The Sun. — London, England, 1833-08-29 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS. (From the alioniteur of Aug. 27.) PARIS, Auc. 26.—T0-day Monday, at eleven o'clock, the King aveompan;ed by the Duke of Nemours, the Minister of Marine, and several of his Aide-de-Camps set out on a tour which bis Majesty intends to make in the department of the Eure of Culvado, La Manche, and Lower Seine. The Cvnvention signed at London on the 14th of June last, on the subject of the mails between France and Eng land, having been ratified by the King, as well as by his Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the ratifications have just been ex changed at London, between Prince Talleyrand and the Duke of Richmond, Bt itish Postmaster-General. The official part of the Moniteur contains a Royal Ordinance, by which Admiral de Rigny will cease to act as Minister of War ad interim on this day, Aug. 26, and that the Duke of D dmatia President of the Council, will resume the functions of his department.—From the Gazette de France, Wednesday. Aug. 28. THE EXTERNAL CRISIS. The external crisis becomes more complex. If, as is announced, the Helvetic Diet has suspended its sittings at the moment when the af f airs of the Confederation teemed to be in a fair way of being settled, the country will be a chaos of conflicting opinions, local interests, and foreign influence, without a possibility of foreseeing whence order and peace are to come. There would then be no remedy except an intervention, as in Belgium ; but by whom, and how it shall be made, at present, we can see only complicated difficulties, and new embarrassments. The Portuguese question, which is connected with the interests of Spain, is also a source of serious uneasiness in European policy. The articles of the Augsburg Gazette which we published yesterday, ahem; of what importance this question is considered in the North. One would say that the destinies of the world were to be decided in one of the smallest states of our continent. Two great Monarchs have met, and while they are communicating their alarms and their thoughts, the work of 1815 is falling to pieces on every side. Switzerland is agitated by three different systems ; civil and foreign war are contending in Portugal to effect the triumph or the re j ctionof the charter. English ideas agitate Germany, Italy, and Piedmont. The only possible denouement of this complex state of things is there, where the centre of all movements is to be found. Let France be free by its national institutions —let it cease to be in the power of factions, and tranquil lity 'will be restored to the world. It must be confessed Kings and nations are now ex piating the errors of 1815. Europe desired to free nations from the despotism of Napoleon, and it has placed them under the despotism of granted charters (chartres oc troyees). Factions have seized on this weapon, and turned it against the authorities. With the principle of liberty and nationality there would have been no ground ro fear convulsions, for two interests which are made to be united would not have been separated. May the voice of reason and truth penetrate into the councils of Kings and people. Never will a brighter era have been opened to the human mind ! The Memorial Bordelais says—" The accounts from Madrid announce that the negociations for the acknow edgement of Donna Maria are proceeding with great activity. The King is not dying as has been said. lie is as well as he can he with his gouty habits. The proof :I, that he has just been on a little sporting excursion at at one of the Royal residences." FRENC/1 FUNDS.—PAnis, AG. Five per Cents., 104 f. 8 c. Three per Cents., 76f. Sic. 55c. National Loan, 104 t: 75c. Bank Actions, 1,705 f. tlcnte de Naples, 92f. Roman Five per Cents., 90i. Bente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 41.74 423 Royal Spanish Loan, 84. Remo Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 677; 68. Belgic Loan, 1831, 96 964. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, 25f. 50e. ; money, `2sf. 45e. Three months, paper, 25f. 40c. ; money, `2.5f. 35e. —Coors duthentigue. PORTUGAL. " FALMOUTH, AUG. 27, 7 0'0.0(4, r M. His Maiesty's steamer Hermes is just arrived from Lisbon, which place she left on the 21st inst. She called off Oporto on the 23d inst., with despatches for the senior officer. Baron de Habre came home passenger with despatches from Don Miguel. " LISBON, AUG. IS. " Preparations for taking the field are going on actively here ; and all the avenues to the oity will soon be strongly birricadoed. A man was killed by the mob on Friday alight, although the four soldiers who were escorting him to prison did their utmost to save him. It appears tbat Le had been a notorious spy and inflamer under the late Government, and tped to boast that he would furnish 1,000 ropes for the purpose of banging as many Constitu- tionalists. Ile was killed opposite the arsenal gateway, and his corpse dragged by the rabble with loud shouts of exultation, as far as Caes do Sudre, where the parish au thorities took charge of it. Another man was so severely beaten with sticks last night, that he expired under the blows. Every evening something of this sort occurs ; so that it is really not safe to be out after dark. This, though not to be wondered at, is not the less to be de plored ; and, to the credit of the reartoostitutionalists, it must be said that they express the greatest abhorrence of these savage deeds, the perpetrators of which are generally the very same canaille who were equally ferocious against them under Don Miguel. " The appointment to the Ministry of Jose da Silva Carvalho, Candido Jose Xavier, and Agostinho J. Freire (all disciples of the French school of politics of 1792); —the exclusion of the Duke de Palmella, and every other man of the moderate party ;—the frequency with which th e old constitutional hymn of 1820 is played at the theatres and by the military bands;—and, above all, the series of measures against the Church, plainly indicate a determination to return, if not to the democratic system of that period, at least to a more democratic system, and more vigorous measures. The exclusion of the Duke of Palmella is generally regretted. " The elections for the General Cortes are to commence on the Ist of October next; and, no doubt, a sufficient number of Members to form a House of Deputies will soon he collected. But the puzzling question is, how a Chamber of Peers is to be formed ; the whole of those who adhered to Don Miituel being, it is said, excluded, though nothing to that effect has been officially published. " Two important subjects will occupy the attention of the new Congress,—namely, the Regency and the Queen's man Lige. The latter is a most knotty point. " MONDAY, AUG. 19. " I rode out yesterday afternoon to see the fortifications commenced at the eastern extremity of Lisbon, and which are to be carried all round the city through the different barriers, terminating westward at the bridge of Alcantara, and excluding the suburb of Belem. lam not sufficiently acquainted with military terms to be able to give you an accurate description in technical language, but I will do the best I can. As it would require at least three times the force Don Pedro is master of to fortify Lord Welling ton's lines at Torres Vedras, the city must necessarily be defended at its own boundaries. Now, although it is not regularly walled in, the space between every two of its harriers is so blocked up by continued rows of houses, Ovalle, gardens, and other obstructions, that when the gates are once closed, it is perfectly impervious to any one wh° may chan ce t o h ave b een s h ut out ; so t h at b y strongly fortifying those barriers there is every prospect of succe s sful resi stance. T he works are to consist of 4 ec sto ni cka and tren c h es , an d b atter i es, p l ace d so as to commaneds, the approaches to the city gates; besides which, wherever there is a rising s ground, a redoubt is to be thrown up. It being so'rutndaY' and the place having be. w.t o h f the beau encode, the scene much resembled a fsir, ke., and Wa t s booth s erected for the sale of refreshments, its altogether be highly entertaining. ,‘ The circumstance of Sunday was no inter allow to labour, for even the Can n In g b o e st rigid casuist must allow that Sabbath-breaki ng many f nly so urgent a case. I cannot say exactl n ;h v o e v7 .w c a ry n i y n m g e si n n a i r n e actually engaged every day, but there c have been less than 1,000 at work, could not the respectability of their appearance, were evidently from e evolently gra• tuitous volunteers. Nearly the whole of the regular troops have marched Flom Lisbon in a northern direction, or up the Ta gus the purpose, principally, of breaking up the roads, g sr a ' s fo t r o retard the advance of the Miguelites, by ren d er i ng difficult the passage of cavalry and artillery. All the towns and villages that have been entered by the Constitutional forces have at once declared for Don Pedro. " 1 O ' CLOCK, P.M. " The Priheeza Real corvette, the George the Fourth steamer, and a number of boats with troops, have just proceeded up the river. Their destination cannot be fur ther than Villa Nova (30 miles from Lisbon, on the north bank), as there is not depth of water enough for the-cor vette and steamer above that town. The precise object for which they are sent is not known with any certainty. "7 P.M. " There are some who state that Don 'Miguel is hasten ing to make a push at the capital. The roads, however, have been so cut up and obstructed in different ways, that he will find it very difficult to bring on his cavalry and artillery. This intelligence of his intentions,, far from creating dismay, appears to fix a determined spirit in the hieasts of the inhabitants, who seem fully sensible that the struggle will be not only for their liberty, but for their lives, as they know they can expect no mercy if van quished. " Don Pedro visits the lines every evening; and, while surveying the works, generally addresses some remarks to the workmen in a familiar and encouraging tone. On one occasion, seeing some who appeared to be lagging, ha said, 'lf you don't make baste, you will have my brother about your ears before you can look round you.' Alto gether his frank and manly appearance, and the wonderful activity be displays, have won the admiration of even the Miguelites themselves. " TUESDAY, AUG. 20, 10 A.)t. "Besides the corvette and steamer, the Dordinka frigate and brig of war have been sent up the river; the frigate, however, cannot go more than three leagues above the city. The guerillas have entered Santarem and Car taxo, where they have plundered and murdered almost all the Constitutionalists. A great namber of fugitives are arriving this morning from those towns and the surround ing country."— Tunes. THE MIGUELITES. INTERCEPTED LETTERS. PARIS, JULY 19, 1833. My Viscount,—l yesterday sent you a despairing letter by land • you know that I directed a copy of it to the King. lam sad and desponding. The loss of the cause is the ruin of us all, and, in the sequel, of the King ; in fine, it will render my situation for ever miserable. The Government owes me 60,000 cruzadoes, and a trifle for tl.e two clerics here, which are lost if our cause is lost ; I therefore b«g of you to do me a favour, which it is still in your power to confer, and that is to send me a notice, addressed to the two agents for the loan, Francisco de Alpuim a Menem's, and Eliodoro Jacinto Carneiro, couched in these terms—" That, under the existing circumstances, no advances should be made on account of what is owing, as long as there may be no provi s i on f or th e same pre pared by the Minister of Finance." I know that they will immediately attend to this, since they have already obeyed letters from the Count de Barbacena; and you have yourself sent one for Carlos Matias to draw, &c. : this is in the case of " the never payable" Souza not plying, which will be best of all. Our situation is most wretched, now that we have lost all, as it is possible, thanks to the counsel the King has taken, that we must remain as we are, at least this case was foreseen*, and we are the victims of our fidelity. A certain Ambassador yesterday said to me that there was treachery in the Portuguese Ministry without doubt, inasmuch as they would not otherwise have been such fools as to send out the squadron when Eliot and the English officers were expected ; and he repeat edly exclaimed " Treason ! treason! treason !" and, indeed, this is the opinion which prevails here and every where else. I would not write this to you officially. I hope that you were not one of those who advised such an act of stupidity. All who counselled it ought to be dis missed, either as knaves or fools. That he who governs should he a fool, and a fool for these five years, is too bad ! But there has been great folly. Your brother and friend, C. DA PONTE. P.S. Send me an answer to this quickly, and the notice which I have requested, by land, immediately, to my ad dress—Champs Elysees, Cour de L'Allee, Macigny. • A negative appears to be wanting in this sentence, but the perturbation of the writer would be sufficient to make him not only omit a single word, but entire sentences.—Tinzes. DUTCH PAPERS. THE HAGUE, AUG. 25.—Yesterday the sixty-first an niversary of the birth-day of our revered sovereign, was observed here with the usual festivities. The churches are crowded with the inhabitants to implore the blessings of Heaven on the beloved and honoured Prince, and to unite their wishes for his happiness and welfare, with those which, on this occasion, were put up to the Almighty in all parts of the kingdom. _ _ The Prince Field-marshal left the head-quarters on the 20th, and went to Goetadyk, whence he was to go with his family to the Loo to keep the King's birth-day. The day before yesterday there was a violent thunder storm in our neighbourhood, in which the church of Voorburg was struck by lightning, but without doing much damage. On the celebration of the King's birtb-day at the Helder, there was a review of the land and naval force at that place, when the efficers and privates who took part in the defence of the citadel of Antwerp and the banks of the Scheldt, received the medals decreed to them for their conduct. THE HAGUE, Auc. 27.—An order of the day, pub lished in the Staats Courant, announces many promotions in the army. LEGHORN, AUG. 25.—We learn to day the melancholy news of the death of one of our distinguished Professors of Divinity, M. Lucas Suringar, at Amsterdam, in the 63d year of his age. DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, AUG. 27. Actual Debt, 2 1 ,4 per cent 4814 to 4914 Amort Syndic, 4 1 4 per cent 8514 to 6814 Ditto, ditto, 32 per cent 70.71. to 71 1 4 Voluntary Loan, 1831, 6 per cent l OO to 102v2 Ditto, Ditto, ditto, „ 1832, 5 per cent 92% to 93 si ditto, 1833, 5 per cent Exchinge on Lendon - 12 to 12 021-10 Ditto. three months —Dutch Papers, Aug. 28. Sr. PETEASBURGH, AUG. 13.—Up to the 11th of this month there have arrived at Cronstadt 701 ships sailed 478. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.-BERLIN, AUG. 23. Bills. Money. St. Schuld &h. 4 per cent. 97% 06% Prussian English Loan, 1818, 5 percent.... 103% 103 % Ditto ditto 18'22, 5 percent.... 103 3 4 103► q Ditto ditto. Bonds lB3O, 4 percent. ..... 92% 92% Prussian State Gazette, August t 24. L SBON AND FLANDERS PAPERS. LISBON, Aug. 16.—A letter from Don Cantido Jon Xavier, to the Magistrates of the town of Carlaxo, testifies his Majesty's satisfaction at their declaration made on the 9th, in the name of the citizens in favour of the rights of Queen Donna Maria, and commends their courage in making out a declaration wi!h the rebel forces almost in sight. A note from Signor J. da Silva Carvallo, by order of the Duke of Braganza, again enjoins the Judge of the quarter of South Cathaltrina to see to the observance of the portaria, addressed to him on the 9th, commanding that the subjects of foreign Powers residing in this king. dom shall be maintained in all the privileges and immuni ties secured to them by treaties with their respectiv e countries, and by the rights of nations, as the said Judges may be assured that the violation of them will be considered as a serious fault, for which his Majesty will bold him responsible. The Gazette gives the manifesto of Don Pedro, signed on board the itainha de Portugal frigate, Feb. 2, 1832. War-office, Aug. 19. As, on the one hand, so great a number of persons have presented themselves to enlist in our national batta- lions, that they are all complete, and some of them even have more tha❑ their complement, and as, on the other hand, it is not advisable to take useful hands from the important labours of agriculture, the Duke of Braganzs, Regent, in the name of the Queen, orders that the inha bitants of small places, farms, &c., shall for the present he exempt from the general enrolment which was or dered ; persons, however, who desire to serve as vo lunteers in these battalions may join the companies nearest to their own district. AGOSTINH() JOSE FREIRE. Palace das Necessidades, Aug. 18, 1833. .Lisbon Gazette to Aug. 20 inclusive. The Gazette gives daily an account of the Emperor's reviewing troops respecting the fortifications, giving au dience, &c. . . BRUSSELS, Auci. 27.—The King came to the city y es _ terday to preside in the Council of Ministers. Yesterday there was a grand dinner at the Palace of Laeken, at which her Majesty the Queen was present. Her Highness the Princess Mensdorff, his Majesty's sister, set out for London yesterday morning. ANTWERP, Aun. 26.—The statue of Napoleon, the in auguration of which in Fort St. Laurent is spoken of by the journals of Brussels, is neither more nor less than a plaster statue of Napoleon, such as we see carried about the streets, and which M. Perjewetz, an officer of engi neers, has purchased and placed in a mound of greensward. The gun boat, No. 10, which was that of Captain hoopmann, commander of the Dutch flotilla before Ant we, has b een c l eare d and got afloat. The R o y a l Adelaide steam boat, which arrived yester dayse morning f rom London, had a great number of pas n gets on b oar d , most of whom seem to belong to the higher cla sses of society. The Union lately stated that the deserters from the Belgia n army to France were frequent a n d numero us. This asserti on h as not been lette r on The Illessager do Gand h as now a ote othe same su bj ect, w hi c h fully confirm s th e assertions of b he has been about two months Union. A letter from a correspondent at Lille says in t Y ro a o B P 500 : 1 0 i , 20, and soldiers. Belgian de in that city, and has counted as •erters. They arrive every day even 30, of all regiments, and almost -s a ji f They complain that they are so ill-treated in ;he army that they would rather go to Algiers. "As Belgian concluding my letter," adds the writer, " I see comin g 0 0 , of the Mayor's office, with their feuelles de route, 3 parti- sans, 5 cuirassieuts with sabres and helmets, 3 trumpeters of the artillery with their instruments, 9 chaiseurs of the 2d Regiment, 5 artillerymen, 4 foot soldiers—in all 29 men." It is every day the same. BELGIAN FUNDS, AvG. 2G. Actual Debt, 212 per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent 931 Loan of the City, 1832, 4 per Cent. Ditto, 1833, 4 per cent. 931 —Brussels Papers, Aug. 28. BERLIN, AUG. 18.—The day when the King will re turn from Bohemia is not fixed ; it is reported that it will be on the Ist of September. The opening of the Provincial. Diet of Westphalia, is fixed for the 7th of November, the same day that that in the Rhenish pro vinces is to commence its session. STUTGARD, AUG. 21.—The Neckar Gazette pub lished here will cease to appear at the end of December, this year. Total want of of subscribers is the cause. MUNICH, Auc. 20.—Two companies of the troops raised for the Greek service. wet e reviewed here on Thursday. They are to set out for Trieste on Saturday. The whole number already raised is 1,100 men. LEIPSIC, Auc. 16.—There is every appearance that our approaching Michaelmas fair will be a good one, BOYREUTII, AUG..6.—Our political journal, one of the oldest journals of Germany, will cease to appear on the Ist of October next. It will, therefore, not be able to celebrate its 100th anniversary, which would take place in 1838.—Frankfort Papers, Aug. 23. CARLSRUHE, Auc. 17.—1 n the sitting of the Ist Chamber, on the 14th of August, Professor Zell presented a petition, signed by a considerable number of Jews of Carlsruhe, Mannheim, and Heidelburg, praying for an equality of civil rights. The Chamber referred the peti tioners to the Committee of petitions for examination.— Nuremburg Correspondent, Aug. 21. rmt:Es OF STOCKS rum Bank Stccec 3 per Cent. R e d ‘ , 8% 3 p % er CentXons. 88%14 3 per Ditto Red Cent 963A96 New Cent Cent. 9b14%.4 3 Der Ann. 1726 . - 4 per Cent. 1826 ... 103 i 4 3% &ink Long Ann. to expire Jan. 5, 1860 l7 % Oct. 10, 1859 l7 1 4 Jan. 5, 1860 17 Jan. 5, 1880 -I April 5, 1880 - Jan. 5, 1870..„.. ....... - DAY AT ON , O'CLOCK. New 5 per Cent........, --- India Stock Ditto Bonder 28 pm. ++ South Sea Stock 97N, 101 d Annuities 8 6 34 iNew Ditto. ..... ...... 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 lEx. Bills, 41,000 42 pm. Ditto .... ........500 — 43 pm. Ditto Small 42 pm. Ditto Commercial — 48 pm Ditto Advertised — pm. Bank for Account llndia for Account Cons. for Opening 88%N% PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds cr7% Belgian Bonds 94% Ditto Account 04% Brazilian Bonds 67% Ditto Account 67 Buenos Ayres Bonds 25 Ditto Account Chilian Bonds 26 Ditto Account 25 Columbian Bonds Ditto Account Ditto Bonds, 1824 25% Ditto Account 06 Danish Bon s 74% Ditto Accrunt Greek Bonds 32% Ditto Bonds, 1825. Ditto Account Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent 33 Ditto Account B3 Ditto, 6 per cent 40% Ditto Account 4l Neapolitan.... .............. ......9334 THIS DAY AT ONC 0 CLOCK. Peruvian Bonds 21% Portuguese Bondr 87 8% 7 Ditto Account B7 t Reg. Scrip I Ditto Acc 2 314 14 Z pm. Prussian Bonds Ditto Bonds, 1822 lo l li Russian Bonds, 1822 lO5 Ditto Account 10614 ' New Loan lO6 Spanish Bonds, 1821 Ditto Account 2:3; Ditto Bonds, 18:0 1 Ditto Account. 21 1 4 , French Renter, sp. c. 1041 50c. I-- Exchange esf 60c. 41 per cent 76f 75c. Exchange Dutch, 2-1. p. c. Ditto Account 494 Ditto, 5 p. c 9 5 14 Ditto Account 954 French Scrip 4 4 pm. PRICES OF SHARES TFLIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. a re. Bolanos Mex. Min. Co. (iss. a t 5/. pm .) XlOO Per l 4 Bolanos Mining Company .£l5O 130 Brazilian Mining Company £s 17e Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) £2O 6214 Ditto National 2O 23% Ditto St. John Del Rey Ditto Cocacs 5 1 , , 1 4 Cata Branca Mining Comp a ny J3 ( 2 ti British lion Mining Company £5O 23!4 Columbian Mining Co. (iss. at 5/. pin.) 5 I V, 13 1 ,4 English Mining Company l2}fi 13 1 4 General Mining Association l2 10 Hibernian Mining Co. £lo 4 Mexican Mining Co. £4B 12% Real del Monte Mining C 0...., ,-- 59 8 United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. pm.) 40 13 1 4 Ditto New Scrip 5 1714 1614 Alliance Fire Insurance Comp lO 11 Protector Insurance Comp. Australian Co. Canada Company ..... 17 53% General Steam Navigation Co. l3 13 National Provincial Bank of England 5 Rio Doce Provincial Bank of Ireland... 2 pm. 33% HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning...l9 minutes after 2. I Evening...3B minutes after 2, efir Stitt LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 29, 1833. The session of Parliament is this day brought to a close, as will be seen by the proceedings in another column. It has been a long and a momentous one, and though, on the whole, it has not fully realised the public expectations, yet there can be no question that it has effected much good, and shown a disposition—the first Parliament that ever did so—to legislate for the general benefit of the community. The three great, leading questions of the day, whose set tlement was a matter of pressing necessity, have been disposed of—viz., the Bank Charter, the East India Charter, and (most difficult and em barrassing of all) the West Indian Slavery question. Besides these, many minor, but still momentous, measures have been put into a train of adjustment—while many more that should have been long ere this decided, have been in judiciously postponed to next session. This "tarry-awhile" system has found too much fa vour in the eyes of our first Reformed Parlia ment, which must be far more decided and energetic than it has yet shown itself, if it wishes to preserve the respect and confidence of the people. Mr. 'l'. ATTWOOD, last night, asked Lord PALMERSTON some questions on the subject of foreign affairs, which drew forth a most dip lomatic answer from his Lordship. The only thing novel in it, was its containin g a some what fuller explanation of the causes of the refusal of our Government to assist the SULTAN when he called upon us for aid in October last year. The refusal is now almost entirely laid to the account of our not having a sufficient squadron to spare without an application to Parliament, not then sitting, because the bulk of our disposable vessels was on the coasts of Holland and Portugal. A Minister for Foreign Affairs has always a difficult card to play in a country like ours, and it is very possible that some better reason for our refusal may exist which will not come to light for years. By the Hermes we have news from Lisbon of the 21st, and from Oporto of the 23d, which confirms all the favourable intelligence that has yet been received. For farther particulars, we refer our readers to another part of The Sun. Of Captain DONELLAN'S celebrated trial it was observed, that he convicted himself before he was arraigned. Lord WARWICK, iu his reasons why judgment should not be passed, has aggravated his offences, and attempted an explanation which no person of common sense cm receive. Nay, his Lordship has added to the proofs against him by his simple '' expia tion in the House of Lords, where he ad mitted that he supplied money for the purposes of the registratio n of votes, as well as for the election contest Lord WARWICK must well know that three thousand jive hundred pounds would not only cover the " legal expenses" of a contest for one seat, but also supply ample illegitimate an d corrupt practices. Anda means for o r h, by the abridg ment of the ev i dence me already published, was only one-fourth of the actual expenditure. What an amount of bribery, drinking, and guzzling must have been accom plished by such a costly and profligate outlay ! The Noble Earl may rest assured, during the prorogation of Parliament, that the country and the Reformed House of Commons will not next session let the matter sleep. A signal example to the Aristocracy must be inflicted, and it will be a real kindness and benefit to them to check their mad political career. It may be the salva tion of their " Order." The French Papers contain no positive in telligence respecting the state of the King of SPAIN'S health, though they abound in rumours on the subject ; the Tribune, in particular, affirming that his MAJESTY is actually dead. LOUIS PHILLIPPE, it seems, left Paris on Mon day for Cherbourg, and Donna MA ttrA on Tues day for Havre, where it is supposed she would halt, until she received further orders from her father. The proposed marriage of her MA JESTY with the young Duke of LEUCHTEN BERG, son of the late celebrated EUGENE BEAUHARNOIS, was supposed to be very un acceptable to LOUIS PHILLIPPE, whose ambi tion would receive a severe check by it, as he had destined the young QUEEN for one of his own sons, the young Duke of NEMOURS. The Moniteur mentions that the ratifications relative to the Post-Office Convention, for the establish ment of a daily estafette between London and Paris, have at been exchanged. A return has been printed, by order of the House of Commons, of the quantity of spirits of different kinds consumed in the different sections of the United Kingdom, with the duty yielded by each in the years 1831 and 1832. As far as the consumption of spirits can be taken as a criterion of the condition of the middle classes, and their having money beyond what is absolutely requi site for procuring the necessaries of life, this return shows an improvement in the year 1832 over 1831. The consumption of spirits of all sorts in gallons was, in 1831, in England, 12,152,052, being a decrease on the year before of 357,450 gallons; in Scotland, 5,866,125, being a decrease on the year before of 316,982 gallons ; in Ireland, 8,740,139, being a decrease on the year before of 294,101 gallons. The total decrease of consumption in the year 1831 as compared with 1830, is 968,533 gal lons. In 1832 there was a further decrease of 775,832 gallons. Notwithstanding thi., how. ever, the net am o unt o f d u ty i n 1832 exceeded that of 1831 by 161,8301., being in the former year 8,413,5521., and in the latter 8,251,7221. The cause of the apparent anomaly is this, that the decrease of consumption has been in the home made spirits, bearing a duty in Scotland and Ire land of3s. 4d. pergallon, and in England of 7s. 6d., the difference of 3s. 2d. being imposed on the drinkers of English spirits, on account of, and in reward of, their obedience to the law, and not engaging so much as the Scotch and Irish in illicit distillation. Foreign spirits bearing a duty of 11. 2s 6d. per gallon have had an increased consumption, and hence the rise of the revenue, in spite of the de crease in the total consumption of spirits. The nature of the spirits, the consumption of which has increased, must, we think, be taken to show an improvement in the state of the middling classes. On the other hand, the falling off in the consumption of home made spirits cannot, strange as it may seem, be taken as an indication of increased poverty in the lower classes ; and for this reason, that we believe we can trace the falling off to the operation of the Temperance Societies in Scot land. In that country home made spirits have generally formed the staple consumption. In 1831, the quantity of home made spirits con sumed in Scotland was 5,700,689 gallons, whilst that of foreign spirits was only 39,744 gallons, and of Colonial spirits 125,702 gallons. Last year, however, whilst the foreign rose to 69,236 gallons, and the colonial only sank to 112,026 gallons, the consumption of home made spirits fell to 4,861,515, being a decrease, as compared with the preceding year, of 839,174 gallons. If this be the result of the Scotch Temperance Societies, and they go on at this rate, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER will very shortly have to find some remedy against the increasing sobriety of the people. Were Lord BEXLEY still the director of our finances, we might look forward to a counterbalancing duty upon temperance societies ; as it is, we have some hopes that the people will be allowed to grow sober should they be so minded. It is refreshing to watch the progress of those sound and liberal commercial principles, which are the happy results of peace and a good un derstanding between nations. In this view of things we have been much struck with the sen timents expressed by Monsieur SHIT, the Deputy of Antwerp, and the chief of the com mercial administration of Belgium, and arc happy to transfer them to our columns, as we find them in the Blackburn Gazelle, which contains an account of a meeting held to welcome Dr. Bow- RING'S visit to that place. Mr. SMIT'S health king drunk, he delivered an animated speech, of which the following is a translation : " Gentlemen, I cannot remain silent after the high compliment you have just paid me. I regret that I am under the necessity of addressing you in a language which many of you will not understand, but I hope I shall find a friend in this assembly, who will explain to you the sentiments I express. I cannot say, Gentlemen, that I have per fectly understood all that my friend Dr. Bowring has said to you, in the impressive address which he has just delivered, but if, as I apprehend, he has spoken to you of those reforms which are wanting in many depart ments of your Legislature—if he has told you that no genuine reform can be expected in this country until you obtain a Legislature which will faithfully represect the opinions of the people—if he has told you that those changes in the system of your administration to which I allude, would secure instead of disturbing the pace of this empire —if, in fine, he has said that Reform should have for its object the security of Civil liberty and the esta blishment of Commercial liberty throughout the world— a liberty which is destined, I hope, to become, in our time, the most powerful lever ever employed to work the interests of all nations—if, as I apprehend, he has told you all this, permit me to join 11131 in the expression of the same sentiments, and you in your approbation of them. It does not become me, Gentlemen, on this occaaion to say much on the subject of your local interests, but allow me at least to say, that the high opinion you justly entertain o f m y friend, his public and domestic virtues, the esteem in which he is held by other nations, and his extensive commercial knowledge, give him incontestible claims to become the champion of your interests. I belong, Gen tl-rnen, to a nation whose efforts in the cause of political liberty, whose commerce arid whose industry entitle it, I think, to the sympathy and the consideration of the people of England. Founded as her Constitution now is upon m principles, and p ossesse d as s h e now i s of her national era i independence, it will be her object to promote her own welfare by the closest relations with this and other countries. I trust, Gentlemen, that the differences now ex isting between her and Holland will be shortly decided, and that commercial relations will be established between two nations which naturally depend so much upon each other for their welfare. Then will those elements of discord be dissolved, which a short time ago threatened the general peace of Europe. It is by preserving that peace, Gentle- men, that the nations of Europe will best enable them selves to consider those improvements which their condi tion require, and from such treaties with each other as will insure political and commercial liberty, and promote the general welfare. These, I know, are the sentiments of my friend, Dr. flowring, and persuaded that they are yours also, I beg of you, once more, to receive the best expression I can g i ve you o f m y grat i tu d e f or t h e mar k e d attention you have paid me this evening. Mr. Smite resumed his seat amidst the loudest cheering." PROROGATION PAULI A 'WENT. His MAJESTY having signified his intention to prorogue the Parliament in person, the usual preparations were made suitable to an occasion of so great a matter of state ceremony. In the course of the forenoon, vast numbers of persons began to congregate on the line of the Royal procession, from St. James's Palace to the House of Lords. A great number of police were stationed on the same line to pre serve order and regularity, under the superin tendance of Commissioners ROWAN and MAYNE. Sir FREDERICK A. RowE, Chief Magistrate of Bow-street, was also on duty, and in the immediate vicinity of the entrance to the House of Lords and Commons, Hr. LEE, the Deputy High Constable of Westminster, had stationed a strong party of the local con stabulary of the city of Westminster to prevent interruption to the Members in their progress to those Houses. About one o'clock a detachment of the Royal Horse Guards Blue was stationed along the line of approach, and at the same time a detach ment of the Royal Horse Guards (first regiment) dismounted, arrived, and lined the gallery lead ing from the royal entrance at the House of Lords to the Painted Chamber. Both that gallery, and the Painted Chamber, contained a great number of ladies of rank and fashion. In the interior of the House of Lords the scene was very animating. About twelve o'clock the Peeresses began to arrive, and take their seats on the Peers' benches. A greater number of those ladies attended upon this, than almost upon any former similar occasion, and the effect was very striking. By the time his MAJESTY arrived, there must have been at least 150 ladies present, and but little room was left for the Peers, of whom, indeed, there was but a com paratively small number. All the Peers wore their robes and orders. The Gallery appropriated to strangers, was crowded at an early hour. The LORD CHANCELLOR entered the House about one o'clock, and after prayers were read by the Bishop of HEREFORD, gave judgment in the case of a Scotch Appeal, the particulars of which were of no public interest. The House then adjourned during pleasure. Most of the Judges took their seats on the Woolsack, and Prince TALLEYRAND, Prince ESTERHAZY, and nearly all the other Ambassa dors from Foreign Powers occupied seats on the Bishop's Benches. The KING entered the House at a quarter past two o'clock, the Commons having bee❑ called in, and the SPEAKER made his speech, his MAJESTY said— " MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, " In opening the present Parliament, I stated that never at any time had subjects of greater inte rest and magnitude called for your attention. " The manner in which you have discharged the duties thus committed to you, now demands my warmest acknowledgments, and enables me to close a Session not more remarkable for its extended duration, than for the patient and persever ing industry which you have displayed in many laborious inquiries, and in perfecting the various legislative measures which have been brought under your consideration. " I continue to receive from my Allies, and from , all Foreign Powers, assurances of their friendly disposition. "I regret that I cannot yet announce to you the conclusion of a definitive arrangement between Holland and Belgium, but the convention which, in conjunction with the King of the French, I con cluded in May last with the King dale Netherlands, prevents a renewal of hostilities in the Low Countries, and thus affords a fresh security for the general continuance of peace. " Events which have lately taken place in Por tugal have induced me to renew my diplomatic relations with that kingdom, and I have accredited a Minister to the Court of her Most Faithful Ma. jesty at Lisbon. " You may rest assured that I look with the greatest anxiety to the moment when the Portu guese Monarchy, so long united with this country by the ties of alliance, and by the closest bonds of interest, may be restored to a state of peace, and may regain its former prosperity. " The hostilities which had disturbed the peace of Turkey have been terminated, and you may be assured that my attention will be carefully directed to any events which may affect the present state or the future independence of that Empire. "An investigation carefully prosecuted during the last session, has enabled you to renew the charter of the Bank of England, on terms which appear to be well calculated to sustain public credit, and to secure the usefulness of that important esta blishment. " The laborious enquiries carried on by the Com mittees of both Houses of Parliament for several suc- cessive sessions, have also enabled you to bring the affairs of the East India Company to a satisfactory adjustment. I have the most confident expectation that the system of Government thus established will prove to have been wisely framed, for the improve ment and happiness of the natives of India, whilst by the opening of the China trade, a new field has been afforded for the activity and enterprize of British commerce. " The state of slavery in my colonial possessions has necessarily occupied a portion of your time and your attention commensurate with the magnitude and the difficulty of the subject, whilst your deli. berations have been guided by the paramount con siderations of justice and humanity, the interests of the colonial proprietors have not been overlooked. I trust that the future proceedings of the As semblies, and the conduct of all classes in my expectations of my y at the amendment people. , colonies, may be such as to give full effect to th e benevolent intentions of the Legislature, and t o satisfyjust ,lo t ber h s e ve ex withPsatisfactiontati of the law has continued to occupy your attention, and that several important measures have been adopted, some of whi c h t h e t i t l es to property have by beenrendered more secure, and the convey- the 119 fttlee of it more easy; while by othe rs ' 4 OO ccedings in Courts, b ot h o f l aw a nd eel ° '' Thi been made more expeditious and less eei twi ti l' oc il establishm en t of th e C ourt o f P r ivy vv - t i r iolif another improvement, which, while it r o bstsg e assists suitors at home, will, I trust, affera, • tial relief to those in my foreign possessiooA of " You may res t assure d t h at t h er e is -no your labours which I regard with a deeper o esiP than that which tends, by well-consider ed 40 ments of the law, to make justice easily ti vr to all my subjects. ;00 to " With this view I have causeda Comel- e , be issued for di gest i ng i nto one b o dy the el ls o for , of the Crimi na l L aw , an d f or i nqu iring h o and by wh a t means , a s i m il ar proce ss of sot be extended to th e ot h er b ra nches " 5 jurisprude nce . I have also directed Cot 0 1 to be issued f or i nvest i gat i ng t h e s t a te ef 1 ,4 ° 0' nicipal C or p orat i ons t h roug h out t h e Vni te ;l ll dom. Th e resu l t o f t h e i r enqu i r i e s vii h si ts you to mature more means which may 001 best fitted to place the internal 0 1 , 111 / of corporate c i t i es an d towns u p o n a solid l'lto on, in respect of th e i r fi nances , their ju dics ton,on, oi and their police. In the meantime, two ;OP l id Acts have been passed, for giving C° rlsti l til l upon sound p r i nc ipl es to t h e R oya l a nd P 4 r" tary Burghs of Scotland, and your attend°P_ hereafter be c a ll e d to t h e expe di enc y of ex te vo " similar advantages to the unincorporated Ohl England, w hi c h h ave now acqu i re d the lig' returning Members to Parliament. —ate r " It was with t h e greatest pa i n t h a t I felt to Oi l compelled to call upon you for additional P° to controul and p un i s h t h e di stur b ers of tb e 1 0 1 lie peace in Ir e l an d. Thi s ca ll was atisw'i as I confidently expected, by your loyalticifil firmness. I hav e no t f oun d i t nec essarYs e% in a very limited degree, to use the 1 1° , tis o t thus confided to me, and I h ave n ow the fi a di o tion of info r mi ng y ou t h at t h e sp i r i t o f insub °r d o Lion and violen ce w hi c h h a d preva il e d to so S le d an extent, has be en i n a great measure subdu e-. 10 " I look forward with anxiety to the ti° l l o4 the painf u l necess i ty o f cont i nu i ng t hi s rnea suresrr i os but unavoidable severity may cease; and I ha v , e f my assent, with unqua lifi e d sat i s f act i o n, to t7 r j o il rious salutary an d reme di a l measures , which' ' , d e the course of th e p resent S ess i on , h a ve be e ' posed to me for my acceptance. c o ttr " The Acts w hi c h, i n pursuance o f rtlY tbt mendation, you have passed with respect r t- bott ) Temporalities o f th at b ranc h o f t h e U n ited `; - , o of, which is es t a bli s h e d i n I re l an d, an d f o r tile too diate and tot a l a b o liti on o f V estry A sse ssnie llti/ V the Acts for the better regulation of Jor i s e° ',l tY a b s e s t t o p t r h o e o i f r t c h i a v t i I f a u n: re c i r i i a m a o i n e a m f a u y n c b t o i t t tr li Parliament of the United Kingdom for the of duction of suc h beneficial improvementstis°9'oo sure the welf are o f a ll c l asses o f my subjee ta w ; bo effectually cementing that Legislative twig ) " t ps with your support, it is my determination t° tain inviolate. 0P . 4" cc GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF CO -111 " I thank you f or th e S upp li es w hich y ° 4,,, t granted for the servic e o f th e y ear . The ri ll , proposed to you, by my di rect i ons , we re c o6l * lower than those of former sessions; and y ou lts il wisely applied the savings which have th u 'jef. i effected to a diminution of the public 131/ In this course of j u di c i ous econo my, c()° ,, is ° with a due regard to th e ex i genc i es o f the S tet ' a f p 6ii ii persuaded that you will p ersevere , an d 0 03 c i " co.; the title which you have acquired to gen ell a dt fidence as the faithful guar di ans o f the be e " 0 ,0 the Crown, and of t h e true i nteres ts of the P e "MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, "In returning to y our respect i ve co untiesf l- p , Or carry with you the gratifyi ng re fl ec tion, th ilt , labours have been assid uous ly em ployed (id ' °- benefit of your fellow citizens. D ur tect r A recess, your attention will be equally " fd to the same important obj e ct ; an d in this u se - Ol ° honourable discharge both of your public egl o ce ) duties under the blessing o f Di v i n e F r t e pf 64l , 4 confidently rely for the encourage nt anu of my people in that love of lib er ty and or det rd spirit of industry and obedienee to the I t s ; S i° that moral worth which co nst it u te the s a ' e happiness of nations." DIPERIALPARLIAN THIS DAY, THURSDAY, AUG. 29, HOUSE OF COMMONS' le to The SPEAKER took the Chair at a quart S ir g, „ e t, On our admission into the gallery, we found cris in possession of the House. The Hon' 0000' after pres e nti ng th e 424 R eport o f the , 0 0 ,it' on public petitions, went on to state the Ml'? tive duration o f th e present S ess i on wit t h t ' e t tings of some o f i ts pre d ecessors . It bad the number of days and thrice the 131/ 0 00',0 1 hours of former sess i ons . Th e c e lebrated 11e - dsyg liament sat 119 day s; the present session 14-4 ' jog o e 1,270 hours. In 1806, Parliament sat 129 to tre t 645 hours. In 1807, it sat 104 days, and on 5 hours a day, and in 1811 the average cv4 9 , 'cla r ql day. This session had sat nine hours a °31,110ur3 its sittings on an average, and for much the larg,,eoo„,ie the session, since Easter, very considerably la °r l , - , l lP o rf hours a day. The Hun. Baronet considered i t 1 0 0 1 to state these facts, being due to the labour arbeer;,os' ha d of the Committee and its offi cers , w h o " ' pe pointed to superintend the printi ng o f th e Pi° e goli e ,ilf Mr. COBBETT wished to know from th e , ill eB , e o' General whether those individuals who had b ee oa th Or tried at Clerkenwell, and were now at Por t9°- tented to transportation, were not to und erg° bd d trial? sv b° of rbceeofee T rnnr b rine e t dri Commission. L nad a. l nt C dt l hrit T hee o eo ß hal di G sld Bv E neal N rai d E euey. R :as A hp a(p L adl isc s ab a wt i e ei d oe , nnu atnths:jetesroeds foodt t a e g o ; i :0 0 1 1 1 their sentence should not he carried into effe cr. e t of t b Mr. S. RICE brought up the third repot' wissioners of Excise. be THE EARL OF WARIVIC I4: * of England, Colonel EVANS said, that in co nseque t ; A ce ßherPi[ev" traordinary answer which the Noble Lord k,,i e b I °,oldi given on the subject of the Earl of Warwick, "'r oe co otl e i t matter of astonishment to . a peat portion o t . ba t Of th l 4 that Government was not prepared to state `:bat ° co s v, should adopt, he considered it due to th e ulv Co ol33 ebi l ' r House and to the rights and privileges of the f 1/ that Noble Lord, and with the sincerest doeoght might be able to refute the allegations hr.,e,,,1011,00: without the slightest intention ° s i re al io ° him, to submit to the House, the following'. so luti e iec The Hon. Gentleman then read the followingr the • . o f o r, c p " That it app ea ring by the Repot.t to t h e o pt 0 , Committe e appoint e d to make . iewtirY h of SC Aetit e a f stance of the late election for the boroug,ord that the Right Hon. the Earl of Warwick, violaool ant of the county, and a Peer of the Real' f i a use , st e o o , th e tesolutions and standing orders of th' d by h ts ga ri° ( „c the law of the land, is deeply imp licat iv e o oeY and the application of large sums of e 155 , ele'' or o o f corrupt and illegal practices during til ito ode r et os ice ,, .p io li u c s ate A d til in ln va rni°u _ se cute 1 %4 ( If ° the borough of Warwick, and that an d bOtae t Of 9 illEg al b r e If Or! the bsotreowuagri were in m a t : the Atterney General be directed to P r i: bed jo eP to ls Warwick, and all others named or do° i n the of the said Select Committee, as concern . _ kc o proceedings aforesaid. nl il tiont , Mr. COBBETT seconded the a) bad v. h a t he wire Lord ALTHORP complained t wou ld by surprise by the resolutions, sod he d,ook hie k ul pCha n ai cehor, octob:"°. 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