The Sun. — London, England, 1831-03-31 00:00:00

,whose voles no 'Minister could be secure ! This !;view of the duties and merits of a Parliament is both ''svicious in itself and a proof that the Duke of Wel lington is ignorant of the people. If Reform be bad, because it tends to make the whole legislature, more independent of the Crowta—that is to say, less amenable to intimidation or-corruption by the Mi nister,—why then the best sort of Parliament is that over which the people have the least controul, and the Minister of the day the greatest. Then why have a Parliament at all ? If the Duke of Wellington be a consistent Statesm an , he must approve a law for increasing the num ber of close boroughs ; or if, being an eco nom'sr, his Grace objects to the extension of bribe, y, why not plainly recommend a despotic Government, and substitute coercion at once for the prodieelity of pensions and sinecures ? If the Duke of Wellington supposes that a Parliament more directly representing the opinions and tendencies of the people of England, would be representatives of jacobinism—of disaffection—of a spirit of wanton and unjustifiable jealously of their Government— of enmity, or even apathy, towards the welfare of the church—towards the honour of the state—to %verde a becoming and prudent provision for the foreign or dorneetic interests of the empire,—then we pronounce his Grace to be as deplorably unen lightened with regard to the genuine char.tcter of Englishmen, as he has proved himself to be upon the principles and workings of a free Constitution. The difference between the operation of Reform arid no Reform on the measures of the English Government would be, that in the former case an honest Minister would have a sure support in the people, and would have nothing to fear from any selfish faction ; while in the latter case, as for the last fifty years, the people and Minister—aye, and King, combined—are forced to buy the acquies cence of a chartered oligarchy in the best measures, or to adopt the worst at its bidding.—Tinter. In the House of Lords, last night, Lord Farn ham threatened us with a repeal of the Union, if the Rerorm Bill should be carried. The Catholics would coerce the Protestants to send Catholic no minees to Parliament, the Catholic nominees in Parliament would, by acting as a body, so hamper the Government, that •it would be obliged to de stroy the Irish Church Establishment ; the Irish Protestants would then join the Catholics, and a brave ani united nation would laugh at the attempts of England to maintain the connection. All these consequences would, of course, flow from each other, as inevitably as day follows night. But we will allow the Noble Lord to speak fur himself :—" The &ass of householders paying 101. a year rent, would depend on popular opinion for their existence.— Thete was an attempt, during the heat of the agita tion on the Catholic question, to ruin that descrip tion of people in case they did not support the mea sure which was called emancipation, and many of them had been ruined. The s.tme means of coercion might be used to compel them to support the re peal of the Union, and it might be taken for a cer tainty that thee use of it would be made. The consequence would be, that thirty or forty of their nominees would be returned to Parliament, and they all knew that thirty or forty agitators in the House of Commons, acting as one united body for a particular purpose, might be so troublesome as to prevent the public business being carried on by the Government.—(Hear, hear.) They all knew that the Catholics of Ireland wished the destruction of the Protestant Church Establishment in that country, and so many Members leagued and united for that purpose would be too much for any Government. Now, he affirmed that the grand stake which this country held in Ireland for the preservation of the Union was the Protestant Church Establishment; arid if the Protestants saw that their interests were abandoned and sacrificed, they would 'join the Ca tholics in calling fur a repeal of the Union, and then no Government could resist a brave, determined, and united people, who would laugh at any efforts that might be made against them." There are a few as sumptions here ok'hich are rather startling. In the first place, Lord Farnham seems to hold that it would be for the interest of Protestants and Catholics to effect a repeal of the Union, were it not for the Protestant Church Establishment, which gives to tire Protes tant a bribe to support that which is contrary to the common interest. lu the next place, his Lordship holds out an invitation to tie Catholics to destiov the Protestant Church Establishment, as the g obstacle to the junction of the Protestants them in bringing about the great national advato of a repeal of the Union. The Union cannot rest on a conviction of the whole people of Ireland, that it is for their benefit ; but the Union requ'res a Pre testant Church, with Catholics to w : sh it destruc tion, arid Protestants to defend it. In order that the British and Irish may be an united people, the Irish must be a divided people. Were the Irish in an evil hour to become all Protestants, they might unite in deer andirii the repeal of the Union. His Lordship when pressed somewhat closely by the Lord Chan cellor, as to the threat of resistance from "a brave, determined, and united people, who would laugh at atiy efforts which might be made against them," tried to bark out by an explanation that the prostra tion of the Protestant institutions in Ireland would probably "lead to the union of all parties and all classes in the call for a repeal of the Union between the two countries." The Lord Chan cellor observed, " he was glad to hear the Noble Lord did not mean what his words certainly might imply ; but he had really understood that the Noble Lord meant to say, that all Ireland would rise against the Government, and laugh at any ef forts to repress a brave, determined, and united people. There was no bravery in laughing." Eail Grey believed the Protestant Church of Ireland in no danger; but his Lordship seemed to be unable to comprehend how, if the improvement of the in stitutions of Ireland should lead to the destruction of the Protestant Church, this should necessarily lend to the repeal of the Union. " If asked his opinion respecting the establishment of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland, he should say, as he had said before, that he should deprecate any such establish ment ; but if a misfortune of that kind should befal the country, he saw no season why the two coun tries might not remain united still. Canada and several States on the Continent distinctle proved the practicability of such a state of things ; he meant that in which two countries possessing dif ferent religious establishments should still be. united legislatively." This is meeting the Noble Lord in a fair and manly mariner. It was remarked by Earl Gra'y as somewhat unfortunate for his Lordship, that in the North of Ireland, where the Protestant interest prevailed, the Bill, so far from being regarded with jealousy, was hailed with the highest satisfaction. _Another argument has been pressed by Lotd Farnham into the service of the Protestant Church, namely, that the Bill a ould desetoy the close boroughs which were established in the reign of James the First, for the purpose of protecting the settlers from Britain and the Protestant interest. Unfortunately, the Noble Lord was again met by Earl Grey with a somewhat troublesome answer. " It happened," he said, " that at the present moment the mode which th e possessors adopted for the support of the Pro testant interest, was to dispose of the boroughs every year, in the mariner best calculated io promote their ow e pecuniary interest. At the present moment it happened that those very boroughs were openly bought and sold—sold to the highest bidder without the slightest reference to his qualifications, How then, would the case stand, if those Pro , testant boroughs were sold to Catholics, and when a better purc haser of that p e rsuasion offered, there could be no sort of question that the possessor would as freely sell to hunt as to the warmest sup porter of Protestant principles?" Sotnuch for Protestant principles and the Protestant Church establishment ! Strange that the champions of the latter will have it, that the improvement of our ;nstittitions threatens its existence, and that we /- Il' .Ikg oaf cannot have pure religion established in Ireland, withont the precedence of bribery and !corruption 3 forging CI ronicle. There is not the slightest foundation for the opi nion to which a cautiously-worded paragraph in a Morning Paper of yesterday has given rise, that the pitiful and ridiculous majority by which the Reform Bill was carried will be materially increased on the divisions in the Committee. The paragraph to which we allude states, that " it is undo stood pretty generally that several Members who opposed the second reading of the Bill" will vote with Ministers in Committee, or stay away. No one who had any confidence in what he was writing would express himself in this way. "It is generally understood" • is a phrase of most convenient irresponaihility ; and " several Members" may apply to three or to thirty. We 'should not venture to say, in times which have revealed to us such consistency as that of the Right Hon. Member for Wareham, that three may not be found of versa'ility equally convenient and unchecked by a sense of shame ; but even that Right Hon. and consistent Gentleman is still pledged against the Bill in Committee, and we believe upwards of forty other Members, who voted for the s , cond reading of the Bill, have stated in the House their intention to oppose its clauses in Committee, un less they should undergo such modification as would totally alter that which the Government seem to think so perfect that they must have it just as it is or fall in ite support. So far, then, from the ma jority increasing in the Committee, the direct con trary may be expected, both from the pledges which have been given, and from the absolute certainty that when Members begin to examine how each Reticular clause will apply to the local circumstances with which they are acquainted, the absurdity of the measure will be- made too glaringly manifest for the utmost zeal of faction or the wildest appetite for revolution successfully to woggle against. If citcumstances similar to those which Sir Robert reel disclosed respecting Tamworth be shewn to exist in the majority of cases where the Bill proposes to make alterations—and we have the best reason for knowing that this will be shewn—it is impossible to suppose that any reforming or revolutionary frenzy can so blind men to matters of obvious right anti plain calculation, as to induce them to proceed with alterations so preposterous. We may calcu late, then, that in the Committee on "the Bill we shall have against it all who are adverse to the principle of such sweeping changes in the Consti tution as it would effect, and also a very great number, who, although not startled at the danger of these changes, will still refuse to sanction such a distribution of the elective right as will be arith metically proved to be grossly partial, and in the very teeth of the principle of adaptation to pro perly and numbers which this Bill professes to follow. But then, say the revolutionary patty, the Parltament will he dissolved, and a House be re turned, the majority of which must do whatever the Government bids them. We can by no means see that this is quite so certain a general election at this period may work more ways than one ; and were it attempted, we doubt not that a practical lesson would be given, by the reforming multitude of this kingdom, as to their coolness, forbearance, and fitness for additional political power, which might make Members pause before they voted away all but the popular method of election.—Morn. Post. RIOTS •AT BRUSSELS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, BRITSSELI, MARCH 31. For some time past it has been known that every effort has been making by the King of Holland to excite the partisans in Belgium, of the House of Orange, to effect a counter revolution, and it is to be feared that he has been favoured in his views by mistaken persons in this country, who have been deceived by the representations made by the Prince of Orange. Thi independence of Belgium is essential to the new order of Government that must finally prevail on the Continent. Princes must be taugh t that legitimacy possesses no peculiar cti►rms—that parti cular houses have no merit in their simple name—that the many are nut created for the few, and the governors must be approved of by the governed-.-that their value is only considered in the ratio as they promote the happiness of the community. I rejoice that the designs of the House of Orange have been for the present defeated, and hope that they will ultimately fail. I beg to give you the ret e cireutnstanc,s as reFoited to me by a friend aelf witnessed the scenes, having this morning arrived from Ostend. - - " The people of Brussels have for some time past been in great excitement, apprehensive that some of the Nobles, from per,onal vanity, and merchants, from interested mo tives, were about to attempt the overthrow of the Provi sional Government. cc—. w ith tihs view they had made every effort to excite discontent, circulating unfounded reports that many Mem bers of the Government sought to destroy the independence of Belgium, by a formal sale to France. A society waspro posed to be formed by the true friends ofliberty for thepurpose of counteracting this mischievous conspiracy, and to con firm the exclusion of the House of Nassau. A meeting to carry these intentions into effect was held on the evening of the 23d, when it was soon assailed by a concourse of people, led on by the coach-maker of the Prince of Orange, under gross misrepresentations of their treachery to the people, but the Members of the Association having con vinced the people of their error, they dispersed, and a greater part even enrolled themselves as members of the Association. " On the 24th tranquillity prevailed at Brussels. "On the 25th a tumult occeurred at Ghent. The po pulation of the city, disgusted with the violence of the Journal dedicated to the Orange faction, repaired to its establishment, broke all the presses, and pillaged the house of the proprietor. On the same day, at Brussels, Colonel Borretnans, who was formerly a brewer of the town, and made a Colonel after the revolution, was so indiscreet as to boast, in a coffee-house, that he would, with his regiment, re-establish the Prince of Orange. This declaration having been communicated to the Go vernment, his arrest wan immediately ordered, and it was carried into execution at his own barracks, in the midst of that part of his regiment in garrison thou e. The soldiers were so indignant at his conduct, that they them selves assisted the civil officers in his arrest, and the officers signed a declaration in favour of the Government against tl e conduct of their Chief—protesting that they ither participated in his feelings, nor were they ac quainted with his intentions. " On the 2tith, in the evening, the whole popula tion of the city turned out in one nalts, and directed themselves, as app trendy by' concert, to the establish ment of the Paper assuming the title of Le Vrai Patriots, but the in.aument of the Orange faction. The presses were an instant destroyed, and the house of the proprietex gutted ; they then repaired to the residence of the principal editor of the Paper, broke in, and did considerable damage ; but upon his representation that he was only the hired agent of the Paper, they desisted and went away. After wards they directed their steps to the prison, where Colo nel Borremans wa. confined, demanding his delivery to them, that they might wreak their vengeance upon hint by his immediate execution. Here they were happily frus trated in their views, by the interference of the National Guard, who were firin in the execution of their duty. The Members of the late Government exercised their influence, and among the number was observed M. Vander Weyer. The people submitted to their remonstrances, and dispersed with the assurance that Colonel Borrematis should be broueht by the regular forms of justice to trial. " On the following day, the 27th, Monsieur Mattieu, the rich banker and merchant, known as the warm and de clared adherent of the Prince of Orange, and suspected of furnishing the means of corruption, in favour of his cause, to Colonel Borrernans and others, was visited with an at tack from the people : they broke into his house, entirely gutted and destroyed it, and, further, did the same with his magazines of coffee, sugar, &c. &c., adjoining, scatter ing their contents into the street, until it was nearly clinked up with the same. They dragged his carriages to open places, where they burnt them. His loss is esti mated beyond 50,0001. " On the 28th, notwithstanding the vigorous measures which had taken by the Government, the establishment of the Prince's coach-maker, and that of many others of his tradesmen, were attacked and greatly injured. 6' On the 29th the Regent, by his vigilance and firmness, had perfectly restored order, but the excitement of the people was such, that it is to be feared that if any of the LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 31, 1831. The probability of France being able to continue in a state of peace becomes daily less and less. In the first place, the moderate party are hourly losing ground ; secondly, the young wen who comprise the: elite of the army and France are ripe and pao:4;fov., action; and thirdly, the polity of Austria has of late , been so equivocal, so insidious, that the French Go.! vernment, however pacific may be their iticlinationt i are bound by all the laws. , of honour to dettadnal IL full and sitisfactory explanation from the -14 binet of METTERNICH. N. CAsl3jlR PERM.; sident of the French Council, appears to view tithe matt( rin this light. 'Though cool itn&even saga. cious in his poll( y, this Minister, when one Ire is convince] of the justice of his couree', - is deeid.ed and uncompromising in following it up. He is just now sqongly impresed with the idea that the Au.s. trial] Cabinet has been endeavouring to outwit him, and has accordingly determined on a bold, decisive line of conduct. His speech on this subject, in the Chamber of Deputies, clearly explains his motives and his determinatiou. It is not to he perverted nor misapprehended. It is manly, energetic, and explicit. He who runs may read. It seems that Count APPONY had some time since given a posi tive assurance to. the French Government, that the Austrians in their interference with Italy would re spect the doctrine of non-intervention, and restrict themselves solely to the occupation of Parma and Modena. Instead of this, however, they have thought fit to mix themselves up with the disputes in the Roman States, and have ordered two brigades of General FuntoNT's corps to enter Bologna. Such conduct was not to be tolerated an instant : hence M. CASIMIR PERRIER has very properly and significantly insisted on full, eMcient, and above all, an immediate expla nation. The PRESIDENT'S declarations on• this head are, as we observed before, not to be mistaken. He is desirous of preserving peace, but—he will not be im posed upon. He is an advocate for• France remain ing as she is, but—he thinks " the Government ought to advance a step before events." He is un willing to be at enmity with Austria, but—he has been " provoked to ask explanations of her, which he has no doubt will be satisfactory to the honour of both countries." The last clause of this sentence is a mere flash in the pan. Austria has already so far committed herself that au explanation, which should satisfy her " honour," must neces sarily be one of defiance to the French Cabinet, whose " honour," in like manner, would be equally pledged to accept the challenge. The " honour of both countries" is therefore more likely to plunge them into war, than to continue them in a state of peace with each other. A few days will, however, clear up all these mat • ters. But one fact may already be safely predicted. If France goes to war, she will revolutionise as she advances; and noh its volens, put the finishing stroke to that monstrous system of despotism which has so long disgraced the majority of the Continental kingdoms. The same spirit of Reform that is now working so irresistibly is England, is equally active throughout Europe. Whether it be in Belgium— the German States—the Papal dominions—the Swiss Republic—Poland—or even in Turkey, Per sia, or the Georgian and Circassian territories ;—no matter; it is still the same spirit that is every where at work—the spirit of moral improvement, no longer grovelling like a blind mole in the dark, but walking abroad, and Argus-eyed, in the face of day, under the very nose of legitimacy and the Hnly If France moves, she cannot do so without at once consummating the triumph of this mighty principle. Her very first step will be a victory for the Reformers throughout Europe. There is no province however obscure, no kingdom how ever powerful, that will not be shaken to its centre by the movement of the French troops. " The tri-colour is abroad," will be in itself a warning quite alarming enough to frighten ull despots out of their senses. The Italian and Polish provinces of Austria will totter; the Rhenish possessions of Prussia will be in jeopardy; and as for the unwieldy empire of the Cz4r, it will be split into God knows how many fragments. 'Well aware that such must inevitably be the consequences of its mo% ements, the French Government are naturally anxious to make out a strong case for themselves ere they commence operations. But there is a point at which forbear ance becomes a weakness; and this point the French seem very near;y to have reached. We see not hew Austria san get out of her present dilemma, 01 France withdraw her pretensions, without eac h country compromising its national honour. Sir H. PARNELL has accepted the appointment o Secretary at War. We are happy that justice is at length done to this Statesman. He is worthy a do zen WYNNS, with all their Welsh boroughs and melodious powers of oratory to boot. The Twopenny Post-office is in future to be ex tended to three miles from the Pos.-office, which will take •in Belgrave-square, Pimlico, Bethnal green, and other places. This improvement has been long wanted. On the motion of Lord ALTHORP, the House was adjourned last night to the 12th of April. By the Brussels Papers we learn that serious tu mults--now, however, partially quelled—have again broken out in that city, in consequence of attempts having been made to effect the restoration of the Otange dynasty. We hope the counter-:evolu tionists who provoked these disturbances will be brought to condign punishment. In another column will be found an interesting and succinct account of these commotions, by an eye-witness : Ilaussxts, )MARCH 27.—1 n consequence of the arrest of Colonel Borremena numerous groups assembled yester day before the barracks of St. Elizibeth, where the lst regiment of chasseurs is quartered. The crowd was greatly exasperated, but it seems that General Vandermeenen, ac companied by Captain Nigue, succeeded in pacifying it.— Towards the evening the people went to the prison of the Petits Carmes, where the Colonel of the Chasseurs was confined, and then to the residence of the Regent where they loudly called for him to appear in the balcony ; in a few minutes he came out, and was received with cries of " The Regent for ever; justice, justice." M. Sur let exhorted the crowd to be peaceable, and promised speedy and rigor ous justice on the guilty. The crowd retired, and then went to the printing-office of the Vrai Patriote, which was attacked. The presses, &e. were broken, and the types and paper scattered about. A patrol of the civic guard attempting to check the disorder was partly disarmed. One or two persons are said to have been wounded. The crowd then went into the inmate of one of the editors of the Vrai.Patriote, singing patrisaic airs, but the civic guard prevented a rew scene of devastation. Numerous patrols traversed the city during the night ; this morning every thing appeared quiet. Barremens was interrogated on the 25th by the mem bers of the high military tribunal delegated for that pur pose, in presence of the Auditor-General. lie was not transferred to the Petit Carnes till two in the morning, so great were the fears entertained for his safety if he had been removed in the day-time. Trees of liberty had been. pulled down in many places ; the chasseurs and the people have replaced them during the night. It is said that a superior officer is gone with orders to srrest two general officers suspected of corresponding with the enemy. Several officers- of the Staff are to leave Brussels to-day s .•• • • It has been reported that several officers have been ar vesstgtla. artiong ;. others, M. VanderMissen. These re-ports are greailyS'"exaggerated. M. Vantiermissen arrived at 13r - ilea - elms yeas-Oar : evening% ' Marvels 28 s :s--Th6 greater part of yesterday passed over quietly. TWii proclamations weie' tuned, one from the new rtfini'ster 2 tirthe Interior, the other from the Burp master, exhorting the isditibitants Pa tranquillity, and to 'the'.inaintenance of order, - -'saNunaereus . patrols of the civic risrard paraded the streets ; ?thte,cbief agitation was in the d),nderlicht-street, before theliotise OCM. Mattieu, which had been threatened the night hefore, but strong detachments of the civic guards IA preserved it. Yesterday during the day numerous•prequetssWerf, s stationed in the streets, but about eight* the evening the crowd increased so much that it - Ciatild not liclieeked, and at •nine the people forced their way7iliter. the house and destroyed every thing : the furniture.wasi broken and the merehandise thrown about. In a few moments the street was covered' with furniture, papers, and bales of all kinds of grOcery, of which there was a whorehouse full. Several carriages were found, and taken to the great square and burns. At nine o'clock this morning the people were still in possession of the house. The remainder of the city was tranquil. The prison of the Petits Carnes is guarded by numerous de tachments of civic guards and troops of the line. The house of M. Jones, coachmaker, rue de Lacken, was attacked early this morning, and devastated in the same manner. At this moment (eleven o'clock) the sec tions are proceeding with drums beating to the upper part of the city, where the Regent is to review them. General Chasteler set out yesterday post for Malines and Antwerp, on a mission relative to the late intrigues of the partisans of the Prince of Orange. Lord Ponsonby hal a long conference with the Regent yesterday. BRUSSELS, Ma Reit 29.—Since yesterday afternoon', tranquillity is quite restored. The hostile intentions ' shows .hy the crowd the night before last rendered a greater display of force necessary. Accordingly strong detachments of the civic guard assembled at the respec tive rendezvous, firmly resolved to put an end to the dis order in which the city was plunged. A numerous de tachment went to the house of M. Jones, which they cleared of the people; it was for the most part pillaged. The crowd then went to the manufactory of M. Pruvi retire, out of the Flanders gate, and some of them had entered it when a detachment of Chasteler's chasseurs came up, and by their energy cleared the manufactory and saved it from destruction without bloodshed. Meantime a deputation of the civic gu ird waited on the Regent in the course of time morning to consider of means of restoring order, when the most vigorous means were resolved on. The night has passed over quietly, and it does not appear that any disorders have since occurred. Brussels is again deeply indebted to the zeal of the civic guard. M. Lebeau is app oi nted Minister of Foreign Affairs. M. Defacqz and M. Devaux are appainted members of the which Yesterday s at to a evening latehour. there w as a C ounc il o f Mi n i s t ers , Council of Ministers ; M. Nothomb Secretary General to the Minister for Foreign Affairs; M. Wallez Secretary General of the Marine Department. We are assured (says )'lndependent) that Count d'Aerschot, the Belgian envoy, has not been received at London by the Minister for Foreign Affairs. M. Plai sant, director of the police, having, it is said, taken some measures of security which were nut approved of by the Council of Ministers, yesterday morning tendered his re sianation, which was accepted, and M. C. Rogier, of L e i ge , l a te member of the Provisional Government, ap pointed in his room. M. Vandermeere, Military Governor of Brabant, has resigned. He is succeeded by Colonel Mallierbe, of Liege, and Aide-de-Camp to the Regent. It is said that Messieurs Huysinan, d'Annecroix, Peilmans, and de Celles resign their seats in the Congress. The Mani festo of the Belgic Association was posted up yesterday at the corners of the streets. Yesterday morning part of the troops of the garrison of Liege set out for Brussels. AscrmE"Ps MArtear 26.—Fresh troubles have taken place at Ghent. It appears that a soldier was assassi nated in a cellar under a tavern, on the Scheldt. It is said that the landlord shut the door, and that the poor victim was dreadfully mutilated : he did not die before he was examined by the officers of justice. Many of his comrades and some citizens went to the tavern and threw the furniture in the river. They then went to the house of M. Steven (Editor of the Messager de Gaud), which they completely gutted, the fragments of his furniture, carriages, Met &c. covered the Scheldt. Mattels 28 . —Generals Beaulieu and Dulaillis arrived here yesterday to take the military command of the divi sion and the fortress. We are assured that on Friday proposals were made to some officers to march their troops the next day to Brus sels, which they formally refused, expressing great indig nation. It is added, that they refused to take a part of the SO millions which, they were told, are deposited in the citadel, and that an officer set out express to inform time Regent of these circumstances. Lastly, we will add, as impartial reporters, that we are assures that several military positions were abandoned without the knowledge of the officers. Duke Bernard of Saxe Weimar, Governor of Luzern , burgh for the King of Holland, has published two pro elemations to the inhabitants ; in the first he announces a complete amnesty for all political acts, writings, votes, and opinions ; and in the second, he publishes the protocol rf the Dirt of Frankfort, containing the resolution to order twenty-four thousand troops of the Confederation to be ready to re-establish the au thority of the King of Holland as Grand Duke. As the expenses which this occupation will cause fall, accord ing to the laws of th e C on f e d era tion, on the inhabitants of the Grand Duchy, he thinks it his duty to give them due notice, that they may be the more ready to return to their obedience to th4r lawful Sovereign. As the number of rations of provisions and forage that will be necessary for the corps of occupation cannot be precisely fixed, persons desirous to contract may apply to the hotel of the Go• vernment. The subscribers to the Belgic Association become hourly more numerous. Corresponding Committees are forrninc in the provinceq.—(The Courrier publishes a long list of names.) HAGUE, MARcir 27.—His Majesty, by a decree of the 22d, has resolved that the infantry of the army in the field shall be divided into three divisions, each consisting of three brigades, the first to be commanded by General Van Geen, the second by the of Saxe Weimar, and the third by Lieut.-General Meyer. A number of Amsterdam merchants and ship-owners, &c. have addressed a petition to his Majesty, requesting that he would not grant power to ships built in the southern provinces, and belonging to Belgic houses, which might desire to form establishments in the northern provinces. HAGUE, MARCII29.-Messrs. White and Abercrombie, the two English officers who were sent by mold Ponsonby to Maestricht to convince themselves on the spot whether the Belgians had returned to the positions which they occupied on the 21st Nov. last, as agreed on in the armis tice, have returned to Brussels. They found the village of Eysden still occupied by Belgian troops, contrary to the armistice. Vations accounts from Amsterdam say that the pro posed loan of 42 millions begins to be more and more ap proved of by them. The Pruaeian State Gazette of 25th and 26th March, contains accounts from St. Petersburgh of the 16th, and from Warsaw of the 21st. From St. Petersburgh it is stated, that Prince Miehael arrived on the 9th at Kowno, and on the 10th passed over the Niemen with part of the guards that were on their march to Poland; afterwards his Imperial Highness returned to Kowno. 'I he Emperor has named the Counsellor of State Fubr man and adjutant Stroganoff, members of the Provisional Government of Poland. The accounts direct from Warsaw are to the 21st in clusive. On the 17th the Governor Krikowiecki, ac companied by his staff, viewed the fortifications of the city, the barricades in the streets, the means of defence in the priVate houses, and the batteries on the other side of the river ; among other particulars it appears, that mines are made in several places, that many doors and windows are barricaded, and that walls are built across the streets, by which the city is divided into separate fortified quartets. Letters from Zamosc of the 14th, received at Warsaw, say that on the I Ith a Russian battalion was surrounded at Uchanie, and compelled to surrender ; the prisoners had been brought to Zatnosc. Unfavourable accounts had been received from Cracow respecting the health of Gene ral Chlopieki ; he was very set iously ill. The Polish soldiers appear to be very burdensome to the citizens of Warsaw. The Government has issued a proclamation on the subject. The Warsaw Journals say, that there have been no pub lic sittings of the Diet for some time past; the Members have private meetings. It is expected there will soon he a public sitting, in which a project of law will be brought forward relative to the assignment of land to the pea santry. _ _ . Ou the 18th the Minister of the Interior installed the newly ekcted Municipal Council of Warsaw. AMSTERDAM, MARCH 20. Actual Debt, 216 per cent.. - Amort Syndic, 43 per cent. Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent. 5l to 5:3 Exchange on London 11 '95 Two months ll 87!i THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O' CL 0 CK. Accounts from Madrid of the 18th March state that the Spanish Government received a despatch from the Captain- General of Estremadura, informing them of the arrival of Count de Bourmont at Badajos, on his way to Madrid, to consult with the Spanish Ministry for the establishment of the Regency of Henry V. in Spain, as well as for the approaching arrival of the Duchess de Berri and the Duke of Bourdeaux, but the Captain-General notified to Count Bourmont that he would not be permitted to proceed to Madrid, but must go to. Portugal. It appears that a Military Commission has been ap pointed at Madrid, owing to the critical situation of that town, caused by great numbers of the inhabitants of the various provinces having taken refuge there. Accounts from. Warsaw state that the land-holders of Podolia and Wolhynia have given the peasants their liberty, and put themselves at their head to fight for the indepen dence of Poland. The thaw still continued, which ren dered the roads impassable, and the steamer anchored be fore the chateau in the Vistula had sunk. Accounts from Fuhme state that before the Ist of April, 30,000 Hungarians and Tr insylvanians are to form a camp at Padona. There were in the kingdom of Venetian Lombardy, on the 12th of March, 187,000 Austrian soldiers, of which 16,000 were cavalry. Orange faction should be mad enough to make any move :nent in their favour, they would he unable to escape the popular vengeance." To-morrow, or next day, I shrill trouble you with my observations on these proceedings. VERITAS. PRICKS OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red 3 per Cent. Cons. 77 'A 6% 7 IA 3!4 per Cent. shut Ditto Red New 31. per Cent 86% %%14 1 per Cent Ann. 1736 .... 4 per Cent. heti Bank Long Ann to expire Jan 5, 188' shut Oct. 10, 1959 shut Jan. 5, 18410 16% Jan. 5, 1880 —.-- April 5, 1880... —_ Jan. 5, 1870 -- DAY AT ON O'CLOCK. New 5 per Cent. India Stock ,Ditto Bonds 1 :dis. South Sea Stock Old Annuitiea. shut New Ditto 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 _ . Ex Bills, .£1,000...... 17 20 ppn Ditto ...... 17 20 pm. Ditto Small 'Ditto Commercial pm. Ditto Advertised pm Bank for Account India for Account 'Cons. fr.r April 12 76i 7; 617 6i PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS 'HIS DAT AT (INK O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds —''Neapolitan — Brazilian Bondi 57 Peruvian Ponds Bsenos Ayres Bonds — Portuguese Bonds Cid Han Bond; ... 2.r Prussian, Old Colombian Bonds — Ditto, New Ditto, 182-1 . — Russian B B% 9I Dom is ti 55!, 6 Spanish, IS2I 15; , ; 16 1514 Greek Bonds — ---.. 18 , 2-.3 l6 Ditto, 1825 "I L French Rentes, sp. c. 80 —c. Guatimala — Exchange ...... 251 30e, , lexican Bonds .... ......... UAL), 1825 — Exchanee ...... —t: —.. REASONS FOR THE REFORM BILL. IF any Doubt could have remained as to the paramount necessity for a thorough REFORM IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, by the disfr,nchise tnent of the condemned Boroughs, and the extens:on of their suffrage, that doubt would be entirely removed, by the details of corruption, and the conduct of its minions, as exemplified and illustrated by Mr. CARPENTER, in his ANALYSIS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, IN THE PEOPLE'S BOOK—a work that should now be universally read. • Published in Parts, at 6 , 1. each, by William Strange, 21, Paternoster-row, and sold by all Booksellers. On Saturday Morning will be published, in 12mo. price Id. THE ADVANTAGES of PARLIA MENTARY REFORM DEFINED and ILLUS TRATED; being the First Number of a Series, of POI ITICAL TRACTS, intended to form a POLITICAL LIBRARY for the PEOPLE. " Every Man for every Man—himself included."_ The Political Tracts will embrace a discussion and eluci dation of the most important subjects in Political and So cial Science, Legislation and Government, written in a popular style, and adapted for general circulation. A Tract will be pulilisbed every Saturday, containing twelve closely-printed Pages, on good Paper—price only ONE PENNY. Publishe.l by William Carpenter, at the Office of tke " Political Letters," 21, Paternoster-row, ar.d sold by all Booksellers. EtV- : THE FUNDS. The express from Paris; which is of more importance than we have had for some time past, both in regard to political and financial objects, caused a great sensation this morning amonett our city politicians and speculators, who 'scent now to think that a war is inevitable between Fiance and Austria; and according to all appearance the Austrian Cabinet has out-manceuvred that of Louis-Philiippe by being beforehand, both with her armies anti finances. Austria has at present 187,000 men in Italy ; she has also contracted for a loan, • and is in possession of all the strong places in Italy, while France has to contract for one, and at present ts/ a great disadvantage, and without which she will not he able to put her forces into action so soon as expected ; therefore, at present, Austria has the advantage and it is imagined that the expected answer to the de spatches sent to Vienna by the French Cabinet will not be of a favourable nature. Owing to the French Rentes having experienced a con riderable fall, the last price is stated, by the estafette, to be at 471. 50e. Consols, whiCh left off yesterday at 71 a for the Ac count, opened at 711 ;at present they are 76i with a very heavy market. We have no other arrivals, with the exception of a Malta mail, by a vessel which sailed March 12. The Foreign Funds are lower. HALF-PAST ONE. Th.! Dutch mail hail arrived with late Papers, bringing accounts from Warsaw of the 24th March, by which it appears they are making preparations to defend the in terior of thu above capital ; firing was beard in the direc tion of Ostroleuka. The private letters from Paris state, that the command of the army of the Alps was offered to General Gerard, but he wished to make several conditions before he ac cepted of it, which was not complied with, and it was offered to General Clause!, who has accepted the command, anti wrote to Soult that he hoped his first despatches would be dated Milan. The Exchange at Paris was a scene of the greatest con fusion, so much so that no sales of stock could be effected, and much doubt is entertained of the loan being effected. A -gentleman has arrived last night from Brussels, gives a very deplorable account of that unfortunate city ; any person who speaks of the Prince of Orange is in danger of being assassinated. We are informed that the English muskets which our Government lent to the Birmingham manufacturers, and which went to France, it appears, have found their way to Brussels, and have been distributed to the Flemish ti'oopr. Report says, that the son of Casimir. Perrier, has been sent to our Government, to ask Ministers to me diate between France and Austria. THE FUNDS. Since the early part of the morning, when Consols were done as low as 763 for the Account, a reaction has taken place, and Consols are at present 76i 77 for the Account. The speculators are now anxiously waiting the return of the answer to the French Government from Austria. In the foreign market the funds are rather lower. It being settling day in the above market the brokers and jobbers are arranging their accounts. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols 77i 4. FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols Ditto for Account 76i 7 Greek, 1825 214 Brazilian Bonds.. 57 Mexican, 1825 — Buenos Ayres.... Chilian Ditto .... 20 Columbian, 1824 Peruvian _ Russian ...... B9l Spanish l6 The story of " The Wife and Friends" in the work just published under the general title of " Wedded Life in the Upper Ranks," contains, it is said, a WI and unreserved development of those circumstances which lately caused the unexpected separation, and no less unlooked-f,'r reconcilement of a Noble personage and his Lady, and which lately formed the prevailing topic of conversation in exclusive circles. The authoress is, we understand, a lady of the first rank in the kingdom. Her second tale in the above work is called " The Married Alan !" and in this her powers of wit and sarcasm are exhibited with brilliant effect. HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS DAY.) The House eat on Scotch appeals to-day. The Lords present were the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Digby, and Lord Gosford. DICKSON V. CeNNINGIIAME. The arguments in this part-heard appeal were resumed at the sitting of the House. The case was one totally des titute of any interest, except to the parties, the principal points involving questions of dry Scotch entail. The case had not concluded when our reporter left. So determined is the Lord Chancellor to get through all the appeals before the House as quick as possible, that we understand it is the intention of his Lordship to sit as late as s'x o'clock this evening. His Lordship will also sit on Saturday and Monday next, probably to the same hour, if not later. Such late sittings by a Lord Chan cellor to hear appeals, during that period which is gene rally devoted to recreation, we believe is totally unprece dented in the annals of the House of Lords. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, MAkeli 30.—Wind N.E. fre,h breeze..--Ar rived from the river and passed, the Albinia, Purvis, for Demerara. LOWSTOFFE, 'MARCH 30.--The Cambridge, Pearce, bound to Quebec, ran upon Stamford Bide this morning, but was assisted off with little damage, and will proceed. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 29.--Wini E.--Arrived the Prince Regent, Mortimer, from St. Sebastian. PENZANCE, MARCH 29.—Arrived the Patience, Bost, from St. Michael's. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 29.—Arrived the Elizabeth, Cal lender, from Charleston. CORK, MARCH 27.—Arrived the Dasher, Hatinlyn, from Lisbon. FALMOUTH, MARCH 29.--Wiad E.--Arrived the Columbia steam packet, from Malta, sailed the 12th inst., from Gibraltar the 24th, and Cadiz the 22d. VENICE, MARCII 20.-Official accounts have reached this place of some privateers or pirate. hovering about the Roman coast of the Adriatic. Three armed vessels have b en sent out to protect the trade, and another *snail squadron is about to sail for the same purpose. OBAN, Marten 26.—The Latoca, Murray, from Liver pool to Perth, put in here to-day after being on shore on Duart Bay, and landing part of her cargo. The Manning, Robertson, feotn London to Antwerp, was on shore on Tuesday, twelve miles east of B!ankenburg, and was feared would be lost. The Henry, late Jenkinson, from Liverpool to Charles ton, was totally lost the 16th inst. off II uhecula ; crew saved. THE KING'S LEVEE. His Majesty arrived at hi: Palace, St. Jame:,':, about one o'clock, in his travelling carriage, escorted by a party of Lancers, from the Palace at Windsor. A detachment of Life Guards, with their band in state uniform, took up their station in the Great Court Yard. Soon after two o'clock his Majesty held a Levee. On entering the State Rooms, his Majesty gave audiences to the Field Officer in Waiting, and the Colonel of the Guard. His Majesty also gave audiences to— Viscount (ioderich, Marquis of Winchester, Earl Grey, Lord Bill, Viscount Melbourne, the Duke of Devonshire, the Right Hon. Charles Grant, Viscount Althorp, Viscount Palmerston, Lord Foley, Lord Durham, and the Duke of Northuniberland. Lord James O'Bryen and Sir R. Otway were the Lord and Groom in Waiting. At the Entree Levee were— The Russian, Austrian, french, and Netherlands Ambassadors ; the Russian, Danish, Neapolitan, and Bavarian Ministers ; the Lord Chancellor, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Lord Privy Seal, the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments ; the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the President of the Board of Controul, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Lord chamberlain, the Groom of the Stole, the Master of the Horse, Lord Foley the Captain, and Mr. Thomas Hancock, Clerk of the Cheques of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen Pensioners, the Master-General of the Ordnance ; Lord Hill, Gold Stick in Wait ing, Colonel Cavendish, Silver Stick in Waiting; the Master of the Ceremonies, the Attorney-General, the Lord Mayor, the Sheriff's of London and Middlesex, Under-SheriffDaniel Richard son, and Under-Sheriff Willoughby. At the General Levee wereL EARLS—Carlisle, Radnor, Morley, Glasgow. Viscount llowick i , LORDS—FoIey, farbery, Yarborough. SIRS—W. H. Poland, W. Conway, J. W. Lubbock, G. Cock )urn, C. Marshall. Bishop of Exeter. MESSRS.—J. Smith, M.P., J. Rickford, M.P., S. Thornton, J. Martin, M.P., W. H. Bodkin, P. E. Freke, G. Cuttriss, A. I. Thomson, W. G. Prescott, Bazett, T. Shifter, R. Rickards, Solly, Robarts, +4.P., P. (irenfell, G. Larpent, J. Barnett, S. Marjori. banks, M.P., U. Dyke, Loyd, Pendarves, G. A. Ellis, T. Hancock. ADMIRALS—Sir R. Otway, Wollaston, Sir J. Wells, K.C.B. GENERALS—Hon. P. Stuart, Sir H. Grey, Sir A. Bryce. COLONELS—Sir C.W. Thornton, Douglas, Sir A. Dalrymple, Wvnyard, Houlton, J. M. F. Smith, Bowater, Sutherland. CAPTAINS—Hon. H. Duncan, R.N., Thornton, R.N., Sir C. Cole, R.N., Furneaux, R.N., Polkinghorne, R.N., Meynell, MN. ' Wemvss, MN. Pearse. LIEUTENANTSLHudson, H. Lloyd, W. F. Glanville, R.N., T. Graves. Cornet Pitt. The following Addresses, approving of the Reform Bill, were oresented to his Majesty :- 3y the Lord Chancellor—From the Inhabitants of Hexhara, iu the county of Northumberland • the Preses and Members of the Wester Ross Farmer Society, N.B. ; Inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of Halifax ; Inhabitants of Tying, in the county of Hertford. By Earl Grey— From the counties of Northumberland, Mon. mouth, Cheshire, Nottingham, York, Lanark, Cornwall, Antrim , ; i from the following large towns, viz.—Paisley, Liver pool, Kidderminster, Blackburn ' Sedglev, Bolton, South Shields, Westminster, Doncaster, Nantwich, Berwick, Perth, Coleraine, Carlow ; and from the Inhabitants of the borough of Clithero ; Inhabitants of the parish of Selsey, in Sussex ; Incorporation of Bakers of Portsburgh, Edinburgh ; the Chambers of Commerce of Greenock; the Provost, Magis trates, and Council of the burgh of Calton of Glasgow; Free_ holders and Inhabitants of the county . of Northumberland ; the Heritors and Occupiers of Lands, and the Proprietors and Occupiers of Houses, Merchants, and Manufacturers, of the town of Beith, in Ayrshire; the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Town Council of the city and Royal burgh of Perth ; So ciety of High Constables of the city of Perth ; Inhabitants of Paisley ; the Members of the Five Incorporated Traders of the Royal burgh of Sanquhar ; Inhabitants of Warminster ; In habitants of the parish of Peniewick; Inhabitants of the borough of Doncaster and its Vicinity; Incorporation of Bakers •of Glasgow; Freeholders and Inhabitants of the county of Monmouth ; Bailiff's, Clergy, and other Inhabitants of the town of Ellesmere ; the Seven Incorporated Trades and other Inhabitants of the city of St. Andrews ; Magistrates and Coun cillors of the burgh of Oban ; Inhabitants of Liverpool (8,500 signatures) ; Inhabitants of Kidderminster and vicinity (1,::00 signatures) ; Inhabitants of Blackburn and vicinity (4,5G0 sig natures) ; Inhabitants of Perth ; Inhabitants of Coldstream ; Magistrates, Clergy, Shipowners, Merchants, Manufacturers, aud Tradesmen of the town of Kincardine ; Faculty of Pro curators of Glasgow; Commissioners of Police, Glasgow ; Merchants, Traders, Shipowners, and Inhabitants of Rothe. say ; Farmers of Perthshire ; lnhabitants of Nantwich ; Agri cultural Tenantry of Ayrshire; the Burgesses, Proprietors, Traders, and other Inhabitants of Kirkinte loch, Dumbarton ; Inhabitants of Berwick-upon-Tweed ; Mechanics of the burgh of Perth ; Bakers of Canongate ; Cordwainers of Glasgow ; Inhabitants of the hundred of Ringmer, in the county of Sussex ; Freeholders of Cheshire •; Special Constables of the Western District of the burgh of Perth ; Landowners, Feuars, Householders, and other Inhabitants of the parish of East wood, in the county of Renfrew ; Incorporation of Tailors of Glasgow; Inhabitants of the town of Kilwinning ; Inhabitants of the town of Fodmorden ; the Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, Freeholders, and Inhabitants of the county of Nottingham ; the Clergy and Inhabitant Householders of Sedgeley, Stafford shire; the Inhabitants of Great and Little Bolton ; Inhabi tants of the town and vicinity of Sutton in Ashtield, Notts • Inhabitants of Ashburton, Devon ; Freeholders and Inhabi tants of the county of York ; Freeholders, Justices of the Peace, Commissioners of Supply, and Heritors of the county of Lanark ; Freeholders and Inhabitants of the county of Corn wall; Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the county of Antrim ; Inhabitants of the parish of Camberwell ; Rector, Churchwardens, Overseers, and Parishioners of St. Glare, Southwark ; Inhabitants of Hucknall-under-fluthweall, Notts. Inhabitants of South Shields aud Westoe ; Inhabitants of the town and liberties of Coleraine ; Gentry, - Clergy Merchants, and Traders of the borough of Carlow ; the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Common Council of the city of Glasgow ; Deacon and Freemen of the Incorporation of Wrights in Glasgow; Inhabitants of Ceres in Fifeshire ; Inhabitants of the parish of Eagleshani ; the Convenor and Deacons of the - - - Incorporated Tides of Air; the Members of the Ayr Me. (Atilles' Institution; the Members of the Society of Pro curators betore the Courts of Law in Perthshire ; the Provost, Magistrates Councillors,Burgesses,&e. of the 'burgh of Air. sAs itinclrfaerso'flinolf , . drie, Lanarkshire; Inhabitants of the parish of Symington, in Lanarkshire ; from 187 persons of the name of William, of Lanark. The Lord Mayor, accompanied by Mr. John Smith, M.P., and fifteen Merchants and Bankers, to present the Address of the great body of Merchants and Bankers of London, in favour of Reform. The Duke of Devonshire, to present ati w - i A ti t i ld a r Parliamentary Reform from the county of Derby. Lord Yarborough, to present an Addr g e p ss res fr e o n ni t l l l t a o r i n ii p s s: f i a r j c e . sty_, Sir William Cosway, accompanied by the Earl of Radnor, with - a Deputation from 'Kent, to present the County Address to his Majesty. Thel ih l es 'e fh, n ,el t lr l o a i ti, r ,.., i i •e io : gt ,. h w i: • t i o( tl iit, i hd - oe k ii t ii li o l a : t e oi s d, s i t r , : ::if f i r b( ? , : ti n ine,„ } e 'is x l: ll ou t h and St. Ma we s )yp,obir),!trilt,eenitttugoisibtel_Colitliecf ilauggecorfant the Freeholders of Middlesex Mr. S. Marjoribanks, M.P., by the Lord Mayor Mr. J. Martin, M.P., by the Lord Mayor , Msr.tilplr.e(noeincioituoint, at t n Mr. W. 11. Bodkin, by the Attorney-General Mr. Bickford, M.P. for Aylesbury, by Lord Nugent Mr. T. Shiftier, ou his appc,,i.ntinent a Gentleman Usher in„ Quarterly Waiting to the King, by the Lord Chamberlain Mr. S. Thornton, by Lord Bexley . l i i s o i t s n b a a i - ' her Guards, by Lord Carbery iris. P. B Frac., Grenat Major-General Hon. P. Stuart_,. on being appointed to the corm. mand in Scotland, by Lord Hilt tot b th Rear-Adm. Wollaston, on lis t i i ) y r( sir J. I; ? e Duke of Norfolk. Captain Polkingborne, 11. N.,, _ . hi, tell, Bart., C. 13. • dier Guards, on his appointment, Lieut. Hudson, Grenadier by Colo., nel Woodford Lieut.-Colonel Iloulton, by Lord James O'Bryeti on his return from a su • Lieut. T. Graves, liv .. , . . . . Sir survey of the Strait, of ! Itear-Admiral T. m Hardy Magelhaens, ._ ‘ .4'e clerk of the Chet ue t . ' T. Hancock, fir. Pensionr, by Lord I' oley tlemen thel Horse Guards, b it Cornet Pitt, Roa y Lord Hill ti• Lord Mayor Mr. Bazett, R. N ' .. • Cap t . Furncaux, ~ bV' ) ice-Adi ti , Sir R. lotg, Bar,, K.c. B. , Mr. tt, by the Lord • •W. G. I'resco _ _ Mayor . • • Captain Wemyss, R . N, by the Earl of Rosalyn t Lieut. w. F. Glanville, R.N., by Captain Lord IL J. S. Ch hiut . urc Lieut. H. Lloyd, Bengal Army, by Sir 'l'. Bowser Mr. 0. Lament and Mr. R. Rickards,the lord Mavi•r. The King left town about five o'clock by on his return to Ira Palacp at Windsor, escorted by a party of Lancers. PRI.4TED AND PUBLI3IIED HY MURDO YOUNG, AT T 54 SIN OFFICE, 112, STRAND, L°N""' L_ . r •'f t. • I } -;4