit s iuld be imputed to the e,ror of one great man, rather than to France.—(Universal and prolonged bravos.) I have unceasingly repeated, that we ought to wait until we be attacked—that we shall be stronger, because the right will be with us. But wherefore should our being in the right exclude us from being prudent ? Wherefore should we be for bidden to be beforehand with our enemies ? I like right, but right successful, right conquered as at Waterloo, is not the right which I should even de sire for my country. Undoubtedly, a defensive war has sometimes its advantages. It is suited above all to a poor country, intersected by mountains. But for us, it would have immense disadvantages in de priving us of allies. Besides, it is not fit for a rich nation, whose - resources invasion would rdestroy ; above all, it is not fit for a divided people, amongst whom, in 1811, - after twenty-five years, a- 12th of March has been witnessed. -Th e Republic would not have - been conquered, had she .not carried - her arms abroad ; perhais - s; if the_ enemy had invaded our territory, we should have seen internal movements in which the leaders would be, encouraged' by the proximity of support. We need_riot give the foreigner so_ much .credit for simplicity, as to suppose that he knows not how-to' employ the resource of - conspiracies. If there were • any doubt of it,. I could appeal 'to the well-known, history of La Vendee--I could appeal to the history- 'still better known of the last troubles, which' hive . given you so much offence. It is a truth more alarming for the nations than for the Princes, who, however, are themselves sometimes ,affrighted at it, that war alone can consolidate a dynasty which has been recently erected, Or arm a Crown which is re-_ stored.—(A great sensation.) The restoration had for some time a prospect of permanence. The ivar of Spain alone would. give-it: The reason, that of all influences upon the human imagination, strength is that which operates most- effectually; that all parties rally round a victorious throne, some because " they have More . confidence, others because' they have ceased to hope. I do not say that war is neces sary, but I say that it is necessary to call upon the Powers • for their decision. If they do not give guarantees of peace, let us then throw off the un certainty, which is destroying our credit, and. our affairs.. You have Balled upon Russia to treat with . Poland; upon Austria to-abstain from entering into the Roman States. RuSsia and Austria have invaded Poland and Italy. There is' the proof of their secret intentions. Endeavour then to take . also your part; and, above all, remember, that wherever the Aristocratic principle prevails; .there .: you have enemies ; an d on th e cont r a r y , - t h a t wherever the contrary principle is recognised, there you have itilleS.—(Grrat agitation throughout the Assembly.) COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. DURING LAST "WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Per Quarter. Carmarthen ~... Fiexhani,— Morpetb Penrlth• , Sheffield Winchester Per Bnalel. Coventry Newcastle (Staff.) Northallerton Stafrord _ Swansea Warwick S. to S. 70 S. to S. 43 s. to B. S. to a. 52 72 .60 72 40 33 31 34 38 22 29 23 23 50 52 56 40 64 74 s.d. s.d. 70 90 11 0 11 3 70 93 9 0 9 4 86 J O 90 100 44 34 40 6.d. P. d. 48 54 60 68 38 46 59 62 4 6 5:0 46 50 . I .29 23 30 s. d. • s. d. 36 40 46, 50 33 40 36 40 26 29 22 26 42 46 e. d. s. d. 56 60 50 60 ' 59 66 72 86 00 00 73 70 Per 8011. Barnardeastle...... Durham — Richmond Stockton 16 6 20 0 160 196 18 0 22 0 183 196 116 126 ! 9 0 100 10 0 10 8 9 0 •10 0 76 86 56 76 60 88 68 74 00 130 10 0 11 0 10 6 12 0 00 00 WAKEFIELD CORN AIARKET. April Ef: There was a large supply of Wheat here to-day; the best tam. _ pies of English were in better demand, but other kinds are very dull. Oats and Barley were rather dearer. Other articles are.• unaltered. Wheat, Red, ,Norfolk and Suffblk 58a. 655. to 715." fine 746; . Lin. and Cam. sBs. 655. to 695. fine'72s. ----- Yorkshire 584. 635. to 665. fine 7%. , - White 625. 68s. to 735. fine 77a. - Foreign, Red 58s. 645. to 70s. fine.73x. White 625. 68s. to 725. fine 76x. Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk - Lincolnshire 2%. to 345. fin e 38s. -- Yorkshire Wold 33s. to s7s. fine 40x. - Foreign -s. to -x. fine -s.. Beans, -- New 355. to 395. fine 41s Oats, Potato 27s. to 31$. fine 336. - Poland s. 2fis. to 29x. fine 31x. - Friesland and Small -s. 245. to OFis. fine 295. - Healing l6d. to 15d. per Stone. , Shelling - 358 to 365. Od. per Load. Malt 44s. 475. fine 50s. per Load. Rapeseed SCOTCH MARKETS. Wheat. Barley Oats. 50 68 22 29 22 26 44 '4B 26 27 19 21 44 47 24 27 19 22 54 KO 29 34 28 al 52 •70 32 . 36 27 28 58 63 32 35 20 26 56 • '6O 32 34 22 26 45 50 26 30 20 21 r 42. .70. .27 39 25 32 50 60 21 24 19 22 of the measure varies throug] Aberdeen Coldstream Cupar Dundee Elgin --- Inverness—. Kelso' Perth n. The size Beans. loatme 30 32 29 30 40 42 35 38 40 44 4.4 38 • 40 19 21 34 36 29 30 45 48 28 34 ,bout the country. 48 _. 43 44 ED I NTIVROH MEAL MA RKET.--April 5. • I We had a middling supply of Oatmeal , at this day's Market. which met with a dullmale. at last week's prices.. Per Sack of 2801 b Imp. Per Stone 01 141 b. Imp. First Oatmeal £2 5 0 First Oatmeal £0 2 4 Second ditto 2 3 0 Second ditto Barleymeal 1 16 0 8ar1eymea1................ 0 2 0 Peasermeal 1 16 0 Peasemeal . ....... .. . e 2 0 Pot Barley.--No. . I, per cwt. 344.-01, 165.-4 . 1 . .2.05.—:Pethl 245. . EDINIIIJ There were sold ti 106 quarters of Bar] Pease and Beans. Wheat First - 7.1 s Ocl• • Second i.. 629 0d Third 53s Od tOH CORN MARK: its day in the market, r. ey, 346 quarters of th of Wheat, quarters of l'.--A prii X 3 quarters its, and' 64 Barley. Oats. Pease. 46s Od .38s Od 48i Od 40s' Od 32s Od 45s Od .38s Od 26s Od 41s Od PRICES OF PROVISIONS, &C.... Beef, ' , per lb. - Os. 3d. to Os. fal. Fresh Butter,ll). Is. Od. tole. 2.L'') Mutt0n......,,.,,. 0 4 . 0 7 Salt Ditto 011 . 1 0 Veal. 4.-4......—,, 6 4 09' Ditto; per ca t. , 98 6 108 - 0 . - . 1 Pork..., 0 4 0 6 Eggs, per dos. 0 7 0 8 Lamb,' per qr. 8 0 10 O.' OatStra'w(kpl.) 8 0 8 6 I 'Callow, cwt.... 37 6 ,40 0 Wheat4)itto -4 6" 6 7 0 Quartern Loaf 0 9 ' o'lo Barley Ditto ...* 5 6 6 0 ' 1 Potatoes, 17i1b. 0' 0 , 0 5 Hay, per 5t......- 1 0 1 2 - Bean& M O M ./ 45e 'W 410 tit 1111 NI NO INTELLI G gI 4 GS. Tons. cwt. Quantity of Copper Ore sold it itedruth Thuriday ;395 0 3 4verme Produce 'wow... •-• Quantity of fine Copper mouut of Sale, 12,8734 2s. (kl.—. Average St - 0 I f 4 44 1)(i4 th 4,dy of Sir George Sitwell, On the 6th inst. at Renish ß a l w ß , l:H O S. Bar of a son. lady of C. Brownlow, On the Bth inst. at Holt Rectory, Norfolk, the lady of the Rev; of a son: , • W. H. Parry, of a son.. ' ' ' late 35th Regiment, On th e'9th inst. iri Percy.street, Bedfbrd.square, the lady of cEsaopg.tn,4,itht,el.lpl..oßth.fiai,munssotnp..kaaint.dsE,haetiorn....place, the ro ri orc l e l , ' Bart., of Norton Priory, in On the sth inst. at Woodlands Wellington, Somerset, the lady of J. Day, Esq!, of a son.' On the 7th inst. by MARRIED. e H th a i l r t e o , n C o ha m pe a l ry , • R., dent' ! • • daughter of E si s r o., lti o c f ha A rd rle ß y the same county: • ' , . special license, C at On the 6th inst. at. Norton, Derbyshire, George, youngest son _ of T._Elliott; Esq., of Upper Gloucester.place London, to, , FraneWs Elizabeth, third daughter:of the Rev. H. H. Piper. : On the 6th inst. at Newington; the Rev. J. Williams, of Crew. , • t n. Northamptons hire, to MarY Ann Susannah, only daughter i the late W. Mount, Esq. of SVCatherine's. . ' • DIED.- . , .. -.. , . On the 19th ult. at Newbury, in the so , year of his age, , , (lel Slocock, Esq. - . ' n the 9th inst. at the Hermitage, Richmond, Ann, th e w if e ': ' . 1 Cuff, Esq.,of Great Queen -street, L incoln ' s I nn -fields. 't n the 7th inst, In Cheltenham' Ann , widow of th e late Rev. . G. -Ilannington, Esq., D.D. Prebendary of Hereford, and f - Rector of Hampton Bishop.' . 1 • • MURDO YOUNG. AT THE PRINTED AND PUBLISHED B Y vs. omeE, 11% STRAND, LONDON. Pri and C FR kohl(' of WI suppoi Basis Minim Peep', remail state DERI to the II S Weighs oceasic LAW James This d Ind LIND! Lrated Armo lery GUM By Er menp Mona! luiddy - SP] Bootca gratis. Put Rondo girssec in ge❑ CLOT only a mr n(le Lik MA RI CLOT &c. the N EDGI stand 71 Lt 111 the de CESS Sect ael of the has rec neetion disappt sorted thFir fi signatu JOl touch-( to be / giVett t War 1.0 atm EN( here will tiEsi Mon of S Yeat TO I' intim PLICCE eon& turns of th puhli knovi to ex rest t Id t~iej stead anent enein, what I a time great I 1 best unfor Al you Minis am n sent No or It ha my r consei becorr Comp differ( Throi honor not fi r tieß— of Pal the CI N ‘r This By th, This 0' T B'