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London, England, 1831-05-18 00:00:00

do, that the Establishment and the Rotten Boroughs
must fall together ! Do the Bishops know that such
is the cry of the Clergy, and do they neglect better to
instruct them? What will the natural logicians, the people,
infer—those who never learnt to sophisticate at our precious
Universities—what will they say? We will not say what
they will say; but they will draw as correct a conclusion
from their syllogism on this subject, as any professor of
logic ! In fact, the Clergy ought in no way to have meddled
with this political question ; and, if seduced from the plain
path of righteousness, it should have been on the side of their
flocks and liberty. Perhaps they hoped to influence a majority,
hut the results have proved that they deceived themselves; and
they now ought to repent in sackcloth and ashes. Let them
address the KING from their several dioceses, and wisely pro-
claim their loyalty and love of liberty. They will thus correct
the error, and, perhaps, secure an oblivion of the past. The
people are too good Christians not to forgive on repentance,
and they will be received with joy into the confidence of the
Reformers. But, if having sinned, they will not repent,
then there is a text, with which they are as familiar as we
are, but which it would not be polite to quote. Seriously,
we are sorry for what has passed—our venerable Church
has been betrayed by her own children—and the only
course left to them is to confess the error, and present forth-
with dutiful and loyal addresses, in any terms which pru-
dence and conscience may dictate.

Once more we must caution our Readers against the paid-
for articles, which are admitted into London journals, on
the subject of Belgium. Their source is palpable, and the
people of England must be on their guard, against their in-
sidious sophistry. What but intelligence almost super-human,
and a respect for social order almost without parallel, could
have restrained an excited people, during so many months of
unsettled Government ? They yielded with good faith to the
policy of foreign courts, exerted apparently only as a snare.
They hare endured all the inconveniences of having their
chief port closed against external commerce, the intercourse
with which formed even a principal part of our London en-
tries. Yet they are taunted with being unsettled and disturbed.
—lf even as much as pretended, who could wonder at it,
or what just man could blame them ? No doubt,
it has been intended, that the Cossacks should esta-
blish Asiatic tranquillity ; but, thanks to the Poles, this
hope has been frustrated. We have seen letters from Brus-
sels, but ten days old, which give the lie to all adverse asser-
tions about that city ; and which state that perfect order
has long prevailed. The government is mild and rational ;
and no uneasiness is felt, except in regard to the
manoeuvres of foreign courts. It is possible, by
sounding alarms, to create the very jealousies which
lead to anarchy ; but we venture to state, that
no assertion could be MOSE FALSE, than that
in a London Morning Paper of this day—that Belgium is
verging to a state of anarchy, and a dissolution of all Go-
vernment. In Belgium itself no such state is felt or appre-
hended ; and if the assertion did not arise from deliberate
wickedness, or a disordered imagination, it was corruptly
inserted, to gratify some party, deeply interested in produc-
ing the result, which it pretended to deprecate.

In a subsequent column we insert an unanswerable appeal
of the Polish Government to the Governments of Europe.
It ought to have its full effect in all countries, where justice
prevails over intrigue; and we hope the British Adminis-
tration will answer the appeal, in such a manner, as
to meet the wishes of the People of England.
No question of commercial policy ought to cross public
honour on such a subject. But it is so well known, that
British commerce is more important to Petersburgh than
to London, that the recognition of Poland, agreeably
to the laws of nations, would not disturb an inter-
course so necessary to the well-being of Russia. 11l
as we think of the Congress of Vienna, it never was
intended to assign Poland, without the security of a
Constitution, which was even named and granted ; the con-
dition, therefore, being broken, Poland returns to indepen-
dence, and to the protection of all the Powers.—
But Prussia and Austria are also implicated ; and there
seems to be danger of a general war, if the cause of Po-
land be espoused. This danger has doubtless restrained
France ; but England is now in a position, also, to do its
duty ; and the honourable espousal of the cause of Poland,
would be the first fruit of our victory over the borough-
mongers, the sworn allies of despotism, at home and abroad.

CITY, ONE O'CLOCK.

A report prevails in the City, that the King of the French
was about to abdicate the throne. This requires confirmation.
In the Foreign Market nothing doing.

Consols, which left off yesterday 82i 1 for the account,
opened at 821; soon after went down to 82a ; were again
done at 821 ; when it was reported that an express had ar-
rived from Paris, bringing the French Rentes considerably
lower ; in consequence of which Console again receded to
82 : at present they aro 821.

CITY. TWO O'CLOCK.

Consols are at present 82i for the Account, and for next
time 82ai. The French Rentes come 6.5-50, about one
and a half per cent. lower.

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The Dutch steamer has not as yet arrived ; consequently
we have no fresh intelligence from the theatre of war to the
present time.
In the Foreign Market little or nothing doing.
His polite French neighbours will be inclined to set down
poor John Bull as a greater monster than ever, when they
learn, from our Court Circular, that the Queen's sister,
during her visit to this country, is to be lodged in " the
Devil's Tower."

ROME, MAY 2.—M. de St. Anlaire, the French Ambas-
sador, has sent off his son to Ancona, to ascertain the truth of
the report that the Austrians were making such impor-
tant repairs at the citadel of that place as to betray the
intention of remaining there, and even to prepare to sus-
I tain a siege, if necessary. That journey is, however, quite
; useless—the facts are too palpable.
The first and third Chamber of the Cour Royale have
heard M. Persil's statement of the case of M. Dumonteil, a
Catholic Clergyman, who is suing for leave to marry. The
Attorney General contended for the right of the Priests to
marriage by the civil authorities. The Court, after an hour's
deliberation, returned into the Hall, and declared that the
Judges were divided in opinion on the subject.