The Sun.
London, England, 1831-06-07 00:00:00

THE DINNER.

About six o'clock Mr. Grant entertained his
friends to dinner in the Northern Meeting Rooms.
The company consisted of about 150 gen►lemen,
and a mere splendid entertainment was perhaps
never before witnessed in the town. On the right
of Mr. Grant sat Lovat, and on his left Macleod of
Harris. Glenmorriston and Cantray officiated as
croupiers. After the cloth was drawn and the usual
loyal toasts given, Mr. Fraser of Culbockie gave the
health of the Right lion. Chairman, which called
forth thunders of applause.

Mr. GRANT said he must be lost to every feeling
if he were not impressed with the deepest gratitude
for the reception he had experienced, in what be
might call his native land. For though he was born
at a distance, if local attachment, home feelings, and
home affections could constitute such a tic, then
this was his native land. He need scarcely congra-
tulate them on the events of the day, or on the
great measure with which they were connected. He
would venture to say there was not one Anti• R-
eformer present.—(Cheers and laughter.) For the
few last years, as education and enterprise extended,
the question of Reform advanced with gigantic
strides, and there was no man who looked fairly
at the altered circumstances of the country, and the
state of public opinion, but was convinced that the
time had come when Reform was no less just than
it was expedient. Even that great and illustrious
man, whose genius was never more fully displayed
than in opposing Parliamentary Reform, (Mr. Can-
ning) had at the close of a contest, when he was
about to depart for a distant portion of the empire,
said to a friend on this same subject—" When I re-
turn from India seven years hence, this question'
will be carried." He saw that it was approaching,
and approaching in the most advantageous manner.
When he surveyed the career of improvement in
England, was he to conclude that Scotland had
lagged behind ? Formerly, Mr. Canning and others
said, the Scotch representation is so bad that we
cannot defend it—we fairly give it up to the Re-
formers—we abandon the outworks to defend the
citadel. But now, this argument was reversed, and
the outworks were declared to be even more valu-
able than the citadel irself. Recent events, however,
had vindicated the honour of Scotland, and evinced
its sympathy in this great cause with the freemen of
England.—(Cheers.)
" The freeholders of Inverness-shire," from the
Chair.

" The Lord Lieutenant of the county," from the
Chair.

Sheriff Tytler gave the health of " the Lord
Chancellor," who was perhaps the greatest man of
his day, and who, though descended of English
paren's, was born and educated in Scotland. With
the health of " Lord Brougham" he begged to wish
success to those great measures of Reform he
meditates in the law of England.—(Applause.)

The Chairman Would not intrude to descant on
the high and transcendent abilities of Lord
Brougham. He would only say in addition, that
that eminent person carried the most disinterested
Reform into every department over which he had
controul.

Mr. MACLEOD of Harris gave " prosperity to
British India." After alluding to the vast extent
of that great dominion, Harris said that fortune was
often charged with violating the fitness of things,
but in one instance she had acted in strict accord-
ance with them—by intrusting the destinies of a
hulidrPd millions of soul+, in our Indian empire, to
the Right Hon. Gentleman in the Chair, who was
himself born on the plains of Hindostan.—(Cheers.)
Mr. GRANT, briefly but in a very feeling manner,
returned thanks. The interests of India, he said,
were not forgotten by any of the Statesmen of
England, and certainly they were not less remem-
bered by him from the circumstance to which the
Hon. Gentleman had alluded. In presiding over
the affairs of the Indian dependence of the British
empire, he considered it was their duty first and
foremost, to consider the happiness of the millions
of native subjects.
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?FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.
(From the Netional of Sartirday.)

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PARIS, JUNE 3.—Letters from Milan, of a very
recent date, speak of a treaty of alliance, offensive
and defensive, between the new King of Sardinia
.and the Austrian Government, by which the first is
stated to place sixty thousdrul men at the disposal of
the second. The same letters add, that there are at
Milan twenty-five Austrian Generals, who have been
called together to receive the instructions of General
Frimont, Commander-in• Chief or the army In Italy.
TOULON, MAY 28.—1 told you in my last the re-
ports relative to the departure An el destination of the
ships which sailed at the tame time as the Arle;lise,
To-day we have ret:..eived news of the position of
the reserve squadron. The Perk corvette, Captain
Jonglas, anchored in our road yesterday. It was
despatched by General Hugon to receive the Orders
of the Maritime Prefect, and the despatches of the
Government. We have learned by this channel
that the Perle did not, in fees, escort the Prince of
Joinville to Corsica, neither has it sailed for Lishn.
The Perle left it at ten or twelve leagues from the
coast, manoeuvring sometimes off Marseilles, some-
times off Toulon.
The purpose of these naval evolutions is said to
be to exercise the conscripts lately incorporated into
the marine; but it is believed that the Government
wishes to conceal the destination of this squadron
and the moment of its departure : it is certain that
the Perle, sailed again yesterday evening with dis-
patches and instructions for Admiral Hugon. The
squadron consists of the Alger, Tridext, (bearing
the Admiral's flag), Marengo, Ville de Marseille,
and Algesiras of the line; the Perle corvette, and
the Cuirassier brig. The .keibis, a corvette of burden,
is to sail to-day ;it conveys to Algiers Major-
General Brossard and his family, some officers be-
longing to the army in Africa, and several subalterns
and soldiers, who are going to settle in the colony
with their wives and children.

(From the Cnstitutionnel of Saturday.)

BERNE, MAY 27•—The town of Arberg, one of
the most important military positions of Western
Switzerland, is being strongly fortified. A company
of sappers of Zurich, assisted by a multitude of
labourers, bas been at work there ever since the
spring.

PARIS, JUNE 3.—lt is said that General Belliard
has arrived at Paris this morning from Brussels.
LAUSANNE, MAY 2g.—The Lower Valais has
been in a state of insurrection for these four days
past. The five lower divisions, comprising the most
civilised part of the country, having, for these six
months, in vain demanded a revisal of their Consti-
tution, and a more equitable distribution of political
rights, have now had recourse to arms, which they
declare they will not lay down till the authorities
shall have been changed, and a Constituent Assem-
bly legally appointed to draw up a new constitution.
The centre of the insurrection is at Martyny, where
the tree of liberty has been planted, as well as at
St. Maurice, and Monthey. It is in the Valley of
Bagne that they are prepared to maintain the combat,
if they should be unable to resist in the plain. Some
companies of militia were assembling at Sion, to
march to the Lower Valais with three cannon. It
is difficult to foresee the result of this struggle; but
the people of the Lower Valais, oppressed by the
oligarchy and the Upper Valais, have able Chiefs.
who have doubtless calculated all the obstacles, arid
left nothing to chance. The Lower Valaisans are
the only persons who lately seemed disposed to de-
fend their country against foreign invasion. The
population of the Upper Valais could not dissemble
their partiality to the Austrians.