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13 , ,Igium'or , vant of defence. In the event of war, he doubted-not that e very one of these fortresses would have been immediately takes 'possession of by France—of course to the manifest injury of Bel gium. His Lordship having again requested Noble Lords to suspend their judgments on these affairs till information could be laid before them, the ex tended conversation dropped.—llforning Herald. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. I MPERI A L PARLIAMENT OF TIIIS EVENING. HOUSE OF LORDS. Earl SHAFTESBURY took his seat on the Woolsack at ten minutes before Five o'clock, the Lord Chancellor not being present. " - The Margiis WELLESLEY appeared in the full 4 Household uniform, with an answer to an address of the House to his Majesty, stating that he had ordered some papers to be laid on their table. The several Bills on the table were then advanced a stage, among others, the Oaths befure the Lord Steward's Bill was passed. The House then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. At about Three o'clock the SPEAKER took his seat. Sir R. BATESON presented a petition from Belfast, signed by 3,500 persons in favour of the grant to the Kildare-sheet Society ; also, a petition from Lisburn, in Ireland, to the same purport. Mr. H. ROSS presented a petition from Dundee, against the use of molasses in distilleries, which was ordered to lie upon the table. The same Hon. Member also presented a petition from the principal woollen mauufacturers in and near Aberdeen, against extending to Scotland the operation of the Bill to limit the hours of the labours of children employed in manufactoriem. Mr. HOBHOUSE said, that having been the individual who introduced the Bill in question, he could only say that if necessary it could he passed without including Scotland, and made applicable only to England. He was however enabled to add, that he had several petitions from Scotland intrusted to him, praying that the Bill might in elude that country ; but he was not yet decided whether he should propose that the Bill include that country or not. An HON. MEMBER. thought it a very dangerous prac tice to interfere between the masters and those they em ployed. Mr. HUNT said he could state that from his own ob servation children of five, six, and seven years of age, were in manufacturing districts, Lancashire and Cheshire in particular, treated with great cruelty, being compelled to stand several hours at a time in such a position as made many of them cripples for the remainder of their lives.— He hoped, therefore, the Hon. Member for Westminster would persevere in his Bill. Sir JAMES JOHNSTONE said that be knew the manufacturers of Yorkshire were generally most humane ; but if the Bill were to pass, he did not see why it should not be equally applicable to Scotland as to England. Mr. HOB HOUSE had no intention whatever of aban doning the Bill as respected England, and if he left out Scotland it should only be for the sake of having its good effects produced in England—it was only to secure the passing of the Bill for England. lie had never yet heatd of any opposition to the Bill, except from some parts of Scotland. Mr. E. PEEL said if Hem Members supposed that this Bill would afford more time far the recreation or education of children they were much mistaken. The petition was read and ordered to lie on the table. Mr. A. DAWSON presented a petition from Carrickma crosa for a Reform in Parliament, anti also a petition from several pro-collectors of Excise in Ireland, for an inquiry into the small amount of their superannuated allowances. Mr. HUNT presented a petition from those of the in habitants of Macclesfield employed in the silk trat for a repeal of the corn laws ; also a petition from John Mitchell, of Bolton, praying that all notices to country insolvent debtors, examined before the Insolvent Court in London might be allowed to be transmitted free of postage. Sir JOHN NEWPORT presented a petition from Wa terford, praying for an inquiry into the state of the poor in Ireland, with a view to a provision for their support. Several Hon. Members spoke in favour of the esta hrshment of a system of poor laws in Ireland, and also captaining the ill effects derived by that country from the conduct of absentees. Mr. DAWSON said the more he saw of the system of Government iu Ireland, the inure he saw the necessity of a system of poor laws : the rich must in such a case consent to be taxed to a small extent for the benefit of their suffer ing fellow c ountrymeu,—(llear, hear.) Their present distress arose from the very great want of employment. He was aware of the good and honest intentions of Government in favour of the Irish poor ; but the grant of 500,0001. in Exchequer-bills would not relieve the evil. If a system of Poor Laws were established, he was sure that many of the present absentees would re side there and see that those funds were properly adtninis tared. Ile hoped the Government would look at the question, and adopt wine measure that would satisfy not only the English Gentlemen but the Irish also.—(Hear.) Mr. LEADER complained that notwithstanding the number of hours the House was occupied at night, and the M e mbers beiut kept from their homes ten months in the year, no time was allowed fur discussing important Irish questions.—(hear.) In the present condition of Ireland it was imperative on Government to produce some inea.sure for the relief of that country. Mr. S. RICE said as two notices of motions bad b2en given upon this subject, it was irrelevant to discuss it upon the presentation of a petition. Assuming that all the benefits that had been stated would arise from the in troduction of poor laws into Ireland, it was a very great question how they could be effectually applied, Ile was free to confess that something ought to be done, but it re quired great consideration as to the adoption of any parti cular measure. Mr. HUME strongly contended that a proposition for the benefit of the poor of Ireland should emanate, not from individual Members, who by doing so laboured un der very disadvantageous circumstances but from the Go vermnent. —(lfear. ) Mr. SHELL was surprised that although the Committee appointed in IS3O to enquire into the state of Ireland had reported upon almost every subject, they had stupidly avoided this question. The sooner this subject was brought before the House the better, but not in the shape of a de sultory conversation ; for it was not a matter for Parlia mentary dialogue, but for Parliamentary legislation. The petition was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. POOR LAWS. _ . Mr. SADLER trusted that the Chancellor of the Est chequer would not throw any objections in the way of his bringing forward his measure on this subject on the day appointed for it, namely, the 2d of August. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would not pledge himself to any particular day, in consequence of the business before the House, but previous to the close of the session the Hon. Member would have plenty of time to bring forward this important discussion. Mr. SADLER did not intend to enter into a lone dis cussion, but would only take the opinion of the Iliuse upon the necessity of the institution of measures for the relief of Ireland. Mr. HUME wislityl to know whether there would he any objection to lay the papers respecting the settlemeat of Belgium before the House ? Lord PALMERSTON said the transactions were not completely concluded, as soon as they were, the House should have every information on the subject. Sir ROBERT PEEL wished to ask whether there was any objection to produce the convention under which the tor tresses of B e l g i um were to b e d emo li s h e d, and who were the parties who were to determine the numbers or descrip tion of the fortresses to destroyed, i.i whether France was to be a party ? slid char wish to ask any question that would diminish peace, and only ;on a i n t a of maintain ing an honourable information in consequence of the announeerounte made g in the King of France. He regrette4. the tteiremued Speech of that Speech. The fo rtr e sses had not beet; :d furin the purpose of menacin g France. He LI for information on that p art of the peach, which st ated that the French fleet had entered the Tabun, an d that the 16- eol,surtd flag had floated under the wails ; of Lisbon. The Right llon. Baronet did not wish to provoke discus sion, but thought he was justified in putting the question regarding these fortresses. lie also wished to put a ques tion to the Noble Lord relative to another part of the French King's Speech,. in which it was stated that the French fleet had forced the enti . ance of the Tagus, and captured the Partug"ese vessels , and that the tii-colour floated under the walls of Lisbon, thereby announcing that the Por tuguese navy was actually in the power of France? This amounted to a state of war between the two rountiirs. such'a warfare existed it) any other country, lie ,Sir R. Peel) would not require explanations. He did rot wish to enforce the treaties with Portugal, so far as to say that however wrong Portugal might be, we were bound to support her; but it should be 4 reoril!ected we were still under engagements with her to :eepel any foreign aggres sion. lie would ask whether there were any objections on the part of Government to lay before the House a copy of the communication., if any, relative to this subject, in order that the House might see whether we were justified in withholding our interference, and whether a caws jlederis had arisen to justify France in what she hail done? Lord PAL3IERSTON said nothing was fairer than his Right lion. Friend's questions. But he would not enter into detail. Ile had laid before the House the protocol be tween the four Powers, Great Britain, Russia, Austria, and Prussia, stating that as soon as there was a Govern ment in Belgium recognised by those Powers, they would enter into a negociation, to consider whether the for tresses, or any part of them, should be razed, under the circumstances in which Belgium was situated. He could inform his Right lion. Friend that to that future ne gociation France would not be a party, but only the Four Powers he had alluded to. If he were to enter on the grounds on which the four Powers had agreed to diminish the number of those fortresses, it would imme diately occur to every one that the small resources of Belgium rendered it impossible for them to be supported. With regard to that part of the King of France's Speech relative to the conduct of France towards Portugal he could confidently state that Government was not insensible to the obligations under which the treaties bound this country to Portugal.—(Hear.) And which guaranteed to that country the succour of England. And if it }ingteen the opinion of the Government that the late occurW.olew4en those two countries required either the military aid or the mediation of this country with France, the mere non-recognition of the present Government of Portugal by this country would not have prevented such a course. His Right Hon. Friend wished to know whether Ministers would lay those papers before Parlia ment, stating what had come to their knowledge, and which had led to the French expedition. In reply, he could state that whenever the time should arrive at which, in the opinion of Ministers, that information could be communicated to Parliament, they would be ready to do so, and assign motives for their conduct, if it should be impugned. At present it was not expedient to produce that information, not as respected themselves, but because it bore on transactions at present incomplete. Sir R. PEEL felt some satisfaction that the question as to what number and description of fortresses in Belgium should be destroyed was to be decided by the four Powers without France. They were intended for the defence, not of the united provinces of Europe, but more especially of Holland. A country in the maintenance of whose independence England was most deeply interested. He would just state to the Noble Lord now, when it was not toe late, the peculiar claims of that country. The Noble Lord would recollect the convention in 1804, British money was applied to the erection of those for tresses for the purpose first of defending Holland, but secondly for the purpose of consulting British interests. Two millions was advanced to the King of Holland for the purpose of effecting and maintaining those fortresses, and in consideration thereof the people of Rolland had ceded to tide country the colonies of Demerara, Cape of Good Hope, Berbice, and Essequibo. He would ask if the King of Holland was to be considered as a party in any degree interested in the matter, and what recompense he would by the demolition of these fortresses have received in the cession of these colonies by England. Lord PALMERSTON would assure the House that his Majesty's Government had not been forgetful of the ancient and long subsisting alliances between Holland and England, and that they were quite aware of the extreme importance to England of maintaining the indepen dent and cultivated friendship of Holland. With regard to the connection which had been referred to, the Right Hon. Baronet opposite had alluded to one of the equivalents which Holland had received from a cession of the Colonies, Demerara, Cape of Good Hope, Bsrbiee, and Essequibo ; but the full equivalent was; he payMift of Sweden a million which Holland would hive ad to paythe Il i advancement of the two millions which had teen referred to, and charging ourselves with that portio f the Rus sian loan to which also reference had been m e. In an swer to a question put by an Hon Member, whose name we could not learn, the Noble Lord said that within a very short period after he undertook the duties with which he was now charged, it occurred to the Plenipotentiaries of the Four Powers in conference that it would become necessary as soon as Belgium was separated ftorn Holland to make sonic arrangements. These Powers had no object in calling their attention to these matters except to take care that those arrangements which had been made some time ago for opposing a barrier against any possible aggression on the part of France, should not by an altera tion of circumstances serve a purpose very different from the original one. The fortresses undoubtedly were not constructed with any intention to menace France, but on the defensive systems for the purpose of protecting other countries from those aggressions which in the then state of things might be attempted by en the part of Franee. On the motion that the papers be laid on the table, Mr. BARING observed that be considered the payment of the debt of Russia, due to individuals in Holland, which was undertaken by the King of the Netherlands and this country, would be terminated by the separation. Lord PALMERSTON observed, that the question was not'aa to new engagements, but to settle what was the force of old ones. REFORM. G. WARRENDER presented a petition from Chelsea, praying to be allowed to have representatives, as it contained upwards of 32,000 inhabitants, and 5,000 101. houceliolders. . . . The SPEACER then.put the question that the House do resolve itself into Committee on the Reform Bill. Mr. HUNT said, ibefore the Speaker left the Chair he wished to ask a question of the First Lord of the Admiralty. It had been communicated to him that there were four Post.nffice packets between Dover and Calais, that there were fi ve Captains to man them, one of the commanders had reuutly died, and he wished to know whether that situation was to be tilled up, or whether, agreeably to the economical professions of his Majesty's Government, the MO/. a year which he had received would now be saved to the country. Sir JAMES GRAHAM observed that the officers to which the Honourable Member had referred were not under his controul, but under that of the Post- Master-General. If the Hon. Member had communi cated his intention to ask the present question, he would have felt great pleasure in making preparatory inquiries, as he was quite certain that tin member of his Majesty's Government felt more anxious than the Noble Duke could be to exercise the greatest economy. REFORM BILL. The House then went into Comtnitte on the Reform Bill, Mr. BERNAL in the Chair. On the question being put, " that the boroughs in schedule B should return only one Member to serve in Parliatnent," Sir ROBERT PEEL rose and observed that the word " one" in the present schedule was put in italics, it bad been done so for the purpose of being adopted or rejected by the House. Its proposed to receive a preliminary question, the determination of which would save the discussion of each particular borough included in the schedule. He, however, would move as an amendment for the insertion of the word "one" " two" should be substituted. (LEFT SPEAKING.) STURGEON.—A sturgeon, weighing 20st., and measuring nine feet in length, was caught on the evening• of Friday last, at Dornock, near Annan. The following day it was brought to Dumfries, cut up, and sold at 4d. per lb. The said sturgeon, according to the fisheruaen, is the finest fish of the kind that ever was caught on the Scottish side of the border ; and its flesh, when retailed at the rate above specified, would put nearly 51. into the fortunate captors' pockets,.Seasmun. EXECUTION OF FLACK THE MURDERER, AT ip.,wrcit oN MoNnAT.—The execution of FLA CIE, who pleadsd guilty on Saturday last, at the Bury Suffolk Assizes, to the indictment charging hint with the murder of Mr. EDWA RD OSBORNE, tide-surveyor of the port of Ipswich, took place this morning over the turnkey's lodge, in front of the county goal. FLACK, from the time of his com mittal, appeased to be very depressed in his spirits, and showed forth a disposition diametrically averse to that wicked bravery as. murderous audacity which so distin guished hint when arrested. He frequently . expressed great anxiety as to the situation of his victim In another world, alOtof!gh very ignorant on any point connected with • religion. He was attended by one or two clergymen of th e Establishment and a minister of the Wealeyan Metho dist profession, whose endeavours were iantnerous ' and whose exertions were great , to b r i ng hi m t o a corre ct' knowledge of his situation. On Thursday last he re- 1 quested that a few lines might be published after his exe cution, as " an awful marling" to his associates in tildrunken ness, m and the an of revengef u l sp i r i t • a commi,sion'of his dreadful crime to those dentor t afix th4 habits and feelings. A t the p l ace of execution he ascend e d 'lg the platform with a trembling step ; and at half-past twelve, in the presence of an immense assemblage of persons (chiefly townsfolk), the execution took place, FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Messager des Oland); es of Monday.) It will not be forgotten that in the last Session these Deputies who were not fully satisfied by the Ministerial system, formed a society in which they discussed the ques tions submitted to the Chamber. An assembly of the same kind has been formed this year, under the auspices of General Lafayette. The number of names enrolled is already considerable ; among the Deputies who formed no part of the last Chamber, and who appear on the list, are --MM. Larabit, Charpentier, Stroltz, Ch. Comte, Arago, Clerc, Lasalle, Teste, Aug. Portalis, Beausajour, Bayou:, Franc,iville, Bury Saint-Vincent, Las Cazes pere, Pages, Teulou, Laboissiere, Allier, Navin, Bertrand, Coulmanti, N. Krechlin, Jos. Bernard, Gavarret, Laurence, Maim], Raynaud, Penet, Faure, Cabet, Bourquency, INlsngin d'Oins, Levaillant, Dueoedie, Carichon, Th. Proust, Avanturier, and Brousse. In the number of the former Deputies are—MM. Daunou, Georges Lafayette, Dettialcay, Audry de Puyra_ veaux, Dubuis•Aime, Bernard de Rennes, Reynard, Real, Duchaffault, Carmeniu, Couderc, Accarier, A. St• Aig nan, Las Cazes file, Luminais, Kermorial, Salverte, Mauguin, I3erenger, Baudet-Lafarge, Lafitte, General Lamarque, de Sade, de Tracy, de la Pornmeraye, Odillon- Barrot, Hernoux, Delaborde, Porsienas, Passy, Merilhou, Martell, de Thiars, Legendre, Briqueville, Clause!, Mar schal, J. Sandry Gillon, Thouvenel, Petou, Marchegay, Junyen, &c.—C9mmerce. The Constitutionnel of yesterday complains of a de. vision of the Royal Council of Public Instruction, which, in ordering that the classes of colleges should have holy. days on the 27th, 28th, and 29th of July, forbids their going out on the first of these days. WINDSOR, JULY 2G. Their MAJEsTtes, the Princess AUGUSTA, the Land gravine of llnssE llnmnultc, the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, the Duke of SussEx, Earl GREY, Earl of CARLISLE, Lord HOLLAND, Lord DURHAM, Lady MARY Fox, the Marchioness of WESTMEATH, &c., went from the Palace yesterday morning in four carriages and four, with out riders, to Eton, to hear the speeches of the Eton scholars. The Royal Party arrived at Eton at eleven o'clock. The Countess of HARCOURT, Sir ROBERT and Lady WIG RAM, Lord and Lady MARYBOROUG H, General Vrse, and other Noblemen and Gentlemen who reside in the vicinity, were present. After the proceedings, their MAJESTIES and the whole of the company partook of a dejeunj with the Provost. The Duke of SUSSEX, Earl GREY, and the other Cabinet Ministers, took their departure from the Palace this morn ing, and returned to town. COURT CIRCULAR. The Duchess of CUMBERLAND honoured the perform ance at the Italian Opera-house last evening with Ler presence. The Spanish Minister visited Viscount PAL3IERSTON yesterday, at the Foreign Office. Viscount GODERICH, Sir JAMES GRAHAM, and Mr. STANLEY, had interviews with Earl Gaav yesterday afternoon, at the Treasury. A deputation of the Society of Friends had a conference with Viscount GODERICH yesterday, at the Colonial Office, on matters relative to New South Wales. Lord HILL and party proceeded up the river, this morn ing, to Richmond. DOVER, JULY 26. Arrived from Calais the Britannia steam packet, hav ing on hoard his Excellency Mons. S. DE VAN DE WEYEII, who is appointed the Ambassador from Belgium to Great Britain. His Excellency, accompanied by his Secretary, proceeded immediately for London, under a salute from the Western Heights. We learn that Mons. Lxxos was appointed Ambassador to Paris, and had already left Brussels to enter on his diplomatic duties. The enthusiasm with which the KING was received at Brussels still continued in its full extent, and it was ex pected his :MAJESTY would leave his Palace of Lacken to proceed to-morrow, Wednesday, to ♦isit Antwerp, Liege, Mons, and otker cities in his dominions. THE ARMY. This morniag at seven o'clock the first division of the second battalion of Grenadier Guards marched to Bristol, in order to embark for Dublin to do the duty of the first bat. talion of the Scotch Fusileers, who will return to London. (From the Limerick Chronicle of July 23.) From our correspondent at Barbadoes, dated 12th of June, we yesterday received the following military i n t e i_ Hgence :•••.- FORT-ADJUTANTS.—Lieut. Clarke, Ist West India Regiment, Grenada ; Lieut. Aylmer, 93d Regiment, Dominica; Ensign Murray, 65th, Tobago; Lieut. Wilson, 93d, St. Lucia; Ensign Robeson, Ist West India Regiment, St. Vincent; Lieut. Creagh, 86th, Antigua; Lieut. Holland, 86th, St. Kitt's; Ensign Lovelace, 19th Trini dad ; Lieut. Byrne, Royal Regiment, Barbadoee. STATIONS OF REGIMENTS.-Ist Battalion Royal R eg i_ went, head-quarters at Trinidad, detachments at Tobago ; 19th Regiment, St. Vincent, Grenada ; 25th, Demerara, Berbice ; 35th and 36th, Barbadoes ; 65th, Berbice, De merara; 86th, Antigua, St. Kitt's and Montserrat; 93d, St. Lucia, Dominica; Ist West India Regiment, Trinidad, Barbadoes, Demerara, St. Lucia, Dominica, Grenada, &c. The troops throughout this command are remarkably healthy, with the exception of those stationed at Bethk e and Demerara, where sickness prevails to some extent. Sir Benjamin D'Urban is to inspect immediately the troops in the Guiana district and at Trinidad and Tobago ; and Sir James Campbell purposes the same duty in the other islands. The regiments at head-quarters are to he inspected by the Lieut.-General commanding the forces there. The two companies of the 36th Regiment, under Major Curzon, detached to Antigua at the late insurrection there, have removed to Barbadoes. The head-quarters of the 19th Regiment have been removed from Grenada, where Colonel Hardy, of that corps, commands. Th e Marshal Bennett transport, with invalids, under the command of Brevet Major Mullen, Royal Regiment, will sail fur England about the 25th June. Lieut. Plunket, 25th Regiment, died at Demerara, the other day of colony fever. This morning a deserter of the 35th Regiment was shot in the presence of the troops at St. Ais. Capt. Shiley and a party of the 86th Regiment have arrived safely at Antigua from Jersey. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Quarter before 7, p.m., July 25, on board the Kent hoy, from Iterne-bay, have just witnessed one of the most wanton pieces of carelessness (to say the least of it) ever wit nessed on the river. A barge was getting up sand out of the river off the point below Woolwich, when a steam vessel, without a name, but apparently a Governmen t steamer on trial (as I afterwards saw her lying off Wool wich dock-yard), ran down the barge, although I distinctly heard the parties in the barge call out, and there was sufficient room for at least four ve ssels of her sire to pass between the barge and the v esse l in which I witnessed the transaction. The conseq uence wa s, that four individuals (three men and one woman) were in moment plunged into eternity. I am quite at a loss to conjecture the cause of the accident, if accident it was. My inducement, Sir, for writing to you is, not to pr,ju ' dice the individual having command of the said vessel. In the event of the bodies being found, I shall consider it as a public duty to attend the inquest and give the fullest statement of the whole of the transaction, as I believe I witnessed it fully from beginning to end, and saw one of the men and the woman clinging to the steamer and calling out for assistance, but, I am sorry to add, in vain. C. B. C. BEDIFORD.—The new Barton Hill road is now fast advancing towards completion : it is intended that it chat! be open to the public some time prior to Michaelmas. The cutting is of immense depth, and after being inspected by several military engineers employed hY Government to make a survey of that lin e o f ro ad, has been declared to be as fine a specim en of engine er ing as any W extant, either in this or the adjoining counti e s. hen the beauty of the scenery is taken into consideration, it will form one of the most attractive objects of the day ; the hill through which the road is cut being one of the highest points above the level of the sea, on the north-west of Loudon. There will be a huge bonfire on the promontory of the bill pn the first night of the road being open, in order to announce the event to the public. The fire it is expected will be visible at Cambridge, Bishop's Stortford, Oxford, and a considerable distance on the Portsmonth road.—Hertford County Press. Two poor weavers who had landed at Bristol from Cork, were re-shipped there by the parish officers, and died of starvation on board the steam-vessel ! ! ! LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 27, 1831. Hi 3 MAJESTY, escorted by a party of the 9th Lancers, arrived at half-past one o'clock this dly from Windsor, and shortly after held a Levee. His MAJESTY will return at half-past five. Despatches were received this morning at the Colonial Office from Malta, dated July 8, from Gibraltar the 14th, and from Cadiz the 17th, entirely relating to matters connected with the colonies. A Cabinet Council was held this day at the Foreign Office, Downing-street. Up to the present hour (Three o'clock) we have no further news from Poland of an authenti c character. It is reported that SKRYZNECKI has gained some decided advantages over a portion of the Russian army forming the rear-guard, but particulars are not mentioned. The thing is very probable, as a good opportunity would be afforded to a General of SKRYZNECK enterprise, when the main army had nearly crossed the Vistula, to fall on the remainder, and thus strike a decisive blow, for it would be impossible for the Rus sians to re-cross in the confusion consequent on the attack with any hope of advantage. We sincerely trust that this report may be confirmed. The shameful conduct of Prussia is not more dishonourable to herself, than it is disgraceful to France and England to tolerate such revolting partiality and breach of faith. But the day of retribution is fast coming, when Prussia must yield up her share of the plunder, and Poland once more recover her ancient provinces on the Baltic. It is the foreknowledge of this dreaded certainty that makes Prussia at this mo ment both a knave and a coward—too dishonest to resign the spoil, and too fearful to vindicate her injustice. The French Chambers will not proceed to any important business for some days yet—the choice of a Speaker and other preliminaries being first indispensible. We must therefore wait till the anniversary of the three great days are over—(this i 3 the first the 27th) —before we can hare any proceedings of consequence. A trial of strength is expected on the choice of Speaker, tuhich lies between LAFITTE and DUPlN—the former being the man of the people, the latter of the Government. In the House of Lords last night Lord ABERDEEN put some questions to Earl GREY on the subject of Portugal, and the demolition of the Belgic fortresses, for the particulars of which we refer our readers to the debate. Previous to the commencement of the labours of the Reform Committee, last night, in the House of Commons, Colonel EVANS made some sensible and pertinent observations on the slow progress of the Bill. He said that the country was beginning to stir on the subject; that a strong and alarming feeling had been ex cited in consequence of the delays by which it had been met ; and that a conference had been held between the Political Unions of Birming ham, Manchester, and Glasgow, as to the steps which, according to their sense of duty, they it l l te t f i o le rn s i am m e ea ta s r u d r y e manner. The Hon. and Gallant Member has ocliiitnuteod ta t k o e, be in ca protracted se the spoken out at a seas onable p eriod, and in a fitting spirit. The cou ntr y is p recisel y as rest less as he describes it to be, and though far from distrusting Ministers, is yet vexed and surprised to find that a measure for which, during the re cent elections, it made such Herculean exertions to procure supporters, is so strangely delayed, especially when the motives of those who oppose it are evident, and indeed scarcely denied. If . the Duke of WELLINGTON, by a mere show of energy, could carry the Catholic question against the sense of the country—or at least with no very overwhelming declaration in its favour ;—we do not see why the present Minis ters, now that the people are unanimously with them, should not carry the Reform Bill with equal, or even superior energy. At any rate re r o e f s inconve nience, attend ing of in-' should at once put an end to all unneces sary delay ; for they may'rely on it, that every day in which no progress is made, is a serious loss to them, and a partial triumph to their o pponents. But Sir R. PEEL would lead us to suppose that no unnecessary delay h as taken place, for that private business must of necessity be attended to. What mise rable sophistry is this ! Is private busin ess for an instant to be put in competition with a question of such paramount import ance as Reform ? Was the pres en t H ouse of to Commons matters appertaining for the to purpose e in dividuals ; or was it elected in order to p ass ci „, p4 great, all-absorbing measure ? There is, w e bir • lieve, no private business so imperiously p ress i n , a s not to be able, with comparatively little to give place to Reform. Let n o t thi s sophistry then be urged in justification of d e l ay. Sir R. PEEL well knows that it is unt ena bl e anti so do those who hear him. Th e Ri g ht Hon. Bart. also spoke with, if not contempt, at least something very like it, of the poplar de . PRICKS OF THE STOCKS Bank Stock -- 3 per Cent. Red. B4 3% 3 per Cent. Cons. & 3 3,,;, V, 3 1 ,6 per Cent. 9'2 Ditto Red 611 i 2 1 . 5‘ New ;Nper Cent ... ...... 91 %:,; 3 per Cent Ann. 1726 - 4 per Cent. 1520 lOO ya Bank Long Ann. to expire Jan 5, 1860 17 1 4 1 A' % Oct. 10, 1859 l7 3-16 Jan. 5, 1860 ...... 16% 17 16% Jan. 5, 1880 April 5, 1880 Jan. 5, 1870 rxicEs OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bondi; Brazilian Bonds fillello6 Ayres Bonds — Chilian Bonds Colombian Bonds Ditto, 1824 Danish Greek Bonds Ditto, '&25 G uatirnala THIS DAT AT ONI o'cLoCI. Neapolitan — Peruvian Bonds Portuguese Bonds ,Prusstan, Old i Ditto, New IRus , ian Spanish, It l3 —...--- 18:23 — French Rentes, 5 p. c. 801 —c. ....----.. Exchange 2.51. 30c. --- 2 per cent , —f. . Exchange —l. —c. Mexican Bonds — Ditto. 1825 0 . 04 . 1 vpsi • wiz 3E I . "". AN" r DAY AT ON! O'CLOCK. New 5 per Cent. India Stock Ditto Bonds 3 2 pen. South Sea Stock X 25- Old Annuities New Ditto 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 Ex. Bills, .£l,OOO l3 14 pm. 13 14 pm Ditto Small Ditto Commercial — 1,10. Ditto Advertised ...... pin. Bank for Account .... India for Account. Cons. for Aug. monstration in favour of Reform. This is judged, not to say impertinent, and, however it may be characteristic of an ultra aristocrat of ancient descent, comes with peculiar itnpro iety from a gentleman whose family has only just escaped from the weaver's loom. It is a bad sign when the spinning-jenny affects to look down on the shuttle. Sir ROBERT PEEL must be aware that popular demonstra tion is never to be safely treata with indif ference, not even by the illustrious first born of a great Manchester cotton-spinner. The wisest, aye and the most independent statesmen, have always more or less deferred to it, well knowing that though a faction may be in the wrong, a unanimous people never can be so. " Sects—factions," says SWIFT, " may, as they usually do, err ; a unanimous country, never." After a protracted discussion, in which Mr. CROKER—so happily hit off by Lady MoRGAN in her able tale of Florence M'Carthy—exhi bited his usual abundance of pert self-sufficiency, the remaining boroughs in schedule A were con signed to the tomb of the Capulets amidst the cheers of all the independent Members in the House. The following are extracts from Dutch and Brussels Papers of the 25th and 24th instant : it will be perceived that the Dutch are very sore at the accession of King LEOPOLD AMSTERDAM, JULY 21,—We have received the follow ing accounts from our squadron before Antwerp, dated the day before yesterday:—" Things remain here in the same state, and you may easily imagine the tiresome uni formity of our wty here, which may perhaps soon change. We bare received the news of the refusal of the King to accede to the eighteen articles, and as they are incompa tible with the dignity of the nation. I may say the re fusal gives general satisfaction. . " Yesterday the accession of Leopold I. was celebrated at Antwerp ; a salute of 101 guns announced at noon to the inhabitants of that city the beginning of his reign and the end of their prosperity : it was a salute fired over tl.e grave of their commerce; in fact, many of the citizens of Antwerp are convinced that, as far as they are concerned, this must be the result. " If the illumination in the evening is to be considered as an indication of the joy of the inhabitants it must be very small. About ten houses on the Quay, which affords one of the places best adapted for such a display, were very scantily lighted up, and if the illuminations in the city were ou a similar scale, we might be led to infer that the inhabitants do not feel themselves particularly happy in consequence of the choice made by the Congress." THE HAGUE, JULY 24.—His Majesty the King, with his Royal Highness the Prince of Orange, left this town on Friday morning early, to visit the army. The three sons of the Prince of Orange had set out some time before. The King and the Prince arrived at Breda at noon, and soon afterwards went with Prince Frederick to inspect the fortifications, after which they reviewed the garrison, con sisting of the militia of Breda, South Holland, and Gel derland, the artillery, &c., with whose appearance and dis cipline they were highly satisfied. On Saturday the King and the Prince with a numerous and brilliant staff rode to the camp, where they reviewed the Ist and 2(1 divisions of the army, some brigades of artillery, &c. The weather being extremely fine, there was a vast concourse of spec tators from Breda and the neighbouring towns. The King having dined in the camp proceeded to Bois-le-Duc, where his Majesty will remain to-morrow and till Monday morning, when he will go to Eindhoven to inspect the troops there, return on Tuesday to Breda, and go on 'Wed nesday to Bergen-op-Zoom. Perhaps his Majesty may then go and visit the flotilla. BREDA, JULY 23.—Yesterday afforded us an agreeable and at the same time most impressive solemnity. We will not pretend to anticipate the intentions of our Sove reign, but we will also not dissemble that it appeared to us from our own feelings, and what we observed of the general impression, that this arrival of the King was the harbinger of the termination of our distressed situation, and the beginning of our active and glorious future. It is not in times of prosperity that the ties of an intimate connection are drawn closer; times of care and suffer ing are better calculated to afford a touchstone of fide lity and attachment. Such times we have known—they are not yet past ; but the events of the last few days have thrown much light over the gloomy picture, and the appearance of those whose interest has been so intimately connected for ages with the prosperity of the country in the midst of the defenders of their independence and ours, is the presage of a much brighter light. Many recollections replaced us in the most glorious period of the last 16 years, a white plume reminded us of the most splendid victory of that period; it seemed to wave as at Quatre Bras, and it is evident that many repeated with double zeal " Fouvarde," which has been already uttered. The moment is favourable, Holland has already given the most striking example of firmness, amidst the general com motions of the world ; perhaps there is reserved for this little spot the glory which greater provinces seem timidly to decline, namely, that of assuring the triumph of general freedom, over unbridled liberalism ; may this end he pro moted by the festival of the union of the Prince with those who have sworn to give for this triumph more than their lives. BRUSSELS, JULY 23. —" We learn (says the Courrier) from an authentic quarter, the forivation of the King's Cabinet. M. de lileutenaere, Foreign Affairs ; M. O a y, Finance; M. Itaiken, Justice; M. Dufally, and M. Sau vage remain ; the former Minister of War, the latter of the Interior." Accounts from the cities i❑ the provinces announce, that the day of his Majesty's inauguration was celebrated with great solemnity. We are assured that the King has chosen General Van Koekenburg and Colonel Fleury, superior officers of the Civic Guard, to be his Aides-4e-camp. To-morrow, Sunday, his Majesty will revieve the brauc Civic Guard, and the garrison of Brussels. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY, FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, JULY 25.—Arrived from the river and • sailed, the Atlas, Hunt, fur the Mauritius. The Marquis Huntley embarked troops at Deal, and sailed for Halifax. STANDGATE CREEK, JULY 26.--Arrived the Hope, Wood, and Glory, from Hamburg. DUBLIN, JULY 25.—Arrived the Arcadia, Durant, from Quebec. SHIELDS, JULY 25.—Arrived the Drydens, Taylor, from Quebec. SCARBOROUG If, JULY 26.—Arrived the Deverou, Day, from Richebucto. HUMBER, JULY 25.—Arrived the Charlotte, Leighton, from Memel. FALMOUTH, JULY 25.—Wind variable.—Arrived the Confiance steam-packet from the Mediterranean, sailed from Corfu the 4th inst., Malta the Bth, Gibraltar the 15th, and Cadiz the 17th. The Confianee was fallen in with, off Scilly, by a Cowes pilot boat, completely out of fuel, and had consumed all her spare spars and bulheads, &c. ; after the pilot boat had landed the mails at Falmouth, the Magnet packet was sent out witk a supply of coals, which being put on board, the Confiauce towed the Magnet back to Falmouth. Extract of a letter from the Gibraltar Chronicle, dated July 12 :—" At a meeting of the Board of Health of this place, it was decided that a Quarantine of Obser vation of twenty-one Lays should be imposed on all vessels arriving from ports within the Baltic, Denmark, and the Hanse Towns, if not having enumerated articles on board, but if with enumerated a rticles on board, that they should . not be admitted to pratique ; same will he established from the date of this notice. It is further notified that the Board of-..14 , 611th direct, that from and after this da y' s date, all ,veael arrived from the ports of the United States, North of 34, North latitude, should be subject to a Quaran tine of Observation of eight days until further directions. (Signed) " N. PERRO, " Secretary to the Board." THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of Crain this week are moderate. The Wheat crop is certainly mildewed in the straw, but the corn in the ear is not affected, and the present tine weather will do wonders for it. The trade for every article is extremely dull to-day, and Monday's prices cannot be obtained. Flour unaltered. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. I Flour. English 3,503 qrs. 174 qrs. 3,707 sirs. 6,s49sacks. Irish .. 625 Foreign - - tali. LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The House sat at ten o'clock tbis morning in a Cow' mittue of Privileges. The Lords present were—the Lola CHANCELLOR, the Esrl of ELDON, the Earl of SHAFTEs', alritY, Viscount CLIEDEN, the Etrl of CRAVEN, and Lard ! LEVEN and MELVILLE, SELKIRK, EEDESD ALE, WirtiFoßP', and WALLACE. NORMANTON PEERAGE. The Committee after hearing evidence, resolved tl the Eal of Normanton had made out his claim to vote the election of representative Peers for Ireland. ANNANDALE PEERAGE. Dr. LUSHINGTON appeared as Counsel on behalf o f tilt claimant, John James Johnstone, who by his petition! claimed to be entitled to the Earldom of Annandale 0 1 , liartfell. The Learned Counsel proceeded at great lea° into the pedigree of the family, and observed, in conclo', sion, that the present application was for the purpose ° I obtaining from the Committee advice as. to how the fun' ther proceeding of the case should be conducted. The LORD CHANCELLOR expressed his surprise at thins' believing the arguments of the case were now to be gou t into. The Earl of ELDON observed, that he had received letter from the claimant, stating he had further inforre tion to adduce, which be would furnish their Lordships speedily as possible. Ile (Lord Eldon) had not yet re' ceived that information, but so soon as he did the 1100 should be put in possession of it. The further consideration of the cage was then adjournd sine die. VICE- CRANCELL OR' S COURT. NON-ATTENDANCE OF JUNIOR. B A RRIST IRS. Mr. KNIGHT it will he recollected, some few days aP made a complaint of the advantage which the .Juni Counsel took of the order allowing counsel to make orli two motions in succession, leaving their leaders to g et 0 as well as they could in cases where they were concerned. The VICE-CHANCELLOR this morning stated, tb a ` since that complaint had been made he had receive' a letter from the Lord Chancellor, in which Lordship stated, that ever since it had been the practic e in his Court for Counsel to make only two motions sto' cessively he had adhered to that practice with great strigfr ness, and would still do so, believing it to be a highly belle' ficial one. Mr. KNIGHT could not ask his Honour after what had stated to make any change, but if he had any fare , complaint to make on this subject, he would mention it the Lord Chancellor. Mr. WRAY felt bound to say a few words on behalf the gentlemen behind the bar. He felt perfectly convine if any inconvenience had arisen to their leaders from th . ' absence, it had arisen inadvertantly, as it was their WI to render every facility to the gentlemen within the bar. The VICE CHANCELLOR. observed that he should. ready to hear motions at any time, provided it did n ot 1 terfere with the general business of the Court. AIR. WELLESLEY. The rumour in Lincoln's Inn to-day is, that the C° l mittee of Privileges have come to a decision in favour the jurisdiction of the Lord Chancellor over Mr. IC' lesley, and that he cannot claim his privilege as a 3 16 her of the House of Commons. ELECTION COMMITTEES.-(THIS DA. CARMA R THEN. This morning the Committee (Sir M. W. 110 15 Bart., Chairman) sat to try the merits of the petitioe; Captain Phillips, R.N., against the return for the b00.4 i of Carmarthen, and prayi ng t o b e re turned as the SO Member. It may be recollected that the Sheriffs at the 1 1 election made a return to the Crown-office, thet e , consequence of the riot s th e y were una bl e to pr° c t e with the election, and ther e f o r e neither of the eanditt; (John Jones, Esq. and Captain Phillips) were deck by them to be duly elected. bt Mr. HARRISON opened the case for the petitionererl stating that it was one of a very novel nature, no sil o one being within his recollection, or to be found in any b He proposed to show very improper conduct on the pa t h the Sheriffs, and that their return was not only l, but false within their own knowledge, and against the f ! ' " , of the case. He would prove by their own co nfessi e; that they did not act upon the ground stated in the retard viz., there being riots, but th a t th e y acted by the 85 of the opposing candidate. The election began no 291 of April, when a man jump e d on a ta bl e an d cr i i out, " Reform," upon which Mr. Jones, one of the 0 ; 1 10 1 dates, jumped towards him, and a scuffle ensued. circumstance induced the Sheriffs to adjourn the CA / 01 until the following day, Saturday. On that del r ii# Cow t again met, when, upon a show of hands, the Sh e ,e decl red in favour of Mr. Jones, although it was evils the majori.y was in favour of Captain Phillips. Sheriffs were charged with partiality, when they soot,, they would then act " impartially ;" and upon tio ° A ,t show of hands, they declared, as the fact was, that the l';4 tion had fallen upon Captain Phillips. A poll b e ` l i demanded by Mr. Jones, votes were taken for each c o i didate, when the hooks were closed. Two vote' ( then tendered for Captain Phillips, and one for Mr. J o but the Sheriff refused to accept them, and left the ( Alt in consequence (as they state) of a riot taking place. y (Mr. Harrison) would p rove th ere was no r i o t, all e t the passage to the poll-books was free and °J; Thus the polling and the election ended, the Sh e d' notwithstandin g every exert i on b e i ng ma d e to ge t the'',ll the Court-h o u se , never a f terwar d s returne d to t h e ir Pl i g One of the Sh er iff s (D av id D av i s ) was emploYe°.o some way in the office of Mr. Jones, the soli°, for Mr. Jones the candidate. To show the improper 1 11 , duct of the Sh er iff s , th e i r a d m i ss i ons th a t they frl not afraid to go on with the poll, but were advis'y act as they h a d d one by M r . J ones ' s comm itt ee an d fr ie d', would be proved, so that these returning officers solely under the Committee of the opposing candi ° l' In order to make a show of a riot having taken plac e ' t, persons were taken into custody, charged with rioting'illi of whom, when tried at the Assizes, were acquitted , , sl t , out being required to call any witnesses for the de' e p ol If all these facts should be proved, the Learned C °1 :01 said he should be justified in asking the Committee t° r Captain Phillips on the return, he having a ma joriti the votes tendered. The Learned Counsel was proceeding to call wit ° when oar reporter left. THE FUNbS.-4THIS DAY.) 11)' CITY, TWELVE 0' CL We have quite a blank morning for intelligence. i only arrival we have is a M a lt a ma il, w hi c h sa ilea c l si Bth of July; but we do not hear that it brings all interesting. ip We understand that Don Pedro is trying to obt l oo this country a loan of 150,000/., for which pu r P I has written circulars to several Portuguese houses. 0 has put himself down for 25,000/., and if he sh uu t e o ceed in his object (of which there is great doubt) 'I t i that be will proceed to Terceira, and put himself head of 3,000 of the troops, and proceed to Porta THE FUNDS. A Bt' Consols, which left off yesterday at 83i, opens - , o u' same price. At present they are 83,-1- 4 for the 0 with little doing. X l. 0 HALF-PAST We have just received the Journal des Debids o' e r day, July 25. The Russian corps, which have Pa s ',o 4 ( Vistula, con s i s t o f on ly 20,000 men , with 84 P l ` artillery. Count Pablen commands them. I lle „ e 6 part of the P o li s h arm y i s at M o dlin, and the G e ' simo intends to offer the Russians battle. The trod press the greatest enthusiasm. ST. PLTEICSBURGII, JULY 9.—Since the CO 0 01 meta of the epidemic at St. Petersburg!' the total of sick to the 25th July is I,23o—deaths 559. VIENNA, JULY 15.—The last news from LIQ states that from May 20 to July 8 there were O a, (1 of the cholera; 2,040 (lied, and 1,223 were curt tool Letters from Italy announce that there are WO the cholera manifested at 'Fiume and Ancona. . 1 .061 Letters from Cadiz state that they are rerV t fortifications, as well as those along the coast. ' lev y stated that the King Las issued a decree t° thousand men. FRENCH FuNns,—Three per Cents., 56f. 6-n c ;pof . ,ilt Consols, whi c h were i n th e ear l y par t o f th e , 2 A,r at 83q fur the A ccoun t, h ave s i nce rece d e d to 6 '" - to the French prices coming lower. , bO t The Dutch s t eamer h as a rr i ve d, b u t w e do n° `, r „ it brings any thi ng i mportant f rom th e se at of t v " THREE 0' C-46° Consols, 83i. / e5S' FOUR 0 CLOCK.—CLOSING Pl" - Consols 831 Danish ......... • ~., Ditto for Account 83 4 1 Greek, 18')5•••• ......- Brazilian Bonds sll, Mexican, 16 25 ' ... Buenos Ayres.... Chilian Ditto .... Columbian, IS-24. Peruvian •••••••• Russian ......... • 19 ,i , Spanish . . - r i 0, 'i PIIINTED AND Flint:oWD 11Y AIURDO liCt,' SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND, LONDO:4* 1 c, r 4 '"%tr Alqnit " 'Ft t he h a t delinea 13 Or, .1 0 1 ' 0 " 3 voIB.l " A tobi og r of this CON' I ktans 44 4 , vettu re A 4ris— Pre eh eril r b e 4 [1., 3 fl from "ion Tenn dekseei PoR GRA LAN] time sL tirop Natur 4 flap on T' tilinin: Volurn Pul street, or Col Poseih! Dedie, Thi s t] T' 16 tho ). it ,_ . _,. 2 L, b Y the s 3' tLe Cr NEA RN itT sit