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London, England, 1834-05-22 00:00:00

tion, laid before him by the Minister for Foreign
Affairs. The ministers, and several persons high in
office, went to Lacken. I.vt could not be admitted.
The theatres will he closed for three days.
The sepulchral vault of the Dukes of Brabant, in the
chancel of the church of St. Gudule, was opened the
day before yesterday. Several tombs, and numerous
epitaphs of the ancient dukes of Brabant, were found;
one in particular, of the date of 1330, in a perfect
state of preservation. On this tomb was deposited an
enormous silver sword, with the arms of Brabant
chased on it ; on another tomb is a gold vase, with the
arms of Austria, containing the heart of the Arch-
duke Ernest, who died Goyern,:•-general of the Ne-
therlands, at the end of the sixteenth century.
Two English cabinet messengers have passed
through Brussels, one going with despatches from
Vienna to London ; the other from London on his
way to Germany.
The Courrier de la Meuse announces that the Ca-
tholic university will probably be established this year,
and that it will have, at the outset, the professorships
of divinity, philosophy, and letters, and the mathemati-
cal sciences. The faculties of medicine and law will
Ibe added next year. _ .

The Journal of Louvain says that a report is in cir-
culation in that city, that the magistrates have sent a
deputation to Malines, to solicit the archbishop to
choose Louvain as the seat of the Catholic University.
BRUSSELS, MAY 20.—The obsequies of the Prince
Royal are fixed for Saturday next, at eleven o'clock
in the forenoon.
Her Majesty the Queen of the French is expected
here every moment.
The several ministerial departments arc very much
employed.
BELGIAN FUNDS.—Baussm.q, Mal* 20.
Actual Debt, 214 pee Cent. 5l
Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent 99 IA
Loan of the City, 1832' 4 per Cent. 94
EXCHANGE ON LONDON, MAY 1 —Three months, 10?.i.

The Prussian State Gazette of the 17th
contains an article, under date of Vienna,
which states that the Russian Ambassador at
that Court is to return to St. Petersburgh on-
leave of absence for tlirc..e.,months It is ..also
stated for certain the Poles are now to leave
Switzerland, in consequence of the remon-
strances addressed to the Confederation. This
is, at least, doubtful, for the Directory stated
that those Poles who had not contravened the
laws of the Republic would still find an asylum
there :
INSPRUCK, MAY 6.—The monument in memory of
the celebrated Andrew Hofer, erected in the church
of the castle, has been opened to the public with great
ceremony, in presence of the Estates, of the civil and
military authorities, and of the three sons-in-law
of the deceased Jno. Hofer, Governor of the Castle
of Tyrol, of the relatives and comrades of Andrew,
and an immense assemblage of persons of all ranks.
Andrew Hofer's widow and his two daughters were
not present, being too much indisposed to bear the
sight of so affecting a solemnity.—Journal de Frank-
fort, May 15.
PRUSSIA'S FUNDS—BERLIN, MAY 16.
St. Schuld. Sch. 4 per cent.
Pru-sian English Loan, 1818, 5 per cent 1013% --
Ditto ...... l'22. 5 per cent.... -- --
Ditto Bonds 1833 4 per c; nt.... 94%
Exchange on London, three months ....... 6 25%
—Prussian State Gazette. May 17.

The Secretary of the Russian Embassy at Paris
is appointed Charge d'Affaires in this country, in
consequence of the recall of Prince LIEVEN.
The Prince has been in England more than
nineteen years, and has acted judiciously for the
interests of Russia. He is well acquainted with
the best society in this country, and the national
feeling, and will be able to inform his master
what is thought by England of his designs re-
specting Turkey, and his cruelty to the Poles.
We hope he will not fail to inform the Emperor
NICHOLAS that if any war could be popular in
this country, it would be one to humble effec-
tually the pride of Russia, and to restore the
brave Poles to their homes and their indepen-
dence.

It appears from reports from the country, and
from a meeting of deputies held yesterday in
Westminster, that a portion of the county mem-
bers are opposed to Lord ALTHORP'S bill for
the commutation of tithes. Two of the reso-
lutions passed at that meeting are of a singular
description, and argue that the landholders are
anxious for the abolition of tithes, not to relieve
the tenant from endless annoyance, and provide
for the safety of the established church, but to
save themselves expense, and put a portion of
the tithes into their own pockets. These reso-
lutions are that the present system is preferable
to that proposed by the bill, and that 'no mea-
sure of commutation will be acceptable unless
accompanied by a considerable diminution of
the burden of tithes. In other words, these
gentlemen say, "We care not for the church,
for our tenants, or the peace of the
country,— we care only for ourselves our
pecuniary interests are paramount to all other
considerations." This, at all events, is speaking
out boldly, and such a course carries with it
one advantage, that the Government and the
disinterested members will know exactly what
objections they have to answer, and what are
the real grounds of opposition adduced by a
con iiderable portion of the Irish, and by a few
of the English County Members. We had
always thought that there are two points con-
nected with tithes undisputed and indisputable—
that the system is the very worst that can pos-
sibly be devised, and that whatever became of
them, the landowners cannot have a tittle of
claim to any portion of them. It appears,
however, that we have been in error, and that,
in the opinion of some persons, Lord ALTHORP
has devised something more unjust, more ab-
surd, and more monstrous than this system,
which has raised one universal cry of detesta-
tion, and that the landowners ought now to be
relieved of a share of the burdens. But it is
needless to argue on such propositions. The
voice of the country has pronounced a final
judgment on the tithe system, and the borough
members, together with the impartial and dis-
interested representatives of counties, will pro-
nounce a judgment no less decisive against such
barefaced and unjust. claims.

Why does not the Archbishop of CANTER-
BURY, or his friend the Bishop Of EXETER,
inform Parliament and the public what the
revenues of the Church really are ; the sources
whence they are derived ; and the charges to
which the clergy are exposed? That gross
misconceptions preval, and consequently that
great misrepresentations have been made, in re-
lation to what is called church property, is not
denied, but who can correct them if the Spiri-
tual Lords will not take the trouble to snake
the necessary inquiries, or correct them, and
thus enable the Go vermn_nt to afford infor-
mation to the public ?
It is clear that a commutation, and not the