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r: II I PI 4,1 t We I I f ROYAL. SEA BATHING INFIRMARY. The KINO's Most F.scellent MAJESTY, Patron. The Right Hon. the Earl of DARN I.EY. President. rrFIE ANNIVERSARY DINNER of the Governors and Friends of this Institution will be held at the LONDON COFFEE-HOUSE, Ludgate-hill, on SATURDAY, tbe 18tb Jugs next, at Half-past Five n'Clock precisely. The Right Hon. the F.arl DARNLEY, in the Chair. STEWARDS. • The Rt. Hon. the Earl of Darnley, I Ford Hale, Esq. Pre.:ident Charles Home. Esq. Rev. J 01 11". Russell, D.D. J. W. Hunt, Esq. Thntrax Kelly, Esq. Alderman I William Lewis Newman, Esq. Mielytel Gibbs. Esq. Treasurer I Edward Teddy, Esq. W F. Bury, Esq. Joshua Waddington, Esq. John Ounston, Esq. Tickets, 15s. each, to be had of the Stewards; of the Secretary, Walbrook ; and at the bar of the Coffee-house. May 28, 1831. JOSEPH RAINBOW, Sec. TH E EVENING STAR. LONDON. --...-- MONDAY, MAY 30. -..-...._ MSG CHARLLS'S AISTORATION IEITTIIOLIDAT AT ALL Tin PUBLIC OFtiCtl. Despatches were this day r - 7ceived at tho Foreign Office, in Downing-street, from their Excellencies, our Ambas sadors at Paris and the Hague. We direct the attention of our readers to the details of foreign intelligence which we present to our readers, prin cipally extracted from the Paris Journals received by Esta fette this morning ; no paragraph of which they will find de void ofactual or relative interest, although perhaps no striking I event is announced in them, for the first time, to the public. The state of the Polish war, we make a subject of separate remark. Perhaps, next in importance are the private sa -1 ices from Piedmont ; which represent a policy developing itself in Austria, which appears viewed with natural uneasi ness by the Piedmontese ; and which is generally believed to be watched with considerable jealousy by France. Pro bably, the conjecture in one of these paragraphs, that the real cause of the approximation of the Austrian troops to Pied mont is precautionary, and occasioned by apprehensions of popular insurrection, maybe correct. But the formidable pre parations are too important and ambiguous in their object, not to merit the serious consideration of those politicians, who are studying the probable aspect of future events. At a later hour of the day, we received an extract from a Paris paper, to the following purport: " Accounts have been received this morning at Paris, and on which some dependence can be placed, that the Poles have gained a signal victory over the Imperial Guard, who were stationed at Warsaw since 1815, and who accompanied the Grand Duke CONSTANTIN E, when he was obliged to leave that city. General KOURUOTA, aid-de-camp of the Grand Duke, commanded the corps, composed of from seven to eight thousand men. The battle is said to have taken place at Sekolow, above Siedlic." • The Ktwo of FRANCE has, it seems, hastened his return to Paris, and thereby given countenance to the rumours of last week of impending hostilities; and to the article in the Journal des Debuts, on which we enlarged on Thursday. The assuming tone of Austria in Italy, and perhaps some question about Belgian affairs, may be the pressing subjects ; but if the French armies are put in motion, they will either directly or indirectly influence the fortunes of Poland. France has certainly no just reason to be jealous of the approaching oloction of Prime LEOPOLD to the Belgic sovereignty, for in England be is regarded as more German than English ; while his domestic and placable character render him as well fitted to direct a Constitutional Govern ment, with honour and wisdom, as ANT PRINCE or THE AGE. If France did not take the field to protect Italy and Poland, her cause will be less justifiable, if her hostile attitude is assumed to interfere a third time in the settlement of the Belgic Government. We hope it is not so; and that Italy and Poland are the objects which have drawn forth her pow erful protection. There is, much matter for meditation in the Foreign Journals of this day. It appears that Austria has not so far forgot what is due to the feelings of the world, as to have given up the arms of DwERNICK es corps. The Austrian officers even refused to surrender some cannon which the Poles had previously taken from the Russians. It further appears, that many of the Polish officers and privates have already arrived in Poland, as we foresaw was probable. We have in England the lowest opinion of the liberality of Austria, but we ought, when we can, " to give even the DEVIL his due." The war in Poland has taken a new and extraordinary turn. SCRYZNECKI has assumed the initiative. He no longer hovers round Praga, but despising the Russians, has pushed the war to the Narew, and by accounts to the 19th he had fixed his head quarters at Ostrolenka, where he is in direct communication and proximity with the Lithuanians ! He seems thus to have gained a march on DIEBITSCII, who is described as being also in route for Ostrolenka. The Prussian Journals, as usual, misrepresent, and our soi disant leaders swallow the bait ; and what with the Prussians is craft, is with our Journalists gross ignorance of Polish topography. They unite in telling us that DIV. EITSCH is on march to Ostrolenka, in order to cross the Vistula at Plock, which is exactly the same as saying that a General is on march from Bedford to Leicester in order to cross the Thames at Oxford, and yet we find this nonsense in a paper which calls itself " the leading Journal of Europe. In fact SKRYZNECKI is enabled, by support from the insurrection in Lithuania, to carry the war to the Narew, and the Poles occupy the whole of the left bank, being in possession of Sierock, Pultusk, and other points, and, as would appear, of Ostrolenka itself, one hundred miles north of Warsaw, and nearly half way to the centre of the Lithu anian insurrection at Justerburg and Gambinnen. Preparatory to this grand movement, the able and en terprising SKRTZIJECKI despatched CMILIMPWIMI, with a corps, to the South, where the impregnable fortress of Zamosc is the centre of operations,— at one@ a protection to the upper Vistula, and a support of Insurrection in Velhynia. Prags and Warsaw are now too strong to .be carried, by assault, and Russian barbarity has rendered the district be tween Praga and the Bag such a desert u itself proves the sure defence of the capital on that aide. In a word, inatead of crossing the Vistula at Plock, or any where, DIEBITSCII is marching and fighting, to keep up his communications with Russia, and to save the remnant of his barbarian host. After all, thero is the town of Plod', about thirty miles beyond Ostrolenka, a sort of Nottingham in our comparison, and perhaps it is this Plock to which our precious leading journal alludes ; but it happens to be nearly 100 miles from the Vistula. In fine, we repeat our observations of last week, that if SIERZYNECKI is at Ostrolenka, he has taken the principal Russian magazines ; and we shall hear little more of the Russians in Poland, except of their flight and disasters. Besides bringing the Cholera Morbus into civilized Europe, these barbarians are, it seems, shooting and hanging all the Poles who fall into their hands, and as is to be expected, the Poles are retaliating on the wild beasts, so that in the face of France and England, and may we add Austria and Prussia, such a warfare is going on, as has not beeen heard of in Europe since the days of Attila and Genseric. Before the summer is over, we expect to hear of the Li thuanians being in such force on the Dwina, as will render Russia fortunate if she save Riga : and wo expect and desire to see, the hated ,Sovereignty of the People established from the Dwina to the Warthe or the Oder, and the Vistula the Bug, and Narew flowing through the centre of the In ' dependent Kingdom of Poland. The LORD LIEUTENANT of Pembrokeshire has had 1 influence enough to procure himself to be returned for his own county, by a colourable majority of 99 of 4,000 Free holders. It is reported to be one of those cases which calls for the exemplary notice of Parliament, and that Mr. GRE- V ILLS and his friends stand pledged to the country to bring it duly before the Legislative Tribunal. That any Lord Lieutenant should use his local influence to effect a personal purpose, is not wonderful ; but it is to be lamented, that after any one becomes 11 partisan, he should be continued in so influential an official station. In the MISCELLANEOUS 1 1 ;;;TATES printed in this pa per on Saturday, two items could not fail to strike every Reader—that for Printing, 104,3001;—and that for Print ing and Stationery, 131,5251! Now surely, while for a few pounds of taxes, so many families every year are doomed to see their goods given away by public auction, it seems as cruel as improvident to waste such immense sums on such objects. Need such fine paper, and such expensive typo graphy, be resorted to ? Need every official letter be on the stoutest and finest paper ? Need wax be employed in such profusion? Need pens of such high price be used when one steel pen would out-last one hundred ? Need there be so much margin to public papers, considering the vile purposes to which nine-tenths are put? Need such fortune-making prices be paid to printers ? In fact, might not 200,0001. per annum be saved in the two items—and only such documents be printed as would repay the cost by public sale? Our confidence in Lords GREY and ALTHORP, and our knowledge of the art of printing, justify these observations ; and when Parliament meets again, we hope the late Committee will be re-appointed, and will rigorously do its duty. - - - The meeting of the party of the wrong-heads at the PITT Curls is beneath any formal observation. ROYAL EXCHANGE. ONE O'CLOCK. Consols, which left off on Saturdayaiiiifor the Ac count, opened this morning at 83i to 84, at which price they are at present. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols had reached, in the early part of the morning, to 84f for the account ; since which the market is not quite so good, and at present may be quoted 84 to I, with little doing. Money stock is more easy to be obtained. Consols for money is at the same price as for the account. THREE O'CLOCK. _ We just hear that an Express has arriveciwiihtia;;;Zp page of a Bank in Somersetshire, owing to the late failures in the Stock Exchange. The Dutch steamer has arrived : letters will not be deli vered till four o'clock : we do not hear it brings later news from Poland than received. Consolsl33i to 84. In the Foreign Market, Brasilia Imperial Shares are at Al. 8m- M= Hoods for Ace, 821 31 21 3. Danish Bonds, 3 per Cent, 831 1. Meziean Bonds, Spa Ct,1191 30; ditto 11125. 391 9*. Peruvian, 14. Portuguese, 421 ; for Aect, 431. Russian, 931 51 S. Spanish, is. French 5 per Cent, 91130 c. Three per Ct, 65f 55e. &dump, SA The Provincial Bank of Ireland Shares are at 27 281. By the London line oTpaclip Ontario, Capt. Sebor, from New York, papers have been received at the North and South American Coffee House, to the Ist May; also Phila delphia papers to the 21st April. The New York papers state, that tbe Canada papers con firm the intelligence of the loss of the steam-boat Waterloo, which plied between Montreal and Quebec. She was struck by a heavy field of ice, and sunk in sixty feet water. The Philadelphia Papers have an extract from the New York Mercantile Advertiser, stating :—" We congratulate the underwriters, and merchants, on the large fleet of ves sels that, during these last ten or fifteen days, have arrived at our port, with so many valuable cargoes. REBELLION IN HAYTI.—A late number of the Jamaica Courant, received at New York, says, " We understand that accounts have been received here by His Ma jesty's ship Mersey, that President Boyer received intelligence, that a revolution had been attempted at Aux Cayes ; and that the President would take tbe field, at the head of his guard. Port au Prince, which was once a most flourishing city, is now almost desolate, and in a ruinous condition. Madras Papers to the 29th January have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house. The following are extracts : " It seems a report Is current in Calcutta, that the India debt is about to be re duced. The brig, Hope, arrived on Thursday last from Moulmein, the 11th January. By this opportunity, we learn that a most destructive fire occurred there on the morning of the 4th. The market place, and about 300 of the principal houses, are stated to be destroyed. Severallives were lost. Arrangements for the trial of a native chieftain of rank are mentioned. The Rajah of Oykerah Singh is charged with having, through the agency of his brother's servants, assassinated his brother. We see, in the provincial papers, that a statement was one evening last week made by a London paper, that great alarm had taken place at the east end of the town, owing to the cholera morbus having appeared. Now, we feel it our duty to state, that a more gross untruth never was invented, or printed. There was no cholera marbles, and no alarm ; and it must have been a fabrication, for the mere purpose of seasoning a very dull paper. • u04%bi4‘,5•1110.41. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCS. The King returned to St. Cloud on Friday morning last from his tour. The details of his journey, and the multifa rious speeches in which he indulged, fill the columns of the Monitors, Journal des Debuts, &c. The ordinance for the dissolution of the Chamber was to be signed yesterday, and will appear in the Monitors on the 30th. The time of meeting will be about the Bth of August. A party of amens had formed the plan of seizing on the village of Koix, in La Vend& where a detachment of infantry was quarte red. This spread the alarm through the plrce ; the soldiers collected and pursued the banditti, but the obscurity and difficulty of the roads rendered their efforts useless. The Echo de la Sarthe asserts in the most positive terms that the department of La Vendee is rapidly returning to order and tranquility, and may now be traversed in every direction with perfect safety, as columns of troops ate in cessantly on the patrol.—" Government has nothing to hide ; there is no change in the general situation of af fairs, particularly as relates to the hopes entertained of the preservation of a useful and honourable peace, which is guaranteed no less by the strength than by the moderation of France. On the contrary, the questions which appear the most difficult are daily advancing towards a satisfac tory solution."—Moniteer. We thought that, after the revolution of July, the Minis ters would abandon a little of the emphasis of manner which seeks to disguise outrage ; and it was not without astonishment that we read yesterday the article of the Moniteur upon the question of peace or war. It is possible that we may not have war ; but certainly it does not require us to be insulted as to the opinion which we may think pro per to entertain in the chances of our position; and in place of reducing itself to vague declamations against the Jour nals, it would be better for government to encourage opinions by facts. Thus, it would be good for us to be informed at what points had arrived the following negocia dons :-Ist, With Russia, for Poland and its independent constitution; 2d, With Austria, for Modena, Rome, and Piedmont ; 3d, With Prussia, England, and the Germanic confederation, for Belgium. This would a little better en courage minds than the renewed phrases of the Journals of Messrs. Villele and Dumas.—Le Constitutionnel. PRIVATE LETTER.—The local politics of Paris are at this moment rather torpid, the prevailing discussions are upon abstract topics, which it is anticipated the new Chamber will have to resolve : the further existence of a hereditary Peerage is the principal one in controversy. Since the law of primogeniture and feudal rights were abolished in France,, and the assignment of a paltry pension enacted for parlia mentary Peers, little of solid basis was left to sustain a here ditary aristocracy. In a list of the present Chamber of Peers, there were not more than eighteen names of peers who are said to be qualified by - their own landed property to maintain such a station in society as the peerage implies. The present government will, however, resist the proposed change. Each party at present speaks confidently of success at the ensuing elections ; the Government and the opposition are alike hard at work, and the present plan of tactics (for no doubt before the elections there will be a dozen others) is the right of exacting pledges from the candidates. The Duke of Broglie is said to be organizing a new kind of mo derate party. M. Guizot is with him at this moment in Normandy, preparing the electoral lists for the experiment. The men of the " movement" now admit that things may be carried on in what they term the present milk-and-water way by Louis-Phillippe and his Government till next Sep tember. This is even passing the anniversary of the barn. cades, and is rather a concession to the reigning family. BELGIUM. Nothing definitive has yet been settled by the conferences of London, and several orators of the Belgian Congress, as well as the journals of Brussels, even the most ministerial, begin to chew much displeasure in thus seeing themselves more and more at the mercy of the intrigues of the diplo macy of the Great Powers. In the interim, it appears that Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg, strong from the support of England, has shewn himself disposed to accept the Crown of Belgium, before that the question of Luxembourg has been resolved. The first propositions on the subject of the election of that' Prince have just been made to the Congress. On the other part, we learn that Austria has just remitted to the conference of London a note by which she declares in the most positive manner that she will never consent that the Duchy of Luxembourg shall be united to the new state. — Le National. POLAND. The operations of the Russian army appear now entirely paralysed by the insurrection of Lithuania. At Warsaw it is stated that the Emperor Nicholas has authorised Diebitsch to grant an armistice, and even to negociate with the rebels if they should make propositions to him. The Journal du Havre asserts, that the answer of the Emperor of Russia to the offers of mediation on the part of France and England, for the pacification of Poland, was to the following eff*ct :—" That he will make no concession to rebellious subjects ; and that, bad he been disposed to make any, he should not have waited for advice coming from the West." The Augsbourg Gazette contains the following, dated Frontiers of Poland, May 14th :—" Letters have been re ceived at Warsaw from London, which confidently announce a mediation of the English Government in favour of the Poles. The Polish patriots also expect considerable succour in money and war stores from England. It is even asserted at Warsaw that two English merchantmen are already in the Baltic, waiting for a favourable opportunity to deliver their cargoes to the Lithuanians, who would thereby be en couraged to employ their utmost efforts to open a communi cation with the sea by Polangen or Liebau." We have news from Warsaw up to the 16th of May. The Generalissimo had commenced a general movement towards the palatinate of Augustowo. His left wing occupied Pul tusk. This manoeuvre he was said to have made in order to protect the entrance of a separate corps into Lithu ania, where the insurrection is making rapid progress. WARSAW, MAY 17.—The Russians under Diebitsch attacked General Uminski on the 13th, at Jendrzejow.— Their attack, however, was executed with such languor, that . Uminskt had full time to receive reinforcements, and even tually to repulse the enemy. On our side the loss was trifling, not exceeding fifty men killed and wounded. The enemy, on the other hand, according to the accounts of the prisoners, suffered so severely, that it required fifty waggons to transport their wounded. The first bat talion of grenadiers distinguished itself on the occa sion to such a degree, that General Uminski, in an order of the day, returned thanks to them for their good behaviour, telling them, that they reminded him of the old French Imperial Guard. Major Serkowki, who com manded the grenadiers, was among the killed. A general battle between the two armies becomes every day more pro bable. Official in ace has been received, that Gene rals Chrzanowski and ' have approached the fortress of Zamosc, in the vicinity of which some obstinate fighting has taken place. One account says that General &merino has lost an arm. Many (Akers and privates belonging to Dwernicki's corps have succeeded in reVLlend. Louie Stecki, who was at the bead of the V best: realm, was lately taken prisoner by General , and shot in an hour afterwards. At present the Lithuanian insurgents are commanded by Charles Zalewski, brother of the late Curator of the University of Warsaw ; the poet Gorecki commands the Staff, and Martin Zalewski acts a s Intendant General. The day before yesterday, Colonel Zangerman, aide-de-camp to General Lamarque, arrived i n Warsaw. Battu', MAT 21.—The main forces of the Russians appear to be concentrating themselves in the Palatinate of Plock, in order to enable them to draw their subsistence from Eastern Prussia. Large purchases for Russian ac. count have already been made by the Prussian Consul, V. Barites. The cholera is gradually disappearing in War saw : only eleven new cases were reported on the 11th init. On the 13th of May, the Polish Government published the following: " The news which we have just received from Lithuania, and from the Palatinate of Augustowo, in forms us of the cruelties which the Russian% exercise i n these provinces, and leaves us no longer in any doubt upon the character which our enemies have resolved to confer on the war which they wage ag ainst us. It is no l onger t h e injurious proclamations of Marshal Diebitsch ; it is no more even the barbarous ukases of the Emperor, which serves as the line of conduct to the Russian troops ; the com manders only consult now the implacable hatred which they have conceived for the Polish name, and the fer oc i ty o f their soldiers, The inhabitants of the district of Mariam pol will remain faithful to the voice of their country, and have prepared, from the commencement of the campaign, for an obstinate defence : a corps of partisans will form themselves under the command of Colonel Puszet, who will continually disturb the enemy, and may even arrive at obtaining important advantages. Towards the end of April, the guards reinforced the Russian troops who were destined to suppress the insurrection of the district of Mariampol.— Colonel Puszet, not being informed of that augmentation of tho enemy's forces, attacked Mariampol on April 21st. and was obliged to retreat ; but Major Schon, who commanded another detachment of partisans, allowing himself to be led away by the ardour of his courage, fought unto the last ex tremity, and, after having received several wounds, fell into the hands of the enemy. The sentiments of honour, those which are due to courage and misfortune, should have served as the safe-guard to that brave officer, decorated with the Le gion of Honour, and the Military Cross of Poland; but our enemies have, in this war, foresworn these sentiments, and, without having any regard to the wounds and sufferings of Major Schen, they loaded him with chains, exposed him to the insults of the soldiers and of Jews, and hung him on the morrow. Several officers and several citizens who had taken part in the insurrection, were shot upon the field. After this defeat, all the district of Mariampol was delivered to the bar barity of the Russians ; the villages were sacked and burnt; the houses of the citizens were pillaged, and the proprietors ' of these houses were imprisoned, or were left exposed to all the vexations and all the vengeances of a cruel enemy.— These facts, which are incontestible, come to support the ideas which I had announced to you in the preceding circu lar; these facts will be the signal of the public indignation of Europe, and you will hasten to give them all the publi city possible : they will, without doubt, cause all generous hearts to revolt which have compassion for the sufferings of humanity, and who value military honour. They shot, at the same time, in cold blood, 80 prisoners, of whom several were wounded on the previous day. The peasantry and fu gitive corps, in revenge for this barbarous depravity, imme diately executed their wounded Russian prisoners, among whom were two officers of rank ; and another, seized while travelling as a courier. A frightful and revolting carnage will follow the example thus set by Russia, to abandon the rules of civilized warfare. AUSTRIA AND ITALY. The accounts from Vienna say, that the Austrian loan of 80,000,000 of florins remains still undecided. Ibe Govern ment want better terms than those proposid to them. Accounts have been received from !licit, which esta blish the fact, that the cholera morbus has been there intro duced by contact with Rudiger's and Dwernicki's corps. On the Bth of May, in the little town of Tarnapol, there were 160 cases of this malady, and 800 others were already ascertained in that circle of Austrian Poland. By the latest accounts from Vienna, the Austrian Govern ment had not decided on the surrender of the arms of Direr necki'a corps to the Russians. In Italy, according to the latest private letters received in Paris, Austria continues to baffle France in the attempts made by the latter to induce the evacuation of the fortresses of that country. All that the French Government hare gained are civil assurances—a promise that no blood shall be abed by the tribunals ; and that real grievances are to be inquired into. It is now certain that the Austrian troops have drawn nearer Piedmont. It may be remembered, that the Liberals ascribed to Austria an intention to make the succession to the Crown of Sardinia fall to the Duke of Modena. Now, it is pretended that the movements of the Austrian troops proceed from an intention to seize on the fortresses of Piedmont. This supposition is as ill founded as the other. The real cause of these movements is the uneasiness that Austria may have felt, that the pat tisane of revolution might take advantage of the change of the sovereign, to excite troubles in Piedmont. All these fears are now dispelled. Several newspapers have repeatedly alluded to a supposed project of Austria, to deprive the branch of Savoy Carignan of the crown of Sardinia, to place it on the head of the Duke of Modena. They speak now of the movement of troops, and of the military dispositions making by that Ca binet on the Lombardo-Piedmontese frontier, to support its pretensions over the Novanese and Tortonese, upon which it pretends to have a right from King Charles Felix dying with out masculine issue, and over the road of the Simplon. PIEDMONT. — ALEXANDRIA, MAY 17—Private Ca respondence.—Six thousand men have just been detached from the garrison of this place, and directed towards the Novarrais. Two regiments will reinforce the garrison of Navarre ; other troops will be spread between Verceil and Casil. A detachment of artillery is directed upon the frontier of Lombardy. These troops are replaced by re giments which arrive from Genoa. It appears that Go vernment is apprehensive of instant 'aggression on the part of the Austrian troops, and is adopting measures to repulse them. Some Generals and Commanders at the son time, have been displaced and changed. The army will do its duty if it should beattacked ; the first surprise was also feared. Now, that the danger is known, all is ready for resistance. If the Austrians attack us, under whet' ever pretext it may be, we reckon on being sup ported by France. The King Louis Philippe himself, who appears to merit from posterity the airname of the Pacific, will at last open his eyes upon the inordinate ambition of the Cabinet of Vienna, which does not spread its troops over all Italy, but in order to secure a nearer approach to the French territory, of which she meditates the invasion. PRUSSIAN, ORRHAN,AND DUTCH PAPERS RZCZIVID TRIS DAT. WARSAW, MAT 19.--Tho Warsaw Maki Gasette, fa Its umber of the Mb, says t " Yesterday afternoon, sear the village of MO' olio, between the Bag sod the Nano, the van of the Rosins Gest& was repubsd with coosidwalile leas, which is said to swam to SO Flamm Oast Theo Polooki, Aill.de•Cesp to the Gee " was Imelda ib tbs boy by a musket ball la this attack." Yesterday ths some jeered says t « The mews aft a look the &I Ware yesterday, ass aughseMe, hues oat to be Wooded t thin