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enabled to answer the Noble Lord by a quotation from Burns, to which he referred, not so much from its value as a reply to the qtrpstion so put to him by that distin guished individual, as from a sense of their intrinsic value, and their affording an evidence of that genius of which Scotland had such just reason to be proud. They were these : Care, mad to see a man sae happy, E'en drown'd himself amang the nappy ; As bees flee hame wi' lades o' treasure, The minutes wing'd their way wi' pleasure : Kings may be blest, but 'ram was glorious, O'er a' the ills o' life victorious ! But pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flow'r, its bloom is shed ; Or like the snow-falls in the river, A moment white—then melt for ever; Or like th Borealis race, That flit ere you can point their place ; Or like the rainbow's lovely form Evanishing amid the storm." The remark made by Lord Byron, on quitting the table of Mr. Murray, was highly honourable to the genius of the Scottish Poet ; it was, that if ever there was truth in inspiration, it was demonstrated in the case of Burns.— (Applause.) He should close this short dissertation upon the genius and writings of their immortal fellow-country men. He had troubled them with too many quotations already to justify his reciting any more, and least of all should he feel himself entitled to refer to the " Cotter's Saturday Night," a poem too highly appreciated by youth and age. by the high and the low, to need any eulogiums from him. There was to be found in no work of genius so beautiful a picture of the domestic policy and regula tions of the fiitnily of a cottager. He felt perfectly as sured that no one who heard him could fail to admit that the writings of Burns extended their influence far beyond the limits of Scotland—that they took effect wherever Scots men were to be found, " and God knows they are to be found everywhere." He had then the satisfaction of having seated near him two sons of Robin Burns. Four teen years ago, in a distant station, he felt called upon to give such an entertainment as the circumstances of the place afforded, to a large body of distinguished military officers. Captain Burns, then on his left hand, was, amongst others, invited. He (Sir J. Malcolm) told his guests, that however high might be their stations, the son of Robert Burns ought to take precedence of the most dis tinguished amongst them, and he accordingly pl iced Cap tain Burns at his,right hand.—(Great applause.) " The memory of Burns" was then drunk in silence. Capt. BURNS said that he felt more gratified than he could express at witnessing the homage paid to the talents of his father by so numerous an assembly, and he begged leave to return them his most grateful thanks. The CHAIRMAN said the next toast was one to which he must call their peculiar attention, and to which he had no doubt they were prepared to do honour. To the per son he was then to propose to them he had no doubt that he must ascribe the extraordinary number of gentlemen who were present, and who came prepared to do honour to another national bard.--(Cheers). He saw another bard, and a bard of no common fame, whose birth-day, by a singular coincidence, fell on the same day as that of Robin Burns, who had now ruched his sixtieth year, and who, having never before visited London, presented to them, in these travelling days, a most remarkable circum stance. He was a true Scotchman ; and that he had never before left Scotland, that he had never before visited the metropolis, though he had had many opportunities, was only to be ascribed to his great affection to his native country. —(Hear). For that affection there was not one Scotchman present who would not, he was sure, give the Ettrick Shepherd a most cordial reception, and drink his health with the warmest applause—(Great cheering conti nued for some time). Gentlemen who did not know Mr. Hogg could not appreciate the great satisfaction he felt at having this extraordinary man at his right hand— (Hear). He was, as lie described himself, a true moun tain bard, proud of his country, proud of his birth, and proud of his occupation ; who had, in his various songs and poems, made every dell of his native land—every one of its etreams—and every one of its rills, known to his readers; and who had the art to make them as much in love with the beautiful scenery of his country as he was himself. He had set before them every place that was familiar to his own wanderings. If that extraordinary man were not present he might go a great deal further, and place before the. assembly his great merits as displayed in his various productions, particularly the Queen's Wake," which he would say, for his part, he admired more than any other of the Shepherd's productions. He had learnt to cherish his imaginathm in the wildest parts of creation, and that imagination, like his native mountain, was peopled with aerial spirits, who wandered over every part, and whom Mr. Hogg, like his ancestors of old, had brought like a host of invaders into England. The inspiration of the poet who possessed the true poetic genius was above his praise ; but he had the satisfaction of knowing that his respected friend had many other titles, which were known to the company, to the general approbation. He would say no more, but wish him, after a due season of enjoy ment here, a safe return to that happy home which was the greatest blessing the Almighty t ould bestow.--( Cheers.) The Chairman concluded by quoting a verse from Mr. Rog g ' s own writings, descriptive of the joys of home and the " todlin wee things" that come to welcome a man on his return ; and by calling on the company to drink " the health of Mr. Hogg, the Ettriek Shepherd, with three times three."—The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm. Mr. Hocc mounted the table to return thanks, and was received with great and continued applause. (We regret that our distance from the tipper table prevented us dis tinguishing accurately what he said.) The following ap pear e d to us the substance of his ole.ervations :—He role with feelings of great satisfaction to acknowledge the ho nour done him; and if it were said that he was not to rise in the world, he would then say—looking down, as he did, on the illustrious Chairman—that those who said that were mistaken. He could at other times talk for the " hour by Shrewsbury clock," but on that occasion his heart was faint, and his tongue cleaved to the roof of his mouth. He could not then pour out, as he could at other times, the warm feelings of his heart, for his tongue was unpractised to speak before such an assembly. It had long been his ambition to attain the approbation of his country men as a poet; he had thought, perhaps, that he might one day have that honour; he had ventured to hope it, from the kind favours he had previously received ; and when he looked round on that great assembly, who should say that he had not attained the great object of his ambi tion .—(Cheers.) He had attained that object in the iudgnaent of the literary men of this great metropolis ; they were assembled on this occasion, and they could not re tract.—(Cheers.) It was very true, and as extraordinary as true, that of all the 365 days in the year he was born en the same day of the year as Robin Burns was born, and on that very day he was 60 years old ; and he could say more, that he was born within five minutes of the hour when his health wa• drunk.— (Laughter and cheers.) He could say, too, as he had frequently heard it stated, that the night wet very dark and stormy, the waters were out, and, when the midwife came, it was discovered that sh e had ridden all the way on a horse that had belonged to Burn■. Was it possible under such circumstances that he should not be a poet ? As soon as he learnt that his birth-day coincided with that of his celebrated country- Man, lie resolved from that moment he would be a Scottish poet through evil report and through good r, port.— (Cheers.) He had done his best to have a son born to Lim on the same auspicious day, but unfortunately had not succeeded.—(Great laughter) Had be attained his wish he was quite certain that such a son would have been a poet greater than his father or than Burns him self.—...(Continued laughter.) The world had seen what Burns had done, and he had often reflected how much !re h e woul d have done, had he lived to his age ; but tie mi died too soon. His own lot had been of a higher de ieriPtion ; an d h e cou ld say, he had no sordid motives. " his belief, he had felt in his soul the true charm of ar e trY---he h a d f e lt hi mse lf d evote d to song—an d h e had b ways ch er i s h e d t h e sent i ment and the hope, that he might e a successful bard. When he saw all the splendour 44,11 d him—saw all the literary men who were as- Rtribl e d ; when he witness e d th e grea t company w hi c h I" Met to celebrate the birth-day of two Scotch poets, 'e could not but think the circumstance most remarkable, whil e h e saw his fondest hope achieved. It was to hint 4 „O additi ona l sat i s f act i on to see at the head of the table a i ?Futch uian w h o ra i sed himself to the highest dienities by ts own merit, and of whose services in arms, and of whose Pr oductions in literature, his country had good reason to be Proud —(Cheers. Jr. Hogg is a bluff, hale, fresh-looking man, apparently rio t mor e t h an e i g h t - an d-f orty , a l t h oug h he stated that he b ki attained the age of 60. His personal appearance is Tolely, but prepoaaessing, and the expression of his face is I 4 1 . i tny characterized by shrewdness and geod humou r . brief addr e ss w as ver y cor di a lly app'aud e d, an d h e was g 4 in generally cheered on resuming his seat at table. S ong, by Mr. Wilson—" Land of the Seas." the CHAIRMAN, apologising for the difficulty he felt e xecuting the task he had taken upon hiinself, Baia he gad then to propose the health of another person, who was et living, lie was happy to say, to confer long delight, he ' ° Fed, on his country, as he had already delighted it from tle 'IA to the other; and in saying that, it was not ne- Z: . -" 'rY for him to say mor e to ens u re th e hi g h es t h onours rthe w armes t rece p t i on to t h e name o f Walter scott.-- Pat ch e eri n g.) Th e coun t ry m i g h t b e prou d w hi c h , 4 given birth to such a Ira n , an d it oug ht t o b e grate '. for th e delight he bad afforded. He might expatiate the glorits of that name, which perhaps more than any ether name, was known in every part of his own country, and in almost every foreign clime. Sir Walter Scott's novels had conferred almost endless delight on every class of readers, and the charms of his poetry have been sur passed by nothing but the charms of his own prose.— (Cheers.) To him belonged true inspiration. His works were read and admired wherever the English language was known, and possessing a pure and bright genius, he was cer tainly entitled to be considered as one of the most extraor dinary living characters of the whole universe. —(Cheers.) He was bound to say that he felt himself quite unequal to describe the merits of that extraordinary man's writings. His wonderfully graphic powers—his mind filled with various stores of harmony--his clear perception of the beauties of nature —his great descr 7 ptive powers, enabled him to bring before the reader the most perfect images of past ages, and even to brine departed ages to his very threshold.--(Cheers.) Everything in the author's enriched mind was made also the property of the reader. He was distinguished above all preceding writers in one branch of literature. His fame had gone beyond all former examples, and in the Scotch novels, without one meretri cious ornament, without the help of any miracles, or even any of the ordinary machinery for exciting interest. Owing to his vivid description of the character of his heroes, he had constructed a work of prodigious amusement, and im perishable renown. In all his various writings, there was not " one line, which, dying, he would wish to iilot."— (Cheers.) He knew that there were dear relatives of Sir Walter Scott present, who would convey to him the manner in which his name was pronounced and receivrd in that assembly.—(Cheers.) For his own pert, he only shared the general admiration, and he was bound to say, that he had received his share in that delight which Sir Walter Scott had distributed over the world. HP9 efforts had ex tended more than those of any other man the knowledge of the language of Scotland and the literary fame of that country, and neither would ever be forgotten. Her fields and her rocks had been made familiar to the whole world by the writings of Burns, Hoge, and Scott, and while he felt proud to belong to the same country with them, he would for ever cherish the fame of that land to which th, y all belonged.—(Cheers.) There was a dear relative of Sir Walter Scott present, who would convey to him the senti ments of the company. Delicacy forbade him to say more of that gentleman ; but as the biographer of Robin Burn.; as the man who had done justice to the inspired poet, and defended his character, he had felt ashamed of the aspersions on that character, and never felt satisfied till he am from the pen of the gentleman he alluded to the eloquent and discriminating " Life of Burns." It was his fate to receive that book when he was in India, about eighteen months ago, and it was his happiness to be the first to place that book in the hands of the old friend of Burns, Mr.'Grey, who was now no more ; and when he did place it in his hands that gentleman read it, and shed tears of joy to find that Burns had obtained so ab;e a biographer. Mr. Grey was delighted to find that justice was at length done to the friend he had always loved, and cherished, and honoured.—(Cheers.) Of Mr. Grey he might say, that he was a man distinguished for a pure love of truth, and a sacred regard for the duties of his profes sion. He had himself been most useful in India—had made great exertions to correct the practice of infanticide ; and if ever there was a roan who could effect anything by dint of reason against so unhallowed a practice, that man was Mr. Grey. He would not trespass further, but call on the company to drink the heath of " Sir Walter Scott, with three times three."—(Much cheering, waving of pocket-handkerchiefs, and other marks of enthusiastic ap probation.) Mr. LOCKHAILT, as the relative of Sir Walter Scott, and as having been so pointedly alluded to by the Chair man, could not do otherwise than make an effort, he might say, be guilty of the temerity, of endeavouring to do jus tice to his own feelings. When he looked at the company around him, and remembered some of the many circum stances and persons associated in his mind with the name of Burns, it was impossible for him to be silent. It was a great satisfaction to him to hear the observations of one of the oldest and most illustrious of Sir Walter Scott's friends on that occasion, as Sir Walter Scott h id then the honour of having his merit publicly acknowledged by the most eminent of his predecessors, and the most illustrious of his contemporaries. On one particular occasion, he knew that Robert Burns had discerned the merit of Wal ter Scott, and recorded his opinion of it. Immediatly after Burns had left the country, and come to Edinburgh, he had met Walter Scott ; it was at the first dinner at which Burns was present at the venerable Dr. Adam Ferguson's : Sir Walter Scott said something—what it wee his mo desty had concealed, which made Burns observe, " that was a remarkable young man."— (Loud cheers.) He had heard that from Sir Walter Scott himself, who was in his 17th year, when Burns made this observation, and it ever afterwards dwelt on his memory. If Sir Walter Scott had lifted himself up, he had not been slow to discern merit in others. Turning from Robert Burns to the Ettrick Shepherd, who had proved himself worthy of his predecessor, he would say that he wished Burns had found such a friend as Mr. Hogg had found in Sir Walter Scott, when Sir Walter Scott first began to collect old Scottish ballads, to form his " Border 'Minstrelsy," which had first fixed his own fame, and had added celebrity to the poetry of Scotland, producing a work which might be well called National ; and when he had set out in search of these ballads, he was surprised to find in one of the most retired spots of Scotland, a man who knew more ballads than halt the old women of Scotland, and was at the same time one of the ► est poets he had ever met with—that man was Hogg.—(Cheers.) He was a poet lying by the hill side, attending his sheep, and storing his mind with all the traditional tabs of his country. From an early age, too, he had gazed with delight on all the glories of crea tion. At that time, which was thirty-five years ago, James Hogg was a simple shepherd ; he could read, but he was twenty years of age before lie could read, and he could then write ; and with a pen as he sat watching his sheep he hail copied Burns, and by that learnt to rhyme. From that time a strong and ardent friendship had sub sisted between Sir Walter Scott and the Ettrick Shep herd, Mr. Lockhart, at the conclusion of his speech, which was most imperfectly understood even by those close to him, eulogised the characters of Mr. Hogg and of Sir 'Walter Scott. Mr. Hogg, he said, had been once met at a Ducal table, and was asked if he was ever there before? " I have drive❑ my bullocks here," was the answer, " to go to market, but I never was in the house before."—(Cheers.) He also expressed his satisfaction at seeing in the Chair one of the most illustrious of his countrymen.—(Hear.) Song—" John Anderson my Jo." Lord PORCIIESTER then, after a brief speech, in which he warmly euloeised Sir John Malcolin, propos e d " The health of the Chairman." Drunk with great applause. The CHAIRMAN briefly returned thanks. The CHAIRMAN then gave the " Health of Lord Por cheater," and the Noble Lord returned thanks in a speech of considerable length, but the noise hat at this period of the entertainment risen to an unexampled height, and it became impossible to hear the terms in which he expressed his gratitude to the company—at least he was perfectly inaudible in that part of the room where the reporters were placed. The next toast was the " Health of Lord Mahon," who expressed himself deeply grateful for the honour conferred upon him—the more especially did he feel grateful to them, when he remembered how mill were his claims to so distinguished a mark of public approbation. When " The health of Sir George Murray" was drunk, as it was with much applause, and associated, as the Chairman chscribed it, with the military glories of the country, and the name of the greatest military Comrn4nder of the age, he (Sir G. Murray) returned thanks in terms strongly expressive of the high sense which he entertained of the honour thus conferred upon him. He need not say how fully he felt that his association with the name of that great Commander and with the military glories of his companions in arms constituted the only claim which he could have to the approbation of his fellow-countrymen ; but he felt at the same time that no association could be more glorious than that which connected his name with that of one, who was not more eminent for his brilliant achievements in war, than for the manly and straight for ward course which he always pursued in the business of Peaceful life. No man had ever drunk more deeply of the cup of fame with less intoxication. The Gallant Officer, after disci iiming any title to the honour conferred upon him in respect of any military achievements, observed that he could not hut derive from his connection with mi litary men a deep sense of the debt of gratitude which they owed to poetry—the vehicle through which their success was handed down to a remote posterity. The toast-master announced a song iron Mr. Shep herd.--( A great laugh.) Mr. Hogg sung " Robin awa." The health of Sir Peter Laurie was given from the Chair, and drunk with applause. Lord Brougham's health was given and drunk with immense cheering. Captain BASIL HALL'S health was drunk with applause. He propose the health of Sir George Warrender and the Scotch Members of Parliament. Sir George's merits came home to tLe bellies of all who had the honour of dining with him ; he gave the best dinners in London. TheitoAst was chunk amidst roars of laughter. Sir GEoacE WAIMENDIIII. returned thanks; his friend had proposed the toast in a manner pain ul to him. Other toasts were afterwards given, and the festivity of the ',evening main►ained to a late hour..--long past mid, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING. JANUARY 26, 1832. The delay in the ratification of the Belgian reaty has excited, both here and abroad, an alarm of war, which there were certainly some reasons at first for thinking not wholly ground less, but which has subsequently, in a great de gree, vanished, owing not so much to any re newed confidence in the integrity of purpose of the Northern Powers, but from there being many considerations tending to induce them to post pone, at least, the warlike designs which many attribute to them. It may be useful to advert bt iefly to these considerations, which certainly bear upon the probability of a ratification of the Protocols, though they may not be of so much weight in regard to the prospect of the perma nent tranquillity of Europe. Ever since the French revolution the policy (3,1 Prussia, in reference to the joint views of her self and the other great Powers, has been de cidedly pacific—that is to say, the Prussian Go vernment has entertained a great dread of any thing like immediate hostilities with the west of Europe. The internal state of the Prussian dominions is reported to be such that any such crisis as a general war would very much endanger the existing order of things in Prussia. The people, by means of the meetings of Provincial States, which assemble in debate, and express tolerably free opi nions upon political events, are gradually ap proaching that point, at which the grant of a Constitution will become indispensable. The Prussian army is composed of men who are, perhaps, better educated than any other army in Europe, and, of course, participate in some degree in the feelings of their fellow-citizens. A crusade against constitutional France would . be any thing but p o p u l ar among t h e su bj ec ts of Prussia, and it is said the Government dreads anything like an intermixture of Prussian troops with the French or Belgians. In short, his Prussian MAJESTY has quite enough to attend to, in the maintenance of an arbitrary system at home, which has derived an increase of odium from his late treacherous conduct towards Po land, to render him disinclined to encounter new difficulties and dangers in a general war. It is, moreover, well known in diplomatic circles, that the tenour of Prussian policy has, for some time, been such as to obtain for it more credit for pacific intentions than has been attributed to certain other great Powers. The impediments to war, of a fi na n c i a l nature, apply not only to Prussia, but to Russia and Austria with great foi•ce. In the anticipated hostilities there would be none of that English gold forthcoming which, in the last night. The numbers assembled, and the general feeling manifested, g ave a c h aracter to t h e meeting which, b ut for the political spirit attempted to be introduced, must have proved infinitely gratifying to all present. , CHOLERA MORBUS, OFFICIAL REPORT, COUNCIL OFFICE, DAILY REPO , WHITEHALL.—(THIS DAY.) RT of CHOLERA CASES. ___ ------ • . 41 = . 1 - . ''D : : c i l I 13 14 E .. ,;' EE I E c'i Places. ..T. 2. ~,„. t" E '' (2 F., c?; E . F.' i • > ;1 r'; c , 1 3 El'p' . -' :4 ~ ...:V.li Z 1 .-. .7-1 :•-••• 1 E-" - Jan. E- - E r _ - - -_ ----- Sunderland Newcastle 24 (3 14 123 72 1 837 1 260 Gateshead North Shields and Tynemouth South Shields and Hepburn Colliery 24 2 0 0 0 2 6 I 2 Newborn Wallsend 23 0 4I 0 0 4 ditto Killingworth 23 0 2 1 1 0 I ditto Hetton, &c. 24 49 17 4 10 52 276 53 Haddington and vi cinity, N.B. 23 5 0 1 0 4 54 I 24 Tranent, N.B .. 23 23 7! 2 226 49 20 Musselburgh, N.B ,23 37 IS i 6 3 46 81 29 Total 1 - 1220 75 1 .22 2.'7 246 2329. 771 Totals from places where the disease has ceased, and from which no returns have been this day received received II 317 103 , rand 1'2639 87, (Signed) WM. MACLEAN, Secretary. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, JANUARY 25. There not being forty Members present at Four o'clock, the House adjourned. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Messager des Chambres, Jan, 24.) TRIESTE, JAN. 6.—The Captain of a ship which arrived yesterday from Constantinople in eleven days, announces that the Sultan has published a Hatti Sheriff; declaring the Pacha of Egypt a rebel. The greatest exertions were making to equip the fleet, and 5,000 Greek seamen had engaged for the purpose. An army of 40,000 men was on its march, commanded by a great personage, who left Constantinople on board a steam boat for the Dardanelles, whence he was to proceed, with all haste, to his destination. The source from which these accounts are derived must cause them to be received with some reserve ; however, it ii generally thought that the I'acha of Egypt will not come to ex tremities, but will yield to the will of the Porte, (From the Moniteur of Sunday.) PARIS, JAN. '22.—To-day (2•2 d January) the King's Attor ney-General proceeded to the saloon occupied by the St. Simo- Mans, in the street Taitbout, and ordered, and immediately caused, it to be closed. This officer then proceeded to the street Marsigny, where he sought for and seized the papers and re gisters of the St. Sitnonian Society. Proceedings are instituted by the Attorney-General against the Society on four points, respecting which the principal Mem bers will have to give explanations to-morrow before the Juge d'lnstruction. No resistance was made to the proceedingi of the officers PRICKS OF THE STOCKS T, Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. B3B 276 3 per Cent. Cons. 82% 406 3% per Cent. Ditto Red 90 ,0004 lew334per Cent. ....89h,%% 3 per Cent. Ann. 17•26 .... - 4 per Cent. 1826 9 9%% Bank Long Ann to expire Jan 5,186 P... 16 9-16 11-16 Oct. 10, 1859 l6 9-16 Jan. 5, 1860 l6 5-16 Jan. 5, 1880 April 5, 1880 - Jan. 5, 1570 exicts OF FON.EIGN FUNDS A •Itn3n Bolds Belgian Scrip lVi dis. Bnizinan ~.ondB — Buesos Ayres Bonds — CI ilian Bonds — Colombian Bonds •.. — D tto, 18'24 littlish 6 574 5 Greek Bonds .-. ildto, iS•2S — Glatimala. — Mexican Bonds 27 , /, _Mtn. 18825 PRICKS Or SHARES THII General Mining Association Real del Monte Mining Co. Protector Insurance Comp. HIS DAY AT ONA O'CLOCK. New 5 per Cent. India Stock Ditto Bonds par 1 pm. South Sea Stock 91% Old Annuities New Ditto ............ 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 Ex. Bills, .£l,OOO lll3 pm. Ditto WI ll 13 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial ...... pm Ditto Advertised pm. Bank for Opening India for Account. I Cons. for Feb 28 82 3 ,4 .34,54 THIS rA r AT 'HI O'CLOCK N eapolttan Peruvian Bonds Portuguese Bonds Prussian, Old )itto, New iussi . an ipanish, 1821 181Z3 French Hentes, sp.c. —t . Exchange —1 3 per cent, 1 Exchange 2M. 39c Dutch Scrip 40%3 S DAY AT ONK O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share £lO 12 £1 6 0 4-A war, so largely subsidized the continental despots. The people of England are determined that, for the future, no Government of theirs, Whig or Tory, shall spend English money to overthrow liberty on the continent. It is out of the power of the British Cabinet, if it were so disposed, to --- assist Russia and her colleagues in any scheme they may meditate ; and it is the opinion of those who are well informed of the resources of the Holy Alliance, that Russia, Austria, and Prus sia, are unprovided with the sinews whereby alone a war may be maintained for any length of time. But, at all events, a war would so im poverish these countries, and impede their grow ing commerce and manufacturing industry, that it is not at all unreasonable to think, that the fear of the serious impoverishment of their re sources, and of the retardment of national pro sperity, may have some operation even upon the Ministers of absolute Monarchs. There is not in all Europe a more enlightened or philosophic mind than that of A NCI Li,o N, the Prussian Mi nister for Foreign Affairs; and it may not be too much to hope, that there may be some sparks of both prudence and liberality in the Cabinets of the other Powers. We do riot doubt the ardent desire of the Holy Alliance to extinguish the revolutionary Government of France, and to restore HENRY the Fill], and the hereditary Peerage, at the point of the bayonet. We believe, moreover, a continental war between the conflicting prin ciples of absolutism and movement, to be a ca lamity from ‘N hich, sooner or later, Europe has small hope of escaping. But it does not neces sarily follow, that the Belgian question is to in volve us immediately in such a war, or that the proceedings of the London Conference will prove abortive, because there is a pause in their ratifi cation. The recognition of the independence of Belgium may be a bitter pill, and it may cost many a pang to correct the obstinacy of the Dutch KING, but if peace is to be maintained, the ratification of the Belgian treaty must take place sooner or later. We refer to the Advertiser of this morning for some sensible remarks on the Scotch dinner, which took place yesterday at the Freemasons Tavern, ostensibly in honour of I3uRNs and HoGG, but in reality to promote the pur poses of the Tory faction. Why was not the health of CAMPBELL given at an as sembly consisting for the most part of Scotch- men, and met to do honour to the poetic genius of Scotland ? Had the Bard of Hope no claim upon the admiration, no right to be present at such a commemoration ? But the truth is, the thing was, from beginning to end, a flagrant party job, got up for the sole purpose of showing the world that the best. intellect of the kingdom was ranged on the side of the Tories. The Ettrick Shepherd (unconsciously no doubt) was made the scape goat of this party, who, we doubt not, in the next Blackwood, will make a desperate effort to prove that all the first wits of the metropolis are to a man strenuously opposed to Reform, as was made manifest at the Scotch festival. But this ruse will not take ; nor will that other more monstrous manoeuvre succeed, by which the health of the Tory Lord PORCHESTE R was drank as the true representative of British poets ; and that of the Tory Lord MAHON, as the true representative of British historians. A WoapswoßTH represented by a PoRCHESTER ! A MACKINTOSH by a MAHON Bah ! The following are extracts from Brusselsland German Papers received this morning : BRussur.s, JAN. 23.—The Cottrrier says, it is affirmed that the Government received on the 20th des patches from London, containing proposals for modifica tion in the 24 articles of the treaty. The Ministry has given orders to enlist those men who may offer to serve in the army. Since the Dutch have begun again to inundate the environs of L'Ecluse, the waters have already risen to the height of eight feet in the environs of West Capelle, &c. The loan of twelve millions was at 87 on the Exchange of Brussels on Sourday. The Minister of War has given to-day, in the Chamber of Representatives, explanations respecting the decree of General Niellon, which tte justified by a great number of seditious acts, which corresponded with the language of numerous publications propagated in Ghent. He com municated a decree of the same General, dated yesterday, by which all journals and periodicals mty be printed as hitherto, on the s-le condition that the name and resi dence of the editor shall be declared, and that the off,nces committed shall continue to be judged by the military authority. The King continues to give private audiences almost every day to General Desprez, the chief of the staff of our army ; it is well known that the King has reserved the command-in-chiet to himself, and the audiences given to the General are for the purpose of examining the reports ox t , .e state of the army, the measures to be adopted,. and plans to he laid down in case of a campaign . against the va D : i : ue t d c ,e) h f . oan y, W e wt e oa n tt e tia e , :l ...km o y t as o tu iE u r a v rfo e m , ryb t heifnt being prepared ce m p pe aw a r h w u: lrt ty iiiis e illiam. a war of this nature that we are in a condition to carry on with advantdge, reserving it to ourselves to profit by the first success that we may obtain, and to act offensively against the enemy. BRUSSELS, Jay. 24.—Sir 11..bert Adair yesterday evening sent a messenger with despatches to the Hague. A private letter from the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg stys:—"lt seems that the troubles excited in our country by Tornaco and S c h anur, are still glimmering under the ashes; it is affirmed that from time to time they sally from the ci t y . Yesterday it was reported that several of th-ir parties were seen in the woods about a league from Arlon. This morning the tax-gatherers of Hirart, with 100 men, went to the wood to search for them ; at one o'clock in th e a f ternoon they had come back, as it seems, without finding anything, for they passed through this place without having taken any prisoners or firing a shot." In the discussi on o f t h e proceedings against M. Steven, the Minister said that among the articles for which the editor of the Alessager de Gaud had been subjected to imprisonment, &c., was the proclamation of the Prince of Orange of the 31st Dec., declaring that Belgian deserters would he well received, and another by Colonel Cleemens to the same effect. The Minister justified the decision, declaring Ghent in a state of siege by the very active ma no3uvres of the Orange party in the city. After a con siderable discussion, it was resolved, on account of the danger of publishing all the circumstances, that the debate should go no farther, and that all the necessary documents should be laid on the table. The first decree of General Nielion having been withdrawn, the opposition Mem bers agreed on not carrying on the debtae. The General himself bad declared, that it was not his intention to esta blish a censorship, but merely to know who was the respon sible editor of any journal, for as the 31esszger contrived afterble for j S e t u e r v n e a n l ' s s , arrest p am p , h a l e n t i s l , he declared he w as &c., published a t I nt i oo is ta o pr ffi epse c pa e tr , n tv si ith his name affixed, it was indispensable that he, the General, should know who was responsible ; for this reason he had required that no journal should be pub • lished without permission, which he would have refused to nobody, not even to the ilessaytr, if a responsible editor had come forward in the room of h;m who declared 1 was so no longer. %may, JAW. 19.--The cholera is still lingering here. Remaining on the 16th, at noon, 1. New cases. Recoveries. Deaths. Jan. 17 18 Remaining S. Total from the beginning —cases, 2,263 ; deaths, 1,421; recoverieß, 834. At Haile, up to the 16 , 11 of January, there were 63 cases, three recoveries, 33 deaths, and 27 remaining. AUSTRIAN FUNDS. Five per Cents. Jan. 13. - 1 4. 84Y 2 B47i Four per Cents 744. Bank Shares 1104 We hsve still two c h o l era cases remaining. DEATH of CHARLES GREENWOOD, Esq. AT THE PAVILION, AT BRIGHTON. Intelligence has just arrived in town of the death of Charles Greenwood, Esq., of the well known firm of Cox and Green wood, the army agents and bankers, in Craig's-court, Charing_ cross. Mr. Greenwood had been for the last week on a visit to their Majesties, at the Pavilion, at Brighton ; and, although at the advanced age of eighty-four years, he appeared to be in the enjoyment of excellent health. During yesterday he took an airing with their Majesties for nearly two hours, and seemed in high spirits. A dinner was given in the evening, at which were present the King and Queen, Sir Herbert Taylor, and Mr. Greenwood. The latter sat next to Sir Herbert ; and suddenly placing his hand upon his forehead, exclaimed " Oh my head," and appeared to be indisposed. Sir Herbert Taylor jumped up to assist him, when the unfortunate gentleman fell in his arms and instantly expired. Their Majesties, as might be expected, became terribly alarmed. The medical gentlemen in attendance on the Royal family immediately came to the assistance of Mr. G., and resorted to every means that their medical skill could devise to restore animation, but every effort failed, as the vital spark had fled. Mr. Greenwood had for a number of years the honour of the friendship of all the Royal family, and was the bosom friend of the late Duke of York. The body will remain at the Pavilion until after the Coroner's Inquest. The Queen has been indisposed since the melan choly' event. BRIGHTON, JAN. 25. Yesterday his Majesty left the Palace at one o'clock, in a carriage and four, accompanied by Lady Falkland, proceeded along the West Cliff' as far as Hove, from thence to Shoreham, and returned to the Palace at four o'clock. Her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta, attended by Miss Wynyard, and the Princess Louise, attended by Miss Wilson, drove out for some time. Lady Mary Fox has completely recovered from her late in_ disposition, and took an airing yesterday for the first time since her illness. His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge and the Rev. Mr. Wood rode out on horseback. The following distinguished persons had the honour of dining last evening with their Majesties : Her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta, Prince George of Cambridge, the Princess Louisa, Viscount and Viscountess Falklaid, Lady Mary Fox, Right Hon. Sir Robert Gordon, Mademoiselle D'Este, Right Hon. Sir Frederick Lamb, Colonel Sir Charles Thornton, Miss Wynyard, Miss Hope Johnstone, Hon. Gen. Upton, Sir Andrew Barnard, Sir Brook Taylor, Sir Herbert Taylor, Miss Wilson, Sir Philip and Lady Sophia Sid ney, and the Rev. Mr. Wood. A ball, in aid of the funds of the Brighton Dispensary, will take place on Tuesday next, at the Old Ship Rooms, under the immediate patronage of her Royal Highness the Princess Au gusta and several ladies of distinction. Mrs. Firzherbert has issued cards of invitation to a nume. roes party of the haut ton for to-inorrow evening. Count and Countess Woronzow have left for Dover. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY, FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, JAN. 25.—Wind S.W., moderate.—Arrived from the river and remain the Ceylon, Davison, and Agnes, Miltons, for New South Wales. Arrived and sailed for Sheerness his Ma jesty's ship Alert. Put back East India Company's cruiser Coote. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 25.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed the Am ' phitrite transport, for Deptford. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 24. —Wind S S.W., fresh.—Put back his Majesty's ship Fly, for the West Indies. FAL %,OUTH, JAN. 24.—Wind S.S. W., strong breezes and squally.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Melville, from Portsmouth, for the East Indies. BRISTOL, JAN. 25.—Arrived the Sarah, Webber, from Ch:. rente. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 24.—Arrived the Fame, Sharp, from De merara ; Eleanor, Stephenson, from St. John's, N. 8.; and Grog Alexander, from Bilboa. DUBLIN, JAN. 24.—Arrived the Fieldfare, Robinson, from Riga. The Majestic, from St. Andrew's, N.B. to Liverpool, was abar doned at sea the 14th instant. The Enterprise, Lowrie, from Barcelona to Hull, was on shore in the Humber on Tuesday. The Albion, Sims, caught fire in the dock, at Hull, on Tues day night, and the after-part of the vessel was entirely destroyed. The Harmony, Edwards, from Bangor to London, was on Foreness Rock yesterday, and bilged; cargo, stores, and mate rials saved. The Revanche, Bureau, has been condemned at Valparaiso. The William and Ann, from Quebec to Newfoundland, was totally wrecked at the latter port the 3d ult. ; crew saved. The Young Samuel, Le Sieur, from Quebec to Jersey, in at. tempting to beat into the Bay of Bulls, Newfoundland, was driven on shore, and totally lost with her cargo; crew saved. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY. TWELVE O'CLOCK. By the French mail this m orn i ng we h ave t h e following : " They write from Paris, that on Monday there was a nume rous meeting of the Peers at M. Maubois'. The Ministers pro pose, it is said, to close the Session of 1831 atter the vote of the Budget, but that a few days after the Session of 1832 was to be opened, and the Budget of 1833 presented, and it was expected that it would be voted without discussion." Accounts from St. Petersburgh of the sth of January state, that the liquidation of the expellees for the maintenance of the Polish troops in Prussia has been settled between the two Go vernments, and that nothing will now prevent the departure of M. Ribeaupierre as Ambassador to the Court of Prussia. They write from Faenza (14th January) that the Civic Guard are continually arriving there • tom Bologna, and proceeding to the frontiers of Romagna. Yesterday a column of 700 men passed through that town, with four pieces of artillery, and another column was expected that day. Cardinal Ablani is at Pesaro, and confessed all the troops ; he afterwards addressed them in a long speech, exhorting them to exterminate the rebels; it was expected that hostilities would very soon commence. According to letters from Leghorn, of the 9th instant, it ap pears that two couriers have arrived from Paris, by whom it was reported that the French Government had consented to give per. mission to 12,000 Austrians to enter the Papal States. Accounts from Madrid say, that on the arrival of the French courier there, it was assured that the French Government would consider the intervention of Spain in favour of Don Miguel as a declaration of war against France. A letter from Lugo, of the 12th of January, states that the Papal troops have not as yet made their appearance, either at Romagna or at Bologna, but remain cantoned at Rimini, Tano, Pesaro, and Argenta, as the Austrians will not suffer any troops of the line to enter Ferrare. Savannah Papers to the 29th of December have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house; they only con tain an account of the bursting of the boiler of the steam-vessel Stranger, off New Orleans, which caused the loss of the lives of five men. THE FUNDS. By the arrival of the estafette from Paris, we learn that the French Three per Cents. have improved one per cent.; also that the difficulties, in regard to the demolition of the fortresses in Belgium, have been adjusted, and that the Prince of Orange was to have an interview with the Emperor of Russia at Berlin. Consols, which left off' yesterday on 'Change at 82% for the account, opened this morning at 8 . 2% N, at present they are 82%%, with little doing. HALF-PAST ONE. We have received the French Morning Papers of Tuesday, from which we copy the following : (From the Gazette d'A ugs b urg. ) FRONTIERS OF PRUSSIA, J. 10.—The Cabinet of St. James's was dissatisfied with the conduct of the Emperor Nicholas iri d t h h ye oiafeftnanNiaroovtfeomßiebrl,esgrii:utam:,xanttdloieindrsetat,triioatiercetae,tdiiontnhecoasllfeltihr:eoisftteraresnaatyteoßvafertithvoceli answer, that his Britannic Majesty will not view the afthirs or the Continent in the same light as before, but we are not in formed of the result of this affair; it is also stated, that a pro posal has been made to the English Ambassador for a pro longation or a delay of two months, when that expires the treaty is to be ratified without conditions. PARIS. —Tomorrow commences the discussion of the Budget, the first part is to be the public debt. M. Rothschild, of Paris and Vienna, had the honour of an au dsence of the King. Consols have remained steady most part of the morning at 8214 alternately buyers and sellers, with little doing. The debate in the House of Lords this night on the Dutch affairs causes some sensation in the city, and has had a little effect on the Funds, otherwise they would have improved. We also under stand that some money stock has come to market. Consols at present, 82% The Prince of Orange going to meet the Emperor of Russia Berlin is not credited in the City. In the Foreign Funds little doing. Consols, 82- THREE O'CLOCK The Dublin Evening Post of Saturday says—" The Governor and Director. of the Bank of Ire land are fortifying their mansions for a siege, and laying in (we protest to Heaven we are quite serious) biscuit and pickled pork for the garrison." The execution of the five condemned rioters will take place to.tnorrow. They continue to behave ex tremely well. *DAVIS is partieularly assiduous in his de votional exercises. KAsse, we understand, declared yes terday that he had a very hard heart, and did not feel it at all softened by his present situation. —Bristol Mirror. Mr. LEIGH HUNT'S new novel, " Sir Ralph Esher, or Adventures of a Gentleman of the Court of Charles II.," the publication of which has been delayed by unavoidable circumstances, will, we are informed, po sitively appear in a few days. The times of the merry Monarch are perhaps better suited to the purposes of the novelist than any other period in the eventful history of our country, owing to the numerous plots and intrigue! continually in agitation, in which the high personages who figured at his Court were frequently the prime movers. The hero, after whom the work is named, though born of a Puritan family, contrives to get introduced at Court, where he, of course, comes in contact with all the wits and beauties who surrounded the throne of CHARLES. We can readily imagine how Mr. litncr will avail himself of so brilliant an era, r COURT OF KING'S BENCII.--(THIS DAY.' r" Their LORDSHIPS were occupied this morning in riving Y judgments upon appeals and hearing motions, none of which possessed any interest. AMERICAN LEGAL DECISIONS. Lord TENTERDEN in the course of the forenoon addressed the Bar to the following effect :—" Mr. Richard Peters, a Councillor of Law, and Reporter to the Supreme Court of the United States, has done me the honour to send me four volumes of the legal decisions in that Court, accompanied by a letter de siring my acceptance of them as the head of this Court, and I do not know a better mode of complying with the wishes and in tentions of the donor than by ordering the books to be placed among the books of this Court. Mr. Peters states in his letter, that the decisions in the Supreme Court are strictly in ac cordance with our decisions ; and although it cannot be supposed from the multiplicity of my avocations, that I can find time to pay any very great attention to the perusal of the decisions in these books, I am bound to say, that as far as I have been able to look into them, they appear to me to be founded on strong, good, and sound sense, and upon a good and sound principle." His Lordship then handed the volumes to the Master of the Court. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) THE AT TORNEY -GENERAL v. MUNDAY. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL applied to the Court, that they would order their Remembrancer to review the taxation of the bill of costs in this case, furnished by Mr. Davis, one of the sworn clerks so Court. The defendant Munday was served with a process at the suit of the Attorney-General, upon which a subptena was issued without the information having been filed, in the meantime Munday compromised the case, and the infor_ !nation was never filed, but Mr. Davis charged his tee of (is. Bd. notwithstanding. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL opposed this for the benefit of the subject, as well as the Crown, on two grounds; first, that as the information had never been tiled, there had been no cause in Court, therefore, the clerk had no work to do for which he ought to charge; and second, that if lie was entitled at all to charge his fee, he ought only to be allowed us. 4d. The Learned Gentleman argued the first ground at some length, but the Court said that the clerk was bound to search and give notice whether there was any appearance, therefore he was entitled to his fee; also it was always presumed that the in formation was filed before the subpcena could issue, therefore there was a cause in Court. The Learned ATTORNEY-GENERAL then argued the other ground, and said that 3s. 4d. had been the ancient fee, and had never been altered by either the Court or Act of Parliament. In 1807 the Commissioners had recommended that the fees of the Clerks in Equity should be raised, which was ac cordingly done. The Clerks in this Court thought that they also were entitled to an advance in their fees, and made out a table themselves, raising them from 3s. 4il. to Cs. bd., upon which they had acted ever since; but in this they had acted entirely against the recommendation of the Commissioners, for they said that the fees in the revenue causes should remain at 3s. 4d. Mr. SHEPPARD followed on the same side. Mr. JERVIS appeared for Mr. Davis. He contended that the charge of 6s. Bd. had been allowed ever since 1807, and had even been recognized by the Court in a case of the same kind as the present, in which they confirmed the fees of 6s. Bd. Lord LYNDHURST asked if that case was not one respect ing the fees on the equity side ? Mr. JERVIS said, certainly; but the cases were analagous. At all events it had been in practice for more than fifteen years, without having been challenged. Mr. FOLLET appeared on the same side. The Learned Gentleman had nothing new to offer. _ _ _ The LORD CHIEF BARO.ti:aid that it had not been shewn that these fees had been altered by any competent au thority, but in fact rather against the authorities. It also was a most partial rule that was followed, for the poor defendant was charged 6s. Sd. while the Crown was charged only 3s. 4d. His opinion was that the charge of 6s. Sd. could not be allowed, and that 3s. 4d. wag all that the clerk was legally entitled to. It was equally clear that the clerk had the right to his fee in all cases. The other Judges concurred in this view of the case. DATCHETTn. WILLIAMS. In this case, which was an action against the Hope Insur. ante Company, for a large sum of money on a life policy, and which we fully reported in the early part of the term, when the Attorney-General argued the rule for a new trial, the Court decided that there was no ground for disturbing the verdict. BANKRUPTCY COURT.-(THIS DAY..) IN THE MATTER OF SCRIVENER, A BANKRUPT. In this case it was yesterday ordered, as will be recollected, by their Honours, that the prisoner, Augustus White, should be discharged on the payment of 110!. into the hands of Mr. Barber, the Registrar of the Court this morning. Mr. MONTAGU moved that 60/. of that snm should be paid to Messrs. Gilbert and Catton, and the residue to Messrs. Robinson,* The order was made as prayed, Mr. Swanston consenting. MILLARD, IN THE MATTER OF HARRIS, In the course of the arguments in this case, the facts of which were of no public importance, Mr. Justice PELL observed that the difficulty in the case might be altogether removed if proper affidavits had been pre pared both in support of the petition and in answer to it. He had no hesitation in saying, from what he had already seen in that Court, that the manner in which petitions were framed was calculated to mislead rather than assist the Court. Most im portant facts were altogether omitted, and the Court had before it yesterday a petition in which imaginary facts were stated as the ground on which the Court was to proceed in giving judg ment. By such proceedings as these much time was wasted and expense incurred. Mr. Justice ROSE, in giving judgment, observed that the present petition was framed very properly, and in accordance with the order of the Court. Every fact necessary had been stated, and no blame whatever could attach to the parties draw ing up the petition, who were entitled to the order they asked. Several applications were made for the transfer of petitions from the Lord and Vice-Chancellor's papers to that of their Honours, which was ordered ; twenty or thirty solicitors were sworn in, and their Honours rose shortly after eleven o'clock. BOARD OF EXCISE.—THE KING v. RI CHARD TARRENT.-The defendant in this case, an exten sive soap-manufacturer, in Kingsland-road, was charged with having defrauded the revenue to a very large amount, by unlawfully manufacturing a❑ immense quantity of soap. It appeared on the evidence of Mr. Gotniste Boxn, a General Surveyor of Excise, that he went to the defemlant's premises on information which he received from a subor dinate officer, and discovered, after having gone over several rooms and shops duly entered in the Excise-books, a pri vate door, which he pushed open, and which led by a dark passage to a subterraneous cavern, to which he pushed his way till he reached its mouth, which was so narroar as scarcely to admit his body. On entering it, he discovered men at work, and a large quantity of so ip, which was quite hot, in the course of manufacture, all of which he seized. The defendant not having appeared, arid the case having been proved against him, the Court condemned him in the penalty of 7001. Amongst the Parliamentary Returns of the present week we find one of the number o+ houses, and the ansount of taxation in ten of the immaculate boroughs for which some of the Anti-Reformers have struagled so •iolently. In Old Sarum, Newton, Isle o f Wight, Brea:Ater, St. Michael, Bossiney, Dunwich, Ludgeromll, Beerals ton, Gatton, and St. Matves, there are altogether 653 houses, being an average of 65 ; and the amount of as sessed taxes in the year 1831 un.s 4711.. being an average of 471. far each borough. The population is riot r.ta'ed., but, taking it at five persons to each house, the number would be little more than 300 for each borough. Thus, as to the population, instead of the fair average of rather more than 33,000, a Icording to the population returns for the empire, each of these borough Mem'oers represents only 300 ; and taking taxation as the basis of representa tion, instead cf representing 7,7001,, etch of these M-m -bers represents 47/. And yet there are persons who advas sate such a system ! We are informed that at the interview with which LOld WHARNCLIFFE was honoured by the KING, although nothing of a definite nature transpired, his Lord ship had reason to be highly gratified with the recepti on which he met from his Sovereign. It is further stated to us that no creation of Peers will take place; at least, that there will he none so numerous as to overwhelm the deci sion of the Upper House. Under those circumstances it is said that mutual concessions will be made ; and some of the most objectionable parts being taken away, that the Bill will be suffered to pass. All the KING'S sons, how ever, with a few to whom premises have been given, will he advanced to the Peerage,--but, we are assured, that nothing more is to be done. We give these stoetnents as we have received them from a highly respectable quarter, without vouching for their entire correctness; but their pro bability is certainly strengthened by the alleged aversion of many noble Lords wilt . ) have hitherto voted for Reform, to continue their support, if that which they consider tit b. , in a constitutional point of view, an evil still gre ihlll the rejection of the Bill, be placed as the alb- rn !Jive before them. " Why," they argue, " should not Reform unoergo the name ordeal as Emancipation ? The short delay which has already taken place is found to have improv , d the measure ; and by waiting, if such a necessity arise, (although we would gladly avert it) for aootter, yes!r,sse may get a measure free from all objection . 1n principle , some noble conversation isoer ,ru, d trns e e,d t r a e,a l ar l ns: dti merelyoonowdiofi even tuhntehd higher eeh uow ndoubtedly ol t cy l rap.: produce circles producedumh ce e n h iar u en Gazette tc h e. roti foe ourhtno e_tf d we should e: of credit to it, readers.—[The discharge Suer.) ir u : r e. h r 3 h : e t a st a u tac t above nn f eo w nt itets the e a f a r i t s l y t e l m: gohr t t o t h me e p s ta l ;B:enrgoitryi,