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TIC E EVENING STAR.

LONDON.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23.

This day despatches were received at the Foreign Office in
Downing Street, from the Honourable Mr. WARD, the
British Minister at Dresden.

This day also despatches were received at the Colonial
Office, from Lieutenant-Colonel Lu si La Y, Governor of Sierra
Leone.

By the Express of this morning, we have received the
Paris Papers, which leave us no longer in doubt as to the
movements of the Austrian troops. It is stated in Le Na-
tional, and other Papers, that despatches had arrived at
Rome on the Bth March, which had induced the Papal Go-
vernment to issue a Proclamation, in name of Cardinal BAR-.
ETTI, the Secretary of State, announcing officially, for the
relief of public alarm, that three strong columns of the Aus-
trian army had entered Modena, Parma, and Pontelago-
scuro (in the Papal States), from which last place the same
troops will, by forced marches, proceed to protect all the ter-
ritories of his Holiness.

In addition to the details from Poland, which will be

found under our Foreign Intelligence, we find in Le Con-
stitutionnel, now before us, an extract from the Gazette de
Pologne, stating that the Polish General, DWERN ICK I,
who had gone in pursuit of a branch of the Russian army,
commanded by General KRUTZ, towards Lublin, had suc-
ceeded in defeating it. Several other paragraphs in the
French papers convey intelligence of a most cheering cha-
racter regarding Poland. A private letter is quoted, which
represents, that the Russian army were experiencing
much serious annoyance in their retreat from the in-
habitants of the country through which they are passing.
In consequence, they have been compelled to abandon 85
pieces of cannon near Pultusk. Their magazine had like-
wise been surprised and burnt.
A general insurrection had taken place at Lublin, and ex-
tends through the country to the rear of General Diebitsch's
main army. The environs of Cracow were completely aban-
doned by the Russians. It is added, that 7,000 men of the
levy en masse, supported by a division of the regulars, had
crossed the Bug.
These accounts have occasioned much joy in Paris, and
must do so equally in London.
Our Correspondent represents, that at Paris all was
quiet; but all discontented and preparing for annoying the
new Ministry in every way. This is evinced by the Jour-
nals, which breathe nothing but denunciations against the
non-interventional creed of the PERRIER Administration.
The resignation of SEBASTIAN I is thought probable.

We have already warned the public that the statements
in the Prussian Gazettes, about Poland, are written not

for the rest of Europe, but for its own Polish provinces.
Every circumstance confirms our original statement, that
both the morale and the materiel of the Russian army
are destroyed, and that they have perished, and are still
perishing, in the marshes and woods, while the remainder
are scattered, to forage for subsistence. We think it just
as likely that the Prussian court are packing up at Berlin,
as that the Polish army and government are proposing to
fly to the Rhine. The intelligence from Lublin proves that
the Poles are out-flanking the Russian positions. If France
be enabled to do its duty, Poland will this time be inde-
pendent again.
Number ONE is an interesting and sacred number. A
majority of ONE passed the Act of Settlement in 1689,1
which placed the House of Guelph. of which his present
MAJESTY is so illustrious a descendant, on the throne; and

the same critical majority has, in 1831, re-assured the se-
curity of that family and of the Constitution, by confirming
our great CII A RTES. OF LIBERTIES.

What a contest—and what a victory—and how fat more
affecting by being so critical !
How gratifying too, to all the individual integrity in
the house ; and, if every honest member had not done
his duty, what a gloom would have fallen over the na-
tion ! It might have rallied under a dissolution ; but a
delay of two months would have been pregnant with
mischiefs ! Thank Gorr ! however, it is a victory—and,
to the people of England, an all-glorious victory ; but so
critically gained, that it produces that mixture of joy and
trepidation, which men feel on having escaped from some
fatal accident—joy is mingled with gratitude to Heaven
for the providential escape !

With reference to the ever-to-be-honoured three hundred
and two, the majority of ONE renders every ONE the hero
that rescued and saved his country ! May public grati-
tude attend them to the end of life—and may every own of
them live long to enjoy the blessed fruits of his senatorial
virtue. Their glory would not have been less, if part of a
majority of fifty; but an INDIVIDUAL majority raises each
from the canvas, and places him on a pedestal for the ho-
mage and idolatry of his country.
We have now to hops that each of them will persevere in
well doing. The public approve of the bill as it stands in
spirit and letter. There must be no back-sliding—no
equivocating—no sophistical compromising. They now know
their strength, and they must be INFLEXIBLE—and he
who turns his back will be thrown from his pedestal, and be
dashed to pieces by public indignation.
This, then, is a guarantee to the public that the Bill will
be carried, verbatim et literatim, save and except the des-
potism of arithmetic on questions of population, and the
guarantee is the stronger because INDIVIDUAL—every ONE
of the 302 is pledged beyond the power of equivocation, and
we therefore are more grateful to NUMBER ONE.
With reference to the 301, as public and political men,
they stand impugned for ever. The question is not of
doubtful character—it admitted of no honest neutralization.
It involved the emancipation of the country from a system,
the history of which will be marked by mourning and execra-
tion, and the factitious and false glory of which was produced
by a waste of blood, and treasure and human happiness, of
which the world has seen no previous example. To vote for
the continuance of such a system, fixes an indelible disgrace
on all the parties. We pity many of them—but we can
find no apology for them.
Henceforward they will endeavour to entrench themselves
behind the House of Peers ; but the Barons of England did
their duty at Runnemedo in 1216—they did it in 1689
and they will do it again in 1831. They will be true to
their nobility, and not debase themselves to the level of the
political adventurers, mingled with the inglorious minority ofl
301.

After much sparring during the presentation of petitions,
Lord ALTHORP moved the resumption of the debate, and
Mr. O'Cow x ELL delivered one of his manly speeches ;
stating that as good government was his only object, so he
sunk the question of the Repeal of the Union in the major
question of Reform of Parliament. Sir C. WETHERELL
sought to put him in the wrong, by personalities, which Mr.
O'Cow NELL repelled with great spirit.
Lord MAHON was not unfriendly to some Reform, but he
demanded proofs of corruption at the Bar of the House.
Sir JOHN SHELLEY, on the same side, said, the Bill would
sacrifice the Landed Interest to the Manufacturing.
Mr. CAVENDISH saw no danger in the Bill to the Aris-
tocracy, and gave it his unqualified support.
Mr. ORMSBY GORE objected to the plan and to the
time, and invoked the spirit of BLACKSTONE in opposition
to it.

Mr. WARD repeated his former arguments against the
bill, and was sorry to differ from his constituents, on a point
which involved the safety of the constitution.
Mr. WYSE quoted BLAcicrrox e and LocKE in favour of
reform ; and gave a short history of the progress of abuses
in the constitution, supporting the bill.
Sir R. BATESON was friendly to reform, but could not
agree with this bill.
Lord Mout; TC lIA RLES would support the second read-
ing, reserving his amendments till the committee.
Lord CASTLEREAGH, though he differed from his con-
stituents, would oppose a measure which overturned the
constitution. Mr. SHAW was friendly to reform, but not
to this revolutionary measure.
The ATTORNRY-GENERAL, with masterly eloquence,
I defended the bill in all its parts ; and he was, of course,
followed by another legal authority, Sir JAMES SCARLET;
who opposed the bill.
Sir THOMAS Acii LA N D obtained a hearing, to state that
he supported the Bill, but not all its clauses. Lord Jou):
RUSSELL then concluded the Debate with his usual tact
and ability; but Mr. HUNT obtained a hearing, to state
that he voted for the Bill, reserving the life-rights of the
Electors of Preston. —At Half-past Three the House di-
vided, 301 for Sir R. VTVIAN'S amendment, and 302 for
the Second Reading!

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRANCE

PARIS, MARCH 21.—We are informed that orders have
been given immediately to commence the important works
which are to be undertaken in the palace of the Tuileries, in
order that the King and his family may find such an exten-
sive range of apartments, and such internal accommodations,
as the state of things renders necessary, that his Majesty
may be able to make it his residence, as it is his intention.
The new buildings are to extend along the terrace, on the side
towards the garden.—Moniteur.

The King intends to present the new colours and stand-
ards to the corps of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, sta-
tiGned in the environs of Paris. His Majesty will also re-
view them in the Champ de Mars on Sunday, the 27th of
March. The actual strength of these regiments, their de-
scription, their excellent organization, the good spirit that
animates them, will render this review extremely remarka-
ble. This accounts for the assembling of troops, which some
journals have lately spoken of without taking the trouble of
inquiring into the reasons.--41foniteur.
It appears that orders have been issued by the ministry,
for the purpose of preventing the propagation of the Assn-
ciation.-1— Gazette de France.

M. Casimir Perrier called on the Chamber yesterday to
favour him with their confidence—but confidence can only
be re-established when alarm has ceased. The hon. deputy

made no allusion to the association during the debate. Le
Correspondent of the Bth instant has just been seized. The
Courrier de l'Europe has also been cited to appear, by the
magistrate. L'Avenir, and La Revolution have both been
seized at the Post-office, and at the office of that journal.
—Journal du Commerce.

POLAND.

MARCH 20.—Since the last battle in front of Praga, and
which gave rise to the false report of the surrender of War-
saw, the Poles have experienced no decided loss ; on the
contrary, they are rallying in different points, and following
a system of defensive warfare. The heroic resistance of
this brave people must have diminished the moral courage
of the Russians, and thwarted the plans of Marshal Die-
bitsch. Our opinion is confirmed by the most recent ac-
counts from Poland. General Dwernicki is in pursuit of
the Russians, who are retreating through Lublin.—Mes-
sager des Chambres.
" At the moment when I was closing my. letter, I learn
that the Russians retreat farther and farther from Warsaw
The Russians have abandoned all their positions. Thus
finishes a letter just received from Warsaw. Will the glo-
rious hope which it gave rise to, be justified? Will it be
true, as it is asserted by the Gazette d'Augsbourg, that to
prosper, it is necessary for the Russians to have prompt
and decisive success ? It is certain now that the Russians
had reckoned upon a winter campaign, and that the thaws
had surprised them in the midst of a movement which they
endeavoured to accelerate as much as possible. The first
reports of General Diebitsch indicate this plainly ; he wished
to crush the Poles, the rebels as he calls them. From
the troops destined to march against them, he had
assembled 106 battalions of infantry, 135 squad-
rons of cavalry, a park of 396 pieces of artillery,
and eleven regiments of cossacks. It was with these
forces that the movement was to have been made, " in order
to have," says the report, " the power, in twenty-four
hours, to concentrate 80,000 men, and carry a decisive blow
against the revolted, if they do accept a battle." The re-
volted have dared, and in spite of the cheering news which
has just arrived, they shudder at thinking of the immense
forces which they have still to combat with. Their patriotism
has worked miracles : perhaps they will all perish ; but they
are accustomed to die for France, and when so many of these
brave men have sacrificed themselves, will France have
nothing left for them but tears 9 One of the causes of the
revolt of the Poles was the resolution of not serving as the
advanced guard against us. Ignorance is feigned about—
we have cited the documents. This day we cite some words
pronounced on the 12th of Feb. in the Chamber of the Nuncia
by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Malachowsky ; these
words are solemn, the sacrifice which they promise is accom-
plished. " Who can still doubt that it was the order to em-
ploy our forces in a mortal war against liberty. which deter-
mined the burst of our glorious revolution ! It was not ur-
known to us who sent these orders. God and the people
have given to Poland the most noble of missions, it is to ar-
rest the torrents of barbarians who tend constantly to over-
run and swallow up Europe. Poland has repeated to them
the words of the Creator to the sea : Thus far shalt thou go
and no farther. Whoever knows our history will never put this
beautiful truth in doubt. Here I must add, that our disin-
terested enthusiasm has been without any calculation.
Let those who are stronger, and whom we have wished to
come and aid us, amuse us still, for the future as by the past
with the sterile expression of their sympathy, we shall perish
for them : a noble tear will be our only recompense ; we
shall die without hesitation; and thus justify the noble in-
ispiration of the French orator who judged us rightly when
he said "that the Poles are accustomed to die for France."
They tax with weakness the reign of Louis XVI. they see a
crime in his refusal of succouring Poland, and notwithstand-
ing she reckons Dumouriez, Viomenil, and Choisy amongst
the brave men at Cracow and at Lanskrona. At this day we
have only obtained a courier! It was on the 12th that
Malachowski spoke thus : eight days after, the blood flowed
in torrents under the walls of Warsaw, and from the Palace
of the Nuncia could be seen the smoke of the field of battle.
But if the Poles accuse our Ministers with indifference,
they will not accuse France. Everywhere they reply to the
appeal of the Polish Committee, and of its venerable Pre-
sident. But the succours will only find widows and orphans I
Journal du Commerce.

VIENNA.

They labour incessantly at the war office, and the exchange
of couriers with St. Petersburgh, Berlin, and London, is very
animated. The ambassador of France sends and receives,
from his Court, a courier every week. From the data,
which appear positive, the military forces of Austria, con-
sists of 92,000 men in Italy ; 96,000 in the German pro-
vinces ; and 76,000 in Gallacia; making a total of 264,000
men.—Journal du Commerce.