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      <* Aa 4 Iwillwar , atle « stim war * s 7 ( Aa « - « k <» ald « iy ciuuc t » fc&ppe »—4 eeas , ) With * Uwh « warwith Thtughtl " » 4 tiumk I heir alittU Wri ^ ho tings « fe « p » o ? le % j- * na-fcjwfllbe the « trong « r . "—Bweir . Press of matter compels the omission of the usual article in this column . The

      MOVEMENTS OF THE WEEK 4 te , with one exception , utterly devoid of interest . The one exception is the present" termination of the Cnil war in Portugal , * ' by the surrender of Oporto to the English and Spanish forces ; that is , the British have taken possession of the harbour and the For , but the Junta -would surrender the city itself to the Spaniards only . What a commentary is this On the part played hy Palmerston ! The " ancient

      ally" of Portugal is scouted as utterly untrustworth y , and the Junta refuses to place itself at the mercy of the British . On the other hand , the Portuguese confide in the honour of their " hereditary enemies " the Spaniards , and prefer trusting Concha to accepting anything like favour or friendshi p (?) on the part of the representatives of Victoria ! Our " best possible instraeUos , " ate *? M \ rifti joy at the " success" of the intervention ; but " wait a little longer . " When the Junta refuses under any circumstances to yield the city to t he Queen ' s troopswhen Das Antas , although still a prisoner , thunders

      against the arrogance and perfidy of the " factious government" in power at Lishon ; when thesoldiers of the Junta who had preferred " volunteering" into the Queen ' s army , rather than continue prisoners in the hands of the British , amuse themselves by setting fire to their barracks , and are so well trusted as to be sent to different parts of the country disarmed and handcuffed ; when the Queen ' s subjects are murdered by the police in the streets of Libson , for refusing to uncover in presence of their brutal and disreputable Sovereign ; when these evidences present themselves of the feelings actuating the two parties , it is not difficult to predict the course of future events . The Cortes must speedily be

      assembled . The elections wfll take place unaer Court , Spanish , and British coercion , and a majority of slaves and knaves will , most probably , be re 1 turned ; but there will be a minority sufficiently strong to annoy the "powers that be , " and sooner or later we shall witness "Her Most Faithful Majesty" violating the engagements she has entered into , and renewing her old game of perfidy , tyranny , and cruelty . Then wfll come fresh " pro ! nunciamentos . " England must again interfere , or tamely stand by to see all that is now being done undone , either by the Court , or the Coon and its Irencb and Spanish allies , or the Portuguese themselves . Lord Palmerston has placed this countrv

      in a " pretty considerable fix ; " and the " curses of hate and the hisses of scorn " already awarded him in Portugal , will yet be his reward at home .

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      FRANCE . The majority commanded by the ministry in the chamber has not been sufficient to extricate it from tti edifficnitiesproducedbythedisclosuresofM . Emile deGirardin , who continues to reiterate his charges . Thefollowingarehis allegations in their most condensed and most emphatie form :-l . That SI . Adam the pateatee of the new opera-house , paid £ 4 000 for tbe privilege created by M . Duchatel . minister of the interior . 2 . Thatamemoireof Baron Lamcert had been brought up for £ 1 , 200 . 3 That £ 50 , 000 had been demanded from the postmasters of i ranee , a * a douceurto bring in a law in their favour to indemnify them for whatthsy must lose by the railways . 4 . That the cross ofthe Lesion of Honour was sold to a bankrupt . 5 . That £ 200 per month was paid for the support of the Globe newspaper , o . Inat an insulting condition was annexed to the offerot a peerage ; and , 7 th and lastly , that the promise of apeerage was sold for £ 3 . 000 .

      The Gnutitutionnel publishes the following letter rom Algiers : — ° ' Whilst AM-elKaier was endeavouring to mate us peace with France , Abderrhaman was informed that lie Emir intended to direct all his forces against him md overturn hi » authority . The Emperor thenresolved » nd himself of that dreaded guest , and availedhimsdf j ) f the collection of the tribute in the Riff by a small wdj of troops he had sent thither to that effect to order h 9 C * d ELAm * r , chief of that expedition , to seize IM-el-Kader . The latter was then at the head of 500 lorscmen and 200 infantry . On tb e 14 i of June the Kooriih ttaopa attempted to cxemte the order of the Emperor , but they were vigorously repulsed bj the troop * Df the Emir , with a loss of 70 horses . On the following day El-Amar returned to the charge , but the Moois were again defeated , and in the course of the following night their camp was attacked , captured , and plundered by Abd-el-Ksder , who , having taktn the Caid pritoncr , caused him to be decapitated . If this account be conect AbieLKader is at this moment master of the Biff , that is , of the extensive province of Morocco bordering on our frontiers . He may now receive along the coast all kinds of supplies , and his prestige must have greatly increased m tbe Empire of Morocco , The . National announces that all the officers attached to the army of Africa now on leave of absence in Pans have been ordered to return iorthwith to their corps , in consequence oi the accounts received from Oran . ™ S ? AIN - The most strange stories reach U 3 from the Spanish capital . From some cause or other Don Francisco ( father of the Qaeen ' s husband ) and his daughter have been banished from the palace . The most / ridiculous stones are to ! d of regicide pints , in which the aforeaudDon was to play a principal part : Letters from Paru represent , that not the assassination , bnt file forced abdication of the Queen , will certainly fcue place before long . The seat of the conspiracy is Pans , not Madrid . The National does not regard ascertain any one of the hundred statemente on this subject in circulation , but expresses a conviction that General Aarvaez is only waiting for ultimate orders to proeeed to Madrid and prepare for the accession of the Duchess of MontpenSe , to the Spanish tnrone . c

      General Prim has been ordered to quit Cadiz where he was believed to be organising a Progresista movement . « J ™ ' Ba ^ f ° i ! : Jounial 8 ^ tain an account of a mifbT * ' ^ tween a taBd of MontemoUnista , 200 strong , in the mountainous part of Catalonia and adetachmentof the Queen ' s troops , StJte muchinfenoru . number . The account states that the MontemoWj lost 21 men in killed , ana had " ^^ "SSL * **** pri 80 Dera ^ ™ the side of the Queen was seven men killed and 16 wounded . As usual , . however , the Montemolinists , on the preach of night , were able to make good tueir retreat and to set their pursuers at defiant

      PORTUGAL . Accounts have been received from Lisbon to tbe ' 29 ih of June , and from Oporto to the 39 th , inclui save , according to which the Spanish troops had I entered Oporto ; the Junta surrendering to the allies , f but refusing to do so with Saldanha . The following f terms bad been agreed to .-. ) 1 st . A full and entire completion of their four articles : proposed by the allied powers . [ 2 nd . The for css of her Catholic Majesty to garrison ; Oporto and forts adjacent ; the troops of the Junta to ¦ ¦ give up their arms to the Spaniards . \ 3 rd . The troops of the Queen not to enter Oporto until evacuated by the a llied powers ; the troops and volunteers of the Junta to be treated with the honours of war , the officers their swords and horses . 4 th . Such ol the Junta forces as wish to retire home to have passports .

      ' tht ™™^ - 8 l ° ? e h 0 D 0 nr < rf fl «» allies torespect >¦ the property of the inhabitants , &c , &e . , . Attae momtutof surrender wane offte Qaeen ' s * Wi&tBPSsz Stt : sfttsiS&- ^ - « - * .-A day or two previous to tha surrender , Saldanha made an attack on the bead of Villa No , * , at tha moment that rthe allies were negotiating with th « Junta . The « Patalea" maintained thewpoit and Saldanha ' a troops were compelled to retire . ' The loss on beta sides in killed and wounded amounted to about fifty mea and ten officers . The Oporto correspondent of the Tunes says : — Tou must understand that the Junta and tVeir par . I titans gave in , not from the dread of Saldanha and i Concha being able to make any impression on the city , I but from the conviction that England having resolved to

      I put them down , they could not hope for ultimate suc-| cess . Their treasury is empty , aad no other means of I recruiting it exiits than by resorting to a forced loan ; I hut still with all these disadvantages , and having lost a fleet and two armies , it England remained neuter , the Junta must have won . The force round Oporto does I notmnch outnumber the force withta . The Spaniards , 1 though well fed to-day , would be deprived of supplies I ¦ withiB two or three weeks . Even Saldanha finds much I i ?^* P ^^ ring radons and fodder , and as the I I !\ * Bof e"tf" « knn . the city could nothave I b * m taken mthout a long and painful siege , I M « JSSf * n * % * "W * " * J tne English 1 aad subsequently confined in the castle of St Julian

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      have " volunteered" into the Queen ' s army . Others refusing to " volunteer" have been Bet at libarty But , says tbe correspondent of the Daily Newt — Amongst the trifling occurreaces just now so charac terisHcofl . sbondomgs . s the seizing by the police and incarceratang in the already omflowin \ gaols of all the solOiers they can lay hold of or entrapwhowerett Pledge of the Enghsh admiral and English minister htL V WCeiVe PS ? P ° *» «** ™ ™ Zl \ Bovernment uowsa , that ouce free and on shore these men agaiu fall under the conscription act , "ir ^ r ^ i ° Wh 0 wonId « ° t takemUitar ; . S * ^^ P ™ . h « e , with a wholesome absaaence from food and water , these base j . nissaries of fte ^ queeu of " good faith" anticipate - overcoming any Ungmng reluctance of the men to serve . Sir William ranter u aware of this infamous infraction of pledges and ensagements ; I state this uponiuthority aadpledge wysciftothefact l relate . * _* - *« \ 1 m * * m m *^

      Das Antas and other officer * were still keptprilonets at Fort St Julian . A decree had appeared pardoning the Torres Vedras prisoners . The memoersaf the Junto are said to have taken refuge in the Spanish camp . „ HOLLAND . tBONiKOKS , June 30 . —Serious disturbances took place m this town on the 28 th , on account of the excessive dearness of food . The troops had to be called out . They made use of their anna , and it is said killed four persons and wounded twelve , some of them very seriously . Most of the wounded persona had taken no part in the disturbances , having been present otly as spectators .

      GERMAN * . Pbdssia . —Berub , June 29 . —The kine arrived at Potsdam this day on hi 9 return from Silesia . The object of his excursion was to attend the inauguration of the statue of Frederick the Great , at Breslau . It is all very well for our pious monarch thus to pay reverence to mVnot very pious ancestor , but , if Frits derEmzi ge could speak to his successor , he would tell mm that the _ monument of which he i 3 most ambitious 13 a line of monarchs on his throne , each as effectivel y the man of the time as he was himself . The ceremony of unveiling the statue passed off well ; the most impressive feature about it was a group of veterans from the times of the great king at the foot of his statue . One of them , as appears from his certificate ot baptism , ia 109 years old , having been born on the 5 th of February , # 38 . It was atouching sight to see this old man , in an uniform of the seven years war .

      The Berlin journals publish afflicting details respecting the inundations by which a portion of bileaia has been desolated . They state that , on the 21 st olt , a dykeef the Oder having burst its boundaries near the little town of Mtaupe . in the district of Liegniz , twenty labourers , who were engaged in mowing the adjacent meadows , wwe carried away bv the floods and drowned . ' ¦ -

      SWITZERLAND . Berse —The opening of the Helvetic Diet , which took place on the 5 « i inst . with great solemnity , is invested with peculiar interest by reason of the irabrought under its consideration . The diet now assembled at Berne is the general legislature of the confederacy . The questions to be settled by the diet are the following : —1 . The dissolution of the Sunderbund , or the separate league of tbe seven Catholic cantons , Lucerne , Uri , Schwytz , Unterwald , Zug , Fnburg , and the . ValaiB . 2 The revision of the tederal pact , with a view to provide in future against disorders and dissensions such as those which have now arisen , endangering the tranquillity of Switzerland and the stability of the confederacy . 3 . The expulsion of the Jesuits from the territory of the confederacy . 4 . The suppression of the convents of Argovia .

      . ITALY . The Pone has experienced a great shock to his popularity , in consequence of an obnoxious decree intended to discourage the assemblies of the people , rhe correspondent of tbe lima sajs : — " On the day of the festivities of St John , the Pope repaired in pomp to the church of St John de Lateran . The crowd , on his passage , was immense . But , alas ! its respectful and silent attitude plainly attested the stupefaction caused b ^ tbe edict published on the previous day . What a contrast with the festivity of

      St John of last year , and , without reverting so far , what a difference in the disposition evinced by the population eight days ago , on the 16 th inst ., when it was intoxicated with joy and enthusiasm ! To-day it was cold and gloomy , and had not the courage to utter the cry ef Viva Pio IX ., ' which the presence of the Pone always and everywhere elicited . The Holy Father re-entered his palace very sad , having con-• viaced himself with his own eyes that he had yielded to undue influence , and that bis edict had produced the most fatal effect . "

      On the 27 th the Pope experienced the same cold reception from the crowd on his way to the Church of St Ignatius , and the government was apprehensive of some disturbances .

      TURKEY . . C 0 N 3 TANTIN 0 PLK , June 17 . There is ho country in the world which offers so . many facilties for national education as Turkey . Schools are attached to every mosque throughout the empire , with lands and funded property for their support . The number of pupils in these establishments has hitherto- been very limited , and entirely out of proportion with the revenues at their disposal . The Turkish gevernment have determined on the gradual reform of these schools . An ordinance has been issued by a committee of public instruction , containing a plan of the studies to be pursued , with rules for the admission of the pupils and the discipline to which they are to be subjected . And parents and

      guardians , as well as masters of slaves , will be punished if they prevent their children from taking advantage of the instruction gratuitously offered them by the government . There are in the neighbourhood « f Constantinople a medical , a military , and & naval school , all under thedirection of European professors . A professor of English will be appointed to the university which is being built at Constantinople . Between the Seven Towers and St Stephano , a village on the Marmora , there are manufactories of different kinds , all under the direction of English engineers . In thisdistrict , which stretches along tbe sea coast , there reside from sixty to seventy English workmen with their families . They have made Macrekeny , a

      village midway between the Seven Towers and St Stephano , their head-quarters . Here they have established a Mechanic ' s Institution , which numbers already more than a hundred members , amongst whom , besides Europeans of different nations , are Turks , Greeks , and Armenians . Tke Sultan , when the circumstance was explained to him , at once perceived the benefits which such an establishment could not fail to confer not only upon tbe immediate neighbourhood , but by the force of example upon the empire at large . He therefore made the members a present of a house , and promised to take the institution under his particular protection . A reading-room hw already been opened , and the foundation of a library begun .

      A powerful Albanian chief has put himself at the head of 1 , 200 men , and openly declared against the authority of the Sultan . Bessim Pacha has marched against him from Bytolia , at the head of two regiments of infantry , two squadrons of cavalry , and twenty pieces of cannon . The measures of reform introduced into Albania by the Sultan were the occasion . of this rising .

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      r **» THE REVENUE . The official quarterly account was published on Tuesday . Of the result , we may briefly state that it exhibits an increase of £ 41 , 457 on the quarter that terminated on Monday as compared with the corresponding quarter of last year . In the twelvemonths , ending on the same day , there is an increase of £ 1 . 004 . 026 . The details of the improvement on the quarter are thus made out : — ISCBEASB . Excise £ 186 . 311 Stamp 138 , 969 Taxes 68 , 574 Property Tax . . . ; 27 , 355 Post-Office .. .. 34 , 000 Imprest and other Moneys . 14 . 693 Repayment of Advancess . . 201337 496 , 269 From this amount must be deducted : — DSCREWE . Customs 4 , 272 Miscellaneous .... 10 . 540 China Money .... 440 , 000 454 , 812 m . JE 41 . 457 Tbe items of receipt do not include those on account of the Loan of £ 8 , 000 , 000 , which amount in all to £ 6 . 470 , 632 .

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      ¦——— SEAMEN'S WRONGS . THS CASK OF THE BARQUE JAMES CA 1 IPBHIX . A public meeting was held last week in the City Hall , Glasgow , for the purpose of supporting the cause of the crew ef the barque James Campbell , of Glasgow , at present imprisoned in Exeter Castle on a charge of mutiny and piracy on 28 th March last . Mr Turner , of Thrushgrove , was called to the chair . The first resolution was moved by Mr P . Mackenzie , editor of ttxeSefomers' Gazette , who read the following statement from the crew :-Sir , —We beg to lay before you a true account of the caHse that stimulated us to confine the master , and our reasons for returning " home with the vessel—also the conduct of the magistrates who sat UDon the trial , lie . ^^^^^^^^^^

      About half-past eleven , a . m ., on the 28 th of March , the master desired the chief mate , Mr Ro « e to loose one of the steering sails todry . The chief mate called his watch , aad desired them to leOBe the sail , which they did with alacrity , notwithstanding its being Sunday . The mate then asked if we should spread the rsstof the sails to dry , to which he ( the skipper ) said Yes ; and seeing the men working without grumbling as to its being Sunday , he immediately turned towards the man who was steering the vessel , and seeing the man's eyes turned towat ds the head of the vessel—which at all times is ! more requisite to a good sailor than tbe compass—he asked him what the hell he was \ ooWng at * The man replied —Nothing . The master then said—You lie ( accoiw paniad with swearing ) . Tbe master then desired the

      chief mate to send another man to thewheelGrbelra , which was immediately done . As soon as the man was relieved , tbe master began to abuse him , shoving him . and making use of such violent ana abusive language that it would baa pity to shock you with a detail . After stating other aggravations , on the part of the captain , the letter went on to state : —The master then ordered the men ' s dinuer to be taken aft , saying they should have nothing to eat . In doing so be went below , and came upon deck with a naked cutlass in his hand , swearing that should any attempt be mada to stop the beef he would knock their brains out—flourishing the ciUIubs , and Striking each with the sword , as much as to show what efftct it would have upon their brains . He ( the master ) then called the men to grease the masts . They

      said No , that they did not intend to do any more work in the ship , and asked him to put back , as they could not proceed the voyage with him , as he had threatened th < -ir lives , and not knowing what the result might be on so long a voyage , from his former character . The crew went to the forecastle , and at four o ' clock , r . u ., they all came on deck , and iu a respectful manner requested the master to put back , as they considered their lives in danger . He ( the master ) would not . They then seized aim , and made him fast , insisting that the chief mate , Mr Rose , should fetch the first port in Great Britain the wind would admit . The mate remonstrated , and said it would bebettar to proceed , ana make Madeira or the Brazils ; but the crew objected , as the wind was foul to proceed , and fair to return home . Moreover , if they should , proceed , it might be made out as mutiny against them ; but . in returning , it would show that they sought theprotection oftheircountry'slaws ; and iftheyshsuld proceed and meet Kith a ship , it might bes ' aidther

      wished to run away with the ship and sell her . The mate , Mr Rose , taking all into consideration , and know , ingthecargoto be valuable , for the benefit ofiheowuers of the ship , the cargo , and the underwriters , consented to carry the ship home , as the ship was then twenty-two days out , and atno greater distance than 450 miles from the Lizard point . The wind being fair , he antici pated making the Lizard in three days . All went on well On Thursday , 8 th April , the pilot boarded US four leagues off Dodman Point , it bearing N . by W ., and about thirty miles from Plymouth . Immediatel y upon our arrival in Plymouth , the chief mate weftton shore and reported the vessel , with all the circumstances , to Mr Collier , Lloyd ' agent . His first observation was—up ; . n being reminded of the masttr being the same committed to Newgate prison fei having ill-used his crew in the Grange barque —h-ve they allowed scch a man to take charge of a ship ? Bnt , upon being told that the captain ' s brother was part owns / , the tables turned . He said that he

      must notbe kept in irons ; the crew were not justiuad in doing as they had done ; He then desired his clerk t « go with me and take the advice of his attorney . Mr Edmunds , who said that the men ought , at least , to have submitted to have on ear cut off-by . the captain before they were justified in putting him in irons . Mr Collier , being a magistrate , sent a constable off to protect the captain , and to allow him to come on shore ; the crew , expecting he was taken into cUBtody , were satisfied . The next morning two of the cr . w went on shore to prefer a charge against the captain to the magistrate , but were told by the police they could not see the magistrates before eleven o ' clock ; Thus they were detained until the master ' s attorney preferred a charge against the crow . When the crew told the magistrates they bad been there

      for two hours wishing to see theia , they replied itwas all the same ; they ( themagistrates ) could not have taken tho men ' s charge . Consequently , ten of tho crew were committed to stand their trial . The chief mate , Mr Rose , and the suward , were sent on board aB witnesses in behalf of the captain , where we remained from Friday until Tuesday . But it appears , seeing his log would acquit the men , they thought to prevent the crew from benefiting by the chief mate ' s and steward ' s evidence they , then fore , committed and apprehended us in tho court , were we had come as witnesses . During the examination of the witnesses for the prosecution , Mr Collier , iu behalf of the prosecution , threatened his own witnesses several times , when he snw that they weuld not say what he was striving to put into the boy ' s mouth , to this effect , that to tell the truin , else he would be

      placed with the prisoners , and transported for life . Our attorney objected to this proceeding ; but the magistrate said that Mr Collier was justified—he wanted to elicit the truth . In fact , the magistrates being shipowners , from their interference during the trial , fully showed their determination to commit us . They ( the magistrates ) often expressed themselves , that our attorney had been allowed more latitude than he ought , ( Signed ) 6 . Rose , Chief mate . C . Moffet , Carpenter . J . Harults , Second sate T , Stratton , Seaman . J . M'Fee , Seaman . J . Nettles , Steward . B . Craig , do . R . T , Shelton Steward R . Wright , Seaman . John Lacy , do . D : M'Lean , do . Plymouth Jail , April 18 , 1847 .

      Mr Mackenxie continued — Having received this letter , he at once published it in the Reformers ' Gazette , without fear of any one , having justice on his side . As to Captain Graham he would say a few words , and begged to remind them that this tyrant Graham , formerly captain of the " Grange . " was tried before an English , judge and an English jury , at the Central Criminal Court , London , found guilty of cruel treatment towards his men . asd sentenced to six months' imprisonment . ( Cheers . ) With this then , before the minds of the crew , were they , or were they not justified in taking the steps they took ? Was it natural to suppose " they would first wait until they were hewn at with a naked cutlass ? ( A voice , " Who would stand that ? " ) No one would

      Stand it . He would look at the case as regards the charge of piracy ; was it the act of pirates to bring the veesel to an English port , and ask " the protection of their country ' s law * ? " Certainly not . If men , who unhappily are placed under the command of tyrannical captains , are to be treated in the way the crew of the James Campbell have been in this case—far better would it be for them to throw the tyrant overboard , and trust to their escape in a foreign land . ( Cheers . ) JWr . Mackenzie concluded by calling on the citizens of Glasgow to come forward with their subscriptions , for thepurposo of providing able counsel for ^ the defence , as had already been provided by the Crown ; ar . d he felt assured justice would overcome every opposition which wealth and influence would raise —and may God grant them a speedy and righteous deliverance ! He them moved the first resolution , to the effect : —

      That without prejudging the caeeof the mate and crew of the barque James Campbell , at present prisoners in Exeter Castle , this meeting deems it highly necessary that proper agents and coun-el should be immediately provided for their defence . Ahdbbw Patok , Esq ., seconded the resolution , which was unaaimoasly adopted . Tha Rev . Mr Andersoj ! , in an excellent speech , moved that a subscription be entered into for the purpose of assisting the men to procure legal assistance . The Rev . J . Smith seconded the resolution , which wia unanimously adopted .

      Mr Tract said he was told , if he was not misinformed , that Captain Graham may in the hall this night . If so , he would be heard as soon as any gentleman on this platform , if he had anything to sny in his own defence . He would ask them why was it that had made Glasgow what it was ?—it was nsthing more or less than their hard toiling merchant seamen . ( Cheers . ) He would ask them who made the Ewinga , the Campbells , and all the wealthy gentlemen who constituted the city of Glasgow ?—the hard workiDg seamen . ( Cheers . ) Who was it that within the last four years made St Jean d'Acre surrender in six hours—which Bonaparte could not take

      which all Europe could not take . It was the hard working seamen under Sir Charles Napier . Who was it won tbe battle of Trafalgar \—tne haril working British seamen . Who was it that opene ! up a passage , and allowed the merchant vessels of Britain to pass Borneo into tho East Indies ? Tho hard working British seamen . Who was it that opened up China to their trade ? The bard working seamen . ( A voice ) " a bad job . " ( Cheers . ) He would move that the following gentltmen be appointed to receive contributions for tho object in view : —Rev . William Andenon , Rev . George Rose , Mr Peter Mackenzie , Rev . John Smith , Messrs David Smith , Andrew Paton , Andrew Gemmill , and William SmeaL

      Mr Rosa seconded the motion , which , on being put , waa unanimously carried . Mr Wimjam Smeai , moved a vote of thanks to the ohairman . Mr Peter Mackenzie seconded the vote of thanks to the chairman . He stated that a considerable expense would be incurred in bringing the best counsel to Exeter , and not a few witnesses would require to be brought from the city of Glasgow ; bo agate urged on the meeting to come forward liberally and aid them , and that subscriptions would be received

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      ¦ ¦ " ¦¦ - ¦— — .- ¦¦¦¦¦ . — ¦— — — - . ¦¦¦¦ ¦—at the following places : —Gazette Office , 75 , Argylestreet ; Examiner Office , 7 , Argyle-streat ; William bmeal 161 , Gallowgate ; Andrew Paton , 49 , Virginiastwet ; George Gallie , 99 , Buchanan-street ; Mr Flemming , 94 , Cowcaddens . ine vote of thanks was earned by acclamation , and the meeting then broke up . ' ^^^^^*""^— ^^^ ^^^^^^^^

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      MONDAY , Jew 8 . IIOIISE OF LORDS—This house sat for » a short time , hut transacted only some routine business HOUSE OF COMMONS . —The houao met at 12 oclock . Sittings op the Hods * . — Admiral Gordon moved that the committee on the Wakefleld Hew « BS BlU have leave to proceed with three members only , and to re port forthwith . Lord G . BmiNCK opposed the motion . On Friday Inst they had experienc of a morning sitting , when for

      a long period there were not more than fifteen memhers and only one representative ef the government present . He did not tbJnk thatthe important business of the country ought to be transacted by fifteen rsem . hers only , and as ho could not count out the house until four oclock , he should by reMstin ? the motion , or any motion for leave to theprtvate committee * to att . QOTit > the sitting of the house , endeavour to secure as full on attendance of members in the house as possible He thought these morning » ittin Rs were most unconstttu tlonal . ana he objected to tWa sneaUngmoae of getting through the important business of the countrj .

      Lord J . Rnsswi . thought the noble lord was mUtsken as to the constitutional hours at which the house ought to sit , for in ancient times the Iiougo met at ten o ' clock in the morning , and it was an extraordinary thing if it sat beyond five or six o ' clock in the afternoon . A cus . torn of late years had arisen f-r the house at the end of the session to sit nt twelve o ' clock , nnd he ( Lord J . Bussell ) thought there was quite aa full an attendance of members between twelve and three o ' clock , as there flOUld be between seven and nine o ' clock in the evening . ( Hear , hear . ) With respectto th « con ' duct of the noble lord in endeavouring to count out the house at four

      o clock on Friday last , and thus to prevent proceeding with the Health of Towns Bill , he ( Lord J . Russell ) must say that it was . a proceeding of which ho knew no pneedent , still less on the part of a memher of thehouac who considered himself to be the lender of a great party , and to represent the opinions of others . ( Hear , hoar . ) He did not think it was becoming the position of tho noble lord to act in that kind of mariner , to which he ( Lord J . Russell ) would not apply any epithet . All he would say was , that the government would exercise that vigilance which should secure the business of the Louse being proceeded with . ( Hear , hear . ) ¦

      Straw-era were ordered to witboTitw , but no division took place , Inasmuch as Lord G . Bentinck abandoned his opposition to the motion , on / being informed thatthe wakefieia

      The house resumed at five o ' clock , when Mr T . Ddncombe presented a petition , which was signed within an hour bv 1 , 500 of tho colliers in the mines near Wigan , praying the house to piWs ' some measure in the present BeBsion to prevent the uso of gunpowder in mine 9 , and for the better protection of persons employed in mine labour . ... The Late Expedition to Cantor . — Mr Bailue asked whether tho late expedition to Canton was undertaken by the governor of Honjr Kong upon his own responsibility , or in consequence of instructions which he received from government ; secondly / whether the powers which had been entrusted to Sir John Davis were of so comprehensive a nature a 9 to justify him in making wur on the Chinese without receiving specific instructions fr- 'tn the government ?

      Lor'd J . UnsstLL said this Mpedition . had not been undertaken in consequence of anj specific instructions issued by government . Serious cwses of outrage had been reported to the governor ; and he had proceeded , upon , his own sense of what was necessary , to procure , by forcible means redress for those evils . The governor had no specific power ; but , generally speaking , if any outrage was oomn-ittcd upon'Her'Majesty ' s tubjec's , tbo governors of colonies would tuke upon themselves to act immediately , without reference to instructions . BUSINESS op TUB Hopse . —Withdrawal of Biils . — Lord J . Rosseli ., in moving tho order of the aay for the enmmittaj of the Compensation for Damages ( Ireland ) Bill , said lie would state the course which Government

      proposed to pursue with reft-runce to the bills at present on the orders of the day , and the course of business generally . . The Encumbered Estates ' ( Ireland ) Bill was , in hi * opinion , a very important one , but he was told that it would tffect tb « foreclosure of mortgages to the extoiit of several millions , and . therefore , at the present perioi Of thd Session he did not tliitik U ought to be pressed . That bill , then , it tta * his intvntion to withdraw . The Prisons Bill would aluo occupy so much time that he would not go on with it ; smd ho would likewise withdraw the Parliamentary Electors Bill , the Custody of Offenders Bill , the Polling at Elections Bill , the Navigation Bill , and tbe Post-Office Bill , would all , he said , bis proceeded with

      The Compensation for Damages ( Ireland ) Bill passed through committee . Message frow the Lords . —Confebence . —Messengers from .. the other house requested a conference with the Goinnii ) UR on the Subject of thetrdisscntirom one of the Lorda' eme-. \ dmenU to the Threatening Letters Bill . Gtrtaltt iMHiWiTaVte memloers were accordingly ap . pointed to conduct tlie conference , and left the house for that purpose . DuriDg their abseuce , the business was suspended , Tha messengers having returns-d . stated that their lordships agreed in the amendments of ihe bill , with the exception of clause A , which they did hot approve of , in . aaniuch aB they thought special reasons existed for leaving the law of evidence as it now stood .

      A convsrsation took place in . which Lord J . Russell enfleavoured to prevail upon Mr Hume to postpone Ilia motion , on thv case of the cx-Rnjalt of Sattaro , uutil Tuesday week . Thatgeutleman intimated Ilia readintss to put off the dohata until the following evening , if Lord John would promise to keep a house for him , but his lordship said he was going to Cambridge and could not promise . " Then , " said Mr Hume , " I shall stay here and proceed with that motion to-night ; " and from that resolution he coulil not be induced by any subsequent cajolery to dep » rt , ArPAlIB of Portugal . —On the question being put for reading the order of the day for going into committee of supply .

      Mr B . Osboene rose to call the attention of the house to the present state of Portugal , and the situation of our navnlnnd military forces in that country . He thought it was highly desirablo tb : it the noble lord the minister for foreign affairs should tftvr some defence for tue policy whidi hail been pursued towards Portugal before the close of the present session . On constuutional grounds he regretted the abrupt termination of the recent debate . It wonld tend to degrade the houso in the estimation of all who were favourable to political libirty and freedom , and therefore he felt it to bo Iris duty to revive it . The hon . member then proceeded to travel ov < r the same ground as that taken by him in Iiir recent speech on this subject . After making sundry jokes about his own pesi . tionat political accoucheur , and that of Lard Palmerston as a patient whom ho wns ; ibout ( though perhnps

      unskilfully ) tpdelivorof a upend ) , and tuunting SirR . PJel as thti real divinity who had come to the rescue of the go- 1 vernment , ho proiwtkd to denounce the intervention , as > made in tho cause of an avowed and admitted despot , and to crush tho sp irit of liberty on the Continent—to reproach the government for liavinj ; bs . en bamboozled bv France , whose conduct be neve ? tnelets characterised as irreproachable in the whole matter , and for listening to the threats of Spain , to arraign its conduct as little short of piratical , in having assailed the tied and captured the loader of the Junta , without a previous declaration of war , to treat with disgust the operations of the British fli-et on the coast of Portugal , with which the conduct of that of France t ' avouiably contrasted , to ridicule the amucsty promulgated by the Queen , and to present a brief biographical sketch of oach member of the present Portuguese cabinet , which much amused the house , and which , he alleged , was sufficient to bUow ttlttt Mid inter , resition had effected no good result , inasmuch as tho Cabinet was mainly composed of the creaurea of Cabral ,

      who still continued to pull the political string * from Madrid . Gratified at the effect produced by his Cabinet ! sketch , the honourable Rtntlttraan then made his way into j the palace of the Xecessidadcs , in order to draw portraits of those by whom the Q'leon was iriuro immediately surrounded , particularly one of the Queeu'a ctmptains , who had been deprived of a bishopric because ho hud been too fond oftSio bottle , and was now—o tcmnoro , 01 » OIY 3—' . he futher of a " numerous familjr of sons and ( laughters . " He then denounced intervention grncrnllv » a a dangerous priuciule and practice , the paternity of which he imputed to Lord Palmersion , and which , unless constantly guarded against , would certainly ultimately load to a general war He then concluded by moving , ns an amendment to the question before tho house , that it wa » incumbent on the British Government , as it had made itself a party to the intervention iu Portugal , to insure to the Portuguese nation the full enjoyment of iluiv rijtlus and privileges , and to insist upon the renal oi" ISoitifim and his companions from Angola , and , if uecfcasary , to facilitate their conveyance to Europe .

      viscount Palmebston , who hud not taken a singlo note , then rose , and observed that he had no obji-ciiou to the spirit of the amendment , but simply to tins amend , ment itBelf , as tending to obstruct tho house iu going into committee of supply . Lord J . llussell had already assured the house that the sovcruraent concurred in the spirit of tha smendmenk which had been proposed bv Mr Duncomba to Mr Hume ' s motion some weeks ago M bc would now add , that it still felt U his duty to eserl ' ihal

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      influence which belonged to it ' to obtain fronTthe govern , ment of Portugal the full and faithful execution of the engagement , under which that government had come to 5 * P ° ! T - M y honourable friend , said his lurd-S ;; V'ffV right iu his surmise that my noUe nltSi l - U 6 Sell ) and •»* " » « e" 8 » eed in readmg tht ^ communication which announced the conclusion Itl m ¦ ^ l bee "B ° ««« 5 " Portugal-that MonZISSJ ™ * ? ° n 0 UrabIe frien * « " > " ^ { » r ? Z Z \ , rl . * , ° ) ba 8 thi 9 * V pronounced the epUogie-a drama in which , if we had not taken apM ^? ° ^^» «« ty ofstage

      ^ -manar , would , usteadofbeing whath ma ^ n " ra % d ^" e be considered , as rather partaking of . eomic character woud have been a traged y of a serious deseriJSon marked either by wide-apread , destr uctive and cteeoln ting anarchy , or by the establishment of a cruel aZ revengeful tyranny . ( Hear , hear . ) Sir , the principle upon which we acted wero those of avoidin g either of theso two extremes . ( Hear , hear . ) M y honourable friend , howeTer , has this evening appeared n » t merely in the character of the deliverer of a very able epilogue , but in a new function—one partaking somewhat of an obstetric character—for he was come forward to assist me in tho deliverance of a certain speech . I am afraid , how * ever , my honourable friend will not be successful in

      delivering me of the speech which it might have been mj duty to maltn upon a former occasion , because the full , grown offspring which proceeded from the head of the right honourable baronet ( Sir It . Peel ) , to whom be alluded , and who made , aa ha himself has stated , an ablo defence of our policy-Mr B . Osbobnc : I said ho used special pleading . Viscount Piihebston : The speech of the right honour , able baronet supersedes , however , the necessity of any delivery on my part of the infant effort which on a former occasion I might have produced to this house . ( Hear , hear , and laughter . ) I say , therefore , to go now , at this time of day , into tho details of this question—to expound ,

      step by step , the course of policy her Majesty ' s government thought it their duty to follow , would be only to weary the attention of the house by matters which , however they may be viewed by my hon . friend , and by some who agree with him , are , I believe , settled in public opinion to the satisfaction of this country at large . ( Hear , hear . ) I am convinced , however , some honourable gentleman in this house may still view with dissatisfaction the course pursued , the country at large is convinced our course was a wise one , nnd that our object was that which weavewed , namely , not tho establishment of tyranny , hut tho maintenance of the liberties of tbe Portuguese people . The noble lord proceeded to argue that the objects the government lu < 3 in view from t '< e commencement of these

      transactions was to induce the Crown of Portugal of its own accord to moke just concessions t o the people ; that they had pursued that course as long as they could ; but that Spain and France having resolved upon interference , England had no alternative , but was obliged to unite with France and Spain , not to crush the liberties of tbe people , but to restore consititutionnl government in PortU . gal , ar . d to give tho people a parliament . The noblelord thus concluded : —'' My hnn . friend has charged us with a desire to crush popular liberties and to establish despotic authority in Portugal , but that has not been the course which we have pursued at any time , nor , T muko bold to any , is it the course which England in these days either has pursued or ever will pursue . Sir , it was very well for that Rreat and powerful people in ancient times to hold that it was their peculiar and appropriate duty to impose

      their fetters on every neighbouring land—to crush and trample under foot every man whose bosom glowed with magnanimous sentiments of native independence—and only to spare from the ruthless edge of their destroying sword those whom they had subdued , or who had submitted to them . Far different has boon the allotted task of England in these latter days . Our duly and our vocation has been , not to enslave , but to set free . We stand —I may say it without vainglorious boasting , without giving just offence to any nation—we stand at the head of moral , - social , and political civilization . ( " Hdar , hear , " from Mr B . Osborne . ) Sir , it is our task to lead the way and direct the march of other nations . ( Hear , hoar , ) I do not mean that we ought to goad on the unwilling , or to force forward t > o reluctant , But , if we see a people struggling with difficulties and battling against obstaclea

      it nMj be permitted to us to cheer them with our sympathy , to encourage them with our approval , and even when occasion occurs to stretch forth a helping hand to bear them up amid the difficulties with which their path may be beset . Well , we have done ihh in the present Instance . England has often , nnd with success , interfered in this manner . If Greece has thrown off tho yoke which bound her to the earth for so m . ny centuries , and if site now enjoyft a state of political independence , it is to England , in common with her other nll ' ten , thut the thanks of the Greek nation are due . If Spurn has escaped the double calamity of foreign domination and a domestic tyranny , it is to England that Spain owes her best thanks for having escaped from that donble misfortune , If Belgium hn « ceased to be transferred from maatt r to master as thetide of conquest ebbed and flowed

      over Europe , is it not to the influence of F . nzland—f . xtrtud updvr two opposite and conflicting Aiiministratiotm , the Administration of tho Duko of Wellington and that of Earl Grey , —was it not England who had a great share in bringing about that happy event for the Belgian people 9 Then Portugal . If the House of Braganza has not ceased to reisn , and if the people of Portugal now enjoy their civil and political rights , it is tbe strong arm of England that has enabled the people of Portugal at the present day to boast that they have a national dynasty , and that they enjoy political freedom . And though our neighbours on the other side of the channel are not disposed to ncknowledge their obligations to this country , whom they very erroneously look upon as jealous rivals instead of single , hearted friends as we are—if the French people are able to enjov the advantages of the revolution <> f July , without

      paying for it the penalty of a foreign war , it was the in . fluence of England—also excrtod under two Administrations , and exerted at least honestly , sincerely , and not without some effect , which secured for tho French nation t'e advantages of the result . What , I would ask , is there in tho conduct of the party now in power that justiftiS tha hon . gentleman in asserting thai we are swayed by such baso , dishonourable , unconstitutional , and un . Enslisii fi'dings as ho has imputed to us 1 Sir , I repel that charge with as much indignation as is consistent with Parliamentary decorum . Tho reverse of these are the sentiments which have guided her M'tjes'y ' k government . When we are supposed to have swerved from the proper pnth of duty , I can only say that the men who have suspected us to bs guilty of conduct so unbecoming our station must very much alter their own feelings before

      they < viil be fit to hold similar situation * in this country . ( A laugh . ) Sir , our course bus been straightforward and conusttnt . Our object lias been neither to servo the Portugutse Crown nor to oppress the Portuguese people . Wo found Portugal a prey to civil war which tl . rcatened to lti ) waste the country , to deluge it with blood , to ruin its finances , to put an end to its prosperity , and to bring i > i famine as the only stop to military operations . Looking , then , at Portugal as our natural ally , as a country which it was important for British interests to maiutain as a material element in the balance of European powerviewing it as very important to British interests that this country should remain a wealthy and prosperous friend , wo thought we should best consult our duty in obtaining for the Portuguese nation those constitutional securities which by the bad advice of the councillors of tho Crown in that country had been suspended . Our object was to put

      nn end to bloodshed , and iu that we have succeeded . And in bringing the war to a peaceful terminatiou—in traast ' erring the struggle from the field of battle to the arena of Parliamentary debate , we have , I think , earned the thank ? of political parties in this country , nnd given tho Portuguese nation the means which the constitution and popular institutions of the country liavo secured to them of stating their grievances , of obtaining—and , if necessaiy , I will say of extorting—redress from the Crown . Tliat l . aa been the object nnd that the limit of our interference ; and , whatever h « n . gentlemen may think , I leave it with confidence to this country , and to tlio impartial judgment not only of our contemporaries , but also to future times , to determine whether w « have swerved one hair's breadth from the course which the government of ihi 3 froe country ought to have nursved-( Cheers . )

      Mr P . Borthwick should have thought tha noble loid justified in hi 3 interference if tho Junta of , Oporto hnd been a set of rebellious subjects , endeavouring to overthrow the Crown ol Portugal . But this was not the case . Tho aggressor was the Crown . ( Hear , hear . ) The noble lord opposite ( Lord J . Knssill ) had contended on a previpus uight that it was the undoubted right of tho Queen of Portugal to dismiss her Ministers . Lord J . RUSSELL . —I haw been dismissed myself . ( A laugh . ) . Mr P . BoBTilwicK did not think that the noble lord .

      at the period to which ho referred , was locktd up nil night in a room ( a laugh , and '' heai , ") or that ho found iu the morning tlmt the whole of tbe army had been revolutionised in the interval . Tbe Queen of Portugal hud broki'n her solemn promises : she had violated tls « constitution find the Chwtw , and she had dci'lartd war ogainst ths people . ( Hear . ) Mr Borthwick then proceeded with a long speech , in which he exonerated the present government from the blame of having caused the present state of things in Portugal—a blame which hu threw on the l » te cubinet , iu the course of his speech

      Lord W . PaOlet moved n count of the house , being unable to divine any practical result which could be attaini'd fie-m what was Koing on . The house was taken by surprise by tho motion , and Hie Ministtrt once mure thrown into consternation nt Ihe prospect ef losing n nigh :, Lord John Kusaall appealed , not by word , but by look , to the noble lord Jo withdraw his motion , and the necessity of the casa having been uxi'lr . itieil to him he withdrew it , nnd Mr Bobtiiwick was permitted to prvwoed . Ho waa still at much opposed as ever to the policy of the into ? - ventinn which had tuben place , and utter dilating upon the benefits of legitimacy , betook himself to Mr Warburton ' s argument , thutEu laud , b : y 5 r > toferliig , had saddled Isemlf with the obligation of gowning Portugul , which he reiterated timid the solitary ohei-rs of Mr Osborne , and ended with complimenting the governntBat on their new position , as no longer tho . Ministry exclusively of England , but also of Donna Mai ia da Gloria .

      A lengthened debate , in which Lord 3 . Manners , Mr B . Escott , Mr Horsman , Mr Ewnrt , Lord D . llussell , and Lord G . Bentinek took part , ensued , hut It did not throw any new light upon the subject , and nt last Nv Osborse , ou tho uudetftUnding that Lord Palme * , stem had promised that ho would ineist upon the recftl of Count Borafim and Ins companions , withdrew his motion .

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      ii if- I , Raja of Sattaba . —The " twentieth debute" bn tl , Ilaja of Sattara was then introduced b y Mr Hcme , who moved for the appointment ef ft select committee to in . quire into tho charges against ihe Raja , now in exil * in Benares , and the gnmnris for his degradation and exile The honourable gentluman had scarcel y commence- his speech when Sir John Hobhouse entered the hous- , with ared box in one hand , which bo . , was so tnuff .-i ! « Uh papers that they were « xuding from under the lid and a whole pile of blue books tied together by many f . iris of official tape in the o'Jicr , each book being evidently ! marked for frequent reference . The appearance of the right honourable gentleman created a general laugh in the house . Mr Humo appeared a little atugstred , but it was only for a moment , for he soon rallied and pro . eeeded with his case , which he stated in a speech occupying nearly three hours in delivery .

      Mr Ewam seconded the motion , after which , on the motion of Mr HeDley , the debate was adjourned . On the motion for going into committee on the Masters in Chancery Affidavit Office Bill , Lord 6 . Bentinck moved the adjournment of the house . Mr M . J . O'Connell hoped the house would proceed to a division in order that hon . members might record their opinions . Lord G . Bentincs . snid it was very well for an hon . gentleman who hadbetnat his ainmr to object to au aojournment , but those who hud been prtBint during we whole night must feel very differently . ' The Chanllor of the

      ce Eachtquer , the YiccProsidtnt of tlu > B . ^ d nfth ? T ' tW L 0 rfl 8 Of the Trea"ury , and the Secretary of the Treasury had been adeep during most of tl-. ecven " OoS . il- ^ heir f .-et up . The ' noblelord the first asZn T \ Oithe W " ° and For ' * w «« •>«> f « rt sarZ ' tat T ' T * ° - fikiul Kmtlemwi wm in the who SS iW < r >) The honourable geinlcmau ment him V ? ' 1 HOtion for adio «™ ' ™ t « hb mo-Sffr dinner . ™» t also fast asleep , [ w I i } ( Wd G - Bentinck ) did not sue Jj TownBBiiui !^ ° ., T tintlU ! mOrUin 8 Ontl " i IIcnlt " ° Si"J 5 ' i b ° afikl : d t 0 6 it «« ' « " »* minutes

      The house divided , and there appeared For the adjournment , „ . ' , ' 8 Against it . ' . ' . ' . ' .. . ' . ' . ' 32 Majority against it ..... , ' . _ ¦>* Tho other orders of the day were disposed of , and the bouse adjourned at a quartir to 2 o ' clock . TUESDAY , Jbj . v 6 . HOUSE OF LORDS—This house sat for about a quarter of an hour , and tbe business transacted was devoid of all public interest . f HOUSE OF COMMONS .-The house met at twelve 0 clock in the morning , and , after deposing ol ' a mtus of private bills , went into a Committee of Supply , whenLord Morpeth moved a resolution authotiung-thc Lords of the Treasury to make advances for the purposes oi' the Health of Towns Act , This giivu rise to a lung-htned discussion , in the courjc of

      nliieh—Lord G . Bentmck recommended that the grant should be limited to £ 20 , 000 . He contended that the » D « jority supporting the bill was ehitfl y composed of Irish and Scotch members , whost constituents wire not affected by the bill . Lord Moepeth said , with respect to the sum of £ 20 , 000 , he might perhaps safel y enough concur in the vote , as hebeliuved there was no risk of that sum being reached ; but , at the same time , not knowing how many towns mi ^ ht apply , or what the actual expenses might be , ho did not wish to cripple tho future means of usefulness which rtie bill might afford . ( Hear . ) Mr Home hoped thu noble lord would not press this proposal , for if they fiMu a pattieular sum the commis . sioners would be sure to spend it all . ( Laughter . ) Theresolutisn was ultimatel y agreed to without a division .

      Health of Towns Bin—The house then went into committee on this bill , beginning at the 20 th clause , upon which a discussion of three hours took place , which was terminated at half past three o ' clock by the poitpoue . ment of the further consideration of the clauso on Thursday , when the hour of mooting waB agaia fixed for 12 o ' clock . In the course of the debate a " passage at arms" took place between Mr Wakley and Mr Hudson with reference to what had taken placu in a previous discussion . Mr Waklet read a letter from Dr Laycock , of York , eomplainiug of a statement made in the house by Mr Hudson , in reference to a report of his on the sanitary condition of that city , and stating hia belief that Mr Hudson knew nothing of that condition , and hod ntver visited a sick person there , at least since the time that he wag a methodist exnorter . ( Laughter . )

      Mr IIddion said that what he stated was , that Dr Lay . cock took a very exaggerated view of the sanitary condi . tionofYork , and one that was not borne out by tho facts . He was somewhat surprised that Dr Lajcoek . should make use of the language he did in reference to him , seeing that he asked him ( Mr Hudson ) tousehi 3 patronage in his favour , ana accordingly , believing him to be a man of talent , he spoke favourably of him in the council hall . As to his not visiting the tick , he begged to inform the house that during the time of the cholera he attended the hospital when most others shrunk from that duty . ( Hear . ) He was very well satisfied , if no worse charge could be brought against him than that ha was a muthodist exhorter . The hon . member for Fins , bury was very fond of giving him advice , but he could tell that hon , gentleman that he had no great opinion of him as a medical man , or as a coroner—( laughter ) and that , despite of his prognostications , he would go oa enjoying himself , ( Lauehter . )

      The house adjourned , and resumed at five o'clock . Retobns wire Obderbd , on the motion of Mr T . Duu . combe , of all papers , reports , communications , and cor . respondence- among the PosUoffice authorities relative to the dismissal of Robert Grapes , late a general post letter carrier in the General Post-office ; showing the grounds of such dismissal , with a copy of the order read to Robert Grapes on Saturday evening the 3 rd day of July , by Thomas Boyden , tho assistant inspector , an . nounciug such dismissal ; also , a copy of the remaining charges brought against the superintending president and the inspector of letter carriers by the said Robert Grapes ; the correspondence between Robert Grapes and the Post , office authorities relating thereto , with the reason why the further investigation ef such charges has bten dis . continued by Mr Peacock , solicitor to the Post-office ; also , a copy of the evidence given before Mr Peacock during the late investigation of Robert Grapes' charges , with Mr Peacock ' s report thereon .

      Spanish Bonds , —Lord G . Bentince rose to move au address to the rrown , praying her Majesty to tuke steps to secure , for the British holders of unpaid Spanish bonds , redresB from the government of Spain . In support of his motion , he stated that the debt of Spain ou her bonds amounted t * JE 7 G . 000 000 , of which £ 16 , 000 , 000 were due to British holdeis . The interest on this debt amounted to £ 7 , 000 , 000 . The revenue of Spain ia 3835 did not exceed £ 9 , 000 , 000 , but in 1841 it amounted to £ 12 , 000 , 000 . The expenditure of that country was most profligate and enormous ; but , notwithstanding , the excess of its income ubove its expenditure was more than £ 1 000 , 000 , and would be still larger if due economy were obserred in the management of its revenues , AU the most experioucud jurists , iiom tha time of Grotius down to that of Vnttcl , laid it down as a legitimate causa of war between two nations if one of them refused to

      pay its just debts to another . He , therefore , called on her Majesty ' s Ministers to demand from Spain the repay , ment of tho money which she had borrowed irom and owed to British subjects , and if she refuted to accede to tbnt demund , to enforce it by nil the influence of their government . Viscount Palmebston fully admitted in all its extent the principle which tbe noble lord had laid down , and fortified with quotations from Grotius and other jurists , But there might be a fair difference of opinion as to the expediency of the application of that principle to any par . tieular case . He did not deny , however , that . setting sside the question of expediency , andvieving the matter as one of strict right , the English government might ba justified in insisting upon a foreign government making

      good its engagements to British subjects . He believed that Spain during the ; civil war had a claim fer forbearance ; but there could be bo doubt that it had suoh a claim no longer . Its ineomu had been doubled within the last ten years ; and tha solereasoH vihy it was not even stililargcr was thatSpaia wantonly persisted In a system of restriction and exclusion . He would warn such foreign governments as might be indebted to them , that the time might come when the House ef Commons would no longer Mt quietly under the wrongs end injustice inflicted upon the subj i eti of this country , and when the British nation would no longer witness with tranquillity the interest unpaid upon , the £ 150 , 000 . 000 of money due to private subjects , and that if they did Dot make proper and timely efforts adequately to fulfil thtir engagements , the government of this country might be compelled by public opinion , tmd

      by the votes of parliament , to deviate from tho course which it had hitherto pursued , and to insist upon full and adequate Justice btlng done to her Mnj esty ' s subjects . England had tbe power to do this . She bad always been , and lia trusted always would be , provided with the means of obtaining redress for her people when wronged by any or every country upon earth . H * r passive policy involved , a question of expediency , not of power . Let no foreign aation , therefore , deceive itseU by tbe false impressica that the British government and parliament would for ever passively acquiesca in such wrong , oi that when parliament might c » ll upon the govcrnmeut to enforce its subjects' rights it would not be amply provided with the means of doing so . [ The latter part oi tbe noble lord's speoch was listaned to with the pro . &undc « t attention , and when «»« noble lord re > um ' : d his seat it was amid a burst of prolonged and energetic

      oheering . } After speeches from Mr Hume , Mr Borthwick , and Sit Dc Lacy Ev » ub , Lord 6 . Bentinck observed , that after the tons of the noble lord ' s Bpwch nothing was , left for th . Spanish bondholders to wish for ; and he doubted no buMhat the Spanish government would set to work wit ! little Iosb of time to do tardy justice to its foreign ere ditors . The motion was then , by leave , withdrawn . A large number of orders of the day were then gon i through , nnd several bills introduced , among which wu one moved for by Mr Humo , oa behalf of Mr Duneombi to prevent the use of gunpowder and candlei in co : I The Rajah of Sattaba . — Tho adjourned debate e Mr Hurae ' fc motion for a select commi « oo to inquire ml I this oats was resumed by

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 10, 1847, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1426/page/7/