The Sun.
London, England, 1831-08-06 00:00:00

MONITEUR.

" A telegraphic despatch received this morning, at ten
o'clock, announces that an engagement has already taken
place at Ghent, between the Belgian and Dutch troops.
" By order of the Counsellor of State,
" PREFECT' OF POLICE."

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(PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.)

PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING.

The state of this Government, and indeed generally of
public affairs here during the week, continues to remain
far from being satisfactory. As yet there is no adminis-
tration re-organized; all business and general credit are at
a stand ; and as the war between Holland and Belgium is
imminent, if not already commenced, the popular cry of
armed interference in France will become too powerful to
he resisted by any Administration now likely to he formed,
and a general war will probably be the fatal result.
At eight o'clock yesterday evening, while a council was
sitting at the Palais Royal, a large body of young men,
most of them well-dressed, rushed into the court, under

the windows of the King, and vociferated " Long live
Poland," "Down with the Ministers." The National
Guards and companies of the line on duty marched out,
the. gates were shut and the crowd was gra-
dually pressed by the soldiers into the side walks,
and out through the small passages. While this
operation was performing, bands of people, mostly
in working dresses, were shouting the Parisienne
arid ilarseiiloise ; but the young men who were well
dressed, and who seemed to be chiefly students, confined
their bawling to cries in favour of Poland, and against
the Ministry. I understood some seditious cries were min-
gled in the vociferations, but I heard none, and the people
every where yielded to the pressure of the soldiers, which
was unaceotnpanied by irritation or violence.
Shortly Xfter the Pal is Royal was cleared, very strong
picquets, in fact whole regiments of cavalry, paraded the
adjoining streets, the quays, and the neighbourhood of the
Ekcharge ; they sometimes drove at a gentle trot, but the
crowds every where yielded without violence. In the Rue
Vivienne, where there was a good retreat at hand, through
the passages, I observed several well-dressed young men
form for a moment in the middle of the street, and call
on the people to maintain their ground, exclaimiog, '5 Are
we to he trampled upan for a manifestation of opinion, and
that in favour of the lizroic Poles ?"
The people on the pathways londly shouted " Long live
Poland ;" 2.nd from what I saw of the nods and assenting
gestures of the cavalry and infantry as they moved through
the crowd, it was easy to believe that the popular cry was
responded to by the military.
French crowds always break into small eddying
circles, it WO curious to listen to the extravagant gossip
in which spokesmen indulged. 1 heard one of them in-
sisting that France had now 1,p9,000 men under arms,
and ought to save Poland ; another said th3t the King
was quite r.:2a,i?y to go to war, but had not money ; a third
exclaimed it was now too late, for the Russians had taken
)Ciawsiw, but that Belgium fight still be saved; and these
crowds con4nued running and shooting, and the heavy
patrcis I).4Pginl;!. upon their skirts until midnight, when all
was peace in the streets.
You will see an ominou4 paragraph in this day's Jour-
' teal dfs Debats, announcing, even to the hour this even-
ing, when hostilities are to commence between Holland
and Belgium, arc; that France stands pledged to march
upca the Rhenish frontier, I understand that late yester-
day evehirig a courier from the Hag4e was the bearer of an
intention on the part of the King of Holland to resume
hostilities Wince; and that a Belgic officer this morning
likewise arrived from King Leopold, claiming from France
the protection which she owed Belgium at such a crisis.
Leopold has likewise sent a demand in the same tone to
crest Britain ; but of this latter fact yo 9 are nearer cor-
rect sauces of information than I am.
The insmat the Government received this intelligence
last night, a Council was called, when Marshal S
laceoult de-
clared, that the War-office es.-;;;; ,1, in ten days, p fifty
thousand ateetive troops on the Belgic fmtier. A dis-
cussion, I am informe,d; arose as to the nomination of the
officer command. Marsha: Clauxel way talked of, but
General .Girard was decided upon. He is an active, able,
and intrepid man. Same of the most enterpriaing of the
French Generals are to accompany him. The orders to
prepare for BlAdd,en mov,emegt e.re transmitted this day by
telegraph. _ _

The French Government are said to have Wei ap-
prised of the g;:istexice for nearly three months of a dark
and treacherous consp:racy, in which Holland is suppprted
and instigated by Prussia and Russia, to embroil France
and gngland in the adjustment of the affairs of 1301!itilll.
huow that) a; very early hour this niorning, tiara.

Fogel, the Dutch Minister, was in close conclave with
General Sebastiani, and that the lattei, after the interview.
went direct to the Palace. I also learn, that, for several
days, Marshal Soult has been very active in pointing the
march of French troops towards the line of the frontier.
Indeed, one French regiment is said to have actually passed
it, but through mistake. The incessant communications
of late between the King and General Belliard, and between
' the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Dutch Envoy,
would certainly indicate the approach of some movement
of which, if the Debate be well-informed, the explosion is
at hand.
At ten o'clock this morning the King held another
Council at the Patois Royal, upon the subject of the forma-
tion of a new Ministry, which sat for nearly three hours.
This Council was attended by the whole of the Ministers
of the Casimir Perier Administration. Count Mole was
also there. Nothing definitive was, however, arranged,
as, owing to the urgency of the despatches of last night
from Brussels, it was unanimously determined by the
Ministry to retain office until after the address, which will
probably be discussed on Saturday.
A second edition of the Moniteur is expected every
moment, with the official notification of the direct inter-
ference of France upon the requisition of King Leopold.
A communication to the same effect was sent at half-past
one o'clock this day to the Exchange : it was the first
official notification given during the present Ministry to
the commercial interests, of a political event so vitally
affecting them.
The publication of this intelligence necessarily de-
pressed the funds still more, the commercial impression
being, that the King of Holland would never provoke this
contest were lie not secretly backed by Prussia and Russia.
The effect upon the people of the " movement" by this
news is, of course, enthusiastic. They look upon it as
the reaction of public opinion to restore the French inte-
rests in Belgium, and to cause (Heaven send it be not too
late !) a diversion in favour of glorious Poland.
All eyes are here turned upon the movement of Sir
Edward Codrington's fleet, and the step to be taken by the
British Cabinet upon this intimation of the march of the
French army into Belgium.
General Girard's field equipage will leave Paris this
night. He himself will set out to-morrow.
Generals Excelmans, Lamarque, and several other dis-
tinguished officers, have already since morning made a
tender of their services.

G)uriers have also been despatched (principally, I learn,
by private and patriotic individuals), in the hope of reach-
ing Warsaw, with the intelligence of this diversion in
favour of Poland. Y.

The Gazette d'Etat of Berlin, of the 29th, has arrived,
but without any decisive news front the seat of war in
Poland. The cholera morbus is, however, making fright-
ful ravages ; it is increasing at Warsaw, WWI, Tilsit,
Konigsberg, Posen, Grandenz, and Elbing.

We have since received a Post-office express, containing
the official intelligence sent by our correspondent, and
some extracts from the journals which we subjoin
(From the Moxiteur of Thursday.)
" CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, AUG. 3.
" Count DUCHATEL, President.

" After examining the validity of the election of some
members, the Chamber proceeded to ballot for its secre-
taries. The number of voters being 350, the absolute
majority was 168. M. Ganneron having obtained 214
votes, and M. Cunin Gredaine 210, were declared secre-
taries. The four Deputies who, next to them, obtained
the greatest number of votes (the highest 146) were then
placed on the ballot, for the choice of the two other secre-
taries. Messrs. Felix Real and Boissy d'Anglas having
obtained a majority, were declared secretaries.
" The constitution of the Chamber being now complete,
the President said, Gentlemen,—The Chamber is con-
stituted. I have been called, by my age, to the honour of
the Presidency during its organization ; it has encouraged
my efforts, with extreme kindness. I beg it to accept the
expression of my lively and respectful gratitude. On
quitting the chair where the President you have chosen is
going to take his place, and who is so worthy of your
choice, allow me, gentlemen, to take advantage of this mo-
ment, which perhaps I shall not have another opportunity
of doing, to say a few words up.in the great interests of
the country. I shall be the organ of the citizens, to whom
I owe the honour of sitting in this Chamber; I shall evi-
dently be also the organ of all France. France, gentlemen,
has a charter anti a constitutional Monarchy, and owes
them to the immortal days of July. It is resolved to pre-
serve them. It holds among the great Powers the rank which
belongs to it,—it means nut to descend from it. A citizen
King is at its head,—it will support him in the exercise
of the power which it has given h:m. It is jealous
of its liberties,—it will suffer nothing that can weaken
or impair them. It expects from its Deputies a good
use of their powers, and that no party spirit shall prevail
with them. Political tronbles have been fomented in its
bosom. Attempts have been made against its constitu-
tion of 1830. It has been indignant at these criminal
enterprises. It is to these attempts, as well as to uncer-
tainty of our relations with foreign Powers that we must
attribute the afflicting state of agriculture, commerce, and
manufactures, which cannot flourish except in security and
repose; for what other causes could have impaired confi-
dence and produced so much suffering in a country like
France, in which all sources of prosperity abound? The
remedy, gentlemen, is in the hands of Government and in
yours. Let France be shown without. to its friends and
its enemies as it is, and let its interests be taken care of,
Within let a firm and just administration direct its affairs,
let our institutions be completed, let the public burdens be
diminished, then we shall see confidence revive, and agri-
culture, commerce, and manufacture, will resume all their
energy.--(Marks of approbation.) I invite M. Girod
(de l'Aine) to take the chair, and the Secretaries who have
just been named to take their places at the bureau.
"111. Girod (de l'Ain) takes the chair, and embraces
the temporary President.
" The Secretaries having taken their places, and the
President seated himself in the chair, profound silence en-
sued.
" The President.—My dear colleagues, I cannot express
to you, as I feel it, my profound gratitude for the honour
to which I had not the presumption to pretend. Too des-
titute of the eminent qualities which ought to distinguish
your Presidents, I will at least offer the assurance of a
sincere and firm impartiality, an unalterable determination
to fulfil, to the best of my ability, the duties imposed on
me. But it is from you especi illy, my dear colleagues,
that I must expect the support which I so much need._.
Deeply sensible of what the high mission that France has
confided to you requires, you will prepare with me to ac-
complish them, strictly observing your reglement, that law
which you have made for yourselves, and which will direct
all your acts. You will maintain in your deliberations
the order, dignity, and composure which will render them
more impressive and more efficacious. Permit me to hope
also that you will continue to me a kindness which I shall
always endeavour to merit.—(General approbation.)
" The President then proposed thanks to the temporary
President and Secretaries, which was unanimously as.
stinted to.
" The order of the day was the ballot for the choice r:r
questors.

men, the first duty of the

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M. Taillandier tne
Chamber at this moment is to appoint the Committee for
drawing up the address.—(Several voices, "fhis is not
the Order of the Day.') I see no other mean to enlighten
the Government respecting the political system which the
majority of this Chamber desires to see adopted. The dis-
solution, or the bare modification of the Cabinet, renders
the nomination of a new Cabinet indispensable.—(Lively
remonstrances. Numerous voices, " The Order of the
Day on the left, Hear, bear.')
"M. Taillandier,--It must he composed of men who
can go on with us. Provisional Ministers would be a de-
plorable thing, and injurious to the interests of the country.
—(New interruption.) France, besides, expects with much

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anxiety the attitude which the Chamber is going to assume
in the serious circumstances in which we are placed. Now
the address will be calculated to make people's minds easy,
and to show that we are all agree when the question is the
dignity of our country and the consolation of social order,
owing to the glorious Revolution of July. The address,
I take pleasure in supposing, will not turn upon a cere-
monious phraseology.—(Lively expressions of disapproba-
tion.) The address, gentlemen, will announce clearly
and precisely to France and to Europe, what are the
political intentions with which we are animated. In
this state of things, and considering that this is
the twelfth day since the opening of the Session,
without our having been able to make known, ex-
cept by uncertain results of ballots for the officers of the
Chamber, what the majority of the Chamber may desire,
I think there is no time to be lost, and that it is abso-
lutely necessary to depart, for this time at least, from
the ordinary tract bequeathed to us by our predecessors.
I can, besides, quote a precedent. In 1829, France was
in a critical situation. The Chamber of Deputies pro-
ceeded, immediately after it was constituted, to the nomi-
nation Oa Committee to draw op the address, though this
was not in the order of the day; and you know that it
was then that the famous address of the 221 was prepared,
" j,I. Rouillett de Fontaine—The most essential thing in
a Chamber is to observe its regleni,nt. If our ❑ew col-
leagues bad taken the trouble of studying it, they would
know that no change can be made in the order of the day.
The Pornioatiou of “ Committee to draw up the address

Is not in the order of the day. However, it Is a subject
sufficiently important. to be announced before hand, that
all the Members may attend ; there must be no surprise
among us.—(Supported.)
" M Tdillandier then proposed that the appointment
of the Committee should be put in the order of the day
for to-morrow, which was agreed to.
" The Chamber then proceeded to the nomination of
questors. Messrs. Delaborde and Dumeylet were chosen."
(The French papers contain no more recent news from
Poland, nor any thing of particular interest.)

(From the Aforning Herald, Private Correspondent.)
PARIS, AUG. 4.

At half-past nine o'clock this night hostilities, it appears,
are to recommence between the Dutch and the Belgians.
The French troops have orders to march immediately to
the support of the latter. Such is the amount of a la-
conic postscript, and (dated half-past eleven last night)
published in the Journal des Debats of this day, and
which has already (nine o'clock, a•m.) thrown all persons
into a ferment.
Recollecting the series of unworthy tricks practised on
the public mind within the last ten or twelve days, it is
impossible, without an abandonment of all reasonable cau-
tion, to credit all at once the obvious purport of this demi-
official postscript of the Journal des Debuts. Ere I close
this letter the truth will become known. In the interim

I shall occupy myself and you with other, but still not
unimportant, matters.
Up to this moment no Ministry has been chosen. Is
the resignation of M. Perier real Does he think that
the Representatives of the Nation, one half of whom
lately arrayed themselves against him, shall address him
earnestly, praying that he may rebuckle official harness on
his back ? If I could bring home to M. Perier participa-
tion in the guilt of having so shamefully abused public cre-
dulity in any of the instances above alluded to, I would
believe that this announcement of immediate war, which
must have been long foreseen by that Minister, was con-
nected with some secret project of his own, but even his
opponents bear testimony to M. Perier's frankne-s. It is
impossible that he can have descended to such a stratagem.
Hi• retirement is, therefore, real, bona fide irrevocable.
Up to this moment, I repeat, no Ministry exists. Coun-
cils, at short intervals, occupied the entire of yesterday,
but nothing was done : a result at which those who know
in what manner the presence of the King acts upon the
deliberative faculties of his Counsellors will feel no sur-
prise. His Majesty naturally looks for a Cabinet, the
sentiments of which will be in perfect correspondence
with his own, and will have no other, so long as it is pos
sible to avoid or evade it. His Majesty's leading principle
is said to be, whether true or falsely I cannot say, " /a pair,
coute qui coute." Now, although there are in the Cham-
ber more than a sufficiency of individuals who concur in
this, or would concur in any other sentiments of the King,
sympathy, pliancy, acquiescence, do not comprise the re-
quisite qualities for a Minister. To secure men competent
to business, and yet with opinions in unison with his
own, has been found impossible on this occasion by Louis
Philippe. Overtures were therefore made to the cote
gauche, but coupled with provisions and stipulations which
that party rejected, convinced, whether correctly or incor-
rectly, that at no distant day the King must throw himself
into their arms.

From a circumstance just now communicated to me I
am inclined to believe that the composition of the new
Ministry will be left to Marshal Soult. M. D'Arago,
who was associated with him by the King to arrange that
matter, leaves town this day for Switzerland. A" rather
liberal' Ministry will, probably, be the work of the
Marshal, and, with a war to occupy the public mind, such
a Government might get on ; but without .a war no
species of Ministry, other than decided, could maintain
itself during a month. No decided Ministry will be at
this instant appointed, and, coupled with the extravagancies
of a Chamber which, on the same day, elects Dupont de
l'Eure and rejects Lafitte, which chooses Alexander MN-
horde, Real, and Portalis, almost in the same breath with
Dupin (the elder), Delessert, and Cunin-Gridaine, pro-
mises a new succession of weaknesses, inconsistencies, and
tumults.

A war would, however, obviate these.

If a war took place it is more than probable that the
French will in the outset get soundly threshed by the
Prussians and Austi ians. I mention these two, assuming,
with all the uninitiated portion of the world, that not-
withstanding that they were parties to the protocols,
Prussia and Austria will make common cause with France.

I anticipate the defeat of the French early in any cam-
paign that may occur, from the superior state of readi-
ness of the Prussian and Austrian armies for the &Id ;
but of the ultimate triumphs of the French there can be
little doubt. This 1 would predict from the spirit that
pervades France—(mind, I do not call Paris France, on
which subject more in my next)—and from the insurrec-
tions that would immediately occur in the ci-devant
Rlien.ish provinces, and in Italy from north to south.
Is France herself secure from similar revolts 1 I think
not. In the south and in the west the Carlists have
worked and are working, with effect upon the people. It
would not, perhaps, be overcharged, were I to estimate
the number of dupes to the intrigues of the Carlists, who
would fly to arms under the banners of Henry the Fifth,
on the entrance of a foreign army into France, at 100,000
men. They have, however, among them only about
20,000 muskets, a great portion of which are in Brittany,
With these, particularly as they are of English manufac-
ture, and differ in the bore from French arms, they could
do little, but, were it not for the establishment of the
Garde Nationale, they might nevertheless embarrass the
Government. They would, however, be put down, and,
from the spirit that is abroad, I think, extirpated by the
National Guards of their own and the surrounding de-
partments. In the mean while it would be quite possible
for the Prussians to march to Paris; but never to return.
These are the prospects of France, collected from the
opinions of men well informed on every branch of the
subject.
We have had some scenes in Paris on each of the last
two evenings. Crowds collected round the Pavilions i❑
the Garden of the Palais Royal, at which the Journals are

lent, in order to ascertain the latest news, and then to re-
solve themselves, as on all former occasions of excitement,
into clubs or groups. Poland—devoted Poland—was the
theme of all. " Our Ministers have betrayed the Poles—
betrayed us !" " Poland for ever !" " War with Russia !"
" Death to the Russians !" " Down with the Ministers !"
" To the Palais !" were the commentaries and the excla-
mations of the readers, and they ran down the garden,
and into the court-yard of the Palais, to entertain the
King with a repetition of them. On each occasion they
were with some difficulty expelled the court-yard, and
not without blows that will lead to mischief. Last night,
shortly after ten o'clock, the garden itself was cleared,
and the grilles closed. Thus ejected, the crowds formed
in the Rues Montausier, Valois, Vivienne, and Neuve des
Petits Champs, but were forced close to the walls at each
side by charges of cavalry. The performance closed with
the Marseillaise and the Parisienne chaunted :most in-
fernally. This business is not over.
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circulated,
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s most
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of which
are
groundless—for instance, it was asserted that overtures
had been made to the Deputies of the extreme gauche.
We think that such has not been the case. The extreme
gauche would encounter in the Chamber still greater ob-
stacles than the present Administration ; besides, the most
influential Deputies of that opinion, such as Messrs. Odil-
lon Barrot, and others, are said to have openly declared
that they would accept the Government only on con-
dition of an immediate dissolution of the Chamber, be-
cause they consider it incompatible with their system.
Could a coalition Administration succeed better with the
Chamber ?
We are assured this instant that several of our brave
regiments have already crossed the frontier of Belgium.
A newspaper mentioned, yesterday morning, that M.
Casimir Perier was on the point of setting out for the wa-
ters of Aix-la-Chapelle, and added that he did not intend
to assist at the discussion of the address. Such an insinu-
ation is devoid of truth ; we are'authorised to contradict it.

(From the Journal des Debuts of Thursday.)
We consider ourselves authorised to state that the
French Government has taken measures to march to the
assistance of the Belgians.
The independence of Belgium is the work of France—.
France will maintain it.
(From the first edition of the Moniteur of Thursday.)
The Ministers held a Cauncil, at the King's, last even-
ing, at nine o'clock.
The new Cabinet is not yet formed, but shall be so be-
fore the discussion of the Address of the Chamber of De-
puties, in answer to the Speech from the Crown.
(From the Courier Francais of Thursday.)
Yesterday passed in overtures and refusals. The 111i-
niiters met at the King's at eleven o'clock, and the Coun-
cil lasted till half-past three. No combination appeared
possible ; it is asserted that M. Soult received at four
o'clock the intimation not to take further trouble about
organizing a new Cabinet. About the same hour, the
Duke of Orleans called on M. Perier, and had with him
, long conversation. It appears that the object of the
Prince's visit was to request of M. Perier not to relin-
qui-h the Ministry until he ascertained what would be the
majority in the adoption of the Address. This step is to
he followed by a manifesto of the speculators in the
Funds. To-morrow a petition, signed by the principal

LONDON,
SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 6, 1831.

MARCH OF THE FRENCH ARMY !
Events of importance thicken on us—the die of
war is cast—and a French army of fifty thousand
men it now on its march to assist the King of the
BELGIANS in repelling the invasion of the Dutch !
This is indeed important news, and must lead to
results of great moment.

It appears that on Thursday night intelligence had
been received at Paris of the Dutch having broken
the armistice, and commenced immediate hostilities,
by the capture of some Belgian towns. Nearly at
the same time an express arrived from King LEO-
MOLD, demanding the aid of a French army to
preserve the neutrality of Belgium, and to repel the
Dutch. The French KING immediately convoked
a Council, at which M. PERIER and all the late Mi-
nistry attended. The result of their deliberations
was the publication of an Extraordinary Edition of
the Moniteur, in which the following appeared :
" The KING having recognised the independence
of the kingdom of Belgium and its neutrality, in
concert with England, Austria, Prussia, and Russia,
and the circumstances being urgent, accedes to the
request of the King of the BELGIANS ; be will
cause the engagements to be respected which have
been entered into with common consent between
the Great Powers. Marshal GERARD commands the
army of the North, which marches to the aid of
Belgium, whose neutrality and independence will
be maintained, and the peace of Europe, disturbed
by the King of HOLLAND, will be consolidated.
Under such circumstances the Ministry remains ; it
will wait for the answer of the Chambers to the
Speech from the Throne."
This decision of the French is at once prompt—
bold—honourable--and in accordance with the often
expressed feelings of the nation. But the question
arises, what will be the consequence of this step ?
We answer—W ar—with Prussia—war with Russia
—and very probably war with Austria! At present
this seems unavoidable from the appearance of
things, for it is impossible to conceive that the
perfidious King of HOLLAND, with all his obstinacy,
would have been mad enough to precipitate a war
without the secret encouragement of Prussia and
Russia. But he will yet pay dearly for his temerity.
As might have been expected, this important
business produced a smart discussion in the House
of Commons this day, for the interesting particu-
lars of which we have only time to refer to our re-
port of the debate. It will be seen that Lord
PALMERSTON has received despatches this morning
from our Ambassador at Paris, officially announcing
what has taken place. His Lordship said that
there was no previous engagement entered into
between France and England for the march of
a French army, simply because such a necessity
could not be foreseen. The King of HOLLAND
rushed into war without giving any previous notice
to the Allies, blindly hoping thereby to gain great
advantages by a surprise. But he will be sadly mis-
taken !

For full particulars of foreign news we refer to
another part of The Sun. LEOPOLD has proceeded
to join the army—and all was bustle and enthusiasm
throughout Belgium.

The Austrian Observer of the 24th of July has
been received, and merely confirms the death of the
Austrian Archduke RUDOLPH and General FRI-
moNT, with the accounts previously received of the
progress of the cholera.

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to the detriment of British commerce." The
Noble Earl's speech in support of this motion had as
much to do with it as China with Belgium. It was
a long, rambling, illogical tirade against the conduct
of Government with respect to Portugal. As for the
question of Terceira, it was dropped somewhere about
the twelfth line and never afterwards alluded to. Whe-
ther this was done purposely, or was owing to the
Noble Earl's lack of reasoning powers,we will not take
on ourselves to say ; though defective, as no doubt,
are his logical qualities, still we think that his
factious hostility to Government was uppermost in
his mind, and was therefore most probably the pro-
pelling motive for the display alluded to. The
main object of the Noble Earl's speech was to prove
that in permitting the French fleet to enter the
Tagus and insist on reparation for injuries received
from Dan MIGUEL, the English Government had
been guilty of a scandalous breach of faith towards
her oldest and most constant ally. By way
of enforcing this point, the Noble Lord went
into a long, prostig detail of the different treaties
which had from time to time been drawn up be-
tween England and Portugal, and dwelt with marked
emphasis on that particular one entered into be-
tween the two Governments during the ieign of

EDWARD if a treaty, bearing date neo
five centuries since, and which has been modelle!
and re-modelled at least fifty times since, and
which, moreover, was entered into between tW°
legitimate and recognized Governments, was, at tO
time of day, and under the very peculiar circtio
stances of the case, to bind the English Government
t.) the cause of a usurper ! Had Don MIGUEL bee'
even a legitimate Sovereign, the case .would hat/I
been a very doubtful one, but as it at present
stands, there cannot be the shadow of a dotatt.
What absurdity indeed to suppose that a•usurpet
like DON MIGUEL is to infringe at will the law °I
nations, and then, when called on to make reparation
for such flagrant injustice, to demand assistance
from England by virtue of a treaty entered into
with her Government in the reign of Epw4o
the Third ! The• Noble Earl was replied to wiib
much spirit by Earl GREY, who vindicated the ay
duct of Government, and exposed the factious fo°'
fives of the Noble Mover. The motion was CO
sequently withdrawn.

The Reform Committee passed through schedul°
D last night, with the exception of three town 9 14
for further discussion, and resume their labours to-Jay'

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAVY

FROM LLOYD'S.
DEAL, AUG. s.—Arrived the Catharine, Thatch, Roth
Havannah.
PORTSMOUTH, Auo. s.—Wind W.S. W.—Arrived the.t.if
Edward Paget, Bourchier, from London, for Bombay; his
jesty's ship Britannia, from the Mediterranean; and Marso
Bennett, from Barbadoes, sailed the 21st of June.
PLYMOUTH, AUG. 4.—Wind S.—Arrived the CharriPW'
Beacon, from Sierra Leone.
FALMOUTH, AUG. 4.—Wind variable.—Arrived the CalyP°
Scarpate, from Sicily.
STANDG ATE CREEK, AUG. s.—Arrived the Harm
M'Dougal, from Kouingsburgh.
BRISTOL, AUG. s.—Arrived the Princess Charlotte, giber
from Jamaica.

CORK, Ace. a—Arrived the John Danford, Ewens,
Quebec ; and Independence, Ewens, from St. John's, N. B.
ABERDEEN, Ace. 3.—Arrived the Express, Marks, fry
Stettin.
HULL, APe. 4.—The master of the Sisters, of this port, Tpi
letter dated Greenland, the 24th June, states as follows :J C
Sisters, Dennett, Hull, eight fish, fifty tons; Abraham, J3co
son, Hull, nine fish, fifty tons ; Eagle, Chester, six fish, ft
tons • Venerable, Bennett, three fish, fifty tons; Sarah and,
zabeth, one fish, early. The ships were well to the north. -1.0
Sisters had failed in three attempts to proceed to Davis' Still,
from southerly winds and fogs, and intended proceeding soli.
ward.