The Sun.
London, England, 1831-05-11 00:00:00

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, joining
themselves with us, gave new hopes to the
Polish nation.
" 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 expectation than this which has been 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 natives 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,
which had been addressed to the LORD MAYOR, and
which, alter recapitulating the substance of the previous
communications 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
of 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
newspapers, in reference to the late illumination, the
writer 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 has beer, 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 the 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 are in the wrong, and that itself only
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 themselves to the interests of the
community. 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, at
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.