The Sun.
London, England, 1831-08-09 00:00:00

MARCH OF THE FRENCH ARMY.

Lord G. BENTINCK wished to know whether a state-
ment that he had seen was correct, namely—that the
French Government had given to the Ambassadors of
England, Prussia, Austria, and Russia, an assurance that
as soon as the Dutch invaders of BAgium had been re-
pelled, the French troops would be withdrawn ? Further,
whether it was true that the French Government had

assured those Ambassadors that not a single French
soldier should enter any other territory than that of
Belgium ?—( Hear, hear.) These inquiries he made
for the purpose of ascertaining that the honour and inte-
grity of the French Government was maintained, as well as
that of the high character of the English diplomacy.
Lord PALAIERSTON rose and said—Sir, in reply
to the question put to me by my lion. Friend, I can only
say, that the report to which I believe be alludes, and
which I have seen, is substantially correct. On Wed-
nesday, the slay on which orders were given by the French
Government to get the French troops in readiness
to march, the Minister of the French Government in-
vited the Plenipotentiaries of England, Austria, Russia,
and Prussia to meet, and communicated to them the orders
which that Government had given, and the reason of them,
namely, the advance of the Dutch troops into Belgium,
and the application for assistance which had been received
by the French Government. This communication was
accompanied by an assurance that the advance of the French
troops had no other object than that of maintaining what
the five Powers had bound themselves to maintain, namely,
the neutrality of Belgium ; and that as soon as the Dutch
troops should be repelled back into their own territories,
the French soldiers should he withdrawn within the fron-
tiers of France. A further question Avail asked by the
English Ambassador respecting the frontiers' to be taken
or occupied by the French, to which time reply was, that
the French traops would only pass through such frontiers as
lay in their road, and were necessary to be passed through
in advancing upon the enemy.

Sir R. VYVYAN wished to know whether the Noble
Lord had received any further official communication on
the subject ?
Lord PALMERSTON said he had received no official
intelligence of any march of the French troops. He had
received this morning a despatch from Lord Granville,
int:losing a note from the French Government, confirming
the communication which he had verbally received before.
Here the conversation dropped.
CERTIFICATES FOR THE SALE OF GAME.
Lord ALTHORP moved a resolution to the effect that
21. annual duty should be charged upon each certificate for
the sale of game. He hoped this resolution would be suf.
fered to pass without opposition, as Hon. Members might
discuss the Game Bill when they came into Committee
upon it. And in answer to a question from Colonel Sib-
thorpe, he stated that if the Gallant Colonel had any ob-
jection to the amount of 2/., he should act upon it at that
moment.

Colonel SIBTHORPE objected to the principle of the
Bill. He thought that if the Bill passed, game would be as
commonly exposed to sale in the country towns as apples.
Lord ALTHORP denied the inference. The Magis-
taates would undoubtedly take care the license did not fall
into improper hands.
Mr. HUNT protested against the sa'e of game alto-
gether, and designated the measure a Landlord's Bill. It
would decidedly injure the farmer.
Mr. WEYLAND contended it was better there should
lie a market for the sale of game than that it should con-
tinue to he procured by poaching. When landlottla chose
to preserve the game, they always let the land for less to
the farmer.

Sir C. BURRELL moved, as an amendment, that the
price of the license to deal in game, should be the same as
that for the license to kill game. He also would object to
any man who had a beer license having likewise a license
to deal in game.
Lord A LTIf ORP observed, the latter point would be
more properly discussed in the Committee. It was not
intended to check the number of persons to hold licenses
by the amount of duty, as they would be completely under
the controul of the magistra'cs.
The M•irquis of CHANDOS complained that the
clause forbidding carriers and coachmen to be dealers in
game, had been left out in the preent Bill.
Sir M. RIDLEY thought two pounds duty was
sufficient.

Colonel SIBTHORPE suggested thit it should be
raised to five pounds.
Mr. HUME submitted, that no fees should be paid for
licenses at all. • The principle of free trade ought to be
carried into the Game Laws.—(A laugh.)
Mr. HUNT thought, that if there were to be fees for
licenses, they ought to be fixed by a graduated scale, ac-
cording to the gun employed ; so that there should be 21.
paid for a single-barrelled gun, and 41. for a gun with two
barrels.—(Hear, and laughter.) He himself shot with a
double-barrelled gun.
Sir C. BURRELL withdrew his opposition to the re-
solution, which was then agreed to.
The House resumed, and Mr. BERNAL brought up the
report.