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VIII,

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SlR,—Your known impartiality, the justice you have
always done to the cause of Poland, and the motion in
favour of Cracow announced in the House of Commons,
induce me to recall your attention to an article, pub-
lished by you on the 4th of this month, noticing a
paper on C-acow, which appeared in the last number of
the British and Foreign Review. You seem to doubt
the possibility of restoring this Republic, without a pre-
vious re-establishment of the kingdom of Poland, and
you strongly contrast the weakness of the State of Cra-
cow, with the importance which the author of the Me-
moir referred to declares to have been attached by the
Great Powers to the preservation of its independence,
in order not to disturb the balance of power. Per-
mit me, Sir, as a Pole, to point out what seems
to me to be the inaccuracy of this line of argu-
ment, and to remark, that the question of Cracow is a
much more profound and really important one than it
appears at first sight ; that it involves the sacred prin-
ciple of national independence ; and that the commer-
cial interests 'of England herself are mixed up in it to a
great extent. It is serving the cause of Poland to
preserve the last refuge of Polish institutions and na-
tionality, and it is serving the cause of England to re-
establish with Cracow commercial relations which a
few years ago amounted to no less than 140,0001. per
annum for English exports. What can be easier than
for France and England, who are joint guarantees of
the independence of Cracow, to establish their claim to
assist in maintaining that independence—to send their
Ministers thither, and help to watch over the safety of
the institutions which the Great Powers of Europe
established by common consent ? This duty has be-
come the more imperative, because Cracow, in
defiance of solemn treaties, and of a special ar-
ticle which forbade the entrance of foreign troops
into the territory, has now been ever since 1830 under
military occupation ; a military occupation which long
ago the Ministers of England and France declared was
to cease immediately, and which is maintained at the
expense of the very inhabitants whom the permanent
Conference of the three Residents have deprived not
only of every national institution, but even of the last
vestiges of independence. Cracow has at this moment
neither an independent senate, diet, nor tribunals : her
government reposes in a dictatorship, exercised by the
Residents. How important, then, would be the pre-
sence of an English Resident at Cracow, whose duty it
would be to watch over the interests of the people, and
the commerce of this country! Must the crying injus-
tice done to Cracow wait for a remedy till justice is done
to all Poland ? The moment is more favourable than
ever for some decisive step, and the promise made by
Lord Palmerston in his place in Parliament (1836), as
well as the petition just addressed by the inhabitants of
Cracow to the English and French Governments, fully
justify the step which it is proposed to take in favour
of the free town.

The author of the article observed, that the importance
of the question was in an inverse ratio to the impor-
tance of the town and territory, considered as to its
extent. This is due to the geographical position of the
State, which is one of the most favourable in Europe,
and to the advantages secured to it by the treaties of
1815. So important was it, in the eyes of Austria,
Prussia, and Russia, to maintain the balance between
their States, that they, in 1815, created this free re-
public, placed it under the guarantee of a common or
joint protection of the Five Great Powers, including
England and France. Notwithstanding the first occu-
pation took place in 1830, and was effected by the Rus-
sians, the second took place in 1836, on pretext of
troubles which never existed, and into this Russia
dragged both Austria and Prussia, by preparing to enter
alone, should they refuse to co-operate. This occupa-
tion •can only be looked upon as the work of Russia,
intOst upoa destroying utterly Polish nationality : in
this tragedy Russia plays the first part, Austria and
Prussia but second-rate characters. Russia attaches
the utmost importance to the possession of Cracow, and
her proposals made to Austria in 1836 at Top-
litz prove it ; for so far from Russia having ever
entertained the notion of ceding Cracow to Aus-
tria, she has, on the contrary, demanded the ces-
sion of it by Austria to herself. Tho question of
Cracow is of a pacific nature. Let England and
France begin their work of protection, by sending re-
presentatives thither : the military occupation will then
cease, and Cracow really become a " free town," ac-
cording to the words of the treaties, " under the pro-
tection," not under the " dictatorship," of the three
Courts. _

I have the honour, Sir, to be, &c. &c.,
A MEMBER OF THE LATE POLISH DIET.
London, Feb. 15.

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THE VOYAGES OF THE ADVENTURE AND
BEAGLE.—The Quarterly Review lately published, in an ela-
borate notice of this valuable work, makes the following re-
marks on the volume appertainine. to Capt. King's voyage:-
44 The publication of this part of the work was intrusted to
Capt. Fitz Roy, and we think he has fulfilled the trust reposed
in him in a most admirable manner. The voyage abounds
with interesting information. The reader will find traces of
former voyages ingeniously brought to light, together with
masterly descriptions of the countries and the people visited,
both savage and civilised ; among which the chapter
on the province and islands of Chiloe deserves par-
ticular notice. He will read of the natural produc-
tions, interwoven in the narrative in a pleasing and
popular style, and more scientifically detailed in the
Appendix. The Journal of Capt. Stokes will be read,
too, with great interest. It abounds with useful and curious
information—as do those of Lieutenants Skyring and Graves.
The Journals of Capt. Fitz Roy occupy moot deservedly a con-
siderable portion of this volume, of which we must new reluc-
tantly take leave, with the observation that the Appendix, con-
taining the tables of latitude and longitude, varia►ion of the
compass, tide, height of mountains and land, the magnetic ob-
servations discussed by Major Sabine, with his wontedacuteness
and accuracy—the soology, &c., exhibits good work well,
digested."

DARING ROBBERY.-On Saturday evening, as
the carriage of Lady H. Lllerton was on its way from Bruns-
wick-square towards Croydon, some thieves contrived to get
pu
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tained likely to lead to their apprehension.
DEATH OF THE EARL OF MANSFIELD.—
We have to announce the death of this Nobleman, at the
•a Im-
perialfter aHosoterl,urLn of a month at the hotel. His Lordship waseamington, yesterday, at four o'clock, p.m.,
attended during his short illness and at his death, by the
Countess, Lord Stormont, the Ladies Murray, the Honour-
able General Murray, the Honourable Charles Murray.
and the Hon. Mr. Stanhope. The deceased Earl was in the
63d year of his age. The late Earl was a British Peer as Earl
of Mansfield, in the county of Middlesex ; and a Peer of
Scotland,.Rn. s a
rde F.S.A.; Knight Vis of
Viscount of
TShtoisrtmleo;ntLaonrdd BLaireour)etSncaonnteoafnd Bal-
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Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Scone;
F.
His Lordship was born on the 7th of
a rndn. sa;aand
ni s
March, 1777 ; succeeded on the Ist of March, 1796 ; and was
married on the 16th of September, 1797, to Frederica, daugh-
ter of the Most Reverend the late William Markham, Lord
Archbishop of York. By this marriage there survive three
sons and four daughters. The eldest son, Viscount Stormont
-_up to this time Member for the county of Perth—is of course
now Earl of Mansfield. His Lordship was born on the 21st of
February, 1506, and married on the 18th of April, 1829, to
Louisa, third daughter of Cuthbert Ellison, Esq. Lady Stor-
mont died on the 24th of Noven.ber, 18.37, leaving a daughter,
bore the 18th of July, 1830 ; and a son—now Viscount Stor-
mont—born the 22d July, 1835. The elevation to the Peerage
causes a vacancy in the representation of Perthshire. The death
of the late Earl of Mansfield will place a Lord Lieutenancy and
a Green Ribbon at the disposal of Ministers.
THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.—We 1-,ave the
satisfaction to state that the health of the Illustrious Duke con-
tinues to improve. The bulletin
effectulletin :e —, Thexhi,bited Duke
tukAe
yesterdafastyrecovering.
wass imply to this
" The medical gentlemen in attendance
sccr e
ounuhrui his Garnadceparr.e
Chambers. Sir Hen y HAailrf.o rd ,
Seymour,SirA
t l eY Cooper,private PofsleYHouse
Welling-
tontaDryr.,
we believe, to his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, called
at Apsley House on Tuesday evening, with' is Highnesg
Prince Albert's compliments to inquire after his Grace's health.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager has manifested the most
anxious interest on the occasion of the Duke's late serious
ill-
ness, and has sent to inquire daily at Apsley House. Colonel
Cowper, from her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, called
on Wednesday, and vast numbers of the leading nobility and
gentry.