The Sun. — London, England, 1831-03-19 00:00:00

n. work of stipets2Togation to prove that the nation would be greatly iltenefitted by the redaction of duty on an ar trc'le vst 'extensively used as Baltic timber. But the !aaasatehmonger s care f or not hi ng b ut the i r own di rty sFat'..rests, and hu'ning themselves up wish the hope of `the effect which a majority against Ministers no mat ter how cbtained, might produce, they join the ship. owners and West Indians with their whole strength. But the effect will only prove more strongly to the people the necessity of supporting Ministers with all their heart and soul, that the country may be rescued fr o m combinations which have NO much the power of im peding its welfare. The division took place on an amend ment moved by Mr. Attwood, that the Chairman do leave the Chair. While strangers were excluded there was a good deal of speaking, and Sir R. Peel, who had been arguing that he was not possessed of teafficitmt information to enable him to pronounce on the question as to the pro priety of thy reduction of the dutien with his usual Jesnitie.m supported a motion which had the effect of pre venting all further information fain being received. This factions and dishonest display must make it evident to all who are not absolutely devoid of discernment, that what ever interests are represented in the Douse of Commons, the interest of the people of England is not one of them. We have the shipping interest, the West India interest, the boroughusonger interest—all pulling together, and Mi. misters defeite‘i only because they defend the inteerat of the people. The speech of Mr. Attwood co'htains prin ciples which would, if pushed to their legitimate extent, pcsvent all improvement whatever. For the sake of the capital invested in the railla of Canada, we must, *mord ing to him, for ever and aye, compel the conseanetai of timber to arerchaae Canada timber of had quality, at a hi g h price, in preference to Baltic timber of a good qua lity. at a cheap price. Bat its every improvement in ma chinery, the capital invested in the old is rendered less valuable ; and there is no more reason for saying that the public should be compelled to purchase bad timber when they can purchase good, and for saying that they should cont e nt themselves with imperfect machinery, when they can obtain perfect, f,.r the sake of the capital embarked in the imperfect machinery. In the same mannee the capi tal embarked in the Bridgewater canal neglat to have pre. vented the Manchester and Liverpool rail road. "It was to err lamentably (says Mr. Attwood) to suppose that measures of injustice could 'be carried into effect without injury either proximate nr distant. There was no wisdom that was not funded on policy, and he nrouhl tell the Noble Lord that that also was bad economy which had not justice for its basis." But where is the injustice ? Those who embarked capital in the Canada timber trade, %Yee. Lite all other traders, exposed to the contingency of other men embarking capital in more prodective branches of the same trade. There was no guarantee given to them that they should have the monopoly of the British mtr- ket. But, en the other hand, where is the juatice to thel, people of England is compelling them to pay more for a 1 , bad commodity titers they need to pay for a good commo dity I What ideas of justice some men have ! When artificial grasses were first -introduced into England, the owners of meadows petitioned to have their cultivation prohibited, as it lowered meadow land from 15s. to Ss. an acre. Thia is of a piece with Mr. Attwood's justice. Let the country observe, that this majority of 236 comprehends the men who, down to the breaking up of the Duke of Wellington's Ministry, sup ported free trade—supported Mr. Huskisson in all his measures. 111 r. Attwood Ines justice only in preserving rotten boroughs and in preserving branches of trade ruinous to the country. Sir Robert Peel feels for the potwallopers about to be diafranchised. A bargain is struck between the worthies, anti consistency and regard for principle are dispose of very summarily by the would-he Minister,- 51r. Poulett Thomson, in an able speech, showed that the loss to the country in one year, from the present system of duties, was many times greater than the injury which the persons atm have embarked capital in the Canada trade coub:t sustain. On the one hand, nothing but vague gene ralities were urged ; on the other, the most convincing statements. If anything could sink the boronahntongers lower, it would be their conduct last night. But the country, as we have said, will only see in this combina tion an additional evidence of the necessity for Reform. The people are determined that there shall be Reform. They never expected that tl:e boroughmongers would quietly part with their power of plund,ring. The exhi bition of last night tells the people only what they well know, that there is little principle and little honesty in the House of Commons ; and that before honest men can find their way into the House the constituency must be essen tially changed.—_Morning Chronicle. We regret to learn, that six of the largest class of fri gates are fitting out with all expedition for the Scheldt, to be placed tinder the command of Sir Thomas Hardy. The object of this armament is to enforce the determination of the Congress. We say we regret this, because we fore see in the measure the probability of its leading us step by step to consequences which we shudder to think of. We are much mistaken if this providing do not put arms into the hands of the violent spirits of Paris, who are already but too much incensed at what they conceive to be the pu. sillanimity of the Government. Why should we concern ourselves with Belgium and Holland any more than with Russia and Poland, or Austria and Italy 1 Our insular situation secures us from every enemy. We know that great jealousy is professed by the commercial men in the city, lest Antwerp should fall into the hands of the French. But the very first war it will fall into the bands of the French; and it is only in war that it can be of any con sequence to us is ho has the Scheldt. Our policy ought to be insular ; no object at issue in any continental ques tion, can be equivalent for the disastrous effects of a ge neral war. A general war in Europe can with difficulty be avoided. But must we always be mixed up in conti nental wars ?—.Morning Chronicle. In the House of Commons C.lone] Sibtliorpe inquired when the Deccan prize-money, which resulted from events occurring so far back as 1815, was likely to be paid ? Lord Althorp repli-d that its payment was only delayed in consequence of waiting for the decision of the law officers on a point that had been submitted to them ;—that being obtained, the payment of the prize-money would proceed. The distressed state of parts of Ireland, particularly in the neighbourhood of Erris, having been pressed on the Government, on the presentation of petitions, and the Ministers urged to adopt sonic measures of relief, Lou] Althorp replied th it the calamity was under the most earnest consideration, but that it was exceedingly difficult to determine what port of relief could be afforded. Several Members then urged that no remedy for the distresses of Jre I.nd would be other than delusive without the establish ment of a permanent provision fur the relief of the poor, on the principle of the poor laws of England. Mr. C. Buller presented petitions from Coventry for the repeal of the taxes OA knowledge ; and he expressed' his regret that the discussion on the proposed reduction of the newspaper duties wag not likely to be brought forward—(it was to have taken place last night) ; but whenever it was brought on he should persevere in the intention of which he had given notice, to move a reduction beyond that pro posed by the Ministers. The House afterwards went into a Committee on the "timber duties ;" in which it will be seen Lord klthorp proposed very material alterations of his original plan. They occasioned warm and extended debate, the opponents of the Ministers charging them in no very measured terms with trick and trimming. Even tually Mr. Warburton, amidst loud calls of " Question," moved " that the Chairman do leave the Chair, and ask leave to sit again." But Mr. Attwood resisted delay, and said, if there were any adjournment of the question, it must be a lone adjournment; he should therefore move " That Me Chairman do leave the Chair." This was proposing the complete defeat of the measure because there was no instruction to the Chairman to make any report to the House. Strangers were thereupon excluded, but the debate continued, and in no very subdued tore. After several loud, and apparently rather angry speeches, a divi sion took place. The numbers were—for the amendment 236, against it 190, being a majority of 46 against the Ministers. The result was greeted with cheerio! , from the Opposition benches. The House having resumed, several petition s in favour of the Ministeral plan of Reform were presented. Sir C. Forbes expressed his astonishment that the destructive character of that plan was not perceived ; and also his amazement that Mr. llobliouse had not put his usual question. namely, whether the Ministers, after the recent division, did not intend to resign? Mr. Hub. house replied that, if the present Ministers were at all like the last, he s h o uld not have hesitated to put such a ques tion ; but, as to the division, th e result was effected b " trick," which the country would be able clearly enough y to perceive.-21forniny Herald. The intrepid and persevering resistan ce of the compa ratively small army of the Poles, to the vast againstastmassez-mof, oreanisol barbarians that have been brou ght affords an example of devoted courage and national he roism which equals any thing that the pages of authentic history record. We have heard, indeed, of people whose efforts for liberty, under the most discouraging circum stances, have been more successful, but not that were more deserving of success. It is true that they have not, like the Greeks at Nlarathon, or the Swiss on the field of Murah, given their enemies a total overthrow l ina single battle, but they have d one that which puts in • , courage as well as physical endurance to a severer proof—they hays, without reserves or reinforcements, renewed the tun plairconflict,y • d a y after day, against fresh troops, who continually arrive to fill up the gape which their heroism has made in the rank s or th e conquerors of Turkey. They certainly committed an error in granting an armiss ice of two days to the repulsed and astonished Russians —an armistice which Diebitsch would not have asked, it he were in a situation to continue the fight, and if he did not expect reinforcements Within that time which would -n ble him to reshme the offensive- - ---and accordingly we find, that at the end of that two days' truce, he was enabled to renew his attacks with what might be con sidered an overwhelming Superiority of numbers, y e t again he was repulsed and driven to the shelter of his Trifled po.itions with frightful carnage. The error of judgment which the V.'olish Commander-in-Chief com mitted, has beell redeemed by his magnanirnity, in yitld ing up the command to a junior officer of distinguished talent., and fighting under his orders. This is conduct that would have bleat Worthy of an old Roman, who knew how to merge every personal consideration in the absorbing love of country. Well has Chlopieki, also, removed the suspicion that sullied his fame, .by honourably 6'11)11146ng his innocence to the test of the fiery ordeal of battle. He has atoned for thre weakness Which he nootmitted, and re corded in his blood the 'vindication of his fidelity. It seems as if , the Po/es, who were the first free people of Europe, hill norne the chains of long years of slavery only to make them more devotedly attached to the recollections of their ancient independence. They have shown that they are worthy to recover it., Whether fortune shall even tually smile upon Their heroic efforts or not. It is true, the ntissians claim victory hitherto in their own accounts 'of the actions which have taken place. We only wish them the repetition of such victories, and then we are sure they will never he gratified with the spoil and vengeance for which they thirsted—nor again shall the soil of Poland be polluted by the curse of their barbarous dominion. If the Russians were suettes3ful to the battles of Milosna and Grochcer, why, with their fresh troops, did they decline tb advance upon the tete du pont of Praga? They came with the intention of getting the shortest Way into Warsaw, yet after " brilliant victories" they turn out of the direct road and seek a more circuitous route. It was not thus that Diebitech behaved in his triumphant campaign of the Mikan. But he has not the hordes of a despot to contend with now, but men who are resolved to perish or be free. Why did not this conqueror at least attempt to rival upon the bridge of Praga the glories of the bridge of Lodi,, instead of seeking to steal a passage over the Vistula, in some place more remote from the pro tection of the ‘• beaten Poles ?" We are aware, indeed, that if the present invading armies of Russia were literally annihilated, that colossal power could pour in fresh legions that would far out , number the defenders of Poland ;—but she may have occasion for them in other places, and in the tneantime if the Poles can only keep their enemies in check for a few weeks longer, we think it highly pro bable that the diseases which are the natural consequence of encamping in woods and swampy grounds will assist in the work of retributive justice.—Morning Herald. The proceedings of the House of Commons last night were not a little remarkable; first, as to the tenacity with which private individuals will persist in adhering to what they conceive to he their personal and peculiar inte rests, in opposition to the general interests of the country ; and, secondly, as to the power which, by playing on the malignant feelings of one party, and the benevolent feel ings of another, they may exercise over the best Chancellor of the Exchequer that the country ever had. The Budget of the latter, as originally brought forth, was an excellent Budget—it was unexceptionable in the eyes of all but those whose private interests it would have affected ; and, if carried into effect, would have produced an activity in trade to which the country has long been a stranger. The good—the wise—intentions of the Chancellor of the Exchequer have, however, been in a great measure defeated ; the tax on the funds—a most equitable tax—has been abandoned—the diminished tax on tobacco has been given up—the tax on cotton wool has been mo dified—and now again the timber duties have been mo dified, but without satisfying the demands of the inte rested, artful, and intriguing few, who would still enrich themselves at the nation's expence. The tax on cotton wool might certainly he objected to, though not strongly ; but the diminution of duty on Baltic timber was most wise, most useful, and most necessary. There is not a carpenter, a cabinetmaker, a plough-wright, or any worker in wood, who will not bear us out in saying, that there is no more comparison between Baltic and Canadian timber, than between a rotten spar and a sound one—that the former is superior in every respect to the latter for all but temporary purposes, and that if the duty on both were equal, not a log of the Canada produce would be entered at the custom-house. Yet the advocates of " colonies, ships, and commerce," as they denominate themselves—in other words, tbe advo cates of private monopoly—would have the country give up the sound, for the unsound, timber, and pay a high duty for the former, and a low for the latter ! We re commend our ri-aders to the report of the debate last night on these points for a confirmation of our statements. The Ministerial project was ultimately de feated, there being for the measure 190, and against it 236, majority 46—a proof of the pitiful progress of sound knowledge in the most venerable assemblies, and of the immediate necessity of Parliamentary Reform.—Morning Advertiser. The presumptuous and incapable set of men who have for four months been attempting to administer the affairs of the country sustained a signal and decisive defeat last night is the House of Commons. In a very full House they found themselves in a minority of forty-six upon the question of the timber duties, the numbers being 236 against 190. Of the memorable Budget, than which it may safely be affirmed a more extraordinary tissue of ignorance and absurdity never insulted the common sense of the country—of this memorable Budget nearly every proposition has been abandoned without a struggle or a murmur. The first on which its authors ventured to make a slew of resistance has been the timber duties, a scheme scarcely less dangerous or pernicious than the attempted attack upon the Funds. We say a drew of *resistance, for on this solitary point they were far from venturing to maintain their original position. It will be seen by our report that the scheme was very materially modified, and so presented as to make it appear that to oppose it would he to oppose the taking off a tax. The bait, how ever, failed ; and the measure was rejected altogether in the most contemptuous manner by a motion made by Mr. Attwood, " that the Chairman do leave the Chair." Of the Budget schemes for laying on taxation all are now " gone on the wind's wings," save one, which alone re mains to meet the same melancholy fate--that one being the happily-imagined tax upon steam-boats ! An unre formed Parliament having thus preserved the property of the fundholder, and rescued the shipping interest, Eng land's great bulwark, from destruction, will also (who I can now doubt the glorious fact?) maintain for us that Constitution which is identical with the power and hap piness of our country.—Morning Post. Those who cast an attentive eye upon the various points which, taken in the mass, form what is called the aspect of public affairs, cannot fail to observe the ill-con certed agony of apprehension which the promoters of the revolutionary measure are suffering, notwithstanding the artificial tone of vaunting which they assume. Indeed this vehement manner of obstreperous and precocious triumph may be looked upon as one of the not least cer tain indications of real weakness in the revolutionary party. They who feel certain that success will come reserve the hour of triumph for that in which no doubt can even by possibility mix with their sense of victory, while in different circumstances we may he glad to snatch by anticipation that which they fear they might lose if the event were waited for. The anxiety to get up meetings and to puff their re sults—the ridiculous exaggerations of Ministerial sup port when Members are gathered together, partly for drill and partly for entrea.y—the scoffing manner in which opposition is spoken of, at the very moment that such strenuous efforts are made to meet that opposition— all show that fear, fear of defeat and disgrace, in having failed even in the desperate expedient of this pretended popular measure, are hidden under the assumption of overwhelming strength. It is true that the conservative party of the nation have taken up, as becomes them, a more calm and less boasting tone ; but it is not the carriage that makes most noise in its progress which is the safest to travel in, or the most likely to reach its destination unshattered. The friends Of the Constitution are not inactive, though they make but little public demonstration; they reserve their strength for the legi timate place of its exercise—the unrevolutionized House of Commons. Hitherto they have done their part as the palpable preponderance of talent in the speeches on the motion for bringing in the Bill sufficiently show. The division yet remains ; and there also we feel almost a moral certainty that the cause of the Constitution, of peace, security, and permanent institutions, will prevail. One great union, we trust, will act with resistless force in a direct negative to the revolutionary Bill. Amongst those who do not approv ßt e —i t i li th e hiea ß stg i l rob l efea t ft ; tr e sle r u e cteoislm m teimpo a ln y et tehobeferrßeerejection. differentfehotroi Reform nld, shades but dwe h o o i If: thisp common i nine respecting detestable t o h j l c e When that all-important object is effected, it will be for the consideration of the House what course it is then most beneficial to pursue,..—Aforning Post FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. CHAMBER OF rigrtmEs.—Sirririd OF - MARCH 15. M. Bande read the folloWing motion, which he had laid upon the table yesterday, and which had been referred to the Commit tees :-1. The Ex-King, Charles X., his descendants, and such persons as have intermarried, or may intermarry, with his des cendants, are banished for ever from the French territory, and shall not be able to acquire, by purchase or gift, any estate, or enjoy any rente or pension.-2. The persons indicated in the foregoing article are bound tO sell, within six months from the date of the promulgation of the present law, all the property, without extep. lion, that they may possess in France.-3; If the sale of the said property be not effected within the term prescribed, the sale shall be proceeded to by the adminiitratibn of the dbmains, in the forms fixed for the alienation of the property of the state by the said administration. '[he product of the sales shall be deposited with the Caisse des Consignations, and kept at the disposal of the agents of the former proprietors, deduction being made of the claims of creditors, and damages, which may be recoverable on account of the events of July. Ordered to be taken into consideration to-rtiorroW, Count J. de la flochefoucault, one of the King's H ousehold, has been sent to the Russian Ambassador, to pr otest in the name of his Majesty against the late attack upon his residence, and each of the Ministers aftersvrds went in person to his Ex cellency, to express the same sedliments ; and M Sebastiani has sent an extraordinary courier to St. Petersburgh. The Ambas sador received these protestations, or excuses, with a sort of se vere diplomacy which embarrassed our Ministers. ‘‘ It is not my hotel which has been insulted • it is the house of the Em p eror of Russia." M. Sebastiaid sad with good grace, that he would a French Prince united with his Ministers in calming the dig. convey these protestations directly to St. Petersburg!), and that pleasure of the Ambassador and his Court —Le Globe. The following intelligence from Warsaw is of the 6th inst.:— " Freed from the presence of the Muscovite hordes, by the con. rage, intrepidity, and perse v eranee of our glorious defe nders, a s soon as we could give rent to our joy, all the population offered up thanks to Providence, and prayed for his aid in beh alf of the most sacred of causes. Notwithstanding the loss of 3,000 men, and 6,500 wounded, who are in the hospitals, our army is quite complete, and, by the fine appearance of our warriors, it wpuld seem as if they had never bean in battle, Yet they have been exposed for 10 days and 10 nights to the inclemency of the weather and to the fife of the enemy, fi g hting with 4 0 ,000 men and 60 pieces of cannon against 120,000 Russians and f- 1 00 pieces of cannon. Nothing is more affecting than the attention and care bestowed upon the wounded by the Polish ladies. The wounds of the peasants who had become soldiers are dre ss ed by their landlords. Princesses, Countesses, Nobles of every rank, and commoners, all unite in relieving the sufferers. In every part of the town order, security, and tranquillity prevail. Theenvi. tons are guarded night and day, provisions arrive In abundance, and our magazines are amply supplied. Whilst our soldiers ars sheltered agaiiist the season, the Russians are exposed to all sorts of privations. The thaw adds to their misery. They leave be hind them horses, baggage-waggons, &c., and through want of provisions, diseases and death cause frightful havoc among them. The whole of the right bank is cleared of the Muscovites. The Imperial Guards, whick since 1815 occupied Warsaw ' have almost all perished. The Imperial Guards of St. Petersburgh, commanded by the Emperor himself, are at Kowno, and were not to quit that position till after the taking of Warsaw. We know not what will he their destination. They consist of 14,000 infantry and 7,000 cavalry. The Government is about to reward, as they deserve, all the corps of the army who took an active part in the battles fought since the commence ment of hostilities. Among the officers attached to head quarters and the Commander-in-Chief, the following have ob tained the detoration of Pirtuti Milifari :—Leo Rzewnski, Con stantine Zamoyski, Alexander Walewsky, Thomas Potocki, Peter Wysocki, Leski, Kraswowski, the young Prince Csetwer. tynski, and many others. Prince Michael ltadzivil has received from the Government the Cross of Commander of the Order Virtuti Militari. General John Skrzynecki, our Commander in -Chief, is universally esteemed. This brave warrior was born in Gallicia in 1787, and was educated at Leopold. When the French armies entered Poland in 1806, Skrzynecki, aged nine teen, left his father's house, and enlist, d in the first regiment of infantry, commanded by Colonel Casimir Malachowsky. At the beginning of the memorable campaign of 1809, in the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, under the command of Prince Joseph Po niatowsky, Skrzynecki was promoted to the rank of Captain in the 16th regiment, formed by Prince Constantine Czartorynski. In the campain of Moscow, in 1812, Skrzynecki was appointed Chief of Battalion. In the campain of 1813 he gave proofs of his military talents and intrepidity. In 1814, Napoleon shut himself up in a square formed by this brave officer at Arcis. sur.Aube, when he found himself momentarily abandoned by the van-guard of the new Imperial Guards. The Polish sol diers transmitted this precious deposit to the other French troops, which came up shortly after, and Skrzynecki, charging the enemy in the presence of the Emperor, killed a great number of them. Decorated with the Legion of Honour and the Military Cross of Poland, Skrzynecki, who, with the rest of the Polish troops, re. turned home, obtained the command of the Bth regiment of in fantry, before commanded by Ignatius Blumer, the same who was killed on the 29th of November by eighteen balls. After the opening of the campaign, Skrzynecki distinguished himself upon several occasions, and his conduct in the memorable days of February procured him the highest distinction as a warrior. His sangfroid and presence of mind in the midst of danger, his character, which combines moderation and courage, and his ex perience acquired in the field of battle, are sure pledge of his future success, and the absence of all pretensions to ambition in so important a situation reflect the greatest honour on those who have sacrificed themselves to their country. Count A. Walewski, Aide-de-camp of the General-in-Chief of the Polish army, in a letter transmitting the subjoined official bulletin of the battle which took place on the 25th ult. in the plains of Grochow, declared that, having left Warsaw on the 3d instant, he was astonished at the incorrect reports upon the state of Poland that had found their way into the French journals. "It was impossible for us," he adds, "to give you official details earlier. Prussia and Austria, whilst they affect a pretended neutrality, intercept our communications, and stop not only our public funds, but those belonging to pri vate individuals. Russia has even agents at Breslaw and Berlin, who place at the disposal of the Imperial Govern. ment such of our compatriots as are led to those countries by business." Speaking of the situation of Poland, the Count says--" From the commencement of the campaign, it en tered into the plan of our Generals to concentrate all their forces upon the principle point where those of the Russians were assembled, always covering the Vistula and Warsaw.— In proportion as a Russian corps advanced, we stopped it until the others were upon the same line; we then approached slowly, in order to maintain our forces also upon a single line. We were never forced to a retreat. All the manmuvres we made entered into our plan of campaign." The Count then denies that the Poles demanded a truce; they, on the contrary, refused it to the Russian General Witt, who demanded a suspension of arms. After admitting the possibility of the destruction of Poland by the innumerable masses that Russia is able to send against her, the Count expresses a hope that the King of the French may still secure the independence of Poland, and thus deliver all the free nations of Europe from an oppressive yoke, adding that, from correspondence seized, no doubt can exist of the intention of the Emperor Nicholas to exterminate even in the heart of France what he calls the revolutionary spirit. The letter concludes by complaining of the ill.will of the French Consul towards the Poles, and his partiality for the Russians. The Consul refused to establish any relations with the Polish Go.. vernment, while the Austrian and Prussian Consuls continued to keep up the same relations as before. The following is the bulletin : " After the actions of the 19th and 20th, and while the na tional troops were encamped on the ground they had so bravely defended, the enemy, established in the midst of the forest, re. ceived fresh reinforcements. On the 24th, the corps of Prince Schakoffskoi arriving from Sierock, attacked our left wing at Bialolenka, commanded by Generals Malachowski and Jan. kowski, and made himself master of the village. Towards the evening, however, the arrival of General Krukowiecki, Com mander-in-Chief of the left wing, prevented the forces of the enemy from advancing beyond this point, and the contest was only put an end to by the approach of night. On the fol. lowing morning the combat was renewed at the same point between General Krukowiecki and Prince Schakofflkoi, but at nine o'clock our right wing was attacked by the corps of Count'Pahlen and Baron Rosen, commanded by Marshal Die. bitsch: We had to contend with a most formidable park of artillery, but Chlopieki was at our head. The right division of our right wing was commanded by General Szembeck, the left by General Skrzynecki. In the rear of this wing, a little towards the left, were our reserves of cavalry, under Generals Uminski and Lubinski, and finally our centre was occupied by the brigade of General Rohland, supported by the division of General Zymirski. The artillery of Generals Szembeck and Skrzynecki, in order to cover themselves from that of the enemy, which was very superior to ours, had, during the night, erected a slight rampart, about three feet high. The enemy, under the cover of a strong cannonade, which he opened along the line, turned all his efforts against our centre, which occu pied a small birch wood, and which, during the former bat tles we had so constantly defended. After a most obstinate struggle, which lasted for two hours, General Rohland, being overwhelmed by numbers, was at length forced to leave the wood in the hands of the enemy. General Zymirski had an arm carried away, and died a few minutes afterwards. The whole of his division then retired, and now forms the reserve : it was promptly replaced by that of General Skrzynecki. Gene ral Chlopieki ordered him to retake the small wood. General Skrzynecki immediately formed one of his brigades into a column of attack, and undismayed by a most murderous fire, succeeded in occupying a part of the wood. In order to support this attack, General Chlopieki, who was present where ever there was danger, himself led the Grenadiers of Milberg to the charge, and regained possession of the rest of the wood. He from thence extended his infantry to the right, and seised one of the enemy's batteries: the guns were spiked, but we were afterwards compelled to abandon them. Two o'clock had now passed ; General Chlopieki had two horses killed und er him, and he himself had been struck on the foot by a spent bal l ; but at length a shell killed his third horse, and, in bursting , wounded this intrepid General in both legs. This unfortuna te event deprived us of unity in command. However, the enemy was obliged to bring up his last reserves, and fresh batteries he had formed on our left, by Kawencyn, took ous line in flank and we were obliged to abandon the wood, which had already cost us so dearly. General Uminski not having troops enough to defend the space that separated our extreme left from the rest of the army, could not prevent the enemy from debouching be tween Kawenczyn and Zombki. We were forced, there fore, to contract our line on approaching Praga. The divi sions of Generals Szembeck and Skrzynecki effected this retreat in admirable order. The enemy, deceived by this move ment, thought he could easily decide the victory. He conse quently sent out from both sides of the wood the corps of cavalry of General Witt, with a numerous flying artillery. On the left, ours was sufficient to arrest the advance of the enemy's cavalry; but on the right, on the road which leads from Milosna, a co lumn, composed of a division of cuirassiers and butane advanced with a determination to break through our line, in spite of a roll ing fire from our artillery,which, acting upon their dense masses, produced a frightful carnage amongst them. The head of this column had already passed our line of battle; but our battery of racketters, under Captain Skalski, checked them for a moment, of which the infantry, under Generals Szsmbeck and Skarynski, took advantage, attacked the enemy's column in front and in flank, and completely put them to the rout. The whole regi ment of Cuirassiers, called Prince Albert's, was destroyed, one half fell on the field, and the other was made prisoners, and we took two pieces of cannon. At the same time, on our ex treme left, General Krukowiecki attacked Prince Schakhoff. skoi, and drove him from all his positions, put a part of his corps to flight, took two guns, and spiked three others for want of horses to bring them off The retreat of our right wing alone saved the corps of Prince Schakhoffskoi from total destruction, since it prevented General Krukowiecki from pursuing him. Discouraged by so many useless and destructive effbrts, the enemy towards the evening ceased his attacks, and concluded the day by a strong cannonade from one end of his line to the other. Our artillery, which throughout Ithe whole conflict had distin guished itself by its cool Sand determined resolution, answered them valiantly. Our army remained in its position throughout the night ; but the thaw turned the attention of the General to wards the bridge, which might in a moment be carried away by the ice of the istula, and the communication with the left bank of the river being thus cut off, our army would be exposed to the want of provision and forage. It liras tberefore decided that it should repass the Vistula, which was effected the n ex t morn i ng in perfect order, and without the enemy's offering the least impe diment. From the commencement of the campaign we have had 9,000 men put hors de combat, of which 6,500 are in the hospitals, a great portion of whom will not be long before ,they are en abled to return to their :ranks. Several Russian Generals were killed on the 25th, and a pair - of epaulets brought into head quarters prove that a General-in-Chief is among them, but who he was is not known. If the reports of the prisoners can be relied upon, the enemy must have lost, since their i nvas i on o f Poland, not fewer than 30 . 000 men, in killed, Wounded, sick, and prisoners. Up to the present moment the whole of our army has gloriously performed the sacred duties imposed upon it by the most holy of causes. Even the new.f orin e d 20th of the Line, the sth Hulans (called Z Volunteers of the Regiment of Posen—have rivalled in corps—the m s— e r t i h o e Zamoyski), and the ed in bravery our moat veteran soldiers. The conduct of out artillery LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 19, 1831. If any additional proof were wanting of the ne cessity of an immediate, sweeping Reform, it would be found in the division of last night on the subject of the Timber Duties. Though the Ministers brought fot ward this measure modified so as to suit the interests of all parties; though they proved— clearly and undeniably proved—that it was one which would produce great public benefit, and that though it was a subject of clamour with the inte rested few, it was popular with the community at' large; though the Ministers proved all this to the satisfaction of every unprejudiced person who heard their statements—still no matter; the boroughmongers resolved to thwart them, and accordingly, in spite of conviction, in brazen de. fiance of the wishes of the people--=who, .what ever objections they may have formed to the other taxes, have said nothing against the proposed modified duties on timber—this factious fraternity made a last, convulsive struggle, and succeeded in frustrating the good intentions of Government! Aftf-r a vindictive ebullition of this sort, who will be bold enough to come forward and say, that the House of Commons needs no Reform ? Why, it is as clear as the sun at noon-day ;as manifest as Sir C. WETHERELL'S shirt below his waistcoat; as undeniable as the senatorial failure of Mr. PRAED, that the House of Commons, as at present constituted, is no more the representative of the Commons of England, than it is the representative of the Ashantees, the Gentoos, or the New Zea landers—that in fact it is neither more nor less than a Deputy House of Loris, kept in a state of con stant thraldom by the few, to the notorious injury of the many! Had the boroughmongers possessed one spark of healthy, public spirit; Lad they consulted for an in stant any other than their own selfish, grasping in terest, they would have forborne opposition on this occasion. But quos Deus vult perdere, prita demen tat, and it is fortunate for the country that these men, by displaying themselves once more in their proper colours; by proving that self—self--and no thing but self, varied through all the multitudinous phases of corruption, predominates in all they say, do, or suggest, have put the closing seal to their power. What is it to the boroughmongers that thepeople are bowed down beneath a weight of taxation that would break the back of Atlas, so long as they can retain their influence ? What is it to them that the country is convulsed from one extremity to the other ; that fever is at its heart's core, and all its limbs are in motion ; that Reform Associations are forming from north to south, and from east to west; that the whisper of remonstrance is every where changing to the thunder of menace; that in fact all England is rising to a man in defence of its long-abused Con. stitution—what, we repeat, is all this to the bo toughmongers, so long as the excitement leaves their interests uninjured ? But we warn these creatures to take a hint in time. It is the last load that breaks the camel's back, and this last load they seem firmly resolved to lay on. Be it so. But let them beware the consequences. Meanwhile we must again, again, and yet once a gain, urge our countrymen to be every where on the alert ; to stand, like sentinels, every man at his post; to look up loyally to their KING, and confi dingly to their Government; and swear to fight the battle of the Constitution to the last gasp by their side. Above all, we implore them not to over-rate their own power, or under-rate that of the enemy. They know not the arts—the menaces—the more than Machiavellian policy—that are now even be i ng put in force against th em . Wh ere bl uster f a ils, craft will be resorted to, and here at least the boroughmongers have decidedly the advantage. As a body these men are the best-trained set of diplo matists in existence. Their tactics are the matured growth of ages; their pluck is unquestionable ; and a s they have no public principle to restrain them, they are prepared to go all lengths. Th e y must be met, then, by counteracting vigi ance. If necessary, even a grand national asso ciation must be set on foot, similar to the one just projected at Paris, under whose banners all true Reformers must rally. Meetings are excellent m their way ; Political Unions too, materially assist the great question ; but it is a Grand National Confederacy, comprising its millions of associates, and representing the wealth—the Intelligence—th e respectability, and above all, the fixed moral deter mination of the country—it is this, and this alone, shich, should the boroughmongers resolve to hold out to the last, will achieve the redemption of England ! In a division last night on the timber duties, which Lord ALTMORP brought forward in an able speech, Ministers were left in a minority of 190 against 236. The majority against them was con sequently 46. We understand that a British fleet, consisting of six sail of the line, together with some other ves sels, has been ordered to proceed to the Scheldt. The present almost unparalleled distress of Ire land is another argument that speaks trumpe- tongued in favour of the necessity of a reformed House of Commons. Hundreds are dying of abso lute starvation; thousands are, and !nye for months been, subsisting on one meal of potatoes a day, and yet nothing can be done ! This one fact speaks for itself. Frankfort Papers to the 12th of March have been received this morning; they contain nothing of importance. In another column will be found some interesting particulars (given in the Polish despatch,) respect ing the battle of the 24th. The patriots, it seems, were compelled to retreat, chiefly by reason of the increasing floods in the Vistula. PARLIAMENT.L(THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair this day at Twelve o'clock. The House met for the purpose of receiving petitions. Mr. Alderman WOOD presented petitions in favour of the plan of Reform, from the Ward of Cornhill, Ward of Cripple gate Without, Ward of Aidgate, and the Ward of Aldersgate. Petitions in favour of the plan of Reform were also presented by Sir G. Robinson, from Northampton; by Mr. Buck, from Exeter; by General Palmer, from Bath. Mr. EVANS presented two petitions from Leicester, com plaining of the conduct of the Magistrates of that town. Petitions in favour of Reform were presented by Sir M. S. STEW ART, from the Chamber of Commerce, Greenock, and from the inhabitants of that town. Mr. BURTON presented a petition from Beverly against being disfranchised. Mr. STEWA - RT presented a petition from Lancaster, in fa vour of the plan of Reform. Mr. HUNT presented a petition from a place in Lancashire, in which the petitioners state, that they think the plan of Re form proposed by his Majesty's Ministers wil. not afford any re lief to the weavers of that county.—(Laughter.) They therefore prayed for universal suffrage, and vote by ballot. Mr. HUNT presented a petition from a place in Cornwall, praying for the protection of the ballot, and also several other similar petitions from different places. The HON. MEMBER then presented a petition from Taunton, praying that the tax on butchers' horses might be taken off (Great laughter.) He supposed that the petitioners desired the tax to be taken off that Hon. Members might get something to eat.—(Laughter.) A great number of other petitions in favour of Reform were presented from various places. Colonel SIBTHORPE presented a petition from the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Lincoln, praying for Reform in the re preg,ntation of the people in Parliament. It had emanated from a corporate body, and although the elective franchise of the city was derived through them, the proposed measure was deemed no invasion of their rights, and they should offer no ob stacle to a measure which was declared by his Majesty's Ministers, and the voice of the people, to be necessary for the public weal. While he stated this, however, he would say that the ministerial measure should not have his approbation and support. He lamented the vacillation that was apparent in many of their measures, and the division of last night was a proof that the measure would ultimately be defeated. Mr. HUME supported the prayer of the petitioners. He con sidered the division of the previous evening to have been an odious factious one—(Hear, hear)—ana to the ninety and nine that had previously been adduced the hundredth argument for the necessity of Reform in that House had thereby been given.—(Loud and continued cheers.) He hoped the people would look upon it in that light, and it would only animate them un. ceasingly in their glorious cause.—(Great applause.) Mr. O'CONNELL took the same view of the matter, the prin ciple of the division that had taken place on the previous night Was altogether factious. _ Mr. HITME presented 69 petitions from different parts of the kingdom, in favour of the Ministerial plan of Reform. (LIFT SrEAKI;G.) SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DIAL, MARCH 18.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the Gil more, Geary, from New South Wale•, sailed the 14th of October. Sailed the outward-hound. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 18 .—.Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the Sir Charles Forbes, Leslie, from Batavia, leaky, sailed the 17th of November, and from St. Helena the 26th of January. DOVER, MARCH' 18.—Arrived the Mercurius, Esink, from Demerara. DARTMOUTH, MARC?! 17.—Arrived the St. Maria di Porto Salvo, from Naple., with damage, and part of the cargo pumped up. Off port, the Catharine, Thatcher, from Mobile. PENZANCE, MARCH 17.—Arrived the Betsey, Tanner, from Gijon, MILFORD, MARCH 18.--Arrived the Bonnemere, Coekerell, from Demerara. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 17. --Arrived the Arethusa, M'Donald, from Porto Csbella; and Cora, Morrison, from Mobile. Gazartoetc, Maacut 16.•—Arrived the Symmetry, Dale, from St. John's, N. B. ; lost anchor and sails; and Superb, Cunningham, from Marseilles. The Hannibal, Hepburn, from London ; Pacific, Crochey ; James Cropper, Garry; Birmingham, Harris; Biagham, Buckley, and Mercy, Brown, from Liverpool, have all arrived at New York. The Britannia, Thompson, from Waterford to Liver pool, sunk near the Skerries the 12th inst. ; crew drowned ; cargo expected to be saved. THE FUNDS.--(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE 0' CL 0 CX. New South Wales Papers to the 15th Oct. have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house. The crops never in any country in the world exhibited a more luxuriant aspect than is at this moment presented by the agricultural districts of New South Wales. From every quarter we hear the most flattering accounts. It is now fully ascertained that the bush -rangers at Ba thurst have not been joined, as was rumoured, by any of the prisoners belonging to Wellington Valley, or by any of the road gangs. We (earn that an express has arrived from Paris. The contents have not as yet transpired, nor do we know to whom it bas come. The New York packet of the 21st ult. is off Liverpool. No letters or papers have as yet come to hand. THE FUNDS. Ministers being in the minority last night on the timber duties, with six sail of the line being got ready to pro ceed to the Scheldt, has caused great anxiety this morning in the city, and has had some effect on the funds; various are the opinions on the above events, and it is thought that it will be the cause of a dissolution of Parliament. Consols, which left off yesterday at 76ii for the Account, opened at 75k, went up again to 76k, and at present are at 76 to k. In the Foreign Market nothing doing as yet. The last price of Consols, 75 ; for money 76k. HALF-PAST ONE. Up to the present hour we have nothing official in re gard to the six sail of the line or any frigates going to the Scheldt, but there is a great deal of the on dit on the sub ject among our city politicians. Consols appear to continue to remain steady at 75/ for the Account, and 76i to for money. Nothing has as yet transpired in regard to the express from Paris. In the Foreign market little or nothing doing• The American Papers are not as yet arrived. Consols, 76k. THREE CL 0 CR. It is with great concern we state the sudden indisposition of Sir WALTER. SCOTT : the highly gifted Baronet has had a paralytic stroke. SIR WALTER SCOTT.—Very unpleasant in telligence respecting the state of the health of this distin guished man, has reached us. We trust sincerely that it may turn out incorrect; but it has been communicated to us from a source which creates great apprehension in our minds. We know that the projected visit to London of this eminent man has been abandoned, and we fear the state of his health has been the chief reason for this step. —Athenceum. We have just heard that there is no truth in the report of Sir WALTER SCOTT'S indisposition. LIVERPOOL ELECTION.—The Committee met this morning to hear the petition presented against the return of Mr. EWART for Liverpool, on the ground of bribery and corruption. After Mr. HARRISON had opened the case on behalf of the petitioners, the Committee ad journed to Monday. the utmost eulogiurn. The batteries of Captains Plonska and RzePeeki have deserVed well of their country. We have lost only three guns, which, from having been dismounted, we were unable to bring from the field of battle. Thus the three con flicts that have taken place at Grochow ought to have convinced the enemy that superiority of numbers is not sufficient to shake the valour of the Polish soldier : he fights for independ. etice. Europe also ought to feel that a country producing such men deserves to be restored to its rank among the nations. To-day the Polish troops are assembled round War saw ; they are guarding the Vistula and the tete-du-pont of Praga, and wait with impatience the signal for new combats." The news from Berlin which arrived by estafette at Paris on Wednesday was from Berlin to the 10th, and from Warsaw to the 7th, It Contained reports from the Russian, as well as the Polish Generals, of the fighting during the last week of Fe bruary. Since which time there had been nothing except slight skirmishes in front of Praga. Diebitsch will evidently hare a severe task in endeavouring to cross the Vistula any where at this season. That river, as it usually does upon a thaw, had overflowed its banks, and made military movements on its margin quite impracticable. Private letters of the latest date, would, however, tend to show that the fall of Warsaw, whenever the Russians can enter that city, will not conclude the conquest of Poland. The local authorities were esta blishing, with the greatest activityAmagazines between Warsaw and Silesia, which would imply the intention of a retreat of the army upon that frontier. The Berlin letters say, that "it would be a great thing, in the minds of the best informed persons near the Prussian Court, for the Poles to gain a short time," but they do not explain the grounds of this opinion. If it mean any hope of mediation with the Emperor :Nicholas, it receives no countenance from the expressions used in the last letters from St. Petersburgh, which speak unequivocally of the wrath of the Czar, and his atrocious determination to extinguish Poland as a nation, and transfer the estates of its principal nobles to his fa vourite Generals. _ . The news from Italy, by the Bologna papers and letters, is to the sth inst., and they make no mention whatever of the advance of the Austrian troops; but the Precurseur de Lyon of the 11th states positively that the news which they had received on th • previous day by the courier who passed through, of the advance of the Austrians on the 6th, had been confirmed. The Lyons paper says—" It results from letters received from Italy, that the Austrians have encountered a desperate resist ance in the Modenese. These letters do not speak of the occu pation of Modena, although the inferior number of the Italian patriots does not leave them a chance of a long defence of their town. It is, nevertheless, gratifying to know that the Italians show themselves worthy of the assistance which they expect." PRICES OF STOCK'S THIS Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red 3 per Cent. Cons. _764% 3 ,04 6 3 per Cent Ditto Red ............ New 3%per Cent ...... % 3 per Cent Ann. 1726 - 4 per Cent. Iht' i Bank Long Ann to expire Jan 5, 184 , shut Oct. 10, 1659 shut Jan. 5, 1860... 1614 Jan. 5, 1880 April 5, 1880 - Jan. 5, 1870, DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. New 5 per Cent. — India Stock Ditto Bonds 5 3,:pm. South Sea Stock , 8544 Old Annuities New Ditto — Z per Cent. Ann. 3751 Ex Bills, £l,OOO lB 161 , 11 , Ditt0...... .....up lB 16 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial . — pm. Ditto Advertised l6 pm. Bank for Account --- India for Account — Cons. fcr April 112 751- 61 n 6 51 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAT AT ONZ O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds —!Neapolitan — Brazilian Bonds ' .. I I Peruviau Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds — i Portuguese Bonds — China') Bonds — lPrussian, Old 97% Colombian Bonds — I Ditto, New — Ditto, 1824 Danish . 57% 'Spanish, liii2l 1634 Greek Bonds — —. 1823 I.l . itto, 1825 . — I I French Rentes, sp. c. —t —c. Guatitnala — I— Exchange —f. —c. Ilexican Bonds .. 3 per cent. Ditto, 182 i - -- Exchange —t'. --. TO CORRESPONDENTS, Write-" ALL SAFE." 7' , 1. - 4., '4ll4°' re •. lit • tirla • HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP THETIS• COURT MARTIAL on the CAPTAIN, OF ° CERS, and CREW of H. M. S. THETIS. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH /8. The Court ope ne d thi s d a y a f e w minutes after nil'. o'clock, wh e n th e w h o l e o f th e ev id e nce was read over by the Judge Advocate, in the presence of the several th e nestles, who were cross-examined by Mr . G owdYs master, but nothing new elicited from them. The Court was cl e ar e d a b ou t half-past three, an d in 3 ". mediately re opened, when case he PRESIDENT fortieprost intimat e d was closed, C sed: p a t n a d in s ß ai u d rg b e e ss in t i h g b at t a day for his defence. Captain Burgess wished that it should come on on M OD 4 day, at elev.n o'clock ;to which the Court a greed. 1 , Adjourned till S a t ur d a y, it b e i ng requisite Court should m ee t f rom d ay t o d ay . that to COURT CIRCULAR. Prince LEOPOLD gave a grand dinner party, last eve t n ia ; ing, at Marlborough-house, to a numerous party ° f Nobility and Gentry. 0 0 The Cabinet Co unc il h e ld a t th e Foreign OffiCe Thursday night sit in deliberation till twelve o'clock' . Another Cabinet Council was held at three o 'do 4 :k ) t , terday afternoon, at th e Fo re i gn Office, which Ist : v . tended by Earl GREY, Lord DURHAM, Vi s count 7 0 BOURNE, Viscount PALM ER s T oN, Vi s count Goussl-h; the Earl Of CARLISLE, Viscount Amwa y, the g i g Hon. C. GRANT, and Sir J. GRAHAM. The Ministers remained in deliberation about 10 hour. r ats The Marquis of LANSDOWNE arrived at the 0— - Office as the Council was breaking up. bsd The Brazilian Ambassador and the Spanish Minister the interviews with Viscount PALMERSTON yesterday, at Foreign Office. te rdsi The Wurtemberg Minibter transact e d business at the office of the Secretary of St a t e f or Foreign I°4l DEATH OF LORD D ARNLE yThe 31)° , '. named Nobleman was found deAd in his bed at deuce in Chatham, on Thursday morning. His Lc a ' g 0 had been rather unwell for some weeks past, but much better on Tuesday last, as to be enabled to *b . .; g, the Rochester Reform meeting. After leaving the In ee ;to however, he became again so ill as to find i t necesO r fol retire into a small inn on the road, where he Was afir e ii to be bled, but refused. He was then conveyed b ° i to his carriage; but thinking himself better, wished Whin, have any further medical advice: the result of vvh, ic % e st fusal is unfortunately as above stated. A coroner's will he held on his Lordship this day at Ch4thaln• bur p Lordship was sixty-four years of age, having h , e n ,„ls, June 30, 1767. On the death of his father, Juji n oi 1781, he succeeded to the family honours, as i r is c ' r e, D . ARNLEY, of Athboy, and Baron . Clifton, of Rat h ga d in the county of Meath, in the peerage of Ireland; —of Baron Clifton, of Leighton Brotnswold in the peer i g, e e England; and hereditary High Steward ' of Gr' s '" - :d and Milton. His Lordship has left issue two soosce:"0 one daughter: EDWARD LORD CLIFTON, NOW "C to the Earldom; JOHN DUNCAN, and ELIZABIITO . f the f lowGi ng et in te e ral tion i f l (, l r o t ß he N e T e O lt N m g ee a t v in e g at the no tice o ßa nk, viz'eve~ " That the Governor of the Bank of England, wh e , ° o o in future consulted by Government on any , intends blip charge, or imposition on the dividends from the P u e i s t funds, or on the trares'er of stock, be requssted to peed out any such proceeding to be c on s i s t en t with justice:6r, the good faith of Parliament, taking with him, is c f es us motion, the Acts of P a rliament, a n d a ll appropriate ur ments, together with a n e xt rac t f rom t h e speech 01 00 , Right Hon. WILLIAM PITT, in the House o f Colo ° o ll on the 13th of July, 1803, protesting against an 'd proceeding as incon s ist en t with j us ti ce , policy, an d g e st' faith; in defiance of which appeal the measure su'a°,. ip the ri.d into effect ; b e in g a pro o f o f th e corruption o f House of Commons, and of the nec ess ity of a Refe r the the representation of the people." DRURY-LANE THEATRICAL FU lo ge Yesterday the friends of thi s a dmir a bl e i n stitution ' oes s together at the Freemasons' Tavern, his Royal Ilig. b a tf the Duke of Sussex in the ch a i r . Aft er the caste 0, loyal toasts were drank, th e D u k e o f S usse x rose i° :tir pose " Prosperity to the Institution." H e warily e sti scribed the pleasures derivable from the histrionic ar t ' o re recollected when h e (th e D u k e o f S ussex ) was lin e j 0 than seven years of a ge , th e grea t pl easure be enj°llo. the first theatrical representation be ever beheld , the celebrated KING played in the Clandestine gar ri , st itb Mr. HARLEY returned thank s i n a s p eec h . decke n quotations from S HAESFEARE . B RAHASI , Sig °°C o ol s it e li ve G r N al l S g , le S es i , N a c i t i . d A P the hi t l if i t ty ir m s , , as an k d ep se t v n e p ral other e i,..sr , A declaration against the Reform ° a p lai t iP ra u :) . before Parliament has been brought out to-dal ( 14 0 40' by a set of persons connected with the East India o r pany and the Bank of England, and it has, We, ° joie' stand, received the signatures of a number of peol ) ,) e „,00 4 rested in and dependent upon thes e two establis nw A bf We say that this declaration has been brought forW7tbe persons connected with the East Wis. Compaq °P s ofd' Batik, because we know that su c h is th e case, but in t Sir nion is that the document itself is the production o'tbst HARCOURT LEES, for we hold it next to impoosibi.ens of any person co u ld h ave pro d uce d so c l ose an imits ll- 0 061 that rigmarole long-winded style for which the ssz 1 118 . 11 t and Reverend Baron e t i s so j ust ly ce l e b ra t e d . 't I Apd I that the thing somewhat out-Harcourts Harcourt, m ob is also true that it con t a i ns sun d ry errorsi n gr am di bps which the Ba rone t i s not lik e l y to h ave co mmitte d k e l , these discrepancies may be attributed to his W it ! 0 , 1 ° inv., so that, taking all things into considerape or, tt t i l he i i rn n e ekefitt this eayin sentence,,o b s e zw fa ela i i r li l ec y he considered urpelointi eaain a p s aiv t v h ei veritab le r e naei, icot en o,tl:oc P i t tii : : hundred words each. The second sentence alone „ I . to thirteen lines of non p are il, w hi c h, a t t we lve We r si - 0 01°• line, make no less than one hundred and fifty- 111 r i s g t ° Only imagin e a t ur tl e .f e d Ci ty Ald erman e ndeave% r oo r read such a s en t ence w ith ou t t a ki ng his brea th ! dee d part we are quit e sa ti s fi e d th a t h e would drop do f o o t in a fit of a p o pl ex y b e f ore h e h a d go t th ro ugh b ai l . ado; To prevent su c h a ca t astro ph e , an d t o s a ve on t ri e Silti i ,/ the trouble of wa di ng thiough such a vast e° 01 1 1 puddle of verbiage, we will give, in a very fe l° o ll ° the weaning which these advocates of the rotten to es te w or e t h h a e ve ds " d e e ig re r :d til ie l ‘ e Midhurst, and the pig stye at Old Sarum, int end ilefe r l vey. It is as follows :—" We are friendly, to $ to sli of Parliament, but we are decidedly opposed t ° Ah Reform as will cut off the saleable borough', I goe: et a ia l o o nn ne bi net properlyl d ie ee in ar te in re g s r, t e s pis o r f eet hee t n h tr e eedai Bank and East int' ill 0 bract can for, though there is a great deal said about .10 01 0 " the rights and privileges of wealthy bodies, ; ro t ilife institutions and establishments," yet it is evide n hees true object is to stick by the pigstyes, because t e bitbe t f rot and fortune men" think that the pigstyes ba ° ° Wee d y stuck by them. Now, we have not the slight"! ili 0 to all this—it is very amusing, and in our oln n t se f l os harmless; but we do obj ec t t o th e promoters o f r culous affair endea vour i ng , b y th rea t s and ot P u e be stl 110 means, to induce others to appear as great ble: oe , themselves. All men a re no t lik e D og berrY, rite the:, contrary, have insuperable obj e cti o n s e ither to ° AO' selves down asses, or to be so written down by 11 1 Morning Herald. A 0 ce' co laf It appears that four gentlemen eorin e w e do leading capitalists and bankers left town 00 ore' e o f evening for Paris, for the purpose, as it is r um . 0 101 1 7,5 e conferring with the French as to the Pr itetl e i s ed te lf raising in England what rem a ins yet to he ° ro e 200 millions of Bons Royaux (Exchequer of t o voted by the Chamb e r s . Th e di s trust or vie"resider t se fidence which prevail s i n F rance b e ing likely t° 1 0 l i° Fred projected operati on no t i mme di a t e ly succ es ' e 0 0 1 French Stock M ar k e t, i t wou ld se em to have French Stock Market, it would seem ha' 0 0 .0 ' e a l o ieb to the Gov e rn men t o f L outs P HI LIP, as it ibe e o a cc p a it s e io li n e s te, to w o h th e er in k g 'r e e n n e c r h al G he o v ve e ro g o re te a n t ts , co t a b ; a t ca ,; ;y 61130 per solidity of the French finances, will very r e , Olsed the required amount of Bons Royaux, Po vl a t ,., or cent. interest be given, and they are made tail tbet I t e r ls °I dates, and also providing they may be b ° en t .„ o de ti twelve per cent. below par. To show hoe at t he acuteness, enterprise, and success whic h nee 0 41 , 4 , the operations of British capitalists in Fo ..s. P „jive year 1814, we may observe that BostaV at os ' wry 1000 turn from Elba, could not raise the nece it Ibe b e d telex for a general arming against the Allies n it the leaders of the French Money by they might think of the credit of th ..„ (i o r o a n fide o _ loo s, France, the English had looked to it vr ti 'l, n _ Gover: l 9l 6 advancing, without reference to a partic n I s l , ado , le ad ao less than a million sterling in Londo fit; took sbe to P ° l 1817, and 1818, the English capitalis or ot onel oo .o o in furnishing France with large surnisliorsis claims of the it „„ eiYOUS G ' PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY in u SVN OITICE, STSAINP , INS Wv Markeet _theist; --oleic 1 10, SQU 11 AT tow n _ kt4 kouse e H - St % Th e s t . of a kiTic Rs of S of t Office ktc,Y of ) n , stilt al Toll , 4 0; t s , bY th X"eeoth Nord o 1 7 1 Dig Nor !7 t) , R( 4 1 1 rci TAN , ' 4l4t R co A n i HEN - moved I, W at ar and that i PN b , TL Y uat F ; 4 : " 11, jest i ti , e _ of IA of c 'd t o gi, 1 by 'AI 1. 'that t ot ed gittette v 4l thbot ttl by That i Man fo d by That t ir co , lista T ME] A NTS M _ by Sil ' 11 ‘)