The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-01-15 00:00:00

V THE LONDON ZEES. TILE FACTORY BILL. We have already published some extracts from the evidence produced before the committee of the. House of Commons in support of the Factories' Labour Regula tion Bill. What a picture of suffering and cruelty ! If here be such a personage as a misanthrope in England, or in the civilized world, now is the time for him to. tri, ninph. Let him appeal to this evidence, to this state-. ment of facts—of nothing but simple, unadorned, unco lOured, unexaggerated facts—and , if? he do not find his theory acknowledged, it must be from some fundamental defect in the theory itself. The proof of human wicked ness is perfect; let the misanthrope exult and triumph, therefore. He is now in possession of a case against human nature, surpassing every thing that has gone before it. ,The treatment of the poor, helpless, defenceless children in our factories, is a disgrace to the whole species. 'We can scarcely believe our eyes while we read, or trust our senses while we consider, the statements of the dif ferent witnesses. No passion but that of avarice could. have perpetrated such enormities. Herod commanded the slaughter of babes, but nothing short of avarice could have snatched them from the breast, to put them to the torture—the slow consuming fire—of thefactory system. The idea of setting infants of seven or eight years of age to work at all is dreadful ; but to set them to hard work, tinder hard task-masters, without any allowance, of time for recreation, for instruction, and scarcely fur repose—to exact from their tender limbs and unformed sinews the greatest possible quantity of labour within a giventirne, no regard being had to the physical and moral effects of such a slavery on the future lives of the unfortunate vic tims, is to perform the office of a demon, and that demon is avarice! If Mr. Sadler had never done any thing for society but the bringing to light this monstrous and in human system, society would be largely his debtor. The evil cannot long outlive its exposure. 'Every . heart capa ble of a throb of sympathy must feel for the infants who are sacrificed by hundreds to the political economy of the factories: What a picture is that which represents child hood in chains—childhood under lock and key, not in duLainto; its sportive gambols in the presence of tenderness and affection, but drudging for a brute, and trembling at a tyrant ! And yet that picture is not one of fancy.—eut the meeting of Parliament will be the signal for putting an end to such an abomination- It must stop—it cannot go - on—for the common instincts of mankind rise up in judgment against it.—Morning Herald. The voluminous evidence taken in the Committee of the . House of Commons, on the Factories Labour Re gilation Bill, is of a nature to make a man almost loathe his species. We could hardly have believed that such systematic cruelty is practised in this country. We now understand why the labouring people of the manufac turino• towns are jealous of the middle classes, and hos tile to the Ballot, from a belief that they can only pro tect themselves from oppression by obtaining, indirectly, a share in the franchise, through the intimidation of the small dealers. There are in the Island of Britain a greater number of individuals, perhaps, compared with the whole popu lation, who enjoy good food, shelter, and raiment, than in any other country. But we suspect it will be found, that there is in no country in Europe, perhaps any where so large a proportion of the population existing in a state of suflering. • The life of the West Indian negro is hap piness itself compared with that of the poor inmate of our spinning-mills, who never knew the joys of infancy and youth, and to whom life is one unvaried disease. The perusal of the evidence makes one almost wish that machinery never had been known, and that such places as Leeds, Manchester, and Dundee, never had existed. In the last Session, when Mr. Sadler first agitated the subject of Infant Labour in factories, there were, we re member, two Scotch Members, Mr. Robert Ferguson, and. Mr. Morison, who contened strenuously that Scot land should be excepted; as none of the abuses in Eng lish factories were known in Scotland. It appears, that the most barbarous of the Yorkshiremen are outdone in barbarity by the Scotch. But we hardly ever knew a testimony given in the House of Commons, in similar eases, which did not turn out to be like Old Bailey evi - - deuce. 'Alexander Dean, an overlooker at Dundee, age going on to 27, who had : been about 14 years in the flax busi ness, gives a history of the systems of the various mills in . which he had been employed. In the first mill, Dun truin mill, four miles from Dundee, they worked not less than 17 hours a day, exclusive of meals. The mas ter's name was Braid. , Four or five orphans, all that were left alive of about sixteen, supplied by some poor Institution in Edinburgh, were there employed. "Usually for how long a time did they stop ?—I could not say ,fc;r how long a time ; there were always. some of them deserting and being brought back. " Speaking of those long hours, how were the children kept itithe estabhsbment, they having to labour to such an extent as you have described ? -They were kept in a constantly standing posture ; no leave was allowed for sitting. " Were they confined to than of work ?—Yes ; the doors were all locked, both with check and turnkey. " They were locked up while at their labour ?—Yes. " Did they sleep upon the premises ?—Yes ; it was upon the very same premises that they slept ; the houses were all Wane cte d. " Were those who were immediately under the control of the Manager gnarded all night ?—Yes ; there were iron-stanched windows, and the master himself, or his son, attended to locking them' up at night, whenever they got their suppers ; so that they had no chance of escaping till the morning, when he released them for their next day's employment. " How were they taken care of on the Sundays then ?—lt was always one of the sons that staid at home and guarded them on Sunday; he would not suffer them to go to church. . . . . . . . " Were the children and young persons kept down to that work by chastisement ?—Yes. " Were they severely chastised ?—Frequently they were ; for the least fault they were struck and abused. . . . . . . " You were speaking about children being prevented from deserting by being locked up, was it often that children made an attempt to escape ?—Yes, if they got the least opportunity. . . . . . . . . " Where were the hands, that did not sleep in the mill sent at night ?—The houses which the hands slept in were about fifty yards from the mill. " What were they called ?—Bothies."ln any of those Bothies were the boys and girls mixed up indiscriminately at night ?—Yes; I myself, with six boys, was in one apartment with oldish girls. "What were. the ages of those boys so locked up ?—From 14 $o 16. " And what were the agei of the females ?—From i'2 to 14. "And you state that they were turned, indiscriminately into the same Bothy ?—Yes. "And locked up there all night?—Yes." ___ lie next got into employment at Birdevy mill, about four miles from Dundee, where he was card-winder, and where he was more humanely treated. The hours were about fourteen, excluding meals. The next mill he went to was Trollick mill, three miles from Dundee, where the hours of working were also fourteen, excluding meal; amounting altogether to about fifteen hours' confinement. _ :The next place was Maryfield-mill, about four miles and a•half from Dundee, where he was a spinner; his treatment there was harsh—sometimes the hours were sixteen. What effect upon the children—the female children more especially—has this long standing to their labour?-It has a great effet.l.-1 have observed it at the mill; the feet of the girls have sweat' so, that they have been ready to take off their shot s. _ _ "Does it occasion positive deformity sometimes ?—Yes, very idea; the girls.becorue knock-k.nee'd and bow=legg'd. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. "To a considerable extent ?—Yes, to a great extent. I know sma girl so bow-legg'd that you could put a chair between her r s 4 - Has it at all affected you ?—Yes ; I am very much knock knee'd. " Have you seen one of the, witnesses in waiting of the name of Openshaw, a boy ?—Yes. " Is there anybody that you have witnessed in your neigh bourhood that is as strikingly deformed as he is P—A great deal more so • oue man that is working now at a mill near Brechin, about 2U miles from Dundee, and who is about 30 years of age. This man does not stand, with his deformity, above 4 feet 6 inches high; and had he grown to his proper height, 1 think he would have been about - 5 feet Bor 9. He has - been in mills since he was five years old, and he is reduced to that state, that he slides about on a stool to do his work; and though he is about 30 years of age, he can now do uo more than a girl's work." The next mill was Strathmartin, distant only half a mile from the former. Fifteen hours, exclusive of meals, the time. But the overseers were jealous of their know ing the time. " After the overlooker found I was possessed of a watch, 1 had logt the key, and he took the watch and broke it, and gave it me back, and said I had no use for a watch, and chastised me for letting the hands'kuow the time of day." Here the boys and girls all slept in one apartment, with a small division about four feet high bet Ween them. After staying a year and a half there, he endeavoured to get some other employment, but was forced to return back to Duntruin mill, as overlooker. There the sys tem, since he had been away from it, was worse. "At what time of the morning did you have to attend your lhbour there?-1 have been called up by the master, who stood at the door cursing and swearing, at three o'clock in the morning. "how, late iu the night were you kept at that work ?—We were never kept less-than till ten and eleven o'clock at night. "Were the hands principally young ones at that mill?—Yes, there was a great number of them below twelve. "Were they very poor?—Yes, very poor; the poorest of the poor. ‘• Where did they come from P—Some from the poor-houses in Edinburgh. " Were they sent young ?—Yes; - they came at 6 and 7 years old. " And• they were sent for a stated length of time ?—Yes. " For a number of years ?—Yes: rkuow some that were en gaged for three and four years. "Were those children worked as long as you have been stet ing ?—yes.. " No exceptions in favour of the younger children and the girls P—Not in the least. "Was that excessive working accompanied by excessive beating ?—Yes, very frequently they were beaten; children were not able to stand the . work: and, if they had made the least fault, they were beaten excessively. "Did you ever hear of any one attempting to escape from that mill ?—Yes : there were two girls that made their escape from the mill through the roof of the house, and left nearly all their clothes behind them." No person- will have anything to do with any of,the wretches so reared, for they are quite helpless. if the females, when grown up, are not ugly, they may' find relief in prostitution. The flogging or strapping is continual, and when it happens to be extreme the overseer is fined. "Did you know any individuals brought to trial for inflicting the extreme punishment you have described ?—I heard of one; there was an overlooker in Mr. Edwards's mill, at West End, Dundee, who was brought before the Justice for licking a girl; and on, being examined before the Justice he was fined ; but the master returned the line back to the overlooker, and turned away this girl whom he had struck, and also her sister and two other sisters who were connected with her. Mr. Edwards was questioned about it in the Advertiser paper, and he refused to answer. The only reply he made was, that he could do any thing he liked with his own, though four or five suffered by that transaction o: taking the overseer to justice for that bad usage." Thus the overseer is encouraged to violence, and he is paid for making himself the scape-goat of the master, who cannot be reached. - - The poor children are hardly able to stand from fatigue ; and the overlookers keep continually strapping them- to prevent them from dropping down asleep. We shall return more than once to this interesting sub • ject. The evidence of the eminent medical. men exam ined on the effects of this system on the population is well deserving consideration.—Morning Chronicle. [After a long quotation from the Evidence on the Fac tory Bill, the Guardian proceeds--] Our limits are exhausted, or we would produce parts of the evidence of a much more harrowing descriytion, but we shall return to it on the first opportunity. One thing, however, we beg to impress on the minds of our readers, namely, that almost without a single exception, the pro prietors of these mills, where the greatest cruelties, aris ing from the hardest toil have been perpetrated, are gen tlemen of unbounded liberality, and reformers par ex cellence. They are men learned in all the mysteries of political science, who march in the front rank with the schoolmaster, whose wives and daughters shed tears at the bare recital of colonial - slavery, who pray with and for the negro, and tender their alms in order to purchase his manumission ; but, alas I they have no tears for the poor white slaves in their father's factories—no sigh for the emaciated and deformed infant—no horror for the strap—no pity for the wretched and sickly female, once as healthy and beautiful as themselves, who wastes and spins away her existence for a pittance of six shillings a week, four of which, in many cases, she is obliged to spend at the factory store, where every article that is sold is charged 20 per cent. higher than in the ordinary hux ter's shop. One word more and we have done. The man who brought. this infamous system to light, and by whose sole and unaided exertions it has been exposed in all its de formities—who made the echoes of the House of Com mons ring with the cruelties of the system,—has now no seat in Parliament. To the everlasting disgrace of Le eds he has been rejected by his own townsmen—beaten by the strap-masters of the mills—opposed by the advocates of infanticide, who, all powerful in their locality, have been enabled to pour their political and selfish resentment on the friends of the poor. But Mr. Sadler will be im mortalized when they are forgotten, when their factories are valueless, and the rotten economy they support is on ly remembered from the evils it inflicted, and the destruc tion of human life of which it was the cause. The min isterial papers, now hunting after popularity, appear dis posed to take up the question; but we trust it will be recollected that they conceald the evils to the last mo ment, and opposed Mr. Sadler with all the bitterness of party vindictiveness. The press of Loudon, with the ex ception of the Standard, which we followed in the cause of justice, at an humble distance, was opposed to him, but he has his reward. He drew the veil aside, and now that it is drawn, and the truth must be . told, they stand aghast at the enormities disclosed. They. crawl in upon the rear of victory to pilfer that which belongs to others— but they are welcome !—Guardian and Public Ledger. means of comfort and of an, honest independence, make him reckless of character, and qualify him for acts of violence and depredation. It is true, we hear seldom of the offence of machine-breaking now, but the reason is not that the results of the special commissions, or the still subsisting punishment of death, have terrified from the crime, but because the farmers have very generally sub stituted the hand-labour of the flail once more for that of the thrashing-machine; but the midnight bumings still go on. Neither continued executions by judge and jury, of guilty men sometimes, and of innocent ones oc casionally, can stop this crime of a fierce and ignorant spirit of revenge—its cause lies deeper than penal laws can reach. The, Spring-gun Bill of Lord Melbourne, which was to put men, women, or children, as the case might happen to be, to death, without the intervention of judge or jury, would only have made matters worse. The penal legislation has been long tried without effect— let the remedial now be attempted—improve the condi tion of the labourer.—Morning Herald. MR. POULETT THOMSON—THE MINISTRY. We propose to offer some additional observations on the speech of Mr. P. Thomson, which he gives us to un derstand embodies his opinions and those of " his col leagues." He tells us France has, by the advice of our•govern ment, abolished the prohibitory system of trade, and decided on embracing the principle of free trade. We should like to know to what article this new system is bonajide applied. Do the French consent to receive our iron manufactures at other than prohibitory duties? Do they take our cotton goods ? , Do they take our earthen wares ? Is there any one article they will consent to take from us on terms that will admit of commercial exchange ? If so, we be Mr. Poulett Thomson will give to the public the tariff on which it is based. But he knoWs, and we know, that he was practising sheer hum bug on his Manchester audience when he indulged in this statement. The French government profess a great willingness to do many things which they have no in tention of doing; fOr the people of that country are opposed to the projects that are recommended. They see how keen our rulers are in the desire of reorganizing the commercial system, and they profess to feel in unison with them, but they commit themselves to no acts of ac quiescence. They think it sufficient to show such agree ment of sentiment as may answer their end of binding the imbecile government of Lord'Grey, in foreign policy, to their views. The French government, nearly twelve months ago, entered into an equivocal treaty to abolish the slave trade, honestly, as respected France, and this document served to make a flourish about the liberality of France for one evening last session of parliament; but we beg to ask Lord Palmerston if this treaty has been carried into effect. The foreign slave trade is carried on as extensively as ever. Our rulers are anxioi4s to keep this fact in the back ground, but they endeavour to drive our West India colonists into equal competition in the sale of their produce with foreigners who carry on the slave trade, and who have by this means labour at nearly one half the price of our colonists. The name of "free trade" and " liberal systems" leads men who do not understand the questions they are con ducting into very absurd measures. To forward "free trade" and our intercourse with France, we last year equalized the duties on French, Spanish, and Portu guese wines. It was then said, "We shall all drink de lightful French wine at cheap prices." The public now learn, by experience, what every wine- merchant would have told them at the outset, that we have for years im ported nearly all the good wines France produces, ,and that it is only drank by the higher classes. The result of this " liberal measure," therefore, is not to increase the consumption of French Wine; it remains stationary, the revenue is diminished, and the only•point established is the ignorance of the government. Mr. P. Thomson, on his own part and for his " col leagues," calls the government the "people's govern ment," not the king's government. We wish the peo ple much joy of their intelligent rulers.—Morning Post. HOW TO SUPPRESS INCENDIARY FIRES. That " prevention is better than cure," is a maxim ,that holds good in the political as well as the physical system. But while our legislators rely upon the effi ciency of " letting blood" for crime, they care little for the adoption of the moral treatment by which crime may be prevented. We now speak of that species of crime which is not the act of men hardened in iniquity, but of that class of offenders whose violation of the law is the consequence of the pressure of misery, driving them into temptation, or forcing them to revenge. While the misery of the labouring classes, and the sense of oppres sion connected. with it, continnes, it is in vain that the ensanguined sword of vindictive. law is suspended over their heads, and every now and then it cuts off victims, and makes the people familiar with judicial slaughter. The best law is the preventive law—the law that will protect the labourer against the task-masters that " grind ;,1:e Lees of the poor," and, by taking from him the THE DUTCH BUSINESS. Antwerp has fallen, and the Scheldt is closed! Leo pold of Saxe Coburg has obtained possession of a ruined and useless fortress, but the trade of his principal city is destroyed, and the Belgians are excluded from the com merce of the only navigable river which intersects their territory and that of the King of the Netherlands. This is a beautiful illustration of Whig policy . Pre vious to the invasion of Belgium by, the _French, and the embargo laid upon Dutch vessels by the ministers of England, the Scheldt was free. It was open to the ships of all nations. No complaint was made by any power of the exactions of the Dutch. The trade of Antwerp was not molested; the navigable channel was marked out by Dutch buoys, and traced by Dutch pilots.— Now, however, that the war, or, to speak by the card, the peace is ended, the situation of the people of Belgium is sadly altered. Instead of obtaining any advantages by the surrender of the citadel of Antwerp, they are deprived of those which they enjoyed, and a passage to the sea, the chief outlet of their manufactures, is denied them. They have obtained a sort of a pass key, which is useless, for the door is bolted and barred on the outside. What a ludicrous dilemma is that in which his Majes ty'sministers have placed themselves ! France we forgive, for she accomplished her object, advanced her favourite foreign policy, and crowns her infamy with a wreath of mi litary glory. But the English ministers have been willing and slavish dupes from first to last, throughout the whole of the negotiations, and most conspicuously of all in this ..concluding act of shameless aggrandisement and op pression. If Lord Palmerston were asked, " What have you done to secure the independence, or the commercial rights, of the Belgic people, or effect a final settlement of the matter in dispute between Holland and Belgium ?" what would be his reply I " We have taken the citadel of Antwerp !" Have you ?—Yes. But what else have you taken by your motion ? " Nothing." That is an unsatisfactory, if not an equivocal answer, my lord. You have taken the citadel it is true, but have you not also taken away the trade of Antwerp ? Have you not taken the commercial advantages which the Bel gians possessed in the navigation of the Scheldt, and given them exclusively to Holland ? Have you not taken away the trade lately carried on by British merchants who have or had large mercantile establishments at Ant werp ? You have left the houses of . the citizens of Ant werp standing as you found them, and for this thanks are due to General Chasse, not to Lord Palmerston; but have you not taken away the means whereby the citizens live ? Have you not reduced nine-tenths of the inhabi tants to beggary ? Have you not shut them out from any intercourse with the foreign world ? Have you not spread desolation around a once flourishing city I And have not you and your allies, and the loving subjects of this puppet Leopold, drained the treasury of Brussels_ of its last florin ? These questions must be answered in the affirmative ; for the charges they convey are true. If the noble lord had done, " nothing" in reality, as it is admitted he did for two years before, we could have forgiven him. 'lf he had stood by, like the dog in the play, and said " nothing," we should have pardoned him. But un fortunately for the peace and welfare of Europe, his " sayings and doings" have been of a very mischievous 'The severely wounded, 59 in number, were reyed to Antwerp hospital, the French milit ing . specially charged itself with their protecti< d there are 36 that have undergone amputat uttmoens and Lieut. Van Limburg Stiruni ha 6 n thither, since the state they were in woe rd to be removed elsewhere ; the latter being a , 1 cousin's of his there. The marshal has positii I these patients shall be sent to their native I 't their respective cases shall admit of it. 'commodore Koopman,. who, in consequene 4 1 article, had not - been included in the capitol 'evening of the 26th, removed to the French li tithe officers of the navy had their weapons take 'II. After many representations against thi, i after repeatedly, urging the Marshal, that if t Iplaced on an equal tooting with ourselves, hi Personally, uo better than Commodore Koopi 'duty of every commanding officer, when a pri 'to exempt himself from the general suffering, hi deeeeded in effecting that, the officers got tbeii , and the sailors included in the capitulation hopes were held out that Commodore Koo join me again. I will, however, not rest, anti tc d ' is end, is complied with, or insist on sharing 1 On the 27th Marshal Gerard sent me a letter e quutents : " ' TO BARON CHASSE, GENERAL OF INFAI Itt i tt General—l hasten to inform you, that in co' (lions from my government, just received, ~, 4 1 to send both you, and the troops late under d, back to Holland; under the express coedit °Ulcers and soldiers included in the capitulaf tteett; do positively engage not to bear arms agi 1, her allies, and, especially, not ag-aifist Belg iu . RUSSIA:—WHIG FOREIGN POLICY. Who forgets the Russian-Dutch loan of five millio nsidi kcij il its mi ttn i n e o n t t h io be made between aveen the latter power eiv completed. and the loan of two millions and a half guaranteed to the 'Should you accept the proposal which I hay , your troops to depart, without delay, I young King of Greece? All must remember, thelaking, Ishall forthwith give the necessary on within twelve months Russia has got, one way or anothetk"'ell and tiers where your arms will be restored to you. . seven millions of British money, of British engagernentotuon.. 1 have ptocoruted t apprise you, u übthnkrk. that my. orders as good as money. Now, let our readers mark the equ..juraelf aria troops valent, as announced by the Globe, the ministerial pull Receive, General, the assurance of my most d nature. He has had the singular talent of mystifying and involving every point which he had proposed ti settle. He has augmented the difficulties which it wsl the object of his protocols to remove, and he has give the last damning touch to diplomacy by annihilating tb commercial privileges connected with the navigation c the Scheldt which he had strenuously contended for, ii favour of the Belgians. By the closing of the Scheldt the Dutch have raised new question for the consideration of the other powers c Europe. Prussia is deprived by this measure of th ordinary means of exporting her manufactures. Austria and Russia are equally interested in the exclusion c their respective flags. England and France have cer tainly no right to complain, except against their respectiv governments ; but the other powers have, seeing tha they were not parties to the coercive measures again? Holland. Under these circumstances negotiations upoi a wider basis must be renewed, in which M. de Talley rand and Lord Palmerston will play a less conspicuoo part than formerly. Whatever shall be the issue, tIV King of the Netherlands is perfectly justified in the lino of policy he is pursuing. His allies took the citadel of Antwerp in order to preserve the peace of Europe) and his Dutch Majesty, having the same object in vie closes the Scheldt!—Guardian and Public Ledger, nal, of last night : " Strange accounts have reached us of the conduct of A " 'The Marshal Commander-in-Chief, "'COUNT aural Ricord, commander of the Russian squadron in ti * To which I sent the following answer:— Mediterranean. 'While England, Germany, and France, at ec, M Ait s i i i ,, A p LC CITADEL THE iwhich I ARMYb have " been THE honouredNoßee b . A COUNT DEL , o p e e ll e tt . RD, I C B3 O M 2 . 7 1: D a E rs ß h - a I : earnestly employed in establishing a settled government il Greece; white Prince Otho was expected daily to arrive in 00 ' AN TWER P country for the purpose of restoring order and subordinatio e lettete by h it appears that the Russian Admiral has been tampering w i - i t way Y this day, relative to the conditions,on which some members of the Greek senate, and has actually aided a e citadel of Antwerp are to be sent back to abetted theta in their secession from the common cause of those the honour to inform you, Marshal, that I an country. Ten unworthy niembers of that body, with tkns authorised to enter into such an engagemel assistance of the Russian admiral, have withdrawn themselverefore, under the necessity of undergoing, alo: from the seat of government, hoisted the standard of insurree, s, v the fate which the French government may h tion against their countrymen, and offered to the Russian adreles in this case. rat himself the station of President of Greece. We are glaile ' Aceeet, Marshal, the assurance of my most d however, to learn that the accredited agent of the Czar diee eee _ e ""1 he General of Infantry, approves loudly of the part taken by his naval officer,- and le --' "BARON therefore trust that the condeet of the latter will be disavow;' Whereupon we received, yesterday, orders t and disapproved at St. Petersburg. There can be no hope (1144,1; Major-General de Fauvage having brol seeing any settled government established in that country tie - - Illing, with the first column, of about 24W men he is disgraced, recalled, and punished as he deserves for b,the loth division of infantry, and two companies treachery and presumption." seer a strong escort, while I shall commence tri The policy of Russia during the last year, aye, durin.P . kow morning with the second and last column, I the last six years, must now be transparent to the zno,,r,?.t. The thenfantae t t i h e e m ar e t c hll c e a r l y ; j e an a d rt m m a e r n i t uts a . y, purblind. As to the disavowal of the Admiral's procee 4." gentlemen e obtained leave to return to Holland, and wi ings by the Russian government, that is just as valuab the first opportunity, except Surgeon Majo as the disavowal of the conduct of the captor of Ancon ion account of my state of health, at his own by the French government. The truth is, that the f accompany me to Dunkirk, where means will vourite policy during at least six years of Russia is (I him back to Holland, as soon as I shall no cheat and embroil the fools in the west of Europe, whi . , ou for his services. I shall have the honour of sending your excel: she plays her own game in the east. Other times w kirk, my further proposals for military reward know clearly what we know but imperfectly; but still g too short at present. know in part the share that Russian intrigue had in t , This moment the melancholy tidings come te popish question, and in the French and Belgian reb 'hospital enel de Gumoens . died last night, inalle_ . _ lions. ()f what inextinguishable derision must Briti/ r . avense uence of his wound: in him his Majesty 1 leo less brave than experienced,whose h ' and French ministers be the objects at St PetersburA 4ted and even at Ashburham-house.—Standard. by every one, and by myself in particular. ' 1 The General of Infantry, BARON I _...... 11 a later letter General Chasse requested the 4 e to return his thanks to the King for the di Irk of favour which his Majesty had bestowed on I . orison of the citadel; and, at the balllC thee, trar FRANCE. 'ler of the day, issued by him on that occasion. The French papers of Wednesday add nothing to our . pre, • reeß OF THE DAY GARRISON OF Arig vious knowledge. In C.:ally/tones Messenger we find, under tb e FOR -EpENDENT FORTS, AND THE ISIS MAJESTY'S NAVAL head of news from Nantes, that the trial of Mademoisell Te ss ScHELDT OFF ANTWERP. Duguigny, on account of the secret press and other maters e Brother soldiers—No reward more honourable, for printing, found in their house when the Duchess of Be to the lot of a soldier who has done his duty, th was arrested, was called on before the tribunal of correction align that his deeds have been approved of by le police in that town on the sth instant. The court was crowd "Phis brother soldiers, is the case with us ; ye and a great many ladies made their appearance dressed in greet r i,_ A_ F g the siege has met with the King's satisfacte and white. The pleadings lasted till half-past 2in the alit. t ce in general, has answered his Majesty's just e: has with sympathy noticed the fate of so many noon, but the judgment was deferred. It is now supposed th e e the Thichess will be brought to trial, thanks to the embrogi 0 have shed their blood for their country, and th produced by the Due de Broglio's admission. .ions and fatigues which you cheerfully submittec PARIS, January 9. " Desirous of giving, in the first place, a mark i The discussion on Saturday. relative to the Duchess of Betrobation to me individually, and, in my person, t resolves itself very much into this lucid decision—that lyrison of the citadel of Antwerp, his Majesty, by Royal Highness is to remain in the chateau of Blaye until ePt k e 25th instant, has named me a Grand Cross of t comes out. The ministers say, we have the prisoner, and 'der of William, while his Majesty is benevolent intend to keep her as long as we think her detention necessarte presentation for rewards, still to be submitted to to the tranquillity of France; the Chamber says, do just as vo' brother soldiers, we have honourably acquitte like, but remember you arc acting on your own responsibin our task; and if, for the moment, our anus mu and that we have no more to do with it than the parliament ten from the holy cause of our country, that cau themoon. This is the real sum of six hours' discussion.—' letinue to live in our hearts; and whatever trials I doctrinaires have, however, misrepresented the result of i 'tore for us, surely we shall deem no sacrifice too neither a direct nor an implied approbation has been given 'Antwerp Citadel, 27th Dec. 1832. the course which ministers have expressed their intention , "The General of Infants pursuing. The emphatic manner in which M. Dupin, as Pro; "BARON CHASSE." dent, put the question, would sufficiently prove this fact, if pre' l 3ltEDA, JAN. 7.—The western frontiers of this pi were wanting. " Upon the ensemble of the petitions," said il l !teadv strongly occupied by Belgian troops, belon; "the committee proposes to pass to the order of the day, a irps of Daine. Those stationed about Santvliet bt upon the particular interpretation which had been given to thetetely after their arrival to infringe ou the frontiers conclusions, the reporter hai very well explained that a mista it petty thefts in the villages. There is no dou existed, and that the committee did not intend to engage t Meson of Hoogerherde, commanded by Major Vat Chamber in any manner ; that the question does not relate t o ti find means to induce them to discontinue thei legislative measure, since there is no bill before the Chambe its. According to another account from Berge] nor to a judgment, since there is none called for, and e n um b e r of Belgians on this side of our province 1 Chamber would not at any rate constitute itself a tribunal; ab ou t 5,000; and it is also averred that they do i to advice to be given, since the Chamber will not interfere at 'eatis respect our territory, but that their daily pal in the matter—but to a simple adoption of the order of' the de e constant habit of making incursions on the s Are these the views of the committee ?" M. Sapey ( troops taken prisoners at the taking of Fort St. Li reporter) : " Yes, perfectly." The President: "Then I lee, f o r a while, remained at Graminond, left the the order of the day to the vote." All this is a simple refu edu es day for Dunkirk, to join their comrades the on the part of the Chamber to assume gratuitously a portico. &rant, Jan. 8. the responsibility which belongs only to the ministers. 'l' 4 ee l . 9.—lt is said that the Russian government has party Dupin took no part in the discussion ; M. Dupin himfe• loan for eight millions sterling at Amsterdam, on tl presided, and all his party remained silent. The reason of ktitag eo us terms. The Moniteur of to-day contai is that M. Lupin (as I have before told you) is decidedle edistance for establishing and improving dock-yard opinion that the Duchess ought to be tried by the Chambet,Qicb s hip-builders may be tauaht the principles o; Peers, and if ever the question were brought directly before r 4 te, &e. The Moniteur of to-gay also contains a legislature, would support that opinion, and •utiguestionami -eer increasing the postage of letters to Spain, Po turn out the doctrinaires if they resisted it. This is the re lh . i-r-a.i.tar. It likewise announces that the Queen, F reason of their having abandoned the idea of presenting al° rilicesses, have proceeded to Compeigne, from WI on the subject, as directed by their famous ordonnance• but . go to the array, to be present at, the approachil is not anxious to find au opportunity for the contest—he is i'l e learn from Mecklenburgh-Schwerin that the 6 content to'keep his Presidency at any rate for the session, a tench displeased at the influence exercised in his s will not assume his arms unless the gauntlet is thrown diree , t iety for the Liberty of the Press established in B in his face.—Paris Correspondent of the Globe. :rig, and he has announced to his subjects his resole 'w n. all attempts to create discord and confusion.— _ 1 lendent, London Standard. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. HOLLAND AND BELGIUM. The last despatch of General Chasse, dated from the citw of Antwerp, is in every way interesting. We, therefore, $ join it, together with some other official documents. The following are extracts from the Dutch papers reed this afternoon : HOLLAND. O'HU HAGUE, JAN. 6.—For some days past there 11,6° sittings of the Cabinet Council. It is affirm( Zilect of deliberation was the new proposals made I ' t i 'I France, the principal of which are said to be, i k e S of Lillo and Liefkenshoek, the free navigat l ' i 'Aeldt, with the . payment of a moderate tonnage ti,vigation of the inland waters, according to the ref 0,,e tariff of Mentz,—a commercial route by way ilfi.:t Venloo,—with a toll,—Hollaud to be put in pi the territory assigned to it by the 24 articles with ; - !r the signing of the treaty ,— the reduction of Ott Belgian armies brthe peace establishment with 6 r th e signature of the treaty. It is said that th aL B , either wholly or in part, are decreed inadmissil 4'olly rejected; so that they may serve as a basis ettotaations. A new Ria loan has been opened . 11 .. under the title of "the n 4th Series of the Loa l'"I tt l Bweithrgewno ie"ut.." and the house of Hope and Co. is to negotia i l 4 PPortunity shall otter. I'he amount of this to; 6 4 4.1,000 of rubles, or about 40,000,000 of florins. Bergen-op-'Loom rn L o d ° n D I that utc h on soldiers, the 5t h w i h n o st. h t a l i vo le sli ft i p i : I 'd i n night. Several of the sick and wounde 'del ot Antwerp, who were brought to the hospi 4 - 4 ? P-Zoom, being entirely recovered, have left t. icau their brethren in arins. The two ships above i % wounded soldiers on board. The ice in t 4 ri ..i difficult to go up to 13ergeu-op-Zoom, the two shi ip ahill g, where the wounded; no doubt, have all pl vela of them. . (From the Staats Courant of the 6th inst.) THE HA (SUE, Jan. 5,1833.—We are now enabled to comalt eate the following, report of General Chasse : TO lIIS EXCELLENCY Tuu ➢IINISTER OF WAR. " ANTWERP CITADEL; Dec. 29, 1832.—1 n continuation my letter of the 21th inst., I have the honour to report to ,I . ° l Excellency, that, in consequence of the capitulation conch the enemy on that day took possession of the raveliue of main gate, and subsequently of the five bastions. " At two o'clock in the afternoon I was visited in my 0 1 : mate by the two French princes, accompanied by 111ar Gerard and ten or twelve more generals, who paid me the est compliments on the defence of the citadel; the war', assuring me that he would grant me every thing that wag contrary to his instructions. fhe condition in which they foil the interior of the citadel seemed to astound them all. " I have no cause whatever to complain of the m anner, which we are treated by the French; and all my trifling quests they politely attend to. " I esteem mmlf happy in having been able to antic' his Majesty's wishes of having the wounded t r ansport e, Holland, since, at my request, the wounded and sick, who be !c` both here and at the 'fete de Flandres, on the 26th, have conveyed by water, under a French guard to the fl e et, r 4 thence by our own crews to Bergen-op-Loom. of " On that occasion, the Belgians have again given a Pr i ? r , characteristic baseness, by directing- a violent musket ri those ships, all the way from Katteudyke to the Fort du N o although escorted by French military.