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LONDON,
TIII'RSDAY EVENING, JUNE 23, 1831.

We were unable yesterday from the unusua

length of the Parliamentary discussions, to make
any comment on the debates of Tuesday night•
They were, however, extremely important, particu-
larly in the Upper House, which gave no faint in-
dications of the temper in which the factious por-
tion of it are likely to oppose the Reform Question,
Mkt') it comes before them for discussion. Among
these opponents Lord WINCHILSEA took the earliest
opportunity of distinguishing himself. He was

favourable rather than otherwise to the Ministerial
Bill ; had long been convinced of the necessity of
Reform; had a high opinion of the talents, con-
s;steney, and integrity of the Noble Earl at the head
of the Government, and yet resolved to oppose him
and his, because three toasts had lately been given
at election dinners, of which he could not con-
scientiously approve. And these were his Lord-
ship's sole reasons for arraying himself in opposition

to a measure which has met with the approbation
of the KING, the Government, and the people
The toast which appeared to have decided him, was
one given at Northampton, " The Liberal Clergy of
the Church of England," as if the very imputation of
liberality was a reflection on the ecclesiastical body.
We do not quarrel with his Lord hip's tergiversa-
tion ; if his mind have not sufficient capacity to
comprehend the bearings of a great question like
Reform, the fault is nature's, not his. We wil-
- make a present of him to the Opposition;
Ise is an apt advocate of a party, which acknow-
ledges my Lord MANSFIELD as its head, and my

Lord LONDONDERRY as its tail. To the Re-
formers he could never be of service, further than
by his vote ; and, as the question now stands,
one cypher more or less, can make no material diffe-
rence to them. The reply of Earl GREY was cool,
many, and decisive; and the defence of Govern-
ment by the LORD CHANCELLOR, to the attacks
made on it, on account of the dissolution and illu-
mination, left nothing to be wished for, whether on
the score of wit, sarcasm, argument or eloquence.
In the Lower House, Sir R. PEEL was plausible
and Jesuitical, as usual, though he sadly disappointed
expectation in refraining front praises of himself.
He made up for this deficiency, however, by insist-
ing on his indifference to office, remarking that he
did not speak " in a spirit of faction, or as one of a
disappointed party." Certainly not. The man
who supposes that he did, is a wretch capable of
any enormity. The display of feeling by the Right
Hon. Baronet on the memorable day of the dissolu.

tion, had not the slightest connection with party
spleen or disappointment ; far otherwise ; it was
prompted solely by a disinterested reggrd for the
welfare of his country, and a prophetic vision of
the awful consequences which must infallibly result
from the elections.

Lord MAtioN, with inimitable eloquence, lamented
the lost virtues of Mr. BASKES ; the classic spirit of
Sir It. VI'VYAN ; and the practised talents of Sir
T. ACLtND. Of the equally brilliant qualifica-
tions of Mr. HortacE Twtss, his Lordship said
nothing, which we conceive to be a sad omission.
Mr. DA►►sov was vituperative or► the subject of
Government's interference at the elections, while
he passed over with discreet reserve Mr. BANKES'S
bludgeon men in Dorsetshire ; Dr. LAMBE'S cart
load of smugglers at Eye, and Lord EXETER'S boxers
at Stamford.

Lord STORMONT was singularly lofty and aris-
tocratic in his aborrence of the " base multi-
tude," by which we presume his Lordship means
the people. He accused the Ministerial party of
being the " fawners and adulators" of that " mul-
titude," just as if it were a crime on the part of a
Nobleman or a gentleman to wish to conciliate the
people by acts of justice and liberality. By his use
of the words " base multitude," his Lordship would
seem to imply that no class beneath a certain grade
can possibly p:•ssess the slightest spark of justice
morality, or honour. That these virtues are exclusively
confined to the higher orders; to the Pensioners by
prostitution, and the Pensioners by right of birth,
and having nothing to do or say for themselves; to
the Sinecurists, the Pluralists, the Placemen, and
the rest of that exemplary fraternity, who combine
the moral virtues of a DUNDAS with the refulgent
intellect of a GOULBURN. These, in Lord STOR-
moNT's estimation, are the monopolizers of the
piety, the wisdom, the morality, the integrity
of the country ; as for that " base multitude"

the people : away with them ; they are the very
scum of the earth ; fit only to be" hewers of wood
and drawers of water;" creatures born only to be
say
enslaved, and recognized only to be trampled on
He BtallitkNevde
of havethe
R Reformers
f anotherorm ewr rd to his
presumingto insult their
Sovereign by a toast lately given in the North, at a
party at which Lord HowtcK was presen,. This
charge comes with peculiar propriety from an adherent
of that " base (though titled) multitude," which on
the day of the dissolution insulted their SOVEREIGN
to his very face; which shouted, and bawled, and
gesticulated, even while he was within hearing, with
the lungs of showmen, and the attic elegance of
Billingsgate Naiads ; and which, from the very
commencement of the Reform struggle, has taken
every opportunity, directly and indirectly, of
thwarting the openly-avowed wishes of the
most beloved and idolized Monarch that ever
swayed the British seceptre. Who can endure to
hear this factious mob charge the Reformers with I
insulting their Sovereign—himself the first and
truest Reformer in the country ? " Quis tulerit
Gracchoe de seditione querented" But Lord
STORMONT is no logician ; his tongue gets the
start of his understanding; and, if he can only ad-
vance the interests of his party by coarse, wholesale
attacks on the people, the seldomer he gets on his
legs the better.

The statement that Marshal DIEBITSC}I hall
fallen a victim to the cholera, is generally doubted
by the Paris Journals, who countenance the re-

port that he committed suicide, in consequence
of learning that be had fallen into disgrace
with the great. Tyrant of the Ncrth, and was to be
superseded in his command by General PAS
KEVITSCII. What effect the death of the Passer of
the Balkan may have on the state of affairs in Po-
land, canoot, of course, as yet, be predicted. We
should imagine, however, that it would be favour.
able. One thing, at any rate, is certain, namely,
that the Poles are gaining adherents in every quarter
of Europe. The Hungarians with a zeal that does
them immortal honour, have stoutly remonstrated
with the Emperor of AUSTRIA in their behalf ;
and the French are daily becoming more unanimou,
and resolved on seeing them righted. On this
point the Journal des Debals, which has an official
character about it, says, " Let the Cabinets of
Europe take care; the moment is come for a powerful
and decisive intervention ! It is necessary, at whit'.
ever price, to put a stop to frightful effusion of blood ;
Poland has deserved something more than wishes."
That England, as well as France, will eventually
he compelled to interfere on behalf of the Poles, we
have not the slightest doubt : we wish, however,
that she would interfere at once, when her interference
would have all the merit of liberality. The Paris
Journals hint that the disputes between the Aus-
trian and French Cabinets on the subject of the
former's invasion of the Roman territories, are far
from being yet made up.

The following are extracts from Brussels Papers
received this morning:
BRUSSELS, JUNE 20.—The Journal de Franefort, of
the 17th, declares that M. Michiels never transmitted any
verbal note to the Members of the Diet, his diplomatic
character not having been recognised by the Diet ; he had
no diplomatic communication with the President or any
other Members of the Diet, nor did he confer with them
verbally or through the medium of notes.
The Emancipation gives an account of the sitting of the
Belgic National Association held yesterday. It was de-
cided that an application, supported by arguments, should
be made to the Regent for the immediate dismissal of the
Ministry. An address was read and adopted in a second
sitting in the evening. A deputation of twelve or fifteen
Members is to present it to the Regent this morning.
The Emancipation concludes the account of this Sit-
ting as follows :

‘‘ It is resolved chat suitable instructions shall be sent to
the provinces, in order that the local Committees may hold
themselves in readiness against every event.
" Proclamations are preparing. The directing Com-
mittee will meet every evening till the 30th. If the diffi-
culties of the country are not resolved at that date the
tocsin will call the people to the frontiers."
The Contingents of Leppe and Waldeck for the federal
garrison of Luxemburg entered that city on the I6th.
His Highness the Prince of Hesse Homburg, followed by
his staff, went out to meet those troops. A great part of
the inhabitants went a great distance to witness their
arrival. They will be quartered on the inhabitants, but it
is affirmed that extraordinary burdens will cease as soon as
the barracks have been repaired, that is in about a week.
BaussELs, JUNE 21.—The Deputation of the Provin-
cial Committees of the Belgic National Association, waited
on the Regent yesterday, with an address, signed by all
the delegates, to the number of 50 or 60. The Regent
announced to the Deputation of Brussels that no changes
could be made before the 30th.

The Illoniteur Beige contains an article on the conduct
of the Ministry

" The Opposition has often reproached the Ministry
with having no system, or at least not avowing any.
" In the absence of an official organ it was impossible
for the Government daily to explain its proceedings. It
did explain them in the tribune ; and will never refuse to
do so to the country, now that, like the Opposition, it can
employ both the tribune and the press.
" When the Ministry entered the Council it had one
thought, which it has never ceased to endeavour to
rea'ise—to constitute the country speedily and definitely,
to secure its independence and the benefit of the liberal in-
stitutions founded by the Congress. So inuth for the
object.

" To carry on at once the preparations for war and the
negotiation which it announced in presenting itself to the
national representation, a policy which then received the
very decided assent of the Legislature ; such are the means.
" As for the preparations- for war—the moment to
speak of them is not yet come. But if, with respect to
the :Ministry, that rule of equity is observed, that respon-
sibility expires at the limits of possibility, it does not fear
to accept it.

" As for negociations the Ministry had expressed the
opinion that the part cf diplomacy should be short ; that
if it led to nothing, the renewal of hostilities would be the
natural result.

" But the time within which the task of diplomacy
should end, is fixed by every one according to the sug-
gestions of an impatience which may be easily understood.
We do not criticise, the fact is explained by the uneasi-
ness caused by a provisional situation of long continuance,
by the mistrust caused by attempts at a restoration, by
preceding diplomatic acts well calculated to excite incre-
dulity.
" But ought the Ministry to have participated in this
incredulity ? _

" Has it deceived itself? and if it has, which we do not
believe, has it attempted to deceive the nation ?
" The Cabinet, at its very first formation, clearly inti-
mated the object to which the negociations would especially,
lead. No remonstrance was then mode in the national re-
presentation.
" Scarcely had the Congress adjourned, when some
Hon. Deputies were ready to accept the friendly mission
from the department of Foreign Affairs, to go and obtain
information respecting the sentiments of the Prince of
Saxe Coburg, in case the representatives of the nation
should confer on him the Royal dignity. This Prince
was the person to whom, without naming him, the Mi-
nistry had alluded in a manner too clear to be misunder-
stood.

--:\Vhat did the Deputies sent to London learn in their
first interviews ?

" The Prince never declined an eventual offer of the
Belgic crown. On this point the Ministry can appeal to
the four Deputies.
" But difficulties opposed the acceptance, and it was to
the removal of the difficulties that the Government
thence forward directed its efforts. _ _ _

"NVe-in;st not lose sight of the situation of Belgium ;
if an offer had been made to Prince Leopold to reign over
a country, the limits of which nobody disputed, the pro-
mise of acceptance, would doubtless have speedily followed
the eventful offer made him, and, the election being com-
pleted, the inauguration would not have been long de-
layed. Ilut a great part. of what Belgium considers as
its legitimate territory was disputed not by Holland
alone, but by Europe. This being the case, what
could the Prince do; what was the Ministry to do? So
long as nothing was decided respecting the limits ; the
Prince could nut accept without declaring war against
Holland and against the conference ; and supposing that a
division should arise in the conference on this occasion,
the division would lead to a terrible conflict, the issue of
which was impenetrable, except only in one of the results,
namely, that the Belgic sceptre and nation would infallibly
disappear in it.

" What was the Ministry to do? Being made always
more certain by every courier of the excellent disposition
of the Prince, it was to redouble its efforts to remove the
difficulties respecting the territory, to interest England and
Germany in the cause of Belgium, to preserve the sym-
pathy of France, and to give the Cabinets a clear insight
into our rights as well as our real wishes?
" We venture to say that in this respect the Belgic
diplomacy has not been wanting in energy, activity, or
success. From the very beginning the Ministry was sen-
sible of two important facts.
" It knew that within a short time the British Cabinet
considered the cause of the House of Orange as irrecover-
ably lost in Belgium.
" It knew besides that every attempt at a restoration
would he inflexibly opposed by the French Cabinet.
" Comparing these facts with the dispositions of Prince
Leopold, it became evident to the Ministry that imme-
diate war could no longer be called for except by three
classes of men.
constituted
tTit gluirteiee,vOirangists, who were reduced to desperation by
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The Brussels and other Papers by the Flanders snail,
bring no news from Poland subsequent to the death 9f
General Diebitneb,