Star. — London, England, 1831-04-12 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.-I.XCLUSIYE. FOR THE STAR. TO THE EDITOR. PARIS, Aran. 10. Sin—The news from the north of Europe will be read with the greatest interest. The Poles have not bad long to wait, ere they again heard the roar of artillery, to shake the tranquility of which they complained by the last accounts from Warsaw; and their conduct in this instance, by acting on the offensive, proves that their words and actions are not at variance. The news has been received at Paris with great enthusiasm ; many houses were last night illuminated, amongst others, the office of the National, and the house of Lafitte, which were surrounded by a crowd to ascertain the cause ; and when it was made known that the Poles were again victorious, the cheering was deafening. From the hasty manner in which the bulletin has been written, owing to the fatigue of marching and fighting for upwards of twenty-two hours, very many particulars have not transpired; but from what I can learn from private letters, the account of the victory is far from being exag gerated. The enthusiasm of the Poles for liberty works wonders. It is stated that two regiments of recruits, who canto up to join the army, gathered the muskets from the dead, in stantly marched upon the enemy, and performed prodigies of valour. A Postscript announces, that, in spite of the harassing fatigue cf such a combat, the Poles pursued the enemy vigorously, and that in the retreat they took 2,000 prisoners and four pieces' of cannon. There can be little doubt that the Poles,who at first appeared destined to perish, will now be sure of regaining their liberty. _ _ The Emperor Nicholas, lunderstand:is very shortly ex pected at Berlin, unless all these disasters cause him to alter his plans. Certainly Russia is at this moment in a very cri tical position ; and, unless she makes a sure friend of Prus sia, is open to attack from every power. The account of the insurrection in Lithuania is confirmed, and has redoubled the enthusiasm at Warsaw. Turkey is arming and watching a favourable opportunity for declaring war; and it is very confidently believed, that not only great discontent reigns in the Russian army, but also among the people. From Italy there is no news whatever, in addition to what I sent you yesterday ; but Belgium unhappily seems destined for fresh troubles. I gave you yesterday the prices of the Funds at four o'clock ; they closed at nearly the same—the 5 per cent. at 87 f. 50 c. the 3 per cent. at 57 f. 50 c.—an immense rise within the last few days. But you may recollect that I predicted to you, from good authority, that this would be the case. The patriotic plan of M. Henri Rodrigues, of a national subscription, appears to obtain great success : al :ca iv immense amount is subscribed towards tho' 120,000,000. At the Exchange there was 92,400,000 fr. offered for this loan—the funds being at 77 fr.— which would have caused a sacrifice of 27,600,000. Three days afterwards, the Course has mounted to 37 f, which has consequently raised the value to 104,400,000 francs. There can be little doubt but this up and down work is the effect of speculation ; but the present rapid rise is of great advantage to the government. To-night a general illumination is expected to take place,: which it is hoped will not hurt the feelings of M. Pozzo di Borgo. I send you duplicates of the official bulletin, the letter of the Generalissimo, and a few papers ; and remain, in great haste, your obedient servant, J. L. POLISH VICTORY-OFFICIAL BULLETIN. WARSAW, APAIL 1. The Commandes.M.Chief having learned that Marshal Diebitsch bad divided his forces, and only left a small corps of his army to ob serve the capital, took the resolution to pass with a great pert of his troops to the right bank of the Vistula. After having previously sent General Uminski towards Oetrolenka, to keep in check the corps of General Sicken, and the Guards who were advancing there, he quitted Warsaw during the night of the 30th ult. and attacked at Waiver the corps of General Geismar, who were there intrenched in very strong and advantageous positions. While the advanced guard of the Polish army was enguged in combat with four regiments of Russian infantry, General Rybinsky appeared with his divi sion on the enemy's right, attacked it by storm, and carried at point of the bayonet all its redoubts end intrencluncnts—he destroyed one en. tire regiment, forced another to lay down its arms ; took three cannons, two standards, and drove the enemy into a precipitate retreat. In this combat, which lewd more than two hours, the brigade commanded by Col. Rormaino, particularly thrtingoi-Ind itself. Thu enemy forced toff quit very advantageous positions, which were guarded and fortified since the 19th February, retreated to Blilosoa, where it attempted to make a stand, but was compelled to yield wider the fire of our infantry, which crossed i: from both sides. As the enemy was returning' towards Minsk, lie received fresh reinforcements. He then made many attempts to in:A.:nein good positions, which the ground presented to him ; but all resistance on his part proved useless, Our troops pressed him vigorously, and he did not stop till at Dem bewielkie, where he rejoined the corps of General Rosen, which occu- pied there a military fortified position. It was then five o'clock in the evening, when the resistance had become more obstinate. The combat lasted till ten o'clock at night. Our artillery occupied the position of the centre, our Tiraillenrs fired from both sides ; the fire was lively and well sustained, but after a contest of some hours the enemy was muted, his positions abandoned to our eraups. and he fled with precipi !anon. His loss must have been considerable—it is estimated at 2000 killed and as many wounded. Many officers have fallen, among others the Colonel commandant of the Vt'ilna Regiment. We have made 6,000 prisoners, for whole battalions were forced to lay down their arms, and we are every instant hearing, that during the present day, ad ditional prisoners are hourly bringing into head-quarters. We have taken 12 pieces of cannot', a great many waggons of ammunition, and a good deal of arms. The regiments of Faucheurs (scythe-men) having demanded arms, we have ssteigned to them those left by the enemy on the field of battle ; they went to seek them, and are returning armed with muskets. The combat having lasted till 10 o'clock at night, and the army being fatigued after more than 20 hours' hard marching and fighting, it was impossible to pursue the enemy. Nevertheless, the effects of this combat promise us, immense result., for the General-in• Chief, conform. ably to the plan ee hich he had so happily conceived, proposes to attack the dispersed cantonments of Marshal Dicbitsch, nod separate him from the Hue of hi, reinforcements. We hope that this bold military operation, so well and ably combined, will lead to important results, and assure a complete victory to the noble defenders of liberty and national independence. The President of the National Government, Prince Crartoriski, M. Becryrkowaki. Member of the Government, and Count Malechowski, Minister of Foreign Affairs, have worn parried the Coinmrnder-in• Chief since the commencement of the af fair until nightfall, and after having shared his dangers, they have been witnesses of the triumph with which he crowned this memora ble day." The following is the letter of the Generalissimo, written from the tamp of Pembewlelkie, the 31st of March, at 10 o'clock at night. (llembewielkie is four miles (German) from Warsaw, and one from insk.) To THE NATIONAL Govntsrazwv.--Before I inform you of the important events of this day, I must prem i se, that as the army bra fought .ind marched during the whole day, it is impossible to collect all the particular reports so as to render a full account of the affair. Forced to postpone this duty to a more leisure moment, I hasten to communicate to the government the general result. This day the advanced =f the national army precipitated itself upon th e corps o f G enera l which occupied a strong position at Wawer. After a combat of two howls, this corps was beaten and punted upon the road to Minsk.— Every where as the enemy, aided by fresh reinforcements, which he continually received, wished to profit by the positions which this road siren present e d to hi m , hi s e ff orts on l y drew upon him additional • Finally, the whole corps of General Rosen united at Dernbe wiclkie, endeavoured to stop us ; but the battle which we fought there ended in the entire defeat of the enemy, and the carrying of all his po sitions. During this day, so glorious to the Polish arms, the enemy has suffered a considerable loss. Blow than five or six thousand men of his have been killed and wounded, as far as we can judge at this moment. Among the prisoners are Gen. Lewandorski, and a great number of superior and other diem We have taken 2 stand ards, 16 piece, of cannon.-of which a part have all their harness—lb waggons filled with ammunition, and some thousands of muskets.— This victory is the more advantageous for the Polish arms, inasmuch as it has not been bought on our side by any very considerable low. This is attributable to the surprise of the sudden attack which we made—an attack which we followed up throughout the day with the greatest vigour. Many of the enemy's battalions were cut to pieces on the field of battle, others were made prisoners in a body. Being above 20 hours on horseback, it is impossible for me at this moment to fur. nish a more complete report. I only pray of the National Government to order a solemn service, to thank God for leaving deigned to shed his blessing upon our arms. " The Commander-in-Chief, SKRZYNECKI." Warsaw, April 1, Five o'clock in the evening. An officer, who left head-quarters at one o'clock this day, by order of the Commander in Chief, brings to the national Government the news of fresh successes which have this day signalised the devotion of out heroic army. The enemy made a new attempt to resist the vigorous attack of our troops ; after a furious combat they were again driven in retreat. The enemy's loss is considerable; we have now 2000 prisoners, among whom are many officers of rank among others, the general of artillery, Csecurin, 6 pieces of cannon, and many waggons of ammunition. The national Government are going to send their secretary to head-quarters, to bear to the Commander in Chief the cross of commander of the mili tary order of Poland. Bzamx, Amur. 2.—The news spread some days ago, of an insur rection in Lithuania, is this day confirmed by letters from Memel and Konigsberg. The Lithuanian nobles gave liberty to their slaves, and distributed arms amongst them. The Russian authorities had only time to carry away their chest, and to fiy into the Prussian territory, which has been religiously respected by the Lithuanians. Stavin, Aram b.— The bold and skilful attack made by the Poles on the 31st of last month on the Russian army at Grochow, has pro. duced a brilliant victory. The corps of General Geismar, and as later accounts state of General Rosen, have been defeated with great loos, and Sknynetsky's which were on the Ist, at Minsk, have advanced to Siedlec. The accounts which, since yesterday, have in succession been received here, still farther increase the result of this victory. The Rus sians are sta ted to have lost 12,000 men and 23 pieces of cannon, besides five standards, a great quantity of arms, baggage, ammunition , ac. A Russian Major-General and fo ur aides-de-camp have been made prisoners, and are brought to Warsaw. Part of the National Guard of that city went out rejoicing, with a musical band, to meet the victors returning from the field of battle, with a numerous convoy of prisoners. In order to obtain a distinct view of the strategical importance of this enterprise, we must wait for farther informa tion as to the situation of General Umineki, who is opposed to the Russian Guards, and respecting the insurrection in the ancient Polish provinces. An unauthenticated report states the Grand Duke Michael to be marching back upon Lithuania at the head of 4,000 of the Guards. Nothing precise has as yet transpired with regard to the insurrection in that province. It is reported that a central Government has been established there, at the head of which is the Castellan, Count Plater. A circular of his fell into the hands of a Russian Marine officer, who immediately communicated it to the Russian authorities; but at the same time the Lithuanian priests gave the signal for the rising, and a number of Polish officers made theirjappearance." The news from the north of the highest interest. The war has recommenced upon the Vistula, and the Poles are conquerors ! The corps of General Geismar and General Rozen are in full retreat : 6,000 killed or wounded, 6,000 prisoners, 15 cannon, standards, muskets, &c. are the results of the memorable day of the 31st of March. The Polish Generalissimo had crossed the Vistula on the night between the 30th and 31st of March, and by a bold manoeuvre falling by surprise upon the army which was in observation upon the line of Praga, he beat it back upon the corps of General Rozen, which was, in its turn, overwhelmed, and driven upon that of General Geismar. All the Russian positions were carried by storm. The Polish General had at first de tached upon his left General Uminsky, to observe the rein forcements of the Imperial Guard, which were advancing on that side. Marshal Diebitsch, in his head-quarters of Sienica, thus finds himself cut off by the Polish corps, which is marching on the line of the Bug to meet bim, through the Palatinate of Augustowo. On the Ist of April the Poles overthrew again the remains of the divisions of Rosen and Geismar.— An officer, who set out from the camp on the Ist of April, at half. past one o'clock, and arrived at five o'clock at War saw, announces, that upon his departure they had made even during that morning, 2,000 prisoners, among whom were many General Officers; they had likewise taken six cannon, and magazines and muskets. Whole battalions laid down their arms in the battle of the 31st of March; perhaps this is the first time of such an occurrence in Russian regiments. What demoralization must exist in their ranks ! • Glory to the Polish witty ! Glory to the heroic defenders of the independence of their country ! They have paid I sufficiently dear for liberty to preserve it. With what joy Europe will open to them her ranks. While these great events are passing on the banks of the Vistula, a violent insurrection broke out on the 28th at Wilna. Thus we have Lithuania almost entirely un d er arms; an d 15 days have scarcely passed since the Russian Imperial Guard traversed it, parching upon the Vistula. What i redoubled energy the victories of the 31st and the Ist must infuse into the Lithuanian insurrection ; and what confidence the news of this insurrection must spread in its turn in the victorious ranks of the Polish army ! We shall now leave the official documents to speak for themselves : recitals like these require no commentaries. We shall only add, that I authentic letters from Warsaw of the evening of the let inst. assure us that the bulletins written in haste, so far from ex aggerating the success of these memorable days, do not !perhaps represent them as great as they were in reality.— Journal des Debuts. The news of an insurrection in Lithuania is confirmed.— The following is from the Gazette de Berlin :—Letters from Koenigsberg announce that on the 28th of March there ar rived in that city, from the frontiers of Russia, intelligence that an insurrection had burst out in the government of Wilna. According to these letters, the revolted have seized upon the arms which had been taken from them, and which were deposited at Roznyn ; they then advanced towards Georgenburg, where several of the inhabitants fled upon the Russian territory. In their march upon Georgenburg, they repulsed some Cossacks sent against them.—Letters from Tilsit announce that they have shewn themselves in the dis trict of Taoroggen. These details from the Berlin Gazette make one see that the insurrection has burst out very near to the Polish frontier. It will then be easy for the insur gents to receive succour from their brothers of Poland.— Le National. BELO 1U N.—Extract of a letter from Brussels:—" The security which reigned here yesterday in our Council of Ministers, has just completely vanished. The unworthy language of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, and the news received from Germany and England last night, has deprived us of all hope of preserving peace. The troops of the Confederation march upon Luxembourg; but our Cabinet, when announcing this news to the Congress, in the sitting of this day, proposed to it to support unto death this struggle, however unequal it might appear. The Congress received this proposition with unanimous ac clamations, and invited the Ministry, not only to direct upon Luxembourg all the disposable troops, but also to move the civic guard immediately, and to make an appeal to all the nation, This resolution electrifies and occupies all minds." —Coastitutionnel. SPANISH BONDS.—The decision taken this day at the Chamber of Deputies, upon the petition of the holders of the Cortes Bonds, has fully justified our calculations and our hopes. After the report, full of perspicuity, of M. Gillon, the categorical demonstrations, given by M. Garcia., the projects of fraud and swindling concealed in the decree of Ferdinand VII. and the eloquent extempore display of M. Tracy, who drew in striking language that infamous tyranny which we have raised and nurtured. The Chamber has, by a unanimous vote, sent to the President of the Council of Ministers, the petition which asks from the government an order to interdict the entry at the Bourse of the new Spa nish Bonds. We do not doubt that after an injunction so solemn, the ministry till protect our fortunes against the enterprises of the Camara: of Madrid, and at last cause to cease that shameful tribute which we have paid for eight years to the court of Spain.—Le National. SPIRIT OF TIE JOURNALS. OF TODAY AND YESTERDAY. CHaortrcr.r..—ln answer to the rumours so industriously, and, it might be added, factiously circulated, we may say that the virtues which adorn the Illustrious Lady thus groundless aspersed, forbid the notion of her seeking to employ, in matters of such concernment, the influence over her hwband which his affection invests her with ; while his native strength 0. character, end manliness bf feeling would, if ne cevtr.ry, assign the proper limits to that influence, did, by possibility, a desire exist h. ex tehd them. It is not, the King well knows, of people with foreign notion * and German prejudice, sheer connected with him by des of consanguinity of affinity, that a British Monarch ought to take counsel; n.n would, we will confidently affirm, the people submit with complacercy to counsels derived, u. suspected of being derived, fro,n inch a soiree. The private virtues of the small German family ! attached, by hunt connection, to the British throne, are respected ; but let the parties take heed. These are Sous in which small account might be made of their pretensions. sh mld they interfare with ' the just claims of the people; or should an apprehension get abroad that the ?roximity to the Sovereign had been abused to pur poses pernicious to the general weaL Though we say thus much, it is, we firmly believe. through the perverse industry of a Prince—English, no doubt, by birth, hut an alien in habits, manners, and demeanour—that the reports to which we allude have got into cir culation. They are, we believe, the last desperate resource of baffled spleen ; and not countenanced even by the adherents of the party they are meant to serve.—We refer oar readers to an extract from the Wiudsor Espress, giving some details of the influence exerted at Windsor to pterent any public expression in favour of Reform in that town. HiaaLD.—Our situation as journalists compels us sometimes to give currency to reports which carry with them almost their own contra diction. Such we esteem that to be which imputes to an Illustrious Female a stroll ; political bias, not to say interference, against the pro gress of the Ministerial measure of Reform, and a wish to prejudice the Royal mind upon the subject. it is me of the misfortunes of high station to be subject to constant misrepresentation, without possessing the means of refutation which fall to the lot of the lowest of the community. Against this such p ersons have but two sources of princedom—the innate integrity of their own character, and the liberal allowance which the good sense of the public makes for the peculiarity of their station. In the instance to which we allude, the personage in question possesses the first of these advantages ' in no ordinary degree. only speak, we are convinced, the voice of the whole country, when we declare that, since the accession of the House of Brunswick, no member cf it, with a character in every respect so free frost reproach, or so entitled to applause, as • the illustrious female in question, bee (if we except one lost and lamented member of it) ever graced its annals. lac political subjects ire believe the pc/image in question has never meddled. Those who know her best know how little she values high swim, beyond the means it affords tar of extending her circle of usefulness and benevolence; and that, as far as her own private feelings arc concerned, her own choice would be " a private 'melon." Considering how the com forts of the Royal Household have been encroached upon by the scions of Parliamentary corruption, it was not to be expected that the present measure of reform could be so much as loomed without stirring up the venom of the brood of Court vipers which it is calculated to sweep away : and the report in question, we have no doubt, is a mere malice mutt interested falsehood, put forth by some of those who stick at no thing to save thems.lves from the exterminedon which awaits than when the measure in question takes from thee-. tits source of their pod. hated existence. The people at hap then will, we arc sure, reject with scorn the imputation we allude to. They will judge of the illustrious individual by the purity and int egr ity o f h er own character, which, has been, from hut to last, such as entitles her to universal bontage, attach ment, and respect; and will attribute the calumny in question to its true source—to those whose wishes are the imam to their thoughts. Pose.—Mr. Buxton's motion for the abolition of slavery in the West Indies, hawked by some thousand Dissenters' petitions, COMP ou fur din median next Friday. All official authuritics agree that the slaves are' contented and happy, because they are well used. The Reformists insist that they - are miserable, and claim that they should be free. We have always advocated .a inquiry into their condition, and ' cannot understand why it has not beeu granted. We believe them to I be as happy a population as nay on the face of the globe. Why should not, the truth be atartaiued, and the people of England know the, truth? As to free labour, Mr. Wilmot Horton, in 1823, wrote! to Mr, Huskisson, suggesting an inquiry to ascertain whether freed ne. grog, would work at such wages us toe planters could afford to Five, if emancipation took place ? .Mr. Huskisson, whose only object was melioretiom was satisfied, from time example of Sierra Leone end the apprenticed Africans, that they would not, aid thought the inquiry unless. Emancipation, then, if broached, should instantly be accom panied by compensation for the value of the property previously to 1023—above 150 eatilleue sterling. The people of England would then any the Oeht they owe for carrying on the Slave Trade, for the colonists did nut carry it on ; they protested against It—their interest was op posed to it—tile Slave Trade encouraged cultivation of sugar and re duced their profits. The parliament, however, will not pay this price; the questiott therefore must be otherwise settled. Ttates.—All ecceuuts from the west of Ireland represent the coon. tks of Clara cud Galway to be in a state of the most unmitigated and frightful anarchy. In the former of the above counties, where 011 eke :ion fot a representative etas recently tern:dilated inn the return of a young man of the name of O'Connell, a sot. of Mr. D. O'Connell, al together unconnected with the county of Clare, who was preferred to Sir Reheard O'Brien, the head of so old and opulent family always resident ou their (state in that county, as desciibal to us by per foes of observation and veracity, the 11111112 of law is held in utter oiaisia n. Patoure land is broken up at noon-dap by assem. bilg e s of litintleeris of people; gates arc torn off their hinges,— I LI co. levelled with the tatoo—cattle turned front what used to be ca -1 , mosurt 4%0 the public needs, end ionisation, or other fans-servants, forhiehlett, tan paid of death, to resume their work, and protect or %%eel' their toaster's property. No gentleman's family, be the mem. ou. of it era so imam able, or individually popular, consider them. stilts sale within their own grounds. More than half the gentry have Iled their homes, and taken refuge in Limerick or Dublin. The ran. want, who tae bold enough to stay behind, or so ouch in want of money as to be incapable of removing to any distauce, are forced to barricade their houses and keep regular guard day end pinche s to potent eurprise by the wretched and ferocious pea +entry. The war is a servile war. It is in every Instance the poor ageiust the rich,—tic hungry mat against the full man. It I is rectikts ompair sgainst 111.1110,1 cupidity. A remedial measure, I at twice prompt and perket, there is none; hut imperfect measures way do something, al they are prompt; and if pains be taken to alleviate the suffering, es help OP to punish legally the criminal ta p:whin of that eufferittg, the unfortunate people may, at least, be' unieht to hope that patichee will toe be J oe ever untie:Ming. In the man dine, it is touch to be fee .el, that without the Instorectiou Act,—a dreadful, Ink energetic iteetnnctio—the confusion which nun •paroveters and perplexes every thing Ca..llot he even momentarily rut ' ',ended. To coercion, Inn„ ever, n one but , Goveretteent actuated by the • •:pitit act . fiesta would adult of iiaritiag Its political opera lOUs. The peasantry ere ground down to the lowest point of misery ever omit by men. They arc fateishileg,—their wives aid children are famishing. They are, to use a homely phrase, " eatin g each rotor's loads of;" so fierce a n d untefiecting is their competitiott lot land, the occupancy of which offers them their only chance of evbeistence. It is said, that the landlords desetve no blame for tempting the highest bidder as their team'', where all bid desperately against even other. 'rids is a wicked faleehood. The loodlurd has a to right to equity or humanity, to deal with human life es the pedlar with his wares. The duty, the bounden dety of the landlord, is to calculate a too his land can produce, and charge the poor man no higher rent than the land well cultivated can lumish the means of paying, after rendering a heir recompense to the occupant for his matey of labour, manure, end semi. HIVALD.—l'he mean, Lances in Belgium have been mode a , pretex by certain jittonals for pouring oat the eroet intemperate abuse 'mon the people of t h at country, whose guest crime, in the eyes of the open enemies or hollow friends of constitutional liberty, seems to be, that they are resolved to maintain, at cal hazards, the national indepen dence which they so dearly purchneed, and which the " Holy Alliance" have by plots, intrigues, and protocols, endeavoured to subvert. The violent proceedings of the populace, even in defence of liberty, produce great evils ; but the blame otthtrse crib' oweht to fall on the real author,' of the popular excitement which leads to such distuthances. Who ate the real authors of the civil coininotious in Belgium ? The partisans of the Prince of Orange, who while the diplomathas oldie great powers have been "pro:cooling" against the independence of the Belgic people in Lon. lion, have been intriguing against the same independence in Brussels, Ghent, Antwerp, and other places. While these things were g oing on the Journals in the interest of the expelled dy nasty were 1 to in form the world,from time to time, that the public feeling throughout Bel gium iu favour of the Prince of Orange, was becoming stroller and more manifest every day, and that, in fact, a decided re-action had taken place. It is likely the emissaries and agents employed on this occa sion to prepare the way for a counter revolution deceived their employ ers. Certain it is that, when matters were thought to be ripe for an explosion, attempts were made so proclaim the • Prince of Orange in several towns in a manner that argued, on the part of the ringleaders an extraordinary degree of blind conWeree in popular support. A detachment of pasonblvhers' apprentices attended at Drury-lane on Friday night, in order to hiss down the new drama of " The Pledge," if it contained any unbecoming allusions to " the profession." THE WRY MOUTH AFFAIR. The following pragraph is in the Caledonian Memory of Saturday. It explains the source of the counter-state ment, and shews that ''r. Frac.) 13 in activity. We awes with the Editor that it is a fir sclt;,ct for formal parliamentary investigation, and we trust it will he duly brought before the country in that autho?ized forai : " We suppose that it is hardly neceimory for uc to say that the counter-statement given in our paper of this day week, wsst inserted at the request of the agents of the other party in the process. But neither on one side or the other de we. ror can we make ourselves responsible for the truth of the allegations brought forward. We think the public are so materially int, re►ted at the present moment In getting at the truth of the business, th►t on the part of th • public we shall do every thing in our power to elicit it. We have already obtained some important additional information, but for the present we reserve It. We mei only mention, that we last night received a letter from Zile. Fraser front London, dated the 6th instant, in which he saris that the last t>tat: melt inserted Is " incorrect in every particular." And he inelosts printed copies of three letters front Major Weyland to hint, " meting on behalf of the Johnstone family," which he mists will be a sufficient answer until he gets possession of hi. paper*. For the pn. sent we shall also reserve the publication of these or geleity abstract of their contents. The matter, use are quite sure, reW wires( here.-- We shall not beat all surprised to find that next week. on the re-as sembling of parliament, it will becowe a ►ubject of discussion in both Houses." Summons in the Coutt of Se.•siou of Scotland—James John Fraser, Writer to the Signet, against Lieut -Colonel John Gordon, of Cluny, Member for Weymouth. William, Sec.—Whereas it is humbly meant and shown to us by our Lovite, James John Fraser, Writer to our Signet--That John Gordon of Cluny, Esq. Lieutenant-Colonel in the Aberdeenthite Militia, has, for many years, been much cei,cerned in political ed. ventures, the main object of which was to raise him to the p ee r a g e ; for which distinction he has constantly, but unsuccessfully, struggled, in a great variety of ways, and more particularly by attempting to get himself returned as a .!ember of our Parliament, to represent Scotch county, he havin g b ecome excee di ng l y unpopular in the burgh of Weymouth, which lie had for some time past represented in Parlia ment, chiefly on account of his condb et towar d s hi s n e ph ew an d war d, Sir Frederick George Johnstone, of Westezhall, 13stenet, who is pos sessed of extensive estates situated there; that the said John Gordon is t=sd of extended landed property and superiority, in the counties of t e ind Nairn, in the political concerns of which both himself and his father, the late Charles Gordon, Esq. of Cluny, have always taken a deep interest,—the late Baron Gordon represented the county of Nairn in Parliament, the influence of which the said J. Gordon lost, however, chiefly through his unpopularity: that James, now Earl of Fife, did, before his elevation to the British peerage, represent the said county of Banff in Parliament ; and there has subsisted, for many years past, great intimacy between the said James, Earl of Fife, and the said Jelin Gordon, the said Earl being at th at p er i o d one o f th e L or d s of the Bedchamber of our late revered Sovereign, King George IV. and stood well in royal estimation t that about two years ago, on the occasion of the said James, Earl of Fife's elevation to the British peerage, the said John Gordon formed the project of acqui ring for himself the political influence of the said Earl in the said counties of Banff and Nairn, which having been arranged between them, the present pursuer, who was then agent for the said John Gordon, was by Mtn introduced to the said Earl of Fife, ostensibly for the purpose of recommending the pursuer as a fit person to manage and conduct the said Earl's affairs; but the true object of the said John Gordon, in the said introduction, was to promote and com plete the acquisition for himself of the said Earl's political ascendancy in the said counties of Banff and Nairn, whereby the said John Gordon might represent the said county of Banff in Parliament himself, and get another person, returned upon his interest, to represent the said county of Nairn: with these views the pursuer, by the instructions of the defender, entered into a nego tiation with Duncan George Forbes, of Culloden, Esq. whereby the defender agreed to lend the said Duncan Guns Forbes the sum of 10,0001. sterling, for the purpose of discharging the incumbrances affecting his estates in the county of Nairn, upon condition of the said Duncan George Forbes conveying to the defender his freehold qualifi cations in said county at a nominal value, and otherwise supporting by his political influence, the defender's pretensions with regard to sal county ; on the subject of which purchase the defender wrote the put suer as follows ; " Cluny Castle, Sunday evening. " Dear Sir,—l quite agree with you, that Culloden'. vote should be immediately secured foe me." That the pursuer, by authority afortsaid,•entered into a negotiation with Lachlan Mackintosh, Esq. of Ralpmeire, whereby the defender agreed, upon receiving the political support of the said Lachlan MAW • tosh, and his friends in the said county of Nairn, to return as member 0 represent said county in Parliament, upon certain condidons, a hind of the said Lachlan Mackintosh, Req. That the pursuer, with the v;ewe aforesaid, received from the defender the following intimation a—" In the Edinburgh Courant newspaper of the 2Stis current, I observe adver tised a small Bvo volume, entitled The Pollard Primer, or Road to Public Honours. I don't like to commission it myself, but wish you would procure me a copy, and send it to Aberdeen by the first private opportunity." To which the defender replied, " I send you, by a pri vate opportunity, copy of the Politi ca l P r i mer . I h ave taken the liberty to peruse it, and find that it contains nothing but what we our selves have already experienced. I, however, inclose you the Diary of an apothecary in Weymouth, (Bub Doddington) who at one time got the command of that burgh, and, by which means, before he ended his career, he succeeded in getting a pe e r a ge, a nd on e of th e b e st si tua ti o n s under Government." That the pursuer's general instructions from the de fender was,to forward his views as to the peerage, on alloccaslons, and by every means, That in virtue of these instructions, the pursuer commu nicated to the defender an intimation made to him. to which the defender replied, "If the steady and zealous support which my precloces.ors and I have always given the Aliniuers of his Majesty's present Go. vernment, and the increased support which, in future, I shall have it in my poser to give them, is not enough, without the addition of 40.0001. to put me on a level with .oth r candidates for Royal fa ' your, I will remain as I am, and trust to the chapter of accidents, rather than throw so large a sum of money so unprofitably away."— And in a letter to the pursuer enclosing the above reply, the defender inquired, " Is he (Lord Fife) the gentleman with whom you have had • several interviews, since you have been in town?" Th , t the pursuer was authorized and desired by the said Jchn Gordo who is a man of enormoes wealth, to advance to the said James, Barl of Fife, whose necessitous condition was notorious, uncle of the skid John Gordon, having, for some time any sum not exceeding B,COOI. which the pursuer accordingly did, including his trouble and agency as aforesaid, upon the responsibility, and by the directions of the raid John Gordon, who now, however, refuses to pay, ir.demnify. cal sustain to the pursuer his advances aforesaid, and to pay him fur his trouble and agency in the said affairs ; therefore, the said John Gor don ought and should be decerned and ordained, by decree of the Lords of' our council and session, to make payment to the pursuer of the said sum of 8.0001. with interest thereof, from the date of citation till paid, or of such other stun as our said Lords shall find to be the amount of cash ad vances, trouble, and agency, as aforesaid, conform to accounts to he pro. dueed herewith, under deduction of the sum of 6,3311 Os. l Id. tr.ttl by the defender upon the 20th of July. 1828, and of any farther sums that he can legally instruct to have paid to account of the pursuer': said claims, declaring that the pursuer's claims for sttch cash advarces, agency, and trouble, as aforesaid, shall not be prejudiced against the said Earl, by tbe'c presents, as the puruer holds the said Earl, and John Gordon, jointly and severally, liable fur the same, attour the sum of 6001. sterling, lets or more, as the expense of the process to follow hereon, over and above the duce of eats aeung the decree to be ptencunced therein, conform to the laws and daily practice of Scotland, used and observed in the like cases, in all poir.ts, as is alleged. Our wall is herefore, &c. Dated and signeted January, l 83;. GORDON V. TENANTS IN TUE EARONT orSLAINS._ Cluny Castle, Feb. 13, 111 - 26. "My dear Grantham,—l am quite uncertain where thismay find you, but I hope when it finds you it will find you and all your family as well as I wish. You are unacquainted, I know, with our Scottish I.w, and are arerse to hazard an opinion in matters you don't thoroughly unde►- stand. I have an appeal case coming on before the House of Lords, and have no apprehension for Its success if it gets fair play ; but I fear Lord Lauderdale, who is said to bave a good deal of in. fiuence with the Chancellor, and who it is likely will be applied to by my opponent, may intertere and do me no good. If Lord lisdesdale were present, I am certain that my case would hare his soprort, and if you were in London at the time, and could attend when it comes or. to be heard, I cannot help thinking that you would see I have been unjustly dealt with by the Court of Sessions in this country, and would give me your vote for a reversal of their judgment. Our old Fellow Johnisn, Mr. Bhadwell, is to plead for me. "Believe me ever most sincerely, yours. "JOHN OORD N." We have accounts from the North this day, announcing the arrival of a great quantity of foreign corn at the port of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, not much short of 20,000 quarter?, during the last 12 or 14 days. The market, in conse quence, has a strong tendency downward. j i '