The Sun.
London, England, 1831-08-10 00:00:00

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LONDON,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 1831.

The KING arrived at half-past one o'clock this
day at St. James's Palace from Windsor, in an open
carriage and four. His MAJESTY was accompanied
by the QUEEN and the Princess of HESSE HOMBURG.
Their MAJESTIES appeared in excellent health, and
were loudly cheered as the Royal carriages pro-
ceeded. His MAJESTY shortly after held a Levee.

The Paris Papers of Monday announce that the
French army crossed the frontiers on Sunday morn-
ing at day-break, full of martial enthusiasm, and
were received by the Belgians in a corresponding
spirit of great exultation. If the Dutch persist in
obedience to the order of their KING to more " for-
wards," they will soon meet the French army, and
experience a warmer reception than they have lately
been accustomed to. In the meantime we learn that
the Dutch are making the best use of the advantage
obtained by the first onset. The Belgian pickets
are driven in at all points, to the no less surprise
than joy of the Hollanders. We hope the Dutch
will be successful for a week more at least, in
order that they may be the more surely caught in
the toils, and if possible draw the Prus,ians into
the snare shich they have been so adroitly laying
for their neighbours.

Much as we wish for the continuance of general
peace, we do not think that such a peace as at pi e-
sent exists in Europe is worth the preservation—
being only a war in disguise, where each Power
maintains an immense army in mutual distrust of
the other, and is ready to take advantage of the first
opportunity. Such a state of peace is neither safe
or honourable—and cannot be desirable.
It will be seen that the French Government have
issued a circulat, forbidding maritime operations
against the Dutch, unless occasion be given for
reprisal. It is the expectation of the Government
that the war will be of short duration, and they
therefore wish to confine its sphere of action to the
land. Curiosity is now turned to Prussia, on whose
conduct depends the question of peace or war.

Accounts from Warsaw are said to be in town,
stating that a recommendation had been received
there from Paris not to risk a general battle, as France
was immediately going to recognise Poland. An
article from Berlin in the German Papers received
this morning favours this statement, which we shall
be truly glad to see confirmed by the prompt sanc-
tion of England

BERLIN, JULY 2y.—The news of the intended recogni-
t-iiin of Poland by France and England has excited as much
sensation here as the violent attacks of the French and Eog-

llsh Journals on the Prussian Government for its interpre-
tation of the principle of neutrality, by which nothing in-
tended for the Poles is suffered to pass, while the Russian
army is amply supplied with all necessaries from the Prus-
sian territory. Though all this is done by private con-
tracts, it is not to be denied that the opinion of the
people in Prussia by no means assents to this maxim
of the Government, though we cannot approve the violent
attacks of a foreign Journalist. But it is the general
and cordial wish of all Prussians that the intervention
of the English and French Governments may soon put an
end to the contest between Russia and Poland, and in part
also to the spreading of the cholera. France and England,
according to their political principles, must necessarily take
the lead in recognising Poland, and there is no doubt that
the Cabinets of Berlin and Vienna would soon follow. It
is, indeed, supposed that Austria is not disinclined to make
this recognition, and that Prussia is withheld only by the
bonds of the family alliance from taking a step so disad-
vantageous to Russia.
FRANKFORT, Auo. I.—We have received no Polish
news either yesterday or to-day ; accounts from Berlin con-
tain nothing to confirm the news of a pretended defeat of
the Russian army, inserted in the Wurzburg Gazette, as
communicated from Berlin.

The following are extracts from Wo Janeiro Pa-
pers received this morning :

WAR DEPARTMENT.

RIO OE JANEIRO, JUNE B.—The Government, consi-
dering how important it is for the preservation of the
public tranquillity and the discipline of the army, that the
troops should be fully acquainted with the laws relative to
unlawful assemblages and the use of arms where the men
are not on duty, orders the first two paragraphs of the
Alvaras of the 14th February, 1772, and of 26th Novem-
ber, 1801, to be read for eight days successively in the
front of all the companies of the garrison, not doubting
that the brave troops of Rio will show their obedience to
the laws which are so beneficial to their countrymen.

The first of these Alvaras forbids all soldier; to be near
their quarters more than three together, and with either
side or fire-arms.

The second forbids all resistance to the officers of jus-
tice, whether with arms, or sticks, stones, or other means
of offence.

An edict, published by the Municipality, forbids the
sale of gunpowder and of offensive weapons of every de-
scription, without a licence, nor are such to be sold to
slaves or suspicious persons. Smiths. cutlers, &c. are
not to manufacture or repair arms for slaves or suspicious
persons.

Slaves committing any disorders shall be sent to prison,
notice being sent to their masters. Any slave met with
in the streets after seven in the evening, without a ticket
from his master, dated the same day, declaring whither he
is going, shall be imprisoned for eight days. All games in
public houses are prohibited. The edict contains various
other regulations for the preservation of peace.
The General Assembly has passed a decree which has
been sanctioned by the Government, prohibiting all lotteries.
JUNE 14.—1 n the sitting of the 11 th of June, the
Chamber of Deputies adopted the project of a law on the
attributes of the Regency.
The report of the Special Committee was approved re-
specting the proposal of the Minister of Finance to suspend
the payment of the foreign loans for the term of five years.
After a very warm debate, 59 Members voted in favour of
the report of the Committee, and against the proposal 23,
in favour of the proposal, majority 36.

In the House of Lords last night the Marquis of
LONDONDERRY moved for papers connected with
the recent occurrences in Belgium : on which occa-
sion his Lordship indulged in one of those inco-
herent, vituperative, unintelligible diatribes, for
which he is, and has long been, pre-eminently
conspicuous. Of course he found fault with
the foreign policy of Government—chiefly in
consequence of its being in opposition to that
of his late brother (CASTLEREAGH, of unhappy
memory)—and strove hard to provoke Ministers into
premature explanations, as also to realize the asser
tion of Earl GREY, that he (Lord LONDONDERRY)
had found a mare's nest. Fortunately Ministers
were not to be duped by so clumsy a politician, so
the Noble Lord's motion was withdrawn, but
not before he himself had received a memorable cas-
tigation from the LORD CHANCELLOR, of which he
clearly stood much in need. Of the substance of the
Noble Mover's speech we cannot be expected to
give an analysis, insomuch as we have not the good
fortune to be able to comprehend six consecutive sen-
tences of it. One portion, however, which is
less hieroglyphical than the rest, we can make
out, and that is, the allusion to the late
Lord CASTLEREAGH, of " Holy Alliance" no-
toriety ; and in reply to this portion, we say that
the less the Marquis of LONDONDERRY talks about
his deceased relative the better. Silence is the best
tribute of respect we can pay his ashes. There are
some statesmen whose very names, much less their
actions, will not bear mention,—bye words as they
are for chicanery and incompetency of every de-
scription—and the late Lord CASTLEREAGH is one of
these. As a man we have nothing to allege against him;
but as a Minister he was the curse of more than
one country; the foe of Ireland—the scorned and
detested of England, which lost by his diplomacy
more than she ever gained by arms—the theme of
universal and inextinguishable laughter on the Con-
tinent. With a mind of the narrowest and
most meagre character ; with shrewdness scarcely
sufficient to enable him to obtain respectability as a
provincial attorney; with oratorical powers below
even the level of a cockney debater at a sixpenny
spouting club, this ill-advised man yet aspired to
the character of a statesman ! A variety of cir-
cumstances, fortuteve for himself, but far otherwise
for his country, enabled him to atta4i the height of
his ambition. And what has been the result of his
inauspicious elevation to power ? See it in the
present distracted state of Europe..

The Reform Bill was again discussed last night
in Committee, but made less progress than it has
recently done. We hope Ministers will get out of
the shoals and shallows—in which they have been
so long floundering up to their chin—of the Sche-
dules this week, and proceed at once to the remain-
ing portions of the Bill. Sir R. VYVYAN, at the
request of Lord PALMERSTON, postponed to Thurs-
day his motion for papers respecting Belgium.

A Privy Council assembled this day at half-past
one o'clock, at the Council Chamber, Whitehall.

The Committee of the Court of Claims will again
meet to-morrow afternoon, at the Council-office,
upon the subject of the Coronation.

There were no arrivals at the Foreign-office this
morning.

The Goodwood Races will be unusually splendid
and attractive this year. We understand the KING
goes to Goodwood on Monday next by the Pet-
worth road, and returns to London on Saturday by
the Midhurst road. His MAJESTY will be at the
races every day, and will take in his carriage to the
course the Duke and Duchess of RICHMOND and
Lord JERiEY. Two other carriages will be in
ftitendance with the Royal suite, and the road by
Ns/iich his MAJESTY goes to the course affords every
one on the ground an opportunity of seeing him.
There will be fifty visitors at Goodwood House,
where the Royal Standard will be hoisted, as also
at the Stand. The Mayor and Corporation of
Chichester are expected to present an Address to
his MAJESTY at Goodwood. The KING will have
relays of his own horses on the road, and the letter-
parties of dragoons will be stationed to convey his
MAJESTY'S letters and despatches to and from Lon-
don and Good wood.