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London, England, 1831-07-27 00:00:00

LORD WYNFORD'S FRAUDULENT DRBTOR'S

BILL.

Ut anlett &OW' sic mac
Legibus labonal.

In the third part of these observations we have
'hewn that, to make the future acquisitions of an
insolvent liable to the payment of antecedent
debts, is a decree of perpetual condemnation ; an
interdict to every hope of returning to successful
industry ; or of ever again obtaining confidence,
while a judgment stands recorded, with execution
to be sued out on the first appearance of prosperous
exertion. It is persecution interminable ; the pu-
nishment of the day, the prelude of the suffering
of the morrow ; the process ending replaced by
the process commencing; it is the stone of Sisy-
phus, recoiling by an interminable doom to the
foot of the mountain, as often as it is rolled to its
summit.
The making the future acquisitions of insolvents
liable to the payment of antecedent debts. has been
found to be as inhuman as unjust; nugatory and
unavailable. It is injurious to commerce, by in-
spiring distrust, and by destroying credit, which is
alleged to be the basis of it.
The other enactment contained in the sane
clause, preventing prisoners from pleading the
statute of limitation, is equally repugnant to hu-
manity, and all the lessons of experience. It is
contrary to reason, to sound policy, and the
tranquillity of society. It is as important to
the public as to individuals, that proceed-
ings in execution should not be perpetuat-
ed. The maxim, interest republic(' sit
„finis
litium, is consecrated by the wisdom of ages.
Upon that principle the Athenian laws prohi-
bited all actions where the injury was committed
five years before the complaint vas made ; and the
Roman law enjoins, litibsts imFonenda celeritas.
Justice' Blackstone says, that the use of these
statutes of limitation was to preserve the peace of
the King alone, and to prevent those immence
cable perjuries, which might ensue, if actions ,
were allowed to bo brought at any distance of
time.
Subsequent acts of Parliament have still further
amended the statutes of limitations; they have
encreased its powers, and made it more difficult to
take cases out of the limitations described in it.
By Lord Tender den's Act, the 9th Geo. IV. c. 14.
" .No acknowledgement or promise, shall be deemed
sufficient to take a cue out of the Statute of linsi-

Cations, unless it be in writing. It is made in-
cumbent on every holder, even of a promissory
note, to obtain a new one, within six years, and
every acknowledgement or endorsement must be
signed by the debtor, that the money is still
unpaid, or the debtor will not be liable."
But up starts the author of the fraudulent
Debtors' Bill, to contravene these salutary provi-
sions, and in one line to repeal all the ancient sta-
tutes founded in wisdom; and handed down to us
from judge to judge, until they are to stop at Lord
.Wynford. Is the experience of ages, is the pro-
,-found thinking, the wholesome legislation of Lord
Tenterden to be revoked ? Are crude conceptions,
had indigested notions, to be substituted in tbeir
*out Alward awl Appreesieu stalotimaziON-,
• deed, too often, without any diicussion, passed, to
the disgrace of both Houses of Parliament. But,
as the Upper House appears, under the present
political marassmus, to be fast sinking into the
tomb of all the Capulets, let them in time be on
their guard, against Sxing this last indelible blot
on their escutcheon.

It might be in accordance with the juridical
maxims of prudence, with some lawyers, to dis-
guise the principles on which they proceed. But
the sharpening the sword in silence, which is to im-
molate the defenceless victim, does not make its
stroke less certain, nor is the point of the dart less
mortal for being concealed. Why was not the
object of the New Bill at once avowed. The
making it impossible to find bail for a de-
fendant, by its requiring security for the full
payment of the debt and costs, leaving
the defendant no alternative than imprisonment
and ruin : laws, which lay snares for the weak,
and give strength to the strong, are confederates
of property and inequality, establishing their usur-
pations on the inalienable rights and natural liber-
ties of mankind.

The present attempt to deprive debtors of all
freedom of person—to take away bail ix civil ac-
tions—to new model the law of outlawry—and to
arm it, atrocious as it is already, with novel, dan-
gerous, unconstitutional powers over the persons
and properties of the subject, is so incredible;
there is something contained in it so nefarious, so
uncalled for, so injurious in every respect, that its
existence might be doubted, or we might be sus-
pected of exaggeration, unless we gave the terms
of the act itself, and allowed the reader to judge
for himself:—

" Before any judgment of outlawry in any civil
action, in which a defendant might have been held
to bail, shall be reversed, the defendant shall put
in and perfect bail, not only to answer the plain-
tiff (that is, for his appearance,) but also to be
liable for the debt and costs, and also all the costs
of proceeding to outlawry."
With respect to the creditor, his object can only
be to have satisfaction for his debt, or bail for the
surrender of the debtor, in default of payment.—
What possible advantage can he derive from all
the calamities that must follow on making his
debtor a prisoner. In that event, his fortune, his
friends, his family become lost to him, and often
he is lost to himself. Had freedom of action, had
personal liberty been continued to him, he might
have found the means of liquidating the demands
against him. On the other hand, when deprived
of his personal freedom, outlawed, ruined, sinking
under a load of disgrace, chagrin, and injustice, he
perishes. What then remains to the creditor?—
endless remorse, and the extinguishment of every
hope of recovering his debt. It is then obvious that
the course of the proposed law is, in the first in-
stances, to coerce the body of the debtor, and to
demand security, not for the appearance, but for
the full payment of the debt and costs. A de-
mand involving an impossibility, leaving no other
destiny to the unfortunate defendant, here the con-
fiscation of his property and the imprisonment of
his person. All premature oppression and gratui-
tous cruelty. For, if be be domiciated, if he have
a family, if he have a profession or trade, can a
doubt exist of his appearing and surrendering in
discharge of his bail ?
We have given our reprobation of Lord W»-
ford's legislation on this most interesting and im-
portant subject. We have done it with the more
confidence, as we have his Lordship's authority for
the horror we entertain at the aggravation of bis
law of outlawry; a law designated by himself of
extreme severity; a law of extreme severity with-
out the new inquisitorial power be has introduced,
and their merciless prompt execution.*
Now hear Lord Wynford on the terrible severi-
ties of outlawry.—ln the case of Binns, Esq. at
the suit of Ireland and others in a case of
OUTLAWRY : The Lord Chief Justice Best said,
" I think this is a scandalous abuse of the pro-
ceeding of outlawry, which is so serious a pro-
ceeding, that the law throws every protection
round a man, and every security it can give to
him, when such a violent measure is adopted
against his person or property; and I am afraid
that in this Court, as well as in others, the process
of outlawry is greatly abused. There must be
three writs before you come to the exigent, and
no attempt to serve any one of them upon his
body is proved to have been made, before he is
thus violently outlawed. It is admitted, also,
that the sheriff's olficer was instructed to return
non set inventus ; and we cannot conceive that a
• greater abuse could be made of the practice of the
Court."
How is this inconsistency to be accounted for.
• The learned Lord appears, as we have lately

• Upon a writ of espies permitted in all utters on the
case, the defendant might be outlawed, because on such out-
lawry his goods became the property of the Crown. The
law waist) crud and led to such abuse that it was afterwards
ruled, that any phosibk moos war sejleieree sa "woe it;
it being iiv3aidertd only a proems to comma an .oppeon
one,, not so Lord Wyoford, drawing his law from the im-
pure source of Henry Vll.he is foe increasing the pesaltiss,
and wider speeding the ruin.

IMPERIAL PA!! LIAM ENT.
HOUSE SFMIS7ps, tune M.
The House was occupied some time Id Leasing evidence:
in Kinrainl and i.e Fevre's Divorce Bills.
A Message from the House of Commons brought up the
Queen's Dowry Bill, which, on tle motion of F.-al Grey,
was cud a first time, and ordered to be read a second
time tedisecrow.
The Marquis of CLANKICARDF. preeented a petition
from the ceenty of I.42itritn, against the tithe system.
Lord FARNHAM aresented a petition from Monaghan,
against a canal proposed to be made in that county ; and
two from the county of Down, in favour of the grant to the
Kildare-place Society.
IisLOIVM AND 1.0117t:OaL.
The Earl of ABERDEEN begged to call the attention of
their lordships to some passages in the Speech of the King of
the French. That speech referred to two topics of high im-
portance, and as far as this country was concerned, which the
Government ought to explain. The noble Earl then pro-
ceeded to observe that he had some time ago called the wen.
don of this Government to the dispute between Pottugsl art!
'ABM, in expectation that it would interpose and settle it.
The power of France was now triumphant in the Tagus. anti
ie capital of our ally was at the mercy of France. What
le ised now was, that the noble Earl ;Grey) should lay
on the table all the pars relating to that subject, including
the correspondence which took place between this country,
Portugal and France, relating to it. The next subject to
wh di would all their attention was, the proposed demo-
ertikteMetsiggemoviliaaiiihiggiana,
were erected abythirry, had
e
of this country, Holland, Austria, and Roads, with a view
to protect Bdgiam from the ingression of France. It ape
peered now that these fortresses were to be demolished. in
older to satisfy France. He wished to know if the noble
Earl had any objection to lay the papers relating to that sub-
ject on the table.
LMd GREY would not be provoked by the sarcasms or
the sneers of the Noble Lord, (cheers), to deviate from the
course which he ought to pursue on this occasion, or todis-
lass that subject prematurely ; at the same time he begged
SO say, that he would be ready to meet the noble earl ors
that subject when the_ proper occasion arrived. With respect
Peetugal. be would say, that we were not bound to de-
hod that Government from hostilities brought on it by
its own refusal to withhold due satisfaction, particularly
sec we had not recognized that Government. the papers
Ice question he could not conveniently lay on the table
at present. He repelled with indignation the
msissua-
lion that the French flag was triumphant in the l'agu..
There was nn man more sensible titan he was to the honour
and interests of the country. He lamented that the Portu-
guese government, through its obstinacy, had withheld the
satisfaction demanded, and that the dispute was not settled
in a more amicable manner. With tepee' to Belgium, he
should object very much to produce rapers, which would
lead to a discussion relating to a treaty as yet pending.
But, is answer to a question which he expected to he
put to him, be nuns prepared to lay on the table a re.
solution entered into by the governments of Russia,
Austria, Prussia, and Great Britain, on the 17th of
April. The noble earl then read the resolution, .hies
was in substance, that the new position in which B. I.
gium had entered into, guaranteed by France, (namely.
that it should be a ricotta/ country,) required that putt
of their fortresses should be demolished, as the Belgians
would not be in a condition to keep them up. Ttns
fact was communicated in the beginning of this month
to the King of the French, with a view to show the con.
fidence which the Plenipotentiaries placed on the eineevity
of France to support the neutrality of Belgium. When the
proper time for this discussion enould arrive' he hoped he
should MA se difficulty in aatistying their lordships that
the course pumsd by his Majesty's government was the
best that could be adopted under existing circumstance's
Until that period arrived, he trusted their lordships would
refrain from alluding to the ouhj, et.
The Duke of WELLINGTON would be the last mace
in the world to throw difficulties in the way of his ~
ty's government, but he felt beutiti in ots.t care or ear., us-
serrations to the house, se he had been mum' cuttourn.e
the erection of those fortresses, and was anxious to 11,1 .he
country and himself right as to the motives, to that treaeure.
Their lordships were aware that the itierioat of t:.e 'Nether-
lands having been created in consequence tit the events white
took place at the conclusion of the late war, it had been de-
termined by his late Alajeety, and by the King of
to erect on the frontier el Belgtum a barrier tor use prutee•
tion of the North of Europe. Afterwards Austria, ituas.sa,
and Prussia concurred in this ut:thmaking, at.d gave
wards It their share of the Frti,ch contributions. lir hair
powers, Austria, Russia, rtll4loll, and Lnghthd, together
with Holland, sustained the w bole expense of erecting
these fortnsses. Frence bad no share in them. Tone
was the relative Situation of the ;ewers when the Freeelt
Revolution took place, and afur this event his Most Clais.
tian Majesty, having avowed his detennh,anan w ews
eider himself bound by existing treaties, became, le bound,
a party to the congress of London. With respect to :he
general arrangement of the affeira of Belgium, lie cone air. d
it a perfectly reasonable arrangement. After the events s hien
had taken place in Belgium, die separation of that auntie
front Holland became necessary, and oo power had a Not
to complain of the ecutiality it Belgium ; least of all had
France a right to complain of that system o neutrality. since
it teemed het from invasion by the other great powers of
Europe. He denied that the fortresses were erected for the put.
pose of menace or aggression against France ; and France, of
all others, considering the security she derived from the neu-
trality of Belgium, ought not to have been the power to call
for the destruction of these fortress. He was aware that the
King of Belgium bad not the poser adequately to garrison
the whole of the fortresses ; .nd he admitted also that this
country and Holland, for Holland was as much concerned as
any of them, in conjunction with Austria, Russia, and Prus-
sia, might dismantle three fortresses if they thought proper ;
but the effect would be, if war arose, to leave the North of
Europe exposed to the armies of France. He had been glad
to find from the paper read by the noble earl, that only tour
of the powers constituting the Congress of London had been
parties to the arrangement respecting the fortresses, and that
France had been excluded front their deliberations upon that
subject. But not only with respect to the security of the
North of Europe, but with respect to the power of Belgium
to maintain its neutrality, were the fortresses of the greatest
importance. On what was this neutrality to depend ?
the good faith of the guaranteeing powers ? No such thing.
U they did not give to Belgium the power of maintaining
I bee own neutrality, they did nothing. (Hear) He had
Issid this much, as he was anxious to vindicate this country
'tad to vindicate himself front the imputativo levelled against
theta when it was asserted that the fortresses had been
erected for any other purpose than to resist aggression on the
part of France. He was concerned that the noble ear Shed
no explanation to offer with respect to Portugal. He con-
flated that when he read the account of the al-coloured flag
waving in the port of Lisbon he felt shame and
not as an officer of the army, foe the actions of the British
army in Portugal were Imperithable—(Load and lcog-con.
tinued eneers)—whatever might be the future policy of the
British Government, but as an Englishman he deeply la-
mented that the Government should have fallen into such a
mis:ake as not to take the neossuly steps to rescue that
country from the situation in which they had permitted her
to fall (Cheers.) He felt some difficulty in adverting
to the particular case which had occurred at Lisbon,
or rather, be believed, at Oporto, and 'behind given rise
to the French expedition; but the British Government, in
'its wisdom, ought to have found the means to prevent this
calamity, when the only pretext for the attack was the
trial of two individuals, both of whom had in fact been
'tried by the legal tribunals of PonugaL (Chews.) The
government of England ought to have exercised its Wi-
tman to Portugal to immure satisfaction in France by peace-
ful means,* Fume had really been aggrieved ; and it
ought also to hue exercised that Menu which it powered
with the Government of Faun to disuade that Government
from prosecuting acomplaint in a mutter the lipase of
which was greater than the complaint was warty This
would have put an end to the expeditka, and have
prevented the disaster. They ought to look apes Por-
tugal se tit most ancient ally of this country, booted
to this country by an alliance mote mini, Se believed,
than had ever subsisted between any Wise canaries
in the world. Fran this alliance Portugal bad re-
ceived great Advantages, 'and Portuipl • hod. boon the
acetic of the greatest glory ever acquired by,Oreat Britain.
But, after being saved three a iota times tot the .her. P. fill
arms of England, Portugal was now at last delivered over

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to the hands of enemy. (Ht or, hear.) He doubted whe•
they the offence committed by Portugal was of such a nature
that we might not finally be called upon to interfere, and it
must be admitted by the noble earl that no defect in the title
of the reigning Stive.•reign could furnish any excuse. The
British Government could not shelter itself tinder any pretext
connected with this dispute as to title, fot only a few months
aim they had enforced the very treaty against the present
vernment of Por.ergal under which Portugal might
tient their assistance. Rut, apart from the considerations
lit justice, he begged their lordships to view the subject in
oration merely to the policy of this country. There was
no c un ry in the wend whose nuance and blend-
ship were so important as those of Portage!. Thera was
rent whose independence of other countries was so impor-
tant to this country its that of Portugal. But now,with a bill
before the other house of parliament to destroy the . con-
MCI cial treaty between the two countries, and to deprive Por-
tugal of the great advent:ewe she had been accustomed to
TletiVe from tir, we pern.itted Portugal to be invaded by a
foreign power. Could they then he !eternised .if Portugal
should refuse their protection wherever the moment might
again arrive et which it would be e..!venteecous to otter it ?
(Cheers.) Would it be wonderful if, when France should
urge h r demands :teen Pentugal, ns the peke of peace or of
forbearance, and Enelanil, justly alarmed at the extent of
these demands, should be at last disposed to interfere, Por-
tugal should say, "No; nothing is to be expected from
England, except when her own immediate purposes are to
he served; we will put ourselves under the protection of
France ?" And could any body doubt that if this disposition
were shown by Portugal, France would be ready enough to
embrace the opportunity ?—(Loud and general cheers.)
Earl GREY could rot follow the noble duke in
the observations which he made, in consequence of the tee-
geciations now pending on that Fobit 0. But lie
agiee with the noble duke, that this country should feel hue.
miliated on account of the entrance of a French fleet into
the Tagus. All he could say was, that an insult Lad been
offered by the Portuguese Government to the French Creg.....'
vernment ; that satisfaction was demanded anal refused up.;
to eke last moment; that in cors.tper ce thereof a French
fleet entered the Tagus, and that satisfaction was then
given ;—there matters tested. It ras not true that that
country was invaded. He could not say more at pre-
sent. *When the case came properly before the house, he
hoped that he should satisfy their lordships of the
propriety of the course pursued by this Government.
Ile agreed with the Noble Duke that the object of erecting
the fortresses in Belgium was not to attack France, but to
secure Belgium from France; but that was not the subject
now. The question was, whether it was possible, consis.
tartly with the Interests of the country, to support these
fortresses? in his opinion, the neutrality was more than an
:adequate substitute for their demolition. He was satisfied
that if a war broke out between France and Belgium, these
fortresees would be in the hands of the French In the first
w►ek of the campaign.—(Hear, hear.) His own opinion at
the time of their erection was, that they would not 'trilled
any adeq•tate security from the ingression of France. He
entreated their Lordships to suspend their opinions until the
case came properly before the House, when he trusted lie
would be able to satisfy their Lordships that Belgium would
he in a better condition by the new arrangement than she
had been by the treaty of 1814.
The third readirg of the Fraudulent Debtors Bill was,
on the motion of Lord WreroaD, postponed to Tuesday.
The House then aejourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The grittier was not opened until half-past four o'clock, in
consequence of tite House having been engaged in balotting
for the Carmarthen borough election Committee.
Mr. BURGE presented petitions from the counties of
Angus and Kincardine, and from the town of Banff, praying
toe an enquiry into the state of the slaves in the West
!relies.
Mr. FEN RA RD presented a petition from the clergy and
t thee inhabitants of the county of Kerry, In favour of the
grant to the Kildare-street Society.
Mr. O'CONNELL admitted that the signatures to the
petition were respectable, but then they were for the most
part those of persons who encouraged party spirit and reli-
gious animosity. He could not agree with the petitioners as
to the usefulness of the grant, and he believed that if the
'limey were to be applied to the education of children of all
deeonrinations, and w ithout any religious distinction, it
would be productive of greater benefit, and give greater sa-
tisfaction to many of the petitioners.
Mr. LEFROY thought that the honourable and learned
it ember for Kerry was not justified in making such observa.
tines. The Catholic laity were in favour of the grant, but
the Catholic clergy were opposed to it.
Mr. O'CONNELL denied the fact to be so.
After a few words from Mr. JEntsox, the petition was
ordered to be printed.
Mr. KING presented a petition from a parish in the
ceunty of Cork, against the grant to the Kildare-street So-
cmy.
NI. A. LEFROY presented petitions from Belfast and
cent places, in favour of the grant.—Ordered to be printed.
NI r. JEPHSON presented contrary petitions from several
paces in the county of Cork.
REMOVAL OF NAVAL DEPOTS.
Mr. KING presented a petition from the inhabitants of
the Cove of Cork, praying that the naval depot at that sta-
tion might be re-established. Ordered to be printed.
MESSAGE recite THE LORDS.
It was announced by the messenger from the Lords that
t'.•c Lords had agreed to several private bills.
COMMITTEE ON THE REFORM BILL.
Lord J. RUSSELL rose to trove the reading of the Order
of the Day for the house to go into committee on the Be-
teen: bill.
On the question being put,
THE BELOIC FORTRESSES.

REFORM COMMITTEE.
The House then resolved itself into a Committee of the
whole House upon the English Reform BR
On the question that the borough of Queenborough stand
part of schedule A,
After a few words from Mr. CA PEI. and Mr. HoLna-
WORTH, denying that this was a rotten borough, the motion
was agreed to without a division.
On the motion that the borough of New Romney stand
part of schedule A,
Sir E. DEERING thought that the boroughs of New
Romney and Lynn ought to be united, and dealt with upon
the same principle that had been applied to Sandwich and
Deal. It was a parallel case, and ought to be treated in
the same manner. New Romney was one of the Cinque

Ports.
Cul. EVANS declared that New Romney had been for
several hundred years a nomination borough. It WAS a small
and inconsiderable place, and could, consequently, bear no
comparison with either Deal or Sandwich, which were sea-
port towns, and rleces of considerable commercial traffic.
Ile should vote for its disfranchisement.
Sir J. BKYDG ES thought that this borough was entitled
to be taken ought of schedule A. and placed in schedule B.
Lord J. RUSSELL observed that Sandwich was not
allowed to return a member with Deal because it was a limb
of Deal, but because it was once a flourishing place. The
borough of New Romney bore no parellel to Deal and Sand-
wich, and therefore could not be treated upon the same prin.
ciples.
Sir C. WETHERELL differed is opinion from the no-
ble lord, and contended that, in the cases of Sandwich and
Deal, New Romney and Lynn, there really existed no dis-
tinction whatever. But New Romney, being a nomination
borough, was destroyed.
Lord J. RUSSELL said that it was not merely because
it was a nomination borough that it was to be disfranchised,
but because its population did not reach the line specified in
the bill. Penryn and Falmouth, and Sandwich and Deal
had been joined together, because two of the places were con-
siderable sea-port towns, and contained upwards of 10,000
inhabitants ; whereas the population of New Romney and
Lynn was inconsiderable, the one containing about 1,500,
and the other 900. Tile noble lord denied that the cases were
not to be distinguished from each other.
Mr. CROKER had understood, since he had entered the
house. that a gallant officer (Colonel Evans) had proposed a
plan for hurrying the measure through the Committee, and
getting rid of what he was pleased to call the delay which
had been occasioned by those who opposed the bill.
Colonel EVANS denied that lie had proposed any plan.
All that he had done was to suggest that they should meet
earlier, and, if possible, get rid or all trifling and unnecessary
delay.
Mr. CROKER said that the gallant officer had given
the house a tolerable good sample of his wish for dispatch,
in having occupied so much of their time in making a speech
upon a borough, for the disfranchisement of which be was
so anxious to vote. He (Mr. Croker) did not complain of
the gallant officer for doing his duty, for, in fact, giving
evidence of that which came within his knowledge ; but be
did complain of the gallant officer's refusing that right of
speech to others which he had exercised himself. The right
lion. gentleman then adverted to what had fallen from the
noble lord with respect to the union of Penryn and Fal-
mouth, and Deal and Sandwich, observing that this was a
new principle of the measure %%Melt the noble lord had dis-
closed, and which lie (Mr. Croker) entreated the House to
bear in mind. The right bon. gentleman contrasted the
circumstances of Sandwich and New Romney, and argued
that New Romney, being one of the Cinque ports, was as
deserving of favour as Sandwich. lie wished to ask the
noble lord the reason of Sandwich being so favoured.
Lord J. RUSSELL replied that h. had already answered

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Sir R. PERL said that, before they proceeded with the
Committee, he aished to put a question to the noble lord,
which he was very desirous of having answered. 'ln a docu-
melt which had been published, and which purported to be
tine Speech of the King of the French, it was said that a ne-
gociation was on foot for dismantling the fortifications which
had been erected on the boundaries of Belgium, under the
cOnvention of 1815. If this really was the fact, if the state-
tilrbt to which he alluded was true, he wished to know from
the noble lord opposite (Lord Althorp) whether his Ma-
jcs:y's 31inistcrs would have any objection that the treaty of
under which these fortifications bad been erected,
s:,, old be kid upon the table.
The CIIA NC ELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied
that lie could not then take upon him to answer the question
of the right honourable baronet. The noble lord the Se-
cleutry for Foreign Affairs would shortly be in his place,
ai.d he, no do:at:, would have no difficulty In giving the
answer required.
Toe question was again put.
THE DILATOUY PSOWLESS OF THE nEroax BILL.
C,;!.)ul EVANS rose, be said, for the purpose of calling
the attention of the House to the dilatory progress of the
Di I thlougli tlle Committee. Although the bill had been
he Coattnitiee now for some weeks, a single clause of it
hail not been got through. The country would not tamely
Vogl. this delay, and when it must be known to every hon.
gent. present that out of doors the utmost exciietnent pre-
vailed, the necessity of adopting some means of preventing
the time of the house from being trifled with ought to be
apparent. Delaying the progress of the bill much longer,
he was satisfied, from his knowledge of the state of public
feeling, would tend to the worst consequence, and possibly
produce that contusion and revolution which hail been so
much talked of. The hon. and gallant officer alluded to the
i.opatience of the Birmingham and Manchester Political
Union Societies at the delay, and said that, if some step were
trot taken to expedite the measure through the house, every
ocher Union Society would follow their example, and tha
result would be a degree of public clamour which it might
not be very e.oy to deal with. He had wished ant. earlier hour
than live o'clock to hove been fixed for proceeding with the
('...mm tee:, and unless he very speedily saw that the pro.
gress of the Lill was greatly facilitated, he should certainly
lest it to be his duty to introduce a specific motion upon the
atibject.--(llear.)
Mr. J. SMITH declared that he was heartily tired of
bearing day after day the same speeches over and over again.
The safety and tranquillity of the country demanded that
ro further trifling should be permitted, and he would sug.
gest to the noble lord whether it would not be advisable
for him at once to bring forward a motion that the house
should sic at twelve, instead of five o'clock. It was most
11.portant that the measure should be hurried as speedily as
possibl.: through that house.
Mr. HUNT did not rise to object to their sitting earlier,
but to deny that any such agitation as that alluded to
by the gallant officer existed. He had beet, anziouslyl
leaking for agitation, but he could see none. (A laugh.)
The gallant officer had stated that the Political Union
tiaciettes at Manchester and Birmingham were feverish, be-
cause of the delay which had been given to the measure ;
but when the gallant o ea made this statement to the
house, had he forgotten the petitions which he (Mr. Hunt)
had presented from those very societies, a short time ago,

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the question.
CROKER said that he would do that which the
noble lord declined to do • be would give the explanation.
When the Government Candidate went down to Sandwich, '
it appeared, by the public press, that the corporation, which
was composed of pilots and persons connected the sea,
had obtained a promise from him, and that this promise led
to the petitions which were subsequently presented to the
Government in favour of the union of that borough and
Deal. lie had heard that the ministerial candidate for
Sandwich held out promises that it would not be dlr.

franchised.
Mr. T. COOKE said that the statement made by the right
hon. gent. respecting Sandwich, was perfectly unfounded.—
(Hear.)
Lord D. STEWART said whatever Arundel might have
been, it was not now a nomination borough.--(Hear.)
Colonel EVANS had been accused of speaking eery often;
now he bad only addressed about ten words to the house on
the subject immediately before it, while the right hon. gent.'
opposite ( Mr. Croker) had gone round and round the argu.
ment, without ever touching the Main question before the
house.—(Hear, hear.) He had not the talent of the tight
gen•lemsn, and therefore he was obliged to be content
with addressing himself to the immediate question before the
house. It was a very strange thing; but it would appear
that the borough of Caine had a parity with almost every
borough that ought to be disfranchised.—(Hear.)
Mt. CHOKER did not accuse the honourable and gal.
lant gentlemen of having unnecessarily taken up the timed
the house ; all he said was, that the gallant gentleman must
rot expect to hurry the bill through the house without
allowing other persons to adcheu the house respecting the
bill.
After a few words from Sir E. DIMLING and Mr. C.
Pir.u.sat, the motion was agreed to.
Upon the motion that the borough of St. Galindo stand
pan of Sehedole A,
lie. ROSS rose for the purpose of contending that the
borough in question ought to continue in schedule B, as it
had been in that schedule in the first bW. He admitted,
however, that the borough did not contain 2,000 persons,

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which petitions, instead of showing any impatience about put the parish and borough of St. Germaine did contain more After a few remarks from Mr. CROKER and Mr.
the Reform Bill, loudly complained that it was not the sort than that number, and therefore ought to send a member to PRAEDF, thebogallery was cleared for a division,
or t amendment
of measure which they wanted, or which would more the that house.
working classes. (Loud cheers.) He had also presented Ranh J. RUSSELL said it was true the borough in ques. Against it
for Minister "—VI
similar petitions from large bodies of the working classes tion had formerly been in schedule B. but it since appeared Ma j orit y
themselves stating that the Reform Bill did not meet their that there were only 600 persons in the town of St. Germaine, It was then moved that the borough of St, Maims stand
views, and consequently they could have little feeling one and a population of upwards of 2,000 in the parish was part of schedule A.
way or the other About the progress which was made in it. spread over a large tract of land exceeding upwards of After some observations from Captain Halms and Mr.
(Ilear, hear.) For his part, he could have no objection 9,020 acres, while the borough was on a space containing C. PEenes, the motion was agreed to.
whatever to their meeting at an early boor, for, on dm con- only 50 acres, (hear ;) and nothing could be more objection The borough of St. Michaels was then added to eche-
nary. his objection was to their sitting to a late hour.— able than taking in the rural population to add to the dule A.
(Hear. hear.) town population. It was then moved that the borough of Saltash stand part
Air. BULB' F.lt expressed it as hie opinion that much Mr. PRAED said that, when he was presented by the of schedule A.
frivolous opoosition Itad been given to the progress of the patron of the borough in question to the voters, he woe Mr. CROKER said that the borough had a population
measure. It was not at all fair to indulge in a long discus- known to be pledged by early conceived notions to lIOS. of 1,500, and the parish and borough had a population of
lion upon questions respecting which there could have been tility to the measures of his Majesty's Ministers, .and he 2,800, and he thought It ought, not to be included in eche.
no doubt ; and he hoped the delay occasioned by such should never have appeared in that House, if he did not feel dule A. It was a peculiar mac, and it was unjust to de-
means would be prevented. that, in supporting the interests of the patron of this borough, prive it of its two members.
An Hon. MEMBER, whose name could not be ascertained, he was also advocating the cause of the public. lie con- Lord ALTHORP said that the Government considered
gave notice that he meant, in the Conii ittee, to move a team tended that, from the state of the borough in question, enquiry lie borough of Saltash one of those cases where they
Maws to the erect, that In all boroughs in which the right ought to be adopted, and if it were, he was satisfied that could not include the parish In the borough. However,
of voit, belonged to the inhabitant householdere, the quail. still St. Gcrmains would return at least one member to that from the facts stated by the right hon. gentleman, and from
fice lion geheild be for rent of 51 ; that in the close boroughs House. Ile called upon the noble lord opposite to destroy other sources of information, he considered it was a case
winch were to be thrown open, the qu inflation should be a this nomination borough of Sr. Germaine, by extending the of doubt, and he left it to the Committee to decide upon
rent of lel. ; and that in all the boroughs contained in seise- franchise to the large population in the earish. The noble the ease.
dule C. the qualtficatiou should lc a rent of 201, lord objected to extending the franchise of the town of St, Mr. CROKER explained.
ihe CHANCELLORCHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER observed Germaine, because the franchise would be given to the rural Mr. H. VILLIERS considered that the borough of Salt.
that his Majesty's Ministers would be glad to adopt any or agricultural interests of the place, on the ground that this ash ought not to be included in schedule A.
arrangement which would expedite the Bill through the would be violating the principles of the bill. Now he Lord MILTON said that he hoped hisnoble friend (Lord
Committee ; but he could not see how any altmation of the contended, that as the principle of the bill was to extend Althorp) would not yield to the suggestion of any member
hour would accomplish that object. Ile certainly was win the franchise, that giving the franchise to the population of in this case, but adhere to the rule laid down. The borough
ling to admit that the House should have an opportunity of the parish in this can, would be giving real effect to the of Saltash was in the parish of St. Stephens, and only formed
a part of the parish, and did not form a principal part. It
fully discussing the details of the Bill, hut he at the san • principle of the bill.
time felt that the opponents of it had indulged in a too great air. ST An mty said that if they admitted counsel and was a similar ease to Beeraleton.
latitude. By the present arrangement, by sitting at five witnesses to be heard for or against certain boroughs, there .111 r. BULLER spoke against the borough being Included
o'clock, they were enabled to entertain the discussion for would have been no end to the discussion of this bill. The in schedule A.
I eight home, and he could not for his part see that they house, therefore, very wisely objected to such a course. The Lord J. RUSSELL said that he considered it but justice
could devote moretime to it, even if they were to come at an hon. gent. opposite, after adverting to aced eulogising the from all the circumstances attending the °case of this bo.
cashier hour. Sitting et an earlier hour would. he much conduct of the patron of the borough, said now for the ho. rough, to exclude it from schedule A.
,be conducive of great inconvenience, at all events, to rough, giving tl.e interests of the patron the 'accedence. Ile The gallery was cleared for a division.
el embers of the Government. (31r. S.) would also say " now ha the borough; and he For condemning the borough of Saltash..lso
Sir It. PELT.
going into committee would not only be inconvenient, but nomination borough, the Government had wisely determined Majority in favour of this Boroughs ...-81
'could operate unfavourably towards those who wished to to got Ha of it. Government were determined to get rid of 1 On the motion that Old Sarum stand part of schedule A,
offer theirecoomientious opposition to the bill, and who had all nomination boroughs, (hear, hear,) and they did so Sir C. FORBES wished to know what the noble lord
a right so to do. He claimed an undoubted right to discuss upon a particular principle, namely, that unless the popu- would do next, after he had disfranchised Old Sarum ?
and deliberate upon a measure of such vast importance fully, tion of the borough contained COM persons, it ought to be 1 Mr. O'CONNELL recollected having beard of Lord
and deprecated the conduct of the gallant officer, in threat. disfranchised, (Mar, hear); and although they had, in one 1 Camelford, that he said if he had lived until the next elect
cuing that house with force from out of doom. He (Sir R., or two roses—the borough of Dos mon for inetance— I dun, he would put in his negro servant for Old Sarurn, but
Peel) hoped, however, that the house would not be intim& deviated from the letter, they had set adhered to the spirit I unfortunately he did not live so lung.
dated by such appeals, and that his Majesty's government of the bill. (Hear,. hear.) They bad all through objected. Mr. WYNN observed that there was not the least fours.
would not attempt to abrogate the discussion of the measure. ot drat. ing In the rural population to drown or swamp the dation for that remark.
Mr. C. PELHAIII made a few observations upon the right inhabitants of the towns. lie denied that he bad injured I Mr. C. FERGUSSON said that there was no person in
of discussion, and the question was again put. the rights of the inhabitants of a borough, if he refused to ; the house prepared to defend Old Sarum.
Col. TORRENS presented a petition from the Rev. Mr. extend the suffrage to a surrounding agricultural population. ! Ali. HUNT knew Old Sarum very well, and he would say
Cutter, praying that the borough of Ashburton might be Upon the sante principle Old Sarum might complain. Ile' that the representative of that borough would represent the
placed in schedule C.—Ordered to be printed. should vote for the destruction of this borough on the sante ! people of England, as much as the representatives of the
TEA BAWK CHASTER, grounds as he voted for the destruction of Downton. (Hear.) I borough of Saltash would.
Mr. C. PELHAM wished to know from the noble lost Mr. PlistED complained of the manner in which his ar- . The question was then put that Old Sarum stand part of
opposite, whether it was his intention to bring forward any guments had been dealt with by the right lion. gentleman . schedule A, and carried.
measure, or make any statement, relative to the Rank opposite. It was evident that the returns made in many On the motion that the borough of Seaford stand part of'
Charter. cases were incorrect, and be instanced the contrast in the schedule A,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied first and second returns made respecting houses in certain Mr. LYON observed that Seaford stood in the same posi-
that he had no measure or statement upon the subject to boroughs. don that Sandwich had been.
make at present. Lord J. RUSSELL said that the Government had no Sir C. WETHERELL did not see why Seaford should
reason to doubt the correctness of the returns made respect- not be united with Brighton, from which place it wart not
lug the borough before the house. more than ten miles distant. Brighton was to send one tom-
, Sir C. W ETIIERELL said that the right hon. gentle. ber, why not join it to Seaford, and let them send two ?
man opposite (Mr. Stanley) might as well go to Macedon in Seaford was then condemned.
Greece as Old Sarum to illustrate his argument. He knew On the question that the borough of Steyning stand part
of no difference between Horsham, which was allowed to be of schedule A,
' swamp et,' to use the right bon. gentleman's expression, (After the Ayes had been expressed),
it the common of Horsham, and thereby saved, and the Sir C. WETHERELL was surprised that none of the
borough of St. Germaine. Morpeth was also swamped in a members for Sussex advocated the cause of these boroughs.
large: extent of country, to save it from destruction. He Here were two boroughs in Sussex to be successively disfran-
saw nee reason therefore why St. (lermain' should not be chiscd, and the franchise was perhaps to be transferred to
'• swamped." Why were Knaresborough and Caine to be the collieries of Durham. There were to be so many boroughs
preserved by-amid:me, they being nomination boroughs ? created there, that this ought to be called the Durham Act.
No answer had been given to the facts stated in support of —(Laughter.)
the burot gls of St. Germaine being continued in schedule B. Lord G. LENNOX had not got up to speak respecting
Mr LAMBERT thought if the application of the loin- these borough, because he had not confidence enough to de-
eiple of the bill were fair and honest, it was not necessary fend a bad cause.—(Cheers.)
that the letter shonld be too closely adhered to. The hon. Mr. CURTEIS observed that the rotten boroughs of
member went into some general remark upon reform amidst Sussex were a disgrace to that county.
cries of question. Sir C. WETHe:RELL was of opinion that if the county
Sir R. PEEL hoped that the gallant gentleman, the of Sussex was polled, it would be found that they were not
member for Rye, would report the conduct of the hon. reformers.
gentleman who spoke last to the Political Unions of Bir. Lord G. LENNOX denied the assertion. Ninety-niaa
mingham, &c. the members of which societies were getting out of one hundred of the freholden were in favour of this
anuoyed at the delay that took place respecting the bill. bilk
(Hear, and laughter.) That lion. gentleman threw out vs- After some desultory observations,
rious inducements to the opposers of the bill to delay it, by Mr. HUNT said he became a reformer early in Warr=
replying to hie observations ; but he (Sir B. Peel) should having a knowledge of Steyning. He had a Mr. Bryan, an
not take advantage of the epponunity given him to argue agent from the Duke of Norfolk, dining with him some years
the general question of reform. lie should apply him- ago. After dinner, they came down to the lobby, and mat
self to the question before the house. 11e contended that they one of the members for Steyning coming out of the boom.
Aught to give to the rural population, possessing, between 41 Where are you going ? " said Mr. Bryan to the member.
their houses and their lands, a holding of 10L a- ear, a vote " I am going to parr off with General Gammen," said the
for the representation of the town. %hilly were they extend- member. " No," said Bryan, " you must not, for the
ing the right of voting in every other particular, and restrain. Duke sent me down here to tell his members that they must
ing it in this. (Hear.) By extending the franchise of the stay in the house, and vote on every question." In conse-
quence of this, the member was obliged to return le the
town into the rural district, they were nuking the inde-
pendence of the town more complete, and by doing this Roue& This circumstance shewed to him what beressb-
timy were making the proposed object of the bill more cow- mongering was, and ever since that he had been a rehmess
plebe. (Hear, hear.) It was the steward of the late Duke of Norfolk who did this.
Mr. LAMBERT said that, in expressing his opinion, After a few words from Lord STAXLZY and Mr. Berm,
it was a matter of indifference to him whether he pleased or Steyning was condemned.
displeased either the members of Unions or individuals. The motions that the boroughs of Stockbridge and Tea.
(Hear, hear.) gong be placed in schedule A. were next put and carried,
Sir R. PILEL did not doubt the hon. gentleman's in- without eliciting ar observation.
dependence. On the motion that the borough of Wareham stand peel
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL did not think that the of schedule A,
observations of one hon. gentleman ought to be brought into Mr. G. BANKS was rather surprised that none of
play against another hon. gentleman. But of this he was the Members fur that borough had Imade any attempt es
sure, that the impatience expressed out of doors ought not save it.
Ito be disregarded by that house. (Hear, hear.) The King's Captain G. CALCRAFT certainly had intended himself
ministers had been taunted with certain Anomalies that had to move that Wareham be inserted in schedule B; but as
eprung out of the principle upon which the bill was founded- seeing the decision of the house in the cases of Appleby mad'
, He was only astonished that there were not more of these other boroughs, he saw he had not a leg to stand on ; be 1
anomalies (hear). But the Reform Bill was not introduced therefore determinedi not to delay the progress of the bill by
to destroy anomalies, but to do away with those abuses, the a fruitless opposition to the disfranchisement of Wareham.
scandals and disgraces of the constitution, the nomination (Hear.)
boroughs (cheers.) lie thought the Ministers, instead of Lord J. RUSSELL observed that Ministers Ail ass.deserving the censure of gentlemen for retaining certainsacred their case sometime ago, and they did wet disk it
I boroughs favourable to themselves,were really too forbearing I should be excluded from schedule A.
with respect to boroughs opposed to them. He instanced Sir C. WETHERELL proposeellto adjourn this on is
their conduct towards Aldborough and Buckingham. The order that further enquiry should be made respecting this
I very circumstance of the persons who possessed the right to borough.
nominate, formed one of the strongest grounds to disfran- I After a few words from Captain CatriarT and Mr.
chile the borough, as it was the same persons who still Roßseesox, the motion was agreed to.
endeavoured to maintain au influence whit it he (the Attorney The motion that the boroughs of Wendover and Weobley
General) considered unconstitutienaL stand part of schedule A. were put consecutively, and also
Mr. CHOKER said that, when a line was drawn and agreed to.
honestly pursued, it was surprising that there were so man. On the motion drat the borough of Whitchurch stand part
anomalies. Was there no anomaly in the fact of alO of schedule A,
freeholder in Grosvenor.square being considered of the same Col. TOWNSEND and Sir S. SCOTT spoke briefly
importance as a 101. freeholder in tie most inferior street ? in vindication of the character of their constituents for
Was there no anaidoly in the circumstance of Halton send- purity of conduct.—The motion was
two members, when Bolton, with a population of fifty On the motion that the borough of agreed
to
rhea stand part
thousand, would only be allowed to return one.—(Cheen.) of schedule A,
He deprecated the departure from the rule laid down by Mi. Mr. CURTEIS presented a petition from the inhabitants
nisters. The borough of Caine was preserved because the of Winchelses,stating that the inhabitants within the ancient
if limits of its charter more than exceeded the line of populae
boroughs and parish were confounded.—(Hear, hear.)
the Government had rolhered to their own information, tion, and denying that they had ever done any act to warrant
t..e borough of Caine would be in schedule A.—(Cheers.) tbeir being deprived of their privileges.
It was an extraordinary coincidence, that the borough of
Aanft, and li terbilimrC. l'ethercll cunvtcnation, the between Mr.
w
nMr. C.
agreed to.
Pelham, Col.
Caine captained 0,000 acres, the precise number of acres that Evans,
the borough of tit. Germain' contained.—(Hen, hear.) The On the motion that the borough of Woodstock stand part
population of Caine was returned as 4,300 by the union of of schedule A, -
ableLospdiaceST, GoßdlltflOthoNT
peamtittenofledthe
itriththiswbwkhas
wltactonstlderthe-
the parish. There is no case in comparisonni,erethwatasSnto.
tGoener.
mains was not superior to Aldborough.
view that could be taken of the subject, that was not in town was hmluded, the borough would be entitled to be
favour of St. Germaine. Ho would oppose all anomalies, taken out of schedule A. -
and he was prepared to show that the line had not been Lord RUSSELLe
disfranchisement,explainedin so low
ofooditeck had
awtone the prin-
honestly pursued. He implored the Committee to be just, ciplea upon width the
and temper their severity with justice, and relieve the coon. proceeded, that his lordship's observations were very imps.
fecily heard in the gallery.
tty front the arbitrary dictates of the noble lord. He shouldery Pere
Mr. O'CONNELL said that he could, on the authority
vote for the borough of St. Germaine being placed in
of the Marquis of Blandford, that friend to Reform den
inde dently.
schedule B.
that Woodstock was a nominationbo gl and declare that
Lund J. RUSSELL said that the subject was so exhaust.
the voters who were freemenbyservlckultude,l'had always acted
ed, that he should not take up the time of the Committee,
but for the speech of the Right Hon. Gentleman, who had
not stated the case accurately. He (Lord J. Russell) had it
Ire.uPILSED Lord AIIIIIand tr, Sir C. Wernmext.e.,
dealt with Caine as he had done with a great many other addressed the eninmittee.
boroughs, and was solely governed by the population re. Lord R. CHURCHILL was a friend to reform, so far as
turns. It the Government had a desire to preserve the in. related to the transferring the franchise
en
account of Ins.
bat he id not agree to this bill. He could not
Burnet of their friend., they would have adopted a different ouniy
'that Peter should be robbed to pay Paul. (Laughter.)
line of ceaduct altogether. The borough of St. Germain. ' a
covered 50 acres, and the town of Caine covered 850 acres, The motion was then
so that the difference was very materiaL He concluded by On the motion thain;greeetedteuWiimeent,
stand
pest
of
oche.
amidst cries of question, duLonile A Mason and Lord POICHESTIIt severally protest-
justifying the bill.
Mr. CHOKER explained,
tysemlon I
Mr. STANLEY said that the right hon. gentleman ha edp,„,egy:47".
od,:coothoiNtahliNewsboterpuoughingaildiseirritochi.selnatt and pronounced a
sot gone into the question before the house, but accused the
government of hang dishonestly departed from the line. arida", given in the ems of. the hontheiati_;:eld_inelniof Willoh,___b/othobe
He denied that the right hon. gentleman was borne out by had ham her f
facts. The population of Coke exceeded two thousand, and the mire a handwnpeathe kftuiffir T. hilarannleir.wnltwilltillt expelled
the
the population of St. Germaine only amounted to five bun- Flee of a vote was 20
N ableas.
dread. He trusted that the fallacy of the right hon. gentle-
Lad 11-AHO --- iiilL the observstktes of the hon. and
man's statement would not delude the committee. , learned gentleman an indecent personal attack.

Mr. HUME boss out the truth of the statement mad,
the bon. and learnetilmember for Kerry.
After a few words from Mr. G'Cow NELL,
boo
Lm
anddftllealedONgenduiseclaimman
anedyallartnintention of giving th,t
The motion was then agreed to.
On the motion that the borough of Yarmouth (I<k of
Wight) stand part of the bill, •
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY made a few remads ; aft.,
which the motion was agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN then put the question that the elau.,
stand part of the bill.
Mr. PRAED objected to the motion, on accoun• t 6,
lateness of the hour.
The Chancellor of the EXCHEQUCR thought the !Tin.
ciple of the clause had been fully discussed, and unlit:.
stood that no objection was to be raised to the motto-.
Sir C. WETHERELL agreed in this.
sir. PRAED said that many hon. members had olisms,
dons to make upon the subject.
Sir IL PEEL concurred that, on the motion upon th!
word "each" the principle was fully discussed. lie ea.:, •
not oppose the motion.
Tke motion was then put, and carried without a d:vitior.
The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and obtained leave to
sit again.
The house resumed. and the reports of the committ:r o:
supply and public were agreed to ; after which, the uthtt
orders of the day having been disposed of, the hum..• at%
journed at a QUARTER PAST Two.
LIST
of 27 who voted on Mr. HUNT'S Motion for rite lietketi.,
of the Grant of 16,1821. to the Society for the Prcpagalio:.
of the Gospel in Foreign Parts to 8,0001. with a cico
its entire discontinuance in 1832.
Bennet, John Paget, Thomas
[Hackney, W. Power, Robert
Dawson, Alex. Shell, R. L.
Dick. . Thicknesse, R.
Dixon, Jos. Walker, C. A.
Doyle, Sir J. M. Warburton, H.
Modes, Hon T. Watson, Hon. R.
Gordon, Robert Wilbraham, G.
Grattan, James Wilke, John
Ingilby, Sir W. A. Williams, Sir J.
Knight, Robert Wood, John
Lambert, Henry Wyse, Thomas
Lambert, J. S.
Mullins, F. W.
Musgrave, Sir R.

TELLIR.
Henry hunt

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

DUTCH PAPERS RECEIVED THIS DAY.

BRUSSELS, JULY 23.-4' We learn (sai,
Courtier) from an authentic quarter the formatic:.
of the King's Cabinet. M. de Mentenaeie,
reign Affairs ; M. Osy, Finance ; M. Raikor.:,
Justice ; M. Dufailly and M. Sauvage remain,
the former Minister of War, the latter of the In-
terior."

Accounts from the cities in the provinces an-
nounce that the day of his Majesty's inauguration
was celebrated with great solemnity.
We aro assured that the King has shosen Gen.
Van Koekinbuig and Col. Fleury, superior OifiCef4
of the Civic Guard, to be his Aides-de-Camp.
To-morrow, Sunday, his Majesty will review-
the bra -e Civic Guard and the garrison of rirns-
sels.—Brussels Papers, July 24.
HOLLAND.

A MSTERDA ar, July 24.—We have receives!
the foUowing accounts from our squadron before
Antwerp, dated the day before yesterday :
Things remain here in the same state, and you
may easily imagine the tiresome uniformity of w
way of life here, N% hick may perhaps soon chan...e.
We have received the news of the refusal of th,.,
King to accede to the 10 articles ; and as the:
are incompatible with the dignity of the nation,
I may say the refusal gives general satisfaction.
Yesterday the accession of Leopold I. was cele-
brated at Antwerp : a salute of 101 guns announced
at noon to the inhabitants of that city the begin.
ning of his reign, and the end of their prosperity :
it was a salute fired over the grave of their com-
merce : in fact, many of the citizens of Antwerp
are convinced, that as far as they are concerned,
this must be the result.

If the illumination in the evening is to be
considered as an indication of the joy of the inha-
bitants, it must be very small. About ten houses
on the quay, which affords one of the places best
adapted for such a display, were very scantily
lighted up ; and if the illuminations in the city were
on a similar scale, we might be led to infer that the
inhabitants do not feel themselves particularly
happy, in consequence of the choice made by the
Congress.
Tit e HAGUE, JULY 24.—His Majesty the
King, with his Royal Highness the Prince of
Orange, left this town on Friday morning early
to visit the army. .1 he three sons of the Prince
of Orange had set out some time before. The
King and the Prince arrived at Breda at noon, and
soon afterwards went with Prince Frederick to in-
spect the fortifications, after which they reviewe'
the garrison, consisting of the militia of Breda,
South Holland, and Gelderland, the artillery, &c.
with whose appearance and discipline they were
highly satisfied. On Saturday the King and the
Princes, with a brilliant staff, rode to the camp.
where they reviewed the Ist and 2d divisions of the
army, some brigades of artillery, &c. The weather
being extremely fine, there was a vast concourse of
spectators from Breda and the neighbouring towns.
The King having dined in the Camp, proceeded to
Bois le Duc, where his Majesty will remain to-
morrow and till Monday morning, whence he will
go to Eindhoven, inspect the troops there, return on
Tuesday to Breda, and go on Wednesday to Ber-
gen-op-Zoom. Perhaps his Majesty may then go
and visit the flotilla.

BREDA, JULY 23.—Yesterday afforded us an
agreeable, and at the same time most impressive
solemnity. We will not pretend to anticipate the
intentions of our Sovereign ; but we will also not
dissemble, that it appeared to us from our own feel-
ings, and what we oliserved of the general impres-
sion, that this arrival of the king was the harbinger
of the termination of our distressed situation, and
of the beginning of an active and glorious future.
It is not in times of prosperity that the ties of an
intimate connection are driven closer ; times of care
and suffering are better calculated to afford a
touchstone of fidelity and attachment. Such
times we have known ; they are not yet past:
but the events of the last few days have
thrown much light over the gloomy pic-
ture' and the appearance of those whose interest
has been so intimately connected for ages with the
prosperity of the country, in the midst of the defen-
ders of their independence, arises in the presage of s
much brighter light. Many recollections replaced
us in the most glorious period of the last 16 years
a white plume reminded us of the most splendid
victory of that period ; it seemed to wave as at
Quaint Bras, and it is evident that many repeated
with double zeal--" Forward," which has been
already uttered.
The moment is favourable; Holland has always
given the most striking example of firmneds amidst
the general commotion of the world ; perhaps
there is reserved for this little spot, the glory which

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EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 27.

putvers seem timidly to decline, namely—
'that of assuring the triumph of general freedom
over unbridled liberalism : may this end be pro-
moted by the festival of the union of the Prince
with those tvlio have sworn to give for this triumph
more than their lives.— Dutch • Papers, July 25.
FRANCE.
Lc Globe calculates that the new Chamber will
thus divided—the majority will consist of' from
to 300 members, and will represent the opinions
of the Journal dcs Dibats. It will be composed
Jf public functionaries, doctrinary metaphysians '
the old school, peaceable proprietors, esti-
ma!ile bet traenlightened individuals, forced by
•lie fear of anarchy out of their ordinary position.
w;l1 cry out against demagogues, and show
'err little indulgence for youth and for the Riess.
file opposition will amount to from 130 to 150
the greater part of whom will rally round
the banner elevated by the Constitntionnel. There
nil!, however, be a considerable number who will
i',;low the aberrations of the Cornier Francais
and the National, and some will even no so far as
to take their stand on the ground occupied by the
Triune. This Opposition will be more animateu
and energetic than last Session ; it has los', but
few of its active members, and has recruited its
ranks by new ones, who are young and impas-
sioned. It will be more occupied in accusing the
!lini,:try than in seeking the means of satisfying
!::.• wants of the country ; it would prove incontes-
ta'.,:v that the PCrier administration has not realised
t::, programme of the wishes and instinctive de-
p:res of France ; but it will itself be too much
t ten up with another programme (that of the Motel
de Vile), the terms of which are hardly in accord- '
zee with the most vital interests of society, and the
cress of industry, science, and the line arts. It
will be superior to the present Government in
lyropathy with the most numerous cbsses, but oc-
casionally inferior to it in the sentiment of sta-
•ility, order, and peace ; and notwithstanding its
7eal good intentions, its sympathies will pro-
-bly remain little more than nominal. The
party of Legitimacy, represented by the Quuti-
diane and the Gazette de France, will have no
e7pns in the Chamber, as its only Deputy, M.
P,;rrver, will find himself so completely iso-
Lad, that he cannot be more than an observer of
....11.1t passes. The remainder of the article is
otiAl to prove that neither the Legitimates, the
juste er the Liberals can secure the hap-
piness of France ; that can only be done by the
St. Simonists, in whom are united, in just pro-
pvtions, those ideas of order, perfection, and sta-
i,;lity, the extremes of which constitute the doc-
ti nes of the three parties above alluded to.
Paris is much changed for the worse. Pri-
vate equipages are rarely seen in the street, and
that appearance which Paris bore formerly, of
every one being in the pursuit of pleasure, has
altogether vanished. Those you meet look either
ferce or desperate, or fearful and unhappy. The
Theatres are no longer places of amusement,
bet arenas for the strife of highly-excited politi-
ca! passions. The gardens of the Tuileries,
once the resort of the gay and the fashionable,
we now comparatively a solitude, rendered still
more dreary by a few old men seated upon the
benches, looking doubt and despondency, or
younger ones striding with hurried paces under the
!Tees, and muttering curses, I suppose, not loud
but deep.' Social enjoyment is completely defunct.
The discussion of politics, in the most acrimonious
md often outrageous tone, and that in the presence
cithe gentler sex, occupy their thoughts and tongues,
to the total exclusion of every other subject. Trade
•s at the very lowest ebb—half the public hotels are
empty—several of the principal, and who were
:iimposed to be the most prosperous restaurateurs
are shut up, and numberless shops in the principal
s:reets are closed. The King, it is said, is com-
pletely tired and disgusted with his high but not
happy station, and would most gladly, if he had
not such immense private possessions in the coun-
:ry, return them politely the crown, and cut the
thole concern.—Private Letter in the Post.

)Ni O'CLOL K This Day.—BSITOTDeIII4 30.11.
n meter, 78. Wind E. Weather, fair, with clouds.

'Phis day the KING came to town from Wind-
..,l Castle, and held a Levee at St. James's Palace;
.dt( r which there was a Privy Council in his
MAJ ESTY'S Private Chamber, which was at-
m1(1,11 by
Tit, marquis of Lansdowne, Earl Grey, Lord Durham,
Viscount Palmerston, Viscount Goderich, the Earl of Car-
Ae, Viscount Althorp, the Right Hon. Charles Grant,
Lad Holland, Sir James Graham, Lord John Russell, the
DA: of Richmond, and Mr. Stanley.

Letters are in town this day from Cadiz, stating
tom the greatest activity prevails there in repairing
;he fortifications of that city, as well as all those
Along the Spanish coast. FERDINAND has
like-
:ise issued a decree for an instant levy of fifty
ti,3usand men.

There are rumours in Paris, and have been
ethers in London of considerable advantages being
gained Ly the Poles over //ASK EVITSCH, after a
portion of his army had been entrapt across the
Vistula. We shall be most happy to confirm this

By an error of the press yesterday, GEIL-
CD'S corps were made 20,000 men instead of

Of Prussian treachery, there are such continued
, ruuts, that it is insulting any longer to speak of the
principle of non-intervention.

Just as we were going to press, the Journal des
"Abuts of Mond y has been received, by which
find that the Russian corps, which have passed
he Vistula, amount only to twenty thousand men,
:itti S 4 pieces of artillery, commanded by Count
I'•U LEN . The main division of the Polish army
• 'till at Modlin ; and it seems to be the determine-
tvi of the Generalissimo immediately to offer
L tale to the Russians. I•he Polish troops are in

the highest order, and manifest the greatest
enthusiasm.

When we impeached the good faith of ',to-
FOLD and the Belgic Ministers yesterday,we gave
LOUIS PHILIPPE credit for that passage in his
speech, in which he boasted of his prowess in
effecting the destruction of some Belgic fortresses,
which he exalted into consequence by asserting
that they were built to aid aggression against
France. It was quoted as a triumph of his
policy, and all the world drew the same infe-
rence, that by some secret article, LEOPOLD and
the Belgic Ministers had thus purchased France;
and, if so, that the Belgic people had been
betrayed !
In this way it was considered by Lord Aberdeen,
the Duke of Wellington, &c., and the affair led to
animadversions which produced a satisfactory ex-
planation from LORD GREY, by which it appears
that the French Speech gave an improper colour
to an affair—a mere project—with which France
had no concern whatever, and being no party, was
in no way consulted.
The fortresses in question were planned by the
four great Powers, England, Russia, Prussia, and
Austria, when Belgium was united to Holland, as
a security of Belgium against France, and built
partly at their joint expense under treaty. As then
this treaty was ended by the separation of Belgium
from Holland, the four Ministers held a conference,
and entered into an agreement no longer to sustain
these fortresses; and if hereafter it was so agreed,
to dismantle them, or some of them, but it was
left quite open. Tho result was then pro forma
communicated to France in proof of mutual con-
fidence, but not as a party.
It was, therefore, a very disingenuous gasconade
of the French Government to boast of this as an
achievement; thereby putting LEOPOLD in the
wrong with his new subjects, and creating a flame
of discontent for which there was no ground what-
ever. Of course LEOPOLD could not be a party to
a Treaty which actually does not exist, and in re-
gard to which the party boasting of the advantage
had no concern whatever, and never will or can be
allowed to have any concern, by the real parties.

A very general feeling of impatience prevails in
regard to the tardy progress of the Reform Bill.
Surely it was an error to put the question on each
Borough instead of the whole clause. The
adopted course was the suggestion of the
Speaker; but it evidently led to an unpro-
fitable waste of time, since a majority for
each Borough, taken separately, was equal-
ly good for the whole. Hence down
to two o'clock this morning, the House has passed
only the FIRST CLAUSE, of five lines, out of the
fifty-two clauses of which the Bill consists. The
next clause of four lines, includes schedule B, as
long as A, and open to equal quibbling, if every
place is in like manner to be put separately, and
the small points enlarged upon by speakers against
time.

Our laws would not have been the scarecrow
they are, if a design of Cromwell to reduce them
to common sense had been obstructed just like this
Reform Bill. Ludlow tells us that he was on the
committee of seven appointed to make the changes.
But four of them were lawyers, who, he says, so
cavilled at every word, and disputed so many weeks
about the word property, that after three or four
months a quorum could never again be formed,
and hence craft and absurdity triumphed even to
this day.
We observe that the people, who are unwilling
dupes of such shuffling, are meeting every where ;
and, but yesterday, we saw a meeting convened at
Exeter to address the House on the subject. They
waived other pressing questions till the bill bad
passed; but those subjects do not admit of delays
in this object, which seem to be the effect of pre-
meditation. The country was at the point of ex-
treme unction, when the Kiwo ejected the last
Ministry, and reform was demanded with a view
to effectual relief ; but thus far the remedy has but
aggravated the complication of disorders under
which all were suffering.

In the House of Peers, LORD ABERDEEN spoke
at length on those parts of the French King's
Speech which refer so incorrectly to Belgium and
Portugal. LORD GREY explained fully ; and it
appeared that the French King had misrepresented
the circumstances as to Belgium, but was justified

in imitating this country about Portugal. The
Duke of WuLuxoToN enlarged on all the points,,
and expressed his astonishment at the views ex-
pressed on the Belgic question in the French
speech. He considered all the fortresses to be
more necessary now than ever. Lord GREY, in
accordance with the late opposition, undervalued
the fortresses.

Lord Wysroan's Bill was again postponed till
Monday.
In the COMMONS, Sir R. PEEL demanded ex-
planations about the Belgic Fortresses ; but Lord
ALTII 0 RP referred to Lord PA LMERsTow who
was not present. We may, however, venture to
say, that as LEOPOLD and the Belgians are no
parties to the nascent design, they will, of course,
preserve their own fortresses.
COI. EVANS, Mr. JOHN SMITH, Mr. HUNT,
and Mr. SULWEA, expressed the public opinion
about the delay of the Reform Bill; but the CHAN-
CELLOR of the Ex cm EQU E a thought nothing could
be so improper as to stifle discussion.

In the Committee, Queeaborough, after some

objections of Mr. CA PEL and Sir C. GRANT, was
condemned.

Now ROMNEY shared the same fate; but after
a protracted and irrelevant discussion, about Lydd,
Sandwich, Deal, Werhmar, &c.
ST. Golly we produced long speeches from
Mr. Ross, Lord J. RUSSELL, Mr. PRAED, Mr.
STANLEY, Sir C. WETHERELL, Mr. LAMBERT,
Sir R. PEEL, the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, Mr.
CROKER, &c. &c. when a division took place-
-260 to 212.

St. MANES died easy ; as did St. Michaels.

SALTASH was not insisted on by Lord AL-
THORP, owing to the population of the parish ex-
ceeding 2000. Lord MILTON thought otherwise,
but Lord J. RUSSELL moved that it should be
transferred to B, which vas carried by 231 to 150.
OLD SARUM led to some jokes and anecdotes,
after which it wa.; sent to " the vault of all
the Capulets."

WINCDELSEA shared the same lot.
Something was said for WOODSTOCK, but with-
out saving it.
WOOTTON BASSETT found defenders in Lords
MAHON and PORCDESTER, but they raised no
effectual pity, and in the words of Lord FOR-
CHESTER, it was involved in the general mas
*acre.

YsnmouTu came last, and was added to the
black and worthless list.
The FIRST CLAUSE was then agreed to, at past
Two o'clock.
The only way to shorten these endless debates
would be for the Newspapers to agree not to report
them. The Bill would then pass through the Com-
mittee in a couple of evenings ; but now every
point serves for a display of published eloquence.
To say that no one reads the speeches is no re-
straint, for they gratify the orators, if no one else.
In the Dublin papers received this morning we
have the luminous charge of Baron SMITH at the
Westmeath Assizes. In giving the state of the
Calendar, he had several causes which forbade
him to offer his congratulations
•' I find, said the learned Baron, ateenleen eases of burn-
ing., twenty-two of assaults (to use the language of the sche-
dule) connected with ribbonistn, sisty-eight of illegal no-
tices, nine of illegal meetings, twenty-one of injuries to pro.
perty, and twenty-seven of attacks on houses. With the
exception, however, of those cases which the melancholy oc-
currence at Castlepollard has supplied, I am not aware of
any to come forward at these assizes which appear to call for
more than ordinary attention. These cal., unquestionably will
demand a hearing the most attentive, anxious, and impartial.
they are important under different points of view. First, there
has been a disastrous and too copious effusion of human
blood. Inquisition must be made for this. But, secondly,
the cases are important also upon this account, that the
lives of several human beings are at stake, and those lives
they are entitled to call on us to fence with all
those protections which the principles of the criminal
law direct to be thrown round them. Those prin.
ciples are moat humane and favourable to human life,
and often times is credit given to the court for mercy
which it is not the court but the law that is dispensing.--
Thirdly, ministers of the law are here charged with hav-
ing sanguinarily abused the powers with whirls that law
entrusts them. If this charge be established, they
ought to abide the penal consequences, according to
whatever may turn out to have been the degree of
their transgression. But, fourthly. they are the minis-
ters of the law, and co long as they appear to have bat
performed their duties and exercised their rights, and not to
have usurped more privilege than has been conferred upon
them towards a vigorous and efficient discharge of their ism.
portant duties, they are eminently entitled to the proteetho
of the law, and its protecting voice must not be drowned he
violence or prejudice, or clamour. But perhaps I may sus
to be anticipating upon the duties of that tribunal, the ems
else of whose functions it is your province to introduce."
In concluding his address, the Baron stated :
" You will have to say whether certain persons—should
they be sent to trial—whether these or any of them should
be convicted or discharged. The public are entitled that
the Law should be vindicated, and uansgresaors brought
to conviction, and to such greater or less punishment as
may be adequate to the offence. On the other hand jus-
tice, and I will therefore say the public, are entitled to de-
mand that those principles of the same law which are esta-
blished for the benefit of prisoners, should be religiously
adhered to, and not in any degree infringed."
We find by the Freeman's Journal that the
deepest popular emotion prevails with respect to
these trials, and impart to the assizes a most me-
lancholy interest ; but, notwithstanding, there
had been no great gathering or crowding of
the peasantry, and every thing was quiet and
tranquil. Up to the hour of our last advises,
and at which the Court rose, the bills in the
Castlepollard case had not been sent up to the
Grand Jury. At Wexford, there is no count for
manslaughter in the bills of indictment: they are
for murder !

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We are informed by 'a
correspondent, that the
Polish Commander-in-chief has gained a consider-
able advantage over the rear-guard of the Russian
army in crossing the Vistula. Our correspondent
gives us no particulars, and states no authority ;
we therefore must look to another arrival for a
confirmation and an extension of his intelligence.
Times.

One effect of Mr. COBBETT'S trial has been to
excite the Metropolitan Town of Manchester un-
solicited to agitate the question of returning him
to Parliament as the representative of their vast
interests. The consentaneous way in which it has
been brought forward in different circles, and the
approbation it seems to have created, afford the
fairest prospect of success. Two gentlemen are
named as his colleagues, Messrs. SHUTTLEWORTH
and POTTER, the former the beet speaker, but both
of them pre-eminent for public and private in-
tegrity, while, as not a little important, they would
either of them be likely to be cordial co-operators
with the author of the Norfolk Petition. Tories
in principle and Tories in practice have been
named, but such men would have no chance among
ten•pound householders, nor could they be useful
in a reformed Parliament.

ROYAL EXCHANGE, ONE O'CIAMIL
Consols which left off yesterday at 83k, opened
at the same price, at present they are 831 a for the
account, with little doing.
The Foreign Market is void of interest.
TWO O'CLOCK.

Consols, which were in the early part of the
morning at 83i for the account, have since receded
to 831, owing to the French prices coming lower.
In the Foreign Market little or nothing doing.
The French Three per Cents come this day at
56f. 60c.