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; 11 ' Which ought not to have been omitt e d in the return, . 141 been i nc l u d e d i n it, it wou ld h ave g i ven th e b oroug h ", Population of 2,065 persons in 1821, which would f_tlearly have saved it from disfranchisement. The dis gl,„ eilisement of this borough, therefore, appeared to him ue totally indefensible. Itlr. GRANBY CALCRAFT had hoped up to last teek that he should be able to make out such a case for W areha m as would have kept it out of schedule A ; but that the decisions of the House with regard to Appleby Downton had not left him a leg to stand upon.— ; A ve It was utterly impossible for him, therefore, to a ' it, and it did not appear to him that there would he 1 - 1 good in attempting to throw a useless impediment iu Way of that great measure, which, whatever impetli ." ,„ e llts might be thrown in its way, must be finally carried. II IBANKES regretted that the Hon. Members f : Wareham would not stand upon the justice of their l e• In the levying of the assessed taxes this year, th e ' , pelry o f A r d h a d b een i nc l u d e d i n t h e b oroug h o f Wa reham, and their united population would clearly ex hlipt Wareham from disfranchisement. slr. ROBINSON sa id i t wou ld b e utter l y i mp 4ossible to li d an independent constitueecy in Wareham. Lord J. RUSSELL sa id t h e case o f t hi s b oroug h h a d e n und er th e cons id era ti on o f hi s M a j es ty' s Mi n i s t ers C o * lime ago. .It did not appear to them that it would token out of the schedule, and it was their opinion that he .clutpelry of Ard was a distinct place, which could not he Included in it. In both the population returns of 1821 44 1831, it was mentioned as a distinct place. AIN G, BANKES had been in Wareham within the 'u t t three weeks, and had seen a considerable number : 1 1 1 new buildings there, which led him to suppose 4 0 the constituency of Wareham vras..in a most flourish -1,4 and improvi n g condition. If, howev e r, the Hon. "letribers for Wareham, one of whom only was present I n this occasion, shotig ig not stand up for the borough w hich had s e nt th em ffre, he (Mr. George Bankes) was 4 t Quixotic enough to persist further in its defence. Sir C. WETHERELL argued against the disfranchise. te e! of this borough. T. GRANBY CALCRAFT said, that though, as he "Id already stated, he was not able to make out a case to ki te this borough from disfranchisement, he felt bound to note that it was an increasing and flourishing place.— ti " l ear, hear, f ro m th e Opp os iti on .) The question was then put and carried. It Was then put and carried without any discussion, t hat the boroughs of Wendover and Weobly should "e V part of schedule A." T he next question was " that the borough of Whit "lech stand part of schedule A." h M. /I. TOWNSHEND co n tended that this being a Nage tenure borough, it ought not to be disfranchised. B ie S. SCOTT e xpr esse d him se lf to th e same e ff ec t, 1 ) 4 :: said that this borough had never been known to have , 1 , 11 bought or sold. he question was then put and carried. t :in th e question " that the borough of Winchelsea do I 'V part of schedule A," a tr• CURTEIS said a petition had been put into his * Vs fro m th e i n h a bit ants o f t hi s b oroug h, i n w hi c h, title they expressed themselves strongly in favour of the th ,,4 Bill, they mentioned several gr o unds f o r taking s is borough o u t of sc h e d u l e A. H av i ng d e t a il e d th e at e events eventsevents of the petitioners, the Hon. Member concluded 41 bend that his Majeaty's Ministers might b e able to rd to th e i r pra y er . I CRESSET PELHAM said something which we ' not hear. t Af ter a few words from Colonel EV A N & and Sir C. WE %ltitxtr„, the question was put and carried. lt , s l ue next ques ti on was , " th a t th e b oroug h o f Wood 'TX stand part of schedule A." Lord STORMONT said that Woodstock, as many Hon. a r . ° Mers might be aware, was an incre a sing pla c e, a nd it 4A - ",?livioug no t one o f th e pl aces con t em pl a t e d i n th e pre iteeuk to this Bill. The population of that borough had 1 8h 11 Ilion erroneously given in the population return of 1 4 ,1. The borough of Woodstock comprised New Wood -44', population 1,451 ; Old Woodstock, population t a l c '' and the parish of Bladen, population 510. The to.. it e_P"Pulation was, therefore, 2,364, which ought to save 'rani di s f ran chisment. t o ." lt i 3. RUSSELL said that the borough of Wood ao^ was totally separated from the borough of Bladen, 44lirtbat the amount of population in the borough was such "gilt it strictly within the principle adopted with re gard to the boroughs in schedule A. A / A ir. O'CONNELL said he had been requested by the r oe ar q u i' of Blandford, who had sat in the former Perlis nt for t hi s borough, to state that he did not consider it a 'ruinati on b orough, and that it did not appear to him to be T;le which ought to be included in the disfranchised list. he totes in it were freemen by servitude, and they were quiteB independent of the patron. made C. WETHERELL thought that no case had been h i t ue out on t h e pr i nc i p l e o f th e Bill for the disfranchise ''ent of this borough. Mr. PRAED expressed himself to the same effect. Lord ASHLEY sa id that there was no distinction be . " v een Old and New Woodstock and the parish of Bladen; `lld that the population of the three places, therefore, should be taken together. The constituency of Woodstock Was a most independent one. Lord C. CHURCHILL said that he was averse not only to the disfranchisement of this borough, but to the whole 'treasure. He was ready to support a proper system of Reform, but he would not rob Peter to pay Paul. The question was then agreed to. On the question " That Wootton Bassett s t an d p ar t o f schedule A," Lord MAHON made some observations, but the noise l a the House rendered him inaudible. The Noble Lord read In extract from Lord Bolingbroke, which occasioned some c ries of " Hear." wil Led PORCHESTER s a id, th a t a ft er th e d ec i s i ons be jell had been pronounced by the House, he would not expected t o a ll ege any new groun d s w hi c h s h ou ld ex terpt thi s b oroug h f rom the genera l d oom, unless, at the e'renth hour, the Hon. Gentlemen opposite, gorged with "'lesacre, would extend their merciful feelings towards the rnultimate of schedule A. He was not opposed to Re -471 of all kinds, but he was opposed tothe system of ra nchiseinent in this Bill,—to a disfranchisement which / ;", 1 car r i e d to an unnecessary extent, b ase d on erroneous c r „ lnei Pies, and fraught with ruin to our existing institu- Lnk---- (Hear.) Mr • O'CONNELL said, that the borough of Wootton oWl,set had been celebrated for other things besides Lord li ngbrok e . I t h a d a Member, Mr. Benjamin Walsh, h l ,‘ ) bad b een expe ll e d th e H ouse f or a f rau d u p on Si r h er tlr nos Plomer, and had been made a bankrupt. When slZ re the Commissioners of Bankrupts, all was exposed lieht this borough, when it was found that the noblest k 7tR, as the N o ble Lord called th e m, c f th e e l ec t ors , w e r e rn ti ght for 201. a vote; and afterwards these rights were e nobler still, by a Noble Lord giving 251. a vote. L C'rd MAHON observed that the Hon. and Learned ~_entleman had been guilty of a mis - statement in a former t llsrt o f h the night respecting Lord Camelford and the 41u of Sarum, and he wondered that the Hon. and Learnedgin Member should take pleasure in blundering again ki ° mdecent personalities.—(Hear, hear, and No.") In 0 18Yster o of representation there would be some abuses.— s„ t er e occurred some interruption.) Some persons were otl - t Y . ready to hear a charge, but not the refutation. With al Itr iPuting falsehood to the Hon. and Learned Gentle -44, he must say that he did not believe the statement be hese ju st made. At all even ts, it was a case which had hlr red 20 years ago. or HUME observed that with respect to the charge hi l eeent personaliti e s, he should be glad to know when at: 6 'P. and Lear ne d F r i e nd h a d u tt e r e d th e m. H e bad 1010 m a fact which he (Mr. Hume) could confirm. He WP 4 , 4 l iember of Parliament when Mr. Walsh was ex te.', and opposed his expulsion, because he thought, It other Members, including Sir Samuel Romilly, that thewr:;B.not for the House to erect itself into a censor of r o h her There was no doubt Walsh had been guilty of eok, laugh)---but as the law then stood, be had emutenitted no crime ; so that the House expelled him be- R ott .,. il e had been guilty of an immoral act. When the co n ic commenced the expulsion of Members for immoral R e ic uct, he did not know were it might stop.—(A laugh.) to h e n "' the fact stated by his Hon. and Learned Friend torj oh e s er reet, and the subsequent circumstances were no clth' O'CONNELL vindicated himself from the two s e ,„g e eo brought against him by the Noble Lord. With h . e y: t . to the charge of indecent personalities , be did not Could Single personal word. He had stated facts, and he bake refer the Noble Lord to public records which would k i) Lw . hat h e had stated as certain as the existence of the gua._. L4 r( l . He did not object, however, to harsh Wi z, there was no risk in using it towards him. co l o r( ' MAHON said that, under the circumstances, be site_'•lss then he Hon. and Learned Gentleman that he ,I,l:tenog personal. question was then agreed to. of re question, that. Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, stand part 4.ll.4,e.istilitedo.uualei,izs agreed to, after a few words from Sir 1 , 1 41 1 1 being the last name in the schedule, iIote...ftAIRIIAN put the question, " that the clause as I C stand part of the Bill, when thp re • PRAED proposed an adjournment, as he knew Were many Hon. Members who wished to give es of the people Hon. Member as very much ;lined to say a urn was a bur opposed to the which he had was before the been told that 1 Sarum, they it. Old Sarum from the Op- KI this Bill hid t, that Old Sa rounds as strong the throne.-- c died upon the ,he Noble Lord )tut of schedule aford stand part re constantly in boroughs, and Members were r for this bo 'ot ten boroughs, ise in his place of controul or lear, hear, from the purpose of be taken out of fair and honour altash, to make !tided to. Sea-. vith Sandwich, chat if Seaford of represents infringed. _ . icross the tab'e, ight to be joined teLL, the ques• igh of Steyning lion was nearly h laughter. He cruelly shorn of for that county of them. One !ready been de -, hear, from the where all the‘e farther into the , e 1 northward' , ies of Durban ] . ideed, if he hed ( much dispolei l , the Opposition.) the Hon. an d he Members for ver been abse o , l , the Reform 13i 0 le had not risen e boroughs, ell trian the rear enough to rise and he was qO O him to acquir e . , The Hon. so omplain that the upon these r leman was W Y ad he bad take ° vithoat one fre e ; peech upon elle amusement )ugh it was cry, yet he could ,rued Gentleman his place tou..--• deman wondered oken upon these d Leaned Ge ar without any oh' these boroughs him also tell tb e j 'embers who b$ Dm had any coo' I seldom done 21 0 / vas not likely —(Hear, hear.) notice what S be ie I, somewhat aA lon. and Leon e " r give him ( 3 74 un. and Lear°, )--and in retu r i ji lan that he vil' u o l He would Gentlerno B , nd Learned Ge,'; Oxford, he (ti Gentleman, the e, though he e Hon. Men Peri stage over his ti i i He could, 110 1,/ 1r Sussex that s either of th e ~° ', l mly believed fr o j t would be I ° ll Reform. .c his firm co °4 e d Line out of ' it / mr of Reforol'ej ime been eng 3s o cl s the county , ° e l' I better I near i l o p, !rs than the —(Hear.) ,ppened to M soli s oll le begged to e ll 0: go to the Py • t i out putt ing r, hear.) pi/ s which We re I adi ained that o° oo ll Now he f o p" it had contri u ell the Hou' e to e only a short 'l+ gentleman Pi e / I* the late D u d h!")—sonle,,' wited him tv,04 4 id go, and Vol nt for some ers for St e) I3o' ?" said Me', 0 4 d the genl: e % be no pair )p here anu" s e d Itlernan bs: o j Phis gave b i d f, re. He le of the 131 ir that in 0 1a, ith rnuflie"'el , r at night, 111 he bad ev er 0 1 ' 1, s t oo d) sta jo . , ,eyning We f t !, Or, fitly told 0 ' the Bill, sP oi ', knowing 4 *-- v to give. pr . ' i Alember s the Hou r Jt 1. gh of Sto.c i and earrl v re l a t h at the sc hedule: y 4 ugh of " • wpor.- tuna of adept ° to t ) 1 to eh°Ve dim vbich estej the I ' bor a' romWOat ,0 h i c k it viso,4 Parliaine,tit, ohr _ c i t " ed it t° _ l. Fro _ the mou nted if the P - r, f el d to 15.1 their opinion upan the clause. (Cries of " Go, on" and " Adjourn.") The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said there had been ample opportunity, in going through the sche dule, for discussing its details; and it could not he neces sary to discuss the principle of the Bill on the que thin that the clause stand part of the Bill. He had hoped that they could have gone to the next clause witliout debate or division. Sir C. WETHERELL thought there would be a more convenient time than the present. Mr. PRAED repeated his observation, that there were many Members who wished t o deliver their sentiments. Sir R. PEEL was of the same opinion as his Hon. and Learned Friend (Sir C. Wetherell). The clause itself had been discussed on his own motion for leaving out the word " each." The clause was then agreed to, the House resumed, the Chairman reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again. COMMITTEE OF PRIVILEGES. Mr. C. WYNN presented the report from the Commit tee of Privileges.—lt was ordered to be printed. The other prders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter past Two. SELECT VESTRIES BILL. Mr. Hosßoust, according to notice, brought forward his Vestries Bill on Monday night, and although supported by Mr. SPRING. RICE, Mr. GISBORNE, Mr. WARBURTON, &c., was compelled to withdraw it for that night, in con sequence of the opposition of Sir THOMAS FREMANTLE, who stated he should oppose it in every stage, and divide the House upon it that night : there not being forty Mem bers present, Mr. HOBHOUSE postponed its introduction until the next evening. In the Majority of 231, for removing Saltash from Sche dule A to Schedule B, there voted— . Althorp, Viscount Grant, Right l ion. R. Martin, John Bouverie, D. P. Graham, SirJ. R. G. Macdonald, Sir J. Baring, Sir I'. Hort, Sir W. Palmer,.C. F. Berkeley, Captain Horne, Sir W. Pendarves, E. W. Bentinck, Lord G. Hodges, T. L. Petit, L. H. Benett, John Jerningham, H.V.S. Poyntz, W. S. Blake, Sir F. Jeflley, Rt. Hon. F. Ponsonby, Hon. W. Byng, George Johnstone, Sir J. V. Price, Sir R. Carter, J. B. Kemp, T. R. Russell, Lord J. Cavendish, W. Knight, H. G. Smith, R. V. Cradock, S. Knight, R. Stewart, C. Creevey, T. Lennox, Lord W. Stanley, E. G. S. Davies, T. Lennard, T. B. Tennyson, C. Ellice, E. Littleton, E. J. Willoughby, Sir H. Fordwich, Lord Macintosh, Sir J. Whitmore, W. W. Grant, Right Hon. C. Maberly, J. Wrottesley, Sir J. B. Mr. Hunt was Teller for the Minority, and Mr. Rice for the Majority. FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. Downing-street, July 25, 1831. The King has been pleased to appoint Colonel Sir Evan Mur ray Macgregor to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief 'of the Island of Dominica. The King has been pleased to appoint Lieutenant-Colonel Aretas William Young to be Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward's Island, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Crown-Office, July 26. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. CITSOFELSHELL—PhiIip Pusey, of Pusey, in the county of Berks, Esq. in the room of Mathew Pennefather, Esq. who has accepted the office of Steward of the manor of East Hen. dred, in the county of Berks. Boßot - cm OF DOWNTON—The Hon. Philip Pleydell Bouverie, of Nether Broughton, in the county of Leicester, in the room of James Brougham, Esq. who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. War-office, July 26. 2d Regiment of Life Guards—Lieut. C. Clarke to be Captain, by purchase, vice Davidson, who retires, July 26. 2d Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieut..General J. Hay to be Colonel, vice General Loftus, July 20. sth Dragoon Guards—Lieut.-ien. J. Slade to be Colonel, vice his Royal Highness Leopold George Frederick Prince of Saxe Coburg of Saalfield, July 20. Bth Regiment of Light Dragoons—Cornet F. Shewell to be Ad jutant, vice W. Young, who resigns the Adjutantcy only, July 26. 12th Light Dragoons—R. Chaloner, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Coleman, who retires, July 26. 14th Regiment of Foot—Lieut. D. M. Haslewood to be Cap tain, without purchase, vice Bertrand, deceased, July 10. 37th Foot—Lieut.-Gen. Hon. A. Duff, from the 92d Regiment, to be Colonel, vice Gen. Sir C. Green, deceased. July 20. 58th Foot—Major H. J. Ricketts, from the Royal African Colonial Corps, to be Major, vice Darley, promoted, July 26. 92d Foot—Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. H. Dalrymple, Bart., to be Co lonel, vice General Duff, appointed to the command of the 37th Regiment, July 20. Assistant-surgeon J. Wilson, M.D., from the 58th Regiment, to be Assistant.surgeon, vice Gordon, de ceased, July 26. 98th Foot—Capt. J. Peach, from the half-pay, to be Captain, vice Gould, who exchanges, receiving the difference, July 26. Royal African Colonial Corps—Major Hingston, from the half-pay of the corps, to be Major, vice Ricketts, appointedto the 58th Regiment, July 26. Royal Newfoundland Veteran Companies—Lieut. J. P. Berry, from the half-pay of the 10th Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice O'Farrel, promoted, July 26. UNATTACHED.—Licut. J. O'Farrel, from the Royal New. foundland Veteran Companies, tobe Captain of Infantry, without purchase, July 26. GARRISON.—Lieut.-Gen. Sir F. T. Hammond, G.C.H. to be Lieut.. Governor of Edinburgh Castle, vice Lieut.-Gen. Hay, appointed to the command of the 2d Dragoon Guards, July 20. BREVET.—Major W. Greene, of the Royal Artillery, to be Lieutenant-Colonel ofthe Army, July 22. To be Majors in the Army. Captain H. R. Bullock, of the Ist Regiment of Life Guards, July M • Captain G. A. Reid, of the 2tl Regiment of Life Guards, July 23. MEMORANDA.—The promotion of Lieut. Haslewood, from the 14th Regiment, to the Unattached rank of Captain, as stated in the Gazette of the 12th instant, has not taken place. The Christian names of Cornet Lumley, of the 7th Light Dra goons, are Richard George. The Christian names of Second Lieut. Morris, of the 60th Re giment, are John Armine. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of the County of York. C. J. Brandling, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant of the said West Riding, and of the Ainsty of York ; G. Broadrick, Esq. ; J. W. Clough, Esq. ; P. Dawson, Esq. ; Rev. T. Dayrell, Clerk ; Sir C. Des Vceux, Bart. ; H. L Edwards, Esq.; C. H. Elsley, Esq. ; B. Gaskell, Esq. ; G. Greaves, Esq.; A. Heywood, Esq. ; J. Hatfield, F-sq. ; H. W. Hird, Esq. ; W. Hepworth, Esq. ; Sir W. M. Milner, Bart. ; Rev. T. S. Mills; D. Preston, Esq.; Vis. count Pollington ; G. Ridsdale, Esq. ; W. Rhodes, Esq. ; J. Rawson, Esq. ; Rev. T. C. R. Head; S. Stocks, F.sq. ; M. Thomp son, Esq. ; Sir K Vavasour, Bart. ; J. Wood, jun., Esq. ; G. Wentworth; jun., Esq. ; Hon. J. A. S. Wortley, to be Deputy Lieutenants, 18. Regiment of West York Militia. E. T. White, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Luckhurst, re signed; W. B. .Naylor, Gent., to be ditto, vice Hay, deceased; W. Webster, Gent., to be ditto, vice Vickers, deceased, May Y 3. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of the County of York_ The Hon. Sir R. L. Dundas, K.O B. to be Deputy Lieutenant ; the Hon. G. H. L. Dundas, C.B. to be ditto; T. Fishburn, Esq. to be ditto, July 8. North Yorth Regiment of Militia. F. Morley, Esq. to be Captain;July 12. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Radnor. The Right Hon. Edward Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer; the Right Hon. A. Harley, commonly called Lord Harley, to be Deputy Lieutenants, June 28. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Surrey. 'l'. C. B. Challoner, Esq., and D. Hall, Esq. to be Deputy Lieu. tenants, July 6. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County Palatine of Lancaster. J. Greaves, Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenant, July S. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Norfolk. E. Bacon, Esq. ;. F. W. Irby, Esq. ; T. Rippingall, Esq. ; F. Marryat, Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenants, July 4. Commissions by the Lord Warden of the Stannaries of Cornwall and Devon, Ist Cornwall Corps of Yeomanry Cavalry. . _ J. Plomer, Esq. to be MajOr-Commandani; H. M. Grills, Esq. G. S. Borlase, Esq. F. Pender, Esq. to be Captains; G. Grills, Gent., T. Symons Gent, C. W. Popham, Gent. to be Lieutenants, April 5; M. P. Moyle, Gent. to be Lieutenant and Surgeon, July 14. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of South ampton. South Hants Militia. J. H. Lee, Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice J. Watkins, deceased ; W. W. Lee, Gent. to be Ensign, vice R. G. Lowder, deceased, July 8. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Wilts. Ramsbury and Aldborough Troop of Wilts Yeomanry Cavalry. F. L. Popham, Gent. to be Cornet, July 12. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Flint. Flintshire Corps of Yeomanry Cavalry. T. P. Lloyd, Gent. to be Cornet; J. H. rilostyn, Gent. to be Surgeon, July 14. BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGED. SAMUEL HODSON SALE, Glossop, Derbyshire, cotton spinner, from August 12 to August 26, at eleven, at the Albion Hotel, Manchester. JAMES GIBSON, Northwich, Cheshire, wharfinger, from July 12 to Nov. 9, at eleven, at the Crown Inn, Northwich. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. JOMN GUBBINS WHITE, Wall's-Quarry, Gloucestershire, coal.merchaut. BANKRUPTS. . RICHARD RICH A ItDS, Marylo;one-street, Piccadilly, mer cer, to surrender July 29, at ten, Attgust 9, at eleven, and Sept. 6, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners. Wilde, Rees, and Humphrey, College-hill, London. SAMUEL HOWARD WOODWARD, Duvalle's-lane, Hol loway, apothecary, August 5,9, at three, and Sept. 6, at two, at the Court of Commissioners. Lowless and Peacock, Token h ouse yard. NE PTHALI ISAACS, Oxford-street, straw.hat-manufac turer, A u g, 9, 10, at four, and Sept. 6, at one, at t h e ott i ce of Messrs. Bignold, Pulley, and M a we, Norwich, Bignold, Pulley, and Nlawe, N orew Bridge-street, Bl ac k friars, London. THOMAS WEATHERILL, Liverpool, surgeon, August 6,8, and Sept. 6, at one, at the Clarendon-buildings, Liverpool. Walinsley, Keightley, and Parkin, Chancery-lane; Mather, Liverpool. JOHN ROUTLEDGE, Manchester, stone-mason August 19, 20, and Sept. 6, at nine, at the Pa lace Inn, Manchester. limp,' son, Manchester. ANDREW WDERMOTT, Liverpool, corn-merchant, Au gust - 'l° 23 , and Sept- 6, at two, at the Clarendon-roorn,, and B ce King's Bench -walk , T Liver pool. Blackstock un , emple; Bardswell, Liverpool. GEORGE WALKER, Newport, Salop, mercer, Aug. 11, at fopr, 12, and Sept. 6, at eleven , at the Red Lion Inn, Newport. Heming and Baxter, Lincoln's -Inn-fields; Stanley, Newport. JOHN . EVANS Oxford, statione r , Aug. 111, at six, 11, at eleven, and . Sept. 6 , at twelve, at the Golden pro: i s 04f6ra. Robinson, Hine, and Robinson, Charter-house-square, London Dudley, Oxford. JOSEPH REECE, Aldersgate„street, glover, B Aug. 5, 1,-0 , and Sept. 6, at one, at the Court of Commissioners. rough, Fleet . street. DIVIDENDS R. Garraway, Mary.place, Bow-lane, Poplar, ship-owner August 16, at ten, at the Court of Commis sioners —C. Buchan an; Woolwich, shoemaker, August 16, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners—M. and W. Wainwright, and J. Johnson, Catearon-street, woollen-warehousemen, August 16, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners—W. Niers and J. Field, Strand, jewellers, August 16, at nine, at the Court of Commissioners-- W. Jones, Lovell's-court, Paternoster-row, bookseller, August 16, at nine, at the Court of Commissioners—E. Nicholas, Newi ort, Monmouthshire, bookseller, August 9- 0 , at eleven, at the office of Mr. T. Davis, solicitor, Abergavenny—J. Turner, Cockerham, Lancashire, dealer, August 19, at ten, at the King's Arms Inn, Lancaster—J. Biddle, Birmingham, factor, August 17, at twelve, at Wilday's Royal Hotel, Birmingham. CERTIFICATES, AUGUST 16. J. Tetley, Parden, worstead-stuff manufacturer— J. Watkinson, Manchester, calico.printer—E. Wilcocks, Exeter, linen-draper—S. Lyon, Plymouth, silversmith—E. Ridge, Taun ton, tailor—l. Cohen, Hastings, jeweller. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. A. Gillett andW. Gillett, jun., London, merchants—J. and J. Robinson, Habergham Eaves, Burnley, Lancashire, joiners— J. and B. Smith, Wellington, Shropshire, drapers—W. Bell, R. Marshall, and S Radford, rope-manufacturers (so far as regards W. Bell) —C. and G. Fisher, and G. Legat, Handsworth, Yorkshire, nurserymen—M. and H. Cutler, Farringdon-street, corn.dealers —E. Reeve and J. Foot, Dartford, tailors—W. and J. Butler, Hale-end, corn-dealers—J. Walker and P. Witherby, Li verpool, brokers—G. Bailey, J. Walker, and P. Witherby, Liver. pool, silk-brokers—NV. Richardson and W. Way, Oxford, grocers —J. and M. W. Lamb, Manchester, drysalters—C. Tothill, W. Tothill, and G. Waring, Bristol, chemists (so far as re gards the said G. Waring)—G. A. A ylwin, R. Mercer, and C. Ely, Swansea, coal-owners—John Fenton and William Morgan, John-street, Cannon-street-road, grocers—S. White, W. Crockett, W. Hill, and W. R. Bishop, Exeter, com mon-brewers (so far as regards the said W. Hill and W. R. Bishop)—G. loung and D. C. Thornhill, Mark-lane, wine.mer chants—B Coxhead, sen. and B. Coxhead, jun., Three Colt street, Limehouse, ironmongers—T. Heaton and H. King, Doff: cocher, Lancashire, stone-getters—R. Niven, J. M'Lean, and H. Niven, Manchester, manufacturing-chemists—M. H. Barrow, G. Rawlins, and S. G. Rawlins, Doughty-street, Bedford-row, solicitors (so far as relates to the said G. Rawlins) —J. Taggart and W. Ginn, Liverpool, shipwrights—A. Coates, J. Williams, M. S. Grigg, and NV. H. Hawker, Plymouth, spirit-dealers—(so far as regards the said Ann Coates;—R. Prince and W. H. Fos ter, Chorlton-row, Lancashire, grocers—W. Park and H. John son, Manchester—E. Tyler and J. Humphries, Stourport, carpet manufacturers—G. Smith, sen., Spilaby, Lincolnshire, and G. Smith, jun., Wakefield, Yorkshire, woolstaplers—J. Holman, Baalzephon-street, Long-lane, Southwark, and T. Scholey, Re phidim-street, Kent-road, gravel-merchants—C. Yates, J. Tapp, and J. Yates, Manchester, silk-warehousemen (so far as regards J. Tapp). MARKET INTELLIGENCE. LONDON MARKETS. (From the London New Price Current of yesterday.) SUGAR.—The Sugar Market appeared languid last week, but the purchases exceeded 3,300 hhds. and trs ; there was no reduc tion in the prices. The stock of West India Sugar is now 43,531 hhds. and trs., which is 3,081 more than last year. The stock of Mauritius 1•X,784 bags, being more than 32,199 more than last year. The delivery of West India Sugar last week 3,93.5 hhds. and trs., being 189 less than last year. The delivery of Mauritius 6,643 bags, being 6,643 less than in the correspond ing week of 1830. At the close of the market the estimated sales this day were 800 hhds. and trs., including the Barbadoes public sale, which went off at rather lower prices. In the Refined Mar. ket there has been a general request for low Lumps for export; the prices were fully 6d. higher; the fine qualities are in less de mand, and the supply more considerable—the goods so entitled to the double-refined bounty are held for an advance of 6d to Is. ; the wholesale grocers have been buying goods for the home con sumption to a considerable extent—the fine Grocery descriptions are neglected. The Market this afternoon looks still more firm, and scarcely any parcels of low lumps offer under 635. FOREIGN SUGARS.--Several parcels of Brazil Sugars were offered last week" at public sale, but, as no intelligence had trans pired respecting their being again allowed for refining for ex port, the whole of the sound was taken in. By private contract 400 chests Pernams were reported sold, low to good white 21s. a 26s.—some yellow Havannah at 245. This day, at public sale, 283 chests, 11)2 brls. Brazil Sugar, Bahia and Pernams, chiefly brown, sold ls. higher, 14s. a 18s. 6d. ; inferior white 225. a 255. EAST INDIA SUGARS.—The Mauritius Sugars last week went off without briskness, but at Market rates; Bengal of the late East India sale Is. advance. This day at public sales 4,079 bags Mauritus sold 6d. to Is. lower, brown 425. 6d. antf 435. Average price of Sugar 11. 3s. INid. per cwt. RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—The sales of Rum are limited to parcels of fine quality Jamaica for the home con sumption, and some Leewards about proof for shipping; there are no alterations in the price. In Brandy a few sales of the best marks are reported at 4s. 6d. a 4s. 7d. In Geneva no transactions of any extent ,• several parcels offer for forward delivery. HEMP, FLAX, AND TALLOW.—Notwithstanding the dreadful spread of the cholera morbus in Russia, and the proba bility of the intercourse being still more interrupted, yet the Tallow market gives way, from the great eagerness of the holders to sell; the principal sales have been 425. a 41s. fxl., and some yesterday about 41s. Hemp and Flax at nearly nominal iluota tations. This afternoon Tallow, on the spot, 425. ; for distant delivery, 41s. SPlCES.—Pimento is 1 ,4 d. a Ud. higher; East India Spices are in more demand. . COTTON.-The Cotton market continues without alteration. The sales lately are 350 Surat, ord. 4d., fine sNicl. ; 50 Bengal, fair 41. id. ; 400 Bowed, good fair 5%d., good 6; 9 e1. COI FEE.-British Plantation Coftbe continues in such gene ral and extensive demand, on account of the extraordinary in. crease of home consumption, that the prices are again ss. a 7s. higher than on Tuesday last; Triage sells at 50s. a 575.; good ord. 608. a 625. ; fine and fine ord. 655. a 705.-the finer qualities are not advanced in proportion ; mid. sells 745. a 765., and good mid. 78s. a 84s. ; these prices apply to Dominica, Berbice, and all descriptions of British Plantation-St. Domingo 425. a 435., and for fine 455. is reported to be refused; Brazil is lower, a large parcel of good ord. pale sold 40s. a 41s. 6d. ; good , ord. Ceylon 41s. 6d. a 425.; Sumatra 355. 6d. a 335. ; good Batavia 40s. 6d. a 425. ; Mocha 655. 6d. a 70s. tid., the latter 3s. a 4s. higher. By public sale this forenoon 90 casks, 40 barrels Dominica and Jamaica, chiefly the former, they sold 2s. a 4s. lower in propor tion than Jamaica, yet still at the highest prices yet realised, mid. Dominica, which colour in Jamaica would be worth 725. a '745., sold at 695., good ord. Ohs. a 655. ; broken Jamaica sells at 605., good ord. 645. a 665., fine ord. 675. a 70s. ; the sales of East India by private contract exceed 1,000 bags, ord. Batavia and Ceylon 415. a 425., fine ord. Batavia 455. ' Sumatra 38s, SALTPETRE.-Saltpetre is lower; the Company's refined, 41s. rough 375. OILS.-Gallipoli is 21. higher on account of the unfavourable reports of the crop. Common Oils still in demand, and rather higher. Sperm dull on account of the recent arrivals. HOPS.-The Hop Market is dull ; the accountsfrom the coun. try generally favourable; the estimated duty is 140,000/. TEA S.-Boheas are 3s. 6y 2 d., duty paid. Congous are in con. siderable demand at ld. a 154 d. per lb. profit on the last sale; and all descriptions scarce in the market. SILK,-Very little is doing in this article, and the prices a shade lower than the East India sale. In Italian the finer quali ties meet a more current sale. 'WOOL—We have no alteration to report. There are several sales this week. INDIGO, RUM, &c.—Sales this day:-34 chests Bengal In digo sold brisk at past Company's sale prices, mid. good consuming kinds to mid. shipping 2s. lid, a 4s. 4d. ; 47 serons Guatimala ditto sold brisk at full prices, low Cortes to fine second Floras Is. 6d. a 6s. ; for exportation only went lower by 3d. ; Is. 7d. a 3s. 6d. for low Cortes to mid. "Sobres; 84 bales East India Saf flower, mid. to very good sold lower than the market about 10s. ; 71. 10s. a 8/. 15s. in bond; 37 chests very fine Bombay Gum Arabic sold at 535. in bond ; 317 bags Gum Senegal sold a 665. a Oils., duty paid, part slightly damaged. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK. Wheat. i Barley. 1 Oats. Beans, Per Quarter. s. to s. s. to a. s. to s. s. to s. Boston — 56 31 25 40 Gainsborough 63 28 40 Grantham 60 fib 36 40 22 29 38 42 50 64 28 34 18 24 32 40 Horncastle 60 66 30 40 21 27 36 40 Lincoln 63 66 44 46 22 28 40 42 Spilsby 54 66 28 36 22 28 3 8 40 Stamford«.---... 57 68 40 45 23 24 37 York . 60 '7O 32 36 22 36 36 44 CANTERBURY, July 23. There are some reports of blight and mildew here, bnt the in. fn the. Wheat cron is believed to be very partial. Fin, There are some reports of blight and ml jury to the Wheat crop is believed to 1 wheat obtained Is. per quarter advance ti are unaltered. Wheat, —s. to 725. 01 60s. to 70s. 01 Barley, Malting 38s. to 445. Oats Beans 345. to 42.5. 0 Pease •••••••••••••••••••••w* to —s. G idew here, bnt the in. very partial. Fine iy, but other sorts —s. to —3. to —s. rinding.. 30s. to 325. —s. to —s. old —8 4ey.3«33. 355: to —s. to 40s. NORWICH, July 23. As the growing crops do not promise so well as they did a fortnight ago, some of our farmers are holding back, and th e show of Wheat to-day was not so large as of late; we must quote an advance of Is. to 2s. per quarter, with a firm appearance in the market. We have but little doing in other Grain, and prices remain without alteration. Flour is more ready sale at our former quotations. Wheat (per qr.) Ws. 68s. 70s. I Beans (per qr.) 383,421. Barley 303. 40s. --s. Pease, 40s. 44.. Oats 2tis. 303. 323. Flour, fine (per sack) 495. 51s. MANCHESTER, July 23. Fine fresh Wheat commanded a trifle above last week, but the inferior samples are quite neglected. Fresh-made sack Flour is 6d. to Is., and the best barrel. 6(1. dearer. In the other articles of the trade there is no variation. Wheat, per 701 b. 9s. 3d. to 10s. 2d. Red 9s. W. to 9s. 9d. Barley, per 601 b 5 0 5 3 Oats 3 6 3 9 Beans, per Imperial quarter Pease, White, per Imperial bushel 4 6 5 0 Malt, per 6 imperial bushels 45 0 49 0 Flour, per Sack of 2801 b 49 0 54 0 SCOTCH MARKETS. HADDINGTON CORN Al A PIKET.-July 22. . ___. A large supply of Wheat, sales heavy ; top, current, and ave rage prices about Is. per quarter lower than last week. A small supply of Barley; top price Is. higher, but the current and ave rage prices were nearly as last week. A good supply of Oats, sales heavy ' • top price a little lower, but the average was nearly the same. One parcel of Pease sold at 465.; Beans ags. to 435. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease. Beans. First 66s Od 39s Od 33s 441 46s Od 43s Od Second sBs Od 34s Od 30a Ud —s Od 42s Od Third There were 392 qrs. of Wheat in market, 380 whereof were sold. 12 Unsold.--0 Grey. 2/. 17s. sd. 4.l2ths. Averagi TH COlt M A It KE DALKIE, There w•as a middling supply of all kind ket of this day, which met with a dull prices than those of this day se , nnight. Wheat. Bar ley. Oats. First 6ss Ott 34s Ott 32s Od Second Third s6s Od 30s Od 26s Od :I'.-July 21 of Grain it sale, at rat IRISH MA . DUBLIN MARKET NO 685 Wheat, per barrel 20 stone 130 floe l7 stone 16 stone 4 q5 Oats 12 stone 1, '7 Cwt. Flour 9 stone 963 Oatmeal a Acme Sold to Bakers only. 11,575 Cwt. Flour Average price E Receipts of Flour, 11 Sales of Do. 14, Pease. 44s Od 49. s Od 40:.; ikl Quartern Loaf. the nip - - :her lower Beans. Od 42 Od 40s Od .RKET ITE.—FRIDAY, Jul From To 21 0 34 0 10 0 13 6 0 0 •0 0 12 0 15 0 0 0 2i 0 12 0 24 0 I 19 4% ;. Od. per sack. in 225. Od. to 245. Od. 14s. Od. to 21s. Oil• ss. Od. to lls. Od. 14 0 1 If Wheat arid Flour 5O sO5 s Firsts, t i r o ; °67 froi PRICE OF BREAD. Half Quart M. P. 27 5 10 1.1 0 0 13 6 0 0 .12 4 4%d. Wheat, 13arley. Floxr, per cwt. per barrel per barrel per barrel r -- . •,10 stoke. 10 titope; 14 stoke. ]s ;. 2d. s. d. a s.d.l s. d. as. d. s. d. as. d. s. d. as. d. s. Cork 21 0 260 100 120 120 15 017 0 2t 0 5 0 16 0 Limerick 126 8 30 013 0 14 012 0 13 618 0 20 0 0 0 15 0 Waterford i 24 0 28 011 0 13 012 0 13 0 18 0 20 010 0 16 0 Clonmel -.126 8 300 11 0 140 136 139 20 0 20 013 0 18 0 Carlow —l3O 0 320 120 13 014 0 15 020 6 21 0 0 0 0 _ - Beef, 'Mutton, Pork, Ba te/. per lb. per l. 11",4* Q...t. rat. 2d. 3d. 4th. sth. -----, -- - d. a d. d. a d. s. d. as. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d• Cork 14f 631 6250310760740 70 0 66 9 62 0 1 Limerick— 4 3 4 432 0 35 0,83 0790730 68 0 68 0 Waterford 4 6 3 532 0 35 0 B'2 076072068 0 57 0 Clonmel 4 5 5 630 0 320800770_(_p_ 0 Carlow—.4 510 0 00 00500700600-0-0 KILKENNY.—Butter 78s to 82s. per cwt. ; Wheat 30s. to 31s. per barrel; Flour 20s. to 38s. per bag; Oats Ils. to 13s. per bar rel ; Barley 115. to 13s. ; Beef 4d. to 54. per lb. ; Mutton 4d. to sd. ; Potatoes 4d. per stone; Coals Is. 2d, per cwt. ; Bacon, Pigs Ws, to 33:4, per cwt.; SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. A very animated and interesting conversation took place last night in the House of Peers on some questions addressed by Lord Aberdeen to the Prime Minister, Lord Grey, to obtain information respect ing the allusions to the demolition of the Belgic fortresses and the presence of a French fleet in the Tagus, contained in the late Speech of the King of the French at the opening of the Session, The Noble Ex-Secretary of Sate for Foreign Affairs, whose acquaintance with recent negotiations and treaties cannot be questioned, but who might on this occasion advantageously have spared his sar casms against Lord Grey, begged to he informed, Ist, by what convention the Belgic fortresses were to be demolished, and how far the British Govern ment was a party to that convention; 2dly, whe ther the French squadron had taken possession of the Portuguese ships of war, and what steps the British Government had taken, either at the Court of the Palais Royal or of Lisbon, to pre vent such a humiliation of our ancient ally.-- The Noble Earl lamented the result of the in activity, or impolicy, of the British Government in both instances. In the former we had consented to the demolition of bulwarks raised by the concert, and at the expense, of the Great Powers of Europe, guaranteed by the faith of treaties, and deemed essential for the protection of the Netherlands ; while we had substituted for them an empty decla ration of Belgic neutrality, and the friendship of the Power most interested in its violation. In the latter case, we had allowed the capital of an ally to be in vaded when our mediation might have prevented such an evil. We had brought a new naval power into the Tagus, and might expect to see the influence formerly exercised by Great Britain henceforward transferred to our rivals, who might gain, by the generous use of victory, the ground which we had lost by an impolitic refusal of protection. The Noble Earl at the head of the Treasury, though he refused to enter on a formal discussion of the topics adverted to without a regular motion, did not decline a short reply to the questions of the Ex-Secretary. A part of the statement thus elicited contained information altogether new to the public. It would appear from this statement, that so long ago as the middle of April, the Plenipotentiaries of the great Powers had taken into consideration the demolition of a part of the Belgic fortresses on the side of France; that the French diplomatic agent had absented himself, as a party interested, from the conferences which took place on that subject; that the other four Powers—namely, Great Britain, Russia, Prussia, and Austria—had consented to the measure, pro vided it could obtain the consent of the Ruler of Belgium ; that Holland, which had contributed so much to the erection of these strong places, was not admitted to deliberate on their overthrow; and that the final resolution of the Congress had only been communicated to Prince Talleyrand on the 14th in stant, in order to be transmitted to Paris as a strik ing topic for the King's speech. The Noble Earl did not enter into the detail of the negotiation, or state at whose proposal the four Powers were in duced to entertain the question. We, how ever, feel no difficulty in filling up the hiatus, and can entertain no doubt that it was France which made the demand to dismantle the frontier of her weaker neighbour. Hence the opportune absence of the French Plenipotentiary from the Conference during the discussion—hence the letter of the four Powers announcing the decision—and hence the theatrical use made of the fact at the opening of the French Chambers. The inadequacy of Belgic resources to sustain the expense of so long a line of garrisons, and the security of the new kingdom under the guarantee of its neutrality by the other States of Europe, though they may be now good arguments for the demolition of the for tresses, were not therefore the real motives for con senting to so startling a project. The answer given by the Noble Earl to the questions of Lord Aber deen respecting the presence of the French fleet in the Tagus contained no novel information. His Lord ship repeated his former statement, that our treaties with Portugal, however strict, and our alliances how ever intimate, did not bind us to protect its ruler against a demand for a reparation of wrongs, which we had enforced in our own case. The Noble Earl refused to enter on any statement of the steps which wehad taken to arrange the difference between France and Portugal, in order to prevent the necessity of those hostilities which had unhappily occurred. The Prime Minister was replied to by the Duke of Wel lington, who endeavoured to show, Ist, that the Belgic fortresses were not built with the money of France, and therefore that she had no right to interfere for their demolition; 2dly, that they were never intended as the means of aggression on that a power, ands dangerou s therefore to he that they r security; not3 to di y be , re garded that Holland ought to have been made a party in the deliberations for their reduction, as she had contri buted to their erection; 4thly, that the French Government, which, after the revolution of July, professed to remain under the treaties of 1815, had no right to demand their violation as respects Bel gium ; and sthly, as the state of the Nether lands was weakened by the separation between Holland and Belgium, there was the less jus tification of any endeavour on the part of France to procure a reduction of its frontier strength.— We leave the reader to collect the purport of his Grace's observations on the late hostile entry into the Tagus from the report of his speech. In reviewing all that was said by their Lordships on both questions, very little new information, and few additional grounds of forming a correct opinion, seem to have been gained. In speaking of the resolution of the Conferences respecting the Belgic frontier, both sides appear to have studiously omitted all al lusion to the most important —or rather, to the only important—consideration in the case, namely, the consent of the Belgians to the demolition of their fortresses, or the effect which the decision of the Plenipotentiaries will have on the new arrangemeni of their Government. If the Great Powers had designed to destroy the popularity of the new lieh. gic Sovereign,—to revive extinct jealousies, and provoke fresh resentments against themselves,--to give republican agitators a fresh purchase over the peace of the country, and to throw a lighted torch infallibletpmig htGhi among ooesvai eo rrorna, am o th erw i se is:ceteonehiltit! arrangement h c ona t det i d o ehool n ;n: vdooaetfpntrbaeioi right inflammable l iaihtnc a amgetav to ftenaaati make their a b ra ksamekedeenetendnpdaai without sns e i ultd r ci i r: a heoou l rneas upon r w ann mnth Frenchtoe i whic h o e adoption of a measure at once so useless and so irri tating, —so incapable of giving it any additional security,—and so sure to offend thv pride of its weaker neighbour. It had no right to disturb the result of six months' negotiations in order to make a claptrap in its Kin 's speech. What would it think of a proposition from the conferentT to destroy the fortification s of ValenOenner: or Lille ? And are not Tourney and Mona equally prized in the eyes of preventingthe B e lg i an 's, though hostile th e y aggressionms l equallyper m i tt i ng tise l useless s it the attack of the French on Portuguese shipping, and the entry of the French fleet into the Tagus, our Government appears to ua entirely free from blame. Our treati es with Portugal do not bind us, to ro-: ect the Portuguese Government api;ls; the conse quences of its own i,niostiee or insults towards a third Power, Wo, who lately had to send a squadron to the Tagus to vindicate our own honour, and to redress our own wrongs, had such a specimen of e t s i o firnr a ol e e: y : o o f tt :h oi e p ti Portuguese flu ~the oil a r d o e c s t o e r e t f a t ud h mlet e tipem o ir e b a.t s ti insensibility to every thing leree, l iti might well ' and lei: us approve of those who followed our ex scoofulodbt. t h oi e n ß i r ig it i i . s o h stice, ioak Government, eits Nvhicl had to threaten the bombardment of T isbon as its diplo macy succeed in favour of ifrance, without a similar exhibition of cannon law ? The alleged insignifi cance of the wrongs of which France had to com plain gave us no right to interfere. Our neighbours are the best judges of their own honour or their own interests ; and, unless by the mutual consent of the parties, our intervention would be an imperti nence. Whether French subjects were aggrieved and outraged through the medium of a judicial sen tence, or by an arbitrary act of authority, we had no mission to inquire ; and France was only follow ing our example in procuring, by force of its navy, the reversal of an infamous judgment, in a coun try where the verdict of a court, on political offences, is generally nothing but the expressed vengeance of the reign:rig despot. Much has been said of our ancient alliance with Por tugal, and the duties of continued beneficence and ' protection which our treaties with that country im pose. The antiquity and utility of that alliance we are not disposed to deny or to gainsay; but we are afraid that the words are often employed where they have no meaning, arid that, in forgetfulness of history, people apply to one period circumstances which exist only in another. If our connexion with Portugal was ancient and close, for what object was it commenced and maintained ? Why was it so long? In the first place, it was useful to England as a counterpoise to the influence of France over Spain, when the Bourbon reigned on both sides of the Pyrenees. In the secend place, it gave access to the markets of Brazil for our commodities, when Portugal, in the strictness of colonial tyranny, held the keys of that immense region. In the third place, when our absurd persecution of the Irish Catholics inspired just fears of a Catholic rebellion, it was ad vantageous to maintain our friendship with a country, from which a hostile expedition could most easily teach the Irish shores. For none of these purposes are we now required to cultivate the alliance of Portugal; and if we were, we need labour under no apprehension that the friendship and trade of the Portuguese people will be transferred from us to the French be cause we show no peculiar taste for the attachment and gratitude of the Portuguese usurper. Our al liance did lint continue with the Philips of Spain, so long as they ruled in Portugal; our alliance would not have continued with Buonaparte's Generals if they had come in place of the Braganza family; and we see no reason to believe that if Donna Maria were established on the throne to-morrow, our inter course with Portugal would be less frequent and profitable than under her uncle. The visit of the French fleet to the Tagus cannot in the nature of things alter our relations with Portugal, which are independent of the smiles or frowns bestowed by Don Miguel upon other Powers. France can offer no commercial advantages to his subjects, whatever ascendancy a fear of her power might gain over the silly despot himself. Frenchmen do not drink port wine, and do not require Portuguese fruit ; and though they could supply broad cloth in abundance, they could get nothing else to exchange for the pro ducts of their looms. Let us, then, suppress our fears about being supplanted in the markets of Por tugal, even though Don Miguel should, after his se vere drubbing, take a fancy for an alliance with the Citizen King.— Times. Before going into the Committee on the Reform Bill, last night, Colonel Evans alluded to the alarm ing sensation in the country created by the delay, and observed that a conference had already been agreed on between the Birmingham Political Union and the Unions of Manchester, Glasgow, Liverpool, and other places, as to the best course to be adopted, in the event of these proceedings continuing in the same slow and tardy manner as hitherto ; and he in timated, that if a different course was not pursued that night and the next, he should feel it his duty to give notice of a motion to examine persons at the bar of that House who were entitled to credit, and who understood the public feeling, for the pur pose of pointing mit to Members the dangerous course of their present mode of proceeding. Mr. John Smith, than whom no Member possesses more extensive means of knowing what is passing throughout the country, observed, " that the feel ing upon this subject was intense throughout the country, and especially in Scotland, where the people's impatience—he might say their anger— would shortly show itself, unless the House was to alter its course." Sir R. Peel and Mr. Croker affected to treat the impatience of the people and their apprehensions as a very light matter. As the English are the most patient people on the face of the earth, they treat the idea of any insult exceeding the measure of their patience as little less than visionary. They may, however, draw too much on their patience. They are rather too open in their manifestation of contempt for the people. The Scotsman of Saturday last says that the Members of the Edinburgh Political Union are indignant at their Committee for not acting more decidedly at this crisis. The country will be in motion from one end of it to the other. At last the eternal schedule A is gone through, and the AN% clause agreed to. This day the second clause of the Bill will be entered on.—ltforning Chronicle. It would appear from what took place in the House of Lords last night, that the King of the French was hardly borne out by facts, when he de clared in his speech that " the places erected to menace France, and not to protect Belgium, shall be demolished." " A protocol, or resolution (said Earl Grey) relative to this subject, of date the 17th of April, had been agreed upon by four of the Powers engaged in the conferences re lative to the settlement of Belgium. The four Powers to which be alluded were, Russia, Austria, Prussia, and this country—France being, for obvious reasons, exc.luded. The protocol in question, stated, that tip,: Plenipotentiaries of the four Powers having tnat, and their attention having been called to the subject of the fortresses which bad been erected on the frontier., of the Netherlands, they were una nimously of opinion, that as soon as the separation between Holland and Belgium should be effected, a oeve arrange ment should take place in regard tq ;Lase fortresses, and that the independence of Belgiwia should be provided for and guaranteed upoa a new principle, and under a new system. They were of opinion, that a part of these for tresses might be razed ; and it was agreed, that when the fitting time and opportunity should arrive, the representa tives of the four Powers should meet, and settle which of the fortresses should be demolished. This was tha Diplo matic Act by which it bad beer; agreed that some of the fortresses should be demolished 9 but which of them should be demolished be could not tell, since that matter had not been finally arranged." s The ground for the demolition of the fortresses is the altered circumstances of lie And ;he ar rangement with respect to the fortresses to be demo. lished " has not yet (said Lord Grey) been finally settled, tint is still under discussion.' All the for- tresses Are not to be demolished, and it would have been more correct in the King of the Freryth to have said, " Part of the places erected te w,eartce France, and not to protect Belgiutr, shall be demolished." If, however, some c. tie fortresses menace France, and some 4o not, how does King Philip liTtQw that the representatives of the Four Pciwers, who are to meet and settle which tit; fortresses are t o b e demolished, will 4-4 Go thoae fortresses i n part i cu l ar which meuttce Prance, and do not protect Belgiut; - 4? , k much for gasconading. But it is euric,va enough, that while the Duke of Wellirig;on's friends are complaining of the tlemclitio:d of fortresses erected at the expence of ais country, the Opposition in France E i re exclaiming against the demolitio.r. We refer our readers to our Correspondeat 0. P. Q.'s letter, in this day's Chr:enif,,*, forinformation on this subject. The. Cclurrier Francais says, " Since two Revol , Atioas, almost simultaneous, have coc i fot i tnded the . ..interests of France and Belgimb , hate con. nected, by a commo n cause:, ;In.ip,d,epelidence of each, those places erecte4 4g,al,nat France had be come a bulwark fo; Ler, If, in place of making Bel gium a Pegtrgii country, we had left it what it via, an 41:14ed country, these places, in the hods Of our Allies, would Cover our frontipzs"; there are even some of these fortresseq !y Zieh are indispensable to our system of de.feK,e, and which we ought to re construct if we ever extricate ourselves from the state of servility to which we are condemned, Bel gium, it ie said, is a neutral state, We know what is meant by the neutrality of the weak beside the strong, when that neutrality is an obstacle in the way : Switzerland .showed us that io December, 1813. These results, then, prove this admirable combination, that whenever a great Power shall wish to violate the Belgian neutrality, it will not have to encounter a single barrier before reaching us. The Belgian revolution was for France the most - 141 Olt's.' ' ' ~....--ci -......-. ',. 4. ..-- ,s -;.' 1 e - f.ei--i i ms 'srtenate event that s.t'qiuld,liiile,ft.se; rconse quences might haveirieo,ifiirtarisi 'F .0 1;:„ our strength and our preponderant e 1 that thin almost gs arc most as yog i Ale fer „ukaf afore; it was impossible to 4 es,o4(iiiiniirdsit: the beim tits of fortune." The * Dukedfe,ltilvet.admitted that it was reasonable, ltikier; the circumstances, that a separation should be effected between Hol land and Belgium, and that a separate arrangement should be made for Belgium; but he exceedingly regretted that the King of Holland was not called upon to assi.t at the Conference, considering how very materially that Conference concerned him And the interests of his country. "It was true," said his Grace, " that the Powers had agreed N . _ guarantee the independence and neutrality of Bel gium ; but it was not sufficient mere'y to guarantee the independence and neutrality of Belgium. They ought to have given that country sufficient strength to protect itself and to preserve its own indepen dence; and, therefore, the guarantee did not, by any mean: supersede the use of the fortresses."— They ought to have given Belgium sufficient strength to protect itself! But how ? It is easy to say strength ought to be given. Belgium is either to be independent or not. If Belgium is to be independent, it can have no other strength than what is derived from its own resources; and surely his Grace does not mean that for the sake of keep ing up the fortresses Belgium should be transferred to Prussia. As Belgium, then, is to be independent and neutral, the simple question to be asked is, can Belgium maintain the fortresses ? Belgium will not be a bit more strong because his Grace thinks it ought to be more strong; and, there fore, as its resources are unequal to the main tenance of the fortresses, they cannot be kept up. His Grace cannot patch up again the king dom of the Netherlands. France would not allow a union between Prussia and Belgium, even if the Belgians were disposed to the union, which they are not; and Prussia would not like Bel gium to be transferred to France, merely for the sake of keeping up the fortresses. A great deal of money has been thrown away on the fortresses; but this is only another proof of the justice of the maxim, that it is foolish to build on other people's land. His Grace animadverted on the boasting manner in which King Louis Philip alluded to these fortresses. " The King of France," he said, "bad contributed nothing towards the expence of erect ing and maintaining the fortifications, and therefore the Government of that country had nothing to do with them. He admitted that the other Powers who had been at the expence of erecting and up holding the fortresses had a right to see that some of them should be demolished if they thought proper; and he was glad to find, from the informa tion given this night by the Noble Earl, that the subject was taken up by the four .Powers to the exclusion of France." An attempt was made to excite a feeling of commisseration for Don Miguel. Lord Aberdeen, in his usual offensive manner, ob served " that it was, perhaps, considered by the Noble Earl and his friends as a matter of congratu lation that the French fleet had entered the Tagus, and made itself master of the capital of our ancient ally." Earl Grey said " he repelled the imputation with the disdain which it merited, whether coming from the Noble Earl or any one else." The Duke of Wellington thought that " the influence of this country ought to have been exerted with the Por tuguese Government to make reparation for the in justice, if injustice there was, and that the same in fluence ought to have been exerted with the French Government to prevent any serious aggression by France on Portugal for a cause so very trifling." A mighty deal of influence this country possessed with the Government of Don Miguel, when we were obliged, shortly before the French expedition, to send one ourselves to extort from him reparation for repeated acts of injustice to British subjects, which had been refused to our solicitations. Don Miguel is King de lack of Portugal, and it is not for us to interfere with the internal affairs of that country to dethrone him ; but it is asking, surely, a little too much from us that we should throw our protecting shield over a Sovereign excommunicated for his bad faith and misconduct by all the Powers of Europe. 'The Earl of Aberdeen himself spoke of Don Miguel as a monster, and the Duke of Wellington refused to acknowledge him. Don Miguel did not claim our interference in his behalf, nor would he have thanked us for it. We do not see why our protec tion should be forced on the Portuguese, even though the fields of Portugal had been the scene of the highest glory of this country.—Morn. Chronicle. In the House of Lords, last night, there was a very full attendance of Peers, as well as of Com moners, near the Throne, and of strangers below the bar, to hear the questions promised to be put by the Earl of Aberdeen on the subject of foreign affairs, and the answers that might be given thereto. The Earl of Aberdeen asked, first, whether there would be any objection to submit to the House all commu nications relative to the actual state of our relations with Portugal ? Secondly, whether the Govern ment would lay before them the diplomatic acts sanctioning the demolition of certain fortresses— fortresses raised not only for the protection of the Netherlands, but particularly to prevent aggressions on the part of France ? Earl Grey replied that he should be fully prepared, when the proper time ar rived, to defend the conduct of his Majesty's Go vernment on the subject of our foreign affairs. With respect to Portugal, he denied that existing treaties re quired this country to defend Portugal. When fur ther information could be given on the point,it should be submitted to the House; at present it could not be done with propriety. He was bound to declare, however, his Lordship added, that the position of this country, as regarded Portugal, was not owing to the present Ministry. With respect to Belgium, 'Earl Grey said that any one acquainted with foreign affairs might reasonably doubt that a separation of Belgium from Holland could be satisfactorily com pleted without the demolition of various fortresses, His Lordship then read the Protocol of April 17, to show that the four Great Powers were unanimously of opinion that the separation of the two countries rendered this demolition necessary. That Protocol was forwatded to the French Government July 14. Whet; tlt proper time arrived to give further in for:4446On he should be prepared to impart it; at present it could not he clone. The Duke of Welling ton obserVed that the fortresses in question be longed to the the Great Powers including Holland, acting in conjunction with England; and that Prance had nothing to do with them, and had never contributed towards their construction. He admitted the reasonahlweas of sanctioning the appointment of a Sovereign to Belgium, but declared that France ought to have been the last Power to require, or sanction, the demolition of the bulwarks in ques tion. He ownsa; that he had felt deeply con cerned when h e rea d t h at part o f t h e French King's Spelt which referred to this subject ; and grieved that England had not made greater efforts to afford means to Belainio to maintain its independence. His Gra also declared that England ought to have prevented the French aggressions on Portugal. He . considered that there was Iva country in Europe, Whose friendship was of se much consequence to this country as was that, t Portugal: the aggressions committed by the. french Seta in the Tagus were a disgrace so ttiia country, his Grace, in conclusion, rep4atiede and with great earnestnoas, that he was more concerned at what had teanspired within the last two or three days than at any thing that had occurred to him for some time. Earl Grey depre cated the extension of these discussions, as nego tiatiotes on the points discussed were still pending; but said he must express his belief that the country The demanded n c f h o r fleet A lt injury by no means coincided in opinion with the Noble Duke respecting what had taken place in the Tagarutys o. inflicted.ti the Tagus to enforce it, and eventually t h e demand was complied with. Earl Grey add e d, re specting the Belgian fortresses, th a t t h ere were. circumstances which rendered i t not very desirable wt Sasfa tt n was had refused, been that these fortresses should remain ; and he certaittly did not think that their demolition would weaken _,~..;