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London, England, 1831-03-30 00:00:00

the States interested have already:named their alms. As Germany
will not commence offensive operations, it is probable that a fortified
camp will be formed between Mayotte and Linden, end in front of the
line, in order to swore the left beak of the Rhine spinet a hostile in-
vasion.—Journadde la Belpipire, Marsh 27.
The intelligence from the tti72tinent, to-day, is extremely
scant, and devoid of interest. From Belgium we are appre-
hensive of intelligence, unfavourable to the cause of its in-
dependence. There appear symptoms of disunion internally,
and great preparation for attack externally. In our
" Spirit of the Journals," our Readers will, we think,
peruse, with an unpleasant feeling, the raven forebod-
ing., and vituperation of the Times. All its artillery of
abuse is directed, in our opinion very unworthily, against
the patriots of Belgium, who are called " ignorant, selfish,
mischievous men"—" political quacks"—" knavish agitators,"
—supported by a " Jacobin Press, bullying all Europe !"
We have before said, what we shall now repeat, that the
public men of Belgium have u yet not betrayed their trust,
with, no doubt every possible temptation, individually, to do
so. They have been guiltless of civil blood in a period of
revolution ; and if they have erred in their policy, we believe it
has been from the vacillating councils, and volition of other
Governments. Ds POTTER, we assert from knowledge, is
not an " ignorant man ;" nor has he proved himself a
" selfish or mischievous one ;" and, perhaps, had his more
decisive policy been adopted, Belgium would have been more
secure of its independence.
The likings and disliking. of the Morning Paper to which
we allude, are well known always to border on the extrava-
gant; and not to be always—as our neighbours say —bien
aimable; but to all men of good sense, it must be unplea-
sant to hear it croaking forth its vituperative epithets, so
undeservedly es on the present occasion.

The Russian accounts of some affairs on their left wing
on the 10th, and on their right wing on the 16th, prove
that both wings are barraged, and hemmed in by the Polish
Militia and Landstrum. The Wkra on the left, and the
Wieprez on the right, are nearly 100 miles asunder ; and
yet, in both districts, the entire population are palpably in
military array, while the ferocious leader of the barbarians
dares to call a whole people rebels. As a general battle is
not the object of this species of warfare, so it was easy to
claim advantages in the occupation of places not seriously
defended ; though it appears that the people of Lublin
did their duty, and to the world this speaks volumes.—
The Polish Gazettes to the 16th, fully confirm our in-
ferences, drawn from the above Russian statements via
Berlin. It appears from them, that the patriots are entering
Podolia, a palatinate which intercepts all the communica-
tions of the Russians with their own country. The clergy
join the people, and a general exasperation exists against
their savage invaders, whose outrages are every where of
the most atrocious character. The guards—the last hope of
Nicholas—are on their route by Kowno and Grodno ; but
they have to suffer all the consequences of a winter march,
and popular obstruction. In fact, Poland is lost to Russia.
Great armies cannot subsist in it, and the people are too
numerous and brave, to be overcome by small ones.
The House of Lords last night was occupied in receiving
petitions for reform of Parliament and the Tythe System ;
and the ARCHBISHOP of CANTERBURY gave the welcome
notice, that he should speedily bring in a bill to facilitate the
composition of tythes, and for other objects of church re-
form. On this announcement, we congratulate the public ;
yet, it is not to be dissembled, that the public ought to view
with jealousy, laws for regulating the church proposed
by churchmen ; and laws for reforming the laws
proposed by lawyers. Genuine improvement can
be expected to proceed, only from parties who are
free from the courtesies of professional connection.—
Neither a churchman, nor a lawyer, generally speaking,
can be a false brother. We should rather wish to see Com-
mittees of both Houses, composed neither of churchmen,
nor lawyers, appointed to inquire and report on the improve-
ments in the Church and Law, desirable to the public.
In the COMMONS, among petitions in favour of the Re-
form Bill, Mr. G. Mooka presented two against it ; one
from the well-known Corporation of Dublin, and another
from its Company of Brewers. Mr. O'CowItELL 'hewed
that they were petitions of eighty persons, of whom forty-
one had been insolvents or bankrupts, against 22,000, who
were to obtain the franchise. It was the ascendancy of such
persons that made the Union obnoxious.
Many petitions, and some from large bodies, were pre-
sented against Negro Slavery, with a view to aid Mr.
Burrow's motion fixed for that day ; but, at the request of
Lord ALTHORP and others, it was postponed till April 15th.
And on the motion of Sir R. PEEL, the Committee on the
REWORK BILL was postponed till Monday, April the 18th.
Mr. LITTLETON also postponed his desirable bill against
the cruel Truck System, till after Easter.
On the motion of Mr. BENET?, chairman of the Liver-
pool Committee, it was unanimously resolved not to issue
a writ for Liverpool, till after the 18th of April, when the
subject is to be formally considered.
In a Committee of Supply, 155,0001. was voted for
superannuation and pensions.
Lord ALTHORP gave notice of an intention to issue Ex-
chequer Bills, for the relief of local distress in Ireland—a
step which, we are persuaded, will give general satisfaction.
In consequence of a petition from the freemen of New-
castle, Mr. HODGSON gave notice of a motion to prevent
the eons of freemen from being disfranchised by the Reform
Bill. Doubtless, the main object of the Bill is to prevent
corporations from making freemen at the eve of elections.
Sir R. VYVYAN seized on expressions in some petitions,
to show that the public were influenced against the House,
by its refusals to inquire into, and relieve the distress of the
country, owing to the influence of the very persons now
seeking reform.
Mr. RICE asserted that Lord ALTHORP had voted for a
Committee on Mr. DAVZNPORT'S motion ; but this was
positively denied. Sir R. VYVYAN and Mr. DUNCOMBZ
were then very severe on the neglect of the &strum of the
country, created by PEEL's Bill, and the deplorable free
trade system, which had disturbed all the great interests of

the country.
This led to a very warn debate, in whit* Sir CKAILLIS