The Sun. — London, England, 1832-11-09 00:00:00

DUTCH PAPERS. (From the Ilanddsblad.) The reality very often does not immediately follow the threat, and is not therefore an infallible consequence,! thookh prudence demands that we' should count on it as' certain on most occasions. , In setting out from this prin ciple it is possible that the• measures to •be adopted.re specting us in the affairs of England and France will be altogether confined to empty menaces; but, however this be, allow me to express my astonishment that the English trade, so closely connected with ours, and which has as direct an interest in the prosperity of Holland as it has almost in that of its own, should not take the matter to heart, and send a memorial, after the example of Thomas Kay and partners, of Antwerp, making energetic remon strances to Lord Palmerston. It seems that France is to send certain agents amongst us, to observe our internal condition, and to ascertain our strength and public spirit. England has a similar notion, most probably, but to whom can the task of making such be more properly confided than to those merchants who have so long inhabited our country—who are acquainted with our manners, customs, national character, our reli gious and social principles—who, in short, have keen able to penetrate into the privities of our domestic state ? Those merchants can bear testimony to the frank hospitality which they have received amongst us—to the confidence always accorded to them—to the kindness with which they have been treated--to the esteem in which they have been held—and how frequently they have shared in the benefits granted by a Government so truly paternal, and based upon that liberty which is happily a reality amongst us. They will he able to prove to what degree the Union has been favourable to the Belgians, frequently even to the extent of being injurious to their elder brothers ;—how many branches of commerce of old Holland closely con nected with those of England have suffered for the profit of Belgian industry, which advanced to a state sufficient to sap the foundation of English industry. They will then tell that, if there were reasons for revolt, the revolt should have taken pace rather in the North than in the Southern provinces ; that the Belgians were born mu tinous. so as to deserve the epithet of the cherished chil dren of revolt ; and that those who raised the standard of insurrection in this country deserve the contempt of the whole universe, and net the consideration and powerful protection of an enlightened Government, which should give the greatest possible weight of all things, to na tional virtue. These merchants might call God to witness whilst stating «•hat a union, what affection and brotherly tie, united the Sovereign and the nation—this peaceable and reflecting nation,siliitth manifests its haughty spirit and courage when its honour and independence are at tacked ; they can tell how the virtues are esteemed amongst us, and what faithful observers we are of the true religion, which we consider as the corner-stone of our happiness, and the source t f all social virtues; they can describe with what enthusiasm, when the country was in danger, and when the father of the country had lifed his voice, we exhibited a strength and resources such as astonished the world. They have witnessed bow the entire nation, rich and poor, young and old, every body, in short, zea lously competed in efforts to pay their debt to this country, the o' jeer of their liveliest affection. Have we not seen theusande of citizens of the first families gird on the sword and place themselves, the father beside the son, the master beside the servant, in the ranks of our warriors, and constituting, as if by a magical effect, an army of the flower of the nation, prepared to defend its frontiers? Europe was amazed at the spectacle, but Europe should also have respected it. The same merchants should also call Lord Palmer ston's attention to the fact that Holland is the hest me dium of communication for the commerce of England with Germany--that our country, by its position, its sea ports, commercial towns and cities, with its noble canals, offers faci;ities for transport such as Belgium, even should she, contrary to all justice and the rights of nations, ob tain the free navigation, could never secure to England ; that Belgium cannot yield a sale, except for colonial pro visions, in which she herself trafficks ; that she must, therefore, close her ports to all manufacturers, and thus cannot be placed, under any point of view, in comparison with Holland, which must be considered as a sort of Eu ropean mart—a great port, completely free. (From the Journal de la Haye of Wednesday.) If we believe the French and Belgian Journals, the Loctrinnaire Cabinet, under the presidency of a Marshal of France, must have invented an admirable scheme of tactics quite unheard of up to the present hour, and which consists of attacking a fortress on a weak side, with an express prohibition to the besieged to make a smart return in that point where they might principally annoy the enemy : in other words they propose to bombard the ci tadel of Antwerp on the side of Boom, evidently con sidering that this dexterous ,mancetrvre 'will prevent Ge net d Chass& from pointing his cannon on the city of Ant. werp. We must confess, notwithstanding the great respect we enterta;o for the Doctrinnaires, that a more absurd idea never entered into the wildest imagination, and one which required more impudence to assert in the face of Europe What ! is it to depend, forsooth, on the enemy to neu tralize the means of defence employed by his adversaries , in choosing the point of attack, and in removing the sources from which, as an enemy, he can be annoyed. ' What! is it to be expected that General Chasse shall see the generous blood of the sons of Holland flowing from their veins, and shall give impunity to a city whose streets still retain tie marks of murder basely inflicted on our soldiers by cannibal assassins, although an armistice had been previously agreed to ? So the General is not to be allowed to try and effect a diversion in the enemy's camp by means of a bombardment of the city. What is the reason, pray, Messrs. Doctrinnaires, that in the siege of a fortress an army may throw bombs on the houses of unoffending persons, and yet be restrained from doine the same thing against the places of defence of its enemy? Surely it is not from a spirit of revenge that they would pet tire to the citizens' houses ; but it would be to cripple the enemy—to deprive him of the resources which he might obtain in the city—to frighten the inha bitants of the place—to rouse them to some attempt for the purpose of causing a cessation of hostilities—to de stroy the works in the interior of the city, which might hereafter be of use to him; afterwards to explode maga zines of gunpowder, and destroy the provisions of the sol diers. Take the case of Valenciennes—suppose that place were taken by the Prussians, would the French hesitate a moment about besiegoag that fortress, in order to retake it, and bombarding the town? And yet they would be only doing mischief to their own brother citizens, and to their most devoted friends. Such are, however, the mi series of war, which requires that those engaged in it should have recourse to extreme, and often very lamentable mans. We 111 , 1 V conclude that in the supposed case the Doctrinnaires would not allow the least scruples to inter fere, and prevent them from bombarding Valenciennes. But General Chass4 must leave Antwerp in peace, and must limit his defensive efforts merely to those places where the enemy al'owe him to act. Strange aberration of mind! unaccountable forgetful ness of all principle! but all the natural consequence cf a system of deception which has characterized the various Cabinets that have succeeded each other since the month of July, 1830—Cabinets which, in order to prolong their agony tor some days longer, would sacrifice a t, irtuous and heroic nation, and flatter themselves with the foolish hope that the French Chambers will pardon the violence done to the Constitution—the placing of Paris in a state of siege—the Drum-bead Commissions—the retrospective measures in favour of the French blood which they would have spilled, not at all for the glory of France, but to fa vour the c,mmereial interests of Great Britlin, and of the Pr,fect which represents it at Brussel , . THE HAGUE, Nov. 6.—The recall to Vienna 4f the Baron de Binder has riven rise to reports which we can positively deny. The departure of this diplomatic agent, who left his residence on Saturday last, has nothing to do with any alteration in the dispositions of the Court of Vienna respecting the Netherlands. The Baron was com mi•sioned to the 11 gue with an extraordinary and merely temporary, mission. The accredited Austrian Minister to Ms Majesty to the King of the Netherlands is still the Ba ran de Wessenberg, now on an extraordin . iry mission to Loadon, and during hi• absence he is replaced by Count d'Aiegri, the Charge d'Affiire”. It is remarked of the Glasgow Theatre that it is divided into three parts; in one you cannot hear, in another you cannot bee, and is the third you can neither see nor hear. On Wednesday last, as GEORGE WINFIELD, Who cecupi a a garden attached to St. Oawald'a Priory, in this city, was employed in digging a potatoe burrow there, he discovered, about two feet below the surface of the earth, a stone coffin of the following dimensions:— Length on the outside, 7 feet 2 inches ; ditto, in the clear, 6 feet 3 inches; depth on the outside, I foot 6i- inches; ditto in tie dear, I foot. The head part of the coffin (wlttch is circular) was placed 'towards the west; and a perforation of an inch in diameter was" made through the bottom, apparently few the purpose of draining the body from humidity. A great many human bones were _ found in it, but in a very decayed state. The coffin is of free stone, and is calculated to weigh upwards of two tons. Gloucester Journal. SEPARATION ORZHE GOBS * §QUA DRONS IN A GALE. MAL, Nov. s.—His Majesty's ship Donegal, 78, Vice-Admiral Sir P. Malcolm, K.C. 8., came to an anchor in the roads between Dover and Folkstone, at noon this day, and was soon after followed by his Majesty's ships Talavera, 74, and the Rover and Scout corvettes: The Snake being to windward was enabled to fetch under the South Foreland, and to communicate with Dover. The above-named ships, with the Satellite (corvette), sailed from Spithead yesterday afternoon, in company with the French squadron under Rear-Admiral Villeneuve, having at that time a moderate breeze from the N.W. The wind gradually freshened from the same quarter, and the English ships, which bad got under weigh half an hour after their allies, soon passed a-head of the Suffrein (in which magnificent vessel Admiral Villeneuve's flig was flying). The French frigates, however, being under easy sail, in order to keep their stations, no true opinion of their sailing qualities could be given. The combined squadrons continued under easy canvas in two lines, steer ing along the land, until 11, p.m., when they lay-to for three hours ; the lighthouse of Dungeness at that time dis. tint about 10 miles, and the French ships about three miles to leeward. At 4, a.m., the wind falling light and variable, sail was again made, but shortly after a tremen dous squall of hail came on, and the wind chopped round suddenly to N.E., blowing furiously, accompanied by thunder and lightning, which obliged the squadron to double-reef their topsails, and being now exactly from the direction of their course, they stood off and on shore, working to windward. The weather in the squall had become extremely cold, such as had not been felt before this year. At daylight none of the French squadron were in sight, and the Satellite had parted company from our own Admiral. From this time the weather gradually be. came more threatening, with repeated heavy squalls of sleet and rain, and increased during the forenoon to a brisk gale, when, being unable to make further progress towards the Downs, Sir Pu!teney Malcolm made the signal to anchor, and the English squadron brought-to accordingly, wher ever they were enabled to fetch. It is now the afternoon, and no signs of the .‘ drapean tricolor" in the offing, so that many conjectures are abroad as to their situation, the squadron being wretchedly manned, and the evening very frightful. We consider ourselves fortunate in having been enabled, by a he ivy press of sail, to get under the shelter of the weather shore, and, of course, hope our new allies have been equally successful. By the end of the week we expect to be reinforced by three sail of the line and several small vessels. Five frigates, three English and two French, are already in the North Seas, and not much to be envied the weather. COPY OF THE CONVENTION BETWEEN FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN, SIGNED AT LONDON ON THE 22D OF OCT. His Majesty the King of the French, and his Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, having been invited by his Majesty the King of the Belgians to carry into execution the articles of the treaty relative to the Netherlinde concluded at London on the 15th of November, 1831, the execution of which, according to the terms of the 25th article of the said treaty, has been conjointly guaranteed by their said Ma jesties, the Emperor of Austria, the King of Prussia, and the Emperor of all the Russias; Having, moreover, recognized that ail the efforts made in common by the five Powers who signed the said treaty to arrive at its execution by means of negotiation have hi. therto fail,d of effect ; Agreeing besides that further delay in its execution will seriously compromise the general peace of Europe, have determined, notwithstanding the regret they experience at finding that their Pd rjesties the Emperor of Austria, the King of Prussia, and the Emperor of all the Russias, are not at this moment prepared to concur in the active mea sures which are called for, in order that the treaty may be carried into effect, on fulfilling, in that respect, without any further delay, their own engagements, and on carrying on by mutual consent the measures best calculated for that purpose, their Majesties the King of the French and the Kiog of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire lend have appointed for their Plenipotentiaries—namely, his Majesty the King of the French, M. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Perigord, &c., and his Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Right Hon. Henry John Viscount Palmerston, &c. Who, after having exchanged their full powers, which were found in good and due form, have agreed upon and signed the following articles : " Art. I. His Majesty the King of the French and his Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, will notify to his Majesty the King of the Netherlands and his Majesty the King of the Belgians, respectively, that their intention is to proceed immediately to the execution of the treaty of the 15th of November, 1831, conformably to engagements which they have con tracted ; and as a first step towards the accomplishment of this end, their said Majesties will require his Majesty the King of the Netherlands to enter into an engagement by the 2d of November, at the latest, to withdraw on the 12th of the said month all his troops from the territories which, by the first and second article of the said treaty, ought to form the kingdom of Belgium, of which the contracting parties to the treaty have guaranteed the inde pendence and neutrality. " And their said Majesties will also require his Majesty the King of the Belgians to enter into an engagement on the 2d of November of the present year, at the latest, to with. draw on or before the 12th of the said month of Novem ber his troops from the territories of his Majesty the King of the Netherlands, so that after the 12th instant there shall be no Netherland troops within the limits of the Kingdom of Belgium, nor any Belgian troops in the terri tory of the King of the Netherlands. And their Majes ties the King of the French and the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland declare at the same time to his Majesty the King of the Netherlands, and to his Majesty the King of the Belgians, respectively, that if this requisition to their Majesties is not complied with, they shall proceed, without any further notice or delay, to the measures which shall appear to them necessary to compel the execution of it. " Art. 2. If the King of the Netherlands refuses to agree to the engagement mentioned in the preceding arti cle, their Majesties the King of the French, and the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, will order on embargo to be put on all the Netherland vessels in the ports of their respective dominions ; and they will also order their respective cruisers to stop and bring into their ports all the Netherland vessels which they may meet with at sea ; and a French and English squadron com bined will be stationed on the coasts of Holland for the more efficacious execution of this measure. " Art. 3. If on the 15th of November the Netherland troops shall be still in the Belgian territory, a French carps shall enter Belgium for the purpose of compelling the Netherland troops to evacuate the said territory, it being weil understood that the King of the Belgians shall have previously expressed his wish for the entrance of the French troops upon his territory for the purpose above stated. " Art. 4. If the measure pointed out in the preceding article becomes necessary, its object shall be limited to the expulsion of the Netherland troops from the citadel of Antwerp, and the forts and places dependent upon it, and his Majesty. the King of the French, in his lively solici• tude for the independence of Belgium as for that of all eatablialwd Governments, expreaaly undertakes not to oc cupy any of the fortified places of 11 , -Igiutn by the French troops which shall be employed in the above service, and when the citadel of Antwerp, the ports and places depen dent upon it, shall have been evacuated by the Netherland troops, they will be immediately delivered up to the mi litary authorities of the King of the Thlgians, and the trench troops will immediately retire upon the French territory. " Art. 5. The present convention shall be ratified, and the ratifications exchanged at London within eight days, or sooner if possible." In testimony of which the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the preceding articles, and have affixed the seals of their arms. Done at London, Oct. 22, 1832. TALLEYRAND. PALMERSTON. CHEAP BOOKS.—Library, 26, Holies street, Cavendish-square (formerly the Banking House.)—ln con. sequence of the large supplies of all the important and in• i tereiring New Works at the above New Public Subset p tion Library, for the immediate accommodation of Sob set ibers, many copios of each are withdrawn a short time after publication, and, although equal to new, they are disposed of at less than half-price. The New Catalogue of them, with their prices affixed, can be had (gratis) on application, or sent, per post, as well as the Catalogue of the Library, and the Terms on which Sub,cribers, in all parts of the kingdom, are regularly supplied with books, including the New Publications, British and Foreign, in any quantity. We lament to s ee th at i ncen di ary fi res are aga in spreading over the country. Several have taken place during the last week in different counties. A few days ago there was one at WeAerliain, and on Saturday, two near Guildford.--Brighton Gazette. 'r 1 i 1 NUNIVERSITY INTELLIGENE. CA Aillt/DGE, Nov. B.—At a congregation on Friday last the following degrees were conferred : HONORARY MASTER OF ARTS. • Thomas Spring Rice, Trinity College. MASTERS OF ARTS. Rev. Richard Bond, Corpus Christi College. Rev. Weeden Butler, Trinity College. Robert Buckley, St. Peter's College. Rev. W. Sidgwick, Trinity College: BACHELOR IN CIVIL LAW. Rev. H. F. Wiliams, St. John's College. BACHELOR IN PHYSIC. George Shann, Trinity College. BACHELORS OF ARTS. William Hodgson, Queens' College. John Crosby Umpleby, Queen's College. At the same congregation a grace passed the Senate to appoint Mr. Graham, ofJasus' College, and Mr. Jackson, of St. John's College, Classical Examiners of the Ques tioniits who are not candidate for honours. At a general ordination held by the Lord Bishop of Peterborough in the Cathedral Church of Peterborough on Sunday week, the following gentlemen were admitted into Holy Orders, viz.:— DEACONS. Daniel Brent, B.A. University College, Oxford. David Thomas Knight, B.A. Lincoln College, Oxford Edward Holies, B.A Pembroke College, Oxford. Thos. May Wetherell, B.A. Trinity College, Dablin. PRIESTS. Lord Arthur Chas. Harvey, M.A. Trinity College, Cambridge, by Lett. Dim. from the Bishop of Norwich. Eden Septimus Greville, B.A. Clare Hall, Cambridge. Henry Wm. Hughes, B.A. Lincoln College, Oxford. Thos Fras. Layng, B.A. Sidney College, Cambridge. Chas. Hy. Swann, B.A. Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Chas. Clark, B.A. Queens' College, Cambridge. Henry John Hasted, B.A. Magdalen College, Cambridge, by Lett. Dim. faom the Bishop of Norwich. - - - - SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. W ORCES TER RACES. A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, with 10 added, for horses not thorough bred. One mile and a quarter heats. Mr. Collier's Dandina Mr. Hampson's Citizen Tao others not placed. A Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each, with 20 added, for horses of all descriptions, Heats one mile and a quarter. Mr. Hickes's Temers 1 1 Mr. Thornes's Harry 2 2 Six others started—only the above placed. TAT TERSALL' S. Two or three trifling changes took place yesterday. Lord Cleveland', colt went hack, and the Moses colt got up five points. Boscobel also sprung, but was not backed. The odds averaged as under DERBY, 1833. 8 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Glaucus 10 to 1 agst Mr. Rawlinson's Revenge 14 to 1 agst Lord Clevelabd's colt 14 to 1 agst Captain Hunter's Forester 14 to 1 agst Mr. Mosryn's Prince Llewellyn 20 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's sloses's data c. 25 to 1 apt Duke of Gra ton's Divan 23 to 1 agst Sir M. Wood's Brother to Margrave 25 to 1 agst Mr. Walker's Boscobel 25 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Marinella colt 11 to 1 agst Cooper's stable, consisting of Nonsense, Zone, Pil. kington, Twatty colt, &c. 5000 to 500 was taken about this lot at Newmarket. OAKS. Weeper first favourite-1n to 1 offered on the field ; offers to take 2.0 to 1 about Sister to Oxygen. ST. LEGER. Oilers to hack Belshazzar against anything. GOODTVOOD RACES, 1833. FIRST DAY. —Nominations for the Drawing Room Stake... Duke of Richmond's Ketchup Duke of Portland's Brother to Amphiaraus Lord G. Bentinck names Pagan Lord Uxbridge's by Trumpeter Lord Exeter's Minima Cactus Lord Lichfield's by Sligo Lord Jersey's Ishmael Lord Mountcharles's Brother to Blythe Lord Tavistock's by Sultan Lord Chesterfield's Brother to Marcus Weeper Fanny Green Lord Worcester names Glenmore Lord Egremont's Brother to Spermaceti Lord Warwick's Trepidation General Grosvenor's Falernia Captain G. Bulkeley's Trickery Captain Byng names Revenge Sir M. Wood's by Muley Mr. Cosby's The Bravo Mr. Thornhill names by Swiss Mr. Gratwicke's Sister to Frederick Mr Payne names Young Rapid Mr:Ridsdale's Glaucus Mr. Ley's Solace Mr. Grant's by Emilius Mr. Stewart named by Longwaist Mr. Gully's Ceres Mr. Gardnor's Myrrha Mr. M. Stanley's Brother to Cloudesley Mr. M. Zachary names by Emilius Mr. J. Edwards names Tim Lords Stradbruke, Veruldm, R. Grosvenor, J. Fitzroy, Count Matuscevicz, Sir S. Graham, and Mr. Greatrex, are subscribers to the bonus. The Lavan► Stakes for two-yrs.-old. Duke of Richmond's by Whalebone Chantarelle Lord Egremont's by Skim Lord Chesterfield's Honeymoon Lord Uibridge's by Helenus Lord Exeter's Sister to Cactus Lord Lichfield's Brother to Terry Alt General Grosvenor's by Reveller Captain Berkeley's Goldfringe Mr. Sadler's by Defence Mr. Greville's Kislar Aga Mr. Grant's by Blacklock Mr. Zacharay's by Stainborough Mr. W. Edwards's by Middleton Mr. A. F. Berkeley names Robinson Crusoe Mr. Cosby's Stradbally SECOND DAY.—The Filly Sweepstakes. Lord Verulam's by Sultan Lord Chesterfield's Weeper Captain G. Bulkeley's Trickery Mr. Gardnor's Cinderella Mr. Forth's Marpessa THIRD DAY.—The Molcnmb Stakes for two-yrs.-old. Duke of Richmond's by Whalebone Chantarelle Lord Egremont's Sister to Tom Thumb Mr. Sadler's by Defence Mr. Greville's Kislar Aga The Racine Sakes. Duke of Richmond's Ketchup Lord Jersey's Glenmore Lord Egremont's Sister to Gayhurst Lord Warwick's Trepidation Lord Exeter's Minima Cactus Lord Verulam's by Sultan Lord Chesterfield's Fanny Grey Lord Uxbridge's by Trumpeter Lord Tavistock's by Partisan Lord Lichfield's by Sligo Colonel Peel's Young Rapid Sir M. Wood's by Partisan Mr. Cosby's The Bravo Mr. Thornhill names by Swiss Mr. Sadler's Dangerous Mr. Forth's Marpessa Mr. Ley's Partiality Mr. Ridsdale's Glaucus TITHES.—We have been favoured with the following communication respecting the payment of tithes, under the Bill of last Session of Parliament. We under stand that the intention expressed 1n Mr. DAWSON'S letter of taking upon himself, as landlord, the payment of the tithes of his estate will be followed up by Lord GARVACH and Sir J3iIN BYNC, and that those gentlemen have agreed to use their best endeavours to corry the Act into execu tion, after a full consultathn together upon the matter. We understand that Mr. DAWSON has addressed the same letter to the Rectors of the parishes of Magherafelt and Artray, in which his estate is situated : Castledawson Oct lEk3° " My Dear Sir , — Being desirous of giving effect, as far as lies in my power as a landlord, to the provisions ofthe Act which passed in the last Session of Parliament for the regulation of the fut r paymentto you, toint clergymen from transmitting accompanying, paper, a list of th e townlands or other denomination of land on that part of my estate which is situated in your parish, and I shall he obliged to you to inform me what is the amount of composition for tithe to which the lands are liable, and the names of the persons by Whom the tithes have been heretofore paid. I hope you will favour me with an early answer, being execution.g this great anxious that no delay on m y part should interpose in g ivin g r t intentions o p n a s , i o fi f c t a h t e i o L e n of s t l h a e t Legislature countryin car i n ry; o in experiment the eiit " I have the honour to be, dear Sir, " Your most obedient servant, "G. R. DAWSON." " The Rev. Thomas Spottswood, Rector of Ballyscullion." —Londonderry Sentinel. Wool seems to be rather on the advance in prim ; several graziers in the Fens have reused 30e. per to.l.—Stamford News, N , \ COURT CIRCULAR. The Chevalier DE ZE♦ T3ERMUDEZ, the Spanish Mi mister, was occupied , for a considerable time last evening at the Foreign-office with Viscount PALMERSTON. The Baron DE Wassatiauxa, the Austrian Minister on a special mission, also paid a visit to the Noble Viscount at the Foreign-office yesterday. Despatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial office for Lord NUGENT, the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands; for Sir FREDERICK PONSONBY, the Lieutenant-Governor of Malta; for Sir WILLIAM Hous roux, the Lieutenant Governor of Gibraltar ; and also for Lord AYLaIER, the Governor of Lower C 'nada. Mr. BARRETT, the Speaker, and Mr. HODGSON, a Member of the Assembly of Jamaica, being a Committee especially sent to this country, and Mr. BURGE, the Agent for the Colony, bad a conference with Earl GREY at the Treasury on Tuesday. The First Lord of the Admiralty and the Master-General of the Ordnance visited Viscount GonEßxcn at the Colonial. office yesterday. Yesterday was the birthday of the Princess AUGUSTA. Despatches were received yesterday from Prince Pozzo or Boaco at Paris. His Excellency is still expected in this country. The rumour is revived that the Marquis of TAVISTOCK, Lord STANLEY, Mr COKE, of Norfolk, Mr. Brwa, and two or three other immediate friends of the Minis.ry, will be call e d to the House of P eers p rev i ous l y to the disßolution of Parliament. The Marquis and Marchioness of LONDON DERRY are entertaining a large party of fashionables, at their residence, Mount Stewart, in the county of Down. A series of splendid entertainments have been given, in cluding private theatricals—the principal characters in which were ably supported by Lord CASTLEREAGH, Lord EDLINOTON, Hon. HENRY FITZROY, Mr. A. TREVOR, &c. The distinguished circle was expected shortly to be increased by the presence of the Marquis and Marchioness of ABERCORN, &C. Some importance has been attached, in the present state of affairs, to the circumstance of the Prussian Minister, Baron BuLow, having dined with Lord PAL.. MERSTON on Wednesday evening. It is inferred from this trifling circumstance that the most perfect and friendly understanding exists between the two Powers of which they are the representatives. The circumstance of the absence of Prince LIEVEN from any of the recent interviews with the Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs, ha created many ob servations, and it is stated that the Prince has not bad any communication with the Foreign-office, since he sent off despatches to his Government last Tuesday se'nnight, in conjunction with the Austrian and Prussian Ministers. A courier, with despatches from Berlin, ar rived at the Prussian Embassy the night before last:; the non-arrival of the courier expected on Sunday last arose from an accident. The private letters from the Prussian capital are to the 2d instant, and all speak of the great ex ertions making in the Government departments, which nothing but the full anticipation in the probability of hos tilities could at all justify. These advices, as well as the letters from Vienna, allude to the rumour of a convention being on the tapis between the three Powers, Russia, Austria, 3nd Prussia. The Funds were on the decline in both cities at the latest dates. From the accounts received yesterday, it ap pears to be the determination of the Dutch to inundate the country for several miles round that important fortress, Bergen-op-Zoom. This strong hold, which forms so conspicuous a feature in the annals of the last war, is considered to be the " Key of the Netherlands," and almost inpregnable of itself, without any auxiliaries. LIFE OF SIR DAVID BAIRD.—We are glad to hear of the returning taste do the part of the public for new literary productions, evinced by the fact, that the First Edition of the " Life of Sir David Baird," under. stood to be from the pen of THEonortat HOOK, was very nearly absorbed by the booksellers in London alone. The most celebrated stud iii Russia is that of Bobrow in the government of Woronege, not far from the village of Ericnow, belonging to Countess ORLOFF TCHESMENSKOY. It was established in 1778 by the Countess's father, and at present cont-,ins 1,320 Arabian and thorough bred English horses. Attached to this esta blishment are 40.087 dessetines of arable land, 149 workmen, and 4.205 serfs. The sales of horses annually amount to 75,000 roubles upon an average. They take place at the stud and in the two capitals of the empire.-- Gulignani's Messenger. The public will learn with pleasure that an English Company is about to commence a series of per formances in Paris for the winter season. Miss SMITH. SON, whose talents have been already so highly appreci ated here, is the sole directress of the undertaking. She will of course be the principal female tragic performer, and is to be supported by a regular company of considerable merit. TIACREADY, who made so great an impression on his former visit, and whose Virginius and William Tell are still so well remembered, is engaged; as is also Mr. SHERIDAN KNOWLES, the author of these and other popular dram .s, whose talents as an actor are said to be great.— Gulignani's Messenger. Applications are intended to be made by the Corporation of London to Parliament in the approaching Session-1. For an Act to exchange the site of the Fleet Prison for a larger piece of ground in St. George's-fields, to erect a new prison there ;-2. For improving the road from the Westminster-road to the front of Bethlehem Hospital ;—and, 3. For discontinuing the road called St. George's i%lall, and a road leading from the corner of Joiner. street towards Lambeth. NOBLEMEN'S MA NSIONS.--Although in Chester there are many houses of great value, yet Eaton H is the only mansion which is rated at 3001. per an num. The real value is probably not less than 10,0001. In Westmoreland, which contains Lowther Castle, the highest assessment is 2001. per annum. In Durham, where will be found Raby Castle, Lambton Castle, Wyn. yard Ravensworth, and Brancepeth Castles, the highest amount is 100/. per annum; and there are only two others above 70/. Eastnor Castle, in the county of Here ford is not assessed at more than 90/. Relvoir Castle, in Rutlandshire, is only assessed at 200/. per annum. In Northamptonshire, containing Althorp and many other noble places, the highest assessment is 140/. per annum. In Northumberland there are only two resioences assessed at 200/. per annum. About six hundred young men of this city have enrolled themselves into a regiment under the title of the " Glasgow Con.,titutioual Volunteers," to assist in forwarding the Constitutional cause in Portugal. They sail for Oporto in a day or two.— Glasgow Chronicle. Our Keswick correspondent, in a letter dated yesterday, says :—" At Whitehaven your political feuds, I fancy, will have kept you warm all last week. If such were the case I almost covet your situation ; for here, I can assure you, it is extremely cold : winter has set in in good earnest. All the surrounding mountains are clothed in their winter garb, being covered on their tops with snow."— Cumberland Pacquet. The Bishop's Palace at Derry is to be fitted up for an infantry barrack, and his Lordship is to build a new one in his demesne.— Waterford Mail. MUTINY IN THE SEVENTH HUSSARS.— A Court-martial has been sitting for some days past at Norwich, on several privates of the 7th Hussars, on a charge of mutiny. On the 26th of September the men refused to obey the orders of Colonel KEANE, the com manding officer. They were on parade, and when he g ave the word "Attention , " they stood s t o ck sti l l . He seized hold of the right-hand man of the troop, and having pulled him from the ranks, caused him to be immediately tried by Captain BATHURST, who was ill in bed, Lieut. RUSSELL, and Cornet SHELLEY. The prisoner, whose name is PITMAN, was sentenced to 200 lashes, which he received at the time. This restored discipline in the troop. It appeared that the men complained of too strict a drill, but this Colonel KEANE and the other officers state is unfounded. The former has sewed thirty years, and in his address to the present Court-martial, he asked if it was probable he would subject himself to merited re proach after so long a service, and to the chance of leaving t he regim-nt with a stigma on his character ? Five pri vates have already been tried for mutiny, but their sen tence has not been passed. FOURTH COMMISSION OF MATRIMONY.— At St. Peter's, FROMET WILLIAM TOOP, 89, to MARY BARROW, 52, being his fourth wife. Toor has recently declared that he would prefer a younger woman, but he was fearful of having a young family. Toor resided for nearly 50 years at Corsley, W an il d ts, he w w hi e c n h t is m a a i r l l i y sta tw nc o efrom Frame r ofmiles o he and was r eg ul ar w i t h th em i n every Fram e excepted, parading the t own t about obtain tour Sundayse ss creases, for severa l hours. It is conse q uentl y supposed that during the last fifty y ears he has trave lled 100 , 000 miles. Toor never wou ld strike either of his wi ves , f or h e cons id ered i t further hisur miles, unm anly, but did not hesitate to drag them backward and forward over a lar g e g oos eberry bush, which was in the f ron t of hie house, if they transgressed... Bath Herald. Y• - LITERATURE. A GENEALOGICAL AND 11.E.R4LD1C HISTORY OF THE COMMONERS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. By JOHN BURKE, Esq. The plan of this work is excellent, and could not be better executed than we are sure it will be by the author of the Dictionaries of the Peerage and Baronetage. It is to be published in parts, priority of insertion being given to pedigrees that first reach the editor's hands, the form of a Dictionary being out of the question in the first instance, from the impossibility of all at once getting the necessary particulars toge ther. The first part now before us contains the genealogical history of about eighty gentlemen's families, occupying 192 pages. That such a work was wanted, every body will acknowledge, for we are persuaded that the English, although not willing that a man should have the offices of the state bestowed upon him merely on account of the merits of his ancestors, will not be dis posed to give up the amiable weakness, if, in the eye of strict philosophy, weakness it be, which makes men look to the virtuous and noble acts of their forefathers with emulation as well as pride. Of course we can form no opinion of the correctness of the greater part of the family his tories here given, but take them upon the joint credit of Mr. Burke, and the families themselves. With respect to so much of the execution of the work of which we are competent to form an opinion, there is only one thing we have to re gret in it, which is, that the lines usually made use of in heraldic engravings to denote the dif ferent colours and metals, are not had recourse to; so that there is no check upon any misprint in the blazoning of the arms. This would, we know, throw the labour of comparing very mi nutely the engravings and the written descrip tion upon the editor, but when they did agree the reader would know that he might rely upon them. The little comparison of them that is now required, has perhaps led to the overlook ing of one or two little mistakes, which the ne cessity of a more severe examination would have detected. We mean such as describing a bor• lure to be engrailed, when, upon turning to the arms we have found it to be invected. These, however, are trifles far counterbalanced by the excellence of the plan of the work, and the merit due to the enterprise of an undertaking which cannot fail to carry with it great labour and expense. The POCKET DICTIONARY of the LAW of ELECTIONS. BY A PROFESSIONAL GENTLEMAN. This work was published some two or three years back, and, from its form, was found, we believe, convenient for speedy reference. We imagine, however, that it had no very extensive sale, for a sufficient number of copies have been left on hand to make the author or pub lisher think it worth while to print a new title page (with no date to it), an appendix of a few pages to introduce the new boroughs, and a leaf of what is called a Synopsis of the Reform Bill. We understand that some of our contemporaries, whose wonderful powers enable them to judge of the merit of a book by reading the title-page, have praised this as a very a-propos publication. If they had taken the trouble to read it, they would not have deceived their readers, and led them to purchase a " Dictionary," not worth a sixpence, as far as it explains the present state of the law of election. We do not know who the " Professional Gentleman" may be, that has thus attempted to impose an old book upon the public as a new one ; but assuredly the trick is one that will not admit of the slightest justification. ILLUSTRATIONS of POLITICAL ECO- NOMY. No. X HOMES ABROAD, by HARRIET MARTINEAU. This is another of the series of tales illustra trative of political economy, at the publication of which we have already expressed our satisfac tion. The objects of the present number are to show the advantages of encouraging emigration in preference either to distributing money as relief to the poor or spending it in home colo nization, and also to show that the system pur sued with regard to the convicts in Australia neither benefits society at large nor reforms offenders. With regard to the last point we think Miss Martineau will find upon inquiry that the evils of which she complains, do not pre vail to the extent they heretofore acknowledgedly have done. The fate of a convict is by no means so enviable as many used to think it, the disci pline having become so strict as to make those who receive accounts of it any thing but desi rous of being transported. Her first objects Miss Martineau must establish, beyond dispute, with all who do not require proof that two and two make four. She introduces a gentleman of the name of Fellowes, as one of the short sighted but well-meaning people who have taken it into their heads that forcing capital into a channel which no one finds it for his private interest to turn it into may be permanently bene ficial. The natural result of such an attempt and the continued infatuation of its author are thus told in the following passages : " A hearty welcome being offered to the Kentish and Surrey folks just arrived, they gave some account of themselves. They had all suffered from want of demand for their labour; an evil which had gone on to increase in the face of the promises that had been made to them about providing for all who were out of work on farms prepared for their advantage alone. A young labourer from the parish of A- stated that his father and mother and their seven children had been located on such a farm by Mr. Fellowes, with sixty other families; that it was diffi cult to provide for all the young people as they grew up, and would become more so still when they came to have families of their own, unless indeed they spent their whole lives in getting food, and food only. Mr. Fe lowes was now anxious to take in more paupers upon his farm, and was unwilling, in order to make room fur them, to turn out labourers upon the parish where there were already too many ; and he had therefore advised the sons and daughters of tiffs home-settlers to lose no opportunity of getting well placed either in Canada or Australia. So,' concluded the speaker, I moved off to make room for two elderly folks, seeing, as Mr. Fellowes himself said, that 1 can raise a better living with less toil - here than 'ere, and be much sooner free; and so, here I am.'" a . " You will have heard that Mr. Fellowes finds his well meant plans somewhat difficult to manage, from the vast increase of claimants. I believe he still thinks that if there were People's Farms enough, the relief tnight be made effectual, though he cannot explain what is to be done with so many delvers a hunured years hence, and will not say whether we are all to become delvers and spinners rather than a few of us cross the world to a more fruitful land.' " As we hope there are few of our readers who do not read Miss Martineau's works, we'Shall only make one more extract for the purpose of pointing out the only fallacy, or, perhaps ,i - ve ought to say, oversight in the tale before us. A conversation is taking place between the hero Frank Castle, and the clergyman of the parish who advises him to emigrate : " Frank saw at once that in sending over a young couple, the parish sent over also all their descendants, be sides supplying a want in the colony abroad. After a few moments' thought, he went on,— " Surely, Sir, it would relieve the country of its over. fulness at once, to send out a certain number of young people every year, as they become marriageable, instead of spending the same money in giving a passage to old people ? ." It would ; and the entire effect of emigration, as a method of relief to the country at large, depends on the selection of those who are to go. The number of persons who become marriageable every year in this country is now 800,000. If these were sent out, it is plain that the country would be d-populated in the course of a single ge neration ; but if we sent out the same number of old per sons, it would snake a very small difference in the amount of people at home ; and it would not be worth the colony's while to receive those who would bring little labour and no population. If, again, we sent out that number of risen and boys to a colony where there are too few women already, we should afford our , elves only a half relief, and g.ve the colony nothing mere than the present labour of these men and boys; whereas, by sending equal propor tions of men and women, we give the colony all their de• scendants as well as themselves, and free ourselves from the same amount of labour,—which we do not want. " A much smaller number than 800,000 would be enough then, Sir, to thin our population sufficiently? - " Certainly. If, instead of sending out people of all ages, we were to select those who become marriageable, one-sixth of that number, or about 133,000 persons emi grating annually, would prevent our population► increas ing ; and this might be done at an expense not exceeding a fourth of the sum annually raised for poor-rate, sending half to America and half to Australia. This would be well worth while, even if there were to be no repayment of expenses ; which there might and ought to be from co lonies where labour is much wanted.' " The error into which we imagine Miss Mar. tineau to have fallen is involved in the proposi tion that the emigration of 133,000 persons an nually would prevent our population increasing. Such is not the case. The population would no more be prevented increasing by such an operation than a similar number of additional deaths per annum would prevent it increasing, or any more than the expenditure of millions per annum upon the poor, prevents the increase of pauperism. The last circumstance is a premium upon pauperism as the two former are upon population. It seems paradoxical to say that deaths are premiums for births; but such they are in all countries where marriage is either morally or physically restrained. The only natural im pediment to marriage taking place at the earliest possible period of life is a deficiency of food, and if food be annually provided for 133,000 additional persons, that number will soon spring up to eat it, and the remainder of the popula tion will go on increasing just as they would have done had no such addition of food taken place, unless, indeed, at the same time that the addition of food is made, the people are taught to place a moral restraint upon themselves, and to desire something more than a bare subsistence. Emigration, therefore, is only justifiably encou raged at the expense, or partly at the expense, - of the State when the object is to give a temporary relief which will facilitate the adoption of mea sures of permanent improvement in the mass of the population. It follows that the country ought to take advantage of any extensive plans of emigration being carried into effect, to abolish both the poor and corn laws. Indeed, the last named laws ought to be abolished in the first instance, as the increased means of employment which would thus be produced, both for manu facturing and agricultural labourers, would mate rially diminish the amount of the emigration, which, we fear, the fatal consequences resulting from the ignorant recklessness both of the Eng lish and Irish peasantry, have rendered temporarily necessary to a greater or lesser extent. We trust we have mistaken Miss Martineau's meaning►, and that she does not advocate a permanent annual payment by the State to encourage emi gration, any more than she does a permanent rate for the relief of the poor. We should not have dwelt so much upon this point, did it not involve a principle of so much importance, a nd were not any mistake of a writer, in whose opi nions so much confidence is justly placed as in those of this accomplished lady, likely to do mischief in proportion to that confidence. We take leave of " No. X., Homes Abroad," with an anxious desire to see the appearance of Miss Martineau's next work. SUICIDE ON LONDON BRIDGE.--Yester day tuternoon about 3 o'clock, a man was observed to ascend the parapet of Londim-bridge, and instentlY throw himself over into the water, he disappeared for s few seconds, and then arose upon the surface of the water, the tide at the time being at the flood. JAS. GonreEl . . and RICHD. WELLS, two watermen, put off instantly to his assistance, but before they could reach the spot, the un fortunate man sunk to rise no more. A leather travelling cap belonging to the deceased was afterwards picked up, but there were no marks in it to lead to a discovery as to who the deceased was. Several boats were out during the afternoon dragging for the body, which up to this morning bad not been found. It is believed, that owing to the tide turning almost immediately after the accident , the body has been driven down the river a considerable distance. ROBBERY AND ATTEMPT AT MURDER. (FURTHER PARTICULARS.)-00 Friday night the son of Mr. Jot-ix HANCOX, of Tunley, in the parish of Bisley, went out in the back premises to see th at a ll was right prior to going to bed. There he s a w t h ree men with their faces disfigured, and he asked what they wanted. Instead of replying, they immediately rushed towards him, and be retreated to the house, but being closely pursued, the door was forced open, and one of the men followed him into the kitchen. Mr. HAticox, juts., was about to procure his gun fur defence, when the sanguinary ruffian d's charged the contents of a horse pistol at his head, which totally blinded him, and so dreadfully mutilated the whole of his face, that he is not expected to recover. After thi' the robber gave a loud whistle, when the two others came in, one of whom stood s entry w i th a loaded pistol in h is left hand against the b reast of Mr. HANcox, sen., while, with a drawn cutlass in hi s r i g h t hand, he threatened 51 " ; EIANcox and family, ( cons i sting of three young irlb ) violently exclaiming th at " i f either of them dared to move , death should be h er port i on. " In the mean time two "' the men went op sta i rs, and commenced ransack i eff drawers, &e. In so d o i ng their candle went out, whenthey immediat e ly ca l led out " Silence below," and " us snore light." O ne of them then came down stairs, awl taking fr o n t hi s pocket a quantity of piper, he set it "° fire and pl ace d i t i n a blaze on the table, with which be procured and li g h ted another candle, and returned 'if stairs, wh ere t h ey took all the valuables they could fin( The ruffian keepin g sentry b e l ow t h en ro bb e d Nl r. cox, sen., of a b out 6 01. after w hi ch the villains made their escap e . T he greatest alarm prevails throughout t he neighbourh o od, an d every exert i on h as b een made to sfr orehend th e perpetrators o f t h ese di a b olical acts, t hitherto, we are so rry to add, witho u t e ff ect . M r . Hit.. l ", cox, ju n ., w h o i t i s expecte d will Lill a v i ctim to t he brutal assa il ants, was much respected, and the gres te"s sympathy i s f e l t f or hi s un h appy f ate . A man i s i n c os . tudy on susp i c i on.— . Cheltenham Chronicle, I fi It 20 n ?4de i t , if 4ei 2 of fr, l' ,4 r ,}', 0o - w , Th. sk:.4B , (31 -,, itZl': al