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I Mr. HUME, in moving this committee, said that he had wired a list of names from the Chancelkir of the Ex ilhoiwn• Os the Ant name, that of the Chancellor of the Eache gam calomel SIBTHORP offered general objections to the vet, sad particularly complained that the nap, the officers gif which were deeply interested in the result, were totally getrepresented on the committee. Mr. HUM) suggested to the hon. and gallant gentlemen Iftet the officers of the one service had &errantly to repro gent their brother officers in the other service, and referred is the name of Colonel humidly as a guarantee that the Interests of the officers of the navy would be as well attended go as the cointerestv of the officers of the army. The second name (Mr. T. Bering) was agreed to. On the third name (Mr. Cobd en), Bir H. WILLOUGHBY said that the hon. member for the West Riding was already on two committees, sad could Set efficiently attend a third. Mr. HUME replied that the stamps committee would be sp in a few days, and that the army and navy committee Mee already over, and that Mr. Cobden would be enabled 110 be present at the sittings of this committee. The other names on the list—Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Hors flan, Mr. Henley, Mr. Veiny, Mr. Forbes Mackenzie, Mr. James Wilson, Mr. Ricardo, Mr. Roebuck, Col. Ronilly, Lord Harry Vane, and Mr. Sotheron—were then agreed to Son. dim. THE SPIRITS IN BOND BILL. On bringing app the report of the committee of supply, Kr. HAMILTON asked the Chancellor of the Ex *howler what course the government proposed taking with the Spirits in Ilond Bill ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER answered that the intention of the government was to oppose the bill at every stags. Lord HAAS had examined the records of the bowie for ran, and could bud no precedent for this outrageous same of the forms of the house. After the repeatedly ex pressed opinion of the house, the government were with out any justification in the course they were taking. When It government acted in this manner, an individual placed es be (Lord Naa)) was had little or no chance. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER reminded the noble lord of the circumstances under which the first division took place The noble lord would, on considera- Sou, probably regret the warmth of the expressions he had mole use of. . . . Mr. HUME hoped that no expressions world be used to divert the house from the real question. lie hoped that the government would act more wisely, and give way to the wellies of the house and of Ireland and Scotland in this matter. . . r7D IJNCAN alio entreated the government to neon- Odder their intention. The conversation dropped and the report was received. The Administration of Criminal Justice Improvement; the Prevention of Offenees ; the Lands Clauses Consolida tion (Ireland) Bills were severally read a second time. The Petty Sessions (Ireland) and the Survey of Great Britain Malls severally passed through committee. The consideration of the report in the Aylesbury case of the committee on the petitions of Thomas Hughes Brad lord and John Strutt was postponed until Monday. The Common Lodging-houses Bill was read a third time /ad. with amendments, passed. METROPOLIS POLICE BILL. Colonel SIBTIIORP moved the second reading of this Bill. The gallant member emphatically denounced the nuisance of barrel organs and advertising vans, which his Measure was intended to put down. Sir 6. GREY believed that the existing police acts were amply sufficient to prohibit the evil, and that the clauses of the proposed bill would prove tyrannical. lie moved that it be read a second time that day sir months. Colonel SIBTRORP replied ; but declining to divide, the =sediment was carried , and the bill is consequently Sir W. SOMEICViiIi moved for ►ease to bring in a bill to provide facilities for owners and lessees of mines in Ireland to obtain entry on lands for searching fur and work ing such mines. Afters few words from Sir D. NORRETS in opposition to the bill, leave was granted to bring it in. SUMMARY JURISDICTION (IRELAND). Sir W. SOMERVILLE obtained leave to bring in a bill to consolidate and amend the acts relating to certain Wham and other matters as to which justices of the peace atereire summary jurisdiction in Ireland. CHANCERY REFORM BILL. This hill was then brought in by the Sol and read a first time. The Woe adjourned at one o'clock. Tata.—Ceienel Chatterton paired, en Thursday, against Mr. Hunse's emotion kit reducing the naval stores, with Sir 11. W. Banos for. gilt •11re00. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Ilsead laths et The &peen." eeetelaele esseh waft% Oseelee,* le every Teem* aid friday slett, la tine he pus. Adverueemeas Mewled kw Mee Beprook" Larks lessen yew, mot M. the Mee, 10, &avoids-Mesa. W Two deleek a lla• dey at peleilseiles. 111 OR WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Ton Dav—Katulag, St. Its Aftersoce, 211. Ma. TO•11011&41111—Maisiss, L. Us. Alaimo% f►. nu. LONDON, SATURDAY, JUNB 14. TART night, Lord Joint RrssELL introduced his promised bill to improve the administration of jus tice in the Court of Chancery; and his somewhat lengthened deliberation has not been without useful results. The plan by which it was proposed in the former bill of the government to strengthen the force of the court, was one which met with very general disapproval ; for instead of adding to the judicial power of the Court of Chancery, it really weakened that already overburdened tribunal. The plan then proposed was that the Master of the Rolls, and one of the common law judges, should from time to time sit with the Lord Chancellor as a Court of Appeal, and in the Chancellor's absence. should form the appeal court. 'fo abstract the Master of the Rolls from his own court had been demonstrated to be most mischievous ; for the late Master of the Rolls, Lord LASODALE, had, from attending the Judicial Committee of the Priv' Council, frequently left the business of his own court greatly in arrow, to the serious detriment of the suitors and the inconvenience of practitioners. Nei- Cher was • common law judge regarded as likely to be able to grapple very successfully with appeals from the Court of Chancery. In fact, the original proposition met with unanimous condemnation. Having since taken counsel with the most competent legal authorities, Lord Joan RUSSELL has now pro posed a plan which seems likely to meet with gene ral acceptance. Still adhering to the existing system of retaining the Lord Chancellor as a judicial and political func tionary, it is proposed to appoint two new jEtes, to be designat judges of the Court of Ap , who are to hear appeals from the Master of theßolls and the three Vice-Chancellors. The Chancellor will, as we understood, also sit occasionally to hear appeals independently of the Appeal Court. But one great purpose is to relieve the Lord Chancellor from the ncecuity of such close attendance in the Court of Chancery as ho must now give, if he is in any degree to keep appeals from ac cumulating; and thus enable him to give more at tention to the hearing of appeals in the House of Lords, and, which is perhaps more important, to afford more mature and deliberate consideration to those measures of law reform which are demanded by the temper, no less than the social condition, of the times. The Chancellor is, in short, to become a minister of justice, as well as judge of the last resort. Though the business of the C ou rt of Chancery has constantly increased with the advance of the country in wealth and complex arrangements, and will assuredly go on to increase yet more, as the landed property of the country shall become relieved from the trammels of feudalism, there are fluctua tions in the amount of business there which will enable the Chancellor and the two new appeal judges to apply themselves occasionally to other business than that of the Court of Chancery. It is, therefore, proposed that the new judges shall sit on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; and an alteration is to be made in the constitution of that body, enabling three judges to form a quorum for hearing appeals instead of four as are required at present. It was the difficulty of procuring the attendance of four judges to hear the Privy Council appeals, which so often rendered it i necessary to take the Master of the Rolls from his court. The Chancellor is also to be empowered to authorise either of the new judges to sit for the Master of the Rolls, or either of the Vice-Chan cellors, should either of them be labouring under temporary inability, to attend to their duties. The necessity of something of this sort was much felt during the period Vice-Chancellor WtonAx wee un able to attend his court from an affection of his eye sight, and while there was yet hope of his recovery, his intellect and bodily powers being still vigorous as ever. And so great is the amount of business which comes under the consideration of the Court of Chancery, that even a short interruption of proceedings in any of its branches inflicts serious loss and vexation on the suitors. Most questions affecting property ere decided in this court, and in many cases the delay of justice is nearly equivalent to its denial. Thus Lord JOHN RUSSELL referred to the return recently made to the House of Lords, from which it appears that since the commencement of Michaelmas term on the 2nd of November last, down to the 13th of May last, the number of cues disposed of in the courts of the Lord Chancellor, the Master of the Rolls, and the three Vice-Chan cellors, was no less than 5,270. True it is, as was stated by Mr. JOHN STUART, that many of these cases occupy only little time, and are matters almost of course; but then they are nearly all of great importance to the parties, as, for in stance, order► made on petitions to pay money out of court, to appoint new trustees, to enable trustees to pay in legacies for infants and the like ; all of which require the constant attendance and vigilant care of the judge, though the hearing of each case may occupy very little time. It was perhaps a somewhat morbid fear of an economical fit in the House of Commons—where lawyers' salaries are less tenderly dealt with than the more aristocratic emoluments of soldiers and sailors—which induced the former abortive proposal for Chancery reform. That has now been got over, for the present contemplxtes some increase of ex penditure in judicial salaries. The two new judges of appeal are to have salaries of 6,0001. a year, but then the salary of the Master of the Rolls is to be reduced from 7,0001. to 6,0001. per annum, and that of the Lord Chancellor from 14,0001. to 10,0001. yearly. The net increase of outlay will be 7,0001. ; and we agree with Mr. ROUNDELL PALMER, when he observed that he did not know any way in which so much relief could be afforded to the appeal business for so little money. There will also be the advantage in making the appeal court to consist of two judges, that two minds will be brought to bear upon the subject of appeal, and, whether the decision below be reversed or affirmed, the result will be more satisfactory to the suitors than where the decision on appeal is merely that of one judge against another. These are all the points adverted to by Lord Jona RussELL, and we shall wait for the bill itself before we enter more fully into the question ; to the measure, so far as explained, there seems to be no reason able objection, and in fact it met with the general approval of the legal members of the house. And there will be, we trust, other and more tho rough revision of the present system of the court to follow the present bill, for in expressing his approval of the measure, Mr. BETUELL stated that a bill would shortly be introduced for reforming the Masters' offices, and rendering the course of pro cedure there more efficient. This is at least as neces sary as to give more judicial power to the court, The Masters' offices constitute one of the main ob structions of the court, and there is no reason for its continuance. That the leading members of the Chancery bar, as well as the judges of that court, are now in earnest in desiring to render the court a tri bunal adapted to the wants and feelings of modern society there can be little doubt, and the public voice has declared in terms not to be mistaken that the court must be made to minister to the exigencies of the community, or that it must give place to some better system. BIGOTRY and intolerance are hard at work, just now, with MERLE D'Austoxx and those other clergy men of the reformed chiffehes of the continent, attracted to England in this annul mirobilis, have been welcomed here by some of their brethren in the church of England ; as brethren in the best of bonds ought everywhere to receive each other—after that manner of cordiality, co-operation, support, worship, and hospitality, which are so emphatically and re peatedly the subject of apostolic recommendation. For this reception the Doctor Debitontiorum of tractarianism threatens to send MERLE D'AUBIGNE for three months to the treadmill; and to strip their gowns from the backs of his English clerical friends. To allow such a "layman" to occupy the pulpit of an English episcopal chapel is denounced to the Bishop of Los DON as " a scandal" to the " apoetolicar character and " sacramental system" of the established church, as involving the whole establishment in her and schism, and no end of other hard words and frightful offences. The canons are thumbed ; the old law books are thumped and the bishop screamed at, as if some demoniacal spirit had taken possession of Mr. &mous, of Chel sea, and Mr. DALE, of St. Pancras, as of yore, it seized on the swine of Judea; and all, wo repeat, because MM. MERLE D'AUBIONE, Rams, and GRAND PIERRE have been gladly permitted to pr each sermons in French in the licensed chapels of Portman -stmt, Conduit-street, and Woburn-place, to the intense sa tisfaction, and, it is to be trusted, to the great edifi cation of crowds of anxious listeners, foreign and native. Bigotry, probably, never went further than this. But there is something more than blco n ln . the clatter. Just as in the legal II instituted against our orthodox neighbour , Punch, there is vindictiveness also. _ itomanism wisheito punish the stinging truthfulness of the satirist; and tractsrianism seeks to insult M. MERLE WAVER:ME, because he was one of the earliest denouncers of the popery to which it led. The high church party in England have always hated Geneva; for it was thence that the best principles of our own Reformation came, thence that presbytenan ism coloniaedScotland and there overthrew and expelled prelacy. BUCER and CALVIN have never been for gives ; and their servioesare now as bitterly remem bered, as they were in the days of LAUD at in the times of et.svina was. So long, indeed, as their successors—then: he: Huguenot churches of Frame and Switserland--were shorn of that orthodoxy of doe- trine which so eminently distinguished thei; earlier career, English high churchmen were indifferent and callous to the temlle defect of the reformed churches of the Continent, and allowed them to wallow on in the slough of Socinianism without notice or regret. But of late years • better and holier spirit has en tered those churches. Gradually they are returning to an orthodox standard, and again adopting the pn- I mitive and fundamental tests of Christianity. In this great revolution, there have been few more pro minent movers and actors than MERLE D'AUBIGNE. He is the recognised head of a great work actively go ing on in France and Switzerland, softening the heart of Germany by its influence, and confirming the con stancy of Great Britain by its literature : a work the success of which ought to be almost as full of in terest to the politician as it must be to those who re gard it from a higher point of view ; for it carries with it civil liberty as well as eternal freedom. In this career of usefulness, MERLE D'AiltioNE has justified to attentive Europe the great Lutheran reformation. In doing so, he has of course exposed the fraudulent pretensions of priestcraft. This latter service he could not perform without coming across the more modern figments of Anglicanism. And these he has scattered to the winds in a few tell ing sentences that cling to the heart and head. The progress of this European work first caught the at tention of presbyterian Scotland ; and it, deeply sym pathising with the church whence its own free originally came, manifested its sympathies by tatrons, by examination of what was going my the reception of ministers, and by throwing open to them its pulpits. This feeling of fraternity has at length crossed the Tweed to England: MERLE D'ArBIONE is now known, appreciated, and esteemed here ; his writings have been incorporated into oar literature ; and his counsel, advice, and ec" ratks have been sought on more than one memorable occa sion. What, then, so natural, so appropriate, so pro w, as to go one step further, and ask him, when in England, to instruct us from the pulpit of our , churches ? . Shouts grand bigotry, he is a layman ! And engaged,wi u guee Ts' egfu %reat Christian scholar and divine y engaged, in re-creating the Huguenot Churches, whose life has been occupied in the work! of God's ministry—why is he said to be only a lay man ? Because he was not ordained by a bishop! Because he is not a member of an Episcopal society! And who take this fine-spun, wire-drawn, verbal jection ? Why, the subjects of a Sovereign, in one section of whose realm episcopacy is abjured and rejected as anti-ehris' tian and unscriptural; a church whose own orders are held to be naught by the two older reli gions divisions of the christian world, and one-half of whose own members hold this requirement to be an idle phrase and a vain folly. Surely . in these their own position and relations, they might have found modesty of thought and decency of speech. For if zeal, devotion, learning, piety, a long career of ministerial labour and divine blessings on it, can take any human being out of the category of laymen, then surely is MERLE D'AUBIONE as well and suffi ciently ordained a teacher of the Christian redemp don, as our own Soma. But, suggests petty Intolerance, he is not licensed. This objection resolves the question into one of law ; and it may be, that the law of the church of Eng land would prohibit the Apostle PAUL, were he per mitted to return to this earth for our salvation, from serving in Woburn Episcopal Chapel, and would force the apostle into a dissenting place of worship. This may be so ; but, if so, it is surely a shame peculiar to the church of England. For what it involves, is its isolation front every reformed church in Europe; and its attrition to the church of Rome. Let Pere RAVIGNAN only subscribe the canons, and he may leave the Hanover-square Rooms, and preach in St. Barnabas without objec tors. His Romish orders are sufficient. But every orthodox minister of Europe, no matter how eminent, how great his services, how exalted his cha racter, how pure his life, is, when he enters this realm, to be treated as a nonconformist, as a dissenter, as a layman ; and is to be threatened with the House of Correction, if he dare to utter a single word even in ono of our licensed churches. Talk of "scandals" indeed, what scandal can mo dern Europe produce comparable to this rejection by the church of England of Christian fraternity, of or thodox solitlarite, of religious co-operation ? The next step for such a church is to omit from its creed all reference to the " communion of the saints." The Bishop of LONDON has been appealed to on the subject. Now Dr. BLONFIELD, It will be re collected, took an active part in those negotiations with the church of Prussia which led to the esta blishment of the bishopric of Jerusalem; and an ob jection of a cognate character was taken to negotia tions with that church. We await therefore his de cision with some curiosity, to see whether he who then fraternised with the rationalism of Germany will now repel the orthodoxy of Geneva. GERMANY. (By Insane T• Da) BERLIN, THICRIID(T, Josz 12. The Czar left Warsaw on the 10th inst. for St. Petersburg. The Czarina followed him on the 11th instant. BERLIN, JUN! 10. The opposition to the restoration of the provincial Diets is increasing daily. In Danzig, the ordinance of May has occasioned the greatest agitation. The Diet of that circle has, after the most animated debates, de termined, by a great majority, not again to assume its functions, but rather to acquiesce in the present provisional representation of the circlet. And many other circles will, it is anticipated, adopt a similar resolution. In Osterwick (Magdeburg), the circles have unanimously declared that they will not relinquish their authority to the old Diets, 1 but will abide content with the present provisional arrange ments till the communal ordinance of the 11th of March (gemeinde orthasnig), can be carried into effect. In Cologne, at a Diet held on the 7th, it was determined to choose a committee for the assessment of the income tax, but to limit their functions to this one act, declaring themselves incapable of entering on former duties. In Stargard, the Diet came to the resolution to regard themselves as an assembly of private individuals, whose de cisions could have no binding virtue, but should be considered only as opinions. In Pillau the pre sident Bardelebon handed in a formal declaration, to the effect that he considered the ordinance of the minister of the interior, Mr. Westpluden, illegal. The landed pro prietors who were present acceded to this view, but wil lingly undertook the duty of assessing the income-tax. In Halle the Circle Diet was assembled on the sth inst. There were 22 members present: 16 landed proprietors, 3 citizens, and 3 agriculturists. Only 6of the two former classes voted for the continuance of the provisional diets ; they were there fore in the minority. From Coblenz the news is less dis tinct, but it appears that the ordinance is likely to occasion as much agitation there as in other places. All this resistance to the re-establishment of the provin cial diets has created a good deal of uneasiness in the ministry. A cabinet council was a few days ago held to deliberate on the measures to be taken to overcome it. Messrs. Manteuffel and Westphalen have also had private interviews on the subject, at which the Prince of Prussia was present. It is thought that all the refractory provincial presidents will be dismissed from their posts. A prompt proceeding in this sense is strongly recommended by the I /Crews Zeigung. At Hamburg a fray between some citizens and Austrian non-commissioned officers has had fatal consequences. Five persons, among whom was one young girl, have been killed, andseveral wounded. Tho fray rose out of a quarrel at a dancing saloon. Two Austrian soldiers were, the Boren Halle affirms, first dangerously wounded in a scuffle in the street by civilians. Another account says that the quarrel commenced on the side of the Austrians, that the first shot was fired by a sergeant, and that the teterima 6.111 cause (a female), was the occasion of the fight. It does not appear that any ill blood had previously existed between the Hamburgers and the Austrian soldiers, so that no poll. deal meaning can be attached to this tragic event. The conflict lasted, it would seem, for some time. The combat ants were separated in the first instance by the police, and tranquillity apparently restored, when they met again, and a regular street battle ensued. The Austrian military authorities at Hamburg have made this occurrence the pretext for retorting to very severe measures. The foreign soldiers have taken posses sion of many of the city watcbhousea, have planted cannon at the city gates, have roads a great military display of loaded guns on the parade, arrested a great many unarmed citizens, and made many domiciliary visits, in order to dis cover a political design in this drunken brawl. These de tails I gather from the Hamburg correspondent of the National Zeitung, who adds, that the attempt to implicate the Hamburgers in this deplorable affair cannot but greatly exasperate them, and is likely, instead of hindering, to pro voke new collisions. The Coast, Blatt, of Bohemia, speaking of the results of the Dimas and Warsaw conference, says, that if in thew conferences the Danish question has not b:en fully settled, the Czar and Count Nenelrode have at least decidedly spoken out their mind with respect to its two most important points, namely, the succession question, and the admission of the whole Danish monarchy into the Bind, which last measure is strongly recommended by Austria, as a specific against all future revolts and disturbances. According to this journal, Russia is not disposed to adopt the Danish views in favour of the son of the Prince of Glucksburg, inasmuch as the Caw roger& the succession question as a family question, and hopes to see it determined in favour of the Oldenburg line ; neither did the project of the aggrandisement of Germany by the annexation of Denmark to the Confederation meet with the concurrence of the Emperor Nicholas. The oppo sition of France and England on this point was urged by his Majesty. But Austria will persist in her project, not only from political, but also from commercial motives. A Cabinet Council wu held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office. It was attended by Lord J. Russell, the Lord Chancellor, Marquis of Lana downe, Earl of Minto, Sir G. Grey, Viscount Palmer ston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir F. Baring, Lord Broughton, and the Marquis of Clanricarde. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY EVINIIIO. Yesterday those scenes of violence which were ex cited on a previous occasion by Colonel Charras, in ibis discussion of the doctrine of passive obedience in the soldier, were renewed in cousequenee of similar doctrines being broached by M. Arnaud de l'Ariege and M. de Flotte. Towards the close of the debate M. Charras alluded to the circumstance of General I Benignity d'llilliers declining a command from Ge neral Cavaignac, to march against the insurgents of June. M. Placatory protested against this remark in the absence of M. Baraguay d'Hillkrs. To-day General Bnraguay d'llilliers rose to answer the personal allusion of M. Charras. He declared that he had refused the command, because his mis sion as a representative gave him the right of doing so; and he had no sympathy with the t=ent of that day. He retaliated upon M. by adding that if he had been called on to defend the Assembly on May 15, he should not have marched to the Luxembourg for orders. Laughter;( all eyes were turned upon M. Charms.) General Cavaignac stated that he had given M. Bmaguay d'Hilliers not an order, but an invitation, to march against the insurgents, which, as a representative, he was perfectly free to decline. He himself might, upon a given occasion, refuse a similar mission. (Movement.) General Changarnier having been alluded to in the debate of yesterday, rose to explain. Charras had cited the famous speech of Changarnier, in which he said that not a battalion, not a company, not a soldier, would be found to march against the Assembly. General Changarnier repudiated every interpretation of his words whichcould be construed as an approval of the monstrous doctrines of the Left as to the right of private judgment in the soldier. M. Charms demanded to speak, but General Lamori ciere called for the close of the incident, which was pronounced by the Assembly, amid the murmurs of the Left. Articles from Ito 14 were then adopted, without any discussion of importance. Upon article 14, relative to the reserve, MM. Nadaud and Pierre Leroux made speeches, which excited interruptions and provoked the ridicule of the Right. Article 14 was then adopted. A series of articles, up to the 74th, were adopted without debate. General Gram mont brought forward again his amendment for im posing penalties on guards who shrank from march ing on the insurgents. The amendment was re jected. The sitting then broke up. The Sugar Bill was passed by 450 votes against 228. The amendment to the Sugar Bill, which gave rise yesterday to a doubtful ballot, was moved by M Charamantc, and proposes to subject spirits ex tracted from beetroot, to the same duties which are levied on rum and alcohols distilled from the sugar cane. The verification of the ballot shows the adop tion of M. Charamante's amendment, by 303 votes against 298, which gives only a majority of 5. M.AlfrcdNettement has given notice of an amend ment to the law on the press, removing some of the vexatious restrictions as to the signature of articles. M. Caller has addressed a letter to the editor of the Illeasayer, in which he states that the report on the manoeuvre of General d'Hautpoul and the so- ciety of the Dix-Decembre, made public by: M. Eugene Forcade, in a trial quite irrelevant thereto, was an undigested mass of rough notes entrusted by him in all confidence to M. Forcade, who was to employ . his literary leisure in drawing up the official memorial. M. Forcade never completed this job, but he kept the notes, which he has now published as an official document, out of spite against the go vernment for prosecuting him for a false and ma licious libeL The President of the Republic therefore never saw the report in question. M.de Vatimesnil read to-day in the committee part of his report on the Municipal Bill. The sub-committe for the examination of the pe titions on revision has required from the %testers the assistance of several employes to assist in this labour. The number of petitions for revision up to the Bth inst. is stated at 730,000. The last sittings of the Council of State have been occupied with discussing the bill on the responsibi lity of public authorities, and the motion of M. Pradie on the responsibility of the President, minis ters, and other agents entrusted with authority. M. Charles Hugo has appealed to the Court of Cessation against the sentence pronounced on him by the Court of Assizes. General Pacheco lobes, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the Oriental republic of the Uruguay, has addressed a letter to the Journal des Debate on the subject of the doubt thrown by that journal ou the news recently published from La Plata. The general insists on the authenticity of these accounts; and adds that the Oriental republic, if left to itself, far from bowing its head before its enemy, is certain of delivering itself by the co operation and effective support of the states around it. He concludes his letter by announcing his in tention of commencing an action against the Debate. and says Your magistrates will decide whether, failing in my most sacred duties, and making use of my public character as a cloak, I have become a forger, or whether, acting with an unjustifiable thoughtlessness, you have advanced a falsehood, as offensive to a whole people as to my honour." The metallic reserve of the Bank of France con tinues its ascensional movement, being 4 millions more in Paris and 2 millions more in the provinces. The discount accommodation has diminished both in Paris and the provinces—in the former 11 millions, and in the latter 31 millions. The whole amount of paper discounted at the Paris Bank during the week was only 38,142,990 fr., and in the branch banks 67,829,233 fr. On the side of the liabilities the amount of notes in circulation has fallen off 41 mil lions in Paris, and increascd 21 millions in the coun try. The account-current of the treasury has dimi nished of a million, the amount at present being 117,671,383 fr. Private accounts-current in Paris have increased about 2 millions, whilst in the pro vinces they remain about as they were : the amount of the former is now 94,061,267 fr., and of the latter 3.3,648,609 fr. The whole amount of the metallic reserve at present is 586 millions to 3101 millions of notes in circulation. BELGIUM. (BY 11)wiris Telegraph.) THE EXPRESS. SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 14, 1851. SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the Bth state that a royal ordonnance, countersigned by the president of the council, creates, instead of the post of political chief of Madrid, an authority of a superior grade, bearing the title of governor of the province of Madrid, with a salary of 30,000 reale (12,300 fr.) per annum, and 30,000 (7,300 fr.) for the expenses of representation. M. Aejandro Castro, formerly political chief of Madrid, has been nominated to this new place. The queen paid a visit in person to the Marchioness de Santa Cruz, formerly one of her ladies of honour, who has been of late indisposed. PORTUGAL. BRUSSELS, FRIDAY, Jrss 13. The Belgian ministry has returned to office. Gen. Arnoul will be named Minister of War. The Duke and Duchess of Nemours arrivedes terday (12th) at noon at the Chateau de La den, from Claremont, and take their departure to-day by a special train for Vienna, whither the duchess has been summoned in all haste by the sudden illness of her father, the Duke of Saxo-Cobourg. The duke is said to have been struck with apoplexy. He is 88 years of age. The Oriental Company's steam-packet Iberia, Capt. C. F. Bunney, arrived at Southampton this morning, and landed her mails under the charge of Lieut. J. Inglis, R.N., Admiralty agent. Her dates are : Gibraltar, June 3rd ; Cadiz, 4th ; Lisbon, 9th; Oporto, 10th ; Vigo, 11th. Among her cargo are 11 packages of specie. Our correspondent informs us that since his letter of the Gth nothing of importance had occurred. It was rumoured that a second communication had been received from the Spanish government, felicitating the Queen on having entrusted the direction of af fairs to Saldanha, and in which it was stated that Spain would not interfere in the affairs of Portugal, but confine itself, in accordance with the British go vernment, in giving friendly advice. Some Cabralista dismissals had been effected in the civil governor's department in Lisbon, and other similar military dismissals in various parts of the country. The Miguelites, who appear not to court office, continued to refuse every thing where an oath of allegiance in the existing dynasty is required of them. They were consequently not expected to exhibit much strength at the elections. Our corre spondent says : "On the 3rd, 61,000,800 reis in Dank of Lisbon notes were burnt, leaving now but 1,889,430,800 reis in circulation, which shows that the existing government has not diverted any funds from the channelof their proper appropriation, as the late government was in the habit of doing. The con trast is equally striking with regard to the treasury, from which money is not taken for any secret appropriation, but an account published of its particular appropriation. " The following is the state of the Treasury for the week ending 31st May . Balance of former account lts. 18,414,511 Received during the week Ra. 112,663,875 Fitments ditto Balance in hand 31st May The British brig Georgiana, bound from Villa Nova de Portimao, in the south of Portugal, to Glasgow, with a cargo of cork, caught fire of the 29th oh., and notwith standing every effort on the part of the crew to extinguish the flames, she was burnt. Her boats being also destroyed, the master and crew held by the spars, but five of them successively dropped off; the master and mat e were ,:h owever , picked up by the Portuguese brig Estandarte, and brought in here. The master and crew of the Portuguese brig fur nished them with clothes and whatever else their situation required ; while I learn that an English brig that was but a short distance from the suffering people, took no notice of them, but sailed away. Saldanha has just done an act of justice, which will tend to attach him to the officers of the army, whatever may be their individual political opinions. Costa Cabral had caused to be placed in inactivity all those officers who were sus pected of having any other opinion than himself, to the prejudice of their interests, by which many old and deserv ing officers became shut out from the advantages of their rank; Saldanha has considered them in the promotion that is going on, and, as they were displaced only on account of political opinions, he has given a step of rank to all those I who are in a condition to enter into effective service, should their services be required, and themselves qualified to undertake it. The Queen and royal family have gone to Cintra for a short time. lum happy at being able to state—which I do from an authentic source—that a most complete conversion seems to have taken place with regard to her political sentiments and comportment. She no longer exhibits that obstinacy that has been so re markable in all her actions, and so detrimental to the country ; she signs with out reluctance the neces. sary decrees which are essential to carry out the principles proclaimed by the revolution—is more free, easy, and affable in her behaviour—and appears relieved from a load or re straint which the evils of the late administration were accu mulating upon her ; in fine, she is said to go cordially with the movement, not in mere expression, but in positive acts. This is the greatest cheek Cabralism could p,ssibly have received, and has within these few days altered the whole face and appearance of things, which most certainly are brightening in a very extraordinary manner. Exchange, 54-:c.; discount on Lisbon Bank notes, 2! per cent. Them had been some trifling improvement in the funds and Bank of Portugal shares. The public feeling at Oporto was still unsettled. THE EXETER SYNOD.—The laity of the diocese of Exeter are nobly supporting that portion of tho clergy who have nerve enough to assert their independence. Several meetings have been held at which resolutions were condemnatory of the bishop's proceedings. These passed been conducted in a manner which prove that the people are alive to the gravity and importance of the sub ject : we observe the absence of all undue excitement; the language employed is calm and unimpassioned ; the views expressed moderate; and, altogether, the meetings have been characterised by that Christian feeling which ought ever to actuate men when they enter upon the consideration of topics of solemn and serious import. This is a matter for deep congratulation, when we reflect upon the cause which has given rise to such a demonstration : it is not too much to say, that the feelings of the laity have been outraged by the conduct of the Bishop of Exeter ; it may be all very well for those who support his lordship, to say that the Bishop is acting constitutionally in summoning his " synod," and that no one has a right to dispute his lord ship's privilege; be it so—but it is one thing for the bishop so convene his synod, and it is another for him to insist that all are heretics who do not interpret the article of creed, " one baptism for the remission of sins," to the satisfaction of his episcopal mind. This is the very gist of the affair; and, although an attempt be made by sophistry to blink the question, it is one which, we trust, will not be lust eight of. In convening his synod, ho reserves to himself an absolute veto npon all the proceedings—the members may talk and vote as they think proper—all of which, however, amounts to just so much child's play, for we find that " the bishop shall himself decide what matters shall actually be brought under the consideration of the synod," and that" no resolution shall be deemed an act of 1 the synood which has not his concurrence." Now, it is evident that, for all practical purposes, the bishop might just as well constitute himself the " synod :" what is the use of going through the farce of sending delegates and allowing them to speak and vote when the bishop can over ride them all ? And as for the pretext that the right rev. prelate wishes for their counsel and advice, it is notorious that he has too high an opinion of his own intellectual re sources to seriously entertain for a moment the idea that he cau at all be benefited by any counsel or advice, no matter how eminent the source whence it springs.—Eaeler Juta 12. j.i y i ng Post, MINES. Fatn.►t ErrxtNo. The market is getting into a more active state, and several transactions have taken place in South Tamar, Bedford United, Sedley, Venton, Trelawney, &c. In the Stock Exchange business has been done in Tincroft at 41; Cubre, 391; St. John del Rey, 184, 17l ex div. The following are the latest quotations :—Alfred Console, 16,16} ; Bedford United, 7, 71; Botallack, 203,210 ; Butterdon, 7, 71; Craddock Moor, 9 ; East I Gunnis Lake, 2 ; East Tamar, 195., 1 ; Garreg, 11 Helvellyn, 23; South Caradon, 130, 135; South Tamar, 11, 2; South Trelawney, 4,5; St. Aubyn and Grylls, 5, s}; Tincroft, 4f; Treviskey and Bar rier, 200; West Caradon, 103, 107, 10; West Ding Dong, 31; West Providence, tia ; West Tolgus, 53, ; Mary Ann, 59, 60; Wheal Trelawney, 31, 52 ; Tremayne, 20, 21. ITALY. The Piedmontese Gazette of the 10th publishes a law ordering a levy of 10,000 men for the Piedmon tese army. The (Eornale di Roma contains an edict of Car dinal Antonelli, of the sth, revoking the notification of August 2nd, 1849, in so far as it suspends the re newal of mortgage-inscriptions, and enacting that all those not duly renewed up to this time shall be so within the current year. The same paper publishes a notification addressed by the Minister of Commerce and Fine Arta to the artists of Home, encouraging them to send their productions to the General Exhi bition of Fine Arts to be opened at Brussels, and ex plaining the conditions of admission. We learn from the Giornak di Roma, of the sth, that his Holiness bad up to that day named munici pal councillors in 480 communes, according to the edict of the 24th Nov. 185'1. The Minister of the Interior had taken the necessary measures for the speedy constitution of the communal councils, in order that the new magistracy may be named within the shortest possible delay. PAan, Just 13.—Versailles (rigid beak), 270; ditto nett beak). US ; Paris sal =p o se jai Pade aveNkll4o; loess sal Him. US 76 ; Pbssa r=r.i.vggozgritet,..coduariz.v....= ; ltaatertaa aad Prom UT SO; Duet and MEM, U.; la. I Pau and Test; U SO. WOOL MARKET.-THIS DAY. Since the public sales, which ended on Saturday last, the market has been very quiet, and very little Wool has been sold by private contract. Prices are consequently little morelhan nominal, but holders are steady. Very little foreign Wool is coming forward, but the importation of colonial continues large, as will be seen from the following account of this week's imports into London, vis. : 1,700 bales from Adelaide, 563 from Taganrog, 1,800 from Launceston, 18 from Trieste, 68 from the Cape, 201 from Odessa, 1,835 from Port Philip, 820 from Hobart Town, 40 from Havre, 4 from Hamburg, SOO from Wellington, 77 from Alexan dria, 46 bags from Oporto, and 114 from Seville. HAY MARKET.-THIS DAY. Means. Cooper and Davis give the following quotations : Prune Meadow Hay, 72a. to 804.; inferior ditto, 555. to ; Rowen, 664. to 655. • Clover, 74. to 90s. ; second sot, 765. to 85s. ; Straw, 24. to Ms. MONEY MARKET. THIS DAY. Two o'CLocx. The English stock market has been very quiet to day, with prices firmly maintained at yesterday's range. The accounts of the position of the Bank of England continue good, and there are at present no influences of a depressing nature in active operation either at home or abroad. Consols have been steady , all day at 96) to 97 cx div. for the opening of the 17th July, which quo tation is identical with the rates that have ruled for some days past. For cash there have been again a few transactions with the dividend on. The list of business, as officially given, is as follows : Three per Cent. Consols (shut), 98, 1, with dividend; ditto for the opening, 97, 96), ex div.; Three per Cent. Reduced, 971, ; Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 983, Evidence that the partial demand for money is still to some extent is experienced, is found in the continued sale of Exchequer Bills, which have to-day further declined in consequence. The 1,0001. Bills mark 42a, and 41s. premium ; ditto, 500/., 42a, 46a, and 415.; ditto, Small, 435. and 46 5 . ; Indi a Bonds, 1,0001., 528. and 535. premium. In foreign bonds there is very little business offer ing, but here also prices remain steady. Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Dutch stocks continue very firm, being inquired after for investment. Mexican Bonds partially rallied yesterday afternoon from their depression, and are to-day marked 34). The business list of to-day is limited to: Buenos Ayres Six per Cents., 5k5 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 60; ditto Four per Cent. Certificates, 901. Mexican Bonds, 34). Portuguese Five per Cents., Converted, 1841, for account 27th June, 331. Rus ian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1021, I„ 1. Spa nish Passive Bonds, 6 ; ditto Th ree p er Cents., for account, 401. - ENGLISH FUNDS.—Ttm Der. Bank Stack, 111 j 11 Long Annuitiev. 7.'.11 3 per et Reduced, 97 i I India Suck. 269 61 3 per (it. ecesela, ehn• Ditto Bond*. 31 per et eonsoh, 9414 I 6:chequer D111471.000/.,43a. to 47a Cow& for Ac. 91j 7 c: die FOREIGN FUNDS. 41 per et. Belgian, 913 6 per Cl. Nelican. 341 i 6 per Cl. Emilia:4 83 63 41 per Cl. Peruvian 81 8 Do. New, 868 Onto Deferred. 40 1 6 per Cl. Buenos Area, all 6 per Ct. Porte/suave. 86 7 en di.. 6 per et. Milian, 123 6 2 pt./ et. ItuvAse, 111 13 3 per et ehtliaa. 41 Dar et Ituedea, 101; 21 3 per Ct. Danish, 76 7 5 ter et 4 pnoth. Active. 28* j 21 per et Dutch, &. 60 3 per Cl. Sp. Web, 401 f 4 per et. Dutch, 901 j Equador. 3j 4 Vo. Pa•voc. 6 j 21per Cl. Venezuela, 32 4 1 per et Grenada, 16 17 Do. Deferred. 12 13 PARIS, Itxi 13. I For 1, Rocry. h .1 3 per Cents. 5 per Cents i 92 0 IN 00 3 per Cents. New Lou p ... ... 4 per Cents. 4i per Crllte , 1 Eschingo on ILoadon : Belgian, 5, 1810 Nom Do. 41 Do. Piedmont P. Cents. 83 For Mcount. SS 43 99 20 Lows et: Clooing. 35 20 91 20 Si 35 91 95 _ algid, 25 24; 910 &FAN 83. r. I Naples Bantam Roman Loan, 1830 721 ... Do. do. 1030 711.1 .. Treamury Bonds — ... Bask Marra RAILWAYS. THIS DAY. Two o'Ctocz. The share market opened more firmly this morn ing, and an improvement took place in the prices of many descriptions, though this has scarcely been maintained to the present time, a little reaction being now perceptible. Midlands, South Easterns, York and North Midlands, Bersicks, Lancashire and Yorkshires, and Great Northerns, have been dealt in at better rates than could be obtained yesterday af ternoon. The business of the day is very unimportant. The following are this day's sales : ORDINAUT 111111111. Aberdeen, 111 12; Amb., Nutting., Boston, and Eastern Junction, 41 ; East Lancashire, 151 ; Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, 51 ; Great Western, 80 41 ; Lane. and York shire, 641 1; Loudon and North Western, 1241 ; London and South Western, 831; ditto 501. shares, 341; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, `271; Midland, 511 1 ; ditto 501. shares, 17 ; Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton, 17116 i; Shrewsbury and Birmingham, Class B, 41 ; Shrewsbury and Chester (N. W. MM.), 18 ; ditto (Oswestry), 13; Shropshire Union, 31; South Riedern, 231 j ; Yrok, Newcastle, and Berwick, 20; ditt o E x t ens ion, 141; York and North Midland, 211 1. LINES LE %MED AT lIIIU AI? TALS. Leeds and Bradford, 100; Royston and tte , 81; do. Shopreth Extension, 61. puzimeNce GRAMM. Caledonian, 101., 61; Chester and llolyhead, 111 ; Eut. ern Counties Extension, 5 per cent., No. 2, par; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 151., 8 per cent., ; Shrewsbury and Cheater (Nor. W. Min.), 8 per cent., 15. 70 . REION SHARDS. Luxembourg, 21 ; Northern of trance, N I; Sambre and Meuse, 3i. WEEKLY SUMMARY OF THE PRODUCE MARKETS. MINCINU-LANE, SATURDAT MORNING. Considerable depression still prevails in the colonial mar kc ts, and, though prices of nearly all kinds of produce are in favour of the buyers, there appears to be very little dis position on the part of the trade to operate. she public sales of Sugar, which have been rather small, have gone off heavily, but privately a fair amount of business has been ' done at about former rates. A large quantity of the planta tion Ceylon Coffee offered for sale has been withdrawn, but the small quantity sold, being chiefly for shipping, realised former rates ; the native kinds have declined Is., and Mocha fully 6s. per cwt. An improvement has occurred in Rico, and prices fully 6d. per cwt. above the lido quotations have been obtained. The low sorts of Saltpetre have also been in demand, at about 3d. per cwt. advance. The Tea market has been particularly heavy, and a further reduction of id. per lb. has been submitted to on common Congou. At public sale to-day, also, lower prices have been accepted for most kinds of greens. TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAY. .• • The market is steady. with but little disposition to sell for forward delivery. Town Tallow is quoted, 355. 6d. ; Petersburg Y. C. ou the spot, 375. 3d. to 6d.; last throe months, 38s. 9d. MARIET Avansors.—Town Tallow, 384. ; fat by dittc, ; Yellow Russian., 395. ; melted stuff, Us.; rough ditto, 175.; Tallow graves, 95.; good dregs, 6s. _• . . . - The business doer in Russian Tallow on the spot has been less than in the former week, and the rates of that time are not to be obtained. Fine new Yellow Candle is offered at 375. to 375. 64., and old 3.is. 61. to 36a. 6d. per cwt., whilst lower rates arc looked fur on account of a her stock, and the falling off in consumption. For delivery little has been done, ard rates rule at 385.6 d. to 82s. for the last three months of the sell. Home at which a desire is evin ce d t o se . Home melted is offered at 355. to 365. nett cash, and supply exceeds dealeri' wants. Other sorts of Tallow can be ob tained at a small decline, and few sales have been made; there is a plentiful supply for the time of year. Of all sorts of Tallow the stock is 11,000 casks more than last year, and rates are Is. to 2s. per cwt. above ; there is also a smaller consumption, with several parcels to arrive. COVENT-GARDEN.-THIS DAY. Trade still coniinues;ierronewiuiii;islier. Peaches, Nectarines, and Cherries aro much more plentiful. Hot house Grapes ore cheap. Pine-apples are more abundant, and there are sumo West Indian ones in the market; they fetched from 2s. to 6s. each. Strawberries are good in quality ; there are but few from the open ground yet. Desert Apples arc over for a season. Oranges and Lemons are entiful. Nuts remain nearly the same as quoted last week. Vegetables, of all kinds, are abundant. Aspire gas, young Carrots, French Beam, and Green Peas are received in quantity. Frame Potatoes may be obtained at 24. to Id. per lb. , old kinds realise high prices. Lettuces and other aalading are sufficient for the demand. The best Mushrooms fetch Is. per pottle. Cut flowers consist of Heaths, Pelargoniums, Mignonette, Heliotropes, Stephanotis floribunda, Cinerarias, Moss and Provias Roses. IMMO. Pineapples, per lb, 6. to 10. I illatteeK per peck, II Gropes, hothouse, p. 111., 4. to Ss agree; pee lb., Is to Sc Pooches pre dos, 12, r, 21a Leman, per ls to ls Neetanses, per des, 10s to 24s Oranges, per dos., to rs Cberneo, per lb , M to to per 100, Co to 14. Melons, e oa 10 Ss Seville, prs 100, f. to 14s Intrawberrles, per os., ad to Is p. dos.. Isto2a6ll Occork•rries, per bolt glove. Nuts, Bat., p. bash„ 20s to 22s St to 44 Broad, p. boob., 12s to 146 Comets, per pane, Gd to 9d Cobs, per 100 lb., 201 to 65a • o.o2...4o... Clabbstres per per dmw don,. b.bdo 6:l4 .2 l .6 t u : sl — . ::: l Brocoak, p. dos. hood.. 71. to to French Beem,per WO, Is &dial; 64 Pass, per sieve, So to S. Asparagus, per 100, le te Ss Ettberb, pet Mad., 2d to 64 'tutees, per to., 90s to 2004 per cwt., es to es per bush., le 6d to S• Turnips, per hurl, 6d to Is 6d Cucumbers, sub, 34 to Is avdoSePt per don., id to 9rl Turnip, per dos., Sd tole Merv, per bundle, 6d to 2. Carrots. per bunch, 44 te 9d Spinach, per OM, 94 to le Osamu, pat Um* Id teed Leeks, per bawls. 3d to 44 Shallots. per busela, td, W ld .Cir rti ll o rte lb., 44 to ad per doz., Se to to Lettuce, Cab., p. sore, 4d to 9d Cos, per sore, Ele to le Bmaill 39l9 da, P. Putt., 2d to Sd lime WW I , rer &IL, la to St , Red Beet, per dos., 6d to Is 6d Stur.brooms, per pot, ad to is none, per ball gie,e, 6.1 to 9d Yeast, per busk, fd to ad liatory, per bench, 2d to 3d Thyme, per busk fd to 3d Bartley, p. doe. bee., la to 34, per bus., 94 Mint. Mum, par bead% 4tl to to la ed Beall, peen, per blush, ad ie ild liartorma,do., per astt,ad teed Wterless, bo put des !gazelles, 6d to 9d Ooru Wed, p• he slave, le to lead