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London, England, 1857-12-16 00:00:00

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ZONDON, WIDNESD.AT, DECZN3ZR 16.

Erne friend of Cortilatices] Government will
biro with feelings of wuningled satisfaction the
result of the recent elections in Belgium. To say
that the struggle caused by the diarolution of the
late Chamber of Representatives was watched with-
out satiety by the partisans of progress throughout
Europe, would be defamatory alike of their judg•
'sent and their sympathy. In the great conflict for
liberty waged against the allied powers of civil and
religious despotism, each deliberate appeal to the
suffrages of. a nation is an event of moment and
significancy. It is one of the pitched battles in a
long campaign, the loss of which, however bravely
borne, or gallantly retrieved, throws beck for
the time the onward march of freedom, shakes
silently the faith of many a weak heart in the
righteous cause, and kindles in the dark places of
oppression many a baleful spark that seemed to have
died out. It was but the other day, in Piedmont,
that, upon the strength of a partial moose in the
elections there, the retrograde party raised a shout
of triumph so loud and long sustained as almost to
bewilder good men and true, listening and looking
on from afar. How hollow and unreal woe the cause
for this hired about of exultation we now know;
but it cannot be denied that the first effect was
disheartening and perplexing. The tidings of
last week's electoral doings in Belgium are weU cal-
culated to obliterate the remembrance of the pres
tended victory of Ultraniontanism and absolution
In Sardinia. In this cisme there is no doubtful or us-
certain sound. From the shores of the German Sea
to the banks of the Rhine. and from the confines of
Prance to those of Holland, there comes a steady
ringing cheer, such as men give who are conscious
of their own unity of purpose, and who are used to
triumph without undignified excitement became
they are used to win, Seventy of the newly
sleeted Deputise, oat of one hundred and
sight, belong to t►e Literal party, and but
thirty-rigid to the Retrogrades. In the capital,
out of 8,142 voters. nearly thrs►fomrths, or *beat
6,000, polled kr the new Minister. With the single
aneepties of M. Poscaum.--who was defeated at
Melissa, the archiepiscopal east of the province in
which it is situated--every prominent advocate of
progress sad toleration has been returned; while
some of the most distinguished members of the late
Cabinet—MM. Noruoue, MliCiii, sad DAMON—
have been rejected at Tommy, Neatchitetta, sad
Birdies. In a weed, the position of parties is tam-
pletely reversed; awl all this bee been done without
turbulence, riot, or sees sioise--Iliaaks to the semi-
cable system prevalent in Belgium.

Inc Governor et Sierra Loess, taking •
lemon oat of Lord Caniturs's book, has memaged to
suppress a little evert et journalism sad et popu-
lar restraint on his government, in this wise. He lately
pared a law rew airings!! newepaprre pabliehed within
his dominions to give securities, and having enacted
the law, he has refused to accept the beet securities
the settlement mild afford foe the New Era. So,
instead of the journal itself, its subscribers had, co
the departure of the last mail, been obliged to content
themselvci with the following brief substitute, which
we give in all its significant and inatractive en-
tirety

Kew ire Offire, Nov. 21, 1967.
Mora.—The meth 1 ths ass-spperear of the Ere he
Ibis weak le is he attributed to hie Rusticity the Goverser
taxi( • • mem of meths erred by the proprietor, Pe-
ered Is b mend Me nadir an ordheare lastly prowl he
Ifte pogo& Two at the most Martial aseerats at the
Wity, and reprinter, Mare. IA ad Also. Walker, we
ihr repair and tetrad. Dr. Dees ao. I. C. Paz, Lip
ge re Ora af Lynch awl OK, wen then yrersed, web r
Ifftla sector. M.l.w Illessalmeh breadhursit wen ter
.err sod aloe retro{ with an _err Wet " as ear
se Cr renew mad ward. Is Mr the arse at ewe pa-
On= or haws pasprety► was army who an ea Iftsly
add lyre bra A agar rear seers he the prang
yablehiog of the New Sr." Tido lest nifty yr No-
ah./ rmaday. Daum rd ore .bleach ass than
Moss new repave/ are est is be leer In the early. Mr.
Lys* re el ihs b. ersara, W as priwarty nesifecreve
whoever, sad he woe tooddrad eligible by the geezer.
the whole coarse of petty colonial tyranny we
have met with nothing mach Were then this. But then
it is, we submit, only a natural °consequence of the
greater vice-regal despotism of the Indian Oovern-
anent, and but for that it would in all human proba-
bility have been dreamt of in Sierra Leone. To
par an ordinance requiring securities in a community
where offences can be so promptly and signally
punished in the ordinary course of law and justice, was
bad enetigh ; but, to us the law pared to give inordi-
nate security against posaible abuses of journalism
for the suppression of a newspaper simply because it
Was disagreeable or inconvenient to the Governor, is
such a trespass into the regions of French and CaL
eutta animosity against independent criticism and
free discussion, as mast rouse the indignation of
every Englishman who values and appreciates
liberty.

Di. LITINWITONIt AT CAIIatIDGE.—Dr. Living-
steses narks et Corr* re In tray each ..
Cannalre relit to glee to verb era. Tba erten of
Tangy and ea lobe* Whir Were direr tb.t ere vv.
yeller sherd bearer their per at their reeprative tram
Ind ea Friday. Dr. Uregras bans, Mug is Trieity
College r.q .itr way etre brad it being ..du
any. Prefer. lledgreklalMlld• Inn mil still
Combisatios-reer le nem boardrle r 4 si..Msg roe*
Irk It Me donee eard MMyer rernabar, as well as
W .Ws to Canberra Ile Rm. Ma Mask lias serllertarn
Os fornird to Me Airier drover. s Cambridge nemorial
llbeeri," to
replace b le own rm.:: be km moor tho
Drib beam Booke—alees as mm. end law est Iverson vitl prima-10 be meter for Ills ru-
pee oral tillS end ef the mar mall.

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0813011104. pa. 16.
Prince of Wale, moot over to %Motorboat
yealerday, and vieited Prises Alfred.
Admiral Sir George Swarm arrived from Pretanooth a
a visit to her Majesty.

Loyd Stanley of ilierlay atteeded the Cabinet Conseil ta
Meeitay, held at the ellelel regiesse of the Pint Lord of
the Treaeary.
Tbo War Comities of tin Wirt ma en Monday ea the
eller of Oa Seenboor of Stars for War, in Pap-met.
PreareP—Laird Paemma, the Deka of Camtridge, Vineoust
Pamenikati Earl Oreevina, Mr Owego Grey, Mr Merles
Week meg the Chewnor otter Raceipmr,
• agteleMee hem the OM= Sagely Mentistioe et Man-
deem, ..anti of Xt. JAB Cleethiue, M.P. (praident),
Ma. Mama AAA's* (wlne-geeedset), .21 Mr. WhlteoeUt
(imsemsiery), weld by Mr. Jamas aepinsll Tamar,
111. P., bail is ilendow wit/ Vie:oast Palmenens and Um
ameadhralf the ESNs leoluiday.
Ouplit Mak bad to laSerykor pith Lord Stanley of
tYee yeffilmiley, et dm llemilef Trod&

no iv;1144 Cliimilivo d dr Privy Osood Ad roar-
dry. As mod " Ths CV of Lroloo," MO Court of
Aikaity, woo bard.

De ea w• received at the Colonial-odlos yesterday,
has the Ooruen of the North American provinces.

The Due and Duchess of Sutherland will leave
Svan.rd Holum, to-sacerow, for Trentham Hall, Stafford-
shire, where they me about to entertain a large family
disk.

The Doke ohd Dachen of Argyll will leace
Argyll Lodge, Catapden-hill, on Friday for Trrnthain
kawdehire, on • tilt to the Oaks and Dunham of
lkimeisoL

The Mike of Northumberland's sixty-fifth birth-
day woo yealotity adabialad by bin araoa'a principal tomato
at Ala d& sad Ila Teelbalmo sad at Cornwall. Tb• noble
&NWs trademplapb awl tooptbor ire evening, at tie Fres-
armee' Tams, le aldrolo Go mat.

The Dacha—es of Grafton left town, yesterday, foe
Wake&ld Lee" Stoney Stratford. The noble duke re-
mains in town.

The Earl of Carlisle will lease town to-morrow,
foe Trentham 11.1], Staffordshire. His lordship returns lo
Dahlia et the sloes of the math.

Thu Earl and Comiter ofLiehaeld arrived in town
a few days Una, from their mat in Staffordshire. He lord-
ship ham taken a =mica is Gravenor-equare for a be
mouths Hata the miaow* of Lord Canning).
The Earl of Coventry left town some days mime,
for Perim. The Hon. Baldwin Courtenay left town this
morning, to join hie lordship at the Hotel Bristol, Perim.
They intend quitting that capital for Rome almost imme-
diately where they purpose pairing the winter.

The Earl of Meath hie leitClexidge'e Hotel, for
Ireisad.

Viscountess Palmerston has left town for Bracket
HA Herta, for a few days. The Premier maim la tows.
Viscountess Jocelyn and her youthful family have
loft Cambridge Howe, on a visit to the Bail de Grey, at
Wrest Peek, Balfordshirs.

Viseenal Melville left town last evening, for
Mdsik Castle, near Edinburgh.

The Dowager Lady Foley will return to town on
Monday nut from Bath, where her ladyship has bean
as spies ire scam mamba pad.

thi Lady Howard do Walden has left Claridge's
BMA for Deeras.

Lord and Lady Fairy left town a few days since
•r Worksop Mahar, Noll&

I The Rigid Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P. and Mn.
1 Horton, Woe Dolgrampagooro, to-iloy, for Wilton Honor,
pair Ilsliobory. • Imp dillie of girtiegvieird friss& en
slog to osionlio sire.

The Haa. Spencer Cowper Sae ♦ery mm► im-
p.m( la himaiL

- Count Alexia de %Mien, who left the Clarendon
het week, ea aMk le Cat sod Lady Cud d• Is Feld, et
Tommy, km preemie' Irma Waco to Plymouth, when
ha will embark br lipaim S. Mob Mr ambiery at Madrid.