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London, England, 1831-05-12 00:00:00

important county, influenced as it must be by the wealthy
close corporation of its University. Lord NORREYS has
retired. He kept the poll open too long, with all the
tenacity of a young man, backed by the prejudices of
old ones. The city of Oxford did as much credit
to its intelligence as the county ; by which, it would
appear, that both City and County profit by the pre-
sence of the University ; but without suffering the
deterioration of self-interest which operates in the Close Cor-
porations of their instructors. In like manner, in Cambridge-
shire the people, uninfluenced by the Corporate friends of the
University, and the narrowing spiritof the self-electing Caput,
displayed as much independence as any county in the King-
dom. We carnet too often repeat, that one of the first acts
of the New Parliament should be, to throw all corporate
Elections open, to the parties subject to them.
In Doisetshire the Election wears all the usual symp-
toms of defeat to Mr. BANKES. There is a report that
Mr. PORTMAN does not cordially co-operate with Mr.
CALCRAPT ; but the state of the poll leaves the friends of
the latter little to regret.

In Devonshire, Lord EBRINGTON and Lord JoHN
R ussELL were elected on Tuesday without opposition ; Sir
'Nouns ACLAND, yielding to the unanimous sense of tb;,t
great county.
In Carnarvonshire, Sir C. PAGET, a popular new candi-
date, heads the poll against Mr. GORE, the old member.
Sir J. GRAHAM and Mr. BLAMIRE have been returned
for Cumberland ; and Messrs. PHILLIPS and PAGET for
Leicestershire, all Reformers, in opposition to the Lonsdale
and Rutland interests.

In Northamptonshire, Lords A LT110111) and MILTON
continue to increase their majority.

Shropshire presented by the last advices a less promising
aspect ; and the two reformers were woefully behind Sir
R. HILL and Mr. PELHAM; the two old members, both of
whom voted against the bill. We have hitherto entertained a
higher opinion of the proud Salopians.
In Worcestershire, the BEAUCHAMPS keep open the poll,
and all that power and money can effect, will be attempted ;
but here, also, there appears to a want of concert between
the reforming candidates, and some fault in the distribution
of the suffrages by the freeholders.
The Cheshire Poll begins to-morrow—BatonAv a and
WILBRAHAM against CIIOLMONDELEY. We congratu-
late the country on the accounts from Cornwall, just received.

The following selections are all worth extracting from the
Brussels papers, received this day :
BausszLe, May B.—The Amsterdam Ilandeleblad says, there is a
report of a new protocol, by which it is intimated to the Belgian go-
vernment, that if it does no: accept within a fortnight the preceding
protocols. the powers will leave Belgium to its fate.
We learn from Ghent that M. Voortman still suffers severely
from his wounds; it is feared he will be obliged to undergo an opera-
tion in consequence of the wound which he received from a bayonet.
which is very large. An inventory is now drawing up of the damage
done to M. Voortman's manufactory and his dwelling house ; and it is
estimated at 300,000 florins. The Belgic ship Neptune, Captain Wil.
lema, arrived on the 2tl inst at Ostend from London, with 22 chests,
containing 440 muskets ; and on the sth arrived an nglish ship, the
Lord Hawkeabury, Capt. Blair, with 158 chests, containing 3100 mus-
kets from London.
All is perfectly quiet at Ostend and in the environs. The Dutch
while raising new works about 81uis remain quiet. There proves
to be great distress on that side from the numerous contributions that
have been levied.
The Journal of Breda, of May 1, says that 51. de Pontecoulant,
who was arrested at Berlin, on his way to Poland, has been given up by
the Prussian authorities, on the frontiers of Russia, on the 9th of May.
The object of the journey of Saxe Cabin.; to Paris, (says an Antwerp
i paper) is now known. He desires to make himself certain respecting
the intentions of Louis Philip, and the heart of the Prin.
cess. It is even affirmed that to smooth all difficulties be would'
embrace the Catholic religion. One of our Deputies is reported to
have said to him, parodying the words of Henry IV "Belyittos is
well worth a mass." The remark is said to have been successful, and
to have induced the Prince to decide. We have these details from a
very authentic source, but we doubt whether the English plan will
succeed.
MAY 10.—The Regent has issued a Decree, convoking the National
Congress for the 18th of May, at noon. Yesterday, there was great
agitation in the city. Numerous groups were formed in the Grande
Place the Place Royale, and about the residence of the Regent. The
whole of the civic guard was under arms, and numerous detachments
of cavalry patrokd the streets all night. We are not sufficiently
certain of the causes of this agitation, of which every body speaks, ac-
cording to his passions, to tell our readers to what it tends.
The orangists, says the independent, report that M. Tielmans, at
the head of the National Association, is going this evening to proclaim
the Republic. The only object of this absurd report, is to hinder the
election of that honoumble citizen, we advise the Electors not to give
any credit to this miserable falsehood, and to be on their guard against
mane:oven, the object of which is to endanger the success of our glorious
Revolution."
Baron d'Hoogvorst, Commander-In-chief of the National Guards,
has addressed a proclamation to the citizens, in which he says, strangers,
enemies to our institutions and to our tranquillity, endeavour
to excite popular commotion, but the Civic Guard is on the watch ;
faithful to the country and to its oaths, it is resolved to preserve, by
all means, the present order of things.
The Courier of Brussels, says, that the crisis in which the annoy
finds itself of a sudden, and which is wholly fictitious, is to be
ascribed to a disappointment both of the Orangeists, and of the par-
tisans of France. The Congress," it says, "will meet on the pith:
let the country wait patiently. By that time all will be settled in the
diplomatic world : if' the Prince of Saxe Cobourg accepts the Crown
of Belgium, with ell the conditions laid down in our Constitution, we
shall not have war; if he refuses we shall have war."
MIDNIGHT.—An Express has just brought word that a similar
movement has taken place at Malines.
All is quiet; again at Brussels; several drunken persons have been
arrested who cried "Vive le Prince d'Orange !" or, " Vive la Repub-
lique 17,—Brossels Papers, May 11.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols have improved since the earlier part of the morn-
ing to 82e for the account; for next time, 82i to I.
In the Foreign Market nothing doing.
We have received the following letter from Antwerp of
the 10th inst :—" There is a degree of agitation and un-
easiness prevailing at Brussels and Ghent, which fore-
bodes no good, and tends to show the increasing
strength of the most turbulent party, and decreasing the po-
pularity of our rulers. How it will end, GOD only knows.
We are here tolerably quiet, but an insubordination of the
military prevails.