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SMIEWSBURY ADDRESS TO THE KING, THE ANTI.RI F 0 ILTIEIIS DEFEATED. SHREWSBURY. NOV. 26, 1832. A requisition, signed by about 60 of the Tory party of . this town, was presented to the Mayor on Monday, re questing him to call a meeting of the inhabitants, at the Talbot Hotel, to " take into consideration the propriety of petitioning his Majesty to prevent any further hostile proceedings against Holland, our ancient and faithful ally, until the whole of the negotiations are laid before Par. liament." The Mayor acceded, and appointed the meet ing at the Talbot, on Monday. On Saturday, another re quisition signed by 145 respectable inhabitants and trades men, was laid before the Mayor, requesting him to ad journ the meeting to the Quarry, to which his Worship promised his assent. This day, long before the hour of meeting, the streets near the Talbot were crowded with inhabitants, and at 12, when the doors were opened, the rush was tremen dous, and the room was filled, without admitting a tenth part of the multitude. The Mayor here caused the requi• sition to be read, and also that whirl, requested an adjourn men , ; and amid the most furious tumult (in the midst of which the window-shutters were closed and the audience left in darkness), the Mayor consented to discuss the question in the Quarry, to which the immense multitude immediately proceeded. On arriving at the Quarry, and the Mayor requesting att-ntion to all parties, Jotts BATHER, Esq., barrister. moved a long resolution condemnatory of the conduct of Ministers, and beseeching the King to prevent our assistirg the King of Belgium till Parliament had decided on its propriety. The Learned Gentleman said that the object of his party was to ende,vour to preserve the greatest of all blessings—Peace: and they came not there with any bias of party or of borough politics—(Laughter)—but sincerely and honestly to protect the peace and prosperity of the country. The immense crowd hereupon laughed, and the Learned Gentleman began his next sentence in the fallowing manner : " Hoot ye Vagabonds"---- ! ! ! Three parts of the tradesmen of Shrewsbury were stand ing b.fore and around Mr. Bather when he uttered this epithet ; and they laughed till the welkin rang, and till the Learned Barri-ter recovered his wind and his temper, and apologised for his rudeness. The epithets of " Corpora tion Bully," " Hired Traducer," &c., which came thick on the Learned Gentleman, seemed to be considered as ample revenge for the indignity he had committed. So he expressed his 'egret, and then said—that "for 26 years we have l een fighting to maintain Holland as a bulwark agains. France at an immense sacrifice, and now we are undoing all we have done." Captain AluclussTox seconded the resolution, saying, he had been quartered in Belgium, and knew that if Ant werp was given up, there was no harrier left against France. This war would add 100 millions to the national debt.—(c' Give up your pension," said one in the crowd. " How many thousands do you and other pensioners re c-ive from the country ?" says another.) At length the Gallant Captain concluded by urging the indecency and the un.English spirit of two strong nations (France and Eng land) making war on a weak one. Besides (said Mr. 31.), Engliso seamen can war against any enemy; but they cannot war against the elements, and to send English seamen and ships to the coast of Holland at such a season is consigning them to destruction. Mr. W. CLEMENT stood up to move an amend ment. This affiir (said Mr. C.) is got up with all profession of sincerity and single-mindedness, as if the intention of the movers was to avert war. My Friends, the sole object of the movers is to embarrass the Go vernment—(Tremendous cheers)—and by embarrassing them, to turn them out, and make room for extrava gant, place-making, pension-giving, Tory ascendancy. —(" It's a lie," says one Tory ; " Pull him down," says another ; " Throw him over the wall," says a third.) Mr. Clement proceeded—l expected (he said) to hear this day some argument to convince us of the necessity for this interference between the King and his Minis ters, but I appeal to this great meeting, if anything else has been made use of save declamatory assertions, and misquoted historical comparisons ? (Shouts of applause.) These very men who come here to deprecate war, are the men who have hurraed en a war of 26 years' duration, in which millions of human lives have been sacrificed, and who have taken part in all the wars of the Holy Alliance to trample under foot the rising liberties of Eu rope. It requires no argument, therefore, to unmask the object of this requisition, which is grounded in delusion and deceit—therefore I beg to move the following amendment : " That the petition just read be rejected. That this meet ing, having the greatest confidence in the patriotism of his most gracious Majesty, and relying upon the wisdom and integrity of his present Ministry, and their sincere desire for peace, refuses to sanction any attempt made in the absence of Parliament to interfere with that policy, which his Majesty and his advisers have thought proper to pursue with respect to Holland." _ _ v, see ungnt as well give up the trade of Belgium, for England could then have no access to that country. J C. PELHAM, Esq., came forward on this solemn occasion (he said) to awaken the feelings of the meeting in behalf of the weak, and to beseech their attention, mo deration, and justice. It is not in my power, he con tinued, to assent to this amendment; because it would flatter the Ministry, and lead them into error ; for it is .iownrigt t flattery to tell the Ministry that they are to rule without Parliament.--( Bravo; Shall we call them ten-pound vagabonds ?) JOHN BATHER, Esq., replied to Mr. Clement, and urged that all Whig wars were unfortunate, whilst all those by Tories were lucky. He instanced the battle of Navarin as a Whig exploit ! He disclaimed any other motive than a desire to avert war, and said it was rather hard, after a quarter of a century of war, to find them. selves twitted with unjust suspicions now that they were met to pray for peace. Several voices called out—" Watton." Mr. WATTON said he had no intention to address the meeting. He expressed his surprise at the doctrine now put forth that the King was not competent to declare war, but was to wait for the opinion of Parliament. The most :tnport int prerogative of the King of England was, that his Majesty had himself the power to declare war, and that his Ministers were the responsible advisers. The Duke of Wellington was the Minister who began the inter ference between Holland and Belgium. The present meet ing was called for the benefit of the Tory candidate— (No, no; Yes, yes)—and for the purpose of embarrassing - Alinis'ers,—(No, no.) With respect to the assertion that the Dutch were our hest allies, history denied it ; Belgium wasa better customer than Holland. The simple state ment as to the conference was this—the King of Holland raked the five great Powers to decide between him and Belgiutn ; and, attes the arbitrators bad consumtd two years in adjusting the differences, the Dutch King had the bad faith to refuse to abide by the decision of these .arbitrators. The MAYOR here announced his intention of putting the question to a vote, and, on a show of hands being taken, the original resolution was negatived, and the amewtment adoeted, by a majority of forty to one. Deafening cheers followed the declaration of the Mayor. It was the❑ proposed that an address to his Majesty, in the spirit of the amendment, should be prepared and for warded! The Mayor seemed inclined to acquioce, but 31r. Rd, Loxdale, with a few members of the Corporation around him, declared tl:at the meeting zvas dissolved, and would not permit the Mayor to act fairly. The MAYOR. said " he had no personal objection, but he did not like to put this resolution to the meeting." The tumult was azcessive at this time; and finally the Mayor rrfused. Mr. WArrom moved that the thanks of the meeting may be: given to the Mayor for his individual good intentions. ,No - person seconded the proposal. Mr. NV/mos said, that as the meeting called by the Mayor tra, now virtually dissolved, he moved that 31r. lia zledine which being seconded, Mr. WArrox moved that an address to his Maje•ty, in the spirit of the above resoluckms, which had passed tvith the Mayor's authority, and by the acclamation of the meetiniz, be drawn up and signed by the Chairman, and forthwith transmitted to the Lord Chancellor, to be pre sented to his Alai-sty. This resolution was put, and carried with only two dig setitients. The ►7`eeting, after three boisterous cheers, then sepa rated. There were not less than five thousand persons present,-- Shrewsb ury Chronicle. LUDICROUS CI - RCI , NtSTANCE.--A very ludicrous occurrence took place at our fair last week. A man, very decently' attired, having made rather too free with Sir John Barleycorn, on his way home, fell into a dep sleep, not far from the high road. This b e i ng die covered by some thieves, w h o were on the look out f or d plunder, they very dexterously manage to get off th e man's clothes, and in their stead to put on an old dirty smock, with a pair of tattered breeches. The man did not wake till the morning, when, rubbing his eyes and casting a look upon his inhpressibles, he could hardly believe himself the same person, At length, however, he was satisfied that RICHARD was himself again, and made ibe hot of hie way home.—Essex Independent. BRIGHTON, Nov. 27. Yesterday the KING gave audience to Sir WILLIAM FREEMANTLE ; after which his MAJESTY, accompanied by the Countess of ERROL, left the Palace, in a close carriage and four, proceeded through East-street, along the West Cliff, to Hove, and from thence to Shoreham. On their return his MAJESTY alighted at the residence of the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, in Brunswick -terrace, where he remained nearly an hour and a half. The QUEEN, accompanied by Prince GEORGE, Lady KENNEDY ERSEINE, Earl BROWNLOW, Miss D'EsTE, Earl HOWE, Lord F. FITZCLARENCE, and the Rev. Mr. Woon, rode out on horseback. The Royal party proceeded along the West Cliff, to Hove, from thence over the Downs, in the direction of the Dyke, and back to the Palace. The Princess AUGUSTA took an airing on her favourite promenade yesterday morning, accompanied by Mis 4 WYNYA RD. The Eirl of ERROL has been confined to his room for the last five days by a severe cold, but is gradually reco vering. Last evening their MAJESTIES entertained at dinner tl!e followini distinguised personages : The Princess Augusta, Prince George, Earl and Countess of Chichester, Earl and Countess of Brownlow,Lady Brook Pechell, Earl Howe, Captain and Hon. Mrs. Pechell, Miss D'Este, Captain Curzon, R.N., Sir Andrew Barnard, Mr. Baring, Hon. Miss Eden, Mrs. Baring, Lady Kennedy Erskine, Lord F. and Lady Fitzclarence, and Miss Baring. The QUEEN'S band attended, and performed several admired and select airs from BEETHOVEN, MOZART, and MERCANDANTI, with their characteristic ability. The Duke and Duchess of Sr. ALBANS paid their re spects to their MAJE , TIES yesterday. The calls at the Place yesterday included the Earl of SURREY, Bay and Countess of CHESTERFIELD, Lady and the Misses BURDETT, Lord Mmtcus HILL, and the Earl and Countess CowezE. POLISH MEDAL. A medal in commemoration of the Polish Revolution is about to be struck in Paris, of which the following is a description : The ohver•e side of the medal represents the shield, the 11,gs, and the arms of the provinces which took part in the revolution of 1830 and 1831, and bears the following inscription : " Pulonia, Lithuania, alixque regiones Russize, imperio inique suhditra libertatem vi et armis querebant, anno 1830-1831. I❑ rei memoriam Lithuana Consociatio." The reverse represents the Polish people under the figure of a man bursting his chains, whose athletic form is the symbol of strength and courage. The legend is taken from the Odes of Horace—" Non si male nunc et olim sic erit." The following statement accompanies the prospectus. We have ao doubt that the medal will be worthy of its subject, and command an extensive circulation " The Lithuanian Society, established in Paris on the 10th of December, 1831, with the view of collecting materials relative to the revolution of the Lithuanian und other Polish provinces, of forming a complete account of that event, and of preserving as a precious deposit the common nationality of those countries, has determined to perpetuate by a medal the memory of that revolution ; an object so honourable, a tribute of admiration so well deserved, furnishes the strongest appeal to the friends of Poland, who must all wish to possess a memorial of the most glorious, the most legitimate, of revolutions. " The martyr of the cause of liberty, sacrificed to the most frightful tyranny, forcibly united to an empire which endeavour.' to rob her even of her name, Lithuania, after years of suffering, took up arms to avenge so many crimes and to become again a part of Poland. The Poles of the Wilia and the Niemen were the same as the Poles of the Vistula ; the same shouts of liberty and independence were raised on every spot of Polish earth, the same sacri fices were made, the same devotion, the same love of their country was every where exhibited. If Lithuania has heen overpowered, if the men whose duty it was to direct her noble spirit have failed to employ with effect her im mense resources, we ought, whilst deploring that great calamity, to do justice to a people who have so well de served to be free. Forty years of slavery only served to make them more bitterly detest the chains with which they had been loaded by a foreign Monarch. The whole mass of the people, even old men, women, and children, united in the common cause under the same banners. C.lll such efforts, such sacrifices, be once more rendered vain by the alliance of those who have sworn the destruction of an heroic nation? Shall the tyrant again pollute this sacred soil, watered by the tears and the blood of so many be roes? And will civilized Europe allow the extermination of a whole people? No! Poland will avenge the blo id of her children. Poland will again become free and inde pendent; her scattered sons, now without assistance, without refuge, on one hand driven back with violence, on Abne7.9aVa l liTte - gOcCalo their native land, proud of her glorious progeny. " POLAND FOR EVER :Signed) " President, Count CIESAR PLATER Signed) " Secretary, LEONARD CHODZKO.' MNEMONICS. An introductory lecture in the French language on the art of assisting memory was given on Thursday morning at the City of London Tavern by M. de Castillo, who, we understand, is a Portuguese refugee. Though we de nominate this an introductory lecture, its more proper name perhaps would be a public test or essay of the lecturer's powers of memory, the result of the system he professes to teach. As the exhibition was merely to display the effi cacy, not the principles, of the lecturer's plan, he did not deem it advisable to ewer into any details concerning his method, but confined himself to challenging the audience to interrogate him on any point they pleased, contained iu a printed list, comprehending 1.5,000 questions. These questions were perfectly miscellaneous, referring to chro nology, history, statistics, chymistry, &c. &c. Upwards of 100 questions from this list were put to M. de Cas tilhoonti were answered by him without the least hesitation, and with perfect correctness. He next proceeded to state the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of the circle, calculated to 129 places of decimals. This arduous repe tition he performed without committing a single error. The next essay, or what the lecturer, in his prospectus, called the dernire epreuce, was, however, still more ex traordinary. Having furnished his audience with blank cards, he requested them to write thereon anything they choose in the French, Spanish, Portuguese, or Italian lan. guages. This was done, and seventeen of the cards were returned to him. He read over their contents, pondered an instant on each, then threw them all aside, and challenged his auditors to exercise his memory in any way they pleased, with respect to what the cards contained. He was asked to repeat their contents seriatim. It w putting human memory to a test indeed to call for the re petition of the contents of 17 cards thus fortuitously cast together, and on which only a glance had been previously bestowed, hut to M. de Castilla, this seemed a task of little difficulty. He repeated the whole with only (me failure, and that was the being obliged to ask for the beginning word of one of the sentencts,—an Italian one commencing, In questo mundo, He then requested the audience to ask him to repeat the contents of any particular card of the 17, and he went through a regular cross-examination of this kind with perfect success. This almost incredible effort of memory closed M. de Castillio's introductory lec ture. He intends, he says, to give but one ceut se of lec tures in this country, and he will engage to make his pupils masters of his system in that single course. We have no doubt he will meet with prompt encouragement in any country where literature is an object of cultivation, provided his plan of assisting memory is simple and not very difficult of acquirement : of its efficacy, after the evi dence we have adduced above, there can be no doubt. We observe, by his adaertisement, that the Professor in tends to forward the profits of this course to the Govern. !tient of her Majesty the Queen of Portugal, est iblished a Oporto, in aid of the cause of the liberty of his country. The two men apprehended at Tewkesbury on suspicion of having robbed the Plough Inn in that town, and upon whose persons nearly 6001. was found, curiously concealed, were re-examined on Monday list ; they still persisted in their former story, but as many circumstances appeared to connect them with the robbery, they were remandel until Friday. A communication having in the mean time been made to the Lord Provost of Glasgow on the subject, two persons were despatched from that city to Tewkesbury, where they arrived in time to hear their anal examination. It now appears that the three brothers were, as the prisoners stated, butchers in Glasgow, and had suddenly decamped with about 1,000/. belonging to their creditors; and it is therefore presumed that the individual now at large has with him several hundred pounds. The robbery for which the Merediths were apprehend e d is involved in much mystery, but there is no reason now to suspect that they were the guilty parties, or indeed that they knew anything at all of the transaction. They were dismi.sed by the Magistrates on Friday, and left that town (or Glasgow, in company with the indivi duals who came from thence after them, PRICES OF STOCKS TI!! Rank Stock 3 per Cent. Red B2 WA4 3 per Cent. Cons. ‘31.4% '3.4 per Cent. - Ditto Red 8914 % New 3% per Cent 91 IA 1 3 per Cent. Ann. 1726 .... - I per Cent. 18ffl 99%,Y. Rank Long Ann. to expire Jan. 5, 18110 16 3-16 % Oct. 10, 1859 - Jan. 5, 1860 l6 1-16 Jan. 5, 1880 April 5, 1880 Jan. 5, 1870 - S DAY AT Otilt O ' CLOCK 5 New per Cent. • India Stock .. Ditto Bonds 14 12 16 pm, 'South Sea Stock Old Annuities Bo. , s' New Ditto ...,_,. - 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 .... —. Ex. Bills, Xl,OOO 23 25 pm . Ditt0........... 50 ° 23 25 pm. Ditto Small 23 25 pm. iDitto Commercial. ...... .. p m. Ditto Advertised 23 pm. Bank for Account India for Account. Cons. for Nov.. 34',,i PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS ' Austrian Bonds B9 Belgian Bonds ^1 2 Ditto Account — i Brazilian Bonds 46% 534 Ditto Account 46 g% Buenos Ayres 80nd5......... Ditto Account N 1% Chilian Bonds Ditto Account l6 17 Columbian Bonds 91,1 Ditto Account — Ditto Bonds, 1824 lO% Ditto Account — Danish Bonds 67% Ditto Account 6614 7% Greek Bonds 22 Ditto Bonds, !825 25 6 Ditto Account — Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent — Ditto Account 0014 1% Ditto, 6 per cent Ditto Account 26 % Neapolitan — THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Peruvian Bonds Ditto Account I Portuguese Bonds 49 Ditto Account 58 3!;3 Regency Scrip... 4f 3p di s. Ditto Account 31 4 dis. Prussian Bonds OS% Ditto Account Ditto Bonds, 18:22 ...... ,Russian Bonds, 1822 Ditto Account New Loan (K) Spanish Bonds, 18 1 ...... Ditto Account 16% 12 Ditto Bonds, 03:2.1 ......... Ditto Account l5 y 2 French Rentes, 51). c. --f Exchange ....., —f per cent. Exchange 251 80e. Dutch Scrip ............... 4471?4 Ditto Account 40% 3 4%% French Scrip 2 pm. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £lOO Bolanos Mining Company £l5O Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. Oss. at 51. pm.) £2O Ditto National l7s:j Ditto St. John Del Rey Ditto Cocaes . 5 .3ritish Iron Mining Company £5O I 'olumbian Mining Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) 4854 English Mining Company l2s (t General Mining Association Real del Monte Mining C 0...., United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. pm.) 40 Ditto New Set ip 2 Alliance Fire Insurance Comp lO Protector Insurance Comp. Australian Co Canada Company General Steam Navigation Co. l'rovincial Bank of Ireland 25 Per Share 8 162 y, 48% 17% 6 51% 6 22 s ;' 29 4% 5% 8 £1 5 0 44 % 4 9 PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, NOV. 24. Bank Stock —;St. Patrick Insur.(perShare) Consols, 3 ner cent Gov. Stock, 3% per cent. 89% !National Ditto — Ditto, New I per Cent — (Hibernian Bank — Gov. Deb. 3% percent.... 84% Provincial Ditto — Royal Canal Stock ... ...... 39% Royal Irish Mine — Grand Canal Stock ...... ... Imperial Mine — City Deb. 4 per cent. —' Mining Co of Ireland Ballast Office Deb. 4D. c. 92 Commercial Buildings COURSE OF EXCH. Amsterdam C.f 12 4 Ditto, at sight 12 3 Rotterdam 2 U 12 5i Antwerp 12 8 Hamburg M.B. 13 14 Altona l3 141 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 80 Ditto 2U. 26 5 Bordeaux 26 10 Berlin Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M.:54 Petersburgh, ruble, 3 Us. 10 0 Vienna, effective 11. 2 M. 10 ill Trieste .. .do Madrid 36% Cadiz 36% Bilboa Barcelona 36 Seville 16 Gibraltar 47U HOE YESTERDAY. Leghorn 47U Genoa 26 5 Venice 46% Malta 46 Naples . 4O Palermo per oz. 120 Lisbon Oporto 4B Rio .Taneiro Bahia 32 Buenos Ayres Dublin, 21 days' sight Cork BULLION, PER OZ. X. s. d. Portugal Gold, coin... 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 9 hew Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars Silver bars, standard 0 0 0 11* Arrived. Due. O America 0 O Brazil 1 Buenos Ayres 0 0 Carthagena 0 1 Dublin 0 0 Flanders 0 O France 0 Guernses&Jersev 0 Arrived. Due. I Hamburg 0 O Holland O Jamaica. 0 0 Leeward Islands O Lisbon I 0 Malta 0 I Sweden I Waterford 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning... 23 minutes after 6. 1 Evening... 49 minutes after G. 8, New Burlington-street. ZOHR AB, THE HOSTAGE '• • The Public are informed, that the New Edition of this last Work, by Mr. MORIER, Author of " Hajji Baba," wi!l be ready for delivery on Thursday next, th instant. Orders for the above, which should be forwarded im mediately, n ill be executed by all respectable Booksellers in the United Kingdom. Agents for Scotland, Messrs. Bell and Bradfute, Edinburgh ; and for Irel nd, Mr. John Cumming, Dublin. te . ‘a_g' ). "22c- LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 28, 1832. The Portuguese Ambassador has not received any account from his Government of the re ported sortie of the Constitutionalists on the 17th inst. The only information which has reached him is founded on the letter from an Oporto merchant which was circulated yes terday in the city. There is every reason, how ever, to believe that the statement contained in this letter will prove well founded. Up to 2 o'clock this afternoon no official ac counts had been received from Antwerp, nor is it yet known with certainty on what day Marshal GERARD would summon the citadel. During the whole of yesterday accounts of the com mencement of hostilities were expected at the French and Belgian Embassies. A private express has been received this morning from Paris, bringing the papers of Monday, and the Messager des Chambres dated yesterday. They contai❑ very little news of interest, and are principally filled with com ments on the late pistol plot, and the affairs of Belgium and Holland. The KING held a Cabinet Council on Mon day, at which all the Ministers were present, in consequence of a telegraphic despatch from Marshal GERARD, announcing that the whole of the troops were concentrated in the environs of Antwerp, and that the attack on the citadel was inevitable, as General CIIASSE had declared that he would not enter into any negotiations, and would perish sooner than deliver up the fortress. News was hourly expected at Paris that the bom bardment had commenced, as the greatest enthu siasm prevails both among the French and Dutch troops to come in contact with each other. Some misunderstanding was reported to exist between Marshal GERARD and the Belgian Mi nister of War relative to the occupation of the city of Antwerp by the French army. This coolness may probably cause a delay in the ope rations of Marshal GERARD. The election of M. DUPIN to the Presidency of the Chamber had given great satisfaction to the liberals throughout the whole country. The pistol plot of M. TIIIF,RS is treated in the provincial papers with the derision it deserves. Paris con tinued tranquil. The Funds on Monday were pretty steady. We have received Brussels Papers to the 25th, and private accounts so late as Monday after noon, from which we learn that the attack on the citadel is not likely to be made for some days yet, as the Dutch have cut a dike whi c h has inundated the county in the vicinity of Antwerp. This must retard operations from the country side of the citadel, but we hear that the French had actually taken possessio n of Antwerp on Monday, and meant to carry on th siege at all points unless General CHASSE sur render : gene- to Arlon, accompanied by M. Each ling, Captain o the 2d regiment of Lancers and a quartermaster. The contract for completing the provisions for the ci tadel was concluded this morning on moderate conditions. BRUSSELS, Nov. 24.—The discussion of the address was continued yesterday in the Chamber of Repre sentatives. The Minister for Foreign Affairs en deavoured to answer the reproaches made to the Ministry on account of the evacuation. The Cham ber, we acknowledge, had a right to know the con sequences of this evacuation. France and England had a right to take, without consulting us, the measures calcu lated to carry into effect the engagemetts which they had contracted. As to the reproach that the intervention is only for the evacuation of the territory, and not for the complete execution of the 24 articles, he quotes article I of the note of the 21st October, which seems at once to decide the contrary. He maintains, that in consenting to the evacuation the Government bas not exceeded its powers; the consent of the Legislature was not necessary, because the question was not the conclusion of a new treaty, but the execution of a treaty ratified with the con sent of the Chambers. With respect to the complete execution of the 24 article., he could give some informa tion ; but there were several points still the subject of negotiatio❑ on which it was his duty to preserve silence. The Minister of the Interior defended the conduct of the Ministry, which only carried into effect the intentions of the preceding Ministry. He endeavoured to show that the Allied Powers had a right to decide on the mode in which the treaty which they had guaranteed should be carried into effect, and the Belgians could not take an active part unless the Powers failed in their engagements. M. de Muelenaere spoke nearly to the same effect. He thought an attack by the Belgian army alone would not have led to any decisive advantage, because we have no naval force, without which we could not contend with Holland. As for the army being humiliated by its inac tivity, the honour of an army, he said, consisted in obe- M. lieittftbein - said it was monstrous to cede to King William 400,000 Belgians, without being certain that be would assent to the whole treaty. The independence of Belgium, he said, had long since been lost : and the next thing to be expected was the restoration, which, said he to the Minister, will be the necessary result of your system. M. Rotiiano proposed to change the third paragraph, and to say--" Belgium has seen the King it has chosen successively recognised by most of the Powers, and its flag is now admitted in most foreign ports." M. Jullien said it would be better to name the Powers that have recognised us, and the ports in which our flag is admitted. The Minister for Foreign Affairs said, Belgium is re cognised by the five great Powers, by Denmark, Sweden, Sardinia, the United States, and Switzerland. The Minister of the Interior—l will ask M. Jullien a question in answer to his :—la what poet is the Belgian flag not admitted ? Jullien—l shall not go far ; it is impossible for you to go from Ostend to Antwerp unless you put your flag in your pocket. . - - M. Robiano's amendment was adopted. The fourth paragraph was agreed to, and the debate adjourned to the next day.—Brussels Papers, Nov. 25. The accounts from Berlin to the 22d of November by the Hamburg mail, are very pacific. In fact, the Prussians are afraid to pro voke a general war, now that the French are pre pared to give them a good reception :-- HANOVER, Nov. 19.—Several Prussian regiments, on their way to the Rhine, have lately passed by the military route through this kingdom. UPPER HESSE, Nov. 12.—Prussian troops have been for some days marching towards the west, by the route agreed upon, through our province. The road more to the north, through Waldeck, is also covered with Prussian troops of all arms, especially considerable trains of ar tillery. All the troops we have seen are of the line, but it is said that the Saxon Laudwehr regiments will soon follow. BERLIN, Nov. 20.—W e have no farther accounts of the entrance of the French into Belgium, and with re spect to our armaments the opinion begins to prevail that a general war is not so likely as it was thought a fortnight ago. No more Mops than those already specified, which are to be stationed along the Belgian frontiers from Aix la Chapelle to Gocheim, have received marching orders. General Von Hake, who has been long a valetudi narian, is succeeded as Minister of war by the very ab:e and experienced General Groat-ran. HAMBURG,E BE RLI N. NX.Cv.H23A._NGI3EIS2 ;OtN:oi..mooN.DthOs.Nl.3 Nov. 20.—Three m ont h s, 629, Nov. loin 20.—Two month s , 61 4. BRN,N .Hamburg Papers, Nov. 23. The Prussian State Gazette to the 22d November in clusive, contains no political news, except in extracts from English, French, and other Journals. HAazBuRO, Nov. 23.—BoRsEN HALLE, HALF•EAST Two o'cLocx.—The supply of Wheat from the Upper Elbe ha+ been considerable during the week, and our con sumers bought frtely. Wheat, Anhalt, white Rix.dollars. 112 to 120 --- red lOl to IcB Holstein --- Marks 9B to 102 ---- Mecklenburg Lower Elbe 72 to 82 During the week 454 lasts of Wheat have been im ported, 102 exported, and there remains stock in hand 700 lasts. Funds were heavy to-day. In Berlin, Stocks of every kind have fallen. Discount 2 4 per cent. Ang l o -Danish Loan, 3 per cent. 6 End of s Nov. Anglo-Russian Loan 9434 Hamburg ditto 85 Russian Inscription, 5 per cent.... Ditto, ditto, 1831 84 Polish Bonds 107 Prussian Bonds, 1832 97 Austrian Bank Shares Austrian Metalliques lO6O N ew Austrian 4 per cent. •Hamburg Reporter. We have accounts from Algiers to the 28th u l t . It appears that the French Government was likely to conclude a sort of treaty with the Bey of CONSTANTINE, by which 0 tribute was to ANTwEar, Nov. 23.—The navigation continues to be free. Perfect order prevails in the city. The head-quar ters of Marshal Gerard were on the point of being re moved to Borgenhout (a suburb of Antwerp). General Chasse haw, within these few days, caused 20 pieces of cannon to be placed at the Tete de Flandre. Since yesterday morning the Dutch have been pulling down all the houses there. Three lighters laden with provisions arrived at the citadel yesterday. Eleven more Dutch vessels have been captured by the combined fleets. Colonel Craddock, Commissioner from Great Britain to the head-quarters, is lodged at Merxem. The garrison of the city of Antwerp does not at this moment exceed 5,000 men, but a corps of 15,000 Belgian troops might be assembled in the city in two hours. A battalion of Civic Guards (Ist ban) is going to leave Antwerp ; it will be rep'aced by two battalions of the 6th Regiment of the line. The camp between Beret and Grovendonek is nearly finished. It is occupied by the 9th Regiment of the line and 3d of Yagers. The communications with Holland still take place through Brecla, for the convenience of commerce, and under the reciprocal inspection of both Governments. It is thought they will continue even when the citadel shall be attacked, if there is no aggression on the part of Holland. No summons has yet been made to General Chasse ; but it is generally said that secret parleys have been entered into with him to know his intentions with respect to the city. He refuses to give any answer whatever. Several officers of engineers say that the first operation will be to get possession of the Tete de Flandre : in order to attain this object, a dike at Burght will be pierced, in order to let off the waters which surround the Tete de Flandre. Up to this hour (half-past four o'clock, the 23d) no Belgian posts within the limits of the fortress have been relieved by the French troops. All this will be done simultaneously, and not till the preparations for the siege shall be terminated. BRUSSELS, Nov. 24.—His Majesty set out this morn• ing at eight o'clock for Malines and Boom. His Majesty will return to Brussels this evening. A report gains ground that Colonel Craddock has sent toLondon for fresh instructions before deciding on the question whether the Eiglish Government could give its consent to the eventual entrance of the French troops into Antwerp. OSTEND, Nov. 22.—This morning one of our fishing boats came into port, with an English officer on board, who came to make inquiries respecting the entrance and advance of the French army into B lgium. He left again at half -past two to rejoin the combined fleet, off the isle of Walcheren. Our basins are crowded with vessels. NAMUR, Nov. 23.—M. Pescatore is gone by the dili- be paid by the Government to that of France ; but that ACUMET, the present Bey, wished some delay ere this was ratified. We have accounts from Hesse Darmstadt, under date Hanau, the 16th instant. They mention that some revolutionary movements had occurred there ; in consequence of which the Go vernment had issued the following proclama tion : " The day before yesterday and yesterday evening, po pular movements have taken place, by which the public tranquillity has been disturbed. Several individuals have allowed themselves to utter cries against the Civic Guard, charged with maintaining and causing to be respected the public peace. These events have proved to us that our brave National Guard will, when needed, serve against the disturbers, and support the authorities acting for the King against the 'agitators. Lastly, in order to oppose as much as is in our power, the tenewal of these scenes of disorder, a e ordain, in virtue of Art. 7. of the Ordinance of 22d Oct., 1830, that from the date of this day the innkeepers shut their outer doors at the commencement of the evening, and that all assemblages exceeding four per sons be forbidden. All disobeying this order will be im mediately arrested. We are happy in not having to em ploy more rigorous measures." Mr. RANDLE JACKSON, in a letter addressed to Lord HENLEY on the subject of the Middle- sex canvass, in which he declines voting for his Lordship, has taken up the cudgels for Mr, HumE in a very spirited and decisive manner. In particular, he dwells on the absurd charge of Atheism which the High Church party, who are all banded together in the service of Lord HEN• LEY, have thought fit, with their usual good taste and liberality, to promulgate against the Hon. Gentleman. Mr. JACKSON asserts, from his own personal knowledge, that Mr. HUME (though no saint) is as sincere and zealous a Christian as ever knelt before his Maker ; that he is a good father, a good friend, a good hus band, and as exemplary in the discharge of his private, as he is of his public, duties. We should argue that such was the fact, if only from the extreme malignity with which he has been opposed at every step of his canvass, by the clerical Pharisees of Middlesex. These men, whenever they find that an opponent is otherwise unimpeachable, always get up a vague charge of Atheism against him. It is the clerical mode of dealing with a troublesome ad- Were Mr. HumE blacker even than versary. the devil himself, yet let him stand up " for Church and State," and they would make him out an angel of light. But because he objects to non-residence, therefore he is a free-thinker ; because he condemns pluralities, therefore he is a rank Atheist. Mr. HUME may, how ever, console himself by the reflection that some of the most illustrious names in every department of intellect that this country ever produced, are to be found among those whom the Churchmen of their day branded as infidels. Who ranks higher in political virtue and sagacity than DEFOE and SWIFT ? Yet these men were both " writ down" Infidels. Who higher in the walks of science than PRIESTLY? Yet he, too, was dubbed an Infidel, and perse• cuted even to exile. Who in history than HUME and GIBBON ? Yet these, too, were stigmatised as free-thinkers by the ecclesiastical authorities of their time. Why, even the LORD CHANCELLOR himself has not escaped the vulgar charge ; though every action of *hic mous man's lite gives the lie to a thousand such calumnies ! We congratulate Mr. HUME on the abuse with which he has been honoured by the Middlesex Pharisees. It is a proof of his efficiency as a Reformer—of his sincerity as a Christian. We always thought the Tories little short of inbeciles by their inveterate, protracted hostility o Reform ; but we are now convinced beyond a doubt that they are mad—stark, staring mad. Their attempts at getting up a European war, under pretext of preserving the peace, are proofs of insanity which would jus:ify any Jury, were the . question ever to resolve itself into one tie Lunatico lnquirenclo, in finding that they had been " of unsound mind since the year 1830." Wherever a Tory faction presumes to rear its head, there, it is sure to be met with laughter and execration. Whether the scene of action be at Newcastle, or at Leeds, at Huddersfield, or at Shrewsbury, no matter ; the result is still every where the same. Tory influence now exists only in tradition. We speak of it as of the tale of Troy, in the past tense. " Troja fait" must henceforth be the motto of the few wretched Tories that yet linger among us. A handful of these special imbeciles made some slight attempt at a rally on Monday last, at Shrewsbury. The question was the old, stale one, of the Dutch war; but it was at once settled by the good sense of the Shropshire Reformers, who rated it just at its fitting worth. This, of course, made the Tories wax wrathful and vituperative ; and one of the squad, who, judging from the tenor of his speech, seems to have more of the Cobbett than the Cicero in his composition, actually addressed his hearers by the flattering epithet of 6' vagabonds." The gentleman who thus at tempted to insinuate himself into the affec tions of the assembly is, it appears, a barrister. Pity that one versed in the law, should be so little versed in the ordinary courtesies of society Mr. BATHER, we suspect, has been a constant attendant in Parliament during the last two Sessions, for his speech smacks strongly of the Carnarvon and Croker school of eloquence. His selection of the epithet " vagabond," is, we conceive, decisive on the point. It reminds us of the energetic Earl and the sprightly Pat lander, in their most inspired moments. Had the Tories an ounce of common sense left, they would study night and day, how they might most effectually glide out of public recol lection. They would neither exhibit as moun tebanks at Shrewsbury, nor as hypocrites at Huddersfield, but suffer themselves to be quietly shelved and forgotten. By their present course of proceeding they are only committing suicide on their own interests, by promoting everywhere a reaction in favour of the Whigs. They have already all hut carried the Ballot ; a few more meetings, a few more speeches, a little more show of opposition, and they will not only can every other great popular question, but fix Mi nisters on a rock of adamant, from which it wi be next to impossible to dislodge them. W confess, therefore (notwithstanding a harmles rub or two), that we are partial to these Tor; out-breakings. They provoke laughter—whicl is a blessing greatly to be desiderated during thi fogs of November—and are of incalculable he nefit to the good cause. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(TIIIS DAY. FROM LLOYD'S DEAL, Nov. 27.—Wind S.E., strong.—Sailed hie Majesty's ship Snake, for the North Seas. Arrived French corvette, from Cherburg, and remains, with hi/ Majesty's ships Malabar, Spartiate, Childers, Satellite' and French ships La Suffrein and Melpomone. 4 P.M.-n- 4 ' King's steam-vessel has arrived from The MY, phitrite transport remains, with several of the outward') bound. Arrived the Comet, from Madeira. DovErt, Nov. 27.—Arrived the Eugene, Jenkins, front Oporto. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 27.—Wind S.E., strong,_..The Osprey, which sailed from thence the Bth instant for Oporto, returned here last night, baying been prevented by Don Miguel's forces from entering the Douro. De spatches were, however, sent off by Don Pedro, and for warded to London last night by a special messenger. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 26.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the Trial, Scott, from Quebec : and Amantbea, Cook, from Villa Nova. FALMOUTH, Nov. 26.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the Emulous packet, from Buenos Ayres, sailed the 10 1 August, Monte Video the 19th, and Rio Janeiro the DO September ; and St. David, Howard, from St. John New Brunswick. BRISTCL, Nov. 27.—Arrived the Blessing, from Net' fouudland ; Lapwing, from Smyrna ; and Zenebia, from St. Petereburgb. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 26.—Arrived the Liverpool, from Oporto and Hoylake ; illariotte, from Charente ; Cere't from Ostend; Colossns, from Philadelphia; Margaret/ from MAracalbo ; Campobello, from St. Andrew's, NO Baunswiek ; Poland, from New York, sailed on the Itil insiant; Mary Ann, from Halifax ; and Montreal, froal Quebec. Off port the Edgar, Nelson Wood, and Kent. The Mary, Williams, from Bangor, has arrived at 3fil ford, leaky, bound to London. The Ant; Eliza Ann, Wilkinson; Musgrave, Banks; Economy, Milward ; and Utility, were driven on shore near Harrington during a gale on Sunday night. The Unity, Ramsay, from Wales, was totally wreck on the Pentland Skerries, 18th instant—crew saved. KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) The COURT was occupied all the morning in 'trying to act;o❑ upon a bill of exchange, the particulars of whirl; were not of the slightest public interest. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY•) Mr. Baron BOLLAND sat in the city this morning at Nisi Arius, with common Juries. BUCKMAN D. GRANT AND BILL. Mr. 51ANsRLI. tamed this case to the Jury. He ',aid the plaintiff brought his action for the recovery of a II 4401., lent by him to th e d e f en d ants P atr i c k Grant s od John Bell, who were partners. As the case was not defended, he would merely prove the fact of the borrowing, and that would entitle him to a verdict in his favour. The Learned Gentleman thy , ' called— John Perry Clarke, who stated, that he was in th e employ of the defendants in June last. Had frequently borrowed sums of money from the plaintiff, by the orde r° of the defendants. SAne tiro,. in June of the present Yo e he was ordered by both the defendants to go to the 'Asir tiff, and try to borrow some money from him ; which ly e did, and obtained th e su m o f 40/. I t h a d not b een re pa i d to his knowledge. The Jury found a verdict for the 40/., under the direr' tion of the Learned Baron, who, on the application of 'Alr' Mansell, ordered execution to issue in a fortnight. LONDON SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.) Tbis morning these Ses,ione commenced at Guildhall before the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Recorder, Sheriff , / and Aldermen Waitbman, Kelly, F a rebr o th e r, a nd H unte r, .Tohn Baker was indict e d f or a . uau l t i ng J o h n H arwoo d. From the evide nce o f t h e prosecutor and two of hit friends it appeared that, about 12 o'clock on the night of the Sth of September, they went into the parlour of the Primrose public. house, Primrose -street, Bishopsgate, and called for a pot of ale. In consequence of the lateness Of the hour the landlord refused to serve them, and they were coming away ; but, on passing the bar, they ob served the defendant being served by the landlady with s pint of beer, and observed that they might as well be served with liquor as him. The defendant took offence 0S the observation, and, with an oath, threw the contents of the pot amongst them ; he then abused them, and struck the prosecutor several blows, which gave him two black eyes, and cut his lip. The defendant, in his defence, said he was drinking when one of the party tilted the pot, and a quantity o f the beer went down his neck ; he then threw the rest among them, and he was afterwards provoked by the prosecutor to fight him. He called two witnesses, who swore to the facts, as detailed by himself. The Jury found the defendant Guilty, and the Recoil , " DER, believing the whole transaction arose out of the pro*eco" tor's endeavours to be supplied with liquor at an unreason" able hour, said the justice of the case would be amply cosi' plied with by a fine of one shilling. The d.fendant paid the shilling and was discharged. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) _ . CITY, TTVEL VE 0' CL OCL New York papers to Nov. 8, have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house. These papers state that the elections commenced on the sth of N llr4 and will c on ti nue unt l W ednesday evening. The ()Wet of one party is to elect Andrew Jackson and Martin Van, Buren ; that of th e ot h er i s to preseive the Union and the Constitution. The struggle will be an animated one. A Buenos Ayres mail is arrived, but it is of an old date. We have the papers of the 12th August ; but their cow. tents are already anticipated by a later arrival. The Hamburg mail of the 23,1 inst. has arrived. The private letters state that the Funds have improved in Berlin owing to the pacific intentions of the King of Prussia. The Ostend steamer it not expected till late is afternoon, owing to the stormy weather last night. TIIE FUNDS. This is settling day in Consols, the brokers and jobbers are principally engaged in settling their accounts. Another vessel has returned from off Oporto at Ports mouth, owing to the blockade by Don Miguel's batteries at the mouth of the river. The reported sortie by Don Pedro, who is said to have commanded it in person, on the Cimp of St. Martha, in which he succeeded in sur prizing the Miguelites, is credited in the city, as it comes from a very respectable passenger who has landed at Dover. But another sortie must he made to get possession of Don Aliguel's battery, which commands the entrance of the river, ortherwise Don Pedro will find himself badly si tuated. No news from the theatre of war as yet. Consols opened at the price they left off yesterday, 831 for the account. RALF-PA ST ONE. The settling of the Account in Consols is going oft well, and the extreme fluctuation during the mornin has been about l a per cent.. Up to the present hour we have no arrivals from the theatre of war; but according to the information of the well•informed, we may expect soon to hear of the bom bardment of the city of Antwerp by General Chaseit, as it is expected that the French will take possession of this city and operate on the citadel. We have no doubt now of the sortie made by Don Pedro, as we have ccnversed with the gentleman who tag received the account from his brother. The 13ritish Brigade and Lancers were of the par.y, but had no op. portunity to act in the attack. Consols have continued during the whole of the morn ing at 83 t i to I for the Account, with little or nothing doing. We do not hear of an express from Paris, although two couriers have landed at Dover. Nothing of interest in the Foreign Market. THREE, u' CL O CK. Console for Account, 83i 1. ,XTRAORDINARY SHOT.--Th e gamekeeper of the H. , n. W. B. GREY, of Dutfryn, a few days since, started a flight of four woodcocks, and with one barrel he killed three of them at of e shut, and ultimately bag Led them all,