Star.
London, England, 1831-08-12 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF Tills DAY'S JOURNALS.

TI MICILe—We publish to.day to version of the Address
in answer to the speech of the King of Pearce, which has
been drawn up by a Commission of the Deputies, and
which was to be submitted to the discussions of the whole
Chamber on Tuesday and Wedneeday. This draught lathe
work of M. Etienne, one of the editors of the Constitu-
tionne!, and his received the emendation of his colleagues
of different sides. It is therefore likely to receive the
sanction of the Chamber at its public sitting, and to be
presented to His Majesty without any material change.
-- A greater degree of importance is now attached to
the phraseology of this document, and to the spirit of the die.
cusaion which it will provoke, on account of the events which
have occurred since the delivery of the speech to which it
purports to be an answer. Since that period the ministry
have resigned and resumed office ; since that period Belgium,
whose fortresses were to be demolished because they " me.
owed" France, has called in French assistance to resist fo.
reign aggression. A change In the Cabinet, and a change
in the foreign policy of the country, have naturally altered
the terms of the address, but still we see nothing in its pre.
sent language, which either reproves the system of 11.
Casimir Peltier' or destroys out hopes of peace. Though it
shows that the deputies are sufficiently alive to the power
and resources of their country, and employ terms which
would have been more becoming in the mouths of 11.1 rd par.
ties, it does not exceed the terms of confidence and self-con.
gratulation which appear In the speech of the King. His
Majesty had announced that on "his demand" Austria hid
evacuated the Boman States, and the Deputies congratulated
him on that event, but call the Austrian retirement hies
tardives very slow measure. They have a right to their
criticism, if they are satisfied with the result. The apparent
self-complacency with which the exploits in the Tagus are
viewed—whether the tri-colour floated on or under the walls
of Lisbon, hi very innocent to foreigners, though their suc-
cess over so paltry an adversary is, perhaps, introduced with
too great a flourish of trumpets.
A BRA LI).- We received last night the Manilas? Belie,
and several other Belgian Journals; or the ilate dt Weiner-
day, from which we might hays half filled oar paper whit
minute and desultory details of the movement of the amiss
in Belgium. We are sorry to perceive that the
cause has met with so serious a reverse; but it was not ti
wondered at. The Belgian soldiers have hitherto dew thaw
selves any thing but credit. King Leopold was at Acv
schot on Monday, where he was joined by General
Tickers de Terouve with what is called the Army of the
Scheldt, attd capered to be joined by the troops under
General Daine' which were called the Army of the
Meuse. The Prince of Orange and Prince Frederick
had effected a co-operation on the other aide at the same
time. Peine's corps, before coining up, was attacked, ad,
is appears, cumpl rely defeated, and every thing was in con.
fusion in the Lignu ranks. The King was returning to
Brussel-. Toe French army had entered Wigton' through
Mons, but, of course, had nut come into action. The King
of Holland, however, it a, prate, had determined upon
disconiinuing hostilities as soon as he understood that the
Brest Powers had Taken umbrage at his commencement of
them. Up to the time of his being apprised of their strong
feelings upon the subject, he darlares that he considered it
only a dispute between hint and Belgium.
POST.—It is impossible to believe that the King of Hol-
land will sacrifice his country, or abandon a cause, the jus-
tice of which is so apparent. He suspends hostilities, but be
futesees the embatraasment which west arise among the five
powers, and die difficulties in which their vacillation and
sant of mutual confidence has involved them. His Majesty,
it is said, " will regard the entry of the French troops as
the adoption of the quarrel by the Conference." But
the movement of the French troops is WI the act of the
Conference. It is the act of Louis Philippe; a step taken
withuut the concurrence or knowledge of his Allies, and to
which he was driven as the only means of propping up for a
tune a bhaken and precarious Throne. It is an act of the
Frencii nation, having exclusively French views and objects.
The Allies can neither allow Holland to be overrun nor Bel-
, gimp to be occupied by French troops, and the question is
therefore as tar front a settlement as ever. Justice to Hol.
land must either be conceded to negotiation, or conquered
by (One of arms.
CH RON ICL B.—The condition of England is altogether
anomalous. lu all other countries there are persons in whom
' the labouring climes repose confidence, and through whose
instrumentality they may be influenced ; but in England,
the labourers look with sullen die rust can all around them.
In ail other countries the Parish Clergy possess consider.
able. lhilluence ; but in England the Liergy belong to
the Aristucracy, and do not sympathise with the people.
This is a fearful state of th ngs. The Aristocracy of
England—the most griping of any Aristocracy known to
history--have always had a watchful eye on the supplies
both at house and abroad ; and, with their usual avidity, ap-
propriated to themselves rite Church benefices, the nionsent
they became productive. The time when they made
their inroad into the Church was about the middle of the
Lan century. Wsrburtuo, in *letter to Ilurd, dated in 1762.
notices the clian,;e. " Reckon upon it," he bays, • that Due.
bans goes to some Noble Eccle.imitic. 'Tie a morsel only for
0.311. Our Granives have at last found their way back intothe
Church. I wily wonder they have be;ti so long about it.—
But be assured, that vothing but a new religious revolu-
tion,, to sweep away the fragments that Belay the
Eighth left, after banquettine his courtiers, sill drive
thou Out, apt s." &tore the Church WAS wcum-
pletely *stifled with, the Aristocracy me liumning
'woe, throughout the country look.A upon the Clingy
as their' protectors against the StitliNAlCtiy. 0..1y
twenty Awl, 10410 TC the date of Warburtun's Utter, we
well-known Jouroals, written and patronises
car clvriginen.. '494lemivits representing the aquireerchy as
Iw►Vla to ,teem on :iccountuf their prutectiun of the lahitur-
,tniehoises, But in those'llayb clergymen were nut jubitees
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