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LONDON,
MONDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 20, 1832.

The speech of Earl GREY, at the grand en-
tertainment given on Saturday to his Majesty's
Ministers by the LORD MAYOR, will be read
with great interest. It is satisfactory in every
respect ; satisfactory as regards the state and
prospects of the Reform Bill ; satisfactory as re-
gards the present posture of our relations with
the Continent, more especially with France. On
this latter subject the Noble Earl spoke with
much explicitness. "He entertained a sanguine,
he might say a perfect, hope that the peace of
Europe would be preserved. He fully agreed with
those who thought that the time had passed
away, when they would be induced to think
that any two nations would regard each other
as natural enemies. From the hour when he
came into office down to the present moment,
every thing that had occurred, confirmed the
hope that these anticipations would be realised.'
On the subject of the Reform Bill his Lordship
observed, " in originating the great question
then under the consideration of the Legislature,
he was aware that he had incurred a great re-
sponsibility, but he could no more doubt the
propriety of so incurring that responsibility than
he could doubt that the great measure would be
eventually crowned with success. He was aware
of the anxiety felt by the public on this subject,
and he would not allow himself to doubt
that their wishes would be realised, for the great
measure was advancing steadily to a certain and
successful issue." Nothing can be more cheer-
ing than this statement, which, proceeding, as
it does, officially, from the mouth of a States-
man who has never yet sullied his high fame by
a falsehood, at once sets at rest alb doubt and
anxiety respecting the safety of the Reform Bill,
and neutralizes the venom of those outrageous
calumnies with which, day by day, the Tory
Press has been teeming for months past. We
have Lord GREY'S own explicit, deliberate de-
claration that the important measure of Reform
is " advancing steadily to a certain and success-
issue." What more can we desire ? No-
thing but that that issue may be as speedy as it
is certain.

We have 'received the French Papers of Fri-
day and Saturday. Their contents are not re-
markable for any foreign news of importance,
and the domestic intelligence is divided between
a report of the appearance of cholera at Paris,
and the reduction of clerical salaries. In the
Chamber of Deputies' Sitting of February 15,
the
vote of 1365,000 f. to the Archbishops and
Bishops was reduced to 880,0001., through the
au°Ptiol), by a considerable majority, of an
amendment moved by M. LUNEAU. The
rreig on this article is 485,000 f. The
bbishop of VA RI s will cm receive
,
"")'°oof., instead of 50,000 f., or 1,0411.
:telling, instead 'of 2,0821. sterling. Thir-
teen:' Archbishop's will receive 15,000 f. each
t,2(11•), or 95,0001. instead of 325,0001. Sixty-
-o;6nßihops will receive 10,0001. each (4160,
Ar 1,1?'?001. instead -of 990,000 f.
.Thus the
"!['01) of PARIS, thirteen Arch...bishops, and
all 36,602/., or about
Bishops receive in