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London, England, 1833-01-10 00:00:00

CONTINUATION AND CONCLUSION

OF GEN. CHASSE'S REPORTS.

HEAD-QUARTERS, CITADEL OF ANTWERP,
DEC. 23, 9 IN THE MORNING.

My last despatch coming down to the 15th, at seven in
the evening, I have now the honour to traromit to your
Excellency, in form, the sequel of events up to the present.
nzczmuEa 16.

The enemy continued his fire during the night with
great intensity. We replied to it with vigour. Each
side laboured without remission, and every inch of ground
was disputed with the enemy.
A visit of dose inspection was made to the salient of the
bastion No. 2 ; but nothing particular was observed.
The bridge at the Porte de Secours was entirely de-
stroyed by order of the Commander-in-Chief—a circum-
stance which never occurred before this.

We began anew to pallisade the redoubt in the bastion
No. 2, all the pallisades having been destroyed by the fire
of the enemy ; but the very bad weather and the fire of
the enemy were so great a hindrance to the work, that
the men abandoned it. Three pieces of cannon were again
dismounted by the enemy.
In general the works of the enemy made but little pro-
gress the last night ; for the most part they were occupied
in deepening and widening those already made.
The crowning of the covered way along the bastion No.
2 having been inspected, the enemy has opened in rear of,
and at an equal distance from this crnwning, a new
trench, which is less exposed to the fire of the right flank
of the bastion No. 1. _ _

The, enemy has also extended his works in Fort St
Laurent, and given a greater elevation to the intrench
ments before the gate of this fort.

The fire reserved for the later period of the siege having
been opened, the flanks of the bastions No. 1 and 2 pro-
duce great effect, and harass the works of the enemy by a
cross fire. Our fire this morning stopped the establish-
ment of the communication of the couronnement with the
trench before St. Laurent. The enemy tried to remedy
this, and also to get rid of the annoyance of our fire from
the flanks of the bastions 1 and 3, by redoubling his bom-
bardment. He dismounted some of our cannon, and several
of our blindages were blown to pieces. Notwithstand-
ing this, the fire from the flank of the bastion No. 3
destroyed a counter-battery commenced in the direction of
the ;liaison de Bois, behind the communication already
mentioned.

DECEMBER 17.

The fire on both sides was continued during the night.
The enemy threw in a great number of bombs and howit-
zer shells, several of which slid not burst.
At 8 in the morning the enemy opened two new batte-
ries ; one in th,.. Place tt'Armes to the left of the salient of
the Lunette St. Laurent, and the other in the (Garden of)
Harmony; the one with three pieces, and the otter
with four.
The fire was extremely brisk throughout the day, the
,netny making a more than ordinary use of his cannon a
/a Pa ixhans.
The enemy succeeded, during the night, in rendering
practicable an opening from the couronnement of the co-
vered way of the lett lace of bastion No. 2, towards the
communication with the St. Laurent. He has also
pushed on an approach to the covered way of the left face
,if the ravelin of the Porte de Secours, and completed a
dike in the fosse of St. Laurent on the salient, and, which
proves his caution, he ha• also pallisaded it. To the left
of St. Laurent be has erected a battery, which appears to
be directed against the right face of bastio❑ No. 2, and
against the Porte de Secours, which we have barricadoed.
During the day the enemy worked at the couronnement,
so as to bring forward the earth which lay behind, and
which wis intended to make it more solid and durable.
It is probable that he has alreidy prepared the means of
blowing up the counterscarp, and the descent to the lesse.
Nevertheless ice continue to direct against him, and with
success, the fire, of the right face, and the flank of the
bastion No. 1.

DECEMBER 18.

The enemy has, since his couronnernent before the left
face of the bastion No. 2, laboured to prolong it, and to
c irry it on so as to connect it with the communication at
the gimp of the St. Laurent. During the night, lie
carried the couronnem, nt to the left, in the direction of
the Place n'Armes and to the dam (batardeau), and he
has also pushed on an approach to the dam. Several
times, however, he was driven from this work by our
musketry and mortars.
He has completed since the communication at the gorge
of the St. Laurent, a trench along the covered way of the
left face of the ravelin of the Porte de Secours to the
second traverse, and has begun behind this treach his ap-
proaches to the fosse of the ravelin.
The enemy's ere has been violent. We have replied to
it with success, as far as our means would permit.
Several pieces have been again dismounted within these
21 hours.

DECEMBER 19.

During the night the enemy urged forward his works
as tar as the left fosse of the ravelin, and began to con-
struct a dike there, which is already two tiers wide. He
has also endeavoured to raise on this dike a covering of
gabions against the citadel.
Captain Van Kitchen, of the 9th Afdeeling Infantry,
who commanded at this point, perceived the work, and
gave notice of it to the citadel.
A 12-pounder, which was fortunately placed yesterday
at the right face of the b ist,on No. 2, tired during the
night, and with great success 68 rounds against this
work ; besides the half of a flank company, commanded
by first Lieutenant R tvallet, of the 10th Ableeling In-
fantry, with the aid of 100 men already on the place,
greatly contributed to stop this work, and to binder the
passage of the enemy.
Oa the left of the couronnement the enemy also ceased.
In the Place d'Armes the works were co completely
ruined, that he appears to have given up this mode of
approaching the dam.
On the other hand, he has again directed his fire from
the left flank of the contre garde of the esplanade, and has
damaged that work, without any influence on the eleva-
tion of the waters in the fosse of the citadel.
The enemy appears disposed to make his ultimate ap.
proaches under ground to the counterscarp ; so that his
breaching batteries are but little advanced. The embra-
sures are wit yet unm isked.
The counter-battery begun in advance of Montebello,
over against b istion No. 2, appears to have suffered very
much trom our fire.
The enemy's battery in the Place d'Armee, on the left
of the salient of St. Laurent, has commenced with .three
pieces to rake the left face of the bastion No. 2 and the
curtain No, 3.
We have to-day to lament the death of Capt. Schutter
of the artillery. He was the equal in valour of his heroic
comrade Van Hoy Van Ooalee, and met the death of
,the

brave in the same bastion, in the same spot, and in the
same manner. _

To-day the enemy has dismounted a piece of 24 in the
left face of the bastion No. 2,—serious loss, on account
of the many losses already experienced in this bastion,
and which, on account of the very near and constantly-
violent fire of the enemy, could not be replaced.
A bomb fell into a powder- magatine of the left face of
the bastion No. 5, and blew it up. Fortunately, no person
was hurt by it. It is thus by the continual bombardment
of the enemy we hourly experience some damage.

DECEMBER 20.

It was clear that the enemy had not vet given up his
attempt on the ravelin, and it appears that he had made all
preparations for a decisive attack this night.
As is his nightly custom, the indefatigable Major Voet
directed his attention to this amongst other points, in
time to make the best preparations for opposing an effec
real resistance. The 12-pounder which was kept masked
during the day, in order to preserve it, commenced a
strong fire, which it continued during the night, of shot
and gr.pe, under the direction of Captain Van Deverter,
of the artillery, on the fosse of the ravelin, and the dike
begun there; whi'e the infantry, favoured by tte lights
thrown out, and which greatly annoyed the enemy, kept
up a constant fire of musketry upon them. On this occa-
sion. Lieutenant Homan, of the 10th Afdeeling Infantry,
received a ball in his leg. It is to-yond doubt that the
enemy was obliged to renounce his intention, after having
experienced considerable loss.
To the left of the couronnement the enemy did not
push forward his works towards the batardeau, but never-
theless he endeavoured to recommence them so as to renew
the sap which was destroyed there. It is very probable
that he will attempt to make all his approaches under
ground.
The enemy continues to excavate and fortify the coo-
ronnement of the covered way. Of the bastion, No. 2,
the intrenchments are raised to a considerable size, but we
do not yet perceive any embrasures unmasked.
The battery near the St. Laurent rakes, though without
doing much injury, the left face of the bastion No. 2, and
the curtains 1 and 2.

Our artillery fires with success from the flanks of the
bastions 1 and S, and the corresponding curtains of the
basiion No. 2. This fire is also well directed against the
couronnem.,nt, as also against the new trenches. The
necessity of sparing our supply‘of mortars and howitzer.,
which begin to be seriously diminished, is the only cause
why our fire has not been more effective.
The enemy has strongly manned the nearest trenches
with riflemen, who have much hindered our defence;
yet, notwithstanding this, our riflemen and chasseurs have
returned the fire with success.

As Captain Koopman, in order to binder the intended
passage of two Belgian gun bmits, has placed two of our
eutt-beats in the midst of the Scl eldt, the enemy's battery
No. 30, near Burght, has at 3 o'clock this afternoon
open.d its fire against those two vess.ls.

The fire way discontinued after about 30• shots ha,
been filed against our buats.

DECEASE& 21.
During the night the continued fire of the infantry in
the ravelin of the Porte de Secours, commanded by C *pt.
Van Tol, acting as superior officer, and Capt. Van D iel,
both of the 7th Afdeeling infantry, hindered any farther
attempt of the enemy to complete the dike in the base.
At a given signal the 12 pounder of the bastion No. 2
contributed much to this purpose.
The lower part of the wall of the revetment of the
bastion No. 2 has been inspected. The enemy perceived
the sergeant who walked there, and filed upon him. Im
mediately the right flank ref the bastion No. 1 fired upon
him with grape. The flank, the two points of attack, and
the other pieces already engaged, kept up a violent fire
during the night.
The enemy r n his side at day-break renewed the bom-
bardment and the cannonade with great vigour.
The enemy has given up, as far as we can judge at pre-
sent, his approaches to the bitardeau and the dike and the
fosse of the ravelin. On the other hand, he has com-
menced in the trenches, elevated his cnuronnement, un-
masked a breaching battery against the left face of the
bastion No. 2, having five embrasures blindees. We can
perceive at the same time that the couronnement of the
salient on the left face has equally ready a battory of six
embrasures against the left flank of the battery No. I.
At hall-past 11 in the morning the enemy opened from
his batteries; but without touch effect, a fire of fine
pierriers (a kind of rampart guns, which discharge grape
or stones) against the bastion 2, while at the same
time the fire on all sides from cannon and mortars ap-
peared to be directed against the same bastion, but which
fire happily fell beyond it.
At noon the enemy opened a battery of five pieces in-
tended to dismount ours, the fire of which continued with
violence for three hours. However, the fire of the right
flank of the bastion No. 1 appeared to have dismounted
two of the pieces, as only three of them continued the
fire till the evening.
The breaching battery does not yet appear to be com-
pletely mounted, and the embrasures are not yet wholly
unmasked ; but from Fort Montebello and fi om the left
flank of the counter-garde of the esplanade they fire
against the left face of the bastion No. 2, which has sus-
tained much injury by the fire.
They are still placing in opposition to the batteries in-
tended to dismount those for the breach, five pieces of
large calibre on the right flank of the bastion No. I, and
an equa.i number on the left fl ink of the bastion No. 2
A piece of 12 is dismounted in the bastion No. 1 ; it will
be replaced this evening by another.
The weather is dull and rainy. The fire slackened at
both sides about six o'clock in the evening; but during the
day the bombardment was very violent.
At midnight the enemy put the seal on his brutal and
barbarous manner of proceeding, by discharging from the
great monster mortar, so long announced, a projectile of
two feet in diameter. It fell near the powder magazine.
The explosion was terrific, but it did no damage. At the
same time he began to fire on the gun-boats from the two
pieces near Melkhuys, as also from a battery near
Burght. Two of these gun-boats were damaged.

DECEMBER 22.

The continued discharge of musketry Iron) the ravelin
before the Porte de Secours, and also the fire of an
18-pounder from the right face of the bastion No. 2, has
again hindered the enemy from renewing his attack on
this ravelin, the dike and the fosse of which arc still in
the same state as yesterday.
This morning at eight o'clock the enemy opened the
fire of his breaching bitrery and of his coenter-batteries
against the left face of the bastion No. 2, and the right
flmk of the bastion No. I—the first with three, and tie
second with four pieces.
Toe masonry does not answer our expectations, and it is
plain that a breach will be practicali:e sooner than was
expected. The counter carp has not yet been opened.
Colonel Gonmens making his ordinary rounds has been
severely wounded in the thigh. He had already received
eight wounds by the bursting of a shed.
The Ciptain Vander Renip (of the engineers) received a
ball in his thigh in bastion No. 1.
The enemy has again thrown some bombs of 63 inches,
but they have fallen in places where no injury could he
done. It is quite certain that if one of these shells should
fall on the powder-magazine, it could not resist the shock.
fhe greater part of the wells having been filled up, we are
beginning to be in want of fresh water. The others which
remain are running dry.
Dysentery has begun to show itself amongst the garrison,
and the diictors attribute it to the bad quality of the water.
The number of wounded and sick sent to the Tete de
Flandres amounted to 260. In my last we had 30 kill, d
and 155 wounded. The whole, since the commencement
of the siege, was 90 killed, 349 wounded, and 67
missing. I have, in conclusion, to inform your Excellency,
that the short time, nor the length of this report, do not
prevent my sending a copy to his Royal Highness the
Prince Field Marshal.

Baron CHASSE,
The General of Infantry, Commintier-in-Cfiief of
the Citadel and the Naval Forces of his Majesty
in the SAieliit before Antwerp.

The Rectories or the united parishes of I
St. Alban's, Wooth•treet ; and St. Oiave's, Silver-street,
in the city of London; and Vicarage of Tillingham, in
the county of Essex, are vacant by the death of the Rev.
JAMES BECKWITH.
Mr. HALCOMB and Captain STANHOPE
continue a most active canvass at Dover. As was expect-
ed, the Committee of the Right Hon. C. P. THOMSON
give Captain STANHOPE every assistance and support.—
Kentish Gazette.
A curious anecdote is told of a man who was
for some time enabled to earn a livelihood at one of the
must celebrated and fashionable gaining •hon.es in Paris,
trough the high premium on gold. He always com-
menced playing with two 500 f. notes, his aim being
solely to convert those two notes into gold, in which he
generally succeeded. By selling his gold next morning at
the money-changer's, tie got his 1751. profit and two
other notes, with which he commenced operations again
iu the evening. This went on for months undiscovered,
but the contrivance came at last to the knowledge of
the dealers, who from tnat time wade it a rule nut to
change a bank note for gold, without requiring the current
premium.

CONNEXIONS OF THE PEERAGE IN THE

REFORMED HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Members of the House of Commons and Peers who voted
against the Second Reading of the Reform Bill are in Italics.]

ELDEST SONS OR HEIRS PRESUMPTIVE OF PEERS.

Members and Connexion.

Place represented.

Acheson, Viscount, son of the Earl of Gos-
ford
Althorp, Viscount, Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, son of Earl Spencer S. Northamptonsh
Andover, Viscount, son of the Earl of Suf-
folk
Apsley, Lord, son of Earl Bathurst
Ashley, Lord, son of the Earl of Shaftesbury Dorsetshire
Belfast, Earl of, Vice-Chamberlain of the
Household, son of the Marquis of Donegal Antrim County
Bentinck, Lord G., Major in the Army, son
of the Duke of Portland King's Lynn
Berkeley, Hon. C. F., Capt. 2d Life Guards,
brother of Earl Berkeley
Blandford, Marquis of, brother of the Duke
of Marlborough Woodstock
Blaney, Hon. C. D., son of Baron Blaney MonaghanCounty
Brougham, W., Master in Chancery, brother
of Baron Brougham
Brudenell, Lord, Lieutenant-Colonel 15th
Light Dragoons, son of Earl of Cardigan N. Northamtonsh
Castlereagh, Viscount, son of E. Vane
(Londonderry)
Cavendish, Lord, uncle of Duke of Devon-
shire N. Derbyshire
Chandos Marquis of, son of the Duke of
Buckingham
Clements, Viscount, son of Earl of Leitrim Leitrim County
Clive, Viscount, son of Earl.Powis Ludlow
Cole, Viscount, son of Earl of I nniskillen
Dalmeny, Lord, son of the Earl of Rosebery Stirling Burghs
Darlington, Earl of, Lieutenant-Colonel, son
of the Marquis of Cleveland
Duncannon, Lord, Commissioner of the
Woods and Forests, son of the Earl of
Besborough
Duncombe, Hon. W., son of Baron Fever_
sham N. R. Yorkshire
Eastnor, Viscount, son of Earl Somers Riegate
Ebrington, Viscount, Colonel of the East
Devon Militia, son of Earl Fortescue
Fellowes, Hon. N., brother of the Earl of
Portsmouth
Fitzgibbon, Hon. R. H., Colonel of the Li-
merick Militia, Usher of the Court of
Chancery, and Lord-Lieutenant of the
County Limerick, brother of the Earl of
Clare
Foley, Hon. T., son of Baron Foley W. Worcestersh
Fordwich, Lord, son of Earl Cowper
Fox, Hon. S. S., Colonel in the Army, son
of Baron Holland
Grimston, Lord, son of the Earl of Verulam Hertfordshire
Grosvenor, Earl, son of the Marquis of
Westminster S. Cheshire
Henniker, Lord, Irish Peer
Herbert, Hon. S., brother of the Earl of
Pembroke S. Wiltshire
Hill, Sir It., nephew of Baron Hill
Hill, Lord A. M. W., Major 2d Dragoons,
son of Baroness Sandys Devonshire
Hotham, Lord, Major in the Army, Irish
Peer
Howick, Viscount, Under Colonial Secre-
tary, son of Earl Grey
Ingcstrie, Viscount, Capt. R.N., son of Earl
Talbot
Jermyn, Earl, son of the Marquis of Bristol Bury St. Edmunds
Jerningham, Hon. V. S., son of Baron Stafford Pontefract
Kerry, Earl of, son of the Marq. of Lansdowne Calne
Lamb, Hon. G., Under Secretary of State,
brother of Viscount Melbourne Dungarvon
Lambt on, Hon. H., brother of Baron Durham North Durham
Lincoln, Earl of, son of the Duke of New.
castle S. Nottinghamsh
Lowther, Visc., Lieut.-Col. Westmoreland
Militia, son of the Earl of Lonsdale
Lumley, Lord, son of the Earl of Scarbo-
rough N. Nottingham
Lygon, Hon. H. 8., Lieut.-Colonel Ist Life
Guards, brother of Earl Beauchamp W. Worcestersh
Mahon, Viscount, son of Earl Stanhope Hertford
Mandeville, Viscount, Commander son
of the Duke of Manchester
Milton, Viscount, son of Earl Fitzwilliam N. Northampton
Molyneaux, Lord, son of Earl Sefton S Lancashire
Moreton, Hon. E., son of Baron Ducie E. Gloucestershire
Morpeth, Viscount, son of the Earl of Car-
lisle
Mostyn, Hon. M. L., son of Baron Mostyn Flintshire
Newark,Viscount, son of Earl Manvers Retford
Norreys, Lord, son of the Earl of Abingdon Oxfordshire
O'Callaghan, Hon. C., son of Visct. Lismore Tipperary County
O'Neill, Hen. G. B. R., Major-Gen., Const.
of Dublin Castle, brother of Earl O'Neill Antrim County
Ormelie, Earl of, son of Marq. of Bredalbane Perth County.
Ossulston, Lord, son of the Earl of Tanker.

.... Downshire

N. Northumberld

OxMantown, Lord, Lord Lieut. King's Co
son of the Earl of Rosse King's County
Palmerston, Lord, Foreign Secretary, Irish
Peer
Pelham,Hon. C. W., son of Baron Yarborough Lincoln (Lindsey;
Ponsonby, Hon. W. F., Lieut. 7th Foot, heir
of Baron Ponsonby
Sandon, Viscount, formerly Secretary to the
India Board, son of the Earl of liarrowby Liverpool
Stormont, Viscount, son of Earl Mansfield Norwich
Surrey, Earl of, son of the Duke of Norfolk W. Sussex
Townshend, Lord C., brother of the Marquis
of Townshend
Trevor, Hon. G. R., son of Baron Dynevor Carmarthenshire
Tullamore, Lord, son of the Earl of Charle-
ville
Villiers, Viscount, son of Earl Jersey Honiton
Waterpark, Lord, Irish Peer S. Derby
Yelverton, Hon. W. H., heir to Baron Grey
de Ruthyn

Carmarthen

RELATIVES OF PEERS.
Abercromby, Right Hon. J., Chief Baron of
the Exchequer (Scotland), son of Baron
Abercromby Edinburgh
Anson, Sir G., Col. 4th Dragoon Guards,
uncle of the Earl of Lichfield Lichfield
Anson, Hon. G., Lieut.-Colonel, brother of
the Earl of Lichfield
Arbuthnot, Hon. H., Major-General, brother
of Viscount Arbuthnot
Ashley, Hon. H., son of the Earl of Shaftes-
bury Dorchester
Baring, H. 8., Captain Ist Life Guards, son
in.law of Earl Cardigan Thetford
Barrington, Hon. G., Captain MN., and one
of the Lords Commissioners of the Admi-
ralty, son of Viscount Barrington
Beauclerk, A. W., Major, relation Duke of
St. Alban's East Surrcy
Beresford, Sir J. P., Bart., Vice-Admiral of
the White, brother of Viscount Beresford Coleraine
Bernard, Hon. Captain, relation of the Earl
of Bandon Bandon
Berkeley, Hon Sir G. H. F. Colonel, relation
of Earl Berkeley
Berkeley, Hun. M. F. Captain, R.N., brother
of Lord Seagrave
Bethel!, it, brother of the Bishop of Bangor E. R. Yorkshire
Brougham, J., brother of Baron Brougham Kendal
Bruce, Lord E., son of the Earl of ifilcsbury Marlborough
Butler, Hon. H. E., Lieut.-Colonel, brother
of the Earl of Carrick
Byng, Sir J., Colonel .29th Foot, relation of
Viscount Torrington Poole
Cavendish, Hon. C., uncle of the Duke of
Devonshire
Cavendish, H. F. C., I,icut.-Col. Ist Life
Guards, and Equerry to the King, son of
g to n
Capt. 87th Foot, son of
the Marquis of Donegal Belfast
Clive, Hon. It. H., Lieut.-Col, son of Earl
Poteis
Clive, E. 8., Lieut.. Col. Grenadier Regt. of
Guards, relation of Earl Fowls Hereford
Denison,sqnuoi CWo
ChtihceheEstaerl,oLfoßrdurAii,n,
Cockcroft, Sir C., Bart., son-in-law of Lord
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Corry, lion. H. T., son of the Earl of Bel-
Tyrone County
yJn.,ghfaatmher.in-law of the Mar_
W. Surrey
Dundas, Sir It. L., Bart., Colonel, brother
of Bat on Dundas
Dundas, Hon. J. C., relation of Baron
Dundas Richmond
Ellice, E., Secretary of the Treasury, bro-
ther-in-law of Earl Grey
Elliott, Hon. G., Capt. R.N., Secretary to
the Admiralty, Governor of Mint (Scot
land), brother of Earl Minto Roxburg County
Fitzroy, Lord C., Assistant-Adjutant-Gen
in Ireland, son of the Duke of Grafton Bury St. Edmunds
Fitzroy, Lord J., Lieut.-Col., son of the
Duke of Grafton
Fitzwilliam, Hon. C. W., son of Viscount
Milton
Foley, lb". T. H., son of Baron Foley
Foley, J. H. H., uncle of Baron Foley Droitwich
Forester, Hon. C. R. W., Lieut. 12th Lan-
cers, brother of Baron Forester Wenlock
Gordon, Hon. W., Capt. R. N., brother of
the Earl of Aberdeen
Greville, Sir C., Major-General, brother of
the Earl of Warwick Warwick
Grey, Sir H., Colonel 13th Light Dragoons,
brother of Earl Grey Wycombe

Kincardinesh ire

Evesham

Thetford

Members and Connexion

Place represented,

Grosvenor, Lord R., Corn. of the 'Household,
son of the Marquis of Westminster
Hardinge, Sir H., Major-General, brother
in-law of the Marquis of Londonderry.• Launceston
Hill, Lord M., relation of the Marquis of
Downshire
Hope, Sir A., Col. of the 47th Foot ; Gover-
nor of Chelsea Hospital, uncle of the Earl
of Hopetoun Linlithgow Co.
Howard, Hon. W. son of the Earl of Carlisle Morpeth
I Keppel, Hon. G. T., Major, son of the Earl
of Albemarle East Norfolk
Knatchbull, Sir E. Bart., relation of Baron
Sondes
Knox, Hon. J., Lieut.-Col., son of the Earl
of Ranfurley
Lemon, Sir C. Bart., son.in.law of the Earl
Ilchester

Lennox, Lord A., brother of the Duke of
Richmond Chichester
Lennox, Lord J. G. Lieut.- Col., brother of
the Duke of Richmond West Sussex
Lennox, Lord W. P., Lieut. Royal Horse
Guards, brother of the Duke of Richmond King's Lynn
Lowther, H. C. Col., son of Earl of Lonsdale Westmoreland
Maberley, W. L., Lieut.-Col. 76th Foot, and
Governor-General of the Ordnance, rela-
tion of Baron Dunally
Manners, Lord R., Lieut.-Col. 2Sth Dra-
goons, brother of the Duke of Rutland N. Leicestershire
Molesworth, Sir W. Bart., father-in-law of
Earl Camden East Cornwall
Moreton, Hon. A. H. brother of Baron Ducie W. Gloucestersh.
O'Grady, Hon. S. Lieut.-Col., relation of
Viscount Gort
Paget, Sir C. Rear-Admiral of the Red, and
Groom of the Bed-chamber, brother of the
Marquis of Anglesea Carnarvon
Paget, F., Lieut. Col. Coldstream Guards,
nephew of the Marquis of Anglesea
Peel, J., Lieut.-Col., son-in-law of the Mar-
quis of Ailsa Huntingdon
Petre, Hon. E., brother of Baron Petre
Rice, T. S., Sec. of the Treasury, son-in-law
of the Earl of Limerick Cambridge
Russell, Lord, son of the Duke of Bedford, Tavistock
Russell, Lord J., Paymaster-General, son of
the Duke of Bedford South Devon
Russell, Lord C. J. F., Captain 62d Foot, son
of the Duke of Bedford Bedfordshire
&bright, Sir J., Bart., father-in-law of the
Earl of Harewood Hertfordshire
Somerset, Lord G., formerly a Lord of the
Treasury, son of the Duke of Beaufori
Spencer, Hon. F., Capt. R. N. son of Earl
Spencer Midhurst
Stanley, Hon. E. G., Chief Secretary for
Ireland, grandson of the Earl of Derby N. Lancashire
Stanley, Hon. H. T., Lieut. 23d Foot, grand-
son of the Earl of Derby
Stuart, Lord D. C., Irish Peer
Sutton, Rt. Hon. C. M., late Speaker of the
House of Commons, Nephew of Baron
Manners
Vernon, G. J., relation of Baron Vernon
Vernon, G. H., brother of Baron Vernon
Watson, Hon. R., Lieut. 10th Hussars, bro-
ther of Baron Sondes Canterbury
Williamson, Sir H. Bart., son.ln-law of
Baron Ravensworth
Wynn, Sir W. W., Col of Denbigh Militia,
son-in-law of Earl Powis
Yorke, C. P., Capt. R. N., nephew of Earl
Hardwick

Chatham

... North Durham

Cambridgeshire

THE SINKING FUND.

It has been already noticed, that the purchases at the
S.ock•Exchange, on account of the Sinking Fund, have
recommenced in this quarter, but that the sum made
wail. ble fir that purpose, was a very small one. From
the following official notice, however, which has just been
issued, it will appear that the actual surplus of revenue
over expenditure, and disposable for the general object of
a reduction of debt, is a consider..ble one ; while, at the
same time, the moneyed interest have the gratification of
reflecting that it is an honest and bone fide surplus, and
that the old T”ry juggle in regard to the extinction of debt
no longer exists:—
" The Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury
having certified to the Commissioners for the Reduction
of the National Debt, in pursuance of the Act 10th
George IV., c. 27, sec. 1, that the actual surplus re-
venue of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
beyond the actual expenditure thereof for the year endive
10th day of October, 1832, amounted to the sum of
467,3911. 9s. 7d.
" The Commissioners for the Reduction of the Na-
tional Debt, hereby give Notice, that the sum of
116 H 471. 17a. 4d. (being one-fourth of the said surplus
of 467,3911 9s. 7d.) will be applied under the provisions
of the sai f Acr, between the sth day of January, 1833,
and the sth day of April, 1833, to the following pur-
poses, viz. :

£ s. d

To the purchase of Exchequer Bills, made out
in pursuance of the Act 57th George 111., c. 48. 100,000 0 0
To repay the bank of England, per sth George
IV., c. 45, the sums advanced by the Bank to
pay the Proprietors of Four per Cent. Stock in
lieu thereof
To be applied to the purchase of Stock

116,847 17 4

Add interest receivable on account of dona.
tions and bequests, to be applied to the pur—
chase of Stock

2,94.3 0 0

£119,790 17 4
" S. HIG H AM, Comptroller-General.
" National Debt. office, Jan. 5."

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Bishop of LONDON had interviews yesterday with
Earl GREY and Viscount ALTHORP at the Treasury. The
LORD CHANCELLOR, GREY, and Viscount ALTHORP
had afterwards a long conference.
The Swedish Minister visited Viscount GODERICH
yesterday at the Colonial-office.
The Marquis DE PALMELLA. transacted business yester-
day at the office of the Secretary of State fur Foreign
Affairs.

The Belgian Minister had an interview yesterday with
Prince TALLEmANn.

Mr. STANLEY visited Earl GREY yesterday at the Trea.
sure.

BRIGHTON, JAN. 9.

Their MAJESTIES continue in the uninterrupted enjoy-
ment of excelh-nt health and spirits at the Pavilion.
Yesiertlav they did not trite their usual exercise, but re-
mained during the dty within the Palace.
The KING gave audience to the LORD CHAMBERLAIN,
Earl WA LDEGRAVE, and Captain BRANIJRETH.
The Prince.. AUGUSTA enjoyed a carriace airing, ac-
companied by Lady MARY TAYLOR, through various pasts
of the town, previous to which her Royal Highness prome-
naded on the Old Steyne.
The M trchioness CoartwALLts visited her MAJESTY
yestei day at the Palace.
Prince GEORGE, accompanied by the Rev. Mr. WOOD,
walked on the Marine-parade and Western Esplanade.
The sues s invited to the Royal table last evening in-
cluded General Sir ARTHUR CLIFTON, Sir THOMAS and
Lady IkIiMAHoN, Sir CHARLES PRATT, Mni ir• General
Picox, Lieutenant-General Sir PEREGRINE and Lady
MAITLAND, Sr WILLIAM and Lady PAINGLE, Lord
LAKE, Lirwenant-Gen rat sir RUFANE and Lady DON
KIN, Lord HOWARD of Effingham, Sir GEORGE ANSON,
Sir MOORE DISNEY, General Sir ROBERT and Lady
MACFARLANE, Lieut-n•int General and Mrs. CUMMING,
and vie Suite and Hou•ehold. Her MAJESTY'S ha 1d
attended from 9 until II o'clock.

Theca le at the Pa ac yesterday were exceedingly nume-
rous ; among those who had the honour of leaving their
names fur their MAJESTIES were Lord DOVER., Eiji
WALDEGICAVE, Sir A. and Lady MACLEAN, Sir A
CHI:Ism, and Lieutenant-General Sir THOMAS BROWNE.
His MAJESTY'S daughter, Lady MARY Fox, left the
Palace this morning for Kensington. This amiable and
excellent lady is a great favourite at Court.
. .

_ -
The Earl. an l Countess of CHESTERFIELD are in the
departure-list for town.
The LORD CHAMBERLAIN still continues at Kemp-
town. Hs GI ace is almost a daily guest at the Royal table.
The young lady who was found last week in the Roman
Catholic chapel in High-street, and whose conduct creatrd
such a sensation, expired on Sunday morning in the Infir-
mary.

The Duke of WELLINGTON arrived at
Apsley House (in Monday evening, from Belvoir Castle.
His Grace called at the Clarendim yesterday morning, to
pay a complimentary visit to Prince Pozzo DI BORG°,
but his Excellency had taken his departure for the Pavi-
lion, having been specially invited to dine last evening
with their MAJESTIES.
The LORD CHANCELLOR, in the Course
of yesterday, left his name for Prince Pozzo nt BORGO, at
the Clarendon.
His MAJESTY is graciously pleased to Mil-
ler the bonour of Knighthood on General FREDERICK
WETH RRA LL.--1 iyhton Gazette.
A correspondent at Liverpool informs us
that upwards of 20,000 emigrants have embarked at that
port during the year 1832, of whom 15,754 proceeded
direct to the United States.

MARCELLIAN LECTURES on the MEANS
of ACQUIRING LIVING LANGUAGES.

We attended on Monday, 31st Deceenher, and on Mon-
day, 7th inst., at the London Institution, upon the deli-
very of two lectures on the mode of learning living lan-
g u ices, by M. Annibal Marcel, M.G.S.P., a French
teacher. The space which we are compelled to give to
other matter, at this important crisis, will not admit of
our detailing the plan of instruction recommended, and
practised, by Mr. Marcel, nor can we predicate on its
efficacy, that being a matter which time and experience
only can determine ; and as we have never lent our co-
lumns to the interests of individuals to the prejudice of
the public, and have considered that it does not accord
with the duties of a London newspaper to recommend
novel speculations, it cannot be supposed that we have
any bias to one French teacher more than another. As,
however, the taste for education is daily advancing, and
as a knowledge of the French language is becoming of
more important consideration, we think that any mode
by which time and labour can be saved, with advantage
to the acquisition of solid instruction, a great desideratum.
We confess it has appeared to us .that there has been a
great defect in the system of educ tion, ordinarily pursued,
in the learning of so much grammar by rote, without a
knowledge of its practical application sufficiently impressed
on the learner at the time of instruction,. We are also
well aware that a tune of the new fancied systems have been
defect ye in ti eery, or fallen short in practice. M. Marcel
entered into an elaborate discussion of the old book sys-
tem, and exposed what he contended to be defective in the
plans of Dufief, Hamilton, ant Jacotot. His object is to
prove that grammar is in language; and he states that his
lessons are so systematic tlly arranged, that the genders of
nouns, and the various inflexions of the verbs, are taught
in connection with the phraseology, and not merely in ab-
stracted tables; that the peculiari,ies and idioms of the
language are exp'ained as he proceeds; that he prevents
synoptic d tab'es afterwards, to prevent the scruples of
those who wish giatnmatic .1 analysis in one view ; and
that, finally, his pupils are led to an acquaintance with
French comedies, most of the words in which they will
have acquired in their previous lessons. But what be
peculiarly regarded in the elementary stages, M. M 'reel

oh•erved, was the cultivation of good F. ench ptonuncia-
tion ; ;Ind to attain that object, he never suffered his
pupils to read till they could pronounce well and translate
each phrase. We think there is a philosophiral arr ma&
'tient in M. Marcel's plan : and as he has a good pronun-
ciation, and, in addition to c'as.ical acquirements, speaks

the English language with the fluency of a native, be ap-
pears to posse-s all the elements of a good French teacher.
As we understand his lectures will be repeated at Exeter
Hall, and the public will, therefore, have a further oppor-
tunity of attending them, we forbear any comment. His
system certainly deserves a trial, as it possesses many no-
velties and improvements in the theory of language, in
connection with its practical utility.

REFORM BALL AT HASTINGS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,-1 beg again to tre.pass on your indulgence
for the insertion of 'he following account of the
revivifies of Hastings:—

On Friday, the 4th instant, Mr. Elphinstone, the
unsuccessful, but deservedly popular candidate, gave
a grand ball to above 750 persons. The magni-
ficent saloon of the Arcade was the place selected
for the festive scene, and perhaps never was the
scene eclipsed. Mr. Elphinstone, accompanied by
his amiable lady, entered about nine, and his recep-
tion, alike 11 uttering to all parties, was most en-
thusiastic. His presence seemed the signal for
dancing, which was kept up without intermission
until midnight, when a procession of twenty gentle-
men marched up the centre of the saloon, the lead-
ing file beating a magnificent silver cup (the work-
manship of Messrs. Barnard, the eminent silver..
smiths); having arrived at the top of the room, Mr.
Weller addressed Mr. Elphinstone in a particularly
able speech, nearly in these words :
" Si—We are deputed by 212 honest and true
Reformers of the town and port of Hastings and
St. Leonard's, to express to you the high estimation
in which we hold the services you have rendered to
the town during the late election. The pure and
honourable manner in which you have conducted
your canvass, and all proceedings relative to the late
contest, have called forth the most unequivocal ex•
pressions of respect from all parties; and, on the
other hand, we beg to express our abhorrence and
indignation at the foul and dastardly meatus that
have been resorted to by certain parties to thwart
your election.
" We conceive, Sir, that in the late struggle you
have not been fighting your own individual battle,
but a battle for the rights and liberties of the men
of Hastings and St. Leonard's; and, as men know-
ing our rights and daring to assert them, we are
desirous of putting upon record our opinions and our
feelings relative to the late contest.
" In the name and on behalf 0f.212 independent
electors of Hastings and St. Leonard's, we beg
your acceptance of a trifling memorial,—trifl ng,
indeed, in itself—but, as recording the senti-
ments of 212 honest men, we trust you will
receive and keep it as a testimonial of our
warmest and most heart-felt gratitude towards
you, and that you will regard it as a presage of
certain triumph to the cause of " Elphinstone and
Independence," whenever another election occurs.'
The cup, bearing the following inscription—

" Presented to Howard Elphinstoue, Esq., by 212 indepen-
dent electors—a tribute of their admiration of his noble and
great exertions to achieve the independence of Hastings and
St. Leonard's"—

having been presented to Mr. Elphinstone, that
gentleman spoke nearly as follows :
" It is with the utmost difficulty that I can find
words to express the heartfelt sincerity of my grati•
tude towards you, fur the magnificent manner in
which you have been pleased to express your
proval of my very humble exertions in the cause of
Reform. lii accepeirq this cup at your hands, I can
assure you that I shall ever value it the more, be'
cause I regard it, not so much as a testimony of your
personal good will towards myself, but as a public
and opetcpledge of the attachment felt by the
greater number of the respectable inhabitants of
Hastings and S'. Leonard's, to those political prin'
ciples which I have advocated in public life ; and
while I look upon it as a testimony of your ap'
proval of the past, I hail it as a bright beacon of en'
couragement for the future, because it tells me, more
eloq.iently than words can express, that while I
preserve the straightforward line of political con'
duct that has hitherto met with your approb ttiont
the victory must hereafter be our own. It is a mat'
ter of real congratulation to every honest Reformer,
to refl ct that 212 men of Having, and Sr. Leo'
nird's, have had the moral courage to vote as their
consciences told them, despite the ttneatst aria
despite the improper influence, that was male u.e of
by certain parties in this borough; and I cannot
but think it augurs well for the future success of 00
great cause in which we are engaged—l mean the
political regeneration and independence of the
hitherto rotten borough of Hastings, when so hurt'
ble an advocate as myself hits received, in all quay
(era, such zealous assistance and support. For mr,
ande
,elf, I can most conscientiously aver, that
much prefer detest while I retain the good opinioo
eti
el
dgiven,
eas kept up till dapli
of my friends, and while my political reputation re'
mains untarnished, to an inglorious small maioritit
ohta;ned by threats, and attended with the total lor/
of political consistency."
At the conciusiou of Mr. Elphinstone's speech'
which elicited the greatest applause, nit e cheer°
greatcause.
iilst
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happy :
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Amongst the company who graced the ball, vi°,
Worshipful the Mayor, Wasted Briscoe, Esq., 10
%(,,
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party to break up.
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forwaY the g t
Curteis, E-q. M. P. the High'
and Mrs. Musgrose Briscoe, Lady Lubbock, 0'
itid Mrs. Grame, Mr. Alfred Burton, Mr. sad MO'
G. Duke, Mr. and Mrs. Lambert, Mr. and Mrs. Us
borne, Mr. and Mrs. Midden, the Potter'
G. Scrivens, Esq, Mr. and Mrs. Hercules Sherri;
Mr. F. Smith, :Mr. and Mrs. Fatncombe, Mr. so
Mts. Arthur Dendney, Major and Mrs. Anstruthef'
Captain Reginald Curteis, Captain Stevens, Meisel°
Carswell, Wellar, Honiss, Robinson, Roberto'
Squires, &c. &c.
Hastings, Jan, 7, 1933.

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