The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-02-19 00:00:00

FOILE::GN ZNTELLTGENCE.

FRANCE.
PARIS, FRB. 12.—1 t appears that the ministers have decided
upon proroguing the Chambers immediately after the adoption
of the budget of the current year. The prorogation will be for
a very short period—a fortnight or three weekS; a new session
will then be opened, and the budget of 18.3-1 will be presented 7,,
its adoption will render it unnecessary to assemble the Cham-
bers again before the middle of next year.
Much surprise has been occasioned by the length of time
employed by the Commission of the Chamber of Peers, charged
with its examination of the departmental law adopted by the
Chamber of Deputies, in preparing the report, but the deiav is
accounted for by the fact that the Chamber of Deputies lied
adopted an immense number of amendments, without much
discrimination, and that it requires much time to put them in
any intelligible order.

The political duels en wave have been entirely abandoned,
but a certain General ilulot has been doing his best to get up
an affair between himself and the Marquess tie Dalmatia, Soult'S-
eldest son, upon the most singular pretext that could ever have
been thought of. This M. Ilulot is a marechal de camp, or
major-general; but he thinks that his merits are those of a lieu-
tenant-general, and that in consequence he ought to have been
promoted long since. It would appear that Soult, in his catiz,,
city of Minister of War, is not quite of the same opinion as
and that in consequence the gallant. general is destined
to remain, for some time at least, in the inferior capacity of
marechal de camp. AL Hulot, determined to carry his point
one way or other, obtained an interview with Soult's son, and
on finding that he was not much disposed to support his preten-
sions,sent him a challenge, and on the marquess declining the
intended honour, the general attacked him in the Tribune, and
caused handbills, containing the most violent abuse, to Le
printed and circulated in every direction.
Various reports have been iu circulation respecting dissen-
sions in the ,cabinet, but it appears certain that everything is
now arranged. Soult and Human have come to terms respect-
ing the budgetW
of the Minister of ar, and M. Thiers, not
haying much occupation just now, is about taking to himself a
wife.

ishLGt U M.

BRUSSELLS, FEB. 11.—In the Chamber of Representatives
this day a warm discussion took place on the demand of M. Osyi
who stated that he had received a private letter from an agent at
Flushing to apprise him that the King of Holland had on the
.31st ult. signed a decree to cause a toll to be levied on vessel.
coming up the Scheldt. lie said that the Belgian Government
ought to be aware of that fact, and demanded if the Minister
for Foreign Affairs was acquainted with it?
The Minister for Foreign Affairs said that he had received no
information on the subject, either officially or otherwise.
Several of the orators of the Movement expressed their vexa-
tion at this ignorance, and contended that the Government was
bound instantly to proceed to war, in order to,have better teams
from Holland.

The Minister of JuAice replied, that it was not fair to con-
demn the government for not knowing what a private agent
communicated. They had no diplomatic connexion with Hot.;
land. •

M. 11. de Brouckere complained that the Government had
taken no steps to repress the insolence of the Dutch, who not.
only attacked the Belgian soldiers, as they did last week near
Maestrict, but whose emissaries traversed ail parts of the coun-
try. Lie demanded that Maestricht should be blockaded until
the Scheldt be declined free.

Several members declared that the discussion was at lealt.t
premature, and the Chamber separated at a later hour than
usual.

WEST INDIES,

Jamaica papers to the 9th ult. have been received. The
much-dreaded Christmas holidays had passed quiet.y, and the
island continued tranquil. The only important political news
is, that his Excellency had demanded by his Secretary all the
documents and proceedings of the new political board—the,
board of correspondence, which w,cre immediately laid before
his excellency. The governor expected that the documents
would disclose some secret correspondence with the agent for
the island of Jamaica in England, and also some proceedings
against his high authority in the island, iu ali of which he-has
been disappointed.