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POLAND. BULLETIN. fel BElrz 1. P l . l i t , , 1 . , . 1 c . FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. " REPORT OF TAE b)M MANDER-1 N. CII I EF. WARSAW, MAV 29..--The encounter of Gen. Lubienski, on the 23d inst. with the mass of the enemy, apprised me that Field Marshal Diebitsch was with his principal force on the right bank of the Bug, and that at any moment he could rejoin the guards. On the other band, Gen. Chlapowski, intrusted with conveying support to our Lithuanian i'rethtrn, having joined them, had secured the ob ject of our expedition. 1 then gave an order to commence our retrograde movement before forces so r:iperior to oar own. On the 24th the reserve, under ien. Pac, was at Stoczyn ; Gen. Rubinski occupied tt.e position of Crerwin ; General Lubienski, with tl:e second corps of cavalry and the division of Ge neral Henry Kantienski, •„•as posted near the Nod i:crg, and General Gielgcd marched upon Lomza to etcupv it. On the 25th, General Lubienski was stacked by the guards from lykociu ! and from thorocre ; at the same time the army of the Field- Varshal arrived from the Nur. I gave orders for eo:r troops to pass to the right bank of the Narew, r.l.ich was effected on the evening of the 25th, ever both bridges, in the most perfect order. General Lubienski commanded the rear-guard, and to cover the passage of the army, he occupied the heights of Zekun and of Lawy. In the morning of the 26th, the positions of Gen. Lubienski were attacked with great impetuosity by the Field-Marshal in person. General Lubienski retreated upon Ostro lenka, making a most vigorous resistance. His j march was stopped by the city itself, which had been set on fire by the mortars of the enemy ; but after having passed to the right bank of the Narew, our army attempted to destroy the bridge: placed, however, under the fire of the enemy, their success was imperfect, and they could not pre vent the Russians from repairing it. This cir sumstance enabled the divisions of grenadiersoinderj Prince Pzakowskoi, to pass over to the right bank of the Narew. The enemy's division, protected by numerous artillery, placed on a position on the; opposite bank, commenced a vigorous fire. This protected the division, and presented a serious ob- j stacle to our attack. Nevertheless, several of our i regiments of infantry and other divisions charged the enemy with intrepidity. The combat was for a long time one of real slaughter. We were un- ' able to drive the enemy across the river, and on his side, with the greatest efforts, he could not reach its right bank ; and the enemy, who had ad vanced in numerous columns, was obliged to re treat. Finally, the Russians, exhausted, towards night retired from the other side of the river, leaving only some sharpshooters on the right bank,' who also retrogaded as far as the bridge. Thus we remained masters of the field of battle. " The battle ended at 10 o'clock at night. I ordered the army to proceed to Pultusk. This march was effected without the least interruption on the part of the enemy. We have not been able to ascertain our loss, but it is considerable on both si, both in killed and wounded. h 4 We have taken some hundred soldiers and several officers. (The report concludes with praise of the officers and men, and a promise of a more detaikd report.) (Signed) The Commander-in-Chief, " Pultusk, May 27, 18:31 . ._ _ ____" SKRZYNECKI." " On the 26th a sanguinary battle was fought at Ostrolenka. Malevolence will no doubt be ready to exaggerate our loss. It is our duty to anticipate the false reports which it will endeavour to propagate. We therefore hasten to announce the results of this battle. "We have sustained a reverse. Our troops are retreating upon Pultusk. They fought the whole of the 26th, against the whole united forces of Ge neral Diebitsch. The attack of the enemy was vigorous ; the resistance of the Poles most obsti- , nate. Courage, however, was obliged to give way to number. Ostrolenka was taken by assault, and our troops repassed the Narew. ‘• If the Russians have obtained a success in causing our retreat, they have paid dear for it. The death of the brave General Click, and of Gen. Kaminski, grieves us. Several superior officers are . severely wounded. All have done their duty. " The Commander-in-Chief, in executing the plan which he had conceived of assuming the offen- ' sive, and of ad% ancing into the Palatinate of Au gustowo, was alive to all the dangers of that expe- ; dition, but he was also aware of its importance. In throwing troops into Lithuania—in carrying suc cours to the insurgents—in furnishing them with officers, cannon, arms, and ammunition, he did more than if he had obtained a victory. A victory would not have sufficed to consolidate our independence, but a levy en masse in the Polish provinces, the co operation of all the Poles in the work of the rege neration of their country, secures to us results of the greatest importance in a military and political view. " The intelligence which we have received from Lithuania announces the success of the insurgents, paints to us the enthusiasm and general devotion of the country, and at the same time explains the precipitate march of Marshal Diebitsch, who, in di recting all his forces upon Ostrolenka, resolved, at all risks, to cut off our communication with Li thuania. " Podolia has already risen. The insurgents are advancing in Volhynia. Balla, Tubergz, are in their hands. The ranks of the Volhynian patriots will increase daily. " The check which w•e have experienced has not altered in the least our military position. From this day all the Poles will form only one army, and those who perished on the banks of the Narew will find avengers on the banks of the Niemen and of the Dwins." It was lately my pleasing task to give you a slight sketch of the rapid and glorious triumphs of the Polish .troops ; but, alas! the inconstancy of fortune is proverbial, and even the stupendous efforts of this army of heroes has proved insufficient to win her exclusive favour. The last accounts from Poland are of the most distressing nature. General Diebitsch having effected his union with the guards, crossed the Narew on the 26th of May, and Sell with his whole forces on the Polish army, under Skrzynecki, in the neigh bourhood of Ostrolenka. The Poles, although at - so far superior in number, ,ient renown, and performed The oldest generals on both actually astounded at the :ring on frenzy, which pre and many have declared that their military career they I • I i. is tacked by an enemy s were true to their suck' prodigies of valour. sides were, it is said, animosity, almost border railed in both armies, an ill the whole course of t never witnessed such a furious engagement. From the imperfect information we have received, it would appear, that in consequence of the great mul titude of the enemy, which continued like an over bearing torrent to pour down on the devoted Poles, the Generalissimo gave the signal for retreating; nut without having made the Russians pay dear for the advantage they had obtained. Indeed it has been reported, but I know not with what truth, that the number killed on the side of the Russians was greater than on the side of the Poles. No prisoners were taken during the battle, and the number of the dead on both sides amounted to 20,000. It is stated in some accounts that the Poles had only 4,000 men killed, among whom were General Kicki and Kamienski, Col. Goyenski, and several other officers. Among the wounded were Generals Bozus lowski, Pac, Skrzvnski, Malachowski, and a great many other staff officers. It is no doubt difficult, until the arrival of more ample information, to form a confident opinion on this subject; but the sudden retreat of the Generalissimo, who on the 27th bad transferred his head-quarters to Pultusk, and on the following day to Praga, does not augur well for the Polish cause. The Russian troops have re-entered Ostrolenka, and the Polish General Gielgud is, in consequence of these movements, cut off from the main army. Thus, by one of those great vicissi tudes so common in human affairs, are the Poles, who only a few days ago were driving before them the troops of the Autocrat, and bad forced them to abandon their frontiers, preparing again to defend the walls of their capital. It is a subject of regret to many that Skrynecki should have accepted battle I against the whole forces of Diebitsch, when he might have inflicted great injury on the enemy, well aware of his perilous position, without the risk of a general engagement. But in the absence of more accurate information, this opinion must not be re lied upon, and may, perhaps, be the offspring of disappointment. BERLIN, MAY 29.—1 announced to you in my i last letter the rapid retreat of the Russian Guards, and the entry of the Polish troops into Ostrolenka. The latter soon proceeded farther, and on the morn ing of the 20th of May, General Gielgud took I possession of Lomza, shortly after General Jon kowski had entered Sniadow. On the approach of the Poles, the Russian corps under Gen. Sacken had abandoned the town, and withdrawn to Sta wiski, leaving, without firing a shot, the fortifica tions at Lomza, the erection of whhich had cost so much labour, to protect the Polish troops in their new acquisition. More than a thousand prisoners were found in this town, the greatest part of whom were either sick or wounded, as well as a depot of arms, money, articles of war, and a great quantity of provisions. No sooner had General Gielgud taken possession of Lomza, than the Generalissimo, who had directed all the operations against the guards, endeavoured, by advancing suddenly on the road to Tykocin, to intercept the eight of the Russian column, or to force the enemy to come to an engagement. The Russians, however, advanced with uncommon speed, and they were but at a short distance from Kicki, when their rear guard was attacked by the Polish General. An adjoining wood seemed well adapted to favour their retreat, but was insufficient to screen them from the va lour of the Poles. They were soon forced to abandon their position with very great loss ; a whole Russian battalion was completely dispersed, and the Poles themselves, although victorious, lost ' 150 men. On the 21st, at break of day, the Generalissimo marched on to Tykocin, and upon approaching it he gave orders to the French Col. (Langerniann) to make an immediate attack on the town and on the bridge leading over to the right ' side of the Narew. The Colonel, at the head of 300 men, supported by a detachment of the 2d regiment of chasseurs, conducted the attack with much courage, and having had his horse killed under him, he rushed on, nevertheless, on foot, sword in hand, and was the first to throw himself on the bridge. The Russians were unable to resist the impetuosity of the assailants, by whom they were so closely pursued, that they were unable, in their retreat, to destroy the three principal bridges over the Narew. Supported by their artillery and chasseurs, they were enabled to keep up their defence on the last bridge until evening ; but during the night they were obliged to abandon even this last position. The Poles have taken, within the last ten days, in the different encounters which have taken place, up wards of 600 prisoners from the Guards, indepen dent of those taken at Lomza; and have finally compelled them to retire beyond the frontiers of the kingdom of Poland. On the 21st, General Die bitsch, having left Siedlec, passed the Bug, near Granna ; he then advanced against the corps un der General Lubienaki, stationed near Nur, and consisting of some thousand men, and surrounded him in the night. The Russian Quarter-Master, j General Neidhardt, summoned Lubienaki to sur render, as he was evidently deprived, by the supe rior number of troops around him, of every means of retreating. Lubienaki answered that every way was open to Polish bayonets, and, commencing im j mediately an attack on the nearest column of the enemy, he soon re-established his communica tions with the army t Some Polish detachments have advanced between Ciechanowiec and Suroz, against the detachments of Gen. Diebitsch's corps, • which are passing over the Bug in great haste, in order to join the Guards on the other side of Bia lystock. In fact, the Russian Guards have retired on all sides with precipitation. The Polish detach ; ments all along the Bug have advanced beyond the frontiers of the present kingdom, and at Ciechano ' wiec they found considerable magazines of corn and forage. The Russians are also withdrawing from the district of Podlachia. General Uminski took Siedlec on tho evening of the 23d, and a part of his cavalry pursued the enemy towards Miendz grzecz. On the whole, the loss of the Russians, and of the Guards in particular, must prove fatal to them at this moment, unless they be able, by some sudden movement, to retrieve their long declining fortune. The great, and indeed extra ordinary change, which has taken place in the state of Polish affairs, has also operated very power fully on public opinion in this city. When the chief of the invading army poured 200,000 men into the emaciated bosom of Poland,—when the 300 cannons of Grochow had resounded through out Europe,—few were found sanguine enough to entertain the hope that Poland could even for two months sustain the whole weight of the northern Colossus, But the event has shewn at least the exaggeration of such apprehensions, and if at Grochow and Wawer the Poles have proved that they could resist superior fonts, they have proved at Demby and at Iganiec that they knew also how to annihilate them. The whole country from Sled lec to Tykocin has been freed by their late exer tions from the ravages of the enemy ; and what ever may be the ultimate fate of this magnanimous people, it must be admitted by all parties that they have already done enough to entitle them to the unbounded admiration of posterity. GIBRALTAR, MAY 18.—I am sorry to inform you, that there is nothing but persecutions to be met with from the English authorities of this impregnable rock, where we expected, out of humanity's sake, to have found an asylum from the tyrant Ferdinand end his revengeful Captain-Ge neral ; but, to their disgrace,' every means are adopted by them to deliver us up to our blood-thirsty foes; vessels, and even private dwellings are searched in the most rigid manner, and the name of a Constitutional appears to them mach worse than that of a common mur derer. Torrijos, Quiroga, Calderon, and other chiefs, have fortunately escaped their treachery and researches, and all those who can, are now seeking an asylum and protection at Algiers, where no doubt the French will receive them as men who have been fighting to rescue their country from tyranny ought to be received, which, unfor tunately, has been denied us here, for in Europe there ap pears nothing but persecution to be met with if a man has liberal ideas, as he must be • slave or considered as a traitor ; but the day will come (notwithstanding the treatment we have experienced from General Don, who is a complete old woman, entirely influenced by Ferdii.and's emissa ries,) when the banner of liberty will once more wave in tyrannised Spain. There is still • patriotic Mina (at Bordeaux), a Quiroga, and a Torrijos, watching a favourable opportunity to Testae their degraded country from slavery and bigotry, for liberty must and will ultimately triumph, not only in Spain but in Portugal, where the despot Miguel is now trembling with fear in his Palace of Queluz ; for, when a Monarch will not govern his subjtcts with equity and free institutions, his throne is only maintained by dread and force, and the people at the first opportunity will throw off the yoke. Unfortunately fur freedom, the Priesthood (who, as a matter of course, are the staunch supporters of tyranny) hare too much power over the minds of the igno rant, added to a want of courage on the part of the people, that it is likely they may yet remain for a time in their dis graceful bondage. Liberia: ola Moot* !" BARCELONA, MAY 20.—A number of the most respectable inhabitants of this town were directed to leave the province of Catalonia within four and twenty hours. The only crime alleged against them was their frequenting a coffee-bouse which had (for it was closed the other day) the character of being kept by a Liberal. The inhabitants of this town have not only to complain of the excessive ri. gour of the Conde de Espana's government, but of the inso. lence of the Guards quartered here, who, sure to meet an in.. dulgent ear should any complaints be lodged against them, heap with low abuse the young civilian., who, on their part, are deterred from seeking redress in the manner a false code of honour points out to • gentleman, because they know the full rigour of the laws would be carried into execution against them, while their more fortunate antagonists would be spared. I know no lot I would not prefer to that of a Spaniard forced to reside in this town. Ile never can lay his head on his pillow without the dread of being awoke from his sleep, torn from his family and friends, and hurried to a dungeon. Individuals of the highest rank and station endeavour, with the same avidity as in other countries you see persons seek after places of emolument, to have them selves attached in minor capacities to the foreign consuls: offices here, in order to enjoy that protection which, as Spa niards, is denied them. Commerce and the manufacturing interests are at a perfect stand. By the Good Intent, M‘ Donald, arrived off Cork Harbour from Terceira, we have advises from that island to 17th May. On the 9th of April the Regency laid an em bargo on the British shipping In Angra, and on the 17th BEO troops, with four field pieces and molt/riff, were em barked on board six schooners, only two of which belonged to the Goverment, the remainder being the British schooners Maria, of Plymouth ; Rose. of Jersey; Duchess of Glou cester, and the Coquette, of London. The three former were freighted by the Government, and the Coquette, just ar. rived with a cargo from Liverpool, being refused on the same terms, was taken possession of. The troops were landed at Pico, having lost nearly all their boats, and the Coquette was wrecked at Terceira, on the 30th day of April. A Brazilian vessel was sent into Angra by the Maria. The English brig Alexander, front Bahia, for Hamburg, touched there on the 11th of April fir refreshments, and was brought forcibly into the bay and detained under the forts, whilst a French ship from Havre was supplied and allowed to proceed. These outrages on the British flag had caused a great sensation on the is land, and given alarm to the British subjects for their persons and property, particularly as a bad feeling had shown itself in the garrison against them. The expedition left Pico, and took possession of the island of St. George on the Bth May. They met with a feeble resistance, but slaughtered about 300 of the troops and inhabitants, and sent about 100 prisoners to Angra by the Duchess of Gloucester. On the 14th and Ilith of May about 200 additional troops embarked at Angra for St. George's, whence they Intended to make a descent on Fayal (the original object of the attack), where the garrison, it la said, offered to surrender on being allowed to evacuate the island. A contribution of 40,000 milreas (about 7,0001.) had been levied off the In. habitants of Angra, the garrison being seven months in arrear. The embargo was only taken off the day the Goad Intent sailed. Several cargoes of oranges bad decayed in consequence of the detention.—Cork Reporter. There was a further decline in the rate of ex change upon Amsterdam and Paris yesterday afternoon; the former closing at only 11 1 to le, and the latter at from 25 37e to 25 40. The exchange on Hamburg, on the contrary, improved to 13 lle to 13 114, which is front to j per cent. higher than on last post day. From the agent to Lloyd's at Hamburg, dated the 2d instant :—" A vessel arrived yesterday at Lubeck from Riga, which she left on the 27th ult. and Bolderau on the 211th ; the cholera morbus had sheen itself there six days previously, and 1( of the lower classes had died of it. The Foreign Consul had for two days previous to the ves sel's departure, reused to grant bills of health. The intel ligence had been communicated to St. Petersburg, and every precaution adopted by the Magistrates of Riga, to prevent the spread of this disorder. The vessel had been put under strict quarantine, and the passengers, 17 in number, who had landed, were sent on board again ; but they and the crew were in perfect health." New York papers to the 10th ult. reached us last night. They contain accounts from Vera Cruz to the 11th, and from the capital of Mexico of the sth, of April. They represent the country as being in a comparatively tran quil state. The Treaty with the United States, which has been a long time under consideration, has received its final ratification by the Mexican Government. It is mentioned in these accounts, that the Governor of Cubs has been au thorized, by the ing of Spain, to open a negociation for a renewal of the intercourse of trade between Cuba and Mexico. A bill has passed the Legislature of the State of New York, for the abolition of imprisonment for debt. No new cabinet had been organized at Washington since the breaking up of the old one, the only appointment made being that of Mr. Livingstone, as Secretary of State. - - M.l D m £ NI A n s.—Th is lady is still living at Revel in Russia. On the celebration of her 82d birth-day lately, between 70 and 80 of the most distinguished indi viduals of the town and its neighbourhood, collected to re ceive her on the occasion of a public banquet given to the ci-devant cantatrice. The pleasures of the delightful scene were greatly enhanced b 7 the performance of an Ode, written by Ooethe, in which he retraced the enthu siasm produced by her first appearance in Metastasio's Oratorio, " S. Elena ai Calvarlo," in the year 1771, when Ooethe heard her for the first time. She was then plain Mademoiselle Schmeling, and he a stripling student of 22. The ode was set for four toices by Hummel ; but before It was performed, she received a finely-embellished copy of it from a daughter of Kotzebue. After the banquet, a public concert was given in the evening, and of this Madame Mars was again the delightful pima 11011/1111. The two compost. Lions were repeated with increand (feet Worts a crowded au dime,: by 1.41. e cf her 0.0 poi il. and flit:Mb@ NATIONAL MONUMENT TO THE KING. GENERAL SUBSCRIPTION FOR ERECTING A GRAND NATIONAL MONUMENT, as a Tribute of respect and esteem to his Most Gracious Majesty KING WILLIAM the FOURTH, for his patriotic conduct in defending .the. Rights and Liberties of his People. Under the Patronage of The Right Honourable the LORD MAYOR. AT a Meeting of the Delegates of the Trades and Benefit Institutions of the Metropolis, held on the 28th ult. in celebration of his Majesty's Birth-day, the following Resolutions were carried unanimously :- Ist. Resolved : That a General Subscription for erecting a Triumphal Arch, or other emblematical design, as a tribute of respect from a loyal people to their beloved, most Gracious and Patriotic Sovereign Ring William the Fourth, for his heroic conduct in defence of their rights and liberties, be immediately carried into effect. 2d. Resolved—That a Committee be immediately formed, for the purpose of carrying this great and important object into effect, and that no person be eligible to be of this Com mittee but Masters and Operatives of the various Societies of Tra de and Benefit Institutions, and that Two Delegates of each Society are virtually by their office Members of this Committee. 3d. Resolved—That the present Meeting form a Commit tee for furthering the object of the first Resolution. 4th. Resolved—That a Committee of Management, con sisting of Five Gentlemen, from the present Meeting, be im. mediate)) , chosen, in order to carry into effect the Resolu tions of this Meeting, and for furthering the object by such steps as may appear necessary, as well as for calling a Gene. ral Meeting of Delegates from all Societies on an early day. By Order of the Committee of Management, G. MACHIN, Esq. Chairman. The Committee of Management are in attendance daily at the Old London Tavern, Bishopsgate-strect, where Sub scriptions and Communications will be cheerfully received, and duly acknowledged. Subscriptions will also be received at the following Bank ing Houses :—Sir W. Kay, Ban. and Co ; Messrs. Esdailes and Co; Messrs. Ladbro ke, Kingscote, and Co; Sir J. W. Lubbock, Bart. Forster, and Co; Robe rts,Roba Curtis, and Co ; Smith, Payne, and Smith ; Messrs. Grote, Prescott, and Co; Willis, Percival, and Co; Bosanquet, Pitt, and Co. And in order to accommodate the humblest of his Ma. jesty's loyal subjects, so that all classes may participate by contributing to this patriotic undertaking, Books will be opened at all the principal Taverns and respectable Licenced Victuall:rs throughout the Kingdom. N.B. The List of Subscribers will be published on Tues- 1 day next. Committee Room, London Tavern, June 1, 1831. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 8. The K ING came to town this day at noon; and held a Levee at St. James's Palace, immediately thereafter. To day we have SK 11,ZYW ECK l'S own modest account of his late daring and important enterprize, dated from Pultusk, the day after the action, near Ostrolenka. It appears that the main object of his expedi tion has been achieved, as we stated yesterday, by the detachment of General CIILAPOWSKI (not GUILGUD) to the country of the Niemen. It appears that the battle lasted till ten at night, when the Russians having been repulsed at all points, and driven over the river, the Polish Ge neral marched for Pultusk, without any pursuit or interruption from the enemy. Dizsirscit made his barbarians drunk, and fired grape-shot on their rear, to force them to ad vance. In consequence they fell by hundreds into a canal ; and became easy victims of the Poles. All accounts agree that nearly 20,000 men were lost, while as the Polish division did not exceed 15,000, the slaughter of the Russians must have been dreadful. The Poles, however, re gard their being forced to retreat as a re verse, the natural feeling of the brave ; but the say they made the Russians pay dearly for it: They lament the deaths of KLICK and KA MINSKI, and the wounds of many superior officers; but they say, ALL lIAVE DONE THEIR DUTY. DEIBITSCH did not desire another such victory; and, therefore, very prudently forbore to follow the Poles, who, it appears, brought away several hundred prisoners. The advance Of CHLAPOMSK I to Grodno and Wilna will be productive of the most important changes ; and it is announced that insurrection is general through nearly the whole of the Russo- Polish Provinces. With reference to UMINSKI, whom some Poles in London impeached yesterday, he appears to have entered Seidlec, after it was abandoned by the Russians, and to have followed them even to the Bug. It is said that be did not obey orders, which, perhaps, were to cross the Bug; but on these points we have at present no information. The Times, of this morning, has done justice to the Polish Commander and the Poles ; +ut it in sinuates blame for leaving Praga unguarded, for getting the corps left to protect it, and the impreg nable character of its works and fortifications, on which so much labour has been bestowed. If the Poles left 3,000 or 4,000 men on the field, this number will be speedily recruited by the heroic youth of Europe, who are flocking to the Polish Standard, and by the patriotism of its own Provinces. The bridge of Ostrolenka will rank in history with the Pass of Thermopylae; and though its defence proved fatal to the Spartans, yet their death raised every Greek into a Hero, and the utter defeat XERXES and his barbarians, was, by this bloody advantages more completely as sured. Grape-shot and brandy will not another time enable Di EBITSCII to drive his Tartars on the bayonets and courage of the Poles. The demands of the French Consul from Don Mtn uEt have reached us in a copy of the Journal des Debats, received by express from Paris, this afternoon. This document is the same as has al ready appeared, with the answers of the Portu guese Government, in some of the London Papers. —The demands merely consist in the liberation and indemnity for imprisonment, of M. BON HOU MR, and other French citizens, who had been wan a r; „, ; . ably subjected to imprisonment—the dismi , :sa! of tl.l Judges—the formal engagement not to suffe r a.. tacks on the French Government through ti, e Lisbon Papers—and indemnity fur vessels inn,.,,_ perly detained. We can have no doubt these demands will be complied with. In the same paper (Le Journal des Debals) it 1, stated that letters from Semlin represent, that tli:‘ Pacha of Scutari had succeeded in assemblin ; part of his dispersed troops, and had taken up strong position on the frontiers of Bosnia, he awaits the Grand Vizier. We are glad to observe that Alderman sox has arrived at Merthyr Tydvil. He is a sei.- sible and liberal man, and not likely to eider Mt.) the views of the Aristocracy, or to yield to thtu narrow practices. Compromise and justice sholld, in all these cases, precede the sword and the musket. If nolo'. As had not played the Aristo. crat, ho would not now have to lament the loss of his armies, and his reputation in Poland. In ail such affairs, an ounce of liberality effects far more than a ton of gunpowder; or, in the more homely phrase, a spoonful of oil goes further than a quart of vinegar. It is not to be concealed, that PeZi Bill, and legislative pride and ignorance on mou tary questions, have produced evils unbearable on all species of industry, and especially on labour, which has no shift or alternative. A new course of policy, and the substitution of practical wisdom for aristocratical theory, must be pursued, howevei difficult the concession may be to the pride of power. We observe that Admiral Sir Robert Stopford is appointed to the Older of tho Bat h, in the room of Lord Northesk, deceased. ROYAL EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK. Consols, which left off yesterday at 831 a fsu. the Account, opened at the same pricc ; since which, they have gone down to 83 to a. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The report of the French Funds having come lower in the early part of the morning is not cor rect ; they are 67f. 15c. The Three per Cent. Consols, which were 83k, have got up to 83g for the Account. THREE O'CLOCK. STOCK Excnittrox.—Bank Stock, 1991 9. Tliree pet Ct. lied. 821 21. Three per Ct. Consols, shut. Three and a Half pet Cr. 1818, 891. Three and a Half per Cr. Red. 891 j. Three and a Half per Cent. New, shut. Four per Ccnt. 1826, 98j 11. Long Annuities, Jan 1860, 16/ 15.16 13.16. Annuitics,Jan. 1860, 17 1.16 I. India Stock, shut; ditto Bonds, 3 pm. £lOOO Exchequer Bills, 9 10; £5OO ditto, 9 10; £lOO and 4'200 ditto, 11 9. Cons. for Account, 831 3j. The Consol Market has become extremely agi tated, the effect chiefly of the alleged recal of Lord Ponsonby from Belgium, with a confirmation of the reports of the refusal of Prince Leopold to ascend the throne of Belgium. The disturbances in South Wales have likewise tended to remove confidence, and the funds have fallen 1 per cent. on the high est prices of yesterday, with indications of a more serious depression : this, too, without any thing being done by the more influential portion of the speculators to create a rally. Montreal papers to the sth May, and Quebec to the 3d May, have been received at the N. and S. American Coffee-house. The former state, that nearly 600 settlers have already arrived in the port of Quebec, principally in the Airly Castle, from Bristol, and in the Euphrozene, from Bridgewater, Iwhich brought about 510 souls, almost entirely fa milies from Wiltshire and Somertetshire. These people had the advantage of a very short passage, and they were generally healthy. Accounts from Maracaibo state that place to be tranquil, but the scarcity of money was very great. The Quebeck Paper states, that his Excellency Lord Aylmer will visit the upper parts of the pro vince, about the middle of the month. Lady Aylmer will accompany him to Montreal. The Antigua Free Press states, of the 7th April, that another week has passed in safety and tran quillity ; and some confidence was felt for the future. The country negroes were engaged in work. Posted at the North and South American Coffee House:—Falmouth, June 6.-1 beg to inform you that a gentleman arrived here this morning, by a pilot boat, from Rio, and brought news concerning the English merchants there. He says there has been a disturbance which has terminated considerably in favour of the merchants. The gentleman, I expect. will leave this for London, per evening mail. The Senate and Assembly of the State of New York, on the 26th of April last, passed an act to abolish imprisonment for debt, and to punish all fraudulent debtors. Its advantages are not, how ever, to extend to the following persons and cases : " To any person who shall not have been a resident of the State, for at least one month previous to the commencement of a suit against him ; nor to pro ceedings as for contempts to enforce civil remedies ; nor to actions for fines or penalties, or on promises to marry, or for moneys collected by any public officer, or for any misconduct or neglect is office, or in any professional employment." LI v ERPOOL, JUNE 6.—The sales in British Plantation Sugar amount to about 1,000 hhcls, and prices keep steady ; though the market, upon tlec whole, continued heavy. The demand for cotton throughout the week has been steady, and prices fully supportedr Pine timber has been very dull for some time past, and the country demand Lot extensive. A considerable quantity has bc(n taken out of the market, at very low prices ; and it seems to be the general opinion, that the a: title has seen its lowest depression. The Right Hon. M. Fitzgerald, late member for Kerry, has been offered a borough, but declined accepting it. The hon. gentleman, it is believed. has made up his mind to spend the remainder of bin days in private life. WATERLOO MEN.—There are in the present ef fective service, from the• rank of ilaior, nita tthl • of th e army. as appears from the "W" prefixed to rhea. names In the Army List of this month—two hundred and eighty-six officers who served at the bank of Waterloo, one Field-Marshal (the Duke of Wellington) three Oenerats (the Prince of Oran ge , t h e M arqu i s o f Anglesey, and Lund Hill); 14 Lieutenant-Oenerals; 29 Dlajor-Oenerals; Colonels; 190 Lieutenant-Colonels; and 117 ldsinTs-