The Sun.
London, England, 1833-01-03 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

( From the Monitenr of Tuesday Jan. 1.)
PARIS, DEC. 31.
OFFICIAL PART—ROYAL ORDNANCE.
Louis Philip, &c. We have ordaintel :
" Art. I.—Count d'Argout, peer of France, is appointed
Minister of the Interior and Ecclesiastical Affairs ( Cultes).
" Art. 2.—M. Thiers, member of the Chamber of De-
puties, is appointed Minister of Commerce and Public
Works.
" Art. 3. —The attributions of the Minister of the Inte-
rior and of the Minister of Commerce and Public Works are
re-established such as they were on the 10th of October
last ; nevertheless no change is made in our Ordnance of
the 11 th of Oct., 1832, relative to the department of
Public Instruction.

"Art. 4.—Our President of the Council, Minister of
War, is charged with the execution of the present Ordnance.
" LOUIS PHILIP.
" Palace of the Tuileries, Dec. el."
By the King.
The President of the Council, Minister at War,
The DUKE OF DALMATIA.
NON OFFICIAL PART.
Rams, DEC. 31.—The garrison taken in the citadel of
Antwerp by the French army is brought to France. Is
it as hostages? Is it as prisoners of war ? The attack
made on the Lower Scheldt against a corps of the French
army, at the very moment when General Chasse asked to
capitulate, the refusal to surrender the forts of Lido and
Liefkenshoek, the subsequent refusal of the garrison to
return to Holland on its parole not to rise against France
or its allies till after the conclusion of the arrangements
between Belgium and Holland would be sufficient to ex-
plain the term prisoners of war, unless we should invent
for the occasion the new name of prisoners of peace. At
ail events, it is a useful pledge of conciliation at a
moment when the negotiations with Hollland are
going to be ..renewed. It was not for France
to disband this glyrison. It was not possible to send it
home unless with the reserve of a parole of honour,.which
is always asked and given under such circumstances. The
Dutch garrison now remains as a new pledge of conciliation.
The justice which has been done to its courage by the
army itself, to which it has, however, caused sensible an-
swers before-hand for the attention with which it will be
treated, In choosing this situation, it has in its turn
done homage to the French character; for it knew before-
hand what pains the Government would take to make it
bear without regret its stay among us.
The army has just acquired a new pledge of peace.
If the apparatus of war was necessary to prove
that there was peace, the incredulous parties which
fermented alarms in the interior of the country, if
a day of glory was necessary to dispel the notions of
war, which might exist in the minds of some restless am-
bitious parties abroad, France now knows what it may
expect from its army ; Europe knows that it may give
credit to the probity of France. Henceforth, all par-
ties may believe in peace, and all must desire it. In a mi-
litary and political view, the siege of Antwerp will be me-
morable. Let us examine it under this two-fold point of
view, without, however, impairing the visible simplicity
of the bulletins which compose the whole history of it.
In a word, our army has met with all kinds of success It ad-
vances almost uncertain of the number of the enemies that
will come to meet it, of the nature of the war that is going to
commence. How many times, indeed, did it not hear that
a general war awaited it beyond the frontier, that it was
but an advanced guard, put forward at random, to meet
unknown dangers? But its courage neither braves nor
fears so much glory. There is still enough about the ci-
tadel, where obstacles of all kinds have to be overcome

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before the enemy ; the ground, the season, the di advan-
1,. marsh;
tage of the position, circumscribort by humanity, diffi_ialt .;`'ng of ti
trials, which defy the science of the engineers, the bra- "°P°ld at
very of the artillery, the impatience of the soldier.
Why these delays ?Itis to spare blood. Why this attack 1,4,15,
concentrated on one point? It is to preserve a city. WiiY that the
this inaction before a frontier, beyond which it sees a law telat:`:
(l'etrangei) foreign army ? It is to avoid a conflict, .ravven ha
which would become the signal of a general conflagration. 43Probabli
The foresight of the Government has calculated every l'egard to
thing ; the prudence of the General knew how to keep Their dion.
every thing in bounds ; the discipline of the soldiers ac- mares,
commodates itself to every thing, because he places itn- eein
pause
confidence in the honour of his commanders. 10
he understands times and events, because he :.is I
real patriotism, and the patriotism of the soldier .
obedience.

Lastly, when the day for the assault came, a capitulation
being asked for, deprives him of the honour and the den-
ger, he does not complain of it, for humanity rejoices at itl the basis
and such is the character of the age, that the spirit of civilize' roechisio
Lion has introduced itselfas well among the tumults of war, are said
as the storms of liberty. Force stops of itself when it publish t`jl,
is no longer opposed: tee the people on the 30th of July--- NOjwitht
see the army in the breach of Antwerp. However, an in- 1),
l" aipintn"
excusable attempt was violently derogated at the moment 'rer the
of the capitulation from this salutary policy. We Lave 41 the Rea
received the account of the attack made on the Lower
Scheldt, and we do not know which to be most astonished A rtPri
at—the imprudence of this diversion, or the valour of
tuna
600 men, who, with their bayonets, triumph over 2,000 the ue
atteastt
adversaries provided with a powerful artillery. We may
remark that the Dutch troops engaged in this enterprise as tbe"e23
came from the province of Flushing some days before, and Which 47, 0
consequently that their object was to succour the citadel, appoimtelle
and, at the same time, to cut the dike of Doel, to inundate Collet d'l
the country, and thus endanger the French corps of ob' tiloreover4
servation at that point. This, therefore, was not only Coo, ni
hostility against the Belgians, but against the French, lincl P 1,1?
Happily, our troops preserved the Dutch from the conse. the 10,1)11
quences of this perverse attack, by completely routing In the 0
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them. ape__ pro,
‘3l4g
It is evident that less than this—especially taking into The
account the refusal to deliver up Lillo and Liefkenshoek-' followitr
was sufficient to justify the conditions imposed by the ca' °ldy
pitulation in the garrison of the citadel, to suf peaee°li
render as prisoners of war. Besides, a breach had eery is 01 r
already been made practicable in the bastion of To' Proeure.itt
ledo, by the fire of the French artillery. All the the heed
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internal defences of the citadel had been destroyed, the diffecentvY
magazines of provisions burnt, and all the arms destroyed Di PartaientW
the bombs. In this situation the garrison could do no-, night, a
thing but capitulate and surrender at discretion. It bad °tared
supported the siege as far as it was possible, and in al Will so to
n
honourable manner Marshal Gerard readily acknowledged teen
ei n r
this. It was, therefore, a necessary consequence of The
re,un
defence, and the impossibility of prolonging it. Renee i4u:
Another much to be regretted accident, the burning id that oit,,r°ll
13 Dutch vessels, voluntarily destroyed by their colt'', ~Prinee
inander, has cast a gloomy colouring over this day d`
success. Such was not the example given by the French Vienna,
army, when the Marshal sent a complete supply of roe' said to t
dicine to the besieged garrison. In our times arnoo,larigneii
civilized people it is difficult to understand these acts of ‘1
destruction, without object, without result, without horror' I,:ornense
This kind of war is an anachronism. We willingly be' •-'harlesiv,
lieve that the Dutch Government will blame the employ'*r,ttnily at
went of it. erawe.
In a political point of view the expedition to Antwed *livered hi
will have great influence; it manifests to the whole world is resident
P
uurb
sii the disinterestedness of the revolution of July, and certainly u
nobody is any longer allowed to attribute th 4 disintereste4; ersai j
nese to weakness, to timidity. The power of our arms wbici
proved,—the firmness of our policy is demonstrated' The 4,
Strong in its good faith, the French Governmentfire Ern '
in concert with an Allied Power, took a resolutiool!putetiPeo:
in which the other Powers refused to concur, ofllln to ez
even to assent to it. it foresaw, and it aeceptall! the Se
all the consequences of this state of things. A trPdtlur the ei
had been signed by the Five Great Powers ; the nail" proinis,
execution of this treaty left the interesta of all in suelttrtneneed`
pense; it was necessary to come to an end. France bO'tffieeit,
not been wanting to herself she has not been wanting 01.°4 of th.,
what she owed to a friendly and generous nation whit it
eXtei;
expected the effect of the engagement that Europe nO present
contracted with it. England, like France, thought beiritthesai ar
self bound by her signature, and jointly responsibllg fn the
with us. Consistent with themselves these two Power"i thcon
hive intended in action what they ev
intended in writingd", how
The capitulation of Antwerp is a real protocol whiel34:4tduct in
nobody will doubt. Generous bloodshed has sealed itr Pasterit
this blood attests the fidelity of France to its words ao °ll4fr, an
to its friends. The concert of Great Britain with Franci!,,l7ll. 'mates,
to obtain a result desired by all nations, and by whidl'e
even the Governments that retused to join in it will proOtit titary by
This honourable concert was established by the tipioP4,l :11 f r th
the two squadrons destined to abet up the porta of 1-10110jbe,. this
sot T•
by the embargo, simultaneously laid in England O
France, on Dutch vessels and the prizes taken at sea. „iiht' Ohs
will continue to animate the spirit of the two 6 j-e-st,q Inntt
vernments in the last negotiations which are goillf 1,„
to complete and to consolidate the results of tli,l a1',1004-nlranc,
pedition to Antwerp. It will be seep what France al, "C. the 8,
England united can effect. This union, too, does not exist ookyrf
an.
between thu two Governments, but there is between t"bcetY nran
two people a sympathy quite new in history, but whicineraes
ofor d
gives a new face to political affairs. Their manner, 114, awe, :se
their interests, approach nearer to each other in coo'o,qin::
(pence of their institution. Thus we see what a caeca
t',ifer,
fortuity there is in the electoral movement in the toesmcd the
countries; in both there is the same tendency, the w!orro,eeutt:or
success in favour of the principles of moderation and 'of A. Ait'on
provement against the passions of a subversive paitY
the obstinacy of a retrograde party. Believe, theov,rib""al c
alliances thus founded on the nature of things. Era

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ebkfly results from the bold and prudent, the military and
pacific operation which France has just consummated in a
circle of time and pl ce, which it traced for itself, is the
error of those predictions of war with which the Opposition
has not ceased to threaten'us for these two years past, and
which alarmed interests easily affected. Was it fear or
hope On its part? Did it fear that we were not able to
resist unjust attack, or desire to impel us to an aggres-
sion without a motive? In both cases the question is
solved.so If any power should take on itself the wrong
proceeding tooppressive measures, it is now clearthat
v.': have an army which is in a condition not to fear them.
If it was hoped to precipitate us into rash wars, it must now
)e evident that the Government has the wisdom not to
rill it, and strength to hinder it. But what will
seen ? What is the fact is, that no one had a desire of
attacking France; that Europe, apprehending as well the
'ne
integrity of our policy as the power of our arms, has not
ca, in an expedition undertaken'to execute treaties, a kind
of challenge
given by the revolution of July. It has
pseeedniity on: strength and ourmoderation ; our intre-
rid our disinterestedness. It is something,
"reiy, that, on the one hand, France has shown itself in
this firm and prudent attitude; and that; on the other, the
Powers remained in the inaction of assent or respect.
" The affair of Antwerp will furnish nothing," cry
the organ of the opposition, fir such is their rallying word.
. The affair of Antwerp does not finish, first of all the state
nf uncertainty which was an evil for us : the affair of
12:?dtwerP puts an end to the doubts (of those who still
, any) of the absolute recognition of the revolutions of
baptism and September ; it has given to the Prince Royal the
"Ptiatn of a victory recognised by the esteem of Europe,
and to the Queen of the Belgians, for her dowry, the deli-
verance of the territory of her adopted country. How
can it be doubted that the affair of Antwerp is a new
ddge for the maintenance of general peace, which the
putes of Holland and Belgium will no more disturb?
The French army has now completed its noble task; it
going to retire within our territory, bringing with it the
gratitude of our allies, and coming to receive that of the
:::ntrY. At its head we shall see the worthy Marshal
has nobly justified the confidence of the King, the
.rave Generals who have so ably seconded him, and the
!w° Young Princes whom the testimony of the army makes
it two
for us to commend any farther. But the peace
that has just been conquered will be watched over; the
independence of a friendly people which we have just
consolidated, we shall always know how to protect,
aonft,liithe French army will remain ready to fly to the aid
°Olin) if its independence should be again attacked.
With calmness, confidence, and dignity, the course of the
b-eegotiations which are to complete the final arrangements
wl:7"r' Holland and Belgium and
The same opposition
the he
no au to us war invasion, and to which
army has just answered by a victory without war, now
predicts that the expedition to Antwerp will increase the
6 'ting difficulties. A result which is near at hand will
a?\lllWer in the same manner.
othing becomes more complicated ; all, on the contrary,
will'cuplified with good faith and firmness, and France
still arise, enntinue to triumph over all the obstacles that may

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b(Protn the Messager des Chainbres of Tuesday.)
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t Aals, DEc. 31.—The French army is to bring with
; Pieces of cannon, which King Leopold presents to
't as trophies of its victory.
Ivoun The Duke of Orleans has sent 6,200 francs to the
-ded.
~ The, whole of the French army, according to Marshal_
i=erarde
januay declarations, will be in France by the 10th of
to hoe Belgian Ambassador proceeded to-day, at 2 o'clock,
Ilne hotel of the Minister of War, where he delivered
1; "larshal Soult, on the part and in the name of thef
Crtg of the Belgians, the Grand Cordon of the Order o
"Pold and the Insignia.
(From the Quotidienne.)
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iv4„lllS, DEC. 31.—Several journals have announced
that `lle Cabinet has given up the notion of presenting a
sees $ Iry relative to the Duchess of Berry, because the Great
affict, "4N have remonstrated on the subject. This is quite
itiori. la
143.
rable, because the Great Powers are so situated with
every
regardtb to the present Government that they cannot riskd
keen
crates 4 dignity by such a step. The Ministry, besides! le-
re:c' , through its journals, that it has received no.dhip oe.
1 I:n- '''a-",1, communications on this occasion, a fact whic wa
1' "` te--",'-1 helieVe. But it adds, that if such remoTstranee
e ' 'is had
''''en addressed to it, it would not have received any
e' -s ''' '*11; and this seems to us very insolent.
(From Le Temps.)
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,„ a - Arils, Dxc. 3I.—A diplomatic letter, received from
3da.-- -arida_ h e
at it ; 'I
to,l-y's mail, has seen shown us. It contains
„,,. tehri! basis a: 4 treaty between France and England, for the
'--. are of ti,c affairs of Portugal. Coercive measures
waft' r,-"re said to be intended in this case also. We shall not
ten Vblish this document till we have further information.
uly--- b otwithstanding the strange stipulations sometimes made
in in: liver diPlornacs, we cannot believe that it is intended to de-
T: Invetrli et hperaP7oilr.taungauese from a crowned monster, to give him
,ower
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fished A k From Golignani's Messenger of Tuesday.)
our 1 arise rumour has prevailed since Sunday of differences having.
,0000 the
may
diffeattsibnti
between M. Thiers and Count. d'Argout concerning
ons of their respective departments. These
r,„mr the appear to have existed, but to be now at an end,
e, and Wasll","ehe 24thoniteur contains a Royal Ordinance, in virtue of
teddy appuin, e two. Ministers chang places, M! Thiers being
[neloabts,
lalCootin ed Minister of Commerce and Public Works,. and
f 1
lions re t d'Argout Minister of the Interior. The ordinance,
ttl'el's has the following provision :--." The attribu-
t7en°ll, r 1 of
the Interior Department, and that of Commerce
conse• !IT; of
he
Works, are re-established as they existed on
outing 10 ti;e'ptur of October last; nevertheless, no change is made
speeti._ ovisions of an ordinance of October. 11, 1832, re-
, into Ting the department of Public Instruction.
iboek-' folio:tee; Nurernburg Correspondent of the 27th ult.. has the.
0„1 -ng„ of the 22d, from Berlin :—" We are still anxi-
a°e flea: of ,;y I°olring forward to the solution of the grand question
8-,l' 1 reace or war. As the whole materiel of the field artil-
fh loi erY is i a
To' Procure,, . Complete state, except the horses, which can be
1 the the he uin a short time, measures have been taken to put
d, the diff• 4trY artillery upon the full war establishment. The
- "'exit workin branches belonging to the ordnance de-
,yed by Prtzterit
are
ddl
engaged from 6 in the morning till 7 at
j° nas:l il'tth t• The consYortof Prince Albert is now perfectly re-
iclbao tviii dto health. The Queen of Holland, her mother,
;ledges! teen 'Cirnen return to the Hague, if not prevented by unfore-
of 45 Th nmstances."
geneee4f ngsburg Gazette of the 28th ult. brings intelli-
; of that • I°4l Rome to Dec. 20. Among the arrivals in
ling Prince City were King Otho of Greece, with the Crown
r coroo',
day ' Sebastianef Bavaria, Prince Augustus of Prussia, and Gen.
French, Viennai' the French ex-Minister. The Nuncio at
is ~,,1 toI. Spinola, who has received the Cardinal's hat,
1)f me'
Br',-- , be destined for Bologna, in the room of M.
:I:3°-on; ~a'r7ll'4o,li: who .sill be appointed to the office of Treasurer.
horror' 11l a' Spinola and M. Brignoli are both possessed of
~,, Armen Wealth. The latter is related to the widow of
gly '-' 7'4ll.'es Theodore, the Duke de Dalberg, and the Acton
tripiol- Jarniklr at Na les. His influence is, therefore, very consi-
rp eriaule• Thep new Russian Minister (Count Gurieff), has
,IltWe7, !I'vered his credentials to the Holy Father, and taken up
e worl" "residence at the palace of Jerome Bonaparte.
ertaisll In pursuance of apostolical letters of Dec. 2, an uni-
erester eatl jubilee opened at Rome on the third Sunday in Ad-
arms i 5 ',
which was to continue until New-year's day.
strafed' The Austrian Observer contains a speech addressed by
rnmeil' Emperor of Austria, on the 20th ult., to a numerous
olutioof !Potation of the Hungarian States, who had waited upon
° 'elm to St press the sentiments of fidelity and devotedness
:ceptse",!` the States. His Majesty, after expressing his solicitude
a tree.3l,°l' the welfare of the Hungarian nation, and referring to
a nct,,„l' Promise of convoking the States a. early as possible,
in au-1-:a4oneed that the affairs they would have to discuss were
ince b;s'o4.o7,"it, exceeding all that had come under the considers-
Laing '1,11:: °f the Diet for forty years, as well with respect to
° whit 'err
"tent as to their importance for the consolidation of
tPe u,ise,„Prr'tent and future welfare of the country. Wisdom,..
;ht hail
ti."°"'t, and prudence would be necessary to avoid yield-
ponsib bg ta th,
a attraction of innovations, which lead to an
13°weri,:14'' "'rough false ideas upon the public good. Exam-
writing bolt,
1 hi v 11,evev would be found in their predecessors, whose
' w--°,l" e" in critical circumstances had been handed down
algid ;
It was a duty to labour for the good of the
irds aitriJe:UPri°":rity.
11,i tr" and to render still more illustrious the glory of
i Franc Ir ancestor
hielirtse jaw ,by consolidating the national prosperity by
IVI ‘pvrio7,,l_ll4tarY la' The important task could only be rendered
;„ 4 10; -Y
supporting the views of the Government. It
tutft'""4oJ hd to- ,the States to render them abundantly fruitful,
"°''',,Jhern, 4'4 end the Royal propositions were laid before
end 1, Thu
sea. 0
sea. t I
vo Proq i; 6,3erner of Trieste of the 21st ult. says—" Yes-
6estitZ°rning the first coiutnn oi the Bavarian troops
g""iof Pir;oor Greece, embaiked, and et sail for the port
t 1.1!
fi'•,lo,r,
the 5, Which is the general rendezvous. In the after-
ine and
The ,-, ttecond column arrived here from Prewald."
xist otirt• any
branfor eh of the Administration has the right to pro-
It wii:litgehts
o; defamation and insult against the members and
ier,
,!loe'-ined o„,scli department, even when the latter are not
a co,o,quene,.
designated positively and individually. In con-
t a c ono,
of ;1,4 Complaint of the Prefect of Police for defama-
the °trientned no agents of his department, who were neither
he s'!rose,,,i°: designated, may, serve as a legal ground for
and id or A. m. tir.iby the law officers of the Crown.
iiiriban 1 `-'1 de Taisand has just been sentenced by the
a
then,
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of Correctional Police at Dijon to pay s fine
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LONDON,
THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1533.

Count Pozzo DI BORGO, accompanied by
Prince LIEVEN, waited upon Prince TALLEY-
RAND this morning, and remained in conference
with him nearly an hour. We understand that
his mission to this country is connected with the
refusal of the French Government to comply with
the inhuman demand of the Emperor of RUSSIA,
for the expulsion of the Polish refugees from
the French territory. 'We have all along sus-
pected that Russia was never sincere in her re-
cognition of the Government of Louis PHI-
LIP, and that she was only waiting for an
opportunity to embarrass it. The French
having assisted the Belgians contrary to the de-
dared wish of NICHOLAS, and the attack of
the citadel of Antwerp having been con-
demned by all the Tory faction in this coun-
try, and by a portion of the Liberals, the
Russian Cabinet think, perhaps, to detach
England from her alliance with France, and pick
a quarrel with the latter Power just before the
meeting of our Parliament. The Russian
Cabinet has not, however, acted with its
accustomed sagacity in making Poland the
ground-work of the quarrel, for indifferent
as the people of England may be to the
fall of Belgium, their sympathy will be
easily roused by the claims of Poland. It
is not probable, therefore, that M. Pozzo DI
I3ORGo will succeed in creating a party against
France, in this country, although he may con-
trive to raise, for a time, the spirits of the Tory
faction. What the precise nature of the con-
ference between him and M. DE TALLEYRAND
this morning may have been we know not, of
course, but the wily Corsican is well matched.
Skilful diplomatist as he is, it is not likely that
he will gain an advantage over the experienced
and more skilful TALLEYRAND.

It is stated in a letter from Paris, that M.
D'APPONY, the Austrian Minister at that Court,
has requested to be allowed to dispense with the
task of pronouncing the usual felicitation on the
occasion of New Year's Day, in the name of the
Diplomatic Body. We understand, however, that
his request was not complied with, and that his
refusal to deliver the address would be taken as a
direct avowal of disrespect to the French Sove-
reign. Our informant adds a more important
piece of news, but not upon equally certain
authority. He states that M. D'APPONY had
made a demand in the name of his Go-
vernment for the expulsion of the Italian
refugees from France. We can hardly
credit this information, and yet, looking at the
resistance of the King of HOLLAND, it is easy
to imagine that he had before seen some pros-
pect of a rupture between the French Govern-
ment, and two, if not the whole, of the Powers of
the Holy Alliance. The next arrival from Paris
will be important, as it will show us whether
the intentions of the Austrian Minister have
been of so positive a character as to warrant his
being guilty of a direct insult to the French
Government.

The Moniteur of Tuesday contains a long
elaborate article on the late proceedings at An-
twerp, which is evidently drawn up for the pur-
pose of impressing on the public mind, the fact
that the peace of Europe cannot and will not
be disturbed. The: article is: well written,
but there is an evident appearance of uneasiness
and anxiety about it. Its pacific character does
not look natural—it is overdone. But the most
marked feature about it is, the extreme pains it
takes to assure the continental Governments that
there is the most complete, satisfactory (and
even unalterable) understanding between France
and England, on the subject of the troublesome
Belgium business, and that not only are the two
Powers firmly united on this point but on most
others, for that " there is between the people a
sympathy quite new in history, but which gives a
new face to political affairs. Their manner,
their interests approach nearer to each other,
in consequence of their institution. Thus
we see what a conformity there °is in

the electoral movement in the two coun-
tries ; in both there is the same tendency,
the same success in favour of the princi-
ples of moderation and improvement against
the passions of a subversive party, or the obsti-
nacy of a retrogade party." The whole do-
cument is a striking one, and, at the present
crisis, singularly important. We have no space
to speak further at present."

By the news from Brussels and Antwerp we
find that the Belgians have taken possession of
the citadel—that Marshal GERARD has ad-
dressed the French army, and that Louis
PHILIP will leave his capital to meet them on
the frontiers.

The Egyptian agent, at Trieste, has received
official notice from his Government that fresh
negotiations have been opened between it and
the Porte, and on a basis approved by both
parties; so that a favourable result is probable.
VIENNA, DEC. 22.—Five per Cents. 85 5-16, Bank
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In another part of our Paper will be found an
account of a meeting of great importance assem-
bled to petition Parliament on the subject of
tithes. The promoters of the meeting have
looked at the subject in a point of view in which
it does not appear to have struck any one in the
course of the discussions which the elections
gave rise to upon it, but which is well deserving
of the consideration of all in any way connected
with English agriculture. The petitioners ap-
pear to have taken alarm at the silence of the
Government last Session, when bringing for-
ward the question of the commutation of Irish
tithes, with respect to those of England. Per-
haps this alarm is not altogether without
foundation ; for we recollect that Mr. STANLEY,
in detailing his Irish plan, did seem to think that
the question of English tithes stood upon quite
a different footing, and it is certain, as one of
the speakers at the Ashurst meeting observed'
that we have only as yet heard of the Go-
vernment having in hand a measure for the
Reform of the Church. We trust that
his Majesty's Ministers contemplate ma-
king no such distinction as the Kentish
people apprehend ; but the circumstances are
suspicious, and it behoves the landowners
throughout the country to follow the example
which has been set them, in the meeting to
which we refer. The petition which was adopted
is short, but goes admirably to the point, and its
moderate, reasoning tone well deserves to be
echoed from every part of the kingdom.
The only colourable pretence Ministers can
put forward as a ground for making a distinction
between the two countries, is, that in Ireland, the
mass of the population being Catholic, it may be
reasonable to afford greater facilities to their
extinction. But this would be but a mere
pretence, for it is acknowledged that, although
all classes may be annoyed by the collection
of tithes, it is the landlord who suffers
the pecuniary loss, and, at least eleven-twelfths
of the landlords of Ireland are Protestants. The
question, therefore, of—whether the landlords of
both countries shall or shall not have the same
terms in commuting their tithes, as a question of
justice, is precisely the same. If any distinction
be attempted to be made between the two, the
real ground of it will be, that in Ireland the Mi-
nisters have been bullied, and that in England
they have not. To legislate unequally upon
such a ground as this will betray a degree of
short-sighted imbecility, of which we should be
sorry to suspect the Government which acted
on so comprehensive a scheme in the Reforma-
tion of Parliament ; but still, as we said
Above, it behoves the landowners of Eng-
land to bestir themselves ; for even if Minis-
ters intend to place them on an equality with
those of Ireland, petitioning does no harm, but
will, on the contrary, strengthen the hands which
desire to help them. With respect to the clergy,
when they consider how much further some of
their opponents wish to go, we should imagine
they would be glad to embrace such a reasonable
medium as is here offered them. They and the
public at large have just at present the same
interest ; for whether it may be thought better
hereafter that they should be paid out of the
general revenue of the State, or continue in pos-
session of the land, or other security, in which
the proceeds of the commutation of tithes may
be invested, it is clearly the interest of both to
facilitate, as much as possible, the rescue of
tithes from their present perilous position.

We direct the attention of our readers to the

report of a police case at the Town-Hall, South-

wark, in which a disclosure was made of a con-
spiracy to entrap two starving youths into the com-
mission of an offence by two informers, stated
to be under the patronage of the Stamp-office.
Whilst we admit the propriety of enforcing
the laws by every proper means, we cannot too
strongly deprecate the employment of men of
bad character as spies and informers by the Go-
vernment. If it is necessary to employ persons
to detect offenders, let them at least be of such a
description as to offer some security against
practices so degrading to their employers, and
so injurious to the morals of society. If the
Stamp-office must have informers IJ on their
establishment, let them at least be so remune-
rated that they may not be under the necessity
of laying schemes to get offences committed in
order that they may obtain the wages of infamy
by apprehending the offenders. The blood
system of SID.mouTH and CASTLEREAGH was
hardly worse than the encouragement given to
these low informers by the Stamp-office. The
only difference is, that in one case men were
entrapped into the commission of crimes which
brought them at once to the gallows ; in the
other they are induced to commit offences for
which they are sent to herd with hardened cri-
minals, and, consequently become complete out-
casts of society.
In the particular instance before us, it is
worthy of remark that the offenders are entrapped
by the agents of Government into the violation
of a law against which all reflecting men in and
out of Parliament have pronounced condemna-
tion. Whilst the law which makes it impossible
to publish newspapers at such a price as to do
away with the temptation to deal in unstamped
publications, exists, it may be proper to punish
those who offend when they are fairly detected ;
but it is really shameful to encourage spies and
informers, whose interest it is to entrap the
wretched and ignorant into an offence which
reflects little, if any, injury upon society.

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OLD BAILEY.-(THIS DAY )

OLD COURT.

This morning these Sessions commenced before the
Right Honourable the LORD MAYOR, RECORDER,
S HERIF FS, Mr. Justice GA sELEF, and Mr. Justice
JAMES PARKE.

John Hill, a labourer, aged 37, was indicted for steal-
ing a large quantity of household furniture, the property
of William Evans.

There was included in the indictment the prisoner's
wife, and a man named Potter and his wife; the three
latter were tried for this offence last July. Potter was
convicted, and the two women acquitted, on the suppo-
sition that it was the husbands alone who committed the
robbery.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty of stealing under
the value of 5/.

Henry Larby, aged 26, was indicted for feloniously
assaulting William Anthony Roberts, at the prrish of St.
Marylebone, on the 11th December, and taking from his
person a pocket-book, six sovereigns, a 2004, a 201., a
101., and a 5/. Bank of England notes, and a promissory
note for 5/.

The Jay found a verdict of Guilty of simple larceny
only.

THE MURDER AT ENFIELD.

Mr. Cr.Aaasos applied to their Lordships on the part
of the prosecution in the case of the Enfield murder, for
permission for Cooper, one of the persons committed for
the murder, to go before the Grand Jury as a witness on
the part of the Crown. The Learned Counsel said he had
read the depositions with the greatest care and anxiety, and
he had come to a conclusion, not only that the verdict of
the Coroner's Jury was not well founded, as regarded
Cooper but that there was not sufficient evidence to
convict Cooper if he were tried—unless it be by his
own confession. It was also important to state that there
was every reason to believe that Cooper's confession was
correct, and that his testimony was most material as re-
garded the case of one of the other prisoners, Farr.
Mr. Justice GAZELEE said that both his Learned Bro-
ther (Mr. Justice J Parke) and himself bad perused the
depositions with much attention, and that they had come
to the conclusion that the ends of justice would be best ate
tained by admitting him a witness for the Crown.
The motion was then granted. The case will come on
the first thing tomorrow morning.