The Sun. — London, England, 1832-08-18 00:00:00

The DUCHESS of KENT and the PRINCESS VICTORIA at BEAUMARIS. At Beaumaris all the population of that delightful place, as well as the population of the surrounding districts, went forth to welcome the Royal visiters. In the course of. the ,d , Y the P a l me rston steamer had arrived from Bristol, Winging four carriages and 15 horses for the use of the Duchess during her stay, and this vessel, as well as the - emerald cutter, in attendance on the Duchess, fired a Royal s a l ute as th e cor t ege e ntered the town. Prin cess seemed greatly delighted, and showed The ierse several ti n'es at the windows to an admiring populace. On Tues dayT her Royal Highness, accompanied by Sir John Conroy, La dy Conroy, and others, took an excursion round Puffin ,';''and in th Emerald cutter. Off Friars, Lady NI ll thee Prince Llewelyn, from Liverpool, cme up with the Royal party and fired a Royal salute, amidst the cheer s of the passengers and crew. Her Royal Highness and th e Princess acknowledged the compliment by stand .ing forward in the cutter. The Llewelyn kept in the wake of the Emerald until they arrived at Beaumaris, where the illustrious visiters landed. On going ashore, the Passengers in the Llewelyn joined the assembled crowd In three times three cheers. The distinguished objects of the compliment turned round and graciously made their a cknowledgments. On entering the hotel they were again saluted by the Llewelyn. On Thursday they went to view the Menai Bridge, after which they proceeded to visit Carnarvon. They ware received by the Corporation and the inhabitants with all possible honour. On their return under the Menai Bridge, a salute was fired from cannon placed on the pillars, which was answered from the Paul Pry and Llewelyn steamers below. The effect Was grand. The hills on each side were covered with people, and the Craigydon yachts were dressed out in all the finery of colours. The Paul Pry was filled with ladies and gentlemen belonging to the principality. The tide being against them, the Paul Pry took the Emerald tow, and the party arrived at Beaumaris to dinner, at ven. The town was a ll g l a d ness this day, for there was a public dinner to celebrate the marriage of Sir Richard Eulkeley and Miss Stanley. The illustrious visiters, it is said, will pr o l ong t h e i r stay for six weeks or two months. tn!y, of c ourse , will grace the festi va l an d rega tt a with their presence : these will commence on the 27th, and ter minate on the 31st instant. The crowds of fashionables are beginning to congregate about Beaumaris. The Duchess of Northumberland is expected immediately; the Duke of Su ssex w ill b e there, and a large company of Nobility have already arrived at the seat of the Marquis of Anglesea. A statement has appeared, alleging that her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent was compelled by lridispositi un to leave Ruabon church during divine ser vice, on Sunday, the sth inst. Such, however, was not the fact; it was Lydy Lyndhurst that became indisposed. —Salopian Journal. CHELTENHAM, AuG. 16. Hopes are entertained here that the Duchess of KENT and the PrinceFs VICTORIA will make this place in their way from Wales. The Earl and Countess of CORK and family arrived dhere on Tuesday evening, and have taken up their resi enee at N o . 1 , Lansdowne-place, which has just been va d by the Duk e o f G LOUCESTER. Th e Hon. Mrs. 110 PE and Lady G. C OLPOYS h ave a l so come i n with i n the l ast few days. The attendance at the Spa in the morning is very nu- Inerous. The Duke and Duchess of St. ALBANS are generally among the earliest abroad. The Evening Musical Promenades are also very gaily attended. Those at the Montpellier are the most nume rously patronized ; between five and six hundred of our most fashionable visitors generally honour them with their Presence, the town being now fuller of company then ever before remembered. DUEL IN HIGH LIFE. Yesterday morning, at an early hour, a hostile meeting took place at Chalk Farm, between Prince Troubetskoy, 4 young Russian Nobleman of high rank, and Count Tol- I t°Y, Prin c i pa l Secretary of Legation to the Russian Ern ,r'vY• The Prince was attended by Monsieur Lomans "ff, a gentleman also connected with the Russian Embassy, and Prince Paul Lieven, eldest son of the Russian Am bassador, attended as second to Count Tolstoy. We understand that all the above parties dined together on Thursday, at Air. Benkhausen's, the Russian Consul Thursday, and in the course of the evening a dispute arose bfetween the Prince and the Count, which led to the former ttending a challenge to the latter. In consequence all the before -named parties met in a field at the foot of 'hill, and in th e i mme di ate v i c i n i ty of Chalk M. 'he ground h av i ng b een measure d , and the pistols handed to eac h o f t h e pr i nc i pals, they fired at are informed, which is may in Russia. Fortunately neither 01, the shots took custo effect, r and immediately on the r e p ort of th e p i sto l s f our or fi ve po li cemen h astened to the pot, W hereupon the whole party jumped into their cab riolets which off to town were in waiting at a short distance, and dr o ve polic e . with the utmost speed, and thereby eluded the !hThe above , ‘affair" has cre a ted no small sensation in edl P i onaatic circle. Prince Troubetskoy has only been t', l 'neri zongland a f ew days, and was presented to the King by e Lieven, at the last Levee. Lord Ranelagh was not upon the ground ' b ut i t i s sa id that his Lordship lent 4°ine whom very materiel assi s t ance to t h e com b atants, b oth of were unprovided for the occasion. 'HE MARQUIS OF ANGLESEY. (From the Cork Chronicle.) On Friday, the Lord Lieutenant honoured the exhibi tion just opened by the Society for the Encouragement of t he Arts with a visit. He was received at the entrance 15 Y a guard of honour consisting of the Grenadier Com- Pany, and band and colours of the 9th Regiment, by the committee with respectful attention, and was hailed with the smiles and greetings of an elegant assemblage of the f emale fashion of this city. When his Excellency entered the room, he was home liately attended by members of the Committee, who went t hrough the exhibition, and pointed out to the Gallant Alarquis such productions as were more immediately de serving his attention. A select few of the ladies were fa "guru] with an admission, and had the honour of an in troduction to his Excellency, who received them with that noble and dignified deportment for which he is dis t'oguished.—Among the ladies we noticed Mrs. Besnard I , a od Lady Deane The former lady came forward leaning i °° . his Worship the Mayor, and presented hie Excellency (With two p a i r o f C ork manufactured gloves, which were ‘ nelosed i n a wallnut shell gilded over. Th e G a ll an t 11, 14 _,Nois was a t a l oss to k now w h at was t h e present he ' a u been f avoured w i th ; and on his being informed that „ shell contained two pair of gloves, he expressed great 'surprise, mingled with admiration, and, turning round to A dmiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm, he held up the nutshell, 1 1 : 4 d said—" Admiral, what think you ? Two pair of gloves ' l l this !" Then, turning to Mrs. Besnard, the following di alogue took place :- 1 Marquis of Anglesey—l have to express my ticknow fe4goaents for your kind present, which was quite a propos, r° Y servant took off my gloves and did not leave me a senMted- Besnard—l feel very happy that they were pre rs u 44_11, au act u v ery opportunely; their value is being home t . . Marquiys of Anglesey—But how did you ascertain the of m hand ? Mrs. Besnard —Oh ! It was not difficult to match a ' 0 , 4 that was used to wielding a broad-sword. ,Marquis of Anglesey —Why, yes, it often did, much be oft than it ever will again, or than I hope there will e o ccasion for. Mrs. Besnard—l sincerely hope so, indeed, for war is re ally dreadful. His Excellency was then presented with a miniature flag, b Y Master Besnard, the SOU of the Mayor. On the ob verse the City arms were tastefully emblazoned in red and Old, and on the reverse was a harp. He expressed him ", if pleased at this mark of a tt ent i on, and declared his in ,eir da,4tion mes of sendin am g forward the littl e b auner to his friend " Gra h. ;, T he conversation then became general, and his Ex telleney converse d f ree ly w ith a ll around—the room by o'"is time having been nearly filled with l a di es. Having ,' la Yed for nearly half an hour, his Ex ce ll ency was pro ceeding towards the entrance-door, when his attention was It 4 ected to a highly finished engraving of himself ; i s led to another lively dialogue, at the conclusion of W hich he turned round to his son, Lord A. Paget, and I° quired if he knew that person, pointing to the picture. His Excellency an d co r tege then entered their carriages 441 idst the usual salute from the guard of honour and the ' e latnations of all present, an d drove off to the Lee steamer, ,„ ' 4 board which he embarked. Such has been the prevailin g prejudice, whether : 11 or ill f oun ded, against th e consumption of salmon th i s L 'on, that some cf the owners and renters o f t h e nort h ern u tries are likely to be nearly ruin e d b y i t . U n f ortunate l yd glut of salmonis great in opposite proportion to its te. Several whole cargoes have been throw n over -4", after their arrival in the Thames, COURT CIRCULAR. The Dukd of CUMBERLAND left his residence at Kew on Thursday evening, 013 a visit to their MAJEsms, at the Palace at Windsor. - - Count MAsTticitEviTz, tile Russian Minister on a Spe cial Mission, and the Bavarian Minister, had interviews yesterday with Viscount PA LIIERSTON. Mr. GALT, and a Deputation from the North Ameri can Land Company, transacted business yesterday after noon at the Colonial Office, with Viscount GODERICI{. The E irl of MINT° (recently appointed Minister to Berlin) had interviews yesterday with Rai GREY, at the Treasury, and Viscount PALMERSTON, at the Foreign Office. The LORD CHANCELLOR, who left London on Thursday afternoon, for Brougham Hall, will not arrive there before Tuesday evening next. His Lordship intends calling at the seats of various Noblemen on his way thither. Miss BROUGHAM, who has from her birth scarcely enjoyed one day's good health, (and which has been a source of the deepest affliction to her Noble and Learned Father,) has of late recovered very much, and left Berkeley-square on Wednesday last for Brougham Hall; she is about 13 years of age, and of a most amiable dis position. The SPEAKER, though he has formally an nounced his intention to resign, is, we believe, still in pos session of his high office, and will continue to retain both that and his official residence till a dissolution of Parlia ment takes place. Lord MELBOURNE, though warmly besieged by a host of candidates and their friends, has, it is said, peremptorily refused to fill up the vacancy in the Marlbo rough-street police-office. It is reported that the Duke of NORFOLK and the Marquises of CLEVELAND and WESTNIINSTER, have declined all interference in those boroughs in schedule B, in which they retain large properties. It is said that the vast estates of the Duke of BUCCLEUCU (supposed to he worth 250,00 t)/. annually) produce his Grace a greater income than is the privy purse of the KING, the allowance to the QUEEN, and the sa laries of the great officers of the Household. The Noble Duke, who is said to have received his political education under an illustrious ex-Minister, had a minority of nine years, during which period he was placed under the guar dianship of his uncle, Lord AlloNTAcu. It is now confidently reported among the higher circles of the navy, that a flag promotion will cer tainly take place un the approaching anniversary of his Majesty's birth. Among the changes of appointments likely to take place early in the ensuing year, Admiral Sir HARRY NEALE is considered likely to succeed to the com mand at Portsmouth. Sir CHARLES HAMILTON, Lord AMELIUS BEAUCLERK, and Sir BYAN.I MARTIN, are men tioned as candidates for the Plymouth command ; the lat ter being likely to be successful, for very obvious reasons. —Plymouth Journal. Miss JEWSBURY, the author of some sweet poetry, &c. has been married to the Rev. Mr. W. V. FLETCHER, Chaplain to the East India Company. REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.--The number of registered voters in Glasgow, up to Saturday night, amounted to no greater number than 2,400, being only 500 in advance since Thursday—i. e. 250 per diem in place of 900—the average required to meet the deficiency of the indifferent electors ! Greenock Advertiser. Mr. TATTERSALL has been employed seve ral days past in ascertaining the necessary qualifications of persons entitled to be registered as voters for this borough ; he has registered 615 persons as eligible to exercise the important privilege of voting for the return of Members to Parliament.—Blackburn Gazette. The Mayor of Leeds convened a meeting of the inhabitants of that borough, to be held yesterday, to express their sentiments on the sufferings and wrongs of the Polish nation, and to address his MAJESTY to use all the influence of the English Government with the Emperor of RUSSIA to stop the cruelties now perpetrating in Poland, to prevent the annihilation of the liberties, and to restore the national existence and independence of that gallant people. Count PLATER, was to attend and address the meeting. NOVEL LOVE LETTERS.-MIRABEAU, says M. DUMONT, when writing to his mistress, would copy whole pages from several periodicals of the day. " Listen, my beloved," he would write, " whilst I pour my whole soul into thy bosom ;" the same being a literal transcript either from the .Mercure de France or a new novel. THE ATLAS.—We have just been favoured with a copy of to•morrow's (Sunday) Atlas, which con tains a sketch of the Progress of Constitutional Reform, from the earliest period of English history to the present day. The number, in point of dimensions, is a perfect enormity. A tolerably sized summer-house, capable of containing a swain and his sweet-heart, might be built up on the space it occupies, when spread out to full extent. It is a capital paper to be read in Brobdignag. The labour necessary to complete it, in the careful style in which it has been completed, must have been prodigious. It cannot flil to meet with a sale as extensive as its dimen sions, for two convincing reasons,—first, that it is a curiosity ; secondly, that it is a specimen of almost un exampled diligence. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY NIGHT.—We have been highly honoured to-day, by having been visited by JosEnt BUONAPA ATE, ci-decant King of Spain, and brother to the late Emperor of France, who, with his family and suite, arrived by the packet-ship Alexander, Capt tin BROWN, from Philadelphia; and we understand that he will proceed to-morrow to London, and from thence to France; but whether his visit is in a political or private capacity we cannot say, but suppose the for mer. Immense crowds followed him, on landing, to the King's Arms Hotel, where be has taken up his abode pro tern. His departure from the United States has been the cause of the greatest regret to all classes of the com munity, and his reception here must have been very flat tering to his feelings. JOSEPH BUONAPARTE and suite arrived at Liverpool on Thursday List, in the packet ship Alexander, from Philadelphia. He proceeded to the King's Arms, oppasite which a curious crowd assembled, in the hope of ohcaining a sight of an ex-King. It is understood that Joserie BUONAPARTE has visited England on an excur sion of pleasure. He will reach London in a day or two, when he will determine whether he will visit Italy. The following paragraph appears in the New York papers re ceived last night:—" Count SURVILLIERS, or JosEru BUONAPARTE, ex-King of Spain, is to sail for Liverpool this day, from Philadelphia. It is said he does not intend to return to the United States. On leaving Bordentown, New Jersey, where he has resided for 16 years, he was waited on by many of the inhabitants to take leave, and to express their good wishes." " Count de Sonvur.ixas, ex-King of Spain, bade farewell to his little republic at Bordentown, or rather his large family, comprising all the inhabitants of that place, yesterday, previous to his taking p.acqgo fn, Prance, in the packet ship of the With in.t., and delivered a very appropriate address to upwards of 200 persons who had collected at his mansion to bid him fare• well. Recent letters from Europe have probably led to this step. The Count bears with him the prayers of all who know him, and especially those who have been in any way connected with his domestic affairs, to all of whom he has presented some valuable acknowledgment of their integrity and attention to duty. Himself and family arrived in this city last evening, in the Philadelphia, of the Citizens' Line."—Philadelphia Chronicle. THE AFFAIR OF CLITIIEROE.-Mr. GAR NETT and Mr. TuomsoN returned on Monday evening from London, and we are happy to learn, from a source which admits not of doubt, that these gentlemen are highly sa tisfied with the result of their mission. Lord MELBOURNE has distinctly expressed to them his condemnation of the conduct of the Magistrates in introducing troops into a town in which all tumult bad ceased. His Lordship con siders that the lapse of six hours should have afforded time for reflection, and the subsiding of all irritated feel ing. This subject must become a great national one; it will have full investigation, and loudly will it be called for from every corner of the kingdom.—Blackburn Ga zette. CLERICAL ANECDOTE.—A Rev. Curate of the Church of England, and a member of a rich family not ten miles from Edinburgh, who is looking for a little far ther advancement, and perhaps one day expects to be a Bishop and enj o y a goo d li v i ng f or d o in g no thi n g, fell in with an acquaintanc e of mine not many days since. After the usual compliments passed, the Reform Bill and the politics of the day were discussed, when he declared the Reformers were all " a set of blackguards." I leave any candid person t o j u d ge whether h e was following the pre cepts of that gospel which he preaches, or what he ought to preach. I need not go farther, for if it should fall into the reverend gentleman's hand, he must know he has not acted according to the precepts of his Divine Master.— (From a correspondent of the Scownan.) A few days ago a forest in the commune of Castlenau, near Bordeaux, was set on fire by lightning, and almost entirely destroyed.... Galiptani's MeSsinger. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. .lal& ARRIVALS. The Duke of Devonshire, at his seat, Bolton Abbey, York shire, from Chatsworth, Derbyshire; the Earl and Countess of Sefton, and the Ladies Molyneux, in Arlington-street, from their seat Stoke Farm, near Windsor; the Hon. Mrs. Berkeley Noel, at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley square, from her seat in Warwickshire ; J. Allen, Esq., at the British Hotel, Jerznyn_ street, from Southampton ; W. Morgan, Esq., at ditto, from Devizes; Geo. Anstruthei, Esq., at ditto, from Dublin; Henry Harris, Esq., at ditto, from Cumberland ; Geerge Newman, Esq., at ditto, from Worcester; Mr. and Mrs. W. Austin, in Brook street, from Cheltenham. DEPARTURES. Lord Nugent, for his seat Litiles, near Aylesbury, Bucks ; Major Martin, from Brook-street, for Brighton; Samuel An derson, Esq., from the Royal Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Edin burgh ; W. Coulson, Esq., from ditto, for Brighton ; John Field, Esq., from the British Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Ox ford ; W. Cowley, Esq., from ditto, for ditto ; Mr. and Mrs. Morgan, from Brook-street, for Ireland ; Captain Johnson, from the St. James's Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Brighton ; W. Grant, Esq., from ditto, for Ireland. LINES BY THE REV. EDWARD AIANGIN, WRITTEN IN A PRAYER-BOOK PRESENTED TO A YOUNG LADY. Remember—that this Book (loth treasures hold Of greater price than all Golconda's gold; That when, with folded hands and downcast eyes, Contrition on your lips and in your sighs, Before the throne of Grace you humbly kneel, This Book your heart will fire with holy zeal; Will prove—when doubts distract—your firmest friend ; In sorrow's hour—sweet consolation lend ; Teach you that Gun should most your thoughts employ, And be your Guide to realms of endless joy. Bath. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, AUGUST Notice is hereby given, that his Majesty's next Levee will be held on Friday the 24th instant; it being a collar-day, the Knights of the several orders will wear their collars. The cards of gentlemen to be presented at the Levee on the `..)4th instant, are to be delivered at this office before h.' o'clock en Wednesday the 2.2. d. [This Gazette contains an Order in Council under the Cholera Act, authorizing the Board of Health for Ports Glasgow and Newark to apply to the Magistrate of such burghs to convene a meeting of Magistrates, at which the said Board may apply for a certain sum of money, not exceeding 375/., for their expenses, which the meeting is to fix. They are also empowered to apply for a further suns of 251. for incidental expenses, on submitting proper vouchers to the meeting.--Another Order in Council em powers the Board of Health for the town of Hythe to apply to a Justice of the Peace, for an order commanding the parish autho rities to pay the sum of 20/., for the expenses of the Board, which has been refused.—A third order authorises a similar ap plication on the part of the Board of Health for the town of Cheltenham, which has refused payment of 1204 for the Board expenses.] WAR-OFFICE, A UG. 17. 2d Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieut. J. Salmond, from the 15th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Hickman, who ex changes, Aug. 17. . . 14t . 11 Regiment of Light Dragoons—Lieut. J. M. Dawson to be Captain, by purchase, vice Musgrave, who retires. Cornet J. Hodson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Dawson. Ensign A, Surtees, from the 68th Foot, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Hodson, Aug. 17. 15th Light Dragoons—Lient. J. P. Hickman, from the 2d Dra goon Guards, to be Lieutenant, vice Salmond, who exchanges; Lieut. C. H. T. Hecker to be Adjutant, vice Salmond, who re. signs the Adjutantcy only, Aug. 17. Royal Waggon Train—Lieut. T. Baldock to be Adjutant, vice O'Neill, who resigns the Adjutantcy only, Aug. 17. 3d or Scots Fusilier Guards. To be Adjutants—Lieut. and Captain J. Taubman, vice Phipps, who resigns the Adjutantcy only ; Ensign and Lieut. F. G. H. Seymour, vice Montagu, who resigns the Adjutantcy only, Aug, 17. 13th Regiment of Foot, Ensign G. Newton, from the 35th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Campbell, who retires, Aug. 17. 20th Foot, Ensign A. C. D. Bentley, from the 50th Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Kennedy, cashiered by the sentence of a General Court Martial, Aug. 17. . _ 21st Foot, Staff-Surgeon E. Pilkington, - from the half-pay, to be Surgeon, vice Barclay, appointed to the3sth Foot, Aug. 17. 31st Foot, Ensign J. 0. Munton, from the ald Foot, to be Liutenant, without purchase, vice Bower, promoted in the 48th Foot, Aug. 17. 33d Foot—Gentleman Cadet G. Erskine, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Munton, promoted in the 31st Foot, Aug. 17. 35th Foot—Captain E. Goate, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice T. Stapley, who exchanges, receiving the differ ence; F. H. Brockman, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Newton, promoted in the 13th Foot ; Surgeon G. Barclay, M.D. from the '2lst Foot, to be Surgeon, vice D. M. M.Gibbon, who retires upon half-pay Hospital Staff, Aug. 17. 48th loot—Lieut. G. J. Bower, from the 31st Foot, to be Cap tain, without purchase, vice Lindesay, deceased, August 17. 50th Foot—Gentleman Cadet R. Waddy, from the Royal Mi litary College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Bentley, promoted in the 20th Foot, August 17. 54th Foot—Ensign D. Macdonald, to be Lieutenant, without put chase, vice Wright, deceased, Jan. 2; Gentleman Cadet W. Taylor, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Macdonald, Aug. 17. 65th Foot—Lieut.-Col. Hon. J. J. Knox, from half-pay 4th West India Regiment, to be Lieut.. Colonel, vice P. Dumas, who exchanges, Aug. 17. „ . . . 68th Foot:-11. H. - Barlow, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, ♦ice Surtees, appointed to the 14th Light Dragoons, Aug. 17. 85th Foot—Lieut. Hon. R. H. Browne, from the half-pay, to be Lieutenant, vice AI. C. Seton, who exchanges, Aug. 17. 91st Foot—Lieut. J. Fraser, from the 53d Foot, to be Captain, without purchase, vice Warlock, deceased, Aug 17. 96th Foot—Lieut. It. H. Bunbury, from the half.pay, to be Lieutenant, vice D. Kinsley, who exchanges, receiving the dif ference, August 17. Rifle Brigade—Second Lieut. R. Wilbraham to be Adjutant, vice Groves, promoted, Aug. 17. , . HOSPITAL STAFF. Assistant-Surgeon 'l'. La Cloche, from half-pay 7th Royal Ve teran Battalion, to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, Aug. 17. MEAORANDUM. The Chaplain appointed to the Garrison of Stirling recently, was the Rev. Archibald Bennie, and not Dr. Bennie, as stated. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of South. ampton. South Troop of the Valley of Avon Yeomanry Cavalry. The Hon. C. Harris to be Cornet, vice Dent, resigned, Aug. 9. BANKRUPTS. JOHN DOYLE, High Holborn, metal sash-manufacturer, to surrender Sept. 4, at half-past one, and 2.8, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lovell, South-square, Gray's-inn; Fur guard, Tokenhouse-yard, official assignee. WILLIAM NOBLE BEWSHER, Brighton, brewer, Aug 25, at half-past eleven, and Sept. 28, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Fyson and Beck, Lothbury; Cannan, Lothbury, official assignee. JOHN HAYWARD, Camberwell, merchant, Aug. 27, at two, and Sept. 28, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Goodman, Grosvenor-street, Camberwell-road; Whitmore, Austin-friars, official assignee. JOHN HEATH, Gosport, Hampshire, linen-draper, Aug. 24, and Sept. 28, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Gibson, Basinghall-street, official assignee ; Jones, Size-lane. , s a ,, t ,o n i i t n h e, a a n n d d it Se id p sd t. a 2B l, , , g B le ' at one, N at Gray's-Inn-square; Soulby, Leeds. K t h l e ß C ß o l u " r , L L h e o e d u s s e , u L r e r i e e d r s ,. A i l l 2 WILLIAM STAFF, Strand, merchant, Aug. 28, at ten, and g S r e a p , t. e F i B il , ac a e t , t T w e e rn l7 l , e a ; t E th d e wa C r o d u s, rt o o ffi f eial Bankruptcy. assignee. Davies, Pals grave -place, Aug. tn square,a nduH Sept, .0 y A B l ,i.2 A rs: S ,ciint P igehe A n ilaae l ait t n 'l :_ ' . ll , I a I tIG the E, Royal Birmingham,Hotel, r . n r a e l m t s p t r o tg B . 28, ir mingham. Burfoots, Temple, London; Page, 14, St. Paul's. GEORGE SHIPMAN, Guildford-street, Russell-square, apo thecary,Bankrupt Bankruptcy. Davies, :P t o r a ' e l e a s g t n , r d a o v vii S e e c - l i a t ia l c 2 a e B s , s ' i a g t n e e l e e . v Temple; elll Belcher, the Court o K u i r n t g o 's f mjaNir, JAMES u 31 andUAll N se E p l t t . a l dt eleven, i ch ANro r a c t e t s i t , e e rs c h r i e w , n needle maker, Worcester. Lowncles and Gatty, Red Lion-square, London; Creaswen, Redditch. BENNET SEWELL and WILLIAM GARROD, Hackney, rapers, Aug. '24 and Sept. 28, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Belcher, King's Arms-yard, Coleman-street, official assignee; Ashurst, Nevvgate-street. GEORGE MITCHELL, Halifax, Yorkshire, card-maker August 28, at e l even , an d S ept. 29 , at two, at the York Hotel , Manchester. Heron, Manchester ; Walmsley, Keightley, and Parkin, Chancery-lane, London. THOMAS MARCH, Austin Friars, merchant, August 23, at one, and Sept. 28, at three, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Oliver. son, Denby, and Lavie, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Abbott, King's Arm's-yard, Coleman-street, official assignee. WILLIAM CROSS, Peartree-hill, Beckingham, Notting hamshiro, morchant. Sept. O f at civ, nri (lot >, at alavari, at the Tlawtry. nrkshire. Bell. Berlfbrd_row. London Cartwright, Bawtry. JOHN HENDERSON, Hanover-square, tavern-keeper, Aug. 29, and Sept. 28, at ten, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Fielder, Duke-street Grosvenor-square; Groom, Abchureh-lane, official assignee, DIVIDENDS. G. Wall, Hillingdon End, Middlesex, nurseryman, Sept. 8, at ten, at the Court of Bankruptcy. E. Mace, sen., Osnaburgb-street, Regent's Park, coach.wheeL. wright, Sept. 10, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. 1., It., and I. Brightwen, Coggeshall, Essex, brewers, Sept. 7, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. S. Powell, Blackman-street, Southwark, draper, Sept. 6, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. T. Wilkinson, Shrewsbury, iron-monger, Sept. 12, at eleven, at the Crown Inn, Shrewsbury. I'. Chadwick, Crab Eye, Heap, Lancashire, cotton-spinner, Sept. lu, at ten, at the Star Inn, Blanchester. W. and 'l'. Hewitt, jun., Kingston-upon-Hull, merchants Sept. 8, at eleven, at the George Inn, Kingston -upon-Hull. 11 Warren, Wellington, Somersetshire, money-scrivener, Sept. 12, at eleven, at the White Hart Inn, Wellington. W. Tickner, Tenterden, Kent, maltster, Sept. 7, at eleven, at the White Lion Inn, Tenterden. S. Coe, Shimpling,Suftblk, maltster, Sept. 14, at eleven, at the Bell Inn, Bury St. Edmund Suilolk. R. Mawhood, jun. ' Wakefield, Yorkshire, money,scrivener, Sept. 14, at eleven, at the Sessions House, Wakefield. W. Johnson, Manchester, innkeeper, Sept. 25, at nine, at the York Hotel, Manchester. CERTIFICATES, SEPT. 7. J. Barker, Leyton, Essex, common brewer. W. and J. Wickwar, Bagnor Mills, Berkshire, paper-makers. T. Hamper, Crucifix-lane, Bermondsey, maltster. J. Burtinshaw, Stockport, cotton-spinner. I'. Edwards, Austin-friars, merchant, T. J. Phillips, Newport, Monmouthshire, scrivener. -• PARTNERSHII S DISSOLVED, E. Tartlet and G. Esch-Paulet, London. R. and W. Whitlam, East Retford, leather -cutters, N. Dclph and H. Nias, Edmonton, surgeon; R. Schofield and Co., Stpck,nort, cottousmo v , J. and J. Turner, scE:. and itui.; Coventry, printers. L. M. .Lefcyr6 and Co,, Newman-street, Oxford -street, litho graphic printers. A sONSIE HERRING. —On Monday a re inarkably large herring was brought to our office, w hi c h weighed one pound twelve ou . neca, ;:leasured seventeen inches in l e ngth, and ten inches in girth. It was bought in the market for twopenee.—Se,otsman. The crops in the island of Lewis, and in the Hebrides in general, present a most promising appearance. —caledoniun Mercury. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. GO OD W 0 OD RACES, Auousr 17. Chichester, Thursday Night. The Race-course was crowded this afternoon, vast numbers having arrived from town in the last 24 hours ; the demand for horses, indeed, was so great that many gentlemen who were anxious to leave on the decision of the Cup, were unable to procure the means of conveyance from the course. Within a circle of 20 miles not a single pair of horses was procurable on any terms. The Grand Stand boasted a very brilliant display of fashion. We observed the Duke and Duchess of Richmond, Duke and Duchess of Argyll, Marquis of Exeter, Marquis of Worcester, Mar- quis and Marchioness of Taviatock, Marquis Clanricarde, Count Matusewic, Count Batheany, Count d'Orsay, Earl Jersey, Earl Verularn, Earl and Countess Mountcharles, Earl Stradbroke, Earl March, Earl and Countess of Lich field, Lord G. Lennox, Lord W. Lennox, Lord G. Ben tinck, Lord James Fitzroy, Lord John Fitzroy, Lord C. Manners, Lord T. Cecil, Lord A. Conyngham, Lady G. Paget, Lady S. Lennox, Lady A. Byng, Hon. J. Wortley, Hon. Captain Rous, Hon. General Grosvenor, Hon. Co lonel Russell, Hon. B. Craven, Hon. C. Greville, Sir J. Graham, Sir L. Glyn, Sir M. Wood, Sir S. and Lady Graham, Colonel Cosby, Colonel Udny, Captain Byne, Captain Hunter, Captain Grant, Mr. S. Stanley, Mr. Willan, Mr. Spalding, Mr. Irby, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rush, Mr. F. Berkeley, Mr. A. Berkeley, Mr. Thornhill, Mr. Shard, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Lyster, and many others whose names have escaped us. The only race this afternoon that possessed any interest was that for the Cup, which excited an immense interest in all qurters. Priam won it last year, and has, on all occasions, proved himself a horse of such extraordinary powers that, notwithstanding the heavy weight on him, he was backed to a very large amount at evens. St. Giles was also a great favourite, while Beiram, who carried the s ime weight as the latter, was not without many friends. At starting Delight took the lead at a good pace,'Priam and Jocko next her, St. Giles and Lady Fly well up, and Beiram in the rear. They continued this order of running for the better part of a mile, when Priam laid second, Flounce having now gone by Jocko ; on finishing the cir cuit of the hill, Delight was still leading, with Priam next her, St. Giles and Lady Fly being in good places; nor was there any material change till they came to straight run ning, when Lady Fly got in front, Beiram having by this time worked himself into the foremost rank. Half a dis tance from home Priam and Beiram left the rest, and a pretty struggle ensued, Priam winning by half a length only, and not without some shaking—in fact, he very nearly lost the race in the last stride or two by running out. Lady Fly and Jocko were next them, the mare ap parently having the best of it, and St. Giles was next.— The winner ridden by Conelly ; Beirarn, by Pavis ; St. Giles, by Holmes; Lady Fly, by Lye; Jocks, by Robinson; Delight, by Chapple, and the others by lads. Rowton was reported lame, and did not start. The Cup is allowed to be the most tasteful prize of the kind ever seen in this country. It is made of silver. Friday. Sweepstakes of 50 soya. each ; 3-yrs.-old colts, Set. 71b. ; fillies, Bst. 41b. One mile. Lord Tavistock's Posthumous (Robinson) 1 Captain Byng's Dryad Lord Exeter's c. by Partisan 3 3tol on Posthumous, 4tol on Dryad. Won by two lengths. His Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. ; 3-yrs..old colts, 7st. ; 4-yrs.-old, Sat. 81b. ; 5-yrs.-old, 9st. 31b. ; 6-yrs.-old, 9st. '7lb. ; aged, 9st. Sib. Three miles. Mr. Sadler's Jocko (Chapple) I Sir M. Wood's Lucetta General Grosvenor's Sarpedon Lord Chesterfield's Whiskey 4 Won by a length. Duke of Richmond's Plate of 100 soys. Last mile. Mr. Sadler's Device (Chapple) 1 Mr. J. H. Peel's Lucy Won easy. Goodwood, Friday Night. The following highly important alterations have taken place in the St. Leger betting, in consequence of the running of the three.yrs.-old for the Goodwood Cup :- 7 to 1 agst Mr. Watts's Nicotris 9 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's lot 10 to 1 agst Mr. Richardeon's Fang (taken) 10 to 1 agst Mr. S. L. Fox's Julius 11 to 1 agst Lord Kelburne's Retainer 11 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Margrave 12 to 1 agst Mr. Beardsworth's Ludlow 12 to 1 agst Mr. Vansittart's Perion 13 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Beiram 14 to 1 agst Lord Cleveland's Trustee LEEDS AUGUST MEETING, AUGUST 16. Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each. A straight half mile. T. Y. C. Mr. S. L. Fox's Tesane 1 Mr. G. Robinson's b. c. by Bruteedorf Sir G. Gerard's b. f. by Partisan 3 Four others started; three paid. The Gold Tureen, or 100 sovs., at the option of the winner, by a handicap subscription of 15 soya., and 30 added. 2 miles. Mr. Smith named Gallopade 1 Mr. Houldsworth's Philip 2 Mr. Hasseltine's Flambeau The Rothwell Stakes of 5 sovs. each, p.p., with 30 added. The winner to be sold for 250 sovs. Heats, one mile and three quarters. Sir J. Gerard's Rex I 1 Mr. Howden's Brutandorf Mr. Hudson's Ruth 3 d FUNNY CLUB. The grand contest fur the annual gift of the Funny Club took place yesterday, but was not so well attended as usual. The men, as usual, were the best on the river, and as usual it was an oars wager, and the pairs were very ably picked. The match, as a two-heat one, the whole of the competi tors starting in the first heat, was always mismanaged, as not giving so fair an opportunity as a three-heat contest would have done. Stil very excellent management was displayed i❑ giving both sides of the river an opportunity of witnessing a heat, the first going down the Surrey shore, and the second the Middlesex. The following men were placed to start for the first heat : _ H. Norris Waterloo Bridge } scarlet. IL Croker ......... Vauxhall J. Dodd Hungerford / NV. Cole E. Emery Hungerford } T. Byford Lambeth White. J. Parish Strand T. Loader F. Brithwaite Hungerford } Pink. %V. Campbell ... We s t m i ns t er W. Windsor ... Westminster } Pea Green. It. Williams Bankside G. Butcher } Yellow. G. Allan The distance in this heat was to start from Westminster bridge, round a boat moored off Tuggey's Windmill, be yond Vauxhall, down the Surrey shore, round a boat where the beacon formerly stood below Westminster-bridge, and through the centre arch of Westminster-bridge. Light Blue, Pink, and White, as the winners of this heat, were alone entitled to start for the grand heat. At about a quarter past six they were positioned at Westminster bridge, the distance being to Chelsea College and back, down against the tide. After two false starts they went off beautifully, and so even were the boats for the first few yards that it was somewhat difficult to discern who was in advance. White seemed to have the advantage as far as Lambeth Palace, but the rowing of Light Blue was the finest we have witnessed for a length of time, and they went away from the other two boats in masterly style. Their advantage was permanent, and never did men mote satisfactorily acquit themselves. They came in first by twelve or fourteen lengths, and Parish appeared dreadfully distressed. White was second. The order given to M. AIA4zINI, the Italian refugee, to quit Marseilles and France, in consequence of an application from the Sardinian Government, has given rise to a protest on the part of his fellow exiles, who re present it as an aut of persecution.— Galignani's Mes senger. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, AUGUST 16.-3,500 bales of cotton have been sold to-day, and consist chiefly of American descriptions, from bid. to ; 100 Bahias, 71d. and 100 Maranhamsil to 90. CHOLERA.—LIV E INSURANCE.—'I herc. are at present 150,000 lives insured in England. This Las been about the number for some time past, and upon a cal culation just taken, it appears that only sixty of the in sured have falsest victims to the cholera. These have all died suddenly. CHOLERA AT LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY.— New cases, 51; deaths, 23 ; recoveries, 33 ; ing, 185. THE CHOLERA IN SToocPollt.—We are sorry to announce that this town is it'length visited with this fatal pestilence; It has appeared on three successive days this week, in different parts of the town, until we have had eight cases; of which there have been four deaths, and without one recovery. One of the victims is in a respectable situation of life, and lives in a healthy and airy situation ; the other cases are in confined and loath some places, and the persons attacked are of tie poorest of our fellow-creatures,..—SOOport 4dvertiser, OUTRAGES OF THE COAL-WHIPPERS, For the last month, the districts of Wapping, Shadwell, Ratcliff, and Limehouse, have been the scene of continual disturbances amongst the coal-whippers employed in de livering the colliers of their cargoes. It will be recollected, that about four months ago the great body of the coal whippers entered into a combination to relieve themselves 'rom the exactions of a few publicans, who had hitherto monopolised the hiring of this industrious body of men, and exacted large sums from them in the shape of gratui. ties, called " tow-row," and paid their wages at the public-houses, causing them to spend the greater part of their earnings in beer and liquor. The coal-whippers, to break up this monopoly, established an office, similar to the Trinity Ballast Establishment, and divided their body into regular gangs, each gang working in strict rotation, and receiving their earnings in hard cash, without any deduction, excepting far working gear. The publicans, many of whom are owners of coal ships, and act as agents to the coal factors in the north, opposed themselves to this combination, and sent for strangers, whom they em ployed to clear the ships in their interest, and between whom and the old workmen frequent rows ensued, and the coast was for six weeks in a continual uproar, and more than 100 were fined and held to bail by the Thames-police Magistrates for assaulting the publicans' men. The publicans became too strong for the coal whip pers, the office was soon abolished, and the men returned , to the dominion of their old masters. The strangers who had been introduced to the work by the publicans, have, since the combination was broken up, been working at five farthings per ton, for those masters of ships who do not depute the publicans to hire men for them, while the regular coal-whippers :are paid I -Id., the price' agreed upon by the coal-factors since the old Act of Parliament became extinct. Owing to this cause several attacks hare been made on the five-farthing men by the others, and it has been found necessary in many instances to escort those working under price to the water side, under the protec tion of large bodies of police, to save them from being murdered, and while at work on the colliers, they are protected by the Thames police in galleys, who are sta tioned alongside. Several of the six-farthing men have been fined in the full penalty of 51. by the Thamsa-police Magistrates, for assaulting the five-farthing men, and the fines have been immediately collected and paid by the coal-whippers. A few days ago eight Irishmen were con victed in one day, and the money (401.) was instantly collected by a subscription of 2s. 6d. each. The spirit of intimidation has extended so far, that many persons who gave evidence before the Magistrates have been com pelled to leave the district, as threats have been held out that they should be murdered. On Tuesday, a gang of five-farthing men were attacked in the streets, and severely beaten, before the police came up ; and the same night one man was removed to the hospital after having been as sailed by the full-priced men. These skirmishes are taking place almost every hour, and the inhabitants are in a great state of alarm ; for if they make any attempt to interfere, they are marked out as objects of vengeance. On Thursday four men, named Fitzgerald, Horan, Rice, and Freeman, were charged, at the Thames police office, with committing a dreadful assault on William Cope. The complainant had been the foreman and basket. man of a gang who delivered a ship at five farthings a ton, and he was sitting down in the tap-room of the Three Compasses public-house, Shadwell-market, when the prisoners entered, and one of them exclaimed, " That's the b— who worked for five farthings ; let's have him out, and jump his life out." He was immediately dragged into the street, and surrounded by more than 150 coal whippers, who beat him, knocked him down, and kicked and trampled upon him, until they thought he was dead. . . Mr. BALLANTINE said nothing could exceed in atrocity the outrages committed by the coal-whippers, whose in interests he and his colleagues bad for a series of years taken under their protection. The wages of the coal whippers were enormously high, but little of it went to the support of their families. Every man's labour was his own property, and he had a right to sell it at what price he thought proper. A coal-whipper should work for a farthing a ton if be pleased, and should have the protection of the law. The prisoners were all fined 51. each, which they paid. This case was no sooner disposed of, tha❑ Jeremiah Roach, an Irish coal-whipper, was brought into the office, charged with striking Cope, and a woman who gave evi dence in his favour, as they were leaving the Justice-room. The Magistrates fined him Si., which was also paid. Fitzgerald, the father of one of the men convicted of assaulting Cope, was charged with beating an English coal-whipper, named George Ashton, under similar cir cumstences. The prisoner was fined Zii., and the costs of the warrant, which were paid. _ Four men, named Lawler, Davis, Cox, and Doyle, were charged with dragging a five-farthing man, named Thomas Garral, out of a public-house at King James's. stairs, and beating him. Mr. BALLANTINE bound over all the parties to keep the peace, and made them pay 51. each for their recognizances. Yesterday Michael Murphy and Jeremiah Hurley, two athletic Irishmen, were charged with committing a mur derous assault on James Harwood, an elderly man, who appeared with his head bandaged and his face covered with adhesive plasters. The details of the case excited universal horror and indignation. Harwood and a gang of eight others were employed to deliver a collier, off the Tower, at five farthings per ton, which fact corning to the knowledge of the prisoners and the gang to which they belonged, a plot was formed to waylay the Englishmen as they were proceeding to work, and murder them. On Saturday morning last, Harwood was sitting on the steps of a door at the corner of Wells street, near the London Dock, waiting for Lis companions, when he was discovered by the prisoners and several other Irishmen. One of the fellows called out, " Nish, nish ;" the ethers drew back, and Hurley, advancing to the com plainant with a heavy bludgeon, struck him a violent Wow over the eye, sufficient to fell an ox, and levelled him with the ground. This blow with the murderous weapon was followed by others over his head and face, which laid his skull bare and broke his nose. He then beat him over the legs ; and after the ptisoners' companions thought the man was killed—for he showed no signs of life—they all went away. Harwood was picked up ; his under eye-lash had fallen down over his face from the effects of one of the blows, and he said the surgeon had to sow it up, His head was cut open in three places, and his nose was split across. His disfigured appearance excited great commis.- ration. Evan Evans, an ex-policeman, said that a more savage assault be had never seen committed, and that Murphy stood by and looked on, while Hurley struck the blows. Mr. BALLANTINE adjudged Hurley to pay a fine of 51, to the King, and to find sureties, himself in 1001., and two housekeepers in 501. each, to keep the pow., and be of good behaviour for the next 12 month, and to give 48 hours' notice of bail. Murphy was ordered to enter into his own recognizances to keep the peace. PROSECUTION OF MR. O ' CONNEIL.--The Protestant Conservative Society met oa Tuesday last, at their rooms in Grafton-street, p,ublin, and resolved, among other things, to lay Q'CoRNELL's late letter,declaring that he would never again voluntarily pay tithes or vestry arse befor~.~ouEisel, with the k , leAtiotaii.Lthe op ion _gf spiring to rob the clergy, provided the Government did not take the matter up. Mr. SHAW, the Member for Dublin, has re ceived the thanks of the Protestant Conservative Society of Ireland, for dividing the House of Commons 24 times against the Party Pr„cessions Bill. On Tuesday last a steam coach, the private property of Mr. OGLE, of Milbrook, near Southampton, which had been started from thence the preceding day, ar rived at the Star inn in this city. We understand it is on a journey of experiment to Liverpool and Edinburgh, and is detained here to undergo some considerable repairs. Its weight is said to be upwards of e s ..x tons, and may be pro.. pelted at a speed of ttrirty miles an hour. It is capable of carrying eight iaside and twelve outside passengcrs,, be sides the steersmen.— Oxford Jowsna4 We are sorry tq announce thak the brig Beaver, Captain on bw‘ passage from St. John's to this port, laden, with plank, &c., was run down on the 4th of by an American brig, with passengers, in a very thick fog, in lat. 47. N. Long. 53. 10. The captain and crew of the A,naerican were bailed to render assistance, and told that the heaver was f . ll: i ng. with water ; but, with a btu barity almost witho;:it parallel, tLey made sail and left her to her fatt-i, rovidentially, the brig Quivedo of Sunderlanr4 Captain KOLLAIt, t. , „n to sight, and took the c;:ev.. , . GI the wreck,. at 5 ' , i - 19 , Pk tl ;e -n e xt day, after they had. been 22. hours won, it, 411 have arrived safe at 2 .V l qming Register. It has not 1)4 ascertained as yet when the Assizes for fioscommon and Leitrim will be held. 13y an order from the Sheriffs of both these couttiQs, several persons who were under sentence pi confinement have been set at liberty. I'wt:,..thte persons thus situated were discharged from Oarricli-on-Shanon on Thuradsy. On Sunday, the 12th instant, beig the hundred and forty-third anniversary of dile Relief of Lon donderry, the event was celebrated there with unprece dented splendour.. -.Pullin Evening Mail, SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. In our Paper of Thursday, we gave reasons which appeared in our judgment sufficient to warrant the King of Belgium in refusing his assent to the late propositions of Holland. W e mentioned at the same time, that we did not consider the Conference of London so incon sistent, or absurd, as to have signed the two new protocols, of which the Belgic Papers have ac cused them of being the authors. It is evident, however, that though the representatives of the Five Powers are resolved not to make them selves absolutely the laughing-stock of . Europe by the further issue of useless determinations in the shape of protocols, they decline to enforce the treaty of the 24 Articles, and that further modifications of its provisions are still to be ex pected. The Dutch Plenipotentiaries, in sub mitting their project to the Alliance, took care to say that the resolution of their master was not " final and irrevocable," like that of the Conference, whose decrees had been so often changed ; but that his Dutch Majesty would still make further concessions, if necessary, to preserve their good graces. It was naturally asked what these concessions might amount to, and in the height of his satisfaction for even ad mitting the possibility of his counter-project, his Dutch Majesty agreed to some unimportant modifications. But the main points of difference between him and the Government of Belgium are as far from adjustment as ever,—we mean the evacuation of the Belgic territory as a preli minary to negotiation, and the recognition of the right of the commercial world to the free navigation of the Scheldt as its inevitable result. Without the concession of the former, Leopold is pledged to his legislative Chambers and to his people, that he cannot even enter upon any new course of negotiation. If he ventured, there fore, to send an Ambassador, to write a de spatch, or to propose a discussion on the sub ject of peace with Holland, while this neces sary basis of all negotiations is denied him, he would be placing himself beyond the pale of t r , andn and to But re Englandconstitutional law,—he would b e b rea ki ng a sacred engagement w i t h t h e nat i on, and might justly forfeit the e s t eem an d con fid ence of those whose hon our an d i n d ependence he had failed to rq p resent , w h en deposited most solemnly in hi s h an d s. T he Conference, in suppos i ng t h at King Leopold can do any thi ng to re l ease them from their oblig a ti on t o res i st t h e new propositions of Holland, or to p reserve t h e peace of Europe, at the expense of hi s peop l e , f orget the delicacy of his position, an d h azar d t h e security of his crown. He is a const i tut i ona l Monarch, sup porting the i n t erests an d concurring in the views of the peopl e by w h om h e was elected, or he is nothing. H e cannot prom i se to the Chambers to demand th e evacuat i on of the Belgic territory as a prelimin ar y to any mod ifi cation of the 24 Articles, a nd rema i n one d ay on his throne, if, in spite o f hi s engagement, he sneaks back to Downing -str ee t to f or f e i t hi s word. Out of re gard,ro in t , h a e r r ob e f f y o t r ht ehe,enfceo%rov Conference, King, whose w, e and h l aonsde fhr from embarrassin gillndsp ea arece te d from situation by uue though the are called upo n t o in terfere, pledges t o hi s own people, the Governments of r fe France immediateno reasonable ac upa irid,oen o engagement, entertaining a discussion th e K o i o n o. t h o e f Belgium of f Antwerp.s olm e m points of difference before both parties had re tired within the limits of their respective States, the new project of Holland would be inadmis sible for a moment, so long as it contained the restrictions of the 7th article on the navigation ~f the Scheldt. The merchants of Antwerp, and the commercial interest of all the Belgic pro vinces, are naturally thrown into alarm by the ex traordinary pretensions of his Dutch Majesty on this point, and by the countenance supposed to be given them by the Conference ofLondon. Antwerp is not only a great emporium of Belgic trade, but its only emporium. It is not only a seat of Belgic business, but the very magazine and counting-house of all its foreign wealth and transactions. It is the heart which receives the blood of its commercial system, and propels it to the ex tremities by its canals and other channels of coin. munication. The Scheldt is the great artery of this system, and, if obstructed, the system goes to immediate ruin and dissolution. The agri culture of Belgium would languish without a market—the Belgic manufacturers might imme diately abandon their business, if the port of Antwerp were again dosed. Without the free navigation of the Schelth, the trade of Belgium could not exist. Even Belgium itself would cease to be an independent Power. Without the port of .Antwerp, King Leopold might ab dicate to.morrow. He might as well throw his Crown into the Scheldt as subject to foreign restraints the noble port which adorns its banks. To those at at all acquainted with the history of European commerce, it requires only a hint to recall the past magnificence of this great emporium of trade, and its perpetual dependence on the free navigation of the Scheldt. From the middle of the 15th century till the. religious dissensions in the Netherlands, it NV as the most prosperous commercial city of Europe. When the freedom of its noble river was made a sacrifice to Dutch monopoly and jealousy by the treaty of Westphalia, it fell into a decay which lasted 150 years ; and since the late peace, which only restored its general rights, with out conferring upon . it any exclusi ve p r ivil eges , i t -- 0- penance. By the present proposals of the Dutch to subject the Scheldt to the legislation provided for the navigation of the Rhine, the freedom of its trade would be destroyed, and the treaty of Munster would be virtually renewed. The so. vereign claims of Holland would be acknow ledged, and the vexatious exercise of authority would soon follow the recognition of the right to the pos oisnepispns i r i oo e n s n s. soofn l t t hbeo is t both r rs u oi e dv ciaet of tohfe Holland,zs es ecai; but the Scheldt, in the whole of its course t h rough the Dutch territory, resembles rather an arm of the sea than an inland river, It does not, like the Rhine, require any repairs upon its banks. It does not, like the Rhine, require a lowing way for cattle. to drag vessels up its waters. It does not, like the Rhine, require any police re , gulations for parties likely to disembark in Hol ' land. It is as free and as open as the Thames at the Nore, and capable of being navigated by the greatest ships of war. Yet it is on this river, so incapable of becoming a source of ex pense or annoyance to Holland—so different from other inland streams••••••se necessary for the trade of Belgium,—and hitherto, since the peace, so free to tha ships of all nations, that the Dutch insist upon imposing restraints, or erecting d eman d s o f tr ib u te. If the Conf erence countenance such a claim., the trade of Antwerp is at an end.. His hutch Majesty mu destly proposes such heavy tong, by a•similating its navigation to that of' the Rhine, as would effectuallyshut it uu; but even though the duties