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LONDON,
THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 1, 1832.

Up to the time of our going to press no
further accounts had been received at the Portu-
guese Embassy from Oporto. It is thought
that if MIGUEL had made the threatened attack
on the 26th ult., information might have been
received here to-day. It is just possible. Should
nothing arrive to-morrow, however, we may
safely conclude that the attack was either not
made, or, if made, repulsed with perfect success,
like all previous ones.

There has been no despatch received from
Falmouth to-day at the Admi:alty. The Confi-
ance steamer was hourly expected from Oporto.
The remainder of the French squadron under
the command of Admiral VILLENEUVE has ar-
rived at Spithead.

Despatches were received this morning by the
Belgian Ambassador from Brussels. We un-
derstand, however, that they do not communi-
cate any political fact of importance.

Our City Correspondent says, ,t We can
state from good authority that on the arrival last
Monday of a courier from Berlin to the
Prussian Ambassador, his despatches were
of such importance, that all the different
Ambassadors met early on Tuesday morning;
and, during the long conference which took place,
a convention was entered into between Prince
TA LLEYRAND and the Prussian Ambassador,
to the effect, that if the French army en-
tered Belgium, the King of PRUSSIA was
to take possession of Venloo and Maes-
tricht, and retain possession of them until the
affairs of Holland were settled, and Belgium
was evacuated by the French troops. This
convention was signed and agreed to by Austria
and Russia, and immediately despatched to
Berlin for ratification. So much for the protest
of Prussia against the French entering Belgium."

It will be seen, by reference to another part of
our Paper, that the trial of the late Mayor of
Bristol (Mr. PINNEY) was closed to-day by
his acquittal. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated
that he was not prepared to announce his in-
tentions with respect to the remaining pro-
secutions
b
; but there can be little doubt of their',
dropped. Had Mr. PINNEY been found
guilty the other prosecutions must have been
proceeded with, for each defendant would have
had a separate ground of defence, resting upon
the greater or less activity shown by each.
The special verdict returned by the Jury, in

point of fact, exculpates the whole of the Bristo
Magistracy, as well as the Mayor.

The LORD CHIEF BARON of the Court of
Exchequer has this morning given his judgment
(which will be found in another column), in the
great case of " SMALL and ATTWOOD." The
judgment being against Mr. ATTWOOD, it is
expected that he will appeal to the House of
Lords. The costs of the suit must be enormous,
for it will be recollected that in a statement of a
portion of them published by us a short time
hack, the fees of Counsel alone amounted to
about 10,0001.

We beg to call the attention of our readers to
a very important meeting in our front page relating
to the Middlesex Election. It is well that the Re-
formers have not been asleep at their posts, for it
wears that Mr. BYNG thinks they are to be
content with the Reform Act, and not to de-
mand its fruits. There is hardly a topic of in-
terest to the public likely to be agitated in the
course of the next Parliament, upon which
Mr. BYNG does not avow that he intends to
take part with the Tories. The whole of
his answers to the questions put to him by
Mr. LEIGHS are pregnant with matter of
alarm, but his opinion upon the subjects of
the assessed taxes and the corn laws, are alone
;efficient to justify the electors in ousting him
from his seat. He has the audacity to tell Mr.
LEIGHS, with respect to the first, that great com-
plaint is made without much cause. This is adding
insult to what he must know to be injustice. Is it
not just ground of complaint, that a man, whose
house is not worth more than 501. pr 601. p( r
annum, should have to pay 201. or 30/. in
the shape of assessed taxes and rates when
those living in houses of a higher value, have
their proportion of tax diminished as their dwell-
ing rises in value ? Mr. BYNG says,

" Every man is taxed according to the number of his
windows, and the poor have not a sufficient number of
windows to pty any tax; nor can they who are trades
men justly complain of paying ;more than their share ;
they have not many windows, while the upper clas•es of
society have a great number, and pay in proportion to the
no mber."

This is a paltry quibble. It 's true that the
upper classes pay in proFrtion to the num-
ber of their windows, but not in the same
proportion, and Mr. BYNG must know that they
do not. If the upper classes did pay in the
same proportion as the middle, no tax could be
fairer than a window-tax, notwithstanding
the objections that might be] raised to
it as a direct impost, but they do not,
and Mr. BYNG'S assertion that they do is only
a bold form of saying " We are determined to
preserve to ourselves immunity from taxation."
We shall return to the subject, but in the
meantime call upon the electors of Middlesex to
take the first steps necessary to expel so great
an enemy of their interests and welfare from his
seat in Parliament.

The following are extracts from Brussels pa-
pers received this morning :

BRUSBELB, OCT. 28.—Their Majesties arrived at
Brussels on Friday, at seven o'clock in the evening. His
Majesty afterwards transacted business with the Ministers
of War and Foreign Affairs.
The King will review to-day several detachments of
troops.

Baron de Stassart has sent his resignation as Member
of the Senate.

One of the Secretaries of the French Legation set out
this morning at one o'clock for the Hague, with despatched
received from Paris.

A Prussian Cabinet messenger has passed through Brus-
sels during the night, on his way to Berlin, with despatches
for London.

Yesterday afternoon Lord and Lady Fitzclarence, Capt.
Doyle, and a numerous suite, arrived here.
The Union contains the following passage :—We were
not mistaken in supposing that a note similar to that
addressed on the sth of October to the French Cabinet,
had been transmitted to all the Courts, parties to the treaty
of the 15th November. It is even affirmed, that the other
notes are conceived in terms still more energetic than the
first."

ANTWERP, OCT. 27.—A pontoon, destined for the
passage of the Scheldt at Burcht, was delivered yesterday,
at two o'clock, from the arsenal. This enormous machine,
drawn by twenty-four horses, is to be launched in the
Canal of St. Jean.

The cholera having, as it appears, ceased, no farther 1
bulletins will be published.
BRUSSELS, OCT. 29.—The Journal de Luzernburg,
and the Messager de Gaud, still pretend that M. Pisca-
tore was arrested at Senningen, near Niederanven, within
the territory of the fortress. This is notoriously false, as
he was arrested at Grevenmacher, which is more than
four leagues from Luxemburg. It is true that he was
stopped at Niederanven by the gendarmes, who would
not let him proceed on his journey, but took him before
the justice of peace of the district, who ordered him to be
set at liberty, which was done. He, however, continued
his journey, and went to Grevenmacher, where lie was
arrested at the instance of the commissioner of the district,
that he might be detained as a hostage, and sent to Arlon,
which was done. General Dumoulin, in his remonstrance
to General Tabor, seems to have taken up the assertion of
the agents of King William, that the arrest took place in
the territory of the fortress; but General Tabor commu-
nicated to General Dumoulin the documents which proved
that the arrest was effected at Grevenmacher. Au extract
of two letters frOm General Tabor to General Demoulin
has been published. In the first letter, dated Arlon, Oct.
23, be says that the stopping of M. Piscatore by the gen- i
darmes, 300 mitres from Niederanven, was legal, because
M. Piscatore contravened the regulations relative to pass-
ports, that he was merely made to appear before the Justice
of Peace of the Commune of Berg, that no violence was
exercised towards him within the territory of the fortress,
and that the Justice of Peace immediately released him,
advising him to return to Luxemburg. That M.
Piecatore's destination was not Senningen but Greven-
macher, and that in persisting to go to this latter place
he acted with sufficient warning of the consequences to
which he exposed himself. His arrest therefore was
not a confirmation or continuation of the first arrest,
which, though legal, was not accomplished, but a
new act began and executed at Grevenmacher, where
the Belgian authorities had a right to proceed against him.
The General adds, that M. Piscatore himself bad confirmed
to him the circumstance of his arrest. The Belgian au-
thorities had exercised their rights without trenching on
those of the fortress, which, in general, respects, and will
not suffer to be violated.

In his second letter General Tabor says that the proposal
to exchange M. Piscatore for M. Thorn must prove to
General Dumoulin the honourable sentiments of the Bel-
gian government ; and he is pursuaded it will be ap-
proved of by the Garman Diet, which has made (as Ge-
neral Dumoulin has stated) such earnest application in
favour of M. Thorn. " I think, therefore," he adds,
" that the execution will meet with no obstacle, since by
accelerating the return of Messrs. Thorn and Piscatore it
!es•ens the difficulties which, without necessity and with.
out a profitable object paralyze the prompt arrangement
of the differences between the Belgian Government and
that of Holland.

Lord Frederick Fitzclarence is gone to Antwerp, to view
the fortifications. General de la Borde, Aide-de-Camp
to the King of the French, is gone to Antwerp for the
same purpose.

Sir Robert Adair, the Marquis of Hertford, Lady
Strachan, Count and Countess Miracle, and other distin-
guished personages, had the honour to dine with their
Majesties.

I'l AMUR, OCT. 28.—M. de Stassart has paid a visit to
M. Piscatore, and assured him that he would be treated
with all possible attention. It is said that M. Piscatore
woull hare preferred remaining at Anton, where he could

have.,dgii
ng irnec3t A his commercial
prv,:.it,tt. aff ire. He
,ii,nai,i,i;eynirt
do declined
what
they would with him.—Brusseb P pers, Ot 30.
VIENNA, OCT. 19.—Some days ago Turkish merchants
here said that M. Maurojeni, Turkish Charge d'Aff.iu s at
Vienna, would receive from the Porte an important diplo-
matic mission, and a large sum of money for the execta-
t;on of it. M. Maurojeni set out the day before yest,rd,y
:or Paris and London, which confirms the firstaccount, that
he is commissioned by the Sultan to enter into negociations
with Fr ince and England relative to the war wida Melse-
tned Ali. Letters fram Constantinople had previousty
Announced this step as a thing resoled upon. The prepa-
rations for the Hungarian Diet are embodied. so that it
wi I meet, it not next month, yet certainly in December.
Charles X. and his household establishment, consisting,
it is said, of 160 persons, will arrive at Prague on the
27th, where, by his Majesty's commands, th,- august guests
wi'l be treated in the most hospitable manner. The
Duchess of Angouleate and her niece leave Vienna on
t h • 25 -la to go to Prague.
VIENNA, OCT. 20.—Five per Cents, 87k; Four per
C n's, 76 ; Bank Shares, 1,132. —AI/ye/name Zeitung,
0.1. 25.

FRANKFORT, OCT. 23.—M. Maurdeni, a courier
extramdinary from the Sublime Porte to the Court of
London, slept here last night. He is supposed to be com-
missioned to solicit, if not the assistance, at least the me-
diation of England, in the war with Egypt. It was ob-
i feed as a particular mark of attention that a number of
bolles oft he best wine were sent him from the Prince's
cellars at Johannisl•erg.—Fronkfori Papers, Oct. 26.

What a wonderful moral change has not a
few years produced in all classes of the commu-
nity ! How completely are our ways of think-
ing upon many subjects reversed I Those who
a few years back were almost considered moon-
struck, at whom the man of the world laughed,
whom the best lover of his race almost pitied for
the avowal of opinions, true and just in them-
selves, but apparently beyond the reach of realiz4-
tion—even those men so laughed at, so pitied;
now in their turn triumph over their deriders,
and even their most sanguine expectations hardly
seem impossible of fruition. The fact that
national regeneration had been long begun, had
long been progressing at the core of society ; it
was only at its surface, the aristocratic balk,
that the appearance of corruption seemed
solid. The manner in which the country
has vindicated itself, tile complete overthrow
of the corrupt system organized by Sir R. WAL-
PoLE, the general contempt and execration with
which the middle classes of society now view
that system, are all so many proofs of that fact.
It is nevertheless delightful to turn back our eyes
and behold the struggles of the honest minds pre-
served uncontaminated, when to all appearance
everything around them showed the hopeless-
ness of their efforts. We have been led to make
these observations by the pleasure we have re-
ceived from reading the subjoined letters now
handed about amongst a few of Colonel STAN-
HOPE'S friends in the Tower Hamlets. The
first thing the reader must look to is their date.
"Hie contents will speak for themselves.
" THE HON. EFITELL CRAVEN. FEB. I, 1821.

" SIR,—In reply to your letter, I beg of you to coney
n•y duty to the Queen. Say to her. Majesty, that I tic-
crpt with pleasure the appointment of V ice-Chamherlain.
I accept it, however, upon condition either that the salary
be not drawn from the public, or that it be devoted to
schools and other public purposes of the most extensive and
permanent utility. Before I presume to state my reasons
for making this sacrifice, permit me to observe, that I
du not belong to any faction in or out of power.
" Of that party, however. I am, whether it be in
Vministration or in Opposition, which supports the free-
dom and happiness of Englina and of all mankind, what-
ever he the colour or geographical position. Allow me
now to explain my motives for not choosing to touch the
salary attached to the (Zee of Vice• Chamberlain.
" Whatever the primitive cause may have been that has
depressed our country, whether originating in wars or
corruption, excessive taxation is admitted to be the imme-
diate source of distress. Whatever the means then are,
that may secure to us the permanent enjoyment of free-
dum,rigid economy is indispensable to our welfare.

" The period of decline so painfully anticipated by the
wise has arrived, almost upon the heels of national triumph.
" The lesson is not new, but it is very awful, and it be-
hoves us by a timely abandonment of all selfi-h views to
guard against the fatal effects; or ruin, the worst of revo-
lutions, must follow. Strongly impressed with this con-
viction, I am anxious to go through my limited part con.
scientiously ; and how can I do so mote effectually than
by endeavouring to ease the distresses of a patient, free,
and loyal people.
" In thus acting, should any man suspect the purity of
my intentions, I have only to ob-erve that the last re-
source of trading politicians is to attribute to good ac-
tions some unworthy motive. With persons of this
stamp, self-love is superior to love of country and of man-
kind. They never look abroad into universality, but do refe r
all things to themselves, and do thrust themselves into the
centre of the world, as if all lines should meet in them,
and their fortunes ; never caring in all tempests what be-
comes of the ship of state, so they save themselves in the
cock-boat of their own fortunes.'
" LEICESTER STANHOPE."
" Frs. 4, 1621.

" My Dear Lord Tavistock,—Pray read the accompany-
ing letter, previous to the Queen's refusing a salary. I bad, a s
you know, meant to accept office under her without salary;
by so doing, I thought that my close intercourse with her,
would enable me to promote economy, justice, change of
Ministers, and IIErORM. Should you be diapoced to smile
at my eflirts, I have only to refer you to the influence
that even menials have ever had at Courts. Could I in
a trifling degree promote them. object•, I am !Tidy to in•
cur the hatred of a George the Fourth, or a Frederick the
Fret. I em not, however, at all unmindful of my own
interests, and do not wish to make a great sacrifice but in
the furtherance of a great end.
" The question therefore is, will my letter bud
acceptance of office, promote in any manner thine
objects, if not, I will reject the Queen's gracious offer,
but if they will, I will accept, though nu prudent man
would do so.

" Wilson approves of the spirit, but disapproves of the
tone of my letter, be especially diapprove4 of the word
faction, and here I am at issue with him, for I am deter-
mined to belong to no faction.
" The maxims of the Whig. I approve, they are in ti,y
judgment sound, but they never will he Rh!, either in or
out of power to reach their end without Reform; I ant
therefore a Reformer.

" Most sincerely your,
" LEICESTER STANHOPE."

Those only who bear in mind the general
feeling of the country at that time, with regard
to Reform—we do not mean its desirability, but
the probability of carrying it—can properly ap-
preciate the spirit in which these letters are
written. How true the last sentence of the
second letter is all must acknowledge, when they
reflect upon the fruitless efforts made by Lord
ALTHORP before the passini 'of the Reform
Act, to amend our system of taxation. It re-
mains for our Whig Ministry to show now that
they have the power, that their principles really
are such as will deserve the support of the com-
munity. Let them recollect that the people now
command the majority of the House.

MURDER OF THE REV. G. HousToN.—
On Saturday evening the Jury returned the following
verdict :—" That the deceased came by his death, in con-
sisal- bibhmoveenrtn of-
Nova Scotia has been reduced from 30,ti00 to 3,600
dollars, and Lord HOWICK has made it known to the sequence of a gun-shot wound, on the morning of the
25th, which tbere was reason to suspect had been inflicted
by GEORGE LEONARD." LEONARD was transmitted to
Naas gaol on Saturday evening.—Dublin ..Iforning
_Register.
tnent Theto defraallowance
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the
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the the
Civil British
Establishment charge
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vernment that the latter SUM will be discontinued neat
year. This is in consequence of the determinatio icin e
to by Ministers to make British CO.celt nies be tr the clay s
of their civil establishment.,