The Sun. — 1831-12-05 (London, England)

ATTORNEY-GENERAL, Mr. Serjeant WILDE, Mr. GURNEY, and Mr. S Er,wyN, K.C., has been appointed to inquire into all the circumstances of the late riots at Bristol. The issuing of this Commission will doubtless have the effect of calming in a great degree the effervescence that still exists in the city of Bristol. Had the affair been left in the hands of the local authorities, there would have been no end to crimination and recrimination. At present there is every rational prospect of the affair being strictly and impartially sifted.  The French Papers of Saturday have been received, but they do not yet contain conclusive news from Lyons, though by the latest accounts it was expected that the Duke of ORLEANS would enter that city on Friday last. The people were settling down into tranquillity, and possession of the city was expected to be obtained without any further effusion of blood. A report prevailed in Paris that an attempt had been made to assassinate DONNA MARIA the young Queen of Portugal, but the story was not credited. It appears that a ball had actually broken a pane in one of the windows near which the young Queen was talking with one of her Maids of Honour ; but the affair was a mere accident, as the ball came from a neighbouring garden where people were firing at a mark.  The execution of the miscreants Bishop and Willianzs took place this morning, in presence of the greatest crowd ever known to have been assembled at the Old Bailey. A full and authentic confession of the crimes of these wretches will be filmic] ;n another column, and proves the necessity of the Legislature at once and effectually interfering to prevent any future repetition of such atrocities. Had some regulations been adopted by the late Home Secretary, to supply the surgical schools with anatomical subjects, when the Edinburgh murders were discovered, the public would have been spared the shock of perusing the record of the present murders. We hope Lord MELBOURNE will be more cautious, and direct the immediate attention of Parliament to the subject, for it is really one of the most important ones that can come under the notice of the Legislature. So long as the dreadful trade of body-snatching exists, there can be no security for the lives of the lower classes—on whom the miscreants chiefly prey—of his MAJESTY'S subjects.  The Dutch and German Papers contain no intelligence of moment. The following are extracts :  Tins HAGUE, DiEc. I.—The gun-boats still stationed in the Maese and Waal are all ordered to return to Flush. ing. On Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, the several divisions passed Gorcum, in conformity with this order. On the 27th another strong detachment of the North Brabant Militia arrived at Gorcum, and marched the following day to Naarden. The men were still in high spirits, and seemed to have put on their best clothes, as if they were going to a festival. Two strong detachments of the same militia followed on the 29th.  Accounts from Maestricht of the 23d say that the works for strengthening the fortress advance daily, especially on the side of the Maese, towards Liege, and several new fort, are there provided with cannon. The whole fortress is besides defended by a triple, and, in some places, a quadruple line of pallisades. Belgian deserters arrive daily, and that morning five bad arrived from the citadel of Liege. Most of them are natives of Luxemburg. They invariably complain of bad subsistence, quarters, and treatment. The market of 3laestricht is well supplied, and is even more frequented by the peasants .than in time of peace. The desire of the peasants to get rid of every thing that they can spare contributes to this. The inhabitants have. had to provide themselves provisions for three months. For the garrison reihs a stock in hand of 300 oxen, and 60,000 t there bushels of potatoes, and wheat for three years' consumption. The fine ship of the line Zeeule, and a corvette, have arrived in the road of Flushing.  The river Waal has been falling for some days past. THE Rao uE, Nov. 29.—The sections of the Second Chamber of the States General are still engaged in examining the projects of fare laid before thew, and hue jtat  concluded their investigation of the Budget for the expenditure of 1832. As has frequently happened before, they have proposed to the Government various retrenchments, at the same time expressing their gratitude fo'r tbn;.! ready introduced. _  '