The Arkansas advocate., 1831-05-04

i asrg, leave no doubt, saJs the Journal of the 9th ut. as to the augmentation proposed by Ferdinand in his Military establishment; it will be extended as far as the situation of the treasury will admit. ltis said that the departure of M. Aguaolo for Spain, is caused by some financial projects, which, if executed, will enable the king to complete his ar mament, and equip forty battalions of Provincial Militia. It said that France has nothing to fear from this movement. Late from Englassd.-By the British barque yfd5y Catherine, arrived at Charleston, March 26, from Liverpool, whence she sailed on the l4th February, we have received London papers of the evening of the l2th, and Liverpool pa pers of the morning of the l4th ult.
 Matters appear to be yet quite unsettl- ed on the continent. The Duke de Ne mours, second son of Philip King of the French, had been elected King of Bel gium, but the French Government have rejected the offer, thus throwing back on the Belgian Congress the question which they supposed was settled. The place was not filled at our latest dates.
 The British Parliament assembled on the 3rd of February.
 The Chancellor of the Exchequer has proposed to Parliament to lay duty of one penny per pound on all raw Cottons imported, with drawback duty to the same amount on all manufactured Cot ton exported. In consequence of this proposition, the raw article had advanc- cd 3-sd. in the Liverpool market.
 The great question of reform was to have been brought forward in Parlia- ment or the lst of March, by Lord John Russel, with the unanimous appro- bation of the Government. Although not Cabinet Minister, he was selected for the task on account of his assiduous advocacy of the cause in unfayorable times.
 The London Courier of the l2th Feb ruary publishes, in second edition, an important communication from its Brus- lsels correspondent, dated Wednesday night, which states, that protocol from the Congress of London, dated the 7th ult., had been communicated to the Pro vlsional Government that evening; and thatitis notonly declared thatthe French Government is resolved to reject the of fer of the crown of Belgium for the Duke of Nemours, but that it adheres to the protocol of the 10th January, and consequently ydisa0o7eS the letter of Count Sebastiani. Ii further states, that, inthe event of the Duke of Leuchtenberg be- [ ing again proposed and elected, he will not be recognised by any one of the Five 1 Powers. The same correspondent, in 3 letter dated Tuesday evening. states. that M. Bresson, the French Minister, had declined to sign the note sent 10 the Provisional Government with the above protocol, and that the above diplomatic commission had refused to lay the docu- ment before Congress, having returned il to Lord Ponsonby!
 There appears to have been no regu- lar fighting between the Russians and Poles. A few trifling skirmishes had tar ken place, which were altogether oifen- siye on the part of the Poles, they hay ling made incursions into the Russian territory.
 It is said in the English papers, that if the duty on newspaper stamps and advertisements should be reduced, as proposed by the Chancellor of the Ex- ehequer, newspapers will be sold atsir- pence instead of sevenpence, and short ad- vertisements will be inserted for four sh7lings, instead of, as now, SIG shillings and si1pe7ace.
 Mir. Stanley, who was defeated by Mir. Hunt, at Preston, has been return ed to Parliament for Windsor, in the room of Sir II. Vivian.
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