The Sun.
London, England, 1832-11-09 00:00:00

DUTCH PAPERS.

(From the Ilanddsblad.)
The reality very often does not immediately follow the
threat, and is not therefore an infallible consequence,!
thookh prudence demands that we' should count on it as'
certain on most occasions., In setting out from this prin-
ciple it is possible that the• measures to •be adopted.re-
specting us in the affairs of England and France will be
altogether confined to empty menaces; but, however this
be, allow me to express my astonishment that the English
trade, so closely connected with ours, and which has as
direct an interest in the prosperity of Holland as it has
almost in that of its own, should not take the matter to
heart, and send a memorial, after the example of Thomas
Kay and partners, of Antwerp, making energetic remon-
strances to Lord Palmerston.
It seems that France is to send certain agents amongst
us, to observe our internal condition, and to ascertain our
strength and public spirit. England has a similar notion,
most probably, but to whom can the task of making such
be more properly confided than to those merchants who
have so long inhabited our country—who are acquainted
with our manners, customs, national character, our reli-
gious and social principles—who, in short, have keen able
to penetrate into the privities of our domestic state ?
Those merchants can bear testimony to the frank hospitality
which they have received amongst us—to the confidence
always accorded to them—to the kindness with which
they have been treated--to the esteem in which they have
been held—and how frequently they have shared in the
benefits granted by a Government so truly paternal, and
based upon that liberty which is happily a reality amongst
us. They will he able to prove to what degree the Union
has been favourable to the Belgians, frequently even to the
extent of being injurious to their elder brothers ;—how
many branches of commerce of old Holland closely con-
nected with those of England have suffered for the profit
of Belgian industry, which advanced to a state sufficient
to sap the foundation of English industry. They will then
tell that, if there were reasons for revolt, the revolt should
have taken pace rather in the North than in the
Southern provinces ; that the Belgians were born mu-
tinous. so as to deserve the epithet of the cherished chil-
dren of revolt ; and that those who raised the standard of
insurrection in this country deserve the contempt of the
whole universe, and net the consideration and powerful
protection of an enlightened Government, which should
give the greatest possible weight of all things, to na-
tional virtue. These merchants might call God to witness
whilst stating «•hat a union, what affection and brotherly
tie, united the Sovereign and the nation—this peaceable
and reflecting nation,siliitth manifests its haughty spirit
and courage when its honour and independence are at-
tacked ; they can tell how the virtues are esteemed amongst
us, and what faithful observers we are of the true religion,
which we consider as the corner-stone of our happiness,
and the source t f all social virtues; they can describe
with what enthusiasm, when the country was in danger,
and when the father of the country had lifed his voice,
we exhibited a strength and resources such as astonished
the world. They have witnessed bow the entire nation,
rich and poor, young and old, every body, in short, zea-
lously competed in efforts to pay their debt to this country,
the o' jeer of their liveliest affection. Have we not seen
theusande of citizens of the first families gird on the
sword and place themselves, the father beside the son, the
master beside the servant, in the ranks of our warriors,
and constituting, as if by a magical effect, an army of the
flower of the nation, prepared to defend its frontiers?
Europe was amazed at the spectacle, but Europe should
also have respected it.
The same merchants should also call Lord Palmer-
ston's attention to the fact that Holland is the hest me-
dium of communication for the commerce of England
with Germany--that our country, by its position, its sea-
ports, commercial towns and cities, with its noble canals,
offers faci;ities for transport such as Belgium, even should
she, contrary to all justice and the rights of nations, ob-
tain the free navigation, could never secure to England ;
that Belgium cannot yield a sale, except for colonial pro-
visions, in which she herself trafficks ; that she must,
therefore, close her ports to all manufacturers, and thus
cannot be placed, under any point of view, in comparison
with Holland, which must be considered as a sort of Eu-
ropean mart—a great port, completely free.
(From the Journal de la Haye of Wednesday.)

If we believe the French and Belgian Journals, the
Loctrinnaire Cabinet, under the presidency of a Marshal
of France, must have invented an admirable scheme of
tactics quite unheard of up to the present hour, and which
consists of attacking a fortress on a weak side, with an
express prohibition to the besieged to make a smart return
in that point where they might principally annoy the
enemy : in other words they propose to bombard the ci-
tadel of Antwerp on the side of Boom, evidently con-
sidering that this dexterous ,mancetrvre 'will prevent Ge-
net d Chass& from pointing his cannon on the city of Ant.
werp.
We must confess, notwithstanding the great respect we
enterta;o for the Doctrinnaires, that a more absurd idea
never entered into the wildest imagination, and one which
required more impudence to assert in the face of Europe
What ! is it to depend, forsooth, on the enemy to neu-
tralize the means of defence employed by his adversaries ,
in choosing the point of attack, and in removing the
sources from which, as an enemy, he can be annoyed. '
What! is it to be expected that General Chasse shall see
the generous blood of the sons of Holland flowing from
their veins, and shall give impunity to a city whose streets
still retain tie marks of murder basely inflicted on our
soldiers by cannibal assassins, although an armistice had
been previously agreed to ? So the General is not to be
allowed to try and effect a diversion in the enemy's camp
by means of a bombardment of the city.
What is the reason, pray, Messrs. Doctrinnaires, that
in the siege of a fortress an army may throw bombs on the
houses of unoffending persons, and yet be restrained from
doine the same thing against the places of defence of its
enemy? Surely it is not from a spirit of revenge that
they would pet tire to the citizens' houses ; but it would
be to cripple the enemy—to deprive him of the resources
which he might obtain in the city—to frighten the inha-
bitants of the place—to rouse them to some attempt for
the purpose of causing a cessation of hostilities—to de-
stroy the works in the interior of the city, which might
hereafter be of use to him; afterwards to explode maga-
zines of gunpowder, and destroy the provisions of the sol-
diers. Take the case of Valenciennes—suppose that place
were taken by the Prussians, would the French hesitate a
moment about besiegoag that fortress, in order to retake
it, and bombarding the town? And yet they would be
only doing mischief to their own brother citizens, and to
their most devoted friends. Such are, however, the mi
series of war, which requires that those engaged in it
should have recourse to extreme, and often very lamentable
mans. We 111,1 V conclude that in the supposed case the
Doctrinnaires would not allow the least scruples to inter-
fere, and prevent them from bombarding Valenciennes.
But General Chass4 must leave Antwerp in peace, and
must limit his defensive efforts merely to those places
where the enemy al'owe him to act.
Strange aberration of mind! unaccountable forgetful-
ness of all principle! but all the natural consequence cf a
system of deception which has characterized the various
Cabinets that have succeeded each other since the month
of July, 1830—Cabinets which, in order to prolong their
agony tor some days longer, would sacrifice a t, irtuous and
heroic nation, and flatter themselves with the foolish hope
that the French Chambers will pardon the violence done
to the Constitution—the placing of Paris in a state of
siege—the Drum-bead Commissions—the retrospective
measures in favour of the French blood which they would
have spilled, not at all for the glory of France, but to fa-
vour the c,mmereial interests of Great Britlin, and of the

Pr,fect which represents it at Brussel,.
THE HAGUE, Nov. 6.—The recall to Vienna 4f the
Baron de Binder has riven rise to reports which we can
positively deny. The departure of this diplomatic agent,
who left his residence on Saturday last, has nothing to do
with any alteration in the dispositions of the Court of
Vienna respecting the Netherlands. The Baron was com-
mi•sioned to the 11 gue with an extraordinary and merely
temporary, mission. The accredited Austrian Minister to
Ms Majesty to the King of the Netherlands is still the Ba-
ran de Wessenberg, now on an extraordin.iry mission to
Loadon, and during hi• absence he is replaced by Count
d'Aiegri, the Charge d'Affiire”.

It is remarked of the Glasgow Theatre that
it is divided into three parts; in one you cannot hear, in
another you cannot bee, and is the third you can neither

see nor hear.
On Wednesday last, as GEORGE WINFIELD,
Who cecupi a a garden attached to St. Oawald'a Priory,
in this city, was employed in digging a potatoe burrow
there, he discovered, about two feet below the surface of
the earth, a stone coffin of the following dimensions:—
Length on the outside, 7 feet 2 inches ; ditto, in the clear,
6 feet 3 inches; depth on the outside, I foot 6i- inches;
ditto in tie dear, I foot. The head part of the coffin
(wlttch is circular) was placed 'towards the west; and a
perforation of an inch in diameter was" made through
the bottom, apparently few the purpose of draining the
body from humidity. A great many human bones were
_ found in it, but in a very decayed state. The coffin is of
free stone, and is calculated to weigh upwards of two tons.
Gloucester Journal.

SEPARATION ORZHE GOBS * §QUA-
DRONS IN A GALE.

MAL, Nov. s.—His Majesty's ship Donegal, 78,
Vice-Admiral Sir P. Malcolm, K.C. 8., came to an anchor
in the roads between Dover and Folkstone, at noon this
day, and was soon after followed by his Majesty's ships
Talavera, 74, and the Rover and Scout corvettes: The
Snake being to windward was enabled to fetch under the
South Foreland, and to communicate with Dover.

The above-named ships, with the Satellite (corvette),
sailed from Spithead yesterday afternoon, in company with
the French squadron under Rear-Admiral Villeneuve,
having at that time a moderate breeze from the N.W. The
wind gradually freshened from the same quarter, and the
English ships, which bad got under weigh half an hour
after their allies, soon passed a-head of the Suffrein (in
which magnificent vessel Admiral Villeneuve's flig was
flying). The French frigates, however, being under easy
sail, in order to keep their stations, no true opinion of
their sailing qualities could be given. The combined
squadrons continued under easy canvas in two lines, steer-
ing along the land, until 11, p.m., when they lay-to for
three hours ; the lighthouse of Dungeness at that time dis.
tint about 10 miles, and the French ships about three
miles to leeward. At 4, a.m., the wind falling light and
variable, sail was again made, but shortly after a tremen-
dous squall of hail came on, and the wind chopped round
suddenly to N.E., blowing furiously, accompanied by
thunder and lightning, which obliged the squadron to
double-reef their topsails, and being now exactly from the
direction of their course, they stood off and on shore,
working to windward. The weather in the squall had
become extremely cold, such as had not been felt before
this year. At daylight none of the French squadron were
in sight, and the Satellite had parted company from our
own Admiral. From this time the weather gradually be.
came more threatening, with repeated heavy squalls of sleet
and rain, and increased during the forenoon to a brisk gale,
when, being unable to make further progress towards the
Downs, Sir Pu!teney Malcolm made the signal to anchor,
and the English squadron brought-to accordingly, wher-
ever they were enabled to fetch. It is now the afternoon,
and no signs of the .‘ drapean tricolor" in the offing, so
that many conjectures are abroad as to their situation, the
squadron being wretchedly manned, and the evening very
frightful. We consider ourselves fortunate in having been
enabled, by a he ivy press of sail, to get under the shelter
of the weather shore, and, of course, hope our new allies
have been equally successful. By the end of the week we
expect to be reinforced by three sail of the line and several
small vessels. Five frigates, three English and two French,
are already in the North Seas, and not much to be envied
the weather.

COPY OF THE CONVENTION BETWEEN
FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN,
SIGNED AT LONDON ON THE 22D OF OCT.

His Majesty the King of the French, and his Majesty
the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, having been invited by his Majesty the King of
the Belgians to carry into execution the articles of the
treaty relative to the Netherlinde concluded at London on
the 15th of November, 1831, the execution of which,
according to the terms of the 25th article of the said
treaty, has been conjointly guaranteed by their said Ma-
jesties, the Emperor of Austria, the King of Prussia,
and the Emperor of all the Russias;
Having, moreover, recognized that ail the efforts made
in common by the five Powers who signed the said treaty
to arrive at its execution by means of negotiation have hi.
therto fail,d of effect ;

Agreeing besides that further delay in its execution will
seriously compromise the general peace of Europe, have
determined, notwithstanding the regret they experience at
finding that their Pd rjesties the Emperor of Austria, the
King of Prussia, and the Emperor of all the Russias, are
not at this moment prepared to concur in the active mea-
sures which are called for, in order that the treaty may be
carried into effect, on fulfilling, in that respect, without
any further delay, their own engagements, and on carrying
on by mutual consent the measures best calculated for that
purpose, their Majesties the King of the French and the
Kiog of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire-
lend have appointed for their Plenipotentiaries—namely,
his Majesty the King of the French, M. Charles Maurice
de Talleyrand Perigord, &c., and his Majesty the King of
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the
Right Hon. Henry John Viscount Palmerston, &c.
Who, after having exchanged their full powers, which
were found in good and due form, have agreed upon and
signed the following articles :
" Art. I. His Majesty the King of the French and his
Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, will notify to his Majesty the King of the
Netherlands and his Majesty the King of the Belgians,
respectively, that their intention is to proceed immediately
to the execution of the treaty of the 15th of November,
1831, conformably to engagements which they have con-
tracted ; and as a first step towards the accomplishment of
this end, their said Majesties will require his Majesty the
King of the Netherlands to enter into an engagement by
the 2d of November, at the latest, to withdraw on the
12th of the said month all his troops from the territories
which, by the first and second article of the said treaty,
ought to form the kingdom of Belgium, of which the
contracting parties to the treaty have guaranteed the inde-
pendence and neutrality.
" And their said Majesties will also require his Majesty
the King of the Belgians to enter into an engagement on the
2d of November of the present year, at the latest, to with.
draw on or before the 12th of the said month of Novem-
ber his troops from the territories of his Majesty the King
of the Netherlands, so that after the 12th instant there
shall be no Netherland troops within the limits of the
Kingdom of Belgium, nor any Belgian troops in the terri-
tory of the King of the Netherlands. And their Majes-
ties the King of the French and the King of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland declare at the same
time to his Majesty the King of the Netherlands, and to
his Majesty the King of the Belgians, respectively, that if
this requisition to their Majesties is not complied with,
they shall proceed, without any further notice or delay, to
the measures which shall appear to them necessary to
compel the execution of it.
" Art. 2. If the King of the Netherlands refuses to
agree to the engagement mentioned in the preceding arti-
cle, their Majesties the King of the French, and the King
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, will
order on embargo to be put on all the Netherland vessels
in the ports of their respective dominions ; and they will
also order their respective cruisers to stop and bring into
their ports all the Netherland vessels which they may meet
with at sea ; and a French and English squadron com-
bined will be stationed on the coasts of Holland for the
more efficacious execution of this measure.
" Art. 3. If on the 15th of November the Netherland
troops shall be still in the Belgian territory, a French
carps shall enter Belgium for the purpose of compelling
the Netherland troops to evacuate the said territory, it
being weil understood that the King of the Belgians shall
have previously expressed his wish for the entrance of the
French troops upon his territory for the purpose above
stated.

" Art. 4. If the measure pointed out in the preceding
article becomes necessary, its object shall be limited to the
expulsion of the Netherland troops from the citadel of
Antwerp, and the forts and places dependent upon it, and
his Majesty. the King of the French, in his lively solici•
tude for the independence of Belgium as for that of all
eatablialwd Governments, expreaaly undertakes not to oc-
cupy any of the fortified places of 11,-Igiutn by the French
troops which shall be employed in the above service, and
when the citadel of Antwerp, the ports and places depen-
dent upon it, shall have been evacuated by the Netherland
troops, they will be immediately delivered up to the mi-
litary authorities of the King of the Thlgians, and the
trench troops will immediately retire upon the French
territory.
" Art. 5. The present convention shall be ratified, and
the ratifications exchanged at London within eight days,
or sooner if possible."
In testimony of which the respective Plenipotentiaries
have signed the preceding articles, and have affixed the
seals of their arms.

Done at London, Oct. 22, 1832.

TALLEYRAND.
PALMERSTON.

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any quantity.
We lament to see that incendiary fires are
again spreading over the country. Several have taken
place during the last week in different counties. A few
days ago there was one at WeAerliain, and on Saturday,
two near Guildford.--Brighton Gazette.

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NUNIVERSITY INTELLIGENE.
CA Aillt/DGE, Nov. B.—At a congregation on Friday
last the following degrees were conferred :
HONORARY MASTER OF ARTS.
•
Thomas Spring Rice, Trinity College.
MASTERS OF ARTS.
Rev. Richard Bond, Corpus Christi College.
Rev. Weeden Butler, Trinity College.
Robert Buckley, St. Peter's College.
Rev. W. Sidgwick, Trinity College:
BACHELOR IN CIVIL LAW.
Rev. H. F. Wiliams, St. John's College.
BACHELOR IN PHYSIC.
George Shann, Trinity College.
BACHELORS OF ARTS.
William Hodgson, Queens' College.
John Crosby Umpleby, Queen's College.
At the same congregation a grace passed the Senate to
appoint Mr. Graham, ofJasus' College, and Mr. Jackson,
of St. John's College, Classical Examiners of the Ques-
tioniits who are not candidate for honours.

At a general ordination held by the Lord Bishop of
Peterborough in the Cathedral Church of Peterborough
on Sunday week, the following gentlemen were admitted
into Holy Orders, viz.:—

DEACONS.
Daniel Brent, B.A. University College, Oxford.
David Thomas Knight, B.A. Lincoln College, Oxford
Edward Holies, B.A Pembroke College, Oxford.
Thos. May Wetherell, B.A. Trinity College, Dablin.