The Sun. — London, England, 1832-09-24 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 22. —The Donegal with the flag of Sir P. Malcolm, and Vernon and Castor frigates, arrived on Tuesdiy. The Vice-Admiral has displayed great talent in eliciting the various qualities o f the respective ships, but a true estimate of the value of ,their relativq constructions cannot be fairly arrived at, es no two ships of the squadron are of similar tonzinge and armament. The Vernon beats the Castor on a wind by fore-reaching, but not by " eat ing her out of the wind ;" both ships are very stiff—ths Vernon the most so ; but neither ship, under the mostia vourable circumstances, exceeded Si knots—a rate of sail ing which many frigates in our service will considerably exceed. With the wind abaft the beam, .there is scarcely a difference between them ; indeed, upon, the whole, 'we are told the Castor, in that case, takes .the lead nf.all the ships. The Snake, with the IVater Witch yacht, and Princeof IVales revenue brig, beat the larger ships fon a wind, but not in running free. The .Nimrod and Trin coa are entirely out of consideration, and the Donegal has Inst her sailing qualities, hut she requires coppering The ships ate still lying at Shithead waiting for .o;dersi TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR—Have the kindness to insert the annexed in- The San of to-morrow. . • Your's obliged. . W. HARRISON, Printer of the Hampshire Telegraph. Hampshire Telegraph office, Portsmouth, Sept. 9.3, 1532. " That the public should not be misled by a statement that appears in the Hampshire Telegraph of this day's date,;re specting the sailing qualities of his Majesty's shipt Castor and Vernon, and likewise in justice to Captain.Syrnonds, who constructed the latter vessel, I thus publicly assert, th 4 at the whole of the statement above alluded to, is a tissirt , of gross falsehoods. In justice to the Editor of the' Hantpshire Tele graph, I have further to state, that on my calling upon him to give up his informant, and to contradict in his next week's Paper the false statement herebefore alluded to respecting the sailing qualities of his Majesty's ships Castor and Vernon, he not only- - eonsented to contradict the report in his next week's Paper, but put me in the way of contradicting it in the London Papers; and further, in the most handsome manner, struck oil sip hundred of his latest printed Papers, leaving out the paragraph relating to the Castor and Vernon, to he distributed by the post ; and I am sorry to add, he refused to give me up the name of his informant, but it is to be hoped that this will meet his eye. " F. A. COLLIER, Capt. IT. 31. S. Vernon. " Spitheati, September 44, 1832." The Thunderer, 81 guns, is to he immt.diatoly commis. sioned. The Hon. Captain Joceleyn Percy will conimanC her. The 2Etna surveying-ship, Captain Belcher, arrived at Gibraltar on the 26th of August from Teneriffe. 'I he Larne, IS, (late Lightning), came into dock on. Thursday to be repaired previous to her being sioned. The Blonde, 46. had her masts taken' in to-day, and was laid up in ordinary, having undergone a thorough repair. The Satellite, 18, was commissioned' at Plyniouth oO Wednesday by Commander Robert Smart. The Neptune, 120, the largest ship in the British navy, will he hunched from this dock yard, at about half-past twelve o'clock, on Thursday next. In Ha , bour—Victory, Royal George, Excellent, Con way, Seaflowrr, and Sylvia, cutters. • • At Spithend—Donegal, Vernon, and Castor. • PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.-Commander Ro bert Smart, Lieutenant Wm. Russell Drummond, and Mr. 6. 11. Dal:Ls, Surgeon, are appointed to the Sitrlllte ; Lieutenant Smith to the Tyne, vice GraVes'; Lient6nint J. W. TornEnson, to the Britannia; Lieut. .JOl.l - 1. James A Ilen, to he Supernumerary Lieutenant of the Igis ; Air. J R. Reid, to he Suraeon of the Wolf, vice Booth ; Mr. James Underwood, Master of the Curlew, to the' Un. daunted, vice Cansd,ll; Lieut. Geo. Mends,-of the Jaseur, and Lieut. John B. Driffield, of the Undaunted, have ex changed ; Mr. Hankin, Meter, to the Magniicent, vice King ; Lieuta. Robert Forbes and John M. Greer, to the out-pension of Greenwich Hospital; Mr. Bromley, late Surgeon of the D .negal, is appointed to the charge of the Surrey convict-ship, destined for Hohart'Town; Lieu'. C. 3loss, to the Coast Guard Station at Sittingbourne ; Mr. Henry Tracy, to be Assistant. Surgeon bf the Donegal, vice Duncan, at sick quarters; Mr. Adams 'is appointed Clerk to the Adadne ; and Mr. Anderson; Clerk to the Winchester.—Royal Mariner', Second Lieutenants John Land, George Watson, and Henry George Milford, are promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant. , • • Lieut. Wright, of the Hope packet, will he appointed to the Hermes steam-vessel on the arrival of the Hope. (From the Portsmouth Herald of Sunday.) The Neptune, 120 guns, will he launchtel from this Dock yard on Thursday next, at twelve o'clock. This ship is one of the largest ever built in En4land;her length, on the pun deck, being 205 feet 7 inches, extreme breidth 54 feet 7 inches, depth in hold 24 feet, burtlien`iinotrta 2,700. She was intended to carry on her gun deck thirty-two 32- pounders of 64 cwt. ; on the middle deck, thirty-four 32. pounders of 56 cwt. ; on the upper deck- s -thirty-four 32- pounders of 47 cwt. ; but we understand that this esta blishment of guns, as to weight, has been,Akered, in con-• sequence of the result of some experiments .naade in the Caledonia; the 64 cwt. guns on the gun deck-are to he exchanged for 56 cwt. ; the 66 cwt. guns on the middle deck, to 47 cwt. ; and the 47 cwt. guns on the. upper deck, to 8-feet 24-pounders, bored out, to 32-pounders The Neptune is built on the lines of the Caledonia, which was constructed in 1794 at Plymouth, by Mr. Roharts, Master Shipwright at that Yard, Sir William Rule being then Surveyor of the Navy. Site was not, however, launched till 1808- The Neptune has one foot more breadth of beam than the Caledonia, for the purpose_of euabling her to carry heavier guns. It was imagined, by increas ing the weight of her guns, that she wonki be enabled to Are with greater precision, and to. hear d ;l uble shot, and for this purpose it was, that the Caledonia, and Nelson were doubled ; the former by increasing the, siie of the timbers, and the latter by having an additional 6.inch planking on each side, outside the bottom;-. We do not altogether approve of the system of doubling, as it adds very much to the weight, and we object more particularly to it in the above cases, as the ships went; at the time of tt,e alteration, undergoing a thorough repair, and they alight then have been breadthened at very little increased espesse. Yet, looking at the result of the experiment made On the Caledonia, we cannot agree with the remarks rimently made in some of the leading public journals, exhigh, in noticing the alterations made in that ship, have mated, that her good qualities, which were so manifest in tine last war, have been injured. On' the contrary we find that in 1814, when in active service - ,' the height or her midship port was 4 feet eight inches, while, in the experimental cruise of last year, it was 5 fret 3 inches, so that there is evidently one improvement4m that point. It was our intention to have given here. soma. brief ac count of the progressive alterations and increase-in the dimensions of our first rates for the last l6.o.years, hut want of room compels us to postpone the insertion of that interesting article until next week. Panmonows, APPOINTMENTS, &c.—Capt. the Right. Hon. Lord John Hay is appointed to his Majesty's ship Castor, vice Grant.—Cam. H. F. Greville is promoted to Ow rank of C.ptain.—Capt. Blackwood is appointed to his I ,alajesty'e ship Lightning.—Lieut. J. Caultield is promoted to the rank of Commander.—Messrs. T. Rodney, J. Can- Poo, and J. Orlebar, are promoted to the rank ,of•Lieute-• nant,--Lieut. G. S. Haswell is appointed to the Sussex Coast Guatil Service.—Lieut. J. L. N. Seally is appointed to his Majesty's ship Tyne.—Lieut. C. Notrlngton is ap pointed to command the Speedwell, schooner, vice Warren promoted.—Lieut. T. Montagu is appointed to his Ma asty's ship NV itachester,—Mr. Assistant-Surgeon, Ps appointed to his Majesty's ship Ariatine..--Mr. il. D. tilte.g is appointed an Assistant-Surgeon in the Royal Navy, to do ditty at Haslar Hospital, vice Ilair4,appointed to his Majesty's ship Britannia.—Lieut. H. Smith is appointed to his Majesty's ship Tyne.—Mr. C. 1195ermott is ap pointed Purser of his Majesty's ship Satellite.--:Mr. J. budge, Mate, is appointed to his Majesty's ship Britannia. —Mr. E. Hankin is appointed Master of his Majesty's ship Magnificent, receiving ship at Jamaica —Mr. D. Coakleyti3unner of the Revenge, has been ifivOided home ft oen Lisbon, and placed on the cherque at this poit.—Mr. H. Crusoe, late Carpenter of the Tweed, isaqmointed to the Lynx, sloop (building), vice Masters, whois. ordered to be borne on the checque.—Mr. R. Marshall is appointed Surgeon of the Sheerness Ordinary, vice Hall. z - a -Mr. J. Carpenter, of the Howe at Sheerness, is appqiatert to su• perintend the water tanks at Plymouth. The following Midshipmen passed theie'Vi'a'rnination in navigation last week, at the Royal Naval College, viz Mr. C. W. Church, of his Majesty's steamer Colombia ; Mr. T.. 11. Stewart, of his Majesty's cutter Seriflower ; 61essrs. W. White Pridhain, and Charles Deke Aclasel, both of his Majesty's ship Seringapatam ; Mr. J C. Bar clay, late of his Majesty's. ship A s i a ; M r . N. D e C ourc ey B!ennerhasset, of his Majesty's slip Lighiating ;41r. Jas. Adams, late of his Majesty', ship Alert; Mr. C: F. New land, late of his Majesty's ship Maidstone, and - Mr. Edw. Meadows Noble, of his Majesty's ship Victory. The late A4tniral Thomas Drury, whO died at 'Bruges on the sth inst. of apoplexy, had been nearly sixty years in the service, in the early part of which he had the good fortune to capture a Dutch brig of war, after a most un equal and seven- conflict, for which he was made Corm mtander. He subtetplently commanded the Myrmidon, of r 20 guns, and the Fox frigate, of 30 guns. In 1793 was appointed to Alfred, 74, and eqptured on the Weq, India station la R*mmee, 44, and la Favorite, of 22 guns. He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the 23d of April, 1804; V:ce-Adtniral, 28th April, 1808 ; and Admiral, 4th June, 1814. The late Admiral Drury was the eldest brother of R. V. Drury, Esq. of- Kingston Crescent. - (From the Derozeport Telegraph.) DEVONPORT, SEPT. 22.—The Confiance steamer ar. rivrd on Wednesday from Milford, and alter having towe, the Britannia into Hamoaze, proceeded for FAlrnou,ll. The Pantaloon tender sailed, on Wednesday, for Fal mouth, to wait for orders. Two new ships, to be called the Collingwood and Vanguard, of 80 guns each, are ordered to be built at Milford, on the plan of the Vernon, 50. They are to have 58 feet beam, or 3 feet 31 inches more than the Caledonia, of 120 ttuns ! It is much doubted if any dock in the kingdom will he ab'e to hold such immense vessel., and the next order, in all probability, will be to enlarge the fit st-rate docks for their accommodation. The Jupiter troop-ship, Mr. Lasso commander, arrive( on Thursday from Cod:, to take stores, &c. for the flee' off Lisbon. The Tyne, 28, Captain Charles Hope, is refitting a this port, to return to the South American station. Remaining in Hamoaze—San Josef, Bri!annia, Chain pion, Satellite, Roy list, Lapwing packet, Quail tender. At the Island—Pantaloon tender. In the Sound—Tyne, Jupiter, Circassian convict BRUSSELS, SEPTEMBER 21. (Private Correspondent of the Morning Herald.) We ro.ver were in a state of greater anxiety and inquie tude than we are at this moment. The Dutch are mov ing towards the frontiers in all directions, and couriers are hourly arriving at the War Office. Yesterday even ing two estafettes were received from the held quarters of Generals Goethals and Magnan, informing the Govern ment that the enemy were within half a league of the Bel gian outpost. A messenger also reached Brussels in the course of the day from Ghent, with the information that about 10,000 Dutchmen had crossed the Scheldt from Zealand. To-day it is said that Saxe Weimar hid es tablished his head-quart ers at the extreme frontiers, with from 12,000 to 15,000 men, and that he was provided with several hundred waggons laden with provisions. The whole of the corps in the neighbourhood of Endhoven are in motion. The Belgians are not less active—the army is concentrating near Diest. General Magnan lt:s passed froin the right to the left hank of the Meuse. Colonel Prodzenski is occupied in taking a _ _ plan of the roads from Diest to Lieirn, and from thence to Hocht. Cannon and ammunition are being sent from Brussels (a battery of twelve pieces lest 'yesterday.) 'Ministers are constantly in deliberation at the Foreign-office; in fine, appearances are warlike. But, notwithstanding all these hostile movements, I do not for a moment believe that either party has the intention of commencing hostilities. The Dutch are strengthening their position, fearing an attack from their enemy; and the Belgians are concentrating their troops, not trusting their opponents. There is now no longer a doubt but that the King of Holland has refused to listen to the last pro pa,itions of the Conference, and that Belgium must either commit suicide, or have recourse to arms. I have often mentioned that our Gavernment was prepared to agree to any terms, anti that the Conference was it posstssiou of their pacific intentions. But it is necessary that the King of Hull mod should also consent to the new treaty. It hap pens unfortunately that William still continues obstinate, and sets the whole of the diplotnatht junta at defiance. ,We have, therefore, no alternative left but either to summit Or fight. To submit would be the easiest way of settling the business provided the people were of the same way of think • ing as their King ;—that, Iss,wever, is not the case. To fight is easier said than done with an army of six months' stand ing, and with a corps d'oiliciers more than half suspected. It is Franc , , then, to whom we are to look for assistanc,— and here again we are at fault. The Cabinet of Louis Philippe will not embroil itself to please Belgium. I have long suspected !hat the French Ministry were playing a double game, and my belief is inure than confirmed by a few words which appeared yesterday in the Emancipation. At the conclusion of a leading article the editor says, " The cause of our misfortunes is attributable to the heart having failed at the Tuileries." You must hear in mind that the lead ing diplomatic articles of this paper are written by the late Minister for Foreign Affsirs, M. de Meulenaere ; and, as if to make amends for having thus publicly denounced the King of France, and doubting his courage, both the Ministerial Journals, the Memorial and the Emancipation, published this morning, under the head Paris, Sept. 12, a private corresrndence, in which Louis Philippe is made to have reconsidered the question, and all at once to have taken up the cudgels seriously in favour of this country. I have not the least doubt but that the pretended corres pondence was a communication from our Foreign Offi:e. You w ill find it enclosed. It is a document worth translating. There are also rumours of the French army advancing on the northern frontiers, and the arrival of .Marshal Gerard at head-quarters; but notwithstanding all these fine promises of France, and the movement of her troops, I feel little hesitation of subscribing to the opinion of our Government Paper of yesterday, that "the heart fails at the Tuileries." If you refer back to so►ne of my letters, I there men tioned that it was impossible that the present Ministers could fare the Chambers with fresh propositions ; and that, as soon as the plot was ripe, M. de Meulenaere would retire from office, and would be replaced by some one who did not stand pledged to follow a particular line of plcy. What I foretold has come to pass; and Gene ral Goblet has undertaken to brave the clamours of the people. Any person would have been preferable to that gentleman. He is not popular with the nation, and has always been suspected of Orangeism. The Minister of Justice also retires ; and it is said that his place is to be filled by Count Felix de Merode, a rigid Catholic. The Minister of Finance only holds office until his successor can be found. Time portefeuille has been offered to M. Le grelle, the Burgomaster of Antwerp, and refused. The Minister of the Interior is willing to remain in office wilt either party, whether it is for peace or war ; but, having given i❑ his resignation—if any body else can be found—be must sink into his original insignifi2ance. Ido not think it will be possible to form another Ministry, and the pro bability is that the greater part of the old Ministers will remain in office. There w,ts a Council of Ministers last night at the Pa lace, at which the King presided. The deliberation lastd till past two this morning. It is said that the Govern ment came to the resolution to negociate directly with Holland, and nut to require that the citadel of Antwerp should be evacuated previous to the final conclusion of the treaty. The Belgian Ambassador at the Court of Prussia has been admitted to an audience of the King at Charlutten burg, and delivered his credentials. Thus Frederick has followed the example of Francis, and Belgium is recog nized by two of the despotic powers of Europe. The de spatches from the Plenipotentiary, General Merca, reached Brussels yesterday morning, arid although industriously circulated previous to the Exchange hour, they had not the least favourable effect on the Funds—on the contrary, the Rothschild Loan fell one-half per cent. The fraternal embraces of Austria and Prussia are compared to the deli cate hug of the bear, and may kill us with kindness.— I forgot to mention, when speaking of the new Minis ter, that it is reported to-day that the new line of policy intended to be adopted will be to act snore in accordance to the wishes of Lord Paltnerston, and to p!ace less confidence in France. It is sup pool, and that with great probability of truth, that Louis Philippe is anxious to settle the Belgian question iirevioui to the opening of the Chamber, and &it it mat ters little to him on what terms the treaty is concluded, so that it is but settled before the Ist of Nivemher. Ido not know why we should place more faith on Palmerston than Louis Philippe—assuredly, up to the present hour, we have neither to thank his Lordship for firmness of cha racter, nor a desire to redeem his solemn pledge. Bnt it is a change of tactics, and the Belgians are famous for re• volutions. Count Vilain XIV. has also delivered his cm e dentiala to the Helvetic Confederation, and has been re ceived with the due honours. He was introduced by M. Plyffer, the President ; the Deputies for Berne, Zuric, Schaffhausen, and Lucerne, being present. The Duke of Orleans arrived in Brussels this afternoon, at three o'clock. He is accompanied by General Bsudrand, and M. de Bnismilor. The Prince returns to France in four or five days. The Courier del Escaut says that the present army is cotnpiisrd of one-thirtieth of the whole population, or one-fifteenth of the male population That it costs 36,000,000 florins annually, 20 francs of which is paid by each member of the community. A Portuguese Officer is beating up for recruits for Don Pedro. He offers 30 francs down, and one franc and a half per day. Officers are promised higher pay than in any other service in Europe, and IS months' allowance as soon as the affair is ended. Such as are wiling to remai❑ in the set vice of the Queen after she has conquered the country are to receive letters of naturalization. A banker in this city provides the fonds. Several Dutch and Pros deserters have already joined the new corps. The Belgians show little disposition to risk their lives either ff;r l ".,iatn or renown, Our Government make nu otjee tioroPto the recruitment. It never was recollectel that a many robberies had been committed as at the present moment. Not a night passes but one or two houses are broken open, and per sons are stopped in the streets and plundered. We shall have a dreadful winter. The sinall-pox has broken out with great violence in different parts of the country, and several persons who h a d previuusly been vaccinated have fallen a prey to this dreadful disca,e. The clioltra has nearly left us. The mother of Lady William Paget had a slight attack yesterday, but she is much better to-day. The last news from Italy described Madame Letitia Bonap•►rte as dangerously ill. (From the Private Correspondent of the Times.) BRUSSELS, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPT. 21. Public opinion has strongly expressed itself in Belgium against the new policy which the King's Government has just adopted. Every paper that enjoys some consideration blames the relinquishing of the system that had been fol. limed since flay last. Even the Memorial Beige, whose devotedness to the King allows of no suspicion, has de clared that it considers as an immense fault the complaisance of Belgium to still lend itself to the views of the Conference. As soon as AL de Aleulemere bad promised to the Bd gian Chambets (that was in the month of May) to insist with the Conference on the execution of the 24 Articles, and not to consent toany negotiation previous to the evacua tion of the citadel of Antwerp, notes were by him addressed to the Conference collectively, and then especially to France and England. In these notes the execution of the treaty was earnestly demanded. England and France replied at first, that the demand of the Belgian Government was just ; that they were pledged to it, and acknowledg e d them-elves obliged to bring about, by some means or other, the execution of the 2.1 Articles. Holland was then sum moned forthwith to give its adhesion, and, upon its formal refusal, it wasquasiagreed that force should be employed to compel him. Certain it is, that France took the thing as serious, and to that effect had made armaments and as sembled a fleet at Cherbourg. That fleet was re idy to start, but in the interval of this armament the British Cabinet made reflections, which rendered it useless. Lord Pal merston informed the French Plenipotentiary, that the inimical intentions of the northern Powers to the employ ment of coercive measures offered very great dangers ; that the British Ministry wouldexpose itself to a violent oppo sition from the Tory faction, if it. were to lend itself to so violent a measure against Holland, whose friends in Eng land were numerous ; and that it was not yet proved that all amicable arrangement was impossible, that Lord Dur ham's mission to St. Petershureh might have very great success, and consequently that it was best to wait. It was then that the Plenipotentiary of France handed the energetic note to the Conference which I mentioned to you some time since. The French Government attaches too much consequence to an alliance with Great Britain to have resisted this spe cies of injunction. The intended expedition was given up. In the mean time it seems that Lord Durham ar riving at St. Petersburg!' had found the Emperor Nicho las rather favourably inclined. Without wishing to lend a band at sacrificing the interests of Holland, the Emperor gave him to understand that he was desirous as much as the other Powers of a pacific solution ; that he would in consequence send instructions to his Plenipotentiaries, in order to support strongly any direct negotiation between Hovland and Belgium that should be established on a rea sonable basis. From that moment all thoughts were directed towards finding a means of set:ling things and avoiding a con flagration. Overtures were made to Belgium, but its Plenipotentiary had but one thing to say--" First cause Antwerp to be evacuated, we will then negotiate." Fur more than two months every proposal of the five Courts shivered against thie reply. At last Lord Palmerston undertook to convert M. Goblet, and to make him sen sible that this resistance on the part of Belgium could had to nothing. Tice impossibility of executing the 24 articles, and aheve all to cause Antwerp to be evacu ated, otherwise than by force, was not difficult to prove. The employment of force was deprecated by the Conference. The Powers would not hear of it. There was nothing left but to negotiate. To this Ge neral Goblet replied, " Since you wish to negotiate upon the execution of a treaty which you have forced upon us, and which you find yourselves unable to get performed, negotiate yourselves with Holland, and when you shall have from her equitable concession!, make us acquainted with them ; we shall then see what remains for us to do." To this was returned— " The Dutch Plenipotentiaries have full powers from their Government to treat directly with you : this mode is the most reasonable, since the Conference's intervention has hitherto satisfied neither party. Obtain from your Government full powers also, and we will second you to the best of our ability, so that your affairs may come to a settlement." To this was added, that there could be no other difficulty in the negociation than the navigation of the Scheldt, but that Holland would make no difficulty of acknowledging that the interests of all the European Powers required that the navigation of the river be free, that consequently any contrary pretension would not suc ceed. It was therefore reasonable to expect that it would be refiner(' to a mnney question, and that on paying to 'lreland a sum to be determined upon as navigation tax, all difficulties would be obviated. It appears that these observations, frequently repeated, caused M. Goblet's conviction to give way, hut not that of Leopo!d'e Government. That has determined AI. Goblet to return from London, in hopes of making himself better understood verbally, than he had been able to do by writing. It must also be stated, that in the interval, and but very recently, M. Analon, the Prussian Minister for Foreign Affairs, wrote to the Belgian Government, stating nearly the same reasons. The Prussian Minister says in his letter that the Belgian question must be put an end to, that all Europa was interested in it, and that Prussia especially felt the want of it. That he, personally, had hitherto considered the Scheldt as the property of King Witham, that his soveieienty gave him the right of searching all vessels navigating in that river ; but that after recent in formation, and a profound examination of the question, he found his opinion to have been erroneous: lie now thought that the navigation of that liver ought to be free, and that a toll, to be determined upon, was all that Holland could exact. But it was otherwise for the interior waters, for which Holland had a right to demand the application of the Mentz tariff. M. Ancillon concludes his letter by stating, that he has sent instructions in this sense to AI. Bu!ow, and that it were desirable that a direct negocia tion should take place to that effect between the two in terested countries. S'r Robert Adair and AI. de Latour Mauhourg have omitted nothing on their sides to cause these ideas to pre vail, and when M. Goblet returned from London, an in creased ardour was employed to ensure its success. The King became convinced, as was also his Ministry, but the pledge given to the Chambers compelled the latter to re tire, and if hitherto M. re Meulenae re only has been suc ceeded in office, it is certain that all the other Ministers have given in their resignationß, and that at this moment endeavours are making to reconstitute a Ministry. I believe I have told you, that immediately after adopt ing the views of M. Goblet, and his nomination as Minis ter for Foreign Affairs, instructions and full powers were sent to M. Van de Weyer. I have learned, respecting this, a remarkable circumstance—first, it had been agreed upon, between the King and his Council, that the nego tiation now opened could not be keep training, that of ne cessity, it must have succeeded or failed previous to the convocation of the Chambers. AL Van de Weyer has therefore been informed that his full powers would not extend beyond the 10th o' October next. As to the instruc tion-, M. Goblet has written to him that they had only been submicted to the King, who had approved of them, but that they had not bet n discussed in a Council of Mini sters; consequently he (M. Goblet) took the sole responsi bility of them to himself. I tell you this to prove to you the extreme system which h tresmeci c onfide n ce of eaoftuhsi to p revail. the new Ministerreail. It were int w hes e uccess of cruel if he were deceived. These are the facts which have come to my knowledge, and upon the truth of which I believe you may rely. We shall now wait the solution with impatience. It is not difficult to foresee it, and I believe, along with many more, that it will solve nothing at all. In the mean time Bel gium will have given a new testimony of its flexibility, and it will probably not be the last. M. Thorn is still imprisoned at Luxemburg. The Tor naco brigands are free, and Belgium expects to find King William more tractable on the Scheldt question. This will prove how much its confidence is misplaced. It is enough to melee one laugh, if the people were not the sufferers by all these shufflinga. Yesterday, Sir Robert Adair received despatches from London, which he immediately communicated to the Kiug. These despatches state, it is said, that King William had informed the Conference that, tired with the continual de lays which Affairs met with, lie was determined to attack Belgium, and to end them by the chances of war. King Leopold replied, that lie, in fact, desired nothing more, and that lie was prepared to defend himself if he were at- _ tacked. The Dutch papers have repeatedly affirmed that General Chasse's threats caused a cessation of the works undertaken at Antwerp against the citadel. I can affirm that there is no truth in this, and that the works have been COM pleted notwithstanding these threats, and at n9on•day, as I stated to you lately. I learn thi.: instant, by a postscript of the Indepen dant, that the Dutch have the intention of pushing a point to Nlaestricht, to renew its garrison. I can nei ther confirm nor belie this news, but I believe it to be an untruth. DEATH OF THE KING OF SPAIN. (From the French Papers.) Intelligence of the death of Ferdinand VII. bas been received by the Government by a telegraphic despatch from Bayonne. He was born October 14, 1784, and died at St. Ildefonso of an attack on the gout in the sto mach. The death of the King of Spain will give rise to an important question of political right. Before the ac cession of the Duke d'Anjou as Philip V. to the throne of Spain, females inherited the Crown. But the consti- tutive law of France, namely, the Salique law, was in troduced into Spain with the grandson of Louis XIV. Upon the marriage of Ferdinand VII., in 1829, with Maria Christina of Naples, his fourth Queen, and a short time before the birth of a daughter, the present Infanta, Maria Lou;sa Isabella, Ferdinand restored the old Spanish law, by which females may inherit the Crown. The question now is, whether Don C Mos, the brother of Ferdinand, who is supported by a powerful party iu Spain, will acknowledge the right assumed by his brother—with out consulting the Cortes—the right of changing tl,e order of succession established since Philip V.? If he pro claims himself, not the guardian of his brother's daughter, as required by the ordonnance of Ferdinind, but King of Spain, in virtue of the Constitution established since Philip V., what evens may not be expectal in a country already divided by so min) , clashing interests? What part will Europe take in this new war of succession ? This it is impossible to foresee, especially as Portugal, the banlieue of Spain, is rent by civil war. The death of the King of Spain, which, under other circumstances, would have been but an ordinary occurrence, is at this moment an event, the consequences of which no political wisdom can yet calculate. The Messager des Chambres argues that the legality of the Act abolishing the Salique Law in Spain, promul gated by Ferdinand VII., cannot be contested. This Act was issued under the following circumstances :—ln 1797 or 1795 Charles IV. had only two children, mica daughter, and the other Ferdinand, who was so sickly, that he de spaired of rearing him. The Queen being in ill health, • and Charles, fearing that his only son would die, and that the Queen might have no children, assembled the Deputies to the Cortes—that is to say, five or six representatives of the principal cities—and proposed to them the abolition of the Salique Law. This proposal was unanimously adopted, and Charles IV. converted it into a Royal Decree. The promulgation of it was deferred, and during this time Fer dinand grew up, and the Queen deceived the expectations of her husband by giving birth ►o several other Princes and Princesses. The decree of abolition had fallen into oblivion, when Ferdinand VII., apprehensive that he would have no male issue, ordered it to be sought for. The decree signed by Charles IV. was not found among the archives, but the minutes of the deliberation of the Cortes, with their approval, was found, and it was to this Act that Ferdinand gave his sanction. Several Cabinets protested against this determination, and particularly that of France, because the abolition of the SaliqueLaw removed for ever the Bourbons of France from the throne of Spain. The Duke of Orleans, now Louis Philip 1., was one of its warmest opponents. By this Act, Don Carlos, eldest brother of Ferdinand VII., was appointed Regent during the minority of the Infanta. The Queen of Spain is said to be three months advanced in pregnancy, and if she gives birth to a Prince, Don Carlos would still be Regent, unless he should seek to arrive at the throne by a revolu tion. The Messager then touches upon the fact of Don Carlos coming to power in its bearing upon the affairs of Portugal. "Don Carlos," it says, " who entered com pletely into the views and secrets of the Ambassadors of Austria and Russia, was, of all the Spaniards, he who urged most warmly the Court of Madrid to act without reserve in favour of Don Miguel. His opinion was combatted, and his influence more than counterbalanced by the Marquis d'Alcudia, who, with Ferdinand, kept up the most inti mate relations with the British Ambassador at Madrid, and who was opposed to the ri,k of an intervention con trary to the wishes and injunctions of France and Eng land. Now that Don Carlos has the power, whether as Regent or King, it is evident to all those who know his character that he will turn the Spanish arms against the Duke of Braganza, and send troops to the succour of Don Miguel. The Journal du Commerce considers that France ought not to hesitate a moment to acknowledge the young Queen of Spain, and check the hopes of the Apostolical party of Don Carlos. (From the Messager des Chambres, dated Sept. 22 ) PARIS, SEPT. 21.—We this moment learn that King William has given his answer; it is such as was expected from him. He will not evacuate Antwerp, and, if he has not caused the workmen to be fired upon who were em ployed in raising works against the citadel, it is because he will not have himself reproached in the sequel with having commenced hostilities. He awaits the effects of the threats of France. It has been resolved in the Council to blockade the ports of Holland. This is one of the strongest measures of coer cion that can be employed against King William. The season is not favourable, but the skill of the English and French sailors will overcome this obstacle, for there will be two fleets, under the tri-coloured and British flags. Admiral Ducray de Villeneuve, who has arrived from Toulon at Paris, is to take the command of our vessels which are destined for this important expedition. The Minister for Foreign Affairs had a conference with the Duk, of Orleans before the departure of the Prince for Brussels. M. le Hon, the Belgian Minister, dined yesterday at Neuilly ; he had a lung conversation with the Duke of Orleans. Madame de Semouville is not going to Naples. She has long been suffering under a complaint which a skilful physician has declared will not yield except to a year with out winter. She is therefore going first to her country seat at Montgeron, and then to Nice, where the mild tem perature allows her to expert the speedy recovery of her health. It seems, therefore, that whatever disappointment it may cause, the idea must be renounced of finding in this matter a pretext for diplomatic inferences. (From the Gazette de France, dated Saturday.) PARIS, Star. 21.—The Temps does not believe t h e statement of the Messager that the Council has resolved to blockade the Dutch ports, nor does it believe that the-ports of Holland will be blockaded by an English fleet. Thia, it says, is one of those events that cannot be believed till it is seen. The Duke of Brunswick passed through Troyes on the 18th, in the evenin g . His Highness was still in hi s ro b e de chamb re , tut when he left Paris. In his carriage there was a peace-officer and a Lieutenant of gendarmerie. M. de Semonvillle, Grand Referendaire of the Chamber of Peers, had yesterday a long conference with the Minister of Marine. (From the Moniteur of Friday, Sept. 21.) PARIS, SEPT. 20. OFFICIAL SANITARY BULLETIN OF PARIS TO 11Yrn SEPTEMBER AT MIDNIt HT Deaths in the tlospitals At private Residences 8 Total —9 More than on the 18th 6 Patients admitted 9 Discharged cured 5 Deaths by various disorders Ditto 19th September, 1831 as FRENCH FUNDs,-PARIS, SErr. 21.-Five per Cents., 95f. Ssc. 80, 70e. 55c. 60c. 95E 50c. 65c. 70c. 80c. 75c. 65c. 60c. (isc.-Three per .Cents. ' 67E, 900. 95c. 681 67f. 95c. 90c. 68f. 10c. 6SE 67f. 90c. )sc. 6 81 . 671 . We.-National Loan, 956 90c.-Bank Actions, 1 , 655E-Rente de Naples, 806 60c. 70c. 75c.-Rente de I'Etat Itomain, 80 70 1 i. 80 79%-Itente d'Espagne, 13 13% 13.-Itente perpetuelle d'Espagie, 54 55% 54 53A 54 53 % 54 53 % 3in 54 53% h.-Belgic Loan, 77% 3 % -Exchange on London, one month, paper, 25f. 80e. ; money, 9.51. 75c. ; three months, paper, 25f. 65c. ; money, 25f. 60c.-Cours Authentique, Sept. 21. (From the Morning Herald private correspondence.) PA KIS, SEPT. 22. At length we have emerged from a state of dulness. The French army of the North, amounting to 25,000 men, is at this moment concentrati ng , i n or d er to cross t h e Belgian frontier at the first invitation of the King of Belgium. Marshal Gerard, who left Paris yesterday, will h a ve arrived at Valenciennes this day at noon, where it is believed, he will find the necessary summons from the Ki n g of the Belgians—in which case the French will, by this time to-morrow, be in the Belgic territory. The Journal des Debuts of this day states that a second French corps of the same numerical amount wilt in stdritly rein!iirce that already f orme d i n t h e Nort h —an d, further, that the combined fleets of France and Great Bri tain will forthwith blockade the ports of Holland, in virtue o f a resolution of the London Conference, ratified by the representatives of the five great Powers. Thus war may have already commenced against the King of Holland — and, if so, it will be prosecuted by France and England with positive sanction of the o th er thr e e great Powers—Austria, —Austria, Prussia, and Russia. This war will not, it is true, bear on its front th e wor d s " aggres sion_ennquest—aggrandizernent"—but who ever heard of a movement, on such a scale, with such e o x i c ie ept, mi l nor bei S ie t v a , te .: a b o ut seven years ago, an " untoward event" oc ttvonheisnioui,la9k.eect co a n s ee s t s h i a o t n s of to : p o e t i h l n r —g cured at Navarino? Why was not a similar principle acted on by France, England, Au s tria, and Prussia, when the Poles had absolutely delivered their country from the power of the Muscovite? But this is no time for discussion. It is not only with respect to Belgium that we have matter of importance to occupy us to-d,iy. The death of the King of Spain—intelligence of which reached the French Government by telegraph on Thursday evening-- has opened a very wide field for speculation. It is with very great satisfaction I add that it has also revived the hopes of those who looked to and desired the regeneration of Spain, while it has gone far towards confirming the anti cipations of success in which the friends of Portuguese freedom indulged. For the demise of King Ferdinand I prepared you in a great measure by my letter of Tuesday last, the 19th inst., briefly alluding, at the same time, to the possible conse quence of that probable event—a revolution I stated that the attack which threatened the King's life was either paralysis or gout. The latter is said to have been the cause of his death. I refer to the confirmation of the in telligence Iso conveyed, not from any feeling of compla cency at having possibly enabled you to anticipate your contemporaries, but to claim additional attention to any further communication I may receive from the same guar. ter in the new crisis that has arisen in Spain. It does not appear certain that a revolution will follow the demise of King Ferdinand. That the Apostolicals will make, or have made, an effort to restore the operation of the Salique Law, there can be little doubt, but that pro ceeding would he (even were that detestable party able to attain that object) premature, for it might be render, d superfluous by a possible event--the birth of a male heir to the throne—the Queen being, as is stated, in an advanced stage of pregnancy. Should the Apostolicals nevertheless attempt to effect a revolution by the restoration of the Salique Law in favour of their idol Don Carlos, the Con stitutionalists would, I am assured. join the Legitimatists. I mean those in the nation who are disposed to maintain the rights of the infant child of Don Ferdinand, the Prin. cess of the Asturias. Such a junction could not be objected to by the most fanatical of either of the two parties last mention, d (the Constitutionalists and Legititnatists), while it would appeal to the feelings and to the principles not only of all the Li berals in Europe, but even those of the august Members of the Holy Alliance itself. The infant Queen (may I call her ?) is only between two and three years of age. A mi nority of between fifteen and sixteen years would therefore necessarily ensue ere she could mount the throne, the Constitution requiring that the Sovereign should have at tained his (or her) eighteenth year before entering on the discharge of the regal functions. During such an interval the Liberal or Constitutional party, if they shall have gained the upper h and, would have ample time to abrogate all despotic laws now in existence, and to protest the nation against a recurrence to absolutism. Beyond that few Spa niards desire to go, for 1 believe the idea of a republic, although they may sigh after it, would he abandoned by the Spanish Liberals, were a truly Constitutional Government secured to their country. Now I am very happy in be ing able to say, on good authority, that Dot only is such a coalition as that just referred to likely, but Oa!, united, the Liberals and Legitimatiste, would be perfectly competent to the overthrow of the Apostolicals. The army would join the Liberals, as would the inhabitants of the seaport towns and large cities, as well as of all Castile, Galicia, Estramadura, en musse. Among the superior classes the majority would declare for the young Queen, so that Don Carlos, the Don Miguel of Spain, would have only to rely upon the Apostolicals par excellence, the worst part of the Clergy, and the canaille. Every thing, therefore, appears to warrant our hopes that a brilliant future is upon the point of dawning on magnificent Spain. It might be required of me to bear out my assertion that the death of Don Ferdinand has tended to confirm the an ticip ttions of success indulged in by the well-wishers of Portuguese freedom. Sufficient grounds for that assertion are so self-evident in the fact itself, that I shall decline writing upon them. I feed bound, hossever, to commence with the following statement, on the correctness of which I myself am inclined to rely, which has been made to me, and which would prove that the French and English Go vernments have throughout been more favourably disposed to Donna Maria than has been generally supposed. About a fortnight or three weeks ago, when the report of the negative failure of Don Pedro's expedition induced the fear of its positive defeat, Marshal Soult proposed to the French Cabinet to sanction the sending of 10,000 men (1,500 of whom to be cavalry) to his assistance, under the command of General Saldanha. This the Cabinet agreed to, and an intimation of that resolution was in stantly transmitted to the British Government. Marshal Soult repaired after the Council to the Hotel 'le Courcelles, and informed the Empress of the determination of the French Government. The- Princess agreed to every con dition proposed by the Marshal, who instantly took mea sures to carry the plan into effect. Vessels were f tted out for the transport of the troops; the regiments which were to form part of the expedition were all chosen, and part of them hail already absolutely marched. One regiment, consisting of 3,000 men of the garrison of Paris, had received orders to hold itself In readiness for this service (they were, I think, to be embarked at Havre) ; a loan of 50,000,000 of francs (2,000,0001. sterling) was to have been negotiated, to he secured partly by a mortgage of the wine stores of the company of the Douce. The Cove, nment had made sure of obtaining it on most advan tageous terms, but in that interim the camarilla got about the Empress, and upset the whole fabric, under some frivolous pretence or other. I have already said that I feel inclined to credit this statement, but confess that persons unacquainted with the authority with which it conies recommended to my consi deration may he more sceptivel. particularly in the very respect which I doubt least, the baneful influence of the camarilla. I shall, however, repeat my belief of the main facts, and add to it that the hopes of the Portuguese ate high to-day, and will, I trust, have been fully justified by the turn which affairs may take in Spain in consequence of the demise of Ferdinand, as well as of the renewed vigour of the efforts of the Portuguese themselves. That the events above referred to would have a consi derable effect upon the speculators in the funds was antici pated yesterday, before the opening of the stock market. At Tortoni's, in the forenoon, the groans of the Bulls and the chuckling of the Bears were amusingly disco: dant. A panic was feared by the one and hoped for by the other pirty. Neither anticipation was justified as respected the French funds, but in Spanish a powerful sensation was manifest. The French funds fell, on the average, per cent. The Cortes' Bonds rose 21, while the Rentes Per petuelles experienced a fall of 41 per cent. The movements in the Spanish funds any man can ac count for ; but the comparative firmness of the French appears less easy of comprehension. It was caused, how ever, by the good understanding between this country and Great Britain which the measures of the French Govern ment would argue. To-day, however, new fears have on to be commanded p n z i n t e g i u o o g f n g e s f t o s to s pt Marshalslai Spain, al by Molitor, the other for the Rhine, under that quiet per sonage, Marshal (Mouton) the Count de Lobau. The time has not yet arrived when the services of Marshal y t a w reis o stee t nr ii i w af;: co lt r yi p ' e s th d ree 'a e i Clauzi must be called into action. He is too liberal to be employed, so long as he can be dispensed with, but he must be placed en actisite, should the plot thicken. With the exception of Souk, Climel is the best soldier in France. Next to him, perhaps, may be reckoned Gerard; but, confounding the two meanings of the word by which the leading feature of his character is expressed and described —I mean "simplicity," I should not be inclined from personal observation to place Gerard above Lobau. Still his reputation stands too high, and his local knowledge of Belgium is too well known to warrant the insinuation that he owes the command entrusted to him to his con nection with the King by marriage. Lobau is decidedly a splendid soldier—squally good as a fighter. He is a formiilable likeness, indeed the counterpart in person, man ner, and in some other trifling particulars too, of your Champion, Toni Cribb. The audiences granted by the King to those distin guished soldiers has, I repeat, excited new fears which I am not able to say are or are not unreasonable, but I can contradict ons on what I regard as the best authority— the statement of the Ministerial journals—that the Du de Nemouts had left town to take the command of his re gitnent of Lancers, in garrison at Cambray. I have thus stated all that I have learned on the subject. I shall con clude by saying that, on the whole, I am inclined to ad here to the opinion I have hitherto held, that no general war will grow out of the affairs of Belgium. The ob vious union of sentiment of the French and English Governments on the subject of the recall of the order for the departure of the Due de Nemours, proving in my mind either that the Five Great Powers unanimously con cur in the meditated movements in support of King Leo pold, or that the apprehension of its being rendered neces sary has been in some degree removed. I shall add to all this a suggestion of the Opposition Press, that the whole affair is a claptrap in aid of Mini_ stets, being a repetition of that which succeeded last year in continuing Casimir Perier in office. Lieut. JAY, of the Admiralty Semaphore, who was seriously injured at his Majesty's corisuation by the fall of a parapet stone, has had a pension of ss. a day granted him. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. PARIS, SATURDAY, 4 O'CLOCK P.M. Late on Thursday evening a telegraphic despatch from Bayonne communicated to the Government the news of the death of the King of Spain. A special messenger, despatched by the French Am bassador from Madrid, had brought the information to Bayonne. It is expected he will reach Paris in the course of the afternoon, but probably too late to allow of any particulars being forwarded by this day's estafette. Soon after the arrival of the intel ligence, General Sebastiani communicated it to the principal members of the corps diplomatique, most of whom assembled at his residence at an early hour yesterday morning, for the purpose of learning all that the Minister knew upon the subject. M. Offalia, the Spanish Ambassador, had a long inter view with Count d'Appony, the Austrian Ambas sador, after receiving the important information from General Sebastiani. Up to the present moment, I do not hear of any other telegraphic despatch hay iug been received from the same quarter. It may, therefore, be inferred that a few days have been suffered to elapse at Madrid before Don Carlos made it known whether it was in the character of the le gitimate successor to the Crown, or in the capa city of Regent during the minority of his rum., that he would place himself at the head of the State. Here there is much doubt, con jecture, and a variety of opinion as to the course that Don Carlos will pursue. There is reason to believe, howe er, that even if it be his intention to annul his brother's decision on the invalidity of the &die law, he will find it advisable, in the first instance, to assume the reins of the Government as Regent. By that means he may have it in his power to set aside every difficulty which might stand in his way to the throne, and reach it with less risk of raising a civil war than by a premature proclamation of his pretensions. You will perceive by the Cours Au thentique, that the Spanish rente underwent a con siderable decline on the news of Ferdinand's death becoming known, and that the Cortes bonds rose to the extent of nearly 3 per cent. The holders of the last-mentioned stock seem to expect that the Cortes will be ultimately called upon to settle the order cf succession, and they hope that amidst the conten tions which may arise, the liberal party will acquire sufficient influence to give permanency to the power of the Cortes. In some of the private letters re ceived from Madrid, it is mentioned as a rumour current in that city, that the Queen of Spain was in the third month of pregnancy. Should this prove to be the case, none of the expected contentions will of course take place for the present, as in the event qbfuetsitiieor?n's giving birth auseetotlieriglit ofstleteo a ession male child, wouidb th e question teset tled at once. A further decline has also occurred in the prices of the French funds, but it is not owing to the af fairs of Spain. Those of Belgium and Holland have a much greater influence over the transactions of our money market. No doubt is any longer en tertained that coercive measures will be resorted to by this Government to compel the King of Holland to subscribe to the treaty with Belgium. In reply to the last pressing communication on die subji ct from the French to the British Government, the latter has declared that no objection will be made to any steps which the former may adopt to enforce the resolutions of the Conference. The French army in the north has, therefore, received orders to hold itself in readiness to march at the bidding of King Leopold. A corps of 25,000 men is ready to cross the frontiers; and a similar force is to follow if found necessary. There is also reason to believe that a squadron will sail from Cherbourg for the Scheldt : and it is said that it will be joined there by an English fleet. E'en armed interference, however, does really take place, it is expected that the operations by land will settle matters in a much shorter time than any by sea, espec'ally at this time of the year. No sort of doubt or uneasiness is entertained here as to the result of a war between Belgium and Holland, if the former is assisted by France. But the specula tors at the Bourse are not at all satisfied that Prussia would not take a part, and that, too, in fa vour of Holland. One of the Ministerial Papers has endeavoured to dissipate their fears on that head, by publishing a letter of the 15th instant, from Cologne, according to which there was a general re trograde movement among the Prussian troops sta tioned near the Rhine. Some corps were falling back on Erfurt and Magdeburg, and the whole of the artillery, under the orders of General Muffling, was retiring towards Munster. According to the same authority, the intentions of the Prussian Govern merit are of the most pacific kind, arid there is no reason at present to apprehend any change. These efforts of the Ministerial Paper do not seem to have produced any very favourable impression at the Bourse to-day, and prices have remained to-day nearly as low as they were yesterday. Very little business was done. It is reported in our best-informed political circles, that the proposition of an armistice between Don Pedro and Don Miguel has recently been trans mitted to Oporto and Lisbon. This proposition is said to have come originally from Vienna, but nothing has yet transpired as to the terms on which it seems to be anticipated by the Austrian Government that a pacification between the two brothers can be effected. It is, of course, understood, that the Go vernments of England and France have been con sulted, and that it is with their consent that the proposition has been transmitted to Portugal. There is reason to believe that the Count Andreossy, whose arrival in England some of the English papers have lately mentioned, had full powers to settle the point with Lord Palmerston. Z. FRENCH FUNDS, PARIS, SEPT. .21-Five per Cents. 95f. 85e. 80e. 85c. 80c. 85c. 95f. 80c. 75e. 80c. 75c. 70c. ; Loan of 1832, 96 1 : 85c. ; Four and a Half per Cents, 88f. 50c. ; Three per Cents., 68f. 20c. 25c. 15c. 20c. 68f ; National Loan, 96f. 10c. ; Bank Ac' tions, 1060 f. 1657 f. 50c.; Heine de Naples, 80f. 60c. 75c. 70c. 8 0 e• 70c.' . 80f. 60c. ' • Rente de l'Etat Romain, 79Y 2 ; Rente d'Espagn 6 13 12% 13 1214 ; Royal Spanish Loan, 76;1, 76 757. % • Rente Perpetuelle d'Espagne, 5.3y4 %%% % %; Belgian Loan, ' 7Th 78. Exchange on London, one month, paper, 25E 80c. ; money , 2.5 e. 75c.; three months, paper, 25f. 65c.; money, 25f, 60c."' . Cours Authentique. (From the Journal des Debats.) The hope of an accommodation, or rather of $ new compromise, between Belgium and Holland, bf way of negotiation, seems vanished. The last concessions of King William deviated too far from the 24 Articles not to authorize the King cf the Belgians to refuse his assent to tbew ; t O he n B th e e lg o ia t n li s er ht th h and, e h t o h p e e co ncessions b o l f e the u K s in n g e did not appear to the King of Holland sufficient. 0. new project, which conciliated as much as possible the considerations due to the sacrifices of Holland, and the rights of Belgiuin, was proposed to the Dutch Government. It is rejected. After these last and useless efforts the Conferenc e of London has only to enforce the execution of til l stipulations t o w hi c h are atta c h e d t h e s i gnature s c" all the Plenipotentiaries of Europe, and the ratifiel tions of their Sovereigns. Coercive means were foreseen in the course of th e negotiation. The moment for employing them P i arrived. The combined fleets of France and England at e about to blockade the ports of Holland. A French army of 25,000 men is already a`' . sembled on the frontiers of Belgium. It will h i e , supported by a secon d army of equal force. Wt" will pass the frontier on the first wish expiessed the King of the Belgians. This measure is take" in concert with England. of Europe c annot b ut ren d er j ust i ce to t h e sp i ri t - candour, mo d erat i on , an d pat i ence w hi c h has 113 t two years directed the policy of the French Gover n' merit. Europe cannot be alarmed at a situation, which, though new, was foreseen. The g enet peace no w re p oses on b ases too so lid to b e di st urue by an event the limits of which are prescribed b e t ; forehand, by the certainty of a prompt decision, 3 `,, ) ,, by the good faith of the two Pow ers w h o un derttni to obtain it. The change of Ministry which h as t a k e n place at Brussels has lost a g reat d ea l o f i ts i mpor tance 1 , consequence of the perempto r y re f usa l o f the ICI of Holland to accede to th e l as t pro j ec t preseot et . by the Conference. The d e t er mi nat i on caused o _ ll . the part of France and Engl a nd by this refusal was •