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in Article XIII., and shall be determined according to lh °recommending a substitution of a postage impost (instead of the tenor of the regulations by which these funds or chests arc go- stamp-duty on newspapers and the excise on paper), as in verned. America, asserts that the revenue, by such measures, would be The securities furnished, as well as the payments made, by equivalent to that by the present system, and would not be op_ Belgian accountants, the judicial deposits and consignments, pressive to any. shall equally be restored to the parties entitled thereto, on the Dr. EPPS became a member (he said) of the Union from presentation of their proofs. _ seeing the disease of th e b o d y pol i t i c, and the necess i ty o f some . If, under the head of what are called the French liquida. tions, any Belgian subjects should still be able to bring forward claims to be inscribed, such claims shall also be examined and settled by the said Commission. Article XXlV.—lmmediately after the exchange of the rati fications of the Treaty to be concluded between the two parties, the necessary orders shall be transmitted to the Commanders of the respective troops, for the evacuation of the territories, towns, fortresses, and places which change domination. The civil authorities thereof shall also at the same time receive the necessary orders for delivering over the said territories, towns, fortresses, and places, to the Commissioners who shall be ap_ pointed by both parties for this purpose. This evacuation and delivery shall be effected so as to be completed in the space of fifteen days, or sooner if possible. Article XXV.—The Courts of Great Britain, Austria, France, Prussia, and Russia, guarantee to his Majesty the King of the Belgians the execution of all the preceding Articles. Article XXVL—In consequence of the stipulations of the present Treaty, there shall be peace and friendship between their Majesties the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Emperor of Austria, the King of the French, the King of Prussia, and the Emperor of All the Russians, on the one part, and his Majesty the King of the Belgians, on the other part, their heirs and successors, their respective states and subjects, for ever. Article XXVII.—The present Treaty shall be ratified, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at London, in the space of two months, or sooner if possible. In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have affixed thereunto the Seal of their Arms. healing measure being proposed as a remedy. The politica, diseases of the country originate from the ignorance in which the people have been kept by the fiscal restraints on knowledge; for tyranny is supported by ignorance, and withers away before the magic wand of knowledge. To perfect a cure, the cause of the disease must be removed. Knowledge has been Burked too long, and the political body will be a dead corse if not revi vified by probing the wound to the bone. He then adverted to the impost on newspapers in America, which he said was only one penny on each paper ; and yet the Government considered and found it a sufficient revenue. Mr. ROBERT NOEL seconded the adoption of the petition, which was adopted. Done A London, the fifteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one. (Signed) (LS.) PALMERSTON. (LS.) SYLVAIN VAN (LS.) ESTERHAZY. DE WEYER. (LS.) WESSENBERG. (LS.) TALLEYRAND. (L.S.) BULOW. (LS.) LIEVEN. (L.S.) MATUSZEWIC. REFORM BILL. Mr. D. WAKEFIELD, jun. again proposed his petition, urging the House of Commons to recommend his Majesty's Ministers to take a speedy and efficacious mode of passing the Reform Bill. It laments the incapacity of Ministers for busi ness, though it gives them credit for sincerity of sentiment, and integrity of intention. Mr. T. MURPHY seconded the adoption of the petition. He did not shrink from condemning Ministers for the delay which they allowed during the last eighteen months since their acces sion to office—not merely did he censure their delay on the Reform question, but their conduct on another question, which he considered in public importance second only to that measure. When they might have allowed a parochial Reform to exempt them from the oppression of Select Vestries, they turned their backs on the people and gave their support to their's and the people's enemies. So too, when it is necessary to project or forward one of their gagging Bills, or require a suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act, so as to make the British Constitution nonentity, very little time or consideration is necessary, but when the salvation of the country is to be effected, then delay is necessary, or insuperable. He thought it better Mi. sisters should have avoided the:necessity of the advice, and trusted their energy would do thatwhich otherwise people must do for themselves. They must be in earnest, and the people are determined they shall. Mr. HUME thought that the measure proposed might mar the end designed. He was glad to see the energy and spirit the Union displayed in an anxiety for the speedy passing of the Reform—but he thought that " slow and steady wins the race." Ministers are doing all that can be expected from them, con sidering the nature of the difficulties and the obstinacy of the persons which they have to encounter. To the language of the petition he strongly objected, and said such expressions would not be allowed in the House e►en from a Member. The petition should be so worded as to prevent the possibility of its being rejected. The CHAIRMAN disapproved of the petition in toto, from its non-necessity and untimeliness. He yielded to none in his anxiety for Reform; but he did not wish that those who had so spiritedly come forward to aid the people in the acquisition of their rights should be branded as incapables or imbeciles. If the petition was to be put to the meeting, he would not be the person to put it.—(Great uproar, and " turn him out," but the worthy Baronet very prudently took the liberty to decamp in time.) Mr. HUME was then unanimously called to the Chair, and requested the support of the meeting. He regretted Sir Francis had mistaken the views of the petition, which was to support Ministers, not to reproach nor revile them ; yet the Council felt it necessary manfully to state the truth, not hide it from any men or Ministers; and if such were the view, he hesitated not to propose the motion, that the petition, when properly worded according to etiquette, should be adopted. The SECRETARY then proposed that Messrs. Hume and Tooke be appointed Auditors, and Mr. Fox Smith the Treasurer for the ensuing year. The thanks of the Union being then proposed to all friends of Reform, particularly all of the Unions throughout the country, Mr. O'CONNELL rose amid loud cheering, and said that the meeting had caught him in their net by their motion. He, in the name of the friends of Reform connected with the National Union returned thanks, and though he was both prosecuted and persecuted by the present Government for not obeying a pro clamation, yet he must, in the present instance, act as the Counsel for the Government. He thought them entitled to credit, not reproach—and if the people were aware of the de lays occasioned by the liberty which Hon. Members in the House have of repeating their motions for adjournment, and, Animus_ like, acquiring new strength or desperation from their falls or de feat, they would not be so hasty to censure. He was glad to see that the people were aware of, and clamorous for their rights —but he thought their sentiments should be expressed rea sonably and seasonably. He was no flatterer of the Ministers ; for, in the language of his own country, he owed them no com pliments ; yet he desired that justice should be done them not merely for sincerity of purpose, but capacity and determina tion. He regretted, certainly, that by a creation of Peers they did not make assurance doubly sure, and remove the appre hensions of Reformers, as well as subvert the anticipations of the Antis; yet he thought that, since in one fleqk of the present Session they had done as much as in six weeks of the last Session, they were justly entitled to credit and the grati tude of the country. He trusted that, whilst he, as counsel, gave the Ministers a lift—though all would be willing to give a lift of a different kind to the Tories—(Great cheering, when he accompanied his expression by peculiar gesticulation, as if he seemed going to dance the Tyburn jig)—he trusted none would be found willing to assist them in restoration to office, which, however it might affect this country, would inevitably cause the standard of revolution to be hoisted, and be the signal for bloodshed, and misery, and desolation to Ireland. He was loudly and warmly cheered throughout. The thanks of the meeting were then voted separately to Messrs. Warburton, Hume, and O'Connell; and the meeting adjourned at a late hour, more pleased at its termination than its commencement. The feelings of the meeting seemed to be be in favour of Sir Francis remaining, even if he did not act as Chairman; and full credit was given him for his former struggles in the cause of the people and of Reform. One act not relished cannot cancel former favours. COURT-MARTIAL ON CAPTAIN W. H, WARRINGTON. We have received a report of Sir Charles Dalbiac's summing up in this important trial, but as the Gallant Officer's address would (if given at length) occupy nearly a page, we shall defer giving the particulars till to-morrow, more particularly as Par liamentary and other matters have greatly restricted our limits. NEW REVOLVING CARRIAGE BOXES. A striking improvement has lately been introduced, in the structure of these boxes. By means of it, the amount of friction is greatly lessened, and the necessity which has hitherto existed for taking off the wheel from week to week, for the purpose of filling the boxes with oil, is superseded altogether. In point of fact, by the invention to which we allude, the absorption of the oil is guarded against altogether; and until the wheel itself shall be worn out, it need never be taken off. We saw, the other day, a wheel constructed on this principle, (which had tra velled, in twelve months and twenty days, a distance of 2,656 miles, without having been removed from the axle), taken off, to be examined in the presence of two noblemen, skilled in the mechanics of coach-building; and the oil that was enclosed, when it was first filled, bad not been sensibly lessened in quantity. On applying to Mr. Birch, the inventor, we find that the invention consists of a cylinder, divided, (or rather two cylinders, with a ring between them,) placed between the axle and the box of the wheel, which latter is pxovided with a chamber on the inside, and a concave screw cap on the out.. side, as reservoirs to contain oil. The cylinders are case hardened, and the whole so accurately fitted as to prevent the admission of grit ; and, by securing the absence of friction, to add greatly to the velocity of the wheel's motion. The same wheel has performed nearly 2,000 miles since the above was written, and the principal advantage is, that the improvement can be fitted to any common axle at a small expence. The application of this improvement to railway carriages would be of very singular advantage. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Earl and Countess of Lichfield, in St. James's-square, from their seat, Shugborough, Staffordshire; Viscount and Viscountess St. Vincent, in Grosvenor-street, from their seat in Staffordshire; Captain and Lady Elizabeth Fielding, in Sack ville-street, from their seat, Lacock Abbey, Wilts; E. Hodg son, Esq., M. P. and Mrs. Hodgson, at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn.street, from their seat, at Roehampton ; Colonel Stan don, at ditto, from a tour ; Wynn, Esq. at ditto; the Rev. J. Gleed, at the Royal Hotel, Jermyn-street, from his seat in Bucks ; Sir James and Lady Colquhoun and family, at Batt's Hotel, Dover-street, from Scotland; Mr. and Miss Hawkes, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from Wales ; Mr. and Mrs. Loraine, at ditto, from Brighton; Mr. and Mrs. Stevens, at ditto, from Windsor ; the Rev. William Tower, at ditto, from Essex ; Captain Tower, at ditto, from a tour ; Captain Knox, at ditto, from ditto; C. R. Talbot, Esq., M.P., at ditto; Edward Bligh, Esq., at the British Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Dublin; Christmas, Esq., at ditto, from a tour; Kenrick, Esq., at the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle.street, from Paris; Hawkins A. D'Alton, Esq., at Webb's Family Hotel, from Cheltenham; Lord Lisle and Mr. Percy, at Long's Hotel, New Bond-street, from Southampton; Sirs Arthur Chichester, Steph May, Alex. Crichton, and Hyde Parker, Barts., and Joseph Walker, Esq., at ditto, from Liverpool; Barnard Hankey, Esq., at ditto, from Surrey; Court Granville, sen., Esq., from Derbyshire; J Crau ford, Esq., at ditto, from Kent; C. Baynes, Esq., from Devon shire; W. Turner, Esq., at ditto, from Cottesford House; Jas. Campbell, Esq., at ditto, from Surrey ; Lieut.-General Bonham, at ditto, from Essex. DEPARTURES. Mrs. and Miss Wainfbrd, from Long's Hotel, New Bond. street, for Wiltshire; E. Carey, Esq., from ditto, for Bedford shire; Captain Hull, from ditto, for Cheltenham; Captain Thornton, from ditto, for Hants ; Rev. Mr. Massingbird, from ditto, for Herts ; Rev. C. Vivian, from ditto, for Welling. borough ; George Harrington, Esq., from ditto, for Warwick ; the Earl and Countess of Jersey, from Berkeley-square, for their seat, Middleton Park, Oxfordshire ; the Earl of Kerry. for Bowood Park, Wilts; Edward Hartop, Esq., from Sym mon's Hotel, St. James's-street, for his seat in Leicestershire ; - Palk, Esq., from ditto, for ditto ; J. Cadwell, Esq., f rom the Royal Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Bath ; Captain Hughes, from ditto, for Brighton. PRICES OF THE STOCKS T 1 Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 82% .14 % 3 per Cent. Cons. 82j614% 3 y i per Cent Ditto Red 90% to 343 i New 3% per Cent 89 %Mi 3 per Cent. Ann. 1726 .... - 4 per Cent. 1826 Bank Long Ann to expire Jan 5, 186 , . 16 11-16 Oct. 10, 1859 l6 9-16 Jan. 5, 1860 - Jan. 5, 1880 - April 5, 1880 - Jan. 5. 187 u _ ritlcirs OF FOREIGN FUNDS A.si rtn.ll Belgian Scrip Bra'. Wan tsvmi, f3itelos Ayres Bonds — C ilian Bonds Col:a:Wan Bonds D tto, 1824 65% Greek Bonds D !to, 1825 Goatimala Xcxican Bonds 1825 FOREIGN EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMBURG, JAN. 27.-13 ; two months, 13. 6%. CHRISTIANIA, JAN. 14.—Two months, 6. 24. - - t r OAN t e jty r "4„, -e LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3 1832. The House of Commons went again into Com mittee last night on the Reform Bill, previous to which, however, Sir H. HARDINGE frittered away the time of the House by a very unnecessary display of martial spirit. Lord EDRINGTON replied to this ridi culous ebullition of temper with great good sense and energy. The charge, however, of his Lordship's being under the dictation of the mob scarcely de served a reply. Sir HENRY HARDINGE'S violence was to have been expected as a matter of course, and should have been treated accordingly. He was intemperate, like all other persons similarly situated, I because he knew that he had no argument to sustain his cause. We direct atten , ion to the report of our City Cor respondent, without pledging ourselves for its cor rectness. It is absurd to suppose that France should join with the Holy Alliance, for the purpose of keep ing down any more revolutions in Europe. We this day publish the Belgian Treaty, which can only be important if it be ratified; if it be not, it is mere waste paper, serving only as a memorial of procrastinating policy, but fruitless labour. The answer of the Dutch Plenipotentiaries to the note of the Conference is so much vague rubbish, remarkable only for its hypocrisy. The express from Paris has brought the Papers of "Wednesday, with those dated yesterday. Their contents are only important, as merely stating what the public must have already anticipated, the com mencement of hostilities in Italy between the Papal troops and those of the Legations. It was reported that the Austrians had entered Bologna, and this is not unlikely from the present temper of Italy. General DUROSNEL, it was expected at Paris, would succeed the late General BELLIARD at Brussels. In consequence of various reports of a warlike nature, the Funds went down nearly one per cent. FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, FEB. I.—Five per Cents. opened at 96f. LOc., closed at 95f. The. ; Three per Cents. opened at 66f. 20c., closed at 64f. Mc. ; Bank Actions 1600 f. ; Rente de Naples 76f. 50e. ; Royal Spanish Loan 73% ; Rente Perpetuelle d'Espagne opened at 53 1 / 8 , closed at 52%.—Exchange on London, one month, paper, 25f. 35c. ; money, 25f. 30e. ; three months, paper, (25f.20c. ; money, 25f. 15c. Dutch, German, Hamburg, and St. Petersburgh Paper:, have been received this morning. It ap pears that the Dutch KING was to have made an important political communication to the States General on Wednesday last, which the Chamber was to debate with closed doors. By Monday we may possibly learn the nature of this document. The Emperor of RUSSIA has addressed an order to the " Army in the Field," conferring on them badges of honour belonging to Poland, for their gallantry during the Revolution. This savours pretty strongly of a further appeal to their valour at no distant period : THE HAGUE, JAN. 9.—We understand that a political communication will shortly be made by the Government to the States-General. The Second Chamber is to meet to-morrow at one o'clock. M. Dedel, our Secretary of Legation, who embarked on Thursday for London, is supposed to be the bearer of the answer of the Government to the latest vote of the London Conference. An English courier, with despatches from Sir Charles Bagot, embarked at the same time. JAN. 30.—There being only 19 Members present at the open. ing of the Second Chamber, no business could be done. The President announced that he had received a letter from the Minister for Foreign Affairs, informing him that his Excellency had to make a communication to the Chamber from the Go. vernment, and fixed Wednesday, February 1, for that purpose, on which day the President stated the Chamber would meet with closed doors. In consequence of the present circumstances in which the kingdom is placed, his Majesty has thought proper to suspend for this year the resolutions of the 27th March and 29th June, 1827, granting 20,000 florins to encourage the artists of the Netherlands. THE HAGUE, JAN. 31.—His Highness the Duke of Saxe reimar left this place - yesterday, to return to the army. BOIS-LE-DUC, JAN. 29.—1 n and about Maestricht all is ranquil. The Belgian troops, which had approached the for. tress, were not 'numerous, and consisted chiefly of partisans. The garrison lately sent a reconnoitering party as far as the Prussian frontiers, without meeting with an enemy. AMSTERDAM, JAN. 30.—The mild weather has entirely cleared the before the city of the floating ice. From a general statement lately communicated to the States- General, we find that in the last year 6,315 ships entered our ports. The number that sailed from them was 6,560. AMSTERDAM, JAN. 31. Actual Debt, 234 per cent. 39% to 40 Amort Syndic, 4% per cent 67 to 67N Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent. Voluntary Loans 6 per cent 92 to 92% Exchange upon London, one month ll 87 5-8 1.1 85 Two Months ST. PETERSBURGH, JAN. 16.—His Majesty the Emperor has addressed the following Order of the Day to the troops composing the army in the field : " Brave soldiers !—By deeds of incomparable valour and un shaken intrepidity, you have completely attained, in the war against the Polish rebels, the object for which you were called upon. Your efforts have put an end to the deplorable revol t which had agitated the kingdom of Poland, and that kingdom, thus restored to the empire of Russia, will regain, under its protection, durable prosperity. " Desiring to signalize such eminent services, I have thought it just to confer on all those who have participated in the mi litary operations in the kingdom of Poland the badge of honour for military merit which belonged to that kingdom, and I have given orders to distribute this mark of honour among you as a fresh pledge of my gratitude to you, and a proof that military distinctions belong only to troops, who, like you, are im movable in their fidelity, their devotedness, and their love for the throne and the country. " I have also instituted a particular medal for the taking of Warsaw, which will be worn by the Generals, officers, and sol diers, who were under arms and in action in the memorable at tack of that city. " The Polish mark of honour for military merit, and the me dal for the taking of Warsaw, will bo sent to each of those en titled to them, according to the regulations of a special order given for this purpose to the Adjutant-General who directs my general staff: " Given at St. Petersburgh, 31st Dec. 1831, (12th Jan. 1832.) (Signed) " NICHOLAS." Here follow the regulations addressed to General Count Czer- HIS DAY AT ONE O ' CLOCK. New 5 per Cent. India Stock Ditto Bonds . ............. par South Sea Stock ...... 92% OldA nnu ities.,...„ New Ditto., ......... 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 Ex. Bills, £1,000........11 9 prr. Ditto 500 ......... 11 9 pm. Ditto Small ..... ....... 11 10 pri Ditto Commercial .......... pm. Ditto Advertised ..... pm. Bank for Opening ......... India for Account . Cons. for Feb. 29 ...... 8'24% If', THIS DAT AT ciNI (}'CLOCK. Neapolitan..... « ................. Peruvian Bonds ............... Pcrtuguese Bonds ............ Prussian. Old ...............• 100% :itto, New ....... ......... Aussian ........... ipanish, 1921 .................... ....... _ 1823. ....... .......... French Rent, s p, c. —f. —c. --- Exchange ...... —l. 3 per cent....... ., Exchange Dutch Scrip ..... .......... 40:!s His MAJESTY has signified his intention to leave the Pavilion on Monday next for St. James's Palace, where it is expected he will arrive at about one o'clock. A Privy Council will afterwards be held, when the RECORDER will make his report of the prisoners under sentence of death in Newgate. The process of pricking for Sheriffs will take place. Lord WYNFORD brought forward his jesuitical motion last night in the House of Lords on the Dutch Loan, which has already been most abun dantly discussed, and was replied to by Lord BROUGHAM in a masterly and unanswerable style. nichoit; to whom the Emperor sent at the same time the insignia of the order of St. Andrew, with a letter highly complimenting him for his eminent services. His Majesty has made many pro motions, &c. The value of goods exported from this city during the year 1E331, to Dec. 31, inclusive, is stated in the official accounts to have been 115,958,678 rubles, in bank assignats. The value of goods imported in the same period, is stated at 150,503,541 rubles. COPENHAGEN, JAN. 2l.—We hear that a kind of As sembly of the Notables will speedily be convoked from the Kingdom and the Duchies, to examine the proposals of the Government respecting the introduction of the Provincial Assemblies, and to make a report of their proceedings. _ . _ BERLIN, JAN. 24.—Among the Poles now here is Count Lubienski, brother o: the Chief of the late Polish General's Staff and of the Director of the Bank, who was also Deputy in the Diet. He has his estates principally in the Grand Duchy of Posen ; he is President of the Saxon Committees for the re lief of the Poles, and has given his poor countrymen here money to proceed on their journey, for it is only a mere report that the French Government had authorised a house here to afford such relief. What is done is done by the Polish Committees, of which, however, all the French here are members. HAMBURG, JAN. 27.—Since the report of the 24th there have been no new cases of cholera, and we have now nopatients remaining. The lastcholera patient at Magdeburg died on the 23d. The two last patients at Berlin recovered on the 26th. VIENNA, JAN. 21.—A courier, who arrived yesterday from London, brings the most satisfactory assurances of the speedy termination of the differences between Holland and Belgium. He has also brought intelligence of the speedy return of Prince Paul Esterhazy, our Ambassador at the Court of St. James's. HAMBURG, JAN. 27.—BORSEN-HALLE, HALF -PAST Two o'cLocx.—Our Stock Market continues heavy : prices have de_ dined a shade. End ofJanuary. Anglo-Danish Loan 3 pet Cent. 32% Anglo-Russian Loan 92% Hamburg-Russian Loan Russian Inscriptions, 5 per Cent. Russian Inscriptions, 1831 ... 84% Polish Bonds 114% Austrian Bank Shares 1142 Ditto Metalliques New Austrian 4 per Cents 75% Discount, 4% per Cent. CHOLERA MORBUS, OFFICIAL REPORT, COUNCIL OFFICE, DAILY REPO , WHITEHiLL.—(THIS RT of CHOLERA CASES. n wts • gPlaces. .. 3 . ajr., • ••"g 74 — EP Ei P 4-7 g Feb. Sunderland Newcastle 1 aS 6 5 14 26 902 289 Gateshead North Shields ana Tynemouth 1 60 17 1 1 75 181 44 Jan. Wallsend 3l 5 1 0 0 6: 25 3 Elsewick and Ben- Feb well, &c. 1 2 1I 0 0 3 7 1 Hatton, &c. 1 32 2 1 5 28 311 72 Haddington and vi- Jan. cinity, N.B. 3l 7 7 1 0 13 82 42 Tranent, 31 39 6 4 2 39 112 — 45 Preston Pans 3l 19 4 0 0 44 7 North Berwick, N.B 30 1r 0 0 1 0 7 [4 Musselburgh, N.B [ 52 55 25 16 66 219 93 Edinburgh, N.B 3l 3 0 0 0 3 5 2 Total 1299 1106 36 139 29+859 945 Totals (torn places where the disease h as ceased, and from which no returns have been this day received 558 131 Grand Total 3417 1076 N.B. No official accounts received' from F appears, by the Greenock Advertiser of the 3 have been 41 cases, 13 deaths, and 26 recove place. Ist uli ries, a tilloch, but it t., that there a the former HOLLAND AND BELGIUM. The Plenipotentiaries of the King of Holland at London have addressed a new, and of course most voluminous, diplo matic note to :the Conference, by way of replicatiou upon the answer which their former note upon the subject of Belgium had received from that body. The crowded state of our co. lumns do not allow us to publish at length, or even to give a sketch of, so lengthy a document, which, besides, appears to be little else than a repetition of the arguments urged with great force in the preceding note. The upshot of it is that the King of Holland remains indisposed to accede to the Treaty of the 24 Articles with Belgium until great and serious modifications of the conditions of the arrangement, as re. spect the questions of the debt, the boundary, and the parti. tion of Luxembourg, have been made in it. He promises, but does not propose any fresh definite terms, as will be seen by the concluding paragraphs of this voluminous protest : " The undersigned will here terminate their observations upon the communication of the Conference of the 4th of Ja nuary, and, in order not to make the present note longer, they will not specify the matters respecting which their Excellencies have been desirous of manifesting a conformity of views with those of this Court ; but they feel a necessity for expressing the high value which the Government of the Netherlands at taches to this conformity, as well as to the conciliatory terms in which it has been answered, and how much it congratulates it_ self on presaging a happy issue to the negotiations. " Actuated by a very sincere desire to conduct it to a prompt conclusion, the undersigned will have the honour of presenting to their Excellencies a project which may be converted into a treaty between the King and the five Powers. They flatter themselves that this project, tending to conciliate as much as possible the wishes and the interests of all, will obtain the as sent of their Excellencies. The conclusion of this treaty will consolidate the maintenance of the general peace, and, not withstanding the sacrifices which it will cause to Holland, the eagerness of the King to co-operate in the views of his august Allies, and to see extinguished a source of discord, will prevail over the motives which dissuade him from subscribing it. " The undersigned are ready to give to the Conference, re. specting the said project, and the spirit in which it has been conceived, all the information which may be judged necessary ; and they eagerly seize the present opportunity of reiterating to their Excellencies the Plenipotentiaries of the Courts o Austria, France, Great Britain, Prussia, and Russia, the assur ances of their high consideration. (Signed) " FALCK. " VAN ZUYLEN DE NYEVELT. This note is dated the 30th of January. NATIONAL POLITICAL UNION. The first annual meeting of this Union was convened last night, at their rooms, in Saville House, Leicester-square. The meeting was more numerously attended than perhaps since its formation. Among those present were Sir Francis Burdett, and Messrs. Hume, Warburton, and O'Connell, with many gentle men and ladies of rank and respectability. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT in the chair. The CHAIRMAN congratulated the Union on the progres sive improvement made since it was formed, and of the proba bility of its tending in a useful manner to promote the objects for which it was originally intended—not only in promoting the paramount object of obtaining an effective alteration in the re presentation of the people in the Commons' House of Parlia ment, but in enlightening the minds of the people, for whose benefit the improvement was made, and thereby making them better enabled to understand its value, and be ameliorated by its adoption; thus establishing a firm basis of genuine and ra tional liberty. He also congratulated the meeting on having an Administration anxious to promote the same objects as those of the Union, and of having, at the same time, a King, whose people's happiness and comfort were his glory and pride. But he was not pleased with the petition which he saw on the business-sheet concerning the Reform Bill, charging Ministers with unnecessary delay, or advising them to take snore efficient or speedy measures, to hasten its progress ; this he considered a work of supererogation; for the Ministers seemed really anxious and desirous to expedite —not retard—the measure—and had used their endeavours for that purpose. Neither advice nor censure could alter their pace in progress : it might tend to delay—it could not forward. The Administration looked to the people for support against the enemies of themselves, as of the people; and if they did not get the support necessary from the people, from what quarter could they expect it ? The Mi. nisters are equally anxious as the people to carry forward and hasten the Bill ; but their difficulties are great, and they have to contend against time and different difficulties. The taxes on knowledge, he felt convinced, would afterwards be speedily re moved. He warmly eulogised the Secretary for having ori ginated the design of the library, and said he not only had re_ commended him to the notice of the present meeting, but had recommended or commended him in the House of Commons, as endeavouring to promote good and useful knowledge among the people. Nothing is so difficult to be managed as ignorance, and none are more easy to be governed than the enlightened. —(The venerable Baronet was frequently interrupted by cheers, and occasionally, vet seldom, by expressions of dissent.) The SECRETARY then read an excellently written report (we believe by Mr. Roebuck, of the Temple), showing the origin, progress, and prospects of the Union. It detailed mi nutely the difficulties the Union had to contend with in its formation—not only from the wonted alienation of the Aristo cratical party of the community, but from the apathy of the middle classes—their sycophancy to the great, and their little sympathy with the lower classes --and from the almost aversion or disgust of the lower classes of society to join a class of men whom they considered their oppressors, or auxiliaries to the Oligarchs in oppression. But happily these difficulties were overcome, and a society is formed, composed of these ingre_ clients, almost as difficult to be amalgamated as ignited and aqueous particles—the arrogant assumption of the Aristocracy not preventing the cordial coalescence of the other two classes, and of annealing the distrust of the lower with the apathy of the middle, or of merging both into a concurrent whole. The renort then remarks on the subsequent jealousy the Union ex perienced in its endeavours to extend its principles and objects by forming local Unions—a difficulty almost as great as that of impeding its original formation. It detailed the different plans and proceedings of the Council since its establishment— and anticipated much good from the measures now proposed to be effected, or that are in the growth or bud of vegetation— particularly from the number of tracts distributed, from the books and periodicals of the reading-room; and this being open to the members every day, and from the lectures on different branches of knowledge about to be given by the professional and intellectual members of the Council or the Union. If, therefore, the measures of the Union are supported, its sue eess (says the report) is certain. Mr. PERRY moved, and Mr. WAKEFIELD seconded, that the report be adopted and printed, and that the members Of the Union be requested to circulate it as extensively as Possible. The CHAIRMAN, before he proposed the motion, dissented from the aspersions cast on the Aristocracy, and considered it as essentially necessary to have such a body of men in society as it is to have the cathedral of St. Paul's complete in all its Parts. The grades of society are as necessary as the parts of a rchitecture —unless there is a fundamental part, the fabric will fall. He certainly did not wish to confound the higher or aristocratical orders of society with the oligarchy of the country. or the boroughmangering faction that holds in tyrant chains the liberty of the people. If, therefore, the report by the terni Aristocracy, which it so vaguely used, merely alluded to this oligarchy or faction, he felt no hesitation in proposing its adop_ ' tion. The real old Aristocracy of England, he considered, could neither be condemned nor contemned, however those might justly be who have usurped the rights and liberties and taxes of the country. The motion passed unanimously, the term being understood as the Chairman wished. The SECRETARY next alluded to some discrepancies, from haste or inexperience, that had crept into the rules of the Union, and proposed their alteration. TAXES ON KNOWLEDGE. , The petition on the taxes on knowledge, to which we alluded ' ° .trnerly in the Morning Chronicle, as containing a succinct ac ccßint of the evils that may be attributed to those fiscal re "taints on the Press, enumerating in facts as well as demon trative conclusions, their oppressions and evil tendency, and WM. 114ACL (Signed) LAN, THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. There are good arrivals of English grain this week, but the Irish supply is small. Of Flour the quantity is considerable. The Wheat trade remains extremely dull at Monday's prices. Barley, Beans, and Pease are unaltered. Oats find buyers very slowly but cannot be reported lower than Monday. Flour is unaltered. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Harley. Oats. I Flour. English 6,401 qrs. 12,6'231r5. 13;296 qrs. 9,473 sacks. Irish 670 F )reign - brls. SMITHFIELD MARKET This day's market exhibited a very limited supply of each kind of farstock ; but, owing to advanced prices being pretty generally demanded, its trade with each kind of meat was very dull, with Mutton at an advance of from 2d. to 4d. per stone; with Beef, Veal, and Pork, at Monday's prices Milch Cews, though rather numerous, commanded a ready sale at about their last Friday's currency, an useful short horns, with her small calf, producing from 21/. to 23/. micas PER STONE OF SLIM TO SINK THE OFFALS. s. d. to 4. d. s. ii. to s. d. Inferior Beasts 2 2 2 4 Large Lambs 0 0 0 0 Second quality ditto 210 3 0 Prime small ditto 0 0 0 0 Prime large Oxen... 3 8 310 Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 4 Prime Scots, &c..... 310 4 2 Prime small ditto 5 0 5 8 Inferior Sheep 2 6 2 8 Large Hogs Second quality ditto 3 2 3 6 Small Porkers 4 6 5 0 Coarse-woolled ditto 310 4 8 Suckling Calves 12s to 365. each. SmithdownWethers 4 8 5 6 Quarter old Pigs I2s to 18s. each. SUPPLY; AS FEB. CLERK'S STATEMENT. Beasts. (Sheep and Lambs.' Calves. I Pi gs . L 407: 1 2,480 125 00 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d. to s. d. 5. d. tos. ci, Beet, inferior 2 2 2 4 Mutton, inferior ... 2 6 210 -- middling 2 6 210 -- middling.. 3 2 3 8 -- prime large 3 0 3 4 -- prime 3 I() 4 4 -- prime small— 3 4 3 8 Pork, large 3 8 4 6 Veal KING'S THEATRE. This magnificent theatre was last night lightea up, for the inspection of a private party, previous to its public opening, next Saturday. The embellishments and improN;ements are Numerous, and in the best and purest taste. Among them is an elegant new drop scene. The panel of the boxes is also newly painted, in a light, tasteful green, and fresh gilded besides. A ceiling painted white with emblematical figures, and a large chandelier in the centre give great beauty to the appearance of the house. The stalls however have not been removed. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, FEB. I.—Yesterday, Mr. Richard Ruding Ste phens was admitted Actual Fellow of New College, being of kin to the founder. This day the following Degrees were conferred : MASTERS OF ARTS—ReV. Oliver Ormerod, Brasenose ; Rev. Charles Wells, Fellow of New College. BACHELORS OF ARTS--Arthur Isham, Christchurch ; Edward Hussey, George Henry Franks, John Richard Nicholl, Benjamin Lucas Cubitt, Exeter; Henry Trevor Wheler, Merton ; James R. Whyte, Daniel Parsons, Oriel- Theteßeformincreasing Bill, ma are jor highly g fa ra v t o ir u yirnzof! butM Mini sters, sters, on h thing will prevent the Opposition from persisting in their efforts to delay the meas u re until Ministers convince them by the creation of new Peers, °tat the Bill is certain to be carried in the House of Lords. Not only in the me tropolis, but throughout the ,country, the public are be rorne exceedingly impatient on the subject ;—trade and commerce suffer severely, and if Ministers do not act promptly and with decision, their popularity will decline. In the present posture of affairs the reports circulated by the Anti-Reformers, however absurd or extravagant, make an impression even on the well-wh,hers and supporters of Administration, and from this state of uncertainty many evils arise, , for to this is owing the almost total suspension of business throughout the kingdom, and the inactivity and gloom in the money market.—Morning Advertiser. MURDER OF THE REV. MR. WHITTY.--- The Gazette of last night contains a proclamation by the Lord Lieutenant, offering a reward of 1,0001. for the ap prehension of the murderers of the Rev. Mr. Wurrry.— publin Morning Register. NOTICE TO DRAWERS OF BILLS.—AII bills drawn on the 29th or 30th of Novemimr, at three months, December 29th, 30th, and 31st, at two months, or the lit of December, at three months, will become due on Saturday, the Sd of March, 1832 ; being a leap year, the 4th of March falls on Sunday, and all bills due the sth must be presented on the 3d. ST. SA viouß's.--An adjourned meeting of vestry was held yesterday, when the apparent majority for pulling down the Lady Chapel was reduced to three, and a poll was demanded by the friends for its restoration. The poll to commence on Thursday next, and 'close on Friday. • The subscriptions of the public fur its restora tion are coming in liberally. On Friday the Rev. Mr.. BLAND,. nephew to our present Bishop, Dr. MALTBY, was installed as Pre bendary of the Prebend of Thorney. —Brighton' Gazette. A serious accident befel Mr. REEVE last night during the performance of Robert the Devil. Whilst playing some of his antics he lost his balance, and fell backwards with a crash into the orchestra. Au apology for his further appearance was made by YATI3, stating that he had dreadfully sprained his back, and the piece of Freaks and Frolics was substituted for the' Lion's of Mysore. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR sat for the first time since the Christmas recess in the House of Lords, to hear Scotch appeals to-day. His Lordship did not take his seat till after eleren o'clock. The other Peers in attendance were Lord Kenyon and the Bishop of Killala. BILIE GANT. The principal questi o n in L this v. app ß eal was whether the appel lant fell withi n t h e description of persons who by the Statute of the 54th George 111. chap. 137, were liable to sequestration. The short facts of the case were as follows :—The respondent, who was the br other-in-law of the app e ll an t, was a creditor of his petitioning for sequestration, and founding her title to make that application upon a decree arbilrer of the 20th of Oct. 1812, by which the appellant was found liable - to her or to other parties in whose right she stood, in a sum amounting to nearly 1,5001 . Thi s d ebt was not admitted by the appellant who maintained that he was a creditor of, and not a debtor to, ' the respondent. The appellant, however, did not rest his oppo. sion to the sequestration upon questioning that debt, but asserted that he had never been engaged in any trade that could have subjected him to sequestration prior to the year 1819, when he commenced the business of a retail grocer and spirit dealer, in the Canongate, Edi n b urg h , which he only contif nued for the space of twelve months; that the debt, if any existed, had been contracted long before this trading took place, that no sequestration could issue against him for a debt unless contracted during that trading; and that upon winding up the business he had discharged every sixpence that was due under it. The respondent contended, that the appellant was still under contract, incurred in trade which he had carried on, but that ground failing her before the Court of Session, she insisted, that as the debt was contracted in 1812, seven years prior to the appellant's commencing business, it must be held that her funds had been involved in that risk, that the appellant having been once subject to sequestration at her instance, must continue so till her debt was discharged, and that it was perfectly immaterial whether the concern was wound up or not, for that h e r d e bt h av i ng b een contracted prior to the appellant having been engaged in trade, he was liable to ns u ot h e a s t v r e a t b i ee o a s s u b l j o e n c g t a t s o t t sequdeesbt r t . t c , o o tig i subsequent contraction. On the ca se com i ng b efore the Court f nu t ed he d t e h b o t ug h h ad he bee n Vo i f t of Session their Lordships decided against the appellant, from which decision the present appeal was lodged. Sir Charles Wetherell and Mr. Wilson appeared for the appel lant : the Lord Advocate and Dr. Lushington were Counsel for the respondents. Mr. WILSON was addressing their Lordships on behalf of the appellant when our reporter left. COURT OF KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY. Sittings at Nisi Prius, before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, at Westminster. THE KING v. SIR RICHARD BIRNIE AND OTHERS. Mr. ARCHBOLD said this was an indictment at the instance of Mr. Henry Carmichael Smith, against Sir Richard Birnie and ...._ Mr. Halls, two Magistrates of Bow-street, and Burchall and Ford, two of their officers, for an assault and false imprison rent. The Learned Counsel, after s t a ti ng th e c i rcumstances of the ii case , called the following witnesses : Mr. Smith, the prosecutor, stated that in November, 1830, having occasion to make a compl a i nt b e f ore S i r R. Birnie, re rting the conduct of G o dd ar d, one of the officers, Sir 11. Birnie refused to hear it. He, in consequence, applied to this Court, and obtained a rule nisi calling upon Sir Richard to shew cause why a mcnidatnus should not issue, compelling him to hear the complaint. On the 15th December, understanding that Sir Richard had consented to hear it, he went to Bow-street, accompanied by his witness, James Trezies. Sir Richard and Mr. Halls, were sitting on the bench ; Sir Richard then re . fused to hear the complaint, referring it to Mr. Halls. Mr. Smith would not have it heard by Mr. Halls, stating that the rule was directed to Sir It. Birnie. Mr. Halls then declared the com plaint to be dismissed. Mr. Smith was about to retire, when Sir R. Birnie called out " Stop him ; shut the door, and do not let him escape!" Si r Ri c h ar d th en asked, " Where is the per son who has the information against Mr. Smith for impeding the course of justice ?" Mr. Smith went to the door demanding his liberty, but the door-keeper pushed him off. He was prevented from leaving the office for twenty minutes. Sir R. Birnie in the meantime went out, having previously exclaimed, " Th:s man is a pensioner ; we must see and get his pension stopped. A pretty man to be a pensioner, tampering with the due course of Justice." When he thought they were going to lock him him up he sent Trezies for his brother; he was so detained for about twenty minutes. Sir R. Birnie went out of the office and while witness was sitting on a bench at one end of the Office, Burchall, at Mr Halls' request, told him that he was to go before that gentleman. Witness told Burchall he had nothing to say to Mr. Halls, and again demanded his liberty. Burchall said, "if you wo'nt come by fair means I must take you by force," and seizing him by the collar he dragged him up to the iron rails, to which he clung; Ford pulled him away, and he and Burchall dragged wit - ness before Mr. Halls. Mr. Halls said, " Mr. Smith, as I under stood there was an information against you for tampering with the due course of justice, and as you were present, I con sidered it my duty to detain you; now that I have read the charge in the information, I don't think I shall be justified in • keeping , you in custody any l onger; you are therefore d's charged.' Witness then told bins he should seek redress, and then left the office. Cross.examined by Mr. ADOLPHUS—He refused to state whether he was the prosecutor in ac ase tried on Wednesday ; he refused to answer any questions about the rule against Sir It. Birnie. He paid the costs of the rule owing to the misconduct of his C , ounseL—(Laughter.) It was owing to your conduct, eight or nine years ago, when you were my Counsel, that Sir R. Birnie has got into the present trouble. Had got a warrant against his own wife and others, among whom were two officers ; they had all been taken on that warrant before the Magistrates at Bow-street, and that occurred before the assault in this case. On the 15th December, the day in question, he met Goddard the officer, and offered that if he would be a witness for him he should not be prosecuted, but did not offer him 101. to do so. Mr. Halls was willing to hear his complaint, but witness refused to have it heard by him. Did endeavour to jump over the rails to escape, and would even have escaped up the chimney if he could. James Trezies, who accompanied Mr. Smith to Bow-street, corroborated his testimony up to that part in which he was sent for Mr. Smith's brother. Mr. ADOLPHUS addressed the Jury for the defendants, and contended that they were fully justified in detaining Mr. Smith, he being in the office, and the Magistrates understanding that there was a charge against him. The detention was as short as the circumstances would mit of ; and immediately on r. Halls reading the informat a io d n, and finding that d the te charge w M as not such as would justify his detaining Mr. Smith any longer, he was set at liberty. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE interrupted the Learned Counsel, observing that he was misstating the law ; the Magis trates had no right to detain any person in custody without a war rant unless they knew that a specific charge was against him ; in this case the detention took place before the Magistrate resd the information, and then it appeared there was nothing to war rant it. It was clearly in point of law a false imprisonment. Mr. ADOLPH US then confined his observations to the Jury I upon the impropri e t y o f ma ki ng i t a criminal offence in any Magistrate while ende avour i ng to discharge his duty properly, happening to detain a person fora few minutes. He remark e d upon the high character which Sir It. Birnie and Mr. Halls had always borne as Magistrates, and contrasted them with that of the prosecutor, who was evidently labouring under excited feelings, and who was known for being so frequently engaged in litigation. His LORDSHIP briefly summed up, after which the Jury found the defendants Guilty. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE -al-11S DAY. FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, FEB. 2.—Wind W.S.W. moderate.—Arrived the Flora, Parry, from Waterford; and Abeona, Leith, from Newry. FALMOUTH, FEB. I.—Wind S.S.E. to S.S.W. fresh breezes and squally.—Arri% ed the Manchester, Dixon, from Pernam buco; Henry Brougham, Clarke, from Leghorn; and Francis the First, from Havre—rudder damaged,and bound to New York. MARGATE, FEB. 2.—Arrived off, the Gratitude, Miller, from Havannah. PENZANCE, FEB. I.—Arrived the Britannia, Black, from Seville; and Emilia, Warner, from Stockholm. The Francis 1., from Havre, bound to New York, has arrived at Falmouth, with rudder damaged. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY) CITY. TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Dutch steamer has arrived, by which we have received le Journal de la Hoye to the 2d of February. The following tragraph we copy from the above Journal :- 1 We still believe that peace maybe maintained, and we think it depends in a unison of the Powers ; but we repeat, that if Europe is obliged to maintain a peace by the mouth of the cannon against Holland, it is certain it will lead to a war, and the con. sequence will be that all the preceding actswill be annulled." The Emperor of Russia has issued an order of the day to the army Which served against the Poles, bestowing amongst them, as a reward for their services, numerous medals of honour. They write from Warsaw, that the corps of cavalry under Gen. Witt is to leave for Odessa; and the corps under Gen. Pahlen for Riga. Letters from the frontiers of Savoy state that country to be greatly agitated, and serious troubles prevail at Chambery. They state from Paris that the moment Don Pedro has em barked, a manifesto will be issued with his intentions in regard to the charter of Int and his daughter. It was said that 15 new Peers would be made to replace those who have resigned. THE FUNDS. The estafette from Paris this morning brings the French Rentes more than 1 per cent. lower,. owing, it is said, to the Dutch ultimatum, and the Austrians having left Bologna; but 'other accounts state that the above; fall. was attributed to the liquidation of the account in the Stock Exchange there ; in con sequence of which our Funds have also receded. Consols, which left otryesterday at 82% for the account, opened at 112 1 ,4, went do wn t o 8 2 % ; at preseht they are 8214, buyers, with little doing. The Foreign Market is void of interest, not a bargain doing. HALF -PAST ONE. We learn from good authority that France, Russia, and Prussia, have sanctioned the entrance of the Austrians into the Papal States, and that the best understanding prevails between the Fire Great Powers, who have come to a resolution that when ever any revolution takes place in Europe, they are determined to put it down by the force of their armies, and in consequence of this unanimity between the Powers, it is expected that the Dutch Government will soon come to an understanding, and ratify the treaty with some modifications. Indeed, we have seen letters from Amsterdam this morning, by the steamer, stating that the monied interest there are heartily sick with the conti nental suspense. and they would rather be at open war than re. main in their present situation. It is confidently stated that order and tranquillity has again been restored in the Papal States. We imagine that the French Papers must be misinformed in regard to the death of Lord Cochrane, as we hear he is residing in the Regent's-park ; therefore it may be his brother, Captain Cochrane. . We received this morning the Courrier Francais of Wednes day, which states, by letters from Brussels of the 30th ult., that General Niellon has discovered an Orange conspiracy, which was to have broken out on the 26th of January, at Ghent, Antwerp, and Brussels. This has, given some uneasiness to the Ministers. General Niellon has seized some important papers. Arrests have taken place at Ghent and Antwerp. • Consols, since the early part of the morning, when they , were at 82%, improved to 82% %, for the amount ; but within a short period the market has taken a turn, and Consols are at present 82U, sellers, owing to a stock-jobbing report that one of our Ministers has gone out of his mind—which Is not credited. In the Foreign Market, Belgian Scrip 2% to 2 discount; in other securities nothing doing. Console, 82k. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols .. Ditto for Account 82 Greek, 1825 2O Brazilian Bonds 45i Mexican, 1825 — Buenos Ayres... Peruvian Chaim' Ditto.... 161 Russian Columbian 1824 .-- Spanish SOW/ T ATTERSALL'S.-Notl►ing was done of any importance yesterday ; for the present state of the market, therefore, we must refer to our quotation in our Paper of Tuesday. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. Before going into a Committee on the Re form Bill last night, several Members urged Mi. nisters to hasten its progress. Mr. Alderman Waithrnan observed, " that he had as extensive a correspondence with his constituents and the people as any Member of Parliament, and he un derstood that there was a stagnation of trade and a very general irritation in consequence of the state of suspense in which the people were kept ; and he was persuaded the people out of doors would not be satisfied if the Bill did not ad vance at a more rapid rate, and the Ministers did not use the best means to facilitate its progress." Lord Ebrington observed also, " that the people were irritated, and greatly dissatisfied by the slow progress of the' Bill. He declared that there had been a great waste of words and a vast deal of unnecessary delay. He was of opinion that the people out of doors were not satisfied with the progress of the Bill ; and if in the course of next week that progress was not more rapid, he would feel it his duty to submit a pro position to the effect that the House sit in Com mittee on the Reform Bill on the Saturdays from the hour of twelve to six." This drew up Sir Henry Hardinge, who remarked that the only reason given by the Noble Lord for the motion he proposed to submit was, that the people out of doors were not satisfied, and then proceeded to say—" Have we then already ar rived at the period when the sections of London are to dictate to this House ?—(Great cheering.) For one, Sir, I never will give way to such dic tation."—(Continued cheering.) It was quite superfluous in Sir Henry to tell the House ti at he would not give way to the dictation of the people. The tools of the boroughmongers are not accused of any excess of deference to the wishes of the people, or of regard for the interests of the people. They give way to a very different, but far less honourable dictation. Sir Henry added, " I know that the way this Bill is to be carried through by Government is by aid of the moio.— (Loud cheers from one side, and " No, no," from the other.) I, however as one Member of Parliament, never will submit to be dictated to by the sections of London speaking through the Noble Lord as their organ.—(Continued cheering, and cries of " Oh, oh.") I say again, Sir, that the Noble Lord shall not dictate to me or to this House.—(Loud and continued cheer ing.)" Our readers will observe that the ob3er vations of Lord Ebrington were of a decorous and temperate character, and that the remarks of Sir H. Hardinge were of that sort of blustering character which denotes, in real life, those persons who think loud talk will add to their importance in the eyes of the world. It is never very becoming in a gentleman to talk big, especially in matters in which bullying is not called for. It became Lord Ebrington, as the representative of the second county of England, to assign the wishes of the people as a valid reason for has tening the progress of the Bill ; and though Sir Henry Hardinge, from his boroughmongering connection, may deem himself bound to oppose the wishes of the people, he was not justified in attributing to Lord Ebrington the being in fluenced by the mob, as if his Devonshire con stituents were a mob ; or in stating that the sec tions of London spoke through the Noble Lord as their organ. The Noble Lord did not dic tate to Sir Henry, or to any other person; and the declaration, that the Noble Lord should not dictate to him or to the House was quite uncalled for. The Noble Lord wished only to prevail on the House by reason to adopt his views ; he already, at en important crisis, suc ceeded in leading the House to adopt his views ; and if he should again succeed, why Sir Henry must bow to the decision of the people ; and, therefore, his talk about not being dictated to, in the only sense which the words can have, was quite absurd. We think that Lord Ebrington should have treated the observations of Sir Henry Hardinge with the cool contempt which such observations deserved. His Lordship, how ever, allowed himself to be somewhat agitated : " Sir, (he said) I beg leave to contradict as positively— (Tremendous cheering from the Treasury Benches)—to contradict as strongly as the forms of this House will ad mit—(Continued cheering) —the assertions made respect.. ing the grounds which induced me to give notice of my motion.—(Continued cheering.) I would say, contradict the mitrepresentation, which I am persuaded was unin tentionally made by the Hon. and Gallant Officer, as to the grounds of my motion.—(Hear, hear.) I repel again with indignaion the insinuations of the Hon. and Gallant Officer, of my being the organ of the mob.—(Lond cheer ing.) I would not be the organ of any set of men whose opinions did not coincide with my own. I would not be the organ of any set of sentiments which did not agree with my own.—(Cheers.) I am the representative of a numerous and respectable constituency—l am an inde pendent Member of Parliament—(Cheers)—and I can tell the Gallant Officer, that I speak my opinion as honestly, as sincerely, and as independently as himself, or any other gentleman in this House...--(Tremendous cheer ing from the Treasury Benches. )" There used to be in the Irish Parliament a set of fellows with empty pockets, and emptier heads, who endeavoured, by insulting speakers formidable to the Government, to fight them selves into the means of living without anxiety for a dinner. Sir Henry Hardinge is, no doubt, a brave man, and he has the reputation of being an able man of business ; and we are far from instituting a comparison between him and the sort of personages above alluded to. But we have, on too many occasions, observed in him a disposition to attract notice in the House by other qualities than those which become the Senator and Statesman. Men are not sent into the House ofCommons to talk big and to threaten. This smells too much of the shop. As the Scotch say of one who is always introducing religion into his discourses--" One may be very fond of the Kirk without aye riding on the rigging (ridge of the roof)." So it is quite enough that a gentleman should fight when his honour demands it, without ostentatiously announcing on all occasions his readiness to fight. If it is becoming in any man to avoid all unnecessary ostentation in this way, it is more particularly so in a soldier, who is presumed to have made up his mind to be ready to fight on all occasions, and in whom such ostentation looks like an as sumption that others are not equally ready. Sir Henry, perhaps, thinks, because he has been singled out in Blacktvood's Magazine as the Bantam Cock in the House, as a man brim-full of bravery, that lie is called on to show off in this way snore than others. Blackwood says, that Sir George Murray " is a cock of the right feather," but Sir Henry is a still better cock ; for Sir George is " a soft-eyed hero," but Sir Henry " is the perfect model of a soldier—a short, compact, firm, h an d some fi gure , a ll b u tt o ned up to the chin in blu e an d bl ac k, an d a countenance which, thou g h w ith out t h e s t a t u esque elegance of Bonapart e s, reminded me m ore of that in the extraordinary mass of brow, the large deep cut, grey, fiery eye, the so lid' c ontour of the jaw, the fall of the hair, and the whole style of complexion, than any other head I remember to have met w ith." , c This (adds the writer in Blackwood) is one of our very first cards. If things go well, he must be a Secretary of State in the next