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y 4 MAGAZINE DAY. BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE. Political Anticipations," though full of the 'usual vigour which distinguishes the political . . diatribes of this Ma gaz i ne , i s lugubrious m its tone, querulous, and not borne out by proba bility in its anticipations. The importance of Mr. O'Connell is sadly overrated ; this gentle man, though mischievous and troublesome, can never be dangerous to an energetic and well-or , ganized Government : to a feeble one he would be a firebrand. 44 A Sunday Pastoral, by the Ettrick Shepherd," is pleasantly written. " Some Passages in the Life of Sir Frizzle Pumpkin, K.C.ll."—the first part only is yet published— is ingeniously conceived, and will, doubtlesS, as the sketch deepens, become excessively interest ing. It is the biography of a notorious coWard, who, from the force of circumstances over which he had no controul, has acquired the reputatitin of a military man of extraordinary courage and sa• gacity. 44 First and Last, the First and Last Birthday,"' by Mr. Mudford, .possesses some passages of power hut, as a whole, is heavy, and we May add ) uninteresting. The " Itecol lections of the Physician" are very clever, though they have little of . a medical cast about them but the title. The ,first tale of Consump tion is told in a pleasant unaffected spirit, but is far inferior to an able sketch under the same name, which was published some years since by Professor Wilson, in his eloquent and Acting • " Lights and. Shadows of Scottish Life." The 44 Nodes" are capital frill of fun, frolic, good sense, and whimsical extravagance. The PAO , - log graphic extrn t is from an article entitled " The Opening of the Liverpool and Munches- Railway." It describes the motion of the isteltuv-carriages:— %"fhe signal was repeated, and away we flew, amidst clouds of steam, while the rocks reechoed with the *leaking shouts of the myriads above and about us. Lava said before that the papers have told all that can be told of sundry particulars, which it wealth be unnecessary again to notice. Bat no words of theirs or mine can convey au adequate notion of the magnificence (I cannot use a smaller wurti) of our progress, At first it was com paratively slow; but soon we felt that we were ' indeed going, and then it was that itery person to whom the eim mance was new, must have been sensible that the adapta tion of locomotive power was eatablinhine a fresh ere in the state of society; the final results of which it is imps sible to vontemplate. Ott looking over the side, the eat th, with its iron stripes on which we shot along, seemed like a vast Otani' unrolling itself rapidly as we went. At one etaximum of speed the pebbles scarcely , caught the eye; before the sight was fairly fixed upon them they were far away and lost in the rear. The shouts of joy which greeted those in front, fell in their full gladsomeness on is, who rapidly filled up the intervening space ; while those which hailed us as we passed, woes dentine(' to be the eompliment to otbers,who, in another instant occupied our place. At times it was difficult to recognise or dis tinguish the countenances of the long eontinunns lines of spectators, as they seemed to glide away, like painted figures 'wilily drawn through the tubes of a magic lantern, One engine (for what reason I could not exactly ascertain, Hak(* left free to exhibit its unfettered powers) was plac,(l on the eorresponding parallel line of railway, so that with. bat interruption it could move to and , fro at pleasure,— Wben Yee were at fah' spool, its coming was arinouncesl ; tar bebiroli I ow ' it as a speck. in the (listener, hut rapidly lamming in site, it became, if I may use the expression, in a few seconds, largely visible, and shot by us, as though we were jogging on quietly in a farmer's market cart. In a trice, having reached the head of the column, it retro. graded, and then exhibited what may be termed a frightful display of velocity, compounded not as before, when over. taking us, of our velocity to be deducted, but to be added. There was a loud whiz and 4 rattling of wheels; I could scarcely' discern its form, as it bore down as if ti crush ail before glance Iva', all—it came and was gone—with comparative speed (taking ours at twenty, and its own at about double) of nearly sixty mike ,an hour !" MONTIILY MAGAZINE. There are few periodicals of the day which keep up their character for spirit, variety, and intelligence, like the, Monthly Magazine. It seldom flags, is rarely, if ever, common-place, and now and then puts forth a really first-rate number. The present, though not perhaps first-rate, is yet not many degrees removed from h. Of variety it has abundance, much vivacity, much information, and no slight sprinkling of sarcasm. The leading political article, '' Eng land and Europe in October, MO," is ably written in. point of style, and not deficient in judgment or sagacity. " My First Lord Mayor's Show" is an miming enough paper, without, however, any pretensions to superior excellence. An attempt is made at pathos in it ; but to be pathetic on the subject of a Lord Mayor's Show passeth the ingenuity of mortal man. " A Chapter on Editors, by the late William flazlitt," is not unworthy the genius of that gifted writer. It is brilliant and paradoxical as usual, batirical and full of home truth. We subjoin' a specimen of its manner " With one exception, then, Editors in general part a k e of the usual infirmity o f human nature, and of peranoc placed in high and honorary situations. Like other indi viduals raised to authority, they are chosen to fi'l a cer tain post for qualities uicful or ornamental to the reading public; but they soon fancy that the situation been invented for their own honour and profit, and sink the use in the abuse. Kings are nut the only servants of the public who irMigina that they are the state.- Editors are but men, and easily f. lay the nattering ,unetion to their souls' that they ate the' magAzine, the newspaper, or the review they conduct. They have gut a Mao power in their hands, anti they with to employ that. power (as all power io employed) to increase the sense of self-importance they burrow a certain dignity from their situation as arbiters and judges of taste and elegance, and they are determined In keep it to the detriment of their employers and of every one else. They are dreadfully *lrani there tibould be any thing .behind the Editor's chair,rgreater than th e Editor's chair. That is a scandal to he prevented atrall risks. The publication they are entrusted n;ith for the ennivieinent rdificetion of the town, they convert, in theory and prat. tire, into a stalking-hotee of their own vanity, whim*, and prejudicce. They cannot write a whole work them- soden; !Tut they take care that the whole is such as they might have written: . it le to have the Editor's mark, dike the broad it, on every page„ or the N. N. at the Tuilleries; it is to bear the same image and superscription—every line is to be upon oath: nothing is to be differently (Ai ctived or better expressed than the Etlitor,could have done it. The whole begins in vanity, and ends too oftiri in nines sad insipidity. " It is utterly impassible to persuade an Editor that he is„nobody. .dts Mr. Home Tooke said, OP him trill - fur libefore Lord Kenyou, there Ste two parties in this ratoli—myself and the juri; the Judge and the mitt -of the Court attend in . their retpettive plecem an ni ,VVtrY Perk'dio4l inhcettany, there are two eafseettial parties—,the writers end the public; the Editor and the ptinter's;devil nes inertly the mechanical instruments to bring them to :gethrr. 'There is n aeeret Consciouenete, of this are tlitpisrt 44 the coothietiir of the literary diligence, tbat hie place Is one for show and form rather than use; end as.he 040' _nut insintain his pretended auPeriority by what he does • himself, he thinks to anive at the same end by hindaeing other' from sloiof their best. "lies iteg-iii.theonanget` l ionicipte comes into f ul l play. If an ertiele has:nothing to recommma i t , i s oils of no msrk or likelholid. it goes Ili ; there is vo offence in it, If it is likely to *lnky, to draw attention, to make a noise, thou every aye s t4 , l B vaned, every objection it weighed ; if grave, it is t oo grave; if witty, it is too Witty. One way or other, It might be better; and while this nice point is pending, fe gives piece, as a matter of course, to something that there is no question about. The Life, Character, and Behaviour of MONTHLY REVIEW. If there be not much brilliancy or vigour of style and thought in this staid old Review, there is always an abundance of good sound co►mnon sense, such as will wear well, and repay the trouble of reflection. The different criti cisms are usually distinguished by a calm im partial tone of observation ; the authors, unless they be medical quacks, towards whom the Editor seems to bear special enmity, have al ways justice dope them, and that in a frank, cor dial, and unaffected spirit. The present number is in every respect a good one. It has consider• able information and variety—the two main pillars of a periodical. Among the best cri tiques we are tempted to notice the one on " Munro's Correspondence ;" the style and spirit in which it is penned arc very agreeable. The Review of Macnish's " Philosophy of Sleep" is also an intelligent article, and puts forth many original remarks, which will not stiffer by being made the subject of frequent consideration. The remaining notices are each in its line amusing. We have no space for extracts. FOREIGN QUARTERLY REVIEW, No. XII Our very contracted limits prevent us saying more at present on the subject of this very clever work than that it fully sustains its reputation for lir9t-rate ability, in the selection not less than in the spirit and critical perspicuity of its articles. The ablest review in the number, that, we mean. on the subject of the present Belgian Revolution, we noticed at length a few days since. We have, therefore, no occasion to make it the subject of any further notice. Of the remaining articles, it must suffice for the present to observe that they are clever, both as respects style and infor mation. ASIATIC JOURNAL. A very useful, intelligent work of reference ror those► who are interested in Oriental matters. LADY'S MAGAZINE. A very entertaining number, embellished with an elegantly finished portrait of our most gra cious Queen, Adelaide. We have derived much satisfaction from the literary department of the Magazine, which is of a light, gay, and miscel laneous character. LAW MAGAZINE. This Magazine keeps pace with, and records from time to time as they occur, all the altera tions and improvements that are continually making in law. On this account alone it is a valuable compendium, but it has several minor recommendations besides, and among them a clever occasional notice of points bearing on mercantile law. QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE. The title of this work instantly suggests its style and character. It is of course wholly practicable, and abounds in facts eminently ser viceaLle to the agriculturist. We have not yet received " Fraser's " nor the " New Monthly " Magazines. The latter has been sadly negligent fur the last two or three months. Monsieur Talleyrand," the French Ambassador, as its object imports, teems with interest. The character of this wily statesman, the most ex traordinary man now alive, is ably hit off; the portrait is somewhat of the severest, but does not tread beyond the limits of truth. " The Daemon of Drury-lane" is arch and humorous, but rather too fantastical. The " Maltese Melody" is capital. The " Notes of the Month" brilliant and pungent as usual. NAVAL INTELLIGENCU. (From the Portsmouth Herald.) 1 ) 011.TSMOUTII, OCT. Thursday last First Lieu tenant William Ford, and Second Lieutenant William Fleming, of the Woolwich Division of Royal Marines, embarked on board his Majesty's ship Galatea, at this port, as stipermunerariea, for a passage to the West Indies, to till np vacancies on that station. PROMOTIONN AND APPOINTSIEWTS.—Capt. Edward Harvey is appointed to command his Majesty's ship Un daunted., after she Shall have been paid off and re-commis• 'sinned for Chanuel service. The following officers are also appointed to her :..-.Lieutenants B. Drilliehi, of his Majesty's ship 'Tyne; Sir Peter Parker, Bait., of his Ma jesty's ship Revenge. Lieutenants the Right lion. Lord F. J. Russell, and William Wadden Brown ; and the Rev. J. Cooper, Chaplain, are re-appointed to the Un daunted. Mr. George Davis, Pmser of his Majesty's pomp!, is appointed to the Undaunted. Captain Chalk, Hope is appointed to his Majesty's ship Tyne ; Lieutenants Humphrey Ilatler anti Francis Grove are also appointed to the Tynr. Lieut. James B. Nash, is op. pointed to his Majesty's ship Revenge, vice Sir Peter Parker, removed to the Undaunted. Lieut. John William Montagu, of his Majesty's ship Britommt, is also appointed to that ship, vice Wakefield, ill. The Rev. Charles Hardy is appointed Chaplain to the Revenge. Mr. Alexander - Neill, Supernumerary Assistant-Surgeon of his Majesty's ship Sybille, is promoted to the rank of Surgeon. Lieutenant Arthur Wekefield, of his Majesty's Ship Rose, has been removed to hie Majesty's ship Win chester, in the room' of Acting Lieutenant Newman, es (+engirt to'the Rose. " Mr. G. M. Buchan, - the Win chester, is promoted to the rank' of (Acting) Lieutenant, and appointed to his Majesty's . ship Sparrowhawk, vice Griffith, invUlided. IL W, Gifford, of the Winchester, promoted to the rank of (Acting) Lieutenant, and ap pelited to hii Majesty's ship Shannon, vice Henderson, invalided. Mr. Peter John Stokes, Purser, is appointed tohis Majesty's ship 'Donegal, vice DaVis, removed to the Undaunted. Mr. Edward J. Pearn' is appointed to his Maje.ty's ship Galatea (pro empire) during the absence Of 'Mr. 'James - Bedford, ill. Mr. GeOrge If. James isap pointetlAtlmiralty Clerk of the Tyne. Mr. George Motley Is 400; 1 141' , d:A , sisteot-Surgeon of the Revenge. Mr. John Bowler is appointed Assistant•Sugeon at Haelar, vice Priaubr, a volunteer for Fernando Po. Commander T. Soady is Appointed Inspector 01 Ordnance Vesaels at Wool wich. Mr. T. S. - Taylor, late of the Hope packet, is up pointed Superntimelary Assistant-Surgeen of his Majesty's ship Caledonia. /16.111ajesty's shit adatea, 42, Capt. Napier. C. 13., remains still at Spi*ad, fitting to convoy his Expellent:) , Sir George'llill tothe . Onnil of St. Vincent. She will proceed to Plytoooth course, Of a few days, to Cm• bark his Excellency and Nuite horn that port. His Alaje,ty's ship INlrmitted, 46, Capt. Sir A. W. Clifford, C. 11., will be Tied off on Tuesday, and ri-corn.". miisitinerl for Chantitt rcrvice, under the orders of Sir Thomas Foley, She is ordered to be docked for the better repair of her tt:fecta.--(Par her officers, see appoint ments, &e.) His Majesty's ship Samoreng, 28, Capt. W. Martin, which arrived last week ~rum the Metliterrenean, is to be attached to the squadron under the orders of Vipe.Admiral Sir John Beresfind at Sheerness, Majrsty's ship Rainbow, 2E4, Captain Sir John Franklin, fitting at this port for the Mediterranean. sta tion, is pximet e kt o proceed thither towards the end of the weck,' taking the following paisengers;--Commissioner Otigge.and'fainilY, to Milta ; Mr. J. C. Phillips anti Mr silas Strtrtt o Admiralty Clerks, appointed to ships on that station; Captaitt.nitcourt, to rejoin the 434 Light in ftintrY. , st Gibraltar; and M I WI Morainal}, daughter of the Cohwl-Commandent of Royal Engineers, at Malta. One of the maintop-men of his Majesty's ship Onyx has this' week applied, through his Commander, to be die charged, in consequence of his living succeeded to a pro perty of 6001. per annum. . _ - On Monday a cable of 14i inches was made in tin dock-yard from New Zealand hemp, tinder the superin• tendency of Captain Harris, C. 8., M. P., of the Royal Navy. Contrary to the old practice of applying vegetabh tar to the yarn, used in the manuracture of cables, Captain Harris applied, nn this occasion, a solution of camitchui (Indian rubber) to prevent the water from penetrating thi hemp. This latter operation, from its being performed by the hand, causes the solution to he partially applied, which inust:;in some measure neutralize the advantage which might otherwise be derived from its application.— The very excellent contrivance of Mr. Parsons, the Master Rope-maker of this Dock-yard, of passing the yawl of yarn between cylinders, would materially a•sist is equalizing the proportions of Capt. Harris's solution, and temd to give it a more general and uniform eflet. With a view of ascertaining the comparative strength of New Z,a land and Russian hemp, 10i fathoms of a 14f inch cable have been made from the former, to be tried against the same length of cable, of the same size, made from the latter, We shall report the result of this experiment in due time. The above is the first cable that has ever been made in this dock-yard froth colonial produce. 'KICKS OP' STOCKS THIS DAT AT.ONZ O'CLOCK Kink stock 04 19 % south Sea Stock :1 per Cent. Red....83)A1% 2%3 Old Annuities 83% 3 ;ter Cent. Cons. . S 4 3%94 New Ditto -.-- 3Y4 per Cent — Nx. BIlls..t:1,001$2.1. 52 31 inn. 114 t-i Red. V.lii lli Ditto lid. 52 31 pm: New 3g per cent; .U 4 1,6 34. Ditto.. ...... ....50" =M. 82 Ill" 4 per Cent. 18-211 U914% Ditt0......,, Hank I- Ann Ditto :10 years ...... ...... 17 3.16 Ditto lid. 36.35 pm. Onto 3) years -- Bank for Account 205 India Stoet - India for Account ... -- Mtn Bonds 24 'Ai pm. Cons. for Nov 25 St 4 3,0 i nt Men OF FONEION FUNDS THIS DAY AT 0142 O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds —Neapolitan — Brazilian Bonds 6O I ,i Peruvian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds ...... ... Portuguese Bonds Chilian Bonds — 'Prussian, Old Colombian Bonds — Ditto, New Ditto, 1824 Oanish — Spanish, :621 ` ) V4 Greek Bonds — l---....1823 .... Ditto 1823 — French !tenses , sp. c. —L —r. Ouatimala —:— Exchange —f. —r. Mexican Bonds - 3 per cent —t. —r. iiittO, Ha i 3.5N 311 Exchange —t - —c TO CORRESPONDENTS. The Letter of "Lucius" has been inserted ; his remon strance, therefore, is superfluous. We tike this oppor tunity of stating, once for all, to our numer,,ns Corre spondents, that we really have neither time nor space to read or insert one-twentieth pin of their Communica tions. Imoortant statements, of course, command their own insertion, but we are sick of the AnisTinEsEs, the VINDEXES, &c. of the provinces. Etr- ~.?„\ i 111.1 LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 1, 1830. German Papers contain intelligence of much im portance. The partial destruction of that fine city, Antwerp, has been followed by a sulky sort of ar mistice between the Dutch and Belgihu forces, which was to continue only for three days, and which has by this time expired. The cruelties of the Dutch in this place aro described as rivalling those of which they were guilty at Brussels, and will, of course, have the effect of widening the breach between the parties at issue, indeed, of creating inextinguishable discord between the two nations. The conduct of the King of the Netherlands throughout this sad affair, has been marked by vacillation, treachery, and meanness. At first his case seemed plausible enough, and he was looked on by us, as well as by the majority of our cotetnporaries, us a man more sinned against than sinning; since then, however, be has dropped the mask, and displayed himself in his true colours. ad his practice squared with his theory—ha, his acts harmonized with his professions; Bel. glum, though she would have still insisted on her just rights, might not have been wholly lost to him. But his chance is gone for ever, and even his son, the Prince of ORANGE, so far as circumstances yet enable us to judge, seems scarcely in a better condition. Lc Prat Patriofr, of Sunday, puts forth the Project of a Constitution, which is to be ,the subject of discussion, to the National Assembly to be held on the 3d at Brussels. By this we find that ii limited monarchy is proposed, and, indeed, the several provisions, so far as we have had time to judge, appear very liberal (From the Journal de la Belyique of Saturday.) BRUSSELS, OCT. 29. The diligence from Antwerp arrived to-d;) , ut noon. It has brought no news from that city, but some de tails respecting the devastation which it bus suffered. The accounts of what has passed are still extremely vague. The cannonade ceased at eleven o'clock the ni.tht before last, and a suspension of arms was concluded between General Chasse and the Belgians. lt.seenis that it iv to continue three days, that is to say, till eleven o'clock on Saturday night. Since the cessation of the Cling nego ciations have commenced to put an entire end to the hos tilities, of which unhappy Antwerp has been the theatre ; but nothing certain is known of the Finns on which the negociations turn, TA report, which we mention without in any manner vouching for its authenticity, is this :—That General Chasse has proposed to quit the citadel on Saturday, with arms, baggage, and field artillery, receiving an indemnity of two millions for the materiel which ha would leave behind. It does not appear that there has been any engagement or firing from the day before yesterday till this moment. The city presents a scene of the most frightful desolation. the damage is incalculable. The 'loyal entrepot is en. tirely consumed by the flames. A great number of the magazines of the port are dreadtelly injured, but the Mimetic house has aoffered little. Tim arsenal and part of the Town-ball are a►so burnt. The spire of the Cathedral was struck by the balls. A great number of other buildings, in different parts of the city, have been the prey of the flames. In the strut of the Dominicans, in particular, above 30 houses are burnt. Other streets have also suffered much. The total number of houses burnt is stated at 60 or 70; but the number of those damaged by the balls is immense. Armed patriots continue to arrive from all quarters. Severe! parks of artillery are also come to support oar brave fellow-citizens. Some of these parks were stationed yesterday •in the Place de Muir. The frigates me still in the port, with their guns ready to fire on the city. 'flit, accounts which we gave yesterday of the burning of some of the vessels 11 fire;sliips from Tends°, is not confirmed. it seems,. how ever, that fire•ships were preparing at Antwerp, and must be now ready. All the accounts agree in saying that the terrible fire of the day hefore yesterday was awing to the imprudence of some individ ua l s . After the'oceopation of the ports of the city by the volunteers and the citizens on Wednesday lest, negooletions had been commenced in the middle of the day with General ehasal., who had retired into the citadel. A suspension o f arms existed, when, , about two o'clock, some musket-shota were fired by some volunteers, upon the frigates mewed oppoeite the port immediately the black flag was hoisted on the citadel, and then c o mmenced that inerndiery,eannonade which will be felt all over the civilized weed, and attach to the Dutch name the infamous horror of having reviver! against their countrymen a means of destruction which, during the last twenty years of tombats t the moat inveterate enemies scarcely ever employed against each other. We have.l few new particulars of the b a t t l es on the Stith and 7th between the citizens and the Dutch. f t seems, however, that the success of the citizen s on t h e first d %volt n ot so 2 y. complete !se we said yesterday, time engagement continued till night. The next dry there were_fresh engagements ; at the Red riorgerhout and el r. George's Gates,which were successively carried, there was also a sanguinary conflict for the possession of the arsenal. (From Le .11elge of Oct. 30. ) Yssterday morning' the fire at Antwerp was beginning to he got under. Malines had sent its fire engines. The armistice condoned with the citadel, gives General Charm time to reecirelhe cram of his masts before be evert'. Iles the citadel. ; , M. Kosils forced the arsenal by means of cannon, the following are the particulars of this - affair which served the infamous Chasse as a pretext to bombard the city. The , olunteets lmsd been received by the citizens with extra. irdinary enthusia.m. General Chasse had promised to retire into the citadel, and not to bombard the city if he was left in possession of the citadel, and if the port were left free. The proposals were under discussion when two muska-slmots were tired by the Dutch. Our volent, ers exasperated fell on the troops, and attacked the •irsecal. Soon afterwards the citadel and the frigates in the port opened a terrible fire; it is affirmed that dis charges of 100 guns were fired on the occasion ; the mag nificent quays of the port were but one vast ruin ; the Place de Meir and the Rue des Cloches have als ► suffered much. There is scarcely a }wipe in that unhappy city that does not bear some mirky of Dutch batbarity. The toerehandize in the entrepot has been estimat e d It fifty-five millions. According to a letter which M. Ch. Rugier has communicated to us, the loss has been exaggerated. The merchants of Brussels are said to he sufferers to the amount of 800,000 francs. The Consuls are exasperated, and the Armenian Consul has formally &elms! that he would demand an indemnity from Holland far the losses which his countrymen may have sustained. The Secretary of the English Legation at time Court of IL , lland, passed through this city yesterday morning, coming from the Hague, with &yeti:lmes from London. Many Hussars of the Bth Regiment have arrived here. • We learn from Alite , tticht that an aff.ay has taken place I)ttween the Curiassiers And the Sappers ; in the confusion two musket shots were fired at General Dibbete, who was obliged to seek *doge in a corps de garde. It is reported at Fr tolsfort that the King of the Netherlands has applied to the German Diet to require Assistance from it in ca'e tranquillity should be disturbed in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. (From Le Vrai Patriote of Saturday,) Baussitt.s. um 29. The investigations in the affair of General Van llalen continue. It is feared that it will not he possible to ob tain positive data for or against his co-operation in the troubles, !recluse the immediate instigators of the populace have vanished since order has been restored. It is astonishing that the police of Mons tike no mea sures to know the strangers who are continually arriving there. Several persons, entirely unknown, are seen in the hotels, as :lrch at liberty as if they were natives of the city. are this instant informed that the citadel of Antwerp has capitulated, and that the Government will immediately publish the capitulation. BRUSSIELS, OCT. 28. Last night, at ten o'clock, the projet of the Constitu tion, as drawn up by the Commi.sioners, was delivered to the Cuomit Committee of the Provisional Government, which loses no time in inakifig it known to the public through the Journals, in order to inform itss If of the real state of pubic opinion previously to the discussion to which this project will give rise. Before the opening of the Congress the Central Com mittee will modify the project of Constitution in such a manner as to be able to present it to the National Assembly an the expression both of the general opinion and of its own. PROJECT OF CONSTITUTION. GENERAL DISPOSITIONS. " Article 1. Btlgium forms en independent state, which treats with other states upon an equal footing. " Art. 2. The National Congress, before it dissolves it self, and after having adopted the Constitution, shall pro ceed to the choice of the head of the State, and shall regu lave the order of succession. The Belgian nation does not acknowledge in any Prince, or in any family, rights to Belgium anterior to the present Constitution. 3. The Belgian nation adopts for its colours red, yellow, and black. " 4. All powers emanate from the nation. " 5. No cession, no exchange, no addition of territory, can take place except by virtue of a law. " 6. No foreign troops can be admitted into the service of the State, occupy, or traverse the territory, except by virtue of a law. • " 7. The Belgians are equal in the eye of the law. • " The elections are made without distinction of orders. " All Belgians are admissible to civil and military em ploy men ts. 8. Individual liberty is guaranteed. " No one can be prosecuted except in the cases pro vided for by the law, and in the form which it prescribes. " Except in cases of flagranfr delido no one can be arrested except by virtue of an ordinance of the Judge, which mast be signified at the moment of the arrest. " 9. No ore can be brought against his will before a daferent Judge from him whom the law assigns. " 10. No punishment can be assigned or applied except by virtue of a law. " 11. The domicile of every citizen in inviolable. Do miciliary visits cannot be ►made except by virtue of the law. " 12. No one can be deprived of his property except for the public utility, in the cages and in the manner laid down by the law, and for a reasonable and previous indemnity. " 13. No tax except the provinci il and communal eharrs and imposts can be levied except by a law. No prom. cisl charge or impost can be levied except by the consent of the Provincial Council. " IM. The 'taxes for the support of the state are voted annually. The lairs which enact them are valid for one year, only unless they are renewed. " 15. No privilege can be granted relative to taxes. No exception or modification of a tax in favour of agricul• ture, manufictures, commerce, or the poor, can be granted except by virtue of a law. " 16. Excepting the cases formally excepted by the law, no contribution can be required of the citizens otherwise than us a tax fur the benefit of the state, the province, or the commune. ' 17. No pension, no gra!nity to be defrayed by the lie treaaory can be granted, except by virtue at a 1.4 w. 18. The lottery cannot be re-established. 19. Confiscation of property cannot take place for crime whatever. "20. The liberty of opinion on all subjects is guaranteed. " 21. The pshlic exercise of any kind of religious worship cannot be hindered except by virtue of a law, and only in cases where it disturbs public tranquillity and order. 22. Instruction is free: all preventive measures are prohibited : the measures of surveillance and repression are regulated by the law.—Poblic instruction given at the expense of the State is also regulated by the law. • '' 23. The Press is free. The censorship can over be twahlished, and no security can be required from authors, editors, or printers. " When the author is known or settled in Belgium, the editor, printer, or distributor cannot be prosecuted. The printer can never be prosecuted but in default of the edi tor, nor the distributor but in default of the printer. " 24. The inhabitants of Belgium have the right to as semble peaceably . and without arms, conforming to the laws. No previous permission can he required. " 25. The inh ibitants of Belgium have the right to as sociate. This tight cannot be sulieet to any preventive Measure. The associations cannot be considered as civil person!, nor exercise collectively the rights of such except when they have been recognised by a law, and conforming to the conditions which that law shall prescribe. •' No association, constituted a civil person, can make an acquisition, either gratuitous or onerous, except with the assent of the legislative power. " The preceding dispositions are not applicable to or dinary civil Or commercial Societier, which me governed by the civil and Coentnereial codes. 26. Every one has the right to wirrs , ' petitions in writing to the public authorities. Bodies lefally coned tilted have the same right. 4 . 27. The %feats), of letters is inviolable. . __.............. , 4 28. The liberty of employing the language used in Belgium can only be regulated by a law. ‘• 29. No oath can be imposed but by virtue of the law, which also determines the form of it. f. SO., The Civic Guard it estaltliAted and regulated by the law. The 'guards elect directly the atthaltein s en d officers at least up to the rank of Captain. 4 , SI. The mole of recruiting the army is regulated by the law. It regulates also the promotion, the right*, and the duties of the mititdry. *4 s -2,The contingent of th e army i s voted annually. The law w h ich fixes it is v a lid f or one year only, onlesi il is renewed. it ss, • Every foreigner who is in the territory of Bel. ~•',,m' enjoys the protection grante d to persons and pro '' PcrtY' Th ere can be no de rogat i on from the present ar- dela either by extradition or in any other m ann e r , except by a law. ",34. The great naturalization which assimilates the foreigner to the native, cannot he conceded except by the Legislative Pow e r. 'MI forei gners settled in B. 'glum before the lat of January, 1814, and who hare continued to le dothiciliated there, are considered as native*. if 85. No law, no decree, or regulation of • general, provincial, or commercial administration, i. obligatory till it has been published in the form determined by the law. The fundamental law of August 24, 1815, is abolished, as well as the provincial and local statutes. However, the provincial and local authorities shell retain their powers till the law has otherwise provided. " 36. The civil and commercial codes, as well as th of civil and criminal proceedings, and of judicial organics tion decreed under the preceding Government, arc con • sidered to null. " 37. The city of Brussels is the capital of Belgium, and the seat of the Government. FORM Or THE GOVERNMENT. " 38. The legislative power is ex;rcised c•dlectively by the Head of the State, the elective Chambers and the Senate. " 39. The initiative belongs to each of the three branches of the legislative paver. " 40. The interpretation of the laws by way of autho rity, belongs to the legislative power. " 41. To the Head of this State belongs the executive power, as regulated by the Constitution. " 42. The judicial power is exercised by the Court. and tribunals. This decrees and sentences bre executed in the name of the Head of the State. " 43. Those interests which are exclusively relative to the communes or provinces, shall be regulated by the emu inercial or provincial Councils, and the principles laid ).own by the Constitution. OF THE HEAD OF THE STATE. " 41. The Constitutional powers of the Head of the State are hereditary. " 45. He cannot be at the same time at the head of ano her awe. " 46. The Head of the State is inviolable, and his Mi nisters are responsible. " 47. No act of the Head of the State can he carried into etl . ,:et, unless it is countersigned by a Minister, who by that alone makes hims,lf responsible for it. "'4B. The Head of the State chooses and dismisses his Ministers. " 49. lle appoints to the employments in the general Administration and the foreign relations, reserving the ex ceptions determined by the laws. He does not appoint to other offices, except by virtue of an express decision of a la w. " 50. lie makes the regulations and decrees neressar for the execution of the laws, without being able to sus. pond the l:tw•s themselves, or to dispense with their exc cation. " The Courts and tribunals shall not apply these regu lations and decrees except so far a* they bhall judge them conformably to the laws. " 51. The Head of the State commands the army, de clares war, makes treaties of peace, alliance, and aim- Inerec. Eie acquaints the Chambers with them as soon as the interests and safety of the State permit, adding the requisite communications. " 52. The Head of the State sanctions and promul gates the lives. " 53. Ile convokes the chambers and pronounces the clo*ing of the session. Nevertheless they assemble by right on the sth of November every year, if they have not been previously convoked. The Chambers must remain assembled every year at leust one month. " 54. The Head of the State has the tight to dissolve the Elective Chamber. The act of disso!ution contains the convocation of the Electors within forty days, and of the Chambers within two years. " 55. The Head of the State can adjourn the Cham bers. However the adjournment cannot exceed one month, nor be renewed during the same session without the absent of the Chambers. " 56. He has the right to remit or to mitigate the sen tences pronounced by the Judges. " 57. He has the right to coin money in the execution of the law. " 58. The law Axes the Civil list for the tvliole tion of the reign of the Head of the State. " 59. The Head of the Sts'e Ins no other powers than those which are formally given him by the Constitution, and by the special laws enacted by virtue of the Consti tution itself. " 60. At the death of the Head of the State, the Chambers assemble without convocation on the 10th day after the decease at the latest. If the time for which the Chamber was elected is expired, and the elections have not been made, or if the Chamber has been previously dissolved, and the convocation expressed in the act of dis. solution is for a time later than the 10th day, the whole Chamber shall resume its functions till the meeting of that which is to succeed it. , c 61. Thu llead of the Stat e i s o f age w h en h e h as completed his 18th year. " 62. If at th e d ea th of the Head of the State his suc easer is ,a minor, the electors shall meet on the 20th day lat the latest after hie decease, to proceed to the formation of a new Chamber. The new Chamber shall meet at the latest on the Bth day after the elections. The old Chamber shall sit till that day; united with the Senate, it provides provisionally for the regency and guardian• ship, unless they have been provided for by the law under the precedina reign. The ri , e, Chamber, united with the Senate provides for them definitively. " 63. If the Head of the State is in a situation that it is impossible for him to reign, provision is marls for the guardianship and regency by the Elective CharnLer pro videdioy the Senate. " 6 In case of the vacancy of the throne, the united Chambers provide provisionally for the regency till the meeting of a new Elective Chamber, which shall take place at the latest within two months. The new Elective Chamber, and the Senate deliberating separately, shall definitively provide for filling up the vacancy. " or THE CHAMBERS. " 65. The Sittings of the Chambers are public. Ne verthelesa, each Chamber may tot in itself into a secret Committee if required by one-third of the Afembers pre►ent. " 66. Etch Chamber verifies the powers of its Mem. bens, and decides upon the disputes which arise on this subject. 67. No one can be at the same time Member of the same Chambers. . 4 68. In each Session each Chamber appoints its Pre sident and Vice-Presidents, and composes its bureau. " 69. Every resolution is taken by the absolute ma. jority of the suffrages. In case the votes are equally divided, the propocall is considered as rejected. " 70. The votes are given aloud, either sitting or standing. The vote upon, or the whole of each 14w, shall be given by rappel nominal, and allowed. The elec tions and presentations of candidates shall he by bailor. The same mode shall be followed in accusations. " 71. The Chambers have the right of enquiry (en 9tate.) " 72. A project of law cannot be adopted by one of the Chambers without having been voted article by article. " 73. The Chamber» have the right of amending and that of dividing the proposed articles and amendments. " 74. It is forbidden to present in person petitions to the Chambers. Each Chamber ha* the right to refer to the Ministers the petitions addressed to it, adding such observations as it thinks proper. "75. The Chambers enact the law of accounts every year before they vote the budget. All the receipts and expenses to the State must be stated in the budget and in the accounta. 76. No Member of tither Chamber can be prosecuted or called to account for the opinions entertained by him in the exercise of his functions, " '77. No.Metnher of either Chamber can he prosecuted or arrested during the session, except in flaorante delete, without the permission of the Chamber of which he is a Member. The detention or prosecu►ion is suspended during the Session, end so long as it continues, if the Chamber requires. "7ti. Each Chamber fixes by its regulations the mode of exercising its functions. or THE *LRCM'S CHAMBER. " 79. The Elective Chamber is composed of the Depu ties elected immediately by the citizen.. ' " 80. The election. shall he made according to such Huh_ divisions of the provinces as the law shall determine. The Deputies represent the nation, and not merely the province or subdivision which has elected them. " Bt. The Electional Law shall fix the number of the Deputies, which, however, cannot exceed 100. It will also determine the conditions requisite to be electors, and the mode of electoral operations. " 82. 'To be eligible it is neceasary— " (a) To be born a Belgian, or reported such by virtue of the second paragraph of Art. 34, or to bare obtained the great naturalization. " (b) To be in theenjoyment of civil and political rights. - " (c) 'To be full twenty.five years of age. " (d) To be settled in Belgium. No other condition of eligibility ran he required. " 83. The Deputy appointed by the Government to an office- with a salary which he accepts, immmediately . vs. eaten his seat, and cannot resume his functions except by virtue of a new election. " 84. The Deputies are elected for four years. At the expiration of this period, or in cast of dissolution, the Chamber is renewed. " 85. Every Deputy receives a salary of 2,500 florins. " 86. The members of the Court of Accounts are no minated by the elective chambers, which has the right to dismiss them. This Court is charged with the examination and quidation of the accounts of the general administration. t takes care that no article of the expenditure of the ludget be exceeded, and that no transfer takes place. it audits the accounts of the several Ministerial Department*, and for this purpose it is to collect all the necesssry data re I and docn • Ph _ __A D'PnarA ~~_?!~ 11 s 3 . , i ~. 'aid before the Chandlers, with the Piservaties til Court of Accounts. This Court is organisiii.br s lie OF THE SENATE.' • -_ . b .,'' " 87. The Senators are nominated . by the ig the State. " 88. The number is not limited ; hon'e's, Chamb.rs cannot consist of fewer than forty imolai " 89. (The Comnassion proposra the dung .4i l 4 n l e ~ i t • in i, , ,t, w ,,i ‘ n : 09 1 utoy e ' ,0tri n h weer. e ai t ile,es t h ,Tai l le e s i ,ti g .ete,beti t - n ii w ie,e. i ,et t irf o Tj y meta ft ilah o natiesil i f li l eiß l ite S .si r lia: n nii i ti ! ea ti l . t t 9 rh; o : r d irsadt i i . i l lia Pa si h rw ee er ‘i t atis l i ppohu l i° i ais ta i n ii s ite r:Y . 1...t : ted li : :::h oeo l o o f .00 : 1 4 suceemisian and the cases of de cheance; hewerviti majorates and entails prohibited by the civil code eal e rl n e ji l:i,i c ri i , vi t t )r an rt: l pu p ::; : l ti nt e t :g c , t l ir i huiegm a i e :g i t . ir o e r : d_ t ing sn:s in ti:uar tc ::7ii t e :4:ia. t 1 04 4 : 4"..:04.1 .4 4. rt : : : ' florins in land tax on property 14'1044 1 0 ; 3 ', 1 1 111161i I "9 I . The Senators have admission to the •. , 0 11 P -- -, ige of 25 years, and a deDeraiiVelvicip*iit4d.t' " 92. The genitors receive no g s larY,#.lrir e r .h .„ 7 ',. " 95. The sans of the Bead of the Sitrellte ntaA "''' virtue of their birth. 'm- n - I, 'f " 91.. Every assembly of the Sena te : heel. lnw ll, " f !- line of the session of the Elective Chintitai:4.,-,'ag in cases where the Senate is formed into art fill OF THE MINISTERS. . . 1 - ' . 64 " 95. No one can be a Alinister.onier-i°4 birth, or has receive I the great natnializston.l,, , ,.',l% g " 96. No member of the family of the Kt' s 9f - can be a Minister. ~ i i rin r it , l, unless they are Alembeell of It. T he t .i r esctha: ‘ an‘i ' em.99 9 ibi jc.18 7 , . The Ministers have no deliberstice l mission to each of the Chamber', aria harts rtain" heard when they require it. The members Pig ° time presence of the Ministers. 'lot 4 a i c4 po T in. he no ve c r a b s s e l . worithirdrriattewn aorLeirniogfter fro ' h in e . Yl o 6 ! The Electire Chamber has the rig . 0 the Ministe s, and impeach them befeig.tire S t tilliCl alone has tl e right to try them. . ' " 100. The Senators nominated' sinee,tke itl,fri the accused into the Ministry cann ot take Pait E rt',"'.. The first forty Senators nominated by v irtue a! I°, vi stitution are excepted. o.'oo " 101. The Head of the State c annot , , ster con& mned by the Senate, except ps op theterititlis a of the two Chambers. nughrbil Is " 102. Till provision shall h ave leen • • 'lire h the Elective Chamber shall have di s cretip e nall r OW " accuse a Minister, and the ' enate tam try. - 14 ' icing the crime and determining the pens*. '" .., • OF TILE JUDICIAL. rowts..,4. „,A ,, ,i, " 103. All disputes, of which it i t Oat rights,are the objects, are in the juriadictlettoni.,- nals, with the exmptions laid down by the 11 °:_,Igagil II "104. No tribunal orjurisdietion ran 'ital.:oo by virtue of a law. No e xtraordinary Iltiti' n f.! c in he created under any denomination Whtfit fi r " 105. There shall be a Court of Ceadar,:•,•••• Belgium. Courts, ll ° e ' such Iptut6b.licTityheissditatningegaronosf ttoheor..,,dtornrt4saare..o;iLli6 this case the tribunal dedar. • it by a unetri, o o7;es, " 107. Every sentence is pronounced in - .f ia , " 108. The grounds of every sentence inumi „ , "7/ "109. The institution of t he Jury lara*°!.., •pre!'; " 110. The Justices of Peace,, Jadtirle"" Joel of the Tribunals of the first instance, the Counisios Presidents of the C o urts of Appeal, are n"n l , lls, . head of the State from a trie list of ettorlin ates c Lialt by the Provincial Councils. Th e Presiden t and tt ,he, of the Court of Caseation a re nominated Ili:Iv:di of the St ite from a triple l ist p resented by 77 Chamber. 1 ' igiiM .. 1 11. The Judges are appointed for li e. e _ :a by can be deprived of his place a suspende d . .r;r s r m sentence. A Judge cannot be dispiscial eseep, ~. nomination, and with his own consent. a d &Oar " 112. The head of the State nomitOrtel i pi t the O ff icers of the Public 111inistry and lb .mar ks .•• . • Courts and Tribunala. accept _t i "' - n m,„ 4.. steeps tioni to which a salary is ingexe7 , •., l . l „, to 41 0 .caugif ionfc, i' llini l lepi l ao 3 4t. . iiiibNic A teio: p y, jadorutfeiiitegctuehrlteanrmirnl,aedaywrgbfiyuxetel:eiti:::oailt,orscy:l,':e:teoncr irks..::::ti them gratuitously and without PrePu l ' ~ " 115. No change cau he on"' -n t r e ri ell'l llier 4 : I II bunals but by virtue of a law.' Particular s . 4. , r i, i t ribtovi. , r ; , , 0 0 Late the nrganixitioa of the military : , i T a l Thin Chamber iCstihci tributes the rights and the duties of ike incutPq • , tribunals and the duration of their functiona. ~ ft: , regulated by the laws. These Liles ell, 1 , 11 , 1 ! ~1 - . _ titan of the fol'uwing principles :-...; . .. , A.,... . " 1. The eked ,lecliun. . ~, ...il 'OO - 116. The provincial and ere.islittitoliiillrilis " 2. The assignment to the proclaim r isfoolfai Councils of every timing relative to the profitr' . ibeil. mercial interests. ' within'. . , "3. The publicity of the sitting' ': '1 fixed by the law. "4. That of the budget and accounts. ..,, , ,,r, . 1 " 5. The intervention of the Bead of the Z 4 7. nos leti legislative power, to binder . Provincial, arejukcjee GJuntils from e xceeding their power. * i ' P r . ..:-, general interest. i i il ia its 0 , ON THE alvisar. or THE costs/ , _,,,,b it o t , " 117 . The legislative power We a righ t wiT:Cosil there are grounds for revising such articles 0 , '. , lotion as it may point out. Cllsi bir is 4' ' • obi " After this declaration the Elective . solved by right. A new one shall beconvoktrit P"-- Abel to Article 54. r with 4bli ;b branches of the Legislative Powers 00 '-- ' '.'' revised. . thirds change can be ado at least arc in favour of it. T::11, 2 e.,e. . TTTlalhlwimeees may " 118. The National Congress beforc! t losta'airg decree as time legislative poser the follal e rlset 0 "1. The law for the organisation - o p 44 " 3. The Law on the organisation of ii , thole.e. application to political trans ,ressionas M I b Press. • • • ' '.. o t 10 ei:lnsembeeir shalt decide, in conce_tib, painp7 • of delay. , ',.. 'lmprint°. ElFsLuiinplialrnoLpomtcr::"lca:eltanitithrLuLsexnaniaTov.wplwfi t en:edrin.R: d s:l,sl,t e d : :: i : ) .o : intsibe r g,r( s fooos t our : sidslisTrt u iltheiedibre n be.oib i s eo xippiosotiaari pr iory..lo7 o l , ,,,, : ss_ 4 , r i ief i g th n : . i, , . l i p ne legislature. ti , I „ res tbgs a , leo " 119. The National Congress rle t ''' - lb "- _„„ A i n be MO4 i or a cessary to provide by separate la..' -31 0 1 7 , ;: 0 1 4, 2 41 : e .. ap ‘ T Ti ti e um la l h i b e e e : in i r P c es t fl . : ( p: r i v s o t t i n bn i c i rt :i c b if4 t i P i l l o i l t ai n y lwl e d if r n !li m° i t i l i bs :i i : t eerl t ri ri d : Ci f iSiirbtei;I d lin : e :: 11 1 , - Lt ., if " 3 ' The judicial meanisation. - ' .'sc ' aw , ~ or te general. " 5. The revi.al of the provision lilt* L _ 40 . 4 '6. Time measure proper to prevent t he k , diVe accumulation of officers. t e I°P " 7. The revisit of the legislation rei l „, l' IP' - rupteit*, Ste. ,1,, 40 11° "8. The organisation of the army , .-- - r , i ' l b mntinn, and time penal military code. , ~I , 6 4 ' , ' S u l fil:l " 120, The question of the penalti. °l -- . - s etia o.- of branding, should be submitted to the egnrn i- . i i, legislative power, at the latest in five year , . . ,hall" time for the first meeting of the " 121. The Congress before it breaks up Pi' " 122. All the laws, decrees, ragolutionsr. ,rr .a s t io, ar and other acts, contrary to the present Cowin' abrogates]. Chambers. _aalariOsi EIWAL DISPOSITIOIIe Old ‘ • 123. The maintenance of the Constitutions or all the rights which it conakrates, is 0 14 , 0 ) t he 004 triotiam and courage of the Burgher thor n ' 0. - of the may,istratee, and all ildlgian citizens. , to - of " The lliembers of the Committee of die Li°r" l.- (Signed) st v A N NEE,14101., „lift, " E. C. us aoltist' ;,:11)cCi'.4:111:111,1:1j,A0ASRIli i b ri S il e : l : sB' ' • ,1,: : :. " MA TIIIEV. , " PAVI, DEVAVA. " NOCIIA11111." " Urgesehie Ocl. *7, 100." nev. O. TIIE 10,6'0%7' vriot , Last niglifeitme distuthances were obser ,e ' l ' P es° called the Ji'r • • pl. A II far , h uservistent beliod the " g"''' - arid :••W darkneas permitted some individuals were see' solace s t r o e w n i , ird w s ho ti : e ku • l po ke t d , in the wood sbot ;Wtheereguttreill hilvtoll6,,:iroS4esje but it coold net be he discovered riot- 50y ..: ., v et e . wounded, nor in spite of the most careful s s o "" 1 , 4 1 feeo! beard,, could any persons be taken or eel t r di ,,reearp of them. Probably the object of three evil - so far --..... • .—........nt the tranquillity which hist