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London, England, 1831-05-26 00:00:00

deney, and therefore an action would not lay. The point
left to the Jury by the Learned Judge wag, whether the
prints were of an immoral tendency, and calculated to in-
flame the passions.

Mr. WHIrE contended, that it ought to have been,
whether any of them were so, for if any were, his clients
would be entitled to a verdict.
The Court refused the rule.
PALMER V. COVET.
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The defendant in this case is an attorney in Taunton,
against whom a rule to show cause why he should not be
struck off the roll, was obtained last term. This morning
cause was shown against the rule by Sir James Scarbtt,
who said, there were four serious charges against his
c'ient, all of which lie felt satisfied he would be able to
prove to the Court were totally groundless. The first
was, that Mr. Govet had acted as attorney for both the
prosecutor and the prosecuted ; secondly, that he had
tampered with the witnesses ; thirdly, that he had not
done his duty to the prisoners, of which they complained;
and fourthly, that he had attempted to compound a felony.
The Learned Gentleman produced affidavits from the de-
fendant, and several other persons, which contradicted all
the leading facts alleged OR the other side.

Mr. MC;ODY was addressing the Court in support of the
rule, when our reporter left.

POLAND.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sirt,—lf the statements that have recently appeared in
the public Papers are correct, the Austrian Government
has been guilty of a flagrant violation of the laws of na-
tions to the Poles, who took refuge in its territory. It is
to be hoped that these t, will adroit. or ".ou.
nation, but as they now stand they exhibit a most bare-
faced contempt for international law, and demand the
prompt interference of the European Governments.
It would seem, from these accounts, that General
Dwernicki and his troops have been considered prisoners of
war, and are to be treated as such, and to be restrained
from again engaging in the war which :their countrymen
are waging with the Russian Autocrat. And yet the
Russian troops have not only been allowed to violate with
impunity the neutral territory of Austria, but have been
suffered to avail themselves of the advantages that territory
afforded for attacking the rear of Dwernicki's corps. It
is, Sir, I conceive, the bounden duty of every Govern-
ment, to require an immediate explanation of these
circumstances; it is a duty incumbent on every Go- !
vernment that regards the due maintenance of public
law and general tranquillity; for what avails law, if it
may be thus trampled on with impunity? and what pros-
pect can we have of tranquillity, if every nation
is to be suffered to violate the established rules of
justice as it may suit its particular interests, or coincide
with its individual caprice? Let such prevailings
once be tolerated ; let such a precedent once be established,
and farewell to the peace of Europe ! What confidence,
what faith, could be henceforth placed by one nation
in another ? The sublime description of law given by
Hooker will be familiar to your readers ; and of inter-
national law it may be truly said, that to it must Princes
submit; by it must armies be checked in their career, and
empires be bounded ! It is its voice alone which can
stop the progress of ambition, and say to the usurper,
" Thus far only shalt thou go !" " Neutrals," says
Grotius, "ought to behave alike to both parties : thus
the Corcyreans, in Thucydidrs, tell the Athenians, if
they would really be neutrals, they should either
forbid the Corinthians to raise men in the country
of Attica, or suffer them to do so too." Tried by
this test, bow is the conduct of the Austrian Go-
vernment to he justified, which allows the Russians
to violate the neutrality with impunity, and to avail • .
themselves of a favourable position for attacking the -
Poles ; but treats the Poles, on the other hand, as pri-
soners the moment they retreat into its country ? What
Briton that venerates the glorious deeds of his forefathers;
what freeman who really loves liberty, and whose heart
responds to her voice ; what man who loves justice and hates
oppression, has not sympathised with the sufferings, hoped
for the success, and gloried in tLe triumphs of Poland.
The very school-boy, when lie reads the page of Grecian
history, feels his breast glow with the victories of Athens
over the Persian despot ; the student in his closet feels
his heart throb when he persuses the fate of Kosciusko !
and shall we in our manhood be ashamed of these feelings
of our youth, and fear to act before the world what we felt
in our closets ? In the present case we are not required to
take any active part in behalf of Poland, any further
than by taking care that she has " fair play," and
that we are bound to do as much by interest as justice,
for if the principles of law are allowed by us to be broken
with regard to Poland, what right of complaint shall we
have, if at some future day they are disregarded with re-
spect to ourselves ? The Barons of Merton said, "Aro-
lunius leges Anglia multari I" let the Minister of Eng-
land now tell the Austrian Government, " the laws of
nations, founded as they are on the higher laws of justice
and honour, shall not be broken !"
I remain, your obedient servant, ALPHA.

The state of Parliamentary business, it is now
supposed, will prevent their MAJESTIES' Coronation taking
ace this year. —Morni7v Herald.

, 'We are requested to state that the Harrow
eeches will henceforth take place on the first Wednesday
is June, and the first Wednesday in July, which will fall
this year on the Ist of June and the 6th of July. The
Harrow dinner will always take place on the first Satur-
day after the first speech day. The Harrow dinner this
year will be on Saturday, the 4th of June.

We understand that Lord Viscount FALK..
LAND is a candidate for one of the 16 representative Peers
of Scotland.—Edinburgh, Courant.

Mr. DENISON has declined the representation
of Liverpool, and accepted that of Nottinghamshire. Lord
PALMERSTON, Mr. HYDE VILLIERS, Lord MoLvltEux,
Mr. BACKHOUSE, one of the Under-Secretaries of State,
and Mr. .13nexiticaram, are the only persons at present
talked of to fill the vacancy. Mr. BUCKINGHAM has pro-
posed himself in a long printed address; and a public
meeting is to he held on Friday for the purpose of putting
some gentleme❑ in nomination.

There is great alarm spread in the East end
of the town, respecting the cholera morbuq. It is reported
that it hay appeared at one of the Hospitals, and in Wap-
ping, but we believe the whole is idle rumour.—Morning
Paper.

The packet which arrived from the Medi-
terranean on Saturday night, has brought an account of
the death of Captain GEORGE MATHEW JOKES, a very
able and highly•esteemed officer of our Navy. Captain
JONES, after his arduous travels in the North of Europe,
was seriously injured in his hsaltli, and in a state of great
debility he had the misfortune to break his arm and three
of his ribs, by a fall down the stone steps of Malta. He
expired under great sufferings on the third day ; and hij
deal] was deeply lamented by every officer in the garrison,
Captain JONES was a distinguished eleve of the gallant Sir
W. HosTE, and he was equally known in the literay
world by his able travels in Rus,is, Sweden, Turkey, &c.

It appears by the latest accounts from Egypt,
that the Earl of CLARE, who proceeded in August last by
way of Alexandria and Cosseir t assume the Government
of Bombay, has been detained at Jeddah, on the western
coat of Arabia, awaiting a supply of fuel for the Hugh
Lindsay, upwards of seven weeks ! his Lordship ex-
pected to leave Jeddah on the 23d of February for Bom-
bay, where he hoped to arrive about the middle of March,
His friends had been wondering what had become of him.
Lady J-, upon whom, from the disposi-
tion of ratting displayed by Sir ROBERT PEEL, the chief-
tainship of the Opposition has fallen, is said to be not only
the great orator of the party, but also the jokester : when
her Ladyship was asked what she thought of Lord MUN.
rrEit's elevation to the Peerage, she replied, that it was
munstrous. On some one condoling with her as to her
broken windows, she declared she took pleasure in her
pains. The wit of the Opposition is so biting and effec-
tive, that it may be worth the while of the Ministry to
engage Mr. Moon, Mr. PEAKE, or some other doughty
punster, to grapple with the witlings of the borough..
mongery.
_ _ _

There is a report prevalent that Lord MARY-
noitoirc it is (lead, which event would cause a new election
for the county of Essex, by the elevation of the Hon. w.
L. WELLESLEY to the House of Lords.—Bury Herald.
WEYAtouTii.—Major WEYLAND has made
his election for Oxfordshire. The Reform party bring
forward a candidate of his principles to occupy his place ;
and it is also said the " moderates" will contest for the
sear.

GREAT REFoun DINNER.—The united
parishes, including the freeholders and real freemen of the
city of Dublin, have invited their representatives, the
LORD MAYOR and LOUIS PERRIN, Esq., to a grand na-
tional dinner on Thursday next. Our patriotic fellow-
citizen, JOHN DAVID LATOUCHE, Esq. will take the chair
on this great occasion. Several Members of Parliament,
together with country gentlemen, will be present. The
patriotic citizens should lose no time in securing tickets to,
fjolot ,y and finish their glorious triumph.—Freernun