The Sun.
London, England, 1832-07-23 00:00:00

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LONDON,
MONDAY EVENING, JULY 23, 1832.

Brussels Papers of the 21st have been re-
ceived, but their contents are as unsatisfactory as
ever with respect to the question of peace or war
with Holland. Both parties are still busy in
making preparations for hostilities, and the proba-
bility is, that war will at length be resorted to,
unless the King of HOLLAND yields to
the wishes of the Conference. Of this there
seems little hope, more particularly as he is
playing the game of Russia, who finds
it convenient to keep the Foreign affairs of
England and France in a state of perplexity.
Whether the mission of Lord DURH
may solve the difficulty in an amicable manner
we cannot say, but matters will assuredly be
brought to a termination one way or other, in a
short time.

The Belgian Minister of Finance has pub-
lished the following statement of the revenue for
the first six months of 1832, compared with the
first six months of 1831 :

183',
1831

Florins.
12,355,483
9,210,766

Increase in the first six months of 1832 3,144,717
From this must be deducted 600,000 florins be-
longing to the second half year, which, having
been taken by anticipation in bonds of the
loan of 10,000,000, reduces the increase to
2,544,717. The estimate in the budget was
9,222,600 florins, so that the receipt actually
exceeds the estimates by 2,532,800 florins.

The French Papers of Saturday contain no
new facts (though many rumours) of import-
ance. Among the latter is a report, which is
not, however, credited, that the Austrians had
entered the Duchy of Baden, and that a Prus-
sian army was on its march for Dusseldorf
towards Rhenish Bavaria. By the last private
letters, received at Paris, from Switzerland and
Germany, it would seem that the people there

are confident of their strength, and resolved for
the present to struggle against the Confederate
Despots. Great disturbances, growing out of
the infamous proscription of the Polish patriots
by Russia, still continue to exist in Lithuania.

Private letters from Paris, dated last Satur-
day, state, from a quarter which has access to
first-rate information, that the Spanish Ambas-
sador at Lisbon directs, by order of his Court,
all the measures of Don MIGUEL'S Government.
In fact, Don MIGUEL'S Ministers, says our in-
formant, are at the present moment mere cyphers,
who have implicitly to conform to the orders of
their master, who himself is under the sole guid-
ance of the Spanish Go% ernment, which sends
almost daily couriers to its Ambassador at Lisbon.

The accounts from the Cape of Good Hope
furnish us with the Commercial Report for 1831.
The value of the Imports amounted to 332,5271.,
being less than that of 1830 by 69,792/.
The amount of the Exports was 176,6181.,
being a decrease from the preceding year of
34,1461. The decline in the value of Exports
is ascribed to the marked decay of the Export
Wine Trade in 1830, the quantity exported
being 10,483 pipes, while last year only 6,108
pipes were exported. The amount of the
shipping entered at the different ports of the
Colony for 1831 is, 181 vessels, being 59,264
tons, while that of 1830 was 256 vessels, and
69,382 tons, a decrease on the last year, com-
pared with the preceding, of 75 vessels and
10,118 tons. The Committee recommend an
appeal to Government to avert the total annihi-
lation of the Export Wine Trade by removing all
Colonial Duties, and by establishing a more
favourable rate of duty on its importation into
Great Britain. The entire value of the Exports
of the present quarter, for the year 1832, is given
at 38,3581.

Mr. O'CONNELL and his family will leave
town to-day for their residence in the County of

Kerry.

We have just seen a little pamphlet, lately'
published, entitled, " What the People ought
to do ?" which contains many shrewd hints re-
specting the necessity that exists for their fol-
lowing up with spirit and determination the
evident intentions of the Reform Bill, as regards
the future Government of the country. The
writer does not mince matters, but advises the
electors in a very blunt, homely, energetic
fashion. He tells them lots of plain truths,
which they cannot do better than promptly
and zealously attend to. Everything depends on
the issue of the present elections. The Tories—
who have a power of money at their command,
and consummate sagacity in the distribution of
it—will make every effort to return men of their own
cast to 'Parliament ; so that if the people make
no more than ordinary exertions, they will find that
they hare gained more of the shadow than the sub-
stance of Reform. The pretensions of every
Parliamentary candidate should be jealously and
perseveringly canvassed ; not the slightest doubt
should be allowed to exist respecting his opi-
nions on those great political questions which
are now starting forward on the public arena ;
for the people may rest assured, that if there be
a loop-hole at which to escape, there are not a
few, who call themselves Reformers, and put
forth sounding, pompous generalities, who will
gladly avail themselves of such an opportunity.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, T R'EL YE 0' CLOCK

We have no arrivals of ship letters this moriTing.----
Halifax Papers to the 26th June, received at the North
and South American Coffeehouse, from the paper of the
25th June

The ship Recovery arrived yesterday from London,
and brought 250 p .ssengers.
SEAL FISHERY.-The following comparative statement
of the Newfoundland seal fishery for the past and pre-
sent year : —lB3l, 812,504-1832, 287,583. Exhibit-
ing a difference of nearly 75,000 in favour of the fishery
of last year.
The Hon. Thomas Baillie, Commissioner of the Crown
lands, arrived at St. John's, and we are happy to learn
that a large portion of shares in the New Brunswick
Land Company has been purchased ; four millions of acres
lire contemplated by the Company as their first appor-
tionment, the price 2s. 6d. per acre, and a large sum has
been actually paid down.
The following has been received by the French Mail this
morning :—" A report prevailed at Paris, on the arrival
of a courier from the Hague, that a further delay of a
month has been granted to the Belgians and Dutch to settle
their differences."

A letter from Mexico, of the Ist of June, states that
General Joclan, at San Agostino de las Cuevasa, three
leagues from Mexico, has declared in favour of Santa
Anna, and that the patriots imprisoned in the citadel of
Mexico had revolted, and joined the garrison of Mexico.
This caused General Caldron to raise the siege of Veru
Cruz and Santa Anna, proceeding on Mexico.