Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-10-27

satin petticoat, with . diamond stu
and purple velvet train lined
with white satin, end a rich border Of
gold and ermine. The coronet worn
by her Majesty during the procession
to and from the Abbey WAS most beau.
tiful; Il was composed entirely Of dia.
monds and pearls, and in q shape very
similar 10 mural crown.
FRANCE.
We have had little Of importance
this week from Paris. The avowai OF
the Government, that it has been con =.
strained 20 bow 10 the opinions of the
people on the question of Hereditary
PeersSc, seems 10 be as gratifying
to the prejudice Of the people as
the prompt interference of n French
army in the contests Of Belgium proved
to their pride; and both the Sovereign
aud his Ministry are likely to draw
from these incidents a popularity as
great and as long lived as any which
the feelings Of Frcnchmcn allow them
to bestow. Ii is said, indeed, that IL
will scarcely outlive the discussions
on the limit to the creation Of Peers
and that if the government attempts
to resist on amendment for throwing
tho nomination Of the candidates for
the Peerage into the power Of the re
representatives. Of the people, they will
certainly be defeated. In the mean
time. while all goes smoothly on the
surface OF politics, there have been
some symptoms Of the misery and pri.
walton which the late events have in.
iiicted on the working clnsses. Cries
for bread have been heard on more than
one occasion in the streets, s. the intro.
duction Of some new machinery for di
minishins the amount Of manual labor in
the shawl mandatory, in the Rue de
Cadsan, has produced riots, which were
quelled solely by the inter position Of q
powerful body Of the military. How
far populace in this apparent state Of
distress may be excited to acts Of VIC.
lence few days will determine, as the
reported announcement Of the fall oil
Warsaw, and the declaration said e
have been made to the French Amba.
sador at st. Petersburgh, that IL Fran Z
attempted to interpose b.. force in the
affairs Of Poland, Austris, Prussia and
Russia would jointly declare war a
gainst her, will afford great opportu
nifty to stir up the passions Of thos.
who may. from any feelings Of polio y
or necessity, be adverse to the presen
system Of Government.
All accounts from Poland, variet
and uncertain as they are in detail, a
gree on one point--that the Russian.
have succeeded in surrounding War
saw on all sides, that their out pos {,
were within less than mile and hal
of the city, and that there was but 10,
much reason to believe the Provisions
Government were not possessed o.
that degree Of public confidence Of
unity Of purpose that would save IN,
capital from speedy surrender. i
is, indeed, confidently stated, although
no official intelligence has been receiv
ed to confirm it, that Varsa,o surre,,
dered on the o5M of August, and thai
Prince RadZivili had Geen appoin ted
Viceroy ad interim Of the Kingdom Of
Poland, in the name Of the Emperor.
No mention is made Of the arm of the
Poles; but as there had been several
successive changes in their command S
ending with the re-appointment Of
Skrzynecki, it is probable that their
movements were paralyzed by that
circumstance, or that Skrzynecki, who
since the failure Of the Lithuani.
an insurrection. was known to be "a
vorable to concession, had prevailed on
them to remain inactive, end abide by
the terms granted to the Government.
Strong hopes were entertained at the
commencement Of the week that the
Poles would succeed in battling their
enemies, in consequence of a repor,
that the corps Of Rudiges had been de
feated in its attempt to join the main
body under Paskewitsch, and that 90.
900 OF his troops being forced To re-.
treat into Gallicia, were there disarm.
ed by the Austrians.
BELGIUM
The affairs of Belgium are still very
Tar from n settlement. The elections
are proceeding peaceably, and the ar.
my IS reorganised, but the number OF
the Deputies Of what is called the
French party. is said to form a consi.
derable majority, who are prepared 10
thwart or oppose the Government al
all risks, and il will be long before
King Leopold can boast Of an army
capable OF maintaining Belgian preten
sions. The King Of the Netherlands
- IN the meantime increasing his
forces, and French troops, TO the a.
mount OF $1,000 men, are. therefore.
at the request 81 hiss Majesty, King
Leopold, and with the consent Of the
Allies, to remain for the present in the
vicinity Of Brussels.