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front Warsaw, dated the 28th of February. These are the facts which we have received, and upon the authenticity of hich we can reckon. On the day of the 24th, a new c orps of the Russian army, which had passed by the route of oniza, bore down upon the left wing of the Polish army, the detachment which had left been at Puttusk, fell back im mediately, so that the troops echelonned upon the same route. In the evening a brisk cannonading was engaged in near', Jablona, without decisive results ; but the arrival of this new corps gave warning of a great battle for the next day. At the break of day the Russians opened from the wood to the number of more than 100,000 men, supported by two hundred pieces of artillery, and attacked upon the whole line. Their right was briskly ref ulsed by General Kru kowiecki. commanding the left of the Polish army, and by the General of Cavalry Uminski. But their forces were principally directed against the right and the centre of the Polish army, which was supported by Praga and by a marsh. The battle lasted the whole day with great fury, and with various success. Gen. Chlopicki, who had the command of the Polish army, was placed in the centre, and conducted himself the battalions to the enemy, under the most terrrible fire. He already had had two horses killed under him, he was slightly wounded. At the moment when lie con ceived the greatest hope from a manoeuvre which he had just ordained, he had a third horse killed, and received in the leg another wound, which he was obliged to permit being amputated upon the field. The troops, no longer seeing their worthy chief at their head, hesitated ; a regiment of cavalry, newly raised, turned their horses heads, threw dis order into the ranks of a division of cavalry, and drew with it the retreat of the centre. Nearly at the same time the light wing, which had struggled for a long time against superior forces, and which had seen its chief, General Zi mirski, fall mortally wounded,were obliged to abandon an im ',errant position, and re-enter Praga.• All the army con centrated, after having valiantly fought and killed nearly 10,000 Russians; but it was obliged to cede the field of battle. The losses which it sustained are not yet well known. It is certain that they are very inferior to those of the Russians. About 2,700 wounded are deposited in the hospitals. General Zymirski only survived his, wonnds a few hours. Those of General Chlopicki have not put his life in danger. In the day of the 25th and 26th, Prince Radziwill caused all the troops to pass upon the left bank, and only left at Praga artillery and in fantry necessary to defend the head of the bridge. The cavalry had taken position near to the river above, and below Warsaw. The infantry is in the barracks ; and in the camp barracks which they occupy every year a part of the sum mer. It is debated to repair the losses which they have sustained, and to re-organize the corps which have suffered the most. Prince Radziwill, acknowledging that he did not inspire sufficient confidence, has been dismissed the com mand. The Diet has chosen Gen. Skranecki, who, at the moment of the revolution, was a simple Colonel of the Bth regiment of the line, but who has distinguished himself since the opening of the campaign, and to which he joins much military science and a great character. The inclosure of Praga will not be defended; it is feared that the Russians w ill strongly attack the fort which has been raised to protect the head of the bridge, but then the Poles will certainly burn the bridge, and it will not be easy to establish another upon this point which is commanded by the heights, upon which is established several batteries, two of which are armed with pieces of large calibre. It is presumed that the Russians will leave a corps of observation before Praga, and that they will pass the Vistula upon another point, the ar tillery decidedly can no longer pass upon the ice. It is not believed that they have pontoons, and it must take several days to construct rafts in the forests. The municipal corps has in fact spoken of capitulations ; but this will not suit well with the exaltation and despair of the army. If the city is abandoned, the Government will follow the army with the treasure of the State. ITALY AND AUSTRIA. ITALY, FRONTIERS, MARCH 3.—By letters from Rome of the 26th of February, a corps of 1,000 insurgents waited for reinforcements at Otricoli, to continue their march towards the 10th or 12th of March. Two little skir mishes had taken place near to Civita Casteliana. In the first, the insurgents had repulsed from Ponte-Felice a di vision of the Pope ; in the second, they had been repulsed in their turn. The Holy Father has ordained to set at liberty a part of the prisoners of state, who are at Civita Castellana. He appears to have a ba n d one d th e project of :hutting himself up in the chateau Saint Ange; but pushes with activity the preparations for an embarkation at Civita Vecchia.—Gazette d'Augsbourg. The coup de main of the Austrians against the National Guard of Fiorenzuola, and the bad treatment which they Lave submitted their prisoners to, has bean so revolting to the inhabitants of Plaisance, that the result of it has been a reconcilement between the inhabitants of that city and those of Parm a , di v id e d f ormer l y b y anc i ent rivalry, and united now in their common hatred against the Austrians and the loco of liberty. Circumstances are grave ; the government at last begins to understand that it cannot put so much faith as was ex pected in the pacific assurances which it had received from certain powers. Forty-eight hours have passed away since a Journal published the extract of a letter from Marshal liaison, French Ambassador at Vienna ; the result of that letter is, that Prince Metternich has positively declared that the Austrian government would not admit the principle of tton-intervention but in the case of its being convenient to its views, to its interests, and that it was resolved in no point to conform in any case where it threw obstacles in the way of its system, or its politics ; adding, that should there be need, it was disposed to have recourse to the 'Past reason of kings.' No contradiction has been given by the Ministry to this important news, which it is henceforth impossible not to consider as official. If we are well informed, the Cabinet of V ienna had, beforehand, given orders to act in conse quence of the declaration of Prince Metternich : A secre tary of the Embassy, who arrived yesterday evening as courier, from Naples, reported that traversing the States of Itotoagna, and the States of Modena, he learnt that, upon tartous points, the Austrian troops were in motion towards the Italian provinces, which have unfurled the flag of inde fendance and liberty. We may say, en passant, that this courier, who passed through Rome, eight days since, Lund the Papal government disposed to offer resist ance to the insurgents, who were in march from Ancona tcmards the capital of the Christian world ! It is then pro table that M. de Saint-Anlaise will still find the Pope at Rome. He is, it is said, the bearer of instructions to con tinue him there, if it is possible, and has a treaty destined '0 cause the temporal authority of the Holy see to be ex pected. If our new ambassador at Rome has left with such in tructions, it is probable that they are already superannu- Ated, if it is true, at least, that the Ministry have opened ti.mreyes up on t h e true i ntentions of Austria. Is it not now o w - toeing that all the efforts, all the concessions made for 'Le purpos e of maintaining peace are superfluous, and that ,c it, tune to take energetic measures for not to expose our •,.lvei to be duped much longer ? This news, spread in public, has given rise, without doubt, 19 the reports that have circulated in the day that Count I PPony had demanded his passports. We believe that •1 t was Indispensible then towards three o'clo c k i n the a ft er no on , t o •tc4l 3 l do the left wlng—C'on;titutiondwl. nothing is known of this at present. Now the real inon tions of Austria can no longer be doubted, and may the go vernment quickly repent of all the sacrifices mado to peace. Happily, we have a brave army, of which the organization advances daily, and which is at this moment, even ready to enter campaign. But we cannot comprehend very easily that, in such a situation, and with such antecedents, the ministry should be found nearly in complete disorganization : all the ministers, it is said, have offered their resignation, and M. Lafitte said aloud in the Chamber this morning that he should decidedly retire. At the moment when we write these lines in haste, an ex traordinary council of all the ministers is being held at the Palais-royal : M. Casimir Perier has been appealed to, and those gentlemen who observe every thing, that before quit ting the saloons of the presidency to go to the palace of the King, he had several long conferences with Odillon Barrot. It is then to be presumed that a new ministry is preparing ; the moments are precious: they must resolve, in order to reply to the wants of France, and adopt freely the principles and the consequences of the revolution of 1830.— Le Con stitutionnel. The Austrian Observer, and the Allgentaine Zeitung, received this day, give some further particulars of the reso lute struggle between the Poles and Russians; and confirm the other accounts of the decided advantage acquired by the Poles. We give the following extracts: VIENNA, 111Aacn 2. We have received by an express from Warsaw, of February 26, the following accounts; of which, having no farther particulars, we com municate the substance. " On the 24th February, the Russian army attacked at all points, and the battle continued the whole day.. " On the 25th, at 4 o'clock, the firing began again along the whole line, and announced the decisive day. The city of Warsaw was shaken by the thunder of the cannon. About 3 o'clock General Chlopicki was brought wounded into the city; this misfortune seems to have been followed by great confusion in the ranks of the Poles, during which the Russian masses advanced to the entrenchment of Prags. Thousands of wounded were brought into the city : report speaks of above 300 officers killed. " On the 26th the cannon were silent: the passage of the artillery and cavalry, from the farther side of the Vistula was uninterrupted. The A lishian Observer, also gives some Russian accounts of the pre ceding affair, " In the battle of the 19th, the Poles are stated to have made a most impetuous attack on the centre of the Russian line, which made it necessary for Count Diebitsch to check the victorious career of the left wing, and turn his attention to the centre The loss of the Russians in this action is estimated at 8000 men, or 1000 wounded and as many killed. Among the former is Lieut..Cleneral Suchosanet, chief of the artillery. The loss of the Poles was very great, especially In those troops which had for a moment pushed forward, and were after. wards taken on both flanks." On the 20th there was no fighting ; the enemy's position was reconnoitered amidst a brisk fire of artillery, but without bring. leg any troops into the field ; the enemy having, about two in the afternoon, retired to Frogs, only occupying with some battal lions a wood on his left, and several outworks and buildings on his right. . . . On the 21st both armies continued in their positions, without any fighting. In the morning of that day the Poles sent Gen. Krukowickl to the ootposts, to propose an armistice. Diebitach rejected this pro posal, but did not hinder the removal of the wounded between the lines of the advanced posts of the two armies, which Gen. Kruckowiecki had asked for.--.4ststrian Observer, March 3. VENICE, FEB. 23. By authentic accounts from Scutari, received here yesterday, it is now certain that the military preparations of the Porte are designed to reduce the Pacha of Scutari to obedience. The Grand Vizier, with 20,000 men, has entered the Pacha's territory, and has already occupied Frinana, Cavaglie, and Durazzo, and, as the letters say, was only 17 leagues from Scutari, which however is strongly fortified, and blustapha, who seems resolved to defend himself, is taking active measures to sup ply it with every requisite for defence.—Nuretnbtsrg Correspondent, March b. VIENNA, MARCH 3.-4 per cent. metalliquet, 711. Bank shares, 987.—Allgenseine &thaw, March 14. BRUSSELS, MAacif 9. The Regent has dispatched a courier to the Hague, said to be the bearer of dispatches in which our Government strongly insists on the immediate evacuation of that part of the Belgic territory which is still occupied. The King of Holland has appointed Duke Bernard, of Saxe Weimar, Governor-General of Luxemburg, and an nounces this appointment to the inhabitants in a proclama tion from the Hague, dated the 19th of February. In this proclamation, the King, after reminding the in habitants that Luxemburg forms a part of the great con federation of the people of Germany, and that he will be seconded in taking possession of it by the German Diet, expresses the hope that he shall not be obliged to employ force. He announces a fundamental law suited to the in terests of the Grand Duchy, in harmony with legal liberty and the prosperity of the country, the free use of the French and German languages, an equitable system of taxation, &c. &c. MARCH 10. We are assured that dasts are going to be planted on the frontiers of Dutch Flanders, by the common consent of the two Governments, and that perhaps a neutral territory may be agreed on. Thus the renewal of hostilities should seem to be not at all probable, notwithstanding the loan l of 12,000,000, ( and the warlike language of the official journal.. We learn that bets were made here yesterday that the National Congress would not meet again. The Deduties of the Grand Duchy of Luxemberg waited ' on the Regent the day before yesterday, to acquaint him with the state of their province, and to ask for troops and arms. The Regent told them he would be faithful to his oath, and that he would take all necessary measures to maintain the rntegrity of the territory. It is said that a proclamation to the inhabitants of Luxemberg was discussed yesterday in the Council of Ministers. The Minister of War has given orders to two battalions to proceed to the Grand Duchy. Letters from Batavia announce, that Diepo Negoro is again at the head of the insurgents, and that the insurrec tion has become more serious. This chief, who was taken perfidiously, has escaped, with 60 of his adherents, and has renewed the wer, on the pretext that the Dutch have killed one of the native priests. It seems that Colonel Nahuys has resigned.—Journal of Antwerp. Notwithstanding the efforts of diplomatists,—notwith standing the calumnies publicly spread,—Lord Ponsonby is not recalled by his Court, and remains the agent of the Con gress at London to the Belgian Government. It is well known that Lord Ponsonby was honoured with the aversion of our beardless negotiators, and especially of those political stage-players whom the French diplomacy has so com pletely mystified. He has plainly told them the truth, and shown them the precipice to which they continue io push their country.—Le Veai Patriotel 11Aacu 11. Lord Ponsonby dined with Regent the day before yesterday. M. Ferdinand Meeus is gone to Paris. It is said he is commissioned to negotiate the loan of 12,000,000. We have received the Prussian State Gazette of the sth and 6th of this month. They make no mention of the taking of Praga by the Russians, though the give news under the head of Warsaw to the Ist of March, and private letters say that the attack made by the Russians was on the 28th of February. It is to be observed that the extracts from the Polish journals given in the Prussian State Gazette relate nothing later than the 27th of February.—Brussels Paper, March 12. THEIR MAJESTIES. WINDSOR, Saturday, Match 12. After spending the greater part of the week in the me tropolis, dazzling the town with the unwonted brilliancy of the Court, their MAJESTIES last night returned to the Castle, there to enjoy that sequestered repose which the fatigues of St. James's will have rendered peculiarly wel come. The Royal party arrived a little after six to dinner, • and the Royal carriage entered the town without any mili tary escort whatever. Prince George of Cambridge, and Miss Bagot (Maid of Honour), were in the carriage with their MAJESTIES. This day the pony phaeton was in readiness at eleveu o'clock, and his Majesty then left the Castle, and after en joying about three hours ride, returned through the town to the Castle. At three o'clock the carriages were ordered, but the unfavourable change in the weather prevented the Royal Party from leaving the Palace. The Royal Party is now very small, there being no ar rival at the Cattle since the return of their Majesties. On Wednesday next his Majesty goes to town for the purpose of holding a Levee, and will return the same day. A few weeks back, we stated that the practice of visitors calling at the Royal Palace, and writing down their names. would not be adopted at the Castle during their Majesties' residence. This plan, however, is not now to be adhered to, as the King, on being informed of the earnest desire of the neighbouring gentry to make their dutiful enquiries, has, with the kind view of gratifying their wishes, ordered that the privilege of writing down the names shall be con tinued this season at the Castle, as it was during the last season at the Pavilion. Since this fact has been known, se veral of the surrounding nobility and gentry have called at the Castle, as have also some of the distinguished dignitaries of the church residing at Windsor. SUPPORT OF MINISTERS. Public meetings have taken place of the inhabitants of the TOWER HAMLETS, at the Mermaid Tavern, Hackney, this day; and at GREENWICH on Saturday; at which reso lutions were unanimously passed in favour of the Ministerial plan of Reform. From that energetic supporter of the cause of Reform in Devonshire, the Western Times, we are happy to find that a Meeting at Exeter took place upon the 10th, at which a petition to Parliament, and an address to the King was car ried with acclamation. The same paper informs us that a similar cheering event took place at CREDITOR on the Bth of March ; and at TOTN ass on the same day. At BIRMINGHAM, besides the meeting at the Political Union, a meeting took place in support of the measure of Reform, at which two thousand persons attended ; and a petition carried, with one dissentient voice. At BILsroN, Staffordshire, on March 1 lth, a numerous meeting took place, at which resolutions were adopted for the same object. At ROCHDALE, a public meeting took place on Friday, which terminated in unanimous support of the Reform petitions. BATA.--Several meetings have taken place in the va rious parishes which compose this city, at which petitions were adopted unanimously in support of the measures. At Newport, Isle of Wight, a similar meeting took place, at which petitions were carried unanimously. THE LO The Lord Chancellor held his first Levee on Saturday evening, at his house in Berkeley-square, which commenced about ten o'clock, and amongst many distinguished individuals who paid their respects to his lordship, were the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, the Dukes of Wellington and Richmond. the Lord Privy Seal, the Marquis of Cleveland, Earls Grey, Shaftesbury, Radnor, Hardwicke, Rosalyn, Ca lesion Haddington, Morpeth, Viscount Goderich, the Bishop of L ondon, Lords Hills, Auckland, de Dunstanvilk, King, Carrington, Stuart de lothsay, Bexley, Selsey, Henley, Gower, Howick, Ebring. ton, Waterpark, Thynne, and Osborne,the First Lord of the Admiralty, the President of the Bo ard of Control, the Vice-Chancellor, the Lord Advocate, the Solicitor-General, Sir J. Mackintosh, M.P. Sir J. Yorke, M.P. Sir. W. Ingleby, M.P. Sir Robert Inglis, Al. P. Sir M. G. Stuart, ALP. Sir S. Graham, M.P. Sir R. Dundas, M.P. Sir M. W. Rid ley, M.P. Sir R. Price, M.P. Sir E. C. C.arrington, M.P. Sir W. Polka, M.P. Sir E. H. East, M.P. Sir T. Baring, Dd.P. Sir H. Hal ' ford, Sir George Grey, Sir G. L. Tuthill, Sir G. Rose, Sir T. Turton, Sir E. &ratty. Members of Parliament—Admiral Dundas, General Phipps, Colonel Wylde, Colonel Webb, Colonel Craddock, Cap ' tain Bastard, Captain Maitland, Captain Bouverie, Alderman Wood, Dr. Phillimore, the Hon. W. L. Wellesley, and Messrs. S. Rice, M. A. Taylor, Tennyson, Buxton, Calcraft, R. Grant, Denison, Wrightson, Briscoe, Beaumont, Batteley, Lefevre, Lennard, Baillie, Dick, Twiss, Phillips, J. Wood, Grattan, Howard, Kennedy, Campbell, Hawkins, McKinnon, Prendergast, B. Clive, J. Pailpotr, Pendarvia, Foley, W. Russell, Spence, Dundas, Freshficld, Baring, Smith, Petit, Betbell, Whitmore. T he Masters in Chancery—Sir G. Wilson, Wingfield, Roupell. King's Counsel—Ourney,Pepys, Bicker steth, haw, Rose, Tinacy, Treslove. Sergeants—Spankie, Andrews, Arabin, D'Oyley, and Stephen, together with a great many gentlemen of the bar, &c. &e. &c. _ _ _ The 'And Chancellor will hold his next and last levee fur this year, on Saturday next, the 19th instant. NAVAL I rCE. &Una ituarven Tins Day—Dublin, 2; Waterford, 2; Guernsey and Jersey, 1 ; Randers, 1 ; Ranee, 1 ; Lisbon, I. PROM OUR CORRESPONDENT. Faucouvw, Blame 12.—Arrived (Wind N.N.W. to W.) his Majesty's packet Magnet, Pot teous, from Lisbon, in four days, with mails. Left in the Tagus his Majesty's ship Briton. Sailed his Majesty's packet Cygnet, Lieut. Gooding, for Lisbon, with mail of the Bth instant; Henry Alexander, Pike, for London; and Swedish brig Nayaden, Hardberg, for Guernsey. Arrived (Wind S. a gale) the Shannon steamer, Hutchins, from London ; and the Ceres. Matthews, from Arundel. Sailed the Shannon steamer, Hutchins, for London. DIAL, 31aaca 13.—List night and to-day it has blown very hard from S.S.W. to S.W.—Arrived from the River, and sailed, the Eli *abet i and James. Richmond, for Bombay. The Warten Hastings remains, and Recovery, Brook, for the South Seas. Pawed through from CAA?, his Majesty's steamer Salamander, with mails, des patches, Sec. for Ramsgate. Poarsmooru, Mason 12 and 13.—Wind W.S.W. a heavy gale last night from S.W. to W.S.W.—Passed by, the Duchess of Athol, Daniel, and Thomas Couto, Chrystie, from Vombay—sailed 18th Nov. and from St. Helena 2d ult. Also, the Delight, Wray, from Rio de Janeiro. _ _ _ _ Pmsorru, Maus It and )2.—Arrived from London, the Here. fordshire, Hope, for Bombay and Bengal; and his Majesty's ship Ganges, from Portsmouth. CITY, ONE O'CLOCK. Consols which left off on Saturday at 754 for the Ac count, opened this morning at 75i 1, soon after went up to 751 76. Owing to the great scarcity of stock, and aplenty of money in the market, Ccosol3 are at present 75 it Little business doing in the foreign market as yet. LIVERPOOL, MA Reit 12.—The import of Cotton this week is 15,860 bags, and the sales are 15,410 bags, at last week's prices ; in Sugar only 450 htids. of B:•itish Plantation Sugar have been sold this week, at steady prices. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, which were looking up in the early part of the morning, and were done at 76 for the Account, have since receded to 75d, owing to a supposition that the affairs of France have a warlike appearance ; but the private letters from Paris are of a contrary tendency, and state that it is the opinion t:.ere that the affairs of Italy and the Roman States will be amicably adjusted between Austria and France, as it is said that the new Ministry coming into power in Paris are of a very moderate description, and will try to preserve peace. In the Foreign Market little doing. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent entertained a distinguished party at dinner on Saturday. , Divine Service was performed yesterday before the Du chess of Kent and the Princess Victoria, and their Royal Highnesses' household, by Archdeacon Potts. SHIPPING AND COLONIAL INTERESTS. Saturday, the gentlemen connected with these iateresis dined togethor at Freemasons' Hall, Mr. Alderman Thompson in the chair. &masher six o'clock upwards of 350 gentlemen sat down to a setnptunip. dinner. The Hall was prtpared for the occasion with more than customary care, the:table appointments, lamps, lus:res, &c. being unusually numerous and splet,did ; several arches, suppn ted by gilt columns, at,tl en wreathed with artificial flowers, adorned the tables, each arch Lamg surmounted by a flag, inscribed with the name of some British Admiral or other distinguished Naval Commander. The vocal department was admirably sustained by Messrs. Charles Taylor, Morgan, Broadhurst, Goulden, Bellamy, and 513 , ter Lewis. Amongst the distinguished individuals at the iipp•T table were-- The Marquis of Chandus, Sir Richard Vyvyan, Bart. M:. Ward, M. P., Mr. Alderm a n %Valilimn, M. P., Mr. eV mood , M. P.. 'Air. Robinson, M.P., Mr. Capel, M.P.. Mr. Bell, M. P., Mr. `. r:i Mr. Irving, M P., Colonel Fox, Mr. Justice Halhburton, of Nova Scotia, 4t.c. The first town watt " The King," marked with the warm.tt ay. planar. _ _ This was followed by the " Navy and Army." Air. " Rule Britannia." in which was introduced the following lines apprv-la e to the occasion : " To thee belong Co'onial reign And ships by hardy veterans manned ; These aid thy wealth, thy trade sustain— A bulwark form to guard thy land.- The CHAIRMAN then rose to call the attention of the company to 't toast that indeed had reference to the sentiments and feelings which brought them together. They were assembled to maintain the .‘ ship., colonies, and commerce," of England. Fortunately for this comity there had once been a time when the Ministers and the King o; - this country were wont to consider those interests as the main sourer of that power and wealth which had obtained for England that eminent station amongst the nations of the world. He thought he was entitled to congratulate the country upon so large and so respectable a body of Gentlemen as those whom he had then the honour to address—men who disregarded the theoretical and visionary dogmas of philosophical statesmen, as they woe called, whose advice, if followed, would prostrate in the dust, would level at a single blow, the shipping and the colonial interests of this great country. He sincerely congratulated his countrymen gene. rally upon the fixed determination which had that day been shown to maintain those two Important interests. It might at fitac view se .111 that any comment on, or allusion to, politics, would be out of Oleo upon such an occasion as that ; but he really could not pass iv,. noticed the financial propositions of the noble lord, tile Chatter:l , r of the Exchequer. In his opinion they could not fail to lead to he confusion and destruction of all interests connected with the colord..l trade. It was, indeed, no matter of surprise that apprehrnsit should be entertained when a Minister of the Crown avowal, hi practice at least, that he set no higher value upon the MHO C lonies than might find a sufficient equivalent in a few hundred thousard pounds. The British Colonies had been fostered and supported by men of the greatest integrity and of the soundest political principles that had t v. t adorned this or any other country ; by Mr. Pitt, Mr. Percival, tn! Lord Liverpool. They encouraged our North American colonies. for they felt how important It was to this country, in the event of a sac, t.r be rendered independent of the Continent, for a supply of naval stores. In that those Ministers had proved eminently successful—our North Ame s rican Colonies became populous to a great extent, and possessed of great wealth. We thus procured a safe and extensive market for nittnufac . u. rers, and employment for 400,000 tons of Bridsh shipping and 20,0tht seamen. In such a state of things he candidly confessed that lie was not prepared to expect that Ministers would sacrifice such interests for so paltry a compensation as a few hundred thousand pounds. What was the object to be attained ? They were told it was for the purpose of relieving the consumers of timber and the dealers in that article. Now, he begged to observe that the dealers, who might be expected to know something of their own business, had made no complaint of the duty upon Baltic timber, and he professed himself unable to understand why Baltic timber should be forced upon this country against the will of the parties concerned. One would suppose that the parties ought to be the best judges—and to a man they sere unar mous in an expression of their disapprobation of that course which his Majesty's Government were pursuing. It was thought by some that there existed nowhere in the country sufficient power to arrest the government in their course, while it was his opinion that power enough was to be found in that room—(Applause)—to arrest that course by using a due and becoming activity in making those representations and those statements of facts which could not fail to open their eyes to the real condi. don of this most momentous subject. He sincerely wished that the present government could be induced to take a lesson from the United States, ' and especially from the statesmanlike views which Mr. Chamberlain, the Representative of New York, developed In his able Report to Congress. By him that profound remark was made, that the approaching rise or fall of nations was best discerned by the state of their navigation ; and that it was a well-known principle with the ministers of every maritime country to encourage the commercial marine. It must be as plain as light to all who heard him that the moment our commercial marine a as impaired our naval ascendancy would disappear ; and it was not less inftputable that the safety and independence of this country must al ways depend upon its naval power. He concluded by proposing— t. to the ships, colonies, and commerce of the British nation." - . Tne toast having been drunk with much applause, The Chairman got up to propose the health of the distinguished nobleman on his right, the Marquis of Chandos. He was a nobleman who had ever evinced the most earnest desire to do all in his power to promote the commercial interests and prosperity of this country. The West India Interest—an interest second to none in this coutitry— had much reason to congratulate itself upon the possession of such a ChWrman—upon the possession of so able an advocate in the House of Commons. The Marquis of C.awnos returned thanks on behalf of that body to whom he was indebted for the favourable manner in which his health had been drunk, and for the compliment paid, not so much to hints& as to that eminent class who had done him the honour of appointing him their Chairman. He should have felt proud and gratified in sop. porting the Government if he felt that he could have done so consistently with the just rights of several large classes of the community, and the gtneral interest of the Empire. He was, however, one of rn',l: who would never permit the language of despair to tall from his lip.. li e felt assured of this as of a position demonstrated, that the inarr s; of the their prospects becatne, t h e more sec i u h lus l y colcnies must be maintained ; and the more distrets g a th ere d aroun d the maintenance of th e ir j us t r i g h ts . s t h he o m uid a b n e d d t e h v e o m te o h re im g ie lor toy Ur. ATTWOOD ;wormed " Paospoity to our North Am er i can Co lonies." He was deci dedly of opinion that the colonies had a tight to protection and security, and that no government was entit!etl to the support of the country which was prepared to sacrifice the trade a colonies to the interests of Russia, and that at a time when we tslieht be almost said to be under a threat of actual hostility. This was not the policy pursued by Pitt or by Chatham : they were no: nien to ruin the colonies for the sake of a few additional hundreds to be brot.gla into the Exchequer. They were told that this blow aimed at the trade of the colonies would advance the agricultural Intere,i, by enablmg the farmers to build their barns and their pigstyes upon easier terms than heretofore. (A laugh.) He thought he saw evidence in that TOWII that the systems° justly complained would not much longer be *Lowed to continue. Mr. KEITH DOUGLAS then got up to propose " The shipping in terest of Great Britain." He felt assured that nothing but want of activity on the part of the persons composing that interest Gould lead to its ultimate injury. Tnerc was no class in the whole community more loyal, or whose loyalty was better appreciated, than the bodies connected with %hips and colonies ; and h.: was persuaded that upon a due maintenance of those interests depended the splendour of the .hrone and*the security of the empire. Mr. G. F. rousu, having been selected by the committee to return thanks upon that occasion, could not refrain from expressing the feelings which such a scene as that he then witnessed excited in his breast.— Adopting from a noble lord the nervous language used by him, he would say, that notwithstandiroz all the vicissitudes and all the depres sion to which the shipping interests were exposed, and all the suKtings they had undergone, there were those conn e cted with t h em ' wh o h a d never despaired, wh ose cheek had never bLinched, and whose hearts had never quailed. (Applause.) There was no man in the country with a British heart within him who would not exult at witnessing the meet. ing of that day. \lr. Inviwo said that the Chairman had given " The Lat:ic. of E ng . land." He was commanded to give no le.s a personage than the Old Lrdy of Threadnerdlc.►treet (a laugh). He had to give •• Ihe Go. vernoi and Company of the Bunt of England." It wa, one of those institutions by which, in periods of great adversity, this country ass enabled to resist foreign enemies and domestic treachery. lie regretted to think that unsound priyeiples had found their way into high plates, but where, he trusted, they would not 101 l be Ale to themselves. The toast was then thank with much arplauge. Mr. WARD, in returning thanks, said that the old lady whose 1. alth had just been drunk, learned carly in life that she was not to lit alto. gather for herself, and under the influerce of that feeling she bad always done her duty. The CHAIRMAN then proposed " The health of Sir Richard Vy. Cryan and the other Ilembers of Parliament, who had hoLoGrid the company with their presence that day." Sir RICHARD Varvyaw, in retuming thanks on behalf of himself and brother Members, felt much gratified in leaming that their and his political conduct had given satisfaction to so respectable a Meeting. The Hon. Baronet then adverted to the political principles and conduct of the present Adiuinistration, exmurin t tbr character of the sr.aucial measures of the Government, aad proticuncing a tlecitled cen►ure upon the late Budget. ttber toasts were subsequently given, and the festivity ti the Meeting was continued to a late hour.