The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1831-02-17

ers had recognised ,hs independence of
Belgium. /
A new election law has been preseRsed
in the French Chamber of Deputies, which
maGSE Alnumhsr of electors about $50,
O0O ipEesd of.e0, 600, the number under
the existing law.
The ex- Ministers Of France were 20
moved from the fortress Of vinccnncs,
Dec. %, to be transported 10 ttat Of Ham,
which they reached on tho following day.
They we're escorted BY two squajrons Of
Hussars, which were believed on the road
by two squsdrons Of Chasseurs.
Madame de Geniis died at Paris Dec. 81.
Il was reported that IN insuvrection had
broken ont IN Rome. II was slse sepOrted
that majority ofths CsrdinAls were dis
posed TO vote for Cardinal Fesch for the
Pspal Chair. !.
Disturbances continued in England, and
were growing alarming in Ireland. The
Archbishop Of Canterbury had; by order oi
tho Privy Council, prepared forms Of
Prayer on account Of the troubled state OF
certain parts Of tho. United Kingdom
Parliament adjourned from Dec. %, to Fob.
3, to give Ministers time 10 mature their
plans Of retrenchment and reform. Sir
lanes Graham stated that the Ministry
would attempt q reform without dlssolu'
ton ofParliament, hut if the attempt failed,
they should recommend dissolution.
Large exportstions ofspecie were making
from London for the continent.
The Polish Diet was opened on the
1 18th, when the marshal or president
on his election, immediately set a gen
erous example to his countrymen by
Offering contribution Of30, 900 forms
towards the wants Of the State. All
the deputies instantly followed, each
subscribing according to his ability
The Chamber Of Senators also follow
ed this patriotic example. Nay, more
MS if this were not enough to excite the
national enthusiasm, the Chamber OF
Deputies resolved to go on the follow
ing day in civil uniform, and personal
ly assist in throwing up the entrench'
ments at Praga for the defence OF the
suburbs.
! "A London paper Of Jan. :, remarks
The news from Warsaw and from
St. Petersburg is considered decisive
in the city as TO the determination o
the Poles to attempt the establishment nj
of their independence, as well as I" The
Russians being also determined to re-
sist such an attempt, The general o.
pinion appears to be, that the Russian,
will bring such an overwhelming pow.
er into the field an at once to crush IN,
Poles; but no one calculates that the
Emperor will be able to effect any
thing of importance before the spring
1t should he recollected, however, tha,
between this and April or May there
lare several months to clapsc, which
| will no doubt, be well employed by the
Polish Government in making arrange
ments to meet the enemy. The policy
iron is hot, but it is difficult To keep j
SO during a northern winter. In til,
spring, the probability is that the Pole
, will not only be ready for the Russian
but also to beat them. Besides. Rus
sia, in acknowledging the indcpen
dence Of Belgium, has set "bad ex
ample" with regard to Poland, which
cannot fail to operate in her favor. L
should be borne in mind that the Pole.
have not much to, fear from Prussit
and Austria; the former will probably
fiud more than enough to do in keep
ing down her Rhenish Provinces, anc
the latter quite as much in retaining
her Italian Sovereignty.
! IRELAND. A Liverpool paper, one
Of course opposed to Mr.. O'Connell
furnishes the following
| Everything appears to be bringing
on that struggle in Ireland towards
which we have said the clamOr for O.
quail rights always looked as its true
object. 1t was predicted that ifthe one
was granted, the other would never be
thought Of; or if agi,ated at all would
be at once put down. The first o.
these prophecies has not been fulfilled
all Ireland is agitated; the great mas.
Of the people not only turn their
thoughts to the repeal of the Union
but clamor for it; and strange to say
the Orange party, disgnsted with the
unworthy treatment received from the
late Ministry, have suffered themselves
to be transported by their passions to
1support the same measures, and to
Join with the Catholics.
Mr.'O'Connell hud attended dinner al
Drogheda, Of the friends Of Radical Re.
form snd Repeal Of the Union. Mr..
Steele officiated as Chairman, and gave as
a toast, "The Repeal Of The Unions" and
remarked, let Mr. O'Connell tell you how
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