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glie, Berryer, Odillon Barret, and Thiers took
part.

Count Sosthcne de la Rochcfaucauld has been
condemned to three months imprisonment and a fine
of 1000 francs, for having published a pamphlet
tending to bring the King into contempt.

Joseph Bonaparte has, according to the London
Times, been intriguing for the restoration of the
Bonaparte dynasty in France ; and allusion is made
to a memorial said to have been presented in his
name. in the Chamber of Deputies. Our French pa.
pers make no mention of it.

The Elections in Great Britain were over, and the
following is the result :

In England, Reformers 394 Conservatives 100
- 9

Ireland, do. 44 do.
Scotland. do. 80 do. p 25
at 0 I22 0

making altogether a proportion of about five to one
in favor of liberal principles. '

STILL LA'l‘ER.—-—Tli0 N i:w-Yoiur. from Liverpool,
brings us papers from London of the 15th. The
Dutch King’s answer had been received, but not
made public. The Times of 15th, says in relation
to it: ‘

The recent communication from the King of
Holland will not, we trust, be made by Lord Pal-
merston and his colleagues of the Conference a
peg for the support of a hundred further Pro.
tocols. The country is in no temperto endure
such trifling. If the King of Holland profess a
desire for peace, let him open the Scheldt to the
trade of England and of Europe; or, if he will
not spontaneously, let it be done for him. VVe
have men.of-war in abundance,'and they could not
be more worthily employed. The King of Holland,
in common consistency, must begreatful to this Go
verninent for helping him to act upon his own profes-
sions. But we seriously protest, on the part of this
country, against any longer indulgence of delay, or
demonstration ofweakness in our foreign policy. Our
allies,Russia, Prussia, and Austria, prol'ess an anxiety
for peace; why are they not called upon to show
their sincerity by an immediate co-operation with
England and France in some decisive measure to
compel the King of Holland to abandon that absurd
and mischevious policy which alone endangers the
tranquility of Europe? This is the plain and sim-
ple course, and ought instantly to be adopted. b

There is nothing of moment from the Continent in
these papers. The Royal Family of France were at
Lille, where that of Belgium was to join them, and
the review of Marshal Gerard’s army was to be a
magnifiitcnt sort of féte. .

The I’residerit’s Proclamation hadgbeen received in
London, and is published at Iengthahd warmly com-
mended in the Times and Courier. Other papers
head their news articles on the subject—-‘‘ Prepare.
tions for Civil War in the United States'.”

MEETING or PARLIAMENT.-—-‘V,,e announced yester.
day that parliament was to proceed with the public bus.
iness in the first week of February. We are now e-
nabled positively to state, that no delay inthe despatch
of business will take place aftet the 29th instant,(the
day on which the Write are returnable,( beyond what
is absolutely necessary sor the observance of the for-
malities which must accomyany the opening of a new
Parliament.——[London ‘Courier, 13th.]

[Correspondence of the Journal of Commerce.]

Lnimou. Jan. 14 -—-It was understood that the
Council of Ministers held yesterday was on the seine
subject which has for some time occupied their at-
tention-—the important subject of Church Reform.
The plan will, we trust, be of a searching nature,
and as extensive in its remedial provisions as are the
evils which demand a cure. V

,iThc Dutch'King’s answer has arrived in thermall-
packet. th_e Attwood, and consists of a counter—pro~
get which it is proposed to submit to all the five

owers, although one of them has formally with
drawp from the Conference. Upon the whole we
have rksgson to believe that, with an air ofapproach
and rjioderalioia, the new proposals are concocted
in ma: same bad faith and spirit of procrastination
which have attended these as otiations on the part
of the King offlolland - fiom rat to lasts-—=~[Globs.]

By the accounts from Oporto, it appears that Don
Pedro's forces have at length found a leader of talent
and resolution, in the7Frcnch General Solignac, who
has been appointed Commander.in.Chief, and who
has already shown much activity and boldness. He

* is a veteran trained in the school of Napoleon, and

served, it is said, in Portugal, under Marshal Junot.
No movement on either side has taken place since
the repulse of Don Pedro's attack on Villa Nova.

Lennon, Jari. 14.——After an intermissionof mari-
time communication with Oporto for nearly a month,
we have at last received despatches from, that city of
a very recent date. The last letters, of our corres.
pendent extend to the 6th inst., and contain a de.
scription oftbe regular series of events from the
middleof December to that time. ‘

Thoughno affair of great importance has occur-
red within the last month, the parties are always in
presence of each other, and hostilities of one kind
or another are of daily occurrence. The chief skir.
mish within this period took place on thel7th ult.,
when a party of the troops of Don Pedro made a
sortie to thcsouth side of the river to remove some
wine belonging to the Wine Company of the Douro
from the ;lod.ges of the said company in Villa Nova.

The detachment of the ex._Emperoi-’s force was
not large, consisting only of about 600 or 800 men,
and though partially successful, accomplished their
object only at a considerable loss oflives, and by an-
dangering the British ships of war which our Gov-
ernment is obliged to maintain on that station for
the protection of British property. The loss which
it occasioned was by no means repaid by the capture
of some pipes ofwine, and the plunder or conflagra.
tion ofa convent. ,

It would appear from our letter of the l8tli ult.,
that Don Miguel has at last arrived at his army. It
is singular that the siege should have continued for
seven or eight months without such a visit from the
Usurpcr, and thathe should have been at Braga and
other towns north of Oporto, without repairing to
the army which is fighting his battles._

But our correspondent announces the arrival of
a more important succor to the cause of Don Pedro,
in the person of General Solignac, than the Miguel.
its army has received in that of their chief. The
General is admitted to be a good soldier, and provid-
ed he can inspire such confidence into the Emperor
as to obtain the absolute direction of the war, the
transferrence of the command to him cannot but. be
beneficial. .

It seems to be the general impression in Oporto
thata decisive blow is soon to be attempted. and
that it will crown the constitutionalists withsuccess.
No result could be more auspicious for humanity
and freedom. '

‘ Order of Don Pedro.

“ Lieut. Gen. Baron I. Baptiste Solignac, having
offered me his services in the cause of my august
daughter, Donna Maria II., Queen of Portugal, and
being desirous of testifying my sense of such gene-
rous sentiments, and of the valor and experience
which have for .50 many years acquired him the
most merited military reputation, I have thought fit,
in Her Majesty’: name, to promote the said Lieut.
General Baron I. B. Solignac to the rank of Mar.
shul efthe Army, and appoint him Major General
of the Army under my immediate command. The
said Marshal will in this quality immediately pro.
coed to organize the head quarters as he shall 'udge
best for the service, and will propose to me the offi.
cars to be employed at the same head quarters.

“ DON Psnao, Duke of Braganza.
"Aoos'i*rNno Josr: Fitsiiui.

"Palace of Oporto. Jan. 3.”

HULL, JAN. 10.—The City of Edinburgh steamer
arrived of Brighton yesterday ; sailed from Oporto on
Saturday last, and from Vigo on Sunday night, the 6th
inst. She reports that the French troops had arrived
‘in the London Merchant, and that Don Pedro was a.
bout to make an attack on the Miguelite fort which
commanded the entrance of the Douro.

All are said to be in good-spirits.

SPAIi\'Z——Lon¢Ion, Jan. 1'2.—--Letters have arrived
from Madrid this morning of the 31st ult., which
state Count Qfalia had accepted the Ministry of the
Interior. It does not appear, however, that the
resignation of Zea Bermudoz, which was stated
some days back in the Paris papers, has actually
taken place. It is afiirmed that the utmost cordiali
ty and desire of mutual cooperation existed between
those two Ministers. ,

Livi~:'ai>ooL, Jan. 15, 183.3.

Gsssr l7‘iitn~.rr Livsaroon.-==-Last night 10,000
bales of cotton were destroyed by the, and property

 

altogether to the amount of £300,000. But our
Cotton market today was dull, holders appearing
determined to be free sellers.

Another letter says, “ fifteen warehouses were de-
stroyed, and 10 to 12,000 bales of Cotton, and 1
large amount of other produce. estimated to be
worth upwards of £200,000.” The fire was in the
neighborhood of Bath-street.

The fire commenced about ll o'clock, on the
night of the 14th, in the neighborhood of Bath
street, supposed in a painter's shop, and soon exten.‘
dad to the large were houses in Lincelot’s hey, four
or five of which were soon enveloped in flames.

“ Every thing was now consternation and alarm.
The quantity of valuable property in these pro.
mises caused the utmost anxiety, and, as may readi.
ly be conceived, the most strenuous exertions were
made to preserve the buildings from destruction, or
to rescue their contents. The exertions of the men
employed upon this laborious and hazardous task
were amazing. From the state of the premises,
and the intolerable heat thrown on’ even at a
distance, their condition must evidently have
been little short of suffocation; yet they contin.
ued to work with undiminislied ardor, like men
determined to abide the last extremity. In this
perilous situation, they continued throwing out the
bales of cotton, one after another, into the street-’—
iior did they quit their work until the flames pressed
round them on every side, and there was no longer
a passage for their retreat. During all this time,
the spectators outside were watching them with in-
tense anxiety, giving expressioncontinually to al.
ternate hopes and fears respecting them; the in-
terest in their fate became more and more intense,
in proportion as their position seemed to be more
desperate, and the repeated inquiry was,-what
would become of them? After a while, a volume
of smoke was seen to rush out of the rooms, for
a time hiding all from view. An instantaneous
cry was raised by the people outside, for the men
to make their escape at once. But they appear.
ed to have calculated all the exigencies of their

presence of mind which showed they were prepared
against every emergency, they immediately ran to
the jiggenrope, turned it into a fire.escape, and
when the smoke had cleared away, they were seen
descending the rope like a swarm of monkeys, and
jumping, one by one, into thestrest. As the last
man was leaving the room, a volume of flame sprung
out atathe door, as if in vengeance for having lost
its prey; the poor fellow, however, jumped’ at the
rope with an eagerness that told that there was life
in the grasp, and descended in safeq among his
companions.

“ The cotton saved from these warehouses, as it
was thrown into the street, was piled up by other
bands, till it formed a heap reaching to half the
height of the houses in Lancelot’a.hey.

“ The rapidity with which the fire continued its
ravages was almost incredible. Several buildings in
Bath.street had now fallen victims to its fury, and
three or four in Lancelot’s.hey were now in the midst
of it, like stubble. It was like an instantaneous blaze,
aconflagration without any beginning, so swift and
sudden were its effects. Scarcely was the attention
directed to the partial emission of the flames in a
fresh spot, before the floors and beams gave way, and
the roofs came tumbling iii, and the"unbroken', univcr.
sal blazerstretched up to heaven in the pride of its
absolute possession.” .

The cottonin-the street took fire about 3 o‘clock,
and the flames were communicated to the dwellings
oii_the opposite side of the way, forming the two car-

_ ners of Union-street, spreading the utmost conster-

nation among their inhabitants, who barely escaped
withtheir lives, savinglittlc or none of their furni-
ture. About this time the wall of anew warehouse
facing the end of Union-street, belonging to Mr.
Molyneaux, fell into the street, and buried several
persons underits ruins. One man had been taken

out dead. Several persons were seriously injured .

and carried 1.0 the Hospital. Col. Jordon, the in-
specting field—0flicer of the district, was so much in-

jured by the falling of a wall, that it was found neces-- *

sary to amputate his right leg above the knee. The
shipping on Princes Dock were several times in im-
minent danger from the falling flakes. The Vallw of
property consumed is calculated at 150,000 pounds.
against which there are insurances to the amount of
120,000 pounds.

Frenr.}i Funds, Paris. Jan. 19.-~Five per Cent!-a
l00f. 700.; Loan of 1832, 100i’. 750.. l01-f. 1.'2c.;
Four per Cents., 87!‘. 60s.; Three per Cents-. -95

20c.‘i National laoan, .1000 50cc; Heath @4003:
issue -, .

situation, and knew” the danger themselves. «With a l