The Sun. — London, England, 1832-11-19 00:00:00

Satellite has detained, ofrDungetess, the Dutch brig Diana, from Berbice, bound to Amsterdam. The Malabar, 74. Captain' Hon. J. Percv, took ber guns in on Friday se'noight, and went out of Plymouth harbour on Thursday. The Orestes transport, Lieutenant Garrett, agent, ar • rived on Thursday, from Halifax and Bermuda, having left Halifax on the 15th of September, and Bermuda on the 23d of October, with condemned stores, convicts, and invalids. When the Orestes sailed, the squadron was sta tioned as follows :—The Winchester (with the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir E. G. Colpoys), Sapphire, Racehorse, and Monkey, were at Halifax, where the Victor and .Ariatine, from Jamaica, were hourly expected. They would all then sail with the Admiral for Jamaica, calling at Bermuda. The North Star had sailed for Newfound land, with part of the 96th regiment on board, and was expected at Bermuda when the Orestes sailed. The Blanche was gone to Barbadoes, having left Bermuda on the 20th of September. The Pallas had proceeded to Ja maica. The Fly was at Bermuda, embarking 2 companies of the 37th regiment, it having been deemed prudent to re inforce the garrison at Jamaica during the Christmas ho lydays. The Gannet had sailed to Vera Cruz for the pro tection of the British interests, from which place the Hyacinth was daily expected at Halifax with specie, when she would sail for England. The Sparrowbawk was gone to assist in recovering the stores, &c., from the Leonidas transport, which was wrecked at the entrance of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and to convey her passengers and officers to Quebec. The Arachne had sailed to St. John's, New Brunswick, with part of the 34th Regiment on board. The Pearl was protecting the trade between the Spanish Main and Jamaica. The Nimble, Pickle, and Kangaroo schooners were cruising off Nassau. The Tweed and Minx schooner were at Port Royal. The Skipjack and Pincher were at the Havannah, the latter having lost h , r Commander, Lieutenant Tulloh, of fever. The Speed well schooner was cruising for slaves among the Leeward Islands. The following persons came home in the Ores tes :—Lieutenant-Colonel Fullarton, 96th Regiment ; Major Stewart of the Rifle Brigade; Lieutenant Charles Pearson, late mate of the Winchester; Mr. John Camp bell, surgeon of the Winchester, in charge of the convicts and invalids ; Lieutenant Gardiner, 32d, and lady ; Miss Baldewin, Mrs. Murchison and family ; and Lieutenant John Ui quhart, Second Lieutenant of Marines of the Winchester. In Harbour—Victory, Royal George, Excellent, and Seaflower, cutter. At Spitbead—Childers and Conway. The following is a copy of the Official Report made to Sir Pulteney Malcolm of the accident which occurred to the Southampton, by lightning, on the sth instant : " His Majesty's ship Southampton, Downs, Nov. 6,1832. " In a squall at 1 p.m. yesterday we were struck with lightning, the electric matter first taking the heel of the wizen top-gallant-mast (which was housed), vetting fire to the paunch-mat on the mizen topsail yard, then run ning down the mizen-mast until checked by the sheet of copper in wake of the boom, which partially dispersed it, taking a considerable part nut of the mizen-mast; se riously injuring Stephen Elgar, and John Gibson, yeo man of the signals; starting the oak planks and copper bolts about the wheel, it got on to the main deck, and there took a copper bell-pull at the cabin door, which conducted it through ten of the quarter-deck beams, four of which are a good deal shook, and all the lining of the skylight, mast, and other joiners' work in its course torn down; the stream of electric matter appears to have di vided when it took the bell-pull ; part of it running acro,s the deck, shivering a box of grape shot to atoms, and sin gular to say put a twenty-four pounder shot in a partial state of fusion, it descended to the gun-room by a bolt in the water-way, on tl:e larboard side, and then got hold of the gun-room bell-pull, which carried it over to a cabin on the opposite side, where it exploded, shivering to pieces all shelves, boxes, &c. In my cabin the explosion was like that of a large quantity of powder ; the after-part of the ship was so filled with smoke that at first I was un der apprehension the ship was on fire, and took precau tions accordingly. We have hooped and fished the mizen mast with one of the iron fish plates for the fore or main mast, and tie-bolted the beams, all of which I consider now in a state of security. The men who were hurt are doing well. Two waterspouts appear,-(1 in the squall." BRUSSELS PAPERS. BRUSSELS, Nov. 14 —The day before yesterday the King transacted business with the Ministers of Finance, Justice, and Foreign Affairs. Yesterday a great number of Senators, Repre sentatives, and superior Officers, dined with his Majesty at the Palace. Marshal Gerard, accompanied by M. de Serecy, his Aide-de-Camp, arrived here yeverday evening tie trnmecva(ety pruceeded to the Palace, and, find ing that their Majesties had just set out for Lacken, he al , o went to that place. It is thought that he will return to his head-quarters at Valencienne; to-day.. NI. de TalLiny, Secretary to the French Lega tion, returned to Brussels yesterday evening. J. Meeus Vandermaelen arrived yesterday morn ing from Paris ww•ith despatches for the King. He left P d ris on the 11th in the afternoon, at three o'clock. The French Princes ai eto set out at six, and there are relays ready on the whole road. The entrance of the French troops still remains fixed for the 15,11. The French troops wi►l pass the frontier on the 15th in the morning. They will enter Brussels on the 17th, with the Dukes of Orleans and Nemours At their head. Ye , terday evening a great many officers of the staff, agents of the commi,sariat, &c., arrived here. Count Latour Matibourg despatched a courier to Paris yesterday afternoon at four o'clock. Sir B. Adair yesterday received a courier with despatches from London. The Union says, "A courier arrived yesterday from London, with despatches from the Goverment. It seems that endeavours to effect a conciliation under the mediation of Prussia have been made. It was never believed that matters would be carried so far as the siege of the citadel of Antwerp." The Memorial confirms the news of the presenta tiori of a new plan for an arrangement, presented by Baron Von Zuylen to the Conference, but adds that it was rejected by the English Minister and by Prince Talleyrand. A courier from the Cabinet of Berlin, who said he was the hearer of important proposals, passed through Brussels yesterday on his way to London. It is affirmed that the Prussian courier who lately passed through on his way to Paris carried the f,C.• press consent of Prussia to the armed intervention, provided that certain prescribed conditions are ob served. _ At Antwerp the migration continues and in creeses. Yesterday all the diligences which arrived at Brussels, at three, five, and nine o'clock, were loaded with passengers and baggage, but could not find room at Malines. There was besides an equal number of supplementary diligences. All the places from Antwerp to Brussels in all the public convey- ances are bespoke for some days to come. VALENCIENNES, Nov. 13.—0 n Sunday morning the carriages which precede the Princes began to pass through Valenciennes. On Monday at noon the Princes and their suite came to the head quar ters. Generals Marbot and Baubrand, the Duke of Elchingen, and Count Flahaut accompany their Royal H'ghnessea. After breakfasting with Marshal Gerard they went to {ti;,•.ir head-quarters at St. Armand. They %%ill enter Belgium at the head of their division, and are not expected here till the 17th or 18th. Marshal Gerard before he left his head-quarters yesterday morning gave orders for all the corps to be in readiness to march. BRussris, Nov. 15.—Marshal Gerard will remain here till the arrival of the army, which will pass through Brussels on the 16th and 17th. The headquarters of the Belgian army are to be at Louvain, whither the King will go in a few days, All the French cavalry, which is numerous, will be cantoned about Brussels. General Desprez came here yesterday ; it is un certain when he returns to Louvain. The whole garrison of Brussels leaves us to-day to march to the frontier The Civic Guard will now do duty. The French troops entered Mons yesterday. Mots, Nov. I.s.—The French army crossed the frontier this morning, at 6 o'clock. At 10, a van guard of cavalry entered Mons. The entrance of the troops began at 2 in the afternoon, and bad not ended at 6. We have already the 7th Light Horse, the Hys- gars of the Chartres, the Bth and 12th of the line, a company of workmen, and a brigade of Gendarmes. The head -quarters will be here on the 17th. On the 18th, 19th, and 20th, a numerous corps of artil lery will pass this. BRUSSELS, Nov'. 16.—Marshal Gerard, General Desprez, and Sir R. Adair, had audiences of the King yesterday. A courier brought word yesterday to Marshal Gerard that 20,000 of the French troops passed the frontier yesterday. The Duke of Orleans arrived yesterday evening. The Dukes of Orleans and Nemours arrived at Ath on the 15th, passing through Bon Secours and Leuze. The column that takes that road is about 12,000 men, viz., 9,000 cavalry, artillery, &c., and 3,000 infantry. ANTWERP, Nov. 15.—The Captain of a Danish ship, from the Baltic, saw the French and English fleet on the coast on the 12th. An English long boat came to examine his papers, and permitted him to sail for Antwerp. He was asked if he had seen or knew any thing of a Russian fleet. Eight mer chantmen, relieved from quarantine at Flushing, bound to this port, have come up the river. The navigation is still quite free, both from the sea and the interior. It is reported that the garrison of Venloo is to be reinforced. BRUSSELS, Nov. 16.—The Chambers have been hitherto engaged in examining the validity of the returns and routine business. DU I CH PAPERS. THE HAGUE, Nov. 14.—The Commander of the outpost before Goeree was informed on the 13th by some pilots that they had seen at sea a French frigate, which put out a boat to sound the Ooster. It took in his sight a Dutch kof, and afterwards gave chase to some fishing vessels. From the steeples of Goeree some small ships of war were seen at a distance, The above-mentioned Commander had stopped a French merchantman that was going to put to sea arid had anchored in the Channel, and made it anchor under his guns; but he afterwards received orders to suffer the ship to pursue its voyage, and not in any manner to molest English and French merchantmen either entering or departing. THE HAGUE, Nov. 15.—Scheviningen boats that went to fish at a small distance from the coast yesterday afternoon saw several large men-of-war, on which they thought it advisable to return home. Last night some shots were heard at Scheviningen from a distance. On the 12th instant, as we learn from the Texel, two frigates came very near the coast, the colouts of which were not to he distinguished. Nineteen men ef-war were seen further out at sea. The steers man, Aril Ploeg, with one of the herring smacks from Northwick, all of which returned from sea on the 12th, reports that on the morning of the 12th, off Scheviningen, about five miles from land, he met two frigates, one of which that was nearest to him hoisted French colours, and on his hoisting the Dutch flag sent out a boat to fetch him on board, when he was questioned respecting his voyage and destination for half an hour; he was then conveyed back to his boat, and was suffered to proceed on his voyage unmolested. TILE HAGUE, Nov. 16.—According to an account from Egmondaan Zee, a man-of-war, supposed to be a 64 or 74, under English colours, was seen there on the 13th, in the afternoon, about two miles from the coast. A pilot boat of Egmond, which, with the Dutch colours flying, ventured pretty near it, seemed not to be observed by it. This same man of-war also passed some Egmond fishing boats without molesting them in any way. On the 14th, in the afternoon, while two English men-of-war were seen off Camperdown, three mer chantmen under American colours, and a ship un der Dutch colours, passed Egmond. All these ves sels arrived safe in the Texel without having been stepped by the English men-of-war. The pilots they had on board returned safe to Egmond on the 15th. One of them was spoken to and questioned by the English frigate the Rover, after which he was malt:red to proceed unmolested on hie voyage. Important Cabinet Councils appear to have been held within these few days, in consequence of des patches from Prussia. Probably they relate to the resolutions of the Prussian Cabinet against the measures of France and England. The day before yesterday despatches were sent to our Ambassador at London. A decree for calling out part of the second class (or ban) of the militia is said to be ready. We learn from Rotterdam that the Batavier steamer had been engaged and armed by the Go vernment, and sent to Helvoetsluys, iu o , der to cruise at the mouth of the Channel, and both to serve in the defence of them, and as far as possible to facilitate the entrance of Dutch merchantmen. BREDA, Nov. I.s.—We hear that the Belgians have considerably strengthened their posts from the road to Antwerp hither, and only wait for the en trance of the French troops to extend themselves along the frontiers. A - number of families who have fled from Ant werp, and who belong to the richer classes, have lately been received at our outposts, with permission to remain for the present in this province. Bors-LE-Duc, Nov. 15.—Nothing particular is observed in our army. The usual vigilance is exer cised at the outposts. TILE HAGUE, Nov. 13.—1 t is affirmed in many quarters that our Government will not at present proceed to reprisals against France and England, by ' laying an embargo on their ships. It is reported that such measures being spoken of in a late Cabinet Council, his Majesty said, " Let them do so, we will not follow their example. Why should de fenceless merchants be the victims of the injustice of their Government, which themselves are the first to blame ?" DUTCH FUNDS.—ANISTERDANI, Nov. 16. Actual Debt, 2!-4 per cent 39 to 39-n Amort Syndic, 4 per cent 66 to 67 Ditto, ditto, 3, per cent' 534 to 544 Voluntary Loan, 1831, 6y2 per cent 93% to 14% Ditto, ditto, 1832, 5 per cent 7 52 to 76y g Exchange on London, one month, ,„ 11l 2iN to 12 20 Ditto, two month Dutch Papers, Nov. 17. We regret to state that the gallant Admiral Lord EXMOUTH is dangerously ill at his seat at Teign mouht.—Hampshire Telegraph. A Coroner's Inquest was held on Saturday in Whiteeross-street Prison, on the body of Mr. An. am UNswottnr, a highly respe!table old gentleman, ag d '76, who died broken hearted in the prison. The widow of the deceased stated that he had been an extensive cotton ma nufacturer in Manchester for the last 18 years; he had been engaged in an extensive Chancery suit, to recover a con.i•• derable property from his uncle, and had long been expect• ing its successful termination. In the beginning of Sep- Umber he was arrested for 3271. law expenses, and throw n into prison, which entirely broke down his spirits. A few days before his death he said to his wife that he was dying broken hearted. Every attention had been paid him by the surgeon of the prison. Verdict —" Died by tEe visitation of God." DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT MESSRS. BRAITHWAITE'S IRON.FOUNDRY.—SIX MEN BURNT.— On Saturday morning, between ten and eleven o'clock, a dreadful accident occurred at Messrs. BRAITHWAITE'S ex tensive iron-foundry and engineering manufactory, Brook street, New-road, Fitzroy-square. It appears from the statement of JOHN COLEMAN, one of the unfortunate sufferers, that himself and five other brother workmen, were engaged in removing a quantity of metal, with ladles, from out of a large iron melting-pot, containing nearly half a ton of boiling metal, when, melancholy to relate, at the moment they were all engaged in discharg ing it, the melting-pot swidenly burst, and the boiling metal flew over their persons, burning them in all parts in a shoc king m anner . T he i r d rea df u l s i tuat i on soon broughtimmediate assistance to them, and the poor sufferers were removed from out of their perilous situation. Some of them were removed to their residences, and others to the Middlesex Hospital. We are happy to state, that not any of the unfortunate sufferers are considered at present in imminent danger. The utmost praise is due to the unfortunate men's employers, in rendering and pro curing every possible relief that was in their power.' COURT CIRCULAR. Divine Service was performed at Kensington Palace yes terday by the Dean of CHESTER. The Duchess of KENT and the Princess VICTORIA, and their Royal Highnesses' household attended. Viscount ALTHORP gave a grand dinner on Saturday, at his residence in Downing-street, to the Committee spe cially sent to this country from the House of Assembly of Jamaica, consisting of Mr. BARRETT, the Speaker, and Mr. Honosorr, a Member of the Assembly, accompanied by Mr BURGE, the Agent for the Colony. Among the party were the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the President of the Board of Trade, the Duke of RICHMOND, Sir J. GRAHAM, the Lord Chief Justice of Engl Ind, Sir JAMES KEMPT, Messrs. R. GORDON, BERNAL, A. TAY LOR, and G. HIBBEP.T. The Dutch Minister transacted business at the Foreign office on Saturday. The Loan CHANCELLOR visited Viscount ALTHOEP On Saturday at the Treasury. BRIGHTON, Nov. 18. This morning divine service was performed in the Pa lace Chapel. Their MAJESTIES, the Princess AUGUSTA, the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, Prince GEORGE of Cans bridge, and the Royal suite attended. The officiating clergyman was the Rev. Dr. EVERARD ; and the Rev, Mr. GOSSET preached a most impressive and eloquent ser mon—the organ was played by Mr. GUTTERIDGE. The body of the chapel was filled with Nobility and Gentry. On Friday the KING, accompanied by Lady KENNEDY ERSKINE, took a carriage airing to near Shoreham, pre vious to which his MAJESTY gave audience to Sir JOSEPH WHATLEY and Admiral Sir RICHARD KEATES. Her MAJESTY and the Princess AUGUSTA, attended by the Marchioness and Ladies CORNWALLIS, and Miss WYNYARD, walked for nearly two hours on the Chain Pier; afterwards her MAJESTY, accompanied by Lady BROWNLOW and the Hon. Miss EDEN, took a carriage airing. In the evening the following distinguished persons, and the Royal suite, had the honour of dining with their MA ensnEs The Marchioness and Ladies Cornwallis, Earl of Carnwaith, Captain Dalzel, Lord Dalzel, Lord Lake, Lord, Lady, and the Hon. Misses Howard of Effingham, and Lieut.-Gen. Capel. Yesterday the KING, accompanied by his daughter, Lady ERROL, left the Palace in a close carriage and four, with two outriders, and proceeded along the Marine Pa rade to near Rottingdean, from thence to Brunswick terrace, where his MAJESTY alighted, and visited the Duchess of GLOUCESTER. The QUEEN, accompanied by Prince GEORGE, Lieut.-Colonel Count KEILMANSIGGE, Lord HOWE, Lord ERROL, Lady KENNEDY ERSKINE, Sir ANDREW BARNARD, and the Rev. Mr. Woon, rode out on horseback. The Royal party proceeded on the Downs almost to Leaves, and returned by Stanmore Park to the Pavilion about three o'clock. Lord FREDERICK and Lady FITZCLARENCE arrived at the Palace yesterday. Sir ANDREW BARNARD and Colonel Sir CHARLES THORNTON have joined the Royal suite. Lieut.-Colonel STOREY (3d Dragoon Guards) had an audience of the KING yesterday. Their MAJESTIES entertained at dinner yesterday even ing the following personages:— The Princess Augusta, Prince George of Cambridge, Earl and Countess of Brownlow, Lord Frederick and Lady Fitz. clarence, Earl and Countess of Errol, Lieut.-Colonel Staple. ton, Hon. Miss Eden, Lady Kennedy Erskine, Sir Andrew Barnard, Mr. George Byng, Sir Herbert Taylor, Miss d'Este, Miss Wilson, Sir George Harrison, Sir Frederick Watson, Colonel Sir Charles Thornton, Sir Robert Graham, Lieut.. G eneral Widdrington, Mr. Shiffher, Rev. Mr. Wood, Miss Wyn. yard, and Mr. Hudson. Her Majesty's band attended, and performed several pieces of select music during the evening. DUCROW, with his egoestrian troop, will perform before their MAJESTIES and suite to-morrow, in the riding. school attached to the Royal news. Previous to Sir THOMAS DENMAN being Attorney.G,neral, the KING was asked whether such an appointment would be offensive to his MAJESTY ; he re pl;ed that he had forgiven and almost forgotten the allusion in question, and that nothing would give him greater pleasure than to see a man of Sir T. DENMAN'S talents and ch,racter raised to such a station. On the decease of Lord TENTERDEN, Sir THOMAS DENMAN was imme diately mentioned to the KING as a fit successor to that Judge. His MAJESTY not only consented to the appoint ment, but was pleased to accompany that consent with some very kind expressions of satisfaction and confidence, and also took an opportunity of repeating them in a more direct manner to Sir TnomtAs himself —Court Journal. We understand that Governor STERLING, of the Swan River settlement, is expected daily to arrive in England. The object of his visit here is to represent, on the part of the colonists, the actual situation of the colony, and the policy of our Government making some advances to the colonists. The Ex-Royal Family of France entertain confident hopes of a third restoration. CHARLES X. has lately adopted for his armorial hearing a fallen oak, from ti.e roots of which issue; a luxuriant shoot; over them is the device—"Pourtant debout !" The Duke d'A Icaoc -IE3IE, in his reply to the Officers who waited upon him at Spandau, made use of the following expression :—" I am hut a poor fugitive now, Gentlemen ; we shall, however, meet in better times, and then you will need no further pass-word than that you formed pat of the garrison of Spandau." The most popular spectacle of modern times now exhibiting at FRANCONI'S Toeatre, in Paris, is " The Life and Military Exploits of Napoleon Bonaparte, from his entrance into the French army until his de,ith at St. FL-Jena," in which every memorable action is dis played by brilliant and effective scenery with astonishing accuracy—all his Generals are represented in fitc•simile, and the little hero himself imita'ed to the life. The theatre is crowded every evening to witness this idol of the French nation. We perceive by the newspapers that Lord TENTERDEN has bequeathed funds to provide an annual prize for Latin verses, to be contended for by the boys of the school at Canterbury. This reminds us of rather a curious anecdote respecting Lord TENTERDEN and Lati❑ verses which lately came to our knowledge. When his Lordship was a scholar of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, he tried for the prize for Latin verses, which was con tended for with him by our amiable, respected, anti gifted neighbour, the Rev. CANON llowt.Es, then a scholar at Trinity, to whom the prize was awarded. A short time ago, being no less a period than 40 years after the above occurrence, Mr. BowLEs met Lord TENTERDEN at Salis bury, for the first time after the awarding of the above mentioned prize, and his Lordship, on hearing the name of Mr. BOWT.ES mentioned, immediately adverted to the literary contest in which he had been the vanquished party 40 years before. It is not at all improbable that this un expectedly awakened reminiscence respecting Latin verses suggested to his Lordship the bequeathing of an annual priv for this species of exercise to the boys of the Canter bury school. —D eviz es Gazelle. Sir HERBERT TAYLOR has, by command of his MAJESTY, written a very kind letter to the present Sir WALTER. SCOTT, informing him, that a pen•ion of 2001. a-year has been granted to Miss SCOTT from the Civil List ; and as this, we believe, required the concur rence of his Ministers, we may consider it as secured to her for life.—Allieticeum. The assignees appointed to investigate the affairs of Mr. JOHN MABERLY, the banker, and late M. P. fur Abingdon, have declared a dividend on the estate of 2s. in the pound. The debts were stated to amount to about 200 0001. an that the assets discovered to the present time amount to 20,000/. THE VICARIAL TITHES.—We are sorry to find that the exertions which were made Some years ago to do away with these obnoxious imposts in Leeds have not been attended with all the success that might have been wished; and that the market-gardeners and others in the parish are now threatened with processes from the vicar to enforce claims to a serious amount. When will the church and its ministers have the wisdom to desist from alienating the minds of the people, by en forcing those obnoxious exactions?—Leeds Mercury. On Thursday, the 25th of October, Mr. JOHN Bumvus, bookseller of Skinner•street, walked out of his house as if on his accustomed business, and never returned. His family continued in a State of great grief and anxiety, not knowing what had become of him. A few days before Mr. SHIPLEY, of Newman's_row, spent the evening with him, and observed such evidence of ah,r. ration of mind that he expressed his fears to the family that he was likely to destroy himself. On Monday morn ing a bargeman discovered the body of a man floating in the Surrey-canal, with all the clothes on, even the hat and gloves, the pockets turned inside out. The body was taken to the workhouse at Camberwell, where a card-ease was found on it with cords of the address of Mr. Bum Pus, and it was recognised to be his by his friends. A coroner's inquest was held, and a verdict returned— , . Found drowned, but by what means the deceased Came into the i water there was no evidence to show." The deceased has left a widow and six children to lament his fate. 11 . • t , ... 167 5. .4 j TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. perceive by your Paper of the 16th instant, that you have animadverted on the commencement of a letter addressed to Viscount Milton by me, and which appeared in the British Farmer's Maaazine for November. This is only a small portion of an address to his Lord ship, which will be published in a pamphlet in a few days, on the important subject of the Corn Laws, and any re marks which may be made upon it in a spirit of fairness, will be properly appreciated, however severely, errors, ar gumentatively proved, may he condemned. I think the observations thus addressed to his Lordship and the public will manifest no other character than an ardent desire for truth, and the employment and best interests of a British population : from all, therefore, who have really the same objects in view, a calm consideration of the principles advanced may be fairly expected. I trust no argument advanced by Lord Milton has been overlooked in this reply, which comprehends a review of most of the sources of our national wealth—and I have the satisfaction to know that the principles I hold have been sanctioned and supported by some of the first manu facturers in England—the full concurrence of one, engaged in the woollen trade, I received within the last few days. This individual has not only largely exported, but is alike eminent for the extent of his business, and the superiority of his goods.—l am, Sir, your most obedient servant, Nov. 17, 1832. GEORGE WEBB HALL. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Mon ite ur of Thursday.) MARCH OF THE FRENCH ARMY. Conformably to the convention concluded on the 22d of October last between France and England, the army of the north, under the orders of Marshal Gerard, passed the frontier on the 15th inst., directing itself on the citadel of Antwerp, in order to insure its surrender to the King of the Belgians. (From the Missager des Chambres, dated Saturday.) WISBADEN, Nov. Io.—News has just arrived here that the 7th corps of the Prussian army, stationed at Dusseldorf and Aix la Chapelle, received orders on the 7th inst. to place itself immediately on the full war esta blishment. General Schutz, who commanded a brigade at Mayence, has suddenly departed to join that corps. The garrison of Magdehurg, or rather that of Erfurt, which quitted the Rhenish provinces in the month of August, has just commenced its march for the confines of Belgium. I hope that the meaning of all this is sulßci ently plain. WISBADEN, Nov. 11.—All Rhenish Prussia is in com motion. Independently of the regiments which arrive from the interior, expresses have been sent direct from Berlin to the chief towns of the several provinces to call to arms the first ban of the Landwehr. The letters from these provinces, which have been received to-day, agree in stating the embarrassments of the local authorities to find quarters for the masses of troops which are accumulating there. The Grand Duke has convoked the Chambers for the Ist of December. He has just made a threatening use of his prerOgative, by forbidding a public functionary, who has been elected Deputy, and is a patriot, to take his seat in the Chamber. PARIS, Nov. 15.--A strange thing happened on 'Change to-day. The notice given by the Moniteur of the entrance of our troops into Belgium this evening (the 15th) caused the Three per Cents. to fall to 67f. 10c. Suddenly a report was spread that a courier had arrived at a respectable house in Paris, with the news that this same evening also, the King of Holland, resolving not to have any contest with the King of the French, was, ac cording to a declaration made by him, to deliver the keys of Antwerp to the Belgians. The Three per Cents. immediately rose 55c. or 65c. But inquiry was soon made respecting the truth of the news, and it was found that the house in question had not received any courier. The Funds immediately fell 40 or 45 centimes. But then it was said that the news of the giving up of the citadel was in the Moniteur Beige, received by express ; then that it was in the Memorial ; then in the Courrier Beige ; and, lastly, that it was the Moniteur du Commerce of Paris which had published this story. In this uncertainty, and notwithstanding these contra dictions, the Funds nevertheless rose 85 centimes, and we shall not have till to-morrow the explanation of the fluctuations. Many persons, after the close of the 'Change, could not help fearing that there was some manoeuvre in all this, which cannot fail to be discovered sooner or later. At five o'clock this afternoon, all the preceding state ments were given up, and all was limited to a report that was spread, that there is a treaty between Prussia and France, by which the Cabinet of Berlin consents to the entrance of the French into Belgium, to besiege the citadel of Antwerp, and (over and above) on condition that the Pi ussians shall occupy Venloo. This is the same news that the Ministerial Journals gave this morning. This is another day of dupes. Is it thus that we are led ? PARIS, Nov. 16.—The Moniteur of to-day publishes a long ordinance on the re-organization of the King's library. (From the Constitutionnel.) PARIS, NOV. 16. --..INTERFERENCE IN TILE The news both from Constantinopl e and Alexandria agree, that both the Sultan Mahmoud and Mehemet Ali, the Viceroy of Egypt, have demanded the interference of the great European Powers. Placed under the yoke of a❑ imperious necessity, the proud Mahmoud asks the assist ance of those Powers which were formerly united to de prive him of part of his territories. The Cabinet of St. Petersburgh, which, since the late war, has exercised an almost despotic power at Constantinople, has already shown its sympathy for the most Sublime Porte, by or dering the flag of its Consulate to be struck at Alexandria, and prohibiting all communication with the Egyptian Viceroy. Austria, whose benevolent sentiments for the Ottoman Porte are an invariable part of its policy, does not conceal, in the instructions which it gives to its officers in the Levant, its little respect for the interests of Mehe. met Ali ; but the geographical situation of Russia and Austria does not allow them at any time to take a decisive part in a question which regards at all times the Mediter ranean ; and besides, in the state of coldness and mistrust of these two cabinets, in regard to England and France, the most common prudence prohibits them front begin ning that which they would be incapable of sustaining. Thus it is towards the two great maritime Powers that the belligerent parties direct their views. The Turkish Envoy at the Court of Vienna has received directions to explain to the English Cabinet the critical situation of the Ottoman Porte, and the imminent danger of its instanta neous destruction, and the disturbance which such a catas trophe would cause in the balance of power in Europe. In one word, the formal interference of the Court of London has been required by the Envoy ty Mahmoud. The Paella of Egypt cannot fail to have a high idea of us as a nation, and of the power of our country. He has confided to Frenchmen the most important part of the organization for the defence of his country, and he receives from us all the elements of that greatness which he seeks in the pro gress of civilization. Bur, too well informed of what passes in France not to know that the direction of the State is here confided to men incapable of independent and generous resolutions, Mehemet Ali has - felt assured, in order not to loose time, that he must apply to the English Cabinet; and an English merchant, the head ofone of the first houses at Alexandria, has been ordered to open nego tiations in his name. (From the Journal des Debats.) PARIS, NOV. 16.—Vice-Admiral Baron Boussin is ap pointed Ambassador at Constantinople. The Minister of the loterior (M. Thiers) has been re elected Member of the Chamber of Deputies by the Elec toral College of Aix, in spite of the united efforts of the Opposition and the Carlists, who, for the first time since the revolution of July, attended the election. The num ber of voters was 383—the absolute majority, 16h M. Thiers obtained 182, the Duke of Fitzjames 137, and M. Isambert 5. The other votes were lost. M. Thiers was elected by one scrutiny. Brigadier-General Baron Antoine de Saint Joseph is appointed Director (ad interim) of the Depot of War, in room of Lieutenant-General Pelet, appointed to command a division of light infantry. Lieutenant-Colonel M. de Tuseac is appointed Chief of the Staff to the division of cavalry, of which the head quarters are at Stenay, and which is under the orders of General Jucquinot. Marquis of Mornay, the orderly officer to the Minister of War, is gone to Ancona. (From the Quolidienne.) ENTRANCE OF THE FRENCH ARMY INTO BEL- GIUM-CONDUCT OF PRUSSIA. PARIS, Nov. 16.—The Doetrinnaires are sure of nothing on the side of Prussia, and they are obliged, in consequence of their aggression, to form three corps of observation—one on the Meuse, the second on the Moselle, and the third on the Rhine. We do not blame these measures of precaution. We know that they are ne cessary by the doubtful attitude of Prussia, but they prove that no treaty guarantees the neutrality of this Power to the Cabinet of the Palais Royal, and they take away all appearance of probability from the news of the occupation of Venloo by the Prussians—news which appears to have been designedly inserted by the Journal des Debuts to deceive the public, by making them believe that the inva sion of Belgium is consented to by the three northern Powers, and of which the conditions have been previ ously arranged by treaty. But there is no treaty, nor even a diplomatic Convention ; and we may defy the Ca binet to produce, at the opening of the Session, a single document which implicates, even in an indirect manner, the Prussian Cabinet, in having consented to the armed interference of the Cabinet of the Palais Royal in the affairs of &Hum. In this state of things, it is not astonishing that attention should be directed towards Prussia, which thus becomes the pivot on which the whole question will turn, till it be de cided. We must not, however, conclude from this that Prussia is alone destined to take part in the contest, should the aggression of the Doctrinnaires lead to such a dangerous result. There cannot now be a partial war in Europe; and nobody is ignorant that the three Powers of the north have concluded a treaty, by which all the contracting Powers are engaged to sustain either of them which may be dragged by the march of events into a war against the Revolution. At the same time, it is true that Prussia, by her situation, is called upon to take the ini tiative in these operations, and that it is her conduct which will determine that of the two other Powers with t‘h!ch she is allied by treaty. The policy of Prussia is difficult to comprehend. Subjected to different influences, and leaving about equal chances for directly opposite deci sions, ■he may, by her combinations, which out-go all calculation, check the presumption of the Doctrinnaires, and show how far their vulgar ambition has compromised France. Their confidence is chiefly grounded on tbe ge neral opinion that the King of Prussia does not desire war. But it is also believed that they count very much on the ascendancy which they have obtained over the mind of the Prussian King by means of some persons who en joy, in a high degree, the confidence of that Monarch, and, in a manner, live on intimate terms with him. If we had to express our opinion on the line of conduct which Prussia will follow in the doubtful position in which she is placed with respect to the Cabinet of the Palais Royal, we should say that . , according to all proba bility, that Power would regulate her conduct by events. She will take up a position ; and she has already taken steps to have, before the 25th of November, 90,000 men ready to take the field. Her ulterior determination will be subordinate to the degree of resistance which the King of Holland will make to the attack actually directed against him ; and it may be said, that the first condition imposed on the Doctrinnaire Ministry is to terminate their business speedily and successfully with the King of Holland. We have pointed out, as a fault, the aggression of the Cabinet Royal; but to this chief fault another must be added-- more serious, perhaps—which is, that of accomplishing an action slowly and with timidity which is hazardous in its nature. The question of war is thus reduced to a question of time. To arrive before Antwerp to carry the citadel, or to retreat before Prussia, which is slow in its operations, was enabled to collect her armies ; was the whole secret of the expedition. The Prussian Cabinet, say the diplomatists, is a Cabinet of to-morrow. The Doctrinnaires ought to know that, and show themselves the men of the present, in order not to allow a to-morrow to arrive from the side of Prussia, of which the conse quences may be dreaded to an interest more important than that of the Doctrinnaires and of the Revolution, whose fortunes they are gambling with in their offices. e To conclud e , thi ngs are come to that point—the beginning eeinneres too is, of an attempt, b a d i n i tself, and carried into execution. three weeks i late—that e allen a whichcomplete we et e a ctlidn speedy say t o the Dtr suc cess and the to-morrow of Prussia there is no just me dium. (From the Gazette de France.) DUCHESS of BERRY and M. CHATEAUBRIAND. TO THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE. " Geneva, Nov. 1278 . 32. " I have just heard of the arrest of the Duchess of Berry. I have the honour of sending you herewith en closed an unsealed letter for the august and unfortunate Princess, begging you to transmit it to her with all pas silile despatch. You will not be surprised at the perform ance of my duty as a Magistrate. " Permit me to offer you my most sincere thanks, and the assurance of the high consideration with which I have the honour to be, Sir, your very humble and very obe dient servaut, " CHATEAUBRIAND." " As it is of great importance to me that my wishes should reach the Duchess of Berry by all possible m e ans, after having taken the legal mode of addressing you, Mon sieur the Minister, I have thought fit to send to the Jour nals a copy of the two letters, which the courier of today will convey to you. " CHATEAUBRIAND." " Geneva, Nov. 12, me. " Madam,--You will consider me very presumptuous for importuning you at the present moment to grant me a favour—the last ambition of my life. I am exceedingly anxious to be selected by you among the number of y o ur defenders. 1 lave no personal title to solicit the distin guished favour which I now venture to ask in reference to your present trial ; but I presume to seek it in memory of a Prince of whom you deigned to name me the hist°. rian. I have also hopes still more as the price of the blood of my family ; my brother had the glory of dying with his illustrious grandfather, M. de Malesherbes, the defender of Louis XIV., on the same day, at the same hour—for the same cause, and on the same scaffuld.--- 1 am, with the most profound respect, Madam, your very humble and very obedient servant, " CHATEAUBRIAND. " I am about setting out for Paris, where I shall a wait your orders. " CHATEAUBRIAND." I -- DRURY-LANE THEATRE. COLMAN'S comedy of Who wants a Guinea ? was re vived at this house on Saturday night. We have seldom heard a more vapid, or dull five act piece; with a few re deeming strokes of humour, it overflows with surfeiting sentimentality and disgusting freedoms. Instead of ori ginality of structure, well developed character, and inge nious incidents, we have a plot of the most common-place description, some meagerly-sketched characters, with those clap-trap situations and devices which have been, from time immemorial, the refuge of the mentally destitute, or mediocrely gifted play-wright. The gross allusions and double entendre, wherewith the comedy is plentifully sprinkled, excited very considerable merriment amongst the audience, who doubtless did not fail to contrast the quondam !owe and ribald author of Broad Grins with the straight-laced sexagenarian and licensing saint of the present day. Everybody knows how scrupulous Mr. Li censer COLMAN is on the point of oaths and so forth be ing introduced into pieces submitted to his approval. In this piece of his there are more damns, devils, devilish, by the L—d, and curse me, than in any piece we have seen for some time. We have no doubt the management would have allowed the compound of dulness and vileness to have rotted on their shelves, had it not been for their anxiety to afford Mr. HACKET, a gentleman from the American boards, an opportunity to appear in the character of Solomon Gundy, or, as it has been metamorphosed by our trans-atlantic brethren, Solomon Swap, a part which Mr. HACKET, as the bills inform us, had played with much success in his own country. This gentleman was, we are informed, originally a merchant of New York, and married a daughter of the celebrated ventriloquist, LEE Soca. A few years ago he made his appearance at Covent-garden Theatre, without creating any impression in his favour. He certainly possesses good ability as a low comedian, and has an ease of manner, and a breadth of humour about him, which the audience seemed to relish ; and, as the character of Solomon Swap gave him full scope to introduce laughable American sayings, and Yan kee witticisms, many of which, by-the-bye, we have heard before, he succeeded in making a favourable impression in the comedy. It would have been well for him had be left the theatre after this performance, for, in a new piece called " The Militia Muster," which followed, and in which he sustained the part of Major Joe, of the American mili'ia, a part written for his " celebrated delineation of American character," we are afraid that he lost all the reputation he had gained in the comedy. It is needless for us to enter into any details of this piece, for the hootings which, de servedly, brought it to a sudden close, renders it impro bable that it will ever be played again. In the comedy, DOWTON, as Torrent, played with that heartiness and easy good humour for which he is so well known. FARREN'S Jonathan Oldskirt was a highly finished specimen -of the kind and feeling dealer in remnants at the back of St. Clement's. Mr. COOPER, in Barford, played with his usual taste and propriety. POWER was the Sir Harry Mac Murrough, and played with considerable whim and spirit. Miss KENNETH was pleasing and lady-like as Fanny. The farce of Born to Good Luck, or an Irish man's Fortune, concluded the evening's entertainment. The house was well filled. ADELPHI THEATRE. On Saturday evening we visited this mansion of mirth ; and as usual, at an early part of the night we found the house crowded ; but what is rather unusual, we had little gratification, albeit there were performed three favourite pieces, particularly two of them have stood high on the muster-roll of popularity. Henriette we siw mutilated, Cupid maimed, and Rip Van Winkle marled. Ilenriette, an interesting and effective drama, notwithstanding the suspicion of improhaiiility in the inci•ients, owes a con siderable portion of its popularity to REEVE'S drollery—his song and dance. Cupid depends entirely on him, and that, too, mainly fur his inimitable but'lesque music and dancing—and when these fail in execution, as far as re gards the latter piece, the charm of attraction is completely broken. A number of scenes were cut out ; and Mr. REEVE could not get on at all with the songs. He at one time made a brief indication of apology. He said, pointing to his throat, "It is something here—it is something here :" and another time be said, pointing as before, " There is something heie that prevents—l do not know what." Some hissing here protruded on the ear, when he addressed the person on the stage with him—and pointing to the audience, said " There, do you hear?" There were many rueful countenances on the occasion, for we believe REEVE in his line cannot be replaced. We were among the deeply disappointed, and sincerely hope it will he long before we have to notice again Mr. ItgEvE's indisposition. SURREY THEATRE. On Saturday, a piece, called The Widow of Corn hill, an adaptation by PLANCHE, from the play of the old dramatist (RowLEY), called A Woman never vexed, was performed at this theatre. The characters were well sustained by Messrs. °SBA L DESTON, MAITLAND, HILL, ROGERS, BURTON, and VALE, and by Mrs. WEST and Mrs. OSBALOESTON. There were two other pieces al,o presented to the public. The Cateran's Son, founded on one of the innumerable tales which the genius of Sir WALTER SCOTT embodied and wh er ie p h p d e e t r u iv k e te s d :ts an e d xis t t h en e e g e or fr g o e i o n us t d he ra s m am a r e d s o K u r e c n e i . l" T r characters in both these pieces were well supported. - - THEATRICAL SQUABBLE. The neighbourhood of the New Strand Theatre was alarmed about twelve o'clock on Saturday night, by cries of " Murder !" proceeding from the theatre, in front of the entrance of which a crowd in consequence speedily collected. It appears that Mr. LEE, by some arrange ment with which we are unacqsinted, succeeded Mrs. WAYLETT in the possession of the theatre, and that Mr. RAYNER, the original possessor, wanted to regain his pos session. A dispute arose on the point, and both parties, attended by their attorneys—Mr. LEE by Mr. DOBEE, and Mr. RAYNER by Mr. WOOLEIt, assisted by retainers on either side, immediately on the conclusion of the perform ances, commenced a battle for the possession, each strug gling to eject the other.—Mr. DOBEE, in the conflict, was put hors de combat, into the street, and Mr. LEE'S clerk was jammed between the folding doors with such force, that both he and Mr DOBEE raised the cry of " Murder!" and ordered the policeman to take Messrs. RAYNER and WOOLER into custody. The policeman, however, think ing it was a civil proceeding, declined taking the parties on the charge, particularly, he said, as " he could not discover the body of the murdered man." The retainers on both sides maintained their ground within the theatre ; and it was supposed, as they were so fierce in their mutual menaces, that some more hard work would take place in the course of the night. Mr. LEE'S clerk was extricated f ro m his perilous situation by being forced into the theatre by the crowd outside, and subsequently proceeded from the premises, as was understood, to make a complaint to the Inspector of Police. Ultimately, Mr. RAYNER'S party remained in possession of the theatre. KEAN will perform Othello, and MACREADY _Togo, at Drury-lane theatre, on Monday next, for the first time they have personated those characters together. TITHES IN WICKLOW.—Our valuable Balt. i ng l ass c orrespondent states that the people in that neigh bourhood are in a state of great excitement, in conse quence of the attempt made by the son-in-law of Lord FITZWILLIAM'S agent to seize for tithes. Owing to the arran gements made by the people, it w as i mposs ibl e f or an i p o li ce t o se i ze any cattle in the parish pigs, and th e cow o f a poor woman. Our c etxi n ' r ee r e e pn ip i o lia nd afr e e n w t adds, that all the haggards in the neigh bourhood are under the surveillance of civil and mili tiiry guards.--Dublin Morning Register. FURTHER. EXTRACTS FROM THE PAPERS* The Swabian Mercury has the fol'owing, dated Buda, November 1 :—" The Russian troops in Moldavia and Wallachia have received lately considerable reinforcements , and as the Russian Government, since the occupation of these two principalities, has organized a national militia, every thing assumes a military aspect. Several regiments of the first armed corps have entered Bessarabia, so that the forces collected in that country are more numerous than before the Polish revolution. They are computed at from 70,000 to 80,000 men. The motives of the Goy vernment for such a concentration of troops on that point are presumed to be connected with the affairs of Turkevs The state of those provinces is little known since they' have been under the Russian dominion ; yet it is but justice to state, that under the Russian administration the Boyards are no longer suffered to exercise oppressive vexations upon their subjects." The Zara Gazette says—" The Turkish fleet has been compelled to retire before the Egyptian, leaving the island of Cyprus to their enemies, who are now in full posses sion of ir. This is a serious loss to the Porte, as Mehe met Ali will now find no difficulty in sustaining hostile operations against the Ottomans by sea as well as by land. The Helvetie of Porentruy says—" M. de Chateauhri" and appears to have given little time to literary pursuits during his present stay in Switzerland. He resides in the most noi , y ptrt of Geneva; visits and receives a grea t many persons; has a secretary and a cook, and keeps 00 table for all the emigrants, whom he calls proscribed pet; sons. He receives and despatches regularly a nu m ber 01 letters. Last year he was in want of money. At Pre sent his establishment is nearly as large as it was durill his embassy at Rome." The Courrier du Nord of Valenciennes, of the 1 5th instant, says—" This morning, at 5 o'clock, our 1 4 a' tional Guards relieved all the posts occupied by the lic e, except that of the citadel. For this duty 134 men ruus - spontaneously." The Echo de la Frontiere, another journal of the same town, has the following :--" This morning, when the army was about to cross the frontier, all the men tve r f furnished with cartridg es , b u t i nstea d o f carry i ng with them four days' provision, and one day's provende r ' each man had but two days' rations of bread, we e. sores having been taken in Belgium for the subsistence of both men and horses. Orders have been given: that the strictest discipline should be maintained, an d that persons and property should be every where fully respected ; every contravention of these orders will be pv nished with the utmost severity. None of the troops, not even an officer, is to be left behind in any of the tow° through which the army will have to pass. All the Bel" gian Commandants and local Magistrates are to preserve their respective powers and authorities, which, su far front being restrained, are to be aided and supported if occasion requires. The sick alone, when positively unable to pre" ceed, are to be allowed to remain on the road. There are five days' march from Valenciennes to Antwerp, under whose walls therefore the army cannot arrive before the 20th. It is the positive and avowed intention of the Fiench not to leave General Chasse any pretence or e xcuse for the bombardment of the city of Antwerp, consequently, however disadvantageous to the besiegers, the citadel wilt wills e y l reh ) i t entaahec i , eel : 9 .. ee e ornfstt g hte a hfer o r ßß i m s e o el g a l be attacked from the opposite side. Will this sacrifice upon tlu will made by the French in favour of humanity h e est i mate d by he demonstration of tileir resolution? A t al l events Dutc h C Dt notaries ntDutch n t a a? ( n i r n i t e r h i sl t e Vt t oe l ‘ e v m g d o a oak I p u l The Duke of Orleans y es t er d ay, escorted by the Nemours Lancers, removed his Bon-secours and Peruw e l z ." officersgsi u i t a i m. ' n a f ;s it territory -day for Dutch The Independent de la Moselle, a Mets Journal, h as the following :—" It appears that the army of the Eastwill be composed of two divisions of infantry and two of cavalry. The dirst division of infantry, which is to be commanded by Lieutenant-General Baron Hulot, whose head-quarters sr; to be at Metz, will be co mpose d of the 26th, 531, 10th of the line, and the 13th Light Regiment. lieved that the head -quarters of the second division Tv" at Sedan, but none of the regiments of which it is to b e i formed, except the 37th, are known. Lieutenant-Gen er Baron Jacquenot will command th e h ea vy c a valry, s nad have under his o r d ers s i x regiments of Cuirassiers o bead-quarters will be at Luneville. Lieutenant-cimera Eugene Merlin will have the command of the division e t light cavalry, o f w hi c h the Qd and 4th Lancers, at preser. at Sarreguemi nes an d T hionville, will f orm one brigade The head-qu ar t ers o f this division are not yet known , 11° bas it been announced who will have the Command-I"; Chief of th e w h o l e corps. It will have attached to i t tea, batteries of art ill ery, one of which will be for t hrall:l Congreve roc k ets , and w i ll also be supplied with a sufficie number of companies of engineers and of the waggon tol e The Augsb urg G azette o f th e 12 t h i nst. conta ins 1 followi ng , un d er d ate o f B er li n, Nov, 8 The Plato. jest of a treaty drawn up at the request of the s i ll Holland, an d sent to L on d on by the Count de it having been refused by France and England, although approa c h e d very near l y the last propositions of the to ference, the King has ordered that an army o f 601 v men shall be assembled on the ri4ht bank of the ikleil igi ol which is destin e d t o occu py V en l oo, Limburg,. and : :