The Sun.
London, England, 1832-12-08 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Baron 13ur.ow, the Prussian Minister, had an interview
last evening with Viscount PALMERSTON at the Foreign-
office.

Viscount ALTHORP left town yesterday for Northamp-
ton, to attend his election for one of the divisions of the
county.

Prince TALLEYRAND transacted business with Viscount
PALMERSTON on Thursday at the Foreign office.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE left town yesterday for his
seat at Bowood,
Capt. BARRINGTor: has left town to attend his election.
Prince LIEVEN visited the Prussian Minister yesterday.
The Right Hon. MANNERS SUTTON arrived in town
yesterday from Cambridge. The return to town of Mr.
SurTox has been caused by the illness of his lady.
Viscounts PALstEnsToN and ALTHORP had interviews
with Eat GREY on Thursday at the Treasury, previous
to his Lordship's departure for East Sheen.

e'town-hall now building at Birmingham
"'ill be of most ample dimensions. The length will be
140 feet—width 65—height 65. In this noble apart-
ment the musical festivals will be held ; with one or two
exceptions, it will be the largest anti finest music-room in
Europe. One end will be occupied by an ergan of im-
mense power ;
in height this instrument will be about 40
feet, and in breadth about :14.

The Italian Opera promises this season to he
extremely popular BLASTS, DE MERIC, and DortzELLI
will appear at the opening. Ruawi, Own, and PASTA,
at East,r. 'Faction', and a brilliant corps de bullet, from
the commencement of the season until its final close.

LONDON,
SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 8, 1832.

The news from Antwerp is up to Thursday
evening. The French were then pressing the
siege vigorously. CHASSE was still unaccount-
ably inactive. We have little doubt that by
Monday we shall hear of something decisive.
Full particulars will be found i❑ another part of
The Sun.

The week commencing this day will be an
important one for the destinies of the em-
pire. By this day fortnight, the candidates for

the new Parliament will have been all elected.
We take this fitting opportunity, therefore, of
again impressing on the people the imperious
necessity, now more imperious than ever, that
exists, of their selecting " good men and true"
to work out the great problem of Reform. The
destinies of the empire are in a great degree in-
►rusted to the charge of the people themselves,
and it is their bounden duty to prove themselves
worthy of the sacred duty. From all those who
as

re to the honour of representing them they
should insist on promises to support (at the
very earliest reasonable opportunity) the vote
by ballot—triennial Parliaments—a general
reductio❑ (where practicable) of taxation—the
reduction of the taxes on knowledge, which
Government, though they have often promised
the measure, have nerer yet seen fit to bring
forward—the corn laws, and a full and efficient
Reform in every species of ecclesiastical abuse. On
these points the electors should be imperative; for

I)y so doing, they will be adopting the most effec-
nal means to neutralize the mischievous desirols
,f the Ultra-Radicals on the one hand, 'and the
Iltra-Tories on the other. As regards the one
arainottrit point of a reduction of taxation, if it
hould be found, as no doubt it will, in many
'espects, a difficult matter to arrange, why then,
AT say, let the difficulty be obviated by an equi-
able, graduated property tax. The credit of the
,:ountry must at all events be supported ; still
he interests of the great body of the people
;honkd not be overlooked. But after all, a Tri-
ennial Parliament is the fountain from which
•he healing springs must flow. Short accounts
flake long friends, and a Parliament of three
years' duration will bring the Members and their
Constituents into closer and more amicable
ntercoure with each other.

A private express was received this morniog
ti-otn Paris, bringing the Papers of Thursday,
uid the Messager des Chambres dated yester-
day. They contain very little news of political
interest, being principally filled with comments
in the Address to his MAJESTY by the Cham-
ber of Peers, and the affairs of Belgium.
A telegraphic despatch was received ct►
Thursday, from Marshal GERA RD, announcing
•hat a grand attack would immediately be made

upon the citadel of Antwerp, by the whole
corps d' armee, and carry it, if possible, by storm ;
as General CHASSE had threatened to fire upon
the city, and reduce it to ashes, sooner than sur-
render the citadel to the invading army.
Strong reinforcements are marching from the
interior towards the northern frontiers, in case
the war shuld be protracted.
Several interviews have lately taken place be.
tween the Prussian Ambassador and the Dukc
de BROGLIE, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on
the subject of Belgium, the purport of which is
to enter into negotiations ; but Marshal SOULT
is determined, as the King of HOLLAND is so
headstrong, not to enter into any arrangement
other than the one agreed to by the treaty signed
by the Cabinets of St. James's and the Tuileries,
for the evacuation of the citadel of Antwerp
by the Dutch troops.
Paris continues tranquil. The Funds are
steady, and left off' at Wednesday's quotations.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

FROM LLOYD'S.
DEAL, DEC. 7.—Wind S.S.E. to S.W.—Sailed h's
Alajesty's ships Scout anti Larne, to the eastward.—Re-
main, the French frigate Resolu, and the rest of ti e
combined squadron.
PORTSMoUTH. DEC. 7.—Calm.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 7.—Wind N.N.E , light and varia-
de. Sailed his Majesty's ship Savage, for Lisbon and
Oporto; John S•ewart, Remington, for Demerara.
FALMOUTH, DEC. 6.—Wind N. to N.N.E., fresh
Arrived the Victory, Dovrar, from Quebec.'
DOVER, DEC. 7.—Arrived off port the Research,
Ogilvy, from Van Diemen's Land and Rio.
COWES, DEC. 7.—Arrived the Colonel, Howard, kern
G,orgeto wn.
LIVERPOOL, DEC. 6.—Arrived the John, Welsh, from
Quebec ; arid Scott, Irving, from St. Petersburgh. Off
port, the Brothers, Bell, from Pernambuco.
DUBLIN, DEC. 6.—Arrived the Loyal Briton, Watson,
'rom Quebec.
WATERFORD, DEC. s.—Arrived the Charity, Rich,
from Sr. John's, New Brunswick.
CORK, DEC. s.—Arrived the Effort, Mahoney, from
Jamaica.

BELFAST, DEC. s.—Arrived the Erin, Took, front
London.

The Fortune, Richoff, from London to Copenhagen, was
driven on shore near Frederick's Haven, about the IStb
ult., and full of water; the cargo expected to be saved.
The Maria, Reuets, from Surinam to Rotterdam, has
ben detained, and sent into Ramsgate, by his Majesty's
ship Snipe.
The Tyro, Fray, from London to Emden, put into
Aldborough, having lost her masts, sails, &c.
The London, Jenkin, from Dantz cto Newfoundland,
has arrived off Plymouth, having lost her foremast and
mainmasts, bowsprit, sails, &c., during a heavy gale, on
the 28th ult., in lat. 52, long. 25.
The Defiance, Chreaban, from Sligo to Liverpool, put
into the Isle of Man, after being on shore.
The Josephine, Bretton, from Belfast to New York,
put into Donegal Bay, under jury-masts.
The Cessnock, l'hompson, from Liverpool to Newfound-
land, was driven on shore in Glenarin Bry, on the 3d inst.,
hut expected to be got off.

Extract from the agent to Lloyd's at St. Übe., dated
19th Nov.:—" Vessels from London, Liverpool, &e
have now only to perform fifteen days' quarantine."