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RIV HISTORICAL ROMANCE, by the Author of " RIZNZI," " EUGENE ARAM," dc. Just ready, in 3 vols., post Svo., A 0 D ; Er THE LAST OF THE SAXON KINGS. An Historical Romance. Ity Sir EDWARD BULWER LYTTON, Bart., Author of " Rienzi," " Eugene Aram," " The Last Days of Pompeii," &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. %. Orders should be immediately forwarded to the Booksellers to • secure the punctual delivery of this work on the day of publication. This day is published, in 3 Tag. post $70., MB. CURLING'S . BMW ROMA-NICE. SH AK S P E A R E, THE POET, THE ACA ROMTOR, A T NCE HE LOVER, AND THE MAN. By HENRY CURLING. Author of " John of England," &e. Rickard Bentley, Now Burlington-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Mdlle. JENNY LIND. The Nobility, Patrons to the Opera, and the Public are respectfully informed thnt a GRAND EXTRA NIGHT will take place TO . MORROW EVENING, June I, when will be performed Donizetti's Opera of LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. _. _. Lucia, Mdlle. Jenny Lind ; Egarde, Signor Gardoul ; Bidebant, Signor Bondi' ; and Enrico, Signor Coletti. To conclude with the admired Ballet Divertissement, by M. Per• rot, the music composed and arranged by M. Nadand, entitled LES ELEMENS, By Mdlle. Carlotta Grisi, Mdlle. C. Rosati, and Mdlle. Cerito ; Medlin. .etssundon, Jalien, Payne, Lamorenx, Bcc. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets, to be made at the sox-office of the Theatre. The Fr:, List Is suspended, the public Press excepted. Doors *pen at hall-past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Unier the Manacement of Mr. B. Webster. sole Lessee. SIR. A3TD MRS. CHARLES KEAN. THIS EVENLNG Will be performed a new and original Play, entitled TH2 WIFE'S SECRET. Lord Arden, Mr. Howe ; Sir Walter Amyott, Mr. Charles Kean ; Jabez Sneed, Mr. Webster; Harrington, Mr. Brii dall Brouillard, Mr. Rogers ; Lady Eyeline Amysti, Mrs. Charles Bean ; Maud Mrs. Keeley. Between the pieces Mr. Gerhard Taylor, the eminent Harpist4will perform a grand Fantasia. After which a new piece called the PAS DR FASCINATION ; or, Catching a Governor. Michael Browsky, Mr. Keeley; Katherine Loper, Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with a Grand Romantic Extravaganza. founded on Horace Walpole's mysterious production. aad called THY CASTLE OF OTRANTO. Manfred, Mr. Keeley ; the Marquis Vincenea, Mr. J. Bland ; Theodore, Miss P. Horton ; Odonto, Mr. Caulfield ; Hip polito, Mrs. W. Clifford ; Isabella, Miss Reynolds ; Matilda, Mrs. Caulfield. Stage Manager, Mr. Farren; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Welnter. J. T. Archer, box-book keeper. Boxes, ss. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s. ; Upper Gallery, Is. --- Doors open at ilialf-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction o Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new and original Drama, called HARVEST HOME. Principal eharactors by Messrs. M. Hughes, Lambert, Wright, P. Bedford, 0. Smith, Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss Turner, &c. After which a new Farce, called GOING TO THE DERBY THE DERBY DAY. Mr. Jeremiah Twiddle, Mr. Wright; Mr. Jahn James Chucks, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Mrs. Twiddle, Mice Weolgar. To conclude with the Farce of SHOCKING EVENTS. In which Mr. Lambert, Mr. Worrell, Mr. Munyard, Miss Harding, and Miss Chaplin will perform. Boxes, 45.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ••-• open at half-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee. Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE SCARECROW. Principal characters by Messrs. Backstone, Selby, Granby, and Charles ; Mrs. C. Jones, Miss Jane Coleman, Miss Lee, and Mrs. Fitzwilliam. After which, a new Interlude, entitled THE FAST MAN. The characters by Mr. Charles Mathews and Mr. Buckstone. To conclude with an and original grand Classical Extravaganza, entitled THESEUS and ARIADNE ; or, the Marriage of Bachus. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, H. Hall, S. Smith, F, Cooke ; Miss Fitxwillnun, Miss Jane Coleman, Miss Marshall, and Madame Vestris. Dress Boxes, sse; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, is, N o hall-price to any part of the house. The Sew Box-office, No. 2, Wellington-street, is open to th e public every day, from Ten till Six. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mr. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager, Duehese-street, Portland-place. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE CROWN DIAMONDS. Count de Campo Mayor, Mr. /Sothis.; Den Henriquez de Sandoval, Mr. Allen ; Don Sebastian D'Aveyro, Mr. Barker ; Rebolledo, Mr. Weiss ; La Cata rina. Madame Anna Tlalllon ; Diana, Mrs. Weiss. After which, a new Ballet, entitled MENORF.LLA. Charac ters by Mr. Flexmore, M. Le Clereq, M. Deulin, Madame Le Clercq, Mdlle. Le Clersq, Mdlle. Louise, Mdlle. Adele, Mdlle. Mathilde, Miss Hodson, and Mdlle. Auriol. To conclude with a Farce, entitled & DAY WELL SPENT. Mr. Cotton, Mr. Gilbert ; Bolt, Mr. S. Cowell ; Mizzle, Mr. Oxberry ; Cutaway, Mr. Norton ; Peter Prig, Mr. Hill ; Mrs. Stichley, Miss Somers ; Miss Brown, Mrs. Selby ; Miss Cotton, Miss Temple ; Mrs. Changeable, Miss Taylor. Dress Circle, As. : Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, le. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell, 33, Old Bond-street. ACHARD'S BENEFIT. Last Aright of the Engagements, and Twelfth Appearance since 1845 of M. Achard, also Twelfth Appearances in this Country of BlM's. Desiree and M. Julien Deschamps (of the Theatre du Gymnase, Paris). THIS EVENING, The Entertainments will commence at half:past Seven o'clock when Will be performed the new Vaudeville of LE TUTEUR DE VINGT ANS. Felix, M. Deschamps ; Yalentine, Mdlle. Desiree. After which, LE BRASSEUR DES CHAMPS ELYSEES. M. Aehard. mil. After which a new Vaudeville, entitled MADEMOISELLE AGATHE. Jean-relicien Itergeret, M. Shard ; Annette, Mdlle. Desiree. To be followed by BABIOLE ET JOBELOT. Jobelot, M. Achard litalitele. Mdlle. Desiree. To conclude with LA VIE EN PARTIE DOUBLE. Theophille Trinquit, M. Achard; Amanda, Mdlle. Desiree. foxes. es. ; Pit, 3.. ed.; Amphitheatre, 38. ; Gallery, 2e Boxes and Stalls may be olkain , d at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, W. Old Bond-street. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. ROBERT HOUDIN (of the Palate Royal, Paris).—The sur prising and interesting performances of ROBERT HOUDIN, having been received with the most enthusiastic admiration, he will con tinue his extraordinary SOIREES FANTAsTIQUES at the St. James's Theatre, TO-MORROW, and every Tuesday, Thereday, and Saturday Evening, comprising Automates, Prestidigitation, Magic, and original experiments, invented by Robert Houdin. Also, Second Vue Escamotage de Roberts Houdin, Ells, and Suipession Ethereene. Doors open at Eight, the Exhibition to commence at kalf-past Eight, and terminate before Eleven. _ Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. • Boxes and stalls, may be had at dr. MITCHELL'S Royal Li brary, 33, Old Bond-street , and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from Eleven to Five. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. intire Change—Brilliant Spectacle—Grand Equestrian Fete. THIS EVENING, Will be revived, with great splendour, M. G. Lewis's Grand Ro mantic Equestrian Drama of TIMOUR THE TARTAR, in which Mr. Batty's unrivalled stud of highly-trained horses will appear. To be followed by THE SCENES OF THE ARENA, introducing the British Arti.tes in their unrivalled performances. First appear 41.UCS of Mr. Batty's highly-trained Hanoverian Palfreys. To conclude with the favourite Farce of MISCHIEF MAKING. Box-office open from Eleven till Five. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Last Week of the European 3lelodists. Mdlle. LOITVARNY rapturously applauded and nightly encored. Every MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, and THURSDAY. Danson's splendid Pictorial MODEL of ROME, with the Proces sion of Pope Pius IX. over the Bridge of St. Angelo.—Promenade Concerts, Vocal and Instrumental, conducted by Mr. Godfrey and Mr. Emanuel. Last Week of the EUROPEAN MELODISTS, who sing in Twenty different Languages.—Splendid Menagerie—Shakspere's House—Remington's Magic Arid Bridge—Chinese Pagoda—Astonish ing feat of the Flight of Perseus from a Tower 100 feet high, on the winged steed Pegasus, to the Rescue of Andromeda. The whole con cluding with a magnificent display of Fireworks, representing the Girandola during the Holy Week at Rome, executed by the Messrs. Southby, in a style never before witnessed. Gates open at Ten, Feeding Time Five—Concert at Six—Flight of Perseus, Dusk. Fireworks immediately afterwards. Admission, as usual, One Shilling. On MONDAY, June 5, Mons. JULLIEN, with his Unrivalled Band, - Including Messrs. Rcenig, Prospere, Baumann, Lazarus, Barrett, Ri chardson, and Collinet, will commence a series of Grand focal and Instrumental Concerts at these Gardens. TO CORRESPONDENTS. No communication can be attended to unless authesti cated by tne name and address G. the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, MAT 31. TunitmouTzn. Lowest, 49 ; Highest, 69; Noon, 66, BAROMETER, 30.01—WIND S.S.W.; fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAT. Morning .. 21 min. after 0 ! Evening 47 ~ after 0 . . .._ , . . . , _3p . 34 "' • . m i *,.• NA --- 1 , .., i p ...,..-,,,e2. - . - ~ '., °,-..,.. -, rz:74•Alamo - T.l?-;., z , ~e*.'" •':. i Dirt. 0. ' 1.Akp ,,,,, ....• c ~....... - .... - - _ IZ°. 41 Alit LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1848. Already we have said that the Reform Bill was a delusion. Already we have commended the new movement originated by JOSEPH Humm and RICHARD COBDEN. Already we have eulogised Lord DUDLEY STUART and Sir BENJAMIN Hann, because, demand ing an immediate extension of the suffrage to house holders, a restriction to triennial Parliaments, election by ballot, and the partition of the country into elec toral districts, they have, nevertheless, repudiated the idea of their being regarded as finality men, and have proclaimed at once that they will only receive these four grand concessions from the Legislature as instalments of a gigantic system of innovation. Al ready, we say, we have done this, and yet we protest we have no sympathy (no, not the smallest) with those who would embarrass Parliament with unnumbered measures of improvement supported by tumultuous assemblages and backed by a forest of pikes, and bludgeons. We know very well that there are hun dreds of the bigot s of Conservatism who will not be able to comprehend this. It will appear to them like a contradiction, or rather an impossibility. Regard ing all classes of Reformers, from the rational Re formers of the moral force system to those irrational advocates of democracy who would not hesitate at airy mo de, however revolutionary --physical force Reformers, in short, Communists, Socialists, and the lii:e, politicians of the pike school or the vitriol bottle—as synonymous and identical, these oppo nents of the popular movement, cannot comprehend anything like a jade milled in legislative re form. With them the agitations of O'Cox xmLL are as pernicious as those of MITCHEL, the projects of LAMARTINE are not less odious than ;:;;;;-, the schemes of CAUSSIDIERE, the logical orations of COBDEN are not more worthy of consideration than the unintentional absurdities and unconscious birlesque of the redoubtable Mr. CUFFAT. There ; lave, it is that our ideas of comprehensive and imme- diate reforms—and yet reforms at once progressive and rational—will appear in their estimation as nothing short of being absolutely impracticable. Nevertheless we reiterate our previous assertion. We regard a grand and instant movement of reform as essential—we maintain the necessity of extending the privilege of the elective franchise to many mil lions of the population who have hitherto been de prived of that advantage—we demand the ballot, the diminution of the time allowed to Parliament as the extreme linsits of its existence—and we aver at once that we also look upon these measures as mere instalments of reform, and that we view their reali sation as feasible without resorting to bluster, or to intimidation, or to mob demonstrations, or to armed processions, or to forged petitions, or to spoken trea son, or to acted treason, or to any other of the evi dences of ignorance, brutality, or humbug. We protest this—we maintain this—Clerkenwell-green, Kennington-common, and Horselydown nevertheless notwithstanding ! The more reasonable members of the great body called the Chartists have al ready come to the same conclusion. They have abandoned the notion of pushing im possible Bills through the Houses of Lords and Commons, with the pressure of a rabble of 150,000 men. They have adopted the noble and humanizing principles of agitation which were first acted upon by DANIEL O'CormaLL, and which have recently led to such glorious results under the guid ance of RICHARD COBDEN. A pact, or treaty of alliance, has been formed between this section of the i Chartists and the Radical Reformers, n obedience to which fraternization they will conquer many of those evils which weigh most heavily upon the bulk of the population. The pas sage of the Emperor NAPOLEON from Elba to Paris —perhaps the most sublime spectacle in ancient or modern history—that journey in which a great military hero marched in triumph from the e xtremit y of a vas t country into the heart of its capital, conquering the land of France with a body-guard of one thousand men, and without t he effusion of a singloedErnoo:i from Elba to physically,ofbloodlba blood— the passage of the Emperor NiyL t o Paris may be emulated morally, if by a statesman, if not by a captain. We are already embarked in such an undertaking, we are, politically speaking, at the outset of such an adventure. We have reached the Cannes of the expedition of Reform— before us lie the saowy ways of Provence, beyond those Grenoble and Lyons—but in the perspective there is Paris. Let there not be hesitation—let there be unanimity —and there must be success. The inquiry refused by a large majority of the House of Commons, although it was demanded by nine-tenths of the Irish representatives, was last night partially conceded by the House of Lords- The Earl of LIICAN moved for a Select Committee " to inquire into the operation of the Irish Poor-law Acts relative to the rating of immediate lessors," and although strongly opposed by Ministers, his motion was carried by a majority of six. We regret that a general investigation was not directed, such as that which had been sought for in the House of Commons. The Noble Lord who brought forward the subject might be said to have a peculiar interest in the matter to the extent to which it was carried. He had been repeatedly attacked in Parliament and in the public journals, in reference to large arrears of rates said to be owing by him, the justice of which charges he had most strenuously denied. It cannot be forgotten that the property of the poor-law guardians in the Castlebar Union, a considerable portion of which be longs to the Noble Earl, was recently sold under an execution for debt, and the alleged grounds for so stringent and unseemly a proceeding were that - the majority of the proprietors throughout the district were defaulters, and that it was absolutely impossible to collect funds sufficient to pay the outstanding accounts of the tradesmen, and to provide the means of existence for the enormous number of destitute poor who were cast upon the resources of the union. Legal proceedings, it appears, have been instituted, and are now pending in the superior courts in Dub lin, and also in the local courts, for the purpose of ascertaining the parties justly liable for the payment of these rates, who are consequently morally respon sible for this untoward state of affairs. What ever may be the result of these pro ceedings, the inquiry will be valuable. It will be ascertained whether the law itself is radi cally wrong, or whether the grievances complained of are imputable merely to the mode of its administra tion. Possibly, it may appear that the censures that have been so liberally bestowed are wholly without justification. In any event, the real delinquents will be discovered, and if a legislative remedy is re quired, that remedy may be applied without any unnecessary delay. Parliament should not wait until wrong has been actually inflicted. If it can be satis factorily shown that the law is in any respect erro neous or inefficient, the Legislature should interpose, and prevent any British subjects from being un justly oppressed or injured. We rejoice, therefore, that the proposed inquiry has been granted —we think it was due to the Noble Lord to afford him a full opportunity of vindicating his own conduct. The anxiety he has shown for a searching investigation goes far to prove that he believes himself to be unjustly accused, and those who have heretofore condemned must now, at least, suspend their judgments until the report of the Committee. We must, however, deplore that that which was refused in the popular assembly to the almost unani mous request of the Irish representatives, should apparently be conceded to the personal interests of an individual Member of their Lordships' House. This could not have been asserted if the inquiry was ge neral, and not limited to the operation of a parti cular portion of the law. We are not amongst the opponents of that law ; on the contrary, we ad vocated to the utmost of our power, its general policy, although many serious defects were patent on the face of the Act, against which we remon strated, believing that the humane intentions of the Legislature could never be fully carried out so long as they were permitted to remain. A. general inquiry would separate the wheat from the chaff, and enable the Legislature to retain that which ;is really valuable, and to cut off every thing the tendency of which may be proved to be in jurious. The quarter-acre clause especially should be repealed. It is impossible to find language suffi ciently strong to censure that atrocious provision, by which a direct premium is held out to the hard hearted and oppressive landlord, and he is enabled to clear his estates, and to drive those who might be enabled to provide for their families with a very trifling assistance, from the humble homes in which they were born and brought up, by under hand means, and without being exposed to the public odium and disgrace which a stringent exercise of their legal rights would inevi tably expose them to. We have already re peatedly pointed out that the mere withholding of employment by the owner of the estate himself, and by his immediate neighbour s , w h om he would be enabled to oblige in a similar manner, must inevit a bly drive any struggling cottiers to the workhouse for relief; that,:however, cannot be afforded until he has and easy mo d e of ejectment g iven up his holding, if above a quarter of an acre, to his reputed is lan t tl o o s rd p . ro A vid s e u d m , summar y of the most y h ea rtrending suffering may inflicted be on th e humbler classes. [Although the following arguments respecting Sir HENRY LYTTON BULITER'S share in the recent mis understanding between the British and Spanish Governments, are totally at variance with the opinions maintained by ourselves, we have no hesita tion whatever in giving insertion to the paper of our correspondent, as it indicates the view entertained upon the question at issue by a large portion of the community.] FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The correspondence which has just been presented to Parliament upon the subject of the abrupt dis missal of Sir H. BULWEE from his post, by the orders of the Spanish Government, certainly, throws great additional light upon the real nature of the question which this country has to settle with Spain. We are not privy to the line which the Government may de cide upon taking in this matter, but tho papers before us enable us at once to separate Sir H. BULWRICS cause from that of the Noble Lord at the head of the Foreign Department, although knowing the in terested attempts which will be made to connect thou; es well as to make it appear that we are in debted to Lord PALMERSTON'S note, of the 16th of March, for everything unpleasant which has since occurred in our relations with Spain. We feel sure, however, that the British public will not be deceived by the specious arguments with which certain of our contemporaries have sought to cloud the important matter at issue, as though the additional sacrifice of a British Minister were deemed desirable, merely for the purpose of appeasing the spent insolence of the despotic Minister of a second-rate power. We must have, indeed, fallen very low for such a considera tion to have any weight ! But with regard to Lord PALMERSTON'S instructions of March 1 6,for our part we never saw anything objectionable in that dispatch, taken as instructions for the guidance of our Minister at Madrid. It contained, in a few words, the outlines of a policy which it must be the wish of all parties in this country to see adopted in Spain ; and, so far from having been intended to complete the ruin of the sur viving parties to the Spanish marriages, it was rather calculated to conciliate them to the more popular party, and thus to consolidate Queen Ise asi.La's throne upon the affections of her people. If offence was taken fitrnhosomturgu het b ht yi the the sme endowedamn Spanishneerwither carried n G o vhe originalri c n ohmu talents IL : e t bnrytds we an nfA tLa must hmg eeE d ni t e ht s r Tgw v oh e hNe s t t, order, had, by a singular want of self-respect, estranged from him the respectable Spaniards of all parties. We feel sure that had Sir H. BULWER waited upon the Duke: of SOTOMAYOR, and read that dispatch to his Excellency, assuring him, at the same time, of the friendly disposition with which he came to re present the sentiments of the British Government, the advice would have been listened to in the same friendly spirit, even though it were not followed. Instead of this, however, Sir H. BULWE& was pleased to make the substance of his intended communication to the Spanish Government for some days the subject of his general conversation (by which means we charitably account for its premature ap pearance in the Clamor Publico), and then to forward it to the Duke of SOTOMATOR, accompanied by a note, the nature of which was calculated to irritate that Minister rather than to explain the motives by which the British Government was animated. We confess that under these circumstances we cannot be surprised that offence was taken, although we cannot but feel hurt that the Spanish Government did not at once, as it did subsequently, know how to separate the part of the agent from that of the employer. We must also feel sorry that in this instance Lord PAL mmarrom showed his usual dislike to disavow an agent who had not actually disobeyed his instruc tions. But we now maintain that, with Lord PAL MERSTON'S temperate answer to the Duke of SOTO MAYOR'S bombastic and indefensible note, all hostile feeling on the part of the government of Spain to wards that of great Britain apparently ceased ; it then became a purely personal question between the British Representative and the Spanish Minister, the notes of the latter chiefly turning upon the share which the former was said to have had in the publi cation in the Clamor Publico. That Sir H. BULWER was fully sensible to this is shown by the manner in which he latterly begged the Duke of SOTOMITOR not to suffer their personal quarrel to exercise any injurious effect upon the relations between the two countries. We next come to the insurrection which broke out in Madrid on May the 7th. We cannot for a moment suppose that Sir H. ByLwau can have taken any part either directly or indirectly in that abortive attempt on the part of a few misguided soldiers to revolutionise Spain. lc appears impossible to us that any British Minister could ever so far forget himself as to participate in so criminal an undertaking. Yet such was the discredit into which Sir H. BuLwEa's general conduct had brought him, that we find him obliged to defend himself against a public accusation of having aided and abetted that plot; and, ridiculous as the charge must be, we have reason to know that he was generally pointed at as the supplyer of the " foreign gold" referred to in M. SARTORIITS'S official proclamation. This, as it were, official accusation led to a further correspondence of an unpleasant nature, which so far from conciliating matters tended further to embarrass the position of her MAJESTY'S represen tative, till the insurrection at Seville, in which he was supposed to have had a hand (we have no doubt with equal injustice), induced the Spanish Govern ment to take the bold step of ordering him to leave Madrid within forty-eight hours. Such are the simple facts of the compromising question, and we ask, in all sincerity, whether there was anything in Lord PALS ERSTON'S dispatches which was calculated to bring about such a result ? We are far from defending the conduct of Queen ISABELLA'S Cabinet. On the contrary, we think the tone and matter of the Duke of SOTOMAYOR'S notes most insolent and unjustifiable. %Vhat can be more arrogant, for instance, than the pretension which he puts forward in his last note as justifying his dismis sal of Sir 11. EULWER, because that gentleman's conduct had been condemned (as he is pleased to state) by the English press and Parliament, as well as by her Majesty's Government, as though other than the employer had a right to recal an agent with whom he might be dissatisfied ? But our limits pre vent us from denouncing at present the various pre tensions which make the Duke of SOT ()MAYOR'S notes ridiculous. Our object has been to show that, however unjust may have been the decision of the Spanish Cabinet to dismiss a British Minister with out previously applying to his Court for his recal, yet Lord PALMERSTON cannot be considered to have as sisted in any way whatsoever in bringing about this result. W e sincerely hope and believe that Sir H. BULWER had no connexion with this last out break at Seville, which alone was the immediate cause of his dismissal. We only regret that his associates should have been of so low a stamp as to permit such an idea to be for an instant entertained with respect to a British Minister and gentleman. If the charge is a false one, as we have already ex pressed our confident belief that it is, the Spanish Government must give all the satisfaction which can be demanded for so unparalleled an insult to the British nation. But if the charge be true,—and it is for the Spanish Government to prove that it is so,—it will be the duty of the British Government at once to re pudiate a Minister who will have brought a disgrace upon his country, by abetting a factious rebellion against the SOVEREIGN to whom he was sent as a friendly counsellor. We have written these lines without any feeling of party spirit, and we hope we may have shown that, whatever course her Majesty Government may think it best to adopt, the present embarrassing posi tion is not one of their own creating. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 25th bare arrived. The Spanish Government had caused Colonel BRISTOW, an English subject, many years resident in Madrid, to be arrested, and to be conducted under a guard to the French frontier. The fusion of Carlist3 and Progresiatas, or rather the formation of a Spanish national party, having the Count DE MONTEMOLIN at its head as constitutional King, becomes every day more probable, and it is said that NARYAEZ himself would have no objection to send the MONTPENSIERS to Mexico and to proclaim the Count DE MONTEMOLIN Prince of Asturias and heir to the throne. The MONTPENSIERS remain on board a steamer in the river Guadalquiver ; they hare refused to return to Alcazar. MA.Dam BoLas, MAT 25.—Three per Cents., 21i cash ; after Bolsa, 211 cash, 21i paper; Five per Cents., 13/ paper; Passives, 51 paper ; after Bolsa, 51 cash; Bank of St. Ferdinand, 83 cash. Exchange on London, at 30 days, 41 SO. His Royal Highness Prince 'Albert last evening paid an especial visit to the "Hospital tor Consumption and Diseases of the Chest" at Brompton. His Royal Highness having passed through the several wards and (Aces of the establishment, expressed himself highly satisfied with the progress made, of which but a few years since he had laid the foundation-stone. The very marked and considerate attention of the Prince will doubtless stimulate the friends and supporters of the institution to yet (if possible) warmer exertions in the cause of so truly national a charity. We are authorised to state that in consequence of the lamented death of her Royal Highness the Princess 1 Sophia, the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress have postponed their barquet to her Majesty's Ministers, which was to have taken place on Saturday, June 3, to Saturday, June 17. SIGNS or THR TlMll9.—Some idea may be formed of the present depressed state of affairs, from the start ling fact, that on Thursday last Baron Rothschild could not get a Bill done, although drawn by Lord John Rus sell ll—Puppet Shot. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. Everything was quiet in Paris, although the National Guard still continued under arms, and the 'workmen in the Ateliers Nationaux remained undis persed, and it is feared that in order to compel them to do so recourse must be had to force. There are among the persons who obtained admission to the Ateliers Nationaux during the first days of the revolution several convicted thieves, who found it more comfortable to be maintained by the State in luxury and idleness than even to pursue their dis honest c alling. These men are desperate, and are doing their best to render the other pauper aristocrats as desperate as themselves. It is generally considered that a collision must soon take place between the out,- tiers and the National Guard, and when it does take place it will be sanguinary but final. The conclusion of the Monday's sitting of the Assembly was occupied in discussing the Bill settling the relations between the Executive Committee and the Government. The debate which was exceedingly stormy, was ad journed. The following is a resume of the proceedings : After the speech of M. Period; on the Bill relative to the relations to exist between the Committee of the Executive Power and the National Assembly, the general discussion was then pronounced to be closed, and the articles were brought forward. Art. 1 declares that " although the Members of the Executive Committee are in general exempted from being present at the sittings of the National Assembly, still they are always to attend when summoned by a mes sage from the President, or when forty Members re quire it." M. Amiable Dubas proposed the following amend ment :—" The Executive Committee shall be represented at each sitting by at least one Member." Nut being seconded, it fell to the ground. M. Flandrin proposed another amendment, declaring that " though the Members of the Executive Committee should be allowed to exempt themselves generally, still they should attend when their labours would permit them.—(Disapprobation.) On some certain day they should be present to answer questions."—Rejected. M. Bouchier de l'Ecluso proposed that the Executive Committee shall not be obliged to attend the sittings of the National Assembly if the interest of the state de mands their absence. Not being seconded, it fell to the around. The President—As there is no further amendment proposed, the discussion on Art. 1 will commence. M. Bernard observed that he considered the article useless. The Executive Committee was the confidential agent of the Assembly, and it now wished to place it sef without the jurisdiction of that Assembly.—(Cries of" Yes, yes," No, no.") In that case there would be two Governments, one a responsible Ministerial Government, which consented to come amongst them, and an irre sponsible Executive Committee, which would not do so. It had been said that the Executive Committee was in cessantly occupied; but, in that case, he would ask what was there left for the Ministers to do? He objected both to the decrees of the Committee and that of the Assembly, and should propose to let things go on as they had done up to that time. M. Labordere defended the article of the Committee. Ledru Rollin declared his acceptance of the word ing of the Bill as brought forward by the Committee, because he considered it the same as that of the Govern ment; and without that he could not consent to remain in office.—(Murmurs.) "For my part," said the Hon. Member, "in my political career, if I have strongly opposed the men in power, I have always respected the Government itself. The Government must be strong both at home and abroad. :How can you have your Ambassadors received with respect abroad, if they are named by a Government which you place in a derisory position?— (Munnurs.) The Government must be dis tinguished by its unity; beware of dividing it!" A Voice—No one thinks of dividing it. M. Ledru de not look on the new wording proposed by the Committee as a check, but as a guarantee. We consider that it assures the Executive Committee that it shall not be taken unawares on any questions whatever, and that it shall always have full time to deliberate before it appears before you. I have, there fore, again to declare that I support the view taken by the Committee.—(Hear.) The article was then adopted. Art. 2, which states that the Executive Committee should always have a right to be heard by the Assembly, was adopted without discussion. Art. 3, relative to the measures of defence conceded to the President, was then brought forward. M. Guichard proposed an amendment to the effect that the care of the defence of the Chamber should be confided to the President, in conjunction with the Mem bers of the Executive Committee.—(Disapprobation.) The Minister of War—Article 3, as at present drawn up, raises a variety of questions, but I shall only treat that of your safety in a military point of view. If your sittings took place in a locality where the whole :4arrison of the place was at your disposal, certainly the President of the Assembly, or the Assembly itself; might provide for its defence ; but Paris is not such a place, and what has once happened here may be again renewed. Who could say beforehand, that factious men might not attack at the same time the Tuileries, the Louvre, and any other point ? Well, then, while the President was ordering the rappel to be beaten for the defence of the Assembly, th e E xecu ti ve C omm i t t ee might order it to be done for oth e r pl ac e s , an d th us I theirepe ti, action; htoo dishonour, without which because successcau therese would be no unity of command, great confusion and hesitation might ar i se , an d t h e re sult would be dishonour for the military commanders— ( theyM a r wouldk s o f nutdis s b e e masters n t m.) Yea, ers of was impossible. I certainly have no wish to take from calling on the Executive the power of your President, but I would wi s h th a t th a t Committeepower sh ou should be take carpexercised by of the Assembly. Th e H o n. Minister concluded by presenting another version of the article proposed by the Executive Committee, the object of his proposition being, that when it became necessary to provide for the safety of the Assembly, the President might order the Executive Committee to adopt the ne cessary measures. In case of extreme urgency, the measures might be taken by the President himself. M. Bureaux de Puzy—No Member had the slightest idea of giving the President a right to constitute himself commissary-general of p o li ce or general of the army. All that was intended was to delegate to him a power which each could not use individually. On May 14 the President showed perfectly well that he was quite aware of what he ought to do. He, on that day, wrote to General Cuurtais, warning him in the most explicit terms that an attack was i n t en d e d on the Assem b ly the next day, and that it was absolutely necessar y t o t a k e the most decided measures to be prepared to withstand it, and to hinder the deliberations of the legislative body from being troubled either by noise, crowds, or actual force. " You have," said the President, at the conclu sion of his note to the General, "you have complained to me that I had sometimes given orders di rectly ; but I renounce doing so to-day, unless circumstances shall arise to render such a course necessary." General Courtais replied that all the requisite measures had been taken to bring at any given moment an imposing force round the Chamber. But the President did still more—he ad dressed a letter of the same •nature to the Prefect of Police. All this showed that he understood the decree originally proposed by the Government just as the As sembly intended he should. But, if the decree of May 11 was calculated to attenuate the consideration of the Executive Committee, as had been said by some, why had not something been said against it by that body up to the present time? Was it necessary for it to wait for a fortnight to find out that its authority was menaced by it? The danger was not for the Executive power, but for the Assembly itself. When the attack was made on the Government, was it against the Executive Committee the insurgents directed their efforts? No, but against the National Assembly.—(Hear, hear.) The reason was obvious—because it was in that body that lay the sovereign power. It was in consequence of the necessity which existed to defend the Assembly at every risk, that he must call on the Hon. Members before him to vote for the Bill as amended by the Committee. M. Marie—`Plat , you have above all to look to, is that no conflict arise between the Assembly and the Executive Committee. No one can think of p lacin g himself above the Assembly , and the Executive Com mittee by no means loses sig ht of the fact that is it we its ap pointment can be at any time revoked. What Assembly shall be defended , if attacked; but that cannot be defended if the p ower to all desire? That the defend be divided. General Cavaignac, whose great experience renders his opinion an authority,basshow o n f to you that he could not comprehend the possibility. d. view of the For what occurred on May 15?—in my . orders which were wanting, but matter, it was not It is because we defending the Assembly without unity of . comman the decree all felt that conviction that we presentedthat What did we do on the 14th of May ?We knew a ma nifestationunity of command.—(lnterrup tion.) inactive. The Executive Committee did not remain he i Garde The Commandant of the National Guard, of t summoned to the was to be made on the following day, and Mobile, and the Prefect of Police were _ the morning, measures adopted.— morning, orders were g i ve n an— ecuted. When (Murmurs ) Those orders were not ex whom emanated the Assembly had been invaded, from Luxembourg, where a council was held. From o'clock those F e resh denials.) orders were certainly given by Assembly did the order to beat the rappel ? Fr om the Executive Committee.—(General denials.) At o n If the force pla ce d at the disposal of the not succeed in securing it from attack , i t was nut that the force was insufficient, but that there was a want of unity in th e comman d o f it.—(Renewed interruption.) Facts are f acts . —(C r i es o f " Yes denied.") The first duty of the ' yes ; that cannot be Executive Committee, it is w e ll aware, i s to defen d th e Assembly from which it " ' lariat " ; but it can only be done on tine cendition— that it h as th e means, an d that it has not thrown on it the responsibility of acts of which it has not the direc tion.—(Cries of Divide, divide," and " Order of the day.") M. Bonjean sa id t h at it h a d just been said that wh at took place on th e 15 t h was because there wa s a want of unity in the c omman d ; what, therefore , the Executive Committee w as una bl e t o do on the 1 5 th of Ma y , it would not b e a bl e to d o an y more a fortnight hence. -- (Renewed cr i es o f " Di v ide.") The order s given by th e President were not in opposition to those of the Exe cutive Committee. Besides, the President had named a chief who would obey his orders, and himself take the w command of the troops.—(The cries fo r the divisio n now renewed, and the Hon. Deputy' s concl uding remarks were drowned by the tumult which prevailed.) M. Bureaux de Puzy again appeared in the tribune ; a general cry for the division arose. The President rang his bell, and for a long time endea voured in vain to obtain a hearing for the Hon. Deputy, who remained patiently where he was. At length silence being partially reetored, he be gan to defend himself from the charge of having ally way attacked the Executive Committee. It had been said, he observed, that the orders given bad not been executed through a want of unity in the command.— (The noise and tumult was here rene we d w i t h i ncrease d violence, so as to make it almost impossible to catch the remarks of the Hon. Deputy, but he was understood to say that the National Assembly had been invaded before any orders had been given for its protection.) The President—General Cavaignac has proposed an amendment. s Several Voices—Refer it to the Committee. The President—The amendment is referred to the Committee.—(General acclamation.) The Members rose tumultuously from their seats and left the Chamber in great disord e r, an d muc h ag i tat i on prevailed for some time in the lobbies, where violent questions and explauatioas were exchanged between many of the Members. The sitting closed at seven o'clock. The confidence in the Members of the Executive Government has been much diminished in conse quence of their conduct with respect to Louis BLANC. M. CREMIEUX, the Minister of Justice, has, during the course of his inquiries into the proceedings of the 15th May, obtained evidence which proves to demonstration the complicity of Louis BLANC in the Barbes conspiracy. M. CREMIEUX thereupon announced that he should on Monday apply to the National Assembly for leave to proceed against M. Louis BLANC, one of its members. The Executive Commission, however, interfered, and absolutely interdicted such a proceed ing. It is evident that matters cannot be permitted to remain in this state. The National Assembly is the supreme power of the State, and the Members of the Executive Committee are the servants of the Assembly. The Assembly, therefore, has the power, which it will, no doubt, exercise at a fitting time, of calling on the members of the Executive Committee to explain the reasons for their interference with the course of justice. The Constitutionnel says— " The Commission of Public Works charged with the inquiry as to the railway question have almost unani mously decided to hear the Minister of Finance at twelve o'clock to-day, and afterwards to put him in communi cation with the Minister of Public Works, and succes sively with the directors of all the railway companies, and the professors of international law who have studied the question. " The Sub-Commission is favourable to the principle of purchase by the state, but give no opinion as to the opportuneness of immediate purchase, or the conditions of purchase." La Republique says— " The Executive Commission have held a council on the events of Naples, and instructions were immediately sent to Admiral Baudin that, if the King did not at once I give satisfaction and indemnity to the French subjects who had suffered in this horrible affair, it might lead to serious results." The following is a report of what [passed in the Committee of Finance :—The Committee of Finance called before it the syndics of the agens de change of Paris in order to have their opinion as to the con • version of the Treasury Bonds 'into Rentes. The governor and sub-governor of the bank were to have been present, but requested that their attendance might be postponed to the following day, in order that they might have the opinion of their board of ' directors. The Minister of Finance communicated to the Committee several important documents rela tive to the state of the finances. From these docu ments it results that the receipts during the first four months of the present year, compared with the corresponding period of 1847, show a decrease of 33,330,0001., of which 16,310,000 f. are for January, February, and March, and 17,023,000 f. for April. The floating debt of the Treasury, from the 24th February to the 24th May of the present year, as compared as above, shows a diminution of 77,212,7001. The amount of the 22d May shows a balance of 68,630,648 f. cash and bills. Of the cash 10,549,766 f. belong to the Treasury, and 18,552,9481. belong to the Bank of France. The amount received of the extraordinary tax of 45 per cent. up to the 10th May, was only 34,558,974 f. out of the total estimate of that impost which stands at 191,259,4891. The total debt of the Savings Banks on the 24th May was 318,780,000 f., of which 70,296,000 f. was for Paris, and 258,484,000 f. for the departments, in cluding the interest capitalised on the Ist May. On the 24th Feb. the total amount was 356,203,000 f showing a diminution in the three months of 27,414,000 f. The National Assembly met yesterday at half-past one, and proceeded at once to discuss the important Bill relating to the national workshops. M. Paul St. Vestre maintained that an abundance of work could be found at Paris for workmen of every kind, if only proper means were taken to effect that object. But for some time back a system of intimidation had been employed, which had the effect of preventing the well-disposed portion of the working population from acting as they would themselves desire. The Hon. Member read a great number of documents from em ployers in the various trades more especially practised in Paris, to show that they had plenty of work to give, but that they could not find men to execute it unless at enormously augmented wages. The men who had pre viously worked for them were now at the national work shops, and, if a new organization of those establishments was carried out, would most probably return to their former employments. The Hon. Member concluded by declaring himself in favour of the Bill. M. Joineau opposed the measure on the ground that it was of a despotic character, particularly in that part which authorised the Government to direct all the work men who could not prove that they resided in Paris tor three months to their own departments, with an allow ance of so mach p, r league for travelling expenses.— (Cries of " Oh, oh," and disaprobation.) M. Benoit supported the measure, which ho thought would be attended with excellent results. He, however, must, he said, deny the assertion that the winking classes refused to work.—(Cries of " They do! they (10!") If some did it was only a very small number.— (No, no.) Certainly the number who refused was not such as to authorise any lion. Member to throw a stigma on the working classes in general. M. Grandin must maintain that the assertion relative to the refusal of the working classes to take useful em ployment was perfectly correct. He knew the fact, both from his own experience and from the statements of ma nufacturers and employers amongst his friends. What was required was some decided measure on the part of the Government of a far more extensive character than that now under discussion. Until that was brought for ward, he should support the present measure, as doing something, though not by any means far enough. M. Trelat, Minister of Public Work s, dre w a distinc tion between the good workmen whom want had caused to enter the national workshops, and the idle ill-inten tioned individuals who had seized on the op portunity to obtain a certain sum per day for doing almost nothing. The present Bill would do something to separate the two classes, and other mea sures which had been prepared in his department, and which he would probably be able to present the next day, would complete the object which all who had considered the subject deemed so important—namely, the rest , ,ration of the labouring classes to a normal state. The Honourable Minister concluded by read ing a letter which he had received from a great num ber of the men employed at the national workshops, declaring that all the rumours which had been in circulation of an attack being intended by them and their comrades on the National Assembly, were altogether unfounded—they were all actuated by sentiments of pit• triotism and respect for the Government. M. Reynal said that the whole blame ought not to be thrown on the workmen. It must not be forgotten that the masters had refused to give work to as many men as they had previously employed ; this had naturally caused much perturbation, and many men had been obliged, unwillingly, to enter the national workshops. The general discussion was then declared to be closed, and the articles were brought forward : Art. 1. Declaring that the national workshops in the department of the Seine being unproductive, means should be immediately taken to reorganize them.— Adopted, with the omission of the words "department of the Seine," in order to make the measure general. Art. 2. Means shall be taken, with as little delay as possible, to procure fur the men task-work, without the intermediation of third persons. —Adopted. Art. 3. Credits shall be granted to forward to their own departments such workmen as have not been resid ing three months in Paris.—Adopted. Art. 4. The present Bill shall be applicable in the towns and communes of the departments, on the demand of the Municipal Council. —Adopted. The rain here began to fall again with great force and noise. M. Moureau presented the amendment to authorise agreements to be made for work between intermediate persons and the workmen, if permitted by the Minister of Public Works. The honourable member should pro pose to have this amendment placed as Art. 5. et the 11. Leyreau proposed, as an additional article, de claring that the preceding part of the Bill does not apply to workmen who were in the habit of each year coming to Paris at certain periods of the year for certain kinds of employment, and who could show that they had re sided *.ix mouths in Paris the year before. This ad ditional article was intended to supply a chasm in the bill, as there were certain persons, such as the Auverg hats, who came every year to Paris to attend Masons, whom it would not be fair to prevent following their usual industry.—Agreed to. The Bill was then adopted. M. Peri ih ascended the tribune to state what the ma jority of the Committee on the Bill to fix the relations between the Executive power and the National Assembly had decided on relntive to the article which concerned the defence of the Assembly. The Committee thought that it was their duty to afford to the Executive Committee every means of fulfilling the grave duties imposed on them; in consequence it proposed that the Assembly do decide that the measures and dispositions to be taken for the dVence of the Chamber is in the attributions of the Executive Committee, except in cases of extreme ur gency, when the case may devolve on the President. M. Labordere maintained that the President, being al ways on the spot, could form a surer opinion of the ne cessity of demanding extraordinary aid than the Execu tive Committee who were at a distance. M. Billault said what was above all requisite was to have the Assembly defended surely. In ordinary cast , s the Executive Committee acts, in extraordinary cases the President. Supposing the Executive Committee did not act with sufficient vigour, the President could always interfere. The decree of May 11 had given full power to the President, but nothing had been said in the Bill to specify that functionary's powers; for this reason, that it would look like a mark of distrust. It the wording now proposed was agreed to, cases might arise where a vote must be come to that might singularly com plicate the situation.—(No, no.) He, therefore, must call on the Assembly not to pass the article as now proposed, but to give the full power to the Executive. —(Confusion, some crying for the close of the discus sion, and others not.) M. Dufaure maintained that the President must be the judge of the cases of calling out the armed force. If not, this would occur—that when the commanding officer received an order, he was to obey it when the case was urgent, and when not, he might refuse; so that the :officer was to decide if it was, not the President.—(Hear, hear.) Hence he did not see how collisions could be avoided, unless the power was given to the President. M. de Lamartine declared himself to be in favour of the wording proposed by the Committee, giving the President the power in extraordinary cases. What the Executive power wanted most was to defend the Assembly. If any better plan than that proposed could be shown for that purpose, he and his colleagues would willingly adopt it. He was in favour of leaving the President the judge.—(Hear, hear.) The wording of the Committee was then adopted una nimously. (Left sitting.) BOURSE.-PARiv, TUESDAY, MAY 30. THREE o'CLocx.—Business has been almost stagnant to-day, as also the funds in the face of the general uneasiness as to the financial state of the country. The Railway Shares have sustained the prices of yesterday, and were in demand, from the belief that the Assembly would not press the Bill for the repurchase of the rail ways. The Vieille Montagnes are at 2,000 f.; the Pied mont Rentes are at 880. For the Account, the French Three per Cents. have fallen 30e.; Five per Cents. have fallen 75f. For Money, the Three per Cents. have fallen 50c.; Five per Cents. have fallen 751.; Bons du Tiesor are at 31i dis.; Bank of France Shares have fallen 101.; Belgian Bank Shares not quoted ; ditto Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have improved ; Spanish Active not quoted ; Roman have risen 2i per cent.; Rothschild's Receipts have risen 1 per cent. Railway Shares for the Account, Settling of May 31 :—Nor therns have risen to 356 f. 25c. ; for money the Orleans and Rouens have risen 2f. 50c.; Havres, 5 ; Vierzons, 3f. 75c. ; Bordeaux, 3t. 75c. The others remain as yes terday. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON • STOCK-EXCIIAN GE. MAY 30. . _ . _ Boulogne and Amiens, 6 1 / —Orleans and [ourdeaux, —Paris and Lyons, 2% —Paris and Orleans, 22 1 A—Paris and Rouen, 15 1 4—Sambre and Meuse, 4. GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. AUSTRIA. The EMPEROR still continues at Innspruck, and has given notice to the corps diplomatique to join him there. The contriver of the flight and the drawer up of all the documents to which the unfortunate and imbecile FERDINAND is compelled to attach his signs• ture is the Count DE BOMBELLES, the great sup porter of the Jesuits. Prague would have been chosen as the place of refuge for the EMPEROR, but the Jesuits are at a discount in Bohemia, and there fore the Tyrol was preferred. Counts Horos and WILCZEK returned to Vienna ►►n the 24th, from their mission to the EMPEROR, at Innspruck. They were the bearers of the following letter to Baron PILLERSDORFF " My dear Baron Pillersdorff,—Licutenant Field- Marshal Count Hoyos has just presented the address of the Ministerial Council to me, drawn up by them on the night of the 7th. I can only repeat that the city o! Vienna has of late shown such a change for the worse in its once loyal sentiments towards me and my ancestors, that I found it necessary to leave it for a time, and I shall not go back there until I am fully convinced that it has returned to its former loyalty. I charge the Mi nisterial Council to take all the necessary measures for the maintenance of order, and for the defence of tho monarchy and the throne, so that the ordinary course of affairs be not interrupted by a temporary change in my residence. " FERDINAND. " Innspruck, May 20." PRUSSIA. The Preuissiche Staats Anzeiger publishes in a supplement of sixteen columns the debate in the second sitting of the Prussian Assembly. The sit ting was entirely occupied with the election returns, a subject of purely local interest. M. MILD, of Breslau, had been elected President of the Prussian Assembly. There have been some slight disturbances in Ber lin, excited by the opponents of the return of the Prince of Paves's. The Aix-la-Chapelle Gazette, which is widely circulated in the Rhenan provinces, contains an ar ticle in favour of the Prince of PRUSSIA. It asserts —l. That immediately after the 24th of February his Royal Highness waited on the KING, and urged him to grant forthwith a constitution based on the broadest principle, but that he was refused. 2. That he strongly objected to the employment of troops in the streets, especially of the Guards, and proposed, should troops be required, to call out for this purpose the Landwehr, who might be consi dered as the nearest link between the army and the people. This also was overruled; it being objected that no confidence could be placed in the Landwehr for the suppression of popular tumults. From that day forth, says the Aix Journal, his Royal Highness never offered an opinion, but resigned the command in•chief of the guards a few days after (13th March), that is six days before the night of the revolution. Mean while addresses, or notices in favour of his Royal Highness's return, are coming in from all di rections, and it is supposed that numerous petitions to this effect will be presented to the Chambers. A notice from the Minister of Finance, addressed to the principal houses connected with the wool trar?e in Silicia, states that the Royal Seehandlungs Com pany will not only continue to facilitate transactions to the best of its power during the coming wool fairs of Breslau and Berlin, but that it will accept the bills of English wool dealers drawn on secure London banking- houses. FRANKFORT. The German Parliament met on Friday ; H. V. GAGERN in the chair. A motion was made for the urgent necessity of a Committee being immediately formed for deliberation on the Sclavonic movement in Germany.—Referred to the Constitution Committee. The Committee for consideration of the motion of Mr. RAVEAUX, Member for Cologne, and 22 analogous motions from other Members, regarding " the in fluence of the decisions of the German National Constituent Assembly on the Constitution of the individual German States," not being able to agree by an absolute majority how the question should be brought before the House, now present it in four diffe rent shapes. Six of the Members offer it in this form:— " The National Constituent Assembly, as the organ of the whole German people, for the establishment of a constitution having for its objects the unity and political freedom of Germany, declare, that all points in German constitutions which, after the completion of the general constitution, do not agree with it, shall be altered and brought into unison with the German constitution." Two of the other forms are very similar. The third, which is signed by four Members, states, " that believing the German states which in some particular constitutional points do not agree with the general German constitution when finished, will of themselves alter them, therefore vote for the order of the day." M. REYEAUY then rose and went into a long dis cussion on the comparative merits of the three dif ferent ways of stating the same thing, and said he agreed on the whole with a form which had the signature of one of the Committee. A lengthy debate ensued and the House was left sitting. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, MAY 20.—M. BELLOCQ, the envoy of the French Republic, and whu has just been appointed Extraordinary Envoy and Plenipotentiary Minister near the Court of Brussels, was received yesterday in solemn audience by the KING, to whom be delivered , his credentials. He expressed himself in these terms : ------- " Sire,—l have the honour to present y o ur Majegi with the l e tter s th a t are t o cre dit me as ExtraordiearY Er.voy and Plenipotentiary Minister of the French Be . public. I feel happy at having been selected to 1311.111- tain, to stren..then, the ties of concord and fraternity which hould over unite two neighbouring natioes, beta equally free and industrious. I shall exert every flic ult i o in inc to obtain so desirable an object, and Pr°",„ l , - 0 your Majesty the sincerity of the wishes the }ter' ",• have never ceased to entertain for your personal haPri ness, and that the Belgian nation, under the auspices v f peace and neutrality, may reach the highest deg gi e f , o ,. prosperity and real g l or y. I b eg jour Majesty vourably receive the homage of my profound res pect: . 8 The KING manifested to the Minister of French Republic the satisfaction he experienced 011_ hearing the above speech, and thanked him for th e sentiments therein expressed, adding, that nothing: could lbhp more agreeable to him than to see the ties 0 : friendly intercourse between both countrie s dOl% closer and closer. The official paper this morning publishes a roP ordonnance, accepting the resignation of M. V 5 1 ,1 as Minister of Finance. He is supersede d, ad `4' e terim, by M. FRERE ORB AN, Minister of Pub Works. The .Moniteur of Brussels promulgates tbe law for parliamentary and judicial reform. The f . ° ; lowing are its principal provisions :—AII fun and other persons receiving salaries from the st st b e ; all ministers of worship receiving stipends from t o. state, with the exception of the Chiefs of the gi ril o terial Departments, who may be elected Me rab ,f on of Parliament, are bound to make their oPeir between taking their seats in it or relinqui shin g„t iv . places or appointments. No member of the ts bers, except Ministers of State, diplomatic ogeric; and governors, can be appointed to any salaried cmitbe until at least twelve months after they have lef t Chambers. This law, howev€r, is not to be IPra to the present members of the Chambers, eoteruis e : ries of arrondissements, justices of the peac e, In the bers of the tribunals and courts of apPe" ° „ r f tbe public prosecutors, cannot be e l e cted membe rs " dr he provincial councils. No provincial counc illor, sto is a member of Parliament, can become a c$13(11 for judicial employment. The Prince of PRUSSIA reached Brussels 9 ' g o o'clock this afternoon. The court carriages were,:,► to meet him. lie was attended to the Palace "' regiment of elite, and a band of music. DENMARK AND THE DU - 0 1 ° e °ji; The intelligence we gave yesterday, of h a drawal of the German troops from Jutland, confirmed. • , ITALY. LOMBARDY AND VENIC6' /1:01 111 General NUG ENT has e ff ec t e d his junct ion RADETSKY at Verona, after defeating Gebnop ANTONINI at Vicenza. The affair was v er) : ° f ° rce' and General ANT O N INI lost an a rm. The rejll , - ments thus brought to the aid of RADirr°- /00 NUGENT amounted to eighteen thousand We ll ,' 0 0 1 Venetians are loud in their d e nunciations of u` ce o f DußAsno, who neglected to come to the Asl iStali ffera j ANTONINI until it was too late, and orb ° 5 , 11 0 4 NUGENT to retreat from Treviso, without att e "' the to cut him off. The fact is DuaANno suPP °r° 3 01 claims of CHARLES ALBERT to the Iron CroO e ' g of is unwilling to permit the republican l ' are , ofe r Venice or Lombardy to achieve any succes6eii.439 Austrians, in order to impress upon the 036'1.10 the idea that with o ut C HARLES ALBEIT it impossible to expel the Austrians from nail; aati pg The bombardment of Peschiera contieue° t the the whol e o f th e 24th. It was expected tboliltb, assault upon it would be made on the 26th ° l ' P t it The ATha of Florence, of the 23d, s tates O i l , bi certain that orders had been sent from Ntb e°' e sPil t telegraph t o th e N ea p o lit an t roo ps sent to -4°P O fl to return immediat e ly, an d th a t the NesP °liDl P * at Venice h a d r ece i ve d p r i va t e o rders from tile to juin the Austrian fleet. ROME. to Ilie Intelligen ce h as b een rece i ve d from Rol lo Pe ( 19th. The city was perfectly tranquil, Sli d Ministry very popular. TO THE BRADFOI 7 ID SE RE 6 k R- 'O I II T M A A R S Y SOC IO4- 1 : : I i i)- di Sir On examining the letter of "°f P.ie s'", l i o n c s a ta l n , j t - 7 l r a n g a r l ee th w e ith ßradford Observer, t i' o e l id e l i3 :l of taxes is an inquiry be considered as a sort of ity," ' T : e ; le sl extremewriter, d th itti at oti ` be es. 03e, o ta i x ee will have y b o e questions of o fa f o a t p , b y leaf. isi . . artichoke to i ri co . to beinefcutlllyngwariniteidn,gitf,ovryiothuoount etlineterivoOti on the ci ptlhiactattihoenr,elwhaasveathbra7oouoo.titro jeee:, carrying l on against the owners of temporary' i i : to el° off the tail that stretches into an e ndless woo ° and innocently charge themselves like the he of three, or five, or ten years' occupation. „elue! _ On the other question with which Gr. S. er a 03 01 `, the peculiar fitness of rent from land for bo ll v os eci t , the subject of taxation, I have long been disPi o it '' agree with the writer; though the interest o f the o c o la n i s n i l derably reduced since the abandonment o f tll ° of the landed interest to the mongol,' nation's food. „, aJ, On Monday the debate, which was finaiiate` journed, i was on the monopoly carried on IV 60' la nstead of land, under the title of the ISTs/if: fi ber designed B eu si " A otu,uo s ,l tt Corn-law s d\u‘o t rr h ihots e oitflsesstat ahnie.ee u?bd:rra:rtnk were me eto d nof i r o e df c pr t e i l ti pi 0 : t:a t o ll :r e f : p t i, h w Ts,op into their own pockets, se the Navigation' 2 bor t° a b k inesses. In all these c ases_ the . cl t n i3 " vv e t e ia° r t t ne a r ie t : t it li e bil l t n r o u t m ehdin s g om e e a b n od b b y e , d i ai th a o l i ti o t ,sy b ,,s e t i b b il ee S t i fl e_n '2 o a i out that so. .ne ouy, and array him s pins' PP s e c - t taken sh l o o u v l erred' er, It often ha u, t 1 I 1 ji eu u s ot l e by r j Hens that the sufferers are disPtogeth . 6 therefore ' _ it is di ffi cult to make them ac t ' log 1 " takingsk e in advantage of th; evidence of ° li t if 0 2 n ight, t l l - „iii lti was gravely argued on Monday wrong was divided among allthat suffered ' r " 0 0 1 ' 1 ,_, s d,., c 0 the share ofeach thinkof • • • hindering it. I must demur to this ; ' O OO the contrary, I seriously believe, that if the (o ft' were inquired • into which have produced the I, "' ci fort ism of the stomach" which a ff licts you At e thatl3r the one substantial reason would be found tabt ror provender which is not in the stomachs Y °t/ o tb e ratives, is in those of the parties w 0 h fatten a Navigation-laws. e 0 On Tuesday there was considerable debat e w or, motion for a Committee on the petition of the, o or neymen bakers of the metropolis for restrie"°o,lllt I th i, eir hours of labour. So far as it came in 111 0;4 Jaye always endeavoured to impress on the l l° , tii o classes,that it is not by enactments of this natUrinds. any improvement of their condition will bl i 00 1° In one way or other, the consequences 'fin _ t heir round to them, and their last state be worse to ts, first. But if they insist on it, they app "r to _: . , s eli right to try. I consequently did not th/11‘ Neett authorised by previous understandings on the s it WO to vote against the object of the journey wen' finally Legatived by 55 against 43. olll' f Re . f On the same night an important series 0 b . et o tions was moved by Dr. Bowring, on the 3 D e v er Il e ' sums received on the public account and . be e) counted for to the Exchequer. The mover lr;retoto working seventeen years at the point, and t o ev io o. deserves some success. The motion for the , L r aoo 54 • si n e Question wis negatived by 55 against ; i t' tb putting the first Resolution, which was no r con: 0f wo rd s k ho terms given above with the addition Ai OL' a , demnatory, it was carried by .56 ag - ain st --' %de - been 03 it may be hoped an effectual effort has the right direction. I am, Sir, your obedient servan ox, T. PERRONET HOPP,c, Blackheath, London, May 31, 1848. are ------;,..- TRANSPORTATION OF .11.11 t. utITCLIED. _inel enabled to state the Government have deler,of trani porting him beyond the seas, but that, carrying out the sentence against 111 r. Mitche'_eavenc° i n c o ri T or q u ot e of the bad state of health under which th e . 11 .,i,bed t b . intention is severely suffering, they have relar but lia7 i of sending him to Norfolk 1 61 an ,; d o ckr r ,,, ordered him to be convoyed to her MajestY _ ~o if ic at Bermuda, and there, on board the Thso3,os:otoce• of 6 _,g ‘ , 0 004 hulk at that port, to undergo his 14 Yelirstoo, Cel; Her Majesty's steam sloop Scourge, mandia ‘Vitigrove, left Portsmouth on Btogn..",l'lfitchal si,;., for Uoik, to take on board the u nhappY ` qtr. other other prisoners. and to proceed inituediateeliortt o i ls • It is expected that Ur) Scourge will lea! , ‘-' (Wednesday). orni* clai /11 t MARRIAGE IN HIGII :LIFE ---YeSteer , ii p,, $ o d Henry Tufnell, E,q., M.P., led to th .7roge,secito George's, Ilanover•square, Lady Anne rr' erev iorli ii d i e daughter of the Earl of nosebury. T t t e crecWr' ood performed by the Rev. Mr. Howarth, o t r , vose bari. o o presence of the Earl and Countess !,..I..bgeld, '''' Lady Louisa Primrose, the Countess of.-1-;:euliy. coo Harriet Anson, and Lord and Lady Pg' l l. t• rill?, o f 1 1 l - ';,00 0 " will be, a correspondent intorws us, The cost of the new vestry-No:4l°9w , 27,0001. THE SUN, LONDON, _WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 31, 1848.