The Sun.
London, England, 1831-08-27 00:00:00

The account• from Warsaw come down to the

15th inst., and they are full of hope for the Poles.
The army of the latter is described, as we mentioned
yesterday, as being in the most complete condition. -
tnd consisting of 60,000 men, supported by a prop r
,roportion of cavalry and 200 pieces of artillery. The
Russian army is about 100,000 strong; but such is
he enthusiasm and determination of the Poles, that
:hey care nothing for the disproportion, and are only
anxious to have one mare and fair fight with the
•nemy. Whether this disposition will or will not be
peedily gratified, it is impossible for us to say; for
ithough the two armies were in sight, it is pos-
.ible that various manoeuvres may he attempted and
nuch time consumed, before any actual engage-
ment ensues; but it would certainly seem, from
'he reports in the Warsaw Papers, that the day of
rial was near at hand. May freedom avid national
mdapenderice triumph—may the victory be on the
4ide of justice—may the abettors of tvranny and
!espotism bite the dust—and may the k ngdom of
Poland—the kingdom of the gallant and brave—.
.nce more re-assert its title to a station among the
States of Europe! Would to Heaven that the
,trayers of all England were as forcible in repelling
he aggressor as they are ardent in support of the
float just cause for which war was ever waged !
Morning Advertiser.

On this day week we expressed a confident hope
that the seven days which have since elapsed, would
have the honour of witnessing, in their course, the
agreement of the House of Commons to the whale
of the clauses in the Reform Bill; but we prophesied
vainly—we indulged hopes which have not been re-
alised—and flattered ourselves with expectations of
returning reason on the part of the Anti-Reformers
which there is now no ground for entertaining. So
far as they are concerned, no sound physician could
speak otherwise of their disorder than as a confirmed
madness, which there is no hope of curing either by
ordinary or extraordinary means; while, with regard
to the Reform Bill, so far is it from being near
the happy termination which we confidently antici-
pated, that the house has been engaged during the
whole of this week in the discussion of only one
clause Calculating on the same rate of progress,
the English, Irish, and Scotch Bills are not likely
to pass both Houses of Parliament until some time
in the year 1832: How far such a course of pro-
ceeding is consistent with the legislative wisionz of
the country—the respect due by the House to the
united voice of the people—or the justice of the
case still under discussion,—we shall not stop to
inquire; for on all these points the mind of
the country is already made up, and no powec
on earth can unsettle it ; but we put it to
the country whether those who thus, by unne-
cessary delay, oppose the progress of the Reform
Bill are not its greatest enemies—whether they are
not the greatest enemies, even of their own order—
and also whether, while they are laying the founda-
tions of a civil Regression on themselves, they are
not guilty of an injury to the trade of the country,
which is deeply felt, not by the commercial classes
only, but the whole community ? We have no
wish, now that the Anti-Reformers have shewn
themselves in their proper colours, that they should
desist from their opposition until they have had
enough of it, because we are persuaded that thcl
more the opposition to the Bill, the more, ultimately,
will be the measure of Reform ; but in the mean time
it behoves the public, not only to watch narrowly
the conduct of its representatives, but to afford to
his Majesty's Government every aid which it can
possibly afford, by public meetings calling for the
speedy passage of the Bill to the Upper House, and
denouncing, as it ought to be denounced, the con-
duct of those who have so unnecessarily delayed its
passage thither. In the country several meetings,
originating in the stagnation of trade, and the
abominable delay in passiog the Bill, are on the eve
of being held; but the metropolis ought to be fore-
most in the course, and we call on its leading Mem-
bers to do their duty to their Country by anticipating
the former. The correction administered to Alder-
man Thompson and Alderman Venables was some-
thing, and has partially helped the cause of Reform ;
but another public meeting would do mote good,
and we look confidently forward to such an occur-
rence as worthy of the seal and patriotism of the
city.—Morning Advertiser.