Star.
London, England, 1817-01-20 00:00:00

MEETING OF TIIE JWIPDEN CLUB.

Saturday a Meeting of several of the Members
composing the Hampden Club was held at the
Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, for the
purpose of taking into consideration the form of a
Bill on the subject of Parliamentary Reform, to he
submitted in February next, ior the approbation of a
general Meeting ; in the event of its receiving which,
it will be presented to Parliament forthwith by Sir
F. BURDETT. The draft of this Bill embraces the
whole of the popular topics connected with the ques-
tion of reform in the most detailed arrangement.
The meeting being merely of a preliminary nature.
and for the put pose of preparing the bill, was open
only to the Members of the Club.

.DUTCH AND FLANDERS MAIL.
Mr. Lamb, English Envoy at the Court of Ba-
varia. was expected at Frankfort on the 7:h instant,
for the purpose ot succeeding Lord Clancarty at the
German Diet, his Lordship being to resume his post
as Minister at the Court ot the Netherlands.

The weather in Holland, and in most of the
northern parts of Europe, continues unusually mild
and moist for the season.

At Brussels, iu the buildings of an old Convent,
1,2(X) poor p. ople are daily bed with bread and soup.
An article frcm Ghent, of the Bth, states, on the
authority of a private letter. that the Embassy of
Louis XVIII. to the Court of the Brazils had totally
failed in its objects. the chief of which was to obtain
the restoration of that p tit of Guiana which tell to
the share of Portugal during the late war.
The standing army of Wirtemberg is to be dirni-
nkhed to the amount of 211,000 men.
The number of the vessels which entered the port
of Islamburgh, in the coarse of last year, amounted
to 1,615 ; of these 702 were from England ; 84 from
France, three from the East Indies, 37 from the
West Indies, 4.0 from North America, nine from
South America, &c. The number of ships which
passed the Sound during the same period was 3,871:
or these 1,848 were British : the Swedish were swat
in point of numbers ; the French only 16, the Ame-
ricans 168.
BRUSSELS, JANUARY is.
They write from Cambray, that the English supe-
rior Officers, who bad deferred their departure for
Paris, are now gone thither, which nukes it imagined
that the absence of the Duke will be longer than was
expected. The Officers of all the corps of the right
wing of the army of occupation distinguish themselves
by the subscriptions fortheir relief of the pooe inhabi-
tants of the country.
The recruiting for the French army still continues.
Many of and privates, against whose conduct no
particular objection can be made, are engaged. It
happens, indeed, from time to time, that individual
soldiers shew their attachment to the former Govern-
ment, but those occurrences ate more and more rare
foroome time past. The exchange of couriers has
been remarkably frequent. It is confidently believed
that negotiations are on toot between France and the
Allied Powers. •

JANUARY IC-Darin the absence of the Duke of
Wellington from Cambria, (where his Grace is, how-
ever, expected in a few days), the English army is
commanded by Lieutenant• General Lord 'Hill, the
companion of his glory in the immortal campaigns in
Portugal and Spain.
The letters from Cambray speak of a meeting of
several Generals of the allied troop► in that town.

SECOND CHAMBER OF THE STA TES-GENERAL.
After the public business of the day was ended,
the Prrsident announced, that he had a communica-
tion to make, which was of a nature to be discussed
in a Secret Committee, in conseqbence of which the
galleries were cleared.
11 N.B. It is believed that the communication made
in the Secret Committee is a proposition of the
highest importance, presented by some Members,
tending to the general prohibition of the exportation
of corn from the southern provinces of the kingdom,
by extending as tar as the Scheldt, including what
was formerly Dutch Brabant, the regulation of the
prohibitory law, and the establishing a cordon of
observation between the northerrpand the southern pro-
vinces, that the latter may enjoy the produce of their

soil, and the former the unlinfted freedom of
The local authorities will, it is said, be char*,
watching over the execution of this measure-.
of 'Attire, half of the corn so seiv.ll shag lick•
the Door ot the Commune where the s:izure is
if the agents of the convoys end kences as.;:.,
shall enjoy a fourth.

BRUSSELS, JANUARY Jr.

The proposition made in the 3ecrst
yesterday, was referred to the Sscrirm. .
that the Central S:ction, which nieNs n•-m,,tro•s-,
make its Report on rtiday, aid that the
will take place in a Secret Committee the cinic,
Major-General Baron Vanden 11,•egar,t,
pointed Military Governor of Sonya/IL ite
Belgian by birth, and it is with pleas.ne we se
the first General belonging to the Southern Pinti
who is sent to one of the Dutch Colonies, is ati
cer of such high reputation, tc,:tdiy cf
pointed by our august Sovereign to canimin:
important settlement.

FRk,NCII PAPI.Rc.

CHAMBER OF DEPITIIE*;.

SITTING OF TUE 15111 of IA NI:ARV.
The discussion respecting the liberty of these!
WAS resumed.

M. de Chaumom.t. thought th4t circa t;
were changed, And voted ag4inst the
M. ltavez would vote fur the 14w u 1
he wouli not have voted for tl,At of Isls, w.l
amendments.

M. CORBIERE was of opinion, that the pm;
law would substitute the arbitrary goveraturia 0
police for the regular government of the law,
short examination would shew that the alleged
liorations of the law of 1815 were only chirmi
He concluded by voting fur the rejection of the
M• DELASIALLE, Commissary of the King,
surprised that a law, recommended by its pea,
and moderation, should meet with in much 9
tion ; and proceeded to examine and to refui
principal objections to it.
M. d'A aGENsurt demanded that the question iti
be put ; but the President thought titre was
sufficient number of that opinion, and the Spi
closed a discourse of some length by swing I,
rejection of the law, as iiSCICSS and pernicious.
M. Coußvorsisa defended the Pro.st of the
in a speech, during which he was repeatedly,
to order.
M. BENOIST thought that irrelevant and inti
rate invectives should be omitted.

M. Counvoisten wished to proceed at once
question.

- After some further observations from weevil
bers, the Chamber decided that the Reporters.
be heard tomorrow, and the Sitting ciosed.
PARIS, JANUARY 15.
Yesterday the King heard mass in his own
ments, and to day his Majesty presided at a Ci
of Ministers, which sat tilt a very late hour.
Mr. Brougham,orie of the Opposition Men+
the British Parliament, has arrived in Paris
return from Italy. He was present at the dist,
of the Chamber of Deputies ou the law rev'
individual liberty.

The Procnreur.General has appealed agx
jndgmenr of the Colo t of Assizes, which
dernmd to live years imprisiinmerit Michael HI
for attempting to asslsiiiate his wife and thing
The republic of Geneva has decreed the rig
citivem,hip to the Count L:apo d'Ltria, the R.
hinfister to the Helvetic. Republic. The decti
presented in a superb gold box. •
It is .rain contirmed that the King of Pi,!
I is expected at Lisboa on a visit to his Em
territories in May nest. The Kin! and Queeit
Spain. the Infant Don Culus, and tit,: Pinu',
Princess, his wife, will proceed with the whi lc tr
t 3 Badajoz, and the two Sovereigns will Lave au
terview beyond the Guadiana.
The packet boat from &venue, near L'Orient
was sunk nn the sth instant. by the violence of
wind and waves, and all an board, except a ycuth
14, perished.

In the circles in which the sublimer degrees of
!hies are discussed, they speak much of a letter It
Citizen Jefferson to Mad.ime de Sue!.

The day before yesterday el brilliant ball was
by Sir Charles Stuart, the English Ambassach r,
his How) in the Faubourg St. Honore. Tl►e co
pany was numerous, and composed of many
tunas personages. H►s Grace the Doke of Wain;
ton was present, and retired at one o'clo►ck.
MADRID, JANUARY 2.

M. de Cevallos, whose departure has been for EIE
time suspended by order of his Majesty, has at It 11;t.
set out on his Embassy to Naples.
The convocation of the Cortes map be now lock:
for with every certainty.

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