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between crimes directed against property, and those which were attended with violence and bloodshed Further, he thought it inexpedient that the Attor ney-General should be allowed to file ex-officio in formations. He thought that no man should be pte upon his trial until a grand jury bad found a bib against him. One point more, and lie would trouble the meeting no further. He confessed that lie was much surprised with respect to salad had taken place relative to a gentleman named Lawson, who had been brought before the House of Lords for having, as it was said by them, committed a breach of their privileges by publishing some stric tures on the speech of a Peer. He was in the House of Lords when the question was brought for ward, and he heard with astonishment the argu ments urged in behalf of the proceedings aga ' n.t Mr. Lawson. They struck hint at the time as being most singular, and when he went home he took the best means he could of making himself acquainted with the legal authorities on which the arguments rested. He could now most solemnly and conscien tiously declare his belief, that the whole branch of this species of law stood on the most uncertain ground, and was involved in the greatest possible obscurity. It rested on the authority of another case of alleged libel, of the following nature :—A Paper published at Cambridge, called the Intelli sencer, published what the late Bishop of Llandaff considered an attack upon him. The Bishop went to the house of Lords, and complained of it as a breach of privilege. The House was not sitting at the time, therefore there was no interrup tion of their proceedings; but the Bishop said he bad been attacked by a man sixty miles from Lon don, and that it was necessary to bring the offender before the House of Lords. Was this a proper way to support the rights of the House of Peers ? Hr wished the House of Peers to be maintained ; but when they put forth pretensions to the exercise of such powers as these, they ought to sa•isfy the public mind that they rested on good sense arid justice. When was the precedent to which he re ferred established? Mr. Pitt was then in full pos session of his power, and might have done what he liked with Lords and Commons. This exertion of power on the part of the House of Peers rested on no authority that he could ascertain, except such as would justify any proceeding of arty description whatever. He would now take his leave of the meeting, congratulating them once more on the prospect of the boroughmongers being put down for e'er. The learned gentleman concluded by nominating Mr. Byng. Mr. C. CALVERT, M. P. seconded the nomination. Sir J. SCOTT LILLEY again appeared before the elec , ors of Middlesex to repeat the nomination of Mr. Hume, their late Member.—(Applause ) Mr. YOUNG seconded the nomination. Mr. PORTER wished to put some questions' to the candidates before they were proposed to the free holders. Some rumours had reached his ears, that it was not the intention of Ministers to introduce the Reform Bill immediately upon the assembling of Parliament. He wished to ask the candidates, and he required a distinct answer, without mental reservation, whether, if on the opening of Parlia ment, an attempt should be made to delay the in troduction of the Bill, the whole Bill, and nothing but the Bill, they would do every thing in their power to urge Ministers to bring it forward imme diately Mr. BYNG came forward, and was received with cheers. He was always willing to answer any question which a freeholder might think proper to put to him. He could not imagine that Ministers would be stupid enough to delay the introduction of the Reform Bill. Life was uncertain ; the King might be snatched from the country in a moment, and therefore Ministers would be worse than mad to postpone the introduction of the measure for a day longer than was absolutely necessary.—(Applause.) Mr. HUME presented himself amidst general ap- ' plause. He hoped the answer which he should give to the question proposed to him would put at rest the rumours which bad been circulated by the enemies of the cause, that Ministers were so weak and so little acquainted with the feeling of the people as to think of postponing the introduction of the measure. He was for the Bill, the whole Bill, and nothing but the Bill, the first thing after the House should meet.—(Cheers.) If there should be any delay, he would himself bring the question before the House, and he had not the least doubt of being supported.—(Applause.) He had something more satisfactory to tell the people. He was authorised by a Minister of the Cabinet to declare tbat.no such intention as that imputed to them ever existed on their parts, and that the first business after the as sembling of Parliament would be, the introduction of the Bill, and the completion of the great work which had been commenced.—(Continued cheers.) Mr. WAKLEY expressed himself dissatisfied with the answer given by Mr. Byng, and therefore re quested that gentleman to answer the following questions :—lsr, Would he endeavour to make Mi nisters introduce the Bill, if there should be any delay ? 2d, Would he vote for the disfranchise ment of the rotten boroughs 3d, Would he vote for schedule B. ? 4th, Would he offer any opposi tion to any proposed alteration of the clause which gave to 101. householders the right of voting? Mr. BYNG expressed his surprise that the gentle man should not have understood his former answer. He could assure that gentleman that Reform was a favourite measure with him before he (Mr. Wakley) was born. He would certainty urge Ministers to introduce the Bill, if there should be any delay, which, however, it was impossible to anticipate. He would also vote for schedule A. and 8., and for giving the franchise to every man who rented a house of 101. a year. He might give his sanction to some verbal alterations of the measure, but to no change of its spirit. He considered himself elected to support " the Bill, the whole Bill, and nothing but the Bill." Colonel JONES, though he felt perfectly satisfied with the assurance which the candidates had given, wished, for the satisfaction of an elector, to put another question to them, namely, whether, if they should vote on any question contrary to the ex pressed feelings of the county, they would resign their seats ?—(Disapprobation.) Mr. 111;31E was ready to give a reply to any question which admitted of a decided answer; but he submitted that it was impossible to do so with respect to the question now proposed to him. He would not admit that he went into Parliament to do only what individuals dictated to him. lle must be allowed to exercise his own judgment. No other person having been nominated, the Sheriffs declared Messrs. Byng and flume duly elected. Mr. BYNG said he started in life with two great objects i❑ view. One was to establish religious free dom in this country, and the other was to effect a Reform in the representation of the Commons House of Parliament. When he last had the pleasure of meeting his constituents on that spot, the first of those objects was achieved, bur little did he then think that he should so soon have to congratulate the freeholders of Middlesex on the certain prospect of the accomplishment of the second, which wag if post ale of greater importance than the other. The Bill was called revolutionary, but he thought it would rend to promote the peace and happiness of the country. Those person s were not likely to de stroy a Constitution which conferred that privilege on t.hem.—(Applause.). Mr. HUME said that he hoped that at the next election, which he believed would ta ke place in si (Applause) —electors would seek fortll months — persons to represent them, instead of allowing them. selves to be canvassed. It was incredible, that any man who meant to act honestly would spend a for tune in getting hirnielf into Parliament. Electors also should take the advice which had been given them, and Reform themselves. If they allowed men to buy them, they should not complain that they were sold. On the present occasion the electors had come forward boldly to maintain their rights, and, with few exceptions had rejectei the bribes ffered them. The Duke of Newcastle said he might do xhat he liked with his own. He knew little of English history when he said he could do what he liked with the rights of his countrymen. He, how ever, had been floored at last.—(Applause, and laughter.) One of his Grace's boroughs, which had sixty voters, returned t w o Members to Parli a ment. Now, if the franchise of that place should be trans ferred to Birmingham, which contained 160,000 souls, and was the very bee-Live of industry, wai that likely to produce a revolution ? (Cheers.) It was only necessary to put the case In this common sense point of view, in order to eet rid of the gabble about the revolutionary ten dency of the Bill. The days of humbug were past, and reason now held sway. By that test the Bill had been tried, and approved of by the nation. Colonel JONES said, that the last was a nine months' Parliament, and had been attended with a happy delivery. It bad produced a fine bantling, which the people had adopted.—(A laugh.) But they must not stop there ; they ought to superin tend the nursing of it until it arrived at maturity. A gentleman moved the thanks of the meeting to the Sheriffs, which was carried' unanimously. Mr. HUME then proposed that the multitude should sing " God save the King." Mr. Serjeant Pell was requested to perform the solo part, but was excused on the ground that he was no vocalist. Mr. Hume also got off by declar ing that he did not know the difference between " God save the King" and " Blue Bonnets." At length a gentleman on the hustings sang the anthem, and the crowd in front joined heartily in chorus. Three times three cheers were given for the King, and the same number for Reform and " the Bill." The Members were afterwards chaired through the town. D 0 RCHES TER, Mar 9. Here, as elsewhere, the mind of the people is en thusiastically in favour of Reform. On my road from Salisbury to Dorchester, I had abundant proofs of it in every village through which we passed. At Bland ford banners were displayed in' everal windows, with inscriptions more or less flatteting to the reforming candidates Portman and Calcraft. Not a shred of silk was exhibited in favour of that enemy of educa tion, and that champion of antiquated abuses, the soi disant reformer, Mr. Bank , s. The coach in which I travelled was supposed to be engaged in carrying that gentleman's voters; and the consequence was, that a mob of idle people surrounded it and hooted the pas sengers most unmercifully. One or two persons had clubs in their hands. They flourished them above their heads, and swore that they would give Mr. Bankes' bludgeon-men a good drubbing to-morrow if they dared to range themselves again in the neigh bourhood of the hustings. This feeling is, I under stand, prevalent throughout the county, so that I shall be surprised if we have not some hostile colli sion between the two parties to-morrow. If such an untoward event should occur, there can be no doubt, from the popular indignation which their insolent and ferocious conduct on Friday last has excited in all quarters, that they will get another sound thrashing. You may therefore, to use a vulgar but not inexpres sive phrase, be on the look out for squalls. The Reformers are in high spirits, declaring that they have with them the whole of the intelligence of Dorsetshire, and that they are only opposed by an oligarchy of squireens and parsons, whose passions and prejudices will induce them, notwithstanding the hopelessness of success, to fight the battle of this veteran champion of their order, as long as the purse of the Charles-street gang remains unexhausted, but not one moment longer. They are using all kinds of dirty tricks to intimidate the poorer voter , , but hitherto in vain. Dorchester is quite full. Beds are difficult to procure, and none are to be had for less than half a guinea a night. CUMBERLAND ELECTION. (FROM OUR CORRISPONDENT ANOTHER VICTORY! The LOWTHERS DRIVEN from CUMBERLAND. COCKERMOUTH, MAY 9, 1831. The election for this county closed this morning, and Sir James Graham and William Blarßire, Esq., of Thack woodnook, were declared duly elected. On Saturday Lord Lowther set off for Carlisle, for the purpose of can vassing the freeholders in that quarter. He received only fourteen promises ! He returned to Cockermouth the same night, and on Sunday afternoon sent off expresses to the other candidates and to the High Sheriff, announcing that he should decline continuing the contest. In the course of the day, and this morning, hundreds of free holders arrived to vote for the Reform candidates, and had the contest continued, at least nine-tenths of the freehol ders in the county, would have recorded their names in favour of the Reformers. ' This morning the booths were opened, and a great number of freeholders recorded their votes, but the num bers were not added to the poll. At eleven o'clock, the Sheriff declared Sir J. R. G. Graham, and William Bla mire, Esq., duly elected, and the announcement was re ceived with great cheering. The freeholders dined toge ther with the Members in an open tent, at two o'clock, and it four they are to be chaired. Thus ends for ever the power of the Lowthers in Cum berland. It is yet expected there will be a contest for Westmor land, the freeholders being much dissatisfied with the com promise. The election commences on Wednesday. LEICESTER COUNTY ELECTION, MAY 10. The election is over without opposition, and two Re formers, C. March PhiHipps, Esq., of Garetadon, and Thomas Paget, Esq., of Humberstone, are returned, who will both support the Bill to its full extent. Mr. Keck announced his re•iknation immediately on the dissolution. It is deserving of notice to praise the gentlemanly conduct of Lord Robert Manners, who after finding, through enquiry of his friends, that the freeholders were deter mined to support candidates only pledged to the Bill, that he issued a most courteous and dignified address to the electors declining to engage in a vexatious contest. This was in every respect worthy of the house of Rutland, and has secured to his Lordship the merited esteem of public approbation. This noble example was unfortunately sullied at the nomination last Friday, by Mr. Paget, who in the mast unmanly, unprovoked, and ungentlemanly manner, offered a gross personal insult to Sir Francis Burdett, Bart., a considerable landowner in the county,—that Pa►riarch of Reform, the companion and disciple of Horne Tooke, of Cartwright, and of Bentham, and of others who fought for the people in the cause of Reform, when it was treason to dare to advocate the rights of the people, and who has spent a princely fortune in the cause, twice been imprisoned, and even risked the scaffold in maintaining popular rights. Sir Francis Burdett, whose presence does honour to any political assembly, stated upon the hustings that he came expressly to put Mr. Otway Cave in nomination, but finding that two Reformers presented themselves to the electors, and anxious to preserve harmony at the present crisis, he had no hesitation in sacrificing his personal pre possession to the public cause, he should, therefore, decline putting his friend, Mr. Otway Cave, in nomination. This high-minded conduct was requited by the friends of Mr. Paget, who appeared determined to silence by clamour any attempt on the part of Sir Francis to address the freeholders in explanation. Colonel De Lacy Evans, 11I.P. for Rye, a friend of Sir Francis Burdett and Mr. Otway Cave, had the permission of the High Sheriff to address the meeting, but was opposed by the friends of Mr. Paget, and the confusion became so great that the Sheriff took the sense of the meeting whether the Gallant Colonel should be heard, which was decided almost unanimously in the affirmative ; but, by an unintentional mistake of the Sheriff, he gave an opposite decision. Colonel Evans afterwards addressed the people from the Stag and Pheasant Inn in the evening. The triumph has been tarnished by this unwarrantable personal contention on the part of Mr. Paget and his friends, which would have provoked a just and severe retribution on the part of Sir Francis Burdett, Mr. Otway Cave, and their friends, had a fair hearing been obtained. The new Parliament will in all probability be so short-lived that it is generally supposed there will be very few petitions. The result of the elections having rendered the question of Reform quite irresistible, it is rumoured that stlrne of its warmest opponents in the last Parliament are beginning to beat about, with a vie w o f finding some colourable excuse for a convenient aline of opinion —in other words, a sort of re-peal. CARNAR VON, MAY 9. (FROM A CORRESFONDENT•) The agents of Lord Newborough are using the most unfair means to compel his tenants to vote for Mr. Gore, and pre vent their voting for Sir Charles Paget. An immense 'lumber of quarrymen have bren brought to town for the purpose of intimidation, and most of them are armed with abort bludgeons—and in defence, if such a state of things ontinues, Sir Charles's friends must arm also. Vot who are tenants of Lord Newborough are locked up, and in m iny instances almost positively forced to the hustings. The boroughmongers srt off by every species of delay to enable the fictitious batch of burgesses, made at Criccieth about three years ago, to he brought forward in due form, hut they are likely to have the tables turned upon them.._ Mr. Gore would not have stood a day's poll bad not the most unfair influence been used. Lord Newborough has, by letter, disclaimed any inclination or wish to influence his tenants, but his agents go on as if his disinclination was as chaff before their dicta. His Lordship must take very decided measures if he ever intends to be for the future considered as ranking in that class of society to which his rank entitles him ; or if he wishes the world to believe that he has either a will or property of his own. STATE OF THE POLL. Sir Charles Paget - W. 0. Gore, Esq. - ANOTHER JUDAS ISCARIOT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stit,Lßeingon:o7 those who have read your excellent Newspaper for many years, and who feel bow much the country is indebted to you for the zeal and ability with which you second the friends of the Bill, the whole Bill, and nothing short of the principle and full extent of the Bill, I venture to trouble you with this communication, to fix the public attention on the scandalous stratagem by which a known tool of the boroughmongers has been foisted on the electors in this neighbourhood. The principal actor merits the reprobation of society, and the following lines have been addressed to the fallen apostate, who, after hav ing, during a long period, received the most honourable proofs of confidence from his tellow-subjects, has basely deserted them, and betrayed the cause of his King and country, on the day of trial. By a train of insidious de lays be contrived to time his final abandonment of the cause to the last hour, so as to keep the electors in sus pense, and prevent their bringing forward a gentleman of staunch independent principles, along with the Reform candidate. He thus deprived them of the opportunity of vindicating their own character, and rescuing this ancient city from the disgraceful thraldom of a Noble Tory, sig nalized by his late outrageous attacks upon his Majesty's Ministers, and his senseless opposition to Reform. By this unprincipled collusion the deserter, in the words of that able journal the Durham Chronicle (May 7), has " gone far to tarnish all the lustre of his former life." But I must say, it is the general opinion that he has gone the whole way to effect his own political debasement, and stooped so low as to become the ladder or footstool, which enabled a plausible Anti-Reformer to become a Member for, or rather a misrepresentative of, this city, against the sense of the King and people. An open enemy is much safer than an intriguing shuffier. who, so long as there was no chance of effecting a Reform, affected to be a Re former, but now, when the King and the people are united to carry that measure, deserts his colours, and covertly plays in with the avowed tools of corruption and active enemies of Reformation. Such double dealers ought to be held up to public reprobation, for if they are permitted, through a culpable false delicacy, to get off without a due measure of censure and contempt, others may be encou raged, by their example and impunity, to inflict a similar injury on the public. The following are the lines to which I have adverted, and which are here in circulation : Fly, base betrayer of thy country, fly, From the keen scorn of every honest eye! Fit tenant of some dark and loathsome den, No longer dare pollute the haunts of men. Where, when, and how the compromise was seal'd, May rest in darkness, ever unreveal'd ; But still the foul desertion of thy post, When most relied on, and when wanted most; That guilt, by which the foe a triumph gain'd, With trumpet-tongue thy perfidy explain'd ; Henceforth, be as the Northern Judas known, O branded outcast, forced to dwell alone ; Thy children's children shall abjure thy name To 'scare the vile inheritance of shame, And History shall record thy monstrous crime, A black memento to the latest time." This perfidy has not only rendered the deserter unpopu lar, but it has inflicted a wound on public confidence, and in some degree unjustly brought the name of a professed Reformer of great promise into unnecessary question, 64 if, to avoid the chances of a struggle, he too had a share in the compromise. I merely notice this to express my disbelief of the supposition. His short course in Parlia ment has been decidedly honest ; and such as entitles him to every confidence. But, as he values public opinion, let him beware of the hollow show of courtesy so fluently proffered to him on the hustings by the tool of the bormugli mongers, who bad just gained his object. Political vice and virtue cannot consmune together without insidious design in the one, and discredit to the other. It will be no ground for an increase of reliance on the popular candi date for him to become an intimate cr correspondent of a petticoat-nominee, the creature of corruption. It is notorious, from his rejection by the electors only a few months ago, that the Tory candidate could have had no hope, nor the smalle•t chance of success from the electors, in a fair and open contest with two Reform candidates. His rout was inevitable, if the deserter had, either in a manly way on the day after the dissolution of Parliament, publicly declared his determination not to stand the election, or had stood his ground and fulfilled the expectations of the public. The Anti-Reformers coming so boldly forward, so immediately after his recent rejection by the electors, is in itself a sufficient proof that matters were previously arranged, and that he well knew where and on whom to place his confident reliance. It is remarkable, also, that a certain titled lady, on the day of election (whose beauty and perseverance in what ever she undertakes would render her invaluable in a good cause), drove from a distance (supposed to be her mansion near Seaham) to congratulate her nominee. The hour at which she appeared in the balcony of the Waterloo Hotel and shook hands with him before the public, leaves little doubt she made the journey with a knowledge before she left home that the eh ctors were juggled and the bust ing. given up to her friend, l.y private treaty. She did not attend to condole with him on his former d e feat. Nor would she have made her public entry in her carriage and four, in this latter instance, but that she was perfectly well assured of the perfidy, which had ensured the return of the borouglomongers' tool and advocate. It is quite certain that, if the deserter h a d s tood hi s g round, the Tory tool would have been a second time rejected by the electors or obliged to resign, as Hart Davis, the Tory advocate, re signed in Bristol, as Sir Edward Knatchbull did in Kent, and, as it is now stated, (if there be no juggle) Sir Henry Hardinge has done, or is about to do, in this county. When Davis, Knatchbull, Duncombe and many other re sident Tories of great property and connections, after hav ing been so often elected during a long course of years, have been recently rejected in their own counties, by the very men who had so often elected them, what chance could this petticoat nominee have, who was a total stranger here, only a few weeks ago, who possesses net a shilling of property in this county, and who was so lately rejected by the very city for which he is now returned ? Let the deserter answer this. I have no personal feeling against him. It is his recent misconduct which makes me share in the general indignation. However, the petti coat candidate will not long enjoy the power of voting in support of corruption, profligate expenditure, war, and unlimited taxation, The Bill, the whole Bill, an d no thing short of the Bill which assures the peace of the country, will be triumphantly carried, and the electors will be prepared with two independent friends of Reform, before the day appointed for the next election. Durham, May 7, 1831. CATO. The late Sir JOSEPH YORKE, after attending his own election at Reigate, had left town for the p u rpose of giving his vote to Mr. lior, the unsuccessful candidate at Southampton. Some of the Papers have erroneously denomi nated the late Sir JOSEPH YoRKE a Baronet. The sons of Earls never take Baronetages, they being by birth fourteen degrees of rank above that title. All after the eldest son of an Earl (who takes his father's second title) are Honourable, and of the highest degree of that rank. The deceased had the title of Sir, from his being a K n ight Commander of the Bath. NOVELTIES TN LITERATURE.—The fol lowing new works are just ready for publication by M e ssrs. COLBURN and BENTLEY, New Burlington -street The French edition of BoultatENNE's Life of NAPOLEON, with Notes, from the dictation of NAPOLEON while at St. He lena, from the Memoirs of the Duke of Rovico, &e., with 17 beautiful illustrations, complete in five vols., at half the price of the Paris edition-2. Philip Augustus, by the author of " De L'Orme," " Darnley," &c,-3. D r . HA MILTON'S History of Medicine, Surgery, and Anatomy, two vols.-4. Jacqueline of Holland, by the author of " The Heiress of Bruges"-5. A new and cheaper edition, complete in two vole. Bvo., with additions, of the " Life awl Correspondence of Sir THOMAS MUNRO." FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Messager des Chambres, May 9.) WARSAW, APRIL 26.—We learn that Gen. Dwernicki has completely beaten the Russians, commanded by Gen. Rudiger, near Loutek. In this brilliant affair twelve pieces of cannon were talon, and many prisoners, among whom was General Rudiger himself. A whole pulk of Cossack% was found dead in the river Styr. The remains of the troops were cut in pieces and dispersed, so that the corps may be looked upon as totally destroyed. This news, which we received from an authentic source, is confirmed by different private communications. According to direct reports which have just arrived, the Poles have also taken possession of the military chest of the Russians. It must have been seen, by the extracts from the Polish Gazettes, that the head-quarters of Skrzynecki have been removed from Jakobow to Minsk, that is to say, he has retreated towards Warsaw. We must therefore conclude that Marshal Diebitsch has united all his forces before Siedlec, which is his point d'appui, and that, on the other hand, the Poles are concentrating at about twelve or fifteen leagues' distance from their capital. In his excellent Pro. clamation, so remarkable for its noble frankness, the Po lish Generalissimo explicitly informs his companions in arms and his fellow-citizens, that the contest undertaken with so much impetuosity is not yet at an end, and he ex horts them to confidence and perseverance, particularly should the events of the war require retrograde movements. . . Diebitsch is then about to march on Warsaw with all his army in one united mass, in place of advancing as formerly in several corps, along, as it were, the radii of a circle, of which Warsaw was to be the centre. Thus, as we have already explained, a new series of military operations is commencing. After the checks which the Russians formerly experienced, and after the fruitlessness of their different attempts, a fourth plan of campaign is about to be developed. Each of the armies hat resumed its original part—the Russians cannot now, as upon the former occa sion, arrive in sight of Praga without having to fight battles on their road, and to force positions with great loss of men, these positions having been recently fortified with great care. Besides, who can tell that Skrzynecki may not, by one of those bold and daring movements, which are peculiar to him, once again throw himself on the flank of Diebitach, and force him to abandon his prey at the very moment when he believe, that he is seising on it. PARIS, MAY B.—We are assured that the King is about to commence the journey which he intends to make in all parts of the kingdom, in order to make personal in quiries into the wants and wishes of the inhabitants. Upon this occasion his Majesty is to visit the departments of Normandy, which run parallel with the Seine, and stay at Rouen and Havre, and perhaps at Cherbourg. His Majesty's departure will probably t.dee place a few days after the review of the National Guard. Among the persons who, it is mentioned, will accompany the King are the Ministers of War and Marine. A letter from Perpignan, dated April 29, says—" If the accounts of travellers are to be believed, the forces of Catalonia amount to from 13,000 to 14,000 men." On the 26th there arrived at Berga a quantity of fire arms, destined for the arming of the Royalists of the district of Manreza. The following is an extract of a letter from Modon, dated May 2 :—" The Mainotes are in arms, and hostilities have begun between them and the Greek troops. General Schneider is of opinion that no intervention ought to take place, unless the Mainotes should resort to acts of piracy." It is said that an English fleet and 16,000 men have arrived at Malta. REFORM LOYAL AND PATRIOTIC FUND. ALL Subscriptims received subsequent to May 8, will be advertised in the Morning Papers To-Morrow, May 12. The Committee have exhausted nearly the whole of the sums already subscribed. They have given effectual aid to the Reformers in Seven Towns and Cities, and are sup portinc, the National Cause at this moment in no less than Ten Counties. They call, therefore, upon the Public to continue those exertions which have hitherto been so suc cessful; nearly half of the Elections in the United King dom remain still undecided, and fresh demands are daily made upon the Funds of the Commitive. It is confidently hoped that not only the Metropolitan Local Committees, but the Reformers in every County, will not relax their aid, but will generously exert themselves to procure con tribution., and thereby enable the Committee to give as sistance to those places, where, if assistance is not speedily afforded, the Funds of the Anti-Reformers may overpower the Popular Candidates. Subscriptions receiv,d at the following banking-houses : Messrs. Robarts and Co., Lombard -street ; Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith, Mansion-htuse-street ; Messrs. Ransom and Co., Pall-mall ; Bouverie and CO, Hay market ; Grote, Prescott, and Co., Threadneedle-street ; Marten, Call, and Co., Bond-street ; Snow and Co., Strand ; Rogers, Towgood, and Co., Lombard-street ; Duckett, Morland, and Co.. Pall-mall ; and at the Trea surer's, at the Crown and Anchor, Strand. Subscriptions of 10s. and above are received 'by the above hankers; those under that sum will be received by the Committee, at the Crown and Anchor; and by the Treasurer of the Local Committees respectively. GERMAN PAPERS. The Generalissimo addressed, on the 25th ult., the fol lowing proclamation : " Soldiers !—The Polish nation trembled under the weight of arbitrary power and oppression. A part of tint nation, the inhabitants of the kingdom called Poland, re duced to despair, have demanded the exercise of their an cient rights. The usurper of our country has qualified that demand by the name of rebellion, and has brought up numerous battalions in order to again subjugate us. At the period of our insurrection our army did not amount to more than 30,000 men able to bear at me. The suspicious distrust of the Sovereign has never allowed the establish ment in our country of either cannon-founderies or powder mills, or any thing of the kind. Patriotism has done every thing. ‘. We have now more numerous troops, provided with arms partly taken from the enemy, or manufactured in establishments formed in haste. When in the midst of winter the enemy came to attack our dwellings, we en tered the field with very unequal forces ; in a short time we sustained some very bloody combats, none of which have been without their merits, and many have been most glorious victories. After the sanguinary battles which characterised the commencement of the war, your con fidence and that of the nation have called me to the com mand of my brave countrymen. Then, proud of a nume rical superiority, the enemy extended his legions along the right bank of the Vistula, and made threatening prepara tions, both by day and night, for crossing that river, and menaced us with total ruin. " We quitted Praga, and ten days after we had left it, we bore off a third victory ; and already this plan, an nounced with so much boasting, was entirely defeated. It has itself destroyed upon the Vistula and the Wieprz the preparations necessary for passing the left bank of the former, and carrying with it devastation into our peace able dwellings. By forced marches its columns retreated upon the road to Brzesc, in order to protect their menaced line of operation. " In the mean time other Polish warriors, after having gloriously distinguished themselves in the several engage ments, crossed the frontier, the oppression of which long separated us from our brothers. Their firzt steps upon that sacred land were marked by triumph. Already h Lithuania and Volhvaia raised the standard of liberty, and, j o i n i ng themselves with us, gave new hopes to the Polish nat i on . " Since the opening of the campaign, in a short time, hut a time very fruitful in events, the enemy has lost more than 50,000 men, of which Warsaw saw 16,000 male prisoners within her walls. Several regiments were en tirely destroyed ; the sixth corps of the Russian army no longer exists. We have taken 11 flags, 15 or 16,000 stand of arms, 30 pieces of cannon, a great number of waggons and chariots tilled with ammunition and baggage. " Nevertheless, companions in arms, however brilliant that may have been which we have so far accomplished, it is but a commencement. The enemy possesses a power increased for several ages past at the expense of its neigh bour; and its own pride, which has extinguished every feeling of justice, does not allolv us the hope of an ap proaching arrangement. To come off victorious, in a struggle which we have undertaken with that great deter mination, perseverance is necessary, especially when the events of the war require retrograde movements. " In rendering justice to the courage of which you have thus given early great proofs, I exhort you to perse verance. Battles and fatigues still await us ; but, full of confidence in the sanctity of our cause, we shall come off victorious in the struggle, and the destinies of our country will be consolidated. (Signed) " SKRZYNECKI." " Given at the Camp of Jedrezow, 18th April." It is rumoured that the apparent difference of opinion upon the Reform Bill between the members of a great mercantile family is a mere ruse , de guerre, upon the principle of having " two strings" to the peerul bow. CAPTAIN BEECHEY'S VOYAGE._." Since the days of our celebrated navigator, Captain COOK, we know of no voyage which, from the nature of its object, the variety of the countries visited, and the numerous branches of interesting enquiry it combined, was more cal culated to raise expectatio n th an t hi s w hi c h h as b een con ducted by Captain BEECHEY, and the result has not dis appointed us. Although connected with the last effort of Government to effect a North-West passage in the Pacific, we have here no unchanging theme of Icebergs and Es viniaux, hut are conducted through the various climates, from the Equator to the highest latitude ever reached in Rehring's strait, in a part of our globe which may be said to be gradually emerging from its primitive state, both as to na tives and physical formation."—Athenaum. Yesterday the Committee appointed to super intend the projected Royal entertainment, assembled at Guildhall to ascertain his MAJESTY'S pleasure as to accept.. the invitation to dine with the citizens. The chair man read a communication from the Secretary of State, w hi c h had been addressed to the LORD MAYOR, and w hich, alter recapitulating the substance of the previous com munications to his Lordship, proceeded to observe that his MAJESTY was aware of the disappointment that would be felt, and regretted it exceedingly, but the state o f his health was such as to render it unadvisable to ac cot the invitation at the present season ; and as imputa tions had been cast upon his Lordship's conduct in the news papers, in reference to the late illumination, the w riter was authorized to assure his Lordship that a regard to his lILIJEsTY's health, and that alone, had induced his MAJESTY to undergo the pleasure of accepting the invita tion. The Committee will lay the document before a Court of Common Council, which h as b eer , convened to meet to-morrow. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 11, 1831. We stated yesterday that there was no truth whatever in the insidious falsehood propagated by the discomfited Anti-Reformers, that Ministers in tended to put off the Reform Bill till November. We now again distinctly state, on the most authentic assurance, that there will be no delay whatever in bringing forward that great heal ing measure. Having stated this, we suppose it will be useless to contradict any further as sertions of similar veracity, put forth by the hounds of corruption. The public may rely on it that the Reform Bill will be submitted to the new Parliament immediately on its assembling; and that too without any, even the slightest alte rationin the great principle which is the distinguish. ing characteristic of that wise, restorative, and salu tary measure. After this let the boroughmongers believe and tremble ! On looking over the details of the election pro ceedings, we cannot but observe with regret the factious and bigotted opposition that the Church is every where raising to the great question of Re form. Though the KING, the Ministers, and the people, have all declared in its favour; though the best and wisest statesmen in the country have so lemnly recorded their conviction that revolution must inevitably follow its rejection ; the ChUrch has not hesitated to decide openly, obstinately, and unblushingly against th e measure ! By this act, it has virtually declared that the KING is in the wrong, that the Ministers are in the wrong, that the people a re i n t h e wrong, and that itself on l y is infallible. We tremble for the consequence of such injudicious conduct on the part of an establish ment which we would fain reverence; we tremble for the effect it will /produce on the minds of the vast body of tithe-payers, who will necessarily be more reluctant than ever to contribute their propor tion to a Church which, on questions of moment, is always to be found in the ranks of their enemies. The farmer, we apprehend, will clamour louder than ever for an alteration in the tythe system ; the Re former will find fresh cause for insisting on the total annihilation of Pluralities, and the equalization of ecclesiastical property. All classes, in short, will see in the present factious conduct of the Church, an irresistible argument for subjecting it to a wholesome process of purification. Were this their first error, it might be overlooked, but there is no concealing nor denying the fact that Churchmen in all ages, in all climes, under every possible variety of circumstances, have always sturdily opposed the ms e lves to the interests of the commun ity. They Face always Leen the sworn enemies of education, of liberality, of every thing that tended, no matter in how humble a degree, to improve the condition of the people. If the world be not now in darkness, it is not the Churchmen's fault ; they would have kept it still in a state of Cimmerian gloom, in order that their avarice and bigotry might pass unnoticed in the twilight. Whether Protestant or Catholic, whether Bishop or Cardinal, Dean or Abbot, Rector or Monk, no matter; the Churchman is still the same narrow-minded, intolerant being ; always cringing to power, always furthering the interests of the few to the detriment of the many. Though he derives his all from the people, he devotes his all to tram pling them under foot. Though he is their paid servant, lie would fain be their master. But, thank God, this system cannot long continue ! Reform must, and will, take place in the Church, which re quires it far more even than the Law. Many clergy men, no doubt, there are, pious in spirit, liberal in principle, who are at once an honour and a safeguard—indeed the only safegard—to the establishment to which they belong; but the majo rity are mere time-servers and trimmers, devout wor shippers at the shrine of Mammon, and possessing nothing of Clir:stianity but the name. The spirit which lighted the fires of Smithfield still exists, though in an altered form, among them. We repeat therefore our conviction, that the system which pan ders to the intolerance and cupidity of men like these, must be revised. Their snug, cozy pluralities must be clipped; their hours of idleness must be converted into hours of exertion ; they must become the pastors of their flock in reality, as well as in name. The try of the " Church in danger" will no longer save them. They may rail, till their reve rend lungs are hoarse, against the " Atheists"—the " Revolutionists"—the " Radicals"—who dare to interfere with their temporal concerns; but the people will despise their clamours; appreciate them at their proper value; and insist, with more deter mination than ever, on Reform. We have not volunteered these remarks; far from it; they have been reluctantly forced from us by the meddling and mischievous conduct of the Clergy, as regards the present elections. In every quarter of England, north, south, east, and west, these men have stedfustly opposed themselves to the wishes of the people. In Dorsetshire they have sided with BANKES the bigot—in Cambridge, with those two unlucky Statesmen to whose intellects we should be doing a fl tgrant act of injustice, such as no after apol,gy could atone for, were we to assert that they remind us either of PITT, Fox, or CANNING—in Essex Colonel TYRELL has made it a boast that he has the votes of all the Churchmen in the county at his command—in Trinity College, Dublin, LEFROY has been returned by the same righteous interest—and in Oxford, that barren shrubling of a politician Lord NORREYS, who has the rare merit of standing first on the wrong end of the poll, confesses his ob ligations to the same sainted fraternity. Every where in short, the Churchmen are the sworn foes of Re form. They imagine they can see in it an attack on their pluralities, and bristle up, like porcupines, a t the bare idea of such sacrilege. Luckily, however, for the people, the age of anathema is over; the days of excommunication are already with those beyond the flood. Could "cures kill," the Church men would still be omnipotent—for they were always capital hands at execration—but something more is now requ'red to enable them to crush their enemies; they must fight with the moral weapons of reason and argument ; and these, alas I they have not. We warn them then to be on their guard. The ground on which they tread is already undermined, and if they persist longer in their frantic opposition to Reform, the train will assuredly he fired. Verbum sap. Every day brings us intelligence of fresh triumphs of Reform. The great counties, with but a very few exceptions, have already shaken off the vile yoke of the Boroughmongets, and as for the numerous towns and boroughs, scarce an Anti-Refoimer has dared to show his face in them. The people have nobly responded to the call of their Monarch, and are worthy of the most extended privileges that can be conferred on them. In a spirit of the most praiseworthy peaceableness they have fought the good fight: and wherever tumult has occurred, it has been brought about by the mischievous agency of the Anti-Reformers. In Dorset this is particularly apparent. Imagine old BANKES,—the solemn, prosing, didactic old BANKES —heretofore so grave and decorotis in his nature, and taking credit to himself for the tranqui and dignified character of his politics—imagine this sedate old Boroughmonger striving, through the agency of hired bravos and bludgeon-men, to accomplish " his diabolical purpose" on Dor setshire by force ! If this be not a clear case of rape, under circumstances too of wilful aggravation, we know not what is. And to be committed by old BANKES, too ! Fie on thee, thou venerable des poiler of innocence ! Thou shouldst have known better ! Brussels arid Dutch Papers have been received. They contain no news of importance. GLOUCESTER, MAY 10. (FROM A CORRESTONDENT.) Our friends and neighbours here have followed the example set them in Bristol ; this has been a glorious day for the friends of Reform in Gloucestershire—thou sandl flocked in from all parts of the county to raise their hands ant! voices in favour of Sir 13. Guise and the Hon. Mr. Morton, the supporters of our patriot7c King and noble Ministers—but Somerset, like R. Hart Davi•, found that the people were not to be bought, and declined the contest. BRISTOLIAN. REFORM.—Last evening, at seven o'clock, a very respectable meeting of the inhabitants of Deptford, convened by advertisement, took place at the White Swan Inn, High-street, for the purpose of adopting a legal and dutiful address to the expressive of the high admi ration in which they hold his late resolute conduct in thwarting the views of the late Parliament, by its imme diate dissolution. Mr. Wt. BURNS was unanimously called to the chair, and after several gentlemen had been heard, the address was moved and carried unanimously with great applause. A patriotic fund was also esta blished at this Tavern, and on the first night nearly .501. were collected, and the ssubscriptions are going on rapidly. The Marquis of ANGLESEA gave a ball and supper at Dublin on Thursday evening, on the most splendid scale. All the Vice-regal apartments were thrown open for the reception of the distinguished guests. Yesterday a numerous meeting of the inha bitants of the parish of Christchurch, Surrey, was held at 131.1z/um's Motel, Great Surrey-street, for the purpose of voting an address to the linsa for his late magnanimous conduct in taking the sense of his people on the subject of Reform. Mr. H. Bowntrc 1-1, one of the Churchwardens, in the chair. Mr. IlawEs„lir. Honas, Mr. CHANDLER, and others, addressed the meeting in support of an address drawn up by the first getitlerman, which was unanimously agreed to. To be presented next Levee-day by the county representatives. At the annual meeting of the Sunday School Union yesterday morning, one of the speakers introduced the name of the LORD C►HANCELLOR •as " the great patron ,if education,"--when three d►stinct' rounds of applause from the vast concourse of Sunday-sch'.lol teachers (filling the great room of the City of London '►"avern) was given for that eminent man. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES Or STOCKS THIS Bank Stock 200% 1994 I per Cent. Red MSOO :3 per Cent. Cons. 8 2%.74 3 per Cent. Ditto Red 2 OK 89 1 i i New 3%per Cent 91%1,‘ roe s • I per Cent Ann. 17'26 4 per Cent. 1526 Bank Long Ann to expire Jan 5, 1860 l6 15-16 Oct. 10, 1859 l6 15-163' Jan. 5, 1860...17 3-17 1-16 Jan. 5, 1880 April 5, 1880 - I Jan. 5, 1870 New 5 per Cent. — India Stock Ditto Bonds par 1 pm. 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Portugal Gold, coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 1 , 1 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars Silver bare, standard 0 0 0 TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. A Lady of considerable experience, who has -El spent five years on the Continent, and been Go verness in most respectable families, from whom she can receive satisfactory testimonials, is desirous of COM MENCING a SCHOOL in any part of England or Wales, where there may be a good opening for such an establishment, and where she may be assured of Six Pupils to begin with. Letters (post-paid) directed to E. W., at Darton and Harvey's, 55, Gracechureh-street, London. CORNWALL ELECTION. THE Friends of L or d VALLETORT an d Sir RICHARD RAWLINSON VYVYAN, Batt resident in London, are requested to make any communi cations on the subject of their Election, commencing on the 10th instuat, at Mr. Sandy's, Great Queen -street, Westminster; or at No. 5, Crane -court, Fleet-street. May 9, 1831. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The Letter received from the " Individual " on board the Hulks at Sheerness is inadmissible any how. Eibr om-stg. 1/4„4 SRIPPIN PORTIXO 'Wight the Weser, from FALMOUT aqua ly.—A Sailed the T GRAVE.3E Mallard, f r LIVER POO DUBLIN, from St. La , CORK, M. Jamaica; G Baxter, from COLCHESI eon, from I-I GRAVESE] Nereuq, Bax YA RMOUT hence to Shi borough Hea Harling, her Brach, was g The P 4 inc Harwich lean The Jame Dauntless, fr shore near E to be got off. 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