Star. — London, England, 1831-03-05 00:00:00

Mt. It went to piove t!“ , ittili.y of that degree of influeneu Oath the Noble borough proprietors were supposed to exercise ovt r the Commons, and concluded with the prediction that a change if the constitution in that particular " would convert the 00...tin/tent ...tin/tent into a pure democracy, and sweep away all the barriers of King and Lords." (Imminse cheers from the opposition.) But the rtiestion now was, what were they likely to gain by the proposed alters. :ions Ile had not heard a single argument to prove that this plan, it it shot.ld he adopted. would be productive of the slightest possible advantage. The learaed lord opposite. in his powerful and metaphori. eel lar.cuage. had told them that the day was ripe for reform ; he had warned them that the storm was impending over them, that the waves were rising. that the waters were troubled, and that the only way for them to escape was to step into the raft. which was offered to them. But he would tell them not to trust •• that fatal and perfidious bark, " Built in th' eclipse, and rigg'd with curses dark." Their only way to escape was to wait until the waves bad subsided. The present was but a fictitious and factitious alarm : they would re cover themselves—they would regain their former station of peace and security if they had only patience and firmness. It was possible, and nobody would deny it, that there might be a better arrangement of the constitutional elements than that which we possessed, but he did it, his heart firmly believe that no human ingenuity could, a priori, have ever discovered an arrangement so well adapted to promote the prosperity, the wealth, the happiness, and li berty of the people. (Cheers.). It was a constitution where •• The jarring interests of themselves create • 'fn' according music of a well-:nixed state. " Such is the world's great harmony that springs •` From order, union, full consent of things : Where small and great, where weak and mighty made To serve. not suffer, strengthen not invade; " More powerful each as needful to the rest, And, in proportion as it blesses, blest."—( Cheers.) Suet: was the true and faithful description of our matchless constitution, in the words of our philosophic poet. Such was the constitution as it had 'lien described by his right lion. friend the member for Tamworth, in his eble, eloquent, and most impressive speech last night—a speech, which recalled to mind the best times of the House of Commons.— (Cheers.) A perfect government it was not possible to possess; but cur government had one peculiar advantage,—that however popular clamour might exist for a time—however far popular delusion might he carried, the people were in point of fact always ready to listen to the voice of that house, and in the long inn to obey its decision. In. deed, if it were not so, the government of the country could not exist ; but the fact was abundantly proved from the pages of our history. In ell periods of public disturbance and popular excitement and alarm, that house had only to do its duty, and it always found that the peo plc, did theirs. He called upon them to do their duty now, and they wight be sore that the people would do theirs. (Cheers ) On the motion of Colonel SIITHORP, the debate was then adjourned till Monday. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned at a quarter-past 1 o'clock. Tik E EVENING STAR. LONDON. SATURDAY, MARCH 5. ERRATUM.—In part of our Yesterday's impression, for " and Candle warfare," read Bell, Book, and Candle warfare." This day a deputation of gentlemen connected w•tth Steam Navigation, headed by Sir GEORGE WARREN DER, had an interview with the Chancellor of the EXCHEQUER, at his Lordship's Office, in Downing street. In the Sittings of the Chamber of the 2d instant, Ge neral SEBASTIAN! announced, as the principle of the French international policy—that it would not allow that neigh bouring nations, under the pretence of intervention, should be oppressed ; and would support that principle, if necessary, by recourse to arms, but not to march to the end of the world in support of it. The delivery of letters by the Estafette from Paris, dated yesterday, having been rather later than usual this day, and the Parliamentary proceedings necessarily occupying so large a share of our columns, we are under the necessity of condensing into short paragraphs, what appears to us to be the more material passages in the French. Papers, and in our Correspondent's letter. With respect to the general state of the French capital, our Correspondent writes—" Gloom and apprehension seem to inorease with all classes of people here. All—even the most timid and naturally peaceful—look forward to a war, to consolidate the Government, and remove the turbulent part of the population : but then they do not contemplate If. without dread, in the present state of commerce. The Funds yesterday (the 2d inst.) experienced another considerable fall—the 5 per cents. leaving off at 89f. 50c. and 3 per cents. at 54f. 80c. being heavier than they have been since their establishment. The Parisians have all a persuasion, that the new Regent of Belgium, will not be recognised by the British Government ; and, in fact, the rliency of M. SERLET DE CIIOKIER is little less than a onion of Belgium to France. France will have an in fiuence in all her transactions." In addition to these gene ral views of opinions in Paris, we find in the Courier Francais, the following paragraph :—" They speak to-day of the formation of a new ministry, to be intrusted to M. CASIMIR PERRIER. The only obstacle is said to be, that M. CASIMIR PERRIER exacts, as a condition, that the Ministry shall deliberate under direction of the President of the Council ; and that Ministers shall be really responsible. If the report be true, tl.e manoeuvres of the centre will be successful; and the mister who dare announce a dissolution, will perhaps dis oppear before it could take effect." In the Constitutionnel, we find it stated, " that a new organization of the army has just been presented by the Mi nister of War. Its purport is, that when the French army shall be completed to 450,000 men, it will be divided into 1.2 corps, each with two divisions. These corps are to form three lines on our Continental frontiers, from Bayonne to Dunkirk. Generals GER ARD, CLAUSE', and Lv MARQU are to have command ; and Marshall SOULT is to un dertake the protection of the northern frontier. The Journal de Paris argues that " war, far from being doubtful, would be for the happiness of France ; it will give energy to the Government, and transport, beyond the fron tiers, that effervescence which disturbs the country." In the /1/tot;teur i; a circular from M. Viv IEN, the Prefect of Police, to the Commissaries of Police in the different districts of Paris ; which may be considered a pi oof that the Government are using every precaution to preserve the peace of the capital. They are instructed to prevent the assemblage of groups in the streets—to en deavour to disperse them by persuasion—but if that fail, to apply for the means to accomplish it by force. As a proof that these precautions were necessary, we find that disturbances had actually taken place, onThusday eve ning, in the Court of the Palais Royale ; and that order had not been re-established by the National Guard, until the tumult had become serious. On the affairs of Italy we find, in Le Temps, a letter dated Milan, Feb. 27 ; which, if true, would lead us to fear that the liberties of Italy may be endangered by Machiave ban diplomacy. The Provisionary Government of Bo- .i- I logna has received from a great Power, an advice not to push too far the pretensions of the pa triots ; as it is felt that an amelioration is necessary at Bologna, and in all the insurgent States. All the re form would be voluntarily agreed to, which they demanded ; but they must renounce the project of changing the Govern ments established by the Treaties of 1814 and 1815, and of constituting an Italian confederation. The courier who brought this dispatch arrived at Bologna on the 21st, and the Provisionary Government sent to all the 'patriotic com mittees, and asked their advice upon the plan. It appears , that the Austrians only wait the result of their negociation ere they commence to act. It is feared that at Bologna the Provisionary Government will allow itself to be in fluenced by diplomacy ; but it is certain that it will be very difficult to restrain the Patriots. The same despatch was forwarded to the Government of Modena ; but the Dictator felt so indignant from this message, that he tore it, saying, " I will abdicate the day they talk of negociating." " Sixteen thousand men, arrived from Fiume, are advancing by forced marches upon Verona."—" The Piedmontese refugees have been dispersed on the frontiers by the order of Government. A certain number have notwithstanding entered Savoy." Letters from Rome, of the date of the 20th of February, announce that the insurrectional movement, which the Go vernment dreaded, has been prevented, by the armament of the inhabitants of the quarters situated upon the right bank of the Tiber. We know that this poor, but energetic and robust population, maintain the pretension of being descended from the ancient Romans, and hold in contempt the inhabitants of the left bank, whom they look upon as the new growth, usurpers of the soil of ancient Rome. The Transtiberians played in the troubles of the Roman Republic, at the end of the last century, a character nearly similar to that of the Lazaroni at Naples. It is a formidable mi litia, always at the disposition of the government against foreigners and against the superior classes, who, in the capital of tho Christian world, as well as in the rest of Italy, incline towards a political reform. We Snd that, since the Government has, the desire to disarm this people ; and that that measure encounters many difficulties. The descendants of the ancient Romans appeared but little disposed to renounce the exercises of Mars, and the government who had to appeal to them for succour, begin to have doubts of their disaffection. The Allgemeine Zeitung of the 26th ultimo, received this day, has an article conveying a somewhat clearer account than has been hitherto published of the movements of the Poles and Russians. The German Editor is reluctantly compelled to acknowledge important successes achieved by the Poles, and describes the enthusiasm that prevails amongst them in a very powerful manner. He then strays into an argument, with the view of proving that ruin ultimately awaits the Patriots, for they have no chalice of external aid except the slight one of mediation, for the restoration of the status quo ante bellum. So much the greater shame for the pretended Foreign friends of the brave Poles, say we ; and we may go further than the German Editor, and predict ruin—or at least insult—to other countries, as well as to the Poles, if the grasping arm of Russia be not stayed in time. We give the article at length : WARSAW, FEN.I7 Warsaw daily assumes a more warlike appearance : the streets present a most animated scene ; many thousand re cruits daily arrive from the Woywodships occupied by the enemy ; they are well clothed and armed, and exercised.— Numerous families of this city, and the country, remove with all their effects to the left bank of the Vistula. The inhabitants are enjoined to furnish themselves with provisions, which are therefore already difficult to be pro cured, though the Government has afforded many facilities, by taking off the duties. The magazines, threatened by the Russians, are removing with all diligence to Warsaw ; and the municipal council purchases every thing it can ob tain. The streets are barricadoed with dry alder wood, to form a second entrenchment behind the walls, which are defended by cannon. Loop-holes are made in the houses ; numerous hospitals are prepared, and the whole male popu lation, able to bear arms, is required. Some of our journals already intimate, that a second Saragossa, Carthage, or Sa guntum, will be seen on the Vistula ; and the Government, in a proclamation of the I.Bth, calls on the citizens to prepare for ' the combat. The latest accounts from the army, which are! to the 15th, intimate that since the 12th Feb. the Russians have acted on the offensive ; and the Poles will perhaps fight a battle in the neighbourhood of Warsaw, as the head- ; quarters were yesterday removed from Jablonna to Grachow, a mile (2i English miles) from Warsaw. According to these , accounts, the Russian vanguard, after some inconsiderable skirmishing of the advanced posts, had occupied a line . which extends from Ostrolucka, down the Narew, to iWyszkow on the Bug ; then from Jadow up the Liwiec, Lnkow, Zelechow, Macieiowi ; and on the left bank of the Vistula, as far as Radoni, the capital of the Woywodeship, and as far as the Piliza, all the bridges are broken down. This occupation, almost without oppo sition, of half the kingdom, where the Woywodeships are already called Governments, and the Russian arms every where fixed up, and the approach of the Russians, have in duced the Diet to adopt energetic measures; and to introduce the petitionary tribunals in Warsaw and the Pro. , vinces, as long since proposed by the patriotic clubs at Warsaw, in order to maintain the revolutionary spirit. No decision has yet been made on this head ; and the Diet is at present engaged in legislating on the administration of justice, on which our Journals make bitter remarks. They say, that to encourage the soldiers, to pass a law for military honour and rewards, would be much more to the purpose, now that the sound of cannon has been for some days heard at Warsaw. The accounts which were made public yesterday, leave, however, some hope, that the ice in the Vistula has already begun to break up at Cracow ; the two divisions of Rus sians, infantry and cavalry, which were on the left bank of the Vistula, will thus be cut off from the main army; and as a numerous corps, under General Sierewski is advancing against them, will very probably be defeated. Th e day before yesterday, General Dwemicki attacked, near Stoc zek , 10 (50) miles from Warsaw -lukow, Gen.Geismar ; or, as others say, Duke Adam of Wurtemburg ; took from him 6 cannon, rendered the remaining 5 unserviceable, killed 500 men, and took 250 prisoners : Col. Novosilzoff was among the killed, and General Dwernike was in pursuit of Ge neral Geismar, whose only chance of safety was in speedy Bight. On the other hand, a Polish piquet of 45 men is said to have been taken, with their horses. At length the illusion that prevailed here has vanished, since it is posi tively known, that we have no foreign aid to expect; but at the most a mediation for the restoration of the status quo ante belluns. But this afflicting state of things, instead of depressing the courage of the people, serves only to inflame it. Without arms in the arsenals, u ithout establishments to manufacture them, without any stock of ammunition—hemmed in on all sides,with extremely scanty resources and pecuniary means, as the bank has deposited all its funds in foreign countries, and is wholly unable to realize the sums advanced here, under the burden of enormous taxes, the Polish nation exerts its utmost strength to be either for ever an nihilated at one blow, or to be raised to new life, to demand an account for the past, but in any case to disturb the balance of Europe, and to produce conse quences like those of another Mamertine war. For, if the Poles are victorious, the vassal peasantry in all Russian Po land will revolt ; the landowners inclined to Russia will be punished, for the luke-warmness which they showed in one thousand eight hundred and twelve, to the assistance of Napoleon ; and a new army will be formed here, by vigo rous measures, armed with the arms made in the new esta blished manufactory at Warsaw. The spirit of insurrection will be propagated, beyond the Dwina and the Dnieper; and in this manner an attempt will be made to reunite the disjointed members of Poland. Such, at least, are the resources of our revolutionists, who rely on the assertion that all the Poles are ardent ; that the present kingdom con tains according to official accounts, 2,230,000 conscripts, from the ages of 30 to 3.5 without reckoning those who are amicably discharged, and from whom the 3d and 4th battalions and squadrons might now be so easily formed. Poland is now to stand an insuperable barrier, against the power of the north, an eternal ally of the great nation, which will be able to develop, with success, its spirit of conquest. But if the Poles are overborne, what a dreadful prospect lies be fore them The country is exhausted, and almost reduced to famine, by the failure of the harvest, and the total stoppage of importation ; the wretched families, nay, every family, will be ruined and endangered ; Russian governors and officers will introduce into the country the Russian mode of admi nistration, and military or prevotal tribunals, will carry off the few energetic men yet commanding. In the place of the villages and towns desolated by feuds and enemies, military colonies u ill arise, on the fertile plains of Poland ; and, on the other hand, the uninhabited Steppes of Nogay Tartary, be cultivated by Poles, &c. All these considerations, however, will not make the Poles deviate from the course on which they have en tered ; especially as great stress is laid on certain changes ex pected at Paris, which aro considered as certain, on the credit of communications said to have been received from that city. But this illusion is likewise dispelled, and the people are prepared for a mortal conflict. P.S. The bakers' shops are empty; neither meat nor bread are to be had. The sound of cannon is continually heard from the side of Praga, and the barricades in the streets arc made more and more formidable. VIES N Dtc. 21.—Four per cent. 73; British, 963. Allyemeine Zeituny, Feb. 26. The NATIONAL CAUSE advances to fruition beyond our ' most sanguine hopes. LONDON, WESTMINSTER, and SOUTHWARK, with many of tho Parishes, have set an example to the country which, we have no doubt, will be zealously followed. The factious pretence, that the plan Is not satisfactory to the country, will speedily be falsified by its own declarations. We call the Opposition factious, for even some of the Boroughmongers themselves, set a noble example of self•devotion to the interests and honour of the country. The MARQUIS of CLEVELAND, the largest Borough-' Proprietor, has acquired a title to the boundless gratitude of the country, for declaring his adhesion to the measure. The DUKE of NORFOLK, another of the largest Pro prietors, has done himself equal honour; And last night, Mr. Jonw Sun.'', the proprietor of Midhurat, and brother of Lord CARaINGTON, expressed his satisfaction at having the opportunity of surrendering a right, for the good of the country; which power, he said, neither he nor any man ought to be allowed to possess. Mr. SMITH, a man remarkable for his sound discretion, declared that when the plan was announced, his delight took away his breath. Such examples of patriotism as those enumerated, entitle the men to statues of gold in our public places, for the admi ration of all posterity. The question last night was opened by the prompt appear ance at the Bar, of the Sit TUFFS of LONDON, with an ad dress, voted only that morning in the Common Council. They were received, as they deserved, with cheers. Lord MORPETB mentioned the participation of the great county of York; Lord J. G. LENNOX, that of the corpora tion of Chichester; Mr. CALVERT, that of Southwark. In truth, it is in no legitimate way, corporation question, for corporations exist for other purposes, than that of return ing members, and their interference is always a criminal abuse ; besides, it is liberally proposed to continue the life interest in those who now, as freemen, enjoy the right, though they may not occupy houses of 101. a year. Mr. Gtsßo a NE opened the debate, and avowed himself a friend to the vote by ballot ; but he thought the plan super ceded the necessity of that measure. Mr. FRESHFIELD, solicitor of the Bank. attacked Ministers, who he said had brought forward no measure calculated to raise their character as men of ability. When the Attorney-General described the opposers as enemies of i all Reform, his object was to feed the creature, public cla mour. He was a friend to such a reform as would im prove, not destroy the Constitution. Mr. DUNCOMBE thought Ministers were not unani mous—the plan and their respective opinions differed. He voted against the measure, because it had a revolutionary tendency, and was tyrannical and unjust to those who now enjoyed the right of voting. To Mr. J. SMITH'S speech we have alluded above. He preferred country gentlemen in that House to the fre quenters of Brookes's—an intelligent resident of a manu facturing town to the adventurers of Bond-street. Mr. CALCRArT thought his constituents at Wareham ill used, as they were but 69 under 2000, and now were 2400. He thought that if the bill passed, we should not long have King, Lords, and Commons. He had intended to support the measure : but its extravagance made him oppose it. His plan was merely to take away the franchise from the smallest boroughs, and give it to the largest towns. Mr. STANLEY, the secretary for Ireland, supported the bill in a speech of considerable length, and which, for its ability and sound principles, did him great credit ; replying chiefly to the arguments of Sir R. PEEL. With reference to Wareham, he said that a voter there was once asked who were the members, and be replied he did not know ; but CaLcitsvr was one ;—who the other was he did n o , for he had never seen him. He considered the ine•oir... necessary to enable Ministers to reduce the public ex ik .„.. diture. Lord SEY?dOUR ascribed the plan to the love of 1 .,, 1 „ larity, and not of justice. It was intended to tran4 4 . ; th influence of the Aristocracy to the Democracy. Mr. [C. WYNN, a Member of Government, coon, support the plan, without modification. Part might be tn , now, and the remainder in a few years. Mr. JEFFREY, Lord Advocate, and for many v „ ai , Editor of the Edinburgh Review, in a maiden speed,, great ability and effect, justified the measure ; and stat, that even a better plan than the present system of diz 4ract• ful contrivances, would be, to allow Peers of income to return two Members, and Commoners ni' , • the income, to do the same. He thought the onuilii the Press was the test of the feelings of the people. Mr. JEFFREY having described certain voters 75 l.' ;r,., and pot-wallopers, Mr. HrST rose to state, that by law, ti pauper could vote. But this is an error; for paupur freem el , do vote, and in their votes lie the strength of CorporationA. Mr. CHOKER, a writer in the Quarterly Review, Kr• naturally pitted himself against Mr. J EF FREY ; and insiste. at great length, that Lord FrrzwiLLlA M had been faval,- • in drawing the line of demarkation, as to Maltoii, and Richmond. He also contended, that Tavistock had been favoured, and contrasted the population of the town;. which were to return hut one member, with that of retain': boroughs, which still were to return two. This seemed however like an argument for further changes. At one o'clock the debate was adjourned till Monday CITY, ONE O'CLOCE. Consols opened this morning at 76j to 4, went op 76, and at present they are 764 to 4, with little doing n• yet. Spanish Bonds have fallen I per cent. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, which were done at 76i for the Account, in ti;, early part of the morning, are at present 761 to 1, at whirl price they remain steady. The money market is very good which contributes to the maintaining of the price of Consols In the Foreign market Spanish Bonds have receded I Fe! cent. owing to a report that Agudao has returned to Pali, without accomplishing his mission at the Court of Madrid. Other Foreign securities maintain yesterday's prim THE QUERA'S DRAWING ROOM. Her Majesty «•ill hold her Second Drawing-Room oil Thursday next, at St. James's Palace. WINDSOR, FRIDAY, MARCII 4.—His MAJESTY dill not take his accustomed and favourite drive in his i rony phaeton this morning, and did not leave the Ca.t.tk half-past three o'clock in the afternoon, when his Ma,t rs rr took an airing in the Great Park, accompanied ha- Lord Byron and Sir Frederick Watson, in a dose car riage. The QUEEN left the Castle at the same time a. horseback, and rode through the various and beautif,e drives in the Great Park, proceeding by the Long-walk Her Majesty was accompanied by Miss D'Este, Prim , George of Cambridge, and Lord and Lady Howe, who wt r. also on horseback. Miss D'Este arrived at the Castle ta• day. Lord and Lady Howe arrived there yesterday. Last night despatches were received at the Foreign Office from our Ambassadors at St. Petersburgh, Vienna, and Paris Mr. Wy r.;:.1 has resigned his office of Secretary at War. Lord ALTIIORP has issued cards of invitation for a large party on the 12th instant. Dispatches were sent off on Thursday evening from tE , Colonial Office, for the Earl of Belmore, the Governor ( Jamaica, and also for the Governors of the whole of ex Leeward Islands. We are happy to record that the Earl of EUSTON ha voluntarily surrendered his pension of £4OO. We sha!: have pleasure in recording other similar instances. SUPPORT OF MINISTERS. HASTINGS, MA Rot 3.—A reform meeting took pla. here, when Mr. Baker, solicitor, &c. to the reformers o• this town, was called to the chair. Mr. Baker addressA the meeting at some length, stating it to be for the purpose of sending a congratulatory address to his Majesty. Th address was read by Col. Evans, the popular and reforminF candidate of Rye, and was couched in most respect ful terms, sincerely thanking his Majesty for directintt the measure of Reform now pending the House of Com mons, urging his Majesty most strenuously to insist on the House carrying the measure. Mr. Manington seconded the address, with three cheers. Sir Godfrey Webster at this time arrived, and addressed the meeting at very great length, stating how much the country was indebted to his Majesty and his Majesty's Ministers, for the plan brought forward for the country's good. The address was of course carried unanimously, and it will soon reach the Commons with immense signatures. Essex.—At a meeting of the inhabitants of Stratford, in Essex, yesterday, Thomas Deane, Esq, Chairman, on the motion of the Rev. Dr. Barclay, seconded by Mr. Alder ' man Scales, a series of resolutions of the most energetic character were adopted. They commencing by asserting that the distress which had long borne down the middle and lower claases,might be traecd to the corrupt state of the representation, and that there existed so deep rooted a hatred of these abuses, and so resolute a determination to get rid of them, that nothing but an immediate and effectual reform would prevent the people from following the ex ample set by other countries, and taking the remedy into their own hands. That the measures now proposed by Ministers appeared admirably calculated to remove these evils, and that should the gracious intention of the Sovereign be (rine trued, that meeting pledged themselves to join hand in hand their fellow-citizens in such measures as may appear necessary to support the throne of a beloved and patriotic King, and to wrest from their oppressors those rights they have usurped. In conclusion, it was agreed that Petitions, founded on the above Resolutions, should be presented to both Houses of Parliament. _ . NEW INGTON.—We have a copy of the Petition of St . Mary, Newington, expressive of the most entire and un qualified approbation of the Ministerial plan of Reform• and of their gratitude to his Majesty's servants. The peti tion lay for signature at only one part of the Parish Iron. nine to three o'clock, yesterday, and was isigoed in th it time by 1,037 inhabitants. DIED.—On the 27th of February, at the Royal Military College, near Bagshot, aged 84, Captain Charles Stone• retired Paymaster of that Institution. He was formerly • Captain in the 16th Light Dragoons, and actively employed on the personal staff under various distinguished General Officers, viz. Sir Robert Lawrie, Sir Ralph Abercrombie , General Gwynne, and Earl Cathcart. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW . Morning 6H. 36x. I Afternoon_______ Lownox : 'Mated and Yublished by JOIDI MATYZ, at the Slat; Orrics, No. 1, Pickett-place, Temple:Bar.