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      9 At . I ;'«*! . will war , atleast iaw « 4 » , Jii—« M—chaaldny kaac * t * aappea—decaf , ) ffri & iTiQiaftw & awarwUa . Th « Bfhti » iuakIiakIhe * ralitUebh- « , whosiaet leieoputeopUbyaiid-by wHloo tbattronger . "—BlM * . itie fohe following important communication from our ccomcorrespondent in the French capital unveils the Hiringtring position of the Gnizot Ministry ^ and fore , o . owa owa the tremendous changes of which , ere Jung , lice vice will be tbe scene . 33 D 3 DECLINE AND APPROACHING FALL EF GF GUIZOT . -POSITION OF THE FRENCH

      OTJIQTJRGEOISIE . 'he The English stage had better give over playing Sck School for Scandal , for , indeed , - the greatest ooltnolof this sort has been set up in Paris , in the unbtmber of Deputies . The amount of geandalons tterttercollec edand brought forward there during the I fo * foar or five weeks , is really anprecedente'd in the iabiab of parliamentary discussion . You recollect s ins ; Inscription Mr Doncombeonce proposed for your jgVugtowu * Uonseof CnSBvaons . ** Thcmosl degrading I fn / f infamous proceedings tai « place imthm rteie wa'h " sn . hU , here is a maUh for your own setot middle , as Uss legislators ; here are proceedings which will put itWitish rascality to the blush . The honour of Old iglaigland is saved ; Mr R ebuck is outdone by M . de

      rarwardin ; Sic James Graham is beaten by M . ichachatel . —• IshlshaJI not undertake to give yos the whole list of mdandaloos affairs brought to light within the last few * kseks ; I shall not say a word abort the sevenddoxen brilbribeiy cases brought before the juries ; not a word octost M . Gadin , the ordnance officer of tke King , 10 . no . not without some degree'of cleverness , made an temtempt to rntrednce the habits -of the swefl mob into B p « p » l » ce of the TuileriM : I shall not e * ve yon a igthetfij repoTtofthedirtyafiaifflf Gen . ^ Cafc ^ res , peer Fr France , formerly Minister ef War , who , under prestrstolbribingtheministryintflgrantngtlRconcessien alltallowiuewformationof & viuningcompany . cheated e & e said company out of forty shares , 'which he coolly

      it lit into bis « wn pocket , and on account of which be na now onder trial before the Chamber of Poors . 2 Jo ; sbnball give yon only a fewchoiee bite—a few samples ikekea from two or three sittings of the Depcties , hicbich willenable you tojndge of the rest . 14 M . Smile de Girarfe , deputy , said editor < of the ail . ailypftjier Lz Presse , supporting in both characters ie ie new party of Prog- ^ ssive ConsensUves , anfi / or a ononsiderable time past one of the most violent pppponents of tbe Ministry , whem until'lately he adad supported , is a msn of great talent and activity , atat without any principles . -From the beanming of is Is public -career be nnhe » itatfcigly employed any leaeans to make himself an important public cbaraeewr . It was he who frrced Armend GarreL the

      celcrarated editor of the-AWo **/ , to a duel , and-shot him , iuims delivering huaself from a-gangerons competitor . Mie support of suet a man , proprietorofan ^ nfluential araper , and member of the Chamber of Deputies , was f < f course very important to the government : but M . lefe'Girardin sold-bis soi > porfc (& r he alwayefoW it ) at i vrery high price . " There was a deal-of business ; raransactedbetween M . deQirnrdin and the Ministry , ; mint not always te the complete satisfaction of both : uuarties .- - 'In the-meantirae , US . de Giraroin prepared ; liaimselffor any-tarn which aSrirs might -take . Fore-s ieteeing the * probability of amp'ute witfe the Guizot nininistry . he collected accoaats of scandalous trans- , tactions , bribing * , and trafSckines , whichfce was in the . > oest position to team , and which were brought to him ' fiviv bin fripn ' da and scwnta in hieh nlaeef . The turn '

      Btvhicb party discussions todk this sessien showed to biim that the fall of Gnizot and Dnohatel was appproiching . He was one of the principal actors in the [• formation of the new «• Prosresswe'Conservative " ppirty , and < repeatedly thtestenedthftgowrnment ^ ith tthefull weight of his wrath , if they pen-isted in their eeoarse . M . Gutzot refused , in pretty-seornfnl terms , aany compromise ^ vith the new party . These detached i themselvesfrom the majority , and annoyed the government by their opposition . The financial and other discussions of the Charobernnveiledsomnch scandal , 1 that MM-Guix itand Bnesatel were obliged to throw

      tseveral < if their colleagues overboard " m order to sase t themselves . Tbe vacant places , however , were filled by snch insigntfiant mee , that no . party was satisfied , and the Ministry were rather weakened than fortified . Tken came Cebieres' aneir , wbicb elicited some double , even in the * n- "jority , as to the possibility to fceep M . Gnizot in office- Ho * , at last vrhen he saw the Ministry totally disorganised and weakened , sow M . de Girsrdin thocgat the moment had arrived when he might bring forth his Pandora ' s box of scandal , and achieve the ruin of a tottering gwernment , by revelations fit to shake thefaith even of the "BELL ? " of the-Chamber .

      Heeemmeosed by accusieg the Ministry of having sold a peerage for SO . 000 francs , bnt of not having kept their premise , after pocketing tbemoney ! The House of Peers found themselves insulted by this assertion made in La Presse , * nd asked leave from the Deputies to bring M . de Giravdta before their bar . This demand occasioned a discussion in the Beputies , in the course of which M . de Girerdin fully maintained bis assertion , -declaring he was in imssession of the proofs , bnt refusing to give any names , as fae « on \& noVpVay Ae ; part of adcIotoY He said , however , that three timesiehad mtntivned the matter privately to M . Guirot , who never denied the fact , and that once he spoke about it to M . Duchatel , who replied— " It was done faring my

      absence , and I afterwards disapproved of it ; it was M . Guk » t who did it . " The whole of this was flatly denied by M . Duchatel . "Theu , " saidM . de ^ irardin , . * ' Iwillgtreyou the ^ roofthat tbe Minstry'is quite in the habit of proposing snch transactions , * " and he read a letter from General Alexander de . Girardin ( the father , I believe , of M . Emile de Giravdin ; the latter is an illegitimate child ) to the King . This letter expressed General de G . ' b gratitude for tbe offer of a peerage made to him , but said at . the same time , that M . Gaizot having afterwards m & de it a condition of the grant , tbat lie ( General de-G . ) should Use his ioSaenee with M . Emile deG . to prevent him opposing thegbvernment Gen . de G . wouldhenaparty iosochatransacUott , and , therefore , declined the

      peerage . «• O ! " said M . Duchatel , " if this da all , we will just mention , that M . Emile de < 3 ira « lin himself offered to us to cease his opposition if we would make him a peer , but we declined that offer . " Iffinff j / ite lachymse . 1 But Duchatel replied nota word to tlie allegation contained in the letter . She Chamber then voted that M . Etmle de G . should < fcs delivered np to the peers for trial . He was trieci , sustained theallegaiiou , bnt declared , the sold peer-Bgegnot having been made -out , he could not have attacked tbe Chamber of Peers , but only the government . The peers thea acquitted him . Girardin Ikes , brought forward « n > tuer scandalons affair . JThere was got np last year a large paper , called the f $ po $ us . which was to support the government , to beat all opposition papers ont of the market , and to jwperesde the costly support of Al . de Girardin ' s

      rasse . fhe experimentSlgaally failed ; partly , too . T °° v ^ " ^' S 1168 *> f AL de Girardin himself , ? ho has'hje finger in every pie of that iort . Now , ff . Duchatel had answered , when charged with bri- ling the pcecs , that the government had never paid ; ny SKbgidies to any paper . M . de Girardiu , against his aseertaoB , maintained the notorious fact , that a . DueiiateU after a ileal of begging on the part of be editoraflf jtfee Epoque , had told them ; : " Well , aid and stker I have none ; but what I hare that ill 1 give ante sou ; " and had given them tbeprilege for a third opera-house for Vans , which rivilege tne A gents' * of the Epowe sold for K ) , 000 f ., of wbichwra 60 , 0 i ) 0 F . were spent in sap-« t of the paper , and the remaining 4 O , C 00 f . went sbody knows where to . This , too , was flatly denied r M- Duchatel ; out the fact is notorious .

      [ There were , besides , some similar transactions roaght forward byU . Ae G ' uariin , but these samples ill be c ^ uite suScknt . Jesterday , in the Chamber of Deputies , M . de irjardia again got up and read some letters , from hieh it appeared that M . Duchatel had caused the sccEsion in the above peerage affair to be printed . thepublic expense , and seat it to all town coun * » in ^ ie countr y ; but t hat ia this ministe ria l rei t neither M . de Girardin ' s nor M . Dot-haters ^ hea sere coireetly reported ; bnt , on the eon-[ ry t ' x > thcf them were arranged so as tomakeil . de rardii £ -appear as a ridiculous calumniator , and M . jcbatel ^ & 6 J' 6 U 6 of Hie pnreetand most virtuof meL * As to the matter itself , he repeated [ his assent * au ^« fiea the government either Shave them dtepaoved by a parliamentary commit-L * brtobrin 2 oj « heforeajury as a slanderer . In

      & cases , be & * «? . feeshouldbe bound to give the aes of the part . " « * Bd aU particulars , and thus enabled to prove . >» f ^^^ m without placing nself in the position * »* " ™ ™ "" former . This jited a general storm' ^ he b ?! : $ Viatteldenied ; Mde G ' u -U & O . ^ asserted ; M Battel re denied ; M . do G ^»« H 1 on the whole accompan / efJyJ Lft ? £ nd mter-ahents of the chorL ' «^^ A ^ Sf *? tieroppositionmemberaagain . f ^ rZZ & fe the matter looked into eith . ^ CiS ^ iuiry . orbyatrial . At last M . XmS * tn 8 ? $ Z 'A parliamentary inquiry , gentle . **»• fSfiS . poseadoubtinthe integrity of * ' flf 5 ™ g £ thepartof the majority ; and , there " ^ u i » s inquiry should be granted our places 5 J ? V » Lm apied by others than ns ; if you have . ^ X » I us so plainly , and we shall resign imraedi . *** ' : Then" said Mde Girardin"there r

      , . . , ^^ ling but a trial I am ready to nndergoit ; t " ^^ before ajury , if jou dare . " Ko" said M . Hubert , Minister of Justice , " v . > 1 not , because the majority of the Chamber will ! »•" Bu ^» said M . Odillon Barrot , " this is not a poal question ; it is a % at one , and suchaquesi is not within our competence , but of that of the lie courts of law . If M . de Girardin has calumed the government in his paper , why do you not s him tried for it «"

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      "We won ' t !" ' .--- li .,-. > ' ,- " ¦ .:. ' -. » ¦ ¦• .. -. ' , '"" /! " Well , but . there is a plain allegation against other partis * oo » of trafficking in peerages ; why not bring tbsin op ? And this afiair with the : Epoque and the ? , opera privilege—if you axe no parties to thaf . U'jttUi ' atxy & hy' & b yon : not bring up those who aft parties to such villanous traffic ? Here are plain incriminations , and even partial proofs of crimes said to h « e beeft committed ; why do hot-the lawyer * of the Crown ' prosecute the alleged perpetrator ^ of these crimes , as is their duty ? " ""' " We "do riot get ' up a prosecut ^ 0 B , ' repliedM . Hebert , "because the character of theValleeatiohs , and the character of those who bring them forward , is not such as to make the ruth of those . « llcgatiohs aoythine Uke probable to be legal advisers of the Crown !"

      All this was every moment interrupted by groaning , shouting , knocking , and all sorts of noises in general . This incomparable sitting , which bss ahaken the Gttiiot Ministry to ita ray foundation , was concluded by a vote , which proves , that , if the faith of the majority may be shaken , tbeir- ystem of voting is not ! "The Chamber , after having heard the explinations ' of the Ministry , and found . them siiiepAoroRT , passes to the order of the day 1 " What do you think of that ? Which do you preftr , the ministry or theraajority , tbe Deputies of France oryour own Commons ? M .-Dnchatelw Sir Jamea Graham ! 1 date say you will find the choice a difficult one . There is , however ,. one difference betwixt them . The English middle-classes have , up to this

      day , to . struggle against an aristocracy , which , although in a ^ tete ef dissolution aud decomposition , is not yet removed .. The . aristocracy of England always found seme support in one fraction . or the other of the middle-elates themselves , and ^ t was t its division ef the middle-classes that saved the aristocracy from total . ruin . > . . At this" moment the aristocracy is supported by tfee fundholders , bankers , and owners affixed incomes , and . by a large part of the sftippira : trade against tie manufacturer * , the -whole agitation for tlif , repeal of tho corn 3 svs proves thta . The advanced . fraction of . tae ; SB € . ltsh middle-dssses , therefore , ' - ( I mean the TflBntifoeturers ) will yet he able t <» -efcrry out some progressive political "measures wbich-viill more anJ mf-re

      decompose tbtaristomcy . Th ?? will even bo fci'Sged to I do so- ; * hey must extend . ^! " "Arkew , ' which they C * nr . ot do without rttisang lb ? ir pricesj which x £ . ductiOE must hi preceded liy a redneck -cost of prR ductitis , which redifce'd'cast of protiitctiot ; w . mainly obtained by reduced wage ^ . far reduercg'N & ieh lhare is no-safer means than Teiiuced price df the necessarieacf life ; and , to -obtain this , they have no other meats but reducing the taxes ., Tin * w the logical chain which ties tbemsaufactureraof ^ Eocland to the necessity of destroying ^ Uie Established ' -Church , and redocing , or M emaite : bly adjustinsi" -tfce National Babt . Both these measures , and others in the same spirit , they will be'foroed to carry out , as soon as they . finS . which they-nmst , the market-of ^ be wo rld-in- ' siiSicientto contiwiiEy and regularly liny up their

      iproduce . I has the Singlish raTdMle * classes are , as ret . iua progressive direction ; they 1 tere an aristo-« acy _ and a privHegefl clergy to overthrow ; there are certain progressive -measures which they will be forced to carry , audwhick they are > ' ( fee fit and ; pro ^ « ¥ * r persons to carry . But the French , middle-class ^ : a . re in a difiVrent position . Thefa'is > no aristocracy ! of birth , nor a lauded aristocracy ; in that country , The revolutcon bas-ewept it entireiyaway . Neither is thereapnvilegesl or Established ? Cbnrch ; but on tthe contrary . -hoth Catholic and I Protestant clergy receive their salaries from the government , and are « pon a footing of perfect equality , ' vlhere is no im * portent straggle possible in Francetetween the fund-I holders , -feankerf , shippers , arid manufacturers / t f

      Jl \ an 44 isa . Ar-.. ^ il ¦ — ¦ » *» f 1 L &' . ^ . ? J Jl . _ «*_ * 4 iecause ,-of ^ , U fractions of tte 'iagldle-classes the fundaddere sad-bankers { who , at the same time - 'arfi the principal shartmolders ia the railway , mining , ; and pther compariies ) are 4 ecidddly the strongest fraction , and have , with a fewj » aterrnpti » msoBrv , ever-sinceSS 80 ,. heW the ' reius of government . The ' manufacturers , kept down by foreign competition id ike foreign market , and threatened in their own , have no chsoceef growing to sucn-adegree of power .-that they sueceasfklly might struggle against the bankers and fundholders . On'the contntry , their chance . deorease « every year : ; thefe patty in thtfBeputies , formerly one-half , is now . not moire than a third part of the'Chamber . It resells from , all this

      that neither a single fraction ,-nor 'the wht tie of'the ruling middle-classes , are in a position to -carry « ut . anything like " progress ; " that the goveniment of the . & aurg « o £ » te is so fully established in Fra nee since the revolution of J 830 , that tbe ruling class : could >< lo nothing but wear ihemse ' ves -out . This t heybsve ¦ done . Instead of progressing , they wereoiliged'to go backwards , to restrain tbe liberty of the press rto take away the right of free . assooialion and meetiae ; to make all sorts of exceptional laws in ordt ir to-keep ^ own the working people . And the scandialoas-ef-^ re brought forward within the last few vreefrs « re ^ ie evident proof that the TuWngilouvgeoisie of France iie . entirely worn out , totally " used " up . "

      Indeed , the ingh : bouvgeoitieare in ; an awk ward-po--sHion . They had found , at last ,. in 'Gnizot and Duchatel , the men to govern them . They kept ; thenvin oSce ceven years , and sent them at every election larger and uarger majorities . 'Aud bow , when all opposingfractions had been reduced to the utmost unpotency in the'Chamber , —now , when ' GuizotandDucbatcl ' s days ef glory seemed to havearri ved , at that veny moment a mass of scandal is-dieeavered in tbe doingsof the ministry , that makes it-impossible for them to remain in office , even-if supported unanimously by the-Chambers . There can be no doubts that > GuizotandiSachatelwill , with their colleague ^ resign > very shortly : they may . drag ontteir minister rial existence . a few weeks longer , 'hfltithttir end k

      dra « £ ng niph—verj nigh . And who . is t » govern after them *? -God knows ! Tiieyimay-sty , as Louis XV .,- "' after me the deluge ,-ruin , and « confusion . " Thiers is unable to bring together a maytcity . K »! e is an « kL worn-out , and insignificantmaa , . who will meet with ail sorts of difficulties , and who , in order to secure the support of the majority , muct commit sirai / aracandalousactioDs , and tierefiiraead in the same way as-Guizot . ^ This is tbe ^ riBCipatdifiiculty . The pregent . eleetora > vwll always electa majority like that now sitting . ; the present majority wEl always require a ministry like chat of Guisot aud ( Duchatel , committing *!! sorts of scandal ; any ministry doing

      so will be oveithroini by tbe mere weighi ef public opinion . This is 4 he vicious circle in which the present systemjaoves . . Bat to go on as bertofore is impcsdble . What , then , is to be done % fDhereis ne other course 6 ut to leave this circle , to ipass a measure of Electoral Reform ; and Electoral Reform means admission of the smaller tradesmen \ to the Suffrage , and tiiscieans . in France , "the bijginning of the end . " Roibecbild andLouisPhiSpps . 'luiow very well , both of them , that admission of the smaller "bourgeoisie" to the Suffrage meam & ieihing hut " LA REPUBUQUE V * Paris , June 26 th , JSI 7 .

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      MOVEMENTS OF THE WEEK . ] 12 ie arrivil from India ibis week das brought flolater news from China—indeed , no news at all & Qtn ; that region . As yet , taeretore ,. we are uniufbraaed of any good and snulcieat reasons for the ] violent ' attack Ay the British upon theiCh ' mese , reported in our last . The "Celestials" evidently enteitain a whoiesone horror of the encroachments of the Briiish , ^ 3 d with the fate of India before their eyes this is naiio be wondered at Still more atrocious

      has been t & e conduct of the French towards tbe Cochin-Chinese . That the arms of a nation so notoriously indifferent to tbe Christian religion should have been eagfoyed to support the insolent preten sions Of 3 creffdOf meddling priests , is exceedingly disgraceful to the French authorities . The French priests could not convert the Cochin-Chinese , so , forsooth , hadrecoatse to the old orthodox system of slaying their bodies to save their souls J More than a thousand of the natives ruthlessly butchered in the name of Christianity , is an unmistakeahle exposition of the reli g ion of " peace on earth and good-• mllto men . "

      ' The admirable summary of the recent extraordinary scenes and astounding disclosures iujtlie French legislature by our Parisian correspondent , together with his able comments thereon , leave us nothing to say on a subject pregnant with vast results for FJance and Europe ; for important to the entire continent will he the fall Of Ouizot , which cannot now be much longer postponed . His . overthrow will be the fall of the strongest prop of tbe Monarchy of the Barricades , which will hence the sooner perish . A friend . of ours , writing from Paris , says : —

      • Gnizot and Duchatel are , in future , impossible , as the French say , but aft er them no one is possible There are days of great sorrow and tribulation coming on for the rich in the land . « A cabinet , a cabinet , my kingdom for a cabinet , ' wfli be the cry of old Louis Philippe . A ' great many will be weighed , flfldallwHl be found wanting . There is already Hams and gnashing of teeth in the palace of the - uiJJfiries , « I'd rather be a kitten and cry mew > fa n OBeof the French Utile tourgeoisie , aud partake { jj ,,, ' b « ss M . de Girardin tuts put them in . This Hrardra' » ST 68 * * rogne " * Pari 8 » bufc * leverest , ««»• 3 * fc SO ® to &»»» / « M to the

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      Anti-Corn ' Lavrll ^ sgue . ^; Guizot has been , ass enough to anger this dangerous man , by neglecting to satisfy his cupidity , and ' now see the result ., ' A worse tcoundrelihau Girardin never ' escaped the gallows ( whether he ' will , time will tellj , but in shaking the existing ' system ^ to ift foundation , he is doing France arid mankind a service . I repeat , the days of Guizot ' s supremacy , are numbered . " ' ^ Mulhouse , the Manchester of-France , has been the scene of a violent outbreak , occasioned by the high

      prices of food . " The people generally in the ' depart ' ments are suffering intensely , arid are greatly exaspetated against the government . ; "They ' ask-why . Paris should be so especially favoured as it has been , as regards the distribution of food and the forced re- ? auction of prices . " "The reasou is obvious , " say the people of the provinces , •« order and tranquillity must he-preserved in Paris at any price . ' . This state of things / and ' these expressions of popular discontent , combined with the scandalous disclosures in high places , signincantly attest the ticklish position o * Louis Philipnie aud his worthy comrogues , whose

      reign is evidently drawing to a close .

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      pursuit . As the insurgents retreated a good manyi stragglers dropped off by the way . Most of these being overtaken by th « , Qucenfa dragoow were slaugh . tered withoutpity . On arriving at AgoasHMouras , Galamba having ordered a halt , addressed- his men and ' told them that he had no means of paying them ; and scarcely knew how to procure rations for them , but that he would stand by them to the'laat—that his intention was to go to Evora ; and there make as good a fight as he oould ^ -thafc those who wished to follow him would ever . find him- stanch and true to them and to their country ' s cause ,. and that the others might go away whenever they pleased . The . result

      was ; that bis artillery , cavalry , and about 3 , 000 men remained , the rest dispersing towards the mountains in euerilla parties . < .-.. < ' > The 4 , 000 and odd prisoners taken off Oporto still continue confined in Fort St Julian , guarded by an English force of Wmarines ! They ' are victualled entirely bv the fleet " , at a cost exceeding " one hUB * dred and fifty pounds dally-. not a farthing of this but what ia paid by the English government . " At Oporto the Junta had been re-organised , as follows : —Povoas , President ; JoseiFaasos , Vice President ; Bernadino . Justino , and Avila . It seems

      that the point ! upon which the Junta refused' to yield was their demand for the . immediate change of ministry . Without this they say . they have ho guarantee for the future , no confidence in any promises on the part of the Crown . ' ¦ > . ¦¦ ¦ ¦ : •¦ - -i Evtpywhere tho people * are'fiercely exasperated against the interventhwof the alfies . ¦ The old popular hatred towards tke < Spaniards is assuming a frenzied shape . ¦ Trie peasants are reported-to be arm inland banding together to treat the Spanish invaders to a " war . to the knife . " Theex'ftHemeflt against the British " pirates" and " jtalora" is feeyond description . . ¦«¦» : ' - - - ¦ -.- . '

      ... >¦ . / SW-ITZERTiAND . - - Bernb , JuwSif . —A great assembly was 'held on "Monday last , the -21 st , at © runnen , in < fee caritoa of Sehwyy ,, ot ! the borders < of the Lake nif "Lucerne , hy the dc'i . ^» te or thB'seven sep : tri * rs fc -ca ntons . ' T ! io inostTjoJentrosolu'fiona Iwve been almost un .-j .. iiimmisly tuciojitcd ^ whittSi * how thftt tlK > lcHgue'reli'is , ' as a last . . rrsooreo ; on 'foreign intervention . 'J'wo-or three Protestants of 'wate were sccr' at this conference , 'ftfi . now , tbe C 6 nEervnlor ' S ' - « - 'f thjgjgdfite & 'J'v hail ^ in ^ pirn ' c ; - < ' ! , been verv sober .. » $ any ho-itile ile" nittiixVravifinlt ri'lnVlVeUi qucstitioVwhiiihlappeuv' to . Iwlooii iJyav . riv'AKy- 'tf- tho-doimiiB of religien .-- - . iTh ' is !" ft'ircaft'itt « hcH , « Q ? ee « to ' naitprc fts tvUe / ' jiliniactM < o the acwaiwisis / 'vrisicu'is-tiiat'i ! a ? ffl 8 * m-J iimuiik between the two great principles'which'divide ~ tho

      pnliticBl world ; 'Plie French ambassador , M . Bois le Coiste , attended by im ; first -secretary , M . Eein « bardt , < continues'his excursions through t # ie cantons , and v / ill not'return to Berne 'before'tho opening ot the ' -tiitit : ; in the meanwhile , tt is assured by s >^ me , that'he has reeetved the full and entire' approb' * ti « m of his cabinritrelative to the-atrange cominnnicatiwa he > m < ade known to the new president'df the Vorc * t , I M- 'OchsenbeHR ; others , wbO'pretend'to be well iirr formed , say ; ihat this diplomatist will be . ' shortily . 1 celled home , not-that . the'ininister'Guiwt * is dietsati & nedwithtbeieal he has shownin the interest of the minorltyrebelling against the others of the Diet : but , becaute the too great' a degree of evidence ^ vhiclt he cave , on'htstf / iktt . 'of ^ heintimate alli & Me 'now existing 'between France and .- 'Austria paralyses , - the influence he could have exerted over the liberal

      • cantons

      ' - - ' GERMANY . •"¦; - ¦ I BKiti . iKi-- LiBKBTv tip ne & Press . ; ] The Pievtssisihe Staats 'Zeitvmg of June 24 ,- brings down the digcussionsofthe diet to the 19 th . InAlie ; ' Weser . ' Zeitttng » f the ' . ^ th' , we hare notice of the pro ^ ceeding * in the second chamber oh the 21 st , relative to the liberty of the press . 'Fifteen petitions on thfej ^ subject'had been presented to the diet . Of these , " -some prayed forthe total abolition of the censorate ;( others , > that a-special law regarding delicts of the ! ipress-shoiild'bepresentedtothe'uiet ; others , forthe reraovai'Of-tlie'restrictibns ohspamphlefs ; and others ; again , ' for'trial"by 'jury ih prosecutions of the press , 'Inthe-aebatcs'in committee on these petitions , the -roval commissary'stated that the king bad been long

      awarc ^ tltatthe preventive -system afforded no gu £ . rantee against ahuses-of the press , and . had , moreover 'miiny disaBvarftages . 'Prussia , however , could not act in this matferiexcept as a member of the 'Germanic'Gonfe'derition . The subject whs tinder the consideration of the dirt Of the Confederation , but'mattew -were not yef ripe for action ; On -the 21 st , M . i von Auerswald mounted , the tribune , and proposed simply to petUioa his Majesty as son » as circumstances permitted , 'to prepare a law Tt repeilirig the preventive system , and restraihingj'by : jnst and adeqnateipunisbraents , real abuses . ' of the press , and to submit if to the consideration of the 'diet . The motion > was adopted unanimously , 'Without discussion .

      * Bbbu . v , JuneSCtb . —T-hesittingg of tho Diet have been brought to ' a-close . ' . The Chambers . having elected their stahdrng committees , arid , nominated the deputation for'the affairs > of the national ^ debt , the King left Berlin for Breslau on the . morning , of ' the 29 ih , leaving to -M . ^ VontBodelschwingh the task of . expressing the royal pettfehhess aa' foUows : — - " The hoiir has force in which , by command of bis Majesly , our most gracious' lord , the first convention of the combined estates is to be closed . An

      inconsiderable number of tho - members , forgetful of' . the j'duty imposed upon fbenr'by tbe enjoyment of-their | political privileges , 4 iave , ' by ' refusing to take partsiii j * the concluding act of the session , dimmed this'hour ; j The gsvemrflpnt knows how to make the laws re-. I spected . «*« I—by the'kinfr ' s-command—declare-the ; i : first : « 98 embly of the atatesvEeueral closed . " ' . This . ' , unaccountable threat , levelled aeai ' nst the deputies who 'bad refused to'Concur in the election of the ' 'Standing committees , escitedra lively' sensation , ; ¦ which found vent in murmurs-. ¦¦

      • . ¦ : ¦ ' ilTALY . ! Rome . —Letters from iRomeof the 18 th ult . bring -4 ui " ace >«« nt of the festivities which took place on < J ) ke i previous day , on the occasion of the anniversary of the Pope's election to the . pontifical see . The entire : population of Rome and -deputations from the neigii- bouring towns asaemble & in themorning at the Campo "Yaceioo , the ancient forum . The procession moved ' , towards Hihe ^ uirinal , sisiping patriotic hymns , and . crying ,- "Long live Pius JX : ! ( Vivat Italy ! " The ( Pope appeared at the balcony of tlie palace , and be . otowedhis benediction on the crowd , In the evening ahecitywas illuminated .

      P 0 LA 2 ® . The . 'JSr ^ au Gazette states that a great many persons have lately been arrested in Poland , and the estates of several landowners confiscated bythelmpeitiofl'Govoiament .

      RUSSIA . Weifind ihe following in the Union Monarchique :-"A lutteriVom Warsaw of thettjth inform us that the Emperor . ltfichoias was expected in that city , but the dcte . ofbia arrival could not b § feed , both on account . of the ^ tate of his health , and . on account of some Kinforeseen affairs , the solution of which will perhapc detain him for some time longer at St Petersburg . Jt ^ ppears that b . vcirconjfitttncesowing entirely to ohanoe , the Emperor bag discovered the trace of a host ofaial-pr & cticeB committed by several high funetionariea , who enjoyed till now all the confidence of his imperial Majesty . The indignation caused to tbe Emperor by this discovery exercised the most serious influence on his health , ' which

      seemed almo & tentiiEely re-established . Among the persons said to he . compromised in this affair , is cited Gen . Le « ac ] ieff ,. one of the principal judges of the conspiracy of iNJSS , and the Minister of War , Prince TeliernfeheiF , the same who , in 1811 , was tent to Paris by ihe Emperor Alexander with ' the secret mission to gain over some employes of she Ministry of Warj to obtain possession of documents relative to the state of = the French army . Already a jKost severe investigation has been ordered'by the lEroperor , who without re £ & rding for a single moment the elevated rank of the guilty parties , has . energeti- ' catty declared his firm intention of exposing all the : truth , whatever it may be , ito the face of day . Un- Surtanately , 'it H to be feared that the Emperor will notte seuonded , as he eouid -desire to be in the interestof the country , in the rprfe task of justice that he has imposed on himself . The new Penal Code

      that is ( to come into operation on the 1 st of January next , baa been received at Wawiaw . The general principles on which the Code is based are , it is known , entirely opposed to those of the French legislation , which at present is in operation in Poland . There reiges at present a little disquietude ' among tlie people of Little Russia , in consequence of the sudden arrest , at Cracow , of four professors and some students of the University . The motives of this proceeding were kept secret , but it was generally attributed to tbe clandestine publication of some works in which the HuBsian Government was severely attacked with reference to the question of Polish nationality . At the commencement of the month a writer , M . Kulesza . who passed for one of the authors of this work , was also arrested , at the moment ; at which he passed through Warsaw , on his Way to a foreign country , and he was immediately seat to StPetersburg . "

      . TURKEY . Cc-NSTASTiHom , June 9 . —The difference between Turkey and Greece is as far removed from a settle , ment as ever . Coletti chuse Prince Metternicli as an arbitrator , without the concurrence of the Porte . When , more than a month since , the intention of the Greek minister wag made known ' to the Turkish government , they expressed the greatest confidence in Prince Metternich ' s wisdom , bnt refused to pledg * themselves to abide by , his decision . The Porto was , therefore , fully justified in refusing their consent lo the modifications proposed by the Austrian cabinet through Count Stnrmer . 2 .. ~~ UNITED STATES AND MEXICO .

      The Halifax Royal Mail steamer Uiberma , Capt Ryrie , arrived at Liverpool on Monday , after an extremely rapid passage . The American army , under General Scott , bad entered Puebla , at it was expec ted that it would advance towards the city of Mexico very shortly . There appears to be no doubt , however , that many guerilla bands are forming , one of which killed Colonel Sowers and seven other Americans , whilst proceeding from Vera Crux to the army . Several other persong had also been billed .

      India. "-.' . Another Arrival From Bumha...

      INDIA . " -. ' . Another arrival from Bumhay has trought us papers from the city to May 20 ,- onlya -week later than tbe previoss date ? , but the intelligeuce is more remarkable for its ¦ omissions than fprwhat . it contains ; for , strange to 8 ay ,.. they ; db ; not contain ai syllable from China ' later thin the end of March . « Thef-Nkam ' s . dominions present a , worse View at ] present than tiiey ' have done for a Intig . time past .: The whole ofiSe regular troops of tleKingiiijitiiiicii ,, « onse ^ uent < on an attempt , vtw < te h >'' i . hn Ministers W ; defvatid th « n of . iVissaitf ' . Sftw . ; " . iths arrearR tffi

      wages , tire irocpa of the onntbj . " - ' ;'; . / ere called on , onto * night of the 3 rd Wit ., W wvchtthe alstsi'bvtecn - fe & ssd to he ahflat hrc ;>!; . 'r . ' { « ut , and lor * Ik first fallen British forfie < inarekf . diiir < njg b the tev « < £ - } vd . ei % -vl } "d . fa « tbb prSteblioir & V ibe Minister . A portion -of the troooe % ? , >' ¦ "i ' . tiji' . 'il ia . tike a ^^ tverstnee . < 5 hote' » Sins : ^ "M §» 'Oasbmerf . liiakhig nm'sgem 3 i .-fs '! for imwd'if . 'i ^ his ow-a coinage , and levying tees -according lo bia own ' fashion . Some it the mountaineers , whofcOTe beeh'inadejQver to his . rule , are'byno means sattal ' ted , and threaten to . reset his encraaehments .

      fTheqaestion of CEnrersibns'bas produced v «? y angry fecfioKs at Madras :. 'Ayoung girl who was for some time nnder the care of a missionary at Madras , was ordered by theSupremeCoilrtto be bronghebefore it , rc 3 tnow her determination . She decided mpon retncining with thc ! roissionary . Her mother and bro * * th » r tried to tako'her out of the court . 'Long arguments as to her competence of judu ' mg for heraeli i {* lie being under twelve years ) followed . The cause its still undecided , iln ' theraeantimethe girl remains -with the miseionary ; hot there are symptoms . ot great dissatisfaction among the natives'on this subject . " .. ' : ¦ : ¦

      CANADA . MoNTREii , -Jane 'li . —^ fbe parliament was duly opened on thio' ^ nd inst . The speech ,-after the most approved horoe'models , cautiously . avoids topics of political hostility . After a four nights' debate on amendments'introduced by Mr Baldwin , a division gave a majority-in favonr of tbe ministry of two . The emigration by the'St Lawrence is of an alarming character this year . Already- 30 , 000 hare arrived , and > there are "fifty vessels lyingfit the quarantine station , off GrosseiJsle , with emigrants . The deatbsat-sea , and Gresse'Isle , and on ? the passage hetween Quebec and-Montreal , have amounted to at least 3 , 086 , and the 'number of-eiek is almost past computation . -A contagions pestilence is much tearcd .

      = 5 RAKGE . EsTaiesnmRT Scehk inithb Grambkh opDjsiiiies , —Tfee proceedings in the © batcher of Deputies on Friday week included one of the most extraordinary scenes that ever took place-in a legislativeassembly . The Chamber was quietly proceeding with tbe disoassiononthe scpplies required for the ifieme Department , when $ 5 . Emile de -Girardin charged Count Duchatel with'having circulated threugh'the country , at the public-expense , a- curtailed repert of the speech of" a depaty , " with -a-Tiew to defame him . < Tiiis accusation produced a tremendous , uproar in the Chamber . The-Minister of the ! Interior , rising , gave the lie-direct . to M . de Girardi . i , T < ho repliedi— "I hearrthis timo'tiie denial ' -of M .

      -Dnohatel , and accept it with-all-ita consequences ' . " An estraordinary -scene of confusion ensued . * , ' members from the two extremities -loudly , demanded an inquiry into the facta « tated on tAe'Wth utt . 'by . 'M . de Girardin , which ta & inisters' strenuously resisted . Silencahaving at lass been established , iM . Benoit iFouldj-whohad beenaccused ef offering SOjOOOf . for a peerage , ascended the tribune . . M . Fould admitted that be had lost upwards of 80 ,-OOOf . as a shareholder of a-Miaiaterial journaS , ' jyi ^ 2 tte , < bnt he protected that he had never solicited a-peerage , that no-each promiserfcad ever U ^ n-made to nim , and that he bad never offered to purchase one with , money nor on any other condition . M . jEmile de Girardin =-bring

      ' called . upon to explain ,. replied that he had nothing to retract from bis previous , affirmation . ¦ . . ¦ A : debate then followed on the sale .-of a theatrical patent -for > 100 , 000 f „ which were ^ paid into > tlie coffers of / tbe , 'Epqguenewspaper . M . < Odillon ? Barrot maintaiasd thecorrectness of tbe cfcarge , and « bserved that , if lihe Minister was not . privy to it , ihe was at lessfc bound , taproseente the -swindler . * 8 . Duchatel out ( tended tbat the tribunals bad no . right , to intervene rin , questioacofaparliaraefltary natere . and that tbe . government whose character was impeached , recognised no olberjudges tban- 'tbejn > jority , " M . As Moray aubditted the following proposition to tbo assembly : —

      ( The Chanter , satisfied with the esplaeations given by Ohe . gOVernBlent , will pats to tie order of the day . Several . members subseqeently addressed the assembly for . aud against the proposition , which , on being . iiltimately put to the * ate , -waa-carried by 225 tou ^ ,. thus ^ i 7 ing the JWinifitera „ a . ijojority of 103 rotes . . " . .... On-Saturday the Court of iPeers concluded tbeit preliminary proceedingsagainst > Gen « calde Cubivres . ThexGenerai and MM . Teste , Pellapra . and Parmentier areitobe . Hied for- the crimes and offences punish « d < by the articles 117 , 129 , andjiOS of the Penal Code . . General de Cubieien , and MM . Peilapr * and Pafffientier are accused of . an act of bribery , which lias-been .. acceded to , and M . Test « of baring acceptedithe > bribe . This is a crime . whioh the code punishes with -a degrading penalty . iGeneral de Cubidree-jtnd M . tPellapra are , moreover , charged with swindling , tit is believed tiat the ( trial will commence on thefitb of July .

      Foon BImcsat Mujaocsn . —On Suadajitbe French government received a telegraphic . dispatoja from the Prefect . of tbcilaut-Rhin , annoxaoiag that disturbancesbiia & eoatat Mulhouseon Satutday . ciottiing . the pretestof which was the high price of bread . The crowd visi £ ed-suco £ Bsively the bakow' shops and iihe wine shopq , which they pillaged . JQuriqg the pillage of a bakers shop ' , after repeated Aummonscs w disperse had teen givea without result , . tbe DUieut . Colonel of the IStblightinfan try , who eozimanded tbe detachment , fcading . bimselfasraiJed on all sides , ordered the troops to fire . Three or four pernios . were killed . The Lieut ^ CoIonei was Kriouely wousded in the face . Numerous arrests werexnade .

      ; SPAJIi . . ' .. .. .... There is a very fair aupplj . ef gossip in the journals ' , respecting the intrigue on foot for a change of ! Ministry . One of the journals states that the Progressists have the intention to form juntas in different pacts of the kingdom , and ( ton demand the formation . of a central junta to . exercise the supreme gorsrnment , convoke the Cortes , and reform tbe DonetitnUos ; . Theserni ^ iUcIal Corrco says that ibere is no truth in the statement of the Faro , thai ; the rank and honour * of § snartero bare been restored ; but that journal and the JSspanol state positively that if tbe decree baa not been actually signed ii will be very shortly . A letter from Barcelona of tbe 19 th gires an account of a conflict between a detachmeaat of . tbe Queen's forces and a party of SO Afoutemohcista , in which tbe former were defeated and forced to retreat

      after the loss of several men . The Montemolino party were said to be increasing . A pmmncioiKcnto of tbat party has taken place in the province of Burgos , and a small bandof partisans basappeared there . The Montemolinista are represented to have seized all the post horses at Burgoa and to have burned the telegraph . The Queen ' s troops had gone in pursuit ef them . ' ¦ . . . A report is circulated tbat the Queen ' s husband is or has been , a member of some half-dosea secret associations , professing republican , and even more obnoxious principles , aud baring for their object tbe overthrow of monarchy in Spain , and pernapa . elsewhere , for he is alleged to be at ones a Freemason , a Carbonaro , a Communiste , arid' ( worse than all of course with the royal father-in-law of his youngest daughter ) an "Avenger of Alibaud . " ( Fudge !)

      PORTUGAL . The Own . Wmu—In ooblast we announced the surrender of Sa da Bandeira , the Conde de Millo , and some two or three hundred of the troops under their command , at St Ubes . We added also tbe important fact tbat the great body of the national forces bad evacuated tbe town previous to Bandeira ' s " surrender , " and madegood their retreat to the interior . It appears that the main body of the force , in all something over 0 , 000 men , retired in good order and firm attitude towards tbe south , carrying with them their entire military train , and marching under the leading of the most promising chief tbat has appeared in Portugal for many Jong years—a guerilla leader named Galamba , who , by his party , has been designated—and not inaptly—as the La Roche Jacquelin of Portuguese story . It was only at WVen o ' clock next morning that Vinhaes . tbo Queen s g # oeral , ; ent « NKl St Ubes , and sent bia cayalry in

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      ; I House Of: Lords ¦—Monday, Jpm 28..Lo...

      ; i HOUSE OF : LORDS ¦—MONDAY , JPM 28 . . Lord Baon ««* K brorigln ; forward a motion relative to the private bu » lne « i » f the house , and in doing so mad * lengthy exposition of the defects of Ihe present » y » teni . Adverting <; to th « , oinan « ti « e ¦ number ot railway bills , and the increating parliamentary influtnoe of th * railway interest , be said : — " From every point of view inwliioh hewgardeutlils . ubject , henaw tbe importonce ; of ( appointinga : reiponsihl * i tribunal' to trannaci tbe private buslnets brought before parliament . He now lawiln the columns of newspapers containing i . lecil . 'n advertisements the names of ohairmen ' and aeputy-chairmen 'Ol railway companies ; and of lsw ^ i pfoprirtots of shares in such undertakings , n » candidates for seart in tke othfr houae of Parliament ; end , iu many case *

      these partiM ] who bad tbe ifVt otnumeroug Bituattonii , I ranging from £ 10 to £ 70 or £ 80 » -year , might prubabiv be able to influence couitUtiettcfcs , « nd \ o oVtaln seats in parliament . Their lordships had heard of some parlloments which were fllslingiitshcd by pttrtlcalhr names ; they-ha 4 : heacdof the ficfteas Corpus parliament ; ihey had beafdof the LongpaVlwment ; aiid hebetleyedthat next session they would - see a Railway parliament . ( A laugh . ) ; There would '< ik > doubt be first-class , secondclass , and third-class Ministers ( a laugh ); and persons woeld change tlmir stations iiistcad of th-. ir plac « t . ( twighter . ) thoy 'nilght even hear of nome railway

      member , commencing his speech by saying , " Had my « eanv been up , ' Mr "Speaker . " ( Laughter . ) He had no > 4 oubt these railway members would be found moat toml > ert > Ae , most obedient , most submhsive-riioit to the Treasury bench-but to their own rignal , to ^ their own flaj » to their owa boatswain ' s whistle ( a laugft ) , which summoned them to tho charge qgaintt ' any refoiin , any linprovejnen ' t , any amendment of tiro , existing railway system which might be pniposew ^ ahd It wes not impm ; ¦ h » WBthqtm « nv jobs might be 'jittvpittatesi , tbat vn-acri snUeliHt'HJ ^ ct hi done , and Usui muchigood might fee yrevttuxKu ; -iu' consequence of theiperfeet discipline'awd close subservience ot ' these pcrexins to tbc ' lr leaders . ' " ¦

      lord R « v » ESDAt « admitted many rjf the evils , but thought tibtjy wero too « tfy . igly desrribed , wd tbnf it v / a « ' too'lVte » n tf , 5 "Vieieif ^ . 'J : 0 'w tr >» ttemi > t . » ny I' ^ iwdy . The *« w , j [ fr 0 f Li «^ tf ^ ' usfe . u-i 5 Brossham ' it ' . 'Sl ' jL . n-avt hi * nioti ' yti , wliich 'lie did , aftcrVfilc & ' tt ' - iwal fe' . Ke were ' tormviici s stugo , aad their iotdsbipE foea at aa c-Jrly hoRr , " : HOttSE 05 ? OOMW ^ S .-yoit . racAr ,, —Mr . 'tt , ito-«< Wflie-, p «« ntet > ftpctifiaB'fromiifhttblta ' nsM <( f ^ BCf ci e 9 n , 'pwyistg" tbo iinuse tu address hci Jlsjcst ; o ^ iiust inlcr . rereriee ir . tho affairfii fbrtiigal , ' -MrilviHE presented a petiticn on the snrae subjuct ,

      agreii' to ' . at a pixWfe'toeettag'fetld WJehntitteei , inn-l 'diw . ' . Tbo petitioncr « e * pr *»» cd the diegutt they feltat ' beboMln / r a Britlih } iiaval force employed in restotltg ttftbe Qiueeh ; of Portugal the authority whioh sh »> had poetry forfeited by 1 ier vfotefion of the solemn eh ^ gag ' eraents into ' whiPh ' tftish'ad- 'entered with her people ^ uiat thefSrltish Goverament'never interfered m behaltofthc 'T « ople , but always in"fatocr of sovereigris ; th « 6 « ict ' : conduct was calculated to-injure the character oE / Great Britain in the eyeisof the 'world ; and , 'finally , tlaeipetu tjoncrs prayed the house to address her Majest j to disl miss her , ministers , i ( Laughter , and bear , hearij .

      - . - < ftvEB . it »' E « B « Bi » 'r-SE « s .--Lord'ijl . M * KNa «»? uta ngcestloa to the Under-Secretary for the'Cqlowea . rKattw to the' disease and mortality on board emigr » nt-ship 3 iromlrelarndto'tJiraadaicna the United States . The ' noblelord read a statement of theinumber of deaths that rfcad occurred cm boird-different . ressds on the . passage , and addedpth « ft'tho ships wereadleged to bciac most > -filtby stat' 9 , UBprovideiJwttb proper accommodation , and nvithout si juncknat supplies of water . ; Heaslied whether the' govei jnnient' had' received ; any Information with regard to < this "morUlity , and whether any steps » h » d been , tab « i toi-pre ' veht the * recurrence of similar disaster * % ¦• ¦ ; - i ' .

      Mr HiJWEsJamented to say that what tbe > nifbl » lord , 'had stat . ) da « itotht » jr . atroort » HtjM ) n board these ships waa unfowto «»\ ely too true . The Governor-General of Canada bad addressed the Colonial-office on tbesubject , ; and he i read « n extract frotji the r <( ply immadifitely for * warded to him bjtXopd Grey ; thtfooble lord said he was " extret Bely « pncerned to hoar the account of the state In whioh p assea-gers had arrived in-Canada , " and instructed the Gov tra « r-Gene * al tt » take alt the measures bnteaIcu ' - lated to mitigate their sufferings ; by providing ^ ncreiieed medical \ attesidanee and greater accommodation , even ' if , for . t -hat pucpose , it was ' -necessary to ' ¦ exceed the

      amount of the < vote granted > by iFarliament ; for that attendanc e . In csnaajuence ot these instructions , in . creased' medical aid-would haveibeeri furnished , and by the incniased activity ofthetCommissariat - jDupartment , he hoped ! by this time everything had been done to afford relief and prevene . any . extensive-spread of disease . As to the w snt of accommodation , and the supply of water on beard ! the emigrant . ships , < he bad not < reeeived any specific . 'iceountf- . but the house-was aware that the-Governraeuiishad no direct control over these vessels ; all it could do was to scetthat theregulations of tb ^ PasseDgem ' Act were compIied'With .

      Lord 1 . If annbm asked if any farther . steps would be taken on this side the water to prevent the evils complained of ! . . MrHaWES wouid-oot undertake to say that no further measures would be taken ; but by tti » la . w asiteVood the power ol the Government waeJimited . Gtasoow BLic 3 st » j . ~ Mr T . Dr « coMBE bad a question to put to- ' tbe noble lord at the head of the Government of some importance to that house , da reference to Ministerial influence in it , lie perceived that the permanent Secretary oftbeBoapd of Trade had addressed the electors of tbe city ofciasgow . After an able statement of

      his political opinions , he added , he had no reason to be . iieve this avowal of bis opinions would prevent him from holding office under , the present Administration . He AUr Duneombc ) wished w ask tbe nabJelord whether it would be legal for the permanent Secretary of the Board ¦ of Trade to sit in the house , or whether it was the intention of Macg ' regor , should he be returned for Cia » gow ; to continue to hold his offica ? In that case the Presiden t iof . the Board of Trade , the Vice-Prtsident , and the p « - . manent secretary would all hold seats in Parliament . ; be should like to have the noble lord's opinion as to whether Mr Macjrregbr could sit for Glasgow and hold Ms Office , ifhfi Should be returned .

      iLord 3 . Udsseli . could not anewer the question as to ¦ the legality or illegality of the Secretary of tho Board ol Xrade being competent to sit in the house ; that must depend on . the construction of ads of Parliament regulating the constitution of the Board of Trade . He did not think it necessary to examine the question of legality , becouse he undewtood , when Mr Macgregor informed himof bis intention to become a candidate for a seat in Parliament , that it was hot his intention tejholdhis office should he be elected , He quite agreed with the hon . gentleman , that , by the President and Vice-President the Board of Trade was sufficiently represented , and he did not think the secretary ought to have a seat in Parliament white . fee held hia office . BiittvArs ( Ieeiahd ) But . —On the order of th « day for the second reading of this bill ,

      Sir W . MotEswoain moved as an amendment that the bill be read a second time that day three months . The bon . baronet contended that the plan proposed by Lord G . Bentinck having been rejected by tbe House , it would be roost inconsistent to Ogree to the proposal now made by the government . He thought that the I / ish should be left to do for themselves as the English wore left . Mr yfinuKH seconded the amendment . Lord J , EossEU said he had opposed Lord G . Ben . tinck ' s plan on the twofold ground that it was imprudent in the then state of affairs to enter upon so exteniire a scheme ; and that the plan iteelf could not , if adopted , baveboen sufficient for what was then to be attainedthe immediate employment and sustenance of tbe whole Irish people . But although lis had opposed Lord George Bentinck ' s particular plan , it would have been a most

      violent conclusion to determine that no assistance at all , or at any time , should be given to Irish railways . The condition otlra ' and was in a very great degree owing to the treatment of England ; and had the Irish been governed liko ' tbe English , not during the last few ' years , but for centuries , doubtless it would be conformable to the principles of reason to allow the Irish to do for themselves . Bat there were abundant reasons for departing , in the case of Ireland , from the principles Of non » interf ^ reuce , and the assistance now proposed to be given to the construction of railways was part of tbe general policy tbat Parliament ought to adopt towards Ireland . Mr ttoiBUCK opposed the bill , and maintained that wo might na well encourage the " construction of railways in New Zealand as in Ireland . He asserted that tlie grow , ing crop nf potatoes gave unequivocal signs of disease .

      Lord George Bemtinck heartily congratulated the government , on having adopted a step in the right direction , and fully concurred In the sentiment expressed by the Prime Minister , that this was a portion of tbe general policy nhinh Parliament ought to purane towards Ireland , If he had desired to move an amendment to the effect that other railways sbnUnvly situated with those selected for loans should share in tbe public advances , he was in a great measure dissuaded from doing so by the assurance given hy the Minister that she claims of other railways similarly situated should hereafter be considered , : Mr Labouchere , Mr Lofrc-y , Mr M . J . O'Connell , Mr M , Gore , and Mr Shell addressed the house in favour of ihe bill .

      Mr Snsu , ia the course of his apeech . pasBed an elabo . rate panegyric on the late Mr O'Connell . fie said , that able and sagacious statesman ( Lord J . Itussellj will have great difficulties to contend with , which will beenbanced by the loss which Ireland has sustained by the death of that celebrated man , to whoni the noble lord opposite ( LordG . Bentinck ) has alluded , who has con * ferred . upoti his country incalculable obligations , and to ivho ' m , when the prejudices aiid the passions , the ami . pathit l and predilections of the hour shall have passed away , in tbe impartial adjudication of those by whom we shall be succeeded , the attributes of greatness , political

      and intellectual , will be hereafter beyond doubt assigned , ( Hiar , hear . ) Whatever opinion may be entertained oi His title to the veneration of his country , iu an assembly composed like that which I am now addressing , it must be admitted by those who wtro in the sternest antagonism to him while ha lived , that that renowned Irish , man effected his achievements by a great mental instrumentality ; and I trust that the time will never arrive when English statesmen will have cause to lament that the voice is beard no more by which millions Were at Juoe excited and controlled , and that the accents on whWn & water , \ vvmg te t » ptotc ma aumte wWt admi . ration are bulbed in the grave for ever , I would that

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      he had been sp * r »; i to u »; I would that be bad llr » d t » behold the lost of tliit ancient and perpetual f « i « h la which he . was J an bumblebentver , and pf . wUek . b » nas the proud uud chivalrous phampion—that he hasl Hvc-d to behold the eternal city , that be . had knrit at the altars of that temple , the noblest that were evtr nisei by the hands of man , and worthy of the purposes , tho , high ' and holy ones , to which it is devotedr-and that through the marble halls of the Vatican the verierablt man , though with a feeble and tottering step , had found , his way , amidst the array , of sacerdotal pomps , and receivtd the sanctifying salutation of . the great pontifical rafoTtner ' wUo ua * atscendedthe chair of St Peter amidst tbeacclftmatioiis . of . thrworJtl ; and I would . that after hehariperfrn'msd that pilgrimage ho' had returned to tlie cihmvry of M » bit * , and vhtett . 1 » J »> free , in order the

      that tu might renew ihe injunction never to Infringei prfadpIe ^ nponw" ^ oH . l . «•^^«* - ^ ^^ S uiusitiow life , and of whose violation hi > nevj *^*«> ¦ Ritimately attuned . ' I « m conscious that I hate departed from ihe more imm ^ iute question before the » oMe ,. on « . I wholi 9 venciwoo . « eWoro a justificationfor interfering in j « u . ' discussion * sbali be pardoned if I have . avaUeajra-» eW oithis the first orc »« ion which has presente d itsejK to mo to offer a mournful but unavailing tribute ft /* ommemiiratioii to tlteraeiEoryi-f tb « man with . whom . I was-, for . so many years politically associated , and who ? e . M-- parture fronj tbe great surna in ' which lie . performed * . part whith attracwd tUt atfcation of mankind , 1 regarw as a disHBtrr , which it will require areat wisdom and ' fortitude and the spirit W conciliation , by ' which . th » : policy « i which this mea ^ Te is founded , to . ConnwrvaU .-( Cheers . ) ... . ' ' , L " .. , ' .-,. . [ , ,, -.

      Sir . jASBs 'QBABAit 'ctRncided in tho iustness . of the . . tribute paid to Mc O'Oeaueli ' s immory . by Mr , Shlt : l ,. bat \ . differed wiUi him in Msh-tokimt tbat tiiis Parliameat hW ^ , , yet to show its aympntfey in Irish distress . Althong hhe , / Sir J . 'Graham , ptfr & ctly understood the propoeitjoB ' , made by Lord George Beminck , he was at a ' loss *«^ i « r , cover-upon what -principle , thv proposal ., of , * he govern * - , inon't we * founded- ^ < a ' nd he felt satisfied that , . all the ¦ ,, arguiaeiits urged , hy the government against-, Lord' ,-George BcntincKV . 'Bcheme wtfe ' appiicabia against their ¦• , own proposal , -Sir James : proceeded to draw a dark- . '

      pictvrc of tlw ^ WftcuUjes of the money market , « w-nn . ¦ Mtistiii'toi ' j- « ta >« i . iif th < i tiiiauces , mv' ni the doubtful itprcspt-ctn nfth'i pntt . to crop , tint ) asked , was , tbi * at fl ; . » jf » ii ! . touajMiid- ^ SS 0 O , « H ) 0 on lowus t < i iiisli railway comp * - i tif .-a 2 > 1 ' 4 l ic tt Pt" «> n . evBry shilling . spent in 'Ireland i-shuuid lia spJni ' i ^^ * . »«» « -fpv-lacing food . QoUVvit-• tion of Mi * waato la ^ s «« 'i' ^ tt ^ . ^^ ^ ' . itm tnitcit ' . 'bsJv . iii' -able means o' improiWIL . ^ . ; ' y i-1 " 't ' wti o ? Iteinixl , but the proposed i ; j ( flsu .-c M'U ' iiin'JfV ^ ,. ' . land inconi"yt * nt , * nd IUmumo he . ! ii . o'Md . . . ' aot'W ( Md

      lucti . ntl ; , - , vft . a ' . iKHinst ? h « bid . : The eatacELioa of the hxiBinxiSii- usfta-3 * d ' t ) m measare . Mr DifiBAEU called particular attention , to the fact . that the ^ iestitm cijitmionct-d with a discussion of th » Very question -which occupied it at Ua-clOSe ,,-and tha * .-the' overwhelming majority whi h « opped tHe pyogres » . of Lord < G . B « iitiRck * proposal , was now prepared to turn round and vote in favour of a proposition similar in prin- ¦ ciple , ' bst of very d'Oninlahed extent , the real question - thehnu « ehp ( i to determine , and which the country ' would pass juditnu jvt on , was , slumld Parliament adhereto anjt .-pedaiitip . npjtKcaiwn «( ' the yvisciple * of poWical economy to Ireland , or ehauld Ireland be governed ! jttntlywnd accordiag to tbe dictates of sound policy and seodesnse i At the hustings this question would 890 a be decided .

      ¦ «* iliiu » admitted that Lord George Bentinck and ! Ms fiends had a most triumphant , victory overthoso who , at the beginning ef the session , opposed , the large and ^ compreiiensive . scheme then proposed . lie ( Mr Hume ) bad opposed that scheme , and in cpTurittenoy he was hound to v « te against the bill before the house . . AKrT * Ei , » wiir and Mr CiKnwELL opposed the blll < - iTbe house divided— , ? For the second reading of the bill ... M 8 \ A 8 »' n » tit * $ , Majority ... ..... ... .... lis ' -. The bill wan read a tecond time , ' % 6 Itoute adjourtie . l » t « : ne o ' clock , TUESDAY . Jowb 29 .

      ; HO « SE'OP LORDS-Poor . Uw AwnNisntATioW Bii , i ) .--The Mut ' qui * ot Laiudowse , in moving the second reading of ' this bill , briefly exidaintd , that it continued tbepowers , ' but altered the iiiachint-ry , « f the present law , tt . o principle hlursvion beiiig the appointment of one eosft " missioner at the head of a certain hoard , who would haVO a seat iu parliament , and then , be compellable to answer questions r « l 1 ting to tbe administration of the law , . iLord BkoooiMK expressed hit admiration of tbe principle of the present law , andboptd the house would n » t depart from it . But when they went into , committee oa the bill , he should feel ii his duty to Miggeitaotne ; amendments . He must Uke this opportunity of offering bit tribute of gratitude and praise to the conduct of . Capt . Nicholls and bis coadjutors , and also ' of MrChadwick ; but ha deeply regretted that the commissioners generally bad , owing to a warn of firmness , shown a willingness to sacrifice subordinate officers to newspaper clamour :

      • For whom does false honour charge or lying tsare— - Whom lut the faulty and the vile f Lord Redbsdale objsctcd to that portion of the bill which provided , that the chiat commissioner should have a seat in parliament . In his opinion the delicate duties which that functionary had tu perform should be kept wholly apart from party politics . Alter a few words from the Marquis of LahsDownb in CKplanationi the bill was read « stcond time , and ordered to he committed on PrMay next . Baths and Wash houses llni . —On the motion of Lori Campbell , the house went into' committee on this

      bill . Lord Oammuk * said that fn this bill , which was intended to promote habits of cleanliness among the poorer classes , it was originally provided that all tbs baths , hot and cold , should be charged at a uniform and minimum rate , but subsequently It wa * thought that classes Immediately above the poorest might be benefited , if baths at 0 , tQtaewtt ' fct Mgher charge wiw cstab . jjshfd , and that , further , the revenue derived from these latter would support the baths of the poor , without any increase . in the poor-rate . With this vi « w a < -Iaase had been introduced * , authorising in certain cases a charge of threepence for cold , and sixpence for warm , baths . It had been objected to this bill , that it would Interfere with private bathing establishments , in which large capitals had b eea invested but he did not think there was much fear that the customers of those establishments would come to thoparish baths . Besides , works of great public utility were not to be stopped on tho ground that they interfaced wiflv a few private interests .

      Lord Mosteaqli opposed the clause , as applying ft public rate to that which n as not a public purpose . To establish baths and waih . bouses for the better classes at the public espaase would be tantamount to establishing a tenant-farmers' ward in the workhouse . There was a good deal of hardship also in the cases of tne private bathing establishments scattered over the metropolis . ' ; £ 50 , 000 had been expeaded on those establishments ; an * tbe introduction of the noble and learned lord ' s clause ia this bill would completely destroy their trade . The Bishop of London had no fear that the operation of the bill would go to disturb tbe rights of property , or to interfere with the interests of trade . Qcnthmea .

      who indulged in warm baths at present , paid two or three shillings for each , and it was not at all likely that they would bo attracted by tlie parish baths . But evea if private interests should be in a slight degree interfered with , be did not think that tbat would justify the house in refusing its assent to a measure nhjen was Intended to promote the health , the cleanliness , and the morality of thepeople . Since the establishment of tho cheap bsith-homes no less than 80 , 000 persona had , taken advantage of them in the north-western district 0 * the metropolis . It mi « ht be safely predicated that if the lower , and middle classes adopted the praetice of bathing , their example would soon be followed by the higher classes , and bathing would become ' fashionable , to the great benefit of private ,, establishments of that class . He trusted , therefore , ' the bill would be permitted to pass without , being imtmdtd , » a the noble lord had suggested .

      Lord Stawmt saw that the principle of tho bill , appeared to be to furnish the lower orders oi ri >< : p « op >« with baths at a rate cheaper than that which tl « j cosi , and to defray the excess by having another class of baths charged at a higher than cost yvlr .-j . " flic principle was unobjectionable , and , in fact , H had hce » adopted in the county lunatic asylums , when . ' n pali ^ its were received and treated at a greatvt charge , than tne pauper patients , the county rates being ( hereby eontidarably relieved by the surplus derivais . from the ikhey patients . Tho fact , however , was , that in the present bill , it was not a question of principle , but one simply of arrangement , and iu order to obviate the difficulty suggested by the proprietors of private baths , some conditions ought to be imputed on the managtrt of the baths to be created under the bill , whereby the highvr class baths should be charged at such prices as not wholly to supersede the private establishments ol that nature , wVose existence was supposed to be enendangered by the measure . With this proviso , flit bill would have bis perfect approbation aiid sanction .

      The Marquis of LarbpowKE said , that tbe suggestionof thenoble lord was . a good one , and might be adopted with great advantage . Lord Monthaqib withdrew his amendment . The whole of the clauses were then agreed to including the clause which had been the subject of diacussioB , and the bill was reported . Several bills were forwarded a stage , and their lord " ships adjourned at 7 o ' clock . The Commons did not make a house , only 18 members being present when the Speaker took tbe chair . WEDNESDAY , Joke 80 .

      HOUSE OF COMMONS . -Lord 6 . Behtwci complained of the inaccuracy of the returns presented relative to the quantity of corn imported in foreign ships since the suspension of the Navigation Laws . —The CJUHCttioi «{ the Exchequer and Lord John Rgssell defended the general correctness of the returns , the noble lord stating that even should it appear that the amount ofewniaported was overstated , he should still consider it necetsary to propose thefutther suapcnslon of tne Navigation Laws until tho 1 st of March , 18 * 8 . Iaisn Ritiir Comjiittie » , —Sir D . Noami brengh the report of the relief commissioners for Ireland »» d » the notice of tbe house ; that report highly inipugninf the conduct of many relief committees , charging tb « ia with gross misconduct In the adminlgtraion at tb « fund » for th * relief of the destitute poor , n * hov . btx »»»»

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 3, 1847, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_03071847/page/7/