Star.
London, England, 1831-08-26 00:00:00

ISSUE OF THE EXPECTED

BATTLE IN POLAND, AND
VICTORY OF THE POLES !

Aware of the intense anxiety of the public on
the results of the late military movements in
Poland, we hasten to publish the following extract
from a Letter, received this morning, from our cor-
respondent at Paris, who has seldom or never
deceived us, quoted by him as printed by that
highly-respectable Paper, the Haniburgh Corres-
pondent of the 17th instant :
" A terrible battle has taken place near 1.0-wietz,
wietz, in which the Russians were dreadfully
beaten. Pashewitsch fought against his will, and
was obliged to retreat upon all pointz. The great
rise of the Vistula has destroyed a bridge at
Wroclawice. Much greater damage is supposed
to have taken place, and the total destruction of
the Russian army will eventually follow."
By the copious details of the progress of Polish
affairs, from the 4th to the Bth, as given in
Galignani's Messenger, and printed in our previous
columns, it appears evidently that a battle was
unavoidable, and hourly expected.
Then by the details in the falsif3ing Berlin
Gazette of- the 20th, given also in previous co-
lumns, the same certainty of battle appears ; and
it may be observed that there are various ad-
mLions about the falling-back of PASIC ES' illicit,
and the destruction of the buidge, &c. It
appears also that the Russians are taking up
positions at Kolo, and ether towns on the Warta,
40 mi!es in the rear of their late head-quarters
at Lowic..

All accounts, therefore, indicate a retreat on
the Warta; and a 3 we presume, in consevence of
a general battle, in which the Russians have been
overthrown, or of the defeat of NVings, which
rendered Lowiez untenable to the centre and head
quarters of tleir army.
The fact, therefore, that the Russians have
either been beaten, or aro in retreat before a brave
and active Enemy, and in a country in which they'
can r, ceive no reinforcements, is, in our opinion,
fatal to all hopes that the Court of Petereburgh
can restore its unhallowed authority in the Duchy
of Warsaw, while the final route of such an ene-
my bids fair to assure the restoration of all Poland.

The Reform Candidetss at Duman 'wing in
possession of suilkient cases of BRIBERS, PIR-
f U Y, and Ossraucnow, to assure success to a
Petition against their Opponents, retired from the
contest on TUESDAY Ev EN two.
Under these circumstances, the actual poll is of

secondary importance; hilt as matter of fact it
stood that evening as under:
SHAW . 1123
INGESTRIE 1096
LATOUCHE 7348
O'LOGHLEN . . 762
Gloss 31ejority —361

To put an end to these ignon:inious discrepan-
cies, betw•sen the laiblic •oice and the results of,
elections—and also to put ■n end to caricatures of
Magistracy, and testore the respect t: se to tLe
local administration of the 111... s—the nuisance of
CLOSE CORPORATIONS Ongla to iintuediat,.,ly
removed by a s‘yeeping and et.erg,•:ic act of t:le
Legislature.

In the Lords, the Marquis of Londonderry sought
to perplex, by questions about t 6 French troops
and Belgium— a question important only to puny
politicians. Lord Grey replied that the French
troops bad had orders to retire wholly or partly.
In relation to a petition ou the beer act, the
Duke of Sussex declared hiasse.i friendly to the
present i:rrangements.

The Duke of Richmond's poor relief bill, was
passed.
In the House of Commons Mr. Mare, fr.
Rice, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. O'Connell, conem:ed
in reprobating the present law of divorce.
Mr. Sadler postponed his motion about the poor
till September 30th, and presented a petition
against some exactions of tythes at Kendal by
Trinity College, which, after a conversation, was
ordered to be printed.
Tho same gentleman presented a petition fiom'
Whitehaven, in favour of the Coal-meters of Dub-
lin, which led to a conversation, and a long ex-
planation from Mr. Crampton, when it was or-
dered to be printed.
In the Committee on the Reform Bill, on reading
the 21st clause, Mr. Mackinnon submitted a plan
of graduated rents, according to the size of places,
instead of the general £lo qualification.
Sir C. Wetherell objected to the £lO, and to the
condition of taxes being paid, as facilitating bribery.
Lord Althorp defended the principle; and about
a dozen speches were made pro and con, in which
many Members maintained tha danger and imprac-
ticability of demanding the previous payments;
and Mr. Hunt after speaking with much force on
the subject, moved that the word rent should be
omitted ; but ou a divi,ion, the clause was carried
by 353 to 10.
A discussion then followed in regard to weekly
tenants; during which the Attorney-General and
Sir Robert Peel spoke at great length ; but on a
division, the clause was carried, by 210 to 142.

This day despatches were received at the Ca
lonial Office, from Major-General Sir Jsmits
I,vow, Governor of 13arbadoes, dated the 27th
of June; and from St. Thomas's, dated the 17th
of July.

ROYAL EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK.

Consols which left off yesterday at 82 to h, opened
at 821 I, for the Account, at which price they are
at present.

This being settling-day in Consols, most of the
brokers and jobbers are busy settling their accounts.
The extreme fluctuation during the account, has
been four per cent. up to the present time. We do
not hear of any failures.
TWO O'CLOCK.

Consols continue at present 82 to fur the Ac-
count ; it appears to be a Bull Account, 4 per cent.
Contango is given.
We do not lieu of zany defaulters at present.
In the Foreign Market little or nothing doing.

THREE O'CLOCK.
Rank Stock, 1934 19. Three per Cent. Red. 6211 4.
Thee per Cent Consals, 824 4. Three and a Half
per Ct. 1818. 904. Three a:,n a Halt per Ct. Red. 904
Three and a Half per Cent New, 891 90. Four per Ct.
1828. 1004 4. Long Annuities, Jan. 1660. 174. An.
nuities, Oct. 1859,—; do. Jan. 1860, 164. India Stock.
1981; do. font!.. 1 prcm. South S a Stock. —. £lOOO
Exchequer Bills. 10 12 11 ; .C5OO do. 10 12 11; £lOO
and 4200 do. 10 12 11. teasels fur Aceour.t, 8:4 4.

Tllit COLOSSE LlM.—Her Majesty, accompanied
by the Duchtss of Sale Weimar, the flake of Sale 31eincit.
gen. and attended by the Marchloacsa of IVestruesib and
told Frederick Fitselarence, again visited the Colesseutu a
few days since, and went ov.:r the whole of the exhibitions,
of which her Majesty and party were pleased to express the
highest admiration. With the Grotto and Marine Cave they
were much pleased. The fol:os Pig distinguished personages
bave also viewed the Colosseum within the last month : His
Hord Highness the Duke of Glaucester, Don Ptdro and
F.ti press, Fktina Marla. Lord F. Fitsclartnee, Lord and
I. ay Ingtstrie, Lord Po-via, Lady Clive, Lord Clifford,
Countess Dowage r of Siradbroke. Dowager Lady Congrtv?,
Alarchinness ct Chabdtw, Count I.udolf, lend Denbigh,
Lord S afford. Duke of Newcastle, Countess D.w&rir of
Ditclicts St. 1.,u, M. Achille Murat, &c. &c.
A; Ity t accent decision the Cu:.rt Cif King's
Bench, clergymen " of ALL deanaliflatil/IIi" tva
ti.ier:ital to preach in the cpr-u air, provided they •
do not interrupt a i Cultic th0:01101f te, how has it
happened that the Rev. H.B. Bowel, NI. A. Ccra:c'
of St. Ebbeg, Oxfor.l, should have received a let-
ter no the 17th int.t. from Lis diocesan, intimating
that: he bad thought proper to rentove I.im frcm the
curacy, in comequence of hi* having recently
preached in the open nir in Devcnshire, &c.
TIIII ITALIAN OPI:liA IN PARIS..--The Ita-
lian Opera will open on tha Ist Sept. and the nelson
ui.l continue fe:- 7 It-Atha:li; aatang amte and igeil
are Nicoloni, Bor,logni, as limt
tenors ; loniachr, Santini, Grtziani, K•futtoni,
Derosa, first 1a,,5,••• ; Pasta, Malibran. Szhroder-
Devrient, Caradori. and Talat:ovi, prime &mu.,
and Michel, Amigo, and Rossi-aa seconds dotine.

Don Pe4ro, with his daughter, the Queen of
Portugal, will, it is confidently stated, renira to
this country to nttend the coronation ; and it is
also assorted that lie will, for some time at least,
reside in England. This certniolv affords proa of
his good will to this country, and au additional
refutation of the calumnies so industrionAly pro-
pagated respecting the effects of the forci_rn riioy
of the British Government.