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sump remarks which they have suggested.

Letters have been received this day in the City from Hol-
land, which state that the Dutch army on the frontiers is
put into condition for immediate service; and Accounts from
the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, mention a protocol, limit-
ing $,
the surrender of that Duchy by the Belgians to the lst
of June ; while the Belgians are stated, at the same time, to
be preparing for hostilities : in pursuance of which, the lel-
loe iug order of the day, it is further stated, has been issued
to all the general officers of division in the Belgian army :
Threatened on one side by the German Confederation,
and on the other by the Dutch troops, which still occupy
several points of our territory, and which the armistice alone
prevents us from expelling,—the Belgian Government is
obliged to prepare for War, to organise all the corps of the
Army—end to establish a discipline equal to the courage of
which it has given an example."

Among other signs of the times, may be ranked the too
general unpopularity of the nobility. They possess, at the
same time, the means of being more popular than all other
men. Their rank commands deference, and their wealth
confere the power of bestowing favours ; yet they are gene-
rally not liked, and the artillery of the public press is always
directed against them. They are charged with coveting
more power, though they have a full share, and with seeking
favour and emoluments at Court, though more independent of
either, than any other men. This may be partly true,
and partly false ; but the real secret of public dislike is
their caste—their haughty separation from all other men—
and their contempt of the nobles of nature, the geniuses of
their age. We never bear of any of them as patrons ; and
when so, it is fantastical. The last was the late Duke of
No arot.x, who paid the expense of TarLoa's Greek
Translations, and took the books as security into his own
hands. Another, was WILLIAM, the first Marquis of
LANSDOWNE, who paid liberally for dedications. But we
have no Lord HERBERTS, or Earls of DEVONSHIRE, or
DORSET; DO Lord HALIFAXES, 110 Lord OODOLPHINS,
no Earls of OXFORD. Original thinking is the
utter aversion of the whole race of our modem noLi-
lity ; and if by chance some party writer is favoured, it is
to serve a selfish purpose. Jouttson's contempt of CHES..
TERFIELD begat a counter-contempt in all Lords of all
living authors. Then as authors are the mouth-piece of
society, can we wonder that they, in return, have produced
a contempt of all Lords ? Aye, but Hoa*ca WALPOLE
WWI a noble patron, as CHATTERTON could prove; and
their Lordships subscribe to the Literary Fund, which doles
out its pounds in CHARITY to tl.ose who are sorry enough
to condescend to beg relief. No ! no ! this is not what men
of genius demand, and expect from nobility ; they claim at
least to be as much petted as race horses, and to be sub-
scribed to as liberally as they subscribe to dancers and sing-
ers. This is the halo which nobility requires; and one part
of their vast incomes judiciously disbursed, among indigent
men of letters, would be repaid in pleasant self-reflections—
in association with names consecrated to fame—and in se-
curing the deserved praise, without which distinction pro-
duces only envy, and wealth only reproach and obloquy. We
consider this a seasonable time to read this lesson, to those
who may not be too lofty to learn ; because the question of
Reform, and many of the late elections, having brought
many of the nobility into more direct opposition to the
public, the whole class have been unjustly impugned, by the
selfishness of a few ; who, not content with their Constitu-
tional powers, have too long usurped the distinct powers of
the people. They call it robbery and spoliation to take from
them posers which they never ought to have possessed;
and resist with that fury which is only justifiable when a
matter of clear right is at issue. It is, however, in vain to
argue with offended pride; but we wish the public to dis-
criminate between a score of noble borough proprietors, and
the three hundred and fifty hereditary Peers, wbo have no
direct concern in such unconstitutional practices; and it will
be advantageous not to associate just resentments against
twenty, with three hundred and sixty who are indifferent on
the question ; and many of whom feel scandalized by the
mal-practices of a small minority of their brethren.
The latest accounts from Northamponsbire give us the
gross poll thus:— Lord ALTHORP, 2372; Lord MILTON,
2042; Mr. CARTWRIGHT, 1825; and Sir C. ICWiGHT-
Lay. 1362—showing a majority in favour of Lord MILTOIr
over CARTWRIGHT of 117. Yesterday there were no
more than one hundred voters polled ; and on the day's poll
Mr. CARTWRIGHT bed a majority of four over Lord
MILTON. There ale, SOWSVer, upwards of four hundred

and fifty disputed votes before the Assessor—two-thirds of
which were tendered for Lords ALTHORT and MILTON.
With reference to these citcumstances, and also considering,
that a great many of the objections taken to the latter votes
are of a very frivolous nature, it is easy to see what the re-
sult of this contest must necessarily be. It is currently
whispered, that Mr. CAILTWRIfiIIT only waits for a res-
pectable majority, to be gained out r him on the day's poll,
in order to his retiring from the contest For his sake,
therefore, as well as for the sake of the noble candidates
who are opposed to him, we again exhort the unpolled free-
holders to hasten to the hustings, and thus terminate an
expense which must now have become grievous to all parties.
The anti-reform party are spending 2,0001. a day—or
nearly 1001. for every vote I Time was when JOHN BULL
had to pay the piper ; but this happily is a case of refined-
hog. So far it is good ; but in every other sense it is the
mere indulgence of spleen.

Sir Joux OWEN, to whom is confided the Lord Lieute-
nancy of Pembrokeshire, is so hard run in his own domain,
by Mr. GftevlLLE, that the issue is still doubtful. We did
not expect so much spirit in that remote corner.

We are bcVnd to record a great victory in Kerry, where
MT. MAURICI FITZGERALD, an old treasury vote, has
been ousted by Mr. O'Cow ELL, and his friend Mr. hl uL-
-IINS. Mr. O'CoNwm.i. appears to have been raised
among his countrymen by the attacks of Mr. HUNT, who
grounded them, as he alleged, on the information of one
Bimini., who it appears he cannot find.
Thus far England and Wales have increased the majority
of reformers 95—England having returned 287 reformers
against 200 ; and Wales 18 reformers against 9. The
open polls give 231 members, of whom 153 are reformers,
and only 39 anti-reformers.

We are happy to observe that, however the CLOSE cost-
?ORATION of Cambridge decided the last election, the ma-
jority of the active intelligence was on the side of reform.
By the published returns, it appears that of the Professors,
fifteen voted for Lord Pahnenston and Mr. Cavendish, and
only six for Messrs. Goulburn and Peel. That of the
University scholars, thirteen voted for the reformers, and
only six against them. While, of living senior wranglers,
men, by the bye, of the lowest general intelligence in the
University, the numbers were nearly equal, or 12.5 to 11.5.
The anti-reforming Professors were the six in divinity, or in
alliance with it ; and these, of course, were followed by
Suffolk, Essex, and other Clergy. It is the highest com-
pliment to the cause of Reform, to be able to state, that on
its side, are found the names of Fa KISH, CUMMING,
BABBAGE, SELIGNICK, AIREY, LEA, WMEWELL, names
which confer celebrity on Cambridge, through the civilized
world. Of their a opponents, no man ever beard beyond
the gates of their Colleges.

THE ARN Y.—This day, Lord HILL, as Commander-in-
Chief, held a Levee, at his Lordship's Office, in the Horse-
Guards, which was attended by—
General GASCOYNE,
General DOYLE,
Sir GEORGE ROSE,
Lieutenant-General WETNERAL,
Major-General ANDERSON,
Major-General DICKENS,
Lieutenant-General Sir W. HuvcrtursoN,
Lieutenant-General Sir R. WILSON,
Major-Genea al CARET,
Major-General NicoLEY,
Major-General FREETH,
Sir CHARLES PRATE,
Sir THOMAS HAY,
Lieutenant-General MONTRESOR,
Sir WILLIAM SHIAIDAN,
Major-General Sir ALEXANDER BRYCE,
And about fifty other Officers.

CITY. ONE O'CLOCK.
The Express from Paris this morning does not bring any
news of importance. The leaving off price of the French
Rents, by the Estafette, is Lsaid to come higher, 65-90 :
consequently a small improvement has taken place in our
Funds.

Consols, which left off yesterday at 82i for the account,
opened at 82k, afterwards were done at 821 ; and at present
are 821; it is not expected that much business will be
doing, owing to most of the brokers having taken their
departure for the races, about eleven o'clock.
In the foreign market nothing going forward.
CITY. Two O'CLOCK.
The funds, which were looking up in the earlier part of
the day, and were done at 821 i for the account, have since
receded to 821 i, owing to the affray which has taken place
at Antwerp ; but it is not thought it will turn out to be of
serious consequence, there being a meeting with Gen. Chasse
on the subject ; but the answer was not known, when the
letters left. It originated in some boys planting some flags on
some cntwarks of the Dutch ; they were desired to take them
away, and disperse; having refused, two muskets were fired
over them. It is said, that 200 Dutch prisoners were'
expected to be brought into Antwerp, who were working at
a dyke : but it appears that all was in consternation there
when the accounts left.

We have no other Continental information at present.
In the Foreign market nothing doing; indeed, the house
is almost empty owing to the races.

There is a long letter at LWof an affray which has
taken place at Antwerp, on which subject we have receeived
the following two letters:
ANTWERP, MAY 7.—Things are getting worse and
worse daily. On Sunday we had skirmishing at the citadel,
caused by the Dutch troops having took possession of an
outwork, although formerly within their limits they
did not think it proper, of late, to occupy. Gene-
ral Belliard and Mr. Cartwright have come here
to enquire into this affair, since which nothing hos-
tile has occurred ; but we continue in a dreadful state
of alarm and anxiety, occasioned chiefly by this event, and
persons are preparing to leave the town. Hostile pre-
parations are still going on round the citadel ; not lees than
six batteries are in progress of being erected, and what adds
more to our fears, that Prince Cobourg will not accept the
crown of Belgium.
Extract of another letter of the same date :—The whole
of yesterday we were in the greatest alarm. In the after-
noon of the 15th, and yesterday morning, some firing took
place between our troops, and those of the citadel. We had
15 wounded, sines which no further hostilities has taken
place. M. Belliard and Mr. Cartwright, it is supposed,
will interfere, and try to settle this affray, that ire may not I
experience a second bombardment.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
PA RIO, TUESDAY.—M. hides Wesson, first secretary
of the embassy at London, is named envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary at Hanover; M. Martin,
consul-general, is named minister plenipotentiary at Mexico;
M. Count d'Estourmel, member of the Chamber of Deputies,
is named minister plenipotentiary at Columbia ; Count
Alfred de Vaudreuil, first secretary of the embassy at
Naples, is named charge d'affaires at Weimar ; Count Alexia
de Saint Priest is named charge d'affaires at Parma. M.
Tellier de Blauries will replace M. Charles Bresaon as first
secretary of embassy at London. M. Edmond de Bussiere
will replace M. de Vaudreuil as first secretary of the em-
bassy at Naples. Upon the report of the President of the
Council, minister secretary of state for the department of the
Interior, Lieutenant-General Bonnet has been named com-
missioner extraordinary in the department of the west, which
pill compose the 4th, 12th, and 13th militiary divisions.—
Afoniteur. _ .

The following is the discourse addressed on Sunday, by!
the King, to the Mayor of Paris, at the moment when his
Majesty remitted to him the crosses of July : " Messieurs,
the Mayors, I enjoy being the organ of the National grati-
tude towards those who have valiantly fought for the de-
fence of our laws, in the glorious days of July. I should
have wished to have distributed to them personally the
honourable tokens; but it is not to delay that distribution
that I have preferred to charge you to make it in my name.
You will tell them, on my part, when invested with these
crosses and these medals, they must attest their devotion to
tho country, and their fidelity to the charter, and to the
cause of liberty ; which, if new attacks come again to
threaten, they will always find me, in the moment of danger,
ready to divide their perils, and to fight with them, to assure
to France the preservation of our institutions and the
maintenance of our constitutional liberties."—Moniteur.

History informs us that sometimes, in a decisive action,l
when a severe wound wu received by one of his soldiers, it
was Bonaparte who placed the first appareil upon the chest
of the brave ; he took off his cross and gave it to him.—
To•day we read in the Moniteur: " During the review,
the King bestowed with his own hand the Cross of the
Legion of Honour on three National Guards, who were
wounded, by the stones thrown, in the late troubles."—
Revolution.

The Courier Francais says, that in place of the words'
" Given by the King," the crosses and medals should bear
" Given by the National gratitude."—Since it is wished to
quit legal fictions, to enter into reality, it requires to be very
exact in your materials. The words " National gratitude, '
should not then be placed upon the cross of July, unless the
whole nation had been assembled, and that it had declared
that it was grateful for the revolution of July. In the in-
terim, the only inscription should be, " Given by the 219."
—Gazette de France.

The review of the National Guard of Paris and the envi-
rons, which had been twice put off by bad weather, took
place this day, favoured by a brilliant sun. An immense
population covered the hills of the Champ de Mars, and the
heights of Cbaillot. The King, who arrived in the morn-
ing at about eleven o'clock, from St. Cloud, left the Palais
Royal at a quarter to twelve, for the Champ de Mars. His
Majesty, accompanied by the Duke of Orkans, who wore
the uniform of the National Guard, and the Duke de Ne-
mours, who wore that of the cavalry, arrived at the Champ
de Mars, preceded and followed by detachments of National
Guard, mounted. Salvos of artillery announced the approach
of his Majesty. Having distributed to the Mayors and Sub-
prefects of Sceaux and St. Denis, the decorations to be given
in his name to the citizens designated by the Commission,
the King rode down the front of the legions. Near 100,000
men were united in the Champ de Mars. The four legions
of the environs, and the four first legions of Paris, had their
right appeyee at the Military School, and their developpement
continued up to the bridge of Jena. The eight last legions
bad their right appnyee at Pont d'Jena. The artillery was in
order of battle, with their backs to the bridge, and in the rear
apreared the legion of cavalry, in four effective squadrons. The
King was saluted by lively acclamations. His Majesty
having placed himself to see the defile, wished also to
review the immense population which bordered the Champ
de Mars. He, therefore, made the tour of the vast circle
on foot, and his presence excited enthusiasm difficult to de-
scribe. It seemed as if the Parisians wished, by their ac-
clamations, to protest against the miserable attempts of last
week. During this time the Legions formed in close co-
lumns to defile. All the movements were executed with
perfect order. Never bad the National Guard appeared so
numerous; its discipline improves daily. Among the group
of officers who followed his Majesty we observed several
foreigners. The review lasted till half-put six. The King
returned to the Palais Royal, and was received every where
with the same expressions of respect which had marked his
arrival.

The general commanding in chief the national guard of
Paris and of the Banlieue, hastens to perform a very plea-
sing duty to his comrades—that of acquainting them with
the satisfaction which the King several times expressed
during the memorable review of this day, as well at the
appearance as the discipline of the several corps of the na-
tional guard. His Majesty was struck with the rapid pro-
gress which evidenced an ensemble which, perhaps, none
but Frenchmen could have displayed in so short a time to
their fellow citizens, and to Europe, a sight so promising for
order and peace. While addressing to his comrades these
testimonies of august approbation, the commander-iu-chief
receives from the King a letter, in which his Majesty ex-
presses his sentiments with so much goodness, that it leaves
him who has had the happiness to read it first, nothing but
to communicate it immediately to his comrades, that tbey
may join in the gratitude which this noble language natu-
rally inspires :
"To OZNIMAL COUNT Di LOSAU.—You know, my dear Gone•
ral, that I wished to eekblate my Jere in the meaner the moat apesside
to me. by ones more seeing the National Guard of Faris, and the Ben.
such as it was formed by the spontaneous orgaabation of July
and August. 1 ebbed before this organisation had undergone the
changes prescribed by the law which regulates its constitution, to
testify to the National Guard that, by its patriotic and wholly
voluntary seal, it has surpassed in instruction, in discipline, and
devotedness, all that I could expect from it, and all that France
could hope. I do not fear to my, my dear General, that the
history of nation affords no example of a movement so generous,
and of a result so brilliant ; and my national pride induces me
to believe that noise but Frenchmen would be capable of it.—
But 1 have other debts to discharge towards the National Guard. I
must Ant express to it the pouted, of the nation and my own fee that
activity, that patience, sad that coolness—often more difficult than cos.
rage—with which, amidst the painful circumstances that we have had
to pass through la the last nine months, it has so powerfully contributed
to repress attempts to excite agitation, and to the restoration if public
osier, without which France can have Dehisce liberty nor prosperity. I
have next to discharge my personal dtbt, and to testify to the Nation'
Guard bow deeply my heart is penetrated by the empties whit* it hes
gives ms, by the senthstate which it has manifested towards me,
and by the affection which It shows me upon every ocension. I feel
that I owe them to the knowledge which It has of my patriotism,
sad so the gaseastse which my beg weer albedo of my fidelity to
my country, and my devotedness to the sacred ammo Cl its cesseti.
tudelial liberties. But let the National Guard be aequainted aloe
with all the eentintents which I entertain towards it i let it knew
how tally I identify myself with it in all the eureka whisk It rea-
ders to the country, and how entirely it may depend on my warm

sad sincere darker. I gannet And, say deer General, a better me.
dinar to convey my sentiments to the National Guard than him shu
so worthily Alla the important post In which my confidence plate,
no. Acquainted, then, with all that I have just expressed to you,
I add, very sincerely, the SONUIDEO of all my sentiments for you.
" LOUIS PHILLIPPP.

" St. deed, Sunday Evening, May Id."
SITUATION OF EUROPE.
From Lk Contittitionsel,
There is at this moment in Europe a tendency to peat( ;
all the negotiations have been entered upon with this siptie
object : the cabinets are aware, that at the first convulsion
the people will get free from them—they consent, therefore,
to submit to the Revolution of July. •
This change, which has displayed itself in the political
course of Cabinets, is not spontaneous—it is not a homn.e
rendered to power and to national independence, but a con.
sequence of imperious necessity : above all, we owe pcae,,
to that great but unfortunate nation which is suffering lid
us upon the banks of the Vistula.
The revolution of July owed its origin to a declared and
ardent enemy of the Emperor Nicholas. The cabinet of St.
Petersburgb, which, ever since 1815, bore with all irt
weight upon our policy, did not behold without anger its in-
fluence fall from it; it would easily have pushed Prussia
into a war—then it would have carried Metternich in its
train, and a long space of time would not have elapsed be.
fore it had attempted a new coalition against the French in-
dependence. Belgium would have served as a pretext for
this aggression, directed with the spirit of the Holy Alliance.
The change in the English Cabinet, the formation of a
Whig Administration, was the first obstacle that presented
itself to the formation of this coalition—great armed masses
could only move by the aid of subsidies. It was impossible
for Europe to arm against France without the aid of Eng-
land ; and a Cabinet, where Lord Grey presided, could not
enter into a liberticide crusade directed against France.
Notwithstanding this, a war might, perhaps, have been
attempted against our Revolution. Russia sent General
Diebitsch to Berlin, endeavouring to urge Prussia into a
military movement, of which the Grand Duchy of Luxem-
bourg would have been the object. Russia would have
talked of her relationship with the House of Orange, and
Austria of the rights of the Germanic Confederation; loans
would have been contracted upon the strength of burden-
some taxes, and war would have been begun, in the hope
that by imposing new contributions upon France, these sa-
crifices would have been largely indemnified.
The Revolution of Poland overthrew all this plan, but
did not destroy it entirely. General Diebitsch had collected
a numerous army, and thought to gain Warsaw by a mere
military march. Poland once overcome and re-united to the
Russian Empire, it would have been easy to urge Austria
and Prussia into war, and they would have appeared on the
Rhine with a force of 300,000 men. These were the plans
that the glorious resistance of the Poles has disconcerted.
When that resistance was known at Berlin, that resistance
fell by little and little; the warlike Nobility no longer talked
of drinking tbeir champagne upon our Boulevards. M.
De Humboldt was sent to Paris with the express mission of
protesting to the Government of Philip its desire to renew
the bonds of the most sincere peace.
Nevertheless, the armaments of Austria continued ; they
had for their pretext the situation of Italy—their real object
was a more general war ; 200,000 men, beyond the ordinary
contingent, are not usually armed to repress the revolution
of two or hree provinces. The Austrian Observer com-
menced at first its warlike remarks against France, and the
dispatch of Gen. hlaison showed war to be imminent.
How has M. Metternich passed into sentiments so much
less hostile ? The matter can easily be explained. At first
France was not opposed to the designs of Austria upon
Italy—the patriots were oppressed without the least inter-
vention having been opposed to the progress of the cabinet of
Vienna. Austria, had, therefore, no further motive for
war. As to the question of the Grand Duchy of Luxem-
bourg, which it had to treat concurrently with Prussia,
England being a party interested, war could only be made
with her or against her ; negotiations were therefore opened
upon that point.
M. de Metternich proposes at this moment a Congress at
Aix-la-Chapelle, to treat of the following points: 1. lb
disarming of the Great Powers. 2. An arrangement for
Belgium. 3. The Constitution of Poland. 4. As much at
possible to consider the state of Greece, and the means to
be taken to bring it to order.
The question of the disarming will meet with more than
one difficulty. It is not France which has first put forth
armed menaces; it cannot, therefore, be France which
will give the example of disarming, until the other Powers
have ceased to maintain their armies upon a war establish.
ment. France, by the necessity of things, and by the
simple motive of economy, will then readily reduce her
army, for it is not as a matter of pleasure that she supports
a Budget of 15,000,000.
Such are the projects that will be sumitted to the new
congress of Aix-la-Chapelle. If it should succeed, ski
need not show in how many points they are absurd. How
can the question of Luxembourg, or that of Belgic iado-
pendence, be settled as a mere matter of money ? How css
France submit to pay an indemnity for the demolition of
fortresses on her frontier ? How can Poland be constituted
an independent state without assigning and assuring to het
frontiers and places capable of defence ? Can a people tell
have so proudly arisen be again placed under the yoke of
the Czar? Add to this the choice of M. de Tallerand
to
represent us at this Congress, and then you will give to Eu-
rope a high idea of the power and the grandeur d Prance.
AFFAIRS or PoLAuD.—There is no longer any doubt
mesa the late disaster of the Polish arms. Austria informs
as this day, by her official organ, the Observateur, bolt abs
has treated the Polish corps, which came to seek refuge
apse the Gallician territory. That Journal avows, with a
sort of candour which gives birth to painful maim" Owl
the Austrian authorities, after having interposed het".
the Poles and the Russians who pursued them, allowed tl•
last to return tranquilly beyond the frontiers, without di
arming them; but, as to the unhappy Poles, they wow..
at first disarmed, then all arms, and all their MOP
were sent to the Russian general, Rudiger, their sawlfi
and, not content with this partiality, they retain the Mw
nearly as prisoners, by sending them into the provinces,*
most distant from their country. It appears to us del
such conduct is of a nature to draw the attention of the
powers of Europe. Austria and Prussia have promised eta.
trality; and it is in accordance with the term neutrality, to mod
the Russians with arms and baggage, and to deliver loth.
the arms of the Poles, whom they will retain as prison°, •, [
Without passing its boundaries, Austria has terv&A enb
all its power the Russians against the Poles, end id!!!
last should sink under their accumulated griefs to Awl'
may be attributed a put of the success. We had hoped lb°,
the powers who formerly co-operated in the shameful pen'
tion of Poland, would have sought, by a beuevolent
duct towards the Poles, to. efface the remembrance of trs'
transaction ; is it not grievous to am new added t°
od
that ancient stain of their governments ? 7:2l.lCCreditf
German Journal advises Russia to place upon the tiwne?-
Poland a Prince lama, and to content wool! with!!
indemnity. Alas ! a fhw sore mach acts like that w
has just been committed towards Dweruieki, sod
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and divided, will bate neither throne sof indoumil
to o or to her persecutors.—Le Tempo.

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BRUSSELS PAPERS.—(RECEIVED THIS D 11f.) SPIRIT OF THE JOURNALS.
1..-00.-- 1 THE GENERAL ELECTION.
Baussess, MAT 16.—We are assured that the arrival of M. do Till Ur—The Austrian Government is right, aseceding to the law --...—.
to which we have referred, not only in disarming the Poles, MEMBERS RETURNED TO THR NEW PARLIAMENT.
13rouckere rendered the immediate astambly of a Cabinet Council! of nations,
but in delivering up their arms to their enemies, and old masters, the
absolutely necessary. The despatches from London leave little hope.l
Russians. Fur, in the first Anemia ) only
draldereherniottes Down (County ).—Lord A. Hill ; Lord Castlereagh
The result of the Council was not the sending of new instructiona.. . Kerry (County F. Mullins, ;D. O'Connell, Esq.
Poles (till their independence Is aeknowleXbeed
to our numerous legation at London. Orders have been despatched i subjects of of the Char, and therefore as to him for their Troia (Borough)—W. Ferrard, .
to the commanders of the several corps of the army immediately to 1 arms, winch are Russian property; or, to the second place, as the de- STATE OF OLLS.
Northampton (County), May 18. 1 Wexford (County)—flecond Day.
positions nearest to the frontier on the whole line.-- enemies of Russia. whose arms must have become booty t
resume the One o'Clock. 1 Colonel Chichester - -CM the Russian Generals, had not Austria offered them an asylum. In
Emancipation. A Idiom
either cue the Russian authorities would have been entitled to the Milton. : - - 2351 H. Lambert - 457
The Courtier contains the following article :—" The Government pooh arms; and, therefore, the conduct of Austria in
surrendering - 2022 Lord Valenti& - - 412
having no official journal, the Editor of the Centrist is requested to Cartwright them cannot be regarded as any indication of hostility, or any breach of v„i iambi; - - 1891 M. D. Talbot - -18
the laws of neutral We ha, - - 1341 Clare (County).
Of " y, y for aye (County)—First Day. W. M. DPNamara -
it too men recent in-
publish the annexed document, which was despatched to the Hague ry.
stances of the application of this rule to allow its tendency to be tOT J. Browne - 402
on the 9th of this month.—- - lAL O'Connell • - 287 a moment doubtful. When in the end of 1826 the Portuguese D. Browne
" Brussels, May 14, 1831.—The Secretary to the Minister for Royalists took refuge in the Spanish territory, the Constitutional D. ideponnell : - 1 O'Gorman Mahon - - 241
- 1 Roscommon (County).
Foreigh Affairs, Nothomb. Government claimed their arms, artillery, and bones ; and though Pembroke (County), May 16, A. French - • 253
greatdelays occurred iu complying with the demand, its justice was
" The undersigned, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the KineglomSixth Day. O'Connor Don - . 242
not disputed. In November lat. the Spanish exiles, who, herb)
of Belgium, after having taken the orders of the Regent, and attempted an unsuccessful Irruption into the Spanish territory, had Majority for Sir J. Owen - 38 W. I.loyd - - 89'
REPRESENTATION OF ENGLA ND.
the opinion of the Council of Ministers has the honour to offer to Baron been repulsed and driven back into France, were disarmed and sente
i The following Table exhibits the comparative state of the
Versloek de Soelen, Minister for Foreign Affairs, the following conal- intotieprethes-minttethr interior, but
detained
re ;11 prisonert of
whowar &clang.. Representation of England, taken by Counties, including the
s•dtrations, which he requests his Excellency to have the goodness to the Lithuanian insurgents and took refuge on the Prussian territory Boroughs in each, on the question of Reform, in the late
submit to his Government. At the point which it has attained, the were disarmed, but allowed afterwards to return to the Russian do- and present Parliaments, with the gain or loss in each
Belgic revolution, has in it nothing hostile to the true interests of the minions. In these two latter instances, indeed, the question never
county:
Dutch nation, or to the general policy of Europe. The separation of
_11110_111! about the d
claim could :elivety of the arms; because in the one case DO
made out to their original ptemktorship, and in Difference between. Menasha Parliament. Late Parliament.
the two portions of territory which composed the Kingdom of the Ne- gua°
the other no ixed proprietor could be found. (--- --A----....,,,r.--..---,
therlands, is accomplished, both de fee° and de jurs, by the will of the HERALD.— hit may appear ungenerous to exult over a Gain Lan 1 For Against For Against
respective people and by thedeclaration of the States-General, composed fallen enemy, we must be permitted to say, that we believe there has
eyneinelection in vrbich the victory bas been more satisfactory to Bedford ••2 ! 0 4 0 3 1
of the deputies of the Southern and Northern Provinces. Your Excellency
re lc
country general—nay, to men of all than the go over. Berkshire • • 2 0 9 0 8 I
said on a memorable occasion, that the union of the two countries didnot throw of Mr. ankes, in Dorsetshirs. ew persons have been longer Bucks : ••• 2 0 a 9 4 10
owe its origin to the advantages which Holland would derive from before the public than that gentleman, and few, as public men of such cambridge . • 0, 2 2 4 3 3
it but to the necessity of finding a new security for the balance of Eu- long standing. can have contrived to gather so small a share of what Cheshire
~ 20
4 0 3 1
united are termed " golden opinions. " Mr. Bantam, in short, has cornrow
„, 0 0
rope." Your Excellency added, " that in 1815, two states were lO 32 10 32
been one of those trimmers in politics who has contrived to Cumberland
„. 0 0 4 2 4 2
which were on an equality with each otber, and that neither could be make himself to be by turns feared and hated, but never beloved.— Derby
„,„20 4 0 3 1
considered in the light of an addition to the territory of the other."• Mr. Banker's defeat would, we have no doubt, have been still more Devon ... ... 0 0 10 16 10 16
The undersigned is happy to be able to quote these remarkable prompt and decisive had his opponent been a person of less equivocal Dorset .. 8 0 11 9 7 13
~,,„ and character on the subject of reform than Mr. (;1' k lam, it must be Durham .. 0 0 3 1 3 1 words, which recognise Me indePendeum of Belgium
in Past eg' admitted, has played a sort of " fast and loose" game, which, we are Essex .. 2 0 5 3 4 4
eventually sanction it in future. Holland and Belgum, in separating convinced, left many of the honest freeholders
of Drosetehirr
rather
al Glocester ... 0 0 4 4 4 4
from each other, have only resumed the reciprocal position which your a loss how to act upon the occasion. This, however, in the end, only Ham,
.. 22 0 16 10 b 21
Excellency has so well characterised; and the event which led to makes the victory more complete, and must, we should think, have
that
taught the late member, and some of his overbearing adherents, Hertford
this separation, is a national restoration for the two people,
..• 4 0 6 0 4 2
the principles of reform are too deeply rooted in the minds of the peoples Huntingdon
Holland and Belgium, in reciprocally recovering their inde- and the current of public opinion too strong, to be either stemmed or Kent ... .. 10 0 14 4 9 9
has not injured the political system of Europe. Belgium turned aside by such miserable banks as have been opposed to it in
pendent; Lancashire ... 6 0 8 6 5 9
has not separated from Holland to unite with another nation, but to be- Done:shire. Leicestershire ... 6 0 4 0 I 3
come again, and to remain itself. The part which it has to perform
POST.--it is plainly impossible, we repeat, for any body even to Lincolnshire .. 8 0 a 3 9
conjecture what kind of a Bill of Reform IMinistersmay think fit to Middlesex ... 2 0 7 8 0 1
with respect to Europe, is to maintain its independence, while it re- propose to the new Parliament. " The Hill, the whole Bill and nothing Monmouth .. 2 0 2 1 1 7 2
epees that of other States. but the Bill," is, we take it, entirely out of the question. There is, Norfolk ... 0 2 9 3 10 2
however, one principle of that Bill—its moving principle—its main- Northam tunl:.d. 2 0 Beyond this, Europe has nothing to claim of it. 7 2 6 3
spring--lhe principle which has remained untouched amidst all Northing, 2 0 7 1 6 2
In Holland, since the 20th of October, 1830, the deputies of the the metamorphoses the measure has undergone in their hands, to which Notts ... • • 6 0 8 0 5 3
nine Northern Provinces meet separately. we have no doubt his Majesty's ministers will tenaciously adbere--tbe Oxford • • 2 0 5 4 4 5
In Belgian, since the 10th of November, the National Represents^ principle we mean which lies covert but powerful in many of the Rutland ... 0 0 2 0 2 o
rovisions of their bill, which treat Whip boroughs with parental soon
don has been In the Congress. The two countries, therefore, are en- P
tenderness, while it consigns Tory boroughs to wholesale and ' 2 0 4 8 3 9
Somerset ... 4 0 13 5 11 7
dray constituted. But, besides the question relative to the interest of unsparing
destruction—which gives the present Ministers the Stafford • • 0 0 7 3 7 3
Europe, solved by the declaration of our independence, there are power of determining, to a great extent, the character of the Suffolk• • 4 0 5 11 3 13
questions of private interest between the Dutch and the Belgians: 6
0 19 7 to 10
representationit in all coming time, and thus tends secure to go
. ascendancy to
in
all future p nev .. 6 0 8 6 5 9
iggery a permanent; aliments. Sussex
..
fifteen yeses union, leave many points to be regulated between the two We foresee that with respect to this, evidently in their estimation the Warwick .4 • 6 0 4 2
people on the day
of their separation; and a part of the Belgic country ••
gmat and valuable principle of their bill, his Majesty's Ministers will Westmoreland ... 2 0 , 1 3 0 4
is still occupied by the Dutch troops. be inflexible ; and foreseeing this, we of course foresee also their speedy Wilts ... .. 0 0 14 20 14 20
destruction as an administration. They will fail, as they deserve, foe
With a view to conciliation, and to maintain the peace of Europe, _ . Worcester ... 2 0 7 2 6 3
- forgetting that in
fainlaw-makng and every thing else, as well as in fighting, York
..
... 4 0 20 12 18 14
the envoys of the Five Great Powers met at London, in the month or the British
nation him
play.
November, 1830, and applied to the Governments of Holland and --__ ,•--- .
Belgium to stop the effusion Hof blood, and to facilitate, by their Total 40 counties 132 4 287 , 200 , 226 2675 T. CLEMENT DANES REFORM MEETING.
..
Gained to Reform .. .. 132
mediation, the solutions of the questions that might divide the two
--ro-- Lost, to be deducted • •
parties. This morning, at 11 o'clock, a numerous and highly re- Clear gain to Reform ... •.. —4128
-- - -

Hostilities have been suspended foe needy six months, but neither Hol-
land nor Belgium has recovered tranquillity ; in many respects the coun-
tries have need of each other, and all commercial relations are interrupted;
large armaments exhaust the public resources in the expectation of a
war, always imminent, and always deferred, and yet neither nation
has any desire of conquest, each wishes only to combat for ha own
territory. In this temper of mind is it necessary to prolong a state of
crisis, and to renew a sanguinary struggle? to submit to the chance
of arms, questions which might long since have been resolved by can.
mon deliberations? We are on the point of resuming hostilities for
1101130 disputed points, which would probably be arranged by the two
belligerent parties,:if they had tried immediately, after the suspension of
arms, to treat together, without, however, declining disinterested
council.

It Is not from without tbst peace can come to us, we must give it
to ourselves. After hostilities are resumed the two people will be se-
angrily always brought to treat together, unless we should sAtbdue the
other.

In these circumstances, and from these considerations, the under-
signed has the honour to invite your Excellency to propose to your Go•
'cerement to name three Commissioners, who may meet three Belgic
Commissioners, in some foreign city, for instance, A1:-la-Chapelle, or
Valenciennes. They will be commissioned to agree on the basis of a
scheme of arrangement which may be submitted for acceptance to the
National Congress, and to the power which the fundamental law of
Holland invests with the rights to conclude such a treaty.
The National Congress is convoked for May 18. It is to be pre-
sumed, that if your Government should not be disposed to agree to the
proposal which the undersigned his the honour to address to your Ex-
cellency, or if it should observe a silence, which must be understood u
the rejecdon of every amicable arrangement, Belgium would immedi-
ately proceed to a renewal of hostilities.

The undersigned protests beforehand against every false influence that
might be drawn from the present proposal. Übe has endeavoured to join
firmness to moderation, it is because the national dignity forbad any
other attitude, and because the rery nature of his proceeding called for
language as remote from provocation as from weakness. The under-
signed begs his Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs to accept
the expression of his distinguished consideration.
Brussels, May 9, 1831. (Signed) LEBEAU.
A True Copy. The Secretary, ike- Norbomb.
A British Cabinet messenger arrived here yesterday afternoon, and
repaired to the residence of the Regent.

This morning, at 11 o'clock, a numerous and highly re-
spectable meeting of the inhabitants of St. Clement Danes,
was held in the Vestry-room, opposite to the Church, to
take into consideration the propriety of presenting an ad-
dress to his MAJESTY, in testimony of gratitude and admi-
ration of his patriotic and magnanimous conduct in referring
the great measure of Parliamentary Reform to the sense of
his people. _ _

• Not over yet, but considered favourable to the reform candidates.
TRIUMPHANT MEhTING OF ESSEX PATRIOTS.
DINNER AND ILLUMINATION OF CHELMSFORD, Ite.
Reported empress!, fir the STAR.
Tuesday was indeed a great day in Essex, and never, in
the annals of this great county, was there so large an as-
semblage of patriots gathered together at one time, to place
Liberty on her imperishable throne, as met at Chelmsford,
on the chairing of the reforming member on that day.—
Tuesday having been fixed, by previous advertisement, for
the chairing of Mr. Wellesley, all the county, with the ex-
, caption of the known and now well-marked bigots, met to-
gether at two o'clock ; and one of the most splendid proces-
sions that we ever saw, splendid, not from gew-gaw and
show, but from numbers and respectability, paraded the
streets, before and behind Mr. Wellesley in his chair. At
five o'clock a numerous and respectable party eat down to a
sumptuous dinner at the Saracen's Head Inn, where, after
a very able speech from Mr. Wellesley, a scene occurred
which we feel it our duty to notice.
Dr. Forster rose to propose the health of his personals nd
political friend Mr. Harvey, which he introduced by the
following speech, &c.
Brother Freeholders ! for so I now call you, having pur-
chased a freehold to serve the cause of freedom in my county,
I will now give you the health of a gentleman to whom
much praise is due. When Mr. Wellesley told you just
now that he was not an enemy to the Church (a laugh), he
naturally brought to my mind the name of a gentleman with
which the name of the Church of England is somehow or
other so connected, that I can never separate them in my
mind ; and whenever I so much as see that building, or any
part of it, from the weathercock on the steeple to the tombs in
its Sepulchral Vault, the glorious name of that staunch
friend of real religion, Mr. D. W. Harvey, rushes into my
mind. (Immense cheers and laughter.) Those are the real
reformers of religion who unveil its dangerous corruptions,
and stand forward as the renovators of the people's rights, to
share the original benefices of its foundations. Tithes
sprung from Christian Charity, and were intended by our
pious ancestors to confer the practical benefits o►f charity on
the deserving poor. The possession of the whole of them by.
the Clergy, is an innovation, dangerous to the best in-
terests of agriculture. As a friend to their restoration—
I think we ought to drink Mr. Harvey's health,. but
I have two other reasons for the toast I am going
to propose—one is, to do justice to the warm feelings
of private friendship, and the other, and indeed the only
reason with which you are all concerned to day, is beeause the
great personal exertions which Mr. Harvey made during last
election to give popularity to Mr. Wellesley's cause, laid the
real foundation fur the triumph which we are now cele-
brating. Mr. Harvey is one of the most consistent and ho-
nourable politicians of the age; and setting as 1 do at de-
fiance the imbecile calumnies of party in matters of politics,
and determined as I am to fix the stigma of malignant envy
on those who seek a paltry consolation for their own weak-
ness, in a foul impeachment of their rival's strength, for to
pluck laurels from the beads of their neighbours, which can
never transplant upon their own, 1 am desirous of recording
my opinion of this honourable man, whom I shall describe
as integer vita scelerisyme pains t and in that cha-
racter—as one who has been the renovator of his
country's rights, and will be the avenger of his
country's wrongs. 1 propose to you the health and
prosperity of the patriotic Member for Colchester
(Immense and continued cheering.) After this a Cler-
gyman whose name we understood to be Haubury, got up,
and after eulogizing Mr. Wellesley, began to detract from
Mr. Harvey's merit in a most uncalled for way, but was soon
set down by such a volley of groans and hisses, that he was
unable to proceed. Dr. Forster rose vehemently to defend
his friend, amidst unusual cheering, and a scene of uproar
followed seldom witnessed ; Mr. Wellesley however rose, and
in a very good-natured manner and speech obtained quiet—
order was restored : and the Brilliant Illumination of the
Town of Chelmsford drew all the party out of doors, who
walked the streets to a late hour, amidst the busses of thou-
sands of people, the sound of music playing patriotic airs.

BRUSSELS, N'Alr

Mr. Brown the Churchwarden was unanimously called to
the chair, and stated that be convened the present meeting
owing to having received a requisition for that purpose,
numerously and respectably signed.
Mr. Prout said that in November last, an address was
presented to his Majesty by the inhabitants of this pa-
rish, entreating him to become a Reformer, and his Ma-
jesty bad most graciously listened to their entreaties,
and proved himself an uncompromising friend of reform, and
an invincible enemy of corruption. The meeting could not
therefore withhold their approbation of such magnanimous
and patriotic conduct, by presenting an address of gratitude
to his Majesty for dissolving the late Parliament.
Mr. Fallow., Mr. Cordell, and several other gentlemen
addressed the meeting, and the address was unanimously
agreed to, amidst the most rapturous applause.

Yesterday morning, at three o'clock, 600 Dutch troops sallied from
the citadel of Antwerp, and took possession of Fort St. Laurent. This
aff.ir has caused a great sensation at Antwerp. The Dutch flag is
flying on the ramparts of the port. From that position
they can sweep all the environs. They have cut through the
Causeway to Boom, they have pallisaded it, and are now busy in
fortifying it. Only a knowledge of the place an give a notion of
the importance of this position. According to general opinion. the
fort was neutral. The Causeway of Boons has always been fre-
quented by the Belgians. The fort was not occupied by the Dutch'
on the 21st of November, or for a long time before that date. We
shall see whether such a violation of the armistice will be allowed.
The city of Antwerp is perfectly tranquil ; the theatre is much fre-
quented, though it is opposite the citadel, the guns of which are pointed
tosards It; but people aceucom themselves to any thing.
BRUSSELS, MAY 17. General &Iliad and Mr. White, Secre-
tary to Lord Ponsonity. set out yesterday, for Antwerp; the object of
their journey is supposed to be to prevent the effects of the violation
of the armistice committed at Antwerp by the Dutch.
The deputation sent to London returned yeseenlsy.—Bruseele Paper*,
May 18.
VIZNWA, MAY 7.—Four pa Cent. Metalique 71. Bank Shares
1014.-411,enteine Zeitusp, May 12.
from The German papers to the 14th of May contain no further news
Poland.