Star.
London, England, 1831-08-05 00:00:00

LONDON.

FRIDAY. AUGUST 5.

All kinds of reports have prevailed through the
morning.
1. That CHAISE has recommenced the bombard-
ment of Antwerp.
2. That orders have been sent to the Ports, and
to Admiral CODUINGTOW, to send suitable vessels
to occupy the Scheldt.
3. That a message will propose an increase of
the Navy.

4. That three Hungarian regiments have gone
over in a body to the Poles.
5. That the new French Ministry will be formed
from the extreme left, and Favrrrs resume the
command of the National Guard.

We have several arrivals from Paris this morn-
ing, but nothing definitive about the new ministry.
The King clings to the TA.LLEY RA N D and Holy
Alliance party ; and yet it is obvious that the ma-
jority in the Chambers are directly opposed to that
system. To this majority he must of course sac.
comb just as the Court of England succumbs in all
similar cases. He might re-enact the part of
CHA RLES X. and dissolve the Chambers ; but this
would produce a second tenth of August.

Hostilities between--igirland and Belgium have
undoubtedly commenced, though it is difficult to
define the object. Prussia is no doubt the abettor
of Holland, and the pusillanimity of PEatza has,
probably, been counted on. Instead of overtures,
LEOPOLD has only to send to the Dutch head-
quarters the decisions of the French Chambers,
and his Dutch MAJESTY will instantly sound a
retreat.

The French Journals occasionally attack in
strong terms all the continentalipowers ; but their
most severe comments are directed against Austria,
for her intervention in the affairs of Italy. The
French on that occasion had a splendid and justi-
fiable opportunity to support the cause of liberty ;
but their Government, it is well known, remained
quiescent, although the French Journalists never
understood the cause of its disgraceful apathy. We
have been informed of a fact which at once ex-
plains the tortuous policy which actuated on that
occasion. A few days after the last glorious revo-
-1 lution, Ambassadors were sent from Paris to an-
nounce to the different Cabinets of Europe, the
,elevation of Louis-PHILIPPE to the throne. The
Ambassador who performed this duty at Vienna
experienced rather an unexpected reception from
Prince NIETTERNIcii. That Minister said to the
French Ambassador, among other things, that if
any person had now a legitimate right to the throne
of France, it could not be the Duke of OaLasxs,
but Son ALTESSE le Due de REICHSTADT—NA-
POLEON II; since his dynasty in Nsrotnow I.
had beenelected to the regal dignity by the French
people ; and if ever the old line of succession
should be again interrupted, that NAPOLEON 11.
became neceinarily Sovereign by right. After
this declaration, what chance could there be for
the revolution in Italy ? This was the powerful
weapon—the double-edged sword—that the artful
METTERNICH kept in his hand, as the instrument
to cut all difficulties which might occur with the
Government of Louis PHILIPPE. NAPOLEON
the Second, Emperor of France BT EIGHT !
From that time all the wishes of Austria have been
fulfilled, and the Government of Louis PHILIPPE
has been most guarded in its conduct towards that
power. On the late harlequinade which took place
at the opening of the Chambers, between the Duke
of ORLEANS and M. de Simon viLLE, and which
was got up between Marshal SODLT and the Duke,
without the privity and much to the annoyance of
C. PERIER, the Ambassador of Austria at Paris
was much offended, and the King was obliged to
make his own son, S.A. R. Monseigneur the Duke
of ORLEANS, repair to the boom of the Minister
and Banker, to offer an apology for his ridiculous
conduct.

It is thus evident that the combined powers,
more particularly Austria, hold a powerful chock in
tbeirovrn lands to restrain the present French King;