Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-04-01

"At half pas, eish. O'Clock King held Council Min
ters which lasted Ill, half past After Council the
King transacted business with the Keeper of the Seals
1.-The King gave audiences Admiral Sir Sidney Smith, the
Able de Pradt, aud Count dNCelles.
There accounts in town of an nSuTTecOn Gaicia
to favor the cause of Poland.
The London Courier of the 12th February, pub
fishes, III second edition, Important COMMUNE
cation from ITS Brussels correspondent, dated We'd
nesday night, which states that protocol from the
Congress ut London, dated the 7Ih nit. had been
communicated to tho Provisional Government
that evening, and that it | not only declared,
that the French Government is resolved 10 re
Igect the offer of the crown of Belgium tor the
Duke of Nemours, but that il adheres to the pro-
tocol of the Goth January, and consequently disa-
| ootos the letter of Count Sebastian II further
states, that in the event of the Duke OF Leuch'en-
berg being again proposed aud elected, he will not
be recognised by any of tie five powers. The
same correspondent, IN n letter dated Thursday
evening, states, that Mr. BresSon, the French minis
ter had declined sign the note sent to the Provis
ional Government with the above protocol, and that
the diplomatic commission had refused to lay the
document before Congress, having returned 1t to
Lord Ponsonby!
| There appears to have been no regular fighting
between the Russians and Poles. few trling
skirmshes had taken place, which were altogether
offensive the part of the Poles, they having made
incursions into the Russian territory
1t is said in the English papers, that if the duty
on newspaper stamps and advertisements should be
reduced. as proposed by The Chancellor of the Ex-
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of secenpenee and short advertisements will be in
serted for four shings instead of, now, sic shit
lungs and strpence.
Mr. Stanley, who was defeated by Mr. Hunt, at
Preston, has been returned to Parliament for Wind
sor in tie room of Sir Fl. Vivian.
1t is stated in q London paper Of the 18th Feb
that policies have been taken at Lloyds in which
Is given, to receive E20, if declaration of
shall be made by the 5th of April. The speculate rs
oil likely to make losing business whale oil
having lately fallen in price SIC perion.
Paris letters reccvd at London, state, that the law
projet for placing the Ministers Of the Jewish per
suason IN France the same footing as to sa airy,
as those of other religions had passed the Chamber
3t Peers by majority OF 81 10 So. Thus all d,stnc-
tons between Jew and Christian, civil members
of the State, a." now r"mrved in France as well
as in Holland, Belgium and America.
f The f'lloW ng gen lcmPn WIN have been appoint
cd High Sneritls for the present year, profess the
Catholic rciginn:-Sir Henry Joseph Tichborne
Bart, Hampshire; Charles Easton, E,q. Berkshire;
Sir Edward Smytn, Bart, Shropshire; Sir Thos.
5 anley Massey Stanley, Cheshire; 7 Fltzhcrbe.t
Esq. SntforJshire.
Pol tHo.--Actouns 10 the 9th Ian from War
saw, in the Hamburg papers, settle the question OF
Polish resistance, and leave hope of accomn la
ton till after the decsion of victory. The diet on
: the 25'h, declared that the threne was vacant or
in other words deprived the Emperor Nicholas OF
the crown Of Poland This important step was not
taken but on the most mature deberation and after
the Jealous efforts TO reconcile The rights of the
dynasty with those OF the nation. The Provisional
Government, desirOus of avoiding rupture with
their King, though resolved to secure the indepen-
Gencc OF their country, sent cnvuys to St Peters
burg to explain the conduct of those who ha eyDel
led the Kings brother, and to settle the basis on
which their future obedience was TO rest. The En-
peror refused TO these ENJOYS. unless thew dis
claimed their nilsson from s'rebel' authority and
acknowl' dyed their continued submission to the
Car Nothing was accordingly done to reconcile
the Polish people TO their former sovereign. The
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Parsao Jan. 2G.-In the YESTERDAY s sittinp OF
the Diet. the lI.one of land was uuanimouly de-
} caFed vacant According to The latest accounts
from the frontiers, hostlh,cs had not commenced
The Polish troops stationed en- ecitelons from
D Praga to Brescz and Kanen. Here every thing is
quet for the present In consequence of that mar,
0 of the proclamation Of Count Diebtsch in which he
declares white scarf the symbol of submission the
white cnckade has been laid aside and the ri
cockade assumed in its stead.
January 27-The Russian troops are said to have
received strong reinlorccments, and have adyan.
ced from Grodno. On tire It'll Count Diebitscb re-
moved his head quarters from the latte place So
bolke.-tiostilnles have not yet commenced in the
proper sense OF the word but the wcll-known Polish
Partisan, Col. kushe has been several times over
the Bug to disturb the Russian outpost feat the
more easy OF execution with frost of &c DEGREES
the rivers IN that part Of the country are
frozen. Prince RadzivIl has addressed a orocIama
ton to the troops, IN which he tells them that the
fate OF their country be decided on the field
OF battle alone, and calls upon them 10 emulate the
deeds of their fathers. The Countess Wonosowiez.
i who lately presented standard 10 the Guard of
| Honor, has, within the last few dave, given her
whole service of plate, to be applied to the purchase
of warm cloaks for the belonging. to that corps
AN anonymous gift of 100000 forms was sent in
! to the public treasury about the same time
4 Letters appear in the Brussels papers from War
saw. which accuse Chlopicki, the late Dictator. OF
treachery to the cause of his country He is said
to have been placed under surveillance by the Provi
sional Government
Il From Gaiisnan's Messenger
/ The following Is the act passed BY the Diet Of
Warsaw, upon the proposition of Roman SuItyk for
the forfeiture of the throne by the Emperor Nicholas
and the separation of the Polish nation from the Rms
sian Empire. to be declared
The most sacred and invlolable treaties are onlv
binding inasmuch as they are faithfully observed
Our long suferlngs are known to the whole world
The violation, so many times renewed of the liberties
winch had been guaranteed to us by the oaths oftwo
monarchs' abselves equally present the Polish ma.
ton from the oath OF allegiance which it took to IFS
soveregn.-The very words of the Emperor Nicholas
IN short who said that the first shot fred on o,rr
parts should become the signal for the rum of Poland
deprive us of all hope Of seeing our grievances re-
| dressed, and leave us nothing but noble despair
The Polish nation, therefore, in conjunction with the
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