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LONDON.
FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 13, 1835.

A. Great Political Dinner, at which above seven
Hundred Reformers were'present, was given on Wcd-
''esday last, at Bath, to General PALMER and Mr.
it°EnucK, the liberal Representatives for that city.
Colonel NAPIER, the celebrated historian of the

Peninsular . war, was present at this dinner, and took
tile opportunity of delivering one of the most elo-
quent—the most sagacious—the most manly and
patriotic speeches we ever had the good fortune to
read- We intreat our readers to peruse thiSadmirable
°ration with attention, for we can assure them that it
is a store-house of political wisdom. The Gallant
Colonel is a Reformer of the true stamp : he is no
advocate for wild or revolutionary changes ; no crack-
brained theorist ; but a sage, experienced man of the
world, whom one may point to with pride as being an
114glishman. We wonder the Reformers of Devizes
have never seen fit to propose him as their Repre-
sentative. He would do the greatea credit to their
Choice,
for we, verily believe that there are not two
other,
such
i men in the House of Commons. The
Colonel is of course an advocate for the
• re
Peal of the Septennial Act, the extension of
the Suffrage, the vote by Ballot, and a Reform of the
I°l
-Ise of Lords, thouah at the same time he dissents,
4.
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properly, from Mr. ROEBUCK'S doctrine,
elt the Upper House should be abolished altoge-
er• There is a democratic tyranny as well as an
it
ilstoctatical one ; and Reformers as we are, in the
Il st Comprehensive sense of the term, we cannot but
feel that a solitary House of Legislature, with no
m
'°lesonte, counteracting power, to exercise a partial
e uenee on its proceedings, would be very apt to de-
generate into a despotism. It is for this reason that
We
• are advocates for a second House, though we
Iv
°llid have its irresponsibility wholly clone away with,
50d
the elective principle, to a certain extent, intro-
ced into it. As at present constituted, Mr. Roe-
Ileof e„..1 is perfectly correct in prcnouncing the House
" a nuisance ;" but there are ways and
means of abating this nuisance, without having re-
tourse to his :desperate temedy. He would destroy.

We would re-model. It gives us pleasure to find
Mr. HUME is of the same way of thinking.

We have received the whole of the Paris papers of

Wednesday. The Journal des Debats has an article
on a speech said to be delivered by the Emperor of
RUSSIA to the Municipal Authorities of • Warsaw, on

passing through that city on his way from Toplitz to
Petersburgh. We had before heard of this cele-

brated speech ; but never before were we favoured with
a sight of a copy of it. We had heard that copies of

it had been transmitted to Vienna, Berlin, and Paris ;

we had heard, moreover, that the. Russian Govern-

malt was anxious to suppre3s it, in consequence
of some observations which the Kirig of PRus-

SIA made upon it; but now, that it is before
us, we cannot help being impressed with a convic-

tion that it is a fiction from beginning to end. We
hold it to be next to a moral impossibility that the
Emperor NICHOLAS, acting under the advice of such
a cool cautious diplomatist as NESSELRODE, could
express himself in such language to a body virtually
nominated by himself. The Municipal authorities of
Warsaw are the veriest slaves and tools of the Em-
PEROR. He himself knows this, and knows too that

it is a part of their instructions to lose no occasion of
prostrating themselves at his Imperial feet, and assuming
the representation of Poland, to offer him, in its name,
the homage of his loving subjects. Besides he knew that
the eyes of all Europe were upon him, and that he

could not give expression to a single sentiment which
would not be instantly wafted to the shores of Britain
—the asylum of the patriot Poles. As the document
is a curiosity in its way—as it contains, if not the
language, at least the thoughts of the EMPEROR—

and as its publication in England may lead to some
diplomatic correspondence on the question of its authen-
ticity, we subjoin it :
SPEECH Or HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA TO THE
DEPUTATION OF THE CITY OP WARSAW, ON THE 10TH OF

OCTOBER, 1835.
" I know, Gentlemen,' that you have wished to address
me ; I know even the contents of your speech ; and it is to
spare you a falsehood that I do not wish that address to be
delivered to me. Yes, Gentlemen, it is to spare you a false-
hood, for I know that your sentiments are not such as you
wish me to believe them. And how can I trust you when

you held the same language to me on the eve of the revo-
lution? Was it not you that five, and eight, years ago, spoke
to me of fidelity and attachment, and made the most glowing
professions of devotedness? Some days after you violated
your oaths—you perpetrated horrible deeds.
" The Emperor Alexander, who had done for you more
than an Emperor of Russia should have done, who overwhelmed
you with favours, who favoured you more than his own sale-
jects, and rendered you the most flourishing and happiest of
nations, the Emperor Alexander was requited with the blackest

ingratitude.
" You have never been content with the most advantageous
situation, and you have' ended by yourselves marring your
happiness. I now tell you the truth in order to fix our mu-
tual situation, and that you may clearly know what you have
to expect, for I behold and speak to you for the first time since
the disturbances.

" Gentlemen, I want actions not words : repentance must
come from the heart ; I speak to you without warmth—you
see that I am calm ; I have no resentment, and I shall do you
good in spite of yourselves. The Marshal who is by me fulfils
my intentions, seconds my views, and thinks also of your welfare.
(On these words being uttered, the members of the deputation
saluted the Marshal. ) _ _

" Well, Gentlemen, what mean those salutes ? Above all,
duties must be fulfilled, and you must behave with honesty.
Gentlemen, you have to choose between two alternatives—to
persist in your dreams of an independent Poland, or live quietly
as faithful subjects to my Government.
" If you persist in your dreams of a distinct nationality, of
an independent Poland, and all those illusions, you can but
draw on yourselves the greatest calamities. I have caused a
citadel to be erected here, and I declare to you that; on the
slightest disturbance, I will cause this city to be battered, I
will destroy Warsaw, and most certainly it is not 1 that shall
rebuild it.

It pains me to speak to you thus. It is painful to a So-
vereign thus to treat his subjects ; but I speak thus for your
own good. It is your business, gentlemen, to merit that the
past be forgotteri. It is only by your conduct and devoted-
ness to my Government that you can accomplish it.
" I am aware that a correspondence is kept up with foreign
parts; that bad publications are sent hither; and that attempts
are made at perverting the public mind. But the best police
in the world, with a frontier such as yours, cannot prevent
clandestine communications. It is your own business to inter-
cept them, and avert the evil.
." It is by properly rearing your children, by inculcating to
them principles of religion and loyalty to their Sovereign, that
you can continue in the right path.
" Amidst all the commotions with which Europe is agitated,
and of all the doctrines that steal:: the social edifice, Russia
alone remains strong and untouched.
" Believe me, Gentlemen, it is a real happiness to belong to
this country, and to enjoy its protection. If you behave well,

f you fulfil your dutie;, my paternal solicitude shall be ex-
:ended to you, and, in spite of all that has passed, my Govern-

- .
ment will always watch over your welfare.
" Remember well all that I have said."

Poland cannot be so sunk in wretchedness as to
'ear such language, as the above addressed to her, and
.et• be incapable of resenting it by a movement, a

word, or even a look. Her name has been erased
from the map of sovereign States, but the mighty heart
which animated her in her memorable struggles for
independence throbs with life indestructible. If she

raise her arm, assuredly she will not cry in vain to
England for succour and support. Our Government
is now sensible of the error which it committed in

suffering the downfall of Poland, and the people of
England are prepared to re-assert her nationality with

Le sword, whenever such an aypeal to arms becomes

necessary. A war with Russia would be doubly po-
pular : First, because it would be a war of principles
in Europe ; and secondly, because it would wipe away

the stain which the subjugation of Poland by the
CZAR 'has cast upon the. free Governments of
England and • France. The expense might frighten
some ; but, with a reformed Parliament, Eng-
land would take care to saddle with the costs,

the Power whose tyranny first provoked the com-
mencement of hostilities. We are persuaded that,
sooner or later, a war with Russia is inevitable, and
our opinion is, the sooner the better. In such a war
France would be obliged to unite her arms with ours ;
and with such an ally* we could have nothing to fear,

were all the Northern Despots to combine against us.
The expected departure Irom Paris of the American
Charge d'Affaires has created a good deal of stir in
the diplomatic circles. The French Charge d'Affaires
at Washington has been recalled by his Government ;
and as a number of vessels of war have been ordered
to take their stations off the Balearic Islands, to act in
case of emergency, it is evident that hostile move-
ments on the part of the States are apprehended by
the French Ministry. To-morrow, we are informed,
Mr. BARTON sails. for Washington.
There is not much intelligence from Spain, but the
little there happens to be is favourable. Eighty
millions of reals have already been subscribed
to defray the expense of the army, and every post
brings fresh additions to that sum, accompanied with
congratulatory addresses from the Municipal bodies,
acting in the name of their respective cities and pro-
vincial districts. It was rumoured in Madrid that
General ALAVA, late Ambassador at the Court of
London, was to set out in a few days to Paris, charged
with a secret -mission to the King of the FRENCH.
The object of such mission was whispered to be some
scheme for effecting a closer union between M. MEN-
DIZABA L and the leaders of the Doctrinaire Cabinet.
The condition of the Carlists in Navarre is reported
in the French Journals to be exceedingly deplorable.
There is a scarcity of provisions, and everything is
excessively dear, in the disturbed districts. The troops
are ill supplied with food and clothing, while the cold,
in many places, is nearly intolerable.
PARIS, Nov. 11.—It was known on 'Change, that at a
Committee of Underwriters it has been resolved, " that con-
sidering- the turn which our relations with the United States
are taking, insurances against the risks of war for the year
(risques de guerre a l'annee) shall not be signed under 5 per
cent. for a year's voyage."
This Vommittee was composed of the heads of several of
the principal houses of this city, who last week would not
have hesitated to sign policies from the same risk at two, or at
the most 2i per cent.—Journal du Commerce.
A letter from Roses of the sth of November gives some

melancholy particulars on the situation of Catalonia, of which
we judge by the fact, that in order to transfer in safety the
Carlist Colonel, O'Donnell, and some other prisoners, from
Figueiras to Barcelona, it was necessary to embark them on
the 2d of this month at Rosas. The letter continues :

" The embarkation of the troops from Oran is entirely cem-
pleted. The Duquesne sailed on the 28th October, the Sei-
/ io on the Ist November, and the Vile de Marseilles on the
3d. Each of these ships took about 1,100 men, in all 3,300.
The 500 remaining will be taken on board at Port Vendre by
the Agathe.
" The embarkation of these troops has been elected with
remarkable despatch, thanks to the activity of Lieutenant
Disssau, commanding the Chimere steam-boat, why got all the
3,300 men on board in five voyages. It seems strange that
the Government did not provide two steam-boats, which would
have saved time and expense. . .
" There remains in the bay of Rosas the Vteolre frigate,
of 44 guns, and the Alert, brig of 20 guns. The Victoire,
which is one of the ships that had the cholera on board at
Mahon, will go to Toulon to be dismantled an I purified, as
well as the Nestor and Triton. The Galathea will take its
place on the coast of Catalonia.
" We have already stated the convocation of the Chamber
is to be on the 28th December. If such is the resolution of
the Ministry, it is strange that it is not yet published. It is
but just that the Deputies should be informed in time to ar-
range their private affairs at their leisure, and to attend the
opening of the Session without inconvenience. Six weeks
are certainly not too long a time, if we consider the great
distance of many of the departments. Perhaps the Ministry
intends to inform its most devoted partisans individually, cnd
to delay the announcement of the convocation as long as pos-
sible, in order to have the advantage in the first operation of
the Assembly.—Temps.
It is confirmed that the Chambers will be convoked for the
28th December..lllessager.

FRENCH FUNDS.—Paitts, NOYEMBER 11.
Fire per Cents., 108 f. SOc. 75c. SOc.
Four per Cents., UK 5' e. 40c. 50c. 60c.
Three per Cents. 81f. 40c. 55c. 50c.
Bank Actions, 2,180 f. 2,175 f. 2,18Uf.
Rente de Naples, 99f. 75c. 70c. 65c.
Roman Five per Cents., 101 %.
Reute d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 37!x4.
ltente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., '.:2% 23 23;x.
Royal Spanish Loan. 36X 37 37%.
RentePerpet.d'E:pagne, Five per Cent, 36X 3714.
Belgian Loan, Fire per Cents, loin.
Portuguese Loan, Three per Cents, AS 57%.
Dutch Two and a half per,Cents., 56f. 50c.
Haytian Loan, 380 t.
EXCIUNGS ON LONDON.
One month, paper, 2if. 500 ; money, 2if
Three niontlis, paper, 25f. 37%e. ; money, 25f. 35::.
—Contra Authentiaue.

Bouasr. TfIREE O'CLOCK.-During the morning the Renter
fell to 811. 45c., but at the close of the Bourse they rose to
811. 57ie. Several couriers having arrived from Madrid with
news that up to the sth securities at Madrid had risen to 8
per cent. nominal, that is to say, from 50 to 58, and that the
enthusiasm for the present Government was every day increas-
ing, Spanish securities here have continued to improve and to
be in demand.

QUARTER TO FOUR.—Five per Cents., 109 f. —c. ; Three
per Cents., 81f. 65c. ; Five per Cents. Spanish, 371; Three
per Cents. Spanish, 23 ; Cortes, 374 ; Coupons, 22 ; Gueb-
hards, 37i; Differes, 15; New Loan, —; Actives, 45};
Passives, 121 ; Ducats, 99 80 ; Romans, 1011; Pedros, —;
Belgians, —; Dutch, —f. —c. ; Haytians, 380 f. —c. ;
Miguels, —; Brabant Bank, --; Belgian Bank, 13; Con-
tinuation, —c. ; New Differes,

Madrid Journals, to the sth inst. were received in
Paris on Wednesday. Their reports of the state of
public feeling in the Spanish capital were most satis-
factory. Spanish Securities rose from 50 to 58 in
consequences There was a report that- M. MENDS-
ZABAL had constrained the QUEEN to appoint M.
GALIANo Minister of Marine. General ALAVA
was on his way to Paris, charged with a secret mission
to LOUIS-PHILLIPPE, the object of which is to
form a strict alliance between the Cabinets of France
and Spain.

We have received a long Report of the proceedings
which took place at a meeting of Agriculturists, con-
sisting of deputations from the Agricultural Societies
of the counties of Bucks, Cambridge, Warwick, East
Suffolk,- Lincoln, and Worcester, held yester-
day afternoon, at AyleSbury, at which the
Marquis of CH ANDO s presided as Chairman.
We can find nothing of any importance in the
several speeches delivered on this occasion, except
that the farmers are preparing to make an united
effort to procure relief during the next session of
Parliament ; and that the Currency Question, and all
other questions of the same kind, are to be thrown over-
beard, in order to prevent the application of useless
remedies. If the farmers can prove to us how they
can be assisted by Parliament, withoat the imposition
of additional burthens on other classes of the commu-
nity, we shall most cordially co-operate with them in
obtain:llg the relief which they consider as due to them
from the Government.