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• „.; 4 1' lib, PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, TuEsumr, JUNE 14. 'Nis being the t'ay appointed for the commencement of tht new Parliament, the officers of both Houses were early engaged in preparing them for the reception of the diem. Nis. The Lord Chancellor entered the House of Lords at :it:clock. when thee.. v.rc about a dozen peers present. and stun after that Lour l!ls I.ordship, the Airhhishop of Can uritry. E Grey. the Marquis We'.l..sley (Lord Stewaid 0 the House and Loed Durham, took their scats as His Majesty's Comrnis•ioncrs. The Lord Chancellor then directed Mr. Pulman,.the Deputy Usher of the Black End, to proceed to the Commons. and summon than to the Bar of the House of Lords. The Chief Clerk and oiler o ffi cers _ _ of the liouse of Commons, and above 100 of the Members, u:enrdir a• tended. Tit.• LORD CHANCELLOR acquainted the Peers and l'ammra‘ assembled, that his Majesty had not thought fit to open the Parliament in pason, but had been pleased to cow snand that a Coalmission issued for that purpose. . . The Commission having been read, The LORD CHANC ELLOR said, that as soon as the 3lembers of Parliament were sworn, his Majesty would in Nrsln declare the cause which had indttetll him to assemble the new Parliament ; but, it being' nmssary that a Speaker of the Mouse of Commons should be first chosen, it was his Majesty's pleasure tha• the Cattlemen of the House of Com mons should repair to the place where they sat, and there Dro ned to the choice of some proper person to be their SpeAter, atd present such person so chosen for his Majesty's Royal approbation, in the House of Lords, at half-past two o'clock to-morrow. The Members cf the House of Commons then withdrew, and prayers Iring reed, the usual oaths were taken by the Lord Chancvller and the other Commissioners, the Dukes of Richmond, ll:echrter, Gontin, Dorset, and Bedford; Lords Holland and King; Earls Mansfield, Westmorland, Shaftesbury, and Malmeshury ; the Marquis of Cleveland ; the Bishops of Excivr and Durham ; and several other Peers At four o'clock their Lordships adjourned till two o'clock to-morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS. According to the ordinary practice at the commencement of a new Parliament, the Lord Steward attended in his office at an early hour in the morning, for the purpose of ad ministering ,the oaths to such members as precinted them selves for that purpose. The attentLince of members was Ito usually numerous, and by two o'clock the benches en the floor of the house were nearly full. At a quarter past two the members were summoned by the Usher of the Black Rod to the House of Peers to hear the King's Commission for the assembling of the Parliament. ICLETCION OF SPEAKER. On the return of the members from the other house, 11.. C. W. WYNN said, that in compliance with the commands of his Majesty, and also in the exercise of their undoubted tights and privileges, the members present were now called upon to perform the most important duty of selecting art individual to preside over their debates during the present Parliament. This privilege was a most ancient, and in many respects, a moat important one. When members considered that the person who filled the chair in that house was not only culled upon to preside over the debates there, but also became the organ of the representatives of the Commons to express to the King, and to other parties, the sense of the house, and that it depended upon him in what manner that sense should be expressed—when they reflected on these considerations, he thought that few persons would difFer from him in opinion that the duty of electing a speaker Was one amongst the most important privileges which they could be called upon to exercise. If it were important at all times, he thought It was peculiarly important at the present moment, when they were called upon to consider charges and alter ations greater than the history of Parliament afforded any example of. (Cheers front the opposition.) lle spoke not that as gislag any opinion on the question, tor whether those changes and eLentions were or were not desirable, it was equally necessary that they should be well considered and debated, and examined with patience, discref ion, and temper. (Hear, hear.) At the present moment a degree of t xcitc rnent and irritation prevailed almost without a parallel ; and at such a time every man must feel it to be of the lirst im. portance to select a fit person to enforce the enders of the house, and to maintain the privileges which members held, not for their own benefit, but for that of their constituents. In nothing were those constituents mote interested than in the preservation of the orders of the house, which had for their object to prevent measures being forced improperly through the house, and to ensure their receiving the full consideration which was re quisite. For this reason it was, beyond all things, important that the person selected to fill the chair should be possessed of a high and independent character,—that lie should be one from whom impartiality might be expected on all occasions,— who should have the ability to lay down the rules of the house, and the firmness to enforce them against any individual who might attempt to contravene them, and, at the same time, the courtesy to impart useful information to inexperienced mem bers,and to acquaint them with the rules which they might un intentionally transgress. There was also another qualification which he held h to he of the greatest consequence that their Speaker should possess, because without it all the others would be vain. He thought that the person to be called ! upon to preside over their debates should possess the con fidence of the House, from the knowledge of his having' , deserved it. (Cheers.) High and important as the office of Speaker was, he possessed no authority whatever but that' which he derived from the confidence and support of the , house. To no person could that confidence and support be given with equal satisfaction and with so little hesitation as to the person who had so usefully and advantageously filled the situation of Speaker for now fourteen years. (Hear.) That gentleman had been five times selected by the house ' as their Speaker, and on each occasion he had received not only an increase of reputation, but of confidence and up. probation. On these grounds he did not think it neces sary to detain the house longer than simply to move that the Right Hon. Charles Manners Sutton do take the chair as Speaker, and he was sure that he expressed the general sense of the house when he uttered a wish that the right hon. gentleman might continue to occupy that situation as long as his health would allow hint. (Hear, hear.) There was one circumstance peculiar to the right hon. gentleman which he thought it would be unjust to pass over. He al. luded to the matinee in which during the last few years the right hon. gentleman had expressed his readiness and willingness to devote to the public s rvicc, hours and days which the indulgence of the house had set apart for the Speaker to IClt from the fatigues consequent upon the execution of the duties of his office : (hear.) Mr. Sutton was the first person to call upou the house to give him an op. 1 portunity of devoting more of his time to the service of the , country. It was impossible to overlook the large quantity ' of business which remained undone at the end of the last ses sion in consequence of the time of the house being engrossed with the great and momentous question which came before it. It was necessary that this business should now be de- I %patched, and under these circumstances it was important taat the house should have fur its Speaker a person, who, instead of shrinking from labour, would rather out strip the wishes of the house in the discharge of business. Such a persou the house would have in the right honourable gentlest= whom he had the honour to propose to their notice. It was with satisfaction he reflected, that it was now fourteen years since he had the opportunity of supporting the firs.. no. urination of the right honourable gentleman, and of predict ing to the house, that if they elected him, they would expe rience from him that union of firmness and courtesy which they ;limit agree with him in thinking that he had shown himself possessed of. (Cheers). Sir NI. W. RIDI.EY said, that he felt relieved from all embarrassment and hesitation on the present occasion by the consciousness which he possessed that he merely gave utter ance to the unanimous feeling of the house in seconding the nomination of his right h. n. friend. (Hear, hear.) If he still felt any hesitation, he might content himself with refer ring to the arguments which his right honourable friend employed in favour of Mr. Su. totes nomination, and to the proofs which he had adduced of that gentleman's peculiar qualifications fur the office of Speaker. It was somewhat singular, that when his right honourable friend w is first called to the chair, he was one who offered opposition to him, and himself seconded the nomination of the gentle man who had now proposed his right hon. friend. He trusted that the house would see, front that circumstance, that in r•ow supporting the nomination of his right hon. friend, he was actuated only by a desire to do justice to the high cha. ratter which his right hon. friend had obtained for himself, bath with the house and the country, during the 14 years I which he had presided in that house. The public interests wete materially affected by the manner in which the chair was occupied. In order to Insure the efficient discharge both of the public and private business, it was necessary that the Speaker should be perfectly inde pendent of any party feeling, that he should be a person of firm character, able to check any interruption which mig h t arise in the progress of discussion, and to instruct the house by his knowledge of its orders. Übe were addressing only members of the the late Parliament, he would rather refer I to their own experience and judgment than attempt to say any thing in commendation of his right hon. friend, in the full confidence, that they would do justice to his worth.— (Hear. hear.) He, however, had the honour to address many members who never before sat in parliament, and he could assure them that by acceding to the motion which had been submitted to the consideration of the house, they would do no more than an act of justice to him. (Hear, hear.) Very short expetience in that house would convince them that a Frfect knowledge of the orders of the house, and of the constitution and laws of the country, joined to great urbanity of manners, and a readiness to give up his time to the guid ance and assistance of members, were amongst the most im portant qualifications of a Speaker. He could with all sin. verity assure those lion. members vr'.to now for the first time sa: iu the house, that in the latter particular his right hon. friend was eminently distinguished; and that with respect to the moda of conducting public or private business they would find a ready and sinureadvieci and c,unsellor in him. He felt it would be idle to detain the house further on the present occasion, for lie saw that his hearers perfectly con curred in ell that could be said in favour of his right hon. friend. He did not hesitate to say that the house would be guilty of a dereliction of the duty which they owed to the country, if they should omit this opportunity of doing jos tle: to his right hon. friend Ly declining to accede to the motion which he had the honour to second. (Cheers.) Me. CHARLES MANNERS SUTTON said, that he barely knew bow to address himself to the house on this occasion. Af er the terms in which he had been spoken of his right lion. friend, and his lion. friend the member for Niaveastie, ai.d aria the manner in which the house had r.:ceiveil their sentiments, any expression of obligation or giatitude wide, he could make must fall miserably short of his feelin.m ' s. ( Hear.) If, in expressing the deep obligation which he felt to his right lion. friend, whose p.aliamentary knowledge so justly entitled him to form a COTial judge cat whit respect to the qualifications of a Speaker, and chose constant attendance in his place, and unwearied attention to the privileges, orders, and; prtmeedii gs of the house, made him so fit a judge of the p lei:rimy of his ( Mr. Sutton's)de. cisions, and the efficiency with which he bail performed the duties of Speaker, and to his lion. friend, the member fur Newcastle, whose high standing and character in the house so justly gave weight to any thing which lie addressed to them,—if, ItiMer these circumstances, and in the pur suit of a fair :lad honourable ambition, he should for a moment at least appear to forget hew much he owed to the kindness of his friends, and how little to his own merits, ha trusted that the house wookl not attribute it to arrogance, and an unwarrantaitle reliance on his own abl. Mica. (Hear. hear.) He bail had fourteen years' expe rience in the °nice of Speaker. lie well knew the diffi cultiea of the office, which hail been well descabed by his right honourable friend, and r.hich were frequently exag gerated by the suddenness with atria they canie ou. (Hear). He, however, had learnt from the same experience, that whether those difficulties arose from circumstances which requind deep consideration, or whether they were attributable to haste and iha unforeseen emergency of the moment, who. ever had the honour to till the chair might place a safe and confident reliance on the support, protection, encouragement, and assistance of the house. (Hear, hear). lie knew that nothing could be required at his hands, or those of anyother person who might preside in the chair, but an honest attempt, strictly, as.thluously, and impartially, to perform his duty ; and if he so comiucted himself, be was sure of his reward. It' it should be the pleasure of the house again to place him in the chair. they might rely upon it that every exertion and energy of mind and body which he could command should be devoted to their service. (Cheers). Time motion was then agreed to by acclamation, and the right hon. gentleman was conducted to the chair by Mr. ynn and Sir M. W. Ridley, all the members of the house startling at the same time. The SPEAKER begged again, from the place which he now ocenvicd, to return his most grateful acknowledgments to the house for the honour which they had conferred upon hint. Ile would again advert to his right hon. friend's de. scriptiou of the duties of a Speaker, and declare that lie not only concurred with that description, but he begged the house to measure his worth by that standard. He had not had the honour electing with many new members who were now pre sent, but until they had personal experience of him, he begged them to take his character from the statement made by his lion. friend, the member for Newcastle. As far as in him lay, he would give members every possible assistance in the discharge of any business which they might have in hand : (hear, hear.) Sir J. G RAIIAM, in thing to move the adjournment of the house. in the unavoidable absence of his noble friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer, hoped lie might be per mitted to congratulate the right hon. gentleman on the dia. tinguislied mark of unanimous confidence which he had just received. He certainly thought It was the highest tribute of respect which a British commoner and gentleman could rcceite, to be called upon to preside over the debates in that house. In the case of the right hon. gentleman, the honour had nor been bestowed for the first time; but he had to congratulate him and the house that this mark of confidence was bestowed on him now for the sixth time. Those who had served with the right hon. gentleman in 'I former parliaments, well knew how faithfully, zealously,' and ably lie had discharged the duties of his office ; and those only who had thus served with him could be aware of the labour and exertion which the discharge of those duties required. (Hear.) It was Impossible to contem. plate without celmitation the indefatigable industry, patience, and assiduity of the right hon. geenticnian. sacrificing, to meet tile increase of public business, private considerations and even his health, voluntarily abridging the short period for recreation and repose which his predecessors considered indispensable to enable them to undergo the fatigues of their office. He feared he could not hold out any hope that there' would be any abridgment of the labour or diminution of the fatigue to which the right hon. gentleman had hitherto been subjected; but the house could co-operate to make the dim. charge of his duty more grateful and satisfactory to his feelings, by upholding the just prerogatives and dignity of the chair. He sincerely congratulated the house and the country on the choice which they had just made, and would conclude with inuring that the house do now adjourn. Sir R. PEEL, in rising to second the motion for adjourn ment, trusted he might, without presumption, take that op. portunity of joining in the general expression of satisfaction at the right hon. gentleman's most honourable, because una. nimous, re-election, for the sixth time, to the important office of Speaker. It was undoubtedly a proud distinction to be the first commoner in the realm, but the choice which the house had made was dearer in the cycs of the right hon. gent. because it continued him in that career of public useful. cm which he had run with so much honour to himself._ He congratulated the house, not only on the re.election of their Speaker, but on the circumstances connected with it. He recollected that when the right hon. gentleman who had that night proposed the Speaker entered into honourable competition whit him fourteen years ago, he declared that if the choice of the house should fall on his competitor, his ex perience of his conduct would justify that choice. He was satisfied that from the spirit which induced his right lion. friend to make that prediction, he was amongst the foremost to rejoice in its complete fulfilment. The Speaker had justly said that the cordial cooperation of the house facilitated the discharge of his arduous duty. But the statement of his receiving that cooperation implied, unintentionally no doubt, a compliment to himself, because that co-opera tin resulted from the complete conviction which the house entertained of his integrity and impartiality—from admiration of the justice and promptitude of his decisions, and the firmness with which, lie enforced them, tempered with a courtesy which disarmed that firmness of all harshness, and every thing which could be disagreeable even to those who were its objects. (Hear, hear.) The circumstances uuder which the light hon. gentleman had been chosen, and above all the speeches of the hon. members who proposed him, ren dered it totally unnecessary to carry the debate further. He trusted that he should not incur the charge of presumption for having added his to the general congratulations, not only to the right hon. gentleman himself, but to the ;parliament, assembled under circumstances of peculiar difficulty and im portance, for having been able to proc ure suc h a p res id ent . The house then adjourned at three o'clock. We seldom give Reports of local papers on the State of Trade, &c. They are always illusory.— A local editor dare not publish that the local trade is bad. Hence it is constantly rising, improving, and increasing. If all the puffs which appear in sonic papers, in a series of years, were true, the accumulated fabrics would cover the whole earth. We count forty improvements per annum in cer tain papers, but never any retrogradation. For the same reason crops are always promising, and mar kets looking up; for a local printer would be in danger of being rolled in the kennel who made other statements. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. BELGIUM AND FRANKFORT PAPERS. RECEIVED THIS DAY. BRUSSELS. NATIONAL CONGRESS—St:Two or Jun 10. The Sitting was to be opened at one o'clock.— After waiting till a quarter past two, M. Ludda called over the names of the Members, only 95 answered. Not being a sufficient number to transact business, they agreed that there should be no public sitting till Monday noon. As the members were going to separate, several deputies e::pressed a desire to see the Minister of War. M. Menu went into an adjoining apart ment, and returned accompanied by M. Dufarlly, the Minister of War. A circle was formed round the Ministers. M. C. Rodenbach, who had not left his place, said, that if they went into the hall of the central section they might converse and explain. This was agreed to, and the Minister of War is said to have given in this kind of committee some information respecting the measures he had adopted. BRUSSELS, JUNE 11.—Some journals of this city have announced that LorJPonsonby dispatched a courier in the night of the 9th, to carry to London an answer from M. Lebeau on a point said to be very important. What is certain is, that since the 7th no Cabinet messenger had left this city for Landon; unless, indeed, he went by the diligence, of which there has not hitherto been any instance. It was only this morning, at three o'clock, than an English cabinetmessenger was sent with despatches to London. Mr. Abercromby set out for London this morn ing at eleven o'clock. The Duke of Brunswick left Brussels at noon yesterday : he took the road to C dais. We have successively announced the departure of Lord Ponsonby for Sunday next, for yesterday (Friday), and now announce it for to-day. It is not our fault if we have thus to contradict every day what we said the day before respecting his Lord ship's departure. General Bel Hard will depart at the same time as Lord Ponsonby.— Courrier. It is affirmed that Lord Ponsonby, who was to set out for London this evening, at 9 o'clock, will not leave Brussels.—lndependent. The trial of Colonel Gregoire has been con tinued for these two days. At half-past ten this morning, the Court retired to deliberate, At the time of our going to press, the decision of the Court was not yet announced.— Brussels Papers, June 12. . - CA RLSRUII a, Jty x 3.—ln the twenty-third Sitting of the Second Chamber, M.Rettig, of Con stance, brought up a report from the Committee of petitions upon the petition of the Jews, for equal civil rights with their Christian fellow-country men. The Chamber decided on the main question that the admission of the Israelites to the enjoy ment of equal political rights with their children inhabitants of the Grand Duchy, would not yet take place, but that a proposal should be made to the government to convoke between the present and the next diet an assembly of deputies of the Israelites, and through this assembly. to make an attempt to see whether the obstacles that now oppose such an equality of rights can be removed. _ MUNICH, JUNE 2. In the second chamber to-day, M. de Shormer, minister of the interior, presented the new project of law relative to the press. According to this pro ject, the Censorship will be entirely abolished for internal affairs ; it will be retained only for matters of foreign policy, and the editors of periodical papers will have to give security to the amount of 4,000 florins. PATRAS, APRIL 15.—The Provisional Com mission at Hydra, appointed by the Hydriots, after the expulsion of the Governor, and of which Meaulis Tombasi and Condunollis are members, has required from the President, in the name of the Nation, the annulling of all the proceedings of the Congress chosen by the President and not by the nation—s Constitution— the freedom of the press— and the examination of the accounts. The President on his return to Napoli submitted to the Senate the question :—" Whether Greece is in a situation to make use of the freedom of the press ?" The Senate decided this question in the negative. —Franckfort Papers, June 8. FRANCE. Le Constitutionnel repeats its conviction that the sole object of the shuffling diplomacy of the great Powers with respect to Belgium is to effect a counter-revolution, and re-establish the kingdom of the Netherlands ; an object which, it conceives, will be defeated by the energy of the Belgians, who, in a few days, will have 165,000 troops under arms, protected by 365 pieces of cannon. Le Temps argues, that so great is the import ance of the Rhenish frontier to France, that if England, Prussia, or the Germanic Confederation, have garrisons in the fortresses, or occupy Belgi um, war is inevitable. It concludes, that the best course for Belgium to pursue is to elect a native prince, and points out the present Regent as pos sessing all the qualities necessary to justify their choice. Le Journal du Commerce says, that although the refusal of Prince Leopold, and the consequent apprehension of war, has had the effect of alarming the speculators, and lowering the funds, commer cial men generally do not appear to entertain much alarm. Le Courrier Francais maintains that the Bel gian Congress is right in refusing the Protocols, and is confident that, should the four Powers at tack Belgium, plenty of French soldiers will be found to fly to the assistance of their brothers and allies. Le National replies to the article of the Moni teur, respecting the electoral mandate, and argues that a combination equally opposed to the hereditary and to the non-hereditary principle of the peerage is impossible; but that if it were not so, it would prove nothing against the principle of the mandate; the only effect of it would be, that the decision of the question would be deferred until another session, which must equally be the case if a difference of opinion exists between any of the three branches of the legisla ture, so that the argument, if worth any thing, proves as much against a representative government composed of three branches, as against a Chamber of Deputies in which three different mandates may possibly be given by the constituents of the different members. L'Avenir adopts precisely the same line of argu ment as the National, and conchae* that the hypo thesis laid down by the Moniteur is in itself perfectly absurd, but that if it were in fact realised, the con sequences resulting from it would be the ordinary course of events incidental to a representative go vernment. Le Globe says, that M. Perier's circular proves that he is determined to govern according to the very principles professed by the ministers of the restoration, of which he was formerly so firm an opponent, and argues that the intended exertion of ministerial influence in the elections is unconstitu tional, and in direct opposition to the principle of popular sovereignty established in July. Waning, JUNE 9.—The King left St. Mene hold at noon. When he arrived at the defile of Islettes, his Majesty examined with interest this military position, which was so valiantly defended in 1792, against the foreigners. The King arrived at three o'clock at Verdun, where he was received by the municipal corps. Thirteen thousand men, troops of the line, were drawn up in the Champ de-Mars. A tent had been prepared for his Ma jesty, and he having proceeded to it, detachments from each regiment, under the command of their their Colonels, formed in a semicircle near the King. He addressed them in an animated speech, and presented colours to the Colonel of each regiment. In passing along the front of t!le regi ments, the King distributed crosses of the Legion of Honour to the oldest officers, sub-efficers, and soldiers. After the termination of the review the King re-entered Verdun, and was saluted by a dis charge of 101 cannon. He then inspected in de tail every part of the fortifications, which were in the most excellent order. it was in one of the bas tions of the citadel that the King announced to Col. Lapisse, Director of Fortifications, that he granted to him the rank of Field-marshal—a just recompense for the useful labours of this engineer, and for his admirable conduct during the revolution of July. His Majesty was next day to review 15,000 National Guards. Nothing could exceed the affectionate enthusiasm with which the King was greeted by the people wherever he presented himself to them. TIIE KING'S ANSWER TO THE MAYOR OF VALMY.—" It would have been impossible for me to have entered Valmy without feelings of great emotion, or not to remember, with pride, that I contributed to its celebrity, by the part which I took in the glorious battle which derives its name from your town. But what a number of events have occurred since that period; and what an extensive influence has been exerted upon the fate of France by the defence of that hill ! What numbers of warriors then in the ranks carrying their muskets, and who have since risen to the highest military honours by the glo rious victories which have distinguished our arms! I have two by my side at the present moment (Marshal Gerard and Lieut.-General Tirlet), both of whom served here as volunteers on the 20th of September, 1792. Although young at that time, I even then had the honour of acting as a General. It was that which has enabled me to be of service to my country ; and from it I derive one of the most grateful recollections of my life." At the foot of the Pyramid raised to the memory of Kellerman, at Valmy, was found a veteran, who, approaching the King, said to him, " Sire, my General, I had an arm carried away at Valmy, in serving the batteries which yon commanded. The Convention granted me a pension of eight hundred francs; it has been reduced to one hun dred and seventyseven, I ask the re-establish ment of it ?" The King took off the riband which be wore at his button-hole, and decorated the soldier himself. " I give you, with great plea sure, this decoration," said the King to him ; " I am happy to recompense, after thirty-nine years, and upon the place even where he defended his' country, a brave soldier mutilated in fighting for it. I will occupy myself with the affair of your pension." This unexpected scene touched and filled the minds of all the spectators with a lively emotion, and the cries of " Long live the King!" resounded from all sides, and were continued for a long time. The King, upon the proposition of the Marshal Duke of Dalmatia, signed, the same evening,the ordonnance of nomination.—Moniteur. A celebrated naturalist supposes that the Royalty of the Prince of Coburg will not flourish in Bel ' gium : be gives, as the motive of his sentiment, that it will be exotic, and that they cannot raise Royal ties excepting they are indigenous. He cites Greece, for which they could not even find royal seed,though it was sought every where ; and the new French Royalty, which was raised in some days, was owing to its being taken upon the spot. From all the kinds of monarchies known up to the present, it is some thing to have discovered a new classification. The Poles will perhaps turn their attention to it ; for they have had an exotic royalty, and they know how to estimate the value.—Le National. POLAND. NEGOCIATIONS FOR POLAND.—The Gazette d'Augsbarg announces that the English Cabinet has just addressed a note to the Emperor ,Nicholas. Its object is to call the most prompt attention of His Imperial Majesty upon the present situation of Poland, and the perturbation which that war has brought upon Europe. The English Cabinet urges on the Russians adherence to the terms of the treaty of Vienna, which stipulates the permanence of a dictinct constitution for Poland—and claims the right, as guarantee, of interfering for its execution. We know that a similar proceeding has been at tempted by the French Ministry with the Emperor of Russia. Up to the present moment, all attempts have been in rain. Nicholas will listen to nothing if the Poles, trusting to his clemency, will not first' make a fu ll and entire submission. But the Ga zette d'Augsburg seems to allude now to a new proceeding of England more decisive ; for in an article dated from St. Petersburg, it adds that negotiations probably will be re-commenced about Poland. Several times has that grand cause beenlintroduced in the mixed discussions of the Con ference of London. In the present state of Europe, it is of the most urgent interest that the Powers should take into consideration the state of Poland. Not only is it a question of humanity, but a European question, and one of general social inte rest. It appears that Austria is less opposed than she seems to be ostensibly, to the Polish cause; and that she is ready to unite in a common pro ceeding; but that proceeding must be prompt and decisive, that it may bring about an im mediate result, indispensable at the crisis of a nation, so sublime in its resistance. A tra veller who arrived from St. Petersburgh gives a terrible picture of the calamities which not only oppress Poland and its ancient provinces, but even Russia, where nobles and peasants are crushed by the levies of every kind, and by ukases more de vastating than the cholera morbus. In Lithuania all is tumult ; it is not only the Russians who set fire to the cities, and to the country dwellings, but the peasants themselves, who attempt to starve thua the army of their oppressors, and who sacrifice all for liberty. Such is the state of these vast pro vinces, and all this much for the caprice of a matt iwho will have submission or a desert ! Interven tion 'will be tardy ; but it willlarrive at last. May it be listened to; let crowns understand that no thing will be more popular, more in harmony with all national sympathies.—Courrier Francais. General Dwernicki and his officers have at last been removed to Moravia. Most of them, how ever, have effected their escape, and are now in Zamosc, where 8,000 men, besides the garrison, are collected. The number of Dwernicki's officers was 362, or one officer for every 16 men—an un usual proportion, which, nevertheless, may hav e contributed to the superiority of the Polish army. General Rudiger has not yet left Volhynia, tho troops which are to replace him not having yet ar rived. The insurrection of that province is not suppressed ; on the contrary, every favourable in telligence obtained from Poland or Lithuania im parts to it a new impulse. This Document is of older date than the Pro clamation of Skryznecki; but it contains state ments worthy of circulation. POLA ND. ADDRESS OF THE NATIONAL GOVERMENT OF ?OLAND TO THE INHABITANTS OF LITRIUANIA, VOLIFT/11.1, PODOLIA, AND UIICAINE. 46 Brethren and fellow-citizens ! " The National Government of regenerated Poland, happy on being able at last to address you in the name of the bond of brotherhood and liberty, is anxious to lay before you the present state of our country, and to show you our wants, our dangers, and our hopes. " The wall which separated us is broken down—your wishes and ours are realized. The Polish eagle flies over our territory. United uwe are hand and heart, we will hence. forth proceed in concert to accomplish the difficult, perilous, but jest and sacred work—the restoration of our country. " The manifesto of the Dict, in explaining the causes of our rising, gave an account of our sentiments as well as of yours. Scarcely had we risen in anus, provided with but few means, and uncertain what course to pursue, before we showed to the world, and to the Emperor Nicholas, that the same spirit animated us, and that we were desi rous to become, as we had formerly been, but one and the same nation. The Emperor Nicholas did not wish to con. secrate the tomb of hie brother by a monument which, dur. ing the lifetime of Alexander, would have scaled the glory of his reign. 1- He did not wish to regard us as Poles bowed down with injuries—as citizens of a free and independent country —and would treat with us only as slaves who had rebelled against Rus-ia. We have arrested—we have driven back the threatening phalanxes of the different corps ; of what out army was composed, some fought here against the main body of the army, °thus penetrated into your provinces to call forth our brethren to range themselves under the national banner. You did not wait for this appeal. " At the very commencement of the insurrection many of your citizens explained their sentiments and their wishes In the National Assembly, and some raised regiments dignified by the names of your provinces ; in fine, whole districts of Lithuania and Volhynia rose in ware. "The partition of Poland has been denominated a crime by the unanimous voice of Europe, and who at this day will revoke such a decision ? Who will venture to come forward as the champion against it ? Undoubtedly none ! And we had the well-grounded hope that Europe will hasten to re. cognize our Independence u soon as we have proved by our courage, our perseverance, our union, moderate and noble conduct, that we deserve to be a free nation. This revolution Is only a consequence of our oppression and our misfortunes. It was the wish of our hearts, and arises from the nature of our history, which displayed our determination from the very beginning, and proved that our rising was not of fu. reign origin. It Is not a civil war—it is not tainted with the blood of our brethren—we have not overturned social institu tutions in order to raise up new ones at chance—it is the was of independence, the most just of wars. That is the chi, racer of our revolution, which is at once mild, but firm— which with one arm conquers the enemy, and with the other raises and ennobles the needy peasant. " We admire England and France—we wish to be like them, a civilized nation, but without ceasing to be Poles ! Nations cannot and ought not to change the elements of their existence. Each has its climate, industry, religion, man nerk character, education, and history. From these different elements spring the feelings or passions which display them selves in revolutions, and the circumstances proper to be adopted in their future conduct. " Individuality strongly expressed forms the power of a people. We have preserved ours in the midst of slavery. Love of country—prepared to make every sacrifice--cou. rage—piety, noble.mindedness and gentleness, formed the character of our forefathers. These qualities also are ours. " The patriots of Warsaw triumphed without chiefs and without law, yet with what crime can they be charged? An army of 30,000 men, in short, the whol e kingdom, rose as if by enchantment ; and how did they conduct themselves to. wards the Grand Duke:Constantine ? That Prince, who for 15 years had shown himself destitute of regard or pity for our feelings and liberties, was in our power; but he knew the na tion, and just to it for only once, he intrusted his person and his army to our honour ! At the moment of alarm we did not listen to the voice of public vengeance, but respected the Prince and his troops, without taking advantage of our supe. riority. Our battalions, who had awaited with a finn deter mination all the forces of Russia, allowed to pass through their ranks the fallen enemy, whose safety was guaranteed by the nationhl honour. " The ',generosity of the nation has been proved by many isolated facts, and Europe admires our moderation as much as our valour. Brethren, fellow.citizens, equal admiration still awaits us. Without delay, then, come forward with the whole of you: force simultaneously, and act as one man in peace and in war ; it is the people who are the source of all power. To the people, then, direct your views and your affections. Children worthy of your fathers, you will act like them. You will break the odious bonds, and you Will cement a Holy Alliance .by reciprocal benefits and igonegratitude. In other countries it is by fire, and fire that the people recover their liberties—here those liberties are received as the gift of their bretheren. A generous, just, and necessary deed will become the act only of your own choice, and you will proclaim to the people their indepondence, and the return of the Polish eagles to their native soil. Our fields will lose nothing in cultiva tion and value when they are tilled by the industry of brave men. You will be ennobled in the eyes of civilised Europe, and your country will gain millions of fellow citizens, who, like our brave peasants, will fly to the defence of their liberty, and drive back a power whose character is that only of slavery. Do not forget brethren, and fellow citizens, that the Greek religion is professed by a great part of the people. Toleration is one of the qualities of civilisation. The clergy, the churches, and religion, shall be placed under the protec tion of the Government, and will lend you their assistance in carrying this measure of justice into effect." (The address then goes on to enumerate the respect paid by Polish Noblemen to religious rites and feelings, and calls on the people on this occasion to follow that example. Also to send Deputies from the different provinces to the National Congress. It then goes on to describe the vast power of Russia, and the difficulties to be encountered, much in the same strain as the proclamation of Skrzynecki), and concludes thus : " GOD bath already wrought prodigies for us. GOD. 0 4 not the Emperor of Russia, will be our judge! He will decide. " He will decide who lath committed perjury, who has been the victim of oppression, and who ought to obtain the victory. We have steady fought with success in the name of the GOD of our fathers, and we will fight till at length we accomplish the ends of justice. All the nations of En• rope possessed of feelings of humanity tremble for our fate. and exult with joy at our successes. These only wait your general rising to hail you as members of the free and inde pendent nations of Europe. " Brethren and Fellow Citi•ens When we shall have Sobbed this terrible and unequal contest, we will invite the Powers of Europe to form themselves into a Tribunal ot Justice—we will appear before than covered with our blood. lay open the book of air annals, nivel the chart of Europe. and say— , Behold our command yours! The injustice done W Poland is known to you ; you behold her despot!: for ha courage and generosity appeal to her enemies !'