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London, England, 1833-02-25 00:00:00

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LONDON,
MONDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 25. 1833.

Mr. O'CoNNELL will not, we hear, be very nume-
rously supported in his opposition to the Bill for the
suppression of disturbances in Ireland. Many of
the Irish Members differ as to the propriety of op.
posing it, and amongst the English Members, some
of the warmest supporters of Mr. HtJME, on
whom Mr. O'CoNNELL has relied, have declared
that they will not aid the Hon. M mher for Middlesex
in an attempt to defeat the Bill, if he should be un-
wi•e enough (we use their own word•) to attempt
it. We are quite sure that Mr. HUME will fear-
lesQly take what he considers to be the honest. course,
wilhout reference to the support or opposition of any
man; but, judging from what we have heard, we do
not imagine that, in the event of a division on the
question, the minority will be of such a character as
tai alter the views of Ministers in the working of the
Bill. It is more than probable, however, that Lord
ALTIIORP will suggest some measure of arrange-
ment which will lead to the end desired by Minis-
ers, without so sweeping a prostration of consti-
tutional right as is inflicted by certain portions
of the Bill in its present state. If a British House
of Commons would stand well in the opinion!
of the Irish nation, they will hail wi h delight any
suggestion for the tranquillization of Ireland, with-
out the adoption of means, which, whether com-
pulsory by mums ances sr trot, resemble but too
much those adopted by absolute Governments
against conquered States.

We have given in another column a note ad-
dressed on the 14th current to the Baron Van
ZUYLEN, by Lord PALMERSTON and Prince TAL-
LEYRAND. The recital it contains completely hears
us out in all we have been saying for the last year
and upwards, of the too great forbearance of the
English and French Governments towards the
Dutch KING, and affords as complete an answer to
the Tory trash of the Post and Herald. Yet we
doubt not that their patron, Sir RICHARD VYVYAN,
—the Foreign Secretary expectant, GOD save
the mark—will, in the course of a month or two,
again bring before Parliament the hard case of that
most ill used, upright, and stra;glit-forward of men,
the juggling King of HOLLAND, who, for two years,
has been practising the lowest chicanery of diplo-
macy upon the two most powerful nations of Eu-
rope, and gaining time, not with any design of con-
vincing their reason, or appealing to their justice,
but in the hope that circumstances may turn up
which will lead to a general war. He has hitherto
been foiled-; the firm union of Fiance and
England, their assurance of each other's good
faith, their confidence that they are natural friends

instead of natural enemies, has enabled them to
keep their hollow allies neutral, whilst they have
been playing the part of peace officers with the
brawler who would disturb the harmony of the
European community. They must consider, how-
ever, that forbearance may degene: ate into weakness,
and bring on the very war which it is so much for
the interests of civilization, of improvement, of hu-
manity, to avoid. Whil,t France and England were
shackled by the pretended help of the despots of
the continent, we called upon them to act by them-
selves, and not fear their interference. They did so,
and success has so far attended their efforts; but, in
order completely to secure the peace of Europe, as
far as human precautions can secure it, they must
rillow up this late measure by others no less firm.
We trust that the Note of their Ministers to which
we have referred, is preparatory to their doing so,
arid that they will not suffer the King of HOLLAND
to levy any tolls whatever on the Scheldt till he has
agreed to the reasonable conditions required of him.

We see that a report prevailed on the 21st at the
Hague of a fleeting of shipowners having taken
place to petition the Dutch Government to get their
ships relieved from the embargo under which they
now lie in the ports of England and France, but the
report is contradicted by letters from Amsterdam.
Such a circumoance, however, is by no means un-
-1 kely, for the shipowners form one of the classes
whit+► must suffer most from the continuance of
the present state of rhino...

Nothing positive.has yet It-suited from the com-
munication which was made by Prince TALLEYRAND
and Lord PALMERSTON to the Dutch Government,
on Friday last. The despatches from the Briti-h
Charge d'Aff.ires at Brussels are, however, rather
favourable, inasmuch as they confirm the report of
the state of disappointment and discouragement in
which the King of HOLLAND finds himself, and
add that some of the most eminent and influential
persons in Holland are beginnit.g to perceive the
folly of resistance, and advising the KING to concede.

We are sorry to find that, although the nego-
tiations between the Duke of RICHMOND and the
French Government for the establishment of a daily
post between London and Paris, may be said to be
going on, a very serious obstacle has arisen in the
refusal of the Duke to allow certain privileges
claimed by the French Government as a com-
pensation for the expense incurred in the build-
ing of steam-boats, &c., for the service in
question. Whether the points contended for by
the Directeur of the Postes, M. COMTE, and amongst
which is the right of receiving a particular rate of
postage for inland carriage, are unreasonable or not,
we have no means of judging at present. The
delay, however, under any circumstances, is ob-
noxious to the public, and can only serve the pur-
pose of a few individuals who are interested in
preventing improvement. Considering how many
months have elapsed since this negotiation was com-
menced, one would almost suppose that no change
was ever seriously intended on either side. There
was nothing in the affair that required a week's con-
sideration; and we are quite sure that any two men of
business, having the proposed improvement seriously
in view, would have done that in an hour which
has occupied the Duke of RICHMOND and M. COMTE
more than twelve months, without their arriving at
any satisfactory result.

A return has lately been laid before the House of
Commons of the stamp duties received on certain
proceedings in the Courts of Law in Ireland, in the
year ended sth January, 1833, under the Ist and
2d Geo. IV., c. 112. I, contains this item among
o►hers :—" Pa►d the Marquis WELLESLEY, late
Chief Remembrancer of the Equity side of the
Court of Exchequer, his retired allowance for
one year to Michaelmas, 1832, 5,3871. 15s. Bd.
A pretty retired allowance for doing nothing for a
series of years, but receiving a larger. At pr,ss
:he salary has been reduced to 2,7691., and the
office, instead of being held by a soldier and a
Nobleman is held by a Commoner. There are
some abuses quite as monstrous as this, in some of
our own Courts, and we heartily hope that those
who have promised to reform them, will not relax in
their task.

It is with feelings of sincerest gratification
we find that the question of the restoration of St.
Alban's Abbey is rapidly ga;ning on the attention
of the community. The edifice is a noble specimen
of sacred architecture, and is mixed up with so
many stirring historical associations, is of such
vast antiquity, and presents so many attrac-
tive features to the eye of taste and discern-
ment, that to sutler it to remain longer in its, present
dilapidated condition would be an act of Gothic
barbarism, unworthy of an age which 'piques
itself on its intellectual refinement. We need
not inform our readers that St. Alban's Abbey
is just now in the last stage of decay. The hand
of time has pressed so heavily upon it, that rafter
and roof, and rower and buttress are, each and all,
dropping daily piece-mral • o e irtli. For the
date of this venerable fane we must, we believe, go
back to the earliest periods of English history.
Its old walls have rung to the shouts of the people
for the victories of Cressy—of Poictiers—of Agin-
court—and been graced the presence of an ELI-
ZABETH and a BURLEIGIT, ‘i.hen they offered up their
thanksgivings for the defeat of a Spanish Ar-
mada. Surety an edifice thus associated with
our dearest and proudest recollections, on which no
Englishman can g-ize without feeling his heart beat
quicker at the sight, should not be suffered to fall
unnoticed to decay, as though it were a mere mush-
room, Regent-street structure of yesterday ! Its very
aspect--majestic in ruin—impresses veneration on
the mind. It is history appealing to the eye as well
as to the thought. It is the past challenging the
consideration of the present. To wrest this reverend
fabric from the grasp of impending ruin, and make
even Time himself let go his hold, for a season,
its
on " fair proportions," is an act worthy
of a nation, which holds it as an axiom, that there
are other things in life worth considering beyond
the mere vulgar accumulation of wealth. Our
readers will be pleased to find that the subscrip-
tion for this purpose is going on favourably.

QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY.—This being the day
appointed to commemorate her MAJESTY'S Birthday, the
morning was ushered in by the ringing of a merry peal at
the different churches, &c. The Drawing-room was
most numerously attended. In the evening his MAJESTY
gives a grand dinner upon the occasion to the different
branches of the Royal Family.
The Speaker of the House of Commons
gave his second Parliamentary dinner on Saturday, at his
residence in Palace-yard. There were preset the Marquis
of CHANDOS, the Earl of DARLINGTON, Lords STORMONT,
ERNEST BRUCE, CASTLEREAGH, VILLIERS, GRANVILLE
SOMERSET, ASHLEY, LOWTHER, BRUDENELL, CLIVE,
and MAHON ; SIIS ROBERT PEEL, JAMES SCARLETT,
HENRY HARDINGE, RICHARD VYVYAN, EDWARD
KNATCHBULL, JOHN WALSH, and ROBERT INGLIS ;
EU& Honourable. H. GOULBURN and J. C. HERRIFS ;
Messrs. RICE. TREVOR, BARING WALL, CARTWRIGHT,
C. Ross, A. BARING, POLLOCK, W. BANKES, W. DUN
COMBS, and. Evil:m.lllT ; Hon, Captain GORDON, and
Colonel PEEL. The company were attired in military
uniforms and full Court dress.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS.
At per stone, by the Carcass
5. d. toe. d. s. d.tos. d.
feet, inferior 2 0 2 2 Mutton, inferior ... 2 2 2 4
- middling 2 2 2 6 111 middling.. 2 4 210
- prime large... 210 3 4 - prime 3 8 4 2
- prime small_ 3 4 3 6 Pork, large
V, al 3 4 5 2 -small 4 4 5 0