Star.
London, England, 1831-03-08 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

We have just received by Extraordinary Express the
Messager des Chambres and Gazette de France of yester-
day, and all the Paris papers of Saturday and Sunday. Their
contents are interesting :
PARIS, MA RCII s.—The most perfect tranquility appears
to reign in this capital, but that it will be permanent no man,
French or foreigner, believes The panic felt at present by
the English is greater than at any period since the revolu-
tion. The roads are covered with British families and indi-
viduals returning. to their native land.
The French Government, in its anxiety to prova,its .neu
trality, has ordered all the Italian residents of Lyorta—even
those who had lived there during five years, and who had
licenses (potentes), as shopkeepers, to quit that city.—
Moreover, the celebrated Neapolitan General Pepe presented
himself a few days since at the office of the Prefect, at Mar-
seilles, and demanded a passport. " Where are you goin-
was asked, "To Constantinople." " That is not the fact
We know well where you are going." "No matter—l have
paid all my debts. The French Government hs no claims
on me, and therefore I demand to be allowed to go whereso-
ever I please." " You shall not. We have received
orders by telegraph to stop you ;" and he was detained
accordingly.
These particulars, with an additional assurance of the
success of the Poles, I have this moment had at the Cham-
ber of Deputies from one of its most distinguished Mem-
bers, who added expressions condemnatory in the highest
degree of the conduct of the French Government toward.
the Italians, and its heartless desertion (as he termed it) of
the Poles.

The Funds, you will perceive, have fallen nearly a franc.
The expectation of war is general.
In corroboration of the above, M. Jay, a Deputy and
principal editor of the Constitutionvel, handed to M.
Lafitte, in the Chamber, a letter dated Mayence (Mentz),
the Ist inst. reiterating the assertion of a great and deci-
sive victory of the Poles over the Russians, confirming
most word for word the despatches received by M. Ricte-
mont de Lauenberg and Co,
Peals, M A RCII 6.—The accounts received here yester-
day afternoon of the successes of the Poles, and which I
transmitted to you, have been published this day in all the
Paris journals, and have created an enthusiasm in favour of
the brave Poles which it would be difficult, in describing it.
to exaggerate. All Paris is preparing to illuminate to-night,
the official confirmation of yesterday's reports being ex-
Ipected momentarily, and, it is hardly necessary to add, m ith
breathless anxiety.
Two o'Clock, p.m.—Up to this moment no further ac-
-1 counts have arrived from Warsaw. The Poles remaining
here are full of hope, although they admit the danger that
may arise from the Polish army being attacked in the rear
by the right and left wings of the Russians. I am sorry to
say, in addition, that doubt still rests upon the news that
Lithuania was in insurrection.
(EXTRACT OE ANOTHER LETTER.)
The intelligence of the heroic and successful resistance of
the Poles flew like wildfire through this metropolis yesterday
evening. The Rue St. Denis and des Lombards (the Thames-
street and Fenchurch-street of Paris) in an instant became
bright as at noon-day by a spontaneous illumination. All the
cafes were crowded by persons anxious to hear and speak of
the news ; and in all the theatres, between the acts of the
performances, shouts of " Vivent les Polonais ! " escaped
the audience.

POLAND.
(Fro* the Mercury of Warsaw, Feb. 22. )
Field Marshal Diebitsch sent an aide-de-camp to Prince
Radziwill, in the evening of the 21st, to ask for a suspension
of hostilities, but being refused, he immediately despatched
General Rozniecky to St. Petersburg, to prepare the Em.
peror for the unfavourable news he had to communicate, and
to inform his Majesty that if he did not send bim reinforce-
ments and money he could not hold out against the enthu-
siasm and bravery of the Poles.
(Froze the Courrier Francais of Sunday.)
PARIS.
Letters, dated Feb. 22, were received yesterday from War-
saw, which are somewhat favourable to the Poles. The
Russians have retired, as it were, discouraged by the refin-
ance they had encountered, the losses they had sustained.
and the incontestible superiority of the Polish troops. They
appear, likewise, to have suffered from want of provisions,
and, if we consider that the approaching thaw may render
the roads impassable, the Poles may expect some respite.
The Lithuanian corps, which forms part of the Russian
army, was engaged in the affair of the day before yesterday.
Several prisoners belonging to it have arrived. They appear
struck with stupor. They were told that they entered Po-
land for the purpose of marching against the French, whu
were masters of the country.

From the Journal des Delats of Sunday.
PARIS.
The report of the success of the Poles, and the insur-
rection of Lithuania, had excited the greatest joy in Pails.
We have been informed, however, in the most positive man-
ner, that the last report is unfortunately without foundation.
The Government received, to-day, despatches from %I'm saw,
dated the 22d in the evening. That day the Poles conti-
nued to preserve their advantage, and had obtained some par-
tial success, but with considerable loss of lives. The Russians
were beginning to retreat. No account of the Lithuanian
insurrection had been received on that day in Warsaw.
Morning Herald.

In 1775, on a farm in the midland counties, rent, tithe,
rates, &c. were 701. and in 1830 they are 2501. and the
value of produce nearly the same. Can we wonder that
farmers cannot emrloy labourers?
The trade of politicians seems in cs great danger of being
destroyed by the Reform Bill, ::s that of war by the $1:-.(1i_
cation of Napoleon. So mites in a cheese nibble at the
mountain till they lose their object. What will become of
them ?

The press panders too much to vulgar tastes in its petty
details of police, incidents, &c. it feeds the lovers of the mar-
vellous by wonders day by day, which, if they ever happen,
do net occur above once in a century. The French and
Continental Editors display better taste. In them prurient
curiosity is never indulged with murders, robberies, acci-
dents, suicides, &c. except when they are of general public
import nice. These are John Bali's exclusive hobby, public
events, foreign and domestic, diversified only with lite:att►re,
the fine arts, and the drama, distinguish between foreign
and English newspapers,
The moat mischievous pests of the community are those
aviricious news-editors who puff rep the state of trade, in
order to please their advertizing customers. Papers, in ge-
neral, have local advertisements in the inverse ratio of their
honest: in this respect. They must not cry, Stinking Fish !
Hence, trade is always improving, prices are constantly
rising, and workmen are fully employed at higher wages ;
and as, for years, no accounts appear of retrogradation, it
would be curious to calculate the present last term of this
wonderfully increasing series ! Yet such are the data of
our fox-hunting and elbow-shaking legislators! We axe
knew a provincial editor who boasted for years of his 100
advertisements per week ; but a sub-editor one week bonondy
described the depressed state of the local manufactories, and
from that time his advertisements fell to 60, 50,40, and 20,
till the man died of a broken heart.

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