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London, England, 1832-12-13 00:00:00

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CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES—SITTING or DEC. 10.
M. Dupin opened the sitting at a quarter past two.
M. J. Lefebvre brought up the report of the Com-
mittee nominated to examine the proposition of General
Demarcay, relative to the mode of examining the Budget.
The Committee did not approve of that proposition, but
suggested some modifications in the existing regul ttions,
Which we shall particularise when they have been taken
into consideration.

The discussion on the report was fixed for Wednesday
(to-morrow).
The President begged all the Committees to use the
greatest activity, to prevent any unnecessary delay.
Adjourned at a quarter to three, until Wednesday, two
o'clock.

We learn from Madrid that M. Zea Bermudez, imme-
diately after hie arrival in that capital, had a long audience
of the King, who it is said left the direction of the Go-
vernment entirely in his hands. This Minister has de-
spatched a circular to the Governors of the provinces, in
which he confirms all the provisions of the amnesty, which
afford the most ample guarantee to the individuals com-
promised. He concludes by stating that time will make
known the progressive development of the new system
adopted by the Government.
The Moniteur states that from the accounts received,
the total loss of the French army in Belgium between the
29th of November and the 6th instant, has been 4 officers
Wounded, 11 men killed, and 73 wounded; but adds,
that this is only an estimate, the official returns have not
been received.

FRENCH FUNDS...-PA Rl3, Dec. 11.-/Ive per Cents., 98f. 20c.
~sc. 20c. 15c. 10c. 15c. 10c. 20c. 15c. 98f. 20c. 1.5 c. 20c. 25c. 20c.
; Loan of 1832, 98f. 20c. ; Three per Cents., 61,4120 c. 15c.
10e. 68f. 68f. sc. 681 88f. sc. ; National Loan, 98f. 40c. ; Bank
Actions, 1,680 f. ; Rente de Naples, 80f. 50c. 60c. 55c. 50c ;
Roman Five per Cents., 79; Rented'E.spagne, Three per Cents.,
ReneBl Fit % 32% % % % ; Royal Spanish Loan,
Perpetttelle d'Espagne, SSN 14 % % %;
13* Igic Loan, 7634 ; Haytian Loan, 210 f. Exchange on London-
One month, paper, 25f. 70c. ; Three months, paper, 25f. 60c. ;
Money, 25f. 60c.-Cours Authentique.

GERMAN PAPERS.

ANTWERP, DEC. 11.—If during the course of yester-
I day the fire of the besiegers and of the besieged relaxed, it
recommenced with the more briskness towards the even-
ing. and was kept up with extraordinary vigour during
the whole night. The cannon roared without interrup.
t'°o, the bombs fell in showers, and the musketry, which
hitherto had been heard only at intervals, did not cease
for a single moment. It was heretofore Fort St. Laurent
on the part of the besieged, and Fort Montebello on the
Part of the besiegers, that have kept up the most terrible fire.
The report of a new attempt to carry Fort St. Laurent
4, V assault having been made during the night, is spread
'n the city. It is said that the result was far from baying
for
favourable to the assailants. It has been impossible
'or us to obtain precise information on the subject. We
must, therefore, give this news as a report which bas been
circulated at Antwerp since the morning, and the authen-
ticity of which we by no means pretend to warrant.
The truly extraordinary fire of musketry which we
heard ego long did not, it is said, proceed from sallies. It
IPAR the besieged, who, from their ramparts, kept up a
continual fire on the French workmen, who approach
nearer and nearer to the fortress. Towards the evening
the thick fog dispersed, which circumstance was of course
Prejudicial to the besiegers, and caused them to suffer a
more severe loss than in the foggy night preceding. But
i"1 woOnded' however, have been brought to the hospital
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the city; it seems that almost all of them have been
It" to Bercbem.
The French have succeeded in undermining and blow-
h'il,g up a sluice which kept in the waters of the glitches of
b-". Citadel, Accordingly those of the city, which had
O dry for some days, and which communicated with
ose of the fortress, begin to be filled with water.
i Last night a soldier deserted from the citadel ; he is said
° be a native of Ghent.
Our weather having cleared up, we are able to see
more plainly the position and movements of the Dutch
iquadrons.
The
.Eurydice is at Meestoof. During the whole
itrroing a heavy cannonade has been heard, which seems
Proceed from that frigate, and to be directed against
nine batteries which the French are endeavouring to erect
i at
the Meestoof. ,h
th Tae Medusa bombard is stationed between Lillo and
- t,P•roysehans.
14.1. his rPOrPing hOrnhS have been thrown from fort St.
-.lle against the Eurydice acd the great steam-boat.
, The gun.boats which are at that place are under sail to
ea
the river.
Theati Kruysehane appeals to keep up a continual fire
Inst the Dutch squadron.
W 0 count five gun-boats in the inundated Polder.
inns," French have not fired any more on the gun-beats
pi- gored at the foot of the citadel and before the Tete de
entire.
Since the noon the fire of the besiegers, and the return
' the citadel, have slackened.
tai 11 Private letter from the Hague, dated Sth Dec., con-
the following paragraphs :
thesn' jhe following is a fact, which I warrant as au-
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A Dutch vessel lately returning from Surinam was
met
11, 4 few miles from our coast by an English frigate.
; latter informed the Dutch Captain of the measures
kr 'IY taken by the French and English Governments
againsti the commerce of his country, and, at the same
tall r_r_lef pointed out the course which he had to take not to
l into the power of two French ships that were cruising
the direction that the Dutch vessel had taken."—Jour-
-4al du Commerce d'Anvers, Dec. 12.
, _4l3.aussees, DEC. 11—About eighty wounded French
'Ol ters were brought yesterday afternoon to the military
`l.ospetal in this city. M. Friker, a British Cabinet Mes-
:ager, has arrived here from London. Mr. Hunter, an-
-4 t,ibet r British Cabinet Messenger' pa.sed through Bru.sels
erday evening, on his way from St. Petersburgh to
71don ; he is gone to Calais to embark. M. de Har.
q el, whose arrival at Brussels has been announced, is not
urge , .
. offatres of France or Holland; that post is

(From Galignani s Messenger of Tuesday.)
The National gives the following extract of a letter of
the Bth inst., from Antwerp, which, if true, is very im-
portant:—" We have this moment received news which
may produce a sudden change in the state of affairs. It is
not yet public, and effirts are made to keep it secret, lest
new apprehension of a general war should be excited. It
appears that the Prince of Saxe Weimar is marching with
50,000 men towards the left bank of the Scheldt, in order
to protect and insure the communications with Holland,
which are now intercepted. To this news is attributed
the sudden arrival of the Baron d'Hennezel, Charge
d'Affaires of France at the Hague, who had an immediate
conference with the French Minister in Belgium."
The following letter has been addressed by Marshal
Gerard to the Minister of War:—
" HEAD-QUARTERS AT RERCHEM, DEC. S.
" Sir,--The fire of the garrison has not been so brisk
as yesterday, and we have been able to continue our works
before the Lunette St. Laurent. I stated to you yesterday
that these works were retarded on account of the hi ight
moonlight and the musketry from the citadel. Since
yesterday three mortar batteries have been established in
the second parallel, very near the citadel. Four mortars
have also been placed at Fort Montebello. This evening
we commence a battery for heavy artillery in the second
parallel, destined to silence quickly the fire from the bas-
tion of Toledo, which is the object of our attacks. The
accounts which have reached me relative to the Dutch
army represent it still as being perfectly inactive ; it is
concentrated in the environs of Eyndhoven, and all the
measures taken by the Prince of Orange are rather defen-
sive than offensive. Accept, &c.

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES—SITTING OP DEC. 8.
The additional article to the Ministers' Bill for reducing
the drawbacks on the importation of sugar was put to the
vote ; the first epreure was doubtful, but on the second it
was rejected by a small majority ; it did not appear to be
considered a party question, as the Deputies. rising re-
spectfully for and against it, were dispersed in all the divi-
sions of the Chamber.

The Chamber then proceeded to ballot on the ensemble
of the Bill. The following was the result of the scrueny :
For the Bill 245
Against it ll7
Majority ..........

CHAMBER OF PEERS—.-SITTING OF DEC. 10.
The Minister of Justice brought in a bill, composed of
eight articles, to complete the existing legislation on the
" State of siege." We shall give the articles in detail
when they are taken into consideration. They provide
for the trial by Courtsmartial of all offences committed
in places in a state of siege, but declare that no places, save
fortresses and military posts, can be declared in a state of
siege, except when they are actually invested by foreign
troops or rebels, in such a manner as to impede free com-
munications between the interior and exterior ; in all
other cases the power of Government is to be confined to
seizing arms and ammunition, making domiciliary visits
and arrests, and ordering any persons whose presence is
likely to be hostile to public order to leave the town.—
Ordered to be printed.
Adjourned at Three o'clock, until Wednesday.