The Sun.
London, England, 1832-08-02 00:00:00

BRUSSELS AND GERMAN PAPERS.

his 'M
IiaUSSE", JULY, 28.—This morning at seven o'clock,
ajesty, accompanied by General d'Hane de Steen-
huYse, Colonel Prisse, M. Van Praet, his private secretary,
and ~.
, Lebeau, set out for Liege. His Majesty will be
again I)At Brussels this evening.
VC!unt Septimus de Latour Maubourg, Minister Pleni-
rt`tu'ausselsrY of France to the King of Belgium, arrived at
yesterday afternn.
The 68th protocol, as oo
we stated, relates to M. Thorn :
the following is the substance of this protocol :
ti"
The Conference again applies to the German Confedera-
lib to induce it to give orders for setting M. Thorn at
n,
ome erty, It promises immediately to employ its good
ea With the Belgian Government, to induce it to release
the individuals of the band of Tornaco, insisting on the
previous release of M. Thorn : the Conference is moved
by thi, consideration, that the first step to reparation
should be taken by the party that first committed the
wrong.
The words in italics are literally as in the original.
A petition is in circulation among the Civic Guard,
,t and has already received a great number of signatures, the
object of which is to petition the King immediately to
convoke the Chambers, on account of the difficult situation
in which the late acts of the Conference have placed the
country.
A similar petition is in circulation at Antwerp.
We learn from good authority that the Government is
going to have two new gun-boats equipped in a few days.
General Duvivier, who commands the second division,
tame to Brussels the day before yesterday, to concert with
General Desprez the movements to be made by that divi-
"---Brussels Papers, July 29.
Royal CARLSRUIIE, JULY 22.—Last night, at 11 o'clock, her
Highness the Dowager Margravine Amelia Frederi-
ca' of Baden, died at her country seat at Bruchsal, after a
short illness. She was a Princess of Hesse Darmstadt,
born June 12, 1754., and married July 15, 177-1, to the
hereditary Prince Charles Louis of Baden. In the twenty-
seven Years of their union she had one son (afterwards the
rand Duke Chatles) and six da. The hap-
!piness of this excellent Princess, whoughters was adorned with
very virtue, was not unclouded. On a journey in Sweden,
180 i, she lost her beloved consort by an accident,
and in 1818 her son died in the prime of his life,
and four of her daughters—the Empress Elizabeth
of Russia, the Queen Frderica of Sw eden, e
Duchess Maria of Brunswicke, and Princess Ameliath of
Baden descended into the grave before her. All these
evere trials she bore with resignation, and found consola-
tion in the affection of her surviving daughters, the Queen
Dowager of Bavaria and the Grand Duchess of Hesse, of
her numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren,
and in the veneration and love of all the good people of
"laden, which was unequivocally expressed upon all oc-
saAions.
The Carlsruhe Gazette commences to-day a series of
articles to prove from the Constitution that the Estates of
Baden do not possess the right to refuse the taxes.
PRIBURG, JULY 19.—The magistrates have issued a
Proclamation to the effect that, notwithstanding the ordi-
raances which have long been known, public assemblies have
tely taken place, and some very recently. A ministerial
releript has been received, positively prohibiting all these
4"ernblages, as well as serenades, procession by torch light,
s(litid the like
; all suc pzhi will punised
g to the laws, and mayrocess evenons lead tobe the shut ingaccor-
up of
'oi ' University. The proclamation adds, that it cannot be
,ssembled, that if order and tranquillity should be inter-
rupted, other evils threa'en the city, and the environs, and
thee):, therefore appeal to the citizens, on whose love of order
62 rely, to submit to this order, and seriously consider-
hi.,6 the evils that impend over the city, unite to execute
tneasures necessary to preserve tranquillity, —Frankfor
°Peps, July 25.
N,No.arunußG, JULY 23.—A letter from Bruchsal, in the
u t the
~(9ard Gazette, says of the resolutions of the Diet of
,78th of June—
Zcote what has been long feared and predicted has
.64;e to pass, and to the unmeasured invectives and ex-
li4 Lgantly violent attacks of certain journals on the great
Zen, (whether they were in the main right or wrong
trg,e,satne thing), we are indebted for this surprising re-
-I,okinsation of our constitutional system, and this un-
bitted-for consolidation of the confederate body. The
sf of the Confederation (who can deny it ?) has been
44,4. called upon by accumulated satires on its weakness
Play Indolence, and its comfortable nonchalance, to a dis-
of energy, which has proved that it is but too vigour-
Those who have continually intruded their own in-
I h;°,licance on the public, and who, in the vanity of their
ev`4ds and
.thirst of transitory popularity, would not
whist
the voice of necessity and prudence, may now see
tOtthey hive brought on their country. Should the
al cure turn cut ill, the nation will undoubtedly lay
,4"teehief blame on many unskilful and presumptuous advo-
ti for prudence and regard to circumstances are du-
sn'i'tof a patriot, as well as enthusiasm and love of the
I,liriripY, and he is a bad champion of liberty, who, with
is,tdresumption, continually brings it into danger
'lts a' 2.0 f. defending it."—Nuremburg Correspondent,
A.

.rd correspondent writing from London on Sa
4Y, Rays—" I was in the Lords last night, and noticed
t(ittlwat'ked courtesy from the Ministers, particularly GREY,
i4l 4rds WELLINGTON. The latter proposed two or three
k4,lsl°llant changes in the Irish Reform Bill. MELBOURNE
st,it4l:LuNxET objected strongly. GREY, after close con.
@ty",u with BROucltAaj and HOLLAND, agreed unre-
thDehdlY to the proposal. Quid inde ?"—Dublin Morn-
- .(egister.
. ,
~ENDS OF THE RIIINE.—SUCII IS the
t 444 itlf the new production of the author of " Ilighways
te j'Ways." The scenery and traditions of the Rhine
git.°64l others favourable to the purposes of fiction ; and
tk\ttou4k.ATTAN, it is said, has turned thew to the best
nest". his stories being conceived and executed in the
ptrtt of romance.

LONDON,
THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2, 1832.

The long expected death of the Duke o:

REICUSTADT has at length taken place. Vanity
of vanities, saith the Preacher, all is vanity and
vexation of spirit. And the Preacher is right.
The decease of this young Prince is the thou-
sandth illustration of his truism. Yet who would
have expected such an end from such a begin-
ning ? It is scarcely two and twenty years ago,
since the acclamations of all France were loud
and enthusiastic at his birth ; since his father was

in the zenith of his glory, holding Europe, as his
vassal ; and his mother, herself the descendant of
a long line of Kings, sate on the proudest throne
that hero's bride ever yet graced. In those
days the power of NAPOLEON seemed fixed
as adamant ; Austria and Prussia were at his
feet; Russia was it; alliance with him ; England,
zealous, but incompetent to make head against
him. What a change since then ! The con-
queror of Europe, after a long, hopeless exile,.
sleeps on a barren rock far away from France '
his illustrious bride has dwindled into the ruler
of some half dozen petty Italian towns ; and
his son—the young Astyanax of his hopes
on whom all his proud thoughts reposed
as on a rock, who was to shake Europe with his
name, and hand down the Napoleon dynasty
unimpaired in grandeur to after ages—has just
closed a brief, lethargic and inglorious career, in
silence and mystery. Truly, glory is but a
dream, the most empty and unsubstantial of
all dreams. It is the palace built up on the sand,
which the first wave washes away. The son of
that man who, like another Sesostris, bound
Princes to his iron car, whose word was law,
whose frown annihilation, lived an exile, and
has died a captive. The commonest freedom
which the commonest peasant in Austria en-

joys, was denied to him. No one ever sass him,
no one knew aught about him, no one has
any anecdotes to relate of him. His habits,
his temper, his turn of thought—nay, his very
personal appearance, were unknown to all but the
chosen few who had access to him. Did he
ever talk of his father—did he ever sigh for
France—did he ever dream of glory ? Was he
ignorant—was he clever—was he brave—was he
timid ? Who shall say ? His whole existence
was a mystery; and all that can be safely said of
hint is, that he was born, breathed, and passed
away. What a world of reflection is here
The peasant's son lives on from youth to age,
enjoying comparative freedom and independence,
coming here and going there, just as he listeth
the son of Europe's Conqueror—his every ac-
tion watched, his every word scrupulously
weighed and sifted—closes, in the morning of his
days, ere yet his mind is in the leaf, a life of the
most abject, the most rigid, the most humili-
ating captivity. Such is the tax which, in
some shape or other, either in its own person,
or in that of its dearest connections, ambition
never fails to pay.

In the House of Commons last night Lord
AL THORP moved the usual Parliamentary
Grant to the SPEAKER on the occasion of his
resigning office. His Lordship observed, that

the proposition which he had to submit to the
Committee with respect to Mr. MANNERS
SUTTON, was, that he should receive 4,0001.
a year, subject 'to the condition that one-
half should be deducted in the event of his
accepting office ; and that 3,0001. a-year should
be given to his son, commencing from the
Speaker's decease, subject also to the condition
that it should cease altogether upon his coming
into the office of Registrar of Wills, of which he
has the reversion. After some unimportant

discussion, Lord ALTHORP'S motion was

agreed to.

The Brussels Papers, received this morning,
are more pacific than usual. The King of the
BELGIANS is reported to have expressed him-
self as believing that matters might soon be
amicably settled, but that the time for concession
had passed—that Belgium had made' all the
sacrifices she could make—and that she would
appeal to God and the Army. Much was ex-
pected from the arrival of a British messenger
from the Conference. We shall see
BRUSSELS, JULY 30.—Sir Robert Adair expects to-day
important despatches from London, which are to be
brought by an extraordinary courier, his courier, who
came yesterday, having given him notice to this effect.
M. Chevalier de Brouckere and General Niellow have ar-
rived at Brussels on their return from Paris.

The Independant says, " The following is an extract
of a letter from Venloo The Prussians are not above a
league from our town, with artillery. The Dutch, on the
contrary, are retiring, and have only a detachment of 300
infantry and twelve cuirassiers, three leagues from Venloo.
I think, that in case of an attack by the Belgians, the
Prussians are at hand to hinder a movement towards
Nimeguen, which might be very easily executed. I am
led to this opinion by the departure of the Dutch troops,
who would never abandon so important a post if they were
not certain that no harm would happen to them in conse-
quence.'"

A letter from Luxemburg of July 20 says :—" It is af-
firmed that the tribunal of this city is going to prosecute
the public functionaries, who, under the reign of King
William, withdrew, with the archives, to join the Bel-
gians. If this report should prove true, M. Thorn would
be prosecuted with the rest, and consequently very far
from receiving his liberty."
The Journal of Luxemburg contains a Royal decree,
prohibiting the wearing of foreign cockades or badges, as
well as assemblages of the people for political purposes in
the Grand Duchy. This decree is dated, the Hague,
July 19.

Baussims, JULY 31.—The Courier Beige, which
thinks all means good to calumniate the Government, an-
nounced yesterday, that a Council of Ministers had been
yesterday held at the Palace, at which Messrs. De Tulle-
nay, Latour Maubourg, and Adair were present. The
public, it adds, will judge what kind of a majority it is
intended to compose in the Council with such elements.
To an assertion so absurd and impudent, we can only an-
swer by the most positive declaration that it is false. The
envoys of France and England have never on any occasion
entered the Council. As for the majority of which the
Courier speaks, it is absolutely useless to compose it, since
there is a unanimity of views among all the members of
the Cabinet.—Moniteur Beige.
The King arrived at Liege on Saturday, at four o'clock,
where be met his brother the reigning Duke of Saxe Co-
burg, who is accompanied by his two sons, their tutor,
and one aide-de-camp.
The city of Liege presents a scene of unusual anima-
tion ; it is said a force of 30,000 strangers have arrived
there. The King has been engaged in receiving the public
authorities, in visiting the citadel, fortifications, and the
public institutions, in reviewing the troops, &c.
It is certain that his Majesty said, in the presence of
several persons, that he retained the hope that the affairs
of Belgium might be soon terminated in a pacific manner;
but he added, " the time for concession is passed. Bel-
gium has made all the sacrifices that it can make, and if
more are required, we will appeal to God and to the army."
The Burgomaster replied to the King, that the Liegeois
had preserved all their energy, and that in the moment of
danger they would show it.

His Majesty afterwards said he had every reason to con-
gratulate himself on the feelings of the nation ; and for
the army, the Belgian soldiers were animated with the
best spirit, and far from requiring to have their ardour
stimulated, it was necessary to moderate it.
The King (says another journal) has repeated to several
persons that he still hoped that the question of our foreign
relations would he decided in a pacific manner.
Letter from the Colonel commanding the four Legions
of the Civic Guard of Brussels, to the Editor of the
Journal de la Belgique:—

" Brussels, July 30, 1832.
SIR,-Having read in your Journal that an Address to
the King, petitioning his Majesty to convoke the Cham-
bers, was in circulation among the Civic Guard of Brus-
sels, I think it my duty to contradict this report, because
the general opinion of the members of the Civic Guard is,
that they ought not to meddle as a body in political
affairs. Be pleased, Sir, for the sake of truth to insert
this in your nest number, and accept, &c.

" Count P. V. D. STEGEN, DeputCo."
The King is expected at Brussels this evening, from
Liege and Namur, and Thursday will go to Alost to re-
view the corps of reserve under General Niellon.—Brus-
ads Papers, August I.

The German Papers state that MEIIENIET
ALI is to be crowned King of Egypt by the
Scherilf of MECCA, in his quality of Prince of
the Religion of Mahomet :

LEGHORN, JULY' 19.—Recent accounts from Alexan-
dria to June 9 are more and more favourable for mer-
chants. All the chiefs of the mountain tribes of Lebanon
have now declared for him ; only a few days before our
letters came away, the son of one of the most powerful of
those chiefs, who had hitherto remained faithful to the
Porte, had arrived atAlexandria, having been sent thither by
his father as a hostage to Mehemet Ali. The Sheriff of
Mecca, who has also declared for Mehemet Ali, was expec-
ted at Alexandria ; it was reported among the people that
in his quality of Prince of the religion of I%lahomet, he
would revoke the anathema pronounced by the Sultan
against Mehemet Ali, and then crown the Pacha as King
of Egypt.
A letter gives the following statement of Mehemet Ali's
forces in Syria. The army consists in all of 80,000 men,
(qguulaerry,)of
cavalry, whicha 3
and 23,000
236:0000 a
00
irregular
regular
fai
linfantry,infantry,
8,000
chiefly
reshop-
keepers of the people of the Druses; 7,000 irregular Be-
douin cavalry, and 4,000 regular artillery. The Egyp-
tian fleet, of three sail of the line, seven frigates, and a
considerable number of smaller vessels, was shortly to sail
to the coast of Rhodes. At Acre a list of the stores in
the fortress was being made out; they are said to be of
great value. Among other things are mentioned 1,700
cannon and 25,000 cwt. of copper. —Allgemeine Zeituny,
July 26.

Such scenes as that of which an account is
given in the Ilarlborough•street report, are
disgraceful to the country, and call for a much
more severe punishment than that awarded by
the Magistrate. Some Irish labourers, it ap-
peared, are guilty of indecent conduct to a
woman and her daughter, and on being re-
pulsed, wreak their vengeance on the old woman,
by dragging her along the street ; a person of the
name of EVANS rescues her from such brutality,
and worsts the Irishman in the affray ; and for this
conduct EVANS and all the English on the spot
are attacked by a party of Irish, and, according
to the report, escaped death only by the interfe-
rence of the military. Yet for such inhuman
conduct they are fined only 5/. ! What an ab-
surdity in the law—transport a man for life for
stealing a lamb, and fine another only Si. for
such an outrage !

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NAPOLEON IS said to have expressed great
admiration of the celebrated needleworks of Miss Lwwoon.
Lord, then Mr. PLuNKET, hearing of this, immediately
rejoined " no wonder that the Emperor delights to see the
English worsted."

The tavern expenses of the different Boards of
Sewers are said to exceed those of all other public bodies,
save and except that renowned Body Which feasts by charter.
One advantage which the profession and
suitors derive from the appointment of three additional
Judges is, that the circuits requiring the attendance of only
Justice Judge attends at
LITTLEDA LE
lt o
chambersout of
daring 1.5t,h
the
circuits. supernumerary
i‘i r .
is this autumn the Judge upon whom that duty devolves.
OLD COINS.—A considerable number of old
coins have been recently dug up in the south suburbs of
this town, one of which is in our possession, hearing the
name 44 JOU N LUTHER, 1672." Tipperary Free Press.
A recent celebrated auction is likely to give
rise to a question of extreme importance to first-rate
cabinet-makers and other caterers of fashionable articles—
v;z., whether a tradesman being the successful bidder at an
auction for articles he has not been paid for, is obliged to
pay for them himself.