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return for their surrender. Negotiations theteafter ceased,
d early en the morning of the 6th the storming began on
all sides; WoLa was carried at the coat of much blood, but
still more was spilt at the taking of the redoubts which de-
feeJed the other suburbs, and which formed the third line
of fortification ; there was displayed the most sanguinary
work of the first day.

The morning of the 2nd wu consumed hs new attempts
at negnciation, but they proved equally unsuccessful. If we
may believe the Russian accounts, Paskewitch's behaviour
ildi in this instance very humane. The Polish Dictator re_
mired in person to the Russian camp ; be acknowledged the
•:eceseity of a surrender, bat declared that the congress alone
cold pronounce it, and it wu impossible that this could be
ilublbhed before one o'clock in the day. The second line of
-attachment was now attacked, but before it came to a
.corm, and about 4 o'clock, Pukewltsch and Gen. Prince
ii.illitzin were wounded, so that they were obliged to be
rzmovetl from the field of battle.

Gen. Toll, in his absence, now led his battalions to the
Aminit. The Russians were for a moment repulsed, but
their valour and superior number at length prevailed, and
trowned their efforts with success.

Oa the fortifications which they had already taken they
-issymbled, and bringing up the reserve, commanded it to
commence anew the storm upon the Poles, who had, upon
t. eir side also, obtained reinforeensents, and between the
gardens and the ditches round the city, the Poles defended
es cry inch of ground with unshaken bravery. The Russians
were o.tce more faced to retreat, but they mustered again,
fought fiercely, though, u usual with these savages, blindly ;
and already had darkness spread over the field before they
arrived at the last obstacles to their aeoess. the high walls
.•f the city. The cry, however, was up. Lighted by the
laming houses of the suburbs and the numerous wind.
around Warsaw, they were enabled to turn the guns
tf ill,: conquered against the unfortunate capital itself—
tiltappy and fatal result ! The Polish army was beaten,
but not conquered. Exhaustion on both sides demanded
an it:voluntary and momentary cessation of arms ; the
furious combatants rested panting on their arms, when,
at twelve o'clock in the night of the seventh, a deputa-i
tics was sent from the city to the conqueror, signifying that
the C ogress was dissolved, and that the city and army
too surrendered at discretion. Krukowiecki, who sent this
mett,age, however, added that, though sole Dictator, he was
b:.rdly any where safe from usassinatice. The Convention
%tat brought about on the morning of the Bth.. The Polish
army left, and the Russians entered the city, having appoint-
ed a Governor-General. The new Governor-General has
Arcady shown great mildness, but, perhaps his greatest
triumph is his success in preventing his soldiers from plun-
dtring the whole city, which they clamorously demanded.
We have no good information as to the losses, but 1 am told
that the Russians state their loss at about 4,000 to 5,000
men ; but private accounts compute them at far exceeding
:41,000. It is said that Modlin baa also surrendered. The
fate of Poland, we hope, is not yet disposed of, for the Poles
though defeated, have the buoyancy to make another attempt
a liberty, and despotism deceives itself if it thinks that
because liberty has sustained a shock, she is, therefore,
shaken. Never—Poland has sworn to be free, and sooner
cr later that hallowed obligation will be discharged. The
late events have not, I assure you, thrown back its consum-
mation.

Yesterday the mansion House meeting to peti-
tion the Lords took place. The speakers were
Mr. Joins SMITH, Mr. A. H. THOMPSON, Mr.
LEWIS LLOYD, Mr. T. Tootte, Mr. P. GREw-
FELL, Mr. E. FOSTER, Mr. GROTE, Mr. ISAAC
SOLLY, Mr. ASHHURST, &C. The resolutions
neatly expressed the sentiments of such meetings,
in favour of the Bill. We forbear, but from no
disrespect to the speakers, to introduce the argu-
ments and facts so often repeated on this subject ;
and, for the same reason, we take little notice of
other meetings. We concede the gratitude and
homage which is due to all of them, and to their
conductors; but to fill our columns with proofs of
the indispensable necessity of the REFORM BILL,
would be like proving the value of day-light. In
fact, a bare list of the meetings, by which the
people of the United Kingdom are so much ho-
nouring themselves, would occupy a column of our
paper ; and the slightest amplification would fill it
from beginning to end.

In the House of Lords, last night, the bill for
the Sale of Game was referred to a select com-
mittee. The Beer bill also advanced a stage, and
no publican is to have a license who had been de-
prived of his publican's license.
Lord Shaftesbury moved for an address to his
MAJESTY, to direct that galleries should be erected
in the house for the accommodation of the public
during the debate on the REFORM BILL.

In the committee on the Bankrupts' Court bill,
Lord Wynford objected to many of its radi-
cal provisions, and was answered at length by the
Chancellor, who, among other points, justified the
principle of compensation, to persons whose in-
terests were affected by reforms. In this last sen-
timent the Duke of Wellington concurred with
him, and alluded to the case of Mr. Tharlow.
Lord Eldon agreed in the same sentiment. Lord
Wyntord's amendment was then negatived.
In the House of Commons, Sir R. Price
brought up the Report on the Pembrokeshire
Election, which declared it void, and severely im-
plicated the Sheriff, Under-sheriff, and returning
Officers. Ulterior measures were not settled ;
but several Members expressed great indignation
against all the parties.
The Lord Advocate moved for the second read-
ing of the Scottish reform bill, and entered into a
variety of prolix statements, in a tone and man-1
ner which wearied the House, without any varia-
tion of principle from the original plan. Mr. C.
Douglas moved that the bill be read a second time
that day six months, which Mr. Ramsay seconded,
calling the bill revolutionary. Mr. Gillon quoted
10 ►upport the popularity of the bill in Scotland,
and mentioned the ludicrous instance of a Scot-
tibh member, though never present at a
debate, had never been absent at a division; and
never but once voted according to his. conscience,
and then proved to be in error. Sir G. Warrender
aml Nlr. Mr. H. Douglas opposed the measure;
Jr. R. Ferguson, Col. Lindsay, Mr. C. Grant,

Sir J. Mackintosh, Sir G. Murray, and Lord Al-'
thorp successively spoke, when on a division, 209'
appeared for the second reading, and 94 against it.
STAR OFFICE,
HALF-PAST FIVE O'CLOCK.
We learn, that during Thursday, Paris remained
tranquil ; the debate on the conduct of the Minis-
ters relative to Poland, ended by a declaration of
confidence in their measures, passed by a majority
of 85—or 221 against 136.
Down to this hour, there are no arrivals from
Poland; but an article from the Journal des De-
bats of Wednesday, gives us a report that the ne-
gociations between the Russians and Poles had
been concluded. We do not, however, trace any
confirmation of this on dit in the Paris papers of
Thursday.

Consols dosed this afternoon at 82 h h.

ROYAL EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK.
Consols left off yesterday at 82i, and opened at
the same price, since which have been done at
82i to 1, and continue steady at the latter price.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols have continued the whole of the morn-
ing at 82} to for the Account.
The Foreign Market remains in the same state
of stagnation as that of the British. Prices same
as yesterday.
Letters hare been received from Bahia, 6th
August.—All was tranquil there.
THREE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock, shut. Thrce per Cent. Reduced, shut.
Three per Cent. Consols, 82 14. Three and a Half per
Cent. 1818, shut. Three and a Half per Cent. Red.
shut. Three and a Half per Cent. New, 891 4. Four
per Cent. 1826, shut. Long Annuities Jan. 1860, shut.
Annuities, Oct. 1859, shut ; do. Jan. 'lB6O, —. India
Stock, 198 ; do. Bonds, 2 dis par. 1.1000 Exche-
quer Bills, 12 10; £6OO do. 12 11; £lOO and £2OO do.
11; Advertised, —. Consols for Account, 82j

_ .
GENERAL LAFAYETTE, AND THE WORKING

CLASSES OF LONDON.

It may be recollected, that on the first of Au-
gust last, the National Union of the Working
Classes, at a public meeting held at the Copenha-
gen Gardens, celebrated the anniversary of the
last French Revolution; and, on that occasion, Mr.
Hibbert was called to the chair, when it was una-
nimously agreed to, that an address should be con-
veyed from them to the French people, through the
medium of their chairman. On last Wednesday
night, Mr. Hibbert, while in the chair at the Ro-
tunda, Blackfriars, at a public meeting of the
Working Classes, announced, that he had on the
day before received an answer from M. Lafayette,
of which the following is a translation :-

Srot—l have received, with lively interest, and consider.
able gratitude, the latter which you had the kindness to
write to me, on sending me the address unanimously voted
by 2,000 of the inhabitants of London. I considered it as a
very agreeable duty to make the address known to my fellow
citizens. Nevertheless, after having shewn it to various of
my friends in the Chamber (of Deputies) and to various of
my companions in the revolution of July, we were of opinion
that the announcement of the address (so as to have it in-
serted in the newspapers) was susceptible of some modifies.
don ; not certainly because the address blames some parts of
our conduct, for our friends have= indubitable right to tell
us, and to tell the public, what they think of us ; but be.
cause, in the present situation of France, some of the expres-
sions of the address would be regarded by the public as a
provocation to very great political changes, which we do
not desire, and of which the party of the fallen dynasty
might take advantage, against the revolution itself. This
has also been the opinion of the patriotic editors of news-
papers, who have undertaken to publish an account of your
meeting, and the expression of our gratitude.
Receive the assurances of my high consideration,
LAFAYETTE.

At Doncaster, yesterday, the three-year-old
stakes of 30 son. were won by The Saddler—
Colwick was second ; the filly stake of 20 son.
by Mr. Golden's La Fille Mal Gardee ; a sweep-
stakes of 25 son. by Mr. Petre's Rowton, against
Medora and Laurel ; and the 100 son. plate by
Windcliffe.

A meeting was called this day of the friends to
Ireland, by public advertisement, signed by Sir
Wm. Brabason. Upon going to the tavern, a bill
announced that the meeting bad been postponed to
Wednesday next.
Mr. Buckingham delivered a lecture last night
at the Mechanics' Institute, in Southampton-
buildings ; and Mr. Detrosier another at Mr:,
Owens Institution in Burton-street, on educat;on.
The Manchester meeting to petition the Lords,
was held in the Manor Court-house, on Thursday,
and crowded to suffocation. The Boroughreeve
was in the Chair; and the speakers were Mr.
Richard Potter, Mr. Mark Phillips, Mr. Shuttle-
worth, at great length, Mr. Greg, Mr. Dyer, and
some others. The resolutions were passed with
enthusiasm.

Mr. COBEILTT'S Register of to-dey contains
some very severe strictures on Lord Melbourne's
Man-trap and Spring-gun Bill. He very wisely
recommends, as a more effectual remedy, than this
cruel and dangerous one, the repeal of the Game
Laws, and of the Select Vestry, and Hired-Over-
seer Bills—to which we take leave to add, an
amnesty to all unprosecuted persons, concerned in
the rural riots of last autumn and winter ; and if a
general pardon were granted to those who were
convicted under the special commission, the remedy
would be complete. His second paper relates to
the Mary-la-bonne determination not to pay select
vestry rates, and to the roupings in Scotland, and
confederacies in Ireland. The abominable case of
the DascLes, and the aristocratic conspiracy in
Hampshire, form his third paper; and there are
some minor articles, charaoteristic of his general
tone of writing and thinking.
By His Majesty's packet Sandwich from Lisbon
we learn that on the 10th inst. eighteen sedeants
who were implicated in the recent revolt were shot
at Belem Castle. A party of ten men fired with
muskets double allotted. The sufferers died with
the utmost fortitude, declaring to the last moment
their conviction, that their tree and lawful sove-
reign would certainly revenge them. On the
following Monday, twenty-four more of the
condemned, were to share the same fate, and
it was understood that the whole number to be thus
butchered would amount to, between two hundred
and three hundred. The British men of war had
no colour eying on the day of the executions. Don
Miguel is planting cannon about, and making
every preparation is expectation of an attack.

LORD MELBOURNE'S MAN-TRAP BILL.
Whereas, by an act passed in the 7th and Bth
years of his late Majesty King George IV, entitled
An Act to prohibit the setting of Spring-guns,
Man-traps,and other engines calculated to destroy
Human Life, or inflict grievous bodily Harm," it
was enacted, that from and after the passing of the
said Act, if any person should set or place,or cause
to be set or placed, any spring-gun, man-trap, or
other engine calculated to destroy human life or
inflict grievous bodily harm, with the intent that
the same or whereby the same might destroy or
inflict grievous bodily, harm upon a trespasser or
other person coming in contact therewith,
the person so setting or placing, or causing to be
set or placed, such gun, trap. or engine as afore-
said, should be guilty of a misdemeanour :
and whereas it is expedient in certain cases to
qualify and limit the operation of the said Act, by
, making it lawful to set spring-guns and man-traps
in the places and in the manner hereinafter speci-
fied : be it therefore enacted and declared by the
King's most excellent Majesay, by and with tho
advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and tem-
poral, and Commons, in this present Parliament
assembled, and by the authority of the same, that
from and after the passing of this Act, it shall
and may be lawful for any two or more justices
of the peace, and such justices are hereby au-
thorised, upon request to them for that pur-
-1 pose to be made, and upon examination of one
or more witnesses upon oath (which oath such
justices are hereby authorized and required to
administer) as to the situation of the premises
touching which such request shall be made, and all
such other matters connected therewith, as to the
said justices shall seem necessary, or upon view
personally taken of such premises by such justices,
to grant to any person or persons residing within
the jurisdiction of the said justices, a license under
their hands and seals, authorising such person or
persons to set or place, or cause to be set or placed,l
spring-guns and man traps in any barn, outhouse, I
shed, or building, or within any yard, or in and
upon any portion of any open or enclosed land
which shall be fenced off and allotted for the recep-
tion of any stack, and in or upon which respec-
tively there shall be at this time of the granting of
such license any stack or heap of corn, grain,
pulse, hay, straw, wood, or furze, and .which shall
at the time of the granting of such license be held
or occupied by the person or persons to whom the
said license shall be granted, and to continue such
spring-guns and man• traps so set or placed for and
during the period specified in such license.
2. That it shall and may be lawful to and for
any person cr persons to whom any such license
shall have been granted by two or more justices of
the peace, to set or place spring-guns or man-
traps, and to continue the same so set or placed, at
any time after the hour of four in the afterno n
and before the hour of seven in the morning be-
tween the 28th day of September and the 28th of
March, including the said days, and after the hour
of eight in the evening and before the hour of five
in the morning during tho remainder of the year,
in such place or places and for and during such pe-
riod as shall be specified in the said license ; any-
thing in the said recited Act, or any former Act or
Acts, to the contrary, hereof in anywise notwith-
standing.
3. That no person or persons to whom such li-
cense shall have been granted as aforesaid, shall set
or place, or cause to be set or placed, or continue
so set or placed, any spring gun or man trap, in or
upon any place or places specified in such license,
unless he or they shall fix, or cause to be fixed, on
some conspicuous part of the place in or upon which
any spring gun and man trap shall be set or placed,
a notice in large legible letters, purporting in plain
and intelligible language that spring guns or man
traps are set there, and shall keep the same fixed
for so long as any spring gun or man trap shall
continue set or placed there ; and if any person
shall set or place, or cause to be set or placed, or
shall continue so set or placed, any spring gun
or man trap without any such notice fixed as
aforesaid, such person shall, upon a conviction
before a justice of the peace, either by the con-
fession of the party so offending, or by the oath
of one or more credible witnesses (which oath such
justice is hereby authorised to administer), forfeit
for each offence the sum of —, one moiety
thereof to be paid to the informer or person suing
for and recovering the same, and the other moiety
to the overseers of the poor of the parish in which
such offence shall have been committ• d, to be by
them applied in aid of the rate for the relief of the
poor of the said parish ; and in default of payment
of such penalty, or of any part thereof,
by the party so offending, the same shall
be levied by distress and sale of the goods and chat-
tels of such offender, by warrant under the hand and
seal of such justice (which warrant the said justice
is hereby authorised and required to grant) ; and if
no sufficient distress can be had upon such warrant
then it shall be lawful for such justice, and he is
hereby required, by warrant under his hand and
seal, to cause such offender to be committed to the
common jail or house of correction of the county,
riding, or place where the offender shall be or re-
side, there to remain for any -time not exceeding
—, unless such penalty, and all reasonable
charges attending the same, shall be sooner paid
and satisfied.

4. That nothing herein contained shall be deemed
or construed to affect any provision of the said re-
cited act u to any person who shall set or place,
or cause to be set or placed, any spring gun, man
trap, or other engine calculated to destroy life er
inflict grievous bodily harm, in places or at time 4
other than those specified in any such license
as aforesaid, or any other provision of the said re-
cited act.

The sth clause contains the form of license.
The 6th provides, that copies of licenses be pre-
served.
And the 7th and last proposes to enact, that the
act shall continue and be in full force for one year,
and from thence until the end of the then noxt
session of Parliament.
serennemenememe
Mr. Kean appeared on Wednesday night at the.
Haymarket, as Eustache de St. Pierre, in the Sur-
render of Calais.
NEW CITE THEATRE, Mii..rox-rrazirr.—An
operatic comedy, called Ceartiteg by Mistake, or a
Trip to tie Coronation,• has been produced with
success at this Theatre. Miss Fords page- it,
both by her performance and singing; Bir.Wysse
is queerly natural ; and Mr. Macarthy, Miss. Ap-
john, Mrs. Weston, and Miss Selblg
credit.

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