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Lord Grey could not " swamp" the latter : who kno not how he can deal with the House of Lords ? Let c readers exercise their minds for names of contempt 6 illustrations of feebleness to be applied to the House Lords, and we engage to subscribe to them all, and to beyond them all in saying, that it is the house which, der an undisguised auresse, passed Lord John Rus bill. But, however despicable the House of Lords be as a legislative chamber, or mock legislative club, class of nobility in this country can never be an uni4 portant class; never, except in times of seditious exci ment, can the possessors of the soil of the country, t heirs of Its ancient families, the possessors of traditi rank, be less than the m os t i m p or t an t c l ass . Now, id, the general revo l u ti on i n property w hi c h w i ll very so! follow the late political revolution, if the House of Lol regain not its position—until this approaching completi! of Lord Grey's work, the nobility of Great Britain me be taken as representing out of doors the rank and pr, pert of the country ; and they have declared aga; ministers —declared with a degree of decison and pool which demonstrates that either the nobility or the mini try must fall. If all the former do their duty to thel ;elves, their country, their p os te r ity, an d t h e fame " heir ancestors, as the nobility of Scotland have dol here can be no doubt a s t o th e resu lt. If , however, th, lo not do their duty, th e y ma y b e sure th at t h e i r person ) )ower will disappear as rapidly as that which they oil ield in the House of Lords. This, however, is a wii opic. At present we take leave of the subject, mere .ongratulating his Majesty upon the possession of set 'ants who can show him "a deadly animosity" betweel lie populace and the gentry in one division of his kin" tom, and between themselves and his nobility in then—Standard. IRELAND. DEMOCRACY AND TERRORISM.- The public, who take eep interest in the affairs of Ireland, are anxious to kilo' That is the standard of outrage in that devoted countt xed upon by government, ere the arm of the law is to retched forth to arrest the march of murder, and 0 own that system of denouncement which has caused ead kan to hold his life, as it were, by sufferance. Lela t point of fact, is not, at the present moment, under t vay of England or of English law. She is ruled by t .ch-agitator, through whose incendiary machinati Lose desperate bands have been formed, by whom ter solation, and death have been borne through the lane here is in this beggared country a power beyond Of ' the monarch's, and far above that of the law—a powe dding defiance to the government, and issuing its map rtes with an audacious confidence that they will be iv?, icitly obeyed, which can proceed only from a perf iowledge of the monstrous, despotic, and sanguin fluence it possesses. Whether under the name Captain Rock," of " Whiteboy - s," of "Volunteers," "the Liberator," this authority is alike potent; a a secrecy of its organisation only renders more alarto the sudden and evidently combined mode in whid different places it, at the same moment, displays if rbarity. This many-named tyranny may be divide o two classes—the One, that of the orators who inflani their maddening speeches the worst passions of 0 luded multitude, and who boldly take their stand of very verge of treason ; the other, that of the midnig assins who immolate the victims denounced in t lammatory harangues of the former. These form o ly, having one aim in view, and that aim the extin a of all remnant of authority possessed by Englan r that portion of the empire. But are the miuist rnly to look on and see thus rent away, without resist e, one of the most important members of the kingdom they to deliver up the loyal portion of the Irish co nity, with their possessions, to the infuriated sway ruthless hordes by whom they are at this moment as ed ? Or ought they not energetically, and at once, t in full force the powers with which they are entruste& put down with a vigour proportioned to the erner cy of the case those who have set themselves abovo common feelings of humanity ? It is time the reign .trror and of blood should end ; and, if the laws as no ied are too weak to combat with the Machiavelian an mists they are brought to cope with, let them ngthened until the educated incendiary is made t for the double guilt of instilling treason for the pur of engendering murder. Let this be done, an kly too, or men will turn from loathing those who mate, and those who do the deed of blood, to those permit it to be done with impunity.—Morning Post HE lEtsH PARLIAMENT.---The Irish papers con' an account of a meeting of the " Irish Volun' Society," on Saturday last, at the Corn Ex' ge. The names of those refusing to attend the tion of this incipient convention, were Messrs , !s Grattan, J. Jones, Mervyn Archdale, and Niche' Vigors. Every thing was conducted according )rm, and with the most punctilious regularity , Secretary read over the names of the membell ought to have been there, in like manner as the m of the members of the House ofConinons are over when absent from the House. But as ne giant at Arms has yet been appointed, the recusant bers, instead of being handed over to the civil cue were consigned to the uncivil vituperations of thost ;ed in the rehearsal of the proceedings of an Irish iment. What these proceedings would be, may be / well guessed at from th e s p eec h o f th e di ctator o , id, and agent of Catholic priesthood. The first I Parliamentary measure to be proposed is the milk krganization of the whole of the Catholic populs' of Ireland. Nothing can exceed the regularity/ Tier, and peaceable association with which the otY to be effected. None are to be admitted as volun' but those whose characters will bear the strictest .nation by the parish priest : so as to insure the sion of those only whom the opportunity of auri' confession enables the priest to vouch for as 0 is to aid in the accomplishment of the _purpose fof, the association is designed. The " Volunteers ,t to be armed ; Oh ! no ; that would be again!! ; to be sure the d es i gna ti on o f " V o l unteers L ominous sound, and it is difficult to contemplat' as an unarmed body ; but, then, they are lristr Leers, which explains the apparent contradiction , can be more delightful contemplation than an asso'l ► of all the male,s of a population of six million'' half, regularly enrolled as volunteers, with 0( 3 1 of taking up arms at any moment, and still philo' ally abstaining from their use ; trusting for victo' Lto guns, but to argument ! To a philanthropic such as that of Mr. O'Connell, such a sight ma' gratifying as novel; more particularly when it 0 ?red that the inhabitants of Ireland, who are 0 se these a Pacific Volunteers," are not remarkably ited for mildness of demeanour during excitement tinence from the argumentum baculinum, even 0 0 occasions. To suppose that the spirit which 0 :Bing into existence this array of Irish logicians 0 abstract questions of civil and religious govern' with the British legislature, has any ulterio l s in their organization, would be equivalent t‘; ;ing the agitators of the selfish desire of personY dizement. It is true that this measure bears very the appearance of an attempt at intimidation; me persons pretend to see in it the occult (IFY r using it as a means to force a separation. BO olive can the agitator have for desiring a separ*' Has he not disclaimed it ? And, besides, has 10 eady an income of £12,000 a year from tlld coo l , Lao ' l ' of coa t 0 1 , 3 , tion• rive f r oo- th ° ess o ; 11," nest" THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. "4. Holland to be also a neutral country, advantageous to both countries : yet, in the next paragraph, there is a specification the Belgian army shall be reduced, while the Dutch is to subsist until further measures : this arrangement looks deceitful. "5. The question of Luxemburg to lie settled by further negotiations : Necessarily ;_ for the German Diet as well as the five Powers enter into the discussion. " 6. Liefkenshook and Lille to be given up three weeks after the signature of the treaty: why not now? and why are not the 24 articles accepted instead of this new project?" ANSWER or THE KING OP THE NETHERLANDS. The King of the Netherlands has transmitted his answer to the courts of London and Paris, and the arrangement he pro poses is upon the following basis :-- " The free navigation of the Scheldt, with a moderate duty. " The free passage of the Rhine and Meuse, according to the tariff of Mentz. " The payment of 8,400,000 florins, by Belgium, as its share of the interest of the debt, with further provision for its final settlement. " The reduction of the Belgian army to a peace establish ment, with a promise that satisfactory arrangements will be made for the reduction of his own. _ _ " The evacuation of the forts in the Scheldt in three weeks after the ratification of the treaty, and a reference of the ques tion of Luxembourg to the five powers and the Confederation." These certainly are fair and moderate terms, but the uniform injustice that has been displayed towards the King of the Netherlands, in the whole transaction, will not permit us to be sure that they will bumet in a spirit of either fairness or mode ration. In fact, they do not differ materially from the terms which were before so contumeliously treated.--London Stand. Wolffe, the missionary, was on the point of leaving that p l ace for" Cashmere. It would seem fro% this that he has received permission from Runjeet Singh to extend his travels to that country, though a refusal had been anticipated. The former part of his travels from Meshed or Ispahan to Bahara has been published in the Calcutta paper, from which, however, no very high opinion of his success can be formed. In a communica tion from Runjeet Singh, in consequence of a proclamation of Mr. Wolffe, the Rajah says he has been given to understand that the words of the missionary arc inconsistent with common sense, and apparently the proceeds of a deranged intellect. The Turkomans had mistaken Mr. Wolffe for the Prince Royal of England, "sent by his royal father to watch the movements of the Russians!" We learn by the Madras papers of Sept. 18th, that Lieut.- General Sir W. C. O'Callaghan, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief, was expected at Bangalore' in the course of that month, and that great preparations were made for his arrival. It is also said that the Governor-General was to be at Meerhout on the lst November, and to proceed immediately from thence to Delhi, where a camp was to be established on or about the 15th November. HOLLAND AND BELGIUM. 13ttusstLs, Thursday evening, Jan. 17, Eiyht o'clock.—The following, intelligence being of great importance, 1 hasten to communicate it to you. It arrived this evening to the Gqyern meat, in a despatch from General Buzen, the governor of Ant werp, and bears the date of this day at noon : " I have this . moment been informed that orders from the Dutch Government have been received by the commandant of the Dutch fleet in the Scheldt, to the effect that he is to allow vessels of all nations to come and go down the river, except ing those bearing the British, reach, and Belgian flags." It is said, also, that.no conditions whatever are annexed to this permission, therefore the merchantmen from all nations, with the aforesaid exceptions, may come to Antwerp as before the siege of the citadel. It will depend on the British and French Governments to obtain the same right for their ships. Why the Dutch King should have made this invidious distinc tion requires explanation. The British and French merchant men came to and sailed from Antwerp, even to the middle of the month of November, while the combined fleet was off Hol land. The " counter" treaty proposed by the King of Holland is now semi officially stated to have arrived here. The King of the French and the Dukes of Orleans and Ne mours left Lille for Paris, on Wednesday at two o'clock. The Queen, Madame Adelaide, and the Princesses, remain there until to-morrow. King Leopold arid the Queen of the Belgians are expected to return to Brussels to-morrow evening.—Tines' Correspondent. We do not wonder at the exceptions here made. The Bel gians are direct enemies of Holland, and the English and French cabinets have ordered the seizure of peaceable Dutch vessels, thereby making as close an approximation to piracy as can well be conceived. A reprisal of some kind was to be ex pected.—London. Standard, Saturday, Jan. 19. GERMANY. VIENNA, JAN. B.—Since the fall of the citadel of Antwerp, the affairs of Belgium have lost a part of the interest which was necessarily excited by an attack accompanied by so many diffi culties and by brave defence. The opening of fresh negociatious is expected without apprehension, and it is hoped that this time they will lead to an arrangement without further interruption. Europe needs reform, but not an artificial, precarious reform, which keeps up a perpetual excitement, and is a hindrance to all undertakings that require a state of peace and confidence to ensure their success. During the late years of agitation the Cabinets have, by extraordinary sacrifices, been able to prevent a general rupture ; their efforts will also succeed in confirming the confidence in a real state of peace, and then to settle the question of a reduction of the military force, so as to relieve all nations from so great a burden.—Ailgemeine Zeitung. PORTUGAL. The arrival of the Carron steam-vessel, despatched from the Tagus by Admiral Parker, a week before the regular time, has led to many conjectures as to the probable interference of Eng= laud and Spain in the affairs of Portugal. It appears that Lord Hervey had arrived from Madrid, and made a communication to the Portuguese Ministry at Lisbon, which they considered of sufficient importance to induce them to send. for Don Miguel from the army. It is said that a Regency is to be established, and the young Queen acknowledged; but that both Don Pedro and Don Miguel are to be compelled to leave Portugal. Unless the affairs of the former improve, there will, we suspect, be no occasion for English and Spanish interference to procure his ab sence. Don Miguel will he a more difficult person to deal with. TURKEY. We find in the German papers many notices of the affairs of the east. The Grand Vizier, whose forces, regular and irre gular, including the contingent of the Pacha of Trebizond, amount, it is said, to 80,000 men, was marching to meet Ibra him, who, in consequence, has fallen back a little to concen trate his army in the defiles of Mount Taurus, in the direction of Karamau. A decisive battle was daily expected. It appears that many copies of proclamations of Ibrahim were discovered in Constantinople. The fate of Turkey stands on the cast of a die. The Grand Vizier has assembled around the standard of the prophet the whole strength of Islaam. The Egytians having a second time profaned the Holy Land, under the pretence of delivering its modern inhabitants from bondage, have carried conquest and subjugation even to the gates of Akshabar. On that ground will the grand struggle take place. It is no longer a contest between the crescent and the cross. There are two moons in the same heaven and one must fall. The children of Maho met are rising against the descendants of Osmyn! The Sala din and Cceur de Lion of our day are Mahmoud.and Ibrahim, both favoured sons of the prophet. Turban rises against Tur ban, emir meets emir, scymetar glances against scymetar, the Musselman sheds the Mussehnan's blood and the Christians look on unmoved. There is something more than natural in this, if philosophy could but find it out.—Atlas. The following is from the Allgemeine Zeitung, German paper, of the 12th instant :—" The accounts from Constantinople of the 19th December, are again favourable. The Porte is in a kind of feverish state ; sometimes it has reason to believe in a happy termination of the war, sometimes it is again filled with the most serious alarms. If the sultan could depend on the faith ful attachment and co-operation of his subjects, there is no doubt that the fortune of war would soon turn in his favour, for the Porte still possesses great resources. The foreign ministers in Constantinople are supposed to be very anxious for news from London respecting the success of the negociation confi ded to Namick Bey. On it will depend the greater or less de free of assistance that the sultan expects from Russia, and S o ar the answer of England is doubly important. Many persons in Constantinople were of opinion that the . Porte would have done better not to apply to England, but that it should have immediately embraced the friendly offer of the Russian court without seeking for aid in London. The latter would either answer too late, or in case there should be more readiness in the English cabinet, yet the internal state of England would not allow of the assistance being so effectual as the urgency of the case demands. On the other hand, it is not to be denied that the half of the naval force which England has so long kept up to no purpose between the English and Dutch coasts, against its ancient ally 'Holland, would, by a mere demonstra tion against the Egyptian fleet, have thrown a great weight into the scale of the Porte, have impeded the operations of Ibra him, and have checked the arrogance of Mehemed Ali. The Grand Vizier has, however, assembleda great army, and threat ens the communications of the Egyptians. His measures ap pear to have been well taken, as Ibrahim has made a retrograde movement, and thrown himself into the defiles of Caramaina." EAST INDIES. DELHI, SEPT. 4—lt is reported that the Governor-General is to be at Meerut on the Ist of November, and immediately af terwards to proceed to Delhi, where his Lordship's camp will be established on or about the 15th of November. On the 26th and 28th of last month large dense clouds of yellow locusts again cOvered the face of the atmosphere, extending in a north east and south-west direction for miles. Guns, tomtoms, and every dexcription of noise was made to keep them from settling on tie crops and garden trees, but in vain. I have not heard, however; that any material damage has been done by them. The weather is hot again, and although the rains have beeri both partial and in no great abundance, except at Meerut, still there is some fear that they are even now ended, unless the full moon brings them down again.—Lidian Gazette. Calcutta papers to the '22d Sept. have been received. Itap pears by a setter dated,. Soobathoo, the, 7th Sept. last, that M r. , AMERICA. Governor Floyd, of Virginia, has sent a message to the Legis lature of that State, dated 13th December last, in which he men tions the receipt of the ordinance adopted by South Carolina for the annulling of the Tariff-laws within their territory. The Governor proposes "that an amicable reference euld be' made to the great tribunal which f orme d an d a d a pt e d the Con stitution,--namely, to the People of the States themselves." After this message had been read, a resolution was adopted by the Legislature, for appointing a Committee to report upon the state of the question generally, and with regard to the interests of Virginia especially, and upon the propriety of recommending a General Convention of the States, to take the matter into consideration,__ and devise the best means of preserving the peace of the Union. • The only additional news of any interest from the United States is, that the proclamation of the President had been re teiyed at Charleston, but there zr,peared to be no signs of wavering or irresolution on the part of the Nullifiers. The Unit - dist, or Tariff party, was making great exertions in Caro lina to produce a re-action against the dominant party. BUENOS AYRES. BUENOS AYRES, Oct. 19.—Buenos Ayres is perfectly tranquil, and free from cholera morbus. The documents connected with the dispute between this country and the United States, respect ing the Falk Islands, were brought before the House of Repre sentatives, and were to be taken into considoration forthwith. Mr. Fox, his Majesty's plenipotentiary, quits Buenos Ayres in a few days, for Rio Janeiro. Those who created the revolution of July last, at Monte Video, have been completely foiled, and the government of the president of the oriental republic of Pa raguay (Don Fructuoso Biveira) placed apparently upon a firm footing, at least for the present. General, Lavaliega has sought refuge in the Brazilian territory with a numb er o f his adherents, and the remainder of his force has dispersed. DomEsTic. BRIGHTON, JAN. 18.—Their Majesties continue to enjoy good health. Yesterday the King and Queen took a carriage airing after luncheon, selecting the marine drive. The Queen, accompanied by Lady Cornwallis, Mdllc. D'Este, the Earl of Munster, Prince George, Sir A. Barnard, and the Rev. Mr. Wood, rode out on horseback for nearly two hours. The Prin cess Augusta, accompanied by Lady Mary Taylor, took a car riage airing. The Duke of Bedford and Lord Charles Russell arrived at Gresham's Hotel, Dublin, on Wednesday. We regret to add, that the Duchess is still confined at Barron's-court.—Dublin Express. The employment of so many persons in putting Claremont in order has given rise to various conjectures. By some it is con sidered as likely that Leopold and his bride will visit this coun try iu the spring; by others that his Belgian Majesty looks to it as a place of permanent retreat from the thankless honours of an uneasy crown. The more general and more probable opinion, however, is, that the place is about to become the re sidence of the Duchess of Kent and her distinguished daughter. The Duke of Cumberland has left town on a visit to the Duke of Wellington at Strathfieldsaye. The Marquis and Mar chioness of Salisbury and a large party of the nobility have been invited by his grace to meet his royal highness. All. the Cabinet Ministers are now in town, with the excep tion of Lord Duiham, who is gone to Dover for the purpose of proceedi i ng to Brussels. The Duke of Sussex was sufficiently recovered on Tuesday last to preside at a meeting of the Royal Society. The Marquis of Duoro, accompanied by Sir Robert Wilson, left Antwerp a few days since, for Dunkirk, to pay their re spects to old Chasse. At Aberdeen, on the 12th inst, by a most respectable jury, of which General Hay, of Rannes, was chancellor, Sir Charles Forbes, of Newe and Edinglassie, Bart. was served nearest and lawful heir male iu general of Alexander, the third Lord Forbes, of Pitsligo. The latter was father of the attainted Lord Pitsli g o, whose direct descendants have l ong s i nce f a il e d . —Aberdeen Journal, Jan. 16. Mr. Baring has ordered one thousand bushels of coals to be distributed among as many poor persons al Bocking and Brain tree.—Essex Standard. A dividend amounting to £20,000 was last week paid amongst the creditors of Prince Esterhazy. The remaining balance is to be paid within six months. The return o f th e Prince is again uncertain.-211orning Post. We learn that an Envoy extraordinary from the Shah of Persia is daily expected to arrive in London, charged with an important mission by his royal master. Apartments in one of the principal hotels at the west end have been engaged for the accommodation of the oriental Envoy. We recollect a mini ster from the court of Teheran being here in 1819, accompa nied by a fair Circassian, whose eminent personal charms oc casioned much interest in the fashionable world.—Globe. MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.—We find that our anticipations relative to the assembling of parliament on the 29th are per fectly right; indeed we never could see any reason for post ponement. The swearing in of members will occupy some days,_ after which his MAJESTY will come t o t own (we believe the 4th or sth) and open the parliament for business. We congratulate the litric and the country on the favourable cir cumstances under which the meeting will take place, as no one can doubt that the Ministers are disposed to propose measures suited to the state of the country, and that they will find firm and able supporters in the real representatives of the people.— Globe, Tuesday, Jan. 15, MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.—Copy of a letter received by the Lord Provost of Glasgow on Sunday : " Downing Street, January 8, 1833. " Sus —Parliament will meet on the 29th instant, and im mediately proceed to, the election of the Speaker. The other business of the Session will not, however, commence till the beginning of the following week. - I ha ve taken the liberty to give you this information, and, at the same time, beg leave to request your early attendance, as matters of importance must be brought under the 'consideration of the House at the com mencment of the Session.—J have, &c. &e. (Signed) "ALTHORP. " James Ewing, Esq. M. P. Lord Provost of Glasgow."—Glasgow Courier, Tuesday, Jan. 15. Tun TEN HOURS' BILL.—A meeting of delegates from va rious districts, respecting the Ten Hours' Bill, has been called by M. T. Sadler, Esq. at Bradford, to make arrangements for again bringing the subject before the House of Commons, early in the ensuing session of Parliament. The delegates were to meet yesterday for the first time. On the authority of the Leeds Mercury it is currently believed that Lord Morpeth, one of the members for the county of York, will introduce, _early in the session, a measure equilly comprehensive with Mr. Sad ler's ; his lordship was on the committee for receiving evidence in the last Parliament, and though thought to be influenced by the large mill-owners, • yet he watched the evidence with great care. We believe the inquiry has had the effect of cousin , * many individuals who were before unwilling to alter Sir J. Cf. Hobhouse's bill, to be disposed to grant the protection sought by the operatives. We understand that many influential mill owners coincide with the operatives in their views.—polton Chronicle. REFORM !—The share of the expenses of the Somersetehire election, to be borne by the county, amounts to more than £IS(X). AUGMENTATION OF LIVINGS.—The Bishop of Winchester has availed himself of the powers given by the Archbishops' Augmentation Act, passed last session, to increase several of the smaller livings of 'which his Lordship is patron. Amongst others, this advantage has been extended to the four parishes of St. Thomas, St. Lawrence,•St. Mi c h ae l, an d S t . J o h n, i n an d near Winchester. Previous to the passing of this act patrons could not legally augment livings, however small the stipend ; but it is now hoped that this example will be followed by corpo rate bodies and by private patrons of church benefices, where the emoluments are totally inadequate to the sapport of p (der gYman.....Devizo Gazette. agi_ .ted ? Would a s ep a rati o n fr om England give him bore i Why, then, should he desire separation ? ity. P I EPARATIONS TO ENFORCE THE LAWS.—We are much amused at the extreme surprise affected by some of the Irish journals at the prevalence of reports, that Govern ment deems the state of Ireland to be such as to imply the Propriety of adopting every sort of precaution that may be necessary to enforce a due obedience to author , ity and to law. It may - appear to them the most natural and the most innocent thing in the world to talk of cut ting down woods to form pike handles for volunteers, to transform the said volunteers into national guards; to summon a national convention, and denounce as traitors to the country all who refuse to attend the summons ; to impede legal process; to murder an obnoxious clergy- Man or farmer now and then upon principle, with many other ttifling deviations from the strict line of social or -1 der; but we can assure them that in England these little escapades are regarded as indications which render a pre valence of, and even a belief in, these reports extremely. IlatUral. Were Mr. O'Connell nominally as well as vir tually to assume the dictatorship of the Gfreen Island, we doubt not that the same sort of innocent amazement at any small demur on the part of the King's Government Would be manifested. But that the conduct adopted by Carolina should suggest any thing like an argument against agitation for a repeal of the Union, seems to these unconscious scribes more unaccountable than all the rest; that is to say, a glaring instance of the intrin sie frailness of the federal tie is not to form an argument against a return to a similar mode of connexion with a country in which it was once terminated, because at. tended by the most unhappy divisions, and even rebel lion itself. We are not, however, disposed at this time of day to canvass the political and necessarily mixed mo tives that led to the union, which would seduce us into too wide a field ; but we may be allowed so far to advert to the pleaded reasons for it as to do away with the sur prise of our Irish contemporaries at the proceedings in Carolina, producing certain associations in English kinds in relation to the kindred case of Ireland. But the instances are dissimilar, it seems, on another ground— our Irish repealers are not declaring for separation, like the Carolina people. True ; and neither when they Wanted Catholic emancipation did they talk of repeal. Mr. O'Connell plainly avows the policy of agitating for one thing at a time, and it may be deemed premature to talk of separation until the volunteers are transformed into the national guard. Be this as it may, our Irish brother journalists must no longer be surprised at the supposition on the part of simple Englishmen, that Go vernment may deem a little prudent preparation for a due Maintenance of authority essential to a regulation of the Ultimate views of patriots who, although they may not disclose all which they intend to effect, say quite enough to stimulate every dignified and rational executive into tie assumption of a position which can enforce the obe- Qience which is due to it. As to the rest, we neither know nor affect to know the exact intentions of Govern roent as respects the repression of agitation and disorder in Ireland. But this much we will maintain, that to sup- Pose that the existing state of party and faction there will riot call for early parliamentary attention—and that with a direct view to repression—would be to libel both the Government and the parliament. Nor in the utterance of this opinion must we , be supposed to deny the fact, that Ministers are called upon to enter with sincerity and earnestness into a thorough investigation of real Irish grievances, especially as respects the church, the ad ininistration of justice, and the melancholy condition of the numerous peasantry. But because all this has be come an imperative duty, the due maintenance of au thority by the government, by whom all this ought to be Performed, is doubly necessary ; especially as we more than suspect, that in the estimation of certain partisans nothing would be more fatal and perplexing than the quiet attainment of so much pod as would defeat their own interested objects and mischievous party views.— Globe. FOE,7:,'FfsI7.,T n417 1 E7.14 EGENCE. FRANCE. In the French Chamber of Deputies, on the 14th, there was a discussion of considerable interest relative to an important clause in the new departmental law, which is to regulate the raode of election, and the number of deputies which each ar rondissement is to send to the general Council. The Minister of the interior contended, that the wealth, population, and real importance of the several districts, should be taken as the crite rion by which the number of members they should be entitled to elect ought to be regulated. On the other hand, M. Glais I3izoin, Las Cases, Charlemagne, and others, thought that each Canton should have the privilege of returning a member with out reference to its population and property. The chamber was almost equally divided ou this point. There were two divisions, but the result of both was doubtful. A ballot was then demanded; when there appeared—for M. Glais Bizoin's proposition, 168; against it, 164. The Ministers and their staunch friends of the centres were thus beaten, by a majority of 4. This decision goes to prove the independence of the chambers, notwithstanding in most points the Ministry coin roand a very great majority. The Chamber of Deputies has passed a bill for the repeal of the Ultra loyalist law of 1816, which prescribed the observance of the anniversary of the execution of Louis the Sixteenth as a close holyday. This bill was sent up to the Peers; who amended it, after their fashion, by dividing it into the follow jug articles— !. The 21st Jarmo!), shall continue to be a day of national ourning, 2. The law of the 19th January 1816 is repealed. This amendment was intended, as the reporter of the coru raittee informed the House of Peers, to " keep the remembrance of that melancholy event alive in the minds of the population of the country." But the Chamber o f D e p u ti es h ave rejected this amendment, by an immense majority-232 to 43. It was expected that, at their next meeting, the Chamber of Peers trould reject the bill altogether, unless the government inter- Posed, and made it a cabinet question,—which was improbable. , It is worthy of remark, that out of the 63 new Peers created before the opening of the session by the Ministers, only 2(1 voted with them on this division. ---- - The French papers bring us an account of a colli s i on be tween the Chambers, which will end, we suppose, in the triumph chr the democratical faction. The House of Peers did not dare to reject the bill for desecrating the anniversary of the execu tion, of Louis XVI., but they ventured to resolve that it should ,t considered as a day of general mourning. This w as carr i e d 1 1 a majority of %to 65. Immedi rely on the resolution being. communicated to the Deputies, they, on the motion of Mauguin, voted without any debate, by a majority of 232 1‘) 43, that the bill, as originally sent up to the Peers, should oe., returned for their instant acceptance. It was supp ose d i n earis that the Upper House would have sufficient firmness to reject it again, but they must submit at last. The French peers will soon be as insignificant, as a legislative body, as the Iteform Bill has rendered the peers of England. Perhaps our hew House of Commons may vote for the abolition of all tokens of respect for the marty r d om o f Ch ar l es 1., on th e eve °f whichwthey are so appropriately summoned to hold their first meeting. If they do, the Lords will be obliged to yield as they will in France. A reduction of the French army to the amount of 100,000 men is announced ; we doubt it.—London kitandard, Friday, Jan. 18. HOLLAND. ~The following are the articles of the proposed tr ea ty b e t ween Holland and the five powers, as published in the Handelsblad, with Belgian strictures : " 1. The free navigation of the Scheldt, at a very moderate rate of tonnage : this is plausible, but it is asked—what right has Holland to refuse ingress and egress to a Belgian sea-port, as is Antwerp, where the tide rises many feet, and tho water is salts which is the national definition of a sea-port ? " 2. The navigation of the Meuse and Rhine on payment of the dues of the Convention of Mentz : this is.vague, for the canals Which lead from one river to the other are not mentioned, as in the treaty of the 21 articles, which states internal waters.' "•3. Belgium to pav from the Ist of January, 183; 8,400.000 11 "inss as interest of her share of the debt. Belgium has no abjection, when the treaty is signed on both sides to pay her shares. MARRIAGE IN lIIGII LIFE.—A private letter: from Timis speaks of the approaching nuptials o f Lord Rivers and th e H o b iss Gower, eldest daughter of Lord Granville, the British Ambassador to the French Court. THE DUCHESS OF BEDFORD.-Accounts were received in London on Sunday, from Baron's Court, Ireland, stating that it had been the intention of the family to quit the mansion on the 12th inst. When they were packing up, the Duchess of Bedford was seized with spasms in the head and stomach. Me dical aid was at hand, and strong antidotes were resorted which had relieved the patient, but she still remained very it. The Marquis of Abercorn was absent, attending the annual ploughing match at Strabane. This unfortunate event, it is supposed, will prevent the family from returning to England until February. Indication of inflammation have appeared, and leeches have been plentifully applied. ELOPEMENT.—A great deal of amusing " gossip" has been afforded the gentry of the London-road and its neighbourhood, ' in consequence of the daughter of a respectable retired trades man residing there, having eloped, at an early hour on Saturday morning, with a Lieut. D—, of the Hon. East India Company's Service. The young lady Was not missed until breakfast, nearly two hours after her departure. However, chase was given by the friends with all speed imaginable in the direction of town, but without effect; no clue whatever coni . d be had of the fair fu g iti ve an d h er ga ll a nt. his lady has long been known by the name of " The Brighton Beauty."- -Brighton Paper. SALFORD SESSIONS.-The cases of "the King v. Doherty," for libel, and "the King v. Grundy and others," for conspiracy, at Bury, have been removed by certiorari into the Court Zrf King's Bench, and will most probably be tried at the nett Lancaster assizes. • POACHING AFFAlR.—Between 1 and 2 o'clock on the morn ing of the 3d instant, a desperate affray took place at Piper wood, in the parish of Harworth, between the keepers and watchers of the game preserves belonging to the Duke of New castle, and Thomas Cooper, slater; Joseph Mountai n , brick layer ; Joseph Bullas, labourer ; and William Coulthard, biicklayer, all of Doncaster. The poachers, it appears, were all provided with fire-arms, and at the onset they set the keep ers at defiance ; the latter, however, resolved upon taking them at all hazards. One of the poachers' pieces was discharged without effect, and after a desperate resistance, in which some blood was shed, and the stocks of two of the guns were com-. pletely shattered, the keepers succeeded in capturing the four persons above-named ; a fifth contrived to make his escape.. The prisoners were taken before James Lee, Esq., at East itetfort, who committed them for trial at the next Nottingham assizes. The fifth person alluded to bas since been apprehend ed, and proves to be John Bell, jun., of Retford, who, being proved not to have fire-arms, has been committed to Southwest House of Correction for six months' hard labour.—Linceiu Mercury. ELECTION OF SCOTS PEERS.—(From the Edinburgh Arirertiser, Monday Jan 14.) Yesterday the election of the sixteen Peers to represent the Scottish Nobility in the ensuing Parliament took place in the Palace of Holyrood. The election, as usus.l, took place in the Picture Gallery. The votes having heen counted, the following were returned as duly elected.:— Xo. of rotes. Marquis of Tweeddale, Earl of Morton, 53 Earl of Home, 43 Earl of Elgin, Earl of Airly, Earl of Leven, Earl of Selkirk, Earl of Orkney, No. qf rciey, Viscount Arbuthnot, Viscount Strathalian, . . 4.1 Lord Forbes, Lord Gray, Lord Saltoun, '52 Lord Sinclair, Lord Elphinstanc , 3l Lord Colville, r the following Peers:— .... 40 .... 43 Votes were also given ti No. of Votes. Marquis of Queensberry, 36 Earl of Rothec 3l Earl . of Buchan, 22 Earl of Carnwath, 3l Lord Cranston, Lord Napier, Lord Reav, Lord Eliliank, NO. of i'otes. UNNATURAL CRUELTY OF PARENTS. — JohnI.IIIter and his wife, who keep a cheesemonger's shop, No. 8, Maiden-lane, were brought before Sir F. Roe, at the Bow -street Office, on Monday last, upon a charge of cruelly maltreating their daugh, ter, a young woman of twenty. It appeared that another daughter was the favourite, and that the complainant was obli ged to do all the hard work of the house ; for which she re ceived_ 'no thanks, scarcely any meat or clothing, and abun dance of blows. Her mother was iu the habit of " swishing" her with a cane, the marks of which were visible on her neck and shoulders. Her bed was nothing but sacking with a piece of green baize for covering. At length the pour creature ran. away, and was found concealed in the back yard of the next house. The father and mother attempted to justify their con duct, by alleging that she was obstinate and thievish, and that they were obliged to confine her to the house to prevent her stealing in the streets, &c. The Magistrates ordered the young woman to be sent to the workhouse of St. Paul's, Covent Gar den, and to be watched and taken care of. In case no evi dence of the evil propensities imputed to her was discovered, the father, who was ordered to find bail for his appearance, would be proceeded against by indictment or otherwise. In the evening, a mob assembled round Hunter's house, Maiden lane, and plaistered the walls with mud; they likewise mal treated 'Hunter's son, who took shelter at the Station-house. FEMALE PREAi';HER—ANNIVERSARY SERMON.—On Sunday last, the anniversary sermon of the opening of the chapel of the Wesleyan Protestant Methodists, in Chadwick's Orchard, was preached by. Miss Ann Brady, of Derby. In consequence of the great popularity of the preacher, and . the extreme novelty of hearing a female hold forth, the chapel was crowded in the morning; but in the evening it was cramme d a l most to suffoca tion, and hundreds weutaway, being unable to gain admittance, She is a little boisterous in her delivery, but she has words at command, and appears to have studied effect in her method of preaching, which seemed to excite very considerable interest in the minds of the congregation, if a conclusion can be drawn from the almost breathless silence with - - Lich she was heard. We -understand she, as well as her sister, who also is a preacher, are expected to preach here in the course of a few weeks. Thar collection after the sermons amounted to fourteen pounds.— Preston Pilot. LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT.—It is ourpainful duty to record an accident, which has this week involved the family of Thomas Duffield, Esq., M. P., of Marcham Park. in th e greatest afflie tion. Mr. George uffield, who was within two months of at taining his majority, was , shooting at Garford, attended by the keepers, when, as it appears by the evidence on the inquest, whilst re-loading one of the barrels of a double-barreled gun,. which he had just discharged at a hare, the other went off, and. lodged the whole charge in his right •temple. He was al mos t instantly a corpse, leaving the remembrance of a most amiable and affectionate disposition as the only earthly solace to his afflicted parents, family, and friends. PLAYS AND PLAYERS.—Liston has shaken off his indisposi tion, and reappeared on Monday night at the Olympic, with revived health and spirits. lie was welcomed by a crowded house with hearty congratulations, which were doubtless bene ficial to him as a stimulating draught. Who knows but the reports of the. press may have tended to dissipate the cloud of melancholy that hung over him, as the firing of guns at sea • disperses the brooding vapours that produce water-spouts ? Nell Gwynne, Alasaniello, and the pantomime of P uss i n B oots, continue to draw crowde d audiences to Covent Garden.—Laport intends, it is said, to produce at Goveut Garden the ballet of Kenilworth, which was so attractive at the Opera the season before last. The spectacle of this ballet, both as regards scenery and dresses, was splendid and picturesque in the highest de gree. We hope its revival will be more brilliant and perfect. than that of Itlasaniello, which has lost much of its "original' brightness."—A. new comic piece called The NCITOUR Man, by' Mr. Bernard, whose last. production was The Conquering Game, now performing at the Olympic, is announced for Wetnestlay: at Drury-lane. Farrell is to personate "the nervous man."— The workmen have commenced operations in clearing the ground for laying the foundation of the new English Opera house. It is said it will be complete by July.—The dullness of the winter months at St..Petersburgh has been relieved by a series of subscrition concerts, gi v en i n th a t c it y b y M a d ame• Caradori, and which have been attended by all the chief nobi lity, ministers, foreign amba ssa d ors, and their families. On the 30th ult. Madame Caradori had the honour of singing in the, presence of their imperial majesties at the Anitchcoff palace, upon which occasion her exertions were rewarded by the most flattering commendations from .the Emperor and Empress, and by the present of a splendid sevigny, in diamonds. After a trip of a fortnight's duration to Moscow, Madame Caradori returns to St. Petersburgh, and from thence proceeds to England for. the approaching seasen.—The officers of th e garr i son of Dublin have in contentplation the production of a private Italian , Opera, to be supported by subscriptions; for this purpose they are in treaty with Mr. Cal Craft, the lessee of the Adelphi theatre, for that elegant little house, to commence operations.- in. Signor Sapio has already been despatched to London to secure the services of some of the Italian corps de inosivte. • Signor D'Alberti, who has lately been singing at the Theatre. Royal, -has been engaged.'—Mr. Laport is making active as- ; rangements for the opening of the Opera-house. Mr. 'Seguin went to Paris last week to make fresh engagements. end as Laporte 's presetit success at Covent- gar d en theatre is calei•- kited to stimulate him to new enterprise, a brilliant opera sei,- son is expected. The applications • for boxes use already very numerous.