The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-02-16
GREAT BRITAIN

GREAT BRITAIN.
raihament adjourned on the 23d of Decem
per- uhIii me % OF February. On the las
night OF the sitting, Sir James Graham mad
an important communication to the House o
Commons, on the subject of Parliamentary Re
form. He stated that the Ministry. atIougI
fully aware Of the diffic ulties of their under
taking, IN the present constitution ofthe House
oil Commons, are resolved to bring forward III,
great measure Of Parliamentary Reform with
OUT hrst having recourse TO dissolution but
mat, IL they should fail, they will then think il
'neH untY 10 advise the sovereign 10 disso I've
me Parliament, and appeal 10 The country.
Inc disturbances IN many parts of England
continued very alarming. In consequence oil
these 9iihcultles IN Lancashire, temporary bar.
RACKS have been ordered TO be established al
ashton UNDERLINE and Stayley bridge, as well
as at blackburn, Bolton, and Oldham and or.
ders hlve been issued from the Commissariat
department TO send barraek stores to Ashton
uhGsr Line and Stayley bridge Immediately.
Inc ournlngs of barns, aud stacks OF grain,
were very frequent in Lincolnshire, and very
he"Vy losses have been the consequence The
loren mas also been applied IN the neighbor-
h"od OF Liverpool. One of the villains has
oeeh arrested IN Suffolk, who confesses that he
tiau travelled l2OO miles in six weeks dlslrib-
uuns Puohcatlons The torch has also been
y
M nave been kindled. The eastern mart of
the country is likewise in a very perturbed state
Or waller SCOTS new work was published
on Isl Jan. it is entitled Tales of Grandfather.
IN vols, being stories taken from the history
of FrSnce
proclamation appears in the London Ga.
zette, Greeting that orders shall be Immediately
gwen 10 ballot and enroll men for filling up va
cancles IN the militia of Great Britain.
I'm
thousand yards of woolen cloth have been sent
from the West Riding of Yorkshire to Ro,,er
dam, OF clothing for the Dutch army. This or
ger, which was given by the Government, is
expected to be followed by still more extensive
ones PREVIOUS to the revolution, the whole of
TINS cloth would have been purchased from the
Belgian manufacturers of Tongress, VerVi.
ers, &c.
THE THAMES Tunnel. The further prose-
ecullon OF the works of this undertaking is still
oeiayed, but hopes are entertained that, in the
course OF the ensuing spring, the subject of the
completion OF the Tunnel will be more actively
considered. Ia the year which has lust ended,
about 25.U 700 persons have visited the works,
and among them many foreigners OF distinction.
BELGIUM.
At the sitting Of the National CONGRESS. at
Brussels, on the 9th Dee, M Van de Viewer
delivered the report of his mission to Paris, by
which 1t appears that the independence of Bel.
gum is recog nized by the five great European
fowers, although the precise terms upon which
TINS recognition is granted are not stated
M. Gendebein and myself had scarcely ar
rived at Paris, when Count Sebastian announ
ced to US that the separation of Belgium from
holland, and its independence as a separate
stale, were assumed as principles by the FIVE
great Powers Belgian commissioners, sent
ny The provisional government, are expected
IN London. They will there treat of tho impor.
'aht interests OF our country within the limits
OF their powers, corresponding with the proyis.
lonal government and the National Congress.
1t Is now four months since Belgium com.
menced its glorious revolution: and after so
short space of time, it sees itself in conse.
quence OF the adherence of the provisional gov.
eminent to the protocol Of the l7th November,
received into the great European family as an
Independent power. Such result needs no
Comment"
: We learn by private letter from Antwerp, Of
december 20, that speedy adjustment be-
tween the Belgans and Dutch was expected to
take place, and that the Prince of Orange was
on me point of being called back. An English
smack had just reached Antwerp from London,
chiefly loaded with sugar and coffee Opposite
the citadel she had been hailed by the Dutch
naval commander, and ordered to drop anchor
but on the following morning he allowed her
to proceed.
PRUSSIA.
A letter from Frankfort states that the Ger.
man Diet has decided that, in order to do away
with az subjects of Jealousy in foreign power,
the Prussian troops shall eyacuate the fortress
Luxembourg, where their places will be suppli-
ed by Hanseatic, Hansvarian, and Baden
troops.
The following is an extract of latter from
Konlngsburg of the 9Th December: " You may
contradict all statements in regard to commo.
lions having taken place here, and there is not
the least danger of such an occurrence to be
apprchended; nor do we fear that war with
Poland will take place"
ITALY.
The report of an insurrection in Rome seems
to be confirmed. a letter from Genoa saws,
that courier has arrived from Rome, and an.
nounce6 that the inhabitants of that city were
up in arms, calling for a constitution The
whole Of Italy is on the eve Of an nsurrection.
The French papers mention report which
prevails at Rome. that the majority of the car.
dInals appear decided TO vote cardinal Fosch.
Archbishop of Lyons, and uncle of Napoleon, to
the pupal chair,